The Hairpin of the Red Chamber

Chapter 146

On the way back, Baochai was unusually silent.

Aunt Xue sat quietly in the car, thought for a while, and then asked: "My son, what on earth are you thinking, please tell me, no matter whether it is successful or not, I will always stand by your side of."

Baochai said lightly, "Why can't I understand what Mom is talking about?"

Aunt Xue hesitated to speak several times, but when she saw Baochai's face, she could only sigh again.

As soon as she arrived at Xue's house, Baochai went straight back to her room. Aunt Xue watched her face, worried, and finally followed her. Baochai didn't speak, so did Aunt Xue. The mother and daughter sat in a daze, each with their own concerns .

Baochai spent far less time in the house in central Beijing than in Jia's mansion, and most of the time in Jia's mansion was spent in the Xiaoxiang villa.

To her, the Xiaoxiang Villa is more like her home, every flower and tree there is full of Daiyu's atmosphere, even when Daiyu is not around, it looks more warm there than other places.

Thinking of the Xiaoxiang Villa, Baochai suddenly realized that she and Daiyu had never had their own courtyard.The places where they lived belonged to either Jia's mansion, Jia's mother, Mrs. Wang or Baoyu, or Lin Hai, Aunt Xue or Xue Pan.

No matter what kind of peerless beauties they are, what kind of talents they have, or what kind of literary talent they rely on, they always depend on others throughout their lives. When they are not married, they rely on their father and brothers; With in-laws and husbands.Such painstaking efforts as Baochai managed to accumulate a large family business, but she still couldn't have a small world that belonged exclusively to her and Daiyu.If others say that they are not allowed to meet, they cannot meet each other, and if others say that they are not allowed to go out, they cannot go out.

Baochai only felt pain in her heart, not only the pain caused by sadness and depression, but also a pain mixed with resentment.There seemed to be a fire burning in her heart, which made her eyes red and her voice hoarse. When she called out "Mom", Aunt Xue was startled. Before she could speak, she said, "If you don't want to If you want to talk, our mother and daughter will sleep together for two nights, and we can talk as much as we want."

Baochai collected herself and said, "Mom, I have something to say, but it's not what you want to hear.

For my brother's marriage, I have a good candidate. "

When Aunt Xue saw that she suddenly mentioned Xue Pan's marriage, she thought it was not easy for her to open her mouth, so she followed her and said, "If it's really a good family, it's a good thing. I've matched a few families for your brother, and he doesn't even look at it himself." Among them, sometimes picky about other people's family background, sometimes picky about other people's birthday, always refused to agree, and when he was in a hurry, he just dropped his book and lost his pen. Listen."

Baochai coughed lightly, and said: "The person I'm talking about is also a post-official official. There's nothing to say about his character and appearance. It's just that his parents died early, and now he's living in someone else's house with no dowry."

Aunt Xue said: "The dowry is second, but her parents died early, so it sounds like she is not a blessed person—does she have brothers?"

Baochai shook her head.

Aunt Xue asked again cautiously: "Don't you even have a close clan brother?"

Baochai said, "I'm all alone."

Aunt Xue frowned and said, "This... isn't this like your sister Lin? Your sister Lin also has a father, and this one doesn't even have a father. I think... something is wrong."

Baochai said: "Didn't Mom still think about that Xia Jingui at the beginning? Didn't she also have no father, and she was also a merchant family with three generations of ancestors, and she didn't even have a good citizen."

Aunt Xue said awkwardly: "That was when your brother hadn't passed the exam. He is different now than he was then. Besides, she has a mother, relatives, and many old servants in her family. The family background is also rich. Tell you It's no match for that."

Baochai said: "What I'm talking about is that although there are no such relatives, she is a first-class outstanding person, and marrying her will be of great benefit to my brother's future."

Aunt Xue said: "You talk about it, who is it?"

Baochai said: "She is the daughter of Uncle Lin in the same year, and now lives in the Lin family."

When Aunt Xue heard that it was the Lin family, she frowned and said cautiously: "My son, why are you so concerned about the Lin family's affairs?" I am afraid that not only will I not make things difficult for that person's wife and concubine, but I will treat her more kindly to show respect, and people say that I love my house and my wife, and with a temper like Baochai, if I really like Baoyu, I will naturally treat Daiyu very well. All right——today when she went in and saw Baochai and Daiyu holding hands facing each other, she was probably doing it for Baoyu's business.

Baochai said indifferently: "I happen to know that there is such a good sister in her family, who is worthy of my brother, so tell Mom, it's not because she is from her family that I take special care of her."

Aunt Xue felt uneasy, and always felt that Baochai's expression and tone were very different from usual. She thought that Baochai was depressed for a while, so there was no need to refute her and annoy her, because she said: " That being the case, I'll ask someone to check it out."

Baochai said: "Mom, be more polite when you ask people to see him. I see what Uncle Lin means, and he doesn't seem to think much of my brother—don't believe me, our family always thinks that my brother is very good, so they naturally I also think their own family is good, and that one has its own advantages, so Mom will tell someone to take a closer look."

Only then did Aunt Xue write it down solemnly, and Baochai said again: "After my elder brother's business is over, I want to ask my mother one thing."

When Aunt Xue heard her talking about the topic, she sat upright unconsciously, and carefully said with a smile: "Mother and daughter, what else can I ask for?"

Baochai looked at her and said word by word: "When my elder brother marries his sister-in-law, no matter who he marries, I won't take care of family affairs." Before Aunt Xue could speak, she said, "I want to go back to Jinling. I don’t want to live in Beijing anymore.”

Aunt Xue's eyes lit up, and she said, "It's good to go back to Jinling." After all these years, the old incident of Xue Pan beating someone to death has long passed, and now the family has money. Come out and donate an official, Baochai's identity is naturally very different, and Jinling doesn't know the news in Beijing, Baochai's reputation in the capital is not good, but in Jinling, there is no such trouble, so I will replace Baochai at that time. Wouldn't it be good for Chai to pick a family who is honest and courteous, and live in peace and harmony?After all, Baochai had her own ideas, and she and Xue Pan would never have thought of such a way.

How could Baochai not know what Aunt Xue was thinking?Seeing her happy face, she smiled lightly and said: "Mom, it will take some time for brother to study, I want to go back to Jinling alone." Before Aunt Xue could speak, she said again: "Mom, I don't want to get married in this life, so don't worry about it anymore. "Her reputation has spread far and wide, but Aunt Xue has a motherly heart, but she always asks people to find out good families for her. Baochai was sure that she would not be able to marry, so she let Aunt Xue do whatever she wanted, and only let her There are things to pass the time, but now I am worried and angry, these small things have become the sand in the eyes, the thorn in the flesh, and I can't bear it at all.

Aunt Xue's face froze, and she forced a smile and said, "Well, why don't you want to marry? It's because...do you have someone in your heart?"

Baochai nodded slowly.

Although Aunt Xue had guessed it herself, her face changed slightly, and she forced a smile and said, "Is... a relative of our family?"

Baochai glanced at her and nodded again.

Aunt Xue couldn't even maintain that little smile on her face, and after thinking twice, she said, "You like him...to such an extent that you don't even care...he is married?"

Baochai said lightly: "I like this person. I have given her all my body and my heart. No one else can enter my heart or my eyes. I am only here for this person in this life, even if I can't be with her." , and decided not to tolerate other people.”

Aunt Xue got up in shock and said, "You...your body...gave it to him?"

Baochai closed her eyes and nodded.

Aunt Xue was frightened and angry, and immediately rushed out to find someone to explain, but Baochai pulled at her skirt, knelt straight down, and said, "Mom, don't ask other people, it's a big deal, and it's only our family that's lost." Besides, I forced her to do this, she... didn't mean to hurt me in any way."

Aunt Xue's face turned pale, and she sighed "My poor son", and was still thinking about saying something else to persuade her to change her mind, but today Baochai was determined to explain this matter clearly, and said in a deep voice: "Mom said Wrong, I am not miserable, meeting her is the greatest blessing in my life."

Aunt Xue burst into tears and said, "I don't even know what sins I committed in my previous life. A son, at this age, is picky and refuses to start a family. A daughter, she looks smart, but she does things like this..." She didn't say anything like this, but sighed again, the initial grief and indignation had subsided, but the anger surged up, she looked at Baochai with hatred, stomped her feet and said, "Don't go out these few days, Your brother and I will take care of the business matters, and we can talk about the other side when the matter is over."

Baochai frowned and said, "What's the matter over there?"

Aunt Xue was determined to cut off her affection, so she deliberately said: "Baoyu wants to take a concubine."

Baochai stood up abruptly and sat down again. Seeing her pensive face, Aunt Xue went out full of thoughts.