The Red Mansion is so charming

Chapter 79 Who Knows Baochai's Mind?

Xue Baochai was born at an untimely time, and happened to be a daughter. If she was a man, even if there was a dull elder brother above, the Xue family would not have fallen to this point.She thought to herself that there was a lot of ups and downs in her heart, her literary talent was not inferior to that of Daiyu, and her appearance was comparable to that of Xiuyan. A few years ago, when she was choosing a companion for the princesses, Xue's family didn't know the rules and lost the opportunity.However, next year she will choose a concubine for the emperor, and Baochai still wants to earn some money.

Seeing that Xing Xiuyan is not the kind of villain who stumbles behind his back, she tells Xiuyan about her difficulties.

Everyone has their own ambitions, and Xiuyan doesn't think there is anything wrong with Xue Baochai's idea of ​​flying on a branch and becoming a phoenix.Thinking about today's Emperor Xiaozong, his biological mother was just a maid in the palace. Although the current empress dowager is still the original spouse of the emperor, who in the court would dare to underestimate the concubine Xian who has made great achievements in childbirth?

"It turns out that Sister Bao is worried about this matter. Hey, it's a pity that Lian's second brother and the others were kicked out of Rongguo Mansion. Otherwise, the couple has the most connections. Sister Bao just asks them a little, and it's not difficult."

Baochai smiled wryly: "I don't know! I wanted to let my mother talk about it when the year was over, but the old man in their house insisted on the matter of the second sister-in-law's usury. I see the little face of the second sister-in-law. It's sallow and sallow, Lian's second cousin is helpless, and my mother and I can't talk to each other."

Xing Xiuyan waved his hand to dismiss the crowd, and the two sisters were left alone in the pavilion talking.The tea stove in the corner kept boiling and whining.

Xiuyan said in a low voice: "I heard from our aunt that their family intends to send a daughter to help the concubine Yuan. Since elder sister Bao has the intention of entering the palace, why didn't she tell the second wife that she is elder sister's aunt after all. , the empress is also a noble concubine, so my sister's fortune is naturally greater. But, my sister, I can't help being noisy, and I have to babble a few more. As the old saying goes, once you enter the palace gate, it's as deep as the sea, so don't think that it's a good job for sister Bao Since ancient times, many young and beautiful women from good families have entered the palace, wanting to stand out. But in the end, instead of not being loved by the emperor, they were plotted by the women in the harem and became a soul."

Xue Baochai listened to what she said was reasonable, and thought of himself from time to time, and felt even more grateful, but thinking of the situation at home, Baochai couldn't help but not take risks.

"I don't know this. I'm not afraid of sister Xing's jokes. My brother is useless. My mother is getting old and can't suppress the stewards below. They shoddy the good, faked the real one, and sent those fake and bad debts to us. It seems like I’m afraid we don’t know. Sister, they dare to take this step, aren’t they looking at my family’s worthless people!”

Xue Baochai never even said these words to Shi Xiangyun. Today, for some reason, when he saw Xing Xiuyan, he poured out all his grievances.

"The second wife wanted me to marry Baoyu. First, she was interested in the Xue family's wealth. Second, she thought that I could take over Lian's second sister-in-law's burden and work for the Jia family for more than ten years. But I clearly know that Rongguo Mansion is a mess. Tang, how dare you step on it!"

Xue Baochai thought that he was one year older than Jia Baoyu and that he was in an awkward situation in Jia's house, so he couldn't help sneering: "At my current age, I can't get better even if I look for relatives. This time my brother committed a crime, and I think it's because of my uncle Let me save my face online, but next time! If I don't enter the palace, how can I keep my dirty brother!"

When it comes to the end, tears are pouring down like rain, which is pitiful.

Xiaozong was only a few years younger than Jia Zheng, so he could be Xue Baochai's father.Which young girl doesn't want to seek a secure and compatible marriage, Xue Baochai said that she entered the palace for her elder brother, and Xing Xiuyan believed it.

Besides, Xiuyan hated Mrs. Wang's deeds very much, she was devoted to her son, and no one stopped her, but she shouldn't have black hands on Daiyu's life.Right here, Xiuyan has to find a way to deal with Mrs. Wang.

She thought about it for a while, and then remembered Cao Gong's Zeng Yun, when Jia Yuanchun entered the palace, there was a girl named Baoqin, which was a homophony of Baoqin, but her fate was completely different.Jia Yuanchun entered the palace at a young age, and must have experienced many storms along the way, so he must regard Baoqin as his confidant.If you don't follow Mrs. Wang's path, it's better to find Baoqin.

Xiuyan hurriedly said: "In my opinion, whether Sister Bao can enter the palace or not depends on the concubine Yuan. I remember that she used to have a girl named Baoqin. When you go back, you will secretly inquire about her parents. In February, the palace chief entrusted the maid eunuch to meet with her family, but she couldn’t do it. There are also those little eunuchs who bought it. Sister Bao’s house is purchased by the imperial merchant, so it’s not difficult to get in touch. As long as Baoqin agrees to help my sister The second wife is out of the palace, beyond her reach, how can she still go into the palace every day to complain about her sister?"

Xue Baochai's heart brightened, why didn't she think of this move.

Fortunately, the mother was visiting relatives that day, and she had seen Baoqin.

Baochai pulled Xiuyan and couldn't help laughing: "Why don't you tell me to thank sister Xing!"

Suddenly there was a commotion outside, Xiuyan and Baochai didn't realize it, they started to push open the glazed window to look out.It turned out that Baoyu came to the pavilion with Yingchun and Tanchun.

"Sister Bao, Sister Xing, you two are playing by yourself, but you left us in the pavilion." Tanchun stomped on the steps, the lambskin boots were covered with snow, she saw hot water boiling in the pavilion , there are also various tea sets on the cool stone platform, and the smile is even bigger: "Okay, you drink tea without calling us!"

Several little girls gathered around, and Meilian hurriedly poured tea for everyone.

Xiuyan smiled and asked: "I see you are all fascinated by listening, who dares to disturb! Is that play good?"

Jia Baoyu was busy talking, but the hot tea poured into his mouth early, accidentally burned his tongue, and yelled a few times.Meilian suppressed her displeasure, and handed Jia Baoyu a piece of crystal cold cake. Baoyu stuck out the tip of her tongue on the cake, her big eyes rolled up, and she was not being honest.

"Sister Xing, why did you invite Jinguan? He is also from Gusu, don't you recognize him?" Jia Baoyu was full of curiosity, even though the tip of his tongue hurt so badly, he still couldn't control his mouth .

Not only him, but even Shi Xiangyun and others turned their ears sideways intentionally or unintentionally.

Xiuyan smiled and said: "It's a coincidence, that day I went to ask Brother Bao, I didn't understand any of the four major opera troupes you mentioned, so I told my father when I got home. Coincidentally, that official Jin had provoked him before he became famous. A lawsuit was initiated by my father. Although the incident is not serious, Jinguan visits our house every year to pay New Year's greetings. After I came out of your house, when I asked the housekeeper, did the housekeeper remember it? So I posted a post Please, the other party readily complied."

Tanchun hurriedly said: "No wonder! Uncle is a good official, and the people naturally love him. This is what Buddhism calls karma!"

Shi Xiangyun muttered: "It's a pity that Jinguan is only willing to sing one song, and the little opera singers behind are obviously useless, not even half as good as him."

The voice was not loud, but it still fell clearly in everyone's ears. Everyone dared not look at Xing Xiuyan's face, and blamed Shi Xiangyun for his troubles.The Xing family's ability to invite Jinguan to sing a song is already a great face to the sky, so is it possible that they still hope that they will stay here permanently?Even Jia Baoyu was a bit more worried.Thinking that if the King of Beijing wants to listen to Jinguan's singing, he has to pay a lot of money to invite him, and he will not let a certain prince or prince be treated with courtesy.

For a while, everyone was drinking tea and enjoying the snow, but no one paid any attention to Shi Xiangyun.

Shi Xiangyun self-consciously knew that his words were wrong, but he was stubborn and unwilling to admit it.After a while, the mother-in-law of the Xing family came to give something. It turned out that it was a little thing that the Jin official filially gave to the brothers and sisters in the family.

Before Xiuyan could say anything, Baoyu opened the box first, and said, "Come and see, I recognize this one. It's a water-drinking bird. There's an identical one in the Prince's Mansion in Beijing."

The water-drinking bird has long since lost its craftsmanship. According to legend, it reached its peak in the previous dynasty. Unfortunately, wars ensued and life was lost at that time. Who cares about these toys.But this drinking bird sent by Jinguan is different. Its body is made of emerald, dripping emerald green, and the shape of the bird is lifelike. Only the head is carved with wood, and the small eyes can move around. The hanging mynah is a bit cute.There is a small water bowl under the bow, one can tell at a glance that it is a high-quality jade, with exquisite and exquisite patterns carved on it.

Baoyu didn't wait for everyone to react, took the residual tea from the teacup and poured it into the jade cup, which immediately turned amber.

Just as everyone was about to exclaim, they saw the little bird bent over and pecked at the water as if it had come to life.

Tuk tuk tuk, the movement is continuous, without stopping for a moment.

Baoyu looked proudly at the stunned faces of the crowd: "This is remade by Western craftsmen according to the prescription of the previous dynasty. The King of Beijing got one, and he said that he would give it to me if he got it in a few days."

Xiuyan closed the box, and handed it to Baoyu without hesitation: "Brother Bao likes it, just play with it."

Jia Baoyu was both surprised and delighted: "Sister Xing really sent me?" He knew that Sister Xing was a generous person, and she was definitely not as unbearable as Xi said.

Xiuyan just smiled and said nothing, after a while Daiyu also entered the courtyard, everyone knew that it was Xing Xiuyan who gave them gifts, and they were very curious.The little girls didn't have those schemes, even Shi Xiangyun put down his guard and squeezed into the crowd to see the hairpin in Daiyu's hand.

The hairpins of the girls are all forged from pure gold, and each one weighs seven or eight coins, not to mention that they are decorated with either pearls or agates, or emeralds or precious stones.
Everyone liked the new jewellery, and when Mother Jia saw it, she praised Xing Xiuyan for being decent and generous in front of Mrs. Lu. Aunt Li saw that the two daughters also had them, and felt that the Xing family was not the kind that dislikes the poor and loves the rich, so she also followed to make fun of it in front of Jia's mother.

Jia Baoyu even showed the old lady the drinking bird that Xiuyan gave him. Jia's mother was overjoyed and decided to take Xiuyan's house to stay for a few days, and then send him back during the Lantern Festival.

Xiuyan yelled inwardly, did she overdo it with her "attentiveness"?
Before she knew how to decline, Daiyu held Xiuyan by the arm, looking pitiful.
Just like that, Lu had no choice but to ask someone to tidy up Xiuyan and wear it for a few days.As soon as the time passed, Uncle Zhen called someone to ask why he was leaving.

In winter, the days are short and the nights are long, and Mother Jia doesn't like to walk at night, so Lu said a few symbolic words to hold her back, and finally sent her out of Fengwei Hutong when she was approaching Shen.

The whole group of people in Rongguo Mansion is not insignificant. All the families in the alleys that provoked knew that Concubine Yuan's natal family was visiting. There were also neighbors like Yuan Keli, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, who came to the palace to congratulate them. They knew that Concubine Yuan would return. Being favored, Xing Zhong and his wife became more courteous. After Xiuyan left, their social activities increased instead of decreasing. This is another story.

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PS: Thank you Xiaoguang for the Ping An Talisman and Laba Garlic, thank you for the PK ticket of Zhu Laomi and Mili and Beiguo Qiangwei for the pink. The unit suddenly notified us that we need blood. Poor look, please forgive me~~5555555
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