I am a miracle doctor in Dream of the Red Chamber

Chapter 7: Infighting at the Red Plum Banquet

Baoyu, who knew Daiyu best, could sense the sour taste of apricots. Then he looked closely at Lin Daiyu at this moment: she lowered her head, tightly shut her cherry lips, gently stroked her handkerchief, and walked slowly among the plum blossoms.

It seems that there is something hidden in my heart, or it is like the drizzling rain, which contains a little melancholy. It is also like the newly ripened apple, which is green and astringent but also cute.

Baoyu quietly pulled Daiyu aside and said, "What did you mean just now? We are all here together, so are you the only one allowed to praise you and not others?!"

Daiyu said jealously: "Of course I have to praise Sister Bao. She is beautiful, sensible, well-educated, and a Cai Wenji or Li Qingzhao. Of course I can't compare to her."

Baoyu said, "Why are you comparing yourself with others?"

Daiyu said: "If you don't praise me, I don't care, but when you praise her, I care."

Baoyu smiled and said, "But you are overthinking, aren't you?"

Daiyu turned around and said, "I just have to worry about you."

Baochai looked at the pair of enemies from afar and smiled at them.

"Sister Lin, Brother Bao, come and pick plum blossoms and paint with us." Baochai said

Unexpectedly, as soon as Baochai finished speaking, Lin Daiyu said, "The plum blossoms are growing beautifully on the branches. If they are picked off, wouldn't it be like separating flesh and blood? That would be boring."

Hearing this, Baochai continued to smile and said, "Sister Lin has a kind heart like a bodhisattva, which is rare. If we want to talk about something interesting, it is naturally the plum blossom dance of Tang Xuanzong's concubine Mei, which is a unique one. It just so happens that the plum blossoms are in full bloom here today, but I wonder who can dance this unique dance?"

An Wuxia, who was standing by, saw clearly that Xue Baochai was indeed scheming. Baoyu said hastily, "Mei Fei's dance is just a rumor. We don't need to take it seriously."

Baochai also smiled and said, "It's rare to see plum blossoms blooming all over the garden, so I naturally thought of this. Mei Fei's beauty is not something we can imitate."

Lin Daiyu watched Xichun and the little maids in the distance, surrounded by red and white plum blossoms, playing and running around, which was very interesting. So she suddenly had an idea and whispered a clever plan into Baoyu's ear. In an instant, the graceful and elegant Daiyu, the elegant and demure Yingchun, the bright and charming Tanchun, and the cool and elegant Xichun, the four of them danced gracefully in the red and white. The black hair was lingering, the laughter was continuous, the plum blossoms were fragrant, the figure was wandering, and the posture was graceful... For a moment, everyone who saw it was stunned.

Xue Baochai and Aunt Xue smiled at each other. Aunt Xue said with a smile: "Beautiful scenery matches beautiful women. Today is a feast for the eyes."

Baoyu smiled and said, "Sister Lin is exactly like Concubine Mei!"

Tanchun said, "That's nonsense. If she were Mei Fei, she would have to enter the palace to accompany the emperor."

Baochai also joked, "Be careful, Sister Lin will be angry with you again. Today I have something new to give to everyone, come and see it."

But look at this Baochai who plucked a red plum blossom and pressed lightly on the rice paper, and the red plum blossom came to life in the painting.

Baoyu ran to Baochai in great joy and said, "Sister, please tell me how you got this red plum blossom there."

Baochai smiled and said, "This is a technique of rubbing flowers that I learned by myself when I was painting. It is impossible to master it in a short time."

Grandmother Jia said: "Our children are just improvising poems, paintings, songs and dances, but it can be seen that this precious girl is extremely attentive in her work."

Aunt Xue said, "This child has never liked cosmetics since she was young. She prefers poetry, books, and history. As long as she opens her mouth, she can come up with a different reason for any matter, big or small."

Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "Oh my, if this Bao sister were a boy, it would be amazing. What a pity."

Baochai blushed and said, "Sister Feng, you are too kind. I just made some ways to amuse myself and add some fun to everyone."

Baoyu gently looked at the red plum blossoms in the painting and said with admiration: "This is not just for self-entertainment. I wonder how clever and smart Baojie was and how hard she worked to get this unique method. It's as wonderful as a magic trick."

Baochai smiled and said, "If you like them, I will use this technique to paint a few more when I get back and give them all to you."

For a moment, everyone thought she was beautiful and admired Baochai's intelligence and cleverness. Only Lin Daiyu had already left angrily with Chaoxia and Xueyan.

Lin Daiyu said angrily, "Sister Zhaoxia, that fool Baoyu always takes a nap after getting drunk during his outings, but today he seems to be more energetic after seeing Miss Bao. The most abominable thing is that he keeps praising her and worships her as if Miss Bao is a deity."

Zhaoxia said with a smile: "At the Red Plum Banquet today, Baoyu must not sleep, otherwise such a quiet boy will learn bad things."

Lin Daiyu said jealously, "It would be better to take a nap. If I sleep, there will be no magic tricks by Hongmei. Obviously, my dance is the most exquisite, and I am the protagonist today."

Zhaoxia said in a serious tone, "Miss, you are in the Jia Mansion now, not the Lin Mansion, and you still think you are a proper master. Besides, why don't you learn from Miss Bao's calmness and sophistication? Everything is written innocently on your face, and you look like a naughty child at first glance."

Lin Daiyu turned around and stopped and said, "If I have time, I will definitely have more exquisite painting skills. What does hers mean to me?!"

Zhaoxia teased her, "It's just a Red Plum Garden Party, is it worth fighting over it?!"

Lin Daiyu said aggrievedly: "Why do people love to play with Sister Bao when she comes? Even Baoyu always praises her! I feel uncomfortable when Baoyu praises her! No matter how good she is, as long as Baoyu doesn't praise her, I won't be angry!"

Zhaoxia patted Xiao Daiyu on the shoulder and said, "My dear girl, since you want to be Baoyu's only confidant, you must keep this idea in your heart. Use your own intelligence to maintain this state, so that you can be happy. Instead of showing your dissatisfaction with Baoyu all the time, otherwise it will be counterproductive."

Lin Daiyu had the nobleness and pride of the Lin family in her bones. After hearing what An Wuxia said, she turned around and snorted indignantly, "I don't bother to show off my talents to win everyone's praise and attention! Besides, there must be something wrong when things are abnormal. Sister Bao has always been calm and low-key. Why did she deliberately show off her skills today?!"

Daiyu's words suddenly awakened An Wuxia. Since she came to the book "Dream of Red Mansions", she reversed and rewrote many plots. In the original book, there was indeed no plot where Baochai showed off her special skills at the Red Plum Banquet. According to Baochai's character, she must have a deep meaning in doing so. We can only wait and see what she does next.

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