The head of the Red Mansion

Chapter 140 Drag him down and beat him.

Seven days.

Jia Wen kept calculating the time.

The Jia family has connections within the military; if there were any letters, we would have been able to find out within the next couple of days.

If there's no letter...

Jia Wen was very uneasy.

Without the letter, her son would be suffering somewhere.

"Madam, something terrible has happened! Miss Fu from the first wife's family is fighting with our young lady."

what?
Jia Wen suddenly stood up, but illness comes like a landslide and goes like a slow, drawn-out process. Although she had been trying her best to recover these past few days, she still felt dizzy when she suddenly stood up.

In order to curry favor with Governor Zhang, the Min family conspired to send their daughter to Governor Zhang's residence as a concubine. Now that the Min family is afraid of the Jia family, the mother and daughter are no longer disposable, so Min Tai and his elder brother discussed replacing her with Fu Jie'er.

Now that they're calling, they must think she's been made a scapegoat for Mei-jie.

Jia Wen felt no sympathy for Fu Jie'er at all.

She had already inquired and learned that the Min family was able to get on the good side of the Zhang family because her sister-in-law had taken the initiative to make the connection.

Now that the situation has fallen on the eldest son's side, they still dare to cause trouble for Sister Mei...

After regaining her balance, Jia Wen searched around and finally found a feather duster. She grabbed it and headed towards the noisy place.

As soon as she arrived at the Intermediate People's Court, her eyes immediately turned red.

Fu Jie brought two maids, one to pull and the other to drag, while she did it herself.

But her Mei Jie'er was all alone.

When they were imprisoned in that abandoned courtyard, all the people around them were dismissed. Now, although she has returned to the main courtyard, she is not in charge of the household affairs due to poor health.

The servants in this inner courtyard are mostly from the Nie family.

Her daughter's hair was askew and her lip was cut.

"Stop it all."

When Jia Wen rushed over, she shouted for her to stop while she used a feather duster to beat Fu Jie'er hard.

"Ahhh, it hurts, it hurts so much~~~~"

How could the delicate and fair-skinned Sister Fu have ever suffered from the pain of a feather duster?
After only a few blows, he released Mei Jie'er in pain.

"Jia, what are you doing?"

When her daughter ran this way, Madam Feng knew something was wrong, but she didn't expect that she would still be too late. But how dare Madam Jia hit her daughter like that?

"How dare you hit my daughter?"

"I'm not only going to beat your daughter, I'm going to beat you too."

As she spoke, Jia Wen swung the feather duster fiercely at Feng Shi, who was rushing towards her.

Bang bang~~
Bang bang bang~~~
The sound of the feather duster hitting flesh terrified the servants.

The master has now taken a liking to the mistress again, and they...

They didn't know what to do when faced with the first wife.
Madam Feng longed to do what she had done a few years ago: push Jia Wen to the ground and order the servants to humiliate her severely. However, the Jia family had risen again, and if she dared to do so, not only Min Tai, but even her husband would not spare her.

"This is my home. What do you want? Are you trying to bully my daughter?"

Jia Wen disregarded her appearance and relentlessly attacked Feng Shi.

But her health was not good, and she only managed to land about ten hits before Madam Feng snatched the feather duster away, saying, "How dare you hit me like that?"

When Madam Feng touched her cheek, it stung terribly, and she finally lost her temper, lashing out at Jia Wen.

"Mother~~~"

When Min Tai returned home, he heard his daughter's shrill cries and his eyebrows twitched in shock. Ignoring his brother at the door, he rushed in and saw his wife lying face up with a bloody mark on her face, her face as pale as paper.

"Mother! Mother, wake up! Mother~, don't scare me!"

At the last moment, Mei rushed over and blocked the fall, preventing Jia Wen's head from hitting the ground.

"You are seeking death!"

When Min Tai saw Jia Wen's appearance, he was both shocked and angry, and raised his foot to kick his sister-in-law, Feng Shi.

bang~
Feng was pulled away by Min Zhong, and he kicked his brother.

Both of them took a few steps back at the same time.

"Second brother, now is not the time to act rashly. Quickly call a doctor."

Min Zhong came after his wife and children; the two brothers arrived almost at the same time.

"My second sister-in-law may have just fainted temporarily."

Yeah!
Min Tai ignored his brother and yelled at the servants, "Quick! What are you standing there for? Quickly fetch a doctor!"

Upon hearing this, several servants rushed out.

After a while, Dr. Fan from Jishetang was quickly pulled into the Min family home by a horse-drawn carriage.

Not long after he went in, Jia She and his entourage finally arrived.

"Master, this is the place, the Min residence."

"Who are you?"

The gatekeeper noticed their line of tall horses and carriages, which looked quite different from theirs, and quickly took the initiative to inquire.

"Hmm, your wife is from the Rongguo Mansion in the capital."

Seeing no signs of mourning in the family, Jia She breathed a sigh of relief.

"...Yes!" The doorman looked you over. "Who are you...?"

Before he finished speaking, having confirmed that he hadn't gone to the wrong place, Jia She ignored him and strode inside.

"Hey~"

Just as the gatekeeper was about to stop him, Huo Qi kicked him aside, saying, "Open your dog eyes and look carefully at the clan emblem on the car."

贾！
Once the gatekeeper saw clearly, his body went limp, and he sat down against the wall.

That explains why the master suddenly became so kind to his wife again.

He dared not utter a sound, and could only watch helplessly as this group of burly men, armed with swords and clubs, charged into the mansion.

Oh dear, this... we can't really do anything about it, can we?

The Duke's Mansion.

They're not people their master can afford to offend, are they?

The gatekeeper swallowed hard, rubbed his stomach to ease the pain, and said to the guard watching over the carriages, "Brother, we're all family. Now that we're home, let's take the carriages to the stables in the backyard!"

The guards left behind gave him a cold glance but didn't move.

The gatekeeper had no choice but to say to the old servant sweeping the floor, "Uncle An, please keep an eye on things for me. I need to inform the master that someone from the Rongguo Mansion in the capital has arrived."

Although they sensed that the newcomers had already met with their master, and might even have fought, they couldn't let them be killed as long as the mistress, young lady, and young master were present.

As a doorman, not wanting to be held accountable later, he still had to report to the authorities.

Of course, he also wanted to see how these wealthy and powerful families stood up for their daughters.

"……become!"

The old servant dared not join in the fun.

When he obediently came to check the gate, the gatekeeper hurried off to the inner courtyard.

At this moment, Jia She had already grabbed a servant and asked him where his sister was. From the place the servant pointed, there was still a faint sound of crying. His heart skipped a beat, and he quickly ran faster.

"I'm going to the Zhang family to be a concubine!"

Seeing her mother lying there, seemingly about to breathe her last, Minmei's body trembled, and her eyes held an indescribable resolve.

If something happens to her mother, she wants her family to be wiped out in Yansui.

Isn't it just being a concubine?

Wait!

"What are you talking about?"

At this point, Min Tai would never dare to let his daughter become a concubine.

"Third Uncle, she agreed to it herself."

Seizing the opportunity, Fu Jie'er forgot to cry to her mother and hurriedly called out, "Father~~~~" She pleaded with her father for help, "You heard it too, it was Mei Jie'er's own choice."

"Yes, yes, sir~"

Mrs. Feng also hurriedly spoke to her daughter.

Just then, a maid's startled cry came from outside, "Who are you people?"

Min Zhong and Min Tai also noticed something was wrong with the sound, and their expressions changed simultaneously the moment they looked over.

"Who are you?"

Min Tai forced a smile and demanded, "How dare you trespass in Yansui..." He suddenly realized the person in front looked familiar. "You...you're my brother-in-law?" "Min Tai?"

As Jia She raised his hand to signal the guards to stop, he strode forward, asking, "What happened to my sister?"

"You're affecting me."

Dr. Fan was writing a prescription when he said, "The patient is so angry he's had a stroke. He'll have to come again. No need to call another doctor. Prepare for the worst!"

He really didn't want to come to the Min family.

But Uncle...

Doctor Fan, who frequented the grand mansions of the wealthy, guessed that the other party was from the Rongguo Mansion in the capital, and readily offered his advice.

"……Feel sorry!"

Seeing the swollen red marks on the woman's face on the bed, Jia She gritted his teeth and said, "Guards, hold the son-in-law down and beat him!"

oops~
Min Tai and Min Zhong were shocked. Before Feng and her daughter could even shrink to the side, Huo Qi brought in several people, grabbed the person who had just been talking to their master, and dragged him out.

"Big brother, big brother~"

Min Tai dared not resist and shouted for Jia She, trying to plead for mercy. However, as soon as he was dragged outside, several other guards swung their sticks and began to beat him on the buttocks and thighs.

"Ah~~ Ah ah~~~"

Min Tai, in unbearable pain, cried out, "Big brother, I was wrong, I was wrong! I didn't hit her, it was my sister-in-law! Ahhh, ahhhhhh~~~"

Madam Feng had already huddled behind Min Zhong with her daughter, but unexpectedly Jia She had already looked over.

"Misunderstanding!"

Min Zhong was so shocked that a large patch of sweat broke out on his forehead. "Uncle, right? I am Min Tai's elder brother, Min Zhong, I..."

He was about to announce his official rank when Jia She waved his hand again, "Drag him away and beat him!"

Ah?

The Min family of three was stunned.

Huo Qi and the others abandoned Min Tai, whose buttocks were already bleeding, and quickly rushed back to grab Min Zhong.

"No, no, no, you can't hit me, I'm a sixth-rank official..."

"Noisy!"

The word "noisy" had barely left Jia She's mouth when a guard stuffed a sweat towel into Min Zhong's mouth.

"Woooooo~~~"

Min Zhong wanted to resist. He was a captain, so he must have some skills. However, the guards of Ningguo Prefecture were only junior officers. They trained every day. If he lost the initiative, his resistance would only result in more brutal treatment.

Bang bang bang~~~
The guards wielding sticks were known for their speed.

He then proceeded to give Min Zhong another beating.

This time, however, they held back a bit, focusing on something that wouldn't look bad from the outside, but would definitely hurt their bones.

Hitting someone is a skill in itself.

Jiao Da had spanked each of them, and they had discussed it amongst themselves. Now that they could finally do it to outsiders, they were having a great time.

This made several of Huo Qi's men, who didn't have any weapons, want to take over the job.

"Ahhh, we can't fight! We can't fight!"

Madam Feng panicked and hurriedly pleaded with Mei-jie for help, "Mei-jie, quickly make them stop! That's your uncle, your father!"

"Hit!"

When Jia She looked over, Min Mei wiped away her tears and said, "Uncle, beat them hard, and beat them too."

When she pointed at the Feng mother and daughter, her voice was sharp, filled with endless grievances and resentment.

"Didn't you hear that?"

Jia She gritted his teeth, "My niece is someone you can beat."

Huo Qi and his men didn't dare to delay and quickly came in to drag the person away.

"Ahhh, no, no~~~~"

"Mother, Mother, save me~~~"

But their shouts were muffled by the handkerchiefs.

"Don't be afraid, your uncle is here. He won't let anyone bully you."

Jia She said softly to his niece, "After we beat them up, who else is left? We'll go find them one by one."

His niece is also quite pitiful; it looks like she was beaten just like her mother.

"Uncle~"

Minmei's tears fell in large drops. "Why did you take so long to come?! Waaaaah~ Waaaah~~~~"

When no one is there to protect her, she can only be strong.

But when someone suddenly protected her, and in such a quick, decisive, and satisfying way, Min Mei couldn't hold back anymore and burst into tears.

"...Uncle was wrong, Uncle was wrong."

Jia She was deeply shocked.

The sound of his niece crying was similar to the sound of him crying for his father, wife, and children in the ancestral hall.

Unable to hold back, his eyes also welled up with tears.

After writing the prescription, Doctor Fan, who had been frightened by Jia She's series of actions, secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing his expression.

"Your uncle is here to take you home; we won't stay here."

Jia She was flustered and tried to appease him.

Jia Wen was awakened by her daughter's loud crying. Thinking something had happened, she struggled a few times and then suddenly cried out, "Sister Mei~~~"

"Mother! Mother, you're awake!" Min Mei rushed over. "You scared me so much, waaaaaah~"

"Don't cry, don't cry, Mother will be alright, Mother will definitely be alright."

She can't die.

She's dead, what will happen to her son and daughter?
Jia Wen held her daughter's hand tightly, tears streaming down her face.

"Little Wen~"

Jia She looked at his sister, whom he hadn't seen for over a decade. "Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you and Mei-jie." Upon seeing Mei-jie clearly, he finally remembered his once slightly naive third sister from Jia Wen's face.

At that time, his sister had chubby cheeks and her eyes sparkled when she smiled.

When they eat something delicious, their eyes can't help but light up.

now……

"Big...Big Brother~"

Jia Wen turned around, still in disbelief.

Just as she was struggling to wake up, she thought she heard the word "uncle".

But how could that be?
"it's me!"

Jia She nodded, "I've come to take you home."

Min'er is her biological younger sister, and so is this one.

"Brother~"

Jia Wen's tears welled up, and she hurriedly wiped them away, as if afraid that if she looked away for even a moment, her brother would run away. "Big brother, big brother, big brother, big brother~~~~"

The voices of "elder brother" grew louder and louder, making Jia She's heart ache. "I'm here, I'm here, I'm here." He held a handkerchief in trembling hands to wipe her tears. "Elder brother won't leave, elder brother will take you home."

Come back home?

Can I go home?

The handkerchief was soaked.

Jia Wen suddenly remembered something and grabbed her elder brother's hand. "Where's Bai Ge'er? Brother, have you seen my Bai Ge'er? My Bai Ge'er..."

"Yes, I see."

Jia She hurriedly said, "That child is clever and has already been arranged to attend the clan school. He's waiting for you in the capital. Let's go home together."

Will I really be able to go home?
Jia Wen burst into tears, "Big brother, why did you take so long to come? Waaaaah~~, waaaah~~~"

"Big brother was wrong, big brother is a bastard!"

Seeing his sister and niece like this, Jia She felt heartbroken.

They are siblings. After their father passed away, he should be the one to support the family. Even if he doesn't enter the imperial court, he is still a first-class general. He may not be good at anything else, but protecting his younger sisters is no problem at all.

But he...

"Big brother swears that he will never let anyone bully you again."

Who dares? He'll take their life!