The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 158 The Cowardly Person
Early in the morning, Jia Rong got up and found that food was being set out nearby.

The maid beside the bed said, "My Lord, please get up. It's time to wash up."

Jia Rong quickly experienced the emperor's daily treatment, but soon discovered that it was not as comfortable as his own home.

The emperor is mostly served by eunuchs, and Jia Rong is not used to this.

While we were eating, the emperor came back from outside.

After seeing Jia Rong, the emperor smiled and said, "I see you are tired. You are usually very lazy and have not slept for several days and nights. Come and have dinner with me."

This was not the first time Jia Rong had dinner with the emperor, so he was not polite.

While eating, Jia Rong asked, "Has the emperor just gotten up?"

The emperor sat cross-legged on the heated couch and ate his meal. He smiled and said, "I've been awake for almost half an hour. I went out for a walk and visited the Military Affairs Office and the Golden Palace."

Just as Jia Rong was about to speak, a eunuch came in and knelt down.

"Your Majesty, Prince Fu, Prince Donghai, Prince Ha, Prince Zhennan, and Prince Beiyi left the capital as soon as the city gates opened this morning. The governor of the Beijing camp is asking for the emperor's instructions!"

The emperor said calmly: "It doesn't matter. If I don't want them to leave, none of them can leave! Let them leave, and each of them will be fined one year's salary!"

"Those who leave will be deemed to have given up their royal titles if they collect taxes from their fiefdoms within a year."

Jia Rong ate quietly and ignored such trivial matters.

Not long after, the Queen came to visit with the Emperor's six concubines.

"Greetings to the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

Jia Rong took a curious look and hesitated whether to go down.

I thought about it.

forget it.

For some reason, I felt much better.

"I'm fine, you guys can leave now."

The emperor had long since given up his sexual desires and didn't want to talk to these useless women.

"Yes... Your Majesty, please take care of yourself." The Queen said with concern and soon left with her people.

Not long after, the emperor's relatives also came to the palace to visit.

The prince and the ministers all wanted to know how the emperor was doing now.

Fortunately, the emperor is fine.

In other words, two princes and two first-rank officials died.

Jia Rong went home after dinner.

The emperor seemed to be no longer afraid of anything. His mental state was in an indescribable state. He was concentrating on rewarding and encouraging his subordinates, as if he had forgotten what happened last night.

Jia Rong arrived home quickly and was escorted into the house by Jia Yuanchun and Youshi.

Jia Yuanchun said anxiously, "I heard that three princes and several high officials died in the past two days. There are also rumors outside that some princes are rebelling and want to become emperors. Finally, the master is back. I feel relieved."

Jia Rong laughed and said, "There are not many princes who want to be emperor now. You don't understand this. Anyway, just keep a low profile recently."

Jia Yuanchun sighed and said, "I have to be low-key. I'm really scared now. These days, if someone dies, they die."

Jia Rong didn't want to talk about this, but then he remembered that he still had a lot of things to deal with.

"The Emperor asked me to take care of Prince Xiao's funeral. I don't have time for this. Xiaohong, go call Second Madam and ask her to preside over Prince Xiao's funeral."

Jia Rong agreed to handle the funeral with the Emperor, but he didn't want to be busy, so he just asked someone with experience to do it.

Xiao Hong replied: "Yes!"

Both Jia Yuanchun and Youshi felt strange. What did this matter have to do with their family?
Jia Yuanchun asked: "Master, isn't this the responsibility of the royal family? If you give it to me and I give it to Sister Feng, will it make the prince and the emperor angry?"

Jia Yuanchun always felt that Jia Rong's thinking was outrageous and completely nonsense.

Jia Rong was too lazy to explain to her.

"Don't I know your master better than you? I haven't slept for three days and three nights outside. Don't bother me!"

Jia Rong looked around and said, "Where's Qingwen? She wasn't there when I needed her!"

Youshi explained, "Qingwen went to visit relatives. When we heard that you were accompanying the emperor in the palace, we felt relieved and let everyone continue to celebrate the New Year without worrying the old lady and the girls and children."

Jia Rong frowned. "What other relatives does she have? Isn't she an orphan?"

Youshi smiled and said, "There is another cousin. After he was driven out, he got together with a girl from Rongfu. He is doing business outside and Qingwen often helps him."

Jia Rong became even angrier after hearing this!

"When she comes back, ask her to do the house management work. I don't lack people here."

As soon as Jia Rong finished speaking in anger, Jia Yuanchun quickly said, "Okay."

Jia Rong looked at Jia Yuanchun, then looked towards the door.

"Wanyu! Come in!"

Taoist nun Wanyu quickly came in from the outer room and said respectfully, "Master."

Jia Rong said, "Go and call the eldest and second wives of the Zhen family over here. I have been holding it in for several days. Let them come and serve me!"

"Yes." Wanyu agreed meekly and left quietly.

Jia Yuanchun, on the contrary, didn't care about this and still disliked Qingwen very much.

Jia Rong drove away the two troublesome women and slept with the Zhen family members who did not need to take responsibility for the whole afternoon.

In the evening, Jia Rong got up with the help of Wang Xifeng.

"I'll help you get up."

While helping Jia Rong put on his clothes, Wang Xifeng asked him about what happened.

"Master, is it appropriate for me to take care of Prince Xiao's funeral?"

Jia Rong was in a much better mood. "If I say it's suitable, then it's suitable. You can bring more diligent people with you. You can choose any maids from the rooms in the mansion. It's no problem to bring more." Wang Xifeng said happily, "Then I want to call Ping'er and Xiaohong, as well as the second wife of the Zhen family, to help me."

Jia Rong said, "Okay."

Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "But I still feel it's inappropriate. That's the prince's house, and I only have one concubine. Besides, our family has no dealings with the Xiaoqin prince's family. If I go there, I'm afraid people will laugh at me, and I'm afraid they will hate me."

Jia Rong explained, "This is something the emperor has arranged for me to do, but I have too many things to do, so you can just do it for me. When the time comes, you can wear the princess's clothes and enjoy yourself. When you preside over the funeral, you will be the princess. I will let the princess of King Zhongshun go over to help you for two days."

Only then did Wang Xifeng realize that her family's situation might be even more outrageous than she had imagined.

"Master, several princes sent people to ask when the funeral will be held this morning so that they can make arrangements in advance."

Jia Rong said, "After the fifteenth, go visit your relatives first. Don't worry about the New Year until the eleventh or twelfth. Move into Prince Xiao's mansion and manage the family. I have someone take over the place. You can go over and take a look in the next few days."

Wang Xifeng pondered over this matter and quickly asked, "Can I go over there today? Let's go and see if it works. Is it easy to talk over there? Who is in charge now?"

"I'm the boss." Jia Rong said calmly, "You were there to manage it for me. You don't have to be afraid of anyone. Beat them when they deserve it and punish them when they deserve it. I'll be busy in the palace these days. Don't be afraid of those people saying nonsense like "I'll come to the palace to complain." Those who talk too much will be beaten to death.

Jia Rong doesn't take the prince's family seriously at all, let alone human life.

Wang Xifeng swallowed nervously.

The royal family has the top power of punishment, and beating someone to death is not a big deal.

To offend the royal family is to become an enemy of the court.

The servants in the prince's household were notoriously difficult to deal with, and the court's laws were unlikely to be effective against them.

Now, after Wang Xifeng heard Jia Rong's words and felt Jia Rong's attitude towards the Wang Ye family, she realized that her family's status might be much more outrageous than she had expected.

Jia Rong remembered something.

"You can take my carriage now and bring the princess to our house. You can put her here with me. I will do it to her tonight!"

Wang Xifeng regretted countless times that she had said, "We are not afraid even if others say that our family is rebelling."

Because of this sentence, her family members were very dissatisfied with her.

But Jia Rong's expression of having done something to the princess with a smile made Wang Xifeng suddenly feel hurt.

In terms of risking one's life, he is obviously several times more powerful.

Wang Xifeng tried hard to open her mouth and speak, but she found it difficult to speak.

"Master... that's the princess, and you have many wives and concubines. If this were to happen, the royal family would lose face, and it would definitely implicate our family..."

Wang Xifeng felt that the next big family to be confiscated might be the Jia family.

Jia Rong laughed and said, "How come you are the same as Yuanchun? Hahaha! Don't worry, I will definitely be able to subdue that princess tonight!!"

At this moment, Wang Xifeng finally understood Sister Jia Yuanchun!

Wang Xifeng quickly knelt on the ground, "Master! Please don't do this! For the sake of this family, for the sake of your son, please think about it. There are women in the family. We don't lack women. You can buy a few more women. Don't..."

Jia Rong smiled and said, "You have no idea how powerful I am! Okay, I won't take her over. I'll listen to you this time."

Wang Xifeng breathed a sigh of relief and burst into tears of joy, "Thank you, Master!"

After Jia Rong had a good rest, he had a meal with his family, and then went directly to Prince Xiaoqin's Mansion on his way to the palace for his duty.

The next morning, Jia Rong went home to celebrate the New Year and receive gifts and drink wine.

Day Three

Fourth day

On the fifth day, Jia Rong brought back Princess Jinling, who was very happy both physically and mentally.

With strong endurance, perfect skills, handsome looks, and friendship that comes in times of need, Princess Jinling, whose father and brothers had just died, became happy, just like Jia Rong's concubine, and followed Jia Rong obediently to meet her relatives.

Tian Xiang Lou

Jia Yuanchun led the others to pay their respects, "Greetings to the princess!"

The gentle, beautiful, well-educated and polite Princess Jinling hurriedly helped Jia Yuanchun and Youshi up.

"Sister, please don't be polite to me. I will not disturb you anymore from now on."

Jia Yuanchun just felt that this princess was very easy to talk to, gentle and virtuous.

Wang Xifeng was scared to death. When she saw Jia Rong smiling at her with such smugness, her eyes rolled back and she fainted.

"Second Grandma!"

"Sister Feng!"

"mother!"

Adults and children were in a mess.

Jia Rong quickly picked up Wang Xifeng and said, "She is exhausted. I will take her back to rest and recuperate. Jinling, you stay here."

"Okay!" Princess Jinling nodded in agreement, and then stared at Jia Rong's back as he left with another woman in his arms.

Jia Yuanchun happened to see this scene and was suddenly startled and took two steps back.

Impossible…Impossible…Definitely impossible!

Jia Yuanchun actively denied a certain speculation.

Princess Jinling quickly looked at Jia Yuanchun.

"Sister Yuanchun, shall we go see Master Jia? I am very interested in his medical skills and want to see how he treats people."

Jia Yuanchun felt as if the world was turning upside down, and soon she fainted amid everyone’s exclamations!

After two grandmothers fainted from overwork in succession, household affairs were soon managed jointly by Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, Youshi, Qin Keqing, Yuanyang, Ping'er, and Jia Tanchun.

The next day, Youshi also fell ill, obviously having learned something from Wang Xifeng.

Fortunately, this family has never been supported by women. Jia Rong laughs every day. In the end, the three women could only go to Xichun's nunnery and chant sutras for two days, praying to the Bodhisattva to bless the princess not to get pregnant.

(End of this chapter)