Yucuo of the Red Chamber

The couple hurriedly got up to welcome them out, and told Yinger to send the manager away first, and wait if there was something urgent, and come back after half an hour if there was nothing urgent. .. It doesn't matter if you are in charge, anyway, if there is nothing important, you can chat on the sidelines, or inquire about what news is out of Xue's family, just to hear something new.Thinking about it, I quietly asked the servants on the second door to inquire about it. After all, Aunt Xue and Baochai would not tell them, at least not in such detail and detail.

Here, Aunt Xue didn't care about Jingui's usual dislike, so she rushed forward and pulled her, only to see that her clothes were a bit messy, her hair was tied up with a few hairpins and flowers, and her face was already crying, with a line of snot and tears , messed up the rouge powder, and she wiped it a few times, just like mixed Heluo noodles.Seeing Aunt Xue holding her and crying even harder, beating, beating, rubbing and rubbing non-stop, I think she was very sad, otherwise how could she have been so helpless?

"Good sister-in-law, let's talk about it in the house. Mom is too old to stand up to you." Baochai hurried up to support her, and she and her little girl Xiaoshe supported her to the back Go to the wing room, while Tong Xi and Tong Gui helped Aunt Xue to see if she was injured.Fortunately, Jingui didn't splash it on purpose, so it didn't hit hard.

"Isn't it because you have a good brother who stole a lot of my gold, silver, jewelry and antiques, I don't know. He went outside to hook up with fans, and I don't care. Who knows he also kidnapped big men , what exactly does he want to do to me...I can't live anymore, so I might as well just let it go, so as not to burden me in the future..." Jingui was crying, confused, and couldn't explain clearly, but followed Baochai all the way. , is quite sensible.

"Speak carefully, how did Pan'er abduct a man? Who said that? Why are you crying so hard?" Aunt Xue asked hurriedly.

"It's not what I said. People from Jingzhao Mansion came to arrest the uncle early in the morning, saying that someone had sued the uncle and stole it. I don't know where he hid it. Now it's been ten days since no one died or dead. What should I do? Hard life..." Jingui and his party cried and complained, and every sentence brought something to the damn Xue family to deceive her; they also said that she had a hard life, marrying a slut who wanted to be both male and female; and that she was an idiot He just knew that he stole her money and sent it out, while talking, he wiped his tears and snot on Baochai and Aunt Xue, and then slapped them on their faces, crying bitterly and pretending to be evil. point.

"What?! The Jingzhao Mansion dared to come to our house to arrest people? What did my brother say? Who sued him? Is there any proof?" Aunt Xue lost her mind when she heard that her son had committed another evil deed. Baochai was still calm. , busy asking why.But I was quite puzzled in my heart. In the past, whenever Xue Pan had something to do, the government would always come to inform him first, and then make arrangements early. How did the rules change this time?

"Why don't you dare, your Xue family is not the king of heaven, you can do whatever you want. Now you can't even count as a relative of the emperor, why can't you go? Is that your Xue family? I have been married to your family for more than a year. I haven't even entered the Xue family's door, and relying on a good relative, I just beg for food. Aren't your Xue family rich? Why are you missing? You also stole my things..." Jin Gui has many methods in his daily life Well, now that I'm dumb, I know how to cry and vent my anger.

Baochai couldn't be bothered, seeing that she really couldn't explain clearly, so she asked Xiao She, "Tell me, what did Jingzhao Mansion say? What did brother say?"

Xiao She glanced at Jingui, seeing that she had no intention of blaming her, she responded boldly: "Go back to my aunt, Jingzhao Mansion said that someone went to complain that an inn had lost someone, and everyone saw the uncle around that time." I have been to that inn, and it is still carrying a big box, it must be able to hold a person. Jingzhao Mansion did not believe it at first, but after an open and secret investigation, it said that the uncle was the most suspected, so he dared to take the uncle to ask for clarification. If not, it’s better to return the uncle’s innocence.”

"Nonsense!" Aunt Xue finally understood what she heard, and shouted, "If someone is lost in the store, why should they say that Pan'er abducted them? Does anyone in the world ask our family for them? Does Pan'er want anyone?" , Even if you buy a lot, how can you use crutches? Who is the Jingzhao Mansion? Let the mansion ask for someone in a while. Okay, don’t cry, you are usually very good with us, that’s all It's worth doing something so earth-shattering, and it's not about saving some face for the uncle."

After listening for a while to bring people back, Jingui finally stopped crying, and said in his mouth: "So I was overthinking, and I also know that your Xue family is rich, and you have money when you talk about it. You have everything, and there are good things." Relatives are coercing others. Since this is the case, I don’t need to worry about it. I just hope that he can come back soon and safely. I am thankful. I don’t know what happened to me. Be careful, lest I get tired if I don't pay attention."

"Okay, no one will trouble you, you are dignified and dignified. It's rare to come here today, so go back after breakfast." Baochai persuaded lukewarmly, while thinking about how to get rid of it. Xue Pan brought it back.At the moment, the masters in the two mansions are busy with Yuanchun affairs, even the decent housekeepers are also busy, either following into the court, or taking care of affairs outside the court, etc. In short, everyone is in a hurry.Leaving early in the morning, the earliest you can't come back is when you're upright, and the miserable day has passed.

Although Jingui lives in Lixiangyuan, she has never been here before. Seeing that the style and specifications of the mansion are quite different from other places, and now that Baochai and Aunt Xue are in charge, she is naturally happy to keep her here.He was still muttering dissatisfied and cursing indiscriminately.Although Baochai hates it in his heart, he can't keep his face. Even if others know about it, it's not in accordance with the etiquette, so he has to be patient.It took some effort to persuade her, and then let Ying'er take her to freshen up, and let Wen Xing and Qiu Wen take care of her.At this moment, I didn't care that there were still people waiting in the anteroom, and after Jin Gui left, he persuaded Aunt Xue while discussing.

"Don't worry, mom. The person in charge is not here at the moment. According to me, it's better to send a young man to inquire first, and then make a fuss after seeing how the situation is. Then find a suitable person to go to the government office. If If it makes sense, it's good. If it doesn't make sense, it's considered an effort. My brother always behaves like this, and no matter how much money you spend, you can't learn to be good. If you really should stay in there for a while, it can be regarded as a lesson. Let him stay." Baochai persuaded politely.This ineffective brother made her worry a lot.

Aunt Xue listened, thought for a while, nodded and said: "You are very right. He should suffer a little bit. Now that he has been caught, he will suffer a little bit sooner or later. Maybe he can improve. But now The important people in the mansion are all busy, who should go?"

Baochai stood up and made a cup of tea for Aunt Xue, only to think of a few people, and replied, "It's cheap to send a servant to inquire about it later. Baoyu's servants can be ordered around, or ask Feng girl how much to borrow?" Personal..." Thinking of this, Baochai had a better idea, nodded and said to himself, "Mom, why don't we go and find Feng girl, she is more familiar with official affairs than us, and the men are not here at the moment, Maybe she is the only one who can help. In addition, it would be appropriate to send someone to call Tiao'er and Zhang Dehui."

"Feng girl has not been in charge of things recently, and she should be in Dongfu at the moment. Should we wait for her to come back, or send someone to inquire first? I'm afraid of execution if it's too late, or Pan'er will talk nonsense. It's not like you don't know him Temper. Besides, we and Feng girl are not as good as before, and it is not certain whether she will be willing to help." Aunt Xue said worriedly.

"Brother..." Baochai was also a little helpless. Xue Pan would talk nonsense, otherwise he wouldn't have caused so many troubles. After thinking about it, Baochai shook his head and said, "My brother is also Feng girl's cousin after all. , there is no reason to ignore it. Although she doesn't care much about it now, the big deal..." Baochai made up her mind, and was about to give up some of her jewelry, not afraid that Sister Feng would not be tempted.When the time comes, I'll go through some soft and hard work, and the matter will most likely be settled.

The mother and daughter decided so, they went out to accompany Jingui to have breakfast, and after comforting her, they asked Yinger to take her back carefully.Here, Aunt Xue went to the ear room once to arrange all the important things, and Baochai also found eight generous gifts.The little girl who went out to inquire about the news replied that Sister Feng hadn't come back yet, the mother and daughter would not go to the East Mansion grandly, if there was another person who didn't want to, or if the whole family knew about it, it would be embarrassing. lost.Even if Aunt Xue was in a hurry now, Baochai still persuaded her.Thinking about it, I still need a proper servant to inquire about the news first.

Baoyu gave Jiamu a morning check-in, stayed there for breakfast, and then went to the study on the way, ignoring and caring nothing about everything.

Here Aunt Xue and Baochai waited from Chenshi to noon, and Sister Feng hadn't come back yet. Aunt Xue was in a hurry to go there several times.Also, the daughter-in-law who was in charge came and went back and forth from time to time, which made people panic and restless.

Finally, in the afternoon, the boy who was inquiring about the news came back, and Aunt Xue rushed forward to ask him.The young fellow didn't even take a sip of water, so he hurriedly told the story of Xue Pan's frequent envoys asking him along the way and what happened afterwards.

He only said that the Jingzhao Mansion was quite polite to Xue Pan, and it was considered a "please" when he took him away, so he didn't make things difficult for him on the way.Once you arrive at the yamen and go to court, it is not so cheap.There is nothing wrong with the rules and etiquette of the church.According to Xue Pan himself, he was eating wine at the hotel that day, and the Buddha said that the brother was worth as much as he would give. When he got it, he hurriedly sent it to the Buddha.