Struggle of Baochai

The faces of the members of the Xue family are very exciting, with extremely complicated and indescribable expressions on their faces.

Shock, doubt, regret, resentment... and so on.

"Xue Pan accepts the order."

Xue Pan respectfully accepted the order, and when he stood up from the dust, there was a hint of schadenfreude on his face.

Just a moment ago he was forced to hand over the position of patriarch, and at this moment, he turned himself into a baron, from a merchant to a nobleman, the gap is so big, he was thinking, he really doesn't look down on patriarchs now In the eyes, compared with the title, it is a piece of bird droppings.

Because of this indescribable complacency, Xue Pan didn't pay attention to the clansmen at all, but Chen Yu, who will announce the decree in the future, brought him into the house with a smile.

Seeing the door of Xue's family being closed from the inside, the fourth master and those clansmen were filled with displeasure.

Dafang donated all his belongings without saying a word, and he actually relied on the royal family, and got a title because of it. They didn't even know about this matter. What Dafang did was really amazing, but who's idea was it?

After thinking about it, he wrote the papers of the division of the clan and filed it with the government, and the eldest son became a lord. The fourth master was full of depression, as if there was a hot blood stuck in his throat.

After a while, he sighed and stomped his feet resentfully: "What are you waiting for, let's go."

The people from the other rooms followed the fourth master in disgrace.

How many years, the Xue family has been looking forward to changing the family for so many years, always wanting to have an official status, but now the big house with noble status is forced by them to divide the clan, there is something more ironic than this what?

Money is nothing, if they had known that the Dafang would become a lord, even if they paid the money, they would still be inseparable from the Dafang.

This businessman must rely on the government to do big business and make big money. This is an eternal truth.

Not to mention those clansmen, but Xue Pan introduced Chen Yu and a few entourages into the house, and asked the officials to take the entourage down to settle down. He took Chen Yu into the main hall of Xue's house and asked the girls to serve the best tea. Then he bowed to Chen Yu: "My family's affairs are all up to Chen Shao, and Pan is very grateful."

It's really rare for Xue Pan to look like this. Maybe he knows Chen Yu's identity, so he is a little cautious in front of him.

"It's also your Master Xue who is loyal to the country. I don't have any credit." Chen Yu waved his hand with a smile.

After a pause, he continued: "I would like to pay a visit to Lingtang, I wonder if it is possible."

As soon as Xue Pan heard this, he quickly ordered someone to invite Mrs. Xue. After a while, Mrs. Xue came over with a girl, and wanted to meet Chen Yu first. Chen Yu hurriedly stood up and saluted: "Fei Bai has seen Madam..."

Xue Pan listened for a while, then thought that the Feibai should be Chen Yu's handwriting, but Chen Yu hadn't performed the crowning ceremony, so why did he have the handwriting.

"You are welcome." The flustered Mrs. Xue also quickly returned the gift, and sat down with Chen Yu again. Chen Yu looked around. Mrs. Xue understood and ordered the girls to go out. Tong Fu took the girls out knowingly She stood outside the door and guarded it.

Chen Yu drank hot tea and looked at the furnishings of Xue's house.

It should be due to the fact that the funeral has just been done, the hall of the Xue family is very simple, but it is also somewhat elegant, which is really not in line with the status of the richest man of the Xue family.

Chen Yu has also seen some wealthy merchants. Their homes are all full of gold and jade, and they can't wait to cover the ground with gold. The utensils used in the home are also made of gold and silver, with various gemstones on them, and the identity of the nouveau riche can be seen at a glance.

But Xue's family is much more elegant, and they are more sophisticated than those other families.

How did he know that these were Baochai's ideas.

Speaking of it, although the Xue family is rich, it is far from those aristocratic families, and they are merchants. In the past, the Xue family all wore gold and silver, and used a luxurious life to make up for the psychological gap.

Mrs. Xue was born in the Wang family. The Wang family started out with military exploits, so they were far behind in the upbringing of their children. Mrs. Xue didn't know many words, so she was naturally poor in knowledge. After marrying into the Xue family, she also learned extravagance from the Xue family.

Originally, this was nothing, the Xue family had all been friends with this kind of family, and nothing could be seen. Baochai married into the Jia family in her previous life, and the Jia family was the kind of family that was more colorful and had hundreds of famous things. However, Baochai didn't think there was anything wrong with Xue's behavior.

After Jia's family ransacked the house, Baochai came into contact with many kinds of people in order to survive, and only then did he know how those aristocratic families handled things and how their homes were arranged.

When she was reborn, when she saw the furnishings at home, she felt uncomfortable no matter what she thought, so she took the time to discuss with Mrs. Xue to change the arrangement of the home, which is what Chen Yu saw.

After seeing the relocation of Xue's hall, Chen Yu coughed lightly and put down his teacup: "Your Majesty didn't allow this matter with your family, but what His Majesty meant is now that the treasury is abundant and the people live and work in peace and contentment, a small earthquake is nothing, no Willing to buy and sell court titles."

"Thank you, Young Master Chen, for your kindness. Our Xue family will never forget your great kindness." Mrs. Xue understood a little when she heard it, and hurriedly got up to express her thanks.

Xue Pan was still a little confused, but after listening to Mrs. Xue's words, he understood that Chen Yu should have put in a lot of effort here, and he also expressed his gratitude with full gratitude.

Chen Yu waved his hand: "What's wrong with me, I just said that your girl and my cousin are on good terms. Your Majesty looks at your cousin's sake, and also thinks about the people when your family is in trouble. After a lot of painstaking efforts, he was rewarded with the title, but His Majesty still has one condition."

"What conditions?" Xue Pan asked quickly.

Chen Yu smiled: "Your Majesty wants you to move to the capital to be closer to the Jia family, and by the way, ask about the activities of the Jia family and those old-fashioned families. You must sincerely do things for your majesty, and your majesty will not treat you badly." of."

When Mrs. Xue heard this, there was a huge wave of reluctance in her heart, but she didn't dare to speak out in front of Chen Yu.

How to put it, that Mrs. Wang of the Jia family is her elder sister, how could she frame her own sister.

Xue Pan's eyes were wide open and he didn't know what to say. After a while, he said: "This, this, how can this..."

Chen Yu knocked on the table with a smile: "I have brought your Majesty's words, how to deal with it is your business, I have something else to do, so I will take my leave first."

While speaking, he stood up and cupped his hands, lifted the corner of his robe and left, Xue Pan rushed to see him off, but he didn't expect his feet to be so fast that Xue Pan couldn't keep up with him trotting all the way.

When Chen Yu and Xue Pan went out, Mrs. Xue fell down on the chair, and Baochai came out behind the screen to support Mrs. Xue: "Mom?"

Mrs. Xue held Baochai's hand tightly: "Baochai, what should Mom do?"

Baochai gritted her teeth: "We have to agree and try our best to do it."

"What did you say?" Mrs. Xue gritted her teeth and stared at Baochai: "That's your aunt's house, and the old lady in Jia's family is the most kind and kind. When you were born, the old lady brought a gift. How could you ..."

"Mom." Baochai bit her lower lip and sat beside Mrs. Xue, thinking for a while and said, "Didn't you hear that what the young master of the Chen family conveyed was His Majesty's message, and Mom doesn't know much about newspapers. The current court is divided into old and new factions. The new faction is promoted by His Majesty and the Prime Minister. There are many poor families who want to reform the government with passion, while the old faction is an old-fashioned family. Rong Guang wants to stop the reform of the imperial court. In this way, the two factions are already incompatible, and His Majesty and the Prime Minister are both facing the new faction, and the old faction will one day collide with each other. This battle is inevitable. Aunt's house, their house..."

"How?" Mrs. Xue is a housewife, she never bothered about these family and country affairs, she has one good thing, that is, she has full trust in Baochai, and she is convinced of Baochai's words.

"Auntie's family is originally a wealthy family. Their family is too arrogant and has committed many things that are intolerable under the laws of the country. His Majesty has long intended to touch them. Even if we don't come out, it will be a matter of time for the Jia family to fall. If we don't Promise, when the time comes, the two families will perish together, and if we agree, although we feel sorry for Auntie, we can help our Auntie when our family rises, this is the best way." Baochai held Holding Mrs. Xue's hand to give her strength: "Mom, if we don't talk about it, no one knows about it. Even if we feel ashamed of our aunt, we can find ways to make up for it later. It's better than the two being down together. Let's beg for food together."

When she said this, Baochai's heart burned.

The Jia family, she sneered in her heart, the fate of the Jia family in her previous life seemed to reappear in her mind. After the Jia family ransacked the house, the Jia family insulted and scolded her, and her good mother-in-law treated her harshly, Baochai remembered it all. , Never dare or forget.

The Jia family accused her of being a businesswoman who tried to marry into the Jia family and gain power, but she never expected the phoenix egg of the Jia family. Seeing that she was about to be beheaded, Baoyu and the jade were also lost, and the whole person was killed in a foolish way. Jia's family forced her to rejoice. How could she marry such a useless and irresponsible man.

Do you really think she took advantage of Jia's family?

If it wasn't for her Xue Baochai's support, the soft-boned members of the Jia family would not be able to survive long after the Jia family ransacked the family and exterminated the family, especially her good in-laws, one pedantic and the other greedy, if she hadn't worked hard Saving money everywhere, and later took a few girls who stayed behind to do needlework and small business. I am afraid that those two would have starved to death.

But even so, she didn't benefit at all. In the end, her son was killed by them.

When mentioning Jia's family, Baochai complained a lot. Now, even if Jia's family can be exchanged for the glory of her own family, why would Baochai not take it.