The Heavens Begin with Dream of the Red Chamber

Chapter 130 Jia Yucun solves the gourd case again
As the saying goes, you dream about what you think about during the day. Since Lin Daiyu went to the Zhan Mansion to get acquainted with the door during the day, it is reasonable for Mr. Zhan to come and get acquainted with the door at night as well!
Sister Lin closed her eyes and opened them again, then lay in Master Zhan's arms. The gifts she had received during the day were now placed on the bed beside her. When she turned her head, she saw Master Zhan looking at her with a smile, his hands and feet not being honest.

"My dear sister, these gifts were carefully selected for you by your sisters. Please don't waste them."

"Come on, let's study carefully how to play with these gifts."

Seeing Mr. Zhan smiling and picking up the "pearl necklace", Sister Lin's face suddenly changed color. She got up and ran out, not caring at all that her clothes were thin and she was only covered with a light gauze.

"Hehe..." Master Zhan was like an eagle catching a chick, chasing slowly from behind, making Lin Daiyu run around the room, her high heels making a non-stop "click-click" sound as they stepped on the ground.

Fortunately, there are enough rooms in this exhibition mansion and the space is large enough, so Lin Daiyu will not be "captured" for the time being.

But these high heels are not suitable for running, and Lin Daiyu was in a panic and didn't know where to go, so she was soon trapped in a corner.

"Good sister, why are you running away? It's not like you haven't used this thing before."

Mr. Zhan came over with a smile, hugged Lin Daiyu, and carried her back.

Lin Daiyu suddenly became very anxious and looked around quickly, trying to find someone to help share the burden. At a glance, she saw her savior and started shouting.

"Sister Feng, come and save me!"

Wang Xifeng was also dressed in a cool outfit, with her arms and legs exposed. When she heard Sister Lin calling, she walked over with a slender waist and a smile, followed Master Zhan into the room together, but she did not lend a hand to save her. Instead, she teased her:

"My dear sister, when I called you for help before, you didn't come to save me. But now that you need me, you remembered me."

Sister Lin begged bitterly:

"Good Sister Feng, I know I was wrong. Please be magnanimous and save me. Anyway, you also like being bullied by the master, don't you?"

After being teased by Lin Daiyu, Wang Xifeng's pretty face suddenly turned red. She swung her hand and slapped Lin Daiyu hard on the butt. There was a crisp and pleasant "pa" sound.

"Okay, you are indeed the sarcastic Lin Daiyu. Is this the attitude you always have even when you are asking for help?"

Feeling the hot and stimulating sensation on her buttocks, Lin Daiyu's body became a little weak, but she still said stubbornly:
"What do you mean by begging? It's obviously to give you more opportunities and let you eat more."

Wang Xifeng was even more embarrassed, so she came up and stretched her hand into Lin Daiyu's gauze, scolding with a smile:
"I'll let you talk nonsense, I'll let you have the first taste of the soup in a moment!"

Sister Lin was carried on Master Zhan's shoulders, unable to move. She was so excited that she was shaking and panting, but she was stubborn and refused to give in. She just lowered her head and leaned close to Master Zhan's ear, saying in a coquettish voice:

"Master, Sister Feng is bullying me. You have to take charge of the situation for me and bully her back!"

Master Zhan laughed and picked up Sister Feng, one on each shoulder, and walked quickly back to the bedroom in a few steps.

Throwing the two girls onto the super-large bed, Master Zhan smiled and said:
"Good Daiyu, if you want revenge, hold Feng'er down and see how the master will deal with her!"

After hearing this, Sister Lin also went over to grab Sister Feng's hand with a smile, but she was no match for Sister Feng. Sister Feng quickly pushed her down, tied her to the head of the bed with a silk ribbon, sat on her, glared at Master Zhan with her almond-shaped eyes, and shouted angrily:
"The master favors Sister Lin and always bullies me first!"

Master Zhan was enjoying the sight and the pleasure of the action, while he said with a smile:

"Master, I will treat everyone equally. Who gets it first and who gets it later, what does it matter?"

Fengjie first slapped the struggling Lin Daiyu on the buttocks, then used a ring to cover her mouth, and then raised her head with a red face and said:

"The one behind will naturally be more likely to receive the master's favor in the end, and will naturally have more chances of giving birth to a son."

Hearing the words "give birth to a son", Sister Lin, who was struggling with shame and anger, could not help but be stunned for a moment, but saw Master Zhan came up and hugged Wang Xifeng into his arms, and added a "fairyland product" under Sister Lin's body, and comforted her in a gentle voice:
"Good Feng'er, do you still hold a grudge about this?"

"It's all your fault, you've always suppressed Lian Er too harshly!"

"Then Lian Er has learned martial arts and has become a military officer. Of course, he wants to turn the tables and become the master."

"Ping'er respects him in every way and gave him a son. Of course he likes Ping'er more!"

"But if you think about it this way, if Lian Er hadn't divorced you, how would you have had the chance to be with the master?"

Wang Xifeng's face flushed red after being comforted by Master Zhan. She could no longer hold back and glared, shouting angrily:
"I only said one sentence, but you already have ten sentences waiting for me!"

"Master, you'd better put more effort into talking. Maybe you'll have a big fat boy to hold next year!"

Seeing that Wang Xifeng had turned back into that spicy girl, Master Zhan laughed, pushed her down, and started beating her to death.

Poor Lin Daiyu, who was tied up nearby and had to watch the two people fighting with real swords and guns beside her, but she could not move. She could only experience the power of the "products of the fairyland". I don't know how depressed she felt in her heart.

Feeling the increasingly intense heat in her body and the unstoppable itch in her heart, Lin Daiyu wanted to curse a few words, but her mouth was blocked, so she couldn't make a sound. She could only "woooo" and cry, like a fish that had been put on shore, bouncing on the bed.

It’s just a pity that Mr. Zhan was so engrossed in playing with Wang Xifeng that he had long forgotten about Sister Lin next to him. His movements became more and more exaggerated, and the tricks became more and more numerous, making Sister Lin more and more envious.

As she was craving for the food, Lin Daiyu was awakened from her dream.

Quietly wiping the saliva from the corner of her lips, Lin Daiyu got out of bed noiselessly, changed her underwear with ease, lay back on the bed, buried her head and face in the quilt, too embarrassed to see anyone.

Where she couldn't see, Mr. Zhan, who had been ejected from the dream, was floating in the air, watching Lin Daiyu's every move, then turned around and left with a smile.

At this point, Sister Lin is almost entirely surnamed Zhan.

After leaving Lin Daiyu's place, Master Zhan's spirit was floating around, and in an instant he arrived at the front yard of Rongguo Mansion and entered the small courtyard where Master Xue II was temporarily staying.

Relying on the sensitivity of his own illusion, Master Zhan easily found the illusory gold sand. Looking at the small half box of Xibei goods, Master Zhan smiled slightly, and with a thought, the gold sand turned back into sand.

This Second Master Xue has been deliberately delaying these days and refusing to take over the job of the Royal Merchant. It is obvious that he has other plans in mind.

But no matter what he was thinking or what plans he had, he would definitely need money. Now he has lost hundreds of thousands of taels of silver for nothing. Just look at his expression.

After Mr. Zhan had done his evil deeds, he turned around and went back home to sleep, waiting to come and watch the fun tomorrow.

The next day, after Master Zhan woke up and had breakfast, he asked someone to call Yang Yougong and told him:
"Master Lian has been training for a few months now, so we can increase the intensity of his training. Just remember to prepare medicine for injuries and make sure he doesn't get hurt."

After hearing this, Yang Yougong went to increase the intensity of Jia Lian's attack.

Jia Lian was originally someone who could not endure hardship. In the past, it was just basic training, and Yang Yougong controlled the progress, which allowed him to barely persevere. But now the intensity has become higher, and he can no longer bear it. He complained bitterly during the training, and the desire to back out was getting louder and louder.

Mr. Zhan ignored him and found another excuse to come to Rongguo Mansion, but he saw that everyone was calm and peaceful here. He thought that they must not have noticed that the gold sand in the warehouse was missing, so he went to chat with Lin Daiyu.

Before she reached Sister Lin, she saw Tanchun's maid, Shishu, bumping into her from the side.

She had come here on purpose to deliver a message, and had chosen a place where no one was nearby, so while she saluted, she looked at Master Zhan with her big watery eyes and whispered:

"Boss, you haven't come to work for a long time recently. Could it be that you are not tired?"

Master Zhan looked around and saw that there was no one around, so he smiled and twisted his face at her, teasing:
"Little hoof, I think your muscles and bones are tired. You want the master to help you loosen them up, right?"

Shishu did not dodge, but moved closer and said with a smile:
"Isn't it just right that I can loosen your bones first and then you can loosen my bones?"

"Besides, a new technician has recently come to the store, and I want to ask the boss to try out his skills."

"Oh? A new technician?" Master Zhan heard this and went through all the maids around Tanchun. He didn't find any pretty ones, so he shook his head and said, "Is there any other beauty around your young lady? Could it be Sheyue? Master has very high standards, and ordinary technicians are not in his eyes."

Hearing what Master Zhan said, the maid smiled and threw him a wink, saying mysteriously:
"If the master wants Aunt Musk Moon to come as well, I can just go back and tell Master Huan San."

"But this new technician is not Musk Moon. The master will know who it is when the time comes."

"Please rest assured, sir. I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"

Seeing that this maid dared to keep the secret, Master Zhan slapped her on the butt and glared at her:

"I'm going to make it clear to you, if your technicians can't satisfy me, I'm going to spank you."

Shishu had long been familiar with Master Zhan, and was not afraid of his threats at all. She just chuckled and said:
"Master can fight whenever he wants, whether he is satisfied or not."

As she said this, she turned around, half bent over, raised her buttocks, and let Master Zhan slap her a few times, then she left with a smile, leaving a message before leaving:
"Tomorrow afternoon, we will wait for you at the old place. See you there."

After watching the shadow of the secretary walk away, Master Zhan sighed helplessly:

"Alas, it turns out that what the old master said is right. This little girl is so rude!"

"Let's go back and see who the new technician is. If he is not satisfied, I will definitely teach them a lesson!"

After making a note of this matter for the time being, Mr. Zhan continued to move forward and chat with Sister Lin.

Lin Daiyu is also in love. She wishes Mr. Zhan would come over every day, but she insists on pretending to make some "clothing design drawings" and discussing them with Mr. Zhan with a blushing face.

"Sister, this drawing is indeed good, but it doesn't look tight enough and can't reflect the characteristics of this clothing."

"I think my sister could paint more realistically, making the woman's figure clearer and her clothes more detailed."

"I brought a picture book this time for my sister to study."

As Mr. Zhan spoke, he took out a photo album from behind him and placed it in front of Lin Daiyu.

This photo album was also created by Mr. Zhan, but Mr. Zhan did not produce color photos. Instead, he used pure sketches.

All the models in the film are Lin Daiyu. Their breasts, hips and legs are exactly like Lin Daiyu. However, in order not to stimulate Lin Daiyu too much, all the models have no painted faces. They all have a blank face.

But if you look closely at the outline of the face, someone familiar with the painting can still tell who this face belongs to.

As for the clothes these models are wearing, they are of course the special suits produced by Zhanfu itself!
Although they are all faceless people, such high-definition, ultra-realistic paintings have far exceeded the limits of Daiyu's imagination.

"Ah..." Daiyu was shocked after seeing it. Her face immediately turned red again. She put the photo collection together and shouted with a red face: "Brother Zhan, what are you doing?"

If she had not seen even more exaggerated scenes in her dreams and had not fallen in love with him imperceptibly, I am afraid that just this set of photo albums would be enough to make Lin Daiyu completely turn against him.

"Sister, why are you so surprised?" Master Zhan showed a surprised expression and pointed at the album very seriously and said nonsense: "Sister, you don't know that the painting method in this album is called sketching, which is the most basic painting method in the West."

"It is because of this unique style of painting that the clothing designs in my house are accurate enough and far superior to others. Even if other families want to copy them, they can't."

"Since my sister is the fashion designer in my house, she must learn this kind of painting technique."

"As for the model in the painting, it is Qingwen, a maid in my house. But in order to avoid being seen by outsiders, the face was erased."

"It's good that you know about this matter, but don't tell anyone else."

When she saw the person in the painting for the first time, Lin Daiyu subconsciously thought that person was herself. She felt very uncomfortable and thought that Brother Zhan did not respect her enough, so she exploded in anger.

Now that she heard what Master Zhan said, it turned out that the person in the painting was Qingwen, and her displeasure was mostly gone. Although she still felt that it was too much for Brother Zhan to bring such a pornographic painting to a girl like her, she already knew in her heart that Master Zhan was a big pervert, and she was very accepting of his things in this regard, so her disgust was naturally minimal.

Moreover, the excuse given by Mr. Zhan was also very reasonable. If he wanted to do fashion design, he must draw well, so he had to learn sketching.

But she really couldn't accept the fact that a girl like her and a man were discussing such revealing pictures together.

Although this man is her lover, and they both have done even more outrageous things in their precognitive dreams, dreams are just dreams, and people there only need to act on their instincts. But after waking up, reason will prevail, and they will think a lot and do all kinds of unnecessary things.

Seeing that Sister Lin was shy, Master Zhan realized that he was a little too hasty, so he smiled and turned the photo album over, with the back facing up, and opened it again and said:
"The following is a detailed sketching learning process, starting from the initial basics and gradually improving. You might as well start by practicing by drawing an apple."

Lin Daiyu took a quick glance and saw only various lines on it, but no half-naked woman in strange clothes. She breathed a sigh of relief, came over and sat down at the table, and began to look at it carefully.

Mr. Zhan explained to her bit by bit, telling her how to draw the sketch and how to practice. He then took out the charcoal pencils he had prepared and taught her step by step.

Lin Daiyu blushed as she felt the warmth of Master Zhan's big hand wrapped around her right hand. She was so focused that she could only devote two or three points of her attention to learning sketching. Most of her attention was distracted, thinking about every little detail in her dream.

What is self-strategy?

This is called self-strategy!
As long as Mr. Zhan weaves good dreams, Lin Daiyu will treat them as real and think they are things that will happen in the future.

How easy it is!

The two were happily painting together when suddenly there was a burst of noisy sounds coming from outside.

Sister Lin frowned immediately, raised her head unhappily and asked:
"What happened outside? Why is there so much noise?"

After a while, Zijuan came in and replied:
"Miss, the second master of the Xue family suddenly had a quarrel with the mansion, saying that the gold was swapped and wanted to report to the police. The matter has already reached the old lady."

Sister Lin originally ignored it, but Master Zhan was happy to watch the fun, so she put down her pen, followed Master Zhan out the door, and went to Rongqing Hall nearby.

When he entered the hall, he saw Lady Jia with a gloomy face, sitting at the first seat in the hall. Yuanyang stood behind her, bending over and saying something to her.

In the lobby, there were a few people standing scattered around, arguing loudly with red faces and thick necks. One side was led by Wang Xifeng, and the other side was led by Master Xue II.

"...Mr. Xue, what you said is not true. Your own gold was lost. It must have been done by a thief in your family. What does it have to do with my house?"

"Can my servants get into your storehouse?"

"If it's inconvenient for your family to check on their own, then leave it to my family. I'll have Lai Wang arrest all those who can enter and leave the warehouse and beat them up one by one. I'm not afraid that they won't confess."

"It's just such a simple matter, but why are you making such a fuss? Do you have to alert the authorities?"

"My Jia family is a kind family. If this matter gets out, won't people laugh at us?"

"Don't even mention reporting this to the police!"

After Wang Xifeng's half-hard and half-soft lecture, Master Xue also became angry and sneered:
"It's not that I intend to alert the government, but the people close to me are used to seeing large sums of money. They have been in charge of tens of thousands of taels of silver on their own many times. They have never embezzled money over the years. This is definitely not something they did."

"In order to avoid any misunderstanding, I actually conducted an internal investigation in advance. I searched everyone's residence and places they frequented, and basically ruled out the possibility that they switched the bags."

"The noble mansion was exposed for robbery a few days ago, and the lost gold sand has not been found yet. These people who dare to rob their own master's money are really untrustworthy."

"Of course, I'm not saying that the thief must be a servant of the mansion, but no one is good at catching thieves, so why not ask the old hands of the government office to come and take a look, so as to avoid suspicion among each other."

The more prestigious a family is, the more they care about their reputation and believe that family disgrace should not be made public.

Previously, Jia Lian and Daiyu were robbed on their way back to Beijing. The reason they reported it to the police was because they were outsiders and it would not be shameful to tell others about it.

But when the family scandal of the Jia family's gold sand being robbed by their own family members occurred, Mrs. Wang would rather beat a few people to death with sticks and lose 10% of the gold sand than report it to the police and let the government intervene.

Once the government gets involved, they will most likely file a case and keep it on file, which will inevitably leak out. By then, everyone in the capital will probably know about the shameful deeds of the Jia family, which will make the masters of the Jia family extremely embarrassed.

Merchants value profit, and everything is based on profit. Reputation can be put aside. That is why the second master Xue can stay in the Jia Mansion without any respect, and even try every means to marry into the Jia Mansion. Moreover, the Xue family is just a merchant family, and it is impossible for them to be like the Jia family, who can kill anyone if their servants say so, without worrying about the government causing trouble.

The behavior of a powerful family like Wang Xifeng is completely different from the habits of a merchant family like Mr. Xue's family, so naturally there are many conflicts when they do things.

One side was determined to report the matter to the police and have the thief arrested, while the other was determined to handle the matter internally. The two sides argued endlessly.

The more Jia's mother listened, the more annoyed she became. She frowned, grabbed her cane and slammed it on the ground, shouting:
"Okay, stop arguing!"

Wang Xifeng and the other person immediately stopped talking, turned their heads to look at the old ancestor sitting at the top, waiting for her to make the decision.

Grandmother Jia pinched her brows and set the tone for the matter.

"You definitely can't report this to the police!"

"The dignity of the family must be taken into consideration!"

"But..." She glanced at Master Xue, who was furious and wanted to say something, and changed the subject, saying, "After all, this involves ten thousand taels of gold. It's not a small matter. We have to investigate it."

"The method used by the Second Madam to retrieve the gold sand was quite good. This time, let her be in charge of this matter. Just let her investigate thoroughly. If she catches the greedy thief, she will be beaten to death with sticks and will not be spared."

Mr. Xue had no confidence in the so-called Mrs. Wang's investigation of the case, but he was a man who could read the situation. Just by looking at Lady Jia's gloomy face, he knew that if he said any more, he would surely anger Lady Jia, which would make things worse. So he could only sigh and wanted to wait and see the results of the investigation before making any decision.

Anyway, no matter what, this batch of gold must not be thrown away like that!

Just when the matter was about to be settled, Mr. Zhan became unwilling. This was too hasty!
I've already given you a good start, so don't be so hasty!

Then Master Zhan stepped forward, smiled and bowed to Lady Jia, saying:

"Old lady, I have some ideas about this case."

"I remember that the new governor of Shuntian Prefecture was named Jia Yucun. He is a distant relative of ours. We can use our personal relationship to invite him to investigate the case without filing a document or alerting the government."

Grandmother Jia also knew that even if she asked Lady Wang to investigate the case and got a result, Mr. Xue might not be convinced. But she really had no one else to use, so this was the only choice she had.

Now, when she heard Mr. Zhan mention Jia Yucun, she seemed to remember him. She knew that he was a better candidate than Mrs. Wang, so she slapped her thigh and said with a smile:
"If Nian Si hadn't mentioned him, I would have almost forgotten about him!"

"Since Jia Yucun has accumulated merits and has risen to the position of prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, he must be very familiar with criminal law. It is indeed appropriate to ask him to investigate."

Master Xue had been planning to hold back his anger for the time being, but suddenly things turned around and a new person was chosen to investigate the case. He was overjoyed and quickly bowed to Master Zhan to express his gratitude. He also agreed to let Jia Yucun come to try the case.

So the matter was settled. Grandmother Jia asked someone to send an invitation to Jia Yucun in the name of Jia Zheng, inviting him to her house for a banquet.

Jia Yucun ran over happily, but when he arrived and heard the detailed explanation, he was dumbfounded.

He was capable of being an official, but he was not that familiar with criminal law.

This case was obviously a dilemma. He knew without asking him in detail that the people of the Jia family believed that the thief was a servant of the Xue family who was familiar with the environment in the mansion. The people of the Xue family believed that the thief was a servant of the Jia family who was familiar with the environment in the mansion.

Unless he can recover the lost gold sand, catch the thief red-handed, and close the case perfectly, he will offend people if he points out who the thief is.

The worst thing is that he offended people on both sides, but ended up not catching the thief!

People are like wooden sculptures, they won't surrender unless they are beaten.

Nowadays, when the government tried a case, they often resorted to lynching.

When Jia Yucun was trying cases in the yamen, he didn't mind beating people with a stick.

Under three trees, what can you ask for?
But this time it’s not a government trial!

Even if he caught the thief, don't those people who were not thieves but were beaten by him have any resentment in their hearts?
He doesn't want to get involved in this muddy water!
But when the catastrophe hit him, he had nowhere to run.

There was no other way, he had to use the tactics of the officialdom and pick on the weak ones!

When faced with two evils, choose the lesser one. The Jia family must not be offended, so the only option is to offend the second master Xue!
Your Xue family has now split up, and you don’t even have the status of an imperial merchant. If I don’t bully you, who else can I bully?
So, after identifying the "thief" in his mind, Jia Yucun began to investigate the case.

Apart from anything else, this process must be followed, and it must be done in a realistic manner.

He first went to the warehouse of Master Xue's house and took a look around, and then found that this yard was originally a small courtyard of the Jia Mansion, with no protection capabilities. The so-called warehouse was just a room in the corner. If there was someone who was familiar with the local environment, it would be very easy to steal.

But it doesn’t matter anymore, he has already identified the “thief”.

There are too many people in the Jia Mansion. Even if someone in the Jia Mansion did it, how can we investigate? Who should be punished?
There are much fewer people in the Xue family. Only about a dozen people can enter and exit the warehouse, so the scope is much narrower.

So he pretended to check it out, and then reported to Lady Jia:
"Ma'am, I just checked the crime scene carefully."

"There are no signs of prying around the doors and windows, and there are no suspicious footprints around the doors and windows. As for the box containing the gold sand, the lock is intact and it cannot be opened without a key."

"So, according to Yucun's judgment, this case must have been a theft by an insider!"

"How is it possible?" After hearing this, Master Xue was immediately shocked and found it unbelievable.

After hearing this, Lady Jia, Mrs. Wang and others laughed with satisfaction.

Seeing the expressions of Jia Mu and others, Jia Yucun was more certain that his choice was correct, so he rushed forward to curry favor with them:
"The next step is to torture the Xue family members one by one, and we will definitely find out who stole the gold sand!"

Grandmother Jia smiled and glanced at the speechless Master Xue Er beside her, waved her hand slightly, and said kindly:

"As long as the identity of the thief is confirmed, that will be enough. As for the rest, it is not convenient for our Jia family to interfere. It is better to let Mr. Xue solve it internally."

At this point, although Master Xue Er was still full of doubts, he could only grit his teeth and admit defeat, and left in disgrace.

Grandmother Jia happily encouraged Jia Yucun with a few words, then asked Jia Zheng to entertain the guests while she went back to rest with peace of mind.

Jia Yucun felt that he had handled the situation very well this time. He accompanied Jia Zheng in eating, drinking and chatting, and then returned home contentedly.

After seeing Jia Yucun off, Mrs. Wang smiled and said to Jia Zheng:

"Master, this Second Master Xue is really ridiculous. He swore that the gold sand was definitely not stolen by his family. Doesn't that mean it was someone from our house who did it?"

"For this reason, I even went to check and found that all the gold sand in our warehouse was intact!"

After chatting and laughing for a while, the couple went to bed.

That night, Mr. Zhan went to the Jia Mansion's storehouse again and changed the gold sand back.

(End of this chapter)