The Son-in-law of the Lin Family in the Red Chamber

After talking with Aunt Xue, Jia Min took Xue Baochai's hand and asked, "How old are you? Have you ever studied?"

Xue Baochai answered one by one in a soft voice, articulate and generous.

Jia Min praised it again, and then ordered the girl to fetch a gift for Xue Baochai. Before Jia Min came, he didn't prepare a gift, but because he saw Xue Baochai in Rongguo Mansion, he gave her a wink and ordered the girl to prepare it.

After Xue Baochai thanked her, she accepted the gift.

Jiamu took Daiyu's little hand and said to Baochai, "This is the eldest girl of my aunt's family."

The eldest princess of Changle often taught Daiyu to make friends, to put character first, and not to be based on family background. Daiyu saw that Baochai behaved elegantly and advanced and retreated well, so she liked it. Beside Baochai, he took Baochai's hand and began to talk.

As the daughter of Lin Ruhai, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and the young teacher, and the closed disciple of Princess Changle, Daiyu is a leader in the circle of ladies in Shenjing, so regardless of Baochai's age, she naturally became the eldest sister.

Seeing this, Jia's mother smiled and said, "It's good for the sisters to get closer."

At this time, Baochai knew that Daiyu was younger than her, so she smiled and said to Daiyu, "I am very happy to see my sister today. My sister is really a fairy."

Baochai praised Daiyu, firstly because Daiyu was indeed extremely outstanding, and secondly because Daiyu was the daughter of Lin Ruhai and the disciple of Princess Changle.

Thinking of Princess Changle, Baochai smiled even wider, and said: "Today I know that there are such beautiful girls in the world."

Seeing the smiles on Baochai's face, Daiyu knew that Baochai was flattering her, and felt a little displeased.

When Daiyu first saw Baochai, she thought she was a girl who was "unconventional", and she was very happy. Now, seeing the smile on Baochai's face, Daiyu knew what Baochai was thinking.

After becoming the disciple of the eldest princess of Changle, Daiyu often saw smiles like Baochai on the faces of girls. At first, Daiyu didn't understand the meaning of this smile. Later, after a lot of things Only then did Daiyu know the meaning of this smile—these people were flattering her.

At that time, Daiyu was still young, so she complained to Princess Changle that most of the people in this world were ordinary people. In order to live a better life, I will also please people with higher status than me, which is not wrong."

However, after a while, Princess Changle said again: "However, since you don't like them, stay away from them. If they stick to you, you can just let them go. The premise is that you have the capital to do so... "

At this time, the girl outside the door said: "Miss Shi, Miss Er, Miss Third, and Miss Four are here."

Jia Mu and Jia Min laughed and said, "Let's talk together and let them young people play together."

Jia Min said to Daiyu, "Let's play with the sisters."

Daiyu, Sanchun and Shi Xiangyun were already acquainted, so she nodded to Jia Min, and got together with Sanchun, Shi Xiangyun and Xue Baochai and left the house.

After a while, Mother Jia let Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang and others leave, leaving only Mother Jia and Jia Min in the room.

Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue went to Lixiangyuan hand in hand. After sitting down, Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "The old lady has already agreed, and I will mention Bao girl to my aunt. She is good in everything, and my aunt will definitely not refuse." .”

Aunt Xue also laughed and said: "This is the best." But she was not very happy in her heart.

After Aunt Xue came to Beijing, she took a pair of children to live in Rongguo Mansion. Aunt Xue and Mrs. Wang reunited in their later years, and they were very happy.

Not long after, Aunt Xue brought up the matter of letting Baochai marry Jia Yu.

Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue had a good relationship, and she didn't want to have any quarrel with her younger sister, but Mrs. Wang naturally couldn't agree to it when it came to her son, but she didn't say so, but smiled and said that she would introduce a good relative to Baochai.

Aunt Xue was very disappointed, but she knew that their orphans and widows were now attached to the Rongguo Mansion and could not offend Mrs. Wang, so she asked Mrs. Wang who she had found for Baochai.

Mrs. Wang told about Jia Yue's situation. Although Aunt Xue didn't like the death of Jia Yue's parents, she knew that Jia Yue was an excellent candidate—the 11-year-old Juren, the apprentice of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Aunt Xue thought about it carefully, and felt that this marriage was very good. Although Jia Yue had a bright future, but her family had no money left, Baochai was beautiful in appearance, and her overall style was better than that of a girl from an official family. Jia Yue grasped it.

Therefore, Aunt Xue agreed and asked Mrs. Wang to speak to Jia Min for them.

Seeing that Aunt Xue agreed, Mrs. Wang was very happy. Although she didn't want Baochai to be her daughter-in-law, she didn't want to turn against her sister.

Afterwards, Mrs. Wang told Jia Mu, and Jia Mu thought about it for a while, and felt that this marriage was very good and beneficial to Jia Yu, so she agreed to match the Xue family and Jia Min.

Rongguo Mansion, the residence of Jia Mu.

Jia Mu and Jia Min chatted for a while, Jia Mu suddenly asked: "What do you think of Bao girl?"

Jia Min said: "The appearance and temperament are excellent, but... what does the mother ask her for?"

Jia Mu said again: "Do you think Bao girl and Brother Yue are worthy?"

Jia Min was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Brother Yue is the only disciple of our master, and he won the Juren at the age of 11, so how can the girl from the Xue family be worthy of it?"

Jia Mu said with a smile: "Brother Yue's parents are dead, so it's not easy to marry a wife. What's more, Brother Yue's family has no money. Even if he becomes a Jinshi and becomes an official in the future, he will not be rich. The Xue family is rich. , Bao girl’s dowry is enough for Brother Yue to live a life without worrying about food and clothing.”

Jia Min originally wanted to say: "Yue'er's family business has been swallowed up by the Rongguo Mansion, so naturally the family has no money left."

It's just that Jia's mother is Jia Min's biological mother, and Jia Yue grew up under Jia Min's watch. Her palms and backs are full of flesh. Although Jia Min can't see it, she can't say anything.

Jia Min knew that Mother Jia was still thinking about Daiyu, so she didn't say that she planned to betroth her daughter to Jia Yue, but said: "I watched Brother Yue grow up, I love him, and I want to find him a well-rounded girl. The daughter-in-law of the Xue family, the girl from the Xue family, has a poor family and suffers from serious illnesses, how can she be worthy of brother Yue!"

Seeing Jia Min's resolute attitude, Jia's mother smiled and said, "Forget it, it's not a big deal at all."

Jia's mother wanted Daiyu to marry Jia Yu, but Jia Min rejected her in person, but Jia's mother did not give up.

Although Jia's mother is confused about major matters, she is extremely shrewd about small matters in the inner house. When she saw the Xue family's mother and daughter, she knew that the Xue family was planning to take the position of "Second Grandma Yu". But he wanted Xue's mother and daughter to give up completely.

It happened that Mrs. Wang came to Jia Mu and said that she wanted to ration Jia Yue to Baochai, which was exactly what Jia Mu wanted, and Jia Mu agreed.

After Jia Yue's parents passed away, Jia Yue's family property was taken over by the Rongguo Mansion. At that time, the entire Rongguo Mansion was under the control of Jia Mu, and most of Jia Yue's family property became Jia Mu's own. , a small part became Mrs. Wang's body...

Mother Jia loved Jia Yu very much, and wished to leave the entire Rongguo Mansion to Jia Yu. However, the title and Rongguo Mansion belonged to Jia Lian, and most of the property of the second room belonged to Jia Zhu and Jia Lan and his son. If the family were separated, Jia Yu would get little property pitiful.

Thinking that after a hundred years, Jia Yu's life will be extremely difficult, and Jia's mother is very distressed.

Mother Jia plans to save decades of money after she dies.

Take care of yourself, leave it all to Jia Yu.

The property that originally belonged to Jia Yue's first house occupied a considerable part of Jia's mother's body, so if Jia's mother wanted to leave all of her body to Jia Yu, naturally it could not be returned to the original owner.

Therefore, Mother Jia felt ashamed of Jia Yue, so she wanted to find Jia Yue a daughter-in-law with a generous dowry to compensate Jia Yue.

Xue Baochai was found by Jia's mother to compensate Jia Yue.

As a result, Jia Min disagreed.

Seeing Jia Min's resolute attitude, Jia's mother let go of this thought and planned to make up for Jia Yue in another way.

After Jia Min's mother and daughter had dinner, they went back to Lin's mansion. Jia's mother called Mrs. Wang and told Mrs. Wang the news that Jia Min didn't like Baochai. A child has no fate."

After all, Mrs. Wang chatted with Jiamu for a while, and when she saw that Jiamu was tired, she left.

On the second day, Mrs. Wang told Aunt Xue about this matter, and then said: "I will find a better husband for Bao girl."

Although Aunt Xue was angry, she was not disappointed. Instead, she smiled and said, "You bothered."

Xue Pan, Aunt Xue's son, is extravagant and arrogant. Although he has been to school, he can only read a few words. Lai grandfather's old love, the household department puts up a false name, receives money and food, and the rest of the affairs are handled by its own staff and old family.

Aunt Xue also has a daughter, who is two years younger than Xue Pan. She is Xue Baochai mentioned above. It was ten times higher.

Now, Aunt Xue has lost her husband, and her son is unreliable. Aunt Xue actually regards the young girl as a reliance, and discusses everything with Baochai. Even Jia Yue's marriage was agreed by Baochai after Baochai nodded. .

That night, Aunt Xue told Baochai about this incident. Baochai's face froze for a moment, but she did not lose her composure. .”

Aunt Xue said: "What does this have to do with you? It's because they don't have long eyes and can't see your good. That Jia Yue, whose parents died and the whole family died, is definitely not a good match."

Speaking of this, Aunt Xue sighed again: "Your father left suddenly, and your brother didn't live up to expectations. The only one I can count on is you."

Baochai said: "My daughter won't disappoint my mother. My daughter sees her being wronged because of her. My daughter doesn't want my mother to be so humble again."

After hearing Baochai's words, Aunt Xue's eyes turned red, and she said, "My son, with your words, I can close my eyes even if I die immediately."

Baochai hurriedly came forward to persuade Aunt Xue, making Aunt Xue smile through tears.

Although Baochai is outstanding in everything, her family background is too low. After the Xue family came to Beijing, they lived in Rongguo Mansion. Although Baochai was acquainted with Sanchun and Shi Xiangyun, he had never seen other girls of the same age from official families.

After Baochai met Sanchun, Shi Xiangyun and others, she felt that she was far superior to them, and felt a little proud of herself, thinking that girls from official families were nothing more than that. When she met Daiyu this time, Baochai saw Daiyu's appearance and manner , are so perfect that you can't find a single fault, I don't feel a little ashamed.

Daiyu is the beloved daughter of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and the beloved disciple of the eldest princess of Changle. This status is rarely matched in Jingjing.

Baochai thought to himself: "If I can become friends with her, I will definitely gain countless benefits. If I can take the opportunity to win the favor of Princess Changle, that would be the best."

For her own talent, Baochai is very confident. If she can become the disciple of the eldest princess of Changle, then her fortune will be invaluable...

Because of such thoughts, Baochai flattered Daiyu quietly.

However, although Daiyu didn't ignore Baochai, she didn't get close to Baochai either. She left Baochai aside and talked intimately with Yingchun and Xichun.

Baochai thinks that she is far better than Yingchun and Xichun, but Daiyu ignores her, which makes her very puzzled. She feels very uncomfortable, but there is nothing she can do.

That night, the exhausted Baochai returned to Lixiangyuan, and when she learned that Jia Min didn't like her, Baochai was ashamed and angry, but she didn't lose her mind, nor was she discouraged.

Baochai said to Aunt Xue: "Our family is in charge of the household department, and has been taken care of by Mr. Lin for many years. When our family comes to Beijing this time, we should let my brother go to pay Mrs. Lin's greetings. Our family also has to walk with the Lin family often. yes."