EBE Chapter 29 Couple Turns Against Each Other
Chapter 29 Couple Turns Against Each Other
Jia Huan was sitting there feeling bored. Seeing that Wang Xifeng had already left drunk and the play was over, he figured the banquet was probably almost over. He thought to himself, "I should be able to go back in a little while."
A short while later, a young maidservant hurriedly came to Madam You's side and whispered something to her. Madam You's expression changed drastically, and she left with the maidservant.
Jia Huan was curious at first, but he found out what happened in less than fifteen minutes.
Wang Xifeng returned, her earlier smugness completely gone. She ran to the flower hall in a panic, her hair disheveled, her face deathly pale, crying out, "Grandmother, save me! Second Master Lian wants to kill me!"
Grandmother Jia was too lazy to sit at the banquet, so she went with Aunt Xue and her two daughters-in-law, Xing and Wang, to the inner room of the flower hall to watch the opera. After the opera, the group chatted while eating snacks.
Upon hearing Wang Xifeng cry out "Help!", Grandmother Jia shuddered and hurriedly sat up, asking, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Wang Xifeng rushed into the inner room, threw herself into Grandmother Jia's arms, and cried, "Grandmother, save me!"
Everyone in the flower hall was stunned by Wang Xifeng's words that Jia Lian wanted to kill her, and the whole place fell silent.
Wang Xifeng was always clever. Even though she was still in shock, she spoke clearly and logically, concealing what was unfavorable to her and tearfully explaining the whole story.
After rambling on for a while, Jia Huan distilled the essence of the story: When Wang Xifeng returned, she caught Jia Lian and Bao Er's wife in bed together. Enraged, Jia Lian drew his sword to kill her.
Based on Jia Huan's understanding of Wang Xifeng, her words were definitely exaggerated and contained a lot of embellishment.
But Grandmother Jia believed it and immediately roared, "What a scoundrel! How could he do such a thing? Quickly, send someone to bring him here!"
Before the words were finished, Jia Lian stormed into the flower hall with his sword drawn, and You Shi, who had gone out earlier, followed him to stop him, immediately confirming the truth of Wang Xifeng's words.
But how could she, a frail woman, stop Jia Lian, who was enraged and carrying a sword?
Jia Lian rushed in, and the people in the flower hall were so frightened that they hurriedly got up and dodged, fearing that the swords and blades would fall on them without mercy.
Jia Huan also took the opportunity to get up and stand to the side to continue watching the play.
Jia Lian rushed straight at Feng Jie. Madam Xing was horrified and quickly stepped forward to stop him. After all, she was Jia Lian's legal mother, and it was perfectly legitimate for her to stop him.
Madam Xing angrily said, "You wretched child! You're becoming more and more rebellious! The old lady is right here! You dare to come here with a sword and shout that you want to kill someone."
Jia She did not respect Madam Xing, his second wife, very much. Although Jia Lian usually showed her some respect because of her status and righteousness, he was now enraged and had no regard for his legal mother. He was not listening to her at all.
Even the usually wooden Jia Yingchun stood up and, together with Madam Xing, stopped him. Jia Lian, whose mind was clouded by anger, also came to his senses slightly and took the opportunity to loosen his grip, allowing Madam Xing to take his sword away.
Madam Xing pointed to the door and roared, "You wretched child! Get out of here now!"
Jia Lian has now come to his senses. Just now, he entered the flower hall in a fit of anger, carrying his sword. When the crowd tried to stop him, he became a little more clear-headed and had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
However, because Grandmother Jia usually doted on them, and the matter had escalated to this point, he couldn't back down for the time being, so he simply continued to act recklessly and deliberately made a scene.
Fortunately, Madam Xing had already taken the sword away, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's all that bitch's fault! She's a demon! A tigress! It's all because the old lady spoiled her, that's why she's like this, and now she's even cursing me!"
"Rebellion! Rebellion!" Grandmother Jia slammed her fist on the table, trembling with rage. "I know you don't respect us at all. Call someone to bring his father here!"
Only when Jia She was mentioned did Jia Lian become frightened!
The sons of the Jia family have always been afraid of their fathers. Jia Lian, relying on the old lady's affection for him, acted arrogantly, but how could he dare to be presumptuous in front of Jia She?
Fear gripped him, but he forced a tough front.
Just then, Madam Xing scolded him to leave, and Madam You was also there to persuade him, which gave him a way out. He then shouted "Yaksha Star" and strode out.
After he left, Wang Xifeng, who had been frightened earlier, started making a scene again, slamming her fist on the table and crying, "I can't live anymore! I don't want to live!"
Grandmother Jia then tried to persuade her, saying, "What's the big deal! Young children are like greedy cats; how can you guarantee they won't do something like that? Everyone has done it this way since they were little. It's all my fault for letting you drink a few extra sips of wine and then get jealous." Everyone laughed at her words.
Grandmother Jia added, "Don't worry, I'll have him come and apologize on your behalf tomorrow. Don't go over there today and embarrass him."
Upon hearing this, Wang Xifeng stopped making a scene and went back home, sobbing.
After speaking sweet words to her granddaughter-in-law, Grandmother Jia felt quite troubled by the matter. She also remembered what Wang Xifeng had said earlier about Jia Lian wanting to make Ping'er his official wife after her death, so she scolded Ping'er again: "That hussy Ping'er, I always thought she was good, how come she's so wicked behind the scenes."
Knowing the ins and outs of the matter, Madam You smiled and said, "Ping'er did nothing wrong. It was Feng'er who took her anger out on her. The couple couldn't fight back, so they both took it out on Ping'er. Ping'er was so wronged, and the old lady even scolded her."
Grandmother Jia said knowingly, "So that's how it is. I was wondering why that child didn't seem like a bewitching fox spirit. Since that's the case, poor thing, suffering their mistreatment for nothing."
After saying that, he called Amber over: "Go out and tell Ping'er what I said: I know she has been wronged, and tomorrow I will have Feng Jie apologize to her. Today is her mistress's special day, so she is not allowed to cause trouble."
Amber hurried off to deliver the message.
After this commotion, everyone dispersed.
Jia Huan returned home in high spirits. He hadn't expected the day to be so exciting and had watched such a grand show. He was still somewhat unsatisfied, so he instructed Zizai to keep a close eye on the major and minor events in the mansion and tell him about them every day, just to have some fun.
Time flies like an arrow, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Jia Huan found it rather boring listening to Zizai recount the news he had gathered.
In the vast Rongguo Mansion, there was nothing of importance to do. He had no interest in the infighting among the servants, and apart from Bao, Dai, and Chai, the masters were all quiet.
Jia She, the eldest son of the Jia family, continued to bring back concubines from one household to another, with Madam Xing very 'virtuous' helping to arrange it.
Jia Lian had a falling out with Wang Xifeng because of the incident with Bao Er's wife, and their relationship was no longer what it used to be. Later, Jia Lian married You Erjie, the younger sister of You Shi from the East Mansion, as his second wife. Who would have thought that You Erjie would be killed by Wang Xifeng, who used Qiu Tong to force her to first have a miscarriage, and then, in grief and anger, swallow gold to commit suicide. A life was lost. Although Jia Lian suspected that Wang Xifeng was responsible, he had no evidence and could only give up. Their relationship completely dropped to a freezing point.