At noon in winter, the rockery outside the east cross courtyard and the hedges in the garden are sparse, and the withered yellow winter color is spread. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

In the courtyard, in the main hall, Mrs. Wang entertained Aunt Xue and Baochai for dinner. The maids were on the sidelines.

Aunt Xue said something to Baoyu just now, how Madam Wang's senses are, this is a self-evident thing. Of course, there are many things that need not be said. At the dinner table, Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue were chatting happily, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

After eating tea after the meal, Aunt Xue took Baochai to keep leaving.

Mrs. Wang took a short rest in the main room of the East Cross Courtyard, turning over the Buddhist scriptures, and her thoughts were spinning. As her sister (Aunt Xue) said at dinner just now, she has been a little "indulgent" with Jia Huan recently. The reason is because she is still watching and waiting.

Her brother (Wang Ziteng) was very dissatisfied with what Jia Huan had done in Jinling, and it was the Spring Festival soon, and Jia Huan had to go to Wang's house to pay New Year's greetings in the first month. At that time, if Jia Huan failed to pass her brother's level, Jia Huan's life in Jia's mansion would not be so comfortable.

Even with interest, she has to get it back.

Bear with me for now. Madame Wang gently flipped a page of Buddhist scriptures.

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Mrs. Xing hurriedly returned to her residence on Jiafu East Road, and sent Xing'er to keep an eye on where Jia Yu was.

Xing'er went out for a spin and replied, "The eldest master is in Aunt Wu's house." ”

Mrs. Xing sent a little maid to invite Jia Yu back, greeted her in the main room of the east courtyard, and instructed Wang Shanbao's family to bring the servants to set up a banquet.

After serving Jia Yu and sitting down, Mrs. Xing told Jia Yu everything that happened in the house in the morning, and said comfortably: "The old lady used to be partial to that house, but now there is a ruthless person who can cure this problem." ”

Jia Yu, a man in his forties and fifties, his face was a little gray, his eyes were very heavy, he looked very old, drank wine, and sneered: "Woman's opinion! Brother Huan'er is a little out of luck now, and he is becoming more and more wanton, even the old lady dares to stand up, I see how long he can be proud. I haven't settled my account with him yet. ”

He discussed with his henchmen, since Jia Zheng wanted to suppress the contradictions, he had no chance of winning for the time being, so wait first.

Jia Huan likes to die so much. He'll always wait for his chance. If you don't say far, you will go to Wang's house to pay New Year's greetings in the first month, and it is difficult to say whether Jia Huan can pass the Wang Ziteng level.

Also, on the fifteenth day of the first month, the concubine is provincial. Concubine Yuan and Baoyu are called sisters and brothers, like mother and son. Hey...

Mrs. Xing looked confused. She really didn't understand Jia Yu's train of thought. Wasn't he an ally with Brother Huan before? How now?

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Back in Lixiang Courtyard, Baochai accompanied Aunt Xue to talk, and then took his maids Xiangling and Ying'er back to their residence.

The charming and dexterous maid Ying'er came in for tea, looked at the girl's beautiful face, and stopped talking. In Bao's room just now, their wives were biased towards Baoyu to speak, which made the girl's position very difficult. The third master and the girl are engaged.

Xiangling is wearing a brown cardigan today, her appearance is exquisite, her posture is delicate and graceful, a beautiful girl of fourteen or fifteen years old, she has a gentle and quiet temperament infiltrated in her bones, and her beauty is indescribable.

At this time, she stood on the edge of Baochai's chair and said, "Girl, no wonder everyone said that Bao Er Ye was a difficult person to get close to in the past, and today's incident came out, and it was so." Miss Lin has suffered a lot of grievances today? ”

Xiangling's appearance is of a first-class level, and she looks a little like Qin Keqing between her eyebrows and eyes, with a gentle and quiet temperament, ranking first in the Twelve Hairpins of the Red Mansion and Jinling. But before she studied poetry, she gave the impression of being a little dull. At this moment, what she said was 108,000 miles away from what Baochai was thinking.

Ying'er couldn't help but want to laugh, and quipped: "Xiangling, it's not because the third master sent someone to find your mother, you just talk to him." In the past, I didn't see you say that the third master was good. ”

There are many second masters in Jiafu, such as Bao Erye, Lian Erye, Qiang Erye, and Yun Erye, but when it comes to the third master, it basically refers to Jia Huan.

Xiangling's pretty face suddenly floated a light red like a peach blossom in full bloom, and she distinguished: "I didn't say anything bad about the third master in the past. ”

When the third master came back from Jinling, he did bring back news of her mother, as well as letters. This made her cry happily all night under the covers. Her real name is Zhen Yinglian. The experiences of these years, since she remembers, are let go in her mind one by one.

The old life was resigned. And now, in that lonely heart, there seems to be a clear spring injected, which makes her begin to have some expectations. How could she not be grateful to the third master in her heart?

Baochai smiled when she heard this, her posture was elegant and bright, and she said, "Okay, Ying'er!" Don't tease Xiangling. Sit down for a while, I'm going to Sister Lin's place. ”

Suddenly, she wanted to meet Brother Huan very much, and she had too much to say. In the afternoon, Brother Huan will definitely go to Sister Lin's.

Alas...

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The afternoon is quiet. Jia's mother went to the room. After eating, Mother Jia asked Meiren and Qianxue to follow Baoyu well and let him go to a nap.

After eating here, go back to the bedroom and prepare for a short lunch break. Things in the morning were a bit of a drain.

The mandarin duck goose egg face, wearing a light cyan shirt, tall and pretty, and amber, jade, and pearl carefully served Jia Mu to rest on the exquisite and spacious wooden bed. and covered Jia's mother with a quilt.

When the maids were about to leave, Mother Jia, who was pillowing on the pillow, called out to the mandarin duck and asked slowly: "Mandarin duck, you said that Brother Huan'er and Yu'er... What's going on? "She has lived for more than 70 years, how can she not see the affection between her children? It's just that it wasn't the right time to deal with this matter just now, and now the thought has turned to my mind.

The mandarin duck stumbled in his heart, this question is really fatal. If something is confirmed, the third master and Miss Lin are afraid that they will not be able to do well, and it is possible that they will be ruined.

However, the mandarin duck could also feel the hesitation in the old lady's heart at this time. Then I understood. One is that the old lady still has feelings for Miss Lin, and in the end she is the most beloved granddaughter, and the other is that the third master is not easy to mess with, and besides, his future is also the future of the Jia family.

Also, what is the benefit of tearing her face for the old lady? When the old lady asks now, I'm afraid that she is still angry with the third master and Miss Lin.

The thoughts in the mandarin duck's mind turned around like lightning, thinking of the letter that the third master brought back to her from Jinling, and made a decision in her heart, so she smiled and said: "Old lady, the third master is entrusted by Aunt Lin, he is a scholar, he must do it." Miss Lin has been carefully cared for by the third master in Jinling for more than a year, and it is normal for people to be close and dependent.

According to the maid, it is normal for the relationship between the third master and Miss Lin to be closer than others. The third master and Miss Bao have been engaged for a long time, and the second master Lian has also been to Yangzhou, how could Aunt Lin and Miss Lin not know? ”

This is the reason for the obscure point. How deep Mandarin Duck knows Jia's mother, the foreshadowing of the previous paragraph is just to prepare for the last decisive sentence.

Jia Mu thought about it and said with a smile: "You..., you are still young and don't understand this." As you speak, close your eyes and rest.

Having said that, it actually ends this conversation.

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At the end of the month, the time is always full of strong New Year's flavor. Jiafu will worship the ancestors tomorrow evening, and the menu of lunch in the kitchen will be a common dish during the New Year's Festival. Such as cattle, sheep, pigs, deer, roe deer, etc.

After lunch, Jia Huan walked slowly in the Moon Gazing Curie, accompanied by Qingwen and Ruyi. Just now, Daiyu asked for a few side dishes and a few meat dishes: southern side dishes, fire meat and cabbage soup, pepper oil and ulva sauce, rouge goose breast, stewed eggs, and rice boiled with white japonica rice.

Jia Huan asked Qingwen to tell Daiyu: All the food in her house is expected to be provided by Yueju in the future. The maid and mother-in-law will be released by Mochizuki Ju. For example, Zijuan, Raider and others eat double portions: one for Jiafu, one for Jia Huan here, and maids like Mo'er who came back from Jinling are one portion, and Jia Huan pays the monthly money.

This is to ensure that the environment in which Daiyu is located will not deteriorate due to Jia's mother's estranged attitude towards her. If his heart is towards Jia's mother, he will transfer it away, and the remaining vacancies will be filled by people from Mochizuki Ju. This can be done by looking for Wang Xifeng.

The three of them were wandering around the house, and Qingwen was chattering, when they saw Ping'er coming in from outside with two little maids, and the little maids were holding food boxes in their hands.

Ping'er smiled and bent down to salute Jia Huan, and said, "I've seen the third master." I was about to look for the third master, and it happened that the third master was at home. ”

Ping'er wore a blue satin cardigan, combed a high bun, and wore a fancy golden hairpin, and her appearance was handsome and beautiful.

She is a maid in the room, and she is Jia Lian's concubine, and giving Jia Huan a gift at this time is considered to be a face.

Jia Huan still admires Ping'er very much, this is a smart and kind girl. In the words of Big Face Bao: This is an extremely smart and handsome girl.

At this time, when he saw her saluting and her posture was very low, he made a gesture and said, "Miss Ping'er doesn't need to be so polite. Feel free to do it. ”

Ping'er smiled and explained her intentions, "Our grandmother asked me to send a few collected food to the third master. As he spoke, he asked the two little maids to hand over the food box to Qingwen to put away.

He said: "Grandma said, wait a few days, the second master wants to invite the third master to the house for a drink." Please be sure to appreciate the light. ”

That sounds a little weird. Who is Jia Huan, he groaned slightly and thought for a while, and roughly understood what was going on. Wang Xifeng is courting him. The reason is naturally because he wrote a letter back from Jinling before and severely reprimanded the bold Sister Wang Feng.

After thinking about it, Jia Huan felt funny in his heart.

Sister Feng probably didn't know how much favor her father and Uncle Wang had made with him. He is going to appreciate the reciprocation. Uncle Wang's life is not long in coming, and this favor falls on Sister Feng to ensure that she will not fall into one: crying to Jinling and ending more sadly.

However, Jia Huan didn't plan to say it clearly. Sister Feng is a person who is clever but not wise, and is afraid of power but not virtuous. You need to beat it from time to time, or you'll end up with a moth.

Jia Huan said: "Just eat and drink." Everyone is busy during the first month. On the fifteenth day of the first month, the concubine wants to come back to save her relatives, and the second sister-in-law has to take care of more things and don't pretend to be sick. "The subtext is: Wang Xifeng is a good comrade, and I still trust her.

Ping'er breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, understood the attitude of the third master, and said with a smile: "I'll tell our grandmother what the third master said when I go back." As he spoke, he laughed and talked a few more words, and said goodbye and left.

Jia Huan nodded with a smile, watched Ping'er leave, and sighed softly.

He remembered Ping'er's ending. After Wang Xifeng's death, Ping'er took Sister Qiao to escape the catastrophe, and was then corrected by Jia Lian. It's kind of a good ending. However, if Second Sister You hadn't died, with the gentle temperament of Second Sister and the son in her belly, Jia Lian's love for her, Ping'er would probably have no chance.

How to repay Uncle Wang's favor. He has ideas and plans in his heart. For Wang Xifeng, Jia Huan can't look down on him. Feng spicy seeds are beautiful, the noodles contain spring and are not revealed, and the red lips are not smiling. But the personality is vicious, and the IQ is not good.

So, just keep her alive.

Jia Huan's idea is to help Jia Lian add a bargaining chip in the current situation where she and Jia Lian are facing off: Second Sister You. Find more things to do for Wang Xifeng, so that she won't make trouble all day long. Of course, Jia Huan has little interest in pimping. So, gotta wait.

Jia Lian's stealing of Second Sister You is bound to happen. He does not support or oppose this. But she will never let Sister Wang Feng kill Second Sister You. Jia Huan is pulling the bias frame. Presumably, the rest of Sister Feng's life will occupy a lot of space in the house fight. If you want to make trouble, I'm afraid you don't have much energy.

It's just that such a plan is a bit sorry for Miss Ping'er.

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Jia Huan smiled, looked at the time, said to Ruyi, and took Qingwen to see Daiyu.