The Xue Mansion in the capital is not as good as the old house in Jinling. The emperor has complete etiquette under his feet. Even if the Xue family has tens of millions of wealth, they can only build a mansion according to the official rank.
It was only because our ancestors had ministers to the emperor that we were able to build a four-door house in Xianyifang in the inner city.
These are the rules. There are rules everywhere in the capital. From the emperors and generals to the common people, they are all bound by the rules.
It was also a rule that forced Baochai to sacrifice his own future to save the Xue family's life time and time again.
The Xue family didn't know which fairy they had offended. The only elder of the two families was Mrs. Xue, leaving two pairs of young children helpless.
Fortunately, Xue Pan is now promising, and Xue Biao is also very talented. The two and a half-year-old boys have the ability to stand upright, which is not as difficult as it was two years ago.
Even though the two girls have suffered, Baochai's marriage has not been settled yet, and Baoqin's marriage has also been in trouble, making Mrs. Xue not very comfortable this year.
"Madam, Uncle Yongfeng came to visit, and he went back home with him."
The maid's report surprised Mrs. And take Jia Cong with you, a busy man? Did something happen?
Mrs.
Hearing the sound, Baochai also came in from the outside and helped Mrs. Xue tidy up her makeup.
"Mother, mother, great joy, great joy..."
Xue Pan arrived before anyone else, and pulled Jia Cong into the inner hall without noticing anything. When Mrs. Xue and Baochai walked around the screen and came to the outer room of the inner hall, Jia Cong was already standing in the hall.
Before Jia Cong could pay her respects, Mrs. Xue had already smiled at him and said, "Brother Cong, why are you free today? When I went to greet the old lady a few days ago, you were not at home. You said you were going to play in the village outside the city. Okay, how are you having a good time?"
"Zhuangzi is not as noisy as the city, but it is also quite interesting. When the flowers are in full bloom in March, I will invite my aunt to go with me. There is a hot spring in my Zhuangzi, which is the best for rejuvenating..."
Jia Cong followed Mrs. Xue's words and chatted for a while, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
It is said that Mrs. Xue was often confused in important matters, but she was very good to the children. During the change of seasons in the past two years, including Jia Cong and Daiyu, they always received clothes carefully sewn by her orders.
Xue Pan winked at his sister from the side, as if the mistake he made on the carriage before did not exist. Baochai was confused and did not know what the happy event his brother just said was.
"I came here early this morning. I was actually asked to discuss something with my aunt and sister Bao."
When Jia Cong revealed the spring outing, he had no intention of hiding it. He said directly and seriously: "Dazong Bo He Shangshu intends to hire Sister Bao as his wife for his grandson He Chong. I know that Jia Cong and Xue's family are related by marriage, so I asked me first Let’s find out, I wonder what Auntie and Sister Bao think.”
boom!
Like the sound of spring thunder, Mrs. Xue's hands trembled, and the tea cup in her hand almost fell to the ground.
It is indeed a happy event, but this happy event is also too big. That was the eldest uncle, the Minister of Rites, the He family. How could it happen so suddenly?
Mrs. Xue felt so confused that she couldn't even speak a complete sentence. As for Baochai, her fair complexion was now completely red. She wanted to hide her face and run away, but her feet didn't obey the command and it was difficult to move even one step.
She really wanted to hear what kind of person the young master of the He family was, and even more wanted to know why a high-ranking official like the Minister of Rites wanted to hire her as the wife of the He family, regardless of the rumors in the capital.
"Bao Yatou, Bao Yatou, mother is a little dizzy..."
Mrs. Xue held her forehead, feeling dizzy. Fortunately, he quickly recovered from the surprise and smiled bitterly at Jia Cong: "I made Brother Cong laugh. You also know about Bao Yatou. Alas..."
"Is aunt okay? Do you want me to ask the royal doctor to come over?"
"I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm just too excited."
Can you not be excited? Baochai is already sixteen, and her seventeenth birthday is about to come. If he doesn't decide on a marriage, Baochai will become the biggest joke in the capital.
If this really happened, how could she have the face to meet the ancestors of the Xue family a hundred years later.
When Jia Cong saw that Mrs. Xue had returned to normal, he told the whole story in detail. He didn't even hide the fact that the He family's ancestors and grandchildren came to him for help, as well as the He family's situation. He told it in full for the Xue family, mother and son, to make a decision.
When Jia Cong said that Mr. He touched her in front of the palace gate and insisted that he "compensate" for the He family's granddaughter-in-law, Mrs. Xue's eyes lit up.
The He family is a noble family and the leader of the Qing Dynasty. It would be great if He Shangshu could attach such importance to his daughter.
Baochai, on the other hand, narrowed her eyes slightly, thinking about the reasons why the He family asked to marry her, and what kind of position she would have if she really married to the He family.
A beautiful vase, or the mistress in charge of the Shangshu Mansion?
She knew who He Chong was. She had met him at Tiewang Mountain. He was a gentle, handsome and talented man.
But there are many such men, and she, Xue Baochai, doesn't value them. She doesn't even value family or official titles. What she needs is a husband who can tolerate being the master of the family and show his self-worth.
While Baochai was thinking carefully, Xue Pan secretly looked at his sister.
He didn't dare to disturb his sister who was thinking. He just asked his mother in a low voice: "Mom, do you want to accept this matter?"
Dong dong dong~
Before Mrs. Xue responded, the maid knocked on the door again to report.
"Madam, my uncle is here."
Wang Ziteng didn't come alone, he also brought someone with him. If He Laoguan were here, he would definitely be furious.
Because someone wanted to steal his granddaughter-in-law from him. This person's status was no different from his, and was even much higher in the family world.
Cai Quan, the Minister of Punishment, took a leave of absence in order to marry his grandson to a daughter of the Xue family, and asked Wang Ziteng to take him to the Xue family in person.
Mrs. Xue led Xue Pan to welcome him in person and entertained the minister in the main hall of the front yard.
Wang Ziteng did not want to sell his niece this time. He could safely retreat to the second line and save the Wang family. How could he dare to sell his niece to make friends with important officials of the imperial court and feudal officials.
But Cai Quan went to Wang's house in person yesterday and tried hard to persuade Wang Ziteng. Unfortunately, neither of them knew that Mr. He had quick eyesight and quick hands. As soon as his heart moved, he immediately took action and grabbed Jia Cong in front of the palace gate.
After her mother and brother left, Baochai put away her shyness and asked Jia Cong in detail about the He family and He Chong.
As for the Cai family, Baochai never considered it at all.
"Sister Bao, have you decided yet?"
"It's decided, it's the He family."
After Baochai listened to Jia Cong's detailed account, a trace of relief and determination appeared on his face.
Jia Cong knew that Baochai had already made a decision about this marriage. How could Xue Baochai, who is awake in the world, be a love-minded girl?
How could love and love be as important as her "Queen's Dream"?
It’s not that this is not a good idea. People’s happiness levels are different, and their personality determines their choices. If Sister Bao is placed in a female channel, she will definitely take the lead heroine route.
Fortunately, He Chong is a good person, so it won't be a problem to support each other and accompany them throughout their lives.
As for love, it all depends on God’s will!
After Baochai made the decision, a huge stone seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she felt much more relaxed.
She smiled and said to Jia Cong: "I have been picked on more than ten times. How many people in the capital are laughing at me. Last time when Empress Mo returned to the capital, she specially ordered me to enter the palace and wanted to introduce me to Her nephew, but the Mo family didn't shrink back in the end because of those rumors."
It is impossible to say that Baochai doesn't care about these things. No girl would care less about her reputation, but she had no choice but to endure it silently.
Rules, status, power...
If these things restrict her, then she will break these restrictions.
The son of a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, one of the seven outstanding figures of the Imperial Academy, and a great talent who is expected to pass the examination in this department.
After she makes an engagement with the He family, she must go around the capital in a flamboyant way and let those who laugh at her see that the Xue family daughter is no worse than anyone else!
…
Cai Quan was very interested in coming to Xue's house today to propose marriage.
Unfortunately, everything was in vain, because he did not expect that the person who made the decision in the Xue family was not Xue Pan and Mrs. Xue sitting in the front hall, but Xue Baochai who lived in the inner house.
At Baochai's request, Jia Cong left the inner house and went to the front hall to deliver news to Mrs. Xue. After Mrs. Xue declined Cai Quan because Baochai's marriage was confirmed, Wang Ziteng spoke in surprise.
"Little sister, I don't know which son-in-law I've decided on?"
"The Minister of Rites congratulates the young master of my family, He Chong."
Mrs. Xue looked at her second brother with a complicated expression. Once upon a time, she trusted her brother immensely.
Even before coming to Beijing to seek refuge, I always thought of staying at my parents' house temporarily.
Unfortunately, it was precisely because of this brother that his daughter almost became the laughing stock of the entire capital.
Wang Ziteng was stunned when he heard this, and finally nodded with a wry smile: "He is a good son. I will be there when Bao Yatou gets married."
My mother's uncle is my uncle, and my niece is getting married. It would be strange to not be able to become an uncle. But when Wang Ziteng said this, Mrs. Xue breathed a sigh of relief, and a big stone fell in her heart.
It’s great if you can come, it’s great if you can come!
Cai Quan had also heard about the affairs of the Wang and Xue families, but at this moment he only had one thought in his mind: his grandson's daughter-in-law was kidnapped by Mr. He...
He didn't blame the Xue family for rejecting his grandson, because compared to that boy He Chong, his grandson really couldn't stand on the stage.
It's all because his son and daughter-in-law doted on their children. He still hasn't made up his mind at the age of seventeen or eighteen. He couldn't even pass the examination as a scholar. He hangs out in Qin Lou and Chu Hall every day, which almost brings him shame.
I originally thought that the Xue family daughter was a powerful person who could control the devil in her family, but she didn't want to be mentioned by Mr. He.
Alas, forget it, let's not harm other people's good girls. When we go back, we can hang up our grandson and teach him well with a whip.
…
Jia Cong had just left the Xue family, and the gossip that the two ministers wanted to marry a daughter of the Xue family had already spread.
Soon, the whole capital knew about this incident, and the situation intensified. It was spread that six ministers were seeking Xue's daughter, and they fought in the court, injuring everyone.
Do not believe? Please see which of the six ministers does not have bruises on the face.
He Laoguan walked through the market with bruises on his face, showing no intention of blocking him. The glory at the Shangyuan Palace banquet seemed to be his achievement.
After He Shangshu personally invited the official media and went to Xue's mansion with Geng Tie to ask for his name, the people in the capital finally figured out who the final winner of the "Shang Shu War" was.
"Grandpa Tian, that daughter of the Xue family is going to marry Mr. He!"
"Why? Why? In what way am I inferior to that businesswoman who shows up in public?"
"I...I...my Mr. He is just gone. Wuwuwu..."
There are different kinds of happiness in the world. Once the wedding invitation is changed, there is basically no suspense about the marriage.
He Chong had not been in Beijing for a long time, but his talent and reputation were no less than those of Baoyu, Feng Ziying and other celebrities in the capital.
Overnight, countless women in the boudoir in the capital were made blind by crying.
These women did not dare to talk about the He family, so they pointed the finger at the Xue family. They didn't know why Baochai suddenly won the favor of Shangshu Mansion, so they used the stories in the storybook to make up their minds.
Rumors quickly spread in the capital, and in just three days, Baochai was charged with being shameless, serving people with sex, and seducing He Chong.
Before the He family could take action, Baochai's little sisters couldn't sit still.
Daiyu was even more angry than Baochai. In a rage, she led the princess's bodyguards to attack several mansions where the rumors were spreading the most.
The old lady originally wanted to stop her, but was blocked by Master Pardon.
"I, Jia She's daughter-in-law, don't know what to say about beating people."
"Bao Yatou followed me to Beijing. If they scolded Bao Yatou, they would slap me in the face. Yu'er, this girl, is beating people on my behalf. If anyone is dissatisfied, let him come to me!"
Jia Cong kept shouting at the side that the elder was mighty. Is this the beginning of teaching his daughter-in-law the ancestral Jia family skill of breaking down people's doors?
With the support of Master Pardon, by the time Master Lin received the news from the Ministry of Household Affairs, Daiyu had already put on a full set of princess ceremonial guards and led ninety-nine soldiers to fight from the west of the city to the east of the city, and then from the north to the south of the city. .
It includes eight official residences, including Yu's Mansion, the Right Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Gu's Mansion, Taipu Temple Minister's Mansion, Weiyuan Bo's Mansion, Chengyang Bo's Mansion, and Fengguo General's Mansion.
As well as the houses of several wealthy businessmen, the doors were all demolished by Daiyu. Moreover, she went straight into the inner halls of these mansions, called out the girls who were talking nonsense, and asked her grandma to slap her hard and teach them a lesson with a cold face.
As long as someone comes out to stop her, Her Royal Highness Princess Wen'an will say: "Don't you understand that rumors kill people? Since you can't teach your daughters well, I will teach you. If you are not convinced, go to my uncle and he will talk to you. reason!"
Who is Daiyu's uncle? Jia She, the Marquis of Rongguo, can he reason with others?
The deterrence of these words is no less than that of the Shenwu general's cannon lying on the city wall, which can directly make the opponent stop.
Master Lin listened to the servant's report in confusion, and was extremely shocked.
Is this still the gentle and gentle little cotton-padded man with crooked eyebrows when he speaks?
"No, Yu'er is doing this for his He family's wife..."
Lin Ruhai suddenly slapped her thigh and shouted outside the duty room: "Come, please go to the Ministry of Etiquette to see if Mr. He is there. Send me a message and ask Mr. He to get together after dinner in the evening."
Rumors spread across the capital, and the He family naturally noticed it quickly.
He Chong was so anxious that he didn't even bother to do the work in the household department. After discussing with his elders, he personally came forward to clarify the matter.
But why do rumors become rumors? Those who spread rumors often only believe what they want to believe. The He family's clarification effect was minimal, and even if He Yaomin stepped forward in person, it would not have much effect.
In the end, the iron fist was more effective. Baochai was unable to hit people. Daiyu used the Jia family's unique traditional method to cut through the mess with a quick knife for the first time, and the effect was unexpectedly good.
When Baochai hugged Daiyu and cried and said words of gratitude, the corners of Daiyu's mouth raised.
This feeling of beating people is so good. No one will dare to talk about her or the people around her in the future.
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(End of chapter)
