Second Master Xue of the Red Chamber has space

Chapter 486
"Isn't it? Nian Gengyao is not an ordinary person. Even your uncle has been with him for so many years, and he has been walking on eggshells. He dare not make any mistakes in front of him. This Liu Man, if he really helps your uncle, he will pay it back. If we get to Nian Gengyao's side and are bribed by Nian Gengyao, we will be leading the wolf into the house."

Xue Hong was a little surprised: "Father, you mean, if we put Liu Man under his uncle's hands, he will betray his uncle and go to Nian Gengyao instead? He is at the end of his rope now, and we have made arrangements for him, so how can he turn against us?" ? Is there any basis for saying so?"

Xue Yirao looked at Xue Hong meaningfully: "Silly boy. You naturally know that your uncle is a hidden stake arranged by the prince around Nian Genyao, so have you ever thought about why the prince did this? And why did your uncle Are you willing to take the risk of doing something like this?"

"This... Isn't it that the prince is guarding against Nian Gengyao's success one day, so he laid the groundwork early? Uncle understands better. He has been working under Nian Gengyao. He can be regarded as his confidant. Nian Gen wants What kind of person he is, no one knows better than uncle, he is monitoring uncle, not only doing things for the prince, but also preventing Nian Gengyao from doing anything in the future, he can clean it up smoothly."

"Then, why do you think that Nian Gengyao will definitely have disobedience in the future? If you find out that he has disobedience, the prince will naturally punish Nian Gengyao, and after the prince takes away the evidence from your uncle , your uncle will have no use value. At that time, your uncle and us will know the inside story of this matter best. If the prince minds that we know this matter, for fear that it will spread, people in the world will say that he has been on guard against those around him. A capable minister, you are too suspicious, how can you guarantee that the prince will not kill your uncle to silence you?"

"This...will it?"

Why not?Xue Hong hadn't heard these words before, and Xue Hong never thought that Nian Gengyao might not have disobedience.He was too sure of the history he knew before, and subconsciously believed that in the end, the birds would be exhausted and the good bow would be hidden, and Nian Gengyao would definitely reap the consequences.

However, I'm afraid everything can't be so certain.

If Nian Gengyao was honest, not to mention that Wang Ziteng's painstaking surveillance was meaningless, with Nian Gengyao's illustrious military exploits, who would have the ability to equal him in the court in the future?Zhang Tingyu?In terms of meritorious service, I'm afraid it's almost as good as digging his dead father Zhang Ying out of the grave.

Seeing that his son was in deep thought, Xue Yi smiled and said, "Hong'er, you are indeed an extremely smart child, and my father also has great expectations for you, but in some things, you are still too immature. Luckily you're young and you have a lot of time to grow and a lot of time to make mistakes."

"Father, if you say that, there is a way to deal with it?"

"Oh, the matter has come to this. Even if Gengyao doesn't rebel in the future, we will let him rebel. When we encounter the right opportunity in the future, we must let him make a lot of meritorious deeds. It is best to make extraordinary achievements and praise him There is no one before or since, and I don’t believe that a person with his character will not inflate himself. As long as he inflates himself, things will be much easier to handle later on.”

"Father means...?"

"We want to make Nian Gengyao arrogant because of his meritorious deeds, and make the whole world look aside. When your uncle or anyone presents evidence about him, everyone will think it is reasonable. When the voice of condemning him is getting louder and louder. At that time, no matter who is the emperor, it doesn't matter what the emperor wants to do with Nian Gengyao. Your uncle's testimony is mixed with so many scriptures denouncing Nian Gengyao, so it won't show up. But this Liu Man must find a way , Let him be completely united with us. Um... I heard that he has a daughter to dedicate to the prince?"

"Yes, my son has seen this girl in Liu Man's former villa. She is indeed beautiful and cheerful. It's a pity that the prince is not interested in this girl, and he refuses to even meet her."

"Oh, the prince is not interested in her? He is not interested in her family background and her father. However, since she cannot enter the palace, then Liu Man should know that the road of dedicating a daughter will not work. It's too cheap for us, why not use the marriage of our children to strengthen our cooperative relationship with this Liu Man."

"How... how to consolidate? Father, Liu Qianyu in his family is already there, don't you want your elder brother to marry her? What about sister Yingchun? Aren't you messing around with the couples?"

Xue Yi glanced at him: "Who said I want your eldest brother to marry this woman from the rivers and lakes? I heard that Jia's mansion is looking for a marriage for Jia Cong. However, after seeing several families, they are not very satisfied." The eldest wife had no choice but to ask the Zhang family to choose a girl from a small family among the girls of the same clan, but..."

Xue Hong saw that her father hesitated to speak, and seemed to be smiling but not smiling, so she knew there was gossip here, so she couldn't help asking.Xue Yi was really helpless, so he said: "That Miss Zhang's family background is not outstanding, but after all, she is a relative of the Zhang family, a scholar, and she has a good temperament. It's just... well, it's just that this lady's figure is really getting in the way." Looking at it, it’s okay if you’re not tall, and you’re still fat. It looks like a meatball from a distance. The eldest wife only saw it once, and she never mentioned marriage. I also heard from your mother. The eldest wife is afraid that after this marriage, the world will say that she treats the concubine harshly, and with that girl's figure, it may be difficult to have children in the future, so..."

Hearing this, Xue Hong smiled and said, "So brother Cong's marriage has never been decided, and the eldest wife is worrying about it?"

"That's right. Although your elder brother Cong is a bastard, he has been raised by the eldest wife's side since he was a child, and he is very respectful to the elder master and the eldest wife. Moreover, he does not care about studying, and has been helping the elder master with general affairs. He is a concubine, and the eldest wife really loves him, otherwise this marriage would not have been pending forever."

A few days later, Xue Baochai hosted a banquet for all of her boudoir friends on the pretext of admiring the flowers.And this time, in addition to the usual ones, there is naturally Miss Liu Qianyu, the daughter of Liu Man's family.

Although Liu Qianyu came from the rivers and lakes, she rarely showed a high degree of self-cultivation at the gathering of ladies in the capital. Not only did she behave in a generous and decent way, but also because of her different knowledge, she talked about many things that the rich ladies yearned for. Attending such a banquet once received a lot of praise. Everyone wanted to make friends with her.

(End of this chapter)