Ping'er and others had actually prepared Jia Lian's meal.
I just knew that the master and grandma were talking in the house, so I wasn't disturbed for a while.
Who knew, after waiting and waiting, suddenly there was no movement inside.
Ping'er had some guesses, so he tiptoed to look at the room there. He saw curtains swaying, figures swaying, and faintly suppressed moans.
Ping'er, who understood, walked back calmly and waved to the maid standing in the room to go out.
There were not many stupid maids who could enter the house to serve. They guessed something when they saw what happened. With strange expressions and rippling emotions, they all retreated outside the door and waited for orders.
…
In the Grand View Garden, all the golden ladies naturally knew that Jia Lian had returned home.
But none of them came out to see Jia Lian, not because they didn't want to, but because they were afraid that their brother and sister-in-law would think they were ignorant.
Especially after seeing that Daiyu, who was originally most worried about Jia Lian, had no intention of leaving the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, they completely gave up the idea.
However, it was still early and the little sisters, who were a little energetic, finally decided to sit down in Hengwuyuan and chat with each other.
Hengwu Garden is now naturally the busiest place in the Grand View Garden.
Although Aunt Xue has moved back since Jia Mu and others came back from the imperial mausoleum, Baoqin and Xiangyun are still there.
Mother Jia is not an unkind person. She had held the little Baoqin by her side and rubbed it for so long. Now that she saw the little girl and her sisters happily staying in the garden, she was too embarrassed to take it back and enjoy it again.
However, Bao Qin was still very sensible and would obediently run to Jia Mu every day, letting the old man take a look and kiss her.
Even if she forgets because of fun, her cousin will remind her.
In the small but empty room, six sisters, Baochai, Baoqin, Yingchun, Xiuyan, Tanchun and Shi Xiangyun, each holding a waving fan, sat scattered.
"Brother Lian has finally returned home. There was a lot of noise in the city in the past few days. Although Sister Feng didn't say it, we can all tell that she is worried about brother Lian."
"Yes. Not only Sister Feng, but also Sister Lin.
She is such a lonely person, and she goes to the house every day just to get some news about Brother Lian."
Although it was just gossip, the topic naturally turned to Jia Lian.
But that was all. After two sentences, he suddenly became quiet.
Everyone seems to have a lot to say, but they don’t seem to know how to say it.
Indeed, after Shengjia returned to Beijing in the afternoon, some of the information sent home was still too exciting for them, and they didn't know how to talk about it.
Baochai is the host and the elder sister, so naturally she will not let the sisters glare at her all the time.
"Brother Lian is a man who has stepped out of strong winds and waves. He is cautious and humble, so naturally nothing will happen to him.
Sister Feng and Girl Lin are just concerned and confused."
Bao Qin nodded crazily after hearing this.
She witnessed with her own eyes the original Jia Lian, dressed in herdsman clothes, escorting the princess of the dynasty back to the Han Dynasty from beyond the Great Wall.
She used to think that her father was very powerful, doing business all over the world.
But every time his father traveled, he would gather many businesses to act together, and he would hire many thugs to accompany him every time he traveled. In this way, every time he went to a place or country, he would also build connections to seek asylum to protect his own safety.
But what about Jia Lian? It is said that he was an outstanding man who, under the pursuit of 100,000 foreign troops, crossed thousands of miles of Gobi alone to escort the princess back to his homeland!
These deeds are considered legendary in history books, and she admires them extremely every time she thinks of them.
Not to mention, Jia Lian's legendary deeds are far more than just this one.
"Yes, second brother Lian is very powerful. He is the commander of the Royal Guards and has thousands of troops at his disposal. Naturally, nothing will happen to him."
As Baochai started, everyone started to talk about it from the perspective of praise.
But when it comes to chatting, some people are good at it, and some people are not very good at it.
Xiangyun suddenly asked: "Then you think that second brother Lian is really the emperor's grandson?"
The scene fell into silence again.
How could they answer this question? They themselves only heard a few words.
Ask the servants, they definitely don't know, ask the elders, they don't dare to talk about this kind of topic, ask Jia Lian, they actually want to go, they just want to wait until Jia Lian has rested tomorrow.
Baochai suddenly laughed. After attracting everyone's attention, he glanced at Yingchun and said with a smile: "If this is really the case, then all of us should stand up and salute her."
Everyone was stunned for a moment before reacting.
Yes, since the second brother Lian is the grandson of the emperor, then the second sister is naturally the granddaughter of the emperor.
According to the status of the Grand Emperor's grandchildren, the second sister should at least be a princess, right?
The status gap suddenly became huge.
Tanchun and others also thought of Jia Cong in Dongkua Courtyard, whose uncle did not care for her and grandma did not love her.
I heard that even the slaves dared to bully him before, but it was only after Brother Lian warned him that his situation got better.
Now, those slaves who have seen Cong'er's expression should be sweating profusely.
Yingchun didn't expect the fire to burn her body. She felt embarrassed and said with some embarrassment: "What are you doing watching me like this? I don't know anything..."
Yingchun's response made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
Everyone felt that with the temperament of the second sister (Ying Yatou), even the granddaughter of the emperor would not hold a grudge too much. Naturally, they did not have to worry too much about whether they had offended her during their previous interactions with her.
While the five sisters sat in silence for a while, the voice of a warbler came from outside the corridor.
"Why are you here?"
"Ah, what is this, such a big bird?"
Then came the sound of flapping wings and neighing of birds, which seemed to drive away unwanted guests.
Then came Qingwen's voice: "Is Miss Bao here?"
"The girl and the third girl are all inside, you go in."
All the girls in the room looked towards the door, and soon they saw Qingwen, dressed in brand new clothes, who was too smart to look like a maid, walking in with a smile.
Seeing the beauties in the room, the smile on her face became even brighter, "Hey, the girls are all here. Say hello to the girls."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Everyone ignored her because everyone's eyes fell on Qingwen's right shoulder.
There, a bird stood in a daze, tilting its head and looking at them curiously with its big eyes.
Almost instantly...
"Wow, what a beautiful bird!"
"It's so good. What kind of bird is this? Why haven't I seen it before?"
"Seems like a night owl."
The younger ones, Baoqin, Xiangyun and Tanchun, stood up at almost the same time and rushed towards Qingwen.
"Sister Xing, you just said 'night owl', is this a night owl?"
"I'm not sure. I've seen something similar in the countryside before. My mother said it's called a night owl, but this one is too small, and she's really cute."
Xing Xiuyan was also captured and walked over directly.
However, seeing that everyone was hiding behind Qingwen, she was obviously afraid of their large numbers, so she was too embarrassed to take action again.
"Is this still small? It feels much bigger than parrots and starlings!"
Baochai looked at the chattering sisters and explained patiently: "This is the mountain owl, also called a night owl in the countryside.
You all should be careful, it is a bird of prey and eats meat. If you accidentally get pecked by it, it is no joke."
When the girls heard this, they hurriedly retreated.
Qingwen hurriedly said: "Don't worry, sister Aqi said, this is just a baby bird and will not hurt anyone."
The girls felt relieved again and looked at the little guy who had jumped out from behind Qingwen and stood on her shoulders again.
Then everyone saw that one of the little guy's feet was tied with a thin rope and tied to Qingwen's arm. No wonder it didn't escape.
Qingwen was still trying to prove that birds don't hurt people. She turned around and stretched out her hand to tease him.
"Look, it really doesn't hurt people, and it's not afraid of animals. It's very friendly to people. It's just that sister Aqin was worried that it would fly away when I wasn't familiar with it, so she tied it to me with a rope."
Hearing this, Tanchun and others couldn't help but come forward to tease him again.
Sure enough, this time, the little guy was much more easy-going. Although there was still a hint of wariness in his eyes, he didn't hide anymore.
Baochai waited for everyone's enthusiasm to dissipate, and then said to Qingwen: "You came to see me, but Sister Feng asked you to come?"
Qingwen, who was still cooperating with the girls to amuse the birds, then remembered the business and hurriedly smiled and said: "It wasn't the second grandma who asked me to come, it was our second master.
The second master specially ordered me to deliver it to Miss Bao."
Um?
What?
This is not Qingwen’s bird, but the one given to Sister Bao by Brother Lian?
Facing the surprised looks of the sisters, Baochai had a rare look of panic in his eyes.
But Qingwen didn't know anything about it. She untied the rope on her arm and said with a smile: "When the second master just returned home, he told me that he had a gift and asked me to bring it to Miss Bao.
I didn't know it was it at first, but I didn't know it until I met Sister Aqi.
Sister Aqi said that the second master called it ‘owl’ because he got it by chance in the wild and it was still a baby bird.”
"owl?"
"Yes, its head really looks like a cat's, but it's a bit duller than a cat's."
"I like it so much. Is this the only one..."
Seeing Qingwen handing the rope to her, Baochai resisted the urge to show off her timidity and pretended to be calm: "Why...why did second brother Lian give this to me?"
"I don't know, anyway, it was the second master who told me. Why, doesn't Miss Bao like it? It's so beautiful."
Qingwen likes such cute things very much, but unfortunately she and Xiangling have already raised many pets in the west wing area, which has aroused some dissatisfaction from Xiangling.
In addition, this was a gift specially given to Baochai by Jia Lian, so she could not help but covet it.
"Sister Bao, since the second brother specially gave it to you, accept it quickly." Xiangyun shouted louder than anyone else.
Xiangyun used to stay at her aunt's house, and she was living under someone else's roof. She was afraid of upsetting her, so she naturally had no intention of keeping any pets.
When you arrive at the Grand View Garden, it’s still someone else’s house after all, so it’s not easy to bring everything in.
The reason why she likes Baochai so much is because Baochai is generous and she can touch whatever belongs to Baochai.
She was afraid that Baochai wouldn't like it and would give it to someone else.
If Sister Tanchun and the others are okay, they are most afraid of falling into the hands of Daiyu, a stingy brat who doesn't like others touching her things.
Facing the expectant looks of her sisters, Baochai took a deep breath and bowed slightly to Qingwen: "Thank you brother Lian for me, and say that his gift is very good and I like it very much."
The little thing seemed to have a spirit. When the end of the rope fell into Baochai's hand, the baby owl jumped off Qingwen's shoulder, stepped on Baochai's arm, and jumped to Baochai's shoulder.
Look sideways at everyone.
When Baochai saw this, he couldn't help but smile and reached out to touch its gray and shiny feathers.
Qingwen said goodbye and left, and the sisters returned to the middle of the room.
Xiangyun and Baoqin were always surrounding Baochai admiring the cute pet. Although Yingchun and Xiuyan sat down, their eyes would look over from time to time.
Only Tanchun, his complexion is different.
"Brother Lian is really thoughtful. After being away for so long, he still remembered to bring a gift to Sister Bao when he came back."
Baochai looked grateful: "Second brother Lian has always been thoughtful. A while ago, my mother also said that during the days of turmoil in the city, there were thieves who wanted to break into the house. Fortunately, the officers and soldiers of the Yamen under the command of the second brother rescued them.
Save yourself the trouble.
I think Brother Lian must have told them to take care of the family before leaving Beijing, but I didn't expect that our family would also benefit from it."
Tanchun frowned. Aunt Xue had mentioned this before when she entered the house to talk to the old lady and others, and everyone knew it.
She just said it casually, but Sister Bao hurriedly brought it up to make excuses, which made her even more suspicious.
"Yes, Brother Lian is really caring and takes great care of us sisters.
However, I used to tease him that he was partial and only loved the second sister but not us. Unexpectedly, now even the second sister has been compared to sister Bao."
This sentence has too strong a meaning.
Even Xiang Yun and others turned around in surprise, wondering what kind of riddle Sister Bao and Third Sister were playing.
"Sister Bao, what are you talking about? Why is the second sister being outdone by you?"
Baochai smiled and said: "Your third sister is jealous. She saw that second brother Lian only gave me a gift but not her, so she became unhappy and tried to bully me."
The sisters' eyes widened. If Baochai hadn't said this with a smile on his face and a doting tone, they would have thought that Baochai and Tanchun had fallen out.
Tanchun was also speechless by Baochai's words, his cheeks were slightly red, and he was embarrassed to continue pursuing.
But Xiangyun thought Tanchun was ashamed, and hurriedly came over to hold Tanchun's hand to smooth things over, "Third sister, isn't she usually the most generous, why do you suddenly care about this? Second brother Lian didn't give us enough things in the past?"
Among us, Sister Bao received the fewest gifts from Brother Lian.
Perhaps it was because of this and the fact that there was only one thing that Brother Lian only gave it to Sister Bao.
Third sister, if you like it, why don't you come over and take a look at it when you have nothing to do? Sister Liangbao is too embarrassed not to let you take a look, hehe."
What Tanchun could say, he could only nod helplessly and accepted Xiangyun's offer.