Daiyu from the Red Mansion is also arguing with people today

Chapter 199: Xue Baochai is heartbroken

After the two of them left, Madam Liao felt a little uneasy, but she quickly attributed this feeling to her fear of the harem and did not think about it too much.

Wen Xing returned to Xue's house, eager to tell Xue Baochai the good news.

But when she ran into the yard happily, the scene before her made her stop in her tracks.

In the yard, a group of maids knelt on the ground, and the atmosphere was extremely solemn.

Xue Baochai and Xiao Wang were sitting in front of the main house door, while Xue Pan was standing aside with impatience written all over his face.

Wen Xing did not say anything. She walked to Xue Baochai calmly and whispered three words in her ear: "It's done."

After hearing this, Xue Baochai's tense nerves relaxed a little.

"Ying'er, where did you go after you left the yard just now? What did you do? Why did you go to the front yard to look for your brother under my name?"

Ying'er knew very well that she could not answer any of these questions. She could only look at Xue Pan pitifully with tears in her almond-shaped eyes, hoping that he could help her out.

Thinking of the tender girl in his arms, Xue Pan's body tensed up and he shouted impatiently, "She's just a little maid, just give her to me. Why make such a big fuss? Who are you trying to show off to?"

After hearing this, Xue Baochai felt that all the teachings she had given since she came back were in vain.

The edges of her deep eyes turned red again. This time, she did not play the emotional card, but said coldly: "Sister is a maid in the disciplinary institute, brother is overstepping his authority!"

Xue Pan had never seen Xue Baochai's attitude so cold. She always used soft words and comforted him before. Why did she become so...

"Sister, since you were preparing to enter the palace, why do I feel that you are different from before?"

"When we came to Beijing, I had already decided to enter the palace. Why didn't you say this to me then?" Xue Baochai asked back.

Xue Pan began to argue: "Mom said it was just..."

"Shut up!" Now Mrs. Wang had to speak up and interrupt her son's "nonsense".

Xue Baochai recalled Nanny Gu's teachings and couldn't help feeling determined.

"Brother, do you remember what your uncle said to you when you were in Jia's house? If my maid is taken in by you, how big of a blow will it be to our reputation? Which good daughter will be willing to marry into our Xue family in the future?"

Xue Pan knew he was in the wrong, so he lowered his head and remained speechless.

Seeing that her only supporter was about to be persuaded, Ying'er no longer cared about maintaining her "silently crying" image and said, "The girl is only thinking about her own good future. How can she really care about the reputation of the young master?"

"you shut up!"

The little etiquette knowledge that Xiao Wang was taught when she was young was finally dug out from the depths of her memory. She interrupted Ying'er's words sharply and looked at Xue Baochai with a pleasant expression.

"Daughter, you are the most sensible person in our family. Tell me how to deal with this matter. I will listen to you!"

Ying'er still wanted to continue to argue, saying something like "A woman should regard her husband as her heaven and obey her son after her husband's death", but Xue Baochai would not give her any chance to speak.

"Gag her, tie her up, and take her to the clean room!"

Some of the maids who reacted quickly jumped up from the ground and pounced on Ying'er; those who reacted slowly saw that it was not their turn to catch people, so they quickly picked up the rag that had fallen there at some point from the base of the courtyard wall and stuffed it directly into Ying'er's mouth.

Xue Pan looked at the maids' actions and felt a little sympathy for them: "Sister, Ying'er has been with you for so long, isn't this a little inhumane?"

Xue Baochai never expected that her brother, who had always loved her, would blame her like this for a maid.

She smiled bitterly and said, "My brother hasn't figured out the whole story yet, but he's blaming me like this. It really makes me feel cold!"

Seeing her two children quarreling like this, Xiao Wang hurriedly stepped out to smooth things over: "Your brother is a man who speaks without thinking! Don't bother with him!"

Xue Baochai just glanced at Xue Pan lightly, then turned her eyes to Xiao Wang.

"Sister Lin once told me that if one day I met someone who spoke without warning, I should be like me at that time, calm and accept it calmly.

Now I finally understand that at that time, I really was like, if the knife didn’t stab me, I wouldn’t feel the pain! ”

Little Wang was so frightened by Xue Baochai's words that her face turned pale. She stretched out her trembling hand and wanted to grab Xue Baochai's wrist, but Xue Baochai dodged her without leaving a trace.

"Pretty girl, don't do this. Mom is scared if you do this!"

Xue Baochai glanced at the maids and servants below, as well as the subdued Ying'er and others, and said coldly, "I have decided that I will only let Wen Xing stay with me. If anything goes wrong with her at this critical moment, I will sell out everyone in this courtyard."

Her gaze was like a sharp blade, piercing Ying'er: "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and take him to the purification room!"

"younger sister……"

At this time, Xue Pan didn't know how to talk to Xue Baochai. He had never seen Xue Baochai so cold, which made him feel extremely unfamiliar.

Xue Baochai turned to him and gave him a standard blessing, her voice full of alienation: "Brother, as a man, it is not appropriate for you to appear in my sister's courtyard. Please go back!"

"Sister, you know, I'm not..."

"Brother!" Xue Baochai's tone was full of unquestionable firmness, "Please go back!"

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Xue Pan had no choice but to leave Xue Baochai's yard, looking back every few steps.

Little Wang looked at her son's back and said to Xue Baochai disapprovingly, "Why don't you talk to your brother nicely? Why are you so...heartless?"

"Mom, you have played a huge role in my brother's growth into what he is today."

Xiao Wang was very happy at first, but after thinking about it carefully, she felt that these words were not good things.

She was about to blame her when she heard Xue Baochai say, "Mom, give me 30% of the money for buying the farm and the shop."

Xiao Wang refused subconsciously: "You are a girl who never goes out of the house. Why do you need so much money? I will help you manage it so that I can prepare your dowry in the future!"

Xue Baochai was unmoved and didn't want to continue to tangle with Xiao Wangshi. She knew that Xiao Wangshi had given Xue Pan a lot of money recently, but she could still give her 30% of it.

"Dad once said that my brother and I are not much different, and I must have a share of the family property in the future. I just want 30% of the money from selling the farm and the shop. Why doesn't mom agree?

The total amount of silver he got from selling the farm and the shop was nearly 100,000 taels. Even if some of it had been spent recently, there were still at least 90,000 taels left.

Mom, just give me thirty thousand taels!"