Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 416 Breaking into Li Wan’s courtyard
Xiren carefully followed Zijuan into the house, and went to the main room towards the east pavilion. The room was quite bright and bright, the furniture had been thrown outside, and even many of the curtains around it had been removed, leaving only a bed. , a cabinet and a table, the bedding is new.

As for the other furniture, they must be those that were thrown away in the yard, but the yard is quite exquisite, and the main house is actually a two-story attic. However, seeing that the stairs outside are still dusty, I guess I don’t have time to take care of them.

Entering the Dongge room, he saw Lin Daiyu in plain clothes sitting on the bed. Xiren leaned forward at the entrance, bowed and asked with a smile;
"I've seen Miss Lin before. Why doesn't she rest? She's not used to it."

Daiyu looked at the person coming. She was tall, handsome, with a kind face, and she was a good talker.

He hurriedly gave way:
"Come, come here, sister, please sit down."

Xiren didn't see anyone outside, picked up her skirt, walked two steps, and sat on the edge of the bed. Zijuan walked to Lin Daiyu and stood next to her, and said on the girl's behalf;

"Miss Lin is sad here. She was thinking about it just after the Marquis and the old lady left. Then she said with tears in her eyes: 'I just came to the house today, and I haven't recognized my family yet, so I messed up your family treasure. Second Master's madness, and if the jade was broken, wouldn't it be my fault? I should blame it on myself. So I felt sad and aggrieved, and I finally persuaded him to do so."

Xiren's face turned red with embarrassment. He had also seen what happened today. Mr. Bao had never thrown a jade like this before. He didn't know what kind of temper he had committed today and triggered hysteria.

He comforted me by his side,

"How can Miss Lin think like this? Don't be like this. Mr. Bao is used to being arrogant in the house and has no personal restraint. I'm afraid there will be more weird jokes than this in the future! If he behaves like this, you I'm worried about being sad. I'm afraid that this will happen again in the future. Don't worry too much! Now Mr. Bao has read a book and is feeling a little better. Today, I'm just afraid that I went to the temple to fulfill my vows. I was a little tired and got agitated, so I fell into hysteria."

Daiyu smiled slightly. Although she said that, it would be better not to touch it in the future. But today, Zhang Jinyu, the husband, was very interested in that jade. She was also curious about what kind of sacred object could be brought out from the mother's womb. Her thoughts changed. , asked;

"Oh, what Sister Xiren said is true. I'll just remember it. I just want to ask, what is the origin of that jade? There are writings on it? But it's true."

Xiren's expression changed slightly. She herself had heard about the origin of this jade. The second wife also forbade servants from talking nonsense in private. If caught, they would be severely punished. She said carefully,
"It's right for the girl to be curious. Even the family in the house doesn't know its origin. I heard that when Luo Cao took it out from his mouth, it had a ready-made hole on it. There is indeed a word on it, but the slave doesn't recognize it. I'll wait for an opportunity. , how about I bring it to you now and you’ll know.”

Lin Daiyu didn't know whether what Xiren said was true or not, so she could take the precious jade as she was told. If something went wrong in the process, she couldn't tell clearly, so she had to refuse;

"That's all! It's late at night now. It's not too late to look at it again when I have the chance."

Seeing that Lin Daiyu's face looked better, Xiren managed to smile happily.
"Then what Miss Yilin said, we'll look at it later, that's what happened."

The two said some more words before the attacker left.

And outside the hospital,
Zhang Jinyu and others were originally walking towards the gate of Rongguo Mansion, but as soon as they left the courtyard, they saw that the path here looked familiar. After walking a few steps, they remembered that this was the path that night, Li Wan's courtyard. It shouldn't be far from here.

Thinking of Li Wan, I walked.

Zhang Jinyu turned around unexpectedly and walked towards the path in his memory. Not long after, he saw the familiar firewood shed with the door open. After walking for a while, he saw a small courtyard with a two-story attic. .

Zhang Jinyu saw that there was no one around, carefully opened the courtyard door, walked in, and then made a gesture behind him, telling the guards to stay silent and stay here.

Seeing the bright lights in the attic, he naturally knew that no one was asleep, so he quietly entered the corridor and came to the door of the house. When he heard some movement in the house, he opened the door and walked in sideways without paying attention to other people.

After passing the partition, the main room, and then entered the wing room on the left, the old place. At a glance, the room has changed. Not to mention the bedding is new, and there is also an incense burner.

Zhang Jinyu came in with a big movement, so there was naturally some movement. Li Wan just finished washing and coaxing Lan'er to sleep, then went downstairs and talked to Suyun in the hall. When he heard the movement at the door, he asked,

"Suyun, what's going on? The door is not locked properly?"

Suyun poured Li Wan a cup of tea and replied,

"Miss, I may have forgotten. It's windy outside. I'll go take a look again."

Suyun put down the tea bowl and prepared to go over. Unexpectedly, as soon as she came to the door, she saw footprints on the ground. She immediately became alert and asked;

"Who, who is in there?"

Zhang Jinyu didn't expect a little girl to be so alert, and she was embarrassed and coughed.
"It's me, I just took the wrong path."

Hearing the familiar voice, Suyun was still a little puzzled, but when she mentioned the Marquis, her face lit up and she turned around and shouted,
"Miss, miss, the Marquis is here."

Li Wan was sitting there drinking tea. When he heard Su Yun's cry, his heart tightened and his legs went weak. He was here, and he didn't even swallow a sip of tea.

He ran over excitedly with tea in his mouth, and went directly into the left wing. It was difficult to see people, and then he shouted vaguely to Suyun outside;
"Suyun, lock the door, guard outside, and blow out the lights."

"Got it, miss."

Li Wan entered the left wing and saw the person he had been thinking about day and night. There were tears in his eyes. As soon as he opened his mouth, the tea flowed down. How could Zhang Jinyu hold back like that? He hurriedly walked over, took Li Wan into his arms and lowered his head. After printing it and inhaling it, the tea is very fragrant.Wang Xifeng personally sent Mrs. Wang out of the mansion before and promised to take care of Lin Daiyu until Mrs. Wang got on the carriage and set off back to the Hou Mansion.

After Wang Xifeng saw the old lady walking away, she asked Ping'er beside her,
"Ping'er, what do you think about this matter? I haven't seen Second Master Bao for a long time. Didn't you say that he has been studying hard in school? Unexpectedly, he got angry today in front of everyone. I don't remember this happening before. "

"Second Grandma, it doesn't matter. I'm afraid that Second Master Bao may have an idea. You said you won't get sick soon and you won't get sick later. As soon as you saw Miss Lin, you suppressed hysteria. I'm afraid that Second Master Bao's thoughts are here." Miss Lin’s place.”

Of course, Ping'er could see clearly from outside that Mr. Bao had nothing to do when he came to the hall, and he was fine outside, so he just said a few words to Miss Lin and stopped Hun. I was afraid it was too obvious.

Wang Xifeng snorted coldly and said,

"Hmph, the people in the second room know it in their hearts, and they are all pretending to be confused. You can make people pay more attention later. I think Second Master Bao is unwilling to do so, but don't worry. The Marquis must have a back-up plan, I'm afraid The second wife’s face looks ugly. Let’s go back and see if the Marquis is gone.”

"Yes, grandma."

Wang Xifeng's heart suddenly moved, and she thought of the last time at this time, Luo Yunhou was also in the same weather, and she looked for him, but then she seemed to have a sister-in-law, her face turned red, and when she saw the maids and servants around, she dismissed her,
"Don't follow me anymore. Go back and have a rest. Go to Miss Lin's courtyard tomorrow and help clean up."

"Yes, Second Grandma, please leave."

The servants and maids around him didn't dare to breathe, so they retreated.

Ping'er was a little confused. Didn't he convene people to go back and question Master Lian? Why did he send everyone away?

"Grandma, what is this?"

"Don't ask, just follow."

Wang Xifeng went around the path and took the corner from the left side door to the courtyard on the west side. Ping'er followed behind in surprise. Looking at the direction of the road, it turned out to be the grandmother's yard. Could it be that he was going to see the grandmother? But it's so late.

walked for a while,
Wang Xifeng slowed down and looked at her sister-in-law Li Wan's courtyard door, which was closed too early. Behind her, Ping'er wanted to step forward, but Wang Xifeng held her back.

He glared at Ping'er, then pulled Ping'er around to the backyard, where there was a secret door. The two of them opened the door with force, and a small gap appeared. Ping'er took a breath and asked,
"Grandma, what does this mean? Why did we go through the secret door?"

"Just follow along. What nonsense are you talking about? Don't make any sound when you get inside."

"Got it, grandma."

Naturally, Ping'er didn't dare to say anything. He sneaked into the grandma's yard like this. If word spread, I'm afraid there would be a lot of gossip.

Wang Xifeng walked in with Ping'er, leaned against the back corner of the attic and moved forward. Before she took a step, she heard a voice coming from the room in front. Wang Xifeng still didn't understand why Marquis Luo Yun was so bold. At this time He touched it and came in. He didn't expect that Li Wan was really willing to serve him. For a moment, he was stunned with mixed feelings in his heart.

Ping'er behind him didn't know that the sound was the lustful sound of a woman when she was happy. She blushed and was at a loss. This was the grandma's house. Who could that man be? She thought of the last time her grandma stopped her from talking nonsense. , it must be that the Marquis is here again.

"Let's go, don't make any noise."

Where could Wang Xifeng stay any longer, she pulled Ping'er and helped each other back to the secret door, then left vaguely. Wang Xifeng secretly broke into tears, her sister-in-law was so shameless, and was being ruined like this.

Wang Xifeng endured the discomfort and returned to Dongkua Hospital.
Arriving at the pear garden,

Seeing Jia Lian already lying down in the room, looking at Jia Lian's lazy look, he got angry, opened the door, and walked in. Little did he know that Jia Lian hadn't slept at all, and saw that his face was red with embarrassment. Wang Xifeng's heart suddenly moved, she stood up and hugged Wang Xifeng into her arms, raising and lowering her hands.

Wang Xifeng, who was all soft and soft, also cursed,
"You're a heartless person who went south for so long without even replying to my letter. I'm not worried about you."

"Girl Feng, I miss you too, but it's not convenient to send letters south."

If Jia Lian still had the time to argue with her, he had already reached out to untie his clothes and reached in.

"Where did you put your hands?"

I wanted to ask Jia Lian again when he went to Jiangnan, whether he went to the brothel to find those foxy girls, but before asking Wang and Zhaoer first, Jia Lian put his hand in it dishonestly. He washed himself up, which made him look a little impatient.

Sure enough, Jia Lian seemed to have touched something. He smiled, lowered his head and touched it. Wang Xifeng could only keep silent. As he lowered the curtain, a red-faced voice sounded.

Ping'er unlatched the door bolt at the back, then went into the house to get water, took a towel and sat in the outside room, waiting for grandma to finish before washing up, but how could he sit still in his heart, endure the shame, and ran to another room? In a room, lie down, cover your head with the quilt, and never want to listen to that disturbing voice again.

(End of this chapter)