Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 92 The First Night

Yue Ling drank too much and his face turned red.

Seeing this, Lin Daiyu couldn't help but tease him, "This is the first time Brother Yue has drunk in the room, and he's already drunk. I've never seen Brother Yue lose his composure like this before."

Yue Ling smiled awkwardly and said, "I did drink a little too much. I'm going to sleep in my room first. Thank you Zijuan and Xueyan for cleaning up. I'll find some reliable people to come to my house in a few days."

Yue Ling staggered back to the room, and Lin Daiyu also walked to the other side with a smile.

Just like in the old courtyard, the two of them still lived on the east and west ends respectively.

However, it no longer looked like two doors separating the two rooms, but rather a spacious hall and two rooms in the middle.

Although Lin Daiyu's room was a porch, it was also a suite with a warm room outside prepared for her and her maids. She lived on the westernmost side.

Yue Ling even has an extra room.

Even so, Lin Daiyu was very satisfied. After moving to a bigger house, the two of them still lived under the same roof, which made her feel much more at ease.

Xueyan tidied up the place in a hurry and went in to help Lin Daiyu wash and dress, leaving Zijuan outside to clean up the mess.

I saw a large, spacious bed, soft bedding, and bamboo-colored bed curtains, and a faint fragrance lingered at my nose.

While Xueyan was combing her hair with Lin Daiyu, she said coquettishly, "Miss, I want to live with you in there."

Lin Daiyu chuckled and said, "Okay, let Sister Zijuan sleep outside. It will be more convenient for her."

Not long after, Zijuan came into the room again. Xueyan seemed to have succeeded in her plot. She straightened her chest and said, "Sister Zijuan, I will sleep with you today."

Seeing that she was like a little fighting cock, Zijuan smiled and said, "I didn't mean to compete with you."

Lin Daiyu changed her clothes and frowned, then said to Zijuan, "Sister Zijuan, please go and take a look at Brother Yue. He doesn't drink alcohol on weekdays, but he seems to have drunk too much today. If he is not feeling well, please make him some sobering soup."

Zijuan nodded and accepted the task.

Today, Yue Ling protected her in front of Wang Ziteng, the second master of the Wang family. Zijuan has long wanted to repay him, but has never had a way to do so.

At this moment, after hearing what the girl said, he quickly went to the outer room to light the small stove and boil the soup.

Lin Daiyu yawned loudly. She had seldom moved, and today she first went to the imperial city, where she was surrounded by a group of palace maids to change clothes, and then she moved back and forth. She was already sleepy, so she lay on the couch, closed her eyes, and fell asleep.

At the same time, on Yue Ling's side.

After he stopped drinking and lay down on the couch, he realized that something was wrong with him.

It was like a fire was gathering in my body, under my lower abdomen. I didn't feel much when I was drinking just now, and I couldn't suppress it. But now I tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep, and I just felt a little hot.

"What's going on?"

Yue Ling felt dizzy and thought that he would be fine after a good night's sleep.

At the right moment, there was a knock on the door.

"General Yue, are you asleep? I made some hangover soup. Give it to you to drink before you go to sleep."

Hearing that it was Zijuan's voice, the naked Yue Ling quickly put on his clothes and said, "Thank you, come in."

Zijuan walked in quietly and saw Yue Ling sitting beside the couch. His face was even redder than before, and even slightly purple.

Zijuan was startled and covered her mouth and said, "General Yue, your face!"

"Face?"

Yue Ling looked at himself in the bronze mirror beside him and found that the color was indeed not right. He touched it and it was just a little hot. Some sweat oozed out of his forehead.

"This……"

Yue Ling couldn't explain what was going on.

Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. Zijuan took out the handkerchief from her waist and walked forward to wipe Yue Ling's face.

As they got closer, a faint fragrance wafted over, causing the fire in Yue Ling's body to burn brighter and brighter.

Before Zijuan's handkerchief touched Yue Ling's forehead, Yue Ling had already grasped her wrist.

Zijuan's heart trembled, and her face immediately turned red, "General Yue..."

Facing Yue Ling's scorching eyes, Zijuan felt dazed, as if all the criticisms from the nanny and maidservants came flooding back to her.

"General Yue...I, I..."

When I woke up again, I found myself leaning against the soft bed, with faint breathing sounds in my ears.

Zijuan covered her eyes tightly and dared not open them again.

Yue Ling's mind was also blank, he just stretched out his hand to hold Zijuan's slender waist. At this moment, Zijuan was like fish on a chopping board, completely unable to control herself.

Taking a deep breath, Yue Ling pulled the rope that tied the bed curtain, and the curtain slowly fell down.

……

Early the next morning,

Yue Ling stretched his waist and felt inexplicably more comfortable.

However, when he turned his head to the side, he saw Zijuan lying inside, soundly asleep.

The memories of last night flooded into Yue Ling's mind like a tide, and he was stunned.

"What am I?"

The noise nearby also woke up Zijuan, who was sharing the same quilt with Yue Ling.

Zijuan rubbed her eyes, and seeing Yue Ling looking at her, she quickly covered herself with the quilt, her cheeks suddenly felt like they were on fire. "Zijuan? I, I really didn't mean it."

After saying this, he seems like a scumbag, as if he didn't recognize anyone after waking up one night. He is really irresponsible.

Yue Ling quickly changed his words, "No, I will get your indenture from Rongguo Mansion."

Zijuan nodded gently, pursed her lips, and said, "I don't blame General Yue... General Yue treats me very well."

Yue Ling patted his forehead, feeling helpless.

"What on earth is going on?"

"Oh right!" Yue Ling suddenly remembered the culprit from last night, "There must be something wrong with that wine. I'll go check it out later!"

Looking at the pitiful Zijuan again, there seemed to be some marks on her neck, and Yue Ling felt even more guilty.

"I'm going to go out first. You don't have to rush to do anything. I'll go cook breakfast."

Zijuan nodded slightly.

When the sound of the door closing was heard, Zijuan's mood returned to normal and she slowly exhaled.

Covering her burning cheeks, Zijuan muttered softly, "They really came true. I really... Oh, what should I do? How can I face General Yue and the girl in the future?"

Zijuan put on her clothes and saw that they were torn in one place and even the belt around her waist was broken. She could only use the belt that was used to tie the bed curtain to make do.

Zijuan tiptoed out of the door, afraid of meeting someone. When she turned back, someone patted her on the shoulder, and she trembled with fear.

"Sister Zijuan, where's the meal? Did you sleep in today? It turns out you can get up late too, haha."

Seeing that it was Xueyan, Zijuan was relieved, "No, General Yue said he would do it."

Xueyan was delighted and said, "Great! I haven't eaten General Yue's cooking for a long time."

Seeing that Zijuan looked a little strange, Xueyan asked again, "Sister Zijuan, are you sick?"

Zijuan shook her head.

Xueyan raised her eyebrows, "Then why are your legs like this? It seems like you can't stand steadily?"

Xueyan imitated Zijuan's strange posture and asked in confusion.

Zijuan's face turned pink again.

In the treasury, Yue Ling searched for a long time before he found the wine he drank yesterday.

I found another one with words written on it. When I opened it, I saw three big characters "Deer Blood Wine" written on it.

Yue Ling couldn't help but spit and said, "Damn it, what a rip-off. Why does King Kang drink this kind of stuff? No wonder he feels refreshed when he wakes up in the morning."

……

Ningrong Street,
Upon learning that Yue Ling had moved into a new house, Jia Yun, as his chief follower, naturally went to the mansion to celebrate.

After spending several taels of silver to buy some spices at the spice shop and wrapping them in brown paper, Jia Yun went to visit Yue Ling at his house.

After turning a few corners, I saw a familiar figure walking out of the pharmacy.

"Uncle Lian? What are you doing here?"

It was just a greeting, but it scared Jia Lian so much that he jumped three or two steps away.

Seeing that it was Jia Yun, Jia Lian said helplessly: "Brother Yun, can you please not greet people from behind? It's too scary. Can you please go around to the front?"

Jia Yun's hands were suspended in the air, a little bewildered. "Ah? Really?"

Jia Lian asked angrily, "What's your business? Are you here to ask your uncle for money?"

Jia Yun smiled and said, "No, the account has been settled long ago. You don't have to go to General Yue's mansion to celebrate. If you meet your uncle on the way, just say hello."

"What is Second Uncle doing here?"

Seeing Jia Lian with his hands behind his back, as if holding a bag of medicine, Jia Yun asked in confusion, "Second Uncle Lian, there are pharmacies on Ningrong Street. Besides, there must be medicine in the mansion. Why do you have to buy it from this little shop?"

Jia Lian sighed, shook his head and said, "Oh, someone told me that this recipe is effective, so I came here to try it."

"Is the recipe effective?"

Jia Lian suddenly came to his senses and angrily said, "What does this have to do with you? Go, go visit Yue Ling, don't get in my way here!"

……

Eating breakfast at the same table, Yue Ling was too embarrassed to look at Zijuan as a child anymore, and thought to himself: "No, the matter of finding a maid must be put on the agenda, this is too embarrassing."

After finishing the rice in the bowl quickly, Yue Ling forced a smile and said to Lin Daiyu, "How did you sleep last night, Sister Lin?"

Lin Daiyu wiped the corners of her mouth and nodded in response: "It's okay. Although I was a little uncomfortable on the first day, I was really tired yesterday and fell asleep quickly."

Yue Ling breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Didn't Sister Lin say that she wanted to reconcile the accounts? I'll go open the door of the treasury and count out some silver for me first. I plan to visit the families of the guards who sacrificed their lives for the Qin Palace."

Having her first mission in the mansion, Lin Daiyu was full of energy. She stood up with Yue Ling and said, "Okay, let's go together!"

Arriving at the door of the treasury deep behind the outer curtains, Yue Ling unlocked it, and inside was a row of houses.

There were many wooden boxes placed outside the house. Lin Daiyu asked in confusion, "Why don't they put them inside?"

Yue Ling replied: "It can't be stored, and it's not easy to use. I plan to order someone to build a cellar here to store these rarely used items."

Xueyan was curious and opened a wooden box at random. When she saw what was inside, she was stunned. "This... is a box full of jewels?"

(End of this chapter)