But it was said that the fourth girl, Xichun, did not like the excitement. Seeing that everyone was focusing on Grandma Liu, she took the second sister, Yingchun, quietly out of the living room, hoping to find a quiet place outside.

As soon as he went out, he saw Jiao Shunzheng and Bao Qin whispering alone by the bamboo forest. Jia Yingchun was startled, and immediately fixed his eyes on the two of them, his eyes full of mixed feelings.

Xichun saw her at the side, frowned and asked, "Has your sister's wedding date been decided?"

Because she and Yingchun had been inseparable from each other recently, and Meng Bulijiao had already vaguely noticed that Yingchun had a different attitude towards Jiao Shun, so she specially reminded the second sister that she was already waiting to be married.

When Yingchun heard this, she immediately lowered her eyebrows and covered Qi Qing's face, and said dryly: "I hope Brother Bao's good deeds will happen on the same day."

"Same day as my second brother?"

Xichun couldn't help but frown after hearing this.

Yingchun explained in a muffled voice: "My master is still ill, so he said it is not suitable for him to do anything big. Choosing it on the same day as Brother Bao can save a lot of ostentation and not make people make irresponsible remarks..."

"How come no one said anything?!"

Before she could finish speaking, Xiuju, who was following behind, couldn't help but interject: "I'm afraid of comparing everything at the same time! Second Master Bao is getting married, and the girl is getting married. How can the pomp and circumstance be the same?"

After a pause, she couldn't help but said bluntly: "The old lady clearly said that she had prepared a dowry for the girl. The master made such an arrangement because he clearly wanted...that the girl would be willing to suffer this injustice!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xichun said with a straight face: "Sister, since I have something serious to discuss, I'll go somewhere else for a stroll."

As he said that, he nodded slightly and turned around to leave.

She was just willing to remind her that it was rare to welcome the Spring Festival, and any more would go against her way of dealing with people.

Xiuju was stunned at first, and then immediately understood that Xichun didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the Rongguo Mansion. She couldn't help but secretly sigh that the two sisters had the same purpose: one was timid and cowardly and did nothing, while the other was ruthless and did not get involved in anything.

She deliberately advised Yingchun to go around more with the other sisters, otherwise if something happened in the future, the four girls would probably just stand by and watch.

But then I thought again, if the sisters encounter any difficulties, most of them will just sit on the sidelines and watch. With such a character, how can she expect to be treated sincerely by others?

Thinking like this, her eyes unconsciously fell on Jiao Shun, and she murmured helplessly: "Maybe this is the girl's fate."

"What happened to the second sister's life?"

At this moment, Lin Daiyu's curious voice suddenly came from behind.

Xiuju was startled, covered her chest and turned around with a forced smile: "Lin, why did Miss Lin come out?"

Lin Daiyu looked at her suspiciously, and at the same time explained smoothly: "The old lady thinks my courtyard is deserted, so she is planning to go to the fourth sister's place to visit the fourth sister's people? Didn't the second sister come out with her just now?"

"this……"

Xiuju subconsciously turned to look at her girl, but she saw faint tears in the corners of Yingchun's eyes. She hurriedly said wisely: "Miss Lin, don't be anxious, let's go find the fourth girl right now!"

With that said, he picked up Yingchun and ran into the bamboo forest.

When she had a cover, she hurriedly offered a veil to Yingchun to wipe away her tears. At the same time, she couldn't help complaining: "Young lady, you know you regret it now? How could you have ended up in this situation if you hadn't insisted on going your own way without caring about love?"

After hearing this, the tears that Yingchun had just wiped flowed out again unconsciously.

Not to mention this.

But it was said that Lin Daiyu watched the master and servant disappear into the bamboo forest with suspicion. When she looked back, she found that Bao Qin was talking to Jiao Shun. Although she couldn't hear clearly, seeing Bao Qin's face full of enthusiasm and dancing, it was obvious that the conversation was very congenial.

.

Lin Daiyu raised her beautiful eyebrows slightly. At first she felt that Bao Qin's behavior was a bit inappropriate, but then she thought about it again, and suddenly a whimsical idea came to her mind.

At this time, the conversation between Xue Baoqin and Jiao Shun had come to an end. Baoqin leaned forward with a smile on his face, took two steps back cutely with his hands behind his back, and then turned around and ran bounding down the corridor.

Two feet away, she waved to Lin Daiyu and asked with a smile: "Why isn't my sister waiting inside? Could it be that she came to see me?"

Lin Daiyu came to her senses, bit her lower lip and hesitated for a moment, then made up her mind and said: "Originally I wasn't looking for you, but now I really have something to look for you for."

"How do you say this?"

Xue Baoqin poked his chin lightly with his onion finger in confusion, but Lin Daiyu grabbed him and took him to a secluded corner without any explanation.

Seeing that there was no one around, Daiyu asked, "What did you just say to Brother Jiao?"

"Didn't you say anything?"

Xue Baoqin said ignorantly: "Didn't Qian'er hear from my sister that Brother Jiao is in charge of doing business with the Wuxi people? I asked him to inquire about some overseas affairs."

Seeing that she had misunderstood, Lin Daiyu couldn't help but smile, and secretly thought that she was just like those three aunts and six wives, what would she think when she saw a man and a woman together?

Since it was a misunderstanding, she naturally did not reveal what she had just thought. She just joked casually: "Why are you asking about this? Maybe you still want to go boating..."

Halfway through the sentence, she suddenly froze, and then stared at Bao Qin with her beautiful eyes widened and unblinking: "You really don't want to go to sea, do you?!"

"I can't tell yet."

Baoqin supported the Xiangzhu next to him and rubbed the moss on the ground with the soles of his shoes. He smiled nonchalantly and said, "My parents are not traveling far away. Right now I just want to go home with my brother to serve my mother."

Lin Daiyu was silent.

Because the essay needed to be filled in with daily details, she was vaguely aware that Bao Qin's mother was already terminally ill. Perhaps because of this, in order not to delay her daughter's future, Xue's mother strongly advocated that her daughter go to Beijing to get married as soon as possible.

Although Bao Qin once said that she wanted to choose a husband as she wished, but after these days of getting along day and night, how could Lin Daiyu not know that what she longed for most was the days of wandering around with her father when she was a child?

If Xue's mother died of illness, she might really choose to go boating on the sea...

This kind of thing is something that ordinary women would never dare to think about, but when it comes to Bao Qin, it seems so logical.

"you……"

Lin Daiyu looked at the girl in front of her with complicated eyes. She actually yearned for her quite a bit, and even came up with the idea of ​​traveling with Bao Qin.

But although she often acted deviantly, she also knew the dangers contained in it. How could she tolerate Baoqin being like this?

Without hesitation, he suddenly asked: "What do you think of Brother Jiao?"

"How about what?"

Bao Qin suddenly flashed his big watery eyes, obviously unable to keep up with Lin Daiyu's jumping thoughts.

"that is……"

Lin Daiyu bit her lips lightly, and then said bluntly: "What do you think of his character and talent? Is he someone you can trust for life?"

"scare?!"

Xue Baoqin jumped back half a step like a little rabbit, looked at Lin Daiyu in shock, and stammered: "Sister Lin, Brother Jiao has already been engaged to Sister Xiangyun, you, you..."

Seeing that she had misunderstood, Lin Daiyu rolled her eyes angrily and said angrily: "I'm asking you what you think! If you don't tell me, I will..."

As he said this, he made a gesture of wanting to step forward and scratch her.

Xue Baoqin finally came back to his senses and said hesitantly: "Brother Jiao's talent goes without saying, but his character... He is willing to take action this time, which shows that he is a warm-hearted person. But he has already been engaged?!"

"Didn't I know he was engaged?"

After hearing Xue Baoqin's comments, Lin Daiyu thought about her usual respect for Jiao Shun, and now she had no doubts. After confirming again that no one was around, she whispered to her: "There is something, you first swear that you will never

Tell others..."

"My sister is so mysterious, it makes people feel anxious."

Baoqin took half a step back and said humbly: "Is it okay if I don't listen?"

"no!"

Lin Daiyu bared her teeth and claws: "Swear quickly!"

Bao Qin had no choice but to swear on the spot with a grimace, and then put on a curious look and asked: "What on earth is going on? Sister, can you tell me now?"

Lin Daiyu put on a serious face and said seriously: "You also know that I often go to Jiao's house to visit Sister Xing. I go there often, and it is inevitable that I will hear some secrets by chance..."

"What's the secret?!"

Baoqin's eyes lit up when he heard the word "secret", and he didn't look embarrassed at all when he made the oath.

"I once accidentally heard that Aunt Laiwang is Brother Jiao's mother. You should also know that his current surname was inherited from his adoptive father, right?"

"I know, I know, sister, please go ahead and tell me!"

"I heard Aunt Daolaiwang talking to someone, saying that someone has inherited the incense of the Jiao family, but the incense cannot be cut off in the Lai family. It will inevitably be needed in the future..."

When Lin Daiyu said this, she gave Bao Qin a "you understand" look.

Sure enough, Xue Baoqin understood. She opened her mouth in shock, and then jumped to her feet and said, "This, does Sister Xiangyun know about this? Has Sister ever told her?! No, I have to..."

"Stop!"

Seeing Xue Baoqin pretending to go to Shi Xiangyun, Lin Daiyu quickly stopped her and reminded her: "Don't forget you just swore an oath!"

Xue Baoqin's face fell when he heard this, and he looked at Lin Daiyu who was about to speak but hesitated.

Lin Daiyu understood what she was thinking, so she sighed and said, "Brother Jiao didn't mean this. What's more, do you think Girl Yun has any other choices now? If I tell her, it will only be a waste of time."

It’s just her troubles, and if this doesn’t happen in the future, wouldn’t I become a gossip?”

When she heard Xing Xiuyan talk about this matter, she also thought about telling Xiangyun.

But after all, this was just the words of Xing Xiuyan's family, not Jiao Shun's own intention. Moreover, Sister Xing also loved him, so she told such secrets directly. How could he tell Shi Xiangyun behind her back?

When Xue Baoqin heard this, she became as tangled as Daiyu.

After a while, he suddenly came to his senses, covering his open mouth and exclaimed in shock: "Sister suddenly told me about this, could it be, could it be..."

"Isn't it this?"
To be continued...