Red Chamber: Bring Xue Baochai home at the beginning

Chapter 47

Mother Xue and Baochai were going to sit next door after taking a nap.

As soon as the couple went out, they saw Xue Pan entering the courtyard dejectedly.

"In the past, I didn't see anyone until evening. Today is really strange. Why did you come back so early?"

Mother Xue stepped forward and patted the dust off her son's clothes.

"Appreciate~"

Xue Pan regained his composure, and let out a long breath of foul air.

Baochai sensed his abnormality, and asked with concern, "Brother, what's wrong?"

Xue Pan looked like he had seen a ghost, and said, "Mom, sister, guess who I saw today?"

"Who?"

Mother Xue was puzzled.

Xue Pan said solemnly, "It's that killer star!"

"Feng Yuan?"

Mother Xue was surprised.

Baochai's expression changed.

She glanced at her mother, hesitated to speak.

At this time, I heard Xue Pan say: "I went to Zhuangyuan Building for dinner today, and I happened to meet him. He greeted me and surprised me."

Xue Pan looked worried, and briefly talked about today's events.

Mother Xue immediately caressed her heart and said, "Oh, why is he still haunted?"

"Mom, isn't he Ying Tianfu's Jieyuan, he presumably came to participate in the test?"

Baochai stepped forward to help Xue's mother.

Xue Pan nodded in agreement and said, "That's right! I asked someone about it later."

He said mysteriously, "Guess what?"

"What's the matter?"

Mother Xue frowned, as if she didn't want to talk about this topic again.

Baochai remained calm, but her ears were perked up.

"It's amazing!"

Xue Pan was surprised and frightened the two of them.

"This Feng Yuan came to the capital for the examination, first he won the Huiyuan, and then he won the first place!"

Although Mother Xue was taken aback, she didn't seem so surprised.

But Baochai's eyes sparkled when he heard the words, full of curiosity.

"Almost hit three dollars!"

Speaking of this, Xue Pan couldn't help muttering:
"He's so good at fighting, he's so decisive in killing people, he's even at the top of the imperial examinations, what else can he not know?"

Mother Xue didn't pay attention to Xue Pan's rudeness, but kept thinking about Mrs. Wang's words a few days ago.

Although Mrs. Wang also said that her elder brother Wang Ziteng said that the Supreme Emperor stood up for the Jia family and punished Feng Yuan.

But this matter had a great influence on Shilin.

The Holy Majesty also cherishes talents and is trying to make up for this Feng Yuan.

Tell the Jia family not to get involved.

In short, this Feng Yuan involved too many important figures.

It's not something they can provoke.

She hesitated for a moment, and said: "Wenlong, no matter what, don't associate with him. He offended your uncle's family before, so don't tell anyone about it."

Baochai was surprised.

"Offend uncle?"

Xue Pan showed disdain when he heard the words.

"I'm afraid my mother doesn't know. I heard that he offended the Supreme Emperor!"

Xue's mother thought that what he disdained was that Feng Yuan offended Jia's family because of his recklessness.

Unexpectedly, Xue Pan knew that Feng Yuan had offended the Supreme Emperor.

Xue Pan said mysteriously: "If it wasn't for this, he might not only be the top pick, but the champion!"

Baochai couldn't hold back her curiosity any longer, and interjected:
"Brother, don't listen to those far-fetched rumors. If you offend the Supreme Emperor, how can the Holy One not punish him?"

Xue Pan shook his head and explained:

"I don't know the specifics, but I heard that the Holy One cherished his talent and couldn't bear to be deposed, so he demoted two people to make up for his crimes."

Baochai wanted to ask again, but Xue's mother interrupted with a look of concern.

"It involves the royal family, you two should not talk too much, lest you cause trouble."

The two boys looked at each other, and agreed not to say anything more.

Xue Pan went back to the house listlessly, while the mother and daughter went to Jia's mansion through the corner gate.

Xue's mother went to Mrs. Wang's side in the main courtyard without mentioning it.

Baochai felt a little depressed.

Although I can't tell my heart to others, I also want to find a sister to talk to.

First, I went to Jiamu's place to invite Ann, and then went straight to a wing room to the east.

"Baby girl is here!"

Xueyan heard the movement and opened the door.

Seeing that it was Xue Baochai, she hurriedly let her into the room.

As soon as he entered the room, Baochai saw Daiyu rolling a scroll.

Baochai stepped forward curiously, seeing Daiyu's eyes flustered.

Can't help joking: "I don't know which famous artist wrote it. I put it away when I arrive. I have to take a look today."

"No, you can look at anything else, but this is not enough."

Although she knew that Baochai was only joking, Daiyu hurriedly hid the scroll behind her back.

"Cluck~!"

Looking at Daiyu's distress, Baochai couldn't help covering her mouth with her fan.

"I honestly don't know what that is?"

She walked up to Daiyu with great interest.

"Is it from Baoyu?"

Daiyu breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the words, and was about to speak.

Unexpectedly, Baochai just feigned a shot, and suddenly said: "I see, it is a token of life-saving, right?"

The thank you for saving her life was supposed to be a gift, but she deliberately said it was a token.

"what?"

With Daiyu's intelligence, she could understand it as soon as she heard it, and her face turned red immediately.

"Sister, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Seeing that she was in a hurry, Baochai smiled again and said, "I treat you like our own sisters, I didn't expect you to hide from me."

"Actually, it's not very pretty, but it was drawn by a friend. He said it was too crude to show others."

"is it?"

Baochai said with a half-smile, "But I heard it was given by a scholar. Since you dare to give it away, how can you be so rough that you dare not see it?"

Daiyu knew that she had heard the wind when she heard the words, she was annoyed and said:

"Really! Who is talking nonsense, and what kind of token is something that the girls in the back house can say?"

"I have my own way, since I know about this, what are you hiding?
Baochai joked with a smile, then suddenly said: "I know! Could it be a picture of a lady?"

"oops!"

Daiyu was ashamed when she heard the words, and said without choice:
"I knew you were a hidden traitor. I took you as my own sister, but you planned me behind other people's backs!"

"So it really is?"

Baochai's original appearance drove Daiyu completely crazy.

"Okay, you lied to me?"

"Cuckoo~"

Xueyan laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten her waist, she covered her mouth and said with a smile:
"It's only Miss Bao who can cure our girl. It's strange that she and you are the best."

Daiyu said angrily: "What's the use of being friendly with her, who in this house is not friendly with her, but no one knows that she arranges people behind her back."

"But no one has programmed you behind your back. It's because I heard people say good things about you a few days ago."

Baochai didn't say who it was, and Daiyu had no way of guessing.

"I said that you came to Beijing to help those in need, and saved the life of Mrs. Zhu's sister-in-law and junior brother. I praise you for being a bodhisattva!"

"What bodhisattva heart?"

Daiyu curled her lips, and muttered, "It's not because they all got favors from others, so they gave me a few words of praise by the way."

"Sister-in-law Zhu's natal family is a well-known scholarly family in Jinling, and her father is a great Confucian in the south of the Yangtze River, and the Imperial Academy offered wine."

Baochai knew all about the situation of the girls and daughters-in-law in the mansion.

He guessed casually: "Her junior brother must be a member of the scholar forest to be able to enter her school. He must have come to the capital to participate in the examination?"

"Well, he's here to take part in the examination, and he will visit uncle and sister-in-law Zhu on behalf of his teacher."

Daiyu didn't want to talk any more, but she still went back to Baochai.

But Baochai was puzzled, frowned and said:
"Ke Zhu's sister-in-law has only passed Double Ten, and her younger brother must be young."

Having said this, Baochai suddenly became curious.

"Could it be a very young gentleman?"

Daiyu raised her small face and said proudly: "It's Xie Yuan, Ying Tianfu Jie Yuan."

Baochai's heart skipped a beat.

The mood that just woke up suddenly became complicated.

The smile is a little restrained.

Daiyu was not knowing what to do, and only heard Baochai say quietly:

"It should be Tanhua now."

(End of this chapter)