The Royal Merchant of the Red Chamber

Hearing this, Xue Pan glanced at Wang Xifeng with a gloomy expression, and said in a deep voice, "Girl Feng, this matter is for you to come to the fore after all, if you have any ready-made plans in your heart, tell them and listen to them."

Wang Xifeng hesitated for a moment, and looked at the people in the hall. Mother Jia and a group of female relatives were looking at her worriedly.Dissatisfaction and alienation were faintly revealed in her eyes, Wang Xifeng sighed softly, knowing that her actions today had completely offended the members of the Jia family who were more respectable than the sky.

Then he turned his head to look at Jia Lian, who killed a thousand swords.She has been married to him for more than ten years. Although she usually looks down on his easy-going and unmotivated attitude, but to speak from her conscience, although she has complained and pinched her for so many years, she still lives with him wholeheartedly.Men and women in Jia's family had many incidents of misconduct and chaos. She, Wang Xifeng, thought she was not a good person, but she never did anything wrong to Jia's family.Now that Jia Lian just got his wish, he raises a foreign house outside, and he even calls it "for the sake of his children". Isn't this a slap in the face in front of everyone, saying that Wang Xifeng is incompetent and can't bear a son?

Wang Xifeng sniffed sadly, and turned her eyes to Second Sister You again.This time, her eyes were cold and serious, and she stared at Second Sister You's undisturbed stomach for a long while with some resentment, Wang Xifeng averted her eyes resentfully, and whispered to Xue Pan: "This time, I'm all relying on you." Let the big brother make the decision for me. So I don’t want to bother the two masters, and I ask the big brother to continue to work hard and solve this matter together!"

Xue Pan nodded and continued to ask: "Then I just want to ask you a question, do you still want to live with Jia Lian?"

Wang Xifeng was startled, and looked at Xue Pan in astonishment.

The expressions of the members of the Jia family also changed drastically, and they stared at Xue Pan worriedly.Mrs. Shi couldn't help interjecting, "I'm talking about the young master. There is a saying in the world: it is better to demolish ten temples than one marriage. If Jia Lian makes mistakes, it will be with Feng girl for ten years." In the coming year. What's more, the two of them are not alone, and there is a clever sister! You don't want to try to be quick, but you hurt their mother and daughter. You must know the rules of the Dayong Dynasty. If a woman is missing, she will find her in the future. Not to a good in-law's house."

Hearing this, Xue Pan sneered again and again, and said, "Even if it's reconciliation, so what. The big deal is that after Sister Feng and Jia Lian reconcile, I will take him to our house. In the future, let my mother find her a good marriage." . Presumably it is not difficult to be a good matchmaker with the face of being loyal and trustworthy to Mrs. Hou."

As he spoke, he looked at Jia Lian who was shocked with disdain.As for the conflict between Second Sister You and Wang Xifeng, Xue Pan hated Jia Lian the most.If it wasn't for his lack of moral integrity, he actually fell in love with someone else's girl in the elder's mourning hall, so why did he have troubles later?As the saying goes, flies don't bite seamless eggs.Whether it's Feng girl who is sour and jealous, or Second Sister You who is shameless, if Jia Lian didn't like it, who would rush to force him?

Thinking of this, Xue Pan looked at Jia Lian with colder eyes.

At this moment, Jia Lian is also in a bit of a mess.When he married Second Sister You privately, although he was afraid of Wang Xifeng's reaction, he thought that he was just buying an outhouse. As long as the inside and outside were well concealed, would the dominatrix still know about it?

Unexpectedly, the long-term follower of the sect turned out to be more talkative than the other. He went to Ping'an Prefecture for only a month or two, and the situation changed when he came back——

Jia Lian walked up to Wang Xifeng anxiously, begged for forgiveness and bowed and said, "Thousands of mistakes are all my fault, you beat me and scold me, but you must never make up your mind. Not to mention, even for Sister Qiao's sake, you can't act impulsively!"

Wang Xifeng looked at Jia Lian with an aggrieved expression.Although she has a strong personality and is serious in everything, she is still a woman after all.In the Yong Dynasty, a society that emphasized the three cardinal principles and five constant principles, no matter how stubborn she was, she couldn't do without the support of men.Therefore, since she married Jia Lian, she never thought about the day of reconciliation.What's more, the relationship between the two was very harmonious before, but it was only in the past six months or so that Sister Feng suffered from a miscarriage and was unable to have sex with Jia Lian.

Thinking of this, Wang Xifeng glanced at Xue Pan hesitantly.

Seeing this, Xue Pan could only sigh secretly.In fact, he was not sure about the matter of reconciliation, he was just talking casually.Seeing Wang Xifeng's appearance, she knew that she was still reluctant to part with Jia Lian. She cleared her throat and said, "Since Sister Feng cares about the relationship between husband and wife, she has no intention of reconciling. Let's leave this matter aside for the time being. Let's directly discuss about You. Second sister's handling."

When this was said, Second Sister You's heart tightened, and she leaned closer to Third Sister You and Mrs. You at a loss.

Regarding Second Sister You, Xue Pan's attitude was not so kind.Cool down now.Staring at Second Sister You, he said, "As far as I know, you have been married to Huangliang's Zhang family since you were a child, and the two families have a marriage certificate. Now you have followed Jia Lian indistinctly, but the Zhang family is not I found it and insisted on marrying you."

Then she turned to Jia Mu and said, "Second Sister You's fiancé-in-law, Zhang Hua, is outside the house. The old lady will see if he can come in and talk."

Second Sister You's complexion changed drastically, and she immediately interjected, "He has already accepted ten taels of silver from our family, and agreed to withdraw."

Jia's mother was born in a great family since she was a child, and later married Rong Laogong, and she has a deep understanding of the power of aunts and others.Therefore, she didn't like Second Sister You's flirtatious demeanor at first, but now she heard Xue Pan talk about such a lot of troublesome things, it made her even more headache.Immediately waved his hands and said: "What kind of family are we, how can we bring such a person into the door. Since this second sister has a marriage contract with the Huangliang Zhang family, let him take her back."

When Second Sister You heard the words, she immediately collapsed on the ground, crawled up to Mother Jia and dragged her by the hem of her clothes, crying, "Old lady, please forgive me. I still have the flesh and blood of Second Lord in my belly. For the sake of the heir, you must not let me leave... Anyway, let me give birth to the second master's heir before leaving. It is not in vain for me to have a good relationship with the second master. Don't worry, old lady, as long as you show mercy Let me give birth to the second master's flesh and blood, I am willing to disappear immediately and never return to the capital."

Second Sister You said, looking at Jia Lian emotionally and said: "I was born beautiful, many men are greedy for my appearance, and bully me for being uninitiated and soft-spoken. They always want to take advantage of me. Only the second master is sincere. Be good to me. I know that based on my family background and character, I am definitely not qualified to stay by Erye's side and serve him. I just want to give birth to the flesh and blood in the mansion. It can be regarded as my repayment to Erye. This is the only thing I can do to him gone."

Second Sister You touched the teardrops on her face, climbed to Wang Xifeng's feet again, and kowtowed repeatedly: "Second Grandma, please forgive me. It's my lard that made my heart. I'm sorry Second Grandma. I just hope that Second Grandma can look after Second Master's flesh and blood. For the sake of my mother, let me stay for a while. I have no face to face people now, and I only have this one thought. I swear, as long as grandma is willing to give birth to a child in my womb, I will not look at him. I will never make things difficult for grandma. If grandma still Don't worry, I am willing to die in front of you immediately. I just hope that grandma will show mercy and let me give birth to the second master's flesh and blood."

When Second Sister You said this, she looked at Wang Xifeng with hope on her face, and said, "Second Master once told me that Second Grandma had a miscarriage after a few years, and she also suffered from redness. There is a possibility of getting pregnant again. After I die, Second Grandma can treat this child as yours. You raise him up, and when he becomes successful and famous, he will definitely support you until the end of his life. I don’t ask for anything but Second Grandma’s words , don’t let Zhang Hua take me away, please, Second Grandma, please Second Grandma.”

Wang Xifeng looked at Second Sister You who was pleading hard in front of her, and there was a hint of hesitation in her expression.

And Jia Lian who was at the side was even more moved when he saw that Second Sister You was willing to die for him. If it wasn't for Jia Mu and others watching from the side, he would have rushed up to hold Second Sister You in his arms.

Such a woman is so affectionate and sexual, how can he be able to ask for a marriage.

Seeing this, Xue Pan felt bad.Immediately he casually mentioned: "This child was conceived during the period of national filial piety and family filial piety. Even if you don't pursue it now, it will still be a disaster in the future."

Jia Zhen, who was standing by the side, interjected with some reluctance: "As long as Feng girl is willing to accommodate, the rest of the matter is easy to talk about. The big deal is to hide the child's birthday for some time—"

Xue Pan raised his eyebrows and asked, "During the period of national filial piety, there are nobles who have to guard for a year. Even if you lie to the world, you have to see if the target is really stupid as a pig."

As Xue Pan said, he stared straight at Jia Mu and said, "I will ask my ancestors to show me how to judge."

Jiamu's eyes were flickering, she looked at Second Sister You with a cloudy expression, and remained silent for a while.

Jia Lian muttered anxiously, "At least he is my heir."

Xue Pan glanced at Jia Lian with a half-smile, and said, "Let me remind you, Second Sister You's pregnancy is only one or two months old, let's say it's two months. I was sent by Jia Amnesty to Ping'an Prefecture to plot important matters, you know how many days it was delayed. I'm afraid it's hard to say whether this child is yours or not!"

When Jia Lian heard this, she was startled.Looking at Second Sister You again, her expression became a little suspicious and alienated.

Seeing this, Second Sister You shook her head desperately and said, "That's not the case. Second Master, you believe me, you believe me!"

Jia Zhen also looked at Jia Lian with a changed face and said, "You and I are brothers, how can I do something that I'm sorry for you."

Seeing the ugly appearance of her husband and sister, Youshi couldn't help but sighed and turned around.

But Jia Lian looked at Second Sister You and Jia Zhen suspiciously, with unpredictable expressions.

Seeing this, Xue Pan casually persuaded him: "This child came at an inappropriate time, and his identity is also strangely unknown. Jia Lian, think carefully, for such a woman, for such a person, you are not sure if it is your child, you Do you want to bet your life?"

All of a sudden, Jia Lian looked at Second Sister You with more hesitation.

Xue Pan slightly hooked the corners of his mouth, and emphasized confidently: "Fish and bear's paw, you choose yourself. But I can tell you one thing, once you choose Second Sister You, I will immediately be in court. Impeach your Jia family for ignoring the laws of the country, stop wives and remarry during the period of national filial piety, and force the Zhang family to withdraw their marriage, and you will bear the consequences yourself."

After a pause, Xue Pan said meaningfully: "But if you turn around in time, I can also say hello to the official department. It is possible to give you an excellent performance in this year's official department assessment!"

This sentence became the last straw that broke the camel's back.Jia Lian knelt on the ground a little dejectedly, looked at Second Sister You silently for a while, and then sighed softly: "I understand...I don't want this child."

As soon as these words came out, Second Sister You immediately collapsed to the ground like a puddle of mud.Xue Pan looked at Jia Mu as if nothing had happened and said, "It's a long night and dreams, I want to see Second Sister You have an abortion."

Mother Jia gave Second Sister You a cold look, and told Yuanyang, "Go to the kitchen and make a bowl of soup for Youshi to drink."

"No." Second Sister You threw herself on Jia Lian hoarsely, holding on to Jia Lian's lapel with both hands. "Second Master, this is your child, this is your flesh and blood, how can you do this to me?"

Jia Lian avoided Second Sister You's gaze, and said in a low voice, "I've only been to Ping'an Prefecture for a month and a half, and you have flesh and blood in your stomach for a month and a half... How can I believe it?"

"Then you can wait for the baby to be born and verify it yourself!" Second Sister You threw herself into Jia Lian's arms, trying to redeem his decision. "Second Master, this is your own flesh and blood! He may be a son!"

A flash of guilt flashed across Jia Lian's face, he pondered for a while, then raised his head to look at Xue Pan, and still stretched out his hand to pull away Second Sister You's hands that were holding tightly to his skirt.

Second Sister You looked at Jia Lian in disbelief, speechless in a daze.

Half a day later, Yuanyang walked into the hall with a bowl of steaming hot soup, walked up to Jia Mu and asked softly, "Old ancestor, the soup is ready."

Jia Mu responded and said, "Send it to Youshi!"

Yuanyang was silent, and walked up to Second Sister You with a bowl of decoction. Second Sister You shook her head excitedly, and reached out to push away the gaiwan containing the decoction.Xue Pan said coldly: "If you take the decoction voluntarily today, I will give you 5000 taels of gold and send you, your old mother and younger sister to another place for resettlement. As long as you swear that you will never return to Beijing in your life If you pester Jia Lian any more, I will guarantee that you will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life."

Second Sister You stared blankly at Xue Pan for a long while, but she still refused to give up and said: "You can let me give birth to the child in your womb, and you can adopt it to Second Grandma. Didn't Second Grandma suffer from redness, and she will never give birth again?" Can't bear children? Isn't this the best of both worlds when the child is adopted to her?"

Xue Pan sighed secretly, Second Sister You had calculated well, but if she really gave birth to a child, with Sister Feng's temperament, how could she be allowed to live in this world?And he didn't think it was troublesome, and he wasn't even afraid that others would intervene in this matter, but he didn't want to watch Sister Feng go down the old path of neglecting human life.

not to mention……

Xue Pan glanced at Jia Lian with disdain, this man is not a man who can be entrusted to him for life!

Xue Pan shook his head helplessly, and immediately retorted indifferently: "You can choose, either, obediently drink the soup and leave Rongguo Mansion, and I will guarantee you good food and clothing for the rest of your life. Or, I will sue you and Jia Lian together. Go to court, maybe you can be a bunch of dead mandarin ducks in prison."

When Jia Lian heard the words, his expression froze and his whole body trembled.Immediately persuaded Second Sister You: "The matter has come to this, I am sorry for you. You should drink this bowl of medicine!"

Second Sister You silently glanced at Jia Lian, and after a long while, sighed in a low voice: "Second Master, I told you on the day I married you that I was born as Second Master's man and died as Second Master's ghost. I have to rely on the second master for the rest of my life. The second master once coaxed me to welcome me into the mansion to be a new grandmother when the grandma in the mansion is gone. I either listened to it or didn't care. I just wanted to be with the second master, so I It's excellent. Now... the second master persuades me to drink this bowl of soup medicine?"

A look of embarrassment flashed across Jia Lian's handsome face, but he still tried to persuade him: "Second sister, you should drink!"

A look of disappointment flashed in Second Sister You's eyes, then she opened her eyes, stared at Jia Lian carefully, and asked, "I just want to ask you one thing, second master, believe it or not, the flesh and blood in my stomach belongs to you."

A look of hesitation flashed across Jia Lian's face, and he didn't speak for a long time.

The reason why he gave up on Second Sister You today was just for the sake of wealth and glory, high officials and generous salary.As for who the child in Second Sister You's womb belonged to, he couldn't care anymore.

A flash of understanding flashed in Second Sister You's eyes, she nodded and said sadly, "I understand."

As she spoke, she took the tureen from Yuanyang's hand with both hands, and held it in front of her face, without moving.For half a day, drops of tears fell into the bowl along the curvature of the cheeks, and large ripples appeared in the gradually cooling soup.

Second Sister You sighed softly, and said: "Although I was born beautiful, I have no morals. I came from a poor family, but I love wealth and honor, and I am greedy for vanity. Therefore, I dislike the marriage contract my father made for me, and I spend my days relying on my beauty. It is a dream to marry into a rich family. However, the old saying goes that it is better to be a small housewife than a big concubine. It is not easy for aunts and concubines to do it. Since moving into Jia's mansion, the men of Jia's mansion have been greedy for our sisters. Appearance, lure us with gold and silver, promise us all kinds of benefits, then we know that we want to coax us to do those things. Then reward some money, silk, satin, jewelry, gold and jade like some powder. I think I am used to this kind of life I don't want to change, so when I heard that the second master wanted to marry me, I knew that something was wrong, but on the one hand, I wanted to have someone to rely on for life, and on the other hand, I was really vain and couldn't bear hardships. I didn't want to live in poverty, so I half pushed it aside Yes."

"I originally thought that from now on, I would turn over a new leaf, take care of my husband and children, and take good care of the second master for the rest of my life. But I still had a good dream after all. Now that I wake up from the dream, I have nothing left."

Second Sister You said, she closed her eyes and tears rolled down.He raised his hand to pour the soup into his mouth.

Third Sister You took advantage of everyone's inattention, stepped forward and knocked the decoction in Second Sister You's hand to the ground, hugged her and sneered, "Sister is not afraid of them. I don't believe that even a family of dukes and lords can drink whatever they want." Bullying? It was obvious that they cheated on the marriage first, but they blamed all the faults on us. My sister doesn’t drink medicine, and if it’s a big deal, we’ll confront the court and make a fuss.”

Jia Mu immediately said, "Absolutely not."

Jia Lian, on the other hand, took a step forward with a nervous expression, staring fiercely at the soup and medicine scattered on the ground, and remained silent.

Seeing this, Second Sister You wiped away her tears, and said, "Give me another bowl of medicine!"

Third Sister You turned her head and shouted in disapproval, "Sister."

Second Sister You covered her face and shook her head, and said, "Sister, just do as I say!"

When Jia Mu saw this, she waved her hand and said, "In that case, Yuanyang, tell the kitchen to make another bowl of soup."

Yuanyang responded in a low voice, turned and left.

After another half day's work, Yuanyang returned with a bowl of decoction.

This time, there was no disturbance, Second Sister You drank the soup calmly.

Then, she stood up clutching her belly and said, "Mother, sister, let's go!"