The Second Master of the Red Chamber

In the compound of Rongguo Mansion, people finally dispersed.

The two servant girls, Xiao Que and Xiao Jixiang, also walked back happily.

Suddenly, from behind the three-foot-tall potted crabapple, a boy jumped out.

"Little Jixiang, I heard that you have received rewards, how much have you received?"

Jia Huan stood in the middle of the road with his arms akimbo, with slanted eyebrows and furtive eyes.

Both Xiao Que and Xiao Jixiang are Aunt Zhao's maids, and they know Jia Huan's temperament well, and they become wary when they see his malicious appearance.

The young little Jixiang even hid the purse that she had just spread out for sister Xiao Que to see behind her back, then glared at Jia Huan and said, "It's none of your business how much we got!"

Everyone in the house knew that the servants who were assigned to serve Aunt Zhao's mother and son were all unlucky for eight lifetimes.

They are not afraid of Jia Huan.

But Jia Huan saw Xiao Jixiang's movement of hiding the money sharply, his eyes lit up all of a sudden, he hurried forward, and said with a stern face: "Quick, give me half..."

"No, this is my reward from Second Master Lian, why should I give it to you!"

Xiao Jixiang is only nine years old this year, and she is the youngest and most junior girl in the mansion.

But under the influence of his ears and eyes, he is not afraid of Jia Huan, the master.

Seeing his unreasonable demands, his childish eyes widened even more, and his white and tender face was full of anger.Such a girl with a round face, even if she is angry, is still cute.

It's just that cuteness is worthless in Jia Huan's eyes.

He immediately said angrily: "You don't know how to praise, you are worthy of the money, don't hand it over to me, or see how I deal with you!"

If it's not soft, it's hard.

Jia Huan felt that he had to take out the money from his master.

While speaking, she also glanced at the little magpie next to her.

As the big maid next to her aunt, he certainly knew that Xiao Que would definitely get more rewards.

But he was only nine years old, and Xiao Que was fifteen or sixteen years old. He definitely couldn't handle him, so he only picked Xiao Jixiang as a soft persimmon.

Anyway, he was used to bullying little Jixiang, so he didn't think there was anything wrong.

Seeing that Xiao Que was sensible and didn't intervene, he saw the opportunity to snatch Xiao Jixiang's money purse.

"give me!"

"No, just no!!"

"Okay, you don't know how to praise, just wait for me..."

Jia Huan, who was thrown to the ground by Xiao Jixiang, immediately cursed.

Now it's not just a matter of whether he can get the money or not, but it's a matter of embarrassment for his majestic master to be pushed to the ground by a little servant.

After standing up, seeing Xiao Que and a little girl who was also passing by laughing at him, he was even more furious.

Just when he rolled up his sleeves and was about to teach little Jixiang a lesson, a fire and voices came from the second door, and then a large group of people came in.

Seeing the leader, Jia Huan was instantly frightened and wanted to run away.

"stop."

Seeing Jia Lian and Heping'er, Xiao Que and other maidservants did not dare to neglect, and hurried forward to salute.

Seeing that Jia Huan was discovered, he could only obediently stepped forward and clasped his fists: "I've seen Second Brother Lian..."

"What are you arguing about here?"

Hearing the question, before Jia Huan gave Xiao Jixiang a flattering look, Xiao Jixiang, who is not afraid of tigers as a newborn calf, has already replied loudly: "Returning to the second master, the third master Huan wants to steal my bounty!"

Seeing that Jia Lian's complexion was not right, Jia Huan quickly explained: "No, I just saw that she got so much money, and I was afraid that she would not spend it all, so I wanted to help her..."

As he said that, maybe he also felt that he couldn't explain it, and his face turned red.

And Ping'er, who was behind Jia Lian, couldn't help laughing when he heard the words.And the group of women and maids leading behind Ping'er laughed even more.

They looked at the tall and heroic Jia Lian in front of them, and at the tiptoe Jia Huan in front of them, feeling very interesting.

They are all men from the same mansion, how can there be such a huge difference?Uh, maybe comparing Second Master Lian with Third Master Huan is a contempt and insult to Second Master Lian.

He even snatched the little girl's bounty, how could Third Master Kuihuan figure it out!

When Jia Lian heard Xiao Jixiang's words for the first time, he was also quite speechless.

But thinking about the situation of Aunt Zhao's mother and son in Rongguo Mansion, and Jia Huan's peeing, it's really his style.

Without saying anything, he turned around and said to Ping'er, "Give him two slings of money."

"Yes."

Ping'er Yingying responded, then turned around and took out two large strings of money from the baskets carried by the women.

It was all left over from before, and Ping'er took it back under Wang Xifeng's order, and it can be used if there is a reward next time.

"Thank you second brother, thank you sister Ping'er~"

When Jia Huan saw that Jia Lian wanted to give him money, his brows were all together.

Speaking of which, he is a master in the mansion, but he is very short of money.

Aunt Zhao, who raised him, was greedy and stingy. Most of Jia Huan's money was saved by Aunt Zhao, who said it would be used for him to marry a wife in the future.

Although the second Jia Huan was young, he developed many bad habits early on.

I won't talk about wasting money indiscriminately, and he doesn't have much money to spend indiscriminately.

The only thing is that he still likes to find people to gamble money, thinking that he is very smart and can win money from others, but most of the time he loses all the copper coins he saved with great difficulty.

As a result, many times, he didn't even have the money to buy snacks when he was in school.

That's why I'm jealous of the little auspicious reward.In his opinion, little Jixiang is his aunt's slave and also his slave, asking her to give him the money is to think highly of her.

How dare she be ignorant of flattery, after she returns, she must ask Auntie to take good care of her!
Ping'er has been the housekeeper of Wang Xifeng for many years, so he is naturally familiar with Jia Huan.

But Ping'er didn't sneer at Jia Huan like others did. In Ping'er's eyes, Jia Huan was just a child who had been taught badly.

In the past, she was a servant who didn't want to say much, but now Jia Lian seemed to have the intention of disciplining her, so after giving Jia Huan two slings of money, she also asked: "Take the money and go to play with your third sister and the others, don't bully her again. Little girls, otherwise your second elder brother Lian will be angry."

"No way, it was Xiao Jixiang who bullied me. She pushed me down. Sister Ping'er doesn't believe me and ask them."

Jia Huan, who lacked love and had been ridiculed since he was a child, has always had a crush on Ping'er, who is gentle, peaceful and easy-going.

At this time, he was even more moved by his soft words.Not wanting Ping'er to misunderstand, he immediately pointed to Xiao Que and others and explained.

It's a pity that Xiao Que and others hated Aunt Zhao's mother and son for a long time, so they turned their heads away in disdain.

But Ping'er just smiled and stood beside Jia Lian.

Jia Lian wanted to say something, but suddenly felt that there was nothing to say.

It would be impossible for Jia Huan to be brought up like this without Mrs. Wang's deliberate indulgence.

But what does this have to do with his wife?

correct?With such a crooked neck tree, he doesn't have the confidence and energy to do such thankless things.

Moreover, Jia Lian knew that in a few years' time, when Jia Huan grew up and developed some "skills", he would be able to play tricks on Mrs. Wang, Jia Baoyu and others.

So, keep this little thing, and give Mrs. Wang a headache, it has nothing to do with him.

So he turned around and said with Ping'er: "You go back first, I'll see the master."

After Ping'er accepted, he committed himself to sending Jia Lian off, and then took the women back to Sister Feng's nursery.

And here, Jia Lian also easily saw Jia Zheng.

Although Jia Zheng felt that Jia Lian's "second ancestral hall" was a bit too unconventional, but he heard Jia Lian's words, but he had a lot of intentions, and he couldn't object. There are objections."

"It's okay, after a few days, my nephew will invite the elders of the clan to discuss the matter together. If there is any problem, my nephew will solve it by myself."

Now that Jia Lian has the title of patriarch, he is qualified to take charge of the affairs of the clan.

The most important thing is that the head of the Jia family not only controls the management of the family's sacrificial land, but also controls the distribution of interests of the branch clansmen. Originally, the people in the clan have little room to oppose the head of the clan.

Even if someone objected, he is now a noble lord, and he is well known as the celebrity in front of Emperor Ningkang, so there is nothing to worry about.

On the contrary, if Jia's mother asked, she had to organize a good speech.

Just thinking about it, Jia's mother sent someone to pass it on, asking Jia Lian to come over.

Jia Lian bid farewell to Jia Zheng. When passing by the west courtyard of Rongxi Hall, he ran into a woman on the back porch.

"Meet my aunt."

Jia Lian stood on the side of the road and saluted slightly.

In fact, with Jia Lian's current status, it would not be an exaggeration to let Aunt Zhao come to salute first while standing.

But seeing that she is Jia Zheng's concubine, for the sake of an elder, and Jia Lian has always maintained a humble and courteous image, she doesn't care about these things.

As for Aunt Zhao, when she saw Jia Lian, her eyes lit up slightly.

Three steps and two steps came to Jia Lian, returned a gift similar to Jia Lian, and then said with a smile: "Brother Lian is now Lord Marquis, so many gifts... By the way, I haven't congratulated Brother Lian yet, but I'm congratulating you on the title of Marquis!"

"Auntie is too polite."

"You're welcome, you're welcome, hehe, I just heard from my short-lived brat that you gave him two pennies?"

"It's just a little pocket money, nothing more."

"Where is it, two slings of money are nothing in the eyes of brother Lian, but in our eyes, it is almost my monthly money..."

Aunt Zhao is full of smiles, matching her peach blossom face and good looks, she also has the feeling of a beautiful willow face and a spring breeze blowing on her face.

It's just that Jia Lian can't be seduced by him.

And Jia Lian was also very puzzled, wondering why Aunt Zhao was getting close to him.

But it shouldn't be to seduce him.

According to Jia Lian's understanding, although Aunt Zhao's character is superficial and even stupid, she should still be quite loyal to Jia Zheng.

On this point, from memory, I can't find any information about Fengyue about this woman, which can also be corroborated.

You know, before he came to this world, Jia Lian was suave and suave, and he didn't shy away from meat and vegetables.

Any woman who has three points of beauty can't wait to swallow it quickly.

However, Jia Lian, who was thinking like this at this time, also found from his memory some scenes of him coveting this stupid woman back then, but he never dared to do it because he didn't get any response from Aunt Zhao.

"Auntie, if you have anything to say, please tell me, I'm going to see the old lady." Jia Lian took a step back and said with cold eyes.

Aunt Zhao also saw Jia Lian's impatience, so she smiled and said, "It's nothing, it's about your Brother Huan.

You brother Huan is not as talented as you are. You have been in a hurry since you were a child, and you will definitely not have much promise in the future.

It's just that he is brother Lian and your cousin, so I thought, for this sake, it would not only be his great honor to be able to pull him up in the future, but the master and I will also be grateful for life Your kindness. "

In Aunt Zhao's eyes, Jia Zheng is naturally very powerful.

But Jia Zheng was a high-minded civil servant. In the past, whenever she pleaded with Jia Zheng to let Jia Zheng take care of Jia Huan, Jia Zheng would take advantage of the situation and ask Jia Huan about his studies and whether he was diligent in his studies.

Uh, what can she say about that, she doesn't understand her own shit, how can she teach Jia Huan?
As for Jia Huan, although he has been studying for a year or two, Aunt Zhao can guess what he has learned specifically from his usual ghostly appearance.

So it can only be vague.

And Jia Zheng would snort coldly at this time: When he has read the book thoroughly, he will naturally have a bright future without my support.If you don't pay attention to your studies, don't talk about pulling him in the future. If I don't kill him, it will be considered his luck.

So, how could Aunt Zhao dare to mention this in front of Jia Zheng again.

Knowing that the family will be separated in the future, Mrs. Wang will not give Jia Huan any good fruit, she has been worried about her son's future.

This is why she is saving money desperately now.

Now there is a Jia Lian in Jia's house, not to mention a bigger official than Jia Zheng, and Jia Lian is not as lofty and pedantic as Jia Zheng.

Therefore, when she heard Jia Huan say that Jia Lian had given him two pennies tonight, she immediately had an idea and told Jia Huan that when she saw Jia Lian in the future, she had to behave obediently.

With such thoughts, now that she meets Jia Lian, she naturally wants to make friends with Jia Lian.

Hearing what Aunt Zhao said, Jia Lian raised her eyebrows and looked down at her.

Although she looks down on this woman to some extent, her far-reaching attitude as the beloved son of her parents is affirmative.

But how old is Jia Huan now, ten years old?

Isn't it too early for such a brat to teach him well, correct his temper first, and then let him study hard, but he is busy trying to find a way out for him?

Well, maybe Aunt Zhao doesn't know how to teach Jia Huan either.

He heard from Wang Xifeng and Heping'er that Jia Huan was very cowardly in front of others, but in front of Aunt Zhao, she treated Aunt Zhao with the attitude of "husband dies and obeys son".

Shaking his head, Jia Lian replied casually: "Auntie is serious, we are all one family, why should this be so."

"Hehehe, I know Brother Lian is a warm-hearted person, and he won't ignore his brother..."

"If Auntie has nothing else to do, I will leave first."

Jia Lian knew that Aunt Zhao didn't know much about etiquette, so she was too lazy to bother with her, so she said goodbye, regardless of her reluctance, and went to Rongqingtang.

After a lot of eloquence, he explained to Jiamu his purpose of building the Loyalty Shrine, but Jiamu didn't mean to force him to intervene, but just asked him to explain clearly to the elders in the clan, and then cared for him a few words, Just let him go back and rest.

It is worth mentioning that Jiamu still asked Yuanyang to send him off.

Jia Lian hadn't paid attention to it before.

Now that I think about it carefully, I don't know when, every time I saw Jia Mu, if necessary, Jia Mu would let the big girl send him off.

With Jia Mu's shrewdness and proficiency in the world, it will never be unintentional.

Could it be that she saw that he was interested in Yuanyang, so she deliberately fulfilled it?
Or did she feel that she wasn't close enough to her since she was a child, so she had to use the best maid around her to make up for one or two, and also to trap his filial piety?Or, the best things in her hands are mandarin ducks and attackers.

Among them, Xiren gave Jia Baoyu, so the other one was decided to be given to him to show fairness?
If it's the first two, let it go, if it's the last consideration, Jia Lian just wants to say that it's unnecessary.

Because Xiren was already his.