The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 294 Going forward with rumors
Excluded from the game, Jia Baoyu was a little distracted, but when he saw the unicorn in Lin Daiyu's hand, he immediately remembered the old story of looking for it in the snow a few days ago, and blurted it out without thinking for a while.

It's just that after this statement made the truth clear, regardless of others, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart at first—first, second sister, then sister Bao, and now sister Yun, why do the sisters around him always have to fight with Jiao Shun? Get involved?
Especially thinking about the time when I was looking for this golden unicorn, I used to joke about the destiny, which makes me feel even more uncomfortable.

"Brother Ai, what nonsense are you talking about!"

He was uncomfortable, and Shi Xiangyun was even more uncomfortable. His rosy oval face puffed up twice, and he said angrily, "This is not mine. You can't see it clearly, just talk nonsense here!"

Hearing Shi Xiangyun's categorical denial, Jia Baoyu's heart immediately relaxed, and he hurriedly smiled and said, "That's because I remembered wrongly—that's right, how can the things my sister wears be given away to outsiders so easily?"

Originally speaking here, it is enough.

But he added superfluously: "Sister, quickly show them the one on your body, and if you compare it twice, you will know the authenticity."

If the unicorn is really on Xiangyun's body, it's nothing to say.

But ever since he picked up Jiao Shun's unicorn and heard him say it was an ancestral token of love, Shi Xiangyun had a grudge against the golden unicorn in his heart, so he put his own one in a secret place at the bottom of the box.

Now Jia Baoyu is urging her to show her passport to prove her innocence, but where did she go?
You can't go back to the historian's house just for such things, right?

For a moment, Shi Xiangyun was really annoyed, pinched his two plain white hands on his waist, stuck his neck like a jade pillar, and asked angrily: "Brother, can you forget? I almost lost it in the yard last time, or You helped me find it——for fear of losing it again, I haven’t dared to wear it with me since then, but now where do you want me to find it?!”

Only then did Jia Baoyu realize that there was an oolong, and he hurriedly bowed in embarrassment to make amends.

But at this time someone said bitterly: "Yes, my sister naturally keeps the one at home, and this one in front of me is just an exact imitation."

This sentence alone surprised everyone.

The person who spoke Gein was none other than Jia Yingchun, who has always been dull and taciturn!

And these words are quite insinuating. Since it is said to be a 'fake product', there must be a genuine product as a reference, otherwise how can it be exactly the same?

According to this inference, even if this one is not Shi Xiangyun's, it must be related to Shi Xiangyun's golden unicorn.

If it was someone else who accused Sang and scolded Huai like this, with Shi Xiangyun's straightforward temper, he would definitely have to argue face to face, but when she turned around and saw that the culprit was Jia Yingchun, she couldn't react for a while.

How could the second sister say such a thing?

wrong!

Why would the second sister speak at this time?
Immediately thinking of the rumors at the beginning, Xiangyun suddenly came to his senses, and thought to himself, could it be that the second sister is really interested in Brother Jiao, so she became jealous?
Because of thinking about this, the reaction was two beats slower. Others looked at it as if they were "unable to argue". They didn't believe that Xiangyun and Jiao Shun had anything to do with each other, but now they began to be suspicious.

Seeing this, Xue Baochai hurriedly said: "I think this one is bigger than Sister Yun's one, both of them are old relics, maybe they belonged to the same family hundreds of years ago, so I don't know."

Xing Xiuyan felt more at ease after hearing what Baochai said, she didn't dare to speak in a hurry, because she was worried that there was something involved in it. After all, Jiao Shun was worried about the matter of Chai and Dai Xiangyun, and never kept it a secret she.

So he hurriedly said: "This is indeed our master's thing, and it is probably just similar to that of sister Xiangyun."

If the two of them had come forward from the beginning, no one would doubt this.

But now that he has become suspicious, it sounds like he is trying to cover up.

In particular, Xue Baochai and Shi Xiangyun have always been friends, and they are professional householders who have come forward to smooth things over. Everyone is stunned on the surface, but the suspicion in their hearts is a little heavier.

The girls are self-confident, and they are friends with Shi Xiangyun, so they can bear not to talk about it, but there are not a few maids who serve the game of cards in the room, and it is inevitable that there will be those who have half-knowledge and love to gossip of.

So in the few days before the new year, following the rumors about Jiao Shun and the second girl, gossip about Jiao and Miss Shi quickly spread in Rongguo Mansion.

The more elegant ones say that there are two unicorns, one male and one female, which contain the marriage of three lives and three generations, and they must be possessed by lovers; the vulgar ones insist that Shi Xiangyun gave Jiao Shun the personal things; no matter how vulgar Yes, just go straight to Xiasanlu.

But no matter which one, they are all lifelike as if they had seen it with their own eyes!
Naturally, Jiao's fanning the flames was indispensable.

Although he is mainly advancing the Daiyu line now, how can he miss this good opportunity that comes to his door?

Besides, if you want to achieve the true Harem ending, two lines and even multiple lines are inevitable, so why is it so strange?

After a year, the news reached Jia Mu again.

But different from the last time when she was furious, the old lady was silent for a long time after asking the reason, then she shook her head and said: "If the family really takes it as a matter of inquiry, others will take it seriously." Now, let it go."

That's what she said, but she was silent for a long time before, obviously not because she was too lazy to pay attention to this matter, but because she had other thoughts.

It's easy to put it bluntly.

First, Jiao Shun's market has risen a lot, not because he was comparable to Jia Yingchun when he was rumored to be having an affair with Jia Yingchun; second, historians have had a bad time recently, and Shi Nai, the Bowling Marquis who is like a pillar, originally wanted to find a fat job. Unexpectedly, by mistake, he was going to be sent to the Far West.

This shows that it may not be possible to return in five or six years, and the family is lacking a capable arm to help.

One climb and one fold in two strokes, but it is barely a good match.

Come three...

After all, this is a matter between the Shijia and Jiao Shun. Although she is the old aunt of the Shijia, it is not easy to do it for her.

Of course, this is all for later, let's not mention it for now.

But said 24 this afternoon.

Jia Lan finally returned home from the academy.

Because his grades were among the best among his peers, he went home happily to announce the good news, but he didn't know that his mother had been ill for a long time when he arrived at the mansion.

At that moment, she even lost her books, so she ran home, threw herself in front of Li Wan's bed, and greeted Li Wan with tears in her eyes.

But he said that since You Shi broke his mind, Li Wan's condition gradually began to improve, the high fever subsided, and his body gradually regained strength, but the false fire in his heart could not be vented for a while, and he tossed and turned at night, day and night. During the day, I can't lift my spirits.

Now seeing her son rushing to the bed and crying, she felt guilty and ashamed, and hurriedly said that most of her illness has been cured, but she didn't sleep well last night, so she lay on the bed to catch up on sleep.

After Jia Lan confirmed it again and again, he burst into laughter.

When it was late at night, Brother Lang served the decoction himself, while complaining: "I know you are afraid of delaying your son's studies, but besides studies, the academy also places great emphasis on personal conduct. If people know that my mother is sick Falling on the bed, but my son is wandering outside, how will I get a foothold in the academy in the future?"

"Yes, yes, I won't dare to hide it from you next time."

Seeing that he looked like a grown-up, Li Wan's heart was ironing, thinking that these days he was thinking about all those nasty things day and night, and he rarely thought about his son, and he felt even more ashamed.

For a moment, he thought of breaking up with Jiao Shun completely.

only……

This thought is held up by the false fire, and it can't be realized.

If he can be worthy of his son, and can... that would be the best!

Just as he was worrying about the law of safety and security in the world, Jia Lan cautiously inquired: "I heard that my mother is suffering from a mental illness this time..."

"I'm not sick because of you!"

Li Wansheng was afraid that he would delay his studies, so he hurriedly said: "You have made progress after entering school, mother will only be happy for you, and we are not far away from each other. I often send people to inquire about your situation in the college. Everything is fine inside, so how can you become ill because of worry?"

"Why did the mother suffer from heart disease?"

"This……"

Li Wan was speechless for a while when asked, she couldn't say that this heart disease was actually caused by physiological needs, right?
Just thinking about how to perfunctory the past, Jia Lan seemed to have already got the answer, and said angrily: "Could it be that he was insulted by that Feng Lazi? If that's the case, baby..."

"shut up!"

Hearing that he suspected Wang Xifeng's head, Li Wan was relieved first, and then hurriedly scolded: "How dare you criticize the elders like this? If people listen to it, what should we do?!"

Seeing her cautious posture, Jia Lan became more and more sure of his guess, so he gritted his teeth and said, "If I can't say a few words of my heart in my own family, I don't think this family should do it. Let's wait for my son to get a good grade in a few years. Take my mother out to live a comfortable life, and don't be squeezed out by these foolish women!"

This so-called confused woman obviously reflected Mrs. Wang in addition to the Wang Xifeng on her face.

Jia Lan has been grudges for a long time, he is a precocious child, and he is sensitive by nature - the original text is 22 chapters, everyone said he is "crazy" - naturally he has long seen that Mrs. Wang does not like her mother and child , and Wang Xifeng's vigilant and secret suppression.

Not to mention the cold reception that came from this!

Therefore, once Li Wan said that it was not because of him, he immediately became suspicious of Wang Xifeng and Mrs. Wang.

But when Li Wan heard his words, while he was pleased with his son's filial piety and ambition, he thought that his Jia Lan was originally the eldest son and grandson, and he was supposed to inherit the Rongguo Mansion's family business, but now he was only thinking about starting a new one. Can't help but feel complicated.

"Mother doesn't believe it?"

Looking at her mother's expression, Jia Lan thought she didn't believe in her own abilities, so she puffed her chest out and said, "Jiao Shun, who was born as a house slave, didn't know a few big characters, and he was able to make a success in the Ministry of Industry." , the son was born in a noble family, and he has read poetry and books since he was a child, can he not compare to him?!"

Hearing his son suddenly mention Jiao Shunlai, Li Wan felt a little uncomfortable.

Originally wanted to change the topic, but he seemed to underestimate Jiao Shun in his words, so he couldn't help but remind him: "You must not underestimate that Jiao Shun, although he has never read a book seriously, there is something in his heart. It’s really rare that the work-study method can hit the two current ills, but it also takes up the righteousness of persuading students, making it impossible for people who are paying attention to find fault.”

"Mother underestimated me too!"

Jia Lan said aggrievedly: "I'm only talking about it at home. How can I make unreasonable comments outside? Because my grandfather thinks highly of him, when someone mentions him recently, I always call him uncle!"

in fact……

The word 'uncle' can also be removed.

"correct."

Jia Lan thought of something again, couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: "I heard that he rehearsed a 'model play' recently, and he won the emperor's favor again. The next flying fish suit!"

"The school teachers all say that the world is going downhill, the world is hanging upside down, and the upright people are full of talents and can't spread their talents. Instead, the lucky villains steal the elegant hall with their ingenious skills."

Listening to his words still contemptuous of Jiao Shun, and agreeing with the complaints of those rotten scholars, Li Wan couldn't help but sit up straight, and said seriously with a straight face: "I let you study for the sake of understanding, but not for Frame yourself and be someone else's marionette responder—you must know that you are a teacher, and you can't listen to some words and believe them!"

"It is said that all things are inferior and only studies are high, but when the great grandfather rose to power in the early years, how many serious scholars were there around him? Even our ancestors were small stewards in the workshop. In terms of background, it may not be better than that anxious Shun!"

"At the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, more than half of even the six ministers were from non-serious scholars' backgrounds, and it was not seen that the Taizu once fell into chaos and the world was in chaos."

"Nowadays scholars control the court, and people like Jiao Shun are suppressed in every possible way, and he is also berated for using ingenious and obscene skills to seduce favors. He is clearly saying that he is on guard against traitors and sycophants, but secretly he is afraid that if he opens this hole, the craftsman The officials have shared the power?"

"Those high-sounding words, you can just echo a few words in the school, but you must not believe them all, let alone blindly stick to the rules and lose the workaround!"

Hearing her mother's solemnity, Jia Lan didn't dare to joke any more, she hurriedly got up and responded respectfully, and then explained with an apologetic smile: "Don't worry, mother, since I was a child, I've been used to those people who appear to be grand on the surface, but secretly play tricks. will not be deceived."

After a pause, he deliberately softened his voice: "Furthermore, Jiao Shun sees his success, and when his son becomes an official in the future, he may point to him to support him. How dare he underestimate him?"

This was meant as a joke, he actually didn't think that he would need Jiao Shun's support as the eldest grandson of the Duke's Mansion.

But unintentionally, Li Wan regained his "original heart".

That's right, when I first came into contact with Jiao Shun, what I thought about was to pave the way for my son, and it was not without this reason that I endured the humiliation later.

Now that even his son has thought about this, how can he give up halfway?

The heart that was already very loose, got this far-fetched excuse again, and at night, without accident, I dreamed of the small courtyard of Ningfu, and that real and strange cave...

　It's so cold, the natural gas pressure valve froze in the middle of the night last night, and the alarm of the gas heater kept going off - I said earlier that this crap is too finely made, it must be cutting corners!
　　
　
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