Rongguofu, Lixiangyuan.

When Baochai came back from the forest garden, she did not go back to her room to rest, but went to pay her respects to her mother first.

When I walked into the bedroom, I saw Aunt Xue sitting on the kang, looking through the account books.

Seeing Baochai come in from the outside, Aunt Xue quickly put down the account book in her hand, stood up, took Baochai's little hand, and sat down on the heated kang.

Aunt Xue: "When you went to that mansion today, did you see Brother Yun's daughter-in-law?"

Baochai took off his cloak and handed it to Ying'er next to him. Then he smiled at Aunt Xue and said, "I met her when I went there. My brother is right. Sister-in-law Yun is indeed a good person. Not only is she beautiful, but she also has a good personality."

Also gentle.”

Aunt Xue: "I heard that Brother Yun went to Jinxiangyuan with your brother. Why didn't he stay at the house to keep you company?"

Baochai: "I'm afraid my mother is mistaken. Brother Lin is not Brother Baochai. How could he hang out with girls in the inner house? I heard from Sister Yun that when she lived in Linyuan, Brother Lin rarely

Go and disturb her and Sister Lin, and ask them to come over and discuss anything."

Aunt Xue nodded in approval and said, "I was worried that it would be inappropriate for you to go there, but now that I hear what you say, Brother Yun is indeed a man of etiquette."

At this time, a little maid came in with two cups of hot tea and handed them to the mother and daughter respectively.

Baochai picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and said, "Mom, my brother is drunk and hasn't woken up yet?"

Aunt Xue: "Don't talk about that evil one. I asked him to take you to Linyuan. When he arrived, he went to Jinxiangyuan to drink. He was drunk."

Baochai advised: "My brother is a boy after all, and it is necessary to socialize outside."

"Brother Yun went with him, why didn't he drink too much?"

Baochai thought to herself, "Can this be compared? Brother Lin went to Jinxiang Courtyard to make friends with Prince Xuan's grandson, but he just went to join in the fun. If Brother Lin hadn't taken him along, how could the young prince play with him?"

"Mother, when I came in just now, I saw that you were looking through the account books. Is there an error in the accounts?"

Aunt Xue said with a bitter face: "The income of the shops here in the capital is decreasing day by day. I have looked through the account books everywhere and I can't see any problems."

"Most of the stewards outside are masters of accounting. How can mother tell the truth from falsehood? In my daughter's opinion, it is better to hire some accountants from outside to help you check accounts everywhere."

Aunt Xue shook her head and said: "I tried this in Jinling, and it was of no use."

Baochai hesitated and said: "Mom, how about asking Brother Lin to help us check the accounts?"

"This~"

Aunt Xue was very moved when she heard this, but she was also worried that Lin Yun would collude with the managers of the Xue family to embezzle the Xue family's business.

Baochai naturally understood her mother's thoughts, and she hurriedly advised: "Mom, Brother Lin is a gentleman, how could he embezzle the property of his relatives?"

Aunt Xue: "Knowing people, knowing faces, but not knowing hearts is of great importance. Let mother think about it again."

"All right."

Mother and daughter were talking in the room when they saw Xue Pan walking in with a drunken look on his face.

Seeing that his sister was also in the house, Xue Pan said in surprise: "Sister, are you back already? I was thinking of going to Linyuan to pick you up."

Baochai smiled and said, "Thank you, brother."

Xue Pan picked up the tea cup on the Kang table, raised his neck and drank it all in one gulp.

Aunt Xue scolded him: "You bastard, that's your sister's tea cup. Why did you just pick it up and drink it?"

Xue Pan shook his head and said, "I thought it was the tea my mother drank."

"It's mine, and you can't drink it either."

Baochai said hurriedly: "My brother drank too much and his mind is a little unclear. Mother, don't blame him."

"My sister should be considerate of me. My mother always makes a fuss. Since you think I'm in the way, I'll go back and go to sleep."

After Xue Pan finished speaking, he walked towards the door with unsteady steps.

The mother and daughter looked at each other, shaking their heads helplessly and smiling bitterly.

…

Here, after Baoyu came back, he also went to pay his respects to the old lady.

Jia Mu was worried about Baoyu and didn't even take a nap, waiting for him to come back.

After Baoyu saluted, Jia Mu called him to sit next to him and asked him, "How about going to the forest garden to have fun today?"

Baoyu nodded and said: "Very good! In addition to Sister Lin and Sister Bao, Sister Xiangyun also went."

"Oh? Your sister Yun went too."

Baoyu: "Not only did Sister Yun go, I heard that she will stay there for a while longer."

Jia Mu nodded and then asked, "Has your brother Lin played with you?"

"No. I heard that Brother Lin and Brother Xue went out to do errands together and didn't come back at noon."

After a pause, Baoyu said again: "I also met Brother Lin's brother-in-law Qin Zhong today. That Qin Zhong has a handsome appearance and a good temperament. I would like to invite him to study at the clan school in our house. What do you think, ancestor?"

"

When Jia Mu heard this, she laughed and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? That's your Brother Lin's brother-in-law. How can I make decisions for him?"

Baoyu: "Brother Lin listens to our ancestors the most. You just need to talk to him. Maybe this can be done."

Mother Jia made a serious face and said: "Don't talk nonsense, this matter is not in line with etiquette. How can I force you, Brother Lin, to do something that is beyond etiquette?"

Baoyu wanted to say a few more words, but Jia Mu stood up and said, "I'm tired too, Baoyu, you go back and rest first."

"Yes, ancestor."

Baoyu saw that Jia Mu wanted to rest, so he had to say goodbye and leave.

…

After leaving Jia Mu's courtyard, he went to pay his respects to Mrs. Wang, and then returned to Bisha Kitchen to rest.

When he walked into his bedroom, he saw that only the attacker was in the room, and all the other maids were missing.

While Xiren untied Baoyu's cloak, he asked with concern: "Second Master is back so late, have you eaten yet?"

"Already used."

Baoyu replied, then walked to the heated kang and sat down, rubbed his hands and said, "Where have they gone?"

"They all went to play cards. I saw that the second master didn't come back at noon, so I went with them."

Baoyu sighed when he heard this and said, "I always thought that the maids in my house were all the best, but I didn't know that I actually raised a group of gamblers."

Xiren brought a cup of hot tea, handed it to Baoyu and said, "What's wrong with Second Master today? They usually play cards, but I've never seen you talk about them."

Baoyu: "You don't know that the maids in Brother Lin's house are not only beautiful, but most of them can read and write. Some of them can also read poems. How do you think they can compare?"

Xiren: "The maids in the young master nephew's house do not come from our side. If they are well trained, it is also the credit of our house."

"You don't understand, like Sister Ping'er, Yingge and Furong, they all don't know much about literacy. But the girl Xiangling in Brother Lin's house, it doesn't matter that she is beautiful, she can actually recite poems that suit the occasion.

, are you surprised?"

The attacker retorted: "You are just here to serve your master. Why are you studying so much? If Xiang Ling were in our house, she would have been kicked out by the old lady."

"Idiot! Why am I telling you this? I'm really talking to you."

Baoyu complained with a look of disgust, then stood up and walked out the door.

The attacker hurriedly caught up and shouted: "Second Master, it's cold outside. It's not too late to put on your cloak and go out."

Baoyu: "No, I'll go sit with Third Sister."
Chapter completed!