The Second Master of the Red Chamber

After Jia Lian left, Su Yun sneaked towards the main house.

The scene in the main room was still the same, but in Suyun's eyes, he felt that even the air had a mysterious atmosphere.

Entering the bedroom of my mistress and grandma, I saw my mistress and grandma sitting in front of the dressing table wearing only a white dress, seeming to be seriously drawing her eyebrows.

The waterfall-like black hair hangs straight down, covering the buttocks, but it cannot cover the graceful female figure.

In a daze, Su Yun seemed to have returned to the time when she was first transferred from the palace to serve Li Wan.

At that time, she was still an ignorant little maid, but Li Wan married into the Duke's mansion with great grace, making all the maids and daughters-in-law in the mansion envious and ashamed of themselves, the beautiful and dignified young mistress!

She still remembers the first time she talked to Li Wan under similar circumstances:

On the second day of the wedding night, the eldest young lady from a well-known family turned her head while dressing up and gently asked her name.

She can no longer remember how nervous and apprehensive she was at that time. She only remembers the most direct thoughts in her heart at that time.

The eldest young lady is so beautiful and gentle.

There is a light on her body, which is a bright and beautiful quality that is not found in all the other maids in the house, and even all the women.

Later, Uncle Zhu died of illness.

Slowly, she discovered that the eldest mistress seemed to have no light on her body.

But today.

Suyun suddenly discovered that the light seemed to be coming back again.

There was no time to think too much, because Suyun discovered that the eldest grandma had noticed her arrival through the mirror.

silence.

dignified.

Finally, Su Yun heard the first syllable from the grandmother's mouth: "You..."

Seeing that Li Wan didn't look back, and the eyes in the mirror didn't dare to look at her, Suyun knew that with her cultivation and virtue, she was too embarrassed to see her at this time.

From this, I knew that the eldest grandma should have guessed that she knew about her and Mr. Lian.

Subconsciously glancing at the bed inside, Suyun stepped forward, picked up the comb, and while combing Li Wan's hair, she whispered: "Grandma, don't worry, I don't know anything about today's matter. I will never say another word to anyone else.

The slave has kept all the kindness that grandma has shown to the slave over the years, and never thinks about repaying grandma's kindness.

Therefore, if I betray my grandma in the slightest or cause her any harm, Suyun will not die well, and will be sent to the hell of tongue-pulling after death. "

When Li Wan discovered that Su Yun had entered the house, he was extremely nervous and scared.

Admittedly, as her master's grandmother, it was unreasonable to be afraid of one of her slaves. But she was afraid.

She was afraid that the most useful and trustworthy girl around her would despise her and ridicule her.

Afraid, she cast a strange look at her.

She even humbly thought that if Suyun really guessed the truth, she would say that Jia Lian forced her. She had no choice in the face of Second Master Lian...

Suyun's gaze towards the bed was caught by her, and for a moment she even wanted to die. Although, after Jia Lian left, she had carefully tidied up all the bed tents and bedding, so that no one would find any flaws.

When he heard Su Yun's words of loyalty, his hanging heart finally relaxed slightly.

He buried his head lower and lower, but he knew in his heart that Suyun probably knew everything he should know. This can be seen from the fact that she was outside the house and said something to get Biyue away and not let him enter the house.

Therefore, there is no way to escape, only to face it.

Fortunately, as the girl she trusts most and she is also a woman, I think the other party can understand her to some extent.

Raising his hand, he took Su Yun's hand and put it in his palm. With eyes that still didn't dare to look directly into the other person's eyes, he really looked at Su Yun and sighed: "Good girl, you don't have to do this. Why can't I not trust you?" .

only……

What happened today is thanks to you. Otherwise, I would never have a face to see the world again.

The matter has come to this, and I have nothing to say to defend myself. I only have one thing to say to you..."

Suyun was about to kneel down and listen, but she heard the girls in the garden singing from outside and knew they were looking for Li Wan.

Li Wan's expression also changed slightly, and the one who held Su Yun had no time to think about it. He just said quickly in a low voice: "Good girl, if you are lucky, I can escape this disaster. From now on, I will I will definitely live up to you."

Suyun knew that Li Wan was the most kind-hearted person, and now that she heard her say that, she knew she was sincere.

Finally, there was no time to express her sincerity at this moment, so Suyun only nodded solemnly, said "Don't worry, grandma," and then went to find some clothes for Li Wan to change.

When the sisters were invited in, Li Wan looked up and saw that it was the Sanchun sisters, Baochai and others who had arrived.

He quickly put aside all his thoughts and greeted with a smile: "Didn't I hear that you were admiring the peach blossoms at Qinfang Gate? Why did you come to my place together?"

Shi Xiangyun rushed to Li Wan's side and said with a smile: "Hey, forget it. The little girls happily came to report that the peach blossoms were blooming. When we went over, we found that only one or two were in bloom, and the others were sparsely bloomed. Yeah, so boring.

Hey, my sister-in-law’s house smells so good. Did it just get incense? "

Xiangyun said, stretching his neck and sniffing. Seeing this, other people also smelled it subconsciously, and many of them agreed.

Li Wan was shocked in his heart. How dare he say that she was afraid that the girls and women would notice something strange. After tidying up the house, she quickly smoked heavy incense to cover it up.

For fear that Xiang Yun and others would notice the strange smell lingering in the air, Li Wan deliberately said casually: "I just turned over the mattresses at the bottom of the box to dry them in the sun. I found that some of them were indeed damp, which made the room feel strange. It has a smell, so I smoked more incense to suppress it.”

While talking, Li Wan paid close attention to the expressions of the sisters, especially the lively ones such as Daiyu and Baochai.

Fortunately, almost all the girls present were boudoir girls. Although they were surprised that the sister-in-law who didn't like perfume suddenly smoked such a heavy fragrance, after hearing her explanation, everyone didn't think much about it.

It's just that Baochai took another look at Li Wan and felt that Li Wan looked weird today, like a child who had done something wrong.

After the short interlude, everyone's conversation returned to peach blossoms.

Li Wan touched Xiang Yun's head: "It's a little early to see peach blossoms now. It will be nice to see them in a few days."

Everyone laughed and said, "That's why we came to find you."

"Originally, it was the second day of the Lunar New Year in a few days, and it was the day when we held a poetry meeting. I suggested that we should hold a peach blossom club then. I thought that the peach blossoms at that time would have bloomed better than today. Wouldn't it be just in time for the occasion? ?

Unexpectedly, Sister Lin said that after the second day of the Lunar New Year, the third sister would give birth to her baby on the third day of the Lunar New Year. Why not postpone the poetry club for one day to the third day of the lunar new year, and hold the third sister's birthday together with the poetry club, which saves a day of trouble and makes it more lively.

So, we're here to ask you to make up your mind. "

Shi Xiangyun held Li Wan's arm and swung it around.

Li Wan smiled and said: "Since you have already made an agreement, why do you need to ask for my opinion again? Although I am the president, when have I ever gone against the will of everyone?

Okay, let’s postpone it for one day. On the third day of the Lunar New Year, we will celebrate the birth of the third girl and hold a poetry party at the same time.

If you invite your aunt too, it will definitely be lively. "

Everyone laughed, and Tan Chun said: "When Sister Xing, Baoqin and the others came here earlier, not to mention the national mourning, now if we look at it carefully, our poetry club is prosperous!"

As he said that, Tanchun picked up his fingers and started counting: "Starting from the eldest sister-in-law, the original ten of us, except for the second brother Lian and the second sister-in-law Lian, everyone else is here, that's eight. Including sister Yuhuan , and Sister Xing and Bao Qin, well, it’s a pity that Sister Wen and Sister Qi are not here, otherwise we would have been even more lively."

Li Wan said: "Wen'er and Qier went to visit relatives with their mother, and we don't know when they will come back, not counting them.

Even so, there are eleven of us, and with my aunt, it’s already quite a scene. "

Baochai suddenly smiled and said: "Forget it about my mother, she can't write poetry. The most she can do is drink a glass of Sanyatou's birthday wine when the time comes.

When I name a person, it must be her. "

"Who?"

Seeing everyone asking questions, Baochai didn't give in. He smiled and nodded Xiangyun's forehead and said, "Of course he is your new disciple."

Everyone burst into laughter.

It turns out that Xiangling has been able to learn poems, lyrics, and music since she became a disciple of Daiyu.

It's just that she is a semi-monastic after all, and Daiyu is well versed in Taoist methods. She believes that learning poetry is not as rigid as reading words. How much you can learn depends on your understanding.

Therefore, she did not teach in detail, but only recommended some poetry selections that she found good for Xiangling to learn on her own.

Xiangling also knew Daiyu's temperament and did not dare to disturb her too much.

Shi Xiangyun, on the other hand, was very public-minded and loved to talk. Several times when he met Xiangling in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion and asked Daiyu questions, he took the initiative to explain and discuss with Xiangling!

Therefore, Xiangling had the opportunity to ask Xiangyun questions.

This year, Xiangyun was taken to Rongguo Mansion by Jia Mu because her uncle and aunt left Beijing, and she moved into the Grand View Garden. Xiangling even got the opportunity. How could she not seize this free teacher and fuck her hard?

Xiangyun is not afraid of her, and even enjoys it. After going back and forth, the two of them would often get together to talk about knowledge, often as if no one was around.

The sisters laughed at Daiyu and said, "If this continues, aren't you afraid that she will snatch away your good disciple?"

Daiyu naturally ignored this, but from then on, others often teased Xiangyun and Xiangling as master and disciple, just as everyone teased Daiyu and Xiangling back then. Xiangyun and Xiangling naturally didn't care much about this either.

Tan Chunyin clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Sister Bao's suggestion is good, I have long thought it should be like this.

In my opinion, Xiangling in brother Lian's house is not as good as all of us here in terms of studiousness.

And I have seen it a long time ago. Among us, the poems written by the girl Xiangling are considered to be above average. I had already intended to recommend her to join our poetry club, but I hadn’t mentioned it yet.

It just so happens that Sister Bao brought it up today, why not make a formal decision to recruit Xiangling girl into our poetry club? "

Tanchun's last words were in a questioning tone.

After all, the members of the poetry club are all older sisters, and Xiang Ling's identity is not a good match for them.

But she was obviously overthinking it.

Not to mention that Xiangling's strength has long been recognized by everyone, but as for her identity, everyone in Mingli knows that although her name is maid, she is actually Jia Lian's concubine, just like Qingwen.

What's more, they even know that Qingwen has a physical bond with the Jia family, but Xiangling doesn't even have a physical bond with her, and is a completely good family!

Therefore, no one raised any objection to Tanchun's proposal.

Jia Baoyu even said happily: "In that case, I will also recommend a few people who are qualified enough to join us."

Everyone looked towards Jia Baoyu.

Li Wan, who knew the temperament of his brother-in-law, frowned and probably guessed the person he wanted to recommend.

Sure enough, Jia Baoyu stood up and said: "Miaoyu in the Cuicui Temple, and the girls in Tsing Yi who live in Tianxiang Tower, Miss Pan'er, and Miss Qiyun and Miss Shishi...

They are all extremely talented people. If they join, our poetry club will truly prosper. "

Jia Baoyu originally wanted to talk to Hu Yuanyao in Jia Lian's study, but because he didn't have much contact with him, he didn't know the other person's temperament. I also noticed that everyone’s expressions were a bit off, so I didn’t mention it further.

Obviously, Jia Baoyu's proposal did not receive the same response from everyone as Baochai and Tanchun.

Everyone even frowned.

The room fell silent for a moment.

A few people opened their mouths, but nothing came out of their minds.

Everyone's eyes turned to Heng Wujun, who was "highly respected" in the society.

Finally, Baochai did not disappoint them, and soon they saw Baochai speak and softly said: "Miaoyu from Cucui'an is naturally a very talented person, better than all of us here.

But after all, she is a monk and has a weak temperament. I am afraid she is not willing to come out and make noise with the rest of us.

Besides, she is not someone who often plays with us. If we force her to come out and stay with us, we would be uncomfortable with each other and it would be boring, so let’s just leave it at that. "

Sister Baochai took the lead in opposition, and others also expressed:

Not suitable.

In fact, it's not that everyone has any opinions on Miaoyu, nor is it that Miaoyu is not qualified to play with them.

The key is that Miaoyu is ten times more aloof than Daiyu, and she has a cold personality and is not used to talking to ordinary people.

Therefore, even Daiyu, Xiuyan and Xichun, who were close to her, knew that letting Miaoyu join the poetry club might not be a good idea.

Baochai only denied Miaoyu, but said nothing about the other four mentioned by Jia Baoyu.

She didn't mention it, and neither did Tanchun and others.

Everyone seemed to act as if they didn't listen to Quan Jia Baoyu's words.

Seeing this, Jia Baoyu was embarrassed in his heart, but he didn't say anything more and sat back silently.

In fact, he didn't know that the four beauties of Tianxiang Tower were not suitable to play with everyone.

It was just that he saw that Xiang Ling was accepted by everyone, and thought that maybe Simei could be accepted as well, so he tried the proposal.

In his eyes, there are not so many distinctions between superiority and inferiority and class. Especially for women, good-looking women, he is not stingy in giving the highest position.

But judging from the reactions of Baochai and others, after all, there are still many vulgar people in this world.

Jia Baoyu shook his head and sighed.

After this incident, the atmosphere seemed a little gloomy. Xiangyun thought for a moment and said, "Actually, after talking so much, we have missed the most critical person."

When everyone heard this, most of them were not surprised. They all looked at Xiangyun and motioned for her to continue.

"Those clubs before were just that. Brother Lian was busy with big things outside and had no time to joke with us. This time, this club was officially opened for the first time after Sister Baoqin and Sister Xing came, and it coincided with the opening of the third sister. It would be great if Brother Lian could participate in the birthday."

Everyone deeply agrees with Xiangyun's words.

Even if it is a small matter like running a poetry club behind closed doors, which is like playing house in the eyes of Jia Mu and others, there are still calculations.

Didn’t you see that when the club was first established, even though everyone knew that Wang Xifeng was illiterate, everyone unanimously agreed to recruit her into the poetry club and force her to be a manager?

Without him, this person alone can solve the financial and logistical problems of the poetry society's operation.

As the elder brother, Jia Lian is one of the real masters of the Rongguo Mansion. If he were here, not only would all the problems of setting up a poetry club become easier, but he would also be able to do whatever he wanted while playing.

To give a simple example, if the sisters have any good suggestions or suggestions during the process of setting up a poetry club, they can tell Jia Lian, and nine out of ten of them will be implemented immediately.

Without Jia Lian, it would be difficult to do this. Everyone even knows that it is difficult to achieve, so even if they have good ideas, they hide them in their hearts and will not show them.

The reason is that Jia Lian has much greater say in the family than all of them, including Li Wan.

Moreover, Jia Lian is still an interesting person, and is willing to provide the greatest convenience to the sisters in the family within the scope of not going out of the way.

Therefore, Jia Lian is not just a member of Haitang Club.

There is a big difference between the poetry club with him and without him. Everyone has already realized this from previous poetry conferences.

But after all, Jia Lian is not like Jia Baoyu who stays at home and has nothing to do. He has his own business.

Compared with what Jia Lian has to do, running a poetry club at home for these little girls is just a trivial matter, so everyone had a tacit understanding before that Jia Lian was not included.

But at the same time, everyone hopes that Jia Lian will be there when the time comes. If Xiangyun didn't mention it just now, someone else would.

Yingchun said regretfully: "But, brother, I'm afraid he doesn't have time to play with us. I heard that the reason why he stayed in the capital and did not go to the imperial mausoleum with his second sister-in-law this time was because he had important errands.

In the days since his second sister-in-law left Beijing, he would leave early and come home late every day, rarely spending time at home.

In this case, we just don't want to bother him with such trivial matters. "

It’s also a concern for everyone when it comes to welcoming the Spring Festival.

Seeing that everyone was hesitant as they wanted to invite Jia Lian, but were afraid of being thought ignorant, Daiyu in the corner finally couldn't hold it back.

She pretended to be nonchalant and said, "If it was just for the poetry club, I wouldn't bother him. But this time is not just for the poetry club, it's also my third sister's birthday.

You know him. Because of other things, he may not have time to talk to us. If it is the third sister's child, he will definitely take it seriously. "

Daiyu's words made many people's eyes light up.

Time is like a sponge, it is always squeezed. This is a truth that everyone knows.

The key is that Jia Liangle is not willing to squeeze.

Based on Jia Lian's attitude towards the sisters at home, many people think that Lin Xiaoxiang's plan is feasible.

Xiangyun immediately smiled and said: "Sister Lin is right, the second brother Lian loves the third sister the most. Hearing that it is the third sister's child, if he does not have extremely urgent matters in hand, he will definitely be willing to take time to participate.

Haha, when he comes home at night, we will invite him. "

Daiyu and Xiangyun's words were echoed by everyone.

The maid Tanchun who was standing in the room, Shishu, smiled at the right time and said: "Girls, if you want to invite the second master, you don't have to wait until night. When I went back to the house to get clothes for our girls, I saw the second master Lian in the garden with the second master. Langeer is talking."

"Second brother has returned home?"

"Great, let's go find him and ask him."

Seeing that Xiangyun, who was like the wind and rain, was about to pull him away, Daiyu immediately took Tanchun's hand, stuffed it into Xiangyun's hand, and said with a smile: "You go and invite him, and no one else will. Third sister must be brought along."

Everyone laughed, which made Tanchun feel a little embarrassed.

Xiangyun looked at Daiyu, who was very confident, and thought to herself, could it be that Sister Lin had proposed to combine the birthdays of the poetry club and the third sister on one day, and was planning to use this as a bargaining chip to earn money from the second brother Lian?

If so, Sister Lin is too cunning. (End of chapter)