Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 13 Hard to guard against
  His voice was very soft, and everyone was attracted by his poems. Only Baochai next to him heard it. He felt ashamed and annoyed, and was afraid that others would hear him. He clutched the azure handkerchief tightly, his face already covered with peach blossoms, Brother Cong. You are so rude, why are you saying such frivolous words? Are you talking about me? He...he is so brave! When I wanted to turn around and scold him, I felt that it was too revealing. If I couldn't hold back, I felt a little aggrieved. Thinking of this, my face became a little unhappy.

Jia Cong was amused when he saw her biting her lips lightly, looking half angry and half shy. Girls in this era have such tender faces, unlike the girls in his own era who talked dirty to men. Stay away.

Looking up, he saw the paper finally resting in Lin Daiyu's hand. Everyone was looking at him without saying a word. Jia Cong smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said, "Let's laugh."

Jia Baoyu's face was gloomy and he sat slumped in his chair. Although he had made up his mind to write flowers, he had to pick out bones from eggs, but he was helpless about this poem and had to sit aside depressedly. .

"Brother Cong is indeed a good poet." Lin Daiyu looked at Jia Cong with bright eyes, "It seems that we have another poet in our house." She covered her mouth and looked at Baoyu with a smile.

Jia Baoyu smiled dryly and nodded.

"How dare you?"

"Brother Cong is so humble, good is good." Tan Chun couldn't help but read: "Sitting alone in the pond is like a tiger roosting, recuperating under the shade tree. If I don't speak first when spring comes, which insect dares to make a sound . The momentum is majestic, and the bigness can be seen in the small. Just by reading this poem, you will know that Brother Cong will definitely not be a thing in the pond in the future."

Yingchun, Xichun and others also nodded.

"Bring it here." Jia Huan chuckled, took the banknote from Yinger's hand, and stuffed it into Jia Cong's hand.

Everyone smiled and shook their heads when they saw this. Only Baoyu felt very sorry. It was a pity that this poem fell on Brother Cong.

"Since everyone has no objections, I will be disrespectful. Haha, I have eaten and drank enough today. Thank you sisters for the hospitality. Cong will leave now." Jia Cong took the banknote in his hand and stood up to take it. Go, because he found that Jia Baoyu's face was not good. If this kid became angry and went crazy, wouldn't he be able to get away with it? If you can't afford to offend, you can't afford to hide.

"Hey, it's still early. Let's have two more drinks. Why are you in such a hurry?" Tan Chun and others hurriedly advised, and Baochai also looked over, with a look that seemed to invite guests.

"No, I have to get up early tomorrow to practice. Let's meet up another day."

Everyone saw that Jia Cong was very determined to leave, so they had to get up to see off the guests.

Suddenly I heard Jia Baoyu say: "If brother Cong wants to go, let him go. We are happy with him. His poems are just mediocre and ignorant, and they have nothing to do with us after all."

Upon hearing this, all the girls frowned and said nothing due to their past feelings.

Jia Cong's eyes narrowed and he glanced at Jia Baoyu. He didn't bother to argue with the little brat. He turned around and left as if he didn't hear anything.

"Baoyu! You are obviously jealous of Brother Cong's ability to write good poems. You are so shameless when you can't do it yourself!" Jia Huan couldn't bear this tone. Although he didn't read much, he could still tell the quality of his poems. It's clear. Besides, all the sisters agree with this poem. How can we allow Jia Baoyu to insult it?

As soon as he heard Jia Huan yelling and scolding, Jia Cong immediately felt that he was going to be in trouble. He quickly stopped him and said, "Don't talk nonsense. What Baoyu said makes sense. Different people have different opinions. Why are you arguing?"

Baoyu's face was already flushed, and he pointed at Jia Huan and said angrily: "I, I am jealous of him? When I was writing poems, he couldn't even recite the surnames of hundreds of families."

"Baoyu, please stop saying a few words." All the girls looked displeased. This sentence was a bit too much. They hurriedly looked at Jia Cong, fearing that he would do something embarrassing in a hurry. Seeing that Jia Cong's face remained as usual, he felt relieved.

Jia Huan sneered and said, "Writing poems is useless. Even if you write for ten lifetimes, you still won't be able to write such a poem. Brother Cong, Zhu Yu, is in front of you, but I didn't expect that there are really insects who dare to say anything. I don't believe it. Ask all the sisters to see who will defeat you."

"You, you bastard!" Jia Baoyu was robbed by Jia Huan and had nothing to say. He subconsciously said to Lin Daiyu: "Sister Lin, tell me, did I make a mistake?"

Lin Daiyu glanced at him, shook her head, and said nothing. She just carefully folded Jia Cong's poem and put it into her sleeve. The meaning was self-evident.

Seeing that his last illusion was shattered, Jia Baoyu's face turned blue and red.

Jia Cong secretly said he was going to suffer, but as expected, Jia Baoyu laughed miserably and said: "Just because of a poem, my sisters ignored me. What's the use of your trouble? Why don't you smash it and everyone will be clean." The psychic jade on the lower collar was slapped to the ground with a loud bang.

"Ouch!" The girls who were waiting for him were startled, and they hurriedly rushed up to pick it up. The woman who was waiting outside also rushed in and shouted: "Oh my god, why did Baoyu throw his life away again? Is this okay? It's not that this old slave is too talkative. All the girls have always known that Baoyu is an honest person. If you have something to say, you can't let him go. If you have to make him so anxious and pale, what if something happens to his life?" It was Baoyu's nanny, Grandma Li.

Baochai took the jade pendant that the girl had picked up, looked at it carefully, breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Mother Li, don't worry, Jade is fine. It's just a joke among the sisters. You can go out to have a drink."

Grandma Li held Jia Baoyu in her arms and rubbed her for a long time. Seeing that he didn't turn his eyes or speak, she just stood there blankly. She was shocked and said loudly: "Go and report to the old lady. Madam, something happened to Baoyu." As he said this, he hugged Jia Baoyu and walked out.

Jia Huan was frightened when he saw this battle and looked at Jia Cong.

All the girls also looked over worriedly. Only Lin Daiyu was sitting alone in the corner, covering her face and crying.

Jia Cong did not leave at this time. He smiled at everyone and said, "Sit down for whatever you are doing. Miss Lin also came and sat down. Why are you crying? This matter has nothing to do with you. In the final analysis, it is because of me, old lady, If there is any punishment, madam, I will take it."

After saying that, Damama Jindao sat back on the table, asked the girl to bring the rice, and started eating with the table full of delicacies. It looks like there will be another big battle tonight. Let's eat and drink first.

Seeing that he was talking and laughing freely, everyone calmed down a little and sat down to watch him silently.

Lin Daiyu was also persuaded to come back. She was jealous and just looked at Jia Cong, not knowing what she was thinking.

Baochai said angrily: "Brother Cong, I wanted to invite you to be my host, but I didn't want it to get into this. It's all my fault. Don't take it to heart."

Jia Cong smiled and shook his head. He was just chewing. He had already noticed that something was wrong, so he was on guard against Jia Baoyu's move. Unexpectedly, he was unable to guard against it.

After a while, Jia Cong burped, took the handkerchief handed over by the girl, wiped his mouth, rinsed his mouth, and said with a smile: "It all depends on what I am doing. Are you full?"

"You are so heartless. Why are you still thinking about eating?" Tan Chun said anxiously.

Jia Cong whispered a few words into Jia Huan's ear, and Jia Huan ran away. Then he slowly said: "I already knew Baoyu's move, so you sisters don't have to worry."

Seeing how unfazed he was, everyone admired his determination.

"Now I really believe that those words were written by Brother Cong. He was not surprised when he saw them, and he was not angry when they were added for no reason. Brother Cong is really brave." Baochai said with a smile. Everyone nodded.

Jia Cong said: "Sister Bao is ridiculous. Cong is just pretending to be calm, thinking that it is a blessing rather than a curse. It is a curse that cannot be avoided."

"Brother Cong, don't panic. I'll explain it to the old lady later," Tan Chun said.

Jia Cong nodded: "Third sister's loyalty to justice is appreciated by Cong. But this matter has nothing to do with you, I have my own plans."

Lin Daiyu saw that he was so rested, and couldn't help but be curious: "Brother Cong, if the old lady asks, what would you say?"

Jia Cong glanced at her and said, "The mountain man has his own clever plan."

Lin Daiyu was furious. Jia Baoyu had never spoken to her like this in the past. She couldn't help but think evilly in her heart. If a dog bites Lu Dongbin, it will tell you to show off. Later, the old lady will give you a good scolding, and then you will know what is good or not. This girl I'm too lazy to speak for you, huh.

After a while, the nanny from the old lady's house came to call someone: "Old lady, please come over, brothers and girls."

Jia Cong smiled as expected.

(End of this chapter)