Baochai copied the road back to the Wuyuan with few people.

Her mood fluctuated greatly.

When I was young, my grandfather and father were still there, the business was very large, and there was a lot of luxury outside the home.

As the eldest lady of a wealthy family in Jinling, she has lived a carefree life for a few years.

Later, my grandfather went, and the family's situation began to decline.

My father always sighed, saying that the older generation had just gone, and those relationships in Beijing began to fade, and the errands that could be done without effort at all before were now asking for people......

Whenever my father was in trouble, he would sigh at home, and sometimes complain too much, and my mother would also talk to him.

From the conversation with her parents, the young but intelligent Baochai sensed the reason for the family's predicament.

It turned out that it was not that the friendship of my grandfather's generation was weak, but that since my grandfather, I have been overdrawing the friendship of the older generation.

Although the great-grandfather is a celebrity around Taizu and a first-class minister, his grandfather is not an official in the court, but through the light of the great-ancestor, he received the errand in the palace, and he is not uncommon.

When my grandfather was there, no matter in the imperial palace, for the sake of my great-grandfather, he would give a little face.

But this face, since the two generations of great-grandfather and grandfather, is almost over, except for the iron-clad job of the imperial businessman, it is difficult for other things to be passed on to the father.

Within two years, his father died of illness, and the situation at home took a sharp turn for the worse.

The elder brother is still obedient and ignorant, and he is a daughter, and all the burden of the family falls on the mother alone.

Fortunately, Baochai was wise and sensible, and had the heart to help her parents solve problems very early.

Observe your mother dealing with things inside and outside the house, and take the initiative to learn to read the account books.

There are many names in the account book, among which the details are complex and boring, and it is difficult for the young Baochai not only to understand and see through, but also to trace back to the source according to the righteousness, and picket the unreasonableness in it, which makes Xue's father and mother greatly appreciated.

Baochai's heart was very happy.

Later, his father and mother discussed, Yan Baochai was good-looking, polite and generous, and familiar with poetry and books, if he was sent to the palace, he would become a noble person in the future, and he might save the family from declining.

Since then, Baochai has known its mission, and has since demanded itself with higher behavior and standards.

After his father left, the wolves inside and outside the family looked around, and my mother was really unable to support the huge family business alone, so she wanted to take the opportunity of sending her to be selected to enter Beijing to join her aunt and uncle.

Coincidentally, they soon received the news that their aunt was going to send their cousin south for treatment......

When I first met this cousin, although I also thought that he was born weak and delicate, he seemed to be a person who was a scholar of reading, and had the demeanor of a son, which was very different from her brother. Even when she noticed that she was showing affection and affection for her, she didn't pay much attention to it.

She knows that it is her destiny to enter the palace and become a nobleman.

Heaven does not fulfill people's wishes.

The reality is always very cruel, because there is no way to enter the Beijing division for the first time, and those internal officials who lead the post have rejected her name without even seeing her face.

Her mother comforted her, saying that she was only thirteen years old and that she would have another chance in three years.

But the mother didn't know that she wasn't really sad in her heart.

Experiencing a failure made her more aware of how much the decline of a family has on the people in the family.

If her great-grandfather or even grandfather was still there, why did those internal officials snub her Xue family so much?

If there is still someone in the family who is a chief official in the court, it will not be like this.

She is two years older, she has seen more of the world, Baochai is more rational than before, she knows that without the support of a strong family, her road to the palace is destined to overcome obstacles, and if she wants to further become a nobleman, it is even more difficult, even a matter of life and death.

Such a huge challenge is too heavy for a girl who has just entered the cardamom years of her thirteenth year.

It was then that a sudden event made my mother change her mind.

The aunt's family wanted to build a palace for Concubine Xiande (Yuan Chun had not yet been promoted to the throne at that time), and there was still a gap of 200,000 silver.

Although the family is not as good as before, it has accumulated over the decades and has a lot of family resources.

There is no shortage of 200,000 silver in the family, not to mention, my aunt still uses marriage as a bargaining chip, and draws a mortgage and a note to borrow it?

Mother readily agreed.

As a result, the trajectory of her life changed, and he began to re-plan his life, re-looking at his cousin Baoyu, who had just emerged in the capital and had an unlimited future.

What is commendable is that there is no perverse and unruly atmosphere, and the honest and peaceful Baoyu really has a "different heart" for her, and expresses his love for her.

At that time, she felt that life was all bright.

A sudden holy decree shattered her vision, and the Emperor Taishang gave her a marriage and married the granddaughter of the Taishi and the niece of the Empress of the Dynasty to Baoyu.

She panicked, hesitated, bitter, and wanted to let go.

But the man was really hateful, and when she was sad and sad, and her heart was lost, he spoke very well to her.

What she didn't expect was that she actually believed it deeply, and from then on, she entrusted her body and mind to the other party, just in order to maybe only get the identity of a concubine in the future, she did not hesitate to hide it from her mother.

At that time, she was the biggest willfulness of her life.

In the end, the person entrusted was not an ordinary person, and soon Baoyu became famous, not only becoming a general, but also being knighted.

She felt much more at ease.

Although she is not a wife, she is a countess, and she is not too insulting to the family.

But she never expected that things had not stopped at this point.

Baoyu, he was actually crowned king......

He was crowned king.

No one knew how unbelievable and mixed feelings she felt when she heard the news.

In life, there is nothing more than wealth and fame, and waiting for the general.

For women, there is nothing more than marrying a wishful husband, being prosperous and rich, getting a unicorn, and being a first-class lady in the future.

All this, for her, does not seem to be difficult, and it is close at hand!

Because the lover is crowned king!

The lover is crowned king, as the woman he likes, all the dignity and glory seem to be at his fingertips.

However, she has not forgotten that she is not the other party's fiancée, and even her relationship with him cannot be explicitly stated.

All relationships without a name are fornication, contemptible, and can break down at any time.

Therefore, when Baoyu did not abide by the agreement and treated her with contempt in public, she was annoyed.

He did that, apparently disrespecting her.

Although he may not have meant it himself.

Fortunately, in this life, it is for a beloved.

He knew that he was angry and what he was worried about, so he immediately coaxed her with what she cared about.

The prince's side concubine is a concubine who can go to the royal family.

is to put aside the dignity of the princess, just talk about the position, and she is also a first-class lady, the top honor in the world.

Now that she has met a lover and has enough names to match, what else does she have to worry about? The whole book

No!

All previous problems will be solved.

……

When Jia Baoyu arrived at Rongqing Hall, Jia's mother already knew about Jia Yu's death.

To Jia Baoyu's surprise, apart from some silence in Rongqing Hall, Jia's mother did not show too much excitement.

I don't know if I've cried before, or if I really don't care much about Jia Yu.

On the contrary, when he saw Jia Baoyu, his expression was much higher, and he held a weak voice and asked Jia Baoyu what had happened for many days.

Jia Baoyu saw that Jia's mother had a sick face, and her already old face was even more clumsy, but the concern for him on her face was not reduced at all, but more intense, and she knew in her heart how much Jia's mother regarded him as a grandson.

After listening to Jia Baoyu's brief explanation, Jia Mu sighed: "There is chaos outside, it is very dangerous, if you are fine, don't go out, the eldest master is ......"

As she spoke, she seemed to know that no one dared to pick up on this topic, so she said: "That's it, the eldest master himself has no virtue and bad luck, so he died under the chaos...... His life has been in vain.

You are young and have a lot of things, and you really want to go out, so bring more people. ”

Jia Mu's voice was very weak, and she seemed to be tired with every word she spoke.

Jia Baoyu didn't want her to talk more, but just told her to rest.

Jia's mother was weak and short of breath, but she was just holding her breath, just waiting to see Jia Baoyu, and now that she saw this person, she was relieved.

Knowing that the atmosphere was depressing and uncomfortable for her children and grandchildren to stay in her house, she accepted Jia Baoyu's words and took a bowl of medicine to sleep.

Wang Xifeng made sure that Jia Baoyu was asleep, and gave Jia Baoyu a look.

Jia Baoyu followed her out.

As soon as he left the room, Wang Xifeng stared at Jia Baoyu's face, and suddenly asked, "They said that you were crowned king?" ”

Behind him, Tanchun and Xichun, who followed in Jia Baoyu's footsteps, both opened their eyes wide.

Jia Baoyu glanced at the two younger sisters who followed him left and right, and then at Li Kun, who also opened the curtain and came out of Jia's mother's house, and knew that they had all heard the news, but they were just hiding it from Jia's mother.

So he said, "Go outside, don't make noise with the old lady." ”

……

Jia Yu's matter is too big, and he has to deal with the future generations, if he always hides it from Jia's mother, he won't be able to say it in the future.

But Jia Baoyu's affairs are different, who can know his affairs?

As long as Jia Baoyu doesn't say it, they can assume that they don't know.

And Jia Baoyu saw that Jia's mother's mental state was too bad, and it was not easy to talk to her.

But for Wang Xifeng and others, there is no need to hide it.

Let them know first, and when Jia's mother is in a better state, let them beat the side drum first, and Jia's mother may be more acceptable.

In Wang Xifeng's courtyard, when Jia Baoyu told a set of statements that were similar in Mrs. Wang's house, everyone in the room opened their mouths slightly, not knowing what to say.

Wang Xifeng even snatched the holy decree in Jia Baoyu's hand, and looked at it there with great solemnity, but she didn't know if she had researched anything.

Taking advantage of the gap, Jia Baoyu asked Tanchun: "Why is the second sister not here?" ”

Tanchun saw Jia Baoyu suddenly talking to her, hurriedly closed his mouth, lowered his head and said, "The eldest master has an accident, and the second sister naturally wants to go back......"

Only then did Jia Baoyu realize that Yingchun was Jia Yu's daughter.

Also, Yingchun has been living here, and Jia Yu's old thing doesn't care about her, if it weren't for this incident, he would have really forgotten it.

"II...... Brother, are you really a royal person? ”

Tanchun suddenly raised his head again and asked very seriously.

Jia Baoyu subconsciously wanted to touch her head, but he was dodged, and he didn't care, only said: "To be honest, now I don't know if I'm a royal person."

But, whether I'm a royal or not, I'll always be your second brother. ”

He touched Xichun's little face again.

Tanchun lowered his head again and was silent.

Xichun obediently leaned over to make it easier for Jia Baoyu to touch, and asked curiously, "Really?" Great, then you will be our royal brother from now on! ”

Xichun is young and doesn't pay much attention to the relationship between Jia Baoyu's bloodline, in her opinion, Jia Baoyu must be a good thing if he becomes a prince?

The sisters were worried that the second brother would not be their brother in the future, but now that the second brother has said that he will always be their second brother, wouldn't it be better?

Wouldn't you be happier in the future if you have a powerful royal brother?

Wang Xifeng finally closed the holy decree in his hand and stared at Jia Baoyu.

Jia Baoyu was indifferent.

Wang Xifeng suddenly stood up from the kang head, made the standard style of a slave, waved his sleeves and saluted Jia Baoyu and said: "People's woman Wang Xifeng, see His Royal Highness the prince!" ”

She suddenly made this whole play, which made Li Kun, Tanchun and others a little stunned, and they didn't know whether they should be similar or not.

Xichun was very decisive, and immediately jumped up from the stool, wanting to salute Jia Baoyu according to Wang Xifeng's posture.

But before he knelt down, he was picked up by Jia Baoyu.

Holding Xichun and sitting in place, Jia Baoyu looked at Li Kun and Tanchun, who had also gotten up, and said with a smile: "Since she loves to kneel, let her kneel for a while, let's sit and see, and see if she looks like a slave." ”

Li Kun and Tanchun laughed.

In fact, they also know the difference between respect and inferiority, but Jia Baoyu is someone they are too close to, and they are not able to turn around for a while.

Wang Xifeng was originally for Jia Baoyu to have fun, but seeing that Jia Baoyu was not interested, he took a sip, and climbed up along the arm handed over by Ping'er.

"I can say it, I gave you a big gift today, it is not uncommon for you to be your own, don't say that I don't know the number of etiquette in the future, and then use this pressure to send people."

Jia Baoyu just smiled.

Talking about national etiquette abroad, talking about family etiquette at home, he has never been uncommon with this kind of false etiquette.

There are enough people kneeling on him these days, and it is really difficult to have any sense of accomplishment with a few more women in the family.

"Where's Second Brother Lian?"

Jia Baoyu suddenly asked.

Hearing this, Wang Xifeng's face changed slightly, looked at Jia Baoyu, and said with a smile: "Who knows, maybe I have offended someone who can't afford to offend, and I don't know which hole to hide in at this time." ”

With a strange yin and yang voice, it's hard not to feel that he has something in his words.

Ping'er next to him hurriedly explained: "I heard that there is some urgency outside, our second master went out last night and has not come back yet......"

Having an urgent business out there?

There was chaos outside last night, and he still went out to run errands?

It's just that I feel guilty in my heart, and I know that he is back, and I am afraid that I will hide.

……