[Red House] No one knows that it is lychee

A green and white Tai Chi soup is not only beautiful, but also delicious.Although it is lighter, the soup itself should be lighter. Ping'er can't help admiring Lizhi's ingenuity: "Your craftsmanship is getting better and better. Just now, you can get more value with just a twist of your wrist."

Lizhi smiled, put a hood over the soup, and then sat down beside Ping'er: "Sister Ping'er, I...I have something I want to ask you."

Ping'er Bingxue is smart, seeing Li Zhi's shy look, she knows what she wants to ask.So Ping'er took the initiative to say: "Don't worry, everyone is living a good life. Now that Baoyu is not at home, Qingwen and Xiren control his yard, and because he doesn't need so many maids, now In Baoyu’s courtyard, only four maidservants remained, and the rest were scattered to various courtyards.”

Lizhi didn't expect this, she was a little surprised: "Then... then what if Baoyu comes back?"

Hearing this, Ping'er couldn't help but smile, but quickly put away the smile.She looked around, and after confirming that there was no one there, she leaned into Lizhi's ear and whispered, "A while ago, Baoyu just sent a letter back home, saying that he would continue to study with Chen Daru. Neither will come back."

Lizhi also couldn't help laughing: "...Second Madam is probably thinking about Baoyu all day long."

"That's right," Ping'er said in a low voice, "But because of Baoyu's absence, Second Madam now treats Lan Geer like a jewel, and brings Lang Geer with her every day."

Li Zhi was slightly taken aback, but it wasn't that unexpected.Jia Baoyu is not at home, and Mrs. Wang has no spiritual sustenance, so it seems normal to have an empathy effect on Jia Lan.This was good, and it was also a good thing for Li Wan.

"Grandma Zhu..." Li Zhi hesitated to speak, and Ping'er continued: "Grandma Zhu is living a good life now, with Lan Geer, no matter how much the second wife spoils her, she can't surpass Zhu Grandma is going."

Lizhi nodded, and asked again: "Then... what about Zhao's mother?"

Mama Zhao was the first noble person Lizhi met in Jia's mansion, and it was Mama Zhao who protected her everywhere in the house. Although Lizhi and Mama Zhao were not mother and daughter, they were like real mothers and daughters. What Lizhi cared most about was naturally Mother Zhao's current situation.

Ping'er laughed and said, "Mother Zhao is still in charge of the small kitchen in the house now. Without Baoyu, the small kitchen will not be opened so diligently. It's just that the girls and old ladies still go to the small kitchen if they want to eat something. of."

It seems that Zhao's mother's life is as usual, and it seems to be good.Lizhi breathed a sigh of relief, and then smiled.Looking at the sky outside again, it was almost time. She stood up, put the Taiji soup into the food box, and asked a lot: "When I left, Keren and Sister Meiren were getting married. Now they But you are still in charge of the house?"

But this time, Lizhi miscalculated.For a long time, Lizhi never heard Ping'er's voice behind her.

Li Zhi's heart trembled, and she turned her head suddenly, and happened to see the slightly embarrassed expression on Ping'er's face, which had not yet disappeared.

Lizhi suddenly felt nervous: "...Sister Ping'er?"

Seeing that he really couldn't hide it, Ping'er sighed: "I'll tell you the truth, so don't go around talking nonsense."

Li Zhi felt her heart beating faster and faster, and she had a premonition that what Ping Er brought was not good news.

"Keren and Charm have already been sold because they offended their master." Ping'er said in a low voice, "Now, I don't know where they have been sold."

Lizhi froze there, she looked at Ping'er, and felt that her brain couldn't handle the news for a while.

——Keren and Charm... bumped into their master?Be sold?

"That's impossible!" Li Zhi blurted out, "The two of them are about to get married, how could they offend the master at this time?"

It sounds like an excuse.

Ping'er also seemed very embarrassed, she bit her lip, twisted her hands uneasily, facing Li Zhi's eyes, Ping'er couldn't tell a lie.She pondered in her heart for a moment, and finally sighed: "No, Lizhi, the less you know, the better for you. There are some things, you'd better pretend you don't know."

After finishing speaking, Ping'er took the food box from Lizhi's hand, and hurried outside by himself.

Lizhi stood where she was, and didn't come back to her senses for a long time—how could this be possible?These words sound too perfunctory, but what happened to Keren and Meiren?

"What are you doing standing here in a daze?"

Just when Lizhi was puzzled, another unexpected guest appeared.Lin Xiao stood at the door swinging her fan, with a sarcastic look on her face: "You can't find where those two maids are just because you are in a daze."

Li Zhi glanced at him, and said lightly: "My ability is limited, so naturally I can't save them, but I can't help... There will always be some sorrows."

Lin Xiao walked into the small kitchen, took the bench that Ping'er was sitting on just now, and sat down with great determination.He said bluntly: "Now you follow my sister, everyone knows how she treats you. When you reach the age and want to go out, my sister will not only agree, but also give you a lot of money. Let's work in Lin's mansion, no matter what, our mansion is better than Najia's mansion."

Thinking about the family style of the Lin family, and thinking about the extravagant appearance of the Jia family, Li Zhi had to admit that what Lin Xiao said had some truth to it.

"Besides, what happened to your two older sisters that forced them to be sold?" Lin Xiao said slowly, "It's a coincidence that when Jia Lian came to my father's study today, she looked so flustered. With an embarrassing look, it seems that there is something to tell my father."

Lizhi looked at him: "Then he told you? What is it?"

Lin Xiao unfolded the fan with a "crash", grabbed it in front of her and shook it.With a smug expression on his face, he said, "He didn't tell me, but from my point of view, I can probably make a good guess."

Lizhi immediately became curious: "What is it?"

Lin Xiao looked at Lizhi and raised an eyebrow at her: "Of course it's... picking up ashes."

-

"What did you say?"

In the study, Lin Ruhai looked at Jia Lian in shock, forgetting the tea in his hand.

Jia Lian looked embarrassed and shy, but she still had to say it.He lowered his head and said in a low voice: "As my nephew just said, my uncle has not heard wrong."

"This... this..." Lin Ruhai was unable to utter a single word after a long time. What Jia Lian said was really shocking. Even though the city was as deep as Lin Ruhai, his eyes widened in shock for a while. speechless.

It took Lin Ruhai a lot of effort to regain his ability to think. He put down the teacup in his hand and thought for a long time before he said, "... How many people know about this now?"

Jia Lian's expression became more and more ugly, he lowered his head, and said in a low voice: "This... on the surface, not many people should know about it."

I don't know privately.

Lin Ruhai laughed angrily. Looking at Jia Lian, he felt that the Jia family could really cause trouble.Fortunately, it was the Ningguo Mansion that had the accident, and it had nothing to do with the Rongguo Mansion.

If this matter came from the Rongguo Mansion, Lin Ruhai would ignore the deceased Jia Min, and he would definitely pick the Lin family out.

"What regulations does the old lady have now?" Lin Ruhai was silent for a moment, then asked again, "And the East Mansion, do you have any plans?"

Jia Lian sighed: "After the old lady found out, she asked me to come to Yangzhou with Sister Feng and two children."

Now Jia Zhen is in charge of the East Mansion, but Youshi, who was supposed to be in charge of Zhongfu in the mansion, fell ill at this juncture and was unable to get up.It is naturally Wang Xifeng who can help Jia Zhen preside over the funeral.

So, the old lady asked Jia Lian to bring Wang Xifeng out to avoid the funeral.After all, Jia Zhen would not be bold enough to invite the old lady and the two wives of King Xing. Although there was another Li Wan, Li Wan was a widow and unemployed, so it was naturally impossible for Jia Zhen to invite her.

After hearing this, Lin Ruhai relaxed a little: "Well, you have to listen to what the old lady said. It's good if you come to Yangzhou, and you can go back after a while."

Lin Ruhai must wait for the matter in the East Mansion to pass before Lin Ruhai can let them go on the road with confidence.

But Jia Lian was still frowning: "Uncle, this... the old lady asked me to ask my uncle for advice. In the current situation, I can't advance or retreat. Uncle can you do anything?"

"A way?" Lin Ruhai sneered, "If this kind of thing is done, can there be any particularly good way?"

Jia Lian felt a little ashamed, although this matter had nothing to do with his Rongguo Mansion, but both Ningrong and Rongfu were prosperous and both were prosperous, and the other was damaged. If something happened to Ningguo Mansion, Rongguo Mansion would naturally not want to get any benefits.

Lin Ruhai looked at Jia Lian, and sighed: "...For the current plan, there is only one way left."

-

"Separate?"

Lizhi looked at Lin Xiao in surprise: "Are you serious?"

Lin Xiao played with the folding fan in his hand and twitched a beautiful fan. He said casually: "Believe it or not, my father will definitely tell Jia Lian that they should separate the Rong and Rong families."

Lizhi wanted to say no, but after thinking about it, this seemed to be the best way out.Even if you do this, people who know the inside story will definitely say that the Rongguo Mansion is only willing to live alone, but this is life after all.

Thinking of the innocent and charming people, Li Zhi's last fondness for Ningguo Mansion disappeared.

"If it wasn't for Jia Lian and his wife, and Jia Baoyu went out again, the Rongguo Mansion would not be much better," Lin Xiao said, "It's their luck that Ren and Meiren didn't lose their lives anyway. "