[Red Mansion] Raiders of the heir

Besides, when Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng came out of Lin's mansion, they first agreed to Lin Wei's matter. Wang Xifeng was dissatisfied when he heard this, and said angrily: "We gave him everything that should be given to him. What do you mean by that? Baba is being taken advantage of again."

Jia Lian said: "I have been distinguishing this matter, but I always feel that it is not quite right. Think about it, how many times has Cousin Lin been to our house for so many years? I'm afraid I can count it with two hands." .”

"So what? It wasn't born by my aunt in the first place, so it's right to distance yourself."

Jia Lian sneered and said, "Those feelings are all coming out. In my opinion, even if my cousin was born by my aunt, he may not be very close to our family. I don't know who offended him in private, but every time Talking to me, the guarded tone can be heard as soon as you hear it, whether you are talking to relatives or strangers, it is reasonable, if it is good, can he do this?"

Wang Xifeng's heart moved, and he naturally remembered the old things back then. Hearing what Jia Lian said, he felt that Lin Wei was really a vengeful person, and he was born just like that.Then Jia Lian said again: "Compared with his husband, he didn't have any sympathy at first, but so what? Xue Da fool can meet them together every time he goes to the street. Think about his personal relationship. How close should it be? Now don’t be reluctant to part with that calligraphy and painting, tell me that looking at the relationship between Cousin Lin and the prince, I’m afraid it will be indispensable when I need him in the future. At that time, if I want to get closer, I’m afraid it will be useless. People gave us this opportunity."

Hearing what Jia Lian said was reasonable, Wang Xifeng finally softened and said, "I won't say anything to you, just go and try to see if you can get it out of father's hand. Father loves those odd things the most. If he Willing to give you whoever you like to send to whomever you like." Prince Tengshan Shandong disaster relief for more than three months, just returned to Beijing not long ago, was then Minister of the Ministry of War.

Jia Lian laughed and said, "I have my own reasons."

Jia Lian went to Prince Teng's mansion that night, and actually begged for the copybook, and sent his personal servant to the Lin's house the next day.

However, Xue Pan's face was covered up layer by layer, and he refused to go out any more. He groaned and moaned on the kang all day long, making everyone uncomfortable.Xue Baochai calmed down all night, always feeling that something was wrong, and after asking each of them carefully, he finally got Jia Lian's words from the young servant.

The young man only said that Jia Lian had agreed to find a solution during the day, but there was no movement. Xue Baochai felt strange and couldn't feel at ease after all.That's all for others, so how can they afford to provoke the generation of princes?I think Mrs. Wang's righteous indignation when she came to see her didn't seem fake, and I'm afraid she didn't know it, but I don't know what Jia Lian did to take care of it?Xue Baochai thought about it, but she was not sure and couldn't bear to tell Aunt Xue that she was upset for no reason, so she finally left the Lixiangyuan in two days and went to Wang Xifeng's courtyard alone.

At this time, Jia Lian was not in the mansion, and Wang Xifeng was serving at Jiamu's place, but Ping'er was the only female celebrity in the house. She was a little surprised to see Baochai coming in, so she put down her work and stood up, laughing: "Baochai The girl is here, and Miss Bao is sitting in the room, is Uncle Xue feeling better now?"

"It's already on the medicine, but my brother has been crying for pain all day long. My mother and I can't do anything about it, but we just wiped our tears secretly. Meeting that treacherous person is also my brother's bad luck. What is Sister Ping doing? Xue Baochai went into the main room and sat next to Heping'er, took the work in her hand and looked at it carefully, and said with a smile, "Sister Ping's ingenious craftsmanship is really eye-catching."

Ping'er saw that Baochai's eyes were red, but she was still talking to her, and she admired her prudence from the bottom of her heart. If we meet such a person, even people like us can't do anything about him? It doesn't make sense."

Xue Baochai sighed and said, "How can I know who did it? The only thing I can do is to laugh and coax him in front of my brother. By the way, I heard that the second brother Lian came back from us yesterday. I hurried to the Lin family with Sister Feng, but because of my brother's business?"

Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng were extremely secretive about going to Lin's mansion, Ping'er was so perceptive, knowing that the two of them must be hiding things, so he refused to ask more questions.So at this moment when Baochai mentioned it, Ping'er was a little startled and thought of two things, but then he changed his expression and said with a smile: "I was sitting with the third girl at that time. When I came back, the second master and The second mistress came back one after another, and I didn't ask much, but didn't they come from you? I don't know where they went, but I only asked after hearing that your brother was hurt."

Although Ping'er spoke meticulously, after all Xue Baochai saw her dazed expression, and his heart became more and more certain, so he must have gone to the Lin family, that's all, but why did he hide it from her?

Xue Baochai sat for a while, and resigned on the pretext that she couldn't wait for Wang Xifeng, but came to Mrs. Wang's place with suspicion, thinking about something on her mind as she walked: Listen to what the boy said, Jia Lian said that his brother provoked her. Then Prince Rui, if this is the case, shouldn't he have discussed with his mother and aunt about what to do?Why did he go to the Lin family and never mention it?It seems that Ping'er's intentions are still being kept from her seriously, could it be...

Xue Baochai's eyes dimmed, and there was already a vague shadow in his heart, but he couldn't inquire into this matter after much deliberation, until he walked out of Mrs. Wang's courtyard dully, his eyes lit up, and he turned back I went to Lixiangyuan.For the past two days, because Xue Pan was in bed, Aunt Xue kept watch over her every day, but she never came out. Xue Baochai went back to the house and asked Yinger to invite Aunt Xue.

"My son, I just went out, why did you come back in such a hurry, but what happened?" Aunt Xue couldn't help asking when she saw Xue Baochai's serious face when she entered the room.

"Mom, something serious has happened." Now Xue Baochai was eight or nine points sure in her heart, so she told Aunt Xue what the boy said in detail, and said, "I don't think Ping'er's expression is right after all. I'm afraid that second elder brother Lian has done something without telling us. If elder brother really offends Prince Na Rui, I'm afraid there is no hurry for the old lady to hide there. I think they behave like this, I'm afraid I guessed it right .”

Aunt Xue was shocked when she heard this, she couldn't believe it, she just said: "Is Lian'er really talking like that? Our close relatives, I don't think so, you didn't hear it wrong, did you?"

Xue Baochai said: "I went to Sister Feng's room just now, and I just asked about Brother Lian, but he went to Lin's house with Sister Feng, and Ping'er changed his face, and he used words to perfuse me, so we can't go wrong."

Aunt Xue took a deep breath and pondered for a long time before she choked up and said, "What should I do, why did such bad things happen?"

"Mom, don't be sad. I just thought about it and I have an idea in my mind. Is it okay to listen to it?" Xue Baochai said.

"Speak quickly."

"Yesterday, my aunt was here with us all the time. I thought that the old lady must have kept it from her. If my aunt found out about this, she would have to help us out of face. I was at my aunt's place that day. Sitting, it happened that the brothers and sisters of the Lin family also went, and my aunt talked about the construction of the garden in front of me, saying that there are too many projects in the mansion to make money, and she personally borrowed money from the two brothers and sisters. My aunt didn't mention it to me in a serious way, but with the two of them in front of me, I couldn't just push back and do nothing, so I agreed with my aunt to come back and discuss with my mother and brother to help her." Xue Baochai said, "Now that this has happened, why don't we support Auntie? According to Auntie's temperament, she will definitely not refuse our support. Then I will prepare a gift and ask Lian's second brother to go to Lin's house." Talk about interceding, maybe it will be done. As long as we don't mention what Lian's second brother is hiding, I'm afraid Auntie won't think too much about it. Since she has accepted our favor, she will not be able to shirk it if she does a little favor."

Aunt Xue breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, remembering Xue Pan's painful groans, the tears fell down again unknowingly, touched Xue Baochai's face and sighed: "My son, it's hard for you to think carefully, just According to what you said. It's a pity that my son is not a man, otherwise Mom wouldn't have to be so difficult..."

"Mom..." Xue Baochai snuggled into Aunt Xue's arms, thinking about what happened in the Rongguo Mansion, and felt desolate, but now she couldn't leave his house, thinking of Xue Pan's lack of success, she felt sad for a while, and said, "Still There is an uncle there. I still remember that the relationship between the uncle and the master of the Lin family is very good. He said that the disaster relief in Shandong was recommended by the prince. Mom can also talk to the uncle. If the uncle is willing to give Saying a few good words may be of great use.”

Only then did Aunt Xue's heart come to fruition, she sighed and said: "My son, thank you for being thoughtful, I just hope that this matter can settle down quietly."

Not to mention how the mother and daughter comforted each other, but only to say that after the two made up their minds, Aunt Xue went to the shop and withdrew 30 taels of silver bills, and immediately went to Mrs. Wang's room without any delay. Seeing that no one else was in front of him at this moment, he hurriedly said, "What is sister doing?"

When Madam Wang saw Aunt Xue coming, she couldn't help being startled, and said: "I just came from the old lady's room, and I was thinking about going to your place after noon to see if Pan'er is better, why did you come here at this time? Who is waiting in front of you?"

"Bao girl is watching, sister don't need to worry, whether you are good or not, you have to suffer day by day, it's just that your body is tortured. He should have this disaster, because if he can learn from this matter in the future, maybe it's me Blessing." Aunt Xue sighed.

"My sister, why do you say such depressing words? Things will always come to light. You are so moaning, it makes me sad." Mrs. Wang comforted.

Aunt Xue smiled bitterly, and said: "Don't talk about this, I came here for a serious business. That day Ribao girl went back and said that her sister was worried about building the garden, and she was tight on money. Pan'er discussed about collecting some money for her sister, but something happened to Pan'er yesterday, I was so anxious that I forgot about it, just now the big shopkeeper in the shop delivered the bank note, and I remembered it again, thinking Since my sister was in a hurry to use it, I couldn't delay it, so I delivered it in person. It's 30 taels, and all the money in the shop's turnover is here. I thought that the business would only be a loss for a quarter and a half. However, the matter of the eldest girl's return to the province is a serious matter, so my sister will take it first and support it."

Mrs. Wang was taken aback, but she was secretly happy in her heart. She never thought that this stingy younger sister would be bleeding profusely this time, and she couldn't help showing joy on her face. She reached out and took it, saying: "My sister has a heart Now, because of this matter, I have been so worried these days that I can't sleep well, isn't this a timely help?" While talking, he hurriedly called someone in and wrote a note for Aunt Xue to leave a proof, and he was nice and nice Thanks to Aunt Xue.

Aunt Xue sighed: "I'm a woman in the inner house, and I can't show my face, so I can only help my sister here, but Lian'er should pay more attention to Pan'er's affairs. I heard my sister mention it yesterday. Said that Pan'er had a conflict with Lin's elder brother, and couldn't let it go, so in the morning, he asked those who followed him, and said that it really was that Lin's elder brother."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang said angrily: "It really is him! I have always looked at that kid from the Lin family as a thorn in the side, but I never thought that he didn't even care about his relatives. Killing him like a vengeance, in his eyes, does he still have a family outside our family! Forget it, sister, don’t be angry, I will tell Lian’er to go to that boy to ask for an explanation, and I will definitely ask him to serve Pan’er Let the soup and medicine be raised well!"

Aunt Xue waited for Mrs. Wang to finish her speech, and Fang shed tears and said, "Hey, it's just the brother of the Lin family, there is also his husband in it, good sister, even if we argue again, we will mess with it." I can't afford to be a lord, and I can't ask my sister to do this for me. I can only knock out teeth and swallow blood. It's also Pan'er's habit of talking too hard, so it's a big loss. Pan'er is here I've been lying on the kang for two days, I don't dare to argue with others anymore, I just hope that he will get up well. Don't worry about my weakness, my sister, I have prepared a generous gift here, so the Lin family will be related to my sister no matter what. For those who have passed away, my sister will ask Lian'er to take care of me, if we don't ask for anything else, if the prince can spare Pan'er a way out, I will have no other choice."

Mrs. Wang sighed and took Aunt Xue's gift list, feeling in her heart that the brothers and sisters of the Lin family were cold-blooded, and everything went wrong, and they beat people to death before they made a sound. If they looked at the feelings of their relatives You can't be so ruthless.However, thinking about the identity of the prince, there is no other way but to ask Jia Lian to make peace.

Aunt Xue saw that Mrs. Wang really didn't know the inside story, so she couldn't say anything else. Even if she was really pretending, at least receiving the gift list gave her some hope. The two sisters chatted again, and returned to Lixiang early hospital.Xue Baochai listened to Aunt Xue's words, and saw that the IOU was not false, so she nodded and said: "Auntie must not know, after all, the old lady has no relationship with us, so let's forget about it, anyway, we all have to swallow it." Go on. Now that my brother is injured like this, we are under the eaves of others, and we will have to pay for anything in the future, so we should spend money to buy Kang'an for my brother."

Aunt Xue was panicked and asked someone to change her clothes. She went to Wang Ziteng's mansion without a moment's idle time. At this time, Wang Ziteng had not yet returned to the mansion, so she accompanied Wang Ziteng's wife, Liu Shi. Gossip again and wait until the sun is about to set and Prince Tengfang returns to the mansion.

Wang Ziteng listened to Aunt Xue's truth and falsehood once, heard that he had offended Prince Na Rui, and thought about Xue Pan's usual temper, he roughly understood what was going on inside. The tearful just complained about her grievances, and finally understood why she had developed such a perverse temper in her son, she couldn't help but sneered and said: "You treat me as the woman in the inner house, and I don't know anything, whatever you want Nonsense, do you want to come to me to intercede for you, or do you want me to send you to death? I am your biological brother, if you have anything to say, don’t dare to say it honestly, pour me this confused soup?! If you want to talk like this, I can't bear the grievances of your family, Pan'er, you should hire Gao Ming to go!"

Aunt Xue didn't swallow half of her words, she was stunned by Wang Ziteng's reprimand for a while before she came back to her senses, Nuonuo said: "I... what I said is the truth, good brother, your nephew is still lying on the kang Can't move up."

"It's all the truth?" Wang Ziteng said coldly, "Do you know who Prince Rui is? On the other hand, do you think it can be obtained by simply bullying the weak? It was earned by someone working hard once! Before going to Shandong, I rested in the mansion for a whole month. If it wasn't for Prince Rui, I would have Today? When it comes to your family, Pan'er, he has become that dandy who bullies others by relying on his status? Not to mention, Prince Rui was in Yunnan for five years, and the common people in Kunming built a monument of merit and virtue, you know What does that mean? Look at the relatives of the current royal family, besides Prince Rui, who else dares to bear the limelight? I don't know Pan'er's temperament? You are still playing tricks in front of me, do you think that Rui Anyone can enter the threshold of the palace? If you tell me the truth, I may not be able to help you. Think about it for yourself. If there is a chance, what you said before the prince is wrong. Leaving aside Pan'er, I'm afraid my official career has come to an end."

Aunt Xue was stunned when she heard this, and she straightened her neck for a long while and said: "He...he is just a prince, the elder sister's eldest daughter is still a noble concubine."

"You're just a prince?!" Wang Ziteng sneered, shaking his sleeves, "What do you think you are? What is your pan'er? That's not a noble concubine, but a concubine, and it's a thousand miles away! Let me tell you the truth Let alone a concubine, even the current empress is not as good as Prince Rui with one finger. Since you are so capable, what do you want me to do? Ask your niece to make decisions for you!"

Seeing that Wang Ziteng was about to leave, Aunt Xue became anxious and had no choice but to let go and said, "I, I really didn't lie to my brother, Pan'er can't say a word now, and the servants who follow all say it's Prince Rui The fight started with arrogance and unreasonableness. Not to mention anyone else, that brother of the Lin family doesn't even care about affection. Seeing that Pan'er was beaten like that, who can I tell the pain in my heart? Brother, I just don't care. It's just talking to you, who dares to ask you to really argue with others? I also know that Prince Rui is not to be messed with, you can intercede with Pan'er anyway, as long as he doesn't bother Pan'er again, I will also Ask for nothing else."

Wang Ziteng saw that the younger sister was protecting his shortcomings and was unreasonable, so he didn't bother to break up with him any more, so he said sharply: "I help him once or twice, but I can't help him for the rest of his life. Just pamper him, everyone will love her." You think your child is good, but you have thought about it a little bit, you just think that I said Pan'er, you are not happy, and you don't think that a dignified prince can play tricks on the street for you? No more His life has already given him great grace, I'm afraid it is still due to the contribution of the young master of the Lin family. That is the one on the lord's heart, his eyes are more effective than my begging for a long time to grind his mouth, to you There is still such a lot of rhetoric in my mouth. Since you think so, I can't say anything else, but I advise you, this place in the capital of heaven is no more serious than that little Jinling, and you have to think about it. Affordable? Let me tell you the truth, Prince Rui is the most magnanimous person, since there is nothing to do with him right now, he will definitely not pursue it. But if the Emperor or the Emperor find out about this matter, don't worry about it. Speaking of your Pan'er, even if I can't afford to eat, our family will be completely over!"

Aunt Xue was terrified by the last words, so she didn't dare to say anything anymore, and only left a gift list for Wang Ziteng to think of a way anyway, but Wang Ziteng didn't have the heart to teach her any more, so he sent her back immediately. But he began to worry about how to end this matter.