Jia Lian was secretly anxious watching this, but how could he say something so depressing in such an occasion? Wouldn’t it ruin the reputation of the gentlemen of the two mansions?

Yucun stood up and raised his cup, and said modestly, “It is Yucun who should toast you and the gentlemen first.”

Xue Pan took a look secretly, and the word “hypocritical” popped up in his mind as an evaluation, then he went to drink with Master Lian next to him as if he didn’t see it.

Jia Lian also sighed, thinking about how he would take Rong Ge’er aside and talk to her after the party was over.

Jia Yucun is indeed a capable man, and he praised Jia Rong in a short time. He called Jia Rong “a young man of chivalrous spirit, making friends with heroes from the five cities”, “raising his cup and gazing up at the sky, as bright as a jade tree in the wind”, and “a roc soaring up to 90,000 miles when it soars with the wind”.

Not to mention Jia Zheng, who was the most talented writer, whose eyes sparkled and he kept praising him, even Jia Lian couldn’t help but sigh that Jia Yucun was indeed quite capable.

Jia Rong listened to this and didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, thinking to himself that there are people in the world who are more shameless than him.

In Ningxi Pavilion, with Jia Yucun as a capable person, the atmosphere in the room was very high. As they toasted each other, Jia Zheng and Jia She blushed. Even Jia She, who had been indifferent before, was coaxed into a smile by Jia Yucun’s words such as “An old horse in the stable still has a thousand miles to go” and “Who says life will never be young again? The water in front of the door can still flow west!”

By the time the afternoon drink was over, Jia She and Jia Zheng had left the table, and Jia Yucun was also drunk.

Jia Rong looked completely drunk. He held Yucun’s arm tightly and said, “Brother, you are so talented. I really… really admire you. Today is a good day. If you don’t mind, I am willing to become your sworn brother.”

wooden club!

This mallet.

Seeing this, Jia Lian was anxious, so he quickly pulled Rong Ge’er and said with a smile, “You are drunk, go back and rest.”

Jia Rong shook his head, broke free from Jia Lian’s arms, and pestered the drunk Jia Yucun, saying: “Brother, if you accept me as your sworn brother, then drink this cup. If you don’t accept me… let’s… let’s…”

Jia Yucun’s eyes were hazy, and he looked drunk. He took the wine and drank it all in one go. He smiled drunkenly and said, “Master, if you are interested, how can I refuse?”

“Brother! I salute you.” Jia Rong laughed twice and was about to salute.

How could Jia Yucun dare to accept it? He dodged and supported her, saying hurriedly: “Drinking this wine will be considered as a sworn brotherhood. Since the intention is clear, there is no need for conventional etiquette.”

“Good, good, good!” Jia Rong laughed a few times, and soon he sat on the chair, drunk and unconscious.

Seeing this, Jia Lian sighed helplessly a few times, and asked Jia Qiang, Jia Yun and others to stay by the side, while he went to see off the satisfied Jia Yucun.

But Jia Rong woke up as soon as Jia Yucun left, muttering, “Oh, I’m really drunk today. Brother Qiang, please ask Uncle Pan, Uncle Lian and other uncles and brothers to have fun here. I should go back and lie down.”

When Jia Lian returned, Jia Rong was gone.

Jia Rong was not drunk at all at this time. He walked alone through the white willow slope and on the small bridge. Looking ahead was the winding path leading to the Tiantai Terrace, with clear water rushing among the rocks and fragrance wafting from the hedges. He felt indescribably excited.

“In just a few days, two treasure chests have been upgraded. Wonderful! Although Jia Yucun’s treasure chest is only level five now, it has great potential in the future.”

“It would be great if there were more people like Jia Yucun!”

“Jia Yucun must be very happy now!”

He smiled secretly and planned to go outside the city to see Jia Yucun off as he left Beijing tomorrow to make Yucun happier.

Thinking of this, he exhaled several breaths of alcohol. In the blink of an eye, it was as if he had not drunk any alcohol at all, which was really strange.

“Could this also be the magical effect of the Yin-Yang Cantong Qi?”

“A copy of ‘The Secret of the Bedroom’ is for sword training, and a copy of ‘The Yin and Yang’ is for strengthening the body. They really complement each other and have infinite uses.”

Jia Rong shook off his clothes, crossed the small bridge and the flowing water, walked along the winding path, and came to a long green field by the water. Among the grass and flowers on the large field, he saw several girls running on the flat hill, each holding a kite.

When a girl saw him coming, her eyebrows and eyes frowned immediately, and she said with a crisp smile: “Brother Rong, come and help me.”

Baoyu, who was standing beside him, frowned and said hurriedly, “Sister Pin’er, I’ll help you.”

“What a clumsy guy, I don’t want that.”

Chapter 96: Daiyu sneers, Youshi worries

Jia Rong stood by the waterside, beside a weeping willow, the branches swaying in the wind. He stepped on the green ground, and in front of him were the girls and their maids, like a group of flowers in early summer, waving in the hot sun.

The one running in the front was Daiyu, who was as thin as a willow in the wind. She was holding a beauty kite in her hand, and her laughter was like a silver bell slipping out from her pale lips. Daiyu’s face was as pale as Xi Shi’s, with beads of sweat on it, but she had a bit of childish youthful vitality.

Following behind Daiyu is Baoyu, who is holding a beauty in his hands but has not let go, and is chasing after Daiyu.

After Baoyu and Daiyu, it was Tanchun’s turn. Tanchun was flying a kite with a large phoenix with soft wings. It was obvious that this girl had some skills. The large phoenix with soft wings was flying high in the sky, and she looked up with her handsome eyebrows, as if she wanted to compete with the sky for height.

Next to Tanchun were Baochai, Xiren, and Qingwen. Baochai held a kite string connected to a line of seven wild geese, which were majestically chasing the big phoenix with soft wings. Unfortunately, next to the wild geese was Daiyu’s beauty kite, and the beauty and the wild geese were ready to get tangled at any time.

Baochai and Daiyu were both trying to get away from each other, but Baochai was calm and composed, unlike Daiyu who was panicking. Even though there were Qingwen’s red bat and Xiren’s big crab next to the wild goose kite, Baochai remained calm and did not get involved with Qingwen and Xiren’s kites.

Behind her, Yingchun flew a kite with a big “happiness” character on it, which hung in the air without competing or getting close to anyone. There were also a few other maids running around, and the atmosphere on the square was extremely lively.

The most interesting scene was downstairs of Tianxiang Tower at the other end of Daping, where Shi Xiangyun was beside Li Wan, chewing a deer leg. The scene of her slightly chubby little body holding a large deer leg and chewing it was really hilarious. Upstairs of Tianxiang Tower, the doors and windows were wide open, and a group of ladies were watching the joyous scenes below from the high building.

“It’s entangled.” Lin Daiyu looked back at the sky while running. When she was about to reach Jia Rong, she suddenly cried out, “Rong’er, hurry up.”

Jia Rong didn’t know why Daiyu asked for help so naturally and approachably, which actually helped to complete the task.

He raised his eyes and looked upwards, and saw that Daiyu’s beauty kite was still entangled with Baochai’s wild goose.

“Aunt, give it to me!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Daiyu put the kite string in her little hand into his hand. Baoyu, who had been chasing for a while, saw this and felt very upset.

The ladies in Tianxiang Tower were also surprised to see this scene. After all, no one had ever heard of Daiyu and Rong’er being close in the past.

Wang Xifeng laughed and said, “Look at the girls’ kites tangled together. My heart is tense. No wonder I have disliked flying these kites since I was a child. If they got tangled up with the kites next to them, I would be so annoyed.”

The ladies upstairs also had their youths. They spat at Sister Feng and said, “What are you angry about? The girls who didn’t see you are all laughing.”

When everyone looked, they saw Daiyu laughing in the distance. She was much more lively than usual, as if she had become a different person.

“Rong’er, pull faster, but be gentle and raise your arms.” Daiyu really was like a little child. She raised her head high to instruct Jia Rong, while dancing with her hands and feet as if she was also exerting effort.

“It’s coming out!” Jia Rong was not very good at flying kites. He had played with it in his previous life, and now he was just playing around with it. Following Daiyu’s instructions, he raised his arms and slowly pulled and released the kite, pressing and lifting lightly. The tangled kite strings seemed to be about to separate.

Lin Daiyu laughed even more happily.

Perhaps Jia Rong was also infected by the atmosphere, as if he had returned to his youth, and a smile slowly formed at the corners of his mouth.

Baoyu saw this and felt that he could not help. Daiyu ignored him, so he had to let go of the kite. But he just couldn’t get it up no matter what he did. Xiren and Qingwen wanted to help, but Baoyu thought they didn’t know how to fly the kite, so he kept playing tricks on himself for a long time. After finally letting the kite fly, it just reached the height of the building and fell down again.

After several times, Baoyu was so anxious that he broke out in sweat, which made everyone laugh.

Baoyu threw it to the ground in anger, pointed at the kite and said, “If it wasn’t a beauty, I would have stomped it to pieces!”

Qingwen and Xiren, who were standing by, wanted to comfort her, but they accidentally got their kites tangled together. As they were pulling, the string in Qingwen’s hand broke, and the bat kite, which represented good fortune and luck, flew away and slowly landed on the lake in Huifang Garden of Ningguo Mansion.

The crab in Xiren’s hand was still waving its claws in the air. Xiren called Baoyu and said hurriedly, “Second Master, come and take this from me.”

Baoyu looked back and saw Daiyu clapping and cheering for Jia Rong. He was in no mood to do that and went to Tianxiang Tower in a depressed mood.

Daiyu and Baochai’s kites finally separated.

Jia Rong pulled the car down and felt a sense of accomplishment. He smiled and said, “Aunt Lin, take it quickly.”

But Lin Daiyu refused to take it, and pointed to the corridor by the water at the edge of the yard and said, “Quickly tie it around the fence.” Jia Rong did as he was told, and everything was fine, and the kite was still flying in the sky.

The maids Zijuan and Xueyan also came over to serve Daiyu. Zijuan was already fifteen years old, four or five years older than Daiyu, and was specially sent by Grandmother Jia to serve Daiyu. Xueyan was slightly younger, and was now thirteen years old.

At this moment, one could not tell that they were young, and Jia Rong simply thought that the maids were relatively precocious.

As he was sighing, the square became lively again. Yingchun, who was silent in the corner, suddenly had her wedding kite string cut and flew straight into Tianxiang Tower. The girls and the maids started to shout, all staring at where the “happiness” character fell, but they didn’t expect the kite to go into the building.

Wang Xifeng laughed happily and said, “This joy has come to us.”

In a flash, the kite flew towards the people. Feng’er upstairs was very quick, fearing that the kite might hurt someone, so he reached out and pulled the fluttering wedding character by the window into the building.

Qin Keqing said, “Hurry up and send it to Second Aunt.” Soon, one after another, the string of another kite broke.

Jia Rong, however, acted like a child, accompanying Lin Daiyu in pulling up a kite, which made Daiyu laugh all the time. The ladies upstairs gradually stopped paying attention and went to listen to the opera. Qin Keqing also turned back to accompany the guests to listen to the opera.

The same is true for Mrs. You.

Wang Xifeng, on the other hand, stayed by the window for a while longer, feeling deeply moved. Seeing that Jia Rong never went to Xue Baochai’s place, Sister Feng felt relieved, and after a while she followed the ladies.

Thus, Baoyu was the only one left by the window, his little round face slowly pouting.

Downstairs, the officials and beauties were flying together, but the big phoenix with soft wings was the most stable. Then the line broke and it turned out to be the wild goose in Xue Baochai’s hand. It flew over Tianxiang Tower and fell to an unknown place. The kite-flying activity was coming to an end, and Xueyan took out a pair of small western silver scissors from her body.

“Let him go!”

Flying a kite, flying a kite, is not just about letting the kite take off, but also about letting it fly.

Jia Rong looked down and saw that Daiyu was looking at the kite of the beautiful lady struggling to survive with some reluctance. He smiled and said, “Aunt, please cut it. The purpose of flying a kite is to have fun, so people say that it brings bad luck. If you want to fly another kite tomorrow, I will ask my wife to accompany you and we can fly more kites then.”

Lin Daiyu sneered, “So you are also lazy and slack-minded. You only know how to order people around. If you don’t come yourself, you call Qin to come.”

Jia Rong held the Tianguan kite in his hand and said with a smile, “Aunt, come over. I will accompany you. I heard that you like to fly kites, so I specially asked someone to prepare it today. You can come over anytime you are interested.”

Lin Daiyu suppressed a smile and snorted deliberately, “It’s boring.”

As she spoke, she took a pair of small silver scissors from Xueyan’s hand, cut the thread completely without leaving any thread, and with a click, she cut it off. As Zijuan laughed, “This time I’m taking the root of the disease with me,” the kite flew back and forth, and it was only the size of an egg. In the blink of an eye, only a little black star was left, and then it disappeared.

Daiyu handed the scissors to Jia Rong again and said quietly, “It’s a pity that I don’t know where it fell. If it fell in a populated area, it would be fine if someone else got it. But if it fell in the wilderness, where no one lives, it would be lonely. Cut the one in Rong’er’s hand as well, so that these two can keep each other company!”

Jia Rong continued to lower the thread cart, squatted down, and let Daiyu cut her hair as well.

Just look, it turned out that the celestial official really had a spirit, just like the beauty just now, floating up to the sky, and disappeared in a short while.

Looking at Daiyu again, under her long eyebrows that seemed to be half-furrowed, her eyes as clear as spring water seemed to be shining with a deep light, as if she was smiling, or praying.

Daiyu looked at them for a while and said with a smile, “They really are a companion.” After a pause, she added, “I will come to play again tomorrow.”

Little girls always have such strange personalities. Jia Rong and Daiyu had not seen much of each other before, and they thought Daiyu only knew two things: one was to sulk and get upset, and the other was to be angry with others.

In fact, who doesn’t have a happy and lively time? Besides, she is just a little girl under the age of eleven.

Jia Rong just said yes.

He still had two tasks to complete with Daiyu, and he almost asked her directly whether she was filial or not. Daiyu thought he was not only interesting but also very considerate. She felt much more comfortable than when she was with Baoyu.

In Tianxiang Tower, Qin Keqing finally found an opportunity to have a brief discussion with Wang Xifeng.

She was still the same personality after all. She would think about the smallest matter for a long time in her mind. She was even troubled by Feicui’s status in the mansion.

Wang Xifeng repeatedly lamented Qin’s hesitation and over-thinking, and said, “Although the jadeite was sent by the old lady, now that she is in your room, you can do whatever you want. But you should protect the old lady’s dignity at first, and you can do whatever you want in the future. If you don’t like her, you can just give her to that confidant as your daughter-in-law.”

Qin Keqing nodded.

Wang Xifeng said angrily, “You did a good job today, don’t have any doubts in your heart. There is nothing to be afraid of in the world. Even if you do it, it doesn’t matter. Can the ladies blame you for such a small matter? You are the eldest lady of the Ning Mansion. The power of life and death of others is in your hands.”

Qin Keqing hesitated and expressed her deepest thoughts. She was afraid that Jia Rong would eat the maid that the old lady gave him.

Wang Xifeng laughed and said, “She is just a maid. She has entered the room. What’s the big deal? Even if she is a concubine, you can punish her at any time if you don’t like her. There is nothing to worry about!”

Qin Keqing nodded, not quite understanding.