Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 272 Everyone has their own thoughts

Not to mention the arrangement of Xing Xiuyan's master and servant, Li Weijian lingered briefly before returning to his home that day. Sister Feng had taken care of the family affairs. After dinner, Li Wan came to look for her again.

When the two sisters-in-law entered Nuan Pavilion, Li Wan asked about the previous situation. Wang Xifeng immediately slapped her forehead and said: "That's bad! I will stay in Brother Jian's courtyard for two more days and find an opportunity to talk to Girl Yun and... When Master Jing passed away, I completely forgot about it."

Li Wan was immediately distressed and said, "That's all, I think it's better for me to say it."

Wang Xifeng felt guilty and immediately said: "My sister-in-law is not in a hurry today. I will talk to them when I have free time these days."

Then the two sisters-in-law said something else, and then Li Wan returned to Daoxiang Village.

That night, there was a lot of affection in the west wing of the uncle's house. Xiangling was as soft as a clay figure curled up in Li Weijian's arms. It took a long time to regain her breath.

Xiang Ling raised her eyes and saw Li Weijian frowning and lost in thought. Her slender jade fingers coated with khaodan were caressing his chest. Xiang Ling asked in a low voice, "What is Fourth Master thinking about?"

"Well -" Li Weijian came back to his senses and said with a smile: "I thought, I have been a little carried away recently."

"Why did Fourth Master say that?"

After turning around, Li Weijian felt refreshed. After explaining his family, he simply went to Leting.

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Xiangling immediately covered her mouth and smiled. As she was smiling, she suddenly saw the magpie swooping down.

Xiangling smiled and said, "Miss Qin, why does this bird listen to you?"

Baoqin said: "I picked it up when I was in Tongzhou. Unfortunately, its wings were injured, so I had to keep it next to me."

Xiang Ling just felt so strange, and she didn't know where Miss Qin got such skills.

Baoqin then smiled and said, "I don't know, I've been like this since I was a child. Maybe it's innate?"

Xiang Ling was puzzled, so she simply crossed the Zhaqiao and headed towards Chau Tau. When she got closer, she saw Bao Qin digging out earthworms from the grass on Chau Tau with a familiar flower hoe. A huge black and white magpie followed suit. , pecking at earthworms in the soil.

Xiang Ling didn't say anything, but Li Weijian came to scratch the itch. Xiang Ling's itchy flesh couldn't bear it after a few strokes, and her bellyband rolled to pieces, and she couldn't help but beg for mercy.

Li Weijian shook his head slightly: "Just think about it. Now, sir, I am a dignified uncle. If I make the mistake of bullying men and dominating women, it is not self-destruction, it is a deed." After a pause, he said again: "Let it go. It’s natural.”

Xiangling suddenly became embarrassed and said: "You are so good, why are you talking about me again?"

After a few more gossips, Xiangling said goodbye to Baoqin and went to Xiaoxiang Pavilion. After passing Qinfang Bridge, I suddenly heard a noise at the main entrance.

Bao Qin smiled brightly and said, "Miss Xiangling is here?"

After saying that, he lowered his head and looked at Xiang Ling: "Do you have delusions on a daily basis?"

Tian Xiangling looked tired and lazy that day, and didn't get up until three o'clock in the morning.

Glancing at Xiangling, the magpie chirped twice and immediately jumped on Baoqin's shoulder.

After scolding, Baoqin put the magpie on his shoulder, turned around and clasped his hands together and said annoyed: "Miss Xiangling, don't be angry, I have taught it a lesson, and it will never happen again."

"People who think about bullying men and dominating women are just getting carried away, aren't they?"

"Next time you throw bird droppings around, I'll starve you for a few days!"

"That's right." Li Weijian was slightly relieved.

Li Weijian said with a teasing smile: "Tell me, what have you been thinking about?"

When Li Weijian let go, Xiang Ling snuggled into his arms and said, "I don't have many delusions. I just thought that if I hadn't been abducted by a kid since I was a child, and if my father had never left home, and if I became an official, I wouldn't be the same person." A lady from an official family." She looked up at Li Weijian and said with bright eyes, "It would be even better if I made a marriage arrangement with Fourth Master again."

Li Weijian lowered his head to look at the woman in his arms, and Xiang Ling said eloquently: "A gentleman does not care about his heart when it comes to his deeds. There is no perfect person in the world. In fact, it is not just men who are greedy, angry and delusional. Children think about delicious snacks and fun things." Toys, women also covet exquisite appearance, who hasn’t had this delusion in their hearts?
The fourth master has never really bullied men and dominated women, so why should he be so introspective? "

Yesterday, Li Weijian also withdrew his strength, which made Xiang Ling feel sleepy for half a day.

Bao Qin tilted his head and said distressedly: "I was fooled by it. I thought it must have been pretending to have an injured wing and came to my place to cheat on food and drink."

Xiangling looked at the alert-eyed magpie and reached out to touch it. The magpie jumped up with a strange cry and was hovering in the sky in an instant.

Xiangling wondered: "Where did the magpie come from?"

"Huh?" Xiangling blinked, and then the little hen seemed to giggle for a long time, and then said: "Thankfully, the fourth master taught us the truth before, but I didn't remember what I said."

After waiting for an afternoon, Xiangling cheered up, remembered Li Weijian's instructions, and went to the Grand View Garden from the East Point Gate.

Xiangling blinked: "It can fly."

Xiangling was horrified and was about to run away when she saw Baoqin with one hand on her hips and one finger pointing at the magpie and said: "You are such a shameless person. He has lied to me for so long and dares to hit someone with bird droppings. Come down here." Let’s figure it out!”

Li Weijian then smiled and said: "It is really rare for such a woman to gather the beauty of heaven and earth."

Xiangling was still in a daze, but the magpie had already swooped down to drop the bomb. Unfortunately, his accuracy was a bit off, and it hit the grass while wiping his bun. Xiangling lowered his head and saw a splash of freshly baked bird poop.

After passing the Qinfang Gate Bridge, I turned around and saw a colorful figure waving a small hoe on the side of Zhoutou. Xiangling recognized the two eyes. Chana stood up and wiped the sweat from his forehead. The two looked at each other from a distance, and Xiangling smiled. He greeted: "Hello, Miss Qin."

Oddly enough, the magpie chirped and landed on Baoqin's arm, and then Baoqin stretched out his other hand and poked the bird's head: "Liar, cheating on food and drink, why don't you leave when you're done?" "

Bao Qin's expression suddenly changed: "Eh? Get out of the way!"

Li Weijian was speechless, just hugged Xiangling tightly and listened to the crickets outside the window.

Xiangling stood up and said playfully: "Did the Fourth Master see Miss Qin today and think so? Come on, don't say it's the Fourth Master. When I saw Miss Qin, I also wanted to snatch it and raise it as my younger sister."

Xiang Ling said: "Fourth Master still misses me?"

"Second Master, don't rush into the garden!"

Gathered together with Qingwen, Xiuying and others, the others had no intention of laughing at her. I don't know if it's because he's getting older and stronger, or something else, but Li Weijian is becoming more and more able to toss between the sheets. Except for Xiu Ying, the practitioner, no one else could bear it.

The male voice said: "It's strange, you can't even enter my own garden?"

Xiangling stopped and looked through the flowers and trees, and saw two women blocking Baoyu, one on the left and the other on the right.

The mother-in-law said: "Here, Second Master Bao should ask his wife. This matter was ordered by her."

The sore on Baoyu's stick was healed, but he still had some inconvenience in walking a few days ago. Baoqin and Xing Xiuyan entered the Grand View Garden one after another. How could Baoyu still hold back after hearing this? On this day, Aunt Xue came to look for Mrs. Wang again, so Baoyu secretly came to the Grand View Garden.

When Baoyu heard this, he frowned, and then said in a good voice: "I just wanted to take a walk. I have been really depressed in the room these days. Even if my wife knows about it, it will be correct."

Another mother-in-law said: "Second Master Bao, you should ask your wife for permission first. We are the ones who don't make decisions in private."

Baoyu was annoyed and asked, "You really won't let me in?"

The two women looked at each other and bowed down: "I'm sorry, Mr. Bao, but I don't understand my wife's wishes. We really - ah!"

Before he could finish speaking, he was knocked away by Baoyu, and he said with a smile: "If you stop me again, I will throw myself into the pool. I'll see if my wife will listen to you or me!"

After saying that, he turned around and ran away. The two mothers-in-law couldn't catch up with them, so they had to send someone to report to Mrs. Wang.

Xiangling saw Baoyu running towards him and hurried to Xiaoxiang Pavilion to avoid it. Not long after arriving at Xiaoxiang Pavilion, Zijuan came out and said with a smile: "How can the girl walk so fast? Is there a dog chasing her behind?"

Xiangling said: "There is no dog, but Mr. Bao broke in and is now heading to Yihongyuan."

Zicuckoo suddenly frowned and said, "Didn't Madam not allow Mr. Bao to enter the garden? Why did he break in?"

At this time, I heard Daiyu laugh and say through the moon cave window: "He has always been like this. As long as his uncle is not watching over him, he has a lawless temper. Don't pay attention to him." Then she looked at Xiangling: "You are here today. Why are you here?"

Xiangling smiled and said nothing. As soon as she stepped inside, Xueyan kicked out all the irrelevant maids. Xiangling pulled Daiyu and said, "Fourth Master went to Leting early in the morning and asked me to come and talk to the girl."

"Going to Leting again? But there's something urgent?"

Xiangling knew it, but she didn't point it out. She just said, "Maybe I am a little anxious. The fourth master said that he will be back before Tiankuang Festival."

Daiyu frowned and was worried: "The heat has just subsided, but it's hard to be on the road at this time."

"That's right."

The two women were worried. After talking for a while, Daiyu suddenly said sideways: "Yesterday... what did he say when he went back?"

Xiangling blinked: "What do you want to ask, girl?"

Daiyu murmured and said, "Did you mention Sister Qin?"

"what?"

Seeing that Xiangling refused to say anything, Daiyu sneered: "Don't cover it up for him, I saw it yesterday. He has seen everyone in front of the old lady, but he didn't dare to look at Sister Qin... Why do you need to explain it clearly?"

Xiang Ling then chuckled and said, "The girl really has a keen eye. The fourth master always praised Miss Qin when he came back. But it was just a compliment, and he didn't want to do anything else." Seeing that Daiyu didn't believe it, she added He said: "Moreover, what are you worried about? You and I have plans for the future, and you and Fourth Master are in love."

Daiyu said angrily: "He insists on pretending like this, which makes me seem petty. If he really likes it and accepts it, can I still stop him?"

Xiangling looked at her expression and said with a smile: "The girl is just talking. If she really accepts it, I'm afraid she will be angry again."

Daiyu was annoyed: "Am I so petty?"

Xiang Ling only said: "Miss Qin is different from others."

One word exposed Daiyu's thoughts. She didn't care how many concubines Li Weijian had, let alone that his legitimate wife was Xiangyun. This is because she and Fourth Brother Jian are in love with each other and have a close heart. That Baoqin was different from others, and Li Weijian lost his sense of proportion at first sight. If things go on like this, will Daiyu still be the only one in Brother Jian's heart? Because she was subconsciously extremely wary.

Then Xiang Ling said again: "No matter how different they are, how can they be better than the girl?"

Daiyu pouted and said, "You can tell me the pros and cons. I don't know what to say right now."

Xiangling said with a smile: "Good girl, I don't know why I can't say it anymore. The fourth master has hid in Laoting. We have a lot of time to think about it, so why not write poetry properly."

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But Baoyu went to Yihongyuan first. At this moment, Xiangyun found Xing Xiuyan and Tanchun, who were playing naughty things inside. Seeing Baoyu coming, Xiangyun was about to come out to greet him, but suddenly remembered Yingxue's instructions.

That's right, now that I've got Xiaopin, I can't be as casual as usual. Although Baoyu was invited in and only a few words were exchanged, Xiangyun joked: "Our daughter's family is saying some personal things, but the second brother wants to eavesdrop."

Baoyu saw Xing Xiuyan, who was quiet and demure, and felt extremely satisfied. After hearing the words, he didn't make any fuss. After leaving Yihongyuan, he went to look for Baoqin again. Sure enough, he glanced at Baoqin from afar in the Aojingxi Pavilion, and it was this look that immediately made Baoyu crazy.

After standing there for a long time, I felt that stepping forward rashly would offend the beauty, and then I muttered and returned to Qixiezhai.

When they got inside, they happily smiled at Xi Ren, She Yue, Mei Ren and others and said, "Why don't you go and see me! Your family only says that Sister Bao is a stunning person. Now look at this girl. She is even more beautiful." I can't even describe how beautiful my aunt is, how talented you are to give birth to such wonderful people! There is no need to look far. The local scenery is just like the other. Now I have gained a new level of knowledge. Besides these, are there many others?" I said, laughing and sighing to myself. .

The attacker saw that he had some evil intentions, so he refused to look at him. Meiren had gone to take a look at it earlier and came back. He smiled and said to Xiren, "Go and take a look! The eldest wife has a niece and Miss Bao has a younger sister. One looks like Shuicong'er, and the other looks more like a fairy in a painting." Xiren couldn't see Baoyu in such a state, so he just said, "Second Master, you should think about what to do if your wife punishes you later. If Master knows about it, I'm afraid this will be a hard time."

When Baoyu heard about Jia Zheng, he was immediately horrified and said: "I'm just looking at the people. Is it possible that I can't visit my own garden?"

Xiren smiled, said nothing, and said, "My concubine is giving birth tomorrow, and just now Ying'er came to ask the second master if he was going."

Thinking of Jia Zhenglai, Baoyu only felt pain in his buttocks, so he said: "Last time I didn't even go to the great master's birthday. Now I go again. What if I meet someone? I won't go at all." It’s so hot and I’m wearing clothes, so my aunt won’t be upset if I don’t go.”

The Xiren had had many contacts with Baochai over the past few years, and privately decided that Baochai was the perfect match for Baoyu. Hearing this, he immediately became angry and said, "What are these words? She can't compare to the eldest master. We live close here, and They're relatives. If you don't go, won't it make her think about it? If you're afraid of the heat, wouldn't it look good if you just go there early in the morning to kowtow and have some tea?"

Charming saw it and immediately said sarcastically: "Second Master, for the sake of chasing away mosquitoes, you should go for a walk."

Baoyu wondered: "What are you trying to do to drive away mosquitoes?"

Xiren rolled his eyes at Meiren and told the story that Sister Bao came to Qixie Zhai to sit there while Baoyu was taking a nap and chatted for a while.

After hearing this, Baoyu hurriedly said: "I shouldn't. Why did I fall asleep and blasphemed her?" At the same time, he said: "I will go tomorrow."

But Meiren smiled and said: "That's strange, why didn't Miss Bao come today?"

These words happened to fall into the ears of the little maid outside, and the little maid smiled and said, "I saw it just now. It looked like she was going to the wife's room."

Just then, the mother-in-law came and called: "Second Master, my wife is asking the Second Master to go to the room."

Baoyu suddenly had a smug look on his face, and waited for a long time before heading to Mrs. Wang's courtyard.

At this time, in Mrs. Wang's courtyard, Mrs. Wang frowned deeply and said to Aunt Xue: "This Baoyu can't be stopped!"

Aunt Xue smiled and said: "It's the time to be naughty, so it's time to be naughty."

Mrs. Wang only sighed and said nothing. If he was just being naughty, that would be it. He knew how to deal with human affairs, so he sent three girls out one after another for this evil obstacle. She could imagine at home that there might be some gossip outside.

If this reputation is ruined, how will we hold a wedding in the future? Could it be that Baoyu and Baochai were brought together by following the sister's wishes?
At this time, I heard Sister Bao say in a low voice: "Auntie, I think brother Bao has recovered, so Jintai Academy can't delay it any longer."

Aunt Xue collected her thoughts and said: "Let him go to the academy tomorrow. He will just read books nearby. He must be familiar with those four books."

Seeing that it was getting late, Aunt Xue thought that Baoyu was about to come, so she led Baochai away.

As soon as the mother and daughter left, Baoyu entered Mrs. Wang's room and was scolded. The scolding was nothing more than a mild reprimand. He only mentioned that he was going to Jintai Academy tomorrow. Baoyu thought that two beautiful sisters had just arrived at home. It was just that he couldn't enter the garden at the moment. He also had to go to Jintai Academy. Going away to Jintai Academy... Thinking that an attack was about to happen here, and Mrs. Wang moved Jia Zhenglai out, Baoyu was so frightened that he suddenly became speechless.

Aunt Xue and Baochai arrived in the small courtyard in the northeast and sat leisurely in the hall. Aunt Xue suddenly frowned in distress and said: "Brother Xi has never come here in the past few days, and I don't know what he is thinking. But he will come tomorrow." , my son, I really don’t know what to do.”

Baochai then asked, "What do you think about the Xia family?"

Aunt Xue immediately relaxed her brows and said, "Her family's scandal has been exposed, what else can I say?"

I rushed to become Li Weijian's concubine, but she was still dismissive of her. Now the Osmanthus Xia family has completely become a joke! Not to mention climbing a high tree, even middle-class people rarely look up to the Xia family.

Aunt Xue called the matchmaker yesterday and only said that she wanted to welcome her as soon as possible. This morning the matchmaker came to call and replied, and the Xia family agreed.

Baochai calculated: "In this way, we will get married in August, which will only delay the marriage for two months. I think my younger brother can also wait."

Aunt Xue suddenly felt distressed and said: "Twenty-eight thousand taels of silver, you said-"

Baochai flatly refused: "No! Mom, don't forget. Although my brother's matter has been suppressed for the time being, I know the details well. If he is forced to go to the Yamen to report -"

Aunt Xue was immediately startled and said hurriedly: "They are all relatives, brother scorpion won't be like this, right?"

Baochai was speechless for a while. I took over the second bedroom and didn't give him 28,000 taels of silver. I didn't think that the second bedroom was my relative. If someone wanted to report my mother, I would remember the relationship...

Seeing that Baochai was speechless, Aunt Xue could only sigh: "That's all, just think of it as a waste of money and avoid disaster. I just hope that your brother will marry a daughter-in-law and have someone to restrain him. Don't let him continue to be such a bastard."

The Xue family and the Xia family have been friends for a long time. Baochai had met Xia Jingui several times when she was a child. She knew that Xia Jingui had a very unruly temperament. If he learns that the dowry has been misappropriated, and the Xue family is an empty shell, they may cause trouble in the future.

So what if you just know? Xia Jingui is already the best candidate, so she can't really wait until she gets married before planning her brother's marriage, right? Does that mean we have to postpone it until our twenties?
The next day was Aunt Xue's birthday, and everyone came to congratulate her early in the morning. Although Baoyu was reluctant, she came anyway.

Just in time, Sanchun, Daiyu, Xiangyun, Baoqin, and Xingxiuyan all came to congratulate her. Baoyu suddenly forgot about everything and wished he could stay at home and have some fun with his sisters on his birthday.

However, it was just an extravagant hope after all. Before midnight, Baoyu was urged out of the house by Mrs. Wang, led the servant in a carriage, and went to Jintai Academy in low spirits.

Since it was not a birthday, Aunt Xue did not need any money from the public to celebrate her birthday. The younger generation just gave some gifts for fun. Mrs. I gave you some good things.

Aunt Xue was living under someone else's roof, and she didn't want to make any big fuss. She just ordered a banquet, rewarded her with money, and invited twelve little actors to join in the fun.

As for Jia Mu, she just sent mandarin ducks to deliver the items and said a few auspicious words.

The banquet lasted for two hours and then stopped. All the gold hairpins left one after another, leaving Xue Biao and Bao Qin alone.

Baochai was wary and was chatting with Baoqin. Xue Biao was not good at drinking, and his face was red. He waited for Aunt Xue to change her clothes before she stood up to greet her.

After Aunt Xue sat down, she smiled stiffly and said, "Brother Tao, why haven't you come to my place these days?"

Xue Biao said with a serious look, "Back to Auntie, the second room has several places in the capital. My nephew must see them once and be aware of them."

Several businesses in the second room were sold by Xue Pan early in the morning. Aunt Xue's face became even stiffer when she heard this, and she said: "This... Brother Tao also knows that in recent years, it has become increasingly difficult to make a living. Your uncle left early, and your father took care of most of it, but your father... Wen Long is not good at business, so he lost his unprofitable business, not only losing money, but also enriching the shopkeepers. I discussed it with my sister, and then I sold it ruthlessly. "

Xue Biao's expression remained unchanged, and he pretended to mutter: "I have a lot of friendship with Mr. Qiao at home. If we really lose money, please forgive Mr. Qiao. How can we sell it? If the government sends another errand in the future, what will my aunt do? ?”

"This -" Aunt Xue thought about it and wanted to hide something more. At this time, she heard Baochai say in the room: "Brother, our royal merchant background...has long been gone."

Xue Biao's expression remained unchanged, and he just asked: "It's gone? Why is it gone?"

Then he saw Sister Bao walking out of the house, sitting down quietly, and said calmly: "For a family like ours, we always have our backs against a big tree to enjoy the shade. Brother Tao knows how difficult it is to do business without a mountain to look after you. Father is going. He got it early. Over the years, the family has been constantly being plotted. When the second uncle was alive, he could still support him. However, when the second uncle passed away, there was no one in the family to support him.

Not to mention the wolves, tigers and leopards outside, even relatives and friends will pounce on you and bite you. My mother and I discussed that instead of being forced to lose money every year, it would be better to change the foundation of Huangshang and be safe.

Don't worry, brother, the income from the second house is all in mother's hands. If brother wants to ask for it, he must settle the money within three months; if he is not in a hurry, after the three-month period, he will give it to him whenever he comes.

After all, two characters of Xue cannot be written in one stroke. No matter how big the house is, it will not take advantage of the second house for nothing. "

These words were high-sounding, but Xue Biao already knew the reason. I am afraid that the truth was covered up.

Xue Biao secretly thought to himself that since the big house accepted the blame now, there was no need to quarrel. He nodded and said, "I see... If something big like this happened, my aunt should at least inform me."

Without waiting for Aunt Xue to speak, Baochai said again: "It was just when my second uncle passed away, and I expected that there would be chaos in the family, so I persuaded my mother to keep it a secret for the time being. If my brother is worried, I will tell you from my side. Annoyed."

Seeing Baochai getting up, Xue Biao hurriedly got up to avoid him and just said "I don't dare".

Having said this about dividing the accounts, Aunt Xue suddenly breathed a sigh of relief secretly. Fortunately, Xue Pan was sent away and Baochai was left here, otherwise this life would have been difficult.

Feeling relieved, Aunt Xue gradually became kinder and asked, "What does the Mei family say about Girl Qin's marriage?"

Xue Biao said with a serious look: "My nephew didn't mention it when I came last time. I thought I would deal with some chores and will talk about it when I come again."

Aunt Xue smiled and said: "My aunt has adopted girl Qin as her goddaughter. She doesn't look at the monk's face but the Buddha's face. I don't think Mei Hanlin will refute the reputation of the Jia family, the Wang family and our Xue family."

After hearing this, Xue Biao cursed in his heart. That's it for the Wang family and the Jia family. The Xue family now doesn't even have the foundation to be a royal merchant, so where does it get its face?
And he wishes the Mei family would regret their marriage. Does this mean that his aunt is planning to make this happen?

So he hurriedly raised his hands and said, "I'm sorry to bother you, but my nephew has already made up his mind about this matter."

Aunt Xue wasn't really concerned, she just mentioned it casually. When Xue Biao said this, she smiled and said: "That's good, we are all family members. If anything happens, you have to tell me so that I can help."

Xue Biao only agreed. Today's goal has been achieved. He no longer wanted to make excuses with Aunt Xue, so he stood up and said, "Auntie has worked hard all day and drank too much. My nephew can't wait any longer, so I'm leaving."

Baoqin hurriedly came over and knelt down and said, "Auntie, let's go back first."

Aunt Xue smiled and said: "We all live in the same place, not far from each other, and we will often go back and forth from now on." She immediately ordered Baochai to see him off.

Baochai sent the brother and sister away with a smile, and stopped briefly in front of the courtyard gate, watching Xue Biao and Bao Qin go away together. Sister Baochai suppressed her smile, thought about it for a moment, and then turned back and entered the main room. .

Aunt Xue held the tea cup and smiled and said: "Thankfully you are here, otherwise it would be really difficult to deal with this situation."

Baochai said "weird" and looked at Aunt Xue and said: "Now that the Xue family is in decline, Mei Hanlin's reputation is not good. I expected that my mother just said that I would help, so brothers should be happy. I don't know why, but I watched it You don’t seem to care?”

Aunt Xue didn't think much about it and just said: "Maybe I met the Mei family last time and got accurate information?"

"It's still unknown."

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Xue Biao and Bao Qin walked side by side. Seeing that his brother was still frowning, Bao Qin said, "Auntie finally agreed. Our family's property will be back within three months at the latest. What else does brother have to worry about?"

Xue Biao came back to his senses, relaxed his brows, smiled and said, "How are you these days, sister?"

"Okay," Baoqin said happily: "Many birds and beasts in the garden are very friendly to me." After a pause, he added: "I found out recently that the fish are also very friendly to me. I waved my sleeves and pointed It just swims wherever it goes." He suddenly frowned and said, "That magpie is not good, its wings have been healed for a long time, but it just pretends that it can't fly, so it keeps cheating and letting it fly early this morning. You are such a shameless person that you can’t even drive him away.”

Xue Tadao paused briefly, looked at her and said, "Where are the people in the garden?"

"They're all good, Sister Lin is talented, Sister Yun is open-minded, the second sister is shy, the third sister is refreshing, and the fourth sister is a bit cooler. Oh, and the new sister Xing has the most gentle temperament, I'm very proud of it. Woolen cloth."

Suddenly thinking of Baoyu, Baoqin sneered and laughed: "But Mr. Bao, I don't know why he went crazy. He looked at me from a distance yesterday and stood there as if he was under a curse."

Xue Biao said seriously: "Sister, you—"

Bao Qin interrupted: "Brother, no need to say more, I know."

She traveled with her father since she was a child and met countless people. She despised a pretentious and romantic young man like Baoyu.

Xue Biao breathed a sigh of relief and asked hesitantly: "That day... have you ever seen Uncle Li?"

"I've seen it, twice." Baoqin clasped his fingers and counted the family treasures and said: "First at Qinfang Pavilion, he came in from the corner door, and I didn't know how many times I saw him before I saw him. Later, he came in at Rongqing Hall. ——" Bao Qin frowned and said: "——It's strange. He had clearly looked at me for a while before, but when he arrived in Rongqing Hall, he didn't even look at me. "

Xue Biao couldn't figure out the man's thoughts because of the difference in age, so he said nervously: "But my sister hates Uncle Li?"

Baoqin shook his head, not knowing at all.

Seeing that he turned around Mengpo Zhai and saw the entrance hall in front of him, Xue Biao said: "My sister has been smart since she was a child, so I don't give many instructions. In short, don't hate Uncle Li."

Baoqin nodded, speechless.

Now the brother and sister parted, Baoqin passed through the hall and went to Jia Mu's courtyard. Xue Biao went south, where there was a corner gate.

As he walked, he secretly thought to himself that he could no longer leave the affairs of the Mei family in his care, otherwise things would change later.

When he came out from the corner gate, he saw Sun Shaozu dismounting from his horse. He smiled and threw the reins to his entourage. He stepped forward and flattered Yu Liu, the disciple: "Do you have some free time today? Excuse me. I'll tell you that I've got a good fan." Son."

(End of this chapter)