Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 378

Inside Zhujin Building.

Si Qi was holding the dowry box for welcoming the Spring Festival and complained: "When I went back to the girl, I didn't know where the golden phoenix with all the pearls and silk was. When I went back to the girl, the girl didn't even ask. I said it must be the old lady who took it. She went to pawn her money to use as gambling capital, but now she is kicked out, how can she find her things back?"

Yingchun said: "I only said that she took it out quietly, but after a while, she still sent it quietly, and that was it. Who would have thought that it would happen again today."

Siqi said: "How could I have forgotten! She was sure of the girl's character, so that's why she did this. Now I have an idea: I will go to the second mistress's room and report the matter to her, and ask her to ask for it. How about it?"

Yingchun said hurriedly: "Come on, come on, come on, save yourself some trouble. I'd rather not have it, why bother?"

Siqi said: "Why is the girl so weak?"

Just as he was talking, Baochai and Tanchun came to the building at the same time. Although they came together, their purposes were different.

Baochai naturally wanted to observe Yingchun's reaction, while Tanchun tried to make a last-ditch effort to see if he could persuade Yingchun to cry out for his nanny.

Tanchun sat down and asked, "Who was talking here just now? It seemed like a quarrel."

Yingchun smiled and said: "I didn't say anything. They were just making a fuss out of a molehill. Why ask her."

Tan Chun laughed and said, "I just heard about 'Golden Phoenix', and what does it mean for money but not money?"

Si Qi glanced at Xue Baochai, who was standing aside, and said, "Girl, don't you know who sets up a game to be the banker and loses money even if they don't make money? But here we are, even though they lost money in gambling, they still treat the girl Jinfeng lost."

Tanchun said with a smile: "That's not bad. Why doesn't the second sister go back to the old lady?"

Yingchun was unmoved and said: "Everyone has been driven away, so why should I cause trouble again!"

Tan Chun was angry and said, "I'll leave it alone if I don't hear it. If I hear it, I won't be able to break it down for you."

Just as he was talking, Lin Daiyu and Xue Baoqin rushed over from outside the house.

From a distance, Bao Qin clapped her hands and said with a smile, "Do you think Third Sister has the talisman to drive away the gods and summon generals?"

Lin Daiyu also smiled and said: "This is not a Taoist magic, but it is the best way to use soldiers. The so-called 'defend like a virgin, escape like a cunning rabbit', it is a clever strategy to catch the enemy unprepared."

When Baochai heard this, his expression froze, and he saw the "Taishang's Inspiration" on the Spring Festival table.

Changing the subject, he said: "My sister also reads this? What do you think?"

Then the two of them started reading the "Induction Chapter" story.

When Tanchun saw this, he sneered and said, "What about the art of war and mysticism? As the saying goes, 'Everything hurts its own kind', 'The teeth are gone and the lips are dead.' Naturally, I was a little frightened, and of course I wanted to speak out for my second sister."

Yingchun Nuonuo said: "I don't have anything to do, she brought it upon herself, I can't ask for mercy, I just won't blame her harshly.

As for things taken privately, I will accept them if they are sent to me, and I will not accept them if they are not sent to me.If the ladies want to ask, I can hide it and cover up the past. It is her fault. If I can't hide it, I can't do it. I have no reason to bully the ladies on her behalf, so I have to speak out.

If you say that I am a good-natured person with no decision-making skills, yet I have good ideas that can cover all aspects and not make the ladies angry, and I can let you do whatever you want, I don't know. "

Lin Daiyu sighed: "It's really 'tiger and wolf are stationed in the palace, but it's still a matter of cause and effect'. If the second sister were a man, how would the whole family deal with them."

Although she didn't know how many people were participating in the gambling game, she had personally heard from Hengwuyuan's mother-in-law that she was the one who took the lead.

Nowadays, the house is checking gambling, and not a single leaf of the Hengwuyuan is involved, but the grandmother who welcomes the spring is involved. Such a method makes her also afraid of it.

Although he knew that Tanchun might not sincerely think about Yingchun, he still couldn't help but remind Yingchun that he was already being bullied, so why should he be patient?

Yingchun said solemnly: "How many men are like this, let alone me. Besides, I don't want to punish anyone. I just want to calm things down and have fewer disputes."

Tanchun was furious after hearing this. Since Yingchun wanted to settle the matter, how could she stand out?
I'm afraid that if there is a real commotion, Yingchun will not only be unable to help, but will actually hinder him.

Lin Daiyu looked at Yingchun and couldn't help but recall her previous thoughts again.

He secretly thought that if he could really team up with Yingchun and help her become the second wife, with her character, a lot of disputes in the back house would be reduced.

Xue Baochai felt relieved.

After chatting for a while, everyone left.

Si Qi refused to accept it and said angrily: "Young lady can swallow this breath, but I can't!"

When Yingchun heard this, her whole body collapsed.He sighed: "So what if I can't swallow it? I can't compare to them. If we really make a fuss, I'm afraid the master and the wife will not speak for me, but they will blame me for being nosy. You don't even have to look at it, they all got the letter, Did the second sister-in-law come over and ask? You still want to ask her for the golden phoenix, so stop thinking about it."

With that said, he picked up "Tai Shang Induction Chapter" and read it again.

Si Qi proposed to find Wang Xifeng, not because she was Yingchun's sister-in-law, but because of Lai Shangrong.

Although she didn't know the relationship between the two, she knew that Wang Xifeng's rubber business was set up with Lai Shangrong's help.

Now that Yingchun has been sold to Lai Shangrong, Wang Xifeng has to help him no matter what.

It's just that most of the time has passed, and Wang Xifeng didn't come. He never sent someone to ask, so he probably didn't know about the deal.

In this case, there is no need to hit the wall again.

Thinking of this, he said angrily: "Why can't anyone speak for the lady? The lady allows me a leave, I will go home!"

Lai Shangrong had warned her not to tell Yingchun for the time being in order to avoid complications. She didn't dare to say anything, so she had to go to Lai's house for help under the guise of going home.

"Come on! You can go on your own. It's just the master and madam's place. Don't say that I incited you to go!"

Si Qi's grandmother, Wang Shanbao, was Mrs.

Si Qi didn't bother to explain, twisted his waist and walked out the door.

They had wronged Wang Xifeng, not because she didn't care about her sister-in-law, but because she couldn't take care of herself.

Although Qian Dingzhu and Wan from Lin Zhixiao's family told Xiaohong not to talk nonsense, the master and servant were already grasshoppers on the same rope, so there was no reason to hide it.

Although Wang Xifeng was in front of Lai Shangrong, she kept saying that she was not afraid of heaven or earth.

But there is a real risk of being exposed. Even with Jia Lian's written evidence, he is still not as calm as before.

Especially now that even who knows is kept in the dark, I feel even more anxious.

Xiaohong had already been sent home by her to inquire about the inside story, but she was afraid of missing the first-hand news of Xiaohong's return, so she didn't dare to leave.

He walked around the room like a headless fly, pacing, and finally waited until Xiao Hong came back.

He said with all his face, "How? Who is it?"

Xiaohong hesitated and said: "Yes...it's Miss Bao."

On the way back, Xiaohong thought about it a lot. Every little bit about Didi Cuiting came to her mind. The more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.

At first, she was fooled by Baochai and only listened to it as if it was Lin Daiyu. Now that she thinks about it, Baochai probably made it up to fool her.

This incident has always been on her mind. Although it happened before Lai Shangrong lost her virginity, there is still a suspicion of private favors.

It is still unclear how Lai Shangrong will react if the original incident is involved.

"Okay! Okay! It's easy to dodge open fire and hard to guard against hidden attacks. I didn't expect that she also secretly searched for my faults. I'm afraid she planned to keep them to blackmail me in the future. Fortunately, Shang Rong didn't rush to take action, otherwise if there was a quarrel, It’s really a lose-lose situation.”

Using yourself to judge others, since you can find faults in Xue Baochai, how come Xue Baochai doesn't target you?

Therefore, Wang Xifeng's first reaction was Xue Baochai's methods against herself.

Seeing that Wang Xifeng had a misunderstanding, Xiaohong hurriedly said: "Grandma, think of a way quickly, don't let her tell anyone."

Wang Xifeng pondered for a long time, then suddenly curled her lips and sneered: "Humph! She has a good plan, I have a wall ladder, you go to Lai's house and tell Shang Rong everything about today, just say that Bao Yatou has been caught now Our handle is already at our door, if we don’t think of a way, it won’t be a matter of whether we can seize power or not!”

The point of dispute between her and Xue Baochai still lies in the future stewardship of Rong Mansion. Since Xue Baochai already knows about her relationship with Lai Shangrong, the safest thing is of course to make him her own.

Not only can hidden dangers be eliminated, but a powerful enemy can also be eliminated. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.

In the past, I didn't dare to rush Lai Shangrong, but now it is urgent.

Xiaohong was worried about being exposed. When she saw that Wang Xifeng had led the matter in the wrong direction, she was overjoyed. She hurriedly agreed and rushed to Lai's house.

(End of this chapter)