Going through the Red Mansions quickly means going against the system.

It is possible that Xue Baochai is arrogant, but it is a trivial matter for a manly man to be rejected. If Liu Xianglian is really serious, this will not be difficult.

"The sister of the Xue family is indeed very good. She has a rare virtuous and decent personality. In terms of family background, she is indeed not as good as the Jia family now, but if you are willing, we can give it a try."

When thinking about Baochai's future marriage partner, whether it is Jia Baoyu or the possible Jia Yucun, the focus is not on Baochai.

And Baochai clearly deserves better. Besides, at this time, it is important to pay attention to the parents' orders and the words of the matchmaker. As Xue Baochai's biological brother, Xue Pan really has the final say. So now that the woman has said it, Liu Erlang can't ignore it.

Moreover, Miaoyu felt better than being entangled by Third Sister You. Her personality was too strong and Liu Xianglian was too cold. If something went wrong between them one day, they would have wasted another good girl.

Thinking of this, Miaoyu suddenly remembered the Yuanyang sword that Liu Xianglian always carried with her. At this time, there was indeed only one hilt left.

"What? You have already given the token of love to Xue Pan?"

Miaoyu asked, seeing his blush, she knew Liu Xianglian had really done this.

"Brother Xue said, I'm not good..."

"Since I have given you a token of love, how can I regret it? Girls are self-respecting and self-respecting. If they are matched with you, you should cherish it."

Miaoyu didn't expect it to be so easy. Now that Xue Pan has accepted the man's token, if Baochai refuses again, his reputation will be damaged.

"In this case, then I will go to Jia's house to talk to her again, so as not to make her feel that we have offended her."

Miaoyu said that she was about to get up and leave when she saw a young man who was receiving news outside coming to report that the old concubine of the Zhen family in the palace had just disappeared.

The emperor decreed that all noble families could not hold banquets and music for one year, and common people could not get married in three months, so Liu Xianglian's marriage had to wait.

"It's okay, we can't rush the marriage, we have to get used to it first."

Seeing that things had changed, Miaoyu could only comfort Liu Xianglian. Now, no matter how anxious he is to get married, he still has to wait three months.

"Well, I'll get down to business first. Now that I have an identity, I can go to the Xue family to propose marriage."

Liu Xianglian saw clearly that he, along with Miaoyu, Wei Ruolan and others, had established many small territories in the south. Looking at the general trend of the world, there would really be chaos one day. Therefore, I feel that it is not difficult to become a king and prime minister in my generation.

What happened just now was just that he was restless and had some pre-marital anxiety. He knew the Xue family's original thoughts, so he was worried that it would not work out if it took too long. Now that God is not on his side, he has settled down instead.

Miaoyu thinks this is a good thing. After a long time, things may turn around.

Here at the Xue family, Aunt Xue has returned from the Jia family. She was tired of her son's noise before, so she hid away. Now she heard about the death of Mrs. Zhen at Jia's house, and came back uneasily.

She also comes from a big family and is very sensitive to things. When she heard this, she immediately thought of her own family.

She is the legitimate daughter of the Wang family, and she married into the Xue family because of a family marriage.

When she first got married, her mother comforted her by saying that although she was not very powerful in the Xue family, she would not be able to spend all the money in the future, so she married her in order to give her happiness.

But now when she looked at her children, and then at her sister-in-law Mrs. Wang's children, she felt a little uncomfortable.

Needless to say, her Xue Pan is the best, but Baochai is the best. Her cruel and short-lived husband-in-law once said that if the calculations were done correctly and the girl Baochai would protect the family, they would not have to worry about it for the rest of their lives.

But looking at it now, I can't get into the palace, and I want to get closer to Baoyu from my sister's family, but I'm also disliked by others. Originally, her Baochai was two or three years older than Baoyu. How could this girl wait so long? Therefore, she was very anxious.

I originally thought I could figure it out slowly this year, but now that the old concubine Zhen is dead, her family's Baochai will be another year older if she waits for Baoyu.

As soon as I got home, I felt even more uncomfortable. A eunuch named Qian who often visited the palace came to the house again and asked to borrow money.

Xue Pan witnessed how Dai Quan was arrested before, and he got into trouble later. Their family could only honestly take the money and give it away, but they couldn't control it later, and people kept coming to borrow money from the house.

But borrowing money and not paying it back, isn't this the same as robbery?

There is also an eunuch Xia from Mrs. Wang's office who borrowed money from the Jia family on the pretext of Yuan Chun's order, so she can't help much here. Now that her brother Wang Ziteng is still outside patrolling the border and has not returned, the Xue family really has no supporter.

Her daughter Baochai comforted her and said this was a good thing, but what was the good thing about it? Nowadays, this expenditure alone in the family costs nearly one thousand taels per month. What kind of family property can support such expenses?

“Mrs. The relationship is so good that I can’t even open my mouth.”

"How about I give you a note so that your family can withdraw more money from the Holy Spirit's inner treasury next month?"

The Xue family's business transactions are indeed paid out from the emperor's inner treasury as usual, but now that the financial situation is bad, the head of the Ministry of Household Affairs said that it will not be easy to pay out in the future. Just in the past two months, the Ministry of Revenue has not given any money, and now my family has to support so much.

Seeing that Aunt Xue and Xue Pan were both unhappy, the eunuch thought for a while and whispered.

"We are really short of money now. After all, the New Year has just passed and there is no harvest yet. We need to spend money on everything in this big and small period. Now that we have such a thing, we have to send more to the tomb of the concubine... But next time It will be good if the month is really good. If there are fat sheep to slaughter, you will be rich for a while in the future."

"Where did the fat sheep come from?" Xue Pan was curious and couldn't help but ask carefully.

Eunuch Qian smiled half-heartedly, but said it anyway.

"Who knows, there are people on the left and right. This news is either true or false. We will have to wait a little longer to find out."

When he said this, Aunt Xue immediately thought of the Zhen family. Her father Xue was gone, and the Xue family went downhill. Now that the Zhen family's backer has fallen, isn't it the end of the Zhen family?

If the Zhen family can fall, is the Jia family far behind?

Aunt Xue quickly asked someone to get money and send the money eunuch away, and then she fell ill immediately.

As soon as she fell ill, Xue Baochai came back from the Grand View Garden.

But Aunt Xue's illness is a heart disease that cannot be cured easily. Therefore, she has been on the bed for more than two months and has not improved.

Seeing that it was almost Baoyu's birthday, Xue Baochai couldn't help but feel anxious. Thinking that most of Daiyu's health was now better because of Miaoyu's care, she thought of inviting Miaoyu to come to her home to treat her mother.