Chapter 529 Showdown
September 2nd, 10:00 a.m.
As it was Wang Xifeng's 25th birthday, Grandmother Jia felt sorry for her hard work and specially invited Youshi from the East Palace to come forward and organize a lively birthday banquet.
Who doesn't know that Feng Jieer is a person who cares about her reputation and likes to care about things?
Therefore, early in the morning, all the important figures from the Rong and Ning mansions gathered in the Grand View Garden.
But the only person missing is Jia Baoyu.
Although Wang Xifeng did not complain about anything, Jia Mu, Youshi and Li Wan sent people to ask questions one after another, which made Xiren so anxious that she wanted to hang herself.
"Here he comes, here he comes, Master Bao is here!"
He was walking anxiously in the corridor behind the stage when he suddenly heard two old women calling like crows, and then the baby-faced Jia Baoyu appeared from behind the rockery.
"You finally came back!"
Xiren was so happy that she almost cried. She hurried over to help him straighten his collar and whispered, "Just apologize later, but don't say anything unlucky about the concubine in the palace, otherwise the Second Mistress will be unhappy."
"I understand."
Jia Baoyu chuckled and walked around the wall with Xiren to the front of the stage.
He originally wanted to pay his respects to Lady Jia first, but Wang Xifeng had heard the news and had several maids come over to block him. She also laughed and scolded him from her seat: "Quickly bring that naughty monkey here so I can ask him where he went to make such a fuss in the Heavenly Palace. He has even forgotten my good life!"
Everyone burst into laughter. Shi Xiangyun and Jia Tanchun came forward to join in the fun, grabbed Baoyu's arms on the left and right, and escorted him to Wang Xifeng, Youshi, and Li Wan in a very formal manner.
"It's unfair, sir!"
Jia Baoyu cried out for injustice, which made several people laugh. He then explained with a smile: "I had some private matters to attend to, and I wanted to go and come back soon. Who would have thought that I would hear such great news on the street, which delayed me."
Everyone was laughing and joking at first, but when they heard him say that there was some great news, their attention was immediately diverted and they were busy asking him what the news was. They even forgot to come back to celebrate his birthday.
"It's not an outsider's business."
Jia Baoyu laughed and said, "Yesterday near Qingxu Temple, the second brother of the Sun family set fire to half of the fork river, and then started a killing spree by the river, with heads chopped off everywhere!"
When everyone heard that it was another rumor about Sun Shaozong, they all became somewhat used to it. Wang Xifeng even ridiculed him, saying, "Sun Jia's Erlang solves one or two major cases every month, but you've made it a strange story! I'm afraid he has done something bad outside, and he wants to use this to fool us, right?"
"How can this not be a strange news!"
Seeing that everyone thought he was exaggerating, Jia Baoyu became a little anxious and said, "I saw it with my own eyes. The burnt marks on the river bank were more than a hundred feet long!"
It turned out that early this morning, he went to the Prince of Beijing's Palace to pay tribute to Qiu Lian who had just passed away. On the way back, he happened to hear people talking about the heroic deeds of Sun Shaozong who bravely defeated the White Lotus Sect last night.
His blood boiled as he listened to the story. He could not help but urge his horse to the vicinity of Qingxu Temple, take a look at the traces of the fire, and then pull the nearby people to question them. As a result, he missed the time to return home to celebrate the birthday.
"This time, Brother Sun has made tremendous contributions. The Xiang Master alone captured two people alive, killed three, and even captured the deputy leader of the White Lotus Sect!"
"I heard that there is a big bandit from the northwest named 'One Hand Holding Up the Sky' among them. The imperial court has been trying to catch him for many years but failed to catch him. However, Brother Sun chopped him into two pieces with one sword. His head flew up several feet and even his intestines were..."
"Alright, alright."
Jia Baoyu was talking with his hands dancing, but Wang Xifeng quickly interrupted him, covering her mouth with her hands and saying with disgust: "I'm just having a good birthday, why do you have to talk about such bloody things?"
Jia Baoyu immediately became depressed. Just as he was about to change his words and apologize, Jia Lian came up to him and pulled him back, saying, "She doesn't like to hear it, but brother likes to hear it very much. Come on, come to my table and let's talk about it in detail!"
After Jia Baoyu left, the table for the female members of the family suddenly became deserted again, especially Li Wan and Youshi, who were distracted. They secretly followed Jia Baoyu's description and imagined the heroic scene of Sun Shaozong riding a horse and using a single sword to defeat the White Lotus bandits. They felt fascinated and proud of the scene.
However, the birthday banquet lasted until the afternoon, because all the important people in the family took the opportunity to come forward and show their courtesy to Wang Xifeng. Even Aunt Xue and Mrs. Wang came to toast her, and they had to drink a few more glasses.
Feng Jieer felt that she was drunk and her heart was pounding. Seeing the performer coming up and attracting everyone's attention, she privately asked Youshi, "Prepare the reward money. I will go down to sober up and come back."
Yu-shi nodded in agreement. Seeing an opportunity, Feng-jie quietly left the table and walked along the eaves towards the back door.
No one else noticed it, but Ping'er, who had always been her shadow, saw her staggering and hurriedly left Xiren and followed her.
Wang Xifeng helped Ping'er out of the back door, originally wanting to find a quiet place and order some sobering soup.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he reached the back corridor, he saw a little maid from his room standing at the intersection, peeking out. When she saw the master and servant coming out of the back door, she turned around and ran away without saying a word.
Feng Jieer immediately became suspicious and quickly called the maid back to answer.
The maid pretended not to hear at first, but Ping'er rushed a few steps and directly pointed out her name, so she had to turn back tremblingly.
Seeing her at a loss in front of her, Wang Xifeng became even more suspicious. She called the maid into the hallway not far away, blocked the doors on both sides, and asked her what was going on in a threatening manner.
The maid was stubborn at first, which made Wang Xifeng so angry that she ordered Ping'er to cover her mouth with a red-hot iron. Then she finally cried out, "Second Master is at home. He sent me here to look after you. If you see you are gone, tell me to hurry back and send a letter."
When Wang Xifeng heard this, how could she not understand?
All the wine in his heart turned into dry firewood and raging flames. He raised his leg and kicked the little maid to the ground, cursing her several times, "A dog will always eat shit", and then called Ping'er to hurry home.
When they got home, they found everything was quiet except for some noise coming from the study. Wang Xifeng tiptoed to the window and heard Jia Lian say, "My dear, it has come to this, what else can we do? If you promise me, not only will I love you only in this life, but I will never change my mind even in the next life!"
I don't know what that 'good man' said, but I heard Jia Lian say, "What second wife! How can she compare to one of your toes? If you promise me, I will let her serve you as a slave in the future..."
Hearing Jia Lian belittling her like this and wanting her to be a slave to that bitch, Wang Xifeng was so angry that her whole body was shaking. She kicked the door open and went in, cursing, "You silver woman, I want to see you..."
However, halfway through her scolding, Wang Xifeng was suddenly stunned again, because apart from Jia Lian, who was half-naked, there was only a sturdy man in the room.
And this man was none other than Bao Er, with whom his wife had had an affair with Jia Lian!
A few months ago, Wang Xifeng caught Bao Er's wife cheating and forced her to death. Who would have thought that today she caught Bao Er cheating and trapped him in the house again!
Wang Xifeng was not unaware that Jia Lian used to vent his sexual desires on the servants.
But at least they were all handsome young men, while Bao Er was not only born ugly, but also cowardly and incompetent. He was a loser who couldn't even take care of his wife!
No matter how short-sighted Jia Lian is, he shouldn't fall for someone like this, right? !
Thinking about the words "I will only love one person in this life or the next", Wang Xifeng felt it was extremely absurd and even suspected that she was hallucinating after being drunk.
Plop!
At this moment, Bao Er suddenly knelt down and kowtowed like pounding garlic: "Second Madam, please spare my life, I... I didn't do anything!"
Seeing him kneeling on the ground like a bug, his huge body still shaking, Wang Xifeng despised him and felt that something was fishy. She was about to ask him what was going on, but Jia Lian shouted angrily, "Get up! Get up now, you lowly bastard!"
Bao Er raised his head in panic, first looking at Jia Lian, then at Wang Xifeng. Before he could hesitate, Jia Lian had already rushed forward in anger, kicked him in the face, and cursed: "Damn slave, I told you to get up, didn't you hear me?!"
Bao Er staggered after being kicked. Seeing that Jia Lian was still unwilling to give up, he quickly got up from the ground, bent his body and begged, "Second Master, please calm down, Second Master, please calm down. I am getting up, I am getting up!"
Without saying anything, Jia Lian slapped him in the face again, then he asked Wang Xifeng with a sullen face, "When did you come back?"
This scene made Wang Xifeng even more confused. She forgot to get angry with him for a moment and subconsciously replied, "I just came back not long ago."
But she was a calculating person after all, and she immediately changed her words and said, "I was just outside the window, listening for about half a quarter of an hour!"
Hearing that she had been eavesdropping for a long time, Jia Lian's gloomy expression changed several times. He gritted his teeth and turned back to scold: "You dog, take off your clothes quickly! If you dare to get them dirty, I will peel off your skin!"
Bao Er hurriedly and tremblingly took off the clothes. Just as he didn't know where to put them, Jia Lian snatched them away. He then warned him not to tell anyone else what had happened today and then drove him out.
Although Wang Xifeng lacked some great wisdom, she was very shrewd in small matters. Seeing Jia Lian holding the dress with great care but looking down on Bao Er, she immediately guessed something and said hesitantly, "This dress is..."
Jia Lian carefully brushed off the dust on his clothes and said softly, "Of course it's Erlang's clothes."
"Jiro?"
Wang Xifeng was stunned at first, then she said in surprise: "Are you talking about Sun Jia Erlang? You actually... you actually..."
"Don't get me wrong, I asked Xiaohong to steal this dress."
Jia Lian shook his head, stroking the clothes lovingly, and said infatuatedly: "Erlang is such a heroic man, and he has always disliked the idea of splitting peaches. How dare I tell him directly? I can only let Bao Er, that filthy thing, wear his clothes to ease my longing for him a little."
Seeing his eyes full of obsession and resentment, which were even three times more charming than a woman, Wang Xifeng was so shocked that she was dumbfounded and didn't know how to respond for a long time.
