The struggle of the Nanny of the Red Chamber

How could Xue Baochai not understand.But she felt something like this, and she was unwilling to accept it.Today, less than a month after my brother's accident, my biological mother made a decision that would affect her for the rest of her life.

What can she say, what can she do.

She also wants to marry an enviable husband, who will respect each other like a guest.She also wanted to be a concubine and be full of glory.She wants to get to know each other more, and love each other deeply.

When I was young, I secretly saw the West Wing, and when I was young, I heard Nuerjiao quietly.

Xue Baochai knew that all of this would never happen again.

Whose son is willing to be the son-in-law who comes to the door.Who would want to live in Yue's house for a long time, a strong man.Who would be a good person who is willing to make such a marriage.

The bitterness in my heart seemed to spread to my throat.But what Baochai can do is to suppress it stubbornly.

Although this decision made her laboriously tied to Xue's house.But this ensures the stable life of the mother and brother for the rest of their lives.It's just, "Mom, my brother is not young anymore. Although he has become what he is now, he can't just wrong his life. The matter of the Rongguo Mansion is already like this. We dare not ask for anything else. Why don't we ask the Rongguo Mansion for help?" Come forward and say a good relationship for brother, how about it?"

Aunt Xue was startled when she heard this, lowered her eyes, and thought about it carefully, "Your brother is already like this, and a girl from a good family will never accept this marriage again. Why don't they let the Jia family tell you about the marriage?" .”

Aunt Xue still has a reputation for herself.At this time, the girl and family who are still willing to marry into Xue's family will not be able to live in peace.

Instead of bringing back a troublemaker, it's better to leave this opportunity to her daughter. She doesn't expect her future son-in-law to be more motivated, but only hopes that he will have kind thoughts in his heart and treat their family well.

"Mother, let's ask Rongguo Mansion to arrange a marriage for brother Zhang. No matter how you say it, the marriage that Rongguo Mansion can arrange is not too bad. In the future, when the sister-in-law marries in, there will be a little room for people to move around. Let those People with malicious intentions should avoid it."

If in the future, someone mistakenly recruits a firewood wolf to enter the door, or recruits an ambitious one, but wants to covet her Xue family's property, then the three of them, mother and son, will really fall into the trap of sheep.

While the elder brother's matter is still hot, the Jia family is still willing to give their family three points of face.Why not go all out and let the Jia family find a daughter-in-law with a good background.Their Xue family is not short of money, and they will give a lot of dowry gifts when the time comes.I'm not afraid that the family is unwilling.

More importantly, even if she doesn't have children in the future, there will be, there will be, there will be children for her elder brother and sister-in-law to take care of.

Xue Baochai also knew that it was her brother who was at fault for being beaten.Whoever makes him drink some wine, just open his mouth damsel, shut up damsel.No decent mother and brother dare to speak so shamelessly.But my elder brother is just the cousin of the second aunt, so he is so arrogant.How to convince people.

Since the cousin who has never met has become a concubine.The Rongguo Mansion and the entire Jia family in the capital only made publicity for three to five days before being suppressed.But my elder brother didn't know how to restrain himself.This innocent disaster, to put it bluntly, is not injustice.

Things have reached this point, even if they bite the bullet, they have to go on.

Between the biological mother and daughter, what else needs to be said so clearly.When Aunt Xue heard her daughter's words, she understood Xue Baochai's plan.

If you think about it carefully, you can indeed marry a better daughter-in-law as double insurance.

"What do you think of the third daughter of the Jia family? She is the mother's own sister." Thinking of the prosperous Jia family, Aunt Xue thought of Jia Tanchun, the concubine daughter of the second room.

Although she also knew that a better condition would be Yingchun, the eldest daughter of the eldest house, but how could that person's identity and status be so high that a merchant of their Xue family could climb high.Rather than looking for a girl from a third- or fourth-class family, it's better to be this one.

Anyway, no matter how well-bred they are, they have nothing to look forward to.She doesn't need to be a housekeeper, nor does she need to go out to socialize.It's just for the sake of having a good identity in the future and being able to speak easily.

"Mom, don't think about it. Our family can't have the third girl. Although she is the mother's own sister, in terms of intimacy, she is not as good as the other girls. One more thing, although the second master is only a fifth-rank official, The third girl may not be betrothed to our family." The most important thing is that Baochai understands that the eldest family of the Jia family and the old lady of the Jia family will not agree to this marriage.

That's true, fortunately the Xue family didn't have lard to deceive their hearts, otherwise the Zhang family's anger would not be able to bear the current Xue family.

This is the only aunt who is recognized by the current emperor. After the current emperor ascended the throne, her status has long been incomparable.

The old man broke the human leg on the front foot, and married off the daughter of the second bedroom on the back foot.Wouldn't it make the world say that the girl from the second room helped the master of the first room to pay off the debt and make amends?Once such a reputation spread, the eldest son of the Jia family would be ashamed, and how could the men of the Jia family gain a foothold in the court.

"Oh, I forgot if you didn't tell me. These three girls happened to be born in your aunt's filial piety period. It's strange that the empress would like it. And I heard from people that the three girls and Aunt Zhao were in the empress Before and after entering the palace, the empress did not like her, and even bullied that child Baoyu."

Get married, get married.Sex is good, but it's not about enmity.The third girl from the Jia family is really not a good candidate.

Thinking of this, the mother and daughter both sighed deeply.

Li's house in the capital city, since the Tang Dynasty came back from the palace, the women in the family asked her to tell her what she saw, heard, ate, and drank in the palace no less than ten times.

On this day, Mrs. Tang raised the issue again. Tang Chao finally couldn't take it anymore. He looked up at the clean beams and said speechlessly, "My God, I've said everything I can say. You still want to know What do you want?"

Mrs. Tang clicked her lips, "I said girl, is it true that the empress in the palace has dozens of people serving one person? This is too, too...not good at living."

There were two maids beside Mrs. Tang, and she felt that those two maids had no work to do and were lazy.The people in that room only serve one person, so there are more servants who are lazy.The stewards in the palace, just do this and watch, how much money will be spent every month.

Thinking back to when I was working in Rongguo Mansion, there were eight big girls in the old lady's house, not counting the second-class and third-class girls like her girl.In addition, a second-class girl is served by servants.

At that time, she felt that she was wasting money, raising so many girls, and with those girls, it would be better to raise two more strong servants.Work neatly, you can move everything, and you can do it.

Because at that time, her girl was the direct beneficiary, so Mrs. Tang still felt beautiful.At least her man who died early knew about it, and would be happy that the girl didn't have to do any work, and she had so much monthly money to pay every month.

But now that I have become the master, I feel that some people can't accept it.In addition, I heard the girl say that there are dozens of people in the palace who only serve one empress, and they don't care about food.There are really some losers.

Tang Chao: "...and didn't spend our family's money, you always care about what those people do. Besides, about the emperor's family, you see which minister said that it is better for us to live a quiet life with our little old surnames." Anyway. The men in their family are promising, and the Zhuangzi in the family don't have to pay taxes.

Tang Chao can only express his sympathy for the hard-earned money of taxpayers.

"Mom, don't the maids in the palace wear jewelry?" Li Ning remembered what her old mother said before, that there were only two or three silk flowers on the palace's hair, and there were nothing else.I feel a little unbelievable.

The servants of their family did not bring much jewelry, but in Rongguo Mansion, many servants were made of gold hairpins and silver hairpins, jade bracelets and silver bracelets.How come the palace has changed.It can't be a servant in the palace, the treatment is not as good as that of a Rongguo Mansion.

Tang Chao glared at the girl, "That's the servant in the old lady's yard, so ostentatious, you look at the yard of the eldest lady, the yard of the eldest grandma, have you ever seen such a servant. With so many jewelry, is it Is it your job as a servant?" And it was too old-fashioned and extravagant.

Mrs. Zhang does not allow Rongguo Mansion to have such an ethos, but Mrs. Shi is a person who likes to be rich and idle, and is extravagant.Because of this, in the current Rongguo Mansion, apart from the old lady's courtyard, there are still some shadows of the original "Dream of Red Mansions", and almost nothing can be seen in the other courtyards.

Whether it is sincere or following the trend, they all gradually come according to Zhang's preferences.

Mrs. Zhang has spent decades to control, influence, and change the entire Rongguo Mansion silently.

After many years of daughter-in-law becoming a mother-in-law, it is not only age, but also experience, power, and status.

Li Ning tilted her head and thought for a while, as if she really told what her mother said.

"Okay, okay. Go embroider your dowry." With two words, Tang Chao sent Li Ning away.Mrs. Tang glared at the girl, but didn't stop her.

After Li Ning left, Fu Qiufang and Zhang Yunji, who were now housekeepers, also came to talk with Tang Chao's wife.There are only a few people in the family, and if they don't get together, it's strange to be lonely.

As they talked, they talked about Tang Jing's age and the marriage of Xue's children.

Li Ning got married last autumn this year.At Tang Jing's age, it's time to meet each other.Baoyu, who is younger than Tang Jing, is already married, so this matter cannot be delayed.

Even if Tang Chao wanted his son to get married later, it was time to see his daughter and make a marriage arrangement at this time.All of a sudden, Tang Chao, like Aunt Xue, was worried about their children's marriage.

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A few days later, compared to the inaction of the Tang Dynasty sitting on the kang, Aunt Xue actually visited Rongguo Mansion.When she said what she wanted to do in the future, all the women in Jia's family frowned except for Xing.

Xue Pan was completely useless. I heard that although he was not injured there, he could no longer have any heirs.A man who does farming and doesn't produce seedlings, no matter which family's girl marries him, won't he have no hope for the rest of his life?How could they agree to such a wicked thing.

However, Xing's brain circuit at this time was the same as Aunt Xue's, thinking of Tanchun.

"Brother of the Xue family, I think he is a good kid, although he is a bit confused. But every child in the family is sensible. The third girl in our family is about to become an adult. Looking at it this way, These two are a couple made in heaven!"

"Second brother's family." Shi yelled angrily.

"Second brother and sister be careful, the third girl's marriage, the mother has already said, she will help to see." Xing's stupid words, Zhang was also completely angry.

Shi's and Zhang's words stopped Xing's stupid words at the same time, and at the same time they couldn't stop cursing in their hearts.

Seeing this, Aunt Xue was also a little embarrassed.He quickly smiled and said, "What kind of family is our family? How dare we dare to climb high. It's just that we have only been in the capital for a short time, and we don't know those families with daughters. That's why I thought about asking the family to help me find the relatives." Look. Nothing else."

Sure enough, her daughter said that it was impossible for the Jia family to agree to marry the third girl to their family.And her daughter also thought that the wife of the second room would agree to this marriage.

But fortunately, their Xue family didn't have much idea about these three girls.They just need a daughter-in-law who has a family background and can be a backer. As for whoever it is, it's almost fine, and as long as they have a good temper, that's all. The rest doesn't matter.

Hearing Aunt Xue's words, Shi Shi and Zhang Shi both lowered their faces. Shi Shi pretended that what happened just now hadn't happened, and pointed to the teacup with a smile and asked Yuanyang to serve her to drink tea.

Seeing Yuanyang lightly stepping forward and raising his glass, Shi smiled and narrowed his eyes.The girl who grew up beside her is also getting married.The marriage is officially settled, and it will be at the end of this year.

He thought of Li Ning who was going to marry in September, and then thought of the mandarin duck who would marry at the end of the year.Shi Shi, who was a little angry just now, is in a better mood again.

As long as the Xue family doesn't have this wishful thinking, it's not impossible to talk about other things.

Seeing the old lady's face turn better, Yuanyang breathed a sigh of relief.Her current marriage has been settled, and the old lady is reluctant to part with her. Her godmother also said that it is still early, and furniture and other things are also fighting. She can embroider the wedding dress anywhere, and it is good to spend more time with the old lady. .

Moreover, the men in the mansion are all capable, and getting closer with a few grandmas will also be a network of contacts when they leave the mansion in the future.When the man has passed the exam, he can go for a while and make diplomacy with his wife.

"Mrs. Xue was joking. Why didn't you bring Ms. Xue with you today. Your sister is really likable. People can see her, and she can't love her enough. How old is she this year? Let's talk about her."

Mrs. Zhang is not prepared to accept the Xue family's brother's marriage.But she has seen Xue Baochai before, and her upbringing is not bad.It's not okay to help talk about a good marriage.

It's just that the status is limited, and it is estimated that the last one will be the second son, or the second-class son of the concubine.

Aunt Xue's smile froze for a moment, but thinking of her own situation, she honestly told her family's plan.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhang felt that the marriage of the Xue family was untouchable.The elder brother is abolished, and the younger sister is going to give birth to a son-in-law, and the adoptive eldest son will be given to the elder brother in the future.

Such a matter is a matter to both the future young mistress of the Xue family and Miss Xue's future husband-in-law.When the time comes, the marriage will not work out, but the enmity will be formed instead, and the Rongguo Mansion will be caught in it.Isn't it a joke.

In the end, after all, after Aunt Xue exhausted her strategy of bereavement, Mrs. Zhang reluctantly agreed to help Xue's family make peace if they met a suitable one.

It's just that Mrs. Zhang didn't expect that not long after this incident, she received a message the next day.It is said that the Xing family is already planning to marry their own niece Xing Xiuyan to the Xue family.

Mrs. Zhang was taken aback when she heard this, "How many nieces does the second wife have? As far as I remember, there is only one. Didn't she say she was going to enter the palace? Why did she want to marry the Xue family again? She didn't know the brother of the Xue family What's the matter?"

After hearing this, Shuishi covered his mouth with a veil. "I heard that she wants to marry the third girl, but my wife said that the third girl's marriage is on her mind. And the third girl's biological mother, Aunt Zhao, will not agree. No, I heard that the Xue family's pearls are like dirt. Gold is like iron', the betrothal gift is really rich. That's why I was moved."

Shui's disdain for Xing's was almost manifested.How could Mrs. Zhang not see the disdainful corner of her mouth under the veil.Not to mention Shui Shi, she herself doesn't know how to describe Xing Shi's short-sightedness.

Even if it's not your own, it's still your real niece.For such a little dowry money, let a girl marry a man who can't bear children, is it also something normal people do?

After so many years, it's like getting into the eyes of money.Not only did it not change, it actually got worse.This Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Zhang doesn't even know what to say about him.

"Did you go to Xue's house and talk about it?" Mrs. Zhang asked with some doubts.

Shui shook his head and smiled, "Not at all, the girl from the Xing family has her biological parents. Even if she wants to be a matchmaker, her biological parents must show up. I just heard from Wang Shanbao's family next to her." This slave with such a big mouth If they were from the Rongguo Mansion, they would have been beating all over the place, and they dared to talk about the Lord's family outside, and they were so impatient.

As long as Uncle Xing and Uncle Xing didn't have their hearts covered by lard, they probably wouldn't agree to this marriage.Compared with this marriage, it is better to send the girl into the palace to fight.

"Forget it, let her make troubles. Anyway, it's not a girl from our Jia family, so we don't care about it." Mrs. Zhang thought about it for a while, and then she didn't pay attention to this matter. Seeing it, Mrs. Shui quickly changed the topic and talked about it. something else.

However, does it really have nothing to do with her?

The management of Rongguo Mansion is getting stricter year by year, but that is also for the outside world. In places like Lixiangyuan, neither the Zhang family nor the Shui family seldom intervene.So the matter of Xue Pan's marriage was spread.

Not to mention far away, at least the east and west prefectures are known to everyone.

And that's where the turning point of things happened.