Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 228

Rongguo Mansion,
I don't know the small courtyard, it's quiet all around, I saw that this small courtyard is not big, but it's not small either, there are all kinds of pavilions and corridors in the courtyard, it has some quiet and elegant appearance,

Moreover, the main house is still a small attic on the second floor, which is considered exquisite.

There is also a small pond in the yard, the water is connected to the artificial lake in the backyard of the Duke's Mansion, so there is water all year round, and there are some water lilies in it.

Seeing some simple and elegant places, Zhang Jinyu was also curious, so she looked into the only pavilion in the courtyard, and saw a familiar but stubborn face.

Whether it was Li Wan or someone else, sitting there quietly, wearing a robe and not feeling cold, Zhang Jinyu motioned for the guards behind him to guard the gate of the yard, while she slowly and gently moved over.

Li Wan was sending the old lady into the house, and Yuanyang gently fed some water. The old lady said that she was a little sleepy, and then sent everyone away.

Looking at the lonely courtyard, only two servant girls, Suyun and Biyue, accompanied him. After coaxing Jia Lan to sleep, Li Wan asked the two maids to accompany her to look after Lan'er. He carried a lantern and came to the pavilion in the courtyard. This was Jia Zhu's favorite place before his death.

Sitting for a while, looking at the withered gardens around me, just a few plum blossoms blooming, Li Wan whispered in his heart,

"It's been another long night. Although the plum blossoms are beautiful, they are always lonely and self-admired. What can I do?"

Zhang Jinyu was so frightened behind her that she didn't dare to move, thinking that she had found herself, and when she heard Li Wan talking there, she thought about it, she was lonely.

Looking at the graceful person in front of him, Zhang Jinyu didn't hold back, and replied;

"Although the night is long, there will always be a dawn. The plum blossoms will admire themselves alone, but they will not bow to the cold winter."

A faint voice came from behind, and Li Wan was so frightened that he stood up with a "ah." and asked;
"Who's there?"

Zhang Jinyu saw that she was helpless, and Li Wan's face changed color with fright, so she couldn't bear it anymore and walked over directly, hugged Li Wan tightly, and said softly;
"The Marquis didn't leave."

Being hugged, Li Wan only felt a broad and warm chest, full of masculine breath, which made people a little intoxicated. When he thought that he was the daughter-in-law of the Duke's Mansion, he immediately reacted, like struggling.

Seeing the person in his arms struggling hard, Zhang Jinyu had no choice but to threaten with words,
"If you're struggling and your voice is too loud, you'll be in trouble if someone else hears you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the person in his arms stiffened immediately, and Li Wan asked in a crying voice;

"Master Hou, didn't you leave? Why did you appear here? You treat me lightly. If someone sees me, I will die."

If you don't move, you will die, Zhang Jinyu said angrily;

"What's dead or alive? If the Marquis disagrees, who would dare? What will you do if Jia Lan is dead? You have also seen what happened in Rongguo Mansion today. You said that the family is separated. What can you and Jia Lan do?"

Li Wan was stunned, thinking of this just now, the second room still has Uncle Baoyu, who is regarded as Mother Jia's darling, and the old lady also said that when she left, all her money would belong to Uncle Bao, and then Mrs. Wang, the mother-in-law, would have long since privately ignored him.

Although the posture of the Duke's Mansion, the property income should belong to his father-in-law, but there is no own, his father left early, and although the two cousins ​​are close to him, they are going to marry after all.There is only one old house left by his father in the capital, but there is no way to continue, so what will happen to me and Lan'er at that time.

Thinking of this made me shed tears.

Seeing people cry, it is just like what Jia Baoyu said, women are made of water,
"Don't cry."

Seeing that Zhang Jinyu couldn't be coaxed, she directly lowered her head and blocked Li Wan's mouth. The two froze, and separated after a moment of tenderness. Li Wan blushed and questioned;
"How can Hou Ye take advantage of me as a widow? If Jia Lan and I really want to separate, the second master and second wife will decide. After all, Jia Lan is their grandson."

Zhang Jinyu hugged her tightly again, letting the two of them stick closer together,
"you."

Li Wan supported Zhang Jinyu's body with both hands to prevent him from getting any further.

"You really believe the two of them. If you are not greedy for money, there is no such thing as today. Just this bit of money, your cheap mother-in-law can get it anywhere as long as she asks, and she can put it off even if she doesn't deserve it. It's not too late to pay back later, but you also saw what she did today. She would rather pay Zhuangzi without saying a word. Don't tell me you don't know the price, Zhuangzi in the capital?"

"This, really."

Li Wan thought about it, her mother-in-law really didn't say a word today, that's not right, who letter did you listen to today.

"Tell me, who's letter did you come here today?"

Zhang Jinyu smiled and whispered in Li Wan's ear;
"You really can't guess? It's Jia Lian, the heir of your big house, who has arranged an appointment with someone from the household department to come here today to collect the owed money."

Hearing Zhang Jinyu mention Jia Lian's name, Li Wan also smiled wryly. At that time, he had some guesses that Jia Lian set it up, but it was not good for him, and he was not sure for a while. Now he can't believe it.

"Then why are you still in the mansion and have not returned to the mansion?"

Zhang Jinyu hesitated a bit, didn't he get lost?
"Isn't that why Wang Xifeng came to the door and asked me to stay and talk?"

Li Wan was shocked when he heard the word Wang Xifeng. Jia Lian is not dead yet.

"She, what does she want you to do, you don't know how to do it."

"What are you thinking about? Wang Xifeng was playing tricks on money. When she asked me when the Marquis Mansion's caravan would leave, whether her share counted or not, of course it did. It's a trivial matter to me."

Zhang Jinyu took the opportunity to explain clearly, but Li Wan didn't believe it, you and Rongguo Mansion are like this, and you can still help Rongguo Mansion run a caravan, no, just said it was a caravan from the Hou Mansion.

"You mean the Marquis Mansion Caravan, not the Rongguo Mansion Caravan. Could it be that the manpower Wang Xifeng has been busy building the caravan for so many days is for the Marquis Mansion?"

"It should be. I heard from Shang University that Wang Xifeng sent many Jia family children, and even sent 5 taels of silver as shares. What's the matter?"

After hearing this, Li Wan felt a little resentful in his heart. Wang Xifeng pretended to be so good, who would have thought that it was for himself to deceive the people in the whole house, they must have leaned in to make Luo Yunhou willing to help, what else is there besides that, Wang Xifeng is really shameless.

As for myself, thinking that I and Lan'er have no one to rely on, and all I can use is my own body, it is not humiliating to stoop to him, but I am still a little ashamed and angry to serve the same person with Wang Xifeng, so I can only ask firmly;
"Zhang Jinyu, I, Li Wan, would like to ask you a question, and you should answer truthfully, otherwise, even if you jumped into the pond and drowned, you would never be allowed to succeed."

Zhang Jinyu was also taken aback when he saw the face of the person in his arms change, showing that he wanted to die. Why did he change his face?

He let go of his hand and let Li Wan stand in front of him, and he straightened his clothes and said seriously;
"Tell me, Ben Hou, listen."

Li Wan wiped away his tears with his sleeves, with bright white teeth and a pretty face, he was one of the few women he had ever met in Beijing.

A pair of slender and white hands tightened the robe on her body, staring at Zhang Jinyu's eyes with a quiet, indifferent, elegant and dignified pretty face and asking;
"I, Li Wan, can be regarded as a scholarly family. My father used to be the Imperial Academy to sacrifice wine. Although he didn't have much official fortune, he was innocent all his life. I am her daughter, and I am a young widow. I have long been like a "grass and ashes".

"The judge, me."

Zhang Jinyu was a little anxious, feeling something was wrong, so she called out Li Wan's nickname, and Li Wan covered her mouth with her hand, and continued;
"Listen to me, you even know my boudoir's name. It can be seen that you have thought about it for a long time. Even if you escaped today, you will still be thinking about it tomorrow. But today, what happened to Jia's mansion once happened twice. Once the old lady leaves, Rongguo Mansion must be destroyed. I want you to make a promise, how will you arrange me and Laner in the future."

Looking at the strong woman with tears in front of her eyes, Zhang Jinyu also thought about it seriously, and then said;

"Gongju, let me talk about you first. I, Zhang Jinyu, am not a person who loves the new and dislikes the old. Didn't your father leave a house, and this Marquis is responsible for renovating it for you. As your second hand, I also have some cash and the land deed of Rongguo Mansion Zhuangzi on me for you."

"I don't want the title deed. I'm too sensitive. Today's incident must be spread, and it's easy to be discovered. Apart from this, you can talk about how Lan'er arranges it."

Seeing Li Wan pressing her hand, Zhang Jinyu held Li Wan's hands tightly and said again;
"Lan'er first studied with the Shang family, and then went directly to the Imperial College when she was older, and then asked for a teacher. After so many ministers in the court, she will recognize a teacher and take the imperial examination. If it doesn't work, it's okay to arrange for a Beijing official to live her life. You don't want the land deed. I still have 5 taels of silver notes on me. I will give you all."

Zhang Jinyu was about to take out a banknote from her arms, but suddenly, she was hugged by Li Wan, and there was a voice in her ear,

"Remember what you said, go into the house."

How could Zhang Jinyu hold back, picked up Li Wan and strode straight to the attic, Li Wan blushed and buried her head in Zhang Jinyu's arms, and when she saw the door, she reminded her;

"Be quiet, enter the door and go left, there is a small room."

Before finishing speaking, Zhang Jinyu rushed in, leaving everything open except for the door. There was indeed a small room to the left and right. Li Wan was laid down on the bed, and she jumped on it without holding back any longer. A muffled panting and suppressed voice sounded for a while.

After a long time, the sound died down.

The two lying on the bed hugged each other tightly, and suddenly Zhang Jinyu's stomach grunted.

Feeling awkward for a moment, Li Wan asked lazily;

"You won't come to see me without eating."

"Didn't your Rongguo Mansion also take care of the food?"

Zhang Jinyu said angrily.

"It's so late, you can only go back and eat. There is no one in the house to cook, are you alone? I have pastries and I can make up for it."

When Li Wan asked such a question, Zhang Jinyu remembered that there was still his own bodyguard guarding the gate of the courtyard, and he was so relieved that he forgot about this matter.

(End of this chapter)