But inside the small flower hall, Wu Xindeng asked Jia Lian for help, but saw that he ignored her and walked away. He crossed his arms and turned twice, but did not dare to pursue Jia Lian outside, so he had to turn back and ask for Tanchun:<
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"Third girl, Mr. Lian listened to the villain's words and mistakenly thought that my boss was not doing my job well. Since I have been arrested and beaten, let me let you go now.
I beg you, girl, for the sake of the fact that my head has been serving in the house for decades, please go to the old lady and ask for her favor and save her.
The old lady is a kind person, and she will definitely forgive her if she finds out. As long as the old lady speaks a word, Mr. Lian is so filial, so naturally he will say nothing.
My boss is also a bit careless, but I save him first and then talk about it. No matter how my master scolds him later, he will be taught a lesson by his master."
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Tanchun is the most family-conscious of the three sisters in the Jia family, and she has long been worried about the future of the Jia family.
With her intelligence, she had already heard the meaning of Jia Lian's words just now. After hearing this, she sneered and said:
"Who just said that you should do your best? Who said that if you don't show affection, the world will not tolerate it? How come you forgot it so quickly?
Second Brother Lian is now the head of the house, and he has his own reasons for doing things. Do you want me to use the old lady to suppress Second Brother Lian?
Just now, Sister Caibao said that we, the masters, should not order the servants, but now it has become the servants who come to order the masters?"
Wu Xindeng's Jian Tanchun was sharp-tongued and unanswerable, so he didn't dare to provoke him again.
Knowing that Baochai had been eager to win over the servants to gain a good reputation in order to become the second mistress of Baochai, Wu's new wife hurriedly turned to cry and begged Baochai:
"Miss Bao is the most peaceful and generous person. Why don't you go and say a word to the old lady?
My head and my whole family are all old people who have served this house for several lifetimes. There is no merit but hard work.
The old lady is the most kind-hearted and compassionate person, and she is also a very nostalgic person. She always takes into account the dignity of the elderly people in the house.
Especially in our family, benevolence and filial piety are the most important. Those who have served the elders will have more dignity in front of the younger generation of masters. This is the dignity of the masters.
If the girl goes to ask for help, the old lady must know that the girl knows the rules of the Jia family best, which is also a good thing."
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In fact, Baochai is not like what Aunt Xue said in front of Jia Mu, who is "rare and taciturn, people say he hides his stupidity; he is calm and at all times, self-conscious and humble".
She is not taciturn at all. On the contrary, she is very talkative most of the time, and she especially loves to talk in order to show off her knowledge.
It's just that she behaves differently under different circumstances.
What ultimately decided whether she should speak more or less at that time was her "iron rule of life", which was:
Everything must be beneficial to Xue Baochai's own interests.
No matter what, no matter who, once it conflicts with one's own interests, there is nothing that cannot be changed, no matter the cost.
At present, I want Xue Baochai to go to Jia Mu to speak for Wu Xindeng? What good will this do to Xue Baochai?
Hum, the consequence is that Jia Mu may not say good things about her, and she will definitely offend Jia Lian.
So, Baochai lowered his head, shook his head slightly, and made a shy gesture:
"I don't know much about these."
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Wu Xindeng is also a sophisticated person. He immediately noticed that Miss Bao, who had always been a good person in all aspects, suddenly changed her face and resorted to the trick of "don't open her mouth if she doesn't do her own business, shake her head when asked, and don't know".
The attitude is "I'm pretending to be stupid, and you can't do anything with me anyway".
Miss Bao's change in attitude made Wu Xindeng's family even more uncertain - did Miss Bao already know that Wu Xindeng was hopeless?
The worries over the past few days and the terrible speculations at this time made Wu Xindeng's family completely panicked. His legs went weak and he sat on the ground and couldn't help crying:
"Miss Bao - Miss Bao is the head of the house, there is nothing that Miss Bao doesn't understand -
The old lady always values the treasure girl. If you want the treasure girl, just go and tell her——"
As he spoke, he crawled over to hug Baochai's legs. Baochai was so frightened that he screamed, hid back and called Ying'er:
"Hurry and hold her! Don't let her touch my new skirt."
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Tanchun looked on and shook his head repeatedly, feeling very unhappy:
The elders of the Jia family gave these old mothers a lot of face, either because of their kindness, their good looks, or to appear noble.
As a result, they became more and more lawless day by day, to the point where they actually bullied their younger masters, but the masters were unable to do anything to them. I don't know whether it was sad or ridiculous.
Over there, Ying'er didn't dare to go up to grab Wu Xindeng's family, so she just stretched out her hand to stop Baochai. The three of them were like eagles catching chickens, circling around in the small flower hall.
Baochai saw Tanchun at first sight and shouted:
"Tan girl, come and help me."
She was speechless for a moment, and actually called out her usual joking nickname.
You know, only the elders of the Jia family can call the word "Tan Yatou", and ordinary people like Baochai should not call it.
What's more, "Tan Yatou" contains the word "Tan" for "Tan Chun". At this time, she was still calling her in front of a group of women and servants. If it was spread outside the Jia Mansion, people would know that the daughter of the boudoir was the daughter of a wealthy woman.
My maiden name is actually a big deal.
Although Tanchun was a concubine, she was extremely ambitious and always valued the authority of her master. All the maids and wives in her house were respectful and loyal to her.
After hearing this, Tanchun sneered and said:
"Since Sister-in-law Lian's 'rule of man' and my 'rule of law' are all wasted effort, then what am I still doing here? Am I overestimating my capabilities? Am I shameless?
Why don't we just leave this place to the great sage Mi Zi who "rules by doing nothing"?"
After that, he stood up and walked out.
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When Baochai saw Tanchun actually leaving her behind, she panicked, turned around and fled towards the corridor outside the flower hall.
When Wu Xindeng's family didn't know what to do, a woman ran in and whispered to her:
"Uncle Lai has sent someone to tell you that Mr. Lian has tied up Wu Xindeng and his two brothers so tightly and gagged them that they can't tell whether they are alive or dead. Go in quickly and ask for help. Something will happen if you are too late."
As soon as Wu Xindeng's family heard this, his eyes widened immediately. He suddenly called out "Miss Bao" and immediately chased madly along the corridor, crying and pleading:
"Miss Bao, at least please go to the old lady!"
Many maids and ladies who were idle in the back house followed the sound and came out to watch the excitement. When they saw Baochai trotting ahead, her beauty was already pale. Ying'er was behind Baochai and couldn't help but stop Wu Xindeng's family who rushed towards her.
, they all found it new and interesting, so they all stood on the corridor under the eaves and on the rocks beside the flowers, covering their mouths, talking and laughing and giving pointers.
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Baochai was not confused and knew that even if she ran back to Lixiangyuan at this time, Aunt Xue's soft temper would not be able to suppress this daughter-in-law.
What's more, the journey is too far. Firstly, there is no guarantee that Wu Xindeng's family won't stop him from crying. Secondly, he doesn't know how many onlookers he will provoke to see how funny he is.
It would be better to go to Mrs. Wang's place and let Mrs. Wang come forward to calm the Jia family's daughter-in-law.
Anyway, when Mrs. Wang asked about the reason later, it was Jia Lian's fault, and she was just a victim.
So she came out of the small flower hall, walked along the corridor and went straight to the main courtyard of Rongxi Hall where Mrs. Wang was.
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As soon as he entered the hospital, he happened to see Baoyu holding Jin Chuan'er's hand and bringing it to her mouth to look at the purple stone ring on her hand.
Baochai didn't care and asked urgently:
"Where's the wife?"
Jin Chuan'er was so frightened that she quickly pushed Baoyu away, was stunned for a moment, and then said:
"In...in the Buddhist hall."
Baochai didn't wait for the announcement and ran inside immediately without touching the ground.
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Jin Chuan'er had never seen Baochai in such a panic and embarrassment. She was stunned when she saw Ying'er and Wu Xindeng coming into the courtyard and chasing Baochai's back, all the way to Mrs. Wang's Buddhist hall. p>
Jin Chuan'er was frightened:
"What...what's going on?"
I panicked for a moment and hurriedly called Yu Chuan'er in the house, and the two of them also hurriedly chased her to the Buddhist hall.
Baoyu was left alone, still staring at Baochai's back in a daze, and suddenly murmured: