After coming out of Xiaoxiang Hall, Jia Lian planned to go back and go to the martial arts field to practice boxing for an hour while it was still early.
As an imperial general who has the ambition to conquer the world, he fully understands the significance of a strong body to him. Therefore, he has been practicing night training for many years and is unwilling to interrupt or waste it easily.
Just then I thought about it, everyone probably knew that I was going back home today.
Forget about other people, if Baochai knew that he was returning to Beijing so early, he would come to see Daiyu at night...
Maybe Baochai wouldn't be jealous with him because of his temperament, but as a girl, I'm afraid she still has some grudges in her heart. In other words, when I see her tomorrow, I will inevitably have a feeling of "reciprocity" in my heart.
So "Xiang Ling", who was holding a lantern, turned to the north of Dashu Mountain.
Jia Lian didn't think that if he went to see Baochai late at night, he might let Daiyu, who was worried about her, know that he was worried.
He wasn't worried about it.
Anyway, he had never thought about hiding this matter from Daiyu. If he could let her guess some things in advance, when Xiaonizi attacked him, he could take advantage of the situation and act "righteously" on her, Xiaoyi "
Reasonable", it seemed more magnanimous and natural than if he went out of his way to explain the matter to him.
Hengwu Garden has the same fragrance of vegetation as always.
Jia Lian's arrival made the current owner of this place, Aunt Xue, very happy.
Aunt Xue was entrusted by Mrs. Jia Muwang to take care of the younger generation in the garden during the funeral.
"Where are Bao Yatou and Yun Yatou?"
In Jia Lian's opinion, a place with Xiangyun must be lively. Not to mention that Baoqin, who is equally active, is also living here, so Hengwuyuan should be noisy.
At this time, seeing that Aunt Xue was the only one coming out to greet him, she couldn't help but ask.
"Hehehe, they have been out wandering all day, and they are all taking a bath in the back."
Aunt Xue had a smile on her face. He knew that Jia Lian had just returned home today, and he would come over as soon as he returned home. He would definitely come to see Bao Yatou!
So he smiled back and led Jia Lian into the house.
Are you all taking a shower?
Could it be that sisters Baochai and Xiangyun usually bathe together?
A faint doubt arose in Jia Lian's mind, and he could not help but picture the scene of these three girls with their hair spread loose and their shoulders exposed, laughing and playing together in the bathtub.
But he didn't dare to think deeply and followed Aunt Xue into the house like a puppet.
Aunt Xue lived in Baochai's house. After Baoqin moved in, for convenience, she packed up a separate house outside for Baochai and Xiangyun, while Aunt Xue took Baoqin with her.
The girl lives here.
Jia Lian was naturally very familiar with Baochai's house.
This room, which was originally bare of furnishings and as clean as a snow cave, became a little more lively because of the arrival of Aunt Xue and Bao Qin.
Not only are there a few furnishings, but there are also some playthings everywhere in the house, which I think belong to Baoqin.
However, the same thing as before is that the house is spotless and spotless. Apparently Aunt Xue is also a tidy person.
On the table in the middle of the room, there is a set of exquisite tea sets, with fruit plates and teapots on the side. There is also a stove burning beside the table.
It is conceivable that before he came, Aunt Xue might be making tea in the house.
"Come, brother, please have some tea."
"Aunt, you don't have to be polite."
After thanking Aunt Xue for the tea she enthusiastically poured over, Jia Lian's eyes fell on the plate of oranges on the table.
Aunt Xue, who had been looking at Jia Lian, smiled when she saw this and said: "This is sent by the people below. It is called 'Fragrant Orange'. It is rare to see it in this season. Do you want to try it? If you like it, I will let you know."
I'll send you some."
While Aunt Xue was speaking, she had already picked up an orange and handed it to Jia Lian herself. In order to make it easier for Jia Lian to eat, she divided the orange into two parts with both hands and opened it from the middle.
It seemed that if it weren't for the fact that she was an elder, she would have stood up to serve Jia Lian and enjoy the fruit herself.
Jia Lian smiled and took it without being polite. He moved his index finger and thumb and took out an orange segment and put it into his mouth.
As expected, the juice is sweet and crunchy.
Aunt Xue watched Jia Lian eating one piece after another, and asked with a smile: "How does it taste?"
“Not bad, it’s really sweet.”
"Hehehe, in that case, I will ask Ying'er to pick some more and send them to you later."
This kind of out-of-season fruit can be regarded as a special supply. If her Xue family hadn't had a big business and many connections, they wouldn't have such a good taste.
If you take this kind of fruit outside, I don’t know how many noble ladies are willing to pay a high price to purchase it.
However, no matter how rare something is, if it can enter Jia Lian's mouth and please Jia Lian, then it is considered to be doing its best.
Moreover, because of Jia Liansheng's handsomeness and slender fingers, she also looked at Jia Lian with the mentality of a mother-in-law looking at a son-in-law. At this time, Jia Lian was simply eating oranges, and in her eyes he was also full of elegance, nobility and chic.
Danfeng, who is the descendant of her Wang family, narrowed her eyes slightly.
Suddenly she saw Jia Lian picking up another orange segment. Just when she thought that Jia Lian would put it between his clear-cut, fresh and clean lips and teeth in the next second, she saw Jia Lian put his hand in front of her.
"Here, I...I just ate a lot. Brother, you can eat it by yourself."
"It's better to enjoy it alone than to enjoy it together. I'm eating this one. It's sweeter than the previous one. Auntie, let's try it too."
Seeing Jia Lian putting oranges to her lips more and more, Aunt Xue looked a little shy.
Instinctively, he wanted to refuse, but facing Jia Lian's calm but naturally unquestionable face, he couldn't say the words of refusal for some reason.
After hesitating for a moment, he lowered his head slightly, opened his mouth, and took the orange in Jia Lian's hand into his mouth.
This was also the time when there was no one in the house, otherwise, she would really not be able to do such a behavior that would undermine the dignity of her elders.
…
In the backyard of the main house of Hengwuyuan, in a small bathhouse, the scene was not as Jia Lian imagined.
In other words, there are some discrepancies.
Inside the fragrant house decorated with three or four simple screens, there are two large wooden barrels emitting steaming heat.
The upper barrels were larger, and Baochai, whose skin was whiter than snow, was submerged in the water. Behind her, a little girl wrapped a towel with one hand, wiping Baochai's exposed shoulders and arms.
Her movements were very gentle, as if she was afraid of accidentally scratching her young lady's fair and tender skin.
Two steps away below, there is a brand new, smaller bathtub, with two little fairies who still look immature inside.
They were much more noisy than above.
There was no need for a maid to serve. The two petite bodies were in the bathtub, coming and going, rubbing perfume on each other and washing each other.
The two little mouths made the big beauty above her frown from time to time, as if she couldn't figure out where they had so many topics, and they hadn't stopped for a moment since they took a bath.
Suddenly Ying'er turned in from behind the screen. She was holding a stack of folded clothes and pants in her hands. After coming in, she smiled and said: "Girls, have you finished washing? After washing, please quickly put on your clothes and go out, Lian."
The second master has come over and is talking to his wife in the house."
"Yeah, second brother Lian is here."
Xiangyun stood up from the bucket in an instant, and his body, which was obviously young but already showing a graceful posture, was completely exposed to the air.
Fortunately, there was no one else here except her sisters and her close maid sister, so she didn't feel shy at all.
Ying'er put down her clothes, found Xiangyun's, and came forward to serve her. She also realized that it was too slow for one person to serve three young ladies, so she went out again and took care of Xiangyun and Baoqin, who were guarding outside.
The maid called in.
In this way, under the service of their respective maids, the three sisters quickly finished dressing and rushed to the main room.
When we arrived at the room, we saw Jia Lian in a silver-gray brocade robe sitting upright. Next to him, the elegant and amiable Aunt Xue sat with her.
After the ceremony, Baoqin and Xiangyun gathered around Jia Lian.
"Brother Lian, when did you return to Beijing?"
"We knew you were back in the afternoon, and we even went out to look for you. Who knew that Sister Ping'er said that you had gone out for something, which made our trip in vain."
"That's right. Tomorrow is Sister Tanchun's birthday, and we also agreed to open a poetry club. Brother Lian, don't forget about it then. You must come."
"Hey, aunt, have you and brother Lian had a drink? Your face is so rosy."
The two little girls gathered around Jia Lian, talking to each other. Xiangyun, who was squeezed in between Jia Lian and Aunt Xue, turned around and suddenly noticed that Aunt Xue's face was extremely red, and she couldn't help but let out a light sigh.
Her voice also attracted several glances. One of them sat down opposite Jia Lian. Although she didn't say a word, she always paid attention to Jia Lian's hairpin.
Facing the attention from her daughter and nieces, Aunt Xue's face became even more rosy, but she smiled very calmly: "I'm not drinking. Maybe I've been sitting by the stove for too long and I'm a little hot."
Aunt Xue made a gesture and covered her face with both hands. Not to mention, the slightly cold hands pressed against her face, which indeed lowered the temperature of her face, and the rosy skin became less obvious.
The others were relieved, and Baochai and Ying'er worked together to move the stove away.
From the beginning to the end, Jia Lian didn't pay much attention to Aunt Xue's reaction. In other words, after the Baochai sisters appeared, his eyes completely moved away from Aunt Xue and shifted to the three cute girls.
Unfortunately, it was late spring at this time, and the weather was no longer cold. Therefore, the clothes on Baochai and others were naturally not as heavy and complicated as before, and had become thin spring clothes.
They had just finished bathing, and the three little lolita or girls were still exuding a strong aura. When the three of them walked in in a row, their necks and collar openings were slightly exposed in their three ladies' blouses.
skin...
The ethereal feeling almost made Jia Lian's eyes become pregnant.
Especially Baochai, who is at the bottom.
Sixteen-year-old Sister Bao, both her skin and appearance are perfect.
Thinking that such a treasure hairpin was already his, and that as long as he worked hard, he would be able to get what he wanted, and the pleasure in his heart was about to overflow. Naturally, he would not care about such trivial details as how Aunt Xue responded to the little girl's inquiry.
After all, there was no reasonable enough reason to stay in Hengwuyuan, so after achieving the purpose of visiting Baochai, Jia Lian went down the mountain.
When passing by Daoxiang Village, I was wondering what Li Wan was doing because of the darkness in Daoxiang Village. Unexpectedly, I bumped into Li Wan before I left the garden.
"Second uncle."
Li Wan led his maid to stand on the roadside, with his hands hanging on his waist, greeting Jia Lian calmly and demurely.
Jia Lian also returned the gift, and then asked: "It's so late, what is your sister-in-law doing here?"
"Madam and Feng Yatou are not at home, and there is no one to look after the house. I have just visited various doors and am about to go back."
In fact, Jia Mu, Sister Feng and others are not at home, and Li Wan wants to take care of the family business, so it is best for him to move out of the garden and station himself in Rongguo Mansion.
On the one hand, Jia Mu and others took away a large number of people in the mansion, and on the other hand, Sister Feng stayed in the mansion with a great god like Ping'er.
Also, with Ping'er, the chief steward of Sister Feng, here, not to mention the fact that most of the people in the mansion are missing, things have been reduced a lot, and even if it remains the same as before, there won't be any trouble.
Li Wan also thought that she might not be as good as Ping'er in terms of management ability, so he simply was lazy and entrusted Ping'er with all the big and small matters in the mansion. He just went to the mansion to inspect once or twice as usual every day.
"Thank you for your hard work, sister-in-law."
"..."
Facing Jia Lian's idle talk, Li Wan couldn't find anything to say.
After a long silence, she gave Jia Lian a slight blessing, then lowered her eyebrows and prepared to walk away with her heart beating.
"Ouch~"
But the voice was not from Li Wan, but from one of her maids, Su Yun.
Looking back, I saw Jia Lian holding Suyun's arm with one hand and smiling at her: "Sister-in-law, go first. I'll have a few words with her."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In this scene, Li Wan is still good, but Bi Yue's eyes are already wide open, which is full of disbelief.
Suyun, this is...?
Could it be that he has climbed onto the high branch of Master Lian and is about to become famous?
But, she is the personal maid of the eldest grandma, how could Second Master Lian do this...
Woo hoo, it would be great if Second Master Lian was interested in me.
Of course, Li Wan didn't know that so many thoughts were flashing through her other maid's little head at once. Knowing that Jia Lian wouldn't be innocent, she naturally wouldn't have any objections to Jia Lian's entanglement with her maid.
Nodding, she led Biyue away.
But there were already ripples in his heart. He didn't know what Jia Lian's intention was in catching Su Yun, so he deliberately slowed down.
After a while, Suyun caught up with him as expected.
"Why does Second Master Lian want you?"
"this……"
Suyun seemed hesitant and glanced at Biyue.
Li Wan understood. In fact, she should pretend not to care at this time. When she entered Daoxiang Village and there was no one around, she could ask Suyun alone.
But she was very concerned at this time. After all, Jia Lian caught Suyun, the only girl who knew their secret, and it was very likely that she was talking about the affairs between them, so he actually said to Biyue: "Go back first and let the little girls burn it."
Water, I want to take a shower tonight."
"yes……"
Biyue drawled, and glanced at Suyun unwillingly.
It's over. Grandma and Suyun have a secret, and it's a secret that I can't know. Now, she will definitely get past me.
Biyue entered Daoxiang Village with suspicion and doubts.
After all, Li Wan was not a mature strategist and did not have enough fortitude and patience. Just a small immature move caused unnecessary risks of being noticed in a major matter that was related to her life and death.
But Li Wan obviously didn't expect this. After Bi Yue left, she couldn't wait to start questioning Su Yun.
"The second master didn't say anything to me. He just asked about grandma's current situation and told me to take good care of grandma and not... to keep the secret and not to talk nonsense. It will benefit me in the future..."
"That's all?"
"Um……"
Li Wan frowned. Seeing that Su Yun didn't seem to be lying, he couldn't continue to explore. Finally, he just said: "Good girl, as long as you can do this, not only him, I will treat you as my biological daughter."
…”
"My slave doesn't dare. Please rest assured, grandma, this slave is not stupid and won't talk nonsense."
After receiving Su Yun's promise again, Li Wan was obviously more and more relieved. He helped her up personally, said a few words of greeting, and then walked into Daoxiang Village with lotus steps.
But she didn't see the shameful look on Suyun's back when she turned around.
How could Suyun have the nerve to tell her that she had already sold her behind her back?
What Second Master Lian explained was: "The second window from the main house on the north wall of Daoxiang Village should not be closed tightly at night."
Alas, Bi Yue and I are usually responsible for the small matter of closing the window for Grandma, and there is no division of responsibilities.
But for the sake of the second master, from now on, this important mission belongs to me.