Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 32 Being considerate
"Hey, isn't this General Yue?"

Just as Yue Ling helped Lin Daiyu back to the blanket, he saw a little girl coming over.

Her shoulder-length hair was not tied into a bun, and she was wearing a bright red dress, which was eye-catching.

"who are you?"

Xueyan looked at her warily, stopped her and asked.

Yue Ling gently pulled Xueyan's clothes and asked her to step back. He said to the girl, "Why aren't you wearing men's clothes today?"

Shi Xiangyun stuck out her tongue and said shyly, "It turns out that I couldn't hide it from General Yue."

After thinking about it, he waved his fist indignantly, "General Yue saw that I was a girl, and threw me out and broke my butt? I was lying on the bed for several days!"

Yue Ling remained silent.

Shi Xiangyun poked her head out and found a little girl behind Yue Ling who was also looking at her.

"You must be Lin Daiyu, the daughter of my cousin from Yangzhou. You are indeed a beauty, no wonder you have charmed that fool like that."

Lin Daiyu did not avoid her gaze and asked coldly, "Who are you?"

Shi Xiangyun smiled and said, "I've already said that I call your mother my cousin, so we are naturally relatives. My name is Shi Xiangyun, and I'm from the Shi family of Baolinghou Mansion."

Noticing that Lin Daiyu's eyes were red, as if she had just cried, Shi Xiangyun said, "You should smile more, so you will look better. I am much more miserable than you, my parents are gone. If I were like you, wouldn't I cry my heart out every day?"

After hearing what Shi Xiangyun said, Lin Daiyu realized that this was not a bad child, but just had a little unconventional thinking and was an optimist.

Lin Daiyu doesn't dislike people who can make others happy, so she thinks she should get along well with Xueyan.

She also felt sorry for her because her parents were both dead and there was no one to discipline her. She dressed herself up as a boy and hung out with other people. "I am not as good as you."

Taking out a newly bought jade button from her bosom, Lin Daiyu handed it over and said, "I didn't dare to meet you last time. This is the first time we meet. I give this to you. I wish you peace in the future."

The conversation took a sudden turn, catching Shi Xiangyun off guard.

Scratching her head awkwardly, Shi Xiangyun touched the golden unicorn in her arms.

This was the only valuable thing she had, but it was left to her by her mother and could not be given away as a gift. Therefore, she stammered, "I... I didn't prepare any gift for you."

Lin Daiyu shook her head and said, "No, you can take it."

After saying that, he pulled Shi Xiangyun's hand down and patted it in her hand.

Lin Daiyu was so considerate that Shi Xiangyun felt a little uncomfortable. "Last time... we were wrong. General Yue also taught Brother Ai a lesson. Brother Ai had to stay in bed for a whole month before he could get out of bed. He suffered the most."

While they were still talking here, someone was calling Shi Xiangyun's name not far away.

"Sister Yun, come back, it's time to go."

Shi Xiangyun turned around and saw that it was Jia Baoyu. She waved to him happily, "Brother Ai, come here. Sister Lin is here."

In fact, Baoyu had already seen Yue Ling and his group. At the right time, he touched his slightly hot buttocks, thought carefully, and stopped his feet that were about to take a step.

"I'll be back soon. Are you going to run back to the mansion by yourself later?"

He didn't come to see Lin Daiyu. Not only Shi Xiangyun was surprised, but even Yue Ling was surprised.

Jia Baoyu is not a person who can learn his lesson by a beating. In the original novel, he was severely beaten by Jia Zheng because of the incident of the actor Qi Guan and Jin Chuan jumping into the well. As a result, when he couldn't get up from the bed, he flirted with Yu Chuan and couldn't help eating rouge, not to mention that Lin Daiyu was sitting next to him.

Shi Xiangyun sighed in disappointment, put away the jade button in her hand, and said to Lin Daiyu: "Sister, I will come to visit you another day. I am going back now."

Lin Daiyu nodded in response.

"Well, let's go."

"General Yue, I'm leaving."

Shi Xiangyun waved her hands happily and ran away like a little crane.

Yue Ling kept looking at the Jia family, thinking something was wrong. The driver had just said that there was no dragon boat team from the Jia family, so how come there was a long line of cars loaded with things, and Jia Baoyu and the others were entering the city together?
Moreover, Jia Baoyu's behavior was also very contrasting. He seemed to be deliberately keeping a distance from himself, which was totally inconsistent with his fearless style.

Until the Jia family passed the city gate, no one got off the train to be checked. Then, the train was divided into two teams, one heading west and the other north, which made Yue Ling think.

"The four kings, eight dukes, and twelve marquises are all in the West City. Further north of Donghua Gate is Changqing Avenue... The royal family, Prince Kang's Palace?"

Just as Yue Ling was doubting, Ni Er came over with a few people. When he saw Yue Ling, he was busy talking to him and said, "General Yue, you have asked us to pay attention to the movements of Prince Kang's Mansion in recent days, but today there are some abnormalities. In the past, there were two groups of cars leaving the mansion to buy various things. Today, there was only one group, but the car is no longer in the mansion."

"You mean, there was a batch of cars missing from Prince Kang's mansion, and when you weren't paying attention, they left the mansion and haven't returned yet?"

Ni Er wiped the sweat from his forehead and said hurriedly, "That's right. The people I arranged were there all day and only left after curfew. They didn't see it, so it must be an unconventional time."

An empty car is indeed easy to hide from people's eyes at night. At night, there are only patrolling soldiers and no one else on the street.

Yue Ling thought about the strange convoy with the Jia flag again, his eyes widened, "No! There is another possibility."

"what?"

Ni Er didn't understand what Yue Ling meant. "What else can I do?"

Yue Ling immediately said: "There is no time to explain. Find a horse and follow me into the city."

Turning around, he saw three little girls looking at him, and Yue Ling hesitated again.

Seeing Yue Ling return with a frown, Lin Daiyu had realized something and asked, "Is it official business?"

Yue Ling nodded silently.

Lin Daiyu smiled, her eyes sparkling, "Actually, I didn't really want to watch the fireworks, I was already very happy just setting off the lantern. When I was little, Dad was often away on business and missed the festivals when he came back for family reunions. He once even missed Mom's birthday. Mom cooked a lot of dishes herself, but she didn't wait for Dad to come back, which made Mom and him angry for several months."

"A woman in the inner chamber doesn't understand what's going on outside, but I understand that what Brother Yue did is very important, so let the driver take us back. I will eat well."

Yue Ling's expression darkened, but he really needed to investigate urgently.

"I'm sorry, Sister Lin, because I..."

Lin Daiyu shook her head and said, "No, Brother Yue treats me very well."

Yue Ling turned around and said to Ni Er, "Send someone to escort them back."

Ni Er hurriedly bowed and said, "General Yue, rest assured, my wife and daughter are here, and I will let them take good care of them. I guarantee it with my head!"

(End of this chapter)