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When Baochai heard this, doubts flashed in his heart, and he smiled tentatively and said, "If mother has anything to do, just order it directly. Besides, it was the second aunt's idea, so it must be a good idea."

When Aunt Xue heard the words, she smiled even brighter, but she was not in a hurry to speak. She asked Xiangling to retreat first. Seeing that there was no one else in the room, Fang went down to the kang and closed the door herself. Holding Baochai's hand, she said: " Although marriage matters are the orders of the parents and the words of the matchmaker. But when your father was alive, he treated you differently. Since then, you have always offered ideas to share the worries of your mother. So this time I must ask your ideas."

When Baochai heard the words "major marriage", she knew something was wrong, probably because what Yinger said earlier had come true.He was crying in his heart, but he had to pretend nothing had happened on his face, and asked briskly: "What's the second aunt's idea, and my mother came to listen to it."

Aunt Xue caressed Baochai's hand, looked around to make sure there was no one around, then lowered her voice and said, "It's a good thing. Your second aunt has taken a fancy to you and wants to tell Baoyu about you. The two families will have a closer kiss." You see, it was an unexpected happy event."

Originally, although Mrs. Wang was the head of the Rongguo Mansion, she didn't have to worry about it.

As the official wife of Jia Daishan's second son, Jia Zheng, she was able to take charge of the Jia family's internal affairs. Firstly, it was because of Jia's mother's preference for Jia Zheng. Well, he is weak by nature, greedy for money and goods, doesn't like Jia's mother, and has nothing to do with himself, so he can only obey Jia's amnesty in everything to protect himself, and it is difficult to entrust him with important responsibilities.

But Mrs. Wang's position as the main wife is not so comfortable.It was so easy to get a boy in one fell swoop for the first child, and Jia Zhu was very promising when he was born. At the young age of 14, he was selected as a scholar, entered school, married a wife and had a son, but unexpectedly died.Yuan Chun, the second child, was born on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Although she was quite competitive, she was sent to the palace at a young age, and she was expected to make a name for the Jia family.Later, in order to keep her own status at ease and beg for a child honestly, after several years, she finally gave birth to Baoyu, who was doted on by Jiamu, but extremely mischievous and stubborn.

Although Mrs. Wang is a woman who has never read any books, she also knows the truth that a beloved child is like killing a child.However, because of his limited ability, he wanted to discipline Baoyu, but Baoyu, relying on Jia's mother's favor, refused to obey.Whether it is Jia Zheng, who dislikes his son's lack of progress and fears that he will become a lustful person in the future, or Mrs. Wang, who takes Baoyu as her lifelong backer and counts on her son to become a success, it is difficult to discipline him successfully. worry.

But Mrs. Wang's worries were even more serious than Jia Zheng's. ——In addition to Jia Baoyu, Jia Zheng also had Jia Huan, the son of Aunt Zhao.As the saying goes, the east is not bright, the west is bright, and there are south and north.Even if Jia Baoyu does not live up to expectations and fails to succeed, Jia Zheng still has Jia Huan to count on.But for Mrs. Wang, Jia Baoyu is her lifeblood and her only one.

In the previous dispute between wives and concubines, Aunt Zhao, relying on her youthful beauty and Jia Zheng's love, intentionally or unintentionally caused Madam Wang to suffer several hidden losses. I can only endure with one eye open and one eye closed.If Jia Baoyu fails and Jia Huan succeeds, Mrs. Wang will be in an extremely embarrassing situation, which she can't even imagine.

Therefore, Mrs. Wang understood a long time ago that since she had favored Jia Baoyu with such a virtue, she might not succeed if she tried to ask him to repent every day.After thinking about it, she found that the cheapest way was to arrange a reliable person around him.For a young man, the most trusted person around him is his wife. The effect of a wife blowing on the pillow is much better than the dry-mouthed preaching of his parents.Among other things, just look at Jia Lian's obedience and obedience to Wang Xifeng. The two have been newly married for a few years, and it happens to be a sweet match.

Based on this consideration, Mrs. Wang was very concerned about Jia Baoyu's marriage and began to think about it early.However, daughter-in-law and mother-in-law are natural enemies in the world. In the selection of Jia Baoyu's first wife, Jia's mother's ideas also hinder Mrs. Wang's plan.This made Mrs. Wang dare not speak out but could not sleep or eat.

——Mother Jia's most beloved daughter, Jia Min, died early, so Mother Jia raised Lin Daiyu, Jia Min's only daughter, by her side, and made her mix with Jia Baoyu.It was childhood sweethearts, childhood sweethearts, Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu's harmonious relationship that amazed everyone.Only Mrs. Wang was secretly upset and startled.

Mrs. Wang's perspective on issues is different from that of other idlers in Jia's mansion.She knew very well that according to Jia's mother's attitude and Eryu's emotional development, she was afraid that her future daughter-in-law was very likely to be Lin Daiyu.This is something Mrs. Wang cannot accept from both rational and emotional perspectives.

Intellectually, Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu have similar temperaments.Jia Baoyu thinks those words that persuade people to make progress are stupid words. If Lin Daiyu persuades him, Jia Baoyu may listen a little bit more, but as Lin Daiyu likes, naturally he can only help and encourage Jia Baoyu, and he definitely does not use bitter medicine to persuade him. possibility of admonishment.Besides, everyone in the world will excuse their loved ones. Well, Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu both despise power and don't like economic and official careers. This is due to their nature, but I am afraid that in the eyes of Mrs. Wang, it is Lin Daiyu, a troublemaker, who brought her good son to ruin!

In terms of emotions, when Lin Daiyu's mother, Jia Min, was not out of the cabinet, she was Jia's mother's favorite daughter, but she was also the sister-in-law that Mrs. Wang felt the most troublesome.The conflict between aunt and sister-in-law has existed since ancient times, and Mrs. Wang is naturally not immune.When Jia Min was not out of the cabinet, she was very angry, but she could only bear it.The daughter-in-law who has been a daughter-in-law for many years has finally become a mother-in-law. She is going to marry a daughter-in-law for Baoyu. Daughter-in-law, those eyebrows, that temperament, look like the tricky Jia Min back then!I'm afraid that there is no hope for good fortune, and her precious son will be spoiled by her, what's so great about it?

The arrival of the Xue family gave Mrs. Wang hope.Baochai is not much older than Lin Daiyu, but she has a good character, beautiful appearance, and open-minded behavior. When she follows her duties, she wins praise from the Rongguo Mansion, and she is faintly superior to Lin Daiyu.If you hire such a woman as your daughter-in-law, firstly, you will be more intimate. Besides, Baochai is of extraordinary appearance, and you have nothing to say to forgive Jia's mother; secondly, Baochai's mother is Mrs. Wang's own sister. She is also gentle and courteous, and she thinks that the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will be much easier to get along with than Daiyu in the future; Mrs. Wang has been coldly appreciating Baochai's character for three years. As Yu Baoyu's wife, she will definitely lead Baoyu to the right path.

It was precisely because of the above considerations that after observing for a period of time, Mrs. Wang finally tentatively proposed to Aunt Xue that the two families should get married.

Naturally, Aunt Xue couldn't know all of Mrs. Wang's considerations.But Aunt Xue also has her own plans.Xue Baochai's father passed away early, and although Aunt Xue doted on Xue Pan, she was well aware of his incompetence, but there was nothing she could do about it.

The family rushed from Jinling to the capital, nominally to send Xue Baochai to be elected, second to visit relatives, and third to rectify the business, but Aunt Xue knew in her heart that Xue Baochai's entry into the palace was a competition of family strength and the probability of success Limited, with Xue Pan's talents, the words of rectifying business are just nice to say, but they are not true.She and Madam Wang haven't seen each other for many years, and now the whole family is here to vote, the biggest reason is that Xue Pan is incompetent, in Jinling City, he might be run on by the side of Xue's family, isolated and helpless, and his family's wealth will be lost.If he stays in Beijing for a long time, his elder sister Mrs. Wang and elder brother Wang Ziteng can take care of him for a while, even if Xue Pan causes some troubles, it doesn't matter.

Because of these small calculations, Aunt Xue made friends with the Jia family on purpose, and was quite obedient to her sister, Mrs. Wang.Seeing that Mrs. Wang intends to marry Baochai as her daughter-in-law, she is satisfied at the moment, and she almost agrees immediately, so she slowly said that Baochai, who was a lame-headed monk when she was young, predicted that marriage needs someone with jade. Listen to Mrs. Wang.Mrs. Wang was naturally more satisfied when she heard it, and half-confided her difficulties.

"Your second aunt is optimistic about you, but Baoyu's marriage depends on what the old lady and your uncle think." Aunt Xue said, "In these days, you have made friends with Jia's family, and you have done a good job. In the future, you will be doubled. The old lady likes it."

Baochai only felt awkward in her heart, but she couldn't say it clearly, so she just asked: "I originally wanted to enter the capital to be elected, and I made friends with the Jia family. Maybe mother has forgotten that I am a candidate for election, and I am afraid that I cannot marry without permission."

Aunt Xue only thought that Baochai was really worried about this, and said with a smile: "Silly boy, now that the elder sister of your second aunt's family is in the palace, doesn't your second aunt understand the rules of the election better than ours? You can't get married privately, but there are ways around it. If you're worried about this, you don't have to."

Baochai felt something was wrong, raised her head and asked, "Daughter has something unclear. Could it be that the mother thinks that being selected to accompany the princess and princess in school, being a talented person and being praised, is not as honorable as marrying her cousin? If she is not selected, I also resigned to my fate. Now that there is no election, but I can't figure out the reason why I want to find a way to get married privately."

Aunt Xue sighed and said, "What's wrong with this? Even if you are blessed by your ancestors, if you are selected as a talented person, or if you use this as a means to become a member of the royal family, your mother may not be really happy. You must know The palace is a shameful place, and now your second aunt is crying when she talks about sending your eldest sister into the palace that day. What good is there in the palace? If the royal family doesn’t like you, you can wait until you reach the age of 25 At the age of [-], it will be difficult if they are released for marriage."

Xue Baochai said: "The matter of being elected was a decision made by my father when he was alive. Besides, I am not afraid of the hardships in the palace. As long as I can serve Xue's family, no matter how hard I suffer, I will be satisfied. As for the 25-year-old release Marriage, that's nothing. Those who have been treated in the palace, the outsiders will naturally look up to them. This status is earned by oneself, which is different from others. Even if you don't marry at that time, there will still be invited by the Marquis's family to be a foster mother Mom, aren't you comfortable?"