The Heavens Begin with Dream of the Red Chamber

Chapter 138 Wang Xifeng's Disaster
"You still have the nerve to get angry with me?"

"You and Ping'er were secretly having an affair and even had a child behind my back, and you're still pretending to be innocent here?"

Wang Xifeng’s eyes widened and her voice was even louder than Jia Lian’s. If one didn’t know, one would have thought that it was Jia Lian whose lie was exposed!
Jia Lian was also very angry this time. He stretched his neck and howled, and his voice was extremely loud.

"So what if we have a child?"

"Ping'er is my concubine. It's only natural for me to have a son with her. No one can find fault with it!"

"It's natural and right?" Wang Xifeng threw the pillow at him and cursed, "To favor a concubine and kill a wife is your natural and right?"

"I..." Jia Lian ducked to avoid the pillow and was about to retort, but he got stuck. Then he remembered that Sister Lin had mentioned that he had divorced Wang Xifeng. "I have no intention of divorcing my wife!"

"Yes, you didn't plan, you just did it!" Wang Xifeng's hot temper exploded, and the anger that had been accumulated in her heart burst out at the same time, and she threw everything she could get her hands on at him.

"I..." Jia Lian dodged left and right, avoiding the teapot but not the tea, and got the remaining tea splashed all over his face. Fortunately, the water had cooled down, otherwise he would have been scalded.

This divorce was indeed a bit unreasonable. He was upset by the fact that he had lost his son without any reason and had ignored the matter.

Looking back now, he always felt as if something was wrong. With his personality, even if Heping'er gave birth to a son, he would probably feel even more guilty towards his wife. He would definitely not be so bold as to simply divorce her.

Besides, the Wang family is now in great prosperity. Even if he wants to divorce his wife, he has to consider the attitude of the Wang family!
But when they were quarreling like this, there was no time to think about these trivial issues. After getting excited, he started to wave his hands in anger and slapped Wang Xifeng twice.

"You...you dare to hit me? I, I will fight you!"

Wang Xifeng covered her face in disbelief, looking at her husband who had always been a good-for-nothing and dared to be violent to her. She immediately became even angrier and screamed, pouncing on him with her teeth and claws bared. Her ten nails flashed scarlet light as she scratched Jia Lian's pretty face.

Jia Lian has always been henpecked. He regretted his action after hitting someone in a fit of rage. Now, being scratched like a shrew by Wang Xifeng, he immediately retreated with bloodshot eyes.

It's not like the two haven't quarreled before, but they were all trivial matters and not serious, so the situation didn't escalate. In addition, Ping'er used to mediate and give the two of them a way out, which could reduce the intensity of the quarrel.

But now Ping'er had been sent away, and others were not of high enough status to dare to interrupt the couple when they were quarreling, so the dispute escalated.

The two of them made such a big fuss that even Lady Jia was alarmed and sent someone to call them over to find out what had happened.

Wang Xifeng took the initiative. After arriving in front of Lady Jia, she immediately threw herself into her arms and burst into tears.

"Old lady, you have to make the decision for me!"

"Second Master Lian wants to favor his concubine over his wife and divorce me!"

When Grandmother Jia heard this, she was immediately furious and beat him with her cane, shouting:

"Confused!"

"As long as I am still alive, I will never allow such immoral things to happen!"

Jia Lian was terrified, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed, explaining:
"Old lady, don't believe her lies. I haven't divorced you yet!"

Wang Xifeng rushed to interrupt and said:
"You haven't divorced your wife yet, but you've been thinking about it for a long time!"

Seeing the anger on Lady Jia's face, Jia Lian quickly threw out his trump card.

"Old lady, she killed my son!"

"son?"

If there is anything that Grandmother Jia cares about more now, hugging her great-grandson is definitely one of them.

Grandmother Jia was surprised and happy, and looked down at Wang Xifeng in her arms.

"What's going on?"

Wang Xifeng burst into tears, "Madam, he wants to divorce me and make Ping'er his wife, and let Ping'er give birth to a son for him!"

Grandmother Jia repeatedly pounded her cane and shouted:

"Why take a break? You are not allowed to take a break!"

"No matter who gives birth to a son, he may not divorce his wife!"

"...Hey, didn't Ping'er give it to Nian Si?"

Jia Lian shouted angrily:
"Old lady, she just didn't want Ping'er to give birth to a son for me, so she sent Ping'er away!"

Grandmother Jia was confused when she heard this. She stamped her feet in anger and said, "What a mess!"

Jia Lian and his wife talked back and forth, and finally Lady Jia understood that it was Lin Daiyu's fault.

After finding out the whole story, Jia's mother's face suddenly darkened. She was very unhappy and pushed Wang Xifeng away. She pointed her cane at the two of them and scolded them one by one:

"All of you have your own little plans in your heads, and none of you can give me peace of mind!"

"Let's talk about Lian'er first. The old lady is kind enough to let someone take care of you so that you can practice martial arts well. In the future, you can also make meritorious deeds and be rewarded, and revive the family business."

"From what Daiyu said, Lian'er, you will be successful in martial arts and become an official in the future. This is a great thing. What happened?"

"Well, now that he's an official, he's got a bad temper and doesn't like his wife anymore, so he wants to change her to someone who's pleasing and obedient. Is that what you mean?"

"I'll beat you, you shameless beast!"

"Remember this: you must not divorce your wife, no matter how high your position is in this life, you are not allowed to divorce her and marry another one!"

Grandmother Jia waved her cane and hit Jia Lian on the back with a series of slaps.

Jia Lian screamed in agony and begged for mercy, but he did not dare to hide. After all, the old lady was weak, and if he angered her, he would be beaten by his own master, which would be really serious!
After beating Jia Lian, Grandmother Jia pointed her cane at Wang Xifeng, who was kneeling and crying beside her, and also raised her eyebrows and scolded:
"You are not a good person either!"

"It's wrong for your master to divorce his wife, but the inheritance of a family is so important. You are jealous and send Ping'er away, which is equivalent to making the Jia family lose an heir. It's a heinous crime!"

Wang Xifeng was not the type to let Jia Lian do what he wanted. When she heard Grandmother Jia scolding her, she rubbed her red and swollen eyes and said in a defiant voice:
"I did send Ping'er away, but without Ping'er, no one can give birth to a son?"

"If you want to have a son, it's not like my wife can't give birth to one, but Mr. Lian would rather spend his energy on those seductresses outside than stay at home every night."

Seeing that Wang Xifeng actually dared to talk back, Jia's mother became even more dissatisfied, and snorted coldly:

"For your own selfish reasons, you stopped your master from pursuing advancement and stopped him from practicing martial arts. For this reason alone, you are not a good wife!"

"What else do you have to say?"

Wang Xifeng was dissatisfied and said:

"Practicing martial arts is not the only way to make progress. It is obvious that Master Lian cannot bear the hardship of practicing martial arts. These days, I have used all kinds of coercion and inducement to make him persevere."

"Rather than waiting for him to learn martial arts and become an official after who knows how many years, it is better to make friends with Mr. Zhan and get an official hat as soon as possible."

After hearing this, Jia's mother became even angrier and scolded:
"As expected, you have long hair but short knowledge!"

"Can't my family arrange an official position for me? But this civil and military official position is the right path, how can it be compared with the official position that is obtained by luck?"

Wang Xifeng didn't know how to respond, so she stopped talking and just lowered her head and cried.

In recent days, no one knew what evil spirit had come into the Rongguo Mansion. Things kept popping up one after another and nothing went as planned. Grandmother Jia was also very angry. Now, she was caught in the crossfire by these two people. After being scolded by Grandmother for half an hour, she finally ran out of energy and let them leave.

"Let's just leave it at that. No one is allowed to make trouble again!"

"Also, Lian'er, you must continue to practice martial arts starting tomorrow. I will personally send someone to supervise you. You are not allowed to slack off!"

Neither Jia Lian nor his wife got what they wanted, so naturally they were in a bad mood. They walked out of the room with gloomy faces, without looking at each other, and returned home one after another. They entered their own rooms without saying a word, and it was obvious that the grudge in their hearts had not yet been resolved.

In this round of quarrel between the couple, Wang Xifeng actually did not suffer any obvious loss. Her position as the legitimate wife was consolidated, Ping'er was driven away, and her future son could only come from her belly. Except for being scolded by the old lady, it can be said that she won a great victory.

Jia Lian not only lost Ping'er but also his freedom. He had to continue practicing martial arts every day. The physique he had trained could only benefit his own wife. It could be said that he suffered a great loss.

So after the two of them separated, Jia Lian became more and more angry, so he called Xing'er in to calm him down.

He made up his mind that even if he had any sexual urges in the future, he would rather let Xing'er have it than let that evil woman have it.

While he was venting his anger, Wang Xifeng had already wiped away her tears, hummed a little tune, and looked at the account book sent by the Wang family.

She didn't know many words, but she had no problem counting the money in the accounts.

The Rongguo Mansion was short of money, with little income and much expenditure, so Wang Xifeng secretly did some usury business, lending out the mansion's money, and making a profit from nine out of thirteen.

In the past, Ping'er took care of these things, so she didn't have to dirty her hands. But now Ping'er has been sent away, and she has no choice but to do the accounting herself.

Relying on her relationship with Rongguo Mansion, few people who borrowed money dared to default on repayment. But today, for some reason, she saw several bad debts in the account. She immediately raised her eyebrows, tapped the lines with her fingers, squinted at Lai Wang's family, and asked in a cold voice:
"How is this going?"

Lai Wang's family hurriedly smiled and said:
"For some reason, there has been a lot of rain this year. Many places have been flooded. Riots have broken out in various places. Even near the capital, there are many bandits."

"These families were unlucky. They were robbed by thieves and they really couldn't come up with any money."

"My boss has urged them several times, but there is really no profit to be made. He is now urging them to sell the house and land."

"But the local gentry are all very black-hearted. They took advantage of their urgent need for money and kept trying to lower the price. They haven't made a move yet!"

Wang Xifeng felt relieved after hearing this and said disapprovingly:
"It is only natural that debts should be repaid. Even if we take the case to the government, we are still right."

"Tell Lai Shun to bring a few more people with him. Don't let them sell their land and property and run away."

"Also, if they can't sell it, they can just mortgage the land to us. But the price is another matter. It can't exceed 30% of the market price."

After hearing this, Lai Wangjia nodded and said:

"You are so kind, grandma. This 30% price is really generous. The local gentry will definitely not offer such a high price."

After Wang Xifeng took a quick look at the accounts, she casually threw the account book into Lai Wang's arms and said with a smile:
"Just think of it as accumulating blessings and virtues for my future son."

After hearing what Lai Wang said, he started praising her endlessly again. After listening to a few words, Wang Xifeng felt that the praise was too low standard, so she waved her hand and asked her to go out. She lay on the bed and began to think about having another child.

Since it was destined that the master should have a son, the child should definitely be born in her belly by now.

While the Lian family was making a fuss, Baoyu was also making a fuss on the other side.

After being rejected by Mrs. Wang, he did not dare to go to his own master. After hesitating for a long time, he ran to Lady Jia's side, hugged Lady Jia's arm and kept shaking, saying coquettishly:
"Old lady, you have to make the decision for me!"

"I don't know what's wrong with my wife. Her temper has been getting weirder these days."

"She originally loved Sister Baoqin the most and wished she was her own daughter, but now she has inexplicably changed her attitude, as if she wants to keep her at a distance."

Grandmother Jia hugged her beloved grandson and said with a smile:
"It's not that she doesn't like Baoqin, it's that she doesn't like Baoqin's father. She always thinks that Mr. Xue is too mercenary, too purposeful in doing things, and too much of a businessman."

"The gold sand incident was clearly caused by a traitor in his family, but he insisted on blaming our family and wanted to give half of the gold your mother had worked so hard to get back to us. How could your mother be happy?"

Baoyu hated to hear about gold and silver, so he frowned and said unhappily:
"They are just some small things, why bother about it?"

"Old lady, please help talk to my master and his wife and ask them to go to the Xue family to propose a marriage!"

"By then we will all be one family, and all the gold and silver will be forgotten." After hearing Baoyu's words, Grandmother Jia became a little hesitant. She originally wanted to bring Baoyu and Daiyu together, but now Daiyu has voluntarily withdrawn, and she also likes Baoqin's appearance and personality. Marrying her as her grandson's wife would be a good choice.

However, there is a fatal problem here that needs to be clarified first.

She looked at Baoyu seriously and asked in a low voice:
"Baoyu, tell me honestly, what did Zhan Niansi say to you on the day you were seriously ill? And how did things end between you and Daiyu?"

"Uh..." After hearing this question, Baoyu's eyes wandered and hesitantly refused to tell the truth.

Baoyu was seriously ill that day and thought he was going to die, so he said a lot of nonsense.

Grandmother Jia, who was frightened by Baoyu's illness, was distracted at the time and didn't pay attention to these things. But when she calmed down and thought about it carefully, she suddenly became frightened.

In addition, after asking Daiyu about some things about the "future", Grandmother Jia suddenly felt a little afraid to know what Baoyu would become in the future.

She is so old now, and she has lived through the most glorious years of the Rongguo Mansion. Over the years, she must have witnessed countless chaotic games in the backyards of powerful and wealthy families. What has she not seen?

Things like Baoyu's are simply child's play in many powerful circles!

But if this kind of thing didn't happen to her, she could naturally treat it as a joke. But now that this "habit" has happened to her grandson, she can't be amused anymore.

Seeing Baoyu hesitating like this, Jia's mother's heart became more and more anxious, and she asked with trembling hands:

"Daiyu said before that you will give her to Zhan Niansi in the future. Then let me ask you a question. Will you also give this Qin girl to Zhan Niansi in the future?"

Baoyu lowered his head and said nothing, just rubbing the soles of his boots on the ground.

"Hiss..." Seeing Baoyu's attitude, Grandmother Jia naturally understood everything. Her face immediately turned red, and she raised her hand, wanting to teach this evil creature a lesson.

But the slap remained in the air for a long time, and in the end, he couldn't bear to hit Baoyu. He just hugged Baoyu, tears streaming down his face.

"My ancestors, what a sin I have committed!"

"It's retribution... It really is retribution..."

Seeing that Grandmother Jia suddenly burst into tears, Baoyu panicked and quickly hugged his grandmother, comforting her:
"Old lady, why are you crying?"

"I know this is a bit unorthodox, against the rules of the world, and not tolerated by etiquette and laws, but I am doing this for the good of Lin Daiyu and Baoqin!"

"Brother Zhan is a rare gentleman of moral integrity in the world. He is much better than my grandson. He is also good at nurturing women. All the women in his house are full of vigor and vitality, just like flowers in full bloom."

"Look, isn't Miss Lin very happy now?"

"Even Sister Baoqin has already agreed!"

Hearing that even Baoqin agreed, Grandmother Jia couldn't help but get furious. Her eyes rolled back, and she fell backwards, fainting immediately.

"Ah, old lady, old lady..."

Baoyu was terrified, and rushed over to shake him vigorously, shouting non-stop.

The mandarin ducks nearby curled up their bodies as soon as the topic started, for fear of being noticed. Now they saw Baoyu shaking his body vigorously, which seemed like killing instead of saving people, so they hurried over to stop him.

"Second Master, pinch the Ren Zhong point, pinch it quickly."

Baoyu was already panicking, not knowing where the philtrum was. But Yuanyang remained calm and went over to pinch and pat the old lady, finally making her spit out the phlegm and she slowly woke up.

Yuanyang was afraid that Baoyu would upset the old lady again, so she pushed him and said:
"Go out quickly and ask someone to invite the imperial physician to treat you. We can talk about your marriage later."

Baoyu walked out of the yard on one foot and hurriedly asked someone to find the imperial physician to see the old lady. He then returned to Jiangyunxuan like a headless fly, fell on the bed, holding his head and shaking, fearing that something had happened to the old lady.

Fortunately, we were lucky and soon received news that the old lady had woken up.

But the bad news was that after the old lady woke up, the first thing she did was to order that Baoqin could not be accepted as a daughter-in-law.

Grandmother Jia could not reveal Baoyu's affairs, but Baoqin, who dared to agree to Baoyu's ridiculous request, was definitely not the best candidate for a daughter-in-law.

She lay on the hospital bed and thought carefully, and suddenly felt that a wife like Feng Lazi would be quite good, because she was strong-willed and had the means to control her master. So she decided to personally choose a strong-willed wife for Baoyu in the future, who would have a high standard and sophisticated means to control Baoyu and prevent him from doing those ridiculous things.

Because of Lady Jia's order, everyone in the mansion knew that Xue Baoqin was eliminated and it was no longer possible for her to become the young mistress of the Jia family. Immediately, everyone's attitude changed again.

Originally, because of the gold sand case, everyone implicated in the mansion and down the mountain was secretly dissatisfied with the second master Xue, but they endured it reluctantly because of the relationship between Baoqin and Baoyu. Now that Baoqin was out of the game, they immediately got angry and secretly made things difficult for her in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation. Without money to pave the way, all the worst things were done.

All kinds of rumors began to constantly pressure the Xue family. Under the manipulation of someone with ulterior motives, these unpleasant words were heard by everyone in the Xue family. Naturally, the second master Xue was furious.

"What on earth did you do? Why did that old lady Jia speak like that?"

In the Xue family courtyard, Master Xue II was yelling at Baoqin angrily.

Baoqin secretly rejoiced that she could finally escape from the sea of ​​suffering, but she looked bewildered and said aggrievedly:
"How can you say that, Master? Baoyu and I have always been on good terms. Didn't you see that, Master?"

"As for the old lady, I have been visiting her every morning and evening and have never failed to show respect. Who knows why she suddenly issued such an order?"

"I think it's probably because of the gold sand case. We offended the old lady."

Master Xue II frowned and pondered for a long time, but he still couldn't figure out the inside story. However, he was already very sure that this marriage was completely off!
The old lady in the Jia family is the most powerful one, and what she says is golden words, and no one dares to disobey her.

Moreover, this old lady is very proud and will never do anything that will only make her look bad. Once she says something, she cannot take it back.
"Oh, never mind. I can only say that our family is not destined to cling to the rich!"

After Master Xue sighed to himself, he went out to see Jia Zheng and wanted to say goodbye and leave the house.

Ever since entering the Jia Mansion, his Xue family has been unlucky and everything has gone wrong. Since marriage is no longer possible, there is no need for him to stay here and suffer the anger of the servants.

Jia Zheng certainly knew about the awkward situation of the Xue family, but he had no friendship with the second master Xue. It was because Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang liked Baoqin that they invited the Xue family to stay. Now that Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang had changed their attitude, he naturally would no longer keep them as guests.

So after some polite exchanges, the Xue family moved out of the Jia Mansion.

When Baoyu learned that Baoqin was leaving, he became anxious and hurried after her. He was reluctant to leave Baoqin, but Baoqin was unwilling to continue to pay attention to him, so he did not get off the car, but just lifted the curtain in the carriage and said coldly:

"Master Bao, why are you chasing me instead of staying at home to take care of your grandmother and mother?"

"Marriage is a matter of parents' orders and matchmaker's words. Since the old lady doesn't agree to this, then you and I are destined not to be together. Let's not meet again in the future!"

After saying this, Baoqin lowered the curtain and patted the board, signaling the driver to go faster.

Baoyu wanted to stop them, but considering the old lady's current situation, he stretched out his hand halfway and then retracted it. After hesitating for a long time, he did nothing. He could only watch in vain as the Xue family's car drove away and disappeared at the end of the street.

When Mr. Zhan learned about this later, he couldn't help but sigh and lament. It was such a pity that the cooked duck flew away!
But there is still a long time to come, so there is no need to rush. It will not be too late to get the Fenglazi first.

After getting the inside information from Ping'er, Master Zhan had his men keep an eye on Wang Xifeng's movements. He soon learned that Lai Shun was collecting debts in the surrounding prefectures and counties, relying on the name of Rongguo Mansion to rob and plunder. He kept the bulk of the debt for himself and gave the remaining small portion to Wang Xifeng.

Many of the victims sold their houses and land but still could not pay off their debts. Even after losing everything they had, they had to sell their children, daughters, and wives, and finally ended up with nothing.

Some people were desperate and hanged themselves on a crooked tree. Others were resentful and took risks, and directly joined the surrounding mountain strongholds and became bandits.

The former should just die, he deserves it, but he is wasting food by staying alive.

Master Zhan liked the latter the most, and immediately had them all collected and ready for later use.

Let’s talk about Wang Xifeng. Because she was thinking about having a son, she took medicine to regulate her body while preparing to pray to the gods and find an efficacious temple to worship Guanyin, the goddess of fertility.

Someone who was familiar with the surrounding area told her that the Tianqi Temple outside the west city gate, where the Goddess of Childbirth was more effective, so Wang Xifeng asked someone to prepare a carriage and go out of the city to burn incense at the Tianqi Temple.

Master Zhan had received the news long ago, so he pulled out the newly recruited bandits and asked them to "make a pledge of allegiance."

There was no need for Master Zhan to personally take action in this matter, and those bandits did not need to know who the biggest leader of the stronghold was. However, Master Zhan was afraid that someone would chop Wang Xifeng to death with a knife, which would be a great loss for him.

So he put on some makeup, put on a beard and teardrop mole, and let Zhan Dazhaizhu return to the underworld and lead a team to rob.

The crowd lay in ambush in the woods beside the official road leading to Tianqi Temple, watching a line of carriages and horses slowly approaching. When they got close to the woods, Master Zhan whistled and rushed out, blocking the road.

Lai Shun, the coachman, was immediately frightened. He reined in his horse and shouted in a timid tone:

"You are such a bold thief! Do you know which noble family this bicycle frame belongs to?"

"I'm telling you, it'll scare the hell out of you!"

"The people in this car are relatives of the current imperial concubine. They are the real royal family. If you dare to offend them, you will kill all your nine clans!"

The more he cursed, the bolder he became. He even thought that if he were a bandit, he would not dare to offend him and would definitely find a soft persimmon to pick on. However, who knew that the bandit opposite him had eyes spitting fire, wishing to swallow him up, pointed a steel knife at him, and cursed:
"Laishun, you bastard, it's you that Grandpa is looking for!"

"Your family lent money at high interest rates, forcing my family to be ruined. Today I want you to pay me back for what I have done!"

After hearing this, Lai Shun realized that this group of bandits was not after money, but revenge. When he looked carefully, he saw many familiar faces among them.

He was so frightened that his soul flew away. He jumped out of the car and ran away, shouting:

"You got the wrong person, my name is Jiao Shun, not Lai Shun!"

When the servants in the car saw Lai Shun running away, they also ran back. Master Zhan sneered and waved his hand to signal his men to come forward, to take revenge if they had grudges, and to complain if they had grudges.

Those people were ruined and their families were destroyed by Lai Shun, so they hated Lai Shun to the core. They didn't care whether his last name was Lai or Jiao. They chased him and kicked him down, then raised their steel knives and chopped him down. Amid screams, Lai Shun was chopped into a pool of meat paste.

Others who ran fast and had good luck might have escaped with their lives, while those who were slow and had bad luck would have been killed as well.

Hearing the screams coming from outside, Wang Xifeng and the maid in the car were so frightened that they hugged each other, huddled together, trembling, not knowing what to do.

Wang Xifeng regretted it even more. She shouldn't have lent money at high interest, shouldn't have exploited him so harshly, shouldn't have trusted Lai Shun so easily, shouldn't have come out today...

But she should never have done that, and she didn't regret it.

Master Zhan strode to the front of the car, pushed open the curtain, looked at the two people inside who were so scared that they were about to pee, and grinned.

In his current state of dignity, he was more handsome than Zhong Kui and even more beautiful than Wuyan. It would have been fine if he didn't smile. As soon as he smiled, the little maid was so scared that she rolled her eyes and fainted.

"Tsk, how fragile!"

Master Zhan ignored the little maid and picked up Wang Xifeng and carried her on his shoulders.

Wang Xifeng immediately struggled and screamed, but Master Zhan slapped her hard on the buttocks and she immediately calmed down. However, her tears continued to flow out like a river with the floodgates opened. Her crying was earth-shaking, even more sad than that of Youshi after her elder brother Zhen died.

Afterwards, Master Zhan stepped forward and slapped the maid a few times, making her face swollen, but this also made the maid wake up.

Then Master Zhan said to the little maid with a smile:
"Since your family is a royal family, gold is indispensable. Then go back and tell your master that if you want to redeem this woman, you have to pay ten thousand taels of gold!"

"Put the gold in a box and send it to this wood within ten days, and I will send someone to pick it up."

"If I still can't get the gold after ten days, then you can forget about keeping this woman!"

After saying this, Master Zhan carried Wang Xifeng on his back, waved to the thieves behind him, entered the grove, and walked away.

The little maid stood there, stunned for a moment, before she reacted and burst into tears.

Fortunately, she still remembered what Master Zhan had told her, so she jumped off the carriage, stretched out her legs, and ran into the city while crying.

(End of this chapter)