The Forest of Red Mansions

The brothers and sisters of the Lin family don't have a good impression of the Jia family. They just stay in the Ningxiangyuan when they have nothing to do on weekdays. It's very tight, I have to learn to read and practice calligraphy, etiquette rules, housekeepers and directors, etc., and I don't have time to play around, but I don't want someone to gossip behind their backs and say that they are too noble and arrogant, and they are difficult to get along with .

Xue Baochai, on the other hand, is open-minded and kind-hearted, and she can often talk and laugh with those little girls, and she is quite generous in her actions, so she is quite popular. I also like to compare the Lin family sisters, but I only think that the Lin family sisters are not as good as Miss Bao.

After hearing this, Lin Daiyu couldn't help but pouted her small mouth with an unhappy face, which made Lin Jinyao laugh endlessly.

"Your temper is getting bigger and bigger, but this trivial matter is worth it when you become so angry? Be careful of your body, anger hurts your liver."

"I'm just angry! My sister is the best, so why do they say you are not as good as Sister Bao! Sister Bao is not as beautiful as her sister, nor as gentle and considerate as her sister, nor as smart as her sister... Obviously my sister is worse than her in everything, Those people are talking nonsense with open eyes, it's so annoying!"

Lin Jinyao was overjoyed when she heard this, and hugged her and kissed her, "It turns out that Dai'er is fighting for her sister, but my sister didn't love you for nothing."

"Sister!" Lin Daiyu blushed, glanced at the maids and mothers around her, and stomped her feet in shame, "Sister, why are you kissing me again? You agreed not to do this in front of outsiders!"

"Okay, okay, I was wrong. Let's play kissing again when we get back to the house, and don't let others watch." Lin Jinyao deliberately teased the little loli.

"Sister!" Lin Daiyu's face turned even redder, as if she was about to bleed.

Lin Jinyao was overjoyed, but she also knew that although the kitten Zha Mao was cute, it would stretch its claws when it got anxious, so she restrained herself with a wink.

"Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore, come and sit down and have a good talk with my sister." Lin Jinyao pulled her to sit beside her, and said seriously: "You just listen to those words outside as a joke, don't go Take it to heart, the mouth grows on other people, and we can't control what other people want to say."

"But is it just allowed to be slandered by others?"

"What kind of slander is this? Which girl doesn't have a temper? Have you ever seen a girl from a decent and rich family who often jokes with the servant girls?"

"But sister Bao..."

"It's just a low-level method." Lin Jinyao curled her lips in disdain.

Lin Daiyu was a little puzzled.

Nanny Saihan smiled softly and said, "That girl Bao is just trying to buy people's hearts, why should the second girl be as knowledgeable as her."

"He really has a heart." Nunnery Shan gave an evaluation in an unclear manner.

Nurse Gaowa twitched the corner of her mouth, "It's just too low-handed."

Mother Chang showed disdain and said: "After all, she is a merchant girl. She always has small calculations, but she is really short-sighted. She thinks that she will win a good reputation for herself by doing this, but she doesn't know that only those maids will praise her behind her back. , if it really spreads to the ears of those nobles, it can only be called an idiot."

Nanny Saihan said: "The real big family is the most respectful of rules. The master is the master, and the servant is the servant. No master will go to mingle with the slave, let alone be commensurate with the maid and sister. That is shameless. Buying There are many tricks for people's hearts, this kind of trick is just the most clumsy trick, just take it as a joke, don't worry too much about it, Second Miss."

"However, it stands to reason that such a small trick shouldn't spread so much. It seems that everyone knows how generous and kind that Miss Bao is overnight, and the gossip about the two girls is also inexplicable. I'm afraid there is something behind it. hand."

"Ma'am, what does it mean that someone deliberately wants to praise Sister Gao Bao and discredit us?" Lin Daiyu's eyes widened in astonishment, she frowned and thought hard for a while, then suddenly her eyes lit up, "Could it be Second Aunt?"

Lin Jinyao patted her head appreciatively, "Eight or nine out of ten, after all, she has old grudges with our mother, and last time Baoyu was beaten, she might also hate us, but I'm afraid that girl Bao is missing here too. It doesn't matter at all."

"Second aunt, I can still understand, why is Sister Bao? We don't get along well with her, and we never had any grudges."

"Why? Maybe it's because you're so jealous when you meet a beautiful woman?" Lin Jinyao smiled, maybe Xue Baochai didn't realize it yet, when she looked at the two sisters, there was jealousy hidden in her eyes, not because of her looks, but because of her identity.

Beauty can always be admired and even envied by others, but Xue Baochai is undoubtedly a rare beauty. She has been envied and envied for a long time, and it is difficult to maintain a normal mind. Subconsciously, she already feels superior to others. She was smart and smart since she was a child, and even her father doted on her more than his son, and wished he could raise her as a son, which made her more confident and proud, and it was inevitable that she had a high self-esteem.

But when she first came to Jia's mansion, she was hit hard. Lin Jinyao and Lin Daiyu were not the same in appearance, but they still had more noble identities than her. It is clear at a glance which is higher and lower, and the things she has always been proud of have become vulnerable. Can she feel comfortable?

Maybe Xue Baochai won't admit her jealousy, maybe she hasn't figured out the reason for the discomfort in her heart, but she has already exposed it in her behavior, she wants to prove that she is better than Lin Jinyao and Lin Daiyu, Want to step on them.

It is said that Cao Cao Cao Cao has arrived, and just as he was talking, Xue Baochai and the three sisters Yingchun came.

Lin Jinyao and the others had no choice but to stop talking.

Xue Baochai said with a smile: "What are the two sisters whispering about? Why didn't we talk about it when we came? But we didn't come at the right time?"

Lin Jinyao said indifferently: "It's just that the mothers are telling us some etiquette rules. Isn't this because I'm afraid that the sisters will find it boring? If you want to hear it, I'll ask the mothers to continue talking."

"Don't." Xi Chun hurriedly said: "My good sister, please forgive me, I get a headache when I hear that."

Xue Baochai glanced at the nuns, her eyes flickering slightly, "I was a little curious at the beginning, these nuns looked extraordinary, if my sister didn't tell me, I would have thought it was someone's official wife."

"Sister Bao doesn't know. These nuns are not ordinary people, they have a lot of background." As he spoke, Tanchun told Xue Baochai about the origins of the nuns, only to be happy and angry. Sister Bao, who was not visible at all, couldn't help but be surprised and couldn't believe it.

"Sister Bao is really scared, right? We all had the same expression at that time." Tanchun laughed and said, "Sister Lin and Sister Lin will participate in the draft in the future, so they need to be educated by the mother."

"Speaking of which, I seem to have heard that Sister Bao is also up for election. Why don't you see that Sister Bao is also studying with the foster mother?" Xichun asked curiously, tilting her head.

But for a moment Xue Baochai froze in embarrassment.

Lin Jinyao pursed her lips, covering her smile with a handkerchief.

Tan Chun hurriedly explained: "The fourth younger sister doesn't know something. This draft is also divided into general elections and minor elections. Sister Lin and Sister Lin are going to participate in the general election, so they need to be taught carefully by nuns, while Sister Bao is participating in the minor elections." , so there is no need to do so.”

"Aren't they all drafts? Why are they different?"

Tanchun also froze, wanting to explain, but afraid of offending Xue Baochai, he didn't know what to do for a while.

On the contrary, Xue Baochai has already suppressed the strange color, and said with a smile: "The general election is to enrich the harem and tie marriages for the prince's clan. The election is held every three years. The candidates are all women from the Eight Banners. The small election is just to choose the palace maids. It is a one-year election. In the first election, the candidate is a three-flag woman in a coat, so the two are different."

As soon as this remark came out, it made Lin Jinyao look at her more.

It is a character who can bend and stretch.