Chapter 295: The Young Ladies in Daguanyuan

Very well, maid.

Since that is the case, why waste any more breath on these people?

A waste of time!

Luo Zijun ignored the group and walked straight toward the entrance.

Jia Rong opened his mouth, wanting to stop him, but did not dare.

Seeing that this youth actually held such an attitude toward him, Wei Xiaohouye could no longer maintain the expression on his face and immediately snorted coldly, saying, "Young Master Luo, are you giving absolutely no face to me, Wei?"

Luo Zijun stopped at the entrance, looked at him with a strange expression, and said, "I don't even know you, why should I give you face? Is your face that big?"

"Presumptuous!"

The long-bearded attendant behind Wei Xiaohouye immediately shouted in anger, his robes fluttering as he radiated a compelling aura that only a martial artist could possess.

It looked like his cultivation was decent, at the Martial Artist Sixth Realm.

But in Luo Zijun's eyes, it was still not worth looking at.

"Indeed presumptuous! To be shouting and yelling at the entrance of Daguanyuan, which was personally bestowed by the Queen, disturbing others and even preparing to use force to beat her staff—you dog of a slave, could it be that you only see your master and not the Queen? Are you trying to rebel?"

Luo Zijun retorted, then stopped wasting breath on them and directly instructed Shu Shen, who was guarding the entrance: "Shu Shen, if anyone tries to force their way in later, go directly to the City Guard or the Prefectural Office to report it. Say that thieves are taking advantage of the chaos to break into the Daguanyuan personally bestowed by the Queen, intending to steal the treasures inside; it is likely they are planning a rebellion."

"Yes!"

Shu Shen immediately agreed, her gaze sharp as she looked at the people at the entrance.

After finishing, Luo Zijun did not look back and took Chujian into the garden.

Outside the gate, Wei Xiaohouye and the long-bearded attendant were instantly livid with rage, their fists clenched tight.

"Sigh..."

Seeing that things had reached this point, Jia Rong stamped his feet and sighed, looking at the young marquis beside him with a face full of trepidation.

Wei Xiaohouye looked into the gate with a gloomy gaze and stood in place for a while longer before sneering, deciding not to tangle further, and said, "Let's go, let's head back first."

Having said that, he left with his attendant.

Seeing this, Jia Rong had no choice but to follow quickly, doing his best to explain and curry favor.

After walking out of the alley, Wei Xiaohouye suddenly looked at him and asked, "Does that brat not come here often?"

Jia Rong hurriedly said, "Yes, he rarely comes."

Wei Xiaohouye's gaze flickered; he patted his shoulder and said, "It's fine, you go back first. I will come find you again if there is anything."

Jia Rong apologized repeatedly before leaving with a sigh.

Wei Xiaohouye sat in the carriage, and the long-bearded attendant followed, gnashing his teeth as he whispered, "That brat is so ungrateful, should this subordinate..."

"No need."

Wei Xiaohouye gave a cold, sinister smile and said, "That brat is a staff member by the Queen's side and the son-in-law of the Bai Family; he absolutely cannot be touched."

"Then what does the young marquis mean..."

Wei Xiaohouye's expression was indifferent; he gently rubbed the White Jade thumb ring for a moment and sneered, "It will be the same as dealing with those other women. Tonight, let Yao San go into that Daguanyuan to scout and see the situation inside. If there are no powerful guards, I will just go in directly. She is merely a Young Lady of a fallen Duke's mansion, having lived under others' roofs since childhood—how much backbone can she have? Once I have had my way with her and ruined her purity, she will naturally be like a mute eating coptis—unable to speak of her bitterness even if she has it. Then, I shall promise her the status of a legitimate wife of a marquis's son, and she will naturally submit."

The long-bearded attendant also sneered, "Exactly. However, since this girl is living in Daguanyuan, if she were to go all out and expose it, given how ungrateful that brat is, it might cause quite a bit of trouble. In this subordinate's view, it would be better to do as we did with that concubine of Censor Wang: secretly drug her, then have Yao San use his soul to cast the Illusion Dream Technique, making the girl believe it was real so she offers herself voluntarily. That way, she wouldn't dare to speak of it..."

"When the young marquis goes to propose marriage then, she will have no choice but to agree. Once she agrees, even if that brat wants to stop it, he won't be able to. That brat's slave contract doesn't count for much when it comes to a young lady from an official's family."

Wei Xiaohouye's expression shifted, a lecherous glint appearing in his eyes: "That works too. This young master is quite looking forward to seeing what that icy, pure, shy, and delicate beauty will look like when she is begging for affection..."

At the same time.

When Luo Zijun walked into Daguanyuan with Chujian, he immediately saw the group of women hiding to the side.

Except for Jia Tanchun, all the young ladies and maids of the Jia Mansion were here.

Seeing that they had been spotted, everyone hurriedly lowered their heads and bowed.

Shi Xiangyun smiled and said, "Young Master Luo is so impressive, even daring to scold the son of the Marquis of Weiyang!"

Zijuan, standing to the side, sneered, "Look at our Master Rong, he was practically kneeling on the ground to curry favor with that young marquis. Compared to Young Master Luo, hmph..."

"Zijuan!"

From a corner, a weak voice softly reprimanded Zijuan.

Luo Zijun turned his head to look and discovered it was Lin Meimei.

Lin Daiyu's pretty face was already flushed from being teased by her sisters just moments ago; seeing him look over, she became even more shy, lowered her head, and bowed: "Young Master Luo..."

Luo Zijun had wanted to ask about the contract, but seeing that the young girl was extremely shy and nervous, and seeing that others were nearby, he had to let it go. He only comforted her: "Lin Guniang, do not worry. Just continue living in the garden. If there is anything, have a maid come find me, or you can go find my senior sister."

Lin Daiyu lowered her head, her face red, and thanked him shyly.

Luo Zijun had come here to quietly break through his cultivation realm. At this moment, surrounded by reds, yellows, blues, and greens—a riot of colors—and the warbling of orioles and swallows, all of them delicate and charming flowers, he feared that if he stayed any longer, he would be dazzled and unable to leave. He hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "I came here today just to find a quiet place to read for two days; there is nothing else. You all need not mind me, please go back to your own affairs."

Having said that, he did not linger and immediately took Chujian and walked toward the interior.

Everyone had thought that since he had finally come, there must be some matter, or that he had come specifically to find someone. Seeing him leave after dropping only one sentence, they all looked at each other in dismay.

In truth, ever since they were taken in by him and lived here—with food, drink, and entertainment, compared to those in the Jia Mansion who were currently in precarious straits and struggling to even eat—they had it much better. They had wanted to thank him in person and then express their loyalty with genuine sincerity, but the other party had not given them the chance at all.

"How strange, Young Master Luo just keeps us here like this, does he not need us to do anything?"

A maid raised the question.

The others had the same question; they had all had various guesses in their hearts, but now they were all a bit confused.

"I thought Young Master Luo had taken a fancy to the Third Miss, the Fourth Miss, Miss Xiangyun, and Lin Guniang..."

"It is clear that Young Master Luo is very concerned about Lin Guniang."

The maids whispered among themselves, while Jia Yingchun, Shi Xiangyun, and the others fell into thought.

Lin Daiyu stood to the side, staring blankly at the corner where the figure had disappeared, lost in thought, wondering what she was thinking.

"Miss Qingtong is here."

Just at this moment, Shu Shen outside the gate suddenly called out toward the inside.

Everyone immediately snapped back to reality. Bai Qingtong got off the carriage, asked Shu Shen a few questions, and after confirming that her brother-in-law had arrived, she walked through the gate.

Upon seeing her, Jia Yingchun and the others immediately went up to greet her.

After the two sides exchanged pleasantries, Bai Qingtong looked around, but not finding her brother-in-law, a look of confusion appeared on her face.

Shi Xiangyun laughed and said, "Sister Qingtong, you are in such a rush—are you afraid your brother-in-law has been abducted by a wicked person?"

Jia Xichun laughed and said, "I reckon she's afraid he's been abducted by a female demon."

The crowd burst into laughter.

Bai Qingtong's cheeks grew slightly warm, and she also laughed, saying, "If it were just one or two female demons, that would be fine; with my brother-in-law's abilities, he would certainly be able to escape. I'm just afraid he's fallen into a whole den of demons; that would be troublesome."

The crowd burst into laughter again, and Shi Xiangyun and the others came over to playfully strike her.

"You are the demon! You are the sister-in-law demon!"

"Hahahaha..."

After the group finished frolicking, Bai Qingtong learned that after her brother-in-law had entered, he hadn't spoken much to the young ladies, but had gone straight inside.

"Young Master Luo said he wanted to find a quiet place to read..."

Bai Qingtong looked suspicious: "Could it be that my Bai Mansion doesn't have a quiet place? He had to run to this colorful, bustling place? There's definitely something fishy."

She chatted with the others for a while longer, then also went inside.

Luo Zijun brought Liu Chujian and soon arrived at Longcuian; seeing that it was indeed secluded and hidden, he felt very satisfied.

"Zijun-gege, should we have someone send some things over?"

Liu Chujian asked.

Luo Zijun looked around and said, "No need. I came here to cultivate, not to enjoy myself."

"What about a quilt?"

Liu Chujian walked to the bedside and touched the wooden bed.

Luo Zijun laughed and said, "What do I need a quilt for? I'm not sleeping, unless..."

Liu Chujian turned her head and said, "Unless what?"

Seeing her charming and lovely appearance, Luo Zijun walked over, grabbed her, and hugged her, saying, "Unless someone wants to serve me here."

Liu Chujian blushed instantly and said, "Isn't Zijun-gege here to cultivate? You're letting your imagination run wild again."

Luo Zijun hugged her from behind, kissing her delicate earlobes and neck, and whispered, "I'll start cultivating at night. There is still some time until nightfall, why don't we..."

"Zijun-gege, don't..."

"Still saying don't, your body has already gone soft; you clearly want to..."

"Mmm..."

Luo Zijun picked up her soft, supple body, sat her on the table in front of the window, and kissed her little mouth. While taking off her embroidered shoes and silk socks, he whispered, "Chujian, today, I will serve you first..."

"Zijun-gege, don't... it's still bright out..."

"So what if it's still bright out?"

"I... I'm shy..."

"There's no one else here, what are you shy about... let go!"

A few minutes later.

A burst of voices suddenly came from the path outside.

"Are you sure they came in this direction?"

"Yes, this servant is sure."

"Brother-in-law! Brother-in-law!"

Bai Qingtong had unexpectedly come looking for them.

Both of them trembled in shock.

Luo Zijun hurriedly stood up from the floor and rushed out, preparing to stop the other party.

"Quick, put on your clothes!"

He immediately shouted toward the room.

Liu Chujian was stunned for a moment, then immediately snapped out of her dazed, hazy state. She hurriedly climbed down from the table, but her legs went weak, and she fell to the floor.

"Brother-in-law! You really are hiding here!"

Bai Qingtong was wearing a green dress, tall and beautiful. She appeared prettily at the corner ahead, then crossed the small bridge and arrived in the courtyard.

"Eh, brother-in-law, what are you doing?"

Luo Zijun stood up from beside the well, wiped the water stains off his face with his sleeve, and spat out a mouthful of water, saying, "I didn't sleep well last night and was feeling drowsy, so I used the well water to wash my face and wake up."

Bai Qingtong looked around and said, "Where is Sister Chujian?"

Luo Zijun said, "She accidentally twisted her foot outside just now and is resting in the room. By the way, why did you come?"

Bai Qingtong said, "I heard you went out, and it's very chaotic outside right now. I was afraid it wouldn't be safe for you to go out alone, so I followed you. Is Sister Chujian alright? I'll go in and check on her."

"She's fine."

Luo Zijun hurriedly blocked her path and said, "By the way, I have some things I need to ask you. Come, let's go outside and talk."

Seeing him act this way, Bai Qingtong narrowed her eyes and looked at him with a face full of suspicion.

"Sister Chujian!"

She immediately shouted toward the room and then suddenly rushed inside.

(End of chapter)