Struggle of Baochai

"My son, you are going to pick my mother's heart."

Mrs. Xue put her arms around Baochai who had just woken up and cried loudly: "You frightened Mom, your father is gone. If you have another good or bad, what will Mom do?"

Because of the news of her father's death, Baochai's face paled because of her exhaustion, her whole face was full of haggardness, and she still had to comfort Mrs. Xue.

"Mom, I'm fine, don't cry, Mom."

After a while, Mrs. Xue stopped crying: "Baochai, your father's bones are not yet cold, those murderers came to us and wanted to take our property. Mom has no choice but to send them out by crying, but Your brother will come back tomorrow, what shall we do then?"

When Mrs. Xue thought of her husband's death and no one would support her from then on, she became distraught. Now, she was anxious to ask a child for advice.

What she said made Baochai feel worried.

Speaking of which, Baochai didn't have any big ideas, the only thing she could do now was to find ways to take advantage of the situation, and then she thought of a good idea to pick a quarrel between the seven families, so as to delay the time.

But this is only a palliative measure. From now on, until Xue Pan can stand up, their family will be under various threats.

Thinking back to the previous life, didn’t they rush to the capital to join Jia’s family in a hurry? In order not to be slaughtered as fat pigs, the Xue family didn’t dare to live in the house in the capital, so they could only live in Jia’s small house. In the small courtyard, she had to try her best to please the members of Jia's family, and in the end, she also ended up with a ruined family.

Baochai knew well that taking advantage of other people's power was unreliable, and it would never last long, but she had no way to strengthen herself.

When the mother and daughter were sitting facing each other with sad faces, Tong Fu came in quietly and said in a low voice, "Madam, Mrs. Zhen and Mrs. Zhen are here to visit the girl."

Baochai heard this, and hurriedly called Ying'er to come in to freshen her up, changed her clothes again, and forced herself to move to the small flower hall for guests. After coming over, Zhen Shiyin and Feng Shi came in.

Baochai hastily stepped forward to salute, and called her adoptive father and adoptive mother, tears rolled down like broken beads.

"Good boy." Zhen Shiyin nodded to Baochai, "Your adoptive father already knows everything about your family, and your adoptive mother is also worried about you. As soon as she heard that you woke up, she rushed over to visit her, and her adoptive father didn't say anything else. , I only ask you to take care of your body, don't be too sad."

Baochai nodded in response, hurriedly invited Zhen Shiyin and his wife to sit down, and then hurriedly asked someone to bring tea.

Feng Shi held Baochai's hand firmly, and stroked Baochai's temple hair: "My son, I can't help you."

Zhen Shiyin took a sip of tea and coughed. Baochai sensitively sensed that Zhen Shiyin must have something to say, so she hurriedly sent Tong Fu out with Ying'er and a few maids.

Both Tongfu and Ying'er were the sons of Xue's family, and they were the most loyal, so they sent the little girls away. They moved a small stool and sat guarding the door, talking in a low voice.

Zhen Shiyin saw no one else, so he expressed all his thoughts.

He lowered his voice and asked first, "Baochai, what are your plans for the future?"

Baochai shook her head: "What can I do for my daughter, she is sitting in a sad city now."

After hesitating for a while, Baochai gritted her teeth, and expressed the worry deep in her heart: "Ye-father also saw it when he thought about it. My uncles and uncles only wished to evict our house. My father was still there, and they didn't care about it." Dare to go too far, now that my father is gone, and my brother is still young, I fear they will tempt him to do something wrong, and lead him into evil ways, it seems like there is something worrying here."

Mrs. Xue stood up and saluted Zhen Shiyin: "Lord Zhen, I don't have any ideas as a woman in the inner court. You are Baochai's adoptive father. We believe in you. I hope you can give us an idea. Anyway, let us It is reasonable for our family to be safe and sound."

Mrs. Xue grew up in the Wang family's inner house since she was a child, and she has seen many cases where brothers of the same clan turned against each other, and the family was ruined, and even the husband died, and the orphans and widows were bullied by the clansmen. She couldn't even eat and dress. She only counted on Zhen Shiyin to come up with a big idea for her.

Hearing what Mrs. Xue said, Zhen Shiyin no longer hid it, nodded and said: "Baochai is my daughter, so naturally I won't lose her. I've thought about it for a long time and came up with an idea for your family. Ideas... that's all, I'll tell you what to do, it's your business, I just have a clear conscience."

"Father, please tell me." Baochai was sure in her heart, with a hint of stability on her face.

"Brother Xue, those shops in your family are really a problem. Pan'er is young, and I'm afraid it will not be easy to manage. If you give it to others, you will not be willing. If you keep this rich shop, you may become enemies. , Now that the earth dragon in Shu land has turned around, countless people have been killed and injured, and the court is trying to find a way to rescue the disaster. Baochai, when Pan'er comes back, you can discuss it with him and keep it for future daily use, as well as the money you bought for the minerals and road construction. , and donate all the rest.”

"Donated, donated?" Mrs. Xue said with a look of surprise, "Master Zhen, what do you mean?"

But Baochai vaguely understood, and she patted Mrs. Xue's hand: "Father, I read the newspaper earlier, it said that when the regent was in naval battles with several countries, merchants donated many ships to support the regent, and later defeated the Western After a few countries, the businessman who donated the most won the title, and he also got a lot of benefits. Does the adoptive father mean that we can buy a title with money, so that it will be safe and secure. Although the money is gone, our Xue family will be divorced from now on. Now that he is a merchant, my brother has also become a serious lord, and besides, without money, others can't worry about anything anymore."

Zhen Shiyin nodded with joy in his heart: "What Baochai said is very true. First, the court has money for disaster relief. Second, your family has also received benefits. I wrote a letter with a few colleagues to help you. If you think about it, as long as Xue If everyone takes the lead in donating money, the new emperor will not hesitate to have a title."

As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Xue couldn't sit still any longer, she stood up abruptly: "With these words, can our family really get a title?"

Zhen Shiyin waved his hand: "I can't guarantee this, but I can tell you that I can truthfully tell you about your family's situation and seek a suitable person to tell today. Today's nature is modest, and he is the most considerate person. If you think about it, I just won't talk to you guys." The noble title, I will also try to keep your family safe."

"Then let's donate." Mrs. Xue gritted her teeth, thinking of Xue Hong's countless times when she lamented how poor Xue's family could not be in the official position, and secretly made up her mind that even if she had a [-]% chance of becoming a knight, she had to try desperately.

Now that she is at a dangerous place, if she doesn't donate the money, it may be cheaper for others, so it's better to donate it to the court and use it for the people affected by the disaster.