Xue Baochai, the belly of the Red Chamber

Meng Shihan took Xue Baochai out of the Ford Courtyard, and did not return to his own courtyard. Instead, he took Xue Baochai to get acquainted with his own mansion, although Emperor Zhengde had said before that he would transfer Meng Shihan out as soon as possible. However, those who were born in the imperial examination still had to stay in the Imperial Academy for three years before talking about transfers, although Emperor Zhengde would not let Meng Shihan stay in the Imperial Academy for such a long time as three years.But it's not possible within the last six months. If that's the case, I still need to get acquainted with this mansion well.After all, they will live here for quite a long time in the future.

"Baochai, what do you think of the family?" Meng Shihan asked.

Xue Baochai glanced sideways at Meng Shihan, and replied bluntly: "That's it. It can be seen that my wife is weak and easily influenced by others. As for the father who came out from the Poetry and Books House, he brought A bit of a scholar's integrity. As for the five girls below, the eldest sister is generous and straightforward, easy to get close to, the second girl is beautiful and shrewd, the third girl is gentle and amiable, and although the fourth girl is young, she is also a person with a heart. The fifth girl is delicate and cute. Everyone has their own merits, and they all look pretty good."

Hearing Xue Baochai's words, one can clearly know her views on individuals.Among them, he likes big girls the most, as can be seen from the address.The evaluation of the four girls is the highest, otherwise not everyone can afford these four words.The views on the second and third girls are mediocre, and the one who dislikes the most is the fifth girl, which can be seen in a word of cuteness.

Meng Shihan couldn't help but smiled lowly, feeling that Xue Baochai's words just now were really direct and accurate.Aren't the girls in the family what she said?Then he smiled and said: "You know it yourself, so I don't need to say anything more. Since you like the eldest sister, you should get closer to the eldest sister in the future. Her aunt, Aunt Li is also a smart and responsible person. Mother is still alive. At that time, I also liked her very much." Of the five girls in the mansion, except for the eldest girl Meng Xue who let him take care of her for Aunt Li's sake, the others, regardless of whether they were the third girl or the second girl who were not related by blood, He treats everyone equally.

"Really? This is a rare thing." A concubine's main wife actually gets along very well with a concubine. They don't know whether to say that the concubine is too kind or the concubine is too scheming.

When Meng Shihan saw Xue Baochai's expression, he also guessed two points, and explained: "Mother's health is not very good, and after giving birth to me, she was even more sick. Aunt Li was born in a down-and-out scholar's family. She has saved her life, even though she has become an aunt, she has always done her duty. After her mother passed away, Aunt Li moved to the Jingxin Residence in Nankuayuan, Fuli, and chanted Buddhist scriptures, and she rarely appeared." It was exactly the same for ten years Only by doing so, Meng Shihan gave her a particularly high look, and took good care of the eldest girl.

"He's a smart man." He can quickly distinguish the pros and cons, and use himself to exchange for his daughter's life is a courageous person.

Meng Shihan also obviously understood the meaning of Xue Baochai's words, and said with a smile: "Who said otherwise?"

After coming out of the Ford Courtyard, Meng Xue took the maid all the way to the Jingxin Residence in the South Courtyard.

When I came to a door, the three big characters "Jingxinju" were written with cinnabar on the top. Although I had only reached the door, I could already smell a faint fragrance of Buddha.Others might not be used to it, but for Meng Xue, she is already used to this taste.

"Miss, come to see Auntie?" A maid in her early twenties in plain clothes greeted her and said softly.

Meng Xue nodded and said with a smile, "Sister Tanxiang, is Auntie here?"

"Girl, please wait for a while. It's not time for Auntie to recite the scriptures. It's time for two cups of tea. Why don't you wait in the house for a while?" The maid in her early years said with a smile.

Meng Xue had no shortage of experience in such situations, so she smiled and nodded in response. She took her maid and walked eastward without waiting for Sandalwood to lead the way.Sitting in the room, drank a cup of tea, ate some melon and fruit snacks, and asked about sandalwood, Aunt Li's work and rest time and food in the past two days.

This time will pass.

"Why did the eldest girl come here?" Although Aunt Li said that she was over thirty, but because she chanted scriptures and was a vegetarian all the year round, she looked very young but only in her 20s. Although her birth was not outstanding, her face was very impressive Comfortable, and because I am a person who recites Buddha all the year round, I have a compassionate temperament on my body.It does look different.

"Look at what Auntie said, I'm your daughter, do I need to report it when I come to see you?" Meng Xue walked over with a smile and took Auntie Li's arm, with a slightly coquettish tone.

Aunt Li stretched out her hand to pat Meng Xue, and said with a smile: "You naughty monkey, you are already a big girl who Jiji wants to marry. Why are you still so childish? Today is the first day your sister-in-law comes in, and you are not good at being with her." Go shopping in the garden, get acquainted with the house, and come over to my place?"

"Sister-in-law is accompanied by elder brother, and I don't need me." Meng Xue replied.

With just this sentence, Aunt Li also discerned something, and said with a smile: "It seems that your elder brother is very satisfied with this wedding." Otherwise, she would not have given the bride such face to accompany her personally.

"But. Auntie, you don't even know. It's the first time I've seen such a gentle expression on my elder brother's face. I think elder brother is not only satisfied, but also very happy. I can't say, I met my sister-in-law there long ago. The roots are deep, and he himself invited the emperor for this marriage." Meng Xue claimed to be a person with eyes, and she could see every move of the elder brother to protect the elder sister-in-law.

Aunt Li stretched out her hand and tapped Meng Xue lightly, her tone was full of accusations: "How do you talk, kid? The emperor is also someone your elder brother can influence, what kind of deep-rooted affection is there for a girl who has not left the court?" If you say this, you are not afraid of being laughed at by others. You are not allowed to say it in the future." But in my heart, I also agree with Meng Xue's words.

"Okay, I see." Meng Xue knew something was wrong as soon as she said the words.At this time, when she heard Aunt Li speak like this, she answered immediately.

Aunt Li knew her daughter's temperament, and hearing her voice, she also knew that she remembered it in her heart, so she didn't bother about it, but asked, "It's good to know. Let me tell you who your new sister-in-law is." What kind of temperament? What about appearance?"

"It's not bad just looking at it like this. His temperament looks generous, but he is not a person with no scheming, and he looks good. Although the family is said to be an imperial merchant, the family's property has been handed over to the second room. Her direct brother He has already joined the Imperial Guard, and now he has been promoted to a small captain, and his future is limitless. Standing with the eldest brother, he is a man of talent and looks, and he is a perfect match." Meng Xue couldn't help but curl her mouth when she thought of what happened in the Ford Court today. Open your mouth and say.

"Hearing what you said, I'm relieved here. After all, I'll see my wife in the future, and I can talk about it." Aunt Li knew her daughter's temperament, and her intuition was surprisingly accurate. Since she said Mrs. Xue was a good person If you are a person, then it seems that this Mrs. Xue is really a good person.

Meng Xue knew that the wife Aunt Li was talking about was definitely not the current wife but the former wife who had passed away.After his wife passed away, she moved to Jingxin Residence and ignored all the troubles in the residence.At the beginning, she still had two points of puzzlement and complaints. She felt that even if the first wife had saved her life, she would not bury her whole life for her and make her suffer.

But now it seems that Auntie probably did this because she knew about such a situation in the mansion.It is also because my aunt wholeheartedly prayed for his wife and chanted scriptures that won her eldest brother to look at her differently. When his wife wanted to marry her to her natal nephew, she would stop her and say that she would definitely find a good family for herself. .

Now she sincerely admires her aunt, she is so clever.

Meng Shihan's marriage was only three days away, and as soon as it was over, he was immediately sent to the Imperial Academy by Emperor Zhengde to make edits according to the usual practice.Compared with other places, the Imperial Academy is a bit calmer. Meng Shihan is not a person with low EQ, so he quickly got along in the Imperial Academy like a fish in water, very at ease.

Compared with Meng Shihan's peaceful life, Xue Baochai's life is much more exciting.

As the daughter-in-law of someone else's family, she has to serve her mother-in-law and sister-in-law.However, Mrs. Liu is not her own mother-in-law, but her step-mother-in-law. If it is an ordinary step-mother-in-law, it is reasonable and reasonable to ask her according to the etiquette.But the Liu family is different. Although she is the legitimate successor of Meng's father, the death of the Kong family has something to do with her.Just look at Meng Shihan's attitude towards her.

Now that Xue Baochai is married to Meng Shihan, the two are one, and since Meng Shihan doesn't like her, as his daughter-in-law, she expresses to follow in his footsteps.

It was precisely because of Xue Baochai's disinterested attitude towards Liu's family that although Meng Han and Meng Qing were quite critical of Xue Baochai, they knew in their hearts that Xue Baochai had received Meng Shihan's hint to do this, otherwise she would be a bride again. As a daughter-in-law, how dare she neglect her mother-in-law like this.

It's just that although Meng Han and Meng Qing understand, it doesn't mean that Meng Jie can also understand. Every time I see Xue Baochai, I can't help but sneer.

Xue Baochai is a person who doesn't want to be disadvantaged, so she doesn't care about her age, it's not a problem for her at all.She doesn't have the slightest idea that bullying children is shameful.Therefore, even though Xue Baochai had only married into Meng's family for a few days, everyone in the house, including Meng's father, had listened and knew that Grandma and Miss Wu were at odds.

Meng's father was dissatisfied with Xue Baochai because of Meng Jie's clever words, but he and Xue Baochai had different identities, so naturally he couldn't ask Xue Baochai to go alone.It was just a few words with Meng Shihan in private, which only aroused Meng Shihan's disgust towards Liu and her three daughters. He said goodbye to Meng Jie and her three daughters in the early morning. Liu Shi was ugly once.

Liu was so angry that she only shed tears, and Meng Jie was also crying. Although Meng's father was very angry, there was nothing he could do.It's just that he didn't like Xue Baochai's daughter-in-law even more in his heart, and felt that Xue Baochai was instigating Meng Shihan.It's just that no matter how much he doesn't like Xue Baochai in his heart, he can't help it.

Of course, the above are not things that make Xue Baochai feel busy. The most important thing for her now is to help Meng Jie as a matchmaker.And the time limit is a bit tight, before they leave the capital.In other words, there is less than half a year left.

If it wasn't for Meng Shihan asking here personally, she would definitely not want to take on such a troublesome matter.