The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 128 Baochai
Jia Rong walked out of the Spring Courtyard of the Four Seasons Garden and after taking a few steps he saw Xue Baochai sitting near the stone railing of the waterside pavilion, fanning herself.

"Sister Baochai, what are you doing here? You don't even have a maid with you, so we are all alone here."

Jia Rong was shameless and asked directly.

Xue Baochai blushed slightly when she was teased, and she stood up and said, "Master, Xiangyun and Daiyu are packing their things, so I came out for a walk."

Jia Rong smiled and said, "I just came out from Yingchun's place and was about to go back."

Xue Baochai blushed and said, "Is the master going back now?"

Seeing that Xue Baochai did not bring any maids with her, Jia Rong leaned over and whispered, "I have to deal with various things in the front yard tonight. I have to settle all the business and accounts in and outside the mansion before I can set off to Jiangnan."

Xue Baochai turned her head to look at the water and asked curiously, "It will take a long time, right? I heard a lot of things happened in the past three or four months."

"Yes, it would be nice if someone could share my worries." Jia Rong smiled, turned around and walked away.

Xue Baochai stopped where she was and only spent a few seconds thinking in her mind, without any hesitation.

Xue Baochai followed quickly, fanning herself, "Master, if you don't mind, I'm willing to help you share your worries."

"You?" Jia Rong showed a surprised expression, as if he couldn't guess that the other party would say that.

Xue Baochai had known for several years that Jia Rong wanted to find a woman to manage the accounts.

At first, I felt that the Ning Mansion was nothing and could not compare to the Rong Mansion. Besides, they already had a wife, a wife who was not presentable enough. It would be too unfair for me to be a concubine there.

Now Jia Rong is already a Duke. His power, status and wealth make him one of the best in the capital. Not only does he have a promising future, he is still very young.

Xue Baochai took the initiative to say, "Yes, I have been in charge of many of the family's business accounts since I was young. If the master is willing to let me have a try, I am willing to share the master's worries."

Jia Rong frowned and said, "My family's business is worth millions of silver every year, with countless gold, silver and jewelry, and our friends are all princes and generals. You can't even manage your own money, and you want to come and help me. Do you think this is a game for children?"

It was a hot day and Xue Baochai felt her face flushed and sweat broke out on her face and neck, feeling ashamed.

"Yes... I spoke out of turn. Please forgive me, sir." Xue Baochai tried hard to ease the embarrassing situation and to restore her bad image.

Jia Rong thought for three seconds, "They say you can't judge a person by appearance, and I'm not the kind of man who looks down on women. How about this, come over tonight and I'll test you, and we'll talk then."

Xue Baochai felt a little better, and then said shyly, "In the evening... it's not appropriate to wait too late."

Facing Xue Baochai's reluctance, Jia Rong pressed her, "Why is it inappropriate? I just wanted to test your ability in accounting, not your ability in bed. Besides, it is your ability in bed, how could you not be willing?"

Xue Baochai's armor value is constantly peeling off and is almost reduced to negative by Jia Rong.

"I dare not...I am definitely willing." Xue Baochai did not dare to say she was unwilling.

As expected, Jia Rong smiled and said, "That's right. My Ningguo Mansion is not comparable to the dilapidated Duke's Mansion in the west. There used to be a lot of rules in the west. A real prince's house is not a place where you can come and go as you please."

"But I am much better than those ruthless people out there. Sister Baochai is still innocent, and your brother's problem has been resolved. If you want to go back to your hometown to revive the Xue family's ancestral business, I can send you both back. It just so happens that we will pass by Jinling this time, and Baoqin can go back to see her sick mother."

Xue Baochai said hurriedly, "It's nice here. Sister Xiangyun, Sister Daiyu, and Sister Baoqin are all going back. If we follow them, we might delay the master's schedule. Besides, although we haven't officially entered the family, we have been living here for many years. Baochai has long been the master's person."

Seeing this, Jia Rong reached out and hugged the beautiful girl with eyes like watery apricots and a body like a jade ring.

Xue Baochai was forcibly hugged. She stretched out her hand to try to stop him, but she had no strength at all. After a symbolic panic, she quickly lowered her head and leaned against Jia Rong, only thinking about quickly establishing their relationship.

Jia Rong reached out and touched Xue Baochai's body, and soon touched her big buttocks and said, "Come over tonight, I will test your math."

After saying this, Jia Rong left.

Xue Baochai raised her head and looked at Jia Rong who was leaving, then touched her hot cheeks and ran back excitedly to prepare.

If we were to ask which woman in the two mansions walks the fastest and most diligently, it would definitely be Miss Xue Baochai.

She didn't know that when Jia Rong said he wanted to take a math test, he most likely really meant it and didn't have any bad intentions at all.

I'm afraid that there will be a set of math and geometry test papers waiting for her!

The first page is simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, which can be completed in one minute, but the second page is a leap-forward test paper with questions like function formulas and finding shaded area, which you can't understand even after reading for three minutes.

Of course, there is another possibility, that is, she was preparing to go there for a long time, but Jia Rong left.

Walking quickly, with sweat all over her body, Xue Baochai walked into the Xia Courtyard.

Shi Xiangyun and Lin Daiyu were packing up to leave, and the maids in the yard were busy moving things out.

Lin Daiyu's maid Zijuan saw Xue Baochai coming back and said, "Miss Bao, where have you been? Our young lady was just looking for you but couldn't find you."

Xue Baochai said hurriedly, "I just went out for a walk. It's very hot. I'm going to take a bath first and stay at my mother's place tonight. Please tell my two sisters that I'm going to rest first."

"Okay." Zijuan saw that Xue Baochai was covered in sweat, so she didn't stop her from changing clothes.

When Xue Baochai thought about changing from a girl to an aunt tonight, she felt nervous and excited.

After entering the house, he was busy wiping the sweat off his face.

Xue Baochai's room was served by maids arranged by the Ning Mansion. The maids quickly brought basins of water, handed over towels, and fanned her with large fans.

The monthly wages for these maids are provided by the Ning Mansion, but are given to Xue Baochai, who is responsible for managing and distributing them.

Normally, Xue Baochai seldom takes her maids out. Firstly, it is troublesome to invite guests, and secondly, she doesn't like the maids laughing at her.

There was no need to reward these girls often, either, as Ying'er was the real confidant. Ying'er came back soon and said, "Miss, I just heard Qingwen come over and say that the maids left behind by Miss Lin and Miss Shi should all go to serve the Second Miss."

Xue Baochai didn't have the heart to care about this, and hurriedly said, "Pack up, I'm going to take a bath first, pack my clothes and jewelry, and stay at my mother's place today."

"Okay." Ying'er didn't understand why she should go to live with Aunt Xue, but she didn't ask any further questions.

Xue Baochai felt a little cooler, ate a few fruit bars to relieve the heat and fill her stomach, then stood up and began to look for the most beautiful clothes that would suit her for tonight.

After picking out a few pieces of clothing and various jewelry for dressing up, Xue Baochai brought more than a dozen maids, several sets of makeup boxes, fans, towels, new shoes, tea sets, incense, etc., and started moving.

When Lin Daiyu and Shi Xiangyun came out, no one was there.

Seeing this, Shi Xiangyun said, "Let's go quickly, big brother must be waiting anxiously."

Lin Daiyu nodded, and when she was about to go out, she saw Yingchun coming over with more than a dozen maids.

Yingchun was very different today. When she came in, she smiled and said, "Sister, you guys are leaving tomorrow. I came here to help."

Lin Daiyu said: "Sister, we are leaving now."

Shi Xiangyun said, "The emperor is in a hurry. My elder brother has been delayed for two or three days. He said that if we don't hurry up, the Zhen family will get the news and run away."

Yingchun said quickly: "Then I'll take you out. Are all the things ready?"

"Everything is ready." Lin Daiyu answered politely, but she felt that Yingchun was acting strange today.

Normally Yingchun would never take the initiative to talk to them. Even when she came to visit, she would come with the other two Chuns.

Yingchun made way, "Let's go together. I'll take you to the door. The master has put all your maids in my yard. You should bring a few more maids with you so that you don't need anyone to serve you on the way."

Lin Daiyu smiled and replied, "Thank you, sister. The few I brought are enough. They are all the elderly people who followed me from my hometown. Now it's just right for me to take them home to visit."

Yingchun asked curiously, "Has your maid never changed in all these years?"

"No." Lin Daiyu answered as she walked away, "They are all the same people."

Yingchun sighed and said, "Over the years, many people with dirty hands in the mansion have been driven away by the master. Today, the master said that the maids in my yard stole my things and money, so he decided to drive them all away."

Shi Xiangyun said angrily: "Isn't that good? You have spoiled your maids. If your elder brother doesn't help you and take care of them, you will be bullied all the time."

Yingchun nodded happily, "I know. Just now, the master asked Yinglian to come and accompany me. The courtyard arranged a lot of maids for me. He also asked the maids in my sister's courtyard to help me temporarily, and gave me money to buy some things."

Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "Sister, please stop showing off. You should manage your money well and discuss things with Yinglian and the others."

Yingchun smiled and said, "Of course, I can't handle these things."

Lin Daiyu was smart and when she found out Yingchun came to show off, she joined her and talked to her many happy words.

Yingchun has been feeling very bored all along, but now she seems to have encountered something great and can't help but find someone to show off to. If Lin Daiyu wasn't in a hurry to go home, she would naturally be willing to talk to her more.

Soon the two arrived at the door, where Xue Baoqin and the others were saying goodbye.

When they went out with the other three people, they saw Jia Rong checking the luggage here.

When she saw the rest of the people, Lin Daiyu was shocked!
Except for Shi Xiangyun and Lin Daiyu's luggage servants, the rest were strong and healthy and did not look like ordinary men.

These people were dressed in military uniforms, wearing armor on their heads, black boots on their feet, holding long spears, and wearing sheathed long swords on their waists. They were between 1.8 and 1.9 meters tall and had strong physiques, unlike ordinary people.

Jia Rong looked at the people coming out and said, "Get in the car, get ready to go."

Shi Xiangyun also noticed something unusual about the hundred or so people at the door.

"Brother, are these people sent by the emperor?"

"They are from our Ning Mansion, and they have been with me for seven or eight years." Jia Rong said softly, "You are often in the backyard, so you don't know. Get in the car. The world outside is not peaceful, and the road is not like home. Be patient when you go out."

Lin Daiyu and Shi Xiangyun quickly agreed and got on the carriage with the help of Jia Rong.

Yingchun watched Jia Rong and everyone else leave, and soon went back with Wang Xifeng, Youshi, Yuanyang and others.

On the other side, Xue Baochai was busy taking a bath.

The thought of having to go to the study to take the test in the evening, especially late at night, made me feel uncomfortable.

When she thought of this, Xue Baochai could not help but wash her body a few more times, wanting to wash it thoroughly inside and out. She even rinsed her mouth several times and put some scented tea in it to make it more fragrant.

By the time I learned that Jia Rong had left, it was three hours after I took a bath.

Xue Baochai had just returned to the room to change clothes and comb her hair when she heard the news from the maid.

"Miss! The Duke has left! He said that the Emperor urged him to leave quickly to prevent the Zhen family from running away. He has been gone for more than an hour!"

Xue Baochai sat weakly on the edge of the bed, her eyes no longer having the tears they had just had.

Too much water wasted today...

Now... I can't help crying again, tears can't stop flowing down, as if I have suffered a great injustice.

(End of this chapter)