The destiny of all heavens begins in the Red Chamber

Needless to say, Qin Keqing, even if she didn't personally oversee the main kitchen, at least gave special instructions.

Therefore, this table of dishes is absolutely the best of the best. Not only is it perfect in color, aroma and taste, but it also has certain effects of replenishing qi and nourishing the body. Do you really think that the family of top-ranking martial arts masters is joking?

Judging from their current state, neither Jia Baoyu nor the women had any appetite.

Then he didn't stand on ceremony and invited Cong-ge'er and Lan-ge'er to eat heartily together.

Since they didn't eat it anyway, it all ended up benefiting the maids and servants in Xichun's courtyard.

While the women were deep in thought, Jia Huan, along with Cong-ge'er and Lan-ge'er, devoured all the exquisite dishes on the table in a whirlwind.

He could even sense that the maids serving him were looking at him with resentment and shock. Had they never seen such a good-for-nothing before?

He found it amusing, but a satisfied expression appeared on his face.

We should at least give Li Wan and Qin Keqing some face.

I overslept, the next chapter will be at 6 AM.

Chapter 169 He's still a child (Please subscribe)

This visit ended rather abruptly.

However, Jia Huan was still quite satisfied.

After discussing the matter of inviting people with Li Wan, they ate and drank well. Most importantly, the Lingbao Jade brought him a surprise, and his luck value more than doubled.

However, the subsequent reactions were also quite intense!

The first to suffer was Jia Baoyu. After Jia Huan finished eating, he returned and reported the incident to Master Zheng.

Ahem, this is definitely not some private revenge; I have something important to say.

"...Judging from my sister-in-law's expression, she has clearly decided to ask her family for help!"

In the study, Jia Huan recounted how Li Wan had specially invited him to dinner, focusing on Li Wan's intentions and Jia Huan's suggestion.

Master Zheng listened quietly, his expression rather obscure.

Based on Jia Huan's understanding of him, he probably felt something. He clearly sensed the neglect of the eldest grandson, otherwise he wouldn't have been so quiet.

“Well done!”

After Jia Huan finished speaking, Master Zheng nodded in satisfaction and chuckled, "If a scholar from the Li family were to come to the clan school to give a lecture, the overall level of the clan school would be raised to a new level!"

This is a great thing for the clan school and the family, so he naturally had to express his opinion directly.

"I'm afraid my sister-in-law is in a bit of a predicament right now!"

Jia Huan hesitated for a moment, then stammered, "Something happened at the small banquet later, which really frightened my sister-in-law. I don't know if there will be any negative consequences?"

"Just tell me what it is!"

The Second Master Zheng was in high spirits when he frowned slightly and asked directly, "Could it be that something unexpected has happened?"

"It's like this, just as my sister-in-law was inviting Cong-ge and me to the table, Bao-er-ge suddenly barged in without a care in the world..."

Jia Huan did not embellish the story, but objectively recounted the events of Jia Baoyu's disturbance in Xichun's courtyard.

He described not only Jia Baoyu's crying and tantrums, but also the changes in the expressions of the girls; basically, he described everything he noticed.

"You wretched child, you wretched child! You're really infuriating!"

Master Zheng slammed his fist on the table, his face turning red with anger, his eyes wide with fury. He felt that Jia Baoyu had completely disgraced him.

Look at that wretched thing, what kind of nonsense is it spouting?

The scene of a group of girls being so frightened that their faces turned pale is incredibly embarrassing to even think about.

Even with Master Zheng's slow-thinking nature, he could still imagine the awkwardness and displeasure Li Wan and Qin Keqing felt at that time.

Jia Baoyu's behavior was tantamount to utterly humiliating them.

Master Zheng was always somewhat cautious around Li Wan, his eldest daughter-in-law, but he never expected Jia Baoyu to be so brazen and disrespectful.

This time, Master Zheng was truly enraged. Even the old lady and Lady Wang couldn't stop him from teaching Jia Baoyu a lesson.

"You did a great job, so don't get involved!"

The Second Master Zheng hadn't lost his mind yet. Before leaving, he instructed Jia Huan, "If the old lady or your wife causes trouble... remember to find a way to send me a message!"

After saying that, Nuqi hurriedly walked towards the backyard.

Jia Huan remained in the main study, staring at each other with several scholars and guests in an awkward atmosphere.

"Everyone, when you have some free time, please take a walk or sit down at the clan school. I have high hopes for its future!"

Jia Huan chuckled and invited, "If Sister-in-law can successfully invite a scholar from our family to give a lecture, you all are welcome to come and exchange ideas!"

"If all goes well, through the Li family's scholarly pursuits, we can invite more friends and classmates over. They can give impromptu lectures to review what they've learned and also exchange ideas and learn from each other!"

"If this becomes the norm, there will be no shortage of successful candidates in the imperial examinations or even the highest degree in the imperial examinations at the clan school. This will benefit the clan school's reputation and improve its teaching standards!"

"For gentlemen who still have the ambition to improve themselves, this is a very good opportunity for exchange!"

After saying this, he cupped his hands in farewell and left, leaving the few guests looking at each other in bewilderment.

Jia Huan's words deeply moved these trusted retainers, who were undoubtedly the most important figures in the Second Master's household.

Their initial reaction was that Jia Huan was taking the opportunity to embarrass Jia Baoyu and using the Second Master Zheng to play a trick of killing someone with a borrowed knife.

But after hearing Jia Huan's description of his hopes for the future of the clan school, he immediately gave up such thoughts.

Instead, he felt a surge of excitement, hoping that Jia Huan and Li Wan's idea would come to fruition this time.

Looking at Jia Baoyu again at this point, one naturally feels nothing but indescribable disgust and aversion.

Damn, if Jia Huan's plan succeeds, it will be quite beneficial for these scholars and gentlemen under Master Zheng.

Because of their family backgrounds and their own limitations, they could only entertain themselves in the study and could not participate in the activities of the scholars or those who had passed the imperial examinations.

In other words, this is how their future, and that of their descendants, will be.

However, if the Jia family academy could produce a number of successful candidates in the imperial examinations, even those who had passed the highest level of the imperial examinations, they could gradually enter their circle by leveraging the connections of the second master of the government.

If one wishes to advance further in the imperial examinations, this is an immense opportunity.

Even if one extinguishes the desire for advancement, the children in the family and the younger generation in the clan can still benefit from it.

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. Then he realized that Jia Huan's behavior was not intentionally aimed at Jia Baoyu.

"If necessary, we should also give Young Master Huan a helping hand!"

"Yes, this is such a great opportunity. It would be such a pity if something happened to Master Bao!"

"A doting mother often spoils her son. Fortunately, Young Master Huan is still sensible and did not repeat what he said to Duke Zheng, otherwise Duke Zheng would probably be furious!"

Several key retainers of the scholar-official family were all too familiar with Master Zheng's passion for pursuing literati and scholars.

Seeing that the clan school had a slight chance of becoming a major gathering place for scholars going to the capital in the future, they would probably wake up from their dreams with joy.

But if things were ruined or caused many more twists and turns because of Jia Baoyu, just thinking about it makes me feel that Master Zheng would probably go crazy.

Anyway, the second wife already has her eldest grandson, Lan Ge'er!

Shaking their heads, the guests exchanged glances and scattered like birds and beasts.

That evening, Master Zheng stormed into Rongqing Hall and took Jia Baoyu directly back to the main study.

Ignoring the terrified Jia Baoyu, he directly ordered the servants to administer family punishment!

When the old lady and Madam Wang rushed over, surrounded by a group of maids and servants, Jia Baoyu's buttocks had already been beaten until they were raw and bleeding.

After much weeping and wailing, the old lady and Lady Wang managed to rescue the 'on the verge of death' Jia Baoyu.

The Second Master Zheng looked utterly dejected, probably extremely disappointed in Jia Baoyu.

He didn't weep and shed tears like in the original novel of Dream of the Red Chamber; he just sat silently in his chair, lost in thought for a long time.

There is no greater sorrow than a broken heart; that's exactly the state I'm in!

When Master Zheng Er arrived at Rongqing Hall, Jia Baoyu was snuggling up to the old lady and acting coquettishly.

That's not all. The three sisters and Xue Baochai clearly looked a little unnatural, and there was a bit of estrangement and distance between them and Jia Baoyu.

Luckily, the kid didn't notice anything and kept calling out to his older and younger sisters.

When Master Zheng realized this, his mood naturally worsened.

Clearly, Jia Baoyu hadn't realized that he had done something wrong and hadn't apologized to the person involved.

Otherwise, the expressions and subtle reactions of the three sisters and Xue Baochai would not have been so obvious, allowing him to see some problems and clues.

You can imagine how disappointed I was at the time; being beaten with a board was just a habit.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be so easy for the old lady and Madam Wang to take the person away!

When several trusted retainers relayed Jia Huan's expectations for the clan school to him, he felt both anticipation and anger.

The old lady kept a close eye on Jia Baoyu and didn't give him any chances; otherwise, she would have given him a severe beating.

Fortunately, Li Wan wrote a letter to her father for the sake of her son's studies; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to suppress her murderous intent.

It wasn't appropriate to invite Li Wan over to say anything, so they simply sent Lan Ge'er a set of fine writing implements, partly to appease him and partly to show that they valued him.

On the other hand, Jia Huan was used to appease the head of the Ning family next door.