The red building is so arrogant

Chapter 472
[I can't catch it, the last lord's addition, let the old man recharge his energy...]

At the same time when Jia Mu was platooning troops, Aunt Zhao led Jia Huan, but wasted no time in the hut in Qingtang.

She didn't show much in front of the maid, but when she got out of the courtyard, Aunt Zhao complained non-stop.

Jia Huan originally wanted to mutter a few words, but when she saw that her mother looked like a resentful woman, she closed her mouth in disgust and followed Aunt Zhao impatiently.

He is currently in a rebellious period, and he absolutely refuses to be similar to his mother.

But Aunt Zhao led her son back while cursing, seeing that she was not far from Qinfang Bridge, she ran into Jia Baoyu without thinking about it.

Seeing that Baoyu was holding two pieces of paper in her hands, and she was tsk-tsk-tut-tut-sounding "good article, really good article", but she didn't notice her mother and child at all, so Aunt Zhao wanted to retreat to the side so as not to meet him face to face.

I don't want Jia Huan to see Baoyu so rare that he can't let go of the book, and his heart is so curious that he just thinks it's some anecdote, so he shakes off Aunt Zhao's pull, and baba leans forward and asks: "Second brother Bao, what kind of good article is it? Let me see it?"

Only then did Jia Baoyu discover Jia Huan and Aunt Zhao, and he rolled up the copied "Xue's Essay" in a panic, and then gave Aunt Zhao a little gift.

After the ceremony, seeing that Jia Huan was still looking at the manuscript curiously, he quickly stuffed it into his sleeve, and subconsciously asked with a straight face, "Have you finished your homework? Why didn't you..."

As soon as he raised his head, he suddenly froze.

Gein's words were exactly the same clichés that Jia Zheng would talk about after seeing him on a daily basis, and even the tone of voice and demeanor were [-]% similar.

After Baoyu was shocked by this, she felt a little panic in her heart, and thought to herself: since the marriage was settled, not only sister Bao has gradually become dead fish eyes, but she has also become the most hated look before?
Is it possible that as long as they become relatives, the world will inevitably do the same? !
Is it possible that as long as they become relatives, they will become like masters? !
The more he thought about it, the more melancholy he became, and the more he thought about it, the more depressed he became. For a moment he forgot that Jia Huan and Aunt Zhao were in front of him.

"I bother!"

Although it was clear that Jia Baoyu was suffering from hysteria, Aunt Zhao was so angry that she was so defiant. She waited for Baoyu to go far away, and immediately jumped up and cursed: "Crazy and crazy all day long. What! It’s just the old lady who is blind and deaf and pampering — pamper me, I think this family will fall into his hands sooner or later!”

Jia Huan also gritted his teeth, originally wanting to scold him, but seeing his mother's shrew-like appearance was really indecent, she forced herself to hold it back with disgust on her face, and at the same time secretly made up her mind that she must sit on Yuanwailang in the future, so that Baoyu could be held back. Rubbing on the ground.

Of course, it is impossible to be an official with hard work and ability. There are ready-made shortcuts in front of you. Who would go to such lengths?

So when Aunt Zhao finally finished scolding, he immediately volunteered and said: "Why don't we wait, I'll go directly to the old lady's room to find her [Caixia]."

Aunt Zhao is hiding her thoughts, how dare she let him go alone?

Immediately squinting and mockingly said: "Quickly stop your work, is it true that the old lady loves you? Besides, the matter between us and Caixia is not in the light. If you are so nonsense, people will break it and implicate Caixia. Anyway, I'm afraid that being an official will be ruined."

Jia Huan hurriedly said: "There is also my card game, this must not be forgotten!"

"You little heartless one knows how to play!"

Aunt Zhao saw that he still equated his official position with poker games until now, and she grabbed his ear angrily and wanted to yell at him. However, seeing Jia Huan's neck hanging and eyes hanging, she was worried that he would not agree to it because of this. Submit obediently, and make mistakes when the time comes.

So he hurriedly changed his mind and said: "I heard that what is taught in the engineering school is all playthings, and when I become an official of the engineering school in the future, you will naturally have fun!"

After hearing this, Jia Huan immediately responded with bright eyes.

Aunt Zhao secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and asked again: "Do you remember what I taught you this morning?"

"It's just a few words of village dialect, and it's not a word-twisting article. I've already memorized it by heart!"

While Jia Huan was speaking, he had to recite it to her.

Aunt Zhao hurriedly stopped her son, made a silent gesture and said, "Be careful not to be overheard—come on, let's go back and talk to each other again, so that you don't forget this afternoon."

Not to mention what happened after the mother and son returned to the front yard.

But when Jia Baoyu returned home dejectedly, he lay down on the bed like a dead body, anyone who looked at him would know something was wrong, let alone the most knowledgeable attacker?
At the moment, Xiren quietly ordered people to boil a decoction that smooths Qi and invigorates the spleen, and stepped forward to take off his boots for him, and asked with a smile: "Second Master, did you encounter some injustice outside again? If the Qi is really not smooth, Just ask the second mistress or wife to come forward and make the decision."

"I……"

Jia Baoyu opened his mouth to express his troubles, but suddenly thought that Xiren and Sister Bao had become very friendly recently, if these words reached Sister Bao's ears, he might cause trouble again, so he hurriedly stopped talking.

"how?"

Seeing this, Xiren pretended to be wronged and said, "What is such a big secret that even I can't tell it?"

"This……"

Jia Baoyu hesitated for a moment, and suddenly thought of "Xue's Essay" in his sleeve, so he said perfunctorily: "I heard that sister Baoqin is going back to Jinling, and I feel reluctant."

After finishing speaking, he really didn't want to give up, so he pointed to the smooth sailing gold-plated boat on the table and said: "You send this to their brothers and sisters, and ask for anything in return, it can be regarded as a memory for each other."

Xiren only thought that Xue's brothers and sisters were leaving immediately, so he hurriedly called for Sheyue Qiuwen, packed the boat into a box, and asked two third-class maids to carry it with poles, and sent it to Xue Pan and Xue Biao's courtyard.

Because there are still a few days left, the action of retaliating against the Mei family will officially start. As the only front-stage character, how can Xue Biao not be nervous?
But it's not easy to tell others about it, so he used the pretext of preparing for the return trip and invited his sister to the side courtyard to talk about it.

Seeing Jing Baoqin's relief, the nervousness has been relieved a lot, and Cheng Yi suddenly got Baoyu, and Xue Biao, who made a fuss for a while, panicked, thinking that he had offended Baoyu somewhere.

After all, these things are usually given away before leaving, but the two brothers and sisters will not be able to return to Jinling until the middle of next month at the earliest, and the end of next month at the latest.

At least half a month away, Jia Baoyu sent someone to send Cheng Yi here, which seemed a bit like he wanted to evict him.

But judging from Xiren's attitude towards asking for 'nianxiang', it seems that this is not the case.

The two brothers and sisters couldn't figure it out after thinking about it, so they had to regard it as the eccentricity of the son of the capital.

Xue Biao took a snuff bottle as a gift in return, and sent Xiren and others out of the courtyard gate. When he returned to the house, he saw the sailing boat Baoqin took out from the box, and his heart was touched again for a moment, and he sat back in his seat with a long sigh. .

"Brother, what's the matter?"

Baoqin turned her head and wondered: "Isn't it all already..."

"Not that."

Xue Biao shook his head slightly, and said: "Sister is right, even if Brother Jiao's method fails, our situation will not be much worse-but no matter whether such a thing works or not, we should go back to Jinling, I, I really don't know how to face my mother."

As he said that, he couldn't help but sighed again: "Alas~! She only hoped that you could marry into the Mei family in a prosperous way, who would have thought..."

Xue Baoqin couldn't help feeling a little sad after hearing this.

Although she didn't think there was anything wrong with herself in it, and she didn't think there was anything wrong with breaking up the marriage, but her mother might not be so open-minded, let alone this was her father's will.

Besides, my mother is still ill, if she is too emotional, she is afraid...

But she didn't want her brother to continue to be depressed and anxious, so she pretended not to care and said with a smile: "What's the problem? If the matter is settled, brother might as well ask his aunt to find a marriage in Beijing, and then return with the good news Home, wouldn’t it be possible to offset joy and sorrow?”

"You girl!"

Xue Biao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, raised his hand and pointed at his younger sister and said, "When is it, you still only care about teasing me—besides, if you really want to offset it, it must be your happy event."

These words made Xue Baoqin's heart skip a beat, and she unconsciously thought of Lin Daiyu's words.

She doesn't judge people by their appearance, let alone Jiao Shun's background, let alone in the current situation, if she can marry a young talent like Jiao Shun who has a bright future and is willing to give women opportunities to display their talents, even if it is a job... And it's not considered humiliating...

"Sister, Baoqin?"

When Xue Biao saw that she mentioned the happy event, her younger sister became dazed, thinking that she was thinking about the resignation of the Mei family and was secretly regretting it. Another big surprise.

So he called twice, wondering: "What are you thinking of? Why..."

"No, nothing!"

Xue Baoqin, who has always been generous, also rarely panicked, and changed the topic randomly: "Sisters are discussing to have another pair of drafts with... and Brother Jiao in the afternoon. I don't want to stay outside for too long."

When she mentioned the word 'Brother Jiao', she couldn't help but pause, and the blush on her face became a little bit heavier.

Xue Biao was able to support his family business at a young age, so he couldn't be a dull person, so he immediately noticed something, and when Baoqin was about to leave in a panic, he suddenly asked straight to the point: "Isn't my sister Do you have a crush on Big Brother Jiao?"

Baoqin paused, turned her head stiffly, and hesitated whether to cover up, or to speak clearly.

However, Xue Biao had already got the answer from her expression, and hurriedly said seriously: "With Brother Jiao's background, it is rare in ancient and modern times to be able to break into the current situation in three or four years. They are very comparable to others, and they can also use their talents to women, if I were a woman, I'm afraid I would have to fall in love with him."

His words came from the heart.

Although I knew from the letter from my cousin [Baochai] that Jiao Shun had a lot of insights in business, after getting along with him for a month, I realized that Jiao Shun was not only a lot of insights, but also something that people hadn't thought about. What people can do is impossible!

Coupled with the fact that Jiao Shun took the initiative to block the heavy burden of revenge on the Mei family, Xue Biao's favorability naturally rose gradually—it was also a good thing that neither of them liked Long Yang, otherwise, he might have taken a detour. maybe.

but……

Xue Biao sighed, and said helplessly: "But brother Jiao has already fixed the daughter of Baolinghou's family, and I heard that he will get married in the next year. Even if my sister has a good impression of him, she must not fall too much..."

"elder brother!"

Xue Baoqin suddenly interrupted Xue Biao, and said quietly: "Sister Lin once told me that the Jiao family will definitely marry another wife and wife in the future."

"what?!"

Xue Biao was stunned, and hurriedly asked what was going on.

Baoqin repeated what Daiyu said that day, and said, "Although Brother Jiao didn't mean it himself, it's the order of my parents..."

Xue Biao thought about it in his mind, so he also felt that this matter was not surprising.

Although Baolinghou's family has a high family background, both of Miss Shi's parents have died, and the Hou's mansion has already been defeated.

With Jiao Shun's current momentum, even if Laiwang and his wife wanted him to have sex, the historians would have no choice but to do so—and with their current situation, this marriage couldn't be more suitable!

Xue Biao was also moved for a moment, and after thinking about it for a long time, he realized that he hadn't figured out the specific attitude of the person involved, so he hurriedly said: "My sister mentioned this to me, could it be..."

After talking, Baoqin was not so ashamed, and immediately answered the wrong question: "Brother Jiao will get married next spring, it's not good to have sex in the same year, right? I'm afraid we should go back to the south by then. It's not something that can be revealed in advance..."

Xue Biao knew that his sister was really moved, otherwise, how could he seriously analyze whether this matter is feasible?
It's true, with Jiao Shun's talent and attitude towards women, coupled with his painstaking efforts to defend his sister, it would be weird if his sister wasn't tempted.

But Baoqin's concerns are also not unreasonable. After all, this kind of marriage is not the right way to get married, and there is no way for the woman to "voluntarily degenerate" on her own initiative.

What's more, the lady of the official brand has not yet passed the door, and she has not made it clear that the carriage and horses should be used concurrently.

And if they can't make a decision in advance, after my brothers and sisters return to Jinling, the mountains are so high and the rivers are far away, I'm afraid they won't be able to catch up.

After thinking about it, this "bright road" has become a dead end again.

Xue Biao sighed unwillingly, and finally said helplessly: "Forget it, let's vent this bad breath first, and it depends on God's will if we are destined or not in the future."

Baoqin was silent for a while, then got up and smiled and said: "Then I'll go back to the garden first, my brother is at home to practice well, so don't forget to be timid when the time comes."

Xue Biao also got up and sent her sister out of the door. Seeing that she was talking and laughing with the maid as if she was nothing, she couldn't help sighing: "Although I got the right person, I didn't have the right time-" — At this time? Fate?”

…………

Meanwhile, thousands of miles away.

A middle-aged woman with a sickly face managed to cross the long plank with the help of a maid, and couldn't help coughing and panting on the deck.

Seeing this, the woman in charge who was packing the luggage hurriedly asked for medicine to feed her, and then persuaded her with a sad face: "Madam's illness is still not cured, this journey north to the capital city is not just a day of hardships, How can you bear it?!"

The middle-aged woman with a sickly face shook her head slightly, then gritted her teeth and said bitterly: "If I don't ask about this clearly in person, I'm afraid I won't be able to close my eyes even if I die!"

(End of this chapter)