The Famous Detective of the Red Mansion

On the seventh day of April, Yuanyang, the most favored maid beside Old Lady Jia, hurried into the Yihong Courtyard through the night.

First, she went to the Eastern Chamber to investigate the situation of Baoyu. When she saw that his girls and maids crowded together, and even a few female officials from the palace were waiting in the room, almost unable to get a foothold. There was nothing to worry about, so she went to the Western Chamber room again.

This was the temporary residence of Wang Xifeng. That day, the siblings both had a scene. To avoid not taking good care of them after separation, Old Lady Jia decided to let each of them occupy the east and west wing rooms of the Yihong Courtyard.

As for that room, currently, no one dared to approach it recklessly.

Since there was no serious master present, Yuanyang went straight to find Ping’er to speak.

Seeing Ping'er's face tinged with exhaustion, upon asking, she realized that she had been guarding for four full days. Although she had slept and eaten without any delay, her mental state was exhausted.

Due to their recent relationship normally, Yuanyang bluntly advised, "Even if you are loyal to her, you have no reason to ignore your own life or death. Why don't I stay here tonight and watch over them? You can go back and rest for a while.”

“I wouldn’t dare to trouble you.”

Ping'er shook her head like a rattle and smiled. "The Old Lady can't do without you for a moment. I wouldn’t dare to snatch you away from her. You'd better go back and serve her obediently.”

“The Old Lady is the most considerate. She knows that I am guarding the night for you, and there is no need to say anything.”

“No need, I..."

“Don't be polite to me.”

The two of them were arguing with each other here. Suddenly, another person walked in from outside the door and said, "Alright, you two don't have to argue anymore. I'll just stay here tonight and watch.”

The two ladies followed the sound, and it turned out that Siqi had walked in.

When she learned that evil forces had attacked Baoyu and Wang Xifeng, Jia Yingchun became extremely agitated. She heard Sun Shaozong's command to temporarily reside in the Rongguo Mansion and couldn't find comfort for a moment. She sat and stood restlessly every day.

Seeing that this was not a big issue, Siqi decided to seek leave from Sun Shaozu and the three servants also returned to Jia Mansion to visit.

Jia Yingchun was now living with Xichun, and Xiuju was waiting by her side. It was not inconvenient to let Siqi replace Ping'er to spend the night.

TL/ Note: Did all the women relate to Sun Shaozong in one place now?

In addition, Yuanyang and Siqi have a consistent temperament, so how could Ping'er be more stubborn than them?

She had no choice but to obediently leave the Yihong Courtyard and prepared to go back to her place to rest for the night.

She hurried with a lantern in her hand, and when she saw the courtyard, she saw that the lights in her western room were all bright.

Ping'er was a bit puzzled in her heart. She hung the lantern on the tree and cautiously leaned under the window. She heard a woman inside with a dissolute smile, saying, "How great will that be if your strewn wife dies just like that? It saves you from sneaking around all day. Look at you, a Second Master that lived like a thief.”

She then heard Jia Lian helplessly saying, "Even if she's dead, marrying another one is the same. What can she do?”

The woman then said again, "If she's dead, you helped Ping'er upright; I'm afraid life will be easier too.”

As he spoke, he also became angry and said, "Normally, whenever I get closer to someone, she feels like she has knocked over a vinegar jar and refuses to let go.”

“But a few days ago, in the Yihong Courtyard, in front of everyone, she disregarded it and went straight to the arms of Sun Erlang! She was sticking as close as she could be…”

“She was indeed crazy, but why didn't I see her making waves at others?! It's clear that she didn't think I could feed her enough, so she fell in love with Sun Erlang's silly and rough body.”

“That Sun Erlang is not a good person either. He pretends to be nothing in front of me, thinking I can't see his bulging lump of things.”

“My good lady~”

He cursed incessantly here, shaking the wooden bed with a creaking sound. The woman became even more restrained when she spoke, panting, "She can't eat enough, but I'm already full. Please take it easy.”

After all this, Ping’er couldn't bear to listen anymore. She turned around and took the lantern, then quietly walked out of the courtyard door.

Although she had long lost her heart for Jia Lian and didn't care about him having an affair with anyone, these shameless bastards insisted on messing around in her bed and cursing Wang Xifeng for her early death, which made Ping'er feel angry.

Being angry, she rushed back to the provincial courtyard. She had originally intended to go to the Yihong courtyard but suddenly swept over to the sparkling lake, where a two-story small building was standing. Her heart suddenly felt like grass had grown, and she could no longer calm down.

Looking left and right, seeing nobody was around, Ping’er simply turned out the lantern and deliberately chose the remote path to sneak around downstairs at Zhuojin Tower. He picked up a small stone and threw it onto the window of the bedroom on the second floor.

After throwing it, she quickly hid in the flowers again.

It wasn't until Sun Shaozong's skeptical face appeared on the window that Ping’er got up and waved to him shyly and eagerly.

Upon seeing her, Sun Shaozong hurriedly walked downstairs and opened the door to welcome her in.

As soon as they arrived at the staircase, he had already stripped off Ping’er's coat.

When they stepped up the stairs, her lotus green innerwear also flew to the bedside like a butterfly.

Immediately after, two figures, one black and one white, rolled onto the bed, tumbling over the river and shaking the earth!

Before dawn the next day, Ping'er reluctantly left Zhuojin Tower again and headed towards Yihong Courtyard without any worries.

Seeing the corridor bridge near the Yihong Courtyard, suddenly a person flashed down and blocked Ping'er's path. This person with shaved shoulders and waist, willow eyebrows, a pretty face, and some frost hanging on his oval face—who could it be if it were not Yuanyang?

“Ah~”

Ping’er patted her chest and said angrily, "What are you doing? You almost scared me to death.”

But Yuanyang forcefully pulled her to a deserted corner and then spoke harshly, "I scared you? You scared me to death! I never expected you to dare to do such a damn foolish thing.”

Upon hearing her words, Ping'er let out a thud in her heart, feeling a bit uneasy, but still forced a lucky smile and said, "What are you talking about? I don’t understand.”

“Can't you understand?”

Yuanyang suddenly took out a bunch of keys from her sleeve and sneered, "Is this yours?”

Although Ping'er has always held onto this set of keys, it belonged to Wang Xifeng.

Yesterday, upstairs in Zhuojin Tower, Ping’er noticed that the key was missing. However, at that time, all the clothes had already been stripped off, and where else could she bother to look for the key?

Just as Yuanyang sneered again, "Yesterday I chatted with Siqi for a while and suddenly found that the key had fallen by the bedside of Second Madam. I was afraid you were in a hurry, so I volunteered to deliver the key to you. Unexpectedly, I saw a rare person halfway through…”Thɪs chapter is updated by Noᴠᴇlꜰire.nᴇt

Ping'er was completely flustered and trembled. "What have you seen?”

“Of course, I see everything.”

“When you turned off the light, I was about to call you! When you hid in the flowers, I was hiding behind a nearby tree! How did you get in, and when did the light on the second-floor blow? I can see for sure.”