Chapter 912

Count's Mansion, Inner Garden.

The lanterns on the covered walkway were flashing with yellow light, illuminating the road ahead, and the shadows of flowers and trees in the garden were mottled, filled with the cold and quiet of the spring night.

The beautiful shadows on the walkway, the flying skirts, the black hair and fragrant hair, the sisters returned from the West Prefecture. Because the time was still early, they strolled and talked in the garden.

The words of Daiyu, Yingchun, Xiangyun and others all felt reasonable. The hierarchy in this world is strict, and the daughter of a merchant marrying into an aristocratic family, the family background is naturally disparate.

Xia Gu Niang has some thoughts and tricks. In terms of human affairs, it doesn't seem to be a heinous crime. Putting oneself in her shoes, it makes people feel understandable.

Even if Daiyu is transparent, she saw the clues early. Even if she doesn't approve of Xia Gu Niang's style, she talks about it casually, and she doesn't care much in her heart.

But Seeing Tan Chun heard Daiyu's words, and her heart was hard to understand. Lin Jiejie is really smart. Although she has had little contact with Xia Gu Niang, she saw through her scheming at a glance.

But Lin Jiejie doesn't care much, because no matter how many means Xia Gu Niang has, it has nothing to do with the sisters. Even if Xia Gu Niang enters the door, she will live in the East Road Courtyard.

Just like the eldest sister-in-law, they get along well in the West Prefecture, but once they move to the West Prefecture, they only see each other once every ten days or half a month. The same is true after Xia Gu Niang enters the door.

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Lin Jiejie said she didn't care, that's because she hadn't seen Xia Gu Niang a few times, unlike herself who had gotten along well a few times, and had some knowledge of her nature and secrets.

But even so, Lin Jiejie still saw at a glance that Xia Gu Niang didn't care about Baoyu, she cared more about the Jia family's status and her position in the Jia family.

Xia Gu Niang knew that Baoyu didn't like the books of the sages, but she sent the Four Books and Five Classics to Baoyu in front of everyone several times, just to show herself, without caring about Baoyu at all.

She didn't care about Baoyu, so why would the Xia family agree to this marriage? Xia Gu Niang didn't like Baoyu, but the etiquette of the New Year was thoughtful, coaxing the Old Lady to be happy.

Not only did she make the Old Lady look at her pleasingly, but the eldest sister-in-law was born in a scholarly family and felt that she had great virtue. Today's matter reached the Old Master's ears, and he must also feel that she is very good.

Even the second sister praised Xia Gu Niang a few words on the hall today. This girl hasn't entered the door yet, and she has already made everyone in the family say she is good. She really has means.

Only Lin Jiejie is smart and spiritual, watching coldly, knowing clearly in her heart that she didn't say a word in Rongqing Hall today, but she saw through Xia Gu Niang's thoughts at a glance.

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A girl's marriage is a lifelong matter, but women are extremely cautious. She doesn't like Baoyu, but she is determined to marry into the Jia family, and also uses the name of poetry and literature.

Seeing Tan Chun suddenly remembered a scene. Xia Gu Niang visited several times, but whenever the third brother was occasionally present, Xia Gu Niang looked at him with eyes full of heat and obsession.

She herself is deeply rooted in love, as if she is terminally ill, sinful and ashamed, difficult to get rid of, naturally understands this kind of look of a girl, and what kind of meaning it implies.

Could it be that she treats marriage as a play? There is no girl in the world who would be like this. Seeing Tan Chun's heart trembled, and anxiety rose in her heart. Her back felt cold for no reason……

Daiyu saw Seeing Tan Chun lost in thought, her pretty face was a little pale, and said, "Third sister, your complexion is a little ugly. Is it because you were blown by the night wind and your body is uncomfortable?"

Seeing Tan Chun came back to her senses and forcibly drove away the strange thoughts in her brain. She was really bewitched. There would be no girl in the world who would be crazy like this.

She smiled and said, "Maybe it's really blown by the wind. I'll be fine after resting. It's dark now, let's all disperse and talk together tomorrow."

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Rongguo Prefecture, East Road Courtyard.

The main hall is brightly lit, with Xia's return gifts on the table, and several pieces of red satin sent back.

Wang Lady is fiddling with several pieces of red material, Jia Zheng is flipping through a Doctrine of the Mean, and Baoyu is standing in the hall with his head down and hands down, his expression humble and his behavior tame.

Baoyu is calm on the surface, but his heart is full of anxiety and sorrow. He was trampled by people at the Imperial College in the morning, listening to those old masters full of corruption, "zhi, hu, ye, ye."

It was not easy to return home after dark. He should have gone to the West Prefecture to walk around before dark. Hearing that Jia Cong had gone to war, the sisters got rid of their shackles and were all having dinner in Rongqing Hall.

Such a good opportunity, Baoyu longed for it, but his father was either at home or returned to the mansion earlier than him, and his discipline was strict, making Baoyu dare not be presumptuous.

Now he envies Jia Huan. If he knew that the prison was more uncomfortable, it would be better to live in prison like Jia Huan. Although he couldn't see the sisters, at least he was more comfortable.

This thought flashed by. If he really lived in prison, he would definitely not agree, because the Imperial College dormitory had four people living together, sleeping on a big kang. How could Baoyu endure it?

Letting him sleep with a stinky man, smelling the turbid air of the beard and eyebrows all night, it would be better to kill him immediately. Between two evils, choose the lesser. He would rather go home and be trampled by his father.

Wang Lady smiled, "It seems that Xia Gu Niang chose the bamboo leaf pattern. I didn't expect that although she is young, her temperament is quite solemn, and her clothing preferences are quite elegant."

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Baoyu likes to wear red the most. Those pieces of bright red wedding dress material, red and brilliant, are placed there. Under the reflection of the lights, it is like a cloud of fire, which makes Baoyu feel moved and useful.

He saw a piece of bright red golden lotus pattern material, which was his favorite pattern. He should have felt happy when he saw it, but now his brows were slightly wrinkled, and he felt unhappy.

Thinking that Xia Gu Niang's vision was finally a little poor, why didn't she choose the best-looking lotus pattern, but chose the plain and sour bamboo leaf pattern? She still has less innocent feelings.

Doesn't she know that salary worms love to claim to be bamboo gentlemen, and dye this good and leisurely green pole with vulgar and stinky breath, which he dislikes the most.

Jia Cong loves to wear moon-white silver bamboo pattern material the most, and claims to be a gentleman among bamboo. He is also a top-notch person, but he has to wear it plain and pale, which is unknown.

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Baoyu felt a sigh in his heart, and suddenly heard Jia Zheng smile, "Xia Gu Niang's annotations are quite insightful. If she is not obsessed with classics, she can't be like this."

"It is quite rare for a girl in the boudoir to have such feelings. Her talent is not much worse than the sisters in the family, which is also very valuable."

Wang Lady felt a little strange after hearing this, but the daughter-in-law who had not yet entered the door could get the Old Master's praise, which was also a good thing, showing that she had chosen a good marriage.

Jia Zheng sighed, "The Jia family is now a Hanlin family. Originally, choosing a daughter of an Imperial merchant for Baoyu, I felt that the family background was not quite right. Now it seems that I am overthinking."

"As the saying goes, deep mountains produce handsome birds, and the grass and mangs produce handsome people. Although this saying is not quite appropriate, the meaning is very reasonable. It can be seen that the view of family background is not entirely correct."

"Xia Gu Niang not only has poetic feelings, but also annotated her reading insights and sent them to Baoyu for common viewing to help study. This kind of virtue of helping her husband, the intention of persuading learning, the style of the ancients, is rare!"

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Baoyu felt dizzy after hearing Jia Zheng's words. Thinking of Xia Gu Niang's beautiful and moving face, slender and charming figure, which originally made him very covetous and longing.

Unexpectedly, she was also a person of profit and fame. In an instant, there was a horror of beauty becoming a skeleton. How could this be? This must not be true. I definitely don't believe it……

Jia Zheng said solemnly, "Baoyu, Xia Gu Niang's talent and virtue are your good match. You must treat her well, listen to her persuasion more, if there is any slight, I will not spare you!"

Baoyu felt like crying without tears after hearing this. Although he agreed, his heart was like a knife, just feeling that the world was hard, really helpless, and the jade in the boudoir would actually be like this.

But his temperament and Jia Mu are somewhat similar. When encountering difficult things, he always has to find a reason for himself to vent, so that he can pass the difficult pass and muddle through.

At this moment, he remembered the words of persuasion that Sister Xi Ren said when Xia Gu Niang sent books for the first time, saying that the Jia family is now prosperous because of Jia Cong, and has become a Hanlin family, and the name of scholarly and imperial examinations is far and wide.

Xia Gu Niang was born as a merchant, and her family background was originally a little high. She was about to become a new bride, and sending books was just to cater to the family style, to please the parents-in-law and family, a measure of expediency.

Baoyu was originally in horror and fear. Thinking of Sister Xi Ren's words of opening, he immediately found a place to hide and survive. Not only was he calm immediately, but he also felt pity for Xia Gu Niang……

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Jia Zheng saw Baoyu's face like joy and sorrow after hearing his words, like a fool, a style that didn't match, and didn't know what mystery he was making, and couldn't help but frown.

It's just that Jia Zheng's mood has faded. Perhaps Baoyu disappointed him too much. Although he didn't relax his discipline, he was too lazy to scold and demand. He handed the two books and waved his hand to let him retreat.

Baoyu was like a pardon, exited the hall with the books. As for reading the annotations, he didn't have the elegance. He listened to the theory of national thieves in the Imperial College all day, why bother to trample on himself.

Wang Lady saw Baoyu leave and asked, "Old Master, is there any news about the Feng Yuan case in Jin Ling? What is the situation of Jia Yucun now? Will it involve the Old Master?"

Jia Zheng sighed, "Today I received a letter from my cousin Shi Nai. The Ministry of Personnel sent officials south to Jin Ling, and Jia Yucun has been suspended for investigation. The Embroidered Uniform Guard has arrested and imprisoned him with a document."

"Jia Yucun's wife begged everywhere, and even found my cousin's mansion, but the Feng Yuan case was concluded, and the reason was that Jia Yucun issued a document, saying that Pan'er died of illness, so the case was concluded."