In Rongguo Mansion, because it was the Lantern Festival, all the men, women, and children of the clan came in early to pay their respects to Jia Mu.
The joy of the festival has finally dispelled a lot of the gloom that has been at home recently.
Lin Ruhai came to see Jia's mother after taking a bath and changing clothes because she was resting. She took a look at Daiyu and bundled up the books she had sorted out the day before and sent them to Daiyu.
Daiyu was overjoyed. After her father left, she hid in her room and quietly counted.
Suddenly seeing Baochai walking in, Daiyu stood up to greet her: "Why are sisters Baochai here?"
"Let me see you."
Baochai took the handkerchief and walked to Daiyu's side, still looking at the piles of Chinese classics on Daiyu's table.
"Did Master Lin send these to my sister?"
"Well, sister Bao, please sit down." Daiyu poured Baochai a cup of tea.
Baochai then sat down and said to herself that Daiyu's father was in a high position, but he was not like an ordinary old scholar. Instead of opposing his daughter's study, he supported her, which was very rare.
Seeing that Baochai was silent, Daiyu took the opportunity to take a good look at her.
I saw that Baochai had a gorgeous appearance, bright eyes and white teeth. When she stood up or sat down, she had a calm and elegant demeanor. She was indeed an elegant woman that is hard to find in the world. No wonder those who have no discernment say she is better than me, huh.
Feeling unconvinced, Daiyu didn't show it on her face and still smiled: "Is my sister in good health? A few years ago, I heard that my sister was not well, so I originally wanted to go see her. But my father happened to arrive in the capital. I just went home and stayed there for half a month, so I didn’t have the chance to see my sister, so I would like to ask my sister not to blame her."
"If it's anywhere, even if you have time, you wouldn't dare to disturb him, let alone you don't have any."
Daiyu took advantage of the situation and asked Baochai about his illness, and Baochai answered casually. Then Daiyu smiled and asked: "I guess it was cured by taking that 'Lengxiang Wan' prescription?"
Baochai is the most thoughtful person. When he saw the playful look on Daiyu's face, he knew that she had heard about his prescription for treating diseases. It was strange, complicated and difficult to make, so she found it interesting. You may even feel that you are being mysterious and attracting attention.
Baochai didn't want to explain. After nodding, he said: "The old lady's house is so lively today, why don't you see Brother Bao?"
When Daiyu heard this, she thought to herself, "How do I know whether he is here or not?"
After all, he just shook his head and said nothing.
Baochai said with a smile: "You two quarreled again, and he got angry and hid away? Chengri family, I see you two are inseparable."
When Daiyu heard this, she knew that Baochai was joking about her and Jia Baoyu's conflict. Her face turned red, and then she said angrily: "Who quarreled with him, and who is inseparable from him? I think it's him and his sister who are always together." The most affectionate thing is that you should ask your sister about this."
Baochai arrived in the capital in the autumn of last year, so he had been getting along with Daiyu and others for several months and was quite familiar with them.
Although Daiyu felt that Jia Baoyu was a man with many faults and a change of mind when he saw strange things. But in Baochai's eyes, it can still be seen that Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu, the two sweethearts of Jia Mu, are the most compatible, and they are often seen in pairs.
Her mother even guessed that, looking at her appearance, Mrs. Jia wanted to marry the two cousins in the future, so Baochai made fun of Daiyu like this.
It was only when I saw Daiyu's reaction that I realized that maybe the two of them were obsessed with the authorities, or maybe because they were still young, they had not considered their own life-long events, so they kept silent to avoid offending this sharp-tongued girl.
"Hey, Sister Bao, Sister Lin, what are you two talking about hiding in the house?"
Just when the friendly exchange between Baochai and Daiyu was not going on, Shi Xiangyun came in with a probing cat and casually flipped through a book on Daiyu's table.
Daiyu was a little dissatisfied when she saw this. As a sister, it was hard to say anything to her, otherwise the little girl would think she was stingy again.
Before Baochai came, this "dead" girl was the closest to him. Later, when Baochai came, he always compared Baochai with himself. He felt that his sister Lin was not as good to her as her sister Bao. Huh, then don't Touch my things...
Neither Baochai nor Xiangyun bothered to check Daiyu's thoughts. When Xiangyun heard Baochai say that he had not seen Jia Baoyu, he smiled and explained: "Their daughter-in-law of Brother Rong over there came over and called her brother Qin." Zhong also brought him here, so Brother Bao went out to play with him."
Xiangyun flipped through the book a few times and felt that the book was not interesting, so he threw it away and went to pester Baochai. He also smiled mysteriously and said: "Sister Bao, I got a poem here. Sister Lin told me, I read it to Listen..."
When Baochai heard that it was from Daiyu, he immediately became interested.
Daiyu had just sorted out her books and was about to put them in a box and lock them up. After hearing this, she immediately knew what Xiangyun was going to say, and immediately reached out and hit her: "Don't say it!"
Seeing this, Xiangyun became even more unscrupulous. While avoiding Daiyu's attack range, he smiled at Baochai and said: "Sister Bao, have you read Dongpo's poetry collection and heard Mr. Dongpo's words, 'I would rather eat without meat. "You can't live without bamboo. Without meat, you will be thin, and without bamboo, you will be vulgar'?"
Baochai nodded, of course she knew this.
"Hehe, Sister Lin's poem was born out of this, and I think it is the ultimate explanation and the most ingenious adaptation of Mr. Dongpo's sentiments..."
Seeing Xiangyun keep telling her off, Baochai couldn't help but laugh and said: "Just tell me quickly, your face will break out laughing later."
So Xiangyun made a face at Daiyu who was staring at her, and then read loudly: "No meat makes you thin, and no bamboo makes you vulgar. Not vulgar but not thin, that's hahaha... yes, it's stewed bamboo shoots" Pork, hahahaha..."
Xiangyun was not good at telling jokes, so he kept laughing to himself before he spoke.
If it weren't for Baochai's strong understanding, I'm afraid he would really miss the point.
"You...is this really done by your sister Lin?"
After Baochai smiled, she looked at Daiyu in surprise. She really couldn't imagine that a girl as good as Daiyu could write such a down-to-earth poem. Let's call it a poem.
Daiyu's face turned slightly red, and she had to explain: "No, this is a nonsense made by Brother Lian. I used it to deceive her, but who would have thought that she would take it seriously. She is really a stupid girl."
Xiangyun raised her eyebrows proudly. In fact, she already knew the true origin.
Because after Daiyu deceived her, she took it to Tanchun and others, and Tanchun and others told her that it was Jia Lian's masterpiece, and she knew that Daiyu had deceived her.
Facing Baochai at this time, he took advantage of the situation and used it to make fun of Daiyu.
Hearing Daiyu's confession, she even said reluctantly: "Huh? Didn't you say it was you who did it? Why is it brother Lian Ai who did it? Well, it turns out that Sister Lin, you are also doing this kind of 'deceiving the world and stealing your reputation' It’s a matter of fact that you almost took possession of such a good poem like Brother Lian’ai as your own!”
Xiangyun seems to like to go against Daiyu.
There is a reason for this. Before Daiyu came, she, Jia Mu's biological grandniece, became the most favored granddaughter by Jia Mu. But since Daiyu came, she had to retreat to a place of shooting.
Xiangyun naturally felt a little disappointed, but that's not it. She was lively and cheerful by nature, so she didn't worry about it. Instead, she saw that Daiyu's appearance and character were far better than others, so she felt close to her.
It's just that the closer the little girls are, the easier it is for them to feel bad. Xiangyun discovered that Daiyu always cared about her and was not as tolerant to her as Yingchun, Tanchun and others. This made her gradually like to oppose Daiyu from being close to her.
Daiyu naturally liked and hated Xiangyun at the same time. At this time, she also saw that she was deliberately going against her, and immediately taunted her: "Humph, you have the nerve to talk, but you like to bite your tongue and talk. I can't explain 'two' clearly. As long as Lian loves my brother, I love my brother. When we play Go tomorrow and count the pieces, we should say 'Yao Ai 3, 4, 5'. Hmm, it's funny."
Xiangyun blushed when she was told that. Fortunately, Daiyu was not the first to laugh at her. She also knew that she spoke quickly and easily made mistakes.
Seeing that Baochai in front of her was also laughing, she immediately twisted Baochai's arm in dissatisfaction, and then said dissatisfied to Daiyu: "You are a good person yourself, so you don't have to make fun of everyone. I see, you are not better than anyone else in the world." all good.
I point out a person, and if you can find out her shortcomings, I will obey you. "
Xiangyun said as he pulled Baochai towards him.
Daiyu didn't need to ask who it was, she just sneered and said, "I'm not as good as Sister Bao, so I won't pick on her shortcomings. I'll pick on yours. What's the matter?"
In one word, Xiangyun was so angry that he fell down.
"Okay, okay, look at you, the older you get, the more you are like children, please don't say a word to each of us."
Baochai, who was innocently lying at gunpoint, saw Daiyu and Xiangyun fighting to a black-eyed chicken, and quickly got up to smooth things over.
Unexpectedly, Xiangyun rolled his eyes and already thought of a way to subdue Daiyu.
"I can't help you if you pick me. Anyway, I will never be as good as you in this life. I can only bless you that tomorrow I will get a brother-in-law Lin who also loves to bite his tongue and will let you hear about "love" all the time. 'Yeah, hahaha, that's what I see now."
As Xiangyun said this, he had already hid behind Baochai.
Sure enough, when Daiyu heard what she said, she almost rolled up her sleeves in shame and hatred, and was about to rush over to deal with her.
Fortunately Baochai was in the middle, otherwise Daiyu would have had to give Xiangyun a beating given her posture.
Just as the three of them were having a fuss, they suddenly heard the sound of people moving outside. The three of them stopped playing and came to the main room to see the news.
"You three girls, please go out and have a look. It's so powerful! Second Master Lian has received many rewards from the palace. When the old ladies heard about it, they all went out to have a look."
After hearing the maid's reply, Baochai and the three of them looked at each other, and they all saw the confusion in each other's eyes.
Second brother, have you received another reward?
It's my cousin-in-law again, he...
Brother Lian Ai is so awesome!
So, the three of them came out of the back hall hand in hand, stood behind the crowd, and peeked at the situation.
