What should I do when I meet my sister-in-law in Red Mansions?

"Mom, seeing my sister is getting old, what do you think about Baochai's marriage?"

Hearing her son say this, Xue Wang was actually also embarrassed. Although she has occasional contacts in the capital, but more contacts are with merchants. Although those high-ranking officials and nobles also have contacts for the sake of her mother's family, they are just friends. Just casual acquaintances.

The marriage of her daughter Baochai has always been a heart problem for her, whether high or low is not enough, so when her sister proposed that Baochai marry into the Rongguo Mansion, she was very happy. With Baochai's talent, ability, and ability, she would be worthy of a prince. , but who made her come from a bad background?

"Here, do you have a suitable family?"

"There are one or two households, but the family circumstances are not good, and they are all ordinary families."

Xue Pan didn't know what to do, he knew that the Wang Xue family didn't look down on those poor families.Sure enough, Xue Wang's hair really exploded.

"How can it be possible? Could it be that you want to marry your sister to suffer or not? It's absolutely impossible!"

"Then what do you say?"

"This……"

Mrs. Xue Wang was also questioned, and asked a little angrily,

"At the beginning, your aunt said that she would marry Baochai into the Duke's mansion, but you said that Jia's mansion is unreliable and abnormal, but what happens now, you can decide for yourself!"

"..."

Xue Pan was also a little helpless, touched his nose, he is also very innocent, okay?This Jia's mansion is clearly a pit of fire, is it possible that he wants to watch his sister jump into it?

"Well, let's take a look again. Although Baochai is at the right age now, he is not too old. One or two years of work is still enough. Next year will be the year of the competition. At that time, many candidates will go to Beijing to take the exam. Maybe we will be able to pick a suitable person.”

Xue Pan had no choice but to pin his hopes on the big competition in February next year.Today, at the academy, after he finished teaching the children, Chen Jinsheng took the initiative to ask him about his troubles when he saw his frown.

Xue Pan poured all the bitterness in his stomach to his teacher. After hearing Xue Pan's various complaints, Chen Jinsheng tapped his palm with a fan and pondered for a moment.

"Well, I do have someone to choose, but I'm afraid you might look down on him."

"Oh? Listen to what the teacher said. To marry a daughter, you have to search carefully to find a suitable one."

"The branch of Liguo Duke's Mansion is now in decline..."

"Could it be that the teacher is talking about the one named Liu Xianglian?"

Xue Pan frowned and asked, this Liu Xianglian really doesn't have a very good reputation.Even he was a little bit unwilling. Marrying his sister to him, he didn't know how to find someone to make a living all day long. He would be called "artistic" in modern times, but now In today's society, opera actors are low-class stuff, Xue Pan feels very bad when he thinks about it!

"If you know, then it's better. If you don't like it, then forget it. Let your senior brother help you find out. These things are what women in the inner house should do. No matter how much you meddle, you can't make it out." There are three, five, six."

"Isn't this embarrassing senior brother? Let's forget it. Take your time, next year will be the year of the big competition, there are always good candidates to choose from."

"If you make up your own mind, that's it."

Chen Jinsheng also knew that this was Xue Pan's family matter, and he was too lazy to care about it.People who don't even have a family themselves, how can they understand these twists and turns.

The matter of this marriage is indeed very mysterious, and the Xue family's mother and son are very worried here.There are people over there who are worried.This Miss Osmanthus Xia's family, Xia Jingui has never forgotten since that accidental glance at Xue Pan.

From time to time, she sent her servants to inquire about Xue Pan nearby, and she was very happy when she heard that those schoolchildren respected Xue Pan. Besides, she was a fatherless person. She is very courageous, but now she has a sweetheart, but she is shyer than before.

Her old mother only felt that her daughter was unparalleled in the world, so she was aware of her intentions.On this day, he deliberately mentioned the Xue family in front of his own daughter.Sure enough, Jingui listened very carefully.

"This Xue family is still an old relative to us, but it's just not moving around now!"

"How is that possible? He is a gentleman who everyone loves now."

"Why not? When you were young, you used to play together. His family was also very wealthy at that time, but I don't know how it is now?"

"mom……"

Xia Jingui's voice was drawn out, a little out of character.Since her mother stopped teasing her daughter, she thought for a while and said,

"If you want to go and have a look, then Mom will bring you to the door and recognize this relative, it's just..."

"Okay, okay. I know, if it really doesn't work out, I'll give up my heart and get a husband!"

Xia Jingui knew what her mother meant, so she spoke rather unwillingly.

Naturally, her mother would not be as thoughtless as her daughter in doing things. After all the affairs were sent to the servants to inquire clearly, she had a chance encounter with Xue's mother and daughter who were out shopping.

This time in Beijing, Mrs. Xue Wang was very happy to see her old friend for the first time. After chatting with Jingui's mother for half a day, they made an appointment with each other for a visit, and then they parted.

Even Baochai felt that this sister Xia was a knowledgeable and polite person, and she was quite speculative. Since Daiyu went south and they moved out of Jia's mansion, although they contacted by chance, they were not as happy as they were together. Now There is such a relative's sister again, how can we not make her happy.

After a few days, the post from the Xia family really came to the door. The mother and daughter of the Xia family came to visit as agreed.

"Sister Wang, it is a bit presumptuous to interrupt, but I am a demon star, and I am always talking about how beautiful the sister Baochai I met that day, so I have to disturb her to go along with her." meaning."

"Sister Xia, what are you talking about? Our two families are already relatives, and we live together in Jingzhong. Now that we meet, we need to get closer."

Mrs. Xue Wang was also happy. Someone talked and chatted about family affairs, so it didn't seem like a long day.

Seeing the two mothers so happy, Baochai and Jingui looked at each other and smiled, and took her to Baochai's yard together.

Xia Jingui entered Xue's residence suddenly, feeling that even the air was a little sweet.Just thinking that this is Brother Xue's home makes my heart beat faster!

Although Baochai finds it strange that Jingui keeps asking questions, she has always been considerate and will naturally answer her questions.

Xia Jingui learned more about Xue Pan, and fell in love with him even more.Afterwards, some small disturbances were caused, but it was enough for Xue Pan to have a headache.

Naturally, this visit was a home away from home, Xia Shi and Jingui mother and daughter both reached their intention of coming, Xia Shi rolled her eyes when she learned that Xue Pan hadn't promised her marriage yet.

As for Jingui, naturally she asked a lot of things about Xue Pan under her casual flattery.After Baochai came to her senses, she realized that she was drunk and didn't care about drinking. Baochai's mood was quite complicated. While she was happy for her brother, she felt sour at the same time.

After seeing off the Xia family's mother and daughter, Baochai told his mother about all the abnormalities of Jingui.Mrs. Xue also thought about it in her mind, but felt that although the Xia family's daughter was not bad, she was not worthy of her own son, who is now a well-educated and well-educated son, so she didn't mention it.

Xia felt that she should not be too proactive, and the woman should be more reserved, so that she would not be looked down upon too much when she married in the future.But she can't help that she has a wayward daughter, and she herself is a super spoiling mother.

After interacting with Xue's family three or five times, Xia's words became more and more explicit, but Xue Wang's words were stunned, and Xia didn't want to say anything more. If he refused, Xia's face would be lost.

So he froze like this, but Xue Pan didn't know about it at all.Today, after finishing class, he was planning to go to a gathering among several senior brothers, but he didn't want to be stopped by someone.

"Mr. Xue, my son has something to discuss with you. Can I delay for a few minutes?"

Xue Pan always felt that there was something wrong with this subordinate, and when he frowned and wanted to say something, the servant had already stepped forward and left.

In desperation, Xue Pan had no choice but to follow his footsteps into a small teahouse next to the academy. The owner here was familiar with Xue Pan, and when he saw him, he greeted him warmly.

Xue Pan had no choice but to accept his favor and send someone to prepare tea.After entering the private room, he saw a young man with red lips and white teeth. Xue Pan stared at it for a while before he discovered the clue.

"This girl, you asked your maid to look for me, I don't know what to teach you!"

"Brother Xue, I came here to ask you a few words."

Seeing that the little girl was so nervous that her hands were twisted back and forth, Xue Pan couldn't keep a straight face, and he has always been gentle now, so he slowed down and said,

"Appreciate further details."

"Brother Xue, I, I want to know why you don't come to our house to propose marriage"

After hesitating for a long time, Xia Jingui said in a Wengsheng.Hearing this sentence, Xue Pan was taken aback. How did he start? He is not the son of the county magistrate who forcibly seizes women from good families.

"This, uh, girl, what are you talking about?"

"Didn't Aunt Xue tell you? I'm from Osmanthus Xia's family, why don't you come to my house to propose marriage?"

"Uh, the Xia family? Xia Jingui?"

Xue Pan was taken aback, and blurted out the girl's boudoir name.

"Ah, brother Xue, how do you know?"

Xue Pan also knew what she wanted to say, but he didn't expect that it was really a bad fate. If he didn't take the initiative to provoke, this person would still come.Immediately sternly said,

"Uh, Miss Xia, you are a girl, but you shouldn't be so reckless. If you meet a disciple, what should you do? Be careful in the future, and I will send you back! I don’t know, and it won’t damage your reputation, girl.”

"Brother Xue, do you really not like me?"

Xia Jingui's helpless temper showed, and he grabbed Xue Pan's sleeve across a table and said.

"Miss Xia, marriage is the order of my parents and the words of a matchmaker. It's not good for you to be like this. Besides, I don't have the idea of ​​getting married yet. Even if I do, I want to marry someone who can read and write. Shu Dali's woman."

Although he didn't directly refuse, the implication behind his words was very clear.Xia Jingui is not a fool at all, but she was blinded by her feelings for a while, and now she suddenly heard such cruel words from her sweetheart, and besides, her boudoir daughter has a thin skin, so it is too much for her to have the courage to come to Xue Pan It is inappropriate for him to act deviantly.

How could he bear such distasteful words, tears fell down immediately.

Although Xue Pan didn't have a good impression of her, but he only had a half-knowledge in the book, but he was still somewhat at a loss when faced with the tears of such a pretty little girl.

But soon Xia Jingui restrained her tears, turned and left, and the boy who had come to look for Xue Pan hurriedly chased after him.