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Xiangling said with tears: "Why does the girl insist on me making up my own mind? Ever since I was a child, everything has been decided by others, and I was beaten and scolded every day, but have I ever made any decisions by myself? Until I came to the girl, It's only been a few years of comfortable life, and I have to listen to the girl in everything. If the girl really wants to ask me for my opinion, I don't want to be a gentleman. I just want to serve the girl all my life and be with her for a long time. Is the girl willing?"

Ying'er listened to it, and said unhappily: "According to what you say, it seems to be blaming the girl. Let me tell the truth, even if you don't give it to the uncle, can you still follow the girl for a long time? Don't you marry?"

Xiangling thought that Yinger could still be with Baochai all the time, but she was not so blessed, so she became furious for a moment, and said, "Ask me! You thought the same way in your heart, don't think I don't know! Everyone is normal. Man, you are certainly a good person, so am I really worse than you?"

Ying'er became more and more angry, and wanted to be serious with her. Seeing that she was ill, she couldn't really argue with her. When she wanted to be different from her, but she really didn't want to let it go. When she was furious, she suddenly heard Baochai's order: "Ying'er, Qianxue, you all stand guard at the door first, I have some important things to say to Xiangling." Then she backed off.

Seeing only Baochai and herself in the room, Xiangling shed tears unconsciously, struggled to half sit up on the bed, held Baochai's hand tightly and said, "Miss is still willing to come and see me now, Xiangling is already I am satisfied. If I follow my own mind, I would like to be with the girl for a long time, but God fails to fulfill my wish, and my wife's will is hard to disobey. If I insist on resisting, I am afraid that the girl will be embarrassed, so I have to give up. Only then did Yinger and the others all At the scene, the girl insisted that I make up my own mind. I was in a hurry, and said those words in a momentary slip of the tongue, and begged the girl not to take it to heart. How many people can't ask for the ability to serve the girl for so many years It's fate!" As he spoke, he wiped his tears with his sleeve and forced a smile, "These are all because Xiangling is too reckless, and it's not about life and death, why did he start crying."

Baochai said: "I understand what you mean. Just now Qianxue was here. She is a newcomer, and her temperament may be uncertain. I can't explain it clearly. Now that you have said it so clearly, I will also tell you something plain." , I insist on forcing you to make up your own mind, I have no malicious intentions, just because I have a plan to keep you from being a concubine with my brother, but I will leave the Xue family from now on, live a few years of hard life, and I'm afraid that you won't be able to bear the hardships, you won't be able to hold on, and you will complain in your heart in the future."

Xiangling hurriedly said: "What did you say? The girl is all for me, how could I not know? The girl also vaguely mentioned this kind of plan before. I said that I am not afraid of hardship, but now I am shrinking back? It's just now It was the wife who said it herself, and the girl is usually the most filial, if you do this, I'm afraid it will damage the girl's virtuous name."

Baochai shook her head and said: "I did this out of filial piety for my mother and Xue's family. I have a clear conscience about this matter. It's just that the meaning here is not obvious now, and it may take a long time to find out. My mother knows now, so she will inevitably blame me, but she will understand sooner or later. As the saying goes, "Duke Zhou is afraid of gossip day, when Wang Mang is humble." I am wronged now, so what is the only worry now , if I send you out of the Xue family, although you can be taken care of by others, you still have to make up your own mind about important matters. Those who hold up the door will always follow the example of the woman from the small family, show their faces everywhere, and work day and night. You are born like this , and I have been used to other people's decisions since I was a child. I am afraid that you will not be able to bear hardships, or find it hard to stand on your own, or be deceived by others. Isn't this kind of good intentions defrauding you instead? That's why I made up my mind. To force you to decide whether to stay or not. Not for anything else, just to strengthen your heart, even if you encounter difficulties in the future, you can grit your teeth and get through it."

Since Xiangling was forced by Aunt Xue to agree to assign Xue Pan as a concubine last night, she was very depressed, but she had nowhere to complain, so she wandered outside late at night, not knowing what to do.After suffering from the wind and cold, it was inevitable that he would become more cranky and suspicious. Remembering that even Baochai had given up on her, although he could understand Baochai’s difficulties, he still felt very wronged. It was clean once and for all.Now that Baochai actually came to see her in person, and said such a thoughtful remark, it was beyond my expectation, and he couldn't help but be inexplicably surprised, and said again and again: "Don't worry, girl, I am not afraid of hardship. The girl said a few days ago Later, if I had to move out to live, I started to secretly pay attention to the matter of spinning and spinning the well mortar, and then the uncle swore an oath, and that’s all. Although it’s unfamiliar, it’s not too troublesome to bring it up again now.”

But Baochai knew that things were not as simple as Xiangling imagined.Originally, when she saw Xue Pan salivating on Xiangling, she felt offended from time to time, so she deliberately arranged for Xiangling to take shelter on the Zhuangzi, so she asked her to learn to do some housework.Thinking about it later, this arrangement was still considered hasty, and there might be something wrong with it.Just about to come up with a perfect idea, Xue Pan just wanted to bother her with taking care of the family's business every day, so Tete swore an oath not to touch Xiangling.So everyone was happy, Xiangling breathed a sigh of relief, needless to say, even Baochai thought that there would be no troubles from now on.So this idea was shelved.Who knew that Aunt Xue would suddenly come to make such a show!

Thinking of Aunt Xue's claim, Baochai thinks that Xue Pan's mischief now is because he has no confidant around him, and hopes that Xiangling can persuade him to be good, so he smiles wryly.Recalling the frightening dream last night, he let out a breath slowly, and said to Xiangling, "Your thought is reasonable, but it's still not enough. You are in our house, even though you are a girl, you still don't come out of the gate every day. , Those who don't step forward, should do heavy work, you don't need to do it, your own wife and servants will grab it, and the daily food and clothing are beyond the enjoyment of ordinary people in the village. Do it on weekdays After I have finished my duties, I still have a lot of time to play and play with my sisters, or to read and write in the room. How clean it is? If I leave this pear fragrance courtyard, I have to plan everything by myself. I did it myself. Even if I entrusted someone to take care of you, the people in the country are afraid of their knowledge. They are used to being beaten. How can they take care of you properly? Besides, you are born with this appearance. If you dare to hit your idea, what should you do without the Xue family as your backing?"

Xiangling quickly said: "It's nothing, I'm not afraid of it. Don't worry, girl."

Baochai knew Xiangling's temperament, liked poetry and other elegant things the most, and was not good at mundane affairs. Seeing her answering so frankly, he was relieved, but a layer of worry was faintly added.It's just that there are priorities, and I can't take care of so much right now, I have to comfort her first, lest she get sick again, said: "Since that's the case, don't be anxious, take care of your body first, and let me arrange the rest."

Seeing that there was still a bit of anxiety on Xiangling's face, she knew that she was afraid of long nights and dreams, so she comforted her: "No matter how anxious you are, you can't rush this moment, you have to take care of your body. Don't worry, since mother will open your face Well, to be a concubine on the bright side, it is necessary to set up a few tables of banquets. You are still in good health, so it is not a good day. In the blink of an eye, it is the twelfth lunar month, and the family is busy with inventory, and also has to prepare New Year's goods and festivals. Mother must not be in the mood Pay attention to this. Visiting relatives and friends is unavoidable in the first month, and there is mother's birthday, I am afraid that other things will have to be delayed."

When Xiangling heard this, she was naturally grateful and believed in it.Baochai talked to her for a while, then went back, and privately dispatched troops and generals to arrange everything properly.

Sure enough, as Baochai expected, all the imperial merchants in the capital during the twelfth lunar month were so busy with the princess's marriage that they couldn't take their time.Aunt Xue, as the mistress of the Xue family, also has many things to be busy with preparations, such as buying various New Year's goods, preparing gifts for relatives everywhere, preparing gold and silver lucky gifts for the children of each family, and borrowing places from Mrs. Wang. Inviting people to the theater and drinking is also too busy to touch the ground. I have to eat some milk, bird's nest and other nourishing things every day to keep it under control.

After the Lantern Festival, Aunt Xue thought of this and told Xue Pan what she meant.Xue Pan was scratching his ears and cheeks with joy, and was about to urge to consummate the house.Aunt Xue discussed with Baochai, saying that there must be a few drinks to entertain the guests, so as to show Xiangling's identity and flattery, and Xiangling asked her what she wanted.Aunt Xue was just a gossip at first, but Xiangling had always been easy-going, so she should have kept silent at this time, but Xiangling knelt down to Aunt Xue upright, and told her what Baochai had taught her in advance. Slowly speaking, said: "How can Xiangling be so honored by his wife and young lady. It's just that there is still one wish unfulfilled."

Aunt Xue was surprised when she heard this, and asked what her wish was. Xiangling said that she was abducted by kidnappers when she was young, and she had a dream that day. Ruyi Langjun must go to the Bodhisattva to fulfill his vows and promise to reward him heavily.

Aunt Xue seemed to believe it or not, and was busy negotiating with Baochai. Baochai smiled and said, "It's not worth anything, it's just a matter of spending a few taels of silver. Why didn't mother fulfill her wish?" She seemed to remember something Ban said: "I just heard people say that you have to be careful about paying back your vows to the Bodhisattva. You must recognize the name of the Bodhisattva, and don't make a mistake."

Aunt Xue thought so deeply, so she asked Xiangling, "Which Bodhisattva is in your dream?"

Xiangling replied, "It's Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva."