It's night, in Sister Feng's courtyard. Ping'er brought water into the house. Jia Lian was tired twice and lay down in the bed.

Sister Feng was holding her snow-white arms at the head of the bed, her fair and round face was flushed, charming and unprovoked, and asked Ping'er, "I heard that Jia Huan made some noise again?" ”

In terms of title, Wang Xifeng called Jia Huan "Brother Huan". However, she did not hide her dislike for Jia Huan in private, and called him by his name.

"Hmm." Ping'er told her what she heard about Jia Huan's punishment of his nurse, "The reason is that Mama Zhang wants to eat the newly bought jade dew in the house." ”

Jia Lian smiled inside: "Isn't it jade dew?" What is it worth? There was such a big commotion. Brother Huan can, and dare to threaten the nurse. It's a bit like a Jia Mansion. ”

Wang Xifeng's eyebrows raised, and he said with a smile: "What do you mean, are you going to find someone to threaten Mama Zhao?" ”

The couple laughed for a while. Jia Lian was soft and silent.

Wang Xifeng then said to Ping'er: "Ping'er, how about it, I said you can't treat him as a child, right?" How could a seven- or eight-year-old do something like him? ”

Ping'er smiled and agreed: "Grandma said yes." ”

Wang Xifeng smiled, "A person like Aunt Zhao is a blessing, Mr. has a good daughter and a good son." Tut, listen to him: face is earned by yourself. ”

Jia Tanchun also has some face in front of Mrs. Wang, she is shrewd, and Wang Xifeng is not willing to provoke her.

However, in the incident of Baoyu falling jade at the end of February, Jia Huan didn't listen to her and went to see Jia's mother that night, which made her very unhappy. This is like a contest in IQ, Jia Huan saw through the pit she set up, which made her very unhappy.

Anyway, I haven't been busy lately, so it's fun to have fun. She didn't believe that Jia Huan could see through it every time, and she would always trap him once.

Wang Xifeng pursed his lips and smiled, and said, "If I don't give him face, what face can he earn?" Ping'er, you send someone to send him a bottle of jade flower dew tomorrow. ”

Ping'er sighed in her heart and nodded in response. This little thing, she will never share it with Sister Feng.

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When Jia Huan came back from school for dinner at noon, he happened to meet Wang Xifeng's servant wife: Laiwang's daughter-in-law came to deliver jade dew.

Laiwang woman is in her forties, her face is a little flat, her cheeks are swollen like buns when she smiles, and she speaks smartly, "Third master, second grandmother heard that you taught Mama Zhang a lesson, and I like what you said: face is earned by yourself." In this way, the third master is worthy of being a scholar. The second grandmother specially instructed me to send a bottle of jade flower dew to reward the third master. ”

Jia Huan couldn't figure out what Wang Xifeng meant, and after hearing what the Wang woman said, he said with a smile: "Thank you for the kindness of the second sister-in-law." He asked Ruyi to give Laiwang's daughter-in-law money for errands and sent her away.

The jade dew sent by Laiwang's daughter-in-law is packed in a blue and white jade pot spring bottle, and the workmanship is exquisite. Once opened, the aroma is overflowing.

A few little maids in the house came over to look around. Qingwen gave Jia Huan a spoonful of warm water in a bowl and drank it sweetly.

Jia Huan took a sip and tasted something similar to honey, and couldn't help but say happily: "What a good thing, isn't it honey?" ”

Ruyi looked at the bowl in Jia Huan's hand greedily, and said with a smile: "Third master, I heard that sister-in-law Wang said that this bottle costs two taels of silver." I didn't have enough money to buy a bottle for four months. If it is the tribute rose dew in Jiangnan, it will not be able to eat it even if you have money. ”

Jia Huan shook his head with a smile, gave Ruyi a lot of **** left in the bowl, and instructed Qingwen: "A few of you will taste it, and give the rest to my mother." Well, the third sister also sent a little bit there. ”

He remembered the worried look he had given him at the end of February when he was leaving.

"Oh-" As soon as Jia Huan's words fell, a few of the little maids who were sweeping in the living room cheered, and a burst of chirping was like a bird crying, which was pleasant to the ear.

Jia Huan laughed. Kids just love sweets. He's well past the age when he had a sweet tooth. returned to the bedroom and sat down at the desk, pondering Wang Xifeng's intentions. He didn't think that Wang Xifeng would reward him for "doing the right thing".

Wang Xifeng is quite a bastard: whether it is deducting the monthly money of the maids to lend usury, or helping Tieji Temple to gain power, he only recognizes the silver and does not ask whether it is right or wrong.

In the future, she even gave Caixia, the eldest girl in Mrs. Wang's house, to her companion Laiwang's daughter-in-law's son, but she didn't even listen to Jia Lian's persuasion, just to save her face.

In modern parlance, her three views are unusually distorted.

Jia Huan didn't think that Wang Xifeng would show him kindness. Think about it, Wang Xifeng, as the power of Rongguo Mansion, will she be afraid of her violent threats?

Jia Huan still has an account that has not been settled with Wang Xifeng. At the end of February, Jia Baoyu threw jade in his house, and in the end, the fault was on his head, and Wang Xifeng contributed at least 50% of his strength.

Before he left Jiafu, he must have had a good wrestling with Feng Lazi.

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The news that Wang Xifeng sent a bottle of jade flower dew to Jia Huan quickly spread in Jia's mansion.

Wang Xifeng is a star-level figure in Jiafu. Every move is a lot of attention. The speed of delivery of this kind of news is faster and wider than that of Mama Zhang's carrying water. The causes and consequences are all dug out. Even Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang heard about it.

On April 15, when Jia Huan entered the weeping flower gate on Jiafu Middle Road at four o'clock in the afternoon, the four or five little maids guarding the second gate all bowed down and saluted: "The third master, Young Master Lan is good!" ”

Jia Lan was obviously a little stunned and looked at Jia Huan. He hasn't received such a "courtesy" yet.

Jia Huan smiled calmly and nodded, "Hmm." "Take Jia Lan into the Hanging Flower Gate.

Zhao Guoji and Guishu behind him were a little confused. I talked to Xiaowumen for a few words to understand the reason. Zhao Guoji had a faint guess in his heart, it should be Jia Huan who instructed the beating to spread. He was a little scared, and he felt a little fluttery. Jia Huan's treatment has improved, and he also has face!

Jia Huan went to the intersection of the East Cross Courtyard and separated from Jia Lan, and he was going to Mrs. Wang's East Cross Courtyard. At noon today, Caixia said that Mrs. Wang would see him in the afternoon.

The middle of April of the lunar calendar is almost the middle of May of the Gregorian calendar, the twilight spring season, the gardens in Jiafu are purple and red, and the fragrance of flowers is bursting.

On the steps of the east courtyard into the house, two little girls in pink clothes were squatting and playing, and when they saw Jia Huan coming, they shouted with a crisp smile: "Third master, are you here?" ”

Only then did Jia Huan see clearly the big girl Caiyun next to Mrs. Wang, who was speaking, and it was Aunt Zhao's little maid Xiao Jixiang who was playing a game of grass fighting with her.

Jia Huan's "punishment" of Mama Zhang has long been spread. Wang Xifeng's affirmation of Jia Huan's approach to sending jade dew made Jia Sanye popular again among the maids.

"Hmm. Caiyun, are you going to rest? Oh, and the little auspiciousness is also there. Jia Huan stopped, smiled and talked to the two little girls, and then carried his schoolbag into the side hall.

In the side hall, Caixia was folding clothes with the little maids, a light blue flower skirt, a white and pretty little girl. Seeing Jia Huan coming in, he smiled and said softly, "Third Master, you wait for a while." My wife is training my aunt and grandmother. ”

Jia Huan was a little speechless in his heart, Aunt Zhao was not trained by Mrs. Wang a few times a month, it was news. Of course, there are reasons why Mrs. Wang is "mean", and Aunt Zhao's sense of existence is also the main reason.

"Caixia, what's going on?" Jia Huan sat skillfully on the high stool. A few little maids grinned and moved out of the way.

"Grandma showed off in front of Mrs. and Aunt Zhou today, the third master fought for face for her, and asked for jade flower dew. I accidentally knocked over a bowl of tea and was teaching my wife the rules. Caixia chuckled coquettishly, poured tea for Jia Huan, and stood beside him and whispered softly, with a very close attitude.

"Huh." Jia Huan understood that Aunt Zhao was getting carried away today, and she caught a small mistake for Mrs. Wang.

It's understandable, and it's a little funny. It's okay to steal the fun, why show off in front of Mrs. Wang? Isn't this looking for a self-draw? Mrs. Wang, can you see how you are doing?

Smelling the fragrance of the young girl around her, Jia Huan casually gossiped interesting things with her, and was comfortable.

Caixia is 12 years old. In ancient times, when marrying at the age of thirteen or fourteen was the norm, it was normal for 12-year-olds to understand men and women.

In the Dream of Red Mansions, it is written that Mrs. Wang's chief maid, Jin Chu'er, has a close relationship with Baoyu, and it is common to eat rouge. Rouge is applied to the lips of girls. How to eat, just think about it. Actually, it's kissing.

And Mrs. Wang's other two maids, Caixia and Caiyun, have a good relationship with Jia Huan.

It's actually a bit weird, isn't it? It stands to reason that Jia Baoyu was born with a "good skin", and he is the most favored young master in Jiafu, so he should be more favored by the maids than Jia Huan. And Caixia is the most beautiful maid in Mrs. Wang's room.

In Jia Huan's view, there are two reasons. First, the chief maid beside Mrs. Wang is Jin Chu'er. She chose Baoyu, and she definitely didn't allow anyone around her to rob it. Another one, there are also big girls in the Baoyu room, such as raiders, charming people, musk moons, and autumn patterns, and it is very difficult to become an aunt.

And the difficulty of becoming Xiao Jiahuan's aunt will undoubtedly be a lot.

Secondly, Xiao Jiahuan often comes to Mrs. Wang's East Cross Courtyard to play, and is familiar with Caixia, Caiyun and others. Not because of how handsome he was.

In Jia Huan's own opinion, if 80 points is the dividing line for handsome guys, Xiao Jia Huan's appearance is between 75 and 80 points.

Handsomeness is impossible. Otherwise, Jia Zheng would not have the evaluation of "obscene characters and sparse manners", Jia Huan was twelve or thirteen years old at that time. And Baoyu is "elegant, beautiful".

But it's not ugly either. It is known from the looks of Aunt Zhao and Jia Tanchun. There is a clear description of Tanchun's appearance in the book: duck egg face, handsome eyes and eyebrows, looking forward to Shenfei, the essence of Wencai, and forgetting the vulgar. Quite beautiful, at least at the level of a beauty with a score of 90 or more.

Therefore, Jia Huan's appearance is slightly less handsome than ordinary and ordinary, but it is not up to the standard of a handsome guy.

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Caixia's closeness is probably related to Wang Xifeng helping him make a name for himself in Jiafu. Jia Huan doesn't hate Caixia, who has an honest personality and a pretty appearance. Of course, even if he marries her as a concubine, he still plans to leave Jiafu.

I talked to Caixia. Caixia went in to reply to Mrs. Wang, and came out to call Jia Huan in.

In the main room, Mrs. Wang, Aunt Zhou and others were laughing and talking, talking about the news that after the Dragon Boat Festival, Aunt Xue would bring her son Xue Pan and daughter Xue Baochai into Beijing. Aunt Zhao was wearing a bewitching daffodil-colored skirt and stood to the side in a daze. It's ******** state again.

Jia Huan kowtowed to Mrs. Wang and stood up.

Mrs. Wang glanced at the black and thin Jia Huan and said, "Brother Huan, I haven't been going to the city much recently, see what kind of black you have become?" ”

"Yes, Mother." Jia Huan's mouth was respectful, but he didn't take it seriously in his heart. He made an appointment with Zhao Guoji, Qian Huai, and Hu Xiaosi to go to Xijiangyue Teahouse three days later.

Mrs. Wang nodded, put the tea bowl in her hand into Aunt Zhao's tray, and said, "I heard that you punished Mama Zhang." Well, well done, filial piety is commendable. ”

He turned his head to Aunt Zhao and said, "Look at Brother Huan'er." You alone will be blessed, and you will not be guilty. Why do you bother to do things all day long, neither high nor low? ”

Aunt Zhao lowered her eyebrows and responded. Aunt Zhou and Zhou Rui's family next to her are funny Kwa Jia Huan.

Jia Huan felt harsh when he heard these words, and he finally understood where the "pit" set up by Wang Xifeng was. He honored Aunt Zhao, but actually "offended" Mrs. Wang.

In feudal etiquette, the first object of his filial piety should be Mrs. Wang, not Aunt Zhao. The punishment of Mama Zhang was known to Mrs. Wang, but I was afraid that this "smiling Buddha" would hate him even more in her heart and would not wait to see him.

This is to cut off his ascent in the Jia Mansion.

Sure enough, Mrs. Wang said lightly: "I am going to Qingxuguan to burn incense during the Dragon Boat Festival, and you have come to the house to copy a few volumes of Taoist scriptures for me in the past two days." I want to enshrine myself in front of the statue of Lao Jun. ”

Jia Huan bowed and said, "Yes, mother." He lowered his head, and the blue on his face flashed.

In fact, being disgusted by Mrs. Wang and cutting off the path to ascent is nothing. Because Jia Huan knows that the better he performs in the future, the more jealous Mrs. Wang will be. This is her position as Jia Baoyu's mother, and it is absolutely impossible to change.

But Jia Huan actually didn't plan to brush Mrs. Wang's favorability. Since talking to the mandarin duck that night, he has an epiphany: it is useless. So Wang Xifeng actually didn't bring much trouble to his plan and situation.

Jia Huan's anger comes more from being designed by Wang Xifeng, which is absolutely intolerable. Who can tolerate being designed three times and twice. This time there were no serious consequences, what about the next time?

Feng Lazi, you wait for me!