[Red Chamber] Feijun does not "marry"

☆. Purity and sacrifice ([-])

At this time, Aunt Xue was also in Mrs. Wang's yard, and the two sisters retreated, sitting together and talking about themselves.

"Sister, what do you mean by the marriage between Baoyu and Baochai?" Aunt Xue asked anxiously.

Now Aunt Xue brought the two brothers and sisters of the Xue family and the second bedroom of the Jia family to move into the Zhongyihou Mansion. They did not live with Jia's mother, and the two of them talked a lot more casually.The Xue family has been in Beijing for more than two years. Seeing that Xue Baochai is getting older day by day, and is now 15 years old, Aunt Xue is naturally very anxious about her daughter's marriage.

It's just that although she and Mrs. Wang have already settled on this marriage in private, Jia's mother has not given a confirmation letter until now, so the marriage between Baoyu and Baochai has not been settled.

Mrs. Wang picked up the teacup, took a sip and said, "I'm thinking, the old lady probably hasn't made up her mind yet." Mrs. Wang was also a little worried, and now her two elder brothers are getting older In Baoyu's marriage, she tried her best to get closer to the Xue family, but it was only for the Xue family's money, hoping to leave a way for the second wife.

Now that Jia Yu is getting more and more promising, it is no longer necessary to use Xue's family as a way out. She still admits this marriage is only because she likes Xue Baochai and the friendship between the two sisters over the years.

It can be said that the current situation of Jia Baoyu and Xue Baochai's marriage has completely changed. There used to be the meaning of relying on Xue's family in the future, but now Xue Baochai's status is completely unworthy of Jia Baoyu.The only thing that makes Mrs. Wang more gratified is that Aunt Xue has never thought about Yu'er's marriage after all. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Jia Yu's prosperity is just around the corner.

"Then what are we going to do? This little girl is getting older every day, and she hasn't settled on a marriage yet. If she talks about it, wouldn't it be a joke." Aunt Xue frowned slightly and said, she also knew that now She lost a lot of initiative in this marriage.

But it is even more impossible for her to give up the big tree of the Jia family. The marriage between the Jia family and the Xue family is imperative, no matter what the price is.

Mrs. Wang also sighed slightly: "I like Baochai's character the most, let alone my niece, how can I not think about her." It's just that Mrs. Wang herself was a little uncertain about Jia's mother. If it is agreed, Mother Jia did not obstruct her and Aunt Xue's marriage of Baoyu and Baochai, but if it is disagreed, Mother Jia still has not made a clear statement.

"I know that my sister is good for Bao girl, but how can I get past the old lady now?" Aunt Xue was almost graying her hair because of this marriage.Not only because Xue Baochai is getting older, but also because she wants to climb the big tree of Jia's family for Xue Pan.

"To put it bluntly, the old lady thinks that Baoyatou's status is not worthy of Baoyu. Now if she can give Baoyatou this status, there may be a turning point for this matter." Madam Wang suddenly thought of Jia. Yu once talked with her about Baoyu and Baochai's marriage.

At that time, Jia Yu specially told Mrs. Wang that this matter can be facilitated, but she must not touch the old lady's scales.That was when they discussed the marriage between Luo Baoyu and Baochai, Lin Daiyu should not be involved in this matter.Afterwards, Jia Yu also only said one thing, this Xue Baochai is superior in appearance, figure, and virtue, but the same thing, the status of this merchant's daughter is a bit lower.

Now that I think about it, it was really wrong for her to make this marriage. She only paid attention to the Xue family's money, but ignored the identity of the merchant.It's no wonder that the old lady has been avoiding this question, obviously she doesn't like the identity of the Xue family.

Of the four major families in Jinling, the Jia family is a duke of two kingdoms, and the historian is now a duke of two kingdoms, and the Wang family is just a county official.

If time goes back, Mrs. Wang hopes that she has never agreed to her sister's marriage, but the matter has come to this point, and there is no room for her to regret it.

"This..." Aunt Xue lost her temper when she heard Mrs. Wang say that the old lady might dislike their businessman status. How could she refute this.Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen are at the bottom of the queue. She naturally knows that if Baochai marries Baoyu, it will be a high marriage.

Mrs. Wang thought for a while and said, "Let's do this, let me think about how to deal with this matter, and then I will discuss it with my sister."

Mrs. Wang just thought of it, why not pass the message to the imperial concubine in the palace, maybe she can do something.

On the same day, Jia Yuanchun received a letter from Mrs. Wang's important person.When she was visiting her relatives, she met Miss Xue, she was a nice girl, but her status was a bit low.Now that her mother already has the idea of ​​getting closer, why not give her a hand, at least to see the old lady's attitude, otherwise it's not reasonable to keep stalemate like this.

In Yuanchun, Xia Shouzhong was asked to send 120 taels of silver to the Jia family, and asked Jia Rong to lead the Jia family to burn incense and worship Buddha for three days from the first to the third day of junior high school. The boxing gift is sent together.

Jia Baoyu was very happy because he got to know the famous actor Qiguan yesterday, so he woke up early today, thinking that no matter what, he would meet that Qiguan again.

At this time, Xiren came in and said: "Yesterday, the imperial concubine asked Mrs. Xia to send money, and invited everyone to Qingxu Temple to have a funeral. They went for a total of three days, and the rituals of the Dragon Boat Festival were also rewarded."

"Oh? What are you rewarding?" Jia Baoyu was also very happy when he heard that the elder sister had rewarded things.

The attacker asked the little girl to take out the reward.I saw two high-quality palace fans, two bracelets with musk and red beads, three feet of high-quality silk and satin, and a summer mat with a lotus pattern.

Jia Baoyu couldn't put it down because of those exquisite gadgets, and then asked: "Is it the same for other people?"

The attacker replied: "The old lady has too much a fragrant wood ruyi and an agate pillow. The wife, the master, and the concubine only have one more ruyi. Yours is the same as Miss Bao's. The third master has an inkstone more than you. The second girl The three girls, the third girl, and the fourth girl only have fans and bracelets, and no one else has them. The first grandma and the second grandma each have two bolts of gauze, two bolts of silk, two sachets, and two lumps of medicine."

Baoyu was silent for a while, and asked: "Why am I the same as Sister Bao, shouldn't I be the same as my third brother? Didn't the message go wrong?"

Xiren shook his head and said: "Where is the wrong transmission? When I brought it yesterday, I wrote the list one by one. There is absolutely no mistake! Yours was originally in the old lady's room. I will go and get it." Yes. The old lady said, let you get up early tomorrow and enter the palace to thank you."

Baoyu nodded and said, "This is what it should be."

Then Baoyu went to Jiamu's house, and happened to meet Xue Baochai who also came to greet Jiamu.

After Baochai saw Baoyu, she felt a little uncomfortable. She already knew the whole story of "Golden and Jade Love", so she always tried to avoid Jia Baoyu as much as possible.Now that the imperial concubine's reward is the same as Baoyu's, she feels even more boring.

After all, a discerning person could tell that there was something intentional about it at a glance, not to mention that with her intelligence, she probably guessed that it must be her aunt—Ms. Wang who contributed to it.

Baoyu didn't feel anything, but felt very happy to see Xue Baochai.For a moment, he remembered that his reward was the same as Baochai's, so he asked, "Sister Bao, would you like to show me your musk red bead bracelet?"

Baochai was a little embarrassed, but she didn't refuse, so she nodded.Opened the sleeves, revealing a lotus arm to take off the bracelet, but she was relatively plump, so she didn't take it off for a while.After taking off the musk red bead bracelet, he saw Jia Baoyu staring at her arm.

At this moment, Xue Baochai blushed, threw the musk red bead bracelet directly into Jia Baoyu's arms, and walked out of the house.

But Xue Baochai's departure alarmed Jia Baoyu who was still in a daze just now.He originally let Xue Baochai's snow-white arm attract his attention, but now that the wonderful scenery is gone, he naturally regained his senses all at once.

It's a pity that Xue Baochai had already made him feel embarrassed, and left in embarrassment.

Jia Baoyu sat there blankly, stroking the musk red bead bracelet that Xue Baochai had taken off with his hand, as if he could still feel Xue Baochai's remaining warmth.

As soon as Baochai walked to the door, he happened to meet Wang Xifeng, and he talked about going to Qingxuguan to hold a sacrifice on the first day of the lunar new year, so he asked Baoyu and Baochai to go to the theater together.

Baochai smiled and said, "The weather is very hot and there is nothing to do, so I won't go."

"It's very cool in Qingxu Temple. I sent someone to clean it up in advance. I have told my wife that you won't go to me when the time comes. These days are almost suffocating, and I can't feel comfortable when watching a theater at home." Take it easy."

Jia Mu listened to Wang Xifeng's words with a smile, and answered, "Since that's the case, then I'll follow along to see the excitement."

"Of course it's good for the old ancestor to go, but I'm afraid I won't be able to watch the theater properly again." Wang Xifeng immediately said pretending to be wronged.

"That day I was listening to operas in the main building, you just listen to yours in the next building, you don't have to serve me." Jia Mu said, pointing at Wang Xifeng's forehead.

Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "My ancestors still love me the most."

Jia's mother said to Baochai again, "you will go there when the time comes, and ask your mother to go with you. Don't be bored at home all day long."

Baochai had no choice but to smile.

Mother Jia sent someone to invite Aunt Xue. Mrs. Wang had already received the news from Jia Yuanchun, so she reasoned that she was not feeling well, so she would not go there then.In order to make Jia Mu happy, Mrs. Wang sent someone to tell the girls at home.

This was a rare good opportunity for Li Wan, Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun and others who were bored at home all day, so everyone agreed to go to Qingxu Temple to pray together.

On the first day of May, the Jia family set off in a mighty way. Jia's mother took a sedan chair carried by eight people, Li Wan, Xifeng, and Aunt Xue each took a sedan chair carried by four people. Chai and Yingchun, Tanchun, and Xichun were divided into two cars.Both Jia Yu and Baoyu rode in front of Jiamu's sedan chair.