The Legend of the Long Room in the Red Mansion

The servant repeated: "The master means that if the old lady doesn't invite the master in person, the master will not go. So only the second master will go?"

Jia Lian, who was pushed into the fire pit by his own father, had a look of horror: "If elder brother doesn't go, why should I go?"

Ning Shan smiled and said, "Because my surname is Ning and your surname is Jia, that's the reason."

Jia Lian immediately said: "The master's surname is Jia. If he doesn't go, why should I go?"

Ning Shan laughed even wider: "Because he is the father and you are the son, that's the reason."

Jia Lian was completely speechless, he slammed his butt on the mahogany chair, waved his hands like a broken jar, and said, "Go and spread the word, anyway, my son is going to confess today. And keep away from me, so as not to I can't control my temper, and it's not good to get angry at anyone."

Jia She raised his eyebrows and shouted: "Bastard, how dare you get angry with me?"

Jia Lian said: "It's because I dare not, that's why I can't say it well. If you get angry with you, you will have to be punished by your family; if you are angry with elder brother, not only will elder brother whip me, but you will have to punish me again; Just getting angry at my daughter-in-law, I can’t touch the door tonight; now even the girl is a treasure, if I get angry at her, who will pay me next month’s monthly money..." Words Zhuji , Every sentence is bitter, it is really a true portrayal of Lian Erye's life in dire straits.

Ning Shan said without sympathy: "It sounds so pitiful." But her tone was really leisurely, and there was no sympathy at all, let alone helping.

The young man quickly ran to spread the message, knelt outside the Hengwu Garden, and said loudly: "Our master has something to say, he just wants to eat crabs with him today, if the old lady doesn't invite us, please forgive us But I can’t come. But the second master and his wife can come, but the eldest sister is too young, so I won’t bring it with me. In addition, our eldest girl can’t come if she wants to help the wife with the banquet. "

While listening, Shi Taijun was lucky, trying to control himself not to get angry in front of outsiders. Although only Aunt Xue, a widow from a merchant, was there, that was also an outsider.

After finally suppressing his anger, Shi Taijun said slowly: "Since the boss said so, I, as a mother, will not be unreasonable. If I don't let him get close to my son, I will invite the Duke Protector too. It's just This time things happened in a hurry, and there is no man who is a door-to-door householder at home, no invitation card was sent out, and the hospitality was not good, I hope Duke Hu will not be offended."

The servants who followed Jia Amnesty were also quick-spoken, and came immediately after hearing it: "It would be great if Second Master Bao came to write invitations. Back then, when the master in our house was not at home, everything was done by the second master." Come out."

Shi Taijun glared at that damned mouth and owed the boy angrily, resentful in his heart: Who is the Ning family kid on the board, and he is worth laboring for my precious jade?But on the surface, she had to praise this as a good idea: "Baoyu, you can go and write an invitation for your big brother Ning's family. You are familiar with that mansion anyway. Sending it directly after writing is also obvious. It shows the sincerity and respect of our family.”

These words were pointing at Sang and scolding Huai, wanting to say that Ning Shan disrespected her.However, no one felt that Ning Shan had to respect her.He is a dignified and super-ranked protector of the country, and concurrently serves as a scholar of the Wuying Temple. Why do you have to respect an old woman from the Jia family who is used to being a monster when she has nothing to do, and who likes to be eccentric when she has something to do?

What's more, now, both of them have the same rank, not to mention that Duke Hu is a super-grade duke earned by himself, while Shi Taijun is just a wife and husband, and he won the phoenix crown and Xiapei of the Duke's wife.Today's Shi Taijun is older than Ning Shan only because of his age, but unfortunately he just doesn't know how to respect and love himself, relying on the old to sell the old, he has long been annoyed that no one is willing to do this.

Baoyu, on the other hand, recalled that earlier, she had seen Ning Shan's appearance in the East Mansion, and she became insane again, thinking that it would be a great joy in life to be able to feast with such a beautiful person thing.Immediately, he happily went to get some invitations. The serious handwriting looked better than handing in his father's homework.

In Baoyu's eyes, all people in the world can only be divided into good-looking and bad-looking.Good-looking people, whether they belong to the opposite family or not, he is also willing to make friends with.The unattractive people are his own relatives, and he doesn't bother to take a second look.And Ning Shan is obviously the former. Although Baoyu doesn't know whether Ning Shan is proficient in the imperial examination articles, he knows that he must be a titan who is extremely proficient in the art of war after seeing him defeat the aliens twice.The good news is that such a bold and unrestrained general is not rough and savage, but has an extremely delicate appearance, but is not feminine, and has a straightforward and bold personality. Baoyu is looking forward to making friends with such a hero. Now that there is a ready-made excuse, and knowing that the two families are actually connected and related, it's no wonder they rushed forward without drooling.

After writing the invitation card, he happily carried it in his arms to send it off, but he didn't see Ning Shan.Only Jia Lian greeted him weakly, and said: "Father and elder brother went back to the room to change clothes. You can't go to the banquet in court robes. You can either sit here and wait obediently, or go back and answer first. We're going to go there soon."

Baoyu said cheerfully: "I'll sit and wait, sit and wait, will Sister Feng and Second Sister go too? I'll talk to them and wait."

Jia Lian pulled him back: "Your Sister Feng and Second Sister are also changing clothes, you can just sit with me." They are both half-grown boys, and he started talking about kissing at this time back then. Running into his house, and sneaking into his wife's arms from time to time, what does that mean?Jia Lian, who was ruthlessly oppressed by his father and elder brother, wanted to vent his anger on someone he could offend. Right now, he was evaluating whether Baoyu was available, so how could he have any good face for him!

Baoyu is also a person who doesn't know how to look at people, and it's not just pretending, he really doesn't know it. Although he can see that Jia Lian is not in high spirits, he doesn't know why. He just thinks that he is lonely without a beautiful girl to talk with , Then he tried to find a topic and said: "Second brother Lian, when I lived here before, most of the servants in the house were maids and sisters, why is it that the servants inside and outside Rongxi Hall are all stinky men?" ?”

Jia Lian gave him a squinting look, and said, "Didn't all those maids and sisters who were used by you be taken to the Grand View Garden for you? We don't have that kind of blessing, so we have to use some stinky men."

Baoyu said, "Go and buy some more. Why bother yourself."

Jia Lian snorted softly, and said: "Of course you have never been wronged before. I think you don't know what the word "to be wronged" means. To tell you the truth, this is to not wrong you, so I brought all the good maids here. I went to the Grand View Garden, and I don’t even know how many of our family’s good things have been taken? Hmph, your wife even took my sister’s dowry in, so what are you talking about?”

Baoyu was confused and didn't understand a word. The only thing he understood was the dowry, and he became anxious: "Whose dowry? Who wants to marry? Is it the second sister? Why do you want to marry the second sister? Just at home , can't we live together affectionately?"

Jia Lian looked coldly at this cousin who had been touted as a great fortune since he was born, and looked at Xue's foolish expression: "Whose girls don't have to go out? If they are all raised at home affectionately, you How did the wife come to Jia's house? How did the old lady get here? Most importantly, where do you think you came from?"

The words turned Baoyu's head covered, and although he admitted that Jia Lian's words were reasonable in the back of his mind, he couldn't accept it in his heart, and immediately ran away covering his face.Jia Lian, who was angry and left Baoyu, finally let out a sigh of relief. He straightened his sleeves and went back to the house to change.He was still wearing court clothes, if he just went to the banquet like this, it would be strange if the old lady didn't stare at him to death.

Jia She and Ning Shan's speed is not slow, and Yingchun and Sister Feng are well dressed early in the morning.So Mrs. Xing didn't dare to delay, she hurriedly put on her clothes and got into the car with Yingchunfeng and went to the Grand View Garden.Ning Shan and Jia Lian rode horses, while Jia She, sitting alone in a four-person sedan chair, led the way.The whole family rushed straight to the main entrance of the Grand View Garden. Shi Taijun had just met the crying Baoyu in the back hall, and when he heard that the neighbor was coming to the main entrance, he suddenly became angry again, and he couldn't suppress it.

Fortunately, Aunt Xue answered the call and made a rescue: "Hey, I didn't expect Uncle Ning to come over. If I had known, I would ask my family Pan'er to come and serve me. It would be good to learn how to look up and down."

Shi Taijun forced a smile and said: "Today we have a small banquet by ourselves, and we don't have official guests. You can ask Pan'er to invite Shan'er to a table alone, and he won't care about it." The deputy also treats him like a grandson.Aunt Xue at the table and Xue Baochai couldn't help twitching the corners of their mouths, and at the same time they were extremely nervous.I don't know if Shi Taijun's personal Xiaoyan can be regarded as their mother and daughter.If it counts, how should I talk to Uncle Ning?If it doesn't count, it's more time to think about how to climb up to Uncle Ning.

Because today's crab feast was proposed by Aunt Xue and organized by Baochai, their mother and daughter were more nervous than others.Before Ning Shan and the others entered the garden, Aunt Xue suggested in a low voice: "Look, old lady, should we put up a screen to separate the two sides? I heard from Uncle Zhen earlier that Uncle Ning was going to the banquet." We always sit separately from the female guests, so we should follow the rules, right?"

Shi Taijun was hugging Baoyu in his arms to comfort him. When he said that he wanted to separate, wouldn't it mean that he wanted to send Baoyu to Ning Shan alone?It is impossible for Shi Taijun to agree.At the moment, he said in a bad mood: "They all say that the guest can do whatever he wants, and my concubine is too worried."

These words were a bit serious, and Aunt Xue couldn't hold back the smile on her face, but she had to hold back. She chatted for a few more words, and then heard someone outside shouting: "Master, Mr. Ning , Second Master Lian, First Wife, Second Mistress, and Second Miss are all here."

Xue Baochai tightened her handkerchief immediately, and sat upright with her back straight, her face turned slightly inward so that no one could see it at a glance.She wanted Ning Shan to see her outstanding side, but she was also afraid of showing him her unruly side, although Shi Taijun did not let her abide by this rule.But Xue Baochai was afraid that it would affect Ning Shan's first impression of her.It should be known that flattering Ning Shan is not only for the purpose of entering the palace, if he can make him fancy her and marry her back as a concubine, that would be an excellent result.Although Ning Shan has already been accused of marriage, but it is expected that the princess is probably arrogant and savage, as long as she is modest, courteous, gentle and considerate, it is not difficult for her to compete with the princess.

Just as he was thinking wildly, he heard the door curtain slamming loudly. It turned out that it was indeed Jia She, who disliked the maid who lifted the curtain too low, which was not suitable for Ning Shan's height, so he had to bend over to enter, so he gave it to him by himself. Pulling up the curtain on the door, throwing it high, walked in with great strides, and, carelessly, arched his hands without sincerity, as a salute: "Greetings to the old lady, we really deserve to be a mother and child. If you say that you want to serve wine and eat crabs at home, your old place has already set it up, so my son should be respectful rather than obedient, and today he will be entertained in vain."

Shi Taijun's eyes widened at an angle that no one could see. This bastard, it's better to choke him to death with a crab's pincers later to make people happy.