The Hairpin of the Red Chamber

Baochai glanced at Daiyu with a smile, their fingers intertwined, their palms pressed against each other, Xue Pan already guessed what they meant without saying a word, this time his face turned completely blue, and he said with difficulty: "Baochai... I only have you as my sister, you...don't do anything stupid."

Baochai laughed and said, "Brother, do you think I'm a fool?"

Xue Pan thought of Baochai's usual behavior, and was about to shake his head, but hesitated—isn't what Baochai is doing now the biggest stupid thing?

Baochai knew Xue Pan's thoughts, let go of Daiyu, stepped forward to hold Xue Pan's hand, patted it lightly, and said softly: "As long as brother is willing to help me, Uncle Lin will definitely agree with us, brother You have to believe me."

Xue Pan asked suspiciously: "I told Mom for you, will Uncle Lin agree?"

Baochai smiled, looked at Daiyu again, and said, "Actually, we want to ask my brother for help, not just this one."

Xue Pan was already frightened. Hearing what she said, his face changed color slightly, and he frowned and said, "You...what else do you want me to do?"

Baochai said: "I would like to ask the queen to give birth to a child, and adopt one to Uncle Lin, just treat it as the birth of Daiyu and Baoyu, and pass it to the Lin family--brother, listen to me, when this child is born, I belong to him." Dear aunt, Daiyu is Zhang Jing's sister-in-law, we will definitely not treat him badly, if you are really worried, we will give you some money to buy Baoyu to be an official, and the family will be harmonious and happy Wouldn't it be good to be together? In the future, this child will inherit the Lin family, and his fortune and future will all be indispensable."

Daiyu also explained: "I was weak since I was a child. Before I married Baoyu, my father was worried that I would not be able to bear children, and secretly mentioned that if Baoyu had a concubine, it would be okay to give one to the Lin family. I think Big Brother Xue is my son. My father's closed disciple, and Zhang Jing is my father's adopted daughter, she is closer than Baoyu's son in terms of affection and name. With such a promise, we will talk to my father again and again. A little more certainty."

Xue Pan was dumbfounded, not knowing how to respond, he lowered his head in a panic, pretending to pat his clothes, but Baochai didn't rush him, but only waited for him to calm down, and said: "It's also a big risk to help you and Zhang Jing , I will only dare to help my brother if my brother promises me this matter."

Xue Pan said: "I...I, I can't decide this matter alone, I have to discuss it with Mom and Ah Jing."

Baochai said: "The grandson can inherit a large amount of family property, and he still bears the name of the Lin family. Naturally, fame will be indispensable in the future. Such a good thing, my mother must be tempted, but Zhang Jing, the hearts of mothers in the world may not be willing to part with their children. Even if she agrees now for a short-term plan, she may not keep her promise in the future, so I would like to ask my brother not to tell her that if we only have one son, we will forget it, but tell her that we must adopt a son to us in the future. "

Xue Panfu scratched his head again, and said: "You... want this son just to perfuse Uncle Lin, don't you? If Ah Jing refuses, I will advise her to agree first, and wait until Uncle Lin agrees to the two of you. .”

Baochai looked at him fixedly, and said: "I don't want to deceive Uncle Lin, besides, how could Uncle Lin not think of the trick you want? We must do everything perfectly so that he can see our sincerity, and the four of us There is hope only in personal matters.”

Xue Pan's mouth opened and closed, closed and opened again, and after a while, he said awkwardly: "Let me... think about it."

Baochai said calmly: "Zhang Jing is already three months pregnant, and you agreed to tell Uncle Lin in the next few days. Brother, you better think it over quickly."

Xue Pan was so anxious that he almost scratched his head, grabbed a lock of hair, threw it on the ground, and spun around twice, Fang Yi patted his thigh and stood still: "I promise you."

Daiyu raised her eyebrows and said, "Don't you ask what Auntie and Zhang Jing mean?"

Xue Pan paused and said: "I am the head of the family, I agreed, and they agreed! What do you want, documents? Or do you want me to do something else?"

Baochai laughed and said: "On this matter, I just need to trouble my brother to write a written statement and press a fingerprint. But don't write that we are adopted, just say that we are thinking of the relationship between master and apprentice, and we must pass it to Uncle Lin. Daiyu He and I will be raised together - my brother must state that I will be raised by the two of us, otherwise, this document will not be accurate."

Once Xue Pan made up his mind, he quickly wrote down the written statement according to his words, and handed it to Baochai before the ink was dry, and Baochai handed it to Daiyu, watching her take it carefully, he said: "The things that need to be discussed have been discussed. Let's go back."

Xue Pan was startled again, and said, "Go back?"

Baochai glanced at him, and said, "If you don't go back, why did you tell Mom about that? Besides, it's almost dark, do you want me to live here with Daiyu?"

Xue Pan smiled and said: "I said something wrong, sister, don't worry." The party led them out, and when they went out, they saw that Liu Xianglian was also following, Baochai said: "It is not convenient for our two daughters to communicate with the outside world. , so I entrusted Brother Liu to help me, and when I got home, I asked my brother to arrange a place for him as well."

Xue Pan responded, suddenly remembered something, and asked, "How do you know Ah Jing is three months pregnant?"

Baochai and Daiyu looked at each other, covered their mouths with each other and smiled, Baochai said, "Don't you know, brother? Everyone is pregnant and it's less than three months old. Who dares to go around and say it?"

Xue Pan said: "I don't understand." Just as he was about to leave, he stopped again and said, "You have just entered Beijing, why did you take care of it at Langzhong Zhang?"

Baochai said: "Why are there so many? It's getting dark, brother, let's go!"

Seeing that she refused to speak, Xue Pan had no choice but to follow them out step by step, with a heavy heart.

As soon as Jia Lian returned to the mansion, the big house seemed to have the backbone, and even Xia Jingui sent out all the confidantes and maids to greet them at the door one by one. Go to the second room.

Knowing that Jia Lian was coming back, Jia Zheng thought that he was probably coming to his side, so he sat in the study and waited early, fearing that his traces would be exposed. , Calling Jia Lan at the moment, on the surface to ask his grandson about his homework, but in his heart he was looking at his nephew coming.Fortunately, Jia Lian did not live up to his expectations. Before the door could be announced, he had already gone straight into the study, met Jia Zheng, and immediately bowed, "Uncle, nephew knows it's wrong."

Jia Zheng didn't expect this to happen, he was stunned, and then he stroked his beard and asked, "Okay, why did you recognize your mistake again?" Could it be that something bad happened again, and he was asked to come to the rescue?

Jia Lian didn't think of his father's benefits until Jia was pardoned. When he saw his uncle, he became closer than before. Don't listen, now that his father is gone, my nephew can't even earn a gift for him. Nephew... I feel very sad." At the end of the talk, he touched his heart, walked over on his knees, hugged Jia Zheng's leg and said: "Uncle, my nephew has repented now, and wants to study with my uncle. I don't want to be famous, but only hope to be able to cultivate myself, so I beg my uncle to agree."

Jia Zheng no longer wanted to hear the word "reading" from Jia Lian's mouth. He was a square man, so he didn't doubt him, so he stroked his beard and said, "Well, after the funeral, you will be like Lan Er. Just come here every day.”

Jia Lian said again: "I'm afraid my nephew will live with me and I won't be able to concentrate. I ask my uncle to allow my nephew to live here too. Besides, it will be convenient for my nephew to live here for funeral arrangements and filial piety."

Jia Zheng saw that he seemed to be really motivated, so why not?When Jia Lian saw Jia Zheng's promise, he was more grateful, kowtowed several times, and instead of going home, he directly ordered the servants to pack up in front of Jia Zheng—Jia Lan and Jia Huan had already lived in the front yard. But it was too small, so Jia Zheng ordered people to clean up the courtyard where Jia Lian used to live.

Jia Lian thought of the time when he and Sister Feng were together, how beautiful and loving they were, with Qiu Tong and other beautiful concubines. Compared with the current situation, Jia Lian couldn't help but be moved. Talking about the benefits of Jia Amnesty, he talked for a while, then stopped suddenly, and sighed: "My brothers are all gone, and I am old too. From now on, it will be up to you and Baoyu at home."

Jia Lian is so kind-hearted, after hearing this, he couldn't help his eyes turning red, and said with a forced smile: "Uncle is not old, he can still be promoted."

Jia Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "I'm useless, I just look at you." After thinking about it for a while, he said, "I shouldn't have talked about this during the filial piety, but...you and Baoyu have no heirs. Do you have a plan in mind?"

When Jia Lian heard him talking about his heirs, he immediately smiled wryly and said, "Let's talk about it after we have filial piety." After sending Jia Zheng away, he sent someone to tell Mrs. Xing and Xia Jingui, and sat in the room blankly, looking at the new hair outside the window. Looking back on the past twenty years, I realized that I was in vain as the noble son of a noble family, and I have grown up so many years for nothing, but I have achieved nothing.