The Red Mansion

Chapter 34 Get Out

He Yun, Meng Shi, and He Zhong, a family of three, went out to buy things.

Jiang Nian sat alone on a large camphorwood box in the inner room of the main house, wondering whether he should go to the Qin family next door immediately.

He was really curious about Qin Keqing's appearance in this world of the Red Mansion.

However, according to the etiquette of that era, even if he went to the Qin family next door, he would most likely not be able to see Qin Keqing.

Just then, an uninvited guest suddenly came to the door.

To be precise, it was an uninvited guest leading a group of uninvited guests.

Wang Ziteng led eleven personal soldiers, all riding on horseback, and came to the Jiang family in a menacing manner. Among the personal soldiers was a fourth-rank commander named Cheng Xu.

Xue Pan also followed on horseback, and it was he who led the way for Wang Ziteng.

In order to subdue Jiang Nian, Wang Ziteng specially led a group of personal soldiers on this trip.

Because He Yun and his family of three went out to buy things, the servants of the Jiang family were busy cleaning the house and packing their luggage. The gate to the courtyard was open, but no one was guarding it.

Wang Ziteng rode a tall horse and came to the gate of the courtyard in a majestic manner. He dismounted and led a group of armored personal soldiers into the courtyard.

"Step aside!"

"Who dares to stop the Jiedushi!"

"..."

The servants of the Jiang family stepped forward to stop them, but were scolded and pushed away by the personal guards.

Wang Ziteng broke into the Chuihua Gate again and entered the inner courtyard.

Jiang Nian was startled by the noise in the courtyard and walked out of the inner room of the main house. He stood at the door of the main hall and looked at Wang Ziteng in the courtyard. Meng Xiong walked quickly to Jiang Nian's side. Jiang Nian said, "You leave," and Meng Xiong left.

"Is it him?" Wang Ziteng pointed at Jiang Nian and asked Xue Pan behind him. Xue Pan lowered his head awkwardly. Wang Ziteng confirmed it and then looked at Jiang Nian. Their eyes met in the air, and it seemed as if invisible sparks flew.

Wang Ziteng stared at Jiang Nian coldly, not taking the initiative to speak. Jiang Nian also stood there quietly, as if waiting for him to speak first. The atmosphere in the courtyard was tense and strange for a moment, as if even the air had frozen.

Wang Ziteng snorted, breaking the silence. He walked up the mossy stone steps, step by step, to Jiang Nian's side. His eyes were sharp, but he remained silent. Jiang Nian remained silent as well, his demeanor calm, as if he didn't feel Wang Ziteng's pressure.

Wang Ziteng couldn't help but feel angry when he saw Jiang Nian so calm. He glared at Jiang Nian and barged into the main hall without permission. He wanted to find a place to sit, but found that there was no table, chair or even a stool in the main hall except for some luggage scattered on the ground.

Wang Ziteng frowned, knowing that it was because Jiang Nian had just moved in.

He turned to look at Jiang Nian and asked coldly, "Are you Jiang Nian?"

Since the other party came with ill intentions and was aggressive, Jiang Nian was unwilling to take the initiative to show goodwill. He did not answer Wang Ziteng's question, but stared at Wang Ziteng and asked, "Who are you? Why are you trespassing in my house?"

Just now, he faintly heard Wang Ziteng's personal soldiers calling out "Sir Jiedushi". Combined with the matter of the Xue family, he guessed in his heart that the other party was most likely Wang Ziteng, but he wanted to confirm it.

Wang Ziteng sneered, staring at Jiang Nian with a dagger-like gaze, and said, "Who am I? I am the uncle of the girl you forced to be your concubine."

Jiang Nian remained calm and did not respond, his eyes still fixed on Wang Ziteng.

Wang Ziteng became even more angry when he saw Jiang Nian didn't answer. He asked coldly, "Young man, why don't you answer?"

Jiang Nian then spoke calmly, "I've been waiting for you to continue. You only said you were Miss Xue's uncle, but you didn't tell me your name, your official position, or why you trespassed into my home." A sinister glint flashed in Wang Ziteng's eyes, and his tone grew even colder. "I heard that you, young man, once boasted that you knew I was the governor of the Beijing camp and that you weren't afraid of me. Even if I were on the boat that day, I would have forced my niece to be my concubine. Is that true?"

Wang Ziteng originally thought that these words would scare Jiang Nian, and even make this junior hurriedly explain or apologize to him, but...

Jiang Nian actually smiled faintly: "I am not afraid of you, this is true, but you said that I forced Miss Xue to be my concubine, this is not true. I just want the Xue family to repay my great kindness, and it is a reasonable return."

Wang Ziteng was stunned by this unexpected reaction. After a little thought, he began to suspect that Jiang Nian might really have a prominent background. Otherwise, how could he be so calm and composed in such a situation?

Thinking of this, Wang Ziteng not only did not get angry immediately, but instead put away the fierce look on his face, smiled faintly, and said: "What is your origin? Tell me, perhaps you have a connection with me."

Jiang Nian pondered silently for a moment before responding, "I don't have a distinguished background, but Lord Wang came here with such force today that it's clear he has ill intentions. Even if I don't have a distinguished background, I at least have a proud character. How could I easily succumb to your pressure?"

Wang Ziteng's expression immediately turned fierce again, because he had originally guessed that Jiang Nian had no prominent background, and that Jiang Nian was being arrogant in front of the Xue family just to save face or to bluff people. Now that he heard what Jiang Nian said, he believed it to be true.

Wang Ziteng was too lazy to waste time talking to a teenager, especially since there was no place to sit.

He stared at Jiang Nian with a sharp gaze and got straight to the point: "I'm here today to ask you to hand over that damned concubine agreement to me! My niece, and a daughter of the Xue family, how could she possibly be your concubine? Give me the agreement, give up this thought, and keep silent about this to the servants. Then I will treat you well, and the Xue family is willing to reward you with a sum of money."

Jiang Nian smiled faintly again: "What if I don't want to? What can Lord Wang do?"

Wang Ziteng snorted, "If you don't want to, you won't have a good ending!"

Jiang Nian pondered silently for a while, then stared at Wang Ziteng and said one word calmly: "Get out!"

Wang Ziteng's eyes widened: "What do you mean?"

People of this era may not understand the meaning of the word "get out" in Jiang Nian's previous life.

Jiang Nian's expression turned cold and stern: "I told you to get out! Leave me here immediately, do you understand?"

Wang Ziteng naturally understood, and in his intense anger, he subconsciously wanted to reach out and slap Jiang Nian. However, he held back, feeling that with his power and age, personally slapping a junior like Jiang Nian would be demeaning.

Wang Ziteng glared at Jiang Nian fiercely: "Young man, you are so presumptuous in front of me, do you know what will happen to you?"

Jiang Nian actually smiled slightly: "You old thing, why are you talking so much nonsense? I told you to get out, so just get out!"

Wang Ziteng: "..."

He was so angry that his face was trembling slightly.

Although he had been humiliated in person by young people before, the last time this happened was many years ago.

Nowadays, even the princes of Emperor Taishun would be polite when they saw him.

But he never expected that Jiang Nian would dare to treat him like this today.

"Humph!"

Wang Ziteng made another sound through his nose and walked away with a wave of his sleeves.

Of course, he won't let this go...

(End of this chapter)