Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 54 Xue Pan gets into trouble
Jia Rui frowned and thought for a while, then said: "Don't say anything about this matter, let your brother be more honest during this time, I see the opportunity to re-register your brother at the household department."

After listening to Jia Rui's words, Xue Baochai became calmer. She came up and walked behind Jia Rui and rubbed Jia Rui's shoulders with her jade hands.

"I made you worry."

"What do you think you should worry about when it comes to family matters?"

While the husband and wife were talking, Yinger hurried in.

Then he glanced at the two of them, walked behind Xue Baochai with his head down, and said softly: "Grandma, there is something at home, the old lady wants you to go back tomorrow."

Baochai was taken aback for a moment, then looked down at Jia Rui.

"Do you know what happened?"

"I don't know. The person who came to deliver the message was in a hurry, and the message was sent back."

This made Xue Baochai a little puzzled, what could be going on at home at this time?
Jia Rui sat there and said with a smile: "Since my mother-in-law has something to do, I just need to go back."

Xue Baochai nodded, but still couldn't let go.

You must know that her troublesome brother is not a fuel-efficient lamp, so he won't be causing some big trouble again, right?

In this way, Xue Baochai tossed and turned all night and couldn't sleep. In the morning, she got up early to serve Jia Rui, and after washing up, she hurriedly ate breakfast.

Afterwards, he reported to Jia Dairu and Mrs. Wang, and then hurried to Lixiangyuan.

Pear Fragrance Court is still the same as when she got married, still so secluded, still so quiet.

Ying'er stepped forward and knocked on the door, and soon the door was opened and a head poked out from inside.

When the man saw that it was Ying'er, he breathed a sigh of relief, then quickly opened the door and let the sedan in.

After letting Xue Baochai in, he quickly closed the door.

Only here did Xue Baochai get out of the sedan chair.

At this time, noise was also heard in the house, and Aunt Xue also came out to greet her.

When she saw Xue Baochai, it was as if she had seen her backbone. She squeezed a few steps over, hugged Xue Baochai and started crying.

"My son, you are back."

"Mother doesn't have to be like this. Let's discuss and solve what happened at home."

After saying this, he helped Aunt Xue into the house.

After sitting down, he looked around and asked nonchalantly, "Is your brother not at home?"

It was fine not to mention Xue Pan, but when Xue Pan was mentioned, Aunt Xue was out of breath.

"Don't mention the bastard."

"What happened to my mother? Did my brother cause trouble again?"

"This bastard got addicted to gambling somehow. If the people from the gambling shop hadn't blocked the door some time ago, I wouldn't have known that he lost our house in the capital."

When she said this, Aunt Xue only felt that her eyes were full of despair.

Xue Baochai's heart trembled when he heard this.

You must know that their house in the capital is not small. Although it is not as good as the Rongguo Mansion, it is still a mansion. In addition to the land price in the capital, if it is sold, it cannot be bought without 2 or [-] taels of silver.

But this house was taken by my brother for gambling.

In this way, their family has no place to stay in the capital, and they are completely dependent on others.

On the surface Xue Baochai is magnanimous, but in fact he is very sensitive.

Before she got engaged to Jia Rui, she vaguely knew from Jia Mu's mouth that she was dissatisfied with her family and wanted her family to move out.

That is to say, their family wanted to rely on the strength of the Jia family in Beijing to do business, so they bit the bullet and pretended not to know.

It wasn't until she got engaged to Jia Rui that Jia's mother did not miss this meaning. She was probably looking at Jia Rui's face.

"Where's brother? Have you looked for it?" Xue Baochai's tone became dull.

"Where can I find someone like me, a woman?"

Xue Baochai also nodded after listening, her mother was indeed a little soft-hearted.It's normal to feel overwhelmed when something big happens.

Xue Baochai sat there pondering for a moment, then raised her head and said: "The inside story of this matter is not simple. After all, my brother is my uncle's brother-in-law. People in Beijing have heard a little bit about it. He dared to set up a trick to deceive our house. There must be someone backing you up."

In Xue Baochai's heart, although his brother is swollen, he still has basic sense. If there is no one to blow the wind, he will never go to the gambling house.

"so what should I do now?"

"Don't worry, mother. Our family doesn't have much ability, but your uncle has great ability. I'll tell him about the matter tonight and see what he thinks."

Aunt Xue finally felt relieved after hearing this. In fact, one of the reasons why she called Xue Baochai back this time was to let Jia Rui come forward to settle the matter and get her son back.

Xue Baochai paused for a moment, then asked, "Is there any movement on the other side of Rongguo Mansion?"

"No, it's been quiet on that side since yesterday."

Xue Baochai nodded, his eyes began to wander.

The mother and daughter were talking and soon it was noon, Xue Baochai had a quick meal, and then went home.

In the evening, Jia Rui came back from his shift. As soon as he entered the room, he saw Xue Baochai sitting on the bedside with a frown on his face.

Jia Rui's personal maid, Brother Ying, hurried forward to change Jia Rui's personal clothes.

While changing clothes, Jia Rui smiled and said to Xue Baochai: "What's the matter, grandma? Did you encounter any difficulties? Tell me, and I will relieve your worries."

Hearing Jia Rui's teasing, Xue Baochai's face improved a little, she also stood up, and came to help Brother Ying change Jia Rui's clothes.

After that, the husband and wife sat on the kang, Yingge and Yinger, and two servant girls brought fragrant tea.

At this moment, Jia Rui asked, "What happened at home?"

"Oh, my family is unlucky. I don't know who cheated on my brother. He went to the gambling house and lost the house at home. My brother hid outside and dared not come back. The people in the gambling shop blocked the door to ask for money. Mother There is really no way, so let me go back."

After hearing this, Jia Rui was stunned for a moment. Although Xue Pan spends a lot of money and is a little arrogant, he has never heard of him having a bad habit of gambling.

"Tell me carefully, what's going on?"

"Because my brother didn't come back, I don't know the details."

Jia Rui frowned, knocked on the table, and then asked: "Did someone ask for the bill when you came home yesterday?"

"No, it was a peaceful day yesterday."

Jia Rui understood immediately. It seemed that the people in the gambling house knew Xue Baochai's origin. When Xue Baochai was there, no one dared to come to make trouble.

But since he knew Xue Baochai's background, how dare he come to ask for the debt?It also made Xue Pan too scared to hide and dare not come back.

"Don't worry, I will check this matter tomorrow and solve it as soon as possible."

Hearing Jia Rui's promise, Xue Baochai was relieved.

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"It's been a while since our second master left?"

"Grandma is three months old."

"You said that after walking for such a long time, why didn't you send a letter back, nothing will happen, right?"

"Second Master is a big man, and what can happen now that the world is peaceful?"

"It is precisely because there is peace in the world and Yangzhou is a place of romance that something happened."

Of the two people who spoke, one was Wang Xifeng, and the other was her important servant girl, Ping'er.

Since Jia Lian left, the master and servant have been sleeping together, so they talk about themselves before going to bed.

"Did you find out clearly what happened at Lixiangyuan two days ago?" Wang Xifeng asked.

"Grandma, although Aunt Xue gave a strict order not to let anyone tell anyone, I still found out." Ping'er said this with a little pride.

"You girl, you are teasing your grandma, tell me quickly."

"I heard that it was Xue Da fool who gambled and lost the house in Beijing. People blocked the door to ask for the account. They either gave the house or lost money."

(End of this chapter)