Small courtyard west wing.
Seeing Wang Shi's smug look, she led Sun and Liu into the main room, Aunt Xue gently lowered the curtain, turned back and explained embarrassingly, "Although your sister-in-law is not very prudent, she A loving and righteous person who has been guarding your brother these days, never disliked him in the slightest."
I saw Xue Baochai sitting slantingly on the marble Arhat bed in the center. He was dressed in honey-colored brocade, and was lined with a lotus-blue gauze skirt. In addition to his neatness, he also outlined his concave and convex figure extremely brilliantly.
She got a letter from her mother yesterday afternoon, and only then did she know that her brother was in trouble again, so she hurried over early in the morning, but couldn't chat with her brother a few words, and someone outside reported that it was Sun Shaozong And Liu Xianglian arrived.
Therefore, the mother and daughter had to temporarily hide in the west wing.
Although it is said that "all kinds of evil and lust are the first", this indiscretion is already a major taboo for a wife and daughter - but it was Baochai who was the main force to marry Wang's family, and now she can comment on Wang's merits and demerits.
So listening to her mother trying to cover up the ugliness for her sister-in-law, Xue Baochai just pursed her lips and smiled and didn't answer. Instead, she got up and pulled her mother onto the Arhat bed, sitting opposite to each other across a kang table made of Ganoderma lucidum and red sandalwood.
Because she was sitting at home, Aunt Xue, according to her preferences, wrapped herself in a Tang palace dress, a charcoal-red tube top, and a glazed robe. Like ointment.
Compared with Xue Baochai on the opposite side, although it is less youthful, it is also more familiar and attractive.
But she said that after she was pulled by her daughter and sat down, she leaned her plump and moderate body on the soft cushion, and then frowned and asked in a low voice, "Dear daughter, do you think that Master Sun will stand up for your brother and put that The damn thief arrested and brought to justice?"
Baochai squeezed the small purple clay pot on the coffee table, poured a piece of Liuan melon for her mother, and when she put the pot back into the saucer, she said calmly, "From my daughter's point of view, that thief is a thief. Don't take it."
"Don't take it?"
Aunt Xue was stunned when she heard the words, then she sat upright, leaned forward slightly, and hid the tea cup of Ru Kiln in the Northern Song Dynasty under the two towers, puzzled: "Why is this? Could it be you? Brother's suffering, can't he bear it in vain?!"
"Where is the life in vain?"
Xue Baochai said helplessly: "My brother is now the son-in-law of the officials of the Ministry of Officials. Who would dare to trouble him indiscriminately? It must be because my brother didn't know what kind of enemy he had offended there, so he was brought in to repair it."
"But… "
"And that man secretly went to seek revenge, but he was still very measured, and he never really hurt his brother - that intestinal disease was purely an accident, and it must not have been his intention."
"It shows that the other party has scruples, but only when he couldn't bear it, did he take the risk in anger.
"Even if he didn't intend to hurt your brother, the pain was always caused by him!"
Aunt Xue was a little annoyed when she saw that her daughter was talking for the thief. As her chest rose and fell, she could hear a clanging sound on the kang table. .
Aunt Xue hurriedly retracted her body, and then continued: "It's time to find people out and sort out the clues!"
Xue Baochai just shook his head: "Mom, don't be impatient, if it's just these considerations, I don't want my brother to be humiliated in vain - just think about it carefully, when my brother was attacked, he was holding a banquet in another restaurant in Baihualou. , Ding Zhuang is guarding the gate outside, and there are servants serving inside, but the other party is like entering no one's realm, obviously not comparable to ordinary strong men."
"And for his humiliation, he never hurt his brother's life or body. If it really gets into an official position, it's just a fine of money. Even if he asks the second brother of the Sun family to take him, what benefit can brother Yu have? "
"It can only be said that old hatreds will only add new hatreds, making him even more angry with his brother, and even take the risk once again - then he may not be able to restrain himself and not hurt his brother's life."
"My son!"
After hearing this, Aunt Xue couldn't help but leaned over and grabbed Xue Baochai's wrist, ignoring the splash of water in the teacup, which wet the charcoal-red tube top, and said with a trembling voice: "So, this Isn't it impossible to provoke people? Then... Then I have to hurry up and stop your brother, otherwise, according to his temperament, the second son of the Sun family will definitely take action!"
Having said that, he got up and left the table.
"What's wrong with mom?"
Xue Baochai hurriedly stopped her and persuaded her, "Don't say this in front of my brother, it's better to wait for Master Sun and the others to come out, and then my mother will take the time to warn me."
When Aunt Xue heard this, she was suddenly taken aback. According to Xue Pan's arrogant temper, if she really said such soft words in front of him, he would have to provoke him to do the opposite.
So he nodded and said, "Yes, yes, when Lord Sun comes out, I will ask him not to interfere in this matter."
"Do not."
Xue Baochai shook his head again and said, "I still need to investigate, I just want to ask the second brother of the Sun family to investigate secretly, not to disturb the other party, and not only to find out the background of the other party, but also to find out what kind of grievances the other party has with his brother. "
"If it's a 'misunderstanding', you just need to ask someone to persuade me. My brother has always been lenient, but as long as there is a suitable reason, it will not be difficult to turn the fight into a jade silk."
"If it's a 'pimple' that can't be solved..."
When Xue Baochai said this, he stopped talking, and his green eyebrows tightened slightly, and there was a little chill in the warmth.
Even though Aunt Xue was a deep house woman, and she was born with an inappropriate heart, she still vaguely sensed the meaning of her daughter, and her delicate body trembled, and she blurted out, "You... Are you most annoyed that your brother violated the king's law indiscriminately? How can you fall today..."
"Where did Mom want to go?"
Seeing that his mother was frightened, Xue Baochai acted like a daughter when she was busy, and said coquettishly, "If it really comes to that, there are Wang Shangshu, the second brother of the Sun family, and my aunt, and find an open and honest reason to send that person away, What's so difficult?"
Only then did Aunt Xue breathe a sigh of relief, stroking her tube top wet with tea, and complaining without a mouthful: "You almost didn't scare me with what you said!"
As he said that, he took the remaining tea and poured it into his stomach.
When the teacup was put on hold again, Xue Baochai handed her a handkerchief, wiped the traces from the corners of her mouth for her, and took the initiative to change the subject: "I heard that Xue Tu from the second uncle's family visited Beijing a few days ago?"
This Xue Tad is the eldest son of Baochai's uncle's family, that is, Baochai's cousin.
"Brother Tadpole came here before half a day before he left in a hurry. I saw that he was so busy that his hands and feet didn't touch the ground, not to mention you, even your brother didn't disturb him, he just said it was you. My brother went hunting out of the city, and I don’t know when he will be back.”
Speaking of Xue Tiao, Aunt Xue said with pity and admiration: "Speaking of him, he is half a month younger than you, but now he is supporting the family business inside and out. There are some shadows of your father and second uncle!"
After speaking, she couldn't help but sighed: "It's also your brothers and sisters who are suffering, one by one has not grown up yet, the cruel brothers went away, leaving only the two of us women..."
Xue Tao's father passed away two years ago, and he also left behind a pair of children. The oldest is the same age as Baochai, and the youngest is thirteen, a few months younger than Lin Daiyu.
Seeing the big tears falling on her mother's face, Xue Baochai hurriedly squeezed her charming body into her mother's arms, rubbed against the wet tube top, and said softly, "It's all the daughter's fault, and the innocent mother is again. I remembered the sad things—you should stop crying, otherwise, how can you go to see the second brother of the Sun family and Young Master Liu later?"
Aunt Xue hugged her daughter and dropped a few more golden beans, and then she burst into tears and smiled: "Look at me, what are you doing with these things?"
Saying that, he helped his daughter up, wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, and said, "By the way, when Xue Tu passed by Jinmen Mansion, he also bumped into Sun's Erlang. Officials of all sizes were even present at the scene, and Xue Tao only thought that the Governor of Zhili was going to leave, but only later learned that he was sending Sun Jia Erlang back to Beijing."
"You also know that your cousin loves to make friends with strange people, so he specifically inquired about Sun Jia Erlang's actions in Jinmen Mansion, so he took advantage of the fate of going to Beijing on the same road, and went to chat with him. I just found out about our relationship."
"So when we arrived at our house, Xue Tiao told me that since your brother has a relationship with the Erlang of the Sun family, you might as well move some of Nanbianer's business to the Jinmen Mansion. Once the Erlang of the Sun family takes care of you, it won't be a problem. I owe me a debt; and secondly, I don’t want to be overwhelmed, and let the managers below have an outside heart.”
Speaking of this, Aunt Xue couldn't help but angrily said, "It's all the people your father used, who would have dared to bully us orphans and widows like this behind the scenes, if it wasn't for the Wang family's power to clean up In a few early years, it is estimated that in a few years, our family will be exhausted!"
After Xue Pan married the Wang family, every day, while fighting at the head of the bed and making peace, he naturally did not forget his original intention - to use the power of the Wang family to subdue those shopkeepers who were unruly.
But here in the capital, it’s okay to say that Jiangnan’s business is sky-high and the emperor is far away. Even if the temporary killing of chickens and monkeys has deterred a group of people, changes will inevitably occur over time.
With Xue Pan and Xue Baochai brothers and sisters, seeing that they are all going to take root in the capital, the focus of future development will inevitably be biased towards the north, so Xue Tao put forward such suggestions.
"Jinmen Mansion..."
Xue Baochai lowered his head and pondered for a while, but finally shook his head and said, "It's best not to get too close to the Sun family for now, and it's not too late to make plans when the matter of the imperial lineage is settled."
She always made up her mind at home, and Aunt Xue didn't care much about business, so after hearing this, she turned over this article with a little regret.
After that, the two of them had nothing to do with each other, and gossip became commonplace, discussing some trivial matters in the palace and boudoir.
Chatting and chatting, the matter of Jia Yuanchun, the virtuous concubine, who was shortlisted as a 'seed contestant', was naturally brought up.
Aunt Xue lowered her voice and asked in a low voice, "When you went to Rongguo Mansion a few days ago, your aunt was still secretive and refused to tell me the truth - in your opinion, is it true or not?"
"This… "
Xue Baochai was hesitant, just not knowing how to comment on this matter, but when the curtain was lifted, Mrs Wang rushed in from the outside, throwing away the water she didn't know where it was, and said softly, "Mother, sister, then The fool is clamoring for a few drinks with Lord Sun, but I can't persuade him, how to deal with it, you quickly come up with an idea."
As soon as Aunt Xue heard this, she jumped up and said, "How can this happen?", she wanted to find her, and discouraged Xue Pan from hurting her body.
Xue Baochai didn't take it seriously, shook his head and said, "If only Young Master Liu is here, we may have to persuade us, but since the second brother of the Sun family is also there, he will not be allowed to come here."
Wang Shi is not only a spontaneity, but naturally can't stand Xue Baochai's obedient appearance, and relying on the strength of her mother's family, she has always been in love and Baochai tit for tat.
Hearing what she said at this moment, she exclaimed exaggeratedly: "Oh~ I heard what my sister said, it seems like a roundworm in Master Sun's stomach, but I don't know what you think about Brother Nabao, you can figure it out. How much?"
Xue Baochai knew her temperament long ago, so she wasn't annoyed, she just said indifferently: "Brother Bao is the most pure-hearted, and all his thoughts and thoughts are put on his face and put on his lips, but why should he try to figure it out?"
Hearing this, Mrs. Wang snorted and waited for a few more sneers. Aunt Xue, who was on the side, quickly became a peacemaker, and took advantage of the situation to change the topic, and asked the two talents, Sun Liu, and Xue Pan what they had said.
"It didn't matter."
Mr. Wang said indifferently: "At first, that fool was clamoring for revenge, and was scolded by Master Sun in a few words - this is the first time I've seen him look so well-behaved!"
"Later, Master Sun said that he would secretly send someone to investigate. After finding out the origin of the other party and the grievances between him and that fool, it will not be too late to decide how to deal with it."
When Aunt Xue heard this, she couldn't help but look back at her daughter, thinking to herself that Erlang of the Sun family really thought of going somewhere with her daughter.
Just based on this mutual bond and his son's respect for Sun Jia Erlang - if it weren't for Jia Baoyu and Zhuyu, recruiting him to be a quick son-in-law would be an excellent choice.
But now...
Seeing that Jia Baoyu had the opportunity to become a real uncle, he naturally had to tie him up wholeheartedly. Even the 'testing' he had prepared before, he had no choice but to give up.
Just when I was thinking of this, I saw Ying'er also got in from the outside, bowed with water beads on her temples, "Madam, sir, please come over and talk."
"Call me over to talk?"
Aunt Xue was stunned when she heard the words, and said in surprise, "Master Sun, they have already left?"
"Not at all."
Ying'er shook her head and said, "I heard that we need to discuss the matter of our family's business in Jinmen Mansion."
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Aunt Xue couldn't help but glance at Baochai again. Seeing that her daughter was also looking at herself, she quickly shook her head: "Your brother is still recovering from illness these days. I never mentioned what Brother Tad said to him."
Xue Baochai was the only one who hesitated, so he told her: "Since this is the case, mother might as well respond first, and it is up to our family to decide when to put the shop."
Aunt Xue agreed, picked up the curtain and went outside with Mrs. Wang, only to see the drizzle, which turned into a pouring downpour.