The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 484 Recognition of relatives
"Oh?" Jia's mother pretended to be surprised and asked, "You have also heard of Yi Ge'er's name?"

Xue Ke is young after all, and although he is not a fool like Jia Baoyu, he is not shrewd enough. It was too abrupt for him to suddenly turn the topic to Zhang Yunyi. How could Grandmother Jia not see the clues?
She said that she had heard of it, but in fact she was guessing that the Xue family had something to ask for.

"Mr. Zhang's name is well-known even in Jiangnan!"

Xue Ke flattered him a little, then bowed and replied, "There are refugees everywhere in Jiangnan now, and it is difficult to find a passenger ship to Beijing. It happened that when we were going to Beijing, Mr. Zhen was returning to Beijing and took us with him. I haven't thanked him yet!"

"Right, right, right!" Xing Zhong's wife also quickly echoed, "Not only did they give us a ride, they even refused to charge us for the boat fare! The head of the family also said that he wanted to thank us in person!"

"What's that?" Grandmother Jia smiled, then said proudly, "He's already a marquis now, how can he still care about these few boat fares?"

"Marquis... Marquis?" The second wife of the Xue family and Xing Zhong's wife exclaimed in unison.

However, although both of them exclaimed in surprise, they had different feelings in their hearts.

Xing's wife secretly marveled at the bright future of Zhang Yun逸.

After entering the Rongguo Mansion, she was dazzled by the sight of the Duke's Mansion with its carved beams and painted buildings, flying eaves and brackets, and white walls and black tiles.

With such a scene in Rongguo Mansion, the Ningguo Mansion next door would naturally not be outdone in momentum.

When she thought about having the chance to become the marquis's mother-in-law, she couldn't help swallowing.

The second wife of the Xue family was secretly frightened.

She was not like Xing Zhong and his wife, she just heard some fragments from hearsay.

When she thought about how Mei Lian had caused such a commotion in Jiangnan, but it turned out to be a lot of noise but little results, and Zhang Yunyi not only suffered no losses but was even promoted to marquis, her heart began to beat fast and she looked at Xue Baoqin.

The higher the position, the more inviolable the authority is, and family affairs may become more difficult.

Seeing this, Jia's mother seemed to be thinking about something. She pointed at Xue Baoqin and said with a smile, "This girl is quite clever. I liked her very much when I saw her. Why not ask the second wife to adopt her as her goddaughter and form a godparent relationship with her? What do you think?"

She didn't know that Lady Wang and Aunt Xue had given up their golden marriage. She also heard that the Xue family was following Zhen Shiyin to the capital. She also didn't know that Xue Baoqin was already engaged, so she preconceived that Aunt Xue was settling for the second best and wanted to follow her family's example and use Xue Baoqin to climb up the big tree of Zhang Yunyi.

Moreover, as soon as Jia Baoyu entered the room, he stared at Xue Baoqin intently, which made her secretly alert.

Having Mrs. Wang acknowledge her as her goddaughter would not only put an end to his thoughts and avoid angering Zhang Yun逸, but would also help win her over in advance, killing two birds with one stone.

"This..." Mrs. Xue was troubled when she heard this.

Xue Baoqin's engagement with the Mei family had already given her a headache. If she were to acknowledge Lady Wang as her godmother, wouldn't that bring even more bad luck to Zhang Yun逸?

However, Lady Jia also meant well, and she didn't know how to refuse for a moment. She could only look at Aunt Xue with an embarrassed look on her face.

Unexpectedly, Aunt Xue not only did not object, but gave her a reassuring look and said with a smile: "Thanks to the old lady and sister for not abandoning her, it is really a blessing for this girl."

Although Aunt Xue had not yet asked them why they were going to Beijing, she had a general idea just by seeing that the whole family was going there at this time.

Either he pleaded with the Mei family and asked Zhang Yunyi to show mercy, or he planned to use his connections to force the Mei family to give up the engagement.

Like Baochai, she was worried that her family would be involved with the Mei family, which would cause dissatisfaction among Zhang Yunyi.

Although the possibility of breaking off the engagement was greater, to be on the safe side, she still planned to involve Mrs. Wang in the fight to share some of the blame.

Both Lady Jia and Aunt Xue spoke, but Mrs. Wang remained hesitant and silent.

She glanced at Lin Daiyu beside her and saw that she had lost her original yandere look. She was surprised, but shook her head.

Now the Rongguo Mansion is in such a situation, and the golden jade marriage has been broken. If she hadn't seen Zhang Yunyi's covetousness for Lin Daiyu, she wouldn't mind going with the flow and doing what Grandmother Jia wants. The second branch of the Xue family is not like the first branch. Although Xue Ke has only met for the first time, judging from his behavior and conversation, he is not like Xue Pan, who is always making trouble out of nothing.

Jia Baoyu was full of admiration for Xue Baoqin, so she couldn't help but want to bring them together.

However, although she was thinking about her son wholeheartedly, Jia Baoyu was a fool and heartless.

Seeing that Mrs. Wang had not responded yet, she said impatiently, "The old lady and aunt have already said it, why are you still hesitating, madam?"

As if he was worried that Mrs. Wang would not agree, Jia Baoyu hurried to Mrs. Wang, pulled her arm, and said coquettishly like a candy man, "I don't have any brothers or sisters. Now that Madam has recognized Sister Baoqin, doesn't my son have an extra sister for nothing?"

This was not the first time Jia Baoyu had said this. He had just said it in front of Lin Daiyu last time, and Lin Daiyu would not have gossiped about it.

But at this moment, he was so anxious to finalize this sister that he did not take into account the presence of Tanchun.

Lin Daiyu couldn't help but shook her head when she heard this, and thought to herself that it was really cold-hearted of him to forget about his serious sister just for the sake of a sister he had just met.

It was thanks to Brother Yi's reminder at the beginning, otherwise, I would have been deceived by his golden appearance.

Even Lin Daiyu thought so, and Tanchun beside her felt mixed emotions.

If Mrs. Wang had not left a way out for Yuanchun and watched Jia She and Mrs. Xing busy trying to match Yingchun up but remained unmoved, how could she be in such an awkward situation now?

I am just one-sidedly enthusiastic. No matter how respectful I am, he is not my biological son after all.

Seeing that she didn't pay any attention to herself, Mrs. Wang finally couldn't persuade her son and nodded slightly, while Jia Baoyu was cheering beside her.

Her eyes flickered between the two of them, and she bit her lower lip unconsciously.

Over there, Grandmother Jia immediately made the decision: "It is better to do it today than to wait for a day. Let's acknowledge this godparent today!"

"The old lady is absolutely right!" Aunt Xue also echoed.

Although the second wife of the Xue family was extremely reluctant, the reason why she and her family went to Beijing was simply because she hoped to rely on Aunt Xue's help, so it was naturally not easy to refuse her wish.

There is no need for birth data to adopt a godparent, as long as there is affection between the two. The procedure is not complicated, it is just a formality.

Grandmother Jia immediately ordered Yuanyang to bring tea. Xue Baoqin knelt on the ground respectfully, raised her hands above her head, handed the tea to Mrs. Wang, and called out crisply, "Godmother, please have some tea."

Mrs. Wang took the tea and took a sip. Because she was in a hurry and was also being driven, she just took out a red envelope and handed it over, saying, "Good daughter."

He then accepted Xue Baoqin as his goddaughter.

Even so, Jia Baoyu was overjoyed. He rushed to Jia's grandmother and said coquettishly, "Since the old lady likes my sister so much, why not keep her and let her live in the garden with her sisters to keep her company!"

Grandmother Jia narrowed her eyes and smiled like Maitreya Buddha. She glanced at her eldest daughter-in-law and nodded, saying, "Okay! Okay! Then you all stay here!"

Jia Baoyu was not clear about it, but she knew it clearly in her heart. Although she did not like the eldest daughter-in-law very much and did not care much about the slightly shabby Xing Xiuyun, she still had a place in Zhang Yunyi's heart after all.

We should not favor one over the other and neglect Mrs. Xing's niece.

Upon hearing this, Xing Zhong's wife smiled and tugged at Xing Xiuyan's sleeve, saying, "Why don't you thank the old lady quickly!"

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(End of this chapter)