Sister Xue of the Red Chamber

The relatives of thousands of miles meet by chance and hold Xue Biao on the front line

Eight years of Qianlong.

After the first lunar month, Jia Mu finally woke up from the hustle and bustle of New Year's Eve, Lunar New Year's Eve, and Lantern Festival.In February, there is no big event, and Baoyu is not around, so I am very bored, and I can't help but sigh every day.

Early this morning, everyone in the Rong Mansion gathered in Jia Mu's courtyard to say hello.Suddenly hearing the commotion outside the courtyard gate, several little girls approached noisyly.

"Yuanyang, go out and have a look. It's noisy, what does it look like!" Mother Jia ordered.

Then, she turned her head to look at Mrs. Xing, and said, "Look at the house you manage! Even a few little girls dare to be so unreasonable! Everyone has no tolerance at all!"

Mrs. Xing apologized and said with a smile: "Old lady, don't be angry, it's the daughter-in-law's fault. When the second wife was housekeeper, she broke the rules and got used to the servants in the house, so she almost missed the head of the master! I thought Trying to save some face for the second sibling, I slowly screwed over. But I was thinking about it. Since the old lady has spoken today, then I can let go and deal with it severely. "

Wang Xifeng smiled and said: "My wife is too kind. Let me tell you, from now on, anyone who is ungrateful, betrays the master, or deceives the superior and the inferior will be dismissed regardless of who has served or nursed that." Go out! Anyway, the old lady sent a message today, supporting you!"

Mother Jia choked when she heard the words.

At this moment, Yuanyang opened the door and walked in, said with a smile: "Old lady, look at these little girls, their eyelids are so shallow!"

Behind him are a few little maids and two old women who are guarding the gate.

The little girls came in and chattered away: "Old lady, come and see, it's so lively outside! There are so many girls and grandmas here, we don't recognize them!"

Wang Xifeng said with a smile: "Hey, look at this excitement, your little face is flushed. You should explain to me first, which family's girl and which family's grandma are here?"

A woman said: "First, I saw a tall horse, said to be the young master of the Zhongxiao Duke's mansion. But it didn't come to our house as a guest. I met it on the road and escorted it along the way."

"In the back are three small green-covered carts. The woman on the shaft said that they are relatives of our house. The first cart contains the wife's elder brother, the other contains the wife's sister-in-law and niece, and the other cart contains pearls. Grandma's aunt and two cousins."

Li Wan hurriedly said: "Our aunt has come to Beijing again? We got together! What a great fate!"

"Who says it's not!" Sister Feng said, "After all, we weren't acquaintances at first. It's rare for relatives who are leaving to arrive on the same day if they don't make an appointment first. They just asked them to meet halfway. Come on, how do you say it? It’s really not that the whole family doesn’t come into the house!”

Mother Jia stood up: "Hurry up and welcome people in. By the way, we must invite the young master of Zhongxiao Gongfu! Please trouble him to see you all the way. We should thank him well no matter what!"

Unexpectedly, the old lady said: "The young master... sent the person to the door and left..."

Immediately, Jia Mu became impatient and pointed to Li Wan to welcome him in.

After seeing Xing Yanyan and the Li family sisters, he cheered up.

Xing Yanyan was born dignified, and seemed to be on par with Baochai in terms of prudence, but he had more of a calm demeanor.

And Li Wen and Li Qi came from a scholarly family, and Li Wan's mother's family was even more famous for their emphasis on poetry and books, so that all the male and female clansmen were good at poetry.

If Xing Yanyan is very similar to Baochai, then this girl from the Li family is more like Daiyu, who also has poems and books in her belly, and is equally romantic and graceful.It's a pity that she is not as good as Daiyu after all, and lacks the arrogance raised by the Liehou's family.

Jiamu held Xing Yanyan's hand for a while and looked at it for a while, then looked up and down the Li family sisters, and said: "It's strange that the lights exploded and exploded last night, and they were knotted again. It should be today. Look at these girls, the flowers Like a child!"

Sister Feng laughed and said, "That's not it! It suits us more and more, we're getting old!"

Jia Mu asked again: "Is there a place to live? If you don't dislike it, how about we live here now?"

Knowing that Daiyu had given her a marriage, Jia's mother was depressed for several days.After thinking about it for a while, as long as Baochai can recognize Xue's family, he is a good candidate.Hurry up and ask someone to inquire.

Unexpectedly, Baochai went to sea!If it weren't for the tossing about Jia Zheng's dismissal, Jia's mother's loss of her imperial order, and the separation of the eldest and second wife's family, Jia's mother would never have said that she could not afford to be ill for a long time, so that she missed all the major and minor events in Beijing.

Seeing these three juicy girls in front of her now, Jia's mother is thinking again.

Jia's mother is not stupid. The division of Rongfu and Jia Zheng's loss of office add up one by one. How can Baoyu's marriage be as picky as before?Daiyu and Baochai are relatives, so they are easy to talk to, but all of them have already made plans for marriage!

Although the daughters of the Xing and Li families are not well-born, they cannot be said to have come from small families.The Xing family has a small foundation, and the Li family is noble, so it is still possible to ration Baoyu.

Thinking of this, Mother Jia put on a smile on her face, and asked about Nian Geng's horoscope and the family situation.

Wang Xifeng didn't hear it right, so he quickly changed the topic and said: "Isn't it because I was dangling in the water all the way, I should be tired. I should have a good rest. The old lady has something to say, don't you have time to say it? "

Jia's mother hurriedly said, "That's right! It's serious to live here first. Just live here..."

Mrs. Xing said: "Let's live in our original courtyard! The left and right sides have not been demolished yet, and they can be opened again. Aunt Li, Li Wen and Li Qi should live there together. Li Wan and Lan Geer live in the Grand View Garden, but you It is inconvenient to live in."

Let's talk about Xue Scorpion.

Xue Biao and Xue Tianji wanted to go to sea, but they were stopped by Xue Tianxiang.

After all, going to sea is no small matter. Although the Ministry of Internal Affairs recruited imperial merchants to go overseas together, this was the first time.In the final analysis, bad luck is unpredictable.

Xue's family lived in a quiet corner of Jinling, and they hadn't run a real business for many years.Nowadays, most of the servants are taking care of it.If you want to go to sea suddenly, I'm afraid it will be a disadvantage.

Therefore, Xue Tianxiang entrusted someone from the House of Internal Affairs to ask Xue Tianji and Xue Pan to go to the south of the Yangtze River first, and then to the middle of Sichuan, taking their time.When will you finish running in Mongolia, and then think about going abroad!

This trip to the south of the Yangtze River was over, but on the way back, he ran into the Xing family and the Li family.

Xue Biao also heard Baoqin talk about Jia's mansion.I don't look at the monk's face and look at the Buddha's face. Although I don't like Jia's way of life, I still know that Baoxuan, Li Wan, Wang Xifeng and others have set up a poetry club together.Even for Bao Xuan's sake, it would be good to escort him along the way.

When they arrived in the capital, they sent the person to the gate of the Rong Mansion, said a few words casually, and then rode away, afraid of meeting someone who would be annoying.

After hearing this, Xue Tianxiang couldn't help laughing and said: "You have been out of Beijing for a long time, but you don't know that Jia's family has been separated. Whether it is Jia Baoyu or his prudish father, they have all moved to Xizhimen."

Baoxuan came in from outside, "There's an old lady from the Jia family over there. Don't let her catch her, tell you to hire a girl with gold and silver."

The Princess Chang's Mansion was built to the east of Duke Zhongxiao's Mansion.Separated by a wall, a small door was built in the middle, and there are fewer private alleys than the Rongning Second Mansion, so it is very convenient to come and go.

Xue Tianxiang coughed lightly, "Why is this so?"

Xue Biao's eyes widened: "Really? Fortunately, I walked fast, otherwise what would I do!"

Qian said with a smile: "I said earlier that I would find a wife for you first, but you didn't listen. You just said that the sky is big and the earth is big. Now you have traveled to the south of the Yangtze River, do you have a favorite?"

Feng asked in surprise: "This is such a beautiful lady, how can I easily meet her?"

Seeing Xue Biao blushing slightly, Baoxuan couldn't help thinking of Xing Yanyan, thinking that the "meeting once" formed a fate, so he asked with a smile: "Looking at my cousin like this, does he have a sweetheart?"

Qian Shi said with a stern face: "I'm just saying casually, don't really go looking for those dubious and shameless people."

Xue Biao hurriedly said: "The girl is also from the family. But I just bumped into her once or twice on the way. I usually see her as a law-abiding person. I think most of our family's property will be given to my younger sister as a dowry. , I want to find a girl who can live in peace and happiness."

"Where is it on the way?" After Qian's calculation, he still had to ask clearly first, so that he could ask people to inquire about it when he turned around.

"What's on the way!" Bao Xuan covered his lips and chuckled, "I'm afraid they were escorted along the way!"

Feng thought for a while, "Although the Xing family is a relative of the Rong family, it has nothing to do with the Kaizi of the second room. The Li family... Li Wan is now living in the Grand View Garden, so it's okay. The one you like which one?"

Xue Biao blushed, but after saying the word "Xing Yanyan", he turned and ran away.

Looking at her son's back, Qian couldn't help laughing, and said with a big laugh: "It can be seen that he has a daughter-in-law and forgets his mother!"

After Baoqin found out, she hurriedly urged Qian to see Xue Biao. "Mother! At least let me meet my sister-in-law!"

Ever since the Mei family knew that Baoqin was backed by Duke Zhongxiao's mansion, they immediately approached Baoqin shyly.

The matter of retiring is not mentioned anymore, on the contrary, now the Mei family only hopes that Bao Qin will enter the door as soon as possible.Xue Pan saw that the Mei family was so ungrateful and capricious, and wanted to vent their anger on Baoqin, but was stopped in the end.

It's not a good thing for one daughter to make two families!The young master of the Mei family is healthy and safe, and the Xue family will come to the door to withdraw the marriage first, and they will eventually be criticized by others.If Baoqin is asked to pretend to be sick...whether the Mei family is willing to withdraw from the marriage is the same thing. Even if the marriage is withdrawn, who else will Baoqin want in the future?

Furthermore, the Xue family is now in prosperity.Based on the current situation, plus Baoxuan's knowledge of Qianlong's longevity, it is still possible to keep Xue's family alive for 50 years.

In case the Xue family collapsed, how much difference would it make to which family Baoqin promised to?

Even relying on Baoxuan, the name of a rescuer, and Princess Gulun, even if Qianlong is angered one day, it is still more than enough to scare the Mei family.

At Mei's house, Qian's saying that Baoqin was still young was delayed for a year.Originally, I wanted to excuse that the elders and children were orderly, and that Xue Biao was not married yet, but just looking at Xue Pan and Baoxuan, I knew that Xue's family did not have such rules.

Now that Xue Biao has someone he likes, he can make a marriage.The pretext is that the matter of the eldest son marrying a wife must be done first, and the incidents will come slowly one after another, and then dragged on for a year or a half.

Xue Biao first felt sorry for his sister, and secondly he didn't want Xing Yanyan to stay longer in Rongfu, so he agreed.

Mrs. Feng took Mrs. Qian to hand over the post, and Mrs. Xing met the two of them, and she was very happy to talk about the matter.After Mrs. Qian met Xing Yanyan and talked to her, she happily finalized the matter.

Although Jia's mother had the heart to tell Baoyu about Xing Yanyan, she had come to see her in person, so she had to agree.For a while, he greeted Mrs. Xing to prepare for the marriage.

Qian said with a smile: "Girl's house, there is no reason to go out with relatives, and they don't have the same surname." Then he said to Xingzhong and his wife: "Our family has a house in Majia Hutong. Although it is not big, there are two houses. Come in. If the in-laws don’t mind it, they can live there first, anyway, it will be counted in the dowry, so it should be given in advance!”

Xing Zhong and his wife had only one daughter, and Xing Yanyan only had two people after he left the house. If he entered the second house, it would be enough to buy another three or five servants.When the two elders thought about it, they immediately agreed happily, and just explained that they packed up and got ready.

Mrs. Qian said, "Our new house is also in Ma's Hutong, separated by a wall. There is only one daughter in my in-laws. Even if she wants to marry into our house, she must not leave her parents behind. We live closer. The most convenient."

The author has something to say: I want to cry. . . TAT