Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 339 Candid
Since the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, Xue Baochai came to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, confirming the guess in his heart.

In addition, Lai Shangrong took her and Lin Daiyu home, handed them over to Xing Xiuyan, and disappeared without a trace.

Each incident made Xue Baoqin more confident that Lai Shangrong was not as good as Xing Xiuyan and others, so he had been feeling uneasy.

I am even more worried that Aunt Xue is seeking benefits for Dafang in her own name.

This emotion reached its extreme on the 28th.

I stayed in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion for most of the day, restless, and couldn't hold it any longer. I left the Grand View Garden and went to the front yard to find Xue Biao.

"If my eldest aunt mentions anything to Brother Lai in the name of my sister at night, I will definitely..."

"Wait! What happened at night?" Xue Biao interrupted.

Xue Baoqin was surprised: "Auntie invited Brother Lai tonight, but didn't he ask Brother to accompany him?"

"Is this happening? Why haven't I heard of it?"

Xue Biao suddenly said: "Feng Ziying, the former son of Wei Dao, said that he would take us to the Prince's Mansion in Beijing today to see the world, but the eldest brother said that he had something to do and asked me to go with him instead."

At first, Xue Biao also felt strange, given Xue Pan's admiration for Feng Ziying, he was so kind to invite him, how could he refuse.

Xue Biao's words undoubtedly confirmed Xue Baoqin's guess. Since Aunt Xue wanted to use her own name, of course she had to avoid herself and Xue Biao.

She was originally worried that Xue Biao would not understand the interests involved, so she wanted to give him a few words. If Aunt Xue made any excessive demands during the dinner, she must shirk Lai Shangrong's request and disrupt their plans.

Unexpectedly, Aunt Xue didn't even call Xue Biao, which disrupted her plan.

"They really have bad intentions and want to use my sister as a bargaining chip!"

"Anyway, I didn't promise Feng Ziying to go to the Prince's Palace in Beijing. I'll follow my big brother soon."

"Let's do this! Brother, do whatever you have to do, so as not to be suspected by them."

Xue Baoqin also had some scruples. From the matter of taking concubines, it was not difficult to see that Mrs. Wang was on Aunt Xue's side.

There is only a thousand days to be a thief, how can there be a thousand days to prevent a thief.

Even if he blocked it this time, once Aunt Xue found out, he saw through their plot and colluded with Mrs. Wang on the pretext of allowing him to move back to his old house to observe filial piety.

In the future, his eyes will be completely blackened, and there is no possibility of stopping him at all.

"But if you don't follow, wouldn't you let them do it in the name of your sister..."

"Brother, don't worry, sister has her own way."

With that said, he turned around and ran towards the Grand View Garden without bothering to explain to Xue Biao.

This is so mindless. How can Xue Biao still have the mood to go to Beijing Prince's Mansion to see him.

In addition, he already knew that Feng Ziying invited him not because he valued himself, but because of the scandal between Xue Baoqin and Lai Shangrong.

Not saying anything, Xue Biao went back to the house and waited anxiously like a headless fly.

But Xue Baoqin rushed back to Xiaoxiang Pavilion in a hurry.

He grabbed Lin Daiyu's hand and said eagerly: "Sister, help me!"

"What's going on here?"

Seeing her anxious look, Lin Daiyu thought it was a big deal and didn't dare to agree easily.

"Sister Duanwu Bao came over and said that the family would like to invite Brother Lai to a banquet. The more I think about it in the past few days, the more something is wrong. I am afraid that there is something embarrassing and I need to ask Brother Lai for help."

Lin Daiyu said indifferently: "What's there to worry about? If Brother Lai hadn't seen the clues, how could he have told me to take advantage of others? He is an upright person. If he helps with a little effort, he will help. If it violates the laws of the court, he will We have made our own decisions, so do we still need to worry?" The two have different positions, and naturally they have different perspectives on the problem.

In Lin Daiyu's view, as long as Lai Shangrong does not bend the law for personal gain, he can help his relatives and friends whenever he can, and it is not a matter of principle.

But Xue Baoqin is worried about this. If Aunt Xue makes any excessive demands, she will not worry because her kindness is not that great.

I'm afraid that Lai Shangrong is out of his power and has wasted his little friendship.

Seeing that Lin Daiyu was unmoved, she said heartily: "Sister, you also know that Brother Lai took me as his concubine because of the situation. My father passed away and the family business was already difficult. Now that my brother is in Beijing, he has no time. Considering that the family business has been abandoned.

The younger sister was already speechless in front of Brother Lai, and she still hoped that Brother Lai would be able to support her brother in the future. If the eldest aunt got there first, I'm afraid it would be difficult for her to speak in the future! "

Although there was no dispute between the eldest and the second house in Lin Daiyu's family, it still existed. After all, the family of officials of three generations was not ignorant of the disputes between elders, younger children, concubines, wives and concubines.

Otherwise, the original book would not say that either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind.

Originally, she had not put herself in Xue Baoqin's shoes and looked at things from Xue Baoqin's perspective. Now, after listening to Xue Baoqin's words, she immediately understood her worries.

However, this was an internal fight within the Xue family, and as an outsider it was difficult for him to comment on it. Even if Xue Baoqin had something to ask for, he should go directly to Lai Shangrong instead of complaining to himself.

Immediately, she understood Xue Baoqin's concerns. There was no friendship in the first place, and before the person came to the door, rewinding a lot of bad things would only make Lai Shangrong, who was already unhappy, even more disdainful.

"What's your sister's plan?"

There is a difference between closeness and distance. To her, the eldest son of the Xue family is just an ordinary relative, while Xue Baoqin is a member of the Lai family after all.

From the perspective of a grown-up woman, Lai Shangrong already had several concubines before she even got married, and among them, Second Sister You and Third Sister You were even sisters.

In addition, Xing Xiuyan and Second Sister You are pregnant again, and the situation in the Lai family is complicated.

Although she has confidence in Lai Shangrong, if everything in the back house requires a man to come forward, then she, as an important woman, will be useless.

Although Xue Baoqin is not very favored, he is still a smart person when we get along with him. What's wrong with being able to help him more?
Of course, she didn't stop talking.

After all, he didn't know what Xue Baoqin wanted, so it would be embarrassing if he agreed too early.

So I just asked her what her plans were.

"My sister wants to go over and tell Brother Lai in a while. My sister wants Brother Lai to come to Xiaoxiang Pavilion..."

Before Xue Baoqin could finish speaking, Lin Daiyu shook her head and said: "I'm afraid this is inappropriate. Sister Bao invited us in front of us last time, and Brother Lai also agreed, so how could we rob someone halfway!

Besides, wouldn't acting like this make Brother Lai misunderstand that I am a troublesome person? "

"Sister misunderstood! My sister didn't want to rob someone half-heartedly, but she wanted to use her sister's excuse to hire someone to stay and observe from the sidelines. This way, when eldest aunt has a request, she can act according to the situation and pass the blame for eldest brother Lai."

This is indeed a compromise. The Xue family treated Xue Baoqin to invite Lai Shangrong to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion for dinner, and it was reasonable for her to stay and accompany them.

And with Xue Baoqin listening in, he could naturally see what he was doing.

Lin Daiyu nodded and said: "This method is indeed possible, but it's not good for my sister to leave too early, otherwise, taking the opportunity to stay will seem too deliberate!"

Xue Baoqin said hurriedly: "But... if I go too late, Brother Lai has already agreed, what should I do?"

Lin Daiyu said with a smile: "Sister, if you are concerned, you will be confused. No one asks for help as soon as the dinner begins. You always have to change glasses and wait for three rounds of drinks before you can speak."

Xue Baoqin was also smart and astute, and followed his father all over the country. How could he know nothing about knowing people and treating guests?
Just as Lin Daiyu said, she was confused when she cared. At this time, after listening to Lin Daiyu's advice, she suddenly became enlightened.

He said happily: "My sister is still thoughtful. My sister takes care of my sister so much. My sister has nothing to repay. I can only do it in the future..."

(End of this chapter)