As Jia Mu's niece and nephew, Shi Xiangyun has been favored by Jia Mu since she was a child. Naturally, she accompanied Baolinghou and his wife to celebrate Jia Mu's birthday today.
However, it seems that at such a large birthday banquet, the elders gather together to talk, and the juniors gather in another group.
Xiangyun thought of Daiyu but couldn't see her, so he left Yingchun and other sisters behind and secretly went to Daiyu's room to look for her.
As soon as she entered the door, she saw Zijuan coming out with an empty birdcage. Seeing her sneaking around, she couldn't help but laugh: "Miss Shi is here, are you here to see our girl?"
Xiangyun originally wanted to see what Daiyu was doing hiding in the house and why she wasn't playing with them.
When Zijuan discovered her whereabouts, she smiled innocently and said, "I'm just here to see Sister Lin. Sister Zijuan, is she in the house?"
"here I am."
Zijuan laughed, turned around and said to the room: "Girl, Miss Shi Da is here to see you."
"It's Xiangyun, come in quickly."
"It's Xiangyun, come in quickly~"
Xiangyun was impatient at first. He had already rushed into the house after hearing Zijuan say that Daiyu was there, so there was no need for Zijuan to communicate.
As soon as she entered the house, she saw Daiyu standing up to greet her. She was about to run over with a smile, but she heard another birdy sound and repeated Daiyu's greeting.
Xiangyun suddenly lost any interest in Daiyu and looked directly past Daiyu's figure towards Daiyu's desk.
Then she saw a parrot with bright feathers, a red beak, and a green body, standing on the bars of a brand new birdcage, tilting its head and looking back at her indifferently.
Xiangyun became happy and rushed over, lying on the table, poking at the cage and teasing the parrot: "What a beautiful brother Ying, Sister Lin, where did you get it? Did the old lady give it to you?"
Daiyu turned around and saw Xiangyun frightened her bird into running around in the cage. She frowned slightly and didn't reply. She just shook her head and walked back. She quietly moved the birdcage away from Xiangyun and continued to use the spoon. Feed birdseed.
Xiangyun was used to being careless and didn't take it seriously. He walked around to Daiyu and said with a smile: "If the old lady didn't give it to you, then Brother Lian must have given it to you, right?"
As soon as she said this, Daiyu immediately lost her composure because she heard the teasing tone in Xiangyun's tone, so she couldn't help but turn around and glare at her.
Seeing this, Xiangyun knew that he had guessed correctly, and his expression became even more proud. He faced Daiyu's dissatisfied eyes and smiled: "It's so hard for you to hide it from us. If I hadn't heard my aunt talk about it before, I wouldn't have done it. Do you know this?
You and Brother Lian, you guys... Giggle, I haven't congratulated you yet! "
Hearing Xiangyun say this, Daiyu was immediately a little nervous, but seeing Xiangyun's smile was pure and did not mean to ridicule or belittle, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Then she sighed in her heart. Although she had already accepted her relationship with Jia Lian, and felt that she was relieved that she could not be married to Jia Lian in this life, when her childhood playmates like Xiang Yun found out, she still felt She can't help but worry about what others think of her.
Thinking of this, her dissatisfaction with Xiangyun turned to shyness, and she didn't want to lose her dignity as an older sister, so she spoke softly and explained forcefully: "Is there anything I can't hide? Jilai... Jilai's life-long event is the order of his parents. The matchmaker said that my daughter's family just listens to the arrangements of her parents. There is no reason to tell others everywhere.
You don’t need to make fun of me. When your uncle and aunt have arranged a home for you in the future, I’ll see if you will make a special trip to tell us..."
"Oh, okay, why are you talking about someone else again! I'm not making fun of you, I'm here to congratulate you sincerely.
Brother Lian is such a nice person, and he has cared about and loved you the most since you were a child. After you marry him in the future, you will naturally be doted on and enjoy all the blessings!
People are really happy for you, and you still talk about me. Sure enough, I was right. You have been the best talker since you were a child, and now that you are engaged, you are still so sharp-tongued.
I think you are like this in front of us. In front of Brother Lian, you are very gentle and well-behaved..."
Daiyu entered Jia's house at the age of nine. Because of Jia's mother's special care, Yingchun and others took great care of this distant cousin and would not offend her easily.
Xiangyun was the only one who was outspoken and not afraid of offending Daiyu. He often came over to play and had many quarrels with Daiyu, and he was almost used to it.
Sure enough, when Daiyu heard Xiangyun's rude tone, she also sneered: "I just said one thing to you, but you talked so much, but you don't know who is sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued."
Seeing the two little sisters, they might have another fight, which would end with neither one paying attention to the other.
But behind the door, a young man wearing pink clothes and beautiful robes, with red lips and white teeth, walked out in despair.
Upon seeing this, Xiangyun immediately stopped replying to Daiyu and looked at Jia Baoyu who appeared like this with some confusion.
Daiyu, who was waiting for the move, saw Xiangyun like this and followed her gaze. When she saw Jia Baoyu coming in, Daiyu frowned, turned around and said nothing.
They didn't speak, but Jia Baoyu had to say something.
He stared at Daiyu's back and said in a low voice: "Sister Lin, what were you talking about just now? What major life events? Who are you going to marry after you get married?"
When Daiyu heard this, she knew that Jia Baoyu had listened to what she and Xiangyun had just said. Moreover, this idiot probably followed Xiang Yun's trail and chased him here.
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He deliberately did not answer Jia Baoyu's questions, but he was also worried about Jia Baoyu's special status in Rongguo Mansion and his stupidity. Today is Jia Mu's birthday again. It would be bad if he made some noise here.
So he said coldly: "Who I want to marry is none of your business!"
Daiyu didn't know that if she replied like this, it would be better not to reply at all.
Sure enough, when Jia Baoyu saw Daiyu's attitude towards him, and related to the conversation between Daiyu and Xiangyun just now, a surge of blood suddenly surged from his heart, making him extremely uncomfortable.
"Could it be that you are seriously engaged to brother Lian?!" Jia Baoyu covered his heart with a fist, looking very ugly.
Unfortunately, Daiyu, who had her back turned to him, could not see him. She hesitated for a moment and replied: "So what if it is, and so what if it is not?"
Jia Baoyu's face immediately turned blood red. He knew Daiyu very well, and he knew very well that with Daiyu's character, if this had not happened, Daiyu would definitely not have responded.
For a time, worries, sadness, fear and other emotions came one after another in his heart, making him almost unsteady on his feet.
Seeing this, Xiangyun rushed forward to help Jia Baoyu, and asked: "Brother Bao, what's wrong with you? This is a happy event for Sister Lin and Brother Lian. Although they shouldn't hide it from us, I was just doing the same Why talk to her about this..."
Jia Baoyu was furious at this time, and when he heard Xiang Yun's words, he was even more furious.
"Go away!"
Jia Baoyu gave a cold shout and casually pushed Shi Xiangyun away who was in front of him.
In his rage, he didn't care about strength, and Xiangyun, who was still young, didn't even want to think that Jia Baoyu, who had always been gentle and polite, would be rough with her. She was thrown to the ground and sat down without any precautions. Dun'er, the pain made her cry out "ouch".
In normal times, let alone attacking the sisters, even if the sisters bumped into each other casually, Jia Baoyu would have been concerned and distressed for a long time.
But at this time, Jia Baoyu just glanced at Xiangyun who was lying on the ground. His brows wrinkled unconsciously, but he refrained from moving and just faced Daiyu a few steps away.
Daiyu had turned back when she heard Xiangyun's ouch. At this time, she was busy coveting Xiangyun. After a word of concern, her dislike for Jia Baoyu rose to a new level again after more than half a year!
From the first day Daiyu entered Jia's house, her feelings towards Jia Baoyu were mixed, both good and bad.
Of course, it goes without saying that the human heart is made of flesh, let alone a sensitive person like Daiyu who lives in a foreign country. Jia Baoyu had taken care of her year after year, but she still remembered him well.
As for bad feelings, or disgust, half of them come from Jia Baoyu's own childish and sick character. The other half may be attributed to Jia Lian.
The wily Jia Lian was always able to magnify Jia Baoyu's shortcomings in front of Daiyu at the most critical moment, and at the same time create a majestic and bright image in Daiyu's heart.
It doesn't take much for this to happen, just two or three times, it is enough to establish a solid and unshakable essential impression in Daiyu's mind.
Especially the time when Jia Baoyu killed her Anu, Daiyu's dislike for Jia Baoyu reached its extreme for the first time.
Then, under Jia Lian's persuasion, she slowly relaxed her mind and decided to treat Jia Baoyu the same way she would treat an ordinary cousin.
Not to mention that Daiyu's dislike for Jia Baoyu gradually decreased. At the same time, all the expectations that Daiyu had for Jia Baoyu, her cousin, also dropped.
After all, since he is an ordinary cousin, whether he is good or not has nothing to do with her. Seriously speaking, Jia Baoyu's character is good compared to many other people.
This is also the reason why when Anu just died, she took the initiative to find Jia Lian and wanted Jia Lian to help her move back. She concentrated on avoiding Jia Baoyu and was now able to live peacefully with Jia's mother.
Who knows, Jia Baoyu will be back to his old ways today. He actually hit Sister Xiangyun!
Although she didn't see it with her own eyes, Daiyu's sharp ears could naturally tell that it was Xiangyun recommended by Jia Baoyu.
Therefore, I feel angry and happy at the same time. As expected, only at the critical moment can we see the good or bad of a person. Jia Baoyu is just so far behind second brother Lian!
There is really nothing wrong with your choice!
So he angrily scolded Jia Baoyu: "You go, you don't have to worry about my affairs, good or bad, it has nothing to do with you. If you don't leave, I will tell the old lady and uncle and aunt that you bullied us!"
If Daiyu had said this in normal times, Jia Baoyu would have given up.
At this moment, he couldn't care about the old lady or Jia Zheng. He looked at Daiyu who was glaring at him, feeling sad and tears inevitably falling from his eyes.
"Sister Lin, you, you are so cruel.
Do you really not care about my kindness to you over the years? Do you really not know my heart at all?
From the moment you entered this door, where in my eyes and heart was it not you? We ate at the same table and talked at the same place. Even if we had occasional quarrels, it only took a few days for us to reconcile as before. I thought we would be together forever, but now you are so indifferent to me, my heart has been broken by you..."
Jia Baoyu burst into tears and said in tears.
In this way, not only did the maids such as Zijuan and Xueyan who came over did not dare to chase Jia Baoyu away, but even Xiangyun, who was helped up by Daiyu and was very angry at Jia Baoyu, gradually understood the meaning.
She is careless, but that doesn't mean she is stupid. From Jia Baoyu's words, she could naturally understand that it turned out that Jia Baoyu also liked Sister Lin. No wonder he was so angry!
Xiangyun was a little younger than Jia Baoyu and others, and he never cared about his children's concerns, so how could he have considered this in advance.
She just thought that it would be a happy event if one of Jia Lian and Dai Yu was willing to marry and the other was happy to marry. Although she didn't quite understand how Daiyu and Sister Feng would get along in the future, but no matter what, Brother Lian was so capable that he would definitely be able to handle such a small problem.
Who would have thought that Jia Baoyu would appear in the middle and express his love for Daiyu!
But so what, she stood on the outside and could see clearly that Daiyu liked Jia Lian and not Jia Baoyu.
Not to mention, the two of them have been engaged for a long time! This is still a marriage that has been agreed upon by the elders of the two families. What's the point of Jia Baoyu coming out to cause trouble at this time?
Here, Daiyu didn't know how to reply to Jia Baoyu's question. Originally, children were ashamed to say these words, not to mention that Jia Baoyu almost confessed his feelings to her in person. Could she still argue with him?
What happened? So he pursed his lips tightly and said nothing.
Seeing this, Jia Baoyu thought that Daiyu was so cruel that she didn't even bother to talk to him, so her heart became even more sad. After reaching an extreme, it gradually turned into anger.
This anger was directed at Jia Lian and Daiyu, but also against the world.
Therefore, he glared at Daiyu and asked: "I always thought that the girl was an unconventional person, so I respected her so much.
Who would have thought that I was wrong.
Does the girl not know that although the second brother Lian is successful, he has already married Sister Feng?
Could it be that the girl, like the common people in the world, took a fancy to the fame, fortune and wealth of brother Lian? "
The so-called anger attacks the heart, but Jia Baoyu doesn't care whether he speaks indiscriminately.
Although he had always known that Daiyu's attitude towards Jia Lian was different from that towards others, he had not been too worried.
One is that he is too young and does not understand the meaning of "competition"; the other is that he is very confident in himself and feels that Daiyu must like him in her heart even if she doesn't tell him; the third is that Jia Lian has been married for a long time, so Jia Baoyu naturally feels that Jia Lian is not a threat.
What really made him realize something was wrong was when he saw Jia Lian helping Daiyu trace her eyebrows yesterday. It was also from that time that he repeatedly thought about the past and had a great crisis in his heart.
He wanted to ask Daiyu for confirmation, but what was hateful was that Mrs. Wang warned him solemnly and repeatedly, telling him to respect the etiquette and not to go to the sisters' room without any reason. Otherwise, she would ask the master to hire an etiquette teacher to teach him.
It was so easy to stay up until today with so much worry, and he was ready to follow Xiangyun to explore Daiyu's voice. Who knew he would hear those words that made him feel devastated and chilling to the bone.
He felt his heart was broken.
Daiyu came from Minhui, but she couldn't tell the meaning of Jia Baoyu's words, which was that she, Lin Daiyu, was a person who was greedy for vanity and loved power.
For a moment, she felt short of breath and almost fell down. Fortunately, Xiangyun, Zijuan and others had quick eyesight and quick hands to support her and give her some relief.
Then she had the strength to cry and said: "Don't be such a mouthful. My marriage was decided by my father before he died. This is the arrangement of my parents and elders. How can I agree or disagree?"
Even if I am like this, there is no room for you to comment.
I know you dislike me, you dislike me for living in your house for so long, and you dislike me for taking away the old lady's love for you, so you said these words deliberately, intending to let me die, and you just gave in. . "
Daiyu's words were divided into several times before she was finished. During this period, she kept coughing and appeared to be fainting, which made Zijuan and others anxiously turn around and quickly told Jia Baoyu and Daiyu to stop talking.
Xiangyun had always had a strong sense of justice since he was young. When he saw Jia Baoyu angering Daiyu like this, he immediately put his hands on his hips and said to Jia Baoyu:
"Brother Bao, you have gone too far, you actually said that to Sister Lin!
I know you like Sister Lin, but what Sister Lin likes is Brother Lian. Just because you like it in your heart, do you have to force others to like you too? How can there be such a truth in the world!
Moreover, since you know that Sister Lin and Brother Lian are engaged, you should know that Sister Lin is your sister-in-law. How can you be rude to your sister-in-law? I advise you to shut up. If word reaches your cousin's ears, you will inevitably get a good meal! "
Xiangyun's childish voice was childish, preferring to speak righteously. To Jia Baoyu's ears, it was extremely harsh.
Seeing that Daiyu was already breathing out too much and taking in little, she pulled off the "Psychic Jewel" hanging from her heart and threw it towards the ground.
"I smashed your useless thing!"
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