King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 270
While Xiuguo Mansion was drinking, the other Baochai had been carried into Rongguo Mansion.

At this moment, in the inner courtyard of Rongguo Mansion, everyone in the Jia family, including Jia's mother, were waiting in the corridor facing the cold wind.

"Old lady, Miss Xue has already entered the mansion!" A girl came to report.

Nodding her head, Mother Jia looked outside expectantly, as did Aunt Xue beside her.

"This time Bao girl comes back, let her stay for a few more days!" Mrs. Wang said with a smile.

However, after she finished speaking, Madam Xing said: "We don't care if we stay for a few days. It depends on Bao girl's leave for a few days. We can't delay the time!"

At this time, Mother Jia sighed: "Yes...Baby girl is very popular with the empress, I'm afraid I won't be able to stay for long when I come back this time!"

Hearing this, Aunt Xue was the happiest. She was proud of her daughter's excellence.

But hearing these words from the elders, Daiyu standing behind couldn't help feeling sad, she thought she could stay with Baochai for a few more days.

"Sister Bao is here!" Tanchun reminded in a low voice.

Daiyu looked around, and she saw Baochai walking through the hall wearing a cloak and holding up the hem of her skirt.

"Yo... Sister Xue is back!"

Wang Xifeng took the initiative to greet her, followed by Li Wan, who was dressed in plain clothes, and the two of them led Baochai towards Jia Mu, one on the left and the other on the right.

Seeing Mother Jia waiting, Baochai quickened her pace, approached full of fear and said, "How could my ancestors wait outside in such a cold day? If it was frozen... wouldn't it be a big mistake for the younger generation!"

With a smile on Jia Mu's face, she said, "Baby girl, my body is strong, it's okay..."

At this time, Aunt Xue reminded: "Baochai... Hurry up and greet the old lady!"

At this moment, someone had put the cushions on, so Baochai knelt down and saluted when she heard the words: "The old ancestor is blessed!"

"Get up, get up...the ground is cold!"

At this time, Jia Mu also said, "Quickly, say hello to your mother, she will always miss you!"

So Baochai turned around again, kowtowed to Aunt Xue and said, "Daughter pays respects to mother!"

"Excuse me, excuse me!" Aunt Xue walked down the steps and helped her daughter up herself.

After Baochai got up, Jia Mu stretched out her hand to pull Baochai, who immediately went up to meet her, and surrounded Jia Mu together with the crowd into the living room.

After entering the living room and taking a seat, Baochai was pulled to sit beside Jia Mu, and Daiyu was on the other side.

The crowd first asked about Baochai's life in the palace, then asked if he got along well with the princess, and asked about several attendants...

Everyone asked in a hurry, and Baochai responded thoughtfully one by one, making Jiamu nod again and again.

About half an hour later, when Mother Jia felt out of energy, she let everyone go away.

It was only then that Baochai was able to go back with his mother. Just now everyone was talking and laughing, but their mother and daughter didn't say a few words.

Compared with the general questions asked by others, Aunt Xue asked more detailed questions, first she was concerned about her food and clothing, and then asked if she had been wronged.

Sitting in the living room at this moment, holding the Kunning Palace waist card and looking at it repeatedly, Aunt Xue couldn't help but sighed: "It's really not easy for you to work in Kunning Palace and see the empress all the time!"

Even if it is a high-ranking wife with a real job in the family, if she wants to see the queen, she has to wait in line, and it is even more difficult to enter the palace once like the Jia family.

Aunt Xue had just finished sighing, when she heard Baochai ask, "Mother...has our house been tidied up?"

"It's been cleaned up, brother Ni has bought a lot of furnishings in the past two days!" Aunt Xue replied.

Seeing his own mother, Baochai said slowly, "So, we can move there anytime!"

Aunt Xue looked astonished, but she only took a sip from her teacup and did not directly answer the question.

"Mom... you should say something!"

Aunt Xue could only answer: "This... your aunt has repeatedly asked to stay, and if she said to stay longer, I can't shirk it!"

"What's more, you and I have no relatives in Beijing. In the future, we will have to rely on your uncle and the others for help. Now staying for a few more days...isn't a bad thing!"

Aunt Xue's idea is actually not too far-fetched, after all, such as Baochai who can see and know little things is one of the few.

Baochai could only continue to persuade: "Mother...Even if you want to live, can't you go to Uncle's house?"

In Baochai's view, if you really want to cling to someone, the uncle who leads the senior and real positions in the army is much more useful than the Jia family.

However, the problem is that after coming to Beijing, apart from the basic etiquette exchanges, the Xue family rarely communicated with the Wang family.

"Your uncle's house... well, there are some things you don't know!" Aunt Xue sighed.

"What is it that I don't know?" Baochai asked curiously.

Sighing, Aunt Xue explained: "When your father was around, your uncle borrowed money from our family, but your father refused!"

"Ah? There is such a thing? Why didn't Dad borrow it?"

Baochai became even more curious. In her impression, her father was not a stingy person.

"Your uncle is in a hurry to ask for 3 silver. At that time, our family had just bought a thousand acres of land and bought a large amount of goods from the West. The current silver is only more than [-]..."

"Your father took out the [-] yuan, and your uncle asked your father to borrow [-] yuan from his internal savings, but your father didn't agree... so your uncle walked away!"

In the era of Xue Zhen's housekeeper, even if the internal savings and silver were not counted, the Xue family's activity funds were about 15. Normally, [-] could be easily loaned out.

However, Wang Ziteng did not come by coincidence. The cash flow was used a lot by Xue Zhen to buy the family business, and it was not easy for the latter to spend [-] yuan.

Xue Baochai really didn't know about this matter, but only knew that since when, she and her uncle's family had become less intimate.

"Why does uncle want so much money? Could it be that the Wang family is so short of money?" Baochai asked again.

"He did it to run for an official position, alas...it's all old stuff, don't need to mention it again!"

Aunt Xue's voice fell, but someone outside told her: "The second wife is here!"

Now that Jia Zheng has become the second master, Mrs. Wang will naturally become the second wife.

"Your aunt is here, hurry up and meet her..."

When Baochai walked to the door, Mrs. Wang had already stepped up the steps, and she immediately smiled when she saw her niece.

"Auntie, it's time for my niece to visit you, why are you here!"

"I have a few pieces of silver fox fur at my place. If it's cold today... just use them to make you a jacket!"

Looking behind Mrs. Wang, sure enough, the following girls were holding a brocade box in their hands.

"Aunt... this is too expensive, or..."

Before Baochai could finish speaking, Mrs. Wang interrupted: "Hey... what is precious or not, you are my own niece, shouldn't I love you?"

"Go... let's go in and talk!"

This is called hospitality that is hard to turn down. If Baochai insists on declining, it will appear that she is not very human.

But in her heart, she was really reluctant to accept her aunt's kindness.

On the one hand, he didn't want to owe favors, and on the other hand, he didn't want to have anything to do with Jia Baoyu.

"Aunt please!"

Baochai moved aside, and Mrs. Wang entered the room, chatting and laughing with her sister again.

Of course, Mrs. Wang came mainly for Baochai this time, so she always directed her words to Baochai.

After asking Baochai for details, seeing Baochai's generous behavior and comprehensive response, Mrs. Wang couldn't be more satisfied.

Baochai will not be able to leave the palace for at least two or three years, and by then Baoyu will have grown up, so it would be perfect for them to get married... Madam Wang thought so.

Aunt asked too many questions... However, Baochai's mood was completely different from Mrs. Wang's.

She just felt depressed staying here, so she planned to find an excuse to go out for a walk and visit Daiyu along the way.

(End of this chapter)