Winning every step of the Red Mansion

Zhen Yinglian got a good result, everyone was happy, only the Xue family was not happy.But it's useless not to like it. Originally, although Xue's family is a bit rich, it is also an imperial merchant. If such conditions are compared with ordinary families, it is naturally superior.But within the capital, not to mention comparing with Jia's mansion, any one picked out is better than it.Besides, Xue's family mainly relied on the power of Jia's and Wang's in the capital.Although Jia's mother made her feel ashamed by doing this, it's not worth showing it to outsiders.If it is true, people will praise Jiamu's love and compassion, and so on.

Although Aunt Xue was furious, she still didn't dare to offend Jia Mu. After all, she came to Beijing for the sake of Xue Baochai's election, but Xue Pan got into trouble and hurt her sister.The character of the palace family is the most important thing, not to mention that the Xue family's family background is very ordinary in the capital, and now there is an older brother who committed such a crime outside, even if he grows into a fairy, he cannot enter the palace.So after a lot of hard work, Aunt Xue still felt that it would not be a waste of time to come to the capital to find a good family for Baochai to marry.What's more, Jinling's business is almost sold out now.If you can't gain a firm foothold in Beijing, what can you do in the future?Because earlier, someone persuaded him that Jia Baoyu and Xue Baochai were about the same age and were relatives. If they became in-laws, wouldn't they be more relatives.As long as you climb up the big tree of Jia's mansion, what will you worry about in the future?

As it happened, even after the incident of Zhen Yinglian, Aunt Xue still took Baochai to visit Jia's mansion from time to time.Xue Baochai was naturally reluctant, but she didn't want to displease her mother, so she had to go with her every time.Fortunately, all the girls in Jia's house are nice and kind to others, and they don't look down on her just because she is the daughter of a merchant.It was fun being with the sisters.

All the sisters were playing together that day, and Baoyu hurried over after school too. It was the happiest thing of the day to be together with all the sisters.Today, when everyone was playing together, Yinger, Baochai's little girl, saw the jade that Jia Baoyu was carrying, which seemed to have some characters engraved on it, and asked curiously, "This jade is still engraved with characters, and it is also fresh."

Jia Baoyu originally felt that it would be cumbersome to hang a piece of jade around his neck every day, but his wife definitely wanted to do this, and there was nothing he could do about it.Hearing that Ying'er was curious, she took it off and handed it to Ying'er, saying, "It's just a toy, heavy and boring, it's just engraved with auspicious words, and my wife said to take it for safety."

"Don't lose, don't forget, immortal life and prosperity." Ying'er read it twice, but remembered something, and said with a smile: "This is really interesting."

Jia Baoyu asked curiously, "It's just a couple of ordinary auspicious words, how interesting are they?"

Ying'er smiled and said, "I said this word is interesting, but I thought that our lady has a golden lock, and there are two auspicious words on it, which seems to be a pair with this word."

"Sister Bao also has a golden lock?" Jia Baoyu was taken aback for a moment, then asked again: "What is engraved on it? Can you take a look at it?"

The few people who were playing chess at the same time also sounded curious and begged Xue Baochai to take out the golden lock to have a look.Xue Baochai was also begged by everyone, so she had no choice but to take out the golden lock hanging around her neck and hand it to Tanchun beside her.Tanchun took the golden lock and took a closer look. Sure enough, there were a few words engraved on it. Tanchun read it out slowly, "Never leave, never give up, and we will live forever."

When Yingchun heard Tanchun read these words, she hurriedly said, "Let me see it too?" Tanchun also hurriedly handed the golden lock to Yingchun.Yingchun kept flipping through the golden lock, but she frowned.

Xue Baochai looked at the crowd and felt that they were looking strange, and she became suspicious. Before she could speak, she heard Tanchun ask, "Sister Bao, what is the origin of your golden lock?"

Before Xue Baochai opened her mouth, she heard Ying'er say: "I heard from my wife that it was given by a monk. She said it can drive away evil spirits and avoid evil. In the future, I should pair up with someone with jade."

"You little girl, what are you chewing on your tongue, go and pour some tea." Baochai said, trying to coax the talkative Yinger out.Yingchun said: "If the monk gave it, it's not too bad, but if you find a jade to match it, it's a bit of a fabrication."

Ying'er was about to go out, but when she heard this, she stopped in her tracks, "Miss, what you said doesn't make sense, why is it a fabrication?"

Tanchun smiled and said: "There are so many golden locks in the world, and most of them are bought or made by parents and elders for their children, hoping to bring some blessings to their children. If you insist on finding something to match, it will be a waste of money." something."

Yinger was angry and pouted.Yingchun hurriedly pulled Tanchun aside, Tanchun saw that Baochai's face was not very good-looking, thinking of what he said just now, it must have made Baochai feel ashamed, and he was a little embarrassed.At this time, Xichun, who was playing on the sidelines, saw the golden lock, and reached out to take out the golden lock that was stuffed around her neck in her clothes: "Sister Bao's golden lock is a bit like mine, and even The words above are all the same, Brother Bao, do you think it’s a coincidence? Or are all the golden locks in the world engraved with these eight characters?”

Jia Baoyu also laughed and said, "Maybe that's the case, but it's just for peace and good luck. It should be the same after all." Jia Baoyu remembered that when Daiyu first came to the capital, he asked Yu too much, but it ended up causing trouble. something happened.If something happens again today, I'm afraid the old lady will accuse me again if she finds out.

Seeing Xichun comparing the two golden locks back and forth, Baochai felt even more embarrassed.Yingchun hurriedly gave the golden lock to Xichun to put it on again. "Sister Bao doesn't have to care about it, and I'm not afraid of my sister's jokes. Our sisters all have this golden lock, and even Miss Lin has it. The word is the same. The old lady once told us that this golden lock and jade are both Please ask the eminent monk to consecrate the light, recite the scriptures and bless it. Maybe this word is also given by the eminent monk. It is estimated that those who come to ask will give these two sentences for auspiciousness. Sister Bao does not need to care." The lock was exchanged to Baochai.

At this time, Baochai was already in a state of embarrassment, so after a few quick words, she said there was still something to do, and took Ying'er home.Tanchun pouted and said, "At first, I thought Sister Bao and Sister Lin were just like other people, but today I also believe in the words that gold and jade match."

Yingchun said: "Don't talk nonsense, this girl Ying'er is talking to herself, she has nothing to do with Sister Bao. Sister Bao is just taking it with her elders. As for the matching of gold and jade, etc. It's just nonsense, it's just that the monks raised a lot of good fortune to add some gimmicks. It's not Sister Bao's fault, it was just to change the mother's peace of mind. Don't you also carry the golden lock every day."

"Okay, okay, I don't want to say anything. I just said a few words, but sister, you said so much." Tanchun pouted.

"After all, Sister Bao is a relative. If you are so aggressive, you will embarrass her and make her look sad. Besides, her family is in such a state now, there is no harm in letting us go." Yingchun persuaded.

When Baochai returned home, she was very angry. She sat alone in the room and wept silently.Aunt Xue was also in a hurry. She went to ask, but it made Baochai cry even more.Aunt Xue was also helpless, so she had to call Yinger over and ask her carefully.Ying'er learned everything about today from Aunt Xue.

Aunt Xue was helpless when she heard this, and it was true that she coaxed Baochai to wear the golden lock a few days ago.Since Aunt Xue wanted to get married with Jia's family, it was best if she had some connections.Before, I had heard my sister tell me how spiritual this piece of jade is, that if you lose it, you will get sick, and when you find it, you will be fine once you put it on.At that time, Aunt Xue thought, since she believed in this, why not write something about it.Unexpectedly, Mother Jia actually gave each of the girls in the Rongguo Mansion a golden lock with the same characters, so it is really embarrassing.But the bitterness is that Baochai didn't know it, but he was wronged for no reason.For a smart person like her, she can naturally guess things out, and the more she does, the more uncomfortable she feels.Aunt Xue also felt uncomfortable, and she cried with her, and from time to time scolded Xue Pan, complaining that if Xue Pan didn't cause trouble, how could many things happen.Just when Xue Pan came back, he saw his mother and his wife crying together when he entered the door. He kindly stepped forward to try to persuade him, but he was scolded by his mother for no reason.Xue Pan was so angry that he simply went out again.

This incident naturally reached Mrs. Wang's ears.Although Yingchun told everyone not to speak out, but after all, there is still a maid who follows, so naturally the fastest way to spread the word.Mrs. Wang also secretly complained that Aunt Xue had such thoughts, why didn't she talk to herself first, and came up with such an idea.Such a good thing, but self-defeating.

But because of this matter, Mrs. Wang also felt that it was time to put Baoyu's marriage on the agenda.But Xue Baochai was not in the top of the list of candidates for Baoyu's daughter-in-law.Although this child is good, has a good appearance and character, and acts generously, but now I have a sister of a princess and a brother who is a foreign official on my treasure jade, and when we get married, the old lady will give me a lot of money. The silver taels are for future expenses.In this way, it would be too disproportionate to marry Baochai.If the status of a bastard like Jia Huan is still considered, it's just that there is too much difference in age between the two.Besides, for Baoyu's marriage, at least the old lady should nod her head.As far as the matter of the Zhen family is concerned, no matter how stupid Mrs. Wang is, she knows that the Xue family really can't be in the eyes of Jia Mu. Besides, there is a son like Xue Pan, who is not successful enough to fail, and makes troubles all day long. It's better to stay far away.

After all, Xue's family is his relatives, and it's hard to tell if it's obvious, so it's better to find a good marriage for Baoyu earlier, so as not to hurt the face of his sisters.