After the Rebirth of the Red Chamber

The news of Yuan Chun being transferred to Fengzao Palace, the Xue family's contacts in the House of Internal Affairs soon passed to Xue Duan through the Xue family's business channels.Xue Duan pondered for a moment, then ordered: "Our family's support for the Jia family in the palace can be withdrawn slowly."

In fact, Xue Duan already felt that Yuan Chun was not worth investing in as early as when he ascended the throne today and Yuan Chun was still serving at Concubine Zhen's place.

No better than my own mother-in-law still cherishes the dream that one day, the old sage will abolish the sage and replace him with the Nine Princes.As a businessman, Xue Duan looked at it from his own point of view, since the sage had proclaimed his enthronement to the world, unless it was absolutely necessary, if the old sage were to be abolished, he would definitely be opposed by many people.

The reason why he didn't take back the manpower in the palace at that time was because he cared about the sisterhood between his wife and sister-in-law Jia Wang.

In addition, the old sage is still in power these few years, and Concubine Zhen is also very popular, so he slowly put this matter aside.

now...

Just thinking about Jia Wang's playing his wife for a fool and his Xue family for taking advantage of him, Xue Duan will not get angry.

They are a young couple, although the reason why he asked for the Wang family's concubine at the beginning was because there was no better choice among the four major families, and it was to borrow the power and connections of the Wang family in Shibosi.

He was even ready for his wife to be domineering.

But after his wife got married, he gradually discovered that even though she was weak in heart and soft in ears, she really regarded her husband as her god, and since she married him, she has considered him wholeheartedly.

Xue Duan's heart was not made of stone, and was slowly softened by his wife's tenderness.

Over the years, it's not that he didn't know how many concubines his wife had targeted.But on the one hand, it was due to the power of the Wang family, and on the other hand, it was also because he felt that it was not worth fighting with his wife over a few things, so he didn't know it at all.

Now, since the Jia Wang family has bullied their family, he is not in the mood to repay kindness with kindness.Then Jia Yuanchun, just ask for good luck in the palace!

only……

Xue Duan frowned, a little worried.

The last time he contacted Jia She, the elder of the Rongguo Mansion, by letter, he wanted to join forces with him to control the second room of the Jia family.But Jia Amnesty's reaction was beyond his expectation.

The situation in Rongguo Mansion is not difficult for anyone who pays attention to it.

Because the old lady favored the youngest son, she let the youngest son and his wife live in the Rongxi Hall. The eldest son who inherited the title has been nestled in the east courtyard, unable to move.

Where is Rongxi Hall?

That was the residence of the first generation of Duke Rong, who had personally raised the plaque.The layout and furnishings inside are all at the level of a prince.

It stands to reason that the current title of Rongguo Mansion has been reduced to a first-class general, and the Rongxi Hall should be sealed up to show respect for the imperial power.Even if the Jia family still has the Duke Rong's wife, the Rongxi Hall may or may not be sealed, but the one who is eligible to live in it is Jia She, the Xijue.

This allowed Jia Zheng's family to live in a place where the Duke should live. Xue Duan always thought that the old lady of the Jia family was quite interesting.

Could it be that it's not true that she is partial to the younger son, but it is true that she secretly hates the younger son?

After all, if the royal family really pursued this kind of matter, Jia Zheng's career in office would be over.

Oh, by the way, he remembered that Jia Zheng had been a member of the Ministry of Industry since the old Duke passed away, and now more than ten or twenty years later, he is still a member of the Ministry of Industry.

No matter how incompetent this Jia Zheng is, with the help of Rongguo Mansion's connections, he should be promoted to a higher level, right?

Who dares to say that there is no reason for Jia Zheng to stay where he is for so many years?

I just don't know. Does Jia Zheng himself know the subtlety of this?

Regardless of whether Jia Zheng knew it or not, Xue Duan was more optimistic about Jia She, who looked ridiculous but knew better than Jia Zheng.

Although rumors of Jia She's absurd and lecherous are circulating everywhere in the capital, but think about it carefully, Jia She is robbing the women of the people by force?Or hang around the brothel?

In fact, he has neither.He just charged a few extra girls at home.

Although the imperial court has express regulations on the number of concubines for officials, the "concubine" refers to the aunt who has a document and a reputation.Tongfang girl is not considered a concubine, it is an unspoken rule that is tacitly understood by everyone, and no one will pursue it.

In other words, if Jia Amnesty intends to clean up his crimes, it will be very easy to operate.

Because of this, in Xue Duan's opinion, Jia Amnesty should not be reconciled to being suppressed by the second bedroom. If someone is willing to help him suppress the second bedroom, no matter what he does, he has to show something.

But Jia Amnesty seemed to have resigned himself to his fate, and ignored it at all.

Could it be that he didn't trust the Xue family, and felt that the Xue family and the second room had some conspiracy against him?

This is also possible.

After all, Jia Wangshi and Xue Wangshi are biological sisters, and they have been in close contact over the years. He suddenly turned to help Dafang, and it is understandable for Jia Amnesty not to believe him.

Xue Duan is a businessman. Although he is not afraid of taking risks, he is happier when his partners are more cautious.

Therefore, Xue Duan decided to continue to contact Jia She secretly, and must let Master She understand his sincerity!

After the festival of Mid-Autumn Festival is over, it will be a feast for each family to communicate.As an imperial merchant, the Xue family was extremely influential among the big merchants in Jinling, so they naturally received many invitations.

But after all, time is limited, and it is impossible for Xue's family to go to every one.In the past few days, Baochai followed Xue Duan to sort out the invitations to see which one must go and which one is optional, and those people don't care.

"It is said that the uncle of the Xiao family was favored by the high officials in the capital and recruited as his son-in-law. The status of the Xiao family has also risen accordingly. Their family's face must be given."

After Xue Duan finished speaking, Baochai took out the invitations from Xiao's family and put them in the pile that must go.

"There are also the Huang family and the Liu family. Together, these two families have ate nearly [-]% of the Yanyin in the entire Jinling. Their strength should not be underestimated. They also want to visit."

"The old man of the Chi family is dying, and the two sons are also useless. If we don't have time, we can avoid this..."

"..."

Suddenly, Baochai saw a gold-sprinkled post inlaid with ginkgo leaves, couldn't help picking it up, and asked, "Master, where is the Xin family?"

"The Xin family?" Xue Duan cast a glance and said disapprovingly, "Xin's family is not as good as the previous generation, and the heirs of this generation are even more stupid, and the whole family is very spoiled..." He shook his head and did not continue.

Baochai couldn't help laughing and said: "Why do I listen, the master is not talking about the uncle of the Xin family, but the elder brother!"

Xue Duan coughed in embarrassment, and said: "Your brother has become more stable these days. I'm going to find two old shopkeepers who have accumulated a lot of time to teach him, so as not to be fooled in the future."

Baochai said happily, "It's really great that the master can make such a plan."

Now that she is reincarnated, Baochai naturally hopes that the whole family will be safe and sound.Regardless of whether Xue Pan can become a talent or not, as long as he is not lawless like in his previous life and only knows how to cause trouble, Baochai will be satisfied.

After talking about Xue Pan, Baochai talked about the Xin family again: "The old man of the Xin family is indeed incompetent, but the second and third masters are outstanding. Especially the third master Xin, the few big deals that the Xin family has recently achieved are not all good. Did he negotiate it?"

The Xin family is in the silk business, and the Xue family is in the jewelry business.Both of them are engaged in women's business, and there will inevitably be more intersections on weekdays.

Therefore, even though Baochai didn't go out, she knew something about the Xin family.

Of course, it was definitely not any man from the Xin family that made Baochai care so much about the Xin family, but Xin Xin, the youngest daughter of the Xin family.

Xin Xin is eleven years old this year, slightly older than Baochai by one year, and they also grew up playing together.

In her previous life, after Baochai came back to Jinling from begging all the way from the capital, she heard that Xinxin broke up with her family in her early years, combed her hair and became an aunt, and started from scratch with her own private house, starting a dozen embroidery workshops.

Many of Baochai's embroidery products were sold in the embroidery workshop opened by Xin Xin.

At that time, Baochai was in such a mess that she didn't even have the face to see her childhood friend.Otherwise, her ending would not be so bleak.

After being reborn, Baochai has been thinking about Xinxin.

She thought: If I had her courage, would my Xue family not end up like that?

The customs in the south of the Yangtze River are different from those in the north and the Central Plains.For example, it is not prevalent in the south of the Yangtze River for men to form brothers and women to marry Jinlan, but everyone does not think it is strange.

Of course, this premise is not to delay their respective marriages.

Even after some women get married, when they meet a woman who is like-minded with them, they will take that woman home in the name of their husband as a good concubine, and stay with them day and night.And the husband turned a blind eye to this.

But there are also some extreme women who are unwilling to get married.Even if the family forces her to marry someone, she still refuses to let her husband get close, and tries every means to leave her husband's house.

There was a lot of trouble, and most of the husband's family couldn't stand it, so they let them go.

Such a woman is called an aunt.

Some people also call those women who are too old to be married "old aunts", which shows that this is not a good word.

But a woman with such courage is probably not a thing in the pool.Forever and ever, accumulated from generation to generation, many aunts united to form a considerable force.

Because they know they are weak, they are very xenophobic, and they are also very united internally. Most people dare not provoke them.

The reason why Xinxin still had such achievements after leaving the family in her previous life was because she had the support of her aunt's group behind her.

After rebirth, Baochai is more interested in getting close to Xinxin, and the relationship between the two is even closer than in the previous life.

It was only then that Baochai knew that Xinxin had intended to leave the family from this moment on.

"What's the point of marrying a man? Just like my sister-in-law, a daughter from the Xiao family, is more capable than ten men. But just because my elder brother has no ability, he and his parents have been suppressing my sister-in-law, making her unhappy all day long." , the aunts in the room dare to dance in front of her."

"There are also those men from the Xiao family and the Fu family. Because women are in charge of the family, they can't be the masters of the family business and money at home, so they hang out outside. Those who hang around brothels and Chu houses are considered good, and those who like If you go to the gambling house, how many days will you not lose hundreds of taels of silver?"

"No matter how capable their wives and grandmas are, they can't control them. I don't believe those wives and grandmas will have a comfortable life."

These are Xin Xin's original words, every single word expresses her disappointment and disgust towards men.

Although she didn't say it clearly, Baochai knew that if the Xin family wanted to force her to marry, Xin Xin would still follow the old path of her previous life.

Everyone in the world thinks this is not the right way, but whether the life is happy or not depends on what other people say.

To tell the truth, Baochai envied her very much.

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