[Red Mansion] The Wife of Powerful Officials

When he got close, the old woman stepped back wisely.

After all, there are too many people here, so it is inevitable not to attract the attention of outsiders. This is the Wang family after all, and it is not good for others to see it.

As soon as the mother-in-law left, He Shen stepped up the steps.

Only then did he whisper: "Daiyu."

Daiyu couldn't help but winked at him: "He Shen."

Daiyu called him "Uncle Shi", "Brother", and even "He Shilang".

But they are no match for the current "Heshen".

The two were obviously still standing like this, but this sound suddenly brought them closer.

He Shen's heart was beating extremely fast.

He didn't expect that when Daiyu sweetened, she would be so touching.

Whether Daiyu took the initiative to look for him, or just stood on the pavilion, or called him "Heshen" at this time, there was an irresistible sweetness.

"Your word is 'Zhi Zhai'." Daiyu said suddenly.

He Shen nodded.

Daiyu called out again: "Zhi Zhai."

He Shen's mind was suddenly enveloped in sweetness.

He unconsciously tightened his fingertips, because only in this way could he restrain himself from embracing Daiyu and kissing her.

Daiyu noticed that He Shen's figure was trembling slightly, and she couldn't help but wondered: "What's wrong? Are you suffering from the cold? Why do you seem to be shaking?"

He Shen laughed.

It was because his body was too tense.

But He Shen did not deny it.

It has to be said that being so cared for by Daiyu is wonderful.

Daiyu thought for a while, wrinkled her nose and said, "I see that the weather is getting warmer, so I don't bring a hand stove today, so you won't be able to keep warm if you warm it up."

"Nothing." He Shen whispered.

Because of deliberately tensing his body, his voice was also suppressed to the extreme, and even brought a little hoarseness that belongs to an adult male.

It was obviously just two ordinary words, but in Daiyu's ears, it was as if something low and soft had scratched her ears.

With a strong and charming taste, people can't help but want to indulge in it.

Daiyu's ears were slightly red, she nodded, and replied in a low voice: "Yes."

He Shen didn't speak again, he just looked at Daiyu's appearance slowly, trying his best not to look too abrupt or aggressive.

Daiyu clenched her fingers tightly and couldn't help saying: "Are you leaving Beijing again?"

"Ah."

Daiyu pursed her lower lip: "I want to see you."

Doing and saying are two different things.

Daiyu came in person, which already shocked him.And when Daiyu said such words in person, the shock was even greater.

He Shen knows Daiyu's temperament of daring to love and hate.

She doesn't shy away from expressing her love, but because of Baoyu, she will be extra cautious about it.

And he was finally lucky enough to wait.

"I want to see you too." He Shen spoke again, his voice still husky.

Daiyu's ears turned completely red in an instant.

It turned out that when they found out that they both had affection for each other, it was such a wonderful feeling.

Neither of them spoke for a moment.

After standing still like this for a while, Daiyu said in a low voice, "I have received a letter from my father."

"Huh?" He Shen patiently waited for her to continue.

"Zijuan told me that there was news from Yangzhou that my father now has someone by his side and someone to take care of him. His health is much better than before."

Daiyu paused for a moment, with a look of sadness in her eyes: "It's just that I don't know whether to be happy or sad. When I came to Rongguo Mansion, I always wondered if my father would be even more disregarding his health if he was not by my side? Now With someone taking care of him, logically speaking, I should be happy."

"En." He Shen replied, to show that he was listening.

"It's just... It's just that after my mother passed away, my father and I have been living together until today. I feel a little uncomfortable for a while."

"It won't be in the future."

"what?"

"In the future, it's not just the two of you who depend on each other for life."

"Yes." Daiyu lowered her eyes, "There is still that person."

He Shen smiled, he couldn't help stretching out his hand to hook Daiyu's finger: "There is no her, but there is me."

Daiyu's fingers burned, she looked up at him, and couldn't help laughing: "If you say it like this, it's my father who should be sad. I won't be able to stay by his side in the future."

Daiyu pursed her lower lip: "...In the past, I thought that my father loved my mother very much, and that's why he didn't remarry after my mother passed away. Now..."

She felt both a sense of loss of losing her father and a strange feeling that her mother had been replaced by someone else.

At the same time, there is such a subtle, doubtful.

Doubt is true.

If she is as weak as her mother, after she goes, will there be other people around He Shen?

Thinking about it this way, Daiyu felt really unhappy.

He Shen figured out Daiyu's thoughts very clearly, he clenched Daiyu's fingers even tighter, and said in a low voice: "I won't do that. The place in a person's heart is not big, only one person can be accommodated."

Daiyu withdrew her hand and said with a smile, "But what if this person dies?"

He Shen grabbed her hand again, but this time he used more strength, but Daiyu didn't feel uncomfortable, but felt a little indescribably at ease.

"What nonsense?" He Shen said in a deep voice.

There was obviously anger in his words, but Daiyu only noticed that his voice was nice.

"If you're not here, what's the point in the world." He Shen stared into Daiyu's eyes, and said in a hoarse voice.

Daiyu caught a glimpse of the deep color in his eyes, with an indescribable deep taste.

With He Shen's appearance, he looked a little too strong and scary.

But Daiyu didn't think it was scary.

Because she could tell that He Shen was not joking.He is serious.

His implication was even... If there was a day when she was not there, he might not have much work to do.

Daiyu's heart skipped a beat, and she regretted asking him like that.

At a time like this, you shouldn't have said such unkind words.

Why did she think so much about her father?

"Okay, don't mention this matter again." He Shen pressed the back of her hand: "It should be blamed on me."

"Blame you?" Daiyu looked at him in surprise.

He Shen has long made up his mind to make it clear to Daiyu that he sent a woman to take care of Lin Ruhai.

Even though he was doing it for Daiyu's benefit, he didn't have the right to hide it from Daiyu.If it is concealed at this time, it may become a hidden danger in the future.

He Shen said: "The person next to your father should be the one I sent. When your father came to Beijing last time, I saw that his body was much weaker and he looked like he would not live long. When I asked, sure enough, he When a person is in Yangzhou, he does not care about his health and is busy with government affairs day and night. This person is like lamp oil, which will disappear after boiling."

He Shen paused, and said in a low voice: "I don't want to see the day when he really had an accident and make you sad. That's why I specially sent someone over there, and ordered that person to act tougher, don't let your father act recklessly. "

Daiyu was startled when she heard this.

If she had heard about it from other people, she would definitely feel a little unhappy.But at this time He Shen took the initiative to explain clearly to her, and his original intention was also good.

Now that my father is still in good health, isn't it a good thing?

The sadness that was originally backlogged in my heart disappeared in an instant.

"I see." Daiyu replied.

"Then... are you angry with me?" He Shen hurriedly asked.

Daiyu heard his voice hoarse, with a hint of worry.

What a formidable person He Shilang is in other people's mouths.

Only when she is in front of her will there be cramped, nervous, and restless moments.

The corners of Daiyu's lips curled up: "I'm not angry."

He Shen caught a glimpse of the smile on her face, and felt that smile would go straight to the bottom of his heart.

He couldn't bear it anymore, he opened his arms and took Daiyu into his arms.

Daiyu's stature was still much shorter than his, and He Shen's hand just supported her waist.

Daiyu's waist is slender, not full enough to hold.

He Shen's palm was pressed against her back, and he felt more and more hot in his palm.

"It seems that I can't wait any longer." He Shen murmured in her ear.

But immediately, He Shen regained his senses: "But we still have to wait, the most auspicious day."

Daiyu's cheeks were flushed, she responded in a low voice: "Yes."

He Shen didn't let go of her immediately.

He supported Daiyu's head with his other hand, so as to shield Daiyu from the wind blowing around.

When the atmosphere here is just right.

On the other side, Baoyu entered a garden, and there was a gate in that garden, behind which was like a small courtyard.

Baoyu saw that the garden was beautifully repaired, and many rare and rare flowers were planted in it. When he became interested, he took his servant to turn around in the garden.

After waiting for a while, Baoyu felt that it was really boring, so he pointed to the small courtyard and asked the boy, "Do you know where it is?"

The boy shook his head.

Baoyu then walked over there: "Let's go and see, there is something new."

The boy deliberately frightened and said: "Maybe my wife is waiting for us."

"What's the problem? This is at my uncle's house, so why worry about it?"

The boy could only nod his head, looking reluctant.

The two headed towards the arched door.

There was no one guarding the arched door, so Baoyu stepped forward recklessly, and when he stepped into the arched door, he saw that there were several servants guarding the door.

There were also a few women standing inside talking.

When they saw him, a woman suddenly screamed: "Bold! Who is it?"

"Catch him!"

"catch him……"

"How dare you come here..."

Suddenly there was chaos in the yard.

Baoyu was angry and impatient, and loudly defended her identity: "I am the second master Bao of Rongguo Mansion! Your master is my uncle!"

Others are not willing to listen: "Let's talk to the master first..."

"That's right, take it first..."

Telling them to grab like this, Baoyu's hair crown was all messed up, and some woman panicked and scratched a mark on his cheek.

It looks so embarrassing.

Baoyu couldn't figure out why he was caught just walking around.

What did he do?

The boy's heart also sank.

But it's not his turn to have this incident. After all, everyone knows that Second Master Bao is used to hanging out in the inner house, and it's normal to bring that habit to the Wang family.

Baoyu asked someone to seize him. Where did his dignified second master Bao have suffered so much?At this time, it was natural to make noise and yell, so I didn't pay attention to the strange mood of my servant.

Originally, Wang Ziteng was still drinking with several officials, and the unhappiness that He Shen had brought to him had been smoothed over by these officials.

But before Wang Ziteng was happy for a while, someone came to report.

"Old, master..." The man looked panic-stricken, "The girl's yard was broken into by a foreigner."

Wang Ziteng's expression changed immediately, he stood up immediately, and said coldly: "How many people are there? Who are they? They are so bold!"

Wang Ziteng didn't stay any longer, he walked out quickly, without even bothering to greet the rest of the people.

The reason why Wang Ziteng was so furious was that his daughter's family's reputation was precious. No matter how high his position was, if this news got out today, his daughter's reputation would be damaged.And that's not the most important thing.

Most importantly, his daughter was betrothed to Baoninghou's son.

If something like this happens...

Wang Ziteng didn't dare to think about it, he hurriedly sent someone to send a message to his wife, telling her to come.

This matter must be dealt with strictly, without any future troubles!

Wang Ziteng even moved, making the trespasser feel desperate.Only in this way, there will be no news spread, otherwise as long as there is one more mouth to know, it will be inevitable.

He sternly asked the servant who was passing the message: "Didn't I send someone to watch the yard?"

The boy's voice trembled: "Yes, someone is watching. However, the person who broke in is one of today's guests. He entered the mansion earlier and entered the inner courtyard. Therefore, there is no barrier from the door outside. , then went straight through the small garden and broke into the girl's yard."

Wang Ziteng felt even more annoyed.

He snapped: "Guests? Whose family?"

This is troublesome.

If it's just a servant like a servant, he can kill him without anyone noticing, but if it's a young master, even if he is young, his reputation will be damaged, and he is not easy to do it.

At this time, Wang Ziteng didn't know that it was his good nephew who broke into his daughter's yard.

When Wang Ziteng and Mrs. Wang Ziteng arrived together, Baoyu was being pressed to the ground, and his body was covered with ashes. He really couldn't see the appearance of the second master Bao.

Wang Ziteng stepped into the door and saw a figure crawling on the ground. He was so angry that he raised his foot and kicked: "You are so courageous! Which house are you from? Who taught you the rules?"

As soon as the words fell, Wang Ziteng heard the ashen man on the ground wailing, "Uncle, uncle...I am Baoyu..."

Mrs. Wang Ziteng left in a hurry. Seeing this, everyone couldn't help guessing that something serious might have happened...

Mrs. Wang felt flustered for no reason when she heard the discussion in her ear.

She turned her head and looked around, then called her mother-in-law and said, "Go and see, is Baoyu still drinking?"

The mother-in-law responded and hurriedly turned around.

But before the woman found Baoyu's trace and came back to report the news, the most trusted eldest girl beside Mrs. Wang Ziteng came.

The eldest servant girl walked up to Mrs. Wang and said softly, "Madam, please go."

That big servant girl talked to Mrs. Wang a lot today. She was born soft and spoke in a soft voice. At that time, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Her sister-in-law is full of confidence, and she is not afraid of having such a beautiful maid by her side , Seduced the elder brother to go.

At this moment, the big maid's voice was still soft, but her gaze was cold for some reason.

It made Mrs. Wang feel a little uncomfortable.

Mrs. Wang asked Caiyun to support her, and then the big maid led the way and left the table first.

Wait for Mrs. Wang to be brought into the hall.

At this time, Baoyu had been helped up, and he leaned on the chair to defend himself in disgrace.

Wang Ziteng didn't beat and scold him anymore, but his expression was still ugly.And Mrs. Wang Ziteng's face was icy cold.

She and Mrs. Wang are not related by blood, so naturally they are not considered close.

And she and Wang Ziteng love this daughter the most, holding it in their palms for fear of falling, they finally found a good husband for their daughter, and just engaged in marriage, but now something like this happened, it would be hard for anyone else to swallow this mouthful depression.

Mrs. Wang Ziteng glanced at Wang Ziteng, and even complained about her husband in her heart.

Mrs. Wang Ziteng looks down on Mrs. Wang.

Although the Rongguo Mansion is looking at the scenery, the two sons of the mother of Jia are not promising.Not to mention the grandchildren, who roll in the pile of makeup all day long.She had heard about Jia Baoyu's reputation early on.

With such a family, the descendants who are hopeless, will decline sooner or later.Earlier Mrs. Wang wanted her daughter to marry Jia Baoyu.

Mrs. Wang Ziteng gritted her teeth, wondering if they saw that Jia Baoyu couldn't climb up to their Wang family, so they deliberately came to destroy their Wang family?

The more Mrs. Wang Ziteng thought about it, the more angry she became. When she saw Mrs. Wang stepping in, she squeezed the teacup tightly and almost threw her hand on Mrs. Wang's head.

In her opinion, Jia Baoyu cultivated this virtue.

Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang really contributed a lot.

"Baoyu, what's going on?" Mrs. Wang felt a pain in her heart when she saw Baoyu's distressed appearance.But then she realized that something was wrong with the expression of brother and sister-in-law.

Could it be... Could it be that something bad happened to Baoyu?

Mrs. Wang hurried forward, lowered her posture first, and said, "What happened?"

Wang Ziteng's face was frosty, and he briefly described what happened to Mrs. Wang.

Before Mrs. Wang finished listening, she was already cold all over.

She didn't know that Wang Ziteng's daughter had just made an engagement with Baoninghou's son, if she knew, she would have told Baoyu even more, and would have made the servant girl pay more attention to Baoyu.

She knew that Baoyu didn't respect the rules, so she didn't care much about them in Rongguo Mansion on weekdays.

But today, this is the Wang family.

This is Wang Ziteng's home!

In Mrs. Wang's opinion, Baoyu just broke into the courtyard gate, which is nothing.

What's more, Baoyu and his elder brother's daughter are also cousins. It's not a big deal to have such a relationship.

But Mrs. Wang dare not say this.

Because she knows how her brother and sister-in-law love this daughter, compared to how she loves Baoyu's shape.

Mrs. Wang's back was covered with sweat, and her head even hurt.

And her elder brother Wang Ziteng was looking at her coldly at this time, and said sharply: "I told you earlier that a loving mother often loses children. Baoyu can't be spoiled! His habits should have been corrected a long time ago... but you Never thought of a word."

Mrs. Wang wanted to defend Baoyu. She wanted to say that the master disciplined Baoyu on weekdays.A few days ago, Baoyu was taught a lesson, which almost killed her.Baoyu took a lot of effort in reading and writing, and he respected his elders...what's wrong?

But Mrs. Wang couldn't even say these words.

Prince Teng was furious.

He sent another message to Jia Zheng.

There is a mess here, and there is even a thunderstorm hidden in the dark, just waiting for it to erupt all of a sudden.He Shen loosened his arms.

He Shen bowed down and straightened Daiyu's skirt.

Daiyu took a step back somewhat uncomfortable: "Why are you doing this? Are you afraid of losing face?"

He Shen said lightly: "There's no need to lose face. I don't need others to give me my face." This is naturally full of confidence.

After hearing this, Daiyu couldn't help but hooked her lips into a smile: "You have a lot of reasons."

She really raised her legs and said: "Then I will trouble the servant."

This "servant" obviously had a hint of ridicule.

He Shen said in a low voice: "It's almost time, you have to go back, and I have to go too. The family will not be sure what else will happen later."

"Well, then you..." Daiyu paused, "Be careful on the road."

"it is good."

Daiyu thought for a while, and said to him again: "Wait for your return."

This was something she had never said before.

The smile on He Shen's face immediately brightened, and he said firmly: "Okay."

Then He Shen watched Daiyu go away first, and waited for a while before he walked out slowly.

When he walked out of the gate of Wang's house, He Shen glanced back at the door.

It's time for Wang Ziteng to cherish his last time of being pampered and powerful.

After all, when he attacked the Rongguo Mansion, Wang Ziteng, as a person closely connected with the Rongguo Mansion, Qianlong would use thunderous means to get rid of him as well.He may even pack up without anyone noticing, telling him to go to the underworld full of aggrieved stomachs.

Interesting today.

He Shen was very satisfied.

After he waited outside the door for He Lin, the two went back to the Minister's Mansion.

After another day, He Shen entered the palace to bid farewell to Qianlong.

Qianlong asked him: "Did you go to Wang Ziteng's to have a drink yesterday? How is the wine at his place?"

"It's sweet, but it's not as good as the fine wine in the palace."

Qianlong smiled and said: "Then I will give you some fine wine from the palace."

After finishing speaking, Qianlong said again: "He wants to win you over?"

He Shen nodded calmly: "Yes, it's just that he doesn't seem to take me seriously. He looked arrogant, and seeing that I couldn't get a word out of my mouth, he treated me indifferently. He just asked the boy to lead me to eat. wine, and by the time I left, even the boy who led the way was gone.”

These are all things that Qianlong can know as soon as he inquires.

After Qianlong heard this, he didn't smile anymore, but his face darkened.

"This Prince Teng takes himself seriously. He despises you so much, he just despises me. He thinks that even if I dote on you so much, you are nothing." Qianlong sneered, "He is very brave. .”

He Shen didn't answer Qianlong's words, but said, "I didn't really care."

"I know, you are going today because you are waiting to sneak a peek at your fiancée?" At this point, Qianlong's voice had a hint of a smile.

He Shen nodded, and said again: "I don't really care how he looks at me, but I really don't feel happy when I despise the emperor so much, and I didn't save face for him when I left."

"Save face? What face do you want to save him! I gave him the prince's face! But he put the cart before the horse, thinking that the power in his hands is enough to influence me!" Qianlong's eyes showed a murderous look, "It's really ridiculous!"

"Your fiancée came from Rongguo Mansion after all, I won't touch Rongguo Mansion just yet." Qianlong broke the ink brush in his hand: "But Prince Teng, it's time to kill him."

He Shen cupped his hands: "The emperor is wise and decisive. I am willing to be the sword of the emperor."

Qianlong laughed loudly: "Okay, you go, be careful on the road."

"Yes."

When He Shen came out of the palace, Liu Quan came to his side and said in a low voice, "It really happened over there."

"How is Baoyu?"

"Back to Rongguo Mansion."

"Wang Ziteng let them go?"

Liu Quan smiled: "I don't want to see them go, but last time Jia Zheng taught Jia Baoyu a lesson, which made Jia Baoyu fall ill and almost lost his life. Now Jia Zheng wants to discipline them again. Mrs. Wang is definitely not willing."

"But if he refuses, this Wang Ziteng will lose face. Wang Ziteng will definitely turn against them." Liu Quan smiled again, this time with a taste of gloating.

"Yes." He Shen replied indifferently, without the slightest complacency in manipulating this matter.After all, to him, it was just such a small move.

In the end, it was Jia Baoyu himself and the women who doted on him who sent him to a desperate situation.

"Now it depends on whether the son's life is more important to Mrs. Wang, or it is more important to curry favor with Wang Ziteng..."

If she chooses the former, Mrs. Wang will undoubtedly completely cut off the blood relationship with the Wang family.choose the latter...

No, Mrs. Wang will not choose.

What a selfish person she is, she will weigh the pros and cons, and finally find that her son is the talisman that can make her live better.

So she will definitely, definitely choose Baoyu.

interesting.

At that time, wouldn't Mrs. Wang have to try harder to curry favor with him?

I don't know in the end, when the Rongguo Mansion knew that he was never their ally, but a reminder, how wonderful would his face be?

He Shen smiled slightly and got on his horse.

"drive."

He has to go quickly.

And Daiyu is waiting for him here.