The Red Chamber: Lianyufengchai

Jia Lian said casually, it's a smooth human relationship. It's just that Jin Cai thinks a lot, the second master said this, is there another meaning in it? I heard that our master, there are dozens of people in front of him, but it's too few! In this way, it is the mandarin duck's fortune that came and went back to measure with her, as long as her daughter is doing well, she will be satisfied. Jin Cai's mind, Jia Lian has no time to care, how many people will come to visit tomorrow, and more about the neighboring provinces , How many officials and people didn't come, and things didn't come! They all need to be reviewed by him one by one. If there are such thorns, such as Hai Rui, the local magistrate will be promoted to the prefect of Yunnan and Guizhou, or it will be West Frontier Prefecture. The same, that's it. He was busy until midnight, and Jia Liancai went back to the room to rest, exhausted. Before entering, he suddenly saw a man standing inside, dressed in extraordinary clothes to explore the spring! "Second sister, why are you here?"

Jia Lian walked in in surprise and asked with a smile, "You don't say a word. Are you here alone, or with the sisters, the second and fourth sisters, and Daiyu and the others?"

Unconsciously, he talked for a long time. When he got closer, Jia Lian realized that the person in front of him was not Tanchun. He looked beautiful, and seemed to be somewhat similar to the third sister. There was some panic in his eyes, and his hands were twisted. Seeing Jia Chain came over, and hurriedly bowed to salute, "Master, slave Zhen Qingyi."

Jia Lian, the daughter of Zhen's family, looked at her warily, she had no weapon in hand at the moment, and said coldly, "You are Zhen Yingjia's daughter"

Zhen Qingyi nodded, "If you go back to your father-in-law, this servant is the third one in the family."

"What are you doing, who let you in?"

Jia Lian backed away quietly. Zhen Qingyi said softly, "It was the housekeeper Jin who asked the servants to come!"

"What the hell is Jin Cai doing?"

Jia Lian was unhappy, so he said to her: "You don't have to be afraid. Whatever he said to you is not my intention, you just go back, if Jin Cai is not good for you, I will break his leg! It's too late, I This will call for someone to take you back."

Saying that, he is about to push the door and go out. "Second Master, don't!"

I don't want Zhen Qingyi to stop Jia Lian anxiously, begging: "Don't blame Butler Jin, this is voluntary!"

Jia Lian asked: "What the hell are you doing, let me tell you first, I'm not... a random person!"

Zhen Qingyi's face was bright red when she said this. After a long time, she said, "In the evening, the housekeeper Jin came to our house and said that he wanted to borrow two maids to serve the second master."

Jia Lian's face was dull, and the Jia family went to Zhen's house to borrow a maidservant, so I can't blame Jin Cai. The old mansion in Jinling has no permanent resident, only an old man like Jin Cai guards it, or it's a strong young servant. Unfortunately, the second master is not good. One bite, and the rest are ugly and ugly girls. The Zhen family, who had been able to find Peugeot's agreement for a while, has now fallen, but there are still a few family maids who are similar to their own daughters. Jin Cai is also kind. It's just that the Zhen family has something else Zhen Qingyi's pretty face turned red as she spoke, but she just thought it was okay, "Although there are a few maids in our family, my mother was afraid that they would not serve me well, which would make the second master unhappy. Although she looks like a willow, she feels better than ordinary girls. One is to make the second master look at ease, and the other is to thank the second master for his constant care over the years. If it weren't for the second master, I'm afraid our family is old and weak Women and children, when they are not in the classroom, they are painting boats in the brothel."

As she spoke, her voice became lower and lower, "Three rules, slaves are still virgins"

I can't go on anymore. Jia Lian didn't know what was going on when he heard this. Maybe Jin Cai really just wanted to borrow a few girls, but he only needed a few eyes, how could the Zhen family not understand what he meant Jia Lian Looking at this Zhen Qingyi is like seeing my third sister visiting the spring, and I feel embarrassed no matter what. "This girl Zhen San, I don't need anyone to wait on me, I'll take you back!"

Zhen Qingyi shook his head firmly, "Second Master, it's so late, the servants will wait for you to rest!"

He walked over step by step and stretched out his two hands to untie Jia Lian's belt. Jia Lian stepped back in fright, "I said, Miss Zhen San, don't look at me as a decent gentleman, but don't force me, once you force me , I'm easily not human!"

Zhen Qingyi was both embarrassed and amused, "Master, don't worry, this servant is also a girl from a good family."

"Third sister, I also have a younger sister like you. She has a bright temperament and loves delicate gadgets that are fun and playful. She also writes well in poetry."

Jia Lian just talked about Tanchun's goodness, and made himself sober. But Zhen Qingyi pressed hard and nodded, "So is my servant!"

Just saying that there is nothing to say, Jia Lian sighed, "Third sister, I'm sorry!"

Chapter [*] The next day, nothing happened. Zhen Qingyi fell asleep on the couch next to her and didn't wake up. Jia Lian didn't want to wake her up, so she went out quietly, There was a yawn at the door, and her eyes were bloodshot. Jin Cai hurriedly stepped forward and waited, "Second master had a good rest last night."

Jia Lian said to him coldly: "You are very courageous! You dare to let anyone from the Zhen family come in casually, so hurry up and send them back to me! Be hesitant and be careful about your skin!"

Jin Cai bowed and said: "Second Master, how dare this old servant be just a kind girl from Zhen San."

He couldn't help but look inside. Jia Lian scolded: "You are also an old and unscrupulous, what do you think I am like you, the people caught in the basket are all vegetables, you second master, I am a gentleman! Go! , If you are still making trouble tonight, you wait, and when you return to Beijing, ask the old lady for mercy and ask for your daughter! Look at how you talk to the mandarin ducks with your old face!"

After scolding for a while, he felt a lot more comfortable. When Jia Lian went out, it was said that he was going to the garrison to discuss important matters, but he did not dare to ask. He just waited at the door for a long time, couldn't help but walked in, and saw the three girls sleeping together. Then he woke her up softly, "Three Girls"

Miss Zhen San opened her eyes and hurriedly looked at herself. Her dress was fine, and she seemed to have no inconvenience. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel embarrassed and secretly said, "Although you are Liu Xiahui, how can Guatian Jiaxia? , how can I say it clearly"

Jin Cai asked, "Are you alright?"

Miss Zhen San shook her head: "It's okay"

Jin Cai didn't know what she was thinking, but remembering Jia Lian's instructions, she smiled and said, "In that case, our lord ordered to send the girl back today."

Miss Zhen San blushed, "I'll go back when I'm done grooming."

Jin Cai said, "I'll order someone to fetch water."

She backed out and asked two stubborn girls to go in and serve. After a while, Jin Cai called a carriage and waited for Miss Zhen San. However, when Miss Zhen San came out, she changed the decorations, and her hair was messed up and her forehead was broken. No hair left. Jin Cai was stunned, "Miss Zhen San, this is you"

Miss Zhen San smiled and said, "Thanks Uncle Jin, the concubine will go back now."

Seeing that Miss Zhen San was leaving, Jin Cai felt that she had to talk to the second master. Jia Lian really had no spare time. Seeing that the deadline for returning to Beijing was coming soon, he had to take advantage of these opportunities to sort out Jiangnan. The arrangement is clear, and the open and secret hands are used to check and balance each other. If there is a major event in the future, it can be guaranteed that there will be no turbulence. I was busy until the third watch of the night before returning to the back hall. Jin Cai has been waiting for a long time. "Second master, the old slave has I don't know if I should ask about it."

Jia Lian said impatiently: "You shouldn't ask, I'm tired, you should go back and rest!"

Jin Cai was gagged by a sentence, she didn't say it, she didn't say it, she saw that Jia Lian was about to close the door when she entered the room, so she dared to say: "Second Master, when I went to Miss Zhen San's mansion, I don't know why my hair was tangled up. already."

Jia Lian didn't care, yawned and said, "You are also nosy, you can comb whatever hair you want."

She slammed the door shut. Jin Cai wanted to say that she had already bought two girls to wait in the room. Jia Lian saw it when she came in, and smiled: "Like yesterday, not only... no one is waiting, but also waiting. Others. Come and come, you rub my shoulders for me, you fetch water and wash my feet for me."

As he spoke, he sat on the top seat and closed his eyes. The adopted son was still there: he passed the names of the people in this area of ​​Jiangnan over and over again, and he could only arrange the people he could trust in the key places. After a while, two soft hands pressed Jia Lian. He rubbed his shoulders and rubbed his temples, and two hands rubbed his feet, softly, as if Qingwen Xiangling was by his side. "Master, is this comfortable?"

A voice asked. Jia Lian hummed: "It's okay, it's worse than my Qingwen."

The voice said tenderly: "Aren't we not my family?"

Jia Lian smiled and said, "I'm only staying in Jinling temporarily. When I go back in a few days, I'll ask Jin Cai to let you go back."

The other pair of small hands stopped, "Could it be that the second master doesn't want us?"

Jia Lian was displeased, "These things are not something you can inquire about. Work hard!"

The two girls didn't dare to ask again. Until Jia Lian fell asleep on the chair. One asked quietly, "Sister, what should we do?"

Another said: "How do I know whether to move him to bed or not"

"But he's so heavy, how can he move it! Why don't you call Butler Jin here?"

"No, butler Jin is here, wouldn't it be revealed?"

"But I'm afraid, what if he wakes up?"

"Bah, I woke up when I woke up, just like a mosquito bite!"

"But according to the third sister, the mosquitoes here are still very big, and a bite will hurt to death."

The two little girls tried their best to move Jia Lian to the bed, changed clothes, and almost died of exhaustion. The next morning, Jia Lian remembered to ask their names, one said Qingyue, the other Qingzhi Seeing these two girls standing side by side, how come they look more and more like that Zhen Qingyi, "Don't you both have the surname Zhen?"

Na Qingyue said, "How did the second master know?"

Sure enough! Jia Lian stared at them and said solemnly: "What are you thinking about?"

Qing Zhi smiled and said, "How dare our sisters just want to repay the second master's love."

Jia Lian sneered, "I don't believe a word of what you said. Come on, it's best to make it clear what you want to do. I don't have the patience to go around in circles with you."

The two sisters looked at each other and said Qingyue: "Second Master Rongqi, our sisters are forced to do so. Since the family was in trouble, although the Second Master has protected us, our sisters have some color and reputation, and there are always rogue children who come to harass them. It wasn't because Uncle Jin arrived in time several times, our sisters almost got robbed."

Qing Zhi went on to say: "A few days ago, the younger son of Jiedushi in Jinling wanted to take the third sister as his concubine, but the family couldn't let it go. Thinking back then, when their family wanted to marry the third sister as their regular wife, we would still despise them! Now if we let him get it Go, I don't know how to humiliate it! It happened that Uncle Jin came to borrow the girl, and the third sister took the initiative to ask Ying."

Qingyue smiled and said: "Now that the third sister has become the second master's person, presumably Jinling Jiedushi will no longer dare to come to harass her."

"Wait!"

Jia Lian wondered: "When did Zhen Qingyi become my person, we all behaved well all night and did nothing!"

Qing Zhi pouted and said with a smile: "Why did the third elder sister open her face and twist her hair?"

Only then did Jia Lian remember the meaning of what Jin Cai said, and said solemnly, "I hate others for taking advantage of me. After all, how are you going to thank me?"

Qing Zhi blinked, "Isn't my third sister promised each other with her body? Even our sisters come to serve you, isn't it enough?"

Jia Lian sneered, "Ask her, did I ever move one of her fingers?"

Qingyue asked: "Could it be that Qingyi lied to us or you are the second master?"

The following words are self-evident. Jia Lian looked at them: "Do I still have to prove it to you?"

The cheeks of the two were crimson. "Jin Cai!"

Jia Lian shouted to the outside. Jin Cai came in in response. Jia Lian asked, "You explained it to Lao Tzu, are you colluding with them and want to murder Lao Tzu?"

Chapter [*] This fast forward, Jin Cai was really angry when he saw the second master, and knelt on the ground decisively, "Second master, this old slave just wanted to be friends with the Jia family and the Zhen family for decades, and couldn't bear to look at them. The girls suffered, were bullied by others, and helped a bunch casually."

Jia Lian sat down and said coldly to them: "Then do you remember, who copied the Zhen family back then?"

You don't know who killed Zhen Yingjia and the two sisters of Zhen's family trembled, and then Qingyue choked: "It's my father and brother who acted daringly and angered Tianwei, and deserved it. If the second master came to raid the house, try to protect it as much as possible. The family is ruined, and there is not a little left. Second Master, all the men in the Zhen family have died, and there is no more support and no hope. To live peacefully, we can only rely on Second Master's mercy. "

Jia Lian said: "Although the Zhen family is defeated, with your appearance and character, you can still marry a good man."

Qingyue sighed: "Jinling Jiedushi is not bad, and what about Zhenhai control, Qianxiang country Jiedushi, there are not many people out there who covet our sisters. Even if they don't care about their face and get married, they can only be matched with one another. For a small family, it is better not to marry in a poor life. Second, when our family was prosperous, we offended many people, all waiting to humiliate us, and even if we got married, we would not be able to live in peace. Therefore, we would not involve others. Staying together, the ancient Buddha of Qingdeng will last for a lifetime."

Jia Lian frowned, "It's your business how you are, I still have something to do!"

In the days that followed, the three sisters of the Zhen family waited on Jia Lian, and Jia Lian did not ask any more questions, just treated them as ordinary girls. Another month passed in a hurry. Finally, it was time to return to Shenjing. Jia Lian put on, all right. , was about to set off. The three girls all asked with tears in their eyes, "When will the second master come back?"

Jia Lian smiled and said, "I won't come if I have nothing to do. Don't worry, no one will ask you to be your maid again."

They all cried like tears, no need to go into details. Jia Lian comforted for a while, "There is no such thing as a banquet in the world. If you have a predestined relationship, see you later!"

After he finished speaking, he strode out. Jin Cai led the horse and helped Jia on the chain, "Second Master, the journey is safe, I am afraid that this old slave will not be able to see Second Master again, so I will kowtow to Second Master here."

He knelt on the ground and respectfully kowtowed three times, "I beg the second master to say hello to the old ladies, the big ladies, the ladies and the gentlemen, the old slave can't wait in front of them."

Jia Lian was moved, smiled and comforted: "I must bring it. You also take care, maybe I will come again, and I will not ask you about the big and small matters in the house, and I will also send it for me. The three girls."

After the explanation was completed, he led the guards out of Jinling, took a boat to fight horses, and returned to Shenjing in ten days. When he arrived at the Rongguo Mansion, Jia Lian told the old ladies and the others about the burial in Jinling. Naturally, she didn't mention a word about the sisters. The old lady wept and said, "When your father was here, I always thought that he didn't do a good job of his officials, and his body wasn't well maintained. The little wives pulled them into the house one by one. Now he's gone. In front of me, my eyes are also weeping dry."

Mrs. Xing held back her tears and persuaded: "I also persuaded him for a long time, but he didn't listen. Fortunately, Brother Lian has made a fortune, and he has no regrets. He also pursued the title of Guo Gong, even if he met his grandfather."

The old lady sighed. Madam Xing took advantage of this and said something. "Old lady, our master has left, and there are still a few young aunties in the house, and none of them have children. I thought, why don't we all go home? , save the mistake: people."

The old lady said: "Alright, ask those who are willing to go out and give them money. It is also a service. It is not like saving money. If there are those who are unwilling to go back and are willing to keep it, don't force it. You should provide it. Absolutely not to be missed.”

Sister Feng hurriedly stepped forward and agreed, "Don't worry, old lady, I'll let someone arrange it."

Returning to his small courtyard from Rongqingtang, Jia Lian helped Sister Feng to sit down: "You have a big belly now, so you have to pay attention to everything."

Sister Feng spat: "Don't be afraid, it's not the first time. However, Grandma Bao Er is about to give birth. I don't know if it's a boy or a girl. The wife went to the temple to send a good chance wish."

Jia Lian smiled and asked, "Baoyu is still studying in the room"

Sister Feng said: "It's not... Baochai said that he is a book with two ears."

Jia Lian smiled and said, "It's because I don't hear things outside the window, and I only read the books of sages and sages."

"Yes, this is the book."

Sister Feng said: "The elder sister-in-law also took Baoyu's paper back home to show her father, and said it was ok. She has passed the county test and the government test, and this year, she has to take the hospital test and the hometown test. How about a scholar!"

Jia Lian didn't care, "Our family doesn't rely on this, it's just that he will be better in the future."