[Red Mansion] The Story of Sister Lin's Cultivation

Not long after Mrs. Wang came back, news spread in the palace that Yuan Chun was pregnant and promoted directly from talent to concubine.The two prefectures set up wine and banquets to watch the theater again, which was a lively scene.Mrs. Wang and Daiyu don't like these things, they just join in the fun.Yuan Chun's ascension to the throne naturally made many people happy, and Mrs. Wang was among them, looking forward to the day when Yuan Chun became a concubine.

Baochai felt that Yuanchun was going up step by step, and she was very yearning in her heart.Just like that, a few days later, it was the day of the general election.Shi Xiangyun knew that Xue Baochai was going to enter the palace to participate in the draft, and Baochai was his favorite sister in the Jia family, so she had no reason not to come and cheer for Baochai.After coming here, he stayed with Baochai every day and said some auspicious words.

When that day came, he watched Xue Baochai enter the palace in a beautiful dress.

And I don't know what happened to Baochai after entering the palace, I only know that before he left, he was beautiful and bright, but when he came back, he was like a frost-beaten eggplant.Xue Baochai was not selected, which was expected by everyone.Although Xue Baochai also made preparations for not being selected, after experiencing it personally, she was still extremely ashamed and resentful, and all kinds of emotions were smoldering in her heart and could not be dispelled.There was Yuan Chun in the palace for comparison, and the unwillingness in her heart could not be suppressed, and she was full of anger.

For a few days after returning, Xue Baochai was very cold, and there were almost two of them more than usual.The servants avoided everything they could, and if they said something wrong, they would be ashamed.Yuan Baochai wasn't a good stubble either, she just pretended to be sensible and gentle on weekdays.When something really happens, there will be half of the normal day.Shi Xiangyun, especially the one with a big mouth, wanted to comfort Baochai, but when he couldn't say a word, Baochai's face became even more ugly, so he also withdrew automatically.

Jia Baoyu didn't like those who fought for fame and fortune, and felt that it was a good thing that Baochai was not selected.If chosen, what's the point of fighting for the rich and powerful all day long?The faces of the concubines in the palace are not that different from the hypocritical faces of the economic and official careers.So Baoyu didn't take this matter to heart, and didn't go to comfort Baochai.

Daiyu and Sanchun did go to comfort her, but Tanchun's words were only slightly in line with Baochai's intentions, and almost nothing else was said.It turns out that they are not the same temperament, and they are not from the same way, so what can they say?Moreover, they were unwilling to enter the palace, and they did not understand Baochai's feeling of losing the election.

Over the past few days, a lot of good and bad things have happened.This guy Jia Baoyu has forgotten about Qin Zhong's death and Xiren's whereabouts, and he has regained his usual temperament, but he still hangs out with the maids and sisters, only Daiyu never loves him. talk to him.He's used to it, but after such a period of time, his restless little heart can't hold it anymore, and he feels that everything is boring.

Being bored at home, Jia Baoyu went out to fool around again, and rarely came home.When I come back, I sometimes feel demented again.Seeing him like this, Mingyan thought about finding a way to make him happy. After thinking about it, he thought of something.He often followed Baoyu, so he naturally knew what Baoyu had seen and what he hadn't seen, and the things he hadn't seen would surely make his Second Master Jiabao happy.

After thinking about it, Mingyan went to the bookstore on the folk street market, bought a lot of ancient and modern novels and other miscellaneous books such as Feiyan, Hede, Wu Zetian, Yang Guifei's rumors, and sent them to Jia Baoyu.Jia Baoyu had never seen these books before, and once he saw them, it was like a treasure.

Mingyan asked him not to let anyone know about it, but said: "If I let people know, I won't be able to eat and walk around."

Jia Baoyu just smiled foolishly, "You still can't trust me? You're doing this for my own good, so I won't hurt you."

What Jia Baoyu said was sincere and sweet, but he didn't take it to heart.He picked some from those books, sneaked them into his yard, and hid them on the roof of the tent.When no one was there, I quietly took it down and looked through it.

Looking at it, I remembered what Jinghuan taught me in my dream.He hasn't really experienced the last step until now, but he yearns for it very much in his heart, like a cat's paw scratching, just looking at these books, he can't put it down even more.

After breakfast that day, Baoyu was also bored in the room.I took a set of "Hui Zhen Ji" with me, went out to find a place where no one was around, and read it carefully from the beginning.Just as I saw "Red Falling into a Formation", I saw a gust of wind blowing down more than half of the peach blossoms on the top of the tree, leaving books all over my body and all over the ground.Baoyu was about to shake off, afraid that his feet would be trampled on, so he had to take those petals.

Baoyu didn't know where to throw the petals, and after walking for a while, he saw no one.Look carefully, it is Daiyu holding a flower hoe.Seeing that it was Daiyu, Jia Baoyu was very happy, and happily ran to Daiyu with flowers in his bag, looked at Daiyu and said, "Sister Lin, what are you doing here?"

Daiyu was taken aback by his sudden appearance, took a small step back, and said, "I didn't do anything, what are you doing here?"

Baoyu said: "I have these flowers in my bag, but I don't know where to get them. I think it's a pity that they are scattered on the ground, and people trample on them."

Daiyu glanced at him again, she didn't know Jia Baoyu very well, but she didn't expect him to have such thoughts, so she said, "Give me the petals, I'll put them in a silk bag and bury them in soil later." .”

"Luohong is not a ruthless thing. It can be turned into spring mud to protect the flowers. This idea is wonderful. Sister Lin has a way." Jia Baoyu just laughed, shaking the petals to the pile of flowers that Daiyu swept up.That's all, but people don't leave.

Seeing that he didn't leave, Daiyu glanced at him again and said, "Is there anything else?"

Jia Baoyu looked at Daiyu, already in a daze, and said in such a daze, "I'll help my sister bury the flowers together." As he said that, he was about to get the silk bag beside him, but his hands and feet were messed up, and he took the book he was holding. dropped it.

Daiyu glanced at it, bent down to pick it up, and saw that it was "Hui Zhen Ji", but she didn't make a fuss, and said: "Brother Baoyu, you have lost the book."

Panicked, Jia Baoyu turned around hastily, took the book and said, "Sister Lin, don't you want to tell others?"

"Huh?" Daiyu didn't understand what she heard, and then she realized it.These books are love stories. She has seen everything under Mrs. Wang's teaching. This kind of love novels is not strange at all, so she didn't think of going elsewhere.

Jia Baoyu looked at the book, then looked up at Daiyu, and said, "My sister doesn't know what it is, and I won't tell others. It's a good thing. I wonder if my sister is interested in reading it?"

Daiyu smiled, Jia Baoyu thought she didn't understand anything.But, as it should be.Daiyu looked at him and said, "Brother Baoyu, I'm not interested in seeing this. If it looks good, you can go and look at it yourself. I'll bury these flowers and go back."

It was rare for Jia Baoyu to stay alone with Lin Daiyu, so he was willing to go, so he said: "My sister and I will bury these flowers together and see."

Daiyu took a hoe, looked at Jia Baoyu and said, "If you don't leave, I'll tell my wife to go. What books are you reading?"

Hearing Daiyu's threat to her, Jia Baoyu felt that the sisters were all good, and how could they really report to him to be punished, so he hugged the book again and said: "My dear sister, you will definitely not treat me like this, just let me Let me bury these flowers with you."

Daiyu snatched the book from Baoyu's arms, turned and left, and said, "I'll show it to my wife now."

Jia Baoyu saw that Daiyu was not playing around with him, but was coming for real, so he hurriedly blocked Daiyu's way: "Good sister, good sister, I know I was wrong, you can't tell my wife, she will beat me to death .You give me the book, and I'll go now."

Daiyu threw the book into his hand, "Let's go."

After Baoyu took the book, he didn't dare to provoke Daiyu again, so he just said, "Sister, go back earlier." She ran away in a hurry.

Daiyu buried the flowers before going back with the flower hoe.She didn't take Jia Baoyu's pediatric matters to heart at all.Jia Baoyu didn't have a long memory, and he didn't restrain himself after being bullied by Daiyu.Others didn't get close to her, so Shi Xiangyun often came to play with him without Baochai.Reading miscellaneous books is more interesting to share with others. Jia Baoyu can't hide his small thoughts, so the two of them read these miscellaneous books together.

Shi Xiangyun has a carefree temper, more or less indifferent.She read those books, and she was also yearning for joy in her heart.Sometimes I pull Cuihui and talk for a while, and sometimes I pull someone else to say a few more sentences.They are all girls' homes, and they have never heard of these, and they only feel that they sing better than the opera.In this way, it was passed on to ten, ten to a hundred, and these messy stories were spread among the maids of Jia's mansion.For a while, there were spring hearts everywhere in Jia's inner house.

It turns out that every family has peeking at privacy. Although it is a bad thing, the elders are afraid that the children will learn badly, so they prohibit it.But after reading these books, whether to learn well or learn badly depends on the individual.The more you know, the worse you are, the more ignorant you are.What Jia Baoyu read, in Daiyu's eyes, were just pediatric stories. Daiyu knew so much, so she was obscene?

However, this matter is definitely to be criticized and put an end to in this era.It’s okay if you don’t get caught stealing a peek, but it’s okay if you get caught and beat up and burn the books.However, if it is known to everyone, then there is something wrong.

One day Mrs. Wang was idle in the house, and someone from Zhou Rui's family came and whispered in her ear: "Madam, it's terrible, the girls playing outside the back door are all telling stories."

Mrs. Wang glanced at her, "What's wrong with the girl telling stories? What's the big deal?"

Zhou Rui's family smashed their hands, frowned and said: "My wife doesn't know, the stories I told are..." Speaking of this, Zhou Rui's family whispered in Mrs. Wang's ear for a long time.

Mrs. Wang changed her face from calm to frowning to patting the kang table, and then said: "I'm really not afraid of embarrassment, it must be the fault of that boy Baoyu, go and call Baoyu for me!"

Mrs. Wang was stopped by Zhou Rui's family, and said again: "Madam, I asked them in one by one. I went to find those girls who heard them from whom, and sifted them out one by one. Guess who came out of the house?" It's not the Second Master Bao."

"Who is that?" Mrs. Wang felt a little discouraged. If it wasn't for Jia Shitou, she would have thought that the only people who had read these books were Baochai and Daiyu.Xue Baochai doesn't seem to be such a careless person, as for Daiyu, she wouldn't believe it even if she was killed.

Zhou Rui's family paused again, and then said with a suppressed voice: "It's Miss Shi's place, and I finally found Cuiyuna. Miss Shi is a guest, so I didn't check this matter again. But, if it goes on like this , the words from the outside are ugly. Our Jia family is such a big family, but let the ladies and maids look at these things? Speaking of it, how can our girls get married?"