"I don't dare to send my aunt away. My nephew can just go on his own."

Seeing Jiao Shun bowing crookedly, holding on to the courtyard door and staggering across the threshold, did Mrs. Wang feel relieved?

He hurriedly ordered the people around him: "Caixia, please take someone to send Brother Shun back. The snow that fell in the past two days has just melted. Be careful, the road is slippery."

A tall and slender maid responded respectfully, handed the lantern in her hand to the little maid beside her, and stepped forward to support Jiao Shun herself.

If we really want to talk about it, this is Lai Shun’s wife in the original book.

But times have changed, and Jiao Shun has never paid attention to the colorful clouds now. Even if he rests half of his arms on her, he doesn't have much thoughts in his heart. His mind is filled with the words Mrs. Wang just said.

When he found out a few days ago that Mrs. Wang had deliberately alienated the Xue family, he felt that his opportunity had come, but he never expected that happiness would come so suddenly.

From what Mrs. Wang said, it was clear that she wanted to come forward to bring herself and Baochai together - with her as her aunt to assist her, and without Jia Baoyu, the biggest distraction, how could things still be successful?

Thinking that Baochai, whom he had been longing for for a long time, secretly and openly, had fallen into his hands so inexplicably, Jiao Shun was just pretending to be drunk, but for a moment he felt a little confused.

The whole journey was silent.

When they arrived in front of Jiao's house, Caixia was dripping with sweat from early exhaustion. The maid who turned on the lamp came forward and called out a few times. After a while, the door panels parted to the left and right, and Xing Xiuyan came out to welcome him. Half of Jiao Shun's body was covered with blood.

Leaning on someone else's shoulder, the maids hurriedly stepped forward to take Caixia's place.

Since Siqi and Yuchai were rushing ahead, Xing Xiuyan simply stayed in front of the steps and thanked Caixia again and again for him.

At the same time, Mrs. Xu in the main room was also alarmed. She came out and scolded her: "Why do you behave like this after drinking again?"

"Uncle Zheng Shi was so happy that he took me to drink two more cups."

Jiao Shun was perfunctory, but when the word 'Uncle Shi' fell into Xu's ears, she couldn't help but be startled.

Can my family be called a family friend of the Rongguo Mansion?

Full of emotion, she followed her son into the house. Seeing Xing Xiuyan urging the maids to bring the sobering soup, Mrs. Xu suddenly remembered the business and asked in a low voice: "When are you going tomorrow? I have to give it to that person."

There’s a certain amount of faith here.”

Only then did Jiao Shun vaguely remember that he would have a private meeting with Ping'er tomorrow.

Since I had just made an appointment with Mrs. Wang to meet up with the Xue family and their daughter when they were about to take a rest, it was definitely not appropriate to ask for a temporary leave, so I might as well leave early in the afternoon, which happened to be in the middle of the month, so I could go to Qingxu Temple on the way.

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After Mrs. Xu received her son's reply and saw that Xing Xiuyan had arranged everything well, she went back to the main room to rest.

As soon as his mother left, Jiao Shun became more and more out of shape. Xing Xiuyan and the maids took care of him and washed him. He lay lazily on the bed and casually took it as a pillow with his eyes closed. He was trying to figure out who was the blind man and the elephant while thinking about what was going to happen next.

How to maximize your own interests.

It's easy to see what Mrs. Wang's thoughts were, and she must have wanted to use her cheating to make up for it, so that the Xue family could put an end to their delusions of a good marriage.

This is certainly what I want, but as the old saying goes, rushing is not a business.

Now Mrs. Wang is the one who is eager to get things done, and the Xue family is in a worse situation. Caught in the middle, she can take advantage of the situation and try to make both families accept her feelings.

In the Xue family, this is to pave the way for the future.

In the Jia family, Jia Baoyu's holy family is now prosperous, and there is also a virtuous concubine in the palace. It is naturally of great benefit to show kindness to Mrs. Wang.

By the way...

How did the Rongguo Mansion decline in the original novel?

Jiao Shun vaguely remembered that in the last few episodes of the TV series, the family was in dire straits. Their homes were ransacked and they were imprisoned. They were scattered to death, but they couldn't remember exactly why they had their homes confiscated and imprisoned.

But now that Jia Baoyu has gained the favor of the Holy Family, will the Rongguo Mansion still be ruined like in the original work?

As I thought about it, I became drunk and gradually became confused.

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Da Nei, Jingren Palace Yuyun Garden.

Jia Yuanchun, the virtuous concubine, was invited by Concubine Rong to go to Xiyuan to have a few cups of green plum wine. It was not until she returned to the palace after nightfall that she realized that her brother Jia Baoyu had been staying in the palace.

Upon hearing the news, a look of worry suddenly appeared on her originally indifferent face.

The maid in charge of the palace held Qin, because she had grown up with her in the Rongguo Mansion since she was a child. There was not much evasion between the master and the servants. When she saw this, she smiled and joked: "Second Master Bao can win the favor of His Majesty. It is obviously a gift from heaven."

It's such a great thing, are you still worried about being spoiled by your brothers?"

Yuanchun just shook his head slightly and walked to the dressing table silently.

Baoqin hurriedly followed over and opened the curtain on the right side of the dressing table, revealing a large floor-to-ceiling mirror.

Due to the industrial innovation during the reign of Emperor Taizu, mercury mirrors were no longer a rarity. However, there were only a few natural floor-to-ceiling mirrors as tall as one person in the world, which shows how much the emperor loved them.

However, the sorrow and anguish in the eyes of the beautiful lady of the Sixth Palace was not alleviated by this treasure worth thousands of gold. Instead, it was reflected in the mirror, making the always graceful noble concubine faintly show a little bit of sadness.

The image of a resentful woman.

When Baoqin saw this, she couldn't help but wonder secretly. Could it be that the empress was really worried that Master Bao would not be favored by him?

"Alas~"

Seeing what Baoqin was thinking, Yuanchun couldn't help but sigh: "Don't you know that a big tree attracts the wind? Not to mention how many of the emperor's ministers who have been imprisoned since ancient times can leave a good reputation and end up well?"

"Why not!"

Baoqin immediately retorted: "Don't Mr. Guandi and Zhang Fei often sleep together with Emperor Zhaolie? I haven't heard anyone say that Mr. Guandi has a bad reputation!"

Yuan Chun couldn't help but glance at her, and shook his head helplessly: "If Liu Guanzhang was as kind as a brother, I would just return the favor, I'm afraid..."

In the past, Yuanchun wouldn't have had anything to worry about. They had been a couple for seven or eight years since Qiandi, and she knew very well whether the person next to her was straight or crooked.

However, today is different from the past.

In July, when Emperor Longyuan personally tried to build a marine steam engine, he accidentally injured the dragon's body. It took him more than a month to recover. However, since then, his energy and energy were not as good as before, and his temperament also changed a lot.

Especially for men and women, the emperor changed his habit of playing and singing every night, and has been sleeping alone in Qianqing Palace for several months. Even if he occasionally let his concubines sleep with him, he treated them as guests.

When getting along with each other, Yuanchun could clearly feel the emperor's wariness and rejection, as if he had something to hide, for fear of being exposed by the concubines.

At this time, I stayed with Baoyu again...

Alas~

I hope it's not what I think.

The virtuous concubine prayed secretly in front of the mirror. Although Rongguo Mansion was far inferior to that of King Sejong, it was still famous all over the world. If the direct descendants were reduced to this, how could they have the face to meet their ancestors?
Chapter completed!