Daiyu from the Red Mansion is also arguing with people today

After Daiyu got off the car, she looked at the people coming and going on the street and whispered to her and Xueyan: "There are many people here today, so stay with me and don't run around. If you bump into any noble person, I can't protect you!"

The two maids responded in a low voice, and even Yingchun's two maids behind them heard it, and their expressions became serious.

Perhaps Lady Jia had not been out for a long time. She was holding Yuanyang on her left hand and holding Lady Wang's arm on her right hand.

When Daiyu looked at Mrs. Wang's appearance, she felt that she was having a hard time: she could hardly hold on, and yet she still had to support Lady Jia.

Daiyu followed them respectfully, the corners of her mouth trembling constantly. She was happy when she saw that Mrs. Wang was unhappy.

Jia Zheng, as the oldest man present today, walked in front with Jia Lian and Jia Baoyu. As for Jia Huan and Jia Lan, they were still young, so they did not come this time.

In fact, Jia Baoyu didn't want to come, but when his father scolded him, he immediately gave in.

At this time, he was wearing a silver crown on his hair, a silver-red gauze shirt, and white python sword sleeves. When he didn't speak, he looked like a wealthy young man.

But when Jia Baoyu saw the familiar logo on the carriage next to him, he immediately forgot Jia Zheng's instructions and went to look for his friends.

Jia Zheng was furious, and was about to step forward to grab Jia Baoyu back, but was stopped by Jia Lian: "Uncle, just let him go and play!"

At this moment, someone came over from behind to greet Jia Zheng. He immediately put on a smiling face and chatted with the visitor.

Daiyu looked at the long line of carriages, which seemed to stretch as far as the eye could see. She couldn't help but worry for the monk, as there were far more than what was said in the invitation, and only a few were invited.

In fact, the abbot was also complaining to the monks in charge at the side: "Why are there so many families coming at once? The girl from the Lin family is staying at the Jia family, it's fine for them to come, but why are there so many people who didn't send invitations?"

"We can't afford to offend these people! This hall is definitely not enough. How about we decorate the Heavenly King Hall in the next courtyard and place the women there?"

"This is the only way. Go get an authentic work of Zen Master Wansong and place it in the Heavenly King Hall for them to admire!" The abbot directed several managers around and finally everything was arranged before all the pilgrims came in.

And the source of all this - Lin Daiyu, was now paying respects to the elderly relatives with Sanchun.

"Old lady! It's been a long time since we last saw you, and you're still so healthy! We heard that a Buddhist treasure from hundreds of years ago was unearthed in Hongji Temple. This treasure has been passed down from family to family, so we'd like to come and see it even without an invitation!" An old lady bowed to Lady Jia excitedly.

"Yes! This is a rare event! We are lucky to have caught it!" another middle-aged lady echoed.

"Oh my! These are your girls! They are so pretty!"

"You're too kind. It just looks neater!" Grandmother Jia greeted them. "I heard that the Buddha treasure is now enshrined in the main hall. The male guests are all over there now. I wonder if we women can go over and take a look at the Buddha treasure later!"

Lan Rui left for a short while, and soon came back, whispering in Daiyu's ear: "Too many people came today, and the abbot said he would not come in person."

Daiyu hummed softly, and she couldn't remember how many times she had followed Sanchun and the others to pay respects. It was not until the Buddhist scriptures began that she was able to calm down for a while.

Grandmother Jia also wanted Daiyu to take Tanchun and Xichun for a walk in the temple so that they wouldn't have to accompany the old ladies, but Daiyu politely declined.

This time she was invited to listen to Buddhist teachings, so it would not be appropriate for her to hang out in the temple. Grandmother Jia let her do as she pleased and sent several maids to follow Tanchun and Xichun out.

Daiyu did not intend to leave Grandmother Jia's side, so she asked Lan Rui and Xue Yan to inquire about the news outside the palace. Yingchun left the palace at some point, but left her two maids behind.

The ladies looked at Daiyu obscurely and whispered to each other. Under the sound of the monks chanting, Daiyu, with her sharp senses, could not hear the specific content of their conversation.

But she guessed that what they were discussing was nothing more than matchmaking.

The half-day Zen lecture finally ended, and Daiyu felt that her face was about to freeze from smiling. Before everyone got on the carriage to return home, there was a small commotion in Hongji Temple.

However, Daiyu only paused for a moment, standing on the shaft of the carriage and looking into the distance. She noticed that someone seemed to have entered the temple, but the horses were not frightened, so she returned to the carriage with peace of mind.

Lan Rui followed closely behind. She leaned close to Daiyu's ear and whispered to her, "I heard that Xia, the eunuch who serves the emperor, has come to take away the three Buddhist treasures on display today."

Daiyu wiped a bitter tear for the abbot in her heart, but fortunately he did not reveal the discovery of Hongji Temple to anyone, nor did he mention Daiyu's role in it. Otherwise, this fire might have burned her.

"Got it, let's talk about it when we get back."

Soon Yingchun came back with her maid. The carriage started moving slowly. Daiyu opened her eyes and looked at Yingchun. Seeing that there was nothing wrong with her, she reminded her, "The old lady asked about you. I said you went to change your clothes. Don't let it slip."

"Thank you!"

Yingchun's tone sounded quite cheerful. Daiyu looked at her carefully again, which made Yingchun feel a little embarrassed.

She touched her clothes and asked, "Is there anything wrong?"

"No, I just thought you were in a good mood today."

"Yeah, it's great to be able to come out for a walk." Yingchun put away her smile, and the expression on her face slowly returned to its previous wooden look.

The Jia family finally got back to Rongguo Mansion before dark, and it was almost 17 p.m. Jia's mother simply ate a few snacks in the temple to fill her stomach. She was also tired, so she didn't ask everyone to stay and eat with her.

Daiyu felt exhausted after the whole day. She decided that she would never go out with the people in Jia's house again. It was too tiring!

"Zijuan, bring dinner quickly. I'm starving! Lanrui, come here and tell me what news you heard today!" Daiyu returned to the inner room. Nanny Wang had already prepared the ointment and was waiting on the couch, ready to massage her knees.

Lan Rui placed a large pillow behind Daiyu and told her about what she had seen and heard in the afternoon: "I heard from the little monks that many nobles came, uninvited. I heard that the first person to bring up this matter was the Prince of Beijing, and he even ran into Baoyu. The two talked for a long time, and the Prince of Beijing even asked Baoyu to borrow his jade to take a look at it."

Prince Beijing! Daiyu was surprised when she heard the name.

At this time, Prince Beijing was only of dancing age and had not yet married the daughter of the Zhen family in Jiangnan.

Why did he appear at this time and talk to Baoyu? Shouldn't his first meeting with Baoyu be at Qin Keqing's funeral?