Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

"Jiang Yong! You finally woke up!" Xiaohong's crying voice came from the house.

Zhu Shou's face lit up with joy. Just as he was about to rush in, he remembered Daiyu and stopped, trying to ask, "Master, would you like to go in and see Manager Jiang?"

"Yeah." Lin Daiyu turned around, and Zijuan, who had been silent beside her, had gone over to open the door curtain.

When I walked in, I saw dark-colored furniture in the hall, teacups, teapots, and a box of books on the table.

The bedroom is also very simple, with just a bed, a cabinet, a washbasin rack, and two suitcases against the wall.

Daiyu entered the room and saw Aunt Meng standing on one side. Xiaohong was actually sitting by the bed, helping Jiang Yong up and putting a pillow behind him!

Such intimacy and density...

Lin Daiyu subconsciously turned around to glance at Lin Zhixiao who followed in, and saw that her butler's face had changed.

"Young lady, why are you stepping on such a cheap place?" Jiang Yong opened his eyes and saw Xiaohong first. Then he turned around and saw Lin Daiyu standing in the room. He was startled.

Lin Daiyu nodded calmly: "You are seriously injured, I have to come and see you."

He turned his head to look at Lin Zhixiao, "Pick a servant who is perceptive, sensible, and smart, come and take care of Manager Jiang, and follow him to serve.

"Don't let him go alone anymore. If something happens, there's no one to help him report it. Look, he's in big trouble today!"

Jiang Yong tried to refuse, but Lin Daiyu glared back at him: "Don't refute the master's words, or I will send you back to Tao's house!"

"……Yes."

"Tell me, have you seen the person who hit you before? Is he an enemy? Or is it for some other reason?" Daiyu went straight to the point.

Jiang Yong thought for a moment and shook his head: "If we talk about stealing other people's business before, I have made many enemies. But I don't have any impression of this leader. It seems that I have never seen him before."

"What about that group of people? Does anyone look familiar?" Daiyu paused and asked softly, "Or, let me ask you this: have you ever been followed by anyone since you came to my place?"

Jiang Yong was stunned, as if he remembered something. He lowered his head and thought for a while. Then he raised his head uncertainly and said, "It seems that someone followed me every time I went to Tao's house...but I didn't take it seriously..."

As he said this, he couldn't help but glance at Lin Zhixiao.

This sight made Lin Zhixiao furious!

Lin Daiyu was stunned for a moment, then she understood and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: It turns out that Jiang Yong had always thought that the person following him was sent by Lin Zhixiao to monitor him!

"If he sent someone to follow you, it must be my instruction. But if I don't believe you, I will tell my uncle directly and let him punish you. What would be more unpleasant than that?"

Lin Daiyu reached out her hand and pointed at him from a distance with her sharp index finger, "You deserve it! You could have spotted the danger long ago, but you were so arrogant that you ended up getting beaten up!"

Jiang Yong was unhappy.

"But if that's the case, I can roughly guess who did it." Lin Daiyu's lips curled up slightly, "Don't worry, I will avenge him for you thoroughly! I guarantee you will be satisfied!"

He turned his head to look at Zhu Shou, thought for a moment, and then said to Jiang Yong, "However, you have to discuss with Shopkeeper Zhu to subdue those ruffians from South City who have been hanging around in our store for more than half a month!"

Conquer?!

Jiang Yong frowned: "Ever since I took charge of Tao Jian's shop, I have visited all the gangs in both the black and white worlds. These people who live on the edge of a knife have no moral principles. It is better to beat them into submission than to subdue them!"

"Beat him into submission? Who will beat him up? You? Me? Or do I have to pay more money to hire someone to beat him up?"

Daiyu shook her head, "You still haven't learned your lesson from what happened today! Shopkeeper Zhu, you stay with him and figure out the reason yourself; you can also discuss what to do.

"However, I still say the same thing: the master's words cannot be contradicted. Anyone who contradicts them should get out of here."

After saying the word "get out" softly and gently, Daiyu added, "Take good care of your injuries and don't rush into work," then turned around and walked away gracefully.

I won't listen to Jiang Yong's excuses.

Aunt Meng left a prescription for Lin Zhixiao, gave Jiang Yong a few more instructions, and left with Xiaohong, who kept looking back.

Seeing that Lin Zhixiao also left indifferently, Zhu Shou sat down beside Jiang Yong's bed, pounding the bed and cursing him in a low voice: "Are you stupid?! How can Tao Jian's property and Lin's property be the same thing if you tell others about it?!

"We reported the matter to the police early today, but you were knocked unconscious and no one has come yet! If we had our own people, why would we be afraid of those bastards?

“If we can subdue that group of scoundrels, they are all stalkers in the capital. They are not only hardworking guards, but also experts in gathering information!

"As long as we use both kindness and force to take them down, Old Jiang, the boss will have spies that are unmatched in the entire capital!"

Jiang Yong looked at him coldly: "Of course I'm not stupid, how could I not know?! But how many of these hooligans who form gangs don't have people behind them?"

"So, let's test it out first!" Zhu Shou was so anxious that he pounded his fists on his palms, "What if?!"

Jiang Yong hesitated for a long time and nodded reluctantly: "If we find out who is behind this, we can explain it to the girl. Then you go and find out the truth first..."

The two people discussed it seriously.

But Qingwen, who arrived late, stood by the window and heard everything clearly. The more Qingwen listened, the more excited she became, and her eyes were brighter than the stars in the winter night!

Lin Daiyu returned to her room, and Xueyan happened to be there with the little maids setting the table. She was busy helping Daiyu wash her hands and eat.

After the meal, Daiyu smiled and said, "Today's water shield soup is really good. Let's ask Sister Liu to come over so that I can reward her in person!"

The Liu family came excitedly, and knelt down repeatedly with a smile on their faces: "It is my job, and I did one or two things right. It is my duty. How dare I take it as a reward from the master!?"

"Reward if you do a good job and punish if you do something wrong. If the rewards and punishments are clear, everyone will know how to do things, and it will be easier for me to manage the household." Lin Daiyu smiled and gave her a small purse with two golden peanuts in it.

Liu Jia smiled happily: "Yes! Thank you, young lady! I will definitely follow the order given by aunt and make more delicious dishes for you!"

"Now that I'm your only master, you can relax a little. In a few days, the Third Miss and Huan'er will be here, with their servants. Can you handle it all by yourself?" Daiyu looked at her with a smile.

Liu Jia's expression changed immediately: "The Third Miss and the Third Master? Are they both coming? Didn't they only say that the Third Miss would come to help the housekeeper..."

"Don't worry about this, Sister Liu. The girl just wants to ask if you can handle it and if you need more help?" Zijuan looked at her indifferently.

Liu Jia was timid for a moment, and hurriedly replied with a smile: "It's probably not enough. But since there are so many men in the outer courtyard, why not open a kitchen in the outer courtyard and take care of them alone?"

"The kitchen in the mansion is under your sole management. If you said we should open another one in the outer courtyard, then we can open another one." Daiyu nodded obediently and looked at her with a smile.

"But the kitchen in the outer courtyard also needs a leader. Do you think it should be you, old man, who should go? Or your son?

"It can't be that your daughter Liu Wu'er went out to deal with those grooms and servants, right?"

"No! Wu'er will never leave the inner courtyard!" Liu Jia blurted out!

Aunt Meng, who was dragging Xiao Hong into the house, heard this and sneered, "These housekeepers and stewards' daughters are really, one more ostentatious than the other!"