Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 256: Jia Baoyu has meal replacements?
Shen's inner house,

Xiangling was brought into the room by her aunt and mother, and she began to feel uneasy.

Although he recognized her as a relative and even called her mother in person, it was mostly due to his emotions. Now that he had calmed down, the two elders in front of him were just strangers he had met once.

Xiangling was a girl who was not good at speaking, and she didn't know what to say at the moment.

"Yinglian, you have suffered a lot in these years of wandering outside. From today on, you are the eldest daughter of the Shen family. I will send a few maids and nurses to serve you and be at your disposal. You can live in this courtyard first, and live with your mother, so that you can improve your relationship and make up for the shortcomings of these years."

Xiangling looked at her aunt who acted on her own initiative, and then at her mother who was very excited. She couldn't refuse for the moment, and she was a girl who didn't know how to say no to others.

Pursing her lips slightly, Xiangling asked, "Where does my husband live?"

Hearing Xiangling talking about that man from the underworld again, Shen Fengshi's face turned unhappy. "We are just honest farmers. Without land, we are like floating duckweed. Do you still want to travel around the world with him?"

"You didn't have elders around you before, so you were prone to making mistakes, but that was in the past. Today, how can I bear to see you jump into the fire pit again?"

Feng looked at Xiangling and saw her lowering her head in grievance, so she tried to smooth things over by saying, "After all, they have already decided on their life together, so how can we chase them away? Besides, they have done us mother and daughter a favor."

Shen Feng frowned and said, "Just listen to her nonsense. They haven't even had a date yet, so how can they be determined to spend their lives together? We have done a favor, and we are not the kind of people who don't recognize favors. The master will give him a sum of money, enough for him to live a rich life in the future."

Feng was also a person living under someone else's roof and had little say in her daughter's affairs. Looking at Xiangling again, she saw her slowly raising her head with stubbornness in her eyes.

"Yinglian, have you had sex?"

Xiangling didn't blush this time, she said crisply, "It's done."

Shen Feng's expression changed instantly, "You really have no shame. He hasn't even married you yet, and you gave your body to him? He won't cherish it, and will definitely leave."

"Forget it. With the prestige of the Shen family, even if you are not a virgin, you can still find a good marriage and you won't suffer much in the future."

Xiangling shook her head repeatedly, "My husband won't abandon me. I'm here to recognize my relatives, but I won't part with my husband. I know my aunt and mother are thinking about me, but this is not my wish."

Shen Feng's face was very ugly, and she asked again: "He himself is homeless, how can he lead you to a good life? If he has a legitimate business, I am not unreasonable."

Xiangling said, "Even if he has no means of livelihood, I am willing to travel the world with him!"

Xiangling's words were so powerful that they startled both her aunt and her mother.

I never thought that such a gentle and weak person could be so strong at heart.

Xiangling spoke from her heart. When she was most hopeless, she met Yue Ling, who saved her from the fate of becoming Xue Pan's concubine.

As they spent more time together, her outlook on life changed greatly.

Even the reunion between mother and daughter was made possible because of Yue Ling's arrangement.

She was just a maid who was abducted by a kidnapper. How could she be compared with Lin Daiyu, Xue Baochai and the like? But Yue Ling was still nice to her and still cared about her.

It was even so subtle that he rubbed her body with soju last night.

Is there anyone else in the world who is more worthy of trust?
Xiangling is just dull, not stupid.

Regardless of Yue Ling's identity, she would stand by Yue Ling without hesitation.

This was a long-awaited family reunion, but Xiang Ling didn't expect to be separated from Yue Ling because of it. She now regrets it a little. If she had known this would happen, she would not have come.

Xiangling's eyes turned red with grievance, and tears fell uncontrollably like beads from a broken string.

"This... Sister, to be honest, it's really hard to chase people away."

Mrs. Feng felt very sorry for her daughter, but as the mistress of the family and the head wife of the housekeeper, Mrs. Shen Feng had her own dignity.

"What worldly wisdom can a little kid understand? Just do as I say. You'll forget about crying after a few days."

Xiangling immediately raised her feet and ran outside. No one could stop her, and the two women in the hall were stunned.

"How come this little girl has such a fierce temper? She's nothing like you. She really doesn't know what's good for her."

Feng smiled bitterly and said, "Let's go after her quickly and don't let her do anything stupid."

……

A young man's voice was heard from outside the hall, and it made Yue Ling feel strangely familiar, as if it was something that only Jia Baoyu could say.

However, according to the date, Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai had already arrived in Beijing, and when they went to Rongguo Mansion again, they didn't know what would happen.

Yue Ling couldn't help but worry about this.

Lin Daiyu is a few years older now, and she should know how to deal with the previous situation again. Besides, there is Xue Baochai who is more scheming, so Yue Ling can feel relieved.

"Just don't let Sister Lin get wronged and come to Suzhou safely."

Not long after, the young man entered the hall, wearing a large jacket made of Tianshui blue silk, pine green flowered silk trousers that half-exposed his body, and small court boots. He was really dressed like Jia Baoyu.

It was not known whether their interests coincided or whether all the playboys were like this, but Yue Ling's eyelids twitched and he felt disgusted.

Seeing someone in the hall, the boy bowed hurriedly and said, "Dad, you didn't go to the market today?"

Shen Yishu's eyebrows bulged, "Look at you, you're so crazy! Go to your room and copy it a hundred times. If you don't finish, you won't be allowed to eat!"

The young man immediately breathed a sigh of relief, dragged his head, and walked outside.

Shen Yishu smiled awkwardly and said, "Excuse me, young man. I haven't asked for your name yet."

Yue Ling considered and said, "My surname is Liu, my name is Xianglian, and he is known as the Cold-Faced Young Master in the martial arts world. I think he is quite famous."

Shen Yishu still smiled, "We are all farmers, we don't know much about the underworld. What I said before is valid. I hope Young Master Liu can reconsider it."

Yue Ling shook his head and said, "I have made it very clear that I will not be separated from Xiao Lian'er. Moreover, after seeing the quality of your son, I am even more worried about leaving her here."

Shen Yishu was surprised and asked, "What does Young Master Liu mean?"

Yue Ling said: "I will take her away."

Shen Yishu's face was very ugly. "She just recognized her relatives in this courtyard. Can you bear to separate them?"

Moral kidnapping cannot hold Yue Ling hostage. Yue Ling not only did not avoid the topic, but also said bluntly: "My considerations are all for her good. If the head of the Shen family has also considered her, with the head of the family's reputation, it should not be difficult to find someone in Suzhou City, or even the whole Jiangnan."

"What's more, the rouge mole on her forehead is so obvious."

The two were at a stalemate, but they heard another shout from outside the door, but this time it was not the boy's voice, but a girl's voice.

Yue Ling knew it was Xiang Ling without any hesitation. He frowned immediately, shook the scabbard at his waist, and strode out the door.

At a glance, it was indeed Xiangling who had bumped into the young man just now, but Xiangling was curled up and retreated, while the young man was still moving forward. "Cousin, why are you afraid of me? I am your cousin, right? There are not many people in this room who are closer to you than me, right?"

"By the way, cousin, you are really good-looking. You are even prettier than the courtesan that brother saw in Juxing Tower in the city."

"What's your maiden name, cousin? Can you think of one for you?"

Xiangling was not good at dealing with strangers, let alone strange men. And seeing Yue Ling speak so frivolously in front of her, she was even more scared. She just hoped that Yue Ling could come and rescue her as soon as possible.

When she closed her eyes and opened them again, she saw Yue Ling really appearing in front of her. Xiangling couldn't help but throw herself into Yue Ling's arms, holding her arms tightly around Yue Ling's waist, refusing to let go.

Yue Ling put his arm around her and patted her head to comfort her.

He looked at the boy again and glared at him.

But before Yue Ling could speak, the young man took the initiative and asked anxiously: "Hey, who are you? Let my cousin go!"

"I am her husband."

"Husband? How is that possible!"

The boy's heart was broken, and he felt even more sad when he saw the two people's intimate actions.

"Where did this wild boy come from? He deceived my innocent cousin. Come, teach him a lesson and let him know how powerful my Shen family is!"

The young man pulled the guards around him and instructed them to go forward and attack Yue Ling.

Yue Ling pulled Xiang Ling behind him and looked at the newcomer vigilantly, but he saw that the guards did not listen to the young man. They were busy with their own things, as if he did not exist.

"There are outsiders here, you should at least give me some face, right? Second Brother Song, if you kill him, I will give you one tael of silver!"

The burly man whose name was called by the young man looked at Yue Ling, shook his head, and stretched out five fingers.

"Five ounces is five ounces. I want you to break his legs and throw him out of the courtyard."

The big man said, "It's not five taels, it's fifty taels. This man is a martial artist, and he uses a sword. He is not an ordinary person."

"Fifty taels! Why don't you just go and rob it?"

"It's up to you whether you want to give it or not. Do you think they will accept your order? You have never learned martial arts, so you don't know how powerful this man is. He is full of evil spirits, and his subordinates must have killed dozens of people at least."

The young man looked at Yue Ling again, but he didn't see how powerful he was. However, he still agreed despite the pain, "I don't have fifty taels, I'll write you an IOU, and we'll deal with this guy first!"

The big man rubbed his hands together, "Well, anyway, your father is here, you can't deny it."

The big man walked up to Yue Ling and made a move like a blue dragon coming out of the sea. "Where are you from? If you are related to this idiot, why not admit your fault to him? How about we split the fifty taels in half?"

The young man almost vomited blood. "I asked you to punish him, but you conspired with him in front of me and cheated me of my money!"

The big man turned around and said, "You know nothing. Jianghu is not about fighting and killing, it's about human relationships and worldly wisdom. Who would want to resort to violence if it can be resolved peacefully?"

Just as he said this, the big man suddenly moved and came in front of Yue Ling. His body moved so fast that a gust of wind blew in the yard.

There is a saying in the underworld: "It is the first to strike that gain the advantage." The big man's trick is to launch surprise attacks.

However, his opponent is Yue Ling.

Yue Ling did not relax his vigilance at all. In fact, there was no need to be nervous. He had seen a lot of martial arts from these martial arts schools in Cangzhou, and most of them were no match for him.

It's just that I'm walking outside, and Xiangling is right behind me, so I have to be careful.

The big man came in from the side and was about to poke Yue Ling's vitals with his short weapon, but Yue Ling raised his hands and hit him in the ears with both peaks, knocking him unconscious on the spot.

He kicked it out again, and it flew ten steps away, brushing against the boy's clothes and flying out.

In the courtyard, the onlookers couldn't help but cheer, "What a brilliant display of skill! Song Erlang deserves his defeat."

"Yes, let alone him alone, it would be more than enough to beat ten of them. Fifty taels is still not enough, let's try five hundred taels."

Yue Ling looked at the boy again and held him in his hand like a chicken, "Do you have anything else to say?"

At the right time, the head of the Shen family came late, took a few deep breaths, and said, "Young Master Liu, please show mercy."

Yue Ling would not show any mercy, and immediately retorted: "Why? Getting entangled with women is the tradition of your Shen family, and your reputation outside doesn't seem to be like that?"

Yue Ling twisted his fingers hard and directly cut off one of the boy's arms.

Severe pain spread to his body, and his arm fell down weakly. The boy immediately cried loudly in pain and begged for mercy: "I was wrong, I was wrong, please forgive me this time, I won't dare to do it again!"

Yue Ling threw it aside and spat, "Today I am here to discipline you on behalf of your father. Sooner or later, the Shen family's reputation will be ruined by you."

Yue Ling's identity was not easy to be exposed, so he did not continue to make things difficult for him. He also saw that there were quite a lot of guards in the yard.

But for some reason they don't seem to be united, nor do they listen to the young master. They act as they please, more like a den of bandits.

Shen Yishu checked his son's injuries and found that he was not completely disabled. There was still a chance to bring him back, so he immediately called someone to invite an orthopedic doctor.

He apologized to Yue Ling in person, "It's my fault for not disciplining him well. This child deserves this disaster."

The master gave him such a favor, so Yue Ling returned the favor. "If he had half the grace of the master, he should have achieved something."

Shen Yishu looked at Xiangling again and consoled her, "Your uncle apologizes to you on behalf of that evildoer."

Xiangling shook her head gently, hiding behind Yue Ling, but said nothing.

Shen Yishu continued to ask: "Yinglian, why did you run out again?"

Xiangling held onto Yue Ling's arm and refused to let go, saying, "I want to be with my husband."

Shen Yishu sighed and said, "Forget it. I'll demolish a temple as long as I don't destroy a marriage. I won't say much. I'll open a small courtyard for you to live in for the time being."

Xiangling bowed and thanked him.

Soon, another guard came forward and carried Song Erlang, who was lying on the ground and foaming at the mouth, out.

He looked like a head guard, respected by the people around him. He was different from others. He walked up to Yue Ling and said, "Your skills don't seem like someone who is unknown in the martial arts world."

Yue Ling nodded and replied, "The cold-faced gentleman, Liu Xianglian."

　Chapter 17 was censored yesterday. It's not that I didn't change it. After the change, it had to be reviewed again, and then more were deleted. There is no way to deal with it. The best way is to leave it alone. This is what the editor told me...

　　So everyone just watch it for now, and maybe after it’s finished, I can put it in the group as a special episode.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)