Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 268 A loving mother and a filial daughter (two in one)

Once this thought arises, it can no longer be contained.

All the way into the Grand View Garden, she didn't see the woman guarding the gate, so she didn't even care.

After returning to Qiu Shuangzhai in a daze, Shishu, who was waiting anxiously, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw her coming back.

"Miss! Where have you been? What took you so long?"

Tanchun came back to his senses only after hearing the servant's question.

"Just take a walk in the garden and relax." Then he ordered: "Get some water and wash up! I want to rest."

She had always made a decision before taking action, and now she urgently needed to calm down and think about how to act. In order to avoid being interrupted, going to bed was undoubtedly the best way.

Although the idea was good, Lai Shangrong already had a marriage contract after all. If he could have discovered the two people's ambiguity earlier, and then used coercion and inducement to let Aunt Zhao force him to propose marriage to his family, he would not have to hurt the harmony between the couple, but he could still achieve what he wanted. .

It's a pity that I looked in the wrong direction before and only focused on picking myself out first, but I didn't pay enough attention to Aunt Zhao and failed to grasp this opportunity.

However, it is not her character to feel regretful and regretful. How to turn things around is what she should consider now.

What stands in front of the two of them is his marriage contract with Lin Daiyu.

Tell Lin Daiyu the matter quietly and let her take the initiative to resist the marriage?
But there must be a reason for resisting marriage. If it turns out to be self-defeating, if she tells the whole story to the old lady and his wife, wouldn't it be like shooting herself in the foot?
Or maybe she had the same idea as herself.

It is inevitable that people will judge others by themselves, and Tanchun is no exception.

He shook his head and refused to find a breakthrough from Lin Daiyu. The only thing left was for Lai Shangrong to break off the engagement and propose to marry him again.

After all, as a daughter, she could not take the initiative to arrange a marriage.

Although the broad policy has been set, the details can be worked out separately.

The most ideal result is undoubtedly to let Aunt Zhao come forward and force Lai Shangrong to remarry herself, so that the couple will not hurt the harmony, and maybe they can break the relationship between the two.

But even if Aunt Zhao is willing to come forward, she may not be able to sway Lai Shangrong. After all, it was he who proposed the marriage, and it is not a good thing to go back on her word.

If you have to come forward on your own, that's not impossible. You can mend the relationship after marriage. As long as you can make suggestions for him in the future and be a good wife, he will always realize your good intentions.

She is not Yingchun who has a submissive character. She has known since she was a child that happiness must be achieved by herself. If she had not won the favor of her aunt, Mrs. Wang, how would she be in her current situation.

Whenever there is a moment of calm during major events, I finalize the words and plans for each step in my mind, and then fall into a deep sleep.

Because of the missed opportunity last time, she did not look forward or backward this time.

Early the next morning, he left the Grand View Garden alone and went straight to Aunt Zhao's yard.

When I came into the house, I saw Aunt Zhao sitting cross-legged on the kang with a smoky look and a charming look, pulling her white ankles and applying cardamom on her toes one by one.

She just took 100 taels of silver from Lai Shangrong yesterday, and now she feels both physically and mentally at ease, feeling indescribably happy.

Seeing Tan Chun come in, he glared provocatively, smiled and said sarcastically: "Hey! It's so early in the morning, why don't you go to my wife's room and why do you come to my place to light a cold stove?"

Hearing her sarcasm, Tanchun didn't say anything. He waved the maid away with a sullen face, and locked the door again with his backhand.

He came and sat down opposite Aunt Zhao.

He snorted coldly: "Humph! Auntie is really big-hearted. She is so determined. No one knows about your bad things?"

"I...what's wrong with me? Do you still have any rules? How can you say this to your mother?"

Hearing what she meant, Aunt Zhao was also a little panicked.

"Since you know she's my mother, you're not afraid of harming me? How could you do that rotten thing?"

If it were in the past, Tanchun would have had to compete with her in terms of address and add the word "aunt" in front of "mother", but today she didn't want to be so heartless.

"With your wife protecting you, even if I harm you, I won't be able to repay you!"

Tanchun saw that she was unable to get in, so he got straight to the point and said, "Last night, it was in the Grand Flower Hall!"

When Aunt Zhao heard these two keywords, she was immediately deflated. She seemed to be complacent just now. Yesterday, she got a full reward from Lai Shangrong under the wanton entanglement. Unexpectedly, Tan Chun took notice of it. In eyes.

Se Li said inwardly: "To catch an adulterer, you need to catch both. You don't have any real evidence, so don't try to scare people!"

She is also a loser. She keeps saying that there is no real evidence, but she still shouts about catching an adulterer.

Seeing her showing her timidity so easily, Tanchun became more sure of her thoughts.

"If I wanted to catch someone raping you, how could you have slept peacefully in the house last night?"

Aunt Zhao also calmed down at this time. Since Tanchun could tell about last night and the Great Flower Hall, she would not wait until now if she really wanted to report her, let alone send the maid out and talk behind closed doors.

After letting go of the stone in my heart, my mind became more active.

He licked his face and came to Tanchun, held Tanchun's hand, and said flatteringly: "After all, it crawled out of my intestines. Mother and daughter are connected and know how to protect me."

Tanchun shook off Aunt Zhao's hand, stared at her, and said righteously: "Since Aunt Zhao knows that I came out of your belly, have you ever thought about how I can get married if someone finds out?"

"How can anyone know if you don't tell me?"

"I often walk by the river, and my shoes don't get wet. If you can be seen by me this time, you can guarantee that no one else will know?"

"Then...then tell me what to do!" Aunt Zhao spread her hands and said.

"Of course it's over now. How can my aunt be worthy of my father if she does such a thing!"

Speaking of Jia Zheng, Aunt Zhao, who was originally subdued, suddenly lost her temper.

He put his hands on his hips and said confidently: "Why am I sorry for him? I have served him wholeheartedly for so many years and even gave birth to you two. He is no longer able to do it himself. He just doesn't miss the old relationship at all and watches me being deducted from my expenses. If I don’t find something to make up for, am I going to take your brothers and let them bully me?”

"What's wrong?" Tan Chun asked confused.

"Why are you, a girl, asking this? It's not going to work anyway."

"If you don't tell me, I'll tell my wife. Don't blame me for not reminding you. I can't tell you about the scandal between you and Lai Shangrong, and I can't accuse you of talking about my father?"

"you……"

Hearing Tanchun threaten her, Aunt Zhao jumped up and stood on the kang condescendingly. But then she thought that she might really be able to do it, and she suddenly softened.

"If it doesn't work, it means you can't be humane, and you can't do things between men and women."

As he said that, he sat down angrily.

"What?" Tan Chun exclaimed, "How did my aunt know?"

After saying this, she knew she had made a mistake. As Aunt Zhao was a concubine and Jia Zheng had always doted on her, who else knew better than her.

But Aunt Zhao thought she was going to ask Chou Yin Mao.

Zaza Huhu said: "How can you hide this from me? This year my mother-in-law is going to have a wedding, and he has come all the way back. The bumps on the road may have damaged his foundation."

The more he spoke, the more energetic he became: "Let me tell you, if this man's waist is injured..."

"Okay! Who asked you this?" After hearing her ramble on and on, Tan Chun quickly interrupted.

"That's not what you want to ask." Aunt Zhao muttered.

"Okay, let's get back to business." "Why is this not a business? If it wasn't for the master himself to die, and not to miss the old relationship, I would have done this thing? He broke his body in order to catch up with his mother, and instead Put the blame on me, Huan'er and I can't rely on him, why can't I find someone else to rely on?

You said at the beginning that you could not use up all your favors for Huan'er, but you said it too late. Now I am using my own body as a favor, and he has become a cheap father. How can I not take care of Huan'er in the future? "

Aunt Zhao kept talking, and the more she talked, the more she felt aggrieved, and the more she talked, the more reasonable she felt.

"You..." Tanchun's hands shook with anger.

"What are you doing? I was forced to do this."

"Auntie only has Huan'er in her heart, what about me? If someone finds out, how can I get married?"

Tanchun took a deep breath and said, "Can't you think of another way?"

Aunt Zhao said angrily: "What else can I do? If I don't find support on my own, how can I count on you?"

"Why can't you count on me? Huan'er is also my brother. I asked you to ask him to teach Huan'er, so why can't you help?"

Aunt Zhao just thought she had the upper hand and frightened Tan Chun, and then asked even more: "Since you are determined to help Huan'er, how about dividing half of the monthly routine from now on?"

"This is not a long-term solution. I will get married sooner or later. Huan'er is still young. Where will you find money then?"

Aunt Zhao thought, of course she would go to Lai Shangrong.

However, I can only say this in my heart, and say with my mouth: "Then do you have a better way?"

"No matter what, my aunt can no longer associate with Brother Lai."

"Okay! Why don't I just listen to you?"

Since Tanchun didn't plan to report and wanted to supplement his own expenses, of course he had to follow her wishes first. As for whether he wanted to find Uncle Lai, he would naturally be more careful in the future.

As long as she doesn't find out, she can get benefits from both sides in the future.

After all, Uncle Lai gave me too much, and one visit was worth several years of sex.

However, despite the wishful thinking, Tanchun seemed to know what she was thinking, and said in a deep voice: "Auntie, don't try to fool me, I can't trust your guarantee."

"Then tell me what to do! You can't come to a daughter's house and talk to him about such things!"

Tanchun twisted his body from side to side, sat upright, and pondered for a moment before saying: "Since my aunt said that she is not that kind of person, she was completely forced to do so. Now there is indeed a way to get the best of both worlds. It can not only help Huan'er, but also make me believe in her. You won’t do it again.”

"Tell me! What's your idea?" Aunt Zhao said impatiently with a casual attitude.

Tanchun hesitated for a while, then blushed and said, "Brother Lai is not married yet. If my daughter marries him, you will be his mother-in-law in the future, and I will watch over you, so you can rest assured."

"Oh...I said so!"

Aunt Zhao suddenly realized, "You couldn't be more interested in marrying into the Lai family because you peeked at his ability to torment people, right?"

"Bah!" Tanchun spat lightly, thinking of the startled glance, his face flushed, and he quickly denied it: "What are you talking about? Why did I ever peek? I have been hiding in the hallway."

"Who are you lying to? What are you doing hiding in the hall?"

"You guys are making too much noise. I'm afraid someone is passing by and hearing the noise."

Seeing her red head and face, Aunt Zhao couldn't believe it, she sneered and said, "There's nothing to be ashamed about, Mr. Lai's ability to toss people is ten times stronger than the master...not a hundred times. strangeness."

"If you keep talking nonsense, I will tell my wife about your involvement in the master's affairs."

"Okay, okay! Isn't it okay if I don't say anything?"

Being disrupted by Aunt Zhao again and again, Tanchun was helpless and could only bite the bullet and repeat what he just said.

Aunt Zhao asked doubtfully: "But uncle Lai is already engaged to Miss Lin? How can he marry you? Even if you are willing to be a concubine, the old lady and the madam must also agree!"

"Who said I want to be a concubine!" Tan Chun shouted in a low voice: "Even if I am raised by an aunt, I am still a young lady from the royal palace. How can I be a concubine!"

"Then you want him to break off the engagement and marry you instead?" Aunt Zhao finally understood the taste, and then retorted: "How is it possible when the betrothal gift has already been paid?"

"Why is it impossible? Wasn't his sister-in-law Zhen's sister also engaged before? Didn't she withdraw from the marriage? Besides, if he came to propose marriage, how would outsiders know which girl in the house he was proposing?"

"No...no way! He proposed the engagement himself, how could he cancel it?"

"You have to tell your aunt to tell her whether she is willing or not. Just say that I know the matter and if you want to silence me, the best way is to marry me instead."

After a pause, he added: "This matter has been done, and Aunt Yu will have all the benefits and no harm. Don't you still know what the situation of the Lai family is now? When I enter the door, I will be the mistress of the family, and you will be half of him." He is a mother-in-law, and Huan'er is also his brother-in-law. When the time comes, will he be able to gain food, clothing, power, and everything else?"

When Aunt Zhao heard about the half-mother-in-law, she hesitated and said: "This...isn't this confusing the seniority..."

"Those who achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters. My aunt just goes to find out what he says. If he agrees, everyone will be happy. If he doesn't agree, let's think of other ways later."

At this time, Aunt Zhao had been moved by Tanchun. Compared with the extra money of 100 or [-] taels per trip, if Tanchun could become the mistress of the Lai family, she would be like Wang Xifeng in Rongfu.

At that time, with this relationship on the surface, who would dare to underestimate themselves?

"If things are done, you can't burn bridges and forget about me and your brothers."

The mother and daughter discussed for a while... I can't say they discussed. Most of the time, Tanchun taught Aunt Zhao how to speak.

After talking for about half an hour, Aunt Zhao summoned Jia Huan and ordered her to go to Lai's house.

Tanchun stood up and said, "I'm leaving first. Mom will ask Huan'er to invite him into the house today."

Walking to the door, he turned around and said, "I can't guard it for you this time. You have to be more careful. Someone might have bumped into you before other things were done."

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That night.

Lai Shangrong returned home from Sanya. He had just had dinner when he heard that Jia Huan was looking for him.

Thinking that Aunt Zhao wanted him to come to ask for soap, she took two pieces and asked the maid to send them out.

Unexpectedly, the maid came back after a while to report that Jia Huan was determined to see him.

Because he had specifically explained that without his instructions, no male member of the Jia family could be let in, so they had to move to the front yard.

"What's going on? Didn't I give you the soap? What else do you want?"

"Lai...Brother Lai!" Jia Huan shrank his head and hesitated: "My mother said she had something to discuss and wanted to invite Brother Lai to come over."

"Ok?"

Lai Shangrong let out a doubt from his nostrils.

I secretly wondered, could it be that the two desserts yesterday caused my performance to decline?

However, he has always adhered to the style of behavior that can only be given by me, not what you want, and he did not take Aunt Zhao's request to heart.

He said displeasedly: "Okay, you go back and tell her, wait until I have time."

After saying that, he ignored Jia Huan and walked away.

(End of this chapter)