The Red Mansions

Chapter 187 Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu are released from prison, Jia Baoyu's abnormality

Just when Jia Yun was talking and laughing with Xue Baochai and the other female relatives.

Rongguo Mansion gate.

Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu were helped out of the car.

In less than half a month, the two of them changed drastically.

They no longer had the pampered look they had before, and they all lost a lot of weight, and they all had injuries on their bodies.

Especially Jia Baoyu, the baby fat on her cheeks was gone.

The round face turned into an oval face.

What made people even more puzzled was that when he walked, he subconsciously covered his buttocks and walked with his legs between his legs.

Jia Lian on the side glanced at him, sighed secretly, and said in his heart, "I think Baoyu will never forget the crime she suffered this time."

He knows that Jia Baoyu is a man and woman, but being willing and being forced are two different things.

The two suffered, and the Jia family went bankrupt.

With the support of the young servant, the two stepped over the brazier and went to Rongqing Hall to meet Jia Mu.

Jia Zheng ordered: "Go take a bath and change clothes first, let the imperial doctor treat the injury, and then come to see the old lady!"

The clothes on the two of them had long since changed beyond recognition. They were ragged and unspeakably miserable, and the bloodstains from the whip marks on their bodies could be seen faintly.

Therefore, for Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu at the moment, bathing, changing clothes and treating injuries are the most important.

After passing the Chuihua Gate, Mrs. Wang, Wang Xifeng and other female relatives were waiting in the courtyard.

Mrs. Wang looked at Jia Baoyu with distressed face, and she stepped forward and hugged Jia Baoyu in her arms, crying all the time.

Wang Xifeng and Heping'er also stepped forward to help Jia Lian. As soon as they got close to a meter away, Jia Lian felt like vomiting when he smelled them.

Regardless of his injuries, he took a few steps back as if he had encountered a demon. Seeing the surprise of the maids and women, he quickly explained:
"Don't help me, I just got out of prison, and I have bad luck on me, so I can't pass it on to you."

Wang Xifeng and Ping'er looked at each other, but didn't say anything.

So Wang Xifeng told Xing'er: "Alright, Xing'er, you can help Second Master Lian go back to the courtyard, and I, Ping'er, will go back first to prepare hot water to bathe and change clothes."

After saying that, he turned around and took Ping'er to wait for the maid and mother-in-law to leave.

Back in the room, Ping'er whispered: "Grandma, Second Master Lian is coming home now, I'm afraid life will be difficult in the future!"

"How do you say that?" Wang Xifeng asked doubtfully.

Ping'er muttered: "Grandma forgot how Uncle Xi tortured Brother Cong these days? The servants heard from Brother Cong's maid that Brother Cong was beaten every day, and he was about to collapse and go crazy."

Wang Xifeng took a breath, and murmured: "Don't say it, brother Cong has prevented the second master Lian from disaster these days, now that the second master Lian is back, I'm afraid that the beating will fall on him gone."

Ping'er nodded and said, "Who says it's not? Although Second Master Lian is the son of the eldest son, in the past, he received more beatings than Brother Cong. Uncle Xi likes to tell Second Master Lian to do anything. If you are dissatisfied, beat the second master Lian."

"Now that he's back, brother Cong must be hiding far away, but Second Master Lian can't hide, and beating is inevitable."

Wang Xifeng pondered for a while, and said: "Call Xing'er in, and I'll tell him a few words, let the second master Lian still have to be on guard, don't really let my lunatic father-in-law beat him to death, I don't want to be beaten to death at a young age. Be a widow."

Ping'er nodded, went out and called Xing'er up.

Wang Xifeng asked Xing'er, "Has Second Master Lian gone to take a bath?"

"Just being helped by the little girl to take a bath, what orders does grandma have?" Xing'er asked, cupping her hands.

Wang Xifeng nodded, and said, "Remind Second Master Lian later, Master Xi..."

Xing'er nodded from time to time, and after listening, he replied: "Don't worry, grandma, this is an important matter, and the little one will definitely tell the second master verbatim."

Wang Xifeng waved Xing'er to go out, and when they left, she sighed to Ping'er: "This Jia's mansion is getting worse day by day, everything that happened these days is full of evil spirits."

"Second Master Lian and Baoyu were almost beheaded, but fortunately they bought their lives back with money. If something like this happens again next time, I'm afraid their lives will be lost."

"Besides, my father-in-law looks like he's not going to die, but he's not living well. His heart aches unbearably all day long. He either beats and scolds Brother Cong or the servant girl. If this goes on like this, I'm afraid there will be no good ending!"

Ping'er echoed: "Grandma is right, the slaves are also a little scared, what happened these days is too evil, do you think something bad has been contaminated in our house?"

"It's hard to say, maybe it's really possible." Wang Xifeng pondered.

Ping'er hesitated for a moment, and said, "Grandma, this servant wants to take all the savings and valuables to Second Master Yun, and I feel a little worried about putting them in Jia's residence."

Wang Xifeng was startled, recovered, thought for a moment, and said: "You are right to be cautious, not only your savings and valuables will be taken away, but mine will be taken as well, and they will all be sent to Brother Yun's house." Let it go."

"The maidservant was a little scared, so I decided to take it away in the evening." Ping'er said eagerly.

Wang Xifeng laughed and said, "Are you missing him again? You're in such a hurry, it doesn't matter, if you want to go, go, I won't stop you."

"Hey, it's not just you who want to go, I also want to go. I haven't eaten meat these days, so I'm thinking hard, but once I leave, there will be too much noise, so I can only bear with it for a few days."

Before letting go, she could leave the house at any time.

But these days, Jia She beats people like a lunatic every day, and his body is getting worse every day, maybe one day he will be sad.

As Jia She's daughter-in-law, Wang Xifeng naturally had to stay in the courtyard at all times.

Otherwise something really happened to Jia Amnesty, and the absence of her daughter-in-law might hurt her reputation.

In addition, Jia Lian just came back today, so she has to pay more attention to the affairs in the yard, and it is even more difficult to slip out of the house, so Wang Xifeng is still envious of Ping'er at this moment.

Jiang Yunxuan.

After Jia Baoyu took a bath and changed his clothes, he lay on the bed blankly, without saying a word, and let the imperial physician diagnose and treat his injuries.

Sheyue and Qingwen, who were standing there, saw that something was wrong with him, but it was inconvenient to ask him.

After the imperial physician applied ointment on Jia Baoyu's body and prescribed a prescription to leave, Qingwen finally couldn't help but stepped forward and asked Jia Baoyu, "Second Master Bao, what's wrong with you?"

Jia Baoyu came back to his senses, looking at the delicate Qingwen, he couldn't feel any interest, so he couldn't help waving his hands, and said to Sheyue and Qingwen: "From now on, let Mingyan come in to serve me in my room. Don't come in casually."

Sheyue and Qingwen were startled and felt aggrieved.

Qingwen said angrily: "But what did the servants do wrong, want to drive us away?"

"No, you all did a good job." Jia Baoyu said listlessly, "It's my own problem, and it's none of your business. In short, don't come to my room easily in the future."

Qingwen was about to argue, but she was held back by Musk Moon next to her. She shook her head to signal her not to make noise, and then nodded outside the door, hinting her to go out and talk.

Qingwen choked for a while, but finally endured it, and then went out with Sheyue.

Outside, Musk Moon pondered and said: "Our master is probably stimulated, and he doesn't like to hang out with maids anymore, and he probably won't eat girls' rouge anymore. I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing."

Qingwen said: "This must be a bad thing. There is a saying that the country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change. Our grandfather suddenly changed his temperament, and even the girl doesn't like it. How can this be a good thing?"

"Then what should we do? Should we listen to Master Bao? If you really want Mingyan to come into the house to serve you, there is no such rule!" She Yue said anxiously.

Qingwen frowned, gritted her teeth and said, "No, you can't rely on Second Master Bao. How can there be any reason to let the servants come to the house to serve you? Let the wife know about this, and we're afraid we'll be ruined!" "

"But I saw the attitude of Second Master Bao just now. He seemed determined not to let us serve him. What should we do?" She Yue asked anxiously.

Qingwen sighed, walked slowly to the round stool and sat down, put her arms on the round table, put her hand on her chin, pondered for a while, and said: "This happened so suddenly, I don't know what to do! "

She Yue hesitated and said: "Why don't you follow Second Master Bao first and let Mingyan come in to serve you for a few days, given Mingyan's sloppy nature, I am afraid that Second Master Bao will be disgusted within a few days, and we will take over at that time." that is."

"I definitely can't rely on him, my wife won't be able to pass that test, besides, there is no such rule in the mansion." Qingwen shook her head and said.

Musk Moon was a little apprehensive, if Jia Baoyu really didn't let them serve her, there would be no room for them in the Jia Mansion.

What's more serious is that it would be terrible if he was kicked out of the mansion. Thinking of that scene, Musk Moon was a little terrified and terrified.

Qingwen naturally knew what would happen to these maidservants if the master refused to serve them, so she was a little uneasy, but she didn't dare to rush to report to Mrs. Wang.

The example of the charming girl back then is still vivid in my memory. She was also for the good of Jia Baoyu, but she was still kicked out of the house by Mrs. Wang. If it wasn't for the luck to be taken in by Jia Yun, she might not even find the bones at this moment.

After thinking about it, Qingwen took a deep breath, and asked in a low voice: "Sheyue, if the second master Bao doesn't let us serve you, and if Madam finds out, if he is kicked out of the house, you say we go and join Sister Xiren and Mei Sister Ren, will they take us in?"

"Well, it's hard to say, now that they are all aunts, their identities are different from ours, and I don't know if they will still care about sisterhood." Musk Moon said melancholy.

After a pause, she continued: "Furthermore, Second Master Yun's family does not lack maids now."

"I heard that Second Master Yun brought more than a dozen back from the south, and a few days ago he picked more than a dozen from Zhuangzi outside the city. "

"As for the big maids, I also heard from sister Xiren once that the maids in Master Yun's and Grandma Yun's rooms are not only beautiful, but also proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. How can we compare with them? ?”

Qingwen said disapprovingly: "We don't know how to play piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, so we can learn it too. What's the big deal? I still don't believe it, and I'll lose to them if I go?"

Musk Moon said: "You are right, the big deal is that we should study hard..."

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