King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 131 near the water tower
Come for three things!

Hearing this, Aunt Xue suddenly became apprehensive.

Zhu Jinghong ordered something casually, either to make Xue's family go crazy, or to make Xue Pan so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground.

Now that there are three more things to be ordered, wouldn't the Xue family be torn apart?

"The first one is to thank you for your contribution to suppress the Japanese, to raise food and pay, and to take the lead in fundraising... The Xue family is really loyal to the court!"

It turned out that this was the case, and Aunt Xue felt a little more at ease, but then she became worried again, after all, there were still two things left to say.

In today's world, Aunt Xue has also experienced a lot of things like saying a few polite words to praise you, and making demands after setting you up.

"The Caomin family has been favored by the emperor many times, how can they not help the court with all their strength!" Aunt Xue said politely.

Zhu Jinghong nodded, and continued: "The second thing is to thank you for saving me that day..."

"The White Lotus Sect rebelled that day, if it wasn't for your Xue family's help to resist, I don't know how it would end that day!"

Although the Xue family suffered a loss in this matter, I thought the imperial court would praise it vigorously, but then there was no more text, and now I finally heard Zhu Jinghong mention it.

"This matter involves the traitor Bailian. In order to protect your safety, I did not report this matter to the imperial court. I hope you don't mind!"

"The Thirteenth Master has passed away as a concubine, and it is our duty to protect your safety. As long as the Thirteenth Master is safe and sound, we will be satisfied!"

Although she was nervous, Aunt Xue opened her mouth to say what should be said in the scene, and she was able to adapt to the situation.

On the other hand, Baochai thought a little more in his heart, and thought that the best result was right now.

Zhu Jinghong remembers human feelings, and it is undoubtedly more cost-effective than the court's praise.

"The third thing... I'm here to thank Miss Xue on Yinglian's behalf!"

Whether he came here for Yinglian or not, Zhu Jinghong himself is not sure, but at least this can be used as a reason.

After returning to Beijing in a few days, and staying under the eyes of the old emperor, it will not be so easy for Zhu Jinghong to run around again.

"Miss Xue is very knowledgeable, which really makes me admire. If I had a good teacher like a girl when I was a child, I would not be as knowledgeable as I am today!"

Such blatant praise made Xue Baochai extremely embarrassed. How could she, a boudoir girl, be a teacher and not be laughed to death when it spread.

But Zhu Jinghong has a noble status, and the Xue family has to accept whatever they say or do, even if Xue Baochai is dissatisfied, he can only hold back.

"Bao girl, what knowledge does she have, she just read a few books, Master Thirteen is overrated..."

As a girl in the boudoir and a junior, it is inconvenient for Xue Baochai to speak at the moment, so Aunt Xue can only answer for her.

"Hey... Mrs. Xue is too modest. I really admire Miss Xue's appearance and knowledge!"

It's nothing more than boasting about his character and knowledge, and even boasting about his beauty. It's hard to say that Zhu Jinghong is not teasing him.

So what if she knew, Aunt Xue could only pretend to be confused, thinking it was just a compliment.

Only Baochai secretly cursed "Deng Tuzi", but felt a little bit relieved.

"In the future, Ms. Xue will be selected as a servant, so I will get the moon first, so I will ask you more..."

Speaking of this, Zhu Jinghong looked directly at Xue Baochai, making the girl hang her head even lower.

How can this be inseparable from your own name and surname, are you here to thank Xue's house or to see me?
If you are close to the water, you get the moon first, who is the roof and who gets the moon?Who wants to get whom?

Even if Xue Baochai fell in love with Zhu Jinghong, when she heard these provocative words, she really couldn't hold back her face, and felt ashamed and annoyed in her heart.

I wanted to say "please respect yourself, Thirteenth Master", but Xue Baochai still held back in his heart, because the two identities were too different.

Seeing that Baochai looked to one side with a red glow on his face, and his expression didn't look right, Zhu Jinghong also knew that he had gone too far.

At this moment, Aunt Xue also noticed that the atmosphere was not right, but so what?She can't just pretend not to know.

"By the way, when you go to the capital this time, has your accommodation been arranged?"

In order to ease the embarrassment, Zhu Jinghong changed the subject abruptly.

"Please worry about Thirteenth Master, this matter has been properly arranged, the Rongguo Mansion in the capital is related to us, and we have already said hello to stay for a while!"

Aunt Xue went on to say: "We can move in when the house in Beijing is cleaned up!"

"So it is!" Zhu Jinghong's expression was calm, and this result was expected.

Next, Zhu Jinghong chatted with Aunt Xue for a while, and then left.

From Xue's house to his departure, the whole time was less than 10 minutes.

The mother and daughter stayed here, even though there were no outsiders present, it would not be good for him to stay alone for a long time.

After sending Zhu Jinghong away, Aunt Xue breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at the boxes in the yard.

This was Zhu Jinghong's reward again, including the top silk and porcelain, as well as ingenious jewellery, as well as the very best brushes, inks, papers and inkstones.

The above items are all priceless treasures, and some are even reserved for the royal family.

After ordering people to pack up the things, Xue's mother and daughter entered the room.

"This thirteenth master, although Meng Lang is a little bit better, he is still a good person!" Aunt Xue praised from the bottom of her heart.

"The nobles of the royal family can think highly of our family and condescend to come to visit, it is truly commendable!"

Seeing that Baochai didn't answer, Aunt Xue looked at her daughter: "Listen to Master Shisan, it seems that there is nothing wrong with Bao girl's selection as a servant!"

With Zhu Jinghong's guarantee before, who knows if it was just a joke, but today it is finally confirmed.

"Baochai, I think Lord Thirteen seems to be..."

Aunt Xue wanted to say "I'm interested in you", but it was really hard for her to say that, so she changed her mind when her daughter saw it.

"It seems to be somewhat different from the rumors!"

The rumored Zhu Jinghong's reputation is actually not very good, because he doesn't like reading and prefers martial arts.

Xue Baochai said indignantly: "I think it is worse than the rumors, why would he come to the door so frivolously and say those offensive and disrespectful words!"

"Young man, it's just that he lacks some composure, and it's not a big deal!" Aunt Xue took the initiative to explain.

At this moment, in her mind, a new idea came into being.

Just now Zhu Jinghong looked at Baochai from time to time, but Aunt Xue always saw it.

Zhu Jinghong will be sixteen next year. After being crowned, he will be crowned king, and then the princess will be chosen.

The prince and concubine are also top-notch among the inner wives, only lower than the imperial concubine and the crown prince, and are at the top among the outer wives.

"mother?"

"Ah... what's the matter?" Aunt Xue woke up and turned around.

"These things are too expensive, why don't we return them!" Baochai looked worried.

Other things are fine. Some jewelry carved with gold and painted phoenixes are obviously beyond the control, and it makes people feel uneasy to hold them in their hands.

"This... the Thirteenth Lord has his own heart, if we retreat, I'm afraid he will be paranoid!"

Xue Baochai said: "It's okay, we can ask Yinglian to help us make a deal, I'm sure the Thirteenth Lord can understand our difficulties!"

Aunt Xue nodded. It's not that she is reluctant to part with things, after all, she has no shortage of jewelry to wear.

After thinking for a while, Aunt Xue smiled and said, "You can deal with it!"

(End of this chapter)