While Zhu Jinghong was forced to kneel down as punishment, at the gate of Rongguo Mansion on the other side, the Jia family had opened the gate to welcome the distinguished guests.
After being carried into the inner house, the Xue family's mother and daughter, led by the Jia family's servants, slowly walked to Jia's mother's yard.
In Jia Mu's courtyard, all the female relatives of the Jia family were present, and the reception was grand.
Of course, everyone present had different thoughts.
Mrs. Wang has a look of hope, Mrs. Xing has an expressionless face, Jia Sanchun has a curious face, and Jia Baoyu has a smile...
After experiencing the last turmoil, Jia Baoyu has been under strict control by Jia Zheng and moved out of Jia's mother's courtyard. Now she lives in Tirenmude courtyard to the west of Mengpozhai, right under Jia Zheng's nose. With.
As long as Jia Zheng was not in the palace, the old man would show up again. He would leave the school and go into the inner house to play with his sisters.
The other elders in the family, such as Mrs. Jia Muwang, did not care about this. After all, the impeachment storm has passed.
The day before yesterday, I learned that a sister from Jinling’s Xue family who was good in appearance and knowledge was coming. How could Jia Baoyu be absent from today’s scene?
While everyone was looking forward to it, surrounded by several servants, the Xue family's mother and daughter, wearing cloaks, had already crossed the hall and appeared in the courtyard.
"younger sister……"
"elder sister……"
Mrs. Wang welcomed her out, and Aunt Xue also quickened her pace, both of them with tears in their eyes.
When the two sisters missed each other, Mrs. Xing and others also came to greet them, and Mrs. Wang introduced them one by one.
In the third spring of the Jia family, they greeted Xue Baochai, each calling her sister affectionately.
On the steps, seeing Xue Baochai's lustrous muscles and bones, and her elegant demeanor, Jia Baoyu was fascinated by it for a moment, which made Daiyu beside her feel sad.
"Let's go... let's talk to Sister Bao!" Baoyu turned to Daiyu and said.
Although Xue Baochai was talking to Sanchun, he was also curious about why Jia Baoyu was here. Fortunately, the other party was still young and there was no serious problem.
But when Jia Baoyu looked directly at him, this made Xue Baochai particularly unhappy. He didn't understand why there were so many prostitutes in the capital.
Because his heart belongs to someone, Baochai's mentality has changed. Jia Baoyu's mentality will also be different, and many things will also change accordingly.
Seeing Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu approaching and still staring at him, Xue Baochai turned directly to Yingchun.
Among the sisters present, Yingchun was the same age as her.
"So, you are not yet fifteen, then you should call me sister!" Baochai said with a smile.
Yingchun replied: "That's right. My wife explained it yesterday!"
"Meet my sister!"
Hearing the voice coming from beside him, Xue Baochai had to turn around and saw Jia Baoyu clasping his fists in salute.
Xue Baochai had a warm attitude and said like a sister: "You must be Baoyu, you have grown so big now!"
Although he was talking to Jia Baoyu, Xue Baochai was attracted to Lin Daiyu.
Although the other party is still young, her aristocratic appearance is the best among the sisters, and her weak-willed attitude makes people feel loving and affectionate.
Just from Daiyu's demeanor, Xue Baochai roughly guessed that this woman's talents were not inferior to his own, which made her feel sympathy for her.
Human feelings are sometimes so sudden and unreasonable.
When Baochai evaluated Daiyu in his heart, the latter also had the same judgment, and the two of them were in agreement.
But Jia Baoyu's behavior made Daiyu have no intention of talking to Baochai, and she only felt a little sad.
"Sister Bao, this is Sister Lin!"
"I've met Sister Bao!" No matter how sad her heart was, Daiyu would never forget the courtesy she should have.
Baochai took a step forward, directly passed the redundant Jia Baoyu, and reached out to help Daiyu up.
"Sister, you don't have to be polite!"
Taking this opportunity, Baochai looked at Daiyu carefully, and Daiyu also tilted her head to look at Baochai.
"Baby girl, come and see the old lady!"
Hearing her mother's call, Baochai let go of Daiyu and walked towards Jia Mu with a smile.
This sister is not bad... Daiyu thought to herself.
Kneeling on the mat, Xue Baochai kowtowed to Jia Mu. The latter helped her up after receiving the gift, but Jia Baoyu pulled Daiyu over.
"Let's go... let's talk in the house!"
"Old lady please!"
When Jia Mu opened her mouth, everyone responded and helped her into the courtyard.
Because she was a foreigner, Aunt Xue was invited by Jia Mu to sit down with her, followed by the second wife of King Xing, then Li Wan, Wang Xifeng and others.
The three girls of the Jia family and Baochai and Daiyu were sitting further back, and Tanchun was asking Baochai about what he had seen on the road.
Daiyu listened carefully, and Xichun, the youngest, asked questions from time to time, but Yingchun smiled calmly from beginning to end.
As for Jia Baoyu, he had already squeezed behind Jia Mu and looked at Baochai, who was already making plans.
When Aunt Xue was talking to Mrs. Wang and Jia Mu was holding a cup of tea, Jia Baoyu leaned into her ear and whispered in her ear.
"Ancestor, please keep this precious girl here, she will keep you company!"
Looking at Baochai, who was elegant in manners and generous in speech, Jia Mu was very fond of her.
So she nodded slightly and asked Aunt Xue with a smile: "My aunt has come all the way. The mansion in Beijing is already abandoned, so why not stay in the mansion for the time being?"
Mrs. Wang has already reported this matter, and if Jia Mu talks about it this time, it is just to discuss it face to face.
While they were discussing how to settle down, Baochai on the other side held Daiyu again and asked thoughtfully.
"How old is your sister this year?"
"twelve!"
Seeing Daiyu's timid appearance, Baochai said lovingly: "Looking at my sister like this, does it seem like she has some inadequacies?"
"I've been like this since I was a child, and now I'm taking Ginseng Yangrong Pills!"
Daiyu could feel Baochai's concern, and the pain in her heart eased a little.
At this time Tanchun asked: "Sister Bao, I heard that this time you came to Beijing with the prince?"
"My brother is on errands for Thirteenth Master and cannot send my mother and daughter to Beijing in person, so I begged Thirteenth Master to take us to Beijing so that we can be safe on the way!"
At this time, Jia Baoyu came around and took the initiative to answer: "So that's it. It seems...this Thirteenth Master is not entirely without merit!"
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Chai and Dai looked at him sideways, with dissatisfaction in their eyes.
It's understandable that Daiyu is dissatisfied, just because she doesn't want Jia Baoyu to come and talk to her.
Xue Baochai understood it better. Although she also felt that Zhu Jinghong had many bad habits, it was not Jia Baoyu's turn to point out his faults.
Facing two unkind glances, Jia Baoyu felt extremely embarrassed and had no choice but to shut up and stop talking.
Although Tanchun was younger, he was relatively sensible, so he reminded him in a low voice: "Second brother, stop talking nonsense, or I will punish you!"
"Why am I talking nonsense!"
Jia Baoyu muttered, but he also knew not to say more, otherwise he would only be asking for trouble.
At this moment, Jia Baoyu was in a bad mood, lamenting that the arrival of the fairy-like Sister Bao made Sister Lin alienate from her.
"The master is back!"
While I was thinking about it, I suddenly heard a report from outside. I was so frightened that I suddenly ran out, fearing that my father would find out that I was not studying.
Seeing this, everyone in Tanchun laughed, even Daiyu did the same, but Baochai didn't know what was going on.
Thanks to book friends "Keqing Tietie" and "Cheating Tiger Spot Lord" for the reward!
(End of chapter)
