Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 84 Danger
In the alleys of ancient locust trees, in the small courtyard,

When Zijuan came back from the busy dressing room, she saw Xueyan standing in front of the wall in the room with a bowl of water on her head. She was holding the bowl with both hands to keep her balance to prevent the water from pouring on her head.

Lin Daiyu sat at the table, her cheeks flushed, dazed, her mind wandering to who knows where.

Zijuan came to Xueyan in confusion and asked in a low voice, "What's going on?"

Xueyan said aggrievedly: "The girl blamed me for not waking her up, but can I be blamed? The girl was sleeping so soundly, why should I wake her up?"

"that is it?"

"Oh, and there's one more thing. General Yue has returned and has gone back to his room to sleep. He should be sleeping with the girl."

Zijuan curled her lips, "No wonder."

Zijuan came to Lin Daiyu and said softly, "General Yue is back? Is he okay?"

Lin Daiyu came to her senses and murmured, "It seems to be fine, but no, my shoulder is injured. Sister Zijuan, I have to trouble you to help Brother Yue comb his hair."

Zijuan nodded in agreement, "No trouble."

These few words reminded Lin Daiyu of the embarrassment she had just experienced. Unconsciously, her face flushed again. She asked Zijuan timidly, "Sister Zijuan, you said, I was caught sleeping in Brother Yue's room. Brother Yue would not think that I, a girl, had no self-control, would he?"

Zijuan shook her head and said, "General Yue knew that the Princess of Qin was coming, and the young lady had no choice."

Lin Daiyu asked again: "Well, I wanted to leave secretly, but was discovered by Brother Yue. Brother Yue will not laugh at me when he sees me embarrassed."

Zijuan thought, "That shouldn't happen. General Yue is not someone who would care about such a small matter. He will probably forget about it in a few days."

Lin Daiyu pursed her lips and finally asked, "Then, what if I stepped on Brother Yue's foot when I got off the bed?"

"Ah this..."

Zijuan was speechless for a moment, unable to respond, but she felt puzzled. Usually the girl was very steady, but why did she become so rash when approaching General Yue?

For example, when she received the Princess of Qin yesterday, she really had the demeanor of a marquis's daughter, and Zijuan secretly admired her. But today, she acted like an innocent little girl, only slightly better than Xueyan.

Seeing Zijuan hesitate, Lin Daiyu also became annoyed.

He leaned over the desk, tapping his head lightly with his wrist, and said depressedly: "I knew it. I really can't forget it now. How could I become so stupid?"

Then he raised his head, looked at Xueyan and said, "It's all your fault, Xueyan. It must be because you always sleep next to me."

"Sister Zijuan, you can sleep next to me from now on, and let Xueyan sleep on the small couch."

Xueyan pouted and said unhappily, "That has nothing to do with me."

……

In Yue Ling's room,

Facing a bronze mirror, Zijuan was carefully combing his hair behind him.

It was the first time for Yue Ling to have someone serve him by combing his hair, and it was indeed quite comfortable.

Zijuan dipped some water in her hair and spread it out, "General Yue's hair is a little long, it's a little inconvenient to comb it by yourself."

Yue Ling smiled and said, "I got a scrape on my shoulder, and my limbs are a little sore. I really can't use my strength. Thank you for your hard work."

Zijuan in the bronze mirror shook her head slightly.

"I saw General Yue's changed clothes in the dressing room. They were the underwear he wore under his armor. They were soaked in blood. I thought General Yue was seriously injured, but fortunately he was not."

Yue Ling's mouth curled up again, "I'm sorry to have made you worry." At that moment, Zijuan looked up and happened to meet Yue Ling's gaze in the bronze mirror. She immediately realized that she had said too much, and her cheeks slowly became hot.

Zijuan lowered her head and went back to her work, thinking to herself, "Zijuan, Zijuan, how can you still say such things? Tell me everything you're thinking. Are you Xueyan? Fortunately, you're not. When will it be your turn to worry about General Yue? Aren't you embarrassed?"

"It's dangerous, too dangerous. It's not the girl's problem, nor is it my problem. It's General Yue who is too dangerous. General Yue is too kind to others. Being in the same room with him will make people unconsciously let down their guard."

After Zijuan figured it out, she became more cautious.

The two of them were silent, but Yue Ling said, "Your hair is too long and it's inconvenient to move. It's better to cut it short, just as long as the height of a fingernail."

Hearing this, Zijuan covered her mouth and laughed, "Only people who are being punished or chanting scriptures have their heads shaved. I don't doubt that General Yue will look good after shaving his head, but it will probably scare my daughter."

Yue Ling couldn't help but laugh, "Yes, just talking."

After Zijuan smoothed Yue Ling's hair, she tied it into a bun for him, fastened it with a white ribbon, combed it high, and then hooked the hair to make the scattered hair look not messy.

Looking at her masterpiece in the mirror, Zijuan also felt a sense of accomplishment, "General Yue, how is it?"

Yue Ling looked left and right, nodded and said, "It's really good, it looks much better than when I tie my hair myself."

Zijuan smiled sweetly, completely forgetting the psychological hint she had just given herself.

Yue Ling thought secretly: "I should find a maid for myself to handle some trivial matters. It is not good to let Zijuan work hard all the time. After all, Zijuan is Sister Lin's maid."

It’s not that Yue Ling’s heart was corrupted by feudal hedonism. Some rough work and some intimate work, such as tying hair and washing some intimate clothes, should not be done by Zijuan, Xueyan and others.

Thinking in his mind, Yue Ling walked out of the room and saw two people lying on the table. Lin Daiyu and Xueyan both looked listless.

Yue Ling suppressed his laughter and said, "What happened? Did you not get enough rest last night?"

Hearing Yue Ling coming out to ask, Xueyan chuckled and said, "Good, very good, the girl didn't wake up at noon, how could she not be good."

Lin Daiyu pinched Xueyan's thigh hard under the table. Xueyan felt pain and covered her leg with her hands to stop talking.

Lin Daiyu looked at Yue Ling and smiled awkwardly, "It's okay, it's okay."

Yue Ling asked again: "The Princess of Qin is very kind to others, so she shouldn't have made things difficult for you, right?"

Lin Daiyu nodded, "No, but he was surprisingly friendly and even gave me a reward."

"reward."

Yue Ling repeated it in a murmur.

He didn't expect the King of Qin to give him any reward, but given the King's character, he would certainly not treat him unfairly.

"Well, as long as you can get along well."

Zijuan added, "Not only do they get along well, the Princess of Qin held the young lady's hand as soon as she entered the room, and never let go. She was so fond of her."

Yue Ling looked at Lin Daiyu and smiled, "That's natural. Sister Lin is loved wherever she goes."

Lin Daiyu's cheeks turned red and she lowered her head.

"Okay, Zijuan, let's eat. I'm a little hungry and I should go out soon."

Zijuan nodded repeatedly, "Okay, bring it here."

After everyone finished their meal in the courtyard, a guest knocked on the door...

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