Jia Lu through the Red Chamber

The gate of the Lixiang Courtyard was closed tightly, no matter whether it was the servants who came with Xue's family or the rough envoys from Jia's house, they stayed in the courtyard all day long, not even the maids and women who went out to serve meals in the big kitchen. Talkative, in fact, as early as when the rumors in Jia's house were inexplicably prosperous, Aunt Xue made people close the door of the room. Even Xue Pan, who had always been doted on, made up her mind not to let him go out at will, and had a violent attack before the incident happened. A few bad-mouthed women pretended to be ignorant in front of outsiders. No matter whether anyone believed it or not, they at least made a gesture of ignorance. Without evidence, it was hard for others to say anything.

Ever since Daiyu discovered the gossiping woman, was noticed by the girl next door, and was captured by Nanny Lai, she didn't even make a sound, she didn't get food from the big kitchen of Jia's mansion, she just passed through the small door by herself. Bought some meals to cope.

One day, Yinger was making purses on a small book in the outer room. Aunt Xue came to visit her daughter when she had nothing to do. Seeing that Yinger was not in the room, she stood up and saluted, shook her hands, asked her to get up, and asked,

"Where's your girl?"

"The girl is in the inner room. She said she wants to take a rest and don't need me to serve her."

"It's done, you just wait outside, you don't need to follow in."

Ying'er leaned over and said yes, and lightly lifted the curtain so that Aunt Xue could pass.

Aunt Xue went in at the beginning of the day, but she didn't hear a sound, she thought Baochai was asleep.

Walked a few more steps, but didn't feel right. Hearing the muffled sobbing, he stepped forward quickly. Through the green curtains, he saw a lump on the canopy bed, rising and falling continuously. The closer he got, the louder the sobbing. She sat down on the bed and lifted the quilt, only to see that Baochai's hair was in a loose bun, her eyes were red, and her round face was much thinner.

Aunt Xue's heart ached, she looked so pitiful in other people's eyes, but in Aunt Xue's eyes, it was better for the child to be round and chubby.These days, Xue Pan has been clamoring to go out. At home, this is not good, and that is not going well. Let Aunt Xue coax her, and finally have some free time. Come and see Baochai. I don’t want Baochai to cry Tears.

Thinking about how pampered Baochai was when Father Xue was there, she was no worse than Daiyu Jialu and the others. No matter how much the girl looks down on her as a businessman, she has to be polite to save face.

Now Baochai just behaved better than the other one, and was slandered by those unscrupulous people like this, her own girl was not good at teaching, and she blamed other people's girls for being too good at teaching, how can there be any reason for this.

Aunt Xue looked sad, turned her head, quickly wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, hugged Xue Baochai in her arms, and said,

"My son, what's wrong with you, you've lost so much weight after crying like this, aren't you digging your mother's heart with a knife?"

Xue Baochai could bear it a little before, but how could she bear it now, she turned around and hugged Aunt Xue's waist and began to cry,

"Mother!"

This remark sounds grievous and sad, and even more majestic is Xue's mother, choked up and said

"Hey, mother is here!" The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried.Xue Baochai cried for her grievances, and Aunt Xue cried after her husband left.

The parrot outside the house was startled by the cries and fluttered its wings twice. Ying'er got up quietly, lifted the curtain, saw the two masters crying together through the gap, and dared not go in, pulled down the curtain, and guarded the door, sideways. Close one ear, listening to the instructions inside.

It took a while for the mother and daughter to recover. Aunt Xue wiped Xue Baochai's face carefully and asked,

"My son, why are you crying? Tell mother about it." He said and hugged Baochai in his arms.

Xue Baochai was not a person with a sensitive mind and a sad spring and autumn. After her father passed away, her mother was weak and her brother was ignorant, which made her more tenacious. This time she was really wronged and cried like this. I really want to know how it happened, so that I can avoid it next time. My father said before his death that he is not afraid of losing business, but afraid of losing money again and again in one place.

She is also very convinced of her mother. When her father died early, even with the help of the Jia family, Aunt Xue was able to protect a lot of property of the Xue family. After killing a few wives, I'm afraid this shit pot will be pinned on their heads.

"Mom, why, why, is this happening, is my daughter not doing well? Why is my daughter doing well, and..."

Aunt Xue stroked Baochai's back to relax her.Aunt Xue has no foundation in Jia's mansion, even if her elder sister didn't find out, how could she know what happened and only tell her own thoughts,

"Girl Bao, it's not that you didn't do well, but that you did so well that you became someone else's way. Let me ask you, what is Miss Lin's family status? What about Miss Jia's family status?"

"Sister Lin's father is a doctor of Lanshitai and the censor of salt inspection. Her family has a scholarly family and a generation of lords, so she is very good. Sister Jia's family is a girl in the Duke's mansion. Except for those princesses and princesses, There is nothing more noble than them."

"How does it compare to our family?"

"Our family is a generation of imperial merchants, one of the four major families in Jinling, but..." Xue Baochai was quite proud, but in the end he couldn't accept it.

Aunt Xue touched her head and sighed, "Our family is a generation of imperial merchants, but since your father left, the family's property has not been as good as each year. Although it is one of the four major families in Jinling, it is only a few in Jinling. Power, and this is Kyoto."

"My son, our family has money but no power. It's like a child holding a gold brick in the market. Your uncle is in charge of the frontier. We have no other choice but to rely on your aunt's family. Now, your girl who is superior to their family will naturally get in the way." someone's eyes."

"But younger sister Lin is much better than the Jia sisters, why didn't she find fault with her?"

"Because your sister Lin is being looked after by an old lady and supported by her father! Your elder brother in our family is useless, can we rely on that?"

Xue Baochai's lips trembled. What she heard today subverted her cognition. She always thought that her family was one of the four major families in Jinling. I was so angry, I didn't expect to come to Kyoto, and then I realized that my family was nothing.

"In this world, everyone is chasing after power and profit, so they want to be chic." Aunt Xue suddenly grabbed Baochai's arm and said

"Girl Bao, for us women, apart from being born, the only thing we can do is to be married to make us feel at ease, and we don't have to be inferior to others everywhere. Therefore, those talented men and beautiful women are untrustworthy. Before, we only had to endure until everyone thought you were good, everyone thought you were harmless and cared for sisters."

Aunt Xue thought that when she was in her natal family, she was more liked by her parents than her elder sister, and she competed with her in everything. Once she got married, now her elder sister hugged her and came to seek refuge with her. Sadness flashed across her face. Didn't your elder sister win all of this just by being patient until everyone thought she could take care of herself better and adapt to life in the Duke's Mansion?

However, Mrs. Wang, Aunt Zhao and others were intriguing, and Jia Huan had to put on a loving mother's face in the face of Jia Tanchun, who was in the throat.And the love and love between myself and Father Xue has been forgotten for decades.

Xue Baochai has learned how to endure, and has planted a heart yearning for power in her heart.