Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 314 Plastic Friendship ([-]-in-[-])

Back in the Grand View Garden, as soon as Lai Shangrong left, Mrs. Wang became serious.

Xiren hurriedly ran forward, knelt down and said, "This slave didn't think much of the second master, and begged my wife to punish me. However, I didn't reveal anything, and acted according to my wife's instructions. But I didn't expect Zijuan to suddenly rush in front of the second master..." …”

"Zicuckoo?"

Last time Zijuan gossiped and revealed the marriage between Lai Shangrong and Lin Daiyu. Mrs. Wang wanted to drive him away, but she was stopped by Jia Mu and sent him to Yihongyuan. He was a thorn in her side and a thorn in her flesh.

This time, something like this happened again. How could she hold it back? She said angrily: "Take this evil obstacle and go back to Yihongyuan. I want to see what her intentions are!"

Although Zijuan is no longer Lin Daiyu's maid, she has served her for many years. Even though she has selfish motives, she still serves her with all her heart.

Lin Daiyu couldn't help but worry about Mrs. Wang when she saw her anger.

Shi Xiangyun saw the worry on her face and said, "If Sister Lin is worried about Zicuckoo, why not come over and have a look? If Madam is punished too harshly, you can also intercede on her behalf."

After a pause, he continued: "After all, the second wife got angry because the second brother offended Brother Lai. Others' pleas may not be effective, but Sister Lin..."

The implication could not be more obvious, other people's persuasion may not be effective, and only Lin Daiyu may be able to intercede.

Lin Daiyu pondered for a moment, nodded slightly, and then followed Mrs. Wang's footsteps to Yihongyuan.

In fact, everyone except Xue Baoqin knew the master-servant relationship between Lin Daiyu and Zijuan, but Zijuan's defection to Yihongyuan was Sima Zhao's heart, so Li Wan naturally could not speak for him.

And Yingchun, who already has a temperament that does more things than does less things, won't open his mouth.

Xue Baochai and Tanchun were wary of Lai Shangrong's reaction and did not dare to talk too much.

Xue Baoqin had never seen Zicuckoo, nor did he know that she had been Lin Daiyu's maid. He asked curiously: "Who is this Zicuckoo? Could it be that she has an old relationship with Sister Lin?"

As soon as the words came out, he felt his cousin tug at the corner of his clothes.

The eldest maid in Lin Daiyu's house, but she wanted to go to Jia Baoyu's house, which was always a little hard to say.

"She was originally sent to me by the old lady when I entered the house. Later she got engaged to Brother Lai. She didn't want to leave with me, so she returned to the old lady and was later sent to Yihongyuan."

"This..." Xue Baoqin was speechless. She had been in Rongfu for some time. Whether she heard about it or saw it in person, she clearly felt that Rongfu was always careful in front of Lai Shangrong.

Moreover, with how much Lai Shangrong cared about Lin Daiyu, she gave up the opportunity to go to Lai's house and instead stayed in Rong's house, which she didn't know how to describe.

She was speechless for a moment, and Xue Baochai hurriedly came to the rescue and said, "Brother Lai is really attentive to Sister Lin. I didn't expect that Miaoyu's father's case was investigated and handled by Uncle Lin's father himself."

"Yes! I didn't expect that Miaoyu, who has always been aloof and aloof, actually spent money on people's wealth." Shi Xiangyun said shamefully: "I was suspicious of Brother Lai at first, but I am really ashamed of Brother Lai!"

Xue Baoqin shook Lin Daiyu's arm and said with a smile: "Yes! Sister Lin didn't tell us either, so we all misunderstood Brother Lai."

Lin Daiyu shook her head happily and said, "I only realized today that he has done so many things for me!"

"Ah! Brother Lai didn't tell you what he did?"

Everyone was very surprised. They thought that Lai Shangrong completed Lin Ruhai's unfinished business in order to please Lin Daiyu, but they didn't expect that he just paid silently.

The eyes that looked at Lin Daiyu were also full of envy.

Easy to ask for priceless treasures, rare lovers.

What's more, Lai Shangrong was not only affectionate and intentional, but also so thoughtful that he even considered the unfinished business of Lin Daiyu's late father.

The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Xiren, who was holding Jia Baoyu in front of him, listened in his ears and couldn't help but secretly curse.

Lai Shangrong didn't say anything, he just changed his approach.

What he did today not only tore off Miaoyu's mask of aloofness, but also took the opportunity to take revenge on Jia Baoyu. He also put the matter on the table and gained Lin Daiyu's favor, killing three birds with one stone.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a deep sense of powerlessness. He was so scheming, how could I escape from his clutches?
At the same time, he was secretly glad that if Zijuan hadn't fallen into the trap and ruined his good deeds, he might not have been able to calm him down by being a lowly person.

While talking, everyone came to Yihong Courtyard.

The musk moon and autumn pattern have already restrained the azalea, waiting to be dealt with.

"You're such a gossiping slave, what's your intention in teasing your master?"

Lin Daiyu and others followed, and Mrs. Wang saw it. After all, Zijuan had been with Lin Daiyu before, so it would be difficult to curse her if she was too cruel.

"Madam, please forgive me! I can learn from the loyalty of servants and servants, but I can't bear that the second master can't see Miss Miaoyu off, so I tell the truth!"

Due to poor information, she did not know that Miaoyu was kicked out of the house, and she only thought that she left on her own initiative.

"Good slave, still die unrepentant!"

Mrs. Wang didn't know the inside story, and she offended Lai Shangrong. She didn't know how to fight back, but she kept saying that she was loyal and could learn from the world.

It fell on my ears, and it was extremely harsh, and angrily said: "Come on! Give me a hard blow!"

Zijuan was frightened to death when she heard Mrs. Wang's fierce voice, and the sound of a fatal blow frightened her even more.

He was busy kowtowing and begging for mercy: "Madam, please forgive me! I don't dare to do it anymore!"

How could Mrs. Wang soften her heart because of her begging for mercy, and scolded: "What are you waiting for!"

Several women immediately put on the spring stool, stepped forward to hold Zicuckoo and dragged it to the stool, and happened to pass by Jia Baoyu.

Zijuan suddenly broke away from her mother-in-law, knelt in front of Jia Baoyu, and hugged his calf.

With runny noses and tears, she begged, "Second Master, please help me! This servant is doing this for Second Master, please beg my wife for mercy!"

Although Jia Baoyu cherishes her, it depends on the situation. Zijuan's nose and tears at the moment were completely unimageable. Seeing those filthy things, which were about to be stained on her robe, she couldn't help but take a half step back. .

Although he came back to his senses after flinching and looked up at Mrs. Wang, that was all.

After being stopped by Mrs. Wang's look and being discouraged by Lai Shangrong before, I didn't even have the courage to speak now.

But this half step made Zijuan really feel disheartened. For a while, he also forgot to cry for mercy, and completely collapsed on the ground.

It also made everyone onlookers look down upon. No matter what, Zijuan was punished because of Jia Baoyu. Instead of asking for mercy, he showed disgust.

Zicuckoo was dragged to the spring bench like a zombie. When she caught a glimpse of Lin Daiyu, who looked intolerable not far away, she suddenly became hopeful again.

But this time the two women who restrained her were on guard, and she was unable to break away and was forced to the stool.

"Girl!" Zicuckoo screamed sadly: "I know my mistake! Please beg my wife, please let me return to your side to serve you!"

Although Lin Daiyu misses her old relationship, she is not overflowing with the Virgin's heart. In addition, she doesn't know. Zijuan doesn't know why Miaoyu was driven away.

In her eyes, what Zijuan did was undoubtedly an embarrassment to Lai Shangrong. Although her original intention may be to please Jia Baoyu, what does this have to do with her?

In the relationship between master and servant, saving her life can be regarded as fulfilling the friendship of those years, but it is absolutely impossible to hinder Mrs. Wang's punishment.

However, now Zijuan wanted to come back to her, but she couldn't pretend not to hear.

"You were originally sent to my house by my grandmother. Since you are in my second brother's courtyard, you can rest assured here! There is no way I can take you back."

He turned to Mrs. Wang and said, "Brother Lai is not a narrow-minded person. He even asked his second aunt to spare her life after giving her a small punishment and a big warning. This would be the end of the relationship between master and servant in those years." Indeed, as Shi Xiangyun said. As expected, Mrs. Wang would not pay attention to other people's words, but Lin Daiyu had to pay attention to them.

He waved his hand and said, "That's all! Hit forty boards, let her live!"

"Thank you, miss... thank you, madam..." Zicuckoo lay on the stool and kept thanking her, but this time Jia Baoyu's name was nowhere to be found.

When Lin Daiyu heard the result, she gave a slight salute to Mrs. Wang, then turned and left.

However, because when she rejected Zijuan before, she had said that she would stay in Yihongyuan, so Mrs. Wang was not clear about the situation and did not dare to evict her.

This is a later story.

As Lin Daiyu left Yihongyuan, the crowd of warblers and swallows showed no interest in staying and surrounded her and headed towards Xiaoxiang Hall.

Arriving in front of the garden gate, Li Wan left the group alone and walked out of the garden to Wang Xifeng's courtyard.

"Ouch! Little Feng, you don't know. Today, Shang Rong really vented his anger on my behalf. Who would have thought that Miaoyu, who has always been aloof and arrogant, would use the wealth of the people!"

Then, he vividly told Wang Xifeng what had just happened in the Grand View Garden.

"Alas! If Lan'er could be as good as Shangrong... less than half, I would wake up laughing even in my dreams."

Wang Xifeng couldn't help but feel her blood boiling after hearing this. Unlike Li Wan, who didn't know what was going on, Lai Shangrong only talked about his plan without explaining the details.

At this moment, after hearing Li Wan's description, he immediately thought of Lai Shangrong's arrangement last night.

She always liked to exercise power the most, and she admired Lai Shangrong's ability to turn his hands into clouds and rain, and she even felt sympathy for him.

He couldn't help but think of Lai Shangrong's promise to give himself a child.

Although she doesn't understand genetics, she has a saying that dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes, and mice's sons can dig holes. If she and Lai Shangrong have a child, wouldn't it be just around the corner that they would live together and watch the court?

At that time, the ancestors will be honored...

That's all!Forget it about Guangzong and Yaozu. After all, it’s unclear whether Guang’s Jia family is the ancestor of Lai’s family.

But finding a royal body for yourself is not something you can do easily?
She has always had a high self-esteem, but she married Jia Lian, a second-generation ancestor, and has always regretted that she did not have a royal life.

Thinking of this, Li Wan became jealous for no reason.

He blurted out: "This is difficult. After all, it is not Shang Rong's seed. Although I followed him closely, I can only learn superficially, and it is rare to get the essence."

"you……"

Jia Lan is Li Wan's heart and soul, but Wang Xifeng ridicules her son, how can she bear it.

He retorted: "Lan'er is indeed useless. If you can survive this pregnancy and give her a good education, you will definitely be much better than Lan'er."

Wang Xifeng said the words with some regret. Although they were plastic sisters, they had shouldered the gun together, and now they were counting on Li Wan to help them. Hearing her sarcasm, he could only accept it calmly.

He also took the initiative to soften and said: "Sister-in-law, don't blame me. I am just expressing my feelings. I am not saying that Lan'er is not good. Although I can't remember clearly what Brother Zhu is like, I know exactly what Lian Er is." Chu, I also thought of it for a moment, and we were honest with each other, so I spoke frankly, sister-in-law, please don’t blame me!"

Although she bowed her head proactively, Li Wan was still angry and spat: "Bah! The eldest master and the old master are both the father's sons! How can they be the same?"

Wang Xifeng was not a tolerant person, so she smiled and said, "Ha! Do you think the second bedroom is better than the first bedroom? Brother Baoyu and Huan, why don't you just leave it there!"

"Uh……"

Li Wan thought of the scene in the Grand View Garden, especially when he was bragging in front of Wang Xifeng just now, and was immediately stunned and speechless.

He said angrily: "Although Lan'er is incompetent, she can still stay with Shang Rong. Even if she only learns a little bit, I will always have something to think about!"

The implication is that Wang Xifeng didn't even think about it.

Wang Xifeng knew that she was in the wrong, and if she continued to fight tit-for-tat, it would be embarrassing even if she met him in the future, let alone help.

An idea struck him, and he sighed: "Oh! Sister-in-law, you really misunderstood me. I heard some news from Shang Rong a while ago, and I was about to tell you. But I spoke carelessly, and my sister-in-law misunderstood me. .”

Li Wan heard the meaning of her words and thought it was Lai Shangrong who said something about Jia Lan. He didn't bother to get angry with her and said anxiously: "What did Shang Rong say about Lan'er?"

"Uh...how could it be possible?" Wang Xifeng did not expect to arouse Li Wan's suspicion, and hurriedly explained: "How could it be possible! Although Lan Ge'er is not his biological son, he still treats him as his own son, so how can he say anything wrong with him. "

As he spoke, he leaned next to Li Wan and whispered.

"This...how is it possible!" Li Wan exclaimed.

"How is it impossible? I told you this because I treat you sincerely. Shang Rong also regrets that I have no one to rely on. I wondered why I can't become a sister-in-law since I can bear children for him!"

"You still have Lian Er who can cover up, how can I do this!"

"There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain! Isn't Sister-in-law Zhen the same as you? Maybe in two years, he will be able to persuade his family to let you go, who knows."

When she said this, Li Wan couldn't help but think of Mrs. Wang's attitude yesterday when she heard that Miaoyu had offended Lai Shangrong.

Don't tell me, it really won't be possible in another two years.

However, it was just a thought. Like Wang Xifeng, she had been married before. Even if she could go to the Lai family, she could only be a concubine. There was no way she could have the dignity of a grandma in the Rong family.

She is not like Wang Xifeng who has nothing to do. Even if she wants to, there is still the insurmountable gap of Jialan.

Besides, there is nothing wrong with doing this now. Although the profit sharing is a little less, the advantage is that as long as he is not discovered, it will not affect his son.

"No! No! If you really do this, how will Lan Er deal with herself!"

Wang Xifeng didn't mean it sincerely, he just used this as an excuse.

"I treat you sincerely, for fear that I will hide such a good thing from you and be blamed by you in the future. This matter is very important, and you have to think about it yourself. If you have this intention, you might as well wait until the next time we go to Dou Fengxuan, Monk Let's discuss it with Rong. After all, he has a lot of knowledge and has more methods than us women!"

Hearing her sincere analysis of her feelings, Li Wan couldn't bear to pursue her anymore. Plus Wang Xifeng mentioned Dou Fengxuan, and she remembered her original intention of looking for her.

It has been more than two months since I visited Lai's house in the first month of the year. If I had a relationship with Lai Shangrong, let alone more than two months, I would not have been unable to bear it even for more than two years.

But now I know the taste by eating the marrow, and this period of time can be said to be like a year.

In the Grand View Garden, the scene of Lai Shangrong's heroic appearance made her aroused and became a nymphomaniac, so she came to Wang Xifeng and asked her when she would be 'recovered'.

After Wang Xifeng left her, she could still find an excuse to go to Lai's house. After all, Wang Xifeng was famous for not shy away from her, and she was used to it.

But she had always shown herself to be aloof from the world. Without Wang Xifeng, what reason would there be for her to go to the Lai family?
So he took advantage of the situation and said, "How long can you pretend to be sick? We haven't been there for months!"

"It's better to take care of me for a while longer! The doctor said it's hard for me to have children, and it will be difficult for me to have children in the future!"

Wang Xifeng is no longer seriously injured. If her previous personality was true, she would have returned from injury long ago and seized power.

Now, I am thinking about taking good care of myself and leaving a family legacy.

With this reason, Li Wan couldn't say anything anymore, so the two sisters began to talk about it.

(End of this chapter)