Although Baochai often advised her to study, Baoyu couldn't help but stay away from her.
But just like Daiyu.
How could Baoyu resist ignoring such an outstanding girl?
Every three or five days.
He always goes to Lixiangyuan to strike up a conversation with Baochai.
Even if we can't talk together, it will be the same next time.
Today he saw Baochai and complained that he was unwell.
But he saw that she did not go back to the room, but went to the garden.
Baoyu became curious for a moment and came over to strike up a conversation.
He and Baochai didn't play much on weekdays and had nothing to say for a while.
After thinking for a while, I remembered what happened the day before yesterday.
Then he smiled at Baochai and said:
"It was a good time for me as a big brother, but I wasn't good at it. I didn't get any other gifts, and I didn't even show my face."
Baoyu has never been interested in the affairs of the men in front of him.
Although Xue Pan also invited him.
But he consciously did not want to mix with those dirty men.
So I just asked the maid to go over and say something, and then she was diagnosed with illness.
"Big brother doesn't know I'm sick, it's like I'm trying to avoid going."
Using this as an excuse, I just wanted to have a conversation with Baochai.
There wasn't even a superficial apology, just a random topic.
"If my sister is free tomorrow, she can explain it to me."
Baochai understood it as soon as he heard it.
If you are really sorry, you should go to yourself.
I don’t understand, it’s not too late to find a middle-aged man.
Why come to yourself directly?
Think she is very idle?
Recently, Baochai was extremely depressed because of her failure to win the election.
I felt that the heat poison in the tire belt was acting up.
Although I feel better after taking Lengxiang Pills, I still don't want to pay attention to others.
The same is true today.
But just when he was hiding, Baoyu followed him.
She didn't want to ignore him either. After hearing this, she forced a smile and said:
"You don't have to think too much about this."
"Brother invites you because it's his duty. Even if you want to go, he won't dare to disturb you, not to mention that you're not well."
The precious jade, gold and jade are all different from anyone else in the house.
Xue Pan invited him to have a drink, and the elders in the mansion would not let him sit for a long time.
It is estimated that in the past, as soon as I toasted to a glass of wine, I would be called away by the maid of the elder.
Calling him sick and rejecting him in this way is nothing.
Besides, even if Baoyu was rude, no one would really argue with him.
Xue Pan is a fool, but not stupid.
Baochai also understood, so he said a few more words.
At this time, he added for his brother:
"Besides, my brother is not a careless person. You brothers are always together, so it would be unreasonable to have this intention."
"It would be nice if my sister knew how to understand me."
Baoyu didn't care at all about her explanation.
I just felt that I had found the right topic, which actually made Baochai talk a lot.
But he didn't think about it.
Behind his words, he revealed his disdain for Xue Pan.
Baochai frowned slightly after hearing this.
At this time, Baoyu said again when he had nothing to say:
"Sister, why don't you listen to the show?"
"I'm most afraid of heat. After listening to it twice, I felt very hot. I wanted to leave, but the guests were all still there."
Baochai took a fan and fanned it a few times, but there was lingering annoyance.
"I had no choice but to hide because something was wrong with me."
She just nodded to Baoyu casually, hoping that he would leave knowingly.
But after Baoyu heard this, he thought wrong.
I just felt that Baochai was making fun of herself.
He just finished saying that he pushed Xue Pan because of illness.
Baochai then said that she was pretending to be sick to hide herself.
Thinking of this, Baoyu's face became a little confused.
He was used to being casual and immediately said with a smile:
"No wonder they compare my sister to Concubine Yang. She is actually richer."
As soon as these words came out, Baochai felt hot and poisonous.
His face immediately turned red.
Baoyu's words were not only ironic about her failure to participate in the search.
She also alluded to her wishful thinking of becoming a concubine!
Baochai wanted to have an attack, but it was hindered by the identity of the other party.
But these days she has been annoyed by it.
At this moment, being told something was almost overwhelming. The more I thought about it, the more angry I became.
These words were swirling in her heart, and she couldn't get over it no matter what.
Immediately, she could only sneer twice and said bitterly:
"I'm more like Concubine Yang, but I don't have a good brother or brother who can be like Yang Guozhong."
These words are clearly self-deprecating.
They were all pointed out together with Xue Pan's failure to be selected.
When Baochai said these words, his heart was bleeding.
Baoyu naturally knew this.
At this time, he also realized that what he said was too much, and it was really wrong.
But he didn't know how to smooth things over.
For the first time, he wasn't thinking about smoothing things over.
But want to escape.
Just then, a little girl in his room came over to look for Baicao.
Because Baochai was used to being kind, she smiled and stepped forward as soon as she saw him.
"Miss Bao is well-informed, why don't you help me? If you can help me find something new and novel, I will definitely win over them!"
When Baochai saw that it was a little girl from Baoyu House, she couldn't help but get angry.
He pointed directly at her and said sternly: "You have to speak carefully! Who have you seen me play with?"
"You should ask those girls who always smile with you!"
The little girl's expression froze.
Only then did I feel that the two were quarreling.
And she was affected by Chi Yu.
Without saying a word, he covered his face and ran away.
At this time Daiyu also came over.
Because Jia Mu didn't see Baoyu, she asked the people around her.
Just when Sister Feng came to wait on her, Daiyu volunteered to come out to find someone.
Once I got here, I just happened to listen.
Seeing that Baochai was angry at this time, Daiyu immediately helped him.
"Sister, please don't be the same as her. She is just a little girl. She will be like the master as well, isn't it?"
After Yin Yang Wei Qi finished speaking, he stepped forward and pulled Baochai.
"Come on, sister, let's go back to the theater and enjoy the white snow. Don't pay attention to these lowly people."
Baochai no longer wants to stay here.
Being pulled by Daiyu, she stood up.
The two held hands and walked away, and Baoyu followed behind them.
Seeing that he was still following her, Daiyu pointedly said:
"I'm telling you, Sister Bao is singing wonderfully right now!"
"Just now we sang about Li Kui scolding Song Jiang, but later he apologized."
Baoyu followed behind and said with a mocking smile:
"Is that the 'Bearing on a thorn bush to plead guilty' in Water Margin?"
When Daiyu heard this, she pretended to be surprised and said, "Ah! So it turns out this is called 'asking for forgiveness'!"
"You are really well versed in the modern world, so you know how to 'please forgive yourself while shouldering a thorn bush'. We don't know what 'asking for forgiveness while shouldering a thorn bush' means!"
Baoyu was so embarrassed that his face turned red.
Baochai was teased by Daiyu so much that she covered her mouth and chuckled, and was in a good mood for a while.
I am not going to pursue Baoyu anymore.
At this moment, the Xue family's mother-in-law came to the backyard to report in a panic.
"Madam! Madam!"
Mother Xue frowned and scolded: "What are the rules of our family!"
"The old lady is here to listen to the play. Why can't you say something slowly and why are you shouting?"
The mother-in-law looked anxious, and before Xue's mother could continue, she still said in a panic:
"Madam! Mr. Xia, who is said to be the eunuch of the Sixth Palace, came here to issue an edict. He named you and asked you to take the girl and the uncle to receive the edict!"
This sentence startled all the women in the garden, including Jia Mu, who were listening to the opera.
