Chapter 106 The show begins
The tenth day of August.
Seeing that the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and the preparations for the imperial visit to the villa have also reached the critical time of finalization, everyone in the Rongguo Mansion is busy. Not to mention those who have errands, even the idle and lazy people have to pretend to be busy.
However, all this has nothing to do with Li Wan. Because she is not favored by Mrs. Wang, she, as the eldest lady, has no real power. If you really think about it carefully, she is probably more worthy of the title of "rich and idle person" than Jia Baoyu.
That morning, Li Wan was sitting cross-legged in front of the Buddhist shrine, silently reciting the Heart Sutra, when she heard someone outside laughing like a silver bell, "Oh, Madam, you look so majestic sitting cross-legged, just like the Bodhisattva Guanyin. I didn't recognize you at first glance."
Li Wan looked back and saw Ping'er standing outside the door. She hurriedly stood up to greet her and said with a smile, "If I just prayed to Buddha casually, I would become Guanyin Bodhisattva. But your master, who keeps giving orders all day, would become Wu Zetian, wouldn't she?"
While talking and laughing, he was about to pull Ping'er in.
Ping Erh refused, and slightly turned aside, saying with a smile, "Aunt Lai gave the old ancestor a parrot. Its little beak is very adorable, so the old ancestor asked people to call the brothers and sisters to see it. Now Master Bao and the others have arrived, and the only one missing is you, Madam."
Hearing that it was Lady Jia who invited her, Li Wan naturally did not dare to be negligent. She hurriedly called the head maid Suyun and followed Ping'er out of the yard in a hurry.
Unexpectedly, when she walked out of the courtyard gate, she saw a maid waiting outside. It was Shan Jie'er, the second-class maid serving Wang Xifeng .
"Huh?"
Li Wan was puzzled and asked curiously, "Why did they send you two here together?"
"She just came back from the other courtyard and bumped into me by chance, so she joined us as a companion."
Ping'er just said a few perfunctory words. It was not a big deal, and Li Wan would not delve into it further.
The four of them were chatting and laughing all the way. When they reached the passageway between the two gates, Ping'er suddenly stamped her feet and said, "Ah! Look at my memory. Our grandmother asked me to bring a cloak with me, but I totally forgot it just now!"
Having said this, he asked Li Wan and her servant to wait here for a while, and then hurried to get the cloak.
Li Wan watched Ping'er's back disappear around the corner. She was wondering why she didn't let Shanjie run errands but insisted on doing the hard work herself, but suddenly someone tugged at the corner of her clothes.
Looking back, I saw Suyun, with eyes as bright as autumn water and cheeks as bright as flying rainbows, secretly pointing to the flower bed beside her and whispering, "Grandma, that's where I found the book."
This little hoof!
Li Wan naturally knew what book she was talking about. Her heart was beating wildly for a moment. She glanced at Shan Jie out of the corner of her eye and saw that she was staring at the second door in a daze and did not notice Su Yun's little movements. Only then did she feel relieved.
It was she who dragged this girl into this in order to shut Suyun up.
Who would have thought that this little bitch would become addicted to it and be even more enthusiastic about it than Li Wan. She would take the initiative to tease her from time to time and do some fake and happy things.
But how can I show such a thing in front of others?
Reaching out her hand and pinching Su Yun's waist, Li Wan leaned over to whisper in her ear, "You little bitch, it's ok to be unruly at home, but if you dare to talk nonsense outside, I'll tear your mouth apart when I get home!"
Who would have thought that Su Yun had grown much bolder since she had been pretending to be a phoenix with her? She did not take Li Wan's threat seriously, but whispered in her ear, teasing, "I wonder if you want to tear the top one, or the bottom one..."
"Huh?"
She had just finished saying half of her shameless words when she heard a man's voice suddenly coming from the front. The master and servant hurriedly looked in the direction of the voice and saw a man standing on the steps of the second gate. Who else could it be but Sun Shaozong?
As their eyes met, Li Wan's heart was beating wildly, needless to say.
But Suyun's face was also redder than fire and hot as charcoal!
Because after the master and servant "opened their hearts", the origin of the book "Strange Cases" and Li Wan's feelings for Sun Shaozong could naturally be revealed.
As it happened, Suyun was a considerate person, so she inevitably added some role-playing scenes to their nighttime play.
Now seeing the 'male protagonist' suddenly appear before them, how could the master and servant not feel ashamed and embarrassed when they thought about all those ridiculous actions?
When Sun Shaozong saw that both the master and the servant looked shy, he immediately thought of the love poem.
Although he had already made up his mind not to have anything to do with the eldest lady of the Jia family.
But at this moment, seeing Li Wan being shy and timid, with her head buried between her breasts, with that mature charm, coupled with the shyness and tenderness of lowering her head, how could she restrain her restless heart?
His eyes moved back and forth on Li Wan, like two balls of fire, burning Li Wan's heart.
"Who are you?!"
At this moment, someone suddenly jumped out to ruin the mood, blocking the two of them, and shouted: "You bumped into my grandmother, how dare you look at me with such a sneaky look?!"
This person was none other than Wang Xifeng's maid Shan Jie'er.
And her shout made both of them feel extremely embarrassed.
Especially the master and servant Li Wan, who didn't know what to do, suddenly the housekeeper Zhou Rui appeared from behind Sun Shaozong, pointed at Shan Jie'er and scolded her angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? Lord Sun is a distinguished guest invited by Second Master Lian, how can you yell at him?"
Then, he smiled and apologized to Li Wan, "I was a few steps slower here, but I didn't mean to offend you, Madam. Please forgive me."
Li Wan got this opportunity, then she leaned forward and said with a strong smile: "It's okay, we are also waiting for someone here, but we didn't expect to run into Lord Sun."
As he said this, he hurriedly led Suyun and Shanjie'er to the side, signaling Sun Shaozong to go first.
Although he still felt shy when he lowered his head, Sun Shaozong couldn't stay any longer. He could only pretend nothing had happened and followed Zhou Rui to a flower hall on the east side.
Li Wan glanced at his back, feeling a sense of loss in her heart.
"Hey, grandma, what's wrong?"
At this time, someone suddenly asked in surprise: "How come your face has turned so red in the blink of an eye?"
Only then did Li Wan realize that Ping'er had come to her side without her noticing. In addition to a scarlet cloak, she was also holding a food box in her hand.
She was afraid that Ping'er would ask her about it, so she hurriedly asked, "Why did you take so long? Come on, don't keep the old man waiting for too long!"
Having said that, he was about to take Ping'er away.
"Don't worry, don't worry!"
Li Wan quickly moved aside again, and handed the food box forward, saying , "I have another errand to tell you - Shanjie, please deliver this to the Second Madam in a while, don't delay!"
The kind girl responded solemnly, with a look of seriousness and excitement between her brows. It didn't seem like it was as simple as sending a food box.
It’s a pity that Li Wan is now so focused on covering up the embarrassing incident that she has no time to observe others.
As soon as Shanjie took the food box, she urged Ping'er to go to Grandmother Jia.
