Red Mansion: Holding Space and Marrying Like the Sea

This roar was like a bolt from the blue, instantly shocking everyone present. Feng Bao's sword, about to fall, was abruptly stopped in mid-air. Then, Lin Jingyu quickly stepped forward, glaring at Feng Bao fiercely, and shouted, "All of you, quickly surround him! Today, I want to see who is so bold as to act so recklessly in the residence of our Minister of Personnel!"

It turned out that when Madam Zhao saw servants from her own house rushing to support her, she had confidently handed Feng Bao over to the care of the servant beside her. She then turned and hurried to the inner chambers to report the incident, fearing that the young lady and the mistress would learn about it too late and the situation would get out of control.

Unfortunately, Madam Zhao was old and her movements were slow. Furthermore, the ruthless Feng Bao showed no mercy, not caring at all about her age. As the two sides tore at each other, poor Madam Zhao was beaten all over by Feng Bao.

As for the young servant who came to the rescue, though still young, he had done extensive farm work, forging a strong and sturdy physique. So when he saw Feng Bao committing the crime, he rushed forward without hesitation, relying on his strength and agility to securely embrace Feng Bao. After a fierce struggle, both men were covered in grass debris, their clothes in disarray. Their disheveled appearance clearly indicated that they had just experienced a thrilling fight.

At this moment, Feng Baogang raised his hand tremblingly, intending to resist again. However, just as he was about to attack, he suddenly heard a deafening shout like thunder: "Stop!"

The sound was like the thumping of a huge bell, piercing his eardrums and causing Feng Bao to shudder. He instinctively pulled his hand back. Furthermore, his face instantly transformed into one of pity, utter grievance, and intense anger.

He was crying with tears streaming down his face, and complained in the direction of the voice: "Brother Lin Jingyu! You are finally here! Please come and have a look! I don't know what has gone wrong with this servant of yours. He pounced on me like a hungry wolf and beat me up. I am bruised and battered all over! Is this the etiquette of your Lin family to treat guests? Wuuwuwu..."

Hearing this, Lin Jingyu couldn't help but curse inwardly, "How ridiculous!" This guy actually had the nerve to turn the tables and accuse me first. He suppressed his anger and responded coldly, "Stop pretending! I've heard everything about what just happened from others!"

Then, Lin Jingyu's eyes widened in anger, and he pointed at Feng Bao's nose and scolded him, "What an ignorant fellow! How dare you tease a decent woman in broad daylight, and even use violence against an elderly woman? Do you really think you have such a bold heart? If I don't teach you a lesson today, I'm afraid you'll become even more lawless in the future!"

After saying that, Lin Jingyu waved his hand and shouted loudly: "Come here! Capture this ignorant beast!" As he gave the order, several strong servants who came with him responded in unison, and then rushed forward as quickly as a tiger descending the mountain, and surrounded Feng Bao in the blink of an eye.

They first swiftly freed their servant, who had narrowly escaped their clutches, from the crowd. Then, they all rushed forward, some grabbing Feng Bao's arms, others pinning his legs. With their combined strength, they effortlessly pinned him to the cold, hard ground. "Hey! What are you doing! Let me go! Let me go!" Feng Bao screamed at the top of his lungs, his voice filled with fear and despair. The arrogance and domineering attitude he had previously used to bully women was gone. He was already in a state of panic as he watched the chaotic and increasingly uncontrollable situation unfold before him.

His gaze passed over the crowd and fell on Lin Jingyu standing outside. Lin Jingyu's face was filled with rage, his eyes blazing with fire. His ferocious expression made Feng Bao's heart tremble. He knew in his heart that he would be beaten severely.

At that moment, Feng Bao's gaze suddenly shifted, and he caught a glimpse of the beautiful woman standing behind Lin Jingyu. She was staring at him with an expression of immense anger, yet her beautiful face now seemed singularly sorrowful and endearing. A closer look revealed a freshly torn rip on her sleeve, the torn strips swaying gently in the breeze.

Feng Bao's eyes rolled, and an idea suddenly came to his mind. In this situation, it seemed that the only way to save his life was to use Lin Jingyu's sister as an excuse. With this in mind, he reached out without hesitation and quickly stuffed the piece of cloth he had been holding tightly into his arms.

Then, he deliberately raised his voice and shouted, "Lin Jingyu! Let me go! I've already torn your sister's clothes! If this gets out, your Lin family's reputation will be ruined!" Then, he feigned a false air, "However, if we can discuss this calmly today, I, Feng Bao, might be able to handle this matter appropriately for your sister's sake! But if you dare to hit me today, hmph! Tomorrow I promise to make this matter a huge public spectacle, so that everyone in the city will know about it! Then, let's see how your Lin family will end up!" After saying this, Feng Bao's face flickered with a sly smile, as if he was quite pleased with his own plan. "Say that your young lady from the Lin family and I have secretly pledged our love! Look at this sleeve, it's embroidered with her own hand. This is proof that we are in love!" The man shouted confidently, holding the sleeve.

"Ms. Lin! Miss Lin, please say something! Are you really going to turn a blind eye to the friendship between us?" His face was full of anxiety, and he looked eagerly at the woman in the crowd.

"Although I, Feng, cannot be called a gentleman, I am sincere to you, and my admiration for you is as endless as the torrent of a river!" He spoke sincerely, as if he wanted to touch the hearts of everyone present.

"As long as you nod your head slightly, I can pretend that today's misunderstanding never happened. Tomorrow morning, I will send someone to the Lin Mansion to propose marriage, so that you can marry into my Feng family with great fanfare!" When he said this, a look of pride appeared on his face.

"Bah! Shameless villain! How dare you be so arrogant and lie in front of our eldest son!" Baozhu, who was standing aside, opened her eyes wide and pointed at the man and shouted loudly.

"What's this about secretly getting married? It's totally fabricated! A despicable person like you dare to dream of marrying our young lady? It's really a pipe dream!" Baozhu became more and more angry as she spoke, and she wanted to go up and slap him twice.

However, just as Baozhu was filled with righteous indignation, she was suddenly interrupted by Lin Duan. Lin Duan had already shaken off his initial anger, and his eyes, which were originally filled with anger, now became radiant, but still revealed a hint of ruthlessness.

Baozhu secretly groaned inwardly. She had just wanted to explain that she was not the daughter of the Lin family, but then she changed her mind. If she let Feng Bao know the truth so easily and leave disappointed, there was no guarantee that he would not turn around and make up other lies to slander the daughter's reputation. Thinking of this, Baozhu swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue. Lin Jingyu thought to himself: As expected, just as my mother once said, no matter how knowledgeable a person is, he may not have the heart of a true gentleman. What does it matter if one speaks eloquently? The key is to reveal the true face in actual events! Ever since he met Feng Bao in Gusu, he has always seemed to be wearing a thick mask.

Apart from his family background, which cannot be faked, all other aspects of him, such as his personality, temperament, and way of dealing with people, are just disguises.

Thinking about it, it was really not easy for this guy to endure all the way from Gusu to the capital. If I hadn't arranged a carriage to take him home, I would probably regret it to this day, and I might even hate myself to the core!

"Hmph! You actually dream of marrying the young lady of our Lin family. That's simply a foolish dream!" Lin Jingyu glared at Feng Bao with his eyes wide open and scolded him harshly.

"Is it just because of that torn sleeve on your body? Let me tell you, this young master will immediately order his servants to burn all these clothes!" Lin Jingyu became more and more angry as he spoke, and his voice unconsciously rose eight octaves.

"Even if you spread this everywhere, it's nothing but empty talk without any basis! You can't produce any strong evidence at all!" Lin Jingyu put his hands on his hips and sneered with disdain.

"Don't think you are so smart! You don't know that in this world, the devil is always one foot high and the way is ten feet high! A despicable and shameless person like you will never understand the truth!" Lin Jingyu continued to scold Feng Bao mercilessly.

Feng Bao obviously had not anticipated that Lin Jingyu would resort to such ruthless means to deal with this matter. If the eldest daughter of the Lin family really burned the dress, then he would have lost his only evidence.

But, having already thoroughly offended Lin Jingyu, and even recklessly flirting with the women of the Lin family, wouldn't this create an irreconcilable feud between him and the Lin family? If he couldn't successfully marry the young lady of the Lin family, then Master Lin would easily kill him like squeezing an ant! At this moment, his only hope of survival, and the greatest benefit he could obtain, all depended on Miss Lin. Today, success is the only option, failure is unacceptable, or the consequences will be disastrous! Even if there's only a glimmer of hope, he must give it his all!

Feng Bao glanced nervously around at first, realizing the servants had merely surrounded and restrained him, not pinned him to the ground. Suddenly, Feng Bao unleashed a desperate struggle, flailing his arms with all his might, trying to break free. His energy was like that of a long-trapped beast finally freed.

As the saying goes, "A random punch can kill a master," and what about Feng Bao, who was obsessed with currying favor with the powerful and had already fallen into a frenzy? After a series of fierce charges, he actually managed to break free from the servants' grasp. Then, seizing the opportunity, he rushed out of the encirclement like an arrow from a bow, and ran towards the front yard.

This sudden change of events caused the servants who had been surrounding him to panic. They had never expected that Feng Bao, who was clearly surrounded by several strong men, would have such amazing courage to rise up and resist, and even successfully escape. For a moment, the whole scene became chaotic.

This actually happened right in front of their master. It was truly humiliating and embarrassing. Fortunately, the ignorant guy didn't get too far away. Everyone saw that he could be arrested immediately.

However, just as the servants were about to rush out like a gust of wind to catch Feng Bao off guard, they saw their master slowly raise his hand and make a gesture to stop their action.

The master chuckled and said, "Haha~ I want him to escape!"

Then, the master slowly ordered, "Catch up with him slowly, but remember not to actually catch up with him."

At this point, the master's mouth curled up slightly, revealing a sly smile: "He fled in such a panic, I guess he's going to the outer courtyard to look for the so-called witness. That's great, it's exactly what I want!"

After hearing this, the servants couldn't help but look at each other, their hearts full of confusion, and they had no idea what their master was planning.

At this moment, they thought, wouldn't it be more efficient to just take that fool down with one blow? Give him a good beating, so he'll know who's the real boss. He'll never dare to have any unreasonable thoughts again.

However, since the master had already given the order, the servants naturally did not dare to disobey. So, the servants had no choice but to pretend to be desperately chasing after the horse. There were even several times when they almost ran faster and almost overtook Feng Bao, who was running for his life in front.

Feng Bao, on the other hand, was completely focused, running with his whole being, as if his life was at stake. He had only one thought in mind: if he could successfully reach the outer courtyard...if he were to openly display Miss Lin's clothing in front of so many young men from aristocratic families, he would certainly not be able to achieve his goal!

"Stop! Everyone stop now!"

Meanwhile, the young men in the outer courtyard were still immersed in their joyful playfulness. However, a few had noticed that Lin Jingyu had disappeared without a trace. However, this was someone else's residence after all, so even if they sensed something was amiss, they could only hold their temper and wait.