Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 347: Changes in the Xue Family

Xiaohong said goodbye politely.

Xue Baochai came out from behind the screen and asked her to slow down: "Miss Xiaohong, please stay and have two cups of tea.

"I have asked Ying'er to pack Xiangling... Miss Zhen's clothes and luggage."

Xiao Hong smiled slightly and tilted her head: "I thank Miss Xue for her kindness.

"I have only been in the palace for a short time, and I know nothing about the affairs among the nobles, so I cannot help Miss Xue.

“As for the things that Miss Zhen used here, our princess said she doesn’t want them anymore.

"Yesterday's events are like yesterday's death, and today's events are like today's birth.

"Ms. Zhen will be the eldest daughter of the Governor-General of Liangjiang in the future. If you keep these things of a maidservant, will you use them to remember the Xue family for the rest of your life?"

What do you remember about the Xue family?

How can I be a slave, a maid, a concubine, and suffer bullying, interrogation, and humiliation? !

Xue Baochai's eyelids twitched and she took a half step back: "I was wrong."

"Ms. Xue has always been kind and generous. I have heard of her for a long time in the Jia Mansion. But it seems that Miss Xue has always been generous only to herself, right?

"If our Miss Zhen had been able to marry into the Feng family in Yingtian Prefecture, I'm sure we would be living in harmony with each other and have children now.

"With the grace of the Empress Dowager and the help of Governor Ding, I can live a prosperous and peaceful life. Isn't that good?

"But your family forced a woman to marry you and beat her to death, which is why Miss Zhen became a slave and had a rough life!

"Why, have you forgotten it?"

Xiaohong smiled, glanced at Xue Pan again, and walked away.

Aunt Xue's face suddenly lost all color!

Xue Baochai was scolded so much that her whole body became stiff, and she was also shocked and confused at this moment!

When buying Xiangling in Yingtian Prefecture, Xue Pan beat to death a minor local official named Feng Yuan who was competing with him for the purchase - but the matter had already been settled by Jia Yucun!

Now that the little slave Xiao Hong has shouted it out so carelessly, doesn't it mean that the entire Taiji Palace knows about it! ?

That Xue Pan...

Xue Baochai pursed her lips and looked at her brother with complicated eyes.

"Pan'er! Hurry up and leave! Leave at night! No matter what excuse you find, you must escape from the capital as soon as possible!"

Aunt Xue rushed over and grabbed Xue Pan with both hands, and her tone of voice changed!

Xue Pan was stunned.

Aren't they talking about Xiangling's fate? Why did Xiaohong suddenly change the subject and talk about herself?

If my sister hadn't just stopped me...

Xue Pan couldn't help but look up at Xue Baochai.

Xue Baochai was so ashamed and angry at his gaze that she blurted out, "Brother, why are you looking at me? Did I ask you to kill someone that year?"

"I am getting married tomorrow, but my brother was told by a maid in the Queen Mother's Palace that our family is involved in a murder case.

"How can I have the face to be someone else's prince's consort?

"You're still looking at me!"

Xue Pan's eyes suddenly turned cold: "I deserve it, I will confess my crime!

"My sister has a good reputation and could easily step on me to get to the top. Now she has someone tie me up and send me to the government office, to kill my own relatives for the sake of justice!"

Aunt Xue was horrified, angry and anxious, and slapped Xue Pan with both hands: "What nonsense are you talking about? Your sister is not that kind of person?

"This is all because of that bastard girl from the Lin family. She knew that the Wang family had plotted against her and her parents, so she took it out on us and tried to sow discord between you and your siblings..."

"Mother!" Xue Baochai interrupted hurriedly!

Xue Pan, however, closed his eyes with a bitter smile: "I have been pretending to be deaf and dumb, and pretending to be crazy...

"I thought you would be like this too. It's fine for our Xue family to just live on.

"But who would have thought that not only my mother knew all about those dirty things, but even my sister knew..."

Aunt Xue felt timid and subconsciously grabbed the hand that Xue Baochai extended to support her.

"Mother, you only heard about it from your aunt in casual conversation after you came to Beijing, right?

"When the Wang family plotted against Miss Lin's parents, you were already married, and you didn't have the opportunity to be involved, right?

"And sister, you were just smart and guessed something from the few words of mother and aunt, right?

"None of you has ever raised a finger towards the four members of the Lin family, right?!"

Xue Pan glared at Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai so fiercely that he almost bit his back teeth off!

Aunt Xue stammered and lowered her head.

It is true that Jia Min was in Jiangnan at that time, but the Xue family's pharmacy was also opened in the capital.

As for Lin Ruhai, although it was the Wang family who made the plan and the Zhen family who took action, she was the one who carried out the orders of Wang Ziteng and Mrs. Wang, running around and supervising from the side.

Without this merit, how could Mrs. Wang be willing to do her best to help her son get out of trouble and help her daughter enter the palace to be selected as a tutor? !

They are sisters, one legitimate and one illegitimate, and grew up in different places. They have never had such a good relationship when they were still in the boudoir!

When Xue Pan saw his mother's expression, he knew that she was not unrelated to this matter, and he closed his eyes again in pain.

"Mother, after my sister's wedding tomorrow, I will go to the government office and turn myself in.

“You have not mentioned what you planned with the Wang family today, and I have never heard of it.

“As for whether you want to go before the Queen Mother and apologize to Princess Lin and turn yourself in, it’s up to you.

"From today onwards, the Wang family's affairs will not implicate the Xue family, and the Xue family's affairs will not implicate the Wang family."

After saying that, Xue Pan turned around, opened the door, and staggered out.

When I was going down the stairs, my legs went weak and I almost fell to the ground.

But he was supported by a pair of old hands that reached out from the side: "Young Master!"

When Xue Pan raised his face with tears in his eyes, he saw the old shopkeeper, Zhang Dehui, who was the general manager of his own shop.

"Grandpa Zhang!" Xue Pan felt regretful, ashamed and sad. He couldn't help but call out and then started to sob.

Zhang Dehui burst into tears and held him and cried, "If I had known this would happen, why did I do it in the first place?

"Master, please change everything!

"If my late grandfather were still alive, how could he bear to see this family fall apart?"

"I will change! Grandpa Zhang, I will listen to you and change everything!" Xue Pan cried bitterly.

Zhang Dehui nodded repeatedly while helping him walk to his own yard: "Then I will assist the Second Young Master and support this family for you. I will wait for you to come back and revive the family business!"

An old man and a young boy supported each other and staggered away.

In the room, Xue Baochai hid behind the door, looked coldly at the two figures through the crack of the window, and whispered softly:

"Mother, both you and I have been abandoned by the Xue family."

Aunt Xue was lying on the couch, crying so hard that she couldn't even lift her head. When she heard these words, she was so shocked that she stopped crying and raised her head:

"What did you say?!"

"Xue Ke from the second house has obviously conquered our head waiter and overheard what we just said."

Xue Baochai walked back slowly, helped Aunt Xue sit up straight, wiped her tears carefully with her handkerchief, and continued in a soft voice,

"My brother is a soft-hearted person, and he has developed a hatred for us, mother and daughter, and my uncle's family.

"Now, the old clerk said that he would wait for the second young master to come back together. Doesn't that mean he agrees with him turning himself in to the government?

“If he surrenders himself, how can we, mother and daughter, escape?

"Mother, the Xue family has given up on our eldest branch.

"Especially, you and me."