You're Crossing the Red Mansions

When Baoyu saw Qiaomei like this, he withdrew his hand in embarrassment and was speechless for a while.Seeing his embarrassment, Daiyu couldn't bear it, so she hurriedly found something to say: "Does the second elder brother know about the second sister's engagement?" Baoyu listened, with a sad look on her face, and sighed: "What a pity!" Hearing this, Daiyu looked at Qiaomei and said with a smile, "What's wrong with the second elder brother?" Baoyu said, "The daughter who is very good at home insists on getting married... Sister, tell me, our brothers and sisters are always together Wouldn't it be nice to talk and laugh together? Poor second sister is going to marry someone else's family..." He originally wanted to say that his daughter's marriage turned from bright pearls to chaotic fish eyes, but after thinking about it This remark was too harsh for Yingchun, so she stopped it.Daiyu originally thought that they had a deep bond of flesh and blood, and it was common sense to be reluctant to marry her sister. She was about to enlighten her, but later she heard him say something that sisters should talk and laugh together at home. It was obviously selfish and thoughtless, so she couldn't help but put it down Face to face: "What did the second brother say! Second sister's engagement is such a big event, I'm about to prepare some congratulatory gifts for it." After a pause, he said coldly: "I won't keep the second brother for tea. Baoyu didn't know which words she said made Daiyu displeased. When she was confused, she saw Zijuan winking at herself, knowing that it would be boring to stay, so she stood up blankly: "In this case, I Don't bother my sister." Daiyu didn't hold her back, she turned her face and went into the inner room, Qiaomei was going to send her off, but when she saw Zijuan followed her, she stopped.Xueyan, who was serving outside, was smart and walked out together.

Zijuan only feels that since the girl came back from Yangzhou, she has become worse with Baoyu day by day, and today she is even more indifferent.Baoyu was brought here by Zijuan, originally thought that Daiyu would say a few words to her affectionately, but she didn't expect to be thrown out, the more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt. Aunt held her hands everywhere and greeted her with a smile, but she came here to beg for a bench to sit on, so she said listlessly to Zijuan, "Sister, please stay." Saying that, she was about to walk in the direction of Lixiangyuan.Seeing this, Zijuan knew that she was going to Baochai, and she became more and more flustered. She dared to grab Baoyu's cuff and whispered, "Second Master!" Tears, a heart softened immediately, stopped quickly, and asked in a gentle voice: "Sister Zijuan, what's the matter?" Seeing him stop, Zijuan felt very comforted, quickly withdrew her hand, and took it out. The handkerchief wiped his face lightly, and said softly: "Second master will come here often..." Baoyu was used to being a lowly servant among the girls since she was a child, and the old lady doted on her again, knowing these pretty girls at home. The girls are somewhat sincere to themselves.Although that Zijuan is not a first-class beauty, she is intelligent and virtuous. She used to be the proud maid of the old lady, but she is of the same character as the attacker in her house. Plus she is now Daiyu's personal maid. Treat them differently.Daiyu is smart and beautiful, Zijuan is bright, Baoyu has read some books, and knows this kind of interest.Looking at Zijuan's softness, my heart melted prematurely, and I forgot about it for a moment, and reached out to wipe her tears: "My good sister, for you, I will come several times a day." After hearing this, Zijuan , determined in his heart, smiling shyly, the two said a few more thoughtful words before they parted.

But Xueyan had already got Qiaomei's order, and hid behind the two of them, rubbing her ears and blushing to hear clearly.Daiyu was talking to Qiaomei in the inner room. When she saw Xueyan coming, she knew she had something to say, so she sent Chunxian to stop Zijuan outside, saying that she wanted to embroider the scriptures, and asked her to borrow a few chapters from Tanchun. Yan's copybook for example.Seeing that there was no one around, Xueyan lowered her voice, and told what Zijuan and Baoyu had said in detail. Seeing that Daiyu's face changed, Xueyan looked at Qiaomei hesitantly, not knowing what to do. Should not go on.Qiaomei nodded silently, Daiyu noticed it, and asked again: "But what else?" Xueyan heard her stern voice, so she dared not hide it anymore, and asked how long Zijuan went out when she got up early and waited for a long time. Tell me what was stopped and brought into the house.Daiyu clenched her hands into fists, her nails turned white, her pretty eyebrows sighed: "Girl..." Daiyu said in a hoarse voice, "Xueyan, you came from the south with me. In this mansion we After all these years of supporting you together, do you still hide it from me?" Qiao Mei was only surprised when she heard this, Xue Yan fell to her knees with a plop, and said in a trembling voice: "Girl... Is this servant hiding it on purpose? Your... sister Zijuan put some of Baoyu's old things in the box in private..." Like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, Daiyu couldn't hold back anymore, and burst into tears.Qiaomei was stunned.

"You go out first, stay outside, and tell them that I don't want to see anyone." Daiyu cried for a while with all her strength, and finally calmed down before ordering Xueyan.Qiaomei looked at her worriedly, Daiyu slowed down, and said again: "Qiaomei, you stay here." Xueyan was obedient, and went outside as early as she said, and faintly heard Daiyu's crying, she couldn't help sighing In one breath: Sister Zijuan is from this mansion after all, so naturally she has to plan for herself. Since the old lady gave her to the girl, she definitely doesn't want to marry out with the girl. I am here, if I can stay in the mansion It's the best in the house, so... In the inner room, Qiaomei saw Daiyu crying sadly, but she didn't persuade her first, she only secretly admired the grandmother Mingjian, knowing that Zijuan was unreliable.When she was almost done venting, he fetched water for her to wash and even out her face, combed her hair and changed her tears-soaked clothes.Daiyu looked at the mirror and said in a low voice: "When I first came to the mansion, there were only Xueyan and Wang Momo by my side. The old lady gave Zijuan to me when she saw Shanbo, saying that she was afraid that they would not take good care of them." Qiaomei nodded and said: "The old lady loves girls." Daiyu cried a little while talking: "Just came to uncle's house, and Xueyan and I don't know anything about the rules in this house. , be careful in everything, rely on Zijuan's guidance and help in everything, and grow up so big together, I treat her like a real sister..." Qiaomei knew that Daiyu was sad and Zijuan was outgoing, so she persuaded: "Miss Zijuan He is the son of the mansion, and Second Master Bao is outstanding... In my opinion, the old lady may not have the idea of ​​assigning the girl to Second Master Bao, and Miss Zijuan is not all for her own plans..." Daiyu shook her head Said: "You don't need to speak for her, I know it in my heart, not to mention that the matter is not clear, even if it comes true... Zijuan's doing so will also harm me... If others know that my close girl has taken Baoyu's things, when the time comes ..." The more Daiyu thought about it, the more frightened she became, and she cried even louder.Qiao Mei couldn't say anything more, after all, Zijuan served Daiyu very wholeheartedly in the past few years, and Daiyu was soft-hearted, and it would be bad for her to talk too much.

Daiyu cried for a while, and finally stopped crying: "I will tell the old lady to call Zijuan back to the old lady's room, and I will save face for her." After hearing this, Qiaomei shook her head and said, "Girl, I I don't think it's right, it's embarrassing the old lady." But Daiyu was stubborn and insisted: "After all, there are Baoyu's things in the Zicuckoo box..." Qiaomei hurriedly stopped: "Girl, this matter It's enough for God to know you and me to know you! How dare you go to the old lady's place!" Qiaomei is clever, and after a long time in the mansion, she has already seen Jia Mu's mind, and it is clear that she wants to marry Baoyu and Daiyu. They were made in pairs, and Daiyu wanted to use this to force Jia Mu to take Zijuan back. I'm afraid it was wrong. The old lady wished Zijuan could stay by Daiyu's side!Daiyu saw that Qiaomei was serious about this matter, and she knew that the matter was very serious, so she didn't dare to act rashly again.Qiaomei and her were frowning, and after thinking for a long time, they couldn't find a suitable solution.That Zicuckoo was the big girl in charge of Daiyu's house after all, she was kicked out for no reason, and it was easy to talk about it outside, it would be even worse if Daiyu was involved!The two of them worked together for half a day to no avail, because both of them belonged to innocent daughters, how could they know the crooked ways of these rich and powerful families!The more Daiyu thought about it, the more miserable she became, she had had enough of being dependent on others, if she was still living in the Lin Mansion with her father in the south of the Yangtze River, how could she, a noble young lady, be troubled by these trivial housework?Qiaomei thought for a long time, then gritted her teeth and said: "Girl, I don't think this matter should be rushed, lest people see the flaws. If you can trust me, when we go to the East Mansion to see Miss Si, I will secretly beg Grandma to give me some help." Idea?" Daiyu's heart skipped a beat, and she glanced at Qiao Mei, knowing that she was full of sincerity, thinking that everyone in the whole house was indifferent, only sister-in-law Zhen always took care of her, so she nodded her head.

You Xiaoxiao has been extremely busy these days, packing for Jia Rong and Chen Yiliang to study in the Imperial College.Chen Yiliang's mother got the news and asked Jia Yun's mother, Mrs. Bu, to come to the East Mansion to kowtow to You Xiaoxiao.How could You Xiaoxiao accept it when she saw her, she held Yindie with a smile on her face, and waited for them to sit down one by one before she said with a smile: "Sister-in-laws are really pissing me off! Young Master Chen is very talented and talented, our master and uncle praise her all the time. Don’t stop talking, we are relatives after all, I just hope my sisters-in-law don’t take this trivial matter to heart!” Mrs. Bu herself is very knowledgeable, and Jia Yun told the Imperial College to study at home. How many direct descendants are there?Needless to say, even Jia Qiang didn't get the chance. Uncle Zhen was able to give it to his cousin, which shows how much favor it is!Mrs. Bu followed her sister to talk, and the two of them couldn't help but feel very grateful after thinking about it.After entering the Ningguo Mansion, seeing that everyone was polite and You Xiaoxiao treated her like a distinguished guest, she became even more disturbed.Seeing them like this, You Xiaoxiao hurriedly smiled and said, "Master Chen studied hard. Thanks to him, Brother Rong has a companion and has improved a lot. If we want to say gratitude, we are the only ones who are grateful to Master Chen. Sister-in-law Chen I haven't seen you with my son for some time, Huanyan, you accompany Mrs. Chen to the academy, now you go to the Imperial College, you can only go home once or two months, sister-in-law will talk to your son for a while, at night Don't be in a hurry to go home, ask Young Master Chen to accompany Haosheng to have a meal——Sister-in-law Fifth, don't think it's a waste of time, the two of them talk about themselves, I'll just accompany you to have a cup of wine!" Mrs. Bu saw her Not being hypocritical, he quickly laughed and said, "How can I have such a big face!" Everyone laughed together.

Waiting for Mrs. Chen to go out with Huanyan, You Xiaoxiao asked Jia Yun what she was doing now, and after all, she belonged to the same family, and she didn't see him come to Dongfu to play.Mrs. Bu said with a smile: "Now he knows some kind of florist outside, who specializes in planting flowers and grass for people. When his work is over, he must come over and say hello to auntie." You Xiaoxiao listened Now, knowing that Jia Yun is not idle, but a down-to-earth child, she hurriedly said with a smile: "There is a relative garden in Xifu, and I don't know if Yun'er can take over the work on flowers and grass?" Mrs. Bu was a little embarrassed when she heard that , hesitatingly said: "Where can Yun'er take on such a big job here, but it's just a small fight, and it doesn't have to delay the big event of the mother's visit." You Xiaoxiao understood that Jia Yun didn't go through the door, and Sister Feng was the one The Lord who doesn’t see rabbits and don’t scatter eagles, I’m afraid I don’t care about half a small amount of money, so he smiled and said: “That’s just right, the master ordered us to plant more flowers and plants in the newly built academy outside, when the time comes, you can ask Yuner to come and look That's it for the housekeeper, Jin Sanxi." After hearing this, Mrs. Bu was overjoyed, and quickly thanked her without mentioning it.Then You Xiaoxiao asked about Jia Yun's marriage, and Mrs. Bu said that she had visited several companies over the years, mostly because the good ones could not be obtained, and the bad ones were not reconciled.You Xiaoxiao glanced at the silver butterfly next to her, and said with a smile: "Yes, the children's affairs are the most worrying thing. Our brother Rong should marry another wife next year..." The two chattered Some parents were short-tempered, and when it was busy, I saw the little girl outside reporting back: "Grandma, the eldest girl sent Miss Huaer to ask grandma for instructions, and said that she wanted to post a post to invite Miss Lin and Miss Er to come and visit tomorrow, and ask grandma Do you need to know Fangyuan?" After hearing this, You Xiaoxiao smiled apologetically at Mrs. Bu, then turned to Yindie and said: "You follow Hua'er to the eldest girl's place, and just say what I said, there will be no tomorrow. Outsiders, just ask the girls to come and play, and the countryside just sent some pheasant cubs, and they happened to be dispatched to the small kitchen together, and eat with them." After giving instructions, Fang continued to chat and laugh with Mrs. Bu.