The Red Mansions

Chapter 32 Heng, be ashamed!
Lin Zhixiao hurried forward, said with a wry smile, "Master Heng, please stay, please, the old slave will talk to the old lady first."

But in fact, Jia Heng's thunderous voice, like the clang of gold and stones, had already reached the ears of everyone in Rongqing Hall.

Mother Jia's face showed no joy or anger. This old woman, obviously not deaf and blind, heard the astonishing words from the young man outside.

Man from the Jia family, is he not even allowed to bring a sword?
Jia Zhen's face was green, and she said anxiously: "Old lady, you heard me, no one is in the eyes, no one is in the eyes! Outside the Rongqing hall, you dare to hold the soldiers and roar, do you still have the Jia family in your eyes?"

Sister Feng Liu Ye frowned, her phoenix eyes were a little gloomy, and she said: "Old Ancestor, this Jia Heng is really shameless."

Jia's mother only felt a headache, and felt that she had gone back decades. Facing the appearance of those arrogant soldiers under her late husband, she waved her hand, signaling Jia Zhen not to shout in her ear, waved her hand, and said, "Mandarin duck , let that evil obstacle come in."

Yuanyang hurried out of the middle hall, raised the curtain and came under the eaves of the corridor, and said: "Master Heng, the old lady let you in."

Jia Heng turned his head to look at the mandarin duck, with a silent expression, the big maid in Jia's mother's house, with a pretty face, looked at Jia Heng curiously in her almond eyes.

Yuanyang said softly: "Master Heng, don't keep the old lady waiting."

Jia Heng glanced at Lin Zhixiao, said nothing more, and walked into the central hall with his head held high, guided by the mandarin duck.

Bypassing a screen of mountains, rivers, clouds, and cranes, Jia Heng stopped on the woolen carpet. Looking up, he saw an old lady with silver hair on her temples and a benevolent face sitting on the kang with the painting of pine cranes and birthday stars hanging in the middle hall. His face was a little sullen.

On one side sat Jia Zhen and You Shi, and on the other side sat Feng Jie and Jia Lian, their expressions were either salty or angry.

Jia Heng bowed deeply, "Jia Heng please greet the old lady."

"Excuse me, my old lady can't afford your gift." Jia Mu said indifferently, looking at the blue-shirted boy opposite, young, with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, with a sword pressed on his waist, with a heroic air.

Jia Heng followed the trend and didn't answer the words, saying: "The old lady called Heng, is there something wrong?"

Jia Zhen scolded: "Well, you are an old and humble beast, in front of the old lady, why don't you kneel down and plead guilty!"

Hearing this, Jia Heng looked at Jia Zhen coldly, sneered, and said, "Old man, it seems that the beating was light yesterday."

The crutch in Jia Mu's hand slammed the floor and said, "Enough."

Jia Zhen's face darkened, and she said: "Look, this is a rebellious person in the back of his head. It's better to be locked up by the government, otherwise he might do some lawless and bastard things." "

Mother Jia glanced at Jia Zhen, then looked at Jia Heng, and said, "Brother Heng, can I care about you?"

Jia Heng cupped his hands and said: "The Jia family lives in the eighth room of Shenjing, with thousands of people. There are many rumors that the old lady manages the family well and handles things fairly. Heng also believes it. I am going to ask the old lady to make the decision!"

If you are fair, you can control me.

Mother Jia paused for a moment on her old face, why couldn't she hear the subtext of this little boy, her eyes flickered, and she said: "I ask you, why did you commit the crime and beat the clan brother?"

Jia Heng said seriously: "This matter is right and wrong. The second elder brother Lian is also here. He should know how the Dongfu bullied me. I wonder if he has reported it to the old lady? Jia Zhen, in order to spoil my marriage, I will use Brother Rong My son seduced me with silver, and then threatened me with slaves, but I did not submit. Last night he was in the place where the fireworks were waiting in Cuihonglou, trying to forcefully buy my marriage with 1000 taels of silver. I have never heard of my Jia clan. Clan brother, you have acted so shamelessly and with such low means that everyone is outraged! Moreover, Jia Zhen also did it last night!"

Jia Zhen said angrily: "You are talking nonsense! I have a good discussion with you, but you insult me ​​with words!"

"If you hadn't insulted me first, how would you have had this reward?" Jia Heng sneered and retorted.

However, he suddenly noticed a pair of complicated eyes staring at him, and when he looked up, he saw a beautiful woman sitting beside Jia Zhen, looking at him quietly.

Jia's mother had a headache from the noise and said, "Brother Lian, what Brother Heng said, is there such a thing?"

Jia Lian glanced at Jia Heng, met those cold gazes, sighed, and said, "Back to the old lady, brother Zhen wanted me to make peace on purpose. It was originally a good deal, but a few words They didn't talk about getting together, but they clashed, Brother Zhen also said that if Jia Heng agrees, the marriage will be taken care of."

What I said in these words not only narrated the process, but also did not help each other, absolutely non-stick.

Jia's mother frowned, looked at Jia Heng, and said, "It doesn't make sense, how can you beat someone? Brother Zhen is also the patriarch and the face of my Jia family. You are also from the Ningguo lineage. That's how your parents taught you. ?”

Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "Because I belong to the lineage of Ningguo, how can I think of my ancestor Ninggong as a hero? As a descendant of the next generation, no matter how unworthy he is, he can let Xiaoxiao take my marriage? Besides, I just mentioned that I will divorce Sister-in-law You In other words, Jia Zhen ignored her drunken body and used her old fists to face each other. The sage taught me not to do to others what you don't want yourself to do to yourself. Let me save face for him?"

"I didn't kill him, it's Gu Nian's fellowship!"

This passage not only explained the reason for beating Jia Zhen, but also said that what I heard was the teaching of a sage, and it responded to Jia's mother's so-called "heart-killing" words that have a life and no education.

Mother Jia's eyebrows twitched when she said this, her old face was white and red. How many years has it been since anyone contradicted her like this?

But this truth of hidden wit and words like knives was resounding in Rongqing Hall, shocking everyone in the room.

Not only Jia's mother was silent, but even Jia Lian sighed, Sister Feng sneered, and You Shi lifted up a familiar and charming face like a flower, and the beautiful eyes under the curved eyelashes showed a few smiles. Very confused.

For this mature woman from a small family, it doesn't sound too much to...kill her husband.

What else is there to say that her husband is old?
And behind the screen, Tanchun, who was peeling an orange in his hand and stuffing orange petals into his mouth, held the orange petals with his slender fingers on the edge of his red lips, plump and moist with watery lips, and lightly said: "This It's really verbal criticism, every word is like a knife, I didn't expect such a character to appear in the east."

The third girl in Jia's mansion, although she is a concubine, has a cheerful temperament, looked at Lin Daiyu at the side, and joked: "It's more powerful than sister Lin's mouth."

Lin Daiyu was knocking melon seeds at first, she listened intently, her cheeks were blushing when she heard the words, she looked at Tanchun, and said angrily: "Third girl, what kind of stinky outsider is used to arrange me."

As he said that, he went to scratch and explore the itch.

While dodging, Tanchun smiled lightly and begged for mercy: "My good sister, please forgive me."

Jia Baoyu was also listening intently, and a thoughtful look appeared on Yuanpan's face, and he suddenly said: "Brother Zhen, what you did...is really disrespectful."

Baoyu's temperament is actually not bad, of course, if he sees Qin's superb appearance, whether he throws jade to get close is another matter.

Xiren on the side brought a cup of fragrant tea, smiled lightly and said, "Second Master Bao, don't just listen to one side's words, these people who are out there are cunning, and when they talk about the truth, they are all talking about their own truth. .”

This is very insightful.

Tanchun smiled, glanced at Xiren, and thought to himself, Brother Bao, this big maid, is really not easy.

Jia Heng bowed again and said: "Old lady, Heng lost his father when he was young, and has no brothers around him. The family love has gone through a lot of hardships, and he has raised Heng to adulthood. The family love has gone away, and the engagement with the Qin family in the past has been for the family love. My last wish, Jia Zhen wanted to take my marriage, threatened and lured me, why did she bully me so far? Jia Zhen is the patriarch of my Jia clan, she can’t be loyal to the emperor and share the state affairs, and she can’t help the clan to help the poor. , feel ashamed!"

This is a direct accusation that Jia Zhen, as the patriarch, lacks virtue and cannot fully protect the clan's duties.

(End of this chapter)