The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 485 Prelude [[-]]

Outside the gate of the Champs Elysees.

Shi Xiangyun watched Jiao Shun disappear at the end of the plank road with a good eye, and then reluctantly looked away, but when he turned around, he saw that Bao Qin seemed to be distracted, thinking that she was still worried about her brother.

So he stepped forward and took Baoqin's hand to comfort him and said, "Sister, relax, brother Jiao's plan is very thorough, not to mention that the second brother is waiting in Kaifeng mansion now, if something goes wrong, he will come forward to take care of you." answer."

Guiltyly avoiding her concerned gaze, Xue Baoqin said falteringly: "It's not that I don't trust Second Brother Bao, it's just, it's..."

"All right."

Seeing this, Lin Daiyu hurriedly stepped forward to help her and said: "My brother is going to sue for her own affairs outside, how can you let her feel at ease? We have been making trouble all morning, so let her calm down for a while. Be quiet."

Shi Xiangyun thought it was the same reason, so he repeatedly told Daiyu to take care of Baoqin, and the sisters dispersed separately.

Others don't mention it.

But when Lin Daiyu and Xue Baoqin returned to the Xiaoxiang Hall, Daiyu immediately dismissed the others, spread her hands and said, "What kind of gift did he return to you? Let me see it?"

It was Daiyu who started it when he said "Jianyou".

Therefore, Baoqin didn't hide her idea of ​​wanting to leave a memory.

Seeing Xue Baoqin shaking his head slightly, he immediately took out the sachet from the pouch, and gently placed it on Lin Daiyu's gleaming white Ruyu palm.

Lin Daiyu was taken aback, weighed the sachet lightly and frowned: "Didn't you follow out earlier, didn't you get a chance to give him? It's a pity that I specially covered you in the room!"

"It's not like there's no chance."

Xue Baoqin shook her head again: "It's just that I held back when I was about to come. You and I will stay in the capital for a month and a half. At this time, we are arguing about exchanging letters... Wouldn't it be embarrassing to see you again in the future?"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to gather Daiyu's five onion fingers, and grabbed the light almond-colored sachet: "Sister, keep this thing first, and give it to him after I leave."

"This……"

Lin Daiyu looked down at the sachet, and said hesitantly: "But don't you want to keep it in mind? After you leave, where will he return the gift?"

Xue Baoqin giggled, stretched her waist and said: "What I give is my heart, so I exchange it for something, but I'm afraid it may not be something that compares my heart to my heart. If that is the case, why bother to ask for something in return?"

Lin Daiyu was thoughtful when she heard the words, put away the sachet for a while, and sighed quietly: "The most rare thing in this world is probably to compare your heart with your heart."

As soon as Baoqin heard this, she knew that she had touched Sister Lin's sadness, and she was in a hurry to make amends, but she didn't want Lin Daiyu to suddenly say that something had fallen into the lotus root champagne, let her be quiet first, and specially kept Zijuan Taking care of him at home, he hurried away.

Just after leaving the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, Lin Daiyu didn't go to the Ou Xiangxie, but followed the opposite road, going round and round to the Hengwu Courtyard.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw Ying'er coming out of the main room holding the wash water.

After two glances, Ying'er was stunned, and after a while she hurriedly laughed and said: "This is really a rare visitor, is the girl here to look for our girl, or Miss Shi?"

Just like Xue Baochai would not easily set foot in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion alone, the number of times Lin Daiyu came to Hengwu Courtyard alone is also one of the few.

"I'm here to find Sister Bao."

Lin Daiyu replied lightly, and then asked, "I wonder if Sister Bao is convenient for meeting guests?"

"My sister was joking."

Before the words fell, Xue Baochai came out of the room early, her hair was covered with black hair and was wrapped in a handkerchief, she had just washed her hair, and she smiled and said: "I'm not an outsider, what's inconvenient between us sisters?" of?"

Then, he invited Lin Daiyu into the house.

Lin Daiyu is a master whose love and hatred are clearly written on her face, not to mention that she has broken her mind with Baochai long ago, so even if Baochai's attitude is affectionate, she still has no intention of greeting her, and directly said: "I This time, I really want to ask my sister for something."

Xue Baochai saw the solemnity of what she said, but she didn't dare to agree easily, and asked cautiously: "I don't know what is important, why do you want to trouble my sister to run this all by herself?"

"It's not a valuable thing at all."

Lin Daiyu said: "It's the draft of 'Essays' written by Brother Jiao."

Xue Baochai couldn't help being startled when she heard the words, she never thought that Lin Daiyu came to the door to ask for a draft of the essay, she couldn't help being surprised: "What does my sister want the essay for?"

Lin Daiyu's eyes were full of love, and she met her probing gaze without flinching: "Sometimes I feel something, and I want to imitate it and write down a few notes."

When Baochai heard this, she knew it was perfunctory.

Jiao Shun's essays, that is to say, are a little new in terms of style. When it comes to writing style, even Yingchun Xichun, who have never been good at it, might surpass him.

Now that the style of writing has already been figured out by herself, and there are new drafts that are circulated everywhere, why does she need to imitate the draft?
In a flash, Xue Baochai came up with several possibilities, but after thinking about it, she felt that they were not reliable.

However, although this matter is strange, it is not a big deal after all, not to mention that she has always been a city man, so she simply gave up speculation and investigation, and said with a smile: "Since that is the case, my sister sit here for a while, I will fetch it for my sister."

As she said that, she got up and went into the room, took out a small box with a lock from the drawer of the dressing table, opened it with a key close to her body, and took out a few drafts from it.

But holding the draft in her hand, she didn't go out immediately, but lost her mind in a sense of loss.

After a while, she sighed slightly, and then pulled herself together and sent out the draft.

Lin Daiyu took the draft and found that it was well preserved, except that there were some rough edges on the edges, obviously caused by frequent flipping.

She looked up at Baochai in some surprise, and wanted to ask a question, but she thought that Baochai and Baoyu had already received a marriage gift from the emperor, so she felt that it would be superfluous to ask any more.

So I thanked him, then turned back to the Xiaoxiang Hall by the same route, and walked into the east chamber where Baoqin was.

Seeing her go back and forth, Baoqin hurriedly got up to greet her, but before she could speak, Lin Daiyu solemnly handed her the draft: "You also know that he hasn't read any books, this thing says it's his It’s not an exaggeration to pour your heart and soul into it, and it should be enough to make up for that heart.”

Baoqin looked at the draft in her hand, opened her mouth slightly for a moment, and didn't know what to do - how could she not know that there must be other reasons for Sister Lin's sudden departure?

But after all the calculations, she never thought that Lin Daiyu was going to ask for this 'heart' for herself!
Seeing her in a daze, Lin Daiyu said again: "Don't worry, I just said that Sister Bao is borrowing it for a while, and it doesn't involve you at all - presumably she won't take the initiative to ask for it. If she really asks for it, I just say It was accidentally lost."

"elder sister!"

As soon as the words fell, Xue Baoqin hugged her, choked up and said: "His kindness is rare, but how can it match my sister's kindness?!"

"Be careful to damage the draft!"

Lin Daiyu reminded subconsciously, seeing that instead of letting go, she hugged Baoqin even tighter. After a little hesitation, she also hugged Baoqin with her backhand.

The two sisters hugged each other for a long time, Baoqin took the initiative to get away, but her two watery eyes were still staring at Lin Daiyu without blinking, making Lin Daiyu feel a little uncomfortable.

So he pretended to be angry and said: "Look at you, you still say that you have seen it on weekdays, and you are crying like a cat with a colorful face for these little things."

As he spoke, he took a handkerchief to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Xue Baoqin didn't stop her, and only waited until Lin Daiyu was almost wiped, then raised her hand and held her catkin together with the handkerchief, and said seriously: "I came to the capital this time. I didn't get married, and I met a lover because of fate." No points, even admitting to a godmother is anticlimactic—although I didn’t tell anyone, I was not angry in my heart, and I always wanted to accomplish something so that I would have no regrets.”

"I used to think it would be good to bring down the Mei family, but after all, it was Brother Jiao and my brother who made the decisions. I was just sitting back and reaping the benefits. What else can I take credit for?"

"I've been thinking about it for several days, but I can't figure it out, and now I finally see the light of day..."

As she said that, she suddenly knelt down on her knees, raised her head eagerly and said, "I recognize my sister as my real sister today, okay?"

Just as Lin Daiyu was about to pull her up, she hesitated for a moment when she heard this, and immediately knelt down facing her, and said solemnly, "I am going to marry Jinlan with my younger sister."

"elder sister!"

Baoqin was overjoyed, and rushed forward to hug Lin Daiyu again, choked up and said, "This one is done, even if there are ten or a hundred piles in front of me, I have no regrets in coming to the capital this time!"

…………

Not to mention how the two sisters faced the Xiangzhu in the courtyard this afternoon, and vowed to bond with Jinlan to share weal and woe.

But when Ping'er returned home from Ou Xiangxie, he saw Wang Xifeng sitting in front of the dressing table fiddling with jewellery, so he swung back and forth, and told her exactly what Jiao Shun said.

Unexpectedly, Wang Xifeng nodded first after listening to it, and then her pretty face suddenly sank, she casually threw the hairpin in her hand into the dressing box, turned around and said unhappily: "Now that I have a clue, let's help to refer to it if you tell me." It's done, but why do you still keep it from us? Could it be that in her eyes, I am not as knowledgeable as those yellow-haired girls?"

Ping'er didn't expect her to be jealous at this time, so he couldn't laugh or cry for a moment, so he could only try to explain to Jiao Shun: "Where is grandma thinking? He probably hasn't made up his mind yet, and he's afraid that he hasn't thought it through enough—besides People come and go there, and it’s not a place to talk.”

"Hmph~ Just lean towards him!"

But once Wang Xifeng became jealous, would he listen to others' persuasion?
He snorted coldly, and said with a pretty face, "I think he is clearly underestimating us! He is obviously a rough guy, how many people outside scold him for being unlearned and incompetent? I don't want to learn those sour ways in secret—" —Does it have to come up with a few sour words to be considered capable?"

As she said that, she slapped the table heavily, stood up and said: "Don't wait for him, let's do things first, and let this thief see your grandma's tricks!"

"This……"

Ping'er saw that she had gone into a dead end and insisted on proving her ability to Jiao Shun, and it was difficult to persuade her for a while, so she cautiously asked: "Could it be that grandma has already made up her mind?"

"So what if you have an idea, so what if you don't have an idea?"

Wang Xifeng gave her a sideways look, and said clearly: "Are you afraid that I will ruin his affairs? Don't worry, I have my own measure."

As he spoke, he paced back and forth in the room, muttering in his mouth: "Unless it's about killing—that thief obviously doesn't have the guts, and if he doesn't have the guts, then this matter can't be bypassed by the old lady and the old lady." go!"

"Master, it's not easy to act rashly for the time being; what about the old lady...The Lai family is relying on the old lady, so in order not to startle the snake, we can only talk about it at the end."

Speaking of this, she stood still, and said decisively: "Let's go to the wife and apply eye drops to Lai's house, laying the groundwork in advance - there is a ready-made excuse right in front of my eyes!"

Ping'er hurriedly asked how to pave the way, and what was the reason.

Wang Xifeng refused to explain, but told her to call Lin Zhixiao's family, and had a private conversation in the room for more than two quarters of an hour...

afternoon.

When Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue came back from their natal home, they were inevitably tired.

Aunt Xue went back to the house to take a nap. Mrs. Wang was about to take a nap after washing up. Not wanting to, Wang Xifeng came to her and reported to her the results of her secret investigation of Jia Amnesty.

Mrs. Wang's willow eyebrows stood upright when she heard it.

The tire business is now not only the pillar industry of Rongguo Mansion, but also the most suitable private property for Baoyu and Baochai couples to control - Baochai's dowry includes the dry shares of the shop.

Now that Jia Amnesty has done such a thing, how can Mrs. Wang allow him?

But Jia Amnesty is Chengjue's eldest son after all, and he has always been a bully. If he really refuses to be disciplined, even the old lady may not be able to suppress him.

Therefore, how to deal with it in detail still needs to be discussed in the long run.

The aunt and nephew were discussing, and it was reported that Lin Zhixiao's family had come to find them.

Mrs. Wang thought she was chasing Wang Xifeng, so she passed it on by word of mouth. Lin Zhixiao's family was taken aback when they saw Wang Xifeng, and then hesitated and concealed it, saying a few words without saying anything serious.

As soon as Mrs. Wang noticed something strange, Wang Xifeng next to her was annoyed first: "What happened, what is there to hide from my wife?!"

Lin Zhixiao's family didn't dare to hide it anymore, so they had to be cautious, and reported to them that someone in the house was secretly investigating Mrs. Wang and Jiao Shun.

This was naturally Wang Xifeng's idea.

She ordered Lin Zhixiao's family in advance to conceal the fact that Lai Da was also investigating what went wrong between Jia Zheng and Jiao Shun. Although the rest of the [-]% was true, it changed in Mrs. Wang's ears. .

After dismissing Lin Zhixiao's family, Wang Xifeng pretended to be puzzled and said, "What's going on? If Lin Zhixiao's family hadn't come to report, I would have never heard anything!"

Then he asked Mrs. Wang: "Madam, do you know who is targeting you and Brother Shun?"

Before Mrs. Wang could answer, she asked again with a puzzled expression: "Why does this man involve his wife and Brother Shun together?"

Mrs. Wang was already suspicious at first, but after listening to Wang Xifeng's knowingly questioning, her complexion became more and more ugly. She thought that she had hidden the truth from Miss Feng, and it was not the Lin family's doing, most likely it was Lai Da's instruction.

But why did Lai Da suddenly investigate the matter between himself and Jiao Shun?

unless……

How dare he entrust such a thing to the servants with great fanfare? !
(End of this chapter)