The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 3

Jia Mu was born with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, similar to the old ancestor in the TV series "Dream of Red Mansions", with a kind smile, but a shrewd look in her eyes, she is not easy to fool.

Jia Huan knelt down on the ground and respectfully greeted the supreme ruler of Jia's mansion. The latter just nodded, told him not to be mischievous in the future and sent him out.

Jia Huan's reaction was very normal, and it was completely expected by Jia Huan. Jia Huan's predecessor was a dispensable little transparent in Jia's mansion. Except for his own mother, the real grandma didn't love his uncle or uncle. In Jia's mother's eyes, only Jia Baoyu, the grandson who was born with jade, never paid much attention to the grandson Jia Huan.

Of course, Jia Huan didn't care about Jia's mother's love, but thought it was good, because in this way, he would have no psychological pressure to get rid of Jia's family and protect himself in the future.

After Jia Huan came out from Jiamu's place, he went to Mrs. Wang's residence to say hello. As soon as she entered the yard, a little girl with an oval face greeted her with a smile. She was about eleven or twelve years old and very pretty.When Jin Chuaner saw Jia Huan, she gloated and said, "Brother Huan came by coincidence, and my wife is setting rules for my aunt."

Jia Huan couldn't help but secretly frowned, the aunt Jin Chuaner was talking about was naturally her biological mother, Aunt Zhao, and the so-called rule-making was punishment, and she didn't know how this cheap old lady offended Mrs. Wang.

At this time, another maid came to Jia Huan's ear and whispered: "My aunt showed off a box of rouge that the master bought for her in front of the wife today, and the wife took a mistake from the aunt to make a rule. She has knelt inside for half an hour. Brother Huan, be careful when you go in later, and don't touch the bad luck of the wife."

Jia Huan couldn’t help but suddenly realized that he was surprised and a little speechless. He didn’t expect that Jia Zheng, who always had a stern face, would buy rouge for his concubine.It would be strange to have good fruit to eat.

But then again, it can be seen that Jia Zheng still loves Aunt Zhao relatively, but he "respects like ice" with his original wife, Mrs. Wang.

"Thank you sister Caixia, I can save it." Jia Huan nodded his thanks to the maid who kindly reminded him.

A strange color flashed in Caixia's eyes, and she said with a sweet smile, "Master Huan, you're being polite."

Seeing Jia Huan entering the house, Jin Chuan'er pulled Caixia curiously and said, "It's true that the sun is coming out from the west. This master seems to be different from before. Could it be that he was kicked by a donkey that day?"

Caixia nodded and said, "It really looks different."

Jin Chuan'er rolled her eyes and said, "Caixia, you little hoof reminded me so kindly, do you mean you want to be the third master Huan's housemate?"

Caixia looks handsome, about the same age as Jin Chuaner, and her appearance is a step higher than Hongling's. Hearing this, she said with a hot face: "Don't talk nonsense, you are the one thinking about it, right?"

Jin Chuan'er curled her lips. Her ambition is to become Baoyu's housemate. As for Jia Huan, she still doesn't like Jia Huan.

When Jia Huan entered the house, the first thing Jia Huan saw was a slender young woman kneeling on the ground with her head bowed. She was less than thirty years old and she was her biological mother, Aunt Zhao. A well-dressed middle-aged woman was sitting cross-legged on the couch, holding a string of Buddhist beads in her hand.

This noble lady is none other than the actual person in power in the back residence of Jia's mansion, Jia Zheng's original wife, Wang Shi, who is also Jia Huan's aunt.

Mrs. Wang was born in the Wang family, one of the four major families in Jinling. Her brother Wang Ziteng is now proud of his career and holds a high position.

Jia Huan was familiar with "Dream of Red Mansions" in his previous life, so he naturally knew that Mrs. Wang was a well-known kind person, although she ate fast and recited Buddhism on the surface, cared about the old and the poor, but she was actually kind and cruel.

Mrs. Wang regards her only son, Jia Baoyu, as her support for the rest of her life and protects her like her lifeblood. If anyone affects Jia Baoyu's interests and threatens Jia Baoyu's status, she will immediately show her fierce teeth.

Jia Huan is only seven years old now, with small arms and legs, even self-protection is a problem, naturally he would not be so stupid as to provoke Mrs. Wang's displeasure, so after entering the room without looking sideways, he went directly to the couch and knelt down, firmly kowtowed three times and said, "Huan'er pays respects to mother."

In the feudal society of Confucianism and Confucianism, the status of the main wife was paramount, and the concubines could only bow their heads to their ears. The children born to the concubines had to be called the main wife's mother, but the biological mother could only be called the aunt.

There is a description in "Dream of Red Mansions" that when Jia Zheng entered the house to see Mrs. Wang, it was Aunt Zhao who was in charge of opening the door curtain.

Let's talk about Mrs. Wang, seeing Jia Huan being so upright, kowtowing loudly, she felt a little more relaxed, she smiled and nodded: "Brother Huan, get up, your injury is healed?"

"Go back to mother, Huan'er has recovered." Jia Huan replied.

"Well, that's good. Don't be naughty in the future. Go be naughty. You don't have to go to school for the time being. You don't have to go to school until you get better, so as not to get sick again." Mrs. Wang said very "considerately".

"Yes, mother!" Jia Huan glanced at Aunt Zhao who was kneeling on the ground, and then slowly backed out.

Mrs. Wang is calmer now, and Aunt Zhao has been kneeling for more than half an hour, so she said calmly: "Get up, children are more sensible than you."

Aunt Zhao stood up as if she had received an amnesty, probably because her legs were numb from kneeling, her feet went limp, and she almost sat on the ground.

Aunt Zhao was ashamed, she dared not speak out, she bowed her head and stood aside.

Mrs. Wang's companion, Mrs. Zhou Rui's family, smiled and said: "Since Brother Huan was kicked by the donkey, he seems to be more energetic. Madam, do you think it's strange?"

Mrs. Wang nodded calmly. Jia Huan did seem to be more energetic, but he was still far behind his own Baoyu, so he didn't take it seriously. At this time, Jia Huan could not threaten Baoyu's status, nor was he qualified to threaten Baoyu's status.

Zhou Rui's family was also very knowledgeable. Seeing that Mrs. Wang was not interested in this, they changed the topic and said, "I heard that Miss Lin's family's cousin left for Beijing last month, and she should be there by the end of this month."

Mrs. Wang shook her head and said, "Miss Lin is young and weak, so don't rush on the journey. I guess she won't arrive until the beginning of next month..."

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Jia Huan left Mrs. Wang's courtyard and let out a sigh of relief. He didn't like to kowtow to others in a low voice, but the situation was stronger than others, so he could only do as the Romans did. Before he was strong enough to ignore the rules, he had better be a quiet little quail.

Jia Huan didn't intercede for Aunt Zhao, not because he was cold and heartless, but because he knew that Mrs. Wang was a kind-faced and cruel hypocrite. If he pleaded for Aunt Zhao, it would be counterproductive. It would be better to be more respectful to Mrs. Wang, and Aunt Zhao might suffer less.

Jia Huan collected his mood and walked to Jia Zheng's study "Meng Po Xuan".

Jia Zheng is currently working as a member of the Ministry of Industry, Wai Lang, and his rank is from the fifth rank. At first, he was an official, not through the imperial examinations. Therefore, Jia Zheng's knowledge level is questionable. However, Jia Zheng's library collection is genuine.

The so-called clear talk, to put it nicely, is to point out the country and stimulate the words, and to put it badly, it is to be extremely boring and talk about it.

Jia Zheng kept a group of clean-ups in the mansion, who specially accompanied him to chat with him. Every day when he came home from the government office, he would gather together to talk loudly.

Jia Zheng hadn't come back from court today, so there were only a few Qing guests chatting in the flower hall outside the study, and as soon as Jia Huan stepped into the flower hall, he immediately attracted the attention of the Qing guests.

"Hey, isn't this Brother Huan? What brought you here!" A Qingke with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks asked jokingly.

This person is called Zhan Guang, and the two people who are playing chess next to him are called Cheng Rixing and Fu Gui, and they are all surprised at this moment.Because Jia Zheng was very serious on weekdays, and he was very strict with his children, so not only the servants kept him at a distance, even Jia Baoyu, who was loved and blessed by his ancestors, saw his father Jia Zheng like a mouse seeing a cat, especially Jia Huan.

Now, Jia Huan came here on his own initiative, Zhan Guang and others were naturally very surprised, but they didn't know that this Jia Huan was no longer the other Jia Huan.

I saw Jia Huan smiled calmly and said: "Several gentlemen are talking with your hands. Excuse me. Huan'er has been reading "Zeng Guang Xian Wen" recently, and she can't let go of the scroll. Unfortunately, she accidentally dropped it in the bathtub and got wet. Now she is trying to dry it. When I wake up, the master must have this book here, so I want to borrow it for a while."

As soon as this remark came out, Zhan Guang and others couldn't help laughing. Jia Huan is well known for his stubbornness. He is the least fond of reading. He usually muddled through in ethnology and caused troubles.
"Brother Huan, to be honest, are you being naughty and lost the book, so you came to the master to borrow one to make up for it?" Zhan Guang smiled and asked Jia Huan.

Cheng Rixing also said with a smile: "Ever since I was kicked by a donkey last time, Brother Huan has become more courageous. Get out of here quickly. Be careful when the master comes back and sees you. You must have a good fight."

(End of this chapter)