Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

At the beginning of the morning on the next day, Zijuan came to help Lin Daiyu get up. While she was combing her hair, since there was no one around, she whispered a few words to Daiyu.

Daiyu frowned and looked back at her: "Why would they think that?"

"Ms. Xue was supposed to be selected as a tutor to serve the princess. But everyone in these families thinks that Miss Xue wants to enter the palace and become a queen."

Zijuan's eyes flashed with disdain, "They only think this way. I've said so much, but the old lady, the mistress, and the second mistress still look unconvinced. Humph, believe it or not!"

Daiyu looked at her unhappy expression and laughed: "Don't be angry. It's okay. It's a good thing that they don't believe me. They won't dare to bother me in the future. Isn't it better for us to live a quiet life behind closed doors?"

Zijuan thought about it, relaxed her shoulders and nodded: "Miss, you are right. Let's live a good life. Miss has gotten much better in the past six months. It seems that she should just rest quietly."

The master and servant chatted casually, talking about which bun was more comfortable, which earrings matched with which cloud shoulder, and which hairpin matched with which skirt.

After offering morning incense and having breakfast, Amber came to tell her: "The old lady hasn't seen the girl for another year and she misses her very much.

"I was afraid that the young lady was tired yesterday, so I asked her to cook her favorite food today. No one else will be invited. I will only invite her as the host and Aunt Meng to accompany me. Let's have lunch together, okay?"

Lin Daiyu coughed twice at the right time.

Aunt Meng smiled and said, "The young lady was sad yesterday, and she talked with Supervisor Tao for a long time, so she is a little tired. She didn't sleep well last night, so she is a little lazy this morning. I was just about to let her take some medicine and rest. Can we have the banquet another day?"

"Is it serious? Do you want me to report to the old lady and ask the imperial physician to come? If Aunt Meng has already written a prescription, I will ask them to make the medicine?" Amber looked at Daiyu with concern.

Daiyu covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed twice.

Aunt Meng smiled and said, "That's not necessary. You just caught a cold. Just warm yourself up and take a nap and you'll be fine."

Lin Daiyu asked, "In the past, it was Sister Yuanyang who came to see me. Why did it come to you today? Does she have any important errand?"

Amber's face flashed with anger. She snorted and opened her mouth to say something, but stopped. She shook her head and said, "Nothing. She also caught a cold and needs to rest today."

"In that case, I'll go and tell the old lady. But the old lady has been saying that she wants to thank Aunt Meng for taking care of Miss Lin, so I wonder if Aunt Meng would be willing to take the time to go over and have a simple meal with her?"

Aunt Meng and Lin Daiyu exchanged glances and said with a smile, "I have declined the invitations made by the old lady several times. It would be a bit inappropriate to decline again today. Then I will change my clothes and go to see the old lady. There is no need for dinner."

"I brought a sedan chair, it's outside. Please go to the bathroom, aunt, I'll be waiting for you." Amber was smiling.

Aunt Meng is gone.

Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Amber complained to Lin Daiyu angrily: "You just asked Sister Yuanyang, I was embarrassed to say it in front of Aunt Meng. What do you think is going on? It's the master..."

She actually thought Jia She had taken a fancy to Yuan Yang and wanted to force her to be his concubine, but was evaded by Lady Xing. She kicked Jia Lian instead and told Daiyu about it. She was angry and said:

"Second Madam told Yuanyang about this privately, asking her to be careful, after all, her whole family is here. If the First Madam can't keep an eye on her and asks the First Master to tell her parents, she won't be able to escape.

"Sister Yuanyang was so angry that she cried. Her parents were at the old house in Jinling, and her brother and sister-in-law were at the mansion.

"Her sister-in-law is confused. This morning she ran to the old lady's side room and said in front of everyone that she should be allowed to tell the master that she is willing to be his mistress. Sister Yuanyang dragged the whore to the old lady without saying a word and said that she was ruining the reputation of the master and the mistress.

"The old lady knew about this a long time ago, so she wasn't angry. She just had the prostitute beaten up and thrown to the farm to be sold.

"Yuanyang's brother was anxious and came to ask her for mercy. Before Yuanyang even met him, the old lady heard about it and had her brother beaten up and sent back to Jinling to take care of his parents until they died."

Amber told the whole story, took a breath, and then looked at Daiyu with a smile and said, "It's not that I'm a nagging person, but when I came here, Sister Yuanyang specifically asked me to tell you about this. She was afraid that you wouldn't hear the whole story, and she was worried about her."

"Yes. The eldest lady and Sister Feng did a great job in this matter. Sister Yuanyang is safe and sound, she has to thank them both. You go back and tell Sister Yuanyang to remember to repay them in the future. I'm just here to give her a safety net so that she doesn't have to be afraid of anything." Daiyu nodded and smiled.

not bad.

Mrs. Xing, who helped the tyrant in the previous life, and Wang Xifeng, who stood by and watched, are willing to help, so Yuanyang will definitely repay the favor. In the future, with these three people helping each other, the life of the eldest house in Rongguo Mansion should not be too difficult.

It’s just that I really need to find a way to restrain my uncle’s temper.

Daiyu was thinking about it while chatting with Amber with a smile.

After a while, Aunt Meng really changed into a purple round-necked robe, combed her hair again, tied it up into a bun, and wore a veil hat. She was actually dressed in the ordinary clothes of a palace lady.

This means a formal visit to Lady Jia.

Amber was stunned. Looking at her outfit, she couldn't tell whether she was surprised or happy. She could only smile and lead her out.

Daiyu stood up to see her off. Aunt Meng gave her a look that said "calm down" and walked away proudly.

As expected, in Lady Jia's main room, besides Lady Jia herself, the only person who served her was Yuanyang.

Wang Xifeng was busy in the outer room, serving dishes and warming wine. Seeing that only Aunt Meng came, she was not surprised at all, and greeted her with a smile, bowed, and thanked her in a low voice: "Your recipe tastes very good. But I have to thank you for saving my life!"

Aunt Meng waved her hand and said, "It's a small matter." Then she walked into the inner room.

Regardless of rank or age, Aunt Meng should be at the bottom. Zhou Quan respectfully bowed to Lady Jia and apologized: "I have been in Rongguo Mansion for more than half a year, and this is the first time I come out of the courtyard to pay my respects to you. I am arrogant."

"Shangyi is too modest." Grandmother Jia said kindly that it was okay.

After a few more pleasantries, the table was filled with dishes.

Grandmother Jia invited: "I'll prepare some light wine, please try the flavor of my home. I'm afraid it has some southern customs, which are different from those in the capital. Please try it, Shangyi."

Aunt Meng followed suit, doing a few things and praising politely.

After three rounds of drinking, Jia's mother got down to business: "Originally I didn't intend to have Daiyu come here today, I just wanted to see Shangyi."

"Oh? What do you want, old lady?"

"I don't deserve your order. Daiyu is an orphan, so I, her grandmother, should be the one who makes the decision on her marriage. But now that the Palace Supervisor Tao has admitted that he is taking care of Ruhai's daughter, I will ask you to pass this matter on to Supervisor Tao!"

"marriage?!"

"That's right. The marriage between my granddaughter Daiyu and my grandson Baoyu."