The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 421
After Jia Lian left in a fair manner, Youshi sat alone in the room for a while, then called Yindie in, and said, "Go find the person who came to the Sheng family, and ask her to arrange a few people to ask my old lady, how to deal with the matter." What's the matter, there is trouble.

If it's done, I'll take them over to be with me. "

Not long after Jia Lian left Beijing, Mrs. You found a reason to let Mrs. You, mother and daughter, go back to their hometown.

It's not that she is ruthless and drives away when she runs out of people.

She knew that when her father was still alive, she once discussed a marriage with her second sister.

Although for some reason, Mrs. You regretted it a long time ago and had the intention of retiring, but she has been procrastinating.How decisive is Youshi, since he intends to betroth Second Sister You to Jia Lian, he will not let her leave such a head and tail on him.

So he told Mrs. You and others to go back and finish the matter.

And the reason why I didn't ask for so long before was just a simple means of controlling people.

Although it is my mother and younger sister, they are not relatives. Sometimes, I am afraid that they may not be completely of one mind with her.

Especially the third sister, with a tricky personality and aggressive behavior, she is not very easy to get along with.

Therefore, after letting them see the wealth and honor of the Duke's Mansion, let them go back to the countryside to re-experience the humbleness of a small family, which may make them cherish the days of living in the Duke's Mansion even more.

In Rongguo Mansion, the drama continues.

There is a group in the inner courtyard, and a group in the outer courtyard.

The first class inside was naturally dedicated to Jia Mu, while the outer class only invited a few famous elders and children from the clan to come and have a lively and lively time together.

Jia Baoyu Suxi didn't like this kind of lively drama, unless he was watching it with his sisters.

Therefore, according to common sense, even though Jia Baoyu is a man, at this time, he should be sitting in the inner class and watching the opera with Jia Mu.

But today, for the first time ever, he went outside to watch a play with Jia Zheng.

Even if Jia Zheng reminded him a lesson from time to time, he silently endured it.

After finally waiting for Jia Zheng to go in to toast Jia Mu, Jia Baoyu immediately asked Mingyan to bring two jugs of wine to his study outside.As for himself, he went to the dressing room of the theater troupe, found a young and handsome actor who was a guest star in today's drama, and invited him to Xiaoxu.

Because he met Lai Shangrong, the son of Lai Da who had a friendship with him, he also invited him.

"Hahaha, Second Brother Liu, I have tried many times to find you but have no chance, but I never thought you would come to our house today. I am really overjoyed, little brother!"

Jia Baoyu pulled the actor's wrist, and while inviting him to his study, he said with a smile on his face.

Although the actor was dressed in a costume and had delicate makeup on his face, his demeanor did not have the condescending attitude of ordinary actors.

On the contrary, one can still see a bit of free and easy masculinity from him.

This person is Liu Xianglian, who has always been somewhat famous in the Fengyue Field in Beijing, and is known as the "cold-faced gentleman" Liu Erlang.

Although Liu Xianglian and Jia Baoyu have not known each other for long, they have only met Jia Baoyu a few times. In the end, judging from each other's words and actions, they are not like ordinary people.Moreover, Jia Baoyu's status is also extraordinary, yet she treated him so kindly, Liu Xianglian was moved in her heart, and she also showed kindness on her face.

"You don't need to look for me. I've always been wandering around. Sometimes I don't even know where I'm going. How can you find me?"

As he said, he followed Jia Baoyu and Lai Shangrong into the house.

After sitting down, Lai Shangrong smiled and said: "He didn't lie to you, if he hadn't come to look for me once when he first came to Beijing, I wouldn't know he was in Beijing.

Just a few days ago, the master sent my father to invite the opera troupe. I thought that Uncle Bao had asked me about Erlang’s whereabouts last time, so I went to invite him.Unexpectedly, he was actually willing to come. "

"Brother Lai has an order, how dare younger brother refuse to obey."

As the son of Lai Da, the chief executive of the Rongguo Mansion, Lai Shangrong was released from slavery since he was a child, and won the election again, so his status is naturally not low.Therefore, those who make friends are all the children of the rich and powerful in Beijing, even Liu Erlang, who is born in a family and has a cold face and a cold heart, treats him on an equal footing.

In any case, since seeing Liu Xianglian twice last year, Jia Baoyu, who has never forgotten her, is very happy to see her again this time, so it is very happy to drink and talk at the same time.

For a moment Jia Baoyu thought of Qin Zhong again, so he took Liu Xianglian's hand and asked, "By the way, Second Brother Liu, did you see Qin Zhong when you came to Beijing?"

Liu Xianglian nodded.Speaking of which, he got acquainted with Qin Zhong first, and then Jia Baoyu.

After all, the reason why he was in contact with the Jia family back then was because Jia Zhen and his son of Ningguo Mansion admired his name and spent a lot of money to invite him to come to the house to rehearse several plays.Seeing that Jia Rong's brother-in-law, Qin Zhong, has an extraordinary character and appearance, and is not an ordinary dandy, so he has some friendship.

"How is Xiao Zhong'er?"

Liu Xianglian was a little excited and surprised to see Jia Baoyu.Based on the relationship between the Jia family and the Qin family, it is reasonable to say that Jia Baoyu and Qin Zhong are two people who are easy to meet, but why does Jia Baoyu look like he has not seen him for a long time and is very concerned?
Upon seeing this, Lai Shangrong explained cryptically: "For some reason, the old lady at home forbids Uncle Bao to communicate with Qin Zhong, that's why Uncle Bao is like this."

Liu Xianglian also sensed that there must be a secret in it, so she couldn't get to the bottom of it, because she said: "There is nothing unusual about him, but he looks thinner than before."

"Hey, I knew how his delicate body could withstand the abuse of others. Fortunately, he recovered from his illness."

Jia Baoyu naturally knew that Qin Zhong was not only beaten by Qin Bangye, but also fell ill after the Zhizhier incident.

At first, he went to sneak a visit without telling Jiamu and others, but Qin Zhong didn't pay much attention to him, and Qin Bangye didn't welcome him, so he didn't go any more because he was discouraged.

"Hahaha, I just knew that you guys were hiding here behind my back and eating your own wine!"

Just when Jia Baoyu was having a good time, the door of the room was suddenly opened with a bang. Jia Baoyu was shocked and thought that Jia Zheng had found him.

After hearing the voice, I knew it was Xue Pan.

"Brother Xue is here, please sit down."

Xue Pan's chubby body rushed into the room, a pair of slightly smaller eyes turned treacherously, and his eyes fell on Liu Xianglian beside him, and suddenly they were brilliant.

Although Liu Xianglian was not very happy, she bowed her hands politely.

"This is Liu Erlang. I have admired your name for a long time, but I have never seen you. I am so lucky to see you here today~"

Xue Pan didn't care about Lai Shangrong and Jia Baoyu at all, he stepped forward to hold Liu Xianglian's hand, expressing his heartfelt feelings.

But Liu Xianglian dodged quietly, Xue Pan didn't care, instead he glanced at the table and beckoned everyone to sit down.

Naturally, Lai Shangrong did not dare to offend Xue Pan, and Jia Baoyu always treated Xue Pan perfunctorily for Baochai's sake.Liu Xianglian saw the attitude of Jia Baoyu and the two of them, and knew that Xue Pan's status should be good, so it would be inconvenient to offend him.

But after he re-entered the table, he found that Xue Pan looked at him with evil eyes, and even repeatedly reached out to try to take advantage of him, Liu Xianglian was very unhappy.

Lai Shangrong saw it, and when Xue Pan wanted to show his face, he hurriedly stopped him, and said with a smile, "Uncle Xue is drunk."

"Nonsense, I only ate so much today that I'm not drunk... It's just that people are not drunk, they are drunk, hahaha..."

Xue Pan made what he thought was the most attractive, unrestrained shape, and stared straight at Liu Xianglian.

But don't blame him for this.

It turned out that Xue Pan had heard of Liu Xianglian's name in Jia's mansion since he entered Beijing, but he had never met Liu Xianglian by chance.

I was bored today, I heard that the Rongguo Mansion was putting on a show, so I came over to have a look, and I didn't expect to see Liu Xianglian who came on stage as a guest in the play.

Because of Liu Xianglian's "excellent reputation", and seeing that her guest appearances today are all "Shengdan Fengyue Opera", he thought that Liu Xianglian was also a top-notch actor like he had seen before.

Actors like this with excellent character and appearance are usually the playthings of the powerful and powerful, and they are well versed in the ways of romance.

Xue Pan is not arbitrary, otherwise, why would the three well-behaved men stay indoors and eat wine in broad daylight?
Not really, Jia Baoyu and Lai Shangrong are eating alone behind his back!

Now that he has found him, naturally he will not let go.

(End of this chapter)