[Red House] Second Master Liangshang Lian

Mrs. Jia Xing was in such a mood that he was too lazy to argue, she hugged Jia Yingchun who was sitting next to her, and stuffed a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake into her mouth. Seeing that Jia Yingchun was eating happily, she also laughed.

Jia Zheng was also in a bad mood, so he left Mrs. Wang and went back to his study.Mrs. Wang saw Mrs. Xing smiling happily, and seeing how kind she was to Jia Yingchun, she seemed to have thought of something, but she was not sure.In the end, she got a headache from thinking about it, so she went back to her room to rest.

After Jia Yingchun finished eating the sweet-scented osmanthus cake, she ran to Jia Lian, pulled Jia Lian's sleeve and said, "Second brother take me to kick the shuttlecock!"

Mrs. Xing patted the cake crumbs on her hands, and said with a smile: "Look at this girl, she knows how to cling to your second brother all day long. If this continues, will she forget about my mother?"

Jia Lian wiped the corners of Jia Yingchun's mouth with a handkerchief, and said: "Mother is joking, the person she clings to the most should be her mother. Yesterday I was teaching her how to draw, and when the sun set, she clamored to go back, saying it was her mother." Waiting for her to go back to have dinner. Look, doesn't she miss you all the time."

Mrs. Xing didn't say anything, but the wrinkles on her face showed that she loved to hear these words. She has never had any children. She thought she would live like this, but she didn't expect God to give it to her at this time. A caring little padded jacket with a heart full of flesh. After getting along with her for this period of time, she has somewhat developed feelings for Jia Yingchun.

Jia Lian saw Mrs. Xing's expression and didn't say anything more.

The next morning, Jia Lian went to Wangshui Pavilion after breakfast.Some time ago, the business of Wangshui Pavilion was a bit weaker, so Jia Lian launched several new board games. Once the new games came out, Wangshui Pavilion became popular again.

At noon, when Jia Lian was about to return home, Xing'er suddenly ran over.

Jia Lian was puzzled: "Didn't you say you were going to listen to books, and you came back so soon?"

Xing'er stomped her feet anxiously: "Second Master, something happened again in the Hall of Beauty! As soon as I walked to the entrance of the Hall of Beauty, I heard a quarrel inside, so I went in and saw a woman with a sultry face pointing at Craftsman Dou. Swearing at the nose, everyone who went to buy jewelry was scared away by that woman!"

"Did you hear why?" Jia Lian only felt his temples twitching.

Xing'er scratched her head and said: "I heard a few words, it seems that the woman said that the jewelry quality and workmanship of our Hall of Beauty is faulty. She bought a gemstone necklace, which broke within a few days after wearing it."

Workmanship problem?There is nothing to say about the craftsmanship of craftsman Dou, how could there be quality problems in jewelry.Since the store was opened, such a thing has never happened.

Is someone trying to punish him again?

Or is it Wang Ziteng who is punishing him this time?

"What did Craftsman Dou say?"

Xing'er shook his head with a bitter face: "When I saw someone making trouble, I immediately reported it to you. As for Craftsman Dou, I didn't hear what..."

Jia Lian sighed silently, then stood up and strode towards the Hall of Beauty.

Sure enough, as Xing'er said, Jia Lian heard a sharp and piercing scolding before he entered the hall of beauty. As soon as he stepped into the shop with one foot, a porcelain bowl was thrown by his foot, and the porcelain bowl fell to the ground. With a crisp sound, fragments spread all over the ground.

If Jia Lian remembers correctly, this seems to be the porcelain bowl used by Craftsman Dou to drink water.

"You shrew! It's unreasonable!"

Then, Jia Lian heard Craftsman Dou's distraught voice.

"What happened?" Jia Lian stepped over the broken porcelain bowl and stood in front of Craftsman Dou, staring at the woman in front of her.

The woman had a round face and a slightly fat body. Although she was wearing silk and satin, it didn't fit her at all. At this moment, she was staring at Jia Lian and said viciously, "Who are you!"

When Craftsman Dou saw Jia Lian coming, he immediately cheered up, "This is Lian's second master!"

The woman looked Jia Lian up and down, and her attitude softened a little: "I don't know Lian's second master Lian Jiuye, so I asked if this Hall of Beauty belongs to you?"

Jia Lian nodded: "This shop belongs to me. Ma'am, why are you making so much noise in my shop? Did the craftsmen in my shop offend you?"

The woman snorted coldly, and slapped a broken necklace on the table, "Offended? Look at this gemstone necklace. I bought it at a huge price, but it broke within a few days. Your shop is too You're bluffing! If you don't give me an explanation, I'll make trouble every day to see who else dares to buy jewelry from the Hall of Beauty!"

Jia Lian picked up the gemstone necklace on the table and looked carefully. It was indeed broken, but he didn't know the craftsmanship, so he couldn't tell whether it was broken because of a workmanship problem, so he looked at Craftsman Dou.

Craftsman Dou of course understood what Jia Lian wanted to ask, he hurriedly explained: "Second Master, I have seen that this necklace is definitely not broken because of workmanship, you can see that there are burn marks on the broken place, it is obvious that someone did it on purpose! Although I am not a famous craftsman, I will never make such a mistake."

The woman's face was a little unnatural when she heard this, and she shouted again loudly: "Of course you don't admit it. If you admit it, you will smash the signboard of the shop!"

Jia Lian looked at the onlookers at the door of the shop, and gave Xing'er a wink, Xing'er walked to the door knowingly and waved: "Don't look, don't look!" Then closed the shop door.

"What is this for? If you want to kill someone, you can't silence it!" the woman asked a little uneasy.

Jia Lian frowned, "Ma'am, don't worry, so many people saw you in my hall of beauty in broad daylight, we are not crazy, how could we kill someone to silence us?"

The woman froze for a moment, thinking that what Jia Lian said made sense, "How do you want to deal with this matter?"

Jia Lian naturally trusted Craftsman Dou, and the more the woman looked at her, the more suspicious she said, "Craftsman Dou has made so many jewelry and never had a problem with it. Since you can't trust Craftsman Dou, let's take the necklace to another jewelry shop." Stick to the appraisal and let a famous craftsman see how it broke. If it is really a workmanship problem, then I will definitely be responsible, and I will give you a new one or return all the money to you. But if it is not If there is a workmanship problem, but someone did it on purpose, then we will go to the Yamen to judge."

As soon as she heard that she was going to the Yamen, the woman panicked, "Don't bother me so much, I'm not unreasonable, so you don't need to refund my money, you just need to admit my mistake in front of everyone outside the door." .”

The original purpose is this.

Now Jia Lian is sure that this woman deliberately came to provoke trouble. Obviously, today's incident is the same as that of Pearl, and the purpose is to ruin the reputation of the Hall of Beauty.The most important thing to open a shop is integrity and reputation. Without these two, the shop will be over.

He has no grievances with this woman. She has no reason to harm herself like this. After thinking about it, there is only one explanation, that is, there must be someone behind this woman.

He must find this man out.

"I made it very clear. I trust Craftsman Dou's craftsmanship. Since we are not wrong, why do we have to apologize to you? Ma'am, there is no need to waste any more time. We will let other craftsmen appraise it now. If Madam has any objections, we can also Go directly to the yamen and let the magistrate give me justice for the Hall of Beauty."

The woman probably didn't expect Jia Lian to be so stubborn, she would rather make things bigger than admit her mistakes.But if the trouble really comes to the government office, I'm afraid she won't be able to eat it and walk around. She can't be the master of this matter, "It's just to find a craftsman for appraisal. I'm afraid you won't succeed? It's just that a determined craftsman must come to me." , I don't worry about you."

"That won't work, you don't trust us, we don't trust you!" Carpenter Dou almost rolled his eyes.

Jia Lian shook his head slightly at Craftsman Dou to signal him to be calm, and then he said to the woman with a smile on his face, "Then do as Madam said."

Craftsman Dou looked at Jia Lian in disbelief. He wanted to say something but held back in the end.

Seeing that Jia Lian was so talkative, the woman felt relieved, she would have to ask for instructions again, thinking of this, she left in a hurry.

Seeing the woman leave, Craftsman Dou finally couldn't help it anymore, "Second Master, you are confused, aren't you? The craftsman she found must be with her! If it is finally determined that it is a workmanship problem, what should I do? ?”

"Brother Dou, relax, I won't give her that chance. Xing'er, stay and help Brother Dou clean up the debris on the ground."

Before Craftsman Dou and Xing'er could react, Jia Lian had already walked out of the Hall of Beauty.

noon.

After the woman left the Hall of Beauty, she went to the vegetable market on North Street to buy vegetables, and then went around to the Cloth Village.

Jia Lian hid at the corner outside the shop, and she was even more convinced of her guess that any lady from an aristocratic family would go shopping in person, obviously that woman was just taking orders from others.

The woman didn't realize that someone was following her all the time, she arranged everything and went back.

Jia Lian followed her until he saw her walking towards Wang Ziteng's palace. Jia Lian stopped in his tracks.He stood not far away and watched quietly, seeing that the woman was just standing at the back door of the palace and did not go in, so he did not act rashly.

There were few people around the back door, so Jia Lian had to hide himself behind a rockery not far from the back door, poking out only half of his head to inquire about the situation.After about a quarter of an hour, the back door was opened, and a girl in fiery red came out hurriedly.

As soon as the girl saw the woman, she asked eagerly, "How is the matter going?"

"Why did the girl come in person?" The woman said with embarrassment, "I did as you said, but I didn't expect that the second son of Lian was very stubborn. He would rather report to the official and let the magistrate make a decision than apologize. Unmoved, he said that we should find a craftsman to appraise it. If it turns out that it is a workmanship problem, then we can handle it easily. But if it is found that we have burned the necklace, then he will really drag me to the Yamen of!"

"He really said that?"

"My dear girl, I dare not lie to you if you give me some courage. That's what he said, and his tone doesn't sound like he's joking. But I said it too, I said I don't trust them, Let someone appraise me to make a decision. Fortunately, the second son of Lian agreed, so you don't have to worry, I will definitely take care of this matter for you."

The red-clothed girl's face gradually softened, "Then I will thank you, I will give the medicinal materials to the nurse after the matter is completed, then you only need to find the nurse, and as long as it disturbs his business, don't worry about it." Make things big."

The woman responded happily, "That's natural, don't worry about my work!"

The red-clothed girl smiled and said nothing, she looked like she was going to chase someone away, the woman still had some insight, she said a few more flattering words before leaving.

As soon as the woman left, the smile on the girl's face disappeared suddenly, she turned around and was about to leave, but just as the door was about to be closed, a force suddenly clasped the door panel, she turned her head in surprise, and saw the young man with a face like a crown of jade. The breeze blew past the hem of the boy's clothes, making him look elegant.

Seeing that the girl was silent in a daze, Jia Lian thought she was frightened, "Does Sister Feng have anything to say to me?"

It is heard that the Wang family has two daughters, the eldest daughter was married a few years ago, and the youngest daughter is Wang Xifeng.Regardless of the age or appearance of the girl in front of him, Jia Lian can be sure that it is Wang Xifeng.

Mrs. Wang took Wang Xifeng to Rongguo Mansion several times, so Wang Xifeng knew Jia Lian. She slowly let go of the hand holding the door frame, and her expression quickly returned to normal. "Why is Lian's second brother here?"

At this time, Wang Xifeng's brain was running fast, thinking that Jia Lian must have come with that woman, that is to say, Jia Lian was already suspicious, so did Jia Lian hear everything they said just now?

"Why am I here? I think Sister Feng should understand." With Wang Xifeng's personality, Jia Lian didn't intend to talk to Wang Xifeng in a roundabout way.Since Wang Xifeng was the one who punished him, the answer is clear. Mrs. Wang must have talked about marriage with her, and Wang Xifeng felt that he didn't want to marry her, so she wanted to take revenge on him.

Although he didn't know what Mrs. Wang said to Wang Xifeng, but one thing he was sure of was that Mrs. Wang didn't say that the marriage contract was abandoned because she found out that she had the goodness of Long Yang. Jia Lian would not think that Mrs. Wang was like this. It's because of his consideration.She just understands one thing, if these words are spread, it will not only lose the face of the head of the Rongguo Mansion, but the face of the entire Rongguo Mansion.

Wang Xifeng's beautiful eyes turned around, and her gorgeous face looked full of grievances, "What did Second Brother Lian say? What should I understand? Second Brother Lian stood at the back door of my house silently. If this What are you going to say when someone sees you?"

Facing such a beautiful woman, Jia Lian didn't feel any pity for her. This Wang Xifeng is not a simple person. Fortunately, she is young now, so she can't hide her heart even if she has any intentions. It can be seen, "Sister Feng is also a straightforward person. If we have anything to say, we will be kept in the dark. So what if we say it out loudly. What happened to Pearl half a year ago was also ordered by my sister? Are you successful?" I've spent so much time thinking about how to bring down my shop, is it because of what my second aunt told you? Don't guess, it must be about the marriage contract."

Unexpectedly, what Jia Lian said was so straightforward, Wang Xifeng looked a little embarrassed, "Since the second brother Lian knows, let me ask you, what is wrong with me, or did I do something wrong to make you refuse this marriage like this? This marriage was suggested by my aunt, but Mrs. Jia also agrees. Don't think that I care about this marriage, I just don't agree with it."

Jia Lian patiently listened to Wang Xifeng's words, with a solemn look on her face, "Sister Feng's words made me confused. Why did I ever refuse this marriage? When my grandmother told me about it at first, , I just said to postpone the discussion for a while. At that time, I just decided to give up my official career and go into business. I didn’t make any achievements, so I didn’t want to marry a wife so early. My son. Later, my shop became more and more popular, so I immediately asked my grandmother about it, but my grandmother said that my second aunt never mentioned this marriage again, and it seemed that she wanted to let go of the marriage. When I heard this, I felt that It must be that Sister Feng knows that I don't want to go into an official career and feels that I am not good enough for my sister. Although I feel depressed, I still respect her wishes, so I didn't mention this matter."

Wang Xifeng looked at Jia Lian dubiously, but when he thought about it carefully, Jia Lian didn't seem to have a reason to lie to her, and besides, he knew the matter as soon as he asked, so he had no reason to lie.Could it be that the person who broke up this marriage was really my aunt?Why did the aunt only say that Jia Lian was unwilling?It seems that my aunt must have something to hide from her.

If she really blamed Jia Lian by mistake, wouldn't all the things she did become a joke?

Thinking of this, she felt a little regretful and very sorry, but she couldn't say a word of apology out of face.

Seeing Wang Xifeng's tangled face, Jia Lian gave her a step down: "It's okay to resent me from the standpoint of my sister, but I have a clear conscience about this matter. I won't blame you, and you don't have to blame yourself. Since now Now that I know the truth of the matter, my sister won't bother my shop anymore, right?"

Wang Xifeng's face became hot when he said these words, "Second Brother Lian, don't worry, I won't act willfully like this again in the future."

Once the black hand behind the scenes is found out, the matter will be resolved.If it was Wang Ziteng who punished him, I'm afraid this matter would not be so easy to solve, but in the final analysis, if it was really Wang Ziteng, how could he be caught so quickly.

When Wang Xifeng returned to the house, all she could think about was the scene when she turned around and saw Jia Lian just now.In the past, Mrs. Wang would take her to Rongguo Mansion to pay her respects to Mother Jia during festivals. At that time, the Jia Lian she met was only as tall as her. She hadn't seen her for two years. She didn't expect Jia Lian to grow so much taller, and she was even more handsome. , tall and straight.