The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 190 Wife's Position
Four Seasons Garden

It was hot outside and the maids had all gone out to escape the heat. Lin Daiyu was the only one in the room, secretly reading a book.

Just when I was watching nervously, suddenly a cool little hand pressed on my shoulder!

Lin Daiyu was startled and felt a chill, and the book in her hand was quickly pulled out.

"Great! You're reading this kind of book again!"

Xue Baochai took the book in her hand and glanced at it, then quickly put it back in her hand and looked at Lin Daiyu with a stern face.

"Get down on your knees! I'm going to interrogate you, you shameless little bitch!"

Lin Daiyu looked at Xue Baochai unhappily, "If there's any trial, it should be my elder sister who should judge me! Not Sister Bao!"

Xue Baochai was provoked and said sternly, "Okay, okay, you have learned to be stubborn! You are a grown-up girl, hiding in the house in broad daylight to read such obscene books! Do you think I don't know, or that others don't know? I have been helping you hide it, but you are so unrepentant! Humph!"

Lin Daiyu seemed to have been wronged. She didn't even look at Xue Baochai. She just put her hands on the table and said angrily, "If you have the guts, go tell Brother Rong!"

Seeing Lin Daiyu's fearless attitude, Xue Baochai quickly guessed something.

"Sister, no matter how much the prince dotes on you, you still have to be careful. We girls have to pay attention to our reputation."

Xue Baochai sat opposite Lin Daiyu, put the book on the table, and talked to her softly.

When Lin Daiyu saw Xue Baochai's attitude, she knew that she was not here to blame her, and her anger immediately subsided.

"Sister Bao, don't misunderstand me. Brother Rong gave me this book. I don't really want to read it."

Lin Daiyu read the book herself and then put the blame on Jia Rong.

Xue Baochai laughed and said, "Why did you turn the page so many times if you didn't want to read it?"

Xue Baochai picked up the book, turned a corner and let Lin Daiyu see the traces of it being turned inside.

"I've read a lot in the past few months, right? Do you really think we are blind? You've read at least a dozen books, and you still don't want to read it!"

Lin Daiyu blushed immediately, "No, just one book. I won't read it anymore."

Xue Baochai smiled and said, "Don't worry, sister. I have also borrowed a few books from Yinglian. It's okay for us women to have some things to do. But we must stay away from Xichun and the children and don't cause any trouble, otherwise the princess will definitely punish us, and no one in the courtyard will be in trouble."

Only then did Lin Daiyu realize that there was not only herself in the yard, but also an unmarried girl and a married young woman.

Seeing that Lin Daiyu was afraid, Xue Baochai reminded her, "If you are found out, just say it's mine."

Lin Daiyu stood up and took the book. "How can I let my sister take the blame for me? I will hide the book and let Brother Rong take it away next time he comes."

Xue Baochai smiled and said, "Okay, the master has entered the palace early this morning, let's go to Tianxiang Tower and wait for him."

Lin Daiyu laughed when she heard this and said, "Why don't you call me Prince?"

Xue Baochai smiled and said, "Is it okay for me to forget? Who is like you? I envy you so much. Our master loves you so much. I think you are the one he likes the most."

Lin Daiyu shyly turned around and sat down, "No way, Brother Rong's favorite must be the eldest sister."

Xue Baochai said softly, "I don't think so. My elder sister's family is going to inherit the western mansion. I heard that the court now allows one man to have two wives, and they agree to two wives for two branches."

"There is one case with my elder sister, and another case here in our family. Who do you think is the other wife besides my elder sister?"

Lin Daiyu thought for a moment and quickly said, "It must be Sister Feng. She is the Second Madam."

Xue Baochai shook her head, obviously thinking it was impossible.

Lin Daiyu thought about it carefully again.

Wang Xifeng was indeed the second wife, but she was someone else's divorced wife after all.

Xue Baochai saw Lin Daiyu thinking about something and sighed, "My sister is lucky. The master is now in a high position and has great power. He will never replace his wife with a concubine. We all started as concubines and we definitely can't be wives anymore."

"Only you, sister Yun, and Tanchun have the chance to be wives." "I don't think Xiangyun can do that. Although she is the legitimate daughter of Marquis Shi's family, she is also a sinner."

"The most important thing is the master's attitude. I think the master is most likely to choose a wife between you and Tanchun."

Lin Daiyu frowned and thought about this important matter.

At this time, Lin Daiyu remembered Jia Rong's attitude some time ago.

Whether he was talking about his father or the special care in some matters, it seemed as if he had known about it for a long time.

"Why can't it be someone else?" Lin Daiyu said softly, "Now that the master is in a high position and is a prince, he might marry the daughter of a high-ranking official in the court and marry a good woman to him."

Xue Baochai smiled.

"Sister, you are confused. Do you think our master is the kind of person who cares about other people's women?"

"If the master was planning a marriage, he would have asked my elder sister to attend the birthdays of the noble ladies in the capital. Would she be able to meet the young lady by then?"

"It is clear that our master has never thought of contacting those people from the beginning to the end. Let alone marrying him, even if someone outside wanted to marry our girl, the master would not agree."

"There is only one position for the principal wife, and it must be Sister Yuanchun who has been with the master the longest. But if there is a second wife, it will most likely not be Baoqin, nor Sister Qin who rarely appears in public."

"Only the three of you who didn't come in as concubines are qualified to be wives. Do you think the master deliberately put you last just to give you a status?"

Xue Baochai originally thought that the choice was between Lin Daiyu and Jia Tanchun, but as she talked, she became more and more certain that it was Lin Daiyu.

Tanchun's background and her relationship with Jia Rong are too shallow.

Jia Rong had little contact with Tanchun, but his relationship with Lin Daiyu was always very close.

Lin Daiyu lowered her head and remained silent, obviously thinking about something.

Xue Baochai sighed, "Don't let your imagination run wild. The only person who can make the decision in our family is that man. He can give the gift to whomever he wants. I was just talking nonsense. Don't blame me when nothing happens."

Lin Daiyu laughed and said, "Sister is always making fun of me. I'll go hide the book."

Xue Baochai smiled and said, "Okay, go hide it, don't take it out and look at it secretly in the middle of the night when you can't sleep~"

Lin Daiyu blushed, "Sister! Stop making fun of me~"

The two chatted and laughed for a while, and when the maid came back, they went to Tianxiang Tower together.

When Lin Daiyu came in, Yuanyang and Ping'er were watching the children play here.

Lin Daiyu walked over and squatted with a smile, looking at the two babies lying in the crib.

"Look! Two fat dumplings!"

Lin Daiyu teases the two chubby little cuties and enjoys them very much.

Ping Er looked at Lin Daiyu's happy expression and said with a smile, "It would be great if Sister Daiyu could give birth to a child herself."

Lin Daiyu quickly said, "I'm still young, so there's no need to rush."

Yuanyang came over, picked up the child in the car, lifted up his clothes and started feeding him.

Xue Baochai asked curiously, "Why don't you find a wet nurse?"

Yuanyang smiled and said, "I want to feed the baby myself. I only have one child and I don't have to do anything. It's so nice to take care of my own child."

Ping Er also picked up her daughter and said, "Me too. You see, we both had children when we were already quite old, and now we won't even be apart from each other."

Lin Daiyu looked at the scene of two women breastfeeding their babies and for some reason she also wanted to be a mother.

(End of this chapter)