The Red Mansions

Chapter 1481 Jia Heng: Madam, you don’t want your master’s career.

Chapter 1481 Jia Heng: Second Madam, you don’t want the Second Master’s career…

Rongguofu

Just as Jia Heng thought, at this moment, Mrs. Wang was sitting in the side room of her own courtyard, and anger could be seen on her fair face due to her pampered life.

"Are you sure?" Mrs. Wang frowned, a hint of suspicion flashing in her eyes.

The maid who was talking said, "Madam, the maids and maids in the garden are talking about it in private."

As the saying goes, there is no wall that is impenetrable. Normally, the maids and servants who went in and out to serve the girls in the garden would gossip about them in private.

Madam Wang frowned, her face gloomy, and said, "I'll go see what's going on."

Nanny Li was extremely worried and said, "Madam, there are Nannies blocking us outside the garden."

Madam Wang sneered and said, "I don't believe they dare to stop me!"

If she was really pregnant with that man's child, she must find that man and ask for an explanation!

While Mrs. Wang was speaking, she, accompanied by several maids, headed towards the Daoxiang Village in the Grand View Garden in a mighty procession.

At this moment, it was the beginning of winter, the coldest time of the year. The cold wind was howling in the courtyard, and the snow on the treetops and the blue bricks and tiles had not completely melted. An apricot-yellow flag hanging on the thatched hut was fluttering in the cold wind, making a rustling sound.

Li Wan was currently lying on a bed covered with a soft mattress, caressing her bulging belly with her hand, quietly nurturing the pregnancy, while Cao was chatting beside her.

As the due date approached, Li Wan's rosy face, contours and lines became plump and charming.

Cao smiled and said, "After the New Year, it will be almost time for you to have a baby."

"I don't know how the New Year will go." Li Wan said, with a sweet and happy expression on her gentle and beautiful face. She reached out and gently stroked her bulging belly.

Cao smiled and said, "When the time comes, just say you are not feeling well and just rest well in your room."

Li Wan's graceful eyes were covered with a hint of shyness. She pursed her pink lips and said, "I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain if the old lady asks about it then."

At this moment, Li Wan's maid Su Yun stumbled into the hall, looked at Li Wan in panic, and said, "Grandma, the second wife is here."

Cao frowned, secretly thinking that something was wrong, and said, "Why did it happen again out of the blue?"

Suyun said, "It came once before, but was blocked by Second Madam Lian, and now it's coming again."

Li Wan was panicking and asked, "What should I do?"

After all, she is Mrs. Wang's daughter-in-law and was originally a widow. Now facing Mrs. Wang, she naturally has an instinctive fear.

Cao nodded and said, "Go and inform Sister Feng quickly. I'll go out first and help you stop them."

As she spoke, she left the embroidered cushion and went out.

At this moment, Mrs. Wang was already surrounded by several maids and servants. She seemed to be walking with an overbearing aura. However, she looked at Cao who had just walked out of the room.

Cao calmly blocked Mrs. Wang's way and said with a smile, "Second Madam, what are you doing here at this time?"

Mrs. Wang said, "I heard that Brother Lang'er's mother is not feeling well, so I came to see her."

Cao smiled and said, "She has gotten much better in the past few days. The imperial physician said that Lang'er's mother cannot stand the wind at all."

Mrs. Wang looked indifferent and said, "I'll go in and visit her."

As he spoke, he wanted to cross the threshold and go to the wing room.

At this time, Cao didn't say anything else. She stopped Mrs. Wang and said, "Second Madam, Zhu'er's wife is... Hey..."

Mrs. Wang did not give any explanation, she moved aside Cao's blocking the way and hurried into the side room with the two maids.

At this moment, Li Wan was lying on the bed in the inner room, covered with a quilt embroidered with hibiscus flowers. Listening to the quarrel outside, her beautiful and bright face showed panic.

At this moment, Mrs. Wang came quickly, walked slowly around a brocade mica screen, looked at Li Wan lying on the bed, and when she saw her bulging belly, she was shocked.

It turns out that Zhuge's daughter-in-law is pregnant. Her belly has been big for a long time and I'm afraid she's about to give birth.

At this moment, Mrs. Wang was undoubtedly quite disheveled, or rather, the look she gave Li Wan was filled with inexplicable shock.

Li Wan's beautiful eyes showed a hint of panic under her slender eyebrows. She said in a trembling voice, "Madam."

"You've done a good thing." Mrs. Wang frowned, her face revealing a hint of anger.

Li Wan was facing Mrs. Wang's questioning at this moment. Her face was almost blue and red. She said anxiously, "Mother-in-law, please listen to my explanation."

Madam Wang's face was filled with anger. She said, "Brother Zhu's body has not yet been...passed away for a few years, and you are so unfaithful to your wife that you have an affair with someone else and have a child. How can you be worthy of Brother Zhu?"

Faced with Mrs. Wang's scrutiny and accusations, Li Wan was so angry and ashamed that she could hardly speak for a moment.

Madam Wang said angrily, "Your Li family is a family of scholars. How can you face your father, who is an official in Jiangnan, by doing such an unchaste thing?"

Upon hearing this, Li Wan's body trembled violently, and her face turned as pale as paper.

At this time, Cao entered the room and sneered, "Second Madam, I don't like what you said. How can you say that this is a discredit to the Li family?"

Mrs. Wang slowly turned around and said coldly, "I teach my daughter-in-law a lesson, what does it have to do with you?"

Cao was not a pushover either, and retorted, "Wan'er is also from my Li family, so I can't let her suffer any injustice here. She has been a widow for so many years for your Jia family, and raised you Lang'er to this age. What's wrong with giving birth to a child now? In the future, she will still be surnamed Jia, and she can give birth to more children for your Rongguo Second Branch, so what's wrong with that?"

Well, it has to be said that Cao can be regarded as the ancestor of boxing in later generations. Once he opens his mouth, his sword will be wiped out.

Mrs. Wang was filled with inexplicable anger and scolded, "What you said is really absurd!"

Li Wan's face turned pale as paper. She stared at Cao and said, "Aunt Cao, stop talking."

Cao snorted coldly and said sarcastically, "Some people want to force her to death in order to preserve her chastity."

At this moment, Cao's mouth was like a machine gun, firing relentlessly, and at the same time it was more like a tearful accusation against the entire feudal ethics.

I have been a widow for nearly twenty years. Do you know how I have survived these twenty years?

Li Wan couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Hidden in the brocade quilt embroidered with hibiscus flowers, her slender hand stroked her bulging belly.

Suddenly, a desire arose in my heart. Zi Yu, when will you come over?

My kids and I miss you.

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On the other side, Jia Heng was chatting with Fengjie in the side room after drinking tea. At this moment, the maid Suyun came in hurriedly, holding a corner of her skirt and sawing.

"Second Madam Lian, something bad has happened. The Second Madam has gone to Daoxiang Village." Suyun said in a panic with disheveled hair.

Jia Heng frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "What's going on? The Second Madam is causing trouble again."

Ever since he was conferred the title of Duke, Mrs. Wang dared not act like a spoiled child. After he was granted the title of Prince, Mrs. Wang even dared not eat a fly.

Sister Feng's expression changed slightly, and she said, "Oh no, he is going to block Sister Zhu."

After all, the two were good sisters-in-law who had fought against the Japanese together, and at this moment, they looked obviously worried.

Jia Heng looked solemn and said, "I'll go take a look."

Sister Feng said, "I'll go with you."

Then, he looked at Ping'er who was panicking and said, "Ping'er, come with me. We must not let the news leak out."

After all, a widow is pregnant, which really damages the reputation of the Ning and Rong families.

At this moment, in Daoxiang Village, in the wing room——

Curtains were hung on both sides of the beams by golden hooks, and blue and white porcelain vases were placed on the lacquered wooden high table, illuminated by the lamplight.

Mrs. Wang's face was filled with anger, and she asked, "Whose child is that in your belly?"

At this moment, Li Wan felt inexplicably shocked, or perhaps she could not bear such a scolding at all.

In other words, the day he was most worried about finally came.

Cao sneered and said, "I'm afraid you can't ask about the father of this child."

Madam Wang snorted coldly and scolded, "No matter how much you talk, it's just a matter of reason. I'm her mother-in-law, and my daughter-in-law is pregnant, but I don't know why I can't ask her."

At this moment, the maid Bi Yue suddenly entered the wing room, interrupted Mrs. Wang's spell casting, and said, "The prince and Second Madam Lian are here."

Mrs. Wang, who was speaking, seemed to have her skills cooled down for a moment. Her originally aggressive voice became a little weaker, or perhaps she was frightened by the impending momentum of Jia Heng.

This was caused by Jia Heng's long-term majesty and oppression, and also Wang Fu-ren's instinctive fear after suffering losses many times in the face of Jia Heng.

While Jia Heng was speaking, he entered the hall accompanied by Sister Feng.

At this moment, Cao hurried forward and said with an eager smile, "Brother Heng, you are here?"

After all, he is our rich son-in-law.

Jia Heng nodded, looked at Madam Wang beside him, and whispered, "Why did the Second Madam come here with so many people?"

Mrs. Wang met the gaze that was intimidating without anger, and her heart couldn't help but frightened. She said, "Brother Heng, I came to see Brother Zhu's wife, and I didn't expect that she was pregnant."

Jia Heng frowned, looked deeply, and asked, "What's the matter with pregnancy?"

Then, he looked at Li Wan beside him and gave the beauty a reassuring look. Then, he looked at Mrs. Wang with a cold gaze and said in an unreasonable tone: "Second Madam, it's too noisy here. Let's go to the outer room to talk."

When Mrs. Wang met the sharp gaze of the young man in the python robe, she felt a sense of fear for no reason. Without saying anything, she followed Jia Heng to the outer room.

The two of them came to the room in the front yard, one in front and one behind, and sat down.

At this moment, Fengjie ordered Ping'er to bring the teacup and said with a smile, "Second Madam is fine, why is she in Daoxiang Village again?"

Mrs. Wang glanced at Fengjie and said coldly, "If I hadn't come, I wouldn't have known that such a shocking thing had happened in Daoxiang Village."

Jia Heng said, "Second Madam, if something like this happened to Wan's wife, once it gets out, it will not be a good thing for the master's political reputation and Baoyu's future."

Mrs. Wang: "..."

No, who am I, where am I?

What do you mean? Didn't I come here to pick a fight with you? How come you haven't caught me yet?

Sister Feng lowered her brows and blinked her beautiful eyes. At this moment, she looked at the face of the young man in the python robe, feeling a little surprised.

This guy really knows how to turn the tables. It was clearly the Second Wife who came here to pick trouble, but as they were talking, he ended up threatening her.

Jia Heng stared at Madam Wang with a burning gaze and said, "Second Madam, you don't want the Second Master's career to be delayed, do you?"

Sister Feng: "..."

Why do these words sound familiar?

Madam Wang's expression changed drastically, and she felt a little apprehensive. She said, "But we can't just let this go. I want to know whose baby Zhu's daughter-in-law is pregnant with. Otherwise, if the news gets out, how can the Rong and Ning mansions survive in the capital?"

Jia Heng said, "Second Madam, please don't ask about this matter. The child in Sister Zhu's belly is a noble man."

He is the prince of the Han Dynasty, and should be considered a nobleman.

Of course, people can spread rumors about this kind of thing as they please, but they must never admit it. Some things can be done but not said. As long as he doesn't admit it, then people outside can only spread random rumors about him.

Madam Wang stared at the Duke of Wei, Jia Heng, with a burning gaze, and asked, "Which nobleman is this?"

I'm afraid it's not your uncle Heng's child? How can it be a noble man's?

Instead, you use this evidence to threaten him?

He got her daughter-in-law pregnant, and now not only is he turning his back on her, he's also threatening her?

Mrs. Wang didn't know that Jia Heng not only made his daughter-in-law pregnant, but also made his own daughter pregnant.

Jia Heng frowned, his voice a little impatient, and said in a gentle voice: "Since he is the son of a noble, it is not appropriate to reveal his name and bring trouble to him."

When Mrs. Wang heard this, a hint of sarcasm appeared on her fair and delicate face.

At this moment, Fengjie advised, "Yes, Second Madam, the Second Master is at a critical moment in his return to Beijing for promotion, and nothing can go wrong."

Mrs. Wang remained silent, quickly calculating the pros and cons in her mind.

Or, in other words, they were just trying to make some noise and take the opportunity to see if they could get some benefits.

Mrs. Wang thought for a moment and said, "The master is an official in a local government and can only come back a few times a year. The old lady has always wanted the master to return to the capital to serve her."

Jia Heng said, "Regarding the second master's career, I have discussed it with the old lady before. Let him first serve as a procurator in the local area, accumulate experience and achievements, and then it will not be too late to move to the capital for promotion in the future."

Mrs. Wang nodded and said, "The master has been away from the capital for a long time. I don't know how much Baoyu has fallen behind in his studies. He has failed the imperial examinations many times. I am also worried."

Now is the time to put forward conditions.

Jia Heng said, "As for Baoyu, if he wants to be a civil official, he can first donate money to become a student at the Imperial Academy. Students are similar to Juren. When the imperial examination comes, he can take part in the joint examination. As a student, he can prepare for the examination for a few more years. When he passes the Jinshi examination, he can take the path of Hanlin Kedao in the future."

Mrs. Wang said, "The eldest girl's marriage has also been delayed for several years."

Fengjie listened from the side and curled her lips secretly, thinking that this was going too far.

Jia Heng looked a little uncomfortable, and said, "I will find her a noble man to entrust her with for life."

"Your Excellency?" Mrs. Wang murmured with doubt and confusion in her eyes.

Sister Feng's expression changed, and a strange feeling also surged in her heart.

Why is it that this idea of ​​a noble person is somewhat confusing?

Is he overthinking it?

But this man was a person who did not care about meat or vegetables. Not to mention Xiangyun and Baoqin, he did not leave out any of them, including Sister Zhu.

Jia Heng said, "Second Madam, don't worry about this matter. The most urgent thing is to block the news of today's incident and make the servants in the backyard keep their mouths shut. We can't ruin the reputation of my Jia family."

Although Mrs. Wang was angry at the moment that the young man in the python robe did not make any promises, she could only let it go for the time being.

After Mrs. Wang reluctantly left the room, Jia Heng and Feng Ji were left alone in the hall, sitting opposite each other.

Sister Feng looked at the young man in python robe with complicated eyes and said, "Brother Heng, you are really... eye-opening."

Jia Heng smiled and said, "Sister Feng, haven't you already opened your eyes?"

Feng Jie was originally a smart person. After hearing the young man's "dirty talk", her beautiful face, which was still full of clouds, suddenly blushed like clouds and burned like fire. She couldn't help but spit and said, "I'm talking to you about serious matters, you dirty bastard!"

Jia Heng reached out and took the beautiful woman's slender hand, then hugged her in his arms and reached into her clothes. The fullness in his palm flowed between his fingertips, which made his heart move slightly.

It didn't take long for Fengjie to feel flustered by the young man's skillful techniques, and her plump and graceful body felt hot and spicy.

Jia Heng also realized something was wrong at this moment, and quickly withdrew his hand, stopping the tenderness in his palm, and said softly: "I'll go take a look."

If things go wrong, we will have to play another back-to-back game today.

Sister Feng raised her eyebrows and said with a smile, "Let's go and have a look. She must have been frightened just now. How could she have experienced such a scene before?"

Jia Heng nodded, stood up and went to the wing room.

At this moment, Li Wan was sitting on a bed covered with a woolen blanket in the inner room. Her beautiful face was still a little dull.

Obviously, Mrs. Wang's criticism just now made this thin-skinned young woman fall into some kind of "emotional exhaustion".

At this moment, a young man in a python robe with a tall figure and sharp brows walked in. His eyes were full of pity under his sword-like brows.

"Sister Wan, I'm sorry to be frightened." Jia Heng walked closer and said.

Cao was more tactful now and left the room, leaving the two of them alone to talk.

Li Wan's eyebrows were curved like crescent moons. She looked up at the young man. The tears that had been accumulating suddenly burst out. She said in a trembling voice, "Zi Yu..."

This young lady was really upset just now.

Jia Heng said, pulling Li Wan's delicate hand, "Okay, sister-in-law Wan, let's stop talking. I'm still here."

As Jia Heng spoke, he suddenly put his arm around Li Wan's shoulders, letting the young woman cry her heart out in his arms.

Sister Feng also quietly entered the wing room at this moment. Under her drooping eyebrows, her pair of phoenix eyes looked at Li Wan who was crying in Jia Heng's arms and said, "Sister Wan, be careful not to disturb the fetus."

At this moment, Li Wan, who had been sobbing continuously, seemed to be frightened by Sister Feng. She quickly stopped crying and looked at the young man in the python costume with tenderness in her beautiful eyes.

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(End of this chapter)