Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Just as he got to this point, the back door of the yard opened and the sound of several people walking in, talking and laughing, could be heard.

"It's my sister-in-law who's back." Daiyu sat there without moving, but looked at Yuanyang.

Yuanyang smiled and said, "Next time I have time, I will chat with you in detail." As she spoke, she stood on tiptoe to look outside and smiled, "You've packed your seasonal clothes early."

"I have a lot of trivial things to do, and the maids in the yard are idle. I hope they can find something to do every day, otherwise they will quarrel and fight."

Daiyu waved her handkerchief in annoyance and rubbed her temples. "You don't know how much trouble Qingwen has. With her in the courtyard, there are tens of thousands of things to do!"

"Without her being so lively, this courtyard would be too quiet." Yuanyang said with a smile.

"Yuanyang is right." Li Wan continued and walked in, smiling.

Yuanyang and Lin Daiyu stood up to greet them, but Li Wan hurriedly held Daiyu down, and the three of them sat down again.

"When Lin was little, she loved to talk and laugh, but she became much colder and more lonely during the mourning period. Zijuan and Xiaohong are very stable, but I am like a pool of stagnant water, needless to say.

"If it weren't for Qingwen and Xueyan chirping, this courtyard would be silent all day, as quiet as a grave!"

As Li Wan spoke, she deliberately glared at Lin Daiyu.

Yuanyang was busy "Pooh, Pooh, Pooh": "Where did you learn such words from, grandma? Aren't you afraid of breaking taboos?"

"Hmph, where else could you have learned that? I sent my three sisters back to their rooms, thinking I could have a chat with them. When I got to Aunt Zhao's door, she stopped me and insisted that the third girl go and measure the size of her son and make clothes for him.

"I thought it was the truth, but I had only walked five steps when I heard someone say: You don't want to keep the stove burning, but go and mingle with the living dead. Aren't you afraid that your wife will dislike you? Lixiangyuan is a graveyard. Whoever enters will be buried!"

Li Wan said this with a sneer on her face.

Yuanyang was so angry that her face turned pale. She said, "Didn't the eldest grandmother ask her? What nonsense is this?"

"Why didn't I ask? I went back to reason with her, but she slammed the gate shut, almost hitting me on the nose! If Ying hadn't held me back, I would have kicked the door!

"Later, I heard my wife had returned to her room, so I went to greet her, intending to have a proper conversation about the matter.

"Who knew that the Madam would not see me at all, and told me to come back quickly to look after Miss Lin, and not to go and pay respects to her dead mother-in-law!"

As Li Wan spoke, tears began to fall. She lowered her head and wiped her tears with a handkerchief.

At this point, even Yuanyang didn't know what to say and could only remain silent.

Unexpectedly, Lin Daiyu asked leisurely, "When Aunt Zhao closed the gate, did the third girl say anything? When the second aunt's people came out to spread those unpleasant words, was the second uncle in the room?"

Li Wan and Yuanyang were stunned and looked at each other.

Seeing Li Wan's long silence and embarrassment, Lin Daiyu chuckled softly, "It seems that Second Uncle still didn't listen to what Eunuch Tao said."

When Yuanyang heard this, her face suddenly changed and she immediately stood up: "Miss, I'll go back first."

"Okay. Take care, sister. See you next year." Lin Daiyu sat upright at the table, motionless, just nodding slightly.

Li Wan was nervous, but she couldn't help but stand up and said with a forced smile, "Lang'er fell asleep and was brought back. Since my sister is fine, I will go back to look after Lan'er."

"Okay. Take care, sister-in-law." Lin Daiyu nodded again, sat down and bowed, which meant she was leaving.

Let's not talk about Li Wan hurrying back to her room to avoid the gossip, let's talk about Yuanyang, who hurried back to Grandmother Jia's main courtyard and reported everything she had just said to Grandmother Jia, who was both shocked and horrified:

"Miss Lin is so smart! We are so lucky to have such a cousin, but how come she has become our enemy now? Old lady, if you don't take care of it, Miss Lin will not only resent the Second Madam!"

Jia's mother leaned back on the couch, sighed, closed her eyes, and cried, "What an evil creature! What an evil creature!"

Suddenly he raised his hand to cover his heart, frowned and cried out in pain!

Yuanyang was so scared that she rushed over and hugged her. She hurriedly took out the Musk Heart-Protecting Pill from the box beside her with trembling hands, put it under Jia Mu's tongue, and was about to call for a doctor!

Grandmother Jia hurriedly grabbed her hand and shook her head weakly.

"No! Old lady, I always obey you, but not today! There are too many things going on today, and your mood is so up and down. You must ask someone to prescribe some medicine! Besides, it's better to be urgent than to be slow!"

While wiping her tears, Yuanyang insisted on calling another maid, Amber, to come in and gave her clear instructions: first, ask someone to call the doctor, then ask someone to call the eldest and second masters, and finally, ask someone to go to Lixiangyuan to tell Lin Daiyu.

Grandmother Jia listened to her arrangements clearly and felt relieved. She breathed a sigh of relief and lay on the couch in deep thought.

Lin Daiyu finally calmed down and went to burn incense in front of her parents' spirits before kneeling down to read a sutra. Suddenly, someone came running over, knocked hard on the courtyard door, ran straight to Daiyu's room, and reported to her:

"The old lady was so angry that her heart ached. She took some medicine and lay there unable to move. The doctor has been called outside. The eldest and second masters should have arrived at the main courtyard by now."

Lin Daiyu was startled and stood up suddenly from the cushion, feeling dizzy!

Zijuan rushed forward and hugged her, shouting at the little girl, "Scorpion, scorpion, scorpion! Just tell me how the old lady is doing now? Is there any trouble?!"

"I don't know!" The little girl was so anxious that she wiped her tears with her sleeves. "When I came, I saw Sister Yuanyang kneeling in front of the old lady's bed, her face was pale!"

"Hurry, send a sedan chair, a carriage, anything is fine! I'll be there right away!" Lin Daiyu felt dizzy and heartbroken!

My grandmother was supposed to live for at least another ten years. Knowing this, I confidently hinted to Yuanyang to expose the ugly thoughts of Aunt Zhao, Lady Wang, and even Jia Zheng to the old lady!

But I actually forgot that no matter what, she is already nearly 70 years old. Especially after seeing her again after a year, I already found that my grandmother has aged a lot. The black hair that was occasionally visible on her temples last year has turned completely white this year!

No matter what, in this family, the only person who cares about me and loves me is my grandmother, besides that silly Baoyu.

Grandma, please don't let anything happen to you!

Lin Daiyu tightly grasped her belt and forced herself to take a deep breath to calm down. Then, she hurriedly ordered Xueyan, "Bring out the token that the Queen gave me!"

Then he reached out and took it, hiding it in his sleeve pocket.

The carriage came very quickly. It was not her who called it, but Wang Xifeng heard that Lady Jia had fallen ill, so she sent it to her immediately and ordered someone to tell her:

"Don't panic! There are adults at home to take care of things! You are a child, take good care of yourself and don't cause trouble for the adults!"