Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 139 Suspicion
In Mrs. Wang's Courtyard, the three small main rooms on the east corridor are Sanchun's residence.

Tanchun, who had just returned from Rongqing Hall, immediately ordered the servant to grind the book.

The four springs of the Jia family were devoted to music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and Tanchun's calligraphy was quite eminent.

Therefore, Mrs. Wang assigned her the task of copying the couplets on the plaque.

I spread out the rice paper, bit the penholder, and recalled Lai Shangrong’s plaque and couplets.

Just when I was in a good mood and ready to write quickly, I saw Aunt Zhao walking in with her waist twisted.

The emotions that had been brewing suddenly disappeared. He dismissed the servant and asked, "What are you doing here right now?"

"Has your share of soap come down yet?"

Soap is now in short supply, and the Jia family has also made arrangements for wives and young ladies, but the aunt does not receive such treatment. She was rejected by Lai Shangrong. Aunt Zhao was reluctant to give up the money to buy it outside, so she decided to go to Tanchun. .

Talking about this Tanchun makes me angry. Seeing Jia Lan coping with it like an adult today, I can't help but think of my younger brother Jia Huan.

At first, she proposed that Aunt Zhao use her favor on Jia Huan, but she did not take it seriously and used Jia Zheng's favor for a soap.

"Auntie, why are you asking this?"

"Isn't it spread all over the house? Your Majesty's wedding is scheduled for the Lantern Festival, and I have to come back before the end of the year. I haven't seen you this year, so I have to pick up my decorations in case I am fascinated by some foxy girl outside. Eye……"

Seeing that she was getting more and more outrageous, Tanchun hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Auntie, if you want to use it, just go out and buy it. It's not like it was years ago."

Aunt Zhao had long been familiar with Tanchun's attitude and complained: "Hey! I only make a few meals a month, and this bar of soap is worth my monthly salary for several months. Don't you have it ready here?"

Tan Chun couldn't help but sarcastically said: "Didn't you say you didn't have any more and go to Brother Lai for it? I advised my aunt at that time that my father's affection would be better spent on Brother Huan. Look at my sister-in-law, Brother Lan is following me. He has only been studying for a long time, and now he is like a young adult. Now he has been promoted to two levels in a row, and he is father..."

Speaking of this, it came to an abrupt end. After so many years of hard work in officialdom, Jia Zheng remained motionless in the position of Yuanwailang. However, as a daughter, it was difficult to tell her father's faults.

Aunt Zhao cursed in her heart, that soap was not Jia Zheng's favor, it was clearly him who took advantage of her.

Although she is flirtatious and frivolous, she is also focused on pleasing Jia Zheng. Jia Zheng is the god in her heart. She has a lot of disdain for Lai Shangrong, who was once a slave of the Rong Mansion, and she will not have any other ideas.

He spat: "Bah! That little beast has such bad thoughts on his head and he still asks Huan'er to follow him?"

Tanchun only accepted Lai Shangrong's rejection, and she felt resentful. Seeing that she was stubborn, she could only get angry at him and refuse to fight.

He said with waning interest: "That's it! The soap hasn't come down yet. When I come back, I'll ask the servant to deliver it to you!"

"Don't worry! I'll coax the master later and ask him to buy a few more dollars, and I'll pay you back sooner or later!"

After Aunt Zhao finished speaking, she looked at the dressing mirror on the dressing table with envy, twisted her waist, and meandered away.

He muttered to himself: "Hmph! I have to ask the master to buy that dressing mirror too!"

However, Aunt Zhao's idea of ​​Jia Zheng coming back years ago was destined to fail.

The emperor hated him to begin with. He contradicted himself in the court, and he didn't like Yuan Chun who was rushing to visit relatives. How could he make it easier for him.

He deliberately calculated the time of leaving office and shortened the return time by land, so that he could hurry up and arrive home before fifteen.

Pian Jia Zheng was completely unaware of it, and only thought that the emperor trusted him so that he could fulfill his academic and political duties for a few more days.

This is a later story.

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"Pah! ~Pah! ~Pah! Puff! Puff..."

Lai Shangrong in the rockery didn't know that someone was plotting against him, nor did he know that Qingwen Xiangling was looking for him all over the garden.

He was flapping his cloak repeatedly. Although the rockery was hidden, it was not as clean as the house in the small courtyard in the northeast corner, and it was his first time to move in without any preparations.

So he could only use local materials. He had the foresight to place the middle coat on the ground, and then put the fox fur coat on top of the middle coat.

Now that the clouds have stopped raining, we naturally have to do some aftermath work.

It's just that the soil on top is really difficult to clean, especially since Zhongyi has been completely blackened by repeated grinding with the ground, so he has given up cleaning it.

Fortunately, although I felt a little uncomfortable wearing it, I couldn't see it, so I had to go home and clean it up.Resisting the sticky discomfort on my body, I put on my cloak and heard Su Yun's voice coming from outside.

"Uncle! Grandma! There is no one outside!"

The cat walked out of the rockery with his waist bent, and couldn't help but look back, only to meet Li Wan with a satisfied look on his face.

"After such a long delay, we'd better visit the remaining places quickly so that we can get the plaques and couplets out!"

Lai Shangrong felt uncomfortable, so he was still willing to make superficial remarks. Besides, Li Wan's body and mind were all in his shape, so there was no need to hide it in front of her.

"No need, I told you to just write it down!"

He memorized the remaining plaques and couplets.

Li Wan asked doubtfully: "Is it possible that the uncle has already prepared it?"

Lai Shangrong said confidently: "In order to find such a place, I have already visited it in advance. It is not difficult to just reminisce and make a few plaques and couplets to deal with it!"

Li Wan was puzzled and said: "This is for the Queen's wedding. Why is the uncle looking for a place here?"

"Isn't it still vacant after the wedding ceremony? If you move in in the future, remember to choose the Daoxiang Village in front of you!"

Hearing Lai Shangrong's thoughtful consideration, Li Wan's eyes almost watered. He wished he could turn around and go back to the cave to repay his kindness.

She had not been nourished for a long time. Although it was a cold winter wilderness, she still fought to the fullest regardless of the severe cold.

However, due to tight time and heavy tasks, Suyun could only watch, which was enough for her eyes.

"I feel really uncomfortable here, go back and clean it up first!"

"Master! Master!"

Just as he was looking for an excuse to run away, he heard Qingwen and Xiangling running towards them while shouting.

It was not easy to deliberately separate from Li Wan at this time, so he had to go along the ramp to meet the two of them.

"Why are you here, uncle? Xiangling and I ran around without even looking at you!"

As Qingwen spoke, she circled around Lai Shangrong and asked suspiciously, "What's wrong with the uncle?"

"I accidentally scratched it while walking, it's okay! We're done shopping, let's go back!"

"Hey!" Xiangling agreed, but Qingwen looked back and forth on the faces of Li Wan and Suyun, wondering: "I see that the faces of the master and the eldest grandma are fine. They seem to have walked a lot. Why is this My sister’s face is blue, as if she’s frozen?”

Suyun stood outside to watch, the cold wind blowing for a long time, and her face was turning blue from the cold. On the contrary, Li Wan and Lai Shangrong were hiding in the rockery.

Li Wan felt his heart pounding when he heard that. Lai Shangrong quickly changed the subject and said, "Is there nothing going on over there?"

Qingwen glanced at Li Wan and gnawed silently. Li Wan and Suyun hurriedly took the opportunity to leave.

"They asked Grandpa for help, but now they shouldn't ask Grandpa!"

On the way, Qingwen chattered about Jia Mu's attitude in Rongqing Hall.

"Then Second Master Bao is really indifferent. My slave didn't give him a good look. Instead, he licked his face and smiled stupidly. I don't know if he was stupid or not!"

Lai Shangrong secretly cursed, if you didn't have such a face...

No, this gem is not a fuel-efficient lamp either.

"You don't need to go there often to study poetry. From now on, it will only be once a month. I will go there again when the uncle is around."

"Oh!" Xiang Ling agreed without knowing why.

When I got home, I used the excuse to go to Sister You's room to clean up.

"Master! Is this contamination from outside?" Second Sister You said with a blushing face: "If I like this style, I can also be a concubine!"

"Huh? When the weather gets warmer, I will build a grape trellis in your yard!"

(End of this chapter)