Red Mansion Huacai

Chapter 274 One out and one away

Yahong Bridge.

In the rain curtain, a car was parked in the center, four horses were tied in the forest, and more than ten Beishan guards were hiding in the forest to take shelter from the rain. Ahead was Yahongqiaoji. Because it was still early in the morning, Li Weijian and his party did not plan to stop here. They only waited for the shower to stop before starting again.

A horse came from the west, and the rider on the horse was dressed in a raincoat. When he got close, he flew off his horse and heard a gentle click in front of the carriage. After a while, the car door opened, and Wu Zhong, who was wearing a raincoat, cupped his hands and said, "Master, I only bought a copy of the Di newspaper from three days ago."

"It's good to have it." Li Weijian took it and said, "You should also go and take shelter from the rain."

Wu Zhong withdrew in response and went to chat with the Beishan guards. Li Weijian closed the car door, opened the newspaper and read it. After a brief glance, he burst into laughter.

The first article in the newspaper was that Dali Temple found out that most of the money raised from Shanxi coal mine stocks went into the palace of Prince Zhongshun. The saint was furious and ordered King Zhongshun to return all the money raised. And because there was no way to order it before, the saint just reprimanded him and strictly ordered the loyal and obedient king to guard the door and not to plunder the people's fat and people's anointing.

Today's saints are the masters who don't rub sand in their eyes. Millions of money have disappeared. How can the saints sit idly by and ignore it? This time, King Zhongshun failed to lose the rice, so he was expected to be very angry.

Looking further back, there are memorials from various places, saying that there is no urgency to return the fire consumption to the public, because the differences between places are huge. In the prosperous areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, even if you charge only one cent less, you can still make a lot of money; in the remote areas of Yunnan and Guizhou, even three cents is not enough to cover the government expenses.

Li Weijian secretly thought that this was the drawback of the imperial power not extending to the county. As far as he knew, now the county government office issued tax receipts to collect taxes, and then the clerks received the receipts and went to the countryside to collect food. Most of the petty officials were natives of their hometowns, and they had many connections with the gentry and big families, and there were endless incidents of cheating and cheating.

At that moment, several more guards caught up with them, and more than a dozen riders with bows and arrows were ready to fight in the forest.

Bang - bang bang bang!

The next step is to build a series of processing plants around Laoting. The equipment required for rolling mills, continuous casting workshops, long product mills, wire rod mills, plate mills, etc. must be specially designed and built. With Dashun's current processing capabilities, it is estimated that it will not take more than a year and a half to complete.

"Yes."

As he spoke, he waved his hands back, and all the guards took off the short bows they were carrying and put on their rapid-fire quivers. Wu Zhong turned around and arrived in front of the carriage and said, "Master, I'm afraid there may be a strong force ahead."

With such a shift in the world, the taxes borne by the common people will not only be 1 in 30 taxes?

After saying this, he looked wary and jumped down from the carriage. After a brief glance, the coachman was hit by a dart in his throat and could not survive.

Thinking of this section, Li Weijian couldn't help but sigh, there is really a long way to go.

Li Weijian reached for his waist, and at this moment, he heard a muffled grunt, and the driver on the carriage fell down and fell under the carriage. Immediately, two people ran out of the forest, one holding a red tassel gun and the other holding a wild goose feather knife. The latter shouted: "To capture the thief, capture the king first, capture the official first, then turn around and rescue the brothers!"

The guard frowned and hurriedly caught up with Wu Zhong and said, "There is someone in front."

"Ahem -" Li Weijian fanned the smoke in the carriage, and watched the man fall to the ground with his eyes open to death. He took out another gun from his waist and muttered: "It's hard to tell the truth these days. No one believes it anymore, people’s hearts are really broken.”

Li Weijian was extremely satisfied with this trip to Le Ting. Not to mention the three new blast furnaces, the two open-hearth furnaces can produce steel fairly steadily day and night.

"Dog officer!" The man holding a single sword yelled, his eyes about to split, "I will chop you up!"

Wu Zhong agreed and opened the way first, leading a group of people into the collection, bought some meat buns and donkey meat in sauce, and distributed them to everyone. The Beishan guards did not need to dismount to eat and drink, but rode while eating and drinking. After crossing Yahong Bridge, you will see high mountains and dense forests in front of you, and the road is winding.

Li Weijian thought for a while, and it seemed that the best way was to set up a tax police, change the mintage from two to yuan, and then implement a tax sharing system?
If you are not in your position and do not seek political advice, you can talk to your teacher Yan Xiyao about this later.

Li Weijian breathed a sigh of relief at first, and then felt shuddering and secretly said something bad. The guards were all called away by Wu Zhong, leaving only a coachman by his side.

On the other hand, Chen Hongmou of the New Party planned to re-invent the land and increase business taxes. As soon as this proposal came out, the government and the public were in an uproar. Voices of condemnation of Chen Hongmou were heard endlessly, and memorials flew to the capital like snowflakes.

"You dare to coax me when you are about to die——"

"Just send it off."

Two riders flew in front, but it was Wu Zhong and a guard. In an instant, Wu Zhong came closer and fell off his horse. He raised his hand to get the thief shot in the chest.

Wu Zhong reined in his horse, reached out to grab the pewter pole, and asked, "How many are there?"

The former echoed, and the two of them were close to each other in an instant. Then he saw Li Weijian taking out something from his waist and pointing it at the two of them. The one holding the single sword in the first place knew how powerful it was, so he hurriedly ducked and said, "There is a fire blunderbuss!"

boom--

Wu Zhong said cheerfully: "Where did so many people come from in the barren mountains and wild ridges? We have hit a strong beam cutting the path."

But seeing that Li Weijian still didn't put down the fire gun in his hand, the man said: "This fire gun of yours has a single barrel, can it still fire two shots?"

Li Weijian touched his chin and thought to himself, this was a stab in the lungs of the wealthy gentry! It’s just acres of land, how much money does it produce? Moreover, Emperor Taizong had already established a rule to strictly investigate land occupations. Therefore, the land of the wealthy gentry families in the south of the Yangtze River rarely exceeded 10,000 acres.

The back of the newspaper was full of nonsense. After a few glances at Li Weijian, he dropped it.

Wu Zhong took the order and returned, pointed out the three cavalry, and followed them to clear the way. At this moment, Li Weijian opened the car door and saw four riders hiding at the end of the road in the distance. For a moment, he suddenly heard the sound of "bang bang bang". Li Weijian suddenly changed his color: "Is there a gun?"

The Beishan guards who were sheltering from the rain in the forest came out of the forest with their horses. Wu Zhong came to report in a raincoat: "Master, do you want to rest in front?"

Li Weijian nodded seriously: "It's really possible."

When there was less land, it was natural to find other ways to make up for it, so Jiangnan industry, commerce, and maritime trade flourished.

Fortunately, Taizong Li Guo did not learn from Zhu Yuanzhang's method of promulgating regulations, which is extremely difficult. Otherwise, the saint's mind may not be able to withstand the pressure from the gentry.

A Beishan guard took out fresh meat and fed it to Hai Dongqing on his shoulder. He shouted and ordered, and the Hai Dongqing made a "chirp" sound rising into the sky. It circled endlessly around the forest and suddenly started to cry again.

Smoke filled the air, and the man holding the red tassel gun was shot in the chest, screaming and falling to the ground.

The rain started pouring outside, then stopped completely after a while.

The guard looked up at Hai Dongqing and counted for a long time before saying: "Ten upwards."

Only then did Wu Zhong stop, turned his head and bowed to Li Weijian: "I fell into the trap of luring the tiger away from the mountain, little one -"

Li Weijian shook his head and said: "Buy some food and leave. It's been raining recently. If I'm late, I'm afraid I won't be able to return to the capital in time."

In the blink of an eye, he saw the three cavalry circling back from the end. Wu Zhong reined up his horse and shouted: "I don't know where the fire blunderbuss came from, but there are only five or six. Come back with me and kill him by surprise!"

Li Weijian said hurriedly: "Keep him alive and ask where he came from."

The total number of acres cannot be changed, so we will make a fuss about the upper, middle and lower fields. Therefore, the gentry and large households all have poor land, while the common people have mostly good land.

"Let's talk about this later. How was the situation ahead?"

Wu Zhongdao said: "The thieves are vulnerable to a single blow and have already been dispersed. The younger one has people go and capture him alive."

Li Weijian nodded, looked at the half-dead thief, and asked, "Why don't you tell me your name before you die? Li Weijian, the doctor of the Military Academy and Jingling Bo, if you tell me your name, you won't be able to return it someday." It can go into the history books.”

The man who was shot in the chest opened his mouth, tilted his head and died.

Li Weijian immediately chatted, feeling that his saliva was in vain.

After a moment, the guards returned as expected. Except for one person who was shot and died, most of the others had to be killed. After catching two people alive, Wu Zhong used a trick to separate his muscles and bones. In just two blows, the man spat out.

Wu Zhong returned and reported to Li Weijian: "Sir, this person said they are from the Bagua Cult. This time they followed the Xiang Master to Zhili to do something big."

"Bagua Cult?"

Wu Zhong was originally from Shandong and knew the Bagua Sect, so he hurriedly said: "The Bagua Sect is widely spread in Shandong. Five years ago, the sage ordered the governor of Shandong to investigate. Since then, the Bagua Sect has disappeared. I didn't expect it to pop up again now." ”

Li Weijian took away the revolver with only one bullet left, and said in wonder: "It's weird. I took it back and threw it to the Criminal Division for interrogation. I always feel that there is something hidden in this matter."

Not knowing whether there would be an ambush from the Bagua Cult in the future, Li Weijian and others briefly cleaned up the battlefield, then set off again with two survivors. This time I only took the official road and went straight to the capital to return.

At this time, it was already the fifth day of June.

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Rongguo Mansion.

Wang Xifeng had freshened up and had breakfast. She was about to go to Mrs. Wang for advice when she saw Li Wan walking out. The two sisters gathered together to chat. Li Wan suddenly pulled Wang Xifeng aside and lowered his voice and said, "I went to the east in the afternoon yesterday to talk specifically to Qiu Fang."

Wang Xifeng smiled and said: "Sister Qiu Fang must be extremely happy."

Li Wan also said: "Of course I am happy, but... I asked her privately whether she usually uses safflower or musk, but she hesitated for a long time without saying anything, and even several maids blushed. It was also weird. , Do you know of any other ways to shame people?"

Wang Xifeng pushed Li Wan with her hand: "Sister-in-law, you are asking me this? Who should I ask?"

Li Wan then said: "We are all people who have been here before, so what is there to say?"

Wang Xifeng said angrily: "I only know these two things. At most, there are sheep intestines and fish maws?"

Li Wan frowned and said, "How can we use those pickled things?"

Wang Xifeng said nothing. Every time Ping'er and Jia Lian had sex, she would do it just after Ping'er Tiankui passed by, and not at all other times.

Li Wan thought about it and didn't understand, so he said: "That's all, it's just a trivial matter. I'll take the first step."

Sister Feng said with a smile: "Sister-in-law is on an errand now, so I don't dare to neglect it. Go quickly."

After watching Li Wan go away, Sister Feng went to Mrs. Wang first to listen to her. Seeing that there was nothing else to do, she returned to her small courtyard.

Now that Jia Jing's funeral has passed, Sister Feng is much relieved. As usual, I called the mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law from all over the place to give them errands, and only rested when the time was approaching.

Ping'er brought warm tea, and Sister Feng held it in her hands. The little maid Feng'er shook her fan and said with a frown, "It's good to have a little rest. Is there anything else going on at home recently?"

Ping'er said: "It's nothing to worry about, but the third girl is still sick."

"Not yet?"

Ping'er said: "The mother on the bed was so angry that she couldn't sleep at night, and the cold wind blew. It's not easy to get better from the wind and cold in summer, and she needs some time."

Wang Xifeng nodded slightly, thinking of Aunt Zhao, and suddenly remembered the incident where Aunt Zhao had made a complaint earlier, saying that she had corrupted Aunt Zhao's monthly regulations.

With her mind spinning, Sister Feng ordered Feng'er: "Go and call the two maids, Xiao Ji Xiang'er, Xiao Que and Brother Huan."

Feng'er agreed, and Ping'er took the fan in his hand and walked away quickly. After a while, Feng'er called for someone, and the four little maids entered the hall tremblingly. They all bowed to Wang Xifeng and said, "I've seen Second Grandma."

Wang Xifeng said 'hmm', glanced at the four little maids, and said: "The monthly rules in this mansion are all based on the established rules. The first-class maids are given one tael of silver per month, the second-class maids are given one ounce of silver, and the third-class maids are given five hundred coins.

According to the rules, all four of you are worth 500 yuan. It's only when the money falls into the hands of each house that it will be distributed downwards. The rooms are always in good condition, but for some reason, when it comes to your side, a bunch of money is missing. A few days ago, my wife even made a special trip to me to ask questions. I tried my best, but I didn’t want to end up with something bad! "

The four maids became more and more frightened and did not dare to speak.

Wang Xifeng sighed and said: "Forget it, since you guys have made mistakes in your monthly routine, then change the rules and get your monthly routine directly from me in the future. Ping'er?"

Wang Xifeng looked at Ping'er, who hurriedly brought a tray with eight neat strings of money, and an account book beside it.

Wang Xifeng said with a smile: "Don't be stunned. Take the monthly routine and press your fingerprints, and then we can go our separate ways."

The four maids were overjoyed and kept shouting: "Thank you, Second Grandma."

Wang Xifeng waved her hand and said with a smile: "This money will be given directly to you. Don't say that I deducted from you in the future."

The two maids beside Jia Huan hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "It was us who wrongly blamed Second Grandma in the past, and we kowtowed to Second Grandma to apologize."

Then the four maids pressed their fingerprints, divided the money, and left happily.

After they left, Wang Xifeng happily thought to herself, this time the money did not pass through Aunt Zhao's hands, let's see if she dares to take back the money that was handed out...Without their financial power, the four maids are somewhat willing to listen to Aunt Zhao. ?
Wang Xifeng has never forgotten the poisoning, so don't worry, and will teach Aunt Zhao bit by bit in the future!
After drinking a cup of tea, Wang Xifeng saw that the time was approaching, and Wang Xifeng said: "Young girl Tan is sick, so she has to go and have a look. You go to find some nourishing food, and come with me to have a look."

Ping'er agreed, turned around, found some dendrobium, wrapped it in oil paper bags, and followed Wang Xifeng to the Grand View Garden.

As soon as we entered the Grand View Garden, we heard several women talking in the distance. They were startled and didn't know what was going on.

Wang Xifeng approached quietly and heard a woman say: "...It's absolutely true. My nephew was going to the temple and happened to see the Yamen coming to ask about it. It was said that the Taoist Madam was hanging on the tree by the roadside, but I don't know what it was. Who was offended?"

Another woman said: "Amitabha, I think that Ma Taopo is not a good person. She spends her days cheating and cheating. Sooner or later, she will be like this."

The mother-in-law from before said: "Didn't I say that Ma Daopo's method is very effective?" "Bah, how effective is it? Last time I went home, I kept coughing. I donated 500 yuan of sesame oil, and it lasted for a month. It’s not getting better. I had to ask the imperial doctor to take a look, and it took half a month to get better.”

All the women were lamenting.

Wang Xifeng suddenly said: "Ma Daopo is dead?"

"Ah? Second grandma!"

Several women hurriedly greeted each other, but Wang Xifeng frowned and continued to ask: "Tell me, Ma Daopo is dead?"

A woman said Weiwei: "Yes, I heard that I met a strongman on the road and was hanged from a tree."

Wang Xifeng was not happy that his great revenge was avenged, but instead frowned deeply. Instinctively, Sister Feng thought that the death of Madam Ma was probably inseparable from Mrs. Wang.

I just don't know who Mrs. Wang has found to take action. There is no such person in the eight rooms of the dowry family.

She couldn't care less about external matters, but she was increasingly alarmed. The viciousness of Mrs. Wang's methods is far beyond his calculation, so he must be careful to prevent Mrs. Wang from killing him.

After coming back to his senses, Wang Xifeng relaxed his brows and scolded: "It's just idle chatter. Let's break up as soon as we say it. Have we all finished our errands?"

The women agreed and dispersed.

Wang Xifeng and Ping'er passed through Qinfang Pavilion, Cuiyan Bridge and Fengyao Bridge, and arrived at Qiushuangzhai in a blink of an eye.

Cuimo caught a glimpse of Sister Feng from a distance and hurriedly came out to greet her. Wang Xifeng then smiled and said, "Is Tan Yatou feeling better?"

Cuimo smiled and said: "Young lady is fine, I won't take any medicine today, I just feel a little cold."

As he spoke, he led Sister Feng and Ping'er inside. Tanchun came to welcome her happily: "Why are Sister Feng here?"

Wang Xifeng always liked Tanchun's temperament. She touched Tanchun's forehead with her hand and said with a smile: "I knew you were sick. I wanted to come and see you early in the morning, but I couldn't find the time. No, I just took a rest and came here in a hurry."

Tan Chun pulled Wang Xifeng's sleeves and walked to the hall, saying, "I just caught a cold, why would I be the one to come and see you like Sister Feng? Sit down quickly, waiter, go and make tea."

Sister Feng sat down and said with a smile: "I just ate, I'm afraid I won't be able to eat anymore. Tan Yatou also sits down, let's talk for a while."

Tanchun sat with her and said with a smile, "I'm going to look for Sister Feng."

"What are you talking about?"

Tanchun said: "Nowadays, there are many sisters in the family, and traveling around every day is mostly a waste of time. Instead of doing this, it is better to learn from Jiangnan and form a society, or set up a poetry forum, or open a chanting society. Although it happens by chance, it may not happen in the future. It’s a story that will last forever.”

Wang Xifeng blinked, smiled from ear to ear, and said: "Hey, I only know a few words. The one who is good at reciting poems is probably going to find his sister-in-law." After a pause, he suddenly realized: "Yes. Come on, Tan girl is looking for me to recite poems, she is obviously here to feed a wealthy family!"

Tanchun chuckled for a while and said, "Sister Feng is wrong. I found my sister-in-law earlier, and she has already agreed. She will cover all the expenses."

Li Wan is no longer as fussy as usual. He owns a share of Capital Water Affairs and receives dividends every year. In addition, he has the support of Jinglingbo Li Weijian. That is to say, Li Wan doesn't want to take care of things. That's it. Now no one in the family dares to neglect Li Wan's words.

Thinking of this, Wang Xifeng couldn't help but feel envious, secretly thinking that her sister-in-law Li Wan really wanted the wind and the rain now.

At this time, Tanchun said again: "I was thinking that Sister Feng would also come to join in the fun. There are sisters from home on both sides, wouldn't it be fun if they all came?"

Wang Xifeng thought about Li Wan and felt a little unconvinced. He said, "I can't help you much. Since my elder sister-in-law has contributed the money, why don't I contribute a share? It's hard for these two sisters-in-law to let the elder sister-in-law be the prettiest one, right?"

Tan Chun then said to Cuimo, "Listen, Sister Feng is talking so well now. Doesn't she look like she can't compose poetry? I think she must be hiding her clumsiness."

Wang Xifeng was teased to the point of leaning forward and back again, and said: "Please spare me, let me write poems, why not let me pay for it and have fun."

The two sisters-in-law were talking when suddenly a mother-in-law came after them. She greeted them and said eagerly: "Grandma, the old lady sent me to look for the second grandma, and asked the second grandma to go to Rongqing Hall quickly."

Wang Xifeng suppressed her smile and said in confusion: "But something happened?"

"This -" the mother-in-law glanced at Tanchun, secretly thinking that sooner or later this matter would be spread around, and said: "The second master of the Xue family came to take Miss Baoqin out of the house."

Wang Xifeng was shocked: "It's so good, why did they move out?"

The mother-in-law said nothing, and it would be difficult to say what she said next.

Seeing this, Wang Xifeng sighed, stood up and said: "Tan girl, this matter has been settled. I will have to count my share of the money needed in the future. I will go to the old lady first to hear what's going on. "

Tanchun said: "Sister Feng, go quickly."

At that moment, Sister Feng and Ping'er followed the mother-in-law out.

After leaving Qiu Shuangzhai, Sister Feng asked the old woman in a low voice: "What's going on?"

The mother-in-law whispered: "Grandma also knew about the Mei family's break-up of engagement. Mei Hanlin was afraid of being gossiped about behind his back, so he took the initiative and spread the word around the house... It was unbearable, and this only dragged down the reputation of Miss Baoqin." Xue Although the second master of the family has not said it explicitly, it is probably because of this that he decided to take Miss Baoqin away from the house. "

"Is this... unbearable?"

Wang Xifeng has been taking care of the funeral and has never cared about the rumors outside.

The mother-in-law's voice became lower and lower, and she said, "It seems that Second Master Bao is not very careful..."

Wang Xifeng was silent for a moment.

The previous time when Zhongshun Wang Changshi came to visit, he already knew that Baoyu had become unruly. Now that old things are being brought up again, Rongguo Mansion is irrefutable.

Changing places, if my eldest sister wanted to live in a relative's house with a bad reputation like Rongguo Mansion, I'm afraid Sister Feng wouldn't be willing to do so, right?

Without any words at the moment, the group hurried towards Rongqing Hall.

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Rongqing Hall.

"What are you talking about? Help me up quickly!"

When Jia Mu spoke, a maid came over to help Xue Biao, who was kneeling down. Xue Biao stood up and bowed to Jia Mu again, cupping her hands and saying, "Anyway, I don't have any other thoughts. I just considered my sister's marriage, so I... had no choice but to do it."

Jia's mother was filled with resentment, and she was blameless. Previously, Mrs. Wang accepted Baoqin as her goddaughter, and her original plan was to facilitate a marriage with the Mei family. Unexpectedly, it had the opposite effect!
The Mei family actually used this as an excuse to break the engagement! That's all, they are still spreading the news about how unbearable Rongguo Mansion is, especially Baoyu.

At this time, the girl's family's reputation is as good as the sky. If its reputation is ruined, where can she find a good husband's family in the future?

I thought about Baoyu again. During these days, Baoyu went out early and came back late every day, and was blocked from entering the garden. He seemed to be more docile. As for homework, Jia Mu never forced it.

This happened. Yesterday, Jia Zheng came back and wanted to hit Baoyu with a stick. But Mrs. Wang stopped him with all her strength, fearing that Baoyu would get hit with a stick again.

Suddenly, she remembered Daiyu's piece of jade, and her heart suddenly hurt.

After this incident, not to mention Baoyu's bad reputation, I'm afraid it will be difficult for even the girls in the family to find their husband's family.

Jia Mu came back to her senses and was about to say something when Bao Qin came over and said, "Old lady, I am here temporarily, and now I have to move out. After a few days, I miss the old lady. Even if the old lady doesn’t invite me, she still wants to come to her house.”

Mother Jia suddenly smiled bitterly, put her arms around Bao Qin and said, "Good boy, it's the Jia family that has dragged you down."

But Bao Qin shook his head and said with a bright smile: "Don't force yourself to have anything in your life. Maybe I have no fate with the Mei family. I don't think there will be something better waiting for me in the future."

Jia Mu then said: "It will definitely be like this. If you can't find her for a while, don't worry, you are still young. I will go back and talk to my relatives, and I will definitely find a good marriage for you."

Baoqin smiled and said: "It's still early, I'm not in a hurry."

Wang Xifeng's voice came from outside: "Why do you want to move away if you are so good?"

After the words fell, accompanied by a gust of fragrant wind, Wang Xifeng and Ping'er came over. After seeing Li, Wang Xifeng asked knowingly, but Xue Biao had to say that it was not good to stay at Jia's house for a long time.

Wang Xifeng then smiled and said: "We are all relatives. Since brothers have rented a house outside, it is appropriate to move out. However, we have to come and go often in the future." Then he looked at Bao Qin: "I feel very proud. Girl Qin, three or five days is okay, but it’s been a long time, so it’s so tight.”

Xue Biao smiled and agreed, and Bao Qin said: "Sister Feng, I just said that I will come back to see the old lady and Sister Feng when I have time."

Wang Xifeng immediately smiled and stepped forward to poke Bao Qin's cheek: "This girl is so amiable. If the eldest sister has half your character, I will laugh even in my dreams from now on."

Wang Xifeng's jokes made Rongqingtang lively. At that moment, he ordered his mother-in-law to tidy up the treasure qin and salute it, chatted and joked with Jia Mu, and mentioned that Tanchun was going to set up a poetry club, which concealed the feeling of parting.

From beginning to end, Aunt Xue, Baochai and Mrs. Wang never showed up.

Mrs. Wang didn't show up because she knew that the incident was because of Baoyu, and she was too embarrassed to face Xue Biao and Bao Qin; while Aunt Xue and Baochai didn't show up because they had another deeper meaning.

Xue Biao and Bao Qin, who are in the second house, would rather rent a house to live separately. The eldest house already has real estate in the capital, but they still stay with the Jia family. It was really shameless to pass by at this time and be teased by Jia Mu! Rather than doing this, it is better not to go.

Baoqin didn't have many clothes with him, and the mother-in-law could only pack two bags, one large and one small. At noon, Jia Mu asked the kitchen to prepare Baoqin's favorite dishes, took Baoqin to eat lunch, and then reluctantly left. Sister Feng sent her away.

Sister Feng sent Baoqin to the front of the Yimen, and after giving some instructions, she allowed the maid and mother-in-law to carry Baoqin out of the Yimen, then boarded the carriage and left quietly from the Jiaomen.

Sister Feng looked at it for a long time, sighed, and then returned to Rongqing Hall with turmoil in her heart. Let’s not talk about how Sister Feng explained to Jia Mu, but let’s talk about the second brother and sister of the Xue family in the carriage.

As the car rattled along, Baoqin looked outside through the gauze curtain. His eyes did not see disappointment, but were full of curiosity. Suddenly he caught a glimpse of the steam engine rumbling to drive the water pump to lift the well water into the water tower. Baoqin said: "It turns out that the tap water flows down from a high place. I still wonder how the water is diverted from that high place."

Xue Biao said in a deep voice: "This is Uncle Li's achievement."

"Well, I already knew that."

Xue Biao thought for a while and then said: "This time...it will drag down my sister's reputation."

Bao Qinhun said nonchalantly: "Since brother has already planned, why bother worrying about temporary gains and losses?" After a pause, he said again: "When does brother plan to send me to the house?"

"As soon as possible." As he spoke, Xue Biao took out a written deed from his sleeve. It was stamped with a lining and had the seal of the government. It was a serious red deed.

There is only one place left for Li Weijian's signature and seal - this is the concubine acceptance document.

Baoqin curiously took it and glanced at it for a few times, carefully folded it and returned it to Xue Biao, saying: "Then as soon as possible."

Xue Biao pondered and said: "Sister, aren't you afraid...that my uncle has neglected you?"

Bao Qin smiled, shook her head and said, "No." She looked at Xue Biao playfully and said, "I bumped into him in the garden that day. Later in the Rongqing Hall, he never even glanced at me."

Xue Biao frowned and said, "If you don't look at it, wouldn't it be——"

Bao Qin smiled and said, "He must be afraid that seeing too much will disturb his mind."

"Yes." Xue Biao agreed, still feeling uneasy.

First, he went to the rented house nearby to settle down. Then he turned around and the old servant came over and said, "Second Master, I saw Uncle Jing Ling going home!"

"Oh?"

Xue Biao thought about it for a moment, then immediately rode off to Jinglingbo Mansion. When he got to the place, he explained to the doorman, and after waiting for a while, he was led into the study by Wu Haiping.

At this time, Li Weijian had just changed his clothes, looked at Xue Biao and said, "Have all the household affairs been taken care of?"

Xue Biao frowned and said, "I'm ashamed. The Mei family regrets their marriage. I'm afraid I won't be able to do what my mother told me to do. And it's impeding my sister's reputation... Please help me!"

"Huh? Regret your marriage?" Li Weijian was surprised on his face, a little secretly happy in his heart, but also puzzled.

Xue Biao immediately made a long story short and explained the reason from beginning to end, which made Li Weijian stunned. It seems that because of him, Baoyu's reputation was completely ruined... Tsk, it would be better to say that Baoyu did it himself. In short, when he heard that Bao Qin had become a godmother to Mrs. Wang and moved into the Jia family, Mei Hanlin was immediately furious and became very angry. After regretting the marriage, he even spread the reputation of the Jia family in order to distance himself from his own family.

After listening, Li Weijian nodded and said, "What are Wen Dou's plans now?"

The Xue Biao stood up and cupped his hands and said, "I would like to attach my uncle's tail. My sister's reputation has been compromised this time, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to find a good marriage, so I have an unkind request."

While talking, Xue Biao took out the deed from his sleeve and handed it over with both hands.

Li Weijian took it with curiosity. After a brief glance, his heart suddenly became excited. He looked at it carefully again and then said in surprise: "You want to give Baoqin... to me as a concubine?"

(End of this chapter)