After much talk, Aunt Xue finally gave up some of her bold ideas.
While Xue Baochai breathed a sigh of relief, he was extremely wary of his aunt, Mrs. Wang, and at the same time he also felt a little disgusted.
No one likes to plot against their own family members, even if they are relatives.
Don't think that Xue Baochai doesn't know about Mrs. Wang's dirty information. The servant in the second room has a big mouth and can take out anything for money.
Some of the tricks that Mrs. Wang had played before were invisible to Xue Baochai, which gave her a deeper understanding of Mrs. Wang.
Xue Baochai knew that Mrs. Wang was definitely a master of house fighting, but it was only because she met opponents like the old man's ex-wife and step-wife, and had the old lady's unwavering support that she achieved success in the past twenty years.
But that's it. In terms of housekeeping and handling family affairs, Mrs. Wang's ability is very poor. Most of the reasons for the current financial crisis in Rongguo Mansion can be attributed to Mrs. Wang.
It's just that this person is so powerful at plotting and scheming that Xue Baochai doesn't dare to underestimate him in the slightest.
She was worried that Mrs. Wang was plotting against her mother and would go directly to her eldest brother Xue Pan.
Although he doesn't want to admit it, he has to say that his eldest brother is not very bright-minded and has a bit of a silly and domineering temperament. He may act irrationally when provoked by others.
When Xue Pan was on vacation again, Xue Baochai deliberately asked about the situation in the school. After finding out the situation, he breathed a sigh of relief. He did not mention Mrs. Wang's matter and was not worried that his eldest brother would be fooled by Mrs. Wang.
Just think that the matter has been revealed.
Although Xue Pan's words were not completely untrue, Xue Baochai was so smart that he easily understood the internal situation of Baigong Academy from his elder brother's vague explanation, and his worries were completely relieved.
In Baigong School, students are judged based on their grades. A poor student like Xue Pan, who has no grades, will not only be looked down upon by his teacher but also by his classmates, even though he is very rich.
Jia Cong and Xue Pan have almost no intersection. They only meet in the martial arts class. However, one is a master who sweeps the class, and the other is at the bottom of the class. There is no intersection at all.
Even if Jia Cong didn't dislike it, Xue Pan didn't have the nerve to come forward.
This is the importance of atmosphere. Baigong Academy focuses on academics, and even Xue Pan is affected. Although he is the richest tycoon in the entire academy, so what?
He is a scumbag when it comes to academics. Even compared with those seven or eight-year-old primary school children, he has no academic advantage and his life is miserable.
Xue Pan naturally had a quarrel at the beginning, but in the end it was him who was unlucky. Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai did not agree with him dropping out of school. In the end, he could only admit that he was unlucky and slowly integrated into Baigong School.
In such a situation, even if Zhou Rui's family finds Xue Pan, don't expect him to do anything. There is no room for him to perform in Baigong Academy. After leaving the academy, he has no interaction with Jia Cong, so there is no way to tempt others to learn bad things.
ah.
Besides, Xue Pan may not agree to such a thing.
What the hell is going on? It was as if he was a bastard covered in blood. Although Uncle Xue was a little dumbfounded, he was not stupid enough to not understand when someone provoked him face to face.
Knowing this information, Xue Baochai naturally let go of his worries and no longer had to constantly be on guard against the possible calculations and calculations of his aunt, Mrs. Wang.
However, when she accidentally heard a piece of news, she almost exploded with anger.
"Mom, aunt, she's really gone too far. Isn't this going to ruin someone's future?"
On this day, Xue Baochai returned to Lixiangyuan with an angry face and went directly to Aunt Xue's main courtyard to complain.
"My son, what happened again?"
Seeing this, Aunt Xue hurriedly took Xue Baochai's hand and sat beside her, and asked curiously: "Why did your aunt offend you again?"
"Humph, aunt is really going too far!"
Xue Baochai's city couldn't help but burst into rage at this time, and his tone of voice was full of displeasure: "My daughter heard a piece of news just now. Mrs. Lin sent a letter back to the house not long ago, asking several girls in the house if they would like.
I don’t want to go to Lin Mansion to learn something!”
"Mrs. Lin, Mrs. Lin Ruhai, Lord Lin's wife, Mrs. Mingu?"
Aunt Xue was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized and said in surprise: "She has the intention to cultivate the girls in the house?"
"exactly!"
Xue Baochai said gloomily: "I heard that the eldest master sent Yingchun to receive education. Seeing that Mrs. Min had a lot of free time on weekdays, she suggested that Mrs. Min simply open a girls' school and educate all the girls in the house and relatives.
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"This is a good thing!"
Aunt Xue admired her and said: "The elder is really willing to consider his children. If my son can study under Mrs. Mingu for a while, not to mention what he will learn, at least his status will be different!"
This is a sure thing. After all, Jia Min is the wife of Taichang Temple Qing Lin Ruhai, and she has a third-grade imperial edict.
If Xue Baochai can take advantage of the spotlight, her identity as a businesswoman can be completely downplayed, and it will be much easier to find a good husband in the future.
"Of course it's a good thing!"
Speaking of this, Xue Baochai became angry and aggrieved, and said dissatisfied: "But my aunt actually rejected Mrs. Mingu's kindness, and she was not willing to let the girls in the house accept Mrs. Mingu's teachings!"
Aunt Xue reacted suddenly and said in surprise: "Your aunt won't even let you?"
"yes!"
Xue Baochai said depressedly: "Not only did he not let me go, he even hid the news. If my daughter hadn't accidentally learned about it today, she wouldn't have known about such a thing!"
"This, this, this..."
Aunt Xue didn't know what to say for a moment, and she felt dissatisfied with Mrs. Wang in her heart. Isn't this a trick? Mrs. Wang missed this great opportunity.
Thinking again about the girl staying in Rongguo Mansion, her face couldn't help but look a little ugly.
What does Mrs. Wang want to do?
She expressed the doubts in her heart. Xue Baochai always had a quick mind and might be able to guess Mrs. Wang's plans and thoughts.
Xue Baochai was also very confused and did not understand the purpose of Mrs. Wang's act.
She and Tanchun were the only girls in the house. It was impossible to say that Mrs. Wang would be afraid of Tanchun. After all, Tanchun’s future marriage was in Mrs. Wang’s hands. A good marriage for Tanchun would be very helpful to the second wife.
of.
As for herself, she is just a long-term guest, there is no need for Mrs. Wang to calculate anything.
But she happened to hide it again, so it is certain that Mrs. Mingu's decision may affect her interests.
Jia Baoyu!
Suddenly a flash of inspiration came to Xue Baochai's mind, and a bold thought suddenly came to her mind, and she said it directly: "Mom, is it because of Baoyu that my aunt behaves like this?"
"What does this have to do with Baoyu?"
Aunt Xue was stunned. She still had a good impression of Baoyu, her polite and pleasant-looking nephew.
"Tanchun and his daughter are Baoyu's playmates on weekdays, and Baoyu is a good-looking person who likes to be together but not to be separated..."
The more he talked, the uglier Xue Baochai's face became, and by the end it was as black as the bottom of a pot.
If that's what she thinks, then Mrs. Wang is really a hateful bastard who doesn't care about her life and death for her own selfishness.
"My son, what do you mean..."
Aunt Xue also heard the smell. She was filled with shock and disbelief, and said in surprise: "It's impossible!"
If Mrs. Wang really blocked the future of the two girls just for Baoyu's happiness, that would be too much.
"I just wish it wasn't so!"
Xue Baochai was in a low mood at this time and had no interest in talking at all. He smiled bitterly and said, "The matter has come to this, it is useless to say anything more!"
After saying goodbye to Aunt Xue, she left with a sad look on her face.
What happened this time was really a big blow to her, and she was even more disappointed than before when she was crossed out as the princess's companion. Last time, it was a non-war crime, and besides, her name was crossed out early, so she didn't have much expectations in her heart, but she still felt disappointed.
Nothing serious.
But this time, the situation is completely different.
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Not to mention the disappointment of Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai, after hearing the news that Jia Cong had gone to Baigong School, Jia Mu only said a faint "Oh" and had no other reaction.
In her opinion, he is just a concubine and does not attract her interest at all. It is a good thing to be admitted to Baigong Academy. If Jia Cong is too outstanding, wouldn't he be compared with Baoyu?
Her temperament is also quite domineering and she simply cannot tolerate such a thing happening.
But even so, she didn't think of sending Baoyu to study at the clan school, and she didn't know what the old lady was thinking. She had never seen an example of someone who could become talented just by playing at home.
Baoyu didn't have the slightest intention to go to school, and he felt uncomfortable hanging around with a bunch of maids every day. However, Xue Baochai came less and less recently, which made him confused and missing him.
As everyone knows, his performance made Mr. Zheng even more disappointed. He put more thoughts and energy on Jia Huan. When he found that Jia Huan's performance was getting better and better, the depression in his heart was slightly relieved.
A little bit.
At least, it's not that he doesn't want to cultivate Baoyu, but that the old lady is blocking it, and Baoyu himself doesn't live up to his expectations. There is really nothing he can do for such a son.
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Time flies by, and in the blink of an eye it has been three years.
The elder has been in a bad mood recently because the people who came to propose marriage almost broke through the threshold of the other courtyard, which made him very dissatisfied.
It seems that Yingchun's real age is not yet fourteen. How is it possible that the wolf outside is so eager to take away the good cabbage that he has finally cultivated?
Damn this damn feudal ethics. A girl at the age of fourteen is considered an adult. It's completely ridiculous. A fourteen-year-old girl's body is not fully developed yet, so she has to marry as a wife and be disciplined by her husband's family. Why?
Since the Spring Festival ceremony was held not long ago, more and more matchmakers have come to propose marriages, either for the prince of the Shangshu family or for the second son of the Marquis family. In short, the eldest master's courtyard has been quite busy recently.
It has become the most frequented place for matchmakers in Beijing.