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In the next few days, Baochai was so busy handing over the business back to Aunt Xue that she didn't even attend the poetry banquet initiated by Prince Teng's queen, Miss Yinghua.I heard that Xiangyun and Tanchun came back and said that the banquet was quite lively. Apart from the noble ladies, there were also many imperial edicts and princes and grandchildren who came to join in the show. The grandson of King Nan'an, the son of Marquis Jinxiang, and the son of Marquis Baoning, there are ten or eight names.Tanchun also highly praised the beauty and grace of the princess of Beijing County, saying that it was rare in his life.

When Baochai heard this, she was very curious, and hurriedly asked, "Could it be that the princess also composes poems?"

Xiangyun hurriedly smiled and told her the reason: "This day is Lian's scene poem. The imperial servants used to sit upstairs and listen to the opera, because I heard that our girl's family is going to Lianshi, and everyone said that the princess is very literary. I specially asked her to give me a few sentences. Sure enough, the words are well-written and the words are new and elegant. According to the comments of the young masters drinking outside, the first sentence is the most respectful, and even Miss Fu's couplets are still in the back."

Lin Daiyu didn't go to the banquet either, but she listened to what Xiangyun said, and said with a sneer, "What's so difficult about it. She is the concubine of the county, and people around must give her face."

Baochai glanced at her hurriedly, and said with a smile: "I heard that the concubine liked poetry when she was at home, and she is very proficient in literature. Today, I think that the king of Beijing County also enjoys reciting the wind and playing with the moon. An imperial decree has been issued to match such a good marriage." Then asked: "Have you ever married poetry?"

Tanchun shook his head and said, "Never. We don't come to these occasions often, we just watch the theater with my wife, but we never end."

Baochai then said: "I have something to say, I don't know if it's appropriate or not. Now that I say it, I ask my sisters to think about it. Since ancient times, it has been said that a woman's lack of talent is virtue, and she always focuses on chastity and tranquility. Poetry is just a game in the boudoir. .Nowadays, poetry in Beijing has become popular. Although it is an elegant thing, we should be cautious when spreading the boudoir texts. If it spreads, what's the point?"

Everyone sighed after hearing this, and said: "Sister Bao is too careful. This is the fashion in Beijing now."

But Lin Daiyu said: "This is reasonable. Articles are natural, and you can get them by chance. If you use this to gain fame, it is vulgar. Who among us wants to use this talent to fight for fame and fortune? people?"

Everyone knows that when it comes to writing talent, Chai and Dai are considered to be the best among them, seeing that they all say so, it's fine.Only Xiangyun was still unwilling, and said puzzledly: "I don't understand. If you have such talents but don't have to show them, what is the difference from Yijinyexing?" After thinking about it, he said: "I am not A man, if I were a man, this learning is a serious matter, and no one can criticize it. It is much more refreshing than learning some sewing and cooking every day!"

Seeing her like this, everyone couldn't help laughing because she was so cute and funny.Tanchun also smiled and said, "Sister Bao has always been deeply worried, so there must be some reason. Yun'er is still young, so I can't blame her for not understanding."

Baochai asked again: "That Miss Fu you mentioned earlier, but that Fu Qiufang?"

Tanchun nodded and said: "Exactly. This Miss Fu is said to be the younger sister of Master Fu, who has been very well-known in the capital in recent years, and she really lives up to the word "talented woman". I just heard that she is not young anymore. , I think it's time to get married in the next two years."

But Baochai knew more, and she felt pity for Fu Qiufang in her heart, but it was difficult to tell her sisters clearly. At this moment, Lin Daiyu gave her a wink, Baochai understood, and the two went to the back room together. He smiled and asked her: "You look good these few days. I think my aunt is not angry with you anymore? Let me just say, how can a mother and daughter have an overnight feud?"

Baochai also replied with a smile on her face: "Mother still loves me, she treats me very well these few days."

Lin Daiyu nodded, and wanted to say something, but at this time the curtain was opened, and Xiangyun poked half of his head in from the outside, and said to the two: "Sister Bao and Sister Lin are talking about their own things again. I don't agree, Come and listen to me."

When Baochai heard the words, he and Lin Daiyu looked at each other and smiled, and said to Xiangyun, "I didn't say anything personal." But Lin Daiyu said with a smile, "It's just that you love to talk, and you can't be at peace for a moment. Your brother 'love' is ahead Wen Shu, why don't you go find him." The mockery is that Shi Xiangyun likes to bite his tongue and talk, and he should have called Baoyu's "second" brother, but he mistakenly called him "love" brother.Xiangyun had played with Lin Daiyu well since she was a child, and she had always been aggressive, so she just laughed off these words, and the three chatted and laughed for a while, and then went out together.

At this time, Aunt Xue was afraid that there would not be enough snacks and fruits, so she hurriedly packed up two trays of things and brought them in, and then stopped Tanchun to talk about the family. Grandpa went back to the south, and my father asked my second elder brother to work hard in the study outside Qiantou. I often heard him say that he had made an appointment with Qin Xiaoxiang, that he would clean up the study, and that the two of them would study at night together. The old lady listened It's like something happy."

Baochai's heart skipped a beat when she heard Qin Xiaoxianggong's name. After Xue Pan and Qin Zhong's quarrel, how could she not know what Qin Zhong was doing in private? He became more and more disdainful of these so-called princes and grandsons with bright faces.

Unexpectedly, after Daiyu Tanchun and others left that day, Aunt Xue discussed with Baochai, saying that she wanted to tell Xue Pan about Tanchun, and said: "I have watched these days with cold eyes, but the third girl is a knowledgeable person. Well, the character is also good, the speech ability is outstanding, the body is also strong, and it is easy to give birth. Although there is a nickname called Rose, he has a stronger temper and a stronger temper, but your brother's temper is just right. Only by asking for such a lady can we control him."

Hearing this, Baochai thought to herself that Daiyu's worries were indeed not bad. Although she was panicked, she had already figured out the key point. Knowing that this matter would not work, she said to Aunt Xue: "Mother's thinking is really clever. It's just that But there is one thing, the third sister's marriage, I'm afraid the wife can't decide, mother, please think carefully, then Aunt Zhao..."

After all, Aunt Xue has lived in the mansion for decades. Although she is sometimes confused about important matters, she figured out the key after a while: Mrs. Wang is indeed the wife of Jia Zhengming, but in fact she has long been married. It fell out of favor more than ten years ago.Now it is Tanchun and Jia Huan's mother-in-law Aunt Zhao who is favored in front of Jia Zheng.Aunt Zhao is a child of a family with limited vision and knowledge. Although she looks good, her conversation and manner are not on the stage. She is not highly praised in this house, but Jia Zheng loves her so much that she often stays in her room. If there is a mistake, I often try to make up for it.Mrs. Wang and Aunt Zhao are in conflict, and it has long been a tacit secret in Jia's mansion.Aunt Xue is Mrs. Wang's own younger sister, but she rushes to marry Mrs. Wang's rival's first-born daughter. Isn't this a slap in the face of her?

Aunt Xue sighed: "I didn't think of this level at the moment. It's so easy to fancy one, but I can't say it. If Xiangling..."

In fact, Baochai said that the matter between Tanchun and Xue Pan would not work out, which has another meaning.She knew that Tanchun was an ambitious man, and she knew that she might not like Xue Pan, and even the people of Jia's family might not be willing to marry her, so why did the Xue family bring it up and humiliate themselves?It's just that Aunt Xue couldn't comprehend this deep meaning for a while, instead she brought up the matter of Xiangling back then, and entangled her endlessly. Can you still worry about not being able to marry a satisfactory sister-in-law?"

This remark fit Aunt Xue's mind very much. She smiled when she heard it, and said to Baochai repeatedly: "That's true. Now your brother has really learned to make progress. If you really change all those eccentricities in the past I would wake up laughing in my dreams." Then he said: "Your elder brother is planning something with Uncle Zhen and Uncle Feng all day long, maybe he won the treasure, wouldn't it be decent?"

Baochai felt restless when she thought of Xue Pan clamoring about the achievements of the dragon all day long.But Xue Pan was in high spirits, how could he listen to her words of persuasion?Even Aunt Xue wished for her son's well-being, not to mention what to do if she failed.What surprised Baochai even more was that since Xue Pan started hanging out with Uncle Feng's group, he didn't ask him to check the accounts, saying that Uncle Feng naturally had someone suitable for him.Although Baochai avoided the annoyance of being in the public eye, she was also a little bit worried. She was afraid that Xue Pan would not understand the accounts and would be deceived deliberately, and she would not speak clearly, for fear of hurting the dignity of Jia Zhen, Feng Ziying and others.She also asked the seemingly omniscient mysterious voice about this matter in detail, but the voice fell silent, and was forced to ask hard, so she blindly played tricks.