The mental state is beautiful

Let's talk about Jia Min and Daiyu's visit to Beijing. After arriving in Beijing, the mother and daughter did not go directly to Rongguo Mansion, but returned to Lin Mansion in Beijing to sort out some things, and then sent a notice to Rongguo Mansion to visit them the next day.

After arriving at Rongguo Mansion the next day, Grandmother Jia still scolded Jia Min and hoped that she could live in the Jia Mansion so that she could be closer to her.

"You married to Yangzhou, and we haven't been able to see each other for many years. Now that you've finally come back, why don't you stay in the mansion for a while? How can I bear to let you go?"

"Yes, it's not easy for your aunt to come back, so just stay at home for a while. My niece has never been to my grandparents' house, so she should stay and get closer to her brothers and sisters." Mrs. Wang also tried earnestly to keep Jia Min and her daughter.

Jia Min didn't believe that her second sister-in-law was so kind. Her words were sarcastic, and she was just trying to imply that it was difficult for the Lin family to return to Beijing and that her Yu'er was ignorant.

Before she got married, Jia Min looked down on her second sister-in-law, saying that she was short-sighted and ignorant of poetry and books. Now that she is old, she has not made any progress and is even less presentable.

Jia Min was too lazy to argue with Mrs. Wang and just replied to Lady Jia.

"Mother, I know you mean well. But I am not going to leave this time when I go to Beijing. Ru Hai will be transferred back to Beijing in a few years. Yu Er and I will sort things out at home first. We will be in Beijing from now on. Are you afraid that we won't have the chance to meet?"

Jia Min was worried that Grandmother Jia would leave Daiyu alone, so she hastened to add, "Daiyu has been helping me for the past few years, and she should also learn how to manage the household so that I can relax more."

It's not that Jia Min doesn't trust Lady Jia, but the Jia family is now managed by Lady Wang. If she deliberately neglects her own Yu'er, would Lady Jia offend Lady Wang, who gave birth to two sons and a daughter for the Jia family, just for her niece who occasionally comes to stay?

The answer is obviously no. Moreover, it has long been heard that Grandmother Jia dotes on Jia Baoyu, the son of Lady Wang.

Jia Min had said so much, and Grandmother Jia did not try to stop her. She just changed the subject and talked about her grandchildren.

The first person mentioned was naturally Jia Baoyu, who was praised in various ways and it was said that he was of similar age to Daiyu and that they were cousins. Jia Min was speechless for a while, but since the other party was her mother, she could only deal with it by practicing Tai Chi.

Jia Min's wet nurse, Nanny Chen, was a servant of the Jia family. Before Jia Min returned to Rongguo Mansion, Nanny Chen had already found the old acquaintances to reminisce about the past and had learned most of the situation in the mansion.

So Jia Min naturally knew what kind of person Jia Baoyu was, and it was impossible for her to let him get close to Daiyu.

Mrs. Wang also understood what Lady Jia meant.

When Jia Min tried to refuse in various ways, Mrs. Wang felt very complicated. She was happy that Jia Min did not agree, but also angry that Jia Min looked down on her Baoyu.

Mrs. Wang wanted Baoyu to be with her niece Xue Baochai. She had recently received a letter from her sister Aunt Xue, informing her that the Xue family would be going to Beijing soon.

Mrs. Wang thought that the Xue family was rich and Baochai was favored at home, so her dowry in the future would not be small. If she married her, her Baoyu would never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of his life.

Although the Xue family's merchant status was relatively low, it was said that his nephew Xue Pan was a good scholar, which barely made up for this shortcoming of the Xue family.

If the Xue family knew what Mrs. Wang was thinking, they would definitely scold her for being so shameless.

In the letter, Aunt Xue only stated that she was going to Beijing and would visit her sister afterwards, and she had no intention of marrying Jia Baoyu at all.

All of this was Mrs. Wang's own imagination. In her eyes, her Baoyu was perfect and other girls would definitely want to marry him.

Pah! I have to say that Mrs. Wang is really inexplicably confident. She must not have thought about the possibility that Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai both look down on Jia Baoyu.

Objectively speaking, Jia Baoyu's conditions are really not that good.

First of all, he was only the second son of a fifth-rank official. Above him was Jia Zhu, the eldest son. According to the rules, Jia Zhu would definitely take the lion's share of the family business. The two illegitimate sons of the second house were both very outstanding. They were very good at studying and might achieve great success in the imperial examinations in the future.

Secondly, Jia Baoyu hangs out with maids every day, which decent family would be interested in such a son-in-law? He is indeed good to women, but he is too sympathetic to women. His wife will have to be generous in the future so that she will not be sad or tired.

Finally, Jia Baoyu hated the imperial examination, and he had no other ability to support himself. Without the favor of Grandmother Jia and the Jia family, it was unknown whether Jia Baoyu could survive.

However, Mrs. Wang could not see all this. It can only be said that her filter for Jia Baoyu was too big and she could not see the reality clearly.

This time, there was only one girl in the Jia family who was raised by Grandmother Jia, and that was Jia Yingchun.

Since her aunt was still alive and favored by Jia She, Yingchun lived a very comfortable life in the Jia Mansion.

Therefore, the Yingchun that Jia Min and Daiyu met was not as timid and cowardly as in the original plot. Instead, she was gentle, generous and had a sense of humor.

This gave Daiyu a very good first impression of this sister, and the two little girls quickly agreed to visit the Lin family in the future.

Both Jia Min and Jia's mother were happy to see this.

The Lin family only has one daughter, Daiyu. Her brothers are old, so it is not convenient for them to play with Daiyu like they did when they were little.

It’s a good thing to be able to interact with a sister of the same age who has similar interests.

Later, Jia Min learned about the situation of her other nephews from her grandmother.

Jia Lian, from the eldest brother's family, was sent to work as an official in a remote place with his wife and children; Jia Zhu from the second brother's family was in poor health, and Jia Yu and Jia Huan were both talented in imperial examinations; Jia Ying (the original Jia Xichun whose gender had changed) from the Ningguo Mansion next door was well educated and had great painting skills, so he had a promising future.

Jia Min had already found out about all this before, but she also listened to what Grandmother Jia said patiently.

"Grandfather, grandfather, your grandson is here to pay his respects to you!" A childish boy's voice came, and Jia Min knew that this was Jia Baoyu.

I don't know what's going on. I knew I was coming to visit today, but this nephew disappeared somewhere and rushed in so late. It's obvious that he has no rules.

A boy dressed like a big red envelope rushed in. He had a round face and looked delicate and cute. No wonder Grandmother Jia liked him.

Seeing the eight-year-old Jia Baoyu throwing himself into Grandmother Jia's arms in public, and Grandmother Jia hugging him and rubbing him, calling him her sweetheart, Jia Min had a new understanding of how favored Jia Baoyu was.

However, a boy of this age is still like this, which shows that the rules in the Jia family are not strict and that Grandmother Jia is too doting on the younger generation.

When Lin Daiyu saw Jia Baoyu, she was more shocked than feeling an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

Daiyu had never thought that there was such a man in the world. Her father was elegant and easy-going, well-mannered, and had a deep love with her mother. It can be said that Lin Ruhai was the man that Daiyu imagined.

Her three brothers were also taught by Lin Ruhai to be well-educated and well-mannered. They were all very handsome, but they had different temperaments.

The eldest brother Lin Mochuan is more like pine and cypress, upright and incorruptible, and abides by the rules but not rigid. This is normal. He will inherit the Lin family in the future and has his own responsibilities and obligations.

The second brother, Lin Qingxi, is more like water. He is quick to follow good advice, somewhat smooth, and usually very gentle. But once you touch his bottom line, you will find that the attack power of water is also very strong. It may not hurt, but it will definitely suffocate you.

The third brother Lin Cangze is like a little fox, naughty and cunning, likes to play pranks, but knows his limits. Moreover, this kid has a natural baby face, always with an innocent expression, but actually he is evil. Even Daiyu was fooled by him, but looking at his innocent eyes, she quickly forgave him.

Compared with his father and three brothers, Jia Baoyu is really a weirdo.

"Baoyu, this is your aunt who married to Yangzhou. You can just call her Aunt Min. This is your aunt's daughter, Lin Daiyu. Your Aunt Min has three brothers. They are studying in Yangzhou now. You will meet them in the future." After Jia Mu and Baoyu kissed each other, she began to introduce them.

"Hello, Aunt Min, Hello, Sister Lin." Baoyu stood up and saluted with a big red envelope.

Daiyu also returned the greeting, "Hello, Brother Baoyu."

The moment Daiyu raised her head, Baoyu was stunned. "I have seen this sister before," Baoyu said shockingly.

Daiyu didn't know how to reply, so Jia Min smiled and said, "You can see the close relationship between family members. Daiyu looks like me, and I look like my mother, so Baoyu naturally feels that his sister looks familiar when he sees her."

Everyone thought the same and nodded in agreement.

Baoyu really wanted to say no, but Yuchuan would not give him the chance. He cast a silencing spell and said, "Big red envelope, shut up!"

Baoyu found that he couldn't speak, but he couldn't express that he couldn't speak, so he wanted to smash the jade to attract everyone's attention. So after Baoyu was happy to get the silence spell, he was also happy to get the designated action of "must run 100 meters immediately".

Then everyone saw Jia Baoyu suddenly run out.

Jia's mother thought that the child was restless, so she asked Xiren to go and see. Jia Min felt that Jia Baoyu was unruly. Lin Daiyu thought about writing a letter to her brothers and sisters, asking them not to be like Jia Baoyu.

Yes, Daiyu has seen too many normal men and thinks Jia Baoyu is sick.

When Jia Min returned to the Lin residence, she began to sort out the affairs of the residence, and Daiyu followed to deal with the housekeeping matters. When she was free, she would send a message to invite Yingchun to come to the Lin residence to play, and the relationship between the two sisters became better and better.

The Xue family was also approaching the capital. They took the water route, and Xue Baochai suffered from seasickness and a lot of hardships.

This time, Xue's father was still alive, so Aunt Xue and her family would naturally not live in Rongguo Mansion. They would just wait until they found a place to live, tidy up a little, and then go to Rongguo Mansion to visit Mrs. Wang.

Perhaps due to the influence of the original plot, Mrs. Wang always subconsciously ignored the existence of Xue's father, thinking that Aunt Xue had a cowardly character and no opinion since childhood, and that she must come to Beijing to seek refuge with her. So when she waited and waited, and only waited for the visiting card, she was furious.

Seeing this, the maid Zhou Ruijia could only persuade them kindly, "The patriarch of the Xue family is still alive, so the lady's sister will naturally follow him. I think he is busy right now! Reply to the invitation tomorrow and invite them to come with the son and daughter of the Xue family as guests. This is also a courtesy."

After listening to Zhou Ruijia's advice, Mrs. Wang seemed to wake up from a dream, and then she remembered that her sister was not a widow, but she was surprised why she felt that way. Mrs. Wang couldn't figure it out, so she didn't care. Anyway, she was confident that the Xue family would rush to send Xue Baochai to Rongguo Mansion, and her Baoyu might get a big gold ingot.

Yuchuan noticed Mrs. Wang’s thoughts and said, “To me, you look like a big gold ingot, and your son is a big red envelope, but it’s an empty red envelope inside. It looks good but is useless.”

Three days later, the Xue family went to visit Rongguo Mansion. Grandmother Jia specially invited Jia Min and Daiyu to come as well, "We are all relatives, so let's meet each other today."

Jia Min vaguely sensed what Grandmother Jia meant, and was somewhat displeased. Grandmother Jia was fighting with Lady Wang, and dragging Daiyu as a raft. Her impression of the Xue family was greatly reduced. It was not until she met the talents of the Xue family's children and saw their attitude towards Lady Wang that she realized that it was all Lady Wang's wishful thinking. Therefore, she no longer had any objection to Daiyu and Baochai's friendship.

There was a lot of swordplay in the conversations between Lady Jia and Lady Wang. No one present was a fool, they knew what was going on but pretended not to know.

Oh, no, there is a fool coming, yes, it is the big red envelope. Maybe he really has a special liking for the bright red color, Jia Baoyu is wearing red again, and when he comes in to meet everyone, he turns around and finds that the fairy-like Lin Daiyu is sitting next to a beautiful sister with a national beauty. He instantly becomes a "silly goose" and stares at her in a daze.

Daiyu and Baochai felt a little annoyed when they saw this, but since this was the host's house, they couldn't be rude as guests.

Baochai's current state of mind is completely different from that in the original plot. Her father is still alive, her brother is sensible and capable, and the two men in the family are bearing the pressure in front of her. She only needs to learn how to manage the household like other ladies in the boudoir, and practice her music, chess, calligraphy and painting in the rest of the time. Because of Aunt Xue's love, she has an easier time.

After Jia Baoyu came back to his senses, he continued rudely, "I guess this sister must be Aunt Xue's Bao sister!"

It is really offensive to call a female relative you just met Sister Bao instead of Sister Xue.

Baochai was not sure, but she showed no sign of it. She just stood up and returned the greeting, which was very polite, which Jia Min appreciated. Perhaps because they were both rude to Baoyu when they first met, Daiyu and Baochai actually felt a sense of mutual appreciation.

However, Grandmother Jia and Mrs. Wang seemed to be unaware of Baoyu's rudeness. They were still introducing him happily, thinking that the perfect Baoyu in their minds would definitely be liked by others as well.

Yuchuan responded, what the hell are you dreaming about!

Back at the Xue residence, the Xue family reviewed what happened today. After talking with Jia She and Jia Zheng in the front yard, Xue's father and Xue Pan both believed that the Jia family had declined and was not fit for important positions. However, Jia Lian, the eldest son of the Jia family, and Jia Yu and Jia Huan, the second son of the Jia family, were good examples of bad things that could be made friends with.

When Xue Baochai mentioned the situation of the female relatives, her eyes immediately turned red. Xue Pan's eyebrows instantly stood up when he saw his sister's expression. "Sister, have you been wronged? Why are you crying? Tell me, and I will find a way to vent your anger for you."

Aunt Xue sighed and told her about Jia Baoyu's unruly behavior and the "private conversation" that Lady Wang had told her. She was also indignant in her heart, but she had to give face to her sister and the Jia family, so she could only come back and tell them.

The Xue family father and son were very angry when they knew that Jia Baoyu dared to set his sights on Baochai. Baochai also told them about Jia Baoyu's behavior when Daiyu first visited the Jia Mansion, and everyone in the Xue family was speechless.

"Miss Lin is Old Lady Jia's granddaughter. Now that her mother takes her to Rongguo Mansion, she still suffers grievances. It shows that Old Lady Jia's feelings for her daughter are really limited." Xue's father sighed.

"Yes! From what I heard, it seems that what Mrs. Jia values ​​most is the second wife and Jia Baoyu. But Jia Baoyu is really outrageous. Second Master Jia doesn't care at all and lets him grow up in the hands of a woman." Xue Pan said indignantly.

Aunt Xue is not ignorant, but she usually has her husband and son standing in the way. She knows that her family's future cannot go any further, so she naturally hopes that Baochai can have a better destination. Jia Baoyu is just the second son of a fifth-rank official, and he is still so immature. At such a young age, he loves to hang out with maids. I'm afraid he will be even more unfaithful when he grows up.

Baochai felt relieved when she saw that her parents and brother would protect her.

She was a kind-hearted woman, so she naturally understood the struggle between Lady Jia and Lady Wang, which was a struggle for power among the mistresses in the Jia family. In this way, the departure of her cousin Wang Xifeng was not simple either.