When Jia Lian came out of Xiaoxiang Pavilion, he was wondering if he should go to Huocui Temple to see the wonderful jade.
Most of the time, after looking at Daiyu, he would take a look at Miaoyu, so he walked towards Loncuishan.
Before they passed the winding path, they saw Li Wan leading her maid from the other side of the gate.
The pale yellow light stretched their shadows very long, but it still couldn't hide their beautiful figures.
The other party seemed to have noticed them, and the taller master was stunned for a moment before continuing to walk over.
"I've met my second uncle. Where did he come from so late?"
Li Wan's voice was as clear and elegant as her figure, which was pleasant to hear.
Jia Lian looked at the two of them once. Although Li Wan's maid Suyun was pretty in appearance and had the advantage of being young, she and her master looked like a couple from a distance just now. At this moment, with a closer look, she was standing next to her master, and she was completely overshadowed.
"I went to see Sister Lin."
Jia Lian said, and said to Suyun: "Go and wait at the front. I have a few words to say to your grandma."
"Yes." Su Yun said nothing, quietly glanced at Li Wan, then lowered his head and walked forward.
"Second uncle, do you have anything you want to tell me..."
When the maid was there, Li Wan was relatively calm. Su Yun walked away, and the expression on Li Wan's face became unprecedentedly restrained. She turned sideways to Jia Lian, her voice timid.
Jia Lian took a step forward, and Li Wan quickly took a step back. Just as Jia Lian was about to laugh, he suddenly felt the surroundings darken. He turned around and saw that his personal maid turned her back to them at the same moment he started.
At the same time, the lantern in her hand naturally reached the other side. With her own body as a barrier, the lantern's pale yellow light turned the fan-shaped area where he and Li Wan were into darkness.
However, in the deep darkness, they could see each other clearly. This made Li Wan's heart beat even harder. She didn't know what Jia Lian wanted.
"Sister-in-law, where did you come from so late?"
"I went to see Lan'er..."
"Lan'er? Doesn't he live with you in Daoxiang Village?"
"I moved out yesterday. The master found a new teacher for Baoyu and Lan'er to teach their classes, and placed him in the house for convenience."
"That's it."
Jia Lian suddenly remembered that Jia Zheng was going to be transferred out. Jia Zheng was a wealthy official. He was in the center when he first entered the official career, and he had hardly moved out of his home for more than ten years.
Now that his daughter has become a concubine, he will naturally benefit from it. I heard that the emperor was going to send him to study politics in a local area. Even though he was highly promoted, it was still a challenge for Jia Zheng who had never been an official outside the capital.
He should be leaving after the new year. I guess he couldn't let go of his youngest son's and grandson's studies before leaving, so he was making arrangements in advance.
A smile appeared on Jia Lian's face, which was sensitively caught by Li Wan, and her heart suddenly panicked.
In a daze, she seemed to go back to the night before she moved into the Grand View Garden. The secluded backyard, under the deserted flower stands, especially the cold stone table that I can still feel now.
That was still in the mansion, under the eyes of Lan'er and so many people, he dared to do that to himself. Now I live alone in the garden. If he acts randomly, what will I do?
Jia Lian didn't know what Li Wan was thinking about him in his heart. Seeing that his mind was wandering, he quietly stepped forward, opened his arms, and hugged Li Wan's body, which was half a head shorter than him.
In early winter, Li Wan's body was slightly cold, but very soft and very hot. Likewise, the reaction was also very violent.
"Whatever you do, uncle please..."
"Shh~"
A finger was put upright between Li Wan's lips, and the strange touch made Li Wan swallow the word "self-respect".
She quickly glanced around, and then tried to intimidate Jia Lian with her majestic gaze, but the moment she met Jia Lian's eyes, she was defeated.
"Sister-in-law, don't panic. It's getting cold. I just want to give my sister some warmth." Jia Lian's voice was unexpectedly soft and sincere.
Li Wan was frightened for a moment, and after a long while he spat: "Bah, how can you, how can you be so warm to others, thank you for calling me 'sister-in-law'..."
Li Wan wanted to show some attitude, but the words she spat out became less and less attitude-y. Even she herself noticed a hint of cowardice, which made her feel very ashamed.
Jia Lian's eyes were filled with color. Speaking of which, since that night, this was the first time that he had been close to Li Wan again and felt the temperature of her body.
Thinking of Li Wan's precautions these days, Jia Lian subconsciously raised his hand, preparing to teach her the same way he taught Sister Feng. After all, the slap just landed lightly on Li Wan's buttocks, and when he noticed that Li Wan's body stiffened, he quickly diverted her attention.
"Sister-in-law, why bother spitting? Don't I know that my sister-in-law actually wants me to do this? I can be considered as following my sister-in-law's wishes."
"Bah, who, who wants you to give... Stop talking nonsense and slandering people, let me go..."
Li Wan reacted suddenly and violently, obviously not acknowledging Jia Lian's words.
Jia Lian then laughed and said, "Oh, am I slandering you? Tell me, sister-in-law. When you return to Daoxiang Village from the mansion, you can clearly see the main road on the other side of the winding path. The road is not only flat, but also closer. Why did sister-in-law come from this way?"
In the darkness, Li Wan's expression turned pale, and he couldn't help but stop struggling. He only heard her say: "I, I just wanted to take a look at Lin Yatou. She is weak, and the old lady ordered me to take extra care of her."
"Hahaha, that sister-in-law takes too much care of Sister Lin. I don't care much about Sister Lin, and I rarely come to Xiaoxiang Pavilion. But it's a coincidence that in the past month or so, I have been on this short road, I bumped into my sister-in-law many times..."
Jia Lian's joking words made Li Wan feel ashamed. She didn't want Jia Lian to be so careful, even aware of this, and even pointed it out in front of her. How could she run away without hiding her face?
In fact, there was indeed some reason why she did not take the main road and preferred to go to Didui Pavilion. Because he knew that Jia Lian loved Dai Yu very much, he would subconsciously walk this way every time he entered the garden gate. He had no other thoughts, but simply wanted to take a look. Is Jia Lian in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion at the moment? This way...
Now that Jia Lian said this, it seemed as if she had made a special trip to find Jia Lian with the intention of stealing...stealing!
Just as she was about to organize a verbal rebuttal, she suddenly felt her head tilt away, and then Jia Lian's face, which she didn't know how to describe day and night, so strange that she felt a little unfamiliar, suddenly came closer.
She felt a coldness on her lips, a tremor in her heart, and the nerves in her whole body were numb and completely inoperable, leaving only a pair of beautiful, round eyes staring blankly at the person in front of her.
It turned out that when Jia Lian saw Li Wan, whose face was red and even more beautiful than the plum blossoms in the early sunshine after snow, he couldn't restrain the impulse in his heart, held the beauty in his palms and kissed her.
Originally he just wanted to have a taste of it, but he was ready to be pushed away or even lectured by Li Wan, but he realized that Li Wan was actually in a daze! This made the brave man no longer be polite, and took advantage of the situation to knock on the beauty's door and taste the joy.
I don't know how long it took, Jia Lian sighed quietly, looked down at Li Wan who fell softly in his arms, and then looked back at Didui Pavilion behind him.
Just now, Jia Lian almost couldn't bear it anymore, picked up Li Wan and walked to Didui Pavilion. It was a pavilion built in the middle of the pond. There were couches inside, which was very suitable for young men and women to try out the clouds and rain secretly.
He didn't expect that Li Wan, who had rejected him so many times and whose defensive barriers seemed so strong, would be so vulnerable tonight.
It seems that ten years of widowhood have made her completely strong on the outside and strong on the inside. Under the high embankment, a huge torrent has already surged. This torrent was finally channeled by him tonight, and it was out of control.
However, after thinking for three seconds, Jia Lian sent the limp Li Wan out of his arms, then held her shoulders with both hands, looked at her and said: "Lan'er is still young, and sister-in-law doesn't have to be too strict about his schoolwork. That's harsh. As the old lady said, our family doesn't rely on reading to make a career.
In the past, I may not have dared to agree with the old lady's words, but now I dare to promise my sister-in-law that as long as I am here, regardless of whether Lan'er succeeds in studying in the future, his future and my sister-in-law's destiny will be as simple as picking something out of a bag. "
Li Wan didn't know if she heard Jia Lian's words clearly. She looked past Jia Lian's figure and glanced at A Qi behind her, who was as motionless as a scabbard. Finally, she glared at Jia Lian, turned around and ran away quickly.
The light and unorganized steps no longer resembled the eldest mistress of Hou Mengong's mansion, but were no different from that of a young girl who was in a panic and did not choose the way out.
Seeing Li Wan's figure merge with the lights in the distance and finally disappear into the night, Jia Lianfang turned around.
Looking up at Longcui Mountain, which was shrouded in dark clouds and pitch black, Jia Lian shook his head and called Aqi back home.
Perhaps he had a guilty conscience, and he suddenly felt that Aqi's always quiet expression was "full of" contempt for him, so he stopped and asked in a serious tone: "Are you slandering me?"
Aqi was startled and then said: "I don't dare."
"Ahem, even if you really criticize me, it doesn't matter. Even I think... Haha, sometimes, you can't help yourself, and you know you can't do something but you still want to do it. Do you understand?"
Jia Lian stood in front of A Qi, his eyes a little anxious and eager, as if he was afraid that A Qi would not understand his dilemma.
Under his gaze, Aqi's face, which had never been red at all before, finally flashed a trace of unnaturalness. But in the end, she raised her head, met Jia Lian's eyes, and said sternly: "The Marquis does not need to explain to his subordinates. The subordinates only know that she is voluntary, and the Marquis did not force her. For this alone, the Marquis wins." There are other greedy and lustful men in the world, so my subordinates have no slander against the Marquis."
Jia Lian's eyes lit up, as if he was lucky enough to meet a close friend. Then he stretched out his hand, hugged Aqi's most elastic waist, and kissed her beautiful face.
She sighed in her heart. Sure enough, Aqi was more upright than her sister. If it were Ah Qin, she wouldn't care whether it was voluntary or not. She would only instigate him to use force on Li Wan, which would not necessarily make Nizi feel more stimulated.
As for letting Li Wan go just now, not only because of the presence of Aqi and Suyun, but more importantly, Sister Feng made chicken soup tonight and went to his study to find him, and promised to reward him...
Regardless of the circumstances or logic, tonight is not the time to capture Li Wan.
Those who do not plan for the overall situation are not enough to plan for a region, and the future will be long.
Through the clothes, he touched Aqi's slender waistcoat line. After he shyly backed away, Jia Lianfang said in a sanctimonious manner: "Didn't I tell you a long time ago that I would call myself 'Qier' in private? Why?" Forgot again."
"Yes, belongs to..."
"Um?"
"...Qier, I understand."
"Hahaha."
This martial maid of mine is indeed introverted by nature. Playing tricks when she has nothing to do makes her show a shyness that she doesn't have in front of outsiders, which is also an indescribable fun.
