Daiyu selected some of Lin Ruhai's books that she liked, and after moving them into her house to decorate them, her whole house became more and more scholarly and noble.
Daiyu's elegant and graceful appearance, extremely slender and extremely soft body bones also made Jia Lian feel at ease when he saw her, so he really liked coming to see Daiyu, even if he just talked to her or looked at her, he felt... Feel good.
After confirming that her cough was better and nothing serious, Jia Lian was ready to leave.
Daiyu, who was sitting on the pit, suddenly stopped him and said hesitantly: "Otherwise, I won't go into the garden..."
"why are you not going?"
Jia Lian turned around and saw that Daiyu's little face was frowning and she looked very serious. He couldn't help but go back and touched her head, and said with a smile: "Silly girl, your sister Yingchun and the others have all entered the garden. If you don't move in, you will be alone." Who will play with you outside?"
Daiyu said nothing, just looked at Jia Lian.
"Okay, that's it. From now on, when you live in Xiaoxiang Pavilion, you can go to my place right after you leave the garden gate. It's not further away than it is now.
By the way, your sister Feng said that a bathing pool should be built behind the flower hall on the west side, and water should be diverted from the live spring on the other side of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, so that the distance between the two sides is only a hundred or ten steps. If you miss me when you have some free time, you can fold a paper boat and throw it in, and I will know right away. "
"Bah, who missed you?"
Daiyu finally became shy, glared at Jia Lian, and asked softly: "What about Brother Bao Er?"
"Him? I heard vaguely just now that he seems to be living in Yihong Courtyard. It's vulgar, too vulgar. It's our sister Lin who has an elegant eye and fell in love with Xiaoxiang Pavilion at a glance!"
Daiyu didn't know what to say.
Naturally, she wanted to move into the Xiaoxiang Pavilion. She liked the environment there, especially the hundreds of green bamboos.
But she was afraid that Jia Baoyu would not be able to move into the garden because of her. After all, she was a guest, and Jia Baoyu was the "rightful owner". If that was the case, it would be quite boring to think about it. I don't know why some people don't want to see her anymore.
Seeing Daiyu's thoughtful look, Jia Lian found it very interesting and wanted to tease him. After all, he was thinking about things outside, so he decided to wait for another time and left with a smile.
Seeing Zicuckoo and Snow Goose outside, Jia Lian took two steps over.
The two maids suddenly looked tense.
"There may be some noise outside tonight. Take care of your girl and don't let her run around alone."
"I know, Second Master..."
After seeing Jia Lian finish this sentence, he lifted his legs and left. Zicuckoo and Xueyan each breathed a sigh of relief.
Zijuan saw that Xueyan was covering her heart with her hands, but her eyes clearly showed disappointment and regret. She couldn't help but nodded her head in a funny way, then turned around and went into the back room, leaving Xueyan standing alone at the table. A few people nearby blushed with embarrassment.
…
"Thank you, Second Grandma, thank you Master for your grace..."
In the courtyard, hundreds of slaves gathered, while Sister Feng sat high on the stage and rewarded more than ten boxes of money, which was handed out neatly.
"Lai Da, Lai Da's wife."
"The slave is here..."
After hearing this, Mr. Lai and his wife, who were staying not far from Sister Feng, quickly adjusted their clothes, pretended to be very happy, and knelt down to receive the reward.
Although the couple had long since ignored the reward, they would never fail to behave as they should.
Unexpectedly, after kneeling for a while, they heard no movement. When they raised their heads, they only saw Sister Feng smiling at them. The regret and ridicule in her eyes made Lai Da and his wife feel uneasy in their hearts.
"One of you is the general manager, and the other is the wife of the internal housekeeper. You have the greatest merit and are more honorable than anyone else. If I were to give you a reward, it wouldn't be enough to show my attention. So when you came out just now, you The Marquis has said that he will personally reward you two."
Sister Feng has always been kind and powerful, and there was obviously something in her words. Not to mention the Lai family, even the other people who were about to leave after receiving the reward suddenly became energetic and stopped to watch.
Although Lai Da usually only cares about the affairs of the outer courtyard and does not have much contact with Sister Feng, he also knows that Sister Feng is a very good talker and a good person. He is always polite to them when he talks to them. But if he suddenly behaves like this today, there must be something wrong. reason.
He quickly looked in the direction where the housekeeper, steward, and others were gathered, and suddenly realized that Lin Zhixiao was not there. Then he looked in the direction of the steward's wife and others, and even Lin Zhixiao's family happened to be away. Lai Da suddenly felt a thump in his heart, and there was a faint sweat on his forehead, but he tried not to show any fear.
But his wife was not as good as him. When she heard Sister Feng's words, she immediately replied: "Look what Second Mistress said, it is our slave's duty to be able to do things for the master, so there is no merit at all. As for respectability, it is all given by the masters. What Second Mistress said is really embarrassing to us.
How can the slaves bear the Second Grandma's jokes? Second Grandma, please stop teasing us. Whether it is the Second Master or the Second Grandma giving rewards to the slaves, it is a great honor for the slaves. We can only be grateful, so why talk about it? If you take it seriously or not..."
Sister Feng just smiled, waved and asked the time, and then said with a smile: "I'm not joking with you. The Marquis seriously said that he would come to give you rewards in person. He hasn't come yet. Maybe he is delayed by something. You guys go first Just wait here."
After Sister Feng finished speaking, she took Xiaohong's hand and stood up, and left directly.
As a result, the entire courtyard suddenly became confused and confused.
Lai Da and her daughter-in-law, one is the manager, whose status goes without saying, and the other is the daughter-in-law who is the most favored by the masters in the house. Between these two people, who doesn't usually fawn over and please them? Even the young masters in the mansion were polite and even smiled respectfully when they saw him.
Such a decent person, what's going on now? Has he been punished by his second mistress to kneel down?
It's not that Lai Da and his wife have never been punished since they became slaves, but this is the first time they have encountered a situation like today!
However, Sister Feng didn't even speak clearly, leaving them unsure of what Sister Feng meant.
Facing the pointing fingers of many "colleagues", they looked embarrassed and blushed. Although Sister Feng did not tell them to kneel and wait, they could all see that something must have happened to make Sister Feng treat them like this, so how could they dare to stand up privately?
"He's the head of the family, what should I do now?" Everyone from Lai asked Lai Da anxiously.
Lai Da also frowned, and finally shook his head and said: "Kneel down first and see what the second master and second grandma mean..."
After saying that, he abandoned the interference from the outside world, lowered his head and remained motionless.
The situation in the compound naturally spread quickly inside.
Mrs. Wang was the first to know the news. She was very surprised and asked, "Did Mr. Lai and his wife do something to offend them?"
"I don't know. The second grandma only said that the second master will personally reward Lai Da and Lai Da's wife. Now Lai Da and his wife are still kneeling."
Mrs. Wang frowned involuntarily, thought for a moment and asked, "Where is Lian'er?"
"I heard that Second Master Lian seems to have gone to Dongkuoyuan... Madam, do you want to report this to the old lady?"
As Mrs. Wang's confidant, Zhou Rui's family also knew the situation in the house very well. Although the Lai family are just servants, the one standing behind them is Jia Mu. Even the second master Lian and the second grandma Lian, if they are sent to them without any reason, the old lady will not agree.
Mrs. Wang hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and said, "Don't alarm the old lady first. Let a few more people watch outside to see what Lian'er and Feng Yatou are doing. If anything happens, get back to me in time."
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When Jia Lian walked to the courtyard, the scene suddenly became quiet, and the running figures took their places very consciously, and they behaved like well-behaved babies.
Glancing at Lai and his wife who were kneeling below, Jia Lian sat down directly in front of Sister Feng, and then turned around and asked the maid behind him: "Where is your second grandma?"
"Second Grandma has gone to change clothes."
Jia Lian nodded, said no more, and turned around, with a stern look on his face.
Upon seeing this, Lai Da and the other two men lowered their bodies lower.
But Jia Lian picked up the roster on the case, glanced at it, and said indifferently: "In order to welcome the queen back to the province, the manager Lai Da, and the wife Lai who is the housekeeper, have worked hard and made great achievements. Among them, manager Lai was rewarded with ten taels of silver and three thousand yuan. , thanks to everyone's reward of six taels of silver and two thousand coins, the total is sixteen taels of silver and five thousand coins."
As Jia Lian finished speaking, the mother-in-law who was responsible for dividing the money and weighing the money immediately packed the money. However, Lai Da and the other two did not dare to step forward to accept it.
When Jia Lian saw this, he glanced at everyone in the courtyard, and finally looked down at Lai Da and the other two, "Jia's family is built on military merit, and we always believe that those who have merit will be rewarded, and those who are guilty will be punished.
This is what you and your wife deserve, so why don't you accept the reward and express your gratitude? "
Everyone in Lai had been shocked by such a scene for a long time. After all, Lai Da had experienced many scenes with Jia Zheng. He pulled her up, bent forward and received the two bags of silver.
Then he consciously went back and knelt down again.
Since Jia Lian said, "Those who have merit must be rewarded, and those who have committed crimes must be punished." After this merit is rewarded, there will naturally be punishment.
Seeing that Lai Da was so knowledgeable, Jia Lian had to admit in his heart that apart from greed and disloyalty, Lai Da was indeed a talent among the slaves. This is also the decisive factor in his success, because it is impossible for a mediocre person to be so trusted by Jia Mu, Jia Zheng and others.
He didn't want to talk nonsense with him. After he knelt down, Jia Lian asked directly: "Lai Da, Lai Da's wife, do you two know the crime?"
(End of chapter)
