Chapter 27 Baoyu's Nonsense
"Why do you have to say that, Third Sister? Huan Ge'er and I are just joking around with each other!"
Jia Huan chuckled and leaned close to Jia Cong again to whisper, naturally talking about some of Baoyu's fun things.
After waiting for an unknown amount of time, Baoyu's voice finally came from outside the door.
Jia Cong opened the door to greet them, and saw Baoyu hurriedly coming with two maids! Originally, he had no intention of attending Jia Cong's banquet, but after seeing that all the sisters were invited on the invitation, he came to join in the fun. After all, he really didn't like this Cong's third brother.
"Second Brother Bao is here? My two sisters-in-law and all the sisters are here, just waiting for Second Brother Bao to come!"
Baoyu's face changed, he smiled awkwardly and walked into the house. The two maids behind him bowed to Jia Cong and followed him in.
When he entered the hall and saw a room full of sisters, the resentment Baoyu had towards the third brother Cong disappeared in an instant!
"Greetings to the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law! Greetings to the second sister, the third sister, and the fourth sister. Sister Lin, Sister Bao, when did you come? I went to look for you, but you didn't wait for me! Xiangyun, when did you enter the mansion? Why didn't I know?"
This Baoyu is indeed a "warm man". As soon as he entered the room, he "provoked" several sisters.
"Who would wait for you? I came here with a group of sisters. What does it have to do with you?" Daiyu said with a raised mouth.
Xiangyun on the side said with a smile, "Second brother, I went to the old ancestor's place, but I didn't see you, so I found my sisters and came to Third Brother Cong's place."
Although Daiyu did not give Baoyu a good look, Baoyu did not care. Anyway, as long as the sisters talked to him, he would be happy to do so even if they scolded him a few times!
"Master Bao, have some tea!"
Baoyu turned around and saw Qingwen holding a teacup and handing it to him. He was stunned, "Qingwen, how have you been these days? Don't worry, when Madam has calmed down in a few days, I will definitely ask Madam to let you come back!"
As he spoke, he grabbed Qingwen's arm!
Qingwen's expression remained unchanged but she dodged, "Second Master Bao, please respect yourself. I am the Third Master's maid!"
"She has a good complexion after all. In just two or three days, she has become loyal to her new master?" said Musk Moon, Baoyu's maid, who was standing beside her.
This instantaneous incident caused everyone in the hall to change their expressions! First, Baoyu was rude, and then a maid dared to make insinuations. Was she here just to disrupt the situation?
" Second Brother Bao?" Suddenly, a loud shout was heard, and Jia Cong stood up and looked at Baoyu coldly!
Wang Xifeng's heart skipped a beat. Thinking about how ruthlessly Jia Cong had dealt with Wang Zhuer's family, it was obvious that something was going to happen. Based on her understanding of Jia Cong, she didn't think that Jia Cong would be afraid of Baoyu. If a quarrel broke out, it would not only disrupt the current situation, but she was also afraid that she would make the Second Madam hate her, after all, she was present.
Immediately, she changed her mind, stood up and took two steps forward to block Jia Cong's sight, and raised her head and smiled, "Before, I thought Brother Cong was a weak scholar, but I didn't expect that he was also a loudmouth. Brother Bao, Brother Cong is also well-educated and well-mannered. How could Qingwen have a bad life in this room? In the future, don't say such nonsense, otherwise won't outsiders laugh at you brothers for not getting along?"
"Mushuyue? You have the right to speak to the masters of this room? Someone, take her out and give her ten slaps to teach her some etiquette! Xiren, why don't you wait for Brother Bao to sit down and have some tea? You maids are so lucky to have such good masters like Brother Bao and Brother Cong, but you should also know the order of respect and inferiority."
"Qingwen, hurry to the kitchen and urge Sister Liu to send the food over. If I, the Second Madam, get hungry in your room, it will be your Third Master's fault for not taking good care of me!"
Wang Xifeng is indeed a well-mannered housekeeper. Her words avoided a dispute, saved the faces of Jia Cong and Baoyu, taught Musk Moon a lesson and vented Jia Cong's anger. She sent Qingwen away and thoroughly understood the emergency.
Now that Wang Xifeng had come forward, Jia Cong didn't say anything more. He just sat down with a sneer in his heart and continued to drink tea and chat with Jia Lan!
This Baoyu, can only hang out with women! He is neither good at literature nor martial arts. No wonder everyone in the Jia family ended up with such a tragic ending.
Soon, the food arrived! Jia Cong had four tables set up, one in the main hall for the ladies to sit at, another in the small hall in the east wing, and the other two in the west wing for the maids to eat at.
Jia Cong brought Baoyu and the two children straight to the small hall, and called Zhuan'er and Zhuier to serve them. The master of the house had maids following him, so naturally there was no need for the maids in his courtyard.
Although Baoyu was unwilling, he had no choice but to follow Jia Cong to the small hall. However, after eating a few bites, he went directly into the hall on the pretext of toasting his sisters. Jia Cong was too lazy to pay attention and chatted with Jia Lan. The uncle and nephew were quite comfortable, especially when they felt Jia Cong's closeness, Jia Lan also relaxed a lot and even drank a glass of fruit wine.
The noise and bustle continued until nearly midnight, when little Bird came to report that everyone in the house had finished eating and left.
Jia Cong hurried out of the small hall and sent everyone away one by one!
After a whole half day of hard work, Jia Cong was very tired, but Xiao Que'er was very excited. Today, she showed off to her sisters that she had become a proper maid in the Third Master's room, which aroused envy and really satisfied the little girl's vanity.
After cleaning, Zhuier and Zhuaner led the maids to clean up, and Jia Cong went back to his room early to sleep.
Knowing that Wang was playing tricks in Mengpo Zhai, Jia Cong did not go there again. Moreover, he had studied hard in Mengpo Zhai for half a year before, and had basically read all the books several times, and all the articles were stored in his mind, so it didn't matter much whether he went there or not.
A few days later, the sisters came again. Tanchun and Xichun presented calligraphy and paintings, and Xiangyun also gave Jia Cong a pair of deerskin gloves she had sewn by hand as a gift. However, this time, everyone did not stay long. They just chatted for a while, drank a few cups of tea, and then left.
A few days later, Jia Cong was writing in his study when he heard Qingwen call out softly from the small hall, and then said, "Greetings, Second Master!"
Jia Cong couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth and stood up immediately, but before he could go out to greet him, Jia Zheng had already pushed the door open and walked in.
While helping Jia Zheng sit down, Jia Cong bowed and said, "Second uncle, I was unable to greet you. Please forgive me, second uncle!"
He first looked at this simple study, where the desk was piled with books and densely written articles. Then, looking at Jia Cong who was still respectful and humble towards him, Jia Zheng felt so ashamed!
Yes, he already knew that Mrs. Wang was deliberately targeting Jia Cong, so he came to Jia Cong's yard in person as an elder.
