Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 447
"How can this be good! How can this be good..."

Although it was already winter, Aunt Xue, who kept pacing and mumbling to herself in the Xue family hall, couldn't stop sweating.

However, her heart was already in her throat, so she couldn't care less about the stickiness on her body.

"mom!"

Xue Baochai, who came after hearing the news, rushed into the house and grabbed Aunt Xue's hand.

"What did my brother commit? How could he be arrested by Jin Yiwei?"

"Son! If your brother is in trouble, how can I live with him!"

"Mom!" Xue Baochai shouted after hearing her mother's wrong answer: "What trouble did my brother get into? We have to find out before we can think of ways to save people!"

"Yes, yes!" Aunt Xue was given a slap in the face by Xue Baochai, and finally her soul returned to her original position. She kept rubbing her hands and said, "We have to find a way to save people..."

"That's what you said!"

Aunt Xue recalled: "Just now, a guy from Heng Shudian came here with Jinyiwei, saying that our shop had received some stolen goods... By the way! He said that it was stolen goods from the Zhen family... or it was your brother's instruction..."

Xue Baochai grabbed Aunt Xue's hand and said anxiously: "Zhen family? Is it the Zhen family in Jiangnan?"

I was still discussing this matter in Xiaoxiang Pavilion just now, but I didn't expect that my family would be involved.

However, with Shi Xiangyun's story behind her, she hoped that it was really because of the Zhen family.

After all, Shi Xiangyun was as close to Lai Shangrong as he was, and he could rescue Shi Xiangyun, so why couldn't he save his brother?

However, in her desperation, she didn't do anything lightly and pinched the back of Aunt Xue's soft hand, leaving a bloody mark.

Aunt Xue shook her hand away, not caring about crying out in pain, and said angrily: "If it's not his family, what other Zhen family can there be?"

Immediately, he grabbed Xue Baochai with his backhand and said, "That's right! Go find the old lady and ask her to go to the palace to ask the empress for help!"

Xue Baochai couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that it was the same case as Shi Jia.

She threw away Aunt Xue's hand and complained: "Mom! You pinched my daughter!"

"Ouch!" Aunt Xue stamped her feet eagerly: "Your brother is about to die, and you don't care whether it hurts or not. You should go quickly!"

Ordinarily, she could go by herself to ask for help, but since the emperor bestowed her marriage, Madam Wang has treated her very coldly.

But although her sister was indifferent to him, she seemed to have no barrier to her daughter. Wang Xifeng was pregnant and even handed over the housekeeping rights to her.

Xue Baochai waved his hands and said disdainfully: "You don't have to look for her if you want to!"

Aunt Xue regards Mrs. Wang as life-saving straw, but Xue Baochai knows very well who is the "man behind Mrs. Wang".

"You mean... to find Shang Rong?"

Since the last time Youshi came to visit, which heightened her suspicion of Lai Shangrong, these three words have been erased from her dictionary.

At this moment, Xue Baochai mentioned his name, and Aunt Xue felt guilty for no reason.

"Although Girl Qin promised to be his concubine, it's just a concubine in the end. It's still unclear whether he will help with such a big matter? You and Baoyu were married by the emperor after all, and you are not a serious in-law. If you don’t beg, it wouldn’t be good to beg him, right?”

Xue Baochai secretly murmured that the Lai family were real and serious in-laws, while the Rong family was just a cover to hide their identity.

It's just that she couldn't tell her mother this clearly, so she could only explain: "Mom, you don't know that because of this case, the historian was in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion just now. Brother Lai patted his chest and personally promised that he could save sister Xiangyun. Now Xiangyun has moved to Lai's house.

The Shi family helped hide it, but our family just collected the stolen goods by mistake. Rather than beating around the bush to find my wife and having to wait for the visit day before entering the palace, it would be better to get there in one step and go directly to Brother Lai! "

"This..." Although she knew that Xue Baochai's proposal was better, Aunt Xue still couldn't help but hesitate a little when she thought of Lai Shangrong's selective eyes and the price of coming to ask for help.

Xue Baochai didn't know the reason for her entanglement, he just thought that she was still focused on seeking the far away at the expense of the near.

He reminded: "If I delay this time and miss the opportunity to save my brother, it will be too late to regret it!"

When Aunt Xue heard this, she felt her heart change and nodded: "Yes! If you're not afraid of [-], just be afraid of the worst. I'll go to Lai's house right away. No matter what, I have to ask him to rescue your brother!"

Xue Baochai quickly stopped her and said, "It's better for my daughter to go! Mom will just wait for the news at home!"

Something like this happened to his brother, and he ran away at this time, and his mother didn't know what was going on, so she would only feel that she was heartless and unjust.

But as a daughter who has not yet left the court, running to the Lai family alone will inevitably lead to criticism. Mrs. Wang, the nominal mother-in-law, will not take it seriously, but Aunt Xue may not agree.

That's why she wanted to convince Aunt Xue first, and then volunteered to go to the Lai family to plead for mercy.

But never expected that Aunt Xue would take the initiative to ask to go.

Aunt Xue looked Xue Baochai up and down, and said bitterly, how did you know Lai Shangrong's ambition?

He said firmly: "It would be disrespectful for you to go and ask for help. It's only appropriate for me to go!"

When Xue Baochai saw that Aunt Xue insisted on this, she no longer pressed her. Although she didn't go there in person, she couldn't flatter her in person with soft words.

But based on their relationship, agreeing to mother first and then going to Hengwu Garden was just a matter of order.

"Hey!" He agreed, then thought for a while and added: "Then if the mother comes back late, don't go looking for her daughter. With the help of the elder brother, the elder brother will be fine. We will talk about it tomorrow and it will be the same."

She was worried that Lai Shangrong would come to her house at night and be disturbed by Aunt Xue.

But these words also satisfied Aunt Xue's feelings. Although she didn't know how long she would be delayed at Lai's house, since he thought about her day and night, she would never let her go easily.

What if Xue Baochai is waiting at home and he fails to return, or if he sees clues from his face, how can he face his daughter again in the future?
"Yes, yes! I'll leave right away, you go back first, and we'll talk about it tomorrow!"

Aunt Xue told Xue Baochai that she would leave immediately, but she did not follow her instructions. Instead, she returned to the room and dressed up.Although Lai Shangrong was thinking about him deeply, after all, he was asking for something, and rescuing his son was the top priority. Making this bargaining chip more attractive was not a bad thing.

In order to save Lai Shangrong some trouble, he only wore a thin gauze skirt inside and a thick cloak outside.

After tidying up for half an hour, I left home with a determined look and rushed to Lai's house.

I thought it was time for Lai Shangrong to arrive home after being delayed for so long, but I never expected that he hadn't come back yet.

When Mrs. You heard that Aunt Xue had come to the door, she hurried to the side hall.

"Why is my aunt here?"

As he said that, he looked at Aunt Xue who was sweating on her forehead with a puzzled look and said: "The floor cage is open in this room. If my wife feels hot, she might as well take off her cloak first and put it on again when she goes out!"

Who would have thought it would be better if she didn't say it? As soon as she said this, Aunt Xue not only did not take off her restraints, but instead wrapped her cloak a little tighter.

Youshi was wondering, could it be that Aunt Xue had caught the cold?

But then he caught a glimpse of the corners exposed at the neckline, and he suddenly woke up from a dream.

He patted his forehead and said, "Look at my memory! How can I be in the side hall when my concubine is here? I will take you to Dou Fengxuan right now!"

Then he remembered something again and said to Aunt Xue: "My aunt, please wait here for a moment. I'll be back as soon as I go!"

After saying that, he turned around and returned to his room. He took out a black dress from the cabinet, traced it on her body, put it in his arms and went to the side hall again.

Although Lai Shangrong asked for a black skirt last time, it was for Li Wan to wear, but Youshi still asked Xiang Ling to make one according to Aunt Xue's body shape, just in case she needed it.

She was afraid that Aunt Xue would be shy, so she took her into Doufengxuan and then took out the black skirt from her arms.

He handed it to Aunt Xue and said, "My uncle likes this the best... My wife might as well change it in advance!"

Seeing Aunt Xue stunned on the spot, he thought she was out of shame and anger, took her hand, put the dress on her arm, and walked away.

Aunt Xue stared blankly at the semi-hollow gauze skirt in her hands. She couldn't hide her shame and anger for a moment, and threw it aside intentionally, but she was also worried that Lai Shangrong would be unhappy.

Although the dress is not worn on the upper body, you can tell just by looking at the size that it must be made according to your figure.

She didn't expect Xiang Ling, but thought Lai Shangrong had groped her thoroughly with his eyes. Thinking of this, she felt her face burning with panic.

After struggling for a long time, he was still worried about Xue Pan's safety, so he slowly put on the dress.

After changing the clothes, when I saw the half-covered smear of white greasy clothes, I was so scared that I covered my body in front of me. I felt that it was not enough, so I turned around and put on the cloak again.

But the thick cloak on his upper body made him feel sticky and uncomfortable, either out of shame or anger, or because the fire in the ground cage was too strong.

He had no choice but to take off his cloak again and cover it in front of him instead.

While Aunt Xue was taking off her clothes, Lai Shangrong finally returned home.

As soon as he entered the door, Youshi, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately came to greet him.

Acting obediently and flatteringly said: "Master! My aunt is waiting for you at Dou Feng Xuan!"

"Doufengxuan?"

Lai Shangrong glanced at Youshi. Although he didn't understand why Youshi arranged people to stay in Doufengxuan, Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang were both his personal belongings. Youshi must have misunderstood because of this.

Without explaining anything, he shook his head and said, "I know!"

It's not that he deliberately wanted Youshi to misunderstand. Sometimes the more he explains, the more confusing he becomes, so it's better to let her experience it on her own.

He didn't know that Aunt Xue had changed her clothes, came to Doufengxuan, knocked on the door symbolically, and barged in.

Aunt Xue, who was sitting on the couch, was feeling sorry for herself when she suddenly heard a sound and had long forgotten that she was still wearing a cloak.

As she suddenly stood up, the thick cloak slid down smoothly.

Lai Shangrong's eyes lit up, and he looked at the panicked Aunt Xue in front of him. Her fair and tender skin could be broken by blowing, and the green veins under the skin were faintly visible.

Aunt Xue felt uncomfortable being stared at by Lai Shangrong, but when she thought of her son still suffering in Jinyiwei Prison, she could only suppress her shame.

Gradually, a layer of greasy powder was smeared on the body, like a ripe pomegranate, when people saw it, they would only think of one word.

peel!
"Gulu!" Lai Shangrong swallowed unwillingly.

The sound of swallowing was like a thunderclap, ringing in Aunt Xue's ears. She unconsciously raised a pair of jade pillar-like arms to cover her body.

When Lai Shangrong saw this, he quickly covered it up and said, "Auntie, are you here for Wenlong?"

Hearing her son's name, Aunt Xue slowly lowered her arms, and as she opened and relaxed them, the earth shook.

Lai Shangrong blurted out: "This is a serious evil..."

Before she finished speaking, Aunt Xue's face was filled with mixed emotions, and she bit her lower lip tightly with a trace of determination on her face.

As he raised his hand to touch the plate buckle, he said sadly: "As long as Shang Rong is willing to take action to save Wen Long's life, then... even if you want me to be a cow or a horse, I will obey you!"

"open!"

Lai Shangrong stepped forward and said, "Let me come!"

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(End of this chapter)