"Hmph...do you believe what Sister Bao said when you say it?" Daiyu turned her head.
She didn't believe it anyway, so she just thought it was Baochai joking and didn't take it seriously at all.
"Why don't you believe it?" Baochai put down the stove.
Daiyu replied confidently: "Master Thirteen and I have only met once, and we are three years younger than him. How could he fall in love with me!"
Baochai sighed and said, "You... don't understand him!"
Baochai was sincerely emotional, but Daiyu was still joking. She smiled at this moment and said, "Yeah...how can I have Sister Bao understand him? The so-called tacit understanding makes everything clear!"
"You girl..." For a moment, Baochai didn't know what to say.
Daiyu made jokes about her and Zhu Jinghong many times, and Baochai became somewhat immune after hearing it so many times.
Fortunately, later on, the two of them changed the topic of their conversation and talked about poetry and songs, and also talked about some things that happened in the palace.
After hearing this, Daiyu looked worried and said: "Sister Bao... that queen's niece, I'm afraid she will be your strong enemy next!"
"What kind of rival?"
"Of course he is a strong rival to become the princess!"
These words were really a thorn in Baochai's heart, making her worry about it every day.
Seeing Baochai's appearance, Daiyu knew what she was thinking, but at this moment Daiyu didn't know how to persuade her.
The difficulty is right in front of us. To say that "there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain" is nothing more than self-deception.
There was silence in the room for a while. It happened that Tanchun and a few people came over to talk, and then the topic was led to other places.
About an hour later, a girl came over to send a message, asking the girls to have lunch at the old lady's place, and everyone reluctantly got up.
After lunch, several girls gathered together again, sipping tea while competing in talent and writing lyrics and poems, which was very lively.
Although Baochai and Zhu Yunsheng get along peacefully in the palace, they are different from each other after all, so they are not as relaxed and comfortable as they are now.
And happy time is always short-lived. Since the Xue family is here to visit as guests, there is no reason to stay long.
So in the afternoon, Aunt Xue made preparations to go back. After all, Mrs. Wang and others were also busy with family matters and did not have much time to spend with her own sister.
Baochai had no objection to this. Although she was very reluctant to leave Daiyu and the others, she still said goodbye to them all.
"You girl, why are you crying again? You really treat yourself like a child!" Baochai said helplessly, looking at Daiyu with moist eyes.
Thinking of Daiyu's true nature, Baochai was extremely moved and felt the urge to cry at this moment.
"Don't be sad, we will have a chance to meet again in the palace in a few days!"
"Yeah!" Daiyu nodded.
On the other side, Aunt Xue also said goodbye to Mrs. Wang and others, then looked at her daughter and said, "Baochai, it's time to go!"
"Farewell!"
"Sister Bao, walk slowly!"
Having said everything that needed to be said, any attempt to stay would be artificial, so the girls didn't say anything more and just watched Baochai get on the sedan and leave.
After watching Baochai leave, Tanchun looked at Daiyu beside him and couldn't help but ask: "Sister Lin, do you really want to enter the palace?"
The Queen personally summoned an unrelated little girl. This seemed unbelievable no matter how you looked at it, so Tanchun had this question.
What she actually wants to know is why, while everyone is "ordinary" women, "Xue Linshi" is the only one who has won the favor of the royal family.
Daiyu said calmly: "What Sister Bao said must be true!"
Obviously, Daiyu didn't care about being called. Power, wealth and honor were not important to her.
While everyone was having different thoughts, they heard a voice coming from behind them: "Entering the palace? Why are you entering the palace so well?"
"Second brother, it's nothing... we were just joking!" Tanchun was afraid that Baoyu would cause trouble, so he casually tried to deal with it.
Now that Yuanchun has been granted the title of Crown Princess, Mrs. Wang has become much more rigid and is trying every means to cause trouble and seize power. Tanchun certainly does not want to cause trouble because of this.
"Don't think I didn't hear it, it was all the Xue family's daughter who instigated it!"
Baoyu hated Baochai, so he called her "Xue's daughter". Today, he avoided seeing her. Otherwise, when several girls were competing to learn, this girl would definitely sneak in and play.
When Baoyu was talking, he had already walked around to Daiyu, and then said angrily: "Sister Lin, she wants to trick you into entering the palace, she definitely has no good intentions..."
Seeing that Baoyu was misunderstanding Baochai again, Tanchun wanted to help distinguish a few words, but Daiyu spoke first.
"Whether you have good intentions or not has nothing to do with you!"
By now, Daiyu was extremely disappointed with Baoyu and had no intention of defending herself, so she said such cold words.
"Sister Lin, why are you..."
Before Baoyu could finish what she said, Daiyu turned around and left. Baoyu was so anxious that she wanted to catch up with her, but couldn't save face for a while.
At this time, Tanchun explained quite generously: "Second brother, you did blame Sister Bao wrongly!"
Besides, after Baochai was carried out of Rongguo Mansion, she realized that her brother had not followed her, and she knew that he had gone out to fool around again.
On the way home, Baochai and his entourage took a detour because the road was closed due to the royal family's trip. If they didn't take the detour, they would have to wait for an hour.
When we returned to the mansion, the sun had already set in the west, and the wind and snow had become lighter.
Entering the inner house, the Xue family's mother and daughter took off their cloaks and then sat in the living room to serve tea.
"Mom... Big brother hasn't come back, so we'd better send someone out to find him!"
Aunt Xue responded: "I have already given the order!"
After a few breaths of silence, Aunt Xue took the initiative to speak: "Baochai... This time I went to Rongguo Mansion, there was indeed a different atmosphere!"
Seeing her mother's envious look, Baochai calmly replied: "Sister Yuanchun has become the crown princess, so the Jia family is naturally different than before!"
"Today your aunt told me that now that Baoyu is old, it's time for him to get married, so that he can calm down and study hard, and have a good future in the future..."
Seeing that Baochai didn't answer, Aunt Xue had no choice but to continue: "Your aunt said that you are well-educated, upright and considerate, and you are a good match for Baoyu, so she wanted to recruit you..."
Before her mother could finish her words, Baochai stood up and said, "Mom, you'd better stop talking. I don't want to do this!"
All major marriage matters are decided by the parents. Normally Baochai has no say, but she directly denied it, which is strange in this era.
"Baochai, what are you talking about? It's so unruly!" Aunt Xue looked dissatisfied and wanted to maintain her dignity as a mother.
Seeing Baochai turning his head to the side, Aunt Xue was angry, but she still explained: "Now that Yuanchun has made the crown princess, Baoyu will be the uncle of the country in the future. If you marry him... you will still get less of your benefits." ?”
Turning around and facing his biological mother, Baochai said coldly: "I can't compare to any uncle!"
"you……"
"Mom, you also know that Baoyu and I have always been at odds with each other, and now we are like enemies. If you ask me to marry him... are you pushing my daughter into a pit of fire?"
"Besides, how old is Baoyu? I'm already in my prime, do I have to wait for him for a few more years? If I tell him, won't I be laughed at?"
"If Baoyu regrets the marriage then, his family can choose another good match. Who should I complain to?"
Baochai's rapid-fire speech really made Aunt Xue unable to answer, and also made her fall into deep thought.
I went to Jia's house today, and after hearing the sayings about a good marriage and a close relationship, Aunt Xue was really convinced that she could join the Jia family in the future.
Now after listening to Baochai's analysis, she realized that this matter was very unreliable.
"Mom... my daughter's life-long events have been planned!"
(End of chapter)
