The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 539: Shut Up and Move Your Legs

Xiangyun dragged Daiyu out of Yueweiju and suggested, "Huan'er is resting now. It would be bad if we go in and wake him up. Why not go and play with Tan'er?"

Daiyu naturally understood Xiangyun's intention. She was simply afraid that she would make fun of Baochai. She sneered in her heart, but Huandi was taking a nap and it was not a good idea to wake him up, so she went straight to Qiushuangzhai with Xiangyun.

Baochai didn't know Daiyu and Xiangyun had come quietly. She was only busy embroidering. Just as she finished embroidering a petal, Ping'er came back and said in a low voice, "I'm sorry to bother you, Miss Bao. When I came back just now, I saw Miss Lin and Miss Yun passing by from a distance. I wonder if they have come in."

Baochai was slightly stunned and shook her head, saying, "I haven't seen them." She put down her needlework.

At this time, Jia Huan turned over on the couch and continued to sleep soundly. Baochai said softly, "I'll go for a walk somewhere else." After that, she walked out of Yueweiju, feeling quite uncomfortable. She was not paying attention for a moment, and she was afraid that she had been seen by Pin'er and Yun'er. Yun'er was fine, but Pin'er had a very unpleasant little mouth. She would definitely make fun of her if they saw her. I'd better go home.

Xue Baochai returned to Hengwu Garden and read for a while. Suddenly, Tongxi, who was serving Aunt Xue, came in and said, "Madam asked the young lady to go for a while."

Baochai asked curiously, "I just went to see mother at noon, why are you looking for me now?"

Tong Xi smiled and said, "That's a good thing. You'll know when you go there."

Baochai had no choice but to follow Tongxi to the Pear Fragrance Garden. As soon as they met, Aunt Xue took Baochai's hand and sat down beside her, smiling and saying, "My son is here. Let's sit down and talk."

Baochai vaguely sensed that something was wrong, so she smiled and said, "What's the matter, mother? You are so mysterious that I can't figure it out."

Aunt Xue whispered, "Your aunt came to me this afternoon to talk about something that concerns your lifelong event. I'm telling you about it now and want to know what you think."

Baochai's heart tightened, her pretty face turned pale, and she said softly, "Mother, are you so anxious to marry your daughter off?"

Aunt Xue said with a smile: "What are you talking about? Of course I don't want to let you go, but men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. You will be seventeen soon, and it is time to consider marriage."

Xue Baochai bowed her head and said, "Since ancient times, marriage has been decided by parents and matchmakers. My daughter's marriage is up to her mother to decide."

Aunt Xue smiled and said, "That being said, you should still ask yourself what you think. Your aunt wants to marry you to Huan Ge'er."

Xue Baochai's body trembled suddenly, her heart thumped, and her mouth almost opened into an "O" shape in surprise. She originally thought that the person Wang Furen was talking about was Jia Baoyu. After all, there had been signs before that the gifts given by the Concubine Yuan during the New Year were the same for her and Baoyu. But the result was...

"Why? Precious girl, you don't want to?" Aunt Xue asked with a smile.

Xue Baochai's cheeks flushed instantly, and she lowered her head and said, "It's up to mother to decide."

Aunt Xue had already known what was going on after seeing Xue Baochai's reactions, and she was even more certain that Bao was interested in Huan'er. In fact, when they were in Jinling, Aunt Xue had already noticed something, but she couldn't make up her mind because her elder sister, Mrs. Wang, also liked Baochai, and there was also the saying "a perfect match made in heaven", so she couldn't make up her mind.

Now that it was Mrs. Wang who took the initiative to propose, there was no problem. What was rare was that Baochai also had feelings for Huan'er, which was the best. Although Huan'er was born out of wedlock, he was very capable and his status in the Jia family was no lower than that of Baoyu, who was born out of wedlock. The key point was that Huan'er was also affectionate and righteous, and he was good at both literature and martial arts. He would become a great man in the future and was much better than Bao'er.

"Haha, since you, precious girl, have no objection, then I will agree to your aunt. I will also convince your eldest brother, so you don't have to worry." Aunt Xue said with a smile.

Xue Baochai was so ashamed that she stood up and said, "I'll go back to the garden first." Then she fled from Lixiang Garden.

After Baochai left, Xue Pan appeared out of nowhere and said angrily, "What did I say? As long as it's the Third Brother Huan, my sister will definitely be willing to marry him. Look at her expression. She can't wait to get married."

Aunt Xue scolded her with a smile, "You have drunk a lot of wine and are talking nonsense. How can a brother make up stories about his own sister like this?"

Xue Pan snorted, "Although Huan Lao San is annoying, he is good to my sister, and it won't be a disgrace for my sister to marry him. However, there is one thing that Huan Lao San must agree to, otherwise I, Master Pan, will never agree to this marriage."

Aunt Xue's heart tightened and she frowned, "You evil creature, please don't create trouble and ruin your sister's good marriage. I will be the first one to disobey you."

Xue Pan shook his head and said seriously: "I don't mean to cause trouble, I am just thinking about the long-term interests of our Xue family."

Aunt Xue was surprised to see Xue Pan's speech was not the same as before, so she asked, "What's the long-term plan?"

Xue Pan stammered, "My child is in this condition now, I'm afraid he won't get better. In the future, our family must have a boy to inherit the family line. If my sister and Huan Lao San have children, we must adopt a boy to inherit the family line."

Aunt Xue was stunned when she heard this. She felt sad but also relieved. God bless her overlord son who seemed to have grown up. She nodded and said, "This is a good idea, but it's a bit hard to ask. We can raise his son. Why would we adopt him for nothing?"

Xue Pan glared at him and said, "Mother is too embarrassed to speak, so I'll speak for myself. If Huan Lao San dares not to agree, I'll make him bleed."

Aunt Xue scolded, "Just now I thought you had changed your character, but now you are shouting for war and killing again. No, don't get involved in this matter, lest a good marriage be ruined by you. I will discuss it with the old lady and your aunt myself." Xue Pan was just talking nonsense. In fact, he was very afraid of Jia Huan. If he really wanted to challenge Jia Huan face to face, he didn't have the courage to do so. So he backed down and said, "Well, I'm too lazy to deal with Huan Lao San, but if he doesn't agree, this marriage will never happen."

"Come on, don't worry about it. You might as well make things worse." Aunt Xue waved her hand and drove Xue Pan out.

After sending Aunt Xue away, Aunt Xue began to think again. Although her son was a bit erratic, this suggestion was a good one. It seemed that she had to discuss it with her sister and the old lady. Given Pan'er's current situation, it would be reasonable for him to have a male heir to inherit the family line. Well, I'll risk my old face to mention it, maybe it will work.

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Since he would officially take up his post on the fifteenth of next month, and he had also passed the imperial examination, Jia Huan had a rare period of free time in the following days. He slept until he woke up naturally every day, and felt extremely comfortable.

At noon that day, after having lunch, Jia Huan went to Xiaoxiang Pavilion to play chess with Daiyu. As soon as the latter saw her, she smiled and said, "Oh, Jia Zhuangyuan is here. My humble abode is so bright and glorious."

Jia Huan asked Zijuan with a smile, "Sister Zijuan, who provoked Sister Lin today? Why do you feel so hot?"

Zijuan chuckled and said, "I don't know either, maybe it's because the weather is too hot."

Lin Daiyu picked up a book and continued reading, leaving Jia Huan aside. The latter was a little confused. Thinking carefully about what had happened in the past two days, it seemed that he had not made her unhappy.

"What book are you reading, dear sister? Let me have a look too." Jia Huan used Big Face Treasure's "famous skill" and approached her shamelessly.

Lin Daiyu turned to one side and ignored him, and Jia Huan also moved to the other side. This happened again and again. Lin Daiyu rolled up the book and hit Jia Huan on the head, saying angrily, "Brother Huan, if you play again, I will be angry."

Jia Huan retreated in anger, and pulled a book from the bookshelf in a huff, pretending to read it, but deliberately turned the book upside down. Seeing this, Lin Daiyu almost couldn't help laughing, and snorted coldly: "Why don't you go back and take a nap? Anyway, someone will embroider a bellyband for you, and someone will drive away mosquitoes for you."

Jia Huan suddenly realized that this jealous little guy was jealous of Baochai, because when he woke up that day, he heard Ping'er mention that Baochai had come and even looked after him for a while while he was sleeping. It seemed that Lin Daiyu had seen it.

"From now on I won't take naps at home anymore." Jia Huan said with a smile

Lin Daiyu turned her eyes and asked curiously, "Why?"

"Because I want to take a nap at Sister Lin's place. There's someone to drive away mosquitoes anyway." Jia Huan said seriously.

Lin Daiyu's pretty face fainted, and she spat, "That's wishful thinking. Go find your sister Bao."

At this moment, Qingwen came in and said, "There's a message from outside saying that the Seventh Master is here to visit. Please go and see the Third Master."

Upon hearing this, Jia Huan hurriedly said goodbye to Lin Daiyu and went to meet the seventh prince Xu Wenhou. They met each other more often during this period and their friendship became better and better.

"Your humble servant greets His Royal Highness Prince Min." Jia Huan arrived at Rongxi Hall and saw the Seventh Prince Xu Wenhou sitting there drinking tea. He called out from afar. When he approached and was about to kneel, the fat boy had already raised his hand and said, "No need to be polite!"

Jia Huan then stood up straight and waived the formalities. Xu Wenhou glanced at Jia Huan and snorted, "I knew you were a cunning guy, but I am tired of these formalities. Let's just call each other friends from now on."

Jia Huan said with a smile: "I obey your command!"

The fat boy has now been canonized as King of Min and has moved to the palace. He is much freer than when he lived in the palace before. He doesn't have many friends, so he comes to play with Jia Huan whenever he has time.

Xu Wenhou patted his fat belly and sighed, "Brother Jia was right before. I have to lose weight. I heard from the imperial physician that obese people are more likely to have a stroke. If I were like Grandpa Huang, I might as well..."

Jia Huan's heart moved. It seemed that the emperor suddenly suffered a stroke and became paralyzed. It must have been a big shock to the little fat boy. This fat foodie actually wanted to lose weight. He took the opportunity to say, "Not only is obesity prone to stroke, but the chance of gout is also high. The pain is so painful... Tsk tsk, His Royal Highness Prince Min is still young now. When he gets older, I'm afraid..."

Xu Wenhou couldn't help showing a trace of fear on his fat face, and hurriedly asked: "Brother Jia, do you have a good way to lose weight?"

"It's simple, just six words are enough!"

"What six words?"

"Shut up and move your legs!"

(End of this chapter)