Red Mansion: After being expelled from the family, I was granted the title of Marquis of Mobei

Chapter 111 The traitor will never die
After discussing the matter, Jia Jue chatted with Wang Xifeng for a while, then got up and left Wang Xifeng's residence.

Not long after, Jia Jue went around in circles and finally arrived at the courtyard where Sheng Hualan was staying.

Ever since the Sheng family came to the Marquis' Mansion to celebrate Sheng Minglan's pregnancy, Sheng Hualan has been living in the Marquis' Mansion to accompany Sheng Minglan.

At this time, Sheng Hualan was doing needlework in her room.

When the maid came in and whispered a few words, Sheng Hualan couldn't help but blush and became excited.

After sending the maids and others away, Jia Jue came to Sheng Hualan's bedroom with ease.

When she saw Jia Jue come in, Sheng Hualan lowered her head shyly.

Seeing this, Jia Jue came closer, sat down, and said with a smile.

"Big sister has become more and more charming lately."

After hearing this, Sheng Hualan looked at Jia Jue charmingly and said.

"Virtue, you are very proud of yourself, right? You have brought disaster to us sisters."

After hearing this, Jia Jue took Sheng Hualan in his arms, kissed her earlobe lightly and said.

"How can it be called a disaster when a man and a woman love each other consensually?"

Feeling the warm breath beside her ear, Sheng Hualan's body couldn't help but soften in Jia Jue's arms.

Sheng Hualan said after weakly hitting Jia Jue's chest.

"My enemy, I really don't know what I owed you in my past life that made you tease me like this."

Jia Jue chuckled, then picked up Sheng Hualan and came to the bed.

What happens in the boudoir is not worth mentioning, and there is no need to elaborate on a night of romance.

While Jia Jue and Sheng Hualan were making love, late at night, things were not going smoothly for the Wang family, the relatives of the Sheng family.

In the room of Old Lady Wang of the Wang family, she was talking with her eldest son-in-law Kang Haifeng.

Old Lady Wang looked at Kang Haifeng with a very serious expression and asked.

"Haifeng, you mean that Ruoyu really died at the hands of the Champion Marquis, right?"

Kang Haifeng nodded and said.

"Mother-in-law, I can confirm this."

"The hot spring villa outside the capital is a place where many powerful people gather. Even His Majesty has a palace there."

"Every three months, the Imperial Guards will search the mountains within a twenty-mile radius to hunt wild beasts to prevent them from harming anyone."

"A month before the Madam's accident, the Imperial Guards had just cleared the area nearby. How could it be such a coincidence that a tiger appeared there?"

"Furthermore, the tiger chose to hunt those living far away, rather than those close by, and specifically killed those living closer to the center, while those living on the periphery remained unharmed. This defies both common sense and logic."

"Most importantly, afterward, all traces of the area around the villa were cleaned up by the personal soldiers under the command of the Champion Marquis under the pretext of hunting a tiger."

"Who else but him can do this?"

Old Mrs. Wang said, puzzled.

"But why? The Marquis of Guanjun has no grudge against Ruoyu. Ruoyu is his wife's aunt. Why would he do such a cruel thing?"

Kang Haifeng sighed and said.

"I couldn't understand it at first, but recently, I overheard the maids in the mansion cursing Ruoyu behind her back."

"One of the things mentioned was that ever since Ruo Yu found out about the marriage between the Sheng family and the Guanjun Marquis's residence, he was so angry that he couldn't eat for several days. He complained privately and cursed Third Sister, looking like he was blaming everyone."

"As for this person, you know, mother, she's capable of anything when she's upset."

"Perhaps she had secretly used some tricks at the villa and was discovered by the Champion Marquis. The Champion Marquis was very unforgiving and killed her."

It has to be said that Kang Haifeng still understood Wang Ruoyu, and his guess was almost correct.

As for Old Lady Wang, there is no need to mention her. In order to save her daughter, Old Lady Wang often asked her son to clean up the mess left by Wang Ruoyu.

Old Master Wang was a prime minister during his lifetime, and his disciples were spread throughout the court. Why was it that his only son, Wang Shiping, could not even return to the capital to become an official in all these years?

One of the reasons is naturally that Wang Shiping is as his name suggests, with mediocre abilities.

But there is a more important reason, that is, in order to clean up the mess for Wang Ruoyu, all the favors and relationships left by Old Master Wang were used up.

After all, Wang Ruoyu had to carry out several people every year in the Kang family over the years, either killed by poison or torture.

If you want to suppress this murder lawsuit, you can't just spend money, you also need to use connections and favors.

After hearing what Kang Haifeng said, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but burst into tears.

"My poor daughter, this Champion Marquis is truly vicious. He actually treated you so cruelly just because of such a trivial matter."

The more Mrs. Wang spoke, the sadder she became, and she couldn't help but feel grief-stricken.

Seeing that Old Lady Wang was just crying and wiping tears, Kang Haifeng hurriedly spoke.

"Mother-in-law, if her death was truly tragic, we must find a way to avenge her."

Mrs. Wang said helplessly after hearing this.

"Report, how can I report it? Even if I sacrifice the Kang and Wang families, I can't possibly win the title of Champion Marquis."

"Not to mention that what Ruo Yu said is just speculation, we don't have any real evidence."

"Even if there's real evidence, what does it matter? The Marquis of Guanjun broke into the Ministry of Justice and robbed a prison. He even kicked a third-rank Imperial Censor to death in broad daylight. It was a public event."

"In the end, in order to protect him, His Majesty actually said that the Chief Censor died of a sudden illness."

"You don't think that His Majesty would punish the Marquis of Guanjun for Ruoyu's death, do you?"

Kang Haifeng waved his hand and said.

"Mother-in-law has misunderstood. I am certainly not that naive."

"If we fight head-on, we will definitely not be able to defeat Champion Hou."

"But we're not the only ones who have a grudge against the Marquis of Guanjun. The Empress and the Crown Prince must also be venomously hating him. How about we use their strength to counter their own?"

Upon hearing this, Old Lady Wang became alert instantly and looked at Kang Haifeng warily.

"Haifeng, tell me, who asked you to come here today?"

Kang Haifeng's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. Just as he was about to make an excuse, he heard Old Lady Wang continue speaking.

"I advise you to think it over carefully before you speak. I'm just old, not confused."

"Don't tell me you're in love with each other. Do you believe it yourself?"

Seeing that Old Lady Wang was so smart, Kang Haifeng had no choice but to nod and speak.

"Mother-in-law is indeed a smart person. I admire her."

"Although my son-in-law and Ruoyu are not on good terms, they have been married for many years and have children, so they still have some affection."

"I came to my mother-in-law this time because, firstly, I really wanted to avenge her, and secondly, I was ordered by someone to tell her about this."

Old Mrs. Wang said after a moment of thought.

"Who is this person you are talking about? The Second Prince, a founding father, or someone else?"

Kang Haifeng shook his head and said.

"Mother-in-law, don't ask any more questions. I won't tell you."

"Anyway, I've said everything I need to say now. Whether you want to avenge Ruoyu or watch the Champion Marquis continue to live happily, it's up to you."

"Please think about it."

After Kang Haifeng finished speaking, he drank a sip of tea and waited quietly for Mrs. Wang's answer.

After hesitating for a long time, Old Lady Wang finally made up her mind and nodded.

Then the two of them started to discuss.

At the same time, twenty miles outside the eastern suburbs of Shendu.

The two men were none other than Jia Baoyu and Jiang Yuhan. Jia Baoyu was well known to those who were familiar with the Dream of the Red Chamber, while Jiang Yuhan was an opera singer who sang female roles and belonged to the Zhongshun Prince's Mansion.

Because he is a famous actor in the capital, whenever there is a celebration in the mansions of other powerful people, they will also invite him to perform on stage.

Jia Baoyu and Jiang Yuhan met at Prince Beijing's Mansion.

Jia Baoyu fell in love with the handsome Jiang Yuhan at first sight.

In the past, male dan actors like Jiang Yuhan, in addition to singing operas, also served as male lover of the powerful.

So he was accustomed to the Longyang style.

Jiang Yuhan suddenly twitched twice, then fell to the ground with a thud, his whole body convulsing.

Seeing this, Jia Baoyu was frightened and hurried to check on Jiang Yuhan's condition.

Although Jia Baoyu tried hard to call Jiang Yuhan's name, it was of no avail. Soon Jiang Yuhan died of suffocation.

When Jia Baoyu saw that Jiang Yuhan was dead, he was instantly at a loss.

At this moment, Mingyan, the servant outside, heard the noise inside and rushed in.

Mingyan was also shocked when she saw Jiang Yuhan die.

Jia Baoyu asked hurriedly after seeing Mingyan.

"Mingyan, what should we do?"

Mingyan said after a moment of thought.

"Second Master, we have to take advantage of the dead of night to dispose of his body, and then quietly leave here tomorrow morning."

"If this matter gets out, things will be troublesome."

After hearing this, Jia Baoyu nodded helplessly, then put on his clothes and the master and servant got busy.

The next morning, at the Marquis of Guanjun's mansion, Jia Jue was drinking tea with Lin Ruhai.

Seeing Jia Jue's alert look, Lin Ruhai said unhappily.

"What are you doing? Are you afraid that I will drop the teacup on your head?"

Jia Jue spread his hands helplessly and said.

"I'm afraid you'll drop the teapot on my head."

Lin Ruhai waved his hand and said.

"Okay, I came to you today to discuss something, not to accuse you."

"Jia Jue, let me ask you, what do you really think of my daughter?"

Jia Jue said after hesitating for a moment.

"Master Lin, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

"Nonsense, what are you talking about."

Lin Ruhai couldn't help but glare at Jia Jue.

Jia Jue said immediately.

"Your daughter is a beauty of heaven, and has extraordinary talent and learning. I believe that every man in the world will be attracted to you."

"It's just that I'm already married, so I have no intention of disrespecting your daughter."

"To be honest, if I really had any dirty intentions, your daughter would no longer be a virgin by now."

Lin Ruhai snorted coldly.

"You are frank and manly."

"In that case, I'll tell you straight away."

Lin Ruhai then told Jia Jue about Lin Daiyu's plan, and then said helplessly.

"I even suspected that you drugged my daughter. You got it easy."

"This time you can be happy secretly."

After hearing what Lin Ruhai said, Jia Jue couldn't help but blurt out.

"Isn't this just borrowing seeds? This, this..."

Lin Ruhai became unhappy when he heard this and his eyes widened.

"What words, what words is this."

"Why, you're still not happy."

"Let me tell you, if it weren't for my daughter's filial piety and not wanting my Lin family to be extinct, do you think I would be interested in you?"

"Stop being so naive and act like a good kid. Come on, I just want a word from you."

Jia Jue couldn't help but feel deeply moved at this moment. What a great guy, what a great guy.

Originally, Jia Jue had been troubled about how to deal with Lin Ruhai and take Lin Daiyu into his harem.

Now, Lin Daiyu came up with this idea herself, which forced Lin Ruhai to come to her house to negotiate.

There was no reason for Jia Jue to refuse such a deal that was almost free.

As a modern man, Jia Jue is not so obsessed with the concept of having children. It doesn’t matter whose surname the child has. The most important thing is whether it is his own child.

Compared to the situation where a couple has been married for sixteen years and none of the three children are their own, there is obviously nothing unacceptable about the child taking the mother's surname.

Although he was happy in his heart, Jia Jue still pretended to be hesitant in order to take care of his cheap father-in-law's feelings.

"This, this is too unfair to your love."

Hearing this, Lin Ruhai's tone softened a little.

"You can say this, you still have some conscience."

"If it were up to me, I would never agree to it no matter what."

"But this is my only precious daughter, and I can't resist her."

"If you are willing, wait until I am gone for a hundred years and take good care of Daiyu and our future children. That will be your fulfillment of our father and daughter's duty."

After hearing this, Jia Jue nodded and said.

"Don't worry, Master Lin. I will never let your beloved down."

Lin Ruhai sighed and said.

"I hope you keep your promise. Okay, I have something else to do. I'm leaving now."

After saying this, Lin Ruhai stood up and left.

Looking at Lin Ruhai's back, Jia Jue also saw the helplessness of a father.

Alas, I hope Fen'er and Minglan both give birth to sons. If they give birth to a daughter, and if it causes me, as a father, such a headache in the future, Jia Jue feels that he will definitely feel bad.

After a brief moment of emotion, Jia Jue felt relieved.

After all, whether she is a girl or not is a different story, but Lin Daiyu, the top of the Twelve Golden Hairpins, was actually won by herself.

Next, I just need to find a suitable time so that I can give her a kiss. Just thinking about it makes me happy.

After all, men, unless they are hung on the wall, will only think about the same things when they are eighty years old.

A man remains a young man until he dies, but this is not just about sentiment.

When a man shows no interest in women, the possibility of him giving up lust is very small, and the greater possibility is that he is unable to do so.

(PS: I'd like to share an anecdote from the author's experience. When I was a teenager, the village held a performance and invited a song and dance troupe to do that kind of dance. The old men in the village squeezed forward one after another, staring at the performance with their eyes wide open. It was hilarious.)
After seeing Lin Ruhai off, Jia Jue returned to his study and read leisurely.

In the afternoon, in the Qianqing Palace, Emperor Yongping summoned the cabinet to discuss matters.

(End of this chapter)