Daiyu from the Red Mansion is also arguing with people today

Daiyu was particularly sensitive about this kind of matchmaking, so she quickly declined, saying, "Aunt Xu, this bracelet is too valuable, I can't accept it!"

She secretly glanced at Yingchun and saw that her expression was still normal, so she wanted to take off the bracelet, but was held down by Xu Zhilan.

"Silly child, your mother and I have been close friends for many years. I am just giving you a gift. If your mother were here, she would not object." Xu Zhilan mentioned Jia Min, and a trace of nostalgia flashed in his eyes. "When your mother was alive, we had a very good relationship. We would casually wear bracelets like this one, but who knew that farewell would become a farewell forever..."

Daiyu didn't know how to comfort Xu Zhilan, so she could only pat her back soothingly, but unexpectedly she was hugged into her arms.

"Your father looked down upon a noble family like ours and thought that we were only able to live our current life thanks to the protection of our ancestors.

So after your mother got married, she drifted away from us, and even the sisters we used to meet rarely stopped visiting each other." Xu Zhilan stroked Daiyu's face, which was 60% similar to Jia Min's, his eyes full of memories, "You really look like your mother. Humph! Lin Ruhai has no choice but to send you back to Beijing and entrust you to your maternal grandparents to raise you! Where is your former noble spirit!"

Lin Daiyu used to be a little frail, and indeed looked more like Lin Ruhai, but now her body has been transformed by drugs and is already perfect, with smoother muscle lines, and she looks more and more like Jia Min when she was young.

The two talked for quite a while, mostly Xu Zhilan telling Daiyu about interesting things that happened when they were young.

When a man coughed softly outside the door, Xu Zhilan looked at the time and said to Daiyu and Yingchun with an apologetic look, "You two are good children. You didn't get bored even after listening to me, an old woman, nagging for so long. You are much better than my good-for-nothing son!"

"Haha, Aunt Xu, you're too kind." Daiyu would never believe such self-deprecating words.

Haven’t you seen Mrs. Wang in the Jia Mansion? She always thinks that all the women in the world are thinking about her baby!

Before leaving, Xu Zhilan reluctantly held Daiyu's hand and touched her hand several times, his eyes full of love: "Good Yu'er, next time you come to perform a ritual, please inform me in advance!"

Daiyu smiled and nodded, her behavior was graceful and elegant, which made Xu Zhilan even more satisfied.

After returning to the courtyard, Daiyu asked Yingchun: "Sister Yingchun, do you think Aunt Xu is a little strange today?"

"Well, it's a bit like a mother-in-law looking at her daughter-in-law, hehehe!" Yingchun teased.

Ouch——!

Daiyu's eyes widened, and she looked Yingchun up and down. "Aren't you jealous?"

"Why should I be jealous? You are also confused because you are involved in the matter. Didn't you notice that besides Lord Wang, there is also a little one present?" Yingchun asked in surprise.

Now it was her turn to laugh at Daiyu's joke.

"Ga!" Daiyu was completely speechless.

Before, because of Yingchun, she did pay more attention to Wang Tingyu, but ignored the little boy next to Xu Zhilan.

"Qinghe, did you notice the boy next to Madam Xu?"

Qing He lowered her head and thought for a long time before answering, "His profile is somewhat similar to that of Lord Wang, but because he kept his head down, I couldn't see the expression on his face."

Yingchun showed a playful smile on her face. It had always been Daiyu who teased her, and now she finally had the chance to fight back.

She gently pushed Daiyu and said, "I'm going back!"

Daiyu came to her senses and thought that they must have thought too much. She quickly put the matter behind her.

That day, as soon as Daiyu returned to Lixiang Courtyard, she saw Linji waiting at the corner gate between the servants' courtyard and the outer courtyard. As soon as he saw Daiyu coming back, he immediately took two steps forward, bowed, and followed Daiyu into the main room.

"What news is it that requires our steward Lin to wait at the door in person?" Lan Rui asked jokingly.

Seeing that only Daiyu, Lan Rui and others were in the room, and no outsiders were present, Lin Ji began to report, "Miss, I have found out everything that the Xue family brought. In addition to clothes, a large amount of banknotes, gold and silver ornaments, and books, Xue Pan brought a lot of the things you are concerned about... He put them all in a box with him and took them out to play with them from time to time. Whenever he arrived in a prefecture, he would go to the local bookstore to look for them."

Lin Ji stopped at the point, as if saying anything more would defile his mouth and the girl's ears.

Daiyu raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a playful smile: "Have you found out which box it is in?"

"I found out clearly!" Lin Ji answered affirmatively.

"Well done! Who did this? They did a good job, give each of them one month's salary as a reward." Daiyu was in a good mood. "How long will it take them to reach the capital?"

"About a month!" Lin Ji estimated the time and remembered another piece of news. "I heard recently that many people have come to Beijing. There is news that it is time to select palace maids and female officials once every three years. However, the emperor has not issued an order yet, so those families have come to Beijing in advance to be selected."

"I guess the Xue family came to the capital early for this reason! But Emperor Taizu has stipulated that daughters of merchants are not allowed to participate in the election. Do they think that just because their ancestors were conferred the title of Ziwei Sheren, they really became daughters of officials?" A mocking expression flashed across Daiyu's face for a moment, and then she motioned Lin Ji to come to her side and whispered to him, "Those young eunuchs you made friends with before can be used now, you just do this first..."

Lin Ji kept Daiyu's instructions in mind, and then remembered that he had some news to report: "Miss, I have also inquired about the family situation of Mr. Wang. His name is Wang Tingyu, and he has a younger brother and a younger sister. His sister got married years ago, and she also married a noble family. His brother is called Wang Tingyao, and he is eleven years old this year."

Daiyu nodded, indicating that she understood: "You can slowly find out about his family's affairs, but don't let him know. Also, write back and ask your father which women in the capital my mother was close to in the past, and which families she sent New Year gifts to, and how your father handled it in the past two years. Write these into a booklet and send it to me."

Daiyu rubbed her temples. It was really a headache to have such a noble father.

She pondered for a moment, then instructed, "Don't rush to send this letter to Yangzhou. I also want to write a letter to Dad, and we'll send it together when the time comes."

"Yes! Girl!" After Lin Ji finished his report, he took the order and retreated.

"Miss, I will grind ink for you!" Lan Rui saw that Daiyu was planning to write a letter to Mr. Lin to complain, so she volunteered to grind ink for her.

Daiyu picked up the pen and wrote on several pages in a very eloquent manner.

Between the lines, she complained that Lin Ruhai did not tell her about the situation in Shenjing before he asked her to leave Yangzhou. As a result, when her mother's old acquaintance came to visit her, she was impolite.