Around the same time that Xing Xiuyan gave birth to her daughter, Xue Pan finally met his mother and sister in the Qingtang hut through various channels. In fact, according to common sense, it should be easier for him to enter and exit the Grand View Garden than Jiao Shun, but he had no choice.

The reputation of the stupid overlord is far inferior to that of the sanctimonious Jiao, so he will inevitably be restricted.

But he said that after seeing his mother and sister, Xue Pan danced and told the story of the third sister You throwing himself into the river and the second sister You throwing himself into his arms. Then he sighed and said: "Brother Liu, that's all. The way he looks, he deserves to be liked by women."

, I just didn’t expect Brother Jiao to be so good at hooking up with Sister Zhen’s sister without saying a word.”

Seeing his face full of envy and wishing he could replace it, Xue Baochai's pretty face was slightly cold and said: "Brother came all the way here just to talk about these gossips?"

"Uh~"

Only then did Xue Pan remember the business and hurriedly said: "That's not true. I just wanted to tell my sister that Brother Jiao was temporarily caught up in a lawsuit. I'm afraid he won't be able to go to the south for the time being. Since he didn't leave, let's discuss it yesterday.

Do you want to continue with those?"

"Brother Shun got into a lawsuit?"

Aunt Xue was just waving the cattail leaf fan and watching her daughter and son's exchanges. When she heard this, she quickly asked: "What kind of lawsuit is it? Does it matter?!"

"Mom, don't worry."

Xue Pan said nonchalantly: "Brother Jiao is the master of suffering. It sounds like someone wanted to trick him, but in the end he was betrayed by the people below."

Xue Baochai asked a few more questions. After confirming the specific situation, he pondered for a while, then shook his head helplessly and said: "I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing. Let's postpone the business alliance for two days until my mother asks in person.

Let’s go through Brother Jiao before making a decision.”

Xue Pan beamed when he heard this. Although he is usually a bold person, but this time he was forced to go on stage in front of all the royal merchants to make a blockbuster, but he suddenly showed his timidity. Before he even appeared on the stage, his tongue was tied and his legs were spinning.

Tendons.

Therefore, I wish I could push it again and again. It would be best if my family could completely give up this idea.

After seeing Xue Pan off, seeing it approaching noon, Xue Baochai also said goodbye from the hut in Qingtang, and walked towards Hengwu Courtyard, feeling full of embarrassment.

Although Sister Caibao showed no concern about Jiao Shun's gossip just now, Shi Xiangyun lives in Hengwu Courtyard. As Xiangyun's closest sister, how could she not care at all?

If it weren't for the fact that they were almost engaged, Sister Bao would definitely tell Xiangyun directly about the matter, or at best describe it in a tactful way.

But now when she said these things, it always seemed like there was a hint of provocation. Although Shi Xiangyun was so carefree, he might not think so, but Xue Baochai still couldn't help but feel a little worried.

But if you want to hide it, then...

To put it bluntly, Sister Bao is greedy for perfection in everything, but she also inevitably thinks too much.

Before he could figure out the result, he had already arrived at Hengwu Courtyard. After a moment of hesitation, Xue Baochai decided to go to Shi Xiangyun's house to have a look first, and then he would decide what to do next.

Shi Xiangyun was blushing and playing with Cuixi when suddenly he saw Sister Bao coming in from the outside and hurriedly hid the things in his hands behind his back.

When Xue Baochai saw this, he smiled and said: "What kind of rare toy have you got again, and you have to hide it from me?"

"Nothing, just a letter..."

Shi Xiangyun almost spilled the beans and quickly changed the subject: "Why didn't sister stay at the hut to eat?"

"Didn't I just get some news? I'm afraid you don't know about it yet."

Baochai took two steps forward and touched Shi Xiangyun's eyebrows with his green-white finger, and said with a smile: "Just put your heart back in your belly in peace, Brother Jiao will not leave Beijing for the time being."

Shi Xiangyun was not surprised at all.

Cui Lu, who was on the side, even covered her mouth and said: "I want the girl to know that our girl has actually got the news a long time ago. Now let's talk about it. My uncle failed to follow the Marquis south this time, and he still has something to do with our girl."

"What's going on?"

Baochai wondered: "I heard that it was because Brother Jiao became the victim of a case, so he had to stay in the capital, but why is it related to Sister Yun?"

Cui Wei was about to explain, but Shi Xiangyun beat her to it: "Sister, don't listen to her nonsense. Brother Jiao stayed because of the lawsuit."

Cui Wei argued: "But if I hadn't written to the girl in a hurry to explain, how could I have delayed the auspicious time of going south?"

Listening to the responses from their master and servant, Xue Baochai quickly pieced together the whole story.

But it turned out that after Jiao Shun confirmed that he would not be able to go south for a short time, he hurriedly ordered people to recover the letter he wrote to Shi Xiangyun, and then added a few words on it, complaining that it was because of the delay in writing the letter that he was entangled in the lawsuit from the Ministry of Rites.

Up.

The original content of the letter explained that the second sister You threw herself into his arms as it was because he led someone to rescue the third sister You, and the second sister You got carried away in excitement.

Xue Baochai didn't really believe Jiao Shun's explanation. After all, Xue Pan's vivid description was ten times more detailed than these thinly veiled explanations.

After a moment's hesitation, Xue Baochai waved her fan gently and said with a smile: "You don't want me to cause such a big fuss by just asking a casual question. You guys are not tired of talking, but I am a little thirsty after hearing it."

When Shi Xiangyun heard this, he hurriedly asked Cuixi to pour tea.

While the two were alone, Xue Baochai said half seriously and half jokingly: "It may be that I got carried away for a moment, but it may not be without reason. When my sister sees Brother Jiao again, she must be cross-examined."

Shi Xiangyun's face suddenly fell, and he sighed: "Sister, do you think I am Cuilu? Of course I can see it, but if you really want to care about everything, don't I have to fight to the death with Sister Xing first?"

At this point, she lowered her head and played with the concentric Fang Sheng made of letters for a while, and then continued: "He can explain to me in a hurry, even delaying the trip for it, which is already better than others.

If it’s less, why should I continue to criticize and demand harshly?”

Xue Baochai was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then sighed: "Normally, I only think of you as a fool, but I forgot that you were also trained by the old lady. Naturally, you have gained some great wisdom that we don't have."

"Sister, don't worry."

Shi Xiangyun chuckled and teased: "When you become Bao's second sister-in-law, you will naturally become the old lady's true disciple!"

Xue Baochai reluctantly went up to scratch her, and the two sisters got into a fuss. When Cui Lu came in with a tea cup, the topic had already turned to an unrelated topic.

…………

About an hour later than Xue Baochai, Aunt Zhao heard the news that Jiao Shun was stranded in the capital, and she hurriedly found Qiu Shuangzhai.

After entering the house, she rebuked the waiter in a pretentious manner, and then locked the door in a familiar manner. Then she said to Tanchun mysteriously: "Have you heard? That thief didn't make it, he went to Datong Bridge for a ride.

One lap and it’s back again!”

Tan Chun frowned slightly when he heard this, put down the "Compilation of Records of King Jingzhong of Yuewu Mu in Song Dynasty" in his hand and asked: "We have already arrived at Datongqiao Pier, how come we didn't make it?"

"It just didn't work out!"

In fact, Aunt Zhao only heard some second-hand news, and she half-rehearsed and half-brained: "I heard that I got into some kind of lawsuit and was intercepted by people from Dali Temple. In my opinion, I'm afraid it's you.

What I said last time has happened!"

Then he began to think divergently: "He was born as a slave after all. A villain will run rampant when he succeeds. How can he understand the principles of being an official? I'm afraid that in the end, not only will he lose his official position, but he will also lose his life!"

Thinking of this, her thoughts that had been about to move because she heard that Jiao Shun was staying in the capital suddenly disappeared without a trace.

Although she was greedy for the five major benefits, she was not willing to get on a sinking ship for the sake of short-term happiness.

Guhuan

Originally he wanted to have a detailed discussion with his daughter, but at this time he lost all interest. He chatted for a few more words casually, and after urging Tanchun to keep an eye on Mrs. Wang as usual, he returned to the front yard in waned spirits.

But after she left, Jia Tanchun gradually became restless.

He stood up and walked around for a while, frowned and muttered for a while, and finally reached out and stroked the book "Compilation of the Jingzhong Records of King Yuewu Mu of Song Dynasty" for a long time. Finally he couldn't help but found the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, ready to find Lin Daiyu to inquire about the latest news about the Jiao family.

Tan Chun despised the plight of heroes the most in her life. Although Jiao Shun was not a hero in terms of personal ethics, the situation of being ostracized and framed by traitors because of the implementation of the New Deal still touched her heartstrings.

In a way, she and Sister You actually have quite a lot in common, except that one is obsessed with appearance and the other is obsessed with hero complex.

Because she had spent a lot of energy in the morning, Lin Daiyu caught up on more than half an hour's sleep in the afternoon. She had just woken up when she heard that Tanchun was coming to visit, so she ordered Xueyan to lead the person in while lazily stretching her muscles.

When Tanchun entered the room and saw this, he couldn't help but think of the phrase "the waiter lifts up the fragile girl who is weak", but it is definitely inappropriate to compare Concubine Yang to Daiyu, that is exclusive to Sister Bao.

"Why do third sisters have time to come see me today?"

Seeing that she didn't take the initiative to speak, Daiyu asked curiously: "Is there another poetry club going to start?"

Shi Xiangyun and Jia Tanchun were the most active in the affairs of the Poetry Club, and they were usually responsible for organizing the affairs, so Daiyu had this question.

"We will definitely start a club in the middle of the month."

Tanchun calmed down, but for a moment he didn't know where to start. In the end, he had to ask in a roundabout way: "I heard that sister went to Jiao's house again this morning? I wonder how sister Xing is doing lately..."

"Already given birth!"

Daiyu smiled and said, "She is a daughter. Her nose, eyebrows and eyes are all like her mother's. When the second sister-in-law saw her, she said she would help protect her matchmaker."

"gave birth?!"

Tan Chun was stunned for a moment, and then he quickly lured out Jiao Shun: "Then Brother Jiao just missed it? Well, it would have been better if we had left one day later."

"Brother Jiao was unable to go south because of a lawsuit. He was standing guard outside the door at that time. He also specifically told Po Wen that if anything went wrong, he would be the first to protect his safety."

Lin Daiyu still remembers this very well, and she can't help but sigh with admiration when she talks about it.

Tanchun felt a bit sour in her ears when she heard this. She didn't dare to explore the origin of her emotions and quickly continued to ask: "What kind of lawsuit is it? Does it matter?"

"It should be okay."

Lin Daiyu tried hard to recall the few words she heard at that time: "It seems that someone from the Ministry of Rites planned to frame Brother Jiao, but it was exposed. He is stranded in the capital as a victim."

After Jia Tanchun heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief and murmured to himself: "Sure enough, he is a mediocre person who is not jealous of others. It's just that he is stranded in the capital because of this. I don't know whether he is happy or worried..."

"What did my sister say?"

Lin Daiyu couldn't hear clearly, but she could roughly tell that Tanchun was concerned about Jiao Shun. She couldn't help but be surprised and said: "Previously, I thought the third sister had something to say about Brother Jiao, but I didn't expect to be so concerned about his affairs."

"Yes, I, I was just asking casually!"
To be continued...