Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 367 Lin Daiyu is making an effort!

As soon as Qin Keqing mentioned the first punishment, Lin Daiyu already felt a little regretful.

Whenever Qin Keqing made a move, she either wanted to watch other people's fun or tried to find ways to get close to Yue Ling, still with her familiar vixen style.

If the punishment of this game fell on Yue Ling, wouldn't he have to behave intimately with another girl in public?
Of course Lin Daiyu would feel annoyed.

But after all, it was her birthday party, and everyone was in the mood to have fun. They had already started, so it was not easy for Lin Daiyu to speak up and stop them.

She could avoid punishment because she was holding the black stick in her hand, but Lin Daiyu couldn't help but worry about Yue Ling and turned her head to look at the bamboo stick in his hand.

When Yue Ling saw Lin Daiyu coming over, he smiled dotingly, but deliberately hid the bamboo stick in his sleeve, which made Lin Daiyu stare at him.

The little girls at the table also looked at their bamboo sticks nervously.

Ruizhu suddenly said with a sad face: "Ah, why is it me? The one on the left is Baozhu."

After identifying the person, Ruizhu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, "Luckily it's Baozhu, if it was someone else it would really be a big joke."

Just as he was thinking this, he saw Lingguan and others taking the wine glasses used in the performance and placing them in front of Ruizhu and Baozhu.

Baozhu looked at the wine glass timidly, then looked up at Ruizhu and everyone at the table, and a blush appeared on her face.

Qin Keqing urged, "Come on, what are you dawdling about? You two sisters grew up together, and you're drinking a glass of wine together, why are you being so shy?"

Ruizhu filled two glasses of wine and gave them to Baozhu. She also blinked and asked in confusion: "Why, sister doesn't want to?"

Baozhu shook her head repeatedly and said, "No, I didn't expect that one day I would drink the wedding wine with my sister. Doesn't that mean my sister and I..."

Ruizhu couldn't help but blush when she heard this. In front of everyone, she said, "Don't, don't talk nonsense. This is just for fun. Don't take it seriously!"

Baozhu nodded shyly, raised the wine cup and folded her arms.

Ruizhu also responded awkwardly.

Originally, Ruizhu didn't think there was anything wrong, and she was even more glad that it was Baozhu who was being punished with her, and not someone else.

But when it really comes to pass, when others join in the fun, it becomes even more awkward for acquaintances.

It was even more embarrassing than the two of them taking a bath together and wiping each other's bodies.

Seeing Baozhu closing her eyes tightly with a look of readiness to die, Ruizhu had no choice but to close her eyes as well and slowly raised her wine cup.

The wine cups were filled with real wine, but it was a fruit wine with a lower alcohol content and a slightly sweet taste. Even so, it was difficult for the two girls to drink it.

I couldn't help coughing halfway through the drink, and had to take a sip of tea before I could finish it.

When they opened their eyes again, both women had flushed cheeks, and it was unclear whether it was because of the alcohol or because of embarrassment.

The two of them put down their wine cups in unison and turned their heads away.

Qin Keqing smiled and joked, "You two little girls are so familiar with each other, and you can drink together and still look so amorous. If a man were here, wouldn't you be impatient?"

Everyone in the hall burst into laughter, even Lin Daiyu and Yue Ling were amused by these two girls.

At the end of the first round, Qin Keqing collected all the bamboo sticks and handed the bamboo tube to the clever Lingguan, who played the role she had just played.

Everyone held a sign in their hands and became nervous again.

"Hey, great! I got the red ticket!"

Ruizhu jumped up happily and began to pace around the table.

Ruizhu was just about to vent her anger after being severely teased, so she went behind Qin Keqing and wanted to secretly take a look at her bamboo sticks.

But Qin Keqing did not hide it and showed it to Ruizhu openly.

Ruizhu pouted and said unyieldingly, "Number three sat on the one on her left and fed her a whole pot of soup!"

On Qin Keqing's left was Ying'er, who hurriedly showed everyone, "I am a black sign, so I cannot be counted."

Qin Keqing blinked and said with a smile, "That's great, the next one to the left is Sister Bao."

"Sister Bao, come here, I'll feed you."

Seeing Qin Keqing's frosty expression, Xue Baochai couldn't help but shudder.

She tilted her head to look at Yue Ling and Lin Daiyu, but they seemed to be laughing at her.

Xue Baochai smiled awkwardly and said, "Sister Keqing, please be more normal..."

Before she could finish her words, Qin Keqing had already climbed onto Xue Baochai's jade neck, crossed her icy legs, and sat on Xue Baochai's lap.

He blew gently on the hot steam from the soup and put the spoon straight to Xue Baochai's mouth.

"My sister fed me a few days ago. What's there to be embarrassed about? Is it just because it happened in front of everyone?"

Qin Keqing rubbed and stroked Xue Baochai's cheek with her slender hand.

Xue Baochai had no choice but to drink the soup quickly. Qin Keqing brought another spoonful, her peach blossom eyes curved into fox eyes, and she said in a charming voice, "Drink it all."

"it is good……"

Xue Baochai no longer dared to resist. Even in front of everyone, Qin Keqing dared to touch her. If she resisted again, it would arouse Qin Keqing's playful mood, which would be even more embarrassing and annoying.

After thinking about it carefully, Xue Baochai felt that there was a big problem with this game.

The punishment seemed to be a punishment for her, but it seemed to be a reward for Qin Keqing...

Seeing that everyone was laughing non-stop, even Yue Ling and Lin Daiyu were the same, Xue Baochai even wanted to die.

After drinking the soup in big gulps, Xue Baochai quickly pushed Qin Keqing off her body.

"Okay, okay, next round."

Before leaving, Qin Keqing threw a flirtatious glance at Xue Baochai, which gave her goose bumps.

Lingguan smiled and took back all the bamboo sticks, shook them in the bamboo tube, and distributed them again.

This time, it was Ying'er who got the red ticket. "I'm really lucky. The first two times had nothing to do with me. This time it's my turn to give orders!"

Ying'er stood up excitedly, imitating the previous two punishments, and said in a serious manner: "Then number eight and the person opposite her will both finish a stick of powder at the same time."

Everyone hurriedly looked at their own lot, and when they found out it wasn't number eight, they breathed a sigh of relief. Then they asked the person sitting across from them and found out it wasn't number eight either, and they were finally able to completely relax.

No one spoke for a long while, which made Ying'er scratch her head. "What's going on? Is there no number 8? I remember there should be one?"

Looking around again, Ying'er realized that Xiangling's head was lowering, and she understood. She came to her side with a gloating look, pulled her hand holding the bamboo stick, and said, "Xiangling, it's you, isn't it? Stop pretending, you can't escape!"

Xiangling raised her head shyly and moaned, "Can we change someone else?"

"Change someone? Don't even think about it. Aren't you breaking the rules? If you break the rules, how can we play?"

Xiangling responded in a low voice: "Well... okay."

Only then did Ying'er notice the person opposite Xiangling. It was Yue Ling. She gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, this little bitch is taking advantage of me. I should have agreed to let her change the person earlier. What a mistake!"

When he found that he was involved, Yue Ling smiled awkwardly, then turned his head to look at Lin Daiyu beside him, and seemed not to mind at all.

It seemed that if Lin Daiyu saw anyone else she would pout in anger, except Xiangling, towards whom Lin Daiyu was very tolerant.

Xiangling lowered her head and came in front of Yue Ling, bent down, and bit both ends of a stick of noodles together with Yue Ling.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Yue Ling started chewing naturally, and their heads got closer and closer.

It would have been fine if it was just so charming behind the bed curtains, but there were spectators all around, the maids from the troupe were still cheering, and even Lin Daiyu was watching from the side. At this moment, Xiangling's cheeks could really be used to make pancakes, they were so red and hot.

Qin Keqing urged, "Xiangling, why don't you eat? You are being shameless. I will punish you later."

Holding the powder in her mouth, Xiangling was speechless. She could only moan and then take small bites.

Until the two of them were about to kiss, causing the whole class to laugh.

After watching this scene, Qingwen felt an indescribable feeling in her heart.

"So this is the treatment you get after you climb onto the Marquis' bed. Even in public, you can ignore the secular etiquette and play like this."

"But, should I do this? This doesn't seem right... If the only way to win favor in the bedroom is to use your body, then isn't that the same as being a prostitute?"

"Besides, with my skills, it's not impossible for the Marquis to accept me one day..."

Qingwen suppressed the envy in her heart and continued to look up.

Just as their lips were about to touch, Yue Ling took the initiative to bite off the powder and ended it with a smile.

"Okay, okay, we're done eating now."

"Okay, it's round four!"

The girls started laughing again, but Qingwen sighed in her heart, "It's been four times and it has nothing to do with me."

She drew another lot and took a look at it secretly. It was still black. Qingwen shook her head, feeling quite helpless.

"Even if I don't have bad intentions, I still need some luck. It's too unlucky that I'm not allowed to participate." Looking at the table again, it was Xueyan who drew the red bamboo stick. She chewed the remaining food in her mouth and said casually, "Number four is for the fourth person on the right. Draw a little rabbit in your arms."

"Number four?"

The girls looked at each other and started looking for their numbers.

Yue Ling shook his head helplessly, "It's my turn this time."

"The fourth one on the right, one, two... Qingwen?"

When her name was called, Qingwen suddenly came to her senses, "Me?"

Qin Keqing leaned forward and asked, "Yes, it's you. Whatever lot you have, if it can't offset the punishment, then you can only accept the punishment."

Qingwen looked at the black sign in her hand and said with a wry smile, "My sign cannot offset the punishment."

Yue Ling said, "It's too indecent for Qingwen to take off her clothes and be painted by me. It's better for Qingwen to be painted on me."

Yue Ling spoke, and of course the girls had no objection.

But Lin Daiyu pouted, looking a little dissatisfied.

Qingwen walked over with her head down, feeling very guilty. She bowed to Lin Daiyu first, then came in front of Yue Ling, dipped her fingers in rouge powder, and drew a rabbit shape on Yue Ling's chest.

As her fingertips brushed across Yue Ling's broad chest, Qingwen's heart began to pound and she couldn't calm down at all.

This was the first time she had such close contact with Yue Ling. She could even see Yue Ling's upper body clearly, which made all the girls envious.

Qingwen, who originally had a bottom line in her heart, has now sunk a little. If it weren't for Lin Daiyu's cold gaze beside her to cool her down, she would have been unable to resist spreading her hands and gently stroking it.

Qingwen suppressed her desire to take advantage of the painting and withdrew her hand, mumbling, "It's finished."

Then, he returned to his original position in shame, causing everyone to laugh.

After the first three rounds, all the girls have mastered the essence of the game. As long as they are lucky enough to draw Yue Ling, that will be their reward.

Even Lin Daiyu's mood began to change a little, "If these little girls are allowed to play with Brother Yue, it would be better if I were the one to be picked."

"This Qingwen is really not an honest person!"

The girls became more and more adept at the game, and the fifth round began.

Xue Baochai immediately stood up, holding up the red stick, and said, "Okay, this time it's finally my turn."

"Since I am the one who is speaking, then I will say something elegant. You are doing something vulgar. You have been led astray by Sister Keqing."

After hearing this, Lin Daiyu felt relieved.

If the punishment does not involve physical contact, then that's fine.

Therefore, Lin Daiyu couldn't help but praise: "Sister Bao is right. Why should we punish them with only shameful things? There are obviously many other things we can do. Sister Bao, you can set an example for them."

Xue Baochai nodded and smiled, then looked up at Lingguan and raised her eyebrows slightly.

Lingguan was also smart and secretly made a sign of "two".

Xue Baochai said immediately: "Okay, Sister Lin is thinking the same thing as I am, so tell me the number first."

"Number two, the one to her left."

Xue Baochai paused deliberately to keep the question in suspense, causing the girls to ask questions again and again.

"What is it, Miss Bao, please tell me quickly!"

Lin Daiyu clutched the bamboo stick with the number two written on it, then looked at Yue Ling on her left, and sweat suddenly broke out on her forehead.

"How could it be such a coincidence? You just wanted to choose me, and you actually chose me?"

"Sister Bao, you have to talk about something serious. No, since you are going to do it with Brother Yue, it doesn't have to be serious, right?"

"Oh, that won't work. There are so many people in this room watching me. How can I not control myself?"

"But I've already lost a lot of people today. I've already lost face..."

It seemed as if there were two little Lin Daiyus fighting above Lin Daiyu’s head, one black and one white.

Her mind was in a mess and she no longer knew what she wanted.

Xue Baochai looked at Lin Daiyu who was watching her having fun just now, and said with a malicious smile: "Let the person on the left hold number two and walk around the courtyard. Every step you take, you must say a love poem, and walk back to the room without repeating it."

"Oh, this is really difficult. I can't memorize so many poems."

"It takes about a hundred steps to go around this courtyard. Are there so many love poems recorded in it?"

“Hahaha, that depends on who gets the prize. If I get to hold Xueyan, I won’t be able to move a step.”

The girls were all laughing and making noises, while Xue Baochai and Qin Keqing were looking at Lin Daiyu with smiles on their faces.

Yue Ling nodded beside him and said, "Don't mention it, this one is much more difficult than the previous one, and it's also more interesting."

"Sister Lin, what do you think?"

At this moment, Lin Daiyu's head was about to be lowered under the table. She wanted to cheat and not do this shameful thing.

Being picked up by the waist in public is already a very embarrassing thing, not to mention having to walk while being carried, and even having to recite love poems.

But under the encouragement of others, Yue Ling was asking her questions again. Lin Daiyu could no longer hide her feelings, so she slowly raised her bamboo stick and moaned, "Brother Yue, I am number two."

Yue Ling was startled, and then he continued: "Then on the left hand side, that's me? Why is it me again? You guys are not cheating, are you?"

Yue Ling turned his head to look at Lingguan, but Lingguan was also sticking out his tongue and making faces.

Yue Ling smiled and shook his head, then picked up Lin Daiyu, who was about to back out, and walked out of the hall without waiting for her to explain.

The girls all chased after the two men happily and stood on the doorstep to watch the fun.

Xue Baochai did not forget to call out, "My Lord, the poem you recite must be heard by all of us. It won't count if only Sister Lin hears it."

Lin Daiyu, who was in Yue Ling's arms, looked over with resentment, but saw that everyone was laughing. Her face blushed and she couldn't open her mouth to blame them, so she shrank back into Yue Ling's arms.

Yue Ling held Lin Daiyu's slender waist with one hand and supported her legs with the other, and said with a smile: "Sister Lin, please hold on tight."

Lin Daiyu's face was as shy as a lantern on the eaves of the corridor. At this moment, she felt embarrassed to speak, and just hummed lightly.

Yue Ling cleared his throat and recited loudly: "There are trees on the mountain and branches on the trees. I love you but you don't know it."

The girls could tell that Yue Ling had changed a word to make it more appropriate, so they all started to cheer in front of the door: "She knows, she knows!"

Lin Daiyu was in Yue Ling's arms, with her hands around Yue Ling's back and armpits, her face buried in Yue Ling's shoulders, and deep down she wanted to find a crack in the rock to crawl into.

After Yue Ling took a big step, he spoke again, "The exquisite dice are filled with red beans. Do you know how deep my love for you is?"

There was another commotion at the door, "She knows, she knows!"

"Red beans are born in the southern country, and spring comes to send a few branches. May you pick more, this thing is the most lovesick."

"Lovesickness, lovesickness!"

Lin Daiyu's cheeks were too hot and her head was dizzy. She wanted to die.

"If the two loves last for a long time, how can they be in the morning and evening?"

"Take this flower bush and look back lazily, half destined to practice Taoism and half destined to be you."

With every step Yue Ling took and every poem he recited, the girls would cheer in front of the door.

Before they had even walked halfway, Yue Ling stopped.

Noticing that Yue Ling was no longer moving, Lin Daiyu turned her head and asked in a low voice: "Are you done? I...I want to go back to my room to rest."

Yue Ling looked at the girls watching the excitement from the opposite threshold, smiled bitterly and said, "I'm only halfway through. I stopped because I've finished reciting all the poems I know."

"Sister Lin, can you give me some reminders?"

Just now Yue Ling recited a love poem to her, which was already embarrassing enough. This time she had to ask Yue Ling to repeat it, which was even more embarrassing.

But she didn't say anything, and I couldn't keep holding her like this...

After a short while, Lin Daiyu, who was good at weighing the pros and cons, compromised and buried her head in Yue Ling's shoulder again, curling up like a kitten, and whimpered, "People say the sea is deep, but it is not half as deep as my longing for you. The sea has a limit, but my longing for you has no end."

Yue Ling immediately repeated it and took another big step forward.

After hearing this poem, Xue Baochai laughed so hard that she covered her stomach.

The girls hurriedly asked the reason.

Xue Baochai suppressed her laughter and exhaled a long breath, saying, "This poem is very obscure. It was written by a female Taoist priest in the Tang Dynasty. There are not many records about it. It is impossible for the Marquis to know it. This is Sister Lin's effort..."

(End of this chapter)