Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 213: The Battle of Wisdom and Courage between Chai and Dai
There was a trap in Lin Daiyu's words. If Yue Ling had agreed with her and mentioned the word "we", she would have become even more annoyed.

Yue Ling seemed to have read this part in the original book.

It should be that Qingwen and Baoyu were arguing, and Xiren came to mediate. Xiren said "we", referring to Baoyu and her, which resulted in Qingwen bursting into cursing.

By this calculation, Qing is Daiying, and if the original Lin Daiyu gets angry, the situation will probably be more serious.

Yue Ling pondered and said, "How come you are not as good as her? Sister Lin is never idle in her room, always making plans. It's just that her status makes it easier for her to handle external affairs, while Sister Lin is not so convenient."

"Besides, Miss Xue and I only have business dealings, how could I be close to Miss Lin?"

Lin Daiyu was of course not really angry. After hearing Yue Ling's words, she no longer kept a straight face. She covered her face with the book and chuckled.

Taking a deep breath and calming down, Lin Daiyu put down her hand again, looked at Yue Ling and said with a smile: "Well, there is one thing that Brother Yue has to agree to."

Seeing Lin Daiyu's charming appearance, Yue Ling also coaxed the little sister and responded: "Yes, yes, you can say it."

Lin Daiyu took out a pen and ink from under the table and said to Yue Ling, "I should be the one to write the letter this time. If she can't find it, it proves that she is not as smart as me. Brother Yue should be more careful when she is asked to do something. What if someone outside can also forge Brother Yue's letter?"

Yue Ling nodded, thinking it made sense, "What if she recognized it?"

Lin Daiyu put her hands on her waist and said, "Then let her do the work. It would be reassuring if someone could help Brother Yue more instead of making things worse."

Yue Ling smiled and said, "Okay, then you write it."

Yue Ling was grinding ink for her and watching Lin Daiyu put pen to paper.

First, he praised Xue Baochai's achievements, and then encouraged her to keep up the good work.

After pausing to write, Lin Daiyu asked again, "Brother Yue, do you have anything you want to tell me? If there is official business mixed in, it will seem more real."

Yue Ling couldn't help laughing, "Sister Lin, you are cheating me. If you ask me for help, then you really believe it."

Lin Daiyu stuck out her tongue. "I just don't want to delay Brother Yue's work. To be fair, I didn't copy Brother Yue's handwriting completely. If you can't see this, it's definitely not my fault."

Seeing the little girl's fighting attitude, Yue Ling didn't quite believe it as she didn't seem to hold back.

Yue Ling did not want to expose the truth. He thought about it carefully and said, "Recently, Yunxing Escort Agency is still escorting the convoy. You can ask the Xue family to check who they are in frequent contact with. They are all businessmen. The Xue family should be familiar with many of them."

Lin Daiyu held the pen, thought about Yue Ling's tone, and slowly put down her pen.

After the mission was accomplished, Lin Daiyu did not forget to add one more thing at the end, "Xiangling is very smart. You can ask her to deliver messages more often in the future. There is no need to come and meet each other when it is not necessary, which may cause criticism in the city."

Yue Ling couldn't help but laugh after seeing this. He didn't know why Lin Daiyu was so wary of Xue Baochai.

"What if we meet? Can she still fall in love with me?"

Lin Daiyu glanced at Yue Ling, speechless at his thick nerves. She rolled her eyes and thought secretly, "If she wasn't a boudoir lady, she would have been eager to throw herself on you, just like... just like Sister Ke'er."

Lin Daiyu was thinking of the most serious scenario in her mind, but no matter what, Xue Baochai was definitely not as proactive as Qin Keqing.

Lin Daiyu frowned, not knowing how to remind Yue Ling.

It seemed that in Yue Ling's eyes, he treated them as ordinary children, but he did not realize that children of their age had already begun to fall in love.

"Forget it. I'll wait until I get a reply from the Queen and ask her how to guard against vixen."

After folding the letter, Lin Daiyu handed it to Yue Ling and said, "Xiangling will be back soon. Brother Yue, give it to her. I will go back to my room first."

Yue Ling rubbed Lin Daiyu's head and said, "Okay, okay, go ahead."

Lin Daiyu slowly stood up, supported her waist, looked back and smiled sweetly at Yue Ling, then walked back to her room.

Not long after, Zijuan, Xueyan and Xiangling came back together. They were talking and laughing, and holding each other's hands, as if they really treated Xiangling as a maid in the room.

The combination of diligence, dullness, and stupidity seems to have a very layered personality.

It’s just that Xiangling is more outstanding in appearance, more charming than Zijuan, with the tenderness of a girl from the south of the Yangtze River, and her tone of voice has a hint of the soft Wu dialect, which makes her even more pitiful in my eyes.

Yue Ling closed his eyes and said silently: "Okay, I'm not a lustful person. I still have important things to do."

Yue Ling stepped forward and handed the reply letter written by Lin Daiyu to Xiangling, saying, "Sister Lin just showed me the letter. This is the reply I just wrote. You can go back and give it to Miss Xue. It tells her what to do. This matter is quite urgent, so we need to find out as soon as possible, but don't let anyone know, or you'll get into trouble."

Hearing that it was such an important matter, Xiangling did not dare to neglect it and quickly agreed, "Yes."

……

Cangzhou City, Posthouse,

Xue Baochai was still wearing a small blanket and busy at the table.

Xiangling did not return last night. She sent someone to the government office to inquire and found out that Xiangling had stayed overnight in Yue Ling's inner residence.

Hearing this news, even Xue Baochai couldn't help but feel envious.

As expected, with her outstanding appearance and tragic life experience, even the Marquis would feel pity for her.

Xue Baochai didn't think that Yue Ling was attracted by Xiangling's beauty, but after that night, the Xue family no longer had the right to decide Xiangling's marriage.

As for her brother, just think of it as a lesson learned by paying for it. Xue Baochai doesn't feel sorry for him.

If Xiangling stayed in the room, people would gossip about her sooner or later. If Yue Ling really liked her, it would be a good thing for both her and the Xue family.

But this morning, Ying'er seemed a little indignant.

Xue Baochai sighed helplessly, "If you use less force when moving the beads, and don't make such loud noises, I can still hear that you are working and not taking a break."

Ying Er pouted, stood up and walked to Xue Baochai's table, tugged at her arm and said, "Miss, how come she gets all the good things? How could she be favored by the Marquis after meeting him twice?"

The photo Ying'er mentioned must be what she thought was entering the room.

Xue Baochai didn't want to waste time explaining, so she said calmly, "So what do you want?"

Ying'er pushed forward her chest and said, "Girl, what do you think of me? Am I much worse than her?"

Xue Baochai rolled her eyes and said, "You are only a little smarter than her, but your appearance is much worse."

Ying'er, who was like a fighting cock at first, became deflated after hearing what Xue Baochai said. She put her fingers together and said aggrievedly, "It's not that terrible. I think I look okay." As Xue Baochai's personal maid, Ying'er's appearance was of course of a high standard, not much different from Zijuan and Xueyan. Just now, Xue Baochai wanted to pour cold water on her.

"Girl, I don't care. Just let me deliver the letter next time."

Xue Baochai slapped her hand away and said angrily, "What are you talking about? Do you want to be punished again? You are a maid in my room, and you dare to sneak into other people's rooms. If someone hears it, how can you gossip about me behind my back?"

"Shameless."

Ying'er pouted and said, "The young lady is interested anyway, and the lady has been asking me these past few days whether the young lady has been in contact with the Marquis much, and whether there has been any progress. Why don't we just go there?"

Xue Baochai picked up the teacup and put it heavily on the table. Only then did Ying'er stick out her tongue and keep silent.

"Do you think the Marquis's Mansion is a market that you can just go in if you want? Go back and do your work. I think you are still too idle. It's Linxia now. Go get some more cloth and make a few sets of clothes."

Ying'er sighed and walked back, but the door was pushed open. Seeing Xiangling coming in, Ying'er came over in surprise, looked her up and down, and asked, "Why are you back?"

Xiangling was confused. "If I don't come back, where can I go?"

Ying'er confirmed again: "Aren't you living in the Marquis's room?"

Xiangling nodded.

Ying'er asked again, "And you didn't do anything? You just slept and came back? The Marquis took off..."

Xue Baochai pricked up her ears to listen to their conversation. When she heard Ying'er say something offensive, she quickly stopped her and said, "Ying'er, stop talking nonsense. I really want to sew your mouth shut!"

The maids in Xue Baochai's room were older than those in Lin Daiyu's room, all of them around the age of 15. Xiangling immediately understood what Ying'er meant.

In an instant, his face turned red.

Her voice was soft to begin with, and now it was even softer than a mosquito's hum. "You're wrong... you misunderstood. I'm staying in Miss Lin's room."

Ying'er was startled, then took Xiangling's arm again, feeling sorry for her, "Okay, then you'll still be my good sister."

Xue Baochai rolled her eyes helplessly, "Xiangling, does the Marquis have anything for you to convey?"

Xiangling walked to Xue Baochai's desk and told her everything that happened at the banquet last night. When she mentioned the burly man whose whereabouts were elusive, Xue Baochai couldn't help but frown.

"He is not a gentleman. I will order my subordinates to keep a close eye on him."

Xiangling nodded and took out a piece of letter from her bosom, "This is the reply from the Marquis. Please have a look, young lady."

Xue Baochai took a handkerchief to wipe her sweaty hands before taking the reply letter.

Xue Baochai was born with a hot body, which caused her to sweat a lot. That was why the smell of Lengxiang Pills was so strong that the smell was everywhere she walked.

It's just that she has been like this since she was a child, and the people in the room are used to it.

Xue Baochai was much more respectful towards the things given by Yue Ling. After carefully tearing open the envelope, she began to read it carefully.

After skipping the eulogy, Xue Baochai saw that there was some urgent work to do, so she took note of it.

"Why do I feel that there is a sense of unrest in the city? There is an undercurrent surging. Ying'er, take this note from my book to someone you can trust to handle it."

She opened the letter again and read it slowly, and Xue Baochai felt much more satisfied.

Everyone likes to be praised, and Xue Baochai works so hard just to achieve something that will be recognized by Yue Ling.

Yue Ling's comments were even more motivation for her.

Until she read to the end, "No need, no need to meet", Xue Baochai was stunned, and her mind was filled with mixed thoughts.

It took her a long time to come back to her senses, and she let out a long sigh unconsciously.

Xiangling also noticed something was wrong and couldn't help but ask with concern, "Miss, is there anything bad written in it?"

Xue Baochai shook her head. "That's not the case. But the Marquis's attitude is somewhat intriguing. Why would he reject me so much?"

"original……"

Xue Baochai shook her head and decided not to think about it anymore. No matter what, even for her own sake, she had to get things done.

But as soon as she picked up the pen and smudged a spot of ink, Xue Baochai realized something was wrong.

She took out the letter again and looked at Xiangling who was standing beside her, and Xue Baochai smiled with relief.

"It turned out to be a letter written by Miss Lin. She was playing a trick on me. She was really naughty."

Xiangling on the side asked in confusion: "Miss Lin wrote this? This was given to me by the Marquis himself."

Xue Baochai smiled and said, "I believe you are not lying, but the content is definitely not written by the Marquis himself. Although the handwriting is exactly the same, there are still some problems with the wording."

"The Marquis is a man of his word, and he never hesitates about what is right and what is wrong. How could he praise you for your cleverness in his letter?"

"Besides, the scent of this ink is not right. It is mixed with a faint elegant fragrance. It must be the ink taken from the boudoir. She has been using it for a long time and didn't notice it."

Xiangling listened to Xue Baochai's explanation in silence.

After all, she was too stupid to get involved in the fight between smart people.

Xue Baochai thought about it carefully, and then instructed Xiangling, "The Lin family has been marquises for four generations, and their ancestral home is in Gusu. Gusu is rich in snacks and various cakes. Ask the shopkeeper there to buy some and send them over. Also buy some Suzhou embroidery and round fans, pick out the best ones and bring some to Miss Lin, and leave the rest to sell in the shop."

"Next time you go to the Marquis' Mansion, bring them all to her. By the way, you are from Gusu too, so I'll leave some for you as well."

Xiangling nodded repeatedly, "Thank you, young lady."

Xue Baochai shook her head. "How can I say thank you? If I were to thank you, I would have to thank you. It was you who reminded me that I really wanted to get closer to the Marquis. But I really can't pass the test of Miss Lin."

Xue Baochai smiled brightly, thinking to herself, "Of course I am not here to destroy the relationship between her and the Marquis. Besides, no one can destroy it, not even Censor Lin, I'm afraid..."

　I wrote a little too much, sorry for the late update. I moved yesterday and was too tired to get up in the morning...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)