The Second Master of the Red Chamber

There is no need to elaborate on how huge the funeral procession in Xiling was on the second day, how many people there were, and how solemn and majestic the scene was.

It is only said that after Jia Mu, Feng Jie'er and others left, the entire Rongguo Duke's mansion immediately became empty.

After Li Wan ordered a batch of fruits and vegetables in the big kitchen and ordered them to be delivered to the small kitchen of Grand View Garden, he walked back to the garden and felt that everything was deserted.

In the past, you could meet someone every three or five steps on the corridor, but not a single person was seen.

It wasn't until I reached the door of Sister Feng's Courtyard that I heard bursts of laughter, accompanied by faint childish sounds.

Li Wan stopped and asked Su Yun beside him: "I heard that Mr. Hou leaves the city every day, leaving early and returning late?"

Suyun replied: "It seems so. I heard people in their courtyard said that since Second Mistress Lian left Beijing, Second Master Lian went out very early every day and came back very late."

"Ah."

Li Wan nodded and said to Su Yun: "You go back first, I'll go in and take a look at Qiao girl."

Suyun did not doubt his presence, bowed and left.

Fengjie Courtyard is indeed not as deserted as elsewhere. As soon as Fang entered the courtyard, Li Wan discovered that the sounds he heard before were coming from the west wing.

You can guess without looking that it must be Qingwen's little hooves gathering the crowd to play cards. Moreover, Jia Lian and Sister Feng's daughter Qiao'er should also be there, because at the same time she heard the little maid making Qiao'er giggle.

Not intending to go in and disturb their mood, Li Wan hesitated for a moment and walked towards the main room.

It was quiet in the main room.

When I walked to the next room, I saw Ping'er in a light blue dress, sitting by the kang doing acupuncture.

Ping'er was very serious about her work. It wasn't until she looked up to look for something that she saw Li Wan looking at her at the door. She quickly called out, "Why is grandma here!"

As he said this, he stood up to say hello.

Li Wan stopped her, walked over and looked at the insole with delicate patterns embroidered in Ping'er's hand, and then looked at a pile of insoles on the stool next to him. They were the same size and style, but with different patterns. He couldn't help but ask: " What are you doing with all these insoles?”

Ping'er knew that Li Wan had a modest personality and was not too formal. He smiled and said, "Our second master often goes out, so we should make more substitutions."

Li Wan picked up a pair of insoles, feeling the quality of the material and the fine stitching, and sighed: "It's hard for you to be so attentive. Your father and grandma are lucky to have a girl like you."

Ping'er was a little embarrassed to be praised, "Actually, I rarely work as a female worker for the second master. Most of our second master's personal items are made by Qingwen girl. My second grandma and I only do it occasionally. Some."

Li Wan felt something in his heart after hearing this, and said, "When I came in just now, I heard a lot of commotion in the west wing. I guess it's that girl Qingwen playing cards with someone inside again?"

"Hehehe, yes. Since the second grandma left Beijing, the second master has been busy with business outside. She has nothing to do all day long, but she only invites people to play cards to pass the time."

"You don't care?"

Ping'er was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "I would like to take care of it, but I can't, and there is no way.

The eldest grandma doesn’t know, and our second master doesn’t know how much he loves her. Even when the second grandma is at home, he doesn’t pay much attention to her, so why should it be me?

Fortunately, although this girl is more playful, she has a lot of worries in her heart and never gets into trouble by being playful. She was quick with her hands and feet and could do things better than others. As time went by, even the second mistress came to accept her. "

When Li Wan heard this, he remained silent for a long time.

She couldn't understand that Jia Lian could pamper a maid to such an extent. It was common for people of all sizes in this courtyard.

Ping'er knew what Li Wan was thinking, and step-err laughed and said, "Grandma, you don't have to be surprised. Speaking of our courtyard, Qingwen is not the only special girl?

Grandma Xiangling also knew about it. She was obviously a well-behaved and ignorant person, but she preferred to study.

When her second father-in-law and second grandma were not at home, she would stay in her room alone and read a book every day without going anywhere. In the past two days, Qingwen brought people back to play cards, which may have disturbed her. Fortunately, she did not argue with Qingwen. She went to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion in the garden every morning with her books in her arms. It is said that it is a quiet place to study, and it is also convenient to ask Miss Lin for advice.

Hahaha, we all laughed at her, saying that she would definitely come back with the top score in the exam. "

Ping'er said it in a relaxed and comfortable manner, and Li Wan also laughed.

Compared with Qingwen, a maid who gathered people to play cards in the master's yard, Li Wan accepted the fact that Xiangling loved reading.

She even admired this about Xiang Ling.

With her appearance and temperament, as well as her willingness to study and gain wisdom, she might have some good fortune in the future.

Just as Li Wan and Heping'er were chatting, they suddenly heard Qiao Jie'er's cry coming from outside. Ping'er's face tightened, and he quickly put down the things in his hands and came out to ask what was going on.

"Sister Ping'er, the little eldest sister accidentally fell..."

"Ah, why did you fall? Are you injured?"

"No, no, it's just a mark on my forehead, the skin is not even broken..."

Although the little maid said it was okay, Ping'er still hurried to the west wing to check the situation.

Li Wan also went over and took a look, confirming that it was indeed nothing. Seeing that the whole courtyard was making noise due to Qiao Jie's bumping, he had no time to pay attention. Li Wan stood on the porch for a long time and left silently.

Walking into the garden alone, looking at the empty and beautiful landscape, Li Wan hesitated for a moment and chose to walk to Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

"Where are you girls and Miss Zhen?"

"Just now, the three girls came over to invite our girls and Miss Zhen. They said that the peach blossoms on Qinfang Gate were blooming, and they were invited to come and see the peach blossoms."

When he heard what the maid said outside Daiyu's house, Li Wan did not enter the house. After a few instructions, such as taking good care of Daiyu and Zhen Yuhuan, and sending someone to tell her if there was anything she needed or lacked, Li Wan left.

On the way back, I suddenly saw a man sitting on a stone reading by a small stream under the bamboo forest outside the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

Taking a closer look, isn't it the bookworm Xiang Ling?

The bright spring light spread around her through the gaps in the bamboo, and accompanied by the slight sound of water flowing, it created a good mood.

Li Wan couldn't help but stop and look at it for a few more times before lifting his legs and walking away.

Back in Daoxiang Village, Li Wan went to his son Jia Lan's room first.

Seeing no one, Fang asked the maid who was sleeping on a recliner outside.

The maid who woke up hurriedly said: "Lange'er finished his homework and went out to play with his homemade bow and arrow."

Hearing that his son went out to play again, Li Wan subconsciously showed displeasure. After finally hearing that he had gone out after completing the homework assigned by her, Fang Guangming immediately sent someone to find him back.

Turning around to leave, he suddenly turned back to the maid and said, "I have nothing to do today. If you feel sleepy, just go back to the house and rest. Sleep here. What if you get sick from sleep?"

After saying that, Li Wan ignored the reaction of the moved and ashamed maid, and turned back to the main room.

Li Wanzhi's widowed aunt came to Beijing for business. She happened to be taking her daughter back to her parents' home in the past two days, so Li Wan didn't even have anyone to talk to at this time.

After changing clothes, she sat in front of the makeup mirror and looked at the clear and delicate face in the mirror, but it was as dim as the gray of dead wood. She felt dejected and subconsciously took out an eyebrow pencil from the makeup package to modify it.

Suddenly she remembered that this eyebrow pencil was part of a set of makeup that Jia Lian brought back from Jiangnan and assigned her, and the hand she held did not move for a long time.

After a long time, I let it go.

If there was no intention, why was it disturbed in the first place?

If there is affection, why are we alienated now?

After all, people who are ill-fated are destined to have a miserable life.

……

On Ningrong Street, Jia Lian dismounted and walked directly home.

"Why did the Second Master come back so early today? Have you had lunch?"

Ping'er carried Sister Qiao and walked to the corridor, looking at Jia Lian with a happy face.

"We ate outside the city."

Jia Lian took his daughter from Ping'er. Seeing tears on her little face, I couldn't help but ask what was wrong.

Ping'er told the story about the little girl accidentally falling while running away.

Jia Lian didn't care too much. Children are naturally restless, and bumping into each other is common. Naturally, he will not be as harsh on his servants as Sister Feng.

He held his daughter in his arms and coaxed her until she giggled, then handed her back to the maid in charge of taking care of her. When he came to the inner room to change his clothes, he saw Qingwen there. Jia Lian couldn't help but smile and said, "Why, you didn't go out to play cards today?"

Qingwen smiled and said: "Qiao Second Master said that he seems to only know how to play cards. It's just that Second Master is away from the family and has nothing to do, so he only plays occasionally..."

Qingwen felt a little guilty. In fact, it was because Sister Qiao fell in the west wing, but fortunately she was not seriously injured.

But even so, some timid people who dared to stay in the land of right and wrong quickly made excuses and ran away.

As soon as there are fewer people, the game will naturally break up.

Of course, Jia Lian also made fun of Qingwen casually. To him, a beautiful girl like Qingwen, who is naturally beautiful and loyal to him, is willing to stay at home every day and wait for him to come back. She just has a hobby of playing cards. What is there to blame?

So he pinched her cheek and asked Ping'er about the situation at home.

Ping'er said that everything at home was as usual. Li Wan was temporarily in charge of the trivial matters in the house, and Aunt Xue was in the garden watching the girls, but nothing happened.

"By the way, grandma came here just now."

"Oh, what is she doing here?"

"It didn't look like anything happened. He just said a few words to me and left."

Since Jia Lian and Heping'er didn't say anything serious, Qing Wen, who was nearby, gave Jia Lian some clothes to put on and said, "Someone brought in some fresh seasonal fruits in the morning. What do you want to eat? I'll wash it and serve it to you, okay?" ?”

When Jia Lian heard this, he knew that this girl was probably greedy.

"You pick up what you like, wash it, and eat it when I come back."

Jia Lian picked up Qingwen, kissed her red and tender cherry mouth. He turned around and saw that Ping'er's face was glowing, so he stood there and pointed at his face.

Ping'er had no choice but to put down his clothes temporarily, walked to Jia Lian, kissed him, and then watched the satisfied Jia Lian strode away.

Seeing this, Ping'er and Qingwen both knew that their second master probably wanted to go to the garden first. Moreover, most of them went to see Miss Lin.

Ping'er and Qingwen guessed well. Jia Lian did enter the garden, and he did go to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion as his first step.

Xiaoxiang Pavilion is built along the water, quiet and elegant.

Jia Lian, who had been here countless times, walked to Daiyu's room with ease.

Oh, it's noon, and this girl is actually hiding in the house and sleeping in.

Jia Lian walked over and looked at Daiyu, who was lying on her back wantonly on the couch, with one snow-white arm half exposed outside the quilt, and her sleeping appearance was very different from that of a fairy. Jia Lian couldn't help but smile.

Without any explanation, he picked up his arms and stuffed them into the quilt for her.

During this period, I saw the fairy daughter's eyebrows frowning slightly, turning slightly sideways, and a shallow cry came out of the two cherry lips.

Jia Lian was very happy to hear this and couldn't help but lower his head and move forward.

The original intention was just to take a quick peck while Daiyu was sleeping. The clinker was pleasant to the touch and made people ecstasy. Jia Lian was a little greedy, thinking that Daiyu usually refused to kiss him, so he might as well get his money back with interest at this time.

It is human nature to want to travel to Shu, and Jia Lian is no exception.

Taking advantage of the cherry lips, I tried to knock my teeth. I open my teeth and want to curl my tongue. After curling his tongue, he seemed to have lost his mind and couldn't bear to let go!

With him like this, no matter how deeply he sleeps, he still has to wake him up. What's more, the lovely person on the couch didn't sleep deeply, so he quickly felt someone's intrusion.

When Jia Lian realized something was wrong and wanted to evacuate, it was already too late.

He had a guilty conscience and kept staring at Daiyu's little face. Such an article makes it easier to appreciate Daiyu's face and deepen the enjoyment of the soul. On the other hand, he was on guard against Daiyu waking up.

Suddenly, a pair of tender eyes suddenly opened and stared straight at him. Jia Lian, who had been alone for a long time, had no time to retreat.

Jia Lian, who looked a little embarrassed, simply stopped thinking about retreating.

Anyway, this girl is already his, and it’s not like she hasn’t been kissed before!

The distraught Jia Lian tried to collect the last wave of interest before Daiyu could react and kicked him, so his movements were sudden and violent, even rude.

With him like this, Keren'er, who was bullied by him, seemed to finally react and started to squirm. A pair of weak arms also took out from the quilt and pushed him.

Such resistance was almost negligible to Jia Lian.

What made Jia Lian even more gratified was that he found that soon Daiyu was too lazy to resist. Not only did her body slowly relax, but she actually started to respond to him.

Jia Lian was still proud at first, feeling that Daiyu had finally figured it out and was no longer too reserved, or maybe she missed him too much and was so moved that she wanted to fulfill him once.

Jia Lian, who had such thoughts in his heart, would naturally not be polite. Even because of male instinct, he was soon not only satisfied with the little beauty's beautiful lips and sweet tongue, but also turned over on the bed, just like the night Qingwen dedicated herself, asking for wantonly from her small body.

But Jia Lian is still Jia Lian after all. Although he was temporarily confused by Daiyu's beauty and didn't think much about it, he soon realized something was wrong.

It is true that through his unremitting efforts, he and Daiyu have become extremely close. Even when Daiyu occasionally gets emotional, she can't help but let him take advantage of her.

But it shouldn't be like this...

Jia Lian raised his head and looked at the delicate body beneath him, which was as delicate as a peach blossom. The bellyband that had been peeled off by him was exposed, but his limbs and eight claws were tightly wrapped around him. Even after he raised his head, he still couldn't help but want to raise his head. Kissing his "Daiyu", Jia Lian's heart skipped a beat and all movements stopped suddenly.

The little beauty tried her best to lean up and kissed Jia Lian twice. She noticed that Jia Lian no longer responded, but looked at her silently. She seemed to understand something. Her movements slowly stopped, and the flush on her face also dissipated at a visible speed. go.

But her hands and feet were still reluctant to let go.

Jia Lian stood up, sat on the edge of the couch, and said after a while: "Are you, Yuhuan girl?"

"Um……"

A gentle response broke all Jia Lian's luck and made Jia Lian feel confused.

"why not……"

"because I like you!"

A pair of slender jade arms that I had seen before came around from behind and wrapped in front of me, followed by the feeling of the delicate jade body pressing against my back.

"I like my step-brother. I've been in love with him ever since he picked me up from the freezing lotus pond. I like him very much.

So don’t worry, sworn brother, it was all of my own free will..."

The body is covered with the beautiful body, and the soft whisper of the beauty is heard in the ear.

Jia Lian had no doubt that the little beauty on his back was not lying to him. At this moment, as long as he turns around, the delicate beauty behind him, who is almost one and the same as Daiyu, might be able to be completely captured by him...

Jia Lian raised his hand, grasped the pair of jade arms clasped in front of his chest, and when the other party trembled, he gently opened them, and then stood up.

Looking back at Zhen Yuhuan on the couch, who was both expectant and shy but also puzzled, Jia Lian turned his head forcefully and said: "What I did just now was because I offended my brother. I will make amends to my sister someday!"

After saying that, Jia Lian lifted his legs and left directly.

On the couch, Zhen Yuhuan, whose clothes were in messy clothes, was delicate and beautiful, watched Jia Lian leave like this, her mouth opened, but in the end she could not say anything to keep him.

As a young and ignorant girl, she would sacrifice everything for the person she likes, including her own innocence.

Although she also understood at this time that Jia Lian probably thought of her as Daiyu, so he took advantage of her while she was sleeping and took advantage of her.

She didn't mind it, but felt a little disappointed and aggrieved.

Could it be that I am so much worse than Sister Lin? Even though this is the case, why did my sworn brother leave without looking back...

After murmuring sadly for a while, Zhen Yuhuan suddenly turned pale again and raised her hand to touch her lips.

Numb and crispy, it seems that the taste of the stepbrother still remains!

"Ah, I'm so embarrassed..."

Zhen Yuhuan didn't know what she thought of, she murmured, fell down on the bed, wrapped herself in the quilt, and turned back and forth several times on Daiyu's bed.

It wasn't until a long time later that she got out again, carefully tied the clothes that had become increasingly messy due to her movements one by one, and then lay back on the quilt again, thinking about something in her head. of... (End of this chapter)