On this day, it happened that Lian Erxiu Mu was at home.

He didn't go anywhere, just waited in Rongxi Hall, and after a while, a maid came to report: Miss Bao is here!

Wang Xifeng personally welcomed Xue Baochai into the house, and the power of 30,000 taels of silver was still not small, at least Lian and his wife admitted it.

Seeing this, Xue Baochai's anxious mood eased slightly.

At least, Lian's second cousin-in-law and Wang Xifeng's cousin did not cross the river and tear down the bridge because things didn't work out.

A screen was placed in the center of the flower hall to separate the two rows of chairs, just so that Lian Er and Xue Baochai could sit on one side, which was the least respect.

Lian Er has been an official for many years, and he still attaches great importance to these rules.

Xue Baochai saw the layout of the flower hall, and sat on the side of the screen with Wang Xifeng, but he was quite satisfied in his heart, and couldn't help but feel full of emotion.

Who said that Rongguo Mansion has no rules?

It's just that the second room and the old lady have no rules, at least the respect and rules shown by the second cousin-in-law at this time make her quite comfortable.

I didn't talk straight to the face because we were all relatives.

Men and women are not seated at the same age as 7 years old!

Although such rules are a bit harsh, if you are not able to break the shackles, it is better to follow the rules honestly, which will avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble.

At least at this time, Xue Baochai's mood calmed down a lot, which was conducive to the next exchange.

She and Lian Er rarely intersected, and it has been almost two years since she arrived in Rongfu, and she has not met once once, so she can be said to be a strange acquaintance.

Compared with Baoyu's seemingly innocent and unrestrained style, which actually doesn't take etiquette seriously, Xue Baochai prefers the rules shown by Lian's second cousin-in-law.

Don't say anything about Baoyu or a child, the descendants of a big family, unless they have a problem with their brains, they will naturally know some basic rules and etiquette after a long time.

Baoyu is now nine years old, and even in the company of the little girl, she can move around the small markets around the Rong Mansion, how can she really not understand anything?

Xue Baochai has been in the second room all the year round, and from time to time she runs to Rongqing Hall to brush her sense of existence, and she has been in contact with Baoyu for a long time, and she naturally sees some clues with her shrewdness.

It's just that it depends on the old lady's favor and the second wife's pampering, and it's just up to the temperament.

Because he knew that doing so would not arouse the disgust and dissatisfaction of the old lady and the second wife, and the people around him did not dare to talk nonsense, which formed Baoyu's uncomfortable behavior.

He himself can not care, but he does not care about this at all, it will affect the reputation of the girl of his relatives.

No wonder, Xue Baochai has been in Rongguo Mansion for almost two years, and both the girls from the Wang family in the capital and the girls from the Shi family rarely come and walk around.

Even if he came over, he would follow the adults and act together, and he would not give Baoyu a chance to get close at all.

It's just that Shi Xiangyun is a fool, he has two uncles who can rely on the real power, but Bai Oh County has a posture of being willing to live in Rongguo Mansion for a long time, which is slapping the two uncles in the face.

Not to mention, this girl pretended to use her hearty and atmospheric skin to say those hurtful words, and she really thought that others were stupid.

An orphan girl from Houmen, who doesn't know who she can really rely on, screams 'love brother' in her mouth all day long, and ruins her reputation at a young age.

Speaking of this, Xue Baochai is also angry in his heart, Baoyu, this kid is too a headache, as long as they meet, they don't care about piling up with the girl, don't you know that this is quite tricky?

……

"Second Brother Lian, what's going on?"

Retracting his scattered thoughts, Xue Baochai asked urgently at Lian Er on the other side of the screen.

"Miss Bao, this is the situation!"

Lian Er didn't drag his feet, since he took Xue Baochai's operating expenses of 30,000 taels of silver, he felt that he had to do things well.

Now that things are not done, at least the reason must be explained to Xue Baochai.

"The situation was fine before, but when the Ministry of Internal Affairs was ready to start selecting people, I reported Miss Bao's name, but within a few days, I was told that Miss Bao's name was crossed out!"

Lian Er looked depressed, and continued to explain: "I think the situation is a little strange, and I asked someone to help check the reason, so I learned that Miss Bao's name was deliberately crossed out!" ”

"What?"

Xue Baochai was taken aback and puzzled: "How is this possible?" ”

"Sister Bao, does the Xue family have any opponents, and there are opponents in the Internal Affairs Office who are not weak?"

At this time, Wang Xifeng opened his mouth to speak, and said in a deep voice: "Something like this is obviously overshadowed by someone!" ”

"Absolutely not!"

Xue Baochai said categorically: "My cousin and cousin-in-law don't know that the main business force of the Xue family is still in Jiangnan, and the business in Beijing is not big, and it is impossible to offend any energetic existence!" ”

"That's weird!"

Wang Xifeng said according to the words discussed with Lian Er in advance: "Generally, such things are quite taboo, after all, it is a big risk to meddle in royal affairs, even if it is just to choose a companion for the princess county lord, it is impossible to be too careless!" ”

This is absolutely correct, how can you say that the princess is the daughter of the emperor, and the county lord is also the daughter of the prince, no matter how negligent the internal affairs government is, it doesn't dare to do too much, do you really think that people in the royal family are easy to deceive?

"My sister's name was crossed out before the selection was over, and it was obviously deliberately targeted!"

Wang Xifeng was puzzled: "If it weren't for the enemy, who would be willing to spend such a big price to make trouble?" ”

Lian Er answered at this time: "Miss Bao, due to my limited ability, there is only so much I can find out, and as for the internal affairs of the Internal Affairs Office, I can't inquire at all, I'm really sorry!" ”

"It's okay!"

Xue Baochai smiled reluctantly and said depressedly: "Suddenly encountered such a thing, no one can predict it, my cousin-in-law has done a good enough!" ”

This is not a lie, not to mention how much thought and energy Lian Er has spent, at least the first-hand information he found is quite useful to Xue Baochai.

If it weren't for the halfway side, prepare according to the news that Lian Er had found out, and the chance of being selected was quite high, after all, the strength of the opponent in the capital was average.

It's a pity that a good opportunity was missed.

Xue Baochai was depressed in his heart, but it was not good to show it in front of the second couple of Lian, and after saying a few words of thanks, he got up directly and said goodbye, as for the 30,000 taels of silver, he didn't mention it.

"Miss Bao's spirit is really extraordinary!"

Looking at Xue Baochai's distant figure, Lian Er sighed: "Thirty thousand taels of silver will be given up, if she can really be a princess to read, maybe there will be some creation!" ”

"Indeed!"

Wang Xifeng also sighed: "Such a good opportunity was missed in vain, and I don't know which guy did it!" ”

Lian Er didn't speak, but in fact, he had some thoughts in his heart, as long as Xue Baochai was willing, plus the hard work of 10,000 taels of silver, he would be happy to find out the identity of the person who secretly made the move for Xue Baochai.

As long as there is silver, everything is easy to say.

However, Xue Baochai's performance made him very satisfied, and he had no intention of continuing to investigate, obviously he had completely given up this opportunity, and it was useless to dwell on it.

He's a smart guy!

……

Besides, Xue Baochai returned to Lixiangyuan full of loss, and after seeing his mother Aunt Xue, he said that he was unwell, and went back to the house to rest.

Missing a good opportunity, it is impossible to say that she is not depressed.

It's just that she doesn't want to show her mood out, so as not to worry her mother, Aunt Xue.

However, the reaction of her mother, Aunt Xue, made her feel quite puzzled.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has crossed out his name for the election, hasn't my mother gotten the news yet, or is it the news that my aunt deliberately concealed?

Otherwise, Aunt Xue's expression just now would not have been so relaxed.

Previously, because Aunt Xue said in her ear that the left sentence 'Your aunt is amazing' and the right sentence 'Your aunt is very well-connected', Xue Baochai did not tell her about asking Lian's second cousin-in-law for help with the silver.

It's just that the news from my cousin-in-law's side has been coming for a day, even if the news from my aunt's side lags behind, I should have received the news at this time, why hasn't there been any movement until now?

How did she know that Mrs. Wang at this time had indeed received the news from the Internal Affairs Office, and she was quite satisfied with the Zhou Rui family who had handled this matter, and she still wanted to continue to conceal and fool Aunt Xue into investing money.

This matter was originally instructed by Mrs. Wang to Zhou Rui's family, and through her man Zhou Rui, she directly bought off a certain official of the Internal Affairs Office and crossed out Xue Baochai's qualifications.

"Don't worry, Mrs., even if Miss Bao has the ability to reach the sky, she has to plant it this time!"

Zhou Rui's face was proud, and he smiled: "It's just that the silver has spent a lot of ......."

"It's okay!"

Mrs. Wang waved her hand, and said indifferently: "Do things well, as for the silver spent, it will be spent, and the Xue family will make up for it in the future!" ”

When he spoke, his expression was calm and unwavering, and his face was taken for granted.

Such an expression frightened Zhou Rui's family, and he had a new understanding of Mrs. Wang's fierceness and greed in his heart.

It can only be said that the master and servant of the second room are lucky, Xue Baochai was disappointed and did not ask Lian Er to investigate to the end, otherwise with their crude methods, Lian Er would have found out the clues.

……

That night, Lian Er routinely came to the courtyard to meet the eldest master, and when chatting, he talked about it by the way, shook his head and sighed: "I don't know which guy made the move, otherwise Miss Bao is estimated to have a good future!" ”

"I'm afraid that the Wang family can't get out of this matter!"

The eldest master instantly sorted out the clues, shook his head with a chuckle and said, "It can only be said that Miss Bao was unlucky and met such an aunt!" ”

"No, it won't!"

Lian Er was taken aback, and said with an incredulous face: "How could the second aunt do such a thankless thing? ”

For the first time, he felt that the master was too prejudiced against the second aunt, how could he say that Xue Baochai was the niece of the second aunt, how could he take action to cut off the good future of his niece?

"What's impossible, greedy!"

The eldest lord sneered and said: "The Xue family is too rich, and there is too much wealth in the mansion, with the greedy nature of the Wang family, how can the Xue family's silver fly away?" ”