The main hall of Grand View Garden.

Wang Xifeng said something nice in front of Mrs. Shi's aunt, which made all the elders burst into laughter. Then she took advantage of the situation and retreated, leaving the front stage to the old lady, with Mrs. Wang taking the lead.

I was about to take a look at the table of young female relatives on the right, but I happened to bump into Aunt Xue coming back from outside. Seeing Aunt Xue looking like she was wandering around, I couldn't help joking: "Where are you, Auntie? How can you be so distracted?"

, as if I just lost my money."

"No, it's nothing."

Aunt Xue subconsciously avoided her gaze and abruptly changed the topic: "I heard that Sister Shi's family is here? It's been a while since I've seen her. I'll go over and have a look first."

With that said, he bypassed Wang Xifeng and went directly to Chairman Zhengzhong.

Wang Xifeng looked at her back with some suspicion, always feeling that there was something strange in it, but she was also preoccupied with her thoughts now, and she didn't care to explore others for the moment.

As she walked to the right side of the banquet, she used the corner of her eye to scan the male guests opposite who were separated by gauze, only to find that Jiao Shun hadn't come back yet, and she didn't know where he went to attract bees and butterflies.

When they arrived at the women's banquet, Wang Xifeng was familiar with this sister-in-law and that sister, but at the same time she was secretly wondering what Jiao Shun's so-called living treasure was.

I didn't think about it carefully at the time, but now the more I think about it, the more I feel that this living treasure is probably a human being, and she is a woman who has an affair with Jiao Shun!

Combined with the condition of being able to solve problems for herself in housework, the first thing that came to Wang Xifeng's mind was that Li Wan heard that the condition was very simple at first, and any servant girl could do it, but if she treated a servant girl as her own body,

How can you satisfy yourself?

Therefore, this person must be the serious master of the house.

Among them, the one who is most qualified to help him with housework is naturally Li Wan.

But as soon as I thought about it, I felt something was wrong. Jiao Shun and Li Wan's adultery had been revealed, so why should he keep it secretive anymore?

But if it wasn't Li Wan, who would it be?

It can’t be...

Thinking of Jia Zheng's suspicion that Mrs. Wang had an affair with Jiao Shun, Wang Xifeng couldn't help but want to laugh. Fortunately, Duke Zhou could even think of such a ridiculous thing!

Besides, Mrs. Wang is already related to her, so why does she need an outsider to 'bring it together'?

Who is this living baby?

While thinking hard and looking after everyone at the table, Wang Xifeng was about to go back to his seat to continue thinking when he inadvertently saw a familiar figure next to him, but his heart suddenly jumped.

Could it be her?!

It was Xue Baochai who was targeted by Wang Xifeng.

This girl Bao definitely has the ability to run a house, and after marrying Baoyu next year, she will naturally be qualified to handle housework. However, she once discussed marriage with Jiao Shun...

Could it be that that dog slave actually took her first?!

Wang Xifeng was startled by her own thoughts. After all, this was the daughter-in-law of the Rongguo Mansion’s grandson who had never passed through the family!

But if you think about it carefully, Li Wan, Youshi, plus myself, the young mistress of Rongning's second generation, have all been eaten up by that dog slave, so what's the point of adding a new one?

surprisingly?

But it was said that Xue Baochai was listening to Xiangyun and Tanchun discussing the impact of Sui Ge's resignation on Jiao Shun. Suddenly she noticed a hot look from behind her. She turned around and immediately met Wang Xifeng's probing gaze.

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Baochai didn't know why, and thought there was something wrong with herself, so she stood up and asked with a smile, "Why do you look at me like that? But what's wrong with me?"

After saying that, he raised his hand and stroked the hosta on his head.

The more Wang Xifeng looked, the more suspicious she became, but she didn't show any signs of it on her face. She raised her finger and pointed at the middle of the table and said, "You're fine. It's just that my aunt seemed to have something wrong just now. I wonder if she's feeling unwell."

After hearing this, Baochai hurriedly left her sisters behind and walked around behind Aunt Xue. Seeing that her mother's expression was really strange, she whispered: "If mom is feeling unwell, please don't hold on. Let's tell the old lady.

It will be the same if you come back in the evening."

Aunt Xue was staring at the stage in a trance. When she heard her daughter's words, she didn't react for a moment. After a while, she turned around and asked blankly: "What did you just say?"

Baochai became more and more convinced that her mother was unwell, and hurriedly said: "I mean, if mom is unwell, let's just tell the old lady to go back and rest first, and it will be the same when we come back in the evening."

Only then did Aunt Xue realize that she had exposed her traces, and hurriedly covered it up: "No, I don't feel uncomfortable anywhere, it's just... it's not a problem anyway, just go and play with the sisters, don't pay attention to me.

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Seeing that although her mother was a little flustered, her attitude was very firm, and it really didn't look like she was ill. Baochai had no choice but to give up. Before returning to the banquet, she specifically asked Yuanyang standing by to take care of Aunt Xue.

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When they returned to the table, Xiangyun and Tanchun gathered around and asked why she had suddenly left the table just now.

Hearing Baochai say that Aunt Xue was feeling unwell, Xiangyun hurriedly said, "It's probably caused by the crowds and the noise. I brought Styraxianum Pills with me. Sister, you might as well try it over and see if it feels right."

Tan Chun also said: "Shi Shu has Qingliang Powder on his body, so I will go and get it."

With that said, he left the table and went outside to ask for medicine.

Although Lin Daiyu was not on good terms with Baochai, she always liked Aunt Xue's kindness and kindness. At this time, without saying a word, she stuffed a refreshing sachet into Xiangyun and signaled Xiangyun to pass it on to Baochai.

Baochai took the pills, sachet, and cooling powder, and was about to thank her sisters one by one, when she suddenly saw Lai Da hurriedly burst into the palace and shouted: "Old lady, the palace has specially sent someone to deliver birthday gifts!"

After a pause, he added: "It's the emperor's order, and now people have entered the garden!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a commotion at the table.

Jia She stood up from the table and scolded: "Since the angel is here, why don't you let him know first so that we can open the door to greet him?"

"It was the father-in-law who said that when he came, he had given instructions not to disturb the old lady." Lai Da explained while wiping his sweat and said: "So we didn't dare to stop him, so we could only take him directly to the garden.

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"Holy God, please."

Jia Mu held her crutches and crossed her fists in the direction of the imperial city, and then urged Jia She and others: "What are you doing standing there in a daze? Why don't you go and greet us!"

Jia She hurriedly led Jia Zhen, Jia Lian, Jia Qiang, Baoyu, and several senior clan members to greet them out.

As a result, not long after leaving the main hall, he bumped into the birthday congratulatory 'angels'. The leader was a strange young eunuch. His robes were only ordinary. Jia She didn't know what to call him for a while, so he had to use 'father-in-law' as a general term.

Then, he respectfully welcomed him into the palace.

The little eunuch relayed the emperor's oral instructions, and then burst out a few auspicious words for birthday wishes. The words were really good, and coupled with his status as an imperial envoy, he naturally made the old lady smile from ear to ear and told her how hard it was.

He also invited him to sit down and have a drink.

The little eunuch smiled and agreed, but when he turned back to face Jia She and the others, his attitude was obviously a little arrogant. He didn't eat wine, didn't pick up the food, and didn't even accept the "football money" offered by Jia Lian. He just opened his mouth and said it was official business.

I am still alive and need to go back as soon as possible.

Jia Shezheng didn't know how to respond. Su Maozhen, the uncle of the historian's family, came up and whispered: "This is Qiu Shi'an, the newly favored Eunuch Qiu in the palace. He will soon be promoted to the eunuch of the inner court. I'm afraid he won't be dismissed easily.

Brother, you need to invest some money."

This Aunt Su was also a relative of a foreign family. He held the title of deputy commander in the Long Imperial Guard and now serves in the Xuanwu Gate [the back door of the palace, where most eunuchs come and go].

Only then did Jia She realize that the other party was dissatisfied with the lack of money, so he hurriedly urged Jia Lian to spend money on the public accounts again, while he and Jia Zhen smiled at each other.

At this time, someone came in from outside. Seeing this scene, he was surprised and said, "Hey, isn't this Eunuch Qiu?"

Qiu Shi'an frowned and looked around. When he saw who was coming, his face suddenly smiled like a chrysanthemum. He stood up and cupped his hands and said: "We forgot that the Jiaoji wine was also in this house. What a sin, what a sin!"

The person who came was none other than Jiao Shun.

"I heard that an angel came, but I didn't expect it to be Eunuch Qiu."

He returned the gift with a smile and walked quickly closer. Seeing that there was a cup of tea in front of Qiu Shi'an, he poured two cups by himself, pushed one of them to Qiu Shi'an, and said with a smile: "I wanted to treat my father-in-law to a meal in the past."

My father-in-law doesn’t appreciate wine, so you should have a glass of wine for your birthday today, right?”

"We don't want to show off!"

Qiu Shi'an, who had just given up to Jia She, no matter how Jia Zhen persuaded him, and never drank alcohol, now picked up the glass of wine without hesitation, shouting injustice and humiliation: "Long live the Lord who is waiting for me to see you through.

If you return to the palace smelling of alcohol, wouldn't you be tired of life?"

As he said that, he took the initiative to clink glasses with Jiao Shun: "Today, let's punish ourselves with three glasses of wine to make up for the previous ones."

But it turns out that this Qiu Shi'an is the young eunuch who was sent by the emperor to push for manuscripts in recent days. It was precisely because of this opportunity that he was able to meet the saint every day. His fortune had recently turned around and he became a celebrity in the palace.

Therefore, on the one hand, he was grateful to Jiao Shun, and on the other hand, he knew that Mr. Jiao was now very popular, and in terms of favor, he was far more favored than a concubine like himself, so he naturally tried his best to curry favor with him.

He poured himself out and drank three glasses in a row, and then pulled Jiao Shun to persuade him to drink, completely leaving Jia She, Jia Zhen and others aside.

At this time, Jia Lian hurriedly sent a red envelope, but Qiu Shian didn't even look at the amount inside, and directly handed it to Jiao Shun, saying with a smile: "When Lord Jiao takes office, I'm afraid we won't be able to be there. Today

I might as well borrow flowers to offer to Buddha as a gift in advance."

Jiao Shun, however, did not pretend to be pretentious with him, and directly took it into his pocket and said: "My father-in-law is so happy, and I won't shirk it. In a few days, it will be time for me to congratulate my father-in-law on his promotion."

Qiu Shi'an laughed loudly when he heard this, and took Jiao Shun to drink a few more drinks, and then said goodbye and left feeling drunk.

When Jiao Shun returned to the palace, he found that since Jia She began, both the masters and the slaves of Rong Ning's second house had changed their attitudes towards him.

This is not surprising.

Although Jiao Shun has stirred up the situation recently, and everyone in the family has heard about his heroic deeds, but all the ears are in vain. Now, through Qiu Shian's attitude of being arrogant in the front and respectful in the back, Jiao's rapid rise to the top has been reduced to

Real point!

The shadowy figures on the table opposite the female family members saw this scene, and they all had their own emotions.
To be continued...