Chapter 782 Xue (Part 2)
When Xue Baoqin walked in, she was obviously resentful.
This can be seen from the thick cotton curtain that is lifted up high.
However, when she entered the room and saw Sun Shaozong, her momentum froze and she subconsciously wanted to change her attitude.
But after all, she was not like Sun Shaozong, who had many years of experience in officialdom. How could she hide her true emotions?
Fortunately, Xue Ke arrived just as he was in a dilemma. He urged him in surprise, "Either go in or wait outside. What are you doing blocking the door?"
After hearing this, Xue Baoqin finally entered the house, leaned forward and bowed, and said in a crisp voice: "Baoqin greets aunt, second brother of the Sun family, and brother Bao."
From these names, we can tell how close or distant they are to each other.
To be honest, the time that Sun Shaozong spent under the same roof with her was almost the same as that of Baoyu.
But after all, there is a difference between inside and outside. He is not like Jia Baoyu, who usually hangs out with women and considers himself a friend of women.
Later, when Xue Ke heard the words "Second Brother of the Sun Family", he finally understood why his sister stopped moving forward.
He immediately followed in to greet him, and deliberately gave him a thumbs-up: "In the past few days, Second Brother's fame has once again spread throughout the capital. As a younger brother, I feel proud to hear this."
In fact, nearly half of the momentum this time was secretly instigated by Sun Shaozong.
But there was no need to explain this to Xue Ke, so he smiled and said, "It's just a matter of loyalty to the emperor. What's there to say? It's just a coincidence that you came. I was just wondering where you got all these furs from."
Only then did Xue Ke notice that there was a lot of leather spread out on the table.
He smiled and shook his head, saying, "It's all thanks to you, brother. The Northern Barbarians didn't get anything good from their border invasion this time, so they had to exchange their treasures accumulated over the years for food. In the end, it ended up benefiting us businessmen."
It turns out that it is related to Sun Shaozu.
This time, Sun Shaozu led nearly a thousand Shenjiying troops to the frontier for training, but happened to encounter the Mohe people raiding the grass valley. First they ambushed them , and then they insisted on clearing the fields and relying on new firearms to defend several small towns.
The barbarians did not gain any advantage, and they encountered two heavy snowfalls that came early. Many of their cattle and sheep were frozen to death. They had no choice but to collect the treasures in their homes and sell them at a low price to smugglers in exchange for food for the winter.
However, given my cheap brother's personality, he probably won't sit idly by and watch these precious goods being taken away by others - I guess by the time he comes back, the good furs in the house will be enough to last for more than ten years.
At this time, Xue Ke said, "Sister, don't you have something to tell your aunt? Why don't you go back to Hengwu Garden first..."
Firstly, he didn't want his sister to be seen in public , and secondly, he noticed that what Aunt Xue was wearing today was not very "appropriate", so he wanted to help her out.
But how could Xue Ke know that Aunt Xue had finally got the chance today and wanted to prove that she was still charming and young?
From what my nephew said, it seemed that he wanted me to leave, so I interrupted him and said, "Your sister is feeling a little unwell today. She had already fallen asleep when I came out. It's better to let her be alone."
Having said that, he hurriedly changed the subject and curiously inquired, "By the way, didn't you just go to see Mei Hanlin off? Did you discuss a plan with him?"
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Xue Ke immediately began to stammer, with a rare look of shame and anger appearing between his brows.
This is a very rare situation for Xue Ke, who has always been mature beyond his years.
So not only Aunt Xue who asked the question, but also Sun Shaozong and Jia Baoyu next to her became curious.
After all, Sun Shaozong was a distant relative and was self-respecting, so he did not take the initiative to ask questions.
But has Jia Baoyu, who is standing by, ever been shy about it?
He immediately chased Xue Ke and asked him questions.
Xue Ke just kept shirking his responsibilities. On the contrary, Xue Baoqin smiled and narrated her experience today in a very open and generous manner: "Let aunt know that my brother and I actually performed a monkey show today. The whole family of the Mei family had boarded the ship and left Beijing before noon. Only a servant was left behind. He said that he had informed us of the wrong time last time and asked us brothers and sisters not to be offended."
There is actually such a showy operation? !
Isn't this obviously making fun of people?
No wonder Xue Baoqin looked so angry when she came in just now.
Xue Ke became more and more embarrassed when he heard his sister's frank words. He hurriedly tried to make excuses: "Uncle Mei is afraid of getting us into trouble..."
However, Aunt Xue felt heartbroken when she heard this, but she couldn't even wait for him to explain.
He immediately stepped forward, took Xue Baoqin into his arms, and said repeatedly: "My son, it's really hard for you to be with such a family!"
Xue Baoqin tilted her head and put her ear against Aunt Xue's "heart", whose heartbeat was almost inaudible, but her eyes fell on Sun Shaozong, with a look of hesitation on her face.
Sun Shaozong was just wondering why she was looking at him at this time, when he suddenly saw the little girl grit her teeth and said seriously: "Aunt, you are thinking the wrong way. In my opinion, this is a good thing. At least I don't have to spend the whole day trying to figure out what the other side is thinking."
"Baoqin!"
Xue Ke shouted at her, and although Xue Baoqin stopped talking in time, she still looked dissatisfied and indignant.
From the sound of it, it seemed that the little girl wanted to cancel the engagement on her own initiative - she was staring at me hesitantly just now, probably because she was afraid that this news would get out.
only……
The Mei family is in trouble now. If the two families can discuss it properly, it would be fine for the Mei family to take the initiative to cancel the engagement - but looking at this monkey-like behavior, I'm afraid the Mei family may not be so "kind".
And once the Xue family brings up the issue of breaking off the engagement first, they will definitely be labeled as treacherous and taking advantage of someone's misfortune.
After all, on the surface, the Xue family is now close to the Rongguo Mansion, and they are in a prosperous period - but there will definitely be people who suspect that the reason for breaking off the engagement is to climb up the social ladder of the "Uncle of the King".
This will not only affect Xue Baoqin's future marriage, but will also make the Xue family, which is already in a state of decline, even worse.
This is also the reason why Xue Ke, who had clearly said that he wanted to cancel the engagement, took the initiative to stop his sister just now.
The same thing.
What was Xue Ke’s father trying to achieve by entering into an engagement with the Mei family?
"Alas~"
At this time, Aunt Xue sighed and combed the messy hair on Xue Baoqin's forehead. She said seriously, "Go back with your aunt first. After all, we elders are still here. We will not watch you and your sister being bullied."
Although she did not change her mind, after seeing her niece encounter such a thing, she no longer had the mood to seduce Sun Shaozong.
She took the initiative to propose to take Xue Baoqin away, and naturally there was no reason for the people present to stop her, so they hurriedly escorted the two of them out of Yihong Courtyard.
…
But Aunt Xue tried every means to comfort Baoqin along the way, but she never imagined that someone had been secretly spying on her for a long time.
And this person was none other than Li Wan and her servant who intended to drag others into the water but were flatly rejected by Sun Shaozong.
"grandmother."
Seeing Aunt Xue and the others walking away, Su Yun couldn't help but ask curiously, "Do you think she did it on purpose, or was it just a coincidence?"
Li Wan lowered her eyes, straightened her sleeves, and said calmly, "How can there be so many coincidences in the world?"
Hearing this, Suyun pouted and stamped her feet, saying, "What a pity! If Miss Baoqin had come to disturb us later, there might have been something interesting to watch."
"Why rush? The night is still long."
Li Wan spoke slowly but with a certain firmness: "The eldest master is planning a banquet, but he is not at home right now. He will have to apologize when he returns. Erlang will not be able to escape and will most likely have to stay at our house."
Su Yun could tell that she had something else in her words, and immediately showed some hesitation: "But the Second Master said that we can't do anything reckless. If we piss him off..."
Without waiting for Su Yun to finish her words, Li Wan said resolutely: "Although I feel a little sorry for Er Lang, the most important thing right now is to shut her up!"
If it only involved herself, it would be fine, but once this matter was exposed, even her son would be greatly affected. Therefore, at this time, Li Wan could not even care about Sun Shaozong.
But how to make good use of the opportunity tonight still needs to be carefully considered.
What a coincidence.
Li Wan was frowning in deep thought when she saw a figure hurriedly approaching. Suddenly, an idea flashed in her mind and she hurriedly put on a smile and greeted him:
"Ping'er, where are you going in such a hurry?"
