After Wang Xifeng returned, He Ping'er told her about this matter, "Don't wait any longer. Bring Xiaohong over tomorrow and pick a few more to send over."

"Xiaohong?" Ping'er was very surprised. Although Xiaohong was Lin Zhixiao's daughter, she was not given important positions in Baoyu Courtyard and rarely interacted with them. "Why did grandma suddenly fall in love with her?"

Wang Xifeng laughed and said, "You don't know, I saw a good show today. I finally saw the arrogance of those maids in Baoyu's room. They are even more arrogant than the Queen Mother."

She told Ping'er in detail what she had seen today.

"So, I really like this girl Xiaohong. She is not like those girls who can't say a word even if you hit them with three sticks." In fact, Wang Xifeng also felt it was very strange. If it was just because of these reasons, she would not be so eager to get her over.

When she saw Xiaohong today, she suddenly felt some inexplicable emotions in her heart. She felt very uncomfortable seeing Xiaohong being bullied, so she praised Xiaohong so much in front of Qiu Wen and Bi Hen.

Wang Xifeng is the current housekeeper of the Jia family, so it is easy for her to ask a maid to come over.

The next day, Ping'er went to Jia Baoyu in person to ask for Xiaohong as instructed by Wang Xifeng. Jia Baoyu did not remember such a person in his courtyard, so he looked at Qingwen in confusion.

Qingwen lifted the curtain and asked someone to call Xiaohong over. "No wonder you didn't recognize her. Xiaohong doesn't come in often. She usually just does chores outside."

Jia Baoyu said "Oh" indifferently, and said to Ping'er with a smile: "Such a small matter, sister can just send someone to tell us, why bother to make this trip yourself."

Ping'er seemed to be in a good mood today, with a faint blush on her cheeks. When she heard this, her eyes curved and she said, "I haven't been to the yard for a long time. Today I just took this opportunity to take a walk, so I came here by myself."

Soon, Xiaohong came in. Qingwen took her in hand and said, "Sister Ping came here in person to ask for you. From now on, you will serve the Second Madam."

Xiaohong didn't expect Wang Xifeng to act so quickly. She thought it would take a few days before she was allowed to go, but she came so soon.

Ping'er looked at Xiaohong carefully. Seeing that she was neither humble nor arrogant when she heard this, she already thought highly of her. "You can come back with me later."

After that, she looked at Jia Baoyu again and said with a smile, "Second Madam said that she would pick out a few good ones and send them over in a few days."

Jia Baoyu nodded slightly, withdrew his gaze from Xiaohong's face, and said some polite words to Ping'er. Ping'er had a lot to do and couldn't stay long, so after a few words, he took Xiaohong away.

Jia Baoyu watched them leave, wondering in his heart that he had never noticed before that there was such a smart maid in his courtyard. It was really strange.

Qingwen immediately knew what he was thinking. She curled her lips but said nothing and went to do something else.

When Jia Baoyu turned around, he saw Qiu Wen and Bi Hen standing in the corner, whispering to each other, but no one knew what they were talking about.

"Come here, I have something to ask you."

Qiu Wen and Bi Hen walked over with graceful steps, without any harsh expression on their faces, which made others amazed. They had no idea what everyone was thinking, "What's the matter, Second Master?"

Jia Baoyu pointed to the courtyard gate and said, "The maid named Xiaohong who just went out with Sister Ping, are you familiar with her?"

Qiu Wen was alert. Second Master asked this, could it be that he had fallen for Xiao Hong again?

"Second Master, you are joking. We are all maids from the same courtyard, how can we not know each other?" Qiu Wen hesitated to speak, which made Jia Baoyu more curious. After further questioning, she said, "If Second Master hadn't asked, I wouldn't want to gossip about others behind their backs. Alas, that Xiaohong is really outrageous. It's not an exaggeration to describe her as sneaky and cunning."

Jia Baoyu obviously didn't believe it, "But I see that she is a very smart person, not like that cunning person."

Bi Hen rolled his eyes and said, "It is precisely because she is too smart and her mind moves quickly that she always wants to be lazy. We originally thought the same as Second Master and thought she was a good person, but as we got to know her better, we realized that she was not as honest and hardworking as she looked."

"That's exactly what she said." Qiu Wen stood on the other side of Jia Baoyu, looking at him with a look so soft that it could make people sick. "Sometimes we couldn't stand it and would say a few words, but we didn't expect that girl to be so good at talking. She suppressed us with just a few words. Over time, we didn't want to care about it anymore and just let her do what she wanted."

Jia Baoyu sighed, "You can't judge a person by his appearance. I think Sister Feng was deceived by her superficial skills, so she asked Sister Ping to come to her so eagerly. I will definitely warn Sister Feng when I see her next time."

He lowered his eyes to look at Qiu Wen and Bi Hen on his left and right, and thought to himself, no wonder these people were brought here by Xiren, they are all the same as her, not having too good a temper, they can't even control a little maid.

"I didn't expect that Lin Zhixiao and his wife could give birth to such a smart daughter. It's really strange."

Qiu Wen and Bi Hen glanced at each other imperceptibly and echoed each other.

******

Linhuai Palace.

Lin Chengyu had not gotten up yet at noon. Xuan Zheng had told her when he left in the morning that if Lin Chengyu woke up before he came back, he should serve her some food. If she was not awake, he didn't need to call her and should wait until he came back.

After he finished his work and returned home, he hadn't even changed his clothes when he heard the maids say that Lin Chengyu was still sleeping.

What a lazy little bastard.

Xuan Zheng smiled helplessly, changed his clothes and went to the bedroom.

On the bed, Lin Chengyu curled up in the warm quilt with his eyes closed. Suddenly, he felt his cheeks get cold. Without even opening his eyes, he muttered and hid under the quilt, "Don't make trouble. Let me sleep a little longer, just a little longer."

Xuan Zheng knew that he was awake, but just didn't want to get up because of the cold. He lifted his robe and sat on the bed, saying, "Today I went to court and heard something strange. If you don't want to know, forget it."

Something strange? Lin Chengyu immediately opened his eyes, "What's the matter?"

Xuan Zheng couldn't help laughing for a moment, "Didn't you say you wanted to sleep a little longer? Let's talk about it after you wake up. There's no rush."

"Hey, hurry up and tell me, don't keep me in suspense." Lin Chengyu glared at him, and seeing that Xuan Zheng was still not in a hurry, obviously wanting to hear some soft words, he muttered and cursed him as a bastard. Xuan Zheng stood up and was about to leave, so he quickly pulled him back, "I was wrong, I was wrong, good brother, hurry up and tell me."

Xuan Zheng's heart softened when he heard him call him "good brother". Lin Chengyu's hands had been warm in the quilt all night, like a small stove, making Xuan Zheng's hands seem even colder.

"Your second uncle recommended a man a few days ago, also with the surname Jia..." Xuan Zheng put Lin Chengyu's hand back. He wanted to just keep talking, but he felt it was not close enough, so he wrapped the man with a quilt, let him lean against his chest, and spoke slowly while rubbing his ears against his.

Lin Chengyu asked: "Is his name Jia Yucun?"

"Do you know him?" Xuan Zheng pressed his chin on the top of Lin Chengyu's head. Just by hugging her, he felt very satisfied in his heart.

Naturally, we know Lin Chengyu. He is the number one ungrateful person. Anyone who has read A Dream of Red Mansions knows him.

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