It’s still the fifth day of June.

Just after three o'clock in the afternoon, when the heat was at its peak, a group of people suddenly arrived at the Qingtang thatched cottage.

This Qingtang thatched cottage is located in the northeast corner of the provincial court. It is separated from the main hall of the Grand View Garden and the stream and pond from the girls' residence to the west, and separated from Baoyu's Yihong Courtyard in the south by several family temples. It was originally the cleanest house in the provincial court.

location.

But recently, Mrs. Wang came here with a large group of people to station, and yesterday even Aunt Xue came to move here, so the place became extremely lively.

However, he said that as soon as the group of people arrived at the long steps outside the gate, a sharp-eyed maid saw it in front of the door and shouted while running in: "Second Mistress is here, Second Mistress is here!"

Wang Xifeng, who was in the lead, saw this and couldn't help laughing and scolding: "What an unruly little hooves, you just came to greet me, why did you run away?"

The maid holding an umbrella next to her smiled apologetically and said, "This must be someone close to my concubine. She is a kind old lady and doesn't like to restrict the little girls the most. As a result, all of them have become like this."

Wang Xifeng heard this and sneered: "That means Bao Yatou is not at home, otherwise we will see if one of them dares to make a mistake!"

As she spoke, she led the people into the courtyard gate.

When we got to the corridor, we asked the servants and maids to wait outside. We originally planned to go in directly through the curtain, but Caixia stopped us.

Wang Xifeng looked at Caixia up and down in surprise, and said in surprise: "You are just stopping others, why are you stopping me too?"

"Second Grandma, don't blame me."

Caixia hurriedly explained: "It's really hot and muggy today, and my concubine can't bear it, and her clothes are a bit... so my wife specially ordered that no one come in to take them in, so as not to make my concubine look embarrassed."

Wang Xifeng thought of her aunt's behavior, and her grudge disappeared. She covered her mouth and said with a smile, "Baoyu always said that women are made of water. I think this is true when applied to my aunt."

"It can be said that it is!"

Caixia couldn't help but sigh: "My concubine has to take a bath in the morning and evening, and she has to take another bath at noon. The petal essence she uses every day can be measured in pounds. Thanks to the Xue family's luxury, other people can't afford it.

."

In fact, Wang Xifeng herself was similarly luxurious. She used her handkerchief as a fan and said with a smile, "Baby girl, I don't follow her in this. She never likes to use scented flower petals. I even look at the plain ones in Hengwu Courtyard."

I can’t go on anymore, how does this look like a young lady from a wealthy family? From my perspective, it’s better to be like this as an aunt.”

Just as he was talking, he heard someone in the room saying, "What bad things did Feng girl say about me again?"

Before she finished speaking, the curtain was rolled up from the inside, revealing Aunt Xue's warm and friendly smile.

"I said my aunt loves to be clean."

Wang Xifeng replied with a smile, then stepped forward to hold Aunt Xue's arm and walked inside.

When they got to the back bedroom, they saw Mrs. Wang straightening the folds of her clothes and cuffs in front of the mirror. She didn't know why, but her face was as red as two fire clouds.

Although Wang Xifeng was curious about what the two of them were doing in the room just now, she couldn't blatantly explore the privacy of the elders, not to mention that she had something serious to say this time.

So she let go of Aunt Xue and came forward to greet her and said seriously: "Madam, the Zhen family in Jiangnan just sent someone here. They said that their family will be repairing their ancestral graves after the autumn, and asked if they would like to help our family repair it as well."

"I thought that although the two families are old relatives and their ancestral graves are in the same place, it's not easy to let his family's efforts be in vain. Either send people there or give him a sum of money - but for repairing this

The Yuanzi family has never recovered, and now the eldest master is making noises about repairing the big flower hall. It’s really..."

"I didn't know what to do at the moment, so I had to come and ask my wife for advice first, whether to let the old lady know, or to ask the master to make the decision."

After saying this, before Mrs. Wang could say anything, Aunt Xue said: "Building the ancestral tomb is a big deal. If it is really inconvenient, I will help first..."

"There's no rush!"

Mrs. Wang stopped her in a hurry. Wang Xifeng deliberately mentioned this in front of Aunt Xue, with the intention of taking advantage of the Xue family. If it had been done in the past, Mrs. Wang would probably have been happy to see it happen.

But now that she and Jia Zheng had fallen out, she didn't want the Xue family to fill this hole again - even if they wanted to fill it, they would have to wait until Jia Zheng was convinced.

Therefore, after she stopped Aunt Xue, she said to Wang Xifeng: "A few days earlier, the family can still squeeze out some money, and Pian Baoyu promised to do that kind of car business with the emperor. For this plan,

I'm afraid I can only ask the old lady to get some body parts and come out."

"It's hard for us to open our mouths about this matter. You go back and ask Brother Lian to report it to the master. Let's see what the master says."

As he said that, he winked at Wang Xifeng and then looked at Aunt Xue beside him.

How thorough is Wang Xifeng in house fighting?

Immediately he understood what Mrs. Wang meant, and glanced at the confused Aunt Xue beside him, and immediately responded respectfully, and then chatted a few words with the two of them before saying goodbye and leaving the Qingtang Cottage.

When they got outside the door, they saw Ping'er talking to Caixia in the corridor. Wang Xifeng couldn't help but wonder: "Why are you here too?"

"Second Grandma."

Ping'er hurriedly said: "Grandma Dongfu Zhen just sent someone to ask, did Master Miaoyu agree to take me in? If they really can't force it, they might as well go out and find someone as soon as possible."

"What's the use of asking me about this?"

Wang Xifeng pouted slightly and was about to send someone to find out where Jia Baoyu was now.

Ping'er hurriedly stopped her and said, "Nanny, there's no need to ask. When I came here, I saw the maids delivering watermelons to the Champs Elysees. They must be there to escape the heat."

"They will enjoy it."

Wang Xifeng fanned her handkerchief twice more and said decisively: "Now that we've caught up, let's follow them to relieve our boredom and eat a few slices of their watermelon before leaving."

With that said, he started walking out.

"Grandma, be careful not to expose yourself to the sun!"

Ping'er hurriedly reached for the parasol, then took three steps and then two steps to catch up.

The whole journey was silent.

After passing the long plank road and connecting bridge and entering the Lotus Champagne surrounded by water, I saw that it was full of people inside.

I don’t know who told the joke just now. More than a dozen people were standing around seven or eight cut watermelons, staggering in an awkward manner. A lot of pulp, juice and watermelon seeds were sprayed on the table on the floor. Xiren led a few little maids.

Cleaning up.

"Okay~"

When Wang Xifeng saw this, she smiled like a silver bell and said, "No wonder I can't find anyone everywhere. It turns out they are all hiding here!"

This was a very common joke, but Lin Daiyu was more serious and said: "I am everywhere, but my second sister is not here."

Wang Xifeng had no choice but to ask: "Why is the second sister not here?"

"I heard he's sick."

Shi Xiangyun wiped the watermelon juice on his mouth with a handkerchief, and replied quickly: "It seems that the illness is not serious. The eldest lady came yesterday and came again this afternoon. I heard that she would stay in the courtyard.

Well - Sister Bao and I wanted to see her earlier, but we were stopped by the eldest lady."

"Is there such a thing as this?"

Wang Xifeng originally had to ask more questions because she was shunned by Lin Daiyu, but when she heard that the eldest lady was also in Zhujin Tower, she couldn't help but become serious and frowned: "Even the eldest lady was alerted, why is no one going there?"

Let me know?"

After saying that, he looked at Li Wan standing aside with dissatisfaction.

Seeing that she was picking his own fault, Li Wan smiled strangely, and then said covertly: "The second sister is fine. If you are really worried, go and take a look and you will know what is going on."

When Wang Xifeng saw her saying this, she knew there must be something hidden in it.

I really don’t want to get involved in these troubles, but Yingchun is Jia Lian’s concubine after all. As my sister-in-law, it’s okay if I don’t know about it. Since I know that I have alarmed the eldest lady, why don’t I just go to Zhuijin Tower for a formality?

So he said: "Then I'll go over and have a look in a moment - by the way, Baoyu, Sister-in-law Zhen in Dongfu sent someone to ask, what's going on with Miaoyu, should she not respond? If not, don't do it.

It’s too late, so I’ll find someone else in Dongfu.”

Hearing Wang Xifeng ask about this matter, Jia Baoyu's face suddenly showed an embarrassed look, and he said repeatedly: "She, she is not very happy, she said yes, she said yes..."

Miaoyu actually disliked the bad reputation of Ningguo Mansion, so she refused, but it was difficult for Jia Baoyu to say it clearly. But he wanted to think of a reason to excuse himself, but he didn't know what reason to use, so he hesitated.

froze.

"No matter why."

Seeing that he couldn't give a reason, Wang Xifeng didn't bother to get to the bottom of it. She waved her hands indifferently and said: "If something like this happens again in the future, don't try to get involved. Just let Brother Zhen handle it on his own, so that we don't get tainted."

."

Baoyu responded angrily and drank the wine dejectedly.

Wang Xifeng and the girls laughed and laughed for a few times, then led Ping'er away from the Lotus Champs and walked around to Zhujin Tower.

This Zhujin Tower is in the northwest corner. Starting from the Qingtang Cottage, it is almost a long circle around the Grand View Garden under the sun. Wang Xifeng is a pampered person. Usually, he would take a sedan or a car to go further, but now he relies on two

When I walk on one leg, I feel tired and dripping with sweat.

After entering the Zhujin Building, without waiting for the maids to greet her, she sat down at the stone table with a chessboard carved in front of the door. She gasped and laughed at herself: "It's really useless. Just now I laughed at my aunt as being made of water.

, I didn’t want to sweat this much myself.”

"Yo~"

Before he finished speaking, a strange and sinister voice came from above his head: "I wonder who mobilized the troops like this, it turned out to be you."

Wang Xifeng looked up and saw Mr. Xing, who was dressed up in fine clothes, leaning on the railing on the second floor. Due to the angle, his originally mean expression became even more aggressive.

Wang Xifeng hurriedly stood up while holding the table, and said with a smile: "Madam is indeed here. I heard just now that sister Yingchun was ill, and she was walking a little hastily on the road, so... how is sister Yingchun? Have you asked the doctor to see her?

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To be continued...