Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 137 Aftermath

Inside the Honor Hall.

"evil creature!"

After listening to Jia Lian's report and everyone's additions, Mrs. Wang screamed sadly.

Her grief and anger were not entirely because Baoyu had offended Lai Shangrong, who knew her son better than her mother. Baoyu suddenly went crazy after Daiyu opened her mouth. She knew exactly why.

Jia's mother immediately became displeased and said, "Don't scare Baoyu! Baoyu has been close to the empress since childhood. If you want me to ask him to inscribe a plaque, the empress will also be happy. How could such a thing happen?"

Mrs. Wang immediately explained: "My daughter-in-law went to the palace a while ago, and the empress said that the emperor attaches great importance to Shang Rong. Every time he is mentioned in front of the empress, he has fame. I also want to..."

Jia Mu waved her hand and said, "That's it!"

Although Jia Mu didn't know Mrs. Wang's plan, she didn't think there was any problem. Whether the concubines in the harem were favored or not was closely related to her mother's family.

In this regard, big families are all the same. The reason why Jia Mu can be said to be the best in Ning Rong's second house has something to do with her background as a young lady in the Hou Mansion.

The harem and relatives have always been closely related. The emperor never only considered beauty. After all, aesthetics also caused fatigue.

Although Lai Shangrong was not from the Jia family, his whole family were slaves of the Jia family, and he was recommended by Jia Zheng to become an official. For this reason alone, he was bound to the Jia family.

After dismissing all the juniors, Jia Mu sighed: "Don't get angry with Shang Rong over this matter. You have to be comforted. Now it is no better than before. He is deeply trusted by the emperor and has just been promoted. It's the time when the spring breeze is triumphant, but at this time Baoyu competes with him, I'm afraid he may not have any ideas!"

In the past, she might not have mentioned it seriously, but Lai Shangrong had just been promoted to two levels in a row. It was the time when the spring breeze was triumphant. Jia Mu, who was in the inner house, was well aware of people's hearts and knew that this was the time when they were most likely to be alienated, so she specially warned her.

In fact, her words were unnecessary. Mrs. Wang was even more nervous than she was. Thinking of the previous troubles, she couldn't help but said: "I see that he is not young anymore. How about helping the house arrange a marriage for him?"

Jia Mu took a deep look at Mrs. Wang and said in a deep voice: "Your method is indeed good, but he is different from others. This selection is indeed a difficult problem. If he is from a low background, he will think that we are underestimating him. If he is from a high background, we will only worry about him." You may not want to!"

Although Jia Mu thought the idea was good, when Mrs. Wang suddenly mentioned it, she couldn't help but doubt its original intention. Especially since the theory of a good match was already very popular in the house, she certainly didn't know about it.

However, Jia Mu was wrong this time. Mrs. Wang was afraid of causing bad consequences and had already had the idea of ​​​​taking Baochai to celebrate.

Of course, there are also ideas to get the best of both worlds. Since Baoyu's thoughts are all about Daiyu, and Baochai is in line with Lai Shangrong's preference, why not make the mistake go wrong, and also take the opportunity to let the rumors of a good relationship between gold and jade be destroyed.

After all, I instructed them to publicize it at the beginning, but now the world has changed, and if you still let the gossip go, it will not be good for Baoyu.

It's better to take advantage of the present and get the best of both worlds, and also make Jia Mu's heart happy. If Baoyu changes his temper in the future, he can choose another good match.

"What does the old lady think of Bao girl?"

Mother Jia couldn't believe her ears, and said calmly, "Bao girl is steady and dignified, her background is worthy of her, and she is a relative of our family, so she is a suitable candidate!"

After thinking for a moment, he said: "I remember that she seems to be almost in her late teens!"

Jia's mother was afraid that Mrs. Wang's old story would raise suspicion, and the conversation turned to Baoyu, so she deliberately made the matter clear.

Mrs. Wang also noticed Jia Mu's concerns and said straight to the point: "Back to the old lady, after this year, she will be old enough to have haircuts. I thought it would be appropriate to tell her to Shang Rong!"

"Of course it's good! It's just that Shang Rong is from... my concubine's side..."

"Go back to my daughter-in-law and ask my sister!"

At this point, Mrs. Xing, who was sitting silently, suddenly said: "It's okay if my concubine doesn't allow it. I have a niece in my family who is about the same age. I will send someone to the south to spread the word and tell them to come to Beijing!" "

Last time the Shi family was able to get shares in the glass factory, Mrs. Xing and Jia She were also quite envious, but they had little interaction with the Lai family, and they were not as able to give orders as Jia's mother.

Mrs. Wang's proposal undoubtedly opened up an idea for her. If she could really marry her niece into the Lai family, and if such a good thing happened again in the future, would Lai Shangrong not give her aunt face?

"Okay! That's it. You send a message quickly to tell them to come to Beijing. Our family has quite a lot of this house!"

Mother Jia immediately made the decision and looked at Mrs. Wang thoughtfully.

The Xue family has lived in the house for two or three years. Although she didn't say it, she was really unhappy in her heart.Let’s take this opportunity to be sarcastic.

Of course, the two daughters-in-law are competing with each other, and it is also convenient for her, the head of the family, to use her status as the elder to decide the matter.

After thinking for a while, he said: "Wait until your sister-in-law's niece comes to Beijing, and I'll tell you after I've seen that girl!"

Mrs. Wang's face darkened. She originally planned to make a time difference, but it didn't work now.

"That kid has become a hot cake!"

Seeing the two daughters-in-law leaving with their own thoughts, Jia Mu looked at Yuanyang and said with a smile, "Don't worry! I'll let you go ahead of time when this matter is settled!"

"Hey!" Yuanyang agreed and couldn't help being happy.

Seeing Lai Shangrong's promotion, of course she also wanted to have someone close to him in the Lai family, so that she wouldn't need to borrow people to handle things in the future.

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Jia's mother's courtyard, inside the blue gauze cupboard.

Daiyu said lightly: "Zicuckoo send Xiangling and the others to me!"

Qingwen said hurriedly: "No need, the uncle is still in the garden, we have to go there, girl, please rest first!"

After Qingwen finished speaking, she glared at Baoyu fiercely, pulled Xiangling and turned around to leave.

Pian Baoyu only thought that she looked at him differently and watched the two of them leave.

Before she could recover, she heard Daiyu say calmly: "If you want to smash that thing in the future, remember to tell me in advance so that I can stay far away!"

Baochai can guess why Baoyu smashed the jade, and Daiyu can certainly guess it too.

Her parents were both dead and she was living in the Jia Mansion. Although she was loved by the old lady, she was still living under someone else's roof. The first time she moved into the house many years ago, the scene of jade being smashed was still vivid in her mind. She worried about it for a long time afterwards, but this time it happened again. Because of yourself, how do people in the house view you?
Baoyu didn't understand her difficulties, so she beat her chest and said, "It's okay if others don't know my heart. Even you are complaining about me! Even though I am not good in every way, we have grown up together since we were young. How can you do it for an outsider?" Get mad at me!"

Daiyu heard that the villain complained first and sneered: "Obviously it was you who went crazy and smashed that guy, but you still have the nerve to accuse me!"

Baoyu muttered: "He just wrote a few plaques and made a few couplets, and you treat him differently. I was so angry for a while!"

Seeing his behavior, Daiyu calmed down and said with a smile, "Why did I ever look at him differently? He was invited by my aunt, so how can I say that he is not good? Besides, Xiangling said that too. , I just made a joke along with the words!"

"Really?"

Baoyu jumped three feet high.

"Hmph! Believe it or not!" Daiyu curled her lips and said, "I see Sister Bao is also praising him. Why don't you get angry?"

Baoyu scratched his ears and cheeks, and said half-understanding: "You are angry too, but not that angry!"

Daiyu snorted coldly and said, "Second Master Bao is actually a passionate person who cares about the beauty and cherishes the beauty!"

These words were meant to be sarcastic, but in Baoyu's ears, they only felt like compliments.

He smiled and said, "That girl Qingwen, it's really a waste to follow someone like Brother Lai. And Xiangling, if I had known, I would have come here with my aunt. I also taught her poetry with my sister!"

Daiyu was so angry that she was trembling, pointing at Baoyu and angrily saying: "You have followed others and ruined it. Are you the only one who is good in the world?"

Baoyu hurriedly defended: "Of course not! I just think that Qingwen and Xiangling are both excellent daughters. It's a pity that they don't show mercy when they are placed in his house!"

"That's all! Since Second Master Bao is so compassionate, please help those poor people quickly! I won't bother Second Master here!"

(End of this chapter)