Red Mansion: Holding Space and Marrying Like the Sea

After seeing Madam Wang leave in a huff, the mother and daughter smiled at each other. Madam Jia tapped Jia Min's forehead and said, "You're already so old, yet you're still so naughty. Aren't you afraid that the children will laugh at you?"

Jia Min smiled and took Grandmother Jia's arm, saying coquettishly, "In front of mother, I am always a child." Grandmother Jia shook her head helplessly, her eyes full of love. At this moment, a little maid hurried in, bowed and said to Grandmother Jia, "Madam, Miss Lin is here." Grandmother Jia smiled and said, "Please come in." Soon, a beautiful woman in silver-white clothes walked into the hall. It was Lin Daiyu.

As soon as Lin Daiyu came in, she threw herself on Jia Min's lap and burst into tears, which surprised both Mrs. Jia and Jia Min and made them confused for a moment. Meanwhile, Nanny Lai looked at them anxiously, as if she had something important to tell them.

Madam Jia frowned and asked Lai Mama, "What on earth happened? Why did you scare my granddaughter like this?"

Nanny Lai quickly replied, "Madam, the rumors about the young lady have spread everywhere. People say... say..." She stumbled and didn't dare to say the following words.

Mrs. Jia was shocked. She knew that Wang must have done something, but she still pretended not to know and urged anxiously, "Hurry up and tell me!"

Nanny Lai gritted her teeth and said, "It's all over the streets of the capital. It's been rumored that our Second Master Bao and Miss Lin eat and sleep together, and they don't behave like a noble young man or a noble lady at all. They also say that Second Master Bao is a sex maniac at such a young age. He inherited this from Master Zheng, even slept with the maidservants by his first wife, and even made love with them in his wife's bed. It's really a disgrace to a scholar."

Hearing these words, Mrs. Jia was so angry that her face turned blue, and her hands tightly grasped the armrests of the chair, her knuckles turning white. Jia Min was also so angry that she almost fainted. She hugged Lin Daiyu tightly, tears streaming down her face.

Upon hearing this, Grandmother Jia flew into a rage. Uncontrollably, she slammed the table and stood up. She had assumed these were just rumors about Baoyu and Daiyu, but she hadn't expected Jia Zheng to be implicated. "Go and investigate thoroughly to find out who dares to slander our Jia family so wantonly!" She turned to look at Lin Daiyu, her eyes filled with heartache and concern, and softly comforted her, "Child, don't believe those nonsense. Just stay here peacefully."

However, Lin Daiyu had already burst into tears and was sobbing. She choked and said, "Grandma, I'd better go back to Suzhou to avoid causing trouble for you." Jia Min hurriedly held her, and advised with heartache, "Yuer, stop crying. My heart is broken by your crying. Those nonsense words are just to force us, mother and daughter, to be timid and afraid to act rashly! Now that the matter is done, you just need to cultivate a good relationship with Baoyu. With grandma here, you don't need to worry about these trivial matters." Grandmother Jia nodded in agreement, and then ordered, "That's right, Daiyu, you can rest assured. Grandmother will never let you suffer any grievances. Nanny Lai, you should quickly arrange people and make sure to thoroughly investigate who is behind the rumors. I will never let those who spread rumors and cause trouble go easily!" Nanny Lai took the order and left. Grandmother Jia turned to Lin Daiyu and said, "Don't worry, child. No one can hurt you with your grandma here." Lin Daiyu was grateful and hugged Grandmother Jia and cried bitterly.