The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 447 Duo Girl and Li Wan
In the afternoon of the same day, Jia Lian went to the Bingmasi Yamen to make a handover, and then began to prepare related matters for going south.

As for the Shenji Camp, Jia Lian doesn't have much energy to take care of it now.Before that, he only went to the base camp of Shenji Camp after the Great Court Meeting, got to know the main generals and the person in charge, and basically didn't care about the affairs there.

Although in his plan, understanding and reforming the fire equipment of the Great Wei State will be an important task for him in the future, but he is not in a hurry, and he has to come back from Jiangnan to talk about it anyway.

When I returned to the mansion in the evening and entered Dongkuayuan, Liu Xianglian came to report.

"Is everything in your family taken care of?"

"Reporting to Lord Hou, everything has been taken care of, and Brother Zhao and the others have bothered to arrange a place for the subordinate in this mansion. From then on, the subordinate will live in the mansion."

Liu Xianglian was originally handsome, but now she has lost her cynical prodigal attitude and changed into a simple and close-fitting outfit. While showing a bit of ability, she is more masculine.

Without his instructions, Liu Xianglian changed her appearance consciously. Jia Lian was naturally very satisfied, nodded and said: "I heard from Baoyu and Lai Shangrong that you also have a real estate in Beijing. In fact, there is no need to move to the mansion. When the day comes, it will be a little bit."

Liu Xianglian's family is poor, but she also belongs to a poor family. It is rumored that there are two or three servants in the family.Moving to Dongkuayuan, they can only live in a row house where the next person lives. Naturally, the conditions are not the same as having someone serving at home.

"Thank you, Lord Hou, for your understanding, but I have no elders, no wives and children in my family, so I really have nothing to worry about. Why don't you move here and train with Brother Zhang and the others every day? At any time to listen to the orders of Lord Hou."

Liu Xianglian saw it clearly.

Jia Lian not only held the two real positions of Xibing Masi's palm seal and the deputy commander of Shenji Battalion, but also was often entrusted with important tasks by the emperor to go out to Beijing to handle errands.You can see the prosperity of the holy family.

The most rare thing is that Jia Lian is still so young, and he has just been named Marquis, and there is a vacancy around him.

Since he had this opportunity and was recruited by Jia Lian at this time, if he couldn't seize the opportunity to gain Jia Lian's trust and reliance, then he would be really stupid.

Therefore, not to mention that he has been wandering around, even if he really has any concerns, he has to let go of them for the time being and put his whole heart on Jia Lian's side.

"Very well, since that's the case, I will not break my promise to you that day. From today on, you will be my personal guard, the third deputy commander. Well, how about this, recruited from the military division More than ten personal guards will be handed over to you from now on.

I won't tell you too much, I just say one thing, I, Jia Lian, will never treat my own people badly, let alone my brothers, so don't be afraid to follow me and have nothing to do in the future, just be afraid of you. Get things done, get it? "

Jia Lian patted Liu Xianglian on the shoulder, he found that he was a little taller than Liu Xianglian.That's right, he's not as good-looking as he is, he's a bit short in height, and his figure is also weaker than him, not to mention his status. In this way, he doesn't have to worry too much about this subordinate who will steal his limelight too much in the future.

Liu Xianglian didn't know what her Lord Marquis was thinking now, he was very excited at this moment, and when Jia Lian's palm patted his shoulder, he immediately knelt down on one knee and said in a serious voice: "This subordinate understands that from now on, I will be happy. Finally, thank you Lord Hou for supporting and cultivating it!"

"Hehehe, get up. By the way, prepare yourself. I will hold a banquet in the hall here tomorrow morning, and I will invite Xue Pan. When the time comes, you will toast him with a few glasses of wine, and then make an apology. From now on The matter between you and the Xue family is over.

You have no objection to this matter. "

Liu Xianglian naturally had no doubts about this, and nodded in response.

So Jia Lian ordered people to go to Xue's house to invite Xue Pan to a banquet tomorrow, and then went to see Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng told him the news that he decided to invite the palace to invite the imperial concubine to go home to visit relatives on August [-] this year, the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

"August [-]th?"

It is only the first month of the month, and there is still more than half a year before the Mid-Autumn Festival.In fact, Jia Lian wanted to invite Yuan Chun to visit his relatives as soon as possible, because in that way, Daiyu, Baochai and others could be moved into the Grand View Garden as soon as possible.

It is incomplete without the Twelve Gold Hairpins in the Grand View Garden.

However, considering that the Grand View Garden has not yet been fully constructed and properly arranged, it will take at least two or three months before it is fully prepared.

The second is to invite Yuanchun to go home. It really needs a good time.In this way, counting down, it is true that only the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival is the best.

Forget it, anyway, I will go back to Beijing this time, at least four or five months, so I will prepare for another two or three months, and I will be able to handle the grand event of visiting relatives in Yuanchun well.

Therefore, he agreed with Jia Zheng's decision.

So the two uncles and nephews divided the labor again, Jia Lian prepared his own affairs, and Jia Zheng also continued to prepare the garden and arranged to write memorials to invite Yuanchun to go home.

On the second day, Liu Xianglian's apology to Xue Pan also went smoothly.

Xue Pan himself is a madman, a person who only eats wine and shows loyalty.With Jia Lian as a peacemaker, and Jia Lian invited Jia Baoyu and Lai Shangrong to be witnesses, so after Liu Xianglian toasted him three glasses of wine seriously, not only was he smiling and doing nothing, but he also said that he was a good brother. , shouted at Liu Xianglian.

Even Jia Baoyu didn't like Liu Xianglian's "condescension" to be Jia Lian's bodyguard, but it seemed that Liu Xianglian could stay in Jia's mansion because of this, and he was happy to meet her often. Wine, it is a happy ending.

It is worth mentioning that Xue Pan also gave Jia Lian a letter and tattooed a thousand dollars in silver, saying that his second uncle died a few years ago, and his aunt came to report, but Aunt Xue was not in good health and could not go back, so he could only send a letter from home. , Chat table comfort.

As for the sacrificial silver, it is naturally a silver ticket.Xue Pan asked Jia Lian to exchange it for silver and send it to his second uncle's house after he arrived in the south.

Although Baoqin's father's death had been expected for a long time, when he really heard the news, Jia Lian still couldn't help feeling that people's life span was indeed too short.

As long as you reach a certain age, any serious illness can easily take your life.

Sure enough, a life of seventy is rare since ancient times, and it is indeed rare to live as long as Jia's mother.Therefore, it is no wonder that people at that time had the saying of accumulating blessings, and those who had a short life were called people without blessings.

Because of this, Jia Lian became more determined to exercise every day, and practiced for an extra hour that night.

But I didn't want to, when I was about to go home to take a bath, I met a woman.

A somewhat pretty woman carrying a food box.

"Second Lord Lian..."

On the roadside at dusk, a woman's voice pretending to be sweet and flirtatious greeted him, and Jia Lian looked up.

It turned out to be Qingwen's cousin-in-law, that is, the legendary wife who is so messy, so girly!

Back then, Qingwen felt sorry for her cousins ​​and asked Jia Lian to send them to Rongguo Mansion for a meal.Because many worms can be slaughtered, the couple helped in the big kitchen...

Speaking of which, this girl is a famous character in the original book.

With a bit of good looks and a dissolute personality, the two mansions of Jia's family were in trouble, and almost all the men in the two mansions were "sexy".

Not only did the romantic son Jia Lian bow down under her pomegranate skirt, but even the clean and innocent son Jia Baoyu was pressed on the kang by her and ate a lot of tofu...

It can be said that she is the first romantic woman in the Red Chamber.

Although this woman was destined to be with him, of course Jia Lian would not be interested in her, so he nodded casually and walked straight forward.

Seeing Jia Lian ignoring her, the girl seemed a little annoyed. She stomped her feet and saw Jia Lian was about to walk over. At this time, she looked at Jia Lian's handsome figure, the bulging muscles on her bare arms, and Jia Lian's body in the cold wind. The faint scorching breath made her lustful and soul-loving.

Immediately thinking about it, he pretended to fall, and then fell on Jia Lian.

How did Jia Lian expect that this woman would dare to do this? First, she was still carrying something in her hand, and second, she thought that she was Qingwen's relative, so she didn't give her a kick at the first time, so she had a chance to take advantage of it. The moment he fell to him, a pair of hands wiped oil on his body.

"Do you think life is too comfortable?"

The cold voice made the girl shudder all over because she threw herself on Jia Lian and couldn't extricate herself from facing Jia Lian's charming "male sweat" aura.

Timidly let go of Jia Lian, looked up at Jia Lian, and said embarrassingly: "What does Second Master Lian mean by that, I just want to repay him for taking care of him..."

As he said that, seeing Jia Lian unmoved, he became aggrieved again, "Although the slave family is not as beautiful as my sister-in-law, it is not ugly anyway, why is the second master so confused?"

Originally, she dared to take the initiative to hook up with Jia Lian because Qingwen was favored by Jia Lian's side, and she knew that Jia Lian was a kind person to his servants.

In fact, since they entered the Rongguo Mansion, because of Qingwen's relationship, the couple lived happily in the Rongguo Mansion.

Because of this, she has found a lot of guests who she can see well... Of course, those who can benefit her, even those who can't see well, are fine.

As for Jia Lian, she didn't dare to covet her at the beginning.

It's just that I happened to come across it today, so I couldn't help it.Because judging from her countless experiences in reading men, there is no man who does not steal, and she never thought about climbing Jia Lian's high branch, and she never thought about seeking any benefits from Jia Lian, she just wanted to After having a good time with Jia Lian, she felt that there should be some chances.

At this time, seeing Jia Lian condescending, looking at her as if looking at a dead person, she felt afraid of regret, and her body, which was originally thinner and weaker than ordinary women, shrank back even more.

Seeing her like this, Jia Lian's expression softened a little.

"First, I'm not interested in you, and I'm not interested in women who are as good as you can be. Do you want me to make it clearer?"

Facing Jia Lian's still cold bluntness, Duo girls could only be embarrassing.

"Secondly, it was Qingwen who begged hard in front of me to take you in, and for her sake, I let you enter the mansion and receive a public meal.

You have been in the mansion for a long time, so you should know the rules of the mansion.If you want to live a good life, you have to abide by the rules, and next time..."

"No, I don't dare, I don't dare anymore, my servant will never dare again, Lord Hou please spare me..."

The color makes the mind faint, and it is the same for women.

In the past, he was obsessed with lust, so he lost all his worries, but now he is reprimanded by Jia Lian, only then does he think of the consequences.

Not to mention that Jia Lian was killing generals outside, in his eyes, killing a person should be a very simple matter, but if Second Grandma Lian knew about this, she would not be able to bear it and walk around.

So he knelt down and begged, not daring to make Jia Lian really angry.

"Go down."

"Yes, thank you Lord Hou for your forgiveness..."

Seeing this woman, who was even more seductive and vulgar than Aunt Zhao, shake her butt and leave, Jia Lian turned around and shook her head.

He has always been more tolerant towards women, and this woman, after all, is one of Qingwen's only two relatives in this world, and Jia Lian let her go so easily.

But after thinking about it, I don't blame this woman for being bold, maybe it's because his charm is so strong that even such an experienced woman can't hold her back.

More importantly, he remembered that in the original book, Jia Lian took the initiative to hook up with this woman, and even spent money!But now, when this woman saw him, she couldn't wait to rush forward. It can be seen that his charm was not only given to him by this handsome body.

More importantly, his own temperament is too charming!

Thinking about it this way, even though Jia Lian still disliked being touched by that woman, he wiped his sleeves and prepared to leave.

Unexpectedly, when she raised her head, she met a pair of beautiful and gentle eyes through the lattice window on the front wall.

Jia Lian was taken aback for a moment, then walked over.

It turns out that Sister Feng's Children's Court and Li Wan's Court are both behind Mrs. Wang's Court, but Li Wan's Court is facing Mrs. Wang's Court, and Sister Feng's Children's Court is a little to the west.

The Dongkua Courtyard is in the east, so every time Jia Lian went home, he would pass by the Li Wan Courtyard. Sometimes, Jia Lian even entered the Fengjie Courtyard directly from behind the Li Wan Courtyard to take a shortcut.

Therefore, there was really nothing surprising about Li Wan being here.

When she got closer and saw that Li Wan was still holding the scissors, she knew that she was pruning flowers in her small yard, and she must have seen the scene just now.

"My sister-in-law is in a good mood. Well, this pot of spring crabapple looks really good. It can be seen that my sister-in-law takes good care of it."

Li Wan was consciously hiding herself, so she stayed by the side to watch the play for so long, but suddenly realized that Jia Lian had seen her and was walking towards her, she subconsciously wanted to run away.

But then I thought about it, I was trimming flowers with scissors in my hand, what were I afraid of?
Moreover, Jia Lian was outside the wall, and he was in the courtyard, and there was a wall in between, so it was nothing.

So he calmed himself down and responded to Jia Lian's words.

But I feel a little regretful in my heart, I was reckless today.Usually she just sits in the house, looking through the window from afar, but today she hasn't seen Jia Lian passing by for a long time, so she couldn't resist coming out to prune the flowers.

Second uncle, he shouldn't misunderstand...

That stupid wife is too shameless!She heard people say that she didn't believe that she was such a lecherous woman. Fortunately, Second Uncle Lian is not such a casual person.

Thinking of what he saw before, Li Wan couldn't help being angry, angry that the toad wanted to eat swan meat.

But when he thought of Jia Lian's resolute rejection of the other party's seduction, Li Wan was secretly happy again.God knows how nervous and worried she was when that shameless whore threw herself on Jia Lian just now.

"What is sister-in-law thinking?"

Jia Lian is so generous, just looking at Li Wan, who is dressed in a moon-white dress, looks beautiful and elegant, and feels happy.

He also knew that his glorious image of not being moved by female sex was seen by Li Wan, so he felt more refreshed.It's like, when you do good deeds, no one will know about it, and you always feel that the pearl is cast in the dark, but when you do good deeds, you happen to be seen by others, and that person happens to be the school belle.

Only those who have experienced it will understand this feeling.

So Jia Lian stood unceremoniously outside the courtyard wall, talking to Li Wan through the wall while watching Li Wan's reaction.

Seeing her sneaky eyes, she asked directly.He felt that in Li Wan's heart, his image must be tall and majestic.

Li Wan knew that at this time, she should take the initiative to avoid it, but seeing Jia Lian's magnanimity, she was too embarrassed to run away.

So he lowered his head, and after a while he replied quietly: "Second uncle is in the mansion, often, often by girls and daughters-in-law, so..."

God, what are you asking!
Jia Lian's eyes brightened, and he said with a smile: "What did the sister-in-law say? Oh, it refers to the incident just now...

Not often, but every now and then, there will always be some.

If it is a good-looking one, I will teach it. If it is ugly like the one just now, just like what my sister-in-law saw, teach me a lesson and be a warning next time.

Sister-in-law thinks what I did is right? "

Li Wan blushed and turned sideways involuntarily.

She didn't even know why she asked that question, that kind of thing, if she saw it, she shouldn't have seen it.

The same is true for the second uncle. I don't know if I asked the wrong thing for a while, so I answered it seriously.

Moreover, although Jia Lian's tone was calm and without frivolous intentions, his words always gave her a strange feeling... as if, flirting?
It's not quite like it!As the daughter of Jijiu and the eldest mistress of Rongguo Mansion, no one has ever dared to tease her, so she can't judge.

"Then, that woman, I don't look ugly..."

This was the thought in Li Wan's heart, and she murmured unconsciously. Who would have thought that Jia Lian could still hear her so softly.

"Whether you're ugly or not depends on who you compare yourself with. If you compare it with sister-in-law...the Suyun and Biyue who are beside you, it will be far behind."

Jia Lian just casually said that even Suyun and Biyue are not too outstanding beauties, but they are not bad among maidservants.

Apart from being young and pure, her looks are probably about the same as those girls.

But taking Duo girls as compared to Li Wan, that's naturally too far behind.

In fact, Jia Lian did not expect that Li Wan would take the initiative to bring up the topic of many girls, but he was happy to continue.

Not to mention anything else, just looking at Li Wan, who is usually plain and ascetic, showing a shy posture, which is a rare sight.

Jia Lian wanted to see more of this kind of landscape, but he still made a mistake and didn't get the scale right.

After all, Li Wan was born as a lady, and the two of them had a normal conversation before, even if some words did not match each other's identities, she could take it as a momentary mistake.

But if she couldn't hear the teasing meaning in Jia Lian's sentence, she felt that Jia Lian should doubt her IQ.

Therefore, as if bitten by a snake, he trembled all over, and gave Jia Lian a look of displeasure, pretending to frown.

Everyone said that the early spring was very cold, but Jia Lian was only wearing a thin coat and a bold gown...

Jia Lian lowered his head and looked at himself, and saw Li Wan's expression of wanting to see but not daring to look, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Sister-in-law, won't you invite me in for a sit-down? I haven't seen Lan'er for a long time, I miss him."

"No, no, Lan'er is reviewing her homework! The second uncle has just practiced boxing, it's better to go back to take a bath and rest..."

Li Wan said that he bowed and did not dare to look at Jia Lian, so he turned and left.

(End of this chapter)