The Heavens Begin with Dream of the Red Chamber

Chapter 16 Luring the wolf into the house
Now it is said that Jia Zhen came to Jinxiang Courtyard with a group of friends today to have fun. When they were drunk, someone started the conversation, but they started talking about Miss Yun'er, the new leader of the courtyard.

Those who had seen Miss Yun'er praised her to the sky, saying that she was not only beautiful, but also a great singer and dancer, and was well versed in poetry, lyrics, and drinking games. She was also smart, eloquent, and very considerate.

Jia Zhen was getting drunk, so he asked the tortoise outside the door to call people over and sing a song for everyone, so that he could see for himself whether Miss Yun'er was really as good as they said.

Originally, it was just a random thought and he didn't take it seriously. After all, it was just a song and he didn't want to marry a prostitute. It wouldn't cost much money.

But who would have thought that the tortoise man would come back and say that Miss Yun'er already had a guest and could not come.

This kind of thing is normal in brothels. As the top prostitute, her business is always very busy.

But Jia Zhen was surrounded by a group of bad friends. When they saw that he could not get what he wanted, they started to make a fuss and tease him, making Jia Zhen blush.

Jia Zhen was already a little drunk, and after being aroused by everyone's words, he insisted on seeing Yun'er!

If he could really afford to give money, and spend a lot of it, then maybe the brothel would be tempted by the money and would find an excuse to call Yun'er out and ask her to sing a song for him. Unfortunately, Jia Zhen was short of money recently and could not afford to give too much money.

Although he was drunk, he was not a sucker. It was impossible for him to throw hundreds of taels of silver here just to listen to a song.

What should I do if I want someone but don’t want to pay?

Of course, it is to show off the power and majesty!
With the reputation of the Jia family today, they can still act arrogantly in the capital. Even other powerful people from the same families will definitely give them some face.

With this support, Jia Zhen took advantage of his drunkenness and started to act crazy. He first caught a gigolo in the corridor and made a scene. After learning which box Yun'er was in, he rushed in directly.

He was a lustful man to begin with, and after seeing Yun'er, he was moved and even more lustful, wanting to have sex with her, so he directed his scolding at Yun'er, with the idea of ​​first scaring her and then forcing her to sacrifice herself to make amends.

The plan was good, but just after he scolded Yun'er a few words, he heard the young man smiling and calling him "Brother Zhen" and saying that they were family.

"What do you mean family? Who is your family?"

Facing the angry glare from his future victim, Zhan Ershisi did not take it as an offense at all. Instead, he pointed at Xue Pan beside him with a smile and introduced him:

"So that Brother Zhen can know that this brother is called Xue Pan, and he is the head of the Xue family in Jinling. He is the nephew of Master Zheng's wife. He just came to Beijing yesterday and is now staying at Rongguo Mansion."

"Ah!" Jia Zhen suddenly realized how this family member came about.

Although he had never met Aunt Xue, he knew about this relative, and the Xue family was quite famous in their hometown of Jinling, and they were not some poor relatives from the countryside.

This is awkward.

He originally wanted to come here to cause trouble, but ended up causing trouble for his own family.

Seeing that Jia Zhen was too embarrassed to sheath his sword, Zhan Twenty-four, who was just thinking of becoming a close friend of Jia Zhen, could not let him be embarrassed, so he quickly offered him a way out.

"Brother Zhen, you came at the right time. I was looking for you for something, but I didn't know you were here. Otherwise, I would have gone to ask you a long time ago."

"But it's better to meet by chance than to invite each other. Since we have met here, I must invite Brother Zhen to have a few drinks together."

"Your friends may also come over and sit with us."

"Today's banquet must be paid for by me!"

Jia Zhen found the steps and hurried down them.

"Hey, how can this be done?" "This is the first time we meet, how can I let my brother spend money?"

"You and I are brothers, and we hit it off right away. Brother Zhen, please stop being polite."

Zhan Ershisi went forward and pulled him to sit next to the table, and asked someone to go to the next room to invite all of Jia Zhen's cronies.

The pimp of the brothel was relieved to see that the matter was resolved peacefully, and hurried over to pass on the news and merge the two families.

There were many shopkeepers and managers on Zhan Ershishi's side, more than ten or twenty people, and there were fewer on Jia Zhen's side, but there were also about ten people. Although the private rooms were large, they were a bit crowded when they were put together.

"Well, Shopkeeper Xue, let's end today's welcoming banquet here! You guys go first, and only one person will stay downstairs to wait for the bill."

Zhan Ershisi waved his hand and drove Xue Zhong and others away.

Xue Zhong and others were unhappy, but they didn't dare to say a word.

Originally, their status was low, and the reason they were able to drink and have fun at the same table with Zhan Twenty-four today was entirely thanks to the welcoming banquet. However, although Jia Zhen's friends were all bad friends and useless people from their families, they were also genuine children of dignitaries and were not people they were qualified to drink and have fun with at the same table.

There was no choice, Xue Zhong and others had to say goodbye and leave. They also had to prepare the money, leaving Xue Zhong here, waiting to pay the bill for the group of second-generation rich people upstairs.

It was said that Zhan Ershisi treated them, but in reality, weren't the ones paying the bills the shop owners?

Originally, today's banquet was to be a welcoming party for the young master Xue Pan, and welcoming banquets cannot use public funds. Each shopkeeper has to pay for it out of their own pockets. Otherwise, wouldn't the shopkeepers be using the Xue family's money to entertain Xue Pan?

Although the shopkeepers felt a little distressed, the customers were only Zhan Ershisi and Xue Pan. After everyone had a share, there wasn't much left, so they just regarded it all as a reward for themselves.

The Jinxiangyuan is very expensive, and the shop owners usually don't want to come here for entertainment.

But now that so many customers have been added at once, how much more money will it cost?

How much false accounting and effort would be needed to recover these losses?
Not to mention Xue Zhong sighing downstairs, Jia Zhen and others upstairs were already smiling happily.

Zhan Ershisi wanted to make friends with Jia Zhen. After hearing the reason why Jia Zhen came up, he immediately asked Yun'er to sing a song for everyone, which made everyone fascinated.

He also deliberately coaxed Jia Zhen, saying all kinds of nice things to Jia Zhen and giving Jia Zhen enough face in front of everyone.

Jia Zhen was so flattered by him that he felt like he was on cloud nine. He had a very favorable impression of him and patted him on the shoulder and said:
"My dear brother, you and I really hit it off right away. In the future, our two families should visit each other more often."

Zhan Ershisi smiled and said, "Of course I am willing to get along well with Brother Zhen, but I am afraid that the threshold of Ningguo Mansion is too high and I cannot get over it."

Jia Zhen burst into laughter, patted his chest and said, "Brother, what are you talking about? From now on, my door is always open to you. You can come whenever you want!"

Since the poor man was willing to let the wolf into the house, Mr. Zhan certainly would not refuse, so he flattered him a few more times, coaxing him into drinking a few more cups without realizing it, and finally got drunk.

When Zhan Ershisi saw this, he helped Jia Zhen up with a smile and said to everyone:

"Brother Zhen is drunk. I have to take him back home. Today's banquet ends here. Let's find a chance to get together again tomorrow when Brother Zhen wakes up."

Everyone was drunk, so they stopped drinking and said goodbye to each other and went back home.

Yun'er originally planned to let the young and wealthy Master Zhan stay here, but now Zhan Twenty-four wanted to take the opportunity to enter the Ningguo Mansion and take a look around. He didn't remember who she was, so he declined and left.

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