The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 695

Chapter 695

Let's talk about the birthday again.

But Shi Xiangyun followed the crowd back to the hall, waited for a while but did not see Jiao Shun back, so he took the initiative to ask Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang: "Old lady, I wonder how the second sister is doing recently? Why have I never seen her on such a festive day?" Did she come out and show her face?"

Upon hearing this, Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang looked at each other, and immediately stammered, "Ever since your second sister got hysteria,...well, why don't I want to have a neat and tidy family? It's just..."

Mrs. Wang, on the other hand, was beating and patching: "It's a good thing that you are thinking about her. It is reasonable to arrange for you to meet, but now that you are double, it will be terrible if you are hurt by her—wait a little longer." , no matter whether her illness is better or you are the first to congratulate your precious son, it will not be too late for you sisters to meet again."

Hearing what they said, Shi Xiangyun thought that Yingchun was crazy, and subconsciously stroked his lower abdomen, trying to give up the idea of ​​visiting Yingchun.

However, Jia Baoyu, who didn't dare to say a word when facing the angel just now, suddenly jumped out and shouted: "The old lady and the wife think it's been a while since I visited my second sister. She is doing very well now." , spoke clearly, not at all like..."

"Who told you to go?!"

Mrs. Wang interrupted him sternly, and scolded: "When she recovers from her illness, she is fine. If she goes crazy, she can do murder and arson! If you dare to go to Zhuijin Tower in private, pay attention to your father I peeled off your skin!"

This angry reprimand immediately made Baoyu shrink his neck again.

Shi Xiangyun watched from the side, but always felt that there seemed to be something else hidden, but after all, she was separated from the Rongguo Mansion by one floor, and now she was married and a woman, so she couldn't ask the truth in public.

But if I don't ask clearly, I feel uneasy.

So I had no choice but to drag Tanchun to a corner in private to ask what happened.

However, Tanchun was the instigator of Yingchun's imprisonment, so how could he tell the truth to Xiangyun?

Immediately, he made up a more perfect and smooth excuse, and finally fooled Xiangyun.

In the end, Xiangyun had no choice but to order Cuilu to fetch a large box of refreshing and precious medicinal materials, and asked Tanchun to help him transfer it to Zhuijinlou, which can be regarded as a chat between cousins.

Tanchun took the medicinal materials, turned around and went out of the hall, and was about to call two servants he knew well to take them away, when suddenly someone grabbed his wrist from behind diagonally, and immediately heard Baoyu's indignant voice Voice: "Sister, tell me the truth, what is going on?!"

Tanchun didn't think about it and perfunctory Xiangyun, but his brother came to ask him again.

At the moment, he had no choice but to pretend to be puzzled and said: "What did the second brother say? Why can't I understand?"

"Yes, yes!"

Jia Baoyu let go of her wrist, and took half a step back, with a very sad look on his face: "Now that you are grown up, and you have replaced Sister Feng as the chief manager of this house, naturally you will not let us idle brothers and sisters go. In the eyes!"

"Where did brother say that?!"

Tanchun gritted his teeth, stamped his feet and said, "I'm just temporarily helping my wife with some chores. After a few months, someone will come and take my place! As for the second sister, if she's alright, who can help her?" Will she be locked up and not allowed to see anyone?!"

"But, second sister is obviously fine..."

Seeing that Tanchun was really annoyed, Jia Baoyu's attitude suddenly softened, and he explained embarrassingly: "I have often suffered from hysteria since I was a child, and you can tell whether it is good or bad at a glance--Second sister is definitely not like she has lost her mind!"

Tanchun sneered and said, "Then why didn't brother argue with his wife just now, so as to save second sister?"

"This……"

Baoyu was at a loss for words.

He is probably the only one in the Rongguo mansion who still remembers Yingchun. This is certainly Baoyu's merit, but it is absolutely impossible for him to argue with his mother in public for the sake of his second sister.

If it were sister Lin, there was still a slight possibility.

Seeing his timidity, the anger in Tanchun's heart suddenly dissipated completely, and he said in a dejected way: "If brother was willing to listen to us and gain a firm foothold in engineering, how can he stay at home now?" Can't talk at all?"

After all, he ignored Baoyu, handed the medicine box to a servant, and then turned back to the hall.

Jia Baoyu was very frustrated by what she said, and after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it made sense, so it was rare for him to muster up his energy and want to be angry.

But after thinking about it, he added another premise to himself: he had to find Sister Lin first—if he couldn't find Sister Lin, it would be meaningless to live in the future, so why would he be a bird official?

As soon as he made up his mind, he saw Jiao Shun walking towards him with his teeth bared, rubbing his arms and shoulders as he walked.

"Brother Jiao, what's the matter?"

"Ah~"

Jiao Shun waved his hands and said with a sneer, "Just now I accidentally tripped over a bush."

"Are you hurt?"

"I have rough skin and thick flesh, how can I get hurt so easily."

Jiao Shun waved his hand again, took advantage of the situation to look inside the hall, and asked, "Has Uncle Shi ever come back?"

"I haven't come back yet, it must be because the treasury hasn't finished yet."

"Oh."

Jiao Shun nodded, cupped his hands and said: "Then Brother Laobao will sue for me. Xiangyun is twin after all, I have to take her back to rest earlier."

Jia Baoyu naturally agreed.

So he led him to meet Xiangyun again.

Seeing that he had been away for so long before returning, Xiang Yun couldn't help asking: "What did Sister Feng tell you?"

Jiao Shun made a bow to everyone, pulled Xiangyun aside and complained, "She didn't just say that, she also scratched and bit me like crazy - the emperor wanted to confiscate the 20 taels of silver, not I'm blind!"

His complaints were not all staged, it was true that Wang Xifeng fought the five scum, but he was really ruthless when he started!

Seeing that he rarely showed a bitter face, Shi Xiangyun couldn't help but let out a chuckle, and quickly covered his mouth with the back of his hand and said, "Second sister-in-law is very rich, and this time she lost a huge amount of 20 taels. No wonder she's going crazy."

Jiao Shun looked back at the people in the hall, and said in a low voice: "Actually, it's not just because of wealth. She was at odds with Lian's second brother, and now she has lost the Wang family as a backer. From now on, in Rongguo Mansion, I'm afraid Wannan is as strong as before."

As soon as these words came out, Shi Xiangyun became silent.

She married from Rongguo Mansion to Jiao's family, and it took only half a year to count, but this time when she returned to the Grand View Garden, she always felt that things were different.

The only thing that hasn't changed much seems to be the second brother Bao, but he hasn't changed, but it really can't be called a good thing.

"Okay, don't think too much about it, let's just live our lives behind closed doors."

Seeing this, Jiao Shun put his arms around her and comforted her, then went to find Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, Aunt Xue and other elders to say goodbye, and took Xiangyun back to his home directly.

After his husband and wife left, Aunt Xue, who had always been silent, hurriedly left with her daughter and niece. When she first came to the capital, Rongguo Mansion was considered a safe haven by her, but now she always feels a little out of place.

…………

The sedan chair stops in the passage between the two gates.

Jiao Shun raised the sapphire blue curtain and was about to help Shi Xiangyun get off the sedan chair, but Shi Xiangyun handed over a roll of paper first.

Jiao Shun took it over and unfolded it, and it turned out to be a birthday celebration picture with Jia Mu as the main character.

I heard Shi Xiangyun say: "It's not too early, the master hastened to send the things over there, so as not to wait there for a long time."

After hearing this, Jiao Shun took a scroll of the painting casually, stretched out his hand to hold it up again, and said, "It's just a gift of a second painting, there's no need to rush it."

Shi Xiangyun got off the sedan chair by relay, but pushed him again: "She likes to go into a corner the most. If it is too late, I don't know how many tears I will shed."

Seeing her insistence, Jiao Shun had no choice but to 'reluctantly' said: "Forget it, then I'll go back early, put down my things and say a few words before leaving."

Then, without waiting for Shi Xiangyun to react, he pecked her face with his probe, and then he laughed and left.

Shi Xiangyun touched his cheek and watched him go away, and then walked to the backyard surrounded by Cui Ling, Xiang Ling, and Hong Yu——Qing Wen refused to go back to the Grand View Garden no matter what.

When I got back to the backyard, I saw Mrs. Xu pulling Qingwen to gossip.

Shi Xiangyun hurriedly walked a few steps and wanted to go forward to pay respects, but was grabbed by Mrs. Xu, and said repeatedly: "What are you doing all this nonsense? Be careful not to hurt yourself!"

Shi Xiangyun took advantage of the situation and snuggled into Xu's arms and said softly: "Mother is joking, how can I be so delicate."

Xu embraced her familiarly, and looked towards the gate of the courtyard. She didn't see Jiao Shun coming in for a long time, so she couldn't help but wondered: "Why, Brother Shun didn't come back with you?"

"They came back together, but he still has some business to deal with, so I let him go first."

"This child, why can't tell the difference between the inside and the outside?!"

Mrs. Xu pretended to be angry when she heard the words: "Wife and children are not more important than any official duties? You wait for him to come back and see how I teach him!"

Although I know my mother-in-law's attitude, most of them are acting for myself.

But Shi Xiangyun was quite useful, and said with a smile: "Mother, don't worry, when has the master ever neglected me? He worked hard outside, so it's not for this family."

Xu patted her on the back in satisfaction, and said with a smile: "As long as you can be considerate, as long as you can be considerate! When the Mid-Autumn Festival comes, I will let him stay at home for a few days. It's up to you!"

After a pause, he said again: "If you're bored, let's also invite some female gentlemen who sing songs and tell stories."

"There's no need to go outside to ask for it, isn't there a Ruiguan who is ready?"

"It's tiring to listen too much, why not..."

Regardless of how the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are.

But Jiao Shun rode his bicycle as usual, hurried all the way to Taohua Lane, and when he entered the gate of the courtyard, he bumped into Chunxian.

Just as Chunxian was about to shout, he covered her mouth and said with a smile, "Don't shout, don't shout, where are you girls?"

Chun Xian pointed to the study.

Jiao let go of her by the way, and quietly walked into the study.

But I saw Lin Daiyu sitting at the desk, concentrating on reading the book "Pride and Prejudice".

Jiao Shun sneaked around behind her, unfolded the picture of the birthday banquet, and quietly placed it on the desk.

Lin Daiyu didn't realize it, and she still couldn't let go of the book.

Seeing this, Chun Xian, who followed to the door and probed his brain, couldn't help but hesitate to speak, and accidentally bumped into the door panel in the entanglement, Lin Daiyu was startled, and when she looked up and saw Chun Xian, she lowered her head and continued to read without paying attention, but At this time, the picture on the table suddenly came into view.

"what?!"

Daiyu couldn't help exclaiming, put the book in her hand aside, carefully picked up the scroll and looked at it for a moment, then raised her head and asked Chunxian: "Where did this painting come from?"

After asking, seeing Chunxian staring blankly at her back, she suddenly understood something, turned around abruptly, and saw Jiao Shun grinning at her.

"Oops~"

Lin Daiyu exclaimed again, and immediately gave Jiao Shun a reproachful look and said, "Brother Jiao is so elusive, I'm not afraid to scare people out."

"Tsk~"

Jiao Shun smacked his lips, pointed at the picture in her hand and said, "I've come here specially to give you the picture, since you're not happy, then this picture..."

Before he finished speaking, Lin Daiyu had already held the painting to her heart, her eyes full of vigilance.

Seeing this, Jiao Shun couldn't help laughing, and immediately picked up "Pride and Prejudice" beside him and said, "How about this book, can you still read it?"

Lin Daiyu looked at the cover of the book and sighed: "Sure enough, the customs are different in ten miles, and the pronunciation is different in hundreds of miles. The script, which is thousands of miles away, is also unique, which is very different from my heavenly dynasty."

"Naturally, this book is considered first-class among the many scripts in Wuxi Country—and the author is a woman, which is even more rare."

When Jiao Shun said this, seeing Lin Daiyu's relaxed and fascinated look, he couldn't help laughing and said: "My sister is very talented, why don't you follow this book and write a book about the joys and sorrows of our Great Xia's customs and customs?"

"I?"

Lin Daiyu froze for a moment, then asked back, "What are you writing?"

She didn't ask why, but asked 'what to write', obviously already thinking about it.

"It's not easy, you start with the people and things around you, and write..."

Jiao Shun originally wanted to encourage her to write a "Dream of Red Mansions" based on her own experience, but suddenly felt inappropriate when the words came to her lips.

The main reason is that if you write according to actual experience, you will inevitably have to look back on the past and delve into the present.

The former is easy to rekindle old feelings, the latter...

If Lin Daiyu thought about it, felt frustrated and unwilling to be resigned to the situation of being an outsider, and then strengthened her heart to go south, what should she do?

So he quickly changed his words temporarily: "For example, the matter of the Ou Guan, isn't there a lot to write about?"

"What about the lotus root officer?"

"Yes!"

Jiao Shun immediately ran on the train with his mouth full: "Actually, I once heard Jiang Yuhan - Qiguan who used to sing in the Zhongshun Palace - tell a similar story. It is said that in the late Qing Dynasty, two children were sent to the troupe. The boys, one named Xiaoshitou and one Xiaodouzi..."

Next, he told the plot of "Farewell My Concubine" vividly and vividly. The general story is based on the one in the movie, only changing the background of the period to the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of summer.

Lin Daiyu thought at first that he was following the story that Ouguan made up now, but she fell into it after listening to it. When she finally heard that Cheng Dieyi killed himself on the stage with a smile on her face, her eyes were already full of tears.

If there is no lotus official, she may not be able to substitute into the emotional entanglement between the two men, but since she has accepted the existence of the lotus official, not only is there no obstacle to entering it, but she can understand the joys and sorrows better than most people.

"This story, this story..."

She sobbed for a while, and finally said the whole thing: "I, I'm afraid that I can't do enough to live up to this story."

"Try it first."

Jiao Shun hugged her into his arms with a smile, and while wiping her tears with a handkerchief, he said, "Anyway, Jiang Yuhan has already gone to Wuxi Country, and no one will snatch it from you."

Lin Daiyu was sentimental for a long time, and then she gradually recovered, and then she was immersed in the story again.

After a while, he turned around and shouted to the door: "Go and get the lotus official."

Chun Xian, who had been eavesdropping outside the door for a long time, responded with a strong nasal voice.

Not long after, Ouguan walked in quickly, seeing Lin Daiyu's eyes were red and swollen, subconsciously glanced at Jiao Shun again.

But I heard Lin Daiyu say: "I just heard Brother Jiao tell a story, the protagonists of the story are also two singers..."

This time it was Lin Daiyu's turn to tell the story, and it was hard for her to remember more than [-]% of it after listening to it only once, only a few paragraphs needed to be supplemented by Jiao Shun.

After finishing telling the story of "Farewell My Concubine", Lin Daiyu asked again: "I want to try to write this story down, no matter if it's a script or something--but I don't know anything about singing, and I will ask you for a small part at that time." Assisting from the side, but I don't know if you are willing..."

puff~!

Before the words finished, Ou Guan, who had already been crying into tears, knelt down and said with his head, "I am willing, I am willing! As long as the girl can write this book, I will die without regret!"

(End of this chapter)