The Red Chamber: Starting from Saving Xue Baochai

Chapter 58 I can be a matchmaker for Huaizhong

Ying'er entered the room, meeting the expectant gazes of Baochai and the others, and told the girls about the red list and the discussions of the people.

As for the answers to the palace examination, the common people naturally did not know about it, and Ying'er had no way of knowing it either.

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When the last stone fell to the ground, the six girls all breathed a sigh of relief, but their thoughts were different.

For Daiyu, Ying, Tanxi and the others, they were mostly happy to hear that the person they supported and favored won the championship.

Xiangyun was filled with excitement and felt proud of Shen Yuan. In the loli's heart, the young man in blue was like an older brother who escorted her to the capital from thousands of miles away and saved her in the cold valley. This kind of emotion and bond, the safety and warmth at that time, were unforgettable in her life and made her cherish them even more. Now that Brother Shen had become the world-renowned martial arts champion, how could Xiangyun not be happy?
As for Baochai, she is the most special among the girls. She and Shen Yuan have been husband and wife, and now they are in love with each other. In the girl's heart, she has long regarded Shen Lang as the most important existence in her life. Her body and mind will only belong to that boy in this life. At this moment, the girl is not only happy for Shen Lang's victory, but also full of longing for the boy's promise.

Xiangyun was so happy and excited that she did not forget to look at Baochai beside her. Seeing that Baochai's beautiful face was full of happiness and sweetness, she suppressed her laughter and joked, "I wonder if Brother Shen will come today or tomorrow?"

Xiangyun knew everything about the relationship between Shen Yuan and Baochai, and the big thing had been decided, so the little girl spoke more boldly.

Anyway, Brother Shen is about to come and propose marriage, so it doesn’t matter even if other people find out some clues in advance.

Hearing this, Baochai met Sister Yun's smiling eyes, rolled her eyes at her, and said with a smile, "As usual, the Emperor will hold a banquet in the palace to celebrate with the new scholars. Brother Shen will be busy today."

Daiyu listened to the conversation between the two. Her bright eyes twinkled under her smoky brows. She asked in a delicate voice, "Why did Sister Yun suddenly say something strange? Why did Master Shen come here?"

"Yeah, why does Sister Bao seem so mysterious? She must be hiding something from us." Tanchun was also a little suspicious.

Afterwards, the girls all looked at Baochai with a slightly scrutinizing look in their pretty eyes.

Sister Bao, who is usually gentle and quiet, felt a little guilty when being stared at, and didn't know how to explain what she had just said.

I had no choice but to evade the question: "The other day, the old lady said she was planning to invite Brother Shen to visit us. Sister Yun, maybe that's what she was talking about?"

After hearing this, Daiyu, Tanchun and others looked at Xiangyun again.

Little Xiangyun couldn't hold it in any longer, she laughed and said in a cute voice: "Yes, yes, just as Sister Bao said~"

After saying this, the little girl did not forget to give Sister Bao a meaningful smile.

Baochai:"."

Let’s not talk about the laughter and joy here for now.

In the other wing, Aunt Xue was also feeling very uneasy at the moment.

As a mother, how could she not notice her daughter's recent abnormality?

As early as several months ago, on the ship heading to Beijing, she felt that Baochai was a little different. No matter how her daughter tried to hide it, the sweetness on her face made her, as an experienced person, feel suspicious.
After arriving in the capital, Baochai often went out of the house on the pretext of visiting Jiang Qiuer, which made Aunt Xue certain of her daughter's relationship with Shen Yuan, but she didn't know how far the two had gone.
Aunt Xue initially intended to stop this because Baochai was carrying out a mission given to her by the Xue family.

But later, feeling the happiness and sweetness on her daughter's face again and again, Aunt Xue hesitated. She couldn't bear to destroy her daughter's happiness with her own hands.

Time just passed by in hesitation and waiting.
Later, her thoughts gradually changed.

Whether it was Shen Yuan’s previous performance in disaster relief or Hanmozhai’s subsequent publicity of Shen Yuan, it made her realize that the young man might be able to become the backer of the Xue family one day.
Instead of sacrificing her daughter's happiness and currying favor with an existing force, why not place her hopes on that unparalleled young man?

Moreover, she also admired Shen Yuan's character very much. He was young and promising, not arrogant or impatient, and had a pure heart.

Therefore, during that snowstorm, the Xue family donated nearly 10,000 taels of money and supplies to support Shen Yuan's disaster relief efforts and to add to the young man's reputation.

Of course, this incident also earned some fame for the Xue family, the imperial merchant family.

At this time, when she learned that the young man had won the first place in the martial arts examination with his peerless appearance, she was also extremely happy.

While Aunt Xue was lost in thought, Xue Pan came back to Lixiang Courtyard and came to her side. "Hahaha! Mom, good news, great news!" Xue Pan was overjoyed.

Aunt Xue saw her son's irritable look and just glanced at him.

"What good can you do? Just be thankful that you don't cause trouble for me and your sister!"

Xue Pan said: "My son made a lot of money today!"

"What do you mean by making a lot of money? Are you gambling for money again?" Aunt Xue shook her head and sighed, and said in a stern tone: "If you squander all your family fortune one day, your sister and I might have to sleep on the street!"

"No, Mom! Please listen to me." Xue Pan explained hurriedly, smiling, "Brother Shen participated in the martial arts examination today. I bet heavily on him to win the first prize, and I won nearly three thousand taels!"

"Ah? Oh!" Aunt Xue came back to her senses, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Forget it this time. No matter what, don't gamble again in the future."

"Mom, I know." Xue Pan responded casually, feeling happy in his heart.

After a while, Aunt Xue asked, "Pan'er, how have you been getting along with Shen Yuan these days?"

"Fortunately, Brother Shen treats me well, but he goes to the training ground every day, so my son rarely sees him."

"Is that so?" Aunt Xue paused and asked tentatively, "Does Pan'er know about the relationship between your sister and Shen Yuan?"

"Sister and Shen Yuan?" Xue Pan had a puzzled look on his face: "What is the relationship between them?"

Aunt Xue: "."

She was also confused at the moment, so how could she expect to get any information from her stupid son.

It seems like I need to have a good talk with my good girl.

It was already midnight and the night was deepening.

The banquet in the palace had ended. The new military scholars, as well as a number of civil and military officials, left the palace.

But Shen Yuan was left alone by the emperor.

Qianqing Palace, Imperial Study.

Emperor Yuanzhen looked at the young man in blue clothes below and said in a casual tone: "Huaizhong should be unmarried, right?"

Shen Yuan was stunned when he heard this, wondering what the emperor meant.

"I just asked casually." Emperor Yuanzhen said with a smile: "Here, we are just the emperor and his subject. There is no need to be so cautious."

"If Huaizhong is unmarried, the family of Yu Shangshu of the Ministry of War has a daughter who is said to be kind and intelligent. I can be a matchmaker for Huaizhong so that he can have a family and a career at the same time."

Shen Yuan then understood that the emperor wanted him to marry a trusted minister in order to further win his heart.

In fact, there is no need for this. In the future, he will reassure the emperor in his own way.

After thinking for a while, Shen Yuan cupped his hands and said frankly: "Your Majesty, I have already decided to spend my life with a woman, and I will go to propose marriage tomorrow."

"Oh? Whose girl is she? Who can make my martial arts champion so infatuated with her?" Emperor Yuanzhen was slightly interested.

"The descendant of Ziwei Sheren Xue Gong, her beautiful name is Baochai."

(End of this chapter)