Dai Yuxin says

When Baochai came to see Mrs. Wang, she happened to meet Ping'er on the way, which made her happy heart suddenly darken.

This new year can be said to be managed independently by her new daughter-in-law, and the life is prosperous, but only she knows the bitterness and bitterness in it.

She thought about it for a long time, and tried every means to find out, but she didn't get how Sister Feng raised the money for her family.Could it be that Sister Feng really contributed her own dowry free of charge?Even if Baochai was killed, she would not believe it. According to Sister Feng's shrewdness, she would never use her own money to fill this bottomless pit.

"Second Grandma Bao is here!"

A warm greeting brought Baochai back to his thoughts.She immediately put on her usual smiling face, nodded dignifiedly and generously to these flattering girls, and said a few words to deal with them appropriately.

Baochai knew clearly: a villain should not be easily offended, Lin Daiyu is high-minded and does not want to deal with villains, how is it now?This is a living example.

Lin Daiyu is an ideal esthete, pursuing the realm of perfection.I am a vulgar pragmatist, pursuing the secular truth.

I got the throne of the Second Grandma Bao I wanted, the real power of the Rongguo Mansion, and became a relative of the emperor.

There is no family affection or love in this world, only money and interests.

At the beginning, in order to obtain these things, I and my mother stole a golden lock, embedded words that matched with precious jade, and made up lies about monks, Taoists, and so on.Using fatalism to fight against Daiyu's blood relationship with Jia's mother, using the guise of the wealth of the imperial merchant's Wanguan family to compete with Daiyu's noble family.

It's ridiculous that Lin Daiyu has always been addicted to emotions, and she failed in a mess.Now curled up in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, relying on selling what was left by the old lady, and was secretly searched by the wife many times, the little worthless jewelry left behind survived.

Love is gone, what about family affection?Even her real grandmother didn't bother to ask her.

Now Lin Daiyu wants to fight with herself, not to mention fighting back, it is difficult to even parry.Baochai couldn't help laughing as she thought about it.

Caiyun opened the curtain, smiled and whispered, "Madam has been waiting for you for a long time."

"Chai'er, it's cold outside, come and sit down." Mrs. Wang greeted Baochai with satisfaction, and Baochai walked over with a smile on her face, and said, "On the way, I was entangled by Ping'er and had a conversation."

Mrs. Wang's eyes were puzzled, and she asked, "What did she say?"

"She just said some polite words about Sister Feng's poor health and asking me to work harder, and it's hard for me to get away with nagging." Baochai responded with his mouth, and his eyes paid attention to the expression on Mrs. Wang's face.

"Girl Feng has helped me a lot over the years, but she has also made me worry less. Now that you have entered the door, you should ask her to rest. Although she is my niece, she is from the big house.

In a few days, after the Lantern Festival, it means the year.We have to add up the tonic money for the empress in the palace during her pregnancy. Your eldest sister will give birth in June, so I will need a lot of money.Although there are rules for the third girl to get married, she is married to the son of the world.County magistrates are not as good as they are now. No matter how powerful the emperor is, he must be handled by his subordinates.Baoyu's future will be better with the support of the prince.The dowry of these three girls should not be so poor that people will look down on them, and they will have no weight in speaking in the Prince's Mansion in the future.

For the sake of money, I also reached out to the old lady, but the old lady didn't answer.In a hurry, she pushed on the master.Now, it is impossible to make a windfall of more than 7 silver. It would be great if I could make a windfall of [-] to [-]. "

Baochai understood it completely, and said softly: "Sister Lin is still young, and she has been spoiled and spoiled in the mansion since she was a child. If she is allowed to live outside, not to mention the old lady, the wife can't bear it, even if others see it, she will gossip. I heard from my brother that the Jade Garden is worth tens of thousands of taels of silver. The house has been abandoned for a long time, so why don’t you go out and exchange some money, and when sister Lin leaves the cabinet, we can accompany you to send some dowry.”

Mrs. Wang smiled and said: "My son, it would be great if Miss Lin was as sensible as you. What you said is a good idea. I think Miss Lin will not agree. Although the old lady is angry at her ignorance recently, she still favors her in her heart. of."

Baochai lowered her head and said meekly and softly: "The Princess of the Prince's Mansion asked the girls to watch the lanterns on the Lantern Festival. I heard that there were huge crowds of people watching the lanterns that night. It is very dangerous for a few girls to go out, even if they are protected. Xiangling was abducted by kidnappers while watching the lanterns and sold to my house."

After hearing this, Madam Wang's eyes lit up, and she said with a smile: "It's not unreasonable what you said, it's just an invitation from the princess, so I have to go. At that time, the Prince's Mansion will definitely send people to protect, and we also need to send more people to follow, like A well-known beauty like Lin Yatou, who is also the old lady's sweetheart, will attract more attention. You should prepare for this first, and I will talk to the old lady later."

Baochai smiled knowingly: "The chariots and horses are easy to send, but the servants who follow are not easy to choose."

"You don't need to worry about the servants who are going with you. Leave this matter to Lian'er and his wife." Mrs. Wang ordered with a smile on her lips, thinking proudly: Jia Min, Jia Min, the Phoenix back then, your daughter is about to spread her wings. flew.

As long as she thinks of Jia Min, Mrs. Wang feels like a boulder is pressing on her chest. This is the biggest heart disease in her life.

Jia Min is ten years younger than her. When she married into Jia's house, Jia Min was only Daiyu's age.Mother Jia gave birth to her at the age of 46. This is the youngest and only daughter of Mother Jia.

At first, Mother Jia loved her dearly and raised her pampered with the wealth of the Jia family.

At that time, Jia Min was pampered by his mother, loved by his two older brothers, commanding the gold servant and silver slave, the real daughter of a thousand gold.Nowadays, the girls in Jia's mansion are considered good, but they can't be compared to other girls.

She clearly knew that Jia Min, who was like a phoenix, looked down on her very much.

Jia Zheng made no secret of his dislike for her, and often compared her with Jia Min.

After finally surviving until Jia Min got married, he was relieved.

However, Lin Daiyu came again.This little girl looks more seductive and smart than Jia Min.As soon as he came, he was held in the palm of Jia's mother and hidden in his heart by Baoyu.Mrs. Wang thought about the past, and sneered from nostrils, which made Baochai startled, and asked quickly, "Madam, what else can I order?"

"Well, go get busy first, and I'll come to you when I have something to do." Mrs. Wang put on a kind smile and looked at this sweet man, feeling more and more in her heart that she was the veritable old phoenix of Jia's mansion.

Jiamu sent her most caring girl, Yuanyang, to ask Daiyu if she would like to accompany Tanchun and the others to watch the lanterns. Daiyu shook her head slightly and said, "Please tell the old lady that I am recovering from my illness. I don't want to go to watch the lanterns."

The mandarin ducks felt relieved when they heard this, and laughed, "Looking at the scenery is worse than listening to the scenery. The old lady said that the Lantern Festival was crowded with people, and she said it was lively, but in fact it was just crowded. It's not worth seeing. The girl's house is going out at night. It's dangerous." After Yuanyang finished delivering the message, she said she still had something to do, and left in a hurry.

Zijuan sent the mandarin duck back, stared blankly at Daiyu and said, "Girl, Sister Yuanyang is here to deliver the message in person, I think things may not be very simple."

Xueyan put the silver frost charcoal into the smoker cage, flicked the flame inside, and re-covered it.Hearing Zicuckoo's worried words, he smiled and said, "We sit behind closed doors at home, what else can we do?"

Daiyu looked at the two of them with a smirk, and jokingly said, "Don't you regret it if you don't go to watch the lantern?"

"What do you regret?" Baochai said, and Tanchun walked in.

Baochai heard from Mrs. Wang that Jia's mother was worried that Daiyu was weak, and she didn't want Daiyu to go out to watch the lanterns on the Lantern Festival, so she brought Tanchun with her.

She explained the reason very high-soundingly. She said: "This is the last action of the third sister when she was a girl. The sisters have always been very good and have to accompany them. Besides, this is invited by the princess. If the princess loses face It will make things difficult for the third sister in the future. There are a lot of people outside, and there are people from the prince's mansion to protect her, and my wife wants our mansion to send a lot of servants to follow.

At the feet of the Son of Heaven, who dares to mess around?Sister Lin is weak, so we will take care of her if she wears more clothes. "

Tanchun didn't try to persuade her, but said: "Sister Lin is in good health, and she should take care of herself at home. We all live in the capital, and it's not like the sisters don't have a chance to see each other. I think the princess is also a reasonable person, no It will be strange."

Baochai got up with a smile and put her arms around Tanchun, and said with a smile, "Third sister is a lovely person. After hearing what you said, I can't bear to part with you. Sister Lin, I ask you to look after Sanmei's face. Tomorrow night everyone Let's go together. Otherwise, wouldn't it be deserted if there are few people? Don't let the princess laugh at the third sister for being unpopular."

Seeing Daiyu's coldness and indifference, she was afraid that Daiyu would refuse, so she said brazenly: "Third sister took you well. I heard that when you were seriously ill, third sister came to accompany you regardless of the dark and slippery roads. You will not feel this kind of love." Forget it, don't you?"

Zijuan came over with tea and said with a smile: "The old lady is worried that our girl is weak and afraid of getting cold again, so she just sent Sister Yuanyang to tell her."

Baochai said: "I'll go and tell the old lady, I'll take care of her, how can she be worried? It's settled like this, I will pick it up in person tomorrow night."

On the night of the Shangyuan Festival, Zijuan dressed Daiyu in a round lotus-colored mink fur robe with brocade surface, a purple satin hood embroidered with white kapok, and a pair of big red lacquered buckskin boots.Holding a gold-plated stove in his arms, his nose and mouth were tightly covered, revealing only a pair of bright eyes.

Zicuckoo and Xueyan packed up their daily necessities and clothes, packed a few bundles and put them on the bed, waiting for Ah Shan to pick them up.

Afterwards, they each put on the rings given by Ah Shan, and sat there with Daiyu to drink tea and eat snacks, waiting for Baochai to pick them up.

Just as it was dark, Baochai arrived as promised. Daiyu's master and servant followed her out of the gate of Jia's mansion. There was already a carriage waiting for the prince's mansion.