I pretend to be a unicorn in the Red Mansion

There was wailing in the yard. Some servants could not bear to see their relatives being beaten, so they knelt on the ground and pleaded for mercy.

Some servants were too clever for their own good, and the old and the young all joined in, kneeling there crying and howling like ghosts, which was very pitiful to watch.

Jia She blindfolded Jia Cheng to prevent him from seeing the ugly behavior of these people.

What were they doing before? If these servants had paid more attention to Jia Cheng and paid more attention to him, they would not have been beaten.

They all deserve it!

Jia She's indifference made those who were begging for mercy realize that this approach was not feasible, so they all went to ask Mrs. Wang for help.

Mrs. Wang wiped her eyes and said, "I can't make the decision on this matter. This is all ordered by the master. I am powerless."

With just one sentence, Mrs. Wang completely eliminated herself and even abandoned the spy planted around Jia She.

Those people didn't deserve to die, and Mrs. Wang didn't want them to betray her. After all, it would be a bad reputation for her brother-in-law to spy on her eldest uncle.

Xi Que was anxious when she saw her lover being beaten, so she wanted to go to the unconscious Lady Jia for help, because everyone knew that the eldest master was a filial son.

But she had just taken two steps when she was caught by Li Meng, "Where are you going? The master has ordered that everyone must stay here and not move around. Do you want to disobey the order?"

Xi Que was grabbed by Li Meng and was so frightened that her face turned pale. She stammered to explain, "Butler Li, I didn't mean to move. People have three urgent needs. I, I..."

The magpie's face turned red and he looked at everyone for help.

The concubines, maids, and servants all turned their eyes away; they didn't want to be involved in the gossip.

Only Yuanyang couldn't help but stand up and speak for Xi Que, "Butler Li, Xi Que is a second-class maid who is responsible for combing the old lady's hair. She is usually very valued by the old lady. Can you let her go? If she doesn't comb the old lady's hair, the old lady will be unhappy."

Yuanyang and Xi Que are friends who entered the mansion together. Now that Xi Que is in trouble, Yuanyang can't help but help her. She also wants to let everyone see her abilities.

She started by using Lady Jia to put pressure on others, and this tactic always worked.

Yuanyang thought she had the upper hand in the eyes of the old lady and was one of the most respected maids, so she became a little arrogant and often used her status to show off her status.

She thought the master would give her face.

When Zhenzhu saw Yuanyang standing up for Magpie, she couldn't help but secretly call him a fool in her heart.

Li Erya has only been a first-class maid for less than half a year, but she's already become so proud. If Feicui and Boli weren't old and ready to get married, there's no way this mandarin duck would have come up.

Zhenzhu has disliked Li Yuanyang for a long time. The father of this damn girl is Li Wang, the kitchen manager. If Li Wang had not asked for the position of a first-class maid for Yuanyang, how could her sister Manju be relegated to a second-class maid?

Zhenzhu rubbed her handkerchief as she watched the fun, wishing that Li Meng would teach Yuanyang a lesson.

Jia Cheng pulled down Jia She's hand and looked at the talking Yuanyang. He checked the system favorability panel. Li Erya (Yuanyang): the second daughter of Li Wang, the head kitchen manager, and Zhang Xiuxiu, the head of the embroidery room. She has a brother named Li Zhong and a sister named Li Sanya. Her current favorability is 5.

This maid seemed a little too cold to him, and Jia Cheng was very unhappy. He wanted to be a popular man and could not allow anyone to dislike him.

The Rongguo Mansion does not allow the existence of such an arrogant and domineering maid.

Jia Cheng thought about Yuanyang, the loyal maid in Dream of the Red Chamber who refused Jia She’s marriage proposal. Her surname seemed to be Jin. It seemed that Jin Yuanyang had not yet replaced Li Yuanyang.

Jia Cheng had an idea as soon as his eyes turned. Jin Yuanyang was a talented person. She was highly valued by Lady Jia and was also in charge of Lady Jia's small treasury. He must use this person.

Now that Jin Yuanyang is still inconspicuous, it is a good time for him to conquer him.

When Jia Cheng was planning to win over his trusted generals, Li Yuanyang started to act up again. Seeing that Li Meng was indifferent, she felt a little embarrassed and spoke rudely.

"Manager Li, Xi Que is a member of Rong Xi Tang, it is not your turn to manage her. Wait until the old lady wakes up, she will discipline her. Besides, there is no reason to not let people change clothes."

Do you control everything in the world and also control how people poop and fart?

Jia Cheng shook his head. It was no wonder that there was no plot later because of such an outspoken maid.

Li Meng was a free man, not a slave in the mansion. He was not afraid that the maid would use Lady Jia to pressure him. At worst, he could just leave the mansion and quit his job.

He was Jia She's confidant and only listened to Jia She. These guards and servants neglected their duties, so these few beatings were too light for them.

This maid named Xi Que was obviously going to find Lady Jia. How could he let her go? The person who should be beaten to death was not dead yet.

Moreover, Yuanyang's arrogant attitude also made Li Meng very unhappy. He glared at Yuanyang ferociously, scaring Yuanyang so much that he took a step back.

Li Meng is tall and has a face full of flesh, and looks like a villain when he gets fierce.

Yuanyang's half-step back made Li Meng sneer in disdain, and then he ordered those hooligans to use more strength, "Er Gouzi, Wang Mazi, didn't you guys eat? Did I treat you badly? You guys should use more strength.

Look at that silly Biaozi, he beat Jinhu to death, and then look at you, are you all women?"

When the people who were named heard Li Meng's words, they were shocked all over, then they raised the boards and hit the servants again and again with great force.

Just now there were people howling for mercy, but now there are only weak groans left.

These servants and guards were carefully selected by Madam Wang. They were neither good at literature nor martial arts, and they usually liked to bully others.

Now that they were beaten by Li Meng and were crying for their parents, their family members were terrified and gritting their teeth, feeling angry and anxious.

Some people who had been bullied felt relieved.

Mrs. Wang was also feeling unhappy. Some of these servants were her people. When beating a dog, one has to look at the owner. Jia She didn't even give her any face and let Li Meng beat her people like this.

She couldn't swallow this humiliation no matter what. She had to go home and complain and ask her brother to support her.

Wang Ziteng is Mrs. Wang’s brother. He is now highly regarded by Emperor Kangxi and has a high status among the nobles.

The Jia family is already on the decline, so they certainly wouldn't dare to offend Wang Ziteng.

This time Jia She slapped her in the face, and Mrs. Wang wanted Jia She to pay the price.

The more Mrs. Wang thought about it, the angrier she became. Her chest heaved violently. Jia She's smug face appeared before her eyes. Her heart was filled with anger and grievance.

She decided to let Jia She know how powerful she was and let him know that she was not to be trifled with.

The farce did not end until Jia Zheng came back. Looking at the blood in the yard of Rong Xi Tang and the pale faces of the masters and servants in the yard, Jia Zheng was a little confused.

Jia Zheng hurried back from the yamen after hearing from his family that Lady Jia had suddenly fainted. He wanted to go home and see how Lady Jia was doing.

As a result, as soon as he entered Rong Xi Tang, he was overwhelmed by the strong smell of blood.

After Jia Zheng sat down in Rongxi Hall and understood the whole story, he said with a straight face: "Brother, you are right. These servants dared to neglect their duties, so you are right to beat them up.

It's just that your method is a little wrong. Look at those women, they are scared by you. They are timid and can't bear to watch bloody scenes. "

In fact, Jia Zheng knew in his heart that Jia She wanted to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, but he also had his own little plan in mind: what kind of thing was it to drag out his concubines to watch a man being beaten with a stick?

If I scare them all and make them sick, who will sleep with me at night?

Jia Zheng felt a little distressed when he thought of Aunt Zhao's pale face, tearful eyes and pitiful appearance.

As for Mrs. Wang with a sullen face, he completely ignored her. Mrs. Wang has always been strong and would definitely not be afraid.

Jia Zheng never noticed the old and ugly concubine Zhou at all.

Jia Cheng stared at Jia Zheng curiously. Although his second uncle was always nicknamed Jia Zhengjing, he didn't seem to have any bad intentions.

He is quite kind and gentle to women.

Everyone said that Jia Zheng and Jia She were incompatible. When the two brothers met, they either quarreled or ridiculed each other. They never spoke to each other in a calm and peaceful manner.

This is how Jia Cheng is written in novels, as if Jia Zheng is always the villain.

But Jia Cheng discovered that the relationship between Jia She and Jia Zheng was not that bad. At least on some things, they could still agree.

Servants who betray their masters should be punished, and Jia Zheng did not hypocritically excuse those servants.

Moreover, aren't the two brothers talking calmly now? Jia She beat a bunch of servants, and Jia Zheng didn't know the inside story, but he didn't come up and accuse Jia She of being cruel.

At least Jia Zheng was willing to listen to Jia She's reasons for beating people, which made him much better than Wang Fu-ren.

Jia She got angry when he saw Jia Zheng's silly look. It was obvious that his second brother was very lively and playful when he was young, and he was also a talented and romantic man.

As a result, Grandmother Jia spread the reputation of Jia Zheng for his love of reading and his good manners, and the second brother began to pretend.

My stupid brother, you are praised too highly and you can’t come down. You are suffocating to death.

Jia She turned his eyes away, not wanting to look at his pretentious brother, "Humph, weren't those servants who neglected their duties chosen for me by your wife?

If I don't let her take a good look, the servants assigned to the first house next time might still be a bunch of rubbish," Jia She said impatiently.

When Jia Zheng heard this, he felt a little strange. These servants were all family-born sons and were assigned to each room according to the rules. Did Mrs. Wang do anything?

Jia Zheng felt a little embarrassed. He and Lady Wang had been husband and wife for so many years, and he knew that Lady Wang had some ulterior motives.

This woman likes power and always feels that the first wife is superior to the second wife, so she likes to make trouble for the first wife.

Usually, Mrs. Wang portrayed herself as a vegetarian who chanted Buddhist scriptures and seemed to have no desires, and young people believed her.

But Jia Zheng knew that Mrs. Wang was a strong-willed person and was a similar character to Wang Xifeng when she was young.

Jia Zheng believed most of what Jia She said, but husband and wife are one, and since Wang Fu-ren did something wrong, he had to make amends.

So he explained, "Brother, do you mean that those people were deliberately given to you by the Madam? She might have been deceived by the servants below. Please forgive me, I will apologize to you."

Jia She glared at Jia Zheng with disappointment. His younger brother was really stupid because of reading too much and was fooled by a woman.

Jia Zheng felt a little embarrassed after being glared at by Jia She. He knew that Mrs. Wang was narrow-minded and couldn't stand others being better than her.

But family disgrace should not be made public. No matter how bad his daughter-in-law is, he can only teach her at home, otherwise how can Mrs. Wang put her face?

"Brother, I think there may be a misunderstanding. Madam usually manages the household affairs and nothing goes wrong.

If you think those servants are not good, you might as well choose some capable people yourself. " Jia Zheng said in a low voice, as if he felt a little guilty.

After hearing this, Jia She became even angrier. He felt that Jia Zheng was speaking in favor of Lady Wang and did not take him, his elder brother, seriously at all.

He sneered and said, “I can choose my own servants, but is this matter just going to be over?

Brother Cheng is still young and is surrounded by a bunch of losers. How can I feel at ease?

There was no accident this time. If there had been an accident, would you have given me a son as compensation?"

When Jia Zheng heard this, he didn't know what to say. He wanted to give the spoiled Baoyu to his eldest brother, but his eldest brother couldn't accept him.

"Brother, this matter was indeed caused by my wife's poor management. I apologize to you. Why don't you go and select some servants first, and then I will talk to my wife and ask her to be more careful next time."

Jia Zheng said with a bitter face.

When Jia She heard what Jia Zheng said, he had no choice but to agree. He didn't want to make things too awkward with Jia Zheng because of this matter.

After all, they are brothers, and some things can still be discussed.

"Okay, I'll let this matter go for your sake, but next time she wants to scheme against the first wife, let her think twice. Don't think that she can do whatever she wants just because the Wang family is favored by the emperor."

Jia She blew his beard and glared, threatening Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng nodded and said, "Don't worry, brother, it's really Madam's fault for not handling this matter properly, don't take it to heart.

Brother Cheng was frightened this time. I have a Duan inkstone that is just right for you to practice calligraphy. I will have someone send it to you later."

Jia She stroked his beard and nodded with satisfaction, "Isn't that what you want? Are you willing to give it up?"

Jia Zheng looked at the well-behaved Jia Cheng, and a smile appeared on his serious face. "Why would you be reluctant to give it up? This is for my nephew. It would be great if our family could have another scholar."

When Jia Zheng looked at Jia Cheng, he thought of his deceased son Jia Zhu. If Jia Zhu were still alive, he might not have to work so hard.

Jia She didn't know what to say to Jia Zheng. This younger brother looked smart, and outsiders said that he was deep-minded and secretly lived in Rongguo Mansion. In fact, only he knew that Jia Zheng was a big fool.

Back then, Jia She, as the eldest son, was deeply loved by his grandmother, but Grandmother Jia always felt that her mother-in-law had snatched her son away, and she always felt uncomfortable.

Therefore, after Jia Zheng was born, his grandmother always kept nagging him to study hard and have a bright future.

Jia Zheng was really obedient. He believed whatever his mother said. Whenever his mother boasted in front of Jia Daishan, Jia Zheng would work hard to make up for her boast.

Because of her eldest son, Grandmother Jia always wanted to compete with her mother-in-law, so Jia Zheng lived a hard life. He had to read books he didn't like and pretend to be dignified and elegant in front of outsiders. He couldn't be himself.

After Kangxi deposed the crown prince, Jia She got into trouble and could no longer show up in public, so Jia Zheng had to step up and take on the burden of Rongguo Mansion.

Jia She felt that Jia Zheng was very tired. He was burdened with responsibilities all his life and did not have the freedom to live comfortably.

He suddenly recalled his youth, when his second brother was forced by Grandmother Jia to study and learn to be a qualified adult.

He sighed deeply and thought of his free and easy life. What was Jia Zheng doing at that time? Maybe he was reading. What a fool.

Thinking of this, Jia She stopped making things difficult for Jia Zheng. He carried his son back to the East Courtyard.

When Jia Zheng saw his elder brother leaving, his straight back bent a little and there was a hint of envy in his eyes.

He knew that although his elder brother could no longer be an official, he was free and could do whatever he wanted.

However, he was bound by the responsibilities of the Rongguo Mansion all his life.

If only I could be as carefree as my elder brother, Jia Zheng thought.

But he also knew that this was just a luxury, and his identity, status and responsibilities did not allow him to have such thoughts.

He could only continue to silently shoulder the burden of the Rongguo Mansion and fight for the honor of his family.