The Famous Detective of the Red Mansion

Chapter 174: On Ruan Rong's Grief of Gold and Jade

Sun Shaozong waited in the snow for about half an hour before he saw Ruan Rong come out with Shi Liu and Furong, but there was no sign of Concubine Xue behind them.

Knowing that the other party must have deliberately avoided him, he couldn't help murmuring, ”Monk can see it, but I can't see it.” Then he quickly replaced Furong to hold on to Ruan Rong and asked with a smile, "What did the old monk say?"

"It's Master Yuanzhen!"

Ruan Rong glared at him angrily, then changed to a happy expression and couldn't help saying, "Master Yuanzhen said that the baby I’m carrying now will definitely let you get what you want!"

Uh~

Isn't this the same as not saying anything?

Sun Shaozong did not care whether the first child was a boy or a girl. Anyway, there were no policies about giving birth in these years, so they could continue conceiving.

But seeing Ruan Rong's smiling face, how could he say such disappointing words?

Thus, he happily said, "Amitabha, with the words of the old... Master Yuanzhen, we just need to take it easy."

He then said curiously, "It's just a few words. Why does it take such a long time?"

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"Concubine Xue is here. I can't hurry to come out, so I heard her asking about the wedding date."

"So Xue Pan's wedding date has been fixed?"

"Not yet, Master Yuanzhen asked the Xue family to go back after three days for deliberation. The best man has already been decided, and it was Feng Ziying and Young Master Liu."

Tch~

Asking Feng Ziying was understandable, but calling Liu Xianglian too…

Isn’t he afraid that the bride will run away with the best man halfway?

Considering the nature of the Wangs, it was not impossible!

When they were talking, they went out of the main gate of the Zijin Temple. Zhang Cheng had been informed and stopped the carriage under the steps.

Sun Shaozong did not care about the people coming and going on the street. He took Ruan Rong in his arms and got into the carriage.

When Ruan Rong was ashamed and happy, she suddenly remembered something and smiled, "Concubine Xue was just in the meditation room. She asked me a lot of things about you. I think that means she might want to marry her daughter over."

Marry Xue Baochai?

This can be considered.

Xue Baochai was one of the female leads of the Red Mansion after all, although he had never seen her before. She must be no less beautiful than Daiyu. Her age was even more suitable than Shi Xiangyun's.

As for the origin of the daughter of a Merchant family…

Once Xue Pan has an official position in the future, it would not be an obstacle.

Besides, these days, people pay attention to marrying ladies from high families and marrying women from low families. If Jia Yuanchun and other officials of the state government were to marry their daughter over, the Sun family couldn’t afford it.

Sun Shaozong was moved by this calculation, but he didn't know what Xue Baochai's temperament was or if it would be to his liking.

He and Ruan Rong have been living together for a long time. She had already seen through his thinking, so she covered her mouth and said with a smile, "If you are interested, how about asking Sister Daiyu to help me inquire the next time I write to her?"

"There's no hurry."

Sun Shaozong laughed and said, "Maybe you misunderstood something. Besides, the Xue family has moved to Zijin Street, where is your sister going to inquire?"

Ruan Rong shook her head and said, "The Xue family moved out, but Lady Xue still lives in Rongguo Mansion."

With that, she recounted the conversation he had with Xue Baochai in Daiyu's room that day.

After Sun Shaozong heard this, his eyes turned a few times, and then he said, "Thanks for not being so bold as to write a letter, otherwise, you would have let people see a joke!"

According to common sense, since the Elder Brother and mother moved out, Xue Baochai, a daughter, should never live in her aunt's house.

There were only two reasons for the current situation.

First, Xue Baochai was about to get married, so she was worried about being affected by the reputation of Wang's daughter.

Secondly, he was afraid that the Xue family was also trying to get closer to the Jia family by doing so, and most likely, she has already gotten a promise from Mrs. Wang, otherwise, she would not leave a 15-year-old girl at her aunt's house to hang out with Jia Baoyu all day!

At this time, if Sun Shaozong asked someone, especially Lin Daiyu, to inquire, wouldn't he be humiliating himself?

He talked about the different points with Ruan Rong, and Ruan Rong was shocked. She blurted out, "I always hear people talk about this ”golden and jade marriage” as a joke, but is it not true?!"

Sun Shaozong said strangely, "What is this golden and jade marriage?"

After listening to Ruan Rong's explanation, he knew that Xue Baochai had brought a gold lock with two words carved on it since she was young, but they made up a pair with Jia Baoyu's natural precious stone. Therefore, the saying "golden and jade marriage" came out.

Now Sun Shaozong's guess was more accurate. If there was no support from the elders, how could such matters related to women's reputations spread all over Rongguo Mansion?

"How can you say that?!"

Ruan Rong punched the quilt and retorted, "Jia Baoyu and my sister have been congenial since childhood, and the Old Lady had constantly matched them up at the beginning. Why did she promise someone else?"

Seeing that she was really angry, Sun Shaozong hurriedly took her shoulder, gently stroked the protruding belly, and comforted her." This is just a casual inference, and it may not be true. Besides, Brother Jiayu is only 14 years old. Who can tell the future?"

Ruan Rong was worried about Lin Daiyu and insisted Sun Shaozong think of an idea to help her sister.

Sun Shaozong actually had an idea. For example, spreading some rumors, which ruined their reputation…

However, regardless of Jia Baoyu, Xue Pan regarded himself as a big brother in good faith and presented Xiangling as a clever and sensible beauty. How could Sun Shaozong do something like that to his sister?

Finally, he had to smile bitterly and said, "No matter what happens to others, Lady Lin's body and bones are the biggest obstacles between her and Brother Bao. If you don't believe me, think about it carefully. Sister-in-law Lian and Li Wan, which one of them is not with the best figures and physique?"

Ruan Rong frowned and began to nod.

In fact, not only these two people but also Big Madam You in the East Mansion were only three years older than Li Wan because she was the second wife. Her body figure looked like a gourd, and she also walked, sat, and slept with great clarity. It could be seen that the Jia family must have some rules for selecting a daughter-in-law.

With this in mind, she became more and more worried about Lin Daiyu and begged Sun Shaozong to think of a way to help keep Daiyu fit.

"Do you really think I’m a superhero?" Sun Shaozong said with a wry smile. "If I have a way, she also must be willing to do it herself. Let alone others, she must have stopped the aerobic exercises long ago, right?"

"That was because she had started coughing since autumn, so she had no choice but to stop." Ruan Rong hurriedly said, "I will write back to ask her to pick it up again! Master, think of other ways, and I will write to her when I go back!"

Could there possibly be a way to overcome this innate weakness?

However, seeing Ruan Rong's face full of hope, he had to pretend that he was thinking hard, but he had no idea where his mind had flown.

"My Master."

After a long while, Ruan Rong suddenly said suspiciously, "How can you pay so much attention to Sister Feng and the figure of Li Wan?"