Daiyu from the Red Mansion is also arguing with people today

Xichun ignored Tanchun's attempts to stop her and insisted, "Sister Bao is really acting strangely today. We haven't said anything yet, and we don't know if she misunderstood something. She told us not to think too much about it and said it was her own health problem and had nothing to do with you. She also said that she took Lengxiang Pills and is feeling much better now. She told us not to tell you, fearing that you would blame yourself."

Daiyu sneered after hearing this, "Yes, Sister Baochai is right. It has nothing to do with me. But she speculated about me like this. If others understood her other intentions, she could just push it away and it would be my fault in the end."

Xue Baochai was desperate and tried all kinds of methods. She hadn't figured out the current situation before she started using such low-brow methods. Such methods would have worked on Lin Daiyu, but now it was her turn.

Daiyu told the maidservant waiting by the side, "Go and tell Madam Gu that it was my idea to ask her to go visit Miss Xue in person. Since she is ill, she should have a good rest. You can put aside the matter of learning the rules for now. It won't be too late to continue when she is well again. If necessary, you can take the letter from my Lin Mansion to invite the imperial physician. Although I can't invite the court attendant, the eighth-rank imperial physician should give my Lin family face."

The little maid replied "yes" and turned and went out.

Xichun was somewhat confused when she heard Daiyu's order, but Tanchun realized Daiyu's intention: "Sister Daiyu, do you want Sister Baochai to come forward and clarify all this herself?"

Daiyu stroked Xichun's little face, and seeing that she still had a confused expression on her face, she couldn't help but pinch it.

Before Xichun got angry, Daiyu explained: "She wants to put the blame on me. It depends on whether I am willing to accept it and whether others will believe it. But since she did it on the first day, I have to do it on the fifteenth."

Xichun understood a little bit now, but she still planned to ask Liao Ma in private. She grabbed Daiyu's hand that was playing tricks on her face and asked, "What are you going to do, sister?"

Daiyu blinked at her and pretended to be mysterious: "I can't tell you this, what if you tell me about it!"

"I wouldn't!" Xichun's face turned slightly red and she almost swore.

"Isn't this a bit too much? Your reputation hasn't really been damaged..." Tanchun said tentatively.

Daiyu stared at Tanchun for a long time with her eyes like black grapes without answering her, which attracted Yingchun and Xichun to look at the two of them.

Tanchun touched her face uncomfortably and asked, "Why are you looking at me like this? Is there something dirty on my face?"

Daiyu smiled, which made Tanchun's tense mood relax a little. Then she said, "When I was in Yangzhou, I heard that in the far west, there is a sect similar to our Buddhism. They have a scripture that teaches believers that if someone hits you on the right cheek, you should also turn the left cheek. What sister Tanchun said just now is similar to this concept. What do you think, sisters?"

Tanchun quickly realized the sarcasm in Daiyu's words. Her face turned even redder, but she couldn't think of any rebuttal for a moment.

"I don't think this is right." Daiyu didn't wait for Tanchun to speak, and continued, "I believe more in the view in The Analects, 'Repay evil with good, how to repay good? Repay evil with justice, and repay good with virtue.'"

Tanchun stammered, trying to explain that she didn't mean that, but Daiyu dealt her a fatal blow: "Moreover, that sect believes that people are born with original sin and come to this world to atone for their sins. I don't agree with this view. It is clear that 'man is born good'. People are born good, so how can there be original sin?"

Tanchun was stunned after hearing this, and her originally flushed cheeks turned pale in an instant. She had mixed feelings in her heart, which finally converged into four words: She knew!

Without bothering to refute Daiyu, Tanchun covered her face and ran back to the wing room. Even though she was some distance away from the main room, the three of them could still hear the loud noise when Tanchun closed the door.

Yingchun was a little worried: "I hope Tanchun will be okay!"

Daiyu looked nonchalant: "Let her think it over. It will be good for her in the future. Aunt Zhao is always a hidden danger. She will drag her down sooner or later."

But Xichun was concerned about something else: "Sister Tanchun also learned boxing. Will she tell others about this?"

Daiyu rubbed Xichun's hair, messing it up. Xichun covered her head in dissatisfaction and muttered, "Sister Daiyu only knows how to bully people! I care about you so much!"

Daiyu looked at Xichun with eyes full of warmth: "To thank you, I will ask the kitchen to make you sweet and sour fish tonight, how about that?"

When Xichun heard about sweet and sour fish, her eyes lit up immediately: "Sister Daiyu, are you serious?"

"How could I lie to you about such a small thing!" Daiyu assured with a smile. A girl who is eight or nine years old is innocent and romantic. Sometimes she really doesn't want to teach Xichun so much and let her lose her innocence.

Xichun broke free from Daiyu's embrace and walked out, saying as she walked: "Then I'll go tell the cook now!"

Watching Xichun's lively back as she walked away, Yingchun smiled helplessly. She was not as easy to fool as Xichun. She asked Daiyu, "What if Tanchun really can't adapt? After all, the boxing has already been taught to her."

Daiyu smiled complacently, as if she had expected Yingchun to ask this question: "I'll let Luluo teach them Tai Chi first, so that even if Tanchun becomes estranged from us, she won't reveal anything important. If we really have to confront each other, we can say that this is for physical fitness."

The worry on Yingchun's face disappeared: "You are such a clever little ghost!"

"I think so too!" Daiyu accepted Yingchun's compliment without blushing at all.

However, when Daiyu walked into the servants' courtyard, the smile on her face fell and her expression became a little gloomy. She asked Lan Rui who was following behind her: "Where is Lingji now?"

Lan Rui noticed that Daiyu's face was a little gloomy, and she didn't dare to joke with her. She answered seriously: "He has assigned a lot of things outside to Huang Yongjin. Now he is specifically responsible for the affairs of Lixiangyuan and Lin Mansion. So at this time, he should be handling affairs in the main room."

In the main room, Lin Ji was sitting at the head of the table, assigning various tasks. When he saw Daiyu walk in with a gloomy face, he immediately stood up, quickly gave instructions on the tasks at hand, and asked them to leave.

Lingji bowed his head, respectfully invited Daiyu to the first seat, and asked, "Miss, what happened?"

Daiyu shook her head slightly and asked, "Did the people sent to keep an eye on Xue Pan make any new discoveries?"

"not yet."

Lin Ji's heart sank. Could it be that their efficiency was too slow and that made the girl unhappy?