Xue Baochai, the belly of the Red Chamber

Just when Xue Baochai was at a loss about Meng Jie's marriage, she received an invitation, not an important invitation, but a gift for the full moon for the son of her second aunt Shi Shi and second uncle Wang Ziteng.

In fact, logically speaking, the current Supreme Emperor is seriously ill, and may fall to heaven at any time.All the lively things in the capital have been restrained a lot.It was the first time that Wang Ziteng wanted to hold the full moon ceremony, but it was understandable that Wang Ziteng was already in his early forties, and naturally he was a little too excited when he was old enough to have a son.Now it's reasonable to want to hold a lively Mid-Moon Ceremony.

"Is this a gift list for my second uncle's family?" As soon as Meng Shihan came back, he saw Xue Baochai discussing something with Yunjuan, and he understood something when he heard the words "Longevity Centennial Lock" from her mouth .

Xue Baochai nodded and handed the gift list to Meng Shihan, and said with a smile, "Exactly. Why don't you help me take a look, but what else is missing?" Wang Ziteng, the second uncle, is bound to make friends. Before Xue Pan grew up, she was the backer who guaranteed her status in the Meng family.

Meng Shihan never had any interest in such things, but for Xue Baochai's sake, he also took it over, took a look at it, and said with a smile: "I think this list is very good. Just follow you." That's what I came up with." I don't know what came to mind, and then I continued, "Let Yun Shu or Yun Juan take this list and go to the warehouse to pick the best ones." Although he didn't I care about the little things at home, but I don't want to go to outsiders at the expense of others.

After thinking about it, he understood the meaning of Meng Shihan's words, and said kindly, "Okay, I understand."

"When is my cousin's full moon ceremony?" Meng Shihan asked again.

Xue Baochai replied, "It will be three days later. Are you going to come with me?" Meng Shihan, as Wang Ziteng's niece and son-in-law, would naturally be there, but he only entered the Imperial Academy not long ago. It is said that there is no problem with his ability, but because of the short time, he is also busy.They are also newly married not long ago, so it is not good to ask for leave because of such a thing.Of course, this doesn't mean that Meng Shihan won't go there, it's just that the time is much later.

"Why not?" Meng Shihan raised his eyebrows and said.

Xue Baochai thought for a while and said, "If that's the case, I'll come over here later and wait for you at home."

"Well, that's the deal." Meng Shihan said.

Although Wang Ziteng was not in the mansion because of his foreign appointment, the Mid-Moon Ceremony was still very lively, and many dignitaries came to join him.From the carriages parked outside the gate of the mansion, one can see Wang Ziteng's current status and importance in the court.

Although the second aunt almost gave her life for this son.

But hugging her white and fat son, she smiled unusually contentedly. Because she had no children before, her position in the Wang family was unavoidably weak.Even Liu shi said three times and four times in front of Shi shi that the Wang family will belong to her son in the future. Although Shi shi was in a hurry, he couldn't refute it.

Although Wang Ren is not up to date, but because he is the only son of the Wang family's direct line, even if he will be unbearable in the future.The entire royal family should also be handed over to him.

But it's different now.

The Shi family gave birth to a son, and Wang Ren, as the eldest grandson, has such a temperament, so the degree of wealth is naturally greatly discounted.

Wang Ziteng will not help Wang Ren wholeheartedly.It was also for this reason that at the Miyue Banquet, when everyone was very happy for Mrs. Shi, only Mrs. Liu and Wang Xifeng looked a little unhappy.

Without Wang Ziteng's whole-hearted assistance, Wang Ren is doomed to fail to become a master.

The reason why Shi Shi was able to give birth to a son so smoothly, and the mother and child were safe, was thanks to Yunjuan's help.Therefore, at the Mi Yue Banquet, Shi's attitude towards Xue Baochai was very different, which also made all the women look at Xue Baochai even more.There is also some secret regret in my heart, if I had asked Xue Baochai to marry my son back then, Wang Ziteng would have valued him.But these regrets are only fleeting, thinking that Wang Ziteng's second daughter is about to grow up, and there is also a concubine who is said to be 13 years old. Although it is impossible to marry a concubine, she can have a relationship with Wang Ziteng if she leaves a concubine. .

This kind of business is very profitable. Thinking of it this way, their hearts became hot for a while.

It would be easier to understand if it was someone else, but what surprised Xue Baochai here was that Mrs. Wang also vaguely mentioned this matter here, and wanted to make Wang Luanfeng and Jia Baoyu a pair, but it was rejected by Shi. Shi vetoed it.

There are also good reasons.

Both she and Wang Xifeng had already married into the Rongguo Mansion, and the in-law relationship with the Jia family had already been fixed for this generation. It would be a waste if all the daughters of the Wang family married into the Jia family.

What Shi Shi said was righteous, but in fact this was only one of the reasons.Another thing is that Mrs. Shi and Mrs. Wang's tempers are not very compatible, and she is afraid that Wang Luanfeng will be wronged when she marries. If Jia Baoyu is really a promising person, Mrs. Shi will think about it here.But seeing that Jia Baoyu was already sixteen, he said he was talented and intelligent, but there was no movement. You must know that Jia Zhu was already famous as a scholar at his age.If Jia Baoyu goes on like this, he will be nothing more than a playboy who doesn't cause trouble.

Mrs. Wang didn't get what she wanted, and she couldn't find an excuse to refute Shi's reasons.He could only hold back his anger and go back in a muffled voice.Thinking of Jia Mu's frequent mention these days, saying that she wants to make good things happen for the two girls, she feels very upset.

Xue Baochai, whom she is optimistic about, is already married, and the Shi family can't do it here.Mrs. Wang hurriedly asked Zhou Rui's family to bring back a list of unmarried women from the official media, and decided that she must find a daughter-in-law she liked. She couldn't be like Jia Zhu at that time. .

Just wait until she finds someone she likes.

News came from the palace that it was too late for the emperor.

Hearing this news, no one in the capital was surprised.The news that the Supreme Emperor was seriously ill did not take place in a day or two, it had been more than a year, and it was impossible to know how many panaceas were wasted if it could be delayed until this time.

It is not surprising that Bintian is now.

After the death of the Supreme Emperor, white cloth strips were raised everywhere in the capital, because of the death of the Supreme Emperor, all entertainment activities in the capital were prohibited, and it became much cleaner immediately.

Another half year passed.

"This morning, the emperor deliberately asked me to stay here? He said that now that the emperor's funeral has passed, he intends to ask me to go to the south of the Yangtze River. If there are no accidents, we will leave at the beginning of next month." Meng Shihan said .

A hint of surprise flashed across Xue Baochai's brows, "So soon?" Although he was not surprised by Meng Shihan's appointment, he was just a little surprised by the timing. Less than ten days left.

It can be said that the time is very rushed.

Meng Shihan replied: "No way, there was a lot of chaos in Jiangnan because of the sudden death of the Supreme Emperor some time ago. Although it seems to have calmed down now, it is still a mess inside. The emperor wants us to get over as soon as possible. You also know that if Jiangnan has not worked hard for a few years, it may not be well sorted out."

"Okay, I got it. I will tell Yun Shu and Yun Juan to get ready as soon as possible." Xue Baochai nodded and said.

Meng Shihan patted Xue Baochai's hand, "Thank you for your hard work."

"It's nothing." Xue Baochai thought of Meng Xue and said again: "By the way, the elder sister's marriage has already begun. This is the situation of this family. I have let the elder sister see it first, and she is very satisfied. Aunt Li also got the news and came here to thank you."

"That kid from the Zhou family, right?" Meng Shihan said.

Xue Baochai nodded: "Your guess is accurate." In fact, at the beginning, she chose several good families for Meng Xue and Aunt Li to choose from, all of whom were candidates with excellent knowledge and character.Naturally, to find these people, Meng Shihan had to take a look at them first, after all, he had to rely on him to deal with Meng's father.

Meng Shihan said, "Well, I got it. I'll talk to my father nicely." The boy of the Zhou family is pretty good. But he is still considered a wealthy family, inheriting hundreds of acres of paddy fields from his parents. He himself is also a motivated person, and now he has the fame of juren.Meng Xue used to be the head of the house when she married, and there would be no conflicts between mother-in-law and sister-in-law.As long as you manage with your heart, you will definitely not have a bad life in the future.

Xue Baochai said: "Well, you need to hurry up. After all, don't we have to leave at the beginning of next month? We need to make an appointment with the eldest sister's marriage before then, otherwise, it will be bad for the wife to intervene in it." .” Although it is not impossible to solve, it is a troublesome matter after all, and what’s more, their time is running out.

Meng Shihan obviously thought of this too, nodded, "Well, I'll talk to my father in a while."

The husband and wife had another discussion on the matter of the foreign appointment, and then they let go of their respective busyness.

The official transfer order was officially notified at noon the next day.Immediately, there was a storm in the Meng family.

The four Liu's mother and daughter were very happy. After all, they hadn't taken advantage of Xue Baochai's hands in the past six months. It was because of this that they officially turned their backs, and because of this, the Liu family even lost the right to give in their own hands.

The concubine's house did not slap the face. Although Meng's father thought about handing it over to Xue Baochai, Xue Baochai didn't accept it because he knew that he would work with Meng Shihan. However, he also proposed to hand it over to Meng Xue and The two sisters, Meng Xia, take care of it.The reason is also very simple, the two of them are already big girls, and they should learn to take care of housework, after all, if they are going to leave the cabinet in the future, if they can't even do such things, they don't have to be called imbecile.Can't even do housework.

Because Meng Xue had already got Xue Baochai's words, she said that before they left, she would definitely seal her marriage with Mr. Zhou's family.Meng Xue was relieved that she would never give Liu Shi any chance to play tricks.

As for Meng Xia, Xue Baochai said that he has no friendship with her and is no longer under her jurisdiction.

Xue Baochai's movements are always very quick, but within three days, everything should be ready.You can go to Jiangnan at any time.Coincidentally, the place where Meng Shihan was released was Yangzhou City, and his official position was not low when he came up, and he was the magistrate of Yangzhou from the fifth rank.

When this imperial decree came down, many people immediately knew that this Meng Shihan had the favor of Emperor Zhengde.

You must know that from the lecturer of the Imperial Academy of the sixth rank to the Zhizhou of the fifth rank, although the official position is not very high, and he is not a Beijing official, even jumping three ranks is enough to attract people's attention.