The oil bottle of the Red Chamber

Third sister You was just joking.But he didn't know that what he said actually touched the hearts of two people.

These two are Xue Baochai and Shi Xiangyun.

Especially Xue Baochai, after the new year, if it is in an ordinary family, let alone marrying someone, I am afraid that he will even have children.It's a pity that she waited so long, but she couldn't even get a letter of approval.

As for Shi Xiangyun, although she also wanted to admire Ai when she was young, she always relied on the support of historians, not to mention the care of Jia Mu, so she was no more eager than Xue Baochai.

Baoyu's birthday is April 26.Because the crown prince is succeeding to the throne now, and he is very harmonious with the emperor, and there is no incident of a concubine driving away in the palace, of course the folks can't help setting up wine and banquets and getting married.

So Baoyu's birthday this year is as lively as in previous years.

It was early in the morning, in front of Rongguo Mansion, there was a bustling bustle of cars and horses, and there was an endless stream of people who came to pay birthday wishes and present gifts.

Third sister You had read the original book, so she knew that this day was not only Baoyu's birthday, but also Xue Baoqin's, Xing Xiuyan's, and even Ping'er's birthday.

So I bought four birthday gifts on that day. Among them, Baoyu was given by the Four Treasures of the Study, Baoqin and Xiuyan were made by my own needlework, and Ping'er also had two ends of the gift.

Everyone accepted the birthday gift, and naturally expressed their thanks again.Compared with the excitement and joy of other girls, Tanchun who is in charge of housework is a bit embarrassing now.Looking at Xing Xiuyan, he smiled and said, "It turns out that sister Xing's birthday is also today, why did I forget it?"

After finishing speaking, he quickly ordered the servant girl to pass on the message to the subordinates, and then prepared a gift and sent it to the Yingchun room.

Xing Xiuyan never thought that Third Sister You was a foreigner, but she was so careful and remembered her birthday.Immediately, he held Miss You San's hand and smiled gratefully.And because the third sister You revealed her own birthday, Tanchun prepared another congratulatory gift, and Xing Xiuyan was rarely given way in each room.

Tanchun laughed and said, "That's interesting. There are several birthdays in each of the twelve months of the year. When there are too many people, it's just a coincidence that it's either the two days or the three days. .”

Everyone knew the meaning of Tanchun, so they also counted their birthdays in detail.And because Lin Daiyu is living in her own family now, and she is loved by her father, Xiren didn't say any gossip about "not from her family".

When the banquet was ready, Baoyu kowtowed to the old lady, Mrs. Wang again, and offered wine, and everyone was seated.

Because the elders were all present, the girls didn't dare to act presumptuously like in the original book, but with the screens on the brocade, hibiscus on the mattress, and the noisy drinking and entertainment, it was quite lively.

After drinking for three rounds, another little girl came to report, saying that Shi Xiangyun fell asleep on the stone bench in the back garden after drinking a few glasses of wine.When everyone heard the words, they all got up and left the table, and entered the garden.It turned out that Shi Xiangyun was as lively and fragrant as a begonia sleeping in spring.

Lin Daiyu recited the ancient poem "Under the drunken-eyed fragrant tree, half buried by fallen flowers", and everyone praised the scene.Baoyu was worried that Shi Xiangyun would catch a cold when he fell asleep on the stone bench, so he hurriedly woke him up.There are even more voices in the mouth, urging the little girl to bring the hangover soup.

Everyone looked at Baoyu's attentive and careful appearance with cold eyes, and smiled unconsciously.

After Baoyu's birthday, Mrs. Baolinghou visited Jiamu.The meaning of "childhood sweetheart, childhood sweetheart" was inevitably mentioned in the words.

Of course, Mrs. Shi also has this intention, but all the important matters of children's marriage have always followed "the order of parents and the words of matchmaker".It happened that Jia Zheng was resting on this day, so Mother Jia ordered the little girl to call Jia Zheng to the back and ask Jia Zheng and Mrs. Wang what he meant face to face.

Mrs. Wang insisted on a "golden and jade marriage" in the past, but a few days ago Sister Feng's child had a miscarriage, and Mrs. Wang also asked Baochai to help with the housework, her intentions are clearly revealed.

But Mrs. Bowlinghou, as if she didn't know, still mentioned the marriage of the two young children to Jia Zheng and his wife with a smile on her face.

After the prince succeeded to the throne, he cleared up the administration of officials and rectified the military affairs. Although he helped the poor, he still relied heavily on meritorious families for every major move.

After being a meritorious veteran, Bao Linghou has always been low-key and cautious, and he is diligent in his duties, and he is also highly regarded by saints.

In contrast, the Wang family, which is closer to Rongning and Ningfu, offended Shengyan because of Xue Pan's incident. Since Wang Ziteng was demoted and punished by the saint that year, he has not slowed down.

Not to mention the Xue family, if they had some momentum in the past, but now they are deprived of the title of imperial merchant, they are just ordinary merchants.

In terms of family background, of course, it can't compare with a historian with two lords.

Mrs. Baolinghou saw Mrs. Wang's inexplicable attitude, so she couldn't help laughing and said: "Speaking of which, Yun'er and Baoyu grew up together, and they naturally know their temperament and temper well. Besides, Yun'er is the grandnephew of the old lady. My wife loves her like Baoyu on weekdays. If this marriage can be achieved, it will be more intimate, the old lady will feel at ease, and we can also rest assured. If Baoyu needs help in his official career in the future, my master and I will naturally Nothing to say. I will only regard Baoyu as my uncle. Even his cousins ​​know how to watch and help each other."

In other words, if this marriage fails, then don't blame historians for keeping the Rongning and Ningfus at arm's length from now on.

Faintly hearing the implication of Mrs. Baolinghou's words, Jia Zheng couldn't help being slightly moved, and subconsciously looked at Mrs. Wang.He knew that Mrs. Wang preferred Baochai, and he also felt that Baochai could be a good match anytime she was in peace.

However, no matter how outstanding Xue Baochai's temperament is, it can't change the decline of Xue's family.What's more, Xue Baochai has such a worried brother.In order to snatch a maid, she could kill someone and cause such a disaster... If Baoyu married Baochai and became brother-in-law with Xue Pan, in the future, let alone get some help in his official career, I'm afraid he won't be busy It would be great to do good to the Xue family.

The most important thing is the Marquis Bowling's Mansion... Although the power of historians in the court today is not as good as that of Zhao Bihe and Chen Gui, etc., compared with the many officials and nobles who have no real power and have no real power. It can be called a plus.

Nowadays, historians take the initiative to come to the door to propose marriage, and what they plan is the kindness of "kissing and kissing".Jia Zheng knew that the historian did not value Baoyu's character and knowledge, but that the historian and Jia's family were related by marriage, and Mrs. Shi was also the direct elder of Shi Xiangyun, who married Shi Xiangyun, whose parents died when he was young. Rongguo Mansion was entrusted to Mrs. Shi to take care of it, so Shi Xiangyun's life after marriage was unsatisfactory, and outsiders talked about the historian's harsh treatment of his elder brother's orphaned daughter.It's just for the sake of reputation.

If he declined the Shi family's marriage proposal, with the Shi family's temperament, he might not become angry from embarrassment.However, the friendship between the two families is likely to cool down.After all, historians and Jia's family don't move around much nowadays.

At least not as good as the Wang family who are also in-laws.

When Jia Zhengsi came to this point, he couldn't help hesitating, and he was quite reluctant to part with the historian's lintel and influence.

It should be noted that the Jia family today is not the Jia family in the original book that has a daughter as a concubine in the palace, so their own family can ascend to heaven.Yuanchun was "sent" out of the palace by the sage, and the men of the Jia family were rejected by the sage one after another, and the descendants were too many to be useful. Now the Rongguo Mansion has long been reduced to the laughing stock of Chang'an City. The help of historians is indispensable.

Jia Zheng frowned unequivocally, and for a moment remembered that Jia's mother wanted to match the two Yu'er - now that Lin Ruhai has entered Beijing and joined the court, he has already become a proud scholar of Longtu Pavilion, and is highly regarded by saints.If Baoyu can get married with Miss Lin, I'm afraid there will be no need to worry about her official career in the future.Thinking about it now, in the end it was my mother who had far-reaching plans.

Jia Zheng sighed deeply, but he didn't show it on his face.Gladly agreed to this marriage.

Things have come to this point, even if Mrs. Wang's heart is "gold and jade", there is nothing she can do.

Mrs. Bowlinghou was also very satisfied with the affirmative reply from Rongguo Mansion.Dang even took Shi Xiangyun's house to wait for the Rong family to come to propose marriage.Needless to say.

Now it is only said that after Mrs. Baolinghou left, the news that Baoyu was going to marry Xiangyun spread all over the Rongguo Mansion in an instant.

When Xue's mother and daughter heard the news from the maid, it was as if Jiao Lei had been hit by a sunny day, they couldn't believe it.