Dream of the Red Chamber: Rong Dai

Walking into Mrs. Wang's courtyard, I saw that Tongxi was playing outside with the two sisters, Jin Chuan and Yu Chuan, so I knew that Aunt Xue was also here, and secretly made sure of it, pondered for a moment, and then walked into the house.

Jin Chuan, who was sitting on the steps, saw Baochai coming, and hurriedly said to the room: "Madam, Miss Bao is here."

As soon as the words were spoken, the little girl serving in the outer room had already opened the bamboo curtain, Baochai smiled, and walked slowly into the house, wiping the sweat with the embroidered handkerchief fan from time to time.

As soon as he walked into the house, he felt a burst of coolness. He took a deep breath, and when he looked closely, it was the ice lotus placed in the white stone jade basin in Mrs. Wang's house. Although most of it had melted, it brought a lot of coolness.

Seeing Baochai coming in, Mrs. Wang hurriedly said with a smile: "It's hard for you to come here on such a hot day, please sit down."

Baochai thanked her and sat down. Aunt Xue saw that her daughter was a little hesitant, so she knew something was wrong, and she couldn't say anything in front of Mrs. Wang, so she just smiled at Baochai.

"How is it? Have you heard anything useful?"

"I was chatting and joking with Sister Lin in Ziqingxuan today, but I didn't hear anything. Sister Lin didn't want to talk too much, but she turned down my question. I didn't even have a chance to ask."

Mrs. Wang nodded when she heard this, but the coldness in her eyes flickered away, and the beads in her hands slowly turned, and after a while, she smiled and said: "That's right, that girl Lin lives in seclusion, maybe it's just Dowager Bei Jing." Just look at our mother's face, and look at the face of Mrs. Xianshi's face a little more." After talking, I didn't mention it anymore.

Baochai walked a little eagerly just now, and Madam Wang nodded secretly when she saw her ruddy and plump face. This is a serious lady, a sign of wealth, and will definitely bring good luck to the Jia family.

Holding Aunt Xue's hand, Mrs. Wang smiled sincerely, "Chai'er looks like a lucky person. If she enters the door in the future, wouldn't she bring more blessings to the family? Thanks to our mother's blessing , why worry that the family business is not prosperous?"

Aunt Xue smiled at the flushed Baochai, lovingly caressed her arm, and said, "It's my sister who praises her too much. It's my sister's good fortune to have a daughter as noble as your mother, and brother Bao as filial." My son, my sister is the one who is blessed, and in the future I only hope that Chai'er will have half the blessings of my sister, and I will fulfill my wish in this life."

Mrs. Wang was very happy to hear that, she held Aunt Xue's hand, and said with a smile: "We sisters don't have to be so polite when we speak. I've taken a fancy to this child, Chai'er. My sister is not allowed to have any other thoughts."

When Aunt Xue heard Mrs. Wang's words, she immediately felt relieved. This was a deal between Baoyu and Baochai. She narrowed her smiling eyes and said, "Chai'er is a girl who is favored by her sister. What a great blessing? Naturally relying on my sister's words, how dare you have another heart?"

When Baochai heard that Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue seemed to have made an appointment, she was secretly happy, but her face was still flushed, and she coyly said: "Mom, Auntie."

Mrs. Wang smiled and said: "Okay, good boy, my aunt won't make fun of you anymore. It's a good match. This year is the year of the hairpin and the hairpin. Wait a little two years. Only the concubine Yuan will see you, and the rest of us will see you." Come and tell the empress, if you think about it, the empress will be very satisfied with you. When Baoyu is over fifteen years old, I will let the empress issue a decree referring to marriage, and my wish will be fulfilled."

Aunt Xue nodded in satisfaction, thought for a while, looked at Mrs. Wang, and said in a low voice: "I just heard what the servants said in a daze. After all, Brother Bao and Sister Lin were childhood sweethearts together, and the relationship is unusual. , I'm afraid the old lady will not agree when the time comes."

Mrs. Wang smiled calmly and said: "Sister, don't mention it. I can still make decisions about Baoyu's marriage. What's more, the eldest girl is a daughter brought up by her aunt, so she naturally understands the order of her parents. In other words, where is the old lady, sister don’t have to worry, the old lady also likes Chai’er.”

After all, Aunt Xue was a little uneasy. She naturally understood Baoyu's thoughts, but now she couldn't control Daiyu's thoughts. She smiled, but didn't mention it anymore.

After chatting and laughing with Mrs. Wang, Aunt Xue took Baochai back to the courtyard where she lived, sent the maidservants away, and closed the doors and windows.

"Is there really nothing to say to Miss Lin?" Aunt Xue asked in a slightly eager voice.

"I just hate that Lin girl didn't even have a chance to let me speak, so she just blocked her back. How can I mention it again?"

Seeing the trace of jealousy and resentment on Baochai's face, Aunt Xue took her hand and said with a smile: "My son, why are you jealous of her? She is just an orphan girl without father or mother. Which one of you treats her as a serious master? A few days ago, you treated Zhou Rui's family kindly, but you made everyone in this house obey, what's the matter?"

After thinking for a while, he said: "Perhaps as your aunt said, that girl Lin is just using the face of her mother and her dead mother, and she will look at it later. Besides, Chai'er is a girl from our Xue family. Concubine Jing doesn't know, so it's no wonder she's an old man. Why should Chai be angry?"

Baochai calmed down her resentment after hearing this, and said with a smile: "My daughter is stupid, I just think that girl Lin is extremely annoying, living under the fence, and she is so lonely and self-proclaimed, she really thinks that she is in this house. Your master, isn't it?"

Aunt Xue smiled consolingly, and said: "Now that your aunt is relieved, we can rest assured. Originally, this mansion is a family of nobles and calligraphy, which is far from being comparable to ordinary rich and noble families. Now the concubine Yuan is about to visit her relatives, let alone Bring even greater blessings? My son's talent and appearance are not in vain by marrying here."

Baochai caressed her charming face, smiled, and said: "What Mom said is very true. If it weren't for the low status of our family, talented people would not be able to be selected and be dismissed. Afraid that our family is not rich?"

Aunt Xue sighed, and said: "Status has always been a sore point in our family, otherwise my son is so talented and beautiful, why bother to make compromises? No way, it is my son who is returning home today."

Baochai nodded, thought for a while, and said: "Since that's the case, we don't have to be afraid of Miss Lin. I only let her be arrogant for a few years, but I want to see what happens to her who is finally out of the house. The arrogance." The cold and heartless words were spoken from the dignified and steady Bao girl on weekdays, which made people shudder uncontrollably and feel chilling.

Daiyu's talent is light, her appearance is beautiful, and she has a natural scholarly and elegant atmosphere compared to her. These are innate, and she is not comparable to her after a businessman. In comparison, Baochai even Daiyu The tolerance of the snow geese around Yu is difficult to achieve, how can Baochai not be secretly resented?

In addition to this, both Daiyu's parents died, and her brothers and sisters supported her at home. Although Jia's mother loves her here, she is just living under the fence, not as good as Baochai with her mother and brother.Now she resents Daiyu because she is not as good as Daiyu's background, she has distorted her heart in vain, and has been jealous all her life.

Aunt Xue nodded secretly, her daughter had grown up after all, she sat down holding Baochai's hand, and said: "Now that your business is over, my concern will be put aside as well, if it weren't for your dishonorable Brother, why do you need a lady from all over the world to plan our family's affairs?"

Wiping away tears while talking, her chai'er could have been a lady of every family, waiting to be in her boudoir.Now he has to show his face, take care of the Xue family's business, and support the family business, so he can only rely on Jia's family to live.

Baochai wiped away Aunt Xue's tears and said, "Mom, don't think too much about it."

Aunt Xue wiped away the tears on her face, and said, "Forget it, if my chai'er can marry Baoyu, I have to test it out. That girl Lin and Baoyu grew up together. Forever farewell to future troubles."

Thinking secretly in my heart, I thought about when I should test Daiyu, but now that the day of Concubine Yuan's family visit is about to be fixed, I just let it go, and said: "Chai'er should also make preparations to make Concubine Yuan look at her with admiration. After all, you are cousins, don't let that girl Lin suppress her head."

Baochai nodded, chatted and laughed with Aunt Xue, then supported Yinger's hand and went back to the courtyard of Jia's mansion.Since then, she seldom went out and read and read in the room every day, trying her best to learn more so that Concubine Yuan could impress her.