In Rongqing Hall, the rehearsal of the play that had been suspended for half a day started again.
Mrs. Wang, Aunt Xue and others also came from various places to accompany Jia Mu to enjoy the opera.
Suddenly I saw a servant girl from the Xue family running towards me in a hurry.
"Madam, it's bad, the uncle was beaten!"
"ah?"
Aunt Xue, who was watching the show with a smile, suddenly changed her face when she heard this. She immediately turned around and looked at the old woman in panic.
On the other side, Xue Baochai and other sisters all stopped whispering and looked up.
"I heard that the actor Liu Xianglian was beaten outside the North Gate. When the uncle was carried back, he was covered in wounds and dirty. Madam, please go back and take a look..."
Aunt Xue had already stood up without her mother-in-law reminding her.
Jia Mu was sitting next to Aunt Xue and said hurriedly: "Since something happened to my brother, you should go back and take a look. Don't worry about us."
"Yes..." Aunt Xue didn't care about being polite at this time. She bowed to Jia Mu casually and left in a hurry.
Baochai also left the table immediately, silently saluted Mrs. Wang, Jia Mu and others, and followed in her mother's footsteps.
Because of this incident, all the ladies on the porch no longer wanted to watch the show. They looked at each other in confusion, feeling very strange.
We have always known that the Xue family uncle is a man who is not stingy. I have heard that he beat people before. Where have I heard that he was beaten? Or an actor?
"I vaguely remember that the Xiaodan who sang Mulan that the old lady praised before was named Liu Xianglian."
Tanchun suddenly whispered to Yingchun, and Yingchun nodded, feeling incredible.
How could such a delicate and soft-bodied man hit someone? The one he hit was Sister Bao's brother, who looked like a domineering man.
On the other hand, Jia Baoyu, who was beside Tanchun, looked surprised at first, but slowly seemed to realize something. After looking around for a while, I sneaked in while my mother and others were not paying attention.
Seeing that everyone was curious, Jia Mu sighed and told Mrs. Wang, "Let someone go find out what's going on."
Mrs. Wang also arranged for someone to go.
Besides, Aunt Xue and her daughter rushed home and saw that the house was in a mess.
When I came to Xue Pan's room, I could hear Xue Pan cursing and wailing in the room from a distance. When she saw Xue Pan's appearance, Aunt Xue's tears fell.
At this time, Xue Pan had already taken off his dirty clothes. He was only wearing a thin undershirt and threw himself on the kang. His whole body was covered in blue and purple. Even his face was no exception, it was still mixed with tears and mud, and two maids were wiping him with handkerchiefs.
Xue Pan was already cursing Liu Xianglian, but when he saw Aunt Xue entering the door, he started to cry even more: "Mom, my son was beaten, he was beaten so badly! If the people from the second brother Lian in the mansion hadn't arrived in time to save him, I, maybe your son will be beaten to death..."
Aunt Xue originally heard someone say that she had a dispute with the actor, but she thought it was not a big deal.
After all, it is common for men outside to get into fights after drinking. Who would have expected that his son would be beaten like this? Look at his swollen face, which looks more like a pig's head.
Aunt Xue forced these thoughts out of her mind, sat next to Xue Pan, comforted her and asked about the root cause.
Xue Pan originally wanted to complain, but when his mother asked why, he didn't know what to say, so he had to lie and said: "We had a good talk, and he invited me to his house for a drink. I was thinking about him. They were all familiar with Baoyu, so they didn't think too much and followed him.
Who would have thought that if I didn’t respond with words for a moment, he would turn against me mercilessly and beat me like this if I offended him. He still, he still..."
Thinking of being pushed into the ditch by Liu Xianglian and drinking dirty water, Xue Pan couldn't say anything, and he was so angry that he ordered the boys outside the gate to beat Liu Xianglian to death and demolish it. Liu Xianglian's house, etc.
Aunt Xue shed less tears when she saw that he was still so angry. She also saw at this time that the injuries on Xue Pan's body were just superficial injuries, but in fact they were just skin injuries, and they were not of much concern.
So he scolded Xue Pan with red eyes and asked some more questions. Seeing that Xue Pan refused to tell the truth, he went out to find the boy next to him.
How dare the boys hide anything? They are afraid of being blamed, so they naturally know what to say. However, none of them followed Xue Pan out of the city. They didn't know the specific reason why Xue Pan was beaten. They could only relate that Xue Pan pestered Liu Xianglian in Rongguo Mansion, then left the city alone, and was finally carried back by people from Rongguo Mansion. 15 Tell Aunt Xue ten ten.
Aunt Xue is a smart person. She only had a rough understanding and she had already guessed 70% to 80%.
Even so, Aunt Xue was very angry that a little actor dared to hit someone, and hit him so hard. She scolded Liu Xianglian and threatened to bring Liu Xianglian to justice.
Baochai hurriedly persuaded: "Mom, don't be too impatient. It's not a big deal. They are out drinking. It's normal for them to fall out and fight when they're drunk. Anyone who's drunk will get beaten a few more times."
Now my mother regards this as a big deal and rushes to tell everyone. Isn't it intentional to let others know that my mother is partial to doting, condoning my brother's troubles outside, and supporting him afterwards? On the one hand, it makes others laugh, and on the other hand, it also seems that we are relying on the power of our relatives to bully ordinary people. "
When Aunt Xue heard this, she felt it made sense.
Baochai added: "Besides, my brother is acting unscrupulously and lawlessly outside, and everyone else knows about it. Now I just suffered a loss by chance, and my mother has mobilized people and let others talk more and more.
In addition, didn't my brother say that he had been captured by the second brother Lian in their mansion?
Let’s not talk about today’s matter. My brother has accepted the favor from the second brother Lian. We still have to see what he means in this matter. Just say that if Brother Lian really wants to send him to justice, it would be best for us to persuade him. Mom also thinks about it. If you are jealous of an actor outside and get beaten, will your reputation be good if it spreads?
If Mom is really angry, it's easy to just wait a few days for my brother's injury to recover, then call that person over and ask him to confess to his brother and apologize. "
Aunt Xue was just angry, but in fact she was not a meddlesome person. After listening to Baochai's words, she nodded repeatedly.
"My son, you are more considerate, but I am so angry. Your brother, you really should make him suffer, so that he can have a better memory!"
Seeing that her mother listened to the advice, Baochai also breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's not what mom said. Brother, he is not afraid of you, and he doesn't listen to others' advice. He indulges himself outside every day, and now he is suffering at the hands of that person. I’m afraid it might be of some benefit to him.”
"That's the truth..."
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Many people in the Jia family had also heard about Xue Pan's beating, but most people only heard it as a joke and didn't care.
Wang Xifeng, on the other hand, after understanding some of the details, couldn't help but ask Jia Lian: "Then Uncle Xue was beaten outside the north gate, even his own servant was not around. How did you know that and arrested him on the spot? Living?"
In the Grand View Garden, there is a beautiful pavilion surrounded by water.
Because there are still some places in the Grand View Garden that are still under renovation, Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng came in to visit the garden. They did not mobilize any troops, but brought Ping'er, Xiang Ling and a few other girls with them.
When I got tired for a while, I came here to rest.
Seeing that the spring scenery was just right and the lake was shining brightly, Jia Lian asked his maid to get the fishing rod and was fishing through the window. Hearing Sister Feng's inquiry next to him, he just smiled and said casually: "How do you think I know?" "Is it because you have been keeping people staring at Liu Xianglian, so you bumped into her?"
Wang Xifeng is still very smart and feels that this makes sense.
After all, if Xue Pan was beaten in the city and was bumped into by the patrol officers and soldiers of the Military and Horse Division, it would be okay. However, Xue Pan ran outside the city and was actually rescued by Jia Lian, and even the murderer did not escape. Grab it on the spot.
There was no other reason except that Jia Lian was monitoring Liu Xianglian beforehand. As for why Jia Lian wanted to spy on Liu Xianglian, it could be because he liked her appearance.
Jia Lian also heard the meaning in Wang Xifeng's tone and had no intention of explaining. With the world like this, it's no wonder Wang Xifeng doubted him.
"You were only half right. I did have someone keep an eye on them in advance, but not at Liu Xianglian, but at Xue Pan."
"Well, why are you staring at him?"
"If I said, I knew he might get beaten today, so I sent someone to keep an eye on him, would you believe it?"
"Forget it if you don't tell me. I know you have great powers and have many eyes and ears, so you don't have to entertain people like this."
"Haha..." Jia Lian smiled, "Look, you have to ask again. You don't believe the truth, so why ask."
Wang Xifeng stared at Jia Lian for a few times and suddenly smiled.
Speaking of which, she was relatively disrespectful of ghosts and gods. In the past, she had secretly scorned those people who said they were blessed by their ancestors, or that Wenquxing and Wuquxing were descended to earth.
But after experiencing Jia Lian's changes personally, she really believed in these things.
Take the matter of the concubine's concubine in Yuanchun last year as an example. Jia Lian first hinted to her two years in advance. Then he directly guessed that Yuanchun would be promoted to a noble concubine... Although Jia Mu and others thought that Jia Lian was an official in the court and had received some news in advance.
However, there were so many such coincidences that even Wang Xifeng felt that the coincidences were too much.
I still remember that she laughed and said that if Jia Lian could even get Yuanchun promoted to a noble concubine, she would only follow Jia Lian's orders from now on...
In this way, it is normal for me to suffer a loss in his hands. After all, I have not been blessed by my ancestors, nor am I a civil or military star!
Wang Xifeng, who had once again done some psychological construction in her heart, looked at Jia Lian with an even gentler look.
Seeing Jia Lian quietly fishing with a fishing rod, she curled her lips. She really didn't know what fun it was to sit there like this, it was a waste of time.
So he stood up and said with a smile: "I see there is nothing to do in this garden. You can just play here and let these two girls accompany you. I will go out to serve the old lady."
Wang Xifeng was also maintaining her own prestige. She didn't want her servants to think that she was just trying to have fun, especially having fun with Jia Lian, which would damage her reputation as the second mistress of Lian.
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