Brother Rong was stunned. It turns out that Baochai was thinking about how to get him some benefits from the Lin family, but Nizi turned her attention to feelings.
He said: "We are relatives, so we will take care of small things. But when it comes to big things... Even if the Lin family master becomes Mr. Yue of Ningguo Mansion, he may not be able to help."
Xue Baochai had his own ideas, smiled slightly, and his bright eyes were full of energy. Qingdao: "It's always good to have more relationships."
"Let's not mention this problem for now. Even if the old lady is interested, she must ask the Lin family for his opinion." Brother Rong turned sideways and glanced into the hall. There were groups of three or five standing in the courtyard, and the door to the room inside was closed. Then he said: "I went to the courtyard first to ask about the situation. When I came here, I always wanted to visit the injured Uncle Bao."
"Go in." Xue Baochai nodded and replied, following Brother Rong through the hall to the courtyard. She suddenly glanced at Daiyu, who was chatting with Xiangyun and Tanchun, smiling after seeing Jia Rong, and Baochai couldn't help but look amused.
Sister Lin's heart has long been attached to Brother Rong, and Mr. Lin is determined to be Brother Rong's father-in-law.
She saw Sister Lin talking to Brother Rong again, and the bright joy on Daiyu's face could not be faked. Baochai couldn't help but raise her lips. It would be good to have more sisters like this. At the same time, he secretly marveled in his heart that he didn't feel sour at all and still wanted to win over them. It was really strange.
Baochai remembered in a daze that she was just a nobody, and that she had a familiar sister to keep her company. Even if there was one who was going to be sour, it would be Grandma Rong from Ningguo Mansion. At this time, I understood the meaning of what Feng Yatou said and did when she was in Yangzhou.
I couldn't help but secretly laugh, the shameless rogue had already set his sights on the Lin family. She also thought about how to help Sister Lin so that Brother Rong could have a smoother career.
Suddenly, Xue Baochai had an idea in mind.
How could Jia Rong, who was chatting, know that she was being plotted by Baochai? After understanding the general situation, she saw that Li Wan was also in the courtyard. Brother Rong took the initiative to step forward.
In fact, Li Wan had already seen Jia Rong's arrival, even before Jia Rong entered the hall. She also saw Rong Geer and Baochai sneaking around in the hall, which caused another strange scene to flash in her mind, and she imagined Rongchai and Rongchai making out outside the hall.
Grandma Zhu was annoyed and ashamed. She was annoyed that these two people were so unruly that they even engaged in such disrespectful etiquette in the Rongguo Mansion. I feel ashamed that the picture in my mind is too clear, as if it is happening right in front of my eyes.
At that moment, seeing Brother Rong approaching step by step, Grandma Zhu felt even more ashamed. It was obvious that Brother Rong was here to find her.
Li Wan pretended to be calm and said: "Rong... Brother Rong is here."
"Aunt, why don't you take the aunts into the side room to rest for a while? It's cold outside."
Li Wan never thought that this was the first thing Brother Rong said, so he was stunned and said: "I was resting in the hall, but there was a scream of pain in the room, and the girls rushed over. Brother Rong, want to go in?"
"Auntie, please send someone to send a message."
Jia Rong was also curious about Baoyu's situation. When he came here, he also wanted to tell him to stay away from Zhang Hongchen in the future, so as not to harm Baoyu when Zhang Hongchen suffered.
After Biyue called to sign up, the door to the main room opened and called Jia Rong in.
In Baoyu's room, there was no one in the outer room, but the inner room was very lively. A group of maids stood left and right, and the old lady Mrs. Wang and others crowded around Baoyu's bed, all of them looking distressed.
"Why is Brother Rong here?" the old lady asked him.
Mrs. Wang's eyes were like eagles, staring sharply at Jia Rong, and she had already determined in her heart that he was here to take pleasure in others' misfortunes.
Jia Rong said: "I just remembered that I received a lot of rewards from King Zhongshun in the east, including the bruise ointment specially prepared by the palace for your highnesses. I decided to come over to visit Uncle Bao's injury. I thought the bruise powder should be useful. .”
Baoyu, who was lying on the bed, saw Jia Rong coming over. Hearing that he wanted to see his injuries, his expression suddenly became tense. The injured area was private, so it would be embarrassing for Brother Rong to see it. He said hurriedly: "Brother Rong is so kind. I have already applied medicine on my body, so I don't need that expensive ointment."
Mrs. Wang looked at Jia Rong doubtfully and asked, "Did you bring it?"
"I have a small box with me. I used some when I was in Yangzhou. It should be enough for Uncle Bao now." Brother Rong actually took out a small porcelain box from his body. Although this thing is expensive outside, But it is always available for the guards. Who knows, these guards are also rich in wealth and wealth. Although they are not as good as the prince, they are all after meritorious service and the children of the royal family.
When Baoyu saw that his ancestor and his wife were interested, he felt even more anxious. How could he show it to other men again? He shouted hurriedly: "I've been looked at by all the imperial doctors and given medicine. I don't need anything in Brother Rong's hand. I'll be completely fine in a few days."
Jia Rong didn't care. Seeing that Baoyu refused to use his medicine, he shrugged and was about to put it away.
But the old lady hummed: "I recognize this thing. There were quite a few of them in our house in the past. If you are injured, you should take good medicine. All the ladies in the room should go out so that Brother Rong can take the medicine in peace."
"Um?"
"Um?"
"Um?"
All of them looked puzzled. The old lady gave an order, and Mrs. Wang and others also had to listen. Jia Rong was still stunned. Who said I was going to give Baoyu medicine? I'm just here to deliver medicine, who wants to touch Baoyu's place?
Brother Rong felt even more helpless as he watched the wives and aunts go out. Seeing Mrs. Wang looking at him with a warning look, Jia Rong really wanted to go back first if she didn't want to.
As the sound of the door closing outside came, Baoyu and Jia Rong looked at each other. There were many beautiful maids standing on both sides of the room, and the atmosphere was extremely weird.
Brother Rong curled his lips and said, "Second Uncle Bao, it's time to apply the medicine."
Having said that, it was time to go to the mattress covering Xian Baoyu's back.
Baoyu was shocked and called out urgently: "Xi Ren, Xi Ren, come quickly."
Jia Rong's hand froze and she immediately reacted. Yes, why do you have to go there yourself? There are a large group of maids in Baoyu's room. With a glance from the corner of his eye, he saw Qingwen, Sheyue, Qiuwen, Qixie, Bihen, Qianxue, Tanyun and others, but Xiren was not in the room.
"Someone came from the Hua family yesterday and took her back for the New Year's dinner. I guess she won't be back until noon today." Qingwen took the ointment from Jia Rong's hand and acted like the aunt in Master Bao's room. She invited her first. Take a seat next to Uncle Xiao Rong. He also ordered Qian Xue and Tan Yun to prepare water, She Yue and Qiu Wen were nearby to help carry the quilt, and Qi Xie and Bi Hen applied medicine.
Qingwen sat next to Brother Rong, next to Baoyu, responsible for comforting him.
Suddenly, the bedside was crowded with people. Brother Rong was also trapped in the flowers and had an urgent desire to escape.
Seeing that he was leaving, Qingwen hurriedly pulled on Uncle Rong's sleeves. He said anxiously: "Uncle Xiao Rong, please leave it here. The maid in the room doesn't know how to apply the medicine, so she has to ask Uncle Xiao Rong for advice."
Jia Rong had no choice but to sit down again, and saw Qiuwen and Sheyue lifting the mattress on Baoyu's body, and Baoyu's injury was directly exposed inside. The skin that should have been white and tender appeared green and purple, like the green and purple marks left by pedestrians in the white snow.
It seems that Jia Zheng is really cruel this time, and the colors are blue and purple. Brother Rong took a curious look and saw that there were still some black ink marks left between the bruises, and he could vaguely see that the word 'mean' was originally written on it.
No wonder.
Brother Rong shook his head, "My good uncle, if someone wrote such words from behind, it was for his own sake that he was not beaten to death directly."
Baoyu was so embarrassed that he was about to struggle. Qingwen quickly pressed his hand and said, "The old lady and my wife are still waiting outside."
After hearing this, Baoyu wanted to cry but had no tears, and felt even more miserable. I just wanted to reach out and block the back so that Jia Rong wouldn't see it.
"Second Master doesn't cooperate, and it's you who will suffer the consequences." Qingwen said, and asked Uncle Xiao Rong for help.
Baoyu stopped moving just now.
Qixie opened the porcelain cover and Bihen picked up the ointment and applied it to Mr. Bao. Everything seemed to be going on very normally.
But Qingwen next to her was looking around, as if she was calculating something, asking the maids in the room to do this and that. What do you want to ask Uncle Rong? Is this the right way to apply medicine?
In the room, Qi Lai, who was carrying the medicine, glanced at Qingwen secretly, calculating her sister's thoughts in her mind. Guess Qingwen must have seen Second Master Bao go astray, and planned to become a concubine in Second Master's room in the future. Like Aunt Zhou, it is rare to be a widow and she is a true spoiler. At this moment, she is probably deliberately showing off in front of Uncle Xiao Rong. Are you planning to change your master?
Qixie actually has the beauty of an adult. She listens to Qingwen's instructions honestly and even moves her place to give Qingwen a chance to show off her skills. Next to her, the maid who was bending over to apply medicine to Baoyu occupied the open space without leaving a trace, twisting her waist and secretly rubbing towards Uncle Xiao Rong.
Bihen also followed Qingwen's words and said, "Master Xiaorong, do you think this is the right thing to do?"
What was Jia Rong thinking about these maids? She turned sideways to take a look, but she didn't want Bihen to twist her body and rub against him. I thought it was an accidental encounter, so I ducked quietly, but the raised buttocks struck back.
Even though Brother Rong had known that the maid in Baoyu's room was used to being debauched in front of Baoyu, he was speechless for a while when he encountered this scene. Qingwen, who was standing next to him, also noticed it. She pretended to show Mr. Bao's injury and pushed her way over, then stepped hard on Bihen's foot.
Bihen was so surprised that the ointment in her hand almost got into Master Bao's eyes. Qingwen next to her even fell to the side and fell directly into Uncle Xiao Rong's arms.
How could Jia Rong have expected this situation? When she saw someone falling into her arms, she naturally stretched out her hand to help but grabbed the wrong person. No matter how quickly you loosen your hand, the soft and warm touch is still transmitted from the fingers to the nerves. Fortunately, no one saw that brief movement, so the room was avoided from being too embarrassed.
It was just that Baoyu on the bed was stimulated by the cold ointment. This unprecedented feeling almost made him jump up and scream.
The old ladies and ladies outside the door heard the sound and became even more worried about their darling grandson and precious son.
Qingwen was caught, but she looked as if nothing had happened and urgently called the other people to deal with it. He comforted Baoyu and stabilized the situation in the room.
No one dared to make trouble again, and Jia Rong also left the bed with lingering fear. After they got the medicine, they went over to talk to Baoyu. After hinting at Zhang Hongchen not to get too close, Baoyu's face turned red.
"I don't have a close relationship with that brocade envoy..."
"That's good." Jia Rong naturally didn't believe that they didn't have a close relationship. If they didn't have a close relationship, they could write such words at the back? It's obvious that the two men have a very close relationship. "It's better to meet him less in the future. The relationship between Jinyisi and our Jia family is not good. We won't say whether he has bad intentions. It's always good to be just in case."
Jia Rong couldn't let Baoyu be imprisoned in Rongguo Mansion, and there was no reason why Baoyu could never see Zhang Hongchen again. He didn't even tell Baoyu that Zhang Hongchen was in danger.
If Zhang Hongchen died, Jia Rong would be happy. If Baoyu was implicated, Jia Rong might be sad for a moment, not to blame himself too much.
After the ointment dried, the soft quilt covered Baoyu's injuries.
When the ladies came in again, the other girls and grandmothers in the courtyard also followed, and after looking at Baoyu, they dispersed.
Qingwen looked at Uncle Xiao Rong's back, quietly rubbed the scratched area with her inner arm, and her face turned red quietly.
In the crowd, Daiyu wanted to talk to Brother Rong. Next to her, Baochai eagerly took her with her and took her to Ningguo Mansion to play with Ping'er. Daiyu originally thought about refusing, but saw Brother Rong talking to Sister-in-law Shangzhu, so she agreed.
The two greeted Xiangyun, Tanchun and others, but Xiangyun didn't want to go. He just wanted to stay with Baoyu in the room. Yingchun and Xichun just wanted to go back to their rooms to rest, so Tanchun and Chaidai went to Ningguo Mansion.
"Have you been diligent lately, Brother Lan?" Jia Rong asked Li Wan.
"Lan'er has his own calculations in mind. He took the book and read it this morning." Li Wan replied and asked curiously: "Brother Rong discussed the results of the free study with the master? Did the master agree? ?”
How could Jia Zheng care about this? All the affairs of free study were left to Uncle Rong. Uncle Rong replied: "I met the second master today and talked about the free school. The second master just asked me to calculate, so I went to the free school to find the owner and met the old gentleman again. With the countermeasures in mind, It has also been arranged.”
"But Brother Rong has so many things to worry about, and he also has to take care of the charity school." Li Wan was overjoyed and asked carefully: "What is the calculation?"
"Auntie, you can feel at ease in the future." Brother Rong laughed and said happily: "When the free school opens in two days, the owner and the old man will host an exam. The top students can voluntarily follow the old man to school. Later, I will study abroad and continue to attend lectures. Now that this matter has been decided, the old gentleman will mainly take care of the first few students in the future, and the daily lectures will be taken care of by other gentlemen for the time being."
"Other gentlemen?"
"Yes, Auntie, you can rest assured that the daily lectures in Yi Xue will not fall behind. We have invited the Confucian scholars around Mr. Zheng to take over for the time being. Occasionally, we can also let the master of the hall give lectures. After the year, the clan will also hire external teachers to teach."
How could Li Wan rest assured? Although she had not met many of the Confucian scholars around Jia Zheng, she had heard many rumors. Even the old lady often complains that Mr. Zheng does not do his job properly and hangs out with the Confucian scholars every day, not to study knowledge but to play chess.
well……
"It's just a temporary appointment, it only takes a few days. Now it's really easy for our Jia family to invite a husband." Jia Rong comforted him. In fact, there are many people who want to come to Jiajiayi to learn to be a teacher. Outsiders only know that Duan Lang was promoted into the officialdom after working as a teacher in Jiajia for more than a year.
Who doesn't want this opportunity?
