Xue Baochai, the belly of the Red Chamber

"Mrs. Xue is really approachable." Princess Yu said with a meaningful glance at Aunt Xue.

Although Xue Baochai's eyes looked calm, but when she glanced at Aunt Xue from the corner of her eyes, there was a trace of worry unintentionally.Aunt Xue has always been timid, and her temperament is a little bit stupid.In the past, when Father Xue was around, he protected her very well. Although Father Xue was gone in the past two years, Xue Baochai kept the house neat and tidy, and she didn't let her take care of it.Although Princess Yu Xue Baochai had no dealings with her before, when she decided to come to the capital, Danqing and Dan Xin had already inquired about the backgrounds of the people they might deal with in the future.

Princess Yu, as Xiao Qiyu's first wife who is more cunning than a fox, is naturally her main focus.He was a powerful figure when he was in the boudoir.

Princess Yu was born in the Marquis of Yong'an's Mansion, she was the eldest daughter of Marquis of Yong'an, her biological mother died of dystocia when she was ten years old.Only Princess Yu and her younger brother Han Xiao were left behind, the elder sister and weaker brother.Originally, according to Marquis Yong'an's temperament, he had kept his wife's filial piety for a year, so he was going to continue, and he even found a candidate.But there was an accident on the way and the marriage failed, and then a respected master came to the door, saying that Yong'an had a sinful body, and he had to resolve it before remarrying, otherwise it would be detrimental to the family and children.Xue Baochai expressed doubts if it was said that Princess Yu was not responsible for this.

That is to say, from that time on, all the affairs in Yong'an Hou's mansion were taken care of by Princess Yu. Although she was a little green at the beginning, she got started very quickly.The management of the Yong'an Hou Mansion is very proper, and everyone praises it.

On the top, he loves the weaker brothers very much, on the bottom, he respects his parents and brothers, is also the top leader in housekeeping, and is very appropriate in foreign affairs.It was because of her conditions that after Emperor Zhengde succeeded to the throne, he issued an imperial decree to appoint her to Prince Yu as his concubine.

Therefore, when she received the invitation for the flower viewing banquet from Princess Yu, she didn't worry about herself, but she explained to Aunt Xue again and again.

Aunt Xue got up a little flustered, and said, "The princess has won the prize."

Concubine Yu is a shrewd person, seeing that Aunt Xue would be extremely nervous as soon as she spoke, so she turned her head and asked other people instead of looking at her.After a while, he seemed to have just remembered something, and said to Xue Baochai with a smile: "Look at me, when I started talking, I actually lost track of time. I'll let the girl take you to the garden. Their little girls' homes are all there. Let's be stubborn together over there. If you want a little girl like a flower bone to stay with us all the time, it will restrain you." Then he waved to a girl with beautiful features and asked her to take Xue Baochai to the garden.

Xue Baochai actually came back from that side, and was not very interested in that side, but seeing Princess Yu open her mouth, she was also blessed, and nodded quietly with Aunt Xue, and then followed the girl went out together.

"This doesn't seem to be the road from Daoshuixie?" After walking with the servant girl for a while, Xue Baochai felt that the road seemed to be a bit off, and it didn't look like the road she had come here, so she said.But she was just a little surprised when she asked this question, so that she didn't worry about falling into a trap.After all, Yun Shu was still following her.

The servant girl was blessed at the moment, and replied in a low voice: "The servant girl is ordered by the prince to invite Miss Xue to the Garden of Knowing Flavors. Please forgive me if I offend you."

Hearing the servant girl's answer like this, Xue Baochai's eyes flickered instantly.Xiao Qiyu?She knew that today's banquet was not a good one?How could Princess Yu invite her here for no reason?Now the answer is certain.

After that, we arrived at Zhiweiyuan silently all the way.

Although Zhiweiyuan has an elegant name, it is actually a small garden with only three houses, but the courtyard is large, with some plantain trees and a few plum trees planted, which looks rather charming.In the middle, there is a small gazebo surrounded by several tall weeping willows.On the top of the pavilion are the three big characters "Weeping Willow Pavilion" written in regular script.

The person sitting in the pavilion wearing a crimson brocade shirt, holding tea and sipping a sip, isn't it Prince Yu Xiao Qiyu himself?Not far from him, there was another person standing, winking at her, it was Song Mo.

Xue Baochai rolled her eyes fiercely at him and ignored him.

"Miss Xue is here. Please come in and sit down." Since Xiao Qiyu called someone over, he was not surprised to see Xue Baochai at all, and waved his hand in greeting.

Xue Baochai didn't hide anything about this, she turned her head to Yun Shu and confessed, "Yun Shu, you stay outside the pavilion and wait."

"It's a girl." Yun Shu blessed his body and said in reply.

Xue Baochai walked in directly, bowed his knees, saluted, and said respectfully: "The little girl Xue has met Prince Yu."

"Miss Xue doesn't need to be so polite, get up." Pointing to the stone stool opposite, "Sit down."

Xue Baochai was not polite about this, and sat down.She smiled, and said straight to the point: "I don't know that the prince has spent a lot of trouble to get people to find me? But is there anything important to say?"

"Ms. Xue speaks straightforwardly, and I won't hide anything here. Just say it straight." Xiao Qiyu looked sideways at Xue Baochai, just as he had just met, smiled lightly, and then said: "It's not from me. The matter is the emperor's side, please let me give you this thing, and say that you will understand it at a glance." He said and nodded slightly to Song Mo beside him.

Song Mo understood, and walked towards the room over there.Not long after, he walked over with a flat, ordinary box in his hand.

"Just give it to Miss Xue." Xiao Qiyu said.

Song Mo put the box in front of Xue Baochai, then blinked at it, but Xue Baochai naturally ignored him, so he retreated a little bored.

Xue Baochai didn't have the brains to ask what was pretending here.Instead, he directly reached out and opened it, and there were only two things inside.A letter raft and a green sign the size of half a palm. "The emperor means that he wants me to help him take care of those private properties outside?" Sure enough, as long as the emperor is not a faint king, he will have a dark heart.He collected so much of his property without guilt, and after two or three years of integration, he turned them all into his own.Now I have to take it out again and let myself be his cow and horse.

Wow, this abacus is really well dialed.

"Miss Xue is really smart." She guessed right.

Sure enough, it's cheeky to win the world.

"Prince Yu, please report back to the emperor, I already know." Xue Baochai closed the box again and continued, "...But please forgive me, I am just an ordinary woman in the boudoir, for the sake of my boudoir reputation Thinking about it, I can't go out easily on weekdays, if there is any inappropriateness, please forgive the embarrassment of the little girl." Ma Dan, if you ask me to help you take care of the family business, I will do it.Isn't it clear that he is in charge of the warehouse?If you manage well, you may not get any credit, but if you manage poorly, you will definitely be punished.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a hot potato.

Xiao Qiyu smiled, and instantly understood the meaning of Xue Baochai's words.Although it was said that he was forced to answer by the emperor's order, but he was very reluctant in his heart.Otherwise, she wouldn't have said such a thing, what is an ordinary boudoir girl?If Miss Xue was still an ordinary boudoir girl, then there would be no courageous girls in this world. "Understood, I will help you convey the truth."

"If there is nothing else, I will leave here first. Otherwise, if people know that you and I are alone here, I don't know what kind of ugly gossip will come out. In case it is misunderstood, I If you want to climb higher branches here, then I have a hundred mouths and I can't explain it clearly. Then, the prince and the daughter will leave first." Saying blessings, he left.

What Xue Baochai said at this time was just a casual remark.It doesn't mean anything.Because she believed that since Prince Yu dared to let her come over like this, Princess Yu had already informed her, so she must have made complete preparations.After all, if any gossip is spread, it will certainly be extremely damaging to her, but on the other hand, in terms of Prince Yu's innocent reputation, I am afraid that he will never be innocent again.But she didn't expect that such a casual sentence of hers would actually become a stab, and it caused a lot of confusion, and because of this, she and Huimin county master became two people who didn't know each other very well, and became immortal. endlessly.

Xiao Qiyu said, "Well, go out from here, turn right, and you will see the water pavilion."

"Yes, thank you, Lord, for your kind reminder." Xue Baochai blessed her body, picked up the box, handed it to Yun Shu to put it away, and left.

Just as Xue Baochai took Yunjuan and Yunshu on his feet, he left Zhiwei Garden and headed for the water pavilion. Not long after, he saw a figure walking over from outside, dressed in rich and noble clothes, especially the one with a bun on his head. The most exquisite phoenix hairpin, the huge ruby ​​on it is extraordinarily beautiful under the sunlight, and it even has a bit of beauty against the appearance of the visitor.It was one of the girls who was with Huimin County Lord earlier, named Jin Zhilan, she was the concubine daughter of Jingzhao Mansion Yin, but even though she was a concubine daughter, since she was the only daughter in the family, it was quite strange. be valued.

"The person who just came out of Zhiwei Garden is the daughter of the royal merchant Xue's family we met just now, right?" When Jin Zhilan spoke, there was a hint of pride in her tone.Although in Beijing, her status is nothing.But she was also an official's daughter, and she claimed to be much taller than Xue Baochai, a businesswoman.I have the right to be proud.

Jin Zhilan is a person with high eyesight and is used to flattering people, even the maid with her is like this, so she immediately replied: "The girl has good eyesight, isn't she the one? She really has never seen the world, and she can even walk the road." wrong."

Thinking of Xue Baochai's beautiful appearance, a trace of jealousy flashed in Jin Zhilan's eyes, and she said coldly, "Hmph, what you said is not bad at all. But even a merchant girl, she still doesn't know how to get a reward from Princess Yu." The invitation card for the flower banquet..." He stopped in the middle of the sentence, because at this time, another person came out from Zhiwei Garden, a handsome young man in a purple brocade robe, followed by Song Mozhao His identity as Prince Yu.

Looking at that face, Jin Zhilan was stunned for a moment. She had always heard that Prince Yu's appearance was rare and outstanding, but she had only heard about it and had never seen it with her own eyes.Seeing it with my own eyes now, I just feel that this exquisite face has been deeply burned in Jin Zhilan's heart, and it will never be erased.

Slightly regaining consciousness, he blushed unconsciously.

It was Prince Yu's place, who had just left the gate of Zhiweiyuan, and saw a girl with a maid standing over there with sharp eyes.He frowned for a moment, then turned around and turned back.

"Girl, what are you looking at? So engrossed?" The servant girl patted Jin Zhilan lightly, which brought her back to her senses.

Jin Zhilan couldn't help being shy at this moment, she couldn't help pointing at the person who had already retreated and asked: "That person just now was Prince Yu?" He looks really good.

The servant girl seemed to understand something, she smiled, and said: "Well, servant girl, I see that the person who followed him just now is the son of Mr. Song's family, he should be Prince Yu." Frowning, he said, "Girl, Miss Xue just came out from inside, could it be that..." Then she covered her mouth in panic.

It wasn't because she couldn't continue, but because she saw the face of her own girl, which was already distorted into one piece.