After hearing Jia Baoyu's exclamation, Sun Shaozong realized that the drowned chicken he rescued was Jin Chuan, another maidservant serving Lady Wang.
No need to ask, this person must be another victim dragged into the cold war between the couple.
Because of the timely rescue, Jin Chuan only swallowed a few mouthfuls of pool water, so she quickly regained consciousness after reaching the shore. She covered her face and sobbed, "Why... why did you save me? Let me die... I'd rather die than be chased out by the madam without any clear reason."
That's indeed true.
Jia Baoyu leaned over to comfort her, "My dear sister, what are you talking about? Not to mention that my wife may not have such thoughts, even if she really has such thoughts, I will definitely persuade her to change her mind!"
Jin Chuan refused to believe him and continued to cry with her face covered, "If Second Master could really persuade Madam, then how could Qingwen... Qingwen... be sent to the Sun family."
These words hit Jia Baoyu's sore spot. He hesitated, not knowing how to respond, and habitually looked at Sun Shaozong for help.
But how could Sun Shaozong interfere in such family affairs?
Therefore, he avoided Jia Baoyu's sight in advance.
But when he turned his head, he suddenly found someone secretly spying on him in the bushes beside the pond.
Sun Shaozong glanced at him for a moment and vaguely recognized that the man was none other than Jia Lian who had just left - this guy had come back and was hiding in the dark and spying. Could he be up to some evil intention and trying to plot against him?
Thinking of this, Sun Shaozong couldn't help but secretly become more vigilant.
but……
But he guessed wrong this time.
But Jia Lian hid in the bushes, watching Sun Shaozong, Baoyu, Jin Chuan and others go away. He stayed there for a long time before walking towards his own courtyard in a daze.
As he walked along, he kept muttering to himself: "Why didn't I notice this before? This is really...really..."
I don’t know if it was an illusion, but Jia Lian’s powdered cheeks seemed to be a little redder.
Seeing his own courtyard, he pushed open the door of the study. He was so distracted that he was almost moved by the threshold. Just as he steadied himself, he was suddenly slapped on the back of his buttocks.
When he turned around, he saw his personal servant Zhao'er hiding behind the door with a grin on his face.
When Zhao'er saw Jia Lian looking back, he put the paw under his nose and sniffed it, saying with an intoxicated look on his face, "Second Master is really fragrant, especially this place..."
Originally, Jia Lian would take out his anger on the servants around him, but recently he prefers to be humble, so when they are in private, these servants have gradually become more assertive.
Normally, this kind of flirting technique is exactly what Jia Lian likes, but now when he looks at Zhao'er's skinny figure, he just feels bored.
She pinched the orchid and flicked her sleeves, saying coquettishly, "What's so fragrant about it? Go away, I don't have time to deal with you today!"
Zhao'er was disappointed, and seeing that he didn't seem to be joking, he had to leave the study in embarrassment.
Crunch~
Jia Lian locked the door and leaned against it with his eyes closed. All that came to his mind was the scene of Sun Shaozong carrying Jin Chuan out of the water.
The wet robe clung tightly to his body, outlining his angular and strong body to the fullest. The masculine aura he exuded from his every move was dazzling and piercing even from a distance...
"It's like this that you can be considered a man!"
A whisper came out of his mouth, and Jia Lian held his throbbing heart with both hands. Not to mention the ghostly thoughts, even the deep hatred turned into...
at the same time.
"A-choo~!"
Sun Shaozong sneezed loudly, which made Jia Baoyu, who was standing beside him, feel even more embarrassed. He rubbed his hands and said, "It's all my fault. I caused Second Brother to catch a cold. Why don't you go to my courtyard to warm up first? I will find someone to find a set of suitable clothes for Second Brother to change into."
Sun Shaozong didn't feel any discomfort, but since he started sneezing, it was not convenient for him to go back home wearing wet clothes, so he reluctantly went to Yihong Courtyard.
As for Jin Chuan, it was Mrs. Wang who heard the news and asked her sister to come and take her back.
Actually, to be honest, Jin Chuan had it all her own fault.
Recently, because her old rivals Caixia and Qingwen were sent to the Sun family, she became a little proud and took advantage of Mrs. Wang's nap to flirt with Jia Baoyu. She also said that she had wanted to take Baoyu to catch Caixia and Jia Huan committing an adultery, but now she had no chance to do so.
As a result, Mrs. Wang heard it all and slapped her several times on the face, and threatened to drive her out of the Jia Mansion. This led to the scene of Jin Chuan jumping into the water to commit suicide.
Stop talking nonsense.
But when they arrived at the Yihong Courtyard, Jia Baoyu hurriedly asked Xiren to find new bedding and towels, and invited Sun Shaozong into the usually unused guest room and asked him to take off his clothes and hang them to dry first.
Originally, they wanted to find a set of clothes for Sun Shaozong as soon as possible, but Xiren brought the Musk Moon Autumn Pattern, and they searched the whole house but couldn't find suitable clothes - they did have a pair of shoes.
Seeing that they were about to return in vain, Sheyue said casually: "If Master Xue was still in our house, we could borrow something from him to wear, but now..."
This reminded Xiren. Since there were no other men in the Grand View Garden except Baoyu and Jia Lan, everyone was searching in the front yard and naturally no one had been to Xue Baochai's place.
"Miss Bao and Ying'er usually love to do some needlework. Now that the weather is getting colder, they must have made new clothes for Mr. Xue..."
When Xiren said this, she couldn't help but feel embarrassed. If it was Ying'er who did it, it would be fine. But if it was Xue Baochai who did it...
After all, she is a lady from a wealthy family. How could she let a man from another family wear the clothes she made by herself?
Qiu Wen and She Yue didn't think too much about it. When they heard that Xue Baochai might have suitable clothes, they pulled Xiren and rushed to Hengwu Courtyard.
After telling Xue Baochai the whole story, she smiled generously and said, "If it were anyone else, it would be fine, but Lord Sun is my brother's best friend and he has saved my mother and me. What does a few pieces of clothing mean to him?"
Then he instructed Ying'er, "Go and fetch the new clothes you made for the master, and have Sister Xiren take them back to report."
Ying'er rummaged through boxes and drawers, and soon put together a complete set of clothes, shoes and hats. Although Sun Shaozong was a little more sophisticated than Xue Pan, she could still use them.
So the maids thanked him profusely and happily returned to the Yihong Courtyard with their clothes.
But Sun Shaozong got the clothes, shook it open and was about to put it on when he suddenly heard a crisp "click" sound and a letter fell out of the clothes.
Sun Shaozong opened the letter out of curiosity and took a closer look. It turned out to be a family letter written by Xue Baochai to her brother. The whole letter was advising him to control his temper. Even if he could not continue his official career, he should take advantage of Shangshu Wang's support and get the family business back in order.
At the end, she hurriedly mentioned that she had sewn the dress in her spare time, and if there was anything that didn't fit, she would ask her sister-in-law to help alter it.
Tsk~
After reading the earnest words of "I hope my brother will become a successful person", thinking about Xue Baochai's stunning appearance and figure, and touching her clothes with fine stitching, Sun Shaozong suddenly remembered Jia Zheng's matchmaking - didn't he tell him to wait for a letter? Why is there no follow-up?
“Huh?!”
At this moment, Xiren outside suddenly exclaimed: "Why is Lord Sun's clothes gone? Did one of you put them away?!"