Lin Daiyu pursed her lips and laughed, Mrs. Xue scolded with a smile, and asked Lin Daiyu again, "Do the three girls from Jiafu also study with you?" ”

Lin Daiyu replied, "A few gentlemen were originally invited by my father to the eldest sister-in-law, but the old lady said that I was bored alone, so I called a few sisters together."

Only Yingchun's sister doesn't like to read very much, and Xichun's sister is young, so she only comes to study occasionally, and Sister Tanchun is with me almost every day."

Lin Daiyu said and looked at Xue Baobao and Zhen Yinglian again, "Sister Zhen and Sister Bao will be bored at home in the future, they will also be with us."

Xue Baobao, "......"

Sister, don't bring such a trick!

Mrs. Xue was delighted, "That's good!" We also invited Mr., your sister Zhen is diligent, but your sister Bao is lazy, three days of fishing and two days of drying nets, and you are just right together, and there is an encouragement to each other."

Xue Baobao, "......"

Okay, I'll keep a polite smile.

Mrs. Xue asked again, "Who is your cousin Baoyu studying with now, and where has he learned?" ”

Lin Daiyu didn't want to talk about Jia Baoyu because of the quarrel during the day, so she just said, "The second brother lives with the old lady."

In addition to learning the rules at home, I only go to my sister-in-law's yard to sit and sit, but I don't know how well my second brother reads."

Mrs. Xue just stopped, and talked for a while, seeing that it was not too early, and urged Lin Daiyu to go back and rest early.

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The next day, Xue Baobao got up early in the morning and instructed the cook to make another large portion of plum blossom soup cakes, and still sent one to Lin Daiyu and Sister Qiao'er.

He also ordered a large soup bowl to be sent to the flower hall, with a few snacks and side dishes, and accompanied Xue Pan to breakfast.

Xue Pan was in a hurry to leave after breakfast, Xue Baobao shouted at him, "After my brother leaves the office today, remember to go to my uncle's house to pick me up and my wife, and I just happened to ask my aunt to say goodbye."

Xue Pan nodded in response and ran in stride, for fear that he would be late the next day.

At the beginning, he didn't even look down on the five-grade Jinyi Wei Qianhu and Hubu Langzhong, but now he is a seven-grade official who patrols the streets, and he is doing a very good job.

Xue Baobao sent Xue Pan away, and when she heard that Mrs. Xue had just gotten up, she went back to the house to read the book, and when Mrs. Xue and Zhen Yinglian were almost cleaned up, the mother and daughter went to Rongxi Hall together.

Today they are going to the palace to meet Wang Ziteng's wife, and Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng also accompany them.

At this time, it was very troublesome for the female dependents to go out, and the maid and the woman hugged the ground, and they had to go to bid farewell to Jia's mother first, inform the itinerary, and toss for nearly half an hour before finally getting out of the gate of Rongguo Mansion.

The palace is not close to the Rongguo Mansion, and the carriage went straight for more than half an hour before it arrived, and Wang Ziteng's wife took her daughter Wang Xiluan to welcome her outside the second gate.

The two sides met, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xue each gave a meeting gift, and Mrs. Wang said, "In order to congratulate my sister on coming to Beijing, and my nephew has become an official again, I specially invited a troupe and set up a stage in the courtyard. ”

Mrs. Xue thanked her, and the group headed for the garden again.

Mrs. Wang took the script and asked Mrs. Xue to order it first.

Mrs. Xue couldn't push it, so she ordered two lively dramas, and then Mrs. Wang and the others ordered them separately.

Soon, the stage began to sing sonorously, several wives listened to the play while gossiping, and Wang Xifeng was waiting on the side.

Xue Baobao was very curious about how to sing ancient singing operas at first, and after listening to it for a while, she felt bored, but fortunately, the melon seeds in the palace tasted good, so she concentrated on eating melon seeds.

At first, Mrs. Xue didn't care about her, but seeing that she was snorting endlessly, she couldn't help but speak, "Sister Bao, Yinglian, let Sister Luan lead you around, so as not to be restrained with us."

Mrs. Wang replied, "Exactly, the little girl's family is afraid that she is impatient to accompany us to listen to the play."

Xue Baobao also happened to want to see the wealth and nobility of the Wang family who "lacked a white jade bed in the East China Sea, and the Dragon King came to invite the King of Jinling", so he got up with Zhen Yinglian and saluted and thanked him.

Everyone agreed, but here comes the problem - Wang Xiluan is gone!

Mrs. Wang smiled, "I'm afraid this girl is going to change her clothes, Sister Bao, wait a while."

Xue Baobao nodded indifferently, but the first-class Wang Xiluan didn't come back, and the second-class Wang Xiluan still didn't come back.

Mrs. Wang couldn't sit still a little, so she gave the maid a look, and the maid took the order and left.

After a while, the maid came back and whispered a few words to Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "Brother Feng, you accompany your cousin to walk around, Sister Luan said that the wind just blew and she was a little uncomfortable."

Wang Xifeng smiled and went to Xue Baobao, "That made me ask for a Qiao Zong'er, it just so happens that I don't bother to listen to this babbling play, it's greasy, it's better to go out and blow the cold wind!" ”

Mrs. Wang scolded with a smile, but Mrs. Xue's face was a little bad.

Wang Xiluan was still alive just now, and it was uncomfortable at this time, obviously he didn't want to accompany the guests!

Even if this guest is her cousin, the cousin who came to the door for the first time in twenty years!

If it is said that the children's family is also willful for a while, Mrs. Wang sent someone to call, but did not say that she let her daughter come out to play with her cousin, but on the contrary, her daughter was willful and found excuses for her daughter, which shows that she didn't care about Baochai at all, let alone put her sister-in-law in her eyes!

Yuan Chun came to her uncle's house as a guest when she entered the palace, and she dared to treat her so slowly?

It's just that I just see that I married into a merchant family, and I think it doesn't matter!

Mrs. Wang didn't notice that Mrs. Xue was unhappy at all, or she didn't care at all.

The Wang family and the Xue family intersected, and the Xue family relied on the Wang family, but now that Wang Ziteng is not at home, even if she is polite, who will she show to?

After Wang Xifeng and Xue Baobao left, Mrs. Wang pretended not to care and said, "Sister-in-law, how did I hear that the last time I went to the Qian Zhuang to withdraw money, the shopkeeper of the Qian Zhuang said that the third master of the Xue family had ordered, if you want to withdraw money, you have to ask for the master's seal, and said that you want to write a receipt?"

Isn't that the usual rule? And when will it be the turn of the third master in your family? ”

The Xue family's business spreads all over the country, covering all walks of life, and it is also rich in various places.

Only Shi Nong, no matter how big the Xue family's business is, it is difficult to move an inch without anyone in the court.

This is also why the ancestor of the Xue family fought with an old face and worked hard to ask Mrs. Xue to marry the eldest master of the Xue family.

After the marriage of King Xue, there was an unwritten tacit understanding, and Wang Ziteng escorted the Xue family to do business and was not exploited by corrupt officials and bandits.

The Xue family provided a certain amount of silver for Wang Ziteng on a regular basis.

When Master Xue was there, the two families of King Xue cooperated happily, and everything went very smoothly.

When Xue Pan takes over the Xue family, he is a character who can't get money, and the little guy around him reaches out to ask for money, and he gives a lot of money, not to mention his uncle's family?

The Wang family soon discovered this, and in addition to the silver provided by the Xue family to the Wang family, the Wang family began to continuously take money from the Xue family's bank.

Xue Pan only gave orders, and it has become a practice in the past few years.

Mrs. Wang said what the usual rules were saying at this time, but she was talking nonsense.

Mrs. Xue also heard Xue Pan mention that the Wang family came to ask for money, she had a deep affection for Wang Ziteng, and she heard that Wang Ziteng was short of money and wanted money to turnover, so she didn't say much, didn't ask in detail, and praised Xue Pan's filial piety.

The Xue family is rich and rich, and no one will beak her beak to subsidize her mother's family.

At this time, when Mrs. Wang asked, she couldn't help frowning, "The Wang family sent people to get the money, but they didn't even take my brother's seal, and they didn't even write the receipt?" ”

Wouldn't it be that even the servants of the Wang family could take money from the Xue family?

Her good sister-in-law is even more casual to ask for money?

Mrs. Wang didn't expect that she didn't know, so she choked and said, "This is what the master and Pan'er agreed, but I don't know how it is, but I heard someone say it that day."

Mrs. Xue didn't say much, but she made up her mind to go back and ask.

In the past, she felt that it didn't matter if she subsidized her mother's family, and she still felt that it didn't matter if she subsidized her mother's family, but she subsidized her mother's family to subsidize her brother, not to subsidize this sister-in-law who looked down on her Xue family!

Mrs. Wang said again, "How can I hear that the shopkeeper means that the Xue family is now the third master in charge?" ”

A girl's family is in charge, and let the long house hand over the power of the Xue family, and it is always bad to spread it.

What's more, Mrs. Xue is now hating Mrs. Wang for treating Xue Baobao slowly, where is she willing to tell her the truth, and only said perfunctorily, "The emperor is long, and he has given back the title of Ziwei Sheren of the Xue family."

I thought that Pan'er had obtained an official title and had a bad reputation as a businessman, so I handed over the business to his third uncle.

Before his father passed away, he left some acres of silver money for our mother, which was enough for our mother to chew."

Although Mrs. Wang didn't know the specific situation, she also knew about the change in the rights of the Xue family, so she tested Mrs. Xue with the painting, not wanting Mrs. Xue to say this, frowning and saying, "Why does the merchant have a bad reputation?"

The ancestors of the Xue family were all officials and businessmen!

If it's a small amount of money, the Xue family's big family business, you say you will hand it over, but do you know how much money you handed over?

If it's not good, you should also discuss it with your brother before theorizing!

Pan'er is young, what do you know about business? In the past few years, it has not relied on your brother's prestige, and it has only survived with the efforts of the old shopkeepers and old guys?

It's the same when Pan'er is an official now, why did he talk about his reputation? ”

Mrs. Xue was disgusted with her, and she had a previous conviction that the Wang family did not use the prince's seal and did not write receipts for the Wang family's money, and after listening to Mrs. Wang's words at this time, she always felt that Mrs. Wang blamed herself for handing over the power of the Xue family, so that she had no biggest money bag!

Although Mrs. Xue is not the most shrewd and capable person, she has learned a little bit of the tactfulness of Lord Xue and a businessman over the years, although she is suspicious of Mrs. Wang at this time, she is not willing to offend her easily.

Although she doesn't care, Xue Pan has just entered the officialdom, and Sister Bao still has to say that she is married, and she will always rely on the Wang family and Mrs. Wang in the future.

At that moment, he only said, "The ancestor also agreed, the left and right are a family, and his third uncle has received our favor, and he will help Pan'er in the future."

Mrs. Wang said unrelentingly for a long time, and said that she would write to Wang Ziteng.

Mrs. Wang also felt that Mrs. Xue was too gullible and sloppy, so she had to help her sister-in-law say a few words to Mrs. Xue.

Mrs. Xue was not happy, but she thought that her identity was limited, and she would have to rely on her sister-in-law and sister in the future, so she didn't dare to refute it, so she had to listen.

When Xue Baobao and the others came back, the play had long stopped singing, and Mrs. Wang was still talking about it, she was so emotional that her voice was louder, and Xue Baobao and the others heard it from a distance.