[Red House Chai Dai] Salted Pork Knuckle, Crab Rice Wine

Nanny Sun came early this day, and hadn't eaten lunch here, and it was not until noon when she left.

Aunt Xue went back to the house slowly supported by Baochai, and asked Baochai as she walked, "She hasn't seen her for some years, what's the important thing she came to look for this time?"

Baochai knew that the matter of her daughter Gu was too shocking, so she just smiled and covered it up: "It's nothing important, I just asked how my exams were."

Aunt Xue sighed and said, "That's all. It's a pity that she can't get married at such an old age. If there is anything you can help, please help her."

Baochai was about to argue that grandma Sun would be happy if she didn't marry for the rest of her life, when she heard Aunt Xue order again: "Today is a rare sunny day. According to me, you don't have to stay at home and practice that. Lao Shizi's piano is gone, it's better to go to your second aunt for a walk, go and say hello to the old lady. You may not see your brother Bao for a long time, and you are taking advantage of this time to spend more time. Don't let your second aunt down. Auntie's heart. I'm afraid your sister Lin will come back in a few days, and I don't know what to say at that time." It turns out that the news of Jia Lian Daiyu's return to the mansion has not yet officially reached Lixiangyuan, so Aunt Xue is still in a state of confusion. in the drum.Baochai found out about it first through Qianxue and the others' news network.

"Yes." Baochai originally planned to visit Daiyu after seeing off Nanny Sun, but when it came to the destination, it coincided with Aunt Xue's order.It’s just that Aunt Xue’s words are inconsequential, and she still regards Daiyu as a rival in love. Baochai knew it must have come from Mrs. Wang’s rhetoric. This thought is already preconceived, and it can only be described more and more black.

Baochai felt a little funny, in the eyes of Mrs. Wang, the ignorant and empty-skinned treasures were like sweet pastries, but she thought the girls like them were so narrow-minded!

But after thinking about it, Baochai also knew that it was time for a girl of her age to talk about her husband's family. If there hadn't been a palace selection ahead, Aunt Xue's nagging would be a hundred times better than it is now.Even Daiyu, although she was a few years younger than herself, did not have a few years of quiet life left.Now they are all daughters in the boudoir, laughing, sitting and lying together, it may be difficult for them to see each other again in the future.

Baochai was thinking about her own thoughts, but her feet kept moving. She walked out of the gate at the southwest corner, bypassed Mrs. Wang's main room, walked to the north-south wide road, and saw Sister Feng's residence behind the big pink screen wall in the north. Women and maidservants came in and out. After going out, he was much busier than before, so he knew that the news from Qianxue was true, and Jia Lian had indeed returned home.

Baochai hurriedly quickened her pace.When Jia Lian sent Lin Daiyu back to the south of the Yangtze River, Jia's mother once said that how to take Daiyu away, she must bring her back as usual.It is expected that with the prestige of the old ancestors, Jia Lian must have paid attention to everything, and presumably sent Daiyu back to Jia's mother, and the delivery was clear and settled properly.

Walking a few steps forward, just after passing through the East-West Hall, and arriving at the backyard of Jia Mu, I saw Zijuan Xueyan leading a large group of maidservants in the yard, each holding pens and inkstones, or holding bookcases.Zijuan's eyes were sharp, and Baochai saw it before he could speak, and said with a busy smile, "I figured you'd come today, it's really good. I just didn't expect to come so soon."

Baochai nodded, looked around, and said, "Is this cleaning the house? Why are you doing it at this time?"

Zijuan said: "It was packed earlier, who knows that the girl came back this time and brought a lot of books, so she had to arrange them again."

Xueyan also smiled and said: "It's a coincidence that you came, Miss Lin and Second Master Bao are both in the old lady's room."

When Baochai heard this, she went straight to Jiamu's room.As soon as he reached the corner, he saw Jia Baoyu standing and talking with a girl under the pear tree in front of him.The girl was wearing a moon-white satin jacket and a white silk skirt, her figure was quite thin, and there was no gold jewelry on her head.Baochai's heart skipped a beat, and when she stared again, the girl turned her body slightly, revealing a beautiful and refined face, it wasn't Daiyu but who was it?A gust of wind blew, and the pear blossom petals fell like light rain. Daiyu's whole body seemed to be covered with a layer of light smoke and mist, really elegant and dusty.But Baoyu was still wearing the silver-red and semi-old overcoat that he often wore at home, with collars, precious jade, and name locks, all of which were gorgeous and dazzling.

Baochai was going to go up to say hello, but for some reason, a thought flashed through her mind, she hesitated for a moment, turned around and left quietly without disturbing anyone.

On the contrary, Daiyu turned her head and saw her, and greeted her first: "Isn't this Sister Bao? What are you doing standing in the air over there?"

Then Baochai stepped forward and looked Daiyu up and down, but didn't know what to say for a while.I haven't seen her for a year, but Daiyu has grown taller and more beautiful, but the circles of her eyes are slightly red, it is obvious that when she saw Jia Mu just now, she had a lot of sorrow and joy, and cried a lot.

Because Baochai knew that Daiyu was weak, it was difficult to bring up the topic of Lin Ruhai again, so as not to upset her, so she only asked about the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River, and what he saw and heard along the way.Daiyu also answered one by one, telling what she saw and felt along the way.But Baoyu couldn't wait any longer, and said with a smile: "Sister Bao came just in time, you can testify for me, tell me, is that Prince of Beijing Jing a rare figure in the world?"

Baochai knew that Baoyu was deliberately looking for something to talk about so that Daiyu wouldn't be too sentimental, so she replied with a faint smile, "How do I know this? I'm so lucky, how can I have the right to see the prince's golden face? I don't dare to make unreasonable judgments." Then he said to Daiyu: "You don't know, Xieer. Brother Bao seemed to have lost his soul when he saw the prince a few days ago. He ran to the Beijing Palace every now and then, and he didn't care about his studies. He was so worried about his second aunt. Like something, come to our yard every day to complain to my mother."

When Daiyu heard this, she was also a little curious, and asked, "If you say that, is it another Qin Xianggong?" As she spoke, she winked at Baochai.Baochai understood and smiled back, saying that she didn't know much about it.

But Baoyu said: "How dare you. Well, speaking of Jingqing, I haven't seen him for many days. Things are not going well with him. He just lost his father, and now I hear that he is seriously ill again. I have intended to visit him a long time ago. However, my ancestors said that I was young and weak, and I was afraid of getting sick, so I was determined not to allow it, so I had to rely on Mingyan to inquire about it. It is really worrying." As he said, he sighed, with a worried look on his face look.

Baochai knew this.Since Qin Keqing's death, the Jia family's attitude towards the Qin family has become worse day by day.But Baochai didn't think there was anything wrong with it.You must know that Xue Pan is friendly with Feng Ziying and others, and knows a lot of inside information.The news he brought back a few days ago was frightening, saying that the death of Qin Keqing's father, Qin Ye, had hidden secrets, and that it was not so much a death from illness as a suicide in fear of crime.It can be deduced from this that Qin Zhong's illness may have more or less the intention of the imperial court.At this time, it is the best policy to be wise and protect yourself.

Jia Baoyu is also a smart man.Even if he didn't know anything about the Qin family's affairs before Qin Keqing's death, but so many things happened after that, it's impossible for him not to have discovered some clues.In this way, it is rare for this person to be able to think of friendship at this time, and to be concerned about Qin Zhong's affairs.

But the friendship between these elders has nothing to do with Baochai.So Baochai just thought about it for a while and then put it aside.

Because Daiyu was exhausted, Baochai didn't want to bother her too much. After saying a few more words, he told her to have a good rest.Then I went to say hello to Mrs. Wang, and I found out that Mrs. Wang had gone to Lixiangyuan.Baochai guessed that Mrs. Wang must have something to say to her mother, and it was inconvenient to go home at this time. Seeing that lunch was still early, she talked with sister Sanchun for a while. Wandering around the world with a volume of Buddhist scriptures, he didn't want to disturb him. When he turned his head and saw a figure shaking in Li Wan's room, he planned to sit in Li Wan's room.

Li Wan was young and widowed, and his whole body was ashamed and haggard, but for some reason, he had an accidental agreement with Baochai, and the two often discussed poetry and needlework together.This day was also the same. Baochai chatted with her for a while, and then suddenly his heart moved. He remembered what Sun Nanny said before leaving, so he wanted to ask her about Mr. Yao's origin, and told Li Wan that he wanted to ask her people.

Li Wan didn't care at first, so he asked who he wanted to inquire about, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid it's useless for you to ask me. You also know in our family that it is said that a woman without talent is a virtue. I have never How come the one who has been out of the house is a lady from a fellow official's family, and I don't know much."

But when Baochai described Mr. Yao's name, Li Wan's face suddenly changed. It was as if he had seen a ghost, and he was trembling and speechless for a long time.

When Baochai saw this scene, although she didn't understand it, she knew that she had made a mistake. She deeply regretted relying too much on Grandma Sun, and asked questions rashly without inquiring clearly beforehand, and apologized in a hurry.

After Baochai returned to Lixiangyuan and had lunch, Qianxue came over quietly and asked, "How did the girl think of asking Grandma this? I didn't think about it at first, but now that I think about it, Grandma looks like this. Could it be that Mr. Yao is actually the aunt who was kicked out earlier? I only hate that I am too young to recognize her."

Baochai hurriedly asked the reason, and Qianxue blushed, faltering and saying that after Li Wan married Jia Zhu that day, she was very congenial with the people in Jia Zhu's original house. I'm afraid it's that kind of person.The rumors intensified until Jia Zhu was fooling around with a beautiful girl, died at a young age, and Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang took advantage of some trivial incidents to annoy Li Wan and forced her to count all the people in Jia Zhu's house. out. "So we all said in private, if we look at it this way, I'm afraid that the rumors are true." Qianxue said hesitantly.