Chapter 174: Ruan Rong is worried about gold and jade
Sun Shaozong waited in the snow for about half an hour before he saw Ruan Rong being helped out by Shi Liu and Fu Rong, but there was no sign of Aunt Xue behind them.
Knowing that the other party must be deliberately avoiding it, he couldn't help but mutter a few more words in his heart, "The monk can see it, but I can't see it." Then he quickly replaced the lotus and asked with a smile: "Why, what did the old monk say?"
"It's Master Yuanzhen!"
Ruan Rong glared at him in reproach, then turned around and said with uncontrollable joy: "The Zen master said that after , I will definitely help the master get what he wants!"
Uh~
Isn't this the same as not saying anything?
Sun Shaozong didn't care at all whether the first child was a boy or a girl. There was no family planning in those days anyway, so he just kept having children.
But seeing Ruan Rong's smiling face, how could he say such disappointing words?
He was also happy and said: "Amitabha, with the old... old Zen master's words, we just need to put our hearts at ease."
Then he asked curiously, "It's just a few words, why did you talk for so long?"
"Aunt Xue was beside me, so I couldn't rush out. I listened to her asking about the wedding date."
"So, Xue Pan's wedding date has been set?"
"Not yet. Master Yuanzhen has given the Xue family three dates to consider when they return home. But the best man has already been chosen. They are Young Master Feng and Young Master Liu."
Tsk~
Feng Ziying is fine, but please ask Liu Xianglian to come...
Aren’t you afraid that the bride will run away with the best man?
Considering the fickle nature of Wang's daughter, this is not impossible!
While they were talking, they had already left the main gate of Zijin Temple. Zhang Cheng had already received the notice from the old woman, so he parked the carriage sideways under the steps.
Sun Shaozong didn't care about the people coming and going on the street. He stretched out his legs and carried Ruan Rong horizontally onto the carriage.
Ruan Rong was overwhelmed with joy, but suddenly she remembered something and said with a smile, "Just now in the meditation room, Aunt Xue asked Master a lot of questions in a roundabout way. I think she might want to marry her daughter to him."
Marry Xue Baochai?
This is something to consider.
Although they have never met formally, Xue Baochai is one of the heroines of the Red Chamber after all. Her figure and appearance must be not much inferior to Daiyu, and her age is much more suitable than Shi Xiangyun.
As for the merchant girl's origin...
When Xue Pan gets an official position in the future, it will no longer be an obstacle.
Besides, these days people pay attention to marrying daughters to wealthy families and marrying wives to poor families. If Jia Yuanchun were a legitimate daughter of a Duke's family, the Sun family would not be able to marry her.
After thinking it over
Ruan Rong had been with him day and night for such a long time that she had seen through his inner thoughts. She smiled and said, "If the master is interested, then next time I write to Sister Daiyu, I will ask her to help find out."
"There's no need to be in such a hurry."
Sun Shaozong laughed and said, "Maybe you just misunderstood something. Besides, the Xue family has already moved to Zijin Street, so where can your sister go to ask?"
Ruan Rong shook her head and said, "The Xue family has moved out, but Miss Xue still lives in Rongguo Mansion."
As she spoke, she repeated the conversation she had with Xue Baochai in Daiyu's room that day.
After Sun Shaozong heard this, his eyes rolled a few times, and then he said, "It's a good thing you didn't write the letter rashly, otherwise you would have been laughed at!"
According to common sense, since her brother's mother moved out, it would be unreasonable for Xue Baochai, as a daughter, to live in her aunt's house forever.
There are only two reasons for the current situation.
First, Xue Baochai was almost at the age of marriage, so she was worried that her reputation would be affected by Wang's daughter.
Secondly, the Xue family probably did this with the intention of strengthening the relationship - and they must have received some promise from Mrs. Wang, otherwise they would not have left a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl at her aunt's house to hang out with Jia Baoyu all day long!
If Sun Shaozong asked someone, especially Lin Daiyu, to inquire at this time, wouldn't he be asking for humiliation?
After explaining the details to Ruan Rong, she was shocked and blurted out, "Every time I hear people mention this 'perfect match', I always think it's a joke. Could it be true?!"
Sun Shaozong asked curiously, "What's going on with this golden marriage?"
After listening to Ruan Rong's explanation, he realized that Xue Baochai had been wearing a golden locket since she was a child, with two sentences engraved on it. It formed a pair with the precious stone that Jia Baoyu was born with, so the saying of "a perfect match made in gold and jade" came into being.
Now Sun Shaozong felt more certain in his mind. Without the support of his elders, how could such a matter concerning a woman's reputation spread throughout the Rongguo Mansion?
"How did you say that?!"
Ruan Rong punched the quilt and said angrily, "Jia Baoyu and my sister have been in love since they were young, and the old lady personally brought them together. How could she betroth her to someone else out of the blue?!"
Seeing that she was really angry, Sun Shaozong quickly put his arm around her shoulders, gently stroked her bulging belly, and comforted her: "This is just my casual inference, and it may not be true. Besides, Brother Bao will only be fourteen next year. Who can predict what will happen in the future?"
Ruan Rong was still worried about Lin Daiyu, and insisted that Sun Shaozong come up with an idea to help her sworn sister.
Sun Shaozong did have some ideas, such as spreading some rumors to ruin the reputation of the two...
But let’s not talk about Jia Baoyu for now. After all, Xue Pan sincerely regards him as his elder brother, and he also gave him a beautiful and well-behaved and sensible wife like Xiangling. How could Sun Shaozong harm his own sister?
Finally, he could only smile bitterly and said, "It doesn't matter what others say, Miss Lin's body is the biggest obstacle between her and Brother Bao - if you don't believe me, think about it carefully, Sister Lian and Li Wan, who doesn't have a coquettish body that is easy to bear children?"
Ruan Rong frowned and pondered for a while, then nodded.
In fact, there are more than just these two. The East Palace's Madam You is a second wife, and now she is only three years older than Li Wan. She also has a gourd-like figure, and she walks, sits and lies down in a very agile manner. It can be seen that the Jia family must have some rules for selecting daughters-in-law.
Thinking of this, she became more worried about Lin Daiyu, so she begged Sun Shaozong to think of a way to help Daiyu recuperate.
"Do you really think I'm omnipotent?" Sun Shaozong said with a wry smile, "Besides, even if I have a way, she has to be willing to do it herself - let alone other things, she must have stopped doing the aerobics a long time ago, right?"
"I had to stop because I started to have a cough in the fall." Ruan Rong said hurriedly, "I'll write a letter when I get back and ask her to pick it up again! Master, please think of other ways and I'll write to her and tell her then!"
Can this congenital weakness be remedied by just thinking of a way?
But seeing Ruan Rong's hopeful look, he had no choice but to put on an expression as if he was thinking hard about a good plan, but his mind was already somewhere else.
"master."
After a long while, Ruan Rong suddenly asked suspiciously, "Why are you so concerned about Sister Feng and Li Wan's figures?"
