Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 251 Qin Keqing: What a strong opponent!

Xue Baochai held her forehead helplessly, "Sister Keqing, right? Sister Lin has mentioned you to me. The fact that the Marquis has not returned is a secret and cannot be told to outsiders. Now that the Marquis has gone south, he may soon arrive in Gusu."

Xue Baochai successfully diverted the topic and shifted Qin Keqing's attention from trying to determine whether Xue Baochai was a cheating foxy woman to the fact that Yue Ling had not returned.

She and the master have been separated for nearly four years, and the handkerchief is no longer usable. Now the master has a new assignment, what should she do?

It's really like staying in seclusion with no one asking about you.

The color in Qin Keqing's eyes disappeared, as if they had turned black and white.

Xue Baochai comforted them again, "It won't take three to five years this time. Sister Lin will take you south to reunite with the Marquis soon. I think it won't take more than a few months."

Qin Keqing's eyes immediately regained their luster. She stepped forward, grasped Xue Baochai's hand, and said, "Are you serious?"

Xue Baochai smiled awkwardly, "I don't have any reason to deceive Sister Keqing."

"then you?"

"Of course I have never stayed in the Marquis' room. We just live in the same courtyard. The Marquis is not such a casual person, and I am still an unmarried girl."

Qin Keqing looked Xue Baochai up and down. Although she had a beautiful figure, she did not look charming or romantic at all. So she believed it a little.

"In that case, you are a guest. Miss Xue, please follow me to the hall."

Just as he finished speaking, a humming sound was heard from the sedan chair, causing the two of them to turn their heads.

Qin Keqing asked puzzledly: "What is this?"

Xue Baochai took a deep breath and said, "A maid from the Jia family is extremely stupid."

When she heard that it was the Jia family, Qin Keqing frowned in disgust, but Zijuan saw that the war was over and walked back.

"Ms. Xue, how should we deal with this? Should we just tie her up and wait for her to come back?"

Lin Daiyu rescued Qingwen out of kindness, but in Xue Baochai's eyes, this stubborn and single-minded maid might even hate the Marquis in her heart in order to protect her master.

Regardless of whether Lin Daiyu wanted to keep Qingwen in the mansion or just give her some money and ask her to go out and make a living, Xue Baochai was willing to be a bad person to establish her authority over this little maid.

"Bring her out first."

Zijuan and Qin Keqing did not comment, but went forward together to help Qingwen out.

Qingwen's mouth was stuffed with cloth and her body was tied up. Only her legs and feet could move a little. But she stood in the middle of the field, staring at everyone.

Xue Baochai frowned and glared, "Kneel down! Who told you to stand?"

The sudden change of expression stunned not only Qingwen, but also Zijuan, Ying'er, Xueyan and others.

They were most familiar with Xue Baochai. Normally, they saw her hiding her ignorance and being very good at knowing when to interact with others. She was always tolerant to others, but today she was so harsh.

There is a difference in status. No matter how high Qingwen's self-esteem is, she is in another family's house at the moment. If anything happens, it will be too late to report to the police.

Slowly kneeling on the ground, Qingwen looked at Xue Baochai in disbelief, but then she heard her say, "You are stupid and unaware, you are hopeless. Sister Lin saved you, but you still have hatred in your heart, but you don't know who caused you all this sorrow."

"From what was said in the hall just now, you didn't realize that the Second Madam of the Jia family had long been disgusted with you?"

"Now the old lady is in charge of all matters at home, but if the second wife is in power, will your end be better than today? When that day comes, will Jia Baoyu stand up and plead for you? You don't even know how you died."

"Don't say that you are not afraid of death. When the time comes, not only will you die, but you will die in an unclear way, leaving only a stigma!"

"Today, have you seen Jia Baoyu's true face? Isn't a man without responsibility the root of trouble in the family?"

The barrage of insults made Qingwen dizzy.

He stopped struggling, his back hunched, his head drooped, leaving two tear marks.

Xue Baochai continued, "Take the strip of cloth from her and listen to what she has to say."

Ying'er went forward and took the rag off her mouth, and heard Qingwen sobbing: "Master Bao is not a heartless and ungrateful person. He treats the girls very well..."

Xue Baochai frowned and said, "Just a few flattering words and a few words of care for you, and you feel good? Or have you been sold by the Jia family and sent to Jia Baoyu's room, so you have devoted your heart to him?"

"If you think he is not heartless and heartless, spread the word that you are here, and see if he will come looking for you."

Qingwen clutched her chest tightly, feeling a piercing pain inside. She was not stupid, on the contrary, she was much smarter.

So she knew better that what Xue Baochai said was true, and all her disbelief was just her wishful thinking.

Qingwen shook her head and murmured, "No, I don't believe it..."

Seeing her lying on the ground unable to get up, the kind-hearted young girls couldn't help but feel sad for her. Zijuan was especially familiar with her, as they had all been maids in Lady Jia's room. She couldn't bear to look at her directly and had to turn her head away.

Xue Baochai, however, pursued her relentlessly, wanting to break down her psychological defenses in one fell swoop, "Have you thought it through? Do you still want to die for the source of evil? Being a fool who only knows how to impress yourself, where is the point of dying unjustly?"

"If you want to die, don't die here. Go and hit the stone lions at the gate of the Jia family. Even if you don't scare the second wife, at least let her see how bad your temper is."

"Finally, you can rest in peace after hearing Jia Baoyu's words of regret."

Qingwen covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face, and shook her head with difficulty.

Xue Baochai and Yue Ling have learned the art of using both the stick and the carrot to perfection.

"In that case, you should wait in the mansion first to see if Jia Baoyu is willing to keep you in the outer house as a concubine." Then he said to Ying'er beside him, "Get the medicine from the Xue family and take her to apply it."

"The medicines of the Xue family are all good. There will be no scars left where you were whipped. You will only have a good skin left. Take care of yourself."

Qingwen sobbed and said, "Thank you, Miss Xue."

Xue Baochai emphasized again, "You don't have to thank me. It was Sister Lin who wanted to keep you, so she brought you here. Moreover, this is the Marquis's residence, and the Marquis has the final say on whether you stay or go. I don't care what little thoughts you have in the past, put them away in the future, and remember to keep your eyes open when judging people."

Qingwen nodded in agreement, "I remember."

Xue Baochai secretly breathed a sigh of relief and calmed down with the others, "Okay, let's go and wait for Sister Lin to come back."

Seeing Xue Baochai's style of doing things, Qin Keqing couldn't help but sigh, "What a powerful girl, no wonder she can get a share of food with Sister Lin, she is a great enemy. No, when I get to Gusu, I must speed up."

Seeing Qin Keqing standing there in a daze, Xue Baochai leaned over and asked, "Sister Keqing? What are you thinking about?"

Ke Qing smiled and said, "It's alright, let's go. When we heard about your return, we already cleaned up the room."

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Rongguofu, Lixiangyuan,
The Xue family moved in naturally, along with several of their servants and Xue Pan, who lived in the outer courtyard. Aunt Xue was surrounded by her like-minded people in the inner house, but it still felt deserted.

"Pan'er, where is your sister?"

Xue Pan suffered a lot in prison and lost a lot of weight. The Xue family has good genes, and after Xue Pan lost weight, his appearance became much more outstanding.

At the right time, she sat opposite Aunt Xue, stretched her body, and replied casually, "She left with the people from Anjing Marquis' Mansion. I guess she is also in the Marquis' Mansion. If you ask me, mother, you don't have to worry too much about your sister. Your sister knows more about everything than mother and I do. We just need to stop hindering her."

Aunt Xue rolled her eyes and said, "You still know how to hinder others. If it weren't for you, Bao girl would have gone to the palace long ago."

Xue Pan, however, didn't care. "What can she do if she goes to the palace? The eldest daughter of the Jia family has been a female official for many years, only because her husband passed away. What can we do?"

"Sister, you are outstanding in appearance, but everyone in the palace is outstanding. Mother, please stop daydreaming and keep your feet on the ground."

"Isn't the Feng brand pretty good now?"

Aunt Xue's face was filled with anger. It was fine that she was scolded by this and that in the classroom, but why was she scolded by Xue Pan as well? Wasn't this going against the will of Heaven?

"Bah, you useless brat, how dare you talk to your mother? Go away, don't disturb my fun here."

Xue Pan was secretly delighted. He hadn't had a good time during this period of time. Now that his mother had driven him away, wouldn't he be able to have some fun in the capital city?
Just as she was about to leave, she heard someone outside say, "Madam, our uncle is here."

Xue Pan just raised his butt, then sat back down firmly.

The uncle the servant was referring to was none other than Wang Ziteng, the second master of the Wang family. As the saying goes, "There is thunder god in the sky and uncle on earth", Xue Pan was scared to death of this uncle.

There was also the gourd case, all thanks to my uncle's hard work. If he were to see this, he would surely get a good beating.

The people in the courtyard were beating Jia Baoyu and making loud noises. Was he going to respond here?
But before she went to visit him, her brother came by himself. Aunt Xue was delighted and said, "Please come in quickly."

Now Xue Pan didn't even have the chance to dodge, so he had to shrink his head and stand in the corner.

Before he could finish, a big man with a full beard walked in. Just one glance at him made Xue Pan tremble.

With a cold snort, Wang Ziteng did not care about Xue Pan first, but greeted his sister and Aunt Xue first: "I hope you can enter the capital safely. Where is Bao girl?"

Aunt Xue said awkwardly, "He must have gone to the Anjing Marquis's residence."

"Anjing Marquis Mansion?"

Wang Ziteng raised his eyebrows, first in shock, then in joy, "Great! Let her stay there."

Aunt Xue: “Ah?”

Wang Ziteng did not explain much, and turned back to look at Xue Pan, "Come with me."

Xue Pan asked in a trembling voice: "Uncle, where are we going?"

Wang Ziteng said sternly, "Why, you won't go where you don't want to go?"

Xue Pan wanted to cry but had no tears. "I didn't mean that. I just don't know for sure."

Wang Ziteng nodded, "You have a good idea of ​​the Beijing camp."

Xue Pan choked up and said, "I have no idea. If my uncle had business to attend to, why would he bring me along?"

Aunt Xue saw her son's pitiful appearance and couldn't help asking, "Brother, what are you taking Pan'er to do?"

Wang Ziteng said coldly: "Your Majesty has bestowed upon me the title of Admiral of the Beijing Camp and the commander of the Third Regiment. This time I will take him along to practice and temper his temper."

"Don't indulge him anymore. Even if he made mistakes, it's because of you."

Having said that, he grabbed Xue Pan by the scruff of the neck and strode out the door.

"Mom, please save me."

With a loud slap, a crisp slap was heard, and there was no more sound from Xue Pan outside.

(End of this chapter)