Chapter 87: Jia Baoyu sets great ambitions in the boudoir, Sun Shaozong encounters a headless corpse on the road
In early July of the tenth year of Guangde, it rained for several days in a row, which relieved the summer heat a little and made the people in the capital feel much better.
However, the hundreds of craftsmen working in the Rongguo Mansion's villa were all complaining bitterly. They had to be soaked in mud and water all day long and had to do delicate carving work. After three or five days, more than a dozen of them fell ill, and the rest were also complaining constantly.
Seeing that the construction period would be delayed if they continued like this, Jia Zhen and Wang Xifeng hurriedly gave out a lot of rewards, and the craftsmen finally calmed down a little.
However, the cost of building the garden had more than doubled the budget. Even Wang Xifeng, who was used to spending lavishly, was frightened every time she looked at the astronomical figures on the account.
However, at present, more than 80% of the villa for the imperial visit has been built, and most of the remaining space is just "face projects" and cannot be reduced.
There was no other choice, the masters of the Jia family could only grit their teeth and hold on, putting in the savings they had accumulated over the years.
Of course, these "mundane matters" cannot affect the beautiful ladies and wealthy people in Rongguo Mansion for the time being.
Early in the morning on July 8th, seeing the rain outside getting heavier, Lin Daiyu stayed in the house, doing needlework and chatting with Zijuan about family matters.
As the sisters were gossiping, they suddenly heard a loud noise outside, followed by the screams of Xueyan and Chunxian:
"Master Bao, why are you here again in such heavy rain?"
"Yes, look at the clothes, they are all wet. If anything happens, how can we bear it?"
"It's okay, it's okay."
Jia Baoyu said that it was okay, but he had already gone into the inner room and complained: "I heard that Second Brother Sun was coming, so I went to look for him. But he didn't even stand still and went to Feng Mansion with Second Brother Lian to congratulate him. I was disappointed, so I had no choice but to come to look for Sister Pin'er to relieve my boredom."
Recently, because Ruan Rong was suffering from severe morning sickness and could not eat or sleep well every day, Sun Shaozong had no time to focus on her. He went out late and came back early every day, trying various ways to stimulate Ruan Rong's appetite.
Therefore, the "martial arts class" in Rongguo Mansion naturally came to a halt. It was fine for others, but Baoyu could not hear the latest developments of the case, and he was scratching his ears and cheeks like a monkey all day long.
"So I'm the one who entertains you and keeps you entertained?"
While Lin Daiyu was complaining coquettishly, she hurriedly called Xueyan and Chunxian to make hot tea for Baoyu to keep him warm. She also asked Zijuan to serve him and asked him to take off his wet coat.
Baoyu, on the other hand, was a rather impetuous person. When Zijuan was unbuttoning her clothes, he saw the embroidery that Lin Daiyu had placed on the table. He rushed forward and grabbed it, saying with a smile, "This bright red handkerchief looks festive. Could it be that it was embroidered for me?"
"Pah! Look at the look in your eyes!"
Lin Daiyu spat, "What handkerchief? It's a bellyband for children. I embroidered it specially for Sister Rong. Give it back to me now, and don't get it dirty!"
Hearing that it was a child's bellyband, Baoyu put it back awkwardly and let Zijuan take off her coat. Suddenly, he bowed to the bellyband eleven times, muttering to himself, "Amitabha, Buddha, please bless Sister Rong to give birth to a well-behaved daughter. Don't let that 'dirty thing' taint Sister Pin'er's hard work."
"you!"
When Lin Daiyu heard this, she was really annoyed. Although she was still young, she knew that if a concubine wanted to continue to be favored, the most important thing was to give birth to a son.
What’s more, he is the eldest son of the Sun family!
But now Baoyu prayed to the Buddha to let Ruan Rong give birth to a daughter, because he was afraid that a boy would defile the bellyband...
Lin Daiyu gritted her teeth, took out a pair of scissors from the dustpan, and with a click, she cut a big hole in the bellyband!
Baoyu was startled and said in astonishment: "Sister, what are you doing? How can you cut such a good thing?!"
Lin Daiyu ignored him, and quickly cut the bellyband into pieces, threw it on the ground angrily, and then she felt a little relieved.
Looking back at Jia Baoyu, he still looked confused and obviously didn't know where he went wrong. Thinking about his usual habit of belittling men, I'm afraid he might not have thought of so many things.
So I didn't bother to confront him, and just changed the subject abruptly: "Normally, when an official comes to our house, we can't invite you, so why did you go to him without caring about anything when Brother Sun came?"
Jia Baoyu had no idea what she was thinking. When she suddenly asked him about this, he said, "I didn't go there for his official uniform. What I love is his ability to help others resolve karma!"
"End the cause and effect?"
"Yes, it is because those traitors are incompetent that there are so many wronged souls and evil spirits in this world. Brother Sun found out the truth and cut off the cause and effect of those wronged souls and evil spirits from the root. I am afraid it is more than ten times better than inviting a hundred monks and Taoist priests to pray for the souls to be reborn!"
As he spoke, Baoyu's eyes sparkled as he said, "If I could learn this skill, I wouldn't need any official position in the future. As long as I heard that there was a grievance, I would go and settle it with the person. Afterwards, I could leave in a hush-hush manner, hiding my identity and name. Wouldn't that be wonderful and joyful?"
Lin Daiyu found what he said interesting and couldn't help but imagine it with him, but she had long forgotten the grudge she had just had.
--Dividing line--
Jia Lian opened the carriage window and saw the heavy rain pouring down outside, which had changed the color of the whole sky and earth. He could not help but complain, "What a shame that Old Feng chose this day. The bride will be soaked like a drowned chicken before she even gets out of the sedan chair, right?"
Because of his relationship with Feng Xin on the canal and Sun Shaozong's face, he agreed to go to Feng Xin's house to show his support. However, he did not expect to encounter such weather. Now he is regretting it very much.
Sun Shaozong smiled and said leisurely: "I have seen many neatly dressed brides, but when have I ever seen a bride who is soaked like a drowned rat? Just for this view, we should go and take a look, right?"
Jia Lian thought so too. He also thought that although Kong Limu's daughter was born out of wedlock, she was known as a talented woman. She must have a good figure and good looks. If she was soaking wet...
The more he thought about it, the more agitated he became. He couldn't help but urge the driver to speed up so as not to miss the scene of the bride getting off the sedan.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the speed of the car suddenly slowed down and finally stopped in the middle of the road.
"Why did it stop?!"
Jia Lian lifted the oiled curtain and asked in dissatisfaction, but saw Bao Er, the coachman, pointing at the opposite side and screaming: "Kill... kill, kill, kill!"
Upon hearing this, Sun Shaozong also hurriedly stuck his head out to look, but he only saw the carriage lying crookedly on the road, and the servant driving the carriage was leaning on the carriage. There was nothing on his body, but a head was missing!
