[Comprehensive] Master of Merit

As soon as Lin Hai picked up Daiyu, Baoyu ran to Mother Jia and begged, "Please, the old lady, bring Daiyu back as soon as possible, so that we can live together in the Grand View Garden to be lively."

Mother Jia is always happy to see her grandson and granddaughter getting close, and it would be best if they could make a couple together in the future.

It's just that when Daiyu comes home, it's a reunion of father and daughter. How can Mother Jia stop it?Besides, the old lady is worried about the family's future, and Baoyu, the sharp-hearted, has to rely on her at this time.

The old lady~ After comforting Baoyu a few words, she showed a little tiredness.

Although Baoyu is self-willed, she is by no means blind. Knowing that she is doomed to return in vain today, she will inevitably be dejected when she leaves Jiamu's yard.

He has been stimulated by Huo Mian's "contemptuous" statement, and he can't cheer up many things.

The concubine's sister ordered the sisters to live in the Grand View Garden together. This news can be regarded as refreshing Baoyu, who would have expected such a bad news... To be separated from Daiyu is bad news for Baoyu.

After returning from Xiren's home, Baoyu instinctively stayed away from her former Xieyuhua—Bao Erye is famous for his soft ears, and only Daiyu can make him really persistent and persevere.

Xiren, who once again recognized the true face of Second Master Bao, was full of bitterness, but also quite self-aware, and he couldn't tell anything without screaming.

But he said that he didn't know where to go to relax. Baoyu was wandering aimlessly when he met Baochai and Tanchun who were accompanying him to look for him.

For a while, Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng were introspecting behind closed doors, and Baochai didn't come to the Rong Mansion much—even though Baochai was young, she was better than her cousin Wang Xifeng when it came to prioritizing.

Aunt Xue and Baochai both know why Mrs. Wang and her aunt and nephew Wang Xifeng closed their doors to introspect: Some people have to take out the antique land deeds at home to repay the debt if they can't pay back the money they borrowed from Wang'er.Lai Wang'er took these things with her front foot, and then stepped into Xue's shop with her back foot-it can be considered that the fat and water will not flow to outsiders.

By the way, Wang Xifeng took the lawsuit and almost killed her. The mother and daughter really don't know about this, but Xue Pan has heard about it...

To be honest, both Aunt Xue and Baochai knew that in Rongguo Mansion, the housekeeper’s wife and grandma relying on loan sharks to save their private houses are really cheap, let alone embezzling the money prepared for monthly payment from the public office for personal gain.

But Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng are Aunt Xue's older sister, and the other is her niece. She came to persuade her sister twice a few days ago, so I don't have much to say about it.

When she came back from her aunt, her mother kept muttering... At that time, the more Baochai listened, the more disturbed she felt: Doesn't my aunt know that the second wife of the Duke's mansion spread usury?Obviously this is a helpless move.

From this we can see the future of the Rong Mansion... I'm afraid it's hard to say.

She didn't know if she guessed right, but Rong Mansion spent no less than [-] silver to build a family-friendly villa. It has been almost two months since the imperial concubine returned to the palace, and her uncle has not been promoted...

The uncertain future of the Rong Mansion aroused another layer of worry in Baochai's heart: when she was in Jinling, her uncle had said well that she would be sent to the palace.As a result, after entering Beijing, my uncle never brought up this matter again.

The imperial concubine's cousin is not a few years older than myself, so the imperial concubine has no children for many years and chooses a younger sister to enter the palace to accompany the king. It is not my turn to do this kind of thing.

Baochai didn't mean to complain about his uncle, after all, his cousin had made a noble concubine, and no matter how clever his uncle was, he couldn't send both nieces to the Holy Majesty's side, and both guaranteed high positions.

My brother got into a life lawsuit in the south, if my uncle wasn't there, how could my brother still be at ease?She saves all of this.

In short, I'm afraid I have to plan my own marriage... On Brother Bao's side, Baochai faced the window and thought: Daiyu must be in front of her.

As long as Daiyu can help Rongfu and Bao brothers more, no matter how much my aunt prefers herself, she will take Daiyu first.Even if her background is not comparable to that of Daiyu, she is also from a wealthy background, so why bother to catch up? !

These thoughts have passed through my mind several times, and now Baochai can feel calm when facing Baoyu again.

Baoyu felt the change in Baochai's attitude, but he didn't care about it for a while.

Tanchun is a concubine and is very sensitive. When she realized that Sister Bao was not as warm as before to her second brother, she didn't know why, so she simply pretended not to know.Compared with the two sisters Baochai and Daiyu, of course she wants to get close to Daiyu.

The three brothers and sisters had their own concerns, and they were more or less absent-minded when chatting. Huo Mian stood a little far away but could see clearly.

In the original book, Daiyu can only rely on her grandmother and uncle after her father's death. Baoyu's attitude towards Chai Dai is also very understandable, nothing more than eating what is in the pot and looking at what is in the bowl.

But now that my uncle is still there, he needs to work hard to get what's in the pot, so how can he care about what's in the bowl?

To put it bluntly, if you get it too easily, you don't cherish it.Now that Jia Zhen has left, and the fate of the Rong Mansion is not in his hands, he can just... teach Baoyu when he has nothing to do.

Huo Mian suddenly appeared in a flash, startling Baochai and Tanchun, and their girls were also dumbfounded...

Baoyu had already seen his appearances and disappearances before, and this time he reacted quickly, "Brother Rong?"

Huo Mian nodded, "Learn civil and martial arts, and sell them to the emperor's family. Whether you want to enter the official career is up to you, but you must choose one and learn carefully."

Otherwise, you won't even be able to marry a decent daughter-in-law.

But Baoyu guessed the second half of the sentence he had hidden.

Baoyu was silent for a moment, then Fang calmly said, "That's right." Under Baochai and Tanchun's astonishment, he asked, "Where did Rong get this skill?"

If Wang Ziteng and Lin Hai are "old fritters" who have spent most of their lives rolling in court, Huo Mian would have to take a closer look at his true heart through his acting skills. For a simple boy like Baoyu, his true feelings are really clear at a glance.Because of this, Huo Mian was a little surprised: Baoyu actually wanted to learn from him.

This dandy young master is not hopeless, the premise is to get his pulse right.

If Baoyu is really willing to do anything and endure hardships for the sake of "carrying Daiyu back", Huo Mian would "see him with admiration".

So under the watchful eyes of Baochai and Tanchun, Baoyu and Brother Rong gradually drifted away...the two of them haven't discussed with Baoyu where they want to live!

Tanchun is better, as members of the Jia family, they all know that Brother Rong is very different from before, and even heard a few ears about Brother Rong's magic.Second Brother Bao and Brother Rong are getting close, maybe there will be another expert in the family?

Baochai is different, no matter how well-informed she is, there is always a limit, and her aunt and cousin are both behind closed doors thinking about their mistakes, and she doesn't know that Brother Rong has become a tyrant in two households.

But it doesn't matter if she doesn't know, just because of this... Brother Rong didn't even give in when he came over, and sister Tanchun didn't respond?

Baochai looked at Tanchun with a little curiosity.

Tanchun didn't want to explain right now.After watching Second Brother Bao and Brother Rong go away, she said, "Let's talk to Second Brother later."

How long has Yuanchun been a concubine at this time?The Rong family will not depend on Wang Ziteng for the whole family's future, and the family's wealth is not empty. Baochai, as a cousin, is of course not so popular.

From Tanchun's point of view, as cousins, Daiyu is undoubtedly closer than Baochai, and she deserves to be close.

Seeing Tanchun's natural appearance, Baochai naturally wouldn't talk too much, but she became more and more determined in her heart: Rongfu can't count on it, and it's time to plan more for herself.

In this era, girls want to plan for their future, and they don't think about anything other than finding a good husband.

It was only at dinner that Huo Mian learned that Baochai had changed his target: think about it, Baoyu is still not a sweet potato.Now both Daiyu and Baochai are not "he must".

With her own father around, Daiyu has no worries about marrying; even Baochai, who was born as a merchant girl, is doing quite well. It is not a problem to find a talented person from a poor family, but whether she can be a good husband and wife depends on fate.

If you are not willing to marry into a poor family, with Baochai's talent and appearance and the incomparably generous dowry, it is not difficult to be a concubine for a powerful family, but this road is very difficult...

It is said that Baoyu was born with visions, but at the age when he was about to discuss marriage, Baoyu did not show any miracles. Huo Mian just invited Jia Daishan out, not to mention completely dispelling the unrealistic situation of Jiamu, Jia Zheng and Yuanchun in the palace. Dream, but it is enough to reduce their expectations of Baoyu by half.

It is definitely a good thing for Baoyu to lose the doting of her elders and the courtship and competition of her outstanding cousins!

At least today, under Huo Mian's intentional embarrassment, Baoyu actually persevered: it didn't matter how well he finished, but he persisted from the beginning to the end, without shrinking back for a moment.

In the previous life, Baoyu Haolai was an immortal. If he didn't practice persistently, he might not even be a waiter.Besides watering the crimson bead fairy grass, Shenying's waiter didn't take care of it every once in a while, and didn't bother to take care of it when he couldn't take care of it. Instead, he persisted for a long time.

Otherwise, why would Jiangzhu keep it in her heart and insist on repaying her kindness?

All in all, if Baoyu hadn't been entrusted to be born in Rongguo Mansion, he would never be such a waste... Huo Mian still doesn't like Baoyu, but Baoyu's performance today surprised him, so he decided to be more patient with Baoyu.

But he said that Baoyu was sweating all over his body, and his legs were so soft that it was difficult to walk, but he was so comfortable. After returning to the room, he took a bath first, took a rest, and when he was more energetic, he went to find Jia Mu.

Because the mother is still introspecting and the father has not yet returned home, he also saves greetings. Even if sister Lin is not there, Baoyu still has dinner with Jiamu.

Originally, both Baoyu and Daiyu lived in Jiamu's warm pavilion, and Sanchun also lived in front of Jiamu, but it's not as close as Baodai and the other two to live close to Jiamu... the voice is louder, and Jiamu can hear it.

Baoyu tidied up and came out of the house, and saw the attackers outside talking with the mandarin ducks.

From the initial restlessness to now, Xiren has calmed down quite a bit: Mrs. Wang is too busy to take care of herself, and Baoyu is so distracted by Daiyu that she has no mind to pay attention to her, which makes her feel "nothing to do".

It's just that in Second Master Bao's heart, he can't compare with Miss Lin at all... Xiren has resentment and jealousy, and at the same time he is a little relieved.

In the original book, Xiren's words of consolation to Mrs. Wang are so wonderful. After getting rid of Qingwen, she gave Daiyu a "good eye medicine" at Mrs. Wang's place.

Therefore, this scheming big girl is full of resentment and jealousy, and she can still stir up troubles with all her heart.The premise is that both Baoyu and Mrs. Wang still love and trust her.

Xiren's mentality changed suddenly, and Baoyu also felt it. He couldn't explain why, but after he came out of Xiren's house, he didn't have much interest in this big girl: now...he feels disgusted in his heart. What's going on again?

Baoyu was afraid that if he accidentally talked to Xiren, he would bring out some disgust, so he asked Yuanyang first, "Why is sister here?"

The mandarin duck blessed the body and said respectfully, "The old lady asked Second Master Bao to have dinner with the girls." They went to eat in the yard.

Since her grandmother made this arrangement, Baoyu naturally said nothing: follow the mandarin ducks.

After leaving Jiamu's main room, Yuanyang led Baoyu and Xiren to the east, and as a result... they bumped into Mrs. Wang who had just stepped into the courtyard.

Mrs. Wang, who has been "at home" for several days, naturally looks not good, but when she sees her son, she can always force a smile.

She has been worrying a lot these days - normally, the loan usury wouldn't make the housekeeper's wife think about it behind closed doors for so long, let alone she has a first-class brother to back her up.It can be seen that some disasters have been caused to some extent because of these money, the old lady called her here today, it must be a showdown.

After Baoyu saw the ceremony, he said: "My wife is clear... the old lady is in a good mood." He really didn't know much about what his mother had done.

Speaking of which, the entire Rong family is also very interesting. It is clear that Jiamu, Mrs. Wang and even Jia Zheng all regard Baoyu as the best candidate for revitalizing the family, but they have never taught him to value him, let alone tell him about important things. Let him listen, but the spiritual object guides Baoyu, hoping that Baoyu will open up by himself.

The way Jiamu and Mrs. Wang raised Baoyu...is exactly the same as the way the stepmother wanted to raise the son of the first wife.

Baoyu is probably a mascot in Rongfu.

It's just that this mascot will soon have his own ideas, and gradually show his superiority, so I don't know what others think.

Of course, this is something to be said for the time being.

It was only said that Mrs. Wang heard from the eldest girl that her son had become more sensible. At this time, her son was feeling sorry for her, and her nose was sore that she almost shed tears: she was desperately trying to get money, but it was not because of this son!

Mother Jia was still waiting, and the mother and son said a few words about themselves and then separated.With the comfort of her son, Mrs. Wang looked more calm when she saw Jia Mu again.

It is said that if Mother Jia really wanted to punish the second daughter-in-law, she would not choose a time when the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were alone, and she would not still allow the eldest daughter-in-law to get involved in Zhongfu before that.

Looking at the pale-faced second daughter-in-law, Jia's mother couldn't bear to be too harsh: the housekeeper has worked hard for so many years without credit.Besides, although this daughter-in-law has a lot of selfishness, she did not use the money from the Rong Mansion to subsidize her natal family too much, nor did she shake the foundation of the family.

As for giving some filial piety to the daughter-in-law's natal brother, that's what it should be.When the master was alive, the family also received filial piety from the Wang family and the Xue family.

This moment and that moment.

Mother Jia, who has experienced too many ups and downs, has nothing to feel uncomfortable about: If you really want to complain, you can blame yourself for having no successors, and the two sons are not that capable.

Therefore, Jia's mother did not blame her when she spoke, "After entering the palace, the expenses have increased, and our family has built a yard... I will credit you for being able to support it."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately shed tears.

Jia's mother said slowly: "I know that the family's money is not easy. This money... You must know that a gentleman loves money in a proper way. The empress has just become a concubine, and her qualifications are the lowest in the palace. I don't know how many people are happy to see the empress. , and our family’s jokes. You let Brother Feng go out to lend money with money, and cause some disasters. As long as there is a slight loss of life, the censor must read a book.”

Mrs. Wang stood up and knelt down, "Daughter-in-law knows it's wrong."

She really didn't think so much at the time: Why shouldn't her daughter, Concubine Feng, be proud of her?Let her mother-in-law say this now, she is somewhat afraid.

The attitude of the second daughter-in-law...Mother Jia is quite satisfied: after the death of the Duke, most of the family's financial resources were cut off, but fortunately, with the empress, some friendships can be retained.It's just that these old friends and contacts say that they have to fall into the hands of this daughter-in-law, otherwise they will not know whether it is their own family or the Wang family that will benefit.

In this way, she will not be free.

If it wasn't for the fact that the eldest daughter-in-law couldn't support the wall with mud, and brother Zhu's daughter-in-law couldn't stand on her own, why did she have to call the second daughter-in-law back?Otherwise, wouldn't it be nice to let the second daughter-in-law hand over the power of housekeeping, and let this daughter-in-law feel at ease to be the birth mother of a royal concubine?

Mother Jia sighed in her heart, "Get up." Then she let Mrs. Wang sit back beside her, "Brother Feng has repeatedly arranged lawsuits and won a total of more than ten thousand taels of silver."

Mrs. Wang finally turned pale with shock, she knew that champering lawsuits was not a small crime even if she had no experience!If someone's life is killed, it's not about whether the mother and her elder brother can protect her, but that the two nobles have to follow suit!

The reason why Sister Feng couldn't be dealt with immediately was because when it came to people like Chang'an Jiedushi Yun Guang, one or two things had to be verified.

Chang'an is a bit far away from the capital, Jia Lian sent the old man of the family to run this trip, and he himself followed the clues to inquire around the capital... Sister Feng's greed and boldness completely frightened Jia Lian, and he and his father Still dare not act like this!

Half a month later, Jia Lian received the letter from the old man, even though he was not finished - he was busy cleaning up Sister Feng, so he immediately sent someone back to the house to say hello to his grandmother, father and uncle.

Even though she had expected it in advance, after listening to the steward's report, Jia's mother was so angry that she stayed up all night: Sister Feng used Lian's post when she took over the lawsuit!

Anyway, this scapegoat of the Rong Mansion has been decided. Mother Jia thought about it for most of the night, and now she is no longer entangled. She basically told Mrs. Wang about the matter with Brother Lian...

Mrs. Wang knelt down again.

In fact, ever since she heard Yun Guang's name, she felt bad, and then she listened to her mother-in-law in detail... For the sake of her brother and her, she will not divorce Sister Feng, but it will be difficult for Sister Feng to turn over: anyway, Mr. To be honest, after a few years, if the child is promising, there is still hope...

But when Baoyu returned to his room after dinner, he met his distraught mother... who seemed to be in a state of desperation.Seeing that his mother had gone all the way without seeing his own son, Baoyu hurried to the old ancestor Jiamu to find out what happened.

However, Jia's mother was tired and didn't have the heart to coax her grandson.

Baoyu felt a little lost, and went back to the house~fart~butt~ just as he touched the seat, he suddenly remembered that there was an expert at home...

When Baoyu came to find him, Huo Mian had just finished eating and was about to turn on the system to pass the time with various gossip events.

Now that Baoyu finally thinks about caring about the future of the family, Huo Mian naturally wants to show some face, "The second wife and the second grandma caused trouble, the second wife's trouble is less, and the second grandma... She got into trouble but can't afford it ,” he smiled, “the imperial concubine will be implicated.”

The author has something to say: For the things Wang Xifeng did, she would be imprisoned just by taking the lawsuit.