Chapter 805: Boudoir Longing for Precious Jade

Divine Capital City North, Mouni Nunnery.

Jia Cong and Sister Miao Yu chatted for a long time. Perhaps because their life experiences were similar, or perhaps because Sister Miao Yu's heart was withered and lonely, she revealed her heart to Jia Cong without knowing it.

There was a secret that no third party knew, a subtle and strange closeness that was hard to describe.

It made Sister Miao Yu's heart beat faster and her thoughts confused.

The Guanyin Bodhisattva statue on the shrine was solemn and elegant, looking down with compassionate and pitying eyes, silently watching the bubbles of the red dust, love, hate, and obsession, sinking endlessly.

The time in the Zen room passed quickly until Zhi Shao asked a servant to pass a message that the meal was cooked and invited them to eat.

The two left the Zen room and walked all the way. The renovated Mouni Nunnery was brand new, with bright windows and a fresh and clear vitality everywhere.

Fire pits and fire walls were improved in each Zen room, so even in the bitter cold of winter, elderly people like Master Abbess Xiushan could spend the winter warmly and safely.

The newly planted winter green shrubs were lush and green, and although the old trees in the courtyard had fallen leaves, the branches were strong and stretched, and the new green would surely cover the branches next year.

Sister Miao Yu walked slowly, the silver silk whisk in her hand fluttering in the wind, like a relaxed and flying mood.

Feeling Jia Cong's sleeves stretching, walking side by side with her, the winter sun was warm, the breeze was like bathing, and her heart was indescribably quiet and beautiful.

It was just that inadvertently, her slender white jade fingers, like orchid buds, subconsciously pinched the Bodhi beads on her chest, unwilling to lose the last bit of clarity...

Several people finished their meal, Sister Miao Yu cooked tea to entertain guests, Jia Cong chatted with Master Abbess Xiushan for a while, and then took Zhi Shao and Xing Xing Xiuyan to say goodbye.

Sister Miao Yu sent them to the mountain gate and watched the procession of carriages go far away before turning back to the Buddha Nunnery.

She walked alone through the quiet and empty inner courtyard, walking alone on the wind and rain corridor, her heart feeling a bit empty.

When she entered the Zen room, she saw her personal luggage on the bed. When she helped her master get off the carriage, Zhi Shao was carrying the luggage for her.

It must be that after she helped her master into the room, Zhi Shao put the luggage on her bed.

After Sister Miao Yu and Jia Cong entered the room, they had been talking in the outer room and didn't pay attention to the luggage on the bed in the inner room.

She opened the luggage casually, which contained personal small clothes, jade combs, hair oil, skin cream, hairpins, and other personal items.

Because these were private items of a young lady, it would be too indecent to let the little boys and maids notice when moving them, so they were all carried personally.

She found that there was an extra wooden box in the luggage, black sandalwood, which looked familiar.

Sister Miao Yu sighed in her heart and gently opened the wooden box, inside which was a powder-blue palace flower, exquisite and beautiful, lifelike.

This palace flower was originally given to Zhi Shao by Seeing Yingchun. Sister Miao Yu was instigated by her junior sister and wore it in the room once, which once made Zhi Shao quite amazed.

Because she was a practitioner of Buddhism, following strict precepts, there was no reason to wear flowers, so she returned it to Zhi Shao.

Sister Miao Yu looked at the palace flower in the box and couldn't help but smile, clear and moving. The depression and loss in her heart instantly receded by more than half.

It must be that her junior sister felt that she looked good wearing flowers, so she had a childish temper and took advantage of helping her carry the luggage to secretly stuff the palace flower back in.

Sister Miao Yu took out the palace flower and gestured it by her temple in front of the dressing mirror, thinking of the confession she made to Jia Cong in front of her parents' spirit tablet without knowing it.

Suddenly, she thought that he hadn't seen her wearing the palace flower, and didn't know if he would think it looked good.

Just thinking of this, the pretty face in the dressing mirror flushed red, extremely charming and intoxicating. She hurriedly put the palace flower back into the wooden box and felt a sense of relief for no reason.

Lady Rongguo Mansion, Rongqing Hall Back Courtyard, Great Flower Hall.

The singing on the stage was sonorous, the silk and bamboo were melodious, and the colorful clothes were gorgeous, which was quite wonderful.

The female family members of the Jia family were all listening intently, and some couldn't help but sigh in admiration from time to time.

It was just that everyone else was listening happily, only Wang Lady was ridiculed by Wang Wang Xifeng, had nowhere to vent, was resentful and dissatisfied, but had to support her face.

Jia Baoyu was broad-minded, and the matter of Jia Jia Huan studying behind closed doors, although it made him very embarrassed and depressed,

But in his heart, he despised and disdained Jia Jia Huan. Using his own principles of not entering the secular world, he cursed him for not striving for success and being heartbroken, which vented his stuffiness.

After thinking about it for a long time, his ambition was relieved, and he felt at ease. His words and deeds were upright and bright, and no one could point fingers.

Thinking that the world was dirty, although it made him regret, there was nothing he could do, so he could only protect himself and keep his clean body.

In a short while, he was attracted by the wonderful opera music, and he was immersed in it...

Not long after, a copy of "The Legend of the White Snake" had been sung, and Jia Mu was not satisfied, so she ordered another copy of "Nanke Dream."

Just as the gongs and drums were starting, people were moving at the entrance of the Great Flower Hall. Jia Cong brought Zhi Shao and Xing Xing Xiuyan, followed by Liu Wuer, Ping'er, Zhen Ying Lady Lian, Qingwen, Lingguan, and Douguan.

The hall instantly increased in popularity. Wang Wang Xifeng hurriedly welcomed them with a smile, set up a new table next to Seeing Yingchun and other sisters, and let them sit down separately.

For a time, this newly opened table was full of beauty, with pretty faces and fragrant colors, dazzling and beautiful.

Jia Baoyu was overwhelmed by the sight, his eyes straight. He didn't envy Jia Cong's success in the imperial examination, nor did he envy his heavy official title, but he envied this one thing in front of him.

He had quite a few maids in his room, but compared to other people's maids, they were just like dirt chickens and dogs. He looked at them with joy and madness, but also with sour pain.

Lady You lived in the inner house daily and rarely went out. Seeing Jia Cong's lineup for the first time, she couldn't help but be stunned.

She had seen Ping'er and Qingwen early on, as they were maids of Jia Mu and Wang Wang Xifeng. She saw the others for the first time and hadn't heard of them before.

She couldn't help but say to Wang Wang Xifeng: "I heard early on that Brother Cong knows how to raise maids and that there are beauties around him. Where did he find them? I have seen it today."

Wang Wang Xifeng laughed: "Half of the maids here were brought by Brother Cong from outside. They rarely walk around in the West Prefecture, so it's not strange that you haven't seen them.

Brother Cong's ability to find maids is no worse than his reading and taking exams. This is something others can't envy."

Jia Baoyu heard the two whispering, and his resentment became more and more intense. People who study and take imperial examinations seem to be dignified, but in fact, they are worse than beasts.

This Jia Cong says he is a successful candidate and an official of the Hanlin, but inside he is shameless to the extreme.

Every time he goes out to handle imperial errands, he looks dignified, but in fact, he is using public office for private gain, collecting beauties, and being licentious and corrupt, which is a public anger!

He was jealous and covetous in his heart, but with Jia Cong present, he didn't dare to be presumptuous.

Although he loved to seek sorrow and hate, he only showed off in front of maids and girls, and sometimes deliberately acted like a fool, only showing off in front of Jia Mu and Wang Lady.

He wasn't completely crazy, and he knew these routines clearly, but they didn't work in front of his father.

As long as he dared to be presumptuous, Jia Zheng would definitely lose his dignity and would only order people to strip off his pants and beat his buttocks until they blossomed, without showing any pity for his face.

This worm who studies is most appreciated by his father, and must be of the same temperament as his father.

In short, seeing Jia Cong made him feel inferior or estranged. Regardless of the reason, Jia Cong made him have unspeakable taboos.

Just as he was full of resentment, he saw Little Xichun jumping over, pulling Jia Cong, who was about to sit down, and leading him to sit in the empty seat next to Seeing Yingchun.

Jia Baoyu thought about how he wanted to sit in that empty seat just now, and how Little Xichun was so righteous and strict, but now she was so tight with Jia Cong.

He felt heartbroken and pained, only hating the injustice of Heaven, that dirty and humble things were rampant in the world, and there was no place for clean and flawless things.

For a time, his emotions were high, and he was a bit forgetful, so angry that he dropped his wine glass on the ground. Sister Xi Ren's face changed, and she asked: "Second Young Master, what's wrong with you again?"

The crisp sound of the wine glass breaking attracted the attention of many people, even Jia Cong looked over, and his face turned gloomy when he saw Jia Baoyu dropping the glass.

Jia Baoyu was in a dilemma, fearing Jia Cong's presence, but also full of sadness and unwillingness, waiting for Jia Mu and Wang Lady to show pity.

Suddenly, he heard the maid at the door say: "Second Old Master is here."

Jia Baoyu was shocked, and his full of obsession and delusion instantly vanished, as if an old monk had realized the truth, hiding away from the world, never to be known by anyone. ===== CHAPTER 806 =====

Bao Yu thought of how he had just wanted to sit in that empty seat, and how righteous and stern Little Xichun had been, yet now she was so eager for Jia Cong to sit there.

His heart was filled with both injury and pain; he only hated that the Heavenly Dao was unfair, that filth and baseness ran rampant in the world, and that purity and flawlessness had nowhere to stay.

For a moment, his emotions were stirred, and he was somewhat reckless; he threw his wine cup to the ground in anger. Xi Ren's face changed, and she asked, "Second Master, what is the matter with you again?"

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The crisp sound of the wine cup shattering attracted the attention of many people; even Jia Cong looked toward the sound, and seeing it was Bao Yu who had thrown the cup, his expression turned somewhat gloomy.

Bao Yu was in a difficult position; he was wary of Jia Cong's presence in his heart, yet he was full of sorrow, anger, and unwillingness, waiting for the old lady and Wang Lady to speak out in pity.

Suddenly, he heard a maid at the door say, "The Second Master has arrived."

Bao Yu's heart shook; his full chest of delusions and obsessions vanished in an instant, as if an old monk had suddenly become enlightened, escaping the world, and it would be best if no one ever knew.