The filial son of the Red Mansion

The maids in the room were all startled.

Yushi suddenly opened her eyes, panicking, her heart pounding. She looked around and found that she was in her own room, surrounded by maids. Her clothes were not taken off, and there was not even a trace of disorder.

So breathe a sigh of relief.

The scene of meeting Jia Rong at the foot of Tianxiang Tower flashed vaguely in her mind, and she hurriedly looked for Yindie to ask, "Did you meet Rong'er on the way back?"

Yindie wiped the sweat off her face with a handkerchief and replied, "She met Master Xiaorong, and it was Feng'er who was by Master Xiaorong's side who helped her back home."

Is that so?

Yu's expression became more and more complicated, and she tried hard to distinguish in her mind which scenes were from the dream and which were from reality.

Dreams and reality are mixed together in a blur and it is difficult to distinguish them.

Yindie comforted her, "Madam must be too tired these days."

Maybe!

Youshi sighed, feeling even more confused. She thought: If this was all an illusion in a dream, then his strange behavior in front of Rong'er must be...

You was completely worrying too much.

Jia Rong didn't notice it at all, let alone care about it. He knew that people who were drunk could do all kinds of strange things, let alone a young woman who had been suppressed and widowed for many years?

He now has four things on his mind:

First, when should I go to establish a relationship with Lin Daiyu and complete the mission?

Second, when will Ping'er be captured?

Third, when did he sleep with Wang Xifeng and Qin Keqing?

Fourth, is horseback archery dangerous? What is the probability of becoming disabled if falling off a horse?

He didn't care about other things. Youshi could think whatever she wanted, as long as he didn't make things difficult for Youshi and Youshi didn't make things difficult for him and Qin Keqing.

Jia Zheng was very concerned about this. He asked people to look for Baoyu today, only to find out that Baoyu, Feng Ziying, Liu Xianglian and others had left the house.

He had heard last night that Baoyu was playing games instead of studying, and he was already furious. Today, during the Dragon Boat Festival, he didn't see Baoyu at all, which made him even more furious.

In the evening, when Baoyu returned home, there was a big commotion in the Rongguo Mansion.

Some feel pain, some cry, some shout.

Jia Huan hid in a corner and couldn't help laughing when he saw Baoyu being beaten. When Mrs. Wang heard the news and saw the scars on Baoyu's fair and tender body, she couldn't help crying.

"Poor son."

When she shouted, she suddenly thought of Jia Zhu. She threw herself on Baoyu and shouted, "Zhu'er, if you were alive, I wouldn't care even if there were a hundred Baoyus dead."

At this time, Qin Keqing had just returned to the East Mansion, and Li Wan, Wang Xifeng, and Yingchun had just returned from the old lady's visit. After hearing the noise, they rushed over here. As soon as they arrived, they heard Jia Zhu's name being called in the whole room.

Others were fine, but Li Wan was Jia Zhu's legal wife, and she couldn't help crying when she heard the word "Zhu'er".

When Jia Zheng heard this, tears rolled down his cheeks. Just as he was at a loss as to what to do, someone outside said, "The old lady is here."

I don’t know how this matter ended in the end.

Jia Rong had a few peaceful days, and one sunny day, Jia Lan came over alone after school. He asked curiously, "Why didn't you come a few days ago?"

Jia Lan was not easy to talk to, and said calmly: "Uncle Bao was beaten during the Dragon Boat Festival. The old lady said that Brother Rong was not practicing archery seriously, so no one was allowed to come."

Ok?

What does Baoyu getting beaten have to do with my archery practice?

Jia Rong looked sideways and asked, "Why is Brother Lan here again today?"

Jia Lan pulled the small bow in his hand and said calmly: "Except for my mother, no one in my family cares about me."

Oh?

Jia Rong smiled meaningfully.

The original novel said that Jia Lan later passed the imperial examination and became the top scholar, but after the two Jia family estates were defeated, the top scholar Jia Lan seemed to stand idly by and did not help the Jia family at all.

He asked, "Does Langge blame them?"

Chapter 55: Bury her too?

"They all think that Brother Rong is not serious about learning archery, and they don't think Brother Rong will have a bright future. Will Brother Rong blame them?" Jia Lan said calmly.

Good boy, you are really precocious.

I asked you, but you asked me calmly. In a world where the strong prey on the weak, such a person should have been buried long ago.

Since Jia Lan refused to respond directly.

Naturally, he would not give a direct answer, and smiled with a pursed mouth: "I am different from you."

It's very different. Jia Rong has always had a bad reputation, so it's normal for him to be misunderstood. And he's not from the West Mansion, so what the people in the West Mansion think is none of his business.

He doesn't care anyway. The most real thing is to get what he wants.

In the following months, Youshi became more and more strange, but he didn't care at first. The only thing he cared about was that Wang Xifeng always blocked Ping'er and didn't let him succeed. Wang Xifeng herself witnessed the changes of the four seasons with him in Tianxiang Tower and Conglu Hall.

Especially during the cold winter, when there was not much going on in the two mansions, Wang Xifeng came to the East Mansion for several days in a row. It was not until the twelfth month that Wang Xifeng became busy again, and Jia Rong rarely saw her.

This New Year at Ningguo Mansion, everything is still simple and there are very few things to do.

Besides this, Jia Rong had another regret.

The Xue family moved into the Lixiang Courtyard of the Rongguo Mansion two months ago. Now it is almost the end of the year, and no one from the Xue family has moved in yet.

What does Xue Baochai look like?

He was very curious about it.

This curiosity lasted until the middle of the twelfth lunar month. On the fifteenth day of Jia Zhen's death, Jia Rong raised his head high and watched the snowflakes flying in front of the eaves.

Do you know how I spent these fifteen months?

Feng'er and Ruizhu always have extra meals at night. Do you know how hard I work to ensure they have a good meal? I have mastered all the moves in "Yin Yang Can Tong Qi"!

Fifteen months!

Today, I finally escaped from the cage.

Jia Rong was so excited that he wanted to howl loudly. He took Qin Keqing with him to Youshi's courtyard to pay his respects.

In the past few months, he didn't know what was going on, but Youshi seemed to be avoiding him on purpose. They hadn't seen each other for several months, which was very abnormal.

At this moment, he also noticed that Youshi's expression was indescribably strange and she looked very uncomfortable.

Youshi avoided his gaze and said in an extremely strange tone, "I've troubled you this year. Go back to the courtyard and rest early."

Jia Rong certainly wanted to go back to the courtyard to rest as soon as possible, but he was lingering with suspicion: Did Youshi come into contact with something in the past few months? That's why she felt guilty when she saw me.

When he came back from You's courtyard and arrived at the East Courtyard, this suspicion did not dissipate.

Pulling Qin Keqing aside, he said, "My dear wife, do you know who Madam and Chang have been associating with recently? Do you have any plans to leave the house?"

There were very few decent men to be seen in Ningguo Mansion; even housekeepers like Lai Sheng and Shi Maode were rarely seen.

Qin Keqing asked suspiciously, "Why do you suddenly ask this, Master?"

It's not a sudden question.

It is said that women have a strong sixth sense, and men's sixth sense is not bad either.

Jia Rong could tell at a glance today that there was definitely something wrong with Youshi. If there was nothing wrong, how could a second wife see that her stepson was guilty?

He thought secretly that although he and Jia Zhen had no feelings for each other, Jia Zhen still buried himself, but if Youshi dared to hook up with someone outside, he would bury Youshi too.

No matter whether you are the Madam or anyone else, Ningguo Mansion cannot make this offer.

What if the people in the inner house can contact the men outside without anyone noticing? !

Jia Rong looked at Keqing seriously and asked again, "My dear wife, please tell me in detail. This is very important to our family."

Qin Keqing recalled: "The Madam has been spending more time with her daughter-in-law, Aunt Zhu, recently. She doesn't see anyone else usually and only talks to Aunt Lian occasionally." Even after such a long time, her face still looked a little unnatural when she talked about Wang Xifeng.

Although Keqing also tacitly accepted the relationship between Jia Rong and Wang Xifeng, and even recently her relationship with Wang Xifeng was quite close, there was still a hurdle in her heart.

After hearing this, Jia Rong felt his scalp itching.

Youshi really lived a secluded life, unlike Wang Xifeng who was able to arrange things for her, and she had very few opportunities to meet men.

If there is no man, then what exactly is Yushi’s change about...hiss~Li Wan?

Two widows... No way!

It shouldn't be. It shouldn't be.

Jia Rong was almost frightened by his own thoughts.

Li Wan was born in a family of farmers and scholars, and was a descendant of a famous family. Her father was the former chief academic officer of the Imperial College. Although the Li family was not rich, they had more rules than the Jia family. A girl from such a family valued her reputation the most, so how could she do such a thing?

I thought about it over and over, but I couldn't figure it out, and I couldn't find any clues. I could only put it aside for now and observe it later.

If there is any problem with Youshi, bury her immediately. At most, we can observe mourning for another year! The peace and tranquility of the inner house must not be destroyed or polluted.

Jia Rong made up his mind, took Qin Keqing's hand and hurried back to his room.

During the year in Cong Lutang, he worked out some interesting ways to play with the help of Feng'er and Ruizhu, and today he can concentrate on trying them out with Qin Keqing.

How could Qin Keqing not understand what he meant? She was not someone who would refuse, so after the maids left the room, she lay softly on Master Rong's body.

She had completely figured it out in the past few months. Since the affair between the master and Second Aunt Lian had already happened, Second Aunt Lian had also privately promised her that she would not covet the East Mansion, and also said that they would help look after the master in the future.

There's nothing to worry about!

Keqing now only wanted the master to have a boy in her belly. For this purpose, she even asked someone to move the big bathtub from Cong Lutang.

"Uncle, the water will be cold later."

As she spoke, Keqing could not wait to get out of Jia Rong's arms and asked Ruizhu and Zhuzhu to help her undress. After she was left with only her undergarments and small clothes, she walked slowly to the bathtub filled with hot water.

In the candlelight in the room, she bent down, and put her warm, jade-like arms into the steam rising from the bathtub, and reached into the tub to carefully test the water temperature.

"exactly."

Qin Keqing raised her head, her eyes curved and she smiled softly. The candlelight shone on her face, adding a touch of strong charm to her delicate and plain face. The candlelight shone on her body, revealing her curvy figure under her thin clothes.

Jia Rong somehow embraced the girl and gently helped her undress.