Through the Ring of Red Mansions

As soon as the draft decree was promulgated, the minds of people with a certain status in the capital became active, and there were many sisters who were of the right age to participate in the election in Jia's mansion. Daiyu discussed with Sanchun and her sisters.

Sister Feng said with a smile, "This time our family is very lively. The three Xue, Lin and Shi, except for sister Lin who is the Princess, will not participate in the election. Sister Xue and sister Shi must be named for the election. Our family is in the palace. There is already a noble concubine in the palace, although the younger sisters in the family don’t need to be sent there, it is very cheap to take this opportunity to let the empress find a son-in-law for them.”

Mrs. Xing also laughed, "I think Miss Xue originally came to Beijing to run for the election. Although she was delayed last time, she can now fulfill the wish of my concubine. It can be seen that this is a long-term success. I will have a good life and beg your mother Pick a good son-in-law for my aunt!"

Originally, Aunt Xue was most reluctant to hear that Baochai was going to Beijing to be elected, but who would have thought that she would suddenly be able to run for the election again, and now she would have the same benefit as that of last year, that is, Yuan Chun, the noble concubine, was in the palace When talking, it is inevitable that the golden jade relationship with Baoyu is very stable, so I can't help being very happy, and when I heard Mrs. Wang praising Baochai there, she hurriedly laughed and said, "Baoyu is clumsy, and she doesn't know how to please. Do you expect my mother to take care of you? I just raised such a girl, and I don't expect her to marry a rich family, or how promising her son-in-law is. "

For a while, Jia Mu and others nodded and said, "Very well, this is what the mother said."

Aunt Xue laughed again, "There is only Bao girl in our family, so there is no need to pick and choose, and I will report her to be selected anyway, but I have to worry about the old lady here. I don’t know which one to choose?”

Jia Mu laughed and said, "Isn't that why all three wives were called here? After all, Xichun is still considered the master of the Ning Mansion, so she must have reported it from there. She is still young, so she can choose whether to choose." It doesn't matter, even if we lose the election, it's not bad for us to marry ourselves when we come back. Here in Rongfu, I have always loved Ying and Tan girls in general, and I don't favor anyone. In other words, Tanya's temperament is more painful, but since ancient times, the order of the elders and the young has never been hidden from my sister, so I sent my sister to hire her first, so I have settled on the second girl, so I have to ask you What does three mean?"

At first, Mrs. Jia said that Tanchun was more painful, and Mrs. Xing felt it was unfair. She was about to debate a few words, and finally heard that it was Yingchun, she couldn't help being very happy, and hurriedly said, "What the old lady said is, the two The girl has also reached the age when it is time to find someone else, and it is just in time for the general election, so it is not that she should ask the empress to choose someone for her, and it is not that the elder is lazy with me. It would be much better to add a lot of dowry to the girl!"

When Jia Mu heard that Mrs. Xing only knew how to calculate the dowry and money, she couldn't help looking down on her, but she didn't show her face, and smiled instead, "You are right. If the empress bestows a marriage, there must be rewards from the palace, which are better than yours. Your dowry is quite decent! What about the second wife and the third wife? What do you have to say?"

Mrs. Wang also wanted to welcome the Spring Festival, but she didn't want to take advantage of it. The third wife, how could she not obey Jia Mu, and hurriedly said, "It should be so, it's all up to the old lady to decide."

The third wife couldn't do it, not to mention that Tanchun really couldn't go to welcome the spring, so she could only hate in her heart, and replied, "There is nothing else, of course I listen to the old lady."

Therefore, they decided to apply Xue Baochai, Jia Yingchun, and Jia Xichun for election, and the Shihou Mansion in Xiangyun also applied for election. At the same time, they were busy asking the nuns for advice, cutting clothes and jewelry for the girls, It is very busy inside and outside the park, so I will not describe it again.

Aunt Xue felt that Baochai's good news was coming soon, so she had to send her elder brother to marry her first, so as not to delay Baochai's marriage after the marriage, and Xue Pan's age should also marry, and Xue Pan said "the last time I went out to trade , I went to a relative's house on the way. This relative was originally an old relative, and he and Xue's family were also registered merchants in the household department, and they were also one of the largest families." There was a lady in the Xia family, "She was 17 years old and born She is also pretty, and she can read a few words." Xue Pan met this relative lady at Xia's house, and when he came back, he never forgot in his mouth, and pestered Aunt Xue to propose marriage, and finally let him pay for everything. willing.

It’s just that Aunt Xue and the others couldn’t have imagined that this Miss Xia “because her father passed away early since she was a child, and she had no siblings, her widowed mother took care of this daughter alone, pampering and doting on her, she was like a treasure, every move of her daughter, the other mother followed her every step of the way. , so it is too pampered, and it turns out to be a thief. Love yourself like a Bodhisattva, see others as filthy as dirt, have the appearance of flowers and willows on the outside, and have the nature of wind and thunder inside." She is quite like Xifeng's follower." Therefore, when she married, she could not see anything within a month. After two or three months, she was very picky and punished Xue Pan's first two housemates. Gradually, the tossing family has no peace, which makes Aunt Xue a headache. Baochai always comforts her, but there is no good way, but she blames Xue Pan for picking the wrong person and lack of ambition. When you get married and enter Jia's mansion, you will take Aunt Xue to live there, so you don't have to pay attention to the noisy couple Xue Pan.

Looking back, I said that on the Rongfu side, because Baochai, Xiangyun, Yingchun, and Xichun are waiting for election at the same time, maybe Zhanyan will get her son-in-law to be engaged. Chai, Yingchun, and Xichun are busy learning etiquette and rules from the foster mother every day, and they also have to practice the female red piano and chess skills, so they don't have much time to hang out with Baoyu. Even when they see each other, they all act dignified. Not as close as usual.Because Baochai thought that the "gold and jade" matter was approaching, she avoided suspicion even more, and was farther away from Baoyu than everyone else.

Baoyu "thinks of the time when the sisters were together, and they were together. From now on, even if they meet again, they will not be as close as before." It is really sad and urgent that they can't stop their marriage.I had to concentrate on patience, and I secretly rejoiced that my sister Lin didn't have to stand for election, so under Jia Zheng's prestige, I went to study in the study for half a day every day.

On this day, Baoyu and Sister Feng talked about the sisters to be selected in front of Jiamu. Seeing that Sister Lin was not there, he pretended to be coquettish and said to Jiamu, "It's a pity that these sisters can no longer live in our house. Otherwise, it would be great to have fun together in the garden every day, fortunately, sister Lin will never leave, so she can still be a companion for the old lady."

Mother Jia didn't know what he was thinking, so she smiled and said, "Your sister Lin is the princess, but she is a clan member. There is no reason for clan members to go to the draft. It's just that no one lives in the daughter's family all her life. Sooner or later, she still has to find someone else." Get married off at home."

Baoyu refused and said, "Sister Lin is the most filial to the old lady. As long as the old lady doesn't let her go, she won't go anywhere."

Jia Mu said, "Why don't you think I don't want to keep her, I'm afraid that if the female college doesn't stay, Kuang Beijing will not agree either!"

Sister Feng smiled and said, "I said I have a method here. The concubine Beijing is fully agreed, and the old lady is also willing. Sister Lin can stay in our house for a long time. If I say it, I am afraid that Brother Bao will be upset. I."

Baoyu hurriedly went over to the monkey and bowed to please, "My dear sister, please tell me what to do, and I won't be annoyed anymore."

Sister Feng said, "That's not easy. Please hurry up and ask the old lady to hire Sister Lin to be your daughter-in-law for you. Wouldn't it be great if you kissed me?" , Jia Mu also laughed, Baoyu blushed, and said after a while, "Sister Feng naturally knows that it is good to kiss."

Sister Feng blushed immediately and spat at him, "It's really kindness that didn't go unrewarded. I just pretended that what I said was deaf to our ears, and we didn't hear anything!!"

Thinking about Baoyu's expression, Jia's mother couldn't help laughing, "Good boy, don't worry. Although our family can't decide about your sister Lin's affairs, I can still decide about your affairs. I just wait for this draft." It's over, I have something to say." At that moment, everyone laughed when they heard it, but Baoyu couldn't sit still, and hurried out of Jiamu's room, but didn't go back to the garden, but walked to Mrs. Wang's usual room without knowing it. Next, I suddenly heard an attacker's voice say in the room, "It's the same birthday as Er Ye, so I often joke with Er Ye, saying that they are husband and wife on the same birthday. It’s easy to persuade, but offended them all.”

Baoyu couldn't help being taken aback. How could Xindao Xiren say such words to Mrs. Wang? Wouldn't Mrs. Wang be annoyed by Huixiang for no reason, and she didn't dare to speak out at the moment, and she heard Mrs. Wang say angrily, "This is also a person who is not afraid It's embarrassing, I didn't pay attention to it. On the contrary, there is a girl named Qingwen in Baoyu's room, with a water snake waist and slashed shoulders, who looks like Miss Lin, who pinched her waist and scolded a little girl in the garden that day. Very frivolous, why didn't you come and tell me when there were more goblins like this in Baoyu's room?"

Xiren then said, "She was originally the big girl assigned to Baoyu by the old lady. She is more respectable than us. The second master Kuang likes her the most and always protects her. Even if Grandma Li dares to come and bully me, she never dares." Suppress her..."

Baoyu originally thought that Huixiang was just a little girl, so it was fine if Xiren didn't like her, but Qingwen had been with her since she was a child, and Xiren refused to say a good word for her, and she was shocked and angry , felt unbelievable for a while, and suddenly heard some maids on the corridor talking, he hurriedly stepped aside, listened to those people chatting and laughing, "...the thick clothes are measured so early this year, only I'm afraid I won't be able to come down until the beginning of winter, I was worried that last year's gown can no longer be worn, and I will have to suffer from the cold for a few days."

Another person laughed and said, "Why don't you suit me when you can't wear your gown? I still have a half-new one at my place. I can lend it to you for two days."

Baoyu only waited for them to enter the house before quietly turning out from the back porch. A sharp-eyed little girl saw his shadow and said with a smile, "Am I wrong? Why is it that Master Bao left behind?" look like?"

Everyone looked at it for a while and said, "Where is anyone, maybe you were dazzled just now." They all dispersed without mentioning it.