Cold fragrance and warm jade [Red Mansion Chai Dai]

Although Jia Zheng made up his mind to let Baoyu return to Beijing with Yucun, it would take a long time to send the letter back to Beijing. After Beijing received the letter, he was afraid that Baoyu would arrive soon, so he never went to Beijing. Sending the letter, just waiting for Baoyu to return to the mansion, so as to surprise the old lady.

The Jia family did not receive any news, and the Lin family naturally did not receive any news either.Although Lin Ruhai knew that Wang Ziteng was tired of saving his capital and found a vacancy in Beijing for Jia Yucun, and he would go to Beijing soon, but he didn't expect that Jia Zheng would let Baoyu come back.

Both the Jia family, Ningrong and the Rong family were busy with family visits, but the Lin family didn't seem to have received the slightest disturbance, and continued to live according to their usual habits.Perhaps the biggest influence is that the four nuns in Xiqiong Academy who are teaching the girls have talked more about things in the palace with the girls these days.

On the day of visiting relatives in Yuanchun, it is uncommon for girls to go home to meet each other. Before that, they have to know some rules.Even though the Yingchun sisters have learned a lot at home before, they don't need such strict rules on weekdays. If they are strengthened now, at least they can prevent mistakes due to no one pointing them out.

However, these things have little impact on the girls' daily lessons and pastimes, so everyone's life is no different from the past.

But this afternoon, Aunt Xue came to visit Baochai, and she didn't know what she had said to Baochai.Daiyu was going to look for Tanchun to play, but happened to see Baochai sending Aunt Xue away.

She abruptly changed the direction and went to Baochai's room. Before Baochai came back, she was already sitting and waiting in Baochai's room.

After Baochai saw her mother off and came back, she saw Daiyu sitting in the room, staring intently at the door and waiting for her to come back. She forced herself to suppress the worries in her heart, and asked Daiyu with a smile on her face: "But what's the matter?"

"I'm only worried about what's the matter with my sister?" Daiyu sat down with Baochai's arm in her arms, and reached out to lightly touch the center of Baochai's eyebrows, "My sister just frowned, and you still want to pretend to smile with me?"

Baochai was startled.

She used to comfort and accompany others a lot, but today it was Daiyu who wanted to comfort her.

Seeing the concern in Daiyu's eyes, Baochai sighed quietly.

"What can I do? It's just that today my mother came and told me that my elder brother was asking for money from the housekeeper again, but this time he was asking for the money to go to the elders of the Rong Mansion and Master Zhen of the Ning Mansion."

Daiyu asked in amazement: "This is strange, what's the matter with big brother, you want to give them money?"

"The Eldest Master said he wanted to give a girl beside him to my brother, but he asked my brother to buy it with money. My brother was really willing, and he was so happy that he wanted to take it home." Baochai said, already It was a wry smile, "Master Zhen is there, but my brother wants to gamble with them. Now that he loses, he owes a lot of gambling debts. How can he not repay the debts?"

Daiyu couldn't help frowning: "Over there in the Ning Mansion, is it really so tempting for Big Brother?"

But Baochai also heard some strange things from it, and hurriedly asked, "Do you know something?"

After Xue Pan came to Beijing, both Baochai and Aunt Xue knew how Xue Pan was more playful than before, but they only blamed Xue Pan for not making progress. Why did they ever think about other possibilities?

After Daiyu finished speaking, she knew that she had slipped her words, but seeing Baochai's expression, she knew that she couldn't hide it. Fang sighed and said, "I don't know whether this matter is true or not. It is true. I just said to lure two people." Words, I'm afraid it's not appropriate."

"You also know that my younger brother went to Jia's family school with Jia Qiang from Ning Mansion before. Although he and Jia Qiang were not very close that day, they had some contacts. Jia Qiang had already moved out of Ning Mansion , live on their own, but in the end he is the doting person of Big Brother Zhen, and with the help of Jia Rong, he usually goes to Ning Mansion more often."

"Chongyu went to Ning Mansion to play with him a few times, and saw how happy they were in the mansion. Even those who are pure-hearted and ascetic, if they play with them for a long time, I'm afraid they don't know what they will be led into. appearance."

Daiyu didn't dare to say in front of Baochai that Xue Pan was just a fool. If Jia Zhen and others from Ningfu were playing with him, how could he not play like a fool?Besides, if Xue Pan can pay off his debts, Jia Zhen and others must allow him to pay on credit.

Baochai has also thought of this, and is even more worried.

Xue Pan's stupidity, how can she persuade her mother to stop it?Now that she's playing with Jia Zhen and others, no matter what she and her mother say, they can't control things like Xue Pan.

Aunt Xue once told her in private that if she could choose a good wife, she might be able to count on Xue Pan to stop playing and concentrate on business after getting married.But this daughter-in-law is not easy to choose.The family background should not be too bad, but the good ones cannot be attached to.After restricting others, Xue Pan must be liked, otherwise Aunt Xue would not be able to force Xue Pan to marry a wife.

After adding many conditions, it is even more difficult.Xue Pan's marriage dragged on day after day.

In the end Baochai could only sigh to Daiyu: "My brother is like this now, and there is nothing I can do. But he is my brother after all. Even if he is bad in every way, he treats me and my mother just as well. So what can I do?" Can you not worry about him? But he doesn’t know our intentions, or if he understands, he can’t change it.”

Daiyu pondered for a moment, and then said: "My sister, if I only talk about big brother Xue, I can't help. But I know that second brother Xue and my younger brother should have some plans. With second brother Xue here, in the future They can support this family, right? I just don’t know that Big Brother Xue and Second Queen Xue will also fight over the family business, but there will be some disputes.”

Baochai hurriedly asked: "You mean my brother Xue Biao? What did he do with Chongyu? What I heard from my mother was that my mother wanted him to help manage my family's business in Beijing, but he If there is something wrong, I won’t take care of it.”

Previously, because of Xue Biao's arrival, Xue Pan also thought about going to these shops in Beijing to learn how to do business, so as not to be compared by Xue Biao.

But Xue Biao said that he would not take over for the time being, and would only stay in Beijing for a while to get used to it, and then use the money he brought to buy another property in Beijing.In this way, Aunt Xue and the others don't know what Xue Biao is busy with these days, but Xue Biao's behavior in this way avoids fighting with Xue Pan, and makes Xue Pan more able to play around at will. .

Daiyu carefully thought about the few words Chongyu had revealed in front of her in the past, intentionally or unintentionally, and then said carefully: "Maybe the two of them are going to do some overseas business. I heard Chongyu say that two or thirty years ago, When countries come to the palace to congratulate, they bring many new gadgets. Just like these western clocks, they are novelty gadgets from abroad. Although there are many people who can use them, they are still luxury gadgets.”

"I once heard Chongyu say that what he wanted was for these foreign gadgets to be used by more people here in the future. He even seemed to say that he wanted to introduce some foreign technology. He said I don’t know the details, but I only know that he and Second Brother Xue are already planning these things.”