The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Chapter 537

After returning from Shizi's mansion, Chen Ruijin told Jia Cong what had happened.Chen Ruijin told Cao that if she wanted to keep her identity and her daughter's identity, she must keep her father, Mr. Cao's innocence, and blame her cousin, Mr. Ji; she gave her an idea.After hearing this, Mrs. Cao thought about it for a while, and came up with another idea.Chen Ruijin thought it was too troublesome, so he changed it with her again.Jia Cong was a little relieved when he heard this—it turns out that women's thinking is so similar.Cao's idea is simply a replica of Wang Xifeng's lovesickness bureau in the original "Dream of Red Mansions".

Before leaving Shizi Mansion, Chen Ruijin went to see Shizi Concubine again.The concubine Shizi knew that the Rongguo Mansion was rich, and thought that Chen Ruijin was the daughter of a great merchant in the south, so she became very close to her.Chen Ruijin drank half a cup of tea, said some polite words, and glanced around.The concubine Shizi understood, and hurriedly retreated from the left and right sides.

Chen Ruijin said: "There is a saying that 'the world is safe and secure, and you will not lose to the Tathagata and you will not lose to you.' In life, you may ignore both big and small things, and just do your best."

The crown prince sat upright and asked, "Miss Chen, what do you mean by that?"

Chen Ruijin said: "Jia Cong owed someone a favor, so I had to do him a favor. It's not a good thing that happened to him. Fortunately, Jia Cong has never been entangled in his work, and one yard is worth one yard. Since he owes others Love, the things he entrusted to him are naturally to be done. After finishing it..." She raised her head and looked at Shi Zifei with a smile, "Just say hello to the other people."

The Crown Princess couldn't help holding her breath and concentrating: "Miss Chen is here to say hello to me?"

Chen Ruijin nodded: "Jia Cong was kidnapped a few days ago. If someone hadn't hinted at him in advance, he would probably have died right now. This favor must be repaid. Shizifei knows that your side concubine Cao was engaged in the past. Mr. Ji?"

The Crown Princess frowned: "I know she was engaged before, but I don't know what the family's name is."

"Mr. Ji has a deep-rooted affection for Mrs. Cao, and today I am entrusted by him to meet Mrs. Cao."

The imperial concubine stood up "teng": "Bold!"

Chen Ruijin smiled and said, "Don't worry, concubine. Cao was so frightened that her soul flew away, her face turned pale, and she tried hard to say that she had nothing to do with that person, and that she had forgotten that there was such a person. I looked at all of them Mr. Ji pretends to be affectionate, maybe he may not be passionate, but he is just unwilling. Mrs. Cao looks good. That beautiful woman was originally his own, but one day she was snatched away by others, and he was not happy but also very nervous."

The concubine Shizi sneered: "So, that Mr. Ji blamed me?"

"Probably so." Chen Ruijin said, "Mr. Ji said that he would try to sneak into the Shizi's mansion tomorrow, and wait for Mrs. Cao at the Tingyu Hall on the lake at night. Mrs. Cao just said with all her strength that she would never go, and asked me to bring a message to Mr. Ji. Don't harm her. Mr. Pian Ji didn't ask her to answer, but said that he would come, and if he couldn't wait for Mrs. Cao, he would wait forever. Ms. Cao wiped her neck in a hurry and hanged herself. I didn't know what to do. I thought, since it is the manor You can also make preparations." Nai raised his eyes and looked at Shizi Concubine with a smile, "If you can keep your dignity and save the life of Mrs. Cao, wouldn't it be a good deed?"

The concubine Shizi had never experienced such a thing before, she couldn't come up with a solution after much deliberation in her mind, she said after a while: "Miss Chen, do you have an idea?"

Looking at her like this, Chen Ruijin knew that this woman was not very assertive, so she said: "Of course it's better not to make trouble. If Mr. Ji doesn't give up, he will be a thief if he breaks into the Prince's Mansion." He glanced at her again, "Speaking of which, the Cao family is not at fault."

The imperial concubine suddenly remembered: Even if the Cao family is not wrong, how can the eldest son be happy if he finds out?If this matter is ignored, it is nothing more than that Mr. Ji waited all night; if he is caught, Cao will feel as if he has a handle in his own hands.After figuring this out, she said politely: "Ms. Cao is really innocent. She has been well-behaved since she entered our mansion, and she is loved by our son, and I like her very much." Chen Ruijin looked at her. Looking at her with a sweet smile, she got up and said goodbye.

This day, the son came back and stayed in Cao's courtyard.The next day, he suddenly sent more people to the garden.The concubine Shizi asked why, and he said casually: "Ms. Cao had a nightmare last night, saying that she dreamed that thieves entered the back garden and strangled her to death. She was very frightened. Our mansion is very comprehensive, but It's all for her peace of mind." The imperial concubine knew that Mrs. Cao had a guilty conscience, and she was afraid that Mr. Ji really came to the imperial palace desperately.She didn't tell Shizi either, she just said a few gossips to get by.

In the evening, there were more guards in the back garden of the Shizi Mansion than usual, and the Shizi Concubine secretly tied two painting boats next to the Tingyu Hall, hiding her few useful confidants.After the second watch, the concubine Shizi sent people to Cao's side to say that Cao had fallen asleep after coaxing the little princess to sleep, and had no intention of going out.The imperial concubine thought to herself: This woman is quite safe.After waiting for a while, a daughter-in-law came to send a letter. She didn't see any outsiders go to listen to Yutang, so a boy who watched the night hid there and was lazy.

A nanny next to Shi Zifei thought for a while, and suddenly said: "Oh! Could that kid be an adulterer in disguise?"

The crown prince hurriedly said: "Go and find out! Who is that person!"

The daughter-in-law said: "It is said that he is the youngest son of the stable Li Lizi who used to guard the warehouse in the west."

Mammy stood up immediately: "It's amazing! Li Zizi's youngest son is only 13 years old, and he hasn't been assigned an errand yet!"

Where does the imperial concubine know about Zhang crook and Li lame?Wen Yan also stood up and shouted: "It's definitely the one surnamed Ji! Take it down! Take that person down quickly!" The daughter-in-law who came to report the news ran away.

After a long time, the nanny slapped her head again and said, "Oh, that's not right. Lame Li's youngest son is 26 and seven years old, and the 13-year-old is his nephew."

The concubine Shizi stumbled: "You don't want to understand! Hurry up and call him back!" The nun ran away by herself.

The concubine Shizi was walking around in a hurry, waiting for a long time for no one to come back, and hurriedly sent two more to check.After waiting for a long time, she was drenched in sweat. The nanny who had just gone ran back and shouted, "Run away! Run away!"

The Crown Princess anxiously asked, "Who ran away?"

The nun was both happy and sad, stuttering and unable to utter a single sentence, and it took a long time to explain: "The patrolling man in Ting Yutang is not Li Laizi's son, but the adulterer!"

The crown prince was overjoyed: "Did you catch it?"

Mammy said with a sad face, "It's good that I caught him, but he was in a hurry, so he jumped into the lake and disappeared! At this moment, several people who are good at water have gone down to catch him, and I don't know if they caught him or not."

The concubine Shi Zi stumbled: "Trash! No matter how many people can't catch a scholar!"

The nanny hurriedly said: "The man sent by the son to patrol was also alarmed, and he must not be able to escape."

The concubine Shizi sighed, sat down and said: "If it falls into the hands of the Shizi, what use is it to me! What I want is..." But she shook her head again, "That's all."

It's a pity that after tossing around in the garden for half an hour, he couldn't catch that person in the end.Later, the concubine and the Cao family pretended to be nothing.Seeing Cao's face full of rejoicing, the concubine Shi Zi thought to herself: Even if the surname Ji was not caught, her shortcomings still exist.I feel more comfortable again.

The next day, Jia Cong and Chen Ruijin went out for a stroll again, buying some small things from the Northwest, intending to bring them back to the South as gifts.While walking around, suddenly someone flashed in front of them.Jia Cong turned his head to take a look, and asked in a low voice, "Did you see anyone just now?"

Chen Ruijin looked like picking flowers, and said, "I didn't pay attention."

Jia Cong said, "It seems to be that Mr. Ji."

Chen Ruijin put down the handkerchief in his hand: "He didn't let the crown prince beat him to death?"

Then I heard someone whispering in my ear: "Does anyone think that I have been beaten to death?"

The two of them turned their heads and looked, wasn't it Mr. Ji?The little cap in Tsing Yi looks like a servant.Jia Cong smiled and said, "You really are not dead yet! Amazing!" He gave a thumbs up. "You look like a frail scholar, yet you have the ability to escape."

Mr. Ji looked at Chen Ruijin: "But I don't know how Miss Chen subdued my cousin?"

Chen Ruijin said: "I just asked her if she would go with you; she refused, saying that the prince treated her very well. It was her own idea to trick you. If I want to kill you, I don't need to trick you."

Mr. Ji smiled bitterly: "When a woman becomes cold-blooded, she is much more ruthless than a man. Does my uncle know about this?"

Chen Ruijin wondered, "Why do you ask me? I'm not one of you."

Mr. Ji smiled miserably again, and murmured: "Cousin doesn't dare to harm me behind his back. Qin Wang and Qin Wangfei's people have started to spy on me. This is an abandoned pawn to bail the car."

Jia Cong patted him on the shoulder: "Pawn, take care." Turning his head and pulling Chen Ruijin, he said, "Let's go, let's go to the shadow play."

Chen Ruijin said: "Wait a minute, I didn't choose the handkerchief well." He lowered his head to pick the handkerchief again.

Jia Cong hurriedly said: "Understood! Late students have three obediences and four virtues." Chen Ruijin shot him a look.Seeing that Mr. Ji looked over curiously, Jia Cong explained, "Daughter-in-law must follow when shopping, obey orders, and follow blindly when she says something wrong. These are the 'three obediences'. Daughter-in-laws must wait to dress up, and be willing to spend money. , Daughter-in-law must endure anger, and Daughter-in-law’s birthday must be remembered, these are the 'four gains'."

Mr. Ji couldn't help but laugh: "Nonsense." Jia Cong shrugged his shoulders and ignored him, and he was not interested in the handkerchief, and waited obediently.

After a while, Chen Ruijin picked out some handkerchiefs, and the two of them held hands to find a shadow play.Mr. Ji followed.Jia Cong frowned and said, "Why are you following us? Be a light bulb."

Mr. Ji said: "Mr. Jia, do you know that the list I gave you last time is not all true."

Jia Cong said, "I didn't believe it either."

Mr. Ji said: "I have really given it to Mr. Jia. Would Mr. Jia be willing to help Wansheng escape from his life?"

Jia Cong looked at him: "Is it difficult for you to escape? Not difficult."

Mr. Ji sighed: "If my cousin wants to kill me, it's not difficult for me to escape. If my uncle wants to kill me..." He shook his head and said, "I'm dead."

Jia Cong said: "Could it be that you are thinking too much?"

Mr. Ji sneered and said, "I heard those people shouting with my own ears, 'Don't leave the surname Ji.'"

Chen Ruijin thought for a moment and said, "You don't want any women and children?"

Mr. Ji smiled wryly: "The little princess is not mine."

"Huh?" Jia Cong rolled his eyes and said contemptuously, "It's not yours anymore? Is it still possible to change the biological father of the little girl?"

Mr. Ji sighed: "I coaxed Mr. Jia that day. Mr. Jia understood what he meant from the first time we met, unless I was willing to treat the child well... If I don't say that the child is mine, even if I change my words last time Mr. Jia would not believe it as if he was his own, so naturally he would not help me rescue my cousin. Now..." He shook his head and said, "She is used to wearing silk and satin and eating delicacies in the Shizi's mansion, so she refuses to come out Not surprising."

Jia Cong glanced at him sideways: "What's the matter with such a heavy resentment in your tone? Could it be that Mrs. Cao is doing something wrong? Do you think she should miss you wholeheartedly?"

Mr. Ji said disappointedly: "It's not... I just lament the fickleness of women."

Chen Ruijin frowned, and elbowed Jia Cong.Jia Cong twitched his lips and said, "Mr. Ji, if you meet a woman who is more handsome than Cao's, whose father has a much higher official title than Cao's, and whose dowry is at least ten times that of Cao's, you will fall in love with me." marry?"

Mr. Ji was startled and said: "I don't know...but I will live up to my cousin."

Chen Ruijin couldn't help but said, "Do you mean to accept her as a concubine?" Mr. Ji looked at her and at Jia Cong, and remained silent.

Jia Cong said, "He has acquiesced, and he didn't say it out because he was afraid that we would disagree with him. From this, Mr. Ji thinks that as long as the husband loves it, there is no difference between the eldest wife and the younger wife, right?" Mr. Ji looked at it again. Looking at Chen Ruijin, he nodded.Jia Cong shrugged and said, "Since that's the case, Cao's status is different for you as the eldest wife and the son's concubine. Although the title is different, and the son dotes on her, isn't she not at a disadvantage? The son's father has a much higher official title than your father, and his family background is much higher. Much richer than your old man, isn't it right that she chose the son?"

Mr. Ji was startled: "Why did I say something wrong?"

Jia Cong spread his hands and said, "Then what do you mean by the face of 'the woman I love has betrayed her heart'? Women these days rely on men for food and clothing. It’s more expensive than your family’s, and if you have the ability to make a career yourself, you’re better than Shizi, and you can have any woman you want.”

Mr. Ji was silent for a long time, and said: "I really only want her, don't you guys never believe it?"

"I didn't believe it before, but now I believe it." Jia Cong whispered to Chen Ruijin, "I'm going to start pretending." Chen Ruijin smiled lightly.Jia Cong turned to look at Mr. Ji and said, "But what you said is ambiguous. You should say that you only like this woman. You want more than her, and many other things. In order to get other things, even if you You are willing to marry someone else. But you don't want to treat her biological daughter well. Dude, this is the difference between love and liking. Like is 'I'm happy', love is 'you are happy'. Cao would rather It's not strange to be a canary in the Prince's Mansion, you don't love her anyway."

Mr. Ji was stunned for a while when he heard the words, and when he came back to his senses, those two people had already walked a long way.He hurriedly followed him a few steps: "Mr. Jia, Wansheng is really doing business with you, will you do it?" He gritted his teeth and said, "Since the Cao family has abandoned me, why should I care about them?"

Jia Cong looked at Chen Ruijin.Chen Ruijin said: "Okay, wait until we finish the shadow puppet show. Don't you have to look it up too?"

"No need." Mr. Ji smiled, "Wansheng remembers everything."

"That will have to wait until we finish the shadow play." Chen Ruijin dragged Jia Cong away.