The Cloud Feather of the Red Chamber: A Marriage Arranged with Gong Yuanzheng at the Start

Jia She didn't care about his reaction; he elegantly took a sip of tea.

"Originally, I wanted to keep this from you for the rest of my life, but now it seems I have to let you know, so you won't be deceived by others in the future."

Jia Lian looked up at him blankly.

“I drugged you after Xiao Ge’er was born.”

Jia Lian: "???!!!"

Wang Xifeng: "!!!!!!"

The former couple simultaneously considered the same possibility, and their eyes met with identical astonishment and disbelief as they looked at Jia She.

"You two guessed right, it's a sterilization drug."

Jia She spoke in a calm tone, as if he were talking about something completely ordinary.

"Originally, I wanted to drug you and cripple you, but then I thought that would be too cruel to you, so I asked Yuanzheng to change the original medicine."

The room was eerily quiet, and Xing'er immediately knelt down.

My lord, my great lord! Lian Erye is your own son! How could you be so cruel?

Jia Tanchun: I suddenly feel that the master is quite filial to the old lady. Why is that?

Jia Xichun's heart stirred, and her gaze shifted from Jia She to Gong Yuanzheng.

Does Brother-in-law Lin have a lot of strange and unusual poisons? If she asks for them, will he give them to her?

Wang Xifeng had mixed feelings, and she unconsciously rubbed the handkerchief in her hand.

That's good too. There are only three unmarried members of the family now, and she doesn't know how much private property Jia She has.

But it was obtained by swindling money from the old lady, plus the assets currently held by the eldest son's family.

Even if Yingchun, Qiaojie, and Xiaoge were to divide it equally, it would still be a considerable fortune.

There's also my late mother-in-law's dowry; she's seen the dowry list.

These are definitely reserved for Qiao Jie'er and Xiao Ge'er.

Wang Xifeng was somewhat dazed, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up.

Great! That's fantastic!

Jia Lian was struck dumb. He was in a daze for a long time before slowly asking, "Then whose child is Second Sister's?"

Jia She glanced at him sideways. "You're asking me? How would I know? It's either Jia Zhen's or Jia Rong's, it can't be Xing'er's, can it?"

Jia Lian's gaze drifted and landed on Xing'er.

Xing'er immediately kowtowed repeatedly, "Second Master! My relationship with that You Shi is completely innocent! There has been absolutely no overstepping of my bounds!"

Jia Lian's eyes were still unfocused. Xing'er thought he didn't believe her, so she raised her right hand and swore an oath.

"Second Master, believe me! I haven't even touched Madam You's hand! If I've lied, may I be struck by lightning!"

Jia She didn't bother with the master and servant. He looked at Gong Yuanzheng and said, "Yuanzheng, give me the medicine you had before. I'll give it to him now."

"So that I won't actually die in a beautiful woman's bed in the future."

Lin Qingyue's lips twitched. "Uncle, you're being far too reckless with your words."

Apart from her and Sister Feng, everyone else in this room is a young lady from a respectable family!

Jia Lian's legs buckled, and he fell to the ground.

Wang Xifeng could no longer control her smile. Afraid of being seen, she quickly turned to the side, pinched her handkerchief, and pretended to wipe away her tears.

But their eyes met Jia Xichun's.

The two women, aunt and sister-in-law, wore identical expressions of schadenfreude.

Gong Yuanzheng placed his hand on the small conch shell at his waist. "I did not bring this medicine with me."

Jia She looked regretful, Jia Lian looked delighted, and Jia Xichun looked pity.

Wang Xifeng: No, Fourth Sister, why do you want Jia Lian to become a cripple even more than I do?

Gong Yuanzheng's gaze fell on the azaleas beside him, and his eyes lit up. "It's alright, I'll make it for you right away!"

Jia Lian: “!!!!!!”

Don't you want to listen to what you're saying? You're mixing poison now! Are you insane? Or am I hallucinating?

Jia She smiled slightly, "I'm sorry to trouble you with this long expedition."

Gong Yuanzheng casually plucked a few azalea leaves, and then plucked the flowers and leaves of other plants placed in the room.

He poured out a few pills, crushed them, added the juice from the freshly picked plants, and rolled them back into pills before handing them to Jia She.

Looking at the strangely colored pills in his palm, Jia She exclaimed sincerely, "Truly a genius of herbal medicine! You can concoct such medicine so easily!"

As he spoke, he looked at Jia Lian and asked, "Will you eat by yourself, or shall I feed you?"

Jia Lian was filled with terror. Ignoring the fact that his hands and feet had not yet recovered, he stumbled and tried to run outside.

Jiao Da stood at the door with his servants. Jia Lian's body had long been drained by wine and women, and now that the poison was still lingering, it was even more impossible for him to break out.

He turned to look at the expressionless Jia She and cried out in despair, "Isn't it all your fault that I've become like this?"

"If you had taught me properly when I was a child, I wouldn't have turned out like this!"

A ripple appeared in Jia She's eyes, but it quickly subsided.

“It’s my fault. I didn’t teach you well. After I die, I will definitely apologize to your mother.”

It was his fault; he only thought about keeping Jia Lian alive, but completely forgot.

If the child is ruined, won't he die?

He walked steadily toward Jia Lian.

Jia Lian lost control and forcefully pushed away Jia She's hand, shouting incoherently.

"It's not fair! You're being unfair to me! You didn't care about me when I was little! And now you're treating me like this! Why should I?"

"Who in this mansion is truly sincere to me! You are my father, you should protect me!"

His eyes were filled with hatred as he looked at Jia She.

"You keep saying it's to save my life! Then I should be the one to choose how I want to live!"

"Since you haven't protected me all these years, why bother with this hypocritical act now!"

"So what if I'm a womanizer? Which man in the Jia family doesn't indulge in womanizing?"

"It's not Wang Shi's fault that I've become like this! It's not the old lady's fault! It's you! It's all your fault!"

"Even in the afterlife, my mother will never forgive you for treating me this way!"

Jia She was stunned. This was his beloved wife, the child she had borne for him. How could he not love her?

When he met Jia Lian's eyes, which were filled with a mixture of hatred and pain, his heart trembled.

Perhaps, he was wrong back then.

Seemingly sensing Jia She's change of heart, Jia Lian retorted angrily.

"Even if I really die on a woman's belly, it's none of your business!"

After speaking, Xing'er stumbled and broke through the encirclement, glancing at Jia She with a panicked expression.

Finally, gritting his teeth, he bowed to Jia She and ran off to catch up with Jia Lian.

Jiao Da looked at Jia She, "Master, this..."

Jia She calmly put away the pills. "You all heard what he said. Don't worry about him anymore. This is the path he chose for himself."

Jiao Da understood Jia She's meaning, took a step back, and led his many servants out of the backyard.

The atmosphere inside the room was truly strange; no one had expected things to develop this way.

Only Jia She remained unperturbed.

He sat back down in his chair, casually placing the pills on the coffee table, and looked at Jia Yingchun.

"Yingchun, pack your things. Come with me to sea in half a month."

As soon as he said it, Jia She realized his mistake. Perhaps Jia Yingchun was not willing to go to sea with him, and he shouldn't have arranged her life.

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "If you're unwilling, I'll think of another way..."

“Father!” Jia Yingchun interrupted Jia She, this was the first time she had spoken to Jia She like this.

She looked directly at Jia She, her eyes filled with determination, "Father, I am willing to go to sea with you!"

Jia Yingchun's firm attitude warmed Jia She's heart, and he nodded to her.

When he looked at Jia Tanchun, a glint of malice flashed in his eyes.

Jia She tapped the coffee table lightly with his right index finger, a slight smile playing on his lips, and slowly began to speak.

"Third girl, would you like to come with me to sea?"