Jialan: Crossing the Red Chamber

Explain it to her, it's just a servant who claims without authorization. "

Hearing this, Jia Huan stopped his movements instead, sat down on the chair and sighed, and said, "What's the use of explaining, it's going to be pressed on our heads anyway, so what's the point of going again."

Ever since Baoyu scalded her face, Mrs. Wang didn't want to see Aunt Zhao's mother and son.

Jia Lan said, "What do you mean? One thing less is not better than one thing more."

Just as I was talking, Aunt Zhao came in and spat, "Explain what? I think Baoyu should be beaten for doing such a thing!" Jia Huan hurried over to cover her mouth and said, "It's all on the fire. What are you pouring, mother?" Oil?"

Aunt Zhao shook off his hand, and snorted: "He can do such a despicable thing, can't I tell you? Look at a good Jin Chuan'er, obviously he failed to seduce him, but his mother found out. If you’re willing to scold him, why don’t you vent your anger on Jin Chuan’er. I think Jin Chuan’er’s jumping into the well was forced by his mother and daughter. And that beautiful official, maybe he’s a child raised outside..."

"Auntie." Jia Huan interrupted her abruptly. Aunt Zhao was taken aback, looked at the little Jia Lan, hurriedly faltered to cover up, and only said: "Lawless, the master taught me the right lesson."

Jia Lan pretended not to hear Aunt Zhao's words, and said: "Anyway, it's not good to make grandma worry too much, you should go, third uncle." The two refused, and Jia Lan tried to persuade her Only then did Jia Huan take Yu Ying to Mrs. Wang's place.

Before leaving, Jia Lan had to teach Yu Ying a little bit, after all, if Aunt Zhao's words just now reached Mrs. Wang's mouth, the explanation would be in vain, and it would only add another trouble.

21. sadomasochism, miss

Jia Lan stayed behind to persuade Aunt Zhao, and Jia Huan took Yu Ying to Mrs. Wang's yard.

Yu Ying stood under a tree not far from the gate of the courtyard. Jia Huan knocked on the gate of the courtyard. Seeing that it was him, Caiyun said, "My wife just came back. You are coming now, don't you hit the muzzle of a gun?"

Jia Huan waved his hand and said, "I have my own measure." Caiyun had no choice but to go into the back room to inform before inviting Jia Huan in.

When Jia Huan entered the room, she saw Mrs. Wang's eyes were red and swollen, and she was reclining on the chair in a miserable state of illness. She went up to her and knelt down.Mrs. Wang didn't look at him either, she just closed her eyes lazily.

Jia Huan said: "Brother Bao's incident today was all caused by that useless slave Yu Ying who followed me. I now use it to make my wife angry."

After Baoyu fell asleep, Mrs. Wang once asked the reason for the attack. Because Jialan had built up his prestige first, the attackers did not dare to hide it. I also know in my heart that there is nothing about Jia Huan.

But Baoyu was beaten so badly, how could Mrs. Wang swallow this breath, and said angrily, "You are such a good slave."

Jia Huan said: "Huan'er knows she is incompetent, now I ask my wife to deal with this man herself."

Mrs. Wang said: "What do you need to think about? Send someone to gag your mouth, put dozens of boards on them, throw them into the firewood room and starve for a few days, and then drive them out of the house!" Like the usual Bodhisattva, he is like two different people.

Jia Huan didn't dare to intercede, so he answered and went down.

After hearing this punishment, Yu Ying immediately cried with snot and tears all over her face.Jia Huan looked at him for a while, and when he thought of his own situation, he suddenly felt chills in his heart.

Jia Lan was persuading Aunt Zhao when she saw Jia Huan coming back, followed by Yu Ying who was crying.Jia Lan went up to ask how he was doing.Jia Huan just shook his head, and said to Aunt Zhao: "Mother, where is the eight liang of paper money issued by Lian's second sister-in-law last month?"

When Aunt Zhao heard about the money, she said cautiously: "I put it away, what are you doing?" Jia Huan stretched out his hand and said, "Give me five taels."

Aunt Zhao refused, so Jia Huan took out a small ingot of silver directly from the back room, threw it to Yu Ying and said, "I don't have much, I miss you and me, take it."

Aunt Zhao cried and yelled that she didn't want to, but Jia Huan just stopped her and didn't speak.Yu Ying took the silver, knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times, crying, "I'm sorry, third master."

Jia Huan closed her eyes, as if she couldn't bear it, she said, "Go." Yu Ying kowtowed a few more times, wiped her tears and went out to the backyard to receive the punishment.

Aunt Zhao saw that the money was gone, she fought Jia Huan and cried, "It's all caused by him, why do you use the money to pretend to be a good person? I managed to save a few liang of money, you are happy If you don’t even look at it, give it to the servant.” Jia Huan let her be beaten and scolded, but he didn’t fight back or speak.

It was hard for Jia Lan to talk, so she only waited for a while, and when Aunt Zhao was tired from crying and went to the back room to rest, she and Jia Huan walked out the door.

Jia Huan looked at the black mist outside, and sighed faintly.Jia Lan patted him on the shoulder, and Jia Huan smiled at him reluctantly.Jia Lan said, "Let's go see Second Uncle." Jia Huan nodded.

When they arrived at Yihong Courtyard, they saw Baoyu lying on the bed as if sleeping but not sleeping. They didn't dare to disturb them, so they wanted to go back. Baoyu asked, "Who is it?"

Seeing that it was the two of them, Baoyu said, "What are you two doing here so late?"

Jia Lan said: "My mother is worried, let me take a look." Jia Huan replied in the same way.

Baoyu sighed: "I heard Xiren say that my wife called my big brother Zhu, which made my sister-in-law cry so much. Is it better now?"

Jia Lan said: "I'm bothered by my second uncle, it's much better now."

Hearing his answer, Baoyu sighed again, looked at the gauze curtain and said, "My sister-in-law is weak. I'm afraid I've lost a lot of energy and soul by crying. It's all my fault."

Hearing what he said, Jia Lan couldn't help feeling annoyed in his heart, and said, "I know you don't want to listen to what I said, and I shouldn't have said this, but you have really passed this time. The next summer, I cried a lot in the heat of the summer, and I had to be sick for a few days, and the master and wife couldn’t help being sad, and all the aunts, how many people have been involved in your illness. You don’t want to think about yourself, but you should also think about everyone. Don't cause trouble outside."

Baoyu lay on the bed, no longer speaking, but her face turned paler and paler.

Jia Lan stood up and said, "It's getting late, Second Uncle, please rest, Third Uncle and I will leave first."

Jia Huan also stood up, and the two turned around to leave.

Baoyu suddenly called out, "Lan Er." Jia Lan turned her head.

Baoyu said: "Your Aunt Lin is lukewarm to everyone, but you are the best. You go to Xiaoxiang Pavilion to see her, if she is crying, persuade her, if she is not crying, then talk to her for a while. "

Jia Lan glanced at him, and couldn't help but said coldly: "Now you think of Aunt Lin again, but you don't know where you put Aunt Lin when you were flirting with Jin Chuaner..."Jia Lan refrained from saying the rest of the question, and at his current age, he couldn't let him say it out of reason.

He bit his lip, swallowed his anger, nodded indiscriminately, and left Yihong Courtyard with Jia Huan.

Because Jia Lan was going to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, he asked Jia Huan to go home first, but Jia Huan was unwilling and had to accompany him to the house before leaving.Jia Lan had no choice but to go to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion together.

When they arrived at the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, Zijuan was holding the lamp outside. Seeing the two people coming, she hurriedly said, "Why is Brother Lan coming so late?" Seeing that there was not much light in the room, Jia Lan asked in a low voice, "Aunt Lin, can you sleep?" down?"

Zijuan waved her hand, and Daiyu asked who it was in a weak voice.

Jialan Jiahuan entered the room, and Daiyu was looking at something at the desk.Seeing the two of them, Daiyu hurriedly ordered Zijuan to pour tea, took some melons and fruits, and said, "I'm not afraid of the dark road when I come here so late."

Jia Lan said with a smile, "Second Uncle misses you, let's take a look." Daiyu twisted her brocade handkerchief and said with a smile, "You idiot, if you can't send one, send two more."

Jia Lanqi asked, "Could it be that someone else was sent?"

Daiyu pointed to the things on the table and said with a smile, "Baba asked Qingwen to send two handkerchiefs."

Jia Lan was even more curious: "What are you sending two handkerchiefs for?"

Daiyu blushed and spat, "Who knows what it means?"

Jia Lan understood at a glance that this must be another riddle between the two of them, and others couldn't understand it, so he smiled and said, "Second Uncle is afraid that Auntie will cry again and hurt her body."

Speaking of crying, Daiyu couldn't help thinking of Baoyu's injury, sighed quietly, and became sad, saying: "If your second uncle is like you, how can you cause so many troubles?"

Seeing that she was about to wipe away her tears again, Jia Lan couldn't help but want to comfort her, but she heard a green parrot read on the stand next to her: "The person who buried the flowers today is laughing like a fool, but who will be buried next year? Let's see the spring flowers fade away. It is when the confidante dies of old age. Once the spring is over, the confidante is old, and the flower will fall and the person will die!"

Everyone in the room couldn't help being stunned, Daiyu grabbed the handkerchief, her face was full of tears, and she didn't know what to think of in a daze.

As soon as Jia Lan heard this word, he immediately understood that it was the famous ancient and modern "Song of Funeral Flowers". The parrot's breathless rhyme was much like Daiyu's usual tone. He forced a smile and said, "You parrot It's fun, and I can read poems and rhymes, as expected, people are different, and the animals raised are also different from those of other families."

Daiyu laughed and said, "You are the only one who can talk." Looking around, the sadness was a little less because of this smile.

Jia Lan said with a smile, "It's not all taught by you."

Daiyu flicked the brocade handkerchief, cast a sidelong glance at him, and said with a smile, "You're getting more talkative."

Seeing her smiling again, Jia Lan couldn't help being happy, so he said a few more words before leaving.Daiyu didn't stop her, she just said, "Come and play when you have time." The two agreed.

After walking a short distance, she turned her head and saw Daiyu leaning against the window, looking up at the black sky, with a slightly sad expression on her face, covered in the dim light, and the smoke was hazy, as if it would disappear in a second.

Jalan sighed and turned around.

Naturally, Jia Huan also saw Daiyu's appearance, so he said: "You have been persuading me to be open-minded and laugh at the world all day long, why don't you persuade Miss Lin?"

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