[Red Mansion] The third master of jade-like stone treasures

Chapter 125

"Come on! Come on! Go and call Bao Cong here!" Mrs. Wang was so angry that she covered her chest.

If you can't deal with Baoyu, just call in the rescuers!

She now feels that Bao Cong is more filial and obedient, at least Lin Daiyu is good in everything, but she is weaker.

Bao Cong was about to have dinner with Lin Daiyu when the servant came to deliver the message.

The person who sent the message looked panicked and anxious, and said straightly: "My wife told you to hurry over, there is something important waiting for you to take care of!"

Lin Daiyu asked curiously, "What's the matter?"

But the boy hesitated and refused to say it. After all, this fact of Baoyu was embarrassing. If it was spread to everyone and others didn't know what to do, Mrs. Wang would be furious.

Bao Cong knew what it was without asking, so he said to the boy, "Go out and wait, I'll go over."

The boy saluted and trotted away.

Lin Daiyu became more and more curious, and said: "I don't know what is the big deal, is it important or not? Why don't I go over there and see if I can help."

But Bao Cong shook his head and stopped, "I know what it is, you can eat at home at ease, and I will tell you when I come back."

Since Bao Cong said so, Lin Daiyu is not a person who likes to join in the fun, so she said: "Then you go quickly, don't ask mother to wait."

So Bao Cong hurriedly changed his coat, tidied up casually, and went out to Mrs. Wang's place.

After entering the door, the maids and servants all lowered their heads and held their breaths. It was obvious that the atmosphere in the house was dignified, and Mrs. Wang was very angry.

After arriving in the hall, a slender woman sat on the lower stool, with her head lowered and a handkerchief wiping her eyes, sometimes sniffing and sometimes sobbing softly.

Mrs. Wang sat in the main seat, her face was stiff with anger, Baochai sat on her left, and Baoyu sat on her right.But she only exchanged eyes with Baochai, turned her back to Baoyu, and didn't even look at him.Baoyu was wronged and a little downcast.

When he saw Bao Cong coming, his eyes lit up, he stood up quickly, came over to hold Bao Cong in three or two steps, and said, "Hurry up and persuade mother! She won't listen to what I say!"

Before Bao Cong could speak, Mrs. Wang patted the handle of the chair and said angrily: "You still let him persuade me? I think it is serious to let him persuade you! I don't know what you learned when you went back to your hometown to study!"

Seeing that Mrs. Wang was so angry that her heart ached, Baochai stepped forward silently and stroked her back gently to ease her anger.

Mrs. Wang looked at Baochai, both distressed and relieved.

She thought that the most glorious thing in her life was to give birth to such promising children as Yuanchun and Baoyu Baocong, but she never thought that the most caring daughter-in-law was Baochai.

As expected of the daughter-in-law she had fancied since she was a child, she knew that Baochai was very good early in the morning!

In other respects, Mrs. Wang is naturally partial to Baoyu, but when it comes to Yunxiang, she is definitely on Baochai's side.

Baochai is not forgiving, Baoyu wants to marry a concubine, as long as she is a kind and filial woman from a good family, she can let people in and treat them kindly.

Let’s just talk about Xiren, who grew up with Baoyu, served him faithfully, and was honest and honest.Baochai and her got along very well, and there was never any jealousy or even quarrel.

The more Mrs. Wang thinks about it, the more she feels that Baoyu's brain has been watered down. How could she be fascinated by a prostitute like Yunxiang?

Now I count on him to listen to Bao Cong's persuasion and get this Yun Xiang away quickly.

This voluptuous vixen looks like one more time, she will be so angry that she will vomit blood!

Bao Cong looked around, and finally took a focused look at Yun Xiang, secretly thought, just looking at the appearance, she is really pretty, not only beautiful, but also very charming.She was so beautiful and immortal, so delicate and so troublesome, when she met such a woman, it was no wonder that Baoyu was pinched like a green onion.

Baoyu looked at him eagerly, Mrs. Wang also stared at him, and even Baochai looked at him helplessly.

Such an atmosphere is really not suitable for understanding things, nor for solving problems.Everyone in the room had their own ideas, and if they couldn't agree with each other, a disagreement would cause a big quarrel.

After thinking for a while, Bao Cong said: "I came here in a hurry, and I haven't had dinner yet. I must be hungry, so why don't we have dinner first, and then tell me about it slowly."

Mrs. Wang said angrily: "I'm already full, how can I still eat?"

Baoyu didn't dare to say anything, and secretly glanced at Yunxiang. Yunxiang was still pitiful, as well-behaved as a bunny.

Baocong pretended not to see, and just smiled with Baochai, "Sister Bao, let's set the meal."

Baochai was as good as he was good, and asked the maids to serve meals, and then helped Mrs. Wang to the dining room.

Baoyu was about to ask Yunxiang to eat together, but Baocong stopped him, and said with a smile: "Our family has many rules for eating, and Miss Yunxiang may feel uncomfortable. Let her go to the ear room to eat alone!"

On this point, Baoyu has no objection, but he still goes to see Yunxiang: "Don't panic, let's talk about it after dinner."

Yun Xiang forced a smile, then peeked at Bao Cong again, rolled her eyes for a while, lowered her head and said obediently: "I see, this is your home, not a dragon's pond or a tiger's lair, you, you don't have to worry about me."

Baoyu's heart was soft again, if it wasn't for Mrs. Wang watching from a distance in the dining room, he would have wanted to have dinner with Yunxiang.

Baocong sneered and took Baoyu away.

Yun Xiang reluctantly watched from behind, and when the girl led her to the ear room, she looked back again, but what she saw was not Baoyu, but Baocong.

In this family, the person who speaks carries more weight, seems to be that person...

Yunxiang is the best at watching people's eyes and following the wind.As soon as he bowed his head, his mind turned back and forth, and he came up with many new ways to deal with it.

Mrs. Wang, Baochai, and Baoyu Baocong had dinner together. Originally, Baochai had to serve Mrs. Wang first, but Mrs. Wang felt that she had been wronged, so she didn't need her to serve her. Instead, she sat beside her intimately, and said in a warm voice: "I know that you have always been polite, even if you are wronged, you don't want to say anything more. Today is Baoyu's mistake, and I will ask him to apologize to you. Don't take it to your heart."

As she spoke, she signaled Baoyu to make amends to Baochai.

Baoyu actually didn't think he was wrong, but Baochai had always been very kind to him, and there were Mrs. Wang and Baocong staring at him, so even though he was reluctant, he took the wine glass and apologized to Baochai: "Madam, yes I didn't do well, please forgive me! It's just that Yun Xiang is really pitiful, and you always take pity on the poor and the weak, why don't you give her a bite to eat?"

Listening to the previous sentence, Baochai and Mrs. Wang finally looked better. After hearing the latter, Baochai directly lowered her face, and Mrs. Wang hated iron for being weak, and almost threw her chopsticks and wine glass.

Fortunately, Bao Cong gave Mrs. Wang a dish with chopsticks, and stopped Bao Yu by the way, saying: "Eat first, eat first, save these words for later."

Baoyu had no choice but to hold back his thoughts and stop talking.Mrs. Wang and Baochai also had to suppress their anger and finished their meal in silence.

After the meal, the girls served tea, and the atmosphere was too quiet.

When everyone was silent, Baocong bent his lips and said to Mrs. Wang, "Mother, don't be in a hurry. Let me ask Baoyu carefully about the process, and then I will see how to solve this matter."

Mrs. Wang calmed down her anger, nodded, and said: "Okay, you can ask him, don't let him be deceived by the goblin."

Baochai also sat quietly and listened.

Baoyu was a little dazed and dazed, as if after a meal, he forgot all the words he was eager to say before.

Only Bao Cong asked him slowly: "I heard that this girl is the number one in the upper building by the Qinhuai River. You didn't study in your hometown, so how could you have anything to do with this girl?"

Following Bao Cong's words, Bao Yu slowly recalled his experience of more than a year.

At first he did study in the old residence in Jinling, but later a classmate said he was going to study at Yangzhou Academy and invited him to go with him.He had never been to Yangzhou, but remembering that it was the hometown of Sister Lin, and hearing that there were outstanding people, he agreed.

After arriving in Yangzhou, besides studying in the academy, he had more classmates, and there were more gatherings where everyone traveled around.He often went out for a walk, and met Yun Xiang several times.

"Miss Yunxiang is in a world of dust, but she has no other choice."

"She has a noble mind, she is not stained by mud, and she is talented in poetry and calligraphy. She is proficient in everything. The old lady in the brothel not only greets her with customers and laughs, but also beats and scolds her when she is not happy. If you don’t go down, you made up your mind to bring her back.”

After Baoyu's narration, Mrs. Wang and Baochai also understood what had happened.

It's just that they are much smarter than Baoyu, and they also know that not all prostitutes are unstained from the mud.Just based on the way Yunxiang followed Baoyu to the capital, it is known that this woman is used to coaxing people.

Baochai didn't say a word, just heard Mrs. Wang bitterly say: "You are useless! If you pity her and don't want her to stay in the building, then just give her money to redeem her body. Why bring her home? you......"

In the middle of speaking, Mrs. Wang gave a pee secretly, scolding herself for comparing Baoyu with Jia Amnesty.

Jia She is always shameless, and is willing to pull anything that smells good into the house.But because of Jiamu's eyes, the brothel and Chuguan didn't dare to take her home openly, but only dared to lie to Jiamu, saying that she was a good girl bought from outside.

Baoyu said nonuonuo: "She is a weak woman, how can she live alone in Yangzhou? If no one relies on her, she will be snatched away by force, or forced to sell her body. I, I really can't stand it." , brought her back."

There are more than one or two powerful people in Yangzhou like Xue Pan?Yun Xiang is quite famous by the Qinhuai River, even if she ransoms her body, there will be many men pestering her.At that time, it will be more convenient to bully people without being separated by the brothel bustard!

Mrs. Wang shook her head when she heard this, and urged Baocong one after another: "Tell your brother quickly, he is really fascinated!"

In fact, Bao Cong didn't have that much resistance to Yun Xiang.

First of all, courtesans are not lowly in his eyes, but because of ancient people's ideas, he would not say it because of the feelings of Mrs. Wang and others.

Secondly, he already knew about Yunxiang's existence, and he wanted Yunxiang to torment Mrs. Wang to attract her attention, so he didn't exclude Yunxiang and Baoyu from being together.

It's just that a good girl like Baochai is too innocent. She used to be a sister, but now she is a sister-in-law.Due to emotion and reason, it is impossible for Bao Cong to help Yun Xiang and hurt Baochai's heart.

At the same time, try not to hurt Baochai, and at the same time let Yunxiang attract Mrs. Wang's attention, this has to be done properly!

So Baocong asked Baoyu, "You brought her back because you wanted to marry her as a concubine? You like her so much, and you insist on letting her in?"

Baoyu's eyes widened, and he shook his head again and again: "No, no, I don't think so."

In fact, before Yunxiang redeemed her body, the two of them were innocent, and they only communicated spiritually as confidants.

Later, he helped Yun Xiang redeem her body, and Yun Xiang stayed by his side all the time, acting like someone around him, and the two of them naturally got together.

Yunxiang is beautiful, has a good personality, and chats with him very happily. Baoyu feels more and more happy with her, so he has the idea of ​​taking her home to be a concubine.

But...it doesn't have to be, but they are already together...Unconsciously, the entangled thoughts in Baoyu's heart showed on his face.

Seeing Baoyu's hesitation, Baocong didn't soften his heart, and said directly: "You have also seen that my mother absolutely does not agree to let Yunxiang enter the house. Sister Bao is very kind to you, and everything is up to you. But if you let her, a rich lady, live under the same roof as a prostitute, it will not only humiliate her, but also make fun of her in the future, making her unable to hold her head up in front of everyone, so how can you be worthy of her? "

Hearing this, Baoyu hesitated even more.Although he looked down on those dignitaries, he would not want Baochai to be ridiculed and looked down upon by others.

Bao Cong talked about Xichun again: "You also know sister Xichun, she cares most about these etiquette and status, if you let Yun Xiang live in and be a rich lady like her, what will Xichun think? What will Xichun's husband's family think? You want Xichun to hate you because of this?"

Although Bao Cong's words were harsh, Bao Yu had to admit that what he said was right.

Yun Xiang's status, in the eyes of outsiders, is a lowly person.

But Baochai and Xichun are completely different, they are clouds in the sky, paintings in poems, fairies in the water... But these are not what Yunxiang wants, she is so pitiful!

Baoyu had a sore nose and was very sad, "I didn't insist on marrying her, so I just let her be a girl at home and tell the outside world that she is newly bought by our family. Yangzhou is so far away from the capital. Staying at home, as long as no one tells it, outsiders will not know where she used to be."

This is back to what I said before. Mrs. Wang snorted coldly and said, "Who have you ever seen a girl who doesn't do any work, and is raised by Miss Qianjin? Why did you bring her back? Is the girl still an ancestor? Now the family is not as good as before, even Baochai and Xichun have to sew and embroider, so a girl is more expensive than the mistress?"

Baoyu faltered a few times, and said: "Then don't let her do heavy work, help Sister Bao embroider, serve tea and water, etc... In the past, Xiren didn't do heavy work!"

"What's the matter with attacking people!"

Mrs. Wang said angrily: "She was specially given to you by the old lady to take care of you. She has been honest and honest since she was a child. Besides, she used to be at home, and she was also my beloved daughter. How is she different from the prostitute?"

Baoyu strongly disagreed with this, and he argued, "If Yunxiang had good parents, she would be a daughter who would be loved. How could she end up in the prostitution? She is not willing to suffer like this!"

The more I talked, the more pitiful Yunxiang became.

Can't compete with Mrs. Wang, Baoyu only sighed, and said sadly: "How can we who were born among the piles of gold and silver understand her sufferings and hardships? It's fine if we don't understand, but we still want to step on her and despise her." She refuses to give her any respect. She is such a poor woman, she used to laugh just to make a living, but now she is out of the sea of ​​suffering, just to ask for a full meal and a roof to cover her body, why is it so difficult... .”

As she spoke, Baoyu blinked her eyes and began to cry, wiping her tears with her sleeves while choking.

Looking at this posture, he was completely moved.

Baocong put his arms around his chest, looking at Baoyu thoughtfully.

In fact, Baoyu is really sympathetic to women, just a little too fraternal.A woman who is a little shrewd can pinch his weakness.

He can't cause big troubles at home like this, but if he gets to the officialdom later, won't he be coaxed away everywhere?It's easy to be coaxed away and coaxed into living, but it would be very bad if someone designed to frame her or something!

The more Bao Cong thought about it, the more he felt that after Baoyu's imperial examination, it would be best to put him under his command as soon as possible, so that he would not be deceived and abducted without knowing why.

But now we still need to arrange Yunxiang first, so Baocong stretched out two fingers, and said to Baoyu, "I give you two options, one is to send Yunxiang to Miaoyu, and let her become a monk to recite the Buddha's name. She is placed outside, I will find a good man as soon as possible and marry her, you choose yourself."

"Ah? To become a monk? You can't become a monk!" Baoyu waved his hands again and again, never thinking about this possibility.

It's not impossible for Yunxiang to marry, but... "Yunxiang, she's already with me... can't I let her be a girl?"

Bao Cong calmly said: "It's fine to be a girl, but she's not at home. Let her go to the village to take care of the crops and do farm work."

That's harder than carrying water and doing laundry at home!

Baoyu naturally refused.

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work. You insist on Yun Xiang coming home to be the ancestor, so I can only persuade Sister Bao to reconcile with you and find a new son-in-law for Sister Bao!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was startled, and Baoyu jumped up: "No, no! How can this be possible!" Sister Bao is his wife!

Baochai looked at Baocong in surprise, she didn't expect Baocong to say such a thing, and Mrs. Wang even scolded Baocong, saying: "You are not a child anymore, why don't you talk about the seriousness? Is Li able to say anything casually?"

While patting Baochai's hand, it seemed to comfort her.

Baochai smiled back, but when she lowered her eyes, she felt that what Baocong said was not something that could not be said.

If there is a time when you can't go on, instead of being the living dead with a stern face, it's better to get back together and live a new life each.

Thinking of this, Baochai glanced at Baocong, his eyes seemed to be lit up a little, and then looked at Baoyu, not panicking at all.

Baoyu still likes Baochai very much, not to mention, they also have a very lovely daughter.How could it be possible to reconcile with Baochai for Yunxiang?

Don't even think about your toes!

Since she does not want to make peace with Baochai, and Baochai is determined not to live with Yunxiang, Yunxiang has to live outside...Anyway, it is impossible for her to become a monk.

After a meal, Baoyu was persuaded, and Yunxiang was a little surprised.

The situation is stronger than people, she doesn't mean to rely on Jia's family.Having decided to place her outside, she obediently followed Baoyu away.

I just heard from Baoyu that when Baocong wanted to find someone else to marry her, she threw herself into Baoyu's arms and burst into tears: "It doesn't matter if Yunxiang comes in or not, it's just my heart for you." If I were to marry someone else, I would rather never meet you, if I hadn't met you, I wouldn't be heartbroken now..."

Baoyu's heart aches when she is crying, and she is even more reluctant to part with Yunxiang.

Yunxiang is well versed in the way of getting along with men and women, if she secretly contacts with Baoyu from then on, she will just become an ordinary outsider who wants to see her every day.It would be better to use this excuse to refuse to meet with Baoyu, buy things to marry, and occasionally send some small things to reveal some news to let Baoyu know that he is very important in her heart.

For the happiness of the sweetheart's family, she would rather force herself to marry someone she doesn't like, and swallow all the suffering by herself. Such a vivid image of a slut was created in this way.

After such a period of time, Baoyu really missed Yunxiang even more, and became even more resistant to Yunxiang's marriage.

Baoyu went to look for Yunxiang every day, but was turned away by Yunxiang. Although no one could see her, her thoughts were all on that woman.After Mrs. Wang found out, she was naturally so angry that she called Bao Cong and said, "Now that the imperial examination is approaching, you should also take care of your brother and tell him to study hard. Don't hang on to that prostitute all day long!"

Regarding Baoyu's imperial examination, Baocong was not so persistent.It is best to pass the exam, but if you fail the exam, Baoyu can be a rich man, so as not to be counted in the officialdom in the future.

But Mrs. Wang is full of expectations for Baoyu's imperial examination, as long as she is still alive, she must watch Baoyu's imperial examination and be promoted to a noble.

Bao Cong was too lazy to talk to Mrs. Wang, and thought it would be good to take Bao Yu away to study, so she called Qingshuang and Qing Wen back, one coaxing Bao Yu to study, and the other controlling Bao Yu not to be called a demon.

Qingwen is so shrewd, she handles things skillfully and delicately, and she can't rub any sand in her eyes.Even if Yun Xiang wanted to seduce Baoyu from a distance, it was not so easy.

As for Mrs. Wang, she had already been annoyed by Yunxiang, and when she saw Qingwen and her peaceful life, she didn't have the obsession to kill her.

The way to seduce Baoyu is blocked, but Yunxiang is not willing to obediently listen to Baocong's arrangement and marry as she pleases.So he passed a message to Bao Cong, saying that he wanted to see him.

Bao Cong is so busy every day, how can he have time to see her?

Even if he was free, he didn't want to see him.Baochai didn't want to see her, and Lin Daiyu didn't want to see her even more.

A woman who wants to seduce her husband can't tolerate it no matter what?

Of course Bao Cong wouldn't ask for trouble, he ignored Yun Xiang's invitation, instead he sent a message to her, telling her to quickly choose someone to marry, otherwise he would just choose someone to marry her.

Afterwards, there was no movement from Yunxiang, she didn't say she was going to get married, and she didn't make any troubles, she did some embroidery every day in exchange for money, and she had the money that Baoyu had given her by her side, and she lived a very good life.

Bao Cong also temporarily put her aside, after all, the purpose of attracting Mrs. Wang has been achieved.

Mrs. Wang always scares herself every day, for fear that one day Baoyu will be seduced by Yunxiang again, so she pays close attention to Baoyu's situation and has no more leisure to worry about other things.

It's just that when Baoyu took the imperial examination, Yunxiang's house was empty and no one was there, and he disappeared!

When Baoyu learns about this, he must say that Yunxiang is missing, or that something unexpected happened, and he almost refuses to take part in the autumn exam, clamoring to find Yunxiang.It was Bao Cong who patted his chest and promised to go all over the capital to find someone, so Bao Yu entered the examination room worried.

Mrs. Wang dropped several teacups because of this incident, and cursed repeatedly: "That bastard should have been driven out of the capital and sold far away! Save Baoyu who comes to harm me today! If Baoyu fails the exam this time, See if I don't skin that bitch!"

Baocong was also a little worried about Baoyu, so he watched Baoyu's exam several times through the illusion.

Baoyu was lucky, he didn't get a stinking number, except for a little restlessness and a little cold night during the exam, everything went well, Bao Cong felt relieved.

I went to look for Yunxiang again, but I searched almost all over the capital, but couldn't find it.

At the feet of the Son of Heaven, one is either powerful or expensive.Bao Cong is not waiting for idlers, since he can't find anyone, there are only two possibilities.

Either Yun Xiang had left the capital early and gone to another country; or she was secretly hidden by someone.

If Yunxiang wanted to go far away, why did she follow Baoyu to Beijing?Bao Cong was more inclined that she was being hidden.

Could it be that during this period of time, she secretly hooked up with a son who is richer and more prestigious than Baoyu?

Bao Cong couldn't find anyone, but felt a pain in his head.When Baoyu left the examination room, he didn't know what to do!

Things were procrastinating, and Baoyu was concealed day after day, but he still couldn't be fooled.Yunxiang became the white moonlight in Baoyu's heart, and she always took it out to think about it, and when she looked at her family members, there was also a trace of sadness and poverty.

Bao Cong: "..."

At the beginning, he only promised to find someone, but he didn't say that he would definitely find him. Why do you think he is like a heartbreaker who didn't keep his promise?

Without Yunxiang, Baoyu seemed to have no interest in anything. Apart from playing with his daughter, even winning the first prize in the imperial examination did not make him happy.

No. [-]!

Bao Cong was amazed, he didn't expect Bao Yu to study for a few years, and he would be able to win the first prize!The gold content of this imperial examination is real, and it cannot be fooled!

This is all due to him, the piece of jade he gave Baoyu has a bonus of sanity!Baoyu should be the number one scholar in the exam!

Bao Cong comforted himself so much, and never wanted to admit that Bao Yu was actually superior to him in talent.

Mrs. Wang naturally wished to celebrate with the whole world, but due to her family background, she could only set up a three-day banquet and open an ancestral hall to comfort the ancestors.The whole person walks like a wind, and completely loses the appearance of being smoked by Baoyu and Yunxiang before.

Baoyu was still sleepy, and had no interest in celebrating, and occasionally went out to discuss poetry at gatherings, but kept a low profile.But no matter how low-key he is, he is still the champion, and everyone's eyes are still around him.

King Beijing invited him to be a guest of honor, and several important ministers in the court handed out olive branches to Baoyu one after another, and even the prince in the palace liked to have a few words with Baoyu.Suddenly, Baoyu's popularity became surprisingly good, as if everyone in the capital knew him well.

However, King Zhongshun was so angry in the mansion that he repeatedly questioned his confidantes: "I made it clear that I want him to fail the ranking! Why is he not only winning the exam, but also becoming the champion! How do you all do things? Trash! It's all trash!"

Several people knelt on the ground, not daring to vent their anger, until King Zhongshun finished cursing, an aide came out and clasped his fists and said, "My lord, since he is now the number one scholar, why don't we use our tricks and push him into the officialdom to disrupt the situation in the court. The two brothers of the Jia family, one prospered and the other lost. If Jia Baoyu made a mistake, then Jia Baocong would definitely be involved."

"Why don't we take advantage of this and completely uproot the Jia family?"