Red Mansion Beijingwang

Chapter 132 Baochai: Why is my brother-in-law holding my hand?

Inside the warm cabinet.

In a luxuriously decorated wing, Aunt Xue paced back and forth in the hall. After holding it in for a long time, she couldn't help but said anxiously: "Why hasn't the prince come back yet?"

I've been waiting in the palace for a long time, but the prince hasn't come back yet. Maybe he refused his relatives in person and hid.

Baochai was sitting on an embroidered pier. Hearing Aunt Xue's anxious words, she raised her bright apricot eyes and took a look. She pursed her lips and said comfortingly: "Mom, you don't have to worry. You'll figure it out when the prince comes back." Be decisive.”

Baochai had no idea about this matter. Although they were relatives, they were separated from each other, and her brother-in-law had no way to help the Xue family. Therefore, Baochai could only wait for the prince to make a decision. It was still unclear whether he could save his brother.

If there is a reason, it can only be that I don't know what my brother-in-law means.

Aunt Xue heard this and said anxiously: "That damn evil man is still in the Army and Horse Division, and he doesn't know what he is going to suffer. How can you tell me to calm down?"

As she spoke, Aunt Xue choked up and cried: "If there is something wrong with your brother, what will the two of us do?"

Seeing this, Xue Baochai hurriedly stepped forward to comfort her. She was also anxious, but she knew that it was useless to be anxious at this time.

Just as he was comforting him, Shui Rong opened the curtain and came in. Seeing the mother and daughter hugging each other for warmth, he was surprised and said, "What's going on?"

Aunt Xue and Baochai looked up after hearing this, and when they saw Shui Rong's figure, their expressions suddenly became happy and they hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

Shui Rong didn't take it seriously. After a while of greetings, the three of them sat down separately. Before they could sit firmly, the impatient Aunt Xue told Xue Pan's story in general. In general, she hoped Shui Rong could help out. Fish out Xue Pan.

Shui Rong's expression was as usual when he heard the words, and he didn't reply. Instead, he remained silent. He knew more about Xue Pan's matter than the Xue family's mother and daughter, but he knew that he should at least pretend.

Seeing that Shui Rong was silent, Aunt Xue had no choice but to wait even if she was anxious.

Baochai looked up at Shui Rong with her bright apricot eyes, her willow eyebrows trembling slightly, and she clenched the goose yellow handkerchief in her bare hands, feeling a little anxious and complicated.

Just when Baochai was feeling uneasy, Shui Rong said, "In the final analysis, this is just a matter of jealousy. Auntie, don't worry too much."

Aunt Xue wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and sobbed in a low voice: "If it was just jealousy, I wouldn't come to beg you, the prince. But that damn evil obstacle actually beat the prince. How can this be a good thing?" .”

Seeing this, Baochai quickly comforted her and said, "Mom, didn't my brother-in-law say that this is just a matter of jealousy for my brother? If he is punished a little, he will be fine."

When Shui Rong heard the words, he raised his eyes and glanced at Baochai. As expected, Xue Baochai was a well-versed in human nature. He understood the meaning in just one sentence. If the matter of Xue Pan was really discussed, he would at least shed a layer of skin. But if he was jealous, this would The sin is much smaller.

Shui Rong's words put the final word on Xue Pan's case. From the analysis, Xue Pan and Haininghou were guilty of fighting.

According to the law of the Ming Dynasty: "Those who hit people with hands and feet and are not injured are punished with twenty lashes. If they are injured, those who hit others with other objects and are not injured are punished with thirty lashes. Those who are injured are punished with [-] lashes. Blue, red and swollen injuries are considered injuries." Those who are not hands and feet, the rest are other things, even if the soldiers do not use swords, it is the same. If the hair is pulled out more than an inch square, fifty floggings will be given. If blood comes out of the ears and eyes, or there is internal damage and vomiting blood, eighty floggings will be given. If the person's head and face are stained with filth, The same is true for sin."

Judging from the injuries Xue Pan inflicted on Marquis Haining, the most he could have done was "forty floggings" without death.

Baochai comforted Aunt Xue, raised her eyes to look at the young man in the hall, and met the warm eyes. Her cheeks were slightly warm, and she hurriedly lowered her head and became silent.

Aunt Xue turned a blind eye to these small actions at the moment, and after thinking for a while, she asked: "Your Majesty, when will that evil obstacle in my family come back."

"Mom, didn't my brother-in-law say that my brother is fine, so you don't have to worry."

After confirming that his brother was fine, he suddenly thought about fishing him out, but he really overreached. This made Baochai speechless, and a hint of helplessness flashed in his almond-shaped eyes.

Shui Rong was silent for a moment, then raised his eyes to look at Aunt Xue, and said in a clear voice: "I know what happened to Xue Pan, so Auntie doesn't have to worry about it. I will let him go home safely."

Although Shui Rong had no intention of punishing Xue Pan, he was attacking a marquis after all, and it would be inconsistent with etiquette to receive no punishment at all.

Aunt Xue looked a little embarrassed when she heard this. Now that she had received the guarantee, she felt much more relieved. She looked at Baochai and Shuirong, who were looking down silently for a moment, then stood up and said: "Your Majesty, you are always nagging, and you don't have time. It’s early, I’ll go and say goodbye to the princess first.”

With that said, Aunt Xue left without waiting for the two of them to respond.In the blink of an eye, only Shui Rong and Baochai were left in the room, and the atmosphere suddenly became quiet.

Shui Rong didn't care about Aunt Xue. He looked at the girl with her head hanging down and said warmly: "Sister Bao, don't think too much about your brother. Just relax."

Hearing the words, Baochai raised her eyes to look at the young man. Seeing his warm expression, she couldn't help but nodded and said softly: "Brother-in-law, my brother has offended you before, and now I am bothering my brother-in-law to help you. I feel very sorry."

Shui Rong couldn't help but pause after hearing this. He had not cared about the incident that Xue Pan had offended him, but when Baochai mentioned it, he became frightened for a moment and had a plan to punish him again.

When Baochai saw Shui Rong's expression, her heart trembled slightly, her eyelashes trembled, and she said carefully: "Brother-in-law, my brother has always been a playful person. He drank too much and offended my brother-in-law last time. I I am here to apologize to my brother-in-law for my brother, and I hope that my brother-in-law will not take any blame."

With that said, Baochai stood up and bowed sincerely.

Seeing this, Shui Rong reached out to support the girl's arms and said gently: "Sister, there is no need to be polite. It's all in the past, and I won't care about it."

The Xue family's mother and daughter had already apologized for what happened to Xue Pan last time. The Xiangling was an apology gift. Since he accepted it, he wouldn't care about it.

Baochai's heart softened when he heard the words. He saw the young man touching his arms, with a bit of shyness on his plump cheeks. He pursed his lips and raised his eyes to look at the delicate face, with sparkling almond eyes. , said softly: "My troublesome brother-in-law is working hard for my brother today. My sister is very grateful."

Shui Rong heard the words and didn't take it seriously. He had no intention of dealing with Xue Pan, the "hero". Now it was just a matter of convenience. He lowered his eyes slightly and saw the snow-white lotus root arm. His heart moved and he stretched out his hand to pull it over. It was soft. of.

Baochai's delicate body trembled, her face as white as snow suddenly turned as red as blood, and her heart started beating loudly. Why was this brother-in-law holding her hand?

Feeling the softness of the jade hands, Shui Rong said warmly: "How is Sister Bao going to thank her brother-in-law?"

Baochai looked at the young man quietly with her rippling apricot eyes. Her brother-in-law held her hand and asked her how to thank her.
Pursing her lips, Baochai lowered her eyes and whispered: "What do you want, brother-in-law?"

When Shui Rong heard this, the corners of his mouth raised slightly. Baochai didn't resist his hand-holding action, and now she gave him the initiative. How was this different from a confession?
What's more, Baochai has always been a polite person, and now that he's holding hands, it's obvious that he's already recognized his hint.

Thinking of this, Shui Rong looked at Baochai's bright and charming jade face, stretched out his hand to lift the girl's chin, and still remembered that Baochai had wanted to apologize for Xue Pan before, and now this was not just a debt repayment between brother and sister.

Without thinking too much, Shui Rong leaned over and swallowed.

Baochai's almond-shaped eyes were wide-open as she looked at the delicate face that was getting closer, her heart was shaken, and her curved eyelashes were trembling. As the warm breath came, her almond-shaped eyes closed slightly.

"The princess is here."

A clear shout from outside immediately shook Baochai's delicate body, which was almost close to her, and she quickly took a few steps back, lowering her eyes and saying nothing.

At this moment, Shui Rong felt a pity. He was about to taste those pink lips, but in the blink of an eye, he was disturbed.

Baochai Su on the side is holding hot jade cheeks in her hands, her heart is beating "bang bang", her apricot eyes are like autumn water, her heart can't help but feel annoyed, how can I close my eyes!

After a while, Yuan Chun and Aunt Xue entered the house. When they saw the two people standing separately, they couldn't help but raised their eyebrows and said softly: "Your Majesty, what's going on?"

Shui Rong didn't care, and said with a normal expression: "Sister Bao is worried about her brother, I'm trying to persuade her to relax."

Yuan Chun heard the words and raised his eyes to look at Shui Rong and Baochai. When he saw the ruddy color on Baochai's jade face that had not yet had time to fade, he became suspicious in his heart. Could comforting someone make Baochai's face turn red?
Upon seeing this, Shui Rong didn't give Yuan Chun a chance to think too much, and turned to ask, "Yuan Chun, why are you here."

When Yuan Chun saw Shui Rong asking, he couldn't help but think too much, and replied: "My aunt is in a hurry to leave. No matter how much I try to persuade her, it's no use. I just came here to see her off. How about the prince persuade her to go back? It's getting late. What are you doing in a hurry?"

Shui Rong looked indifferent when he heard this and said, "Since aunt is anxious to go back, she must have her own reasons. Let me arrange a few guards to escort them so that you don't have to worry."

Yuan Chun raised his eyes and looked at Shui Rong, but without saying anything he nodded and said, "That's fine."

At this time, Aunt Xue called to Baochai and said, "Bao girl, it's getting late, let's go back first!"

When Baochai heard this, she softly said "Hmm" and then moved lightly to Aunt Xue's side without saying a word.
(End of this chapter)