Lian Erye in the Red Mansion

"stop!"

Jia Lian's personal guards escorted Jia Lian and his entourage up the mountain. When they saw people rushing down the mountain path, they quickly formed a defensive formation to block them.

Only then did I realize it was Laiwang.

"Ha, Uncle Wang, why are you in such a hurry so late?"

As Jia Lian's close servant, Zhao'er also had to ride along, so he rode forward and asked with a smile.

Laiwang, however, seemed to have done something wrong. He awkwardly replied to Zhao'er and then dismounted to greet Jia Lian.

Even an ordinary person would question his whereabouts if they saw him like this, let alone Jia Lian. Jia Lian knew very well that Laiwang and his wife were important confidants of Feng Jie, and in the original story, they were the people who often did "dirty work" and "private work" for Feng Jie.

So, sitting on his horse, he asked, "Where are you going?"

"This...it's nothing serious. Second Madam asked me to go back to the city to fetch something..."

Jia Lian has become increasingly adept at discerning people's character. When he looked into Lai Wang's eyes, he immediately realized that Lai Wang had something he wanted to say to him but was unable to say it.

Jia Lian immediately understood and his face darkened: "What is so important that you have to go back to the city to get it so late at night? Tell me honestly, or you'll regret it."

Jia Lian recalled the appearance of Shui Rong and Jia Baoyu's interest in a village girl in the suburbs that morning, and these events secretly coincided with the scene of Qin Shi's funeral in the original novel.

Jia Lian knew that during Qin Shi's funeral, Feng Jie had done something wicked, causing the two innocent children to commit suicide together...

Jia Lian had always advocated suppressing Feng Jie and preventing her from doing bad things, and now that Wang seemed to be acting suspiciously, how could he let her go?

Laiwang seemed to be frightened by Jia Lian and immediately knelt on the ground, "This servant dares not lie, but, but this servant dares not say..."

Laiwang feigned fear and glanced at Yingchun's carriage and the people around him.

This was his plan: he would pretend to run into Jia Lian on his way back to the city, and then, under Jia Lian's coercion, he would have no choice but to tell the truth. If Jia Lian did not object, he would be ordered to return, find a clerk in charge of documents, and have him deliver a message to Ping'an Prefecture in Jia Lian's voice to handle the matter, thus avoiding the charge of "falsely conveying an imperial edict."

If Jia Lian objects, then Second Master Lian will deal with Sister Feng. Even if Sister Feng holds him accountable afterward, he will have something to say in response, and he can get away with it.

It can be said to be a win-win situation.

As expected, Master Lian was no fool. Seeing his reaction, he ordered someone to escort Yingchun into the mountain gate first. When only a few trusted confidants remained by his side, he looked at him with hostility and said, "Now you can speak."

Laiwang dared not be careless, fearing that there were still Feng Jie's people around Jia Lian, so he did not dare to relax. He still pretended to be in a difficult position and reluctantly revealed what Feng Jie had asked him to do.

As Jia Lian had expected, he still couldn't help but feel annoyed when he heard that even under his continued "training," Feng Jie was still greedy for money and wanted to earn any kind of money.

Then she looked at Laiwang and couldn't help but think more highly of him. Sure enough, a strong general has no weak soldiers under his command. This Laiwang, who has gained Sister Feng's trust, must indeed have some intelligence and skill.

Moreover, he's not a reckless person; he has fear in his heart, which is a good thing.

"I understand about this. You don't need to go back to the city. If you have nothing else to do, go and help out at the family temple."

"Yes, yes, this servant will obey Second Master's words..."

Laiwang stood up, feeling a sense of relief, and was about to take his leave when he heard Jia Lian say, "You are someone who came with your second mistress from her family, so it is only right that you listen to your second mistress."

But you still need to know what you should do and what you can do. If you're unsure, it's best to report to me in advance.

Remember this, it will benefit you in the future.

"Yes, this servant will certainly remember..."

Laiwang felt a jolt in his heart, because he did indeed have a few things to hide from Jia Lian and felt somewhat guilty, so he bowed and took his leave.

Jia Lian watched Lai Wang head towards the ancestral temple, but did not look away for a long time.

Laiwang thought he was helping Sister Feng with those things, but he didn't know that in reality, most of them were under his control.

However, some matters were not of great importance, and Jia Lian had no intention of interfering.

There was only one thing that made Jia Lian feel sorry for Feng Jie!

……

"You've arrived."

Knowing that Jia Lian was coming, Sister Feng deliberately stayed up later.

Seeing Jia Lian approaching, she hurried over to welcome him into the house.

"It's only because of you, my dear sister, that you'd go to such lengths to make this trip so late at night. I doubt you'd go to this much trouble for your own daughter."

While complaining, Sister Feng casually took the tea brought by the maid and placed it next to Jia Lian.

"What's wrong with you? You look so long-faced. Who offended you this time?"

As soon as Feng Jie asked the question, Jia Lian pulled her hand over.

She thought Jia Lian was going to take the opportunity to get intimate, but to her surprise, after she fell into Jia Lian's arms as usual, she was immediately turned over and lay on Jia Lian's lap.

"What are you doing...?"

"Smack!"

A sudden slap on her buttocks stunned Wang Xifeng. It wasn't until the sound of the "smack" lingered in her ears that she reacted, immediately shouting, "What are you doing? Let me go!!"

Unfortunately, Jia Lian not only did not let her go, but instead restrained her with one hand and continued to slap her buttocks twice with his left hand, causing her pain.

Although it was an inner room without extra maids, Ping'er was still inside. After being stunned at first, Ping'er realized that Jia Lian was indeed beating Feng Jie, and immediately stepped forward to try to stop him.

But then she heard Jia Lian say to her angrily, "Ping'er, come and help me hold her down. Today I'm going to teach this forgetful woman a lesson!"

Ping'er didn't know what to do.

Sister Feng was extremely angry. Seeing that she couldn't turn the tables, she threatened, "Are you crazy? If you don't let go, I'll bite you..."

Wang Xifeng pretended to lower her head and took Jia Lian's thigh flesh into her mouth.

Jia Lian just snorted coldly and ignored her, raising his hand to slap her slightly plump buttocks below her slender waist in a series of blows.

"Clap clap clap clap~"

Sister Feng had no idea what was wrong with Jia Lian. She cursed and jumped around, but Jia Lian was incredibly strong, and she couldn't break free.

He vowed to bite Jia Lian hard.

"Hey, you actually dared to bite me?"

With an even more swift slap, Wang Xifeng finally dared not bite Jia Lian too hard and released her mouth...

Ping'er vaguely guessed that Feng Jie must have done something wrong, and Jia Lian found out about it.

But if things continue like this, not to mention that Wang Xifeng will be badly beaten by Jia Lian, just the fact that she's just standing here now means that if Sister Feng takes her anger out on her later, then she'll be the one who suffers an undeserved disaster.

Therefore, he hurriedly tried to persuade Jia Lian, but seeing that it had no effect, he knelt down on the ground with a thud and begged, "Second Master, please don't hit her. Even if Second Mistress has done something wrong, Second Master should be lenient considering that Second Mistress has been busy taking care of the First Master's funeral arrangements for the past month and hasn't even had a good night's sleep."

Besides, I know everything about Second Mistress's affairs. If Second Mistress is at fault, it is because we did not do enough to advise her. So, if Second Master is really not satisfied, then hit me. I am willing to take the blame for Second Mistress..."

As Ping'er spoke, she used her face to shield Feng Jie's buttocks, making it impossible for Jia Lian to do anything.

Jia Lian glanced at Ping'er, who was so protective of her mistress, and sighed inwardly. What did Feng Jie do to deserve such a person, who would sincerely protect her from beginning to end?

Seeing that Wang Xifeng had stopped struggling, he figured he had achieved his goal and stopped.

To everyone's surprise, after letting go, Wang Xifeng still didn't move. As the room quieted down, faint sobs could be heard from below.

Jia Lian was immediately puzzled. No way, Feng La Zi was made to cry by him?

Ping'er was even more uneasy and hurriedly knelt down to check on her, "Second Madam..."

"Hey, are you really crying?"

Jia Lian nudged Feng Jie's slender, graceful shoulder, but she jerked away, forcefully pushing his hand away. She remained lying still, silently protesting the protagonist's actions.

Jia Lian laughed, forcibly helped her up, sat her on one leg, wrapped one arm around her slender waist, and lifted her face with the other.

Sure enough, Wang Xifeng, who was always impulsive and always looked down on people with her phoenix eyes, now had tears welling up in her eyes, her expression a mixture of grievance and stubbornness.

She turned her head to the side, pulling away from Jia Lian's dirty hand so he wouldn't see her face.

"Hehehe..."

Jia Lian smiled earnestly.

This laughter thoroughly enraged Wang Xifeng, who immediately turned around and glared at Jia Lian.