It is said that Xue Pan was beaten severely by someone in Hualou, and he fainted from the pain again on the way. When he woke up, he saw his mother and sister crying towards him, and his eyes were red for a while. Reading at zero o'clock
Aunt Xue immediately saw that he was awake and said hurriedly: "My son! What do you think? Does it hurt?"
Xue Pan said aggrievedly: "My whole body hurts."
Aunt Xue said, "Don't move. We just hired a doctor to see that you had four broken ribs." After saying that, she wiped away her tears and said, "Even the bones were broken. Who could be so cruel to do this?
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Xue Pan screamed in his heart, no wonder it hurt so much, those slaves were really not afraid to beat him to death.
Another Baochai was wiping his tears beside him and said: "I have been telling you every day not to go outside and make mischief, but you just didn't listen, and now you have come back after suffering such a big loss."
Aunt Xue added: "Your aunt has sent for the imperial doctor, please bear with it a little longer."
When Xue Pan heard the word "aunt", he immediately remembered what the attacker said and didn't even notice the pain. He quickly raised his head and looked around and said, "Mother, let everyone else get out."
Aunt Xue was stunned.
However, when Baochai saw her brother's solemn expression, she quickly stood up and ordered everyone below her to go outside.
Seeing the door closed, Xue Pan asked in a low voice: "Mother, tell me the truth, how much money did you lend to my aunt?"
Aunt Xue was shocked: "My son! How do you know?"
Xue Pan said: "Just tell me how much you can lend her."
Aunt Xue said: "The big ones total 600,000 taels, and there are some smaller ones."
Xue Baochai exclaimed: "So many!"
It proved that those people's words were true. Xue Pan closed his eyes heavily.
Aunt Xue said sarcastically: "Because she had to pay back the money from the treasury to pave the way for the eldest girl... and later she had to pay back the public debt she owed."
Xue Pan said sarcastically: "The ladies in every family outside are preparing to have a wedding. What kind of queen is her eldest daughter?"
Baochai sighed: "My mother is confused. She can't touch a penny now. How can she repay us?"
Aunt Xue said hurriedly: "Anyway, we left a note and fingerprinted it. Sooner or later we have to pay it back. Besides, there is the old lady. Both the old lady and your uncle are important people."
Baochai said: "What does it have to do with the old lady? Could it be that the old lady will pay back so much money for her?"
Aunt Xue just looked at her with a smile and said nothing.
Half a day later, Xue Pan sighed and asked, "Did mother promise her sister to Baoyu?"
As soon as the words were spoken, Baochai immediately blushed: "What did brother say?"
Aunt Xue glanced at her daughter and said angrily: "How could you say that in front of your sister?"
Xue Pan sneered: "Is this true?"
Aunt Xue said: "I know you feel unhappy when everyone likes Baoyu, but this child is really kind, good to girls, and willing to study and make progress..."
Xue Pan looked up and saw his sister, whose face was flushed with embarrassment. He thought of the "good match between gold and jade" that he had heard from others. He was afraid that the girl was tempted, so he complained secretly and sneered: "Baoyu is a prostitute everywhere, and he treats all the girls in the world."
The children are all good, even the pink-headed actors are equally good, but I don’t know how many concubines I will marry in the future, and how many boys and girls there will be here. Furthermore, do you think neither my uncle nor the old lady knew about this?"
Aunt Xue saw that he was mean at first, so she wanted to say something to him. After hearing this, she immediately became speechless.
"What if she denies what she said? If our family's money is wasted, wouldn't my sister's life be wasted?"
Aunt Xue was stunned, and after a long while she said: "It's just... your aunt is his biological mother after all... we also wrote down the paperwork."
Xue Pan hummed: "My uncle is still his biological father, what use is the document she wrote? The reputation of the second wife of Rongguo Mansion for corruption has spread throughout half of the capital. I'm afraid we won't get back our hundreds of thousands of dollars."
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Aunt Xue said hurriedly: "No matter how bad things get, your uncle will still be the one to seek justice!"
Xue Pan shook his head.
After a long moment of silence, Baochai asked, "What's wrong with my brother today?"
Xue Pan said "Oh!" and told his mother and sister how he had been retaliated against and what those people had said.
Aunt Xue, mother and daughter, both became clay bodhisattvas and could not move for half a day.
Xue Pan sighed: "I have always thought of myself as a person, but unexpectedly I have become a 'no big deal'. In the past, when I was a 'no big deal', I still relied on the name of their house."
After a long while, Aunt Xue said: "Fortunately they treat you as a no-nonsense person, otherwise I'm afraid you will be poisoned. You are not allowed to go out and cause trouble again in the future."
Xue Pan smiled bitterly and said: "Mother, I don't cause trouble, I'm just afraid that others will come to provoke us. What a big fat sheep. Didn't you hear all these gossips spread throughout the capital?" Yin said bitterly, "I'm fine.
The girl lets those cheap slave fans say whatever they want for fun."
Baochai immediately shed tears.
Aunt Xue scolded those slave fans for a long time, and then said: "Let your aunt go and find out if any bitch in her room who doesn't talk nonsense goes out and beats him to death!"
Baochai wiped away her tears and said, "Not to mention whether she can be found out, but what if she is found out? Today is different from the past. There are only a few people left around her, and she will not send them away at will."
Aunt Xue hurriedly said: "What is a slave? Your aunt loves you the most!"
Baochai only lowered his head to wipe his tears and said nothing. Xue Pan was also silent.
Aunt Xue had no idea for a moment, and after a long while she said: "Then what should we do? Your aunt has really lost power in this house now."
Baochai thought for a while and said, "We still have uncle."
Aunt Xue said quickly: "That's right! Let's move to your uncle's house!"
Baochai said: "Mom, don't be anxious. How can we move for no reason? My brother is injured again. We need a solid excuse."
The mother and daughter discussed it.
Xue Pan was beside him with mixed emotions and burst into tears for a while. Although Aunt Xue was discussing things with her daughter, her eyes were always looking at him. She was so frightened that she quickly asked: "Son, where does it hurt so much?" She also scolded the one who hit the person.
Wang Fa scolded the doctor for being incompetent, and scolded Mrs. Wang for not being able to invite the imperial doctor for half a day.
Xue Pan said with tears: "My father is gone, and I am the only man in the family. But now even the slaves of I don't know which family know that I am incompetent. I can't be filial to my mother and love my sister more. Instead, I teach you two mothers to do everything for me every day."
I'm worried, I'm really worse than a beast."
Before he could say anything, the three wives hugged each other and cried.
After a while, the imperial doctor finally came. After looking at him for a long time, he only said that there was no serious problem and that the internal organs were not injured. The broken ribs were easy to grow and heal, so it was no problem. They just told him not to move. After hearing this, Aunt Xue and her daughter said:
I cried two buckets of tears because I sent people to sue the officials. But it was just as the beater said, there were no films from Rongguo Mansion, only films from Jia Zheng.
Not long after, Mrs. Wang, Jia Mu and others sent people over to see him. Jia Lian, Jia Cong and Baoyu all came to see him personally. Jia Cong also helped him scold the man who beat him for half a day, but there was no movement at all from Jia She.
Xue Pan used to be a fool, but now he has suffered such a severe loss and is lying in bed unable to move. No matter how stupid he is, he has learned to use his brain. Jia She didn't send anyone here, because the main house of Rongguo Mansion was not prepared to support the Xue family.
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When Wang Ziteng heard that he came to see him, he cursed him again.
Xue Pan smiled bitterly and said, "What my uncle said is true. I just wish I hadn't listened to my uncle earlier."
Wang Ziteng was startled and thought he heard wrongly! He asked Aunt Xue: "Is this really Pan'er?"
Aunt Xue said with tears in her eyes: "Brother, Pan'er has really suffered a big loss." Yin signaled the people in the room to go out and whispered what Xue Pan had heard.
Wang Ziteng was silent for a long time after hearing this, and said: "I'm afraid it's someone with a background." He sighed again, "I told you that Pan'er would definitely get into trouble if he was so unscrupulous. There are all kinds of people in the capital. Fortunately, the injuries were not serious.
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Aunt Xue hurriedly asked: "Look, brother, who is this person who is so bold and reckless?"
Wang Ziteng snorted: "Do you think this is Jinling? There are so many dandies in the capital, no matter how high-ranking an official, a prince's son, or a concubine's family would dare to do it. Only Pan'er, a fool like him, doesn't have a halter."
He was charging like a horse and refused to restrain himself. Listening to these words, if those powerful slaves really beat him to death, there would be nothing we could do if we couldn't protect them all."
Aunt Xue was shocked: "Then there is no king's law!"
Wang Ziteng sneered and said: "It just depends on whose family is more powerful and who has the right. If he killed that Feng or something that day, would it be a royal law?"
Aunt Xue was speechless for a moment.
Prince Tengnai said: "It's a good thing to be more adventurous after suffering this loss. Otherwise, if I can't protect myself and offend someone I can't afford to offend, I'm afraid I'll be beaten to death."
Aunt Xue was unwilling and had no choice but to hold him in tears. Wang Ziteng comforted her for a long time.
After waiting for more than ten days, there was no movement from the Wucheng Army Division. Aunt Xue was anxious and wanted to go find Mrs. Wang. Baochai hurriedly said: "I'm afraid there is nothing we can do, let's go and find out first."
So he sent someone to send some money to the Yamen. The Yamen servant said: "Brother, how can you investigate a case that has no clues at all? Tell your master, as long as ordinary people can tolerate it if it doesn't matter, how can you be wise?
It's a small mistake, neither dead nor disabled. People who dare to take action must not be afraid of ordinary people. Even if they are found out, I'm afraid you can't do anything to the master. Why bother to let us waste so much effort? A blind man lights a lamp in vain.
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Aunt Xue sighed after hearing this: "Your aunt is really useless."
Xue Baochai thought for a long time and said: "Even the big thing that happened to my brother is nothing more than this... If there is a lawsuit with someone in business in the future, I'm afraid it will become even more hopeless. Let's move to my uncle's house."
Aunt Xue hesitated and said: "It's just your marriage to Baoyu..."
Baochai turned her head in shame: "Mom!"
Xue Pan said: "Now that the Rongguo Mansion has no problem with having a second wife, are you really going to marry your sister over? I think I'd better try to get the money back."
Aunt Xue thought about it and couldn't think of a way. She was at a loss.
Half a day later, Xue Pan hummed: "My mother is so soft-skinned after all. If she doesn't pay back the money, I'll ask for it."
Aunt Xue said hurriedly: "You are not allowed to act recklessly. She is your biological aunt. She is not very well now. Who knows if there will be a change in the future? Just wait a few days."
Xue Pan's eyes were as anxious as bells, and he shouted: "There's a terrible twist! In my opinion, she can only cry every day and no one listens to her. She got our more than 600,000 yuan for nothing, how can she still take advantage of it?"
Can't you marry your sister? There is no such thing as cheap in the world. Even if she doesn't pay it back, the old lady has to pay it back for her!"
Baochai said: "Brother, don't worry. We can't afford to offend our aunt at this moment. It's important to discuss with our uncle first about moving there. We can discuss it later."
Xue Pan said angrily: "If you wait any longer, the money will be gone." He was so angry that he couldn't speak.
Aunt Xue and Baochai discussed it for a long time but couldn't come up with a charter, so they had to go to Wang's house to discuss moving there with Wang Ziteng first. The excuse was ready. Xue Pan suffered such a big loss now because he was too stubborn and ignorant.
, someone had to discipline him, and there was no one else besides Wang Ziteng. Mrs. Wang said that Jia Zheng should be in charge of him, and Aunt Xue sighed: "Sister, my brother-in-law is a scholar, how can he manage Pan'er like this?"
Madam was speechless.
Because there were rumors outside that Xue Pan had offended the noble man, few people came to see him while he was recovering from his injuries. Even if some friends came to the door, Aunt Xue had someone stop him. Jia Lian was busy with official duties recently, and Baoyu was busy studying, but Jia Cong often came to see him.
The two brothers wandered around and talked to relieve their boredom.
Xue Pan sighed and said, "Brother Cong, we don't have much contact with each other on weekdays. It's hard for you to miss me all the time."
Jia Cong couldn't tell him that he was here to see the house... He could only say: "Because Brother Xue and I are generally impatient, and I know how frustrating it is for people with this temper to lie on the kang unable to move."
Xue Pan smiled and said: "Be good to me and I will take you out to play every day."
Jia Cong waved his hands hurriedly: "No, I don't have that much time. Anyway, there is someone to play with you at that time. I have to learn martial arts and study, so I am very busy."
Xue Pan said disappointedly: "It's boring."
Jia Cong glanced at him: "I'm not you. Your family has a great business. As long as you don't cause big troubles, you will be a dandy. Sooner or later, the house will be divided. I have nothing. If I don't rely on myself, who can I rely on?
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Xue Pan was startled: "Separate the family? How smart are you to think of splitting up the family?"
Jia Cong said with a smile: "If we don't separate the family, this house will belong to me? Besides, I have an older sister who is not favored. My older sister treats me very well, but my father and second brother both think she is ordinary. If I don't make progress,
, I’m not sure how my sister will survive tomorrow.”
When Xue Pan heard about Jia She, he became very angry and said sarcastically: "I'm in charge of the second girl, so what's the matter with you? Aren't you in charge of the Rongguo Mansion now?"
Jia Cong glanced at him unhappily: "Mo Yin Yang is so weird, what is control? Brother Xue, you haven't read enough books, I don't want to lie to you. Control means to monopolize power that you don't deserve. I put my arms around Rong.
Isn't it wrong to have the power of the state? The Rongguo Mansion is not his, is it the second uncle's? Don't forget that I am the one who inherited the title. This is the law of the court. If you don't accept it, go to the sage to argue. The second uncle was the one in his early years.
How about control? If I hadn't been kind-hearted at that time and cherished brotherhood so much, I should have separated the family and sent my second uncle out on the day he ascended the throne. How would he, a lowly official from the fifth rank, still want to live the good life he has now?
Some people are just shameless, taking favors as they are owed to them, and are not satisfied with seeking others' things. If he hadn't gone too far to push his limits, how could I fix him like this? If a tiger doesn't show off its power, then it will be like this.
Is my father a sick cat? My father used to be too lazy to take care of him. Look, as soon as my father made a move, my second uncle immediately became frightened and couldn't even resist."
Everything he said made sense, but Xue Pan was speechless. It took him a long time before he said sarcastically: "It's just that they are actually brothers..."
Jia Cong said: "That's right. Didn't my father 'allow' him to stay in this house for the sake of his brother? But now he is still shamelessly living in Rongxi Hall."
Xue Pan hurriedly said: "That's what the old lady meant."
Jia Cong said: "I obey my father at home, my husband when I get married, and my son after my husband's death. From the day she married into this house until now, the old lady has never been the one who has the final say in Rongguo Mansion. My father used to
It's just out of filial piety that I don't care about her. She actually takes my father's tolerance for granted just like my second uncle. People's patience will always run out one day. She wants to seek my father's title for my second uncle. I
No matter how stupid or filial my father is, he can't stand it anymore."
Xue Pan was startled: "Nonsense! How can this happen!"
Jia Cong said hurriedly: "I made a mistake. I was seeking my brother's title for my brother Baoyu. In fact, it's still the same."
When Xue Pan thought about it, it was known to everyone that Shi Taijun doted on Baoyu. Although she also loved Jia Lian, she couldn't compare with Baoyu. She couldn't help but shudder. No wonder their eldest brother was so shameless that he didn't want to fight with the second one to the death, so they shared the second one.
The idea was struck at the root of the family. From the looks of it, the second room would be kicked out of the Rongguo Mansion sooner or later, so it would be better for the family to get out as soon as possible.
After a while, he suddenly asked: "According to you, who made the final decision on Baoyu's marriage?"
Jia Cong immediately said: "Second uncle, others can persuade him, but he doesn't have to listen. Is Brother Xue thinking about whether the marriage between Sister Xue and Brother Baoyu counts?"
Xue Pan sneered: "You actually know."
Jia Cong said: "The words about Jin Yu's good relationship have long been spread to the Dongfu next door. Probably only the second uncle in the whole house doesn't know about it. It's just that I don't think it's reliable. This kind of thing is not about who has a louder voice.
He has the final say. My second uncle doesn’t really like my second aunt, and the old lady doesn’t like sister Xue. I’m just afraid that this marriage will be difficult.”
Xue Pan said angrily: "The old lady doesn't like my sister? What's wrong with my sister?"
Jia Cong said coolly: "She is the second wife's niece. It's not a good place here."
Xue Pan was stunned: "Wouldn't it be better to kiss her?"
Jia Cong said: "My ancestors liked Brother Baoyu, and he wholeheartedly sought my brother's title for him just so that Brother Baoyu could take care of her in old age in the future - by the way, Brother Baoyu was also a filial person. If Second Mistress Bao was the sister of the Lin family,
Or a sister from the Shi family, then it would be good to get closer. If it is a sister from the Xue family or a sister from the Wang family, it would be bad. It would be better to find someone you don’t know. It is better than having a daughter-in-law and a grandson-in-law in the inner house, right?
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How could Xue Pan want to go up to this level? He couldn't help but be dumbstruck. After a long time, he said: "There are still such things..."
Jia Cong looked at him with contempt: "Brother Xue, you are as stupid as Brother Baoyu!"
Xue Pan thought carefully for a long time and said with a wry smile: "Not just me, my mother is also a fool."
After Xue Pan recovered from his injury, the Xue family moved to the Wang family. Mrs. Wang couldn't keep her, so she had to send him out of the house with tears in her eyes.
Little did they know that the front foot of the Xue family had just left the courtyard, and the sedan chair that Aunt Xue was waiting for was still slowly being carried away in the Rongguo Mansion. The gate of Lixiangyuan was not closed at all, and a large group of cleaning servants came in, and each of them cleaned not much space, so
They were swept away very quickly. Then a large group of people poured in. Jia Cong took the lead personally and pointed out: "Move this one, move that one over there..." Most of them were big boys with big muscles and round waists, and there were so many people.
The move was very fast. While Mrs. Wang was still waving her hands outside the ceremony gate, many things had already been moved in. Mrs. Wang returned to her yard and told Jin Chuaner her grievances with tears in her eyes. The large items in Lixiangyuan had already been moved in.
After the arrangement was completed, seven or eight women came in and cleaned up carefully. Then bed tents, furnishings and other items were added one after another. Since no one reported the news, Mrs. Wang and Jia Mu were still thinking about the Xue family who had just left. Jia Congji simply