Red Mansion: Seizing Jiangdong, starting with pirates

Chapter 247, Power Overpower

Is power really that important?

In order to gain power, he did not hesitate to send his own daughter-in-law away.

Fang Yong felt somewhat ashamed of this.

He dislikes power.

He had never touched power.

He had no interest in power.

Honestly, Fang Yong has never used his power to oppress anyone.

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outside world.

Fang Yong shook his head, refusing Jia Zhen's offer.

He said calmly:

"No need, and don't do that kind of thing again!"

Jia Zhen sensed the coldness in Fang Yong's words. He didn't know why Fang Yong refused, or where things had gone wrong.
Fang Yong did not offer any explanation.

Jia Zhen had no choice but to admit his mistake.

Fang Yong is definitely not wrong, so the only one who must be at fault is himself.

Fang Yong didn't make things difficult for Jia Zhen, he simply waved his hand and said:

"Let's not talk about this anymore. That's all."

Jia Zhen quickly agreed and then took his leave.

"Oh, right." Fang Yong called out to Jia Zhen, who was about to leave, and handed the phoenix hairpin to him, saying casually, "Return the hairpin to Keqing."

Upon hearing this, Jia Zhen's eyes flickered for a moment before he reached out and took the pearl hairpin, agreeing to the request.

Then he went down.

On the way back, the words "Keqing" spoken by Fang Yong kept echoing in Jia Zhen's mind.

Is this intimate way of addressing someone an implication or a direct statement...?

On the other side, after Tan Chun and her sisters finished their meal, she pulled Ying Chun, Xi Chun, and Feng Jie together, and the four of them played "Yangzhou Boat Rope".

This is a popular game in the Huaiyang region, similar to building blocks. Several people work together to stack wooden blocks of various shapes to form a boat shape. The boat must not look like a boat, nor can it collapse. Whoever's stack collapses while stacking the blocks loses. There are pre-agreed punishments.

The rules were simple, and the group understood them after trying them once.

Tan Chun played five or six rounds with several people. Xi Chun lost one round, Ying Chun lost one round, and Feng Jie lost the rest.

Tan Chun, always perceptive, quickly realized what was going on and found it uninteresting.

While this game has a small element of skill, it mostly tests luck, so how could anyone keep losing?
It must have been really tough on Sister Feng.

Thinking back to the days when I played with my sisters, it seems those days are gone forever.

It's time for her to go back.

During this trip back to the mansion, what Tan Chun missed most was Aunt Zhao.

Now that she saw that Aunt Zhao was alright, she was relieved.

Although he didn't see his younger brother Jia Huan, he thought that Fang Yong would take care of him, so he didn't need to worry.

Finally, Tan Chun left a few silver notes for Aunt Zhao and then decided to return home.

Everyone from the Jia family came to see them off.

Fang Yong is doing well.

Jia She and the others exchanged a few polite words and that was it.

Tan Chun, on the other hand, was filled with thoughts of parting.

Xiao Xichun hugged Tanchun tightly, reluctant to part, and asked Tanchun when she would come back to see her again.

Yingchun also felt a pang of sympathy and was reluctant to part ways.

Although Aunt Zhao didn't cry, her eyes were red.

Seeing this, Sister Feng couldn't help but laugh and try to smooth things over:

"Now that the Third Miss is returning home in glory, why are you making this parting so painful for her? It's as if you've never seen her again! You even said you wanted me to go to the palace with you, but you didn't come to see me off."

When Wang Xifeng said this, everyone burst into laughter through their tears.

Even Xiao Xichun laughed and said, "I've come to see my second sister-in-law off!"

Tan Chun covered her mouth and laughed, then instructed her attendants, Shi Shu and Cui Mo, as follows:

"Quickly, pull Sister Feng up. She said she was going to the palace, but she's not getting on the carriage now. She must be scared. Go and invite her quickly."

Shi Shu and Cui Mo knew it was a joke, but they still pretended to pull Wang Xifeng away.

Wang Xifeng then told Ping'er to block it.

As the group pulled and tugged, the previous somber atmosphere vanished.

Tan Chun boarded the carriage and was already preparing to tell Shi Shu Cui Mo to leave.

At this moment, someone, whoever had a grudge against Wang Xifeng and wanted to embarrass her, secretly shoved Wang Xifeng hard on the buttocks from behind. Just then, Shishu and Cuimo pretended to pull her away.

Shi Shu and the others didn't use much force; they were just pretending to pull. But when Wang Xifeng was pushed by that person, the momentum caused her to move forward uncontrollably. With Shi Shu and Cui Mo pulling her, half of Wang Xifeng's body was pushed into the carriage.

Everyone was stunned.

Grandmother Jia was dumbfounded.

Yingchun and Xichun were dumbfounded.

Ping'er, Shishu, and Cuimo were dumbfounded.

Tan Chun was also dumbfounded.

Little did they know that someone had secretly given them a push.

I thought it was Wang Xifeng who came up here on her own.

Are we really going to go to the palace with them?

At this moment, even Wang Xifeng herself was stunned.

She glanced at Tan Chun with a forced smile, inwardly cursing the person who had pushed her.

She could guess with her own eyes that it was Aunt Zhao who did it!
There were many people in the Jia family who disliked her and didn't get along with her.

But only Aunt Zhao would do something so foolish.

Wang Xifeng was quickly thinking about how to explain things to Tan Chun and smooth things over.

How else can it be explained?

In such a situation, you certainly can't say in front of everyone that you were pushed by someone else.

Even if there were evidence, it wouldn't work!

She can only swallow her bitterness and admit her mistake.

Wang Xifeng sighed inwardly, just about to explain to Tan Chun.

But then Tan Chun stretched out her hand and said with a smile:
"What's wrong, Sister Feng? Come up here quickly!"

As he spoke, he pulled Wang Xifeng.

For some reason, Wang Xifeng found that Tan Chun was surprisingly strong.

They pulled her directly into the car.

Then Shi Shu and Cui Mo also got into the car.

Seeing this, Ping'er could only follow along, somewhat confused.

The convoy then left.

Inside the carriage, Wang Xifeng felt she couldn't explain herself.

As the carriage began to head towards the palace, she couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

Somewhat flustered, he said, "Really, really going!"

Tan Chun didn't think that much about it, and simply smiled and said:
"Sister Feng, it's alright. I'll take you to see Xiangyun. Xiangyun misses you terribly. And Sister Lin too. Don't worry, she's very easy to talk to."

Wang Xifeng, however, did not think so.

She said, "Sister Lin? Could it be the Princess Consort?"

Tan Chun nodded and said, "That's right!"

Wang Xifeng became even more nervous.

Although she was often referred to as Sun Wukong by Grandmother Jia, she was not the real Sun Wukong.

It's impossible to be truly fearless.

The carriage rolled along, gradually entering the Forbidden City.

According to etiquette, one should get off the bus here, but Fang Yong clearly doesn't know any of that.

The carriage continued its journey.

Wang Xifeng was initially very apprehensive.

But later, I gradually became bolder.

There is nothing to be afraid of.

I heard that Princess Wu was just the old lady's niece.

She was only the same age as Baoyu.

Although I've never met him, I imagine he's just a head and two chests, how big could he be?
What can we do to her?
Thinking this way, Wang Xifeng became bolder and more confident.

Patting his full chest, he said to Tan Chun:

"I'm not afraid anymore, sister-in-law. What have I ever been afraid of? I still have to convey the old lady's greetings to the Princess Consort later!"

As she said this, once the carriage stopped, Wang Xifeng, eager to demonstrate her courage, impatiently lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage.

Then, with a cry of pain, she fell directly into someone's arms.

(End of this chapter)