Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 308
The next day, Yuanchun summoned Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang to the palace and relayed the emperor's intention, which frightened Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang into confusion.

On the one hand, I didn't expect that Miaoyu would still be involved in such a relationship. If Lai Shangrong hadn't helped to cover it up, once the matter broke out, even if Zangyin's guilt could be cleared, the reputation of Rongfu would definitely be damaged again.

On the other hand, they didn't know that Mei Hanlin had arranged the rumors about Lai Shangrong and Xue Baoqin, but since the emperor ordered it, no matter how difficult the matter was, they had to bite the bullet and face the difficulties.

Compared to Jia Mu, who was hurriedly trying to find a solution, Mrs. Wang was more fortunate.

She proposed that Xue Baoqin serve as the second wife of Lai's family, but Lai Shangrong rejected it. Although Xue Baoqin's name was not mentioned at the time, she was still a little worried.

Fortunately, the emperor asked his family to discuss with Lai Shangrong. If his family forced him to take a concubine, he didn't know what the backlash would be.

Miaoyu's matter was easy to deal with. After all, she was just invited to the house to pray for Yuanchun, and with the will of the emperor and Yuanchun, it was nothing more than driving the person out of the house according to Lai Shangrong's wishes.

But Xue Baoqin is the daughter of the second wife of the Xue family after all. She was more or less implicated by her own family before she broke off her engagement with the Mei family.

Now she was forced to become a concubine again. Although Jia Mu would not disobey the emperor's order, she did not want to dirty her hands.

"Girl Qin is the daughter of the Xue family. You must make your interests clear to your concubine. You are biological sisters and you are the godmother of Girl Qin. Let me leave it to you!"

The old lady's reasons were high-sounding, and Mrs. Wang could not refute it. Moreover, after learning the lessons learned from her last visit to Ning Mansion, she did not trust Jia Mu to handle it.

"Hey! Don't worry, old lady, let your daughter-in-law handle it!"

Mother Jia sighed and said: "Although the emperor's order is difficult, if there are really difficulties, just discuss it with Shang Rong. After all, the emperor also asked him to seek his opinion, and it does not count as a violation of the holy order!"

She felt that the blame was too unkind, so she proposed a compromise method, as long as Lai Shangrong was unwilling to take a concubine, it would not be considered a violation of the emperor's order.

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang became more determined to make the decision herself. If Lai Shangrong was unhappy during the discussion, wouldn't trouble arise again?

So he reminded: "Old lady, don't forget about your last trip to Ning Mansion!"

"That's all! You just have to figure it out!"

Jia Mu only mentioned it briefly, not wanting to affect her own family because of the Xue family. Since Mrs. Wang didn't mind, why should she bother.

When Mrs. Wang left Rongqing Hall, she did not rush to discuss with Aunt Xue, but came to the 'Fu Ren Yu De' conference hall.

"Mrs!"

"aunt!"

"It is your Majesty's decree that you go to the garden in person to send a message to Miaoyu in Congcui'an, telling her to move out of our house quickly. Not a single thing of hers can be left behind. Tell her to take everything away!"

There was no need to take part in Miaoyu's matter, of course it was left to Li Wan and Tanchun to handle. After all, the emperor made it clear that all Miaoyu was carrying was dirty silver, and she couldn't bear to watch her pack her bags.

Tanchun and Xue Baochai looked at each other, and couldn't help but think of the turmoil in the association.

Li Wan, on the other hand, had an old relationship with Lai Shangrong and did not want to speculate about him unreasonably, so he pretended not to know.

"But Brother Lai is unhappy because of what happened last time?" Tanchun asked.

She didn't care about Miaoyu's experience, but she had plotted against Lai Shangrong herself, and she heard that Yuanchun had the will to drive Miaoyu away.

Therefore, I want to find out the inside story so that I can evaluate Lai Shangrong more clearly, lest there is really any problem and I misjudge the situation.

"What? Has she ever offended Shang Rong? Why didn't you tell me about such a big thing earlier?"

Mrs. Wang was shocked when she heard this, secretly thinking that it was no wonder Miaoyu suffered such a disaster.

Xue Baochai and Tan Chun had a different feeling in their hearts. At first, Mrs. Wang didn't know about this, and they thought they were overthinking it. But then Mrs. Wang's shock became palpable.They were actually more cautious than before when conveying Yuanchun's will, which forced them to speculate more.

When Li Wan saw this, he was overjoyed. The higher Lai Shangrong's status, the more attention the government paid to him, so Jia Lan, who was both a son and a disciple, was bound to get better.

Although the identity of the cheap son cannot be put on the table, as long as Lai Shangrong keeps it in mind and is willing to say a few words of help, it will be more effective than a thousand words of his own.

Thinking of this, I am more and more grateful for my original decision.

Seeing the three of them standing there in a daze, Mrs. Wang said anxiously: "Why don't you tell me the cause and effect quickly?"

The three of them talked about what happened.

The main reason why there are so many talks is because of Jia Baoyu.

Although Tanchun didn't see the importance Mrs. Wang attached to the matter and knew the role Jia Baoyu played in it, he was her most beloved son after all.

There was no way she could say anything wrong about Jia Baoyu in front of Mrs. Wang.

As for Xue Baochai, although she has always compared Jia Baoyu with Lai Shangrong recently, and even vaguely regretted her original decision, she has no way out after all. With her style of dealing with things, it is impossible to criticize Jia Baoyu in front of Mrs. Wang.

But Li Wan didn't have these concerns, so she had to fill in the details about Jia Baoyu's relationship.

Mrs. Wang was so angry when she heard that there was also a problem with her son.

"What a sin! Why are you so careless and want to provoke Shang Rong again!"

She was still confused before, even if Miaoyu offended Lai Shangrong, why suddenly the emperor became angry with her family. It seemed that it was because her son took the initiative to provoke her.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wang was a little hesitant.

Since Miaoyu had offended Lai Shangrong, and he personally supervised the case, she would not believe it even to death if there was no connection.

But Miaoyu suffered retribution, what about his son?

Since this incident happened at the time of the association, there must have been a lot of people in the scene. Maybe it had been spread throughout the house, but I was still kept in the dark.

But the matter has come to this point, and I can only find a way to make up for it.

Get up wherever you fall. Since Lai Shangrong has lost face in the house because of Miaoyu, it won't hurt to make up for it in this direction.

So he ordered: "In this case, Miaoyu doesn't have to deal with it in a hurry, wait until I ask Shangrong."

It wasn't that she didn't care about Yuanchun's will. After all, the reason Yuanchun summoned and asked Miaoyu to be evicted was because of Lai Shangrong, so it was reasonable for her not to expel him immediately.

But her inner thoughts were not shared with Li Wan, Tan Chun, and Xue Baochai.

In their opinion, Mrs. Wang's performance undoubtedly showed that offending Lai Shangrong was more important than Yuanchun's will.

Not only did Mrs. Wang stop the expulsion, but she also asked Lai Shangrong what she meant first, which undoubtedly refreshed their cognition.

Seeing Mrs. Wang stepping out of the meeting hall, the three of them looked at each other with mixed feelings in their hearts.

It's just that Li Wan is sweet with joy, Tan Chun is spicy with fear, and Xue Baochai is bitter with regret.

(End of this chapter)