Chapter 611: It’s hard to find a confidant

As soon as the fourth watch passed, Sister Feng’s Courtyard became active.

On the corridor of the main room, Sister Feng personally tied Jia Lian's cloak. She complained a little: "If you want to send Zhen Yatou back, you can't just send it to anyone. You have to send it in person. Ping'er said you updated it last night. I didn’t know how to take the opportunity to sleep for a while after I went to bed!”

“It’s just a way to send her off, I want to visit some commanders of the Forbidden Army as soon as possible today.”

"Why are you visiting them?"

Sister Feng's tone was full of indifference. What's wrong with the commander of the Forbidden Army? His man is not only a Marquis, but he is also the commander of the First Division of the Forbidden Army in terms of official position. His status is no worse than theirs. Is there any need to rush to visit him early?

"Negotiate the matter of deploying soldiers. I want to set up the personnel of the firearms camp before leaving Beijing."

Jia Lian has also been an official for several years, and he is very concerned about doing Officials have their own experiences and insights. He has always been pragmatic. Although he has the emperor's promise, he is not afraid that the commanders of the Imperial Guard will not cooperate with him in setting up a firearms battalion. But why waste time and energy arguing about a problem that can be solved quickly with courtesy?

The emperor gave him two jobs at once, and he was worried about his lack of energy. He was thinking about the firearms camp and Tianjin Guard, and he was working on it together. Anyway, the two places were not far apart.

Jia Lian had no intention of explaining these detailed considerations to Sister Feng. He glanced at Sister Feng one last time and laughed, "Are you really not going to attend the birthday banquet?"

"I'm not going."

Jia Lian smiled slightly, brushed a strand of hair from his wife's temples, then turned around and strode down the steps. In the courtyard, Qingwen and other maids, who had been waiting for a long time, were busy holding lanterns to lead the way. Sisters Aqi and Aqin also immediately followed the escort.

When I arrived at the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, although the lights were bright, it was a little quiet. Letting the others wait outside, Jia Lian walked into the hall alone.

When he came to the main room, Zijuan came from the side and said hurriedly: "Second Master, please forgive me, our girl and Miss Zhen both slept late last night, so they got up... late. Some..."

Zicuckoo was a little panicked and a little guilty.

It turns out that Zhen Yuhuan arrived for the first time the day before yesterday, and although she and Daiyu "hit it off", they were still shy towards each other. After two days of getting along, we got to know each other a lot. After returning from Jia Lian's place last night, the two sisters chatted until very late. Even after being urged to turn off the lights and go to bed by the maids and mothers who were keeping watch at night, the two of them still stayed together. On the couch, we chatted for a long time.

Zicuckoo slept on the maid's bed in the compartment. Although she felt that it was mainly Zhen Yuhuan who dragged them to chat, but because the other party was a guest, she couldn't say much, so she ended up sleeping there. She was asleep, and she had no idea when the two of them fell asleep.

The final result was that after she woke him up at midnight, she didn’t have the time to turn around, and the other person fell asleep holding their girl in his arms again. After calling again, it was still almost the same. Then she realized that this girl from the Zhen family had worse procrastination than their girls...

But now Jia Lian is here! She didn't know whether the aunt was up or not, so after she finished speaking, she wanted to sneak in and take a look, but Jia Lian waved his hand and said it was okay, then walked past her and entered the house without any sign of anger at all. mean.

Zicuckoo respected her very much. As expected, the second master had a good temper and was tolerant. You know, the second master sent someone to inform them last night, and this morning the second mistress sent someone to inform them in advance. As a result, the second master arrived and they were not ready. If someone else came, even if they were not really angry, they would just verbally It’s definitely a lesson to them.

There was no need for Jia Lian to be angry, because it was still early. Secondly, it doesn't matter who the snoozing ones are, they are the two Lin Daiyus who fell from the sky.

At their age, they should sleep more. Jia Lian didn't want to disturb them unless necessary.

But there was nothing we could do, the Renzhen family sent someone to pick her up last night. Because it was too late at that time, and thinking that Zhen Yuhuan and others had been sitting with him for a whole day to celebrate him, it was not appropriate to pack up and leave, so he asked the Xue family to go back and promised to personally deliver the person to Zhen's house early in the morning to ensure that nothing would be missed.

The Zhen family was anxious to take Zhen Yuhuan back, and the reason they gave was that they wanted to go to the palace to meet the queen, but Jia Lian knew that they went to see the queen the day after they arrived in Beijing. Therefore, I am afraid that it is not just to see the queen that I am so solemn.

The Emperor’s birthday banquet will be held for three days, and today is the first day. On such an important day, the prince himself must be present.

In Daiyu’s room, four or five maids were performing their duties and were ready to go. On the boudoir couch under the west window, "Daiyu" in a thin goose-yellow pajamas sat blankly, with a quilt embroidered with flowers covering her legs. It was obvious that she had just turned over and sat up, her body was awake, but her spirit was still sleeping. appearance.

Perhaps it was the sound of the maids greeting Jia Lian that startled her. She turned back and glanced, and immediately there was a look of embarrassment on her face.

After thinking for a moment, she lifted the quilt and sat outside so that the maid next to the couch could dress her.

Jia Lian knew that the little girl was shy and didn't get too close, so he sat on a stool nearest the door until she was almost done with her outer clothes, then she got up and walked over.

First, he looked at the other little girl inside the bed. She was curled up and turned sideways inward. The morning breeze blew over her slender neck and white shoulders, seeming to make her feel the chill. She curled up, but instead the quilt slipped even more from her shoulders.

Jia Lian shook his head and smiled, then bent down to pick up the quilt and tuck it tightly for her to make sure she wouldn't catch a cold. When he turned around, he found "Daiyu" standing next to him, looking straight at him, seemingly surprised by his behavior that was too soft to match his identity.

Jia Lian smiled and said: "Your mother sent someone to pick you up in a hurry last night. She must have made arrangements for you today, so there is no need to delay. The carriages are ready outside. If you are really sleepy, Get on the carriage and go to sleep."

Although Jia Lian's words did not mean to blame, Zhen Yuhuan lowered her head and explained in a low voice: "I'm sorry, second brother, I overslept."

"It's not even three minutes yet. I'm a little early."

Jia Lian shook his head and his considerate words moved the regretful Zhen Yuhuan very much, and she opened her bright eyes. She looked at the adopted brother chosen by her elders. Sensing the little girl's gaze, Jia Lian also lowered his head and saw that her temples were half tilted and her black hair was messy. Especially the pair of wide eyes facing him looked extremely pure and extremely cute.

Jia Lian said goodbye, "Your mother is going to take you to the palace. Your mother must have requirements for your makeup and clothing. I will take you home later and follow your mother's arrangements. That’s it. Now tie your hair up and let’s set off.”

“Well, I listen to my second brother.”

Zhen Yuhuan, who knew she wasted time, didn’t In order to bargain with Jia Lian, he obediently followed his personal maid to tie her hair in front of Daiyu's dressing table.

Jia Lian was about to go out and wait when he suddenly heard a familiar sweet voice coming from behind: "Are you just leaving?"

Looking back, Daiyu was indeed awake. She sat on the couch like Zhen Yuhuan before, frowning slightly.

“What about the poetry club, she won’t participate?”

Although the proposal of the poetry club was made by Tanchun, Daiyu didn’t show much enthusiasm on her face. But in fact, she takes this matter very seriously. Who would have thought that Zhen Yuhuan, one of the elders, would just run away before even opening the first club? It was quite boring to think about it.

Daiyu’s words made Zhen Yuhuan’s face darken in front of the makeup mirror. After traveling all the way to Beijing, she didn't recognize anyone here. She finally got acquainted with so many sisters in the Jia family, but they were about to be separated, and she didn't want to let them go.

But there is no way. Although the Zhen family has a close relationship, they are not close relatives. It would have been okay if she hadn't left at Jia's house, and it would have been okay to play for a few more days, but now that she was gone, she was too embarrassed to ask her mother to send her here again, and even if she begged her mother, she would not agree.

In fact, this was the reason why she couldn't bear to sleep last night and wanted to talk to Daiyu, who was destined to be with her.

　“Why not participate? She just went home and didn’tIt's withdrawal. When we open a poetry club, we can just send someone to invite her to come. Is she too embarrassed not to come? "

Well, that's good!

Zhen Yuhuan almost lost her expression when she heard Jia Lian's words. With her mother's love for her, as long as they are still in the capital, if the Jia family Send someone to invite her to join the poetry club, and her mother will probably agree.

There is a difference between someone else’s invitation and taking the initiative to come.

Zhen Yuhuan is happy, Daiyu But not yet, she still said delicately: "The literati outside set up poetry clubs, and it takes a year and a half, three to five years to get enough people to open a club, so every club is very precious. We are all brothers and sisters in the family who run it for fun. Let alone three to five years, as long as the mood is good, it is possible to set up a club in three to five days. Yesterday we and Tan Yatou discussed that we will hold one today. Woolen cloth.

Should we invite her every day for the poetry club? Or just for her alone, we deliberately do it again every three to five months. What if she goes back to the south? "

Daiyu's words seemed a bit aggressive. Zijuan and other maids were fine, but the two personal maids beside Zhen Yuhuan looked at them sideways, thinking that even if Miss Lin was reluctant to let their girl go, What does this have to do with the Marquis of Zhenyuan?

Moreover, why is she talking to the Marquis like this? She is just a cousin, not a biological sister.

Even knowing that Daiyu and the Marquis are Zhen Yuhuan, who was related to Jia Lian, was also a little surprised. She thought that even if Daiyu was born like a fairy and was favored by her adopted brother, she should be gentler and more well-behaved when talking to her adopted brother. Therefore, she also looked at Jia Lian hurriedly, wanting to see Jia Lian Will there be an unhappy look on his face?

How do they know Jia Lian’s understanding of Daiyu? Jia Lian knew almost as soon as he heard Daiyu’s series of words that she must have a purpose.

Because Jia Lian knew that if Daiyu had nothing to do, she would not even like to say more. Saying such specious words in such an unreasonable manner shows that this girl has wishes that he needs to satisfy.

Based on the context, Jia Lian probably guessed it. He looked back at Zhen Yuhuan who was eating melon, and then said with a smile: "You are right, it is really not good to invite her every day because of such a small thing as the poetry club, We don't find it troublesome, but we are afraid that the elders on both sides will be annoyed too and think we are ignorant. Let alone when we want to open a poetry club, we cannot delay it just because she is alone.

Well, I will ask their wives later to see how long they will stay in the capital and if there is anything else important. If nothing goes wrong, we might as well let our adopted sister live in our house all the time, and live in the garden with the sisters at home, so that we can all have company. What do you think? ”

Daiyu thought about Jia Lian’s words and felt that this was probably the most appropriate way. Because last night she asked if Zhen Yuhuan was coming back after leaving, and the other party couldn’t answer. SheEveryone knows that Zhen Yuhuan is the legitimate daughter of the Zhen family and her mother is also in Beijing. There is no reason why she often goes to Jia's family.

But there is no reason for this premise. What if there is a reason?

As Jia Lian is in charge of the Jia family and as the sworn brother of Zhen Yuhuan, if he takes the initiative to invite Zhen Yuhuan to the Jia family to stay with his sisters, then the wife of the Zhen family may not refuse.

Similarly, if Jia Mu is willing to come forward, she can probably invite Zhen Yuhuan back. However, Jia Mu is not as easy to talk to as Jia Lian. If they go and beg, they are afraid that even if Jia Mu agrees, she will feel that they are ignorant.

Unless it’s Jia Baoyu, the treasure, who begs.

But compared to Jia Baoyu, it is obvious that Jia Lian is more convenient and effective for Daiyu. But she was tactful by nature and didn't like to express her inner thoughts to the public, so she tricked Jia Lian into taking over the job.

Daiyu, who had almost achieved her goal, smiled. In a blink of an eye, she met Jia Lian's smiling and meaningful eyes. She was stunned, and then turned her head away.

The second brother probably saw through her mind, so he deliberately cooperated with what she said?

Thinking of this, Daiyu was a little embarrassed, but she quickly calmed down. Sure enough, the second brother understands her best. It is rare to have a confidant in life, and the second brother is indeed such a close friend that she sometimes feels that the other person understands her better than she does.

How lucky she is to have such a person in the world, how lucky she is to meet him.