The Red Mansions

Chapter 80 Mother and Daughter Talk
After hearing Xiangling's report, Mrs. Xue Wang hurried back from Mrs. Wang's side with a pale face.

Back in Xue Baochai's room, after Jia Tanchun and the maids went out, Xue Wang wanted to be furious at Xue Baochai, but when she saw Xue Baochai crying into tears, she softened her heart again.

"My son, your life is so miserable!" Mrs. Xue embraced Xue Baochai in her arms and howled loudly.

When the mother and daughter thought about what happened today, they felt like the sky was about to fall.

"Son, why are you so confused? Why do you care about that villain? If he wants to beat someone, let him beat him. There is a maid on the left and right. It's not worth anything if you kill him." Xue Wang said, wiping away tears.

"It's difficult for us to marry Jia's family, but now it's over, because of your soft heart, even your reputation has been ruined, let alone the marriage, hey..."

"It's just... what should our Xue family do in the future? Although your uncle is a high-ranking and powerful uncle, he is a master who eats people without spit out bones. Your brother... hey, let's not talk about it!"

Xue Baochai raised her head, wiped away her tears with a handkerchief, and then sighed: "Mother, Lixiangyuan can't stay anymore, we have to move back to our own house quickly, or it will be even more embarrassing."

Xue Wang was stunned, hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and said: "You are right, since the marriage with the Jia family fails, you can no longer live here, move, move tomorrow!"

After a pause, she asked again in a low voice: "My son, what should I do about what happened today?"

"Right now, rumors are going crazy in the yard. At most in the afternoon, everyone in Ningrong Street probably knows about it. It won't even take long for it to spread throughout the capital. We have to find a way. It's impossible to pretend to be confused. .”

The Xue Wang family is not exaggerating at all. Although the Xue family is only a merchant, but because it is backed by the Jia family and the Wang family, it is also one of the four major families in Jinling, and it is still well-known in the capital.

If it's just ordinary people, what happened today is actually nothing. After all, in order to survive, how can the daughters of ordinary people not show their faces?

But the Xue family is different, high and low can be considered a big family.

The daughter of the Xue family not only met the foreigner before she left the court, but also took the initiative to "put herself into his arms" and threw herself into his arms. This is no small matter.

In just a short while, it spread all over Jia's house.

Waiting for the wine drinkers to leave the table, and then add fuel and vinegar to spread today's events, what will be spread in the end, Xue Wang's scalp feels numb thinking about it.

Xue Baochai is extremely intelligent, so she naturally knows the consequences, which is why she cried so badly.

She knew in her heart that her reputation would be completely ruined from today onwards, no matter what method she used, it would be of no avail.

After being silent for a while, Xue Baochai looked up at Xue Wangshi, and said solemnly: "Mother, I'm afraid I have to marry Jia Yun, so I can get through this."

Whether a man or a woman gives or accepts kisses is a matter of etiquette.

If Jia Yun were ugly, Xue Baochai would not force herself even if she tried her best not to marry for the rest of her life.

But Jia Yun is a pretty guy, if she can get engaged to him, no matter what, she will be able to restore a little bit of her reputation.

Hearing this, Wang Xue frowned and said, "Son, how good is that Jia Yun?"

"Jia Yun is the younger brother of the Jia family. He is handsome and has an outstanding temperament. As for career, I heard that he is studying at Qingshan Academy and plans to get a good reputation in the next year. It is difficult to say what will happen in the future." Xue Baochai replied.

She paused, and then said: "My daughter has heard from Ying'er that Jia Yun's reputation is quite good. The clansmen all praise him for being filial, loyal, loyal, kind, hardworking and intelligent, but his family background is a bit poor."

Mrs. Xue Wang nodded silently, sighed and said: "It's not right to be in the right family, so what about being hardworking? So what about being handsome? Are there still few hardworking people in this world? Are there still few handsome brothers?"

"Hey... My son, if you take it easy, maybe people will forget what happened today after a few years. At that time, maybe I can find someone with a better family background to marry you..."

Xue Baochai didn't speak, but looked straight at Xue Wangshi.

The more Wang Xue talked about it, the lower she became. She also knew that she was wishful thinking. Don't talk about what happened today, it is estimated that in more than ten years, someone will still remember it.

What's more, those matchmakers have been doing this all year round, and what kind of reputation a girl has, unless she dies, otherwise she will always remember it.

For a long time, Xue Baochai looked at Xue Wang with tears in her eyes, and said with a sob: "Mother, if you hesitate again, from now on... with your daughter's reputation, you can only be a concubine!"

"The one named Jia Yun, as long as he is willing, his daughter is engaged to him now, and the position of first wife is easy to grab. If he waits a few more years, if his luck is good, and he wins a scholar or a scholar, then..."

At that time, because the Xue family was just a merchant, let alone a regular wife, even if she was a concubine, her family status was not much higher.

Xue Wangshi rubbed her forehead with some headaches. It's not that she didn't understand what Xue Baochai said, but she was just lucky.

After thinking for a while, she hesitated and said, "Son, you also know the current situation of our Xue family. If Jia Yun is really good, can you let him marry?"

After pondering for a moment, Xue Baochai shook her head and said, "It's probably difficult. A self-reliant person like Jia Yun who has wandered around the market since he was a child has a very firm will. In addition, he is now preparing to take the imperial examination, so it may be impossible to talk about getting married."

In an ancient society where men were superior to women, the status of the son-in-law was extremely low, basically the same as prostitution, and his own children could only follow the woman's surname, and could not continue the incense.

In addition, the son-in-law is not eligible to take the imperial examination, is prohibited from becoming an official, does not divide the land, and cannot establish a household.

Because they are attached to the woman's family and do not have a household registration, they evade agricultural wars and taxes, which directly affects the national interests, and even violates the principle of male superiority and female inferiority, and the norms of husband and wife, and is despised and despised by the world.

Therefore, unless it is absolutely necessary, no aggressive man will become a son-in-law.

Xue Wang knew that Xue Baochai was right, but she was still unwilling.

Watching the Jia family not marrying, but allowing their daughter to marry a commoner, this was something she had never thought of before.

But what my daughter said is not bad, even if Jia Yun is a commoner now, she still should not be underestimated. One day, if she can't get it right, she will have great luck and get a good reputation. I can be a concubine.

In the end, the mother and daughter discussed and discussed. Xue Wang decided to meet Jia Yun first. After all, Jia Yun is innocent of today's incident. It is not certain whether he wants to marry his daughter or not!

In the wing room, Xue Pan and Jia Yun also said a lot, including that the Xue family is in decline now, although Xue Pan is a little dumb, it does not mean that he is ignorant, and there are reasons for this, but he just has no ability Just deal with the crisis.

Xue Pan hiccupped and said, "In the final analysis, the ancestors of the Xue family didn't have titles, so no matter how much money they earn, it would be in vain. If the Xue family hadn't been related to the Jia and Wang families, they would have been eaten by others long ago. Cleaned up."

"I don't want to speak foreign words to you. We came to Beijing this time to find a reliable backer for the Xue family. Otherwise, 100% of the Xue family's millions of assets will not last long."

(End of this chapter)