Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 273 Certificate of Surrender

Xue Biao passed by Sun Shaozu, and after walking for a while, he stopped and looked back. He saw him entering the corner gate of Rongguo Mansion, and then left quickly.

After walking not far, we arrived at a teahouse in a back street. Xue Biao went to the private room on the second floor and ordered some refreshments, but after waiting for a while, an old servant came in a hurry.

Seeing Xue Biao, the old servant bowed and said, "Second Master, I have been waiting for a long time. I was delayed on the small road."

Xue Biao didn't say anything, he just raised his chin, and the old servant sat down opposite. Xue Biao personally poured a cup of tea for him and asked in a low voice: "How are you doing?"

The old servant said: "Second Master, it's all clear. After the death of Jia Jing, the Ningguo lineage only has the Second Master Qiang. The issue of succession falls on the Rongguo lineage. This Ningguo lineage is considered It’s completely silent; it’s hard to tell what’s going on with the Wang family—”

"Why is it so hard to say?"

The old servant frowned and said: "It is said that Wang Ziteng's official robes are dyed red with the blood of the Jia family's soldiers. I'm afraid that if all the Jia family's soldiers are wiped out, the saint will die and be cooked by his lackeys. But Wang Ziteng There is an unemployed Mr. Wang Ge behind him, and he might have other plans. "

Xue Biao nodded, and the old servant said again: "Mei Hanlin is neither up to down now. He has been in office for several years and has not been allowed to go out. Moreover, the saints now value practical learning and being able to serve as officials. Mei Hanlin has repeatedly written letters to impeach Mr. Chen Ge. I am afraid that this The future is worrying.”

Xue Biao frowned and thought: "In this way, if I mention marriage, then Mei Hanlin——"

Wang Shanbao's family and Siqi's mother Qin Wang were both there. After hearing this, his mother got up and pulled Siqi over to her face, saying, "What's the matter? It's such a big deal! Your grandmother just overheard this." , the elder wants to betroth the second girl to the man named Sun!"

Xing Xiuyan said amusedly: "What else are you thinking about?"

Xue Biao stood in front of the door and took a look. The maid who came to greet her said, "Second Master, that is the chess girl next to the second lady."

That Siqi is a second-class maid, and she earns a shilling a month. How much does this girl have?

Zhuan'er came over and sat down, holding Xing Xiuyan's arm and smiling: "Sister, that Mr. Li... Uncle Li said earlier that if we are in trouble, we can go straight to him. Uncle Li is God of Wealth! I don’t expect anything else. My sister said I went to ask Li Wealth God. I dare not say more. I have to give you at least three to five hundred silver, right?

Once inside, Si Qi blew out the lantern, frowned and asked, "What's the matter? Why can't you wait until tomorrow?"

Zhuan'er put down the water basin, came over and pouted, "Sister, why didn't you ask the needleworker in the garden to sew your clothes when they were torn?"

Si Qi was already feeling dissatisfied. When he heard this, he scolded: "Why should I report to you where I am going? Humph!"

Wang Shanbao's family said: "Who else could it be? It's Sun Shaozu!"

Xue Zhu didn't return to Rongguo Mansion until nightfall. Just when he arrived in front of his house, he saw a tall maid walking quickly with a lantern.

Siqi said proudly: "I have my own plan. The worst I can do is find a reason to make a fuss and be kicked out of the house. Mom and grandma are always scanning and listening. If there is any news, let me know as soon as possible. ”

From the other side, I went up to the Dezui Jinlou and entered the room, where I saw Xing Xiuyan carefully mending clothes by candlelight.

How can Si Qi trust him? I was thinking that if I could hide it for one day, Fourth Master Jian would be back in a few days, and then Fourth Master Jian would be able to make his own decision. Because he nodded slightly, turned around and left with the lantern.

She went all the way to the Grand View Garden and then to the Zhujin Tower. When she came in, she saw the little maid Zhuan'er fetching hot water. Zhuan'er narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Sister Siqi, what are you doing so late?"

At this time, the rules of wealthy families were very high, and chastity was particularly valued. When a concubine enters the house, she must be isolated inside and outside for several months to see if the concubine has been pregnant with an outsider's seed. Later, the lady sent her mother-in-law to verify her identity, and then she was allowed to have sex with the male master.

It was also because of this that Prince Qin was so anxious. After scolding him, he continued: "I think that Jian...that person can't be counted on, but you believe his words, and they just treat you as a plaything. Look at this big mansion, how many years and months are not spent here?" Maid out?
Does Bihenyou know? Before, I had some color and was able to get a good name in the alley. Now he got sick and was thrown out of the house by the madam. He died within a few days. In the end, it was just a bed of grass swept away and buried in a mass grave! My son, listen to your mother's advice and find a boy as soon as possible before anything happens! "

Before Prince Qin could move, Wang Shanbao's family picked up the banknotes, carefully identified and counted them, and then smiled and said, "Who gave this to...?"

The old servant stood up and cupped his hands, then walked away quickly.

Yesterday, the eldest lady called her over, talked about it, and agreed that Sister Xiuyan would receive two taels of silver per month, and Zhuan'er would also have five hundred coins. When Zhuan'er heard this, he immediately jumped for joy.

The old servant smiled and said: "Second Master has his own considerations. Although Mei Hanlin does not look down on nobles, he now looks down on the New Party even less. If Second Master mentions it, Mei Hanlin will probably agree."

Si Qi always wanted to ask Fourth Master Jian before he thought about such a thing, so he said: "What can I plan? It's just a matter of taking one step at a time."

Prince Qin became anxious and cursed: "Why did I give birth to such a frivolous little slut like you! Take one step at a time, do you really want to marry the second girl together?"

Unexpectedly, the eldest lady turned around and said that Sister Xiuyan and she couldn't use that much money. They lived with the second girl, and the second girl couldn't live with them. She also said that it was not easy for Xing Zhong and his wife, so she persuaded Sister Xiuyan to do it every time. Yue took out one tael of silver to supplement.

"You!" Mrs. Qin looked at Wang Shanbao's family. Just as Wang Shanbao's family was about to speak, Siqi sneered: "How much money can you get if you match me with a boy?" As he spoke, he took out a wad of silver from his sleeve. When the ticket came, he threw it directly on the table and said in a cold voice: "If you are married to a boy, your family and your family will be slaves and maids every day. How much money can you get? Is five hundred taels enough?"

When she saw Xue Biao, the maid just said hello and hurried past.

He turned back to light the lantern and was about to leave. Suddenly he remembered something and turned around and ordered: "Second girl, try to keep it a secret, lest you find out and need me to persuade you again."

Even if the concubine is like this, the maid is also the same. Siqi, who lost his virginity so early, was afraid that if he got into the Sun family with his front foot, he would have to be kicked out by others.

Zhuan'er nodded and blinked, holding back his own ideas.

Xue Biao was speechless, thinking endlessly. After a long while, Xue Biao relaxed his brows and sighed: "That's it, I understand."

Wang Shanbao's family smiled and agreed: "Don't worry, I am the only one who knows about this matter now, and it will definitely not be spread outside."

Xing Xiuyan bit off the thin thread with his shell teeth and said with a smile: "It costs at least hundreds of dollars to use needlework. Let's save what we can."

"Ah?" Si Qi was startled and asked quickly: "Who's surnamed Sun?"

Xing Xiuyan immediately straightened his face and lectured: "Uncle Li just said it casually that day. Besides, how much money are those river fresh food worth? If you go to repay a favor, won't you make people look down on us? Zhuan'er, people live with one face, The skin of a tree cannot be lost at any time.”

With money, my sister doesn’t have to work so hard. "

With a blank look at Zhuan'er, Si Qi went straight into Zhujin Tower. Zhuan'er made the boss uncomfortable. He frowned as he watched Siqi enter Zhujin Tower, and then made a face at his back: "Bah! Why don't you become a maid like me? You have a bigger temper than a girl!"

Zhuan'er was holding the water basin and became more and more distressed. The food in the Grand View Garden was not bad. After all, he could eat meat every day, but he still had to worry about money every day.

Siqi suddenly frowned. Prince Qin slapped Siqi's arm hard and said urgently: "You girl, you are so anxious. Why don't you say something? What are your plans?"

After complaining, Zhuan'er lowered his head and looked at the fine cloth clothes on his body, and then remembered that Siqi was dressed in silk, which even Sister Xiuyan had never worn. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the maids of this big family may be smaller than Xiaomen. The lady of the house is even more expensive.

Xue Biao nodded, not caring that he entered the small courtyard, but Siqi carried a lantern and found his grandmother's house.

If only Sister Xiuyan had been deducted, that would be fine. Pian Zhuan'er's five hundred dollars had also been deducted a bunch of money!
After staying in Zhujin Building for a few days, the maids and mothers-in-law around the second girl Yingchun saw that their masters and servants were shabby, and they became even more unsatisfied in serving them. Many times, the master and the servant can do it by themselves, ordering the maids and women, and even putting in money.

Siqi immediately became angry: "Which boy is worthy of me? Mother, you are so stupid!"

Zhuan'er muttered: "I have the face, but what about my stomach?"

Xing Xiuyan said: "Are you still hungry?"

Zhuan'er said: "I see that Sister Siqi next to the second girl always uses money to order food when she goes to the kitchen. If we don't use money, we won't be able to get anything delicious."

Xing Xiuyan said: "People's hearts are not as good as snakes swallowing elephants. Now that you have food and meat, don't push yourself further. If you keep saying that, I won't be able to keep you."

Zhuan'er immediately said: "I'm just complaining about my sister, I can't say anything myself."

Xing Xiuyan shook his head and said nothing. Carefully folding up the mended pomegranate skirts, I suddenly remembered the young official under Panlong Temple who was greedy for river delicacies. He was in a daze for a while, then shook his head secretly.

Today, he is the superior Jing Lingbo, and she is no longer someone she can control at will.

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Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

Early that morning, Daiyu spent breakfast and went to Rongqing Hall to chat with Jia Mu for a while. Because she went early, she saw everything.

When Baochai didn't come, Jia's mother treated Baoqin well, but she couldn't treat her granddaughter better than her. When sister Baochai came, the old lady treated Baoqin a little warmer.

In time for breakfast to be delivered, the old lady sent everyone back, leaving Bao Qin alone to eat with her. She also personally gave Bao Qin a few tofu skin buns.

Although Sister Bao has always been very demure, her eyes towards Bao Qin were already somewhat unkind. When Daiyu saw this, she suddenly understood that her grandmother was deliberately trying to make Sister Bao angry, but she did not really love Bao Qin.

Daiyu suddenly felt a little relieved. In the past few days since Baoqin arrived, Jia Mu kept greeting her and holding it in her hands, which even made Daiyu feel a little disgusted. Now that I understand what grandma is thinking, the previous taste has disappeared.

When returning to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion for breakfast, Daiyu couldn't help but sigh to herself, it was better to be simple when she was young, without having to think about so many other people's thoughts. Then I thought again, if I was just a child, I'm afraid my fourth brother Jian would be gone.

Thinking of Li Weijian's visit, Daiyu thought about him endlessly, and wondered whether Brother Jian's trip went smoothly. Just as she was thinking about it, Zijuan came to persuade her to eat more. Then Xueyan saw a figure moving outside and hurriedly went out to greet her, then shouted: "Girl, grandma is here to see you."

Daiyu hurriedly put down her bowls and chopsticks and stood up to greet her. When she arrived at the door, she saw Li Wan leading Su Yun.

Daiyu smiled and bowed down: "Why is my sister-in-law here?"

The two of them walked in while talking, and Li Wan took Daiyu's hand and said with a smile: "After finally taking a break, I just wanted to come to your place to have a look. Oh, haven't you finished your breakfast yet?"

Daiyu said: "I'm eating a little slowly today, but I'm still eating well."

She secretly thought that her eldest sister Li Wan had always been very measured. She expected that this time she would go to the Three Treasures Hall for no reason, so she sent away the other maids and mother-in-law, and ordered Zijuan and Xueyan to take away the food. , and Li Wan sat down in the hall.

Li Wan asked about Su's daily diet and chatted for a while, then suddenly said: "Su Yun, Zicuckoo happens to be here, why don't you ask her to learn how to tie the knot."

Suyun immediately smiled and said, "Grandma is right." Then she turned to Zicuckoo and Xueyan, and said with a smile: "I wanted to give Lan Geer a knot yesterday, but I didn't want to, but I was unfamiliar with it. I hit him no matter what. No, I’m asking for your help.”

The Zijuan was also thoughtful and immediately smiled and said: "What do you think it is? It's just a tie. Sister Suyun will know it after just one look."

After saying that, he immediately led Suyun and Xueyan out of the main room and went to play mischief in the back.

Daiyu drank some jujube tea that warmed her stomach. Seeing no one around, she whispered, "Sister-in-law, do you have something to say to me?"

Li Wan smiled and nodded, and said: "This eldest sister-in-law seems to be born, why don't you just call me eldest sister like brother Jian."

Daiyu was startled and immediately blushed. He knew in his heart that Li Weijian must have told Li Wan about such a thing early in the morning.

Although she was shy, she shyly called out: "Sister."

Li Wan suddenly nodded with joy and lowered his voice and said: "Brother Jian is the same. He has to hide such a big thing. Cuofei came back to Beijing before my mother. I don't know how long Brother Jian will keep it a secret."

Daiyu hurriedly said: "I can't blame Fourth Brother Jian... My father also considered me."

Li Wan sighed and said, "It's a strange combination of circumstances. If my mother had known about this earlier, she wouldn't have been so anxious... But fortunately, she is Yun girl. She knows everything and doesn't have any bad intentions."

Daiyu smiled and said, "Girl Yun is straightforward and upright. If she gets awkward or blushes, she can just turn around and tell her the truth."

"Yes, yes." Li Wan continued, "Supposing that my sister will not be discharged until the twelfth lunar month of next year? Can we discuss with Brother Jian when to request the order?"

Daiyu then said: "You have to be hair-haired before you can say anything else."

Li Wan thought about it and said: "If you ask me to tell you, you don't have to be limited by whether you have a hairpin or not. Brother Jian also told me what Lin Yansi was thinking. In addition to obeying my sister, you might as well ask for the decree first, like Brother Jian did "Care, it's not my sister who has the final say on when the marriage will be consummated?"

Daiyu was immediately so embarrassed that even her ears turned red, and she hurriedly said: "Sister, I can't accept it anymore."

Li Wan then smiled and said: "Yin and yang are reconciled, and my sisters will have to go through this." He paused and calculated: "So calculated, it will take fifteen years for my sister to pass away, and Yun Yatou is one year younger. , maybe it will be a year later..."

Seeing Li Wan sigh, Daiyu asked in a low voice, "But what's wrong?"

Li Wan smiled bitterly and said: "Sister also knows that my younger brother is the only one left in the two houses in the capital. My mother came to the capital last time because she wanted to spread her branches, so she made arrangements to propose marriage for her. But my sister With Yun Yatou being so old, there is no telling how many years it will take to have an heir.

Brother Jian... is another one who refuses to give up. My mother and I were very nervous when we went to Qinghai last time. Fortunately, with the blessing of Bodhisattva, we finally returned safely. But if there is a next time..." "What do you mean, big sister?" "

Li Wan then begged Ken, "Qiu Fang in Brother Jian's house is not young anymore. As a sister, can I please...can I let Qiu Fang give birth to an heir?"

Daiyu blushed and said, "Brother Jian has to make up his own mind about this kind of thing..."

Li Wan smiled and said, "How can he have an heir without your permission?"

Yes, Fu Qiufang has been here for several years, but there has been no movement. It turned out that Fourth Brother Jian didn't want to make him unhappy. Daiyu thought for a moment, and then said: "Sister, you might as well go back and talk to Fourth Brother Jian, and say that I don't care about such things."

Li Wan was immediately overjoyed, took Daiyu's hand and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, it's good to have a sister. Don't worry, sister, brother Jian will never commit the crime of doting on his concubine and destroying his wife. If you really are left out in the cold, Sister, I won’t agree to it for the first time!”

Daiyu became more and more shy, turned her head away and said in a voice as loud as a mosquito: "Fourth brother Jian... you can't do that."

Li Wan looked at Daiyu's expression and saw that she really didn't care, so he breathed a sigh of relief. If she can talk to Daiyu on one side, it depends on whether Wang Xifeng can talk to Xiangyun on the other side.

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"what?"

Xiangyun blinked, the confusion in his eyes faded, and his face suddenly turned red.

Wang Xifeng chuckled and said, "I've already been offered a small job, why are you so embarrassed now?"

"I...I, I -" Xiangyun was confused, and it was hard to speak at this moment. After a while, he said: "I don't care about this. You can't ask me to take care of the child someday, right?"

Wang Xifeng said: "Even if I don't take her with me, the child will still call you mother in the future."

"Mother?" Xiang Yun felt increasingly weird.

I never thought about this last year, but if I don’t even talk about getting married this year, I will become a mother in a blink of an eye?
"Isn't that Tanchun and Brother Huan?" After a pause, Wang Xifeng persuaded: "Brother Jian is lonely, and his uncle and aunt are far away in Jinling. I don't know how many times I have been asking about this. My sister-in-law really can't bear it. , and didn’t know how to speak, so he asked me to ask Sister Yun.”

"I, I can do it."

Wang Xifeng said: "Girl Yun has a cheerful temperament and is not stingy. I don't think you will object. So, I'm going to ask my sister-in-law for a reply?"

"Yeah." Xiangyun nodded his head dully.

Wang Xifeng couldn't help but rub Xiangyun's head: "This girl will be a wife and mother in two or three years."

After saying that, Wang Xifeng got up and took the maid directly without Xiangyun seeing her off. Xiangyun frowned and stayed in the study room of Yihongyuan. He supported his chin with his hands and looked out the window through the gauze curtain. He felt that everything just now was in vain.

Getting married, having children, these things are far away from me, and I don't want to have to think about them now.

After a while, Cuixi came in with a smile and said: "Miss, Miss Qin sent someone to borrow the bicycle. Do you want to go play with us?"

Xiangyun shook his head in dismay: "You can send the bicycle there, I won't go."

Cui Wei looked at him with a puzzled look on his face, and came over to touch his forehead, but was passed by Xiangyun. Cui Wei said: "It's strange, the girl has never been sick...but what did the second mistress say just now?"

Xiangyun nodded, then quickly shook his head, and then said, "Cuixun, do you think that if I get married in the future, will I still be as comfortable as I am now?"

Just at this time, Yingxue came in. Hearing this, he smiled and said: "If you say that I don't know about others, look at what Fourth Master Jian gave the girl twice. I guess that the girl will pass through the door in the future. , Even if he wants the moon, Fourth Master Jian won’t dare to pick up the stars and come back.”

Cuixi started to smile, and Xiangyun thought for a long time, as if that was really the case? Then he started laughing, and he put all the troubles in his mind behind him, stood up and said, "Let's go, let's teach Baoqin how to ride a bicycle!"

The three masters and servants walked out of Yihongyuan with a pushcart. Just after turning around the rockery, they saw Tanchun and Cuimo, a pair of masters and servants, stopping on the stone bridge behind the rockery. Tanchun was wiping his tears and Cuimo was persuading.

Xiangyun had better fight the injustice. Seeing this, how could he stand idly by? Throwing the bicycle to Yingxue, Xiangyun walked away quickly. When he got close, he asked, "Why is Third Sister crying here?"

Tanchun just shook his head and said nothing, Cuimo frowned and said, "Why else? It's because of my aunt again!"

Cui Mo said angrily, but it was Jia Huan who played money with the maid yesterday and lost another bunch of money. He let it slip this morning and just said that the maids were cheating on him to get money. Tanchun happened to come to see Aunt Zhao, so Aunt Zhao forced Tanchun to help Jia Huan get the bunch of money back.

Tanchun needs face, so how can he be willing to do so? He couldn't shirk it, but he ended up spending a bunch of money to supply Jia Huan. But even this was not good, and Aunt Zhao was very mean and harsh. She also mentioned that Tanchun gave Baoyu shoes last time, but she never made shoes for Jia Huan.

Tanchun was so angry that he quarreled with Aunt Zhao for a few words. After entering the Grand View Garden, the more he thought about it, the more aggrieved he became, and he burst into tears.

Xiangyun was originally filled with indignation, but after hearing the reason, he suddenly sighed and didn't know what to do. No matter what, Aunt Zhao is also Jia Zheng's concubine, and from Tanchun's point of view, she can be considered as half an elder. And how could she get involved in the discord between mother and daughter?

Because he could only come over to persuade Tanchun a few words, he secretly thought that having a mother like Aunt Zhao on the stall would be worse than having no mother at all.

Just at this moment, I saw Sister Bao quickly turning around Qinfang Pavilion and walking towards Aunt Xue's small courtyard.

Baochai saw Xiangyun consoling Tanchun. Although she was anxious, she stopped and asked, "What's wrong with you three girls?"

Xiangyun said, "Isn't it because of Aunt Zhao?" Then he made a long story short and explained everything about Aunt Zhao.

After hearing this, Baochai frowned and said, "It's indeed a bit much. Third sister, why don't you talk to your wife?"

Tanchun was speechless, so Baochai advised, "You are still young after all, so you can't keep it in your heart."

How dare Tanchun tell Mrs. Wang? If it were said that Mrs. Wang would turn around and teach Aunt Zhao a lesson, and Aunt Zhao would come back to look for her again, and so on, wouldn't it be a vicious cycle?

Sister Bao sighed: "That's all, it's just a disagreement between mother and daughter. Girl Yun, please try to persuade her first. Mother has something urgent to do with me. I'll talk to you later."

Xiangyun nodded: "Sister Bao, go quickly."

Baochai nodded, then stood up and walked quickly to the main entrance of the Grand View Garden. On the east side was the corner gate that connected to Aunt Xue's courtyard. Baochai led Ying'er inside, and from a distance she heard Aunt Xue say in surprise: "Brother, what's going on? Why did the Mei family break off the engagement?"

Baochai hurriedly walked in and saw his younger brother Xue Biao sitting at the bottom with a frown on his face, and his mother Aunt Xue's face full of worry.

Baochai and Xue Biao met each other, and Baochai sat aside and heard Xue Biao say: "What else can be done? Now that the family is in decline, the Mei family already has disdain for it. When my nephew came back to visit, the Mei family He was neither cold nor hot, and never mentioned a word about the engagement."

Aunt Xue wondered: "Have you ever told Mei Hanlin that Baoqin has been adopted as a goddaughter by my aunt?"

Xue Biao smiled bitterly and cupped his hands and said, "Aunt, it's okay that my nephew didn't mention this matter. But if he did, he was scolded by the Mei family."

"what?"

Xue Pan on the side stood up and said, "The person named Mei is going too far! Do you really think that my Xue family is easy to bully?"

Aunt Xue scolded: "Sit down!"

Baochai quickly stopped him: "Brother, don't worry, you have to ask for the reason before you can speak."

After persuading Xue Pan to stop, Baochai looked at Xue Pan and said, "Brother Xue Pan, what did the Mei family say?"

Xue Biao said with a bitter face: "I don't know where the Mei family came from. When they learned that my aunt had adopted Baoqin as her goddaughter, and the old lady was so kind to her, she stayed in the room to take care of her. The Mei family said... …explain……"

Aunt Xue said: "What are you talking about?"

"How can we talk about family ties like this? I'm afraid this is raising a child and a wife."

"what?"

Xue Biao gritted his teeth and said, "It is also said that the Jia family's family tradition is corrupt. The two stone lions at the door of the Ningguo family are clean, and the Rongguo Mansion is no less generous. The jade can be seen in the sky mixed with the powder, and it is quite... a good man. If Qingbai's daughter comes in, she'll be dirty too. "

"This -" Aunt Xue was dumbfounded and wondered: "Then Mei Hanlin is not afraid of offending Rongguo Mansion?"

Baochai is more knowledgeable than Aunt Xue. She knows that today is different from the past, and all the Jia family can do is in the army. Mei Hanlin is a serious Jinshi. No matter how much the Jia family can do, how can they control others? ?

Because he said casually: "Mei Hanlin comes from Qingliu, and he has a somewhat arrogant character."

Aunt Xue hadn't recovered yet, she just said: "Then Baoqin's marriage... just blew it?"

Xue Biao said angrily: "Mei Hanlin tore up the marriage certificate in front of his nephew, and said that the betrothal gift does not need to be returned... This is really too much!"

Xue Pan was annoyed again after hearing this. If Aunt Xue was not in charge, she would probably lead people to knock on the door. Sister Bao thought to herself, now that the Jia family is in decline, don't expect that their reputation has also become bad? Perhaps it was Mei Hanlin who had learned early in the morning that the Xue family had lost its royal business foundation and had the intention of regretting the marriage. In addition, the Bao brothers had such a reputation, so Mei Hanlin could use the topic to his advantage.

Aunt Xue was in a dilemma at this moment. It was because the Jia family forced her to stay. Xue Biao and Bao Qin were originally going to find another place to live. Now it's better, because the Jia family... Baoyu's reputation has dragged down Hao Hao'er's marriage. How to put this?
At that moment, Aunt Xue could only scold Mei Hanlin a few words, and then comforted her: "Brother, don't worry, Baoqin is still young, I will just ask my aunt to help find a good marriage in the future."

Xue Biao said dejectedly, "Now that the matter has come to this, what can we do?" After saying that, he stood up, cupped his hands and said, "My nephew was upset, so he left first."

"Hey, let's go."

After sending Xue Pan away, the mother and daughter in the hall looked at each other, speechless.

Baoqin's marriage has nothing to do with them, and they don't care whether it succeeds or not. It only involves the Rongguo Mansion, especially Baoyu's reputation... How should Aunt Xue tell Mrs. Wang?
He took in his goddaughter with good intentions, but Mei Hanlin was disgusted with her. Mrs. Wang knew it, and there was nothing she could do except sulk.

After a long moment of silence, Baochai suddenly raised his eyes and said, "Mom still wants to talk to my aunt. I think there must be someone outside who has ruined Brother Bao's reputation. But as the saying goes, 'Things come out of nowhere, and things happen for a reason.' How could Brother Bao have done this if he had checked himself? Damn your reputation?

My mother just took the opportunity to persuade my aunt that she must strictly control Brother Bao. "

Aunt Xue nodded silently and sighed: "Baoyu...how could his reputation be so bad?"

Not to mention how the mother and daughter argued with each other, it is said that Xue Pan was sent out of the corner gate by Xue Pan, and after a few words with Dai BaWang, Xue Pan left.

After leaving Rongguo Mansion, after walking for a while, an old servant came looking for him.

Xue Biao told the old servant: "Perform a full show, scatter money, and spread the word as soon as possible."

The old servant bowed and agreed, then hesitated and said: "Second Master, if this gets spread, the girl's reputation will be ruined."

Xue Biao said with a dull face: "What do you know? My sister has a good reputation, so how can I plan for big things?"

The old servant hurriedly agreed and walked away quickly.

Xue Zhu stopped on the side of the road, thought for a long time, and then took a breath.

He went to Mei's house early this morning and took the initiative to mention that Mrs. Wang had adopted Baoqin as his goddaughter. He also said that Jia Mu doted on Baoqin. Then he mentioned the engagement, saying that if he didn't hurry up, he might be honored. The government stopped the marriage.

Although Mei Hanlin was grateful for Xue Biao's father's support that day, he secretly despised the Xue family after he became a Jinshi. When Xue Biao came to look for him, Mei Hanlin was about to hold his nose and admit the marriage, but he didn't know that Xue Biao actually came out of Rongguo Mansion to suppress him.

Mei Hanlin was born in Qingliu, and his ability has not improved over the years, but his temper has been on the rise! Hearing this, he became furious and began to argue with Xue Biao.

One was despised, the other deliberately broke off the engagement, and the two immediately had a big quarrel. Mei Hanlin was so angry that he tore up the marriage contract on the spot and drove Xue Biao out.

Once this first step is completed, the next step is to spread the word about the matter. In this way, no matter how much Mei Hanlin argued, he still tore up the marriage contract first; his sister Baoqin's reputation was tarnished, but she was dragged down by the Rongguo Mansion, which was pitiable.

At that time, I happened to take my sister out of Rongguo Mansion, and then sent her to Jinglingbo Mansion...

Xue Biao thought about it again, and when he saw that there was no omission, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. I secretly wondered whether it was a blessing or a curse to send my sister to Uncle Li this time.

However, if you want to attach yourself to it, you must first hand in the certificate of investment.

(End of this chapter)