The Second Master of the Red Chamber

In Jia Lian's courtyard, Xiang Ling took off her outer clothes, revealing her slender figure. She climbed onto the warm bed and sat on Jia Lian's waist. She leaned over and used her hands that were used to holding poetry collections to massage the shoulders and back of her second master, loosening the meridians and activating the meridians. .

"Hmm~~"

A low and comfortable moan came from the lying mouth of Jia Lian.

Qingwen next to her smiled when she saw this. With his skillful hands, he picked up a piece of cut fruit with a bamboo skewer, brought it to Jia Lian's mouth, and coaxed: "Second Master, open your mouth, ah~"

Jia Lian, who was feeling happy, glanced sideways at her, but he didn't care that she dared to talk to him in a coaxing tone, and opened his mouth to accept the Qiao Maid fresh-cut fruit.

"Isn't it sweet? The second master asked me to wash the fruit and come back to eat it, but it took so long after the second master left, making me wait for so long."

Qingwen complained, but didn't really care. When she saw Jia Lian squinting his eyes and obviously not answering her, she smiled again and said: "Hee hee, the second master came back so early today. I'm sure he has finished his work outside. Go to In the future, you won’t have to do what you did some time ago, and you can rest at home more?”

Faced with Qingwen's questioning, Jia Lian said casually: "Things here in Beijing are a bit relaxed, but I can't even think about taking a rest. Tomorrow morning, I will go to Tianjin Guard for a short trip of seven or eight days, or a long trip." Then come back before your second grandma.

You and Xiangling prepare a few sets of changing clothes for me and have them sent out to Zhao'er. "

Jia Lian currently has three official positions.

Needless to say, the Xicheng Army and Horses Division is a dirty bureaucracy, and its subordinates are just a bunch of useless soldiers and generals. It is indeed a bureaucracy with real power.

As the saying goes, the scope of control is broad.

But fortunately, he has been in the command position for several years, so he is familiar with everything and doesn't have to worry too much.

The two remaining errands of the commander of the firearms battalion and the commander of the Tianjin water division were what consumed his energy the most and what he cared about the most.

One is the thousands of soldiers and horses rooted in the imperial city, mainly with firearms. This is a force that cannot be ignored in the center. It is impossible for Jia Lian not to pay attention to it and build it carefully.

Although the other is of lower importance, it is also his preliminary preparation and foundation for conquering the stars and sea in the future, and cannot be ignored.

It's been more than a month since I was tricked back to the capital by Aunt Xue, and it's time to go to Tianjin Wei to see what's going on there.

In fact, he wanted to be lazy, and take advantage of Sister Feng's absence to stay at home and have a romantic relationship with Jin Chai, and engage in some tense and exciting little actions with the cute Danwan.

But considering the current treacherous political situation, I am also in a critical period of starting my own business. If you are lazy at this time and find out that the sword is not sharp when you need to "use the sword" in the future, wouldn't it be a small loss but a big loss, and it will be too late to regret it?

So I can only comfort myself that there will be more opportunities and time in the future.

Jia Lian was thinking about how Qingwen would know. She only heard that Jia Lian was going to Tianjin Wei again tomorrow and immediately started to pout.

"Why is the second master like this? It's hard to see that the second master has been free for a while and is in a hurry to go to the troublesome Tianjin Guard. Why can't he stay at home for a few more days!"

Seeing that Qingwen seemed to be angry with Jia Lian, Xiangling hurriedly said: "Sister Qingwen, don't worry, the second master has his own reasons for doing this. Let's just listen to the second master and prepare what the second master wants to use." That’s it, let’s leave the rest alone.”

"Go, go, go, it will show that you are sensible and good."

Qingwen rolled her eyes at Xiangling, but in fact she was just using Jiaoman to test whether Jia Lian insisted on going to Tianjin Wei. How could she not know that she had no say in what Jia Lian was going to do?

In fact, like Sister Feng, she hopes that Jia Lian's external affairs will go smoothly and his official position will become bigger and bigger, so that not only Jia Lian himself will be honored, but also the people around them will be honored.

Therefore, after overpowering Xiang Ling and seeing that Jia Lian was still squinting her eyes and enjoying Xiang Ling's massage without any sign of scolding her, she actually laughed herself.

He picked up the handkerchief, wiped the juice that overflowed from the corner of Jia Lian's mouth, and continued to feed Jia Lian his favorite fruit as if nothing happened.

After a while, Jia Lian turned over and sat up, swung his left and right shoulders and rubbed them. Sure enough, he felt much more relaxed, and all the energy he had spent in Daoxiang Village had returned.

So he praised Xiangling and took the fruit basket from Qingwen's hand. Without washing his hands, he picked up a red and translucent fruit that looked like a big cherry and stuffed it into Xiangling's mouth.

Seeing her shy and bulging little mouth, Jia Lian was very pleased.

I didn't want to think about it, but I caught a glimpse of someone next to me with a disgusted expression. When I looked back, I saw Qingwen saying quietly: "I know that the second master is partial. I have prepared fruits and waited for the second master in this room for a long time, but I don't see that the second master is distressed. Now he just cares about it." It hurts Xiangling.”

Jia Lian flicked it on her head, then picked up the fruit again and scolded her with a smile: "Don't be sour there. If you want to eat, just come over."

Qingwen, who was covering her head, turned from anger to joy, and Baba wanted to bring her head over to catch the fruit.

Since she was sitting sideways on the couch beside the Kang, which was not very cheap, she turned to sit on her knees, stretched her neck and took the fruit from Jia Lian's hand, and ate it with a smile.

But she didn't expect that she was so beautiful and delicate, and she was sitting on her knees like this, with her hands on the edge of the kang, stretching her neck to receive food, and her expression was exactly like that of the little squirrel in Xiaoxiang Pavilion... No, The once light and agile little squirrel looked very similar when it was fed by Daiyu.

They are all so cute and clever.

Jia Lian couldn't help but look a little dumbfounded. It wasn't until Qingwen seemed to notice it and wanted to get up that Jia Lian hurriedly said: "I've eaten enough. Please sit down and let me feed you."

Qingwen, who was held down by Jia Lian's shoulders, became obedient.

But Jia Lian still thought it was not enough and asked Xiang Ling to go down and sit down together.

So Jia Lian sat up straight and crossed himself on the kang, and began to feed fruit one by one to the two little ones kneeling side by side under the kang in front of him, enjoying it endlessly.

Gradually, Qingwen and Qingwen seemed to realize Jia Lian's interest.

Xiang Ling Shang has been blushing since she was a child and has always accepted the situation. Qingwen, who became more and more bold, was unwilling to be teased all the time. When Jia Lian's index finger lingered on her lips and tongue for a long time after feeding, she closed her teeth tightly and intercepted the uninvited guest.

Qingwen, who didn't wait for her plan to succeed, cast a proud look at her and suddenly heard a "thump thump thump" sound coming from behind.

"Daddy, daddy~"

The little girl with two pigtails ran in quickly, with her upturned face aimed straight at Jia Lian.

Suddenly, he noticed that Qingwen and Xiangling's little mouths were moving, so he instinctively looked at the fruit basket placed in Jia Lian's lap, and pouted: "Is daddy feeding sister Qingwen and Xiangling fruit? Qiaoer also If you want to eat delicious fruits, Qiaoer also needs to be fed by daddy!"

Jia Lian's heart was already filled with tears when his precious daughter called him "Daddy", so he bent down to pick her up.

But he saw Qiaojieer, who had already run in front of him, made a "pounce" sound, knelt down next to Xiangling very neatly, and looked at him eagerly.

It turns out that Xiaoqiao saw her two older sisters kneeling in a row and thought that this was how to get food from her father, so she imitated her.

Qingwen had already let go of Jia Lian's fingers when she noticed Sister Qiao's coming in.

Seeing that Jia Lian burst out laughing when he saw his daughter, Qingwen originally wanted to get up and get out of the way.

Who would have thought that Sister Qiao would kneel in a row with them without saying anything.

Qingwen was not in a hurry to retreat.

Although she often noticed that Jia Lian loved and doted on her very much, even more than he did his own daughter, there was no way to compare.

Now we have to see whether the second master really hurts them or fakes it.

Therefore, Qingwen also imitated Qiao Jieer's appearance and looked at Jia Lian with a smile.

Qingwen couldn't afford it, and Xiangling, who was caught in the middle, couldn't get up either, so she stayed with her.

So, two little girls, one big and one small, knelt down in a row and looked up at Jia Lian. They were all cute and cute, waiting to be fed.

Jia Lian felt in a daze that he had raised three good daughters.

Smiling slightly, he didn't know that Qingwen was jealous and testing, and he didn't favor one or the other, and happily continued feeding her in order.

Just as I was getting interested, I suddenly heard the maid's announcement coming from outside.

"Miss Yun, Miss Qin and Miss San are here."

Qingwen Xiangling heard the sound and hurriedly stood up to prepare for the reception. Only Sister Qiao was left indifferent, her big bright black eyes still staring into the basket to see if there were any fruits she liked.

Jia Lian simply put the bamboo fruit basket into her hand, then hugged her whole body and kissed her.

My daughter, who is two or three years old, is the most well-behaved and adorable. Originally, Jia Lian rarely spent time with his daughter before, and he was also worried that in the next two years, the girl would grow up, and if she became thicker, she would definitely not be as sweet and sticky as she is now.

Don't take advantage of the moment to get close and personal.

"Second brother."

"Second brother Lian..."

Along with a gust of fragrance, several young girls filed in.

Jia Lian looked up, and the first thing that caught his eye was Xiang Yun, who was accustomed to wearing a red dress.

She still looked so arrogant. After entering the door, I rushed to the door in a few steps.

Behind her, Baoqin and Tanchun came in hand in hand.

The three girls are not very old, and the eldest Tanchun is only thirteen years old this year. It is a perfect movie for three little girls.

But the films of these three little girls are each more exquisite and exquisite than the last, and they look forward to flying. Especially Baoqin, who was held by Tanchun and was half a head shorter than her, even Jia Lian couldn't help but take a second look every time he saw her.

It's so good-looking that it's unreal, like an elf coming out of a painting.

"How come you little girls have time to come to my place?"

Jia Lian held Sister Qiao with one hand and motioned for them to sit wherever they wanted with the other hand.

Since Xiang Yun entered the door, his attention was entirely focused on the cute and cute Qiao'er. Without any courtesy, he stood directly next to Jia Lian and bent down to tease Qiao'er.

"Qiao girl, what is something delicious to eat? Can you give one to Aunt Yun?"

Sister Qiao was not stingy. She followed Jia Lian's example and grabbed a fruit from the basket, stretched out her hand and fed it to Xiangyun. Xiangyun, who received this gift, was immediately happy from ear to ear. He devoted all his attention to Sister Qiao, without remembering the purpose of coming here.

Tanchun glanced at her a few times, and had no choice but to say: "The peach blossoms in the garden are about to bloom, and it just so happens that the opening day of the poetry club is coming soon.

We consulted my sister-in-law and unanimously decided to hold a peach blossom club, and I wanted to ask Brother Lian if he was free to attend..."

When Jia Lian heard this, he immediately laughed.

As the elder of Haitang Club in the garden, although he is often absent, he still understands the situation of Haitang Club.

Unless someone decides to hold an impromptu meeting, the second and sixteenth day of each month are the fixed days for the club to open.

It will be March soon, which is the season when peach blossoms bloom. They took this as their theme, which suited the occasion.

So he smiled and asked Qingwen who came in with tea: "Where is Ping'er?"

"Sister Ping'er went to the kitchen."

Jia Lian nodded and said to Tan Chun: "It is a good idea to open a peach blossom club. I will tell your sister Ping'er to help you organize it. You know your sister Ping'er's ability. If you have any good ideas, just talk to her. She just said it.

As for me, I'm afraid I won't be able to attend the meeting. It just so happens that you guys will give me a leave of absence in front of my sister-in-law. "

Although it was expected, Tanchun and others still showed disappointment on their faces when Jia Lian said this.

Even Shi Xiangyun didn't care about teasing Sister Qiao anymore. He stood up, looked at Jia Lian, and said eagerly: "It's not difficult to ask for leave for you. It's just that, second brother Lian, you haven't been involved in the poetry club for a long time, and you don't look like a member of the Haitang Club." One member.

Moreover, this time it’s not just about setting up a poetry club. The third day of junior high school is the birthday of the third sister. We all agreed to save the poetry club until the third day of junior high school and organize it together with the birthday of the third sister. It is lively and trouble-free.

How could you not come on such an important day? "

Jia Lian was stunned, but he also remembered that the third day of March was not Tanchun's birthday, so he hesitated for a moment.

Although a little girl's birthday is nothing, he has always admired Tanchun's personality, and this little girl has always been close to him.

Now that the elders in the family are away, he really wants to organize her birthday in person.

Seeing that his words worked, Xiangyun immediately struck while the iron was hot: "Also, Sister Baoqin and Sister Xiuyan have just joined the garden, and this is the first club they have participated in. As a veteran of the poetry club, you are at this time How could you not be here?"

While talking, Xiangyun kept winking at Tanchun and Baoqin.

Although they may not understand Xiangyun's eyes, as girls, Tanchun and Baoqin still instinctively understand what to do at this time to achieve their goals as much as possible.

I saw Bao Qin opening her big, watery and sparkling eyes, blinking at Jia Lian, the expectation in her eyes was self-evident.

Tanchun even gently tugged on Jia Lian's sleeves. When Jia Lian looked over, he looked pitiful and almost acted coquettishly.

When Jia Lian saw this, he smiled helplessly.

It seems that his temper has been figured out by the sisters at home. Are they aware of his weaknesses and giving him the right medicine?

After pondering for a moment, Jia Lian said: "Originally, I am indeed not free... If you don't believe me, ask her."

Jia Lian pointed at Qingwen who was standing next to her after serving tea.

Qingwen smiled and said: "Second Master did not lie to the girls. He just told us to prepare some clothes to send out, saying that he will go to Tianjin Wei tomorrow."

Tanchun and others' hearts sank when they heard this, but they keenly heard the room in Jia Lian's words. So he looked at Jia Lian expectantly.

Sure enough, meeting their eyes, Jia Lian smiled: "However, since he is the third sister's son, I have to find a way to be there and toast to the third sister in person."

The three of them were immediately overjoyed. Xiangyun couldn't help but pull Jia Lian's arm, and said in surprise: "So, second brother Lian agreed?"

Jia Lian smiled and nodded.

Tianjin Wei was only half a day's ride away from Beijing, and Jia Lian had decided that even if he was a little tired, he would rush back to have a glass of Tan Yatou's birthday wine.

For a teenage girl, birthdays in the boudoir are celebrated one after another.

"Haha, Sister Lin is indeed right. As long as Third Sister is here, Brother Lian will never refuse."

Seeing that the task was completed, Xiangyun was overjoyed and sat down on the kang and said with a smile.

Jia Lian's heart moved when he heard this. He said, it turned out to be Daiyu's trick, no wonder he fell into the trap so easily.

Tanchun was a little embarrassed and blushed. When he saw Xiangling next to him, he immediately thought of a way to divert his attention.

She pulled Xiang Ling over with a smile and said, "We are here not only to invite brother Lian, but also to invite you, Lin Xiaoxiang's disciple."

Xiang Ling was slow to react. She didn't react until she looked at Tan Chun's smile for a while. She quickly waved her hand and said, "Girl, please stop making fun of me..."

"Why are you kidding? We have all read the poems you wrote before, and they are better than most of us.

This time, after Heng Wujun’s recommendation, everyone unanimously agreed that you should join the club. We are here to formally invite you to join us. "

"No, no, I can't..."

Xiangling's little face turned red and her head bobbed like a rattle.

Although she was eager to learn, she once joined Jia Lian and others at the table to write poems together.

But Haitang Club was full of girls from home, how could she have the courage to go in and play with them? Moreover, she knew that her talent was limited. After studying with Daiyu for so many years, she still felt that her poetry attainments were far behind Daiyu.

Xiangling has been in the house for so many years. As a maid who is favored by Jia Lian, but not proud at all, everyone likes her very much.

Tanchun knew her temperament very well.

She held Xiang Ling's hands and said seriously: "There is nothing wrong with it. Is this something that all of us in the Haitang Club agree on, or are you unwilling to join the club and play with us?"

"No, no, of course I am... willing... just..."

Xiangling was completely speechless. Of course she is very willing and earnestly hopes to join the Haitang Club and play with the girls in her family who are the most talented in literature and have good taste.

Otherwise, she wouldn't be so diligent, often hiding alone in no one's place, making up words and sentences.

In fact, she just saw the girls in her family, all of whom were capable of poetry and writing, and felt envious. Especially last year, the girls set up a poetry club in the garden. They often get together to drink and compose poems, which is elegant and elegant. She yearns for it even more.

But she never expected that she would actually have the opportunity to join the poetry club and play with the distinguished girls. She was overwhelmed by the surprise.

Of course, Tan Chun could see Xiang Ling's thoughts, so he did not let her be humble and said with a decisive smile: "Okay, there's nothing wrong with it. Since you are willing to join us, you can come over with Brother Lian when the time comes.

By the way, you don't have a nickname yet. Take these few days to think about something for yourself. "

Xiang Ling didn't know what to say. With a tangled look on her face, she looked up and found that everyone, including Jia Lian, was smiling approvingly at her. Only then did she gain some confidence. After hesitating for a while, she replied with one word: "good……"

Only Qingwen curled her lips slightly at this.

Being smart, she seems to have noticed that Xiangling, the little sister she grew up with, has a tendency to break away from her and integrate into higher-level circles.

She was powerless to stop this, and could only think sourly in her heart, what's the point of doing those fussy things, it would be better to learn to play cards with me for fun.

……

In Daoxiang Village, Li Wan sat in front of the dressing table again. Hearing the noise at the door, he couldn't help but get up and come out to check.

Then I saw my precious son, wearing only a light jacket and trousers, with a simple belt tied around his waist. Not only did he not wear a robe, but he also carried a horn bow on his back, walking over there. .

Li Wan immediately asked: "We just had dinner, what are you going to do?"

Jia Lan walked up to Li Wan, bowed respectfully, and then said: "Second Uncle Lian ordered his son to go to the martial arts field tonight and follow him to practice martial arts and archery."

Li Wan frowned. In the evening, the son came back with a bow, which he said was given to him by Jia Lian.

After questioning, she naturally found out that her son had gone to Jia Lian's martial arts field to play this afternoon.

She originally thought that this was just a random excuse for Jia Lian to take her son away, but she didn't expect that Jia Lian really wanted to teach his son martial arts.

In this era of Haiyan and Heqing, practicing martial arts was far less promising than studying. Especially since she only has such a precious son, she is willing to let her son suffer the hardship of practicing martial arts.

But because of Jia Lian's face, she couldn't object directly, so she looked at her son: "Since your second uncle asked you to go, why do you dress up like this? Isn't it rude?"

Jia Lan glanced at his jacket and trousers, and felt a little embarrassed, and said: "My son always wears strong clothes when he sees the soldiers under Second Uncle Lian's tent practicing martial arts, but my son does not have such clothes, that's why. "

At this time, Li Wan also remembered that when he lived outside, Jia Lian would not wear outer clothes when he came home after practicing martial arts every night. Especially when the weather is hot, she only wears a vest, revealing her broad chest and strong arms...

"Mother?"

Li Wan came to his senses and said subconsciously: "Then the homework assigned by your husband..."

"My child has finished the homework assigned by the teacher early in the morning."

At this time, Jia Lan also saw that his mother didn't seem to want him to go out, so after answering, without waiting for Li Wan to make another excuse, he bowed deeply: "It's getting late, so I can't keep Uncle Lian waiting for a long time, son." I’ll take my leave now.”

After saying that, Jia Lian walked away quickly with steady steps.

Li Wan was left standing on the corridor, wanting to speak but stopping. (End of chapter)