The Heavens Begin with Dream of the Red Chamber

Chapter 159 Eyes Opened
The spring night is short and the day is high.

Even with the support of Master Zhan's secret medicine, Xiangyun was still the same as the other sisters who had just received Master Zhan's grace. She was manipulated by Master Zhan to death and back to life. It was almost noon and she was still sleeping to recover her strength. She showed no intention of waking up at all.

Mr. Zhan had already gotten up early and went out for morning exercise.

Of course, as a noble in the country and a viscount of the current dynasty, it is only natural for him to have a few beautiful concubines to accompany him in morning exercises. It is not a big deal.

All the girls knew that Xiangyun could not have satisfied their masters last night, so those who came here now all wanted to take the opportunity to steal a few bites.

"Master, my martial arts have reached a bottleneck. It is difficult to make any progress through daily practice. I need you to give me some more milk!"

Xichun was dressed in a tight military uniform, looking heroic, with a sword at her waist and a tiger-head golden spear as thick as a bowl in her hand. Her eyes swept over the protruding parts of Master Zhan, her eyebrows and eyes full of affection, which was quite touching.

The concubines in the Zhan Mansion all have their own way of seduction, and Xichun takes the route of a female knight.

By now, Xichun's original ideas of making great achievements have long disappeared, and she has turned to pursue higher-level achievements, wanting to enter the Taoist path through martial arts and ascend to become an immortal.

Xichun's father Jia Jing is good at making elixirs and taking medicine. Now Xichun also wants to become an immortal, which can be regarded as the daughter following in her father's footsteps.

Don’t ask how Xichun knew about the phrase “using martial arts to enter the Tao”. Anyway, it can’t be avoided because of the nonsense that Master Zhan talked about in bed.

However, he was just talking nonsense when he said it, but the speaker was unintentional and the listener was intentional, and Xichun took it seriously.

After all, in front of his concubines, Master Zhan is like a god on earth. Following the master, everyone will ascend to heaven.

Exercise is too hard and not suitable for a girl. The effect is too slow. After a month of hard training, I didn’t see any increase in strength. It is better to eat supplements.

Of course, Master Zhan didn't mind feeding Xichun. He immediately laughed, waved his hand, and said with a smile:
"Come, come, let me teach you and see how good your Kung Fu is now."

"You traitor, how dare you rob a woman like me? I will do you justice!"

Xichun then swung up the golden spear, tied a flower on her head, shouted loudly, and stabbed at his chest.

She had long known how powerful Master Zhan was, and of course she was not afraid that this shot would kill Master Zhan. After stabbing out with the golden spear in her hand, she retained three-tenths of her strength, waiting for Master Zhan to reach out to grab her as usual, and then she changed her moves and accelerated.

Unexpectedly, this time Mr. Zhan changed his tactics. He put his hands behind his back and did not move at all. He just glared when the tip of the gun reached him.

"Certainly!"

I saw white light flashing in Master Zhan's eyes, just like two 100-watt LED bulbs, shining on the golden spear at once.

"Ah..." Xichun felt that the golden spear was locked and could not move forward at all. She felt a sharp pain in her hand and couldn't help but scream, and dropped the golden spear.

As Master Zhan retracted his gaze, the brightness dimmed, as if it was only 0.1 watt, and Master Zhan's gaze swept across Xichun.

Xichun only felt something brushing against her body, the force was not strong, just tingling, as if she was being "sharpened" by Master Zhan.

"Hey!"

"What kind of magical power is this, Master? Why is it so... so... improper!"

"Haha..." Master Zhan laughed out loud, "Good Xichun, now you know how powerful I am!"

"What do you mean by unorthodox? This is the real divine power of the Heaven's Eyes. Even the eyes of Erlang Shen are probably not as useful as mine."

"Bah!" Xichun endured Master Zhan's gaze wandering all over her body, spat in annoyance, and cursed with a smile: "As expected, what kind of immortal you are, what kind of magical power you have."

"I think the master must have disturbed the Queen Mother in heaven, so he was beaten down by the Jade Emperor."

Mr. Zhan shook his head with a stern face and said:

"What nonsense! The gods in heaven have long seen through the love affairs of the mortal world. Why would they care about harassment?"

"The master clearly has a predestined relationship with you in previous lives, so he came down to earth to meet you and to convert you. You should not be ungrateful."

"Ah, yes, yes, sir, you are right."

Xichun felt itchy all over her body at the sight of Master Zhan, and could no longer bear it, so she responded to Master Zhan's words casually, stepped forward and hugged Master Zhan's arm, and said in a charming voice with seductive eyes:

"You traitor, now that you have captured the chivalrous heroine, don't you want to torture her?"

After receiving such an invitation, Mr. Zhan immediately gave up the idea of ​​testing his new magical power, picked up Xichun, and continued his unfinished morning exercise.

However, in the Rongguo Mansion, because Huan Saner obtained the title of scholar, Aunt Zhao's ambition became even bigger.

But she also knew that with Huan San'er's little knowledge, it would take at least ten or eight years for him to pass the imperial examination. And since the death of the old lady, the Rongguo Mansion has gradually shown signs of decline.

Although there is still a royal concubine supporting her now, she is the concubine of the first wife, not the concubine of the second wife.

Without the old lady's suppression, Master She brought about his own destruction and even lost his title. It was obvious that Madam Wang would be the mistress of Rongguo Mansion in the future.

She didn't know that Mrs. Wang's mind was no longer in this mansion. She just put herself in her shoes and a hundred or eighty ways to harm her and Jia Huan flashed through her mind.

As an experienced expert in domestic fighting, Aunt Zhao knew very well that the reason why she was able to use her power and make Mrs. Wang helpless in the past was purely because she borrowed the power of her own master. With the old lady watching over her, Mrs. Wang did not dare to do anything too excessive.

But now the situation has changed. The old lady is gone, and Mrs. Wang has become the mistress of the harem. It is no longer possible for her to rely on her master's favor to protect herself as before.

To put it bluntly, the current Mrs. Wang can be sent away in private by having someone give her a cup of poisoned wine. There are many people willing to do the dirty work for the mistress of this mansion.

Even if Master Zheng gets furious in the future, it will be of no use. Can he kill Madam Wang to avenge her?
What Aunt Zhao feared most was not that something would go wrong on her side, but that Mrs. Wang would cause trouble for her son Jia Huan.

She had previously forbidden Jia Huan from going to study at the Zhan Mansion, simply because she was afraid that her own son would pose a threat to her son Baoyu!

Now Jia Huan is already a scholar, while her precious phoenix egg is still a white egg. It goes without saying how sharp and glaring the contrast is.

If it were Aunt Zhao herself, she would never allow this situation to continue.

Now that Mrs. Wang has become the mistress of the mansion, she has many ways to restrict Jia Huan openly.

Apart from anything else, now that the old lady has passed away, if she ordered Jia Huan to go to mourn for the old lady at night, Aunt Zhao would be unable to say anything.

Even if she asked Mr. Zheng for help, Mrs. Wang would at most let Baoyu observe mourning during the day.

Two brothers, one during the day and the other at night, how fair!

The fact that Mrs. Wang hasn't done this yet only shows that she has not yet adapted to the change in her identity as the hostess. Of course, it may also be that she is too stupid and has not thought of this method yet.

But as long as some time passes, even if Mrs. Wang can't think of a solution, the people around her will definitely be able to help her think of a solution.

At that time, as long as Jia Huan is assigned various errands, such as going to the countryside to collect rent today and inspecting shops tomorrow, as long as he is not allowed to be idle, he will not be able to improve his studies at all.

A mere scholar is completely useless in a big family like Rongguo Mansion!

Let’s not talk about whether Master Zheng would interfere with this normal family affairs arrangement. Even if he wanted Jia Huan to concentrate on his studies, Mrs. Wang could let Jia Huan and Baoyu study together in the name of "brothers helping each other."

And Baoyu, who failed in the imperial examination, would definitely hinder his son's progress.

This won't do! Instead of passively dealing with the endless stream of attacks, it's better to take the initiative and attack, so as to keep peace at home.

After much thought, Aunt Zhao decided that it would be safer to find a powerful "relative" for her son.

It’s a pity that Mr. Zhan is very cautious and always plays with Tanchun thoroughly, but he just doesn’t take the last bite, so Tanchun still remains a virgin.

I get angry when I think of Aunt Zhao.

This girl Tanchun must not be from our family. She hasn't learned any skills of her own and still hasn't been able to win over Master Zhan.

Sometimes Aunt Zhao would think, why not just use her fingers to poke that thing apart!
But considering Mr. Zhan's reaction, she finally didn't dare.

She wanted to find a backer for her son, not to make enemies, so this mistake could only be made by Master Zhan, and they could not make it.

"Oh, what a sin! How could I have such a stupid daughter?"

Aunt Zhao sighed and went to Tanchun's yard again.

"Girls, have you mastered the dance that I asked you to practice privately before?"

Hearing Aunt Zhao's urging, Tanchun blushed and said in a protest:
"Auntie, your methods are totally useless!"

"I have done countless shameful things like this, but Brother Zhan is a sincere gentleman and he is not willing to deceive others in secret."

"If you continue like this, my daughter will not be able to face Brother Zhan anymore."

"Ah, bah!" Aunt Zhao spat viciously and cursed with raised eyebrows: "You are really blind!"

"That Zhan guy ate all the maids around you and played with every inch of your body. And you still say he is a sincere gentleman?"

"If he is really a sincere gentleman, I won't provoke him!"

"It's because I know he's a pervert that I think you have a chance to marry him."

"Now that you have lost your title in the mansion, even your family background has deteriorated, and you are getting further and further away from becoming the legitimate wife of the Zhan family."

"Your only chance now is to be eaten by Master Zhan first, and then I will find a way to go to the Empress and ask her to arrange a marriage for you."

"Now the old lady's funeral is not far away, and the queen will definitely come back before then. If you still can't win over Mr. Zhan before then and can't let the queen arrange a marriage for you, you will never have such an opportunity again."

"If you are eaten by Master Zhan again after the queen returns to the palace, I, your mother, will not be able to tell the queen about it."

"As for asking the Master to ask the Empress, don't count on it. The Madam is the biggest obstacle. She will definitely not allow the Master to trouble the Empress for your matter."

Tanchun's face turned blue and red after being scolded by Aunt Zhao, but she had thought about it carefully many times in the past few days. How did she go from wanting to find a good husband in the beginning to being so servile and active in seducing like a lowly dancer?

She is not a fool, but when greed arises in her heart, she is easily exploited.

Now, after thinking about it many times, she finally understood what her aunt was thinking.

Of course, there is love between mother and daughter, and she really wants her daughter to have a good home, otherwise she would not easily believe Aunt Zhao and act according to her words.

But the premise is that it does not involve her son Jia Huan!
When Master Zhan appeared on the Huan Saner list and started to make progress, the originally good relationship between the man and woman changed, and everything went down a path of no return.

In order to consolidate Huan Saner's position in Mr. Zhan's heart, Aunt Zhao sold her daughter!

After that, what Aunt Zhao did was no longer to help her find a good home, but became a means to maintain the relationship with Huan Saner.

In order to achieve this goal, Aunt Zhao can use all kinds of means, including asking Musk Moon to be Huan Saner's concubine in name only, but the one she actually serves is Master Zhan.

To a certain extent, there is no essential difference between her daughter and Musk Moon.

The reason why Aunt Zhao was still reluctant to let go and wanted her to take Master Zhan down was simply because after becoming the legitimate wife of the Zhan family, her influence on Master Zhan would be greater and the gains would be the most substantial.

These thoughts had accumulated in Tanchun's mind for many days, and she had to speak them out, so she turned cold and said in a defiant voice:
"We already know that Miss Lin will be the legitimate wife of the Zhan family in the future. Even if I take down Master Zhan, I'm afraid it will be of no use!"

"But I think what Auntie is thinking about is Huan Saner's future. She has already used my daughter as a bargaining chip!"

"For Auntie, my daughter's reputation, how shameful what she did, etc. are all unimportant. As long as I can please Master Zhan, that's enough, right?"

"Anyway, my daughter has been played with by Master Zhan all over her body, and there is no way she can remarry. Even if she cannot become the Zhan family's legal wife in the future, she can only marry him as a concubine. Anyway, she will have to enter the Zhan family, and she can't escape becoming Huan San'er's helper."

"Everything is within Auntie's plan, right?"

When Aunt Zhao heard what Tanchun said, she was immediately furious. She jumped up, shaking all over with anger, and cursed:

"You heartless little hoof!"

"Who else could I be plotting this for?"

"You are a concubine's daughter, how can you have a good marriage in the future?"

"If you want a good marriage, you have to work hard for it. Pie in the sky won't fall!"

"Everyone wants to sit at home and marry a handsome man, but you don't even look at your own status to see if you are qualified."

"I have used many tricks to make you do all kinds of shameful things, but if you don't do this, why would others want you?"

"If you succeed, you will enjoy the benefits for the rest of your life. But if you fail, it's just bad luck. At least you have tried your best, which is better than leaving everything to fate and blaming others in the future!"

"As for your brother making some profit from it, so what?"

"No matter how much he tries to curry favor with Master Zhan, he is still an outsider, and cannot be compared to someone like you who is in the room."

“As long as things are done, the benefits are always what you gain the most!”

"He is your brother. As his sister, you eat meat, so why not let him drink some soup?"

"If you feel that I have done everything for your brother and that you have suffered a loss, and you don't want to continue those tricks, then it's up to you."

"It takes two to tango in this kind of situation. If you don't want to, no one can force you."

"As for Miss Lin, I naturally have ways to deal with her and make sure she can't become the legitimate wife of the Zhan family!"

After Aunt Zhao had a fit of rage, she got up and left.

Tanchun looked at Aunt Zhao's receding back, was silent for a while, sighed, picked up the dance costume, and continued training with the girls.

Although they quarreled, Tanchun knew in her heart that now that things had developed to this point, she had no way out.

She had invested too much in Master Zhan before, and her body and mind had been toyed with. It was really difficult for her to marry someone else again. Even though she knew that the hope of success was slim, she still had no choice but to go all the way and hold on.

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