Chapter 855: Disaster Comes to Lixiang Courtyard

Rongguo Prefecture, Rongqing Hall.

Originally, the sisters gathered together, chatting about family affairs, hairpins shining, fragrance overflowing, a comfortable and pleasant thing.

Unexpectedly, Baoyu suddenly broke in, playing with words, chatting up Daiyu, and the atmosphere turned sharply downward.

Daiyu and Yingchun were unhappy, but considering Jia Mu's face, they didn't show it all on their faces.

Only Xiangyun was innocent and lively, without distractions, laughing and talking, wanting to say whatever she wanted to say.

She still couldn't forget the glorious scene when Jia Cong returned triumphantly from Liaodong and led the army into the city from Hongde Gate.

She always wanted to see it again, the Third Brother's heroic and outstanding spirit.

Young girls have always had many reveries, and young girls admire heroes, only wishing for the best in the world.

It was just that her feelings, which she talked about eloquently and with great interest, were extremely contrary to Baoyu's wishes.

Today, he had racked his brains, temporarily parting from the boredom of the East Road Courtyard, and escaping Jia Zheng's ambition for the imperial examination.

Entering Rongqing Hall, he happened to meet the sisters gathering. It should have been a time to pick flowers and smell fragrance, and be very charming.

Unexpectedly, Daiyu's expression was cold and she was unwilling to pay attention to him, which made him feel sad. Although Xiangyun was laughing and talking, she was full of the taste of a "salary worm," which disappointed him so much.

He frowned and said, "Although I don't care about court affairs, I also know that Brother Cong entered the Hanlin Academy. He should be a civil official, and going on an expedition is a matter for military generals. How is it related to him?"

Shi Xiangyun said, "Third Brother is not only a Hanlin official, but also the youngest famous general in Da Zhou. When he pacified the Jurchen Tatars, he was granted a title in one battle. What a proud thing.

Second Brother really doesn't know? A few days ago, the Mongols occupied the northern military grain depots, and the imperial court wanted to use troops against the Mongols. Third Brother went on an expedition because of this, which is not a strange thing."

Hearing this, Baoyu was unhappy and said, "I like peace and quiet daily, and I never care about the noisy and mediocre things outside. Living my own clean life is the most important thing.

Sister Yun is a daughter of a boudoir. Touching flowers and facing the mirror, combing hair and applying makeup, and repairing one's appearance is the pleasant thing to do.

Why talk about these secular civil and military affairs, which will only ruin the sister's fragrant character in vain."

……

Shi Xiangyun was just chatting casually, but didn't expect to be ridiculed by Baoyu like this. Suddenly, her jade face turned crimson, and her little face couldn't hold on.

She said angrily, "I am not as noble as Second Brother, and I don't expect to be a clean person. I am a 'salary worm' and vulgar.

I love to talk about official careers, I am keen on fame, and I like Third Brother's literary and martial arts excellence. I like him the most. Tomorrow I will go to please him.

Don't talk to me, a vulgar person, in the future, so as not to stain you in vain!"

Baoyu didn't expect that his sincere words didn't move Xiangyun, but instead caused her to turn her face instantly and give him a good scolding.

Suddenly, his face turned pale with anger, and he hurriedly said, "What kind of outsider words is Sister saying? I am not ridiculing you. I am sincere. Why don't you understand my heart?"

Sister Xi Ren's face changed greatly, and she secretly called it bad in her heart. Bao Er Ye still hadn't changed his old habit, always playing with his tongue in front of the girls.

How could he still not understand now that the girls in the family all have Third Master Cong in their hearts, and they all think he is good, and Bao Er Ye always goes up to bump into it.

It was just that she was still a prospective concubine, only a big maid's position. Baoyu and the sisters were bickering, and the Old Lady was still in the hall, so she was not qualified to interrupt.

Xiangyun's temper came and went, and her tongue was very sharp. Everyone was caught off guard, and Yingchun and Daiyu were too lazy to speak.

Seeing Baoyu in a mess, Seeing Tan Chun felt helpless and had to come out to smooth things over.

She smiled and said, "It's just chatting. None of us are children. Why are we bickering? If the Old Lady sees it, she will laugh at you."

……

According to Baoyu's original temperament, Seeing Tan Chun's words of smoothing things over would definitely make him feel grateful, feeling that Seeing Tan Chun put him in her heart.

But now that he heard it, he felt a bit uncomfortable and distant, and there was no gratitude in his heart. This also had a reason.

Because that day Jia Zheng called Baoyu and Jia Huan to test their homework, Jia Huan showed his face greatly, Baoyu was defeated, and was ridiculed by Jia Zheng.

At that time, Jia Zheng praised Jia Huan and also said casually, "I didn't expect Third Girl to have this ability to train your younger brother to be successful.

It's a pity that she was born as a girl, otherwise, with Third Girl's talent, the Second Branch could also have someone on the gold list."

Baoyu hated reading and imperial examinations all his life, and had been disliked by his own father all his life. Now even Jia Huan, who was worse than himself, was pretending to be successful.

This made Baoyu feel extremely disappointed and frustrated in his heart, which was really hard to express.

The reason was that Third Sister had put in so much effort to teach Jia Huan to have this face. What is this!

In the eyes of the Old Master, he was not as precious as a girl, and he was a legitimate son born with jade...

It was just that how could Third Sister be proficient in the Analects, how could she have this talent, it must be taught by Jia Cong, this "salary worm."

This made Baoyu even more disgusted with Jia Cong. Let him fall into the imperial examination and official career all his life, anyway, he couldn't stain his own cleanliness.

He tricked Third Sister to the East Prefecture, and Baoyu barely endured it.

But he shouldn't be so intensified, teaching such an outstanding sister to have this face, actually becoming a sour scholar full of "zhi, hu, zhe, ye."

And he also twisted Jia Huan, who was originally clean, into a "salary worm" face.

The Old Master's obsession with the eight-legged essay was mostly caused by Jia Cong, which already made Baoyu extremely heartbroken, but out of filial piety and etiquette, as a son, he could only try his best to muddle through...

Now even his sister and brother were like this. Did Jia Cong really have to ruin the Second Branch before he would be satisfied?

The Second Branch had now fallen to this point, squeezed into the East Road Courtyard. Baoyu also figured it out, and in the final analysis, it was all caused by Jia Cong.

Since the Jia Huan incident, Baoyu was extremely disappointed with Seeing Tan Chun, and once again deeply realized from Seeing Tan Chun the disappointment and heartache he had for Xiao Hong.

So Seeing Tan Chun's kind words to smooth things over were not appreciated by Baoyu. He didn't want to abandon the cleanliness in his heart, and had a rift with this biological sister.

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Seeing Xiangyun and Baoyu bickering, Jia Mu was also dumbfounded, but she didn't take it to heart.

From childhood to adulthood, other sisters let Baoyu have his way, only Xiangyun was a little chili. When the two didn't agree, they would bicker and quarrel, and Jia Mu had seen it many times.

Moreover, Jia Mu valued Xiangyun more and more now. It was not certain that she would be a granddaughter-in-law in the future, so naturally, she wouldn't be angry at her for squeezing Baoyu, and just muddled through.

She smiled and said, "Third Girl is right. Everyone is getting older year by year. Why are they more and more like children? These trivial matters are worth bickering about.

Baoyu, you come here every day now. Since you are here, play for a while longer. I will set up a banquet here at noon. You and your sisters will eat together.

I will let Feicui go to instruct the kitchen to make a few dishes you like. You sisters should not make trouble."

Xiangyun was still unconvinced, hummed and turned her face away, no longer looking at Baoyu. Baoyu habitually wanted to apologize, but couldn't let go of his face.

……

At this time, the door curtain of the hall was half-lifted. Before seeing the person, the voice was heard.

"The Old Ancestor's place is so popular. Could it be that you have sent out invitations, and people have arrived so neatly."

I saw Wang Xifeng walking into the hall with a full face of smiles and a thousand manners. Her black hair was like clouds, she wore a five-tailed blue-inlaid treasure phoenix hairpin, and the treasure light was shining brightly.

She wore a round-collared jacket with scattered flowers on a reddish-brown background on her upper body, an off-white dark-patterned stand-up collar inner coat, and a bamboo and chrysanthemum "Fu" and "Shou" embroidered horse-face skirt on her lower body. Her posture was heroic, and the whole room was shining.

She smiled and said, "There are not many visitors to the prefecture today, and I am also free, so I came to Grandmother's place to see the excitement.

I didn't even enter the door just now, and I heard Grandmother say that she was hosting a banquet. I came just in time. Please leave a seat for me, so that I can also rub Grandmother's rice bowl."

Jia Mu smiled and said, "Since you are here, don't go home at noon, and eat together for excitement."

As soon as Wang Xifeng entered the hall, the atmosphere suddenly became enthusiastic and lively. The unhappiness caused by Baoyu's words was also instantly diluted a lot.

Smiles appeared on the faces of the sisters, only Baoyu felt terrified when he saw Wang Xifeng, fearing that her mouth would be broken and she would poke people at every turn.

……

Wang Xifeng ignored Baoyu's depressed expression, saw Shi Xiangyun's angry face, and smiled, "Sister Xiangyun, why this face? Who provoked you?"

Xichun, who was eating sunflower seeds on the side, smiled casually, "Just now Sister Xiangyun and Second Brother were bickering, and I found it interesting."

Wang Xifeng pinched Xichun's cheek, which was slippery and tender, and the feel was excellent.

She smiled and said, "You are just a little girl, yet you watch the excitement and tease, fearing that the world will not be in chaos."

Wang Xifeng looked back at Baoyu and smiled, "Brother Bao, I haven't seen you for a few days. The style of the new sachet on your waist is really good. Is it made by a maid?

A few days ago, guests came to visit, and I saw a similar color, but I couldn't remember whose family it was for a while..."

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As soon as Baoyu heard this, his face turned pale, and his legs felt a bit soft. He didn't look at the yellow calendar when he went out today, but he happened to run into Second Sister-in-law. These words were really sinister.

Sister Xi Ren on the side also heard it and was terrified. Second Grandmother was unforgiving. She didn't want the Second Branch to get involved with the West Prefecture, and she would knock him when she saw Bao Er Ye.

How can I cross the threshold of the West Prefecture in the future? I have to talk to Bao Er Ye when I go back. It's better to come here less in the future.

To save Second Grandmother from being unhappy when she sees too much, and then making trouble to trample on Bao Er Ye.

It's just that Bao Er Ye's temperament, if he doesn't go out to provoke, I'm afraid it's not easy, and it's useless for me to say more...

Baoyu forced a smile and said, "Sister Feng is joking. This is a common color made by a maid. Every family uses it, and there is nothing strange."

Wang Xifeng also stopped at the right time, to save Baoyu from forgetting the pain after the scar healed, selling well and begging for cleverness in front of the Old Lady, and then creating extra involvement.

Hearing Wang Xifeng's words, Jia Mu also smiled bitterly in her heart. Feng Girl picked up a sachet in the side room last time, why did she still have a root cause.

She looked at Baoyu's sachet as soon as she came in. What kind of strange habit is this, scaring Baoyu's face pale.

Jia Mu had also asked Yuanyang to inquire about this matter. It is said that after the accident in the side room that day, Wang Xifeng checked for a long time, but didn't catch the person who made trouble.

I don't know which cheap goods it was. Baoyu was a good man, but she hooked up and instigated him to be bad...

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Jia Mu was about to take words to change the subject, but heard Wang Xifeng say, "Second Sister, I heard Ping'er mention today that the East Prefecture entered two carts of grain yesterday.

I remember that the two prefectures had hoarded a lot before the New Year, enough to eat until the end of the second month. Why do you still want to buy grain? When will this be eaten?"

Yingchun smiled and said, "I was just about to tell Sister Feng about this. I went to sit in your courtyard this morning, and forgot about this for a while.

The East Prefecture bought more grain to hoard, which was specially ordered by Brother Cong. He said that something big happened in the north, and the imperial court would definitely go to war with the Mongols.

The military grain depots in the Nine Frontiers were robbed by the Mongols. At present, the imperial court is requisitioning grain from all over the place, rushing to make up for this big deficit.

This will definitely affect the price of grain in the market. How the war will be in the future, it is not clear now. This kind of thing is always right to prevent in advance." ===== CHAPTER 856 =====