Jia Baoyu ate two bowls of rice and really went.

Then Jia's mother had no intention of keeping more granddaughters, so she let them go separately after a while.

Baochai and the others returned to the garden and were saying that they were going to Qiushuangzhai to sit down, but they heard Su Yun say that Li Kun asked them to go to Daoxiang Village to choose a small opera.

Baochai and the others were surprised, and after careful questioning, they knew that this was what Jia Baoyu meant.

So Tanchun proposed: "Just after eating, let's go to Daoxiang Village for a walk." ”

No one objected, so the group went to Daoxiang Village.

Sure enough, as soon as I arrived at Daoxiang Village, I saw many people standing in the courtyard of the two fenced fields at the gate.

Li Kun was teaching the little actors, and when he saw them coming, he greeted them with a smile:

"Mrs. originally wanted to send them out, but Baoyu was reluctant to let them go, so she asked your sisters to keep them for him for a while.

Well, they're all here, so let's take a look, and take them back to the house.

Their former teachers and stewards have been dismissed. ”

Because Xichun is the same age as the twelve officials, she thinks that these girls who learn drama are all stunts, and they must be more fun than the maids at home, so she is the happiest, and when Li Kun finished speaking, she turned around and pulled her and said, "Really, then can I pick any of them?" ”

Seeing her impatient, Xiangyun smiled and said, "Look at your excitement, you didn't listen to what your sister-in-law said, you just asked us to keep it on your behalf, and when the time comes, you will return it to Brother Bao!" ”

Xichun didn't care: "Then I can let them play with me for three months......"

Before the words fell, I heard Sister Lin next to me chirping coldly: "Fourth girl, are your garden drawings ready?" ”

"Hahaha......"

Everyone laughed.

Xichun's face fell, and he stared at Daiyu with bitterness and hatred.

Daiyu just looked at her "indifferently" and smiled.

After laughing for a while, Li Kun said: "The five of you, plus Yingchun, are exactly six people, and two people per person.

It's just that Baoyu said that Ling Guan should go to Yihong Courtyard, so if any of you suffers a loss, there will be one less. ”

Baochai suddenly said: "I don't want it, my mother just said that she picked a maid for me, and sent it to me when she turned around, there is no shortage of people in the house." ”

Li Kun didn't follow it, and after saying it, Baochai finally agreed to ask for one.

Originally, this was just right, but Xiangyun also made trouble: "Sister-in-law, I'll forget it." I live in Sister Bao's house now? In this way, she is a little disgusted with me, how can she stand me from bringing two more in, I don't want it? You give the third sister a ......"

Li Kun scolded: "I knew that you were so hypocritical, so I arranged it directly in your house!" Is this the one who has given you a call? It seems to be trying to harm you. ”

Seeing that Li Kun was a little annoyed, Tanchun smiled and said, "Why should my sister-in-law be angry about this." By me? The two of them are not pretending to be polite, the Wuyuan is already quiet and elegant, and they can't afford to make a fuss with these little girls.

Why don't you do that? Xiangyun is also the same as Sister Bao? Pick only one.

One more? Let's keep it for my sister-in-law.

I'm not like them, I'm going to pick two good ones? It's good to listen to them talk and rap when you're idle! ”

Tanchun's words can be regarded as successfully changing the topic, and everyone asked her who she fell in love with.

Tanchun smiled and didn't say anything? said: "The second sister is guarding over there, I'll help the second sister choose two ...... first."

As soon as the words fell, Li Kun said: "By the way, there is also Fang Guan, Baoyu said to let Fang Guan go to Xiaoxiang Pavilion." ”

Everyone was stunned? Immediately smiled? Not theoretically.

Like Jia Baoyu, Tanchun and the others don't know the twelve officials, so they first let them report their stage names and play He Jiaoer.

Then Tanchun really picked two for Yingchun first, and then two for himself.

Seeing this, Xiangyun hurriedly said: "Then I choose the big flower and face Kwai Guan, the last time I saw them singing, it turned out that she was the one who sang Li Kui, she really looked too similar!" I'll choose her. ”

As she spoke, she went over and took away the Kwai Guan, who was two years younger than her, as if he was afraid that others would rob him.

Seeing this, Xichun hurriedly chose two that looked fun.

Baochai and Daiyu also asked for one each.

Li Kun was persuaded by Tanchun's words before, but he didn't force it, and prepared the remaining one to Li Ling.

She also felt that Li Ling was too introverted, and she stayed in the house all day to deal with herbs, so she had to let such an energetic little hairy girl make more trouble with her.

So soon the twelve officials all belonged.

The young civil officials and the old Dan eggplant officials returned to welcome the spring.

Xiaosheng Baoguan and Zhengdan Yuguan returned to Tanchun.

Xiao Dan and the old student Ai Guan returned to cherish the spring.

Zhengdan Fangguan and Xiaosheng Lotus Root Officials return to Daiyu.

The large-flowered sunflower official returned to Xiangyun.

Xiao Dan Rui official returns to Baochai.

Xiao Danling returned to Yihong Hospital.

With belonging, the little actors seem to be very happy.

They have long coveted the beautiful and beautiful Grand View Garden.

Although the Lixiangyuan where they used to live was only separated by a wall from the Grand View Garden, they were forced to practice every day by the housekeepers and masters, and they could only look through the wall, and it was difficult to have the opportunity to play in the garden.

Now not only can you take a three-month long vacation at once, but you can also stay in the garden, which is naturally a great thing.

They all know that although they are maids, the maids around the girls are very relaxed and decent.

In addition, they are still young, and they are studying drama, and they don't have any girlish baggage, so they soon stammered to please their own girls.

Li Kun also called Su Yun and Biyue, and sent the civil officials, the eggplant officials, and the Ling officials to Zilingzhou and Yihong Courtyard respectively.

When Xichun saw it, he asked: "Hey, why didn't the second brother choose anyone else, and just wanted Ling Guan to go to Yihong Courtyard?" ”

The strange point of Xichun comes from the fact that Yihong Courtyard is not unable to accommodate more than twelve people, and it is not enough to have such a wide territory in the eastern mansion, why should the second brother let them help him keep the people?

As soon as she asked, everyone looked at the delicate figure of the Ling official who had already followed Biyue and the others to leave Daoxiang Village, and each of them showed thoughtful expressions and actions that even covered their mouths and snickered.

Xiangyun glanced at Daiyu, pulled Xichun and grinned: "Then what do you say is the reason?" ”

She gestured to Daiyu.

Xichun suddenly realized: "Oh, I understand, it's because Ling Guan looks like Sister Lin, and the second brother likes Sister Lin......"

"Hahaha......"

The voice of cherishing spring is quite childish.

Everyone couldn't help laughing.

Daiyu glared at Xiangyun and the others, and she was ashamed in the end.

Because she herself felt that there seemed to be no other better explanation.

was secretly annoyed by Jia Baoyu's actions, and for a while he thought that he would question Jia Baoyu when he turned back...... And because she also made fun of cherishing spring before, how to cherish spring if it is not good.

Therefore, when he didn't hear it, he owed a debt to Li Kun, turned around and left.

Behind him, Xue Yan hurriedly led Fang Guan and Lotus Root Officer to follow.

Everyone here was also about to disperse, but Aunt Xue's maid came to find Baochai, saying that Aunt Xue asked Baochai to go back quickly.

"What's the matter?" Tanchun et al.

The maid thought for a while and said, "Just now, the grandmother in your house sent someone to give our wife a lot of things, saying that the prince is honoring our wife."

When my wife saw those things, she called me to come and tell her to go back......"

Everyone was stunned, the second brother gave a gift to his aunt?

Baochai's heart skipped a beat, interrupting the maid's words. Seeing that everyone was suspicious, she smiled and said, "Brother Bao is still so polite. Presumably, he has received so many gifts these days, so he has given some everywhere.

You forgot, didn't the second sister-in-law of Lian send people to deliver so many things in each room in the morning, saying that they were ordered by Brother Bao? ”

Everyone thought about it.

Only Tanchun still said: "Then why is my aunt in such a hurry to ask you to go back?" ”

Xichun immediately explained: "Hey, do you still need to ask this third sister?" It must be that the second brother gave too many things to his aunt, and the aunt couldn't use them alone, so she asked Sister Bao to go back and get some.

Woo woo, my aunt is so good to Sister Bao, if only I had a mother like my aunt......"

Xichun's words blocked Tanchun's mouth, and Baochai didn't need to explain anymore, and when he confessed to everyone, he had to go first.

Xiangyun was curious, and hurriedly said: "Sister Bao, I'll go with you, I haven't been to my aunt's house for a long time......

Baochai nodded, but when they arrived at the Wuyuan, Baochai said to Xiangyun: "It's so late, you don't have to follow me." You go back and settle the two of them first, and I'll go back as soon as I go." ”

"Ah~~"

Xiangyun, who was abandoned, was a little unhappy, but seeing that Baochai was very resolute, he couldn't help it, so he could only watch Baochai leave with Ying'er and the two mothers-in-law and go to the back door.

……

Xue's family, Baochai entered the house, and saw her mother with a spring breeze on her face, and two stacks of gift boxes in the bright room.

"They sent them?"

Baochai casually checked the contents and found that the packaging was very high-standard, which showed that the contents were even more valuable.

Aunt Xue smiled and pulled her daughter into the house, patted her hand and smiled: "Yes, it was all sent by the prince......

Smiling, Aunt Xue asked Ying'er to wait out, and then asked Baochai in a low voice:

"I've seen all of those things, and there are eight things in total, and each of them is extremely high-quality, and some of them are even better than the ones we sent to the palace in previous years...... Honestly, is Baoyu going to officially come to court? ”

"Mom~"

Baochai sneered and said, "Mom, don't speculate, maybe he just wants to honor you."

In their house, from the old lady to the ladies and girls, everyone has a lot of these things these days......"

"Oh? Yes, each of you got that? I've seen it all, these things are used by one person, I'm afraid they won't be used up in a year, even if he doesn't know how to run a house, your aunt and Feng Yatou over there, isn't there a central scheduling? ”

Baochai stopped talking.

Indeed, Wang Xifeng sent a lot of good things to the sisters' house, but they were all according to the weight.

Where is it possible to wrap dozens of things in a large, boxy cardboard box like this......

Aunt Xue was like a mirror in her heart, and when she saw that Baochai was poor in words, she no longer joked, and only said, "Did he say when he would come over?" Are these dowry gifts? ”

Speaking of which, Aunt Xue was a little regretful.

The things that Jia Baoyu gave were valuable, but the number of samples was less.

You must know that since she learned about her relationship with Jia Baoyu from Baochai, and knew that Jia Baoyu would propose to her recently, she had already begun to prepare Baochai's dowry.

In comparison, if Jia Baoyu gave these gifts, if they were ordinary gifts, they would be too heavy, and if they were dowry gifts for marrying her Xue family's daughter, they would be too light.

Moreover, it was sent silently at dusk, which was also a little unsatisfactory......

Although it is not the main room, it is also the princess of the side room, and it is not a concubine of the poor door, how can it be so reluctant.

Of course, these are her guesses, and she prefers to believe that Jia Baoyu will be more thoughtful.

Baochai said ashamedly: "Mother, don't guess, he didn't tell me, and I didn't know that he would suddenly give a gift to my mother......"

Aunt Xue saw that Baochai didn't seem to be lying, but she also believed it.

"Well, maybe I'm thinking too much. Also, with his current status, since he said that he would marry you as a side concubine, he naturally wouldn't act like this......

Daughter, you don't know, Mom made up her mind for you this time.

As long as you can marry Baoyu as a side concubine, my mother will make up all the properties of our family in the capital, most of which will be made up to you as a dowry! ”

Aunt Xue's eyes flashed with determination.

Baochai was stunned and said, "Mom, you ...... Actually, I don't have to, I ......."

Aunt Xue shook her head and stopped Baochai's words.

She sighed, "You don't need to say more, I've already decided."

The Ye family is too strong, if you marry Baoyu in the future, if you don't rely on it, it will be easy to suffer in the hands of the other party.

This is one.

On the other hand, only if you are well, your brother can also be well......

It's also a shame to say. Other people's brothers are all relied on as their own sisters, and he is the only one who wants to touch your light.

You don't know, in the past few days, he has come to me several times, and he is secretly persuading me to marry you to Baoyu quickly......"

Baochai was taken aback: "You told my brother?" ”

Xue Pan's temperament Baochai is helpless, she dares to tell Aunt Xue about her heart, but she doesn't dare to let Xue Pan know.

Otherwise, if Xue Pan accidentally told the outside world about it, her reputation would be ruined by half.

Aunt Xue shook her head.

Naturally, she didn't say anything to Xue Pan, but she was annoyed by Xue Pan's words, so she said to Xue Pan: "If you have the ability, you can go and give your sister this matchmaker, provided that it is at least a first-class side concubine!" ”

Who knew that Xue Pan was cowardly again.

He couldn't open his mouth when he opened his mouth, but he didn't want it, and he felt sorry for his sister-in-law.

Therefore, he is still entangled, and he is embarrassed to talk to Jia Baoyu about family affairs.

But he thinks that this kind of thing is better for his mother to talk about it, and it seems not so powerful.

Knowing that Aunt Xue didn't get to the bottom of Xue Pan, Baochai breathed a sigh of relief.

Xue Pan's thoughts, she already knew that Xue Pan had personally tested her the day before yesterday, did she like Jia Baoyu......

"Mom and brother don't have to worry about this matter, if he has the heart, he will know in the next few days.

If you don't want ......"

Baochai shook her head and didn't say anything more.

No matter what, she hoped that Aunt Xue and Xue Pan would not be restless, but asked Jia Baoyu to look down on their family.

Aunt Xue understood the woman's thoughts, sighed, and said, "There is one more thing for you to tell you when you come back." ”

"What?"

"Your aunt wrote to her, saying that she was very sick, so she had arranged for Xue Zhen to send Baoqin to Beijing, and wanted us to help make Baoqin's marriage ......"

Aunt Xue said.

As soon as Bao Chai heard it, she understood what her aunt meant.

After death, children must observe filial piety for three years, during which time they must not marry. The aunt must be afraid that if she dies, she will delay her sister Baoqin's family affairs.

But when she talked about it, she was a little angry.

"I'm afraid this will be difficult to do! Since my father and second uncle went one after another, our family has gradually fallen into decline over the years, and the Mei family is only afraid that it will ruin its relatives.

We have been in Beijing for so many years, and it is impossible for the Mei family not to know at all, and they have not sent anyone to ask once, which shows how little they care about this marriage.

According to me, they are not high-ranking families, but they just boast of being clear, and our family doesn't have to be forced to stammer. ”

Sister Baoqin's marriage was set when her grandfather, father and second uncle were all alive.

I'm afraid that seeing that there is no successor to their Xue family, they will definitely fall, and they are such a "noble" family, so they don't want to lower the door.

Aunt Xue sighed: "I don't know, but marriage is not a child's play, even if they don't want to, do they dare to destroy their relatives?" ”

Baochai was silent for a moment and said, "I'm afraid that I will wronged Baoqin in the future." ”

"This is fate, what grievances are not wronged.

Therefore, knowing about you and Baoyu, I am not angry, we women, to be able to marry a wishful husband in this life is really a great blessing in the previous life.

You should cherish ......"

Aunt Xue took the opportunity to teach Baochai a few words, telling her to fight for her marriage with Jia Baoyu and not let her down willfully.

Baochai was ashamed when he heard this, so he changed the topic: "When will Xue Zhen and them go to Beijing?" ”

"It's not very clear, but it's been a while, probably only for ten days."

……