The Rose of the Red Chamber

Chapter 132

Xue Baochai is very angry now, and she is no longer worried about her cousin's marriage as before, and she doesn't show it on her face.

Although Xue Baochai in the original book knew that there were many inappropriate things about the cousin's marriage, she had unknown jealousy and envy in her heart.

Now that she also urgently needs her relatives to have a good status, so she can only turn a blind eye to the possible dire consequences of this marriage.

...In fact, it is also the selfishness in her heart.

At that time, she couldn't have a cousin who was divorced.

But today is not what it used to be, and the no choice in the original work will not be found at this moment.

But since she set up a female household, she became the head of the family.It can be said that Xue Baochai's mind is settled, and she no longer seems to be always worried.

The Xue family must move forward according to her ideas.Those powerless things will no longer be accommodated because of their status.

The servants and managers of Xue's family no longer dare to despise Xue Baochai just because she is a woman.

With the power of life and death over the people below, and the support of his own stupid brother and a sister-in-law who doesn't know how to call her,

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Xue Baochai's methods became more and more powerful and tough.

To put it bluntly, it was because I had no strength to do it as a last resort.

Because of her improved status, she also has a certain right to speak and make decisions about her cousin's marriage.

Not everyone can bully the girls of their Xue family.

Glancing at his cousin, Xue Baochai sighed softly.This younger sister has always been someone she envied.

Parents love her, and her elder brother is sensible. Unlike her, she can only rely on herself for everything.However, those experiences in the past seem to be worthwhile now.

Although marriage was sacrificed, how many women in this world can be the masters of the house?

"The Mei Hanlin family knows that you have already entered the capital, but their attitude is still lukewarm. A few days ago, it was rumored that Mrs. Mei had seen a few girls from other families. According to my sister's persuasion, the Mei family is not a good match."

Mrs. Mei's deeds reminded her of Mrs. Jia, the old lady of Rongguo Mansion, and Mrs. Xing, the embarrassing wife.

The mother-in-law doesn't like her, her husband doesn't love her, her servants don't respect her, and she has no children. If it wasn't for the concubine Yi who suddenly entered the palace, the eldest lady of the Jia family would still be oppressed by her aunt and Mrs. Jia.

Thinking of the pitiful appearance of the eldest lady who had only said a few words of justice, her leg was broken by the elder, and she couldn't get out of bed for several months, Xue Baochai felt that the girls of the Xue family could not bear such harsh treatment.

Yes, the eldest lady is not a Quanhe person herself, and she has countless problems.Her younger sister, Conghui, would not let her life be like that after marrying into the Mei family.

But for a daughter-in-law, the mother-in-law is the one who gets along the most at home.How can a daughter-in-law whose mother-in-law doesn't like her have a good life?

Given the current situation of their Xue family, this marriage should be withdrawn as soon as possible.

......

Baoqin looks glamorous, but her temperament is somewhat innocent.He was able to read and write since he was a child, coupled with his natural intelligence, his intelligence was no less than that of his cousin Baochai.

She doesn't know how the Mei family's attitude is.Their brother and sister left their sick mother and came to the capital early, but they just wanted to rely on the momentum of the long house to get the marriage done.

Looking at it now, the Mei family has already done so clearly.It can be seen that she really doesn't want to welcome her in. "Big sister, if you want me to say, this marriage is nothing. They don't want to marry, so I can't get married? It's just that my father is still thinking about this marriage when he is dying. Nanfang is also thinking about it. Me, me, my brother is going to accompany half of the family property for me, just asking me to live well. Uuu~" Baoqin began to cry while talking.

The second wife of Xue's family has been worrying about Baoqin's marriage all these years.Wanting to divorce, but afraid of hurting Baoqin's reputation, it is difficult to find another good family.But if he didn't withdraw the engagement, he was afraid that the Mei family would deliberately hold her back.

Baoqin is not yet 15 years old, facing lifelong events, parents' expectations, and the Mei family's ruthlessness, she has lost her mind.

"At the beginning, Mei Hanlin was poor, and it was because of his father's support that he got through the hardships. This marriage was also brought up by their family. My father has always liked scholars. Although the Mei family is poor, they are also educated. The Li family also agreed.

Unexpectedly, when his father was there, he was so helpful, but let the Mei family enter the Hanlin Academy.The master of the Hanlin Academy, how could he remember the kindness at the time, as if his father forced their family to get married.

Our family always brings a lot of presents during the New Year's Eve, and what is the Mei family returning? I know that their family doesn't have much money, but it can be seen whether they have intentions or not.As the saying goes, every time more dogs are slaughtered in righteousness, most of them are scholars who are ungrateful.It can be seen that this statement is no longer false.

It's just that his father was seriously ill at that time, and he didn't dare to tell him.Who would have imagined that it has been entrusted until now.Big sister, if you can, even if you don't marry and live with my mother for life, I don't want to marry into such a family. "

Seeing this, Baochai patted his cousin's head, "Qin'er, don't worry, big sister understands, tomorrow I'll ask someone to pass the greeting card to the princess, and then you will follow me there. The Mei family is so ungrateful, and finally will be rewarded."

After hearing this, Baoqin shed tears slightly, and thought of her own brother again, "Where is my brother?"

Baochai patted Baoqin's hand reassuringly, "Brother Tad has me there."

"En." Baoqin knew from a young age that this cousin had the most ideas. Hearing what she said, she was ready to entrust her affairs to her.

With Baochai's promise, Baoqin can be regarded as letting go of one thing on her mind.Seeing this, Baochai sent her back to her room to rest, while she continued to look at the account books.

When the candles burned to the third watch, Baochai could finally take a rest.

The next day, he got up early again, and asked someone to deliver a post to Qin Keqing, while following the old habit, he first held a meeting for the housekeepers at home, and then gave strings to the outside stewards.

Aunt Xue has nothing to do in daily life since her son got married and the daughters outside the family supported her. Since Baoqin came, she often keeps company with Baoqin.

Aunt Xue has always been a naive person, compared to her own daughter who is sensible, she and Bao Qin get along well.After all, one of the two really hasn't grown up yet, and the other doesn't need to grow up.

Baoqin has grown to such a big size, and it is only such a worry. At this time, it is handed over to the cousin. The whole person has regained its lively nature. Today, I will chat with Aunt Xue in front of the embroidery, and tomorrow I will enjoy the flowers in the garden with Aunt Xue. Butterfly, I had fun playing.

Since Aunt Xue was accompanied by someone, her mood improved and her health improved.Seeing this, Baochai just smiled and continued to be busy with her affairs.

On this day, Baoxue originally wanted to take Baoqin to see Qin Keqing, but thought that it would be inconvenient for her to talk on the sidelines.But after thinking about it for a while, I felt that I should take Baoqin to meet Qin Keqing.

After all, you are asking for help, so there is no reason for the parties not to show up.

Go out to take a car, enter the mansion to change the sedan chair, and walk through the alley to Qin Keqing's upper room.

Neither Qin Keqing nor Xichun greeted their sisters in the second room.

Firstly, Qin Keqing's identity is there; secondly, although Xichun has no identity, she is Qin Keqing's elder; thirdly, the person Xue Pan married is also Qin Keqing's nephew... .

After all the calculations, if Xue Baochai judged her seniority from Xue Pan's family, she would be one generation lower than Qin Keqing, and two generations lower than Xichun...

So tell me, how can you welcome the two sisters with such an identity.

For a while, the two sisters entered the main room, met each other according to courtesy, and then sat down and drank tea.

Qin Keqing looked at Baoqin and liked it from the bottom of her heart.In addition, Xichun also likes Baoqin's appearance and temperament.After saying a few polite words, Qin Keqing saw that Baochai seemed to have something to say, looked up and saw her eyes sweeping over Xichun and Baoqin, she understood, and sent them to the garden outside play in.

After taking the two of them out, Baochai finally revealed what he was asking for this time.

Qin Keqing frowned when she heard this.

This Mei family is indeed too careless.When she went out to a banquet the other day, she really heard about the marriage of the second son of the Mei family. At that time, she didn't know that the person she was talking about was Bao Qin, so she took it as a joke.

But now knowing that he just went out, a clean person who can be seen clearly at a glance, the balance in his heart suddenly shifted.

"That's true. It's fine if a family like that doesn't marry. If I come forward, it won't hurt Qin girl's reputation. When the two families agreed to get married, what credit do they need to get back?"

When Baochai heard Qin Keqing, she agreed without saying a word, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion—it's really a relative!

Listening to his question again, he thought for a while and said directly, "After the two families got married, except for my uncle who gave the Mei family a piece of fine jade, the total amount of gold and silver was no less than ten thousand taels. I gave one to my sister, and a silver bracelet."

After Baochai finished speaking, not only did the corners of her mouth twitch, but she also clearly saw the corners of Qin Keqing's mouth twitching a few times, "Our family's point of view is that those external things are all that matters, and we don't lack those ideas. It's just that That piece of jade is to be taken back. Of course, we will return the silver bracelet that their family gave us."

Baochai got up, took out a small brocade box from her sleeve, and handed it to Qin Keqing herself.

Qin Keqing took it, and opened it in front of Baochai. Seeing that the inside was old, the color was not bright, and most importantly, there were no heavy bracelets, a look of contempt flashed in her eyes.

This silver bracelet looks less valuable than this brocade box.

"It is said that it is better to tear down ten temples than to tear down a family. Marriage is a good relationship between two surnames, but it is not an enemy. Since both parties have no intention, separation is a way out... After two days, There is a flower show in Furong Pavilion. I happen to have two invitation cards here. I will give you one. It is also good to take Qin girl for a stroll. It is also good to relax. Our family still has the filial piety of our old lady, but it is inconvenient gone."

After a pause, afraid that Baochai would not understand, Qin Keqing added, "Many wives in the capital and its vicinity will also go that day." It was a large-scale blind date banquet, and since Baoqin was planning to retire, she could also slowly meet each other. read.

So the participants are almost all unmarried girls and wives with sons. Of course, there will also be some girls who are engaged to be invited.

It's a pity that Xichun's father is filial, so he can only think about these things in a few years.

Baochai stood up and thanked her, "Thank you Princess for your kindness."

Baochai didn't expect the matter of the Mei family to be so simple, so at this time, she also felt in the mood to joke with Qin Keqing.At noon, the Xue family sisters had another lunch before taking their leave.

Within two days, Qin Keqing actually went to Mei's house to call off the marriage.

The Mei family wanted to withdraw their marriage a long time ago, but due to the relationship between Xue's family and Prince Yizhong's residence, Qin Keqing has always taken the initiative to withdraw the marriage. Although it is a bit embarrassing, it is considered the beauty of an adult.

At the beginning of August, Zhao Xiuning, Liu Liu, and even Tanchun received an invitation from Furong Pavilion.

So the three of them came to the capital one day in advance in a carriage.