The filial son of the Red Mansion

Wang Xifeng didn't have any illness at all, she was just pretending. She replied, "I don't know why, I had a dream last night that I was haunted by an evil spirit, I was so scared that I broke out in a sweat, and therefore caught a cold."

Yang was worried about not being able to find the cause, and she was overjoyed. She said anxiously, "Maybe he ran into something unclean. We should go to the temple and ask the master to chant sutras."

Wang Xifeng was surprised and asked, "Is there really evil in the world?"

"Of course there is. Don't disbelieve such things. Even if you don't encounter them on a normal day, you should believe that they exist and not believe that they don't exist."

"Sister, you are right." Wang Xifeng yawned and called Ping'er over, saying, "Are the two nuns from Dizang Temple and Shuiyue Temple still in the mansion? Give them ten taels of silver and ask them to help recite the sutras to ward off evil spirits."

Ping'er did as she was told.

Yang said anxiously, "It would be best to go to the temple and pay respect to the Dharmakaya of the Bodhisattva."

Wang Xifeng said, "I can't walk for a moment. Please ask the masters to chant sutras first. I will go again when I feel better."

Yang nodded repeatedly, and seeing Sister Feng yawning, she said, "It's settled. I'll accompany you to Dizang Temple in a few days."

"Okay, thank you for your concern, sister." Wang Xifeng said with a smile, and her face darkened immediately after Yang left. She cursed fiercely inwardly, and was about to take a nap when she heard Master Jingxu from Shuiyue Temple coming.

Sister Feng raised her eyebrows and cursed again, "What is this old nun doing here?"

Ping'er welcomed the old nun Jingxu in.

Wang Xifeng smiled and greeted him again.

"Amitabha! I heard that grandma was haunted by evil spirits in her dreams." The nun Jingxu got straight to the point. She asked Wang Xifeng to take good care of her, and then said, "I have something to ask of the government."

Wang Xifeng asked what was going on.

The old nun said, "Amitabha! It's because when I first became a nun in Shancai Temple in Chang'an County, there was a donor named Zhang, who was a wealthy man. He had a daughter nicknamed Jin Ge. She came to my temple every year to burn incense. Unexpectedly, she met Li Yanei, the brother-in-law of the magistrate of Chang'an Prefecture. Li Yanei was determined to marry Jin Ge and sent people to propose marriage. Unexpectedly, Jin Ge had already been engaged to the son of the former Chang'an garrison. If the Zhang family canceled the engagement, they were afraid that the garrison would not agree..."

Wang Xifeng knew the general situation halfway through listening. It was nothing more than that the Zhang family wanted to sell their daughter for fame and fortune. She smiled and said, "Our wife will not intervene in such matters."

The old nun said, "Even if Madam doesn't care, Grandma can make a suggestion. We just need to ask Second Master Lian to draft a letter to the Yun family, the governor of Chang'an. We don't have to worry about the garrison not agreeing. If he is willing to do it, the Zhang family is willing to give up everything to show their filial piety."

Wang Xifeng shook her head and said, "I have no shortage of money, and I won't do such a thing."

Jingxu listened, his eyes swiveled cunningly, and he said, "Even so, the Zhang family already knew that I came to ask for help from the mansion. Now that grandma doesn't care about this matter, the Zhang family doesn't know if they have the time to take care of it and don't want his thank-you gift. It seems that the mansion doesn't even have this little trick."

Wang Xifeng was provoked by his words and was about to explode, but she remembered Rong Ge'er's explanation. She couldn't help but sigh, "You don't know the situation in the mansion. Second Master Lian has been at odds with me for a long time. Now there is another second mistress in the family. Her words are more effective than mine."

When Jingxu heard this, he was very surprised.

Wang Xifeng said, "If you don't believe me, you can go outside and ask around. That lady is living in the next room, and the furnishings there are no different from those in my main room."

Jingxu had already met Yang at Jia's place, and now she had another idea in mind. She said "Amitabha" a few times, said something like "Grandma, you should take care of your body", and left in a hurry. However, the old nun did not leave the yard directly, but quietly turned and went into the wing room.

After hearing this, Wang Xifeng couldn't suppress the smile.

In the side room, Yang became more and more complacent after hearing the flattery from the old nun Jingxu.

The old nun smiled and said, "If grandma is willing to help, the Zhang family can give a few thousand taels of silver as a gift first."

"How many thousand taels?" The Yang family was not considered a wealthy family when they lived in Ping'an Prefecture. The annual food and clothing expenses of a family of four were only ten taels of silver. Yang took a deep breath and was shocked by the Zhang family's generosity.

The old nun was secretly embarrassed and replied, "Three thousand taels of silver."

When Yang heard this number, she was already confused and hurriedly asked Jingxu how to draft a letter. Soon, she wrote a letter in the name of Master Lian, and found Jia Lian's private seal from the room and stamped it. She asked the maid to hand the letter to Laiwang, asking Laiwang to go to the Yun family of the governor of Chang'an Prefecture.

However, before Yang's letter left the house, it went around the outer residence and miraculously ended up on Wang Xifeng's desk.

Wang Xifeng did not open the envelope, but asked Ping'er to keep it. Then she cursed inwardly: "I let you into the mansion, but you still want to harm others. I don't know how Zhenzhen will die."

Ping Erh was kindhearted after all, and said, "Ms. Yang was deceived by the old nun, so the main culprit should be the old nun."

Wang Xifeng snorted, "You don't know what she's thinking. There was a letter sent to her room today. Is she really kind to invite me to Dizang Temple? Who knows what's waiting for you and me there. You know, all these housekeepers in our family, which one is easy to deal with? If I make a mistake, they will laugh and tease me. If I'm wrong, they will complain about me. 'Sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight', 'killing with a borrowed knife', 'leading the wind to fan the fire', 'standing on the dry shore', 'not helping when the oil bottle falls', they are all the martial arts of the idiots. If I were to suffer the same fate as Yang, I would end up with no body left."

Ping Er stopped speaking for Yang Shi and only sighed, "Second Master is really pitiful."

Master Lian is pitiful, and Master Bao is also pitiful.

Jia Baoyu watched Lin Daiyu blushing as she got off Jia Rong's arms, and he felt mixed emotions. He also went forward, wanting to ride on top of Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu was unwilling to do so. She said, "You need someone to lead your horse. I won't ride with you, a silver-plated spearhead that looks good but is useless."

Baoyu was so embarrassed that his face turned red and he was completely speechless.

Rong Ge'er comforted him, "Uncle Bao rarely rode a horse in the past. He can ride but he's not an expert. Safety is the priority."

After hearing this, Baoyu's face looked better.

At that time, there was a girl of 17 or 18 riding a horse and laughing, and a little girl of 16 or 17 sitting on a horse holding the reins of several horses. Even Jia Lan was riding a horse in the arena.

Baoyu felt even more ashamed.

Ronger stopped caring about Baoyu and got off the horse to ask Daiyu how she felt. He said with a smile, "Aunt, please sit on the horse. I have already explained the key points. You should get used to the feeling of riding alone first."

Yingchun couldn't help but joked, "Rong'er only has eyes for Sister Lin, and he didn't even take us to run a few laps in the grassland."

Lin Daiyu turned around and snorted with a smile. She did not avoid suspicion anymore and climbed onto the horse under the guidance of Rong'er and Mrs. Zhuang. She said, "Rong'er, please keep a close eye on me."

"it is good!"

Lin Daiyu held the reins herself and let the horse go slowly, and Rong Ge'er beside her really accompanied her attentively.

I felt very happy, as if I was eating candied fruit.

Faintly hearing the discussions of the maids not far away, Lin Daiyu stole a glance at Rong'er and thought to herself: Is he really just being filial? He treats Baojiejie, the second sister, and the third sister differently.

[Mission completed: ...]

[New task activated successfully]

[Task 1, obtain...]

Chapter 176: The new mission target is Li Wan? [Seeking monthly votes]

Daiyu sat on the horse's back, murmuring many words softly.

Although Jia Rong had a pair of sharp ears, he was a little confused. When the system's voice prompting the completion of the task sounded in his mind, he looked up in confusion and met Daiyu's strange eyes.

Why is the little girl acting so weird?

[Task completed, get "God's Hundred Steps"]

[New mission activated]

[Task 1: Receive Li Wan's sincere praise for her filial piety. Reward: 1 tael of silver]

[Task 2, receive Li Wan's insincere praise for being "filial", reward: a curved sword (Note: can cut iron like mud, legend has it that it is the sword of a certain desert king)]

This damn system is getting more and more outrageous. Giving a knife as a gift is useless.

The new mission target is Li Wan?

Rong Ge'er felt a little uneasy when Daiyu looked at him. He ignored the system prompt in his head for the time being and said with a smile: "I will take my aunt for a stroll around the horse farm."

Jia Baoyu watched and listened to their laughter from the side, his hands clasped on his shoulders, without saying a word. After a while, he saw Rong'er and Daiyu walking away, and he snorted and glanced at the maid beside him. Baoyu was still a child at heart, and he enthusiastically asked Xiren and Sheyue to try riding on the horse as well, so that he could give them some pointers.

You Erjie looked at Rong'er and Miss Lin with envy. Seeing Jia Rong leading Daiyu for a stroll by the reins, she hurriedly asked, "Rong'er, would you teach me the same way?"

This is somewhat inappropriate.

At least that's what Jia Rong thought.

Third Sister You was even more anxious, she almost jumped up and down. How could she say that in public?

The people around were just slightly surprised. Two maids showed different looks. Although the second sister of the You family was old, she was still a relative of the East Palace, so they didn't say much. Everyone just looked at Grandma Zhu.

The reason why Old Lady Jia sent Li Wan, the eldest lady of the Zhu family, over was not just to let Li Wan play with the girls. The most important thing was to supervise and teach her.

Li Wan is the most polite woman and is a well-known virtuous woman in the mansion.

Her eyes flickered. If she rejected the second daughter of the You family directly, it would be seen as discriminating. If the second sister of the You family said that Lin Daiyu had also experienced it, it would be a loss of dignity. But if she let it go, the second sister of the You family was old enough to get married, and it was completely different from Lin Daiyu, a child in Rong Ge'er's arms.

Li Wan didn't want to get involved in these things, and didn't want to be the first to do so, so she said against her will: "It doesn't matter if the girls are happy. If everyone likes it, let Rong take them to experience it on horseback." Seeing that the maid next to her was hesitant to speak, she smiled and said: "It's just a private joke. Feng girl has been holding hands with him and talking to him. Why can't the girls hold hands with him on horseback?"

Jia Rong heard everything Li Wan and the maids said clearly before he reacted.

Yes, before Wang Xifeng and I broke through our relationship, we were very close. Why am I so timid now, afraid of this and that? Tanchun and Daiyu are not old enough to avoid suspicion. Baoyu is older than Tanchun and Daiyu, but doesn't he often roll around Xing, Aunt Xue, Li Wan and others?

Rong Ge'er put down the burden in his heart, smiled and bowed to Li Wan to beg for mercy, "Aunt, please forgive me, and also forgive these good horses. It's hard enough for them to carry one of me, and if they want all the aunts and uncles to ride on them, won't they be exhausted? My nephew will also be hurt."

Xichun is the youngest of the four girls. She likes quietness the most and never likes to get involved in these things.

Although Tanchun was a little younger than Daiyu, she was very insightful. She said with a smile, "How can the horse be hard? It's Rong who is trying to be sneaky. My second sister and I don't need you to take care of us. You just need to teach them."

Although Yingchun is gentle and silent, she loves to joke with her sisters. She is the type who keeps silent when meeting someone she is not familiar with, but is unrestrained in front of her most familiar sisters. After hearing what Tanchun said, she nodded repeatedly and even pulled Daiyu to joke: "We are unlucky. We are all relatives of the same family, but Rong'er only cares about being filial to his sister."

Lin Daiyu was very pleased, but she also said, "You are all family members, and I am a guest from another family. Naturally, he should take care of the guests first." As she spoke, she went to the pavilion to rest and asked Zijuan, Xueyan and others to sit on the horse as well.

After hearing what everyone said, Third Sister You put aside many of her worries. Seeing Second Sister being pulled up on the horse by Rong Ge'er with a delicate look on her face, she had a bad feeling in her heart.

"Could it be that Second Sister really likes Rong'er? How could this be possible?"

The third sister was extremely conflicted, but only after seeing the spring-like smile on the second sister's face did she gently relax her brows.

The second sister is laughing.

Even though my second sister was stupid most of the time and didn't really notice it, I could tell she was really happy at this moment.

"Luckily I met Rong'er! If it was Master Zhen, there would be no good ending." Third Sister You sighed quietly, and looking at Yingchun, Tanchun, Master Xiaolan and others who were still riding on horseback in front of her, she also asked the farm woman to lead the horse and take her for a few laps in the stable.

The horse was jogging, but Jia Rong had a completely different feeling, as if You Erjie was deliberately stroking and twisting him in his arms.

"You are so brave."

"Is it?"

Today was indeed her most daring day. On any other day, she would never have asked Rong to take her horseback riding. You Erjie clung to Jia Rong's arms, blushing quietly. Feeling Rong's ups and downs caressing her buttocks, her cheeks became even hotter.

She did not feel disgusted in her heart, but happy instead. The virgin fragrance emanating from her body seemed to be deliberately alluring.

The two had walked far away and reached the edge of the forest.

You Erjie sensed something was wrong behind her and blushed as she asked, "When Miss Lin was sitting here just now, was Rong also poking around like this?"

"I'm not a beast."

Jia Rong replied, pulling the reins to tell the horse to walk slowly, but he took the opportunity to slip his hand into You Erjie's skirt and said with a smile, "Why is your belt not tight?"

You Erjie's body suddenly straightened.

Rong Geer really felt the smooth and soft stockings and asked with a smile, "How does it feel to wear stockings?"

You Erjie replied softly, "I'm a little uncomfortable with it."