Chapter 912 Idiot
Rongguo Mansion.
Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang were about a foot apart, each stretching his neck like a fighting cock.
Heavy breathing, dishevelled long hair, messy clothes - it was obvious that the couple had just finished a "fierce fight" in the purest sense of the word.
Although he had far more wounds than the other person, Jia Zheng, as a man, was the first to recover. He said with a gloomy face: "Even if Huan'er is...unworthy, she is still my flesh and blood! Now that she has been killed by someone, you still want me to spare that damned slave?!"
Three years ago, when Baoyu was beaten, Mrs. Wang just cried and begged, but now she has long seen through the saying that the husband is the leader of the wife. Facing Jia Zheng's questioning, she immediately retorted without any hesitation: "Is Baoyu not your flesh and blood? When that damned slave wanted to harm him and Feng girl, I don't know who was biased in favor of him!"
"you!"
Jia Zheng glared at his wife, rolled up his sleeves for a long while, put his hands behind his back and said, "This is just speculation, there is no real evidence, and besides, aren't Baoyu and Feng girl still alive and well?"
"Having a high fever and being unconscious all day, you think you're fine?!" Upon hearing him deny what happened, Mrs. Wang was furious again and pointed at Jia Zheng excitedly, "Do you have to let Baoyu die and let that bastard's child inherit the family business before you're satisfied?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?!"
Jia Zheng was also furious, pointing outside and saying, "Didn't I ask someone to invite the imperial physician, Lord Qin? He is just sick from worrying about his health. With Lord Qin's medical skills, can he not save him?!"
"What if I can't protect it?!"
"Don't mess around!"
"Okay, okay, I was just being unreasonable, but I didn't know that my mother knew about this..."
“You dare!”
"Why shouldn't I dare? I will..."
The couple got closer and closer, spitting on each other's faces. It seemed that the quarrel was about to turn into a fistfight, when suddenly someone outside timidly reported: "Master, Madam, Zhou Rui's wife is back - my aunt and the second master of the Sun family got the news and rushed over as well."
The couple then stopped their actions , each called their trusted servants to put on makeup to cover up the traces, and at the same time sent someone to invite Sun's uncle and sister-in-law to come and meet them.
…
A quarter of an hour later.
Led by the servant, Sun Shaozong came to a pavilion in the northwest corner of Rongguo Mansion, where he saw Jia Zheng standing with his hands behind his back, gazing up at the sky, his clothes fluttering and his hat wings rippled. At first glance, he really had some of the style of Li Bai and Du Fu.
Unfortunately, when you look closer, you can see that his face is full of bitterness.
"master."
The servant called out softly, and Jia Zheng realized that Sun Shaozong had arrived. He bowed deeply and apologized, "My son is ill, and Erlang has been delayed in his work."
"What are you talking about, uncle?"
Sun Shaozong hurriedly returned the greeting. He stole a glance and saw that Jia Zheng had a sad look on his face and a few scratches. He also heard Aunt Zhao wailing not far away. He knew that this was a place of trouble and he couldn't stay there for long. So he asked directly, "I wonder how Bao's condition is now? Is it convenient for me to come over to visit him?"
Jia Zheng also knew that his current appearance made it inconvenient for him to entertain guests, so he took advantage of the situation and said, "I heard that she was more awake this morning. If Erlang wants to visit, you might as well let him think it over. How can we tolerate a wicked servant who murdered her master? Even if the Rongguo Mansion does not pursue the matter, the national law and human feelings will not let her go!"
I’m afraid the following words were said to Aunt Zhao, right?
Sun Shaozong was speechless and could only perfunctorily answer ambiguously: "Let's see how Brother Bao's condition is, and then we can discuss other matters."
As expected, Jia Zheng did not hold out for it. He conveyed these words to Baoyu seriously, waved his sleeves gently, and signaled the servant to take Sun Shaozong to the Grand View Garden.
No conversation along the way.
When he arrived at the Yihong Courtyard, as Sun Shaozong had expected, he saw only beautiful girls, all of them looking sad and miserable. For example, Daiyu and Xiren had swollen eyes, and he didn't know how many tears they had shed.
Seeing Sun Shaozong coming in from outside, all the girls hurried forward to greet him, and quite a few of them showed hope on their faces - probably because they remembered the old story of Sun Shaozong turning the tide when 'the nightmare magic brother and sister encountered five ghosts'.
However, this illness caused by worry is not poisoning. Even if Sun Shaozong has some knowledge of medicine, how can he compare with the methods of the Imperial Medical Bureau?
"No need to be so polite, sisters."
Sun Shaozong returned the greeting, looked at the main hall and bedroom and asked, "Even Xiren is outside, is it inconvenient to go in and visit her now?"
"Master Sun has misunderstood."
Xiren explained hurriedly, "Madam and my aunt are visiting inside. The imperial doctors have warned us not to have too many people in the room, so I avoided them."
I see.
Sun Shaozong nodded in understanding, but then felt a little embarrassed.
He had seen this group of beautiful girls many times before, but each time he either left in a hurry or was accompanied by Baoyu and others. Now that he was surrounded by them like this, he felt a little uncomfortable.
After hesitating for a moment, he turned his gaze to Lin Daiyu: "He usually listens to Sister Lin the most. Can't he persuade her this time?"
Because of Ruan Rong, he and Daiyu are the most familiar with each other - even many of his son's clothes are made by Daiyu.
Lin Daiyu listened to his question and shook her head slightly: "There is nothing to persuade him, I just accompany him."
This...
Why does it sound like there's something else going on?
Sun Shaozong's heart moved, and he had some vague speculations.
But then again, choosing Lin Daiyu as the chat partner at this time was indeed a mistake.
The two of them only exchanged this one sentence before inevitably falling into silence.
Fortunately, by this time, Mrs. Wang and Jia Yingchun had also walked out.
Madam Wang nodded to Sun Shaozong with red eyes: "Erlang, go in and take a look. He usually obeys Erlang the most. Who knows, he might listen to some of your advice."
Sun Shaozong naturally would not refuse. After bowing, he went in alone.
After lifting the door curtain and walking around the screen, I saw Jia Baoyu lying on his back on the bed with an ice pack on his forehead, muttering to himself: "Qiu Wen, Qiu...Qiu Wen..."
Sun Shaozong approached silently, looked at him carefully for a while, and suddenly said, "Okay, stop pretending in front of me."
Baoyu's murmurs paused, but he did not respond to Sun Shaozong's words.
Sun Shaozong was not in a hurry and just stared at him without blinking.
After a long while, Baoyu finally opened his eyes, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Sure enough, I can't hide anything from my second brother."
It turned out that although his illness was real, it was not as serious as outsiders thought.
"It's not just me. Your sister Lin has probably figured it out, too." Sun Shaozong curled his lips and said, "From the tone she spoke just now, I think she's thinking that if you make it real, she'll die for you."
"How can this be possible?!"
Baoyu suddenly stood up from the bed, but then his eyes went dark and he fell down again dejectedly.
Sun Shaozong picked up the ice pack and put it back on his forehead, then asked casually, "Did you cause this disease on your own?"
“Well… not entirely.”
Jia Baoyu said with a sad face: "At first it was indeed a minor illness, but later on..."
As he spoke, he could not help but sigh: "After all, I am a nobody and have no other strengths. My life is the only thing that is precious."
Why bother?
First, Shen Lian would rather be laughed at than marry a prostitute; and here Baoyu would not hesitate to ruin his body for a maid...
How many fools are there in the world?
But judging from Jia Zheng's expression, he seems to have no intention of compromising .
That’s right!
Isn’t there a powerful weapon in Rongguo Mansion?
"Over there, the old lady..."
"Don't alarm Grandma!"
As soon as Sun Shaozong mentioned Grandmother Jia, Baoyu said firmly: "She has been unwell recently. If my condition worsens, I will die!"
It turned out that he voluntarily gave up this powerful weapon for the sake of filial piety. No wonder Jia Zheng refused to give in.
But then again, if he really did whatever it took to achieve his goal, he wouldn't be Jia Baoyu.
"Alas~"
Sun Shaozong could only sigh and shook his head, saying, "Forget it. I'll go talk to my uncle and see if there's any way to have the best of both worlds."
