Xue Baochai is a person with a heart, which is known in the original book. When the Grand View Garden was reformed in the original book, Xue Baochai's manpower could see his true purpose.

In the original book, Tanchun proposed "no one who makes herbs" on the arrangement of flowers and plants in Yihong Courtyard and Wuyuan. Ping'er immediately recommended the mother of Ying'er, the big girl next to Xue Baochai. At that time, Xue Baochai said something like this: "I can't make a decision, how many people you have to use here, one by one is idle and has nothing to do, this time I will get another person, so that the person even looks down on me, I will come up with a few people for you." There is an old Ye mother in Yihong Courtyard, he is the mother of the roasted tea, that is an honest old man, and he is good with our Ying'er mother......" Ping'er then said: "It's irrelevant, the day before yesterday, Ying'er also recognized Ye Ma as a godmother, please eat and drink, the two families are very thick!" ”

See? Anyone who has read the original book knows that roasted tea is Jia Baoyu's number one servant, and Jia Baoyu takes him with him wherever he goes. Long before the reform of the Grand View Garden, Xue Baochai enveloped him through Guò Ying'er, and through the line of Guò Baking Tea - Lao Ye's mother, Ying'er's mother - Ying'er's mother, Xue Baochai firmly grasped Jia Baoyu's whereabouts outside. What about inside? Xue Baochai made friends with the attackers again. Jia Baoyu, whether at home or outside, is firmly in the hands of Xue Baochai.

From these words, it can be understood that Xue Baochai, like Wang Xifeng, is a person with a strong desire to control, he did not capture Jia Baoyu's heart, but like Wang Xifeng, he tried to firmly control Jia Baoyu's actions. It's just that Wang Xifeng is Jia Lian's legal wife. So it is done very publicly, and Xue Baochai is an unmarried girl, so it is more obscure. Essentially. Wang Xifeng and Xue Baochai's behavior is no different. Of course, in terms of social customs at the time, Xue Baochai's behavior was even more disgusting. Because Wang Xifeng is Jia Lian's legal wife, except for a rumored golden and jade relationship between Xue Baochai and Jia Baoyu, I don't even know if there is a marriage certificate.

It's the same now.

Xue Baochai is a person with a heart, there is no doubt about it. He is a businessman and is well aware of the importance of information. So, a lot of the time, he's very generous. It was also done very carefully. Just like in the original book, if it weren't for Ping'er to break it, probably no one would know that even the roasted tea was Xue Baochai's person.

As for now, Xue Baochai does not have Mrs. Wang's backing. It's even more subtle than in the original book. Also be more careful.

It's just that some things are done obscurely, and the effect will naturally be slow, and some things may not be able to be obtained. It's like Jia Jiu's thing here, because Jia Jiu's girls are managed by the nurturing grandmothers who came out of the palace, so. There is no such thing as a little girl who is idle and chewing her tongue all day long, even if there really is. These girls will only gossip about people behind their backs in Jia Jiu's yard, and when they go outside, they definitely only bring ears and no mouths.

Therefore, Xue Baochai has always been blind about the things in Jia Jiu's yard. Jia Qian Jia Qing's Huansha Pavilion is the same. Who let Jia Qian and Jia Qing's sisters also come out of the palace. It is easier to inquire about the affairs of Ning Guofu than to inquire about the things in the back garden of Rongguohou's Mansion.

Yes, Xue Baochai also bought several people in Ning Guofu, and he would do this, just out of the instinct of a businessman. The more he was consulted, the more stable he was in the Jia family's inner house. At the same time, the subordinates on the side of the Marquis of Rongguo Mansion are not allowed to enter the oil and salt, and Xue Baochai has no way to bribe even if he wants to. The minions of the Cunning Mansion are very greedy for money. With their care, the Xue family's shop can also have a lot less to do.

Where there is effort, there is a return.

These ears and eyes that were bought by Xue Baochai had not brought any useful news to Xue Baochai before, but this time they told Xue Baochai that one day when Jia Jiu took Jia Cong, Jia Qian and Jia Qing to visit Jia Jing, he actually reminded Jia Jing to buy more family property and more sacrificial fields in front of Jia Jing's sickbed.

Xue Baochai jumped up when he first heard the news, and after walking around the house twice, he remembered to reward these girls.

Xue Baochai knew very well that this was undoubtedly useful news. And this news is naturally aimed at the Jia family on the side of Ning Guofu.

Xue Baochai has been in the Jia family for a few years, and he is a caring person, so he naturally knows very well what is the difference between the two Jia clans, Ning Guofu and Rongguo Hou Mansion.

On the side of Ningguo Mansion, it is naturally lush and populous. In the past, when Jia Yu and Jia Zheng did not divide their families, there were twelve rooms in this capital, and there were still eight rooms left in Jinling's original hometown, so the population was naturally quite a lot. Therefore, the money used by the clan every year to support the elderly and support orphans and widows is naturally indispensable. But today's Ningguo Mansion is no longer as good as when Emperor Taizu and Emperor Gaozu were in power, and now Ningguo Mansion has no real power, only the title of a third-class mighty general, this income is naturally greatly reduced, plus Jia Zhen spent extravagantly when he was there, even Xue Baochai knew that in the past few years, no, it should be said that in the past few years when Jia Zhen was the master of the house, Ning Guofu has hardly added much family property, nor has he added any sacrificial fields, and even Jia Yu has not divided it out. It was the same when the two mansions of Ning Rong took on the expenses of the clan together.

On the side of the Marquis of Rongguo's Mansion, it is the opposite. Although it has not been a few years since the Rongguo Marquis Mansion was separated, it is impossible to have a small population and a large family business, even if Jia Yu was not at home for a long time before, the property in this mansion was handed over to outsiders to take care of, but the matter of asking the relevant officials of Qin Tianjian to survey feng shui and purchase family property and sacrifice fields has never been broken.

Even Xue Baochai knew that during the days when Jia Yu was not at home, the income sent from outside every year was no less than 100,000 taels, of which, in addition to the 30,000 taels given to Jia's mother, and in addition to the monthly money handed over to the back garden, clothing, jewelry, food expenses and other silver coins, eighty percent of the remaining silver money was used to purchase land.

Judging from the information obtained by Xue Baochai, in recent years, the newly purchased real estate such as the family property sacrifice field in the hands of the Marquis of Rongguo has exceeded 100,000 mu.

This is not a small amount, even if it is not on the outskirts of Beijing, but a little farther away, as long as you can buy such a large piece of land in Gyeonggi. That's a pretty big number. Not to mention, the land can bring in income every year.

So, in Xue Baochai's opinion. If the above has the intention to toss the Jia family, then it is very likely that Ning Guofu's side will be defeated, and the old and young masters of Ning Guofu will inevitably live a hard life if they don't have the ability to support themselves and their families. Instead, it's Jia Yu's side. With such a large area of sacrificial fields, even if there is really a day when the family is raided, future generations will also have a place to retreat and wait for a comeback.

Again. From Xue Baochai's point of view, Ning Guofu may be defeated, but this Rongguo Marquis Mansion will not be defeated.

Who doesn't know that the lord of this mansion has just been canonized as a prince. Even the only daughter is decent. became a first-class county gentleman who eats double money. This alone is very decent. What's more, this newly baked Marquis of Rong Guo has made great achievements with his own skills. Unless he goes to the battlefield again and suffers a big defeat, otherwise, the emperor will only raise this Marquis of Rongguo, just like the royal family raised Jia pardon and Jia Zheng after Jia Daishan's death.

Ying'er saw Xue Baochai circling around the house, and after a while she sent him out to reward the maids who reported the news. When he returned, his girl was still staring at the window.

Ying'er couldn't help but say, "Girl." Why are you worried? But what did you figure out? ”

Xue Baochai said: "The second sister has always been cautious, and she will not talk too much for no reason. ”

Ying'er smiled: "Look at what the girl said, what else can you do?" Even the girl could know that when Uncle Zhen was there, he was extravagant, and he barely turned it over. In my opinion, these things are also seen in the eyes of the county gentleman Niangniang, so she specially brought it up. Girl, as a guest like us, of course it's not good to point fingers at the master's affairs, but that county lady is different. First, the eldest lord over there has a good relationship with the Hou Ye, and secondly, the eldest lord is also the master of the county monarch. What can't be said about the matter between their master and apprentice? ”

Xue Baochai looked away and said, "What do you know." Just look at how long it has been since the big lords in Nafu came back?! If the second sister wanted to say it, he should have said it a long time ago, why would he wait until today to say it? ”

Ying'er said strangely: "Does that girl have any ideas?" ”

Xue Baochai shook his head and said, "If I can guess the reason why the second sister did this, then do I still have to worry here?" ”

Aunt Xue outside heard it, lifted the curtain, and said, "Bao girl, what are you worried about?" Don't worry about this or that. Come and taste it, it's a sweet orange in early spring. I heard that the Hou Ye went to the south to buy it, and specially sent someone to Beijing to honor the old lady. The old lady gave me a basket, and you can taste it too. It's rare to eat such a sweet orange in Kyoto. ”

Xue Baochai hurriedly got up, saw his mother, and was pulled up by Aunt Xue, and sat on the kang face to face with Aunt Xue.

Because Aunt Xue repeatedly asked, Xue Baochai took a sweet orange in her hand, but did not eat it.

Aunt Xue saw her daughter's frowns furrowed, and unconsciously slowed down the movements in her hand, and said, "You kid, what are you thinking about again?" ”

Xue Baochai shook his head and said, "Mom, it's okay." ”

Aunt Xue patted Xue Baochai's hand and said, "You still want to hide it from me!" You also crawled out of my stomach, looking at you like this, can I not worry? Seeing that Xue Baochai was silent, Aunt Xue hesitated for a moment and said, "Is it that what you are worried about is going to happen?" ”

Xue Baochai hesitated for a moment, and nodded heavily.

Aunt Xue is a very ordinary woman in the house, her mother's family is powerful, her husband can't leave the care of his mother's family many times, and her husband's dedication is also heavy, so there are no concubines and aunts to respond to him, and naturally there will be no concubines and concubines to compete with his children for family property.

After her husband was gone, he had a weak temperament, and it was okay to deal with the inner house, but not the elders of the other party, and her son was not successful, and Aunt Xue was indeed uncomfortable for two days. However, his elder brother Wang Ziteng was the emperor's confidant at that time, and he came to help him immediately after being believed, and his sister Mrs. Wang also used the power of the Jia family to put pressure on the Xue family, and his daughter Xue Baochai quickly grew up to support him.

Therefore, Aunt Xue has never suffered or worried about anything in her life, which has also cultivated that he is very dependent on others for everything. When Wang Ziteng and Mrs. Wang were powerful in their hands, he relied on Wang Ziteng and Mrs. Wang; Now, when Wang Ziteng and Mrs. Wang are both down. He was habitually dependent on his daughter.

In Aunt Xue's eyes, his son is useless, but his daughter Xue Baochai is smart and clever. Any problem at home. Listen to your daughter.

In fact, when the prince had an accident, Aunt Xue was clamoring to settle accounts with Jia Jiu, but she was stopped by Xue Baochai. At that time, Xue Baochai explained a lot of things to Aunt Xue. I have to say that Xue Baochai is a very smart girl and very calm. At that time, when he analyzed Wang Ziteng's affairs, there were many shining points.

Just like Xue Baochai himself said. If the emperor suspects Wang Ziteng for the first time, Wang Ziteng can choose to retreat and withdraw, then the Wang family can still be a rich man, but Wang Ziteng is bent on turning the tables. even caught up with the second prince regardless of taboos. This led to the ending of being liquidated later. Maybe Jia Jiu's point breaking is one aspect, but, as an emperor, he is very taboo about certain things, not to mention his uncle who is overwhelmed by anger and desire.

At the beginning, in order to comfort Aunt Xue, Xue Baochai made Aunt Xue restrain her anger on the grounds that she wanted to see the fall of the Jia family with her own eyes. But at that time. Xue Baochai never thought that something would happen to the Jia family. And now. Judging from various news, Jia Jiu will not be fine, and the one who really has something to do may be Ning Guofu.

It's just such a thing, how can Xue Baochai talk to his mother?

At the beginning, Aunt Xue thought that her wish was about to be fulfilled, but when she saw that her daughter was still looking worried, she said, "Good boy, your look is wrong, is it wrong in the original estimate?" ”

Xue Baochai shook his head and said, "Mom, you also know." Over the years, we have lived here, and we have not asked much about the things in the second sister's house. However, even if the second sister was not at home, even if there were a few girls and grandmothers in his house, we could not find out any useful news. This time, the news came from the east. Mom, this news makes me always feel that I have neglected something. ”

When Aunt Xue heard this, she immediately put down the sweet orange that had already reached her mouth.

"What kind of situation it is, you can tell me in detail."

Xue Baochai hurriedly told his mother the news he got and the ins and outs of the news.

Aunt Xue frowned and said, "What's so strange about this?" It's just that after so many years, the sacrificial fields have not grown, and I really can't stand it, so I reminded him, didn't I? ”

Xue Baochai said: "Mom, we can't help but be careless about this matter." As he spoke, he explained his guess to Aunt Xue.

Xue Baochai is a smart woman. Smart people tend to think too much, and women, especially Xue Baochai, who is completely ruined by the Wang family and is almost locked up in the Jia family's inner house, his sources are naturally limited to a small range, and when he gets a conclusion, of course, there will be deviations.

In other words, Xue Baochai thought about it. He did notice that something was wrong with Jia Zhen's death, but because of Ning Guofu's countermeasures, the news he got was a little bit wrong.

He thought that the Jia family was eyed above, so Jia Zhen would die, so Ning Guofu would be able to buy time. And Jia Jiu will build yì Jia Jing to buy more sacrificial fields, naturally for the last retreat of the Jia family.

When Prince Teng had an accident, Xue Baochai guessed that maybe Wang Ziteng's defeat was not the end, but the beginning. The emperor is finally going to make a move on them, Jia Shi, Wang Xue, and the four families.

I have to say that Xue Baochai made the same mistake as Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang. He thought that if the four major families of Jinling joined forces with the Zhen family, they would be able to make the royal family fearful, but he forgot that these five families all started by virtue of imperial power. Among them, the Jia family also occupied two of the four kings and eight princes because of the founding heroes, but their Shi family, Wang family and Xue family only got into contact with the Jia family later, and then became intimate with the Jia family little by little.

In other words, Xue Baochai, like Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang, thinks too highly of himself, his family, and his family's in-laws. Even though the Jia family used to be very beautiful, but now it has fallen, even if Wang Ziteng was once very favored, but he has long lost his holy family.

Moreover, except for Jia Yu's side, what are the four kings and eight dukes, what is the Zhen family, and what are the four major families of Jinling, the power in their hands is all given by the royal family, and there is no military power, except for money and people who are bought with money, there is nothing else that can be used.

However, out of trust in her daughter, Aunt Xue still leaned over and said to her daughter, "Good boy." What do you think? ”

Xue Baochai hesitated for a moment, and then slowly explained: "Mom." Do you remember what your father said? My father once said that in people like us, sometimes, something is equal to nothing, but when there is nothing to do, something happens, and that's a big deal. ”

It's time to start reckoning.

This is Xue Baochai's only thought at this moment.

This is from my father's teachings. At the beginning, the young Xue Baochai didn't understand this sentence very well, but now, Xue Baochai understands.

With a privileged businessman like the Xue family. They rely on power in exchange for money, and they do not rely on their own business skills, but on the care of connections and power. With privileged businessmen like them, when there are people above. It's killing someone. Don't worry either; But once their backer falls, unless they can find a new big backer, they will also bury their backer.

When Xue Baochai's father was still alive, the Wang family and the Jia family were the backers of the Xue family, and these two families, the Wang family was Xue Baochai's uncle's family, because Wang Ziteng was capable. So the Wang family is thriving; And the Jia family, because there is no one. Because the men are greedy for pleasure and do not seek progress, the Jia family is declining. When Xue Baochai was sensible, the Wang family had already surpassed the Jia family a lot.

Wang Ziteng is Xue Baochai's uncle and Xue Baochai's backer. Because of Wang Ziteng's power, Xue Baochai was able to enter and leave the banquet of Jinling's high society, and was able to be personally received by Miss Zhen Jiayan, the emperor of Jinling, so that Xue Baochai would not weaken his aura in front of Shi Xiangyun, a princess and daughter, and it was also the real reason why Xue Baochai, who had been holding Jia Qian and Jia Qing sisters in the dark, was respectful and stayed away.

When Wang Ziteng was in his position, Xue Baochai had always regarded himself as a serious daughter, and only a year ago, when Wang Ziteng did something bad, Xue Baochai restrained himself a little.

From the day when the prince lost his holy family and came down from the position of the envoy of the Jingying Festival, Xue Baochai had a faint thought in his heart, that is, his uncle Wang Ziteng's family would be defeated, and this is likely not to be the end but the beginning, and this beginning is very likely to affect the Jia family. On the side of Ning Guofu, as the leader of the four families of Jia Shi Wang Xue, he naturally could not be spared, but Jia Yu's side was separated. Even though Jia Jing is the teacher of Jia Yu's daughter, youngest son and two granddaughters, Jia Lian is not. Jia Lian was taught by the Zhang family.

In other words, something big is going to happen to the Jia family, and this big event can't be made explicit, so Jia Jiu reminded the people of Ning Guofu to prepare more sacrifices.

Xue Baochai thought that he had grasped the key to it, and suddenly felt a shock in his heart. Since the accident of beating the prince, Xue Baochai's heart has smashed a shoe, this year, although Xue Baochai is in the Jia family, although their Xue family's shop business is poor, but it is not bad for his bottom line, so Xue Baochai always feels that the matter is not over. Now, the other shoe has fallen off, and Xue Baochai's first reaction in his heart was not fear, but relief.

Aunt Xue obviously thought of this as well. Xue Baochai had reminded him at the beginning.

Aunt Xue suddenly grabbed Xue Baochai's hand and said, "Good boy, should we move out?" ”

Xue Baochai shook his head and said, "Mom, the old lady may not be fine, not to mention that we are just ordinary businessmen now?" What's more, my brother's matter, my uncle had already settled it at the beginning. All we have to do is close the door, keep our own business, and live our lives. We're just guests of the guests in this house. ”

Xue Baochai could see it clearly.

There is nothing wrong with Jia's mother's household registration in Ningguofu, but he is Jia Yu's mother, and he is old, even if there is really something, as long as it is not a heinous crime, the worst outcome of Jia's mother is to be taken away and demoted to a concubine, and then Jia Yu will support her.

But Jia Zheng is not necessarily. He turned out to be stupid, and his reputation was not good, because he had no real power and only received a false title, so he had been ignored by the above for many years. However, being ignored does not mean that the above have completely forgotten him. In the case of Jia Zheng, when there are good things, it is not the turn, and when there are bad things, there is no need to repeat this kind of thing, even a little girl like Xue Baochai has heard more realistic examples.

Xue Baochai was very glad in his heart, he didn't move out of this mansion for reasons such as self-esteem and face, but chose to stay cheekily, even for this reason, their Xue family has to carefully prepare various gifts for the people in this mansion every year, what year-round rituals, Jia Mu, Jia pardon, Jia Lian, Jia Cong, Jia Jiu, Jia Qian, Jia Qing's birthday gifts, and even Shi Xiangyun and Jia Baoyu's spring exploration did not fall. Most of these gifts are worth a lot of money, and they are prepared according to everyone's preferences and needs, which is also the Xue family's biggest expense at the moment.

But Xue Baochai still felt that the money was well spent.

If money can buy security, it's worth the money. (To be continued......)