The Red Mansion Big Liar

However, even so, the collision almost caused Jia Zheng to fall to the ground.

"You're looking for a fight!" He shouted, "Why are you running? Those people with you don't care about you. I don't know where you're going, you're just like a wild horse!"

Jia Huan hurriedly said timidly, "I didn't run away just now. I just heard that a maid in the garden behind jumped into the river. Fortunately, she was rescued, so I ran to see what happened."

"In the garden?"

Jia Zheng felt dazed and asked in surprise, "Who would jump into the river for no reason? There has never been such a thing in my family. Since our ancestors, we have always been kind and gentle to our servants. If outsiders knew about this, how would our ancestors save our reputation? What's more, it happened in the garden!"

Jia Huan hurried forward, grasped Jia Zheng's robe, knelt down and said, "Father, don't be angry. No one knows about this except the people in the Madam's room. I heard my mother say..."

Having said this, he turned around and looked around.

Jia Zheng understood what was meant and glanced at the servants. The servants understood and retreated to the sides.

Jia Huan then whispered, "My mother told me that yesterday, Brother Baoyu was in the Madam's room and tried to rape Jin Chuan, the Madam's maid, but failed. Jin Chuan jumped into the river out of anger."

Before he could finish his words, Jia Zheng was so angry that his face turned pale.

He did not doubt Jia Huan's words.

Aunt Zhao had already passed on the message, and Jin Chuan was already very willing, but she did not dare to take the initiative to throw herself into the arms of Lady Wang because of her consideration for her.

Although it is not clear whether Aunt Zhao told Baoyu to ask him to take the initiative to propose to Mrs. Wang, even if so, it is not a reason for him to force it.

When I thought about how my son almost put a hat on me, how could I hold back my anger?

"Quickly bring Baoyu here!" he shouted, and added, "Just tell him I have something to talk to him about, and don't alarm the old lady! Anyone who dares to pass on the information will be beaten to death!"

As he spoke, he went to the study room and said, "If anyone advises me again today, I will give my hat, belt and belongings to him and Baoyu! I can't avoid being a sinner. I will shave off these troublesome hairs and find a clean place to live. I can also avoid the sin of bringing disgrace to my ancestors and giving birth to a rebellious son."

With Jia Zheng's ugly words in mind, the servant did not dare to say anything more and just followed his instructions to invite Baoyu.

However, although the servants did not dare to say anything, Xiren was still concerned.

Follow all the way.

When Jia Baoyu was brought to Mengpozhai, Jia Zheng's eyes turned red and purple, and he shouted, "Shut up and beat him to death!"

Xiren, who was following behind, didn't bother to listen and ran away immediately.

After leaving Mengpo Zhai, she hesitated for a moment, then went through the Neiyi Gate and ran towards Rongxi Hall.

But when he arrived at Rongxi Hall, he did not see Mrs. Wang. After asking, he found out that she had gone to the garden. She asked someone to pass on the message while rushing to Rongqing Hall.

However, Jia Zheng in Mengpo Zhai had already ordered a group of servants to press Jia Baoyu down on a stool and hit him with a big board a dozen times.

Jia Zheng still felt that the blow was not light enough, so he kicked the person who was holding the clapboard away, snatched it away, and gritted his teeth and hit him dozens of times with all his might.

He beat Jia Baoyu until his skin was torn and he was dying, but he still refused to stop. He only stopped for a while when he was exhausted.

He rested for a while, and when he had recovered a little, he picked up the stick and was about to hit Jia Baoyu again, but Mrs. Wang outside had already arrived late.

After all, she is younger and walks faster.

When Mrs. Wang walked in and saw the dying Jia Baoyu, she felt dizzy and almost fainted.

When Jia Zheng saw her, it was like adding fuel to the fire, and the beating came down harder and faster.

Frightened, Mrs. Wang hurried forward and hugged the board.

"Why is this, sir?"

"You still have the nerve to ask me? Don't you know what he did?"

Jia Zheng was furious and asked, "I just want to ask you, why did Jin Chuan have to go to the point of jumping into the river?"

Yingchun and Tanchun, who had come with Mrs. Wang, also followed in.

However, Lin Daiyu, although a little worried, adhered to the principle of not stepping out of the second door and did not come with them. Instead, she went to Jia Mu's room to wait for news.

As for Zhang Yun逸, the director of this great show, he kept his merits and fame to himself. He used the excuse that his clothes were wet, and took Jinchuan and the indenture given by Mrs. Wang and returned to Dengxian Pavilion.

But even if Zhang and Lin were not there, Jia Zheng would not be too embarrassed to talk about his jealousy with his son in front of the younger generation.

Mrs. Wang did not expect that Jia Huan had made such a fuss. She just thought that Jia Zheng knew that Jin Chuan had jumped into the river and was taking his anger out on his son.

Looking at the dying Jia Baoyu, she felt more and more that Jin Chuan could not be kept.

"She's not dead yet, are you asking Baoyu to pay for her life?"

She stiffened her neck and choked, "The man was saved by Brother Yi, and I have given him away. There will be less trouble in the future!"

Tanchun and Yingchun, who were standing by, suddenly showed a look of sudden enlightenment.

When Jia Zheng heard this, he added fuel to the fire. He pushed Mrs. Wang away and started beating her with a stick.

"Kill me first, then kill him, wouldn't that be clean?"

Jia's mother, who arrived later, heard the sound of the board outside the house and shouted without waiting to enter the house.

When Jia Zheng heard his mother's voice, he stopped his momentum, turned around, stepped forward, bowed and smiled, "It's so hot, mother, why are you so angry to come here in person? If you have anything to say, you should just call your son in and tell him."

Grandmother Jia entered the room, stopped to take a breath, and said in a stern voice: "You are talking to me! I have something to tell you, but it's a pity that I didn't raise a good son in my life, so who should I tell it to!"

After hearing this, Jia Zheng knelt down and said, "I teach my son a lesson for the sake of honoring our family. How can I, as a son, bear this?"

When Grandmother Jia heard this, she spat and said, "You can't stand a word I say. How can Baoyu stand the beating you are going to do? You said that teaching your son a lesson will bring honor to the family, but how did your father teach you in the first place?"

At this time, Wang Xifeng and Li Wan also rushed over after hearing the news.

With Jia's mother suppressing Jia Zheng, the maids and wives no longer had any worries and hurried forward to help Baoyu. Fengjie scolded him, "Foolish thing, don't you open your eyes and take a look! You still want to help him walk after he's been beaten like this! Why don't you go in and bring out the rattan stool?"

Everyone then brought a stool, lifted the dying Jia Baoyu and placed him on it, and sent him to Lady Jia's room along with Lady Jia, Mrs. Wang and others.

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 244: A Thought Comes True

At this time, in Jia's mother's room, in addition to Jia's mother, Mrs. Wang and others, Aunt Xue, Baochai, Xiangyun, and Lin Daiyu who arrived first were all here.

Xiren felt very aggrieved, but she could not do anything. Seeing that everyone was surrounding her, some were pouring water, some were fanning, and she could not help, so she walked out to the second gate and asked the servants to find Mingyan to ask her in detail.

"How did the master know that Jinchuan had jumped into the river? Why didn't you come and tell me earlier?"

"It was the Third Master who said it, but I wasn't there, so I just heard it from the Master's people."

When Xiren heard Jia Huan's name, she couldn't help but frowned, turned around and went back without saying a word.

At this time, Jia Baoyu had slowly woken up after being pinched on his philtrum and tiger's mouth by everyone.

Mrs. Wang couldn't help but call the child "son" and "flesh", feeling heartbroken.

Jia Baoyu opened his eyes dazedly, but did not look at Mrs. Wang and Lady Jia who were heartbroken.

Instead, she looked at her sisters. Seeing the concerned looks in the room, she suddenly felt stronger. She was even secretly glad that the beating was not in vain.

He had been thinking about how to attract everyone's attention recently, but he didn't expect that he would end up here.

Although this method is feasible, the thought of letting him do it again makes me scared.

He knew that this was only temporary, so he struggled to grab Grandmother Jia's hand and said sadly: "Grandson... I'm afraid I won't survive. I haven't been able to live in that garden yet, and I won't be willing to die! Grandfather, please fulfill my grandson's wish!"

Seeing him beaten to pieces, Grandmother Jia was already heartbroken, so how could she bear to refuse?

"Don't talk nonsense. The garden belongs to us. You can live here if you want. But don't make irresponsible remarks about life and death!"

"Then can my grandson live here now and be raised?"

"You evil creature!" Jia Zheng suddenly shouted, "Your sister hasn't married yet, what can you do..."

Jia Baoyu was frightened and shrank his neck.

But Jia's mother, who was standing by, glared at him and shouted, "Why not? When the eldest daughter comes back to get married, Baoyu can move out again!"

As she spoke, she turned and glared at Jia Zheng: "Why are you still here if you don't leave? Are you so dissatisfied that you have to watch him die before you leave?"

Jia Zheng didn't really care about Jia Baoyu's life or death, but since his grandmother was still angry, he didn't dare leave without permission.

When he heard that Mrs. Wang gave Jinchuan to Zhang Yun逸, he was furious.

On the one hand, Mrs. Wang exposed the fact that the father and son were jealous of each other over Jin Chuan in front of the younger generation, which made him lose face and also eliminated the possibility of him marrying Jin Chuan again.

On the other hand, Mrs. Wang seemed to be deliberately against him and sent the person to Zhang Yun逸.

Anyway, the truth has been revealed and face has been lost.

If he gave her to someone else, or sent her away as a servant, he might be able to spend some money to keep her as a concubine.

But if he followed Zhang Yun逸, he had to consider the consequences.

It’s not that he cares about Zhang Yunyi’s identity, but he just thinks that every time he has something to ask him, it’s never good.

Especially last time, he thought he could take advantage of an opportunity and use Jia Lian's hand, but he managed to pin Wang Xifeng under him in public and knead her. If it had happened to him, he would have lost face.

However, having said that, when he thought about Jin Chuan, who loved him, having to enjoy the pleasure of Zhang Yunyi, he felt even more uncomfortable.

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"Master! I can still bear it..."

Jin Chuan, who followed Zhang Yunyi back to Dengxian Pavilion, was already overwhelmed, but she still stubbornly held on, hesitating.

In response to Jin Chuan's request, Zhang Yun逸 did not make any verbal response.

However, as soon as Jin Chuan finished speaking, her wailing became even more hoarse.

Although Jia Zheng had made the worst plan, he did not expect that it would come true so soon.

Of course, unlike what he thought, Jin Chuan not only did not have the idea of ​​being in Cao's camp but her heart was with Han, but was very proactive and enjoyed it.

Since both of them fell into the water, she took the opportunity to help Zhang Yunyi take a bath. Not only did she clean him without hesitation, she also took the initiative to give him a passionate kiss.

Faced with such enthusiastic response, Zhang Yun逸 naturally would not be shy.

Even, a little self-satisfied.

Last night, he enjoyed the service of Aunt Zhao, Jia Zheng's legitimate concubine. This morning, Jin Chuan, whom Jia Zheng had always been thinking about but had never been able to get, also took the initiative to throw herself into his arms.

What reason does he have to refuse?

Since it was Jinchuan's first time, as usual, he only washed half of it and then carried her back to the room.

When Jin Chuan had become his shape from the inside out, he twisted his neck and said vaguely, "I'm afraid Baoyu got beaten because of you!"

Jin Chuan was startled when she heard the words, then she stretched her snow-white neck, pulling her collarbone in front of her like a crescent moon.

She said angrily, "Beating him up is too light a punishment! If it weren't for you, Master, I'm afraid even if I died, I wouldn't be able to stop Madam from taking her anger out on the family!"

Having said this, she couldn't help but feel a little worried again: "This...will this implicate my family?"

This was not the first time that Jia Zheng beat and scolded Jia Baoyu, but she did not get to the bottom of the matter at the time.

"Hmm!" Zhang Yunyi snorted without comment.

Then he comforted her, "Don't worry about this. Since you are following me, the West Palace will not dare to embarrass your family. After a while, I will find a reason to bring your family here as well."

After getting his assurance, Jin Chuan felt relieved and hurriedly expressed her gratitude.

"I never mistreat my own people!"

Zhang Yunyi raised his hand slightly, interrupting Jin Chuan's thanks, and then said: "Although the master has taken you in as his room, you still have to do what you should do. You should rest for a few days first, and then go to Xiangling's room to take care of her."

"I'm not trying to climb the social ladder!" Jin Chuan hurriedly supported herself and stood up slightly, saying, "I just want to repay you for saving my life. Don't worry, I will do my duty!"

Seeing that Jin Chuan did not take advantage of her favor to become arrogant, Zhang Yunyi was quite satisfied. He nodded at her and said, "It's good that you understand. I still have things to do in the yamen. If you don't understand anything, just ask Baozhu and Ruizhu. They already know everything."

"Hoo! Hoo!" Jin Chuan struggled and stood up, saying, "I saw there is an empty room downstairs, so I will stay there for one night and go over tomorrow..."

Zhang Yun逸 did not object to this.

Everything has to have a first come first served order. Compared with Baozhu, Ruizhu and Xiangling who have served for a long time, it is reasonable for Jinchuan, an outsider, to take the initiative to give in if she wants to integrate into his backyard.

However, that's something that will happen in the evening, so there's no need to be so anxious.

"Just lie down and relax. When Ruizhu comes, give her the handkerchief and she will keep it for herself!"

When the handkerchief was mentioned, Jin Chuan's face, which was still full of emotion, couldn't help but turn red again.

He quickly lowered his head and agreed in a low voice.

Only then did Zhang Yunyi turn around and leave.

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