Yeongkookfu, Ixiangwon.

A large locust tree, with thick shade covering most of the yard.

Aunt Xue sat quietly in front of the window, casually looking at the scene outside the window, and sighed for a while.

Tongxi walked over with a bowl of tea, "If grandma is bored, why don't you go to Rongqing Hall to join in the fun." ”

Aunt Xue's eyes flashed, but she didn't say anything, just took the tea bowl and looked out the window again.

Today, the Jia family is such a big happy event, according to Jia's mother's temper, she will definitely not invite Aunt Xue to the banquet because of the identity of the Xue family, in fact, Mother Jia not only asked Mrs. Wang to invite Aunt Xue, but also invited her to the Rongqing Hall for a banquet.

However, she heard her sister Mrs. Wang say that the people who went to the Rongqing Hall to the banquet were all the old relatives of the noble family and the imperial court officials, and as for the families of other officials, Wang Xifeng and You were entertained in the Tianxiang Building of the East Mansion, and she was very grateful for the kindness of Jia's mother, but she was a smart person, and she understood that if she went to Rongqingtang for the banquet, everyone would be embarrassed, and if she went to Tianxianglou, it would ruin the reputation of the Jia family and Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang, so she shirked her physical discomfort and did not go to the banquet.

Jia's mother is a charitable person, and before the banquet, she specially ordered Zhou Rui's family to send a table of banquets and said two words of apology.

She also heard about what happened in the Earl's Palace, and she couldn't do anything about it, but fortunately, in the end, good news came, Jia Jue won, and I heard that Cining Palace specially sent a reward, which is a great honor.

At this moment, Xue Pan broke in like a gust of wind, and when he saw Aunt Xue who was frowning, he immediately said loudly: "Mother, haven't you seen a scene on the martial arts field.... Even Baoyu is full of blood boiling, it's simply wonderful, it's so exciting! ”

Aunt Xue smiled, stood up, walked to the table and sat down, then beckoned to Xue Pan and handed him the tea bowl in her hand.

Xue Pan took the tea bowl and took a sip, leaned over and sat down on the side, looked around, and asked, "What about my sister?" ”

Aunt Xue: "I went to the house to find the girl, and they laughed." ”

Speaking of which, he turned his head to Xue Pan and asked, "Why did you come back so early?" ”

Xue Pan laughed loudly: "Hey, don't mention it, Zhenguo Gong and King Beijing gambled in the martial arts arena, and the villain thought that the Marquis of Nalaoshzi would win, so they all bet on each other to win, and forced the eldest master and uncle on the spot to bet heavily on Brother Jue to win, fortunately, Brother Jue did not live up to the expectations of the eldest lord, and finally won the competition by a great margin." Mother should know the old man's personality, and urged the bet on the spot, no, many people felt embarrassed, cashed in the bet and left, just like that, everyone broke up unhappily. ”

Speaking of this, he took out a silver ticket from his sleeve and put it on the table, and said with a smile: "I would have bet a little more if I had known, bet a thousand taels, and make a net profit of five hundred taels, which is much better than doing business." ”

As he spoke, he sighed slightly, and said with emotion: "These nobles are really rich, and they lose hundreds of thousands or even thousands of taels like this, and they don't blink their eyes...."

Aunt Xue was stunned, and Fang smiled: "You know what a powerful family is." ”

There was silence.

Looking at her son, who bowed her head and was silent, Aunt Xue said with a smile: "I heard the old housekeeper say, your second brother Lian introduced you to a lot of noble children, how are they?" ”

Xue Pan pondered for a moment, then sighed helplessly, and said: "Feng Ziying, the son of the Shenwu General's Mansion, and Wei Ruolan of the Wei Mansion can look down on their sons, not to mention the sons of several families such as Zhenguo Gong, even the second brother Lian They can't look down on them, to put it mildly, if it weren't for the face of the Jia family and the good banquet, people wouldn't go to the banquet at all." ”

"Who called us businessmen!"

Aunt Xue sighed softly and said, "It's not about having many friends, just three or two confidants!" ”

Xue Pan immediately nodded in agreement.

Tonggui silently added new tea to Aunt Xue and Xue Pan, turned around and retreated.

Aunt Xue: "Today, the Jia family not only protects face, but also has a lining, as long as you don't stand on the wrong team in major events, glory and wealth beckon." ”

Xue Pan's eyes lit up, then nodded deeply, pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "The eldest sister of my aunt's family has been in the palace for many years, right?" ”

"I heard your aunt say that this is the sixth year."

"You say, how long will my sister stay in the palace?"

Aunt Xue heard this, touched her heart, she understood what Xue Pan meant, although Baochai went to the palace to read to the princess as a companion, but there must be family support behind it, but, look at Yuan Chun to know that life in the palace is not easy, I heard that Yuan Chun was promoted to an official position because Jia Jue saved the queen mother's nephew, if there is no chance, he can only wait for the age to be released from the palace.

Thinking of this, Aunt Xue was stunned for a moment.

There was silence again.

Xue Pan couldn't help it, looked at Aunt Xue, who was frowning and looking depressed, and said: "Actually, my sister doesn't have to go into the palace as a companion, in my opinion, it is useless to have that extra layer of identity, it is better to focus on the mansion." ”

Aunt Xue sighed and said: "Actually, long before entering Beijing, your aunt said in the letter that she hoped that your sister would not participate in next year's selection. I didn't have this plan before, after all, the Jia family has been declining too much in recent years, plus Baoyu's temperament.... However, it's different now, your aunt said that the title on the eldest lord will be passed on to the second room, and according to the old lady's attitude, it will definitely be passed on to Baoyu, this is the hereditary third-grade general Weilie, and you have also seen the scene of the Jia family, it is indeed a good industry.

The house of the powerful is really not comparable to those of us. Especially now that the prestige of the Xifu has gained a firm foothold in the army, the Jia family will be even richer in the future! ”

Hearing this, Xue Pan hesitated for a moment and said directly: "Baoyu is a good consideration, but why don't we hold the ready-made golden phoenix, we have to listen to my aunt." ”

Aunt Xue immediately woke up when he said this, pretended to groan, and said after a while: "You should have heard about the gossip in the house, tell you the truth, this is not groundless, Feng Yatou said, the eldest master and Brother Jue have fallen in love with Lin Yatou, and the eldest master has already sent a letter to Yangzhou." ”

Xue Pan was taken aback and asked anxiously, "So fast?" ”

Aunt Xue was stunned for a moment, then raised her head and glared at him, "What do you think!" Lin Yatou's mother has only died of illness for less than a year, and besides, she is still young, no matter how confused the old man is, it is impossible for him to be so reckless, most likely to inquire about the news first, contact the feelings, and then say hello so that both parties have a psychological preparation. ”

Xue Pan felt relieved when he heard this, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, thought for a while, and said to Aunt Xue: "So my sister still has a chance." ”

"What nonsense!"

Aunt Xue's face sank, "Don't talk nonsense about this kind of thing, if it comes out, how will your sister see people?" ”

Xue Pan was stunned for a moment, so he had to reply: ".... Mother rest assured, but this matter is still considered by mother, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, our two families are already very different, if he gets the hereditary title, it will be too late. The scene of Zhongwutang was not seen by my mother, and the lowest official positions were the old doctors of Guozijian, tsk, it was really enviable! ”

Aunt Xue sighed slightly, stood up, walked to the window and looked out the window, then turned around and said to Xue Pan: "After all, your sister has already signed up for next year's draft, you can't break the rules, let's wait for the results next year." ”

Speaking of this, he smiled, "Perhaps, your sister will be brushed off in the first round." ”

Xue Pan was stunned, "What does Mother mean by this?" ”

Aunt Xue: "You will understand later, your aunt is not simple!" ”

Xue Pan was stunned again, he couldn't figure it out for a while, and he was stunned.

Aunt Xue smiled again, "You did a good job today, and at this time, you should stand firmly on the side of the Jia family." ”

Then he put away his smile, "You also know your sister's temperament, and you are a person who has no door to speak, so you must not mention these things in front of her." Also, that Wang Ren, you don't have much contact, you are not a good stubble! ”

At this moment, the mother-in-law's voice came from outside the courtyard gate, "The girl is back, the uncle has just come back, and he is talking to grandma in the back room." ”

Xue Pan stood up and walked to the window, looking at her sister's every move through the window, her every move had a kind of graceful atmosphere, and then looking at her pretty face, Xue Pan couldn't help but sigh, his sister would be worse than that Lin girl?

If it is said that the contempt of Niu Ben and others made him yearn for the powerful, then today's Zhongwutang made him have three more points of greed for power in his heart, and he has been in Jia's house for more than half a month, and he understands Jia Zhen, Jia Lian and others, he doesn't feel that he is worse than them, the only thing that loses to them is identity, he doesn't have this ability, he can hug his thighs.

On the other hand, Baochai is his sister, he doesn't want her to enter the deep palace to fight for that slim chance, even if it is to serve the princess, it is also a job to serve people, he also hopes that she will have a good future and a good life.

Therefore, in public and private, he hopes to be next to Jia Jue, the golden phoenix.