Detective in the Red Chamber

Now that she is determined to seek 'justice', how could she give up halfway because of this small setback?

Taking advantage of Jia Baoyu's absence, she feigned surprise and exclaimed: "Ah! How come there are outsiders in this room?!"

While speaking, he flicked towards the chest, and those jade-like fingers made a mistake in the rush, and 'accidentally' caught the bright yellow collar, and the already deep neckline suddenly fell down again, revealing a large area. Fair skin.

When the fingers broke free, the collar suddenly retracted, and the violent mountains fluttered and swayed without falling.

Although this scene is difficult to describe in detail, it made Sun Shaozong's eyes shine brightly. If he hadn't become more and more experienced in the past few years, he would almost show his insanity.

He forced himself to suppress the urge to take a closer look, leaned on the ground and cupped his hands and said, "My nephew has seen Aunt Xue."

Of course, although he tried his best to capture it, if he were replaced by someone with bright eyes and a bright heart, he would also faintly notice the corner of his eyes that he seemed to be hanging down, but secretly glanced over.

It's a pity that Aunt Xue is just a housewife with a natural nature, how did she ever develop such good eyesight?

I just thought that Sun Shaozong hadn't seen it, and I was unwilling and discouraged, and for a moment I forgot to respond to Sun Shaozong's greeting.

Fortunately, Jia Baoyu followed in panting, carrying a big burden.

Aunt Xue was afraid that he would discover something, so the villain complained first and scolded: "Baoyu, there are foreigners in this room, why don't you let me know."

Jia Baoyu knew he was wrong, but the word 'foreigner' was definitely not easy to recognize in front of Sun Shaozong.

So he piled the bundles on the table with a laugh, clapped his hands and said, "What does Auntie say, how can Second Brother Sun be considered an outsider? Not to mention that the three families are friends from generation to generation, and now they have become relatives-in-law - just from the appearance alone." From my brother's point of view, it is definitely not a foreigner."

Aunt Xue took the initiative to attack and wanted this effect.

And listening to Baoyu's answer, she also vaguely realized that she had gone too far when calling Sun Shaozong a "foreigner" in person.

So he hurriedly covered his mouth and said with a sneer: "Sun family Erlang don't blame me, I was surprised just now, I just talked nonsense, but I didn't mean to see Erlang."

Speaking of this, she pointed at the bag and said, "It's a coincidence that these leather materials were brought by Xue Biao a few days ago, and he also specified that some of them would be distributed to your family—I'm so confused. I actually forgot to clean it up."

"You might as well come here today, so you might as well share a share with Baoyu, and save me trouble."

As she spoke, she stepped forward to untie the burden on her own.

This was an idea that had been made long ago, otherwise how could Aunt Xue take advantage of the situation to stay?

However, when she made a plan, the beginning, succession and turning point were a bit blunt, and a caring person could detect the problem at a glance.

But just now, she said something wrong in a moment of impatience, but on the contrary, her behavior made her look like she was making amends, and there was no flaw by accident.

So Sun Shaozong didn't think much about it, just looking at Aunt Xue's shy and flustered appearance, he couldn't help sighing in his heart: Although this charming woman is rare, there is always something to find.

The most rare thing is actually this well-known woman, but from time to time she reveals the innocence of a girl.

Adding the two together is like adding wings to a tiger.

If she hadn't been Xue Pan's mother and Jia Baoyu's aunt, Sun Shaozong might not have been able to hold Li Wan's match two days ago.

But the leather-wrapped bag was tied a little tighter, and was carried by two maids just now, and now it turned into a pig's trotter buckle.

Aunt Xue tried a few times, but failed, so she used her strength before she knew it, and all the sticky parts that were torn were trembling, and she inadvertently gave out a lot of benefits.

Now Baoyu is also in the room. In front of him, Sun Shaozong naturally didn't like to look at him, so he looked away reluctantly, and asked casually in response to the situation: "Brother Xue Biao, can you stay at your house these few days? Since he is thinking about it I, I should always thank you in person."

"It was originally there."

Jia Baoyu shook his head, then curled his lips: "But Mei Hanlin is leaving Beijing to take up his post today. Brother Xue and Sister Baoqin have all gone to the pier to see him off."

Sun Shaozong was not surprised when he heard the words: "Will you see him off at this time?"

"It is said that Shen Shi [three o'clock in the afternoon] left Beijing, and it is about time to come back."

Shen Shi left Beijing?

Sun Shaozong was even more surprised. If there were no special circumstances these days, he usually left Beijing in the morning. Even if something happened, he would choose to leave before noon.

This application time to leave Beijing, coupled with the procrastination practice of welcoming and seeing off in the officialdom, wouldn't it mean that he would have to stay at the top of the hotel just after leaving?

Even if it is by water, it may not be so convenient to sail at night...

I really don't know what Mei Hanlin is thinking.

But this Mei Hanlin is indeed a weird person. Recently, Sun Shaozong has more or less inquired about Mei Hanlin's personality—mainly from Yu Qian, after all, he just stayed in the Imperial Academy for a year and a half.

According to Yu Qian's description, this Mei Hanlin is also a maverick in the Hanlin Academy.

His uniqueness, at best, is that he is proud of his superiors but not bullied his subordinates.

He treats his subordinates, or those who are not as good as him, with a pleasant face; he treats his superiors and those with backgrounds, but he is silent.

This wasn't surprising at first.

After all, Hanlin people are proud and arrogant, and that has long been a tradition.

The strange thing is that once a friendly colleague or subordinate gets promoted, he will quickly alienate from the other party, and on several occasions, he even turned his friends into enemies in person.

Not to mention the superiors who come and go, even his colleagues and subordinates who treat him with a pleasant face keep him at a respectful distance.

It is also because of this that Mei Hanlin has been in the Hanlin Academy for more than ten years, but has not been promoted. He is still a regular seventh-rank editor.

And this time, he only lost the official position of Zhou Tongzhi from the sixth rank.

It seems to be promoted by a rank, but considering the noble status of Hanlin and the practice of going out of Beijing to raise a rank, this is actually a clear rise and a dark fall.

No, it's almost a direct downgrade!

It seems that the emperor secretly punished him for his memorial to the alchemist, although he didn't make it clear.

This can be a warning.

Anyway, although Sun Shaozong has a great reputation, he has never had anything to do with the rumor officials of the Qing Dynasty. It is better to avoid getting involved in such things as angering treacherous men in the future.

Speaking of...

What was the Xue family planning to make a marriage contract with Mei Hanlin?

Just as she was thinking about what was there, Aunt Xue finally unwrapped her bag and said in a loud voice, "Come here and have a look, see if there is something you can do."

Jia Baoyu immediately moved over when he heard the words, apparently not feeling that there was anything inappropriate about the three of them getting along.

Seeing this, Sun Shaozong naturally would not try to imitate those moral gentlemen, but took two steps around, and arrived at the position diagonally opposite Aunt Xue.

After just such a burst of tearing, Aunt Xue's forehead was already slightly sweating.

It really is a plump and timid physique.

According to Sun Shaozong's experience, most of this kind of physique is also very 'moist'...

cough~

Look at the leather, look at the leather!

By the way, these leather materials are really rare and good products, and I don’t know where Xue Biao, who is a southerner, got them in exchange for them. At this time, it should not be popular to wear fur in Jiangnan at this time?

"I've seen Second Master Xue!"

At this time, there was a maidservant's voice saying hello outside, and it sounded like Xue Biao had come.

This really means that Cao Cao Cao Cao will arrive.

Sun Shaozong unconsciously stopped looking through, and looked up at the door.

When the cotton curtain was picked up, it was not Xue Biao who came in first, but Xue Baoqin in plain clothes.

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Chapter 782 Xue 【中】

When Xue Baoqin entered the door, he was obviously resentful.

This can be seen from the fact that the thick cotton curtain was pulled up high.

However, when she entered the door and saw Sun Shaozong, her momentum faltered, and she subconsciously wanted to change her face.

But after all, she is not like Sun Shaozong. She has experienced in the officialdom for many years. Can this true emotion be hidden?

Fortunately, when riding a tiger, Xue Biao had already arrived behind, and urged in surprise: "You can either go in or stay outside. What's the matter blocking the door?"

Hearing the words, Xue Baoqin finally entered the room, leaned over and said all blessings, and said in a crisp voice: "Baoqin has met aunt, second elder brother of the Sun family, and elder brother Bao."

From these titles, we can see how far they are from each other.

To be honest, the time Sun Shaozong lived under the same roof with her was not much different from that of Baoyu.

But after all, there is a difference between inside and outside, it is not as good as Jia Baoyu, who used to hang out in the circle of women and girls, and regarded himself as a friend of women.

And Xue Biao heard the words "Second Brother of the Sun family" later, and finally understood why his sister stopped moving forward.

Immediately, he hurriedly followed in to salute, and deliberately picked Thumbs up: "The name of the second brother has once again resounded throughout the capital in the past few days. After hearing this, the younger brother also feels that his face is honored."

In fact, nearly half of the momentum this time was secretly instigated by Sun Shaozong.

But there is no need to explain this matter to Xue Biao, and he said with a smile: "It's just a matter of loyalty to the king, what can I say? It's just a coincidence that you came, I was just thinking about it. Where did you get all these furs?"

Only then did Xue Biao notice that there was a lot of leather scattered on the table.

He pursed his lips, shook his head and said: "Speaking of which, it is a good fortune for the elder brother. The northern captives did not ask for anything good this time, so they had to exchange the treasures accumulated over the years for rations. In the end, it would be cheaper for us to do business. Is it?"

It turned out to be related to Sun Shaozu.

This time, Sun Shaozu took nearly a thousand Shenji Battalions to practice outside the Great Wall, but happened to see Mohe people attacking Caogu. First, they set up an ambush, and later they insisted on fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness, defending several small towns with the help of new firearms.

Those barbarians couldn't get anything cheap, and they were encountering two heavy snowfalls that came in advance. Many cattle and sheep at home froze to death.

However, according to Brother Cheap's temperament, I'm afraid he won't just sit and watch, these treasures are taken away by others - it is estimated that when he comes back, the good leather goods at home will be enough for more than ten years.

At this time, I heard Xue Biao say again: "Sister, don't you have something to talk to your aunt? Why don't you go back to Hengwuyuan..."

Firstly, he didn't want his sister to show his face in public, and secondly, he also realized that what Aunt Xue was wearing today was really not 'appropriate', so he wanted to help her out.

But how did Xue Biao know that Aunt Xue finally got a chance today to prove that she still has charm and youth?

Hearing what the nephew meant, it seemed that he wanted to leave the stage, so he immediately interrupted him, saying: "Your sister is feeling a little unwell today, and she fell asleep when I came out, it's better to let her be quiet and quiet."

As he said that, he hurriedly changed the topic again, and asked curiously: "By the way, didn't you guys go to send Mei Hanlin off just now? Have you ever discussed with him about a charter?"

Unexpectedly, upon hearing these words, Xue Biao immediately faltered, and a rare look of embarrassment appeared between his brows.

For Xue Biao, who has always been young and mature, this is a rare situation.

So not to mention Aunt Xue who asked the question, Sun Shaozong and Jia Baoyu next to him also became curious.

After all, Sun Shaozong had a distant relationship, and he maintained his own identity, so he didn't take the initiative to ask questions.

But did Jia Baoyu on the side ever avoid it?

At the moment, I chased after Xue Biao to get to the bottom of it.

Xue Biao just shirked it blindly, but Xue Baoqin showed off his face and smiled, and told the story of today's encounter generously: "So that my aunt will know, today my brother and I performed a monkey show with someone--Mei's family Younger and younger, we boarded the ship and left Beijing before noon, leaving only one servant behind, saying that the time was wrong when we were notified last time, so we brothers and sisters should not be offended."

There is such a coquettish operation? !

Isn't this obviously playing people like monkeys?

No wonder Xue Baoqin looked very angry when he just entered the door.

Hearing his sister's blunt words, Xue Biao became more and more embarrassed, and hurriedly made amends: "Mei Shibo is also afraid of hurting us..."

However, Aunt Xue's heart ached when she heard it, but how could he wait for an explanation?

Immediately, he stepped forward quickly, took Xue Baoqin into his arms, and said repeatedly: "My son, it's really hard for you to be in such a house!"

Xue Baoqin turned her head and neck, and put her ears on Aunt Xue's 'heart' where her heartbeat could hardly be heard, but her eyes fell on Sun Shaozong, showing hesitation at the same time.

Sun Shaozong was wondering what she was doing at this moment, when she suddenly saw the little girl gritted her silver teeth and said seriously: "Auntie's thinking is wrong, it's a good thing to follow me, at least you don't have to make troubles." Think about it day and night, what is going on there."

"Baoqin!"

Xue Biao scolded, although Xue Baoqin stopped the sound in time, but his face was dissatisfied.

Hearing this meaning, the little girl seemed to be going to regret the marriage on her own initiative - just now she stared at herself and hesitated, most likely because she was afraid that the words would spread outside.

only……

The Mei family is also in trouble now, if the two families can discuss it well, it is okay for the Mei family to propose to terminate the engagement - but seeing this monkey-like move, the Mei family may not be able to have this kind of "benevolence".

And once the matter of regretting the marriage was brought up first by the Xue family, the reputation of treachery and detriment to others was definitely not gone.

After all, on the surface, it seems that the Xue family is now in the Rongguo Mansion, and it is a time of prosperity - but there must be some people who suspect that this repentant marriage is to climb the high branch of "Uncle Guo".

This will not only affect Xue Baoqin's future marriage, but also make the Xue family, which is actually in decline, even worse.

This is also the reason why Xue Biao said that he wanted to break off the engagement, but he took the initiative to stop his sister just now.