Dream of the Red Chamber: I can see the hidden labels of the beauties.

Jia Can showed no sympathy for Cui Lü's pleas and coldly replied:

"I can't sleep well. Even if Brother Zhen scolds me, I still have to go to him. If you don't want to be punished, then do exactly what I say. Don't miss a single thing."

"If he tries to cheat again, don't blame me for going after him."

The three of them, Cui Lü and Cui Lü, turned pale with fright and fear.

They never expected that Jia Can would use Jia Zhen's authority to force them to obey.

Before they arrived, they thought they could use Jia Zhen's authority to force Jia Can to submit and cooperate with their surveillance. However, the situation turned out completely differently, and they were now completely controlled by Jia Can.

After hearing Jia Can's words, the three dared not say anything more, and could only nod awkwardly, repeatedly responding:

"Yes, we'll get to work right away."

The three of them hung their heads in dejection, looking like wilted eggplants.

Jia Can then gave them a stern warning:

"Also, don't try to cheat or shirk your duties again. I'm watching you from the main room, and I won't leave for even a moment."

"Like I said, no one gets to sleep until the job is done. Even if it means staying up until dawn, you have to finish it."

Hearing this, Cui Lü and the other two felt even more bitter, as if they had swallowed a bellyful of bitter herbs.

This Master Can was even more difficult to serve than Jia Zhen, who was known for his unpredictable temper. Although Jia Zhen was violent, he could be appeased as long as you went along with him and coaxed him.

This Second Master Can was impervious to both soft and hard approaches, and he even used Jia Zhen to pressure them, making them not even dare to have a thought of resistance.

But now that things have come to this, they dare not complain at all. They can only drag their tired bodies, carry lanterns, find a ladder, and climb onto the roof to remove the tiles.

Upon seeing this, Jia Can's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly. He thought to himself, "Once you've finished this, you probably won't have the mind or energy to monitor me anymore."

He turned and went back to the inner room, took a coat from the clothes rack, hung it on the screen in front of the window, and adjusted the angle of the candlelight so that the light shone through the back of the coat.

Looking out this way, you can see half a figure reflected on the window paper, as if someone is sitting in front of the window.

Because of preconceived notions, when Cui Lü and the other two saw a blurry figure on the window paper, they would subconsciously assume that Jia Can was sitting there, watching their every move—a kind of psychological suggestion.

After doing all this, Jia Can took off his clothes and lay down, but did not fall asleep immediately. Instead, he listened carefully to the sounds outside.

After confirming that the three people had reached the roof and were turning over the tiles, he closed his eyes with peace of mind and gradually drifted off to sleep.

Just as he had expected, the three people on the roof, dressed in emerald green, had intended to pause for a while to catch their breath and rest.

They glanced towards the main room and saw half a figure clearly reflected in the window, motionless, as if Jia Can was staring at them.

The three dared not rest any longer and could only grit their teeth and continue to search for leaks by turning over the tiles.

Such intense work was almost unbearable, not to mention Cuilu and the rough maid, even the rough old woman who was used to doing heavy work was finding it hard to cope.

The three of them moved more and more heavily, panting and yawning after each tile they turned. Their legs trembled on the roof, and they almost slipped several times.

As dawn approached, the three of them finally managed to overturn most of the tiles in the east and west wing rooms, replacing the broken ones and re-compacting the loose ones.

While it's not exactly exquisite, at least it won't leak anymore for the time being.

As Cui Lu climbed down the ladder, the moment her feet touched the ground, she felt as if all the energy had been drained from her body, and she could barely stand.

He took a few breaths while holding onto the ladder, calmed himself down, and prepared to go to the main room to inform Jia Can that he had finished and could go back to rest.

Dragging his heavy steps, he arrived at the door of the main room, pushed it open, and looked inside. He saw that Jia Can was already lying on the bed, covered tightly with the quilt, breathing evenly, fast asleep. He was nowhere to be seen 'watching them' anymore.

Cui Lv was immediately furious, her chest tight with anger. She thought to herself, "We've been working ourselves to the bone on the roof all night, and you're just sleeping here comfortably without even saying hello."

He had planned to wake Jia Can up too, so he could also experience the feeling of having his sweet dreams disturbed.

But then she thought, this second master has become so difficult to deal with now. If she wakes him up, he might find some excuse to make them do other work. That would really be shooting herself in the foot.

I gritted my teeth and finally managed to hold back.

Standing at the door, looking at the sleeping Jia Can, I thought to myself:

Hmph, we'll see. We'll settle this score later. You've messed with us today, but we'll make you pay double the price another day!

Although he was determined to do something, he didn't dare to actually make a move. He quietly closed the door and left.

When the maids and servants learned that Jia Can had already gone to rest, they were filled with resentment, but they could only vent their anger in their hearts and dared not disturb Jia Can.

Afterwards, the three of them went to rest. They were exhausted after a long night, and as soon as they lay down, they fell into a deep and sound sleep, so sound that they could not hear any noise outside.

When they woke up, it was already noon.

Sunlight streamed through the window paper, dazzlingly bright.

The maids and old women all looked haggard, with dark circles under their eyes and disheveled hair. They sat up groggily, yawning incessantly, as if they could never get enough sleep.

Cui Lu woke up, feeling sore all over, as if she had been beaten up. She rubbed her eyes, looked at the sun outside, and felt annoyed. She had slept until noon, wasting the whole morning.

She still remembered that Jia Can had deliberately made them suffer all night, and she was holding her breath. She also remembered that Jia Zhen had instructed them to keep a close watch on Jia Can, and she dared not forget it for a moment.

Upon waking up, he first went to check the upper room.

When they arrived at the door of the main room, they found it closed. Cui Lü raised her hand and knocked on the door, calling out "Second Master Can" a few times, but there was no response from inside.

He knocked a few more times, but there was still no response. Feeling a bit suspicious, he reached out and pushed the door open.

After going around the screen and entering the inner room, I looked at the bed and found that Jia Can was no longer there.

Cui Lü was immediately startled, her face changed drastically, and she hurriedly turned around and looked around the room. She then ran to the east and west wing rooms and the side rooms to search, but still could not find Jia Can.

Standing under the eaves, his face was solemn, his brows were furrowed, and he was anxious and uneasy.

A maidservant came in yawning, rubbing her eyes. Seeing that Cui Lü's face looked off, she asked in a daze:

"Sister Emerald Green, what's wrong?"

Emerald's lips twitched, and she said urgently to her:

"Oh dear, Second Master Can is missing! We've searched the whole house, inside and out, but there's not a soul in sight."

The maidservant was taken aback, not yet realizing what was happening, and tilted her head, saying:

"If they're missing, they're missing. Maybe they went out for a stroll. What's the big deal?"

Emerald Green was both anxious and angry, and glared at her:

"The master instructed us to keep a close watch on Second Master Can, and to report to the master whatever he did or where he went."

"Now that Second Master Can has disappeared, we don't even know where he went. When Master asks, what will we do? How will we explain this to him?"