Xue Baochai, the belly of the Red Chamber

After sending Danqing to the capital to deliver letters to her uncle, Xue Baochai has put one thing on her mind.

Calculated based on the whole house of Xue's family, although Xue Baochai has already rectified and sent out many servants of the family, the masters in the mansion are only Xue Baochai, Xue Pan and Xue's mother.However, counting from top to bottom, there are as many as one or two hundred people. Although there are not many things, there are ten or twenty things in a day, but these are nothing more than trivial things to Xue Baochai.There were even a few things that Yun Shu and Yun Juan, who were assisting by her side, could solve them without her being involved.

As for Master Xue Si and Master Xue Wu, because of Xue Qiu's accident, they don't have the time and thought to bother her right now.

The sun gradually rises.

On this day, I had lunch and took a short nap.Xue Baochai had a rare free time here, so he took Yun Shu and Yun Juan to Fushoutang to greet Mother Xue.

Xue Baochai first asked Xue's mother about her diet and daily life during this period, and then she was relieved when she got the news that Xue's mother's health was close to Da'an: "Madam, you are safe here. I am also relieved." Although Xue Mothers are weak, and they don't know how to teach their daughters, they can only blindly spoil them, but for Xue Baochai who still lacks family affection, it is just right.

Seeing that Xue Baochai cared about her everything, Xue's mother felt a burning sensation in her heart. Seeing that she hadn't seen her for two days, Xue Baochai's chin seemed to be sharpened a lot, and she felt distressed: "You child, don't be here alone. Worry about me. Take good care of your body. Look, in just two days, I have lost a lot of weight." As if thinking of something, he sighed, "It's because my body is not up to date and I am tired. My son has to take care of family affairs at a young age..." As he spoke, it seemed that he had reached a point of sadness, and tears welled up in his eyes.

"Madam, what are you talking about. It's a matter of course to be a child and to share the worries of parents. There is no hard work to say." He took a handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, feeling relieved again. She comforted her a bit, which made Xue's mother laugh again and again, that's all.

Just when Xue Baochai coaxed Xue's mother with great difficulty and diverted her mind to other places, she saw a servant girl coming in a hurry.After meeting Xue Baochai and Xue's mother, he blessed himself and said, "Madam, Miss, the concubine from Jingdu has sent someone over to deliver the letter."

"Oh, hurry up and invite someone in." Mother Xue said happily when she heard this.

But when Xue Baochai heard this, his eyes flickered slightly.Although she heard Xue's mother mention how charitable this aunt was more than once, Xue Baochai only felt that this aunt was not a simple person.Not to mention other things, the aunt married is obviously the second son, but now she is in charge of the family business in the mansion, and she can surpass the eldest daughter-in-law to take over the family business, which shows her scheming.

Soon, a servant girl led a woman in her 30s over. Looking at her clothes and manners, she should be regarded as a slave for the master.

After greeting each other, they said a few more polite and homely questions, and then saw the woman took out a letter from her bosom, and said: "This is a letter brought by my wife by my servant. Please have a look at it. "

"It's really troublesome for this nanny. Ruyi, go down first, nanny, and treat me nicely." Mother Xue took the letter and gave orders.

Ruyi immediately blessed the body and led the woman to the past.

Mother Xue received the letter, opened it, scanned it up and down, and then smiled and said to Xue Baochai, "Chaier, your aunt wrote in a letter saying that there is a double happiness in the house. One of them is that your cousin Zhu's marriage has been decided." Come down, the other party is the daughter of Guozijian Jijiu, and the wedding date is set for this year's autumn harvest. Besides, your cousin Xifeng is married to the eldest son of the eldest son of Rongfu, and the wedding date is set for the early spring of next year. when."

"That's really a gratifying thing. It's just a pity that our mansion is still in the filial piety period, so it's inconvenient to go there." Xue Baochai said with a smile.

Xue's mother also sighed: "Yes. But since your aunt sent someone to send a letter to announce the good news. Even if we can't go here, we have to prepare a thicker gift. It's not a waste of your aunt's love for us all these years. It’s my care.” As he spoke, he seemed to be remembering some long-ago things, with a look of nostalgia on his face.

care?Stop joking.What did this aunt do?Although I have frequent contacts with my mother, every time I write a letter, when I return, it is full of food.At the beginning, Xue Baochai didn't have much opinion on this, she just thought it was to please her mother, but seeing that in the past two years, this aunt seems to treat their family as a bank.

Sure enough, this man's heart is not enough.

But even though she thought so in her heart, Xue Baochai didn't show a single bit of it on her face, she just smiled and said, "Don't worry, madam. My daughter will definitely take care of it properly."

"Chai'er's ability to manage affairs, I've always been at ease here." Mother Xue nodded with a smile.Xue's mother has never doubted her daughter's ability to manage the family. Besides, although she is in better health than before, she gets tired easily. Feel restless.It seems that her body was damaged this time, and in the future the family will probably have to be taken care of by Chai'er and Pan'er.

Thinking about it now, she really doesn't have a mother who has to work hard for two and a half children.

Xue Baochai said with a smile: "Although mother has always believed it, it is the first time for my daughter to give her a wedding gift, so there will inevitably be some shortcomings. Therefore, when the list is drawn up, my daughter will be sent to my mother for review. Ask mother to help you look forward to see if there is something wrong with your daughter?"

"Well, good." Mother Xue nodded with a smile.

"Yun Shu, go and draw up a list." Xue Baochai just came out of Fushou Hall, and said so to Yun Juan beside him.

Yun Shu was stunned for a moment when he heard Xue Baochai's words, and then he understood, what was the list Xue Baochai was talking about?Although she had doubts in her heart, she quickly blessed her body and replied: "Yes, I understand." It seems that the girl does not have much affection for this aunt, otherwise, she would not treat such an aunt The matter was left to her.You must know that although she is said to be a girl's personal maid, she will help draw up some gift lists on weekdays, but it is just a return gift to each family, and there are old rules there, as long as you write it down share.After showing it to the girl, there may be additions or deletions.

But now the wedding gift for the concubine's wife is a close relative, and it's a big event like marriage.The girl actually asked her to make a list.It can be seen that it's not just because I haven't seen him since I was a child, so I don't have much affection.I am afraid that there is already a little disgust in my heart.

Xue Baochai added another sentence, saying: "Draft it as soon as possible." Then he prepared the things and asked the woman to leave as soon as possible.Rongguo Mansion, although she didn't deliberately inquire about it, but from the occasional news, she can know a lot of things.

It seems that it is time for people to go to the capital to make some preparations.After all, after waiting for the filial piety period, their family will go to the capital no matter for Xue Pan's future or other reasons.

Thinking so, Xue Baochai opened his mouth and ordered again: "Yun Juan, let someone call Dan Xin over."

"Yes, girl." Although Yun Juan didn't know the reason, but he was blessed at the moment, so he said.

Kyoto Palace

Although Wang Ziteng is only an official of the fourth rank at the moment, but because his ancestors were once appointed county magistrates, the mansion occupies a large area and the location is also very good.

He just came back from duty that day, when he saw the housekeeper coming up to welcome him, he said, "Master, there are people from Jinling Second Aunt's wife."

"Well, tell him to come here." Wang Ziteng, who was walking in, paused slightly after hearing this, and then said so.

The butler replied naturally.

After seeing that it was Danqing who came, Wang Ziteng immediately understood that it was not his sister who sent someone here, but his niece.

In fact, Wang Ziteng and Xue Baochai had never met each other. When Xue Jian passed away a few days ago, he did not go there in person because of his busy schedule and the long journey.He just sent his confidants who needed to be in front of him to mourn the funeral.Originally, he didn't pay much attention to this second brother-in-law. Although he was a smart man, he was content with being a merchant without any enterprising spirit.The second sister is even weaker.As for the son and daughter under the younger sister's knees, it's nothing more than a niece.But his nephew was not a good man, he was a bully in Jinling, not much different from his own nephew Wang Ren.

It's just that he didn't expect that after his confidant came back, the others would be fine.Only he praised his niece, whom he didn't pay much attention to before, saying that it's a pity to be born as a daughter, if it is a man, it will definitely be a blessing.

This actually made him curious. After hearing him tell her about her brother-in-law's death, she took care of the family affairs and dealt with the clan elders.After listening to the description, his mind suddenly became the same as that person's, full of regret.With such courage and clever means, but why she was born as a daughter.

In the following days, Wang Ziteng also communicated with Xue Baochai twice, and the regret in his heart became more obvious.

And the reason why Wang Ziteng was able to recognize Danqing at a glance was also because Danqing was the one who sent the letter before.Therefore, Wang Ziteng recognized him.

"My subordinates have met my uncle, Ankang." Danqing said, clasping his fists in salute.

Wang Ziteng asked directly: "Tell me, why did you come here this time? But is there someone else going on with your niece?" It's really no wonder that he would ask this question. It was actually Xue Baochai who wrote letters the last two times. They all asked him to borrow people, saying that the elders in the clan relied on their elders to sell their elders and bullied their orphans and widows.I want my uncle to help support me.

Danqing was not a talkative person, so he immediately took out the two letters that Xue Baochai had handed to him from his bosom: "This is what my girl asked her subordinates to give to my uncle, and you will understand after reading it."

After receiving the letters, Wang Ziteng immediately opened one of the letters that said "Uncle and Father Invited". This letter is not very long, only two thin sheets.But in a moment, Wang Ziteng also finished watching.

Sighing slightly, he put the letter on the table, with an expression of indescribable regret and regret, and said softly: "It's a pity that my niece is a daughter." If it is a man, he will definitely become a pillar of the country in the future.Then he said again: "Okay, I got it here. You go down to have a good rest first. When I finish what my niece said in the morning tomorrow, I will write her a letter. You can take it back with you." gone."

Danqing responded immediately, and followed the housekeeper without mentioning it.