The girls and Jiao Shun Baoyu were hiding in the pavilion for a while, but Wang Xifeng was extremely busy inside and outside, running around like butterflies in flowers, not even able to open her clever mouth.

The arrangements were finally made. She rubbed her dry throat and returned to her table. She was about to pick up the half-dried pot of tea in the dining room and pour herself a drink. Suddenly she saw Ping'er pushing a bowl of thick soup in front of her.

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Wang Xifeng lowered his head and sniffed, only to feel the fragrance. He used a spoon to push it and it was as thick as skin jelly. He took a slight sip. The slightly sweet and mellow aroma was filled with a special meat flavor. He couldn't help but wonder: "This

What kind of soup is it?”

"The Baiguo, Tremella, Bird's Nest and Deer Tendon Soup has been simmering since yesterday morning, and I have sifted out all the remaining base ingredients. It is said to be the best for moistening the lungs, relieving coughs, clearing away heat and eliminating internal heat."

After listening to Ping'er's explanation, Wang Xifeng wondered while eating: "Why haven't I seen this soup on the menu?"

"It's okay that grandma hasn't seen you yet."

Ping'er looked at Wang Xifeng and said meaningfully: "Someone feels sorry for grandma for her hard work these days, so she specially asked Qinghonglou to prepare it and send it to us without touching even a penny of our family's money."

When Wang Xifeng heard this, the first thing she thought of was Jia Lian, but then she thought again. Not to mention that the couple were strangers to each other now, even when they were inseparable, she didn't see Mr. Lian being so attentive and attentive.

So she quickly thought of another person: "Is it that dog slave?"

Wang Xifeng asked in a low voice. After receiving Ping'er's affirmative answer, her face softened a bit and she murmured to herself: "He still has some conscience."

But then she asked again: "Do you have a stake in Sister-in-law Zhu and Sister-in-law Zhen?"

"Probably not, but I also got one. I just saw Yuanyang coughing from exhaustion, so I gave it to her."

"Hmph~ You are so generous and tight!"

Wang Xifeng snorted sourly, obviously unhappy that Ping'er was treated the same as herself, but thinking that she was the only one among the young ladies, she couldn't help but feel proud secretly.

While eating, he suddenly saw people from Zhou Rui's family coming over in a hurry. Wang Xifeng quickly wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, stood up and asked, "Why, whose gift is it from?"

"It's not a gift this time!"

Zhou Rui's family said anxiously: "The people over at Zijin Street have just sent a message, saying that Young Master Bao and Miss Baoqin from the Xue family have arrived in the capital and are now waiting at the pier."

"Why did you arrive so soon?"

Wang Xifeng was taken aback and said hurriedly: "Let's go with me to see my wife and aunt."

After leading Zhou Rui's family a few steps, he suddenly turned around and said, "Let me use a steamer to warm it up on the stove. I'll have something to drink later."

Without waiting for Ping'er to agree, she rushed straight to the middle table in a hurry.

When Aunt Xue heard that Xue Biao and Bao Qin had arrived in the capital, she couldn't help but exclaimed: "Why have we arrived at this time? Didn't we say before that we would have to wait until around the tenth day of the lunar month to arrive in Beijing?"

"What's wrong?"

Jia Mu was chatting with her niece [Mrs. Shi Jiagu] when suddenly she heard Aunt Xue exclaiming in surprise. She turned around and asked curiously: "Who has come to the capital? Could it be the niece and nephew that my aunt mentioned earlier?"

Seeing that the old lady had heard it, Aunt Xue could only smile sheepishly and said: "I said I didn't arrive until around the tenth day of the lunar month, but somehow I arrived in the capital early. It didn't disturb the old lady's elegance, but it's our fault."

"What do you mean?"

Mother Jia pretended to be displeased and made a serious face: "We are not outsiders, so we might as well invite them all over. It seems like an older person likes me to get close to young people. The more people there are, the more lively it will be!"

After talking about it, I laughed heartily again.

It was really inconvenient to leave and go to Zijin Street at this time. Aunt Xue said "I dare not ask for mercy" twice to no avail, so she agreed. At the same time, she ordered Xue Pan to pick up the person at the pier quickly, and at the same time she asked someone to send a message to Baochai.

, let her make some arrangements in advance.

After hearing this, the man next to him hurriedly asked for orders to go to the pavilion to convey the message.

When they arrived near the pavilion, they heard shouts of "kill" inside, and soon came Lin Daiyu's coquettish annoyance: "You just let the Nanman go without distinguishing between loyal and traitorous people. You are simply a coward asking for a peach!"

"Sister Yun, don't believe her, she must be a rebel!"

This is Tanchun.

"Can't sister Xichun survive? I can't help you anyway."

This is Xue Baochai.

"I, I...I've passed it too."

This person who hesitated and cowered in front of Lin Daiyu was undoubtedly Baoyu.

Yuanyang separated from the maids who were watching and squeezed in. They saw Jiao Shun standing next to Baoyu and couldn't help blurting out: "Why didn't Uncle Jiao play with us?"

Jiao Shun spread his hands with helplessness on his face. Before he could explain, Shi Xiangyun rushed over and said: "Brother Jiao is so powerful. He wins every time, which makes it boring."

"Brother Jiao originally came up with this card. He is naturally very proficient in it."

Lin Daiyu interjected and couldn't help but joke: "I think you are angry because Brother Jiao refuses to show mercy to you alone, right?"

"Hmph~"

Shi Xiangyun curled his lips and said decisively: "I won't help you either, just reveal your identity!"

Lin Daiyu turned the identity card over, pointed at the word "loyal minister" on it and said angrily: "You are said to be a fool and you still don't admit it. Are you dumbfounded now?"

Shi Xiangyun's face fell, and he muttered: "How could..."

But then he became stiff again: "Who told you to win the last round by pretending to be loyal? How do I know that you are not repeating the same trick?"

While the two were bickering, Xue Baochai smiled and asked Yuanyang: "But what is the old lady's order? Are you still making trouble to find Brother Bao again?"

"No, it's a relative coming to your home."

Yuanyang briefly recounted the matter, and then said: "See what it means, the old lady will probably have guests, so the concubine asked the girl to make some arrangements in advance."

"this……"

Xue Baochai was in trouble for a while, but Xue Pan was able to arrange it easily. There was plenty of place for Xue Pan to stay.

But Baoqin was in some trouble. His yard was not big, and there was already an extra Shi Xiangyun. It would be troublesome to move around again.

At this time, Jia Baoyu heard that a new 'sister' was coming, and immediately came up to her with great interest, and asked with gleaming eyes: "What kind of person is Sister Bao's cousin, who is comparable to those in our house?"

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Xue Baochai smiled helplessly: "No matter how you judge me, they are all my good sisters. Their palms and backs are all flesh, so how can they be distinguished from each other?"

Tanchun laughed at the side and said: "Sister Bao is trying to save face for us. Naturally, her sister cannot be a vulgar thing. She is afraid that she will outshine us all as soon as she comes."

Shi Xiangyun asked this sister if she had ever attended school.

Baochai smiled and said: "Not only has she read books, my sister has been with her father since she was a child, and has traveled all over the world. In terms of experience, I am far behind."

When Jia Baoyu heard this, he scratched his head and head with joy. While imagining what this woman who had traveled all over the country would look like, she couldn't help but suggest: "Why don't we also go to welcome her?"

After hearing his unrealistic proposal, Shi Xiangyun couldn't help but said: "Brother, why are you so anxious? Didn't you ask Brother Xue to pick him up? How can we get out?"

Jiao Shun took advantage of the situation and pulled Baoyu, pushed him back to his original position, smiled and joked: "Brother Bao, please calm down, is it possible that so many sisters who are like gods descending to earth, combined, are not as good as a person you have never met?"

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These words came from the bottom of his heart. He had already forgotten all about Xue Baoqin in the original book. He only vaguely remembered that Baoqin in the TV series was a very ordinary person and was not an outstanding character, so he couldn't arouse much interest.

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After Jia Baoyu was held down, he was still a little irritable.

Baochai sighed secretly when he saw this, and stood up proactively and said: "We don't need to pick her up, but I have to discuss with my mother to see how to arrange her brother and sister. Should you find someone to take my place, or..."

"Let's just break up."

Lin Daiyu pushed the card in her hand to the middle and sneered: "Some people are afraid that their souls will fly away when they hear that a new 'sister' is coming. How can they still have the heart to accompany us old people?"

The two of them expressed their stance one after another, and the game naturally ended.

The girls all got up and walked towards the main hall of the Grand View Garden. Jia Baoyu later realized that she seemed to have done something wrong again. She was walking faster and slower, intending to catch up and explain, but she didn't know what to say.

Jiao Shun stayed at the end leisurely, while Yuanyang, who also chose to slow down, came to report the news.

Seeing that he was far away from the rest of the army, Jiao Shun glanced at Yuanyang and whispered: "Ping'er can you send that soup?"

Yuanyang's eye circles turned red all of a sudden. He nodded heavily and said in a lowered voice: "There are so many things to do outside, but you still have to worry about me... It's all my fault that I swore carelessly that day, and I can only make trouble now.

The less time you spend together with me, the more time you spend apart!"

As he spoke, the tears couldn't stop flowing down.

Jiao Shun would ask Ping'er to bring similar little surprises to him every now and then. Some were valuable and some were not, but without exception, they were all thoughtful, at least in Yuanyang's eyes.

Therefore, even though we didn't meet a few times after visiting the church that day, the heart of the chief maid of the Rongguo Mansion was repeatedly engraved with the word "Jiao Shun". By now, she had given up her heart and regretted that she had been too much.

I have made such a fuss that even if I want to be Jiao Shun's concubine, I can't even do it.

"Why are you crying?"

Jiao Shun said sternly: "If our love lasts for a long time, how can we have Ping'er's status in Chaochangmumumu? If you hadn't heard her talk about it with your own ears, who would have believed that she could go to Jiao's house in the future?"

Listening to Jiao Shun's example of Ping'er, and then thinking about it, he is now a dignified five-grade wine priest, and his future prospects are limitless. Maybe one day he will be able to welcome him home without caring about the face of Rongguo Mansion.

Yuanyang's mood improved a little and he said seriously: "If this day really comes, I will be willing to wait for ten or twenty years!"

Immediately, without waiting for Jiao Shun to ask, he took the initiative to remind: "Mr. Zheng is becoming more and more unhappy because he came from behind. I heard that he complained to Jia Yucun in the morning. I blame the tired man in the house and the scholars.

, and I was just subjected to hostility and ostracism from others.”

Jia Yucun was also on today's list.
To be continued...