The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 175 Lantern Festival [Part [-]]

It's approaching evening.

The men from the two prefectures, together with their close relatives in each house, have arrived, and they are bustling around four or five tables, which is very lively.

Among the leading figures, the only one missing is the Elder Master Jia She.

Gain had spread to Jia Mu's ears about his practice of being a stern servant girl in the New Year's Eve. Yesterday, the old lady ordered someone to pass him on, but he presumed that he had contracted the cold, and was afraid that he would give his mother the sickness. .

And since the old lady is hosting a banquet today, he naturally won't come over to touch this bad luck.

Also because he was not present, the younger generation couldn't help talking about the 'Canton Fair' and the loyal prince who presided over this ridiculous party.

This King Zhongshun is the younger brother of the Supreme Emperor. When the Supreme Emperor was in power, he was quite cautious in his words and deeds.

But ever since the Taishang Emperor was unable to manage affairs due to eye disease and gave Jinshang the Zen seat in advance, the Zhongshun King has gradually become perverse and domineering. In order to compete with the Beijing King Shui Rong for an actor, he even smashed two properties of the Beijing Palace.

Now what's the "Canton Fair"...

Now he is in the limelight for a while, and he has already topped the list of disasters in the capital.

However, according to what Jiao Shun learned recently, what King Zhongshun did was probably more for 'self-protection'.

Previously, the emperor had intensified the conflict with the civil official group in order to promote craftsmen and officials. There were rumors among the people that the new emperor had no way. King Jing made a big fight, and then came up with a 'Canton Fair', which completely confirmed the reputation of the absurd prince.

Just as they were laughing and making noise, a young servant reported that the second master had arrived with the old ancestor.

Jiao Shun hurriedly followed the crowd and greeted him out of the big flower hall.

Not long after, Youshi, Li Wan, Wang Xifeng and others also came to the door to greet them.

During this period, Jiao Shun peeked out, but met Ping'er's gaze, and his eyes met. Ping'er seemed to be burned, and hurriedly lowered his head, holding a mandarin duck brocade handkerchief in both hands, His white palms were covered with fine sweat.

At this time, You Shi also quietly met Jiao Shun's aggressive eyes.

Unexpectedly, Li Wan suddenly moved back half a step at this moment, just blocking Youshi's sight.

Youshi was taken aback, and subconsciously looked at Li Wan's face, but saw that she acted as if nothing had happened.

Youshi couldn't help curling her lips secretly, knowing that Li Wan still wanted to break up this relationship, but she was looking forward to what she would look like after being dragged into the water by him.

At this time, the old lady's shoulder finally arrived, and everyone hurriedly came forward to salute.

"The old lady is such a good host!"

At this time, the practice showed Feng Lazi again, and she hid the cherry and joked: "Everything in the place is ready-made, and you don't come until everything is in order. It's just that sister-in-law Zhen is busy."

Jia's mother laughed loudly: "Isn't this taking advantage of you? Brother Laozhen has a daughter-in-law, and I will treat you to a drink at home in two days. Let's make up for this."

You Shi didn't even dare, and under Jia Mu's signal, she stepped forward to help the old lady get off the sedan chair with Wang Shi on the left and right, and entered the Dahua Hall happily.

Among them, the old lady greeted this one and made fun of that one, but left Mrs. Xing alone, which made her very embarrassed.

They entered the table in equal parts, and as usual, separated the male guests and female relatives with light gauze.

Not long after that, the prepared drama officially kicked off.

The first person to appear on the stage was a famous actor who sang Xiaodan, who was really good at babbling, but his steps were a little staggering for some reason.

Jiao Shun had never been interested in these things, so he pulled Xue Pan to talk about the timber business.

Xue's big head was not interested in this at first, but when he heard that he was going to do business with Nanzheng's heroes, he suddenly became interested. He was gearing up to meet the heroes outside the territory.

"If this can be achieved, they will still be grateful to you, Brother Xue." Jiao Shun knew that he liked to befriend these fighters the most, so he deliberately spoke in a military tone, and said with a thumbs up: "Mr. Xue, benevolence! "

The blunt Xue Pan couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear, instead he urged Jiao Shun to deal with it quickly.

Having initially reached a cooperation agreement with the dumb king, Jiao put all his energy into eating and drinking by the way, preparing to gather enough energy for the private meeting at night.

Seeing that the time was almost up, he took the initiative to toast a few more glasses to the others, pretending that he was incapable of drinking, and went outside to relax.

Xue Pan was afraid that he would be drunk in the snow and wanted to accompany him out of good intentions, so he stopped him by talking about it.

Not to mention, this wine really has some stamina.

Jiao Shun was pretending to be drunk, but when he went outside and was hit by the northwest wind, he was really drunk.

Worried that he missed his business, he hurriedly grabbed the snow on the bushes, daubed a few smears on his face to boost his spirits, then looked for Xiangling to ask for the necessary warming things, and quietly rushed to the cave to make arrangements.

at the same time.

The women's family's second table was bustling with excitement.

But it was Wang Xifeng who 'resented' Li Wan's previous jokes and poured wine on Li Wan in a variety of ways.

At first, Youshi, as a landlord, stood up to stop him, but then a thought came to his mind, and he immediately changed his position and became Wang Xifeng's accomplice.

Although Li Wan has ideas, how can he stand up to the cooperation of the two of her?
After a while, he became so drunk and groggy.

Youshi was waiting for this to happen, and hurriedly ordered Suyun and Yindie to help her to rest in the guest courtyard, and then found a way to send Suyun back to take care of Jialan.

But she said that Li Wan was lying in the room in a daze and felt her stomach churning. She managed to get up from the bed, staggered to the door, and was about to call Suyun to bring the spittoon. Die Jiyi said that he would invite Jiao Shun to come over and cook raw rice while he was drunk!

Li Wan was a jerk and half sober at once.

Only then did she understand what Youshi was preaching about men's and women's love in her ears all day long.

Right now, she was gnashing her silver teeth, intending to go out through the curtain to expose You Shi's filthy thoughts, but she was also worried that their master and servant would take risks and force herself to submit.

It just so happened that at this moment, someone came over and reported that there was something wrong with the big flower hall, and asked You Shi to go over and deal with it.

Li Wan's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly lay back on the bed, pretending to be in a deep sleep.

Not long after, You Shi and Yin Die came in to visit, seeing that she was drunk and unconscious, they decided to deal with the housework first, and it would not be too late to come back to take care of her.

So he ordered a little maid to guard the gate, and the master and servant left in a hurry.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they left, Li Wan fell to the ground and rushed out of the courtyard regardless of his care.

But Li Wan was very drunk after all, even though he cheered up temporarily, after crossing the threshold, he still staggered and almost fell down.

"Grandma be careful!"

The little girl guarding the door hurriedly stepped forward to help her, and persuaded: "You just need to rest inside, our grandma and second grandma will take care of you over there."

Li Wan didn't know if this little maid knew about it, so he gritted his teeth and pushed her away forcefully, stumbling forward, yelling, "You, don't follow me! I'll go back to the big house myself. That's it for the flower hall! If you follow me again, I, I will be annoyed!"

The little maid followed a few steps, and seeing Li Wan's gnashing of teeth, she didn't dare to approach her again, and retreated to the gate of the courtyard embarrassingly.

Li Wan shook off the little maid, and didn't know the north and the south in a daze. He only wanted to stay away from this place, and moved forward against the night wind, his consciousness of one foot deep and one foot shallow gradually blurred again.

I don't know how far to go.

She was in a trance, as if in a dream, when she suddenly found a familiar silhouette standing in a dark hole not far in front of her.

Li Wan tried hard to identify, and then suddenly remembered that the rockery next to Lixiangyuan was also the place where Jiao Shun and You Shiye married, and it was a scene that often appeared in his dreams recently.

Every time I come here in my dreams, a man will come out of the darkness. Most of the time, this man bears the face of his dead husband Jia Zhu, but occasionally...

"Good sister, you are here!"

Just thinking of this, a person came out of the cave, and he couldn't help but want to hug him when he came up.

Why did he dream of Jiao Shun again this time?
Li Wan felt a little ashamed in his heart, but he didn't intend to struggle. Instead, he obediently leaned on Jiao Shun's chest, allowing him to half drag and half hug him into the cave—it was a dream after all, so what's the point of struggling? usefulness?
But this time the dream is more real.

Turning into the depths of the cave, he was stabbed in the eye by the charcoal fire.

Li Wan raised his sleeves subconsciously to cover his face, just happened to be Jiao Shun looking back, seeing this scene, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Good sister, why are you still ashamed at this time?"

As he said that, he untied the cloak by himself, spread it on the fur skin that had been prepared earlier, and wrapped a familiar person inside.

During this period, Jiao Shun also vaguely sensed some problems, but he was also a little bit drunk, and the cave was not bright, not to mention the soft jade, warm and fragrant, so intimate, how could there be time to think about it?
…………

I dare not repeat it there.

But Ping'er thought about it, but he still couldn't bear to make Jiao Shunkong wait all night.

Then he also reasoned that he was unwell, told Wang Xifeng for leave, and quietly left the Dahua Hall.

She lit a lantern and went to the other courtyard to avoid eyes and ears, and then followed the inner wall all the way to the Lixiang courtyard.

Seeing that the rockery is close in front of my eyes, my steps seem to be slow.

Although she had secretly promised her before and was disappointed in Jia Lian in every possible way, but it was the first time she was a red apricot who went out of the wall, so she couldn't help feeling uneasy.

Seeing that Jiao Shun's figure was still missing in the darkness, Ping'er complained in his heart, secretly thought that the monkey didn't know how to welcome me, and saved me from wandering here.

But right now!
Ping'er was a little stunned for a while, and wondered to himself, could someone else occupy this secret place?
But if this is the case, Jiao Shun should be guarding nearby so that he can stop himself in time.

She listened suspiciously for a moment, then suddenly gritted her silver teeth and asked, "Who's in there?!"

There was a sudden silence inside.

Ping'er asked again, only to hear the rustling inside, and after a while someone poked his head out with half of his face covered, saw himself outside, and suddenly said in surprise: "Sister Ping'er?! You, why are you here?" Outside?!"

Seeing that it was Jiao Shun, Ping'er breathed a sigh of relief, then stepped forward and grabbed his ear and scolded, "Where else can I be outside? You, what are you doing inside?!"

"This……"

Jiao Shun made a sudden move, remembering the incongruities just now, and knew there must be something wrong with him, so he panicked and said in a hurry: "Sister is outside, but the people inside are people or ghosts?!"

"What is a human and a ghost?"

Ping'er hesitated for a moment, then pushed Jiao Shun back into the cave.

Seeing the woman with disheveled hair wrapped in the cloak, Ping'er couldn't help pinching Jiao Shun severely, and said through gritted teeth: "What the hell is going on?!"

Jiao Shun scratched his head: "I don't know either."

Then he suppressed his voice and said: "I had a few glasses of wine, and I reasoned that I couldn't drink enough to get out. Who knows that the wind blows on the road, and I am really a little confused. It was easy to arrange it neatly in the cave, and I heard footsteps outside."

Having said that, he scratched his head again: "I greeted her and called her Sister Ping'er, but instead of denying her, she even leaned on me, so I naturally thought it was..."

Hearing this, Ping'er was speechless for a while, full of anger and had nowhere to vent, so he gritted his teeth and signaled Jiao Shun to go over and find out who this woman was.

Jiao Shun was also curious about this woman's true identity and appearance - needless to say, her figure was measured by herself.

He leaned on the ground, and carefully lifted a corner of his cloak, revealing a face full of red.

"Big, big grandma?!"

Seeing who this person was, both of them were quite surprised.

Immediately Ping'er stomped anxiously and said: "It's a disaster, it's a disaster! It's not good for you to offend anyone, but why did you offend Grandma?!"

As she spoke, she gritted her teeth and approached Li Wan for a few glances, then suddenly said decisively: "You go back quickly, leave it to me to deal with it!"

Jiao Shun hesitated: "This..."

"She was obviously very drunk, and she may not remember what happened!"

Ping'er said anxiously: "I'll help grandma tidy up, and then send her back to the East Mansion. I just said that I ran into it by chance, so no one will suspect anything!"

As he spoke, he stomped his feet: "What are you still doing in a daze, hurry back to the big flower hall to socialize, as long as there is no such thing!"

"Good sister."

Jiao Shun suddenly stepped forward and hugged her, firmly said: "If she really wants to find out, don't force yourself to do it for me, just tell the truth then!"

"you……"

Seventy percent of the resentment in Ping'er's heart disappeared immediately, and thinking that he also mistook Li Wan for himself, that's why he made a big mistake, and he couldn't help but strengthen his belief in covering it up for him.

After Jiao Shun collected the things, he reluctantly left.

Ping'er seized the time to take care of the funeral affairs, and then helped Li Wan back to Ningguo Mansion with difficulty.

At this time, Youshi was also anxiously sending someone to look for Li Wan. Seeing that Ping'er had delivered her, his heart finally fell to the ground. In addition to being grateful, he also asked Ping'er not to spread the matter, so as not to cause trouble for himself. Hang down.

Ping'er was also happy to get away, so he handed Li Wan to You Shi, generously expressing that he had never seen her before.

Both get what they need.

So You Shi took Li Wan back to the Guest House.

I don't know how long it took.

Li Wan woke up again groggy, she suddenly turned over and sat up, and found that she was not in any cave, but lying on the bed, and she was relieved.

But just now, the dream was a bit more real, it was actually better than that with her deceased husband back then...

Just as he was thinking, he suddenly heard someone scold in the living room: "Nonsense!"

Hearing this familiar yet unfamiliar voice, Li Wan was shocked, and suddenly remembered the conspiracy between Youshi and Yindie.

not good!

That Jiao Shun really came!
Immediately got up quickly, picked up a candlestick from the table, as if he was about to die.

Unexpectedly, I heard Jiao Shunyi's righteous words outside: "You and I were forced by the situation, and you scolded Jia Zhen so many times for this, but how could you have the heart to drag others into the water again?!"

Only then did Li Wan feel relieved.

He secretly thought that although Jiao Shun had an affair with Youshi, he was an upright gentleman and refused to take advantage of others' danger.

But she didn't know that Jiao Shun had already gained advantage, so she didn't want to take any more risks for her.

At this moment, Nayou did not know why he had admitted his mistake, but there was a ridiculous movement.

In the past, Li Wan would probably cover his ears.

But now Jiao Shunyu has developed a good impression, and through the drunkenness, he pricked up his ears like a demon.

And listen, the dream in the cave has become more and more real...

(End of this chapter)