By Jia Xiuzhen

This is generally the case in this world, if there are those who are safe, there will naturally be those who are uneasy.

This day coincided with Qingming, Baoyu's body had recovered, and she went out with a stick to walk around.Originally, I wanted to go to Xiaoxiang Pavilion wholeheartedly, but now I remembered that Daiyu was not here, so I went to the gate of Daiyu's courtyard according to my heart, but I saw that the gate was closed tightly.Just when I was stopping to feel melancholy, a woman came out from the side. Seeing Baoyu, she hurried up to salute, and said with a smile, "The second master came to see Miss Lin? The girl has gone home early. The yard is locked during the day, and people are arranged to come in at night." Ye. If the second master wants to take a look, I will open the door right away."

Baoyu couldn't help being angry when he heard this: "Miss Lin has gone to her house, and the door is locked here, so that she will be in the same place when she comes back. How can you easily open the door and let people in? Sister Lin is the cleanest. If you call her Knowing that, wouldn’t you be angry?! You..."

Seeing that the old woman just kept smiling and didn't seem to understand what she said, she became more and more disgusted in her heart, so she threw up her sleeves angrily and went away.

Let's say that the woman left without finishing Baoyu's words, so she said to herself, "this second master Bao is really dumb, and he got angry when he came to see the house where no one lived. It really is An embroidered pillow with a straw core, it's so beautiful for nothing."

Baoyu turned out from the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, feeling depressed, and walked slowly along the water.I went to stand under the apricot tree by the Qinfang Gate and sent some confused thoughts, and then I heard noises behind the rockery.Looking around, it was a little girl burning paper money, but she violated a big taboo in the garden. Before she could ask the reason, a woman from a distance rushed over to take her.

Baoyu naturally protected him, and seeing that it was the lotus root official, he said casually: "It turns out that the fourth younger sister has damaged some papers in the past few days and asked her to burn them here. You can just talk about it."

Seeing that Baoyu was backing her up, the lotus root official lost all his timidity, and yelled at the woman.The mother-in-law shared this area, and when she was in the middle of her head, how could she bear to see the two before her open their eyes and talk nonsense?After picking up two pieces of paper from the ground, he must grab the lotus official and go to the meeting hall.Baoyu desperately stopped him, saying that he had entrusted Xichun to borrow the lotus root official to burn the paper for him, and now that his mother-in-law broke through, he might cause trouble.The mother-in-law knew that Baoyu wanted to protect her, but she was so choked that she came back and begged Baoyu to let her go.

Just as they were making a fuss, they heard a cold voice from behind: "Second brother asked me if I borrowed someone? Why didn't I know about this? Let's ask who the second brother told me about in my room and told me, Or tell me to find this unbeatable servant."

Seeing that it was Xichun who came, Baoyu thought that he had come with him to save people, but he didn't like it when he heard this, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

Xichun sneered again: "Also, didn't it mean that the paper I damaged was burned? I don't know, I always draw on this small paper."

Although Xichun is young, she has always been eccentric, and even Jiamu may not be able to order her around.Baoyu has always been afraid of her.Hearing her words this time clearly meant to hand over the lotus official, she couldn't help feeling anxious, and hurriedly said: "Fourth younger sister, how can you say something stupid. It's all right, just take her away."

Xichun laughed and said, "I'm confused? I'm afraid it's because you are sick and confused, second brother. This girl ran into the garden and burned papers privately. Is it wrong for the mothers to control her? If you want to stop me, it's your way to raise slaves." , out of my business. Only today she is still my slave, so I have to take care of it. Another one, if you want to lie, you will implicate me in it again and again. To say that is to be called stupid, then second brother, you are indeed the first sensible person in the world."

After finishing speaking, he didn't look at Baoyu, but only glanced at the woman and said, "What are you waiting for? I took someone to ask the third sister and the others what to do. It's over early, so I can do something else in peace."

These women have never seen Yingchun and Xichun in their eyes. One is dull and reticent, and the other is young and not sharp. Today, they have opened their eyes. Unexpectedly, this young lady does not even sell the face of Second Master Bao. , Immediately dare not underestimate it.He hurriedly stepped forward and pulled the lotus root official to go out.

Official Ou thought that nothing happened, but he didn't expect that his master came halfway and still didn't protect himself.Feeling wronged and afraid again, he looked at Baoyu tearfully.How could Baoyu bear such a pitiful appearance? Seeing that Xichun was walking forward, he hurriedly followed, walking and persuading: "Why is this the fourth sister? It's all right now. They are still young. If there is any It's inappropriate, let's teach her. Why make a big deal and let them suffer for nothing. "

Xichun couldn't help laughing and said, "Second brother used the word "plain" very well."

Baoyu has never been so blocked in front of anyone. Even in the past, Daiyu choked her with words from time to time, because she valued him in her heart.Now that Xichun smiled angrily with the corners of his mouth raised like this, he didn't know what to say.

Such a group of people waited in the meeting hall, and Tanchun and the others who had just finished talking about going to Jinxianghou and General Shenwei were drinking tea.Seeing them, he said with a smile: "This partner is very rare."

Seeing the ceremony, Xichun didn't say much, just sat down on the chair beside her, raised her chin at the old woman, and said, "Go ahead."

Tanchun and the others were puzzled when they saw this, so the woman quickly knelt down and told the ins and outs of the incident, and then presented the unburned paper that she had just picked up in her hand.

After hearing this, everyone would not know that it was Baoyu's careless guarantor, but this lotus root official was pointed out by Jiamu not long ago, and they were also hesitant about how to deal with it.

Seeing him, Xichun said, "Hurry up, what should you do? I'm afraid that I'll be spared again to do favors, otherwise I wouldn't be happy to come here."

After hearing this, Baoyu said angrily: "Fourth sister, she has cried like this, why should you... If Sister Lin didn't give her to you that day, now..."

Before he finished speaking, Xichun sneered and said, "Second brother's words are interesting. If she is still a member of Sister Lin, it is inevitable that you will use Sister Lin's name to scare the women in charge just now. When the time comes You saved, you got the favor, but Sister Lin will be accused of protecting the slaves without knowing it. Or the subordinates will have resentment because of this, she is still dreaming."

Baoyu bowed to Tanchun and said, "It's really a trivial matter. I've taken care of it. Let her go."

Baochai remained silent, and Tanchun sighed, "Second brother, she burned paper money in the garden today, and you saved her. Did you ask her why she burned it and who it was for? You don't even know that, so just ask her To pretend to be a good person. Another thing, even if she has a hundred and one thousand reasons, this rule is a rule. That's good, isn't it taboo to burn paper money in the garden?

She was clearly at fault first, and the mothers in charge said that it was her duty to discipline her, and she followed the rules.You just protect your head and make trouble for them.In the future, if someone makes a mistake, should they care or not?If you make a mistake, you can just cry in front of your master, cry and act coquettishly, then what's the use of this rule! "

Baoyu was at a loss for words for a moment, so Tanchun said to the woman, "According to the rules, you should be punished and beaten. Take it down and let the steward deal with it according to the rules."

Only then did Xichun stand up, and stopped her: "I have one more thing to say, I don't want such a peculiar servant. Today it is said that she burns paper, who knows what it is for? Last time, Sister Feng and Second Brother The matter of possessing the demon has not been settled yet. Even if she is expelled from me, don’t send me back after the punishment is over, remember to make a note for me.”

Baoyu became angry, and simply said: "In that case, let her go to me. You don't have to make trouble, I will ask my ancestors to talk to me at night."

Xichun smiled and clapped his hands and said, "It's so kind. It has nothing to do with me. I don't care whether you go to heaven or go to earth." After speaking, she giggled, saluted everyone, took a few pictures and left.

Li Wan watched the journey without saying a word.

The lotus official was taken down by the deacon's wives. Seeing that Baoyu's face turned yellow with anger, Baochai sighed secretly, and approached to persuade him, "Well, it's not that you don't know the temperament of the fourth girl, and she has always been the most independent. You That's right, if you want to take care of things, why bother to involve her when you're doing well? That's why this happened."

Baoyu said: "I used to say that the daughters who have not left the court are like pearls. They only become fish eyes when they marry someone who smells like a stinky man. Now it seems that I was wrong! There are four more My sister is such a cold-hearted boudoir daughter! It's just a matter of one word...or even without her saying a word, you can save a person, but she refuses, and insists on driving people to a corner. You must have your own reasons for doing things. Alas, the matter has come to an end, and when the old ancestor comes back, I will talk about it myself..."

Baochai stopped her and said, "Listen to me, it's better not to bring this matter up to the old lady. One thing, if you do this, the old lady won't be worried when she sees that you have a quarrel with the fourth girl? Two Then no matter how hard you say, after all, that girl has committed a crime, and she shouldn't do such ghosts and ghosts in the garden. The old lady is getting old, and she is especially taboo about these things. It is this time. If you don't care If you say it recklessly, then I'm afraid not only you won't be able to save that girl, but you will even harm her."

After hearing this, Baoyu thought it made sense, and said, "Well, what should I do?!"

Baochai said: "You can't turn the corner either. Since the fourth sister said she didn't want that girl, she will send it to you after the punishment is over. It's just a little girl, what is it worth? It's just talking to Sister Feng. When the monthly payment is issued, one will be subtracted and one will be added. In the future, the old lady will feel free, so you can mention it again, what's wrong with it? You must make a fuss at this time."

Baoyu felt enlightened when he heard this, and said with a smile, "I was really confused by my fourth sister. Thank you sister for teaching me."

A storm passed.Baoyu went back to the yard, remembering that today she was first refuted by Xichun, and then slapped in the face by Tanchun, who couldn't even protect a little girl, and felt a little discouraged.

The attackers also got the letter early, and when they saw him come back, they all stepped forward to comfort him.He sighed again: "Before we wanted to find the third girl and the others to ask about the monthly money, but Ping'er was still in the way. He said that now he was going to use a few people to make a knife to show his prestige. In order to convince others, the first one We should use the second grandma as a raft with us. We were so scared that we didn’t even dare to ask, so we ran back halfway. You’re lucky, but you bumped into the Internet today! It’s not like you were caught right away.”

Qiuwen said: "Earlier, the third lady said a few things about the second grandmother's omissions. Ping'er kept admitting her mistakes without a single hard word. Even the second grandmother only said that the third lady was good. .Second Master really didn't pick it up this time."

But Bihen pointed to Fangguan and said: "How many good opera learners can there be? All of them do nothing all day long and only cause trouble. You just protect them, there will always be times when you can't protect them."

Just as he was talking, Xiangyun and Xiangling came over and stopped talking.

Xiangyun came in, but smiled at Baoyu and said, "I heard that you have taken in a new girl today? Before kowtow, you received a killing stick first, but why?"

Seeing her making fun of her, Baoyu told the story and sighed, "If this girl still belonged to Sister Lin, there wouldn't be so many things."

Xiangyun said: "Second brother, what you said is funny. How can there be such an unclear girl around Sister Lin? Only her girl has ever scared you to get sick, so there is no reason for you to protect her." Everyone laughed.

But Xiangling said: "After all, it's always wrong for her to burn paper, but didn't they learn the rules? Even when they were studying opera, they were usually taught the rules of walking in this mansion. Why are they breaking up now? Confused. Just now our wife said that this is a very taboo thing, and if she beats it out without a beat, she will die."

After finishing speaking, looking at Baoyu, I just felt that it was ridiculous that the second master Bao was so indiscriminate between right and wrong.Xiangyun naturally knew what she was thinking, so he smiled and said: "You idiot, you don't understand the rules here. With the second elder brother, it is justifiable to murder and set fire to a daughter's house. No matter how hard those dirty women Being reasonable is also harboring evil intentions. This is the general formula, and everything you said must be based on this first."

This made even Baoyu laugh.