The alternative life of the clever sister of the Red Chamber

Xue Baoqin felt relieved when she saw her eldest sister so calm, "I see, don't worry, elder sister."

Aunt Xue looked at Xue Baochai distressedly, "But my son, when you marry in the future, the servants will inevitably compare you with Miss Lin, and you will inevitably feel a little wronged. How can this be good?"

Xue Baochai didn't take it seriously, and instead comforted Aunt Xue, "Mom, don't you understand me? I don't care about these things. What kind of good things can those servants say? Wasn't Sister Lin the same way back then? Muttering. Sister Lin can bear it, and now I can naturally. As the saying goes, you are not afraid of the shadow when you are upright. I have a clear conscience and I am afraid of what they will do. Don’t worry, Mom, I know what to do. "

Aunt Xue's character was simple, and Xue Baochai believed it as soon as she said a few words, and turned around and went to sort out the dowry list for Baochai with great interest.Xue Baoqin looked at Xue Baochai worriedly, "Big sister, I didn't expect the Jia family to be like this, even worse than ours! Do you really want to marry into it?" Xue Baoqin really felt that Jia Baoyu was not good enough for her sister.

Xue Baochai said with a wry smile: "Aside from marrying into the Jia family, is there any other way out for me? From the very beginning, I knew that Jia Baoyu was not a good match, but I didn't marry him. The Jia family was short of money. The Xue family is lacking in power, so the two combine to get what they need! So, you don't have to feel wronged for me."

Xue Baoqin knew that this sister had always had ideas, so she didn't say much, and just sighed, "It's just pitiful for Sister Lin. It's a good thing that people have stolen millions of her fortune, but she still has to live for nothing. The old lady really loves her in her heart, otherwise, there is no one who can make decisions for her. This is still an uncle and aunt! It is still unreliable."

Mentioning Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai also sighed. She is a poor person just like herself. In the past, she only thought that she was slightly stronger than her. Anyway, she has a mother and brothers. Now it seems that she is slightly better than her!When she leaves the cabinet and becomes someone else's person, maybe her life will be better.

"Okay, since you're back today, don't go back. It's going to be Chinese New Year in a few days anyway, so stay at home! At the other end of the garden, let someone talk to your aunt." Xue Baochai thought Since it's the end of the new year and we have to prepare for the wedding, the mansion must be very busy, so it's better to make less chaos.

Xue Baoqin nodded, "Well, I listened to Big Sister. By the way, Big Sister, why is there no movement over there?"

Xue Baochai sighed, shook her head and said, "Who knows? Now, as long as she doesn't make a fuss, she's Amitabha. It's just that Xiangling is pitiful. No, she's called Qiuling now."

Xue Baoqin gave her a disdainful white look, "I see her, it's An Xin who can't get along with big sister. Do something to change Xiangling's name, isn't it because big sister gave it to her?"

Xue Baochai glared at her, "Don't say a few words. As the saying goes, family harmony and everything prosper, we are the ones who are going to marry after all, can't we compete with her for this? So what if we win? What if we lose? How? It’s not pretty after all. It’s better to calm things down, as long as she doesn’t make a fuss. I think we won’t be here in the future, the house is quiet, and no one is arguing with her, so she can live in peace for a few more days.”

Xue Baoqin pouted, "By the way, big sister, where is my brother?"

Xue Baochai smiled, "He went out to check the accounts. He has grown up now. I heard from my mother that several shop managers praised him!"

Xue Baoqin smiled smugly.

Ever since Jia Mu divided up the private house in front of everyone and declared the ownership of the Grand View Garden, Mrs. Wang has been upset. Even when she opened the box that Jia Mu gave Baoyu, she found a box of house deeds and title deeds. There are good fields, shops, and some rare treasures, but they still don't make Mrs. Wang happy.

Even though she got such good things, Mrs. Wang thought, Baoyu's is already like this, and this is still one-sixth. One can imagine how much it would add up!She knew that the old lady had a lot of treasures, but she refused to give them all to Baoyu, what would she do to those people!It's all right for Lan'er, what's the use of those girl films!The most hateful thing is Miss Lin!Not to mention getting a garden for nothing, but also getting such good things, she deserves it!But, didn't she let Jiachang and Jia Ling tamper with the ginseng Yangrong pill she ate?Why has it had no effect so far?It's really useless!

When Jia Zheng walked in, he saw that the house was full of things in a mess. When he looked closely, he had seen them at Jia's mother before, and knew that they were given to Baoyu by his mother.Seeing Mrs. Wang's ugly face again, she couldn't help being unhappy, "What are you doing? Could it be that you are dissatisfied with the old lady? Isn't the old lady not good to Baoyu? Among the few grandchildren, only Baoyu got something, and he is so rich. Don’t say that the old lady gave it, even if the old lady didn’t give it a cent, that’s what it should be. The old lady’s private house, the old lady can give it to whoever she wants! How did the Jia family treat you badly, and what are your shortcomings?”

Mrs. Wang heard what Jia Zheng said, and just about to open her mouth to distinguish, Jia Zheng gave her a look, "I have noticed all the things you usually do, but for the sake of your empress and Baoyu, I won't be with you." Don't worry about it, don't go too far! I heard that you didn't greet the old lady today because of your illness? Is this the tutor of the Wang family? Tomorrow, I will write to my uncle to ask if this is the case!"

After finishing speaking, Jia Zheng walked away with a flick of his sleeves, turned around and went to the front study.

Mrs. Wang was so wronged that she fell on the desk and began to cry.Whoever is a grandmother has to serve her mother-in-law every day!For so many years, I have been thinking about it every morning and evening, which day is missing?But if he didn't go once today, he would shame himself like this.

The maids stood outside tremblingly, not daring to go in.Zhou Rui's family thought about it, then quietly opened the curtain and went in, "Madam, don't be sad, this servant has something to tell Madam!"

Mrs. Wang had already sat up straight when Zhou Rui's family came in, and wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, "What are you talking about!"

Zhou Rui's family said with a smile: "This is just a little insight of this servant, if what you say is wrong, please don't be angry, madam."

Mrs. Wang glanced at her, "Tell me, I know if it is true or not."

Zhou Rui's family smiled and said: "It's like this, ma'am, the things in the back house have always been either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind. Now it's just that the empress is in a difficult situation for a while, which makes the wife fall into such a situation. It's a trick, we have to think of a way to give our mother a solid favor."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wang glanced at Zhou Rui's family, "Continue talking."

Zhou Rui's family said with a smile, "To make a long story short, what the servant means is, why don't we send someone in to give the empress a solid favor?"

Mrs. Wang sat up straight all of a sudden, "Send someone in for a pet?" Then she shook her head, "No, there are not maids who don't have a pet by your side. It's a pity that after the bedtime, people gave me medicine, and my status is low. , how can you give birth to an emperor's heir!"

The original intention of Zhou Rui's family was to choose one of the servant girls and maidservants to be sent to the palace. In this case, it would be easier to control them, but according to Mrs. Wang's opinion, this idea is not acceptable.Zhou Rui's family immediately had another idea, "The servants are not talking about lowly servants, madam, how about the third girl?"

Mrs. Wang narrowed her eyes, "Tanchun?"

"That's right! The third girl is very good-looking, and she was brought up by the old lady since she was a child. She has a pleasant atmosphere and is not petty at all. She has always been the most filial wife, and she is close to her wife. The third girl's favor is only good for the wife and not harmful! Of course, if the wife took the initiative to record the third girl under her name, wouldn't the third girl only rely on you, the wife?" The more Zhou Rui's family talked, the more they felt that this idea was good, and they looked at Mrs. Wang with a smile.

Mrs. Wang slowly leaned back in the chair, "Let me think about it again."

When Caiyun heard this, he held his breath and slowly moved out.She took a few deep breaths, thought for a while, and finally stomped her feet and quietly went to Aunt Zhao's room.

"What did you say? Zhou Rui's family suggested to his wife that he wants to send the third girl to the palace to be a favorite of the empress?" Aunt Zhao said in surprise.

Jia Huan glanced at her, "It's a good thing, why are you so surprised, Auntie!"

"Bah, what do you know! I love you so much. In the end, the only ones who are cheap are the wives and the eldest girls. No way! This can't be done! You can't let the third girl know!" Aunt Zhao said after thinking for a while.

"Why don't you let the third sister know? Didn't you always say that the third sister is smart and much better than me? It's important to let her know about this matter, and find a way to solve it!" Jia Huan asked puzzled, and Caiyun was also curious. Looking at Aunt Zhao.

"Third Miss has always been proud and ashamed of her birth. Now that she heard the news, how could she refuse to accept it. There is a chance to become a concubine. Although it is a registered name, she is just begging her status as a concubine. Why is your third sister not willing!" Aunt Zhao He said bitterly, "What's more, you can still enter the palace! Although you can't be a concubine, the status of a noble person is indispensable. Your third sister is arrogant and arrogant, and she will be confused when she hears the news. No, try to make her hate me , and let her know about this!"

Aunt Zhao paced back and forth anxiously in the room, and finally clapped her hands suddenly, "By the way, Caiyun, I beg you for something."

Caiyun stood up and said, "Auntie can tell you anything."

"Think of a way to quietly reveal this matter to Miss Bao." Aunt Zhao whispered to Caiyun.

"Miss Bao?" Caiyun asked with some doubts.

Aunt Zhao nodded, "Yes, it's Miss Bao. Don't ask why, just go. If this is done, I will beg you for Huan'er in front of the master in the future!"

Caiyun blushed, glanced at Jia Huan, and shyly said, "Auntie, what are you talking about!" Then she turned and left.

Jia Huan asked curiously: "Auntie, why is that Bao girl? She and my wife are in the same group!"

Aunt Zhao said with a smile: "Huh, she and the wife are in the same group, but you forgot that your third sister has offended her severely! I don't believe that she can see your third sister get well without doing anything." Do."

Jia Huan suddenly realized, "Auntie is still smart!"

"Bah, don't feed me the broth. If I'm not clever, how can I raise you two siblings in front of my wife!" Aunt Zhao said proudly.

In the Xue family, Xue Baochai was teaching Baoqin how to read the account book. Suddenly, Yinger came over in a hurry and whispered something in Xue Baochai's ear. Xue Baochai frowned and waved, "Okay, I see. Give her some money, just say that I know, and it’s hard work for her to make this trip.”

Ying'er responded, turned around and left.

Xue Baoqin looked up at her and asked, "Big sister, what's the matter?"

Xue Baochai shook her head, "It's nothing, but Ying'er recognized a godmother, she brought some things over, and a few words. It's nothing important, let's continue!"

Xue Baoqin also knew that there was something wrong here, but she also followed the principle that more things are worse than less things, so she just didn't know.

After Xue Baoqin left, Xue Baochai sighed, turned around and went to Aunt Xue's room, "Does Mom know? Auntie intends to record the third sister under her name and send her to the palace to be a favorite of the empress."

Aunt Xue didn't realize it at first, "This is a good thing! What's wrong?" Then she reacted, "Who? Third girl? Can it be done? We haven't reported back the humiliation she gave you last time! How can we let her Flying up the branch, my son will have to kneel and kowtow three times when he sees her in the future, absolutely not."

Xue Baochai smiled, "Does Mom know how to persuade Auntie to give up this idea?"

Aunt Xue smiled complacently, "Don't worry! Mom knows what to say to your aunt. It's not too late, I'll be there right away."

"Wait a minute, Mom has already figured out what name to use to go to the house? You can't just say that I know you intend to let the third girl into the palace, isn't that bad?" Xue Baochai hurriedly pulled Aunt Xue and laughed.

Aunt Xue thought for a while, and saw the half-written dowry list on the table, "Don't worry, I have a solution."

Mrs. Wang was weighing the pros and cons of sending Tanchun into the palace in her heart, suffering from the fact that there was no one to discuss with, and she was anxious when she heard that Aunt Xue had come to the door and hurriedly ordered people to welcome her in.

"My good sister, I'm looking for you! When Bao Yatou's father was alive, she bought a hundred acres of land for Baoyatou in Jinling. At that time, we moved to Beijing with our family and thought it was inconvenient, so we sold it all. I am here today. I only remembered it after looking at the account book, thinking about what to do with this money, sister, look, is it buying an acre or a shop?" Aunt Xue said with a smile as soon as she entered the door.

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "You marry your own daughter, and you still ask me! In my opinion, any farm and shop are like money. In times of famine and famine, or people with ulterior motives , I didn’t even know it when I got to my hometown!”

Aunt Xue said with a smile: "That's exactly what I said. I think so too. Bao girl's dowry was prepared when her father was alive, and it has been stored in the bank. It has generated a lot of interest in the past few years. I think Why not just buy a few more shops, even if they are rented out, the annual rent will still be fixed!"

Mrs. Wang listened with a smile and nodded again and again. She wished that Baochai's dowry would be as generous as possible.

After Aunt Xue finished her business, Mrs. Wang smiled and said: "Since you are here today, let's stay for lunch before leaving! Our sisters have not talked properly for some days."

Aunt Xue pretended to be in trouble, "This won't work, Girl Bao and Qin'er are still at home! It's not like my sister who has settled down in the family doesn't know about it, so I don't worry about it!"

Mrs. Wang wants to tell Aunt Xue that she is willing to let her go, "Oh, how old are they, and can they be eaten by others? You stay here! I still have something to discuss with you. !"

Aunt Xue had no choice but to stay.

While talking, a servant girl came over to reply, "The old lady said that the second wife is not feeling well, so there is no need to go to serve at night."

Mrs. Wang sank into the water and nodded, "I see, thank you for your trouble, old lady, let's go down!"

Aunt Xue looked at Mrs. Wang's face and asked: "Sister, is this angry with the old lady? Why bother? To put it bluntly, who doesn't come from here. The only thing better than my sister is that my My mother-in-law died early. But in the early years, my sister knew how much I suffered at her hands!" Thinking about the difficulties of having no children for a few years after marriage, Aunt Xue's eyes turned red.

Mrs. Wang also shed tears, "Okay, okay, it's all my fault, but it caused you to cry. Alas! It is said that a thousand-year-old daughter-in-law becomes a mother-in-law, so I am a grandmother. Serving in front of the old lady, I don’t know when such a day will be the head!”

"Sister, be careful!" Aunt Xue looked out nervously.

"If I don't even dare to say a word now, I have lived for so many years in vain!" Mrs. Wang said with a trace of hatred, and then sighed, "Okay, let's not talk about this, I have something on my mind, I can't bear it." Make a decision, just my sister is here, help me see, is it feasible?"

Mrs. Wang said what Zhou Rui's family had said, and finally looked at Aunt Xue expectantly.

Aunt Xue pondered for a while, "If it was me, I wouldn't do it. Don't say anything else, just say that she didn't come out of my stomach. No matter what, I can't believe her!"

Aunt Xue's words were simple and neat, and Mrs. Wang was taken aback after hearing this.

"I don't know what my sister thinks in her heart. She still remembers her name as Li Chu. If this is the case, wouldn't she even give up the last chance to pin her down? Could it be possible that just remembering her name will really become my sister who was born in October?" I don't believe it, does my sister believe it?" Aunt Xue said disdainfully, "Sister, could it be that she has forgotten what happened in her childhood? Mother treats the third younger sister so well. Let's stick to it, maybe we'll be named. But how did the third younger sister treat her mother? At the critical moment, she stabbed her back. If the second brother wasn't there, our mother and the third sister would all be buried there!"

What Aunt Xue was talking about was that when they were young, they offered incense and met bandits in the temple. It was safe for their mothers to hide in the wing room, but the younger sister, who was a concubine, was restless and was caught by the bandits, who finally forced them out.If Wang Ziteng hadn't brought people to arrive in time, maybe they would all have died there.

As soon as Aunt Xue said this, Mrs. Wang's heart hardened immediately, "You're right, I was so confused that I almost forgot about it!" It was also from that time on that the sisters treated the concubine as if she was a concubine. As sworn enemies, although the three younger sisters died in the turmoil, their hatred for the concubine has not diminished in the slightest.

"Zhou Rui's family is also confused! To come up with such an idea, I don't know how much money she has collected from Aunt Zhao." Mrs. Wang turned around and said with an unhappy expression.

"She is also for the good of my sister. It's just that she is a servant after all, so she can't know our thoughts. After all, it is an old man who has been with my sister for so many years. It is also a moment of confusion. It may not be that she took money from Aunt Zhao. Besides, How much can Aunt Zhao give her? Can she give more than her sister? Her whole family belongs to her, how dare she betray her? But she is confused for a while, so don't argue with her." Aunt Xue persuaded with a smile.

"What my sister said is true. As soon as I told you, I felt much more at ease. I just ordered the kitchen staff to fry the new pheasant cubs that were delivered to Zhuangzi yesterday. My sister should stay and taste them." Mrs. Wang smiled said.

As soon as Zhou Rui's family came, they saw Caiyun winking at her. Zhou Rui's family knew it well and walked quietly to the side. After Caiyun came over, she said to Zhou Rui's family: "Sister, don't go in for now. Aunt Xue is here. Wait for sister Zi to come again!"

Zhou Rui's family nodded, and only quietly went in after Aunt Xue left.Mrs. Wang was resting on a chair. Seeing her, she said calmly: "I thought about what you said yesterday, but it's still inappropriate. Don't mention it again, and don't make it public."

Zhou Rui's family was a little strange, obviously yesterday he just saw Mrs. Wang's intentions, and his heart was already a little moved, why did he change his mind again? "Madam, didn't we make an agreement yesterday? Why?"

Mrs. Wang suddenly sat up straight, "You are getting better at working now? Do you dare to question what the master said? Let me ask you, okay, why do you have this idea? Could it be that you have taken advantage of someone?"

Zhou Rui's family was so frightened that they knelt down on the ground with a plop, "Madam, I dare not! This servant is Madam's dowry girl, so she is loyal to Madam, and this servant is also thinking of Madam!"

Mrs. Wang snorted, "That's right, I forgot, your aunt served Aunt Fang before, so I can't complain! Could it be that you forgot about the Fahua Temple? How dare you take such a suggestion from me and the premise? Are you really confused?"

Zhou Rui's family was terrified. In an instant, her clothes were soaked with sweat. She really lost her mind and went crazy. How could she forget this!It's just that the matter of Fahua Temple has been going on for a long time, and my wife has already forgotten it, so how can I remember it.Zhou Rui's family only came here when they remembered Aunt Xue, yes, Aunt Xue must have reminded his wife.It's just that I was too careless. After so many years of smooth sailing, I forgot this taboo.

"Madam, please forgive me! I really didn't betray my wife. My aunt has been dead for many years. How dare I betray my wife! It's too bad that my wife forgave my servant! This servant is really just confused." Zhou Rui's family kowtowed like garlic, kneeling Please forgive Mrs. Wang. ,

Seeing his pitiful appearance, Mrs. Wang remembered her usual caring, and her anger subsided a little, "Forget it, forget it this time, if there is a next time, let me see if I will spare you!"

Zhou Rui's family was disgraced and left angrily.That night, I quietly walked into Qiushuangzhai.