Red Mansion Daiyu, the Rise of the Lin Family

Yihong Courtyard is now the busiest place.

"Let me see, my son."

"Baoyu."

Mrs. Wang came to Jia Baoyu's bedside and called out to him, saying anxiously:

"You are feeling unwell somewhere, tell your mother quickly."

Jia Baoyu sat on the bed with a confused look in his eyes, as if he was trying to recognize the relatives around him, but he couldn't completely distinguish them.

There was confusion between his brows and his words were vague, as if he was mumbling to himself.

Mrs. Wang ordered Xiren, who was standing by her side, "Pour some water."

Xiren obeyed the order, quickly poured a cup of tea from the teapot and handed it to Baoyu.

Baoyu took it silently, seemed a little hesitant, but finally picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Then, he was silent for a moment, and finally spoke, but it was a simple sentence: "Mother!"

When Mrs. Wang heard Jia Baoyu's voice, a trace of joy flashed in her eyes, and then turned into surprise.

"Oh! my son, what's the matter with you?"

Jia Baoyu's reaction made people feel uneasy. He looked around, his eyes passing over Jia Mu, Sanchun, Xue Baochai and others, but he seemed to find nothing that interested him.

His eyelids gradually became heavy, and finally he closed his eyes and fell into sleep again.

"Baoyu..." Mrs. Wang suppressed her voice and called out with her head down. Jia Baoyu was sleeping soundly and didn't notice anything.

At this time, Jia's mother comforted her, "Second daughter-in-law, don't shout. She may have just woken up and hasn't come back to her senses yet."

"It will be fine once you come back to your senses."

"As long as you wake up, things will get better and better."

Mrs. Wang held the Buddhist beads tightly in both hands, her brows furrowed, and she suddenly thought of something.

He took out the piece of jade that Old Ye's mother had handed over.

"This is……"

"Has the jade been found?" asked Grandmother Jia in surprise, as she had no news at all.

Madam Wang paused and said without turning her head, "It's a replica."

Then, she held Jia Baoyu's head with one hand and carefully put the jade around his neck with the other hand.

Grandmother Jia sighed, thinking that Mrs. Wang had good intentions.

The imitation is so similar that even my own eyesight can't tell the difference.

This is prepared to replace it.

Xue Baochai's eyes were inexplicably complicated, and the handkerchief in her hand was clenched tightly, as if there were water stains on it.

My heart was beating loudly.

She placed the handkerchief in her hand against her chest to calm her beating heart.

At this moment, Mrs. Wang stood up and said to Xiren who was standing by her side,

"Xiren, tell me, when did Baoyu wake up?"

"How long can you stay awake?"

Xiren still held the teacup in her hand and answered respectfully, "Madam, the Second Master woke up before midnight last night."

"When you wake up, you need water."

"I poured him a glass of water, and then the Second Master lay down again."

"Nothing else?" Mrs. Wang asked.

Xiren shook her head, the corners of her mouth drooping.

I was secretly sad, and I did speak, saying, "Oh! It's you again!"

How can I say this?

Xiren chose to remain silent.

At this time, Wang Xifeng, who had been silent all the time, spoke up, "Aunt, I see Brother Bao has woken up."

"During the three days of our prayer on the 15th, if Brother Bao is able to move, let him go with us!"

"Maybe everything will be fine if the gods bless me by then!"

Mrs. Wang looked at Jia Baoyu's slightly pale face lying on the bed.

nodded.

Then he turned to Xiren and said, "Serve me well."

"Come and report anytime if you have anything to say. Twelve hours is fine. Got it?"

"As you just said, there was no response at midnight last night, and I missed the first moment I saw Baoyu awake."

"It's your first offense, so I won't punish you."

"Don't let it happen a second time."

Every time Mrs. Wang spoke, Xiren nodded.

Mrs. Wang continued, “You should know that even the smallest matters of Second Master are huge matters.”

Xiren nodded repeatedly.

Mrs. Wang led everyone away from the Grand View Garden.

……

On the evening of the sixth day, Lin Ruhai came back from outside, exhausted.

As soon as he came back, he summoned Lin Daiyu and Yong'an and said to them, "Jia Yucun will be escorted to the capital tomorrow."

"I'll go pick him up at the city gate tomorrow."

"Are you going or not?"

Yongan said without any hesitation, "Go."

Lin Daiyu asked, "If we go there, can we talk and visit?"

"Or just watch from a distance?"

Lin Ruhai stroked his chin gently and replied meaningfully, "His case is rather troublesome right now."

"It's because the censor impeached him for the Xue Pan case in Nanjing. There may be inside information and he may have been corrupt and perverted the law."

"Now Xue Pan is missing."

"Feng Yuan is dead."

"This case is hard to explain. What exactly happened? It all depends on what Jia Yucun says to the Xue family."

Lin Ruhai explained, "This kind of incoherent thing is the most exhausting."

Lin Daiyu asked in surprise, "Xue Pan disappeared? When did it happen?"

Lin Ruhai glanced at her face and said, "You don't know? You had a lot of fun fighting before the New Year, with storytellers and eagles. Do you think I don't know?"

"Now start playing dumb."

Lin Daiyu raised her hands, looking innocent, "It's unfair! I really didn't know the details."

"Who would pay attention to such a person for no reason?"

"I am the daughter of the Lin family. I get too much attention. People might think I have something to do with him."

"I can't hide in time!"

At this point, she saw Yongan pouting and immediately changed her words,

"I only know that for a while, the Xue family was looking for Xue Pan everywhere."

"Then there was no news, and I thought I had found him."

"Or maybe the Xue family hid it themselves."

"After all, the case is about to be uncovered, so it's understandable to hide the person involved."

Lin Ruhai looked at Lin Daiyu's confident expression and said without comment,

"The news is that we don't know whether he is really lost, or the Xue family and the Wang family have joined forces to hide him."

"In short, the Xue family reported to the police that Xue Pan was missing."

Lin Ruhai gave a brief explanation.

Yongan on the side suddenly interrupted, "Father, let's call Brother Yongyi!"

"He also learned from Mr. Yucun."

Lin Ruhai was stunned and asked his son, "Do you think Yongyi can do it?"

Yongan puffed out her small chest. Oh! No, it was a half-big chest.

Said, "Father, Brother Yongyi really wants to integrate into my family."

Lin Daiyu retorted, "No way! It seems that every time his mother asked him to eat, he ran faster than a rabbit."

"Either eat with his steward, or eat with Qin Zhong."

Yongan was speechless for a moment, and stammered, "I asked him about this matter, and he was just shy and embarrassed to eat with a woman."

"I'm especially afraid of my mother." After saying this, Yong'an felt a little embarrassed and pursed his lips tightly.

"Ah!..." This is really a case of knowing a person's face but not his heart.

In this family, only Jia Min is harmless, but Lin Yongyi is afraid of Jia Min and has been afraid of her for so many years.

Impressed!

At this moment, Jia Min's voice suddenly rang in my ears, "What are you guys whispering about again?"

"Are you not coming over for dinner?"

"Puchi..." Lin Ruhai, Lin Daiyu and Lin Yongan couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Lin Daiyu stepped forward and hooked Jia Min's arm, "Mother, we are discussing how to make you more powerful."

"When the evil spirits see you, they will automatically retreat..."

Jia Min sternly slapped Lin Daiyu's hand.

"You are so talkative!"

"Eat quickly!"