Because it was late at night, Sanchun and others did not stay in Rongqing Hall for long. Soon after Jia Lian left, he followed Li Wan out.
Perhaps because tonight's "big event" was a shock to them, they were a little excited and had no intention of going back to their rooms to rest as soon as possible. Tanchun suggested going to "Sister Feng's courtyard" to see "Sister Feng", which was approved and echoed by the other sisters.
"You go ahead, I won't go."
Daiyu glanced at them, Leng Qiuqiu said a word and prepared to turn back.
Tanchun quickly grabbed her and said with a smile: "No, Sister Lin, let's go together, okay..."
It was late at night, so it was inconvenient to disturb my brother and sister-in-law's courtyard. Originally, we relied on the large number of people to get through. As soon as Daiyu left, Jia Baoyu was embarrassed. He must have left too, this one too, that one too, and then he wouldn't be able to go.
Daiyu didn't know Tanchun's considerations, so she didn't comply. It's not that she doesn't dare to go to Jialian Courtyard, it's just that she doesn't like to go with Tanchun and others, because these people always like to tease her, which annoys her.
In addition, Jia Baoyu's presence is also a reason.
Seeing that Daiyu was determined not to join them, Jia Baoyu next to her had a dark look on her face. In his eyes, the reason why Daiyu didn't join them was entirely because of his last offense.
I deliberately wanted to say goodbye so that Daiyu could be with Tanchun and the others in peace. The words came to his lips, but he was very reluctant. From now on, he and Sister Lin really have to be distinct. Where he is, there cannot be Daiyu, and where there is Daiyu, he cannot be there?
With a look on his face, Jia Baoyu suddenly took a step forward and said seriously: "Sister Lin, are you going to keep avoiding me like this?"
Jia Baoyu suddenly spoke out, with a loud voice and a heavy face. Everyone present was startled and looked at him.
Tanchun also subconsciously let go of Daiyu.
Daiyu, who was already about to be entangled by Tanchun and others, could not refuse, her face darkened, she raised her head to look at Jia Baoyu, and said coldly: "Why should I avoid you? Does it mean that wherever you go, others have to go?" , If you don’t go, do you mean to avoid you on purpose?”
Seeing the two people quarreling with each other again, Li Wan felt a headache, so he wanted to smooth things over with a smile and separate the two.
But I saw that Jia Baoyu today was uncharacteristically uncharacteristic. Not only was he not angry when Daiyu retorted, but his heavy face became lighter, and he said seriously: "Oh, since Sister Lin is not avoiding me, why don't you talk to me?" Shall we go to see Sister Feng together?"
"I'm tired, can't I go if I don't want to?"
Daiyu was mentally prepared to argue with the unreasonable Jia Baoyu. Unexpectedly, Jia Baoyu not only did not speak rudely again, but spoke so calmly that he also turned down the fighting mode by half.
Jia Baoyu looked at Daiyu with burning eyes and said warmly: "I know that what happened last time was my fault and I offended the girl with my words. However, if the girl is a thoughtful person, she should also understand that I..."
Jia Baoyu said, laughing at himself, because he was afraid that Daiyu would not give her a chance to speak again, so he immediately continued: "Now that I know that the girl already has her heart, I will naturally not take any offense. From now on, I Just like the third sister and the others, I wholeheartedly wish you and the second brother Lian...
However, no matter what, you and I should not be separated like this. My father and your mother are biological brothers and sisters. You and I are not as close as real brothers and sisters, at least we should not be alienated from each other. If it is because of me that the girl is overly worried, I am here to apologize to you, and I will kneel down to you..."
When Jia Baoyu mentioned something touching, he actually lifted up his robe, as if he really wanted to kneel down and admit her mistake to Daiyu. This made Li Wan and others moved and amused, and they quickly grabbed him.
Tanchun was very relieved and felt that Jia Baoyu's attitude was very rare. In the future, everyone will live in the garden. If Daiyu and Jia Baoyu always have such resentment, not only they themselves will feel uncomfortable, but others will also be affected.
That's good. As long as these two people talk to each other, it will be easier for everyone to get along.
As a cousin, Jia Baoyu's attitude of admitting his mistake showed his sincerity, but it made Daiyu very uncomfortable.
Her face suddenly turned red, partly because of Jia Baoyu's words, but more importantly, in front of Li Wan and others, she couldn't help it. Seeing that Jia Baoyu still wanted to kneel down to her, this was clearly a mockery and pressure, so he took a step away, glared at Jia Baoyu and said: "Whoever is separated from you, who wants you again, wants you to apologize to me, you This is obviously because I am living too peacefully. In a few days, I will find something to do to make the old lady, aunt and others hate me..."
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Thinking of the grievances Jia Baoyu had suffered over the years, Daiyu's face suddenly shrank, and she was about to cry in the blink of an eye.
Jia Baoyu said quickly: "If my sister doesn't want to be separated from me, then go to Sister Feng's courtyard with us. Only in this way can we prove our sincerity."
"Just go."
Daiyu didn't want to make such a fuss with Jia Baoyu in front of everyone anymore, so she turned around and went back. She would have fallen into Jia Baoyu's verbal trap, which made her feel guilty, so she lifted her legs and walked directly to Sister Feng's Children's Hospital.
Seeing that Daiyu was really aroused by Jia Baoyu's words and took the initiative to go over, Tanchun and Xichun quickly stepped forward and held Jia Baoyu's arm, looking very satisfied and happy.
Even Li Wan came over, looked at Jia Baoyu, and said with a smile: "Baoyu has finally grown up and is more sensible than before. He knows how to let his sister go."
In terms of age, Jia Baoyu is not much older than Jia Lan, so he takes care of Li Wan, the younger ones in the family. As far as Jia Baoyu is concerned, she is called the eldest sister-in-law, but in fact she is not much different from her elders.
Being able to get praise from Li Wan and others made Jia Baoyu, who had the courage to put down his face and speak clearly to Daiyu, finally feel that it was worth it, so a smile appeared on his face.
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Jia Lian stayed outside for a while. When he returned home, he heard the singing of orioles in the house and knew that Sanchun and others had arrived, so he straightened his clothes and stepped in.
As soon as he entered the door, it was true that the three springs were here, and Daiyu was also there. However, Jia Lian was still a little surprised when he saw that even Jia Baoyu was there.
"Brother Lian is back..."
The sweet voices, coupled with the superb looks of the sisters, made Jia Lian involuntarily happy and greeted them with a smile.
Sister Feng also stood up: "Okay, I have known for a long time that you are not looking at me. Now that the real owner is back, ask him personally what you said. I will go see the little eldest sister."
After saying that, Sister Feng gave Jia Lian a look that seemed both complimentary and affectionate, and drifted away.
Jia Lian guessed that Sister Feng was moved by his heroic appearance and domineering tonight, so she admired him even more. So she smiled and sat directly at the head of the kang. She asked Yingchun and others to sit down, and then said with a smile: " Why did you think of coming to me tonight?"
Tanchun said: "We came here with Sister Lin."
Daiyu: "??"
I have known for a long time that this is a stinky sister. I will never believe her words again and don't pay attention to her anymore.
Because he gouged out Tanchun a few times, it was difficult for her to explain at this time. The more she explained, the more passive she became. Daiyu, who had suffered a lot, knew that pretending not to hear at this time was the wisest choice.
As expected, Daiyu didn't answer, and Tanchun couldn't continue singing on the stage. On the other hand, Yingchun saw Daiyu's eyes brimming with anger, and she smiled and smoothed things over: "Something big happened in the house today, and we are all very curious. We were in the old lady's room just now, and we didn't dare to ask any more questions, so we thought of coming to my brother's place to sit together. Sit down, I'm afraid it will disturb my brother's rest."
Jia Lian, who was laughing at Tanchun's words, shook his head when he heard this and said: "How can I disturb you? You can come and sit here. It's not too late for me to be happy."
While speaking, Jia Lian turned his head and looked at Jia Baoyu aside, "Really, Brother Bao, let's think about it, how many days has it been since you came to my place? You used to like to come here very much."
Jia Baoyu immediately felt embarrassed when he heard this, and his fair face turned red. He mumbled, "Well...it didn't take long. The main reason is that I know that Brother Lian is always busy and it's not easy to disturb him..."
Jia Baoyu really liked to go to this courtyard when he was young, because Sister Feng and Heping'er were very kind and caring to him, and they both had stunning looks, so he naturally liked them.
Probably after the incident at Shuiyue An, he didn't like coming here very much. After all, it was Jia Lian and Sister Feng who captured him and Qin Zhong Zhi'er in the first place. Although his brother and sister-in-law protected and favored him, he also had self-respect and naturally felt a little shameless to face them.
Of course, the most important thing is Qingwen's little hooves. Every time he comes over, she frowns at him, with impatience written on her face. Jia Baoyu himself doesn't know when he offended this aunt so deeply. .
In the end, it was naturally because of Daiyu that she didn't come. It didn't start when he learned that Daiyu was engaged, but when he discovered that Daiyu was alienated and angry with him in every possible way, but was very close to Jia Lian.
Jia Lian didn't pay attention to Jia Baoyu's evasive words, and turned back to continue talking to Yingchun: "Did you discuss it, or did you come together by chance? Tell me, what are your curiosity? I think, most of the curiosity is fake. I'm afraid that like others, when the house was short of money, I heard that I seized a lot of dirty silver from Lai's house, so I wanted to instruct me to operate in secret and give you some money to buy rouge."
"Oh, look at the second brother, he speculates on us like this and looks down on us."
"That's right, we are not short of money..."
Tanchun and Xichun, one pretended to be angry, the other subconsciously argued.
Daiyu looked on with cold eyes: Huh, sure enough he knows how to make people happy. This is probably how he makes Sister Feng and the others happy, not just me.
Yingchun smiled and responded to Jia Lian's first words: "We came here together after we came out of the old lady's house. Originally, the elder sister-in-law was also with us, but when we came to the hospital, she said to go back and see Lan Boy, just go back first."
Look at Lan Boy? Jia Lian shook his head. He didn't know whether he was regretful or proud. He smiled and said nothing.
I also caught a glimpse of Daiyu Leng Qiuqiu's gaze, but didn't pay attention. No matter how insightful he is, he will never realize that his words to make his sisters happy can make Daiyu jealous!
Tanchun still didn't listen to Jia Lian's words and asked, "Second brother Lian said that we are just like everyone else. Does that mean that someone has already wanted you to give him money?"
Jia Lian smiled and said nothing. It is true that when he came back from Dongkua Courtyard and stopped by Mrs. Xing's courtyard to see Mrs. Xing and Jia Cong, Mrs. …
She even directly hinted to him that if he was afraid of being suspected, he might as well store the things in her courtyard. In the end, Jia Lian just asked her if she was missing an ambassador somewhere and agreed to give her fifty taels of silver.
Tanchun and others had some speculations, but they didn't ask further questions and asked about the Lai family.
Miharu and others were curious. Because the Lai family has always existed in the house since they were born, they are no strangers to the Lai family, Grandma Lai and others. Now they are naturally concerned about how Jia Lian will deal with these people.
Jia Lian was also patient and told them almost everything. Of course, there was no need to elaborate on some of the profound meanings with the simple sisters.
Yingchun sighed: "Brother drove the Lai family to the north to guard Zhuangzi. I heard that it is extremely cold there and winter is about to come..."
Although Yingchun did not explain it clearly, everyone knew that Yingchun felt sorry for the Lai family. After all, Lai Da and the Lai family were considered old in this world, and they had received fifty or sixty canes each. Not to mention, Grandma Lai, like Mu Jia, is over seventy years old. If her son and daughter-in-law leave, will she follow him or not?
Tanchun was afraid that Yingchun would say pitiful words about the Lai family again and make Jia Lian unhappy, so he interrupted: "I think the second brother handled it well, and the Lai family deserves it. Who told them to be greedy? They have embezzled so much. It is said that It’s appalling to go out.”
Jia Lian knew that Yingchun could not bear to see others suffer, so he smiled and comforted him by saying that he had sent someone to escort Lai Da and others to the north, and nothing would happen. Yingchun then turned from worry to joy.
When Tanchun saw this, he couldn't help but feel envious of Yingchun. She had a brother who loved her so much and coaxed her. Unlike himself, he only had an unlucky brother who was always confused. At this rate, not to mention relying on him in the future, and if that kid doesn't cause trouble for himself, everything will be fine for him.
After all, Jia Lian was not her biological brother, but he was also her cousin, so he threw away his worries, remembered a topic and continued to talk to Jia Lian: "Lai Da deserves it. I just heard that Brother Bao said that he has a son who has passed the exam to become a scholar. He heard that he would have to take part in the next provincial examination to take the civil examination, and he didn't know if this matter tonight would affect him.
If he really can pass the exam, he will be a proud ancestor, and even our family will be honored. "
Tanchun said with a smile that from a family like Jia's, it was a great honor for someone who was born as a servant to be able to pass the examination.
After all, the contemporary imperial examination is too difficult. Even a simple scholar has to pass the county examination and the government examination to obtain qualifications. Finally, he takes the college examination and obtains the "student member" from the hands of a provincial academic officer. "Qualification, also commonly known as scholar.
It is so difficult to be a scholar, let alone pass the provincial examination. Just look at the Jia family's twenty-fifth house, there are so many children, over a hundred years, only two or three people will be successful.
Therefore, if one of the slaves really emerges from the seedling, it will naturally be a big news and worthy of bragging: In our Jia family, every slave released from the house has a successful career, which shows that we are a family of poets and writers!
Tanchun's idea cannot be miscalculated. If Jia Lian had not known about the future, he would have been willing to cultivate such a seedling.
But unfortunately, he knew that he was an unfaithful and unscrupulous person. He didn't want Tan Chun and others to have a good impression of him, so he looked at Tan Chun and said, "For the Lai family, it is a glorious ancestor. I'm afraid that for my Jia family, I may not be able to get this honor."
Jia Lian's obviously subjective words surprised everyone. Tan Chun was stunned and said: "What does second brother Lian mean by this? Could it be that this person...?"
Jia Lian smiled and said: "Scholars, especially those who are successful in reading, are not arrogant people.
It's okay if he doesn't become famous, he needs to rely on the power of my Jia family. Once he becomes famous and has full wings, I'm afraid that my Jia family will only be humiliating for him. After all, except for saints, who else in the world is qualified to be the master of scholars? "
Tanchun and others didn't understand Jia Lian's previous words, but she understood the last sentence and fell silent for a while.
Jia Baoyu said hurriedly: "Brother Lian is probably too worried. Brother Lai is not such a person. He is a very good person..."
Except when Lai Shangrong was studying abroad, whenever he returned to Beijing, he would naturally not forget to establish good relations with several important figures in the Jia family. He is not stupid, so he naturally understands that even if he is successful, if he wants to become an official and enter an official career, he still needs the support of the Jia family.
It is not easy for him to get in touch with Jia She, Jia Zheng and others, but with his intelligence, it is not easy to win over this little kid Jia Baoyu.
Faced with Jia Baoyu's different opinions, Jia Lian was not anxious at all. He just looked at him quietly and asked: "Oh, if you were Lai Shangrong, when you were studying, your classmates asked you where you lived and who your parents were. How would you answer? When you are in high school and are proud of your success, your advisor, who is a high-ranking official in the government, asks you again, how do you answer? Finally, when you are an official, your colleagues continue to ask you, how are you doing?"
Jia Baoyu squirmed, speechless. He is noble, not stupid, so he naturally understands what Jia Lian means.
Don't think too carefully about how Lai Shangrong would answer at that time. He must have felt at that time that even if his parents were from a farm background, they were more respectable than the powerful and wealthy slaves of the Duke's government.
"So, it's not that Lai Shangrong is not good. It's just that our Jia family is not good for him. Not only is it not good, but it is also an indelible shame in his official resume. Every time he thinks about it, it may make him anxious and unwilling to eat. "
Jia Lian's words were so calm and emotionless, yet it was impossible to refute. Even the youngest Xichun started to think deeply, feeling that the world of adults is really complicated. In the past, everyone talked about this person named Lai, didn't they all admire it, saying that the Lai family had a Qilin...
Daiyu, who originally didn't care about this matter at all, turned her eyes sideways and looked at Jia Lian blankly.
Brother Lian is really sensible. Could it be that he can penetrate people's hearts? It's just that this matter is really irresolvable, but that's not necessarily the case! As long as he is a loyal and broad-minded person, he can naturally accept a humble background. By saying this, he is probably sure that the scholar named Lai, like his parents, is disloyal.
Daiyu had something in her mind, but she just didn't say it.
