Lian Erye in the Red Mansion

Tan Chun, who was already standing because she had offered Li Wan a seat after she entered, playfully nudged Jia Lian's shoulder and said coquettishly, "Well, Lian Er Gege, you can just say it's Bao Gege, why are you dragging us into it too? Tell me, how are we causing you any trouble?"

Tan Chun actually wanted to protect Jia Baoyu, since he had been very good to her since childhood. She didn't want everyone to continue discussing the past, so she used her coquettishness to change the subject.

Li Wan laughed and said, "She's right. You've wronged them on this point. The three sisters have always been well-behaved since they were little. Taking care of them has been quite easy for me."

What Li Wan meant was that the three sisters of the Spring Festival combined were not as troublesome as Jia Baoyu.

After all, in the years before Daiyu entered the Jia family, she mainly took care of these four people.

However, upon hearing this, Daiyu immediately frowned, her face showing a wronged expression.

What does "elder sister-in-law" mean? Does it mean that the three of them are easy to take care of, but I am not easy to take care of either?

Jia Lian, observing his surroundings, naturally noticed Daiyu's reaction. He simply smiled, then stood up and bowed to Li Wan, saying, "It's getting late, I should head down the mountain now. Please take good care of Yingchun and the others, sister-in-law."

"Take care, Lian Er Gege, on your way..."

……

"Uncle~"

Because of the change of abbot at Shuiyue Nunnery, the nunnery has been in chaos. It seems that it won't quiet down until after midnight.

Jia Lian trusted Wang Xifeng's ability to manage internal affairs, so he didn't bother with her and prepared to return directly to the Iron Threshold Temple.

However, as soon as they reached the vicinity of the previous moon gate, they saw Madam Qin waiting there with a maid.

"Uncle, my brother... my brother has made a terrible mistake, but please forgive him for his youth and ignorance. Your wife is here to kowtow to you..."

Qin was very worried about Qin Zhong. He had been beaten and sent back to the Iron Threshold Temple. His body was so delicate. What if something happened to him? How could she explain it to her father who had raised her?

With Wang Xifeng present, she couldn't plead for him, so she waited until Wang Xifeng was busy "managing finances" before coming here to wait.

She had made up her mind that if Jia Lian was unwilling to take care of him, she would go down the mountain with him and take care of Qin Zhong herself.

Seeing Qin bow gracefully, Jia Lian quickly took her arm.

"Uncle~"

The repeated, soul-stirring calls of address left Jia Lian feeling utterly helpless.

This woman, does she still think that when she was looking at the moon from the rooftop that night? Someone was watching.

Therefore, he released Qin's arm and then said to her, "Don't worry, even if it's just for your sake, I won't mistreat him."

Once we get there, I'll find a doctor to check his injury and make sure he's alright. Besides, even if you're worried about me, your mother-in-law is there; I'll leave him in her care.

Qin Shi observed that Jia Lian's face showed no sternness, and felt slightly relieved. "It's not that I don't trust Uncle, it's just that Xiao Zhong'er is physically weak and has a strong sense of pride. I'm afraid he might do something rash... Uncle~~?"

Despite expressing her anxieties, Qin looked up and saw that Jia Lian had a speechless expression, so she awkwardly stopped talking.

Jia Lian then reprimanded, "It seems that you, as his older sister, bear a great responsibility for raising him to be the way he is today."

You only know that she is frail, but you completely forget that he is still a man!

Even if a man makes a mistake, as long as he dares to admit it and take responsibility, he is still a promising talent.

Now that no one is persecuting him, he simply made a mistake. If he can't even overcome this hurdle, what's the point of him living? It's better to end it sooner rather than later, so you and your father don't have to worry about him for nothing.

"uncle……"

Qin Shi felt ashamed after being spoken to, and she was surprised that Jia Lian was so harsh to her. She looked at Jia Lian with teary eyes.

"Men should raise their children in a manly way. You don't need to worry about your brother's matter; you wouldn't be able to manage him anyway. Alright, it's getting late, go home and get some rest."

"Oh……"

So, Qin watched helplessly as Jia Lian and his maid walked away, without giving her a chance to say anything more.

"grandmother."

Seeing the sorrow on Qin's face, the maid Ruizhu quickly stepped forward to comfort her: "Second Madam, don't worry. Since Second Master Lian promised to take care of Young Master Qin, he will definitely be alright."

"Yes, I know."

Qin silently wiped her eyes.

How could she not know that boys should not be spoiled? But given the situation in the Qin family, her father had only this one son after he was middle-aged, and he didn't have the energy to take care of him. Who else but her would be responsible for disciplining him?

But she's not my biological sister, so how can I discipline her too strictly?

My second uncle, unaware of the other person's predicament, even blamed them...

Back at the back, he ran into Wang Xifeng. "What were you doing just now?"

Qin felt a little guilty and quickly explained that she went to change her clothes...

Wang Xifeng pouted, "You still want to hide it from me? Do you think I don't know you can't let go of your good-for-nothing brother? Humph, you must have gone to plead with your second uncle just now, right?"

Qin's heart skipped a beat. Seeing that Wang Xifeng had seen through her, she dared not hide it any longer and could only nod and say, "I originally wanted to personally send him down the mountain, but my second uncle wouldn't allow it. He said that Xiao Zhong'er has become like this because I spoiled him, so he sent me back."

Qin tried her best to appear aggrieved in order to avoid arousing Wang Xifeng's suspicion.

However, her actions were superfluous, and Wang Xifeng was already suspicious.

Although the heartless man is no longer as indiscriminate in his eating and drinking as before, as the saying goes, "it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature." It's better to be safe than sorry; who knows, one day he might not be able to resist having designs on his nephew's wife!

For example, even though Qin was dressed in plain clothes, she couldn't hide her charming and alluring nature. In the eyes of a heartless person, wouldn't she be a tempting target so late at night...?

We need to be more careful from now on.

Regardless of what she was thinking, Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "What he said is not wrong. A perfectly good child has become so effeminate. I think it is indeed related to you. So I advise you to mind your own business and not interfere with him in the future."

You have a gentle and weak personality. You can't resist a few sweet words from others and your heart softens too. How can you teach him well?

It might be better to teach him a lesson now. Don't worry, your second uncle is a sensible person; he won't really do anything to him.

When Qin heard Wang Xifeng say this, she began to understand to some extent.

If only his second uncle could mentor him, that would be wonderful. If little Zhong'er could amount to something in the future, his old father would have something to rely on in his later years. Unfortunately, I'm afraid his second uncle doesn't think much of little Zhong'er and won't bother to teach him properly.

……

Late at night, a horse-drawn carriage drove up to the outside of Muni Temple.

"Where is this?"

Zhi Neng'er, supporting himself on his bottom, climbed out of the carriage and looked at the unfamiliar mountain gate with great curiosity.

The head of the Jia family women saw her and couldn't hide her disgust. She sneered, "You don't know what good deeds you've accumulated in your past lives to have met our kind-hearted Master Lian!"

Look closely, this is one of the most famous nunneries in the capital. Our Second Master has some connections with the abbess here, so he sent you here and asked the abbess to take you in.

"I hope you will repent and reform from now on. If you commit another offense, I'm afraid there won't be anyone as good as our Second Master to help you. You'd better take care of yourself."

As they were talking, another old woman knocked on the gate of the Muni Monastery, and some nuns who looked much more prestigious than those at the Shuiyue Nunnery came out to greet them...

Because she was dissatisfied with the old woman's tone, Zhi Neng'er looked stubborn and raised her head, full of resentment.

But when she saw that the old woman was only rude to her, but smiled and pleaded politely with the people from the Muni Monastery, without any intention of exposing her shameful past, she knew that this must be Jia Lian's doing, and she couldn't help but feel moved.

She knew this would be the beginning of her new life. If she ever had the chance to see that person again in this lifetime, she would do anything to repay his kindness.

The little girl secretly made a vow in her heart.