[Qing wear + Red House] Lin's Royal Concubine

But in Lixiangyuan, Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai, mother and daughter, are sitting on the kang doing some needlework to pass the time, gossiping and laughing casually, the atmosphere is very peaceful and relaxed.

Suddenly, there was a sound of ping-pong-pong from the next door, accompanied by the woman's frightened screams and whimpering cries, which was particularly harsh and heart-wrenching.

The mother and daughter also stopped their work, frowning deeply.

"This bastard, it's rare to ask him to stay at home for a day. Is he catching someone to vent his anger again?"

"Mother should take good care of him. Xiangling lost a child last time. Why don't you learn the lesson?" How many times have I talked to my mother about it? It is often said that getting used to a child is like murdering a child. If this continues, one day he will dare to provoke someone's life. Don't cry, and don't even think about begging grandpa to tell grandma to save him, just let him do it!"

Aunt Xue's expression turned embarrassing, and she didn't know what to say for a while.

She also knew that it was wrong for her to spoil her child so much, but she just couldn't be cruel, and every time she said that she wanted to discipline her severely, it was nothing more than thunder and rain.

Xue Baochai angrily threw the needle and thread in his hand to the side, "It was he who tried his best to snatch her home back then, and now he is the one who is fighting with cold eyes and fists... But I'm really tired of it, take care of me It doesn't hinder him to raise him at home, why bother to bully others like this? It's just that Xiangling's soft temper is settled, let's see if he dares to change to a stronger one!" While talking, people are already walking quickly Go out the door and go to the next door.

Aunt Xue followed closely behind.

When Xue Pan heard the knock on the door, he knew that it was his mother and sister who heard the movement again, and couldn't help but glared at Xiangling, which was very threatening and warning.

Xiangling knew what he meant, she just lowered her head and silently wiped away her tears, not daring to make a sound.

At that time, Xue Pan had already opened the door, and his fierce face was filled with a smile in an instant, "Mother, sister."

Seeing her son's smiling face, Aunt Xue's heart softened more than half, but Xue Baochai didn't like him, and entered the room with a straight face without even looking at him.

Tea sets and other objects were broken all over the floor, and the house was in a mess.

Xue Baochai frowned even more, stepped forward to grab Xiangling's hand and asked, "Did he attack you again?"

How dare Xiangling tell the truth?She shook her head again and again, but she couldn't control the teardrops, they fell straight down, not to mention how pitiful her red eyes were.

Aunt Xue couldn't bear to look at it. This child almost grew up under her nose. Not to mention his good looks, he is also very well-behaved and sensible. After several years of getting along, the relationship is different.

"What are you making a fuss about again? If you are unhappy or dissatisfied, just tell me. Why are you angry with her? She has only taken care of her body, so you can just let her go. How can you be like this?" Tossing people? It's becoming more and more outrageous! I warn you, if you dare to bully her like this again, I will not spare you!"

Although this tone sounded quite harsh, in Xue Pan's opinion, his mother was nothing more than a strong outsider, and why had she ever been really angry with him since she was a child?He has long been used to it, so naturally he doesn't take it to heart, but in order to show his respect for his mother, he pretended to be obedient and begged for mercy obediently.

Sure enough, Aunt Xue's expression obviously relaxed, and she even faintly wanted to be amused.

Xue Baochai looked at him coldly and said, "If my brother is bothering her, why don't you tell her to follow me?"

Xue Pan was taken aback for a moment, then waved his hands nonchalantly, "It's her luck that my sister likes her, just take her away."

After all, she was also the woman he shared the bed with, and it was really chilling to treat her like a dispensable object now, and saying that he was a jerk really didn't do him wrong at all.

But Xiangling didn't feel the slightest sadness, on the contrary, she was extremely happy.

The girl has always been gentle and kind, and she is much better than the grumpy old man who is ready to strike at the slightest disagreement. She is willing to ask her to stay by the girl's side for the rest of her life.

At this moment, a servant came in from outside to report that Mrs. Wang had come, so Aunt Xue hurriedly ordered someone to clean up the house, and led her children back to the next room.

"Is Pan'er at home today?" Mrs. Wang was a little surprised. This is a master who is used to wandering outside. It is normal for him to see no one for ten days and a half months. Today, he can stay here honestly. At home, it is true that the sun is coming out from the west.

Aunt Xue smiled helplessly, "I've been busy building the other courtyard these days, but it's rare to see you go out for free." Then she asked how the other courtyard was going.

When Mrs. Wang heard her question, her face showed distress, she let out a long sigh, and said, "That's why I came to look for you today."

Aunt Xue was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly asked, "Looking at your appearance, what difficulties are you encountering? We don't need to talk about those falsehoods between our direct relatives and sisters. If you really have any difficulties, just talk about it."

On the other hand, the quiet and dignified Xue Baochai, who was about to serve tea, paused invisibly for a moment, but returned to normal in an instant.

"I knew that our direct sisters are different after all." Mrs. Wang held Aunt Xue's hand with a moved face, and sighed bitterly: "You don't know, it's really not that you don't know Chai Mi Expensive, it’s only after the construction of this other courtyard has really started that I realize what it means to spend money like running water, every morning when I open my eyes, there is money, and the people who come in and out just open their mouths to ask me for money.”

"Today I will buy some girls, buy some musical instruments, [-] yuan to open my mouth, and tomorrow I will buy some flowers, candles, lanterns, curtains, curtains, and curtains, and it will cost [-] yuan to open my mouth... Every one of them has never opened their mouths below [-] yuan. There are mountains of gold and silver, but I don’t know that I am so worried that I can’t sleep every day! Where is it now? I haven’t even seen a shadow of the other courtyard yet, but the silver has already seen its bottom..." As he spoke, he wiped away his tears, the sad look on his face really made people feel very sad.

Aunt Xue persuaded in a hurry: "I still think it's a big deal, it's just some silver, and it's worth your troubles?" Then she asked Xue Baochai to get 20 taels of silver notes.

Xue Baochai didn't say anything, she just got up quickly and went inside to get the bank notes.

Although their Xue family is rich in millions, their business has been declining day by day since the death of their father. Although 20 taels is not too much to hurt, it is not too small... The most important thing is her brother. I can't afford it, it's not a piece of business at all, not to mention how much money I've earned in these years, on the contrary, I've spent countless money, and now suddenly there is such a large amount of expenditure, to be honest, Xue Baochai still feels I feel a little distressed, this is purely a mess.

It's just that Jia Yuanchun has a high status now, she seems to be favored by cold eyes, and she doesn't dare to offend Mrs. Wang and Jia Yuanchun easily... Forget it, it's just a matter of spending money to eliminate disasters.

It was just a few words of crying and he got 20 taels of silver. The money came easily, but Mrs. Wang was not satisfied, she looked at the box in front of her without speaking, and she was not in a hurry to leave.

Is there anything I don't understand about this time?

Aunt Xue immediately showed a embarrassed expression, and said: "Don't think too little, it's not that I'm stingy and don't want to help you more, it's just... our family knows our own affairs, if my master is still there, we can give you three to five million yuan as you like." If you give it, you will give it. After all, the family property is managed properly, and the golden rooster keeps laying golden eggs. It’s almost nothing more than sitting and eating, I... I really can’t come up with more..."

Mrs. Wang does not believe this.

She knew that Xue Pan was no good, but how could the Xue family be defeated in just a few years with such a big family business?Furthermore, to take a step back, even if you are really sitting and eating, it is far from being able to get only a mere 20 taels now.

Mrs. Wang was unhappy in her heart, and some emotions appeared on her face. The two sides were relatively silent for a while, and the atmosphere was silent and awkward.

Glancing at Xue Baochai, Mrs. Wang said in a deep voice: "If it is between ordinary relatives, the money is not too little, but... Baochai is the mother-in-law's prospective brother-in-law. Then the marriage of the two children was settled... You don't know that when the empress is at home, Baoyu is the one who loves her the most, and she must be very concerned about Baoyu's marriage, I'm afraid..."

Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai's mother and daughter were both stunned, and they couldn't recover for a long time.

Mrs. Wang thought it was the success of her words that made them hesitate, and she was waiting for an answer full of complacency and confidence.

After all, in her opinion, her precious jade is a precious lump that everyone is vying for. Not to mention the noble background, the appearance and conduct are the best, and she is most attractive to young girls. Now her sister has become a concubine... Looking at this In the entire capital, which young master can compare to her Baoyu?For a girl like Xue Baochai who was born in a merchant family, being able to marry a noble son like Baoyu is a blessing from three lives and three generations. Why wouldn't the Xue family not want to firmly grasp it?

however……

"My aunt's words confuse me." Xue Baochai frowned suddenly, but his words were soft but extremely sharp, "Didn't you and the old lady have already decided to match Baoyu and Sister Lin? Why are you saying this again now?"

Now Mrs. Wang was dumbfounded, she really never expected that this news would be known by the Xue family.

Before she could figure out how to explain it, she saw that Aunt Xue was already annoyed, "I treat you as my own sister. I knew you were in trouble, so I gave you 20 taels without saying a word. Fortunately, you took it My daughter's marriage is going to be cheated? Fortunately, our family has already known the truth, otherwise I would really be cheated by you today!"

"Why did I lie to you?" Mrs. Wang was also annoyed, and said, "It's true that the old lady wants to match Baoyu and that girl from the Lin family, but I like Baochai from the bottom of my heart..."

"Oh? So it's a lie to marry a girl from the Lin family? The old lady compromised with you?" Aunt Xue couldn't help sneering, her face full of sarcasm and aggressive.

Mrs. Wang became more and more annoyed, and said: "The old lady is only thinking about her granddaughter, what can I do? I tried my best to annoy the old lady and finally got her to agree to let Baochai come in as the second wife..."

"What did you say?" Aunt Xue was so angry that she almost lost her breath. Pointing at her with trembling fingers, she gritted her teeth and said, "You want Baochai to be your son's concubine? You...you are really deceiving people!"

Xue Baochai hurriedly stepped forward to support her mother, although she didn't speak, her eyes were red.

Xue Pan, who was so bored that he was about to sit there and doze off, gave up at this moment, and jumped up on the spot, "My sister looks like a concubine for your son? How dare you think about it! What kind of thing is Jia Baoyu?" Dare to think about such a blessing, is he worthy? He is worthy of a mallet! He is also worthy of hooking up with those slaves who are not on the stage for cuddling and hugging, and he is not worthy of carrying shoes for my sister! Get out! Our Xue family has no relatives like you!"

Being scolded so harshly by a junior, Mrs. Wang was stunned. Before she could react, she was already thrown out by the tall and burly Xue Panti.

"Our family will move out in a while, and we don't need to come and go anymore! Bah!" After saying that, he called the servants to pack the luggage, and sent someone to clean up the house, but he refused to stay for a moment, wishing he could The posture of moving away immediately.

No matter how useless Xue Pan is usually, he is still the real Patriarch of the Xue family. Once he opened his mouth, the servants naturally went to work quickly.

When he came back into the house, Aunt Xue gave him a gentle thump, "Speak well when you speak, why are you being rough? She is your elder after all, what kind of good reputation can you get if someone spreads it out?" ?” Having said that, her expression was still full of relief.

However, Xue Pan sneered, and said nonchalantly: "What kind of reputation is good and bad reputation, have I, Xue Pan, ever been there? Besides, what kind of elder is she? We usually treat her as a relative, but whenever she opens her mouth, she will There's nothing wrong with it, how much money did she take from Jia's house all these years? The result? They're playing with our family like monkeys!"

"Does she really think her precious son is a phoenix egg? Although I, Xue Pan, am not a good bird, I still have some self-knowledge. How is Jia Baoyu's style better than mine? Don't care about the girl, as long as you fall into him There is nothing he doesn't want to do, his bones are rotten, and he dares to treat himself as a human being with a piece of human skin on, I am! A beast is a beast, let alone put on a piece of human skin, even if it turns into ashes I can't hide that animal smell!"

"Forget it, let's move it." Aunt Xue sighed, still feeling very uncomfortable in her heart, glanced at the box containing the banknotes that fell on the table, and finally gritted her teeth, "Put it away, since people look at it." If we don’t go to our Xue’s house, we don’t have to rush there, lest the stench of our house’s copper stain his noble nose.”

The whole family was already busily busy, but Mrs. Wang, who was thrown out of the door, was in a panic. She stood there and only stared at the gate of Lixiangyuan, gnashing her teeth. Her eyes were about to bleed, and her eyes were filled with resentment and resentment. .

"Madam..." Zhou Rui's family had a bitter face, "It seems that the Xue family is really upset, what should I do? Yinzi..."

"What's worse than his Xue family?" Mrs. Wang sneered, "It's just a few stinky money, do you really think of yourself as a person? You're nothing more than a lowly businessman! The capital is no better than Jinling, There are dignitaries everywhere that they can't afford to provoke. Without the protection of our Jia family, who would pay attention to their family's orphans and widows? Let's just wait and see, when they leave the gate of the Jia family, they should I know that I regret it, and sometimes they come back to beg us!"

At the end of the conversation, she could clearly hear her voice grinding her teeth bitterly. Obviously... if Xue's family really encounters difficulties and comes back to ask her, it must be easy to get nothing.

"Let's go, go to Tinglanyuan."

Although there was a burst of self-comfort in her heart, the small-bellied Mrs. Wang still held back her anger. When she arrived at Ting Lanyuan, she didn't look good. She had a long face, as if the sisters of the Lin family owed her a million and 80.

Lin Shiyu glanced at her virtuous behavior, and immediately lost all vain and submissive thoughts, and immediately chuckled, and said, "The second wife is here to collect debts, isn't it?"

Mrs. Wang frowned, wanting to have a fit, but thinking about her own purpose, she still held back. Instead, she forced a kind smile on her face. She held the hands of the two sisters and greeted them warmly. What kind of food is not used to it, the living is comfortable, the servants are serving you meticulously... and so on.

If it was someone who just came to the mansion, it would be plausible that she cared so much, but how long has it been?

Lin Shiyu was very speechless, she really wanted to use a mirror to ask Mrs. Wang to take a good look at her face at this moment, that hypocritical face was full of the word "utilitarian", extremely ugly, Disgusting.

"I'm sorry to trouble the second wife, everything is fine with us." Lin Shiyu replied indifferently, and then said: "It's been a few months since our sisters lived here, and the second wife is truly a once-in-a-lifetime This is the first time I have stepped into this Tinglan Garden, so I don't know what is the most important thing to do for you?"

But anyone who has one ear can hear the strong irony in these words.

Mrs. Wang immediately lost her face, and after silently trying to suppress the anger in her heart, she opened her mouth and said: "You also know that our family is building a relative's house for your mother. It is logically a great happy event, but ... Such a large project is really costly, and now it has only started, so there is nothing left to spare... I really have no choice but to find relatives to join in..."

"What do you mean, are you borrowing money from me?" Lin Shiyu was stunned.

Lin Daiyu and the other maids and mothers also looked at Mrs. Wang in confusion, as if they were wondering whether their ears were broken or Mrs. Wang's brain was broken.