Chapter 370: Jia Zheng: Beast, come get your beating!

It turned out that Jia Zheng had arrived!

Jia Zheng was originally in his front courtyard talking with Jia Cong, Jia Huan, and Jia Lan, who had just returned to the mansion.

But he suddenly received a report from the attendant saying that Jia Baoyu had again broken the jade in the old lady's room, and Third Miss asked him to come handle it.

After Jia Zheng learned the details, he instantly flared with rage and rushed straight to Rong Qing Tang to kill!

After talking with Jia Huan and the others, he already had a strong opinion of Jia Baoyu today.

From Jia Huan and Jia Cong he learned of Jia Baoyu's various shortcomings in the clan school.

His poor performance in both literary and martial exams would be bad enough, but he constantly spouted nonsense, even saying that this time he had come back just to avoid studying!

Second, from the three he learned of their experiences today and Jia Jing's teachings, and he deeply felt how precious this journey was.

But this precious opportunity of Jia Jing's personal instruction was given to all the young men of the mansion, except Jia Baoyu, showing his incorrigible nature and unsuitability for cultivation.

Moreover,

This wicked obstacle at home not only fails to show sisterly love and diligence, but instead stirs up this ridiculous disturbance, unsettling the entire household—utterly reckless!

Then, as Jia Zheng hurried to Rong Qing Tang, he happened to hear Lady Wang unreasonably scolding Tan Chun.

This directly made his three corpses jump with rage; he felt endless fury blazing in his chest, instantly consuming his reason and calm.

With a wicked wife and an unfilial son, what face does he have to live on!

Thus, he shouted with a dark face, wishing he and Jia Baoyu could perish together on the spot!

Meanwhile, inside the side rooms, Jia Zheng's sudden shout caused a sudden silence, and Jia Mu, Lady Wang, and the others' faces changed abruptly.

The originally simple-minded Baoyu, upon hearing this shout, was as if struck by lightning, his whole body trembling, his gaze quickly shifting from Daiyu.

Looking toward the door where Jia Zheng stood, their eyes met; sensing the intense killing intent in Jia Zheng's eyes, his face instantly turned deathly pale.

He only felt a chill rise from his tailbone, sweeping through his body, while his lower abdomen surged with heat, almost making him lose control of his bladder!

Xue Yima, Feng Jie, Yuan Chun, Xiang Yun, and Xing Xiuyan were also momentarily awed by Jia Zheng's ferocious aura!

Seeing Jia Zheng quickly grab a thick wooden stick from a servant behind him, roll up his sleeves, and charge straight into the room,

Jia Mu hurriedly shielded the trembling Jia Baoyu behind her, her aged face shifting several times before she cried out to Jia Zheng:

"Zheng'er! What are you doing? Baoyu is still a child!"

Yuan Chun, seeing this, worried that her father's fury might really kill Baoyu, hurried forward to take his arm and whispered:

"Father, calm your anger; although Baoyu deserves discipline, he does not deserve death!"

Lady Wang's fair complexion turned as white as snow, losing all the sternness she had just shown in scolding Tan Chun; she rushed to Jia Zheng, knelt, and clung to his thighs, weeping:

"Sir, although you should discipline your son, you must also consider the marital bond."

"I have already reached fifty, and this wicked obstacle is my only hope; I must strictly follow his example, and I dare not urge strongly."

"If you are now even more determined to kill him, is that not intentionally cutting me off? If you must kill him, you might as well kill me first, then him."

"We mother and child dare not bear grudges; at least in the netherworld we would have something to rely on."

Having said that, she clung to Jia Zheng's thighs and burst into loud sobs.

Besides Jia Zhu, this is also a set of persuasive lines Lady Wang often uses to stop Jia Zheng from punishing Jia Baoyu!

Jia Zheng's face swelled with anger, killing intent surging in his pupils; he ignored everyone's pleas and restraints, raised the wooden stick, and growled:

"Nobody shall stop me today; I must beat this good-for-nothing beast to death!"

"If anyone else advises me today, I will hand over all the family wealth and titles to him and Baoyu."

"I will inevitably become a sinner, shaving off these troublesome hairs, seeking a clean place to end myself, so as not to disgrace my ancestors or incur the guilt of raising a rebellious son."

"Beast, come get your beating!"

Jia Zheng said this, then roared at Jia Baoyu again!

In Rong Qing Tang, his words made the hall so quiet you could hear a pin drop!

At this moment, Baoyu directly faced Jia Zheng's killing aura, trembling so badly he could hardly stand!

Seeing this, Jia Mu's face showed startled anger, her whole body trembling as she cried in a hoarse voice:

"How could it come to this? How could it come to this?"

"It's just children's roughhousing; how did it reach the point of shouting for beating and killing? If you want to kill him, you might as well kill me first—how much cleaner!"

Lady Wang watched Jia Zheng shaking with rage, crying and speaking with a trembling voice:

"Sir, although Baoyu deserves a beating, he hasn't done anything heinous, and today isn't entirely his fault."

"Furthermore, you should also take care of yourself; in this hot summer, the old lady's health is not great—killing Baoyu is a small matter, but if the old lady feels unwell, it would be a major issue!"

Yuan Chun's face bore worry, her eyes darting between Jia Mu and Jia Zheng.

Hearing their words, Jia Zheng's refined face turned from red to white, then back to red.

Before him, he felt waves of darkness, a stifled evil qi trapped in his chest, unable to lift the wooden stick, and he tearfully collapsed toward Jia Mu:

"I have raised this beast, already unfilial; wanting to discipline him, you always intervene—Mother, you are forcing me to death!"

Saying this, Jia Zheng swayed, his already poor complexion turning like gold paper, as if he were about to collapse backward.

Tan Chun, quick-eyed and quick-handed, seeing the situation was bad, hurriedly rose and stepped forward to support him.

This sudden change caused everyone present to cry out in alarm.

Second Master must not again vomit blood and faint from anger as last time, or else Baoyu's guilt today would truly be great!

Seeing Jia Zheng in this state, Jia Mu's aged face also shed tears as she choked out her advice:

"Why bother getting so angry? Baoyu is just being playful for a moment; scolding him is easy."

"If your anger harms your body even slightly, where would that leave me, your mother?"

Don't look at how Jia Zheng now disciplines Jia Baoyu, often being stopped by Jia Mu, even uttering angry rebukes.

But in fact, when Jia Daishan originally disciplined Jia She and Jia Zheng brothers, Jia Mu was also there protecting and restraining them!

Her affection for Jia Zheng, her youngest son, is no less than anyone else's, and even her indulgence toward Jia Baoyu is nothing but love that extends to the house's crows.

And if it weren't for Jia Mu's constant protection back then, not letting Jia Zheng suffer any hardship,

Nor would it have let him develop such a somewhat "innocent and upright" personality as he has now! Nor would it have allowed the second branch to be in charge of the Rong Guo Mansion for so many years.

Therefore, seeing Jia Zheng in this state, Jia Mu is truly both sorrowful and grieved!

Lady Wang's voice also betrayed panic; seeing Jia Zheng's deathly pale face, she was already crying like rain, and she cried out:

"Even if Baoyu is still good-for-nothing, he's ultimately just a child; although today he's been a bit obstinate, how could it have come to the point of life and death!"

"If it weren't for the master wanting to beat him to death this time, how could I not stop him! A perfectly fine father and son, how come every time they meet they act like enemies!"

"I only have this little bit of flesh and blood; if the master wants to do something easy, he must certainly not get angry."

"If you come to any harm, then Baoyu would truly be unable to expiate his crime even with a thousand deaths, and would bear the blame of unfilial conduct for his whole life!"