Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 374 Encouraging
Under the deliberate concealment of Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang, Jia Zhengran's illness was really covered up.

Although Jia Zheng's illness was revealed by Ma Mingyuan to the court, no one in the Rong Mansion was in court.

And the officials who knew about it would only use it as a source of private conversation and laughter, and would not go to Jia Mu and get into trouble.

However, after all, the appointment and dismissal of officials involved, although it was inconvenient to publish the hidden details, the news of Jia Zheng's dismissal was still published in the Di newspaper.

Tanchun has always been interested in court affairs, and he never fails to report to Di.

Of course, she also saw the news of Jia Zheng's dismissal. Instead of panicking, she looked happy.

The day after the Zhen family's visit, Tanchun and Xue Baochai rushed to Rongqing Hall early. After hearing Mrs. Wang's report, Lai Shangrong had no intention of getting married to the Zhen family, and they both had their own thoughts.

Unlike Xue Baochai, who had flirted with Lai Shangrong and was somewhat confident, Tanchun did not dare to slack off at all.

After all, she had expressed her feelings through Aunt Zhao, but Lai Shangrong was still hesitant and did not respond.

She knew very well that in order to fight against the outside world, one must first make peace with the inside, so she had regarded Xue Baochai as her number one enemy.

After pondering for a while, he picked up the residence newspaper on the table, got up and rushed to Yihong Courtyard.

All the way to the house, I was surprised to find that Zicuckoo was also in the house.

Not only was she surprised, but the maids in Yihongyuan were also very confused, and Sheyue and Qiuwen even asked Xiren privately.

Of course, Xiren would not tell the truth. The friendship with Zijuan who carried the gun together, only reasoned that her heart is now ashamed, and moving her to the house is completely occupying the latrine, but the house is full of people, cutting off others. coveted.

At first, the two of them didn't quite believe it, but then they discovered that Jia Baoyu was ignored by Zicuckoo every time he showed affection for nothing, and they couldn't help but admire Xiren's decision even more.

Tanchun had a clear purpose and had no time to take into account the personnel arrangements of Yihongyuan. He called out "Second Brother" softly and ran towards Baoyu's house.

Since she was determined to marry into the Lai family, she may not have been to Yihongyuan for a long time.

After all, she knew very well that Jia Baoyu had caused trouble several times and provoked Lai Shangrong.

Jia Baoyu would also be curious: "Why are the third sisters free today and come to my place?"

Tanchun went straight to the point and said: "I'm afraid the second brother doesn't know yet? The master is coming back soon!"

"What?" Jia Baoyu exclaimed and said incoherently: "How...why so fast? Isn't there still more than a year?"

Jia Zheng was sent out for a three-year term, and Jia Zheng had only been working for one and a half years. How could he not be surprised?

However, it was not because Jia Zheng suddenly came back that he was worried about any unexpected changes, but because he was worried about himself.

He didn't know at this time that the slap in the face before Jia Zheng left was because of the gold necklace, so he thought it was the trouble caused by the red sweat scarf.

Not to mention that Jia Zheng now has too much time to take care of himself.

I was just worried that Jia Zheng would come back and take the exams, and find out that he was just having fun.

Tanchun took out the newspaper from his residence, pointed to the top and said, "As long as my brother pays more attention to the affairs of the court, he won't be kept in the dark."

After a pause, he then said: "I'm afraid that I will check my brother's homework when I come back. I'm also worried that you won't be prepared, so I came here to remind you that I'd better get ready as soon as possible!" "Thanks to my sister for reminding me, otherwise what will happen to me when I come back?" good!"

As he spoke, he was wandering around the room like a headless fly.

Tan Chun knew the truth and asked: "How much homework has my brother missed? Is there still time to make up for it?"

Mentioning the time limit, Jia Baoyu complained: "I don't know how long the master will be delayed on the road!"

Tanchun smiled and analyzed: "The Di Bao is published every ten days. Although the news has just come out, the decree may not have been issued today. It has to be more liberal. If the master comes back by boat, it will be fine, but I am afraid that he will leave like the last time. Come back by land, I'm afraid it won't take more than a month!"

She deliberately omitted the journey of passing the decree, just to create a sense of urgency, and Jia Baoyu is already a chicken with no head at this time, so how can she catch the loopholes in it.

"What should we do?" Jia Baoyu asked anxiously: "Good sister! You can't just die without saving me, you have to help me!"

He wanted Tanchun to imitate his notes and help share his homework, but it happened to be exactly what Tanchun wanted.

He smiled hurriedly and said: "Brother, don't say it. My sister really thought of a good way to delay. Maybe it can be avoided. I don't know."

Jia Baoyu hurriedly lay on the table and humbly asked for advice: "Sister, please ask me for advice!"

Tanchun lowered his voice and said, "Brother just needs to wander around the courtyard tonight. When he reaches a quiet and uninhabited place, he will yell and say that he saw a black shadow jumping out from the wall. Then he will definitely be frightened." , and then take the opportunity to pretend to be sick. If the master forgets, everything will be fine. Even if he doesn’t forget, he can still pretend to be sick and make amends at the same time!"

If you want to win Xue Baochai's job, you must first let Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang know about her omissions, but after all, Xue Baochai was handpicked by Mrs. Wang, and because of the factors of good luck, it is inevitable that there will be no future troubles.

She keenly dismissed Jia Zheng and found an opportunity to break the situation. As long as Jia Baoyu pretended to be frightened by the illusory shadow, with the love of Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, she was bound to find out the reason.

I don't have to criticize Xue Baochai explicitly, I just need to gather the women who are watching the night in the garden to gamble, and report the laxity of the door truthfully, and then there will be Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang who will be stripped of their cocoons.

Not only did he avoid the risk of reporting on his own initiative, but he could also keep no trace of himself, so he took Xue Baochai's job away.

How could Jia Baoyu see this? When he heard that he could take advantage of loopholes and not make up for his homework, he jumped three feet high and said excitedly: "Good sister! Thank you for having you!"

Immediately he asked in confusion: "I'm just pretending to be sick, why bother going outside for a walk?"

"Brother, I don't even think about it. Why don't you, the old lady, see a doctor for your illness? This kind of heart disease has always been the most difficult to diagnose. Even if the doctor doesn't see any problem, the old lady and the madam will just think that you are scared." I have to lose my soul."

Jia Baoyu clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Sister is really smart, thank you for coming up with such a method, let alone pretending to be sick for a few months, it's not a problem to pretend it's a few years!"

If he could stop studying, he would be willing to do so even if he had to pretend for the rest of his life.

But thinking about pretending to be sick for several years, and worrying about not being able to go out to play, he sighed and said, "It's hard to go out now by pretending to be sick. It's not too late to wait until the master comes back!"

Tanchun didn't care about being polite and sighed: "Brother is confused! If you pretend to be before the master comes back, who can't guess what you are thinking? At this moment, the old lady and the madam don't know yet, so pretending is more realistic, that is the master When I come back, I won't be suspicious if I hear that my brother got sick on his way."

This matter should be done sooner rather than later. The Zhen family has a sense of urgency, but Xue Baochai does not.

Therefore, when she thought of this method, she didn't want to delay for a moment, and hurriedly came over to encourage Jia Baoyu.

(End of this chapter)