kingnovel Chapter 939: Chaos in Jia Mansion Again
Chapter 939: Chaos in Jia Mansion Again
When Lu Cheng was sitting with Daiyu and Baochai and chatting, Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun and Shi Xiangyun, who had learned of his arrival, also came over. Lu Cheng had been away from Beijing for nearly two months, and the girls in the Jia family had not seen him for two months. Every girl missed this big brother Cheng in her heart, but it was difficult to show it, so they made an appointment to come together.
Daiyu had long been accustomed to this lively atmosphere. While instructing Zijuan and Xueyan to prepare tea, she distributed some snacks that Lu Cheng brought back from other places to everyone.
Just at this moment, a burst of hearty laughter was heard from outside. Even though they hadn't seen the person coming yet, everyone knew it must be Wang Xifeng.
Sure enough, everyone turned around and saw Wang Xifeng and Ping'er walking into the room. Seeing so many girls sitting in the room, she said casually, "It's really all here today. Could it be that Sister Lin has sent invitations to all the sisters? Everyone is here."
Lin Daiyu immediately stood up to greet him: "If I really send an invitation to my sisters, how can I miss you, Feng Lazi? Please take a seat."
It was the time of April when the flowers were in full bloom. A room full of women gathered together, all in a riot of colour, like hundreds of flowers in full bloom, competing for beauty, which was really beautiful.
After everyone chatted for a while, Wang Xifeng talked about the arrangements of the old lady in the backyard: "Last year, so many things happened in the mansion one after another, and the old lady was seriously ill. Now, the old lady's body has finally recovered a little, so she wants to take everyone to Qingxu Temple to dip in water, burn incense and pray for blessings.
Since everyone is here today, I will tell everyone that if the sisters want to go out for a walk and relax, let’s go together.”
The girls were all excited when they heard this: "It's been a nice and sunny day recently, so it's time to go out for a walk."
"Yes, I haven't been out of the yard for a long time, and I don't know what it's like outside."
"I'll go too, I'll go too."
Wang Xifeng turned to look at Lu Cheng: "The date is set for the fifteenth of this month. If you have nothing to do, you may come along."
"It's good to go for a walk."
Ping'er on the side looked at her grandmother, then at Lu Cheng, and remembered that her grandmother had called the other person's name in bed recently, and she couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.
Just at this moment, Lu Cheng looked up at Ping'er. When Ping'er met Lu Cheng's eyes, she immediately felt guilty and lowered her head quickly, not daring to look at Lu Cheng again.
Everyone in the room was talking and laughing, and there were a few maids sitting under the eaves outside the room, also talking.
"Sister Qingwen, I haven't seen you for a while. How come you're becoming more and more beautiful? What kind of rouge and powder do you use? Tell me quickly."
"You little girl, don't ask questions."
"I'm not young at all. I'm already fourteen years old. Good sister, please tell me."
"I won't tell you. Oh, wait until you marry Miss Lin and you'll know."
"What? It's mysterious."
Zijuan, who was standing by, seemed to have heard something. She looked Qingwen up and down and asked in a low voice, "Qingwen, did Master Cheng give you a favor?"
"Oops~"
"It seems that we need to change the name. Qingwen is no longer the same as us. She is the master..."
"Don't say it, don't say it..."
Just as there was laughter and joy inside and outside the house, a little maid suddenly ran in from outside. After seeing Wang Xifeng, she immediately said, "Second Madam, go and take a look. The Madam is angry. It seems... it seems..."
"Like what? Tell me."
The maid glanced at the people around her, and quickly leaned close to Wang Xifeng's ear and whispered, "Just now, the Madam was taking a nap, and Sister Jinchuan was serving on the side. Master Bao came into the room and seemed to tease Sister Jinchuan and wanted to eat the rouge on Sister Jinchuan's lips. It happened that the Madam woke up, and she...she said that Sister Jinchuan seduced Master Bao, and wanted to drive Sister Jinchuan out..."
Although the maid's voice was not loud, Lu Cheng and Daiyu, who were very sharp-eyed and sharp-eared, heard it clearly. Even Qingwen, who followed, heard what the maid said clearly.
Just by listening to the beginning, Lu Cheng remembered the story in the original novel, where Lie Jinchuan jumped into a well due to humiliation.
Originally, Jia Baoyu took advantage of his mother, Lady Wang, taking a nap to tease Jin Chuan, a personal maid beside his mother. After his mother found out, she turned and ran away without any responsibility, fearing that she would be punished. After hurriedly running back to his own courtyard, because Xiren and other maids were playing in the water in the courtyard, they closed the door a little late, so Jia Baoyu kicked Xiren to the ground with a kick, and she vomited blood.
Jia Baoyu, who always talks about his love for women, does not take any responsibility when something happens and takes his anger out on the people around him.
After Wang Xifeng heard this, she immediately stood up and said, "Sister, I have some things to take care of. I'll take my leave now."
The women didn't know why and stood up to see him off.
Daiyu and Lu Cheng also stood up and sent Wang Xifeng to the door.
Lu Cheng called Qingwen and Zijuan to his side and said casually, "Qingwen, Zijuan, you should know Jinchuan, right? Go and take a look, and pay attention to the well in the backyard."
Zijuan was stunned when she heard this: "Uncle, you mean..."
"in case."
Qingwen also understood and hurriedly pulled Zijuan out.
On the other hand, Jin Chuan, who was beaten, scolded and humiliated by Mrs. Wang and threatened to be driven out of the house, was now disheartened. She staggered back to her residence, lay on the bed and cried for a while, then she had the idea of committing suicide.
She was born as a servant in the Jia family. Her parents were servants in the Jia family. She had been in the Jia family since she was born and had been educated to serve her master. She was suddenly driven out. She felt like the sky had fallen on her. She had no idea how to survive in the future. The only thing she could think of was death.
Thinking of this, Jin Chuan stood up and walked towards the well in the backyard.
At this time, Zijuan and Qingwen also came to the well in the backyard, and just saw Jinchuan walking towards the well in a daze.
Qingwen immediately shouted, "Jinchuan, stop!" Then she rushed over in two or three steps and grabbed Jinchuan: "What are you doing? Are you going to commit suicide by jumping into the well?"
Jin Chuan turned around, tears streaming down her face: "I have served Madam for more than ten years, and now Madam wants to kick me out. How can I live?"
"It's not your fault. Why do you want to kill yourself? If you really go out, there's a big world out there. Why can't you survive?"
Qingwen has been with Lu Cheng for two or three years. Although her explosive temper has improved a lot, she is still a person who refuses to admit defeat at heart.
Zijuan also came over to persuade him: "It's not time to commit suicide yet. Don't be impulsive. Think about your mother and your family. How sad they would be if you died."
"Woooooooo..."
Soon, the commotion here attracted a lot of people to gather around, and the news that Jin Chuan was going to jump into the well quickly spread in the mansion.
Then there was the rumor that Jia Baoyu molested his mother's maid and almost forced her to death. In this era, this was definitely a very disgraceful thing. If the news got out, Jia Baoyu's reputation would be completely ruined. Which family would be willing to marry their daughter to such a ridiculous person?
But there were hundreds of people in the Jia household, and they were all talkative. In addition, the household was poorly managed, so the servants dared to gossip about their master.
Even if Mrs. Wang and others wanted to hide it, it was impossible.
Soon, the servants around Mrs. Wang reported the news. Mrs. Wang was shocked when she heard the news. She immediately realized the seriousness of the problem and quickly ordered to keep it secret.
At the same time, Jia Huan, who heard the news, immediately ran to Jia Zheng in order to trick his brother, and exaggerated the story: "Father, Brother Baoer was in Madam's room, trying to rape Madam's personal maid Jinchuan. Madam found out and wanted to kick Jinchuan out of the house. Jinchuan couldn't bear the humiliation, so she was about to jump into the well, but was rescued by someone."
When Jia Zheng heard this, he felt a black screen before his eyes and almost fainted. If the news of "raping his mother's maid" spread out, the reputation of the Jia family would be completely ruined.
Then, Jia Zheng roared angrily, "Bring that evil-hearted villain to me! I must beat him to death today, or he will bring disaster to my Jia family again!"