The Second Master Lian of the Red Chamber

Most of the friendship between Wang Xue and Mrs. Wang was cultivated after they got married.

When they were in the boudoir, the two compared food and clothing than the elders' favor, and when they got engaged, they had a lot of disputes because of the great difference in power between the Rongguo Mansion and the Xue family. It was the old lady of the Wang family who tried to mediate, but failed to make the two sisters get closer.

Later, they left the cabinet one after another. One served the double mother-in-law in Rongguo Mansion. It's not as good as your own official wife bowing her waist, she has to control her husband's many concubines, and allocate money to support the members of Xue's family.

The two sisters who are very strong in the boudoir experienced a lot of hardships after they got married, and each had their own unsatisfactory points. Instead, they remembered each other's good points and moved more and more. The letter continued, and they all helped the other party with a lot of private matters.When one of the eldest sons died, and the other died of her husband, although the calculations of the two were shaking, the sisters seemed to be more harmonious.

As soon as Mrs. Xue revealed that she wanted to live in Rongguo Mansion, Madam Wang agreed. Firstly, she wanted to get close to the Xue family's property, and secondly, she wanted to see Xue Baochai's character.No matter how much Mrs. Wang Xue praised her daughter in the letter, Mrs. Wang also wanted to take a look at her appearance and character, and she must not delay Jia Baoyu's life.

Therefore, Mrs. Wang said a few sentimental words to Mrs. Xue with tears in her eyes, and looked at Xue Pan and Xue Baochai who were standing next to Mrs. Xue lovingly.Seeing that the brothers and sisters are just like the rumors, the elder brother has straight brows and staring eyes, and looks a little silly, while the younger sister is dignified and graceful, and she looks like they are from the IKEA family. Mrs. Wang can't help but look more and more satisfied, and then There was also a touch of genuine joy when he spoke.

The Xue Wang family fell in love with Xue Baochai only at the first glance as Mrs. Wang, and the smile on his face grew stronger.She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and when she looked at Jia Baoyu behind Mrs. Wang, who was wearing a new gold hundred butterfly and red arrow sleeves, she felt more satisfied, so she simply beckoned Jia Baoyu to take a few steps closer, hugging It's a good stroke in my arms.

It was Zhou Rui's family who whispered something nearby, and Madam Wang and Mrs. Xue Wang stopped exchanging greetings.Xue Wang's embraces Jia Baoyu, Xue Baochai supports Mrs. Wang, and the group goes to the upper room to meet Jia's mother.

Today, Mother Jia specially changed into a large dress, and wore a set of gemstone headgear that was only matched twice during the New Year's Eve. The meeting gifts for Xue Pan and Xue Baochai's brothers and sisters were also very expensive, but after careful consideration, they lacked care.Xue Pan was notoriously ignorant, but Jia Mu's gift was a Chengni inkstone handed down from a previous dynasty, no matter how exquisite and expensive it was, it was always suspected of scolding a donkey in front of a monk.What Xue Baochai received was fairly standard, it was a set of two flower hairpins with pearl clusters, the pearls in them were the size of a finger belly, with a light pink halo.It's a pity that beautiful jewelry is beautiful. Last year, the Xue family sent a box of sea pearls to the Rongguo Mansion for the New Year.

Xue Pan had never been able to comprehend these implied meanings, and sincerely thanked Jia Mu without feeling embarrassed, but Xue Baochai blushed after being startled.However, she has been stable and generous since she was a child, and after a little embarrassment for a while, she accepted the gift gently and peacefully and sat aside with her head bowed.

Mrs. Xue Wang has worked in the Xue family for many years, and her energy-raising skills are stronger than her daughter's. She can still talk affectionately with Jia Mu and others with a loving smile on her face, but in her heart she can't help but remember what Mrs. Wang said in the past. I took out those old words and weighed them again.

What Mrs. Wang said in her letter before was very good. Although she didn't believe it all, she thought that the wife of the first wife in the mansion was not happy, and that the very promising Second Master Lian had never married a wife. For Baoyu's sake, the old lady should also help Mrs. Wang maintain her face in this inner house, so that she can subdue the big family's men.

Who would have thought that when we met today, Jia Baoyu was really the heart of the old lady of the Jia family, she loved it to the bottom of her heart, and everyone else would have to lean back, but Mrs. Wang, a mother, might not be ashamed in front of the old lady. , It is estimated that there is nothing to say about major events.Otherwise, the two of them clearly agreed in the letter to be the in-laws of their children, but it would be too unreasonable for Jia Mu to pretend not to know, and then change her ways to disrespect the Xue family.

Mrs. Xue, who was with her late husband, also experienced the ups and downs of her eyebrows, and she had seen a lot of bullying and bullying.Thinking about Mrs. Wang's unconcealable hatred and hatred whenever she mentioned the aunt and daughter of the Jia family who married into the Lin family, she made a wild guess about the matter, and couldn't help laughing inwardly.

Back then when she was in her natal family, she was a good sister with her eyes on her forehead. She felt that she was unparalleled in appearance. Dislike.Later, the family appointed her the second master of the Rongguo Mansion, and they liked to hear people brag about the character of the future son-in-law Fang Zhengzhi and his progress. Even if the aunt passed each other one after another, she used to put on a generous and virtuous appearance, and her mouth was very hard.

But this person always has to open his eyes and look at himself, no matter how obedient he is, no matter how much he writes, the fifth-rank official will not become a first-rank official, and no matter how good Jia Baoyu is, he will only be the second son of a fifth-rank official. , even a white body without fame.It's all like this, it's funny that Mrs. Wang still picks and chooses the girls from the Xue family and looks down on the girls from the Lin family.

Mrs. Wang has a grudge with her sister-in-law, and she understands that Mrs. Xue is one of them, but she really can't figure out what the old ancestor of the Jia family is thinking.

The Jia family has two dukes, and the Shi family has two lords, but what does this have to do with Jia Baoyu being the second son of the second wife.Leaving aside the fact that there is no news from the Jia Lin family, the fact that the Lin family has rarely visited the gate of the Rongguo Mansion is enough to show that the Lin family has no intention of getting married. The prostitute is simply daydreaming.Let's just say that the girl from the Xue family is wronged to match him with a white body in terms of character and appearance alone.If it wasn't for Pan'er's disappointment and being dragged down by her family background, her Baochai would be enough to enter the palace and become a noble person, who would be patient to be angry here?

With a smile on her face, Wang Xue looked at Mother Jia who was confident in her chest while speaking, and then at Mrs. Wang whose face was slightly stiff. The two, don't they both look at the sky with their eyes and can't figure themselves out?

It's just that Jia's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law fight, and there is no reason to vent their anger on their Xue family girl.If you don't know it before, just let it go, but now you know it, Xue Wang is not willing to be a knife in the hand of a man, but after a few breaths of effort, he thought of a new set of rhetoric, leaving the original words behind. the back of the head.

It happened that Xue Pan was taken to greet Jia Zheng, and Jia's mother praised Xue Baochai's demeanor again. Xue Wang took the initiative to say with a smile: "I can't compare with the old lady who knows how to be a man. , Pan'er is extremely inappropriate. Fortunately, Baochai has been sensible and considerate since she was a child, and she is better than me in dealing with people. If I don't have her, no matter how I say it, I am too embarrassed to bother you, old lady Bailei Tired and upset."

Seeing that Xue Wangshi really picked up Xue Baochai, Jia's mother's complexion did not change, she still smiled and listened, but when she looked at Xue Baochai again, she felt even more disgusted in her heart, and she still asked to stay: "My aunt is too modest. My brother is not good. It's straight-hearted, and doesn't understand those twists and turns. For people like us, as long as the child has a good heart, there is nothing else. I really love this child, Baochai, better than the two in our family. Why don't you take the child with you? With brother and sister living in the mansion, it is convenient for your sisters to talk, Baochai has the maids to accompany them, and Brother Pan also has his uncle to help discipline, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"

Mother Jia knew that the small courtyard in the northeast corner had been repaired a long time ago, and the few big ornaments in the main room were still Mrs. Wang's private house. She knew that Xue's family would definitely stay here if there were no accidents. Stop, simply don't be that villain, and take the initiative to keep Xue's family behind.After staying for a long time, when more things happened, Xue's family realized that their idea was wishful thinking, so they naturally retreated.

As soon as Mother Jia said this, Mrs. Wang looked at Mrs. Xue and motioned for her to agree, but Mrs. Xue happened to look away and did not meet her.

Mrs. Wang suddenly felt that something was wrong, and Mrs. Xue Wang over there had already replied in a soft tone: "The old lady loves you. I see that the second and third girls are all very good. Baochai can do needlework with their sisters." Nuhong, it’s a good deal for us. It’s just that before we came, their uncle wrote to us repeatedly, asking us to come to Beijing, and they were afraid that Pan’er would be young and inexperienced, so they urged us to live there. Our natal nephew over there Brother Ren and Pan'er are about the same age, and it's better to study with them, so I thought it would be cheaper to live with their uncle."

Everyone in Beijing knows the virtues of Wang Ren, the only son of Prince Teng Wang. He is a real tiger father and son. Come anyway.

Mother Jia couldn't help but sneer in her heart, secretly thinking that the word "reading" by their prodigal sons would embarrass their ancestors, but Xue Wang really dared to say such a thing, and Mrs. Wang couldn't help but her heart sank.

Wang Ziteng does have some affection for his two younger sisters, and he also intends to help his nephews as soon as possible, but Mrs. Wang Ziteng is very displeased with dudes like Xue Pan. After hearing that the Xue family intends to go to Beijing, they just cleaned it up casually. There is no intention of letting Xue's family stay for a long time, let alone letting Wang Ren hang out with Xue Pan.Because of this, Xue Wang agreed to Mrs. Wang's proposal in the letter.

She had clearly made an agreement, but she turned her back when the matter came to an end. If Mrs. Wang still couldn't see that Mrs. Xue had any intention of withdrawing from the marriage of her children, she would have lived this half of her life in vain.

Vaguely guessing what Mrs. Xue meant, Mrs. Wang couldn't help being angry and annoyed for a while, but she couldn't show her face with Mrs. Xue in front of Jia Mu, and it took a long time to smile.

Jia's mother is old and refined, but at a glance, she can see that the Wang family sisters are not of one mind, and the Xue family is not so blind that they must hold on to her precious jade. She couldn't help but feel very happy, and hurriedly stopped her: "My aunt just brought it with me today." Brothers and sisters came here, and the journey was tiring. It was too hasty to let the children visit their uncle's house, and I would not agree. I listened to the old man for a while, and now the yard prepared by the second wife Rest here for a few days, and it will not be too late."

The old ancestor opened his mouth, and Mrs. Xing, who had been sitting with the guests for a long time, naturally echoed her voice, and kept Mrs. Xue Wang's mother and daughter, and Mrs. Xue Wang held it for a while, until Mrs. Wang also asked to stay, and then she agreed with a smile. .

After all, she never thought of letting Xue Pan support the family alone in Beijing, so it is difficult to handle too much.However, she was still more comfortable in the Rongguo Mansion and benefited more than her natal sister-in-law, who was also borrowed.

After receiving Mrs. Xue's permission, Mother Jia smiled and asked people to go out to spread the word, and asked the servants in charge to help Xue's servants move all the suitcases and cages to the reserved yard. Mrs. Xue also pointed to Su The mother-in-law and girl who wrote a lot of letters went to help put away the things, while she took her daughter and continued to be guests in the upper room.

Jia Mu brought Mrs. Xing Wang and Mrs. Xue Wang to a table to touch cards and talk, while Yingchun Tanchun invited Xue Baochai to their sister's courtyard as agreed in advance, and they had tea and talked together in the main room.

Ying and Tan both work hard on a daily basis, and they are both talented in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and they chatted very well with Xue Baochai, who has read a lot since childhood, but the kung fu of a stick of incense makes it a little bit late to meet each other .In particular, Xue Baochai has some unique insights in poetry, and Yingchun sighs to herself, and can't help but feel a little bit about recommending Xue Baochai to Daiyu.Thinking about Yingchun, Bao and Dai are both talented, and the difference between ordinary boudoir daughters is far away. Thinking about it, only they can truly speculate with each other, cherish each other, and become friends with Bao.

Yingchun was overjoyed, took a sip of tea, and was about to mention Daiyu, the gentle and generous Xue Baochai who had always talked and laughed at Yanyan suddenly said to them seriously: "Although you and I have read more books than others, we need to introspect more. After all, our boudoir In the daughter's house, the needlework girl is the duty, and you must not lose the basics and chase after the last."

Yingchun was stunned, but Tanchun was really impressed, and sighed: "Sister Bao still has a clear heart, I am not as good as you."