[Red House] Second Master Liangshang Lian

Perhaps because he was full, Jia Lian walked towards the rockery not far away with pulsating steps.

As he got closer, he saw smoke rising above the rockery.Then he smelled burning paper.After walking lightly around the rockery, he saw a maid burning something on the ground.

The servant girl was so absorbed in burning things that she didn't notice a person standing behind her.

"What are you burning?"

The servant girl was startled, hugged her head and screamed.

This sound scared Jia Lian seriously, "Are you trying to scare me to death!"

The servant girl immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy: "Second Lord, please calm down, this servant did not mean it."

Jia Lian went directly past her and quickly picked up the unburnt pieces of paper on the ground, and looked carefully, it looked a bit like letter paper.More than half of the piece of paper was burnt, and there were a few words written on the unburned piece of paper. He took a closer look, and there was only one word on it, Yuan.

Obviously there are other words behind the word yuan, but they have already become ashes.

The maid carefully stood aside, not daring to look up at Jia Lian.

Jia Lian handed the small piece of paper to the maid and asked, "What's your name?"

"The maidservant is named Qiu'er, and serves in front of the elder girl."

"Why did you burn the letter to the eldest sister? Does she know?"

Qiu'er lowered her head, and whispered back: "This is not a letter to the eldest girl, this is a letter from my mother to my family."

Jia Lian said with a straight face, "Nonsense, if it's a letter from home, why did you burn it?"

Qiu'er pursed her lips and said tremblingly for a while: "My mother said in the letter that my elder brother is ignorant and causes trouble all day long. I was afraid that this letter would lose face if others saw it, so I burned it."

Jia Lian said coldly: "You still dare to quibble, I saw the name of the eldest sister written on the letter paper. If you don't tell the truth, I will ask the eldest sister."

Seeing that there was no way to fool around, Qiu'er became anxious, "Second Master, don't ask! I said it's okay, this letter is indeed for the eldest girl."

"What letter is this? Who wrote it to Eldest Sister? Has Eldest Sister read this letter? Why did you burn this letter?"

Qiu'er: "..."

As soon as Jia Lian changed the subject, her tone softened a lot, with a warm smile on her face, "Qiu'er, don't be afraid, my second master has always been good-tempered, so just answer my questions, I won't tell my eldest sister .”

Qiu'er's cheeks flushed slightly, and she immediately said everything she knew.

It turns out that the letter that was burned was written by Yang Qian, the son of the Minister of Industry.Last Mid-Autumn Festival, Mrs. Wang took Jia Yuanchun to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha. After burning the incense, Mrs. Wang went to listen to the eminent monk explaining the Dharma. When it rained heavily, she couldn't dodge it and almost fell. It happened that Yang Qian passed by to help her. In the pouring rain, the two looked at each other. At that moment, they each heard their own heartbeats.Yang Qian held an umbrella for Jia Yuanchun and sent her to a place where she could shelter from the rain, then left his umbrella to Jia Yuanchun and was about to leave.Before leaving, Jia Yuanchun thanked him, asked where his home was, and wanted to return his umbrella.Yang Qian reported his name and address before leaving.The next day, Jia Yuanchun ordered Qiu'er to return the umbrella to the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Industry, but Qiu'er returned the umbrella with a box in her hand, saying that Yang Qian was worried that Jia Yuanchun would catch the rain and catch the cold, so he gave her a box of Korean ginseng Soak in water to drink.Jia Yuanchun blamed Qiu'er for being ignorant and shouldn't accept other people's things. He had already helped her, so how could she still accept his things.But the blame belongs to the blame, the things have already been collected, so Jia Yuanchun prepared a thank you gift for Qiu'er to send to Yang Qian.After this back and forth, the two actually developed a relationship.

During this year, the two conveyed their affection through letters, and even Mrs. Wang didn't know about it.Last month, Yang Qian wrote a letter saying that he wanted to come to propose marriage. Jia Yuanchun told Mrs. Wang about it, but Mrs. Wang was determined to beat the mandarin ducks. On the surface, she said that marriage is not a trivial matter, and she needs to discuss it with Jia's mother. When making a decision, in fact, not only did she not tell Jia's mother, but she warned Qiu'er, the only one who knew, not to speak out, and Jia Yuanchun couldn't let Jia Yuanchun find out about the abnormality.She asked Qiu'er to help her monitor Jia Yuanchun, and first showed her the letters from Jia Yuanchun and Yang Qian, and then burned them all. If Jia Yuanchun asked, she would say that Yang Qian had not written.Although Qiu'er was unwilling to betray Jia Yuanchun, she was even more afraid of Mrs. Wang, so she had no choice but to agree.

Now Jia Yuanchun and Yang Qian have completely cut off their correspondence, they don't know what happened to each other.

Jia Lian smacked her tongue after hearing this, and had to lament Mrs. Wang's methods.This is how he treats his own daughter, let alone others, so can't he be more ruthless?In the final analysis, she and Jia's mother wanted to send Jia Yuanchun to the palace, and they wanted Jia Yingchun to become a stepping stone for Jia's mansion to prosper, and Jia Yuanchun's wish was not important to them at all.

In the end, after he repeatedly promised not to tell anyone, Qiu'er left in peace.

At this time, Jia Yuanchun was waiting for Qiu'er to get the letter back, but when Qiu'er came back, she told her that Yang Qian had no letter.

That letter of begging her was actually the last letter Yang Qian wrote to her.

"Did you confirm that the letter from last time was delivered to the Shangshu Mansion?" Jia Yuanchun suddenly asked Qiu'er.

Thinking of Mrs. Wang's threats to her, Qiu'er bit the bullet and said, "The servant has indeed been delivered."

Jia Yuanchun frowned invisibly, and soon her expression returned to normal. She waved her hand and said, "Go down first, I'll practice calligraphy for a while."

Qiu'er didn't dare to look at Jia Yuanchun's expression, she was eager to leave immediately.

Seeing Qiu'er retreating, Jia Yuanchun fell into deep thought.As soon as Qiu'er entered the door, she smelled a faint smell of paper dust, and seeing Qiu'er's flustered appearance, she felt suspicious in her heart.But Qiu'er has been with her for many years and is loyal to her, she knows it in her heart.Besides, Qiu'er has no reason to destroy her relationship with Yang Qian.

It seems that the matter of letter is not that simple.

Maybe Yang Qian replied to the letter, but she didn't receive it.

The next day, Xing'er found a painter.

Jia Lian explained the picture to be drawn to the artist. After listening for a long time, the artist pointed to the palm-sized paper in front of him and asked, "Master, do you want me to draw a wolf on this paper?"

"Yes, the painting should be more delicate. It's better to draw the fierce expression."

"May I ask, why did you draw on such a small piece of paper?"

Before Jia Lian could speak, Xing'er on the side hummed impatiently: "If you tell me to draw, you can draw. There is so much nonsense." After finishing speaking, he looked at Jia Lian with a smug face, as if he was waiting for his praise.

Unexpectedly, Jia Lian didn't have time to praise him, and scolded him severely, "You bastard, you don't have the place to talk about this, and you still haven't apologized to Painter Wang." What should I do if I didn't paint well for him if I annoyed the painter.

Xing'er was taken aback, and didn't dare to disobey Jia Lian's words, so she immediately knelt down to Master Wang, "It's because I don't understand etiquette, so don't take offense, Master Wang."

Painter Wang really made Xing'er kneel, he waved his hands and said: "That's all." He came from a poor family, even though he gained some fame because of his outstanding painting skills, he has no official title, and his status in front of the official family is even higher than that of a slave. Nowhere to go high.A few years ago, when there were no famous paintings, life was even more difficult. There were not a few high-ranking officials who were tricky and mean.But right now, the second son of Jia Fulian looks different from those dudes, he should not be a bully.

Jia Lian said modestly: "Xing'er has no rules, and I hope Master Wang doesn't care about him."

Painter Wang lowered his head slightly, "Second Young Master, you are welcome."

Next, Jia Lian patiently explained the pictures to be drawn, and now, Artist Wang probably understood. He continued to draw for a long time before he finished all the pictures Jia Lian asked for.

"Painter Wang has worked hard. When my shop opens, you and your friends come together. I'll treat you to a game of cards and snacks."

Before Wang painter left, Jia Lian did not forget to publicize his unopened shop.

After Master Wang left, Jia Lian told Wang'er to buy mulberry paper.He plans to make all the props for the board game as soon as possible, so that the shop can open earlier.

When he was about to ask Xing'er to help him make props, Xing'er disappeared.He walked out of the house and found that Xing'er was not in the yard either.

He was just about to go back to the house when Xing'er's anxious voice suddenly came from behind him: "Second Master! Something is wrong!"

Jia Lian turned back angrily, angrily and amusedly: "Why are you shouting, Second Lord, I'm not dead yet!"

Xing'er gestured to slap his lips, "Second Master, do you know where I just came back from?"

"Say what you have to say, and be careful if you play tricks, I'll pull out your tongue."

Xing'er trembled all over, his first reaction was to shut his mouth tightly to protect his tongue, seeing Jia Lian staring at him, he quickly said, "Madam let you go over!"

Jia Lian frowned and said, "Didn't the old lady let me go there? Why do you feel like the sky is about to collapse?"

"At first, I also thought that the old lady was calling you to eat, but I knew sister Huan'er in the old lady's courtyard. She told me that the old lady was very unhappy now, she said yes... said yes... ..”

At this moment, Jia Lian really wanted to slap Xing'er to death, but he held back, "What are you talking about?"

Xing'er looked around, then leaned close to Jia Lian and said softly: "I heard that the second lady just left Rongqingtang, the old lady was in a good mood when she went, but as soon as she left, the old lady immediately asked sister Huan'er to call You have passed. Second master, you haven't done anything to make the old lady unhappy recently, what's the matter?"

Without even thinking about it, Jia Lian knew that Mrs. Wang must have said something in front of Jia's mother.

He has been busy with the business of the shop recently, so he didn't provoke her, so what can she say?

Could it be that Qiu'er told Mrs. Wang that he saw the burning letter?Soon, Jia Lian denied this conjecture.First of all, Qiu'er shouldn't dare to say it. If she did, Mrs. Wang would definitely punish her for her ineffectiveness. It's too late for her to hide it, so how could she say it.If it wasn't for this reason, then he really couldn't think of anything else.

It stands to reason that Jia's mother is now focused on Jia Baoyu, so she won't have the leisure to care about him.So no matter what Jia Mu asked him to say, he had to go.He was going to find out what Mrs. Wang had said to Jia Mu.