Chapter 490 Comfort Comfort
After more than half an hour, Jia Baoyu reappeared in front of Sun Shaozong. There was no longer the heroic spirit of "I'll be back soon" on his face, but only confusion like a tangled mess.
"how?"
Sun Shaozong had seen Xiren looking for him in the waterside pavilion before, so he knew what he was struggling with, but he did not point it out. He just smiled and asked, "This little arson case has stumped our Detective Jia?"
"this……"
Jia Baoyu smiled awkwardly and tried to find an excuse to evade the question: "It's really my mother who is overthinking. The fire was just started by accident. What's so strange about it?"
As he said this, fearing that Sun Shaozong would ask about the matter in detail, he quickly waved his hand and said, "Let's go, it's getting late. Second brother, please follow me back to Yihong Courtyard to have a drink. Then you will naturally know why I came here to look for you."
Seeing that he was unwilling to say more about this matter, Sun Shaozong naturally followed the host's wishes and followed Jia Baoyu back to the Grand View Garden.
Entering from the "winding path leading to a secluded place", passing the path with the still green weeping willows, I saw the "Qingfang Bridge" with white stone railings and a pavilion in the middle. Suddenly, I saw Miaoyu sitting on a big rock on the opposite bank, absorbed in holding a scroll. Beside her, a sika deer was running back and forth looking for food, and it ignored her.
Jia Baoyu stretched his neck and stared at the other side for a long while, then suddenly stamped his feet and said, "It's a pity that my fourth sister is not here, otherwise there would be a masterpiece coming out!"
As he spoke, he walked a few steps toward the bridge, as if he was going to cross the bridge to talk to Miaoyu, but when he reached the pavilion in the middle, he stopped, hesitated for a while, turned back and said to Sun Shaozong: "It's better not to offend her. I'll take my second brother to go around from another place."
This literary youthful vigor...
Even if you don't want to disturb Miaoyu, you can just cross the bridge quietly. Is there any need to take a detour?
However, Sun Shaozong didn't mind walking a few more steps, so he just let him go.
But they walked along the gurgling stream for a while, and when they looked back and could no longer see Miaoyu reading, Jia Baoyu spoke again: "Seeing Sister Miaoyu in her white dress, I remembered the story that Granny Liu told me. Did you listen to the rest of the story later?"
"After you left, I went to the waterside pavilion."
As Sun Shaozong spoke, he saw Jia Baoyu's face full of regret, and couldn't help but smile: "Even if I was still in the house, just when we were talking about collecting firewood, your house caught fire, and she would naturally change the story."
Jia Baoyu agreed when he thought about it. Especially for someone like Jia's mother who believed in ghosts and gods, she would avoid such things.
So he said with some regret: "What a pity, although the grandma was vulgar, the story she told was quite interesting."
"She's not usually this vulgar."
Sun Shaozong laughed and said, "I'm afraid that after arriving at this wealthy family and meeting idle people like you who love to laugh at others, I have to try my best to be vulgar and interesting."
Jia Baoyu was puzzled at first, but he had made some progress in the past year or so, and soon he understood: "Second brother, what do you mean, is she deliberately making a fool of herself?"
Without waiting for Sun Shaozong's response, he shook his head and said, "What a bummer! What a bummer! If I had known this, I would never have gone to see that country woman."
Hehe~
This sounds more like the country folk, who are all stupid and foolish to his liking.
Sun Shaozong couldn't help but sarcastically said, "With your personality and your inability to lift anything, if you really fall into poverty, I'm afraid you may not be able to catch up with her."
"If I can't catch up, then I can't catch up."
Jia Baoyu was not angry, he spread his hands and said: "If that day really comes, I also ask my second brother to help me save face, and never let anyone drag me to a rich family to be a monkey for fun."
"Although he performed monkey shows, at least he could earn some money to support his children and grandchildren." Sun Shaozong sneered, "You are very shameless, but what about your girls and sisters? Do you think they can resist the cold just by looking at your face?"
Jia Baoyu was speechless, then smiled bitterly and said, "So, this dirty wealth and honor cannot be thrown away after all."
Dirty wealth...
Sun Shaozong rolled his eyes, too lazy to pay attention to him anymore, and turned his head away, pretending to take in the scenery.
To be honest, the scenery in this garden can truly be called a paradise on earth, and it is well worth the more than one million taels of silver invested in it.
Of course, this is from the perspective of an observer. If Sun Shaozong were to build such a thing himself, he would probably die of physical pain.
No conversation along the way.
When we got to the left side of Yihong Courtyard, we saw a man standing in front of the corridor, and he bowed from a distance and said, "Erlang, I've been waiting here for a long time!"
The voice was slightly shrill, but who else could it be but Jia Lian?
Sun Shaozong paused, but he did not feel too surprised. In fact, before coming here, he had speculated that this might be a reconciliation banquet. After all, when Ping'er gave him the "Golden Bell and Glazed Pagoda" last time, she had mentioned that Jia Lian was willing to reconcile.
but……
He couldn't figure out whether this thought was true or false.
With a bit of caution, Sun Shaozong stepped forward and asked, "I heard that Second Brother no longer blames me for what happened earlier?"
"I am just petty, what's so strange about that?!"
Jia Lian stared at Sun Shaozong, wishing he could pull the burning thoughts out of his throat and explain them clearly in front of Erlang.
But he also knew that Sun Shaozong had always kept his distance from Longyang Yidao. If he really revealed his true feelings at this time, he would probably scare him away.
Therefore, not only did he not dare to show his love, but he tried his best to pretend to be a man, waved his hand and said: "There is an old saying that goes 'When the sister-in-law drowns, the uncle will help her'. If the woman comes out of the water, won't her brother-in-law see everything? Even the ancient people who respected etiquette didn't care about such things. If I am always petty, wouldn't I be worse than an animal?"
Well.
The latter part of his speech seemed to have some logical problems, but Jia Lian really put on a magnanimous attitude, except that there was something wrong with his eyes - was he showing off his acting skills?
But Sun Shaozong was clear about his level. Not to mention compared with an old fox like Jia Yucun, he was probably even inferior to an old dandy like Jia She.
Could it be said that he really figured it out?
Sun Shaozong was half-believing and half-doubting, and couldn't help but continue to test: "At that time, I was in a hurry and acted on my own. In fact, if I calmed down, I might have a better way."
“Hey~!”
Jia Lian said proudly: "It has been said since ancient times that 'women are like clothes, and brothers are like brothers'. Not to mention that you saved her, even if you happened to see something you shouldn't have seen, it can't overshadow the brotherhood between us!"
As he said this, he moved his hand inside and said, "Come on, come on, go in and let me toast you a few glasses, as an apology!"
He took Sun Shaozong's wrist and pulled it inside.
This person...
Is it really Jia Lian, who is a playboy and the most jealous?
This is not figured out, it's clearly just a change of character!
Sun Shaozong subconsciously followed him a few steps inside, feeling extremely puzzled. He couldn't help but steal a glance at Jia Lian's expression, but he only saw that his eyes and eyebrows were filled with unconcealable joy.
wrong!
This guy must have some conspiracy!
Sun Shaozong hurriedly shook Jia Lian, turned around and called Jia Baoyu, "Brother Bao, if you, the landlord, don't come in, we can't order your beloved ones around."
He was in a hurry to greet Jia Baoyu, because he wanted Jia Lian to be cautious and not to harm Jia Baoyu if there was any conspiracy.
But when he turned around, he did not see the disappointment on Jia Lian's face, like that of a resentful woman - they had finally held hands with each other, so how could he be thrown away?
It seems that Sun Erlang is not used to being too close to men. He still needs to find another way and proceed step by step...
However, the three of them entered the Yihong Courtyard with their own thoughts. Xiren and other maids hurriedly brought out warm water and fragrant soap and helped the three of them wash their hands. The old women over there took the opportunity to put all the prepared delicacies on the table.
The three of them sat side by side. Jia Baoyu rushed to fill the glasses for the two men. Before he could pour himself a glass, Jia Lian stood up with his cup in hand and said, "Erlang, it was all my brother's fault before. Now I won't say anything. I'll drink first to show my respect!"
As he said this, he tilted his head back and gulped down the whole drink.
Could it be that he wanted to get himself drunk and then...
But considering Jia Lian's alcohol tolerance, he would be no match for me unless he put drugs in his wine.
But this is the Yihong Courtyard. Even if she and Jia Baoyu were both bewitched, Xiren and the others would never let Jia Lian do whatever he wanted.
Sun Shaozong thought about it and felt that there was nothing wrong with the wine, so he also raised the wine bowl and said, "I will listen to you, second brother. I won't say anything. It's all in the wine!"
Having said that, he drank the wine in one gulp.
His actions were much more natural and free and easy than Jia Lian's forced heroic attitude.
Not to mention Jia Lian who was watching from the opposite side was dazzled, even Jia Baoyu became interested and raised his bowl to join in the fun.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Musk Moon suddenly peeked in from outside the door, with an expression as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
Jia Baoyu was upset, and immediately slammed the wine cup on the table in annoyance, and said angrily: "What are you doing? Are there any rules?!"
Musk Moon was startled and hesitated, not knowing how to respond.
Xiren, who was in charge of serving nearby, hurried over and asked a few questions in a low voice. When she came back, she leaned close to Baoyu's ear with a strange look on her face.
Jia Baoyu was just pretending to be heroic, so he didn't care about this sneaky behavior. He immediately turned his head away and said, "My two brothers are not strangers. Why can't you say it openly?"
Xiren had no choice but to say, "There's news from Prince Beijing's mansion that Prince Beijing's beloved concubine Qiulian is seriously ill and may not be able to make it. I want to go see her, too."
"What?!"
Jia Baoyu jumped up from the stool and said angrily, "Why didn't you tell me about this earlier? Quick, quick, get the carriage ready..."
"Master!"
Xiren hurriedly pulled him back, scolding him, "Don't forget that Lord Sun is still here - besides, how can you visit a patient in the afternoon?!"
Baoyu thought about it and it made sense. Although he had a special relationship with Qiulian, he could not be considered her family member or relative, so he still had to avoid it.
So he quickly changed his words and said yes, he would go to Prince Beijing's mansion to visit the patient early tomorrow morning.
After he sat down again in a daze, he reluctantly explained to Sun Shaozong: "Sister Qiulian is very kind to others. When I went to Prince Beijing's Mansion, she took care of me. But I didn't expect that I would be infected with a serious disease..."
"Just taking care of it?"
Jia Lian asked back, and then explained to Sun Shaozong : "I heard that after Prince Beijing married the princess, he lost interest in the concubines he had taken in before, and he didn't want them to stay alone in their empty rooms, so when he saw a young man he liked, he would help to match them up, which was also a way to comfort the concubines."
Tsk~
The secret affairs in this mansion are really too much to keep up with!
Sun Shaozong was speechless, Jia Lian said with a smile: "I have given up women recently, there are a few people in the house who are free, why don't you help comfort them?"
