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Jia's mother's remarks were originally dissatisfied with Daiyu and Tanchun's leadership in this kind of matter, and she was worried that her reputation would be tarnished, but she also knew that her granddaughter liked to play petty temper, and since Daiyu secretly begged Wang Xifeng, she would not Well very strong.In desperation, he had to mobilize the masses, call on other girls and servants to join in for Baochai, and blur Daiyu from the background as much as possible.

Wang Xifeng responded, and hurriedly sent Ping'er to ask questions.The mandarin ducks here are also quite sympathetic to Jia Mu's intentions. After asking Jia Mu to show her, they also went to find a maid to join in.

Originally, Mother Jia just wanted to gather a few random people to fill the scene, but everyone was very enthusiastic:

Mrs. Xing's family background is slightly poor, and she usually values ​​money very much. Originally, she didn't want to show up on this kind of occasion, but everyone in Jia's mansion has rich eyes, and they are used to hearing that the wind is rain. Taking the lead, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and take out 20 taels of silver for the sake of saving face. She felt so distressed in her heart; Li Wan was originally a man who didn't care about world affairs, and Ping'er didn't want to disturb her at first, but who would have thought that she would get wind of it? , unexpectedly came out on his own initiative, and also stood shoulder to shoulder with Wang Xifeng's specifications, and pooled six taels of silver to express his affection.

Tanchun was playing with Yingchun, Xichun and others, when she saw Ping'er approaching, she briefly explained the reasons for this, and Tanchun's naturally bold temper came up. With a small amount of embroidery work, she was quite generous, and she was about to take out five liang of silver right away, Ping'er hurriedly persuaded her with a smile, and then according to the monthly rule, she collected two liang of silver.Yingchun and Xichun heard about it, and Xichun admired Baochai's talent very much. Hearing that she was forced to come here by Aunt Xue, she felt a sense of sympathy with the enemy, and they also found two liang of silver to express their affection.Even Yingchun, the most cautious person on weekdays, couldn't help but be influenced by Tanchun and Yingchun, and also took two taels of silver.

Daiyu didn't see Baochai for a few days, and she didn't want to cause such a thing. Besides, there have been endless rumors about Baochai in Jia's house these days. Some said that Aunt Xue sold her daughter for glory, and others Baochai fell in love at first sight with the same surname Feng, and made the story of The Story of the West Chamber and The Peony Pavilion. Some people said that Baochai's marriage to Feng was just a cover, and the surname Feng was a masculine eunuch, and Baochai just used him to escape. Fan Long, in fact, there are other people in his heart that he likes in private... There are different opinions, and they are not the only ones.Daiyu was very anxious when she heard it, she didn't believe that Baochai would suddenly fall in love with someone surnamed Feng at first sight, but she couldn't find anyone to prove it for a while, so she had no choice but to ask Wang Xifeng secretly, she didn't know how much trouble she had bothered , in exchange for such a chance to meet.

Although Daiyu is an orphan, she has never been short of money.However, she was extra careful, lest she would get too much money, and would make Tanchun feel embarrassed. After asking Ping'er, she followed Tanchun's previous example and took out two taels of silver, but she had already made up her mind in secret. When serving wine to say goodbye, I asked Xueyan to pack a package secretly and bring some gold and silver jewelry to Yinger, so that Baochai would not be too tight after leaving home.

Calculated in this way, the wives and girls in Jia's mansion are complete.Ping'er went around, and when she came back to talk, Jia's mother was also shocked that they were all willing to join her. After thinking about it, she asked, "Have you asked Baoyu? What did Baoyu say?"

Ping'er hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice: "Second Master Bao has heard the news a long time ago, and he is depressed. What did he say, an unmarried girl is a priceless jewel, and when married, she gradually becomes fish-eyed. Yes, muttering over and over again, the servants passed by the gate of Yihong Courtyard, and the attackers waved at the servants, they dare not speak loudly."

When Jia Mu heard this, she couldn't help but frowned, and said helplessly, "Baoyu just likes to mess around. It seems that they are all about to get married, and they still have such a childish temper."

Mrs. Wang smiled hurriedly and said: "He has always had such a temper. He won't listen to anyone's persuasion. Maybe it will be fine when he gets married and becomes sensible."

When the two of them talked, the marriage they mentioned meant the marriage between Baoyu and Daiyu.Mrs. Wang originally disliked Daiyu. First, she had a feud with Daiyu's mother, Jia Min. Second, she felt that Baoyu came out of her belly. As a mother, she should have the right to decide his marriage. Therefore, she is extremely dissatisfied with Jia Mu's intention of making Baoyu and Daiyu fight against each other all the time. The third reason is that she dislikes Daiyu's poor health, and she doesn't seem to be able to persuade Baoyu to make progress.

Therefore, Mrs. Wang once pushed for a good marriage between gold and jade, but she never thought that Baochai, who she was so optimistic about, could not see Baoyu at all. Much more pleasing to the eye.Besides, Yao Jing once checked Daiyu's pulse, although she couldn't cure her illness, she left some nourishing recipes, Daiyu didn't seem to fall ill every day as before.What's more, Empress Yuanchun in the palace has already had a face-to-face meeting, and it is a foregone conclusion that Baoyu and Daiyu will get married.That being the case, why should she make herself unhappy?

After a while, the mandarin duck returned, and the news surprised Jia Mu even more.The mandarin ducks walked around Jia's mansion, and managed to collect more than ten taels of silver.Thinking about it, these maids are in the first class, and they are only one tael of silver a month at most, and these more than ten taels of silver may not be the sum of how many maids put together.Mother Jia has practiced for decades, so she doesn't know anything.If Mrs. Xing and others are willing to join in the role, it is because of the battle of face, these dozens of maids must respect and love Baochai from the bottom of their hearts, and they will do so when she has lost her identity as a girl from the Xue family. , and did not hesitate to take part of the tight monthly money to join in, expressing their support for Baochai in this way.

"Why are there so many? Yuanyang, don't you mean that you took all the money from Xiren's private house?" Wang Xifeng was also surprised and asked involuntarily.

Yuanyang smiled: "Second Master Bao is not at ease. Xiren is too busy taking care of him every day. How dare I go to Yihong Courtyard to ask for a fight. These are me, Ping'er, Caixia, Caiyun, chess player, waiter Books, paintings, and more than a dozen people from Qingwen put together."

Baochai heard it in her heart, and couldn't help but have mixed feelings.There was no room for her to speak out in this situation, no matter how reluctant she was in her heart, she refused in every possible way, but it was not easy to tear her face directly and refute Mother Jia's face.It's just that she couldn't help remembering that in the previous life, Jia Mu started to join Wang Xifeng's birthday party.At that time, Wang Xifeng was the housekeeper's grandma, and she was in full bloom, and it was too late for everyone to flatter her, so she made more than 100 taels of money, but after careful consideration, it was not as sincere as these maids.

Following Yuanyang's words, Baochai recalled the ending of these maids in the previous life: Yuanyang was favored by the elder Jia She, and wanted to accept him as a concubine, but Yuanyang refused. Ping'er was loyal to Wang Xifeng, but as a big girl in the house, she was blamed by both Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian, and finally died of depression after Wang Xifeng committed a crime and was imprisoned; Caixia and Caiyun had an old relationship with Jia Huan However, Jia Huan was just playing with them, and there was no meaning of everlasting at all. In the end, Caixia got old and was forced to marry the ugly son of Wang'er's family, and was tortured to death. Siqi fell in love with his cousin Pan Youan, and they were caught by a mandarin duck while they were having an affair, and Pan Youan fled. When the Dongchuang incident happened during the inspection of the Grand View Garden, Siqi was sent home, and Pan Youan, who had been waiting hard, hit a pillar and died when his parents forced him to marry him; The waiter followed Tan Chunyuan to marry Fanguo, and traveled three thousand times in a stormy sail; Ruhua collected money for his brother who worked in Ningguo Mansion, and was kicked out after confiscating the Grand View Garden, and disappeared; Qingwen was originally Jia Mu secretly The maid she liked wanted to be Baoyu's aunt in the future, but Mrs. Wang didn't like it, so she made an excuse to drive her out when she was seriously ill, but died in a few days...

Now these maids heard that she was no longer the eldest lady of the Xue family of the imperial merchant, knowing that she was penniless, but they did not hesitate to collect money to send her.When Baochai was in Jia's residence, she might not have done much favor to them, but she was so respected and loved by them...

Thinking of this, Baochai felt a little ashamed.In front of Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, she solemnly saluted the mandarin ducks.She accepted the money that these maids cobbled together, but when it was unknown to outsiders, she was burdened with a heavy but willing responsibility...

"Also, I met Master Miaoyu when I was passing by Changcui Temple. According to her, if Miss Bao gave a farewell banquet on the day, she would also attend." Yuanyang added.