Rongguofu, Lixiangyuan.

Baochai got up in the morning, dressed up, and came to the main room to greet her mother.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw that her brother Xue Pan had arrived earlier than her and was talking to her mother.

After Baochai came up to greet his mother and brother, he smiled at Xue Pan and asked, "Brother, why did you get up so early today?"

Xue Pan said with a smile on his face: "I am discussing a big matter with my mother."

Baochai asked curiously: "What big thing is it?"

Aunt Xue said speechlessly: "Your brother said he wants to marry Miss Lin."

"ah!"

Baochai's eyes widened in surprise and she didn't know what to say when she looked at her brother who had a happy expression on his face.

Xue Pan said proudly: "Mom, sister, this is what I think. As long as I marry Sister Lin as my wife, Brother Lin will become my uncle, and we won't have to worry about having no one to take care of our family's business in the future."

Baochai quickly asked: "Brother, have you told Brother Lin about this?"

Xue Pan shook his head and said: "I haven't said anything yet. I want to discuss it with my mother first. As long as my mother agrees, I will go to Brother Lin to talk."

"Brother, I advise you not to say anything. This marriage will never happen."

Xue Pan asked anxiously: "Why?"

Baochai lowered his voice and said, "I think the ancestors here intend to get closer to the Lin family."

Aunt Xue looked at her daughter in surprise. Even she knew nothing about this. How could Baochai see it?

Xue Pan heard this and said anxiously: "Sister, what do you mean by this? Could it be that the old lady wants Baoyu to marry Sister Lin as his wife?"

Baochai nodded and said: "If my guess is correct, my ancestors probably have this idea."

Xue Pan said angrily: "What's so good about Baoyu? What makes him worthy of Sister Lin?"

Aunt Xue said with a dark face: "How outrageous! Don't say this again in the future."

Xue Pan countered unconvincedly: "Mother, am I your son or Baoyu is your son? Why do you always speak for outsiders?"

Aunt Xue turned pale with anger at Xue Pan's words. She pointed her finger at her son and cursed: "You evildoer, do you want to make me angry to death?"

"My son doesn't dare."

Xue Pan apologized to his mother, then stood up and said: "My son has gone to school. I will come back to apologize to my mother."

After speaking, he turned around and ran out the door.

After Xue Pan left, Baochai stepped forward and patted Aunt Xue on the back to persuade her: "My brother has always been so out of tune, so why should my mother get angry with him?"

Aunt Xue said worriedly: "My mother is not angry that he contradicted me, but I am worried that he is talking nonsense outside. If your aunt and the old lady listen to it, wouldn't it hurt their feelings?"

Baochai: "Mom, don't worry. Although my brother is unruly in his actions, he still has a sense of what he can and cannot say."

Aunt Xue grabbed Baochai's hand and said with emotion: "If your brother could be one-tenth as smart as you, mother wouldn't have to worry about him."

"Brother is still young and will change in the future."

Aunt Xue nodded, and then asked: "Daughter, how did you know that the old lady wanted Baoyu to marry Miss Lin?"

Baochai smiled and said: "This matter is very simple. From the attitude of our ancestors towards the brothers of the Lin family, we know that she values ​​​​the power of the Lin family. If brother Bao can get married to sister Lin, wouldn't the Jia and Lin families be better off? Dear, take one step further."

"Daughter, you are so thoughtful. Mother and I didn't even think of this."

Baochai lowered her voice and said, "Mother, my daughter thinks that this marriage may not be possible."

"Oh, why is that?"

"I see that the Lin family brother only has close contact with the second brother Lian, but is very indifferent to brother Bao. I think he will definitely oppose this marriage."

Aunt Xue smiled and said: "Marriage can only be decided by the elders. There is no reason for my brother to interfere, not to mention he is only Miss Lin's brother."

Baochai nodded silently. On the surface she agreed with her mother's statement, but in fact she disagreed with it in her heart. She heard Shi Xiangyun say that Lin Yun once bullied Baoyu miserably, but neither the old lady nor her aunt punished him. This shows that he is

How strong are the positions of the two governments?

Aunt Xue suddenly sighed: "Oh! If your brother can really marry Miss Lin, it will be a good marriage."

Baochai heard this and secretly cursed in his heart, "The Lin family brother doesn't even like the Bao brothers, how can he like his own brother?"

…

In the morning, Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng sat together to have breakfast in Sister Feng's courtyard.

Since Ping'er left, Wang Xifeng felt that she couldn't bring herself to do anything and was listless all day long. Even Jia Lian felt that something was wrong with her.

Jia Lian finished his breakfast and wiped his mouth with a silk handkerchief. He smiled at Wang Xifeng and said, "If you want peace, just go over and take a look at her."

Wang Xifeng said with a bitter face: "Ping'er's departure has greatly increased my pressure. I am so busy all day long that I don't have time to go see her."

After a pause, Wang Xifeng said angrily: "Ping'er, that bastard, didn't even come back to take a look at me. He is really heartless."

Jia Lian: "Ping'er made such a fuss when she left. She won't be embarrassed to come back for a while."

Wang Xifeng suddenly lowered her voice and said: "This time I gave Ping'er to Brother Yun, but my wife didn't pick mine. Do you think it's strange?"

Jia Lian smiled and said: "What's so strange about this? My uncle led the troops to the northwest. Our eldest daughter has lost a big supporter in the palace. From now on, we can only count on my uncle."

Wang Xifeng suddenly realized: "So that's it. Why did my wife suddenly change?"

While the couple were chatting, they saw Yuanyang walking in with a little maid, smiling at them and saying, "Are you having a meal? It's a coincidence that I'm here."

Jia Lian quickly stood up, smiled at Yuanyang and said, "I just happened to have had my meal. If Sister Yuanyang doesn't mind, I can use some here."

"Thank you!"

Yuanyang was not polite and sat down directly in Jia Lian's seat.

While Wang Xifeng asked the little maid to prepare breakfast for Yuanyang, she asked with a smile: "Sister Yuanyang, you come to my place, but what orders does the old lady have?"

Yuanyang nodded and said: "There is indeed something I want to tell the second master."

Jia Lian was about to leave when he heard this and stopped, waiting for Yuanyang to speak.

Yuanyang: "Last night, the master told the old lady the news that our Aunt Lin was going to be promoted to the governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi."

"ah!"

Jia Lian opened his mouth in surprise. He was just saying that his uncle went to the northwest and the eldest girl only had her uncle to rely on. But now that her uncle has been released by the emperor, what will happen to the eldest girl in the palace?

Wang Xifeng: "Sister Yuanyang, is this news reliable?"

Yuanyang nodded and said: "I heard from the master that this matter has been settled. The Lin Mansion has advanced the young nephew's marriage and plans to get the young nephew married before Uncle Lin leaves Beijing."

Jia Lian hurriedly asked: "When is the wedding scheduled?"

"On the 16th of this month."

Jia Lian was surprised: "On the 16th, doesn't that mean there are only three days left?"

Yuanyang nodded and said: "The old lady asked you and Second Grandma to go and have a look and see if there is anything we can do to help. The gifts have been prepared, and the old lady asked you to bring Second Master Bao with you."

Wang Xifeng: "Are you going to Linyuan?"

"Yes."

Jia Lian said to Wang Xifeng, "I'll go get someone to prepare the carriage right now. You go call Brother Shangbao and we'll go there together."

"OK."

…

After Jia Lian left, Wang Xifeng asked Yuanyang again: "If my uncle is released as governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, will my aunt and Brother Yun follow him and take office?"

"I heard from the old lady's analysis that the young nephew will definitely not go. As for our aunt, it's hard to say."

After a pause, Yuanyang said again: "I heard from the master that the young nephew may go to the Beijing camp to serve."

"How could this be? Brother Yun, aren't you going to take part in the examination next year?"

"I don't know about this. How can we know what His Majesty is thinking in his heart?"

The two of them were talking when they saw Jia Lian hurried back again and said hurriedly: "The boy outside came to report that Brother Yun came here with his aunt."

Yuanyang quickly stood up and said, "I'll go back and inform the old lady."

Wang Xifeng also stood up and said, "I'm going to inform the madam, the eldest madam and the others."

Jia Lian quickly reminded: "Remember to inform Aunt Xue."

Wang Xifeng: "Okay."

…

In Jia Mu’s courtyard,

When she heard that her daughter was coming, Jia Mu quickly came out to greet her.

Outside the flower hall, seeing Jia Min surrounded by many female relatives, the old lady came forward excitedly, hugged her daughter, and cried in each other's arms.

Although Jia Min lives in the capital and the two houses are not far apart, the opportunities for mother and daughter to see each other are very few.

In addition, Jia Mu knew in her heart that her daughter came here to say goodbye, which made her even more sad.
To be continued...