Picturesque Rivers and Mountains in the Red Chamber

Chapter 111 Chapter 3.18 The speculation that Jia She “self-defiled” is purely taken for granted.
Volume Three

3.18 The speculation that Jia She “defiled himself” is purely taken for granted.
"Haha, Brother Zhou, we haven't seen each other for a while." On the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Yang rode up to the gate of Rongguo Mansion and saw Jia Lian standing on the east side, stepping forward from time to time to greet the visiting masters. When he saw Zhou Yang, he laughed and greeted him with his arms raised.

As for the servants or lower-status tribesmen, they were picked up by their own hands, and no one carried large or small bags, because they were all delivered in advance, and the same was true for Zhou Yang.

"Brother Lian, thank you for your hard work!" Zhou Yang jumped off the horse with a smile and said hello. There was nothing he could do about it. He had to bear the name "Disciple of Rongguo Mansion" on his back. In a scene like this, he had to come forward in person anyway, but he also I had no interest in making it big, so I came here by myself, not even bringing the Li brothers.

On this day, the Rongguo Mansion had arranged a banquet for guests. Relatives, friends, disciples, and old officials from all walks of life came together, making the Rongguo Mansion lively and lively as it had not been for a long time. However, the problem remained the same. Most of the old friends with status were too polite. Come, just arrange for a servant with some respect to come over and that will count.

Therefore, Jia Lian really didn't have much to greet. Except for a few relatives with some status, there were few prominent people among the visitors. Because it was still early, Zhou Yang, as a young man, naturally had to be early, so he came and went at the door. Among the crowd, he is still the one with the highest status.

"What a hard work, you will be indispensable in the future." Jia Lian smiled and took his arm, dragging him into the side door, "Let's go, the family dinner has been arranged in the house. Last time you came, we couldn't have a good time." Talk about it, it’s indispensable this time no matter what.”

"Brother Lian, is this okay?" Zhou Yang looked at the still busy gate and asked, "There are so many people."

"I have a servant to take over." Jia Lian dragged him inside again and again, not forgetting to explain, "Uncle Wang and two cousins ​​from the Shi family will not arrive until near noon, and there is no one else who needs me to take them there." .”

"Um" Zhou Yang was stunned again, thought for a while and asked, "Where is the Xue family? When will the scorpion brothers come over?"

"Brothers?" This time it was Jia Lian's turn to be stunned. After thinking about it, he realized who Zhou Yang was referring to, "Brothers from the second room of the Xue family? Someone will take over when the time comes. You - look at my brain, almost Forget about the Xue family's sister, don't worry, I will tell the people below to pay attention to it later, and come over to report when he comes."

This also made Zhou Yang realize once again how low the status of "merchants" in this era was. After all, Xue Biao was also the de facto descendant of the Xue family. However, when he arrived at the Jia Mansion, he was not even received by a serious master. Thinking about it again Thinking about how Jia Mu in the original work always insisted on the marriage between Bao and Dai in the early days, it seems that many things are really difficult to change.

"That's it, that's it. The younger brothers are here. Shouldn't we pay a visit to my uncle?" Now that the situation was confirmed, Zhou Yang naturally didn't ask any more questions. However, during this year's festival, visiting relatives elsewhere should be done anyway. Meeting the elders, but not expecting Jia Lian to be stunned, it was difficult to arrange.

"Xing'er, come here!" He turned around and called to the young man who was following him, and ordered on the spot, "Hurry up and report to Dongkuoyuan that Brother Zhou is here. Go and visit your father right away!"

"I understand, little one!" Na Xing'er bowed obsequiously and immediately ran straight to the east, as if a ghost was chasing him.

"Brother Lian, there's no need to be like this." Zhou Yang was confused. Is it necessary to be so formal?
"What's the matter? Let's go!" Jia Lian's expression was a little stiff, but he still smiled and asked Zhou Yang to follow him, "Brother Zhou is right. Now that we have arrived at the house, we naturally want to meet the adults in the family. It happens to be early. Let’s go there right away and won’t delay the noon banquet.”

The two chatted and laughed, and when they arrived at the east courtyard, they saw a stretch of buildings divided into three parts. The northernmost courtyard looked quite impressive and should be regarded as the main courtyard; the middle one only contained houses without a yard, which should be considered the main courtyard. It's the outer study. What's really annoying is that further south from the outer study is the stable of Rongguo Mansion.
"Is father here?" When the two of them arrived at the door, they saw Xing'er standing there with an anxious expression. But for some reason, there was a slap mark on his face. Jia Lian's eyes twitched, but he still went up and asked with dissatisfaction. .

"The eldest master is in the study, but..." Xing'er glanced back from the corner of his eyes in embarrassment, and said in a very nervous tone, "I'm afraid it's not convenient to receive him."

"Okay, let's go down!" Jia Lian breathed a sigh of relief, "It's good that you're here, I'll take Brother Zhou in to visit, my family is here, and my father is in the study, what's the inconvenience?"

"Second Master!" Xing'er was anxious, but he only dared to shout. Seeing the two of them entering the study, he could only stamp his feet anxiously, but he did not dare to say another word.

But when the two of them entered the study and saw the situation inside, they finally understood why Xing'er had a slap mark on his face, and also understood what the so-called "inconvenience" meant!
I saw Jia She sitting next to a round table. There were six exquisite side dishes on the table, plus two sets of wine sets and two sets of tableware. At this time, in Jia She's arms, there was sitting a man with his upper body undressed. The woman with half of her smile turned on, looking at the spring on her face and the rippling expression on Jia She's face, and the woman holding the wine glass to Jia She's mouth, plus the state of Jia She holding the woman with one hand, well.
"Who doesn't know how to die? Don't you know I'm busy?" Jia She glanced forward with confused eyes. Without even seeing who it was, he took the wine glass from the woman's hand and threw it at her. The target was Jia Lian who was standing in front. , "Get out!"

"Bang!" Jia Lian didn't dare to dodge, and let the wine glass hit his forehead, causing a red swelling on the spot. He didn't even dare to scream, but endured the pain and bowed and saluted, "Father, it's Brother Zhou who is here. , my son brought him here to meet him."

"Brother Zhou? Who has the surname Zhou?" Jia She said vaguely, "I remembered, it was the boy who was a martial arts scholar? What is he doing here? Did he bring a gift?" "Father!" Jia Lian hurriedly said He continued to explain, but unlike Zhou Yang who turned his back to avoid suspicion, he bowed and raised his head, looking directly at the woman in Jia She's arms; the woman actually did not hide anything, and even shook her body to As for the waves rippling a few times, "Brother Zhou has already passed the martial arts examination in Qiuwei Middle School and High School this year, and he is still the best in this subject."

"Wu Jieyuan?" He was probably a little surprised. Jia She seemed to be more awake, but his eyes were still confused, "He is quite capable, please let him come over!"

"Father, Brother Zhou is already here, the one next to my son!" Jia Lian said quickly, and judging from his performance, it was obvious that he was "accustomed" to the situation in front of him, "Son."

"You are Zhou. Zhou Yang, right?" Jia She obviously thought for a moment and looked at Zhou Yang in confusion without getting up. He pointed at him casually and asked, "Sit down!"

"Thank you, Uncle Jia!" Zhou Yang turned around. Fortunately, the woman still had some sense of shame. At this time, she had arranged her clothes casually, so that she wouldn't reveal anything. However, she found that Jia Lian next to her had a regretful expression, and she was actually with that woman. The woman "looked at each other affectionately" and could only helplessly cough as a reminder.

The next two people exchanged useless pleasantries. It was obvious that Jia She was still somewhat capable. At least in the conversation, if the state of drinking and confusion was removed, he could be regarded as well-educated. During this period, Jia Lian only stayed with Jia Lian. She occasionally spoke during questioning, but spent most of the rest of the time flirting with the woman.

"Okay, you go get to work!" After about a while of chatting about the incense, Jia She's condition gradually recovered. In the end, he may have realized that the situation was inappropriate, so he pretended to be serious and looked at the two of them and issued an eviction order, "Lian Two, remember to entertain!”

"Yes, father!" Jia Lian bowed and pulled Zhou Yang out of the study after the same salute. Just seeing Jia She starting to play with the woman again and Jia Lian's expression of reluctance to leave, Zhou Yang really didn't know how to evaluate it - look Now, many people's speculations about Jia She's "self-destruction" in the previous life were purely taken for granted. In fact, he was just a useless playboy and old loser.

"Second brother Lian, come to your senses!" Looking at Jia Lian who was still staring at the study, eager to see through, Zhou Yang reluctantly patted him, "Look further, I don't know what kind of temper Uncle Jia is, what is Second Sister-in-law Lian's temperament like? I’m going to beat you up!”

"Ahem, what are you talking about, brother Zhou!" Jia Lian blushed, turned around in embarrassment and pulled Zhou Yang away, "Let's go and sit at my place, your sister-in-law is also at home, let us brothers have a drink."

"The banquet at noon" Zhou Yang decided to ask.

"It's just to entertain some guests. The distinguished guests will be taken care of by my second uncle. I'll send someone over to say it later!" Jia Lian said nonchalantly, "We are all old relatives. We must meet each other on weekdays. It doesn't matter if we meet more or less. .”

Zhou Yang frowned and saw Jia Lian's embarrassing position. As the theoretical heir to the Rongguo Mansion, he didn't even have the power to entertain distinguished guests, which meant he had no say in the favors and resources of the manor. Jia She It's the bird-like behavior just now. It seems that the messy state in this mansion really has a reason.

Coming out of Jiasheyuan, along the path along the east wall, it took half a stick of incense to finally bypass the main courtyard of Rongguo Mansion and walk to the courtyard directly behind Rongxi Hall. Of course, Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng 's residence.

"Giggle, it's Brother Zhou!" By chance, a beautiful young woman was helping her maid to prepare to go out, followed by five or six servants, large and small. She was wearing a dress with an azure background and a bright yellow plum pattern. Wearing a bright red cloak with a silver fur collar, the fiery and enchanting figure paused for a moment, then stepped forward to greet her, as if she was specially greeted, "I heard the magpies chirping in the morning, and sure enough, there are distinguished guests coming to the door."

"I've met Sister-in-law Lian!" Zhou Yang smiled and bowed his hands, lowered his head slightly and looked away to avoid suspicion, "I wonder where Sister-in-law is going?"

"I was originally going to visit my ancestors. Since Brother Zhou is here, I just want to send someone there - Ping'er, go and say something!" Wang Xifeng said with a smile, and then greeted Jia Lian and said, " We didn’t say anything in advance, it seems like we are rude!”

"My fault, my fault!" Jia Lian quickly apologized, but also let Zhou Yang see the "younger brother's position" in the family, "It's not like I pulled brother Zhou over as soon as I saw him. , don’t go to the ancestor’s place at noon, we are all brothers, it’s fun to eat together!”

"It's rare for you to show mercy, how can I refuse?" Wang Xifeng seemed to be smiling all the time, and she didn't forget to greet Zhou Yang, "Brother Zhou, don't be polite. When you get here, you'll feel like you're at home!"

"Thank you, Second Sister-in-law Lian!"

(End of this chapter)