The destiny of all heavens begins in the Red Chamber

"If I'm wrong, that's fine. But if I'm right, ask them to help you arrange a duel with Commandant Qiu's son!"

"When the time comes, I will bring my men to help out and teach Commander Qiu's son a lesson. I'll also try to get some information out of him; he probably knows something!"

"Brother Bao, this time it all depends on you. Can you do it?"

Neither Master Zheng nor Steward Lin spoke, but both looked at Jia Baoyu. Their attitudes were quite clear. It was just a matter of whether Jia Baoyu was thinking or feeling anything.

"Why can't we all sit down and talk things out? Why do we have to resort to fighting?"

Jia Baoyu hesitated and was somewhat dissatisfied, muttering, "What if someone gets hurt?"

Do you even have a brain? You're still worrying about this at a time like this?

"Brother Bao, this concerns Sister Lin's reputation, I think you should not take it lightly!"

Jia Huan retorted irritably, "We're all sons of military meritors, so what if we get a little injured?"

"If you don't have any courage or fighting spirit at all, wouldn't it be terrible if you had to go to the battlefield in the future?"

Sure enough, upon hearing that it concerned Lin Daiyu's reputation, Jia Baoyu immediately became serious and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, I'll contact those friends as soon as I leave the Lin family!"

That's more like it!

Not to mention Jia Huan, even Master Zheng and Steward Lin looked quite satisfied at this moment.

After Jia Huan's analysis, it was indeed better for a younger person to handle the matter than for him to do so himself.

It's normal for the younger generation to fight and play around, but once they involve the household or their own official positions, the situation becomes much more complicated.

Not only would it be easy to alert the enemy, but it could also be seen as a sign of war by the people behind Commander Qiu.

Despite not believing it in my heart, I still have to be wary of the possibility that the mastermind behind it all is the current emperor.

After discussing the matter, Master Zheng, along with Jia Baoyu and Jia Huan, returned to Lin Ruhai's sickroom and bid him farewell.

Lin Ruhai did not try to keep them, but simply had Lin Daiyu escort them to the second gate, thus concluding the visit completely. It could be said that both host and guests were quite satisfied.

After Lin Daiyu saw the guests off, she returned and was sent away by Lin Ruhai under some pretext.

At this point, Butler Lin recounted the events that had occurred in the front yard in detail.

"That Qiu family has no shame, but the Lin family does care about their reputation!"

Lin Ruhai sighed and said helplessly, "For now, this is the only way!"

This is the downside of having a small family; even if you want to do something more secretive, you can't find a suitable person.

If the Lin family were so prosperous, why would the Rong family need to ask Captain Qiu's son for details?

Do you really think he can't see this? It's just because the Lin family doesn't have any trustworthy clansmen to help them.

"Third Master Huan is as clever as ever!"

Butler Lin sighed, "In comparison, Master Bao's performance was far inferior!"

"That kid is really good!"

Lin Ruhai chuckled, "It's just a pity that with Bao Erge above him, it's probably impossible for him to get help from the Rong family's resources!"

Butler Lin sighed but didn't say anything more.

No matter what the Rong family is like, it still has more members than the Lin family!

If the Lin family had a clever young man like Jia Huan, they would cherish him and protect him, not deliberately suppress him.

I just hope that the two young masters of the Rong family will succeed in their test!

It went very smoothly, which was something no one expected.

After receiving Jia Baoyu's request, young masters like Feng Ziying and Wei Ruolan were quite generous, patting their chests and guaranteeing that there would be no problem.

Anyway, they would get into a fight with their rival every now and then.

This time, they don't need to take action themselves; they just need to lure the person out, and then Huan-ge'er from the Rong family will naturally handle the rest.

They were also eager to witness the prowess of the Ningrong Street gang leader!

Indeed, unlike Jia Baoyu's ignorance, noble sons like Feng Ziying and Wei Ruolan were quite interested in Jia Huan.

That's all for today. I'll try to post more tomorrow; I've been busy with family matters lately.

Chapter 200 Be Smart (Please Subscribe)

How could the old lady and Lady Wang, who lived deep within the Rong Mansion, possibly know that Jia Huan was also a prominent figure on the street?

Young noblemen like Feng Ziying, who were young and in the prime of their lives, and who did not serve in the government or the army, preferred to hang out on the streets.

Anyone familiar with the powerful figures on the streets of Beijing cannot ignore Huan Sanshao of the Ningrong Street gang.

In other words, Jia Huan and his gang members didn't cause trouble in the capital city; they mostly mingled outside the city. Although they had a great reputation, their network of contacts wasn't very wide.

At least, they had no interaction with Feng Ziying and his group.

This is also the main reason why Feng Ziying and others wanted to get to know Jia Huan.

It's not that I'm envious or anything, I just think that Jia Huan is a capable guy who has made a name for himself on the streets, and he comes from a noble family, so he's one of us.

Since they were on good terms with Jia Baoyu, they naturally wanted to get to know and become close to Jia Huan.

Who knows when we might need the help of the Ningrong Street branch to earn some extra money for expenses.

Even if it didn't involve the core interests of the family, Feng Ziying and the others must have heard that the Ning family and Jia Huan had quite the remarkable ways of making money.

The annual revenue from the sale of military rations alone exceeds 100,000 taels!

These were all open secrets within the nobility circle, so how could Feng Ziying and others not be envious?

"Brother Huan, seeing you in person is truly better than hearing about you!"

When Feng Ziying and his party met Jia Huan, they were at an ordinary restaurant in the capital.

Those famous restaurants are too expensive; even the sons of noble families cannot afford them.

There was nothing awkward about it, but they were quite surprised that Jia Huan was much younger than them, yet his height and build were almost the same.

"Everyone, thank you for your help this time!"

Jia Huan chuckled and said, "If you ever need my help, don't hesitate to ask!"

He glanced at Jia Baoyu, who had been silent all along, and leaned over to say, "Everyone here is Brother Bao's friend, so naturally they're my friends too!"

"No trouble at all, it's nothing!"

Feng Ziying waved his hand and smiled, "I'm glad I could help!"

When I turned around, I exchanged glances with a few friends, and we all saw the curiosity in each other's eyes.

The feeling they got from Jia Huan was completely different from that of Jia Baoyu.

With his clean and efficient appearance, he was clearly a person with a very decisive style of doing things.

In terms of appearance, he was not much inferior to Jia Baoyu, and even had a bit more masculine charm.

To be honest, if they had to choose, they would all want to be good friends with someone like Jia Huan.

They are all ambitious young people, so naturally they associate with people who can help each other.

If Jia Baoyu weren't the most core direct descendant of the Rong Mansion and the younger brother of Consort Yuan, they might not have been willing to associate with him; he was too docile.

Of course, as they spent more time with him, they naturally realized that Jia Baoyu had a gentle and kind personality and was a good person to talk to, but that was about it.

In the original novel of Dream of the Red Chamber, Jia Baoyu's several good friends all have different developments and fates.

The most unfortunate of them all was Wei Ruolan, who was known for her good looks. Not only did her father die in battle while following the Prince of Nan'an, but she herself also died on the battlefield.

Feng Ziying was probably the most successful, yet he didn't lend a hand to Jia Baoyu when he was at his lowest point. This suggests that the true value of Jia Baoyu's so-called good friends was quite limited.

After exchanging pleasantries, they quickly got down to business.

"Don't worry, Huan-ge'er, we deal with that kid Qiu-jia all the time. It'll be easy to arrange a meeting. Nothing will go wrong!"

Feng Ziying laughed and said, "This guy has a bad temper and is quite strong. He won't be easy to control!"

He didn't ask Jia Huan about his specific purpose; if he could see his old rival suffer, that would be the best outcome.

"Haha, it's only because Commander Qiu's identity is special and he's not easy to target, otherwise we wouldn't have made such a move against his son so easily!"

Jia Huan said calmly, "This is a bit unfair; it's not a fair victory!"

Despite saying that, his expression remained unchanged.

Feng Ziying, Wei Ruolan, and the others exchanged bewildered glances, unsure how to respond to this remark.

Just then, his rival arrived with his henchmen.

Upon meeting you, he couldn't help but sneer, "Look at you lot, all of you have ended up in a restaurant like this!"

"If you really don't have any money in your pocket, you should have said so earlier. I'll treat you to some drinks, that would have been fine!"

"Hmm, this brother looks unfamiliar. Could he be one of the helpers you guys hired?"

"You guys don't have very good taste either. This guy doesn't look like he's any good at fighting!"

That's why they say most villains die from talking too much.

The second floor of the restaurant where they were staying had been booked out, and it was full of their own people.