The Heavens Begin with Dream of the Red Chamber

Chapter 42 Sister-in-law, please don’t blame me
Jia Zhen glared, stretched his neck, and looked furious. He stood at the table and stopped halfway through cursing.

Looking at Zhan Ershisi's innocent and clear eyes, Jia Zhen was extremely embarrassed. He raised his hand high, not knowing whether he should drop it or put it away.

His face turned blue and red, and he felt like he was just a clown on the stage, doing only shameful things.

Before Jia Zhen was ready to throw away all hope and explode, Zhan Twenty-four threw out the bait.

"As long as Brother Zhen helps make this happen, I will buy all the sweet potatoes from Ningguo Mansion. I will give you 30% more than the market price as a thank you for the matchmaking."

As expected, money is the best way to put out a fire. With these words, the anger in Jia Zhen's heart was immediately extinguished.

He coughed twice and slowly sat down.

“Ah…Is that so…”

"I just misunderstood again. Please don't blame me, dear brother."

Zhan Ershi hurriedly raised his glass and apologized:
"No, no, it's true that my words could easily lead to misunderstanding. I should be the one to apologize to Brother Zhen."

The two drank a cup together. Zhan Ershi picked up the wine pot on the table and filled his own cup. He stood up and raised it to the flustered Youshi beside him, and apologized again:
"I was very abrupt just now, please don't blame me, sister-in-law."

Yu stepped back in panic and turned to look at her master, not knowing how to respond.

When Jia Zhen saw this, he was displeased and frowned, cursing:
"My dear brother is toasting you to apologize, why are you hiding?"

"Why don't you take the cup and accept it?"

Youshi hurriedly took another cup, filled it with wine, and clinked glasses with Zhan 24's. However, she did not expect that Zhan 24, with his back to Jia Zhen and his son, quickly reached out and touched her hand hard while clinking glasses.

"what……"

Yu cried out in surprise, took two steps back, and her face turned pale.

After Zhan Ershi finished touching the glass, he immediately raised his head and drank the wine in the glass. He poured it down, gestured, and then asked in astonishment:
"What's wrong, sister-in-law?"

Yu's eyes moved across her master's unhappy expression, knowing that her behavior just now had made her master lose face.

Given Mrs. You's understanding of her master's character, if she knew that she was being harassed by this man named Zhan, she would certainly be furious, but she would also blame her for attracting other men.

In this era, as long as a man and a woman have private affairs, the woman is guilty.

No one saw what happened just now, and there is no evidence at all. Even if she told it, no one might believe her.

In other words, he would definitely not believe it before his master got some money from this Zhan guy.

But even if she didn't believe it, her master would definitely vent his anger on her later.

Moreover, Young Master Rong was present, especially the little whore was also there. She was unwilling and dared not speak out her bitterness in front of him, so she could only stammer:
"No, nothing, my legs are a little numb from standing for so long."

After she finished speaking, she raised the wine glass and drank it in one gulp. The spicy and choking feeling was like a needle piercing her throat, which immediately made her cough and tears flow down her face.

"Oh, it's all my fault. I forgot that my sister-in-law was always hungry."

"Drinking on an empty stomach is quite choking. Sister-in-law, please eat some food to relieve the choking."

Zhan Ershisi picked up the bowl and chopsticks very enthusiastically and wanted to serve her some food.

How could Youshi dare to let him come up again? She quickly squatted down and bowed, saying:
"Uncle, there is no need to do this. I am fine and nothing will happen." "I will go and pick up the broken wine jug. You can have a feast with the master and the young master."

After saying this, Youshi hurried out. After a moment, she came in with two maids, picked up the broken pieces of the wine jug on the ground and took them away, then took another wine jug and continued to pour wine.

Jia Zhen was extremely dissatisfied with Youshi's performance. He always felt that this concubine did not have the temperament of a first wife at all. She was not good at dealing with people, not graceful and decent enough, clumsy and petty. He regretted making her his wife.

It’s a pity that Keqing is the wife of that little beast!
He glared at Youshi fiercely, then continued to smile and raised his glass to Zhan Ershisi.

"Is what you just said true, brother?"

"Of course it's true!" Zhan Ershisi showed a lecherous expression and said with a fake lewd smile: "I have no other hobbies in my life except lust. I once happened to meet my sister-in-law's two sisters on the street. I was immediately shocked by their beauty and I had to take them as concubines!"

After hearing this, Jia Zhen not only did not feel that he was being rude, but on the contrary, he felt that they were like-minded and that their relationship had become even closer. He also laughed out loud, and at the same time said meaningfully:
"Won't Aunt Xue be unhappy if you openly take a concubine?"

Zhan Ershisi curled his lips and snorted coldly:

"A real man has three wives and four concubines, and his score is average."

"Besides, the Xue family has suffered a heavy blow, and it was only with my help that they were able to resolve this crisis. Now they need help from my family. How could the Xue family make trouble for such a small matter as taking a concubine?"

Jia Zhen was still thinking about Sister Feng's entrustment, so he asked tentatively:

"Given your character, appearance, and wealth, I'm afraid many officials in the capital are very interested in you."

"I wonder if you have any idea of ​​marrying another relative?"

"If you want to marry a young lady from an official family, I can help Aunt Xue with the matter of cancelling the engagement."

Zhan Ershisi was unwilling to give up Baochai, so he waved his hand and declined politely:
"Thank you for your kindness, Brother Zhen. However, the marriage between our two families is not that simple. There are other reasons behind it. Brother Zhen, please do not interfere."

Jia Zhen was stunned when he heard this, and then he started to ask in detail, but Zhan Twenty-four just evaded the question.

Jia Zhen kept the matter in mind and waited to talk about it with his eldest sister someday, asking her to go and ask Aunt Xue herself.

"Well, since Aunt Xue won't object, I will help Brother Zhan Xian to get the concubine done!"

Zhan Ershi was overjoyed and raised his glass to express his gratitude:
"Brother Zhen, rest assured. As long as the matter of taking a concubine is done, I will buy all the sweet potatoes from Ningguo Mansion at a high price!"

The two reached a consensus, raised their glasses, drank them all, and laughed at the same time, feeling that their relationship had become much closer.

Now that the deal has been settled, the next step is just a banquet.

Jia Zhen and his son are indeed young men from wealthy families. They have seen and eaten a lot. They may not be good at other things, but when it comes to talking about all kinds of delicious and fun things, they know them like the back of their hands and can be called professionals.

The three of them chatted and became more and more excited, while Youshi and Keqing poured wine and served food to them.

At the beginning, Youshi was still a little frightened and was always on guard against Zhan Twenty-four doing something bad again. But when she saw the three men chatting enthusiastically and getting drunk, she felt a lot more relaxed.

But who knew that she relaxed too early.

After Zhan Ershi's previous attempts, he realized that Youshi was a timid and cautious person. She kept everything in her heart and dared not speak anything out. So he became more and more aggressive. One time when Youshi came over to pour wine, he reached out his hand from under the table and stroked her thigh.

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