When Li Wan was not doing anything in the house, apart from serving his wife, he only played tricks and jokes with Baoyu, Ying, Tan, Xi and other sisters. He was not very close to Wang Xifeng, who used to live in the courtyard next door, but he was on good terms with Ping'er.
Nowadays, Li Wan is the head of the inner house of Rongguo Mansion, and his wives and mothers-in-law from Lin Zhixiao's, Wu Xindeng's, and Zhou Rui's families are responsible for all the errands. She became more and more envious of Wang Xifeng for having such a powerful assistant as Ping'er. Every time she met Ping'er, Grandma Zhu couldn't help but feel familiar and intimate with her.
When Li Wan saw Ping'er today, he felt like he was meeting a close friend of many years, and he was busy greeting everyone to come in.
There were no men present in the Xue family courtyard. The sisters and sisters-in-law gathered together, and the excitement was not understandable to outsiders. The wife and the second wife were thinking about Baoyu, so they played in the courtyard for a while and then went to comfort Baoyu one after another.
Yingchun joked with Baochai, "Although the two ladies don't deal with each other, they both treat Baoyu very well. No wonder the ladies picked out many gifts and sent them to her early in the morning. It seems that we sisters don't know how to be human."
Baochai's face suddenly darkened when he heard the hints from Yingchun, and he felt very unhappy. His eyebrows were lightly dressed, but the smile on his lips remained unchanged. He smiled lightly and said, "It's better not to give a gift. If you give a gift, I should suspect that you have some bad intentions."
There are not many stupid sisters in this group who can understand the meaning of Xue Baochai's words. He mistook some of the good intentions of Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang as bad intentions.
Li Wan's face became serious and he looked at Baochai again and again. She knew about the relationship between Baochai and Brother Rong, and the scene of white flowers in Cong Lutang was deeply imprinted in her memory. It's just that Li Wan never liked to talk too much, and he kept his eyes rolling waiting to see the show in the courtyard. With one hand, he held Ping'er next to him, stroking him and joking in a low voice.
"Your grandma is a good person, and she has such a good person like you by her side. However, she finally came back from fighting in Jiangnan, but she followed her to Dongfu to recuperate. She took care of Brother Lian, but she suffered for us. So peaceful."
Not many people in the two houses knew about the relationship between Grandma Feng and Uncle Xiao Rong. Ping'er just bowed his head and remained silent, how dare he tell Li Wan what happened between their master and servant.
Daiyu also knew about the relationship between Baochai and Brother Rong, and she had been jealous before. In recent days, Baochai has also helped her a lot, and even planned how to enter Ningguo Mansion together, which can be regarded as a change in Baochai's view.
She pulled Yingchun and also joked about Baochai: "She is a hairpin made of gold. She is so precious that she will naturally be liked by the elders. Ladies may not have other meanings. If you say this to her, she will make you drink as a fine later. It depends on you."
Tanchun was astute and had already noticed Baochai's attitude. Bringing a plate of fruit, he put it in front of Yingchun with a smile and said, "I can't stop your mouth with so much food."
After playing around for a while, they managed to get over this embarrassing topic.
At noon, wine was served in the small courtyard. Drinking among women is actually more straightforward than among men, and a few of them get drunk after a while.
Ping'er was still conscious, but Grandma Zhu's hands were touching her body randomly, which made her feel uncomfortable.
In Ningguo Mansion to the east.
Jia Rong asked Lai Sheng, Jia Qin, and Jia Juan to take the Wu family and his son out to buy clothes for the trip back to Beiliao. He was thinking of meeting Qin Ye and Qin Zhong and his son at the village outside Shenjing City.
The father and son of the Qin family came back that day. They went back to the Qin family's old house the day before and stayed at the Qin family for a few days. Only today did Jia Rong hear the news that the father and son no longer planned to stay in Ningguo Mansion, but instead went to Zhuangzi, Ningguo Mansion, outside the city of Shenjing.
Only then did brothers Shi De and Shi En prepare the carriage, and just as they were about to get on the carriage, they heard someone on the road calling urgently: "Uncle Xiao Rong, Uncle Xiao Rong, wait a minute."
Brother Rong looked back and saw a girl dressed as a maid running hurriedly from a distance, holding a silk scarf in her hand and showing off. When he saw the face of the person opposite him clearly, Uncle Rong couldn't help but feel stunned.
Why is Qingwen here?
If this girl didn't take good care of Baoyu, could it be because of her unintentional behavior that day that she came here to threaten her? Brother Rong frowned secretly. He had also heard some stories about the maid in Baoyu's house in the mansion. Although it was not much, he still had an impression.
Needless to say, Xiren often follows Baoyu, and Jia Rong has also been in contact with him before. Not only does he look good, but he also behaves generously. It's just that this maid is a little crazy. As long as she serves any master, that master is her destiny. But in general, Hua Xiren is kind, steady, kind-hearted, and conscientious in his duties.
Qingwen is different.
Jia Rong actually didn't like this maid very much. First of all, it's because Qingwen was sent by Aunt Lai in the past. Who knows if she is still thinking about the kindness of coming to Lai's house. To say that she doesn't care about him would be ungrateful. To say that she cares about him would make Jia Rong even more uncomfortable. Secondly, I often hear news from the mansion that Qingwen is the most cheerful and eloquent person in Baoyu Mansion.
Without thinking too much, an impression of a strong temper and a sharp tongue came into Brother Rong's mind.
Although these are excellent qualities, if placed in the wrong place, no matter how good the quality is, it will be a big bad thing if the words cannot be corrected. Thinking about a maid who is fierce and powerful gives people a headache. It can be said that Lin Daiyu's life is not as good as Lin Daiyu's disease.
Therefore, Jia Rong stopped to see what this strong and smart maid was going to do.
However, Uncle Rong had a different idea this time.
Qingwen ran all the way, and when she came in front of him, her face was red. Although her nose was breathing heavily and her body was rising and falling, Qingwen forced herself to control her manners and movements. A pair of thin lips kissed her, the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and she exhaled a long breath from the gap between her lips and teeth. He looked strong and asked, "Uncle Xiao Rong, do you have something urgent to go out for?"
Brother Rong looked at Qingwen playfully. She is indeed beautiful, and her temperament is as strong as the rumors say. He replied: "It's not that important. Why did the girl come here?"
Qingwen breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that Uncle Xiao Rong was not going out because of important matters. He raised a smile and said: "It's not important for Uncle Xiao Rong to go out. Second Master Bao called the maid over and asked Uncle Xiao Rong to come to the courtyard. Second Master has something urgent to ask for help from Uncle Xiao Rong."
Jia Rong glanced at Qingwen suspiciously. "How can I help Uncle Bao?"
Qingwen said: "The second master didn't want to reveal it to our maid. He only said that he would send a servant to invite Uncle Xiao Rong. If Mr. Xiao Rong has nothing urgent to do, I would like to ask for your help."
Jia Rong thought about it in her heart. Going to the village outside Shenjing City is not urgent. He also guessed what exactly Baoyu wanted to do with him. He turned to look at brothers Shi En and Shi De, and called them over. Arrive: "You drive to Mei Maobingzhuang and bring Mr. Qin and brother Jingqing to live in the house for two days. If they don't want to, don't force it, just ask why. Send the maid to tell Grandma Rong, please Grandma will pick up some gifts and send them to the village."
Brothers Shi En and Shi De took note of it and withdrew the carriage in front of Jia Rong.
Brother Rong hummed, "What are you thinking, asking me to walk to Xifu? You prepare a car to go there yourself, with mats and a heater in the car. Mr. Qin is old and can't stand the cold."
Shi De said with a smile: "Uncle, if you want to pick someone up at the village, it will be nice if the elder brother goes there. The younger one will lead the horse to the West Mansion for the uncle."
This kid... is psychic.
Jia Rong smiled and nodded in agreement. Under the service of Shi En and Shi De, Uncle Rong boarded the carriage. He said: "Let's go to Xifu. Shi En remembers to go to the village quickly, and be careful to drive slowly when you come back. Don't jolt Master Qin."
Seeing Shi En's nod from outside the car, Jia Rong felt relieved and let Shi De lead the horse forward.
Uncle Rong was sitting in the carriage, holding a small copper stove in his hand, wondering what Baoyu wanted to ask of him. Could it be related to Zhang Hongchen?
Could it be that this guy hadn't seen Zhang Hongchen for a few days, and Baoyu was thinking about meeting her lover again?
Jia Rong lifted the curtain on the car window and took a look outside. The carriage was slowly being led forward by Shi En, and Qingwen gritted her teeth as she followed the carriage.
He looked at the front and saw that Shi En, who was leading the horse, was wearing a big cotton-padded jacket and had something to keep warm on his head and hands. Although Qingwen, the little maid, was also wearing a jacket, she didn't look like she was going out at all. Jia Rong could even tell that the maid was clenching her teeth because of the cold.
Although Uncle Rong didn't have a good impression of Qingwen in his heart, he couldn't bear to see others feel too uncomfortable. Normally at times like this, the maids who were following him would be called into the carriage to take shelter from the wind.
Either because of Qingwen's beauty, or because of an unexpected contact, Jia Rong felt compassion. He also treated Qingwen as a familiar maid and called Shi De to others.
"uncle?"
"Stop a moment." Jia Rong looked at Qingwen's little face turned red from the cold, curled her lips and said: "I heard that I had to go out and I didn't know how to put on a big coat. It's so cold outside, I'm going to freeze you... get to the car Come up here."
Qingwen felt happy when she saw that Uncle Rong was talking to her. Uncle Daorong is indeed kind-hearted, and all his efforts in asking around these days have not been in vain. Although she was happy in her heart, her face remained strong. She frowned and said, "Thank you, Uncle Xiaorong, for your kindness. I'm not afraid of the cold, so it won't be a problem."
Jia Rong narrowed her eyes in confusion. There was something wrong with this maid's expression. She seemed to have said this on purpose. For a moment, he couldn't help but chuckle and said: "Oh, that's it. Then... Shi De will continue to lead the horse away."
"..." The carriage moved forward slowly, but Qingwen was stunned for a while. Uncle Rong's reaction was not what she expected, why did he just send someone to lead the horse and set off.
Qingwen glanced at the carriage and slowly drove away. A gust of cold wind blew and she trembled. He hurriedly ran to catch up with the carriage and followed it forward slowly.
But she was troubled in her heart. If she had known better, she would not have such thoughts.
Jia Rong, who was in the car, chuckled secretly and glanced at the maid secretly. She thought it was really interesting. I think it’s not like Uncle Rong has just arrived in this world. He has met many people and many maids. How could he be so easy to trick and fool? As soon as Qingwen answered, Uncle Rong understood.
This girl is playing tricks. Moreover, it is a scheming scheme with extremely unskilled means. In other words, the means are okay, but the performance is poor.
The carriage traveled a little further and arrived at Ningrong Back Street. Jia Rong curiously raised the curtain and glanced at Qingwen outside the car, only to see that this maid still had the same demeanor as before. Her hands had been hidden in her sleeves, and her body was trembling even more obviously.
I stared at it curiously for a while, but found it boring again. After all, he is the uncle of Ningguo Mansion. What can he do to tease a little maid? Even if the maid has any intentions, she can still do anything bad.
Then he called Shi De to stop the car and said: "Come on up, don't get seriously ill from the cold, or you, Mr. Bao, will come to me to beg for a maid."
Qingwen heard that she didn't dare to be scheming, and even asked Shi De to bring a pony to board the car.
It's really warm in the carriage.
Once the front door is closed, the thick curtain is closed, making it airtight. Qingwen entered the carriage and felt the warmth and couldn't help but shiver. Then she felt rude and looked at Brother Rong in embarrassment.
Jia Rong said politely: "Just sit down for the rest of your life."
Thick curtains were hung on all four walls inside the carriage. The curtains not only blocked the cold wind outside, but also blocked the light. The car was very dark, and it took Qingwen a while to get used to it. I just felt that there was something special about this small space, with a man and a woman sitting across from each other.
She said softly: "Thank you, Uncle Xiaorong, for your consideration."
"It's okay. Just don't play tricks in front of me in the future." Brother Rong replied nonchalantly. He had never met these maids, nor did he want to.
Live your own life, and each hospital and government will live their own lives. Not to mention the courtyard of Rongguo Mansion, Jia Rong and even the maids in Youshi's courtyard avoided it. There is no shortage of women around him, so there is no need to be like a hungry ghost in lust and want something to happen when he sees a woman.
In the Ningguo Mansion, there were many beautiful maids in the courtyard of Qin Keqing, Shan Rong's grandmother. Among the maids, Ping'er is also top-notch in appearance. How can I look up to other people?
Qingwen didn't expect that Uncle Xiao Rong would be so direct, and her face became even more embarrassed. In the past, she was always sharp-tongued, but now she didn't know how to answer.
Uncle Rong said indifferently: "I don't care what you are like in Xifu, let alone what you are like in the room in Second Uncle Bao's courtyard. Just don't bother to bring your calculations to Ningguo Mansion."
Qingwen was shocked.
She was just thinking about changing jobs. Although she was living comfortably in Rongguo Mansion, she was also very chic in Baoyu Room. But having seen prosperity, she was no longer the poor girl who could be satisfied with a simple meal.
In Baoyu's room, Qingwen could already see what would be her best ending? But that happy ending was not what she wanted.
Be the aunt in Master Bao's room? Or should he be released from Rongguo Mansion when he gets older and marry an ordinary person? Or marry a steward in Rongguo Mansion?
She wants none of this.
If before, what she longed for most was to be the aunt in Master Bao's room, but now... she has seen the rise of Dongfu and the appearance of Uncle Xiao Rong. After seeing what happened to Baoyu this year, how can I still be willing to be the second master Baoyu’s aunt?
Be that widowed aunt?
Qingwen lowered her status to a very low level and said hurriedly: "It's not that I'm scheming. It's just that I'm afraid of being in the same place with Uncle Xiao Rong rashly. If someone sees me, I might ruin Uncle Xiao Rong's reputation. Who is this slave? People from Master Bao’s courtyard.”
