The filial son of the Red Mansion

Third Sister You saw the expressions of the group of people and her face suddenly darkened. She also saw her mother was still giving her eyes. Third Sister You was so angry that she simply rolled up her sleeves to reveal her white arms. Her eyes showed a little bit of ripples in her eyes, and she unbuttoned a button to half-open her collar to reveal a trace of her snow-white breasts.

Her eyebrows were covered with green, her lips were filled with red, and she looked dazzling and bright. She was not at all polite. She put her arm around Jia Rong and said with a smile, "I should toast you with this cup."

The third sister wasted money without restraint, drank the glass of wine in her hand, and stood up to pour wine for Jia Rong. She stood up and sat down, laughed and got angry, and acted frivolously and boldly.

She is angry!

Jia Rong hurriedly stopped her, "Stop drinking, it's harmful to your health." He turned back and called the You family's maid to help You Sanjie tie the button. He thought to himself: If this goes on, she will definitely be exposed.

There was a trace of unnoticeable malice in Third Sister You's eyes. She hugged Jia Rong's arm into her bosom and said angrily, "You won't drink with me?"

Jia Rong now fully understands why Third Sister You was able to intimidate both Jia Zhen and Jia Lian in the original novel.

At one moment she was full of brilliance and charm; at another moment she was frivolous and bold, looking down on everyone. It was really hard to leave her, but I dared not get close to her, and I could only feel a sense of envy.

Although Jia Rong was courageous, he was secretly calculating how to win over Third Sister You's heart.

He drank the cup first, then whispered a respectful name in Third Sister's ear, looking away and whispering, "You don't have to do this even if you have resentment in your heart. Wouldn't it damage your reputation? If it gets out, who knows how many rumors there will be."

Third Sister You felt a little bitter in her heart, and there was a lot of surprise in her soft eyes. After all, it was her first time to be so close to a man, and the way she held Rong'er's hand in her arms was really embarrassing.

But she refused to give in. She suppressed her embarrassment, sneered, and gently loosened Rong Ge'er's arm.

He snorted, "You think I'm young and ignorant of the ways of the world, and you think we don't know what's going on between you two families! Your dead father and your uncle in the west, taking advantage of their filthy money, actually want to use us two sisters as prostitutes for fun. I'm telling you, don't even think of that!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Old Lady You's face suddenly changed and she jumped up and down in anger.

After hearing this, You Erjie's face was filled with endless embarrassment. She gently called out, "Sister, don't talk nonsense."

Third Sister You was also extremely angry with her elder sister. She completely let go of Jia Rong and said angrily, "Fortunately Rong'er is not as bad as his dead father and always abides by the rules, otherwise you would have rolled around in someone's arms." As she said that, she stood up, pulled off her hair make-up and slammed it on the table, loosely tied her hair into a bun, and glared at her mother fiercely.

"He is the only pure boy in this dirty house. Sooner or later he will be led astray by you guys." The third sister snorted, without even looking at the faces of the crowd, she turned around and walked into her room in a leisurely manner.

There was a thick awkwardness in the room, it was really undignified.

When Old Lady You was glared at by her own daughter, she felt very aggrieved. She didn't know what to say, so she just said she was drunk and went back to her room.

You Erjie was at a loss for a moment, and found that her body was almost in Jia Rong's arms. A little shyness surged in her heart. Her face was embarrassed and coquettish. She took a closer look at Jia Rong's sitting posture, and felt even more strange in her heart.

"Rong'er, go back first. I'll go check in the room."

Jia Rong nodded slightly, feeling very happy.

I secretly thought that Third Sister You was like a rose with thorns, so lovely. Second Sister was like a gentle peony, not completely useless, at least she was pretty.

In fact, it is great to be able to go into the house and comfort Third Sister You at this moment. Getting the evaluation of the only pure brother will make things much easier later.

Jia Rong stood up slowly, called out a few words from outside, and said that he would come to pay his respects tomorrow.

In the room, Old Lady You ignored everyone and had already gone to bed.

Elsewhere, the second and third sisters were talking.

Third Sister You was blushing when she recalled her bold behavior. She tapped Second Sister's forehead and said angrily, "Fortunately Rong'er followed the rules, otherwise we would have suffered a lot today."

Seeing that her sister's anger had mostly subsided, You Erjie smiled and advised, "The matter of the West Mansion has been settled. Rong'er is also a well-behaved person. What is there for your sister to be angry about?"

Third Sister You didn't know what she was thinking of, and she tried to make excuses for herself, "You know, we were just playing around, but you don't know whether you should say we were bastards and dissolute. Rong'er is still young, and we are two years younger than him. Although he is well behaved now, if he accidentally crosses the line and does something evil, how can you and I get married? In my opinion, you should go home early."

Going home is not something they can decide.

You Erjie didn't want to go back either, but she couldn't help but speak well of Jia Rong. "How is this place not better than home? Rong'er has already rejected the idea of ​​going west. In the past two years, you and Rong'er have never let us down. What will you think if I leave rashly?"

Third Sister You had a very good impression of Jia Rong because of what happened today, and she also knew that she had misunderstood Jia Rong during this period, so she stopped talking about going home. She couldn't help but think of her bold intimacy just now, and felt a little regretful.

The second sister smiled and said, "Since you said Rong'er is pure, I think he won't take it to heart. Let him come and talk tomorrow and make things clear."

The third sister said angrily, "People have always watched us breathe, and I don't know what they are thinking. That's why I was embarrassed so that they wouldn't bully me. I didn't expect that I couldn't control my temper today, and Rong'er was innocently implicated. Isn't it your and mother's fault?"

Jia Rong walked out of the porch with ease, breathing in a few gulps of alcohol, and the fire in his belly was fueled by the alcohol and ready to move. He thought to himself that the wife, grandmother, and the girls should be having lunch or visiting other rooms.

How great it would have been if it was You who had been drinking with us just now!

Even if Third Sister You was not there just now, she could still let go and make Second Sister You know right from wrong.

Jia Rong humbly said something and went straight out of the inner chamber.

He went to the front hall and summoned all the housekeepers to ask about the external affairs of the mansion in the past few days. He checked the account books and asked about Lai Sheng's purchase of clan land.

After asking about everything, Jia Rong went to Rongguo Mansion again, and first paid his respects to Jia She. Then he went to Jia Lian's study room, and heard a woman's voice coming from the study room.

Soon, the door of the outer study opened and Jia Rong was invited in. At the same time, a young woman covered her face and ran away quickly. It was impossible to recognize which servant's wife she was.

It is obvious that after Jia Lian was driven out of the inner house by Wang Xifeng, he lived a very carefree life in the outer study.

I just feel so happy that I can’t miss Shu!

Jia Rong didn't waste any words. After greeting them, he went straight to talking about the You family's intentions.

"They don't want to?" Jia Lian was obviously used to being praised by others, so he was very surprised to hear the news.

Jia Rong said helplessly: "Uncle Lian didn't know my Third Aunt's temper. He almost drew his sword and chased after Rongguo Mansion. Fortunately, I persuaded him to stop."

This is not nonsense. Third Sister You does have a strange temper and has said that she would kill Jia Lian with a sword. However, compared with Third Sister You's later behavior in the original novel, she is still much more restrained at this young age.

Seeing that Second Master Lian had a suspicious look on his face, Jia Rong said, "If Uncle Lian doesn't believe it, just send someone to inquire. Uncle Lian, don't worry. Tomorrow I will ask Lai Sheng to secretly buy a second courtyard in the back street and buy a few clever maids and servants."

When Jia Lian heard that there was a house and a person, he immediately stopped caring about it. He also thought that secretly marrying You Erjie would do more harm than good, so he also forgot about You Erjie. He smiled and said, "After all, Rong'er is the one who is closest to me at home."

"Uncle Lian, don't be too happy too soon."

Jia Rong waved his hand.

Now that Wang Xifeng doesn't care, Jia Lian still cheats on the servants' wives every day.

He really couldn't stand it, and couldn't understand why Jia Lian was so useless. He whispered, "It would be better if the women from the mansion didn't come to the house anymore. Now that there's a yard outside, Uncle Lian should be more focused. There will be a day when Uncle Lian will bring the second wife from outside into the mansion."

Jia Lian was really overjoyed, and stopped talking about other things. He nodded and said, "After all, Rong'er knows what I'm thinking. I won't bother with you about Ping'er's affairs."

Grass!

What does Ping'er have to do with you? You don't care.

Jia Rong cursed inwardly and said hesitantly, "I have one more thing I want to ask Uncle Lian in advance. I want to hold more sacrificial fields in the clan, so I want Uncle Lian to take a few months off and go to my hometown in Jinling."

Jia Lian hesitated for a moment and asked, "Has Rong'er informed the two masters?"

Jia Rong shook his head and was just about to find an opportunity to discuss it with Jia She and Jia Zheng. Once it was finalized, the two governments would have to send someone to Jinling.

There were not many people that the Jia family could trust. Now there was only one person who was sincere, Jia Qiang, so Ningguo Mansion had to send him. Jia Lian was the only one who could handle things in Rongguo Mansion. Jia Lian had been the one who handled many foreign affairs in the past. Naturally, Jia Lian had to preside over such a major event.

For the rest, the two governments can send a few housekeepers and pick a few relatives from the back streets to go together.

Jia Lian had just returned and was reluctant to leave Beijing. He said, "Let Rong'er and the masters finalize the matter first."

The matter is settled for now.

After noon, Wang Xifeng and Li Wan led the girls to Huifang Garden again. Because Baoyu and Jia Lan also came back from school and wanted to go to Huifang Garden to practice archery, Jia Rong also went to Huifang Garden.

However, this bastard's eyes were looking around randomly, trying to take the opportunity to pull someone into the woods to cool off the anger caused by the alcohol in the morning.

Jia Rong was thinking about this when he came out of the archery path and met You Erjie and You Sanjie who were also going up to Tianxiang Tower.

Third Sister You had something to say to Jia Rong about what happened in the morning, so the three of them stayed downstairs for a while. Yu Shi accidentally saw this scene upstairs, and saw the two sisters talking and laughing with Rong Ge'er, and she secretly thought it was not good.

Chapter 115: A Gathering of Beauties in Tianxiang Tower

Downstairs, Jia Rong stood in the bright sunlight, several bodies away, listening to You Erjie and You Sanjie laughingly talking about what happened in the morning.

In fact, he didn't care in his heart. Since Third Sister You took the initiative to bring it up, he smiled and said, "Third Aunt did scare me this morning."

Are people outside planning to target the You sisters?

Don't even think about it.

Maybe it's because I've gotten closer to them today, so I feel a lot more favorable towards You Erjie now.

Jia Rong thought about this and said, "Please rest assured, my two aunts. Anyone with evil intentions will not be able to get past me. Even if I am away from home because I am on duty in the imperial city, my wife is a sister to you, and she will not let you suffer any harm."

When You Erjie saw the scorching sun shining on Jia Rong, she had a vision of a tall man, and felt that Rong was extremely tall. The look in her soft eyes became more and more charming, and she smiled softly, "No wonder others praise your filial piety and righteousness."

The You family and their maid were of the same mind as Old Lady You, and they couldn't help but feel delighted when they saw this.

The maids all agreed and said with a smile, "Mr. Xiao Rong is well-known in Shenjing for his filial piety. The girls just need to rest assured."

Third Sister You frowned secretly, not liking the maids' nonsense, but she couldn't show it in front of Rong'er. She just said, "Rong'er, go and get busy first. Second Madam Lian from the West Mansion specially invited us upstairs, and we've made them wait anxiously."

Having said that, the third sister took the second sister and quickly went to Tianxiang Tower.

Upstairs, it was not only Youshi who was looking down. Lin Daiyu didn't know what was going on, she looked at Jia Rong's figure in the sunlight and joked with Qin Keqing.

"Look at him, he stands tall and straight, like a mighty general."

Qin Keqing got along best with Daiyu among all the girls. She was also happy to hear Daiyu praising Jia Rong. She said with a smile, "You are just pretending here. Sometimes you are like a child who needs to be coaxed all the time."

Lin Daiyu looked sideways in surprise, and seeing Keqing's face flushed, she did not ask any more questions. She pestered Keqing and joked, "Why don't we call Rong'er upstairs so we can see why he needs to be coaxed?"

After hearing this, Qin Keqing's face turned even redder.

Seeing this, Xue Baochai could not help but feel a sense of longing and envy. She also followed Daiyu and said, "It's time to call him up. The sisters need a coolie like him to serve them."

Tanchun was also beside them. When she heard these words, she interrupted and said, "Rong'er has his own things to do. How can he always be with us? Besides, there are many relatives here. After all, Rong'er is married, so it's not suitable for him."

Qin Keqing thought so too.

If it were only the girls from the Jia family, it would be fine. But there were more than three girls from the Jia family upstairs, including Grandmother Zhu Li, the sisters from the You family, Miss Lin, and Miss Xue. It would be fine for a banquet with a group of people at ordinary times, but it was inconvenient to have fun in private today.

After hearing what Tanchun said, the light in Daiyu's eyes dimmed a lot.

Xue Baochai had a faint smile on her face. She gently nudged Daiyu and said with a smile, "We don't need to call him. He will be coming upstairs soon."

Lin Daiyu looked out and saw Jia Rong talking to a few maids downstairs, walking towards Tianxiang Tower. She asked curiously, "What is he doing now?"

Qin Keqing took a quick look and saw Jia Rong gesticulating. She immediately understood what was going on. She smiled and said, "He is worried that it is too hot upstairs, so he asked the maid to bring ice and dew, and asked the maids to prepare fans. I think it won't be long before the aunts move to Doufengxuan."

Doufengxuan is named after the water, so it must be near the water.

A long corridor connects to Tianxiang Tower in the north, and a large waterside corridor leads to Dengxian Pavilion in the south. To the east of the corridor is a lush tree garden, to the west is facing the water, and to the east is a grass garden.

Doufengxuan faces the water on one side and is surrounded by shade on three sides. It is a good place to escape the summer heat in Huifang Garden of Ningguo Mansion.

Jia Rong certainly couldn't bear to see a group of pretty girls being roasted in Tianxiang Tower, so he went up to the second floor and bowed to Youshi, Li Wan and Wang Xifeng.

He did a very good job of putting on a good show. His eyes swept over the faces of Youshi, Li Wan, Wang Xifeng, Qin Keqing, Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai, Yingchun, Tanchun, You Erjie, You Sanjie, Ping'er, Feng'er, Ruizhu, Suyun, Biyue, Zijuan, Ying'er, Shishu and others.

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart that each person in the building is so beautiful and has such different temperaments.