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"Is this the little girl from the Liu family you were talking about?" Daiyu raised the curtain of the car, looked at Liu Yiyi with a smile, and asked.

At this time, the officers and soldiers had just left, Baochai led Nanny Zhang, Yinger and others to form a circle, silently Liu Yiyi struggled to poke her head out of a vegetable basket in the market. ——If it weren't for the scene where a group of people gathered here before, it was obvious that the young lady was traveling, and was searched by officers and soldiers on the way, and temporarily took refuge, Liu Yiyi's hiding place would have been found out long ago.

But Baochai's heart is more full of surprise - such a hasty search shows that Liu Yiyi's crime is not serious, at most it's nothing more than stealing property or something, if she offends some nobles and steals some secret , There is absolutely no reason to rush through things like this.

Everyone took Liu Yiyi with them and brought them back to Sun Mu Yaojing's home. When they asked carefully, Liu Yiyi said first: "Don't worry, it's not something important, and it definitely won't hurt you."

Daiyu looked at Liu Yiyi carefully, saw her handsome eyebrows and sculpted eyes, she was a perfect beauty, her eyes were black and white, with a faint brilliance, she sighed secretly.Yao Jing, however, had dealt with Liu Yiyi before, and was familiar with her family's affairs, so she hurriedly asked: "Since you said you couldn't get involved here, could it be that you were discovered by your family?"

Tears welled up in Liu Yiyi's eyes: "How do you know? In the past few years since I left, my family has gone from bad to worse, and I don't think about me on weekdays. A few days ago, I was kind-hearted and threw a piece of silver into the main room of my family. I was discovered, and the officers and soldiers were bribed to arrest me, it is really abhorrent."

Yao Jingyuan also made a random guess, but unexpectedly guessed it, and hurriedly comforted her.Baochai personally brought her a bowl of tea, and said slowly: "You keep talking about how the family is, so you still care about the old relationship, why should you be so decisive?" You couldn't help throwing a piece of silver to save the emergency, but you were able to bribe the officers and soldiers, so it can be seen that you still care about you..."

Liu Yiyi wiped away her tears and said: "You are such a person, you speak very clearly on weekdays, why did you become confused at this moment. It's because the family wanted to curry favor with the official, so they remembered that there was a daughter like me, but they didn't want to. Just catch me for money."

Baochai saw that she was speaking with certainty, thinking of Aunt Xue's plan to sell herself to Prince Zhongshun's residence as a concubine, her eyes turned red and she sighed slightly.However, she also knew in her heart that if Liu Yiyi still had a bit of nostalgia for her family before, if she was always thinking about her family, after this battle, her heart would be chilled from now on.

It's just that when Liu Yiyi was young, she could rely on a moment of enthusiasm and walk freely, but what should she do when she gets old?Baochai thought about it and said it unconsciously.

Liu Yiyi said in surprise: "When I am old, I have my own way of living when I am old. The family surnamed Liu doesn't treat me as a human being. Is it because I have someone to take care of me when I am old, so now I should bow my knees and let them take care of me?" Can't beat and scold? What's more, I think their family's life will not go on sooner or later-drowning is like killing a child, and it will cause trouble sooner or later." He said: "Does it mean that all women in the world have to marry? Can't I find someone who is like me? sisters, support each other together? I see Nanny Sun and Mr. Yao, and you and this girl are having a great time. You are too cautious and introverted. What is the point of being miserable on weekdays? Until these days , brought some smiles from my heart.”

After hearing her words, everyone was still in a daze at first, but Daiyu reacted first and blushed immediately. Baochai said awkwardly: "What nonsense are you talking about? This is the eldest lady from Zhongding's family, but here Temporary stay, take care of the body, what kind of like-minded, support each other? If it spreads, won't it ruin her reputation?"

Liu Yiyi looked at the expressions on everyone's faces, and realized that she had said the wrong thing. She smiled embarrassedly, stood up and said, "You can't stay here for long. I'm not the same kind of person as you. It's not good to have close contacts." While talking, he walked out the door: "You guys saved me this time, I owe you my life, and I will pay you back later." After a flash, no one was there.

Baochai turned her head to look at Daiyu, seeing that her shyness was gone, and she looked at her with eyes full of anxiety and joy, and suddenly heaved a long sigh and asked, "When will you go back?"

Daiyu bowed her head and did not answer.Sun Mu, Yao Jing and the others were originally sitting in the room, but at this moment they secretly glanced at each other, and slowly retreated tacitly.

Daiyu lowered her head and fiddled with the corners of her clothes, and said, "Even the little girls of the Liu family can see it, so why do you want to cover it up? You... don't tell me that you still tell me that you should marry Baoyu?"

Baochai shook her head and said: "It's not about birth. You are a girl from the Lin family. Since you were a child, your parents have loved you so much. It is a matter of honor for the noble concubine to marry you, so that the distant relatives in Suzhou can watch and feel proud." I am... I have already left the Xue family, and my status is very different from yours. I am satisfied to be with you day and night these days. Now I am afraid that the marriage decree of the imperial concubine is about to be issued. If you don’t Going back, I'm afraid that the old lady will tear her face apart and order someone to come and snatch her."

Daiyu also knew that what Baochai said was reasonable.She is a girl from the Lin family. Lin Ruhai and Jia Min have regarded her as the apple of their eye since they were young. Shame parents under the nine springs?What's more, the imperial concubine refers to marriage, and there is no other way but to accept it.Otherwise, regardless of the face of the Lin family, even Jia Mu, who has always loved Daiyu, and Baoyu, who loves Daiyu, will have no brilliance on their faces.

Seeing Daiyu's sad face, Baochai couldn't let go, but knew that this was the best chance to persuade Daiyu to go back: "The important thing is to prepare for the marriage right now. If you feel bored in the future, you can live in the garden for a while." Let's relax for a few days. This deed will be my box-adding gift for you." Baochai said while presenting the deed of the garden purchased by Lin Daiyu.

Daiyu couldn't help it for a while, so she had to accept the deed, and said: "If elder sister Bao married Mr. Feng, she must not go back to Jinling City. She will live in the capital, and we sisters can take care of each other. , it’s also good to move around.”

In order to persuade Daiyu to go back, Baochai smiled and agreed one by one.But he knew clearly in his heart that after marrying Feng Yuan, sooner or later he would leave the capital and return to Jinling.It's just that right now I really can't take care of a lot, and there are still a lot of affairs waiting to be settled at Yao Jing's and the eldest princess's office, and I can't go back to Jinling in a hurry, so it's not like Daiyu is in vain.

After a long talk, Daiyu humiliated and agreed to go back.Just after passing the news to Jia's mansion, since Zijuan was busy taking care of her, Jia's mother sent several second-class servants to pick up Daiyu.Not long after, the news of the marriage conferred by the concubine Yuan had already spread, and the entire Jia family was happily preparing for the marriage, so they didn't mention it.

But it is said that Baoyu has been beaten by Jia Zheng since he was accused of abducting the opera singer Qi official in the palace of Zhongshun Prince. .Baoyu has always been cared for by Jiamu like pearls and jade, but suddenly she was beaten so badly that she couldn't bear it.He was originally a person who cared about his daughter's family. He always thought that all his daughters would shed tears for him. He didn't want Baochai to hold a banquet during the beating and recuperating. Even Qingwen and others in the room would join in the fun. Daiyu He even stayed at Baochai for more than ten days before returning.Now that he knew the feelings of Chai and Dai, he felt more and more bitter. He didn't hate himself for having an affair with a maidservant internally, and externally for having an affair with a low-ranking actor. He only blamed Daiyu, an unmarried wife, for not being able to love her husband.

Therefore, since Concubine Yuan's imperial edict of marriage was issued, Baoyu babbled for a while. She first said that she wanted to fight the attacker, but she was scolded by Mrs. Wang and dismissed. Cursing, who knows that although Qingwen looks romantic, she is the most decent person. Although she knows that Jia's mother wants to point her to Baoyu as her aunt, she is expected to be married to Daiyu for several years, so she refuses to agree.Baoyu asked himself to be bored, so he had no choice but to hold back his hands.

These things are all the internal affairs of Yihong Courtyard, no one knows behind closed doors, and Daiyu's thoughts are increasingly not on Baoyu. I am overwhelmed, how can I have the thought to appease Baoyu?Just when I was free at night, thinking of what I saw and heard these days, from what happened to Liu Yiyi and what happened to Baochai, I was just sighing, when I heard Zijuan come over and say how the second master Bao was doing, with a very willing expression on his face Ken was taken in by Baoyu to be a housekeeper, Daiyu felt a sense of disbelief, and became more and more alienated from Zicuckoo.

After Aunt Xue forced her daughter to leave home, at first she felt that although she had lost a daughter, she took the opportunity to drive away Nanny Zhang, Yinger's family, and Chen Yi's family. Feng's shop, thinking that he has snatched two hens that can lay golden eggs, he is very complacent.However, Jia Mu, Mrs. Wang and others rushed to save face with Baochai, and pooled money one after another. Aunt Xue listened roughly and knew that Baochai had a hundred taels of silver in her account. Although there was not much money, she felt a little uncomfortable after all. Later, His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess came in person, and Baochai’s banquet was so lively that even Jia Mu and others had to abandon Baoyu, who was seriously injured and bedridden, and rushed to a dilapidated and small garden to join in the fun. Aunt Xue He became more and more angry, and felt that Baochai was his nemesis, even if he went out of the house, he wanted to compete with him for the limelight.

Because of Baochai's incident, the marriage between Xue's family and Xia's family did not look so good, and it was rather disheartened.Obviously, after Aunt Xue received Baochai's dowry, she collected 1 taels of dowry to go to Xia's house. It was originally luxurious, but compared with the scenery of His Royal Highness the eldest princess, what is there to praise?

What's more, there are a group of people in the capital who don't learn well, and they praise the high and trample the low. Rumors say that the Xue family's mistress is so jealous of the virtuous and capable, that she can't even tolerate her own daughter. She wants to sell her to a brothel as a prostitute. Clean up and leave home.Rumors were made up with noses and eyes. Aunt Xue was going to be furious when she heard that. Even the Xia family, who was being married, kept making indirect inquiries about the matter. News came from the shadows, saying that Miss Xia Jingui of the Xia family was spoiled and raised since she was a child. Well, if the Xue family's mother-in-law is so fierce, the girl will not be able to bear it.Aunt Xue was so angry that she almost didn't come up, she rushed to Xia's house in person to talk about Xiang, saying that Baochai was so disappointing, this matter was definitely not what the rumors in the capital said, in fact, there were other things inside, and she repeatedly talked to Xia Jingui's widowed mother Guaranteed, when the girl enters the door, she must be hurt like an eyeball, and the Xia family gradually calmed down.

Unexpectedly, there will be another wave of ups and downs, and Aunt Xue took the two shops from Baochai's hands. It was originally because of the profit from the shops, and she claimed that she was the emperor and the courtiers. The old man who was used to Baochai in the past felt dissatisfied, so he ordered Xue Pan to resort to thunderous means and replace them together.Because of this, many people in the shop took the initiative to bid farewell. Just when people were panicking and were out of hands, they suddenly came to the prince's mansion loyally and wanted to take the opportunity to blackmail them.