The Warm Jade of the Red Chamber

The grievances between Aunt Xue and Jia's family mainly stemmed from Jia Zheng's room. The real animosity was due to Jia Yuanchun's rivalry with Xue Baochai's backyard, intrigue and intrigue, and Dongfu Youshi. They didn't have much friendship, but Youshi revealed that what he wanted to tell Aunt Xue was about their family's Xichun's marriage, and it seemed that he deliberately told Xichun to be Xue Pan's stepmother.

Aunt Xue was very moved when she heard the news. She had seen the girl Xichun before, so she had nothing to say about her character and appearance. Others didn't know, but she knew the messy things in Jia's East Mansion, which had nothing to do with her at all. .

If it was in the past, she really didn't dare to think about it, but now that Jia's family has been ruined like this, it is not as good as her own family, and marrying Xichun is not considered high-profile at all.

Moreover, this Xichun was a blessing in disguise. Not only was she left in the capital by Prince Chengke and his concubine, but she also had some affection for her. I can help my son gain some momentum, so that he won't be overwhelmed by his daughter.Taking ten thousand steps back, if Xue Baochai refuses to return the Xue family property to Xue Pan's son in the future, Xichun is also capable of fighting for her son.

Just hearing Youshi's condition, Aunt Xue's heart skipped a beat. Youshi was like a lion, and the bride price was as much as 10 taels.

Aunt Xue hesitated in her heart, 10 taels is not a small sum for the current Xue family, not to mention that according to the situation of the Jia family Youshi, this gift will probably go into Youshi's own purse, and when Xichun enters the door, then The dowry is estimated to be negligible.

Seeing Aunt Xue's hesitation, Youshi gritted his teeth and dropped another [-] yuan.

Youshi has his own little plan in mind.

Xichun has been living in the capital for the past few years, and has no connection with Youshi in Jinling. Youshi thinks that Xichun is a white-eyed wolf who lives with the concubine Shizi in Beijing, but doesn't care about her life as a sister-in-law.

You's life is hard, and now that Jia Zhen and Jia Rong are about to return from their military service, they want to use Xichun's marriage to get a sum of money and hold it in their own hands. When Jia Zhen and Jia Rong come back, they You can also have some confidence, when all the people in Xichun are married, it is impossible for Jia Zhen and Jia Rong to stand up for this not very close Xichun.

It’s just that the Jia family has already fallen into the dust in Jinling, and few people take them seriously, because everyone knows that the Jia family will never rise again in at least a hundred years, and it depends on the temperament of the Jia family. The possibility of self-improvement is also very small.

What's more, Jia Zhen and Jia Rong made such embarrassing things and were even sentenced to hard labor. Now even ordinary people look down on them.

Youshi wanted to strengthen himself, so he brought out Xichun to talk about it. The Jia family was all driven back to Jinling, and Xichun could still be left in the capital by Prince Chengke and the concubine, and he still lived in the Zhuangzi sent by the concubine. So kind of bluffing.

This girl from the Jia family who hasn't mentioned anyone else has made some people curious and interested.

However, there are really not many good people who want to marry Xichun. After all, the reputation of the Jia family is not very good, and they can still see what kind of virtue they have every day. It is hard to imagine Xichun coming out of this family. , will be a good personal character.

This is also the reason why Daiyu left Xichun in Beijing at the beginning, she just didn't want such an innocent girl to be dragged down by her family, and even ruined her whole life - with such a notorious brother and nephew, it's no wonder Xichun can marry a good man .

As for Youshi, wanting to benefit from Xichun's marriage, those local ruffians who have no money and no power naturally don't think about it.

But even if there is a rich merchant who wants to marry Xichun, she can't get him back.

At this time, Aunt Xue returned to Jinling and heard that her son died and his wife, isn't it a good opportunity?

The Xue family is rich, so naturally they can afford a large amount of bride price. She treated Aunt Xue as her mother and bluffed Aunt Xue, and got some money. As for Aunt Xue, will she have the ability to marry Xichun back after she returns to Beijing? Then it's Aunt Xue's own business. Anyway, doesn't Aunt Xue still have a daughter who is a concubine?

Youshi talked all kinds of things, but in the end, Aunt Xue's heart was moved by what she said.

After thinking about it, Aunt Xue always felt that Xichun was really a good choice, and when she thought about the other candidates, there was no one better than her, so she roughly made a deal with Youshi that this time she returned to Beijing, she would be with her. Xue Baochai discussed the dowry.

Xue Baochai listened to Aunt Xue's words, pondered for a moment, and said: "Mother, this matter has to be discussed in a long-term way, please let me think about it."

Aunt Xue was a little anxious, and said: "What else are you thinking about? This Youshi has a lot of appetite, if you don't take advantage of the present to settle the marriage, in the future when Jia Zhen goes back, why don't you open your mouth again? "

Xue Baochai explained: "Mother doesn't know that when Jia Xichun was left in the capital, it was Prince Cheng Ke who spoke and the princess was the one who made the decision. If you still let You Shi decide Xichun's marriage, it is doomed to be in the quagmire Struggling, why does the princess need to make an unnecessary move to keep her? And I heard rumors that the princess intends to take in two adoptive daughters, I'm afraid it's Li Lin and Xichun. Lord."

Aunt Xue was stunned when she heard this, and said: "I can't, she gave me all the old posts..."

Aunt Xue suddenly stopped talking, but Xue Baochai had already heard her words, and asked, "Gengtie? Youshi gave Xichun's Gengtie to mother? You didn't even send the bride price, so you are so relieved?"

Aunt Xue asked herself that she couldn't hide it, so she murmured: "I paid...a fixed amount..."

Xue Baochai asked suspiciously, "Where did mother get the money? How much did you give to You?"

Aunt Xue couldn't hide it, and under Xue Baochai's staring eyes, she finally told the truth: "This time, I didn't only get 4 to [-] yuan, but more than [-] yuan, but [-] yuan of it was given to You Shi..."

Xue Baochai was angry and said angrily: "Mother... are you going to deceive me... Besides, you are really confused, this is a marriage, not a business, so there is no reason to pay a fixed price? Mother is afraid Being lied to by Youshi, the geng post must be fake, otherwise, how could it be given to you so easily? Isn’t she afraid that our family will turn against us, and she can’t come to Beijing to ask us to argue.”

Aunt Xue also felt that she was being fooled, so she didn't dare to speak.

Seeing Aunt Xue's appearance, Xue Baochai could only swallow her breath, and said, "Maybe Youshi just wanted to steal some money, so let me handle this matter, if I think the emperor is far away, I can't do anything to her. It’s too small to look down on people.”

"Then Xichun..." Aunt Xue was reluctant to bear such a good candidate as Xichun. She didn't expect it at first, and she didn't think much of it, but now looking at other people, she felt that she was not as good as Xichun.

"Xichun..." Xue Baochai thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I don't have much hope. If the adopted daughter that Princess Chengke wants to accept is not her, then let's return it. If so, I'm afraid that Xichun's Geng Tie is still in Princess Chengke's favor." In my hands, it is absolutely impossible for my brother to be my stepmother."

"Your brother is not bad either. We still have you in our family..." Aunt Xue still didn't give up, but under Xue Baochai's cold eyes, she finally stopped talking. She also knew that she was wishful thinking, but, hey...

"The concubine...hehe, I am not worthy of being looked down upon as a concubine at all." Xue Baochai sneered, "Mother should give up her mind."

Aunt Xue had no choice but to leave, feeling more and more anxious about Xue Pan's marriage.

But Xue Baochai was so angry at You Shi's actions, she sneered, she couldn't do anything about a wealthy family with real power, why couldn't she fix this dilapidated family?

The Xishan Mine is not far away, and there are many guards who are willing to "do things" for money.

Jia Zhen and Jia Rong didn't know until their death why, when the two of them were about to expire, one stumbled and slipped down the mine, and the other was accidentally killed by falling rocks.

And when You Shi got the news that she really became a widow, there were rumors that she had tens of thousands of taels of silver around her, and now not only the Jia family, Jia Zheng, Jia She and others Threatening and luring her to take out the "money belonging to Jia's family", even the hooligans who roam the streets on weekdays are spying on her house.

The momentary greed made Youshi's short life in the future, apart from fear, there were only quarrels and sufferings.

Xue Baochai dismissed Aunt Xue's idea of ​​marrying Xichun, but she was still paying attention to the news about Xichun and Li Lin.If the adoptive daughters adopted by Princess Chengke were not Xichun and Li Lin, Aunt Xue's wish would not be impossible.If, relying on the little friendship between him and Xichun back then, he walks around on weekdays and gets closer to each other for a long time, it is not impossible to use this opportunity to climb into the relationship of Prince Chengke's mansion.

For the sake of his son's future, what's wrong with being thick-skinned?

Now Zhuang Yu is supported by Emperor Chunyou's pity, but how many years can this pity last?To put it bluntly, when the new emperor succeeds, occasionally he can think of Zhuang Yu as a good person, so how can he take special care of him?Zhuang Wei had tripped up Zhuang Yan a lot back then, and Zhuang Wei's ability to treat Zhuang Yu with a normal heart and not deliberately make things difficult is already considered generous.

If he can make good friends with Prince Chengke's mansion, Zhuang Yu's future will be guaranteed.But if Xue Baochai really wanted to please someone, it was very rare that he was unsuccessful.Whether it can be done, she has to try before she is willing to be reconciled.

Not long after, Princess Chengxi really took Li Lin and Xichun into a party for her adoptive daughters. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that she was going to propose a marriage proposal for the two girls.Just because of the identity of the concubine and adopted daughter of Chengxi, there are countless people who intend to get married, and the status is not low. People like Xue Pan will make people laugh if they say it.