Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 361 Mrs. Wang's Guess
"Sister! After the new year, Bao Yatou will be seventeen. Baoyu is old enough. Now Lin Yatou is engaged to Shang Rong. Without this obstacle, it will be easier for the old lady to do some work. You see Does it have to be put on the agenda?”

Ever since he saw Lai Shangrong's intentions and couldn't do Xue Baochai's job, he had to take a roundabout route. As long as he settled on a good relationship and stopped thinking about Baochai, there would be no joke.

"Well! After all, Bao Yatou is two years older than Bao Yu. I can understand your urgency, but it's still too early to talk about it now. I will keep this in mind."

After returning from the palace, Mrs. Wang was full of ambitions. Thinking of all the help provided by Lai Shangrong, she was also full of confidence in Yuanchun giving birth to the prince. Unconsciously, her mentality also changed.

It is difficult for the emperor to have heirs. Even if the queen gives birth to a prince, as long as Yuanchun is successful, she can at least become a prince or even a prince.

In this way, Jia Baoyu, Yuanchun's younger brother, not only benefited from the family, but also benefited from the situation.

The Xue family has now lost their qualifications to be a merchant in the household department. It is no longer in line with Jia Baoyu's status to marry into such a family.

"This……"

It's not the first time Aunt Xue has mentioned it. In the past, although Mrs. Wang never took any action, she would at least verbally agree.

Aunt Xue couldn't guess the reason for the moment, so she could only try and say: "Sister, please understand my difficulties. If the delay continues, if something happens in the future, how can I explain it to Bao Yatou!"

Mrs. Wang pondered: "Don't Wenlong often go to Beijing Prince's Mansion recently? There are many children of aristocratic families there. You tell him to be more careful and pay attention to if there is anyone with a good family background. If the old lady bites you, Don’t let go, and you will be prepared when the time comes.”

In fact, in Mrs. Wang's eyes, even if there was no movement from Yuanchun, the Xue family, which had lost its household business, was not worthy of her precious son.

If it weren't for this, Aunt Xue would not just talk and do nothing when she came over.

If it was still prevarication before, now it is no different than a showdown.

Aunt Xue immediately turned around to face Mrs. Wang and said in surprise: "How is this different from Xu Erfu, a woman? How to make it happen?"

In her panic and desperation, she twisted her waist too much and started to move like a rabbit.

It also attracted Mrs. Wang’s attention.

"How can you say that one woman wants two husbands? I'm just asking Wenlong to keep an eye on her, and she's not coming to propose marriage. I don't care, so you have nothing to worry about!"

Looking at the plump and plump sister next to her, Mrs. Wang unconsciously thought of old things again.

Since her encounter with Lai Shangrong, she has gained a deeper understanding of Lai Shangrong's physique.

It is not difficult to know from his own experience that probably only the first time can trigger the feedback of reciprocating favors.

Otherwise, if I work hard and practice repeatedly during this period, my family will have continuous blessings and good things.

With this understanding, her mentality became more complicated.

On the one hand, he wants to promote the good things between Lai Shangrong and Aunt Xue, trigger his physique as a lucky general, and in exchange for his own blessings, make Yuanchun in the palace give birth to a prince.

On the other hand, he is worried that Lai Shangrong will forget about his sister after having a younger sister, and his future help to his family will be reduced.

Coupled with the mentality of knowing the taste of food and not wanting to share the taste with Aunt Xue, the latter defeated the former in the end.

After all, for Yuanchun, she has already paved the road within her own power. As long as she strives for her own success, she may not need this method.

However, this is a reliable backup after all. If there is no news after waiting for a year and a half, it might not be a useful method.

Once this method is used, Aunt Xue's reputation will inevitably be damaged, and Xue Baochai will also be affected.

Although it would not have any impact if the matter was not exposed, she was the person involved after all, and she still did not want to deceive herself and find such a marriage for her son.

Aunt Xue saw that she suddenly changed her tone and mentioned the Beijing Palace again. She thought it was Xue Pan who had made his own decision and imitated Feng Ziying, and Mrs. Wang had caught wind of it.

He hurriedly explained: "Then how come Wang Wenlong of Beijing is so high up? He is just a familiar friend of his, and he wants to get acquainted with Shangrong through Brother Tao's way. How can he like our family?"

She was busy explaining, but she violated Mrs. Wang's taboo.

We all belong to the Four Kings and Eight Princes, and others look down upon you, the Xue family. Do you think your precious son will condescend to you?

I was about to choke twice, but I stopped in time.

As I get acquainted with Lai Shangrong day by day, I also understand his preferences more and more.

If you really need to use a backup plan, this sister will be a rare commodity. After all, you still have to worry about this and take back your original harsh words.

He said calmly: "It doesn't matter. Those families already have some friendship with the family. If there is a suitable family, the family will come forward to negotiate an agreement. We can't delay Bao Yatou."

Having said this, I suddenly remembered that Xue Baochai and his sister were of the same origin. Although they lacked some sultry charm, they had more youthful tenderness of a girl.

Did Lai Shangrong never think about it?

Even more, once Baochai enters the door of Lai's family, won't he be close to the water?
Wouldn't it be... a double blessing if I had myself to help?Thinking of this, I couldn't help blushing, and even my breathing became short of breath.

Of course, if you want to double the blessings, you will inevitably have to share some of the benefits, which can still be reserved for the time being.

With this idea, Mrs. Wang's mind became more active, and she began to seriously plan how to make good things happen in pairs.

It has to be said that there are always more solutions than difficulties. Once driven by interests, the details that were neglected in the past will also surface.

"I remember the last time I talked to Shang Rong about Girl Qin. He said that it's not that he can't have sex at the same time. What do you think if you promise Girl Bao to him as the second wife?"

Mrs. Wang's sudden words caught Aunt Xue off guard.

Although Lai Shangrong does not covet his daughter as much as he does, it is generally accepted that a wife should be married to a virtuous woman.

Mrs. Wang also proposed an agreement, and Lai Shangrong might not agree.

However, just as he was about to accept the offer, he suddenly noticed that Mrs. Wang's eyes were quite meaningful.

She wondered why Mrs. Wang suddenly retorted before, but now she has a glimmer of understanding.

He quickly waved his hands and said: "No, no, no! How can this be possible! When he proposed that the Qin girl should also be the mother-in-law, we didn't agree. Now he wants the Bao girl to be the mother-in-law. If the second wife knows about it, she still doesn't know how to miss me!"

Aunt Xue misunderstood Mrs. Wang's sudden backlash, and all the foreshadowing was to test herself.

She didn't think Mrs. Wang had seen through the purpose of the banquet with Lai Shangrong. After all, only she and Xue Baochai knew her true thoughts.

Naturally, he had no intention of killing himself at this time, so he put Xue Baoqin in a reasonable position as soon as he came up.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Wang said: "If you are also a second wife, you have concerns. In fact, being Shang Rong's concubine is not a wronged Bao girl."

Her goal is just to make Lai Shangrong a beauty, and being a wife or concubine makes no difference to her.

But in Aunt Xue's ears, these words were a slap in the face to herself.

How could she ask her own daughter to be a concubine face to face, not to mention the rumors of a happy marriage have never stopped.

Feeling unreasonable, she could not bear to accuse Mrs. Wang of being unreasonable.

He just waved his hands and said: "No, no, no! How can this be possible? Bao Yatou and Qin Yatou are also sisters. How can they both be concubines for one person? Wouldn't it make people laugh at my Xue family!"

At this time, she just wanted to make her attitude clear to Mrs. Wang and prove that she had never had the idea of ​​letting Baochai into the Lai family.

Mrs. Wang still said reluctantly: "Who would laugh at you? It's not like sisters have served the same husband before. Isn't Ehuang Nvying a ready-made precedent?"

Speaking of this, the look she looked at Aunt Xue was a little complicated. If it was time to use a backup plan, even though she and Lai Shangrong could not have that status, she would still agree with her words.

Aunt Xue was also staring at Mrs. Wang, and her complicated eyes were also misinterpreted as the wandering between sisterly love and dissatisfaction.

He did not dare to loosen his stance and expressed his stance very firmly. He had never had such an idea.

When Mrs. Wang saw that she regarded Lai Shangrong as a savage beast, she unconsciously thought wrongly.

Even if I haven't had this idea before, I have brought it up, so I should consider it anyway.

Especially the opportunity to have a second wife is not unexplainable. After all, Xue Baoqin's matter is a foregone conclusion. If there is a sister in the Lai family as his wife, at least they can help each other.

But my younger sister had no room for rejection. If there was no reason for it, she wouldn't believe it even if she was killed.

Could it be that she, like him, has long been with Lai Shangrong...

The more I thought about it, the more likely it seemed that it was possible. Maybe Lai Shangrong turned around and chased him because he had succeeded long ago...

Men, don’t always eat from the bowl and think about what’s in the pot.

No wonder he realized that he was being drugged, and instead of following the plan, he pushed the door out. I'm afraid that even if he hid at that time, he would be found by him, right?

Thinking of this, I can't help but have mixed feelings. On the one hand, I feel complacent because I have surpassed my sister.

Although she didn't know how often Aunt Xue was separated, every time Lai Shangrong went to Ping'er's place, he would go to her side for a formality. With the time he needed to spend, he didn't have time to go to Xue's house again.

On the other hand, it is sad to lose the backhand and feel regretful.

The more they have no backup, the more they want to bring Lai Shangrong and Baochai together, but Aunt Xue is so determined that she can't think of a proper way for a while.

(End of this chapter)