Mother Jia of the Red Chamber is Unkind

Xue Pan was locked up in Shuntian Mansion Prison for a long time, and was released early in the morning.Aunt Xue asked the servant to wait outside the cell door. When Xue Pan saw his family, no matter whether it was a servant or not, he went up and hugged them and cried loudly.

The life in the prison is not human, the living is poor and the food is poor, and the prisoners who live with him always bully him when they see that he is thin and tender.Xue Pan was bullish at first, a little imposing.After all, he is the eldest son of a majestic merchant, he is a head taller than those ordinary people, and those people dare not mess with him.Later, news came from outside the prison, saying that their Xue family and Xia family were deposed as imperial merchants together.Only then did Xue Pan realize the danger, and he was terribly afraid.Those untouchables who had been bluffed by him earlier saw that he had lost power, and attacked him in groups, beating him until his nose was black and his face was swollen.Fortunately, the cell boss yelled twice and saved his life.

Afterwards, Xue Pan died, without the power of his family as a backer, he was just a worm, not even a snake.Those people still wanted to bully him, but thanks to the help of the arrester Bai Lei who took him back then, he was spared a lot of suffering.

In the past six months, Xue Pan has been taken care of by Bai Lei, and occasionally the brother can ask him to let him drink and eat a few bites outside.He came to tell him almost immediately the things and words that his mother and sister brought.

During these days, Xue Pan and Bai Lei have cultivated a brotherhood.

Xue Pan had cried enough, and wiped all the tears and snot on the servant's sleeve.He turned his head and said goodbye to Bai Lei with a smile: "My good brother, when I go home to rest for a few days, I will treat you to a drink."

Bai Lei nodded with a smile.

As soon as Xue Pan got home, he didn't dare to just see Aunt Xue and his sister.Stepped over the brazier, washed his body with grapefruit leaves, re-dressed, and headed towards the main courtyard with tears in his eyes.

Aunt Xue and Baochai couldn't wait long ago. The mother and daughter stood hand in hand at the door, looking forward to Xue Pan's arrival.Before the person arrived, looking at the shadow from a distance, the mother and daughter were crying sobbingly.

As soon as Xue Pan arrived, the family of three hugged and cried.

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Capital, Lin Mansion.

After learning that the second elder sister of the Rong Mansion is happy to welcome the Spring Festival, Daiyu has been particularly quiet and well-behaved in the past two days.Except for leaving the house for the elders every morning and evening, she has been embroidering in the house.Daiyu is going to make a suit of clothes for her little nephew or niece.It's early today, and it's still hard to tell whether it's a man or a woman, but the old lady sent a message to tell her that the pulse is usually boy's so early.Daiyu then decided to make a set of clothes for boys, with big tiger heads embroidered on the chest and auspicious cloud patterns coiled on the skirts, each one only half the size of a fingernail, which took a lot of effort to embroider.

The appearance of the clothes is just finished, Zijuan and Xueyan agree after seeing it.

"Girl, don't worry about this all day long. What's the rush? The second girl is pregnant in October, and she has plenty of time to do this." Zijuan laughed.

Daiyu fiddled with the little clothes in her hand and smiled: "No, we have to prepare a set of clothes for our children, so we have to be fully prepared. Don't rush into battle and lose our rules. It will appear that we are not sincere."

"It's still a girl who is careful and thoughtful. It was said over there that it was a boy, and we all thought it must be a boy. We didn't think about anything else. If it wasn't really..." Zijuan looked at the newly formed tiger head on the clothes, embarrassed Smiled, I can't give this dress to a girl.

Daiyu smiled lightly, focused her eyes on the clothes again, and continued to embroider the tiger head: "The Yin family is looking forward to a boy, and it is common sense."

"If I say, there's nothing wrong with being a girl. The second girl got pregnant right after she got married. This is her first child. It doesn't matter if you have a boy or a girl." Xue Yan curled her lips in disbelief.

Zicuckoo smiled: "That's the reason."

Daiyu also laughed: "I don't care about men and women, I like them both."

Everyone laughed again.

Lin Ruhai returned early today, so he came to see Daiyu with Mrs. Sun.Before entering the door, the couple heard laughter filled the room, they looked at each other and smiled, they were both happy for Daiyu from the bottom of their hearts.

Lin Ruhai held Mrs. Sun's hand, and said in a low voice, "I have to trouble you about Yu'er's affairs."

"Master, we are a family, and the children's affairs are naturally my affairs. In my heart, Yu'er is more important than Brother Cheng." Sun raised her hand and looked at Lin Ruhai firmly to show her heart.

Lin Ruhai smiled knowingly, and squeezed Sun's hand even tighter.Since Sun married her, she has always been as gentle as water, and she has never looked at her directly for so long.She now looks at herself like this, which shows her courage and determination.

With a stepmother like this, maybe she won't treat Daiyu badly.But he still has his share of the child's matter.After all, we must learn from the past, and he must not let Daiyu down again.

"Have you chosen the son-in-law in the master's heart? It's him, so don't change?" Mrs. Sun asked suddenly before entering the door.

Lin Ruhai was stunned, and then smiled softly: "It depends on Yu'er's intentions. I'll trouble you to ask about this matter later. The old lady of the Rong Mansion agreed a long time ago. She has always been accurate in judging people, but she didn't know about it earlier. How many people have been sent to thoroughly investigate the kid's details, there should be no problem."

Mrs. Sun nodded, lowered her eyes and pondered: "Last time I was lucky enough to see that child. I think that child's personality is unusual and a little arrogant. I'm afraid of treating our Yu'er... In short, no matter how good the family background is, the important thing is It's the two of you who get along well. Yu'er seems to be a person with a personality, but I know her best. She is more thoughtful and kind than anyone else, and knows how to be patient and humble. It is because of this that I am afraid Yu'er got married and got angry, and she was afraid that we would be worried and wouldn't say anything."

Lin Ruhai frowned, not expecting this level.No wonder the old lady had sent a message earlier, telling him to confirm Daiyu's attitude.Doesn't her old man have the same idea as Mrs. Sun?

There is no woman in the family, it's not good!

Lin Ruhai sighed inwardly, and told the servant girl to shout, and Fang brought Mrs. Sun into the door.

When Daiyu heard the sound, she put down her work early, came out to greet her, and saluted.

"Good boy, your father and I saw you staying at home these two days, so we came to see what little secret you have." Sun said half-jokingly.

Daiyu covered her mouth and snickered, pouted to show Sun and Lin Ruhai the needles on the table.Lin Ruhai got up to take a look, saw the finished tiger head, and asked with a smile, "This is for you—"

Sun hurriedly said: "It must be given to her unborn nephew. When I was pregnant, Yu'er had already made a set for Brother Cheng."

"Oh?" Lin Ruhai raised his eyebrows. He really wanted to talk about Brother Cheng just now, so he asked Sun with a smile, "Why didn't you see him wearing it?"

Sun looked at Daiyu who was shy and half bowed her head, and smiled at Lin Ruhai: "Master, I am not willing to part with it. I am thinking about letting Brother Cheng wear it during the festival, so as to surprise the master."

Daiyu twisted her handkerchief, stomped her feet with a smile and said, "Ma'am, look at you, you just said it!"

"Good boy, I'm speaking for you. Your father is worried that you only make clothes for your nephew and not for your brother. He's jealous!" Sun covered her mouth and smiled.

Daiyu pretended to be stunned, and looked at Lin Ruhai with a smile.

Lin Ruhai saw that the two women were laughing at him, shook his head helplessly, and deliberately emphasized: "Okay, I am jealous, worried that my good daughter is partial, and only thinks about my unborn nephew and not my own brother."

"Look, let me tell you." Mrs. Sun said to Daiyu deliberately.

Daiyu couldn't help being teased, she clutched her stomach and giggled.It's not easy for your father, who has always been strict and kind, to be "undecent" today, so you should take this opportunity to smile more.

The family of three had enough fun, had tea, and calmed down a bit.

Sun sent away the idlers in the house, leaving only two servant girls who were close to Daiyu.

Daiyu guessed that the two of them had something serious to tell her, so her expression turned serious.

"Good boy, let me ask you, you were in the Rong Mansion a few days ago, did you meet Mrs. Zhang's youngest son, Zhang Lan?" Sun asked.

Daiyu was slightly taken aback, hesitated for a moment, nodded slightly, then returned to Sun and said: "That day he stayed at the Rong Mansion for dinner, and he went to thank his grandmother specially, so he took a look."

"You see that this room is full of lay people, you don't have to be shy. Tell me, what do you think of him?" Sun asked directly.She didn't want any misunderstanding about this matter, making it unclear.Anyway, it's a family, so it's best to speak clearly.There is no room for carelessness in a girl's family's lifelong marriage.

Daiyu lowered her head even more, not knowing what to say.

Sun looked at Lin Ruhai.

Lin Ruhai immediately persuaded Daiyu: "Today, I just want to hear your words with my own ears. The marriage of your daughter's family is not a trivial matter, so you have to be cautious. You don't have to feel ashamed in front of us. Isn't that how your parents came here? Tell me, what's the matter? If you take a look at that guy, you will feel disgusted in your heart, and you won't show any affection, no matter how good your family background is, we won't marry you!"

Daiyu was moved by Lin Ruhai's words, but felt ashamed, so she covered her face with her hands and nodded.

Mrs. Sun breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at Lin Ruhai, who was smiling and complacent.It seems that he is already 120% satisfied with this future son-in-law.

Mrs. Sun took Daiyu's hand and confirmed: "We want to hear from you. Yu'er, would you like to marry Zhang Lan, the young master of the Zhang family?"

Daiyu was stunned for a moment, raised her eyes slightly, and with Sun's encouragement, she agreed in a low voice, "Yes."

Instead, Mrs. Sun blinked and smiled: "There is no need to be in such a hurry. Our family will arrange for the two of you to meet again later. It will not be too late to make a decision then."

Daiyu raised her head in shock, pursed her lips and looked at Sun, then ran to Lin Ruhai's side to act like a spoiled child: "Father, look at her bullying me."

Lin Ruhai watched the two women play tricks in front of him, stroked his beard and laughed.If you have a wife like this, and you have a daughter like this, what more can a husband ask for?

Originally, the elders of the Lin and Zhang families intended to get married, and this time the two families arranged to meet and see each other, which was regarded as a prelude to a formal marriage discussion.Soon, the day when the two families will meet was finalized.All good things are in a hurry, so it is scheduled for the 28th of this month.

……

After Xue Pan settled down, the Xue family also began to worry about Baochai's marriage.

Bai Lei is interested in Baochai, otherwise he would not have helped Xue Fu and Xue Pan for free several times.

After the incident with Matchmaker Wang last time, Aunt Xue had long since stopped thinking about the Mongolian prince.There was no suitable candidate for a while, Xue Pan got along very well with Bai Lei these days, so he took advantage of the opportunity to introduce him as his brother-in-law.

Aunt Xue was reluctant at first, disliking Bai Lei's bad family background.But after thinking about it, Baochai can stay in the capital in this way. Their family is just a run-down merchant in the eyes of outsiders, but Baochai's marriage to a policeman is considered a low marriage, and Baochai will not be wronged.After marriage, the Xue family provided some money to buy some houses and fields for the young couple, which was enough for their living needs, which was not bad.

This kind of life is smooth and stable, good or bad, a life where you can see the end at a glance, it's not interesting.

Aunt Xue was a bit reconciled, but she knew in her heart that life could only go on like this.

Just when the Xue family was about to accept Bai Lei's marriage proposal safely, several Mongolian mothers dressed in different clothes suddenly came to the door. The leading woman held Baochai's portrait and told the Xue family that Baochai was favored by the Mongolian prince.