The filial son of the Red Mansion

The man took a deep breath, dazed. "My cousin lives next door."

"Oh? That's great, brother... No, cousin, come with me into the yard and talk." Jia Rong anxiously pulled the man into the yard where Jia Qiang lived.

It turned out that Jia Rong's courtyard was only separated from Jia Lian's by a wall. Ever since Jia Rong made the silver butterfly bloom blood-red flowers that night in Tiekan Temple, his ears had been "problematic". Now when he was in Jia Rong's room, he could hear the conversations in Jia Lian's room next door when he was concentrating.

He led the man into the main house and shouted towards the backyard, "Second brother, stop digging for now, and ask someone to serve tea first."

"Dig a hole?"

"It's none of our business." Jia Rong smiled kindly. After the tea was served and drunk, he took out several hundred taels of silver notes and winked, "Cousin, if you can help me meet her for one night, these few hundred taels..."

The man was stunned for a moment, then reacted, pretending to be angry and stood up and said, "Who do you think my cousin is?"

"Don't be upset, brother. If you think the money is not enough, I can give you more." Jia Rong quickly grabbed the man's hand and said, "As soon as I saw you, I knew you were a fellow traveler. If you can't bear to part with your cousin, you can even exchange her for another decent girl. I have enough money!"

"Who are you?" The man's face suddenly changed color. He wanted to escape but found that he could not break free from Jia Rong's hand.

It was at this time that Jia Rong realized that he was indeed quite strong. It seemed that the Yin Yang Can Tong Qi was quite effective. If he had known this, he would not have resorted to so many tricks. He smiled with more confidence and said, "Brother, please sit down. I will ask you a few questions. Don't be afraid."

"what's up?"

"Ksitigarbha Temple." He was very interested in this.

Chapter 168: Wealth and honor are not easy to enjoy

"What temple? I don't know." Although the man had some ability, he couldn't use it at all at this moment. Having his wrist pinched was like having his life pinched.

"Brother, why are you struggling?" Jia Rong sighed, and took out a short-handled rifle with his right hand, saying, "Even if you break free, can you still run out of this room?"

The man was really scared when he saw the black muzzle of the gun, so he sat down quietly. He begged, "Master, spare my life, I just..."

"Okay, stop pretending, and don't even think about throwing out what's in your left sleeve."

Jia Rong interrupted the man and said angrily, "No matter how fast you move, you can never be faster than the musket in my hand. Since I dare to invite you in, I am not afraid of your tricks. Even if you can escape my musket, the guards outside the courtyard can still kill you. Even if you are lucky enough to escape the courtyard, the Nine Gates Patrol Battalion and the Jinyi Palace can still lock you back in."

The man was shocked when he heard this. He looked at Jia Rong's clothes and saw auspicious clouds all over them. He knew that he was not an ordinary person. He called him randomly, "Sir, Master, General, spare me. I will not hide anything from you, Master."

"First, let's talk about what happened between you and the woman next door at the Dizang Temple!"

The man rolled his eyes and made up a story, "A month ago, that lady went to Dizang Temple to pray for a child, and I ran into her by chance. She saw that I looked pretty and familiar, so she asked me to come forward and ask some questions. Then I found out that the lady was actually my distant cousin from my hometown."

"Really?" Jia Rong raised his rifle and pointed it at the man.

"Don't... Many people outside saw me entering the young master's yard!"

"So what? Even if I beat you to death in the street, no one can do anything to me, believe it or not?" Jia Rong had no intention of letting this guy go in the first place, and now he was still lying when he was about to die.

With a sharp weapon in hand and a murderous intent in his heart, he really wanted to test the gun on a real person.

Jia Rong pursed his lips and said, "Since you won't tell me, I will send you to see Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva."

The man was really panicked this time and fell to his knees.

"I really have done nothing wrong, please spare my life, sir."

"How come you gave birth to many female Bodhisattvas in one month? And how come the grandmother next door got pregnant with your child? I just want to know the story between you and the grandmother next door."

Although Jia Rong was not from Rongguo Mansion, outsiders were not allowed to enter the Jia family. If Yang was just a victim, he would not want to do anything to her, but he heard that Yang had colluded with this man to harm Wang Xifeng and even other girls in Rongguo Mansion.

Neither of them could stay.

At this time, Wang Xifeng had already brought Yang into Jia Lian's courtyard in Rongguo Mansion. Everyone else was amazed at the scene, and even the pure and simple Li Wan from the next courtyard couldn't help but stick her head out to ask.

"He was someone that Second Master kept outside, and Grandma brought him back."

"Is this true? When did she become so virtuous?"

"The woman is pregnant. Now that the Second Master is not at home, Grandma said that she would never let the child of Rongguo Mansion suffer outside, so she hurriedly brought her back."

"Have you informed the ladies of this important matter?"

"The Second Master also married her without telling anyone in the mansion."

As the maids and servants were talking, Wang Xifeng came out from behind the large lacquered screen with Yang.

Sister Feng smiled and said, "Since you are back home, you must go to see the old ancestor first. Our old ancestor is the wife of a super-ranking duke, and she has always wanted to have a baby in the house. She has often complained about my inability to bear a child. Now that sister is here, the old ancestor will surely be happy."

After hearing this, Yang couldn't help but rub her belly, feeling extremely proud. She thought that since this legitimate grandmother was not favored, she would definitely be honored by her son in the future.

The news also reached Lady Jia, and the two ladies hurried to her courtyard.

Although the second wife Wang was taciturn, her mind was much more delicate than that of ordinary people. When she heard the news, her first thought was: What conspiracy is Feng girl plotting?

When the eldest wife Xing heard about this, she was overjoyed, thinking that she could finally hold her grandson. She also thought that after she won over the new daughter-in-law, she would no longer have to consider the attitudes of Wang's aunt and nephew.

Grandmother Jia's expression did not change much. When she heard that Wang Xifeng and Yang came to pay their respects, she only asked Master Lezhen of Dizang Temple, Master Jingxu of Shuiyue Temple, and their disciples Yuanxin, Zhitong, and Zhineng to sit aside for a while.

After a while, Feng Lazi's flamboyant laughter was heard from the back door of the main house.

"My grandson and sister are here to pay a visit to our ancestor."

In the old lady's room, both the ladies and the maids were all surprised. They saw Sister Feng coming in through the back door, accompanied by someone, followed by a number of maids and old women.

Yang was a poor girl who had just entered a rich family. She was introduced by Feng Jieer. She only knew that this one was the old lady, that one was the first lady, and the other one was the second lady. She bowed to each one of them without being too arrogant. But suddenly she saw a few nuns nearby, and suddenly her expression became nervous, and she dared not look at them again.

It turned out that the nun who presided over Dizang Temple was Zhen Lao Nun, who was the one who brought her tea in Dizang Temple that day.

Master Lezhen also felt that this grandma looked familiar, but she didn't dare to say anything. Sweat just kept pouring down her forehead.

It turned out that the old nun Lezhen and the young nun Yuanxin often visited Rongguo Mansion, and Dizang Temple was a sacred place for praying for children. Unexpectedly, Yang heard about it and went to Dizang Temple to pray for a child. The old nun Lezhen had no idea of ​​Yang's identity, so she secretly gave her medicine and asked the kind man to sneak into the room to deliver a child.

Lady Jia, Xing and Wang were unaware of the true situation, but Xing was eager to join hands and talk.

Wang just looked coldly at Wang's niece Feng Jieer, trying to find some clues.

Grandmother Jia's expression did not change. She wore a distant smile on her face and only asked whose child Yang was. She then asked with a smile, "What's your last name? How old are you this year?"

Poor Yang had no idea about the rules of a wealthy family. She only felt confident because she was pregnant.

Who would have thought that as soon as Wang Xifeng revealed that Yang was pregnant with Master Lian's child, Grandmother Jia's face changed drastically.

Without the words of a matchmaker, without the permission of his parents, and even without the consent of his wife, he secretly got pregnant outside.

How could Grandmother Jia be happy?

Not everyone who enters the mansion pregnant can become a grandmother. To put it in a more despicable way is to be shameless and have bad intentions.

Although Jia's mother also wanted to have a baby in Rongfu, this kind of thing was really abrupt and against the rules, and it was not certain whether it was the Jia family's child. Jia's mother labeled Yang as a dissolute woman in her heart, and her expression became much colder. She smiled and said, "Take Fengge back to rest."

Wang Xifeng put herself in a very low position and readily agreed, then said to Yang: "Sister, please help me go back and have a rest first."

Yang finally felt that this address was a little inappropriate, but she could not say anything and could only bite the bullet and accept it. She let Wang Xifeng lead her out of Jia's mother's main room through the back door, but she didn't know that Jia's mother was furious and scolded Jia She and Jia Lian, and even implicated Xing.

If everyone came into the Jia Mansion with a pregnant belly, how could the Jia Mansion still have dignity? There would be no rules at all.

To marry a wife, one needs the approval of his parents; to take a concubine, one needs the approval of his wife. Not only did Yang Shi get nothing, she even secretly consummated her marriage with Jia Lian long ago.

Regardless of whether Yang was pregnant or not, and whether the child in her belly was Jia Lian's, Yang would not be able to stay in Rongguo Mansion for long, but Feng Jieer was able to make a big fuss about it.

Grandmother Jia ordered Jia Lian to return home urgently.

This was Wang Xifeng’s vicious plan.

At this time, Jia Rong fell into deep thought.

[Funeral Treasure Box Reward: 100 pairs of tear-instant stockings]

What’s the use of stockings that fall apart at the slightest tear?

"Damn it, I should have spared his life. This guy is so stubborn that he refused to tell the truth even when he was about to die. In the end, there were only 100 pairs of stockings in the treasure chest. Damn it, what a waste of expression."

Jia Rong waved his hands and cursed to disperse the smoke from the musket fire, then called Jia Qiang and found a straw mat to wrap the man's body.

Jia Qiang showed no fear at all. Instead, he asked, "Yang is pregnant with a foreign child. Should we bury her too?"

Jia Rong put away his rifle, rolled his eyes and said, "Let's bury this thing first. I'll take a look at Yang's matter later." As he spoke, he handed several hundred taels of silver notes to Jia Qiang and said, "Tomorrow, find one or two prostitutes and ask them to pretend to be daughters-in-law of decent families and go to Dizang Temple to pray for a child."

Jia Qiang said, "It won't take that much money."

"This is my own savings, not the government's money. You can keep the extra money for yourself." Jia Rong said, and asked Jia Qiang to get a pen and paper, and wrote a threatening letter to Yang in the same masculine tone as before. He said: "In two days, find someone outside to deliver the letter to Uncle Lian's courtyard next door, and ask the servants in the courtyard to deliver the letter to the West Mansion and hand it over to Yang."

After doing everything, Jia Rong did not stay in Jia Qiang's house. He left the yard in a swagger. Obviously, the sound of the gunshot just now did not attract anyone's attention.

He did not go to the West Mansion, nor did he plan to tell Wang Xifeng that Yang's child was not Jia Lian's.

It doesn’t matter whether he is Jia Lian’s child or not.

Jia Rong had already changed his mind. If Yang was really gentle and virtuous, and was determined to be the second wife in Rongguo Mansion, he would not interfere. Since Yang wanted to harm others, he would not tolerate Yang even if she was pregnant with Jia Lian's child.

Since the maidservant around Yang was his, Jia Rong was not in a hurry and let Wang Xifeng do whatever she wanted.

Wang Xifeng never disappoints anyone. She always flatters Yang with her head down and eyes downcast, which makes Yang feel even more proud.

Yang was not only smug, but also very satisfied with Wang Xifeng's humble way of calling herself her sister. She was even more delighted to hear everyone in the courtyard calling her grandma, and even looked down on everyone. How could she know that wealth and glory were not so easy to enjoy?

Coincidentally, Wang Xifeng's respectful behavior towards Yang that day was heard by Lady Jia, Lady Xing and Lady Wang that night.

After hearing this, Xing Shi suddenly lost her desire to win her over. She said in disgust, "She raped and then married a whore who no man wants. She doesn't even know when her death is imminent. How dare a concubine insult the wife."

Mrs. Wang was actually sulking, and in the middle of the night she called Wang Xifeng to lecture her, saying, "I won't take your affairs with Rong'er into account. After all, she is pregnant with Lian'er's child. Do you want to kill her?"

Feng Jieer said aggrievedly: "Yang has the second master's child, how dare I neglect her. I will take care of her wholeheartedly, how can I harm her?"

Mrs. Wang was not as cruel as Wang Xifeng after all. She sneered and said, "How can you not harm her? A wife should have the dignity of a wife, and a concubine should have the rules of a concubine. A child born by a concubine will be your flesh and blood in the future. What's wrong with asking her to go through the gates of hell for you?"

Of course Wang Xifeng knew this rule. Jia Huan and Tanchun, born to Aunt Zhao, were legally Lady Wang's children, not much different from Baoyu.

but……

Wang Xifeng was planning to use this incident as an excuse to move to the east.

Feng Jieer hung her head and said nothing, still thinking that it would be better if Yang Shi became more prominent in the mansion. In her heart, she calculated that Jia Lian should be back soon, and Jia Lian would naturally stand on Yang Shi's side, so that she could go east to vent her anger and never come back.

Whoever wants to manage the stall in the West Mansion can do so in the future. She also wants to take the opportunity to take care of her pregnancy in the East Mansion.

Thinking of this, Feng Jieer suddenly felt a wave of nausea and retching rising up her throat.

Chapter 169: Shaping Masks and Disguise

Wang Xifeng was scolded by her aunt Lady Wang, but that was just a scolding.

Yang's days in the Jia Mansion were destined not to be very good. Although no one in the Rongguo Mansion knew at that time that Yang had an affair with an outsider, it was still possible for everyone to look down on her from top to bottom.

I don’t know who to blame for this sadness.