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Chapter 30 Baochai's True Temperament (Part 2)
Sure enough, facing Xue Wang's uneasiness, Mrs. Wang just sneered:
"You, you just have a too kind heart. Fortunately, your master has been with you for many years. Otherwise, as someone who lives in a deep house and compound, how would you be able to maintain the authority of being the mistress of the house with your temperament? You and I are different. We have been together for so many years. , our husband and wife are always...so I have to be tough and fight for what needs to be fought, even if it is not for me, it must be for my children."

Upon hearing this, Xue Wang looked at her sister silently.Every time she talks about how her husband and wife get along, she always has this lonely expression.

In fact, which girl does not have a spring?When she first married Jia Zheng, Mrs. Wang was also looking forward to a beautiful married life.But Jia Zheng is a lover of reading, but she doesn't even know a few Chinese characters. At the beginning, there was passion between the two of them, but after less than two years, when Jia Zheng got a well-educated concubine When Aunt Zhou was young, she rarely set foot in her yard.

They drank tea and discussed poetry together, and talked endlessly all day long. But when he came to his place, apart from talking about the daily trivial matters of a few children and amusing them, Jia Zheng almost shut his mouth and stopped talking. .

Just like that, Mrs. Wang hated and poisoned Aunt Zhou, and when Jia Zheng released the school errands from other provinces, she bribed Aunt Zhou's servants and put several kinds of sterilization drugs in her diet, so that Aunt Zhou could no longer conceived.

In addition to Aunt Zhou, there are actually other people in the family who serve her, but under the majesty of Mrs. Wang, those low-status concubines never hang out in front of Jia Zheng, and within a few years, they were beaten by Mrs. Wang for various reasons. It's sent out.

Jia Zheng saw that Aunt Zhou could not give birth and there was no one to like in the backyard. For the sake of heirs, he returned to Mrs. Wang's main room to live. Only then did the old clam hold his pearl in his eyes and have such a demon king Baoyu who was born with a jade in his mouth. .

But Mrs. Wang just got pregnant with Baoyu, and Jia's mother gave Jia Zheng a charming concubine, Aunt Zhao, and even said clearly: "Zheng'er's room is too empty, you are already pregnant. , who is too heavy to serve him, why do you always occupy your master? Why don’t you let your aunt take good care of him?”

Mother Jia's actions not only slapped her in the face, but also disrupted her plan. Seeing how much Jia Zheng loved Aunt Zhao, Mrs. Wang was so jealous that she couldn't help but hate Mother Jia and Aunt Zhao to death.

This is actually an old saying, but it is Mrs. Wang's knot in her heart, and she has to shed tears every time she mentions it.Not to mention, Mrs. Wang was about to let out a mournful voice again, Mr. Xue Wang hurriedly persuaded her, and went to call someone to dress Mrs. Wang, her eyes were full of anxiety and distress.

Seeing that her mother was walking towards the door, Xue Hong was quick to wit, opened the curtain and stepped out of the door, and then called out loudly: "Mom, where are you, mother?"

Hearing Xue Hong's voice, Xue Wang said with a smile: "They are all people who are going to take the exam for scholar, why are you so reckless? I'm in the room, come in."

Xue Hong opened the curtain and came in, and said with a smile: "Why have you ever been reckless? It's just that I came to look for my elder brother, but I couldn't find anyone anywhere. It's fine if I can't find him. I think my mother is here with my aunt. I'm just afraid that there will be a female relative in my aunt's room , it was louder."

Xue Wang stroked Xue Hong's heart affectionately: "You came to me because you couldn't find your brother? Why don't you go play with Lian'er?"

Before Xue Hong could answer, Mrs. Wang wiped the corners of her eyes and said with a smile: "You too, always go to Lian'er, why don't you go to see your big brother Zhu and Baoyu? Your brother and sister's son is now Playing in Baoyu's room, go if you have nothing to do."

Xue Hong was taken aback for a moment, how could there be a faint sourness in these kind words?Could it be that he is overthinking?

Xue Hong smiled awkwardly: "Aunt Hong'er is wrong. Why didn't I go to look for Big Brother Zhu? I always went to look for him when my son came to the mansion. Who knows that nine out of ten times I see him studying. I didn’t want to disturb him, so I didn’t go. As for Baoyu...there are too many sisters in his room. The master said that boys should avoid suspicion, and I...I don’t know whether I should go or not..."

Xue Hong looked at Xue Wang with an innocent expression on purpose, Xue Wang and Mrs. Wang looked at each other and smiled, then poked his forehead with his index finger: "You! How many times have I said that it is not necessary to have so many rules in my aunt's house? , I’m not afraid of reading like a fool.”

"If Hong'er is a fool, then who am I?"

Xue Hong didn't even have time to distinguish here, Xue Pan who came out of the inner room was not happy.Xue Pan is followed by Yingying and Yanyan, surrounded by Baoyu, but Baochai is accompanied by Yinger and walks behind.

This Xue Pan, although a little reckless and a little silly, has a protective personality.Except for himself, no one can bully his younger siblings, not even his own mother.

Xue Wang knew him from the beginning, seeing his long face without even a smile, she laughed and said: "I'm just making fun of you, is it worth your anger?"

Xue Pan disagreed: "Reading is not interesting, and it is easy to make people stupid. But Hong'er is not stupid when reading, and he doesn't just know how to shake his head. He...he is different from those sour literati anyway. Mother, don't say he is stupid. .”

Xue Wang held a boy with both hands dumbfounded: "I, I really can't do anything with you two. When I was young, I fought like enemies for a toy. When did you become so harmonious?"

Baochai, who was lagging behind, laughed: "Don't mother want my brothers to be harmonious? Baochai is very happy to see it. I just hope that my brothers will be so close after they get married and start a business in the future, right? I read history books, Emperor Wen of Wei Cao Pi once forced his younger brother Cao Zhi to write a poem in seven steps. In the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin and his brothers Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji staged the Xuanwu Gate to seize the throne. If they are as harmonious as my two brothers, where are there so many Killing? What a crime."

"What you said is not entirely true. These are the stories of the emperor's family. We are not the emperor's family, so we cannot understand their psychological activities. How do you know that Cao Pi must have been very happy when he persecuted Cao Zhi? How do you know that Taizong was shot to death with an arrow Jian Jiancheng and Yuanji don't feel pain in their hearts? Knowing the history is a lesson, looking at the past and the present, we can't just tell the story of history, we have to look at the problem from different angles, and we must not be one-sided."

The Baochai that Xue Hong knows now is quite different from the one in the book.Now this one really loves to read, and is willing to dabble in any genre, but especially likes to read history. When I have any doubts about reading, I will come to Xue Hong to talk about it.Xue Hong is also used to instilling some civilized ideas into her, and the relationship between the brother and sister is also heating up day by day.

Xue Hong remembered that he didn't like Baochai a little when he was reading the book.

It can be seen from many aspects that Baochai is a very good person.Not to mention elegant demeanor and open-mindedness, what is even more rare is that he was born rich but not addicted to wealth, frugal and generous, and treats others leniently.

She can also be prepared for danger in times of peace, and develop a good impression of Baoyu. After acquiescing to the golden and jade marriage, although her behavior is somewhat against her will and deliberately conforms to Mrs. Wang, she has to say that she is also helpless.

What's more, there is no gold and no man is perfect, but for Xue Baochai, there are all kinds of people from all over the top and bottom of the Jia family, but they are full of praise, which shows that Baochai is a person.

What annoys Xue Hong is Baochai's reputation and duplicity.

Jin Chuan jumped into the well and died, and Baochai wrapped her in her new clothes without frowning, and her unabashed appearance won the praise of Jia's family.On that day, although Mrs. Wang had a ghost in her heart and wanted Jin Chuan to go away decently for peace of mind, she didn't bluntly said that she wanted Baochai's clothes.

Unlike the lofty Daiyu, the sophisticated Baochai is also considerate to Shi Xiangyun, the embarrassing lady of the Hou family, doing her best, spending money and worrying.

He not only listened to her troublesome and difficult things, but also helped her plan crab feasts, helped her with endless sewing, and was willing to teach her some words from time to time.Shi Xiangyun, who lost his biological mother since he was a child, felt the real warmth, so he hurriedly left Daiyu, who was in the same situation as him, and got close to her. After learning about the theory of a good match, he spread her virtues all over the world and belittled Daiyu. sex.

As for her, she clearly preaches that a woman's lack of talent is a virtue, but she is also well-read, and she likes others to praise her for her knowledge, she simply says one thing and does another; in order to maintain her reputation, she obviously has no intention of listening to it. When someone found out about Xiaohong's secret, she honestly and unceremoniously dumped Lin Daiyu, not wanting to be misunderstood and damage her virtuous reputation; and her virtuous reputation was almost obtained by spending a lot of money on the Jia family.

Such things made Xue Hong very displeased.

However, as he said himself, one cannot look at the issue one-sidedly.Considering Baochai's situation at that time, I'm afraid what he did was unreasonable.

The Xue family described in the book had already begun to decline when it entered Beijing.

Since the death of Xue Pan's father, all the sales bureaus, managers, shopkeepers, etc. in the provinces saw that Xue Pan was young and ignorant of the world, so they took the opportunity to abduct him.

What's more, the Xue family came to Beijing to avoid disaster because of Xue Pan's life lawsuit. urgent?I'm afraid she has to learn the world's skills.

And as a woman, there's really not much she can do.

First of all, the Xue family thought of sending Baochai, who is both talented, virtuous and beautiful, into the palace as a concubine to help their family.Seeing that this road is not going to work, he thinks about the golden and jade marriage again. After all, Rongguo Mansion at that time was still in full swing. If the family has more power, the next best thing is to settle for the next best thing. Moreover, Jia Baoyu watched him grow up, and Baochai himself is satisfied. For the Xue family, even if it was not the best strategy, it was the best way that could be thought of at that time. up.

(End of this chapter)