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Baochai was stunned.

Although she had considered it a long time ago, Xiangling lived in the capital, and it was inevitable that she would be recognized by interested people in public.She also prepared some arguments for this, but she never thought that Xue Pan and Aunt Xue would twist the matter to this level.

Baochai knew that Aunt Xue was partial to Xue Pan, and she ignored everything and took care of everything. Even when Xue Pan did something embarrassing outside, Baochai would get annoyed. ——Either it is to accuse Baochai of not reporting what he knew, or Xue Pan has made too much of a mess, and Baochai needs to come out and work hard to settle it.

So it's okay to be blamed indiscriminately by Aunt Xue, but Baochai never expected that his brother Xue Pan would also start to be relentless.

Some people may think that Xue Pan has always spoken without intention, and that he must be sincere in not competing with Baochai when he speaks like that, but Baochai doesn't think so.

Xue Pan has been domineering since he was a child, and he took all the things in the family that he could use. Baochai, the younger sister, lagged behind, and everyone was used to it and it was commonplace.Baochai didn't think that Xue Pan would stop robbing Xiangling because of her.

In fact, Xue Pan's many disputes in the previous life were all caused by jealousy.Because of jealousy with Feng Yuan, Xiangling must be robbed. As a result, Feng Yuan died, and the Feng family sued the officials for compensation. Fortunately, Jia Yucun calmed it down; It made the Xue family feel ashamed in front of everyone in the Ningguo Mansion; later on, they were also jealous because the naughty Yuner of Jinxiangyuan provoked the young master of the capital again...

Xue Pan absolutely cannot tolerate the meat in his pot flying into other people's bowls.Even when Baoyu was beaten in the previous life because of Qiguan, everyone suspected that it was Xue Pan who told him the secret.His temperament and temperament are evident.

Baochai remembered clearly that when Baoyu was beaten because of Qi officials, everyone in the garden said that Xue Pan was behind it.At first she thought it was just an unintentional mistake, until she was kicked out of the house by Xia Jingui and Xue Pan turned a blind eye to her, then she realized that her brother has such a nature, and the so-called brother-sister relationship is probably mostly wishful thinking on her part.

Now Xue Pan kept saying that he had found Xiangling's whereabouts, and that if he knew the truth, he would never rob him. What and what, it's called brother-sister friendship, but it's actually a run on.Just as she suspected that Baoyu was beaten because of Xue Pan's informant, Xue Pan in turn ran on and said that she wanted to marry Baoyu wholeheartedly, so she deliberately defended it.If he hadn't said something behind his back, how could Aunt Xue think for no reason that she fell in love with Xiangling?

But such a mother, such an elder brother, was the one she had to do her best to plan and protect.Family love is not so easy to give up.Thinking of this fact, Baochai felt even heavier.

"Brother was joking." Baochai said, "It is true that I secretly helped Xiangling escape privately, but it was for my brother's sake. Now my brother has not married yet, so it is nothing to put one or two people in the room. But if you want to accept Xiangling as a concubine openly, wouldn't you slap the future wife in the face? How can the back house be peaceful? Since Xiangling was born so beautiful and moved her brother's heart so much, naturally she couldn't stay at home. Therefore, Xiangling Under Ling's begging, I was willing to take the risk and help her escape."

Aunt Xue clicked her tongue, and said to Xue Pan: "You also listen to your sister's clever mouth. Originally it was her fault, but after she said it, it seems that she has taken great pains for the sake of our family. It's just that Now there is no need to argue too much with her, we are all clumsy and tongue-tied, and we cannot argue with her alone. You have also found out Xiangling's address anyway, so why not tell your second brother Lian and send a note to her Go to the yamen, arrest her, and ask about the crime of fugitive slave, are you afraid that the government will not be able to interrogate the two of them's affair?"

Aunt Xue was purely confused, and spoke without showing any mercy to Baochai.Talking about Baochai's friendship with Xiangling only between sisters and masters, stepping back ten thousand steps, even if Baochai really has an affair with Xiangling, Aunt Xue, a mother, should cover it up, so as not to spoil the girl Qingyu, not Regardless of everything, he was interrogated by the government and made a big show.

In fact, Aunt Xue is the mistress of the Xue family. When Xue's father passed away, since she was willing to entrust everything to her, her basic principles are reasonable.But as Baochai grows up, Aunt Xue has been widowed for a long time, and her mind becomes more and more uncertain.How much Xue's father valued Baochai back then, but she couldn't get used to it.

It's just that Baochai is used to Aunt Xue's censure and Xue Pan's confusion.She is not what she used to be, she is no longer the boudoir lady who was abused and beaten by Aunt Xue.Nowadays, no one in the entire capital knows the business skills of Miss Xue's family.Although the status of scholars, farmers, businessmen and merchants is the most humble.However, if something is done to the extreme, it will naturally show its extraordinary.Who in the entire capital would not recognize the extraordinaryness of Miss Xue's family if they have some knowledge?Therefore, at this time, no matter how much Aunt Xue messes around, beats and scolds Baochai like a shrew, and throws dirty water wantonly, it will not work.Before she made a move, the maid and mother-in-law beside her couldn't help but persuade her.

"Mother, brother." Baochai said without changing expression, "you must listen to me, this matter is absolutely wrong. First, I have already returned Xiangling's deed of sale to her, and she is no longer a fugitive slave. Second, Her Royal Highness and Xiangling often meet each other. Her Royal Highness wants me to take Xiangling to a banquet in a few days. If Second Brother Lian passes a note to the Yamen at this time, wouldn't it be a slap in the face of Her Royal Highness? , Offended someone?"

"You—" Aunt Xue was at a loss for words.It was only then that she remembered that Baochai had already established a relationship with Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess, and the Eldest Princess went to Jia's mansion in person to tell Aunt Xue that she should not embarrass Baochai.

"Okay, now that you have grown up and your wings are hardened, you have learned to use the eldest princess to suppress others. However, a royal daughter whose husband died and sold her husband's family, won the favor of the Supreme Emperor, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, Just dare to act like a domineering princess and call her the eldest princess. Who doesn’t know what’s wrong with her! Baochai, you pick a tall branch and hug her thighs to follow her, and be careful not to get married if you become notorious in the future!” Aunt Xue was so angry that she trembled all over and shouted Said.But that's all she can do.No matter how much she looked down on the eldest princess, she dared not say it in public.It is true that everyone in the capital knows that the eldest princess's personal virtues are not so flawless, but if it is said publicly, it would be a serious crime.

Baochai felt sad, smiled on her face, bowed her knees and bowed: "My daughter suddenly remembered that the gift list for the princess's banquet in a few days has not been properly prepared, so she went back to her room." Pan and Pan got entangled and took all the maids back to the house.

She has worked so hard for Aunt Xue and Xue Pan, every detail needs to be planned repeatedly, how can she have time to whitewash her face?

Aunt Xue and Xue Pan were left looking at each other.

Aunt Xue cursed in a low voice, and said to Xue Pan: "The dead girl climbed onto the eldest princess, thinking that her wings are hard and she wants to fly."

Xue Pan sighed: "My sister is so uneducated, her reputation is bad, and she won't be able to marry in the future, what should I do? Even when they asked me about my marriage, our Xue family's reputation is not good." But in his heart It's a pity that for a beautiful girl like Xiangling to fall into the hands of the eldest princess, I'm afraid others will not be able to bear it.

Pity him, Xue Pan, who has been thinking about it for several years. He heard from the servant that he saw a person who looked like Xiangling going in and out, so he paid attention to it, and sent someone to follow him for a long time. Now it was all hopeless.

No matter how arrogant and domineering and domineering Big Xue is, he also knows that there are some people in the capital who cannot be messed with.Although he caused many catastrophes because he couldn't understand the high eyebrows and low eyes and the undercurrents, he would not take the initiative to kick the iron plate.

Aunt Xue sneered, and said: "It's okay. Your marriage is important. Don't worry, marrying your sister now before her reputation is completely ruined will not delay your marriage."

As Aunt Xue said this, she thought of Baochai's dowry in her mind.In fact, when Xue's father first died, he left a generous dowry for Baochai, more than a hundred thousand, but after Aunt Xue's hands, many lands, manors, shops, and valuables have been reduced a lot.Unexpectedly, Baochai is good at management, a mere small shop in the dowry earns countless incomes for her, but Aunt Xue puts the originally valuable things in her hands, but it has lost a lot in the past few years.Under the ebb and flow, when she looked at Baochai's dowry, her heart inevitably became warm again.

Baochai said that he would take Xiangling to attend the princess's banquet in a few days, so it was just an excuse.But she was also afraid that her elder brother Xue Pan would break into the house and take Xiangling away, so she hurriedly bought a new house for Xiangling, which was originally given to Sun Mu and Yao Jing.In a few days, I first passed the deed in the yamen, then re-framed the walls of the house, renovated it, and then moved, I was very busy.

While he was busy, Jinling Feng Yuan, who was saved by Baochai's painstaking efforts at first, sent his mother-in-law to visit her again.Baochai said a few perfunctory words, only to realize that Feng Yuan had already come to Beijing, and begged bitterly to see her.This matter was unreasonable, Baochai couldn't laugh or cry, so she declined it.

Ying'er secretly said to Xiangling: "I heard that Feng Yuan is a manly man. Now it seems that it is not always true. First I bought you and went through the door solemnly, but now he is obsessed with us and haunted us. My girl. I really don’t know the heights of the heavens and the depths of the earth.”

Xiangling said anxiously: "It's all my fault. What should I do now?"