Chapter 232 Arrival at Jinling
Life on the boat was peaceful and warm. Jia Cong stayed in Wang Xifeng's room most of the time. Wang Xifeng couldn't stand it and could only "reluctantly" accept it.
During the day, he would occasionally take Wang Xifeng to the deck to get some fresh air, and at night the two of them would make love all day long!
Wang Xifeng also changed her previous attitude in the mansion, and spent all day with Jia Cong like a little girl.
Her feelings towards Jia Cong are completely different from those towards Jia Lian. Before marriage, Wang Xifeng was different from other girls. She was like a tomboy and hung out with boys. In fact, she was the exact opposite of Baoyu. She usually played with older kids like Jia Zhen, so she always called Jia Zhen "big brother" and even had a nickname of Feng Ge'er.
Like other women of that era, she had no say in marriage, including her father, who basically had no say in it because of his incompetence. So, her marriage was actually controlled by Wang Ziteng.
At that time, Wang Ziteng wanted to be tied to the Jia family and to take advantage of the Jia family's influence in the army. Therefore, Wang Ziteng married her to Jia Lian with the goal of gradually taking control of the Jia family's inner house with Mrs. Wang and gaining more say.
If everything goes well, after Lady Jia passes away, there will be Lady Wang above her and Wang Xifeng below her. No matter the first or second house, the women of the Wang family will be in charge. This will naturally be beneficial to Wang Ziteng.
Therefore, it is unrealistic to say that Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian have any feelings for each other. However, I think Wang Xifeng at that time must have longed for and desired love. But as time went on, she found that Jia Lian did not meet her expectations for her other half. With Wang Xifeng's personality, she longed for a strong husband, but Jia Lian was not ambitious and only had a donated Tongzhi. This also made Wang Xifeng, such a proud person, not even have the status of an imperial edict.
Along with disappointment in Jia Lian came a desire for power.
It just so happened that Mrs. Wang had appropriately delegated the power of housekeeping to others, or in other words, she needed someone to take over. After all, housekeeping is not only laborious, but also thankless most of the time. With Wang Xifeng taking over, the main power was still in her hands, but she could be at ease as a "Buddha" in the backyard.
The acquisition of the housekeeper power brought about a great change in Wang Xifeng.
This power to control money and even human lives gave Wang Xifeng the feeling of superiority that she could not get from Jia Lian.
Therefore, even if she was exhausted, she still enjoyed it. Moreover, because the Jia family's sons were useless, it seemed that Wang Xifeng was the only capable person in the two mansions, which made Wang Xifeng feel proud.
The appearance of Jia Cong caused Wang Xifeng to change again.
In just two or three years, Jia Cong suddenly rose to prominence and was awarded a noble title. Wang Xifeng suddenly discovered that not all men in the world were like the other men in the Jia family, and that men in power were so attractive.
Moreover, the power wielded by men is completely different from the power she understands.
At most, she could control the monthly allowances and punishments of some of the servants in the Jia family, and at most, she could rely on the power of the Jia family to plead some cases for others, which gave her some respectability in ordinary government offices. However, Jia Cong's power was about blood and human lives. One step out, eight steps forward; one word of command, thousands of troops followed; wherever the blade pointed, blood flowed like a river.
The power that made her proud and elated was insignificant in front of Jia Cong.
She finally discovered that there were such men in this world.
Just like in nature the weak will naturally obey the strong, without realizing it, her heart had already developed a sense of submission to Jia Cong.
Whether it is a worship of power or a yearning for strength, she is a different Wang Xifeng.
Especially as the conflicts with Jia Lian increased, her admiration and submission to Jia Cong gradually deepened. However, she knew her own identity, so she still adhered to the bottom line.
Until she broke up with Jia Lian, Jia Cong's protection made her lose her last defense. Therefore, after the misunderstanding that night, Jia Cong's overbearing words directly filled her heart. Moreover, Jia Lian's eyes were mostly disgusted and even fearful when he saw her, but Jia Cong was conquering and overbearing.
Until this moment, everything has come naturally! Moreover, she did feel the feeling of being attached to Jia Cong and being obsessed with him. She knew that this was the love that belonged to her.
Perhaps this method is not suitable for most women of this era, but it is unique to Wang Xifeng...
Although she is strong, she extremely enjoys the protective desire of those who are stronger than her.
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The ship sailed southwards with basically no delays except for occasional stops to replenish some supplies, so the journey of 2,000 miles took only more than half a month to arrive.
"What? You can't bear to let go?" Jia Cong said, looking at Wang Xifeng in his arms.
Wang Xifeng leaned on Jia Cong's arms infatuatedly. She really couldn't bear to let go! She was strong and possessive, but she knew that a man like Jia Cong would never belong to her alone. Being able to occupy a unique position in Jia Cong's heart was her greatest expectation.
Holding Wang Xifeng gently, Jia Cong kissed her pretty face lovingly, "Well, if you don't get off the boat, I'm afraid the people below will be waiting anxiously."
Wang Xifeng took the initiative to hug Jia Cong's neck and pressed her red lips against his. She was reluctant to let Jia Cong go until she was about to suffocate.
"After we get off the boat, we will go directly to the old house. Let Xiling and the others follow you. You just need to receive the imperial edicts from the various mansions. If they are blind again, just deal with them. I will take care of everything for you."
Xiling was a maid. Wang Xifeng liked her very much because she was well-behaved and smart.
Afterwards, Ping'er brought people in and helped the two of them to wash and dress. Jia Cong then went downstairs first.
At the dock, there were more than a hundred young men from various governments and local officials who came to greet them. Together with the servants and runners who came with them, there were hundreds more people.
If he was just a member of the Jia family, it would not be so grand, but Jia Cong's status as Marquis of Guanjun was such that there were few people greater than him, at least in Jinling City.
Jia Cong's personal guards and accompanying soldiers had already disembarked and were guarding the entire dock. With the eunuch leading the way, Jia Cong walked slowly across the sampan and got off the treasure ship.
"Meet Champion Hou!"
Everyone present bowed and saluted.
The first one on the left among the four leaders stepped forward and said respectfully, "Greetings, Lord Marquis. I am Jia You, the patriarch of the Jinling Jia family!"
Then he introduced them to Jia Cong, "This one is Shi Xu, the head of the Shi family. This one is Wang Zisheng, the head of the second branch of the Wang family. This one is Xue Qing from the Xue family. This one is Jia Yucun, the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture in Jinling."
