The Famous Detective of the Red Mansion-Chapter 487 - Grandma Liu Enters the Grand View Garden [Part 4]

Seeing Jia Baoyu coming out with a curtain, patting his chest, and offering himself, Old Madam Wang's expression stiffened. She immediately forced a smile and said, "You had just read some messy storybooks, how can you solve the case? Don't act recklessly, let the Sun Erlang investigate this matter."

If it were for Jia Zheng's words, even if Jia Baoyu was not angry, he might not dare to argue anything.

Since his mother had spoken, he couldn't help but flatly argue, "Mother, don't underestimate me. If it's a big case of murder and smuggling, I may not help, but now it's just a burning stable case. What's so difficult to investigate?"

Old Madam Wang was still waiting to persuade, but Sun Shaozong snatched a smile and said, "Since that's the case, I'll just slack off and wait for you to come back victorious."

Jia Baoyu was inspired and even patted his chest, only letting Sun Shaozong sit for a moment and come by himself.

Seeing that she couldn't stop it, Old Madam Wang reluctantly called out two stewards and accompanied Jia Baoyu to investigate the case in the southern courtyard stable.

The male servant of Baoyu's left the banquet, and Sun Shaozong didn't want to go back in again to listen to Grandma Liu's gossip with the beauties, so he also greeted Old Madam Wang and said he wanted to go to the nearby water pavilion to pass the time.

After bidding farewell to Old Madam Wang and stepping out of Old Lady Jia's yard, Sun Shaozong's warm smile on his face disappeared without a trace, and he sighed to himself a few times, The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop.

He didn't have much interest in the house fight in the Rongguo Mansion, but he didn't expect to be implicated multiple times. A few days ago, Caixia's plea couldn't be ignored. Just now, Old Madam Wang clearly wanted to use the hand of an outsider to ”expose” something!

Fortunately, Jia Baoyu took the initiative, otherwise, it would have been difficult to refuse.

While lamenting the hidden secrets of this large mansion gate, Sun Shaozong strolled along the shaded path toward the central water pavilion. Passing by a nearby rockery, he couldn't help but stop. This was the boundary where he and Ping'er had first intersected, and now he realized that more than a year had passed.

"Good Sister-in-law... you... can’t..."

"Can’t do that!"

As he was reminiscing about the universe in that cave, he suddenly heard a woman pressing her throat and panicked as she refused in the rockery community.

What?

In this blue and white sky, Uncle and Sister-in-law were having an affair here?!

Being curious, Sun Shaozong tiptoed closer and looked behind the rockery, only to see two people kneeling on the ground, their four arms tightly intertwined, even tighter than a couple's bowing.

However, these two people were not Uncle and Sister-in-law, at most they could barely be considered as a pair of Sister.

It turned out that the two people who worshipped each other were Xiren, the top maid by Jia Baoyu's side, and Jia Tanchun, the third girl from Concubine Zhao in this mansion.

Although there might not necessarily be any infidelity between sisters, judging from their expressions, it was obvious that it was not for the sake of a man or woman.

As expected, Xiren hurriedly said, "Third Lady, please get up quickly and don't ruin my life!"

Upon hearing Jia Tanchun plead again, "Good sister, no matter how unworthy Third Brother Huan is, at least he is also a master. I only ask you to go and hint on Second Brother. Even if you find any shortcomings, you must leave him a way to survive!"

Tch!

It seemed that he guessed right. The fire in this stable was indeed closely related to Third Brother Huan.

It was Jia Tanchun, who heard that her mother and younger brother were not on the same path as her, and often only turned to Old Madam Wang and Baoyu. Now it seemed that he couldn’t let go of the bloodline of his mother and fellow countrymen.

She was also smart and worried that if she went to find Jia Baoyu, it would fall into the eyes of those with intentions. So she first found Xiren and then Xiren came forward to persuade him.

In fact, there was no need to persuade. With Jia Baoyu's soft nature, if he knew that the wildfire was related to Jia Huan, he would definitely help cover it up.

Since it was still a continuation of the Jia Mansion feud, Sun Shaozong naturally didn't bother to pay attention and quietly retreated to the shady path, preparing to continue walking toward the water pavilion.

"What did Lord Sun see?"

At this moment, a slightly trembling voice entered Sun Shaozong's ear.

Looking through the sound, he saw Ping’er holding a handkerchief in her hand and standing behind her with a shy face.

Seeing her blush all over her face that couldn’t be concealed, Sun Shaozong was initially puzzled. Later, seeing her gaze occasionally drifting towards the rockery, he suddenly realized it.

It was estimated that she saw himself approaching the rockery to look around, thinking that he was reminiscing about the situation of that day, so she couldn't hide her embarrassment.

If it were a deserted territory, Sun Shaozong would have to joke a few words, but the pair of "sisters" behind the rockery could come out at any time. How could he dare to act recklessly?

So he asked seriously, "Did Lady Ping'er come specifically to find me?"

Ping'er, looking at him like this, also felt alert and handed the handkerchief in his hand forward. With a reserved and polite tone, she said, "I just picked up a handkerchief on the road. It doesn't look like it's something from our mansion. I dare to ask, was it something left by you, Lord Sun."

Sun Shaozong took a glance and saw that it was exactly the object he had used after doing good on the swing frame. Thinking about the pleasure of that day, his heart couldn't help but shake. He quickly gathered his mind and took the handkerchief. He arched his hand and smiled, "Where did it fall? I didn't expect it to be picked up by you, Lady Ping’er. Thank you very much!”

"It’s a small matter, how can it be considered a thank-you gesture?"

"Otherwise, this handkerchief is different from the others."

Sun Shaozong said solemnly and nonsensely, "There is a lot of "contamination" on it, and it can’t be lost."

Listening to him deliberately emphasizing the word "contamination", Ping'er felt even more embarrassed. She quickly greeted and didn't dare to disturb the adult's pleasure, and she hurriedly returned to her original path.

Sun Shaozong held the handkerchief in his arms and continued walking forward as if nothing was wrong.

But after the two parted ways, Ping'er lowered her head and walked forward for a while, finally suppressing her embarrassment. She let out a deep breath and was about to accelerate her steps, returning to the Old Lady Jia courtyard to wait for orders. Suddenly, someone flashed in front of her!

Ping'er stopped to take a closer look at the person and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Second... Second Master?"

It turned out that it was none other than Jia Lian, the Second Master of this mansion, who was blocking the way!

And today, Jia Lian was also different from before. Not only has he not applied any makeup, but his movements were extremely simple and neat. At first glance, he could even be called extraordinary. Unfortunately, his peach blossom eyes, which were overflowing with spring water, still exuded countless charms.

He stared eagerly at Ping'er and excitedly asked, "Where did you find that handkerchief? Why didn't you inform me first?"

As the male host, he could naturally ask every move of Ping’er.

But this attitude…

Ping'er felt a chill in her heart, and she thought to herself that he might have noticed something.

However, she was also clever, with no signs of panic on her face, only a slight hint of surprise, "I found it at the entrance of the Grand View Garden. I thought it was a high-quality handkerchief, not a common style in our family. It should have been something left behind by Lord Sun. So I searched all the way, and naturally didn't dare to disturb you and Second Madam."

"You... you!"

Jia Lian's face suddenly flashed with some ferocity, as if realizing that Ping'er had done something heinous and immoral. However, just as Ping'er was in a state of panic, he suddenly felt like a deflated ball and said helplessly, "If you pick up something from Sun Erlang in the future, especially something close to him, please let me know!"

Seeing Ping'er feeling a bit puzzled, he quickly added, "So I can also personally return it to him!"

This added insult to injury not only didn't make Ping’er feel relieved but also made her feel more like he was nagging. free𝑤ebnovel.com

However, Ping'er also had a secret in her heart, so she naturally didn’t dare to continue to investigate. Seeing that he had a regretful expression on his face and had no words left, she bowed and said, "If Second Master doesn't have any task, I'll go to Second Madam's place to serve her first."

Jia Lian casually waved his hand, feeling as if she had been granted amnesty. Just as he was about to pass by, he suddenly frowned and said, "No, something’s wrong! You looked down and looked like you lost your mind just now, but for what? Shouldn’t it be that..."

He looked up and down at Ping'er in surprise and blurted out, "Did you actually secretly take a liking to Sun Erlang?"

This statement was like a bolt from the blue for Ping'er. Immediately, her heart almost jumped out of her mouth, and her legs were even softer, almost unable to support her body.

Thanks to her courage, she managed to suppress the turmoil in her heart and blushed as she said, "What's wrong with you, Second Master? You... you wronged me! If I had ulterior motives, I should have been going for Baoyu. Second Lord is so young and handsome, how could it be..."

Ping'er was eager to clarify the connection, and for a moment, she was somewhat unscrupulous, directly offering sacrifices to Jia Baoyu, the popular lover in the mansion, as a shield.

Spit!

Unexpectedly, upon hearing these words, Jia Lian suddenly became angry and said indignantly, "Baoyu, a half-year-old child who always smears makeup on male and female faces, is just deceiving you, ignorant women! If you want to climb up, it's still Sun Erlang, a brave and resolute man who can be called a man!"

Ping'er was stunned when she heard this. Although she agreed with this statement in every way, it seemed that Jia Lian was better than Jia Baoyu in terms of male and female appearances now.

Wasn’t he cursing himself in this way?

However, Jia Lian was completely unaware of anything wrong and praised Sun Shaozong in a few more words. Seeing Ping'er staring at him in a daze, he suddenly realized that this woman was foolish and couldn’t fully comprehend Sun Erlang's charm.

So he waved his hand and said angrily, "Go and take care of your Second Madam. Don't stand in my way!"

It was inexplicable!

Just now, it was clear that he had taken the initiative to block his way, and now…

However, Ping’er couldn't afford to worry about all of this at the moment. With a greeting, she flew away as if a beast was chasing her.

Jia Lian watched as her curvaceous figure gradually disappeared on the shady path, half jealous and half disdainful, sneering, "A foolish woman with no vision has ruined this innate daughter's body in vain!"

During the conversation, he turned his head to look at the water pavilion in the distance, his gaze gradually becoming blurred. After a while, it seemed like something suddenly came to mind, with a hint of joy on his face. He murmured, "Back then, Big Head Xue had a misunderstanding with Erlang, and it seemed like he had given him a gift..."

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