The splendor of the red mansion

Chapter 254 Telling the old things and the truth about the divorce (1)
Mrs. Mei looked at Xue Ke and said, "Young Master Xue, Lingmei should be 21 this year, right?"

Xue Ke's face was a bit ugly, he nodded and said: "Exactly." But he secretly thought in his heart that your family is engaged to my sister but has not come to make an appointment for a long time, and the engagement has not been terminated, and my sister can no longer be promised to another family. 21.What do you mean now?Baoqin, who was sitting beside Daiyu, also turned pale.Mrs. Mei naturally saw his expression, but she didn't change her expression. She took out a white jade plum flower hairpin from her sleeve pocket and put it on the table, "Mr. Xue, do you recognize this thing?" Xue Ke's face changed slightly when he saw it. He is a few years older than Baoqin. Baoqin was only two years old when he got engaged, but he was already seven years old at that time. Naturally, he had seen this hairpin before.This is an ancestral item from the ancestors of the Mei family. When they got engaged, they gave Baoqin as a token.At that time, Baoqin was still young and naturally she couldn't give her such a precious thing, so her mother kept it all the time.Unexpectedly, she had never seen her since her mother passed away.How could it appear in Mrs. Mei's hands now?
Mrs. Mei looked at Xue Ke and said, "My lord, do you know why this thing is in my hands?"

Xue Ke said: "Madam, please clarify."

Mrs. Mei said in a deep voice: "Six years ago, someone brought this thing to our house to withdraw from the marriage. We Jing'er is not up to date, so we thought that since Miss Xue looked down on our house, this marriage That's all." After speaking, Madam Mei looked at everyone's reactions calmly.Bao Qin looked stunned, then turned pale and looked at her brother helplessly.Xue Ke got up abruptly, and said in astonishment: "How is this possible? Since my parents passed away eight years ago, our brother and sister have been in the south and have never gone north. If it weren't for Qin'er's age, I can't wait any longer..." Mrs. Mei Said: "The person who came to withdraw the marriage with the token claimed to be Miss Xue's aunt and cousin. They said that Miss Xue's parents died, and the marriage was decided by the aunt." After speaking, he glanced at Mrs. Xue lightly.

Both Baoqin and Xue Ke looked at Mrs. Xue in shock, and Xue Ke was even more shocked and angry. The younger sister has been staying in her boudoir all these years, and there are not no harsh words outside, "Auntie, what is wrong with us brothers and sisters?" You? You want to harm Qin'er like this?" Mrs. Xue was at a loss for words, and said: "This... I also do it for Qin'er's good, our family is in business, and Qin'er will inevitably be looked down upon when she marries into an official family. Her father Mother is gone, who can make the decision for him when he suffers any grievances?" Xue Ke felt bitter, if you really wanted to benefit her, you should always tell us before retiring, even afterward.How could a fifteen or sixteen-year-old cardamom girl be left in her boudoir in her twenties like this?If the Mei family doesn't want Baoqin, how can my sister find another good marriage?Bao Qin listened to Mrs. Xue's sophistry in a daze, and never thought that all the grievances she had suffered these years were all because of her only elder in this world, her aunt.For a moment, I felt that there was nowhere to confide the countless grievances, and my eyes turned red and I couldn't help sobbing and crying.Daiyu sighed softly, and patted the hand holding Baoqin lightly.Baoqin also knew that this was not the time to cry, so she held back her tears and called out to Fujin in a low voice.

Mrs. Mei sneered, and said: "What is this lady talking about? What do you mean when you are wronged and no one decides? Our master is not the kind of person who doesn't want to intercede. Besides, could it be that our master didn't know when we got engaged? Do you know that the Xue family is in business? Besides, that’s not what Mrs. Xue said when she came to the door.” At the beginning, the Xue family was very rude when they came to talk, so Mrs. Mei didn’t feel any regrets about the loss of the Xue family. , so what if it was a misunderstanding?If it wasn't for his son's insistence to see for himself, he wouldn't be bothered to take this trip.It's not that her son will not be a good wife early.

Xue Ke glanced at Mrs. Xue and Mrs. Wang bitterly, stood up and bowed to Mrs. Mei, and said, "Forgive me, Ma'am. This matter is indeed a misunderstanding. It is because I am an older brother that I didn't collect the token properly. Sister She is definitely not the slightest bitch." It's not good. Now it's like this...I don't know Mr. Ling..." Since he divorced a long time ago, it stands to reason that the Mei family should not bother with this matter anymore.Since Mrs. Mei came to the door in person, maybe there is still room for change.Xue Ke looked helplessly at his pale younger sister. Now that her younger sister is over [-] years old, even if she looks for someone else, don't even think that there are any good ones to choose from.According to what his father said when he was alive, at least the Mei family's family style has always been good. If the younger sister can marry, he will accompany her with more dowry.Even if he can't be favored by his parents-in-law, at least he won't be too difficult.

Mrs. Mei glanced at Bao Qin, and said calmly: "Jing'er hasn't married a wife yet. Miss Xue is really good. But..." Mrs. Mei frowned. After all, it is a little uncomfortable.Daiyu said with a smile: "Since we've talked about it, it's much easier to handle. Even if there is no marriage contract, unmarried men and women are not hindered. Madam might as well let your son and Miss Qin meet If it is suitable for the two families to talk about it, it will be a good marriage. If they both feel that it is not suitable, it is enough to marry each other, and this is the end of the cause and effect. Madam, what do you think?" Mrs. Mei thought about it, and her son is naturally a good one. Yes, but he is already in his 20s and hasn't married yet. It's not that he can't find a good matchmaker. Over the years, the matchmaker has almost broken the threshold, but he just has high eyesight and doesn't like other girls.He also said that if those women were as good as Sifu Jin, I would marry them too.This Baoqin is naturally not as good as Sifu Jin, but it is also first-class in terms of appearance, and its manner of speaking is also good.If it is good character, look at the friendship between my master and the deceased master Xue.As long as the son likes it, even if the girl's character is good, as a mother-in-law, I don't want to embarrass her too much.

After thinking for a while, Mrs. Mei said: "What Fujin said is true. Since that's the case, let Zijing and Miss Xue meet later. What does Mr. Xue think?" In the eyes of the Han people, it is somewhat illegal for unmarried men and women to meet before marriage.But Xue Ke also knew that now was not the time to follow those dead rules.In the past few days, I have also secretly inquired about it. Mei Zijing was a bachelor of the Imperial Academy at a young age, and he has good talents, learning and character.It's good that this marriage can come true, if it doesn't come to pass, it's better to have a settlement sooner, and I'd better make plans for my sister sooner.Having figured out this verse, Xue Ke also nodded and said: "So, according to Madam's words."

(End of this chapter)