After getting off the carriage, we walked from the back gate of Grand View Garden to Hengwu Garden.
It was quiet in Hengwu Garden, with only the sounds of insects and birds chirping.
Jia Lian turned around and said to Baochai behind him: "It's too deserted here. When I get back, I'll ask your sister Feng to send a few more people to serve you."
"No need to bother Sister Feng, there are already a lot of people here.
Before Baoqin moved in, the old lady was afraid that she would not take good care of her, so she added two mothers and a girl. Now there are six mothers in the courtyard who are responsible for keeping watch and sweeping the courtyard, and four girls who trim flowers and wash flowers.
, plus me, Xiangyun, Qin'er and their respective maids, it's enough to handle them.
That's it, usually I already think they are making trouble."
Jia Lian had forgotten about Bao Qin. Jia Mu, a senior pretty girl, was really rare. Fortunately, Bao Qin was someone else's child. If she were her granddaughter, I don't know how much she would be doted on.
Hearing that Baochai was not being polite, Jia Lian said nothing more.
He glanced around the courtyard and suddenly asked: "By the way, where are Xiangyun and Qin'er?"
"Maybe he went to play with the three girls..."
"Hey, girl, the owl is gone too! It must have been taken out to play with by Miss Yun and the others."
The sharp-eyed Ying'er caught sight of the empty beams hanging on the west corridor and immediately said loudly.
In fact, in this era, owls are more often called night owls, and more elegant ones are also called mountain owls. But last night Qingwen said that Jia Lian called him "owl", and Baochai remembered it.
Baochai and his master called him this way, and Ying'er waited for him and changed his name to this more vivid name.
"Miss Yun likes the owl that the second master asked Qingwen to send last night more than our girls. She spent the whole night teasing it and feeding her all kinds of food. If our girl hadn't stopped it, she would have hugged it last night.
Just sleeping..."
After Jia Lian heard that Xiangyun and Baoqin were not there, he was not in a hurry to leave.
He looked at Baochai and asked with a smile: "You don't like what Ying'er means?"
"No, I mean, our girls also like her very much, but not as much as Miss Yun..."
Ying'er anxiously wanted to explain, and then she saw the doting look on Jia Lian's face as he looked at his girl, and the shy look on his girl's face with her head lowered, not daring to look directly at Jia Lian.
She quickly covered her mouth, smiled and wanted to walk away.
After taking just two steps, Leng Buding saw a person coming out of the house.
Ying'er was shocked and said quickly: "Miss Qin, you are in the house. Where is Miss Yun?"
Ying'er's voice successfully reminded Baochai, who immediately took a step back and put some distance between himself and Jia Lian.
"elder sister?"
Bao Qin was alone in the room reading a book. When she heard the voices of Jia Lian and others talking in the courtyard, she immediately dropped her book, ran to the mirror to tidy up her appearance, and then hurriedly came out to greet him.
Suddenly she encountered a scene of "love between a man and a concubine", and she was immediately startled and suspicious.
Baochai was very capable of adjusting his mentality. He asked calmly in almost the same tone as usual: "Why are you alone in the house? Where are Yun Yatou, Xiaoluo and the others?"
Xiaoluo is Baoqin's maid.
"Sister Yun and the others went down the mountain after dinner, and Xiaoluo also went out to play."
"Um."
Baochai nodded, turned around and said to Jia Lian: "Second brother Lian has had a lot of wine tonight. Let's go in and have a cup of tea to relieve the hangover before going back."
Jia Lian smiled casually: "Okay."
The two people were so generous and natural, which made Bao Qin wonder if she was overthinking. As a sister, how could there be anything between her and the second brother Lian... She was the eldest daughter of the Xue family, and the only wife.
daughter...
Baoqin put aside her doubts for the time being, immediately walked to Jia Lian enthusiastically, invited Jia Lian into the house, and acted as a maid obediently, making new tea for Jia Lian.
Seeing this, Jia Lian understood better why Jia Mu, an old lady, liked Baoqin. Not only because she was in the center of Jia Mu's heart, but also because of her cleverness and understanding.
At this point, Daiyu was completely outclassed.
Jia Lian has always known that although Jia Mu loves Daiyu, she also feels that Daiyu is too willful and often not obedient and sensible enough. However, her mother died early, was frail, and had a sensitive personality, making it difficult for Jia Mu to teach her even if she wanted to.
, and did not dare to say harsh words, and the old man felt helpless.
Perhaps this is the reason why Mother Jia did not insist on the "wood and stone alliance" in the end, and acquiesced to Mrs. Wang and others to establish a "golden and jade marriage".
In Jia Mu's heart, her beloved Jia Baoyu comes first after all.
"Why don't you go down the mountain to play with Girl Yun and the others?"
Hearing Jia Lian's question, Bao Qin looked back, then lowered his head and whispered back: "I don't want to go..."
Jia Lian said: "I have heard about your story. Don't worry, I will pay attention to the situation in the Mei family. If there is a chance, I will help rescue people.
If you can't save her, I will ask the Mei family to return your marriage certificate obediently."
As soon as Jia Lian said this, not only Baoqin, but also Baochai became more serious.
Regarding Bao Qin, she had discussed it with her mother before. According to her opinion, since the Mei family had betrayed the family first, it would be better to take this opportunity to call off the marriage completely.
But Aunt Xue was worried, saying that the Mei family might not be willing to let him go easily.
Baochai thought about the attitude of the Mei family's wife before, and felt that the other party was not a good person. If the Mei family refused to return the marriage certificate, they would have no good solution.
After all, it is written in black and white.
Just like before when the Mei family wanted to regret their marriage, there was no good way but to keep putting it off.
If Jia Lian is willing to help...
They are people from the same circle. Although the Mei family is quite prestigious in Qingliu, it is still not enough to face Jia Lian, a figure shrouded in aura such as a noble, an uncle, a close minister of the emperor, and the grandson of the Supreme Emperor.
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The only worrying thing is that Jia Lian's current situation seems not to be good...
No, Brother Lian is not someone who likes to talk big. Since he said it so firmly, he must be sure of it.
This further proves that my mother and those outside have guessed wrong, and there must be an inside story about the dismissal of brother Lian.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Baoqin is not as much as Baochai thought. She almost immediately opened her big eyes that shine brightly, and asked in surprise: "Lian
Second brother, are you telling the truth?"
After asking, he seemed to notice that he had lost his reserve and felt a little embarrassed.
She lowered her head and thought for a moment, then raised her head and said, "But, according to our wife, the Mei family is involved in a major crime of rebellion. If Brother Lian helps save people, will it implicate you?"
actually……
If possible, Brother Lian, you can just get the marriage certificate back for me. There is no need to take risks for me. I... Qin'er is not worth what Brother Lian has done..."
Bao Qin has not yet reached the age of cardamom, and she is the object of everyone's pampering, whether at home or outside.
She actually doesn't want to get married too early.
Not to mention, although her mother, aunt, and others deliberately hid it from her, how could she not detect that the Mei family regretted their marriage?
Even if she didn't know it before, today in Rongqing Hall, she heard with her own ears that Aunt Xue scolded the Mei family for deliberately delaying the marriage regret.
The little girl's pride made her very resistant to this marriage.
Now that I saw the opportunity to escape from this marriage, I naturally wanted to seize it.
But as her daughter, she was embarrassed to speak directly, so she asked Jia Lian to cancel the engagement for her in a different way. Her tone naturally sounded very embarrassed, even a little shy. She didn't know this.
But when her cousin Baochai, who was several years older than her and was in love, saw this, she naturally saw through it at a glance.
Recalling that Jia Lian had met his second uncle and others by chance outside the Great Wall, and had helped his second uncle's family a lot, and that whenever this little girl talked about Jia Lian, she looked up to him with admiration and admiration, Baochai felt helpless in her heart.
She finally understood why she ended up in the situation she was in today.
As for Jia Lian's hint to Bao Qin, what else can be said, it is naturally the word "good".
If he really wanted to save people, it would have been ten times easier when he was at Tienwang Mountain.
Because of Baoqin's presence, Jia Lian could not find a chance to deepen his relationship with Baochai, so after slowly drinking the tea brewed by Baoqin himself, he took Aqi and Aqin down the mountain.
Although Jia Lian was thinking about something along the way, when he reached the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, he subconsciously stopped. However, his thoughts had not yet returned, so he stood still for a long time.
Seeing this, Ah Qin put his head in front of Jia Lian: "What are you thinking about? You are so absorbed in it."
Jia Lian touched her smooth and pretty face and asked, "What time is it?"
"The second watch has passed."
Hearing this, Jia Lian said: "I have eaten too much wine today and am not clear-headed, so please allow me to be lazy again.
Will you two stay inside tonight or go back outside?"
Although Ah Qin felt a little regretful, she also felt that it was natural.
In fact, she had long felt that with Jia Lian's current status, there was no need to practice martial arts and dance with guns and sticks every day.
The only good thing is that including their sisters in Dongkuaoyuan, Jia Lian only has three women.
Among them, her sister is a cool woman who doesn't know what fighting for favor is. Hu Yuanyao stays in the study all day long and does not dare to compete with her two sisters. Therefore, if Jia Lian is practicing martial arts outside, she will be the only one when he is tired.
serve.
If the serving Jia Lian becomes interested, he can still seek pleasure.
Looking back at her sister, Ah Qin sighed: "Forget it, let's go back over there, so that both us and Mistress Lian will be more comfortable."
Hearing this, Jia Lian smiled. Sister Feng was fearless, and she dealt with people in a clear and logical manner.
Especially the people around Jia Lian, whether they are men or women, she will find ways to control.
She was the only one who was polite to the Aqi sisters. Jia Lian could see that she was really a little afraid of these two sisters.
As for Aqi and Aqin, two grassland women with no roots in the capital, everything was tied to Jia Lian. As Jia Lian's first wife, Sister Feng, of course, they did not dare to offend.
Therefore, although Sister Feng arranged a room for their sisters in the courtyard, it was in the west wing and opposite to Heping'er's east wing. This was considered recognition of their status.
But Sister Aqin rarely went in to stay. At most, sometimes she was late with Jia Lian and took the opportunity to rest at home.
Without him, neither they nor the other party would feel comfortable being together with the wives, concubines, and maids in Jia Lian's courtyard.
Jia Lian did not force himself and touched the faces of the two sisters before turning and walking towards Xiaoxiang Pavilion.