Rongqingtang
As soon as everyone sat around the dining table, Li Wan was on Jia's left hand, Sister Feng was on her right, and Aunt Xue and Mrs. Wang were sitting together.
Jia Heng had just cleaned his hands and was wiping them with a towel. He had not yet picked up the chopsticks.
Yuanchun had already handed him a pair of chopsticks naturally. The girl was twenty years old, with a plump figure and a beautiful, white face. Although there were still tears on her face, her eyebrows were gentle and sad, and her bright autumn eyes were a little more charming and soft. The voice said: "Brother Heng."
Jia Heng nodded, looked at Yuan Chun aside, met his gentle eyes, and said softly: "Thank you, big sister, it's time to eat."
The two of them ate together at the eldest princess's house in Jinyang. Yuan Chun was basically considerate, but he was actually used to it.
Seeing this scene, Jia Mu glanced at Mrs. Wang next to her, and seemed to indicate with her eyes, something to the effect of "Look at how good their relationship is between brother and sister." You don't have to worry too much about Baoyu in the future.
Mrs. Wang glanced at them, holding the chopsticks in her hands. She was a little bit dissatisfied because of Baoyu's beating. She looked up at the two people opposite, not knowing what to feel in her heart.
I'm both happy and a little frustrated.
Fortunately, her eldest daughter, Wen Wan Yining, has already had a friendship with the young man in front of her. However, she feels aggrieved that her eldest daughter has to go out of her way to flatter Mr. Heng.
"If my brother hadn't suffered such a calamity, and the eldest girl was in the palace and made a concubine, maybe..."
Mrs. Wang thought about this scene, thinking about it many times in her dreams at midnight.
She even had a dream last night. The eldest girl was made a concubine in the palace and returned to Ning for marriage. The east and west mansions were bustling.
Her brother, as a military general, was promoted to cabinet bachelor, while the domineering Brother Heng was just a servant and deacon busy in the East Mansion. When he saw her, he respectfully called her "Second Wife".
I suddenly woke up. I was so excited and disappointed that I didn't sleep all night. I just went to my brother's place this morning to ask about Zi'er's selection, but when I came back...
The sky has no eyes...
In fact, neither Jia Mu nor Mrs. Wang thought about it.
Whether it was Jia Heng's serious and serious character in the past, or his "awe-inspiring justice" and "inhumane" attitude just now, no one would have thought that Jia Heng would have any kind of personal relationship 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 and stared at this scene, sighing softly in their hearts.
Because Baoyu was beaten before and had to kneel in the ancestral hall, most people guessed that the eldest sister was still in the middle at this moment, but they had no other ideas.
Only Baochai, with her watery almond eyes, secretly glanced at the young man with a serious face, but there was a trace of... secret joy in his heart that he couldn't even express.
But immediately, this young girl with a clear heart knew that this kind of mood was indeed inappropriate and sinful, so she quickly expelled it and felt guilty to the gods.
Of course, the secret joy is by no means the kind of joy that comes from schadenfreude. It is not so narrow and superficial.
Whether this girl comforts Mrs. Wang or Daiyu, she has a simple and true ability to empathize. Her secret joy is just that for someone who sticks to her principles, her love belongs to her...a small blessing.
Everyone had different thoughts and lowered their heads to eat their food.
Suddenly, Lin Zhixiao's family entered the hall with a frightened look and whispered: "Old lady, madam, the master is here."
Hearing this, Mother Jia frowned, with a hint of displeasure on her old face, and said dissatisfied: "Why is he here? That's all, that's all, let's have him come and have a meal together."
After all, he was his youngest son. Even if he was really annoyed with Baoyu, after Baoyu was safe, recalling Jia Zheng's bleak and dejected appearance just now made him feel a little heartbroken.
While he was thinking about it, after a while, he saw Jia Zheng, his face pale, staggering into the Rongqing Hall, his face surging with anger, his pupils a little red, and he growled: "Old lady, where is Baoyu?"
Jia Mu didn't react for a moment and said, "Baoyu has applied the medicine and is lying down. Well, what are you looking for him for?"
But seeing that Jia Zheng looked wrong, he frowned and said angrily: "What do you want, do you still have to beat him?"
After being beaten like that, where can I still survive if I fight again?
Jia Heng also turned his head, put down the chopsticks in his hands, and stared at Jia Zheng. His face gradually became a little confused. Now looking at Jia Zheng, he looked angry and depressed, almost as if he was about to cry.
How should I put it, it's a bit similar to... my new car!
Yuanchun also condensed his willow-leaf eyebrows. He was surprised when he saw his beautiful and gentle face, and felt a little bit bad in his heart.
Others, Li Wan, also looked at his father-in-law in surprise, unable to understand for a moment.
Baochai also put down his chopsticks, his dewy apricot eyes under his willow eyebrows shimmering, thoughtfully.
When Mrs. Wang met those eyes, they were a couple who had "different dreams in the same bed" after all. She caught the anger, despair, and sadness in Jia Zheng's eyes, and felt something bad in her heart for a moment.
Did something happen again?
Sister Feng said softly: "Second Master, what is this?"
Jia Zheng paid no attention to it, but met Jia Heng's eyes as calm as the abyss and as cold as jade. He felt ashamed for a moment. In his trembling voice, with despair and despair, he looked at Jia's mother aside, He whispered: "Mother, Baoyu, this evil beast, can no longer be kept! It is only right to strangle him as soon as possible! If someone tries to persuade me today, I will take this crown as a personal property and hand it over to him and Baoyu as soon as possible! I I don’t want to be a sinner, shave off these troublesome hairs on my temples and find a clean place to go, and I don’t want to insult my ancestors or give birth to a rebellious son!”
As soon as these words came out, Rongqing Hall was like a bolt from the blue.
With a "click" sound, 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 do you say such things?"
Mrs. Wang's face was pale. She looked at Jia Zheng who was trembling with anger and said in a trembling voice: "Master, what are you talking about? Baoyu did something so outrageous and unreasonable to make the master so angry."
Yuan Chun looked at his father with a worried look on his face.
Tanchun, Xiangyun and Daiyu's faces were more shocked.
No one thought that Jia Zheng would relapse, something must have happened again?
Jia Heng frowned, looked at Jia Zheng, and asked: "Second Master, please don't be angry. The sky won't fall. Is there something else going on?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in Rongqing Hall felt like they had found a backbone.
Jia Zheng took a deep breath, barely suppressed the anger in his heart, and almost gritted his teeth and said: "Just now, the chief historian of Prince Zhongshun came over and said that Baoyu abducted an actress from the palace, and the chief historian came to ask for her."
Before Jia Heng frowned and asked, Jia Mu stood up suddenly and said angrily: "That's nonsense. You're pouring all kinds of dirty water on Baoyu's head. He's been at home these days. Where can he kidnap an actor? Baoyu has only a child, and I still can't." I’m worried that someone else abducted him!”
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wang's face softened a little, and she obviously agreed with Jia Mu's words.
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 questions before speaking."
Seeing that Jia Zhengqi was really not decent, he was afraid that something bad might happen to him.
Yuanchun said softly: "Father, you might as well ask Baoyu before talking."
Jia Zheng said coldly: "Baoyu and Xiaodan, who is loyal and obedient to the palace and calls Qi Guaner, exchange sweat towels. They have an irreversible friendship. I am afraid that something will happen to ruin the family tradition and insult the ancestors. Under the nine springs, I want to cover my face with my hair! Mother, this scourge of Baoyu must not be left behind!"
Even if it was said to be subtle, how could they be innocent if both men had changed their sweat towels?
There were some rumors about Brother Zhen back then, and Lian'er now. Although he was not at home, he still heard some gossip and didn't want to be in his house.
It’s true that once a wave has subsided, another wave will arise again.
Jia Mu was finally a little shocked and murmured: "Prince Zhongshun?"
"The Chief Historian of the Prince's Mansion personally came to ask for help!" Jia Zheng said dejectedly, then looked at the servant aside and said, "Where is Baoyu?"
But at this moment, no one dared to respond, for fear that something unexpected would happen.
Mrs. Wang stood up quickly, her eyes filled with tears again, and cried: "Master..."
Jia Zheng's eyes turned black, his body swayed, and he was about to fall down. He said, "You taught me a good son. You will only give up if you are afraid of causing a big disaster in the future, such as confiscating your family and exterminating your clan! Quickly find a rope." , I will hang myself in front of the door from now on, and I will never bring trouble to the clan again!"
In fact, there is another matter that makes Jia Zheng unable to get over this hurdle. Prince Zhongshun is their political enemy of the Jia clan, and he has no shame to stand in the clan. In addition, Baoyu is dating an unscrupulous actor.
By the way, there is also the previous section on Jin Chuan. If these two crimes are concurrent, the crime will be increased!
Yuan Chun stepped forward and quickly supported Jia Zheng, while Tan Chun also supported him.
Yuan Chun's heart felt like a knife piercing his heart, and he cried: "Father, Baoyu is useless. You just beat him and scold him. Why bother saying such words to make it uncomfortable for your daughter to hear?"
Tan Chun also had red circles in his eyes and whispered advice. Even though the girl had always been bright and cheerful, seeing her father being so angry made her feel a little bit resentful towards her second brother.
Daiyu Yunyan Chengyu's eyebrows were also covered with a gloomy look. She didn't know what she thought of. She wiped her tears with a handkerchief and whispered: "Uncle, no matter what happens to Brother Bao, you just teach me, how can this happen?" So atmospheric.”
Seeing that Jia Zheng was so angry, Jia's mother opened her mouth, but she couldn't reprimand her. Tears fell from her eyes and said, "Zheng'er, why are you so angry? For the sake of such a nefarious person, you have made the whole family uneasy." ”
Aunt Xue and Sister Feng on the side quickly advised Jia Mu.
Baochai Lirui also had a look of sadness on her face, and she sighed softly.
There was a look of sadness on Xiangyun Pingguo's face.
This scene, before and after, is really heartbreaking.
As for Mrs. Wang, she couldn't even shout "Zhu'er, my poor Zhu'er" at this moment. Of course, apart from the issue of skill cooling, she was actually frightened by Jia Zheng's fuming look.
It was not anger, but despair and collapse!
Jia Heng put down the tea cup in his hand, stood up, and said warmly: "Second Master, no matter how incompetent my son is, he will not be like this."
The voice was cold and calm, but it seemed to have a power to calm people's hearts. The Rongqing Hall, which was originally in chaos, suddenly became quiet.
Jia Zheng smiled bitterly, desolate and angry, and said: "Zi Yu, Baoyu doesn't study, but he hangs out with actors and actresses. I think that Qi Guan'er serves under Prince Zhongshun. How careless Baoyu is, teasing people out for no reason, and provoking him." Prince Zhongshun comes to visit, and Baoyu is so careless, I am afraid that he will cause countless disasters in the future, so it is only right to strangle him to death earlier to avoid future troubles!"
Everyone was listening to the horror, not only Jia Zheng's shouting and beating, but also his "teasing" words, which made people daydream.
Baochai frowned, her almond-shaped eyes lowered, and thought to herself, is Brother Bao still as good as Long Yang?
Thinking about it like this, I felt a wave of nausea, and the pear-white face looked frightened.
Just like that, mom still let her...
Thinking of this, Baochai's plump and beautiful face gently lifted up and looked at Aunt Xue on the side, meeting a pair of surprised and uncertain eyes.
Aunt Xue was obviously shocked and dumbfounded.
It's also because Jia Mu just said something about it, and now it's inevitable that people won't think of it in that way.
At this moment, because Rongqing Hall was quiet for a moment, suddenly, a maid ran from behind the screen, stood upright, and whispered: "Old lady, madam, the second master is awake... huh?"
She Yue said, as if she was stuck, blinked, and looked at the frowning Jia Zheng, the sad-looking Mrs. Wang, a pretty... ordinary face, suddenly filled with surprise, and her mouth opened. Zhang, for a moment, was a little at a loss.
Jia Zheng's eyes flashed coldly, as if he had a burst of strength, he broke away from Tan Chun and Yuan Chun who were supporting him, and went straight to Jia Mu's back room, "This evil beast!"
Mother Jia's face changed drastically, and she said urgently: "Stop him, go and stop him quickly!"
Obviously he was worried that Jia Zheng would kill Baoyu in a rage.
When the maids and nuns heard this, they quickly went to stop Jia Zheng. The troops in Rongqing Hall were in chaos and chaos.
Jia Heng looked silent and shook his head secretly.
At this time, Jia Mu looked at Jia Heng with a tearful voice and said, "Brother Heng, go and have a look."
At this time, Mrs. Wang was halfway through the race. She turned to look at the young man with a worried heart and said with tears in her eyes: "Brother Heng, I...please go and persuade the master quickly."
At this moment, Mrs. Wang was in a state of chaos, and her mind was almost... on the verge of collapse.
Jia Heng glanced at Mrs. Wang, looked indifferent, and walked towards the back hall.
It wasn't because of Mrs. Wang's prayers, but because he couldn't bear to witness the human tragedy of "killing a son by a father" with his own eyes. If he wasn't there, he wouldn't care if Jia Zheng tortured and killed Baoyu.
At this time, everyone had arrived at Jia's mother's back room, but they saw Jia Zheng's face was slumped and he was slumped in a chair. He did not kill Baoyu as everyone wanted.
Yuan Chun, Tan Chun and several nuns were holding Jia Zheng's arm.
Baoyu had already heard the noise at this time, opened his eyes, and regained some of his energy, but his face was still a little pale. He looked at Jia Zheng in fear and called out in a low voice: "Father..."
Looking at Baoyu who was lying on the bed with weak breath, Jia Zheng's face was like gold paper and asked: "You beast, how reckless are you? Why do you tempt Qi Guan'er from Prince Zhongshun's palace?"
When Baoyu heard this, his heart was shaken, and he subconsciously denied it: "Sir, I... I honestly don't know who Qi Guan'er you mentioned is?"
"You still dare to quibble when things come to a close! The Chief Historian of Prince Zhongshun said that you exchanged sweat scarves, and now that sweat scarf is wrapped around your waist for no reason. The Chief Historian of Prince Zhongshun has come to ask for someone." Jia Zheng said coldly. shouted.
Maybe he was too angry. Now, Jia Zheng's tone actually had a "calm" tone that made Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang find it shocking.
When Baoyu heard this, his expression changed as if struck by thunder.
I secretly thought that the palace chief knew about such secret matters, let alone other confidential matters.
Then he hesitated and said: "Master, he is hiding in Rosewood Castle now. Master, you might as well ask the chief historian to find him."
When everyone heard this, their hearts trembled.
Jia Zheng shouted coldly: "What about the sweat towel?"
Baoyu's face was pale, frightened by Jia Zheng's power. He glanced at Sheyue and whispered: "It's...it's tied around Sheyue's waist."
He was also scared of being beaten, because Baoyu even saw a trace of murderous intent in Jia Zheng's eyes just now, plus he was injured.
Mrs. Wang's face turned pale, and she felt a "bang" in her head. She turned to look at She Yue aside, with coldness in her eyes.
Although Baoyu didn't say anything specific, given Mrs. Wang's suspicious temperament and the sweat scarf tied around her waist, there was no guarantee that there wouldn't be any more pretentious matters.
She said how her Baoyu teased Jin Chuan, could it be that this little coquettish man was instigating her?
It just so happens that I can't have an attack at this moment, and I can't live a life of frustration.
She Yue knelt down with a pop and said in a low voice, "Madam, the second master didn't like the sweat towel very much, so he gave it to the slave casually."
Xi Ren was behind Yuan Chun. When he saw this scene, he frowned and his eyes were a little darker. For some reason, he felt a little unhappy.
Seeing this scene, Jia Mu was about to give some advice.
Jia Heng said coldly: "What a ruthless and unjust person who has no responsibility to shirk responsibility!"
When everyone present heard this, their faces were stunned, and they all looked at the young man.
Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "Throw away the gold bracelet first and ignore it! Then sell out a friend and put yourself in danger! Even if this friend is just an actor, now he has to sell his own maid to blame himself for his fault. You will be next Who are you selling to! Your parents? Or your sisters?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone's faces turned pale, as if they remembered Jia Heng's previous questioning words.
Yuan Chun's face was sad, and he felt a pain in his heart. He closed his eyes slightly, and the tears that filled his eyelashes fell silently again.
This time it was not because Baoyu was being scolded, but as Jia Heng said before, Baoyu had such a weak temper that he really had no sense of responsibility at all.
Mother Jia sighed: "Brother Heng, he is still a child, and it is true that he is frightened."
However, at this moment, Jia's mother's "little child" words were like a cold joke about a "repeater machine", which was indescribably weird in the back room of Rongqing Hall.
Jia Heng shook his head and said: "Master, that's all, there's no need to be angry. It's not worth being so angry. From now on, it's up to him. What happens in the future depends on his fate."
Jia Zheng looked downcast, looked at Jia Heng, and finally sighed.
Jia Heng said: "After such a commotion, I must be tired. Let's go back and have a good rest. Just leave the matter of Zhongshun to the Prince to me."
What happened today is more cruel to Jia Zheng than the original work.
Because the original work is about venting out anger, and once you are angry, you are angry, but it is not the case today. First, there was the incident of teasing Jin Chuan, Baoyu was embarrassed, and now it happened again in the palace of Zhongshun.
This creates the effect of one plus one being greater than two.
It can only be said that for Baoyu, when the house leaks, it rains all night, and when the boat is late, it encounters a strong wind.
As for Jia Zheng, the hemp rope is cut at the thinnest part, and bad luck only seeks out the miserable.
If Baoyu was physically destroyed the first time, Jia Zheng was almost mentally destroyed the second time.
At this point, Baoyu's underwear has been completely torn off, revealing his weak and insignificant personality. Everyone in the Jia family is more or less aware of Baoyu's weak and irresponsible temperament.
Because of Baoyu, no one can protect him!
In the original work, he could not protect Qingwen, Xiren, Daiyu, Xiangyun, or Yingchun. He married Baochai, but also abandoned his wife and son.
He can't protect Jia Zheng and Yuan Chun either, not even Mrs. Wang!
Now they can't protect Jin Chuan, Xi Ren and Qi Guan'er either.
He only has his own emotions in his heart. If Jia Zhen and Jia Lian's evil is surly and frivolous, then Baoyu's evil is still the same, ruthless, unjust and irresponsible.
The original author is not only accusing Jia Zhen and his son, Jia She and his son, but also Baoyu. Only a boudoir woman who should be "beyond me in behavior, behavior and knowledge" is the original author's pitiful, deplorable and deplorable target. .
Anti-feudal and anti-ethical?
who?
