The splendor of the Red Chamber, the power that reigns supreme.

Chapter 4 Wang Xifeng Tests the Official

Madam You thought to herself that the courtyard in this mansion was so large, and the flowers and plants were so lush.

It was evening again.

Darkness and no light.

If my master hadn't been discovered by this Physician Ximen, it's likely that no one would have seen him for a while.

By then, the night will be deep and the dew heavy, and the old man will be quite old. I fear...
She dared not think too deeply about the consequences.

He could only bow deeply and quickly called to his maid, "Quickly! Yindie! Go open my gilded box and pick out that fifty-tael snowflake silver to thank Mr. Ximen!"

Ximen Qing waved his hands repeatedly, his face full of loyalty, and gestured towards Jia Zhen on the bed: "Brother Zhen and I hit it off immediately, and are friends despite our age difference!"

"This is such a small favor, it should be done by me. If I accept money, wouldn't people laugh their heads off?"

At this moment, the smell of alcohol on Ximen Da Guanren dissipated.

Those fragmented memories came flooding back.

original.

A month ago, that lecherous old man Jia Zhen got the idea from some courtesan in the capital.

I've heard of the legendary charm and womanizing of the man from the West Gate of Qinghe County.

What talk of 'using a spear to pierce through a thousand waves of beauty, pointing to the clouds over Wushan Mountain'?

Passing through Qinghe County, I became curious and decided to meet them.

After drinking three cups of yellow wine, he tugged at Ximen Qing's sleeve and begged for a way to maintain his health.

How cunning is that Mr. Ximen!

Seeing the magistrate of Ningguo Mansion in the capital come to curry favor with him, he was overjoyed.

Naturally, he taught her a few techniques for maintaining health.

But a month or so later, Jia Zhen came and asked him for a favor.

That time, Jia Zhen was even more enthusiastic than the first time.

After a few cups of scalding hot Fenjiu, his face crinkled with laughter, and his eyes, like hooks, scoured Ximen Qing's entire body.
"Brother Ximen! I'm not exaggerating, but with your looks and good frame, not to mention Qinghe County, even in the capital city full of beauties, you would be a top-notch dashing figure!"

"Tsk, I only regret that none of the idiots in my household are even a fraction as good as you!"

"You've heard of my sister-in-law, Wang Xifeng, haven't you? Everyone calls her 'Second Mistress Lian,' hmph! She's famously beautiful to the bone, incredibly flirtatious, and her pair of almond-shaped eyes can bewitch a man's soul!"

"There's only one thing: he's been suffering from headaches for the past few days, and he's been writhing in pain in bed. All the doctors in the household have been at a loss."

Ximen Qing was a lecherous man, and when he heard about the "beautiful and charming" and "almond-shaped eyes," and Jia Zhen described them so vividly, his heart felt like it had been scratched by a cat's claw, and he became restless.

He followed up on the conversation, his tone deliberately light: "Oh? It's such a pity that such a beauty is suffering. It's a pity I'm not Hua Tuo reincarnated, otherwise I would be willing to share her burden."

"Ha! Good brother, that's exactly what I've been waiting for!" Jia Zhen slapped his thigh, making the cups and saucers on the table rattle. "Old brother, that's exactly what I wanted to do! Why don't you disguise yourself as a miracle worker, a 'Hua Tuo-like' doctor, and say that I specially invited this famous physician to take a look at my sister-in-law? I guarantee you'll get in smoothly!"

Jia Zhen leaned even closer, his breath reeking of alcohol, and whispered and winked:
"And while you're at it... hehe... take a good look at her for me. If I can touch her hand and get a verbal advantage... I'll tell my brother all about it when I get back, and he'll reward me handsomely!"

Ximen Qing's mind was filled with images of Wang Xifeng's "upturned phoenix eyes" and "seductive charm."

Who cared about anything else? They only thought that Jia Zhen was a sensible ally.

He pointed out a way for himself to get closer to a beautiful woman, and hurriedly patted his chest and swore an oath:

"Don't worry, Brother Zhen! Leave this to me! I guarantee that fiery Yan Feng will obediently hand over her pulse to me!"

He readily agreed, his mind already preoccupied with how to use this "Hua Tuo-like" identity to flirt with the beautiful second mistress in the inner quarters of the Rongguo Mansion.

But Wang Xifeng was a shrewd and experienced woman.

In this mansion, that old bastard Jia Zhen's eyes are always fixed on me.

His useless son, Jia Rong, often flirted with him in an ambiguous manner and took advantage of him verbally.

Given Jia Rong's cowardly nature, it must have been that old bastard Jia Zhen who deliberately instigated him to scout things out.

Now I hear that Jia Zhen has introduced a famous doctor to treat my headache.

Wang Xifeng sneered upon hearing this.

They harbored the intention of exposing the doctor's true colors.

Although she was surprised by his handsome and dashing appearance, she managed to force him to drink several large bowls of strong liquor. Before she could expose his true colors, a maid came to report that Jia Zhen had gone to Tianxiang Tower.

Everyone in this courtyard knows that Jia Zhen has his eyes set on Qin Keqing.

Even Lady You was secretly on guard, so she kept Qin Keqing far away, using the excuse of recuperating to stay in Tianxiang Tower.

That's how things unfolded.

As Ximen Qing recalled the scene, he saw Jia Zhen lying on the ground.

On the contrary, it was Jia Qiang who was doing those improper things.

It seems that while the mantis stalks the cicada, there's always an oriole lurking behind.

This Jia family mansion is truly filthy and not worth looking at.

Suddenly, he felt someone staring intently at him.

Look up.

It was Wang Xifeng's beautiful eyes.

Her eyes sparkled, a half-smile playing on her lips.

He thought to himself that he couldn't stay in this big mansion for long.

He quickly took his leave: "Now that I'm out of danger, I'll take my leave. It's late, and I shouldn't stay any longer."

Madam You hurriedly replied, "Yes, yes, yes! Thank you so much for your great kindness, sir! I have no way to repay you, but my husband will surely reward you handsomely when he wakes up!"

"Qing! Quickly! See the master out for me! Remember, go out through the side gate, quietly, and don't disturb anyone!"

Qin Keqing felt as if she had been granted a pardon. Her tense body relaxed, and she quickly bowed her head and replied, "Yes."

Just as he was about to lead Ximen Qing out the door, he couldn't help but glance at Jia Zhen before leaving. His eyes still held a hint of worry, as well as a sense of lingering fear after surviving a disaster.

But at this time.

A delicate shout of "Wait!" rang out!
Wang Xifeng parted her red lips slightly and stopped the two of them.

She stepped forward gracefully, gazing at Ximen Qing's handsome face with a half-smile.

Since it was that rogue who colluded with Jia Zhen, we must not let him leave easily.

A pair of slanted phoenix eyes swept coldly over him, and a smile, seven parts coldness, curled at the corners of his mouth:

"Oh my—this 'miracle doctor,' what a grand entrance! Now that you've crossed the threshold of my Rong Mansion, I haven't even had my pulse checked yet, and you're already in such a hurry to leave?"

She frowned and said crisply, "As luck would have it, my wretched headache is getting worse now! It feels like a hundred or so steel needles are churning inside my brain."

As she spoke, she gracefully moved closer, rubbing her temples with her fingertips, her eyes glancing upwards.

"Although you were invited by Brother Zhen, the Jia family mansion is not a place that some freeloader can come and go as he pleases."

"Besides, no one saw how my brother Zhen fell to the ground."

"You said everything."

Lady You was easily swayed, and when she heard Wang Xifeng say this, she thought it made a lot of sense.

Master Ximen took a deep breath: "What does Second Mistress Lian have to say? How can I convince her?"

"That's simple." Wang Xifeng smiled, her beautiful eyes sweeping over Ximen Qing's face with a hook-like gaze.

He paced back and forth.

The large, round shadow of her millstone-like buttocks was cast on the wall by the candlelight.

It was like two full moons.

Shaking and trembling.

"My head is throbbing terribly right now. If you can stop the pain, then everything will be real. If you're helpless, hehe~~"

"Your 'miraculous' skills are still—a case of being handed over to the authorities for investigation!"

"Let the authorities come and inspect it!"

(End of this chapter)