The Hairpin of the Red Chamber

For a moment, Baochai felt that the face of Zhang Jing in front of him was the same as that of Xia Jingui back then.

Xia Jingui used to pretend to be obedient and deceived Aunt Xue, and then gradually took advantage of the situation, and after that, even Aunt Xue and Xue Pan couldn't stop her.

Today's Zhang Jing is no different from Xia Jingui in terms of boldness and pungentness, but his scheming is even higher than Xia Jingui's.Xue Pan's handle was in her hands, even if she didn't want to marry her, it would be difficult.

Baochai frowned tightly, staring at Zhang Jing without saying a word.

Xue Pan was already stunned and stuttered for a long time before saying, "Ah Jing...you can't take a joke." He used to be young and ignorant, and he played with beautiful boys, and some of the servants in his family were more handsome, and some of them got along with him However, not to mention his true heart, he still likes women more, even if he seriously likes a man, he can't marry him back home openly, and now that he knows the seriousness of the seriousness, he doesn't dare to touch the romantic heart at will. .

It happened that Zhang Jing took the exam for a granary student for him. You must know that if he was asked to take the exam by himself, he might not even be able to pass an epistolary student. At the age of Thirty Lang, he can also buy a lack of donated officials. With his family background, a guaranteed county lieutenant can't escape. Compared with a mere scholar with a title, it is many times better-this kindness, Xue Pan really had to accept it, but if he did such unethical things in order to repay his kindness, it was really not what Xue Pan wanted.

Zhang Jing saw the astonished faces of both of them, thinking that they were suspicious of his intentions, he stomped his feet and said, "I know that because I did such a bold thing, you are afraid that I am not a kind person, and I am also reckless, not the master. beloved, right?"

Xue Pan was still puzzled, but Baochai nodded slightly and said, "You just need to understand."

Zhang Jing sighed: "This is also a helpless move for me. My family is not rich. My father was admitted to a Jinshi after twenty years of poverty. Unfortunately, I fell ill and died, leaving only me, an orphaned and weak girl, with a little family property. My father was only interested in studying, and he had been wandering for many years. He had no contact with the clan. If I don't try to protect myself, if I don't try to protect myself, I can only wait for the clan to divide up the family wealth, and I will be handed over to relatives who don't know which one to take care of. The future marriage is also unknown, so my father When he was dying, he thought of a way for me to make me a boy, saying that I was his son, so that at least he could keep the money he left. Fortunately, he took office not long ago, and except for Fang Er, the rest of the servants in the family were also We were all recruited after we got the job, and no one in the yamen knew about our family background, so my father assumed that he had a son, asked me to wear men’s clothes, asked my family to bring me in from other places, and then entrusted me to Uncle Lin—all of these were forced Because of helplessness, it's not that I deliberately pretend to be a man to deceive you."

After she finished speaking, Xue Pan woke up like a dream, and said in shock, "You...you are a woman? Why don't you have pierced ears?"

Zhang Jing blushed slightly, lowered his head and said, "To tell you the truth, my family was too poor when I was a child. My mother was afraid that my ears would be pierced but I had no jewelry, which would make people laugh, so I just insisted that I was afraid of gold in my life. 15 years old to get your ears pierced."

Xue Pan made a fuss and said, "I often hear people say, 'Three years to clear the magistrate, one hundred thousand snowflake silver', your father is an official, how can your family be poor? Don't lie to me."

Baochai glared at him and said, "Not every official has money. Brother, if you want to be an official for money, don't even think about it."

Xue Pan murmured: "I'm just asking in vain, and I'm not expected to be an official... Ah Jing, you are a woman, no wonder you asked me to marry you, I just thought you were going to do that Longyang thing with me, Scared me to death, you said you were a woman, I don't have to worry about my marriage, I am willing to marry you."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw both Zhang Jing and Baochai glaring at him. Zhang Jing said, "What kind of person do you take me for? It's easy to talk about such things?"

Baochai said: "Of course, mother is in charge of marriage matters. Brother, what are you making a promise here?"

The two looked at each other at the same time, Zhang Jing coughed, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, sister, I didn't do this to blackmail you with this matter - if it's true, I'm just the daughter of a poor official, The test was done by myself. You are close relatives of the Hou Mansion with a wealth of wealth. If this matter is exposed, I will always be implicated more than your family. I am not a fool. No matter whether the marriage is successful or not, I will not disclose this matter. The reason why I do this is that Brother Xue has taken care of me a lot, and I am very grateful to him. Second, as a woman, even if I pass the exam, it is useless Why don't you take the exam, Uncle Lin is so earnest, and even asked someone to transfer our student status for us, and it's unreasonable, three..." She just said that when she got married, she was confident and didn't blush at all, but now she blushed and said: " I think Big Brother Xue is loyal, filial and honest, and he is someone who can be entrusted to."

As soon as Baochai saw her, she knew that she clearly had deep feelings for her, so she sighed softly and said, "No matter what, Mom won't agree to this matter."

She was in charge of all the big and small affairs of the family, but Aunt Xue was used as a shield. Zhang Jing knew what she meant when he heard it, and said with a white face: "Sister, you won't help at all?"

Baochai said: "You are right now. Once you marry in, with your means, how can I guarantee that you can keep yourself safe? To tell you the truth, my brother already has a concubine who serves him as a child. Not compared to others, I see your temperament, you are not a person who is willing to show weakness, if you come in, where will you put her?"

Zhang Jing stared at her and said, "You... that Xiangling of your family is just a maid, how could you think so highly of her?"

Baochai sneered and said, "She is also the daughter of an official family, and she is no different from you. Why do you think she is inferior to you?"

Zhang Jing was so choked by her that he couldn't speak, so he looked at Xue Pan and said, "Brother Xue, what do you say?"

Xue Pan was in a dilemma between his younger sister and his best friend. He looked at Baochai and then at Zhang Jing. At these times, knowing her character, she will not bully Xiangling..." Seeing Baochai tilting her head and staring at herself, her voice gradually became quieter, tears gradually appeared in Zhang Jing's eyes, and he whispered: "Xue Brother, can I have a word with my sister?"

Xue Pan looked at Baochai, Baochai nodded, Xue Pan went out, and before going out, he turned his head to look at Zhang Jing and said, "Ah Jing, you... don't cry, crying is not good for your health."

As soon as he said that, Zhang Jing's tears fell more and more frequently. Baochai gave her a handkerchief, and she wiped away the tears with the handkerchief. She stood up straight, bit her lips and said, "Ms. Why don't you understand the suffering of others who cannot get what you ask for, but why do you make things difficult for me?"

Baochai's expression remained unchanged, and she said calmly, "I don't know what you're talking about."

Zhang Jing closed his eyes, and said: "Miss Lin and you, other people can't see it, but I can see that you treat her, she treats you, and I treat your brother all the same."

Baochai turned her head suddenly, and said with a sneer, "Just now you said you wouldn't threaten us with that matter, so it's because you've already made up your mind to force me to submit by relying on this matter alone?"

Zhang Jing smiled bitterly and said, "Don't worry, I won't talk about that matter, nor will I say this matter. I want to say these things to you specifically because the relationship between the two of you will be revealed sooner or later. , what will happen then, have you thought about it?"

Baochai said coldly, "Don't worry about it."

Zhang Jing said: "It's true that I don't bother me, I'm just reminding you in vain. No matter what, Big Brother Xue is kind to me after all. Whether he marries me or not, I always... can't just watch him sad like this Yes, that's all I've said, if you don't want to help, I have no other choice but to continue pretending to be a man and see when someone recognizes me." Turning around to leave, Baochai stopped her again and said :"you come back."

Zhang Jing stopped and looked at her.

Baochai said, "Since when did you see through Dai'er and me?"

Zhang Jing said: "Do you remember the first time we met? I thought you belonged to Brother Xue... Cough, friend, I'm not very polite to you. Miss Lin first got angry with me, and then she got angry with you again. Do you remember?"

Baochai nodded, and Zhang Jing said: "At that time, I felt that something was wrong—if it was just an ordinary boudoir friend, it would be fine to be angry with me, why should I be angry with you? Later I understood, it was because I was lucky enough to be born It's pretty neat, but Miss Lin can't see you talking to a good-looking young man—just like I can't see Big Brother Xue talking to other women."

Baochai raised her eyebrows and said, "You have known since then?"

Zhang Jing nodded and said: "The word for love is always the same whether it is a man or a woman, or anything else. A person with love is always more sensitive to the lover's affairs than others, so others can't understand it, but I can understand it." Understand."

Baochai said: "You can threaten me with this matter, why bother with all these things?"

Zhang Jing said with a wry smile: "I said long ago that what I did for Brother Xue was not to threaten you. Of course, I am not completely selfless, but my selfishness is to do what I want to do for Brother Xue." These can make him understand my sincerity, do you understand?"

Baochai nodded slowly.

Zhang Jing cupped his hands to her and said, "So, goodbye." When he came, he was full of hope and high-spirited, but when he left, he was listless and lost in spirit.

Baochai kept staring at her back until she was about to walk out the door, then stopped her and said, "I...I will try to talk to mother for you, but there is no guarantee that it will happen."

Zhang Jing stood there, it took a while to understand Baochai's meaning, he suddenly turned around and gave Baochai a deep bow.