Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 166 Tit for tat (The last day to ask for monthly tickets)
Outside the government office, a group of girls gathered together, a rare sight.

But because the person at their center was Marquis An Jing from the capital, no one dared to stand by and watch the fun. Even the yamen runners at the door covered their faces and pretended not to see it.

Lin Daiyu looked at the girl in a long skirt who walked out of the hall, her eyes sparkling, and responded: "Miss Xue came to the hall today to serve Yue... Brother Yue, I thank you on behalf of Brother Yue for pointing out the sinner."

Yue Ling looked at Lin Daiyu on the left and Xue Baochai on the right, but he didn't know why these two heroines created by Cao Gong seemed to have such a strong smell of gunpowder when they met for the first time?

"In the original novel, they met for the first time and there was some unpleasantness, also because of Jia Baoyu. At that time, the Xue family had not yet entered the capital."

Yue Ling frowned slightly, and then heard Xue Baochai ask, "My Lord, who is this girl?"

Hearing this, Yue Ling came back to his senses and introduced the two of them, "Sister Lin is the doctor of Lantai Temple and the beloved daughter of Lord Lin, the Imperial Censor of Yangzhou Salt. She is now living with me. This is the eldest daughter of the Xue family in Jinling. It seems that you two are related."

After introducing the two of them, Yue Ling wanted to ease the atmosphere.

Xue Baochai seemed to understand Yue Ling's intentions, so she followed Yue Ling's words and said, "So that's how it is. She is the daughter of Imperial Censor Lin. I have heard a lot about her. It is said that Miss Lin had read the Four Books and Five Classics at the age of four, and could recite poems at the age of five. She is as knowledgeable and talented as Wen Ji."

"I regret not being able to see my sister."

"I thought my sister was staying at Rongguo Mansion when she came to Beijing, and I thought I could visit her a few times, but I didn't know that Sister Lin was living with the Marquis, which made me even more envious."

Lin Daiyu replied: "Sister Xue, you are too kind. Sister Xue has been running back and forth for her brother's affairs and has to take care of the family. It is really not easy."

"Now that Sister Xue has Brother Yue's help, she will definitely feel more relaxed. In the future, when Sister Xue works for Brother Yue, she can also come to me to drink tea and play chess together."

"However, if Sister Xue has something else to do, please go ahead and do it. Brother Yue and I have something to say, which is really not for outsiders to say."

Xue Baochai nodded slightly, "Okay, then we won't bother you anymore. Marquis, the 300 dan of grain sent by the Xue family has already been transported by water and is on its way to Cangzhou Prefecture. If you want to open a porridge stall later, I can lend a helping hand."

"If the Marquis has other plans, please come to the inn and send a message."

Xue Baochai bowed to Yue Ling and the others again, then left with her two maids.

Watching Xue Baochai board the sedan chair and then go away, Yue Ling turned around and asked Lin Daiyu, "Sister Lin, what else did you say just now?"

Lin Daiyu rolled her eyes, and with a hint of resentment in her words, she said, "Clean up the house in the government office. I want to live in a room next to Brother Yue's!"

Yue Ling nodded and said, "Okay, keep it for Sister Lin."

Exhaling a breath, Lin Daiyu felt much better, and said to Zijuan and Xueyan beside her: "Okay, let's go too, so as not to delay Brother Yue's work."

"Okay. Brother Yun, send them back. Be careful."

Supported by Zijuan and Xueyan, Lin Daiyu returned to the sedan chair.

As soon as she entered the sedan chair, the two maids beside her started talking.

Xueyan straightened her back, as if imitating Yue Ling's behavior just now, and said: "General Yue was so majestic just now! Even the high and mighty prefect knelt at General Yue's feet, wagging his tail and begging for mercy. It was really amazing!"

"If he doesn't come out, we don't know that General Yue, who is usually so kind to us, is actually like this outside."

Zijuan replied, "No matter what, the master is also a military general, so he has his own temperament. When he is with us, the master never brings in things from the outside world, which is precious."

Zijuan was a few years older than Xueyan after all, so she had more things to think about. Moreover, she had been influenced by the Rong and Ning mansions, so she couldn't help but sigh at this moment, "She has no ability outside, but she acts arrogantly in the mansion. This is what I have seen too much. When have you ever seen the master punish anyone? At most, he asked you to boil two more buckets of water."

Xueyan nodded repeatedly, agreeing with Zijuan's words.

"I just don't know where the girl from the Xue family comes from. Is she coveting General Yue?"

Zijuan originally wanted to say that with Yue Ling's ability, it was common for him to be liked by others. If he didn't have any parents in the mansion and didn't have any connections, the people who came to propose marriage would have trampled down the door.

When the words were on the tip of her tongue, Zijuan saw Lin Daiyu deep in thought and swallowed them back, then told her what she knew instead.

"As far as I know, the mistress of the Xue family and the second wife of the Rongguo Mansion are sisters, both from the Wang family. Because of this relationship, the two families are very close. If they appear in Cangzhou City, they should go north to Beijing."

"It's nonsense to say that you covet the master. The master has such a high status in the outside world that even if they want to get close to him, the Xue family has to think about themselves."

Xueyan added: "The Xue family is still working for General Yue. Anyway, I think there is something wrong with the way the Xue family girl looks at General Yue."

Zijuan secretly pinched Xueyan's arm and signaled her with her eyes to keep her mouth shut and stop talking.

Sure enough, Lin Daiyu came back to her senses, frowned slightly, and said to Xueyan, "After packing up your luggage, go to the government office and clean up the room where Brother Yue, I and you live. Sister Zijuan, don't help her, let her do it herself. If she delays her from going to bed at night, let Brother Yue punish her, so that she will know how powerful he is."

"Ah? Why is this like this?"

When we returned to the inn,
The maid who had been waiting by the side had a slightly haggard look on her face.

The innkeeper personally stood aside and apologized to Lin Daiyu and her group, saying, "Dear guest, it was my negligence today that allowed this bitch to go to the door and talk nonsense. I hope you will not bear grudges and not get angry."

Lin Daiyu ignored him completely. There was no need for her to lower herself to argue with a maid.

Without stopping, he went straight upstairs.

Xueyan stayed aside. She had already been punished, and now she wanted to vent her anger.

"You look down on people! My uncle, can you change the world in this city?"

The maid and the shopkeeper both nodded like chicks pecking at rice, "Yes, yes, definitely."

After Xueyan showed off her temper by pretending to be powerful, she felt much more comfortable and seemed to have the energy to do things.

"Housekeeper Yun, you should handle the crime of offending the young lady. General Yue is busy now, so we shouldn't disturb him any more, right?"

Jia Yun had been glaring at the shopkeeper, but now he nodded and said, "Miss Xueyan is right. We should let them know how powerful we are."

"Miss Xueyan, please go upstairs first. I should take care of this matter."

After Xueyan took a few steps, she heard a continuous slapping sound behind her. …

Guanyi,

Aunt Xue was waiting anxiously in the room, unable to sit or stand still. She paced back and forth in the room, stamping her feet from time to time.

"Why did Bao go out by herself? What should I do if something happens to her? Oh, Bao is the same. Why didn't she tell me where she went?"

Aunt Xue couldn't stop complaining in her heart, "Pan'er hasn't learned well yet, but Bao'er has already learned bad things. There is really no one left for me to worry about."

After a while, the door curtain was opened and Xue Baochai came back from outside.

Aunt Xue hurried forward, took Xue Baochai's hand and sat down beside her, and asked anxiously, "Bao girl, what on earth did you go out for?"

Xue Baochai replied, "Apart from my brother's affairs, I have nothing else to do."

Aunt Xue was even more excited when she heard this. "Could it be that things are turning around?"

Xue Baochai nodded, then shook her head.

Aunt Xue said anxiously, "Precious girl, why are you keeping mother in suspense? Why don't you tell me what's going on? You have to make mother worry all day and make her sick, so you won't feel good about it."

Xue Baochai sighed and said, "In Cangzhou City, the former Supervisory Censor died of illness while in office. I calculated that a new Censor should arrive during his term, so I waited outside the government office. Today, I happened to wait for an important person."

Aunt Xue was startled, and she looked her daughter up and down, then tugged at her sleeve and asked, "Girl, you haven't been wronged, have you?"

Xue Baochai pulled her hand away and frowned, "Mother, what are you thinking about?"

"The great man I'm waiting for is one of the most famous people in the capital."

Aunt Xue was puzzled. "Who could be one of the richest people in the capital city and come to this poor place?"

Xue Baochai nodded and said, "It was Yue Ling, the most famous Marquis of Anjing in the capital recently. I met him and he pointed out a clear way forward for our Xue family and also promised to rescue my brother from prison first."

Aunt Xue was delighted when she heard this. She looked out the door and asked, "Then why didn't I see your brother come back with you?"

After thinking about what Yue Ling had said, Xue Baochai said, "Marquis Anjing also said that if the Xue family had to avoid this prison, it would be the worst disaster. I thought about it carefully and it was indeed the case, so I entrusted Marquis Anjing to send my brother back to Jinling to be punished. He has to suffer, otherwise it will be difficult to change his character."

After hearing what Xue Baochai said, Aunt Xue's face changed immediately, and two tears appeared in her eyes. She questioned Xue Baochai, "Bao girl, he is your own brother. It would be fine if you didn't want to rescue him from prison, but why did you send him to Jinling Prison? Don't pretend to be doing good for the Xue family. This is what you should consider? If Pan'er is safe, the Xue family will be truly good. Otherwise, how can you let me live?"

Xue Baochai had anticipated this situation, so she did not bring Xue Pan back at all and handed him over to Yue Ling for disposal.

Enduring her mother's accusations, Xue Baochai still appealed to her mother's feelings and reason, "Can Marquis Anjing still harm our Xue family? Now is the time when the new emperor ascends the throne and there is a general amnesty. As long as my brother admits his guilt, the punishment will not be too severe. At most, he will stay in jail for a few more days. But if he is bending the law for personal gain, that is different."

"This will leave a criminal record in Jinling. If my brother gets into trouble in the capital again, he will definitely be dug up and punished severely. When that happens, who can my Xue family find to get in through the back door?"

Aunt Xue was so angry that her chest rose and fell. She took a deep breath and pointed at Xue Baochai and said, "You have a little wisdom, but you think you can see through everything in this world? Human relationships and worldly affairs have always been like this. People like us have only killed a poor family. Can we still pay with our lives for their lives?"

"Your uncle and aunt-in-law had their reasons for suppressing this matter. What kind of magic potion did the Marquis of Anjing give you to allow you to make such a heartless and heartless decision on your own?"

"I don't care how you negotiate with others, you go now and tell the Marquis of Anjing to release Pan'er. We will not go to the Jinling prison anymore, we will go to the capital soon!"

"With the Jia family here, who can break into the mansion and take your brother away?"

In the past, Xue Baochai would never dare to talk back to Aunt Xue, but after being enlightened by Yue Ling today, Xue Baochai suddenly realized that the situation of the Xue family would be much better if she was not held back by her mother and brother.

Her own situation would also be much easier.

Xue Baochai also frowned and stood up, flicking her sleeves and said, "I have already promised Marquis Anjing that the Xue family will not go to the capital for now, but will help Marquis Anjing to provide disaster relief in Cangzhou City and stabilize the situation."

"If mother wants to bring brother back, then go find him yourself."

Aunt Xue was so angry that she trembled and fell into the armchair. She looked at Xue Baochai and said, "Why do you become a different person after going out? Who is the Marquis of Anjing? Why do you obey him in everything?"

"Could it be that you want to use the Xue family as your dowry and climb up to the high branch of the marquis? I tell you, no way! Even though you are responsible for a lot of things in the Xue family now, the things in the Xue family all belong to your brother. As for you, you have your own dowry!"

Aunt Xue was very emotional and her words became more and more unpleasant, which made Xue Baochai very angry.

After taking a deep breath, Xue Baochai continued, "Mother, you are now worried and confused. It is better to calm down and think carefully about whether what I said makes sense. As for using the Xue family as a dowry, it is even more ridiculous. If you don't know who the Marquis of Anjing is, you can go and find out."

"Even if the entire Xue family took it, it would not be in his eyes at all. Marquis An Jing said that if our Xue family follows him, we will not be treated unfairly. It will not be a problem to make a small profit."

"Mother, please stop causing trouble here and take a good rest for a few days. Once things in the city are settled, it won't be too late for us to go to the capital."

After saying this, Xue Baochai took Ying'er, who was shrinking her neck, and Xiangling out of the door and went to the next room.

Only Aunt Xue was left in the room, breathing heavily.

Aunt Xue felt extremely aggrieved. "They are all rebelling. Even Bao girl doesn't listen to me! My surname is Wang, and your surname is Xue. The Xue family's assets are all yours. It has nothing to do with me. I'll see how you can ruin the Xue family!"

"Making money in this Cangzhou city is just a foolish dream!"

……

Cangzhou Prison,

Xue Pan, who was thrown into prison, did not live as miserable a life as Xue's mother and daughter had imagined.

Pulling up his trousers, Xue Pan hugged the person next to him and said with a smile: "Of course I won't lie to you. I am the eldest son of the Xue family. When I get out, I will definitely receive your reward!"

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　　I want to ask for monthly tickets. If I win 2,000, I can participate in the platform lottery and get an extra 100 yuan in royalties. Please help me! !
　　There are two more chapters to go, I will try my best to stick with it!!!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)