The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 53 The Fighting Spirit of the Daughter

After Xue Baochai and Aunt Xue returned to their room, they began to sigh.

Among the large group of people who came this time were Xue Pan and Xue Baochai’s cousins.

That is, relatives from other branches of the Xue family.

In terms of the inheritance rights of the Xue family, Xue Pan, the legitimate son, is the first. If there is no one on this side, it will be Xue Ke.

Xue Ke and his sister Xue Baoqin are from the second branch of the Xue family.

Aunt Xue sighed and said, "Why are you here at this time?"

Xue Baochai figured out the reason on the way.

"He probably followed after seeing the Wang family's relatives coming, and also because of Baoqin's marriage."

The four families are all from Jinling. Wang Xifeng is also from Jinling. Her brother and parents are also in Jinling. When Wang Xifeng's brother Wang Ren came over this time, the people of the Xue family saw this and came together.

Aunt Xue also figured out the reason and sighed, "Why didn't you tell me beforehand?"

Aunt Xue felt embarrassed that he came without saying hello.

"Now our family of three and the maids all live in the Jia Mansion. There is no place for people to stay. People are being driven away outside. Who would dare to rent a house to them at this time?"

Xue Baochai naturally knew the current problem.

Now the entire capital city seems to be sealed off, and it is difficult to go anywhere.

Fortunately, people delivering food and meals can still pass freely, otherwise the business would really be shut down.

Simply having money makes one a fat sheep at this time. The Xue family’s business suffered heavy losses within half a month.

It's not just the Xue family. Now everyone on the street is suffering except for those who have connections and power.

Xue Baochai said: "The Jia family is a wealthy aristocratic family, especially the Master Rong in the East Palace. I always feel that he is very capable. Although he is only a juren, he is much more capable than Master Zheng."

"Many of the political masters and old ladies asked people to use money, and he could easily solve the problem."

"Even Sister Feng and Uncle Wang are not as capable as him, in my opinion."

Xue Baocha couldn't understand where Jia Rong got such great power.

At this time, Xue Pan came out of the room and said, "I know this."

Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai looked at this dishonest member of the Xue family.

The fool Xue pulled up a chair and sat down to talk.

"That old man Rong knew a lot of people in the city who were good at fighting. Many of them later became soldiers. He also knew a lot of people who worked as yamen runners and hangers-on in the city. They have been building houses everywhere in the past two years, and many of his brothers have become rich."

"That Liu Xianglian has many people who owe him favors. His business is bigger than ours, and he beats people more fiercely than me."

Xue Pan always believed that although he had killed someone, he was far inferior to Jia Rong in beating people.

This is not just his opinion, but the unanimous opinion of the hooligans, idlers and good-for-nothings on the street.

Aunt Xue said unhappily, "It would be great if he could take care of you."

Xue Pan felt uncomfortable and stood up to leave, "Why do you care about me? He and I have no relationship at all, so I'd better stay away from him."

Soon Xue Pan left unhappily and went back to his room to sleep.

Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai continued to chat by the fire in the main room.

"Xue Ke is here, so this business will be handed over to him."

Aunt Xue was in a difficult situation. Xue Pan had too many problems. Now the second wife's legitimate son came and he was a capable man. This was troublesome.

Logically speaking, the Xue family's business should be handed over to Xue Ke.

But when it comes to the distribution of their son's property, most people don't want to reason.

Xue Baochai also knew this problem.

Business in the capital is not doing well now, and the money that can be divided between himself and the Xue family in Jinling will only become less and less.

It will only get harder in the future.

Aunt Xue asked, "What should we do when they come?"

Xue Baochai could only say, "Baoqin's father has passed away and her mother is critically ill. She came to Beijing with her brother Xue Ke this time. I think she came to marry Mei Hanlin's son. I guess she lives there."

Aunt Xue is not stupid. "She must have asked someone to contact Mei Hanlin. I guess they couldn't find a way so they contacted the Jia family."

"Can Mei Hanlin take them in now?"

Xue Baochai thought about it and quickly shook her head. "It's probably not as easy as the Jia family. Even Fengjie is waiting for more people to come to the Jia family. If Aunt Wang could let him enter the city, why would she wait until now?"

Wang Xifeng's brother, Wang Ren, the eldest son of the Wang family, was unable to enter the capital, let alone the others.

The emperor is now scared to death and the whole city is under martial law. The role of civil servants is useless at this time.

Neither Mei Hanlin nor the former Imperial College chief academician could do any good at this time.

Aunt Xue looked outside, stood up and said, "Go back to bed early and check again tomorrow."

Xue Baochai and her mother went to rest. After Xue Baochai and her maid returned to her room, she began to remove her makeup and took off her hairpins and head ornaments.

Looking at the faded copper jewelry, Xue Baochai thought of the box of gold that Jia Rong moved in today.

Xue Baochai knew very well that she would definitely not have that much dowry when she got married.

Jia Baoyu is not worthy of Lin Daiyu, but Xue Baocha also understands that she is not worthy of Jia Baoyu.

Both Mrs. Wang and Lady Jia would find a woman of equal status for Jia Baoyu.

Moreover, Jia Rong will definitely become a Jinshi in the future. With such a brother-in-law, Jia Baoyu's parents will definitely marry him to a lady from a scholarly family.

The father of Jia Baoyu's eldest sister-in-law was the chief academic officer of the Imperial College.

My brother-in-law must be a Jinshi, and his teacher must be a Tanhua.

My father was also a scholar who was good at writing.

Except for my mother, Mrs. Wang.

But this is also the most fatal problem.

Because Mrs. Wang was illiterate and had no culture, she didn't fit in with the circle of girls. She was marginalized all day long and was like a wooden man who only knew how to eat vegetarian food and worship Buddha.

If Jia Rong had not caused chaos in the Rongguo Mansion time and time again, Mrs. Wang would not have been so kind to her grandson.

It was precisely because Jia Rong caused so much trouble in Rongguo Mansion that a group of old women knew how to get along well with Jia Rong.

In any case, Mrs. Wang’s three children, her husband, her daughter-in-law, and her grandson are all scholars.

Wang Fu-ren's current criteria for selecting a daughter-in-law are naturally talented people like Jia Zhu, Jia Yuanchun, Jia Rong, and Li Wan.

The same is true for Jia Zheng himself. He may not have money, but he must have a clean family background.

Now that the Jia family has shifted from a military family to a civil service group, Mrs. Wang will absolutely not accept her son marrying the daughter of a merchant.

Grandmother Jia will only become more stubborn on this point and will absolutely look down on the daughter of the Xue family.

The Jia family has never married into the Xue family.

The Wang family, which was married to the Xue family, used to be a military family. Now, not only is Wang Ziteng out of power, but he has also failed to live up to the investment of the Jia family.

If Jia Rong had not been there to connect the past and the future, the Jia family would probably be having a hard time now.

The more Xue Baochai thought about it, the more worried she became, and suddenly she thought of Jia Rong.

"Brother Rong..."

Xue Baochai suddenly remembered that she could call him Brother Rong, and the other party would also recognize her as his younger sister.

Xue Baochai's face turned red and she quickly went into bed to think about something.

Jia Rong seldom came to the West Mansion.

Xue Baochai thought about it and realized that she had been in the Jia family for almost two years and had only seen him three or four times, and those were mainly about the imperial examinations and the funeral of Master Jia She.

It is basically impossible to meet him normally, let alone be alone with him.

Being a wife is definitely not an option, so what about being a concubine?

Xue Baochai remembered very clearly that Jia Rong had always been looking for a woman who could manage the accounts.

The mandarin ducks beside the old lady?

Before Xue Baochai had time to think about it carefully, she thought of her opponent first.

Soon Xue Baochai burst into tears. Looking at the cold moon outside, she regretted that not only was she not as good as Lin Daiyu, but she also had to compete with a maid for the chance to be a concubine.

Xue Baochai quickly rejected the evil ways.

"I am the legitimate daughter, I cannot be a concubine, I must be the principal wife!"

After thinking it over and over again, the most suitable person is Bao Erye.

(End of this chapter)