The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 436 It's Not That Serious

The Jia family notified Chang'an of their intentions, and began to discuss the matter of marrying Tana.Since Tana's belly is getting bigger day by day, she wants to marry someone in as soon as possible.

If it was too late and all the children were born, it would be even more of a joke.

On one side, the family is preparing, and on the other side, I asked my husband to choose an auspicious day, and set the third day of February as a good day.

On the second day after notifying Princess Chang'an, the eunuch in the palace came to deliver a message that the emperor had appointed Tana as Princess Yongping.

I was worried that I would be ridiculed by others when I notified my relatives and friends, but later I realized that my worry was unnecessary, and the matter was not that serious at all.

The news of Baoyu's marriage to Tana had been spread among various families before. People were certainly surprised, but after talking about it for a while, it passed away.

Although this incident was a bit surprising, the major families suffered heavy losses due to the defeat in North Wendula.My own life is not easy, and I have lost all face long ago.

The corps of each family's mansions have lost both people and money. In fact, they are no longer qualified to laugh at the Jia family.

On the contrary, although Baoyu married a foreign woman, she returned safely.The girl from another race was conferred the title of Princess Yongping by the emperor, which is already the honor of the Jia family.

At the same time, the Bukui Mansion Corps headed by the Jia family first rescued the prince and princess, and then recovered Nanwen Dula.It's too late for people to envy, who has the right to look down on Jia's mansion?

At first, the old lady and the others thought that others were making sarcastic remarks, but when they saw the sincerity of what they said, after thinking about it carefully, they felt that the same was the case, and they relaxed.

However, Baoyu, the protagonist of this marriage, is not easy.

Not only is it not easy, it is also very depressing.

Although Tana made him feel dissatisfied, but the matter was already like this, and knowing that there was nothing he could do, he had no choice but to admit it.

What makes him feel depressed is that his family's attitude towards him is always a little weird.

The servants are no different, the problem mainly comes from the masters of the family.To be precise, it comes from the ancestors, father, mother, uncle, aunt, aunt Xue, Lian's second sister-in-law, Zhu's sister-in-law, and Rong's daughter-in-law.

There is also Xue Pan.

After Baoyu came back, he found out that Xue Pan had already returned.

Asked how Xue Pan escaped from danger that day, Xue Pan also hemmed and hawed to deal with it.

Asked Xue Pan if he had seen Jia Huan, Jia Rong and Mingyan, Xue Pan just said he hadn't.

These people were with Baoyu when they were in Japan.It stands to reason that if you want to ask, it should be Xue Pan who asks him.

What surprised Baoyu was that Xue Pan never asked him.

Not only Xue Pan didn't ask, even other people in the mansion didn't ask.

Baoyu now knows for sure that Jia Huan died in North Wendula.Jia Rong was killed by Jia Huan and Mingyan himself, no one knows.

However, no one asked him about Jia Rong's death, which still made him feel a little strange.

Of course, he himself would not take the initiative to bring up this matter.

Although the family members didn't see anything unusual on the surface, Baoyu always felt that something was wrong.

In the past, when Wang Xifeng, Li Wan and Qin Keqing met him, they were more affectionate.

But this time, it was significantly different from before.When we met each other, I just wanted to be polite, and I didn't have much to say.Seems to be a lot distant.

The biggest change is Xue Pan.

When Baoyu was with Xue Pan, Jia Huan, and Jia Rong, they were together almost every day. They were not eating, drinking and having fun, scolding Jia Min, or studying how to deal with Jia Min.

However, since he came back, Xue Pan hardly interacted with him.

Xue Pan never came to see him, except that the Xue family treated him to a shocking drink.Not only that, when Baoyu went to play with Xue Pan, Xue Pan always found excuses to refuse.

Now, Xue Pan stays in his buffet restaurant almost every day, and rarely even comes back from Jia's house.

This made Baoyu wonder why.

One was about him and Tana, but that didn't seem to make sense.Even if he didn't like Tana, these people wouldn't treat him like this.

In the end, he naturally wondered if people knew about his killing of Mingyan, but now that Jia Rong and Jia Huan were dead, there was no proof of death, so no one should know.

He wanted to ask others, but he was afraid that if he asked, it would reveal his truth, so he didn't dare to ask.

Looking at Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun, Shi Xiangyun and other girls, as well as Xiren, Yuanyang and other maids, I feel that they treat me differently than before.

But if he wanted to say what was different, he couldn't tell.Thinking about it carefully, it seems that there is no difference, but it seems that I am suspicious.

In short, when he came back this time, Baoyu could no longer find the feeling of being at home before, and always felt that something was out of place.

The matter of killing Mingyan has also become a lingering shadow in his heart, which often lingers in his heart.

Just now, he had another nightmare, dreaming that Mingyan was covered in blood, and he came to ask him why he wanted to kill him.

Since his return, he had had this dream for the third time.

Cold sweat broke out again, and Baoyu sat up slowly.Gathering my mind, I knew it was a dream again, so I silently recited the "Heart Sutra" in my heart.After reading it three times in a row, I feel at ease.

When he got off the ground, Xiren heard the movement and came over to help him get dressed.

"I'll go out for a walk and ask Mingyan to prepare the horse."

After I finished speaking, I felt that I was wrong, so I left the room without saying a word.

After calling Liu Si'er, the long follower, and An'er, the young servant, they left the mansion.

I didn't know where to go when I left the house, so after thinking about it, I went to Tiekan Temple.

When I saw Shou'er head-on, I thought of Jia Rong.Even when Shou'er greeted him, he didn't hear what he said.

Looking at Baoyu's back, Shou'er kept shaking his head.

Alas, at the beginning when he wanted to earn military merits, Fourth Master Min refused to let him, as if he regarded Fourth Master as an enemy.Now that Uncle Rong is gone, Second Master Bao seems a little crazy when he comes back.If I knew this earlier, why bother.

Shou'er turned around and walked towards the East Mansion. At Qin Keqing's gate, he saw Baozhu.

"Is Grandma Rong here?"

"Yes, I'm waiting for you, come in."

When Shou'er entered the room, he saw Qin Keqing on the Kang, teasing the child with two nannies.

"Go out first, I'll call you later."

"Yes, grandma."

The two nannies withdrew, and Baozhu also withdrew after making tea.

"What news did you hear?"

"Some people have been promoted. Uncle Wang invited Feng Ziying to take over Bukui. It seems that the emperor may be right. Uncle's brother-in-law He Shen will take over Bukui's yamen. Fourth master Min and Feng Ziying seem to be in business as usual."

Shou'er told the news that he had obtained from Qiu Liang, the soldier and horse of Wucheng.

"This may be a good thing. That official, it doesn't matter if he is not in the right place. It is thankless to save the trouble."

"When I came in just now, I saw Second Master Bao at the door. It seemed that he had gone to Tikan Temple again. In recent days, Second Master Bao always went there. When I came back this time, I saw that Second Master Bao and Uncle Xue seemed to have changed. According to their young man, they used to complain about Fourth Master Min, but now they don't complain anymore."

"Fourth Uncle Min has treated them with the utmost benevolence. What else do they have to complain about? People who don't know how to advance or retreat should have a measure in their hearts. Forget it, don't worry about other people's affairs. You go to Yeduju and take care of yourself." Return this letter to Zhang Decai and ask him to send it to Fourth Uncle Min."

Qin Keqing opened the cabinet, took out a letter, and handed it to Shou'er.

"Okay, grandma, I'll go right away."

Shou'er went out and Ruizhu came in.

Rui Zhu just came back from the West Mansion.

"What have you been up to in the West Manor recently?"

"Back to Grandma, she's busy with Second Master Bao's wedding. I just heard from Yuanyang that I've sent a letter to Fourth Master Min and Second Master Lian, asking them to come back to attend the wedding."

"On the third day of February next year, I'm afraid it will be too late to write a letter now. Can you come back in time?"

"Second Grandma Lian also said the same thing, but the old ancestor still called me the messenger. Guess what the old ancestor said?"

"Oh, what did the ancestors say?"

"The old ancestor said, just send the letter. Brother Min will naturally find a way when the time comes. I think it is also true. Fourth Master Min will naturally have a way to rush back."

"After all, it's more than 4000 miles. The mountains are high and the water is far away. It's a world of ice and snow. Even Fourth Uncle Min won't be able to come back if it's too late."

Even though she said so, Qin Keqing believed in her heart that Fourth Uncle Min would definitely come back.

In this world, is there anything else that can make it difficult for Fourth Uncle Min to live?Whatever he wants to do, he can always do it.

"Everyone in the mansion said that it was thanks to Fourth Master Min this time. If it wasn't for Fourth Master Min, Second Master Bao would still be suffering in North Wendula."

"Fourth Uncle Min even brought Second Grandma Bao back, so no one said anything?"

"Of course someone said it. At first, Second Master Bao complained to Fourth Master Min, saying that he shouldn't have brought Second Grandma Bao back. However, everyone said that Fourth Master Min did the right thing. My ancestors say that Fourth Master Min did the right thing."

"Hey, Second Grandma Bao is Uncle Bao's savior after all. How can she not bring her back. It's always wrong for a poor wife to stay out of court, and to abandon her wife and son."

"Second Grandma Bao is now the owner of Yongping County. In my opinion, Second Master Bao is the one who has taken over her. Second Master Bao won this marriage. I'm afraid it's too late to be grateful to Fourth Master Min."

gratitude?Will he appreciate it?I'm afraid not necessarily.

If you marry Princess Yongping here, Miss Lin can't be settled there.With Second Uncle Bao's temperament, he can't speak out, but in his heart he is afraid that he will blame Fourth Uncle Min again.

Alas, Second Uncle Bao, looking so doted on, is actually a pitiful person behind his back.

In recent days, I always go to Tieshan Temple, and it seems that I am also depressed.Now he is at the mercy of others, not as good as Fourth Uncle Min, who decides everything by himself and lives more comfortably.

Thinking of Jia Min, scenes from the past inevitably come to mind.A warm current gradually rose in the bottom of my heart, gradually becoming sweeter.

Ruizhu spoke for a while,
Qin Keqing went to the kang, looking at her child, her heart was full of happiness.

Did you know that in another month, your father will be back.He will be very happy to see you.At that time, our family will be reunited.

(End of this chapter)