At noon in winter, the rockery outside the courtyard is spreading in the east, the hedges in the garden are sparse, and the withered and yellow winter colors are paved.

In the courtyard, in the main hall, Mrs. Wang was entertaining Aunt Xue and Baochai for dinner. The maids served.

Aunt Xue just said to Baoyu. It is self-evident that Mrs. Wang’s senses are not a matter of self-evident. Of course, many things need not be said. At the dining table, Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue were having a happy conversation, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

After having tea after dinner, Aunt Xue took Baochai and kept leaving.

Mrs. Wang took a short rest in the main room of the East Cluster Courtyard, flipping through Buddhist scriptures, and her thoughts turned. As her sister (Aunt Xue) said while eating, she has been a little "indulging" with Jia Huan recently. The reason is that she is still watching and waiting.

Her brother (Prince Teng) was very dissatisfied with what Jia Huan did in Jinling. It was the Spring Festival soon. In the first month of the year, Jia Huan had to go to the Wang family to pay New Year's greetings. At that time, if Jia Huan could not pass her brother's level, Jia Huan's life in the Jia Mansion would not be as comfortable as this.

She has to get back the principal and interest.

Now let’s be patient. Mrs. Wang gently turned a page of Buddhist scriptures.

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Mrs. Xing hurriedly returned to her residence on Jiafu East Road and sent Xing'er to pay attention to where Jia She was happy.

Xing'er went out for a walk and replied, "The master is in Aunt Wu's house."

Mrs. Xing sent another little maid to invite Jia She back, and greeted him in the main room of the East Courtyard, and ordered Wang Shanbao's family to bring the servants to hold a banquet.

After serving Jia She, Mrs. Xing told Jia She everything that happened in the house in the morning, and said comfortably: "The old lady used to be partial to the house, but now she has a ruthless person who can cure this problem."

Jia She, a man in his forties or fifties, had a little dark face, heavy bags in his eyes, looked very old, and drank wine and sneered: "Women's opinion! Brother Huan is a little promising now, becoming more and more wanton. Even the old lady dares to take it. I think he will be proud of it. My account and he have not settled yet."

He discussed with his confidant disciples that since Jia Zheng wanted to suppress the conflict, he had no chance of winning for the time being, so wait first.

Jia Huan likes to commit suicide so much. He always waits for the opportunity. Not to mention the distance, he will go to the Wang family to pay New Year's greetings in the first lunar month. It is hard to say whether Jia Huan can pass the Wang Ziteng level.

Also, on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Yuan Concubine visited her relatives. Yuan Concubine and Baoyu are named siblings, and love is like mother and son. Hehe...

Mrs. Xing looked confused. She really didn't understand Jia She's ideas. Wasn't she an ally with Brother Huan before? Why now?

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Back at Lixiangyuan, Baochai talked with Aunt Xue, and then took her maid Xiangling and Ying'er back to her residence.

The charming and clever maid Ying'er came in to Cha, looked at the girl's beautiful face and stopped talking. Just now, in Bao Er's room, their wives spoke to Bao Yu, which made the girl's position very embarrassed. The third master was engaged to the girl.

Xiangling is wearing a brown double-breasted jacket today, with a delicate appearance and a slender figure. The beautiful girl of fourteen or fifteen years old has a gentle and quiet temperament that is soaked in her bones, and her beauty is hard to describe.

At this time, she stood beside Baochai's seat and said, "Girl, no wonder everyone said that Bao Er Master was a difficult person to get close to. Today's affairs came out, and it turns out that way. Miss Lin suffered a lot of grievances today?"

Xiangling's appearance is of first-class quality, with a bit like Qin Keqing between her eyebrows and eyes, and her temperament is gentle and quiet, ranking first in the sub-book of the Twelve Beauties of Jinling in the Red Chamber. But before she learned poetry, she gave people a little dazed. At this moment, what she said and what Baochai was thinking was just a little bit far apart.

Ying'er couldn't help laughing and joked: "Xiangling, it's not because the Third Master sent someone to find your mother, you just talked to him now. I didn't see you saying that Third Master is good."

There are many second masters in the Jia family, such as second master Bao, second master Lian, second master Qiang, and second master Yun, but when it comes to third master, they basically refer to Jia Huan.

A light red color like the blooming peach blossoms suddenly floated on Xiangling's pretty face, and she said, "I didn't say bad things about the Third Master in the past."

The third master came back from Jinling and indeed brought back news from her mother and letters. This made her cry happily in the bed all night. Her real name was Zhen Yinglian. The experiences of these years, from what she remembered, were released one by one in her mind.

The life of the past is obedient. But now, there seems to be a clear spring in her heart, which makes her start to have some expectations. How could she not be grateful to the third master in her heart?

Baochai smiled and looked elegant and bright, saying, "Okay, Ying'er! Stop teasing Xiangling. Sit for a while, I'm going to go to Lin Meimei's place."

Suddenly, she wanted to meet Brother Huan very much. She had too many things to say and wanted to say. In the afternoon, Brother Huan would definitely go to Lin Daimei's place.

well…

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The afternoon was quiet. Jia Mu went to the room. After dinner, Jia Mu asked Meiren and Qianxue to follow Baoyu well and let him take a nap.

After digesting the food here, I returned to the bedroom and prepared for a lunch break. The morning's work was a bit inspiring.

The mandarin ducks are wearing a light green dress, tall and pretty. They carefully serve Mu Jia to rest on the exquisite and spacious wooden bed. They also cover Mother Jia with a quilt.

When the maids were about to leave, Jia Mu, who was pillowing on the pillow, called Yuanyang and asked slowly: "Yuanyang, what happened to Brother Huan and Yu'er?" She had lived for more than 70 years, and how could she not see the affection between her children? It was just that it was not the time to deal with this matter, but now this thought turned into her mind.

Yuanyang felt a little worried. This question was really fatal. If something was confirmed, the Third Master and Miss Lin would probably not be able to fail, and they might be ruined.

However, Yuanyang could also feel the hesitation in the old lady's heart at this time. Then he understood something. One was that the old lady still had feelings for Miss Lin, and the other was that the third master was not easy to mess with. Moreover, his future was also the future of the Jia family.

Also, what are the benefits of tearing apart to the old lady? When the old lady asked now, she was afraid that she would still be angry with the third master and Miss Lin.

Yuanyang's thoughts flashed around like lightning. When he remembered the letter of family brought to her by the Third Master from Jinling, he made a decision in his heart and said with a smile: "Old lady, the Third Master was entrusted by Mr. Lin. He is a scholar. He must do it. Miss Lin has been carefully taken care of by the Third Master in Jinling for more than a year. It is human nature to be close and depend on.

According to my maid, it is normal for the third master to have a stronger relationship with Miss Lin than others. Mr. San and Miss Bao had been engaged long ago, and Mr. Lian had also been to Yangzhou. Mr. Lin, how could Miss Lin not know?”

This is a hidden reason. How deeply Yuanyang knows about Grandmother Jia, the preparation of the previous long passage is just to prepare for the final decisive statement.

Jia Mu thought about it and said with a smile: "You... are still young and don't understand these." As she said that, she closed her eyes and rested.

That's what I said, but it actually ended the topic.

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The end of the twelfth lunar month is always full of the strong New Year atmosphere. The Jia family worships ancestors tomorrow evening, and the menu for lunch in the kitchen includes dishes that are common during the New Year Festival, such as cows, sheep, pigs, deer, roe fish, etc.

After lunch, Jia Huan slowly walked in the Yueyue Curie, with Qingwen and Ruyi accompanying her. Daiyu just ordered a few side dishes and a few meat dishes: Nan Xiaocai, Huo Ke, Cabbage Soup, Pepper Oil, Watermelon Sauce, Rouge, Goose Cherry, Stewed Eggs, and Rice Boiled with White Japonica Rice.

Jia Huan asked Qingwen to tell Daiyu: All the food in her house will be provided by Wangyueju in the future. The maids and mothers will all pay from Wangyueju to Wangyueju. For example, Zijuan, Xiren and others will eat double portions: one portion of Jia's family, one portion of Jia Huan here, and like Mo'er and other maids who came back from Jinling, Jia Huan will pay the monthly portion of the month.

This is to ensure that the environment Daiyu is in will not become worse by the alienated attitude of Jia Mu. He will transfer him away if he is in his heart, and the remaining vacancy will be transferred from Wang Yueju to supplement. This matter can be done by finding Wang Xifeng.

The three of them were wandering around the room. Qingwen was chattering and talking, and she saw Ping'er coming in from outside with two little maids, holding a food box in her hand.

Ping'er smiled and bent down to salute Jia Huan, saying, "I have met the Third Master. I am about to find the Third Master, but the Third Master is at home."

Ping'er wore a green satin-shaped double-breasted jacket, a high bun, and a fancy golden hairpin. She looked handsome and beautiful.

She is a maid from the same house and is considered Jia Lian's concubine. At this time, she gave Jia Huan a gift.

Jia Huan still admires Ping'er very much. This is a smart and kind girl. In the words of Big Face Bao: This is an extremely smart and handsome top-notch girl.

Seeing her saluting and her posture was very low, she made a gesture and said, "Miss Ping'er, don't be so polite. Just be as good as you can."

Ping'er smiled and explained his purpose, "Our grandma asked me to send a few foods to the third master." As she said that, she asked the two little maids to hand over the food box to Qingwen and put it away.

He said again: "Grandma said that when you wait a few days, the second master wants to invite the third master to have a drink at home. Please be sure to enjoy the three master."

This sounds a bit strange. Who is Jia Huan? After pondering for a while, he roughly understood what was going on. Wang Xifeng was showing kindness to him. The reason was naturally because he came back from writing a letter in Jinling before and scolded the bold and arrogant Wang Fengjie.

After thinking it through, Jia Huan felt funny again.

Sister Feng probably doesn’t know how much favor her father and uncle Wang have given him. He wants to repay him with affection. Uncle Wang’s life is not long, and this favor falls on Sister Feng to ensure that she will not end with one: crying to the Jinling incident.

However, Jia Huan did not intend to make it clear. Feng Jie is a clever person but not very wise, fearing power but not being virtuous. She needs to be beaten up all the time, otherwise she will make trouble.

Jia Huan said: "Just forget to eat wine. Everyone is busy in the first lunar month. The concubine is coming back to visit her husband on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Sister-in-law Lian should be more responsible and not pretend to be sick." The subtext is: Wang Xifeng is a good comrade, and I still trust her.

Ping'er felt relieved when she heard this, understood the Third Master's attitude, and said with a smile: "I will tell our grandma when I go back." As she said that, she laughed and said goodbye and left.

Jia Huan smiled and nodded, watched Ping'er leave, and sighed softly.

He remembered Ping'er's ending. After Wang Xifeng's death, Ping'er escaped the disaster with Qiaojie and was promoted to the right of Jia Lian. It would be a good ending. However, if You Erjie did not die, Ping'er would probably have no chance with her gentle temperament and the son in her belly, Jia Lian's love for her.

How to repay Wang Dawei's favor? He had thoughts and plans in his heart. Jia Huan looked down on Wang Xifeng. Feng's spicy hotness is beautiful, her pink face is not revealed, and she heard it before she smiled before she opened her smile. However, her personality is vicious and her IQ is not good.

So, just protect her from an immortal ending.

Jia Huan's idea was to help Jia Lian add a bargaining chip in the current situation where she and Jia Lian were in conflict: You Erjie. Find more things for Wang Xifeng to avoid making trouble all day long. Of course, Jia Huan was not interested in pimping. So, wait.

It is inevitable that Jia Lian would steal You Erjie. He did not support or object to this matter. But he would never let Wang Fengjie kill You Erjie. Jia Huan was arguing. I believe that Fengjie would take up a lot of space in the house fight for the rest of his life. If he wanted to cause trouble, he would not have much energy.

However, this plan is a bit of a pity for Miss Ping'er.

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Chapter completed!