Chapter 649: Continue Daily
It is said that he was locked up in the woodshed, but the woodsheds of wealthy families were usually built in remote and independent places to avoid fires that would spread to the entire camp after a fire broke out, and usually there was no one around.
It would be fine if it was used to restrain ordinary servants, but who would dare to put in there the maidservants that the master has used?
What if someone sneaks in in the dark in the middle of the night and does something that is difficult to talk about? What should we do then?
Therefore, although the place where the women in the inner house are confined is also called the firewood room, in fact, firewood is not piled there on a daily basis, and it is often not far from the inner courtyard to make it easier to place people to look after it.
So Sun Shaozong left his house and arrived near the "woodshed" in a few steps.
The old woman in charge of guarding the place saw that it was the Second Master who had arrived, and hurried over to greet him with a lantern.
Sun Shaozong ignored her, but frowned as he looked at the woodshed, pointed his chin inside, and asked, "Why are the lights on?"
Although it is not a real woodshed, since it is used to confine people, people cannot live too comfortably. Therefore, there are no beds, lamps, candles, toiletries or anything like that.
But now that lanterns were lit in the "woodshed", it was obviously a violation of the rules.
The old woman heard the second master's bad tone and hurriedly bent over to explain: "It was Miss Yuanyang who came to see her, so she brought the lantern in. It's not us who broke the rules!"
The mandarin ducks are coming?
Sun Shaozong waved his hand, signaling the old woman to step aside, then walked to the door of the "wood room", listened for a moment, and indeed heard two women talking in the room.
"…I had just started serving the Madam that year. I made a mistake because I was ignorant and was punished to kneel in the yard. I was exposed to the sun and was hungry and thirsty. As a result, the Third Master saw me and secretly gave me some cakes and tea."
"From then on, I kept him in my heart, always looking forward to serving him."
"Who would have thought that in just a few years, he would become like this... like this..."
The sobbing sound was undoubtedly from Caixia.
She choked up for a long while before she heard Yuanyang's soft voice comforting her: "Cry, you will feel better after crying."
Then, he said many words of persuasion, and in the end, only the sound of cups and plates could be heard, and it was obvious that Caixia had been persuaded to drink the water and eat.
Hearing this, Sun Shaozong gave up the idea of going in and turned around and walked towards the backyard.
"Second Master? You are…"
The gatekeeper was ignorant and chased after him to find out what was going on, but was glared back by Sun Shaozong.
But her shouting eventually alarmed the people inside.
Yuanyang pushed the door open and walked out, watching Sun Shaozong's tall figure gradually walking away, a complex and resentful look flashed across her brows.
Sighing secretly, she turned back to Caixia, poked her between the eyebrows with her finger, and scolded her with a smile: "You only remember the snack of Huan Lao San, but how come you don't know that our Second Master is also thinking about you? He came to see you just now, but probably because I was there, he stood outside for a while and then left."
Caixia was stunned when she heard this, and was a little bit unbelieving: "This... Is my sister lying to me?"
"You don't believe it? Then let's call Mrs. Xu who is guarding the gate to come in and ask her!"
As Yuanyang spoke, she was about to call the old woman in, but Caixia quickly covered her mouth and nose.
"I believe it, I believe it, isn't that enough?"
"That's right. Tomorrow I'll ask Xiangling to help me, and then you can just back off. It's not worth it to ruin yourself like this for a piece of dessert..."
Under Yuanyang's series of scolding, Caixia subconsciously looked out the door a few times, and finally nodded half-heartedly...
Two flowers bloom, each showing its own beauty.
But when Sun Shaozong returned home, he could not find his concubines and children inside or outside. He looked for the little maid who was left behind and found out that they had gone to Jia Yingchun's courtyard.
So after a slight hesitation, he turned around and went into the west wing.
After entering the room, I saw Qingwen sitting on a round stool, looking at a jade ruyi with tearful eyes.
Hearing someone coming in, she looked up and saw that it was Sun Shaozong, so she subconsciously wanted to put away the jade ruyi.
But just as she moved, she suddenly stopped, held the jade ruyi in her hand, flared her nose a few times, and laughed self-deprecatingly, "Second Master, don't misunderstand me. This is what Master Jia asked Madam to bring to me. He said... he said he congratulated me for finding my home."
As she spoke, tears as big as beans welled up in her eyes, so she quickly lowered her head to cover them.
But Qingwen has become thinner recently and looks more and more like Lin Daiyu - and this kind of appearance is only reflected in its sad and graceful features.
Sun Shaozong subconsciously reached out to support her chin, gently lifted her head, and took a closer look under the light, but he only saw: two eyebrows that seemed to be frowned but not frowned, a pair of eyes that seemed to be crying but not crying; an expression showing sorrow in her cheeks, and an illness in her delicate body; tears in her eyes, and she was breathing slightly, and she looked three times more sick than Xi Shi.
She is so charming and enchanting, and I feel pity for her!
With Qingwen around, even if he missed out on Lin Daiyu's beauty, it could be made up for.
That's right.
After careful consideration over the past few days, Sun Shaozong has made a decision: it is better to leave Sister Lin to Baoyu to suffer.
It is certainly a good thing to be less excluded in the officialdom, but since we men have established ourselves in the officialdom, we have relied on our abilities rather than our popularity!
It's really not worth it to ruin the brotherhood and damage your own reputation just for this icing on the cake!
Of course, whether Baoyu and Lin Daiyu can finally succeed is not something Sun Shaozong can control.
Besides, there is no need to rush to resolve this matter. It won’t be too late to refuse in the name of my cheap brother after he comes back from the Northeast.
Let’s get back to the story.
However, Sun Shaozong gave up the idea of breaking up the couple. Instead, he became more interested in this delicate and charming appearance. Seeing that Qingwen was more beautiful than flowers, he could not help but lower his head and wipe away the tears on her cheeks.
When Qingwen was pecked, it felt like being bitten on the tip of her heart. She felt numb, tingling and hot, and half of her body went limp immediately.
It was not until Sun Shaozong had swallowed all the tears that she recovered a little. She barely raised her hand to push him away, and said coquettishly, "Master, don't... don't mess around. Aunt Zhen will be back soon."
Her voice trembled constantly, as if it was tickling from her ears to her kidneys, but how could Sun Shaozong let go?
He took advantage of Qingwen's waist by wrapping his left arm around her, and put his big mouth on her earlobe, saying with a smile: "Don't worry, they have been called to the eldest wife's room to talk to Miss Xing. They will have to play a few rounds of mahjong, and they probably won't be able to come back."
"That...that won't work either..."
Stirred by the heat, Qingwen became more and more flustered.
But this was not the first time, and Baoyu had just sent her these gifts. She felt very disappointed and less resistant to Sun Shaozong. She tried to refuse with her mouth, but her hands did not have much strength.
Seeing this, how could Sun Shaozong be polite?
He lifted her up horizontally and went into the inner room, saying seriously, "Since Xiangling hasn't come back yet, I will help you to clear your mind and relieve your stress, so that you won't get hurt by the depression."
As he said this, he placed Qingwen on the spring stool...
There is a saying:
Missing my old friend, the hairpin separates my legs from my regret, and the powder leaves delicate marks.
I have been so sad to return home so many times that I am trapped in the spring, and I am heartbroken in the two places.
Green mountains are hidden outside the building, and red rain falls in front of the flowers.
The horizon is near, looking back I see the Chu clouds and the new moon breaking through the dusk.
——Zhang Kejiu, Yuan Dynasty
