Chapter 787 Afterglow
It was just after noon.
Mrs. Wang ordered the leftovers to be cleared away, and then she took a few beautiful samples from the inner room, intending to compare them with Aunt Xue.
Who would have thought that when I went out, I saw Aunt Xue still sitting in front of the round table in a daze, leaving the two maids who were cleaning up the mess unsure whether they should clear the table.
"Carry it down."
Mrs. Wang raised her chin slightly, then stepped forward and pushed Aunt Xue, saying angrily, "What's wrong with you today? You've been absent-minded since this morning."
As he spoke, he looked at Aunt Xue carefully for a few times. Seeing that she looked rosy and did not seem to be ill, he couldn't help but think of something else.
While the maids were moving the table, she lowered her head and asked , "Are you worried about those two little enemies again?"
These two little enemies are naturally referring to Jia Baoyu and Xue Baochai.
Aunt Xue was stunned when she heard this. She wanted to shake her head to deny it, but she was afraid that her sister would ask her about it. In the end, she just said "um" ambiguously as a response.
Mrs. Wang thought she had guessed it right, so she sighed and pulled Aunt Xue to the Luohan bed under the west wall, where they sat opposite each other across the kang table.
Taking advantage of the situation, she piled those beautiful things on the table. Madam Wang said sternly, "What is there to be ashamed of between us sisters? If you are willing to give me some time, I will definitely persuade that evildoer to turn back!"
At this point, she paused and looked at Aunt Xue's face, then tentatively said, "If you really can't wait, and you like that young talent, I'll send someone to help you negotiate."
At this point, she stopped again to observe Aunt Xue's expression. Seeing that she seemed hesitant, she was about to come up with a very suitable candidate, but suddenly she heard the maid outside report that the eldest lady of the East Mansion had arrived.
Mrs. Wang had no choice but to stop talking and ordered someone to invite Youshi into the living room.
Soon, Youshi crossed the threshold with a smile on her face. Before she had even finished her greetings, she said, "I got two cakes from you the other day, and my greedy boy has been thinking about them. Now, he's asking to come to your place right after lunch."
As she was talking here, a chubby little kid, led by his wet nurse, came into the hall and called out like a little adult, "Second, Grandma."
Then he grabbed his assistant and climbed onto the bed.
"Be careful not to fall!"
Mrs. Wang hurriedly picked him up and asked the servants to bring him some cakes.
The little person was drooling with joy as he held the cake in his hands, but he was not in a hurry to stuff it into his mouth. Instead, he held it up to Mrs. Wang like a treasure and said, "Grandma, eat it."
After Mrs. Wang pretended to take a bite, he began to eat voraciously.
"This clever little devil!"
Mrs. Wang held the child in her arms and praised him endlessly, "When Baoyu was this old, he was far inferior to him."
Youshi couldn't accept this statement, especially now that Jia Yuanchun was pregnant.
So she sat down on the embroidered cushion at the bottom and said with a smile: "Aunt, please don't praise him. He is like a monkey all day long, and he makes Aunt Liu and the others run so hard that their legs are broken. How dare he be compared with Brother Bao?"
"Look."
Mrs. Wang raised her hand and pointed at her, then smiled at Aunt Xue and said, "Like mother, like son."
Aunt Xue also agreed with a smile, but looking at the child, she always felt that there was something strange about him. His chubby face did not look much like Jia Zhen, but rather like Sun...
Bah! Bah! Bah!
What on earth was I thinking about? Why was I thinking of him again?!
Aunt Xue hurriedly lowered her head to drink tea, taking the opportunity to hide the embarrassment on her face.
At this time, Mrs. Wang asked again, "I heard that you two went to the Golden Pavilion Temple early in the morning? Did you see anything unusual on the way?"
"There's nothing unusual on the road."
Yu Shi smiled and said, "After I came back, I heard some news that made me feel quite sad."
"What's the news?"
"I heard that this morning, Prince Beijing personally brought Erlang of the Wei family to the Sun Mansion to express his gratitude. It is said that he had a very pleasant conversation with Erlang of the Sun family, and now they have put aside their past grudges."
Hearing these two "Erlang", Aunt Xue suddenly became distracted again.
Fortunately, Mrs. was also immersed in inexplicable emotions and did not notice her changes at all.
"Alas~"
Madam Wang sighed, "This is really the case. Seven or eight years ago, the Wei family and the Sun family were one in heaven and one in hell. Wei Ruolan was a recognized young talent, and everyone said she would become a great man in the future."
"Who had heard of Sun Erlang at that time? But who would have thought that in just a few years, Sun Erlang would become famous all over the world, while Wei Erlang would be imprisoned and almost killed."
"You could say that."
Youshi also hurriedly added fuel to the fire and echoed, "I heard that the second son of the Wei family is in prison and has been tortured beyond recognition. Not only has he lost a lot of weight, but even half of his hair has turned white. How can he still look as handsome as before?"
At this point, she put her palms together and chanted the Buddha's name: "Amitabha, it was God's blessing that he was thrown into prison before we could get engaged. Otherwise, it would have been hard for sister Xiangyun ."
The two of them chatted with each other, lamenting that the world is unpredictable and fortune is unpredictable.
However, there was no mention of another more obvious example - the Niu family of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
This is naturally because the Niu family is similar to the Rongguo Mansion in all aspects - both are founding heroes, and both relied on harem connections to climb to the top.
Therefore, both of them deliberately avoided the Niu family to avoid bad luck.
After talking about Wei Ruolan, the two chatted about some random things, such as how to welcome Jia Zheng in the twelfth lunar month; and the conflict between the eldest son's family and Uncle Zhao.
By the time Youshi took the child away, more than an hour had passed.
However, Mrs. Wang did not forget what she had said halfway. After sending Youshi away, she immediately dismissed the attendants, took Aunt Xue's hand and sat back on the Luohan bed.
"Actually, I've been thinking about it these past few days."
While observing her sister's changing expression, she said cautiously, "If we want to talk about someone who is better than Baoyu, there is one right now, that is Sun Jia Erlang..."
"no!"
Who would have thought that when the name of Sun Jia Er Lang came out, Aunt Xue seemed to be stabbed in the buttocks by a stick. She jumped up and shook her head and waved her hands, saying: "Sun Jia Er Lang will never succeed, absolutely not!"
This reaction startled Mrs. Wang. She quickly pushed Aunt Xue back to her seat and asked in a half-reproachful and half-confused tone, "What are you yelling about? Given the current status of the Sun family's Erlang, how many nobles and princes would be eager to marry him? How come you can't make it happen?"
“I…I…”
Aunt Xue knew she had lost her composure, and she was so anxious that she couldn't help but blurt out, "Baochai once said that the favorite concubine of Sun Erlang's family gave birth to a son and received a reward from the court. I'm afraid... I'm afraid that the family will be in turmoil in the future."
Mrs. Wang was relieved, but then she teased, "Why are you afraid? It's okay for others, but Baochai is just like you. She is sure to be easy to raise. If she can give birth to a legitimate son for the Sun family as soon as possible after you marry into the family, then there is nothing to worry about..."
Before she could finish her words, Aunt Xue jumped up again, not giving Madam Wang a chance to react. She said in a panic, "I... I suddenly remembered that something happened at home, so I won't bother you anymore!"
Having said that, he ran out of the door as if his butt was on fire.
"What's going on?"
Mrs. Wang was puzzled. She was just teasing that her niece was easy to give birth to, so why was she, as a mother, so anxious?
