Rongguo Mansion, Lixiangyuan.
in the room.
Aunt Xue sat on the bed with a sad face, worry in her eyebrows, and sighed from time to time.
When Baochai on the side saw this, her plump face showed helplessness. Ever since her brother was taken to the prison of the Wucheng Bingma Division due to jealousy, Aunt Xue had not been at ease.
Pursing her lips, Baochai comforted her and said, "Mom, the prince is here to help us, and there will be nothing wrong with my brother. You don't have to worry too much."
Aunt Xue naturally knew that the prince had agreed, but she sighed and said worriedly: "But it has been several days and there is no news about your brother. How can I not be worried..."
When Baochai heard this, her face paused slightly, with helplessness in her bright almond eyes. She pursed her lips tightly and sighed softly: "Mom, you don't even think about how big a crime my brother has committed. Even if Even if we bring my brother back, we have to do it slowly, otherwise we won’t be able to explain it to him.”
He beat up a marquis in a grand manner and had to explain it to both his subordinates and his superiors. How could he just do whatever he wanted? Aunt Xue would be in chaos if she cared.
Aunt Xue didn't think so in her heart, she frowned and said: "My dear, you have always been considerate of people's difficulties, but if the prince had meant it, your brother would have been back long ago. Although our Xue family and the prince's family are related, But after all, it’s separated.”
With the power of the Beijing Prince's Palace, not to mention the Marquis, even the Duke of the country doesn't care about the matter. Why is he procrastinating? In her opinion, it may be because he is not trying his best.
"Mom." Baochai's face changed suddenly when he heard this, and he called out urgently. The prince helped them out of love, and not helped them out of duty. How could he still complain? If this spread, everyone would be wiped out.
Aunt Xue also reacted at this moment, smiled coquettishly, and said: "I'm not worried about your incompetent brother. Your father left early, leaving us orphans and widowed mothers to depend on each other. If Pan'er has any shortcomings, I will How to live?"
As she said that, Aunt Xue covered her face and started crying.
When Baochai heard this, Fengze's face was full of melancholy. Although his brother was making fun of him, her mother loved her to the core, so she came close to comfort her and said, "Mom, nothing will happen to my brother. He’ll be back after a while, so don’t be sad.”
Hearing that it would take some time, Aunt Xue's expression paused. The speed of her facial expressions was unparalleled. She turned her eyes slightly and said, "My good daughter, why don't we go to the palace again to beg the prince so that you can Brother, come back soon."
Baochai was stunned when he heard this, and only a few days later, he went to trouble the prince again. Isn't this a rush? He was just thinking about his brother's affairs, and his pink lips twitched, but he didn't know what to say. .
My daughter knows this well. Seeing Baochai hesitate, Aunt Xue said: "Daughter, I am doing this for you. Although the prince is interested in you, we don't know how serious it is. Although our ancestors of the Xue family are He is from Ziweishe, but now he is an imperial merchant, and in the eyes of others, he is just like a merchant. The prince is a royal relative and noble, and he is extremely noble. With the style of the royal family, it is impossible to say that he is just using your daughter as a fan for fun."
Aunt Xue wants to get Xue Pan back as soon as possible, but she is not without such worries in her heart. If she really takes advantage of her good daughter as a fan, Pi will have a chance to make amends by relying on Princess Beijing's identity as Bao Yatou's cousin. , if the precious girl loses something in the future, it will be too late to regret.
Baochai raised her beautiful eyebrows when she heard this, and said with a serious face, "Brother-in-law is not that kind of person."
Although she and her brother-in-law have only met a few times, judging from his daily behavior, he is definitely not a contemptuous person. Apart from other things, the third girl is the clear proof. Since she is sure of it in her heart, then she will not Something will go wrong.
At this time, the maid Tonggui walked in with expressions of joy and said: "Madam, young lady, Prince Beijing has returned with his uncle."
As soon as she heard this, Aunt Xue immediately cheered up. Baochai's eyes were filled with laughter. The prince had really brought her brother here. She knew that her brother-in-law would not make fun of her as a fan.
Not long after, Shuirong came in with Xue Pan. Seeing Xue Pan's unkempt appearance, Aunt Xue was shocked and said hurriedly: "What's going on?" Rongqingtang.
Jia Mu was sitting on the Arhat bed, and Mrs. Wang, Sister Feng and Li Wan were waiting beside her to relieve the boredom of the old man.
Behind the screen, Daiyu and Yingchun were playing chess, while Baoyu and Xichun were watching. Compared with the past, it was more quiet and less lively.
Baoyu looked at it for a long time, then said with a sad face: "Third sister and sister Yun are both in the palace. It's just a few of us right now, so it's really boring."
Daiyu, who was dressed in lotus color and wore a skirt embroidered with plum blossoms, glanced at Baoyu with her watery willow eyes. She held a marble in her slender hand, dropped it lightly, and said angrily: "We are all clumsy. It can't relieve your boredom. If you are bored, just go on your own."
Baoyu was squeezed by Daiyu, rubbed his head and smiled, saying: "That's not what I meant."
Although Yingchun is taciturn, she is not silent. After a while, she said softly: "But having said that, it is indeed a bit dull without San Yatou and Yun Yatou."
Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled when she heard this, but she didn't say anything. After all, what Yingchun said was true. Tanchun had a cheerful personality and was easy to talk. Xiangyun didn't need to say anything. She was the one who talked the most. She didn't think so in the past. What's the matter? Without the two of them, there is indeed less excitement, and there is much less talk between the sisters.
Baoyu saw that Yingchun agreed with his words, smiled, and then suggested: "Speaking of which, Sister Bao has somehow stopped coming to find us naughty recently. Otherwise, let's go hunting for Sister Bao."
Hearing this, Daiyu glanced at Baoyu sideways with her bright eyes like autumn water, and said mockingly: "What a stupid thing. People have their own things to do. If you go, why won't others be happy?"
Daiyu is very concerned about Baochai. Don't think that she didn't notice the whispers between her brother-in-law and Bao Yatou when she was in the palace. Moreover, Bao Yatou has been acting strange recently. There are some gold and jade things in the palace. , she has also heard that Bao Yatou seems to be deliberately avoiding Bao Yu. All these phenomena are combined, and her daughter's intuition tells her that there is definitely something fishy in it.
Baoyu frowned when he heard this. How could Sister Bao not be happy for him to look for it? At this time, Yuanyang walked into the hall and said, "Old lady, Mr. Lai is here, saying that the prince is here."
Jia Mu was startled when she heard this and asked, "Which prince?"
Yuanyang smiled and replied: "Old lady, who else is the prince? Of course he is our uncle."
It belongs to both the prince and my uncle. There is no need to think too much, it can only be the prince of Beijing.
When the son-in-law came, how could the mother-in-law not entertain him? At this moment, Mrs. Wang sat up straight and asked, "Where is the prince now?"
Seeing that Jia Mu was not displeased, Yuanyang smiled and replied: "Madam, the prince has brought Uncle Xue family here. Now at Lixiangyuan, after the prince sends Uncle Xue back, he will come to see Mr. Zheng and say that he has something to discuss. .”
When Jia Mu heard this, she suddenly said: "It turns out that it's Brother Pan's business. It's a good idea to send someone to inform Zheng'er and ask him to wait for the prince."
Jia Mu and others also knew about the jealousy between Xue Pan and Haining Hou. At present, it seemed that the prince wanted to fish him out for the sake of his relatives.
Mrs. Wang didn't care about these at this time. Instead, she cared about the discussion between her son-in-law and his father-in-law. She remembered that she had mentioned the matter of promoting the master before. Although he was a top five, since he was recommended by his son-in-law, there would definitely be something wrong in the future. Arrangement, now the son-in-law is here in person, could it be just for this matter? (End of chapter)