The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 432 Birthday [Continued]

This evening.

The Grand View Garden, which had been silent for a while, resumed its bustling scene with the start of the dinner party. Even Jia She and Jia Zhen also came out of the arena one after another.

But this time, the atmosphere of the male chairman became strange again.

Because there were many elders present, Xue Biao was sitting at the head of Xue Pan with a little restraint. Seeing this scene, he couldn't help wondering, so he pulled Xue Pan and asked in a low voice: "Brother, is there a relationship between Master She and Master Zhen of Ningguo Mansion? What's the quarrel?"

"Is this..."

Xue Pan was staring at Xiaodan on the stage with bright eyes, and when he heard this question, his face froze immediately, and he spread his hands in an embarrassing way: "I am not very familiar with them, you ask me, but I Ask who to go to?"

Xue Biao saw that his words were insincere, and he knew that he must have touched the secrets of the Rongguo Mansion, and most of his cousin had participated in it—otherwise, if there is a difference between closeness and closeness, why should he hide it from himself?

So he didn't ask any more, but kept the question in his heart for the time being.

At this time, Ying'er walked over quickly, and whispered a few words in Xue Pan's ear. Xue Pan hurriedly got up and said to Jia She as if he had been pardoned, "My lord, please forgive me. I'll take him down to rest first."

Jia She Nianxu nodded: "Since that's the case, I won't keep your brothers anymore - they are all from my own family. If you need anything in the future, just open your mouth."

Xue Pan led Xue Biao to thank Jia Amnesty, said "excuse me" twice to everyone, and then followed Yinger out of the main hall.

Aunt Xue led Baochai and sister Baoqin to wait outside the door for a long time, when she saw his brother coming out, she pulled Xue Biao to tell him what to do. Send it outside the garden.

Walking to the intersection, Aunt Xue stopped and was about to say goodbye to the two brothers, but suddenly heard someone yelling behind the rocks.

Because the voice was very familiar, Aunt Xue couldn't help wondering: "Who is there, why does it sound familiar?"

"It seems to be Xiangling!"

Because Ying'er is most familiar with Xiangling, she immediately recognized her voice.

Everyone went inside without knowing, fearing that something happened to Xiangling, so they followed the voice to find the past, but saw Xiangling holding a vase and looking at the top of the rock, constantly reminding: "Master, be careful! These few branches should be enough!"

Looking at the rock again, there is a tall figure clinging to it, picking and picking the autumn chrysanthemums blooming in the mountain.

Seeing this, Aunt Xue couldn't help exclaiming: "Come down, come down, why are you climbing so high at night?!"

Jiao Shun looked back at the crowd and nodded, but he didn't answer. He turned around and broke off a few more with scissors.

Amidst the exclamation of the crowd, he straightened his back as if nothing happened, took off the flower branch he was biting in his mouth, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "The boy was on a whim, and my wife who doesn't want to be tired is worried about me."

Aunt Xue patted her chest in fear, and complained ups and downs: "This is the fifth rank of the dynasty, but how can you be so reckless? What if you fall?!"

"I didn't even intend to climb up."

Jiao Shun explained: "I just wandered here and saw a lot of chrysanthemums blooming here, so I wanted to pick some and take them home for Xiuyan and the children to see. I didn't want to really search, only to find that it was too early, and most of these chrysanthemums were unbearable. Well, only the few plants on the rocks may have been fully exposed to the sun on weekdays, but they bloomed earlier than others, so this is why..."

While talking, he simply regulated the chrysanthemums in his hand, pieced together a bunch of them, and then trimmed the length of the flower branches one by one.

But Baoqin secretly asked her cousin who Xing Xiuyan was, and she couldn't help being very curious.

Earlier, I heard my brother talk about the glorious deeds of Jiao Jijiu, from a slave who gave birth to a child to a fifth rank in the dynasty in just a few years, only if Jiao Shun is dedicated to official career and economics, anyone who wants to turn around will see how he loves his son. Husband scene.

Seeing that Jiao Shun was always pruning at a slant, he couldn't help asking: "Brother Jiao's pruning like this, but what's the name?"

Maybe it's because she is in the period of changing her voice, her voice is a bit like that kind of clip sound, but it is much more natural than the deliberately suppressed one, and it is more poignant to people's hearts.

However, Jiao Shun's current thoughts are more focused on Aunt Xue.

He knew very well that a bird in the forest is not as good as a bird in the hand, so naturally he would not make such a mistake as Baoyu, so he immediately put on an upright gentleman's face and said with a smile: "It's not a matter of name, it's convenient to do this." It absorbs water in the bottle and it lasts for a while."

"I see."

Bao Qin nodded slightly, but Xue Biao couldn't help but exclaimed: "Brother Jiao has also studied flower arrangement?"

"Haha~"

Jiao Shun smiled heartily, waved his hands and said, "Brother Tad thinks highly of me, I'm just hearsay, how can I call it research?"

As he said, he motioned Xiang Ling to hold the vase closer, inserted the regulated bouquet inside, and carefully pinched off the dense leaves, and then ordered: "Take it back, if the aunt and the girl have already fallen asleep , I will put it in the living room for the time being, and I will send it in tomorrow morning."

After Xiangling left holding the flowers, Jiao Shun took his leave and went back to the main hall of the Grand View Garden.

But when Xue Pan and Xue Biao brothers were sent away, Aunt Xue and Baochai were a little out of sorts.

Aunt Xue was better, but Baochai had mixed feelings in her heart.

After Jiao Shun was promoted to Jijiu, Jia Baoyu's status and background advantages as a descendant of the Rongguo Mansion and a prospective uncle had basically been leveled or even overtaken. Considering the attitude and ability of the two in economic career, the gap will only increase in the future. getting bigger.

Even in terms of being gentle and considerate to women, now it seems that Jiao Shun is even more than that.

Originally, she was most worried about the issue of "taking risks", but after she personally participated in the Dali Temple battle [although it was just a soy sauce], she was mostly dismissed.

Facts have proved that although Jiao Shun is young and has not read any books, he has a risk control ability that is not commensurate with his age and experience.

All kinds of ingenious calculations during the period are nothing but prophets, and more importantly, from the message he conveyed to Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai realized that Jiao Shun had actually prepared a retreat early in the morning, and always maintained a posture of advancing and retreating.

Leaving aside the biggest worry, how could Jia Baoyu have the slightest advantage in front of Jiao Shun now?

Is it...

Did I really make the wrong choice?
But it is too late no matter how repentant it is, I can only let the feeling of loss linger in my heart.

Seeing that the mother and son were both preoccupied, Baoqin had a stomach full of questions to ask, so it was inconvenient for her to open her mouth for a while.

The three returned to the main hall door silently. Aunt Xue gathered herself together and ordered: "I'll call Miss Lin to come out——Baochai, you also follow them to help clean up."

"No need, no need!"

Baoqin quickly waved her hand: "I left the servant girl in the Xiaoxiang Hall in the afternoon, and I have Sister Lin's people to help me. It has already been arranged properly by now."

As he said that, he smiled again and said, "Auntie, did she forget? I have been with my father since I was a child, and the maids and servants are already familiar with these things."

"Ah~"

She has a charming face, but how can Aunt Xue not know the pain behind it?

Can't help sighing: "Your uncle and your father are cruel, leaving us orphans and widows..."

"mom!"

Seeing that Wang Xifeng sent a group of female relatives out, Baochai quickly interrupted Aunt Xue's mourning, and urged: "It's getting late, let's invite sister Lin out."

After Aunt Xue entered the door, Xue Baochai pulled his cousin aside alone and exhorted: "Since you said that everything is ready, I will not follow you - rest early when you get there, but don't worry about it." Playing and staying up late."

Baoqin took her arm and said with a smile: "Sister, I've been doing nothing on the boat these days. I only eat and sleep every day. How can I be tired?"

"Even if you're not tired, your sister Lin should be tired after this day."

Baochai said seriously: "She has always been weak and sick, but she never knows how to take care of her body—so I'm not afraid that the two of you will get along badly, but I'm afraid that you will lose your temper with each other, and you will not care about it when you are playful."

Suddenly, Baoqin agreed obediently.

At the same time, I thought to myself, I thought my sister and sister Lin were at odds before, but now it seems that this is not the case.

But not long after Lin Daiyu came out, Baochai entrusted her to Daiyu, watched the two go far away, and then returned to the palace alone.

As a result, as soon as he entered the door, he saw Baoyu rolling in the arms of the old lady and acting coquettishly. Although Cheng Huan, the younger generation, was also showing filial piety, but...

Hey~
When will he grow up?
Not to mention how upset Baochai was.

However, after Baoqin left the Grand View Garden with Lin Daiyu, she couldn't help asking along the road: "Sister Lin, what kind of person is Brother Jiao?"

Lin Daiyu wondered, "Why did you suddenly ask Brother Jiao?"

Baoqin then told her elder brother full of praise in front of her, as well as the matter of Jiao Shun picking flowers just now, omitting Xue Baochai's mention of Jiao Shun in his family letter.

Lin Daiyu came to a sudden, covered her mouth with a smile and said: "It's not surprising, when Sister Xing was forced to be Brother Jiao's concubine, I felt sorry for her for a long time, who knows that it was a mistake."

"I have to?"

Baoqin became more and more surprised, and hurriedly asked: "Where did you start talking about this?"

Lin Daiyu also told about Xing Xiuyan's identity and why she became Jiao Shun's concubine, and Baoqin sighed.

"It's also fortunate that Brother Jiao knows the cold and the hot. He loves Sister Xing in every possible way. Not only does he leave all the housework to her, but he also..."

Halfway through, Lin Daiyu suddenly came to her senses. It is not easy to spread the matter of the sisters' anonymous publication, especially Baoqin will soon marry into Mei Hanlin's family. one.

So he hurriedly changed the topic, and talked about Jiao Shun's usual considerate performance.

Baoqin was amazed when she heard this, and couldn't help sighing: "Sure enough, it's true that people can't be judged by their appearance. It would be great if the elder brother of the Mei family also has such a temper."

Lin Daiyu couldn't help laughing, and jokingly said: "You girl is so shameless, you put on Mr. Mei for no reason, could it be that you can't wait to get married?"

"What's this?"

Bao Qin didn't take it seriously and said: "I came to Beijing this time to get married, not to mention who among us girls doesn't want to marry a good-looking man who knows the cold and the hot?"

Lin Daiyu didn't expect her to be so calm, and was touched by these words, the smile on her face gradually disappeared, and she sighed to herself: "Yes, who among us girls doesn't want to marry a Ruyi who knows the cold and the hot? Sir?"

Walked forward silently for a while, and then heard Baoqin muttering and asking: "Sister Lin, I don't know if I should ask a question or not."

Lin Daiyu smiled slightly: "We've all lived together, what else is there to ask?"

"that is……"

Baoqin hesitated and said: "When I said that I would live in this afternoon, I saw that my sisters seemed a little... If it's inconvenient, just say so."

She had been holding this in her heart for a long time. At first she thought it was because her cousin and sister Lin were at odds, but Baochai's attitude just now seemed to be different-and seeing that Lin Daiyu was not the kind of secretive person, she finally endured it. I couldn't help asking.

Lin Daiyu was taken aback for a moment, apparently not expecting her to ask such a direct question, and immediately took Baoqin into her arms, and said with a smile: "I don't think that Sister Bao is the one who will turn back and forth, but there is a younger sister like you."

He didn't hide it, he told Baochai that he had a good relationship with Baoyu since he was a child, and after that, he broke with Baoyu for various reasons, and Baochai was about to be engaged to Baoyu. said.

In the end, he concluded: "Originally, I couldn't blame Sister Bao for this matter, it was all... but I couldn't let go of it in my heart, and I really couldn't get close to Sister Bao."

Then Baoqin came to a sudden, and secretly lamented that Jia Baoyu looked interesting, whoever imagined that he didn't know the seriousness, and secretly didn't even take the slightest responsibility.

For a moment, she couldn't help worrying about the injustice entrusted to her by her cousin, and then pushed herself to others, and began to worry about whether her future husband would be a good match.

At the same time, she hurriedly confessed to Baochai, "My sister is very close to Sister Lin. When she came here, she specially told me that Sister Lin is weak, so she must not drag you around."

Lin Daiyu shook her head slightly: "She is naturally good, otherwise she wouldn't let the sisters praise her, but I just can't get over this hurdle in my heart."

As he spoke, he smiled again: "Don't talk about these things. Everyone agreed to play cards tomorrow. I brought them here specially. I will teach you how to practice in the evening, so as not to be confused and unable to get involved tomorrow."

"play cards?"

Xue Baoqin was surprised and said: "Is it Yezi opera or playing horse hanging? Although I am not proficient in these things, I do play them occasionally - could it be that the rules in this capital are different from other places?"

"Not the cliché stuff."

Lin Daiyu waved her hand and said, "It's Brother Jiao's new card game. It borrows the characters and stories from the Three Kingdoms. It can be played by four or five people, and even by a dozen or so people. It's interesting and doesn't involve gambling. It's already played in the capital. It's popular, I heard that even the ladies in the palace often get together to play cards recently."

Hearing that it was Jiao Shun's new card game, and it has become popular in the capital, Baoqin couldn't help covering her mouth and exclaiming: "He made it again? What else does the brother of the Jiao family know?"

　Alas, my full attendance...

　　Not to mention, after eating and resting, go for a night run to relax - I tried to run before, and I was like a dog who was tired after three or 500 meters. Recently, I have been exercising at home for a while, and I will try again to see if I have improved.

　　PS: Looking at the recent trend of public opinion on the Internet, those who have basic diseases like Lao Ao and have no rights and money, it is best to exercise!
　　
　
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