Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 459: The stereotype of Duke Dingguo's Mansion deepened

Yue Ling was bringing Sanchun to Lin Daiyu's room. The house, which was peaceful and quiet in the past, was now in a state of chaos and bustle.

Before I even reached the eaves of the door, I could hear the noise from inside from afar.

The source of the voice was none other than Lin Daiyu's voice.

"Tell me, do you still dare?"

"I don't dare anymore. I will listen to Lin Daiyu from now on."

"Words are useless. What should I do if I go against my will again?"

"Then I will never be allowed to get close to you again, and I will have to come to Sister Lin's room every day to suffer the pain of the flesh."

"You vixen, you're still saying these dirty words. I don't think you'll learn your lesson!"

"Ah! No, no, I was wrong, ah..."

There were some wailing sounds coming from the house, which were even more unpleasant to the ears, especially when mixed with Qin Keqing's signature charm.

Yue Ling had just comforted Sanchun, saying that Lin Daiyu was kind and would not punish others, but he did not expect to be caught red-handed on the first leg of their return.

Looking back at Sanchun's face, both of them were flushed, with their heads down looking at their feet. Yue Ling felt a little confused and powerless.

When Sister Lin is cheerful and happy, she really doesn’t look like a delicate flower reflecting in the water…

"They should just be playing around in the room, it shouldn't be corporal punishment, don't take it to heart. Besides, you have lived in the mansion for a while, and you all know that Qin Keqing...she is a little restless, so even if she is punished, it cannot be treated the same as you."

Yue Ling tried his best to make amends, but for some reason, when he said, "Qin Keqing is restless and cannot be equated with them," they actually lowered their heads a little lower.

After hearing Yue Ling's words, the three people's expressions did not ease, but an indescribable atmosphere of awkwardness spread, making Yue Ling feel even more tormented.

With no other options, Yue Ling had to knock on the door lightly to interrupt Lin Daiyu who was still making a fuss inside.

After knocking twice, Yue Ling didn't have time to speak when he heard someone inside impatiently say, "I'm busy. Xueyan, just guard the door. Let me know when Brother Yue comes back. I must end this with this vixen today!"

Yue Ling held his forehead with his hand and shouted, "Sister Lin, it's me!"

Then the noise in the house stopped abruptly, even Qin Keqing's breathing stopped. After a few breaths, the sound of the door being bolted was heard. Lin Daiyu exhaled lightly and opened the door with a bright smile on her face.

"Brother Yue, why did you leave the government office so early today?"

Even though he was trying to remain calm, his slightly rapid breathing and the blush on his face caused by the heat had not yet faded, and he could not hide his guilty conscience.

Yue Ling didn't say anything, but just moved away.

Then, Lin Daiyu's smiling eyes gradually widened and turned into astonishment.

"Second sister, third sister, fourth sister, you are back? It's all my fault. I forgot about today and didn't go to the door to pick you up. Let me see if you have suffered any hardship in prison."

Lin Daiyu came closer and wanted to help the three of them take a closer look.

However, all three of them immediately took a step back, seemingly being very cautious.

This made Lin Daiyu even more confused. The expression on her face, which she had originally maintained, gradually became unbearable. A feeling of shame surged up her cheeks and she lowered her head slightly.

"Sisters, please don't think too much. That wasn't my true self just now. It was because Sister Ke'er was too abominable that I had to punish her. I'm not like this on weekdays, and I'm not trying to show off my authority to you sisters..."

Seeing Lin Daiyu's embarrassed face, she was really like a dumb person eating bitter herbs, unable to express her pain. Yue Ling, who was standing by, couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh.

After Lin Daiyu gave him a sidelong glance, he restrained his expression and coughed lightly to cover it up.

Yingchun slowly raised her head and whispered, "Sister Lin, you are too suspicious. We are not afraid of Sister Lin. It is because we have just walked out of prison and are still stained with the filthy air. We should not provoke Sister Lin."

Xichun also nodded carefully, "It's good that Sister Lin doesn't dislike us, why would we be suspicious?"

It is considered a bad omen for a woman to be imprisoned, and she will be discriminated against and spurned by others. It is not without reason that Sanchun is cautious.

At that moment, Lin Daiyu realized the fragility in the hearts of the three men.

No matter what, Rongguo Mansion is the home of these three people. Now that they have not officially moved into Duke Dingguo Mansion, they are nameless and without status. They are just helpless duckweed drifting on the pond.

Lin Daiyu nodded and said in a gentle tone, "Okay, sisters, go take a bath, change clothes, and have a good rest. We'll see you later at dinner."

"Qingwen?"

A person came out from the ear room and asked, "Miss, do you want to see me for something?"

"Go find some people to help the sisters wash and bathe."

"Yes."

After greeting Yue Ling, Qingwen left with the three girls.

Yue Ling and Lin Daiyu were left alone in front of the door, staring at each other awkwardly.

"How about we stop giving Sister Lin her medicinal food for a while? I think Sister Lin's body is already well nourished and doesn't need any more tonic. After making a fuss in the room, she can come out without breathing heavily. I'm afraid there are not many girls in this room who can compare to Sister Lin."

Yue Ling raised his eyebrows, smiled and joked, breaking the silence first.

Lin Daiyu pouted in anger, glared at Yue Ling, crossed her arms and snorted, "You still say that it's all your fault. The atmosphere in this mansion is getting worse and worse. How can I control it?"

"Don't you know that the King of Yue loves bravery but his people are unwilling to die, and the King of Chu loves thin waists but many people are hungry in his country?"

"It's because Big Brother Yue is so lustful that all the good girls have followed the most hateful one and become bad. Sister Ke Ke'er was not like this when she first came in. In the final analysis, it was Big Brother Yue who taught her bad things!"

Yue Ling reached out his hand and said, "Sister Lin, you are wrongly accusing me. When did I ever teach them anything? Besides, how am I lustful?"

Lin Daiyu raised her fist angrily, "How dare you say that? You used my hand last night..."

"Hand? Hand what?"

Yue Ling blinked, with a teasing look on his face.

"Again!"

Lin Daiyu stamped her feet, rolled her eyes at Yue Ling, then turned around and walked back into the room.

Yue Ling followed behind her, and after entering the room, through a curtain that separated the inside and the outside, he could see Qin Keqing lying on her back on the bed. After Lin Daiyu came in, she immediately turned over and sat up, smiling.

Lin Daiyu's face was frosty, and Qin Keqing didn't dare to joke anymore. She just winked and asked for help from Yue Ling who came in.

Yue Ling just slumped down beside the tea table and started drinking the tea from Lin Daiyu's room.

Yue Ling opened the teacup that Lin Daiyu often used to pour tea. Lin Daiyu just rolled her eyes again and said nothing more. She still pointed her spearhead at Qin Keqing and asked in a cold voice: "Now that Brother Yue is here, use all the skills you just taught in class. Let's see how you can please him."

Yue Ling just took a sip of tea and immediately spat it out. While wiping his mouth, he looked at Qin Keqing blankly.

"Keqing, what did you do?" Qin Keqing stuck out her tongue. "I went a little too far today. I know I was wrong. I hope Sister Lin will forgive me. Master, please have some mercy on me..."

Lin Daiyu had no intention of letting Qin Keqing off easily. Without waiting for Yue Ling to speak, she continued, "Since you can't do anything, I should punish you. Take off your clothes and let me see if you really have no shame!"

"what?"

Qin Keqing thought for a moment that she had heard it wrong.

Yue Ling was also a little stunned, not knowing what Lin Daiyu meant by this.

But Lin Daiyu actually didn't have any deep meaning. She always thought that all women would care about their face and show shyness in front of others. How could there be a shameless woman?

But Qin Keqing is Qin Keqing, not an ordinary person.

Moreover, she had already accomplished what many others have accomplished long ago.

Listening to Lin Daiyu's words, Qin Keqing put her hands behind her back, untied the thin belt around her waist, took off her skirt and hairpins one by one, folded them and placed them on the ground.

She was only wearing a bellyband to cover her body, but her mature fruits could not be completely covered, with half of them exposed on both sides, flashing a little light in the afterglow.

Lin Daiyu's eyes trembled as she watched. She never expected that Qin Keqing could actually do this.

Even when Lin Daiyu looked at Qin Keqing's face, she did not feel shy at all. Although her face turned red, the corners of her mouth could not help but rise, as if she was quite happy.

But Lin Daiyu's mood was naturally terrible.

"Sister Lin, there is only...only this one piece left. Do you still want to take it off..."

Qin Keqing knelt on the ground with her naked knees, revealing her graceful figure, jade-like skin, and two slender legs. Not to mention Yue Ling, even Lin Daiyu couldn't help but take a few more glances at her, as if she had fallen under her charm.

Shaking her head, Lin Daiyu tried her best to stay sober. Reason told her to put an end to this farce, but the situation was now so extreme that it was difficult to back out of it.

Although Yue Ling beside her avoided eye contact, he seemed to be watching the fun without stepping out to stop it. Only Lin Daiyu felt a little uncomfortable.

This made Lin Daiyu feel even more upset.

"Well, I want to see if you know what 'propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame' are!"

Lin Daiyu's subtext was to remind Qin Keqing that she could admit her mistake and stop making trouble, but Qin Keqing was very focused and immersed in her current role. She slowly raised her arm and touched the last knot hanging on her neck.

The smooth and flawless armpits are just like mutton-fat jade...

The atmosphere became increasingly tense, but footsteps were heard outside again.

A pair of sisters came together, entered the room and lifted the door curtain. Xue Baochai was about to speak, but when she saw the situation on the scene, she immediately covered the eyes of Xue Baoqin behind her.

"No, don't look, we are here at the wrong time, let's get out first..."

Xue Baoqin, however, forcefully pushed Xue Baochai's hand away, "What? Is there anything shameful in Sister Lin's room? Sister is just making trouble."

After Qin Keqing screamed and hurriedly picked up the clothes on the ground and put them on, Xue Baoqin, who had dodged away, happened to see this scene. Her young heart was deeply shocked, and she just opened her mouth wide and forgot to express her purpose.

Xue Baochai had been through a lot in the mansion, so she forced a smile and said, "My Lord, Sister Lin, we didn't come here on purpose. My sister wanted to discuss something with you, and then she heard that you weren't in the room, so Sister Lin came here..."

Pushing Xue Baoqin forward, Xue Baochai hurriedly urged her to speak.

"Since you two are busy, we won't disturb you for now..."

Xue Baoqin stood there in a daze for a moment, and Xue Baochai responded by planning to pull her away from this dangerous place first.

Lin Daiyu's face turned red with shame. It was enough that her mischief was caught by the three sisters, but Xue Baoqin, her good sister who had just arrived at the mansion and had a good impression of her, actually witnessed her doing such a ridiculous thing. She didn't know how to explain it for a moment.

But she felt that if they ended the show now and let the two sisters go, it would be really hard to explain.

So he stood up, moved behind the two women, and blocked their way.

"No, don't leave in a hurry. Why don't you tell me why you are here? What do you want to do with Brother Yue? Actually, Sister Ke'er is also here to look for Brother Yue, but I just happened to be in the room..."

In a hurry, Lin Daiyu could only think of this lame excuse.

But Xue Baochai was so smart that she immediately found the loophole.

"This is your house. Could it be that the Marquis and Sister Keqing came here to make trouble just for the sake of excitement?"

This excuse was totally untenable. Xue Baochai blushed and lowered her head, saying, "No, it's nothing serious. Sister Lin, please let us go. We really didn't mean to get involved..."

After coughing lightly, Yue Ling slowly stood up and said in a serious tone, "This is indeed a misunderstanding."

"But I just happened to be looking for Sister Baoqin. Sister Lin, do you remember that some Red Barbarians gave us many books a few years ago?"

When talking about business, Lin Daiyu suddenly came to her senses, "Yes, there are. They are all sealed now. I hung the books out to dry some time ago, and they are well preserved."

Yue Ling nodded. "I know a little bit about foreign languages, but not enough to understand books. However, those books are still very important. They should be books about Westerners' exploration of science and engineering. I heard that Sister Baoqin is proficient in foreign languages. It would be great if she could read and translate these books carefully."

Baoqin also came back to her senses at this moment.

Baoqin was surprised that Yue Ling would need her right after she arrived. "Don't worry, my Lord. It's no problem to translate books. We have many people on board who are proficient in foreign languages ​​and knowledge. We even have a foreign guide. It will only take a month to translate a hundred books."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work. The sooner the better."

"Don't worry, my Lord. I'll take care of it."

The two sisters of the Xue family didn't say much and left the main hall.

Baoqin's face was beaming with joy and she looked very proud.

"Translating books requires a well-educated person. How can you be so confident as to take on such a tedious task?"

Afraid that her sister would mess things up and affect her image in Yue Ling's mind, Xue Baochai couldn't help but ask more questions.

"Don't worry. There may not be enough people on the ship. We need both Chinese people who know foreign languages ​​and foreigners who know Chinese in Beijing and Tianjin. If we give them some silver to translate books, there will be many people willing to do it."

"When they finish translating, I will bring some people to check it."

Xue Baochai shook her head slightly. Her style of doing things personally was very different from Xue Baoqin's.

Suddenly, Xue Baoqin said again: "But there is one thing. I have wronged my sister."

Xue Baochai blinked in surprise, "What's the matter?"

Xue Baoqin nodded solemnly, "The romantic atmosphere in this mansion is even more extreme than the rumors and what I thought. It's not so easy to integrate into it. No wonder Sister couldn't get through that door... Even I'm not prepared for that..."

Xue Baochai: “…”

(End of this chapter)