Dream of the Red Chamber: Start by gaining Zhao Yun's martial prowess, and be ennobled in a sin

The strong woman was Wang Shanbao's wife, who was a servant of the main wife, Madam Xing. Among the servants of Rongguo Mansion, apart from the Lai, Lin, Shan, and Wu families, as well as Madam Wang's servant Zhou Rui's wife, she was the most powerful.

Especially in the east wing of the main house, she was in charge of most of the old women and maids, which fostered her arrogant and domineering personality.

Originally, Xiao Jiao'er was a maid in Grandmother Jia's room and was not under her control.

But since the minor character had no one to back him up, and was now hanging out with a nobody like Jia Jing, and was also in a bad mood after being scolded by Jia She for his poor performance that morning, he naturally took it out on the minor character.

Praising the powerful and belittling the weak has always been her survival rule.

The little boy, only a few years old, was already terrified and at a loss for words, so he dared not say anything more.

"You little wretch, are you blind?! You don't even recognize the masters in this manor? What are you doing running around here every day? Are there any masters here...?"

Jia Jing listened quietly for a while, and saw that Wang Shanbao's wife was still speaking ill of the young actor, endlessly scolding him, and also indirectly criticizing him, with her words full of undisguised sarcasm.

Jia Jing strode out of the courtyard gate, stood outside, his face indifferent, and loudly demanded:

"What's all this noise so early in the morning?"

Upon hearing Jia Jing's powerful and resounding shout, the arena fell silent for a moment.

Everyone present looked at Jia Jing as he approached, exchanging bewildered glances.

"Third Master!"

When the little boy saw Jia Jing come out, he quickly ran to Jia Jing's side and cried out in a tearful voice, like a wounded little animal.

She felt a little strange; Third Master seemed somewhat different today.

But they are still young and don't have a strong ability to discern.

She quietly hid behind Jia Jing, not daring to face Wang Shanbao's gloomy face.

Wang Shanbao's wife, looking down on Jia Jing with her eyes practically pointing to the heavens, completely disregarded this insignificant master, and said in a sinister tone:

"Third Master's arrival is just in time. This morning, the Master was asking me about that Stone Fool. I wonder if Third Master has taken care of it?"

"If not, he's probably in for a good beating! You haven't forgotten how Third Master was beaten so badly by the Master that he couldn't get out of bed for over two months!"

"If we get beaten again this time, don't expect the old women to serve us; we're busy enough too!"

After Wang Shanbao's wife finished speaking, she looked at Jia Jing with a hint of smugness, wanting to see the fear on Jia Jing's face.

None of the children in the eldest son's family were afraid of Jia She.

Even the legitimate son, Jia Lian, was often beaten until his head bled if he disobeyed Jia She's wishes, let alone Jia Jing, the illegitimate son!

In the past, whenever she mentioned the master's name, Jia Jing would be so frightened that he would cower like a quail, his voice trembling.

Not to mention that Jia She had already scolded her this morning because she hadn't handled Shi Daizi's matter well.

If Jia Jing also fails to handle the matter well, she will inevitably exaggerate and push Jia Jing to take the blame.

"Oh? Didn't we already find out about Shi Daizi last time? He's unwilling to sell for any price. Didn't you report this to the master?"

Jia Jing said calmly.

This also explains why he has behaved differently since his transmigration: he is prudent in his actions and speaks pleasantly, which has caught Jia She's attention.

So Jia She assigned him a task: to go with Wang Shanbao's wife to "buy" fans from Shi Daizi.

This incident is also recorded in the original work. It was because of these twenty rare ancient fans made of Xiangfei bamboo, jade bamboo, and palm bamboo that Jia She and Jia Yucun caused Shi Daizi's family to be ruined and his family to die.

As a modern person, Jia Jing would naturally not cause someone to squander their family fortune for a few fans, as in the original story.

Shi Daizi said he wouldn't sell, so Jia Jing didn't press him further.

But Wang Shanbao's wife naturally didn't think so. She had finally gotten a job from Jia She, which allowed her to act arrogantly outside the mansion. How could she give up just because Shi Daizi said he wouldn't sell?

"Third Master Jing, you're mistaken! The Master loves those fans so much; as his son, I should do everything in my power to obtain them to fulfill my filial duty. How can I abandon my responsibilities because of a few words?"

Wang Shanbao's wife added a sarcastic remark with a forced smile.

"You were there that day too. Shi Daizi said he wouldn't sell it for a thousand taels or ten thousand taels, he wouldn't sell it even if he starved or froze to death, and you heard that! What other way could you possibly do?" Jia Jing said.

"Does that idiot Shi think he can just refuse to sell? Who does he think he is?"

"Our family has Lord Yucun in the yamen. I've already had someone inform him about this matter, so he can just find a charge of theft or defaulting on government funds to arrest that good-for-nothing Shi Daizi, confiscate his property, and we'll have the fan!"

"We won't have to give him a single tael of silver then, so what can he do?"

Wang Shanbao's triangular eyes flashed with a fierce light as he spoke menacingly.

Looking at Wang Shanbao's wife, Jia Jing couldn't help but laugh inwardly at this cunning servant.

How vicious is a lackey who would cause a family to be ruined and killed at the drop of a hat!

Of course, this was also a consequence of the Jia family's excessive favoritism towards their servants.

As Grandmother Jia grew old, she indulged in pleasure and treated the servants in her household with great respect.

Many of the old women not only had the power to discipline the young ladies and gentlemen in the mansion, but also often bullied others outside the mansion by taking advantage of the Rongguo Mansion's power.

From what Jia Jing had learned these past few days, this was not the first time Wang Shanbao's wife had committed such a heinous act.

Suppressing his anger, Jia Jing asked expressionlessly, "Was this your idea or the Master's?"

"This was my idea, but I think the master would be willing. As long as we help the master handle this matter well, we will naturally reap the rewards in the future..."

As Jia She's confidante, Wang Shanbao's wife naturally understood Jia She's intentions. This wasn't the first time she had helped Jia She do such cunning and extortionate things!

Sometimes the master doesn't say it, but the servants have to be able to understand his intentions.

They had done this many times before, and the master knew about it but never punished them. On the contrary, they were rewarded every time they succeeded.

"Nonsense! You insolent servant, how dare you! You dare to use your master's name to extort and plunder, interfere in litigation and the judiciary, and even dare to claim it's the master's doing? You're bringing disaster upon the Jia family! Who gave you the audacity!"

Before Wang Shanbao's wife could finish speaking,

Jia Jing had no desire to waste words with this scoundrel. He strode forward, kicked him to the ground, and pointed at him angrily.

Wang Shanbao's wife never expected that Jia Jing, who was usually such a coward, would actually dare to lay a hand on her today.

Caught off guard, Jia Jing kicked him in the stomach, sending him sprawling to the ground, groaning in disbelief.

"You vile bastard...you...you dare kick me?"

"I am the First Madam's personal maid, a senior member of the household. Hitting me is slapping the First Madam in the face; you're courting death..."

Jia Jing smiled nonchalantly, revealing a set of dozens of white teeth: "I won't just hit you, I'll slap you too..."