The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 197 Baochai: Forgive me, Mr. Hou, but we didn’t think carefully.

After hearing what Xue Pan said, Aunt Xue and Baochai looked at each other. It was because they had suffered a loss and not had enough. How could there be such a thing? After suffering two losses at the hands of one person, they still moved forward.

"My son, you can't please anyone, but you have to please that cold-faced and cold-hearted person. Let me tell you, today the old lady wants to hold a reception banquet for him, but he can't even make an excuse to come. If you go and invite her, he can give her Our face?"

These words cannot be said outside yet, not because they are afraid of being accused of being unfilial, but because the old lady's face is more important.

For people like them who live in Rongguo Mansion, it's too late to hide from such things. If Xue Pan wasn't stubborn and insisted on inviting Jia Cong, Aunt Xue wouldn't say anything.

"Brother, you'd better calm down. It's too late for us to hide from such a person, so why bother approaching him?"

"Sister, don't you know how many people like him are there in the world? I've also heard that when he was in Rongguo Mansion, there was no room for him here, as well as his mother's family. All the children were taken advantage of by the great master..."

Xue Pan made a gesture of wiping his neck, "If he hadn't gone to Dongfu by himself later, and his mother had wiped her neck early, what would have happened! Now, if Xifu doesn't want to get close to him, let's follow him anyway There’s no enmity, so why not make some friends.”

Xue Pan didn't really think about how much benefits he could get from Jia Cong in the future by making friends with Jia Cong. He was purely concerned about face. Several of his brothers, Wei Ruolan, Feng Ziying and Chen Yejun, were all waiting for him. Give good news.

Since he has boasted of Haikou, if he fails to achieve it, where will he, Uncle Xue, put his face?
Besides, Xue Pan is someone who has met Jia Cong. When he first met him by the Qinhuai River, he looked like a banished immortal. Now he deeply regrets his recklessness that day. If he can save a game, please go back to the host and deal with the matter. Say it quickly, wouldn’t it be good to be brothers in the future?

I can still act like a fox and a tiger!
Aunt Xue had heard about this a long time ago. She learned from Mrs. Wang that from Xue Pan's point of view, the words were different. From what she heard, the Zhong family had simply become the root of the family's troubles and the annihilation of the clan. What an injustice, who would have thought that there is also this hidden secret in it. It turns out that the eldest master of Xifu did the evil thing in the first place.

"Our family now lives in the Xifu, and we are borrowing the house of your aunt's family. Since the two houses are so hostile, it is even more inappropriate for you to get close to him. Wouldn't it be evil if you turned around and told the boss here that he knew about it? Shall we go?"

"Mom, what can the eldest master do now? I don't know how many days he can live? I heard that the second master Lian also wants to invite brother Cong to be a host. Mom doesn't know what he can do. I heard that he went there Ningxia has produced so many good things. Now everyone wants to do his kind of business. My son will follow him and won’t talk about business matters. If he can help me, my son may become a man of both civil and military skills in the future. .”

"The more you talk, the more outrageous you become. Since you drank so much yellow soup, I wish I could sleep with you alive. It will save me a lot of trouble and save me a lot of worry."

Aunt Xue refused to listen to Xue Pan. Seeing this, Xue Pan didn't take it seriously. If he didn't do anything that his mother didn't agree to, he would have to do less things, so he ordered the boy to tell the story. Zhang Dehui still got the Siamese pigs, sturgeons, and other rare things to invite Jia Cong's host.

Seeing that Xue Pan refused to listen, Aunt Xue left Xue Pan's house and returned to her side. She frowned and asked her daughter, "I can't tell whether your brother is good or bad when he says this. If he really wants to invite a host, spending money will be nothing, so I'm afraid that if he invites someone, they won't take him seriously, and if he refutes his face, wouldn't it become a joke?"

The Xue family came to Beijing because they had no head, and they were worried that the clan would take advantage of their family's money. Moreover, living in the Jia family was also to show the world their relationship with the Jia family, and they regarded the Jia family as their backers.

The relationship between Jia Shi Wang Xue and the four major families is not as tight as before. If the Xue family really comes to a life or death crisis, the Jia family and the Wang family may not be willing to help each other. Even if they are willing, Baochai can also see it now. Not to mention the Wang family, the Jia family's West Mansion is gradually declining.

If the elder brother really wants to cling to Dongfu, it's not a bad idea.

"My daughter has talked to Sister Lin several times in the past few days, and has been to Dongfu several times. If my brother insists on doing this, my daughter will have to come to visit Sister Lin again to test Sister Lin's tone and see what this host is like. Can I invite you or not?"

She also wanted to give it a try to see if the young Marquis would give him some dignity?

"My son, you are working so hard for your brother. When Huang Tang wakes up, I will ask him to add some clothes to you."

"I haven't even worn those clothes yet, so what should I do?"

The mother and daughter sat for about a while, and saw Riyang'er slowly moving westward. Baochai thought that Daiyu must have taken a nap at this moment, and then slowly left the door, coming out from the southwest corner door. , after exiting the corridor, it is next to Mrs. Wang's main house.

Without disturbing anyone, she took the maid and walked through the private alley to the Dongfu side. After walking a few more steps, she was already dripping with sweat.

Jia Cong and Daiyu were affectionate. When it was time for Daiyu to take a nap, Jia Cong moved her to the bed. The two leaned on the bed for a while. Daiyu slept soundly. Jia Cong took a short rest and then got up and changed into a more suitable suit. robe and went to the front yard.

Daiyu woke up not long after he left. She was bored in bed and didn't want to get up. She only thought about what he said just now. Nothing else mattered. He just said, "Brother Cong will teach you another move today. If If a person really cares about you, he will never take away the things you need to settle down, such as your reputation, status and health." It kept spinning in my mind.

Daiyu is so smart, and she can't help but think, if he hadn't taken her away back then, if she had been in Xifu, what would she be like today?
If it hadn't been for what happened back then, she would have been taken care of by the old lady as she was then, living in the same house with Baoyu, eating at the same table, and being despised by the second wife. Over time, who should she rely on?
"Reputation, status and health", she is afraid that these three things are gone!
At that time, apart from death, is there any other way out for her?

Thinking of this, Daiyu seemed to have seen the scene of herself crying and dying. For a moment, her heart was cut by thousands of knives. She only felt that the old lady was so cruel. She was the old lady's granddaughter, but she completely ignored her. He allowed Baoyu to tarnish his reputation without caring about his future.

And his father was so cruel that he sent himself to Jia's house. He never thought that although it was his maternal ancestor's house, how could he be left alone?
The ancients cared for an orphan, not because of family ties, but because of character.

Daiyu was thinking wildly. When Zicuckoo came in and saw the tears on her face, she couldn't help being surprised. Just now, when the Marquis went out, Madam was still sleeping well. Why did she wake up and shed tears?

"Madam, I was thinking too much. After the Marquis got up just now, something happened ahead. Someone came to call me, so the Marquis hurriedly went there. He also told me to wake the lady up half an hour after she fell asleep. She can't sleep too much. Be careful at night. Go to sleep."

"What are you talking about? It's not because of him." Daiyu pursed her lips lightly and sat in front of the mirror with the support of Zijuan, waiting for Zijuan to dress her up.

"What's that for? It's nice, but it's tearful. The Marquis doesn't know, he thinks it's us who didn't serve him well."

Just as he was talking, She Yue raised the curtain and came in, "Madam, Miss Bao from Lixiangyuan came to ask Madam if she has taken a nap?"

"Sister Bao is here. Just ask her to sit down for a while, and then I'll come!"

Daiyu changed her clothes and after washing up, she went to Conglutang. Baochai was sitting on a chair drinking tea. When he saw her coming, he stood up and took a few steps forward. He saw Daiyu's pink face was full of spring, and her eyebrows were smoky. , there was a touch of lingering affection in his eyes, and he couldn't help but feel a little surprised, but his face remained calm and he smiled, "Sister Lin, I'm here to disturb you!"

"Sister Bao is obviously laughing at me when she says this! Sit down quickly, Zicuckoo, and pour some tea for Sister Bao!" Daiyu sat down on the chair, holding a cup of tea in her hand and asked, "Auntie, are you okay? ? I haven’t seen my aunt for a long time, and I don’t know if it’s okay?”

"You didn't even say that you should come and sit at my place. I come to look for you every day. I want you to come and sit at my place. I never thought of it again." Baochai smiled and said, her skin was slightly plump and whiter than snow. Walking on a hot day, my cheeks are rosy, even brighter than the begonias, and elegant as the peonies.

Daiyu's gaze almost invisible passed over Baochai's chest. She suppressed the jealousy in her heart and said with a smile, "Sister Bao knows that I have always been lazy. Seeing that the weather is getting hotter, she doesn't like to go out even more."

Baochai also knew very well that a mistress like Daiyu would not go out casually. Moreover, she also knew that Daiyu was raised in Xifu, but later due to some changes, she was sent back to Yangzhou. It happened to be Jia Cong went south and took him with him. The two got along for a long time and then got married.Although Daiyu and Xifu are the granddaughter of the old lady, in fact, they are not close to each other. Just now, she also joked like this, Daiyu is not an ordinary little girl, how could a super-class lady like her come to Lixiang? Where is the hospital?
Baochai saw her sitting at the top, while he could only sit at the bottom with her. She looked like a mistress of the house, which was really enviable.

"My mother heard that Lord Marquis was back, and she wanted to come over for a visit. Just now, my brother came back from outside and had two more drinks, so I said that he was not an outsider, so I would just ask Sister Lin." Baochai smiled. asked.

"Thank you, aunt, for thinking about me. Brother Cong is very good." Daiyu knew about the quarrel between Jia Cong and the Xue family when she was in Jinling, so she had a maid like Yinglian in the family. At this time, she heard that Baochai When I asked about it, I just thought it was a bit weird.

"The Marquis returned to Beijing today. I heard that the streets were very lively. My brother even made a special trip to see the excitement."

Baochai couldn't wipe it off, but she had to bite the bullet and said, "My brother said, how majestic the Marquis is! When we were in Jinling, because we didn't know they were relatives, my brother was very reckless and offended the Marquis. Now he lives in We need to meet each other sooner or later, and Lord Marquis happened to be back, and he wanted to ask him to be his host. I said I would ask Sister Lin, if Lord Marquis is free?"

Daiyu said hurriedly, "Why bother to invite a host to my aunt's house? Sister Bao's family is a guest from afar, and we didn't even mention inviting a host to my aunt's house. How can I ask my aunt's house to invite our host?"

As she spoke, she hurriedly told Zicuckoo, "Go and see what the Marquis is doing. He said that Sister Bao is here, and my aunt's family wants to invite the host, but I don't know when he will be free."

Baochai breathed a sigh of relief and shook his fan gently. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.

Daiyu was obviously two or three years younger than her, and because of her status, her demeanor was much more noble.

Just as he lowered his eyes and thought, he heard the sound of a man's footsteps outside, followed by the voice of a maid opening the curtain outside the door, "Master Marquis is here." Baochai couldn't help but feel nervous for a moment, stood up, and turned to look.

A young man came in from the outside and was wearing a sky-blue solid gauze loose robe. He had only a jade hairpin on his head, sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, as cheerful as nine springs.

Compared with before, today's Jia Cong has softer facial lines and is not as cold and steep as before. He is as bright as a jade tree and looks approachable.

"Miss Xue is here!" Jia Cong greeted, nodding towards Baochai with an indifferent look.

When Baochai saw that her face changed so quickly, the warmth she felt when she saw Daiyu disappeared quickly, and she looked like frost and snow, she felt a little scared and hurriedly looked at Daiyu.

"Sister Bao said that my aunt and Brother Xue wanted to ask you to be a host. I don't know when you will be free, so someone called you to ask." Daiyu stepped forward and said.

Jia Congxu put his arms around Daiyu's shoulders and invited her to sit down. He also sat down and asked Baochai, "Miss Xue, for some reason, you mentioned the matter of inviting a host? No merit, no reward." , I have no reason worthy of Aunt Xue and Mr. Xue asking me to be my host."

Baochai had previously been very grateful to Daiyu for inviting Jia Cong to ask questions for her and for being so concerned about her affairs. However, now she regretted taking this trip and had to bite the bullet and said, "Master Hou, I was here earlier." When we were in Jinling, my brother offended the Marquis. The last time the Marquis came back, my brother had the heart to ask the Marquis to host him. It was only because the Marquis was in a hurry to go on an expedition that he put the matter aside. This time, if Mr. Hou is free, and my brother would like to ask Mr. Hou to be his host so that he can explain the previous misunderstanding."

Jia Cong held the tea cup in his hand and listened silently to Baochai's words. He smiled and said, "Miss Xue, do you know if you know why Brother Ling and I had a dispute in Jinling? How can such things be resolved? Could the host please explain clearly?
What is in the past is in the past, and it may not be a good thing to bring it up again.Besides, I just came back. There are a lot of things at home in the army, so I don't have time for a while, so I thanked you first. When I have time in the future, it's time for us to invite the host. "

This is a polite refusal!
Baochai felt that Marquis Ning Guo was so concerned about her face, so he said it so tactfully, but even so, it made Baochai extremely embarrassed. It could be said that this was the first time in her life that she came forward to ask for help, and was rejected like this. Extremely embarrassing.

Baochai couldn't hold back her face at this time. She really didn't expect that Jia Cong refused so much without hesitation. Tears seemed to roll out of her moist almond eyes, but she still forced a smile and listened to Jia Cong's words. After saying that, he said, "Forgive me, Lord Marquis, it's because we didn't think carefully!"

Even Daiyu felt embarrassed for Baochai when she saw it, but she did feel sorry for her brother Cong. After two months of fighting abroad, it was so easy to come back. How could it not be hard to socialize inside and outside?
"Sister Bao, Brother Cong is right. We were supposed to invite the host, but I don't know when Auntie and Sister Bao will be free. I'm setting up a banquet for your host?"

Baochai couldn't refuse, so she smiled and said, "Mom and I are free anytime, so we'll just wait for Sister Lin to post!"

Jia Cong said from the side, "I haven't given birth to you in the past two years, and you haven't been out since you came back. I heard that there is a large peony garden on the back hill of Muni Yuan outside the west gate. These two The Emperor of Japan gave me a day off, and you also have a free day, and I will take you out for a walk."

As a result, the matter of inviting the host had to be moved back.

Daiyu had no choice but to say to Baochai, "Sister Baochai, if you have some time, would you like to go out with us?"

How could Baochai agree? She could feel Jia Cong's disapproval of her. She raised her eyebrows and said, "How can I follow? It's Mr. Marquis who is marrying Sister Lin's son. When Sister Lin comes back from shopping, my mother and I will Let’s go to Dongdao’er again.”

"Thank you for your understanding, Sister Bao. Brother Cong is busy day and night. I don't know what kind of errands we will have in the next few days. On the other hand, we have free time every day, and we are not in a hurry. "

Baochai said yes with a smile and stood up to leave. Daiyu saw her off in person and came back only after seeing her go away.

Jia Cong had already arrived at the second room, holding a book of war and leaning on the couch to read it. Daiyu came over, leaned against him, and said coquettishly, "You just refused the host. I said please." Sister Bao’s host, you are still causing mischief by your side.”

"Where did I go wrong?" Jia Cong felt that he had been wronged and panicked. He put down the book in his hand and held Daiyu in his arms. "What I told you is the truth. You also said it. Maybe one day I will have another errand. It is true that I have only been free these two days, so I just happen to take you out for a walk."

Being able to go out for a walk is a great thing, and Daiyu also yearns for it. "I don't know if that piece of peony has been opened. What if it happened to be unopened when we went?"

"It's not open. Let's go after it opens in a few days. Since I'm in Beijing, I can arrange it whenever and wherever you want. How big a deal is this? Ask Zijuan to inform the second and third sisters. Fourth sister, I will take you with me tomorrow."

Zijuan had already been ordered to go, and Daiyu asked, "When you came back, you were supposed to go over there to greet the old lady. If you don't go, who knows what people outside will say?"

"We'll go there together later. What's the point? It's not difficult to meet and let people outside see this kind and filial family."

Just as he was talking, Ping'er came over and said that the old lady had hosted a banquet in Rongqing Hall and asked Mr. Cong to come over later. The old lady wanted to help Mr. Cong wash away the dust.

Zicuckoo came to send a message, and Jia Cong responded. Zicuckoo went out to talk to Ping'er, and Ping'er breathed a sigh of relief.

When she went back to talk to Xifeng, Xifeng could not help but feel sour. Jia Lian happened to be in the room. She smiled and said, "Ping'er still has face. Before noon, I even went to treat him. Who knows, he didn't give me face at all?" , Ping'er's departure is a success!"

(End of this chapter)