Rongguo Mansion, wing courtyard
"I don't want you, you useless person!"
Baoyu saw the girl minding her own breakfast, her attitude neither cold nor indifferent, as if a basin of cold water had been poured down her pocket. She was stunned on the spot, her pale face turned red to the color of pig liver, and she reached out to grab the psychic by the neck. Baoyu fell hard to the ground.
With a "click" sound, the psychic gem drew an arc on the ground and hit the corner under the cabinet.
The girl who was eating her breakfast with chopsticks stared at her with surprise on her face, which was now extremely beautiful. She said softly: "Brother Bao, why did you throw that jade?"
I couldn't help but think of the young man's advice when he was in Jinling, "My sister has returned to the capital. If Baoyu wants to get close to my sister, but he can't, he may drop the jade. My sister can just look at him normally, don't be alarmed."
Baoyu's face turned red, and he was speechless for a moment. Shouldn't Sister Lin have tears in her eyes?
Seeing Baoyu's stunned scene, Daiyu realized something in her heart. This was probably like a child crying to attract the attention of an adult.
how to say? After the trick was discovered many times, Daiyu inevitably felt a surge of emotion in her heart.
Baoyu said anxiously: "Sister Lin, if there is anything wrong with what I did, you should tell me. Why are you so lukewarm?"
Zicuckoo frowned, feeling bored, and said, "Second Master, what are you doing here throwing jade?"
Daiyu stared, put down her chopsticks, and said softly: "Brother Bao, when did I stop being lukewarm to you? You are here, and I invite you to drink tea politely. You are like this early in the morning. …”
At the end of the sentence, my voice became weaker, my nose was slightly sour, and I felt a little aggrieved.
Why should she be so angry? She had been living in this Rongguo Mansion since she was a child, and she didn't know how angry she had been.
She missed Brother Heng. If Brother Heng was by her side, he would never let her suffer such injustice.
Baoyu's big round face turned red and he opened his mouth. At this moment, he saw Daiyu was about to cry, and his heart skipped a beat.
Right, right, it feels right, this is the smell, everything is back.
Sister Lin cried, everything came back.
Baoyu's heart welled up with ecstasy, and he quickly came forward and said with a smile: "Sister Lin, we grew up together, eating and sleeping in the same bed. If I treat my sister badly, I will turn into ashes immediately and be struck by five thunders. Don't ignore me, sister." I'm the."
Daiyu ignored Baoyu, and just wiped her tears with a handkerchief, feeling a little aggrieved. Tears filled her eyes when she listened to Baoyu's rude words.
The carefree life in Jinling was in sharp contrast to the noisy scene in front of me.
And this movement finally alerted the maids and nannies outside as well as Jia Mu in Rongqing Hall.
In Rongqing Hall, Jia Mu had just finished breakfast and finished a bowl of millet porridge. Under the service of Yuanyang, she rinsed her mouth. When she heard that Aunt Li had come to report, she was shocked and asked: "This is so good, they Why did the two of them quarrel again?"
In Jia Mu's eyes, it was natural that the couple were noisy childhood sweethearts.
Mrs. Wang, who was greeting Mrs. Jia to stay, had a look of displeasure on her fair face.
How many times have this happened since you were a kid? Even though she now feels that Yan'er is barely worthy of her Baoyu, but with such a narrow-minded and petty nature, she is still much worse than Bao Yatou. How can she become the head wife?
Aunt Xue was sitting aside, thinking about how to go to Dongfu to talk to Brother Naheng about her daughter's life events. She was shocked when she heard this, stood up, and said with a smile: "Old lady, the two of them have been together since childhood. It’s not that it’s better to quarrel, it’s better to have a quarrel, and this happens again.”
At this time, another person came and reported: "Old lady, the second master dropped the jade on his neck, and the two of them are crying."
Jia Mu was shocked when she heard this and said hurriedly: "Go and see how this Baoyu can break his lifeblood! That is his lifeblood!"
Yuanyang listened on the side, with surprise visible on his snowy duck egg face, and a thick layer of gloom cast over his heart.
If Miss Lin has been wronged like this, I'm afraid he won't let it go.
When Jia Mu, accompanied by Aunt Xue and Mrs. Wang, came to the courtyard where Daiyu lived in a hurry, and entered the wing room, she happened to listen to Baoyu's annoyance and Daiyu's sobs.
Jia Mu looked at Baoyu and said anxiously: "Why did you hit your lifeblood again? That is your lifeblood!"
Seeing that there was no psychic jade on Baoyu's neck, Mrs. Wang became a little panicked and asked anxiously: "Where is the jade?"
Then, he glanced at Zicuckoo aside. He was so anxious that he couldn't stop talking and asked: "How come your girl makes your brother so angry?"
Zicuckoo's face was not very pretty, she pursed her lips tightly and said nothing.
Daiyu's delicate body trembled, and a chill came over her heart. Originally she was just a little sad, but now she felt endless sadness.
This was originally one of the countless times she had done over the years. Every time, everyone would coax Brother Bao and blame her overtly or covertly.
Baoyu turned the big face plate aside, with tears in his eyes, he said aggrievedly: "Old lady."
At this moment, looking at Baoyu with tears streaming down her face, Jia Mu felt heartbroken. She hugged Baoyu into her arms and cried out heartily, "Baoyu, my Baoyu."
As he said that, he looked at the maids around him and said, "What are you still doing? Find Yu quickly."
For a while, the maid began to look for the psychic gem, but how could she find it now?
At this time, a maid said: "Old lady, I didn't find it."
As the other nuns started talking about not finding the jade, Jia Mu became more and more panicked and asked anxiously: "Zicuckoo, have you seen the jade?"
At this moment, Daiyu was sitting not far away, feeling a sense of sadness and despair sweeping through her body and mind.
Aunt Xue looked at the girl with twitching shoulders and felt a little unbearable for a moment. She stepped forward and stroked Daiyu's shoulders, and whispered: "Girl Lin."
"Aunt, I'm fine." Daiyu raised her tear-stained face, her voice trembling slightly.
Aunt Xue sighed and said, "Girl Lin, you should calm down, don't let your anger break your body."
At this time, throughout the house, the maids and servants were rummaging through boxes and cabinets looking for psychic gems, and did not bother to ask Daiyu for a moment.
And the news in the West Mansion finally reached the East Mansion.
Jia Heng was talking to Sister Feng, talking about the business of some shops in Beijing, and said: "The eldest sister has gone to the south. The third sister can take care of some and help calculate the account books."
Sister Feng said with a smile: "Do you really value your third sister? She is only a little older and she is in charge of these account books?"
Jia Heng said: "It's the Chinese New Year now, and she won't be too young next year. She'll be fourteen, so I can train her so that she can take care of the house when she gets married in the future."
In fact, Baochai still has to take care of some business account books, but he needs to talk to Aunt Xue in the past two days, which can be regarded as a private communication. At this point, it is not appropriate to hide Baochai's affairs anymore.
While they were talking, a nun suddenly ran over in a hurry and reported, "Second Grandma, Second Master Bao had a quarrel with Miss Lin, dropped the jade, and was rummaging through the boxes in Miss Lin's room."
As soon as these words came out, the smile on Sister Feng's beautiful face froze and she said, "What's going on? Sister Lin just came back. Why did they get into a fight again and drop the jade?"
Jia Heng's expression also condensed, his eyes showed a hint of coldness, and his face was as dark as iron.
Qin Keqing looked worried. She held Jia Heng's hand across the coffee table with her delicate hands and said softly: "Husband, you..."
My husband pities Sister Lin so much, and I think he is extremely angry at this moment.
Jia Heng was silent for a moment, his eyes suddenly calmed down, he turned to Qin Keqing and said softly: "I'm fine, I'll go see what's going on."
This was what he had considered before. After the Grand View Garden was cleaned up, Daiyu could move in, and then Baoyu would go to school, so that he would have less contact.
Moreover, I need to take some time to give Jia Mu a hint and stop talking about CP.
Sister Feng said quickly: "Brother Heng, I have to go and have a look. It is no joke to lose this jade."
Qin Keqing's soft eyes flashed, she called softly, her pink lips moved and said: "Husband, over there with Sister Lin..."
Jia Heng turned to look at Qin Keqing and said warmly, "I'll come as soon as I go."
"Husband, why don't you bring Sister Lin here to live here? It will be cheaper to travel and you will have less things to do." Qin Keqing's face was as bright as rose petals, she pursed her pink lips and suddenly said.
Hearing this, Jia Heng raised his eyes to look at the beauty's graceful and gorgeous jade face. When he met her soft and graceful eyes, he was silent for a while, nodded and said, "Well, then I'll listen to you."
Qin Keqing nodded and said nothing else.
Listening to the conversation between the couple, Sister Feng's face paused slightly, and her eyes showed a hint of surprise. She was a little confused for a moment, why did Sister Lin come to live in Dongfu?
Before he could think about it carefully, he saw that the young man was already walking ahead, and he and Ping'er quickly followed.
Qin Keqing watched Jia Heng leave, her beautiful eyes as moist as water were stunned for a moment, then she thought about it, sat down again, picked up the tea cup beside her, brought it to her lips to take a sip, and then put it down again.
All this clearly makes me feel quite uneasy.
Now that her husband is gone, she can't come forward anymore, otherwise when she talks about picking up Sister Lin, she always means to be dissatisfied with the old lady of Xifu. As the head of the family, her husband can say harsh words, but she can't do that. We'll talk about it later. Just go back and forth with the old lady.
She would just have someone clean up the courtyard later and greet Sister Lin.
It's okay for Sister Lin to live in the house, everything is cheaper, and as long as she's in front of her, she's just another Sister Xue, it's no big deal.
And she will definitely have a child this time.
In fact, as time passed, the beauty gradually understood that as long as she didn't bother, no one could change her position. No matter how many people came from outside, it was no different than Er You.
Just when Qin Keqing's mind was ups and downs, the hanging bead curtain "clattered" sounded, and Sanjie You walked in enchantingly in a red dress, with a bit of laziness on her charming and beautiful face. He looked at me like this and asked, "Sister, where is the uncle?"
Qin Keqing said softly: "The uncle just went to Xifu."
Third Sister You chuckled lightly, her beautiful eyes under the willow leaves' beautiful eyebrows filled with water, and said with a chuckle: "The West Mansion is a bit more lively."
I said that I would talk to her after I came back... Now I won't talk about it anymore. Huh, just wait for her. She doesn't ask for anything, she just does it herself.
Qin Keqing did not answer the words, but said softly: "What is Sister-in-law You busy with in the house? Why haven't you said anything yet?"
Third Sister You said with a smile: "Don't celebrate the New Year this time. The bosses of the various farms in the house are coming to make donations. I don't have much experience in this matter, so I will ask the eldest sister to help with the management. When the time comes, I will compile the accounts and then Show it to Sister Qin."
Alas, if she is not accepted for one day, she will not be able to speak her mind properly. She feels that she does not have much confidence to help Sister Qin handle the affairs of the Duke's Mansion.
A faint smile appeared on Qin Keqing's hibiscus face, and she said, "Let Sister-in-law You be busy first. I'll take a look at the account books later."
Rongguo Mansion, the courtyard where Daiyu lives————
At this moment, all kinds of maids and maids were looking around in Daiyu's house. The hall was in a mess for a while. I don't know which of the aunts was clumsy and accidentally knocked over a bench and smashed it into the taller one beside. vase on the table.
"Click, click..."
The vase suddenly fell to the ground and shattered all over the floor, but no one paid attention at this moment. They were all looking for the psychic gem, and it gradually moved from the floor to the bed and wardrobe.
Daiyu followed the sound at this moment and looked at the broken vase, feeling sadness and grievance well up in her heart.
After all, it was because he was living under someone else's roof that he was so humiliated today.
In the original work, when Tan Chun, Mrs.
Of course, although today's scene did not involve the humiliation of searching for stolen goods, Daiyu's desperate and desperate appearance did not give Daiyu a certain amount of respect.
Zicuckoo's face changed slightly, she stretched out her hand to hold a nanny who was holding a curtain and headed towards the inner chamber, and said urgently: "If it's not in the inner chamber, don't look for it in the girl's boudoir."
Mother Jia's old face was full of eagerness. She took Baoyu's hand and asked, "My dear, where did you fall? What should I do if I can't find you?"
Baoyu was also confused, with tears still on his full moon face, and said with a cry: "Ancestor, I don't know either."
At this time, Aunt Xue persuaded: "Old lady, Baoyu fell in a fit of anger. He may have escaped in any corner. Old lady, don't be impatient, look for it slowly. It's only in this room anyway, so it won't run away with long legs." "
After hearing this, Jia Mu calmed down a little and said, "Yuanyang, let people continue to look for her."
Yuanyang glanced in the direction of Daiyu, with a look of embarrassment on his face. At this time, the grandmother and the maids had begun to intensify their search efforts.
As time passed, such a big commotion in Daiyu Courtyard also attracted Baochai, Tanchun, Baoqin and Xiangyun from Lixiang Courtyard. Li Wan also heard the news, and the maids Suyun, Bi and Xiangyun came over. Yue Xiang accompanied him to the place where the incident occurred.
Everyone was shocked when they saw the chaotic scene in Daiyu's house.
Xiangyun frowned and said, "Brother Ai is angry with Sister Lin again?"
The maid Cuixu pulled her girl's arm, as if to remind Xiangyun not to talk nonsense.
Bao Qin saw this battle for the first time. Liu Ye's beautiful eyebrows furrowed, and her moist almond eyes looked confused. When she saw Dai Yu, her face as pink as white and flawless was covered with worry, and she called out : "Look at Sister Lin."
When everyone saw the petite and graceful girl sitting sadly, her shoulders were shaking, she was holding a one-meter-square plain plum blossom embroidered handkerchief to cover her face, and she was obviously sobbing softly.
Baochai held the handkerchief, stepped forward quickly, took Daiyu's bare hand, and said softly: "Sister."
Now he no longer looks like he used to be, only worried.
When she raised her eyes and saw the person coming, her starry eyes under Daiyu's smoky eyebrows were filled with tears. The accumulated tears burst out and she called out: "Sister Bao."
With a cry in her voice, Daiyu burst into Baochai's arms.
The two of them had come all the way from Jinling to Shenjing. Although there was a secret quarrel between them, after all, they were... a family.
Baochai quickly put his arms around the girl's slender shoulders and comforted her gently. With pity in his eyes, he said softly: "Brother Bao is impatient and has the temper of a child. Sister Lin, don't take it to heart."
In her opinion, Baoyu, like his brother, is a fool, so she just doesn't let him get angry.
Upon seeing this, Tanchun, Xiangyun, Baoqin and Li Wan also came to Daiyu. Most of them had some concern on their faces and came over to comfort her.
But at this time, after searching for a long time, the psychic gem was still not found.
Amber said: "Old lady, I still can't find this jade for a while."
Jia Mu said anxiously: "Look! Keep looking. I have to find it now."
Mrs. Wang also echoed: "You have to dig three feet into the ground to find the jade."
At this moment, Sister Feng's unique and charming voice seemed to come from under the eaves, saying: "Old ancestor, why do you need to dig three feet into the ground to find something?"
While talking, Sister Feng led Ping'er into the wing where Daiyu was. Danfeng, under the willow eyebrows, saw doubt in his eyes and smiled: "Old ancestor, what's wrong?"
When she saw Sister Feng, Jia Mu smashed the crutch in her hand on the ground and said, "Girl Feng, Baoyu, this careless evildoer, lost the jade. It was his lifeblood, his lifeblood!"
As the original book of Red Mansions says, every time Baoyu loses the psychic jade, the entire Rongguo Mansion will be in uproar. Therefore, after Baoyu lost the jade, the attacker told him to keep it secret first and not let the old lady know.
Sister Feng took Jia Mu's hand and said comfortingly: "Old lady, don't worry, this jade is a spiritual treasure. It recognizes its owner and will never be lost."
Jia Mu nodded and said, "That's what Feng Yatou said."
At this moment, I heard a quiet and cold voice: "What treasure? It's just a piece of stone. What if I lose it?"
At this time, when Jia Mu and others heard the familiar cold voice, their expressions changed. They followed the sound and saw the cotton curtain opened, and a tall and tall young man walked in.
The young man came against the light, which gave a hint of coldness to his handsome face, and his demeanor, which was as calm as a mountain, made the people in the hall slightly frightened.
Jia Mu was surprised and said, "Brother Heng, why are you here?"
At this moment, everyone in the room who was chatting at once also fell silent. There was a moment of silence. Even the grandmothers and maids who were searching the house stopped what they were doing, lowered their hands and looked to both sides, not daring to express their anger.
Standing in front of everyone is the head of the Jia family, a powerful man named Wuhou!
Only Daiyu was sobbing in Baochai's arms, but when she heard the familiar voice, she raised her head from Baochai's arms and looked at the young man with starry eyes.
If Baochai hadn't been holding the girl in his arms, he would have thrown himself into the boy's arms immediately and cried heartily.
Jia Heng looked at the messy scene in the room, his face darkened, and he snorted coldly.
With just a cold snort, everyone in the hall felt their hearts tremble and their hands and feet became cold.
But Baoyu was already shrinking in Jia Mu's arms, as silent as a cicada.
Jia Heng looked at the pair of tearful starry eyes, his gaze moved, and he turned to Jia Mu and said coldly: "Old lady, what are so many people doing rummaging through Sister Lin's house?"
Seeing Jia Heng's expression of confusion, Jia Mu's old face showed a hint of embarrassment and said: "Brother Heng, Baoyu and Daiyu had a quarrel, and somehow they threw the jade, and now I don't know where it fell. "
At this time, Sister Feng Danfeng's eyes flashed, she had a vague understanding, and she said with a smile: "Brother Heng, the children are having fun."
When Jia Mu heard this, she also reacted and said, "Brother Heng, the two of them are having fun."
Mrs. Wang looked at the gloomy-looking young man and tightened her grip on the Buddhist beads in her hand, feeling extremely fearful in her heart.
Zijuan took over the conversation and said: "Old lady, it was the second master who came to see the girl early in the morning. Before he could finish a few words, the second master suddenly lost his temper and threw the jade as soon as he got it. The girl and I Didn’t even react.”
Jia Heng looked at Baoyu who was in Jia Mu's arms and asked, "Baoyu, tell me what's going on?"
Baoyu raised his eyes and looked at the young man, hesitatingly saying: "Brother Heng..."
"Come, go and ask for Mr. Zheng." Jia Heng said calmly.
Baoyu: "..."
He opened his mouth, feeling anxious, and quickly opened his mouth and said, "Brother Heng, I dropped the jade, and I don't know where it went."
When everyone saw this scene, they wanted to laugh but didn't dare.
At this moment, Daiyu also stopped crying, her starry eyes blinked, her tear-stained vision gradually became clearer, and she looked steadily at the young man with a calm face.
At this time, Baochai took a handkerchief and wiped the tears on Daiyu's face, and said softly: "Sister, okay, stop crying, someone is so distressed."
At this moment, Chai Dai was one big and one small, one plump and one petite. She looked like a mother wiping her daughter's nose and tears.
Daiyu's heart trembled slightly, and she gently wiped the tears in her eyes with a handkerchief.
Jia Heng said in a deep voice: "You, sister Lin, are a guest from afar. You act stupid and crazy like this and make the house uneasy. Where are the etiquette taught to you in the school?"
Mrs. Wang's brows were furrowed, and she held the Buddhist beads in her hands tightly, her joints turning white. What does it mean to be insane? How can this sound so unpleasant?
Jia Mu also saw the sullenness of the young man opposite and said, "Brother Heng, their children's play does not last only one or two days."
Jia Heng said seriously: "Old lady, Uncle Lin has been patrolling salt in Yangzhou for several years and has made great contributions to the country. He entrusted me, the orphan girl of the Jia family, to come to Beijing. For several years, I have been repeatedly harassed by Baoyu. Baoyu has a perverse temperament, is moody, and often suffers from convulsions. I don’t know how many grievances Sister Lin has suffered because of her madness. She has been weak since she was a child, and she shed so many tears because of this evil obstacle that she became depressed and sick."
Speaking of this, Jia Heng looked at the girl and met the bright, loving eyes.
Jia Heng said: "Uncle Lin entrusted the orphan girl to my Jia family, but he was treated like this. Is this the way we treat relatives? How to treat heroes? Sister Lin just came back and was disturbed by De Baoyu, and the house became chaotic. Like this, you actually have to dig three feet into the ground to find a smelly and hard rock? This is simply embarrassing and unreasonable!"
When Mrs. Wang heard the young man's accusation, her fair complexion turned pale. She clenched the Buddhist beads in her hand tightly, as if she had eaten a fly.
Is this what she said just now? The smelly and hard stone means that the psychic jade is a stone from the latrine?
No, when did Baoyu get angry with this Lin girl? Two kids are making a fuss, why are they making such a fuss?
Aunt Xue looked at the young man with a complicated look.
What exactly did they say about Brother Heng and Bao Yatou? How should she talk to Brother Heng later?
Sister Feng turned to look at the messy side room and living room, her eyebrows stood up, and she said: "This is too shameful. Stop searching randomly. We are all waiting outside."
I'm afraid things won't go well today.
Baochai looked at Daiyu aside, took the girl's hand, and gently stroked the back of her hand.
Brother Heng really likes Yan'er, and he is afraid that after this incident, he will be taken to Dongfu.
Jia Mu was in shock at this moment. She looked at Jia Heng in astonishment and said quickly: "Brother Heng, the Baoyu stone is very important. We must find it. It was the stone he brought when he fell into the grass. He lost it." It’s going to cause trouble.”
Baoyu was trembling now. Jia Heng's words just now were like daggers piercing his heart. Was he so angry with Sister Lin?
Jia Heng looked calm and said: "The old lady will dig three feet in the ground here and search slowly. Since Sister Lin can't have peace in the West Mansion, she will live in the East Mansion. Not long after, Uncle Lin came to Beijing to report to the Holy Spirit. , when asking about Sister Lin, I won’t end up with the reputation of treating my relatives harshly and lose my face.”
Jia Mu: "..."
When Baoyu heard this, he felt as if he had been struck by thunder. He was almost stunned, dumbfounded, and a turbulent wave arose in his heart.
Sister Lin is moving to Dongfu. This is not possible, absolutely not! If he goes to Dongfu, he will never see Sister Lin again.
Just when Baoyu was in a state of confusion, Jia Heng looked at Baochai and Daiyu and said, "Sister Xue, third sister, help sister Lin to Dongfu."
In his desperation, Baoyu ignored his fear and said urgently: "Brother Heng, Sister Lin can't go to Dongfu."
"Don't go to Dongfu, does it make you crazy?" Jia Heng shouted and said coldly, then looked at Zicuckoo on the side and said: "Pack up Sister Lin's clothes and go over now."
At this time, Baoyu turned to look at Jia Mu, with tears streaming down her face, and prayed: "Old ancestor, Sister Lin can't go to Dongfu."
"Brother Heng..." Just as Jia Mu opened her mouth, she was met with a pair of dark and calm eyes, but the sense of oppression in them made even Jia Mu, who had seen wind and waves in her life, feel shuddered.
"Old lady, after Uncle Lin helps me rectify the salt affairs in Yangzhou, he will be of great use when he returns to Beijing and will be ranked in the temple. It is inappropriate for Sister Lin to live here and be bullied again. If I hear about being bullied in the house again, I will How should the Jia people deal with themselves?" Jia Heng's face was calm, and at the end of the sentence, his rhetorical question was unquestionable.
When Jia Mu heard what Jia Heng said, her heart skipped a beat, and she immediately understood what Jia Heng said.
This is no longer the bitterness of the younger generation, but is caused by the interests of the clan. Her son-in-law is of great use to the clan and cannot live in the mansion. Otherwise, once he hears that he is angry with Baoyu, he will often shed tears and those who don’t know will still cry. I thought she was being tortured...
At this moment, I suddenly heard an angry voice coming from the courtyard, saying: "Evil beast! This evil beast! Let me kill him today!"
It turned out that Jia Zheng had arrived, and when he heard Jia Heng's words under the eaves of the corridor, he felt ashamed and angry, burning up his reason.
This bastard can no longer be kept!
(End of chapter)
