Xue Baochai, the belly of the Red Chamber

On the other hand, the relationship between Xue Pan and Wang Ren is not satisfactory.

"Cousin, if you have something to do, you can do it as much as you can? I'm fine here, and I can't delay my cousin's serious business." Although Xue Pan has a straight temper, he still has a wink. Seeing Wang Ren's fidgeting from the very beginning, his eyes He looks out frequently, and speaks perfunctorily.I still don't understand what he is thinking at this moment.

Wang Ren's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and when he looked at Xue Pan again, he was more pleasing to the eye, but he was still embarrassed: "It's not good. My cousin is a guest, so it's rare to come here, let alone that matter. It's not a very important thing, and it won't be too late to do it tomorrow." Hearing that there is a new oiran in Zuihualou, who is both talented in color and art, and it is scheduled to bloom today, so he made an appointment with a few prime ministers. A good friend from day to day, and they agreed to go to the Zuihualou to have a good time.I didn't want to but because of Aunt Xue's arrival, I had to cancel it, and I had complaints against Xue's family in my heart. If I don't come sooner or later, I choose to come here today.Seeing that Xue Pan is not a fellow, but a lump of elm, with an incomprehensible temperament, he immediately dislikes this cousin in his heart.

"I came to visit today, and I was bothering my cousin. How can I delay my cousin's serious business? My cousin is busy, and I am not a child anymore. Even without my cousin, I can take care of myself." .”

When Wang Ren heard Xue Pan's words, he was overjoyed, and immediately stood up: "Then...then... I will take my farewell for my brother, and I will definitely hold a banquet to apologize to my cousin some other day." Thinking of seeing him that day Seeing the unbelievably enchanting figure, his heart was agitated, and he hurriedly left with his servant.

And Xue Pan watched Wang Ren leave the figure with a clear expression on his face.Sure enough, what my sister said was not bad at all, this cousin of the Wang family is spoiled, his temperament has already been determined, and he should not be close friends in the future.

Since we haven't seen each other for many years, we naturally stayed at Wang's house for lunch at noon, but Wang Ziteng left when he knew that Wang Ren was entertaining Xue Pan.Because there is only such a male in the Wang family, even though he is a nephew, Wang Ziteng is quite concerned about him, and he naturally knows a little about his temperament. He must be fooling around with those cronies.

Naturally, a bit of anger was born in my heart, and it was hopeless.However, although Wang Ziteng was angry, he muttered a few words immediately.

Mrs. Liu was not happy when she heard it, so she opened her mouth to argue a few words.The originally friendly atmosphere suddenly became a little stagnant, producing a hint of subtlety.

Aunt Xue is soft-tempered, and this incident was caused by Xue Pan. She was just a little worried and didn't know what to do?His eyes almost subconsciously looked at Xue Baochai.Xue Baochai just shook her head lightly here.She is a member of the junior generation, so it is not easy for her to intervene at this time, otherwise the matter may make things worse.

It's just that we haven't seen each other for many years, so there's no need to hold on to this matter, not to mention Shi's timely opening of the mouth to smooth things over, Xue Baochai, Wang Danfeng and Wang Luanfeng's younger generation also echoed, and after a while, the atmosphere was calmed down. It also turned around.

Although the atmosphere has turned around, there are still some small flaws.

After lunch, I sat down for a while.This is also scattered.

"The child Ren'er is really spoiled by the elder sister-in-law. He is the only man in the Wang family. How can he support the lintel of the Wang family like this." As soon as she got into the carriage, Aunt Xue thought about what happened today. He couldn't help but sighed.The reason why they came back earlier today than expected was because of Wang Ren.

Now that she is only a weak crown, her eyes are slightly blue, her lips are a little pale, and sooner or later she will be hollowed out by wine.Counting on him to hold up the lintel of the Wang family, daydreaming to get up faster.But even though he was so slanderous in his heart.But on the face, Xue Baochai smiled and comforted: "Madam, why worry too much. Cousin is taught by his uncle anyway, and no matter how bad he is, he will be disciplined by his second uncle. Cousin is still young now, and it will be fine when he grows up in the future." .”

"I hope so." Aunt Xue said with a sigh, thinking that Wang Ren never appeared again until they left.

When Xue Baochai heard Aunt Xue's words, a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes.It seems that although Aunt Xue's temperament has softened a bit, she still has two points in her eyes.Knowing that Wang Ren's temperament is already stereotyped, if he doesn't spend a lot of effort to train him, he will be just a playboy in the future.The defeat of the Wang family in his hands was only a matter of time.

That night.

After eating dinner, Wang Ziteng and Shi Shi also discussed what happened during the day today.

Shi looked sideways at Wang Ziteng, and when he thought of Wang Ren, he immediately frowned, and said, "Master, Brother Ren is a bit too much today. He is very good at entertaining Brother Pan, but unexpectedly he was halfway through. I left him and ran away. It's time for my sister-in-law to discipline him."

Wang Ziteng glanced at Shi Shi: "I don't know why. I have already reprimanded him." Thinking that the reason Wang Ren left Xue Pan behind was for serious reasons.But for a flower girl, it's simply outrageous.Fortunately, this is not his son, otherwise, the family law must be taken care of.

"Hey, it's not that I'm talking about it here. I want to say that Brother Ren is wrong. In fact, Brother Ren is far worse than Brother Pan in the second sister's family." Shi said with a sigh.

Wang Ziteng also agreed: "What you said is not wrong at all. It is said that Brother Pan is a little overlord in Jinling City, with the most arrogant temper. But now, it seems that those are just exaggerations. I I passed the exam on him today, and he is really a good boy with self-motivation." Thinking that I passed the exam on Xue Pan before lunch today, although the literary and ink skills are not satisfactory, but in this martial arts, even though he is only 16 years old, This move is already very well organized, considering his age, it is not bad.

"Second sister is a lucky person. Although her brother-in-law left early, the pair of children are good. Let alone brother Pan, with the help of the master in the future, the future will not be bad. Bao Although my sister is a little bit inferior to the others in terms of status, but she is born well, has a good temper, and is the top manager of the family and money. It is not a problem to find a good family in the future." Shi said so.

As soon as Wang Ziteng heard Shi Shi mentioning Xue Baochai, regret appeared on his face, and he sighed a little bit in his heart, and said: "But. If Bao girl is smart and has good vision, if she is a man, she will definitely do something. , It is not a problem to enter the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister in the future. It is a pity..." Thinking about the correspondence between Xue Baochai and Xue Baochai over the past two years, the proposals she made with her are logical.The reason why she was able to be promoted from the fourth rank and nine provinces to the third rank and nine provinces in just two years was due to her.

Since Father Xue passed away, the Shi family has often heard Wang Ziteng praise Xue Baochai, and now she has immunity. To be honest, she met today. Although she is also outstanding, her sister Dan is not bad. her what?I don't know where I got the master's favor.But even though Shi Shi felt dissatisfied in his heart, he was smart enough not to ask.

Wang Ziteng and Shi Shi have been husband and wife for more than ten years, how can they not see the dissatisfaction flashing in Shi Shi's eyes.It's just about Xue Baochai, he doesn't want to talk too much with Shi Shi, if Xue Baochai is a man, he doesn't mind, but she is a daughter, this ability may bring troubles for her.Then he changed his mouth and said: "It's getting late. Settle down."

Rongguo Mansion, Rongxi Hall

Jia Yuan, the ancestor of the Jia family, was one of the founding heroes and was named Rong Guogong.Rongxi Hall is the main courtyard of Rongguo Mansion.There are five upper rooms on the front, decorated with carved beams and painted buildings, which are extremely luxurious. On both sides, there are corridors and wing rooms across the mountains. Under the eaves, there are various rare birds such as parrots and thrushes.

Mrs. Wang, the second wife of the Jia family, and the accompanying room, Zhou Rui's family, came in a hurry.

As soon as I arrived at the door of the room, I saw the big maid named Jin Chuan beside Mrs. Wang, who was sitting on the bluestone platform and doing needlework.Seeing Zhou Rui's family coming, he pouted inward.Zhou Rui's family lifted the curtain lightly and went in, only to see Mrs. Wang kneeling on the futon, reciting the "Diamond Sutra" in her mouth, so she didn't dare to disturb her, and retreated again.

Seeing that Zhou Rui's family backed out again, Jin Chuan gave way with a smile on his face: "Sister Zhou, sit down. It will take a while for Madam to pay respects to Buddha, so let's wait here."

Zhou Rui's family sat down next to Taiji, stretched out his hand, picked up a handkerchief that had already been embroidered from Jin Chuan's embroidery frame, showed it, and couldn't help admiring: "Jin Chuan, the work you are doing, It's really getting brighter. Look at the colorful peony embroidery, it's really the same as that. No wonder my wife can't leave you."

"Sister Zhou is really flattering. It's just some work at hand. It can't be used as anything. If Sister Zhou likes it, if I have free time, I will also embroider one for Sister Zhou. I hope that Sister Zhou will not be disgusted by then. Jin Chuan hurriedly said with a smile, with a hint of flattery in his tone.Although she said she was the big girl next to Mrs. Wang, but because her parents were just incompetent people who were not as decent as Zhou Rui's family, when she saw Zhou Rui's family, her words were naturally flattering. meaning.

Zhou Rui's family immediately smiled and said: "This is naturally good."

Then he and Jin Chuan chatted a few gossips about the current situation in the mansion.Then Mrs. Wang asked, "Who is talking outside?"

Zhou Rui's family knew that Mrs. Wang had finished worshiping the Buddha here, so she hurriedly got up and went to the house to answer, and then took the opportunity to talk about the visit of Aunt Xue's wife tomorrow: "...Madam, this is the first time Second Grandma cooks like this. I don’t know what the regulations are, so I asked my wife to make up my mind. What does it mean to see my wife?”

"I've trusted her ability, just let her watch the cooking. The left and right are all relatives of my own family, so you don't have to look too far away." Mrs. Wang twirled the rosewood Buddhist beads in her hand, and said so Said.

As soon as Zhou Rui's family heard Mrs. Wang's words, they knew that Mrs. Wang was a little annoyed with Aunt Xue.The meaning of the words just now is also very clear, there is no need to do anything, just follow the rules.

For the reason, she naturally knew clearly.Since she knew that Aunt Xue was going to live in Beijing with the whole family after the filial piety period, the wife wrote letters over and over again, wanting to invite Aunt Xue to come and live in the house.Although they say that they feel pity for their sister who lost her husband, and the pair of children are young, they can take care of each other more if they live together once.But Zhou Rui's family knew that his wife might be thinking about the money in the Xue family's hands.

Mrs. Piansheng wrote invitations several times, but was rejected by Aunt Xue.And after coming to Beijing, the wife was not the first one to visit, so the wife was naturally annoyed.

"Yes, I understand. I'll go back to Second Grandma." Although his heart was clear, Zhou Rui's family would not say it.

Mrs. Wang didn't know what she thought of, she paused for a moment with her hand holding the prayer beads, her expression became a little inexplicable, and she responded.