Daiyu from the Red Mansion is also arguing with people today

If Daiyu had a dark face, Xue Baochai could have just concluded that it was Daiyu's own misunderstanding. But she kept a calm smile from beginning to end, which made Xue Baochai feel a little tricky and she didn't know how to deal with it.

At this extremely embarrassing moment, Daiyu suddenly turned to Fang Shuntai's embroiderer and said to her: "Excuse me, these clothes are very good in both size and pattern. We are very satisfied with them."

After saying this, she told the little maid who had been waiting by the side and followed Xue Baochai into the room, "Send the embroiderer out!"

When the little maid saw the little movements of Daiyu's hands, she immediately understood what she meant and retreated with the embroiderer.

Daiyu looked at Xue Baochai and said, "Sister Xue, I need to go change my clothes. Please wait for a moment."

Now, not only did Daiyu bring her maid into the inner room, but Sanchun, seeing this, nodded apologetically to Xue Baochai, followed Daiyu into the inner room to change clothes.

But Xue Baochai couldn't say anything. She couldn't stop Daiyu and the others from changing clothes. She could only watch them leave one by one.

This was the first setback she encountered after coming to the Jia Mansion. She began to understand where the sense of disharmony came from when she was with Daiyu: because Daiyu always kept a similar smile in front of her, and never showed any emotion other than a smile!

Xue Baochai couldn't help but sigh in her heart: It's so slippery and ruthless, it's really hard to know where to start!

She looked towards the inner room, stood up and was about to follow in when she saw the maid standing by the antique shelf walk up to her, bowed and said, "Miss Xue, please wait here for a moment, our girl will be out soon!"

This means you are not allowed to enter!

Xue Baochai couldn't help but feel angry. She took a deep breath, but had to suppress her emotions and smiled again: "I just want to see if I can help."

Qing He folded her hands in front of her belly and bowed again, her tone firm and unquestionable: "Sister Xueyan is inside, and the other girls also have maids to serve them, so there is no need to trouble you. Please wait here for a moment, they will come out soon!"

Qinghe was very polite and her words were very thoughtful and appropriate, leaving no loopholes for Xue Baochai. She had no choice but to sit back in her chair, feeling somewhat fortunate that it was Wenxing who followed her out today instead of Ying'er.

"Sorry to have kept you waiting!" Daiyu said politely, with a standard smile on her face, and walked to Xue Baochai, "Sister Xue, let's go, it's time to pay our respects to the ancestors."

The four of them waited for her answer, which made Xue Baochai feel unprecedentedly frustrated. They chatted with Jia's mother, praising the workmanship and embroidery of the new clothes, making Jia's mother laugh continuously.

But Xue Baochai was in no mood to laugh or joke. She was troubled when she came out of Jia's room. After saying goodbye to the four people, she returned to Xue's courtyard alone.

"Are you all right?" Yingchun looked at Xue Baochai's departing back, feeling somewhat worried. When it comes to playing tricks, neither she nor Daiyu can outsmart Xue Baochai.

Daiyu smiled and patted Yingchun's hand, comforting her with a smile: "I'm fine."

She was not worried at all that Xue Baochai was playing any tricks behind her back.

It is said that people with the same skills rely on contrast. In the original novel, Lin Daiyu lost her parents and could only rely on the Jia family. She was still so suspicious and cared about Baoyu. Naturally, she was full of thorns. Compared with the dignified and virtuous Baochai, she was definitely much more cunning.

But she is different.

She is not isolated and helpless like in the original book, with only Parrot as a maid who can be of some use to her.

She is surrounded by three maids and eight servant girls, and Zijuan and Honglian are the only two who are usually reluctant to leave Lixiangyuan.

The other six, in addition to the work and martial arts training ordered by Nanny Wang, were very familiar with the Jia clan members and servants in the back street. From time to time, they would bring some snacks to them to chat with them, so they knew everything about the Jia family's private gossip.

They attached great importance to Daiyu's reputation among the servants of the Jia family, and they spent a lot of effort to maintain her reputation. Therefore, the servants of the Jia family did not often see this cousin, but they never talked about Daiyu behind her back.

Xichun tilted her head, looked at Daiyu, then turned to Yingchun, with a confused look on her face: "Sister, what are you talking about?"

Yingchun and Daiyu smiled at each other. Daiyu said to Xichun, "Let's go back and ask Aunt Gu!"

Xichun pursed her lips and discussed with Daiyu: "Can we go to see Madam Liao? Madam Gu... is a bit strict!"

Hahahaha—a burst of laughter spread from far away and deeply hurt Xue Baochai's heart.

After returning to the courtyard, she waited until Wen Xing closed the gate before she asked Wen Xing, "Do you know what happened today?"

Wen Xing lowered her head and thought for a moment, then said, "The young lady went too far today."

Xue Baochai frowned slightly: "Go on."

Wen Xing stole a glance at Xue Baochai's face, and seeing that she was not angry, she continued, "There are some things that Miss Lin and Miss Xichun can say, but you shouldn't say them."

"Yes, I saw the embroiderer at Fang Shuntai's clothing store and got anxious." Xue Baochai rubbed her chest and whispered, "Go get the Lengxiang pills from the cellar. I need to take two!"

The next day, before Daiyu could get any news from the East Palace, she unexpectedly heard news about Xue Baochai first.

Luluo whispered a few words to Daiyu, which made Xichun's lips curl up so much that she could hang an oil bottle on it.

She grumbled in dissatisfaction: "Sister Daiyu is really not nice. She only listens to gossips by herself!"

Daiyu looked at Xichun lovingly, winked at Luluo, and said, "Hurry up and tell me, or our little ancestor will be angry!"

So Luluo stood up straight and repeated the news she had just told Daiyu.

After listening to Nanny Gu's analysis yesterday, Xichun also felt that Xue Baochai was a little cunning and her words were full of traps, which made her feel very tired.

Now, hearing that Xue Baochai was ill and that she had even called in a doctor last night, Xichun could not help but feel suspicious: "She is ill? How could it be such a coincidence?"

Daiyu didn't respond, but just smiled softly and said to Luluo, "I'll ask Nanny Gu to go see her and apologize to her on my behalf. Nanny Gu knows how to handle the rest."

"Yes!" Green ivy went out happily.

She noticed that since the girl heard the news, she ate two egg yolk buns in a row.

You know, in the past, girls always disliked egg yolk buns as being too greasy and seldom ate them. It was only after Miss Xichun came that this snack was often served on the girls' table.

Now that she has eaten two in one go, it seems that she is really happy! She is going to find out some new information, so that the girl will definitely be happier!

Tanchun looked at Yingchun and suggested, "Should we go see her as well?"