Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 100 Concentrate on gathering wool

Jin Chuan pulled Yu Chuan outside the courtyard to a deserted place, and quickly asked: "What is sister Aunt You wearing?"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and pulled on the outside of his thigh.

Yu Chuan pouted and said, "Ah! Did she put it on too?"

Then he sighed: "That's the cheongsam made by the uncle. Qingwen knew that the uncle liked us to wear this, so she hid it tightly. If the uncle hadn't told her, she wouldn't even make it for my aunt, and would only give it to her. She made quite a few of them herself!”

Jin Chuan wondered: "Then how come Miss You can do it?"

Yu Chuan said: "My younger sister, Auntie, likes to show off in front of the uncle on weekdays. Most of the time, she asked Qingwen to teach her because of the words of the uncle who begged her."

Jin Chuan thought about the conversation between the You sisters in the room, and had a clear idea in his heart.

Then he asked: "Then will you do it?"

Yuchai pouted and said: "Who dares to wear those clothes outside on weekdays? Only my aunt dared to wear them when she was serving the uncle. Afterwards, she was afraid that people would see her and asked Qingwen to wash them! I only looked at them a few times. , the work of tailoring clothes is ordinary..."

Jin Chuan looked forward to it and said, "Then can you ask Qingwen to teach you?"

Yuchuan sighed and said, "I refused to beg her before, and now that I've argued with her again this morning, I have no hope!"

Then he was startled and said: "Sister, I'm asking about this. Could it be that I want to wear it for Master Bao..."

"Bah!" Jin Chuan spat: "What nonsense are you talking about? My wife asked me to ask!"

"Ah? How did your wife know that we have this?"

Jin Chuan looked around hurriedly, then whispered in Yu Chuan's ear that he had been working hard for several days to help Yuanchun make auxiliary equipment.

"Nowadays, making that has become a daily routine in our courtyard. I even saw my wife bring back a lot of broken ones and burn them in the courtyard! Most of these were also brought into the palace to be used by the imperial concubine!"

"Ouch!~" Yuchai exclaimed with a gossipy tone. He didn't expect that something his uncle had casually tinkered with would become famous in the palace (as well as the soap). For a moment, he just felt honored.

"It's still the uncle's ability, but he actually knows the emperor's preferences! I think my sister is not as good as..."

"What are you talking about? My wife gave me the right word this time. As long as I get things done, I will be allowed to serve Mr. Bao in a year and a half at most. You have to help me with this!"

When the elder sister is in trouble, the younger sister does her best to help.

Yuchai pondered for a while and said: "If the wife wants to do this, it would be easier! Xiangling and Qingwen at my concubine's house have a very good relationship. You go back and tell the wife and ask her to ask Qingwen, and she will definitely agree!"

Jin Chuan exclaimed: "Really!" He took Yu Chuan and kissed her hard, then flew back to return to Mrs. Wang.

In Rongxi Hall, Mrs. Wang moved away from the left and right, leaving Jin Chuan alone.

After listening to Jin Chuan's story, I was suddenly pleasantly surprised.

The joy is that Lai Shangrong is indeed a treasure, as long as he concentrates on picking up his wool in the future, Yuan Chun will definitely be favored forever.

What was shocking was that this thing was too appalling. Just listening to Jin Chuan's gestures, most of that white body was probably exposed.

The clothes that were matched with the secret method before were wrapped tightly after all. If this spreads out, it will be self-defeating and cause the reputation of a filthy harem.

But then I thought about it, and I didn’t want to wear it outside. As long as the emperor didn’t tell me, who would know?Besides, what Lai Shangrong had cooked up, with his physique as a lucky general, could it still cause trouble?
But since it has to go through Xiangling's hands, it is necessary to explain to Aunt Xue, lest she misunderstand that she is old and disrespectful.

Thinking of this, he immediately ordered Zhou Rui's family to invite Aunt Xue. …………

At this time, in Lixiang Courtyard.

Aunt Xue watched Baochai slowly close the letter in his hand and sighed softly.

He hurriedly asked: "What do you think? Is there anything said in it?"

Baochai shook his head and said, "Although I said a lot, I only explained it superficially. Apparently I was worried that my brother wouldn't understand the true meaning."

Aunt Xue suggested: "It seems that he doesn't mean to refuse to help. How about telling him the truth? How long will it take to keep it secret like this!"

Baochai looked at her mother helplessly and said: "Mom, you are confused! How can I, a daughter who has not left the court, write letters to her husband? Now that I am imitating my brother's handwriting, even if someone knows, I can still blame him. If I tell the truth, everything will be wrong." Once people know about it, what will happen next..."

After saying this, he paused and sighed: "Alas! The last letter said that accounting is of little significance to our family. I don't know if I forgot it or something, but I didn't mention it again."

Aunt Xue sighed: "But your brother insists on accepting death and refuses to go find someone else."

"Huh?" Baochai's eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "Brother doesn't want to find someone, but you can ask him to come find him!"

Aunt Xue said sadly: "It's been a while since we asked Xiang Ling to deliver the letter. He hasn't come to our door for so long. How can we ask him to come to your brother?"

Baochai smiled and said, "Did Mom forget? It's my brother's birthday on the third day of next month. He will have to invite people to our house for dinner. Let's ask Xiangling to invite him in his name. If my brother sees him coming to celebrate his birthday, why should he still do it? Are you going to avoid seeing me?"

"Hey! This is a good idea! It just so happens that your aunt asked our family to get closer to the Lai family a few days ago, but we'd better hide it from your brother first, in case he finds out about it and we're afraid of causing trouble!"

Baochai frowned and said, "Why did my aunt ask us to get close to his family for no reason? Could it be the eldest sister Fengfei who looks down on our family now?"

Aunt Xue scolded: "How could it be? You kid is always thinking nonsense. Your eldest aunt has been a concubine for half a year. Your aunt talked to me about it after the year. Besides, it was your uncle's idea. "

Baochai hurriedly blamed herself and said, "My daughter is overthinking. It's probably because my aunt knows the difficulties outside our family and knows that he is familiar with the accounts, so she asked us to get close to him."

Then he sighed again: "It's a pity that brother Lai's family background is not good, otherwise he would be able to do what he can, and my brother would trust him. If there is him to help our family, there is no need to..."

Aunt Xue hurriedly looked at the door and lowered her voice: "What are you talking about? If it weren't for the reputation of the Duke's Palace, the clansmen from Jinling would have come to plot our family business, so there would be no chance for him to help! Moreover, now there is another princess in the house..."

Baochai lowered her head and rubbed the golden lock on her chest, pursed her lips and said, "Mom, don't worry, it's my daughter who made a mistake!"

Aunt Xue hugged Baochai and sighed: "Good boy! I know I have wronged you. It's just that we are orphans and widowed, and your brother is careless. Who else can we expect to go except your uncle and aunt?"

Baochai hugged her mother's waist, buried her head in her arms and said, "Don't worry, mother, my daughter will be spared!"

While the two were talking, they heard a report from the front: Mrs. Wang sent someone to invite Mrs. Wang.

Aunt Xue hurriedly packed her clothes and followed Zhou Rui's family to Rongxi Hall.

Mrs. Wang only said that she wanted Xiangling to learn cheongsam, but she didn't say much to Aunt Xue. She also told her to keep it and bring it back after making it, so that no one could see it.

My sister asked for something, and Aunt Xue would naturally not refuse.

After returning home, she told Xiang Ling to do as she was told. From then on, Xiang Ling went out early and came back late, studying with Qingwen at Lai's house.

That’s all for later…

(End of this chapter)