The Heavens Begin with Dream of the Red Chamber

Chapter 109: Teaching Li Gongcai (Part )

After sending Xue Ke away, Lin Daiyu thought of Brother Bao again, but Brother Bao did not take the initiative to find her, and of course her personality would not allow her to take the initiative to bow to Brother Bao.

So after sulking for a long time, Lin Daiyu put Brother Bao aside and started thinking about Li Gongcai's affairs again.

She herself may not have realized that since she had the ability to "predict dreams", she has shifted more of her attention from love between men and women to how to fulfill her "destiny" and "reverse the future".

The reason why the young ladies from wealthy families in ancient times were often deceived by a group of poor scholars was mostly because they were imprisoned in the backyard, had little knowledge, and had nothing to do all day long. She could only think about things like talented men and beautiful women to pass the time.

Simple thinking, narrow social circle, nothing to do...isn't this just like those retired uncles and aunts and full-time housewives!
Wouldn’t that make it easy to be cheated?

Since Daiyu had her own "career", she unknowingly shifted the focus of her personal attention to her "career", which is very different from the situation before when she always thought about Brother Bao every day. Naturally, her emotional aspect... became a little less important.

But Brother Bao is a "passionate" man, and his heart is on many of his sisters. Although Daiyu gets the largest share, once the two of them have a quarrel, this share will automatically decrease.

With Baoqin's deliberate flattery, it didn't take long before Baoyu began to love playing with Baoqin more and more.

Lin Daiyu doesn't know about these things and is still concerned about the happiness of others.

She didn't think that Li Gongcai and Feng Jieer would have an affair with Master Zhan for no reason. Most likely, they were similar to Xue Baoqin, and became Master Zhan's concubines for some reason.

In this case, she felt it was necessary to resolve the matter, so that the two could escape the disaster and return their lives to normal.

However, the information she gained in the dream was too little. She couldn't even figure out whether that Feng Jieer was Wang Xifeng. She didn't know what the disaster was, and for a moment she didn't know how to start.

After thinking about it carefully, Lin Daiyu felt that she needed to dream a few more times to figure out the cause and effect so that she could take targeted measures.

But she didn't go looking for others, but others came to her on their own initiative.

When Daiyu heard that Li Wan was coming to visit, she felt inexplicably nervous.

However, she soon realized that she had never told anyone about her dream, and Li Wan had no way of knowing what she had seen in her dream. So she calmed herself down and went out to welcome Li Gongcai in.

They went inside and sat down. After tea was served, Li Wan spoke first without waiting for Sister Lin to ask any questions.

"I came here this time to ask for something."

"I only have Lan'er as my child, and I care a lot about him. I'm always worried that he might go astray in the future."

"I heard that the lady came to my sister's place a few days ago to ask about the future, and after returning, she confined Baoyu to his room. I think there must be a reason for this."

"This time, I would like to ask Sister Lin to help me see the future and see what Lan'er's future will be like. If there are any disasters, I can make arrangements in advance to avoid them."

After hearing what Li Wan said, Daiyu felt a little embarrassed.

In the future, she will be a concubine of the Zhan family. How could she know about the affairs of the Jia family, let alone what the future of Jia Lan will be like?

But how to say this kind of thing?

After considering her words, she said to Li Wan:
"Of course I understand what my sister-in-law is thinking. If I really saw Brother Lang in trouble, I would naturally speak up."

"It's just that in this dream, what you see is all due to luck, and it's not in your control at all."

"I have never seen Lang'er in my dreams."

"Sister-in-law, why don't you go back and wait for news? If I dream of Brother Lang in the future, I will come to find you. How about that?"

"In that case, then there is Sister Lao Lin."

Li Wan was also a reasonable person. After getting Daiyu's promise, she stood up to say goodbye, and Daiyu stood up to see her off.

When they reached the door, Li Wan asked casually:

"Since Miss Lin has never dreamed of Lang'er, has she ever dreamed of me?"

"This..." Daiyu didn't know how to answer this time.

She was not a person who could lie. After knowing Li Gongcai's future, there was no problem asking her to keep silent. But she couldn't open her mouth when asked to make up a lie to hide it from Li Wan.

Li Wan was a smart person herself. As soon as she saw her expression, she knew what was going on and was stunned.

She had just asked casually, without thinking about what it would lead to. But now looking at Daiyu's expression, it was clear that there was something going on!

Her heart skipped a beat and she stopped walking. She looked at Sister Lin intently and asked directly:

"Look at your sister's expression. Did she dream about me?"

"Uh……"

Daiyu's eyes flickered, and she didn't dare to look at Li Wan, which immediately made Li Wan's heart sink. She asked anxiously:

"But my future is not good?"

Daiyu had no choice but to lower her head and look at her toes, not knowing how to start the conversation.

Li Wan's face turned pale, she took a breath of cold air, and asked in a trembling voice:

"Could it be... Could it be that I died early?"

Daiyu saw her shaky appearance and quickly reached out to support her, explaining:

"Don't think too much, sister-in-law. You will live a good life in the future, so how can you die early?"

Li Wan still didn't believe it. She held Daiyu's hand tightly and asked:

"What was that expression on your face just now?"

"Since I'm still alive and well, then... you just said that you never dreamed of my son Lang'er. Could it be that Lang'er is gone?"

Seeing that Li Wan's questions were getting more and more off-topic, Daiyu became completely confused and looked at a loss. She waved her hands hastily and said:
"Sister-in-law, this is just nonsense!"

"When I said I didn't dream about Lang'er, it didn't mean that Lang'er was gone!"

"Don't scare yourself here!"

Li Wan was so concerned that she stamped her feet and cried:

"Lan'er and I are inseparable, how come you only dream about me and not Lan'er... You are clearly just trying to coax me!"

Daiyu opened and closed her lips for a few times. She really didn't know what to say, so she could only sigh:
"I didn't see you in my dream either. I just heard about you from other people in my dream. Some of them were...some of them were not good. That's why my expression just now was a little strange."

"We have never talked about Lang Ge'er, so we don't know about Lang Ge's situation, but it doesn't mean that Lang Ge has an accident."

Li Wan paused, looked carefully at the expression on Daiyu's face, and when she saw that she didn't seem to be lying, she heaved a sigh of relief, wiped the tears from her face, and said:

"It's okay, it's okay. As long as Brother Lan is okay, I won't worry."

"I only have this one son. If Brother Lan is gone, there is no point in me living. I just lost my composure and made Sister Lin laugh at me."

Sister Lin finally relaxed, but she felt sad about her life experience again. She sighed and shed tears:

"If my mother were still alive today, I'm afraid she would love me like this!"

"I envy my sister-in-law for her love for her son. How could I laugh at her?"

This time it was Li Wan's turn to comfort Daiyu. She did not leave, but turned back and took Daiyu's hand and walked into the house, saying many comforting words, which calmed Daiyu down.

After both of them calmed down, Li Wan asked:

"My sister said before that I was not in good condition, but am I sick or what?"

Daiyu opened her mouth, not knowing whether she should say anything. She looked at Zijuan and Xueyan beside her and waved her hand to let them leave first.

When Li Wan saw this, she drove Suyun and Biyue out as well, and then she couldn't wait to ask:
"What happened to me? Why is my sister so cautious?"

Daiyu had no choice but to sigh and tell the truth.

"I learned in my dream that somehow my eldest sister-in-law would become... the concubine of Master Zhan Niansi, the heir of the master."

"Ah?" Li Wan was shocked when she heard this. She waved her hands repeatedly and denied it, "Impossible!"

"I have only met Mr. Zhan a few times, and we haven't even spoken more than a few words. How could such a thing happen?"

Daiyu also sighed with a sad face:

"That's right!"

"This dream doesn't make any sense at all!"

"I was afraid that you wouldn't believe me and think I was making it up, so I didn't want to tell you about it because I thought it was too ridiculous. But who knew that my sister-in-law would misunderstand me... Alas!"

"This, this, this..." Li Wan was so anxious that she kept turning in circles in the room. "How could such a thing happen?"

She wanted to protest and loudly refute this kind of thing, but reason told her that no matter how incredible the things in those previous "precognitive dreams" were, they were proven to be true in the end.

For example, Xichun, who is impossible to learn martial arts, is an excellent archer.

In addition, the Xue family intended to cut off ties with the Mei family, so they spread the previous marriage proposal and the contents of the "precognitive dream" to everyone in the mansion, and also sent gifts to Daiyu in a high-profile manner to express their gratitude, and officially announced the severance of ties with the Mei family.

These things seem to be absolutely impossible to happen, but the facts prove that they are all true. This "precognitive dream" is the ability to predict future situations.

Thanks to Li Wan's father, Li Shouzhong, although Li Wan comes from a scholarly family, she has followed the stupid rule that "a woman's virtue lies in her lack of talent" since she was a child. She only knows a few words and reads things like "Four Books for Women" and "Biographies of Virtuous Women".

This uneducated woman is the easiest to fool. When she sees so many precedents, she immediately believes everything.

In her mind, this "precognitive dream" must be correct, so the one who is wrong... can only be her!
She is unfaithful to her husband!

It was she who failed to keep her chastity!

It was she who...was willing to be Master Zhan's concubine!
Although the reason is still unknown, she has already accepted the result in her heart.

Seeing Li Wan so anxious, with sweat all over her forehead and a distracted look, he hurried forward to pull her back, pressed her to sit on a chair, and comforted her:
"Don't panic, sister-in-law!"

"This future can be reversed!"

"The Xue family encountered a disaster in the past, and the whole family was executed. After finding the root cause, they severed their relationship with the Mei Hanlin family, and naturally everything was fine."

"Now that my sister-in-law knows the result, she should be more careful and not give Mr. Zhan a chance. Maybe... maybe everything will be fine."

When Li Wan heard this, she felt as if she had grasped a life-saving straw. She hurriedly grabbed Daiyu and begged with tears in her eyes:

"Good sister!"

"After I returned, I sealed off my yard and did not allow outsiders to enter or leave. I myself would never leave the yard again and would definitely not do anything that is immoral."

"I only ask my sister to help keep this matter secret and never let outsiders know about it!"

Daiyu heard this and swore:
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I'm not the kind of person who talks too much!"

"If you hadn't kept asking me, I wouldn't even tell you about this!"

He also advised:

"Sister-in-law, there's no need to be so anxious about closing the gate and not leaving the house."

"I will ask more in my dream later to find out how my eldest sister-in-law married into the Zhan Mansion as a concubine. I will find out the cause and effect and the crux of the matter. Only then can I solve this matter completely."

Li Wan's face turned pale and she shook her head firmly.

"Sister, please stop trying to persuade me!"

"After my master passed away, my heart has become as dead as a tree. It is impossible for me to be attracted to any man anymore. I must be a chaste and virtuous woman!"

"I would rather die than be someone else's concubine!"

Seeing Li Wan being so stubborn, Sister Lin had no choice but to sigh:

"In that case, I have nothing more to say."

"Don't worry, sister-in-law. I will never tell anyone about what I saw in my dream, and I will definitely not ruin your reputation."

Li Wan felt much more relieved now. She sat in the chair in a daze for a long while before she stood up with a heavy face, said goodbye, and left with Suyun and Biyue.

Seeing her unhappy expression, Su Yun and the other girl tried various indirect ways but received no response from their master, and they felt heavy in their hearts.

After returning to the courtyard, Li Wan gave orders to seal off the backyard. She would never go out again and outsiders were not allowed to come in. They only had to be delivered some food, tea, etc. every day.

Such a modification was quite a big deal and immediately alarmed other people in the mansion.

After Mrs. Wang got the news, she hurried over and wanted to find out what happened, but Li Wan refused to say anything.

After learning from Suyun and the other girl about Li Wan's visit to Daiyu, Mrs. Wang suddenly realized that Daiyu must have dreamed of something bad again, so she stopped questioning Li Wan and went to ask Daiyu instead.

Of course Daiyu refused to say anything. Mrs. Wang got nothing. After returning, she thought over and over again that Li Wan was probably hiding from the disaster, and the source of the disaster might be in the mansion, so she refused to say anything.

For some reason, Mrs. Wang recalled the rumor that her own Baoyu was a "good wife" that had been circulating in the mansion.

She later "accidentally" flipped through the erotic picture album that she had found from Baoyu, and of course she knew who the male and female protagonists in the album looked more like.

If this is really the case that Baoyu made some mistake with his sister-in-law in the future, then it is no wonder that Li Gongcai and Daiyu refused to mention a word about what happened in the dream.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang couldn't help feeling guilty, and dared not ask any more questions. She had someone follow Li Wan's instructions to modify and seal off the backyard, leaving only a small door for delivering food and water.

The news reached Mr. Zhan's ears on the same day, so that night, Mr. Zhan came to the courtyard where Li Wan lived.

Li Wan was heartbroken when she heard the bad news during the day, and she had to force herself to deal with the relatives and friends who came to visit her. By the evening, she was exhausted and went to bed early.

Master Zhan entered Li Wan's dream with ease. Before he could take any action, he saw Li Wan in plain clothes, standing in the living room, shouting at the man in front of her. The man looked exactly like Master Zhan himself.

Haha...it's true that whatever you think about during the day you dream about at night!

Li Wan was dreaming that she was repelling Mr. Zhan who came to propose to her.

Mr. Zhan was in no hurry to go down. He just floated in the sky, looking down at the two people talking below. He was displeased to find that this was clearly a drama with a female lead.

Li Wan's lines were well-organized, logical, and clear, and it was obvious that Li Wan had been pondering them in her mind for a long time.

But that "Master Zhan" not only had childish lines and incoherent sentences, but he was also timid when he spoke. He showed no manliness at all, which made Master Zhan shake his head again and again.

Just as "Master Zhan" was feeling so ashamed after being scolded by Li Wan that he was about to flee in embarrassment, Master Zhan's true form appeared.

In an instant, the wretched Mr. Zhan's eyes flashed with a sharp light, he straightened his back, and snorted coldly at Li Wan, which frightened Li Wan so much that she trembled and choked back the words in her mouth.

Before Li Wan could get angry again, Master Zhan shouted:
"Bad maid!"

"The master gave you face, didn't he?" "Just now the master didn't argue with you, but you dared to scold me. Do you really think that I have no temper?"

Where had Li Wan ever seen such a roar in her life?

She grew up in a scholarly family and met people who were gentle and elegant.

Later, after she got married, the people in the Jia family all respected their status.

And she was the eldest young master's wife, so the servants didn't dare to show disrespect to her.

So she always thought that everyone was gentle and reasonable.

Now, after being frightened by Master Zhan, Li Wan's legs suddenly went weak and she sat down on the chair. She felt her heart pounding and her body trembling. She looked at Master Zhan, who seemed like a different person. She stammered, but she was so frightened that she couldn't utter a complete word.

Master Zhan was even more furious when he saw this. He took a step forward and shouted again:
"You are so brave!"

"How dare you sit down and let the master stand and talk!"

Generally, good people are more obedient, and Li Wan is no exception.

After being yelled at by Master Zhan, she subconsciously stood up and gave her seat to Master Zhan.

Master Zhan sat down with a bang, glanced at the still trembling Li Wan, and slammed the table again, shouting:

"How can you not kneel when you see the master?"

Li Wan's body trembled violently, her legs went limp, and she immediately knelt down in front of Master Zhan.

Seeing how obedient she was, Master Zhan changed his expression, smiled and stretched out his finger, lifted her chin, and praised:

"This is right!"

"If you had been so obedient earlier, how could you have caused the master to be so angry?"

Unexpectedly, after Li Wan looked at the finger on her chin dully, she suddenly screamed, slapped his hand away, then shrank her body suddenly, kicked the ground with her feet, and stepped back. Her original fear and cowardice turned into shame and anger.

Master Zhan was furious, slammed the table again, and yelled:
"Bad maid!"

"How dare you refuse my master?"

"Hurry up and kneel down!"

But this time it didn't work. Li Wan got up from the ground, reached out and grabbed a vase from the table next to her, raised it above her head, and screamed at Master Zhan:
"Dog thief!"

"Don't even think about insulting me!"

"If you dare to come over here, I...I will beat you to death!"

Seeing that intimidation was useless, Master Zhan changed his tactics and waved his hand with a smile:
"Look at you, the master was just joking with you and didn't really touch you, so why are you like this?"

Li Wan didn't believe him this time, and just stood there and scolded coldly:
"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking, you pervert. I'm telling you, it's just a dream!"

"No matter what method you use, you can't even touch me!"

"Oh, if you say so, then I really have to try it!" Mr. Zhan stood up with a smile and walked forward slowly.

When he moved forward, Li Wan moved backward.

With one advance and one retreat, Li Wan was soon forced into a corner.

Seeing that Mr. Zhan was still moving forward, Li Wan gritted her teeth, closed her eyes, screamed, and smashed the vase down.

Master Zhan took the vase in his hand easily, snatched it away, and placed it on the table beside him. Then he smiled at Li Wan and said:
"Good palace judge, what else can you do now?"

Li Wan stared blankly at her empty hands, then looked at Master Zhan who was so close to her. Suddenly, she squatted down with her hands on her head, screaming:
"Someone come quickly..."

"Help me..."

"There's a rapist trying to molest me..."

In this dream, her wishes came true. She heard disorderly footsteps and many servants rushed in with sticks and ropes in their hands.

However, Master Zhan just snapped his fingers, and the appearance and clothes of these servants changed, and they became servants of the Zhan family.

Li Wan hadn't noticed it yet, but when she saw everyone rushing in, she stood up in great joy, pointed at Master Zhan and screamed:
"It's this rapist! Quickly tie him up and take him to the authorities!"

Unexpectedly, the leading servant smiled and said to Li Wan:

"Don't be ridiculous, Auntie. This is clearly our master. How can he be a rapist?"

When Li Wan looked again, she saw that the servant was indeed Yang Yougong, the steward of the Zhan family, and the people behind him were all unfamiliar to her. Even the living room she was in looked unfamiliar and no longer her home.

Li Wan was so frightened that she couldn't help but screamed:

"How could this be?"

"Why am I here?"

Mr. Zhan smiled and said:

"Why not?"

"Gong Cai, you are my concubine, so naturally you have to live in my house."

If you don't believe me, just look down at your clothes. Li Wan subconsciously looked down and found that her plain clothes had changed without her knowing.

The color of the clothes turned into a sensual purple, and it was very tight, stretching her chest and hips tightly. The length was just above the knees, exposing her entire calves, and she was wearing a pair of strange-looking high-heeled shoes on her feet.

"what……"

Li Wan couldn't help but scream, and hurriedly squatted down to cover her chest with her legs, and then used her arms to cover her legs. However, she found that her arms, as tender as lotus roots, were also exposed naked.

This discovery made Li Wan so scared that she stood up and wanted to run. However, after taking two steps, her high heels twisted her foot and she fell to the ground.

She struggled twice, trying to get up, but suddenly found a pair of feet stopped in front of her.

As soon as she looked up, she saw Mr. Zhan's smiling face approaching her.

"Good palace judge, are you playing some kind of erotic game with me, the master?"

Li Wan was both ashamed and angry, and subconsciously slapped him, but Master Zhan grabbed her wrist, lifted her up and dragged her to the side of the chair.

Master Zhan sat upright on the chair with his legs apart. With a slight twist of his hand, he turned Li Wan over and pressed her face down on his legs. Then he raised his palm high and spanked her round, perky little butt.

"Snapped!"

"I made you disobedient!"

"Snapped!"

"I'll let you run around!"

"Snapped!"

"I'll let you scold the master!"

"Snapped!"

"I'll let you……"

"what……"

Feeling the burning pain on her butt, Li Wan was almost going crazy. Her face flushed red and she struggled hard, but the warm big hand on her back was like the Five Elements Mountain on Monkey King's back, making it difficult for her to even turn over.

Mr. Zhan was a man who was very kind to women. He would never bear to hurt a beauty. Every time he hit her, he would help rub her to relieve the pain. He was very considerate.

Li Wan struggled for a long time but couldn't get free at all. She couldn't help but cry out in grief, and tears suddenly gushed out of her eyes.

"I'm not alive anymore..."

"just kill me……"

Mr. Zhan didn't care about her and just kept doing his own thing with a smile on his face.

Hit it and knead it.

Hit it once, touch it for a while.

Hit, rub, and touch, I feel so happy.

Li Wan cried for a long time, but no one paid any attention to her, so she stopped crying automatically, and her tears gradually turned into low sobs.

Master Zhan still ignored her and continued beating himself. After a while, the sobbing sound turned into dry howling.

"I'm not alive anymore..."

"just kill me……"

Master Zhan still ignored her and continued beating her, but this time, he took off her pants!
Li Wan's resistance became fierce again. She scratched and clawed at Master Zhan's legs with her ten fingers, and cursed him continuously.

But she was not well educated, so even if she could curse, she couldn't do it eloquently. She just kept repeating the same few sentences over and over again, which made Master Zhan feel a little annoyed.

Master Zhan still ignored her and continued playing.

Li Wan suddenly stopped struggling. Master Zhan looked down and saw that half of her tongue had been bitten off and fell to the ground. Blood was gushing out of her mouth and spilling onto the ground.

Master Zhan sighed, bent down and whispered in Li Wan's ear:

"The master will tell you a secret, you must remember it clearly."

"If the tongue is bitten off, it won't kill you!"

After saying this, Master Zhan snapped his fingers, and the blood in Li Wan's mouth stopped flowing, but her severed tongue did not grow back.

Mr. Zhan chuckled and waved his hands again.

"Snapped!"

"I'll make you bite your tongue and commit suicide!"

"Snapped!"

"I'll let you seek death!"

"Snapped!"

"Now that you have lost your tongue, I wonder how you can continue to curse!"

"Snapped!"

"Woo... Woo... Woo..." Li Wan was whimpering, but this time even the sound was unclear, and no one could understand what she was saying.

Master Zhan's slaps continued to fall on Li Wan's buttocks, and each slap added to the shame in Li Wan's heart.

Layer, layer, and layer.

Finally, after Master Zhan slapped her in the face one time, the shame in Li Wan's heart exceeded the limit, and she...!

"what……"

Li Wan suddenly woke up from her dream, looked at the dark room, and took a long time to calm down before she found herself again in Suyun's gentle call.

"I'm... at home?" she asked hesitantly, looking incredulous.

The dream just now was so real that she even doubted whether she was dreaming or not.

"Yes, grandma, you just went to bed not long ago, it's not yet midnight yet."

"Did grandma just have a nightmare?"

Li Wan let out a long sigh and wiped the cold sweat from her forehead with her sleeve. She felt sore all over and didn't want to move at all.

She took the cup of water handed to her by Suyun and drank the whole cup in one breath. She still felt thirsty, so she motioned to Suyun to pour another glass.

Suyun took the cup and went out. Li Wan recalled the shameful things in her dream and couldn't help but feel secretly glad.

"Fortunately it was just a dream!" she sighed in a low voice.

Suddenly, Li Wan's body froze. She gently lifted the quilt and stretched her hand down. Wherever she touched, it was wet.

"hiss……"

Li Wan took a deep breath and slapped herself hard in the face.

"What a shameless bitch!"

"Unexpectedly..."

Just as she was blaming herself, Suyun came in with a cup, "Grandma, I tried it, the water temperature is just right, please use it."

Li Wan's heart moved, and she reached out to take the cup, pretending that her hand slipped and she couldn't hold it firmly, so the cup fell on the quilt and wet it.

"Oh no, Suyun, go get another clean quilt and I'll clean up here."

Suyun had no idea what she was thinking and thought it was an accident, so she quickly walked out of the room and brought back another set of clean bedding.

When she came back, Li Wan had already changed her soaked quilt and underwear, put them together, and specifically instructed Su Yun:

"Take out this quilt and soak it with the other clothes. I will wash it myself tomorrow."

Suyun smiled and said:
"Grandma, what are you talking about? It doesn't make sense for you to wash the clothes yourself. I'll just tell the maids to do it."

Li Wan stared at Su Yun as she took all these out, then she relaxed her tense nerves and lay back on the bed, secretly blaming herself for being shameless and worrying whether her actions could change the absurd future in the "precognitive dream".

She didn't know if it was an illusion or what, but she suddenly felt her buttocks hurt a little, as if she had been beaten severely by someone before.

bah bah bah!
Shameless thing!

Things like this in a nightmare should be forgotten once you wake up, so how can they still be remembered in your mind?
Li Wan cursed herself in her heart for half an hour before she fell asleep exhausted.

(End of this chapter)