The Second Master of the Red Chamber

The boat pushed away the waves and moved forward slowly.

In the cabin, Baochai and Daiyu sat side by side, holding hands and talking, and their feelings heated up at a visible speed.

Jia Lian leaned against the railing of the boat, quietly admiring the two women in front of him.

These two women, one with bright eyes, white teeth and skin whiter than snow, and the other a beautiful girl from a petite family, as delicate as a willow in the wind. When they are put together, their beauty and grace are so stunning that the word "beautiful in the world" is not enough to describe them.

But now it all belongs to him.

Fortunately, he thought that if Emperor Shun were reborn, he would also sigh that he was like Buddha.

Although Jia Lian was very quiet, the faint smile on his face never faded. His smile easily caught the eyes of Chai and Dai.

The two girls couldn't help feeling a little shy, but were also very happy in their hearts.

This joy came not only because her beauty was recognized by her lover, but also because she felt that the lover she chose was not a superficial person. He was appreciating them with his heart and not just seeking for the momentary desire.

At this moment, they could even feel a spiritual connection with Jia Lian.

This feeling is wonderful and hard to describe, but it is enough to be engraved in the heart, making them feel that with this moment, all the difficulties and grievances they have suffered in the past are worth it.

For a moment, the small cabin was filled with a beautiful atmosphere called "the man is in love and the woman is willing".

Jia Lian could naturally clearly receive the emotional feedback from the two girls, Chai and Dai. He felt a little dizzy and a little drunk, but he was not confused.

He knew that no matter how positive the atmosphere was, after reaching its peak, it would quickly decline and even dissipate.

Now, before the atmosphere fades, I have to do something to enhance the relationship between the two girls.

But before he could figure out how to act, he heard calls from behind:
"Hey~~"

"What are you doing~"

"Bring the boat over here..."

Jia Lian and the other two leaned over to look, and saw seven or eight little maids in bright clothes greeting them from the white stone fence of Zi Ling Island in the distance.

Zijuan said with a smile, "It's Miss San and Miss Yun and the others. Do you want to bring the boat over?"

Although Jia Lian felt that these people came at the wrong time, he still nodded in agreement.

Soon, about ten people, including the sisters Yingchun and Tanchun, Xiuyan, Xiangyun, Baoqin, and their respective maids, boarded the boat.

They had no idea that they were uninvited guests and started chattering as soon as they got on the boat.

Some even complained: "This boat is too small. It can't accommodate only a dozen of us."

At the bow, because there were too many girls gathered, the boatwoman who had to come up to steer the boat and ensure safety said with a smile: "The girls know that except for the pleasure boat that was specially built for the queen to visit the garden, the rest of our family are small boats.

If the girls feel crowded, we can just row another boat over here."

When the boat girl said this, unexpectedly, everyone fell silent.

Since moving into the garden, boating is no longer a rare thing.

The main reason why everyone was so excited to come and play was because they saw Jia Lian there.

If we rowed another boat over, it would mean splitting half of the people onto the other boat, which would be so boring.

So the clever Xiangyun suggested, "Why don't we go take a ride on that pleasure boat? I've only seen it in the docks, but never actually taken one. I'm sure it'll be spacious and fun to take a ride on that boat!"

After Xiangyun said this, many people looked at Jia Lian.

There was no way. Ever since Yuanchun used the pleasure boat once, Jia Zheng had ordered it to be locked in the dock, obviously intending to not allow the children to go up there and do anything rash.

Among all of them at the moment, perhaps only Jia Lian has the courage and power to get that pleasure boat out.

But before Jia Lian could express his opinion, Baochai said to Xiangyun, "Don't talk nonsense. After all, it is the Madam's boat. How can we move it without permission?"

As she spoke, fearing that everyone might not give up, she added, "Besides, that boat is too big and can only go along the main road, unlike our boat, which can go anywhere in the garden."

When Li Wan is not around, Baochai is everyone's elder sister, and her words are still quite prestigious among the sisters.

Others also realized that Xiangyun’s proposal was indeed inappropriate.

Tanchun also chimed in, saying, "Sister Bao is right. It's better to take a boat like this. I noticed before that the flowers in the ponds in the garden are in full bloom, especially near the Yihong Courtyard. There are not only lotus and water chestnuts, but also irises. They are so beautiful."

The weather is nice today, so we must go shopping!"

After Tanchun finished speaking, everyone no longer had any doubts and became very excited.

Seeing this, Jia Lian, who didn't feel it was crowded at all, naturally wouldn't make any trouble.

As the only man on the boat, whether it was Tanchun and other sisters or the maids, they were all young and beautiful, with soft and beautiful bodies.

As they walked, the cabin was filled with the smell of snow-white light and faint fragrance.

Being in it, it feels like being among a sea of ​​flowers, with an intoxicating fragrance and breathtaking beauty.

Jia Lian even felt that this space was just right.

But after all, it was afternoon, and even if there were breezes blowing over the water at any time, it would definitely get hot after a while.

Therefore, Jia Lian got up and told the boat girl to find Qingwen and ask her to prepare some fresh fruits and ice cubes and send them to the boat.

Qingwen was the most active and thoughtful in doing these things.

After giving the orders, Jia Lian found that his seat was taken by Xiangyun, so he sat down next to Daiyu, who had deliberately separated from him before Yingchun and others got on board.

Daiyu didn't drive him away, but just complained in his ear: "You want fruit and ice cubes, why don't you just ask her to bring a pot of wine?"

Daiyu was originally trying to mock Jia Lian, but Tanchun, who was standing next to her, heard it.

Her eyes lit up and she smiled, "Sister Lin, this is a good idea! Such a beautiful scene would be even more pleasant if we had some wine.

Haven’t you heard of the wonderful and interesting story of Yi An, who got drunk at dusk and accidentally rowed his boat into the depths of lotus flowers?

It seems that Sister Lin not only writes poems as well as Yi An, but also behaves in a similar way to her. She is indeed the most talented woman in our Grand View Garden..."

In response to Tanchun's teasing, Daiyu glared at her and secretly took note of Tanchun in her heart.

Jia Lian readily followed the advice and sent a maid to convey the order, emphasizing that fruit wine would be best.

After rowing around a bit, I thought the time was about up, so I moored the boat back to shore.

Sure enough, Qingwen had already prepared everything Jia Lian mentioned, and even had someone bring over two long tables that could be placed in the middle of the cabin, which was quite convenient.

After moving all the things onto the boat, Qingwen automatically stayed on board.

Perhaps to show that she was worthy of staying, after entering the cabin, she laid out all her belongings on a table and introduced her origins to all the masters.

In short, she talked about how good the quality of the fruit was and how fresh it was. She personally made the ice cubes in the ice cellar, and the fruit wine was also Jia Lian's treasure.

When the girls' attention was no longer on her, she brought a glass of wine to Jia Lian. After Jia Lian drank it politely, she asked with a smile, "Second Master, when are we going to move to the garden?"

Jia Lian returned the cup to her and said unhappily: "Why are you in such a hurry? Are you afraid that I will throw you out?" Then, he saw that everyone around him was looking at him with surprise.

Yes, besides him and Qingwen, probably only Baochai knew that Yuanchun wanted to give him the Grand View Garden as his residence.

Seeing his sisters gathered around and asking questions, Jia Lian had no choice but to explain it to them all.

"So, from now on, you and Lian's wife will also move to the garden?"

Upon hearing the news, most of the sisters in the garden were very happy.

There are also those who hesitate.

"If this garden becomes your and Lian's second sister-in-law's new home, does that mean we all have to move out except for my second sister?"

Jia Lian touched Tanchun's head and said with a smile, "How could that be? We just moved in. This garden is so big, and there are so many pavilions and houses. Are you afraid that there won't be enough room for you guys?"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Jia Lian say this.

Then they all became happy, thinking that after Jia Lian and Feng Jieer moved in, the Grand View Garden would definitely become more lively and interesting.

Moreover, it will definitely be easier to see Second Brother Lian in the future!
Although Jia Lian's current residence was not far from the garden, on the right hand side of the main gate, Jia Lian was often not at home, and even if he was at home, it would be inconvenient for them to often disturb him.

It will be fine later.

As long as Jia Lian moved into the garden, even if they still couldn't go to the main building often, at least Jia Lian would appear in the garden more frequently, and they would naturally have more opportunities to see him.

Well, it will definitely be more convenient to organize poetry clubs in the future.

The main building, both the place and the palace, are much more spacious and grand than other pavilions.

Given Jia Lian's generosity, he will definitely hold various activities in the main building frequently in the future...

Just think about it and be happy.

Perhaps among all people, only Daiyu frowned when she heard the news.

Although it was more convenient for them to meet after Jia Lian moved into the garden, the distance between them in terms of spatial position did not change much.

On the contrary, Jia Lian became very close to Hengwuyuan!

After all, the main building of the Grand View Garden is at the foot of the Dazhu Mountain, and Hengwu Garden is halfway up the mountain, so they can be reached from each other in a moment.

In this way, it seemed that they were all gathered together, with only her Xiaoxiang Pavilion, isolated in a corner of the southwest.

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The maids gathered at the bows on both sides, playing and admiring the flowers, while the masters and girls hid in the cabin, drinking wine and discussing poetry.

At this time, a small boat has become a carrier of romance.

All interest was aroused.

The most rare thing was that Jia Lian, who would usually be visited by outsiders after playing with them for a while and asked to go out to handle business, was not disturbed the entire afternoon today and was able to stay there peacefully until sunset.

However, he was also forced to drink a lot of alcohol by his sisters.

Of course, if he didn't want to drink, no one could force him, it's just that people get drunk even if the wine doesn't make them drunk.

Xiangyun, who was more energetic, rowed at the bow of the boat for a while. Feeling a little tired, she handed the oar to the maid who stayed behind and went into the cabin.

But she found that the benches on both sides were filled with people sitting crookedly, and no one left a seat for her.

She was not polite at all. She seized the opportunity and squeezed in between Yingchun and Tanchun.

These two elder sisters are usually the most tolerant towards them, the younger ones, and they will definitely not argue with her.

Sure enough, Yingchun, who was almost asleep leaning against the railing, was awakened. Seeing Xiangyun sneer at her, she just smiled helplessly and moved aside.

But Tanchun on the other side was squeezed by her and almost screamed out.

Tanchun was originally sitting next to Jia Lian, asking him some questions about the renovation of his new house, when she was suddenly pushed by someone and almost fell into Jia Lian's arms.

Feeling nervous and shy, she immediately turned around and glared at Xiangyun fiercely.

Xiangyun was not afraid at all, and even squeezed her again, saying flatteringly: "Good sister, I'm so sleepy and want to rest. Please move to my second brother's side."

Tanchun was helpless and glanced at Jia Lian. Seeing that Jia Lian didn't care and even moved closer to the pillar, she also moved her butt.

The stools were not very long, and everyone was sitting close together originally. Now Xiangyun squeezed in, and it suddenly became even more crowded.

Tanchun, who leaned slightly sideways, could not only clearly feel the temperature coming from Jia Lian's body, but could even clearly feel the breath of wine with a hint of aroma coming from his mouth and nose.

The breath hit her forehead, cool and crisp, a feeling she had never felt before.

She couldn't help but look around the cabin quietly.

Daiyu's face was slightly red. She was leaning against the pillar opposite and had fallen asleep.

Baochai was facing outside the boat, concentrating on feeding the fish in the pond, and obviously did not notice this side.

Tanchun's heart immediately began to pound.

She felt that she had some bold ideas that were about to be uncontrollable.

She twisted her body slightly and found a more comfortable position between Xiangyun and Jia Lian, and in fact her whole body was more in line with Jia Lian.

She looked up and found that Jia Lian's eyes were closed and he seemed to be asleep. Only then did she dare to take advantage of this unprecedented close distance with Jia Lian to carefully experience the mystery.

But to be honest, it was still a bit awkward and uncomfortable to be sandwiched between two people with my body slightly sideways.

In addition, she did not dare to act too rashly, fearing that Jia Lian would discover her evil intentions, so her body gradually became stiff.

Then she remembered that in Rongqing Hall, Zhen Yuhuan dared to hug Jia Lian's arm and act coquettishly in public, and other people did not react much when they saw it.

Zhen Yuhuan is just her adopted sister, but she dares to hug her brother's arm. It should be okay for her, a cousin...

After hesitating for a long time, she couldn't resist the urge and moved her left hand.

In order not to disturb Jia Lian, she moved very slowly, and finally passed through Jia Lian's armpit and merged with her other arm.

Sure enough, this posture saves a lot of space and feels much more comfortable.

So, she immediately hugged Jia Lian's arm with peace of mind, and in order to appear more natural, she even leaned her head on Jia Lian's shoulder intimately, closed her eyes, and pretended to be drunk and asleep.

In fact, she was quietly enjoying this hard-earned warmth.

Sure enough, perhaps because her red face looked too much like she was drunk, when someone passed by and saw her sleeping with her arms around Jia Lian’s arm, they didn’t show any strange look, and even thought she was naive and very cute.

Jia Lian also opened his eyes inadvertently and glanced down at her.

Feeling his arm firmly stuck in the middle, Jia Lian shook his head and smiled.

I never knew this little girl was quite talented. (End of this chapter)