[Red Mansion] The third master of jade-like stone treasures

In the evening, Lin Daiyu took a bath and sat by the window, letting Xueyan dry her hair with a dry towel to enjoy the cool.

Zicuckoo packed her changed clothes and found a piece of flower note.

She recognized it at a glance, it was Bao Cong's character.

When it rained at night, she and Qingwen found Lin Daiyu who was sheltering from the rain at the side gate of the Grand View Garden, and also saw Baocong.

It must have been given to the girl by the third master when she was sheltering from the rain!

Zijuan snickered, avoided the little girls, and slipped the flower paper to Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu was suddenly stuffed with a piece of paper by Zijuan, she was stunned for a moment, and when she looked up, Zijuan was smiling at her mysteriously, as if the two of them had just shared some little secret.

"Xueyan, go take a bath, I'll wipe the girl's hair." Zijuan took the dry towel and drove away Xueyan.

Lin Daiyu quietly gathered the flower paper into her sleeves, secretly stroked it with her fingers a few times, lingering and refusing to let go.

She knew it without looking, her name was written on the flower note.

This is what Bao Cong said... Keep it in your heart, the person who ranks first...

In the dim light, Lin Daiyu propped up her arms to block the light, covering her hot face and the sweet smile on her lips in the shadows.

On the other side, Bao Cong is in the small study.

He took a long breath and finally made up his mind.

In front of me is a half-carved white jade statue of an old birthday star. Although it is not a finished product, there is no smooth and smooth carving trace, which can be seen from the craftsman's hard work.

Originally, every year when Jia Mu celebrates her birthday, Bao Cong will give her an old birthday statue.

But from today onwards, he will never give any jade to Jia Mu again.

Now that you have made a decision and want to break the boat, then...follow the destiny!

The next day, Dongming and Chen Ping entered the mansion.

Under Chen Ping, Bao Cong selected a few people and allocated them to Dong Ming.

"From now on, these people will be under Dong Ming's care." Although Bao Cong was expressionless, Dong Ming and Chen Ping both looked serious.

His already handsome demeanor now adds a bit of coldness, making people even more afraid to approach him.

"The two of you work together separately. This time, we must collect evidence of the Jia family's crimes in the eastern and western prefectures. We must verify and preserve them one by one."

"Don't let people notice, let alone miss a little bit, do you understand what I mean?"

"Yes, I understand!" Dong Ming and Chen Ping said in unison.

They seemed to know what Bao Cong was planning, but they kept silent.

Bao Cong looked extremely satisfied, and still nodded expressionlessly.

After finishing the business, Dongming reported again: "Yesterday, Mr. Xi went to see Sun Shaozu again. The two of them had a meal. When they came out, Mr. She took this bulging silver bag, and seemed to ask the surnamed Sun to borrow money again." .”

Bao Cong: "...Understood, I still have to watch over there."

Dong Ming responded, and Chen Ping said again: "When I came in the morning, I saw Uncle Liu wandering around the gate of our house. I was about to invite him in, but he left in a hurry."

After hesitating for a while, Chen Ping continued: "Looking at Uncle Liu's expression, it seems that I need to find the third master for something."

Liu Xianglian hated the two Rongning and Ning mansions very much. If it was not necessary, he would not go to Jia's mansion to find someone, even at the gate of Jia's mansion, he would not pass by.

It seems that there must be something important!

Bao Cong nodded, indicating that he understood.

After Dongming and Chen Ping had left, he took Wu Hui and rode straight to the Yunlai Inn, which was a small and big hotel on the street next to Yushixuan.

Liu Xianglian didn't have a fixed residence in the capital. He used to like to stay in the opera troupe, but after earning money, he often lived in Yunlai Inn.

As soon as Bao Cong went there, he found Liu Xianglian.

He was sitting in the lobby eating. There were one meat, two vegetables and three dishes on the table, as well as a jug of good wine.Seeing Bao Cong come into the inn, he hurriedly stood up and said hello, "Brother Bao Cong, why are you here?"

He also asked the waiter to add some good dishes and a pot of good wine.

Bao Cong bowed back, sat down opposite Liu Xianglian, and said, "I heard that Brother Liu was at my door in the morning, he must be looking for me for something, why didn't you ask someone to call me out?"

Liu Xianglian drank from the glass, hesitated and said, "I have something to tell you." He paused, "I was having a party with my friends last night, and I overheard a drunk man say something drunk to your sister."

He said embarrassedly: "You know, I'm not a gossiper, let alone related to your girl."

After hearing this, Baocong became curious when he saw Liu Xianglian's hesitant expression.

His sister, Yingchun, was almost introduced to Liu Xianglian. Could it be that what he heard was related to Yingchun?

"Brother Liu, but it's okay." Bao Cong said with a smile: "You are my elder brother, and my sisters can also be regarded as elder brother's sisters. If there are really bad rumors, elder brother should tell me earlier, and I will deal with them earlier, so as to avoid future rumors. Damn my sister's reputation."

We are all brothers and sisters, so a few gossips are not considered backstabbing!

So Liu Xianglian lowered her voice and said slowly: "The drunk man I met last night is called Sun Shaozu. He said that your uncle Jia She owed him thousands of taels of silver, and he couldn't pay him back. He intended to betroth his daughter. give him!"

Bao Cong glanced at Liu Xianglian, surprised, "Brother Liu, can you hear him saying that it's settled?"

Liu Xianglian said: "Although there is no explicit decision, it has been agreed in secret. When we leave the country, we will get married and let's go through the motions."

Bao Cong frowned, and said angrily, "He's too impatient! Could it be possible to save even the engagement?"

Liu Xianglian drank the wine and remained silent.

There are even more ugly words, such as marrying Yingchun and treating her like a girl, anyway, she is a girl who was sold by her father or something.He didn't even say it.

If this is the case, if someone else hears it, I don’t know what to think!

Bao Cong scolded Sun Shaozu for a while, then toasted Liu Xianglian with a glass of wine, "Thank you brother Liu for telling me about this, my uncle is really unreliable, if there is no big brother, my second sister might have been sold by him and I don't even know it! "

Liu Xianglian smiled, but there was a bitterness on her lips.

At the beginning, he replied firmly, but now Jia She's virtue has become even worse, he... Alas!

Looking at Liu Xianglian's expression, Bao Cong felt a little strange for some reason, but he didn't think deeply.He only wanted to find a similar husband-in-law for Yingchun as soon as possible.

Except for character, other requirements can be lowered. After all, the Jia family has money and power, and there are many girls.As long as the man's character is good, she can always live better than in the Sun's family by marrying Yingchun a few powerful girls and women as dowry.

So the two finished their meal absent-mindedly, Baocong made an appointment to invite Liu Xianglian back next time, and left in a hurry.

After returning to Jia's mansion, Bao Cong went to Jia's mother first.

Knowing that Jiamu was taking a nap, he had no choice but to suppress his impatience, go back to his small study to do his homework, and wait until dusk to go to Jiamu's place to say hello.

Many guests are coming to Jiamu's place. Aunt Xue brought Xue Baoqin, Mrs. Xing brought Xing Xiuyan, Li Wan brought Li Qi, and even Shi Xiangyun who was already engaged.

Bao Cong was already grown up and engaged again, so he greeted several elders and relatives and sisters through the screen, and then withdrew.

I don't know what a good day it is, a bunch of relatives have come to the door.

What about the Spring Festival?Jia Amnesty probably hasn't come to Jia's mother to talk about it yet, right?

Bao Cong decided to apply eye drops to Sun Shaozu when he came to pay his respects tomorrow morning.

When they reached the gate of the courtyard, Baochai took Lin Daiyu on his arm, followed by Yingchun, Tanchun and Xichun.

Bao Cong paused, deliberately pretending to be looking for something, and stood where he was for a while.

Sure enough, Baochai pulled Lin Daiyu over and stood still in front of him.

"Brother Baocong, Baoyu recently said that you study hard and you have to take care of his homework. It is really troublesome for you!" Baochai said with a smile.

Bao Cong shook his head and said with a smile: "My brother, don't bother if there is any trouble. Besides, Baoyu is getting smarter day by day, and his homework is improving every day. He is so hardworking and motivated. Naturally, it is thanks to Sister Bao's persuasion."

Baoyu's piece of jade, although the wisdom on it is slowly increasing, it has been slowly rising.At home, there is Baochai, a talented girl, who guides me carefully, and when I go to the study outside, Zhou Ji teaches homework with him, and I really improve day by day.

It is said that girls with round faces are blessed. Although Baochai's natal family is a mess, she is indeed blessed after she gets married.

Speaking of Baochai's natal family, Baocong heard that Xue Pan and Xia Jingui fought and quarreled every day, and they made a fuss, and said they wanted to kill Xiangling.

Bao Cong glanced sideways, and sure enough, he saw Xiang Ling following far behind, and Bao Cong asked her to come over to be a girl.

Seeing Bao Cong glanced at Xiang Ling back, Lin Daiyu said impulsively, even if she was a little sour, "Sister Bao is so capable, and the people she teaches are naturally good."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this.

Lin Daiyu's words are good words, why do they sound sour?

Tanchun glanced at Baochai and muttered, Baochai is married to Baoyu, Lin Daiyu couldn't possibly be jealous of what Baochai and Baocong said, right?

After Lin Daiyu finished speaking, she knew she had slipped her words, so she pursed her lips tightly, and stopped talking, and didn't look at Baocong.

Bao Cong stared innocently, looked at Lin Daiyu, and asked her what's wrong?

Should he explain?

But in front of everyone, isn't it too deliberate?

Besides, Lin Daiyu didn't say anything...

Lin Daiyu had a serious face and ignored Baocong.

She was upright with herself, Bao Cong didn't do anything, and Xiang Ling was right.She's fine, what are you doing with those sour words?

It's just that, just now, for some reason, I couldn't hold back...

In this embarrassing atmosphere, everyone could only stare wide-eyed, it's not right to stand like this, it's even worse to just leave like this!

It was Baochai who took up the conversation, and said with a smile, "You two have really flattered me."

He also specially said to Lin Daiyu: "My cousin is here today, let's go and have a look, she is innocent and lively, and has a literary talent, you will definitely have something to say."

As she said that, she pulled Lin Daiyu to go in, and Sanchun pretended to be fine, and went in one after another with a smile.

Xiang Ling lowered her head, avoided Bao Cong, and followed quickly.

Bao Cong watched them go in, saw Lin Daiyu looking back at him from a distance, and smiled at her, but Lin Daiyu immediately turned her head back.

Bao Cong: "..."