The Heavens Begin with Dream of the Red Chamber

Chapter 115: Turning Dead Beads into Living Gems
"what?"

"Sister-in-law Wan wants to have an affair with Master Zhan?"

"Will Sister Wan become Master Zhan's concubine in the future?"

This series of heavyweight news stunned Zijuan and Xueyan. Their mouths were so wide open that Daiyu’s small fist could be stuffed in.

"Humph!" Sister Lin snorted coldly, rolled her eyes at the two of them in displeasure, and warned them again: "Now you know how serious this matter is, right? If you dare to leak it out, the Jia and Zhan families will definitely fall out completely, and then no one will be able to protect you two!"

Zijuan and the other person looked at each other, secretly groaning in their hearts. Now they began to regret that they were too curious and heard news that they shouldn't have heard.

"But……"

Zijuan hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke:

"Miss, shouldn't we stop Sister Wan from doing this?"

"We should help her change her fate!"

"Just like what happened with the Xue family, didn't Xue Baoqin become Master Zhan's concubine in the dream?"

"Hasn't it been changed by you, young lady?"

Sister Lin sighed, leaned down on the table, held her chin with both hands, and said with a sad face:
"You think I don't want to?"

"It's been a month or two. Do you think we didn't do anything?"

"But the problem is, I don't know what happened this time, my fate is getting worse and worse!"

"At first, it was just Sister Wan who was Master Zhan's concubine, but Sister Wan was self-imposed and didn't go out, so she dragged Brother Lang into it, and he died of illness for no apparent reason."

"After Sister Wan lifted her self-proclaimed title, she became a concubine again, and Brother Lan became Master Zhan's godson!"

"Originally, I wanted to continue thinking of ways to change it, but Sister Wan was afraid. She was afraid that if she continued to change it, it would implicate Brother Lang again, so she would rather implement it according to the current dream."

"And..." Sister Lin hesitated for a moment, looked at Zijuan and the others, and said what she had guessed, "I heard some things about Master Zhu from Sister Wan's words. It seems that... there are some questions about the cause of death."

"And Sister Wan is so eager to get close to Master Zhan, it seems that she doesn't want Brother Lang to follow in Master Zhu's footsteps and die in obscurity."

Zijuan and the other person gasped again, their heads felt dizzy, their hearts were trembling, and they regretted their decision to the core.

Is this something these two little maids should know?

Xueyan was the most timid one, and was so frightened that she trembled and asked in a trembling voice:
"Miss, can we stop listening to these things?"

"In fact, it is better for you to keep these things to yourself, because the more people know, the greater the risk."

"Miss, you don't have to trust us so much!"

Zijuan also nodded repeatedly and said hurriedly:

"Yes, yes, yes. From now on, we should concentrate on serving the young lady. It's better not to know other things."

"From now on, if the young lady discusses anything with others, the two of us will stand guard outside the door and will not listen to a single word they say!"

"Haha..." Sister Lin turned her head and smiled coldly, "You regret it now, what did you do earlier?"

"late!"

"I tell you, now that you already know these things, don't even think about staying out of it!"

"Come quickly and help think of a way to get Sister Wan and Master Zhan to have an affair as soon as possible, so that we can get out of this matter as soon as possible!"

Zijuan and Xueyan first hugged each other and cried bitterly, but seeing that their young lady was just sitting there sneering and had no intention of letting them go, they had no choice but to wipe away their tears, pout and sit at the table, and start to discuss countermeasures together.

"Miss, none of us have any experience with adultery. Why don't we go find someone with experience and ask for advice?"

Sister Lin was shocked when she heard this and asked hurriedly:

"There is actually an adulterer in the mansion?"

"who is that?"

Zijuan and the other girl exchanged glances and tried to evade the question. In the end, Xueyan was the one who was exposed. She stammered, "
"In fact, there are some things that the servants in the two mansions know, but they just hide it from the masters of each family."

"Well... actually... it's said, it's said... well, it seems that Madam Rong of the East Mansion and Master Zhan are having an affair, and Master Rong doesn't care."

After saying this, Xueyan stole a glance at her mistress, but saw that Daiyu's face was as gloomy as water, and she could not tell whether she was happy or angry. She became uneasy and added hastily:

"I heard it from others, but I have never seen it myself, so I don't know whether it is true or not."

Although Xueyan said she didn't know whether it was true or not, Daiyu knew her quite well. Seeing that she dared to mention this matter in front of her, and seeing how she and Zijuan were pushing and shoving each other before, she knew that there was a 70% to 80% chance that this matter was true. It was very likely that this matter was really a secret that all the servants knew but dared not tell.

The reason why Daiyu had a blank expression on her face was that she associated the homosexual Jia Rong with Grandma Rong in Xueyan's words, and then she associated Jia Rong with her own brother Bao, and then she couldn't help but want to curse.

Mr. and Mrs. Rong are really good at what they do. The master is homosexual and the grandmother is also having an affair outside. They just do their own things and don't interfere with each other, right?
For no reason, Daiyu felt irritated.

Before, she only knew that Jia Rong was a homosexual, but she thought that Jia Rong must be considerate of the attitude of the person next to him and would not be too unscrupulous.

But now we know that Madam Rong is almost openly having an affair, and Jia Rong actually pretends not to know. It is obvious that the couple are very "open-minded" about each other.

If that's the case, then Jia Rong might still be secretly coveting her brother Bao.

This really made her upset!

Don't be afraid of thieves stealing, just be afraid of thieves missing you.

In Daiyu's opinion, Brother Bao seemed to have no sense of guard at all, and he acted like good brothers to Jia Rong, Xue Pan and Xue Ke. If she didn't remind him, sooner or later he would be ambushed by Jia Rong!
Seeing her young lady's uncertain expression, Zijuan hurriedly kicked Xueyan under the table and interrupted:
"Even if Grandma Rong really has a secret relationship with Master Zhan, even if we go and ask her, she won't teach us!"

"No, I should say that she definitely won't admit it!"

"What I mean is, when we find Mr. Zhan to stay overnight at the East Mansion, we can ask Madam Wan to break in and expose the matter to her. Then we can talk openly and honestly. Maybe the effect will be better."

Xueyan also hurriedly added:
"That's right!"

"Maybe by then, even Madam Wan won't need to speak up, Master Zhan will have to find a way to silence her!"

"Who knows, by then, there might not even be a need for the two of them to have an affair, and Master Zhan could accept Brother Lan as his godson!"

Lin Daiyu's train of thought was interrupted by their words. When she came to her senses and heard their unreliable and bad idea, she covered her face with her hands, screamed, and threw her head on the table.

"My God!"

"What a bad idea!"

"Sister-in-law Wan asked Brother Lang to recognize her as her godfather in order to get protection in the future, not to make an enemy!"

"Besides, when Master Zhan has an affair with Grandma Rong, will he tell us?"

"I'm afraid only their trusted maids know the exact time and place. Do you have a way to bribe them?"

After being scolded, Zijuan and the other two lowered their heads and said angrily:

"This is the only way we can think of. We can't think of any other way. How about...Miss, you take a nap and see if you can find any good ideas in your dreams?"

Sister Lin looked around and saw that the two of them really had no other choice, so she could only sigh.

"Alas, it turns out that none of us are the wisest people!"

"Sure enough, in the end everything still has to be solved through dreams!"

"Go prepare the bath water!"

Lin Daiyu waved her hand weakly, signaling the two of them to go back and prepare their bathing and washing supplies, ready to enter the dream again to seek help.

Zijuan and the other two jumped up immediately as if they had been pardoned and ran out happily.

This was probably the only time in all these years that the two of them were most eager to work.

Using your brain is really scary!

Little maids like them should just do manual labor in the future!
Don't ask or listen to things that you shouldn't know, so as to avoid being implicated inexplicably in the future, and you never know when you might be in trouble.

With the help of Zijuan and the other girl, Daiyu finished her bath and lay down comfortably on the bed, starting a new round of dream journey.

Waking up in Master Zhan's arms again, Daiyu stretched lazily and tried to push away the big hand that had been playing tricks in her arms, but Master Zhan held her little face and moved his face closer to her.

"What are you going to do?" Daiyu stretched out her hand vigilantly to push Mr. Zhan away, but her force was weak and powerless, without any effect at all. Instead, it seemed more like she was half-hearted.

"Of course, I want you, my dear sister, to have a taste of my smooth tongue."

Mr. Zhan grinned as he clamped Daiyu's cherry lips and kissed her till she was breathless and her heartbeat started to soar again. Then he quickly stopped his invasion and let her go.

"My dear sister, the master will go to the next door to drink with Baoyu in a while, so he can't accompany you."

Suddenly hearing Brother Bao's name in her dream, Daiyu felt dazed and vaguely felt as if she had forgotten something.

She was in a daze when she heard someone behind her sneer:
"Hehe... what do you mean by drinking? It's obvious that Master Bao is trying to be a pimp for the master again, right?"

Daiyu's heart skipped a beat and she turned around hastily, only to see that there was a woman on the big bed behind her. She had been so dazed by Mr. Zhan's kiss that she hadn't noticed it.

The woman was also dressed in tattered clothes, wearing only a purple translucent gauze, revealing her plump breasts and slender legs. As she rolled over and over on the bed, her beautiful body was vaguely visible, making people blush.

When she looked at the face again, Daiyu was even more shocked. She saw that this person had willow-shaped eyebrows, phoenix eyes, and a dignified face. It was clearly Lian's second sister-in-law, Wang Xifeng!
Without waiting for Daiyu to ask, Master Zhan came over with a smile and hugged them both, kissed them both, and said in a lewd tone:
"It's just ordinary drinking. How can Feng'er be so innocent?"

Wang Xifeng sneered:
"What an innocent person!"

"Then where does Master Bao come from with his innocence?"

"The last time they slept together, Sister Wan confessed when she was so infatuated that she was dragged into bed by Baoyu. Did you think I didn't know?"

"Does the master want me to tell him everything about you before he will believe me?"

"Ahem..." Mr. Zhan started coughing awkwardly, then stepped forward and made some movements to try to shut Wang Xifeng up.

Wang Xifeng, however, was hot-tempered and would not let this matter go. She pushed Daiyu into Mr. Zhan's arms with one hand, stepped back, jumped off the bed, and sneered:

"That Master Bao is also a weirdo. He actually loves to send the women around him to his bed, and he even calls it 'nourishment'!"

"He also said that unmarried women are living gems, while married women are dead pearls. After the master 'nourishes' them, he can turn these dead pearls back into living gems!"

"If he loves pimping so much, why doesn't he give his own wives to the master for his enjoyment?"

When Daiyu heard this, she couldn't help but ask:
"Who is Brother Bao's wife?"

Wang Xifeng gave her a strange look and answered casually:

"Of course it's Xue Baoqin!"

"What?" Daiyu was shocked and suddenly sat up from the bed, realizing that she had already woken up.

How could this be?
After waking up, Daiyu's mind suddenly became clear.

This time I finally dreamed of Brother Bao, but the content of the dream... is really hard to describe!
How did Brother Bao later marry Xue Baoqin?
And why does Brother Bao like to "send his daughter" to Master Zhan for "nourishment"?
What a mess this is!
Compared to these, the fact that Lian's second sister-in-law became Master Zhan's concubine is a trivial matter not worth mentioning.

Daiyu couldn't help but feel anxious due to all the doubts in her mind. She quickly fell asleep again, hoping to continue her dream.

But Master Zhan had already gone to beat the monster with a stick. Daiyu fell asleep, but she was confused all night and had many dreams, but none of them were "predictive dreams."

The next morning, Daiyu was in a depressed mood and had a gloomy face when she got up. Seeing this, Zijuan asked quietly:

"Miss, did you dream of a method last night?"

After hearing this, Daiyu's face became even gloomier.

Although she did dream about how Li Wan climbed onto Mr. Zhan's bed last night, this matter happened to involve Brother Bao, which shocked her terribly and made her extremely embarrassed.

Although she had shared some of Wan's wife's secrets with Zijuan, she still instinctively resisted letting others know about Brother Bao and her own dreams.

Seeing her young lady's gloomy face, Zijuan's heart moved, her body trembled, and she covered her ears and shouted in fear:
"Miss, you don't have to tell me. I'm just being rude and shouldn't have asked!"

When Xueyan, who was standing nearby, saw this, she also covered her ears tightly, for fear of accidentally hearing something she shouldn't hear.

Daiyu couldn't help but burst out laughing when she saw the two girls' timid looks, but when she thought of Brother Bao's affairs, she couldn't help but feel worried again.

In fact, under the subtle influence of the dream, Lin Daiyu's feelings for Brother Bao have gradually become distant, and she has become close to Master Zhan without realizing it.

It's just that the feelings of childhood sweethearts are not so easy to abandon. Reason and emotion are two different things. The idea of ​​most people who break up is, I can dislike you, but you can't dislike me!

After a third party intervened, my attitude became even clearer: I may not want this person, but I will never give her to you!

Lin Daiyu is originally a narrow-minded girl, and her pretentious attitude is the best!
She is now very convinced of the dream and has no doubt that Baoyu will marry Xue Baoqin in the future.

Moreover, recently, Brother Bao and Sister Qin have been spending more time together than with her.

She was already very jealous, and now she was even more certain that even if the two of them didn't have an affair now, they would develop one sooner or later.

Maybe it already exists now, but Brother Bao is just being stubborn and refuses to admit it.

Naturally, Lin Daiyu was completely jealous!
Fortunately, after experiencing the dream "training" of these days, Lin Daiyu is no longer the little girl who only knows how to act like a spoiled child, but has also become more shrewd and resourceful.

"I was wondering why it was so easy to change the fate of the Xue family and Brother Bao!"

“So this big pit is waiting here!”

Lin Daiyu was sulking with herself and yelling at the breakfast on the table, which scared Zijuan and the others so much that they stayed far away and dared not even breathe.

After Lin Daiyu finished her breakfast with no appetite, she finally sorted things out.

Among these, the most important thing is not the development of the relationship between Xue Baoqin and Brother Bao, but whether Brother Bao has developed the habit of "sending his daughters" to Master Zhan for "nourishment"!

When it comes to relationships between men and women, she can always find a way to ruin them as long as she wants to.

But this bad habit of "sending girls away" is even more disgusting than the homosexuality, and it is even more unacceptable to her.

Once this bad habit is formed, Brother Bao will no longer be pure!
She didn't want to marry Brother Bao in the future and then be sent to Master Zhan to be "nourished" by Brother Bao again!
But...if changing one's fate is so difficult, can she really make everything right?
Sister Wan has been tormented so much that she has completely surrendered to fate. Not only does she not plan to change the fate in her dream, she also plans to further make the events in her dream happen.

And last night's dream also confirmed the doubts and worries that Lin Daiyu had always had in her heart.

Things in this "precognitive dream" are not so easy to change. Every time there seems to be a success, there are unknown hidden dangers behind it.

After experiencing so many consecutive blows, Lin Daiyu is no longer as confident as before about "reversing the future".

But if she just sat back and watched Bao Gege and Xue Baoqin live in harmony, that was not something Lin Daiyu could do.

If she doesn't mix the two of them up, Lin Daiyu will be labeled "stingy" for nothing, and she won't be able to get rid of the anger in her heart!

Besides, she had to save the simple and kind-hearted Brother Bao and couldn’t let him develop the bad habit of “giving away girls”!
After making up her mind, Lin Daiyu took her people to Li Wan's courtyard.

Hearing that Sister Lin was coming, Li Wan knew that there must be a good idea, so she happily welcomed her in.

This time, without Lin Daiyu's signal, Zijuan and the other two rushed out, fearing that they would hear something they should not hear.

Li Wan ignored them and just stared at Daiyu with a burning gaze, asking expectantly:

"Sister, have you come up with a good idea?"

Sister Lin had figured it out before she came. If she wanted to test whether Brother Bao had been "contaminated", she could only ask Sister Wan to do it. So she carefully chose her words:
"I got a method in my dream last night, which may help my sister-in-law achieve her wish."

"But the dream didn't indicate the time, so I don't know whether this method has taken effect at this moment."

"So you have to find a way to test it yourself, sister-in-law."

"If it works, it means the time has come."

"If it doesn't work, then the time has not come yet. Sister-in-law, don't rush to get together with Master Zhan, and just wait patiently for the right time."

After hearing this, Li Wan nodded and said:
"Sister, just tell me the method, and I will find a way to test it myself."

When the time came to, those words came to Lin Daiyu's lips, but she found it extremely difficult to utter them.

After hesitating for a while, Sister Lin finally said:
"I'm afraid this matter will have to fall on Brother Bao."

"Baoyu?" As soon as these words came out, Li Wan and Suyun were shocked. They couldn't believe it at all. What did their affair with Master Zhan have to do with Baoyu?
“Well…” Sister Lin said hesitantly, “I’m not sure what role Brother Bao played in this, but in the dream… he was definitely the one who helped you, sister-in-law.”

"I don't know who bewitched Brother Bao, saying that unmarried women are living gems, while married women are dead pearls, and that Master Zhan is good at 'nourishing' women and can turn these dead pearls back into living gems."

"I don't know how, but Brother Bao listened to this absurd talk and believed it without a doubt."

"Sister-in-law knows that Brother Bao is a fool by nature. If he gets stuck in a dead end, even eight horses can't pull him back."

"So he thought of a way to send all these 'dead beads' to Master Zhan's bed to 'nourish' them."

"Hiss..." Li Wan and Su Yun took a breath of cold air at the same time, and their views of Master Bao were immediately refreshed.

"Forget it, since that's what I said in my dream, then it must be correct!"

Although it was awkward to let her own brother-in-law help her in an affair, Li Wan didn't care about that. Her face only turned slightly red, and she said generously:

"Then I'll go find Baoyu and talk to him about this directly?"

"Don't do that!" Sister Lin was startled and hurriedly spoke to stop him. "It's still unknown whether Baoyu has been bewitched or not."

"If he hasn't become insane yet, my sister-in-law would have rashly gone to find him and the news might have leaked out. Then there would definitely be other complications, and his fate might even get worse."

After Sister Lin's reminder, Li Wan suddenly realized what was going on and humbly asked:

"Then according to Sister Lin, how should I go and test it?"

Sister Lin lowered her head and thought about it for a while, then she offered an idea:
"Sister-in-law only needs to talk about how bleak and lifeless her life is in front of Brother Bao, and don't mention anything else."

"If Brother Bao has become insane now, he will naturally find a way to send Sister-in-law to Master Zhan's bed to 'nourish' her."

"If he is still normal at this time, then there will be no misunderstanding. Even if these words are leaked, it is just a casual talk between uncle and sister-in-law, and it will not leave room for anyone to talk about it."

"When Brother Bao really gets sick in the future, he will naturally remember what Sister-in-law said."

"Well said!" Li Wan slapped her thigh, gave a thumbs up, and praised: "Luckily, my sister helped me with the advice, otherwise I would have messed this up again!"

"There is no time to lose. Please sit here for a while. I will go talk to Uncle Bao."

Sister Lin hurriedly stopped her again and said angrily:

"Why is sister-in-law always so impatient?"

"How can you go and talk to him about something like this?"

"It would be better if it was just a chance encounter or something!"

"Brother Bao has been hanging out in Xue Baoqin's room recently. Sister-in-law just needs to go there in advance and wait. There will definitely be a chance for her to talk to him."

"Besides, with outsiders present, my sister-in-law's words won't be over-interpreted, and people will just think you are complaining."

Li Wan hurriedly wrote down Lin Daiyu's suggestions, and then asked Suyun to start paying attention to Baoqin's movements and be ready to intervene at any time.

In order to become a daughter-in-law of the Jia family, Baoqin, in addition to making friends with Baoyu, has also been trying hard to make friends with the ladies and girls from other families in the mansion.

With her good social skills and generous nature, she soon won the unanimous recognition and love of everyone in the mansion.

If the marriage candidate was decided by voting, I'm afraid Baoqin would have won over Lin Daiyu by a landslide.

On this day, Baoqin prepared some snacks and invited many sisters to come over to keep in touch with each other.

It is customary for Baochai not to come, and Tanchun and Baochai are sworn sisters, so naturally she would not come either.

Lian's second sister-in-law is in charge of many household affairs, and she doesn't know how to recite poetry or paint, so she seldom comes to these gatherings.

So usually only Yingchun and Xichun came, and occasionally Daiyu would come. But since Baoyu started coming more frequently, Daiyu came less often.

As for Li Wan, everyone knew that she was a widowed and chaste woman. She seldom attended these gatherings and was often not invited.

But Baoqin is a well-behaved person, and she will always have the invitations whether guests come or not.

As for whether the customer threw away, burned, or dealt with the post after receiving it, that was none of her business.

This time, Baoqin habitually sent a message to everyone. Unexpectedly, Daiyu also came this time. Not only did she come, she also brought her wife Wan.

After Li Wan came in, she smiled and said to Baoqin:

"I didn't want to come at first, but I bumped into Sister Lin at the door and was dragged in by her."

Baoqin hurriedly smiled and said:
"My place is not a dangerous place, but my sister-in-law has never been here once. It shows that she has something against me!"

Li Wan smiled and said to everyone:

"Girl Qin is just trying to make trouble!"

"It seems like I'll have to come here more often in the future."

Everyone started laughing and making jokes.

After chatting and laughing for a while, everyone sat down and talked about what books they had read recently, what good poems they had to share, etc., and gossiped about the recent funny things about Master Lian and Master Rong being forced to practice martial arts and endure hardships.

It was almost noon when Baoyu, whom Daiyu and Li Wan had been waiting for, finally appeared.

He strode in excitedly from outside. When he saw so many sisters and sisters in the house, his eyes suddenly lit up and he smiled and squeezed into the crowd.

He didn't know that Yingchun and Xichun had already been trained by Master Zhan, and were extremely cautious about the relationship between men and women. Even Brother Bao had to keep his distance, so they all fled.

On the contrary, Li Wan, who wanted to use Baoyu's hand to complete her "adultery plan", came over.

For Baoyu, as long as there are beautiful sisters around him, it doesn’t matter who they are. He didn’t notice any unusual undercurrents and still greeted Baoqin and Lin Daiyu with a smile.

Of course Baoqin also greeted him with a smile and sat next to Baoyu. Lin Daiyu, on the other hand, sat on the other side of the table and just watched the show coldly from the side.

Of course, Baoyu would not favor one over the other. While chatting and laughing with Baoqin, he would not ignore Lin Daiyu.

But Lin Daiyu had a stern face and a cold attitude towards Brother Bao, and her answers were sarcastic, which made Baoyu very unhappy. Unconsciously, he talked more to Baoqin.

The jealousy in Lin Daiyu's heart became more and more shattered. Although she never showed it, her feelings for Baoyu had dissipated a lot invisibly.

Li Wan was watching from the side, fearing that it would affect the relationship between Baoyu and Daiyu, and also afraid that Sister Lin would lose control of her temper and explode, so she found an opportunity to sigh:

"Ah, seeing you guys so young and full of energy, it really makes me, a widow, very envious!"

"Ever since my master passed away, my heart has become as dead as a tree. Living is nothing more than a walking corpse."

When talking about the sad and emotional parts, Li Wan's tears flowed down and she quickly raised her hand to wipe them away.

After hearing this, Sister Lin hurriedly passed on the message:
"Sister-in-law, please don't talk like that!"

"My sister-in-law is only about thirty years old now. She is not even halfway through her life yet. Why are you so depressed?"

"Although Grandpa Zhu has unfortunately passed away, we should always look forward and not dwell on the sorrow of the past."

Li Wan showed a sad look and shook her head:
"I appreciate Sister Lin's kindness, but my heart has dried up and I can no longer be happy."

Sister Lin then continued:

"Sister-in-law has created a prison on the ground, imprisoning her heart in her body, just like a gem covered in dust."

"In the future, sister-in-law, why not go out more often and interact more with the sisters? The closer you are to everyone, the more you will naturally be nourished by their popularity and regain the vitality of life."

Li Wan sighed and said:

"It's not that easy!"

"If you really have a way to rejuvenate life, then why not take me with you and let me live again? I will be grateful for your kindness!"

Everyone who was listening started to comfort Sister Wan.

After accomplishing her mission, Lin Daiyu said nothing more. She glanced to the side and suddenly felt a chill in her heart.

Because she found that Brother Bao did not join everyone else in comforting his sister-in-law. Instead, he looked at Sister Wan in silence, with an inexplicable look in his eyes, and no one knew what he was thinking.

God!

Could it be that Brother Bao has become insane and has been corrupted by those ridiculous remarks?

(End of this chapter)