The Heavens Begin with Dream of the Red Chamber

Chapter 193 Eat Wang Xifeng

Everyone in the capital woke up one night and found that the sky had changed again.

No one expected that Prince Zhongshun, that scoundrel, would actually do such a thing!

But now that it has happened, there is no point in saying anything and I have to accept my fate.

These civil and military officials may not be good at other things, but knowing current affairs is a basic skill, and they are best at changing their stance according to the situation.

Especially the emperor's former confidants, who had been living in fear during the days when the emperor was in power. Now that they saw Prince Zhongshun from the same faction taking the throne, they were overjoyed and took the initiative to express their loyalty one after another.

Prince Zhongshun also knew that he had no one under his command, so he opened the door and took in most of the previous emperor's subordinates.

With this group of people as a foundation, he was able to secure the throne within just a few days.

Before he rewarded his ministers, the Zhan Mansion was surrounded by carriages and horses from various families who came to visit.

Those who were interested had already found out where the troops under Prince Zhongshun came from. They were also amazed by Master Zhan's actions and came over to show their goodwill.

Anyone with eyes would know that Mr. Zhan's great achievements would certainly warrant a reward. Perhaps he would be made a duke, such as "a loyal and devoted military official who pacified rebellions in the name of Heaven." If he doesn't burn incense now, does he have to wait for the imperial edict to come down?

The one who regretted the most was Wang Ren. He had the opportunity to help others in times of need, but he just wasted it.

He ran to the Zhan Mansion in a hurry, but when he arrived at the door, he was stopped by the doorman.

"Hey, isn't this Mr. Wang? How come you have so much free time to come to our house as a guest?"

Seeing that fake smile, Wang Ren felt embarrassed and smiled awkwardly:

"I came here this time to discuss with Brother Zhan Xian about my sister's move to your house."

Unexpectedly, the man smiled coldly, pointed at the queue of cars and horses behind him, and said indifferently:
"I'm sorry, but the master has had a lot of visitors recently, and most of them brought beautiful women with them. Mr. Wang, you can wait in line at the back and see you when the master is free."

Wang Ren looked outside and saw that there was always a sedan chair beside the carriage. He immediately groaned inwardly.

All officials know that Master Zhan is a lustful person, so of course they have to cater to his preferences.

It’s not that no one had sent women to Master Zhan in the past, including famous prostitutes, oirans and the like, but Master Zhan’s standards have become higher now. He doesn’t like those who are not famous and doesn’t want any of them.

There were also some who sent their sisters and daughters to curry favor with Master Zhan, but most of them were ordinary minor officials. Although the real dignitaries also valued Master Zhan as a favored person, it was impossible for them to send their daughters from wealthy families to him as concubines.

After all, there are many new nobles who are granted titles because of their favor these days, but very few can truly maintain long-term wealth and glory. Most of them rise quickly and fall suddenly. Just as quickly as they rise to power, their property is confiscated and their families are exterminated. It is not worth spending too much money on them.

But this time it is different. Master Zhan is supporting the Emperor, and his contribution is unique and irreplaceable. His wealth and power will most likely remain secure, and he will not fall because the Emperor falls out of favor.

As long as the future emperor is the descendant of the current one, his contributions will not be forgotten.

Therefore, the ones who came to send the girl off this time were not just ordinary small families, but also the wealthy owners of mansions and the kings and eight nobles, who were willing to invest.

However, such powerful people would certainly not line up at the door. Most of them would ask someone to act as an intermediary and sit down to chat slowly.

It has to be said that the daughters of the powerful families were all very pretty, and many of them were both talented and beautiful. It was difficult for Master Zhan to refuse their kindness, so he decided to just agree half-heartedly and accept them all.

Unfortunately, these people were too greedy. They didn't want their daughters to be concubines, so they all wanted to kick Baochai away and monopolize the position of the Zhan family's legitimate wife.

That's not good.

In the world of the Red Mansion, the only one who can replace Baochai is Daiyu. Are other women worthy?

Mr. Zhan couldn't figure out how to reason with these people, so he just made excuses and asked them to coordinate among themselves first and then come back to him. Then he went back to look for Sister Lin.

"My dear sister, if you don't get married soon, I'm afraid you'll have dozens more sisters."

"Bah!" Sister Lin was angry and annoyed, biting and pinching Master Zhan.

Master Zhan treated her fancy moves as a massage for himself, and after enjoying it for a while, he hugged Sister Lin and advised:

"I think tomorrow is a good day, sister, please come over tomorrow!"

Sister Lin pouted and sulked for a while, then she bit Mr. Zhan's shoulder angrily and agreed while mumbling.

"Hmph, you got it easy! You better make more noise!"

"Of course, don't worry, sister. Even if it's an ordinary noble marrying off their daughter, it won't be more grand than yours."

The two were being affectionate when suddenly news came from outside that Wang Xifeng had arrived and wanted to see Miss Lin.

"Hey, why did she come to your place?"

Master Zhan was a little surprised, so he asked Zijuan to let the person in, wanting to see what she was doing. But Sister Lin became shy, and hurriedly stood up, pushing him back, and yelled:

"I will go see my second sister-in-law. You hide in the back and don't come out. Otherwise... otherwise I will ignore you!"

Master Zhan had a drooling face and said with a smile:

"Good sister, are you willing to give it up?"

"It's not like I haven't met Second Sister-in-law Lian before. What's wrong with meeting her now?"

Lin Daiyu just refused to give in. She pouted her lips again and started to act like a spoiled brat.

"Then you can go see her yourself. I'm not going to see her anyway."

Master Zhan teased her and said:
"What if we two start fighting in front of you?"

"Pah!" Sister Lin became more and more embarrassed and annoyed, and spat: "Do you think you are so precious that everyone treats you as a treasure?"

Master Zhan smiled and said nothing. He just grabbed her little hand and pushed it down.

"Ah..." Sister Lin felt as if she had been burned. She quickly pulled her hand back and peeked outside. Seeing that no one was around, she fiercely kicked Master Zhan and scolded him, "How shameless! What shall we do if someone sees us?"

The two laughed and joked for a while, but finally Sister Lin surrendered first. She called Zijuan and Xueyan over, stuffed them into Master Zhan's arms, and said angrily:
"These two stay here with you, and don't come to the front to make trouble!"

Seeing Mr. Zhan hugging the two girls and starting to act wildly, Sister Lin stamped her feet, got up and went out to meet Wang Xifeng.

But that day, Wang Ren was blocked outside the Zhan Mansion by the gatekeeper. He immediately became anxious, like an ant on a hot pan. But now, let alone seeing Master Zhan, he couldn't even see Yang Yougong, the steward of the Zhan Mansion.

When Master Zhan sent people to the palace to urge marriage, Wang Ren felt so uncomfortable. Now they are retaliating a hundredfold.

Wang Ren returned home in a depressed mood. The more he thought about it, the more regretful he felt. He called his sister Wang Xifeng over and asked:

"Sister, how is your relationship with Miss Lin in the Jia Mansion?"

The life of living alone during this period made Wang Xifeng realize that she would never be able to marry as the legitimate wife in this lifetime. She was probably used by her brother to win over others. After experiencing the wave of stimulation from Jia Lian, she has now accepted her fate and is not so resistant to being a concubine of a powerful master.

In addition, she also knew that her brother was a snob and would never let her marry a powerless person, so she was not too worried about her future life.

When the Zhan family was in decline, Wang Ren made all kinds of excuses and refused. She actually knew about this, but she didn't think there was anything wrong with what her brother did, so she just sat there and watched, never expressing her attitude.

Who would have thought that Master Zhan would not only revive but also soar to a higher level, which made her feel a little regretful.

Now when she heard Wang Ren asking her, she answered honestly:
"My relationship with Miss Lin is pretty good. I learned about the prophetic dream from her."

"Why do you ask this, brother?"

Wang Ren looked at his sister and sighed:

"Alas, this matter of fate really cannot be changed casually. Before, I just thought that Master Zhan was going to fall into poverty, and I was afraid that you, my sister, would suffer, so I never agreed to send you to marry him."

"But now that the Zhan Mansion has grown, it's a bit out of our reach."

After Wang Xifeng heard this, she sneered and did not expose him. She just frowned and asked:
"Our Wang family is also a well-known and large family. Does it mean that my sister is marrying up if she becomes his concubine?"

Wang Ren sighed and said:

"Sister, you may not know that the current emperor was able to seize the throne through a coup, all thanks to the help of Master Zhan's escort agency. What a great achievement this is!"

"If my prediction is correct, it won't be long before Master Zhan will become a Duke, the pinnacle of nobility!"

"You have never been to the front of the Zhan Mansion. Now, there are carriages and horses waiting outside the mansion to pick up women. They occupy several streets and are too numerous to count."

"I heard that the four princes and eight dukes' families are all trying to get married to Master Zhan, but there is only one legitimate wife, and the rest can only be concubines or junior wives."

"Alas, if you really think about it, the Jia family is lucky. They married off their daughters early on. Even though they were in such a state of decline, they were able to turn things around. They really have some background as a duke family!"

"Tsk!" Wang Xifeng curled her lips in disdain and sneered, "What a bullshit background, it's just that he couldn't make a living and sold his daughter for money. In terms of understanding the Jia family, who can compare with me?"

Wang Ren rolled his eyes and laughed:
"You know the Jia family so well, but I haven't seen you hooking up with Master Zhan?"

"People always say that those who are close to water get to see the moon first, but you have wasted this great opportunity!"

Wang Xifeng's face flushed red after hearing this. She wanted to retort, but when the words came to her lips, she thought of Jia Lian's miserable appearance and felt that it was meaningless. She could only shake her handkerchief in boredom and said:
"Okay, okay, I shouldn't have been a chaste woman. It's my fault."

"Now that my sister is willing to be a slut, what else is my brother going to do? Will he sell her to someone else?"

"What do you mean by selling or not? That's so ugly!" Wang Ren smacked his lips and suddenly said, "I heard that Jia Lian has been promoted to the fifth rank recently, and Master Zheng has also been promoted to the fourth rank. The Jia family now has Master Zhan as their in-law, so maybe they can really turn things around in the future. Otherwise, my sister should remarry Jia Lian!"

"What?" Wang Xifeng was immediately furious when she heard this. She stood up suddenly, slammed her hands on the table, and angrily scolded: "Who the hell is that Jia guy? He still wants me to go back to him? No way!"

"Even if he becomes a high-ranking official in the future, I would rather go to the Zhan Mansion and be Master Zhan's concubine, maid, or foot-warmer, and I will never remarry him!"

What Jia Lian did before really broke Wang Xifeng's heart, making her hate him so much, and completely destroyed the possibility of their remarriage.

Wang Ren had always looked down on Jia Lian and had no intention of letting the two remarry. However, he had long known that his sister hated Jia Lian to the core, and he deliberately used Jia Lian as a pretext to provoke his sister. Now that he saw Wang Xifeng falling into the trap, he immediately said:

"In that case, there is only one way to get you married into the Zhan Mansion."

"You will go find Miss Lin later, become her personal maid, and marry into the Zhan Mansion together."

"…What kind of a trick is this!"

Wang Xifeng was of course not happy, but Wang Ren kept persuading her:

"Don't be angry, sister. This method may seem to make you suffer a loss, but in fact, you only lose a reputation, and in the end you can successfully become someone close to Master Zhan."

"How difficult can it be for this personal maid to become a concubine? It's just a matter of a word from Master Zhan."

"If an ordinary maid wants to get Master Zhan's approval, it is indeed a bit difficult. But Master Zhan has taken a fancy to you before, and it is obvious that he is interested in you."

"With your looks, figure, and skills, is it possible that you can't get the status of a concubine?"

Wang Xifeng lowered her head and thought about it carefully. She also felt that it made sense. After hesitating for a moment, she continued:

"Even if my sister agrees, what will Miss Lin say?"

"From what I know, Miss Lin is a very jealous person. She and Master Bao were always jealous of each other."

"Would she still be willing to send someone to compete for her master's favor?"

Wang Ren smiled and shook his head:
"Sister, you are wrong."

"Then how can Master Bao compare with Master Zhan?"

"Everyone knows that Master Zhan is a lecher. He has dozens of concubines in his mansion. Could it be that Miss Lin doesn't know about this?"

"Since she knows everything and is still willing to marry Master Zhan as a concubine, it means she can accept this."

"What she should do now is not to be jealous, but to find ways to increase the attractiveness of those around her and find more beauties to keep her in favor."

"So it's the perfect time for my sister to go there now!"

"Besides, didn't my sister also say that she had seen my sister enter the Zhan Mansion in her precognitive dream before?"

"Since this is an established fact, even if she refuses, you will enter the mansion in the future, so why doesn't she just do you a favor and take you in? She can also have an extra arm to help, isn't that good?"

Wang Xifeng thought about it carefully, nodded slowly, and agreed. "Brother, what you said makes sense. I will go to Miss Lin in a while and ask her to take me to the Zhan Mansion."

The fact that Mr. Zhan wanted to take Wang Xifeng as his concubine was only known to Wang Ren, Jia Lian and a few others, and it had never been made public, so Sister Lin did not know the purpose of Wang Xifeng's visit and warmly welcomed her in.

Wang Xifeng came here to ask a favor of someone, so she immediately started to praise him when they met.

"Oh, girl, good things are about to happen. You look very energetic and even more beautiful than usual!"

"Don't mention Master Zhan, even a woman like me would feel pity when seeing him."

When Wang Xifeng teased her, Sister Lin thought of Master Zhan who was having a good time behind her. Her face immediately turned red with embarrassment and she changed the subject and asked:

"Why is the second sister-in-law here? Is there something wrong?"

Wang Xifeng then threw away her handkerchief and said:
"Don't call me second sister-in-law. I have nothing to do with Jia Lian any more."

Sister Lin advised:
"Didn't I hear that Second Brother Lian was planning to remarry Second Sister-in-law? He even postponed all the blind dates because of this. Why is there no news later?"

"Now that Second Brother Lian has become successful, he has made many achievements and his official position has been promoted higher and higher. He is just in need of a housekeeper."

"If the second sister-in-law can reconcile with him, she will be a royal consort when she returns, and Qiaojie won't have to cry and call her mother all day long. Isn't that a good thing?"

"Haha..." When Wang Xifeng heard Sister Lin praising Jia Lian, she immediately became furious and raised her eyebrows and cursed: "That Lian Er is so shameless!"

"At first, he didn't want to remarry, but wanted to take back the dowry that I took away. As a result, my brother took the dowry and tried it, and his true colors were exposed. He took the dowry and turned around and left without even looking at me!"

"What?" Lin Daiyu was shocked. "How could this be?"

"That's right!" Wang Xifeng's eyes turned red, and she took Lin Daiyu's hand and began to cry.

"My dear girl, you don't know how hateful Jia Lian is. In order to remarry, I promised my brother to leave the house and give up everything."

"But he ended up throwing me aside for the sake of his little farm and shop."

After Wang Xifeng finished explaining the whole story, Lin Daiyu became so angry that she stamped her feet repeatedly.

"I only knew that Second Brother Lian was somewhat irresponsible, but I never expected that he would be so... so shameless!"

Lin Daiyu was a love-brained person who valued feelings more than anything else. Now moved by Wang Xifeng's tragic story, she held Wang Xifeng's hand, tears streaming down her face, and cried with her.

When Wang Xifeng saw this, she sobbed:

"It is only today that I understand what it means to be able to obey destiny."

"The girl told me about the prophetic dream that day. I didn't believe it at the time. I was very resistant and always felt that I could change my fate."

"But after going through so many things, I finally understood that the predicted dream was the best outcome, and I had no choice but to follow it!"

Speaking of this prophetic dream, Sister Lin has the most say. She was deeply touched by it and could not help but nod and sigh:
"you do not say!"

"Even I have to act according to my premonitions now. Sister Feng, if you can, don't go against your premonitions."

Wang Xifeng was waiting for her to say this, and immediately pleaded:
"I came here this time, just for this."

"Miss, do you still remember the prophetic dream you had about me that day? My destination is also Master Zhan!"

"I don't ask for anything else. I just want to be a maid beside the girl and marry into the Zhan Mansion with her."

"Huh?" Lin Daiyu's eyes suddenly widened and blinked, looking at Wang Xifeng in a daze.

How did this matter end up happening to us?
She thought carefully about the scene she had seen in her dream. Although the two met in the same bed, they didn't have such a relationship!

Wang Xifeng was afraid that she would not agree, so she took her hand and started crying again.

"Miss, you don't know that I am suffering in the Wang family now."

"My sister-in-law looks at me like a sister-in-law with all her eyes. She is always dissatisfied with me and is very picky about me."

"My brother is also greedy and wants to give me to those wealthy and powerful people as a bargaining chip to win them over."

"Being able to marry into the Zhan Mansion and become a maid is already the best outcome for me."

"If the girl doesn't agree, I'll just die here."

Sister Lin was so panicked that she waved her hands hastily:
"Sister Feng, please don't commit suicide!"

"It's not that I don't want to agree, it's just that I saw it in my dream. You are a concubine of the Zhan Mansion, not a maid!"

Wang Xifeng was even happier after hearing this, thinking that she had successfully ascended to the throne. She took Sister Lin’s hand and begged:
"I don't care about concubines and maids now. I just want to marry into the Zhan Mansion as soon as possible and move out of the palace."

"Good girl, please have pity on me and let me be your maid."

"I beg you..."

Wang Xifeng was about to kneel down in front of Lin Daiyu while sobbing, but Lin Daiyu was panicked and hurriedly pulled her up, hastily agreeing:

"Don't kneel, don't kneel, I promise you."

Only then did Wang Xifeng turn her anger into joy. She wiped her tears, stood up, stood behind Lin Daiyu, and began to massage her shoulders.

He got into the role so quickly that even Lin Daiyu felt a little uncomfortable.

"Sister Feng, I am just helping you marry into the Zhan Mansion. I don't really regard you as a maid. We are still sisters in private. There is no need to take it so seriously."

Wang Xifeng was even more satisfied with Lin Daiyu's kindness, but she wanted to show her attitude even more. She immediately stopped Lin Daiyu who was about to stand up and said with a smile:
"The girl can treat me as her sister, but I can't really treat myself as her sister. There is still a need to respect each other."

"I know the girl has good intentions, but this rule cannot be broken, otherwise if people find out, they will think that the girl is easy to bully."

"There are so many rules in this wealthy mansion. There are many rules in our Jia Mansion, and there must be different rules in Master Zhan's mansion. We must not make Master Zhan unhappy."

"If the young lady is considerate of me, she can let me stay by her side and be her personal maid, and assign me fewer chores."

"I'm an experienced person. Whether it's accompanying the bed or sleeping with the servant, I can do it."

Seeing that she was so persistent, Sister Lin said nothing more and just pouted her lips and said:

"Well, in that case, it's up to you."

"Look at your looks and figure, my sister. My master is such a lecherous guy, he will not let you go sooner or later. He will probably make you a concubine soon. You are just a transitional person in my place."

"Humph, it's an advantage for him!"

After hearing this, Wang Xifeng smiled brightly and kept expressing her loyalty.

"What the lady said is true. No matter whether I become your concubine in the future or not, I am still your maid. This relationship cannot be shaken off."

"After you pass the Zhan Mansion, if there is anything that is inconvenient for you to do, just tell me and I will definitely do it for you."

Although Lin Daiyu was clever, she had never seen the world and was easily coaxed into submission by Wang Xifeng, and her liking for her increased greatly.

She knew that Master Zhan was extremely lustful and would eat Wang Xifeng sooner or later, so she wanted to help Wang Xifeng succeed, so she sighed:

"Forget it, this is also your fate."

"The master is behind us now. I will take you to see him and ask for the status of a concubine for you."

"When the time comes, you and I will enter the mansion together, and there will be no need to talk about maids or not."

This sudden good news made Wang Xifeng very happy. She kept thanking him and helped Lin Daiyu walk to the backyard.

Although Mr. Zhan was in the backyard, his mind was in the front. He had heard everything clearly and immediately quickened his pace to deal with Zijuan and Xueyan, waiting for Wang Xifeng to come and deliver the food.

Sister Lin pushed the door open and entered the room. She moved aside and pointed at Master Zhan who was hugging two girls on the bed. She curled her lips, as if a stomach full of sour water was pouring into her mouth, and said with distaste:

"Well, the master is there, and it's time for you to behave yourself."

Wang Xifeng opened her mouth wide and looked at the three naked worms on the bed. She felt dizzy, her throat was dry, and her legs were weak. She didn't know where all her smartness had gone.

Unlike Lin Daiyu and others who have been corrupted by Master Zhan for a long time, Wang Xifeng is still a relatively simple and conservative woman.

She thought she was an experienced person and had seen everything, but in fact, she only had the experience of Jia Lian alone, and at most a short-term training play in a bandit dungeon.

Any concubine in the Zhan Mansion today would be dozens of blocks ahead of her in terms of experience.

Even the still virgin Lin Daiyu has been trained by Master Zhan in the dream, and has become more and more sophisticated, no longer as pure as before.

She talked nicely, saying she could do anything from sleeping with the emperor to serving the emperor in the night, but in her mind, those were all one-on-one duels. She had no idea that Master Zhan would be so brave and far superior to Lian Er.

Now that he had seen this real scene of gunfire, he was suddenly stunned. He stood there speechless, unable to move.

Mr. Zhan took the initiative, jumped down from the bed naked, walked to Wang Xifeng like an elephant, picked her up, threw her on the bed, and then turned around to grab Lin Daiyu.

"Haha... good sister, you have done a great job today, let's see how the master rewards you!"

Sister Lin had long known Mr. Zhan's character and had predicted his actions. She slipped to the door in advance, stuck out her tongue at him, opened the door and ran away.

Mr. Zhan did not force her, but turned around and started to deal with Wang Xifeng.

"Sister-in-law Lian, long time no see. I feel your breasts have grown a little bit!"

Wang Xifeng subconsciously shrank back, her face flushed, and she stammered a few times, but didn't know what to say.

"Alas, you really need some discipline. You don't know how to cooperate at all!"

Mr. Zhan shook his head and sighed, then waved his hand and snapped his fingers. Then Wang Xifeng saw that her clothes suddenly disappeared, and instead, thin ropes appeared, binding her tightly together, just like... she was in the bandits' dungeon that day.

"This...this..." Wang Xifeng's face turned pale and she was speechless. Just as she was about to ask a question, she saw Xueyan coming over and opening her cherry lips to stop her from saying anything.

Zijuan and Xueyan had been led astray by Master Zhan a long time ago, and they often comforted each other. Now that they saw Wang Xifeng coming to them, they spontaneously united in their hatred of the enemy and wanted to use their own strengths on her to teach this rival a good lesson.

Master Zhan is of course happy to see the internal competition in the backyard. The more dynamic it is, the more benefits he can enjoy as the master.

He sat down nearby and watched the three women fighting each other.

Wang Xifeng's fighting ability was low to begin with, and she was tied up by Master Zhan. She was unable to struggle or resist, and was instantly at a disadvantage.

Master Zhan saw that Second Sister-in-law Lian's legs were long and strong, her feet were straight and relaxed, her ten toes were repeatedly curled up and opened, and the red cardamom painted on them was even more mouth-watering. He smiled and picked them up, and reached out to gently scratch the soles of her feet.

"what……"

Wang Xifeng screamed, but was blocked by Zijuan again. She wanted to retract her foot, but was held firmly by Master Zhan. She could not break free and could only stretch and retract her toes more frequently.

Master Zhan was having more and more fun, so he pulled her other foot over, put their feet together to form a foot socket, and then started to move.

Wang Xifeng's reaction became more intense due to this stimulation, but conversely, it made Mr. Zhan feel more comfortable.

After exercising for a while, Mr. Zhan suddenly felt that although it was comfortable, the visual effect was not enough, so he snapped his fingers again, and then a pair of black shiny footwear appeared on Wang Xifeng's legs out of thin air. It was made of pure nylon, close to the skin and smooth.

"Well, yes, this is my favorite style."

Mr. Zhan nodded with satisfaction and continued exercising.

With the help of this equipment, Master Zhan finished warming up quickly. He patted Zijuan and Xueyan on the buttocks, signaling them to move aside.

The two girls understood and immediately stood up, watching the fight at the side, with their eyes wide open, watching how Master Zhan subdued the demons.

When Wang Xifeng saw Mr. Zhan, she immediately trembled.

There is no need to compare him with Jia Lian. Just by looking, one can tell how cruel this Mr. Zhan is.

Mr. Zhan, however, paid no attention to her thoughts and only cared about his own happiness. He beat Wang Xifeng till she was utterly defeated and kept begging for mercy.

(End of this chapter)