The Red Mansion: From a Small Pawn to a Leader

Chapter 494 Don’t persuade others to be kind until they have suffered.

It was already very late at night, with only the two lanterns in front of the door flickering in the night wind.

Suddenly, the sound of hurried horse hooves broke the silence.

I saw a fast horse rushing out from the darkness, running to the gate of the mansion and stopping with the reins pulled.

The man immediately jumped off his horse, walked quickly to the side door, and knocked on the door knocker vigorously.

Soon a voice came from inside: "Who is it? Who is it? In the middle of the night." The small door on the door creaked open, and a servant poked his head out with sleepy eyes.

The man hurriedly said, "Uncle Rongguo Mansion, our second wife is gone!"

The servant also noticed the mourning belt around his waist and immediately let the man in.

In the large mansion, the news had to be passed from door to door. Finally, the old woman on night duty in the backyard told Zijuan, who was on night duty in the warm room suite, the news of Mrs. Wang's death.

Zijuan put on her clothes and went into the bedroom carrying a lamp.

Inside the bed, Lin Daiyu's beautiful hair was spread out in Li Hu's arms, and she was sleeping quietly on his chest. She was suddenly awakened by a low cry.

"Master! Master!"

Lin Daiyu recognized Zijuan's voice, yawned drowsily, and still lay on Li Hu, and asked, "What's wrong?" Her voice was sleepy and soft.

Zijuan: "Miss, someone from Rongguo Mansion came to tell us that my second uncle's wife is dead!"

"What?" Lin Daiyu seemed not to hear clearly.

Zijuan raised her voice slightly: "The second uncle's wife in Rongguo Mansion is gone."

Lin Daiyu was stunned for a moment, then she said, "I see. Let Amber and the others come in and prepare to serve."

After being distracted for a while, Lin Daiyu whispered in Li Hu's ear, "Second brother, wake up."

"Well, it's daybreak? Let's get some more sleep."

Li Hu did not open his eyes. He turned over while holding Lin Daiyu, changed his position, and continued to sleep.

Lin Daiyu stretched out her hand and pinched his nose, saying, "The second wife is gone."

"What? Who's gone?!"

Li Hu was startled and sat up suddenly, then cried out "Ouch".

Lin Daiyu asked anxiously, "What's wrong?"

Li Hu smiled awkwardly: "It's okay, I just got up too hard and sprained my waist."

Lin Daiyu laughed and gently rubbed his waist while saying, "I told you to have a good rest these few nights, but you didn't listen. You are so stubborn and want to save face that you are suffering!"

Li Hu blushed and stammered, "It's all because of the broken chair in the duty room of the Ministry of War. That broken chair is straight and hard, not comfortable at all. Damn it, one day, I will replace all the chairs in the six ministries and nine government offices!"

Lin Daiyu didn't say anything, just looked at him and smiled.

Li Hu was so embarrassed that he said, "I'm very strong! Hey, why do you look at me like that? Don't you believe me? Now I'll let you know how powerful I am!" As he said that, he turned over and pressed Lin Daiyu under him, and unbuttoned her underwear very skillfully.

Lin Daiyu laughed angrily: "Don't make trouble, Amber and the others should come in soon." Then she pushed Li Hu away, sat up and tied the belt of her undershirt.

Li Hu suddenly remembered: "Oh, by the way, who did you say was missing?"

Lin Daiyu was silent for a moment, then answered, "Second Madam."

Li Hu was startled at first, then he reacted: "Oh~ that's not right! Wang is gone, it should be the Jia family and the Wang family who are there now. Our family should be there after daybreak..."

Lin Daiyu: "Well, since someone has invited us, let's hurry over."

When they arrived at the Rongguo Mansion, they saw the gate was wide open. Lanterns on both sides illuminated the mansion as bright as day. People were coming and going in a noisy manner, and the crying sounds inside were shaking the mountains and hills.

Seeing Lin Daiyu's sedan chair entering Jia's mother's courtyard, Li Hu dismounted, threw the reins to Wang Daniu, and walked towards the gate. At this time, Jia Lian came out to greet him.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Li Hu, accompanied by Jia Lian, went to the mourning hall first.

Seeing Jia Baoyu crying his heart out, Li Hu didn't know what to say. He just said a few words of comfort and then went to the back hall of Rong Xi Hall.

Jia Dairu, Jia Daixiu, Jia Jing, Jia She and others all came, filling the back hall.

Therefore, except for Jia Dairu, Jia Daixiu, Jia Jing and Jia She who sat down, the rest of the Jia family members stood there.

When they saw Li Hu coming, everyone bowed to him.

Li Hu nodded, walked over to exchange a few polite words with Jia Dairu and Jia Daixiu, and sat down next to Jia She. Seeing that he looked unhappy, he asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

Jia She opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he just sighed.

Li Hu was about to speak when Zhou Ruijia hurriedly walked in.

Jia Lian looked at her and asked, "The Wang family is here?"

Zhou Ruijia: "In reply to Second Master, Aunt Wang is here, but Young Master Wang Renbiao is not here. He said he is on night duty at the Southern Pacification Office. The Wang family has already sent someone to report the news."

Jia Lian nodded.

Li Hu smiled secretly. Bullshit night watch! Wang Ren was now making out with Xia Jingui on her bed.

Although he knew Wang Ren was in the Xia family, Li Hu didn't plan to say it out. First, it was because of the Xue family's reputation, and second, he was very curious and wanted to know what the three of them were going to do!
However, what Li Hu is most curious about now is how Wang died. If she really died of illness, it would be fine. But if the Supreme Emperor did it, then the Jia family can no longer drink tea!

Just as he was thinking, Jia Lian handed him a bowl of tea: "Have a sip of tea to refresh yourself."

Li Hu's eyes widened. "Why are you so diligent?" You have to drink the tea if you accept it, or you will be slapping Jia Lian in the face. It's not good not to accept it either!"

Jia Lian: "What's wrong?"

At this time, Jia She took the tea, drank several sips in succession before putting it down, then looked at Li Hu, meaning: It's not poisonous!
Li Hu rolled his eyes and was about to speak when Jia Jing suddenly stood up and walked out.

Jia She also stood up and chased after him.

Li Hu's eyes flashed, he stood up and followed him out.

Jia Lian thought about it for a moment and followed.

As soon as he stepped out of the Neiyi Gate, Jia She rushed forward and stopped Jia Jing.

Jia Lian wanted to follow him out, but Li Hu grabbed him and dragged him behind the door.

Just as Jia Lian was about to speak, Jia She's voice came from outside the door: "Is that you?"

Li Hu lay on the crack of the door and looked at them.

Jia Jing didn't say anything.

Jia She sighed: "It shouldn't be like this. After all, we are a family."

"family?"

Jia Jing sneered, "If that vicious woman really regarded Ningguo Mansion as her own family, even if it was just a little bit, Rong'er's father would not be forced to hang himself!"

Jia She was silent for a moment: "So many years have passed."

Jia Jing interrupted him rudely: "It's my son who died, my only son!"

Li Hu shook his head. The old saying is true: Don't advise others to be good without experiencing their suffering. If you have experienced others' suffering, you may not be able to do good to them.

However, what Jia Jing did was indeed unkind, and although Mrs. Wang was guilty, her crime did not deserve death. Also, Mrs. Wang's husband was Jia She's brother, so what do you think?
After a moment of silence, Jia Jing continued, "The recent situation is a little strange. I want to make use of Wang's death to stir up trouble and test the waters." After that, he strode away and disappeared into the night.

Jia She stood there, but because it was dark, I couldn't see his expression clearly.
(End of this chapter)