Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 230 Feng plays with snow and Can Nianjun’s heart warms

A red shadow flashed past, followed by a silver bell-like laughter: "Brother love, third sister, come on, come on!"

Xiangyun ran wildly, not caring about the cold wind blowing against his face. The maid behind him couldn't catch up, and she was so anxious that she repeatedly warned her, but Xiangyun didn't listen at all.

The rules of Baolinghou Mansion have always been strict, and although her second uncle and second aunt never treated her harshly, she always felt restrained. Now that she is celebrating her birthday and no one is controlling her in the back garden, the little girl is free to let her mind wander and reveal her true nature.

Her laughter seemed to be contagious. The brothers and sisters, who had not been so naughty for a long time, immediately started chasing each other with laughter.

The back garden of the Marquis Mansion was not as vast as the garden of Rongguo Mansion, but it was more exquisite. The group walked around the Shanshui Tower and stopped in the Baihua Pavilion. They looked at the falling snow and red plum blossoms and laughed wantonly. In the blink of an eye, Xiangyun caught sight of Daiyu's not tight. I'm about to come here soon, and I have a stove cover on my hand.

Seeing that the rabbit fur sleeve was quite delicate, Xiangyun blinked and said, "Hey, this sleeve is interesting. Where did Sister Lin get it?"

Daiyu pursed her lips and said, "Now you have become Sister Lin again? You, you really work for the front rather than the back. Where can I be like you?"

Xiangyun smiled charmingly and came over to take a closer look at the stove cover. Insert your hands across the lower abdomen, leaving a mesh cover for the hand stove outward. At this moment, the silver hand stove is filled with fragrance.

Xiangyun lives in the prince's mansion, so he is knowledgeable. Not to mention, the charcoal cakes burned alone are not even used by the Baolinghou Mansion. They are too expensive!

This charcoal cake is ground into powder with hoarfrost charcoal, mixed with spices, pressed with water to form a cake, and then dried in the sun before use. Just a small piece of charcoal cake costs two coins, and it can only be used once in a while. A piece of charcoal cake can only burn for two hours, and even a wealthy family will feel pain after using it for a winter.

Daiyu moved her lotus steps gently, but after only three or two steps, she stopped with a smile, turned around and said, "Now... the carved patterns on the precious mirror make shadows, which makes people feel desolate, and the lamps dim the night."

Dai Yuyin smiled and said: "Why do you envy me? I really want it, so I can just give you this stove -"

Xiangyun then put on his gloves, took the stove, and immediately showed two small tiger teeth. But Xue Yan found another hand stove, lit the charcoal cake, and stuffed it into Daiyu's stove cover again.

Baoyu put his palms together and smiled and said: "Yes." Pointing not far away, he said: "The small bridge is covered with snow and fireworks, the beautiful trees and flowers are beautiful, and half of the remaining poems are left."

Xiangyun didn't know the reason, he just looked at the silver hand stove and was overjoyed: "Thank you very much, Sister Lin." He reached out to grab it.

Baoyu frowned: "Second Sister's words are too sad... I'll take it, it's three feet of ice and frost. It's so cold that it penetrates your bones, but it melts and you're still stiff."

Li Weijian cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Sister Laolin."

When others ridiculed him, Fourth Brother Jian was unfazed and didn't care, but she was so petty, how could she tolerate others' random ridicule of Fourth Brother Jian?

With this thought in mind, he took a few steps back without realizing it. When he came to his senses, he saw Xiangyun leading Sanchun and Baoyu away while having fun. Fourth brother Jian was quietly beside him at some point. .

Just looking at each other briefly, Daiyu didn't know Li Weijian's love and care, and she felt that the hands in the condoms were getting warmer. I couldn't help but secretly think that the fourth brother Jian just explained that he couldn't come up with a good sentence because he didn't want to play with words like children with the second brother Bao. In fact, when it comes to talent and sentiment, how many people in today's world can compare to the phrase "I am a melancholy guest in the world"?

Only Daiyu was wrapped tightly and watched from a distance in the Baihua Pavilion. Although she wanted to be so naughty in her heart, she also knew that her body was weak and she couldn't help being so cold.

The second girl Yingchun screamed in surprise and quickly dodged. The snowball accidentally hit Tanchun all over his head and face. Tanchun was immediately annoyed: "Okay, I will definitely give you a good son today!"

It was said that it was only three breaths, but Xiangyun waited until Tanchun begged for mercy before giving up. When Tan Chun was about to return the favor, Xiang Yun suddenly caught a glimpse of a group of people waiting in the distance. He recognized them carefully and immediately ran out and waved from a distance: "Brother Jian, come quickly!"

Because Xiangyun couldn't help but pout and said: "I really envy Sister Lin."

Seeing Daiyu's little face turned red from the cold, Li Weijian was worried that she would get sick again, so he said, "It's cold outside. I just came into the house to watch the opera troupe. Why don't we go and have a look together?"

Xiangyun suddenly felt sour in his heart, thinking that Jia Mu really cared for Daiyu, her granddaughter. She had also lived in Rongguo Mansion when she was a child. How had she ever used such expensive items?

Xiangyun didn't know what was going on, and echoed without looking back: "Okay, something will happen."

But Xiangyun suddenly said: "What happened? I just forgot to set the rules. How should I punish this surrender?"

Xiangyun blinked, feeling sour in his heart, but he continued to criticize Daiyu because of her repeated good intentions. With a blink of an eye, he threw the hand stove to the maid, ran out of the pavilion, grabbed the snowball, and threw it into the pavilion: "Keke, let's have a snowball fight!"

After that, he ran down with a smile, grabbed a snowball and started playing with Xiangyun.

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked towards the corridor not far away to observe. Then they saw two brothers, Shi Jin and Shi Rang, walking towards Li Weijian, who was tall and straight, as if they were guardians.

Li Weijian blinked: "Die Lianhua?"

"really?"

This statement immediately made everyone agree, and they immediately headed towards the Shanshui Tower in front of them.

Li Weijian briefly glanced at Daiyu and the second girl, then lowered his head and said with a smile, "Is it possible that I have to drink three drinks as a penalty?"

Xiang Yun pointed to the distant wind blowing the trees and said, "The north wind is blowing and the trees are rustling. The sky is vast and the strong yin is taking over the yang."

"Eh?" Zijuan hurriedly flashed past and said angrily: "Miss Shi, this hand stove is boiling hot, so I'm not afraid of burning my hands."

Xichun was still young, but Tanchun didn't know how to continue Daiyu's sentence, so he could only surrender.

Baoyu couldn't help but secretly feel proud, but Daiyu was annoyed and said to herself: "Fourth brother Jian takes care of family and country affairs every day, so how can he have time to think about all these romantic affairs? Later, fourth brother Jian will drink two more cups to warm himself up." Okay, how about I do this couplet for you?"

The second girl reflected for a moment and then continued: "Winter snow and cold light in winter. The cold is biting to the bones, and the silence is desolate."

It was Daiyu's turn, and Daiyu blurted out: "The leaves of the mulberry trees are still young. The dead trees are chasing the spring, and the wax is gone to warm the taste."

After a moment, Li Weijian came closer, and Xiangyun stepped forward and said with a smile: "Fourth brother Jian is late!"

However, he saw a ruby ​​Zhongjing crown embedded in the top of his head, a maroon satin outer cloak, a tooth-white embroidered round collar robe, a silver-soled multicolored belt, and official boots under his feet, walking leisurely through the snow.

Everyone was attracted by these two people and started throwing snowballs. Jia Huan picked up the jade and smashed it. He thought to himself that it would be better to smash the jade to make him seriously ill.

"Good sentence." Li Weijian praised with a smile. All the people also praised her, and Baoyu became even more crazy. She repeatedly chanted "The night when the lamp is thin and dim". They only thought that Daiyu was talented and talented, but they forgot that Daiyu had just protected Li Weijian.

Isn’t this sentence written by Baoyu taken from Dielianhua’s Cipai? Li Weijian thought for a moment, then shook his head and said with a smile: "That's it, admit defeat, and I'll punish myself with three cups later."

Everyone was playing around for a long time, and they were all very happy. They then asked Daiyu to leave the Baihua Pavilion and go to the Zhishou Hall in front to keep warm. Afterwards, I admired the plum blossom couplets.

"You're going to have a baby, I can't coax you today." Daiyu took out her right hand, and without waiting for a move, Zicuckoo came over and took out the hand stove. "But I can't give you this set anymore."

Everyone pondered for a while, and Xiangyun laughed and said: "Giggle, I think it would be better to tickle him for three breaths." After saying that, he came closer to Tanchun and started to itch with his hands. Tanchun immediately seemed to be laughing as the maggots rolled back and forth.

Xiangyun smiled and tilted his head and said: "The couplet sentence of punishing you is wrong, but if you make up for it, you will be punished with alcohol? Brother Ai, do you have a sentence?"

When Baoyu saw it, he suddenly felt unhappy. So he casually said: "Brother Jian, why are you so late? I'm going to come up with a couplet to embarrass Huizi. If he can't answer, I'll make him drink three glasses of wine as a penalty."

The two girls couldn't take their eyes away immediately. They hadn't seen each other for some time, and Yingchun was thinking about it very much. Isn't it the same for Daiyu on the side? But when he got closer, he shyly looked back.

Daiyu's face turned redder and tenderer for no reason, and she tilted her head, not daring to look over.

The shoes squeaked on the remaining snow. There was also snow hanging on trees in the distance being blown down by the wind. Li Weijian couldn't help but said: "The wind is playing with the remaining snow——"

Daiyu couldn't help but blurted out softly: "——Nianjun's heart is warm."

After saying this, Daiyu's face suddenly turned red with embarrassment. Seeing Li Weijian looking over with a smile, Daiyu quickly took two steps with her head down.

Such words were too straightforward, why did they blurt out? It really shouldn’t be.

After a while, everyone arrived at the Shanshui Building. As expected, the stage on the first floor was neatly arranged. Xiangyun's baby was asked to order a few discounts first, and then they all ordered separately, and then went to their seats to wait to watch the show.

Li Weijian originally wanted to talk to Daiyu and Yingchun, but his sons Shi Wan and Shi Rang were like door gods and couldn't be driven away, so he had to patiently follow the two brothers to talk about what they had and what they didn't have.

After a while, Mrs. Baolinghou arrived, and the maids brought tea, melons and fruits like a stream of water. This time, Baolinghou's house really paid attention to it, and even sent a plate of the newly opened greenhouse melon to each table.

Just now, everyone was wandering around in the garden. There were maids and mothers taking care of them, and they were naturally informal. After entering the building, a screen was placed in the middle to partially cover it. On the other side of the female family, Mrs. Baolinghou and Wang Xifeng are taking care of them; on this side are Li Weijian, Shi Jin, Shi Rang, Baoyu, Jia Huan and Jia Lan.

Shi Jin and Shi Rang both came from Confucianism. Although Li Weijian was eloquent, he was impatient. On the contrary, Jia Lan had a very pleasant conversation with the two of them. Jia Huan was left immersed in eating and drinking, while Baoyu frequently looked across the screen. Li Weijian simply watched the show with his arms crossed.

There is a saying that "Singing Tu Su at the top of the Jade Tower, dancing sleeves fluttering between the buildings." Maybe Li Weijian put some thought into it, but he really could hear some charm.

However, Kun Opera is too elegant and cannot be understood without a certain literary background. Therefore, it is only circulated among the powerful and scholar-bureaucrats, far less than the momentum of the Hui Troupe.

When it was afternoon, Baoyu thought about his sister and sister, and became more and more bored sitting there, so he got up and excused himself to "change clothes", then left the Shanshui Building and walked outside.

Jia Huan on the side rolled his eyes wildly, touched the large firecracker hidden in his arms, hurriedly swallowed a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake, covered his stomach and said: "Hey, it can't be done, it can't be done, I'll go out first." After saying that, he got up and walked away with his belly full.

Baoyu had a maid accompanying him, but Jia Huan did not take him with him. Shi Jin was in a hurry to send the maid to accompany him. Jia Huan had a traitor in his heart, so how could he dare to let the maid follow him? He just waved his hands randomly and disappeared in a flash.

Li Weijian saw it in his eyes, how could he not know what Jia Huan was thinking? Feeling bored by the show, he simply stood up and said, "I drank too much tea. I'm going to change my clothes. You two brothers, sit down for a moment."

Shi Rang stood up and said, "Brother, wait a moment, I'll ask the maid to lead the way."

Li Weijian then smiled and said: "There are brothers Bao and Huan in front of you, are you still worried that you can't find the place? No need." Then he pressed Jia Lan's head again: "Eat less sweets, be careful of dental caries."

Jialan grinned, revealing his leaky mouth with missing front teeth: "Uncle, don't worry."

Li Weijian strolled out and looked back before leaving the building, only to see the female family members sitting at the banquet. His second sister-in-law, Wang Xifeng, had already left at some point.

However, when Baoyu came out of the Shanshui Tower, he suddenly saw two golden pheasants playing in the forest. He suddenly found it interesting, so he took the maid and went into the forest to watch the golden pheasants playing.

After a while, Jia Huan came out after him, but where could he find Baoyu's figure? He vaguely remembered that the toilet was nearby, so he quickly looked for it. When he arrived at Derosxiang Hall, he vaguely heard someone talking inside, so Jia Huan concluded that it must be Baoyu. He immediately took out a firecracker and blew it, took out a large firecracker and lit the fuse, then threw it randomly over the wall, then turned around and ran away!

After running a few dozen steps, I heard a loud noise when I rounded the Baihua Pavilion. Jia Huan immediately covered his mouth and laughed, thinking to himself, even if Baoyu couldn't be killed by the explosion, he still had to scare Baoyu!

Suddenly hearing the footsteps approaching, Jia Huan hurriedly hid under the pavilion. Until the footsteps were far away, he ran all the way back to Shanshui Tower. Little did he know that the person who had just passed by was Li Weijian.

Li Weijian heard the explosion, and first walked a few steps quickly to have fun, and then slowed down... He didn't owe Baoyu, so he couldn't ignore death if he left early, right?

After thinking about it, I arrived in front of the rosin museum and heard Wang Xifeng scolding me: "You're useless. It shows that I've raised you in vain!"

Then a little maid said aggrievedly: "Second Grandma, I... I really can't hold it in. How about I go and call Sister Ping'er?"

Li Weijian was shocked, why was Wang Xifeng among them?

He coughed, and the sound inside suddenly stopped. Wang Xifeng asked angrily: "Who is outside?"

"But second sister-in-law? I am Li Weijian."

"Ah?" Wang Xifeng's voice suddenly changed: "It's so merciful, but fortunately it's brother Jian who came here. Just now, I didn't know who was blind and lost the firecrackers. I got up and twisted my ankle without checking. Now I'm eating The pain is tight. Brother Jian, please go and call Ping'er. My little maid is young and weak. It's hard for me to stand firm."

Li Weijian looked around and saw a maid looking this way. He hurriedly waved, and when he got closer, he recognized that it was Cui Lu, the maid next to Xiang Yun. Cui Lu hurriedly went in to help, and after a while, she and the little maid came out supporting Wang Xifeng, who was frowning.

Li Weijian had briefly learned Qihuang in two years in Maoshan. He only looked at it and saw that Wang Xifeng's right foot did not dare to touch the ground. He immediately waved his hand to stop: "Wait a minute, second sister-in-law, you don't look like a sprain, but a fracture."

"what?"

Li Weijian said sternly: "You can't be careless with an injury like this. If you hold on forcefully, I'm afraid there will be trouble in the future." Thinking about how tedious it would be to send the maid to call someone and then come back, Li Weijian simply said: "Second sister-in-law, it's better to go back home." Find a chair to sit down in, send the maids to ask someone to carry the sedan, and quickly ask the imperial doctor for diagnosis and treatment."

Wang Xifeng was startled. Seeing that he was serious about what he was doing, he didn't dare to be careless and hurried back to the Rosin Pavilion. Cui Weiqing knew that the matter was important and hurried to Shanshui Tower to report the news, while Li Weijian stayed inside to talk to Wang Xifeng.

After a while, Mrs. Baolinghou hurriedly led people over, accompanied by the imperial doctor of the mansion. The imperial doctor said "offended" and touched the bones slightly. Wang Xifeng suddenly gasped in pain.

The imperial doctor then said: "Sure enough, the bone was injured, but fortunately it was not dislocated. I will splint it and take some medicine. It will be fine in a month or two."

Wang Xifeng suddenly wanted to cry but had no tears. The wedding ceremony was about to happen, and everyone in the Rongguo Mansion was busy. It was Mrs. Wang who made the decisions on big and small matters, but she was the one who handled them. Furthermore, it was almost the twelfth lunar month, and the greenhouse fruits and vegetables were already on the market. How could she feel relieved if she didn't check them every few days?

I never expected that just because I came to the Baolinghou Mansion to enjoy the excitement, I would get into such trouble!

Mrs. Baolinghou asked the little maid, and her face darkened immediately after hearing this: "Where did the trouble come from? Gather the servants in the back garden and find out one by one to see who did the bad thing!"

Wang Xifeng was about to agree when she suddenly caught a glimpse of Li Weijian frowning slightly and then relaxed, and then glanced at him meaningfully. Wang Xifeng was a smart person. She knew that the Shi family had a strict upbringing, so she would definitely not have any servants throw firecrackers to scare people. Think about it, Baoyu, Jia Huan, and Jia Lan are all young, and they are naughty. It is impossible to say that it is these people's fault!

It’s just that the family scandal must not be made public. If Mrs. Baolinghou exposes it, where will the Rongguo Mansion lose its face?

Because Wang Xifeng hurriedly said: "My cousin, why do you need to mobilize an army? It's just a trivial matter... Besides, today is Xiangyun's baby, we have to wait until sister Xiangyun has given birth."

How can Mrs. Bowling be willing to listen? He just said: "Brother Lian's daughter-in-law, don't talk about it. I have my own opinion on this matter."

Wang Xifeng had no choice but to stop talking and follow the servants to bring up the sedan chair. The mother-in-law carried Wang Xifeng into the sedan chair and then carried her to the front.

Later, the imperial doctor diagnosed and treated Wang Xifeng, and Mrs. Baolinghou inquired privately. Li Weijian returned to Shanshui Tower. He took the time to call Cuixi again and sent the brocade box containing the congratulatory gifts.

Mrs. Baolinghou and Wang Xifeng left never to return, and everyone only said that the two went to talk in private. At the end of the day, the table was handed over, and Xiangyun was called out by Cuixi. When he opened the brocade box and took a look, he was overjoyed when he saw the white agate bracelet inside.

Later, during the dinner, Yan Yan was laughing and changing cups. Na Xiangyun drank two more cups, her pretty face turned red, and from time to time she would laugh like silver bells.

At the end of Shenshi, the troupe retired, the banquet was gone, and the maids brought tea. Only then did everyone come to their senses. Why was Wang Xifeng still missing?

At this time, Mrs. Baolinghou playfully talked about Wang Xifeng's injury. Everyone was startled and hurried to the front to watch.

Although Wang Xifeng smiled and said it was nothing serious, her smile was extremely forced. Baolinghou Mansion is not Xiangshan Villa. There are maids and servants watching from all sides. Jia Huan thought he had succeeded, but he didn't know that he had already fallen into the eyes of others. Mrs. Baolinghou found out this moment, but she didn't know what to say.

Because he knew but had not found out, Wang Xifeng was very clever and could tell that the scandal had been exposed just by looking at Mrs. Baolinghou's face. Because I feel more and more angry!

After a brief calculation, Jia Lan followed the rules, and Bao Yu, although stubborn, would not act like this. Needless to say, Brother Jian, after all calculations, only Jia Huan could do such a thing!

Wang Xifeng felt secretly resentful and said that she would give Jia Huan a good son when she returned to Rongguo Mansion.

At this time, her legs and feet were inconvenient, so she could only ask Li Weijian to take care of the children. Li Weijian naturally agreed and called Sanchun, Daiyu, Baoyu, Jia Huan, Jia Lan and others to get on the carriage.

I also took this opportunity to flirt with my second sister Yingchun and Daiyu, and then escorted her all the way to Rongguo Mansion. I met Jia Mu and explained the reason, and did not return home until dusk.

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Panxiang Temple outside Suzhou City.

Mother Xing was nagging: "The abbot came here again today."

Xing Zhong leaned back in his chair, holding a wine bottle in his hand, his face smoky. Hearing this, he remained silent.

His wife then said: "The head of the family must find another job. At least I made some money by going to Yangzhou to cook in Xiuyan. Now that I have spent all the money, I can't lose my income."

Xing Zhong immediately sighed. He was fond of wine by nature and would always drink a few glasses of wine every day. It happened that Gu Wanzhong's weaving yard had replaced the steam engine with a steam engine. Although he had repeatedly asked Xing Zhong and others in charge to keep a close watch and not let anyone damage the machine. But Xing Zhong didn't take it seriously and kept it the same as last year. As a result, some female workers accidentally rolled their hands and got into the flywheel.

The female worker's hands were disabled, so her husband's family naturally refused to work. She made a fuss to the government office, and Gu Wanzhong paid a full eighty taels of silver in compensation. The chief steward was furious and fired Xing Zhong.

For more than a year, Xing Xiuyan relied on his wife to clean Panxiang Temple, and Xing Xiuyan went to Yangzhou to cook for Daiyu for several months before he could survive. But Daiyu had already returned to the capital, and it was difficult for a girl named Xing Xiuyan to work as a cook in a male Hakka's house, so she would have no income.

Xing Zhong scratched his head and said, "If it doesn't work out, let's go to the capital to join her aunt."

His wife Nahan stopped her work and heard Xing Zhong say: "I bumped into Xing Dequan a few days ago and said that Xiuyan's eldest aunt had already married a nobleman as a second wife, so we went to join her. Even if it doesn't work, we still have something to eat."

His wife became concerned: "Noble? Which noble family?"

"Rongguo Mansion."

His wife was immediately overjoyed: "Oh, that's really incredible wealth! It's just that going to the capital is always a hassle."

Xing Zhong threw down the empty wine bottle and said sadly: "Don't worry, I'll find another job at the beginning of the new year. If I make enough money and pay for it, we'll go to the capital."

Inside, Xing Xiuyan sighed sadly when he heard his parents' words. After taking the last stitch and patching up his clothes, he got up and walked out of the small courtyard. After a while, he looked for Zhuan'er behind the meditation room.

Zhuan'er raised her little face and said with a sad expression: "Sister, I didn't catch any eels today. I just saw a big eel in the water, but it was a pity that it disappeared as soon as I drilled it."

Xing Xiuyan presented the mended monk's robe and said, "Try it on to see if it fits."

The seal should be lowered and put on in twos and threes. This monk's robe was an old one, left behind by an unknown bhikshuni. Even though it had been mended, it still looked bulky when worn on Zhuan'er.

Zhuan'er added a layer of clothes and suddenly felt a little warmer. Then he said aggrievedly: "Today, the abbot came to see me again. He said that the monk's certificate was too expensive and there was no money left in the temple. He asked me to think of something by myself. Where can I find it? How much money?" Zhuan'er said with a sad face: "The abbot said that in half a year, if there is no monk's certificate, I will have to go down the mountain to find a way to survive."

Xing Xiuyan felt pity, but was helpless. He said: "My family is not well, otherwise I would definitely help you. I just heard from my parents that I am afraid that I will go to the capital to join my aunt in a few days."

Zhuan'er became more and more sad, lowered his little head and said nothing, muttering: "It would be great if Mr. Li was still here... If you steal food, you have to help us." After a pause, suddenly His eyes lit up, he raised his head and said, "Sister, if you go to the capital, can I go with you?"

"you?"

Zhuan'er smiled and said: "Sister, there must be a maid by your side, right? How about I be your maid?"

Xing Xiuyan immediately couldn't laugh or cry. He reached out and touched Zhuan'er's little head, knowing that Zhuan'er regarded him as a life-saving straw. She couldn't bear it, so she nodded and said, "Okay, then Zhuan'er will be my little maid."

Zhuan'er suddenly became happy: "Sister is so kind. I will catch the eels tomorrow and I will catch the big one. I'd like to ask my sister to burn it and eat it, so that we can have a good time as a tooth sacrifice."

Xing Xiuyan smiled and held Zhuan'er in her arms, but felt extremely uneasy. Homeless and with distant relatives, her future uncertain, how could she live in peace with her happy-go-lucky nature?

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Jinling.

Xue Biao sent the doctor out of the door, then turned back and entered the inner house. When he opened the curtain and went inside, he saw his younger sister Bao Qin leaning over and talking to her mother.

Xue Biao entered the Nuan Pavilion, then frowned and said, "Why did you remove the brazier?"

Bao Qin, who was only eight or nine years old at the time, had bright, white teeth and picturesque features, said immediately after hearing this: "I don't know, brother, just now my mother said she was feeling stuffy and was afraid of being contaminated with charcoal poison, so I ordered people to remove the brazier quickly. "

Xue Biao then relaxed his brows and nodded repeatedly: "That's right, you can't be careless with this charcoal poison." Then he smiled and said: "Mom, please be relieved, the doctor just said that with two more medicines, my mother's condition will definitely get better."

His mother, Mrs. Lu, said: "I don't know my health well? I become sick every winter, but get better when it gets warmer. This is the case every year. Don't stand around anymore, sit down and talk."

Xue Biao agreed and moved a stool to sit at the head of the bed.

Mrs. Lu then said: "Your father left in a hurry... and there was no arrangement at home, thanks to Tao'er's efforts to support him."

Xue Biao then said: "My son is just trying to support me. I accidentally got help from a noble man, and I just got my money back."

For more than a year, Xue Biao went around to collect debts, but he never met a noble person like Li Weijian, because he spent a lot of money, but little came back. And without the support of the royal merchants, Xue Biao's business started to run into obstacles. Now he no longer dares to touch the sea trade business, for fear of losing all the family business.

Lu said: "Your father made it clear before he was alive that this business must be taken care of by noble people before it can be managed easily. Who knew that the big house was so treacherous! He didn't tell us that he had lost his royal business background, and he kept us in the dark. Here! Cough cough cough——"

"Mother."

"Mother."

Baoqin hurriedly helped Mrs. Lu up and stroked her back. It took a long time for Mrs. Lu to stop coughing. Then he raised his eyebrows and said angrily: "Not to mention the royal business background, our family's business is involved in the business of the big house. We can't just let the big house take it for nothing. !”

Xue Biao frowned and said nothing. Nowadays, Aunt Xue, Xue Pan and others seek refuge in Rongguo Mansion and come to ask for help. How can it be so easy?

At this time, Mrs. Lu said again: "Yesterday, your fourth aunt came to visit the patient and accidentally mentioned something. That Xue Pan got into a lawsuit and now he is under the fourth house and changed his name to Xue Xie." Xiang Xue Biao solemnly said: "My son will go to the capital to ask for money after the Chinese New Year. It always costs ten or twenty thousand silver. Now he can't make a living. This money can always support my son until he gets married and starts a business. He will make a living in the future." There is also a capital.

If the big house is not returned, you will show your face and use this as a threat! "

"This..." Seeing Lu's determination, Xue Biao could only bite the bullet and nodded: "Okay, my son knows."

Mrs. Lu sighed again: "After what happened, now we are just a family of merchants. We are only afraid of the marriage of the Mei family..." She looked at Baoqin, reached out and touched her daughter's cheek: "It hurts me." Son."

But Baoqin thought clearly and said, "Why should mother be sad? A blessing in disguise is a blessing. If the Mei family regrets it, the daughter will go to the capital to find a talented man to marry. With the support of her daughter, she will be more prosperous than the Mei family in the future."

Mrs. Lu showed her face and smiled and said: "Baoqin's talents and appearance, how many noble ladies can match her? It's a pity... it's our family that has dragged you down."

Baoqin shook his head and didn't care.

Xue Biao on the side was heartbroken. Ten days ago, I accidentally heard from the newspaper that Li Weijian, the nobleman who helped him that day, made a triumphant return from the expedition and was promoted to Jinglingbo! This is a second-class uncle. The noble man is only fifteen or sixteen years old. In another ten years, how can he know that he will not be granted the title of Duke?

Earlier, the Xue family had a royal businessman background to cover up their ugliness, but now even the last fig leaf is gone. Mo underestimated the foundation of Huangshang. With this presence, he could at least protect the Xue family. Once it is gone, the Xue family will probably fall apart.

Now that the eldest son is staying in Rongguo Mansion, isn't it because he is afraid that he will be eaten alive without shelter? Thinking of what his mother just said, isn't Li Weijian a noble person?

Xue Biao thought for a while and suddenly said: "Sister, go and see how mother's medicine is going."

Baoqin agreed, without asking any more questions, and got up to check. As soon as he left, Xue Biao pondered for a long time, until Mrs. Lu pressed him: "My son, if you have something to say, just say it, why bother hesitating? You put away the Baoqin, but it has something to do with the Baoqin?"

"Mother obviously..." Xue Biao said: "Mother, do you still remember that I mentioned Li Weijian who helped me when I was in Guangzhou?"

"Is that Mr. Li?"

Xue Tao nodded and said, "I received the letter ten days ago. Mr. Li was granted the title of Second-Class Jingling Bo for his military exploits."

Mrs. Lu was horrified: "You're already an uncle at such a young age?" She clicked her tongue twice and suddenly woke up: "What do you mean-"

Xue Biao bowed and said, "Uncle Li is young and promising, and my son saw that he is not obsessed with women. If the Mei family regrets their marriage, it would be better for my sister to become a good concubine with Uncle Li."

Although Mrs. Lu doesn't understand business, she has taught Xue Biao and Bao Qin a son and a daughter, so she is certainly not a stupid woman. Hearing this, he frowned and said: "Uncle Li is so famous, I don't know how many people want to send their daughters away -"

Xue Biao said firmly: "It depends on human effort."

Mrs. Lu thought about it for a while, then nodded and said, "That's fine, I'll talk to Bao Qin later and see what she thinks."

(End of this chapter)