"Do you have a plan?"
After hearing Baochai's words, Aunt Xue's jaw dropped with disbelief on her face.
"Could it be that you...you...have..." Aunt Xue looked heartbroken and hated the iron.
Seeing that his mother was thinking wrongly, Baochai quickly explained: "Mother...it's not what you think!"
"Then what do you mean?" Aunt Xue asked anxiously.
She was afraid that if her daughter did something wrong when she was young, the Xue family would lose face.
"daughter……"
"Tell me, you girl is so anxious!"
At this point, Baochai made up her mind and finally said: "My daughter is interested in Master Thirteen!"
This matter had to be brought out anyway, and since marriage was discussed today, Baochai just mustered up the courage to speak out.
"Ah? This...this..."
Aunt Xue was shocked and didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Bao girl, Thirteenth Master Tianhuang is a noble man. If you are interested in him... I'm afraid it will not end well!"
At the beginning, Aunt Xue also had such fantasies, but she was finally awakened by reality.
"Even if you are lucky, what's the point of being his concubine? Wouldn't it be better to find a well-matched family, marry and be the mistress of the house?"
Aunt Xue's thoughts echo the thoughts of most people today, especially those whose families are rich and powerful and have little interest in marrying into the royal family.
"Mom... I don't want to be a concubine!" Baochai reminded calmly.
"Then what do you want to do? Princess?"
Seeing the firm look in her daughter's eyes, Aunt Xue knew that she had guessed correctly, Bao Yatou really had such ambitions.
"Although I, the Ming Dynasty, do not rely on family background when selecting, but because your father died young... the royal family will not choose you as their daughter-in-law!" Aunt Xue pointed out the key to the problem.
"This is just a custom, so... my daughter wants to try it!"
"You are just wishful thinking... You have always been a smart girl, why are you so confused now?" Aunt Xue asked, patting the table, obviously extremely anxious.
In her eyes, Baochai's behavior was like a moth flying into a flame. Her attitude of never looking back made Aunt Xue extremely worried.
But she also knew that Baochai had always had her own opinion, and it was difficult to change what she had decided.
But as a mother, Aunt Xue really doesn't want to see her daughter embark on this fruitless path.
"Mother...please forgive my daughter for being frivolous, but now I know that the Thirteenth Master is also interested in me!"
For a daughter's family to not only dare to express her love and hate, but also dare to tell her loved ones that she loves herself, in this era, it not only requires great courage, but also a pattern that transcends the times.
And this also just shows that Baochai has already embarked on the "path of no return", and is still walking very firmly.
"You...now that you are the princess's attendant, I'm afraid you won't be able to stand for election!" Aunt Xue decided to persuade her daughter from a different angle.
"Mom, no one said that the princess's attendants cannot run for the princess!"
Walking to her mother's side, Baochai calmly said: "As long as the Queen gives her permission, this matter will be done!"
"Is it done? It's just that I can stand for election. If I want to choose the princess... I don't know how many problems there are in the future!"
"That's not necessarily the case. If the Queen gives her permission, then the screening process will be smooth for me!"
Seeing Baochai's confidence, Aunt Xue reminded: "Even if you choose the last step, you can only be a concubine at most. Although it is extremely noble, it is not as good as..."
"Mom...I told you, my daughter will choose the princess!"
Seeing Baochai's indifferent look, Aunt Xue laughed angrily and said, "How do you know that... you will definitely choose the princess?"
Faced with this problem, Baochai's intuition told her that she would probably choose him, but she really didn't know what to say if she really wanted to provide evidence.
After a few moments of silence in the room, Aunt Xue said: "Well... if you want to choose, go ahead. If you choose the concubine, it will be a good result. If you don't choose, you should go back to the princess and be a servant!"
From this point of view, Baochai is indeed capable of advancing, attacking, retreating and defending, so running for the title of princess is a matter of course.
When mother and daughter were silent, a report suddenly came from outside: "The uncle is back!"
Xue Pan is back. With such an unreliable person, it is naturally impossible to continue talking about such an important matter as running for the princess.
When Xue Pan entered the inner house, he was inevitably questioned by his mother, and the boy was fooled by his lies.
Baochai went back to his room, thinking about the future with worry.
Time passed quickly and it was time for dinner.
The whole family is sitting together, chatting about recent events at home, which can be described as a happy scene.
At this moment, a girl entered the dining room, came to Xue Pan and reported: "Uncle, Uncle Zhen of Ningguo Mansion sent someone to say that the matter is about to be completed!"
Upon hearing this, Xue Pan was overjoyed, but thinking about the presence of his mother and sister at this moment, he suppressed his excitement.
"Brother, what's the matter between you and Brother Zhen?"
"Uh... it's... it's a business matter, sister... eat vegetables, eat vegetables!"
Seeing him like this, Baochai knew that things were not simple and that his eldest brother must be doing bad things again.
After all, she had stayed in Rongguo Mansion and knew how the people in the mansion thought of Jia Zhen, so it was basically no good to conspire with this person.
"Brother..."
"Hey, sister, I already said it's a business matter, so don't ask any more questions... Come, eat some food!"
The more Xue Pan conceals it like this, the more Baochai feels that there is something going on, but it's hard for her to press him now.
After dinner, the three people of the Xue family went to the living room to talk, but Baochai deliberately stayed a step behind and asked the girl in the room to ask Xue Pan about the situation.
"Remember, you must ask clearly what is the relationship between my brother and the Ningguofu man!"
After hearing Baochai's instructions, Ying'er replied very solemnly: "Don't worry, girl, I will definitely ask you clearly!"
"Go!"
Ying'er went to inquire about the matter, while Baochai returned to the living room. When she heard her brother introducing the business in Jingli, looking serious, she suspected that she might be thinking too much.
"Sister, tell me...should our family expand our business in the capital?"
Upon hearing his brother's inquiry, Baochai said slowly: "It's up to the eldest brother to make the decision on these matters!"
"Mom, since Baochai doesn't object, just listen to your son. There are many rich people in the capital, and if you want to make money..."
Xue Pan kept talking, and the main point was that it was well-founded, but the purpose behind it was not that simple.
While Xue Pan was rambling, Ying'er, who was inquiring about the news, came back quickly, which was beyond Baochai's expectation.
In fact, this is normal. Not everyone is a White Lotus cult bandit who sacrifices his life to keep secrets.
As long as there are some benefits, it is easy to ask the slaves below about the situation.
Ying'er entered the living room, bowed to the masters first, and then walked to Baochai's side with lotus steps.
Ying'er was also a smart person. She didn't speak immediately after arriving. Instead, she waited for Xue Pan to continue telling her story before she bent down and leaned beside Baochai.
After Ying'er finished explaining the situation, Baochai's face turned ugly, and finally looked at Xue Pan angrily.
"Baochai, what's wrong?" Aunt Xue discovered something unusual about her daughter.
Baochai's eyes were cold and he said slowly: "Mom, you should ask your elder brother what good things he has done in the past two days!"
"Pan'er, what trouble have you caused again?"
In this case, Aunt Xue believed in Baochai. After all, she knew who her son was.
"Mom, I didn't cause anything..."
Before Xue Pan could finish his words, Baochai said angrily: "What do you say about the Qin family?"
"I……"
Xue Pan just said a word when Baochai stood up and slapped the table, scolding: "Brother, you are seeking death!"
(End of chapter)
