When Xue Biao stepped into Feng's house, Feng Ziying was not there.
He first went to his cousin's place.
Baochai stayed with him to talk for a while before he left.
Although he has been running around outside for the past two years, his main thoughts are on business, especially after Baoqin got married, he didn't worry so much about family affairs. After all, he also knew Baoqin's abilities. Even Feng Ziying They were all full of praise and were willing to leave many affairs to Bao Qin, so there was nothing to worry about.
Maybe the only thing that makes him think about it from time to time is when his sister will be pregnant and give birth to a child. This is something that every woman cannot avoid. Only by giving birth to a son can she gain a foothold in her husband's family. If Baoqin is too focused on business, If you don't have confidence in the issue of heirs, you will be easily criticized.
Xue Biao felt that her cousin was a little absent-minded, but she didn't feel comfortable asking further.
After coming out, he did not go to his sister's place. Instead, he asked Zhang Dehui, an old servant of the Xue family, to inquire about the situation.
Zhang Dehui has been with the Xue family for decades, and his son Zhang Yihao has always been loyal to the Xue family.
However, the Xue family's business was declining day by day, especially since Xue Pan mainly acted as the mascot of Daguan Tower. After Xue Pan went out to engage in shipbuilding and shipping, the other businesses of the Xue family were actually in a state of shrinking. Let go of what you should let go. The transfer is a transfer.
For example, the jewelry business of the second family of the Xue family was sold out because they had no energy to run it. What was left was the management of some scattered farm shops and was handed over to Zhang Dehui. Zhang Dehui's son Zhang Yihao followed Xue Biao to go shipping.
The same is true for some of Changfang's businesses. The only grain store that was retained was retained after Feng Ziying mentioned that the grain business will be in a boom period in the next few years. An important cargo in Xue Biao's shipping is grain transportation. With this channel , so there are grain shops of the Xue family in the capital city, Tongzhou and Tianjin Wei.
But if we really want to compare with these large grain merchants and grain shops in the capital city, the Xue family's grain shop business is still not ranked high and is not worth mentioning.
Everything is normal in the Feng Mansion. The only thing that is wrong is that the second wife's second aunt, Yingchun, is pregnant.
One stone stirred up a thousand waves. It seemed that for this reason, the whole Feng family became a little restless. Even the cousin, who was usually quiet and calm, couldn't sit still.
Even the cousin couldn't sit still, and the sister who had always been so strong would definitely have trouble sleeping. Xue Biao could guess that his sister would not tolerate this situation continuing, but this kind of thing cannot be changed by human power. The second sister is pregnant. Well, all my cousin and sister can do is work hard on their own, but it depends on opportunities.
After pondering for a while, Xue Biao went to see his sister.
Xue Baoqin was naturally overjoyed at his brother's return and wanted to keep Xue Biao for dinner.
Of course Xue Biao will not refuse. He also needs to wait until Feng Ziying comes back in the evening. Some things also need to be discussed.
With only the brother and sister left, Xue Biao naturally did not shy away from anything and asked about Yingchun's pregnancy.
"Why do you care about such things, brother?" Bao Qin chuckled, "Does it mean that the younger sister is also under pressure and feels unwilling to give in? It's not like..."
"Really?" Xue Biao also smiled. How could he understand the temperament of his sister, who was always strong in everything? "I think even the eldest sister is a little worried, how can you still be stable? That's really not like the sister I used to be."
Bao Qin's face turned slightly gloomy, and she shook her head: "I'm afraid the eldest sister's mood is not entirely because of the second sister's pregnancy. Anyway, she is also the second wife. The eldest sister is the legitimate wife, so she gave birth to a son. The eldest sister is also the legitimate mother, and she How big a storm can his temper cause?"
"Oh?" Xue Biao frowned, "Then what can make eldest sister worried?"
Baoqin hesitated and said nothing.
"What's wrong, brother, is there anything else you can't say?" Xue Biao was surprised.
"No, I just feel a little surprised. Maybe Xing Xiuyan also wants to marry into the house." Baoqin finally said.
When the Xue brothers and sisters first came to Beijing, Aunt Xue and Mrs. Wang actually wanted to connect Xue Biao and Xiuyan. However, Xue Biao was not thinking about it at the time. Later, when he became more and more angry, he naturally wanted to If he wanted to find a better family, the Fang family would be his choice, and Xiuyan family would naturally not be considered.
"Miss Xing?" Xue Biao raised his eyebrows, he was a little surprised.
He had a good impression of Xing Xiuyan, but it was just a good impression and nothing else.
Xue Biao also knew that his elders had intended to arrange a marriage between him and Xing Xiuyan, but from the bottom of his heart, he did not think it was a good marriage.
Xing Xiuyan's parents, especially her father, was addicted to gambling and greedy for money. He was a typical bad person who could easily get into trouble. Furthermore, Xing Xiuyan was an only daughter. If she married a daughter from such a family, she would definitely be punished by her father. dragged down.
It would be fine if it was just a financial drag, but with such a gambling and greedy temperament, something would inevitably happen in the future, which would affect the reputation of the Xue family.
The Xue family is no better than the Feng family. It is still in a period of rebound. It is necessary to accumulate the accumulation of good life in this generation to give the Xue family a chance to prosper again. There cannot be any mistakes. I am not a genius like Feng Ziying. , can rise rapidly in the official career. In a sense, Xue Biao hopes that his generation will lay a solid foundation and pave the way for the next generation to enter a higher level.
Therefore, although Xue Biao did not explicitly refuse at the time, he actually would not agree. When he had a better choice, the Fang family, he immediately made the choice without hesitation.
"Well, maybe someone wanted to build up their reputation, so they set up a matchmaking relationship. Maybe the Xing family felt that they had no way to repay the favor they received from their husband, so they simply let Xiuyan marry in, so as to kill two birds with one stone..."
There wasn't much emotion in Xue Baoqin's words. She obviously understood that she didn't have much say in this kind of thing. If Xing Xiuyan really wanted to marry into the Feng family, it would only be with Lin Daiyu, the third wife, and Miaoyu's fake nun was the matchmaker. Even those who are so powerful don’t know what Lin Daiyu thinks about this matter?
Xue Baoqin actually feels like sitting on a mountain and watching the fight between tigers. Although she also knows that if the third bedroom is too powerful, it will definitely squeeze the second bedroom's influence and status in the Feng family, but in her opinion, the most important thing is The direct threats and impacts are still within the three parties.
Miaoyu is Lin Daiyu's half-sister, and she wants to marry as a nun. This is the marriage arranged by Lin's father. Lin Daiyu naturally has no way to object, but Miaoyu, a fake nun, suddenly had a whim and wanted to drag Xing Xiuyan into the marriage. Her own camp was nominally to build momentum for Sanfang, but to Lin Daiyu, this meant a lot.
With the close relationship between Miaoyu and Xing Xiuyan, is this to build momentum for Sanfang, or is it to help Miaoyu maintain her favor? No matter how stupid Lin Daiyu is, she can't even see this, right?
Although there is not much emotional tendency in Xue Baoqin's words, who is Xue Biao and how can he not be clear about his sister's temperament? No matter how well Bao Qin concealed it in his words, the dissatisfaction and jealousy could not be hidden from him.
"Baoqin, this kind of thing has nothing to do with your second wife. It's Brother Feng and Miss Lin's business." ."
"Brother, if you want to say that, it really doesn't matter, but..." Baoqin hesitated, "My husband has no heirs yet, so my wife is inevitably a little anxious. Now the second sister is finally pregnant. If the third wife is pregnant all of a sudden, If there are several married couples, maybe my sister is worried about this. They say that her body is also fertile, but more than a year has passed and there has been no movement. Now she is facing the pressure of three wives and several wives. , it is inevitable that my sister will have some worries."
Xue Biao took a deep breath. He thought that there might be no problem with Baochai, but his sister's thoughts were a little impetuous and sharp. Especially her dissatisfaction and hostility towards the third room, that is, Lin Daiyu, could hardly be suppressed. Living.
This is not a good phenomenon. Feng Ziying mainly focuses on court affairs and does not have much energy to interfere with the affairs of the inner house. If Bao Qin acts as a monster in the inner house, I am afraid the result will not be good.
"Baoqin, Brother Yu feels that you don't seem to be in the right mood." Xue Biao stared at the other party with blazing eyes: "I just said that it is not your second room's turn to interfere with the matter of the third room. If you interfere, you will only do it." It's counterproductive. Don't think that Brother Feng doesn't have the energy to intervene in the affairs of the inner house. He just turns a blind eye, but it doesn't mean that he will indulge unlimitedly. I think you should understand this clearly..."
Xue Baoqin was startled by his brother's sudden stern tone, and felt angry inside. Why did his brother have this attitude?
Is Lin Daiyu so popular? Or do you think the Lin family can still sustain much success?
"Brother, if you say that, you think that little sister, I am going to make trouble in it?" Xue Baoqin said with a solemn face, word by word.
"I know what you have done and what you want to do. In fact, I guess Brother Feng and Sister Feng also know it in their hearts. Maybe it is to take care of your face that no one mentions it." Xue Biao replied angrily.
He realized that he could no longer spoil this younger sister. This younger sister was often extremely shrewd, but she was prone to trespassing in emotional matters. Especially Lin Daiyu seemed to have become a demon in her heart. The eldest sister was implicitly saying I mentioned it to myself, and now it seems that it is really the case.
Xue Baoqin's heart trembled, but he refused to give in: "What have I done? Is it worthy for my brother to go to war like this and open his eyes for outsiders..."
Xue Biao gritted his teeth and said word by word: "Baoqin, let me say it again, don't treat others as fools. Brother Feng is smart in big things and not confused in small things. Even if he is confused, he is just pretending to save face for you!"
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