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

Baochai woke up half a month later.

In the past half month, many people visited her room and said a lot. She listened with her eyes open, with a faint smile on her face, and finally got the visitors to leave. Those words were like the left ear. In, half of the right ear out, I don't remember anything.She started dreaming when no one was around.When Meng woke up, she was in a daze with a blank face.

Seeing her daughter describe her like this, Ying'er felt very uncomfortable, and cried behind her back several times. Qianxue and Baochai's life was shorter, and when Baochai was mentioned, she couldn't help but sigh.On the contrary, Baochai's nanny, Madam Zhang, has always been weak and ill, but at this time she stepped forward to do her best to help Baochai's bedside. In wiping away tears, she was more dedicated than Aunt Xue.

Finally one day, taking advantage of Baochai waking up from a dream, Mammy Zhang asked abruptly, "How long do you want to be confused?"

Baochai was startled, and subconsciously looked at Nanny Zhang, and saw Nanny Zhang said with a straight face: "You have been ill for half a month, and there are so many things waiting for you outside. Grandma Liu and Xiangling heard that you were sick. I'm so anxious, Xiangling is going to see you desperately, but was stopped by Grandma Liu and me. There are also your master and Mr. Yao, who also ask every now and then. If you are not good, I'm afraid they will be in a hurry, and if something happens, I won't be able to cover it up."

Baochai was still a little confused at first, but after hearing what Zhang Nanny said, other things are fine, but suddenly it occurred to her that the matter about Xiangling was hidden from Zhang Nanny, how did she know?If she knew Xiangling's whereabouts, would Aunt Xue, Xue Pan and others also know about it?Thinking of this, I was terrified at the moment, sober up all of a sudden, struggling to sit up, looking at Nanny Zhang with a face full of surprise.

Nanny Zhang smiled softly: "Silly boy, although I have not been in charge of things these years, I am not deaf or blind. You have always been a well-behaved child, and you never go out alone. When you go to the silk and satin village, you must bring your Me. Although the people under your command deliberately played sloppy eyes and didn’t want me to see Xiangling, I’m not a fool after all. I’ve done it so many times. Can’t I see this? Understood."

Baochai secretly regretted Baimi's neglect, but Zhang Nanny said again: "You don't have to regret it. Although you are a watertight person, you only have one pair of hands after all. Can you do everything? Don't worry, Xiangling No outsiders know about the matter. Although I have no skills, I still know this truth."

Baochai looked at Nanny Zhang, but was speechless for a while.Because her mother, Aunt Xue, didn't want to see Nanny Zhang, the relationship between Baochai and her nanny could not be considered very close, but could only be described as being well-mannered.In the past few times when I went out to meet Xiangling, in order not to lose the dignity of our young lady, and to avoid making Aunt Xue, Xue Pan and others suspicious, Baochai always took Zhang Mama with her, but every time it came to a critical moment, she ordered Yingerniang and the others just pushed her away.

Therefore, Baochai never imagined that Mammy Zhang knew that she was playing tricks, but she kept pretending to be stupid for the sake of the overall situation, and she didn't care about her own situation at all.You must know that Xiangling's whereabouts are still a mystery in Aunt Xue's heart at this time.Xue Pan has been busy looking for beauties these days to take her as his concubine, but it seems that she is not as delicious as Xiangling, and he often complains when he talks about it.Under such circumstances, if Aunt Xue knew that Madam Zhang knew about it and did not report it, how could she get it right?She is not Yinger's family, Chen Yi's family, etc. who have been in Xue's family for several lifetimes and are quite respectable.

"Mom, I..." Baochai choked up and couldn't speak, calling her nanny.

"It's just that if you always look like this, she will definitely come to see you, and others can't persuade you. Wouldn't it be a waste of all previous efforts?" Zhang Nanny persuaded softly, and brought a bowl of bird's nest porridge, "Come, drink some porridge , now you can’t fall ill. Dozens of people depend on you. If you fall, what shall we do?”

Although there is some exaggeration in these words, but when you think about it carefully, it is quite reasonable.Mammy Zhang was originally feared by Aunt Xue, so it is easy to find this out of her hair. Needless to say, the Yinger and Chen Yi families are respectable in the Xue family, but if this matter is found out, Aunt Xue As the mistress of the family and the helm of the Xue family's back house, it is also a breeze to settle the matter afterwards.Grandma Liu's family is afraid that they will be driven back to the countryside, and Grandma Sun and Mr. Yao may not be able to please them. With their ability to vent anger from the four big families in Jinling, they may even be charged with some crimes. .As for Xiangling, it was even worse for Xiangling, how could Xue Pan let her go so easily, he would have to keep the people in the house as in his previous life, and let his powerful wife Xia Jingui trample to death.

Yes.last life.After having dreams for half a month, Baochai finally remembered that she had died once.

At that time, because Jia Baoyu inscribed Daiyu's Begonia poems on his fans and flaunted them everywhere, King Shuirong of Beijing Jing had adored Daiyu.Taking advantage of the Jia family's loss of power, he asked Lin Daiyu to be his concubine.Seeing that they could exchange a helpless orphan girl for a good marriage, the Jia family had nothing to do with it, so they ignored the fact that Baodai and Baodai had a marriage contract, and agreed to the marriage behind Jia Baoyu's back.

Because there was a servant girl named Silly Elder Sister in Jia's mother's room, who leaked the wind and taught Daiyu to know in advance. Daiyu was desperate and died of tears. , Ouguan and other daughters of Daguanyuan were entrusted to Baochai to take care of them.

It's a pity that there are no eggs under the overturned nest?How can the number of days satisfy people's wishes?Not long after, the Xue family was sued because of Xue Pan's affair with the rebels in Ping'an Prefecture, and their lives were hanging by a thread.Baochai is unable to protect herself, so Aunt Xue uses it as a bargaining chip and sends it to Jia's house to congratulate Baoyu, in exchange for the safety of her precious son Xue Pan.

Later, Baochai and Baoyu were called husband and wife, and they respected each other as guests, in name only.There is a poem to prove it: "Young master in brocade clothes, Zhuo Lanya, and the beauty in pink is not broken. Young and young may wish to share the same room, and the dream soul has multiple tents."

As the nominal second grandmother of Jia's family, Baochai still failed to fulfill Daiyu's entrustment before her death: Jia's house was ransacked not long after, not only Xueyan, Zijuan, Ouguan, but also Xiren, Mrs. Wang The concubines that I personally promised couldn't keep them, those who were sold were sold, those who were given away were gone.

When Baochai was suffering from hunger and cold, she went back to Xue's house alone to ask for help, but Xia Jingui used different methods to abuse her.Aunt Xue and Xue Pan had already been subdued by Xia Jingui at that time, they pretended to be deaf and dumb, and said nothing.On a cold snowy night, Baochai overhears Xia Jingui urging Aunt Xue to put a small sedan chair of her own on Jia Yucun's mansion to fill in the house. Overwhelmed with joy, his heart felt ashamed at the moment, tired of the fate of being sent back and forth despite not liking men, so he fled overnight, and finally died of hunger and cold on the snow.

"That's right. Dozens of people are relying on you. I can't fail." Baochai murmured, as if crying and laughing at the same time.

"Oh." Zhang Nanny sighed and said, "If you want to cry, just cry out. Isn't it uncomfortable to always be bored in your heart. Let it out, it will be fine."

Just like that, Baochai lay in Zhang Nanny's arms and wept bitterly.After wiping away her tears, she began to call people in to wash and change clothes.

There are always some people who treat her like nothing, come and go when they want it, but unfortunately no matter how much she loves them and tries her best to plan for them, she can't get any response or sincerity; some people always treat her like a confidant, They are similar in talent and learning, and with just one look, you can feel that the other treats you differently. It's a pity that no matter how compatible their souls are, how much she wants to stay with her, because they are both women, they are destined not to be accepted. Secular acceptance.

However, there are still some people in this world who really care about her and trust her. She should at least cheer up and try to plan something for them.

Those who have died once can better understand the difficulty of life.People who have died once don't want to die in such a vague way again.

After Baochai washed and dressed, she refused to wear the heavy golden locks.Due to being ill for half a month, she, who was always plump, has lost a lot of weight, and the clothes she used to put on her body are a bit loose.

She first went to Aunt Xue's room to say hello, and heard Aunt Xue babbling a lot about how to get close to Jia Baoyu, make a good marriage, and support Xue Pan.Perhaps because of the discouragement, she didn't feel any discomfort, but sneered in her heart and thought: If mother knew that Jia Jiashang had fallen before Xue's, would she still think Jia Baoyu was a good son-in-law?

Baochai went to Jia's mansion to greet Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, and went to Sanchun sisters to thank them for their kindness in sending people over several times in the past few days to inquire about their illness.Jia's mother was kind on the surface, but in fact she wished that Xue's family would be as far away from Jia's house as possible. Mrs. Wang was earnest, hoping that Baochai would be better than Lin Daiyu and become her 24 filial daughter-in-law.Baochai is well aware of these thoughts that are either hidden or half hidden, but now she doesn't feel so wronged and at a loss what to do.

"Miss Bao! Miss Bao!" A voice gradually approached from behind.When Baochai looked back, she saw that it was Xueyan, Daiyu's maid brought over from the Lin family.

Strange to say, in the previous life, it was always this Xueyan who set up a bridge between her and Daiyu.And Zijuan has always been jealous of her, always standing firmly on Jia Baoyu's side.

However, these are irrelevant.Thinking of what she had experienced in the past, Baochai felt that it might be better not to start, because ignorance might be a kind of kindness to Daiyu.

"Miss Bao!" Xueyan's voice was panting, "Miss is safe now? It's a coincidence that my daughter has something to ask for help."

"What's the matter?" Baochai's footsteps did not stop, but slowed down a little, "Tell your girl that there is something urgent at my shop, so I have to go there quickly. If it's not urgent, I'll come back tomorrow How about looking for her?" She had already decided to avoid Daiyu as much as possible.Daiyu is such a sensitive and careful person, how can she not see the reason why she deliberately avoids it?She was the one who caught up with her in the previous life, and the two became Jinlan sisters, but it turned out to be a tragedy unexpectedly.Now if she deliberately avoids it, maybe Daiyu will be much happier instead.

Xueyan was taken aback for a moment, after all she was a bit childish, and she actually went back to answer like this.Baochai took two quick steps and was about to rush home when suddenly a figure flashed ahead and pulled her aside, and when she looked intently, it was Li Wan.

There was no one else around, and Baochai clearly saw that Li Wan's face was full of tears. "Please, let me meet her. I just want to take a look at her from afar." Li Wan said.