Inside the Hall of Rongxi.

Jiao Shun, who had just arrived, was chatting with his son-in-law Jia Yun about official affairs when he suddenly saw Xue Pan sneaking in from outside with his face covered. He glanced around a few times and then walked this way.

come over.

Jiao Shun stopped talking and asked curiously: "What's wrong with you? You have a toothache?"

"No, it's not."

Xue Pan covered his face and said vaguely: "I didn't pay attention and the cat scratched me just now."

Jiao Shun rolled his eyes when he heard this: "Then this cat can jump very high."

Seeing that he seemed to have something to hide, Jiao Shun didn't ask any more questions in front of everyone. He just pointed to the side and motioned for him to sit down and talk.

As soon as Xue Pan sat down, Jia Lian also walked in with a gloomy face, glared fiercely, and then sat down next to Jia Huan from a distance.

Jia Huan was a little flattered for a moment, and was about to chat with Jia Lian, but saw that his nose was neither a nose nor an eye, so he stopped talking in a hurry.

At this time, the descendants of the recent branch of the Jia family have reached seven, seven or eight, but only a few are qualified to enter the Rongxi Hall. Most of the rest are in the left and right flower halls. Those with worse status can only be three or five.

Groups gathered in the courtyard under the corridor.

At this time, it was snowing again outside. Seeing that many people were shivering from the cold, Jiao ordered Jia Yun to come forward and temporarily set up several stoves in the yard for the idle tribesmen to keep warm.

It was not until noon that a sentinel came to report that the queen's sedan had left the palace gate three-quarters of an hour ago and was expected to arrive by noon at the latest.

Jia Zheng, who had been anxious and impatient for a long time, heard this and immediately planned to take people to wait at the front gate.

It was only with the persuasion of Jiao Shun and Jia Zhen that he reluctantly suppressed his impulse and ordered people to quickly deliver meals, so that all kinds of people inside and outside Rongxi Hall had a good meal, and then ordered to go out to welcome him.

So huffing and puffing, hundreds of people arrived at the main gate of Rong Mansion.

At the same time, the female relatives also rushed over with Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing.

Although it was said that the matter was urgent, there was still more than three feet between them.

Xue Baochai stood silently at the front, thinking about how to respond when he saw the empress, when he suddenly noticed a voyeuristic gaze.

She subconsciously thought it was Jiao Shun, but when she peeked at the men's team, she found that Jiao Shun and Jia Zheng were whispering to each other. At the same time, the feeling of being spied on became stronger.

Who is so rude?

Baochai was displeased, but after all, there were so many people here, and she couldn't keep an eye on the men one by one, so she had no choice but to turn her head and chat with Wang Xifeng, taking the opportunity to avoid that man's prying eyes.

Nearly half an hour passed before I saw Yuanchun's phoenix chariot approaching slowly, surrounded by nearly a hundred people from the palace.

Seeing this, Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang hurriedly called for the men, women and men to kneel on both sides of the road to wait.

The various periods will not be described in detail.

But it is said that the first thing Jia Yuanchun did when he returned home was to visit his grandmother. When he saw the old lady's dying skin and bones, he couldn't help but burst into tears. Everyone from Mrs. Wang to Mrs. Xing shed tears, especially Jia Baoyu.

Howling endlessly.

After crying like this for a quarter of an hour, everyone came forward to persuade her. Jia Yuanchun reluctantly said goodbye to the old lady and entered the Grand View Garden along the same route as last time.

Since I had just cried and it was not the first time I came back, I was naturally not interested in visiting the garden. I only briefly went through the formalities, then went directly to the main hall of the Grand View Garden, and invited Mrs. Wang and others to come close and express their feelings to each other.

First came Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing, who are the elders, followed closely by sister-in-law Li Wan.

When it was Wang Xifeng's turn to come forward, Yuan Chun stared at her belly for a while, then joked with a smile: "I heard in the past that there was a gap between my sister-in-law and my brother Lian, but now I think it has been resolved?"

She had just learned from Mrs. Wang that Wang Xifeng was pregnant, so of course she thought it was Jia Lian's child, that's why she said this.

Even though it was Wang Xifeng's palace, he couldn't help but feel hot at this moment, and said sarcastically: "It's all a blessing to the empress."

Yuanchun only said that she was ashamed, and after all, she was pregnant during the filial period and it was not easy to announce it in public, so he just smiled and turned his attention to Baoyu and Baochai, who followed closely to come forward to see the gift.

In fact, it stands to reason that men are not easy to approach, but Baoyu got this honor last time, and this time is no exception.

Before Xue Baochai could finish all the etiquette, Yuan Chun hurriedly helped her up and said with a smile: "I don't think a person like my sister will take advantage of Baoyu after all - I have always been worried that he is naughty and careless. When I have a sister to help me, I will

I can finally let go."

After saying that, he took Baoyu's hand with his back and stuffed it into Xue Baochai's hand, saying, "From now on, I will entrust this younger brother to you."

This is almost a replica of the old lady forcing her to make peace on the night of the wedding!

The difference is that Yuanchun represents the supreme imperial power. Although the hand is weak and boneless, it feels as if it is worth a thousand pieces of gold when it is placed on Baochai Hao's wrist.

Although Baochai was unwilling in her heart, due to Yuanchun's status and power, she could only watch Baoyu's hand slowly cover her palm.

"It's not good, it's gone wrong, it's gone wrong!"

However, just when the two were about to come into contact, there was a sudden chaos outside.

Baochai's mind was spinning, and he immediately took advantage of the situation and took out his hand, turned around and looked out of the hall in shock.

Baoyu's hand was empty, and he felt a little disappointed, but also breathed an inexplicable sigh of relief. In order to cover up his embarrassment, he hurriedly looked out of the hall.

Jia Yuanchun saw that both his husband and wife were like this, and he sighed secretly, turned to Tanchun aside and asked: "Third sister, why did you suddenly go out of water?"

Tan Chun, who was in charge of all the matters related to the reception, suddenly heard that there was a fire outside and was in a state of panic. When Yuan Chun asked, she immediately bowed and said: "Wait a moment, Madam, I will go check it out immediately!"

With that said, Fengfenghuohuo left the hall.

When we arrived outside the palace gate, we set up a pergola and looked around at the smoke-filled place, then asked, "Is that the place where the water flows is the Hongxiang Garden?"

"Girl has good eyesight, it's Hongxiangpu!"

Someone next to me immediately replied.

However, Tan Chun's eyebrows stood up and he said angrily: "The Hongxiang Garden has not been used this time. How could it happen that it was so cold in the cold winter?"

"this……"

Everyone looked at each other, and there were two women among them who obviously looked wrong.

Tanchun saw it clearly and immediately raised his finger and pointed at the two people and asked: "Tell me, you two, what is going on?!"

One of the women was so frightened that she fell to her knees. The woman next to her did not kneel at first, but when she saw that her companion was already kneeling, she quickly knelt down next to her.

Tanchun strode toward the two of them, grabbing an eight-treasure glazed lamp halfway along the way and holding it like a bolas in his hand. He pointed at the two of them and said sternly: "Now if you confess, you can still be given a lighter sentence."

Faluo, if you wait until it is confirmed, don’t blame my aunt for not giving you a chance!"

The two women were frightened to death. Seeing that she was about to attack her, they hurriedly said with their heads in front of her: "Three girls, please spare your life, third girls, please spare your life! We don't know how the fire started. It's just that the fire was started."

Several barrels of lamp oil are stored in the red incense garden."

"kerosene?"

Jia Tanchun's wonderful eyes turned and he knew what was going on. He couldn't help but sneered: "Okay, okay, I have given you many orders, but I still can't guard against you thieves! Now that I have caused such a big disaster, huh, I

There is no way to explain it to the master and his wife, so I can only drag you thieves together and go to the queen to plead guilty!"

When the two servant girls heard that they were going to plead guilty in front of the empress, they were so frightened that they quickly kowtowed to beg for mercy.

Tan Chun was too lazy to pay attention to them, leaving Shi Shu and Su Yun to interrogate them and their accomplices, while he and others rushed towards Hongxiang Garden.

When they arrived at Hongxiang Garden, they saw that Jiao Shun and Jia Lian were already here, directing their men to cut down the trees, flowers and plants near Hongxiang Garden.

Upon seeing this, Tanchun walked straight to Jiao Shun and asked, "Brother Jiao, is it possible that this fire cannot be extinguished?"

"I don't know who put lamp oil inside, and now I can only wait for it to fend for itself." Jiao Shun said, handing Tan Chun a confession: "The cause of the fire was that some servants were too cold, and the empress had already

After entering the main hall, I hid in the red incense garden and lit a fire to keep warm, but who knew that I accidentally ignited the lamp oil piled inside."

Tanchun heard the words and immediately connected the cause and effect.

All said and done, the servants were lax and allowed the servants to cheat and cheat, which led to such a disaster.

But she felt really aggrieved. As the saying goes, a good woman can't make a meal without rice. The cost of this pick-up was less than one-fifth of what it was two years ago. The slaves in the local government were fed up with their extravagant spending two years ago. Even though

She made repeated orders every day to scare the monkeys, but she still couldn't suppress this unhealthy trend.

Seeing that the three girls were dejected, Jiao Shun didn't care that there were other people around. He stretched out his hand to hold her catkins and whispered comfortingly: "You have worked hard day and night these days, and we all see it.

If my uncle and aunt punish me for this, I will be the first one not to agree."

Tan Chun's heart warmed, but he did not shirk responsibility. He shook his head and said: "In the final analysis, I didn't think carefully enough. If I had sent someone to inspect earlier, I wouldn't have caused such a mess."

She is very strong, and now that she has caused trouble in this day where everyone is watching, you can imagine the loss and frustration in her heart.

When Jiao Shun saw this, she wanted to be relieved, but she forced a smile and said: "Brother, don't worry, I won't be seeking death just because of things like this - my wife is still waiting for news. I'll take the first step, and I'll leave it to my brother."

Already."

With that said, he gently pushed Jiao Shun away, and led the people back to the main hall of the Grand View Garden.

The words are divided into two parts.

But when Tanchun left the main hall, Jia Baoyu couldn't help but think wildly: Last time the old lady wanted to make peace, she suffered a disaster; now the eldest sister wants to make peace, but she doesn't want to have another disaster at home. Could it be that God doesn't want me to

Reunited with Sister Bao?

Or maybe Jing Qing and Sister Lin...

Bah bah bah~

Sister Lin is fine, so how can she be compared with Jing Qing?

Combined with the previous incident of throwing jade, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Qin Zhong had done it secretly, otherwise how could such a coincidence happen?
To be continued...