Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

After saying this, Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai both looked at Jia Baoyu with unfriendly eyes.

Lin Daiyu opened her mouth and said, "I am just talking to the princess. Whether she is angry or not is none of your business.

"The princess is willing to reason with me and accommodate me. That is our friendship. What does it have to do with you?

"Besides the princess, you are also the one who makes fun of Miss Xue and me.

"You are a man, and it is against etiquette to play with us women. It was because we were both young that we just let it go. Why are you still so proud? Why are you taking all the blame for yourself?

"You haven't even apologized yet, and you still want to take the blame for others. How many heads and how thick are your faces?!"

Jia Baoyu was scolded by her, his face turned red and purple, and he bowed immediately: "I'm sorry, I was wrong. I shouldn't laugh, even if it was unintentional, I shouldn't laugh...

"I deserve to die... Sister Lin, please don't be angry or hate me..."

This time, Xue Baochai spoke up: "Brother Bao, you are too kind. There is no guilt or no guilt, and there is no anger or no anger.

"We just don't like playing this game, so we are telling the princess the truth.

“As for your quick learning of the game, that is your advantage.

"Your Jia family has built up its current wealth through military exploits. Since we came to the capital, I have only heard that there are people in your family who study, but I have never heard of anyone inheriting the family business and practicing horse riding and archery.

"I think Brother Bao is very agile and intelligent. Since he doesn't like studying, it would be a good idea for him to learn martial arts and take the path of the martial arts exam in the future!"

With just a few words, he changed the topic.

The more Lin Daiyu listened, the funnier she found it. She was no longer angry. She pulled He Ke and pursed her lips, but she couldn't suppress the upward curve of her lips.

Baoyu listened attentively at first, but later he frowned and stared at Xue Baochai's face, asking, "Sister Bao, how could you, a pure and innocent girl, become such a parasite?

"I don't want to be an official, and I don't know how to take the imperial examinations. I won't take either the civil or military examinations.

"The other day, when you were talking to my grandmother and mother at our house, you were bragging about how well your cousin Wang and your brother were doing in school.

"Yes, they are going to school. Maybe they can pass the exam and become a scholar or a juren tomorrow, so what?

"If they want to enter the government, don't they have to ask for favors, rely on the connections of the Wang and Jia families in the court, get a good job, and then go back to 'benefit their family members'?

"What's the point?"

Before he could finish his words, there was a loud slap, and it was He Ke slamming the table in anger!

"Jia Baoyu, you are so bold!"

Baoyu, who had just spoken so happily, suddenly realized that this was not his home, and he was not joking with the group of sisters who doted on him infinitely.

This is the East Palace!

In front of him are the prince’s eldest daughter and Princess Ke!

Jia Baoyu suddenly felt his scalp tingling, he lifted his robe and knelt down: "I deserve to die! I am arrogant and speak nonsense. I am really young and ignorant, and I can only see the big picture...

"I deserve to die. Please forgive me, my lady!"

He Ke's face turned pale, and he was about to speak when he pointed at him. Nanny Ji stepped forward to stop him, smiled, and said gently:

"The Lady has prepared the meal and has sent someone to invite the Princess and the three young ladies.

“It’s just fun today.

"All three of them are younger than the princess, and children's words are not to be feared. If the princess can tolerate the words of the Lin family's sister, then the princess should also tolerate the words of the Jia family's brother.

"The civil and military examinations and the selection of officials are all major national affairs.

"How can a little six-year-old child understand it thoroughly? Even the princess herself only has a partial understanding, right?

"If you are already so knowledgeable about worldly affairs and human nature at your age, why would Lady Liang have to ask the Crown Prince to specially select a teacher for you?"

He Ke was persuaded by her to withdraw his hand, but he still clenched his fist behind his back, looked coldly at Jia Baoyu who was kneeling on the ground and trembling, and said through gritted teeth:

"Forget it. Considering your young age and ignorance, I'll forgive you."

When he glanced around, he saw that Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu were both silent, so he had to force a smile and walked forward to pull Lin Daiyu and said, "Let's go and have dinner."

Jia Baoyu's legs were so weak that he couldn't get up, and it was Xue Baochai who pulled him up.

The four people came to the warm room and returned to the inner hall the same way.

Wang Xifeng saw He Ke's clanging gait and knew something was going to happen, but she pretended not to know and smiled, beckoned He Ke to sit next to her:

"Come here, I have to keep an eye on you, otherwise you will only eat meat and not vegetables. I know the dishes in winter are monotonous, but you have to eat them, otherwise you will get a sore throat tomorrow."

The other three came forward and sat next to their mothers, and obediently let the palace maids help them wash their hands and eat.

Mrs. Xue Wang felt that the atmosphere was not right and secretly raised her eyebrows at her daughter.

Xue Baochai's eyes flicked towards Baoyu.

Xue Wangshi looked at Baoyu, but found that he was trembling with fear and could not hold the chopsticks steadily. He had to wait for Jia Wangshi to feed him anything before he chewed and swallowed it hurriedly.

Jia Min also felt that something was wrong with her nephew, so she took the time to carefully add another bowl of soup for him.

Lin Daiyu tugged at her mother's sleeve and whispered in her ear, "Don't mind your own business."

Only Jia Wangshi was still thinking about her eldest daughter, and was absent-minded, so she didn't notice anything unusual about her son.

The meal was tasteless.

After the meal, everyone said goodbye without even having tea.

Wang Xifeng did not keep them either. She gave each of them some gifts to take back and greet them, and then had them leave.

He Ke, on the other hand, had finished his meal and felt relieved. He held Lin Daiyu's hand and was reluctant to leave.

Lin Daiyu comforted her: "After the 15th, we will go to school and see each other again, right?"

"Then there are still thirteen days left!" He Ke pulled Lin Daiyu's sleeve and counted the days on his fingers, calculating everything.

Wang Xifeng laughed.

Mrs. Xue Wang glanced at her calm and composed daughter, feeling somewhat unwilling, but then she changed her mind and realized that Lin Daiyu's father, Lin Ruhai, was now an official of the Eastern Palace, so it was natural that He Ke would treat the Lin family more closely than his own family, which was also common sense.

I calmed down again.

Just as a group of people said goodbye and walked out, two eunuchs and two aunts suddenly came in hurriedly.

Seeing their clothes, Nanny Ji, who was standing in the outer circle, raised her eyebrows and said hurriedly, "People are coming from the Daming Palace. Everyone, please leave for now!"

Everyone hurriedly stopped, stepped back ten steps, bowed their heads and stood still.

The eunuch stepped forward, flicked his whisk, and smiled at Wang Xifeng and He Ke: "Greetings to Wang Liangdi, and to Princess He Ke."

The two of them hurriedly returned the half-courteous gesture.

Wang Xifeng asked with a smile: "Eunuch, I rarely come to the palace, so I don't know you and dare not address you. May I ask who you are?"

"My surname is Zhou, and I'm the head of Kunning Palace. In compliance with His Majesty's order, I invite Princess Heke to come into the palace." Eunuch Zhou spoke with a smile, politely and respectfully.

Wang Xifeng then looked at Nanny Ji.

Nanny Ji had already smiled and frowned: "Why don't I understand? Old Zhou, you are here to convey the Empress's imperial decree, why are you here to convey His Majesty's oral order?"