Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 425 Dilemma
Helped Lai Shangrong to deduct the expenses for prostitutes, received Shi Xiangyun, and completed a series of trivial tasks.

Wang Xifeng finally freed up her hand and pointed the finger directly at Xue Baochai.

On this day, Lin Zhixiao's family and a group of maids and women gathered together and arrived at Hengwu Garden.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he sat down in the main hall, crossed his legs, and gave orders arrogantly.

Xue Baochai, who came after hearing the news, said hello without understanding and said with a smile: "It's strange, what kind of wind has brought Sister Feng here!"

"Hey! Aren't these careless slaves? How can I, who is born with a hard life, be less leisurely than my sisters? If it weren't for this, how would I have time to hang out?"

Just as he was talking, four or five women from Lin Zhixiao's family came in escorting the woman from Hengwuyuan.

"Miss, help me!"

As soon as the mother-in-law came in and saw Xue Baochai, she cried and screamed.

Lin Zhixiao and others, she pushed to the ground, knelt down in the hall, and then saluted Xue Baochai.

When Xue Baochai saw the mother-in-law being escorted in, she was already worried, but she said calmly: "Sister Feng, what's the reason for this?"

Wang Xifeng said disapprovingly: "This matter has nothing to do with my sister. Last time the old lady checked the gambling, this fish slipped through the net. Today she is just here to make up for it!"

She didn't know that Xue Baochai didn't have enough confidence, and she was afraid of causing too much backlash. After all, although she had never married, she was still the second mistress of Baochai who had been granted a marriage by the emperor.

Although he took care of Mrs. Wang's omissions, if things went too far, there was no guarantee that Mrs. Wang's protective mentality would be aroused.

After all, she was still Dafang's daughter-in-law. If she were to escalate the situation to a class-stealing power grab by Dafang, for Jia Baoyu's consideration, she might not resort to desperate measures.

Once they really break up, they can only take action.

Therefore, before coming here, he warned Lin Zhixiao's family not to expose Baochai's threat. He only took the person away with great fanfare, killed the chicken to scare the monkeys, and showed the servants how the wind was blowing.

She just wanted to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, but Xue Baochai didn't think so. Her relationship with Lai Shangrong was secret, and Yingchun was Lai Shangrong's concurrent wife.

In addition, Wang Xifeng's business was all helped by Lai Shangrong, and she was Yingchun's sister-in-law. She naturally thought that she wanted to vent her anger on Yingchun, and even showed her favor to Lai Shangrong.

"Is there some misunderstanding? Last time the old lady checked the gambling, Mother Lin enforced the law impartially and even dealt with her own relatives. Is there anything else that slipped through the net?"

"you……"

Lin Zhixiao's family was about to retort, but was stopped by Wang Xifeng's look.

"Mother Lin was also deceived at that time."

After a slight pause, Wang Xifeng continued: "Besides, whether there is any misunderstanding will only be known after a trial. If she is wronged, I can still be considered innocent!"

Xue Baochai was already feeling guilty, and when he heard that he was going to be tried, he was afraid that he would pull out the carrot and bring out the mud.

Although she has no hope of taking charge of the Rongguo Mansion, the more this happens, all hope falls on Lai Shangrong. It’s okay for others to know. If the news reaches Lin Daiyu’s ears, it will be difficult for her to establish an image and do those sisterly things. All the effort was ruined.

Moreover, some of his actions have caused dissatisfaction with Lai Shangrong, and he was only given 4 taels of shares.

If there is another victim to welcome the spring breeze, and cooperate with Lin Daiyu to add fuel to the flames, there is no guarantee that Lai Shangrong will not alienate himself.

So, he argued with reason: "Since it hasn't been done yet, there's no need to trouble Sister Feng. Let's leave it to my sister to judge!"

"Hey! My sister is just a guest after all, so why bother you with our family affairs!"

After all, Xue Baochai hadn't come through the door yet. Wang Xifeng blocked her with this statement, and she couldn't find a reason to refute it for a while.

Just letting her take people away like this is absolutely impossible.

After thinking for a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "We don't have to argue over a servant and hurt the harmony. How about we ask my wife to make a decision?" Lai Shangrong's thirst cannot be quenched by water from afar, but Mrs. Wang is well aware of the relationship between the two. In terms of Lai Shangrong's face, he would not favor Wang Xifeng.

She pinned her hopes on Mrs. Wang, but it was exactly what Wang Xifeng wanted.

He thought to himself, I stole all your errands from my wife, how dare she help you?
He suddenly stood up and said: "Then what are you waiting for! Let's go ask my wife to make a decision!"

In this way, a group of people rushed to the Jade Emperor Temple.

After such a commotion, the commotion that was originally noisy became more and more loud. The entire Rong Mansion stared at the Jade Emperor Temple, trying to see which direction the wind was blowing.

After hearing the two men's stories, Mrs. Wang secretly complained in her heart. They both had their own support, but they both counted on her to be supportive.

Although both sides were juniors, she couldn't afford to offend the one who was pinching her omissions and the other who had his back against a big tree.

After much thought, I can only choose the lesser of two evils.

He waved his hands and said: "It's better to leave this matter to Feng Yatou. Don't be in a hurry to give up after it's done. Send someone to just give me a favor!"

After all, Wang Xifeng was pinching his own oversight, while Xue Baochai didn't know about her affairs and was just relying on Lai Shangrong.

Anyway, it was Lai Shangrong's intention to appease Wang Xifeng, and I believe he can understand his difficulties.

They were completely unaware of her difficulties.

Xue Baochai was shocked and exclaimed: "Madam!"

She secretly wondered, would Mrs. Wang rather offend Lai Shangrong than suppress the prestige of Butler Wang Xifeng?
And when Wang Xifeng saw that Mrs. Wang had indeed thrown herself into the trap, she couldn't help but feel a little satisfied.

He leaned slightly and said, "Hey! Then I won't disturb my wife's rest! Why don't you take her away quickly!"

While agreeing, he arrogantly ordered the person to be escorted away.

Mrs. Wang nodded, looked at the surprised Xue Baochai, and ordered: "Well! Take them down first! Baby Bao stays, I have something to tell you!"

Although it is said that it is the lesser of two evils, it must be appeased when it needs to be appeased.

After Wang Xifeng left, Mrs. Wang said kindly: "Relax, it's just a matter of dealing with one or two servants, it's not a big deal. After all, you are a member of Shangrong, and you will have to rely on me for the affairs of this house in the future. Feng Yatou is in charge, if I help you and disgrace her, those servants will inevitably look down on her in the future. You have always been the most reasonable, you should know this truth."

It was inconvenient to tell Xue Baochai the real situation, so I could only use this excuse as an excuse.

Xue Baochai was convinced of this, but still couldn't help but worry.

Her image with Mrs. Wang has completely disappeared, and the reason why Mrs. Wang swallows her anger is simply because she cares about Lai Shangrong, so she doesn't need to care too much about what she does.

Therefore, I simplified the whole story and omitted the complexities, only concealing that the idea came from me.

"Auntie! This matter is obviously aimed at me by Feng Yatou. The old lady didn't question the original conclusion, but she insisted on holding on to it. She must have felt that the second sister is different from the past, so she rushed to stand up for her."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang pondered for a moment and said: "Don't be anxious. Didn't I tell Feng Yatou? Tell her not to be in a hurry to resign. Since this matter started because of Shangrong, the person who untied the bell still needs to tie the bell. You Go to him and ask, can he still help you? Feng Yatou helped Shang Rong handle all the business, how dare she go against his wishes? "

Mrs. Wang was convinced of Xue Baochai's analysis. In the final analysis, this was an internal fight within the Lai family, and it would only cause trouble in her own family. She could no longer overstep her authority, and let Lai Shangrong suffer the headache himself!
However, her actions were undoubtedly self-defeating.

Xue Baochai secretly thought, do you even need to say this?
If Brother Lai hadn't been able to quench his thirst with water far away, why would I have come to you to ask for trouble?

He said angrily: "Madam is absolutely right, I will ask someone to invite Brother Lai to come over tonight!"

Facing her nominal daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wang could only laugh along with her when she invited Lai Shangrong to stay at the house in the evening.

(End of this chapter)