I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 85 Xue Baochai Persuades Her Mother

After Xue Pan had been fighting for a while and had almost exhausted his breath, Shitou came over and pulled Xue Pan up.

"Uncle, stop hitting him. If you continue, you'll kill him."

"It's not worth much to attract money, but if you don't have any, it will dirty my hands."

Xue Pan stood up breathlessly, still cursing, "I'm going to beat that bastard to death!"

"Someone, take this bastard away and find a place to sell him! We in the Xue family don't want such a traitor!"

After Xue Pan finished giving his instructions, two guards immediately came forward and said, "Yes, sir."

Soon, they dragged Zhaocai away, who was covered in blood and begging for mercy.

Xue Pan turned to Shitou and said, "Shitou, you saw what that bastard Zhaocai did just now."

"This bastard betrayed my trust. I will leave the purchasing task to you! I hope you won't be like that bastard Zhaocai!"

Shitou said hurriedly, "Master, just rest assured. Shitou is loyal to you. How could he act the same way as Zhaocai?"

Xue Pan nodded. This time he did not follow Shi Tou, but went directly to the workshop in Dongzhuang.

Today's fortune-making event really stimulated him.

Xue Pan is a righteous man. He believes that if he treats others sincerely, others will also treat him sincerely.

He never expected that the servant who grew up with him was actually playing tricks on him behind his back.

It would have been fine if she had just played tricks, but the most unforgivable thing was that she actually called him "the fool Xue" behind his back.

Tolerable or unbearable!
This, in turn, aroused his rebellious psychology.

So, in the eyes of these servants, I am so unbearable?
Do they all think that I am a fool?
Since this is the case, I want to prove it to everyone and see if I am a fool!
Next, Xue Pan took a carriage directly to the workshop in Dongzhuang.

……

In the Lixiang Courtyard of the Jia Mansion, Aunt Xue personally received the old man of the Xue Mansion, Steward Zhang.

Of course, Aunt Xue received Manager Zhang behind a curtain, after all, men and women should not be intimate with each other.

Aunt Xue couldn't help but ask, "Manager Zhang, you said Pan'er bought a lot of things today and sent them to the workshop in Dongzhuang to make rouge and powder? Is this news true?"

Manager Zhang said hurriedly, "Madam, this is true. Some of the things I experienced personally, and some of them I asked others to find out. I dare not lie."

"Our Xue family has never been involved in the rouge and powder business. The waters in the capital are very deep. If you are not careful, you will offend the powerful."

"So I came to ask Madam, does our Xue family plan to get involved in the rouge and powder business? I wonder what the rules are?"

"I have found out everything, so I can cooperate with you."

This manager was promoted by Xue Pan's father and is loyal to the Xue family.

Xue Pan was acting recklessly today, and Manager Zhang saw that he was acting without rules, so he concluded that Xue Pan was acting behind Aunt Xue's back.

He was afraid that Xue Pan was young and might be deceived by someone, so he ran to report it to Aunt Xue.

When Aunt Xue heard this, she was so angry that her whole body turned cold.

This evil creature, it would be fine if he just drank and had fun every day, but I didn't expect that he would become more and more reckless now.

Will he not be satisfied until the Xue family is ruined?
What the Xue family wants now is to open up new trade routes and forge ahead?

No! What the Xue family wants now is just to maintain the status quo.

As long as she can hold on to the wealth and prosperity she has now, Aunt Xue will chant Amitabha, which is considered the best of luck.

If Xue Pan just spent his time eating, drinking and having fun, he would never lose all the money in his life given the Xue family's wealth.

But if we let him do whatever he wants, I'm afraid the Xue family's wealth will be squandered soon!

Thinking of this, Aunt Xue couldn't help shedding tears. She immediately wanted to stop Xue Pan and told Manager Zhang not to pay attention to any of Xue Pan's orders.

But he didn't want Xue Pan to lose face in front of Manager Zhang. After all, the Xue family's property would have to be handed over to that evil son.

Thinking of this, Aunt Xue couldn't help feeling tired.

She thought for a moment and said, "Manager Zhang, please wait here for a moment. Let me ask you clearly before I do anything."

Manager Zhang quickly said, "Madam, please make yourself at your own convenience."

After returning to the rear house, Aunt Xue hurriedly called Xue Baochai and told her about Xue Pan's story.

Finally she cried, "Precious girl, your brother is such a bastard, he really makes me worry."

"Can you also give me some advice? What should I do now?"

"If we stop everything right away, we can stop the loss, but if we do that, the people below will think that your brother is a mischief-maker, which will inevitably make them more alienated from our Xue family."

"And if I don't stop, I don't know how much he will lose. This evil creature is truly the evil star in my life!"

As she spoke, Aunt Xue couldn't help but burst into tears.

Xue Baochai thought for a moment and said, "Mom, you complain all day long that my brother is not making progress and only knows how to drink and make trouble."

"Now that he has really made progress, Mom is starting to get worried again."

"My brother has grown up now. From now on, all our family property will be handed over to him."

"If I beat him to death with a stick, it would be very disappointing to my brother. I'm afraid he would never be able to get back on his feet again."

"It would be better to keep quiet for now and let Shopkeeper Zhang watch from the dark. As long as it's not too excessive, just let brother do whatever he wants."

"Let's investigate secretly to see who my brother is working with, whether he is trustworthy, and whether he has been deceived by someone."

"As long as the compensation is not too high, just let your brother pay it."

"After all, our family can afford to pay the compensation. Let my brother suffer this loss, and he will learn his lesson."

After hearing what Xue Baochai said, Aunt Xue couldn't help but say, "My son, you are very thoughtful. I will do as you say."

"Luckily, I still have you by my side. If I didn't have you, who else could I count on?"

Xue Baochai smiled and said, "Mom, don't keep Manager Zhang waiting for too long. I'll tell him to go back early and keep an eye on my brother."

Aunt Xue wiped her tears and said, "My son, thanks to your warning, I almost missed the big thing."

Aunt Xue went to tell Manager Zhang herself, and Manager Zhang said goodbye and left.

……

In the imperial study, in the imperial palace, in the capital city.

Emperor Yonglong carefully read the memorial on the imperial desk, with admiration flashing in his eyes from time to time.

Feng Ziying stood quietly beside him.

After a while, Emperor Yonglong finished reading the memorial, pondered for a while, then opened it again and read it again.

After reading it again, Emperor Yonglong could not help but sigh:

"Ziying, you have praised the young man from the Jia family in front of me many times. I always thought that it was just an exaggeration because you admired him!"

"After seeing his plan today, even I cannot help but be amazed and astonished by it!"

"Even if this kind of plan is put on those old foxes in the court, I'm afraid it would be no more than this!"

(End of this chapter)