Red Mansion Beijingwang

In the courtyard, Xia Jingui knelt on the ground, her delicate body trembling, her snow-white face turned pale, sweat trickled down her forehead, and she was frightened.

If she were to be sent back to the Xia family, not only would her own reputation be damaged, but the Xia family would also lose face.

Moreover, although the Xia family seems to be well-known in the capital, they are just imperial merchants. Among the powerful and wealthy people in the capital, they cannot be ranked at all. Once they know that it was the prince who ordered her to be sent back, outsiders will know that the Xia family has offended the Beijing Palace. At that time, not to mention that the Xia family's "Osmanthus" business will be affected, those who follow the wind will not need the palace's approval and will deal with the Xia family at any time. It will be a real disaster.

Looking up at the young man who was leaving, Xia Jingui's heart relaxed a little. Since the prince had left, it meant that he would not care about it anymore.

At this time, a pretty maid in a blue dress and double buns came forward, supported Xia Jingui, and said, "Grandma, they've left, you should get up soon."

The maid's name was Baochan. She was Xia Jingui's personal maid. She came to the Xue family as a dowry with Xia Jingui. She had seen the prince get furious before and was very scared. Fortunately, the prince left at this time, which made her breathe a sigh of relief.

Xia Jingui stood up with Baochan's help and walked towards the house. When she came to her senses, she saw the maids whispering in the corner of the yard. She immediately became angry and scolded, "What are you looking at? I tell you, if anyone dares to gossip, I will pull out your tongue."

Humph, you are all tired of watching me make fun of myself.

When the maids heard this, they immediately fled in panic. They knew that this grandmother was a funny person who even dared to contradict her mother-in-law. If they really made her angry, pulling out your tongue would be the least of her worries.

Xia Jingui snorted coldly, cursed in a low voice, and then walked straight into the house with her waist twisted, without Baochan's support.

Baochan followed closely behind her in a sullen manner. After entering the house, she saw Xia Jingui sitting on the brocade cushion and twisting her embroidered handkerchief in silence. She thought about it and quickly poured a cup of tea from the table, handed it to her, and said carefully, "Grandma, don't worry. The prince is just trying to scare you."

"What do you know? Who is the prince? How can he have the time to scare a woman like me?" Xia Jingui took the teacup, glared at Baochan with her narrow eyes, and cursed her without any mercy.

How could she not know whether she was trying to scare him or not?

If the prince really meant to scare her by saying this in front of everyone in the yard, it would be a slap in the face for him and a disgrace to the palace. If he really acted self-righteously and started making trouble again, the prince would have to send her back even for the sake of maintaining the reputation of the palace.

Baochan was startled and quickly responded, "Grandma is right. I was just being foolish."

Xia Jingui snorted, took a sip of tea, and complained, "I didn't expect the prince to come forward for such a small matter. It seems that my sister-in-law is quite popular with the prince."

For some reason, Xia Jingui's tone sounded a little sour.

Baochan's eyes turned slightly when she heard this, and she said, "The girl from the Xue family is not bad, but she is still inferior to our grandmother."

"That's true."

A smile appeared on Xia Jingui's bright face. Her white hands were twisting a strand of black hair that fell on her jade shoulders. The corners of her tender lips were raised in an arc, and her eyes were full of arrogance.

How dare the light of a firefly compete with the bright moon? How could the Xue family, who is nothing, compare with herself?

Seeing this, Baochan felt a little relieved. If she allowed Xia Jingui's temper to continue to deteriorate, even she, her personal maid, would suffer. So she immediately flattered her.

But then again, Xia Jingui was actually quite pretty, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to control Xue Pan. It's just that Baochai's beauty and charm were beyond Xia Jingui's reach, especially Baochai's gentle, respectful and frugal character, which was something Xia Jingui, who was so sarcastic, could never achieve.

Pursing her pink lips, Baochan asked softly, "Grandma, what should we do in the future?"

With the prince's warning, if my grandmother causes any trouble again, it will be too late to regret.

Xia Jingui's snowy face showed an unnatural expression when she heard this. Her beautiful eyes flickered and she said helplessly, "What else can I do? I'll just be more restrained in the future."

She truly felt the prince's attitude. If her mother-in-law hadn't said a few good words for her, the matter would not have been resolved so easily.

It’s not that Xia Jingui was grateful for her mother-in-law’s kindness, but she didn’t want to be sent back to the Xia family.

Baochan nodded slightly after hearing this. After a few moments of silence, she said with some dissatisfaction for her master, "Everyone says that the prince is humble and a first-class person, but now it seems that he is just a busybody."

As the saying goes, even an honest judge cannot judge family affairs. Even if he has a close relationship with the Xue family, it is someone else's family affair. A dignified prince of a county cannot even understand this principle.

"Shut up, what do you know? This is what a man should be like. I look down on those who are spineless."

When Xia Jingui heard this, her two curved eyebrows stood up, and she scolded Baochan without any politeness, without showing any mercy.

Admittedly, the prince did humiliate her, but Xia Jingui did not feel unconvinced at all. In her opinion, a man should be like this, especially when the other party is a prince. It is not normal for him to act in a domineering manner.

Could it be possible that a prince, a man of integrity, could be suppressed by a woman?
To be honest, even though Xue Pan was suppressed by her and couldn't be tough in front of her, she only needed to use a few tricks to make Xue Pan do whatever she wanted. Although it seemed good on the surface, Xia Jingui was not happy, and even despised Xue Pan in her heart.

A man should act like a man. What's the point of being a man if he's timid?

Women, even if they enjoy the feeling of being pursued by men, still admire the strong in their hearts, and admire those who have a high status and are strong and domineering.

Baochan: “.”

The prince had humiliated grandma so much, why did grandma still speak up for him?

Xia Jingui was too lazy to pay attention to Baochan. What did a maid like her know? To be honest, her heart was beating fast when she faced the prince's extremely oppressive attitude before.

If you think about it carefully, the prince is handsome and has a high status. Moreover, Xia Jingui also knows from this incident that the prince is a man who protects his woman. Such a person is what a real man is.

If I could make the prince surrender to me, I would wake up laughing in my dreams.

At this moment, Xia Jingui compared the prince with Xue Pan. She felt as uncomfortable as if she had eaten a fly. Her beautiful face was full of disgust and she was almost nauseous.

A man like Xue Pan can be called a man without me saying a word.

Baochan was shocked when she saw Xia Jingui looking like she was about to vomit. She couldn't help but think to herself, "Grandma looks like this, could it be that she is pregnant?"

When the prince came, grandma became pregnant. She is truly a lucky star!
But on the other side, in Aunt Xue’s courtyard.

After Aunt Xue, Baochai, and Shui Rong left Xia Jingui, they came to Aunt Xue's room. As soon as they sat down, Aunt Xue looked at the gentle young man, forced a smile on her face, and said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry to make you laugh, Your Majesty."

The prince came here rarely, but he saw a joke and made Aunt Xue feel embarrassed.

Shui Rong took the teacup from Baochai and said softly, "As the saying goes, 'Every family has its own troubles'. Everyone has their own problems. Aunt, don't worry about it."

Aunt Xue's frown relaxed a little when she heard this. She was actually afraid that the prince would look down on their Xue family because of this. But now it seems that the prince doesn't care, which makes Aunt Xue feel relieved.

After a long silence, Aunt Xue could not help but complain, "I thought that Miss Xia was well-educated and well-mannered, but I never thought she was so arrogant. When I heard Bao Yatou say what the prince warned me, I didn't take it to heart. Now it seems that it is my fault. I wasted the prince's kindness. If I had listened to the prince, there wouldn't be so many problems."

The prince's warning is still fresh in my mind. Now it has been proven true that Xia Jingui was indeed a thorn in the side of the Xia family. She is not a good person at all. It is too late to regret.

Baochai raised her eyes to glance at Aunt Xue, then immediately lowered them again, looking quiet and at ease.

Shui Rong listened to Aunt Xue's complaints, thought for a moment, and said, "Don't worry, Aunt. After this incident, I think Xia Jingui won't dare to act so unruly again. As a mother-in-law, you should show some of the dignity that a mother-in-law should have. If you need to scold her, you can do so. Don't worry about anything."

It is said that "a daughter-in-law eventually becomes a mother-in-law". Generally speaking, only the mother-in-law is angry with the daughter-in-law. When have you ever seen a daughter-in-law being angry with the mother-in-law? When Yuanchun married into the palace, she was also angry with the Beijing Concubine. If Shui Rong hadn't mediated, Yuanchun's life would not be so easy. Aunt Xue, who was a daughter-in-law, knew this.

"This"

Aunt Xue looked embarrassed and didn't know how to reply for a moment. After hesitating for a while, she said worriedly, "I'm afraid that Jingui is stubborn and will cause trouble. It will be embarrassing for both the Xue and Xia families."

Aunt Xue understood what Shui Rong meant, but with Xia Jingui's mischievous personality, she was really afraid that she would not be able to control her. Not only would she fail to control Xia Jingui, but she would end up embarrassing herself.

We can't let this go on and really send Xia Jingui back!
To be honest, Aunt Xue was really reluctant to do so. Not to mention the million-dollar dowry from the Xia family, even with her own son's character, it was already great that he could marry a daughter like Xia Jingui. If something like this happened, the Xue family's reputation would also be damaged. What would Pan'er do then?

Shui Rong couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. This was a typical case of being afraid of being bullied, and he thought whoever was bullied was right.

Baochai originally thought that it was not good for her brother-in-law to talk too much with her mother, but seeing how confused her mother was, she could not help herself and said softly, "Mother, my brother-in-law does not mean that you should bully my sister-in-law. After this incident, my sister-in-law is worried. If you pretend to scare her, she will restrain herself. Then everyone will save face and it will not be so embarrassing."

Baochai knew that her mother was worried about her brother, but Xia Jingui was also worried about being sent back to the Xia family. How could the shrewd Xia Jingui not tell which was more important?
"The precious girl is smart and hits the nail on the head. You are worthy of being my brother-in-law's precious girl." Shui Rong responded with a smile.

That's right, Shui Rongyuan meant this. If people are afraid, they will naturally restrain themselves. If they really cause the Xue couple to break up, they will get into trouble themselves. It is completely unnecessary.

Therefore, the matter of returning Xia Jingui back to the Xia family was indeed a scare tactic used by Shui Rong.

Of course, if Xia Jingui was ignorant and dared to challenge his authority, Shui Rong would have to make Xia Jingui and the Xia family pay the price, even if it would cause trouble.

When Baochai saw the young man praising her, her heart was sweet, and a faint, imperceptible blush appeared on her plump face. Under her willow-leaf-like eyebrows, her bright almond eyes glared at the young man.

It's so embarrassing that my brother-in-law is so indecent in front of my mother.

In fact, Aunt Xue was not a fool, but she was blinded by a single leaf and could not distinguish good from evil. After Baochai's reminder, she suddenly understood and smiled and replied, "I understand, and I will do as the prince says."

As for the ambiguity between the prince and Baochai, Aunt Xue didn't care. She was even happy to see it. She smiled and said, "Prince, please sit down for a while. I'll go to the kitchen and ask someone to prepare some delicious food and wine."

Shui Rong couldn't help laughing when he heard this. You say Aunt Xue is smart, but she can't tell good from bad. But if you say she is confused, she can tell the situation clearly.

What's the point of preparing some delicious food and wine? Isn't it just to leave him and Baochai some free time? Remember that Aunt Xue did the same when she first met Baochai.

Perhaps Aunt Xue's cleverness lies mostly in observing people's words and expressions.

With a light laugh, Shui Rong nodded and said, "Aunt, do you still have wine lees duck feet?"

"Yes, Your Highness, please sit for a while. I will ask someone to get it for you." Aunt Xue replied with a smile on her face, then she stood up and left.

At this moment, Baochai was shy and her plump face was slightly flushed. She also realized that her mother did this on purpose. It was like this every time, which made her very embarrassed.

Pursing her pink lips, Baochai raised her eyes to look at the young man, her bright and rosy eyes twinkled, and she said softly, "Thank you, brother-in-law."

Aunt Xue was very upset and physically and mentally exhausted because of Xia Jingui's incident. This time, her brother-in-law personally warned her, so Xia Jingui did not dare to act rashly. This was all thanks to her brother-in-law.

Moreover, Baochai knew in her heart that her brother-in-law did this because he cared about her, which made Baochai feel sweet.

Shui Rong smiled, moved over to sit next to Baochai, held the girl's soft hand, and said jokingly, "Bao girl, what's the point of bothering me? You're being so formal!"

Baochai's face flushed slightly, she raised her eyes to glance at the young man, her heart felt sweet. When she was about to say something, she saw the young man pinching her chin and lifting it slightly, and then the young man came closer.

Seeing this, Baochai's heart beat fast. Her rosy almond-shaped eyes closed in panic, and her long eyelashes trembled. The familiar warmth came towards her, and her lips were already held by the young man.

After a while, Baochai's body softened, her plump face was gorgeous like clouds, and she felt the front of her collar fall off. The girl's heart trembled, and she quickly reached out to stop it. She raised her eyes and glanced outside the house, and said in a trembling voice: "Brother-in-law, please stop making trouble."

In the past, no matter how intimate the matter was, it would not be a problem. But now this was happening in my mother's room. If Aunt Xue suddenly came back and saw this scene, it would be so embarrassing.

Shui Rong chuckled and said indifferently: "Auntie is kind-hearted, we can't let her down."

Originally, Shui Rong came with Baochai to comfort Aunt Xue, but seeing Baochai being easily embarrassed in front of Aunt Xue, Shui Rong became interested. If they were not in Aunt Xue's room, he would not have made a fuss.

What we want is Baochai's embarrassment.

As expected, Baochai's face turned red and she was filled with shame. She was so ashamed of her mother's little tricks that she was speechless.

Seeing this, Shui Rong leaned over to the girl's crystal earlobe and whispered, "Auntie has gone to get the pickled goose feet. She won't be back for a while, so don't worry."

Baochai:"."

It turns out that my brother-in-law knew. If he knew it and still did this, he must be playing a trick on me.

"Brother-in-law~"

Baochai called out in a trembling voice, with a hint of tears in her voice, "If this were in her own room, her brother-in-law could make as much noise as he wanted, but this was in her mother's room, how could she act so recklessly?"

My brother-in-law is really ridiculous.

Shui Rong's eyes flickered, and he took the girl's soft hand and led her over, saying softly, "Brother-in-law has acted as the bad guy this time. Can Bao girl bear to see brother-in-law suffer so much?"

"This"

Baochai was shy, and the heroic look of her bare hands made people tremble with fear. However, facing the young man's words, the girl couldn't refute it for a moment. After all, her brother-in-law really helped a lot this time.

Once the emotional card was played, it became difficult for Baochai to refuse, but it was too embarrassing to let her stay here.

Seeing the girl hesitant, Shui Rong's heart moved, and he immediately leaned over to whisper something into the girl's crystal clear ear.

Baochai's heart trembled when she heard this. She bit her pink lips with her pearly teeth. Her bright almond eyes flickered under her willow-leaf brows. She immediately raised her eyes to look at the gently swaying curtains. Baochai slightly turned her head and whispered, "Then, brother-in-law, hurry up."

Alas, meeting such a brother-in-law makes Baochai feel sweet but helpless. It is truly a mixture of pain and happiness.

Shui Rong chuckled and piled up the girl's skirt. He paused for a moment, then looked at the girl's shy face and joked, "So Bao girl also... Hehe."

Baochai's cheeks were as red as fire, and she couldn't help feeling angry. It was her brother-in-law who made her behave like this. Now he was teasing her. If her brother-in-law hadn't asked her to half-take off her pleated skirt so that she could deal with it quickly if the situation went wrong, she would not have agreed.

I think it's been a while since I've been close to my brother-in-law, so I feel so embarrassed after just a moment.

Suddenly, the girl moaned, her heart trembling, her pearly teeth biting her pink lips, her plump face was as gorgeous as clouds, and her beautiful eyebrows were full of charm. She hoped that the boy would finish as soon as possible.

But I don't know why, I feel a mixture of anxiety and joy in my heart. The indescribable throbbing makes me unable to control myself. Baochai can't help but secretly spit at herself, saying that I have really been led astray by my brother-in-law. (End of this chapter)