In Rongqing Hall, the rehearsal of the play that had been suspended for half a day started again.

Mrs. Wang, Aunt Xue and others also came from various places to accompany Jia Mu to enjoy the opera.

Suddenly I saw a servant girl from the Xue family running towards me in a hurry.

“Madam, it’s not good, the uncle was beaten!”

“Huh?”

The theatergoer was originally smiling Aunt Xue's expression suddenly changed when she heard this. She immediately turned around and looked at the old woman in panic.

On the other side, Xue Baochai and other sisters also stopped whispering and looked up.

"I heard that he was beaten by the actor Liu Xianglian outside the North Gate. When the uncle was carried back, he was covered in injuries and dirty. Madam, please hurry up. Let's go back and take a look..."

Aunt Xue had already stood up without her mother-in-law reminding her.

Jia Mu was sitting next to Aunt Xue and said hurriedly: "Since something happened to my brother, please go back and take a look. Don't worry about us."

"Yes..." Aunt Xue didn't care about being polite at this time. She bowed to Jia Mu casually and left in a hurry.

Baochai also left the table immediately, silently saluted Mrs. Wang, Jia Mu and others, and followed in her mother's footsteps.

Because of this incident, all the ladies on the porch no longer had the intention of watching the show. They looked at each other in confusion, feeling very strange.

I have always known that the Xue family uncle is a ruthless person. I have heard that he beat people before. Where have I heard that he was beaten? Or an actor?

"I vaguely remember that the Xiaodan who sang Mulan that the old lady praised before is called Liu Xianglian."

Tan Chun suddenly whispered to Yingchun, Yingchun He also nodded, feeling incredible.

How could such a delicate and soft-bodied man hit someone? The person he was beating was Sister Bao’s brother, who was so domineering.

On the other hand, Jia Baoyu, who was beside Tanchun, looked surprised at the beginning, but slowly seemed to realize something. After looking around for a while, I sneaked in while my mother and others were not paying attention.

Seeing that everyone was curious, Jia Mu sighed and ordered Mrs. Wang: "Let someone go find out what is going on."

Mrs. Wang also arranged for someone to went.

Besides, Aunt Xue and her daughter rushed home and saw that the house was in a mess.

When I arrived at Xue Pan’s room, I could hear Xue Pan cursing and wailing in the room from a distance. When she saw Xue Pan's appearance, Aunt Xue's tears fell.

At this time, Xue Pan had already taken off his dirty clothes, and was only wearing a thin undershirt and threw himself on the kang. His whole body was covered in blue and purple. Even his face was no exception, it was still mixed with tears and mud, and two maids were wiping him with handkerchiefs.

Brother's people arrived in time to save me, maybe your son and I were beaten to death..."

Aunt Xue originally heard that there was a dispute with the actor, and she originally thought Not a big deal.

After all, it is common for men outside to get into fights after drinking. Who would have expected that my son would be beaten like this? Look at his swollen face, which looks more like a pig’s head. .

Aunt Xue forced these thoughts out of her mind, sat next to Xue Pan, comforted her and asked about the root cause. …

He was having a drink at his house. I thought that he and Baoyu were familiar with each other, so I didn’t think too much and followed him.

Who knew that it was just a moment of failure to deal with words that offended him? He turned his face ruthlessly and beat me like this, and he still, he still..."

Thinking of being pushed into the ditch by Liu Xianglian and drinking dirty water, Xue Pan couldn't say anything, and he felt angry. The evil was difficult to suppress, so he ordered the boys outside the door to beat Liu Xianglian to death and demolish Liu Xianglian's house.

Aunt Xue shed less tears when she saw that he was still so angry. She also saw at this time that the injuries on Xue Pan's body were just superficial injuries, but in fact they were just skin injuries, and they were not of much concern.

So he scolded Xue Pan with red eyes and asked some more questions. Seeing that Xue Pan refused to tell the truth, he went out to find the boy next to him.

The boys dared to hide anything. They were afraid of being held responsible, so they naturally knew what to say. However, none of them followed Xue Pan out of the city. They didn't know the specific reason why Xue Pan was beaten. They could only relate that Xue Pan pestered Liu Xianglian in Rongguo Mansion, then left the city alone, and was finally carried back by people from Rongguo Mansion. 15 Tell Aunt Xue ten ten.

Aunt Xue is a smart person. She only had a rough understanding and she had already guessed about 70%.

Even so, a little actor dared to hit someone so hard, which still made Aunt Xue very angry. She scolded Liu Xianglian and threatened to beat her up. Liu Xianglian was brought to justice.

Baochai hurriedly persuaded: "Mom, don't be too impatient. This is not a big deal. It will only affect them when they go out to drink and get drunk.Fighting is normal. Anyone who is drunk may receive a few more beatings.

Now my mother regards this as a big deal and rushes to tell everyone. Is it not deliberately letting others know that my mother is partial to doting, condoning my brother's troubles outside, and supporting him afterwards? On the one hand, it makes others laugh, and on the other hand, it also seems that we are relying on the power of our relatives to bully ordinary people. "

When Aunt Xue heard this, she felt that it made sense.

Baochai added: "Besides, my brother is acting unscrupulously and lawlessly outside, and everyone else knows it. Now it was just an accidental loss, so my mother started to mobilize people and let others talk more and more.

In addition, didn’t my brother say that he had been captured by the second brother Lian in their mansion?

Let’s not talk about today’s incident. My brother has accepted the favor from the second brother Lian. We still have to see what he means in this matter. Just say that if Brother Lian really wants to send him to justice, we'd better try to persuade him. Mom also thinks about it. If you are jealous of an actor outside and get beaten, will your reputation be good if it spreads?

If Mom is really angry, it’s easy to just wait a few days for my brother’s injury to recover, then call the man over and ask him to confess his guilt and apologize to his brother. "

Aunt Xue was just angry, but in fact she was not a meddlesome person. After listening to Baochai's words, she nodded repeatedly.

"My son, in the end, If you think more carefully, I'm really angry. Your brother, you really should make him suffer and have a better memory! "

When Baochai saw that her mother had listened to the advice, she also breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's not what mom said. Brother, he is not afraid of you, nor does he listen to others' advice. He spends more time outside, and now he has suffered a loss at the hands of that person. Even if it does him some good, it may not be possible. "...

"That's the truth..."

...

Many people in the Jia family also heard about Xue Pan's beating. Having said that, most people just listened to it as a joke and never cared about it.

On the other hand, Wang Xifeng, after understanding some of the details, couldn't help but ask Jia Lian: "Is Uncle Xue outside the north gate?" He was beaten so hard that even his own servant was not around. How did you know that and caught him on the spot? "

In the Grand View Garden, there is a beautiful pavilion surrounded by water.

Because there are still some places in the Grand View Garden that are still under renovation, Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng came in to visit the garden. Without raising any troops, Jia Lian took Ping'er, Xiangling and a few other girls with him.

When he was tired for a while, he came here to rest.

Jia Lian saw that the spring scenery was just right, and the lake Guang Lianyan asked the maid to get the fishing rod and was fishing through the window. Hearing Sister Feng's question next to him, he just smiled and said casually: "How do you think I know?" "Could it be that you have been keeping people staring at Liu Xianglian, so you bumped into her?"

Wang Xifeng is still very smart, and thinks that she said this. Pass.

After all, if Xue Pan was beaten in the city and was bumped into by the officers and soldiers of the Military and Horse Division, it would be okay, but Xue Pan ran outside the city and was actually rescued by Jia Lian, and Even the murderer didn't escape and was caught on the spot.

Except that Jia Lian was monitoring Liu Xianglian beforehand, there was no other reason. As for why Jia Lian wanted to spy on Liu Xianglian, it could be because he liked her appearance.

Jia Lian also heard the meaning in Wang Xifeng's tone and had no intention of explaining it. With the world like this, it's no wonder Wang Xifeng doubted him.

"You were only half right. I did have people keep an eye on them in advance, but not at Liu Xianglian, but at Xue Pan."

" He's so good, what are you staring at him for?"

"If I said, I knew he might get beaten today, so I sent someone to keep an eye on him, would you believe it?"

/> "Forget it if you don't say it. Knowing that you have great powers and many eyes and ears now, there is no need to entertain people like this."

"Haha..." Jia Lian smiled, "Look, you have to ask again. , you don’t believe the truth, so why ask.”

Wang Xifeng stared at Jia Lian for a few times, and suddenly smiled.

Speaking of which, she is relatively irreverent to ghosts and gods. In the past, she secretly sneered at those people who said they were blessed by their ancestors, or that Wenquxing and Wuquxing descended to earth.

But after experiencing Jia Lian’s changes personally, she really believed in these things.

Take the matter of the concubine's concubine in Yuanchun last year as an example. Jia Lian first hinted to her two years in advance. Then he directly guessed that Yuanchun would be promoted to a noble concubine... Although Jia Mu and others thought that Jia Lian was an official in the court and had received some news in advance.

However, there are so many such coincidences that even Wang Xifeng feels that the coincidences are too much.

I still remember that she laughed and said that if Jia Lian could even get Yuanchun promoted to a noble concubine, she would only follow Jia Lian’s orders from now on...

In this way , it is normal for oneself to suffer a loss in his hands. After all, I have not been blessed by my ancestors, nor am I a civil or military star!

Wang Xifeng, who had once again made some mental construction in her heart, looked at Jia Lian with an even gentler look.

Seeing Jia Lian quietly fishing with a fishing rod, she curled her lips. She really didn’t know what the fun was in sitting like this. It was a waste of time.

　So he stood up and said with a smile: "I see there is nothing to do in this garden. You can just play here and let these two girls accompany you. I will go out to serve the old lady."

Wang Xifeng This is also to maintain her own prestige. She doesn't want her servants to think that she is just trying to have fun, especially having fun with Jia Lian, which will damage her reputation as the second mistress of Lian.