Chapter 375: Ou Xiangxie Neutral Poetry Society
On the fifteenth day, the brothers in Rongguo Mansion all went to Wangjiang Tower to join in the fun, while the girls stayed at home, but were unwilling to be lonely.
Just after eight o'clock, the beauties from all the courtyards gathered in the 'Ou Xiang Xie'.
This Ouxiang Pavilion is built in the pond, with windows on all four sides and winding corridors on the left and right. It also spans the water to connect to the shore, and there is a winding bamboo bridge behind it. It is very cool on weekdays, so since the beginning of summer, it has become a gathering place for people.
As the initiator of this gathering, Li Wan saw that Lin Daiyu, Shi Xiangyun, Jia Tanchun, Jia Xichun and other sisters had already arrived, but Xue Baochai was missing. She pinched her slender waist and said to Shi Xiangyun in a feigned anger, "You little Yun girl, where are the people I asked you to invite? Why haven't you come yet?"
Shi Xiangyun was quarreling with Tanchun, and when she heard this, she raised her hands in surrender, but she said, "My dear sister-in-law, this is really not my fault. Baojie is fat and afraid of heat, and she happened to be bathing when I went to call for help, so I had to tell Ying'er first - but now, it's almost time for her to come."
As she spoke, Xichun suddenly pointed out the window and said, "Look, sister-in-law, isn't Sister Bao here?"
Everyone looked out the window and saw Xue Baochai, in a goose yellow gauze dress with flying sleeves and a celadon oil-paper umbrella on her shoulder, walking gracefully from the bamboo bridge - the bamboo bridge was winding, and her figure swayed with it, like a startled swan or a willow swaying in the wind, but her brows were simple and elegant, without a trace of timidity.
Seeing her absolutely beautiful appearance like a fairy, all the girls were actually a little infatuated for a moment.
It was not until Xue Baochai came close that Li Wan finally reacted and hurried out to greet her. She grabbed her jade-white wrist and said with a chuckle, "Originally, my sister was a step late and should have been punished, but seeing your pitiful look, I will spare you the punishment!"
The other girls also laughed in the background. Xue Baochai bowed slightly when she entered the room, and said apologetically, "I am very afraid of heat, but I didn't expect that I almost ruined the fun of the sisters."
"No delay, no delay!"
Shi Xiangyun was her best friend, so she immediately stepped forward, took her arm, and pulled her to sit on her bamboo couch, laughing and saying, "We still don't know why sister-in-law called the sisters here."
Xichun also asked curiously, "Yes, sister-in-law called us here, why?"
“This…”
Li Wan pointed at Tanchun and said, "I'm afraid it would be more appropriate for Third Sister to say this."
"It's nothing, actually."
Jia Tanchun took the lead and stood up and said in a crisp voice, "I suddenly had an idea the other day. We have so many sisters in our family, and they are all good at writing. Why don't we learn from them and start a poetry club in the Grand View Garden, so that we can make a story that will be passed down through the ages?!"
There wasn't much to do in this secluded compound on a daily basis, so when the girls heard about it, they all became interested and asked to join the society one after another.
Especially Shi Xiangyun, who rushed forward and hugged Tanchun's slender waist, saying that she would never let go even .
Seeing the sisters laughing and playing together, Xue Baochai could not help but sigh in her heart. Others might not see anything, but she knew that Tanchun started this poetry club not only for interest, but also to take the opportunity to get closer to the sisters and reverse the recent predicament.
"Not good, not good, really not good!"
At this time, Lin Daiyu was heard shaking her head and saying, "This idea is really..."
The hall fell silent. Tanchun said awkwardly, "Sister Lin likes poetry the most, doesn't she? How come..."
"I mean, this is a really great idea!"
Lin Daiyu chuckled and said, "But we have chosen a bad date. If we start the poetry club secretly, your second brother will find out that he has no share in it, and he will definitely dismantle our poetry club."
After hearing this, Tanchun finally breathed a sigh of relief. She came up and hugged Lin Daiyu's arm, saying coquettishly, "My dear sister, please don't scare me. How dare I not inform my second brother? It was only when I asked my sister-in-law to post the invitation this morning that I found out that my second brother had gone out."
"Let's discuss it now. It won't be too late to officially start the company after he comes back."
Lin Daiyu was about to say something else when she heard a maid outside yelling, "Oh no, oh no, something terrible has happened! The Second Master has had people beat him up in Wangjiang Tower!"
All the women in the hall were suddenly in an uproar and rushed out to ask who had hit Jia Baoyu and how badly he was injured.
The old woman's head was about to explode from all the random questions, and she hurriedly shouted again: "Grandma and the girls, don't misunderstand, the one who was beaten was not Master Bao, but Master Lian and Master Zhen from the East Palace!"
The girls all breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this, but Jia Lian and Jia Zhen were relatives after all, so they didn't want to appear to be partial to one over the other, so they hurriedly started asking again what was going on.
The old woman had only heard some rumors, so how could she know the truth?
When she was questioned, she said, "I only heard that it was related to Master Sun from Shuntian Prefecture, and I don't know anything else."
Related to Sun Shaozong?
Li Wan's heart immediately rose to her throat. She asked repeatedly but got no answer. She was getting anxious when she heard Shi Xiangyun whispering , "I heard that when Second Sister-in-law was possessed by evil spirits, Lord Sun accidentally saw her body. Second Brother Lian was very upset. Could it be that he had a conflict with Lord Sun because of this matter?"
Even Shi Xiangyun, an outsider, had heard some rumors, so how could Li Wan not know about this?
Therefore, he became more and more anxious, fearing that Sun Shaozong would become enemies with the Rongguo Mansion and he would never have the chance to see him again.
Li Wan gritted her teeth and ran to the front yard, saying, "I'll go see how Lan'er is doing!"
at the same time.
Wang Xifeng was also leading her maids and rushing to the front yard, but unlike Li Wan, besides being anxious, she was also secretly happy - Jia Lian was jealous and actually started fighting with Sun Shaozong. Doesn't this prove that he still loved her deeply?
If I had known that he cared so much about this matter, I should have been more obedient to him a few days ago, and I wouldn't have ended up like this...
Seeing that they were not far from Jia's grandmother's courtyard, Wang Xifeng quickened her pace. She had already thought of countless sweet words to comfort Jia Lian's injured body and mind.
At this moment, two maids were heard discussing outside the courtyard gate: "I don't know what that You Erjie is like. For this bitch, our Lian Erye is so reckless that he not only wants to fight with Lord Sun, but also dares to beat up the people of King Zhongshun!"
"You don't know this, do you? I heard that when Master Zhen of the East Mansion celebrated his birthday, Master Lian glanced at Second Sister You, and after returning home he ignored Second Madam for several days!"
Wang Xifeng paused when she heard that, and all the tenderness in her heart turned into tempered steel!
