The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 523 Family Banquet ([-])

Although there is a screen in the middle, the voices from one side can easily be transmitted to the other side.

Seeing the silence in the scene, Mrs. Wang said apologetically, "Old lady, it's because the daughter-in-law and others didn't think carefully, and forgot to call you Boy Cong."

Jia Mu frowned slightly, shook her head and said, "It's not worth anything."

As he spoke, he picked up his wine glass and said with a smile, "Come on, let's have a drink together."

Everyone quickly picked up their wine glasses and had a drink with Jia's mother.

On the other side, Jia Lian, Jia Zheng and others also had a drink with them, and then they all got up casually.

Seeing Jia Baoyu's gloomy face and drinking alone, Jia Lian asked with a smile, "Brother Bao, what's bothering you?"

Jia Zheng's gaze also looked over. Originally, Jia Baoyu's maverick made Jia Zheng very displeased. What's more, Jia Zheng couldn't help but sneer when he made such an appearance on such a festive day. One sound.

But for Jia Lian's sake, he didn't take the lead in scolding.

Jia Baoyu was frightened by Jia Zheng's cold snort, and said hastily, "No, no, Second Brother Lian, I would like to toast you and congratulate you on your triumphant return..."

Even so, his reluctant look betrayed his heart.

It turned out that today knowing that Daiyu was going back home, Jia Baoyu was ready to welcome him early in the morning, and made up his mind to eliminate the estrangement between Daiyu and him.

Therefore, when Daiyu entered the mansion, he immediately ran back and forth on the saddle, helped Daiyu clean the house, and led her to visit Mrs. Wang and others.

Who knows, Daiyu doesn't appreciate his flattery at all, she is very polite and doesn't say anything.It is said that later Daiyu gave her father's calligraphy, Danqing, and various books as gifts to Sanchun and others, and did not take special care of him.

Instead, he investigated, and what he got, was minimal.

This made him very depressed and sad, thinking that no matter what he got in the past, he would give the best to Daiyu.

Daiyu treats him like nothing now, which chills him very much.

"Nie Zhan, what's not going well with you? How dare you be tired from wandering around all day long? You bastard who doesn't grow up, wait until I'm free someday, and then I'll take your skin off."

When Jia Zheng scolded him, Jia Baoyu immediately lowered his head, without saying a word, like a quail.

Suddenly I heard Jiamu's voice: "Baoyu, come over and toast your aunt and wife."

As if being pardoned, Jia Baoyu immediately stood up, bowed to the black-faced Jia Zheng, and ran inside happily.

This scene made Jia Lan and Jia Huan who were sitting below hold back their smiles, as if they wanted to laugh but didn't dare.

Even Jia Lian smiled and took a sip from his wine glass.

When Jia Cong was brought over, he looked anxious, he was a little uneasy as he rarely came to such occasions.

"Go and kowtow to the old lady first."

"Yes."

Just as Jia Cong was about to move, Jia's mother's voice came from above: "No need to come here, tell him to sit down and have a drink."

Jia's mother has never concealed her preferences, even her sons and grandchildren.In other words, she doesn't even hide her eccentricity.

Jia Lian was not surprised either, and nodded to Jia Cong, "Sit down."

Jia Cong took advantage of the situation and sat next to Jia Huan.

Next, it's time to drink and enjoy the show.

Eating wine with Jia Mu and others was quite boring, so when Jia Zheng and Jia Lian had almost finished their drinks, Jia Zheng went in with Jia Lian to toast Jia Mu with two glasses of wine, and then left.

Jia Lian also left on the grounds that there were still some trivial matters to be dealt with.

After confirming that Jia Zheng and the others had left, Mother Jia laughed: "It's just right, the men's house is gone, we women are more comfortable talking."

In a word, all the women present laughed.

Just because the little opera singers had finished their performance, they came to the hall to ask Jia Mu and the others what song they wanted to listen to. Jia Mu took the playbook and glanced at it casually, and suddenly asked the clever and romantic girl with a smile, "What's your name?" name?"

"Senior officer."

Mother Jia looked at her carefully for a few moments, then suddenly smiled and said to the people around her, "I think this girl has a very good face."

At first, everyone didn't understand what Jia Mu meant, but when they took a closer look at the little opera singer, they suddenly understood.Many people glanced at Daiyu sitting with Baochai in unison.

It's because the face and temperament of this little opera singer are [-]% or [-]% similar to Daiyu.

Daiyu was also keenly aware of this, and she wondered why so many people looked similar to her.

In the past, Lian's second elder brother said that Qingwen resembled her a lot, and even Xiangling and Qin Keqing somewhat resembled her, not to mention the fourth lady of the Zhen family that the second elder brother mentioned last time in Jinling City.According to the second elder brother, that fourth young lady is almost the same as the one she gave birth to!
Now, there is another little actor who is similar to her.

Hmph, anyone who is similar to this girl is very beautiful, an obvious beauty.

Daiyu took a closer look at the little actor, and said something inexplicably emotional in her heart.But facing the smiling eyes of Sanchun, Baochai and others, Daiyu accepted these thoughts again and put on a noncommittal look.

They must be laughing at me, like a little actor.Thinking of this, Daiyu felt a little unhappy again, and gave Baochai and the others a look.

Mother Jia also knew that Daiyu was sensitive, so she just made a simple joke, rewarded the fruit and let the little opera singer go down, and then suddenly asked Mrs. Wang and others: "I heard that Lian'er invited these little opera singers how many times?" A teacher who teaches music has already lived in Lixiangyuan?"

Mrs. Xing said with a smile: "The old lady is right, I have heard it too. I heard that those teachers are not only proficient in everything from vocal music to opera, but also all of them are born like gods..."

Mrs. Wang frowned upon hearing this.

She doesn't like those seductive women the least, especially because it's easy to spoil her precious jade.

Thinking about it, Mrs. Wang glanced at Jia Baoyu at Mother Jia's table. Sure enough, after hearing Mrs. Xing's words, he immediately became excited, and even put aside the previous suspicions, and asked Daiyu whether what the eldest lady said was true.

Daiyu glanced at him, but didn't bother to talk to him.

When she first learned of the existence of those four beauties that day, Daiyu was also suspicious of Jia Lian.

But when Jia Lian called the girls to the boat and showed her their talents, Daiyu basically believed Jia Lian's words.

Those women, especially the one named Gu Qingyi, even from her point of view, are elegant and refined, rare in the world.

For such women, Jia Lian loves talents in his heart, and it is reasonable to give them a helping hand.

Hearing everyone's chatter, Jia Mu glanced at Sister Feng who was sitting at the end table drinking wine, and said with a smile: "Oh, in my opinion, it's just an excuse to hire a teacher for the little actors, and he is becoming more and more successful now. , I'm afraid it's just like his old man, wanting to recruit some beauties to accompany him to drink."

Seeing Mother Jia pointing out everyone's speculation face to face, everyone laughed.The Sanchun sisters blushed even more, thinking that this kind of topic should not be something they could listen to.

Sister Feng naturally knew what Jiamu meant when she glanced at her. She came to Jiamu with a glass of wine, pretended to pour her a glass of wine, and then said with a smile: "Old lady, you can eat at the bar at ease, and you can learn from those outside. Uninformed, gossip?
Our Second Master Lian has already told me that it is indeed just to let the little opera singers learn more skills before the mother-in-law visits her relatives, so I bring back those girls who are both beautiful and artistic to be teachers for the little opera singers of. "

Seeing Sister Feng's seriousness, Jia's mother was surprised: "Feng girl, do you really believe him?"

Not to mention Jia Mu, even the others looked at Sister Feng in surprise.

It's really rare. In the past, it was Jia's mother who persuaded Sister Feng, a jealous woman, to stop taking care of their family's affairs. Now it's good, and Jia's mother has become a fan of the flames?

"Why don't I believe it? The old lady doesn't know that our Second Master Lian doesn't take me seriously now.

If he did something, he wouldn't be afraid that I would know, let alone try to coax me.Since he said it all, it must be true. "

Sister Feng was smiling all over her face, and no one could tell what she was thinking.

The others quietly gave her a thumbs up. It was rare that Sister Feng would save face for Jia Lian in front of everyone.

However, most of the people here have never seen those four women, so they don't know what they look like, and it's hard to judge whether Sister Feng is lying or not.

Jia's mother just thought of this incident suddenly, fearing that Jia Lian and Sister Feng would make trouble again and disturb her quietness.

Seeing that Sister Feng is so open-minded now, she doesn't bother to ask.

Jia's mother's silence was interpreted by Sister Feng as curiosity, because she said with a smile: "The old lady is curious about what those teachers look like. Why don't you ask them to come and have a look while you are free?"

In fact, she was also curious. She didn't see it with her own eyes, and her heart was always empty.

Mother Jia thought for a while, then shook her head and said, "Forget it, since Lian'er invited you back, don't take it lightly. If it's getting late and they are coming back from a long way, let them rest first, and it's the same when we meet again. of."

Mother Jia is still very reasonable in these places.

... Jia Lian went back to the main courtyard after dealing with some matters in the outer study.

Even with his physical strength, after going through so many things today and drinking again, he can't help but feel dizzy, so he doesn't want to practice at night anymore, but walks directly home.

"Second uncle."

Jia Lian, who wanted to go back to the room and lie down, suddenly heard Li Wan's voice, and his spirits lifted.

He suddenly felt that it would be good for his activity center to be in Dongkua courtyard, so every time he went home, he had to pass through Li Wan's courtyard.

If things go on like this, chance encounters are nothing more than commonplace.

"Hi sister-in-law."

Jia Lian bent down to return the gift, seeing that Li Wan didn't even have a maid, she couldn't help asking, "Where is the old lady gone?"

"No... I'll come back to see Lan'er, and I'll go there later."

"Ah."

Jia Lian took two steps forward. In the silent night, the physical distance between the two was less than one foot.

Li Wan could even smell the faint smell of alcohol coming from Jia Lian's body, as well as some other inexplicable smells.

She took a step back subconsciously, bowed her head and said: "Thank you for the gift that Second Uncle sent over, it cost Second Uncle a lot."

"It doesn't cost anything, as long as my sister-in-law likes it."

With an unconscious head, Jia Lian thought for a moment, then suddenly reached out and took Li Wan's hand.

It's cold, soft and slippery, and Fang can't help but rub it as soon as he gets it, completely feeling the beauty of it.

"Second uncle!"

Li Wan seemed to be taken aback, and hastily backed away two steps, bowed to Jia Lian, then walked around Jia Lian and went home.

Watching her back disappear at the gate of her courtyard, Jia Lian was not disappointed at all.

If she could get it easily, she wouldn't be called Li Wan anymore.

Moreover, it is finally an improvement, isn't it?

Twisting his fingers, Jia Lian stepped up and went back home.

"Second Master, you are back."

Qingwen, who fell asleep lying on the table, rubbed her eyes after being woken up by Jia Lian, and said happily.

"Undress me, I'm going to bed."

"Oh."

Qingwen, who was nimble in her hands and feet, immediately stood up and helped Jia Lian undress.

Just when she was about to go out with Jia Lian's changed clothes, Jia Lian grabbed her and began to undress her.

"Second master?" Qingwen was stunned for a moment, thinking that the second master had figured it out and wanted to hire her.

But it wasn't until she was stripped into a lamb by Jia Lian and thrown into the quilt, and then the second master got up and held her tightly in his arms, that she realized that she was thinking too much.

"Second Master, Second Mistress doesn't like us messing around on her bed."

"It's okay, just say that I forced you. Now, don't talk, just go to sleep."

Qingwen was always a courageous person, when she heard what Jia Lian said, she immediately stopped talking and obediently put her head in Jia Lian's arms.

Not to mention that Jia Lian likes to sleep with their soft bodies in their arms, they also like to be hugged tenderly by the second master's broad chest.

So after realizing that Jia Lian really fell asleep quickly, she also fell into a deep sleep.

In the flower hall, Mother Jia was in the right mood, but Aunt Xue couldn't accompany her.

"Old lady, it's late at night, and Bao girl and I will take our leave."

"Oh, look at me, I was so focused on talking, I forgot about my concubine."

As Jia Mu said, she asked Mrs. Wang to send Aunt Xue off.

Aunt Xue shook her head, "Let my sister sit down, I'll just send you off to Miss Feng."

Sister Feng knew that Aunt Xue had something to say to her, so she followed Aunt Xue out.

"In a few days it will be your brother Pan's birthday. I would like to invite you and brother Lian to come to our house together. It is also a thank you for Lian'er's help to our family."

At the banquet, Aunt Xue had told about Jia Lian helping their ministers to punish the slaves, so Sister Feng was not surprised, she nodded quickly in response.

He also didn't ask Aunt Xue why she invited her couple in private, because Xue Pan didn't invite Jiamu and others to see him, so Aunt Xue would not invite Jiamu and others without knowing the taste.

After sending Aunt Xue and Baochai out of the Grand View Garden, Sister Feng asked Ping'er and others to go back to the banquet first, but she slipped into the house herself, ready to see if Jia Lian came back.

When she saw Jia Lian hugging Qingwen and sleeping soundly, Sister Feng suddenly became angry.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, he clenched his hands into fists and swayed Jia Lian's handsome face a few times, as if he would not be able to relieve his anger without punching him a few times.

After all, he still didn't make a move, just pinched Qingwen's nose and lifted her up.

"Okay, smelly girl, what's it like to squeeze your second master in such a hot day, and still not get up."

"Oh."

Qingwen, who was forced to turn on the phone, did not dare to express her dissatisfaction.After Sister Feng left, she recruited two little maidservants to guard the door. She was still sleepy and went straight back to her room to sleep.

　It's sunny, and my head is a little dizzy.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)