The Heavens Begin with Dream of the Red Chamber

Chapter 90: Principal Zhan’s After-School Tutoring
"Qingwen, go and empty the toilet!"

"Remember to wash it clean, there can't be any odor!"

Chao Dou'er came out of Youshi's room, put the chamber pot in front of Qingwen, and walked away.

Qingwen had only thought about Youshi's high status before, but she forgot that this "instructor" Chao Dou'er was also a maid beside Youshi. This time, she took the initiative to put herself under Chao Dou'er's command.

Now that she has finished training, Qingwen will no longer be beaten by Chao Dou'er at will, but she is still bullied by Chao Dou'er every day and is asked to do all kinds of dirty and tiring work.

Unfortunately, she had no way of expressing her grievances, because before she came to Youshi's place, the housekeeper had told her that she was a newcomer and therefore a third-class maid, and that Chao Dou'er would be responsible for arranging her work for the eldest lady.

When she was with Baoyu before, she also knew what these third-class maids did. They were basically the lowest level in the mansion, and all the dirty and tiring work was done by the third-class maids.

And because of his low status, anyone in the mansion can order him around.

Although she was subordinate to the eldest wife, Youshi, outsiders would not ask her to do things at will, but if people around Youshi asked her to do something, she could not refuse.

It was just like when she was by Baoyu's side, and all the maids in the yard were ordered around by her.

Now the situation has changed, and it is her turn to be ordered around by others.

If that were all, Qingwen could still endure it. After all, in Ningguo Mansion, even as a maid, the food and accommodation conditions were much better than those in Yun'er Courtyard. What's more, she was a maid serving the eldest lady. Even if the work was difficult, it was not as hard as it was back then.

What Qingwen found most difficult to accept was actually the rumors spread by the maids and old women around her when she was taken by Youshi to visit the West Mansion.

"Look, that ugly thing is Qingwen. She was so majestic in the past. I had to walk around her whenever I saw her. But now, tsk tsk tsk ..."

"I heard that she is now a third-class maid, and it's because of Master Bao's relationship that she is promoted, otherwise Ningguo Mansion wouldn't want her..."

"What a vixen..."

"What kind of foxy girl is this? Her face is all red. She is obviously taking advantage of our Master Bao's kindness. She just won't let go after clinging to him..."

"Bah, shameless, despicable..."

Each of these old women had bad intentions. Their voices were neither too loud nor too soft, intended for her to hear. Qingwen clenched her fists so tightly that she wished she could go up and punch each of them.

If it were her previous temper, she would have cursed back with her eyes blazing, but now she could only pretend she didn't hear it and couldn't say anything back.

Qingwen actually didn't care much about what outsiders thought, but these people were people she was familiar with in the past, and many of them had flattered her in various ways in the past. But now their true colors were revealed, making her realize more deeply the warmth and coldness of human nature and the vicissitudes of the world.

Just when I was getting angry, my ears suddenly became quiet. Then I saw the talkative guy before swarming in one direction, bowing and greeting people repeatedly, with no idea how flattering he was.

Qingwen looked up and saw a group of people accompanying a timid young lady walking towards her. It was none other than the wooden-headed Yingchun. Behind her, on her left and right, were two big maids, Siqi and Qiu Wen. They all held their heads high and looked very high-spirited.

Before they came close, Chao Dou'er had already prostrated herself on the ground. When Qingwen was hesitating whether to kneel down as well, Qiu Wen came over quickly, joyfully grasped Qingwen's hand, and exclaimed in surprise:
"Qingwen!"

"When did you come back?"

"We have been thinking about you, but now we are all scattered and can't get together, let alone go out to look for you."

Seeing Qiu Wen like this, Qing Wen was also happy, so she called out a few times and pointed towards the East Mansion. Qiu Wen understood and said with a smile:
"Are you working in the East Palace now?"

"That's great. Xiren has also gone to the East Palace and is staying with the Fourth Young Lady. Are you two living together?"

Qingwen was stunned. She had been in the East Palace for quite some time and had never seen Xiren.

Chaodouer beside him hurried over to explain:
"After the eldest master passed away, Sister Xiren and the fourth young lady went to the Shuiyue Temple outside the city to chant Buddhist scriptures and pray for the eldest master's rebirth. They were not in the mansion."

"Qingwen has just entered the mansion recently and is now working for the eldest lady. If Sister Qiu Wen wants to see her in the future, feel free to come to the East Mansion more often."

"Okay, okay. I'll come to see you when I'm free." Qiu Wen only said a few words here. Seeing that Yingchun and others were about to go far away, she waved to Qingwen hurriedly and quickly chased after them.

After Qiu Wen's shadow disappeared, Chao Dou'er glared at Qing Wen, who was still looking into the distance in disappointment, and scolded her:
"What else are you looking at?"

"Don't think that just because someone is polite to you, you can be compared to them!"

"Sister Qiu Wen is now a popular figure around the Second Young Miss. She will be a maid in the future. She is different from people like you. Don't try to get close to her anymore, or you will be laughed at!"

"You are no longer the same as you were back then!"

"Have some sense!"

After hearing this, Qingwen lowered her head and remained silent, with mixed feelings in her heart.

When they were in Jiangyunxuan, the four sisters had joked in private, speculating who would become Baoyu's concubine first, and everyone agreed that it would be Xiren. Who would have thought that only a few years later, things had changed and Qiu Wen would become someone else's maid.

Turning around, a few days later, Qiu Wen came to the house to find Qingwen.

The two good sisters sat together, one talking while the other listened. Qingwen then gestured for a long time, and Qiu Wen guessed and talked for a long time. Only then did they understand each other's feelings after they separated.

Qingwen then discovered that what Qiu Wen was talking about were still the gossips in Rongguo Mansion, and still those shitty things, as if Rongguo Mansion was the whole world, just like it was in the past.

Qiu Wen also discovered that Qingwen was very different now than she was in the past, and her temperament seemed to have become much calmer.

The silence is not due to dumbness, but a kind of calmness that comes from increased experience.

Although she didn't know the specific details because she couldn't speak, Qiu Wen knew that Qingwen was not having a good life just by looking at her rough hands.

She didn't want to touch on Qingwen's sad story, so she deliberately changed the subject and only talked about happy things.

When it gradually darkened, Qiu Wen said goodbye to Qingwen and walked back.

She was walking halfway when suddenly a man came from the side and called her.

"Qiu Wen, why are you here?"

"But the second sister is coming?"

Qiu Wen looked carefully and found that it was Master Zhan. She quickly bowed with a smile on her face and said:

"The young lady is still at home. I heard that Sister Qingwen was here, so I came to chat with her for a while, but I didn't expect to meet the master here."

After she finished speaking, she looked around and saw that there was no one around, so she leaned closer and whispered with a charming smile:

"These days, my young lady sleeps on the same bed with me every night, learning how to please the master, but the master has never come to test her."

After hearing this, Master Zhan laughed and hugged her, walked to the backyard, and whispered to her:
"Many things are inconvenient in Master She's courtyard, so the master has always been restrained."

"You might as well try it later and bring your young lady here. Then the master will naturally benefit from you."

"But Siqi is superfluous. You have to find a way to keep this troublesome fellow in Rongguo Mansion."

Although Qiu Wen is now looked up to by everyone, she is still not as good as Siqi. Now that she sees that Master Zhan dislikes Siqi, she is happy, thinking that after her young lady gets married in the future, she will be able to overwhelm Siqi and become the best.

Master Zhan found a room and had some wild sex with Qiu Wen before letting her go.

No one knew what means Qiu Wen used, but the next day, she brought Yingchun out.

After arriving at Ningguo Mansion, Master Zhan took Yingchun's hand and walked into the room. Qiu Wen wanted to go find Qingwen again, but she was stopped by Master Zhan, who smiled and said:
"Where are you going?"

"Master, I am just testing you to see how the method you taught your daughter is working. You, as a teacher, cannot leave at this moment."

When they got to the room, Master Zhan took out the latest sexy clothing launched in the mansion, one set was a teacher's uniform and the other was a sailor suit, which was just right for the two of them.

Because they were not measured, the two sets of clothing were a bit small, which made the two girls' figures tight and exquisite.

Mr. Zhan lay down on the bed and looked at the beautiful teacher and student in front of him, who were standing in front of the bed with a shy expression. He suddenly felt that he was still missing a blackboard and a set of tables and chairs. He kept this in mind and thought about setting up a special classroom for it later.

This is the romance that belongs only to Mr. Zhan!

Yingchun still had that expression of not moving or pushing, her pretty face flushed, looking down at her white and tender feet exposed under her skirt, her legs tightly clamped together, her hands clasped together, she looked curled up into a ball, looking even more like a student.

After all, Qiu Wen had seen the world before, and was slightly better than Yingchun. Although she was also very shy, she forced herself to muster up the courage to hold Yingchun's hand and walk towards the bed.

"Miss, you have practiced so many times before, and now it's time for the exam. Don't fail at this critical moment!"

Yingchun walked to the bedside staggeringly with stiff steps, but she didn't dare to look up at all.

Master Zhan smiled and pulled the two girls up, saying:

"Teacher Qiu Wen, it's time to test your teaching results. Please demonstrate to Yingchun first."

"Also, at this time, you shouldn't call her Miss, but classmate Yingchun."

Qiu Wen blushed as she helped Master Zhan take off his clothes, and then she did this and that, and did many unspeakable things.

While demonstrating, she also explained to Yingchun:
"Miss, no, it's classmate Yingchun, did you see it? Actually... slurp... it's not difficult, um... and it's also... quite delicious... slurp..."

"Come on, Yingchun, it's time for the exam. You can answer the questions with the open book. If you have any questions, you can always ask Teacher Qiu Wen for help."

After being encouraged by Qiu Wen and Master Zhan, Yingchun crawled over tremblingly and began to imitate them.

But she had no experience at all, and was just like a poor student taking the college entrance examination. She forgot everything and was soon declared to have failed the test and had to repeat the year.

Master Zhan sighed and ordered:
"Teacher Qiu Wen, it seems that you really need to give Yingchun after-school tutoring again!"

“After-school teaching is indispensable!”

"Master, it's all because of my poor teaching. I know I was wrong, so I'll start to make up for it."

Teacher Qiu Wen knelt upright in front of Master Zhan, deeply regretting that she had not been able to educate her students well. In order to apologize, she took the initiative to pull down her collar.

Sure enough, even in the world of Dream of the Red Chamber, one needs to expose one's breasts when apologizing.

This is common sense!

"Teacher Qiu Wen shouldn't call me master now. You should call me principal."

"Okay, Principal."

"It is the greatest virtue to correct one's mistakes. Very good, very good!"

After Master Zhan praised Qiu Wen, he took the initiative to take on the role of teaching material and allowed Yingchun to study and practice.

After repeating the grade, the remedial student Yingchun's psychological quality is indeed much better than before, and teacher Qiu Wen is also constantly providing guidance.

"Watch your teeth..."

"If your wrist is sore, just switch to another one. If your knee hurts, just lie down..."

"Yes, just like that, a little harder..."

With a famous teacher by her side to give guidance at any time, Yingchun's tutoring progress quickly got into the right track and her grades improved rapidly.

"it is good!"

Master Zhan praised and announced:
"In order for Yingchun to achieve good results in the college entrance examination, I, the principal, have decided to let Yingchun prepare for the first and second mock exams!"

After hearing this, Qiu Wen clapped her hands and said flatteringly:

"Principal Zhan has really put a lot of effort into helping Yingchun get good grades. Even a teacher like me admires him very much!"

"Student Yingchun, why don't you thank the principal properly?"

Classmate Yingchun blushed and whispered like a mosquito:
"Thank you, Principal." "Hey, Yingchun, you can't be so timid. You should speak louder, otherwise how can Principal Zhan hear you clearly?"

Yingchun swallowed her saliva and said a little louder:

"Thank you, principal."

Qiu Wen clapped her hands and encouraged:
"Louder!"

Yingchun took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and shouted loudly:

"Thank you, Principal, for preparing me for the first and second touch tests!"

Principal Zhan and Teacher Qiu Wen burst into applause, cheering for Yingchun's courage. Principal Zhan even rewarded Yingchun with a deep kiss from the principal.

After receiving such a reward, Yingchun was immediately motivated and felt that all the hard work she had put in studying before was worth it.

"Now I declare that the first-touch examination officially begins!"

Following teacher Qiu Wen's order, Yingchun boldly stepped forward and put into practice all she had learned throughout her life, first this way, then that way, and finally successfully achieved an extremely high result.

"Okay, as long as she keeps this level, Yingchun will definitely be able to get into a top university!"

"However, in order to strengthen the training, Teacher Qiu Wen still needs to educate Yingchun more strictly, and strive to help Yingchun's grades reach a higher level before the second touch."

Teacher Qiu Wen immediately patted his chest and issued a military order.

"Please rest assured, Principal. I will immediately teach Yingchun my unique and self-created skill, the Eighteen Touches. I will definitely make her grades improve by leaps and bounds before the second touch."

After saying this, Teacher Qiu Wen threw Principal Zhan onto the bed and began to demonstrate. She did not finish until she was almost out of breath and completely powerless.

After learning the true teachings from teacher Qiu Wen, Yingchun performed exceptionally well in the second test and won first place in the grade.

congratulations!

What a cause for celebration!

"Based on this score, Yingchun will definitely be able to get into a 985 or 211 key university, and will have a good chance of getting into Peking University or Tsinghua University!"

Principal Zhan and Teacher Qiu Wen both had high hopes for this, but who knew that perhaps the pressure was too great. When the college entrance examination was approaching, something unfortunate happened. Yingchun developed a high fever and her whole body was burning. What should they do?

Principal Zhan had no choice but to give Yingchun oral administration of highly concentrated antipyretic antibiotics produced by his own company, which saved her life. Unfortunately, Yingchun's college entrance examination score was zero, so she had to repeat the year.

Principal Zhan helplessly lay on the bed, hugging one in each hand, sighing:

"Alas, nothing in the world can go as planned. I have no choice but to trouble Teacher Qiu Wen to continue teaching Yingchun after school next time!"

From that day on, Yingchun and Qiu Wen often came to Ningguo Mansion to play, sometimes they came together, and sometimes Qiu Wen came alone because she couldn't get away from Siqi. She would stay for half a day and then go back to the mansion to rest.

Yingchun, however, still had the same stupid personality and never came here alone. She would only come over if Qiu Wen pushed her.

However, Yingchun's cooperation was very good. Except for the last level that Master Zhan deliberately did not break through, Yingchun's whole body was branded with Master Zhan's marks.

Master Zhan not only built classrooms in Ningguo Mansion, but also opened up other scenes.

Anyway, there are many female relatives in this mansion, sometimes one, sometimes two, sometimes three or four...

Sometimes Mr. Zhan conducts teacher-student education, sometimes he experiences the fun of trying cases in the government office, and sometimes he trains chivalrous female warriors... In short, he has endless happiness.

On this day, since Youshi was not at home, Qingwen and others were free to do whatever they wanted.

Qingwen had nowhere to go, so she wandered around the mansion. Suddenly, she seemed to see Qiu Wen's shadow flash by out of the corner of her eye, so she hurriedly chased after her.

After going around a wall, she saw Qiu Wen as expected. She was immediately delighted and wanted to go over to find her.

She couldn't speak, so she hurried after. After turning a few corners, she saw Qiu Wen being hugged and kissed by Master Zhan, who was also touching her all over. She was immediately startled.

Qiu Wen also saw Qingwen and was immediately shocked.

Mr. Zhan had heard Qingwen's footsteps a long time ago and deliberately let the two of them meet. Seeing this, he smiled slightly and left first.

"Just talk to yourselves, the two of you."

After Mr. Zhan left, Qingwen and Qiu Wen looked at each other, both feeling a little awkward.

However, Qiu Wen, who was already a woman, was more relaxed. She smiled and took Qingwen's hand, walked towards the roadside pavilion, and whispered:

"I know you must be surprised, but since you have seen it, there is nothing to hide."

"That's right, I have already been Master Zhan's man!"

"A few months ago, the Second Miss gave me to Master Zhan."

"If the second young lady marries into the Zhan Mansion in the future, I will be a maidservant. If I'm lucky, I might even become a concubine in the future!"

When they arrived at the pavilion, Qingwen sat down on the stone bench, while Qiu Wen took out a handkerchief, spread it on the stone bench, and then sat sideways.

Seeing Qingwen's hesitant expression, Qiu Wen sighed:

"Of course I also hope to become a concubine first, and then devote myself to her after I have a status, but how can we decide such things by ourselves?"

"Although the madam did ask for my opinion that day, I did not refuse."

"But I knew very well that if I had refused that day, my wife would not force me, but would send me to someone else and replace me with someone who was obedient."

"There are so many beautiful maids in this mansion, who wouldn't want to follow a good master?"

"I was lucky. After I left Baoyu, I was sent to the Second Miss. The Second Miss was also lucky. She somehow became the final winner and got the chance to marry Master Zhan as his legal wife in the future."

"You don't know, after leaving Baoyu's place, I was ostracized by the Second Miss. Everyone looked at me coldly. Even the little maid who just entered the mansion dared to ignore me."

"But since I was taken in by Master Zhan, those who used to look down on me have started to curry favor with me again, even more so than Baoyu did at that time."

"I've seen enough of the fickleness of human nature in those days. I definitely don't want to live like this again!"

"For us maids, the foundation of our lives is our masters. If our masters are not strong enough, we can only suffer with them."

"So, character, ability... those are all fake. Nothing is more important than being good to the master!"

"Qingwen, listen to me, it's time to change your temper!"

Seeing Qingwen silent for a while, Qiu Wen knew that she was still a little stubborn and couldn't accept it, so she continued:

"I just heard a piece of news recently that Xiren has basically been chosen as the concubine of Master Rong in the future."

"If you really can't change your temper, then you might as well just follow Xiren's path and work under her in the future."

"After all, we are sisters. She will definitely take good care of you."

"That's all I have to say. Take your time to think about it. I have to go find Master Zhan. Don't keep him waiting for too long."

Qiu Wen stood up, put away her handkerchief and left in a hurry, leaving Qingwen sitting there alone in a daze.

Could it be that I really have to turn around and become Xiren's maid?
They were good sisters back then!

How come Qingwen has ended up in such a miserable situation now?
Do I really have to find a master to control my head?
Is it really impossible to stand out by relying on one's own abilities?
She stretched out her hands, looked at the already rough skin, and gently scratched the calluses on the palms, which was something she had never felt before.

Qingwen's eyes fell on her own cuffs again. Although they were still clean and tidy, they were made of coarse cloth, not some precious silk or brocade, so she sat down on the stone bench casually.

In the past, she would carry a clean handkerchief with her like Qiu Wen and spread it on the seat, but now she doesn't need to, because she is just a third-class maid now, and her clothes might get dirty by doing some dirty work at any time, so it doesn't matter if it's a little more.

Is she willing?

But what if I'm unwilling?

Qiu Wen and Xiren are still beautiful, so they can naturally devote themselves to their masters in exchange for favor, but she doesn't even have this advantage now!

Just as he was in a daze, Chao Dou'er suddenly appeared from nowhere, frowned and shouted:

"I knew you'd be lazy here!"

"The master is back and is drinking with Master Bao in front. The first wife said that Master Bao will definitely ask about you later, so she asked you to wait over there in advance."

After hearing this, Qingwen quickly jumped up and walked quickly towards the front hall, completely ignoring the verbal abuse and humiliation from Chao Dou'er behind her.

She reached the front hall but was stopped by a maid at the door.

"The master and the second master are drinking and haven't called you yet. You wait here first!"

Qingwen had no choice but to wait in front of the door. She waited for half an hour before the banquet in the hall ended, but the people inside did not come out.

A maid went in to clean up the dishes and came out, saying to her with a cold face:

"Master Bao never asked about you, so go back!"

Qingwen was disappointed and poked her head into the hall. The maid saw her and frowned and scolded:
"What are you looking at?"

"Haven't you learned the rules of the mansion?"

"The old master and the second master have already left from the back, and they should have returned to the courtyard to rest now. If you want to see them, try your luck in the old master's courtyard, and don't stick your head around here and cause trouble for others!"

Qingwen had no choice but to leave.

After leaving the front hall, she felt quite lost and unknowingly walked to Master Rong's yard.

After wandering outside the door for a while, she finally stepped in.

I thought that even if I didn't talk to Baoyu, just seeing him once would be good to relieve my boredom.

Anyway, she used to serve Baoyu, so it wouldn't matter if she went in to serve him again now. The worst that could happen is that she would be kicked out again!
She was mentally prepared to be stopped by maids and servants, but for some reason, she was able to enter smoothly without seeing a single servant.

Qingwen felt a little strange, but she didn't think much about it and went straight into the main room.

She gently pushed open the door and quietly entered the room. Through the screen and the inner curtain, she could vaguely hear the flirting of two people. One of them sounded very familiar, it was Baoyu.

Qingwen smiled slightly, walked silently around the screen, came to the door curtain, gently lifted a crack and looked inside.

These were all bad habits that Baoyu had developed in the past. He didn't even know to knock on the door before entering a room, let alone say hello in advance. He would always surprise people from time to time.

But unfortunately, this kind of surprise usually turns into a shock in the end.

This time is no exception!

Qingwen stared blankly at the two people sitting on the big bed in the room, a man on top of another man.

What made it even more difficult for her to accept was the clothes Baoyu was wearing. They looked extremely familiar. They were clearly the things she had sewed every day when she was an embroiderer in the Zhan Mansion.

OMG!

That's women's clothing!

Or it is a close-fitting garment used to please and flatter men!
How could this be?
Without a sound or a trace, the giant pillar that Qingwen had always relied on in her heart collapsed!
Thanks to the disciple “20201025193633199” for the reward of 100 coins!
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