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When Baochai returned home, his condition worsened that night. He coughed repeatedly and became bedridden.

Ying'er dug out the old magnetic altar holding the cold fragrant pills from under the roots of the pear blossom tree, and brought it to Baochai with [-] fen cypress decoction.Fearing that the Phellodendron soup would be too bitter, he brought candied fruit again.Baochai just took a sip, then shook her head and put it down.

The candied fruit is made of high-quality dried peaches mixed with sugar and honey. It is so sweet that it is cloying, just like those words of affection from the heart of Dai Yuri.But Baochai only felt that her heart was bitter, so what was the use of eating so many candied fruit?Even if there is a moment of sweetness, wouldn't it be more bitter and unbearable when you first wake up from the big dream?

Aunt Xue was busy worrying about Baochai's marriage all day long, wishing she could push her out early, when she heard that she was ill, she did not forget to do her mother's duty, and came to visit several times.It's just that when they visited, they made sarcastic remarks.

Aunt Xue looked at the Lengxiang Wan and the candied fruit that Yinger brought up, and couldn't help sighing loudly: "Our girl's illness is really a disease of wealth, not to mention the white peony stamens, white lotus stamens, white hibiscus stamens, and white plum stamens. It's so trivial that when she gets sick, she has to bring good candied fruits to match her. If she marries into a poor family in the future, what will happen?"

Baochai's heart is bitter, and she just pretends not to hear.

The speaker has the intention, and the listener has the intention.After Aunt Xue left, Yinger asked Xiaohong with a sad face: "What do you mean, madam, do you still want to betroth our young lady to a poor family?"

Xiaohong is more knowledgeable and assertive than Yinger. She has not been in Xue's house for a long time, but she has learned a lot about it.Deep down in her heart, she was also secretly sweating for Baochai's future, lowering her head and whispering, "Actually, I'm not afraid of marrying into a poor family. With the girl's dowry and ability to make money, don't you need to worry about it. It's just that I see it coldly." The scene of the wife talking, it seems that she doesn't want to have a dowry with the girl."

Ying'er laughed when she heard this: "You don't know about this. Our girl's dowry was prepared as early as the day the master was alive. If nothing else, the shop and the property will scare you to death."

Xiaohong asked: "Who owns those shops and land at this time?"

Ying'er said: "Most of them are in the hands of my wife. Some time ago, because of the Xiangling incident, my wife was furious and deliberately made things difficult for the girl. She threw all the shops in the capital to the girl. Later, she saw that the girl's business was booming, but she regretted it. What did you say that the girl didn't leave the court, so she couldn't take care of the dowry herself, so she asked for it back. The girl only left a silk and satin shop, and the wife was not happy about it. Later, the large property in the girl's hands came from silk and satin. He came out of the village."

Yinger's words were full of boastfulness, she was very happy to have a master like Baochai.But to Xiaohong's ears, the meaning of this is intriguing.

"Since most of the dowry is in the wife's hands, if she doesn't want to give it, can she really find her?" Xiaohong said with a sigh.

Ying'er was reminded by Xiao Hong, and she couldn't help but sweat: "It shouldn't be. Although my wife treats girls harshly, she doesn't look like a person with shallow eyes..."

Xiao Hong didn't grow up in Xue's parents like Ying'er. In fact, she has always looked down on Aunt Xue's disregard of right and wrong, so she became more calm and rational: "It's hard to say. Money touches people's hearts. It stands to reason that our girl's family will definitely not go down. Married into a poor family. But the wife just said that, what is she thinking in her heart?"

Yinger couldn't laugh anymore.Everyone understands the truth that the right family is right these days.If Baochai married into a poor family, the dowry would naturally be few, and Aunt Xue would have no reason not to give up the dowry.

Yinger is a loyal servant, and she has been in love with Baochai since she was a child.Reminded by Xiaohong, she expressed her worries while there was no one around, but Baochai just smiled lightly and didn't care much.

In the previous life, Baochai married Jia Baoyu, and the dowry was filled in when the Grand View Garden was built. After careful calculation, she was considered to have a generous dowry, but what happened?Could it be that when she got sick later, did she have money to take Lengxiang pills?

Besides, if Aunt Xue really persecuted her too much, she had no choice but to marry Feng Yuan to protect herself.Compared with the Xue family, isn't the Feng family a poor family?What is Baochai afraid of?

Although she wasn't afraid, she was sad in her heart, and her illness inevitably worsened by [-]%. Today, when she was in a daze, she heard Aunt Xue's voice from outside: "Oh, miss Lin, why are you here?" Aunt Xue came in with Lin Daiyu.

When Baochai was about to open her eyes, she felt that her eyelids were heavy, and before she knew it, she heard Daiyu walking in front of her, her voice trembling: "Sister Bao is so ill, why didn't you invite Mr. Yao for her?"

When Aunt Xue heard Daiyu's tone, she actually had the intention of questioning. She is Lin Daiyu's elder after all, so she was not very happy when she heard it.Moreover, she was influenced by Mrs. Wang, and she had always been secretly hostile to Daiyu, so she said with a smile: "Oh, others don't know, don't you know that Miss Lin has been taking medicine since she was able to eat since she was a child? , cannot be cured easily."

When Baochai was in a daze, seeing that the man with a gun and a stick in his words seemed to be mocking Lin Daiyu's frailty and sickness, she wanted to speak immediately, but she couldn't speak, and was sweating profusely.

Seeing Daiyu sitting by the bed, Aunt Xue was impatient, so she found an excuse, told Yinger a few words, turned and left the house.Seeing Daiyu was like seeing a relative, Yinger recalled what had happened the day before, and anxiously defended Baochai, "Miss Lin, please don't blame our girl. Our girl is really suffering, and she can't say it out of her mouth."

Daiyu had heard Xueyan talk about Baochai's situation earlier, and seeing Baochai's illness in such a state, how could she blame her?He just looked sad and couldn't speak.But Yinger said: "Actually... In fact, our girl has always admired her in her heart. Others don't know, but I have served her since I was a child. I can't see it clearly. In those years, our wife insisted on forcing her Let the girl talk to the second master Bao, let us join the girl and the second master Bao, don't mention how embarrassing it is. But no matter how the wife persecutes her, she tells us in private, saying to avoid the second master Bao if we can. But I have been paying attention to the movement of the girl. Even if she ordered people to change the garden like that, it was definitely not out of her own heart, but just not to cause trouble for the girl."

Daiyu nodded with tears in her eyes, and wiped Baochai's sweat with a handkerchief.After sitting for a while, I suddenly heard Xiaohong open the curtain and shouted loudly, "Second Master Bao is here." Aunt Xue walked in with Jia Baoyu, accompanied by a pleasant smile.

When Daiyu wanted to avoid her, Baoyu had already seen her and said to her, "Sister Lin came just in time. I will go with you later, and I have something to say."

When Aunt Xue heard Baoyu talking to Daiyu like this, she wished that Daiyu was a girl who had crawled out of her belly. She felt very uncomfortable in every way, but she forced a smile on her face: "As expected, I grew up in one place, and affection is intimacy. "

Baoyu smiled slightly when she heard this, and Daiyu felt a little uncomfortable being said that in front of Baochai, and wanted to avoid it even more.

Baoyu has always been careful, he noticed Daiyu's thoughts, but he didn't stay too long. After a while, the two walked silently on the way back to the Grand View Garden, walking along the willow embankment. Seeing the willow leaves spit out lightly, the silk is like gold , the sparkling water in the water is just a refreshing view.Baoyu called Daiyu to watch by the willow embankment, and then far away from the maidservant who followed her all the way. Daiyu thought about it, knowing that Baoyu had something to say, so she also sent the snow geese away.

Looking at the back of the snow geese going away, Baoyu said with a wry smile: "I used to only say that when I die or become a monk, sister Lin's tears must be shed for me. Now it seems that it is a mistake. For example It is said that the girl Xueyan was originally brought by Sister Lin from Jiangnan, and Sister Lin would only take her with her when she went to see Sister Bao. I actually ignored it before."

Because of Baochai's illness, Daiyu was in a bad mood because of Aunt Xue's forcing Baochai to marry. She was silent when she had no time to talk to Baochai. Answer, I don’t like to be strong. But now I have to ask. Yesterday I went to the Beijing Palace to inquire about the news that the health of the two saints in the palace has improved. He will take the opportunity to propose a marriage for us."

"So what?" Daiyu said lightly.

Baoyu was stunned, as if she hadn't expected her to be so calm, and then said after a pause, "Actually, it's nothing. Just tell my sister. Sister Lin, please rest assured. I know your heart, but it's nothing. From now on... from now on, I can't help you and Sister Bao. If the old lady asks, I will take care of it too... From now on, you will still be my beloved wife..."

Daiyu didn't expect that Baoyu would say such ridiculous words as "beloved wife". She is an unmarried boudoir lady, how can she be called like that?Even if that person is the future husband-in-law whom the imperial concubine is about to marry, he can't.

Daiyu unconsciously changed color, and said angrily, "What do you say? Who do you take me for?"

If it was in the past, she would have insisted on intimidating Baoyu and telling him to bring him to his uncle to judge, but Baochai was involved in it, and she didn't want to implicate her.

But it was enough for Baoyu to frighten Baoyu just by frightening him once.Generally speaking, most men are not against the matter of grinding mirrors.There is always a kind of strange thought in their minds, and they faintly feel that they have the ability to take in everything, and every time they indulge in lust, it is like enjoying twin flowers with twin pedicles, which is pleasing to the eyes and mind.And those who think this matter is outrageous and outrageous, and denounce it as evil and heretics are married women such as Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang.They claim that they abide by women's morality, and they are not picky about women's morality, so they are especially jealous and angry with those mirror-polishing women who dare to have other people they like, but they are not alienated by their husbands because of this.

In Baoyu's view, Baochai is bright and charming, and Daiyu is graceful and graceful. He wished to combine the two beauties, but he didn't expect Daiyu to have such an idea. He was surprised and melancholy, but also had some hope.Therefore, after thinking about it, after careful consideration, I dared to explain to Daiyu. I expected that Daiyu would be grateful and thankful endlessly. How could I expect Daiyu to react like this!