Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 323 Brother Yue, please listen to my explanation

Pairs of tender lotus-like feet stepped on the velvet carpet, and the skirts swayed with the dance, and all you could see was spring.

Except for Xueyan, the maids who were eating at the banquet were so shocked that their chopsticks unconsciously dropped on the table, staring blankly at everything that was happening in the hall.

When did the Anjing Marquis Mansion become like this, requiring this kind of show to liven up the atmosphere?
After coming back to their senses after a moment, the girls all lowered their heads shyly, not daring to look at the expressions of the two people above them.

Only Qin Keqing seemed to be secretly remembering this thing, and she was still staring at the hall with a burning gaze.

Yue Ling was shocked beyond words. He really couldn't figure out what had happened to Lin Daiyu during the time he was away.

In his eyes, Lin Daiyu was just a little girl who would blush shyly even when holding hands, and this was exactly the case just now. But in the blink of an eye, she actually invited a pink play to reward him. This step was too big, and he almost sprained his waist.

Endless questions choked in Yue Ling's throat, but Yue Ling did not speak first. He wiped his mouth with the handkerchief on the table, and also wiped the tea he had just sprayed, then he secretly glanced at Lin Daiyu in disbelief.

Lin Daiyu was naturally stunned on the spot. She clearly remembered what she had agreed on with the group of girls, so how did it become this play?

What would Brother Yue think of her if she took this as a meeting gift?

The hems of the little girls' skirts were about to fall to their calves, and Lin Daiyu had no time to think any further.

Without looking at Yue Ling's eyes, Lin Daiyu immediately stood up and shouted at the top of her voice, "Wait, don't jump yet! Go down first, wash your makeup and come back to eat in the hall."

The instrumental music stopped abruptly, and the little girls stood on the carpet at a loss, with their skirts hanging to the ground, not knowing whether they should pick them up.

For actors, having a performance stopped is a huge matter.

Even if the show is not good, the host will usually wait until one play is finished before stopping it, or will not add more plays after the agreed play.

This play, which determined their future, was messed up by them, causing Lin Daiyu to stop the show midway, and some girls couldn't help sobbing.

Lingguan's body stiffened. "Isn't this seductive and provocative enough?"

They thought it was their awkward performance that angered the host, but then they heard Lin Daiyu say, "Zijuan, Xue... forget it, Xiangling, take them away and change into decent clothes before coming back."

The little girls were all stunned, and then they saw two girls coming out from the left and right sides, covering them with the clothes that had just fallen to the ground.

"Let's go, let's go quickly."

Zijuan urged them in a low voice.

Then they were led away from the hall and came to the corridor. One little girl couldn't help asking, "Sister Zijuan, did we do something wrong to make Miss Lin angry? What should we do next?"

As they said this, one or two of them burst into tears in the corridor.

After crying for a long time, Zijuan felt a little overwhelmed and kept calling out, "Stop crying, the master is kind-hearted and won't embarrass you."

After choking up for a while, Zijuan tried to ask, "Who came up with the idea? Why did you start singing pink opera? Aren't you learning Kunqu opera?"

After hearing Zijuan's question, the girls really stopped sobbing. They originally thought that they didn't do well enough, but it turned out that there was a mistake in the choice of music. Doesn't that mean they intentionally seduced the master in front of the lady of the host family?

Thinking about it this way, it seems that things are even worse.

It was the first time for the little girls to dance this kind of dance, and their faces were already red and white from embarrassment. This time, the colors were completely filled up, and they were all as red as a sunset cloud.

Lingguan was pushed by her sisters and fell out.

There was no way to deny that the cause of the incident was all hers, and Lingguan couldn't argue, so she told the truth.

"I wanted to find out what Marquis Anjing likes, but when I saw you all in your room reading a storybook, a low-quality one at that, I thought this was the style of Marquis Anjing's mansion..."

"People often say that what goes up comes down, so we guess that the Marquis may have the same preference..."

Zijuan and Xiangling blushed when they heard this. They looked at each other and smiled helplessly.

"This... I don't know how to explain it to you for now. It's just their preference. It has nothing to do with the master."

"The master is not a person who likes sex. You have misunderstood me too much."

Lingguan raised her head in disbelief and asked, "Really? Neither of you two sisters have ever slept in the same bed with Marquis Anjing?"

"This……"

The two were speechless for a moment, but they had really had it happen to them.

Seeing the attitudes of the two, Lingguan really didn't know which side was right and which side was wrong. She let out a long sigh of relief and squatted on the ground in a daze.

"I have brought misery to my sisters."

Zijuan helped her up again and advised, "If you stay away from the table for too long, the young lady will send someone to ask again. You should go back and change your clothes first. When you enter the hall, don't argue too much when you perform the formalities. The young lady must be ashamed to talk about this matter. Just eat your meal honestly and wait for the master to settle you down."

"Okay, thank you for the reminder, sister."

……

At the same time, in the main hall, the two people sitting in the middle, the atmosphere that was harmonious just now seemed to be frozen.

Yue Ling saw that Lin Daiyu was blushing with embarrassment, even her earlobes had turned pink, and she was sitting there powerlessly, so he didn't ask any questions first.

The more this happened, the more at a loss Lin Daiyu, who was standing aside with a stern face, felt.

Her hands tightly grasped the hems of her skirt, and her toes dug into the ground hard. All her strength seemed to be concentrated in these two places, causing Lin Daiyu, who had a cold constitution, to sweat in her hands and feet.

After a while, Lin Daiyu finally breathed a sigh of relief and stammered to Yue Ling without turning her head, "Brother Yue, you...you listen to my explanation."

Lin Daiyu invited herself to watch a sex drama. Yue Ling had never dreamed of doing such a thing. How could this be something Lin Daiyu did on purpose?
Yue Ling raised his hand to stop her and said, "Don't worry, Sister Lin. I have something I want to ask you first."

Lin Daiyu had just thought of the words, but Yue Ling shot them back, so she had no choice but to swallow them and replied, "Okay, Brother Yue, you ask."

Anyway, this was not her intention, and she has nothing to fear as she is upright.

How could a young lady organize such a troupe?

Yue Ling coughed lightly and asked, "Although I don't believe in ghosts and spirits, I still want to confirm whether you are really my sister Lin and not possessed by a vixen."

Lin Daiyu's face was burning hot, and she stamped her feet anxiously. She quickly argued, "Of course I am, bah, of course I am not possessed by a ghost, it's them..."

"Cough cough cough."

In a hurry, Lin Daiyu choked on her saliva and didn't finish her words. She was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes.

Yue Ling repeatedly comforted her, patted her back gently, and said: "It's okay, don't worry, of course I understand you."

After feeding Lin Daiyu some water and waiting for her to catch her breath, Yue Ling asked softly.

"Where are their origins? They went on stage to dance, but they probably didn't know it was a dance?" Getting back to the point, Lin Daiyu didn't want to say anything good about these girls anymore. What on earth were they thinking of her and Brother Yue to present such a dance?

But on second thought, these girls are learning Kunqu opera, they would not humiliate themselves and dance this kind of music to please others for no reason. They must have been misled by some rumors they heard from others.

It seemed that this kind of evil trend had always existed in the mansion. Lin Daiyu was determined to eradicate it and find out the source of it.

"They are from the opera troupe that the head of the Xu family bought with a large sum of money. When Big Brother Yue went south, he suggested giving them to Big Brother Yue to establish a good relationship with him."

"Now that the head of the Xu family is in prison, they have nowhere to go, so they have been staying in Canglang Garden."

"They are all girls who have not reached the age of marriage. Even if they have talents, they have no future. It is even more dangerous. I am thinking whether Brother Yue can settle them down."

Yue Ling suddenly realized, "So that's how it is?"

Twelve little girls are quite a lot of people, and they can all sing opera, which is a skill they have. They may come in handy in the future.

"It turned out that I had come across the small troupe of operas that Jia Qiang had bought for the Grand View Garden. It's no big deal if they stay in the mansion."

Yue Ling thought for a moment and said, "Since you have nowhere to go, then just stay with us and do some rough maid work so that Zijuan and the others won't be too busy."

"However, they were bought by Xu Yaozu at a huge expense, which doesn't sound very good. It seems that I accepted bribes privately. I'd better wait until I submit the memorial and clarify with His Majesty before telling them."

Lin Daiyu thought about it and agreed that it made sense.

It is true that she has the kindness to help others, but the premise is that it cannot affect Yue Ling's reputation.

Soon, the little girls returned to the hall, lined up neatly, and bowed to Yue Lingying.

Now that she was dressed normally, she looked quite pleasing to the eye. The outfit she wore for dancing before gave off the vibe of a little girl pretending to be charming, which made Yue Ling, who had a sense of justice, feel a little resistant.

"Please take a seat and have your meal first. I will listen to your Kunqu opera performance later."

Seeing Marquis Anjing's kind attitude, the girls all breathed a sigh of relief, thanked him and entered the table.

Until now, Lin Daiyu still cannot calm down, always feeling that she has not explained things completely.

Even if Yue Ling didn't think too much about it, she couldn't help but think too much.

Gently covering her cheeks, Lin Daiyu found that her cheeks were getting hotter and hotter. She really didn't know how her innocence that lasted for so long and her good image in Brother Yue's eyes were ruined by this dance.

Yue Ling even suspected that she was possessed by a vixen, which really made Lin Daiyu very angry.

At the subsequent banquet, Lin Daiyu didn't eat much.

The girls below looked at each other and were too embarrassed to speak. The banquet was full of joy, but it ended in an inexplicably awkward atmosphere.

But this strange celebration banquet is also the most unforgettable.

into the night,

Qin Keqing brought the Ruizhu pearls to help him bathe and change clothes. The Ruizhu pearls were what Yue Ling insisted on keeping with him, and were not brought intentionally by Qin Keqing.

With the two of them watching beside her, Qin Keqing behaved much more properly and had no chance to act recklessly. However, she still had to take advantage of them secretly, which made the two little girls blush and feel their hearts beating fast.

Afterwards, he took Yue Ling's changed clothes and left with the Ruizhu beads.

Naturally, the first day after returning should be given to Lin Daiyu alone.

Not long after, before the second watch, Lin Daiyu came by herself.

She took off the outer garment and was only wearing a light green gauze dress with a light blue strapless white gauze skirt underneath. It was probably the kind of light clothing she would wear to sleep. She had no intention of going back home tonight.

Hearing the noise at the door, Yue Ling came out with a smile, took Lin Daiyu's hand, and walked into the room.

When they were alone, Lin Daiyu seemed much more natural. Or perhaps it was because her face had blushed enough during the day, so she didn't react at all at this moment.

Seeing that Lin Daiyu had gotten used to holding hands with him, Yue Ling felt a little relieved.

The two of them sat together under the glass lamp, and Yue Ling added more water to the charcoal basin beside them to prevent Lin Daiyu from getting cold.

"Brother Yue, the drama at noon today was not my intention. They must have misunderstood me."

After much hesitation, Lin Daiyu finally told him the matter that had been bothering her all day.

Yue Ling smiled and nodded, "Okay, okay, I believe you."

Lin Daiyu widened her eyes and said in a very serious expression: "I didn't make fun of Brother Yue, it's true."

Yue Ling also restrained his smile and nodded solemnly, "Of course I believe it, but..."

"But?" Lin Daiyu repeated in confusion.

Yue Ling burst out laughing again and said, "Even if Sister Lin becomes like that, I won't despise her."

Lin Daiyu clenched her fist and punched Yue Ling's shoulder. She raised it high but then dropped it gently. "Hateful! Brother Yue only knows how to tease me!"

Yue Ling gently held her wrist, slowly placed it in his palm, and smiled, "Sister Lin has always been perfect, just like someone who walked out of a painting. Today, she did something embarrassing, but instead of making me feel weird, she wanted me to get closer to her even more."

"It turns out that Sister Lin can also make mistakes in a hurry. She is still a child who needs someone to take care of her."

Yue Ling ruffled Lin Daiyu's hair, then put his arm around her shoulders and leaned her against himself.

Lin Daiyu's heart trembled, and she stopped making a fuss. She just leaned quietly on Yue Ling's shoulder, breathing softly.

She had wanted to do this for a long time, and this moment was the best way to comfort her inner longing.

After leaning against each other for a while, Lin Daiyu suddenly sat up again, pushed Yue Ling's shoulder and sat aside.

"I need to be more restrained and not get too close."

It is an indisputable fact that the two love each other, but without the blessing of their elders and an engagement, it is just a private affair and it is not appropriate for them to get too close to each other.

Lin Daiyu rubbed her cheeks and her eyes fell on the snow-white paper spread out on the table.

"Brother Yue wants to write a memorial?"

Yue Ling saw everything, but didn't say anything. He smiled knowingly and nodded, "Yes, the war is over, and the future plans need to be informed to Your Majesty. Moreover, without the Prime Minister's team, the province will still be a bit chaotic, so I should also give some suggestions."

"Even if I don't tell you, your Majesty will send someone to ask, and it will take a lot of time to go back and forth."

Lin Daiyu nodded silently, and beside her, she began to grind ink...

(End of this chapter)