Red Mansion Daiyu, the Rise of the Lin Family

Chapter 242: Rumors Spread in the Capital

Jia Min was left speechless by Daiyu's words and didn't know what to do.

She looked at Daiyu, her eyes full of confusion and helplessness, "So what do you think we should do? Should we really pretend that we don't know anything?"

Daiyu gently took the hot porridge handed to her by the maid, tasted it elegantly, and looked calm.

"Mom, don't bother."

"This is the Xue family's own fault. If they were a sensible family, they would consider themselves unlucky."

"However, if they are unreasonable people, they will definitely keep pestering us."

"We just need to wait and see what happens and deal with it as it happens."

"At this moment, we should not act rashly, so as not to fall into the trap of others."

Although Jia Min was confused, she was still persuaded by her daughter.

It would be better if you didn’t have to apologize, but can you let it go if others have been hurt?

Sometimes she is too envious of other people's good girls.

It’s hard to say what the other people in my mother’s family are like, but the girls are very easy to take care of.

Jia Min looked at Daiyu, with a complex emotion in her eyes, including helplessness and doting.

At dusk, Lin Daiyu finished her dinner and returned to her boudoir alone.

She opened the letter again.

After reading carefully for a while, she called Xueyan over to prepare pen, ink, paper and inkstone as she wanted to write a reply.

Lin Daiyu stroked the rice paper gently, pondered for a moment, and finally picked up the pen and dipped it in ink, and wrote in beautiful handwriting,

“I am glad to receive your letter. I have read it and I really yearn for it. I envy the freedom and unrestrainedness of the Northwest.

Women can go out at will, which is a rare sight in the capital. The rules are strict, and you are not allowed to go out. If you go out, you will be guilty. You must be on guard against thieves.

If you apologize after being provoked, it will take a thousand years to be free. "

After writing the letter, Daiyu gently rolled it up and stuffed it into a small bamboo tube, preparing to hide it on an eagle at dawn and let it take it away.

She looked at the starry sky outside the window and thought to herself, fly, once you spread your wings, all your worries will fly away to the horizon.

Once it flies away, it’s gone. Tomorrow is a new day.

Or you can send it to Mr. Cao Xueqin and ask him to change the setting!

Lin Daiyu gently drew the curtains. The flickering candlelight illuminated her pensive face.

Early the next morning, an explosive story came from a storyteller in the capital.

It is about a young man who saved a daughter of an upright civil servant out of chivalry.

And was injured by a fierce eagle.

The young man was kind-hearted and thought he was a hero saving a beautiful girl, so he was afraid that the young lady would be frightened. However, after several inquiries, he discovered that the eagle was the young lady's pet.

The young man was shocked and angry and fell ill in bed.

And the perverted and vicious lady is still at large.

This is the morning version, and the afternoon version has new content added.

It is said that the young man had been wronged before, and when he saw a girl being abducted by human traffickers in Jinling, he lent a helping hand to rescue her.

Unexpectedly, he accidentally killed the human trafficker and was punished.

This is really a case of good people getting unrewarded.

……

"This is really a case of good people not getting good rewards!"

"Well said, very well said, you are worthy of being my sister."

"This will change my reputation in the capital."

"It's a turnaround in one move!"

"Ha! Ha! Ha!" A righteous young man who was said to be sick laughed and clapped his hands beside his bed.

He was so proud of himself that he didn't even notice the wound on his face split open.

He saw that his sister looked indifferent and was not as happy as himself.

"Sister, what's wrong? Any questions?"

Xue Baochai, who was standing by, looked at her brother steadily, her tone calm.

"Brother, there's nothing wrong. Just rest and recuperate for the next few days!"

Xue Pan was relieved when he heard that there was no problem. "Sister, there is one thing I don't understand. Why didn't we just say that she was a girl from the Lin family?"

Xue Baochai stroked the white handkerchief in her hand and said slowly,

"We can't talk about this. Someone with good intentions has to reveal it."

"And it's best to wait for a few days for the news to ferment."

"And now it has just begun, because we don't know how people started to spread the word, and the lute is still half covered, which can arouse people's curiosity."

"If I say it myself, it will seem like I'm taking credit for it, which is not good."

"It would be better if this matter was told to someone who least expected it."

"Who could be the unexpected person?" Xue Pan lowered his head in thought.

Xue Baochai said, "Brother, don't worry about this matter. I have already thought of a candidate."

"You are such a talkative person. It would be bad if you tell others about it."

Xue Pan pouted unconvinced and snorted twice.

But he also knew that his brain was indeed not as good as his sister's.

Aunt Xue, who was standing by, looked at the pair of children but could not get a word in.

Although this trip is risky, what if it succeeds?

If he became her own son, she would have turned her life around. As a mother, how could she resist such temptation?

But will the Lin family agree?

What will my sister think if she knows about this?

Aunt Xue was feeling uneasy, but she was secretly glad that the opportunity came at such a timely moment.

At this time, Xue Baochai said, "By the way, brother, no matter how much Brother Zhen comes to you, you can't agree."

"He just said he was concentrating on recuperation and didn't know anything about external affairs."

Xue Pan touched the wound on his face nonchalantly, then opened his hand and saw

"Damn it! There's blood again."

"Don't worry, I'll need to take care of myself for at least ten days or half a month."

Xue Baochai said calmly, "I'll make you better first."

Xue Pan believed in his sister more than his mother and nodded heavily.

"Don't worry."

"I'm just curious, who are you going to let solve the mystery?"

Xue Baochai smiled slightly, her smile was like ice and snow.

"In a good year, there will be a lot of snow. Remember your curiosity."

"Perhaps those who listen to the book outside the capital are also anxious to learn more?"

After saying this, Xue Baochai cast her eyes out the window with a gloomy look. Who would go out for a walk?

After leaving her brother's place, Xue Baochai returned to Hengwuyuan and called over her personal maid Ying'er.

"Ying'er, didn't I ask you to acknowledge Mingyan's mother and Old Ye as your godmother a while ago?"

"How's it going?"

Ying'er smiled and replied, "Very well, Miss, Old Madam Ye and my mother are getting along like sisters now.

"She's also very good to me, her goddaughter."

Xue Baochai said with relief, "Very good, you did very well. You must understand that you and I are one. Only when I am well can you be well."

Ying'er nodded happily, "I know, Miss. I've been chatting with Sister Xiren recently."

Xue Baochai's face changed slightly when she heard this. "Just do whatever I tell you to do. Don't worry about Xiren. I have my own way."

"Don't be nosy. Just try to win over Mingyan's mother."

Ying'er's face darkened, and she lowered her head and said yes. Then she heard Xue Baochai continue to give instructions.

"Send some of the dried venison and other New Year's goods we got from my brother to your godmother."

"The New Year is coming soon, so she doesn't have to deal with these things anymore."

"Since you are her goddaughter, please take more care of her."

Ying'er looked at the sky and said, "Miss, are you going now? The sky is gloomy. Will you see me off tomorrow?"