Chapter 492: Messy Night (I)
Unlike Qiu Wen, Xiren did not feel happy after seeing Lin Hongyu's embarrassing situation just now. Instead, she felt a chill in her heart.
Being a slave in a wealthy family is like being a drifting leaf, with no control over one's fate. When the master loves you, you will be treated with all kinds of honors and favors, and your food, clothing, housing and transportation are far better than those of a legitimate lady from a poor family. But once you lose favor or make a mistake, you will immediately fall from the top to the bottom of the valley.
Take Lin Hongyu for example. Many people in the mansion envied her for climbing up the social ladder before. But now it seems that the higher you climb, the harder it will hurt when you fall!
After a while, Xiren finally suppressed the sadness in her heart, and called Musk Moon to come in. Together they helped the drunk Jia Baoyu to the bedroom in the main hall to rest.
As Baoyu had been refusing to yield, the two men finally managed to take off his coat and boots, and then carefully put away the "magic jade", but they were already exhausted and sweating all over.
Just as they were panting, Qiu Wen suddenly came in from outside in a daze. She Yue was immediately furious and said with her hands on her waist, "You little bitch, you are so happy. You only care about watching Lin Hongyu's jokes and don't even come back to help us to help the Second Master!"
Qiu Wen ignored her and looked at Jia Baoyu, who was talking nonsense on the bed. After a slight hesitation, she spread her palm in front of Xiren and whispered, "This is Qingwen's letter to me for the Second Master, saying that he should keep it as a memory."
Xiren picked up the cardamom-painted nails, frowned and looked at them for a long time, then asked in a deep voice, "What did you say to Qingwen just now?"
"I……"
Qiu Wen was a little hesitant at first, but as Xiren's expression gradually became colder, she dared not hide anything anymore and quickly told her everything that had just happened.
Finally, she said aggrievedly: "I didn't want to tell her the truth, but...but she insisted on coming in. I can't let the Second Master break his oath, right?"
Xiren stared at her for a long while, and finally sighed and said, "Forget it. When Baoyu sobers up, don't talk about other things. Just say that Qingwen sent him two nails and let him keep them as a souvenir."
Although Baoyu was the one who caused this matter in the first place, if he knew that it was Qiu Wen who leaked the secret, he might well vent his anger on Qiu Wen.
Seeing Qiu Wen nodding in agreement obediently, Xiren sat down on the bed weakly, looked at Jia Baoyu's drunken face, and then at the bright red nails on his hands, and her heart became more and more sad.
Qingwen's obsession with Baoyu was probably even greater than hers, but she didn't expect it to end like this...
But who can be blamed for this?
No matter how much Baoyu is spoiled, could he really disobey his mother for a maid?
If this is really the case, even the old lady who dotes on Baoyu the most will not tolerate him!
After all, being a slave is just a rootless vine. Unless you can give birth to a pair of children like Aunt Zhao, it can be considered to have a foundation.
Thinking that even Lady Wang couldn't put Aunt Zhao to death and could only watch her accompany the master to the exile, Xiren subconsciously put her hand on her lower abdomen and stroked it gently.
But she immediately became alert again. Now she didn't even have the status of a concubine, so she didn't dare to get pregnant carelessly. She should wait for two years...
"Xiren."
At this time, Sheyue could not help but remind him: "Shouldn't we go to the living room and take a look? Don't forget that Lord Sun and Second Master Lian are still drinking in there."
This woke Xiren up. She quickly took a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from her forehead, quickly put on some powder, and hurriedly took Qiu Wen out.
However, the two were still a step late. When they arrived at the door of the living room, they met Sun Shaozong and Jia Lian filing out.
Xiren hurried forward and bowed, "Second Master, Lord Sun, we are truly sorry for not entertaining you well enough..."
Sun Shaozong interrupted her with a wave of his hand, saying, "What's the point of being thoughtful? We've already had a good time drinking, so I won't bother you any more here, Brother Bao."
Having said that, he went straight out of the courtyard with Jia Lian.
As he crossed the corridor in front of the door, Sun Shaozong leaned over and cupped his hands, saying, "This wine tastes soft, but has a strong aftertaste. I am a little drunk, so I will go back to the guest room to rest first."
Jia Yingchun was going to stay at her parents' house for one night. If Sun Shaozong went back alone, he would definitely have to come and pick her up tomorrow, so he decided to stay at Rongguo Mansion for one night and then accompany Jia Yingchun back tomorrow.
Of course, in addition to this, he was also thinking about the agreement with Li Wan.
"I'll take Jiro there..."
"No need to trouble you, second brother. I come to this house often, and it's not hard to find a guest room."
Sun Shaozong shook his head and walked away with big strides.
Jia Lian looked back reluctantly for a long time, until he could no longer see Sun Shaozong's back, then he returned to his own courtyard in disappointment.
After arriving home, he was not in a hurry to rest. He walked around the yard and didn't find his target. He called the maid in the main room and asked about Ping'er's whereabouts.
Upon learning that Ping'er was following Wang Xifeng and still serving Lady Jia, she had to control her temper and went to talk to Lin Hongyu first.
Let me explain this on two sides.
However, most of the people living in the Grand View Garden were unmarried girls, so it was not convenient for Sun Shaozong to live there. The last time he was able to live there was because the garden had invited many witch doctors, monks and Taoists, so naturally Sun Shaozong was not the only one.
So this time, he was arranged to stay in the guest room in the front yard of Rongguo Mansion.
It was said to be easy to find, but the courtyard of the Rongguo Mansion was really too large, so Sun Shaozong finally called a servant to lead the way, and then he successfully found the small courtyard near Rong Xitang.
After giving the servant who led the way two taels of silver, Sun Shaozong stepped over the threshold and saw a woman sitting in a daze in front of the stone table at the west wall. She was Qingwen, who had been brought here earlier than Sun Shaozong.
Seeing her in such a state of dismay, her tears streaming down like pearls from a broken string, and her not even noticing that he was approaching her, Sun Shaozong felt a little unhappy.
Although he knew that Qingwen must have been sad because of something that made her cry so miserably, he had to take care of his concubines at home and his lovers outside, so how could he have the time to take care of a maid's emotions all day long?
Besides, having a group of maids at home is not the right thing for them to show displeasure to their master!
At that time, he wanted to say something to her, but because of Jia Baoyu's face, he couldn't say anything too harsh, so he simply threw his sleeves in front of her and ordered: "If you want to cry, go find Siqi and the others. You don't need to serve me here!"
He was planning to turn a blind eye to it, but Qingwen, upon hearing this, rubbed her face vigorously with the back of her hand a few times, stood up and said stubbornly: "Since I am a maid in the Second Master's room, I should naturally serve him by his side!"
Having said that, without waiting for Sun Shaozong's consent, he went into the inner room, took out the brand new mattresses, and hung them one by one on the velvet rope beside the corridor to dry.
What kind of madness is this?
Sun Shaozong looked at her doubtfully for a few seconds, and seeing that although she had some emotional problems, she was still efficient in cleaning the house, he didn't bother to pay any more attention to her.
He had just said it casually at the gate of Yihong Courtyard, but the sweet wine had a mellow taste and a strong aftertaste, and he was actually a little drunk during the journey. So he took out a reclining chair from the house, ready to take a nap in the afternoon autumn sun.
Who knew that after sleeping for a while, it was already evening.
By the time Sun Shaozong opened his eyes, it was already dark.
He noticed that he was covered with a blanket and there was someone sitting next to him. He thought it was Qingwen who was watching over him, so he yawned, stood up, threw the blanket to the person next to him, and asked casually, "What time is it now?"
After a while, the man replied, "Two quarters past five in the evening."
Although the voice was delicate, it lacked some of the feminine tenderness, and was certainly not as crisp as Qingwen's usual voice.
Sun Shaozong looked back in surprise, only to see that the person holding the blanket with a smile was actually Jia Lian.
Although after the noon test, Sun Shaozong also felt that he seemed to sincerely want to reconcile with him, but seeing that it was him guarding by his side, he couldn't help but be shocked and blurted out: "Second Brother Lian? Why are you here?!"
Jia Lian stood up holding the blanket and said with a smile: "Baoyu is still hungover, so I should host a banquet for you tonight. Let's go. I have asked Jia Yun to prepare wine and food. When the time comes, let your sister-in-law toast you with two glasses, as a way of thanking you for saving my life."
"this……"
Logically speaking, if there was any conspiracy, he should have carried it out while I was sleeping soundly. Now that I am fine, it shows that Jia Lian has no ill intentions.
However, Sun Shaozong still felt somewhat uneasy, so he declined politely: "How can I disturb my sister-in-law at this time of night? Besides, I ate so much at noon, so there is no need for my second brother to prepare a banquet to accompany me. I can just ask the kitchen to send over a few light dishes."
"A banquet must be held."
Jia Lian shook his head and smiled, "Since you don't want to disturb your sister-in-law, then eat here."
Having said that, regardless of whether Sun Shaozong agreed or not, he raised his voice and ordered: "Go to the kitchen and let them know, and send all the food over here!"
Then someone in the darkness responded timidly, and then struck a tinder, lighting a warm yellow lantern.
Then, with the light of the lantern, Sun Shaozong saw clearly that the person was Lin Hongyu, who was almost stripped naked by Jia Lian at noon. He couldn't help but feel a headache for a moment.
Could it be that Jia Lian is still planning to use Lin Hongyu to entertain guests?
To be honest, Sun Shaozong really had no interest . It was okay that she deliberately teased him when she was detoxifying Jia Baoyu, but later she despised Jia Yun's broken arm and devoted herself to Jia Lian, which made Sun Shaozong difficult to agree with.
You have to know that before Jia Yun lost his arm, it was Lin Hongyu who took the initiative to show goodwill to him - it was okay to curry favor with the powerful, but it was crossing the line to turn her back on him!
Sun Shaozong always kept his distance from women like this, otherwise he would not have sent Ying'er, who had betrayed the scholar before, to his eldest brother's room without hesitation.
Sun Shaozong was wondering how to reject Jia Lian's enthusiastic recommendation when he suddenly found that Jia Lian had returned from Lin Hongyu with nothing in his hands.
Where's that blanket?
