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

Jia Jing slapped Wang Shanbao's wife across the face again, and immediately one side of Wang Shanbao's fat face swelled up visibly, leaving only a slit for her eye, making her look even more ridiculous!

Wang Shanbao let out a painful scream, felt stars appear before his eyes, and blood gushed from his nose...

The young actors standing nearby were stunned, wondering how Third Master had beaten Wang Shanbao's wife over a few words.

Although she seemed to be enjoying it, she knew that something bad was probably going to happen.

After all, Wang Shanbao's family was no pushover, and the Third Master was someone neither his father nor his mother loved.

The old lady, the master, and the first wife will probably punish the third master severely.

Sure enough, Wang Shanbao's wife didn't argue with Jia Jing; she ran away as fast as she could, shouting as she ran:

"You little beast! Just you wait, I'll go tell the master and mistress, and you'll be in big trouble..."

Jia Jing merely watched Wang Shanbao's wife run away without giving chase.

This was a situation he deliberately created. Otherwise, with his strength, the first kick would have taken ten lives from Wang Shanbao's family, leaving them dead. How could they have escaped alive and kicking?

He suddenly realized that this could be an opportunity, a legitimate chance to leave the Jia family.

Although he possessed extraordinary martial prowess and could forcibly leave the Jia family mansion at any time, then seek an opportunity to donate an official position and go to the battlefield, it would naturally be better to leave with a legitimate reason.

Perhaps this is also an opportunity to sever ties with the Jia family!

"We're just waiting for the master to make a scene... Once we leave the Jia family mansion, the sky's the limit, and the sea is wide enough for birds to fly and fish to leap..."

Jia Jing patted the little boy's head, thinking with a hint of anticipation.

As expected,

Before long, Yuanyang arrived with several strong old women, saying that Grandmother Jia had something to ask of her.

Jia Jing originally thought that Jia She would send someone to summon him, but he did not expect that the matter would alarm Grandmother Jia, who even sent these strong old women, as if she wanted to force him to be interrogated.

However, it didn't matter to Jia Jing, and he followed Yuanyang to Rongqing Hall.

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At this moment, in Rongqing Hall.

Grandmother Jia sat on the high kang at the head of the table, with some tea and snacks on the small table next to her, indicating that she had just eaten breakfast.

On the chair to the left sat Jia She, Madam Xing, and Jia Lian, all with livid faces.

On the right-hand chairs sat Madam Wang and Wang Xifeng.

As for Li Wan, she led the three sisters, Lin Daiyu, Jia Baoyu, and others to a side room hidden behind a screen, so as not to frighten them when Jia Jing was punished later.

Meanwhile, below the hall knelt Wang Shanbao's wife, wailing and pleading her case.

She originally went to complain to Jia She and Madam Xing.

Unexpectedly, after Jia She and Madam Xing paid their respects to Grandmother Jia in the morning, they did not return home because they were discussing some matters, so she went to Rongqing Hall on her own.

"Was it really that little bastard Jing-ge who hit you?"

Jia She's face was gloomy, and he asked again with a hint of disbelief in his expression.

He was somewhat skeptical about the claim that Wang Shanbao's wife had been beaten by Jia Jing.

After all, given Jia Jing's usual timid and weak demeanor, where would he get the audacity to hit Wang Shanbao's wife?

Wang Shanbao's wife, her face smeared with blood from her nose, one side of her face almost swollen like a pig's head, nodded vigorously upon hearing this, feigning a victim's expression, and said, "Master! It's Jing-ge'er..."

"I just overheard the master asking him how things were going!"

"Who knew he not only failed to get things done, but also showed no respect for the master and mistress, knocking me to the ground. Look at the way he beat me!"

"If I hadn't been quick enough to run, I probably would be dead by now..."

Wang Shanbao's wife twisted the truth and exaggerated the facts to sow discord between Jia Jing and others.

Mrs. Xing, standing to the side, had a sullen face and almost suffered a heart attack from anger.

You should know that Wang Shanbao's wife was her personal maid.

Now she has been humiliated by a son born out of wedlock, and made a fool of herself in front of everyone, making the second branch of the family and these younger generation laugh at her. She has completely lost face.

Seeing the barely suppressed amusement in Madam Wang's eyes as she sat opposite her, Madam Xing was absolutely furious.

Alright! Alright! You think I'm a pushover just because you're not showing your teeth?

Now even a son born out of wedlock dares to bully me, his legal mother.

"What a bastard! He never seemed like a good person, and he's truly heartless. This time, we won't let him get away with it!"

"Wang Shanbao's wife has done so many errands for the master over the years; even the master and I have treated her with some respect. How dare this illegitimate son act so recklessly!"

Madam Xing said sternly.

She herself was greedy for money and had been relying on Wang Shanbao's wife's influence to embezzle public funds over the years, so of course she had to support her now.

Jia She, standing to the side, had cloudy eyes and graying hair, looking weak and worn out by wine and women. Hearing what Madam Xing and Wang Shanbao's wife said, he roared out without hesitation:

"He's gone too far! What's the point of sending this damned brat here? Have him dragged out and beaten to death, and I'll pretend I never gave birth to this unfilial beast!"

Perhaps due to physical weakness, his voice sounded somewhat weak.

Sitting high above, Grandmother Jia frowned as she watched the couple's discomposure, and coldly snorted:

"Yuanyang has already gone to call for help! We need to find out exactly what happened. What are you two doing acting like this!"

"Even if Jing-ge'er did something wrong, does it warrant such a severe punishment?"

"All you ever do is drink and carouse, neglecting everything else in the brothel. Now that things have turned out like this, do you even have the nerve to talk back?"

Grandmother Jia was preoccupied with her own happiness and originally had no intention of interfering in her two sons' family affairs.

Aside from Baoyu, she had little contact with her other grandsons and naturally didn't have much affection for them.

However, she couldn't bear to watch her grandson be beaten to death; that's not something a blessed family should experience.

She sensed something fishy about the matter; it was probably not as simple as Wang Shanbao's wife had described.

Of course, hitting someone is never the right thing to do, and this Jing-ge'er needs to be punished.

Madam Wang, fiddling with the prayer beads in her hand, also said:

"Yes! Jing-ge'er's mother passed away early, and he had no one to care for him growing up, which inevitably led to his extreme personality!"

"Although a mistake was made, it was mostly unintentional. It's best to focus on education!"

Hearing this, Madam Xing became even more annoyed; she did not believe that Madam Wang was saying anything nice.

Saying that her mother died early and no one cared about her at this time is clearly an insult to her, the legal mother, for not raising her child well.

Unfortunately, Madam Xing wasn't very literate, and for a moment she couldn't think of anything good to say in response to Madam Wang, which made her even more furious.

Wang Xifeng, her willow-leaf eyebrows furrowed and her bright eyes gleaming, observed the expressions of Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang in the room, and then spoke up:

"That's absolutely right! It's always best for a family to stay harmonious! Let's find out the reason first, and if they really did something wrong, then it's not too late to punish them!"

"Even when disciplining Jing-ge, we must explain the reasons to him clearly, making him understand that it's for his own good!"

Upon hearing this, Grandmother Jia's expression improved, and she smiled and praised:

"Feng girl is so sensible!"

Just then, the voice of a young maid came from outside the hall:

"Third Master Jing has arrived!"