[Red Mansion] Hairpins fly when they are

The medicine was boiled, and after it was warmed, Mrs. Xue fed Baochai to drink it with her own hands.

Maybe the few needles given by the old doctor worked, this time the medicine was fed smoothly, and all of it went into Xue Baochai's throat.Xue lay on the bed and listened carefully. Her daughter's breathing gradually became steady and powerful, and it was no longer as rapid as before. Only then did she really breathe a sigh of relief.

Yinger went to the kitchen to ask for a basin of hot water, and Xiangling helped Baochai wash her hands and face, then Yinger went out with the basin to pour water, and when she came back, she said to Xiangling, "Master Jia sent a servant to come over and tell you to go one trip."

Xiangling was at a loss for a moment, and looked at Xue Shi reflexively.

Xue said: "Go, remember what I just said."

Xiangling nodded, looking for a mirror to adjust her makeup, but she didn't see it after scanning around the room, so she could only use her hands to straighten her hair and dress, and then she walked out slowly.

The boy Shuangfu was standing under the scorpion tree, and when he saw Xiangling coming out, he waved to her, and Xiangling hurried over.

"Come with me, master is in the study."

Xiangling anxiously followed the boy into the study, and Shuangfu reported to Jia Yucun who was seated: "Master, Xiangling is here."

Jia Yucun had just woken up from a nap and was drinking strong tea to refresh his mind. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Sit down." Then he ordered the servant to serve another cup of tea.

Xiangling thanked her, and when she got up, she quickly glanced at the room.

The most conspicuous ones are the two large bookcases, which are filled with densely packed books of various colors, and a black and white splash-ink landscape painting hangs in the middle. Xiangling has been in the hands of traffickers since she was three years old. She has never read a book. The fragrance of the book could not help but be in awe.

She has only been in Xue Pan's study, but Xue Pan is an ignorant person. There are only a dozen books in the study as a facade, and the rest are all kinds of exquisite gadgets.

Shuangfu poured a cup of tea, put it on the coffee table in front of Xiangling, and then retreated to the door of the study to watch.

Jia Yucun said warmly: "Sit down and talk, please drink tea."

"Thank you, Mr. Jia." Xiangling felt uneasy, and thanked Jia Yucun again, and when she got up, she couldn't help but glance at Jia Yucun.

Today she also met the other party several times, but at that time she was in a bleak situation, and it was the time when she was most panicked, even if a god appeared in front of her, she didn't have the time to look carefully.

Now that everything is settled, Xiangling looked seriously at Jia Yucun's face for the first time, so he was so handsome.

Xiangling stayed in the backyard all day, and she didn't meet many men. Xue Pan was born rich, greedy and playful;

During the family banquet in Rongguo Mansion, Xiangling was also fortunate to meet the Elder Master and the Second Master.The eldest master Jia She has a thin body, but his eyes are bewitching, which makes people sick; the second master Jia Zheng is old-fashioned, always holding a face, and looks very serious.

Jia Yucun sat on a chair in the middle of the study, wearing a pine-colored embroidered brocade robe with dark patterns, a belt of the same color around his waist, a moon-white hair crown on his head, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a high nose bridge, and a burly figure. Physically fit.

His demeanor is so masculine, compared with Xue Pan, it is like heaven and earth. Xiangling was a little scared and cringe at first, but she turned her head quietly and found that the door of the study was not closed, and Shuangfu was still guarding the door. Only then was he slightly relieved.

Seeing that she was afraid to sit down or drink tea, Jia Yucun hurriedly smiled and persuaded her, "Don't be restrained, sit down."

Xiangling sat down obliquely and lowered her head, not daring to look at Jia Yucun again.

"Do you remember what happened before you were three years old?"

"I don't remember." Xiang Ling didn't look up.

"I was just a poor scholar back then, and I didn't even have the travel expenses to participate in Chunwei. I borrowed in the Gourd Temple next door to your house. Thanks to the financial support of your father, Lord Zhen, I was able to go to Beijing to take the exam."

Xiangling was silent and listened quietly.

Jia Yucun continued: "I was 15 years old that year, and you were only three years old. Your name was Yinglian. Master Zhen loved you very much. He often held you in his arms and went to play on the street. The reason why I can still recognize you is because of your forehead. This beauty spot."

Jia Yucun's voice was a bit deep, but it was exceptionally clear, and it also carried an indescribable soothing power. Xiangling was skeptical at the beginning, but couldn't help but believe it.

She raised her head, bit her lip and asked softly, "They...where are they now?"

"Your father has already left home, and your mother lives with your grandfather. I will go back to the south in a few days. If you want to go back to find them, you can go with me."

Xiangling bowed her head and remained silent for a while, and Jia Yucun didn't urge her, but waited quietly while drinking tea.

After a long time, Xiangling raised her head, with tears streaming down her face: "I thought I was a rootless duckweed, but I didn't expect to know my last name. My wife is very kind to me, she never beats or scolds me, and my girl is also kind. , treat me like a sister..."

She wiped her tears with a handkerchief: "I don't dare to make decisions about this kind of thing. Everything is up to my wife."

Jia Yucun was inconvenient to comment on the character of the woman in the inner house, but this Xue Pan, he could still say a few words.

"What are your plans for the future? Then Xue Pan is not a good man, you might as well leave his house and find another good one."

Xiangling looked at him in surprise, and couldn't believe that Mr. Jia, who was so talented and famous, would say such absurd words.

A woman has always been married to her husband, married a chicken to follow the chicken, and married a dog to follow the dog. Now she is Xue Pan's person, how can she leave him?

Seeing her like this, Jia Yucun knew that she couldn't be persuaded, so he sighed secretly in his heart and said, "I'll give you your mother's address later, so you can send a letter back to reassure her. .”

"Thank you, Mr. Jia, for your guidance." Xiangling knelt down and kowtowed, her face full of earnestness, "My wife said, thank you for your great kindness. We shouldn't live in your house, but... I hope you can allow me Let's stay here for a few more days, and when we find a new place, we will move out immediately."

"Get up." Jia Yucun left his seat and gave him a little support, "Don't call your lord any more, I have resigned from office, and I will go back to my hometown next month, and I will never come here again."

Xiang Ling was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say.

Jia Yucun had no plan to sell the yard before, but it cost him 200 taels just to buy Baochai, and he was embarrassed to ask Chen You for a loan, so he thought about selling the yard before leaving.

Hearing what Xiangling said, he had no choice but to give up this idea, and said softly: "Just live in peace, I just need someone to guard the house for me when I go back, if you don't dislike the smallness of this place, you can stay here forever."

Xiangling was overjoyed and thanked again and again.

Just then Jia Yucun remembered something, and while ordering Shuangfu at the door to invite his wife over, he smiled and said to Xiangling: "My wife used to be your mother's girl, and you will see me later. If you If you want to know about your mother, just ask her."

Xiangling suddenly became nervous again, never expecting that Mrs. Jia's wife was born as a girl.

Not long after, Fan Jiaoxing led the two girls over.

She saluted Jia Yucun first, and Jia Yucun pointed to Xiangling and asked her with a smile, "Look carefully, do you have any impression?"

Seeing Fan Shi looking over, Xiangling hurriedly saluted her, then smiled shyly, Fan Jiaoxing also smiled back, but couldn't remember who it was after looking at it for a while.

These are all old things more than ten years ago. After Fan Jiaoxing became a wife, not only forbidding people to discuss her past, even she never thought of it easily.

She shook her head at Jia Yucun, and said embarrassedly: "I really can't remember."

"I can't blame you. After so many years, even I dare not recognize each other easily." Jia Yucun said, "She is called Xiangling now, but she used to have another name, Yinglian."

Fan Jiaoxing's body shook suddenly, isn't this the beloved daughter her former wife lost?

Fan Jiaoxing didn't feel any surprise, on the contrary, her back felt a little chilly.

Since she entered the mansion, gave birth to her son, and became the second wife by chance, the maids around her were all bought by the master later. Not many people know about her past.

Apart from bowing down to the old lady and the master, she never bowed her head to others. Now that Xiangling appeared out of the sky, Xiangling was still her former master!

Fan Jiaoxing's thoughts turned sharply, she pulled the corners of her mouth, and forced a smile: "So it's a girl, please forgive my blindness." After speaking, she made a gesture to salute Xiangling.

Xiangling is honest and docile by nature, she was tortured by human traffickers for several years, and later she became Xue Pan's concubine, but she didn't dare to speak loudly, how dare she accept Fan's gift, so she grabbed her in a panic : "I can't make it, I can't make it."

Fan Jiaoxing moved very slowly, and straightened up immediately after bending her waist less than halfway.

"Master Jia, madam," Xiangling looked at them with a sincere expression, "I don't remember anything from the past, and I won't mention it again. I am now my wife's person, so you can just call me Xiangling Just fine."

Jia Yucun was originally an informal person, so he nodded slightly when he heard the words.

Fan Jiaoxing didn't want to call her girl by girl, and she wanted to be more virtuous in front of the master, so she took the initiative to say: "I blamed me for not recognizing you at that time. Now that I know it, naturally I can't let you go." You live in the northwest corner. It is too close to the kitchen, not to mention the smell of oil, and the room is not spacious and bright enough. Why don’t you move to the west, there are still several vacant rooms. You and I will go there later and see if you like it Which one, I'll let the girl clean it up."

"No need, it's fine now." Xiangling politely refused, she just wanted to live closer to her wife and girls.

Fan Jiaoxing: "You must not be polite to us, there are many vacant houses in the left and right homes."

Jia Yucun looked admiringly, and looked at Fan gratifiedly: "This is your woman's business, you can just follow the arrangement, and take her to meet the old lady later."

Fan Jiaoxing responded softly, took Xiangling's hand affectionately, and insisted on pulling her to pick another room.

Xiangling couldn't shirk it, so he had to follow.