It turned out that Benjamin deliberately "leaked" about the branch of the auction house, just to use the business of the branch to curry favor with Xing Shuang. Of course, what Baochai promised her would not regret it. However, compared with the future mother-in-law, the cousin is naturally more important to please the future mother-in-law.

So he discussed the matter of the auction house branch with James on the way here, and analyzed the stakes with James. Even if James and Baochai don't succeed in the future, as long as the Jia family is pulled here, then Christie's will be able to stand on its feet in Huaxia.

James learned that the Jia family also helped Benjamin get into the royal relationship, and he was even more bent on tying up the Jia family, as long as he tied up the big ship, his ship would be smooth sailing as long as he followed behind.

Xing Shuang also wants to eat the dividends of the auction house. If you know the business of an auction house, it is quite profitable. The fat meat that people sent to the door, it would be a bit hypocritical for her not to eat it.

So when Benjamin put this piece of fat to her mouth, she didn't hesitate to eat it even though she knew that it was the other party's flattery.

It's a win-win situation for both sides, so why not?

Another month later, Benjamin took James to the capital, Xing Shuang sent Benjamin away, and he also received a New Year's gift from the capital.

Looking at the few cars that were not inferior to the ones he sent, Xing Shuang's mouth was almost numb.

"And that's not all." Lin Zhixiao, who came to give the New Year's gift, said with a smile: "When the slave left Beijing, I heard that the New Year's gift for the Baoling Waiting family was also coming, and I wanted to ask us to wait, but the old lady urged it tightly, so the slave left with the convoy first." How are the big ladies? How is the old man? How many grandpas and grandmothers are good? ”

Xing Shuang smiled and said, "It's all good, it's all good, thank you for worrying." How's it going at home? ”

Lin Zhixiao smiled, and said with some embarrassment on his face: "The masters are all fine, but the eldest wife is gone, and the old lady and the second wife are worried about it every day, and they are afraid that the eldest lady will be wronged, and they are afraid that the eldest lady will not adapt to the water and soil in Guangzhou."

"No, the old lady inquired about a lot of things here, and also packed a lot of high-quality medicinal materials, and the minions brought them. The old lady said, tell you to divide all these medicinal materials into a point, don't be reluctant to use them on weekdays, and there will be them at home when you run out. ”

Xing Shuang's heart was soft, she only felt that the corners of her eyes were a little wet, and said to Lin Zhixiao with a smile: "Thank you for your concern, since you are here, you can't catch the New Year when you go back this way, stay here for a few more days, and go back after the New Year." ”

Lin Zhixiao hurriedly thanked him, Wu Ling came over to lead him down to rest, and Xing Shuang called Jin Chuan and asked her to put the New Year's gift into the warehouse.

Jin Chuan recorded the gift list, and said to his wife: "Steward Lin said that the Xue family wanted to enter Beijing again, and when he heard that his wife was gone, he sent a few letters to the second wife." The two wives didn't pay attention, and the Xue family even asked someone to send a letter to the Bowling Waiting House. ”

Xing Shuang sneered and said, "Can the Bowling Marquis Mansion take care of her?" ”

Jin Chuan said again: "Isn't it? I heard that Mrs. Baoling waited received the letter and didn't even read it. ”

When Xing Shuang heard this, she suddenly felt a little strange and asked Jin Chuan: "It's better to ask the Wang family than to ask Mrs. Baoling, what did she write to Mrs. Baoling?" ”

Do what? Not for Xue Pan?

Since Aunt Xue returned to Jinling, she was controlled by the side branch of the Xue family, and she was not allowed to go out of the gate, only allowed to move in the inner house. After Xue Pan was escorted to the ancestral hall, he never let him go home, Aunt Xue was about to go crazy with worry, but every day the patriarch would let her henchmen go over to see Xue Pan's state.

Xue Pan didn't suffer any abuse, he was offered good food and drink, but he was not allowed to go out.

When Aunt Xue learned about this, she looked for connections everywhere and asked for help. But the people who helped her in the past were all offended by her, where could she ask for help?

At first, he wrote to the Wang family, and the Wang family also sent someone to see it. But seeing that Xue Pan was just locked up and not let him go out to mess around, the Wang family had nothing to persuade but to go back.

Aunt Xue had no choice but to write another letter to her sister, but after a few letters, there was no reply, and she remembered that when her husband just died, the Shi family sent someone to help her.

What she didn't know was that the Shi family came to help her, not to give face to Mrs. Shi, but to Xing Shuang. Aunt Xue's offense against Xing Shuang had already been revealed to the Shi family by the Wang family, where was the Shi family willing to take action?

What's more, the side branch of the Xue family didn't do anything excessive, and the patriarch only guarded Xue Pan in the name of discipline, and never abused him. The historian didn't want to be embarrassed, so he naturally wouldn't make a move.

Aunt Xue waited for several months, and finally couldn't hold it back, crying and shouting to see the patriarch, and when she saw the patriarch, she was even more willing to share the transaction of the imperial merchant and let the patriarch let Xue Pan go.

The Xue family patriarch sneered and said, "The transaction of the imperial merchant belongs to the Xue family, how can it be caught?" Your husband is not there, and your son is incompetent, so this business will naturally be handled by the clan. Belonging to the dividends of Pan'er, the clan will naturally not lose a point of him, but he is absurd and rude, does not learn and has no skills, and the clan has the responsibility to educate the children of the clan to learn to be good. ”

Aunt Xue cried and said: "Even if you want to learn well, you don't have to lock him up every day, after a long time, everyone is sick." ”

The patriarch of the Xue family said again: "He's good, it's not that you don't know, there have been several waves of people to see him, don't you count it in your heart?" If I have treated him badly, you have no reason to blame me for suppressing you orphans and widows. But I do my duty to educate the children of the clan, you women and children dare to intervene! ”

Aunt Xue was helpless, and promised a lot of her dowry to the patriarch, but the patriarch was unmoved when he heard this, and said to Aunt Xue: "You should take those things quickly, don't say it and dirty my ears." Everyone knows that you sold women, and I am afraid that I will dirty my door when I collect your things. ”

Aunt Xue was shocked and shouted, "Who said I sold my daughter? ”

The patriarch of the Xue family sneered and said, "If you want people to know, you can't do it unless you don't do it." Do you do good things, no one really knows? You have a good daughter, now you want to marry someone is afraid that it will be difficult, you are good, just sell her to Guangzhou, it is really the most poisonous woman's heart! ”

Aunt Xue hurriedly shouted: "I didn't sell her, but her cousin came to ask her to be a housekeeper, and she only went for a few years and came back!" ”

The patriarch of the Xue family snorted and said, "What's the use of you quibbling now, it's a pity that I can't call the shots early, otherwise how can my Xue family's flesh and blood be left outside." You are a poisonous woman, and it is for your sake to save your life in the face of your deceased husband and husband. If you keep messing around, don't blame me for being unkind. ”

Aunt Xue was so shocked that she didn't dare to cry any more, so she had to leave with the patriarch. Since then, no one in the Xue family has interacted with her, let alone anything to help her speak.