The Red Mansion: From a Small Pawn to a Leader

Chapter 487: Part 3

Another banquet was set up in the Xia family’s flower hall, and this time the guest of honor was Wang Ren.

I don’t know what Xia San said.

Wang Ren smiled, then picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp.

Xia San also drank, then filled Wang Ren’s glass, and then filled his own glass, saying: “I have to say, the vegetarian food at Taihe Tower is better than that of other restaurants. It’s just too expensive, and you have to make reservations several days in advance. If I hadn’t run into Old Cangtou, the wet nurse of the fool Xue, I really wouldn’t have been able to have this vegetarian meal today. Damn it! The reputation of a concubine actually overshadowed the imperial merchant Xia family.”

Hearing this, Wang Ren snorted coldly, picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

What they drank was not alcohol, but freshly squeezed fruit juice similar to later generations. This kind of drink was called “thirst water”. It was pure natural freshly squeezed fruit juice and could be drunk directly by adding some water.

Xia San was stunned at first, then he realized that Wang Ren was obsessed with the eldest daughter of the Xue family and wanted to take her as a concubine, but Li Hu intervened and not only snatched the eldest daughter of the Xue family away, but also beat him half to death, making him a laughing stock in the entire capital.

Wang Ren had always held a grudge against Li Hu and the Li family. After he became the commander of the Southern Pacification Division, he took the opportunity of submitting daily and monthly reports to the emperor to throw dirty water on Li Hu and the Li family. Unfortunately, Emperor Yongxing died a few days later.

Of course, these were all said unintentionally by Wang Ren when he was drunk.

Xia San filled Wang Ren’s glass again and continued, “I asked Old Cangtou about the fool Xue. He was not locked up at home, but was thrown into the military camp by Li Hu. He said that the eldest daughter of the Xue family was worried that he would cause trouble outside. He can’t come out until the three months of national mourning have passed.”

Having said that, he looked at Wang Ren and smiled, “I’ve thought about it. Since I can’t deal with that fool Xue, I’ll just ruin this marriage first.” As he said that, he took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms.

Wang Ren: “What is it?”

Xia San rubbed his hands and showed a wretched smile: “Medicine.”

Wang Ren frowned: “Drug?”

Xia San: “Don’t be fooled by my sister’s appearance as a lady from a wealthy family. In fact, she is just pretending. She is a shrew. It is difficult for me to get close to her without drugging her.” As he said this, he subconsciously glanced at Wang Ren’s empty left arm.

Wang Ren’s face darkened: “What do you mean by that?”

Xia San came to his senses and realized that he had spoken rashly. He hurriedly said with a smile, “A loser like me cannot be compared with you, sir. You are a tough guy who has been through thick and thin on the battlefield. It is easy for you to deal with a little girl. However, the noise is too loud and will attract the servants.

Besides, you are a man of ten thousand gold, it would be bad if you got hurt.”

Wang Ren looked towards the bottle of medicine.

Xia San’s eyes lit up: “Don’t worry, she dare not make it public, and she is even more reluctant to die!”

Wang Ren hesitated for a moment and said, “Isn’t this a bad idea? Even if we can’t be together, how are we going to live in the future?”

Xia San just wanted to tease him out of this sentence, and hurriedly said with a smile: “I have thought about it for you.”

Wang Ren: “Speak.”

Xia San: “In two days it will be the anniversary of the master’s death. At this time every year, our grandmother would invite nuns from the temple to come to our house to perform blessing rituals. Xia Jingui disliked the noise, so she would move to the warm room next to the meeting hall and stay there for a few days. There is a small door on the side. I promised her personal maid Baochan to be the grandmother of the house, and she would help steal the key. By then, you will be drunk, go to the wrong door, and get on the wrong bed.” When he said this, he laughed.

Wang Ren also laughed.

After laughing, Xia San said, “You have to do the whole show. So, this wine.”

Wang Ren patted his chest and said, “Of course I really drink it!”

“it is good!”

Xia San clapped his hands and said loudly: “Mr. Wang, you are so generous! However, you can’t get drunk on your wedding night. Have a couple of drinks and I’ll pour some wine in the warm room for you.”

Wang Ren waved his hand: “No need. I can drink a whole jar of wine on weekdays, so it’s okay to drink two more cups.”

“Young Master Wang has a huge appetite!” Xia San raised his lips with an ambiguous smile.

At this moment, the door was pushed open with a “bang”.

Wang Ren and Xia San raised their heads in surprise.

A man dressed in the uniform of a captain of the Southern Pacification Division came in and shouted, “Sir, this Kong wants to replace you!”

Wang Ren stood up suddenly: “What did you say?!”

The captain said, “I just came back from outside. I heard that this is an imperial envoy, and it was sent by the Prime Minister himself. He is working with the Imperial Household Department. The Kong guy took the job while you were away from the yamen, and he didn’t allow our people to inquire. The people who went out with him are all his cronies.” At this point, he cursed, “Damn it! The Kong guy wants to take all the credit and use this imperial envoy to replace you!”

Wang Ren’s eyes were blazing with anger: “Let’s go back to the yamen!” After saying that, he strode out.

The captain followed him out.

A gust of cold wind blew in a lot of snowflakes.

Xia San shivered at the wind, stood up, closed the door, spat, and cursed: “Hurry up to reincarnate!”

Walking back to the chair and sitting down, Xia San’s eyes fell on the medicine bottle again. His thoughts were immediately aroused. He couldn’t help but think about Xia Jingui’s face and figure, and his heart was burning.

Just as he was thinking, someone suddenly patted him from behind and said, “What are you daydreaming about?”

Xia San was startled, turned around, and then smiled. He stretched out his hand to embrace the man and held him on his lap. His other hand skillfully reached into the man’s collar, groping around and saying, “Why are you here when you’re not serving Xia Jingui?”

The person who came was Xia Jingui’s personal maid, Baochan.

Baochan held Xia San’s hand and pulled it free, then said, “The housekeeper said that the nun from the Muni Courtyard will be here tomorrow. The young lady asked you to take someone to clean the warm room again and move it in tonight.”

Moving tonight?!
Xia San subconsciously glanced at the bottle of medicine, then swallowed.

Baochan put his hands on his shoulders and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Xia San looked around and then whispered something in Baochan’s ear.

Baochan’s face changed immediately: “You are crazy!”

Xia San had a lewd smile on his face and reached his hand into Baochan’s clothes again. “Anyway, Wang Ren, that bastard, will harm us in two days, so why not let me have the advantage first!” At this point, his eyes sparkled. “Then I’ll give Wang Ren some medicine and make him a cuckold. With this handle, we won’t be afraid of Xia Jingui turning against us. We can even let her help us.”

After a pause, he said, “The family has been in a mess these days. I’ll take this opportunity to sleep with her a few more times. If she can give birth to a son for me, even if he can’t inherit the title and property of the Wang family, he can still get a large sum of money!”

It was as if a thunderbolt struck the sky, and Baochan stood up in shock.

Xia San hugged her again and said, “To tell you the truth, except for those old guys in the front yard, I have bribed everyone else in Xi’an! If it weren’t for the sudden appearance of the fool Xue, I would have slept with Xia Jingui! Now the opportunity has come to my door again.”

Baochan came back to his senses and said: “You, you are really a despicable person!”

Xia San: “What’s wrong with being a scumbag? I’m willing to be a scumbag!”

Baochan: “Why?”

“Good people are not rewarded and have a short life”

Xia San stood up holding Baochan, turned around and walked towards the back hall, saying, “I’m going to sleep with you first!”

“Let me go! Let me go.”

“.”

“Don’t make a fuss, the girl is waiting!”

“quickly.”

Jia Yuanchun’s worries were right. The Supreme Emperor wanted to “get rid of the mother and keep the son”, but the eunuch in charge of Fengzao Palace guessed it right, so the Supreme Emperor did not dare to kill Jia Yuanchun.

Hall of Mental Cultivation

On the imperial desk was a large piece of rice paper with more than a dozen names written on it. In addition to the Jia family, Shi family, Wang family and Li family mentioned by the eunuch in charge of Fengzao Palace, there were also the names of many officials and generals.

The Supreme Emperor sat on the dragon throne with a bewildered look on his face.

After an unknown amount of time, he sighed deeply. That evil creature actually raised a ferocious tiger!
The relatives by marriage are powerful, the emperor is young, and the dynasty needs to change!

The Supreme Emperor stood up suddenly and walked back and forth quickly. As he was walking, he suddenly stopped and thought in his heart: Since we can’t touch the Jia family, let’s stabilize them first and find a way to rescue Prince Kang from Shengjing City!

The person who benefited the most from this incident was Prince An, or the Jia family!
Thinking of this, a fierce and cold light flashed in the eyes of the Supreme Emperor. (End of this chapter)