When Baoyu heard the words, he moved his mouth, but stopped talking.

Wang Xifeng looked at it with sharp eyes, and asked Baoyu to ask Baoyu afterwards.

Baoyu frowned and said, "Why did you let them fall into such a state?"

"Hey, my good brother, which one of the people and things in your eyes is not good? When they plotted against us and played tricks on us, you didn't see anything." Wang Xifeng straightened his temples, before Before he left, he advised Baoyu not to meddle in his own business, let alone go to the old lady to make trouble.

Baoyu nodded in embarrassment, but was moved with compassion.

This evening, when Brother Huan came back, Jia Cong hurried to the door to meet him. On the way, he occasionally saw Baoyu dazed under a tree.Jia Cong leaned forward with a smile, and yelled "Ah", which startled Baoyu.

"Amitabha, what are you doing!" Baoyu clutched his chest, still in shock.

"Second Brother Bao, why are you so preoccupied? Could it be that you have a crush on some girl, Sichun?"

"Puppy monkey, what's wrong with Huqin at such a young age!" Baoyu stretched out his finger and flicked Jia Cong's forehead, cursing with a smile.

"Oops," Jia Cong laughed while covering his forehead, and sniffled.

"What are you doing?" Baoyu asked.

Jia Cong said: "Brother Huan San came back today, and he promised to bring me a bow and arrow. Whoosh, whoosh... Brother Bao, I can shoot birds in the future." posture.Although he is 13 years old, half a boy, when he should be sensible, he can't lose his childlike innocence, and still loves to play and make trouble.

Baoyu likes Jia Cong like this, cheerful and lively, without worries, how nice!

Jia Cong blinked, pretending not to see Baoyu, upset, and dragged him out. "Let's go, second brother, let's wait for him together and go out for a drink."

"You bastard, how old are you? After drinking, you turn around and make trouble again. Be careful that your ancestors watch and punish you." Baoyu smiled helplessly, and could only let Jia Cong pull.It's good if the brothers can get together, and it will be even more lively when they call Shang Lian's second brother.

Jia Huan dismounted from his horse and walked through the second gate when he saw the lively Jia Cong calling himself, followed by a young man in brocade clothes, could it be—Second Brother Bao?

When the two walked in, Jia Huan confirmed that it was Baoyu, and felt a little excited.Brother Bao even came to pick him up in person!He is just a concubine from the second room. When the old ancestor was not very good, he was no different from a joke, even a maid looked down on him.Let alone others, Jia Huan himself looked down on himself at the time, the more he was looked down upon, the more sensitive his heart became.He just wanted to compare himself with Second Brother Bao. Naturally, he couldn't compare with anything. He was always unconvinced, so he often played tricks and cursed Second Brother Bao.

Now thinking about his naive behavior back then, Jia Huan felt quite embarrassed.Moreover, he has not apologized to Baoyu for his nasty thoughts and behaviors.

Baoyu looked at Jia Huan, his body became stronger and darker, his teeth looked particularly white when he smiled, and his whole body exuded a warm breath, just like the sun at noon in early summer, bright and warm.This is his third younger brother Huan, who inexplicably makes him feel so proud of being an older brother!

"Second, Second Brother!" Jia Huan originally had a lot to say, but he faltered for a while, and only called Baoyu out of hesitation.He felt a little embarrassed, laughed twice, and scratched his head.Then he took out a bow from his waist and handed it to Jia Cong, and took a dagger and handed it to Baoyu. "It's for you. It's very light. It's for self-defense when you go out."

Jia Cong happily took the bow and arrow, and Kongla didn't feel tired for a long time.

Baoyu put away the dagger, and smiled warmly: "Look at how well you have trained in the army. It is worthwhile for the ancestors to treat you with painstaking efforts. Our second wife... maybe... I will count on you to succeed in the future." Baoyu said the second half of the sentence A little choked up, I don't know if it's because I think of someone and I'm sad, or I'm blaming myself for my incompetence.

"What did the second brother say? We are good brothers! In the future, we two brothers will complement each other, and we can't support the second room?" Jia Huan smiled heartily, hesitated, and put his hand on Baoyu's shoulder. .

Baoyu's body swayed, and he was slightly stunned, feeling the warmth from Jia Huan's arm, which warmed his heart.Perhaps this is brotherhood? , Baoyu was moved by it, his nose was a little sour, and he turned his head and smiled at Jia Huan.

The two brothers looked at each other for a while, and laughed together.

Jia Cong was pulling his bow vigorously. Seeing that the two were about to embrace each other, he raised his eyebrows and opened his eyes in wonder, and finally laughed too.

The three brothers talked to each other, and suddenly discovered that they had so many similarities with each other.The good brothers hooked their shoulders and went to find the second brother Lian together, talking and laughing.

The four brothers ate wine at the Zhuangyuan Building until dusk, because they ate a lot, and Jia Huan hadn't visited the streets of the capital for a long time, the four brothers planned to walk and wander around.A few people walked for a while, when they heard someone beating a gong ahead, shouting what kind of girl to choose, and many people gathered together to join in the fun.Jia Lian and others have nothing to do anyway, so they also go to make fun of it.I saw a man dressed in different clothes standing in front of Gao's Wall on the street, beating the gong, and on the other side, two people dressed similarly to him were posting notices.

Jia Cong was curious, and took a closer look before holding the lamp tower, "It turned out that the Mongolian vassal prince chose his concubine!"

"Why did you post it at this time?" Baoyu wondered.Many people present had the same question as Baoyu.

The man in different clothes who was beating the gong said loudly: "This is why you don't understand. Everything our prince does is based on the right time, place and people, and is carefully calculated by an expert."

The crowd groaned.

"Let's go, let's go!" A middle-aged woman wearing makeup squeezed in from behind the crowd, and a big red flower on her temples was particularly conspicuous.This dress is usually a matchmaker in Beijing.

Matchmaker Wang was illiterate, so she asked the maid beside her to read word by word.Everyone was stunned, curiously watching what their master and servant were going to do.

After the maid finished reading, Matchmaker Wang muttered and repeated: "Fair and plump, extraordinary in appearance, and talented... Tsk tsk, yes, that's a good request!"

"Hey, why did you tear it up?" The gong knocker was annoyed.

Without further ado, Wang Matchmaker made a notice, and said to the boy who was beating the gong: "My lord, how about we go to the Zhuangyuan Building and talk about it in detail?"

The boy who was beating the gong glanced at Matchmaker Wang, and saw her purse half hidden in her sleeve.The one who beat the gong nodded, and took the two people who posted the notices to follow Matchmaker Wang.

There was a lot of discussion among the people present.

"Isn't that Wang Matchmaker?"

"That's right, the famous greedy woman in the capital."

"I heard that I recently took over a job from the Xue family in the west of Beijing. This time it will be easy to find, the girl from the Xue family has a good boudoir name, and she looks like a fairy."

"A person like her holds the red thread, even if she becomes a Seventh Fairy!"

……

Baoyu's heart skipped a beat, and he just stood there in a daze.Jia Lian and the others left, but he didn't notice either.In the end, it was Jia Cong who found that Baoyu was missing, and forced him to go back.The four brothers took a stroll and saw that Baoyu was not in high spirits, so they drove back home early.

Jia's mother hadn't rested yet, when she heard that someone had returned, she handed Jia Cong to her, and saw that the child was normal except for his flushed cheeks, knowing that his brothers watched him drink, and felt relieved.

Jia Lian winked at Jia Mu and glanced at Baoyu.

Seeing that Baoyu was really listless, Mother Jia deliberately kept Baoyu and sent the others away. "I wasn't very energetic in the first place. I thought you would be more energetic after going out with your brothers. How come you are even more unhappy?"

"Old ancestor, would you like to be the concubine of the feudal prince?" Baoyu asked back.

Mother Jia was stunned for a moment, puzzled and said, "Why do you ask that? No one in our family goes to that kind of place."

"That kind of place," Baoyu repeated in a low voice, a little anxious, "that's what the ancestors called it, so we can know that following the Mongolian vassal king is not a good home."

"Not necessarily, there will always be a strong one who can get ahead." Jia Mu said casually, and then continued to ask Baoyu why.After Baoyu's faltering answer for a long time, Jia Mufang figured out that he was worried about Xue Baochai.

Jia Mu smiled, asked Baoyu to sit down, and told her about Xue's deeds and calculations. "To this day, that is, a few days ago, they are still plotting against you. That's it, do you want to help them too?"

Baoyu was silent for a while, then finally raised her head and nodded to Jiamu. "No matter how long it has been since I started it, it should be my fault. Grandma, I'm a man, and it's nothing to take responsibility for my thick skin. Sister Bao is different. She is a daughter, and she has a thin skin. Don't worry about it, she can only marry once in her life, she must not choose the wrong person."

Baoyu's words are heartfelt and sincere.

Mother Jia held her chin with her right hand, squinted her eyes and looked at Baoyu carefully, and remained silent.

Baoyu was so scared that he could hear every beat of his own heart, but he didn't regret what he just said.I just hate myself for waking up too late, and it's too late to make up for how many stupid things I have done.For the Xue family, he should help as much as he can.

Baoyu knelt down with a "plop" and kowtowed to Jiamu.

"Old ancestor, for the sake of my dead mother, you have to help her."

"It has nothing to do with your mother, but to help, my wife is also helping them for your sake." Mother Jia sighed softly, indeed a bit reluctant.If they help, they know how to appreciate it, but they are afraid that if they extend their helping hand, they will be bitten by others.

Baoyu smelled hope, and looked at Jia's mother with wide eyes in surprise: "Old ancestor, are you promising your grandson?"

"For the sake of my grandson's great love and kindness, it's no harm to help. Son, although grandma doesn't like the Xue family, grandma is very happy that you have such a heart. The blue is better than the blue. You have a high awareness and are much better than your grandmother. !” Mother Jia laughed.

Baoyu breathed a sigh of relief, and gratefully knelt down to kowtow to Jiamu.

Mother Jia helped him up, and said with a smile, "I didn't promise you for nothing. There are conditions. Next year, when you leave your filial piety, you will have to take the provincial examination. I want you not only to be on the list, but also to be in the top [-]."

Baoyu simply agreed, and raised his hand to swear: "From now on, I will study hard. If I don't achieve it, I would rather not go out for three years."

"I hope they know you have such a kind heart and can wake up." Jia Mu patted Baoyu on the shoulder and sent him back to rest.

That being the case, that is the end of teaching the Xue family, and there is nothing to fear from the left and right Xue family.

Mother Jia hurriedly sent someone to communicate with Yin Shang to see where Zhang Lan was going.

After breakfast the next day, someone from Yin's residence quietly informed: "Zhang Lan has already mentioned it."

Hearing this, Wang Xifeng couldn't help laughing and said: "That day I saw that he was still talking when he was young, and I thought he was a bit too stable. I didn't expect him to speak quickly in front of the emperor!"

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