Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 370
Different from previous years, during the Spring Festival this year, Lai Shangrong spent a lot of time in Rongfu.

Regardless of ownership, when it comes to usage rights, it’s really hard to say which one has a greater proportion, the Rong Mansion or the own family. It’s more like one’s own backyard.

With the idea of ​​​​equal rain and dew, he spent half of the time in Rongfu during the Spring Festival holiday.

Of course, today's status is different, and there are many people coming and going to congratulate people on New Year's Day. Therefore, most people stay at home peacefully in the morning to welcome and send off.

After lunch, we moved to Rongguo Mansion next door.

Although Rong Mansion is declining day by day, with each passing year becoming worse and worse, Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang, under Lai Shangrong's instructions, have the idea of ​​​​cleaning up and reorganizing.

So they uplifted the festive atmosphere and encouraged Jia's mother to extravagant.

Reason!It is also ready-made. With the help of Lai Shangrong, Yuanchun is about to take a further step, and naturally the family cannot show its decline.

Jia Mu had no doubt about it and agreed with the two daughters-in-law's arguments.

In fact, Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang have been getting along more and more harmoniously recently, and she also feels that Yuanchun is expected to take a step forward and make the family more cohesive.

She was very happy about this phenomenon. Knowing her family's situation, she also spent some of her savings to fill the shortfall in the house and do her part for this rare harmony.

This plan was originally instructed by Lai Shangrong. Although many people have many pairs of chopsticks, as the number one hero, he is not as luxurious as his banquet.

Therefore, with the idea of ​​doing what I can, I have dinner at Rongfu every day.

Compared with Lai Shangrong, who was welcomed into the inner room like stars over the moon, Jia Baoyu looked a bit bleak.

Perhaps Mrs. Wang had the idea that father and son would not sit at the same table, so she arranged for him to sit at the same table with Jia Lian in the outside room.

Mother Jia was also afraid that her precious grandson would offend her family's great hero if she remained silent, so she acquiesced to this arrangement.

For two or three days in a row, Lai Shangrong was in Rong Mansion. It was rare that he went to visit King Zhongshun, Tian Guojiu and others today. He came a little late. Xue Baochai, who had not been there for a long time, mistakenly thought that he would not come today, so he left and went home. Go and stay with Aunt Xue.

There was no Xue Baochai on the table, which made Tanchun quite happy.

He raised his glass and said with a smile: "I heard that Brother Lai was in front of the palace and single-handedly silenced the public defenders of Gongun. He even shouted and scolded the ministers in front of the palace!"

Rumors have always been passed down through rumors, and the more rumors spread, the more outrageous they became. When Lai Shangrong scolded Chai Qing, words that could be read into a dog's belly in the sages' books have been spread to point at a group of ministers and call them dogs.

However, now that he was a minister, Tanchun deliberately ignored it.

Of course Lai Shangrong accepted this misunderstanding, and how could he explain it? He smiled and said: "I am just serving the public good. They are wronged by themselves, so of course they have no way to argue!"

Lin Daiyu covered her mouth with a smile and said, "Does the third sister really not know or is she pretending not to know? But which pot is not opened and which pot is to be carried, Brother Lai probably didn't expect that he lifted a rock and hit his foot, and he was promoted just after scolding her." Minister!"

Lin Daiyu didn't know about this originally, but Lai Shangrong revealed it when he exposed his own shortcomings and made her happy.

Tanchun did not expect that Lin Daiyu would expose the matter, and argued: "Brother Lai scolded them for what he meant. Besides, Brother Lai was not a minister at that time, so how can they be confused!"

Lin Daiyu said worriedly: "The beauty in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. Brother Lai showed his sharpness this time and cut off many people's financial paths. You need to be more careful in the future. These rumors spread outside may not be intended to bring trouble to others." Brother Lai, let’s call him arrogant!”

Lin Daiyu was not entirely targeting Tanchun. When she saw Tanchun flattering her, she was afraid that Lai Shangrong would be impetuous, so she wanted to take the opportunity to remind him to be careful.

Destroying people's wealth is like killing their parents. Fire and money have been in existence since the previous dynasty implemented a whip method.

Lai Shangrong did not make one or two enemies this time.

Unlike Tanchun, who only heard rumors, after the explanation from the person involved, Lai Shangrong, she knew that the outside world was just spreading rumors.

The female family members were in the backyard, so these things could not reach their ears. It was only when Tanchun inquired that she learned about the rumors outside.

Jia Mu and others were confused and quickly asked.

Tanchun couldn't hide it this time, so he recounted the rumors outside.

After saying that, he looked at Lai Shangrong worriedly.

After listening to Tanchun's story, everyone suddenly understood why Lin Daiyu said that she shot herself in the foot. "Three girls are right. Shang Rong was not the minister at that time, so how could he be..."

When Mrs. Wang said this, she couldn't help but think of some inappropriate plots.

Although Lai Shangrong is as hard-working as a mule and a horse, under certain circumstances, he is somewhat similar to a dog.

Thinking of this, An spitted out, blushed and looked at Mrs.

And Wang Xifeng and Li Wan are no different from them.

Regarding what Lin Daiyu said, Lai Shangrong also knew the pros and cons.

However, his fundamentals are not there, and the key is not easy to explain to her, and he is afraid of causing unnecessary worries.

Half-jokingly: "Sister Lin, there is no need to worry. A while ago, I was on duty at the Ministry of Household Affairs and talking to Li Shangshu. Suddenly I saw a dog running into the courtyard. Li Shangshu pointed at the dog and asked me, does Shangrong know this? The wolf (the minister) is a dog? I pretended not to know and replied, the upper comb (Shang Shu) is a dog and the lower comb is a wolf. Then Li Shangshu was speechless. The soldiers came to cover up the water and earth. They wanted to label me. It’s not that easy.”

There were no dogs in the Hubu Yamen. He came up with this joke to lighten the atmosphere.

But what he said was true, and the whole room was bursting with laughter.

Lin Daiyu knew that Lai Shangrong was joking deliberately to reassure herself.

Panting, "Next time the emperor wants to promote Brother Lai to an official position, Brother Lai must remember to resign, but don't shoot yourself in the foot again!"

When she said this, the whole audience burst into laughter.

He does not mean that.

Among the six ministers, if the minister is in the top, he must be a minister. By then, he will really be regarded as a dog.

Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, Wang Xifeng, and Li Wan, the two pairs of sisters-in-law, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, suddenly blushed on their faces.

I was secretly wondering if I should avoid suspicion tonight and stop acting like a dog...

Just when I was thinking about whether there was something or not, I heard a burst of laughter like silver bells coming from outside the house.

"Unexpectedly, I went home to have a meal with my mother, and I missed something interesting. You have to explain it to me."

As soon as the voice sounded, Xue Baochai's people also walked around the screen and walked in.

"Acridine! Why is Brother Lai here too!"

After being surprised, he respectfully bowed to Jia Mu and the other elders.

Then he pestered Wang Xifeng and asked why it was so lively just now.

Although Wang Xifeng had a grudge, she still had to do the work on the scene, so she told the story in an embellished way.

Hearing Xue Baochai's heart surge, he unconsciously looked at Lai Shangrong with a bit of excitement.

Although I knew there was a joke in the words, not everyone could make fun of a book.

Her performance all fell into Tanchun's eyes. She arrived in time before dinner was over, which was obviously not just the right time.

However, although it is not difficult to seize Xue Baochai's job, it will inevitably leave a trail behind.

After all, he had no corresponding evidence, and Xue Baochai was personally appointed by Mrs. Wang to report her case to Mrs. Wang, so it was inevitable that she would not be suspected.

But even if he bypassed Mrs. Wang and went to find Jia Mu, there was no guarantee that Mrs. Wang would not find out that she was the one causing the trouble.

After thinking about it, I still couldn't figure it out, so I had to keep the matter in mind for the time being.

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(End of this chapter)