Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 55 Jia Zheng’s Hospitality

When I got home, my parents were not at home. The concierge Wangcai said that the Rong Mansion was celebrating the title of concubine and there would be a three-day banquet.

But this time, they were not asked to handle the reception, but were asked to come to the house for a banquet in a serious manner.

From what I hear, it seems that there is no need for one's family to speak out in order to renounce one's nationality. The same Jinshi is also a Jinshi, so he can barely be considered a disciple of the Emperor. It is obviously wrong to accept one's own parents as slaves.

All the way to the west wing of the main courtyard, my sister-in-law You Sanjie, who had left and returned, also brought an oil bottle - Mrs. You.

"This little hooves is used to being unruly. I'm really worried if I don't look at her."

Seeing the piles of salutes piled up outside the house, Lai Shangrong even wondered whether Mrs. You knew what she was thinking and deliberately used Third Sister You to hold her hostage.

But one more person means one more person, and there is no shortage of room in the house.

He called a few maids to move Mrs. You and his wife out, and found a guest room to settle down in. He then kicked off his boots and got into bed, lying on his back on Sister You's round thighs, enjoying her feeding.

After eating a few pieces of snacks fed by Second Sister You, she began to feel full and lustful. As soon as she turned over and pinned her down, Second Sister You pointed to the room with a sweet smile on her face. Only then did she realize that Third Sister You was still there. Sit inside the house.

He stood up with an embarrassed look on his face and said, "You said you wanted to live in the garden, have you made your choice?"

Third Sister You stuffed a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake and muttered: "I chose the small courtyard in the southeast corner!"

"Then why are you still here?"

Letting her move in was not just to cause trouble for him, and Lai Shangrong suddenly became very angry.

Second Sister You came up and hugged Lai Shangrong's arm, Nunuo said: "Master! The yard my little sister chose has two rows of houses. Why don't I move in with her so that I can take care of her better."

"That's fine! I'm used to living in the back, so you can move there to be closer."

Lai Shangrong only thought that Third Sister You was staying to secure a place to stay, which shows that she still refused to leave after the matter was settled.

He said angrily: "We have chosen a place to live, why are you still here? Don't you see that your sister and I have something to talk about?"

Sanjie You was not afraid of him. She twisted a piece of osmanthus cake and came to the bed. She put her hand to Lai Shangrong's mouth. When he opened his mouth, she slowly inserted two green onion jade fingers into his mouth connected with the osmanthus cake. But he didn't take it away in a hurry. It wasn't until Lai Shangrong pursed his lips that he slowly pulled his jade finger away, and didn't forget to wipe it on his lips.

She said softly: "Brother-in-law! I have the fan given to me by the emperor, and I want it too!"

He was either a traitor or a thief when he showed his love for nothing. It turned out that he fell in love with the imperial fan.

Lai Shangrong only thought it was an ordinary round fan, and asked Second Sister You to choose it before leaving. When Lai was packing it up, he found that it was not only made of Kesi, but also had exquisite calligraphy and painting on it. He had already asked Qingwen to put it away. Only then did Third Sister You ask him for help. .

Seeing that she was really going to hang on if he didn't nod, Lai Shangrong had no choice but to agree.

"Only this time, the next time is not an example!"

With Sanjie You's character, if she gets a taste of the sweetness, she will always resort to this trick in the future. I'm afraid that even if she has gold and silver, she won't be able to waste it.

Third Sister You closed the door and went out. Lai Shangrong let out a cry and pounced on her.

A jade bracelet knocked on the door and said: "Uncle! The second master sent someone to invite the uncle to come over!"

"understood!"

Reluctantly, he stood up and tugged on his lapel.

"Has Qingwen measured it for you?"

"Measure it! If you like it, would you like to borrow one from Qingwen first?"

Second Sister You's character of being obedient and trying her best to please him as long as he liked her really made Lai Shangrong overjoyed.

"Well! Go back to her place and try it on, remember to find something that fits!"

When I went out, I found that the sky had already darkened, and it was already Youzheng.

Too lazy to go around the front door, I went directly in through the back door of Rong Mansion.

When he arrived at Rongxi Hall, Jia Zheng enthusiastically pulled him to a side hall in the backyard to receive him alone.

He had been in the Ministry of Industry for many years, and he had spared no effort to be arty, just to squeeze into the circle of scholars. However, those second-ranked scholars looked down upon him for relying on his reputation to become an official, and had always kept away from him.Today in the court, he finally felt the admiration of the stars, especially by the Gong Gong masters in the court. It was quite rare that he could forget about everything and still remember Lai Shangrong's contribution at the same time.

He vaguely expressed his gratitude to Lai Shangrong for his kindness.

After three or two glasses of water and wine, Jia Zheng began to give advice, and his words revealed the exemplary behavior in the Jinluan Palace today.

He was holding back too much, and he was unhappy about what happened today, but showing off in front of his wife and concubines was a little priceless, and they might not understand. He needed to pretend to be noble in front of his colleagues, so as not to be misunderstood. Qingke need to respect their identity and show off some money.

But Lai Shangrong is different.

First of all, he is a scholar and belongs to the category of literati. He can understand the meaning of the words without lowering himself.

Secondly, he is the son of a slave in the Rong Mansion. He is already aloof and will not be misunderstood for his ambition.

In the end, because the credit was given to him by Lai Shangrong, I felt a little resentful, so I wanted to prove to him that I could be a role model for scholars, all because of my straightforward words, not because of his papermaking skills.

Of course, he was also afraid of inadvertently revealing the secret of the improved technology, so he held a banquet alone in a side hall and sent his servants to stay away.

Lai Shangrong heard that he actually sang against the emperor in the hall today.

He secretly cursed, no wonder the emperor asked me for advice today, it turned out that you were the thorn in the side and started the confrontation.

However, he didn't mind leading Jia Zheng down the wrong path, so he expressed his admiration for what he did.

In my previous life, when I was doing business, there were many welcomes and greetings, and I had the ability to flatter people at my fingertips.

In addition, everyone will get drunk without being drunk. Under Lai Shangrong's deliberate compliments, Jia Zheng soon became extremely drunk and started to act wildly. He even started making dirty jokes with Lai Shangrong.

The meal lasted for more than an hour. Seeing that the second watch was almost over, Lai Shangrong wanted to get up and leave several times, but Jia Zhengqiang stayed behind.

There were even servants who dared to come in, but not only were they scolded out by him, but contrary to Yuri's kindness, he threatened to send them away if they dared to eavesdrop.

Lai Shangrong guessed that he was afraid of revealing the credit for papermaking.

Seeing that he couldn't get out, he took the time to drink two more drinks. As soon as Jia Zheng lay on the table, he heard the noise and turned around to see a slim woman with almond-shaped eyes and rosy cheeks, who was twisting her waist. Someone walked in - it was Aunt Zhao.

Aunt Zhao first smiled charmingly at Lai Shangrong and lowered her voice and said, "Brother! Master, can you please rest?"

Unexpectedly, Jia Zheng, who was lying on the table, heard the movement. He raised his head and looked at Aunt Zhao with drunken eyes, and waved her to her side.

Aunt Zhao hurriedly ran to Jia Zheng and squatted down.

Jia Zheng didn't know what was going on, but he pulled Aunt Zhao's skirt violently, exposing half of her white clothes.

Lai Shangrong didn't expect such a good thing, and he couldn't take his eyes away.

Unfortunately, Jia Zheng was too drunk. Just as he was about to take the next step, he suddenly lost his balance and pressed Aunt Zhao hard to the ground, and then she started snoring.

After all, Aunt Zhao was delicate and frail, and Jia Zheng was drunk again, unable to push her away, so she could only ask Lai Shangrong for help.

"Brother, please help me up!"

Aunt Zhao had no choice. This year, Jia Zheng suddenly began to stay in Mrs. Wang's courtyard. Fortunately, she finally returned to the right path in the past few months.

She just felt relieved, not wanting to have a solid state again yesterday. According to past experience, she would only stay for one night, but tonight she didn't wait no matter how hard she waited.

I thought I had lost favor, so I went out alone to inquire. I heard that Jia Zheng was in the side hall, so I came quietly. At this time, Jia Zheng was unconscious. If he let the servants in, he was afraid that Mrs. Wang would intercept him. .

Lai Shangrong could only watch from a distance, but now Aunt Zhao asked for help, so there was no reason why she refused. However, Jia Zheng had already slept to death and could not get up just by carrying his clothes. He had no choice but to pick up Jia Zheng's arm and pull him Picked up from the ground.

Of course, you will inevitably come into contact with the unspeakable, and this is also a matter of urgency.

Aunt Zhao got up from the ground, lowered her head and straightened her torn front, and hurriedly resisted one of Jia Zheng's arms.

He looked at Lai Shangrong and said with a smile: "Brother, help me to the end. Help me drive the master back!"

(End of this chapter)