Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 453
If he and Aunt Xue pretended to be confused, then Xue Baochai deliberately pretended to be deaf and dumb.

At first, she missed the best opportunity to stop her, her mind went blank, and she staged a battle between heaven and man.

Aunt Xue's call undoubtedly exposed the fact that she had not fallen asleep.

However, Xue Baochai was very thoughtful. She recalled that Aunt Xue's various strange behaviors since Xue Pan's accident also made her suspicious.

The only explanation is that Brother Lai used his brother's accident to try to inform his mother about the two of them.

But in order to save his own face, he could only put the blame on himself, so he asked for his daughter to save his son.

This is not without trace. On the day when the emperor bestowed the marriage, Lai Shangrong also took the initiative to say nothing to himself in front of Mrs. Wang, and instead took all the responsibility on himself.

However, the mother didn't know the reason. She was worried about her brother and wanted to protect herself.

So, he came up with this way to sacrifice himself?

The more I thought about it, the more it seemed possible, and I felt a deep sense of self-blame in my heart.

Both of them were trying to protect themselves. If they hadn't been shy about speaking out and intentionally deceived, why would such a thing have happened?
Thinking of this, I felt even more ashamed of Aunt Xue.

However, on second thought, if Lai Shangrong could relieve his mother's depression for many years, he would be able to make up for himself...

Although things did not go as Lai Shangrong thought, the result was undoubtedly good. However, he and Aunt Xue did not know that Xue Baochai had good intentions.

When I arrived at the palace gate, I was told that today's morning meeting was cancelled.

A group of ministers in front of the palace gate were talking among themselves.

It would be commonplace if it was placed on some stupid emperors in the past dynasties, but Emperor Zhenglong had been in the court for more than ten years, and it was the first time he had stopped the court.

However, since the death of Princess Zhen and the murder of Prince Jing, bad news has come one after another. The emperor's spirit has been greatly reduced, and it is common to fall asleep in the morning.

After all, he has reached the age where he knows his destiny, and his biological mother and son have passed away one after another, so it is inevitable that he will become ill with worry.

Lai Shangrong was in trouble at this time. He originally made an agreement with the Xue family's mother and daughter, telling them to wait outside the Jinyi Guard during the time when he was going to court, so that he could take them to visit Xue Pan.

Now for more than an hour, I can't handle anything when I go back to the Yamen. Instead, I go back and forth to waste time.

I went back to Rong Mansion to pick up the people, but I was worried that they were not ready yet, so it would be a waste of time anyway.

After thinking about it, he ordered Hu Si and the Jin family brothers: "Go to Uncle Guo's house!"

After King Zhongshun died, he left a lot of bad things behind.

The shares of King Zhongshun in the state-owned department were naturally returned to the national treasury, but the shares of the soap factory and shipyard are still detained in the Ministry of Household Affairs. Whether they are redeemed or bought by the court, there must be a clear goal.

Lai Shangrong is in the Ministry of Household Affairs, so he can avoid suspicion for this kind of thing.

King Qi is now the emperor's only prince, and the Tian family has undoubtedly followed suit. Especially, the emperor seems to be in some condition now. He can do things that he is not comfortable talking about, which will get twice the result with half the effort.

When I arrived at Tianfu, I happened to encounter Tian Chang's bicycle frame coming out.

"Uncle Guo is going out?"

"It's just some idle business, Mr. Lai is a rare guest, please come inside!"

Tian Chang hesitated for a moment, then got out of the car.

Lai Shangrong followed Tian Chang into the mansion, and the Jin family brothers looked at a follower beside Tian Chang, slightly startled, and hurriedly followed behind.

However, when Lai Shangrong walked into the door, Tian Chang's entourage raised his hand to block the two from the door.

Lai Shangrong turned around and said with a little embarrassment: "There is no need for guards at Uncle Guo's house, you can wait outside!"

The two hesitated to speak, but agreed.

When he came to the hall, Tian Chang smiled and said: "Shang Rong is not a military commander, why did he bring his own soldiers?"

Lai Shangrong said frankly: "Where can he be regarded as a personal soldier? Someone Lai is timid, and he arranged for the security department to guard him carefully, and use public equipment for private use!"

"Under the Emperor's feet, isn't Shang Rong too cautious?"

"Both Your Highnesses have the courage to commit assassination, let alone me relying on someone!"

"Shang Rong is joking! Zhongshun...the culprit has been killed, who dares to..."

"Although the murderer is punished, I'm afraid that someone with a heart will follow suit. There is no big mistake in being careful. Uncle Guo also needs to be more cautious!"

"Yes, yes! Shang Rong is absolutely right, but I didn't think carefully!"

The two had a laugh, and then got back to business, discussing the redistribution of shares, and finally decided that Tian Chang would come forward to redeem the shares of the two factories from the Ministry of Household Affairs.Half an hour later...

Lai Shangrong left the uncle's mansion.

On the way to Jinyiwei, Jinchang approached the carriage.

He lowered his voice and said, "My lord! The students have something to report!"

Lai Shangrong lifted the curtain of the car window, and Jinchang immediately said: "The entourage around Uncle Guo is one of the people we met when we were following Prince Zhongshun's palace that day."

Lai Shangrong frowned and said: "Tell your brother later, you are all rotten in your heart, never mention it again!"

After putting down the car curtain, Lai Shangrong had no intention of being used as a pawn.

He had suspected Empress Tian when he saw the body of the court lady, and the body found in Chang'an County made him feel even more strange.

Now, it just confirmed this guess.

As for guilt, he would not have it. After all, he was just following the emperor's instructions and reporting the truth.

Now that King Qi has become the emperor's only prince, the Tian family is in an invincible position.

What's more, it was King Zhongshun who first bit him and colluded with Jin Yiwei to excuse King Jing.

However, since he has no intention of speaking out for King Zhongshun, there is no guarantee that the Tian family will not have this worry.

Thinking of this, I can't help but think twice.

Fortunately, the Tian family is not the emperor after all. Even if they have the intention to attack him, they can only use dirty tricks secretly.

It seems the guards need to be strengthened!
Arriving at the Jinyiwei Gate, Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai's carriage were already waiting at the door.

He greeted Lu Zhanyuan, who was promoted to be the governor of the town, and led the two of them to the prison.

Seeing that Xue Pan not only did not suffer, but lived in a neat single room, the mother and daughter were relieved.

However, he is still in custody after all, so there is no need to worry.

Aunt Xue must scold him for causing trouble.

Xue Pan said nonchalantly: "With my brother-in-law taking care of me, except for being a little depressing, it's just like home!"

"Mom!" Xue Baochai heard Xue Pan call her brother-in-law, and when he guessed his relationship with Lai Shangrong, he was immediately ashamed.

Aunt Xue also thought of something with Xue Baochai, and then she thought of what happened between herself and Lai Shangrong. Without the title of son-in-law, she could still deceive herself.

Now that Xue Pan called him out, he couldn't help but feel ashamed, and his face turned pink.

He shouted sternly: "You bastard! What are you shouting for? Who is your brother-in-law!"

Xue Pan was confused and scratched his head and said: "Although Sister Baoqin hasn't passed the door yet, it will be a matter of time? Brother Lai has already recognized me as his uncle, are you still unwilling?"

Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai didn't know there was a misunderstanding. They looked at each other and lowered their heads in a hurry.

Xue Pan got excited when they acted like this.

"If it weren't for my brother-in-law's care, how could my son live so comfortably? Now that we have this relationship, it's time to get closer to him. Unfortunately, my son can't go out for the time being. I can only trouble my mother and sister to say hello to my son!" "

Aunt Xue sighed, these past few days, it can be said that she has been busy for a day, she patronizes and greets Lai Shangrong, she is so close that she can't get any closer.

Afraid that he would say some nonsense again, he stopped and said: "Okay! I was worried that you would suffer here, but it seems that we are worried about it! It is not convenient to stay here for a long time, so your sister and I will go back first. If If you have any questions, just remember to call Shang Rong."

"Mom is just worrying blindly. Didn't my brother-in-law tell you? He made all the arrangements the day before my son came in. How can he suffer any harm?"

After hearing this, Xue Baochai on the side felt warm in his heart, and his guess was indeed good.

Brother Lai had made arrangements for his brother a long time ago. The reason why he hid his mother was just to think about himself and to take the blame on himself.

Aunt Xue's heart was full of mixed emotions.

Sure enough, Lai Shangrong had been coveting him for a long time. Those threats were just a way to force him to submit, but in fact, he had already arranged for his son.

Thinking of this, the feeling of numbness in bones and muscles came to my heart, and I was afraid that I would reveal my secret in front of my son.

He quickly turned his head away, pulled Xue Baochai and left the prison.

(End of this chapter)