But it was said that Jia Baoyu followed Lin Daiyu out of the corner gate, and when he saw the sisters getting into the car, he remembered that Jiao Shun was there, and hurriedly looked back, but there was no trace of Jiao Shun behind.

In the midst of doubts, Lin Daiyu raised the car window and said: "Who are you looking at? You are acting stupidly in front of the door, and you are looked at carefully by outsiders, and you are making strange remarks."

Jia Baoyu scratched his head and laughed: "It's Brother Jiao. Just now I was patronizing my sister, but I left him behind."

Hearing the words 'Brother Jiao', Lin Daiyu couldn't help but frown slightly, her lips seemed to be opening but she was about to speak.

With just a frown, Baoyu immediately threw Jiao Shun out of the sky, didn't ask anyone to put up the wooden steps again, and climbed up like a monkey holding the car.

"What are you doing?"

While Lin Daiyu made room for him, she said duplicitously: "Didn't the horses already come outside?"

"It's windy outside, but it's still warm in the car."

Jia Baoyu laughed, and kept Daiyu seated without being polite. While winking at Ying'er opposite, he said, "My sister seems to be quite concerned about Brother Jiao's affairs recently?"

"No way!"

Lin Daiyu glanced at him and reached out to pick up the snack box next to her. However, thinking that he had just recovered from a serious illness, she put it back and only warned: "They will make a fuss later, just shirk it, but don't drink more wine."

, even the food is best to choose the best ones."

"As long as my sister is watching over me, I won't be able to eat or drink!"

Jia Baoyu laughed playfully and suddenly said in her ear: "You care about Brother Jiao, but for the sake of your second sister?"

Lin Daiyu was surprised: "You, how did you..."

When Jia Baoyu saw that he had guessed his thoughts correctly, he immediately became proud. He tilted his body and raised his legs, half swaying and half limp, and said: "Of course I know! What big and small things in this family can't be hidden from me?"

This 'evil appearance' made Lin Daiyu burst into laughter, and she quickly covered it up with a handkerchief, jokingly saying: "Yes, yes, you are an expert who has known for five hundred years before and five hundred years afterward.

From now on, we ordinary people will not dare to get close to you again."

Jia Baoyu's smile froze and he said awkwardly: "Actually, it was Mingyan who told me. He said..."

Halfway through, he glanced at Ying'er and then went over to continue: "He said that Xiuju, the second sister's side, often goes to Jia's house. I'm afraid there is some connection."

After hearing this, Lin Daiyu's smile faded. She had vaguely heard someone say that Jiao Shun and Ming Yan had some old enemies. Ming Yan secretly inquired about the Jiao family's affairs, and now she brought this matter to Bao Yu.

, but I’m afraid it may not have any good intentions.

I wanted to make a few remarks, but I was afraid that Baoyu would favor Mingyan and cause the uproar to spread outside.

So I put this aside for the time being, planning to talk about it later when I have some free time after the holidays.

at the same time.

In the car ahead, Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai, mother and daughter, were also talking about Jiao Shun.

"Amitabha."

I heard Aunt Xue turn sideways, clasping her palms towards her daughter and saying, "The method you learned from Brother Shun is really effective. Since June, every workshop and shop has improved. It's obvious to everyone."

It’s almost time to catch up when your father is still alive.”

She was always kind-hearted and kind-hearted, and she was the most amiable person. Now she was chanting Buddha's name with a spring breeze on her face, and her white and rosy face almost shone with light. She really seemed like the great master Guanyin came to the world.

He raised his arms slightly, supporting the peaks in front of him; he twisted his waist and turned sideways, and stretched a peach behind him, which made the man wish he could change this moment of being in the mortal world into falling into the mortal world.

Xue Baochai and her are of the same origin, both have plump and voluptuous figures, but they lack the mature charm of a woman and are a bit more youthful and lively.

But this is only superficial.

On the inside, Xue Baochai's mental maturity is several times stronger than that of her mother, who is still naive and innocent even in middle age.

Seeing his mother beaming with joy, Xue Baochai only had a faint look on his face, shaking his head and saying: "If father were still here, I'm afraid the effect would be much greater - we orphans and widowed mothers are not easy to control."

Hearing what her daughter said, the smile on Aunt Xue's face faded like a tide, and she sighed helplessly: "It's all your brother's fault... Oh, my son, I've suffered a lot from you these days."

After a pause, a thought suddenly came to her mind, and she couldn't help but make an insinuation: "Brother Shun's business skills are probably no worse than your father's. Now he is in charge of the Ministry of Industry. If he can help us support our family,

Industry……"

Having said this, he looked at his daughter hesitantly and hopefully.

Xue Baochai was very intelligent and naturally understood what his mother had in mind. Regardless of his background, Jiao Shun was indeed a good fit for his family.

But the premise is not to compare with Baoyu!

With Jia Baoyu, who was born in the Duke's palace, handsome and supported by his concubine and sister, in front of him, no matter how outstanding Jiao Shun was, he could only be regarded as a backup.

Therefore, she just said calmly: "Don't worry, mother, I will let my brother visit me often for advice. I can always learn the skills of doing business."

Aunt Xue was stunned for a while before she understood the meaning of her daughter's words. She couldn't help but shake her head: "That's it. Children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. As long as you live a happy life in the future, it will be fine."

…………

As soon as the old lady from the west side left, news came to the Ningguo Mansion.

Jia Zhen, Jia Rong, and Jia Qiang all came to the gate. You, Xu, and Wang Xifeng were also waiting outside Neiyi Gate.

Rong Geer's successor, Mrs. Xu, was a dull gourd. She didn't even say a word to the two elders. She just listened quietly to Youshi and Wang Xifeng's talk.

And Youshi and Wang Xifeng have been chatting with each other since they were patrolling before dawn. They couldn't stand in front of the door, so they joked to Ping'er: "

I don’t see you dressing up on weekdays, but today it’s really new, I think you’re going to outshine your grandma!”

As the saying goes, women should look good to those who please themselves.

Although Ping'er knew not to miss any traces, she couldn't help but dress up carefully when she got up in the morning. Now that she was exposed by Youshi in person, her heart skipped a beat. For fear that the second mistress would become suspicious, she hurriedly said: "Grandma Zhen, this is

By the way, why don’t we be fresh and fresh during the festival? Kuang Shou is with the two grandmas. If I don’t dress up, I’m afraid I won’t even be able to make green leaves!”

Hearing her secret praise that Wang Xifeng and herself were the flowers, You couldn't help but smile, covered her mouth with a handkerchief and said: "What a smart girl. It's true that those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to ink are black. Following your grandma, I have learned a lot.

Open your mouth wisely."

Wang Xifeng also smiled, but couldn't help but glance at Ping'er beside her.

I saw that Ping'er was wearing a bright yellow dress today, with a red ribbon wrapped around her slender waist. I don't know how to twist it, but it turned out to be more bumpy than before, and she had a voluptuous part out of her dignity.

The powder was also applied much more finely than usual, making her lips more rosy and her teeth whiter and more radiant.

Even the jet-black hair is tied up with more floral arrangements than usual.

The master and servant have been together for many years, but this is the first time they have seen each other like this!

Wang Xifeng couldn't help but feel surprised, but she didn't suspect that she was with Jiao Shun, but that there was some secret connection between Ping'er and Jia Lian.

Then I thought about the fact that Jia Lian had raised an outside wife. He actually knew it from Jia Rong. He had not heard anything about it beforehand. Could it be that someone helped isolate the inside and outside...

As I thought about it, my suspicions became more serious.

He couldn't help but pulled Ping'er aside and asked with a half-smile: "Are you pretending to be like this, but are you planning to raise your aunt? Please tell me a date so that I can congratulate you.

!”

Ping'er felt at ease when she saw that Feng Lazi was jealous again. She secretly thought that it was a good thing that her grandma treated Er Ye's treasure like the same thing as others, and she never thought that she would be interested in him.

"Grandma has done me wrong!"

At the same time, she yelled: "Yesterday, every word you said was like a knife. If I don't have a sharp eye or a careless heart, I wouldn't dare to get close to the second master at this time!"

When Wang Xifeng heard this, she also felt that it was reasonable. Even if Ping'er had the intention to collude, he should not directly hit the muzzle of the gun.

At that moment, he stopped sneering, but he was still a little suspicious: "Then what are you doing today?"

If it were a woman like Ms.

Having an outer room, I thought I was getting too old and lustful, so I started dressing up in a daze all morning."

These words immediately touched Wang Xifeng's heartstrings. She subconsciously raised her hand to caress her cheek, and sighed after a while: "He is ambitious now. No matter how good-looking you are, how can you win over him?"

After a pause, he added: "Today you only stay with me, so that he can't eat anything and starve him to death!"

He said he was greedy for Jia Lian, but in fact he was still afraid that Ping'er would be favored.

Ping'er's heart was like a mirror. In the past, he would have secretly felt sorry for himself, but now he wanted to stay away from Jia Lian, so he nodded in agreement.

By the time the master and servant returned to their original place, the carriages and sedans from Xifu had already arrived.

The two sisters hurriedly stepped forward to welcome the old lady into the back house, and then found their way to the elegant room surrounded by more than a dozen screens in the center of the large flower hall and sat down.

The female family members are headed by Jia Mu, and Jia Zheng is the most respected person at the men's table.

Last year during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Jiao Shun could only hang out among the servants on both sides, but now he was seated on the right hand side by Jia Zheng, second only to Jia Zhen, and Jia Lian ranked fourth.

Although it was not yet noon, Jia Mu came down with an order, drums and music were blaring, delicacies were raining down, generals came and went on the stage chatting, and everyone in the audience was exchanging cups and cups, and it was very lively.

By noon, everyone was seventy to eighty percent full, and hundreds of freshly baked snow-skin mooncakes were brought out on silver platters.

Jiao Shun took a chance to try something new, but it was not the common five kernels, rose silk, jujube paste, etc. The thin skin was wrapped with meat-like stuffing, which turned into juice after chewing for a while, and his mouth was full of fresh food.

Fragrant but not cloying at all.

He was curious about what the stuffing was and wanted to ask Jia Rong beside him, but he didn't want the camp to suddenly become chaotic outside.

Immediately afterwards, I saw Lai Da carrying his robe and running over like flying. He was still far away and shouted: "Second Master, Second Master! There is a decree in the palace, let our Second Master Bao enter the palace to accompany the king."

Driving!"

There was an abrupt silence in the hall, and then it started boiling again like a pot boiling.
To be continued...