Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 405 Xue Pan was arrested and imprisoned
Beijing,

at the west gate,

The deputy general glanced at the captain and motioned to test it out.

Then the captain waved his hand, and the soldiers from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division rushed forward and surrounded them, and then began to inspect the carriage behind them.

Xue Pan had never experienced such grievances, so he whipped him with his horse whip, and the whip hit the captain's cheek. The captain didn't pay attention, and received a strong whip. A blood mark appeared, and he screamed.

When the deputy general saw it, he secretly cursed a piece of trash and scolded him angrily;
"Where did you come from, that wild boy? This is the capital, and you are not allowed to act wild. Someone, come here, pull him down and keep him under strict supervision."

"Yes, General."

Seeing that the people from the Imperial City Department were really going to take action, Aunt Xue couldn't sit still and said in the car;
"General, wait a minute, I don't understand etiquette and I'm being negligent. A little thought cannot be etiquette,"

After saying that, he handed out a small cloth bag from the car and gave it to the driver to give to the deputy general. The deputy general took it in his hand and turned it around. It was quite a lot. It looked like it belonged to a wealthy family, so he was a little unsure. But at this time, Xue Pan scolded;

"How dare you treat me like this and want to arrest me? Believe it or not, you will be left with nothing to eat,"

When Xue Baochai heard her brother's request to change, she secretly thought that something was wrong. Her brother was being stupid. Aunt Xue also knew that something was wrong, but before she could say anything, she shouted from outside,
"Send the convoy over, tie up this person, and take him to the prison of the Imperial City Division. We will lock him up for a few days."

The deputy general originally thought of letting it go, but he didn't know that this guy was too arrogant and couldn't get off the stage for a while, so he had no choice but to let the convoy go and wait for someone to come to talk. He should be arrested first.

As soon as the people from the Military and Horse Department swarmed up, they pulled Xue Pan off his horse and held him on the ground. The captain took the opportunity to kick Xue Pan a few times. I burst into tears and didn't know what to do.

Xue Baochai wanted to go out, but Aunt Xue grabbed her and asked,

"What do you want to do?"

"Mom, don't I have the token of the Hou Mansion on me? Show it to the general and ask him to let my brother go."

Unexpectedly, Aunt Xue calmed down in a rare moment, and a daughter's family showed up and got into trouble as soon as she entered the capital. She was afraid that Baochai would have a bad reputation after entering the Hou Mansion.
"No, this matter is inappropriate. You can't go out, and you can't use the Houfu token. Let's make your brother feel aggrieved first, and go directly to the Houfu to explain the situation and let Mrs. Houfu take action. If not, we can go to your uncle's house, but , for the sake of my mother, now that I have entered the Marquis’ Mansion, I’d better think more about the Marquis’ Mansion.”

Xue Baochai looked at Aunt Xue in surprise. She didn't expect that her mother, who had always protected her brother, would think so much about herself, so she had to sit back and said in the car;
"General, please be careful with your subordinates. Someone will come to ask for you later. I hope General will not hurt his face."

The deputy general heard the voice of a young woman with a sincere attitude. She must not be from an ordinary rich family. He secretly hesitated, but the person had been arrested and could not be let go. He looked inside the car and replied;

"But, come here, take this young master down first and send him to the Xicheng Soldiers and Horses Department Prison for temporary custody."

"Yes, General."

Another sound came from inside the car,
"Thank you, General, Uncle Zhong, let's go."

"Yes, ma'am."

Uncle Fu agreed, waved his whip, and the convoy continued into the city. Uncle Zhong was not afraid. This scene did not happen once or twice.

Wait for people to go away,

The captain came over, leaned closer and said;

"General, why don't you seize the convoy? There are only two women inside."

Unexpectedly, the deputy general looked over with an indifferent expression and said gloomily;

"I see that you are a little unusual today. You don't usually check, so why did you stop them today? Besides, if it really doesn't matter, just pay them back. If there is, I'm afraid that I won't be able to hold you back. Come on, please take the captain down with you." Keep a close eye on them.”

"Yes, General,"

The soldiers behind him didn't ask anything else. They unloaded the captain's weapons and escorted them back to the Xicheng Bingma Division with Xue Pan. The deputy general also followed closely behind. They were afraid that they would be in trouble today.

Aunt Xue kept urging, and the group went straight to Dongcheng. After some random inquiries, they found out about the residence of Luoyun Houfu.

Arrived at the Hou Mansion,

Before the car stopped, he hurriedly pulled Baochai out of the carriage and rushed into the house. The concierge had never seen Aunt Xue, so he dared to let her in, but there was no unnecessary obstruction, so he had to ask;
"May I ask, madam and young lady, what business do you have for visiting us?"

"Of course I'm looking for the Marquis and your old lady, who else can I look for."

Aunt Xue's anxious words were a bit unpleasant. Xue Baochai pulled Aunt Xue's sleeve, took out the token from her purse, handed it over, and said;
"I'm sorry, supervisor, but mother is a little anxious. Can I go in here?"

The steward took it and saw that it was the old lady's unique token. He was shocked and hurriedly handed it back with both hands.
"Yes, yes, madam, I forgive you, can you come in? The old lady is having dinner at Dongyun Tower. I will take you two there right now."

The concierge wiped his sweat and led the way, taking the two of them into the courtyard. The magnificent courtyard and the towering attic showed the power of the Hou Mansion. Aunt Xue was no longer frightened, and with the help of Xue Baochai, she reached the attic. courtyard.

The steward bowed and said,

"You two go in on your own, and your maid will be there to lead the way. The younger one can only be sent here."

Xue Baochai thanked her, and Aunt Xue walked in anxiously without replying. She walked around the screen partition and burst into tears when she saw the extravagant decorations and didn't see whether anyone was there.

"Oh, my good sister, please save Pan'er."

But the surrounding maids and Baochai were shocked.

Everyone who was still eating in the east room was startled by the crying outside. Mrs. Wang didn't know why and glanced at Lan Shu'er.

"Shu'er, go and see what's going on?"

"Yes, old lady."

Lan Shuer put down the bowls and chopsticks, stood up and walked out of the house, and went to the hall, where she saw Aunt Xue being supported and crying, and it turned out to be them.Shu'er hurriedly stepped forward,

"Aunt Xue, why are you here? What happened?"

Xue Baochai supported Aunt Xue and replied;

"Sister Shu'er, I just arrived in the capital today. When I was entering the city, my brother was captured by the general guarding the city. He came here because he had no choice."

Lan Shuer was a little confused, who was so ignorant, but she didn't know what was going on, so she didn't want to ask more, so she walked over and helped Aunt Xue,
"The old lady is eating in the house, Aunt Xue should go over."

"Um,"

As soon as Aunt Xue stopped crying, she walked over quickly without any support.

Arriving at the east room,

Without looking at who was in the room, when she saw the sister of the Wang family in the Hou Mansion, she couldn't hold back anymore and really started crying. Mrs. Wang was really surprised when she saw her.
"Don't be stunned. Bring two chairs over. Sister Xue is here. Why is it so fast? I thought it would only arrive tomorrow. What's wrong?"

Lan Yue'er added two stools each to Mrs. Wang and Lin Daiyu. Aunt Xue sat down and said aggrievedly;
"Isn't it because you were angry? When you arrived in the capital, Pan'er was arrested by the general guarding the city before you entered the city gate. My sister came to beg her because she had no choice. You said you didn't offend anyone, so why did you come to your door? "

Mrs. Wang comforted;

"It's a small thing. Didn't sister show them the token of the Marquis Mansion?"

"No, how can my sister take it out casually and cause trouble for the Hou Mansion? I originally wanted to go to his uncle, but I didn't think it was right, so I came to the Hou Mansion anyway. I don't know if Pan'er was wronged there."

A few more tears were shed.

Mrs. Wang's eyes flashed, and she gave Aunt Xue a high look. Yes, she was a sensible person.

"Yue'er, ask Wei Yong to take the Marquis Mansion token and go to the Military and Horse Department to bring the person back."

"Yes, old lady."

Yue'er stood up and left the house. Wang Xifeng on the right opened her eyes wide. She didn't know that the person coming was the mistress of the Xue family from Jinling. But how could Aunt Xue, the legitimate daughter of the Wang family, have come to the capital and arrived at the Hou Mansion? , simply incredible.

Wait a moment,
Wang Xifeng interrupted and shouted,

"Aunt Xue, Miss Feng has saluted you."

Wang Xifeng stood up and saluted Aunt Xue.

After settling Xue Pan's matter, Aunt Xue came to her senses and looked at the woman opposite. She was wearing a gorgeous skirt, and her red and phoenix eyes were so familiar. How could Feng girl be here?
"Girl Feng, why are you here?"

Although she was confused, she was still pleasantly surprised. After all, she was from her mother's family. She was happy. Wang Xifeng curled her lips and whispered,
"Could it be that Aunt Xue can come to my aunt's place, but my niece can't come? Isn't it too partial?"

Coupled with Wang Xifeng's funny look, Aunt Xue burst into tears and laughed.

"You are still so sharp-tongued and unforgiving. You can come if you can. But let me tell you, Jia Lian returned to Beijing earlier. Now that he is at home, you don't go back to see him."

"Ah, Jia Lian is back,"

Although he was a little anxious, thinking about Jia Lian, it was not the place he missed. Then his voice changed and he said,

"He'll come back as soon as he comes back. It's more important to stay with his aunt and uncle. We haven't seen each other for a long time. Crazy girl misses her so much. This is sister Baochai. As expected, she has become a girl in her eighteenth year. She is almost unrecognizable. Look at her figure. It's beautiful. If you marry the son of any family, you will be lucky in the future."

Although Wang Xifeng missed Jia Lian, she couldn't just walk away from such a scene, so she changed the topic and brought it up to Xue Baochai.

Xue Baochai's face turned red and he was speechless.

On the other hand, Qin Keqing, who was opposite, looked over with a smile on his face and said with a smile;

"You see, Feng girl is still thinking of bringing happiness to the Hou Mansion. Baochai is married to someone else, so she won't be able to enter the Hou Mansion anymore. My husband is not going to take the beauty home with him."

What the words meant was that Xue Baochai had already made arrangements and was the one who entered the Hou Mansion.

Wang Xifeng said this unintentionally, thinking of teasing Xue Baochai, but she never thought that this matter would actually happen and that she would be like Lin Daiyu.

He looked at Qin Keqing in disbelief. What happened? He actually entered the gate of the Marquis Mansion. He felt some unexplainable grievances in his heart. He smiled awkwardly and said,

"It's very good. Kiss me more. Congratulations to Aunt Xue."

Outside the house,

Zhang Jinyu took Ningbian and others,

He rode his horse back to the house slowly. As soon as he returned to the gate of the mansion, he saw many carriages parked there. The carriages were a little unfamiliar. Just when he was about to ask the steward who came to the house, he saw Wei Yong and his guards hurriedly out. After arriving at the Hou Mansion, he seemed to be in a hurry to go somewhere.
Zhang Jinyu saw this and shouted;

"Wei Yong, where are you going?"

"I have met the Marquis in my humble position. Lord Marquis, are you going to go to the Army and Horses Division to pick someone up?"

When Wei Yong saw that it was the Marquis who had returned, he immediately brought his guards to salute Zhang Jinyu.

"Who still needs you to go? What's going on?"

(End of this chapter)