There is a poem that says:

There are leaves in the hibiscus pond, and a pair of flowers emerge from the green spring.

The shades and shades of beauty and fragrance are dispersed separately, and the east and west are connected by beautiful bases.

"Ode to Nanchi Jialian" by Yao He of the Tang Dynasty.

Towards evening, after finishing all the housework accumulated in the morning, Xue Baochai once again found her mother's courtyard. This time she was lucky, but when she walked into the bedroom, she found Aunt Xue and Mrs. Wang sleeping on the bed.

Baochai looked at the two sisters for a long time and saw that the two sisters were sleeping soundly. In the end, he couldn't bear to wake them up, so he quietly retreated to the outside and asked the old mother on duty: "When did your wife come back?"

Why did you fall asleep at this time?"

"It was only half an hour ago."

The old mother said: "I was going to inform the lady, but my wife and concubine fell asleep when they came in. They probably wouldn't wake up in a while, so I didn't wake you up yet."

Then he added: "I guess my wife must have been exhausted from all the hard work these days. Now that my uncle's marriage has finally come to an end, this relaxation is naturally exhausting both physically and mentally. It is not expected to be a big deal.

There’s no need to worry, miss.”

This reason makes sense. Many people suddenly relax after being under pressure, and indeed experience a situation similar to collapse.

but……

Is Aunt Xue so depressed? Mrs. Wang obviously came here just yesterday, because she didn’t sleep at all?

Furthermore, what was the news that Brother Jiao reported earlier, and where did mother and aunt go in the afternoon?

Instead of being solved, these mysteries became more confusing as Aunt Xue fell into deep sleep.

However, with all kinds of doubts in his mind, Xue Baochai couldn't help but disturb his mother, so he glanced in the direction of the bedroom and added: "Let me know as soon as possible when Madam wakes up."

Then he walked out of the courtyard on his own and turned to the second room.

In terms of understanding of the matter, the two parties naturally have the best understanding. Baochai on Jiao Shun's side has some concerns, but there is nothing to avoid on Xue Biao's side.

Of course, in order not to repeat the embarrassing scene in the morning, she did not go directly to Xue Biao's courtyard, but went to find Mrs. Xue Er.

Mrs. Xue Er was taking Baoqin to pack incense. When she saw her coming in from outside, she hurriedly greeted her to sit down and ordered Baoqin to put away the miscellaneous materials.

"Is this the concentration incense prepared for Xue Ba?"

Xue Baochai picked up one and asked, "Is he more awake now?"

"Brother has woken up early."

Xue Baoqin rushed to answer: "Just now I had someone send a message, saying that I would come over after washing up."

Mrs. Xue Er asked about her sister-in-law: "Where is your mother? Have you found her?"

"I went home early."

Because Xue Baochai had doubts in his heart, he used Chunqiu brushwork to explain away: "After all, I have been busy for so many days, and my mother is probably tired, so I didn't bother her."

Because she didn't know that her sister-in-law was sleeping side by side with Mrs. Wang in the dark and dark, Mrs. Xue Er didn't hear anything wrong. She nodded and said: "Then when your brother comes, just ask him if you have anything."

This is why Xue Baochai is here, so naturally he will not make excuses.

The three of them chatted and waited for about a quarter of an hour before they saw Xue Biao entering the door listlessly, beating his waist and eyes. When he found out that in addition to his mother and sister, his cousin was also present, and he managed to cheer up, but he still seemed

Somewhat depressed.

Everyone knew why he was like this. Mrs. Xue Er had a serious look on her face and deliberately scolded her a few times. However, due to her niece and daughter being nearby, she could not delve into such private matters, so she remained silent and just waited for Baochai to ask questions.

Baochai was first concerned about his physical condition, and then changed the topic and asked about what he saw at Xia's house today, and why they were both so drunk - Jiao Shun was excused for being drunk, but Xue Biao was so drunk.

But he was rushing to find out the shortcomings and make up for them. Logically, he should stay awake.

Xue Biao's face collapsed when she asked him. He hesitated for a moment, but then turned to look at his sister beside him.

When Bao Qin looked at his eyes, he immediately understood something. He pouted and said, "I'm not willing to hear it yet."

!Hmph, I’m going to play with Sister Feng.”

"Don't run around like crazy outside, it's time to eat later!"

Mrs. Xue Er chased after the explanation, turned around and urged: "What is going on, why don't you explain it to your sister quickly?"

"this……"

Xue Biao scratched his head and said uncertainly: "I can't say for sure, but there's probably something wrong with the Xia family's wine - I only had three glasses, and I used a small wine cup, so no matter how strong the wine is,

It shouldn’t be like this.”

"Is there something wrong with Xia's wine?"

Xue Baochai raised her green eyebrows: "What does this mean? There are no outsiders in the room, so just say what you are thinking."

Xue Biao had no choice but to say: "The wine we drank seems to have been laced with aphrodisiacs - thanks to Brother Jiao's quick reaction and the decisiveness to ask me to resign, we didn't make a joke."

At this point, he scratched his head again and said vaguely: "Something else seemed to have happened in the middle, but I was so confused that I really can't remember it clearly."

Even though he had made inferences before, Xue Baochai still found it difficult to accept what he said.

Are the people in the Xia family crazy?

Otherwise, on such a happy day, how could we drug the guests who presented the wedding certificate?!

What are they doing this for?

At this time, Xue Biao hesitated and said: "I see, it may not be Mrs. Xia's intention. Otherwise, how could she drink the wine without any abnormality? Maybe, someone in their family does not want this marriage to go smoothly.

If you do it, maybe you hope to take the opportunity to make Madam Xia gain notoriety and seize the opportunity to seize power?"

As he spoke, he spread his hands and said: "There are many things like this in the mansion, especially in the Xia family where there are no men to support the scene. Not to mention the brothers and nephews, the servants in the house have evil intentions and falsely accuse the widowed mistress of having an affair with a daughter.

, and then taking advantage of the opportunity to seize family property is not an isolated case."

His analysis successfully led Xue Baochai's thinking astray.

Without it, it’s all because I feel the same way.

I think back then, when Aunt Xue was in a hurry to go to Beijing, wasn't it because she was worried that she wouldn't be able to control the team left by her deceased husband, and wanted to ask Rongguo Mansion and Wang Taiwei to help?

In these years, if I hadn’t been living in Rongguo Mansion, I don’t know how much trouble the businesses in various places would have caused!

Xue Biao also had a similar experience, so this statement naturally resonated.

However, before the two siblings could analyze further, Xue Pan's loud voice suddenly came from outside: "Aunt, is Xue Pan here?"

Xue Biao responded, and he strode in quickly.

He was not surprised to see his sister, so he grabbed Xue Pan and urged: "Hurry up, I've set up a table in the front yard for you and Brother Jiao to drink the soul-reviving wine. Brother Jiao has arrived early, and now it's up to you!"

Xue Biao couldn't fight him off, and was pulled and staggered.

Mrs. Xue Er hurriedly said: "He just got so drunk that he looked like that, why did you still call him to drink?"

"So it's called soul-reviving wine."

Xue Pan turned around and smiled at his aunt indifferently: "But don't worry, Brother Jiao also said that there are official matters to be dealt with tomorrow. I will only drink some non-intoxicating sweet wine tonight, just to warm my appetite."

.”

Mrs. Xue Er was relieved and allowed him to take Xue Biao away.

When he turned around to talk to Baochai, he saw that his niece's green eyebrows were furrowed, as if she had thought of something very embarrassing.

Thinking of the fact that she had been working so hard for this family, she couldn't help but comfort her: "Don't think too much. We'll see what your mother's plans are tomorrow. Maybe Mr. Jiao knows more and more details.

"

Xue Baochai nodded slightly after hearing this, then stood up and said goodbye, "Then I won't disturb Auntie for now."

Mrs. Xue Er sent her out again.

When they got outside, Xue Baochai's green eyebrows that had just stretched out immediately became entangled again. After thinking for a long time, she suddenly turned around and told Ying'er who was accompanying her: "Go to the front yard and see if Brother Jiao has woken up.

After drinking wine, if something seems wrong, come back and report to me quickly, so that my brother will not cause trouble by causing trouble!"

When Ying'er agreed and left, Xue Baochai became increasingly restless, losing her usual composure.

Because she suddenly had an extremely absurd idea, so absurd that she thought she was probably crazy. Otherwise, how could she doubt her mother and Brother Jiao...

But these thoughts come together, and it would be really uneasy without verification.

After finally waiting for Ying'er to leave and come back, she immediately asked: "How?"

Just two words, and my voice trembled.

"Uncle Jiao is fine."

Ying'er hurriedly reported back: "When I went there, he was changing glasses with the uncle. He looked at his red face and was full of energy. However, the second uncle beside him had food on his plate, and he didn't drink or eat."

Xue Baochai let out a long breath, and then she felt like the world was spinning and her feet were weak. It was because of Ying'er's help that she almost collapsed to the ground.

"Girl! You, what's wrong with you?!"

Ying'er said in a panic: "Do you want me to send someone to ask for the doctor?!"

"Need not."

Xue Baochai waved his hands with all his strength, feeling that every part of his body was weak, yet he was as light as lifting a mountain on his back.
To be continued...