Benefactor's Style Was Wrong!
Chapter 3
As soon as the palanquin landed on the ground, Jia Min, who was only six or seven years old and wore a red dress with a tassel hairstyle, came up to greet them. She was wearing a double bun with tassel hair.
"Min 'er said that Big Brother was sleeping at home, but Second Brother told Father and Mother that Big Brother sneaked out to drink and have fun with the licentious Sheng Ge of the Wang Family." Jia Min was still young, so she didn't understand the conflict between her Big Brother and Second Brother.
However, since she was young, Jia Min wanted to be close to her Big Brother, so when Jia Xie arrived, she pretended to be mature and told Jia Xie the reason why Lady Jia had specially 'summoned' her.
Jia Min pulled Wu Mei's sleeve and reminded her, "Big Brother, you have to explain to Father properly, or Mother will say that you're out of line again."
Just as she was about to coax Jia Min to say, "Got it." However, she saw Jia Zheng walk out of the central room like a hypocrite. When he saw Charming, who had transformed into Jia She, he said, "What's wrong?
"Big Brother, you're back. Hurry up and apologize to Father and Mother. Father and Mother are furious because you sneaked out of the mansion today …"
Wu Mei narrowed her eyes and sneered, "Which son of a bitch said that I went out? I obviously went back to my room to sleep because I was tired after guarding Grandmother's coffin for the whole night.
Master Lai came to look for me and said that Madam invited me.
Master Lai saw me come out of my room with your own eyes. "
Jia Zheng looked at Master Lai …
Master Lai nodded, indicating that Wu Mei wasn't lying.
Wu Mei sensed a trace of embarrassment and awkwardness on Jia Zheng's face.
Why was he embarrassed? Why was he embarrassed …
Her charming eyes narrowed slightly as a mocking smile appeared on her lips.
It was Jia Zheng who pretended to be serious and told Duke Rongguo and Lady Jia about Jia Xie going out today.
Lady Jia had always disliked Jia Xie, her eldest son who had been taken away from her when he was young.
Jia Zheng complained, and Lady Jia added fuel to the fire. Duke Rongguo was furious.
Fortunately, she had met the Jia Xie on the day she came to the World of Red Mansions. Otherwise, the Benefactor would have been scolded and lost her heart to Duke Rongguo.
Wu Mei felt that Jia Xie was in a bad mood, so she went out to have tea and watch a play with her friends. However, this did not prevent her from being biased and feeling sorry for Jia Xie.
Therefore, after confirming that it was Jia Zheng, this hypocrite, who exposed the fact that Jia Xie had snuck out, Wu Mei decided to take advantage of this' good opportunity 'to teach Jia Zheng a lesson.
"Second Brother, you are so kind."
Wu Mei, who was wearing Jia Xie's shell, gave Jia Zheng a faint smile. She bent down and picked up Jia Min with brotherly love and walked straight into Glory Hall.
His attitude of ignoring people made Jia Zheng very angry.
"Big Brother is too much." Jia Zheng muttered angrily.
Usually, when he saw him, he looked at him with disdain, and his nose was not his nose. Today, when he reminded him out of 'kindness', he angered his father and mother. Not only did they leave him with a 'sarcastic' word of thanks, they even ignored him.
Jia Zheng thought angrily that when Father and Mother punished Big Brother, he would not be kind enough to plead for Big Brother anymore.
Not to mention whether Jia Zheng's action of complaining first and then pleading for Big Brother was out of kindness or on purpose, it was just to let Duke Rongguo and Lady Jia know that Jia Xie was a good-for-nothing.
Besides, today's Jia Xie was disguised by Wu Mei.
Therefore, his hope was destined to be in vain.
Wu Mei carried Jia Min into the main hall. Before she could say anything, Lady Jia's expression changed and she shouted, "Big Brother, do you know that everyone in Rongguo Province is filial piety after Old Madame passed away?
Your Second Brother is filial and he copies the filial piety scriptures at home.
But you actually went out to drink and listen to music with that Brother Ren.
You are so unruly. You are really ignoring Old Madame's love. "
Wu Mei looked at Lady Jia with a startled expression, but she said calmly, "Madame, what are you talking about? Our son has been at home all day. Where did you hear the slanderous words about our son going out to drink and listen to music with Brother Ren?"
Lady Jia narrowed her eyes. She did not choose to let go of the matter because of Wu Mei's explanation. Instead, she snorted and said, "You mean, Second Brother has wronged you."
"So Second Brother really did say that."
Wu Mei put Jia Min down and ignored Lady Jia. Instead, she said to Duke Rongguo who seemed to be in deep thought, "I have to trouble everyone to go to the East Grand Courtyard to call our son. Many servants saw our son coming out of the house.
If Father believes Second Brother's words and believes that our son sneaked out of the house to drink and listen to music with Brother Ren, why don't you call all the servants here and ask them. Then you will know whether our son or Second Brother is lying … "
As soon as she said this, Jia Zheng happened to walk in from outside.
After curling his charming lips into a mocking smile, he questioned Jia Zheng with grief and indignation in his eyes, "Second Brother, I admit that I have never wronged you. Why did you have to spout nonsense in front of Father and Mother, saying lies that could easily be exposed by others to frame me?
I was scolded by Father and despised by Mother. You are happy, happy. "
Jia Zheng was stunned and opened his eyes wide. He said with an innocent face, "Big Brother, what do you mean?
When did I lie to set you up? "
"Second Brother, you are really used to lying. You don't feel guilty at all when you swear."
Wu Mei laughed coldly and said, "No wonder I insist on greeting Father and Mother every day and listen to Mother's wishes. Mother always says that I am not as filial as Second Brother. So this is the reason!"
Wu Mei's words were really harsh. Not only Jia Zheng, who was a hypocrite, but even the biased Lady Jia's expression changed immediately.
Lady Jia wanted to scold 'Jia Xie' and say that he was disobedient and unfilial. However, Duke Rongguo was present and Duke Rongguo did not say anything. As his wife, how could she speak first?
Duke Rongguo glanced at his wife and son, whose expression was also ugly, and then looked at 'Jia Xie' who was full of grief and indignation.
He didn't think that 'Jia She' was putting on an act. Instead, he felt that Jia Zheng's son was too honest. Why didn't he investigate after listening to the servant's gossip? Instead, he ran over to complain.
Rongguo Province had a large population. If 'Jia Xie' really snuck out, no one would see him.
However, he did not know that 'Jia Xie' had snuck out of the residence to play many times. Every time, he would climb over the courtyard wall or crawl through the dog hole. Therefore, very few people saw him.
This time, the reason why Jia Zheng found out and came to complain excitedly was because 'Jia Xie's luck was not very good.
Why did he say this? Because when 'Jia Xie' was climbing over the courtyard wall today, he was coincidentally seen by 'Jia Zheng', who had just returned from buying books in the back street.
Jia Zheng thought that he was a good younger brother. He wanted to correct all the faults of 'Jia Xie', his good-for-nothing elder brother. Therefore, he excitedly ran to Duke Rongguo and Lady Jia to complain.
Jia Zheng's complaint was timely. Moreover, Master Lai had received Lady Jia's orders and quickly went to the East Grand Courtyard to check if 'Jia Xie' was there.
Generally speaking, 'Jia Xie' should still be in a drunken stupor at this time. After finding out that 'Jia Xie' was not in the East Grand Courtyard, Master Lai received orders from the furious Duke Rongguo and sent people to the red-light district to look for 'Jia Xie' (even if 'Jia Xie' wasn't there, he would say that 'Jia Xie' was in the red-light district).
After that … Haha, there was no 'after'. When 'Jia Xie' was found and returned to Rongguo Province, the furious Duke Rongguo would punish him severely.
This was something that should have happened under normal circumstances.
But now, there was a variable like Charming. As a Demonic God who had achieved the Dao, she had painstakingly searched and spent a great deal of time and energy to find the benefactor she had been thinking about. How could she allow anyone to humiliate him? Even if it was Jia She who deserved to be beaten, she would not allow it.
Wu Mei promptly sent 'Jia Xie' back.
While 'Jia Xie' was sleeping soundly because of the tranquilizing powder she had secretly put in 'Jia Xie', Wu Mei used 'Jia Zheng' in front of Duke Rongguo and Lady Jia.
'You've been acting like a tattletale all day. It's time for you to learn what' tattletale too much 'means.
Speaking of which, it was no wonder that Wu Mei was filled with righteous indignation.
In Rongguo Province, apart from the Lady Jia, who had already passed away, who spoiled 'Jia Xie' like her precious baby, the rest of the family, such as Lady Jia, looked down on 'Jia Xie', the eldest son who had been taken away the moment he was born.
As for Duke Rongguo …
'Jia Xie' didn't like to study since he was a child, and he wasn't very close to him.
With his youngest son by his side and Lady Jia's pillow talk from time to time, Duke Rongguo naturally preferred 'Jia Zheng', who loved to study and would have a bright future.
Now that 'Jia Xie', 'Wu Mei', was acting like this, Lady Jia was used to being biased. Naturally, she wouldn't change her opinion of 'Jia Xie' because of Wu Mei's words.
Duke Rongguo thought of himself as a just parent who liked to respect his younger brothers. Now that 'Jia Xie', Wu Mei, had vaguely said that 'Jia Zheng had' bad intentions', he also thought that 'Jia Xie' was overthinking things.
'Jia Zheng was a good person. The only reason he had tattletale was because he had been deceived by the servants who liked to gossip.
'Lady Jia was like that, Duke Rongguo was also like that, so the development of the situation naturally had to be handled lightly.'
Duke Rongguo comforted 'Jia Xie' and 'Jia Zheng' with a few words. He also encouraged 'Jia Zheng' to focus on studying from now on, and then brushed over the matter lightly.
After returning to the East Grand Courtyard, which would be 'Jia Xie's' residence from now on, Wu Mei, who had returned to her original appearance, looked at 'Jia Xie', who was sleeping soundly on the bed, with some heartache.
She had painstakingly searched for so many worlds before finally meeting her benefactor. How could she have met such a vexing family member who was so openly biased?