Red Mansions: No Tears

In the upper room of Jiamu’s Courtyard, although the time for paying respects has passed, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing still stood peacefully beside Mrs. Jia. Jia Yingchun and Xue Baochai sat on the chairs on both sides. Everyone had faint smiles on their faces, while Jia Baoyu impatiently tugged on Jia Mu's sleeve, and shouted relentlessly, "Old lady, didn't you say that sister Lin would come back today? Hurry up!" It's noon, why is there still no one? Has anyone sent someone to pick her up at the pier?"

"Yes! Yes! Yes! Why didn't you send someone there? Or did I ask your second elder brother Lian to pick it up in person? I think it should be there soon. Let's wait a little longer." Mother Jia patted Jia Baoyu's hand, Arm, coaxed patiently.

Not long after, there was a commotion outside, and someone shouted vaguely: "Miss Lin is back!" ’, after the sound came from far to near, I felt the little maids in the corridor hurriedly opening the curtains, and then a few maids came in with a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl in their arms.

"Yu'er has seen the old lady, how has the old lady been all these years?" Lin Daiyu went to Jia Mu and bowed as soon as she entered the door.

After hearing Mother Jia say yes with a smile on her face, Lin Daiyu got up again and turned to Wang and Xing, and also respectfully greeted the two aunts.

It is said that before Lin Daiyu entered Rongguo Duke's mansion, Jia Lian secretly revealed to her that Mother Jia had ordered everyone not to leave after paying their respects, and that she would be able to meet her directly after she returned. Seeing the faint impression left by the original owner, it is natural to quickly identify the identities of the few people present.

It was just because she deliberately ignored Jia Baoyu who was sitting next to Jia Mu, Jia Baoyu felt a sense of grievance inexplicably: "Sister Lin hasn't come back for a few years, have you forgotten me? I haven't seen you for so long and asked me Hello, I just remember the old lady and the wife."

"Second Brother Bao was joking, how dare Yu'er forget you? It's just that I saw too many people at once, and the ceremony was rushed, which caused Second Brother Bao to misunderstand." Although Lin Daiyu didn't like Jia Baoyu, she didn't intend to offend her. Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang naturally wouldn't give Jia Baoyu in front of them, so they pretended to be deaf and dumb and pretended that they didn't notice Jia Baoyu for a while.

"No, Yu'er used to have the best relationship with Baoyu, so how could he forget Baoyu so easily? Yu'er came here to let me see..." Jia Mu smiled with satisfaction, and then pulled Lin Daiyu to her, as usual. Jia Baoyu held her in his arms like that, sized her up carefully, and said with a frown: "You seem to be a little thinner? At the beginning, I said that I should take you back to live, but you just want to stay in Suzhou. Keep filial piety, there is no elder around to take care of you, will those servants still do their best? Yes! I heard that my aunt adopted a boy? Yu'er, tell me quickly, how are you getting along? He didn't bully you Right? I wonder if he came back to Beijing with you?"

Lin Daiyu twisted her body very uncomfortably, took advantage of Jia Mu's questioning, and pretended to be respectful to answer, quickly broke free from her arms, stood still slightly, and then He replied: "Don't worry, old lady, brother treats Yu'er very well, but unfortunately, as soon as he is filial piety, he has to prepare for the children's examination, so he didn't come here with Yu'er to meet the old lady. My brother said that after he passed the exam next year, he will come I will definitely come to Beijing to pay my respects to the old lady."

"Oh? That child is still a material for studying? Is it what my aunt meant before he was alive?" Jia's mother was slightly taken aback. She really didn't expect that Lin Ruhai's adopted child could actually read, but after thinking about it, she thought again. I feel that it would be a good thing if the child is really capable. If he wins the imperial examination and wins over the relationship with Mrs. Lin during his lifetime, this high-ranking official and rich salary will be just around the corner. In this way, if Yu'er wants to marry Baoyu, she doesn't have to condescend in terms of status. Wait, after all, Baoyu is a gifted person with a bright future, if the person to be married does not have a considerable status, how can he be a good match?

Mother Jia didn't dare to marry a princess or a princess. She had served nobles for several years, and she didn't know that women from the royal family were never easy to get along with, so she was reluctant to let her precious grandson go to others. Bending down and kneeling, lying down and being small, so I can only target a girl like Lin Daiyu who is from a noble family like Lin Daiyu.

Mother Jia also felt very sorry at first, thinking that when Aunt Lin was still there, she didn't have to worry about Lin Daiyu's identity, but now Yu'er has become an orphan girl, lost her father and mother and has no childbirth. If you still want to be Baoyu's official wife...it seems a little unqualified, but firstly, I feel sorry for her as my daughter's only bloodline left in the world, and I don't want her to marry someone else's family; secondly, I think that Mrs. Lin was in the officialdom There are also quite a few contacts on the Internet. Although she has been cut off by a boy of unknown origin, as long as she keeps Lin Daiyu in the Rongguo mansion, those people will inevitably sell her and the Rongguo mansion. This is also of great benefit to Jia Baoyu's future.

Lin Daiyu didn't know what Jia Mu was thinking at this time, but even if she knew, she would just sneer, "Idiot's dreaming", and then put it behind her, because she is not the original Lin Daiyu after all, and she won't put her mind on it. On Jia Baoyu, who knew that she was unreliable in his conduct and affairs, let alone that she was already famous, um... that guy didn't seem to know that she would come to the capital?I wonder if my brother will tell him?What a pity!Even though the distance between two people seems to be closer than before, they still can't see each other.

Lin Daiyu raised her head slightly, but before she could respond to Jia Mu's words, she saw a group of people coming in from the door. Among them was a young woman in brocade clothes and embroidered jackets. Who else would there be if it wasn't Wang Xifeng?

As soon as Wang Xifeng entered the door, she greeted Mother Jia with a smile, then turned her head and smiled at Lin Daiyu: "I heard that sister Lin is coming back, I tried my best to prepare a sumptuous banquet in the kitchen early in the morning, but you I haven't been back for so many years, and I don't know if your taste has changed, so don't be as picky as you used to be!"

"Lian's second sister-in-law, don't say that, Yu'er was young and ignorant in the past, so naturally she doesn't dare to do this now." Lin Daiyu hurriedly replied with a look of panic.

"Old lady, do you want someone to set up a banquet? It's almost noon." Wang Xifeng cast a noncommittal glance at Lin Daiyu, then turned around and asked Mother Jia flatteringly.

"Of course, Yu'er has been traveling all the way, so she should be hungry long ago, so she has to eat quickly so that she can rest for a while." Jia Mu nodded and replied.

Wang Xifeng responded briskly, and then ordered a woman to go out and call for someone to prepare a meal. Jia Tanchun quietly pulled the corner of Lin Daiyu's clothes, and hinted with her eyes that she should go to the side first and sit down. Lin Daiyu silently nodded his thanks, and then He sat down on the empty seat next to Xue Baochai.

Seeing that Lin Daiyu actually chose to sit next to her, Xue Baochai was secretly surprised. She just remembered that her mother had said about the secret contest between her aunt and her mother-in-law, Mrs. Shi, and she didn't dare to treat other people in Rongguo's mansion as usual. She deliberately flattered Lin Daiyu, but she just sat there dignifiedly, and Wang, who was secretly watching the two, couldn't help sighing silently... It's because she has a good eye, Baoyu's daughter-in-law has to be like Bao girl. Just look at that Lin girl's petty appearance, I really don't know what the old lady thinks, it seems that she hasn't given up on letting Baoyu marry Lin girl, hum!She would not agree, if the old lady insisted on bringing Baoyu and Lin Yatou together, at worst she would go to the palace and ask the empress to order a marriage, she would not believe that the old lady would dare to disobey the empress' wishes!

Lin Daiyu lowered her eyes, and silently glanced at Xue Baochai. Xue Baochai in her impression was a beautiful woman with all faces, but why did she not take the initiative to talk to her today when she acted like a dull gourd?Having said that, I don't know if the rumor of the so-called golden and jade marriage has spread in Rong Guogong's mansion?Or is it because she is missing as a competitor, so the two sisters of the Wang family are too lazy to do this?

After lunch, Mother Jia did not forget to kindly let Lin Daiyu go to rest first, but...

"Old lady, the courtyards in the Grand View Garden are now occupied by people. I really don't know where to arrange Sister Lin at this moment. I just entered the front door and wanted to ask you what you mean. I never thought that after seeing Sister Lin I was happy for a while, but I forgot about it." Wang Xifeng explained to Jiamu with an apologetic face.

"Old lady, I just came back, and I don't want to be too far away from you, why not find a small yard for me to live in near here."

"No, no! Old lady, sister Lin can live in a hotel! Anyway, sister Yun only comes to live for a while every few days. When she comes next time, you tell her to find another place to live. Sister Lin wants to live in our house for a long time, so I can’t wrong Sister Lin.” Jia Baoyu was the first to disagree, he had thought that Lin Daiyu was more suitable to live in a place like the Mansion than Shi Xiangyun, but at the beginning As soon as Shi Xiangyun opened his mouth, he said that the restaurant belonged to her, and Lin Daiyu was not at Jia's house at that time, so he didn't object, but now that Lin Daiyu came, and Shi Xiangyun was not in front of him, he naturally wanted to fight for Lin Daiyu.

"This..." After hearing Jia Baoyu's words, Jia's mother couldn't help feeling a little moved, but Shi Xiangyun was also one of her favorite granddaughter-in-laws, so it was difficult to make a decision for a while.

"Since it's Sister Yun's place, how can I take it with good intentions? Old lady, please let me know. If Sister Yun comes someday, let's ask her first. If she doesn't want that place anymore, I will move there." It’s not too late.” Lin Daiyu had already thought about how to deal with this problem, and naturally she could easily pass this level, besides, will Shi Xiangyun give up the first hall in the future?Lin Daiyu dared to guarantee 120 tickets and said: Shi Xiangyun will not let him out even if he dies!

In the end, under Lin Daiyu's insistence, Jia's mother had no choice but to ask Wang Xifeng to find someone to tidy up a small single-entry courtyard near her yard, so that Lin Daiyu and the few maids she brought could live there, but she was still a little unwilling to say that she would wait for Shi Xiangyun. When she comes, she will definitely persuade her to move out of the first house and let Lin Daiyu live in it.

Lin Daiyu and his group entered the small yard, Ziyun Xueyan and others hadn't had time to unpack their luggage and put the items out, Jia Baoyu, who was an eyesore, was ready to walk into the small yard like he usually does when he goes to other yards. In the yard, the few people brought by Lin Daiyu are no better than those servants in the Duke Rong's mansion. Not only will they not curry favor with Jia Baoyu, but they will also take Jia Baoyu, Xiren and Qianxue who came with him very rudely. Waiting for someone to block the door, in front of them, 'Bang! ’ He closed and locked the courtyard door with one sound, regardless of how Jia Baoyu jumped outside the door and how the maidservants complained for the master. ?