Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 377 Persuasion
At the same time as the rectification movement was being carried out in Rongfu.

Mrs. Wang also came to the palace.

Ever since she learned that Jia Zheng was ill, she had been worried about her son's marriage all the time.

However, she didn't know that Aunt Xue mistakenly thought that her matchmaking was a test. She had just helped Xue Baochai find a new home, and was rushing to propose marriage to Jia Baoyu, so it was inevitable that Aunt Xue would not be suspicious.

In addition, he suspects that Aunt Xue has something to do with Lai Shangrong. If he leaks the news to him in private, his plan will only fail.

Moreover, although no one in the Xue family was an official in the court, Xue Pan often called friends and had many children from aristocratic families who came and went, so he might not be immune to rumors.

Therefore, the safest thing is to take advantage of the fact that Lai Shangrong is still in the dark and use Yuanchun to use Lai Shangrong's name to ask the queen to grant a marriage.

Although it will inevitably lead to Lai Shangrong's dissatisfaction, if he slowly makes amends and carefully apologizes, he can always calm down his anger.

Besides, Jia Zheng is already like this, how can he be so bad no matter how bad he is?

If you can't take advantage of this opportunity to arrange a marriage for your son, it will be too late to regret it later.

After all, Lai Shangrong was not Jia Baoyu's biological father. Even if he was willing to help, someone else would have to be willing to marry him, let alone tie up a rich and noble girl to be his son's wife.

If she hadn't waited for the visit from Jiao Fang's family members before entering the palace to find Yuan Chun, she would have already informed Jia Mu and moved into the Cuicui Nunnery.

Inside Yuchun Garden.

After retreating, Mrs. Wang did not hide it and informed Yuan Chun of Jia Zheng's illness.

Although Yuanchun was raised by Jia's mother since childhood, and the relationship between mother and daughter was not very deep, the eldest sister was like a mother, and she watched Jia Baoyu grow up since she was a child.

Only when she knows the seriousness of the matter will she take action without hesitation.

"The empress has not been implicated in the palace, right?"

Yuan Chun thought to himself, if he couldn't even see the emperor's face, he would not be implicated in any way.

He said: "With the Queen's care, I should be safe."

When Mrs. Wang heard her talk about the queen and didn't mention anything else, she hurriedly explained: "Shang Rong said that in order to prevent the emperor from thinking about this matter, it's better to stay away from the spotlight for the time being on the other side of the ministerial room."

Yuanchun had long since given up the thought of sleeping with him, and almost forgot that there was such a thing, so he hurriedly said: "Master Lai is thoughtful, mother just listens to him!"

Mrs. Wang sighed: "I don't have anything to worry about now, Madam. Even if something like this happened at home, I'm afraid it's your younger brother. It's hard to find a good marriage."

"The matter has come to this, and there is no point in worrying about it anymore."

Yuanchun felt deeply and said: "It is not necessarily a good thing to be high and noble. If my brother can find an honest family, it will be a blessing."

She seemed to be saying this for Jia Baoyu, but she was also feeling sorry for herself.

Mrs. Wang didn't know her true situation in the palace, so naturally she couldn't hear her sadness.

"After all, he is my mother's brother. If he really marries a girl from a small family, he will also lose her face. I do have a good candidate here, Baochai, I have also met the old lady before. I didn't mention it because I liked Girl Lin. Now that Girl Lin has been promised to Shang Rong, she is a perfect candidate."

Yuan Chun did not show any surprise. The dispute between Lin and Xue was a big deal. She had arranged the ceremony at Qingxu Guan under the instruction of Jia Mu, so she was indirectly involved.

"Although we only have a one-time relationship, Sister Xue's character and appearance are both impeccable. Since my mother has this intention, why not discuss it with the old lady as soon as possible? I think the old lady will not object to this marriage now." "Of course the old lady doesn't. They may object, but people’s minds have changed!”

Mrs. Wang sighed: "This incident happened in the family, and the Xue family still had two questions about whether they agreed to the marriage. Besides, our repeated shirks at the beginning had already chilled people's hearts. Now we can only tolerate them if we show enough sincerity. reject."

Of course, it is inconvenient for Mrs. Wang to talk about her ups and downs, and some speculations about Lai Shangrong and Xue's family.

Fortunately, there is still the dispute between Lin and Xue to cover up.

Yuanchun did not doubt that he had it, nodded and said: "What mother said is true. I will spend some of my own money later and give it to the Xue family sister to show our sincerity."

She only noticed the sincerity of Mrs. Wang's words, but ignored that the key was not to refuse.

"Although this can also show our sincerity, it may not prevent accidents. If we can ask the Queen to grant the marriage, we can be sure that nothing will happen."

"This..." Yuanchun hesitated: "The Queen only takes care of me out of Lord Lai's favor, so how can she grant a marriage to my younger brother?"

"The Queen has already said that the Queen only cares about Shang Rong's face. It may not be effective for us to beg her, but if it is Shang Rong's intention, she may not agree!"

Yuan Chun suddenly felt embarrassed. It wasn't that she was unwilling to help Jia Baoyu, but that she had already been spotted by Lai Shangrong and was already suspected of being a liar in the melon field. If she went to the queen under the banner of Lai Shangrong, wouldn't it be getting darker and darker?

"Why doesn't mother tell him to follow the path of Uncle Guo?"

She didn't know that Mrs. Wang was still hiding things from Lai Shangrong, so she proposed this compromise method.

Seeing that she was hesitant and did not dare to tell the truth, Mrs. Wang sighed: "I have caused so much trouble to Shang Rong because of your affairs. Why do you still have the nerve to trouble him for such a trivial matter? Besides, he now has the nerve to trouble him. He was promoted to the position of Minister of Household Affairs and was also in charge of several yamen including the State Administration Department and the Salt and Iron Department.

After all, it's for your brother. You can't make him busy. Our family won't be able to contribute at all, right? "

Yuan Chun suddenly felt ashamed. Mrs. Wang reminded her that her family had been worried about her, and now it was her turn to contribute to the family.

"Then...then I'll try to ask when the queen is in a good mood one day!"

"Hey! Hey!" Mrs. Wang hurriedly agreed: "My brother's matter has been taken care of, and I have nothing to worry about. Since Miaoyu left, the Huocui Temple in the garden has been empty. I will move it later. Go in and pray for the empress."

After a pause, he sighed again: "The recent troubled times may not have been caused by the lack of people who chanted sutras and prayed for blessings in the family. It's just that in this way, the chances of entering the palace in the future may not be as good as before."

After finishing Jia Baoyu's affairs, moving into Caocui'an has to be put on the agenda. Mentioning it in front of Yuan Chun now can be regarded as filling in the last piece of the puzzle.

After all, it was under the guise of praying for Yuanchun, so he couldn't just say it.

When Yuanchun heard this, she felt ashamed. Her mother had worked so hard for the family, and even had to retreat from the world to pray for herself. However, she was so hesitant that she almost felt cold to her heart.

He hurriedly promised: "Don't worry, mother, I will find an opportunity to plead with you!"

This gave Mrs. Wang reassurance, and she did not forget to warn: "This matter should be done sooner rather than later. If Bao girl makes a promise to someone else, it will be too late! Also, your father's matter is hidden from the old lady for the time being. She is old, if something happens..."

"Hey! Hey! Save my daughter!"

When Mrs. Wang saw that the matter was done, she was anxious to go back and move. She did not want to stay for a long time, so she hurriedly said goodbye and left.

(End of this chapter)