"It's too cruel." Baoyu's injuries had completely healed in the past two days, and he came to Dongfu to inquire about the thief for some unknown reason. Brother Rong said to him. "How can such a thief end up well? It's better not to ask, Uncle Bao, for fear of smearing your ears."
Baoyu's small round face was full of curiosity, and she was determined to ask him what happened to the thief.
Only because there was no one else in the room, Brother Rong was willing to tell him, so he said: "Actually, it's nothing. I thought that my second uncle was frightened by the thief that day. I heard the detailed count of those who took him. The crime of the thief was so great that I gave him a small suggestion for the investigation.”
Baoyu asked curiously: "What is your suggestion?"
"Second uncle really wants to hear it?"
Baoyu thought about it, wondering what happened to Taoist Hongchen. After all, it was love, so he should not be blamed too much. He nodded his head and said, "Brother Rong, tell me. If I don't hear the news about him, I won't be able to sleep well at night."
"That's fine." Brother Rong only thought that Baoyu was frightened, and now he is still worried. He comforted: "Second uncle doesn't have to be afraid of him now. I went there to meet him two days ago. The man was beaten dozens of times with sticks. He was also very tough and refused to tell the truth. Later, The official named Duan Yu wanted to break the thief's jade first, but I stopped him and temporarily wrapped his treasure."
Baoyu had never heard of this before, but he had read about Broken Yu in books. The baby I had been in close contact with was saved, and I felt a little relieved.
"What happened next?"
"I gave Duan Yu a suggestion later. The thief's jade has committed a lot of crimes, so he will come back naturally. In fact, I also have selfish motives, alas..." Brother Rong glanced at the little fat man with a smile, and hinted: "It's just that the thief actually set his sights on my wife, so I suggested that Duan Yu find a dozen good-looking men to punish the thief for his sins of harming the woman."
When Baoyu heard this, he felt his anus tighten, and inexplicably remembered the details of that night.
"Is he... okay?"
"How could everything be okay? I heard that story yesterday, and there was nothing wrong with me. It's just that the thief was born with tender skin and tender flesh, and he was handsome, and those reckless men didn't know how to pity. Only two nights later, the thief was already gone He didn't look like a human or a ghost. Later, Duan Yu really felt sorry for him, but the thief gritted his teeth and refused to explain, so he cruelly changed his tactics."
Baoyu now felt sad in his heart, and asked in a trembling voice: "What kind of trick is it?"
"It's not a novelty. It's just that a lot of charm potions were found from the thief's room. Duan Yu mixed these charm potions into the water that the thief drank. The thief drank the charm potions, but his body was tied up and he couldn't bear it day and night. Heard it again I wanted to continue sending those big men in, so I hurriedly recruited them. Unfortunately, within a night or two, the thief suddenly lost his breath and passed away."
"Ah?" Baoyu felt extremely sad and shed a tear unconsciously.
"Why are you crying?" Brother Rong asked curiously.
Baoyu quickly wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and an ugly smile appeared on his fat face: "I cry with joy. I won't have to have nightmares at night in the future."
Brother Rong said: "Second uncle, there is no need to worry about this thing. The thief broke into the Jia family and wanted to spy on my wife. This is an advantage for him!"
Baoyu saw Brother Rong's fierce face, and felt sad and scared in his heart. He quickly said goodbye: "Brother Rong, I'm going back home first."
After leaving the study, Jia Baoyu rushed away without stopping. He stepped on a wet stone slab and fell to the ground with a painful sound. I heard a familiar voice next to me asking in surprise: "Brother Bao, are you okay?"
Baoyu turned around, with tears streaming down his face, and rubbed his butt in an embarrassed manner. Without replying to Baochai's words, Qin Keqing was even more shocked when she saw Qin Keqing behind Baochai, and climbed out of the front hall using her hands and feet.
When Xiren came out of the main courtyard with Baochai, he felt very nervous and ran up to take care of him.
Jia Rong came out of the study, also confused. What happened to Uncle Bao?
"Why are you looking at me like this? I didn't do anything. I just asked Uncle Bao to listen carefully to the lectures at the charity school in the next year."
There are a lot of people talking in the house, so Brother Rong certainly won't tell the truth. We also know that Qin Keqing is a thoughtful person, although he is better now than before. I will keep this matter from her for the time being, and I will remind her to be more careful when I find an opportunity.
Qin Keqing did not doubt it, and said leisurely: "You also know that the second uncle is not easy to learn, and the master of the family is very tight. Why are you trying to scare him when he has a good holiday? If something goes wrong, the ladies of Xifu will have to find excuses again. Come and complain."
Baochai chuckled and said: "There will be no trouble in the inner house. He himself is afraid of facing his wife, so he usually avoids it. Brother Baochai is still a kid at heart. He will go home and get sulky. He will be fine in two days. ”
Jia Rong didn't want to talk about Baoyu with them. What did this guy have to say? After saying hello to a few people, I went to Prince Zhongshun's Mansion again.
Xue Baochai watched Brother Rong's leaving figure for a while, and then chatted with Qin Keqing about the family affairs of the two houses.
Strange to say, these days, Brother Rong always sees Xue Baochai coming to the house in the name of teaching Xiang Ling'er. At first Brother Rong was a little pretentious, thinking that Baochai was targeting him, but every time he exchanged words with this girl, he got cold feet.
Xue Baochai always kept people away from her with a smile on her face. As usual, if there is nothing necessary, Brother Rong will stay away from him for a while.
Anyway, looking at her attitude, Brother Rong seemed to have really forgotten everything about that night.
What Sister Feng said that day was not completely unreasonable. This girl's heart was very clear, and she probably had something in mind at the moment. Brother Rong felt that it was better to get along with Xue Baochai than to listen to Xue Pan talk a few dirty words.
Therefore, Jia Rong stopped messing with her. Brother Rong has a very clear understanding of himself. Although he is indeed flirtatious, if the other party has no intention, he should not mess with the talent in vain. There is already a grandma in Ningguo Mansion, and there is an aunt in Xi Mansion. Just like Sister Feng said, we can't think about the Wang family and the Xue family. Is it possible that we will add another historian in the future?
Besides, Xue Baochai is now a potential show girl, so there can't be any bad news about her before the draft is over. Otherwise, it would be disrespectful to the royal family...even though I have already been disrespectful.
If anything, Xue Baochai would have been chosen. Whether it's to accompany the princess or princess, or to be sent somewhere. Isn't this causing trouble? At the same time, it also caused trouble for Xue Baochai.
Seeing that Xue Baochai didn't care about him now, Jia Rong would not find it unpleasant.
Just stay away for now!
The days went by like this, and not much new happened in the two houses.
The only strange thing that happened, I have forgotten which day, was when Baoyu asked her maid to buy ingot candles and place them as a sacrifice in her courtyard, but she didn't know who the sacrifice was for. I only heard that during those two days, Ribao Erye was in grief, his appearance was quite haggard, and his body was even thinner than before.
These days, Second Master Bao often stays in his courtyard and never goes out. Even Lixiangyuan has not gone to the East Mansion, and the once lively Second Master Bao has now become a hidden person in the West Mansion.
At the end of the year, Brother Rong took the Qin family father and son to his residence.
Qin Zhong's appearance now seems to have been spent in the kiln for some time, and the girlish rouge on his face has become much lighter. He is also a brother who can take on tasks, so Mr. Qin thanked Jia Rong many times.
But Jia Rong couldn't understand why Jia Qiang, who also worked in the kiln, was still the same as before. Every time he saw her, she looked like a little daughter, which always gave him goosebumps.
"This year has caused trouble for both of you." Brother Rong asked Que'er to bring some money and said, "After the new year, when the general manager of the Xue family in each province has found a land, our kiln factory will also move to other provinces. Then I'm afraid I'll have to ask you two to host it."
Jia Yun looked happy after hearing this, but Jia Qiang felt uncomfortable.
Jia Qiang was reluctant to leave Shenjing. She didn't know when she would be able to see Brother Rong once she left. He felt empty in his heart and said, "Brother Yun will go there, so it won't be a problem. Zongcheng and the other craftsmen will also be dispatched. There is no need for the two of them to go together."
Brother Rong is not a fool. If Jia Qiang treats everyone like this, he won't think much about it. It's just that this guy just did this to him. It's clear that he is ambitious and wants to beat him.
The key is that Jia Rong is not Baoyu, so it is not good for him.
"It's too early to say this now. We'll see what happens in the next year." Brother Rong shook his head helplessly. Jia Qiang didn't want to go to other provinces, so he had no choice but to force it.
Qin Zhong said, "It's okay if Second Master Qiang wants to stay in Shenjing. I've learned a lot from Second Master. It will be the same if I move to a new kiln in other provinces."
Brother Rong's eyes lit up. It was indeed a good thing for him that Qin Zhong could make his own request to go to other provinces. He just thought that Qin Zhong was young and might not be able to suppress the situation, so he said: "Let's discuss it after the new year. Brother Yun and Brother Qiang, you can collect the money first and go out to drink."
After the great festival at the end of the year, Jia Qiang, Jia Yun and others returned early, while the Qin family father and son stayed in Ningguo Mansion to celebrate the New Year.
Therefore, on the third day of the first lunar month, Jia Rong did not return to the Qin family, but went to the Zhongshun Prince's Mansion to pay New Year greetings.
"Brother Rong, I heard you were coming today, so I specially waited at the door."
Jia Rong just came in through the bathroom door and saw a familiar figure in the backyard. It was the current prince who was known as the Third Master whom he had met once.
"What a coincidence that His Highness has come to the palace today?"
The third master said happily: "It's no coincidence. In previous years, I came to Uncle Thirteen on the third and fourth days of the lunar month. I happened to hear my aunt say that your whole family is coming today, so I'll wait for you at the door."
Brother Rong thought to himself that the aunt mentioned by the mistress should be Princess Zhongshun. He smiled and said: "His Highness's behavior is really flattering."
"What's the surprise? If it weren't for Brother Rong's cover one day, I would have been sent to my father to fight." The young master took Brother Rong's hand and said, "Follow me quickly. Go in, Uncle Thirteen and Father are waiting to see you."
"The Holy One is here too?"
The mistress explained: "On these days, not only the father is here, but also the mother and the sisters are here. It is rare for them to leave the palace and only have fun at the Thirteenth Uncle's house."
It seems that today is an unusual day. Brother Rong smiled bitterly, Master Thirteenth must have a deep meaning in this arrangement.
Brother Rong was thinking about his wife, fearing that she would be timid when meeting these important people for the first time, so he said: "Don't be anxious, young mistress, let me talk to my wife first, so as not to cause a conflict between my wife and my wife when she goes to the princess' place." Princess."
The mistress looked at the sedan chair behind Brother Rong and said, "Is Brother Rong's daughter-in-law sitting in it? Brother Rong doesn't need to worry. My Majesty is very generous, and most of the sisters in the palace follow her temper."
"..."
His Highness the Crown Prince was so arrogant that he even commented on the empress and princesses. Jia Rong would not answer this. When she walked to the sedan chair, she quietly told Qin Keqing about the situation in the palace and the recognition of many people in the palace, so that she would be prepared and not be shocked when the time came.
When the sedan headed towards the back house, the mistress took Brother Rong's hand intimately and asked, "Has Brother Rong been to Wanhua Building recently?"
"I haven't been there for a long time, why do you still want to go to Gaole?"
"No, that's not the intention." The third master whispered, "Brother Rong, please help your uncle today. Don't mention the fact that I went there in front of the thirteenth uncle and my father."
Seeing Brother Rong nod, the mistress pulled Brother Rong into the main courtyard again.
Jia Rong was really thinking, are there problems with people in this era? Two grown men holding hands, don't you think it's weird? But I still can't get rid of this guy.
He even doubted whether His Highness the Crown Prince was like Jia Qiang and had abnormal orientation in some aspects.
"Brother Rong, why are you looking at me like this? You don't think that I am a man." The mistress felt uncomfortable when Brother Rong looked at me. He let go and hummed: "I will get married this year. The princess is not the kind of person you think she is."
Not the best!
Living in an era where masculinity is prevalent, it’s really hard to be handsome!
After Brother Rong followed His Highness the Crown Prince in, there was nothing strange. Even King Zhongshun and the Emperor didn't pay much attention to him. On the contrary, His Highness the Crown Prince was interested in the natural objects he was studying.
It was all because the two of them talked about the fact that Brother Rong would follow the Thirteenth Master to repair the river in the next year, and the cement would be used. Therefore, the mistress seems to be particularly caring.
It was late at night before Brother Rong and his wife came out of the palace. Before leaving, the mistress also approached Brother Rong and asked Jia Rong to go to the palace to play with him.
In the carriage.
"What kind of object is it? I've been looking at it for a long time." Brother Rong glanced at it and teased jealously: "It shouldn't be a valuable thing."
Qin Keqing was obviously very happy today and hummed: "But the princess sent it in person, how can it be measured in money. If you dare to slander me, I will go to your godmother to complain."
"What godmother?"
Uncle Rong was very confused. He had already known the situation of the Qin family clearly, and Qin Ye's wife had died of illness long ago. Poor Qin Keqing didn't even have a mother, so how could he have a godmother?
Qin Keqing smiled shyly and said: "That's Princess Zhongshun. She said that when she looked at me, she thought of her daughter who was away from home, so she recognized me as her goddaughter. She also said that if the uncle dares to bully Ke'er in the future, he will let Ke'er go to the palace to find his godmother. File a complaint and let your godmother take care of you."
Jia Rong pouted, wondering what King Zhongshun was planning. When he was in the palace today, King Zhongshun never mentioned it. In short, it is inexplicable that I worship Brother Rong this year.
After thinking about it for a while, I didn’t understand it, so I simply stopped thinking about it further. He was just thinking about going to Wang's house to spend the night tomorrow. What did Sister Feng prepare in secret? What would be waiting for him when he returns home tomorrow night.
Full of questions and expectations!
