Jia Baoyu made a fuss all night and fell into a deep sleep at five o'clock in the morning. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and dispersed.

After Wang Xifeng and Ping'er returned, they lay down and talked.

Wang Xifeng said, "The old lady deliberately wanted to hide this from aunt today. When Xiren said she was going to call Daiyu, I was a little frightened by the old lady's expression."

"Who says it's not true?" Ping'er turned aside and said, "If Auntie saw Baoyu's appearance today, the old lady's plan would probably fail."

Wang Xifeng chuckled, "Even if she didn't see it, I think the old lady is just wishful thinking. These days I've seen with a cold eye that Aunt and Chengyu are a million times unwilling to let Baoyu get close to Daiyu. They must have known the old lady's plan and are trying to avoid suspicion."

Ping Erh yawned and said, "I don't think this will work. I used to think Baoyu was a good guy, so it's not a bad idea to make him a relative of my father. But he's been getting more and more outrageous these days. I heard there's a lot of noise in his room every day."

"Oh? I don't know about that. What's going on?" Wang Xifeng asked.

Ping'er whispered, "The girl he brought back doesn't get along with Xiren, and they are jealous of each other all the time. But Baoyu likes this girl one moment and that girl the next, and he doesn't have his own ideas."

Wang Xifeng became interested and raised her eyebrows, saying, "I know Xiren. When the old lady gave her to Baoyu, she was planning to let Baoyu take her in as a concubine when he was older. I think she has the same idea. As for Zhao Yurou, I have only met her a few times, so it is hard to say what kind of person she is."

Ping'er sighed, "Since the old lady gave her to Baoyu, her heart and eyes are full of Baoyu. As for the other maids in the room, I think Qingwen doesn't have that kind of thoughts. The others were brought up by Xiren. Even if they have those thoughts, they can't surpass her in the slightest. Naturally, she is not worried."

"But things are different now. Zhao Yurou is a little better looking than her, and she treats Baoyu very attentively. Madam knows that Baoyu is a man with softer ears than cotton. When the two maids quarrel, he dares not say anything or scold the other. He is ordered around in circles, sometimes thinking that one is right and sometimes that is right." Ping'er wanted to laugh as she spoke. She had thought that Master Lian was a greedy and lustful person, but she didn't expect that Master Bao was also such a person.

Wang Xifeng also laughed, "It's just a minor quarrel. As long as nothing happens, we will pretend we don't know. Xiren was originally the old lady's woman, and Zhao Yurou was brought back by Baoyu. If we take sides with either of them, we will offend people."

Ping Er naturally knew this, "I also know this, so I didn't say anything when I heard about this. Anyway, it won't cause any big trouble, it's just some jealousy in the bedroom."

Wang Xifeng snorted and laughed, "In a few years, when Baoyu grows up, he will be no different from Lian Er, both of them are greedy for beauty."

It was still dark outside the window. Ping'er closed her eyes sleepily and said, "Grandma, please take a nap. You won't be able to sleep for long before you have to get up again."

Zhao Yurou and Xiren did not sleep all night. After everyone left, the two of them sat by the bed and endured the pain.

When Jia Baoyu opened his eyes, it was already daybreak. The two people beside the bed immediately woke up from their sleepiness and shouted in unison: "Baoyu..."

"You don't have to watch over me like this, just let me bear it myself." Jia Baoyu had been favored since he was young, but the incident that happened last night made him feel cold.

Lin Daiyu wanted to leave him and go home, but the old ancestor did not stop her. Instead, he stopped himself from going to find Lin Daiyu. Jia Baoyu didn't understand what was going on.

Wouldn't it be good for us to be together for the rest of our lives? Why do you want to leave him?

Jia Baoyu was completely hopeless and just lay there ignoring everyone. His dejected look frightened Xiren and Zhao Yurou.

Xiren was anxious and said worriedly, "Second Master should cheer up. This will only make the old lady and the master and his wife anxious."

Jia Baoyu was no longer able to listen to any reason at this moment. Xiren kept nagging at him, so he turned over impatiently, facing inside and ignored her.

Zhao Yurou covered him with the quilt. She did not persuade Jia Baoyu, but persuaded Xiren instead. "Sister, what you said makes sense, but we should also think about the Second Master. He is in a bad mood right now. We don't think about counseling him, but instead use the elders to pressure him. Isn't it making the Second Master even more upset?"

Jia Baoyu turned his back to the others and said, "Yurou is right. At least leave me alone. You guys go out and play."

Zhao Yurou said gently and sincerely: "Sister, go and play. I will stay here to look after Second Master."

Xiren felt that she had been put at a disadvantage again, and her expression became a little stiff. She wanted to sneer at Zhao Yurou, but she forced herself to hold back, "I'll stay here and serve you, you can go play with Qingwen and the others."

The two of them were arguing about who should stay here to serve. Jia Baoyu was already in a bad mood, and listening to these words, it was like a fire burning in his heart.

Seeing that Jia Baoyu was about to get angry, Zhao Yurou took a step back and said magnanimously: "Since you insist on staying here to serve the Second Master, I will not argue with you. I will leave now so that the Second Master can have some peace and quiet."

After saying this, she carefully tucked in Jia Baoyu's quilt and walked out, looking back every few steps.

Jia Baoyu gave Xiren a look, turned around angrily and closed his eyes.

Xiren: “…”

She clearly saw a hint of disdain in his eyes. Baoyu seemed to be blaming her for being ignorant and ignoring his feelings and arguing with Zhao Yurou in order to stay in the house.

As soon as Zhao Yurou went out, she showed a triumphant smile. Didn't he insist on competing with her? He fought and fought, but in the end, he would still be despised if he stayed in the house.

She thought Xiren was so powerful, but she only had this little trick.

Xiren always likes to be modest in front of others, saying that she is clumsy and not as clever as Qingwen. She is really good at pretending.

Zhao Yurou has also noticed these days that among the maids in Jia Baoyu's room, Qingwen is outstanding in every way. She looks the least decent with her charming and flirtatious appearance, but she is actually the most decent and innocent.

As for the others, although they looked honest, their minds had actually already gone through many twists and turns, and they were all trying their best to climb up.

A few days after Lin Chengyu and others moved to the Lin Mansion, Lin Ruhai arrived in Beijing. The family was finally reunited and everyone was very happy.

Lin Ruhai had never dared to think that he could escape safely from the officialdom in Yangzhou. He was so happy that he drank too much.

Lin Chengyu had never seen his father like this before. A heavy burden was suddenly lifted from his shoulders, and he must have had mixed feelings.

However, the imperial decree appointing Lin Ruhai to office had not yet been issued, so he had been recuperating in the mansion these days. Lin Chengyu was also staying at home with him. Xuan Zheng wrote to him almost every day, and also asked Fourteen to deliver some delicious and fun things to him.

Lin Ruhai had been in Beijing for only half a month when Fourteenth suddenly said to Lin Chengyu mysteriously, "My dear, you may not know yet, but your eldest cousin from the Jia family is going to be made a concubine."

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