Prequel to the Red Chamber: I Am the Second Wife

Since Li Jin was able to take charge of his own affairs, Zili's life has become much easier. The new house has a small population, and the masters are Zili Jiazheng and Baoyu Sanchun. In addition, Jia Zhu and his wife are both easy to deal with. Naturally, there are fewer things than in the Rongguo Mansion. How many.Now Zili is basically living the life of a retired veteran cadre. Every day, he first cares about major national affairs, pays his respects to Jia Mu, and then comes back to read the documents sent by Li Jin, and give some instructions on family affairs. It's all about reading, growing flowers, don't be too comfortable.

She was reading a book when she heard a girl's voice outside: "Miss Bao is here." Baochai stood in front of Zili, dressed in homely and half-worn clothes. "Bao girl is here, why are you thinking of coming to me at this time?" Zili waved to Baochai who was standing at the door, and Baochai walked up to Zili with her skirt in hand, and gave it to Zili lightly. Please Ann: "Auntie is well. I came to see my aunt because I went to see my sister Lin. Now that it's getting longer, my mother wanted to come over to talk to my aunt, but there are so many things at home that I can't leave. I Seeing that the lotus in the garden is blooming very well, I think about what my mother said to invite my aunt to drink that day. Why don't we take advantage of the blooming of the lotus and let everyone have a lively time together. "

Baochai makes a thoughtful suggestion, Zili can't help but glance at Baochai, and sighs in his heart that he is really a crystal heart glass person, because of Baoyu's matter, Zili has been a little unhappy with Jia's mother recently.Of course, Zili and Jiamu gradually lost absolute control over Zili and Jiamu from time to time, so the old lady felt that she was at a disadvantage and felt a sense of loss at the hands of power.Mother Jia's dissatisfaction with Zili was revealed inadvertently, but Baochai was not expecting to notice it, and helped Zili propose a reconciliation method.If it is placed in a modern society with someone like Baochai as a secretary, the leader will definitely be very comfortable and worry-free.Zili smiled at Baochai: "You child, you are really careful. I don't care. It's good for an old lady to love her grandchildren. But have you seen that Baoyu has changed in these days? I see him studying. They're all good looks, but they're just dealing with the elders." Zili couldn't help complaining about his situation to Baochai.

"Looking at my brother, I can understand my aunt's painstaking efforts. Although my brother is not smart, he is not what he is now. Since his father is gone, my mother thinks that my brother is the only man left in the family. If there is something to rely on in the future Who? So I doted on him in every possible way, and forced my brother to be like this. Now I can't regret it. If I don't worry about my aunt's jokes, my mother hasn't come here these days because of my brother. " Baochai served Zili with new tea in a considerate manner, and made Zili fan her with a fan beside him.

Zili was a little surprised and asked: "Your brother, what's the matter?" This Xue Pan spends his days drinking and drinking, but in fact, it's okay to not do his job properly, and he can't talk and do things without thinking, and he is called a dumb king.It doesn't matter to be the overlord in Jinling, as long as you don't poke a hole in the sky, with the power of the Xue family and the Wang family, you can still take care of it, but who is Xue Pan in the capital?Even the top [-] princes and grandsons of the capital haven't even made it in yet, so there will be accidents sooner or later if they keep going on like this without thinking.Zili wondered when Xue Pan was making such a fuss, so he had to think of a way.Baochai didn't care and said: "It's all because my brother has taken a fancy to Xiangling and wants to come over with my mother to be housemates. My mother thinks that Xiangling is young, and secondly, she is indeed a lovely person. Abandon her, and think about it for a few more years. I lost my temper with my mother because of this brother. It’s a trivial matter, and now it’s over, and my mother’s thinking about serving wine can be regarded as a clear path."

It turned out that it was because of Xiangling's affairs, and she was another poor girl, Xue Pan liked the new and disliked the old, and later married a dominatrix, which made Xiangling unlucky.It's not easy for Zili to talk about this, so he just put the topic on Xue Pan: "Now that you have a housemate, you should be old enough to talk about marriage. Your brother's marriage, forget it, you girls can't listen to it." Yes. In the past few days, how hard is your nunnery to teach you? This nun was an errand in front of the empress dowager at the time, and she has been an old man for many years. You have to respect her and study hard from her. " Zili told Baochai to study the palace rules carefully.Since Baochai is determined to go to Qingyun, she is also happy to watch her realize her dream.

When Baochai heard Zili mentioning his draft, a trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes, and he said softly, "I'm a dull person. I just listen to what Mammy says and do it. Auntie is right." , In fact, being together as a family is the real happiness. I am a dull person, and my mother is only my daughter. I thought about it for a few days. If I really enter the palace, only my brother and mother will be left at home. .Who can control my brother's temperament, although there are aunts and uncles to help, but he can't control my brother for the rest of his life. If I can be at home, I can comfort my mother. As for the election, I will let it go."

Baochai changed his mind, Zili glanced over, Baochai frowned slightly, and there seemed to be something worried in his eyes.It would be nice if Baochai and Xue Pan had a different temperament. In all fairness, Baochai is a precocious, sensible, and ambitious girl. She doesn't have many unrealistic fantasies of a girl, and she has shared the burden of her mother at a young age.I also have to worry about my ineffective elder brother and help the family share the housework. Compared with Sanchun and Daiyu, who are both flowers in the greenhouse, their lives are more relaxed and comfortable.In the end, his niece, Zili put his arms around Baochai and said, "You are a child who really likes people. It's not a problem if your brother goes on like this. I think I have to teach him a lesson so that he can only restrain his temper. As for you, Everything is up to you. Since you don't want to be elected, it's okay to cancel your qualifications. You go back and discuss with your mother. There are many young talents in the capital, and they can always find you a good wife. "

After hearing Zili's words, Baochai said gratefully, "Auntie still loves me. My mother always misses Auntie. Now I treat Auntie like my own mother."

"What are you talking about? If I had a daughter as caring as you, I would be happy to burn incense in front of the Buddha." Zili left Baochai down for dinner, but Baochai said, "I have to go back and help my mother prepare the banquet. I can’t be with my aunt today. We’re all close, and I’ll have a long time to be with my aunt.” Baochai said goodbye and went back.

After lunch, Zili was resting on the bed, when she suddenly remembered what Baochai said before leaving, the days to come will be long, why!Zili was shocked, what Baochai meant was that she had plenty of time to spend with Zili, but Baochai was not young anymore.Even if there is no draft, it's time to talk about marriage. How many years can we stay at home?Don't let Baochai want to be her daughter-in-law!Lying on the bed, Zili rubbed his chin, thinking that maybe Baoyu and Baochai are the real complements of husband and wife.But Baochai needs to know that Baoyu is very likely to be mediocre all her life, and she will definitely not have any thoughts of a golden marriage.

Aunt Xue treats guests, and Zili invites Jia Mu to come and see the flowers. Jia Mu sees that Daiyu has recovered, and Baoyu has been taught a lesson these days.Early in the morning, Zili watched the people clean the Perfume Pavilion and set up the tables. When she was busy, she saw Jia Mu bringing Sister Feng and her party over.