Red Mansion: Holding Space and Marrying Like the Sea

It turned out that the Jia Mansion had welcomed a group of distinguished guests today. Grandmother Jia had always been fond of these charming and charming girls, so upon seeing them, she kept them all and settled them all in the Jia Mansion. The scene was truly lively and extraordinary, as if adding a touch of unique liveliness to the originally solemn and dignified Jia Mansion.

Their arrival was truly fortuitous. It turned out that Madam Xing's brother and sister-in-law, accompanied by their daughter Xiuyan, had traveled all the way to the capital, specifically to seek refuge with Madam Xing. Halfway through their journey, they stopped their boat for a rest by the quiet riverbank. By some strange coincidence, they ran into Li Wan's widowed aunt, accompanied by her two daughters: the eldest, Li Wen, a gentle and graceful woman; the second, Li Qi, also charming and lovely. After a brief conversation, they discovered they were relatives. Thus, the two families naturally joined forces, chatting and laughing along the way, making the journey less long and lonely.

Soon after, Xue Pan's cousin Xue Ke, whose father had previously been in the capital, had already betrothed his younger sister Xue Baoqin to the son of Mei Hanlin, who was also in the capital, and was indeed preparing to select an auspicious date to travel to the capital for the wedding ceremony. Just then, he heard the news that the two relatives of the Jia family were also going to the capital. Naturally, he was overwhelmed with joy and hurriedly took his sister to catch up.

Besides, the Grand View Garden had truly welcomed four new girls. As soon as the news spread, Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang were overjoyed, their faces beaming with radiant smiles. Grandmother Jia couldn't help but laugh and jokingly said, "It's really strange! Last night, those lantern flowers kept popping and forming again and again. It turns out they were fulfilled on such a beautiful day as today." As she spoke, her eyes gleamed with anticipation and joy, as if she had already witnessed the wonderful and extraordinary stories that would be played out in the Grand View Garden.

Meanwhile, Grandmother Jia cheerfully chatted about family matters while ordering the servants to prepare delicious food and wine for everyone. This kept her very busy! Of the four, Grandmother Jia's favorite was Xue Baochai's cousin, Xue Baoqin. The moment she laid eyes on her, she was completely captivated! She asked her how old she was and whether she was engaged. Upon hearing that she was already engaged to the son of the Mei Hanlin family, Grandmother Jia sighed with regret. "Oh, what a misfortune! It would have been wonderful if she could have married my Baoyu! Since she can't be my granddaughter-in-law, then she can be my granddaughter!" Grandmother Jia was so fond of this young woman that she immediately decided to have Lady Wang adopt her as her goddaughter. When the news spread, everyone in the mansion was stunned and whispered to each other. Grandmother Jia naturally had her own reasons for this move. She felt that this young woman was intelligent and had a good rapport with her, so she wanted to keep her by her side and teach her carefully.

Mrs. Wang, already busy with household affairs, was now even more annoyed by the sudden arrival of a goddaughter. She knew Lady Jia was old, but she was shrewd enough not to do anything without planning. As a result, Lady Wang no longer acknowledged her daughter. Seeing that Lady Wang had acknowledged her daughter, Lady Jia refused to allow Baoqin to live in the garden, only allowing her to sleep with her at night so she could look after her at all times.