The Second Master Lian of the Red Chamber

Mrs. Wang had changed her mind because Xue Pan had offended the Xia family of the imperial merchant, she was concerned that the Xia family's connection in the palace would no longer mention any good marriages, but she was afraid that she would burden her own family and delay Jia Baoyu's future.I don't think Zhou Rui's family just went to the courtyard where Xue's family lived temporarily to deliver fresh fruits, and then heard a new article, that the master of the Xia family actually wanted to marry Xue Baochai.

When the news came back, Mrs. Wang was taken aback immediately, and she didn't care about it. First, she interrogated Zhou Rui's family in a low voice, asking her if the Xue family had spoken nonsense in front of the Xia family.Zhou Rui's family had heard about Jin Yu's marriage long before Xue's family came here. There have never been fewer gossips in the mansion these years. Of course, they knew what his wife was asking, so they learned everything Xue Wang's words thoughtfully. I'm so at ease with my master's heart.

Mrs. Wang listened attentively for a long while, and saw that Mrs. Xue Wang was quite knowledgeable, and she didn't bother others, so her complexion became a little better, and then she talked with Zhou Rui's family about the difficulties of Xue's family in private: "Everything is good, sister. Son, there is such a bastard brother, a slightly more careful family, who would have thought about it before getting married? Not to mention those small families, even a family like ours, how can they take on such a culprit. It can be seen that this is Destined, each has its own fate."

Not to mention that their Yifang will move out of the Duke's mansion someday, and they are not very respectable in the prince's mansions of the princes. Even when they were in charge of the family, people like the former imperial eunuch chief were unwilling to be provoked.Mrs. Wang still remembers how big the appetites and how difficult the people in Concubine Zhen's Palace and in front of the emperor were.

But thinking of the palace, she couldn't help but think of her daughter Yuan Chun, who was imprisoned in the temple at such a young age, she didn't know what a difficult situation it was.The top-notch girls like flowers and jade were sent to the palace, and a lot of money was scattered, but in the end they ended up like this. Every time I mentioned it, it was a heart-pounding pain, and Madam Wang's newly raised emotions such as fear of rejoicing and so on. It's all gone.

Anyway, it is the Xue family who did not raise their children and grandchildren well, which caused such troubles. Who let Xue Baochai have such an elder brother, who is not dignified, and shows his face to others? Such a person is entangled.Even sisters, since they look down on her Baoyu, have to bear such a son-in-law by themselves.

Mrs. Wang looked down upon and tabooed people like Xia's family who were backed by the eunuchs in the palace. After thinking for a while, when the pills specially formulated for Xue Pan came, she asked Zhou Rui's family to go and take her own medicine. But she didn't show up, and even Jia Baoyu was detained in the room by her order to study.

As Xue Pan's aunt and she doesn't need a housekeeper, she complained to Xue Wang in private a few days ago that she had nothing to do in the yard all day long, and asked Xue Wang to take Xue Baochai to sit there more often. The Xue family encountered troubles one after another, but she only sent a woman to go back and forth. Xue Wang and the others were not stupid, so they naturally understood what she meant.

In panic, Mrs. Xue originally wanted to find her to find a way, or simply arrange the marriage of the two children, so as to reject the Xia family. She didn't want Mrs. Wang to be a shy bastard first. With a little affection, she was so angry that her face was pale and her chest was tight, and she finally recovered under Xue Baochai's comfort, and first she hugged her daughter and cried for a while.

"My son, why is your life so hard?" Xue Wang choked from crying, holding Xue Baochai in her arms and could not help wiping her tears: "As soon as the Xia family left, I wanted to talk to your aunt, but you just stopped me. Look again, there is no reason why Xue's family affairs always bother Jia's family, I will give you an outsider. Looking at it now, it is not you who understand better than me? It is your dear aunt who doesn't care whether we live or die."

Xue Baochai did not expect anything from Mrs. Wang from the beginning, and now she is not as sad and disappointed as Xue Wang, but took the opportunity to say something heartfelt to Xue Wang.These words have been kept in her heart for a long time. Not only are they against the rules of the boudoir, they are also against human ethics. They are not words that juniors should say, but she can't care about them anymore.

"Mom always feels close to my aunt. Even my uncle and the others believe in my aunt the most. These years, I always like to tell my aunt about everything. But Mom, if you think about it, is my aunt really that kind-hearted charity person? "

The Xue family is rich, and most of the travels between relatives are made of money. Xue Baochai didn't mention the silver taels embezzled and borrowed by Mrs. Wang over the years, but only talked about how he handled things: "When we were in Jinling, the people who had festivals were nothing more than those from Jinling. Wealthy merchants, petty officials, or our own relatives, who heard the names of the Rongguo Mansion and the Wang family in the capital, didn’t think twice about it. It’s natural for our aunts and uncles to help us cook, but Mom never let Relatives help for nothing, don’t they?”

What Xue Baochai said was the truth, although it made people feel a little uncomfortable, Xue Wangshi nodded slowly, Xue Baochai sighed, and continued: "The same relationship between relatives, why did we come to the capital? Whether it's the status of the imperial merchant, my waiting for election, or my brother's lawsuit, but I can't handle any of them, so I can't help? Mom shouldn't say that my brother's lawsuit is over, that's up to me. Not aunt, even uncle can only make my brother suffer less in prison."

"We girls know in my heart that my brother can come back so quickly, thanks to the second master Lian in this mansion. But mother also needs to understand in her heart that although I call the second master cousin, our family's affairs, except this time , the second master doesn't care, even the aunt's one, the second master doesn't care much about it."

Living in Rongguo Mansion for so many years and experiencing all kinds of sophistication in the world, Xue Baochai has long felt that the temperaments of the Jia family and the Wang family are similar.Jinling is afraid of the high school in Beijing, the Jia family and the royal family have a good reputation, and the relatives of the two families are easy to talk about, and relying on them, the own family can do much more.But in Beijing, not to mention the second room of the Rongguo Mansion, even the royal family with a concubine has many scruples.There are still many unsatisfactory things in my own behavior, and I can't care about my relatives, let alone hurt myself for relatives.

Back then, when the golden lock was made according to the monk's words, Xue Wang mentioned Jia Baoyu, and the psychic jade that he had brought with him when he was born. Not obvious, but also kept this matter in mind.It's not that she really had any thoughts that she shouldn't have, but that at that time Rongguo Mansion was the head of the second household, except for a title of title, everything was good, secretly there was an old lady's preference for her younger grandson, and the succession of titles might change, etc. Waiting for the rumors, it sounds like a good match, and can support the Xue family.

When he arrived in the capital, Xue Baochai found that the situation was not as rumored, and his thoughts disappeared.In the Duke's mansion, Jia Lian's name is justified and he can't move the second room. After all, there may not be such a handsome young man in more than ten years, and it takes the convenience of the eldest son, but Mrs. Wang is cold, selfish and paranoid. The inner curtain is messing around, and he dare not disobey his mother's order at all, so it makes people frightened.If she is really married, her mother-in-law will teach her what is right and proper. The husband is weak and worthless, and if he can't help his mother's family, it's the next thing to do. There is no hope for him in this life.

It's a pity that the Qingyun Road where people are waiting to enter the palace is blocked, and the other families who propose marriage have their own flaws, so they have to keep pretending to Laoshizi's golden marriage and patiently persuade Jia Baoyu to make progress.Speaking from his heart, Xue Baochai really felt that Jia Baoyu had blinded a man for nothing.If she could give birth to a man, where would the Xue family be in the current predicament, she would have to achieve some ambitions.

Xue Wang's temperament is soft in the sister business. After her husband left, she relied more on relatives and friends, and on the other hand, she relied more on her daughter's help. This is the first time I heard such unabashed words, and I couldn't help but think about it. , is indeed what Xue Baochai said, so she couldn't help but shed tears: "My son, your aunt and the others have all kinds of bad things. Besides them, who else can we count on?"

Having lived in the same mansion for so many years, how could Mrs. Xue really know nothing about Mrs. Wang?But even if she knew it in her heart, she had no other way.Jia Lian is good in this mansion, but Xue Wang looked on coldly, not to mention uncles and aunts like Mrs. Jia Zhengwang, even his own father and grandmother, they may not have much dignity in front of him, and they would not care about crooked relatives like themselves .What the Xue family can grasp is the second room of the Wang family and Rongguo Mansion.Otherwise, he would lose his job as an imperial merchant, and he would not have a few noble relatives to support his appearance. The Xue family is just a wealthy merchant, and in this world, he is not at the mercy of others.

Knowing that Xue Wangshi understands in her heart, Xue Baochai also breathed a sigh of relief silently, a trace of tears appeared inexplicably in her eyes, but she suppressed it, and said with a smile: "Mom, what are you talking about, isn't the ready-made hope here?" If I don't worry about Mom's annoyance, I have coaxed my elder brother to send a reliable old servant to inquire about the master of the Xia family."

They had already inquired about the origin of the Xia family and Master Xia's temperament when they were involved in the lawsuit before, but this time Xue Baochai ordered someone to ask again, because he was seriously thinking about the Xia family's marriage.

Of course she knew that the Xia family was backed by eunuchs, and their reputation outside was not very good. Master Xia even had a relative in front of him.But the Xue family's current situation cannot be helped by those who come to propose marriage, and neither can Jia Baoyu. If she can gain a firm foothold in the Xia family, the Xia family will help.Moreover, with such a big backer in the palace, if the Xia family manages well, the future may not be bad in the future. Wouldn't there be members of the great eunuch's clan who later became officials?The history books also praised him as a righteous official.Taking a step back, even if she feels bad, who can come forward to help her reject this marriage?

Xue Wang didn't expect her daughter to have such thoughts, her heart was crushed for a moment, she swallowed the scolding words, she just hugged Xue Baochai and cried, she developed a fever that night, Jia's family helped her Even when the imperial doctor came to see her, she was just groggy.The Xia family received the letter, but did not let the matchmaker come to the door, but sent a few stewards to deliver a lot of medicinal materials and supplements to show their sincerity.

The Xia family's presence was quite impressive, everyone in the Ningrong Second Mansion knew that this was a girl from the Xue family who wanted to marry, and Jia's mother also sighed a few times in the upper room, nothing more than lamenting Xue Baochai's luck.But she sighed a few times, and the news that made her smile came back from outside.

One is that there are many complicated affairs in Beijing, and the emperor ordered Jia Lian to return to Beijing to temporarily act as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and the other is that Jia Min sent a message, saying that Lin Hai's injury was stabilized.