After gathering together and talking for a while, Mrs. Xue Cui took Bao Qin and left first, leaving a space for Aunt Xue and Baochai to talk alone.
Aunt Xue has been on the battlefield for a long time, so she naturally understands that the complex relationships in a large family like the Feng family cannot be as easy and simple as Baochai and Baoqin said before, especially when one family has three masters, and the daughter's room is
It is a somewhat awkward second bedroom sandwiched between the traditional Zhengshuo long house and the third bedroom of the main house of the Feng family. Naturally, it is more subtle.
Under such complicated and special circumstances, let alone standing out in the Feng family, even if you want to gain a foothold in the Feng family, it is not an easy task.
Fortunately, Aunt Xue also knew that her daughter and Bao Qin were both smart and astute people, with first-rate talents and personalities. If the two of them joined forces, they would not be afraid of suffering a loss from the Feng family.
“Baoqin is not restless?”
Hearing her mother's somewhat dull voice, Baochai raised her eyebrows in surprise, and glanced at her mother's calm face. Suddenly, Baochai felt that her mother seemed to have aged a lot, perhaps because she had been caring for her brother all these years.
I was worried about my marriage, and I was usually very nervous. Now that I got married suddenly, I finally got a good result, and I feel a lot more relaxed.
"It doesn't count." Baochai thought about it, "My husband likes Baoqin's lively and forthright temperament. Baoqin also wants to take this opportunity to establish a good impression in my husband's mind, right? Her daughter probably knows what she is thinking.
Although she didn't say it explicitly in front of her daughter, she vaguely mentioned that her daughter only asked her not to be too provocative. After all, we just got married, but Baoqin is so old, so she naturally understands the truth, and her daughter believes that she can handle it well...
…”
"I didn't say what she did was wrong, I just said what about you?" Aunt Xue still looked indifferent.
"Mother, daughter and Baoqin are different. No matter how well Baoqin does, she can't cover up her daughter. The daughter is the legitimate wife, she is the concubine..." Baochai's eyes are more confident and shining.
, "Besides, doesn't the mother trust her daughter? It's easy for the outstanding to be confused, and for the brave to be broken. It's not that Baoqin doesn't understand this truth, but she feels that as long as she can win the love of her husband, it is worth it, because of her status
It’s different. As for my daughter, we can’t do that.”
Only then did Aunt Xue show a look of satisfaction on her face and nodded: "Well, Baochai, it's good that you understand this. You are the legitimate wife, and you can't let your parents-in-law and Brother Keng feel that you are too frivolous and presumptuous. This is right.
Yes, but you also said that Brother Keng likes Bao Qin's liveliness and straightforwardness, so you can't be too mature. I know you have a quiet temper, but you are not twenty years old after all. If you are more lively, maybe Brother Keng will
prefer,……"
Baochai did not expect that her mother could think of this. After thinking for a while, she nodded, "My daughter understands,..."
"Okay, Baochai, you are the most reassuring to my mother. Logically speaking, my mother does not need to talk to you more about these things, but the Xue family is basically firmly tied to the Feng family now. Your brother and Brother Biao are now
They all rely on Brother Keng, and you have also seen you get married. Not only the famous officials, gentry and merchants in the capital city have come, but even the emperor has specially given gifts. Now the Xue family can also rise. Jin Gui some time ago
You still firmly disagree with your brother taking concubines, and he relented yesterday..."
Aunt Xue's words left Baochai speechless. She had long known how powerful her sister-in-law was. Her brother had been treated obediently, but having no heirs was a big deal. There was no way her mother would give in, so taking a concubine was inevitable.
But Xia Jingui doesn't agree, then you will have to make the family uneasy, which is what my mother doesn't want to see. She didn't expect that the momentum brought by her marriage would actually make Xia Jingui cower and give in.
This means that his status in the Feng family is directly related to the peace of his brother's family, and Baochai is also dumbfounded.
“Oh, sister-in-law, are you relieved?” Baochai nodded slightly, “That’s good, my mother can seize the time to choose one or two suitable innocent families for my brother, and integrate them into the family earlier, so as to continue the Xue family’s incense...”
"Mom thinks so too." Aunt Xue wiped her eyes, "If Wen Long can have one or two children as soon as possible, Mom can have an explanation when she goes to see your father in the future."
Seeing that her mother was a little sentimental, Baochai quickly comforted her and said, "Don't be like this, mother. My brother is much better now than before. Besides, my brother is still young. If he marries a wife and takes in concubines, my mother will be able to have a family full of children and grandchildren."
"Well, that's it for Wenlong, but you must step up. The Feng family is now closely related to our Xue family. If you have face in the Feng family, Wenlong will be much quieter. What about your sister-in-law?
I also know that if there is no one to hold her down, she will cause trouble, and it will only depend on you."
Aunt Xue has seen this clearly. Now the Xia family is very close to Eunuch Xia in the palace. The business is quite large and she is quite powerful in the capital. It is said that she got involved with Eunuch Xia for some reason.
Relative relationship, that's why Xia Jingui is so arrogant, even contradicting his own words, but facing Baochai, this woman has many rules, and she always greets her with a smile. Obviously, it's not because of Baochai, but because of Baochai's backstory
The Feng family.
As long as Baochai's status in the Feng family is stable, the Xia family and Xia Jingui will not dare to act recklessly, and Xue Pan and himself can also be stable at home. If Baochai is treated coldly by the Feng family and his status is unstable, I am afraid that Xia Jingui will
Going to be a monster.
Baochai understood the meaning of her mother's words. Her sister-in-law was not a law-abiding character to begin with. Now that the Xia family seems to be prospering, she doesn't think much of the Xue family. Fortunately, she married into it.
It was the Feng family that made Xia Jingui a little afraid.
“Don’t worry, mother, my daughter knows what to do.” Baochai sighed softly.
"Baochai, the most important thing is to give birth to an heir as soon as possible. I think your aunt is quite willing to let Baoqin take the lead. Everything else is easy to talk about, but you can't give up on this." Aunt Xue paused and seemed to be hesitant for a long time.
Then he added: "At least you can't give in intentionally. If Baoqin can really give birth to an heir, it will be her chance. If you do it first, then she can't say anything."
The legitimate son and the eldest son, the legitimate son and the eldest son of the concubine, the meaning of their titles is different for everyone. For Baochai, Bao Qin, Feng Ziying, and the Feng family, they have different meanings in their hearts. Because of this,
Aunt Xue and Baochai were also quite confused.
“Mother, you have thought too much. Your daughter and Bao Qin have not thought that far yet.” Baochai was still a little uncomfortable with this kind of topic, and turned her head slightly, not wanting to take up the topic.
"Humph, you didn't think that far, but Baoqin and your aunt may not have thought that far." Aunt Xue shook her head, "Besides, if you fall behind, what if the eldest brother, besides the Shen family, is not there?
Are there those two Hu girls? Although there has been no news this year, no one can say for sure about the pregnancy. Then Mrs. Shen became pregnant only two or three months after getting married. I heard that she didn't look like that.
It's like being able to have children. Who would have thought that they would be born so quickly? It can be seen that this is still a man's favor..."
"You and Baoqin can't be careless. Besides, isn't that girl Qingwen also in Shen's house? If Shen needs to recuperate this year, she might let Qingwen sleep with her. Qingwen looks like that,
At first glance, she is Hu Meizi. I heard that she fell in the eyes of Brother Keng when she was still at Jia's house. Now she has Shen's connivance, which is even more justified. Baochai, you have to be on guard, but don't end up with her.
If this girl gave birth to the eldest son of the concubine first, then Baoqin would become a joke."
Aunt Xue’s words made Baochai feel helpless. How could she prevent such a thing?
Qingwen's impression in the Jia family was not very good. Whether it was Wang, Jia's mother, or several other girls, they all felt that this girl was too charming, with a charming face that was used to enchanting her master, and because of her temper
She was hot-tempered and stubborn, and refused to forgive anyone, so she was kicked out. There were not even a few people to intercede for her.
Who would have thought that she would go to the Shen Mansion and suddenly become Shen's personal maid? This would really be a problem.
What's even more troublesome is that I don't know why my husband fell in love with this girl, and he seems to like her quite a bit. This is also the news that Xiangling passed on, saying that although Jin Chuan'er is very popular around my husband, he seems to have a crush on Qingwen.
There's something special about it. Even Xiangling can't tell what is so special about it. It's just a feeling.
If you feel this way, and Shen's health is inconvenient now, I'm afraid that my husband's favor from the eldest house will be much more favored by this girl Qingwen, and maybe even Eryou won't be able to compare with it. In that kind of situation
Next, if Mrs. Shen had the intention to suppress the second wife, she might really dare to let Qingwen get pregnant first.
Baochai thought about it. Of course, this was only a possibility. The more likely possibility was that Mrs. Shen did not want anyone in the eldest house to give birth to a son before her, so she would stop the concubines and girls from the eldest house.
When they get pregnant, they wait until she gives birth to a son before allowing other women to get pregnant.
However, this will risk the possibility that the second wife will give birth to a son first, especially if a girl like Baoqin or even Ying'er gives birth to a son first, this will inevitably make the wives and aunts' minds sway towards the second wife.
So this is also a dilemma.
"Mother, don't worry about these things. My daughter and Bao Qin know how to deal with them. Besides, my husband is a sensible person and doesn't have to worry about trivial matters. If you do it deliberately, I'm afraid it will be unsightly." Bao Qin.
Chai comforted his mother: "No matter what, if my daughter and Bao Qin are of the same mind, they will not suffer. Besides, Sister Shen may not be what you think. If it is really what you said, then my daughter
I really don’t care anymore, my husband won’t like such a woman.”
Xue Baochai thought for a while before saying this, which made Aunt Xue speechless.