Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 177: Unbeatable Life 1 Drunk

Yuanyang came out of the room with a red face, but saw Tanchun standing at the door in a daze. She felt even more ashamed, and greeted "Princess Yimin" in a low voice, then ran away.

Tanchun walked into the room like a wandering soul, and seeing Daiyu's rosy cheeks and her drunken smile, she suddenly smiled too, walked over, grabbed the wine jug, and drank wildly!

"Come on, come on! You vulgar thing, you're wasting good wine!" Daiyu was already half drunk at this moment. She stood up to grab the wine pot, complaining, "Aunt Meng only allowed me to drink one pot. If you want to drink, go to the kitchen and get it. Why did you have to snatch it from me?"

Tanchun wiped her cheeks, not knowing whether it was wine or tears, and laughed: "I know, this wine costs ten taels of silver per catty. The money my mother gave me is enough to drink at least a hundred catties.

"Tell them to bring some wine, I'll treat you!"

Daiyu became so happy that she really called out to people.

Outside, Aunt Zheng and Aunt Jing stood at the door like wooden men, not saying a word.

Instead, Aunt Meng rushed over upon hearing the news and glared at the two of them: "How can the girls get so drunk and drink like crazy? And no one cares!"

Qingwen quickly pulled her back and whispered the whole story to her, then sighed, "Forget it, these two are usually very restrained people.

"Today's incident was too much. No one can resist the chill. Let them go back drunk."

Aunt Meng got angry when she heard this and glared at Qingwen again: "You keep talking nonsense as if you can protect your daughter. Why didn't you go and scold that Yuanyang just now? Now you are sympathizing with her again!"

"You don't know Yuanyang yet? She's just a messenger. She's a very nice person. The young lady didn't scold her, so how can I say anything?" Qingwen retorted, and took the opportunity to push Aunt Meng in. "That's great, you can persuade her!"

The wine just happened to arrive.

Aunt Jing only added one sentence: "Send lunch, and make two more dishes to go with the wine."

On this day, the guests and hosts at the Lin Mansion got drunk together.

When Yuanyang returned to the Jia Mansion, she no longer conveyed the message in a tactful way as she did in the past. Instead, she told Lady Jia, Jia She, Jia Zheng and Mrs. Xing every word of Daiyu's words in person.

Finally, he said, "The princess asked me to come back and take a closer look for two days to see if the old lady is really old. If so, I will take her name card to ask the chief doctor of the Imperial Hospital to come and see her. I will follow the doctor's advice and take the medicine well and rest and recuperate.

"All household affairs are left to the eldest master and the eldest mistress. If the second master is still not in a clear mind and wants to cause trouble, please ask the two masters to divide the family.

"Whatever rules should be followed, follow them. Just remember one sentence: as a subject, you must be loyal, filial, chaste and righteous. If you forget your roots, you will surely lose your life."

Jia Zheng was so angry that his face almost bled. He slammed the table and stood up, shouting, "She dared to curse her own father!? What kind of princess is she?! I take care of my own daughter, who the hell is she!"

"Second Master, she was personally conferred the title of Princess by the Emperor on the occasion of the Supreme Emperor's Longevity Festival. I was there and I heard it. She is the same as the Princess of the Prince and the Princess of the Imperial Clan.

"Second Master, the princess said something very true: Don't forget that you are a subject. The emperor and the emperor both value the people they love, but you say she is nothing.

"Second Master, let's split up. I'm afraid that one day, you will point at your elder brother and his wife and say, who the hell are we to dare to say bad things about you, Second Master Jia!"

Mrs. Xing finished speaking with a sullen face, and then looked at Grandmother Jia, "Old lady, please take a look. You tell me what to do, and your daughter-in-law will listen to your opinion."

Grandmother Jia was originally uncomfortable when Daiyu revealed her thoughts, but when she heard her youngest son talking like this, she couldn't help but sigh and shook her head, and said to Jia Zheng in a serious tone:

"Otherwise, you should resign. Otherwise, I'm afraid you will lose your life and the lives of your entire family sooner or later!"

"That's not the case." Jia She said calmly, "My second brother only dares to be like this at home. Outside, he is still as gentle as jade and a modest gentleman."

So, it's just a rat carrying a knife in the nest?

Jia Zheng was so ashamed that he could not stand still. He looked at everyone with hatred and said after a while: "I will go and ask the queen for her order!"

After saying that, he rolled up his sleeves and left.

Jia She looked at his back and laughed: "It's rare that he didn't say 'my daughter is a concubine' directly!"

Grandmother Jia glared at him: "It's as if Sister Lin only scolded him and didn't scold you or me!"

Jia She stood up, flicked his collar, and smiled: "What's the big deal? I will go to the Lin Mansion in person tomorrow to apologize to my sister."

Mrs. Xing also stood up and followed him.

Grandmother Jia sat in the empty main room, stunned for a long time, then turned around and asked Yuanyang: "Where is the imperial physician?"

Around noon the next day, Jia She went to the Lin Mansion with his sleeves fluttering.

Lin Daiyu, who had just woken up from a hangover, rubbed her temples as she received him.

Jia She apologized to her seriously.

Lin Daiyu said indifferently that it was not necessary.

"Sister has taken care of a lot of things at home. Now is a difficult time. If Sister can lend a hand, I will just take a step back.

"Brother Jing has many houses for practicing Taoism, so I will go there to practice as well. Sister, help me with the inheritance of the title, and our family will be safe within the next fifty years."

Jia She said it was 90 percent certain.

Daiyu put down her finger and looked at him in surprise: "Uncle, are you drunk?"

Jia She's face turned cold: "What? Don't you want to help?"

"Don't even mention whether I have the ability to help you get an imperial decree to inherit the title. I just want to ask you one question: who in this family is worthy of this title?

"Second Brother Lian? He's neither civil nor military. Speaking of practical matters, he hasn't been in charge of Xiangfu County for less than a month. Speaking of talent, what else can he do besides stealing?

"Baoyu? He couldn't say a single stern word except crying when he encountered such a big thing.

"Who else? The ones who just came from Jinling? How many people do they know in the court and among the old friends in the capital? How many vines do they know? How many people in the clan can obey them?!"

Daiyu looked at Jia She and laughed, "Uncle, why don't you think about it? Among the four kings, eight dukes, and twelve marquises, whose children are like this? Wouldn't you laugh at them?"

Jia She was speechless and angry: "What do you want me to do?"

"Ask for an imperial decree to strip me of my title." Daiyu looked at him indifferently, "Since there is no one to succeed me, I'd better withdraw and step back to keep myself safe.

"If it weren't for the inner demons of Brother Zhen, the East Mansion would have escaped unscathed. The same can be said for Uncle."

Jia She narrowed his eyes and suddenly stared at Daiyu intently: "You are the emperor's man, right? First you messed with Ningguo Mansion for him, and now you want to mess with our Rongguo Mansion?"

Daiyu was immediately annoyed: "If I were to do something, whether it was taking a concubine regardless of age or filial piety, which one of these would be enough for the Emperor to punish and deprive me of my title?

"I tried my best to save the lives of my maternal family, but it turned out to be my fault! It's really great!

"Uncle, please go back and never have anything to do with me again. From now on, don't even think about me interfering in your family's affairs!"

Being lectured to his niece in person, Jia She could no longer hold back, he stood up and sneered, "Are you just going to watch our family fail to make a comeback?

"Let me teach you a lesson: Jiangdong's young men are very talented, and there's no telling if they'll make a comeback!

"The mountains are high and the rivers are long, who knows what tomorrow will bring?!"

He walked away with a flick of his sleeves.