Chapter 318 Aunt’s Envy

The Xue family has rarely visited Jia’s house in the past month.

One thing is that the Jia family is in troubled times, so I don’t want to bother you too much. Secondly, they themselves are also busy moving.

From Lixiangyuan, I moved to a house in the northeast.

This house is naturally more spacious than Lixiangyuan. It was originally the property of Rongguo Mansion and was bought by the Xue family for eight thousand taels of silver.

Originally, Mrs. Wang was planning to give the house to her younger sister and her family to live in, but Aunt Xue insisted on spending money to buy it.

Mrs. Wang naturally understood what her sister meant. I thought that on the one hand, the Xue family was not bad at all, and on the other hand, the family was building a residence for provincial relatives in Yuanchun. It was a time when they were short of money, so they agreed.

There is also a drama where the buyer intends to raise the house price and the seller insists on lowering the price.

After a tug of war between the sisters, a price was finally set that was slightly equal to the market price. Mrs. Wang replied to Jia Mu and Jia Zheng, and Jia Zheng talked to Jia Lian again. No one had any objections.

So, the Xue family officially settled down in Ningrong Back Street.

It was late, and Baochai had dinner with her mother and stayed to talk to her mother.

Aunt Xue was sitting on the kang. Seeing her daughter’s smooth skin and calm and elegant face, she deeply sighed that her daughter’s appearance was not famous in the palace. Thinking about it, she had to say it was a loss to the royal family. .

Yintan asked: "Girl Bao, what do you think of Baoyu's child?"

Baochai didn't know why her mother suddenly asked this, so she thought about it and replied:

"Baoyu is talented and intelligent, has a gentle temperament, and is polite to others. He is very good."

My aunt's family treats them well. When talking behind their backs, they naturally only talk about the good things. This is Baochai's code of conduct.

Unexpectedly, Aunt Xue's eyes lit up when she heard this: "So, do you think Baoyu is a good boy?"

Huh?

Baochai was very thoughtful, and immediately noticed something was wrong, and hurriedly said: "Okay, why did mother suddenly say this?"

Aunt Xue knew that something was wrong. The daughter was defensive, so she sat back, picked up the tea and took a sip. Fang smiled and said: "It's nothing, it's just that your aunt has been very concerned about you recently.

Knowing that you were not selected, she also told me , saying this is not necessarily a bad thing. There are many princes, grandsons, and young masters in Beijing. With your example and character, you will naturally not worry about a good ending in the future."

When Baochai heard this, he immediately fell silent.

Although her mother said it in a vague way, she still heard itimplication.

She couldn't help but think of the saying of "a good match between gold and jade" that had been circulating for some time.

Originally, she thought he was just a boring busybody who caused trouble for no reason.

After all, the golden lock she wore since she was a child did come from a leprous monk. The scabby monk did indeed say a prophecy, saying that this golden lock would be matched with a piece of jade in the future.

Now that she saw that her mother and aunt were really interested in bringing her and Brother Bao together, she suddenly realized that this incident might not be a coincidence.

I just don’t know if my mother accidentally let it slip and my aunt overheard it, or if my mother also had this intention.

For Jia Baoyu, Baochai naturally had no ill feelings.

After all, there is an evil brother "Zhu Yu Qian". Baochai is very understanding and tolerant of the behavior of men in the world.

It’s nothing to engage in prostitution with a maid under the eyes of my grandmother, or to play happily with a good brother and a nun.

What really makes Baochai remain unfazed by Jia Baoyu is that Jia Baoyu has always been like a child and has no enterprising spirit.

Moreover, under his aunt’s severe discipline, he still obeyed and disobeyed. Obviously, he was not a person who listened to advice and could accept discipline.

If so, if Jia Baoyu could be half as enterprising as his cousin Jia Lian. Not to mention Jia Lian's achievements, as long as she can see that Jia Baoyu can achieve a great career in the future, she may not resent her mother and aunt for bringing them together.

Even if this is the case, it is not necessarily that she will take the initiative to fight for it.

Excluding this point, Jia Baoyu does have many qualities that ordinary men in the world do not have. Especially respecting girls makes her feel very rare.

Seeing that her daughter didn’t speak, Aunt Xue knew that her daughter must have guessed it.

In fact, she just wanted to find out what her daughter was thinking in advance.

Her daughter is still young, and Baoyu is even younger. Neither she nor Mrs. Wang are in a hurry about this matter.

She knew that Mrs. Wang particularly admired Baochai. During the previous conversation between the two sisters, Mrs. Wang had never hesitated to praise Baochai and expressed her desire to have a girl "like Baochai" as her daughter-in-law.

In Mrs. Wang’s eyes, the decline of the Xue family is a fact. The Jia family was particularly powerful. Even after Baoyu and his sister became a concubine, Rongguo Mansion was at its peak.

She doesn’t despise the Xue family for being weak. Is there any reason for the Xue family to be unwilling?

But for this, Aunt Xue was heartbrokenI really have some doubts about it.

First, if the situation where the second wife was the most respected in the Rongguo Mansion had not been broken before, Aunt Xue really would not have had second thoughts.

After all, the inheritance of a Duke's mansion will not be much weaker than the Xue family's financial resources. Not to mention the strong political background.

Unfortunately, with the sudden rise of Jia Lian, even her sister and brother-in-law were almost squeezed out of the house. At this time, it remains to be discussed how valuable Jia Baoyu's status as the legitimate son of the Duke's family is.

Second, although the Xue family is weak, it has strong financial resources.

What they urgently need is support from power, which can also be said to be support from the officialdom and the court.

And marriage is undoubtedly the fastest and most effective way for aristocratic families to obtain this kind of support!

Although Aunt Xue loves her daughter very much, as the mistress of the Xue family, she still knows that a daughter with excellent knowledge, extraordinary character, and beautiful appearance is very important to the Xue family at present. capital.

She would not hand it over easily.

She wants to find a son-in-law for her daughter who can make her happy and help the Xue family at the same time.

Nephew Baoyu doesn’t seem to fit this point. The dignity of Baoyu all lies in the elders around him. This kind of external blessing is easy to dissipate, and naturally it is not so easy to be convincing.

In fact, among the young handsome men she has met, she has really seen one who made her impeccable.

If she let that man be her son-in-law, she would wake up laughing even if she fell asleep.

It’s a pity that the other party is the husband-in-law of my niece.

Even if the princess wanted to win her love with a sword, she couldn't get it. Naturally, the Xue family would not have any chance.

With these thoughts in her mind, Aunt Xue had no intention of having a showdown with her daughter now. When Baochai didn't speak, she said, "Have you heard that your second brother Lian has not only become The acting patriarch of their family, and he also received errands from the emperor.

The marriage envoy?

Although I have never seen the princess’ marriage with my own eyes, I can still imagine it. One or two.

How magnanimous and majestic is it to send a princess off to get married and lead troops into another country?

Even their family has not seen such a thing in many years. It’s such an honor to live up to it. When it comes to our family, it’s even further away. I’m afraid it was only in your grandfather’s time that we had such a scene.”

When Baochai heard this, his expression moved slightly. .

She also remembered that the Tao was one level higher than her.He was a tall man who walked slowly beside her, making him feel like a spring breeze.

Then she blamed herself for thinking this, and replied covertly: "Brother Lian is indeed an extraordinary person..."

Aunt Xue didn't notice it Seeing her daughter's strange behavior, she continued to sigh: "Bao Ya, tell me, if brother Lian returns to Beijing smoothly this time, how should the emperor reward him?

He is young and already has a second rank. He has a title of nobility and an official position of fourth rank, and further up..."

Aunt Xue's eyes looked a little yearning, "If I remember correctly, he is only twenty years old this year. If this continues, he will What kind of achievements can you achieve in the future, and can you surpass your uncle?"

Hearing her mother's praise, Baochai couldn't help but think about it.

Then, she didn’t know what to say.

Being famous at a young age is nothing. After all, those with noble blood and noble birth are not comparable to others from the beginning. Although Brother Lian's second brother does not rely solely on his birth, it is undeniable that his status as the eldest son of the Duke's family is also the most important reason for his current status.

But if you reach a high position at a young age, if your mind and virtue are not enough, the probability of making a mistake halfway is very high.

I think this is the reason why it is difficult for those princes and nobles, even if they have some genius, to reach the position of extremely popular ministers.

I just don’t know why, but when I think of Jia Lian’s handsome and majestic face. Especially the pair of deep eyes, when looking at her, they seemed to be looking at her from top to bottom... It seemed that everyone and everything around him was under his control.

That kind of calm and confident handling style made her unconsciously believe that Jia Lian would not be like this.

He will definitely be able to go on steadily.

"Brother Lian is indeed a man with a bright future."

"Yes."

Aunt Xue sighed with infinite regret: "So , we are born with different fates.

For example, your cousin was naughty when she was a child. We all said that she didn’t look like a girl at all, so she would not be able to get married in the future.

Who knows, there are millions of women in the world today, but none can compare to her!

It can be seen that there is a time in life that must be there, and there is no time in life. Don’t force it. Everything in the world is perfect. It's fate..."

When Aunt Xue married into the Xue family, the Xue family was still strong. Now, in just one or twenty years, it has fallen to this point, leaving Aunt Xue unable to do anything. Don't believe in fate.

But Baochai reads more than her mother. For Aunt Xue,The sentiments and conclusions are not agreeable.

Although people are destined to die, how can they accept their fate lightly until the end? When it didn't work, three years later, she entered the palace for another election.