Chapter 237 Entering the palace three times

Back in the capital, Aunt Xue and her daughter, along with the sisters Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun, Li Wan and others were sitting in Grandmother Jia’s room, listening to Grandmother Jia talking to several women from the Zhen family.

Grandmother Jia asked with a smile, “How is your old lady?”

The Zhen family woman said: “Thank you for your concern. Everything is fine, except that my left molar became loose this year.”

Grandmother Jia smiled and said, “It’s the same for me. A tooth on the left is loose. But I eat a few bites of what I can chew. If I feel sleepy, I take a nap. When I feel bored, I chat and laugh with my grandchildren for a while.” At this point, she suddenly remembered, “I heard from your second girl that you also have a Baoyu, who looks very similar to our Baoyu.”

The woman from the Zhen family smiled and said, “That’s right. Last year, our master was ordered to go to the capital, and he told this matter when he returned.”

As they were talking, a maid came in and said with a smile, “Baoyu is here!”

Before she could finish her words, Jia Baoyu walked in and greeted his grandmother.

Grandmother Jia smiled and said, “Why don’t you go meet the guests?”

Before Jia Baoyu could greet him, several women from the Zhen family surrounded him and said with a smile, “You scared us. If we hadn’t come into the house, if we met you somewhere else, we would have thought you were our Baoyu.” As they spoke, they held his hands and asked him all kinds of questions.

Jia Baoyu answered them one by one.

Grandmother Jia asked with a smile, “How does Baoyu look compared to you?”

The Zhen family woman smiled and said, “He looks the same, but he’s older than our Baoyu and his temperament is better than ours.”

Grandmother Jia asked hurriedly, “How do you see that?”

The Zhen family woman laughed and said, “Just now we held the brother’s hand and said something. We just said that we were stupid. Not to mention holding hands, we wouldn’t even touch his thing. The people he ordered around were all girls.”

Before he finished speaking, everyone couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

When everyone was feeling happy, the Xue family’s wife suddenly rushed in, sweating all over her face, and said to Aunt Xue, “Madam, please go back. There is something important at home.”

Aunt Xue: “What’s the matter?”

Xue’s wife: “Let’s go home and talk.”

Aunt Xue knew that it was not a good thing, so she said a few words to Lady Jia and others, then hurried away with Xue Baochai.

Seeing the look on Xue’s face, Jia’s mother knew something was wrong, so she said to Li Wan, “Send someone to follow her and find out what’s going on.”

Li Wan agreed with a “yes”.

Seeing this, the woman from the Zhen family talked about housework for a while and then left.

On the other side, Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai had just walked into the front yard when they heard someone crying in the front hall. It turned out to be Xue Baoqin, who was serving soup and medicine at home.

Xue Ke’s servant was kneeling by the door, his clothes stained with oil.

Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai hurried into the house. Xue Baoqin came over and said with tears on her face, “Brother and the others were taken away by the Infantry Yamen.”

Aunt Xue had heard what the maid said on her way back. She was trembling with fear. She cried and asked, “Didn’t you say you were going to have a drink with the young master of the Mei family? How did you get involved in a lawsuit again?!”

The boy knelt on the brick floor and said, “To answer Madam, it was because of the young master of the Mei family that the first and second masters were taken away by the Infantry Yamen.”

Aunt Xue was shocked: “What?!”

Xue Baochai: “Now tell me clearly, what is going on?”

The servant said: “Master, Second Master and Young Master of the Mei family were having dinner and drinking in a restaurant. Young Master of the Mei family said something after drinking. Master started to curse. Young Master of the Mei family was also a scoundrel. When he started to curse at Master, Madam knew Master’s temper, so she slapped Young Master of the Mei family in the face, and the two of them started to fight. Later, Master hit Young Master of the Mei family on the head with a bowl.”

Aunt Xue exclaimed.

The servant said: “He was bleeding and lying on the ground. The second master was afraid that something might happen, so he sent him to the clinic. He was then taken away by the Infantry Yamen.”

Xue Baochai asked anxiously, “He’s not dead, is he?”

The servant said: “I don’t know. I dare not speak rashly.”

Aunt Xue was panicked and stood there crying.

Xue Baochai suddenly remembered: “What did Master Mei say?!”

The servant said, “This, this.” Xue Baochai said anxiously, “Speak!”

The servant said: “Young Master Mei said that the second young lady is still young. Yes, yes.”

Xue Baochai: “What do you want?!”

The servant said: “We need to marry the girl first.”

Xue Baochai’s expression changed.

Xue Baoqin’s little face suddenly turned pale.

Aunt Xue was so angry that her face turned pale: “Damn little beast! Who is he? How could he, how could he…” She was so angry that she couldn’t speak.

The servant said, “Now is not the time to talk about this. Please ask the madam and the young lady to discuss what to do.”

Xue Baochai came back to her senses, took a deep breath, and then said, “That’s right. Go and find out how the young master of the Mei family is doing.”

The boy agreed and went.

At this time, Li Wan sent her maid to inquire.

There was nothing to hide, so Xue Baochai told the eldest maid and said, “Go back and thank the old lady for her concern. We still have to rely on the mansion.”

The eldest girl agreed to go.

Aunt Xue wiped her tears and asked, “Who can I ask to settle this matter?”

Xue Baochai thought for a moment and replied, “Let’s go to Feng girl first.”

Aunt Xue: “Will Jia Lian help?”

Xue Baochai was silent for a moment, then replied, “Aunt’s affairs won’t involve our family, and my brother has a good relationship with him. Give Feng a little more money, and she will speak for us.”

Aunt Xue nodded.

Xue Baochai: “There is also the Li family. Xue Ke is now working for the Li family. The Li family will not stand idly by and watch. Xue Ke did not take action, so it is easy to get out.”

Aunt Xue was anxious: “What about your brother? Why don’t you let the Li family bail him out together?”

Xue Baochai felt tired, but she had to explain: “Although there are reasons for the incident, my brother did injure someone, and the other party is from the Infantry Yamen. Without going through the formalities, he will definitely not be able to get out. Get Xue Ke out, then our Xue family will have someone in charge to deal with my brother’s affairs, and then we can ask for favors from the Li family!”

Aunt Xue understood and said, “Should we send someone to the Mei family to give them money for medicine and some compensation? If the plaintiff doesn’t pursue them, the matter will be eased.” At this point, she looked at Xue Baochai cautiously, “After all, they were at fault in the first place.”

Xue Baochai was silent for a moment: “In this kind of situation, the more money you give, the more serious the situation becomes.”

Aunt Xue was silent for a moment and said, “We should send someone to check it out. After all, the two families are relatives.”

Xue Baochai smiled bitterly and said, “Mom, do you think the two families can still get married?” Then she glanced at Xue Baoqin who was standing there in a daze.

After hearing this, Aunt Xue also glanced at Xue Baoqin and stopped talking.

Xue Baochai walked up to Xue Baoqin and said softly, “Baoqin.”

“Sister!” Xue Baoqin came back to her senses, looked at Xue Baochai with a face full of grievance, tears dripping from her eyes.

Xue Baochai took out her handkerchief and wiped her tears, saying, “Go and ask Miss Lin in person to get your brother out first.”

Xue Baoqin hummed, bowed slightly to Aunt Xue, and then walked out wiping her tears.

Xue Baochai shook her head and said to Aunt Xue, “Is the thirty-year-old ginseng I brought back from the Li family the other day useless?”

Aunt Xue: “No, it’s in my room.”

Xue Baochai: “Take it to Feng girl.”

When Aunt Xue heard this, a trace of pain flashed across her eyes, but she still turned and went into the back hall.

(End of this chapter)