[Red Mansion] Hairpins fly when they are

Holding the teacup, Jia Yucun raised his eyes to look at Xue Pan's face, his eyes seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

With Jia Yucun's ability to observe words and demeanor, Xue Pan's little thought is almost invisible.

He didn't want to cause trouble for himself, but after marrying Baochai, he had to take care of Xue's family, especially Xue Pan. If he caused any trouble again, he might get himself involved.

He can't do it if he doesn't want to help. Xue Pan doesn't have any sense in seeing people. If he is flattered, he won't be able to find him. If he invites back a guy who only flatters but has no real skills, and makes a mess of the shop, he will have to return. He came to clean up the aftermath, it is better to cut off this possibility from the beginning.

Furthermore, it was his intention to only invite two buddies, because he was afraid that Xue Pan would be too free and pick up those unscrupulous hobbies again.

The best way to do that is to tie him up in the shop.

"If you have a shop, you can work hard. It's better than doing nothing at home, so mother-in-law and Baochai can feel at ease."

"Yes, yes." The situation was stronger than others, Xue Pan nodded his head like a chicken pecking rice, with a cute face, "I listen to my brother-in-law."

Jia Yucun couldn't bear to watch any more, and swallowed the smile in his throat with the movement of drinking tea.

Jia's family came early, Xue's family warmly entertained them, and there was no shortage of good tea, melons, fruits and snacks. After talking for a while, before leaving the banquet, Baochai got up to change clothes. Xue thought she was bored sitting in the room. , and said to Baochai, "I have reserved a room for you in the West Wing. Go and have a look. If something is not suitable, I can change it later."

Baochai was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, she didn't think there was anything strange.

This is my natal family, and I bought the house with my own money. The small courtyard of the second entrance is very spacious, and there are more than a dozen houses, so I should keep one for myself.

"Let mother worry about it." Thanking Mrs. Xue, Baochai was worried that Fan Jiaoxing would be bored, so she invited, "Sister, do you want to go out for a walk?"

Fan Jiaoxing didn't care about visiting Xue's house, she was full of anger, and said with a forced smile: "Sister, go by yourself, it's cold outside, I'd rather sit inside."

Baochai did not insist, and led Yinger out.

I went to change clothes first, then wandered around the front and back yards, and was about to go to the west wing to see my house when Jia Yucun came out.

"Why did the master come out? Where's the elder brother?" Baochai looked behind him, but he didn't see Xue Pan.

"I'll just go for a walk, without the company of my uncle." Jia Yucun smiled.

Letting Xue Pan, who is full of idiots, talk to Jia Yucun, who is full of poetic talent, is really hurting each other. Baochai blinked: "I am going to see the house my mother left me. Do you want to come together?"

"Alright." Jia Yucun looked calm, but moved quickly.

It can be seen that Mrs. Xue has put a lot of thought into this room. There are all kinds of furniture that should be there, the bed is neatly made, and there is even brand new rouge and gouache on the dressing table.

Baochai looked around and sighed, "I won't be able to stay for a few days, so why waste money?"

"This is what my mother-in-law wanted." Jia Yucun pulled out a chair and sat down at the table.

Seeing this, Yinger hurried out to make tea.

Baochai wandered around the house, touching here and looking there. Jia Yucun saw that Yinger had left and there was no one else in the room, so she got up and walked to the bed, pressed the bed to test the thickness of the mattress, and beckoned to Baochai. Chai said, "Come here."

Bed, Jia Yucun, the combination of these two things will make Baochai have very bad associations.

She frowned and glared at him: "Be serious, this is at my mother's house."

Jia Yucun raised his thick eyebrows slightly, and said solemnly: "Where am I not serious? You will think about it, I just asked you to come and try it, this bed is quite soft."

Baochai didn't expect him to give such a valid reason, no matter it was true or not, she didn't intend to go there, and urged: "I've seen it, let's go? It's time to set up the banquet in a while."

"En." Jia Yucun agreed, after all, he was at Xue's house, how could he really bother her?

After the banquet, the Jia family was about to get up and say goodbye. Xue Pan, a fool, was already so drunk that he passed out.

He was afraid of talking to Jia Yucun, and fearing that he would be left out in the cold, so he could only show the momentum of drinking flower wine in the past, and persuaded him to drink one cup after another.

Jia Yucun's drinking capacity is not bad, which is the result of years of socializing and entertainment.And Xue Pan was locked up in prison for a year, he didn't realize in time that he had already reduced his drinking capacity to the lowest level, and he drank himself down in less than ten drinks, and was escorted back to his room by Xiang Ling and the girl rest.

Before leaving, Jia Yucun said to Xue with embarrassment: "It's all my fault, otherwise my uncle wouldn't be so drunk. I'm afraid he still feels uncomfortable at night. I have to trouble my mother-in-law to take care of him."

"Hey, how can I blame you." Xue smiled and looked at Jia Yucun as her own son, with love in her eyes, "He can't speak, and he acts recklessly. I'm afraid I won't greet you well. Take it easy."

Fan Jiaoxing has high eyesight on men, and with Jia Yucun in front of her, she naturally looks down on such a rough man as Xue Pan, let alone Baochai's elder brother.

Hearing this, Fan Jiaoxing lowered her head and laughed at Xue Pan in her heart.

The old lady Song said cheerfully: "Don't give it away, my wife. We're leaving now. Come and play when you are free. I'll be waiting for you at home."

"I will go." Xue replied.

Xue Shi and Xiang Ling kept sending people to the gate, Xue Shi took Baochai's hand, reluctant to let go.

She is just such a daughter. Although she has been married twice, she has been living with her before, and she is not used to being separated suddenly.

About to get into the sedan chair, Baochai squeezed Xue's palm and comforted her with a smile: "Mother, the two families are not far away, maybe I will come back to see you in a few days. Brother is drunk, go back and take care of him." Him, in case no one knows when he vomits."

When mentioning her son, Mrs. Xue quickly put away her sad emotions, nodded in agreement, and turned back after watching the sedan chairs go away.

……

Before the Longevity Festival, a major event happened in the imperial court—the eldest prince Zhu You was caught trading weapons with foreigners.

Speaking of this matter, people from the First Prince's faction really stumbled and sighed deeply, filled with regret.

So many people advised him not to show up in person, just wait for the money to be collected, but he just didn't listen to it, and insisted on going his own way, as if if he touched the money box later, part of the money would be lost.

It just so happened that Qin Yuchuan, who was the best at reading his mind and most able to coax him back, was staying at home due to illness, so Zhu You went so stubbornly, and was arrested on the spot by the imperial guards sent by the emperor.

In this matter, the fourth prince Zhu Yu did not come forward, but through Qian Qing'an's father-in-law, the right deputy capital censor Fang Xingwen, he wrote a memorial and presented it directly to the emperor.

The emperor was shocked, and then furious.

Fang Xingwen is a tough guy, he doesn't recognize his relatives when he does official business, even the emperor who is high above him has been bullied by him, the emperor naturally attaches great importance to his papers, so he immediately sent out the imperial guards.

Zhu You was escorted into the palace, and cried in tears in front of the emperor. At first, he pleaded not guilty, but later he argued that he was deceived by others, and his fat body softened into a puddle, like dough with too much water.

The emperor didn't want to see him, so he scolded him harshly, then deprived him of his status as a prince, and demoted him to a commoner.

The queen received the news and came over to beg once. Seeing that the emperor was firm, she didn't say anything more.

The queen has no children of her own, and even though she adopted Zhu You, to be honest, she didn't crawl out of her womb, and she always lacked a bit of maternal love.

Besides, with Zhu You's muddleheaded temperament, even if he tried all kinds of hard work to promote him to the top, he might not be able to sit still as the queen mother.

No matter which prince succeeds to the throne, she will be the empress dowager, and she doesn't covet power, so why bother to worry about other people's unworthy son?

Following Zhu You's defeat, Zhu Rong's Prince's Mansion was bustling with bustling crowds, everyone scrambling to offer their loyalty, even the emperor couldn't help being "moved" when he knew about it.

"He is a virtuous king, so what is I?" The emperor's face twitched, his brows and eyes were full of hostility, "If you don't make him the crown prince, won't it appear that I am not wise?"

Eunuch Li, who was waiting on the sidelines, quickly knelt down: "Your Majesty, calm down, who else is the most sage in the world besides you, Your Majesty?"

"The anger hurts the liver, the emperor must take care of the dragon's body." As he said, Eunuch Li kowtowed heavily, and said cautiously, "Two days ago, the fourth prince sent a handwritten Buddhist scripture. Do you want it? Take a look? Don't be so angry, the princes feel distressed for some reason."

The emperor took a deep breath, and after he calmed down, he showed a slight smile: "You are right, I should take care of it, bring it here and let me have a look."

Eunuch Li got up, found the box and held it to the emperor. The emperor took out the Buddhist scriptures, flipped through two pages casually, and said in a seemingly unintentional way: "When I am old, I hope that my children and grandchildren will be around my knees. How many years have I not seen four?" The prince? You send someone there, just say that I miss him, and let him enter the palace to pay his respects."

The current status quo is that almost most of the officials in the dynasty are flocking to Zhu Rong. The emperor feels that his throne is about to be unstable. When the prince fights in the ring, it is basically a meat bun beating a dog, and there is no return.

The emperor sighed in his heart, his dim eyes were gloomy, only the fourth prince was left among the grown princes, no matter how capable he was, he had to be taken out for a walk first.

Baochai in Jia's house learned that Zhu You was unlucky and could no longer afford the waves. She felt that the sky was sunny and the air was fresher, so she happily told Ying'er: "Bring money to buy good wine, and we will have a good time." Celebrate."

"You should be happy." Ying'er nodded heavily, took the silver and ran to the front yard to ask Shuangshou to help buy the altar of high-quality fruit wine.

Ying'er gave me a lot of money, and she had a long life and honesty. She bought it back and made fruit wine in a large jar, which looked like it weighed five catties.

Baochai was shocked: "How did you buy such a big altar? How can you drink it up? You go find something and share two, and give one to the old lady and sister."

Ying'er ran to the kitchen again, took out a jug the size of a catty for wine, filled the two jugs to the brim, and sent each of Hong Jin and the jug to the main courtyard and the east chamber.