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Chapter 19 The Hearts of Parents Are Full of Pity

Madam Wang walked slowly into the main room, where candlelight flickered.

Jia Baoyu was still asleep, his soft snores ringing rhythmically.

Madam Wang sat on his bed, just looking at him. His cheek, which had been burned yesterday, was still a little red and swollen.

As she looked at the photos, Madam Wang suddenly sighed.

In her opinion, her son deserves the best in the world. What's wrong with a young master from a wealthy and noble family having a few women?

Ordinary families with some savings would take a few concubines, let alone Baoyu!

What angered her was that Xiren had fooled her and made her completely out of her league.

Thinking back to how she had been so kind and gentle to Xiren, calling her "my child" over and over again, she now wanted to slap herself twice.

Despite all the precautions, it still couldn't be prevented.

What I hate even more are those despicable women who disregard Baoyu's health and fawn over him, trying to seduce him into sharing a room.

Baoyu is only thirteen years old this year!

His body hasn't fully grown yet!

If this continues, the body won't be able to withstand it.

She only has one son now!

Fortunately, she discovered it early, and a major disaster was averted!

Baoyu was her hope for the rest of her life, and she would never allow anyone to harm him again!

But she felt an indescribable disappointment.

If only Pearl were still here!

Zhu'er was exceptionally talented and accomplished at a young age, having already achieved fame and recognition.

It's a pity that fate is jealous of talent, and he left us too early; otherwise, I wouldn't be in this situation!

Baoyu is clever and witty, and likable, but he is not serious about his studies and only likes to hang out with the girls in the backyard.

He used to seem young and naive, but now that something like this has happened, he can no longer act as recklessly as before.

"Son!"

Baoyu was sleeping soundly. He vaguely heard someone calling him, opened his eyes and found Lady Wang sitting by his bedside. He was startled and instantly woke up.

"Madam, what are you doing here?" Baoyu stammered as he sat up.

Madam Wang looked at him coldly: "Baoyu, your maids Xiren, Bihen, Qiuwen, and Sheyue are all grown up. Our family has always been kind and generous, and we cannot delay their youth. So I have decided to release them all. I will choose a few more good ones for you later."

Baoyu exclaimed "Ah!" These were all his bedmates. He wanted to talk to Madam Wang, but his remaining rationality calmed him down.

"Madam, everything was fine, why bring this up all of a sudden? They are all maids I'm used to serving. What am I going to do if you send them all away?"

Madam Wang was even more disappointed. Her eyes blazed with anger as she rebuked, "Don't you understand? I'm only giving you face."

Jia Baoyu had never seen Lady Wang speak so harshly and was somewhat frightened. However, thinking of Xiren, with whom he had shared a bed and made love that very day, he couldn't help but tug at her sleeve and plead, "Madam, please let Xiren stay! She... she's someone the Old Ancestral Mother gave me! Please, for the sake of the Old Ancestral Mother, let her stay!"

Seeing his worthless appearance, Madam Wang shook off his hand and stopped giving him any face, angrily saying, "It's my fault for spoiling you too much, causing you to be so bad at such a young age and so obsessed with women. If I had known you would be like this, I shouldn't have stopped the master from beating you to death yesterday."

Upon hearing this, Jia Baoyu instantly understood that Lady Wang had found out about his affair with Xiren and the others. He was terrified, and when he saw that she wanted his father to beat him to death, he was even more frightened. Tears streamed down his face as he knelt on the bed, sobbing and crying, "Madam, Madam, please don't tell Master."

"Hmph, now you're scared? Where were you before? Did you want to be like your second brother Lian, a good-for-nothing lecher who'd drag anything, good or bad, into bed?"

Jia She was a lecherous man with many concubines. His son, Jia Lian, was also a womanizer. Although he only had Wang Xifeng and Ping'er as his wife and concubine on the surface, how could she not know how many women in the mansion had been slept with by him?

"No, no, I didn't, I know I was wrong," Baoyu quickly denied.

He dared not admit it and denied it repeatedly.

Madam Wang's expression softened slightly: "I won't concern myself with what happened before, but starting tomorrow you should focus on your studies and put your mind on the right path. Spend less time with your sisters and cousins. If you make any more mistakes in the future, not only will your husband be punished, but I will also not let you off easily."

"Yes!"

Baoyu dared not object now, and agreed to everything, not daring to mention keeping Xiren behind again.

Seeing his frightened appearance, Madam Wang's heart softened. She lovingly stroked his cheek, her eyes filled with expectation: "My son, I'm doing this for your own good! If you work hard and pass the imperial examinations, you can inherit your father's family business. Then you'll have everything you could ever want! Put aside all distractions now, study hard, and don't waste your talent."

Lady Wang's harsh words earlier had frightened Jia Baoyu, but now that her expression had suddenly become gentle, it made his scalp tingle even more, and he could only nod reluctantly.

"Get some sleep, I'm going back now."

Lady Wang sighed and left.

Inside Rongqing Hall, Grandmother Jia was pacing anxiously, fearing that something had happened to Baoyu.

She always regarded Baoyu as her lifeblood and doted on him to the extreme. Now that she heard that something had happened at Yihong Courtyard, she hurriedly sent Yuanyang over to see what had happened.

After all, Madam Wang had spent most of the day at the Grand View Garden, so something big must have happened there. The fact that she hadn't come to report it meant that things were still under control.

Besides, what if it was just a mother visiting out of concern for her son? If she went there rashly, she would disturb the mother and son's time together. Therefore, she restrained herself and waited for news of Yuanyang at Rongqing Hall.

Just when Grandmother Jia was about to lose all hope, Yuanyang returned.

"Has something happened to Baoyu?" Grandmother Jia asked hurriedly.

Yuanyang shook her head: "Grandma, when I went there, the gate to Master Bao's courtyard was tightly closed, and no one was allowed to enter or leave at will. When I asked the women guarding the gate, they wouldn't say a word, so I don't know what happened in Yihong Courtyard."

"But don't worry, the second madam will be here soon. Please sit for a while."

Yuanyang's words revealed two pieces of information to Grandmother Jia: first, something had indeed happened in Yihong Courtyard, and the problem was quite serious. Otherwise, Lady Wang wouldn't have sealed off Yihong Courtyard and ordered people to guard it.

Secondly, Madam Wang is about to arrive.

Once Madam Wang left the Grand View Garden, it meant that the matter had been resolved and she no longer needed to rush. Not only could she not rush, she also needed to calm herself down so as not to show any weakness in front of her daughter-in-law.

Having figured these two things out, Grandmother Jia took a few deep breaths and regained her usual composure. With Yuanyang's help, she sat back down on the kang (a heated brick bed).

After thinking for a moment, he dismissed the maids in the room, leaving only Yuanyang to serve him.