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

"Sister Lin, long time no see."

Baochai was just thinking about how to approach Baochai No. 2 inadvertently. Aunt Xue was always staring at her eagerly. She didn't even have a chance to be alone with Baochai No. 2. How could she convince that person?

Unexpectedly, Baochai No. 2 came over to say hello, as if he knew what she was thinking.

The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, but when they saw each other again, they suddenly had different feelings.

Although the two of them are in different skins, they are actually the same person inside. Although Baochai is uniquely endowed and now merges with Daiyu, she is still the one who takes the initiative.

We usually get along and don't feel any difference, but isn't it a long time since we last met? Both men found similarities in each other.

Baochai No. 2 is not a fool. She originally suspected Lin Daiyu because the two were on opposite sides. Now that she has been arranged by her mother and brother to marry someone else, this "Lin Daiyu" is naturally not an enemy.

Although she also liked Baoyu, she didn't like it enough to compete with others. Now, she hopes to use what she has to keep the Xue family.

Unlike Aunt Xue and Xue Pan, she doesn't believe in King Beijing. In her opinion, the Xue family is just a three-year-old kid walking around in the busy city with gold in his hand, and everyone is looking at her house greedily.

Instead of trusting the wolf-like King Beijing, it is better to trust the Jia family and Wang family who have protected her family until now.

King Beijing was thoughtful, saying that marrying her still had many challenges, as if he would suffer a loss if she married him.

The King of Beijing asked her family to find someone to submit a letter of surrender. No matter how you look at it, it is a conspiracy. She harmed the Jia family together with her family, wouldn't Uncle Wang think too much about it?

Unless it was done very covertly and King Beijing also gave her visible benefits, she would do it.

After understanding this, she became less resistant to marrying King Beijing as a concubine, but she was used to hedging her bets and not offending anyone, so she took advantage of today's outing to quietly write a secret letter, intending to give it to Daiyu and Tanchun.

Only these two people will pay attention to this information and report it. Although she was suspected of betraying King Beijing by doing this, she could protect the Xue family to the greatest extent.

This balancing art is not only played by the royal family, she also understands it. Therefore, when I held hands with Baochai, I avoided Aunt Xue's eyes and put them in Baochai's hands.

In the past, she would have hesitated, but now she was full of confidence. She saw something similar to herself in Baochai.

Baochai clenched the things in his hands and understood immediately.

She said that Baochai No. 2, as she was before, would not sit still and wait for death. Since she saw the Xue family going downhill, why didn't she think of a way to stop the car?

"The Jia family is in trouble, the Xue family is in trouble, and Shui Xun is plotting."

"Is this really what Sister Bao gave you?"

Baoyu was surprised. He had just returned from the Prince's Mansion in Beijing, but he didn't see anything wrong with the prince. He treated him as usual, but he couldn't see that King Beijing wanted to plot against his family.

"Sister Lin, what do you think?"

It's not that Baoyu doesn't believe it, it's just that he can't accept it for a while. His family and the palace are also family friends. Now that both families have idle official positions and there is no conflict of interest, why would Shui Rong still plot against his family?

"Whether it is true or not, since Sister Bao sent us the message, she naturally doesn't want us to suffer a big loss due to someone's calculations. We still need to let the old lady and uncle know about this."

Baochai has experienced a lifetime and knows that women know very little in the back house. You are lowering the flag from the tree on the city wall, but how can you know that I am in the deep palace?

Whether it's good or bad outside, it's all men's business. Although Jia Zheng acted like a gentleman and did not want to take charge of the affairs, he was wary and knew better than their children.

"Master, him?"

Baoyu was suspicious for the first time. Jia Zheng impressed him so much on weekdays that he really couldn't think of any good ideas that Jia Zheng could come up with.

A gentleman bullies others. In ordinary days, he can't control the unruly servants at home. Tell him, isn't it just a matter of publicizing it in public?

But he couldn't bear Baochai's constant persuasion, so he could only retreat to Jia Zheng's outer study with a droopy face.

"Master, Baoyu needs to see you for something."

Baoyu spoke to the unopened door curtain. He saw that there were no servants nearby, and he didn't dare to come directly to the door.

"Cough cough!"

Jia Zheng heard his voice and quickly pushed away Aunt Zhao.

Aunt Zhao is better than Mrs. Wang, but she is young and immodest. She visits the house every day and listens to the gossip in the house. When Jia Zheng is at home, ask someone to pay attention.

Jia Zheng was so proud that he sent the boy away at this time and got close to Aunt Zhao for a while. I don't want to be caught by Baoyu now, and I can't help but blush.

"Okay, what is he here for?"

Aunt Zhao complained while buttoning her buttons. Seeing Jia Zheng in a hurry, he felt funny.

"What do you care about him? Hurry up!"

Jia Zheng tidied himself up and drove Aunt Zhao away. In fact, he didn't dare to show his prostitution in the daytime, but wasn't this the time when love couldn't be restrained?

Aunt Zhao was angry because she had finally managed to get hold of the master, so she adjusted her collar and twisted open the door curtain.

"Auntie?"

Although Baoyu guessed it, he was still disappointed. Not only was Jia Zheng disappointed with him, he was also disappointed with Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng felt that he had lost his trumpet practice and had been practicing trumpet with Aunt Zhao. He, Baoyu, did not have much confidence in Jia Zheng as a father.

The father and son are at odds with each other, but at this time, the Jia family has reached a time of life and death, and they have to try to get along with each other.

When Aunt Zhao saw Baoyu alone, she just rolled her eyes and turned away. But she didn't go far. She only watched Baoyu go in and talk to Jia Zheng, then quietly returned and eavesdropped through the door and window.

"Ahem, what's the matter?"

Jia Zheng still pretended to be serious, but the blush from being caught by his son could not go away for a while, so he became more and more embarrassed.

Baoyu didn't bother to look at his face, so he respectfully conveyed the news he had heard to Jia Zheng.

Fortunately, Jia Zheng had already cleared the place, so he didn't need to ask Jia Zheng to clear the place again.

"You said that King Beijing is plotting against our family?"

After hearing the news, Jia Zheng was so surprised that he almost dropped the tea cup in his hand. He didn't believe his son at first, but questioned him.

"Nonsense! What do you kids know? You've only been out and about for a few days and you think you're a piece of material? Why don't you read your book?"

Baoyu had known that Jia Zheng would think so. Which of the things he did would not object to him?

Therefore, he usually never comes to get close to Jia Zheng and share a family relationship. The two of them almost never stood in the same room when Mrs. Wang was not present.

"If we haven't checked clearly, how can we dare to taint the master's ears?" Baoyu lowered his head and counted the floor tiles in his mind.

"The Jia family's affairs are important. If you didn't listen carefully, how could you dare to trouble me?"

His rhetorical question shocked Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng looked at Baoyu blankly, as if he was meeting his son for the first time, and wanted to take a closer look.