Red Mansion: Seizing Jiangdong, starting with pirates

Chapter 196, Confident

As soon as Jia Huan opened his mouth, everyone in the audience was stunned.

Does Jia Huan have a brother-in-law?

The maids and old women were very confused.

Even Aunt Zhao was unable to react for a moment.

It was because when Tanchun and Fang Yong were getting married, there was something dirty about the choice of the bride.

For the sake of the overall situation, Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang forbade anyone in the house to talk about Tanchun. In addition, there had been no letters or news from Tanchun, so gradually, everyone forgot about her.

Some extreme people even believe that Tanchun had been tortured to death by the leader of the Huaiyin bandits, which is why there has been no news of her since then.

Aunt Zhao was so sad about this that she secretly burned paper money for Tanchun. However, she was discovered by Mrs. Wang and severely punished.

Later, as time went by, as no one mentioned Tanchun, the sadness in Aunt Zhao's heart was gradually dissipated, and she slowly accepted Tanchun's misfortune.

Therefore, when Jia Huan suddenly mentioned the word "brother-in-law", Aunt Zhao really couldn't figure out who it was for a moment.

Only Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang realized something instantly and couldn't help feeling a little panicked.

They knew something about Tanchun's situation.

Tanchun would send letters and items to the mansion every month.

Some were for Aunt Zhao, some for Jia Huan, some for Grandmother Jia, some for Baoyu, some for Yingchun and Xichun, some for Lian's sister-in-law, and even some for Mrs. Wang.

But why has no one ever received a letter from Tanchun?
It was only because after receiving Tanchun's letters, Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang secretly intercepted them and sent them to the palace to show their loyalty to the emperor.

Tanchun had received a letter from home before, asking her to persuade Fang Yong by her pillow to facilitate the court's plan. Tanchun was once very embarrassed.

But what she didn't know was that the words in the letter were not true, but were written by people from the court specifically imitating the handwriting and tone of Jia Huan and Aunt Zhao.

Jia She had been watching this matter silently. He knew what stupid things Jia Mu and Wang Fu-ren were doing, but he never took any action to stop them.

In Jia She's heart, he wished that his second son's daughter would fall out of favor so that he could send his own daughter to take the position!
All I can say is that everyone has his or her own unique calculations in mind, and even brothers from the same room cannot avoid having different thoughts.

After Jia Huan moved out of Fang Yong, Grandmother Jia's walking stick stopped and she dared not to wave it anymore.

Isn’t Jia Huan’s brother-in-law the notorious Huaiyin thief who led his troops to rob the emperor?

Although she was old and short-sighted, she still knew who was older and who was younger in the current situation.

"Huaiyin thief, uh... cough cough!"

Grandmother Jia paused for a moment. She realized that the way she had just called her was inappropriate, so she coughed to cover up her embarrassment.

"I mean... Lord Yonghuai, Huan'er, is the brother-in-law you are talking about Lord Yonghuai?"

Jia Huan smiled crookedly upon hearing this and said proudly:
"That's right! Grandmother, if you want to beat me up to vent your anger on Brother Baoyu, then go ahead. But I have already agreed to my brother-in-law's job, and now I can't go. Please, grandmother, send someone to notify my brother-in-law, so that he won't wait in vain!"

Grandmother Jia's face turned gloomy.

Of course, she couldn't help but hear that Jia Huan was using Fang Yong to put pressure on her!

Grandmother Jia stared at Jia Huan with her deep eyes, but Jia Huan looked back without fear.

This evil!

Grandmother Jia cursed in her heart.

In the past, she was the old lady in the mansion, the pillar of stability, a first-rank lady, and her words were final. When had she ever been suppressed by others?
If it were in the past, he would have been beaten half to death.

But now, because of Fang Yong, Grandmother Jia was afraid to act rashly.

We can only allow this evil creature to continue to be so arrogant.

Seeing that Grandmother Jia remained silent, Jia Huan became even more pleased and said:
"Grandma, why haven't you sent someone? My hand injury doesn't matter, but it would be bad if it delayed my brother-in-law's important business!"

Upon hearing this, Lady Jia gripped her cane even tighter.

How could she dare to send someone to inform Fang Yong now?

Jia Huan, this little bastard, obviously did it on purpose and didn't want her to have an easy life. I really don't know where all the books he has read all these years have gone. He has no filial piety at all. What a little bastard! Mrs. Wang was also so angry that she gritted her teeth. This damned slave gave birth to a child who had harmed her beloved Baoyu, and now he wanted to make her angry!

However, just as everyone was in a stalemate, Aunt Zhao on the side could not see the situation clearly.

She stepped forward and held Jia Huan's hand with concern, saying:

"My son, is your hand injured? It doesn't matter if it is injured. People like us have endless food and clothing when we are idle. Why should we work for the Huaiyin thief?"

Jia Huan curled his lips speechlessly and emphasized:
"Mother, my brother-in-law is not a bandit, he is the Duke of Yonghuai!"

Aunt Zhao asked in confusion, "Isn't Lord Yonghuai the Huaiyin thief?"

Aunt Zhao was a servant of the Jia family. She had never been to school in her life and couldn't even write her own name. How could she understand what Jia Huan said?

In her short-sighted understanding, the Jia family is powerful and wealthy, and their family's wealth can continue forever. But Fang Yong is a bandit, and he will be wiped out by the court sooner or later.

Mrs. Wang, who was standing by, had her eyes brightened up when she heard Aunt Zhao's words. She suddenly came up with a plan that would surely make this pair of slave mother and son obedient.

Mrs. Wang immediately said sternly:

"How dare you, Huaiyin thief! How can the dignified Lord Yonghuai allow a bitch like you to interfere? You deserve to be punished for insulting Lord Yonghuai. You must go to the Buddhist temple to repent immediately, copy Buddhist scriptures 500 times, and ask the Buddha to bless you and heal Huan'er's injuries!"

When Jia Huan heard this, he suddenly became flustered.

Are they going to put them both under house arrest?
Just as he was about to say something, Mrs. Wang looked at him lovingly and said:

"Huan'er, your grandmother is old and she accidentally hurt you. Please don't blame her. I will take you to the Buddhist temple and pray devoutly. I will ask the Buddha to bless you and heal your injury!"

When Jia Huan heard this, he thought to himself that he had guessed right and turned around to run away.

Mrs. Wang gave a look when she saw this.

Zhou Ruijia understood what was meant, and took a few strong maids to forcibly drag Jia Huan and Aunt Zhao to the Buddhist hall.

Jia Huan was still trying to struggle and bring up Fang Yong, but Mrs. Wang said:

"Huan'er, don't worry. I'll send someone to talk to Lord Yonghuai."

In this way, Jia Huan and Aunt Zhao were forcibly locked up in the Buddhist temple.

The thing about praying for blessings was naturally Mrs. Wang’s excuse.

She didn't even send him medicine for his wound. Jia Huan's hand swelled up like a pig's foot overnight. If it continued like this, he would probably be disabled.

Jia Huan regretted his decision and would not have been so arrogant if he had known earlier.

Aunt Zhao sat on the side. She was illiterate, and copying Buddhist scriptures was as difficult as climbing to the sky. Mrs. Wang never wanted to let her go out from beginning to end.

"I don't know how they plan to deal with my brother-in-law. If my brother-in-law can't come to save me..." Jia Huan's face turned grim, and he looked at the lights on the Buddhist hall...

On the other hand, after locking Jia Huan and Aunt Zhao in the Buddhist temple, Mrs. Wang began to make arrangements to deal with Fang Yong.

Mrs. Wang had already made up her mind about this.

She knew very well what kind of man he was.

That Huaiyin thief Fang Yong was so foolish that he assigned a job to Huan Lao San, which shows that he is obsessed with lust.

The girl is pretty, but she is young after all. What use can she be?

Mrs. Wang called Jin Chuan and whispered something to her, and a look of fear appeared on Jin Chuan's face.

"No, ma'am, please forgive me!"

Madam Wang's face was cold and she said:
"If you don't want to go, ask your sister Yuchuan to go. Think about it carefully. She is younger than you. Can she bear the hardship?"

Jin Chuan cried her heart out, but Mrs. Wang was not moved at all.

In the end, Jin Chuan could only nod helplessly.

(PS: I went to a card company in Xihu District for an interview today. I will update later.)
(End of this chapter)