Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 309 Calculation
Since Lai Shangrong still needs to be consulted about Miaoyu, he might as well ask about Xue Baoqin as well.

Back at Rongxi Hall, Mrs. Wang summoned Jia Lian again, originally wanting him to go out and inquire about the rumors told by the emperor.

Unexpectedly, he is clear, but Xue Baoqin and Lai Shangrong's rumors are easy to tell, but in front of Mrs. Wang, those Cao thief's good arrangements are not easy to explain clearly, so he hesitates to speak.

In fact, these matters had nothing to do with the emperor's orders. However, Mrs. Wang didn't know much about it, so she just assumed that he was hiding something.

He slapped the table loudly and said angrily: "This matter has alarmed the emperor and the empress, why don't you tell the truth quickly?"

When Jia Lian heard this, he did not dare to hide it and hurriedly reported all the rumors he had heard.

Hearing the unflattering words about Lai Shangrong's love for married women, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but blush, and couldn't help but think of Jia Zheng's charming appearance during the two banquets.

Especially the second encounter, when I think about it carefully, the random groping and some reactions while sitting in his arms became particularly clear.

The coincidence of entering the house to take the body deed was even more imaginative. At the time, I even thought it was because I was panicking and unconsciously brushed behind me. Thinking about it, this may not have been planned for a long time.

Even Mrs. Wang herself did not expect that when she recalled this, her first reaction was not anger.

But carefully weigh the pros and cons. If he really has such ambitions, should he keep his chastity and resist desperately, or should he give in and let him return satisfied.

It wasn't that she had Hongxing's intention of cheating on her, but these repeated encounters made her convinced of Lai Shangrong's physique, forming an instinctive reaction for fear of offending him and causing backlash.

After thinking about it for a long time, she came to the conclusion that she would probably choose to submit, which made her feel ashamed and ashamed.

After all, he is at the age of a wolf and a tiger. It has been more than two years since Jia Zheng was sent abroad to study politics for the first time.

If you are not provoked, you can still feel calm, but once you think about it, you will inevitably lose control.

Moreover, under normal circumstances, cheating is bound by ideological and moral constraints, but when it comes to Lai Shangrong, he has an excuse to be forced to follow the situation in a hurry.

Jia Lian stood in the hall and saw that her face was flushed and she lowered her head and said nothing, thinking it was because of hearing these unbearable words.

He tentatively said: "Madam! If there is nothing else, I will go down first!"

"Bah!" Mrs. Wang spat and covered it up: "I'm telling you all this nonsense to talk about Girl Qin. Who told you to talk about this? Why don't you get off here quickly."

After sending Jia Lian away, I finally calmed down the dryness in my heart, and took small steps to rush to the small courtyard in the northeast corner where Xue's family was located.

Entering the house, he first waved away the maid waiting on the side.

Aunt Xue saw Mrs. Wang dismissing the servants and hurriedly welcomed her to sit on the kang.

Asked: "Why are you here, sister? Is there something that Bao Yatou did not do well?"

Recently, Xue Baochai was entrusted with important tasks, which made her quite excited, but she was also confused by caring. When she saw Mrs. Wang retreating, she obviously didn't want her servants to listen.

Mrs. Wang shook her head and said: "There is a commotion outside, how can I still sit still?"

Although I have confidence in my sister, I can't tell the truth, otherwise I will really become a concubine and a relative of my own family, so the strategy of speaking is very important.

"What's the big fuss?" Aunt Xue heard her ambiguous words and asked quickly thinking that Xue Baochai had made some mistake.

"Alas! This brother-in-law of yours is really unkind to others. Why did he marry someone like the Mei family?"

Upon hearing that it was none of her daughter's business, Aunt Xue also dropped a stone.

He asked doubtfully: "Didn't he say that Mei Hanlin had already taken a boat to Xiyi? Could it be that the Mei family came to visit again?"

"Come to the door? I hope he comes to the door. It's better to fight openly than to spread rumors behind the scenes and cause trouble."

"What rumors are you making?"

Mrs. Wang told Aunt Xue about the rumors spread by the Mei family. Of course, she only told the rumors about him and Xue Baoqin.

"We haven't given up even after breaking off the engagement. We just fabricated these rumors outside. Now they have become known throughout the city and have affected the queen."

"How...how could it be?" "Have you forgotten? Girl Qin recognized me as her godmother!"

Aunt Xue secretly thought to herself, why did she insist on promoting this in the first place, and was she afraid that it would harm her family.

He hurriedly complained: "Ouch! Shang Rong is so capable, Mei Hanlin was sent to Xiyi by him. This time, he didn't think of a way, at least he had to clarify, why did he hurt the empress!"

Her plan to divert misfortunes to the east was quite successful, but she just misjudged the situation.

"It's no wonder Shang Rong, have you forgotten why Mei Hanlin broke off the engagement?"

When Emperor Zhenglong told Yuan Chun, his words were unclear. While he complained for Lai Shangrong, he also held deep resentment against the Mei family. Therefore, Yuan Chun, Jia Mu, and Mrs. Wang all preconceived the idea that Lai Shangrong forced Mei Gong to go to the West. Yi was made under the emperor's behest.

In fact, their idea was correct, but they didn't know that Lai Shangrong was not involved at all. He even said a few words for Mei Gong, which was completely false.

"Breaking off the engagement is not something the Mei family is trying to do..." After saying this, Aunt Xue immediately raised her finger to the sky and said, "Did Shang Rong deliberately not clarify the matter to protect the reputation of the Emperor and the Empress?"

Mrs. Wang was very satisfied with Aunt Xue's performance and nodded: "That's right! Since there are rumors outside that he slandered Mei Gong and deposed Xiyi because he fell in love with Qin girl, he will make the mistake. Otherwise, if If this end is blocked, won’t it appear elsewhere?”

Aunt Xue said with a sneer: "Yes, yes! Look at me who cares about my head but not my body. It's the officials like them who know more and think more carefully."

However, although she followed Mrs. Wang's words, she was still a little confused.

Since it is not difficult for Lai Shangrong to clarify and let rumors fly, how can Xue Baoqin, who is also at the forefront of the storm, prove his innocence?

Xue Baoqin couldn't defend himself, wouldn't it still affect Yuanchun?
This seems to be a deadlock. Do you want to withdraw from this relationship?
Knowing the rumors outside, she was not worried that Xue Baoqin would steal her daughter's marriage. No matter how much Jia Mu liked it, she couldn't ignore the rumors.

So he tentatively asked, "What does sister mean?"

"A good girl won't marry a second husband. It's fine for the Mei family to take the initiative to break off the engagement. But if she and Shang Rong make these rumors, if she marries someone else again, won't people say that I, the godmother, have not taught her well?"

Aunt Xue was stunned by what she said. Didn't Lai Shangrong reject Jian Yu? Why did her sister bring up the old matter again?
Of course she hoped that Xue Baoqin could marry into the Lai family, and said happily: "Did Shang Rong agree to have both parents?"

Mrs. Wang shook her head and sighed: "Although those rumors outside are all false rumors, Girl Qin's reputation has been damaged after all!"

Aunt Xue immediately thought of Xue Pan's words that day, and immediately picked up the conversation and said, "Sister, do you mean to be Shang Rong's concubine?"

Mrs. Wang nodded and said: "Now it seems that this is the safest way."

"This... I won't hide it from my sister, Hui Wenlong also said this last time, and I think it's appropriate, but I'm afraid the second room is..."

What Mrs. Wang was most worried about was that her younger sister would not agree with her, but she unexpectedly ended up thinking of the same thing as her.

He stopped hiding it and said with a smile: "Didn't you say last time that there was a letter from Jinling and that Qin girl and her mother asked us to pay more attention to her marriage?"

Although Xue Biao's first two letters were sent one month apart, they arrived in Jinling at the same time.

Xue Baoqin's mother was filled with joy and sorrow when she saw the letter. Although the Mei family was irreversible, it was a blessing in disguise that she could recognize the imperial concubine's mother as her godmother and agree to help arrange the marriage.

After all, she was an elder. She was not as hesitant as Xue Biao, and decided to hug Rong Guofu's lap.

However, she had just sent out the previous letter, and the next letter from Xue Biao arrived. It was about the Mei family deposing Xi Yi and breaking off the engagement.

This scared her a lot. If the people in the capital were waiting for her reply and missed the opportunity to break off the engagement, they would really miss something important.

So he immediately added another letter, entrusting Xue Baoqin's marriage to Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue to decide.

Therefore, Mrs. Wang only needs to get Aunt Xue's work done.

Seeing her sister looking at her with a half-smile, Aunt Xue gritted her teeth and said, "Then do what my sister said!"

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(End of this chapter)