The Heavens Begin with Dream of the Red Chamber

Chapter 155: Demon Cave
"Okay, Eleven, to welcome you, tonight the demons will serve you alone, so that you can experience what it means to be trapped in a demon cave."

Xiaojiu waved his hand, and the monsters swarmed over, lifted up Xiaoyi, and carried him into the devil's cave.

When he reached the bed, Xiaojiu lifted the carpet, reached down, and pulled up an iron plate, revealing the deep steps underneath.

They walked down the stairs, which became wider and wider. At the end of the stone stairs, a heavy door stood in the middle. Xiaojiu walked forward and pushed the door open, and soft light came into view from behind the door.

No one knows when a huge underground palace appeared in Lixiangyuan.

The decoration inside this underground palace is extremely luxurious, and is not inferior to the Grand View Garden above. There are also many strange and peculiar things that Xiao Eleven has never even seen before.

Xiao Jiu walked to the center of the underground palace, opened his arms, and said with a smile:

"Welcome to the cave of demons!"

"This place is isolated from the outside world. No matter how loud you scream, no one outside can hear you."

"Now that you are here, you can enjoy yourself as much as you want."

"Come on, everyone, give Xiao Shiyi some appetizers first, so she can relax..."

The group of monsters then pushed out a huge rotatable table, placed Xiao Eleven on it, and started to work together.

"Good sister, please experience it carefully."

Xiao Shiyi didn't doubt it and tried to experience it with his heart.

The group of monsters used their bodies to seal Xiao Eleven's limbs, and used all kinds of methods.

Unless Master Zhan eats her up completely, Xiao Eleven won't be able to find out anything.

Xiaojiu finally sent away the Taoist priest who was full and came to Xiaoshiyi.

"My dear sister, I know you haven't been sleeping well lately, so I specially left some good things for you. You must remember my kindness..."

"Good sister, tonight's demon gathering is over. We have to go back and rest, otherwise you will be exhausted tomorrow."

Although it was an absurd night, it also allowed Mrs. Wang to sleep surprisingly well.

She could sleep until she woke up naturally, and when she woke up she felt full of energy without feeling tired at all. This was something that Mrs. Wang, who was already in her forties, had not experienced for a long time.

She didn't know that the food supplement had any effect on this, she just thought that it was the benefit of letting go of her mind and transforming from a human into a demon, and her acceptance of the Veil Society became higher and higher.

You are already half buried in the ground, what else do you care about?

Wouldn’t it be nice to make yourself healthier and live a happier life?
As for propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame...when one has already committed such a serious crime as "maticide", what's the point of caring about trivial morals?

There is a saying that old houses catch fire quickly. This is exactly what it means for people like Mrs. Wang. Her past persistence suddenly collapses, and everything will quickly slide to another extreme.

After getting up and washing up, we went to the front hall to have breakfast together.

Seeing Aunt Xue coming in, Mrs. Wang stood up subconsciously and called out in a low voice: "Sister..."

"Hey!"

Aunt Xue immediately laughed, holding her belly, and reached out to pull her over, teasingly saying:

"Are you addicted to calling me sister?"

"Are you still reluctant to give up your identity as Little Eleven?"

"It's daytime now, and you're not wearing a veil, so you're still Lady Wang of Rongguo Mansion, so you can't call me sister!"

"If you want to continue having fun, I'll call Xiao Shi over at night and let you call me sister as much as you want."

Mrs. Wang's heart skipped a beat, and she finally came to her senses from last night's absurdity. The shyness in her heart suddenly surged up again, and she waved her hands repeatedly to refuse:

"No, no, I just want to play with you, my sisters, but there's no need to meet any new sisters."

Aunt Xue chuckled and said:

"What are you afraid of? Xiao Shi is also from the mansion. We are all acquaintances, not strangers."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang became even more panicked and quickly shook her head, "That's why I don't want to..."

"Tsk!" Aunt Xue scolded in a low voice: "Looking at you like this, I know you haven't distinguished your two identities."

"The person Xiao Shi knows is Madam Wang. What does it have to do with you, Xiao Shiyi?"

"Since you have become Xiao Eleven, you must completely sever your ties with the identity of Madam Wang. Otherwise, what kind of monster are you?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang lowered her head and said nothing, but she was still very flustered, and her mind was full of thoughts about who this Xiao Shi was.

Could it be Mrs. Xing?

Could it be Aunt Zhao?

Aunt Xue ignored her thoughts. She thought that she would just have to pull her along when the time came. Her half-hearted look made her husband like her even more.

"Now this devil's den has built many tunnels under Rongguo Mansion, which are interconnected and can lead to any courtyard, making it convenient for anyone to come and go freely."

"If you are willing, I will have someone secretly connect the tunnel to your courtyard."

“No, no, no…” Madam Wang was startled and waved her hands repeatedly, “If my master finds out about this, I won’t be able to live on!”

"If there are any activities in the future, I will come to my sister's Lixiang Courtyard. Please don't dig a tunnel in my courtyard!"

Aunt Xue agreed with a smile, but she didn't agree with it in her heart.

Is this kind of thing still up to you to decide?
Once you taste the master's flavor, I'm sure you will want to eat a few more bites.

After breakfast, Mrs. Wang went to the East Palace Mourning Hall again.

As soon as I got here, I saw Youshi and Keqing coming to greet me. They smiled and said:
"The Second Madam looks really good today. It seems that what happened yesterday did not affect her mood at all."

Mrs. Wang smiled faintly, pretending to be indifferent, and said in a pretentious tone:
"Now I only think about my mother's visit every day, and I don't pay much attention to other things."

"Besides, this title was never mine. Even if His Majesty decreed that it be given to Rong Ge'er, it should be Master She and Master Lian who should be anxious. It's not my turn!"

After Jia She came back last night, he went to Jia Zheng's courtyard and made a big fuss, revealing all the collusion between Jia Zheng and the families of the four kings and eight dukes. Now everyone in the two mansions knows that Jia She's title was taken away by Jia Zheng, and Jia She didn't get it, but Jia Rong got it.

However, such things were not easy to expose in person, so Youshi just assumed that what Mrs. Wang said was true, and after agreeing with her for a few words, she went straight to the point.

"Brother Rong is lucky enough to have obtained such a title. His daily food and clothing expenses can no longer be as mediocre as before. He must be more respectable at least."

"But the Second Madam also knows the situation in this mansion. If it weren't for Master Zhan's help, I'm afraid we would have been unable to make ends meet long ago."

"So even though it's a little embarrassing, I have no choice but to ask for the second wife to transfer the property corresponding to this title to help the East Palace solve its urgent problem."

Mrs. Wang had already discussed this matter with Jia Zheng, and immediately smiled generously:

"What am I supposed to be?"

"Originally, the estate was passed on to the title. When I was in the West Mansion, I was just a steward, and the output of the estate never went into my pocket. Now that Grandma Zhen is going to take it over, it actually saves me a lot of trouble!"

"But this estate involves more than just industry. There are also many people involved who are integrated with this estate."

"I will have someone compile a list and give it to you along with the estate."

"Anyway, this farm and shop need manpower to manage, and these servants are our own family, so we can hire anyone we want!"

Who knew that after hearing this, Youshi smiled and said:
"That's what Second Madam said. Then I'd like to trouble you to sort out the servants' indentures and bring them over to the East Palace!"

This time, Mrs. Wang was unhappy after hearing this.

Even if the title property was given to the East Palace, as long as those who did the work were still his own servants, the profits from the title property would eventually go to them.

But if the indenture is handed over, the slave belongs to whoever holds it, and it will be very difficult to get them to benefit for the family.

The idea of ​​Lady Wang and Jia Zheng was that they had seen clearly that the East Palace was now in a state of decline and did not have many available manpower, so they thought of using a chicken to lay eggs. They did not want the reputation but wanted the real benefits. How could they possibly give all the people away?

Mrs. Wang immediately pretended to be embarrassed and frowned:

"This is really a difficult matter for me."

"Many of those servants were born in my family, and many of them were brought by me from the Wang family. I have used them for many years and I am very familiar with them. If I rashly transfer them to the East Palace, I am afraid they will make a fuss."

"Why don't you just use these people first? If anyone dares to disobey, you can deal with them as hard as you can. If anyone dares to be aggressive, I will fire him and will not show any mercy."

"As for the transfer of the indenture, there is no need to rush. It won't be too late to discuss it after they have adapted to the East Palace."

Youshi didn't want these people at all. They were all parasites. Wouldn't it be better to just replace them with people from the Zhan Mansion? Now that she heard Mrs. Wang say this, she smiled and said:
"That's perfect. The world is in turmoil right now, and there are countless people selling their children on the streets. We can take this opportunity to pick some that suit us and raise them at home."

"Since they are nostalgic and unwilling to transfer their indentures to the East Palace, then they don't have to come. We can arrange for someone to take over their positions. Then both our families can get what they need. How great!"

How can this work!
Mrs. Wang hurriedly advised:
"Who knows if the poor guy who came to Beijing to seek a living is secretly colluding with the thieves behind the scenes? He is definitely not to be trusted. It is more reassuring to have a servant in my own house."

"If they collude with the thieves and break into the mansion to rob, you will lose more than just money!"

"Don't be greedy for a moment's gain and give up your own life and property."

Yushi only said:
"My family's income earners must be those with clean backgrounds. How could they make such a low-level mistake? The second wife is too worried."

The two men each had their own plans, and they talked at cross purposes, and finally parted unhappily.

During the day, Jia She came over again and made a big fuss in the mourning hall, but Jia Zheng, who was prepared, ordered his men to beat him out.

Compared with Jia Zheng, who is both an official and the head of the household, although Jia She also has some servants at his disposal, they are no match for Jia Zheng at all, and in the end he can't even get close to the mourning hall.

The one who had the most trouble was Jia Lian. Jia She was angry with Jia Zheng, so he took it out on Jia Lian, beating and scolding him, almost beating him to death.

Now that Wang Xifeng and Ping'er are not by his side, and there is no woman to take care of him, only two little maids serving him, which makes him more depressed.

Originally, when he was getting a divorce, he didn't care about this kind of thing. After all, he would be a second-class general in the future. Was he afraid that he wouldn't be able to get married?
Now, the second-class general has become Jia Rong. He is all alone, without a title and without gold or silver. How miserable he is!
After beating his son, Jia She calmed down a little and began to think about his future.

The emperor's words are golden, and the imperial edict has been issued. There is no reason to change it. He will definitely not escape the fate of exile.

But instead of living a miserable life in the frontier for the rest of his life, it would be better to collect more money, settle down in a slightly better place, and then send someone there to serve as a forward station for him, buy a house and land, and wait for his arrival.

As long as you have money, can't you live a comfortable life anywhere?
After figuring it out, Jia She called Wang Shanbao over and asked:
"How much of the loan money is still uncollected?" Wang Shanbao asked hesitantly:
"Master, we do still have a lot of debts, but now the court is angry and asking for accountability, shouldn't we be a little more restrained?"

Jia She angrily cursed:
"For this little bit of money, I even lost my title. If I don't get the money back, won't I be at a huge loss?"

"Master, I will definitely be exiled in the future. I am short of money right now, so I can't care about so many things. I will get the money first!"

"My master is already in such a miserable state now, how can those censors impeach me?"

"Do you really have to force me to death?"

Wang Shanbao did not dare to say anything more, and hurriedly took all the IOUs and told Jia She everything. Jia She then put the notes into his sleeves and raised his eyebrows, saying:
"Let's set out today and go door to door to collect debts. Whoever dares to owe a debt and refuses to pay it back, I will kill his entire family!"

He walked away with big strides. When he reached the door, he suddenly remembered something and turned to Madam Xing in the room and cursed:

"I asked you to do something, but you didn't do it in such a complete and half-hearted way. If you can't take care of Ying girl, then get out of here!"

"When the master comes back to collect the debt, if I don't see Ying Yatou and Zhan Nian Si get together, the master will sell you for silver!"

Mrs. Xing was so frightened that her soul flew out of her body. She quickly crawled out and made repeated promises to him.

"Master, rest assured. I will personally watch her this time. If the girl doesn't obey, I will strip her naked and put her on Master Zhan's bed."

"It's just... it's just Master, now our family has lost even the title. Even if Ying girl and Master Zhan are together, I'm afraid they may not be willing to marry them openly!"

"Besides, the old lady is still in mourning. This kind of thing..."

Jia She raised his eyebrows and scolded:
"What's filial or unfilial?"

"Didn't you hear the rumors out there that I pissed off the old lady to death?"

"I'm about to be exiled, why would I care about filial piety?"

"If you don't want to be exiled with me and suffer, then you should use all your strength to curry favor with Zhan Nian Si and bring me more silver!"

"If you can't marry him legally, then it's fine to send him as a concubine!"

"As long as he gives enough money, what does wife or concubine have to do with me, Master?"

"If she wants to blame someone, she should blame herself for being too slow and not being able to seize the great opportunity. She can't blame me, the master!"

After hearing this, Mrs. Xing nodded and agreed, not daring to argue with him anymore. After Jia She and Wang Shanbao left the house, she sighed and went out to find Yingchun.

Everyone in the courtyard was paying attention to Jia She's mischief. They had heard everything about it. Those who were quick-footed had already run to inform Yingchun.

As soon as Madam Xing entered the courtyard, Yingchun and others were already waiting at the door to greet her. She did not go into the courtyard, but stood directly at the door and said coldly:

"You have all heard what the master said, so I don't need to say anything more, right?"

"Tonight I will invite Master Zhan to my house for a drink. Ying and Qiu Wen will be there to accompany us. At night, I will invite Master Zhan to stay overnight. Ying, are you going to come over clean by yourself, or do you want me to tie you up and stuff you over?"

Yingchun lowered her head, stared at the toes of her embroidered shoes, and whispered:

"In fact, given my daughter's personality, she is not suitable to be a wife. All I want is to be a concubine for Brother Zhan. I will be satisfied."

"But the mansion has its own rules as a powerful family. I have to consider the family's reputation. I can't do whatever I want, so this matter has been delayed until now."

"It's good now. The master's title is gone. From now on, I will just be an ordinary girl from a family. Even if I become someone's concubine, it won't be a big deal."

"Madam, there is no need to worry about it. Just discuss with Brother Zhan and sell me to him in exchange for silver for the master."

"Brother Zhan has always loved me and would not be reluctant to part with the money."

After hearing Yingchun's words, Mrs. Xing slapped her thigh and a smile suddenly broke out on her face.

"Hey, girl, you should have said so earlier if you had this idea. Look at what this matter has turned into, it has taken such a long detour!"

"Quick, go, someone, ride a fast horse to catch up with the master, and tell him what Ying girl wants, and see how much he wants to sell it for."

The servant who could ride a horse hurriedly rode out of the mansion at full speed, and came back soon with the instructions from Master She.

"Madam, the master said that the Zhan family has a lot of money, so you can start with 10,000 taels. If Master Zhan thinks it's too expensive, you can reduce it appropriately, but it can't be less than 5,000 taels."

"Okay, I understand!" Mrs. Xing got the bottom line, so she hurried out the door and went to the Zhan Mansion.

Mr. Zhan was not short of money. When he heard that such a good thing was coming to his door, he immediately threw a silver note of 10,000 taels in front of Mrs. Xing without saying a word.

"Madam, take this banknote back and give it to Master She to use to build relationships. If it's not enough, feel free to come back to me."

"As for marrying Sister Yingchun, there is no need to be too anxious. After all, the old lady has not yet been buried. It is not appropriate to take her as a concubine now. Let Sister Yingchun observe mourning for the old lady for a while. It will not be too late to talk about it after the storm has passed."

Seeing how generous Mr. Zhan was, Mrs. Xing's body softened immediately. She knelt down like a big shrimp and kept smiling and saying:

"Mr. Zhan is really a man who cherishes women. He took out the ten thousand taels of silver without any hesitation. He is so generous and magnanimous. No wonder Yingchun is willing to be his concubine!"

"Then our matter is settled. I will have someone send the deed to Master Zhan later. Ying girl will be raised in your house for the time being. You can take her in whenever you want."

Mr. Zhan smiled as he saw Mrs. Xing out, then waved and called Yang Yougong over. He lowered his head and gave him a few instructions. Yang Yougong then went out with a few people and merged into the crowd.

After finalizing Yingchun's matter, Master Zhan was in a good mood and began to think about subduing demons and monsters again.

He hasn't completed Baoyu's entrustment yet!
This is just like accepting a quest from an NPC while playing a game, but never doing it. You are always thinking about it and want to finish it as soon as possible.

So he hid his figure again and moved towards Rongguo Mansion.

When I arrived at Lixiangyuan, I heard Mrs. Wang complaining to her sister.

"I don't know what Yu Shi was thinking. She clearly had her own people but she didn't want to use them, and she insisted on using those outsiders. It's right that the Ning Mansion has been in decline for a long time!"

"Keqing is the same. Now that Rong'er has been conferred the title, she is the general's wife and should be the one in charge of the household. How can she allow Yu Shi to dictate things to her?"

"That Yu Shi is just a second wife, not really her mother-in-law, why does she listen to Yu Shi so much?"

Mr. Zhan listened attentively for a while and easily guessed her thoughts. He then quietly approached Aunt Xue and began to stroke her thigh with his hand.

"Ah..." Aunt Xue's body twitched and she cried out in surprise, which immediately attracted Mrs. Wang's concerned gaze, "What happened to my sister?"

"No, I've been sitting for too long and my legs are a little numb."

Aunt Xue stood up and smiled, and began to walk around the room, stretching her legs and feet to create opportunities for Master Zhan.

Master Zhan stretched his hand inside, and a magic weapon appeared out of thin air.

Mrs. Wang blushed and said:

"Pooh!"

"No wonder your legs are numb."

"You're carrying those things with you in broad daylight, and you're not afraid of being discovered!"

Aunt Xue slowly moved over, sat down beside Mrs. Wang with a smile on her face, and said,
"We are all family, so what if they find out?"

"It's not like you haven't done this before. Hongye told me that at the funeral hall..."

"Stop it now!" Mrs. Wang hurried over to stop Aunt Xue's mouth, her face flushed, not daring to let her continue. "How can you bring up such a thing?"

Aunt Xue smiled and said:

"If you are worried about Mrs. You, I have a way to help you solve this problem."

When Mrs. Wang heard this, she did not believe it:

"I see that you only think about having fun all day long, and you don't have the slightest intention to do anything. How can you help me solve my problem?"

Aunt Xue smiled and said:
"Sister, you don't know that my Veil Society is full of monsters who are good at dragging women into trouble."

"I think that Youshi is also a widow, and she will definitely not be able to bear it. As long as my younger sister uses a little trick, she can definitely get her to be a monster sister."

Mrs. Wang blushed immediately, stretched out her hand to push Aunt Xue, and shouted angrily:
"I told you that you are obsessed with sex. What a stupid idea!"

"I made such a big mistake that you took the opportunity to seduce me into falling into depravity. But that was never the case with Youshi."

"Do you think everyone is like you, with a head full of lustful thoughts?"

Aunt Xue looked at her with a smile and deliberately provoked her:

"Don't worry about what I do."

Mrs. Wang curled her lips and said:
"If you really have this ability, then Xiao Shiyi certainly wouldn't mind having another sister to be happy with."

"Okay, it's a deal!" Aunt Xue grabbed her sister's hand, and the two of them high-fived as an oath.

The two chatted and laughed, and soon it became dark. The two sisters finished their dinner together, drank tea and rested for a while, then smiled at each other, took out the veil from their arms, transformed themselves into monsters, and went straight into the magic cave.

"Sister Jiu'er, you haven't told me yet who the Tenth Sister is tonight!"

"Haha... don't worry, you'll know after you see it. Come on, put on the blindfold to make it more suspenseful."

Eleven obediently put on the blindfold and was pulled by Xiaojiu to the center of the magic cave, where he knelt on the big round table.

Only the "click-click" sound of high heels hitting the ground was heard, and a person came behind Eleven and gently brushed her body with her slender hands. The fingertips seemed to be playing a pipa, which made Eleven feel extremely itchy and she entered a state of complete ecstasy in a moment.

There was a sudden heat under his body, and Eleven was startled. He grabbed the blindfold and struggled to turn his head to look, only to see a pair of familiar eyes right behind him, looking into each other's eyes, very close.

"Palace judge?"

"No, you should call me Tenth Sister."

Once a person has a high fever, he will become confused, and Eleven is no exception.

Under the conduction of hot water, Eleven's body temperature quickly rose and he began to have a fever.

Even though he occasionally felt something strange, as soon as he turned around, Xiao Shi blocked his view. As far as he could see, there was no trace of outsiders. His doubts disappeared immediately, and he just thought that this special edition was indeed different and just like the real thing.

(End of this chapter)