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Daiyu has been served by Zijuan since she was a child, and she loves her sisters. Hearing what Zijuan said, her heart softened. Thinking about Zijuan's situation, she is relieved.

The next day, when Daiyu was in better health, she went to Jia Mu's room to say hello and said she was fine. Jia Mu was really happy to see her, and said with a smile, "That's all right."

Seeing that the left and right are all confidantes, she said earnestly to Daiyu: "Being a mistress is different from being a young lady when you were not out of the cabinet. There are so many pairs of eyes in the whole family, waiting to find fault with you. You are weak in body, so you should There is nothing wrong with a girl's fashion, and when she is a mistress, she will be gossiped about. Nowadays, preparing the dowry is the second priority, and the most urgent thing is to take good care of your body, so as not to be praised or criticized by others."

Daiyu lowered her head, feeling very irritable, and suddenly remembered what Baochai said yesterday, and said to herself: She must think I am weak and sick, and she is afraid of dragging her down, saying that she has no time to take care of me.Could it be that I wanted to be with her because I wanted to take care of her?Could it be that I can't take care of myself?When she said this, she must have seen that I was well-clothed and well-fed since I was a child, and she was afraid that I would not be able to bear hardships and tiredness, so she deliberately disliked me. Could it be that I just stretch out my hands for clothes and open my mouth for food, and I am useless?Could it be that I can't do the housework in the house while she's out running the business?Thinking like this, I can't help being crazy.

Suddenly Yuanyang came over and shook her awake with a smile, saying: "The old lady is asking the girl. Why are you so dazed?"

Daiyu was taken aback for a moment, and when she hurried back to her senses, she realized that Mother Jia was talking to her, gossip about other people's families.At first, he said: "Since you are about to get married in a short time, it is not easy to treat you as the former lady of the boudoir. It is necessary to tell you about the family relationship, even if there are some things that are inconvenient for others to know, I should tell you in detail. , lest you make a taboo when you come out to entertain guests. The two sisters of your sister-in-law Zhen in the East Mansion, you also met each other at the banquet a few days ago. The people who marked the sign were very confused, one was having an affair with her brother-in-law, the other saw a handsome man from nowhere, and became crazy, and wanted to go far away with that man, and was caught when he eloped last night. Dongfu There was a big fuss here, and your sister-in-law Zhen was so angry that she got sick and hid herself from seeing people."

Daiyu didn't want to listen to other people's gossip, so it was inevitable that one ear would come in and one ear would come out, but she was born smart, and after listening to a few words, she knew the way here. Jealousy, for so many years, she kept it to herself, and made a fuss about elopement, feeling emotional in her heart, and said with a smile on her face: "Since sister-in-law Zhen is ill, we naturally don't want to bother her with this matter. Ordinary encounters At that time, I had no choice but to pretend not to know, and see what she said."

When Jia Mu heard this, she knew that Daiyu had understood what she meant, and she became more and more happy. She nodded and said, "Actually, it's no wonder that your sister-in-law Zhen is angry. The most important thing for a girl's family to live and work is a word of virtue. No matter how beautiful and beautiful , if you lose this word of virtue, you will lose your roots. The elopement is indeed a shame for the family, and it is no wonder that your sister-in-law Zhen is like this. Look at the Xue family, your aunt Xue can't figure it out. Well, a good daughter insists on being forced to be like that, kicked out of the house, and I don't think about it carefully. Although in detail, Bao girl is the one who lost her morality, but if other people inquire about it, who would dare to marry into their family? ? His son has not yet married at this time."

Daiyu had heard Jia's mother say that Jia Zhen in the Ningguo Mansion had an affair with the second sister You, and that the third sister You was obsessed with elopement, and she just listened casually as other people's business. Get comfortable.She only thought of an old man like Jia Mu who knew the world well. Xu Shi sensed her thoughts and beat her intentionally, so she was unavoidably panicked and lowered her head.

Suddenly Yuanyang leaned forward, smiled and said in Jia Mu's ear: "The old lady thinks she has too many things to do, so she forgot. When my aunt came a few days ago, didn't she say that their family had already negotiated a marriage with that sweet-scented osmanthus Xia's family? The preparations are already in full swing over there, and the old lady also said that people are worried about getting married."

Although Yuanyang is only a first-class maid, she has gained the trust of Jiamu these years. As Jiamu gets older, it is inevitable that she will be forgetful. If there are unexpected things, it will be carried by Yuanyang. Everyone is used to it, so this time I will not For Yue Li.

Mother Jia laughed and said, "No! I almost forgot!" Because when Aunt Xue was negotiating the marriage for her son Xue Pan, she felt that the widow who had been widowed for many years was about to become a wife. , that look of complacency is very distasteful, Jia's mother is very self-restraining, and she doesn't make a sound in front of her face, but in retrospect, she is still uncomfortable after all.Daiyu was trained and taught by her alone. The granddaughter of the direct relative, the closest person, couldn't help holding her hand and making complaints, saying: "Looking at it coldly, that precious girl is really wronged. But The truth in this world is that filial piety is more important than heaven. She used the excuse of marrying someone with the surname Feng, which violated Aunt Xue's wishes. Aunt Xue is doing things upside down, she married a girl from the Osmanthus Xia family, she was so happy that she publicized it, for fear that others would not know that their family has decided to go bankrupt."

Only then did Daiyu understand that Jia's mother did not mention Xue's family to beat her up, but just to tell her some gossip about her parents so that she would not suffer when she got married in the future.It's just that Daiyu couldn't help feeling sad for Baochai when she mentioned that Baochai was kicked out of the house by Aunt Xue.

In the days that followed, the Xue family really started to arrange the marriage with great fanfare. Because the Double Ninth Festival was approaching, the Jia family also made preparations for Baoyu and Daiyu's marriage in advance, and there was no time for others.Mother Jia thought that Aunt Xue was doing the opposite, fearing that the good times of the Xue family would not last long. She didn't want Baoyu and Daiyu's generation to get too close to the Xue family. They brought Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, and Wang Xifeng to watch the ceremony, but they didn't even bring the three sisters who welcomed the spring, explored the spring and cherished the spring.

Xueyan was still young, and children wanted to join in the fun, so they went to see Daiyu for a day, and seeing that Daiyu was concerned about this matter, she explained everything she had seen and heard that day, until Daiyu was tired and drowsy. , inadvertently mentioned: "Jiahui and I watched the fun from a distance at the door, and vaguely saw a car parked not far outside, and the people who were serving beside me seemed to be Sister Qianxue and the former Madam Zhang of Xue's family. ma……"

Daiyu was lying on the bed and was drowsy. When she heard Qianxue's name, she hurriedly got up and asked, "According to you, but sister Bao is in the car?"

Xueyan couldn't prevent her from being so excited, so she was shocked, but hesitated, Qi Qi Ai said: "I just look a bit like this from a distance, there are many people watching the excitement on the street, maybe I have made a mistake, I don't know. Miss Please think carefully, if it is really Miss Bao, she has always been so protective of her brother, but now that Uncle Xue is celebrating, why is she just watching from afar instead of going in to see the bride?"

Daiyu said with tears in her eyes, "Don't tell me you don't know about her family! It's not our turn to say more about the elders. But since my aunt can even sell her daughter, how can she let her in these days?" In the end, thinking of Baochai's rough fate, the world is so big, I could barely be her confidant, dispatched from the side, and supported each other, but she rejected him politely, and I couldn't help feeling sad, and tears fell like rain.

Seeing Daiyu weeping, Xueyan, Zijuan and others hurried forward to serve her.Because Daiyu was sentimental since she was a child, she had a scene of "splashing flowers and tears, hating other birds and frightening". At first, Xueyan and Zijuan asked why, and tried to persuade her with words. Accompany her quietly by the side, and when she has cried enough, she will hold up her sleeves and clean up her face, and clean up again.

Often after Daiyu cried, she would be physically and mentally exhausted, and she would often remain silent and in a daze. Xueyan and Zijuan had already seen the strange thing, but this time Daiyu thought for a while, and suddenly said: "I know her What was I thinking? I just felt that instead of being able to help her, I was burdening her with bothering to take care of her. I was too underestimating people. Even if she was Tang Sanzang who went to the Western Paradise to obtain the scriptures, she still needs to have a few people around to help her. Brother Hu, a father and son soldier in battle. I know she can't bear the heavy burden on her shoulders, but why bother to carry it alone? I've grown into a teenager, so I'm just a paper person in her eyes, and I can only take care of it carefully on weekdays , will it fall when the wind blows?"

Xueyan and Zijuan were caught off guard that Daiyu would say such words, and they couldn't figure it out for a moment. You looked at me and I looked at you, and they were all stunned.Just as she was wondering, Daiyu asked again: "You two, would you like to know how to read? If you don't give up, how about I teach you how to read and write?"

Zijuan couldn't believe her ears when she heard the words, she hurriedly glanced at Xueyan, and saw that she was also confused.Zijuan was sent by Mother Jia to serve Daiyu. Hearing this, she felt worried. She secretly thought that Miss Lin was going to leave the cabinet in a few days. Dominating the concubines and servants, dominating the back house, and not thinking about the harmony of the piano and singing, and getting a man in one fell swoop, but thinking about teaching her and Xueyan to write, what's the point?Could it be that he has been thinking wildly all day and has become stupid?

It should be known that Mother Jia has never been very keen on girls' reading. The people she married, Mrs. Wang and Wang Xifeng, are all illiterate, and she often says to the public intentionally or unintentionally that girls only need to know a few words and don't open their eyes. The blind man can.Daiyu loves to read, and the bookshelves in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion are full of books, and the boudoir of Miss Qianjin is arranged like a son's buddy's study.Mother Jia didn't say anything on the face, but she didn't think so in her heart. Because Daiyu was weak and sick, she couldn't bear to take away her share of thinking, so she endured it.If word got out that Daiyu had a whimsical idea and wanted to teach the maids how to read, she might lose her temper.

In addition, Zijuan is getting older and getting to know people, and knows that the biggest possibility for him is to go to Baoyu's room with Daiyu in a few days, and be the maid of the dowry room. Will follow the Jia family's long-standing rules, or live with a young man who has a child, or marry outside.In any case, Zicuckoo should devote the rest of her life to housework, serving men, and spreading branches and leaves for the man's family. Where would she have the time and energy to wait for Daiyu to teach her a book like a child?Is there any female teacher in the world who can enlighten and teach books?Even if there is, she is a first-class girl in Zicuckoo, can she be as smart as a man, and can read something well?What's more, my daughter's family can't take the imperial examination, and it's not like a man to show up in public and do some jobs that scholars often do.Learning is not beneficial, but harmful, why should we learn?

Thinking like this, Zijuan hurriedly advised Daiyu to focus on the overall situation and not to be whimsical.Daiyu was served by Zijuan since she was a child, and she was deeply impressed by Zijuan's meticulous care, but she was quite disappointed at this time, and sighed: "Forget it, people have their own ambitions, and we can't force it. The ancients often said that summer insects cannot be described as ice, I just realized it today." Already!" His expression became even more gloomy.

Zijuan couldn't understand the meaning of Xia Chong's unspeakable ice, but seeing that Daiyu had never forced her, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.Just as she was trying to persuade Daiyu to get rid of her strange thoughts, she heard Daiyu ask Xueyan: "I was not thinking carefully before. Your sister Zijuan is old, and she really shouldn't learn these things. She used to persuade me like this , I’m afraid I’m going to lose my mind because of this. What about you? What’s on your mind? Just tell the truth, and I won’t blame you.”