[Comprehensive] The Giant of the Red Chamber

Xue Pan finished his day's homework with great torment. After unremitting efforts, he was finally able to recite all of the Three Character Classics. There is still work to be done if he wants to become fluent.When he dragged his tired body back to Chu Yuyuan, he almost squinted his eyes to touch the room, stretched his hands to the sides as usual, closed his eyes tightly, and waited for the fragrant and soft servant girl to come to serve and change clothes, and was going to sleep before dinner for a while.

Xue Pan, who had been devastated for a whole day, felt dizzy at the moment, and there seemed to be a small flying insect buzzing in his head. Let's put aside the matter of losing the book for now. Anyway, there was no movement all day. Which one of them has been hidden by a thief, Xue Panru comforted himself, all he wanted was to lie back on the soft and comfortable big bed quickly, get a good night's sleep and then worry about it.

The clothes on his body were skillfully untied and put on comfortable homely clothes. Xue Pan twitched his nose and sniffed carefully. Why doesn't the maid look good today?Now Xue Pan has almost mastered a small skill, that is to know people by smelling fragrances. The few maids who often serve close to him can accurately call out their names just by smelling them without looking.Sometimes, in order to amuse Xue Pan, several maids always apply the same smell of hair oil, apply the same taste of powder, and smoke the same taste of incense, standing together on purpose to let Xue Pan blindfolded guess, this guy can It's easy to tell the difference.The maids who didn't believe in evil simply found a day without a little scent on their bodies, thinking that they would not be able to recognize it, but Xue Pan still didn't need the slightest effort.

For this reason, Chu Yuyuan has to perform a recognition scene from time to time, and the maids rack their brains to find ways to prevent Xue Pan from recognizing them, but they always lose to Xue Pan's nose, which is comparable to a hunting dog.Although I always feel reconciled after being recognized, I always enjoy it every time. Who makes life lonely and needs some fun.As long as this part came, there was always laughter in Chu Yuyuan, which was more lively than usual.

I have to say that this Xue Pan may be born to roll in the pile of makeup, and he can't move when he sees a beauty.

"I'm tired today, so I won't joke with you first, and come back when I have the energy. This time, you have to think in advance how to punish you if you lose, otherwise you will play tricks and cry. I won't listen to you." I was stunned to say that I was a seasoned veteran of the flowers, even though Xue Pan had only read two picture albums, and had no real experience of going back and forth with real swords and guns.Xue Pan, whose eyes were still closed at the moment, only thought that the maids wanted to bring up the old music again, so they deliberately kept quiet and let him guess.

As soon as these words came out, the two mothers who had been newly arranged to come over snapped their hands and gave each other a look. No wonder the wife wanted to send out all of Chu Yuyuan's maids. It turned out that the young master had already prepared The potential of traveling through thousands of flowers, but they are all veterans, not only married but also gave birth to children, the eldest son in the family is even a little older than the uncle, I hope the uncle will not be upset when he finds out.

"Master, the clothes are changed and the bed is made, you can take a nap now." A steady and respectful voice sounded, not at all like the crisp and agile little maids in the past, even if not respectful, but inexplicably likable .

"Yi Lv, Yi Lv..." Xue Pan yelled twice but didn't hear a response, and continued to change to another lovable maid, "Hua Hong, Hua Hong?"

Why didn't I hear a little laughter today? In the past, even if I was playing around, I would occasionally hear a laugh or two from the onlookers. Some people even made noises deliberately to confuse Xue Pan, but no one answered after calling twice. Only then did Xue Pan realize that the quietness was a little too much.I opened my eyes impatiently, and what came into view was a few mother-level servants with slightly slack skin and no longer bright colors. will always serve as such a statue.

After scanning around but not seeing a familiar face, Xue Pan's drowsiness disappeared in an instant, and his temper became a little bit up: "Where are all the maids of the master, do you want a group of elderly mothers to serve you?"

"Back to the lord, the servants are here to serve the lord at the order of the wife. As for the maids in the courtyard of the lord, the servants don't know." The leading mother replied neither humble nor overbearing. They were told by Aunt Xue before they came. However, as long as Xue Pan's daily life is taken care of, other things will be ignored. If Xue Pan loses his temper and refuses to let them serve him, he will stay aside. I can't wear clothes and shoes well, and there are always times when I can't bear to wait.

Xue Pan rushed out of the room and looked around. Except for a few familiar faces in the courtyard, there were rough women and servants, and there were not any other maids left. Even the room was cleaned up, as clean as if No one ever lived.

"Tell me, where are all the maids in the grandfather's courtyard?" Xue Pan grabbed a servant and asked angrily.

"I don't know the little ones, I don't know the little ones." The boy was given an ultimatum, if he dared to tell Xue Pan the whereabouts of the maids and sell them directly to the hardest black coal mines, how dare he tell the truth now.

"I don't know? What do you eat, you don't even know? Not to mention that Mr. Careful returned home and his wife kicked you out of the house."

"You really don't know." The boy knelt on the ground in panic, but such words did not really deter the boy. Xue Pan is the master, but he is still just a little master. It's still Aunt Xue, so the door is very clear, knowing whose words are more deterrent.

"Tell me." Xue Pan grabbed the other one.

"You don't even know about the small ones." The eyes were also shining, and he shook his head like a rattle.

"You all know it clearly, don't be afraid, as long as you speak out, the Lord will naturally reward you a lot." The deterrence failed, so he began to lure him, but Xue Pan was destined to find nothing out of his servants.

Seeing everyone dodging but not opening their mouths, Xue Pan's eyes were red with anger, a sense of powerlessness was surging like sea water, and there was unprecedented resentment and grievance. It's okay to come at him for what's wrong, why make things difficult for the maid.Although he kept asking the servants, Xue Pan could more or less guess who did it. The only people in this mansion who have this right are the master and wife. Master Xue is in the study during the day , naturally there is no chance, it is self-evident who issued this order.

"Ahhh..." Xue Pan raised his head to the sky and yelled, as if he wanted to vent all the resentment in his chest, like an angry groundhog.After yelling, he rushed out in a stride, the direction was the main room of Xue's mansion, and he didn't care about the shouts of the servants behind him.

"Ma'am, ma'am, where did my maid go?" Xue Pan, who was so angry, didn't even call her mother, and evoked the most distant "madam".

Like a cannonball about to explode, Xue Pan rushed to Aunt Xue who was waiting for Master Xue to wash his face, almost knocked over a basin of water, and stared at Aunt Xue angrily.The first time she was seen by her son like this, Aunt Xue was really startled, and she even took a step back unconsciously. Fortunately, Master Xue had quick eyesight and reached out to help her, otherwise she might have fallen down.

"It's because I didn't stand firm." Aunt Xue subconsciously wanted to make amends to Master Xue. Pan'er's behavior today obviously angered the master. Although the master didn't say anything and looked extremely calm, Aunt Xue somehow felt It must have been a violent storm, and he said this because he was afraid that Xue Pan would be punished because he was frightened.

"Help Madam to sit down." Master Xue instructed the maid beside him, seeing Aunt Xue sat down firmly on the chair beside him, he took the towel and wiped his hands unhurriedly.

"Kneel down." The light words made Xue Pan's scalp numb, and he supported his legs that were unconsciously trying to soften, maintaining a bulging frog-like posture, as if he could resist the majesty of his father and oppression.

"Kneel down, it's only three things, I don't want to say it a third time." Master Xue casually threw the towel into the basin, splashing a few splashes of water.

Xue Pan bowed his neck and knelt down, rather unconvinced.

"What's wrong?"

"I'm right!" Xue Pan stared at Mr. Xue, who was sitting in a wheelchair with a thin figure. His body, which looked like it could be blown by a gust of wind, contained a chilling aura. Xue Pan was frightened, but still He argued with a trembling voice.This should also be the most severe moment for Master Xue in the past two years.

"Okay, since I don't know what's wrong, I'll help you start with my father. There is a saying in the Three Character Classic, 'It's the father's fault to raise or not teach'. Since you were born, I only supported you for food and clothing, but I didn't educate you well. It's a mistake to let you yell at your mother because of a few maids today after fulfilling the responsibilities of a father; I married your mother, and I should have sheltered her from the wind and rain, and saved her from worrying. She is miserable, first she was away from home all year round, and now she is paralyzed on the bed, letting her cry dry her tears, letting her bear the burden of the entire Xue family by herself, and letting her take care of me and I have to worry about the growth of you two brothers and sisters. It is the second mistake. No matter how glamorous I, Xue Zhengchu, was in front of outsiders in the first half of my life, I will always be an incompetent husband and incompetent father in front of your mother..."

"Master, don't talk about it, I don't feel bitter. I can marry the master and have a pair of sons and daughters, Pan'er and Baochai. I will have no regrets in my life." Aunt Xue couldn't help crying first. Self-blame, in fact, there is no need at all, she doesn't feel bitter, really.

"Wipe your tears for your wife." Master Xue ordered the servant girls on the side, seeing that Aunt Xue had gradually stopped crying, he continued: "As a father, I don't ask you to honor your ancestors, and you don't ask you to be named on the gold list. I just want you to know etiquette and shame. Be filial to your parents and love your younger sisters, don’t bully the weak, don’t bully men and women. In the future, you will marry a good wife and have a group of children, which will extend to my Xue family’s heirs. It’s just looking at you now, I think this is a good wish for my father I'm afraid it's a long way off." Master Xue sneered, and squinted at Xue Pan, not knowing whether he was laughing at his own whimsy or Xue Pan's incompetence.

These words made Xue Pan feel like a deflated balloon, his puffy state was relaxed, and he seemed to accept some of the meaning.

"I'll ask you one more question for my father, do you know what's wrong?"

"I..., I shouldn't have yelled at my mother." Xue Pan murmured with his head down.

"This is just one of them." Master Xue was quite dissatisfied.

"I..., I..." Xue Pan said "I" for a long time, blushing anxiously, but couldn't explain why.

"You are still young, so I can remind you as a father, but I hope you will always remember in the future, don't hurt your family's heart for insignificant outsiders, especially your mother."

"Remember it." Facing Master Xue's ruthless gaze, Xue Pan said cowardly that he would remember.

"Go to the ancestral hall and kneel down and copy what I said five hundred times, and I will accompany you without eating, drinking or sleeping for my father until you finish copying." Master Xue made a final decision on the punishment, and no one could comment on it.Aunt Xue had no choice but to send the father and son to the cold ancestral hall with a worried face, watching the gate of the ancestral hall gradually close.