Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 267
After leaving Wang Xifeng's courtyard, Lai Shangrong took the method of entering through the front door and exiting through the back door as usual, creating a time difference so that the servant guarding the gate could not figure out how long he had stayed.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I turned into the corridor outside the wall of Wang Xifeng Courtyard, I heard Aunt Zhao's voice calling from behind me.

"Grandpa!~"

Uncle Lai spent a lot of money, but he only entered the house too few times, and he never informed her in advance, so he often missed his opportunity to enter the house.

There had been no extra income for several months. Aunt Zhao was so anxious that she told Jia Huan to come and report in time whenever he saw Lai Shangrong entering the house or heard the news about him entering the house. After verification, he would be given half a pound of money. .

The original idea is that one more person will bring more strength. Even if there is no gain, there will be no loss.

But I didn't expect that there would be an unexpected surprise.

Lai Shangrong followed Xiaohong into the mansion through the east corner gate, and happened to be spotted by Jia Huan who was cruising in the front yard, and immediately rushed to tell Aunt Zhao.

Although Jia Wangwan was careless and did not follow Lai Shangrong to see where he was going, he at least saw him following Xiao Hong into the house.

Aunt Zhao didn't have the guts to enter Wang Xifeng's yard, so she lay down at the west corner door of the back porch, and waited for an hour before finally waiting for Uncle Lai to come out.

Seeing that Lai Shangrong was about to turn into the aisle, he was afraid that he would be too fast to catch up, so he called out.

Lai Shangrong didn't turn around to wait for her. He glanced into the corridor and ducked into the large flower hall next to him.

Although he has not stopped for a moment from dinner to now, neither Xiaohong nor Wang Xifeng can be considered a formal meal. Uncle Lai has a deep foundation and his consumption is indeed limited.

In addition, Aunt Zhao has not been in contact with her for many days, so she really misses her flower activities.

Entering the large flower hall, leaning against the courtyard wall, as soon as he took out a banknote with the smallest denomination from his arms and put it away separately, Aunt Zhao followed her in.

As soon as Aunt Zhao saw Lai Shangrong, she started to make flirtatious gestures and flirtatiously, until she moved into his arms.

"Ouch!~ Why haven't you come to see me these days? My family is really thinking about me!"

This was not the first time for the two of them to come to the Great Flower Hall. Lai Shangrong took the familiar route and put his arms around Aunt Zhao's waist to the stage in the center of the Great Flower Hall.

a while.

Lai Shangrong on the stage seemed to have transformed into Changshan Zhao Zilong, performing a play in which he rode alone, one man and one gun, seven in and seven out.

It's a pity that it's not the savior who rides alone, but...

However, neither of them noticed that when the martial arts was being performed on the stage, a head stuck out at the door of the big flower hall and quietly explored inside.

When the man followed the sound and looked towards the stage in the center, he retracted his head in an instant.

Blushing, he muttered softly: "It's him!"

The one who peeped was Aunt Zhao's own daughter, Tanchun, the third daughter of Rongfu.

She went to Mrs. Wang's house to say hello tonight, and chatted with her aunt for a while.

After leaving Mrs. Wang's yard, she was about to go back to the Grand View Garden through the three small houses in the back corridor, but she found Aunt Zhao lying at the west corner gate, staring straight at Wang Xifeng's yard.

Although Jia Lian has not been home for more than a year, if Wang Xifeng doesn't tell anyone about this kind of thing, how can others know the inside story.

She had already suspected that Aunt Zhao was having an affair with Jia Lian, so she thought she was waiting for Jia Lian, so she quietly took the servant into the Grand View Garden, then sent the servant back first, and went back alone, hiding quietly in the distance. , secretly observing Aunt Zhao's every move.

Due to the angle of view, she did not see Lai Shangrong come out, but only saw Aunt Zhao moving when she heard the wind.

Halfway along the way, I heard a faint sound of 'Uncle'.

But she didn't dare to follow too closely, Aunt Zhao's voice was low, so she didn't hear clearly, she followed quietly after the two of them disappeared into the big flower hall.

At this time, her face was as dark as water and her teeth were clenched. She didn't have the slightest hint of the adulterer's pride, but she was in a dilemma.

He had the intention to rush in and stop the two of them, but he was afraid of making a fuss, so he called in some idle people, which ended up harming himself.

But when she left, she was afraid that someone would pass by and hear something, especially Aunt Zhao's lewd words, which seemed to be very penetrating, going straight into her ears.

In fact, if you don't listen carefully to Aunt Zhao's voice, you won't notice it at all. It's just that she caught a glimpse of the scene inside and was not distracted, so she amplified the subtle movement several times.Although she hated Aunt Zhao for being frivolous, they were mother and daughter after all. If someone discovered her, how could she survive alone.

Neither entering nor leaving.

In desperation, he could only bite the bullet and hide in the east-west corridor, lying at the door and staring at the surroundings of the large flower hall.

Just wait for someone to pass by, make a noise, and then stop the person for a moment to give the people inside time to clean up.

While staring at the roads on both sides, he wondered why Lai Shangrong came out of Wang Xifeng Courtyard so late at night.

At first, she did suspect that Lai Shangrong was having an affair with Wang Xifeng, but then she rejected this speculation.

There were many maids and women in Wang Xifeng's courtyard, but even if Lai Shangrong had great courage, he would not dare to do so blatantly.

Moreover, Ping'er had always served Wang Xifeng personally, and she knew very well that this further reduced the originally small space.

There were only two maids in my biological mother's courtyard, so why didn't they avoid their own courtyard and choose this secluded place?

In addition, she didn't know that Aunt Zhao had heard from Jia Huan that Lai Shangrong had entered the house, so she thought that he was an adulterer and an adulterer who had made an appointment long ago, and that Wang Xifeng was just a cover for Lai Shangrong to enter the house.

Moreover, the reasons are all ready-made. At the Xiaoxiang Pavilion the day before yesterday, he said that he had purchased a rubber estate for Wang Xifeng who was intoxicated and needed to discuss it again. He probably used this as an excuse to sneak into the backyard.

Putting aside his doubts about Wang Xifeng, he began to think about how to deal with it.

Aunt Zhao must be warned, even if it makes her act more cautiously in the future.

However, she had always been close to her aunt, Mrs. Wang, and Aunt Zhao was quite critical of her.

In addition, she knew that she did not dare to report, and her warning might not be taken to heart.

Didn't she never think about keeping Aunt Zhao close to her, but how would Mrs. Wang see her in this way?

It seems that we have to find a breakthrough on Lai Shangrong. This kind of thing can't be slapped. As long as Lai Shangrong backs down, the problem will be solved.

Now that his career is going smoothly, he shouldn't be obsessed with a woman.

Thinking of this, he spat hard and said to himself: "Bah! I thought he was a man with great ambitions, but he was also full of men stealing women and prostitutes. I really misjudged him. Fortunately, I didn't have time..."

Halfway through the curse, he unconsciously stopped his thoughts.

There is nothing false about Lai Shangrong's achievements, just those weird and obscene skills.

But regardless of the negotiations with the Western Yi, or the work-for-relief proposal during the floods, they were all solid political achievements.

If it is said that he has no great ambitions and can do a lot, he really can't say it.

But why do you fail to deal with the issue of men and women?
Maybe it was to prove that he was right about the person, or maybe he was really impressed by Lai Shangrong's political achievements. While he felt sorry for him, he unconsciously racked his brains to help him make up for it.

It is said that we should learn from history, so we thought of looking for benchmarks in history.

Tanchun was ambitious, so he naturally read biographies of famous people. There were indeed many famous people in history who suffered from the disease of being a widower.

Far away there was the thief Cao, who killed his own son for the sake of a Zou family.

More recently, Zhang Jiangling in the previous dynasty died of a seal whip. Although it is only an unofficial historical record, it is groundless. How can it be without reason?
She was thinking about something, and she didn't know how long it had been before she suddenly heard footsteps and quickly retracted her head.

Immediately afterwards, the voices of Lai Shangrong and Aunt Zhao came from outside.

"Tell Huan'er to pick it up from my place tomorrow!"

Bah, Huan'er, are you trying to give yourself a senior rank?
"Hey! Hey! Please remember to come more often!"

The sound gradually faded away, and Tanchun came out of the hall, looking at the direction where Lai Shangrong disappeared, in a daze.

Since so many great figures in ancient times have this problem, doesn't it prove from the side that Lai Shangrong is also a person with such great ambitions?
If in the future, when his legend is written in the history of Qing Dynasty, he can have his own place, or if he can personally participate in it...

(End of this chapter)