The Red Mansions

Chapter 418 Madam Wang: Listen to me, please!

Chapter 418 Madam Wang: Listen to me, please!

Honor Hall

All the people sat around the dining table, with Li Wan on the left of Jia Mu, Sister Feng on the right, and Aunt Xue and Mrs. Wang sitting together.

Jia Heng had just cleaned his hands and was wiping them with a towel, but he hadn't picked up his chopsticks yet.

Yuan Chun has already handed over a pair of chopsticks in a natural manner. The girl in her twenties has a plump figure, her beautiful, white and greasy face. Said: "Brother Heng."

Jia Heng nodded, looked at Yuan Chun who was on the side, met those gentle eyes, and said softly: "Thank you, big sister, it's time for dinner."

The two had dinner together at the Princess Jinyang's mansion, and Yuan Chun was basically considerate, but he was actually used to it.

Seeing this scene, Mother Jia glanced at Mrs. Wang next to her, and she seemed to be signaling with her eyes, to the effect that "you see how good their sibling relationship is", and you don't have to worry too much about Baoyu's affairs in the future.

Mrs. Wang took a look, holding the chopsticks in her hands, she was a little bit unwilling to eat because of Baoyu's beating, she looked up at the two people opposite her, and she didn't know what it was like.

Both fortunate and somewhat aggrieved.

Fortunately, her eldest daughter, Wen Wan Yining, has long had a friendship with the young man in front of her, but she is aggrieved because her eldest daughter wants to flatter Uncle Heng.

"If elder brother hadn't been robbed like that, the eldest girl was in the palace and made a concubine, maybe..."

Mrs. Wang thought about this scene, how many times she dreamed about it at midnight.

She even had a dream yesterday, the eldest girl became a concubine in the palace, and returned to Ning to visit her relatives, and the east and west houses were very lively.

Her elder brother, as a military general, was promoted to a cabinet scholar, while the domineering and domineering brother Heng was just a servant and deacon busy in the East Mansion, and when he saw her, he would respectfully call him Second Wife.

Waking up suddenly, I was so excited and disappointed that I didn't sleep all night. I went to my brother this morning to ask about Zi'er's candidate, but when I came back...

Heaven has no eyes...

In fact, neither Jia Mu nor Mrs. Wang thought about it.

Whether it's Jia Heng's unsmiling and serious temperament before, or his "awe-inspiring justice" and "unhuman" attitude just now, no one would think that Jia Heng would have any affair with Yuan Chun.

Moreover, there is indeed no personal relationship between the two at present.

As for Baochai, Daiyu, Xiangyun, Tanchun and others, they also picked up their chopsticks, stared at this scene, and sighed softly from the bottom of their hearts.

Because Baoyu was beaten before and had to kneel in the ancestral hall, most of them guessed that the eldest sister was still in the middle at this moment, but they had no other ideas.

Only Baochai, with apricot eyes as moist as water, sneaked a glance at the young man with a serious face, but there was a trace of indescribable feeling in his heart... secretly happy.

But immediately, this Lan Xinhui girl knew that this kind of mood was really an untimely sin, so she hurriedly drove it away, feeling guilty to the gods.

Of course, the secret joy is by no means the kind of schadenfreude. It is not so narrow and superficial.

Whether this girl comforts Mrs. Wang or Daiyu, she has a simple and real ability to empathize. She is just happy that someone who sticks to the principles belongs to her... a little luck.

Everyone had different thoughts, bowed their heads and ate their meals.

Suddenly, Lin Zhixiao's family entered the hall with a look of fear on their faces, and said in a low voice, "Old lady, madam, master is here."

When Jia Mu heard this, she frowned, her old face was somewhat displeased, and she said dissatisfiedly, "Why did he come here? Forget it, let him come over for dinner together."

After all, he was his youngest son. Even if he was really annoyed at beating Baoyu, after Baoyu was safe, he felt a little distressed when he recalled Jia Zheng's desolate appearance just now.

While thinking about it, after a while, he saw Jia Zheng's face was pale, and his figure staggered into the Rongqing Hall. His face was full of anger, his pupils were a little red, and he growled, "Old lady, where is Baoyu?"

Jia Mu didn't react for a while, and said, "Baoyu has applied the medicine and is lying down. Well, what are you looking for him for?"

Seeing that Jia Zheng's expression was wrong, he frowned and said angrily, "What are you going to do? Do you still want to hit him?"

It's all beaten like that, so how can there be life in the fight?

Jia Heng also turned his head, put down the chopsticks in his hand, and stared at Jia Zheng with a gradually suspicious expression on his face. Looking at Jia Zheng now, he was angry and depressed, almost crying out of anxiety.

How should I put it, it's a bit like...my new car!

Yuan Chun also frowned at Liu Yemei, seeing surprise on her beautiful and gentle face, feeling a little bit uneasy in her heart.

For the others, Li Wan also looked at his father-in-law in surprise, unable to understand for a while.

And Baochai also put down her chopsticks, her apricot eyes under her willow-leaf brows shimmered, thoughtfully.

Mrs. Wang met those eyes. After all, they were a couple of "same bed and different dreams". She caught the anger, despair, and sadness in Jia Zheng's eyes, and felt a little bad for a while.

Did something happen again?

Sister Feng said softly, "Second Master, what is this?"

Jia Zheng ignored him at all, but felt ashamed for a moment when he met Jia Heng's eyes that were as calm as an abyss and as cold as jade. In his trembling voice, there was a sense of desolation and despair, and he looked at Jia Mu, who was beside him, He said in a low voice, "Mother, Baoyu is an evil animal. I definitely can't keep it! It's just right to strangle him early! If someone persuades me again today, I'll take this crown with my belongings and hand it over to him and Baoyu as soon as I answer! To avoid being a sinner, shave off these troublesome temple hairs, and find a clean place to live, and avoid the crime of humiliating the ancestors and giving birth to a rebellious son!"

As soon as these words came out, Rongqing Hall was like a bolt from the blue.

With a sound of "click", the spoon in Jia Mu's hand fell to the ground and hit the porcelain bowl, her old face was full of disbelief.

"Zheng'er, why did you say such a thing?"

Mrs. Wang's face was pale, she looked at Jia Zheng who was trembling with anger, and said in a trembling voice: "Master, what do you say? What did Baoyu do to make the master so angry again?"

Yuan Chun looked at his father with a worried look on his face.

Tanchun, Xiangyun, and Daiyu were even more shocked.

No one thought that Jia Zheng would repeat himself again, so something must have happened again?

Jia Heng frowned, looked at Jia Zheng, and asked, "Second Master, don't be angry, the sky won't fall, is there something else going on?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in Rongqingtang felt like they had found their backbone.

Jia Zheng took a deep breath, tried to suppress the resentment in his heart, and said almost through gnashing of teeth, "Just now the Chief Historian of Prince Zhongshun came over and said that Baoyu had abducted an actor from the mansion, and the Chief Historian came to ask for him."

Before Jia Heng frowned and asked, Jia's mother suddenly stood up and said angrily: "Nonsense, all kinds of dirty water are poured on Baoyu's head. He has been at home these days. Where can he abduct actors? Baoyu is a child. I'm worried that others will abduct him!"

Mrs. Wang's face softened a little when she heard the words, and she obviously agreed with what Jia Mu said.

Aunt Xue whispered, "Is there some misunderstanding?"

Sister Feng also said: "Yes, master, you can't listen to what outsiders say, you have to ask clearly before talking."

I also saw that Jia Zheng's anger was really not decent, and I was afraid that something good or bad would happen.

Yuan Chun said softly, "Father, you might as well ask Baoyu about it."

Jia Zheng said coldly: "Baoyu and Xiaodan, who is loyal to the royal family and calls Qiguaner, exchange sweat towels. They are very friendly. I'm afraid that something will ruin the family tradition and insult the face of the ancestors. Under the Nine Springs, I want to cover my face with hair! Mother, this scourge of Baoyu must never be left behind!"

Even if people said it was implicit, but the two men have changed their sweat towels, so how can they be innocent!

Brother Zhen back then had some rumors, and now Lian'er, even though he was not at home, listened to some gossip and didn't want to go out under his door.

Really a wave of ups and downs, a wave of resurgence.

Finally, Jia's mother was somewhat startled, and murmured: "Zhongshun Palace?"

"The chief historian of the king's mansion came to the door in person, and asked the teacher to inquire about the crime!" Jia Zheng said dejectedly, then looked at the servant beside him, and said, "Where is Baoyu?"

But at this moment, no one dared to respond, lest something unexpected happen.

Mrs. Wang got up quickly, her eyes were full of tears again, and she cried, "Master..."

Jia Zheng's eyes turned black, his figure swayed, and he was about to fall, he said: "You are a good son, I'm afraid that he will cause a catastrophe of ransacking the family and destroying the family in the future, so I will give up! Find a rope quickly , I will hang myself in front of the door from now on, and I will not bring trouble to the clan again!"

In fact, there is another matter that makes Jia Zheng unable to pass this hurdle. Prince Zhongshun is their political enemy of the Jia clan, and he has no face to gain a foothold in the clan, plus Baoyu associates with dubious actors.

By the way, there is also the previous section of Jin Chuan, the two crimes are concurrent, and the crime is aggravated!

Yuan Chun stepped forward to support Jia Zheng, and Tan Chun also supported him.

Yuan Chun's heart was cut like a knife, and he cried: "Father, Baoyu is useless, you beat him and scold him, why bother to say such words, which makes my daughter feel uncomfortable."

Tanchun's eyes were also red, and he persuaded him in a low voice, although the girl's heart is always bright and generous, seeing her father being angry like this, she also felt a little bit resentful towards her second brother.

Daiyu's misty brows and eyes were also gloomy, and she didn't know what she thought of, she wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and said in a low voice: "Uncle, no matter what happens to Second Brother Bao, you just teach, how can you make this happen?" atmosphere."

Seeing that Jia Zheng was so angry, Jia's mother opened her mouth, but she couldn't reprimand her. With tears streaming down her eyes, she said, "Zheng'er, why are you so angry? Because of such a wicked child, the whole family is disturbed." gone."

Aunt Xue and Sister Feng hurriedly persuaded Jia Mu.

Baochai Lirui also had a somewhat mournful expression on her face, and she sighed softly.

On Xiangyun Apple's face, Qi Qiran was seen.

This scene, before and after, really makes people feel uncomfortable.

As for Mrs. Wang, she couldn't help shouting "Pearl, my poor Pearl" at the moment. Of course, excluding the problem of skill cooling, she was really frightened by Jia Zheng's fuming appearance.

That is not anger, but despair, collapse!

Jia Heng put down the teacup in his hand, stood up, and said in a warm voice: "Second Master, no matter how incompetent my son is, I won't be this far."

The voice was cold and quiet, but it seemed to have a calming force. The Rongqing Hall, which was in chaos, suddenly became quiet.

Jia Zheng smiled wryly, desolately and indignantly, and said, "Ziyu, it's fine if Baoyu doesn't study, but he makes friends with actors and actresses. Thinking about how reckless Baoyu is when the Qi official serves under the loyal prince, he lures people out for no reason. I'm afraid that there will be many misfortunes caused by Baoyu's turmoil in the future, so it's justified to strangle him to death earlier, so as to avoid future troubles!"

Everyone listened frighteningly, not only Jia Zheng yelling and beating, but also arousing people's imagination.

Baochai condensed her willow-leaf eyebrows, her almond eyes drooped, and she thought to herself, Brother Bao, is there something better than him?

Thinking about it this way, I felt nauseated, and Li Rui's snow-white and flawless face was filled with horror.

Just like that, Mom let her...

Thinking about it this way, Baochai raised her plump, quiet and beautiful face slightly, and looked at Aunt Xue who was at the side, meeting a pair of surprised and uncertain eyes.

Aunt Xue was obviously shocked and dumbfounded.

It's also because Jia's mother said something about it just now, so it's hard to avoid people thinking about it now.

At this moment, because the Rongqing Hall was quiet for a moment, suddenly, a maid ran all the way from behind the screen, stood still, and said in a low voice: "Old lady, madam, the second master is awake... huh?"

As Musk Moon spoke, she seemed to be stuck, blinked her eyes, and looked at Jia Zheng, who was frowning, and Mrs. Wang, who had a mournful face, with a beautiful... ordinary face, suddenly gathered a look of surprise, and opened her mouth Zhang, for a moment, was at a loss.

Jia Zheng's eyes flickered coldly, as if he had a burst of strength, he broke free from Tanchun and Yuanchun who were supporting him, and went straight to Jia's mother's back room, "You bastard!"

Jiamu's complexion changed drastically, and she said anxiously: "Stop him, go and stop him!"

Obviously, he was worried that Jia Zheng would kill Baoyu in a fit of anger.

When the maids and mothers heard the words, they rushed to stop Jia Zheng, and the Rongqing hall was in chaos.

Jia Heng looked silent and shook his head secretly.

At this time, Jia Mu looked at Jia Heng with a crying voice, and said, "Brother Heng, go and have a look."

At this time, Mrs. Wang was halfway running, she turned her eyes to look at the young man, her heart was anxious, her eyes dimmed with tears and she said: "Brother Heng, I... Please, go and persuade the master."

At this moment, Mrs. Wang was in a state of chaos, and her mind was almost on the verge of... breaking down.

Jia Heng glanced at Mrs. Wang, her face was indifferent, and she walked towards the back room.

It's not because of Mrs. Wang's prayer, but because he can't bear to witness the human tragedy of "father killing son" with his own eyes. If he is not there, then Jia Zheng will torture and kill Baoyu, and he will not care.

At this time, the crowd had arrived in Jia Mu's back room, but they saw Jia Zheng's face was slumped, and he was slumped on a chair, but he did not kill Baoyu as everyone expected.

Yuanchun, Tanchun and several nuns held Jia Zheng's arm.

Baoyu had already heard the movement at this time, opened his eyes, and recovered a little bit of energy, but his face was still a little pale, looked at Jia Zheng in horror, and called out in a low voice: "Father..."

Looking at Baoyu lying on the bed with weak breathing, Jia Zheng's face was like gold paper, and asked: "How reckless are you, you bastard, why are you teasing the loyal official of the palace?"

When Baoyu heard the words, his heart was shocked, and he subconsciously denied it: "Master, I... I really don't know who the master is talking about, Qiguaner?"

"How dare you argue when things come to an end! The Chief Historian of Prince Zhongshun said, you have exchanged sweat scarves, and now the scarf is wrapped around your waist. The chief historian of Prince Zhongshun has come to ask for someone." Jia Zheng said coldly. drank.

Xu Shi was too outrageous, but now, Jia Zheng's tone had a kind of "calmness" that both Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang found frightening.

When Baoyu heard this, she felt as if she had been killed by lightning, and her expression changed.

He thought to himself, the head of the palace knows all about such secret matters, let alone other secret matters.

Then he hesitated and said: "Master, he is hiding in Red Sandalwood Fort now, Master may as well let the chief historian find him."

When everyone heard this, their hearts trembled.

Jia Zheng said coldly, "What about the sweat towel?"

Baoyu's face was pale, frightened by Jia Zheng's power, he glanced at Sheyue, and said in a low voice, "It's... tied around Sheyue's waist."

He was also afraid of being beaten, because Baoyu even saw a trace of murderous intent in Jia Zheng's eyes just now, and he was hurting.

Mrs. Wang's face turned pale, and she felt a "boom" in her head, and turned her eyes to look at Sheyue beside her, with coldness surging in her eyes.

Although Baoyu didn't say anything specific, but with Mrs. Wang's suspicious nature, the sweat towel was tied around her waist, so it was hard to guarantee that there would be no more troublesome things.

She said how her family's Baoyu molested Jin Chuan, could it be that this little showy hoof instigated it?

It just so happens that this meeting can't happen, and I can't fail in my life.

Sheyue knelt down with a "plop", but she was a bit quick-witted, and said in a low voice: "Madam, the second master doesn't like the sweat towel, so I just gave it to the servant."

Xiren was behind Yuan Chun, seeing this scene, frowned, his eyes dimmed, and for some reason, he always felt a little uncomfortable.

Seeing this scene, Jia Mu was about to speak out to persuade her.

Jia Heng said coldly: "What a heartless and ungrateful person who has no responsibility and shirks responsibility!"

Hearing this, everyone present was stunned, and they all looked at the young man.

Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "Throw away the golden bracelet first, and ignore it! Then sell your friend, and put it in danger! Even if this friend is just an actor, now, even his own maid has to be sold to excuse his fault, next you Who are you going to sell! Your parents? Or your sister?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone turned pale, as if recalling Jia Heng's previous questioning.

Yuan Chun's expression was mournful, he only felt colic in his heart, he closed his eyes slightly, and tears fell silently again.

This time it was not because Baoyu was being scolded, but just as Jia Heng said before, Baoyu was so weak that he really didn't take responsibility at all.

Jia Mu sighed: "Brother Heng, he is still a child, and he can be dumbfounded by fright."

However, at this moment, Jiamu's "little child" words are like a cold joke of a "repeater", and there is an unspeakable weirdness in the back room of Rongqing Hall.

Jia Heng shook his head and said: "Master, that's all, don't need to be angry anymore, it's not worth being angry like this, let him go in the future, what happens in the future depends on his luck."

Jia Zheng looked slumped, looked at Jia Heng, and finally let out a long sigh.

Jia Heng said: "Master should be tired after such a commotion, go back and have a good rest first, leave the matter of loyalty to the palace to me."

Compared with the original book, what happened today is more cruel to Jia Zheng.

Because the original book is about venting your anger, you will get angry when you are angry, but not today. First, there was the incident of molesting Jin Chuan, Baoyu was embarrassing, and now the Zhongshun Palace has another outbreak.

This produces the effect that one plus one is greater than two.

It can only be said that for Baoyu, the leak in the house happens to rain all night, and the boat is late and the wind blows.

As for Jia Zheng, the hemp rope is broken at the fine points, and bad luck only finds the poor.

If Baoyu was physically destroyed for the first time, Jia Zheng was almost mentally destroyed the second time.

At this point, Baoyu's underpants were completely ripped off, showing a weak and insignificant personality, but everyone in the Jia family knew more or less Baoyu's weak and irresponsible temperament.

Because of Baoyu, he can't protect anyone!

In the original book, he couldn't protect Qingwen, Xiren, Daiyu, Xiangyun, Yingchun, married Baochai, and abandoned his wife and son.

He also couldn't protect Jia Zheng, Yuan Chun, and even Mrs. Wang!

Now he can't protect Jin Chuan, Xi Ren, and Qi Guan'er either.

He only had his own emotions in his heart. If Jia Zhen and Jia Lian's evil was surly and frivolous, then Baoyu's evil was still the same sentence, ruthless, righteous, and irresponsible.

The author of the original work is not only accusing Jia Zhen and his sons, Jia She and his son, but also Baoyu, and only a boudoir woman who "behavior and knowledge are above me" is the original author's pitiful, deplorable, and sad object .

Anti-feudalism, anti-ethics?

Who?

(End of this chapter)