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

Chapter 88 The Secret of Yuqing Temple

After making love, Sheng Hualan nestled in Jia Jue's arms, soft as a boneless creature, quietly enjoying this indescribable feeling.

If you don't comb your hair well in the morning, it will be a mistake for the rest of your life; if you don't marry

At this time, Sheng Hualan had a very deep understanding of this sentence.

A good man is too important to a woman.

The sense of security that Jia Jue brought to Sheng Hualan was something Sheng Hualan had never experienced in her life.

Feeling the beauty in his arms leaning against him, Jia Jue gently patted Sheng Hualan's round nipples and said.

"Big sister, what are you thinking about now?"

Sheng Hualan said shyly after hearing this.

"No, don't call me that. Lord, please call me Hua'er."

Jia Jue naturally knew that Sheng Hualan still couldn't get rid of her identity as the eldest aunt, and felt that it was a bit too taboo.

In response, Jia Jue kissed Sheng Hualan lightly and said.

"Okay, then I'll call you Hua'er."

Sheng Hualan looked at Jia Jue tenderly and said.

"My Lord, there's a poem by Du Mu that goes, 'I was born before you were born, and you were born when I was already old. I wish we were not born at the same time so that we could be together every day.'"

"When I first read this poem, I didn't understand its profound meaning. Now, when I think about it again, I find myself becoming the person in the poem."

"Hua'er knows that she is superficial and has been married before, a faded beauty."

"Now that I have the favor of the Marquis, a night of pleasure is enough for me."

"I have already bought a separate courtyard on the street next to the Marquis's residence. I hope that the Marquis will have pity on me and not forget that I am still thinking about you."

Jia Jue nodded slightly, and then kissed Sheng Hualan's red lips.

Soon, the plum blossoms bloomed again, and the room was filled with spring beauty.

Towards evening, Jia Jue and Sheng Minglan left the Sheng family together, while Sheng Hualan returned to her own yard to rest.

On the way back, Sheng Minglan was very nervous and kept her head down all the way.

Seeing this, Jia Jue held Sheng Minglan's hand and said.

"Minglan, do you have so little confidence in me?"

Sheng Minglan hesitated for a moment and then said.

"My dear husband, it's not that I don't have confidence in the Marquis."

"Really, I really have no choice but to do this."

"I simply love my husband too much, and I don't want to become estranged from him in the future as my beauty fades and my love for him wanes."

"Besides, my elder sister is all alone. If she follows my husband, she will have someone to rely on and can live a comfortable life in the future."

Jia Jue didn't say anything else, but just gently hugged Sheng Minglan and said.

"I have never been a heartless person. I know I can't give you the kind of life we ​​share as a couple."

"After all, my lineage has been passed down to me, and I am the only one left. If I want to branch out, I will definitely need to fill the harem."

"But Minglan, as long as you don't let me down, I will never let you down either."

"In the Marquis' Mansion, you will always be on equal footing with Fen'er. I will treat you all equally and will never show any partiality."

Sheng Minglan nodded obediently, and then snuggled in Jia Jue's arms.

After the couple spent a few moments of tenderness together, Sheng Minglan's worries soon disappeared.

However, despite this, Sheng Minglan did not regret her actions.

After all, it is foreseeable that Jia Jue will have concubines around him in the future and he will definitely take in more concubines.

Since that’s the case, I might as well give it to my elder sister so that I can have a helper.

Sheng Minglan knew very well that being jealous and arguing with concubines was the most disgraceful behavior.

The correct answer is how to better capture your husband's heart.

Judging from the fact that my husband has been with my elder sister for a long time, he must like my elder sister. He came to comfort me, not because he thinks my arrangement is bad, but because he feels that he is under too much pressure and is comforting himself.

After feeling relieved, the couple went home.

The next day, Jia Jue was chatting with Jia Yuanchun in the back mountain of Yuqing Temple in the suburbs of Beijing.

Ever since he met Jia Yuanchun at Yuqing Temple last time, Jia Jue made some simple arrangements to make Jia Yuanchun's life in this remote mountain area much more comfortable.

After that, every time Jia Jue came to Yuqing Temple to burn incense, he would go to the back mountain to see Jia Yuanchun.

The same is true today. In two days, Jia Jue will be heading south. Before leaving, Jia Jue also came to Yuqing Temple to worship and pray for his parents.

After the worship, Jia Jue came to Jia Yuanchun's courtyard in the back mountain.

Jia Yuanchun said after serving Jia Jue a cup of tea.

"My Lord, please use it."

Jia Jue took the teacup, took a sip, and nodded slightly.

"Good tea, this should be new tea, where is it from? I don't think I've ever tasted it before."

Jia Yuanchun said with a slight smile.

"This is wild tea from the mountains. I picked it myself before Qingming Festival and asked the young Taoist priest in the temple to roast it. It has a unique flavor."

Jia Jue said with a chuckle.

"It seems this place is really a place to cultivate one's character. Tea picking is a very boring job, but Miss Yuanchun is really patient."

Jia Yuanchun smiled after hearing this.

"My Lord, please forgive me for laughing at you. I am a man who has hidden his identity and nowhere to go. I have nothing to do in this deep mountain. It is too boring."

"That is, when the Marquis is free, he can come and talk to me."

"The rest of the time, I have to find something to do."

Jia Jue nodded and said.

"That's true, but I'm afraid I won't be able to visit you again in the next period of time."

After hearing this, Jia Yuanchun hurriedly asked with concern.

"What's wrong, Lord? Did something happen to you? Did the Rongguo Mansion do something bad to you again?"

Jia Jue waved his hand and said.

"They definitely have the intention to plot against me, they just don't have the ability to do it."

"They just bully orphans and widows."

Hearing this, Jia Yuanchun said thoughtfully.

"My Lord, is it possible that the Rongguo Mansion had some evil plan that you were able to thwart?"

Jia Jue nodded slightly, and then told the whole story of Rongguo Mansion's plot against Lin Daiyu.

After hearing the dirty ideas of Old Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang, Jia Yuanchun was also full of indignation.

"How could they be so shameless?"

"Aunt Jia Min was my grandmother's biological daughter. Even before her death, the family plotted against Daiyu, an orphan. They plotted against the Lin family again and again. This is simply too much."

Jia Jue said with some curiosity.

"Miss Yuanchun, are you saying that the Rongguo Mansion had plotted against the Lin family before?"

After hesitating for a moment, Jia Yuanchun sighed and said.

"Oh, it's hard to put it into words."

"Originally, these things were the Rongguo Mansion's family scandal, and I shouldn't have said them, but since the Marquis is in front of me, I have nothing to hide."

"After all, the Marquis knows their human nature very well."

"Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin have another son besides Daiyu. I think the Marquis should know about this."

Jia Jue nodded and said, "I know a thing or two."

"From what I know, Madam Lin became depressed because of her young son's untimely death. She died of excessive grief within two years."

"Could it be that this matter is also related to the Rongguo Mansion?"

After Jia Jue thought about it for a moment, he looked surprised.

If this is true, then the Rongguo Mansion must have been planning to wipe out the Lin family long ago.

Jia Yuanchun looked at Jia Jue and said.

"My Lord, your guess is correct. My little cousin's early death was the work of my mother and grandmother."

"This is also the news I overheard a few years ago."

"Because during that period, the mansion entrusted Uncle Lin with many tasks, but Uncle Lin basically shirked them all in the end, and only picked out some insignificant things to do."

"From that time on, Grandma felt that Uncle Lin was difficult to control and started to have her own ideas."

"Grandmother thinks this is because Uncle Lin has become hesitant and unwilling to contribute to the family since he had a young son."

"So, after discussing it with my mother, my grandmother sent someone to Gusu to give my little cousin some nourishing foods."

"Among these supplements, there's some blood-drying powder. It's colorless and odorless, making it difficult to detect."

"But if you take it for twenty days or half a month, it will dry up your blood and energy, leading to death."

"My aunt Jia Min naturally wouldn't suspect her own mother would harm her own child. However, not long after, Rongguo Mansion received the news of my little cousin's death from Gusu.

After hearing this, Jia Jue thought for a moment and said.

"That's not right. Lord Lin is also a second-rank official. It shouldn't be a problem for him to find a few experts in the medical field to treat his son. Could it be that he didn't notice anything strange?"

Jia Yuanchun shook her head and said.

"I don't know the specific details, but this incident is absolutely true. I heard it with my own ears. There is not a single word of falsehood."

"From that moment on, I was shocked by the cruelty of my grandmother and mother."

"It's just that I feel that after all, I am a member of the mansion, and the Lin family are outsiders, and they are not as close as I am."

“They wouldn’t do this to me.”

"Who knows if I'm just overthinking it? They are just so cruel, alas."

Seeing Jia Yuanchun's sad look, Jia Jue spoke gently and comfortingly.

"Well, it's all in the past, why bother talking about it anymore."

"Just stay in the mountains behind Yuqing Temple. In a few years, you'll be free again."

After hearing this, Jia Yuanchun hesitated for a moment and then said.

"My Lord, is it possible that the Rongguo Mansion can't hold on for much longer?"

Jia Jue looked at Jia Yuanchun and said calmly.

"Why, you still feel sorry for it, right?"

Jia Yuanchun waved her hand and said.

"I know that the mansion has done a lot of evil things over the years, and many people deserve to die."

"But my Lord, I have many sisters in the mansion. They are all kind people and have never done anything harmful."

"If the Rongguo Mansion really collapsed, no one would be safe. I'm afraid they would be implicated and might even be imprisoned in the Jiaofang Bureau or even exiled with their entire family."

"They are all weak women, how could they withstand such torture? I'm afraid they will all die in the end."

"My Lord, I, I..."

Jia Jue said with a chuckle.

"You want to ask me to rescue them when the time comes, right?"

Jia Yuanchun nodded and said embarrassedly.

"I know that there are grievances between the mansion and the Marquis, but these things have nothing to do with my sisters."

"I hope that the Marquis will be magnanimous and rescue them when the time comes, so that they won't be bullied by others."

Jia Jue looked at Jia Yuanchun meaningfully and said.

"You want me to repay kindness with ingratitude. They really haven't bullied me."

"But the Rongguo Mansion took the property from me, and they also enjoyed a life of luxury."

"You rise by this, and you will fall by this. I really can't find any reason to save them."

"How about Miss Yuanchun help me think of one?"

Jia Yuanchun looked at Jia Jue's meaningful eyes, and her pretty face turned red instantly. After thinking for a while, Jia Yuanchun said shyly.

"My Lord, please don't be sorry, but for my sake, please save my sisters when the time comes."

Jia Jue said with a chuckle.

"Then how do you thank me if I, Ruosi, save them?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Yuanchun couldn't help but blush, and then she lowered her head shyly and said.

"I am a weak woman, how can I thank you, sir? All I can do is become your slave and give you my body."

By the end of her speech, Jia Yuanchun's voice was barely audible, and her face was so red it looked like blood was about to drip out.

After hearing this, Jia Jue gently lifted Jia Yuanchun's chin and said.

"In that case, I'll have to charge some interest first."

Then Jia Jue gently kissed Jia Yuanchun's red lips. Jia Yuanchun's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, as if the whole world had quieted down.

Jia Yuanchun closed her eyes shyly, her heartbeat echoing in her chest like a drum.

At that moment, all thoughts became blurred, leaving only the warm touch from the lips, soft and real.

Her mind was blank, yet it seemed as if countless tiny sparks were blooming, bringing sweetness and throbbing.

After a long time, their lips parted, and Jia Yuanchun slowly opened her eyes, looking at Jia Jue with a look as deep and affectionate as a pool of autumn water.

Seeing this, Jia Jue hugged Jia Yuanchun and said.

"Yuanchun, I fell in love with you the first time I saw you, but the situation was complicated back then, so I had no choice but to wait until today."

"Don't worry, after some time, I will definitely take you out of here and give you a proper status."

Jia Yuanchun shook her head and said.

"My Lord, you don't need to say anything. After all the changes that have happened, I have already seen through it."

"I don't care about status or not, and I don't want to live in the Marquis' Mansion with the Marquis."

"The mountain behind Yuqing Temple is great. I'm right here."

"Whenever the Marquis is concerned about me, he will come here to see me."

"When the Marquis is away, I recite scriptures and pray, worship the gods, and pray that everything goes well for the Marquis and that he is safe and sound."

Seeing Jia Yuanchun's enlightened look, Jia Jue also felt a little emotional.

There is great terror and great wisdom between life and death.

Jia Yuanchun almost committed suicide because of her family's betrayal.

It is really not easy to be able to think so thoroughly after being rescued.

Jia Jue then kissed Jia Yuanchun lightly and said.

"Don't worry, I will come to visit you often in the future."

Jia Yuanchun nodded obediently, and her eyes became softer as she looked at Jia Jue.

After spending some time with Jia Yuanchun, Jia Jue left Yuqing Temple and returned to the city.

Over the next two days, the case of Master Lou, which had attracted everyone's attention in the court, came to an end.

Grand Tutor Lou was eventually buried with the ceremony of a Grand Tutor. The eldest branch of the Lou family was completely destroyed because they relied on Grand Tutor Lou's power to do whatever they wanted.

(End of this chapter)