Enemies in the Red Chamber

Yinglian's face was ruined after all, the boy sent by Lin Butler felt the deep love between their mother and daughter, and felt that there was a reason for him to push them to this point, so he reported to Lin Butler that he knew how to take care of them everywhere.Worried that someone would play tricks on the way, he simply found another friend and sent Yinglian to the frontier to settle down together.

Butler Lin and Brother Liu didn't expect Zhen Yinglian to be so violent, they sighed a lot.

Let's talk about Xue's house. After Xue Pan was released home, two guards guarded him to prevent him from escaping.When Aunt Xue heard that her son was going to be exiled in three months, she was really crying, and even thought of finding a scapegoat, but it was Baochai who reminded her that this was in the capital and she couldn't hide it like Jinling, so she gave up.It's just that Baochai couldn't watch his brother being exiled and his family's property taken away by the clan, so he discussed with Aunt Xue whether to use more money to entrust the uncle and uncle of the Wang family to buy Xue Pan.

Aunt Xue had lost her mind for a long time. After hearing Baochai's words, she hurriedly notified the shopkeepers of each shop to bring the cash, and then went to the warehouse to move the cash out, and sold the valuable collections one by one.In the end, a total of less than 50 taels was pooled together. Only then did a few people know that the so-called good year, snow, pearls, gold, and iron have reached this point.

Baochai's face was as white as snow, and she asked Aunt Xue: "Auntie's house is building a Grand View Garden, how much did Mom lend to Auntie?"

Aunt Xue counted with her fingers and said: "The first time it was 30 taels, and later I borrowed another 10 taels. After that time, I remembered that you said that our family will spend a lot of money in the future. 5 taels. After the concubine visited relatives, a few times the eunuchs in the palace came, and your aunt said that she would not join hands for a while. I thought that our family would be better when the concubine was well, so I gave some, sometimes two or three thousand , There are also one or two thousand."

Seeing that Baochai was so angry that she was coughing and clutching her chest, unable to speak, she hurriedly said, "Don't worry, I'll go to your aunt right away. Now your brother wants this money to save his life, and your aunt won't refuse." Give."

After all, pack up and go to Mrs. Wang.At this time Mrs. Wang was burning incense and copying Buddhist scriptures after cleaning her hands. When she heard Aunt Xue came, she sat quietly for a long time before going out.

Aunt Xue started to cry when she met Mrs. Wang, she cried and said: "His aunt, I can't help it, I am just such a son, even if he is not good enough, he is also the root of our Xue family, it is me and Bao girl Even if I grit my teeth with hatred, I can’t just watch him die. The children in our family have been pampered and brought up, but they can’t stand the hardships of eating, sleeping, beating, scolding, scolding and scorching heat. I will be exiled to the frontier in a month, and I will die. I also inquired, since the Supreme Emperor abdicated to the current emperor, there has been a shortage of money in the treasury. In addition, there have been wars and disasters these years, and the shortage of money is even worse. It’s amazing. I was thinking, if this is the case, can we spend money to buy Pan’er and come back, at worst, we will lose our fortune and sell iron. After all, leave a root for our master..."

"These days, I have gathered all the goods that can be sold with the money that can be moved in the shop, and sold all the things that can be sold in the warehouse. Including the original gold and silver at home, I have collected a total of less than 50 taels. I am afraid it is still not enough. , I just wanted to ask his aunt if his hands are loose..."

Mrs. Wang understood that she was asking for money, so she didn't accept it, and instead asked: "This is a way, but if you have money, where do you want to send it?"

Aunt Xue said: "I have to ask my elder brother and his uncle to help me with the booklet. It was the enemy who caused the trouble, and it was also the poor man who was disturbed and kind. Everyone knew about the trouble, even the emperor was alarmed."

Mrs. Wang smiled a little reservedly, and seeing that Aunt Xue had realized that there was still room for the Rongguo Mansion, she said slowly: "You, don't panic, isn't there still three months left? In the past, when the wind was tight, it was better to take it slow. Let the others go first, and find a few servants for Pan'er as soon as possible. It is not a bad thing to leave more blood for the Xue family. Give the empress in the palace a sigh of relief, let the empress find out what the emperor wants, and see if you can buy it with the money you said, and if so, how much should you prepare. You can't just say that the wind is rain like this, right? Brother and master, they will be the best once they submit the paper."

When Aunt Xue heard this, she didn't dare to mention the matter of exchanging money. Instead, she said: "I have to trouble the empress, if there is anything that needs to be arranged, just tell me."

Mrs. Wang smiled and said: "You, don't be so polite. Pan'er is my nephew, and Yuan girl is Pan'er's sister. It is right to worry and work hard. Even if there is something that needs to be taken care of, shouldn't I be allowed to help my nephew? gone?"

Aunt Xue had nothing to say, she could only express her gratitude again and again.Back at home, Baochai was still waiting. Aunt Xue hugged her daughter and cried, "I just know now. Your aunt never thought of paying us back the money." listen to her.

Baochai sighed: "If it is true as my aunt said, my mother can really help my brother, and my uncle will also help me with the booklet to plead for mercy. If you don't want the money, then just don't want it. If you have money like this, there is no place to buy it. If we go up and down by ourselves, two of these may not be enough."

"The other thing my aunt said is the truth. My brother will be fine in the future, so I can't talk about good marriage. Now I don't care about face, it's a good thing for my brother to leave his blood as soon as possible. This is why the government let my brother three The intention of setting off in a month's time is to make my brother more stable these days, so that there will be no other situations, and I won't be able to take care of other family affairs, family business, etc."

Aunt Xue nodded and said yes. The next day, she chose a few good-bred ones for Xue Pan, and ordered the small kitchen to give them stewed tonics to help them conceive.

Mrs. Wang thought about it for a long time, what benefits would she get if Xue Pan was gone, and what benefits would Xue Pan get if Xue Pan was in charge of the family, and then remembered how powerful the other houses of the Xue family were when Master Xue was gone, and finally made up her mind, Xue Pan It's better to keep it.So the next day, the sign was handed over to the palace.

On the fifth day, when I saw Yuan Chun and told the story, Yuan Chun remembered the imperial edict issued by the empress a few days ago to save the harem and help the victims, which shows that the emperor is really short of money.Feeling that this idea is still very reliable, maybe it is better to remind the emperor to find a way to raise money, which is also good for himself, so he readily agreed.

When the emperor told Yuan Chun to accompany him again, Yuan Chun really told the emperor slowly about the matter.He also pleaded guilty and said that the family knew that sinners should be punished, and they pitied her aunt who had been a widow for more than ten years and had a son, and hadn't left an incense stick, etc.Besides, I would rather sell the iron than others, and only ask him to die for Aunt Xue, and I will not dare to do it again in the future.In the end, no matter how the emperor judged, he had no complaints, and he was grateful for the mighty grace of heaven.

The emperor is also very short of money, the natural disasters are rushing to come, and everything is anxiously waiting for money.Deliberately copying those country moths, and the Supreme Emperor is still there, it is not a matter of overnight.Although Jia Yuanchun's existence is inappropriate, this idea is still a good one, it can be used as an emergency solution, at worst, this rule will be explicitly banned in the future.He implied that Yuanchun's matter is feasible, but it is not possible without five or six million silver.

After that, it was the court wrangling.Some people say that if the gate is opened, the flood will be released, and if you make a mistake, you can buy it back, then the law will be broken, France will not be the country, and the situation of the people being oppressed will definitely go to a higher level.There are also people who say that if you are in a hurry to follow the right, you can solve the urgent need first and then plan other things. If you put the people in danger, disaster will be imminent.

It was also reported to the Taishanghuang to know that the Taishanghuang didn't care about the people of the country now, only thinking about maintaining his majesty.Self-confessing that the old minister is the embodiment of his majestic face outside, and after hearing that Xue Pan is from the Xue family in Jinling, he naturally asked the emperor to be tolerant.As for the redemption with money, the Supreme Emperor just said what he meant, or the emperor said that he knew that the Xue family was rich, and two 50 silvers could be taken out, so he agreed that he could use 50 silvers to redeem it.

In the end, it was according to the emperor's will, but only when the national treasury is empty, and those who want to redeem must report to Dali Temple.Some old ministers shook their heads and sighed, "If there is one, there will be two, and if there is two, there will be three. The law of the country is in danger."

When the news was sent back to Rongguo Mansion, Aunt Xue continued to recite the Buddha's name, and then pieced together some 50 taels and handed it over to Jia Zheng.As for the money Mrs. Wang borrowed at the beginning, she dare not mention it again.

Baochai was worried that the Xue family would become what it is now, and Mrs. Wang would not promise herself to Baoyu again. In that case, she would be ruined for the rest of her life, and the whole family, including her brother and mother, would become a big joke.But as a boudoir daughter, she can't say this clearly, she can only worry about it by herself.

At noon that day, Baochai tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, so she got up and dressed to go out for a walk. Yinger didn't know where she was going to play again, and Baochai didn't bother to take anyone with her, so she strolled leisurely by herself.Passing the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, I saw a few little girls jumping ropes and jumping matts in front of the gate. I thought that Xiangyun had been away for several months, and felt strange.Going forward, there was no one in the quiet, and the curtain was lifted to enter the inner room. Baoyu was asleep, and only Xiren was sitting on the footrest, doing embroidery and chasing away mosquitoes.

Ask in a low voice: "Why only you, what about them?"

"They all went to play in the garden. It's the time when there is nothing to do, who can live safely, why not let them play, so as not to make a noise, this little ancestor can't sleep."

Baochai smiled, "It's also you who are lenient." In the hearts of everyone, Xiren is already the head of the house, and will be a serious aunt and master in the future, and Baochai knows it well.

Xiren got up to pour tea for Baochai, but when he found that there was no water in the pot, he said to Baochai, "Miss, help me take care of the second master. I'll go get some water." Xiren also knew Baochai's future identity and did not shy away from it. They lived alone in the same room.Baochai sat down and picked up the embroidery work in the basket. When she saw that it was for Baoyu, she picked up the needle and continued to do it.

Before Xiren came back, Baoyu woke up, and before he saw who was doing it in front of the bed, he opened his mouth to ask for water.Baochai laughed and said, "Let's wait for a while. The attackers have gone to fetch water and haven't come back yet."

Only then did Baoyu know that it was Baochai who was sitting on the side, and he quickly sat up and said, "It's my sister, I'm neglecting you." Seeing the current situation clearly, she felt a little shy.

Baochai didn't think there was anything at all, but Baoyu blushed and felt uncomfortable, and turned to go outside, "Now that you've woken up, get up first, and we'll talk later."