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

"You said that King Beijing fell in love with Sister Bao? How did you know?"

Originally, Baochai was crying because of the pear blossoms and the rain, but Baoyu was heartbroken when he saw it. While he was trying his best to comfort his "Sister Lin", he unexpectedly heard her say such words.

How can we save Sister Bao and prevent her from marrying into the Beijing Palace?

Baoyu thought for the first time that he had heard wrong. He actually knew very well what the Xue family had planned when they came to Jia's house.

But in his opinion, this was just Aunt Xue's wishful thinking. He didn't want to, the old lady didn't want to, and neither did his father Jia Zheng.

Although Mrs. Wang wanted to get closer to her and felt sorry for her niece, she would not use the precious jade for charity.

After all, the Xue family was in decline. Although they were rich, it was of no use to Baoyu.

Therefore, Baoyu also understood very well that although he still got along with Sister Bao and enjoyed her gentleness and kindness, he did not consider her as a wife.

"Did you hear wrongly?"

Even if the Xue family gave up on him, they wouldn't choose someone else so quickly, right? Besides, with Sister Bao's status, it is easy to get a good-looking fairy man. How could she lower herself to become a concubine?

Although Prince Beijing is a county prince, his sister Dabao is quite old and already has one and two concubines. If the Xue family chooses him, Sister Bao can only be an ordinary concubine.

How could someone as arrogant as Sister Bao be willing to do this?

"I heard it right. Since I got the news, I have asked several maids to test it out. In addition to the maids, the rough ladies in the courtyard also know about it. They all know it, and they are just guarding against the people here."

Baochai was very anxious and dizzy, so she asked Baoyu to discuss countermeasures with her.

Baoyu was silent for a long time and quickly accepted this fact.

In his heart, Sister Lin would not lie, and only Sister Lin would be so worried about Sister Bao, worried that she would not be able to find a good match.

He thought that he had never mentioned his sisters at home in front of King Beijing, so how did King Beijing know?

Moreover, he chose Sister Bao instead of the best Sister Lin, which shows that he knew the situation of the Xue family.

Knowing that Sister Lin was protected by the Jia family and that no one paid attention to Sister Bao, he allowed him to marry her by force.

but……

"Don't worry, sister Lin. This matter still depends on the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words. My aunt has the final say in this matter, and she may not follow my cousin's wishes."

He was silent for another moment and said helplessly: "Besides, Sister Bao may not be willing. She is different from us, she wants to have a career. It's hard to say anything else about the prince. His talent and virtue are also first-rate, so he may not be in line with Sister Bao's wishes. ."

"You look at me...her like this," Baochai looked embarrassed. She didn't expect that Baoyu looked at her like this in his previous life. It seems that she has no heart and is a fool who only likes to climb high branches.

"But no matter what, that person is not a good match. With Sister Bao's character, doesn't it mean that...she can't have a stable and prosperous life? I have also heard of the prince's reputation. He is ambitious and does not care about men and women. He is really not a good man. If Sister Bao follows him, I'm afraid she won't have a good life."

Even if you don't fall into the cliché of palace fighting and house fighting, you will be eaten up by the prince. The King of Beijing would change his favored concubine every one or two years. Apart from the principal concubine, how could anyone live long?

"But we can't go rogue and be her master."

Baoyu smiled bitterly, Sister Lin never cares about other people's business, but she didn't want to go overboard with Sister Bao.

Sister Bao didn't come to ask for help, but the little girl down there spread rumors, and Sister Lin panicked. But other people's affairs are none of Sister Lin's business.

"If you are worried, let's go to Aunt Xue's house to see her. If she is really unwilling..."

"If you really don't want to, can you help?"

Baochai couldn't help but look at him hopefully.

"Alas!" Baoyu touched his nose guiltily, mainly because this matter was not the old lady's business. If these two children spread this matter, it will only make it harder for the Xue family to behave.

Moreover, Sister Bao’s reputation will also be ruined!

"Sister Bao is very talented. If she doesn't want to, my aunt won't dare to force her. Sister Lin, although you have good intentions, I think you should ask Sister Bao first."

Baoyu touched his nose guiltily again. In his opinion, since the Xue family did not spread the news, it meant that their family had not settled down yet.

The two families are just relatives. If the Xue family marries a girl, as long as she is not married to the Jia family, they have no right to manage it.

After he poured a basin of cold water on Baochai, his fevered mind finally sobered up a little.

Although she was 100% sure that she would be dissatisfied with this marriage. But if this layer of quilt is lifted, I'm afraid the situation will be even worse.

Baochai thought for a long time and then said: "You have been saying that you are in love with the prince all day long. But he wants to marry your cousin but he didn't tell you. Xue Pan invited you to have a drink yesterday, and he didn't miss the slightest meaning. This is weird. If you For the sake of her being with us all these years, it would be good to help inquire. Let’s see what the prince and the Xue family think."

Seeing that Sister Lin was relieved, Baoyu immediately agreed.

It is better to find out King Beijing's thoughts than to ask him to directly come up with ideas to break up.

If Sister Lin hadn't cared about Sister Bao...

Baoyu thought about it, feeling a little bit annoyed. Why did Sister Lin care about Sister Bao more than she cared about him?

The Prince of Beijing does not care about men and women. He hangs out with the prince and does not see Sister Lin feeling distressed or concerned.

"It's easy to talk about. Since the Xue family didn't let our family know, it obviously doesn't want us to know. This matter is not urgent and needs to be considered in the long run."

Baoyu had just comforted his sister Lin when he heard Zijuan talking to Xiren outside. Seeing that he didn't go back for a long time, Xiren came to look for him.

In the next few days, the two of them checked carefully, but there was no movement in the Xue family.

Aunt Xue still often comes to Jia's house every day, and there is nothing strange about her face.

Xue Pan still often went out and played with the unfilial children of the Jia family.

On the other hand, Baochai No. 2 was asked by Aunt Xue to embroider things at home, so she didn’t go out much.

When Jia Mu and others asked, she said that she was not well and that her old illness had recurred.

The old lady and the madam just thought she was embarrassed because of the rumors in the past, so they didn't invite her to play.

Slowly, no one in the Jia family mentioned her.

Now, Baoyu really believed Baochai's words, but it was not a shameful thing for Baochai to marry into the palace. Although Xue Pan was responsible for this matter, as an elder brother is like a father, Xue Pan's words still hold great weight.

Since he couldn't know Baochai No. 2's thoughts, Baoyu planned to find out from King Beijing.

He was also smart and knew not to ask the prince directly. He only asked Mingyan to get information from the handyman next to the prince and asked him if he wanted to name some people again.

"Damn it, when has there ever been a shortage of people around the prince? It's just that Liu Meiren has been suffering from a heart attack recently, and she has suffered a lot. The prince feels sorry for her, and he didn't even eat the meal because of his sadness yesterday. I heard about the crocodile country, and a red-haired girl was offered as a gift. My beauty, the prince is very interested in her now!"