The head of the Red Mansion

Chapter 232 Urging for Update
Jia Zhen was very depressed.

What did Feng Ziying take him for?
His private funds...

Hmph, is he the kind of person who keeps secret savings?
Besides, if a man keeps a secret stash of money, it will either be taken by his mother or his wife.

His mother and wife are both formidable people, so why would he need to go through all that trouble?
"What nonsense are you talking about? Do you think I'm the kind of person who hides money from others?"

Jia Zhen threatened, "Hurry up and study. You'll be here on the second day of the new year, and you'll be here to see me then."

what?
These two books are so thick, are you really going to give him two days?

What does he think?
If he were truly academically inclined, he wouldn't still be drifting through life, doing odd jobs here and there.

"Hey bro, are you so busy you've lost your mind?"

Feng Ziying understood that he had lost his father and would have to shoulder the burden of the Ningguo Mansion alone this year, so she did not immediately lash out. "I am not Jia Zhu from your West Mansion. We have been playing together since we were little."

They were both mediocre in both academics and martial arts.

"If I had this ability to read books, would I still be a failure by now?"

Jia Zhen is better than him because he is the only son of the Ningguo Mansion.

"Do not talk nonsense!"

Jia Zhen slapped away the hand that Jia Zhen was reaching out to touch, which Jia Zhen thought might have a fever. "This isn't a book for the imperial examinations. I was so engrossed in it that I finished it in two days. You can definitely do it too."

"..."

Feng Ziying suddenly realized.

Just say it!
Jia Zhen is already this old, there's no way he could change his ways!

He glanced at the book cover: "The Legend of the Condor Heroes? A novel?"

"Yes, yes, you should hurry up and take a look! Remember, I'll be waiting for you here on the second day of the Lunar New Year!" Jia Zhen's father had just passed away, so he couldn't just visit anyone.

"...No, I'm not supposed to be busy these next few days."

It’s Chinese New Year.

Feng Ziying was speechless.

"Then let's stay up late tonight!"

Jia Zhen gave him a slap, "If you dare not come on the second day of the month... Hmph, I will definitely tell your uncle and sister-in-law that you have hidden money."

Feng Ziying: "..."

This is something only a scoundrel would do.

Ugh, he's so angry!

He treated him like a brother, but what did this bastard treat him like?
"It's just business, you wait."

Feng Ziying jumped off the carriage in a huff, vowing in his heart never to do any business with this bastard.

So what if he has some savings?
The fact that he has a secret stash of money shows that he is capable.

But when he was in his thirties, he saw his parents still acting like Jia Zhen, who avoided cats and mice...

Feng Ziying wanted to curse, but considering that his father had just died and his mother had almost died recently, crying and begging the emperor to send a physician to save her, he could only hold back.

hum~
Let's curse him to never have any savings, to be controlled by his parents when he's young, and by his wife and son when he's old!

Feeling relieved, Feng Ziying wanted to throw the book away.

But Jia Zhen was too unruly, and he was a little afraid that he would really go to his father and wife, so he could only suppress his anger and go to the study.

However, once they started looking, things got out of control.

On New Year's Eve, the husband doesn't return to his room or visit his concubine; instead, he's diligently studying in his study. Isn't that a joke?

Liu, a woman from a military family, kicked open the study door.

The maids thought a fight was about to break out and planned to report to the master and mistress once they had made a big fuss. However, apart from the mistress scolding them a few times, they fell silent afterward.

This?
They waited hesitantly.

"You can all go back now. My husband and I will be resting in the study tonight."

Liu thought of her maids and finally gave a reply.

However, she and Feng Ziying were reading at different paces, so they could only support each other, their heads close together, one looking at one side and the other at the other.

That night, the two of them stayed up so late that they had no temper at all, but were instead filled with excitement.

Guo Jing, Yang Kang, the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan, Genghis Khan...

On the first day of the new year, the two were summoned by the maid to hurriedly pay their respects to their elders, then hurriedly ate breakfast, perfunctorily distributed lucky money to the younger generation, and then went back to reading.

It would have been better if I hadn't looked at it...

Well, I've been tricked.

That's all.

That bastard, only Jia Zhen, that scoundrel, could do such a thing.

Feng Ziying gritted her teeth, but was helpless. "Wasn't he supposed to come in the second year of junior high?"

Liu read slowly and wasn't in such a hurry. She said, "I'll say a few nice words to him on the second day and then ask him for it."

Married for several years, and she still doesn't know about his brothers?

"...I'm afraid it can't be resolved with just a few kind words."

We're discussing business.

Look at Jia Zhen...

It's obvious they're trying to scam him, and scam him out of a large sum of money.

After thinking it over and over, Feng Ziying finally called his servant and asked him to find a way to search in various bookstores.

"Master~"

The servant looked distressed. "It's the Lunar New Year, which bookstore isn't closed?"

"That's why I'm asking you to come up with a solution!"

Feng Ziying glared at him, "If you can find the book, I'll reward you with twenty taels of silver."

This?
The servant really wanted to do it, but what time was it now?
It's already Hai hour!

Where could he possibly find one so late at night?

Even if you can use connections, there's a curfew.

"Sir, I'll go find it for you first thing tomorrow morning."

Feng Ziying: "..."

He took out his pocket watch and looked at it. Oh dear, he forgot! What a blunder!

"Alright, keep looking tomorrow."

Feng Ziying sighed.

We've been brothers for years, I hope Jia Zhen won't take advantage of him too much.

Feng Ziying had a vague suspicion that the sequel to this book would be hard to find.

But without books and without anything to think about, he could finally get a good night's sleep.

Inside the room, he occasionally punched and kicked on the bed, while Liu was still reading by lamplight.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, before dawn, Feng Ziying woke up.

In my dreams, it's always that martial arts world.

How to do?
I wonder when that bastard Jia Zhen will finally arrive.

What if he's busy today, or you're trying to hook him up...

"Don't wait for them to come looking for you, hurry up and go to Ningguo Mansion to find Master Zhen!"

After staying up most of the night, Liu finished reading what she needed to read. Her husband's movements woke her up, so she decided to let him take the initiative.

After all, this is only half-finished...

It's so heartbreaking!

"to make!"

What if it doesn't work?

Feng Ziying resigned himself to his fate, saying, "I'll apologize to my parents-in-law and I'll go over around that time."

Just as dawn was breaking, his carriage headed towards Ningrong Street.

Today is the day that the married aunt returns to her parents' home. Her father passed away a few years ago, and her parents' home consists only of her stepmother and two younger sisters she brought with her, so she can choose whether or not to return.

Besides, it's not like I can come back in just one day...

Rong-ge'er's maternal family suffered even more on the frontier.

Madam You wanted to go with her husband to her mother-in-law's family home, but unfortunately, the trip would take several months.

If she weren't pregnant, she could have taken a detour to Luzhou after escorting the coffin back to her hometown. But since she was pregnant, she could only stay behind.

Mr. You was quite disappointed.

Now I just hope to see the sequel to The Legend of the Condor Heroes, so the first thing I said to Jia Zhen when I woke up this morning was, "Do you think Feng Ziying has read the book? Everyone's busy during the New Year."

"It's okay, I'll go and urge him again."

If he dares not watch, hmph, I'll make him penniless.

Jia Zhen hardened his heart, "It's still early, you sleep a little longer, I'll be right back."

Before he finished speaking, a maid ran in and said, "Master, Second Master Ying from General Feng's mansion has arrived."

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