Chapter 853 Aftermath
"Ah! It's biting!"
"Liu Yiwei bit Ma Yizhen's neck!"
"They were separated, separated. They were separated by the yamen runners. Ma Yizhen shed a lot of blood!"
Xue Baochai shook her head helplessly, and took her eyes off Jia Baoyu, Shi Xiangyun, and Xue Baoqin who were lying in front of the door and shouting.
It was obvious that these three people could not be persuaded, but fortunately there were no outsiders in the teahouse, so there was no need to worry about being laughed at.
However, the twists and turns of this case were indeed unexpected. Even Xue Baochai, who had not paid much attention to it, could not help but secretly wonder whether there would be any repetitions in this case.
While thinking, her eyes inadvertently fell on Jia Tanchun. Xue Baochai's gaze suddenly fixed: the third girl was sitting alone in the corner, and while everyone else was listening, she rarely showed loneliness and uneasiness.
Alas~
After all, Jia Zheng and Aunt Zhao are about to return to Beijing, and she will inevitably be caught in a dilemma again.
It's really hard for her to force herself to smile these days.
Xue Baochai's heart was full of pity, but she knew that what Jia Tanchun really needed was not other people's pity - in fact, she was more accustomed to hiding everything in her heart and then covering herself with a hard and thorny shell.
But she was unable to help Jia Tanchun with what she really needed.
perhaps……
The only way for her to get out of this embarrassing situation is to get married as soon as possible.
"Sister Bao, Sister Bao!"
Just as she was daydreaming, someone suddenly called out to her and gently nudged Xue Baochai. She looked back blankly, only to find that Shi Xiangyun and Xue Baoqin had returned to their original seats.
"Sister Bao."
Shi Xiangyun stared with a pair of weird eyes and asked expectantly: "What do you think is the secret that Ma Yizhen is hiding?"
Huh?
Is there a reversal?
Xue Baochai smiled apologetically, and was about to say that she had been distracted and had not heard the conversation clearly, when Xue Baoqin rushed to say, "In my opinion, Master Hongyuan is very suspicious!"
“No way?!”
Shi Xiangyun's eyes widened and she said in surprise: "He...he is..."
Halfway through the conversation, he shook his porcelain doll-like head like a rattle: "How could he be in collusion with Ma Yizhen!"
"Just like Liu Yiwei, he was deceived by Ma Yizhen." Lin Daiyu sneered from the opposite side: "After he learned the truth, he didn't ask any other questions, but just said something like 'good tricks, good intentions'. I felt that something was fishy."
At this point, she frowned, suddenly cried out "Aiya", clapped her hands and said, "No! Liu Yiwei was not deceived by Ma Yizhen, but was ordered by his master to help Ma Yizhen kill people! Only in this way can we explain why he believed Ma Yizhen's lies without verification!"
"So!"
Xue Baoqin's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she quickly continued, "Liu Yiwei actually wanted to silence me just now in order to protect Master Hong Yuan!"
They were chatting excitedly when Xue Baochai suddenly noticed that Jia Baoyu was no longer in the tea room. She hurriedly pulled Shi Xiangyun to ask him about it, only to find out that Jia Baoyu could not help himself and had run out to inquire about the details of the case.
In fact, Shi Xiangyun and Xue Baoqin also wanted to go out and find out clearly.
It’s a pity that besides Sun Shaozong, there were also a group of yamen runners from the Dali Temple outside, so it was really not suitable for them to show up in public.
Fortunately, not long after, Jia Baoyu came back from outside, so Shi Xiangyun and Xue Baoqin hurriedly surrounded him and pulled him aside to question him.
"How would Second Brother Sun know that no one is allowed to stand behind that rockery?"
"My second brother inspected the garden yesterday."
"Master Sun, are you suspicious of Master Hong Yuan?"
"...Someone secretly sent a message for Ma Yizhen, so..."
"where……"
“It seems so…”
After asking seven or eight questions in a row, the girls were finally satisfied.
Xue Baoqin suddenly sighed, and said with a tense face: "It's a pity that I'm not a man, otherwise I would also learn from the second brother of the Sun family and redress the injustice of others!"
Before he finished speaking, Shi Xiangyun beside him burst out laughing.
Xue Baoqin thought she was making fun of her, so she pulled her into her arms and said in a serious tone, "Then I will take you away and make you my wife!"
"whee……"
Shi Xiangyun was still laughing uncontrollably. Seeing Xue Baoqin reaching her hands under her armpits, she quickly begged for mercy, "I'm not laughing at you. I just suddenly remembered that my beloved brother also said last year that he would redress someone's grievances, but in the end..."
“Ahem, ahem!”
Jia Baoyu coughed twice, then said seriously: "This tea room is small, it's really not a place to talk, let's go back to the garden first."
Having said that, he left the tea room in a panic.
But before he had taken a few steps, he heard a burst of laughter as loud as silver bells from behind.
Knowing it must be Shi Xiangyun, she told her about her embarrassing experience last year. Jia Baoyu's old face turned red. He didn't even dare to wait for the girls to gather, and walked out with his head down.
"Brother Bao!"
At this moment, Xue Baochai suddenly called out from behind. Jia Baoyu turned around subconsciously and saw that it was her who had caught up with him alone. He felt relieved.
But Baochai came closer, looked around, and then asked, "Where is the second brother of the Sun family? Has he taken the prisoner back to the government office?"
"Not really."
Jia Baoyu shook his head and said, "My second brother said he wanted to stay and see if he could find any flaws in Master Hongyuan. I guess he must have gone to the mourning hall now."
After a pause, Jia Baoyu asked curiously, "Why does Sister Bao want to see my second brother?"
"Nothing."
Xue Baochai made a perfunctory remark, and when she saw her sisters catching up from behind, she quietly blended into the group without any further explanation.
Although Jia Baoyu felt a little strange, she seemed unwilling to say more, so he did not ask her in front of others.
But when everyone returned to the Grand View Garden, they discussed the case over and over again, and did not disperse until nightfall.
Don’t talk about what others think.
Just as Xue Baochai brought Ying'er back to Hengwu Courtyard, she heard the maid report that Aunt Xue would be back in the afternoon, so she locked herself in the room and has not gone out until now.
Xue Baochai thought of her mother's abnormal behavior in recent days, and saw that the bedroom was dark without even a light on. She couldn't help feeling panicky.
So she no longer cared about her manners, lifted her skirt, took two steps at a time, rushed to the dormitory door, and slammed the door loudly.
"Mom? Mom!"
After calling out several times but getting no response, Xue Baochai was so anxious that she wanted to break the door open, but suddenly a candlelight came on from inside.
Then Aunt Xue opened the door and asked in confusion, "What's going on outside? Did something happen?"
Xue Baochai grabbed her mother's arm and looked her up and down carefully for a long while. Suddenly she asked, "Mom, did you...did you cry just now?"
Aunt Xue was startled when she heard this, and subconsciously wiped her eyes with her hands, then laughed and said, "I just accidentally thought of your childhood, and I don't know why I shed a few tears."
As he spoke, he also looked at his daughter : "Look at you, you must have just come from Yihong Courtyard, right? Have you eaten yet? If not, how about we roast some venison? The same as your brother made last time."
Without waiting for Xue Baochai's consent, she ordered people to bring the venison and various sauces.
During this period, Xue Baochai asked her several times indirectly, but her reaction was more natural than before, as if she had just unloaded a burden from her heart.
Normally, Xue Baochai should be happy to see that her mood has improved, but for some reason, she always felt uneasy.
After hesitating for a long time, Baochai sent away all the maids and, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally, talked about Sun Shaozong's trial in court today, while secretly observing her mother's reaction.
In fact, after these days of indirect questioning, Xue Baochai has vaguely guessed that her mother's depression is most likely related to Sun Shaozong.
But she could never figure out what exactly happened - after all, no matter how hard she thought about it, she could never imagine that there was an affair between her mother and Sun Shaozong.
However, surprisingly, when Aunt Xue mentioned Sun Shaozong again, she felt a little uncomfortable at first, but after a few words, she started to ask for details, which was unusual for her.
You know, before, even if it just involved the Sun family, she would find ways to change the subject.
What exactly happened this afternoon?
…
"A-choo! A-choo!"
Sun Shaozong sneezed twice in succession and sat up from the bed, rubbing his nose.
He was just wondering whether it was Master Hongyuan who was talking about him, or Ma Yizhen who was cursing him in prison, when a pair of arms as white as jade suddenly wrapped around his neck from behind.
At the same time, a hoarse but lingering voice came into my ears: "Master, do you want me to move the brazier closer?"
Although Sun Shaozong felt that he was not catching a cold, he was sweating all over and it would not do any harm to warm himself up, so he nodded slightly.
After receiving his response, the woman behind him immediately crawled to the bedside on her knees and moved the two pots of charcoal fire not far away in her embroidered shoes.
In the flickering candlelight, her petite figure could be seen, wrapped in mourning clothes. The upper sleeves were rolled up high, revealing her delicate arms; the lower hem of the clothes reached her knees, revealing her well-proportioned calves .
Because it was quite intense just now, she had some difficulty walking, but this made her look even more charming and graceful.
But when they reached the brazier, the charcoal fire reflected on their two flawless bare feet, which were then coated with an enchanting color. In a trance, it looked as if a pair of golden lotus flowers had grown out of the fire.
I still couldn't control myself!
When Sun Shaozong saw this, he couldn't help but sigh.
If we put aside the subsequent murders, it seems that what he and You did were not much better than what Ma and Ma Yizhen did.
"What are you thinking about?"
When Youshi's lazy voice sounded in his ears again, Sun Shaozong realized that she had returned to the bed, with her two golden lotus flowers climbing up along her calves.
Perhaps it was because he had really absorbed heat from the charcoal basin just now. Wherever his bare feet touched, he felt a burning sensation, and before it could subside, it all rushed to the point three inches below his navel.
At the same time, the guilt that Sun Shaozong felt when he saw the scene also receded like the tide.
Stop it!
In my previous life, I followed the rules and worked hard, but I didn't get much benefit. Now in this life, I finally became a privileged class. Why do I have to care so much?
Let’s enjoy life while we can!
