'Lin Daiyu' of the Red Chamber

"You--" Baoyu blushed angrily, and moved forward, but Gu Ling did not retreat as he expected, and stood still listening to his body.Baoyu and Gu Ling approached, only to realize that Gu Ling was half a head taller than him, and he had to look up at each other, losing most of his momentum.

Baoyu clenched her fists tightly, and for the first time was so angry that she wanted to reach out and hit someone.It is said that a gentleman uses his mouth but not his hands. He must be unable to talk to others and wants to do it.But in the end he held back, as a true gentleman, he naturally couldn't really hit someone.

Seeing that the situation is not going well, Mingyan followed Baoyu and persuaded him: "Little ancestor, let's go quickly, there are no people on the left or right, why bother waiting here."

Baoyu didn't want to stay here any longer, that cold young man seemed not to be trifled with, he turned his head to Zhou Pu with a gentle smile and said, "Housekeeper Zhou, please tell Sister Lin, I'll come to see her some other day."

Zhou Pu was slightly stunned, as if he was reluctant to return Baoyu, but he still nodded, the most important thing is to fool the little devil away.

Baoyu glanced at Gu Ling, nodded, and regarded it as a very "polite" farewell.

Seeing Baoyu's sedan chair carried away, Gu Ling said to Zhou Pu, "Farewell."

At this time, a servant came out from the west corner gate and muttered something to Zhou Pu.

Zhou Pu hurriedly smiled and bowed to Gu Ling: "Since Uncle Gu is here, why not go in and have a cup of tea before leaving."

"No need." Gu Ling replied coldly.

Zhou Pu continued to hold back and said, "Grandpa's hood has a layer of dust, he must have just entered Beijing. If you are tired from the journey, why not go in and drink a cup of tea to quench your thirst?"

Xianyou pursed his dry lips and looked at Gu Ling pitifully, with full pleading in his eyes.Today they left in such a hurry that they didn't even bring any water with them. After walking this way and waiting at the gate of the Lin Mansion for so long, Xianyou was already hungry and thirsty.

"Alright."

Xianyou cheered, it was the first time that he felt that his master's cold voice was so nice and warm.He cheerfully followed Gu Ling into Lin's mansion, refreshments were already prepared in the room. (Long Man Zhen Wu Road) Xianyou got Gu Ling's permission, happily picked up a cup of tea on the table, and drank it standing up.

"Mmm, it smells so good!" Xianyou didn't taste the tea carefully at first because of thirst, but after drinking it, there was a faint scent of flowers between his lips and teeth, that's when he knew it was good tea.Scratching his head guiltily, he regretted that he drank tea so rudely just now and wasted good tea.

Gu Ling also picked up the teacup, looked at the white and pink petals floating at the bottom of the bowl, and took a sip.It seems to feel that the taste is good, and I start to drink it one mouthful at a time.There were three drinks in total.

Xianyou drank so much that he no longer remembered how many drinks he had.Before leaving, he cheerfully approached Steward Zhou to ask about the origin of the tea. If he bought it from outside, he could go get some back and give it to his uncle. He saw that his uncle liked it very much.

Zhou Pu smiled, shook his head and said, "You can't buy this. This scented tea was dried by our eldest daughter when she was in Yangzhou. When the flowers bloom in different seasons, she picks the sweetest and tenderest flower hearts, spreads them on the lotus leaves, and dries them in the sun. When it's dry, mix the flowers together to make tea."

When Xianyou heard that this scented tea was made by Miss Lin, he suddenly felt flattered.When he grew up so big, when did he receive such treatment from his master?I was so respectful and grateful to Miss Lin in my heart, I was so excited that I shed two tears.

When Gu Ling heard about the scented tea, his expression moved a lot, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, his steps became lighter, and he returned home briskly all the way.

When Baoyu returned to Rongfu, the anger in his stomach was still there, when he heard Hoe Yao running to tell him a sad news.Qin Zhong is dead.

Baoyu immediately burst into tears, told the old lady and mother, and went all the way to Qin Zhong's house in an express sedan chair for the funeral.After experiencing mourning and crying at the funeral, Baoyu's heart became more and more depressed.

Flying years are unfavorable, he actually lost his best friend and the sister Lin he cared about most in the same year!

Baoyu couldn't think about it. After returning home, he was unhappy, and he was unhappy no matter who coaxed him. At night, when everyone was asleep, he suddenly got up from the bed and burst into tears.

When Jia Mu heard the sound, she came to comfort Baoyu.After hearing about Baoyu's difficulties, she had no choice but to persuade Baoyu to go to Baochai's place to walk more.For the current plan, Baoyu can only divert his attention as much as possible.

Since Daiyu's side is out of play, she can only reluctantly choose Baochai.

Jiamu put Baoyu to sleep, stared at his handsome face, and sighed silently.

On the second day, Mrs. Wang heard a small report from someone, and rushed to teach Baoyu a lesson.

"You're so dishonest, you'll embarrass me and throw it outside. Fortunately, it's your Uncle Lin's house, and no one dares to laugh at you. If it's another house, it's rumored throughout the capital that you don't know how to behave. It's really my education. No. Didn’t the teacher who taught gentleman’s etiquette tell you that you have to submit invitations in advance when you meet people? No matter how bad you are, you beg me or your grandmother. How dare you make decisions and run to embarrass yourself. Lost it all!"

Mrs. Wang scolded so severely, not simply because Baoyu didn't follow the rules.She also vented her anger at Lin Fu for neglecting Baoyu on Baoyu.It is true that her son doesn't understand etiquette first, but Baoyu is a child after all, so the Lin family can't be more tolerant?Anyway, let Baoyu come in, why bother blocking him outside the mansion and embarrassing Rong Mansion!

Mrs. Wang was dissatisfied with this matter, and ran to complain to Jia Mu.

Jia's mother really turned to Baoyu in her heart, and she wanted to say something for his precious grandson.But logically speaking, Baoyu was indeed rude to the Lin family, and even if she was partial as an elder, she couldn't be too biased.

So, after listening to Mrs. Wang's complaint for a long time, Mother Jia just said: "There is indeed something wrong with him."

Mrs. Wang became even angrier after hearing this sentence, and hated all the masters and servants outside Jiamu and Lin's family.Hatred turns to hate, but she has nothing to do with it.One is her mother-in-law, the most eloquent ancestor in the Rong Mansion, she can't rebel; the other is a great academician in the dynasty, what can she do as a woman.

Mrs. Wang could only hold her hands with hatred in private, gnashing her teeth...

Ever since Zhou Pu sent away Second Master Bao from Rong Mansion, Zhou Lu's family has been worried that people from Rong Mansion will settle accounts.After waiting for two days, no one came, so I felt relieved and came to Daiyu's room to serve.

Zijuan laughed at her: "Young lady told you earlier that no one will come. You just don't believe me. You have been guarding the west corner gate for two days. Look at you, your face is tanned."

"It's not that exaggerated." Zhou Lujia said with a smile: "I took a special look in the mirror this morning, my face is still as white as before!"

Zijuan teased: "Tsk tsk...you really dare to boast."

"It's hard for you to wait for us for two days." Daiyu smiled and patted Zhou Lujia's hand to show comfort.In fact, what Zhou Lu's family did was right, it's better to be cautious than careless, so as not to be caught off guard.

Zhou Lu's family was so moved when their master praised her so much, she thought the master would blame her for being troublesome.

She is the most cautious person, and sometimes even too cautious.Maybe her current personality has something to do with her previous experience. After all, her family's downfall was due to her father's negligence at the beginning, so she was caught off guard by her father's offended enemies... So, she likes to put things in front of her when she does everything now. Think about the worst, and make mental preparations in advance. Once an accident happens, you will be much more calm in dealing with it.

It's fine for big things, but Zhou Lu's family has this problem even for small things.

That's not it, it's not a big deal for the Rong family to come to settle the accounts, at worst there will be a verbal dispute, but she just doesn't feel at ease, so she stays at the door and wants to make an advance plan and take action as soon as possible.

"I don't know what's wrong. If I'm worried about something in my heart, I won't feel at ease if I don't guard against it." Zhou Lu's family explained embarrassingly.

No one is perfect, and there will always be shortcomings. Zhou Lu's family is indeed a little paranoid, but sometimes shortcomings can turn into advantages.She is such a sensitive and cautious person, when she is by her side in the future, she will definitely notice things that she can't, and can prevent them accurately in advance.

"I like you the most. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have such a good brother." Daiyu looked at Zhou Lu's eyes, held her hand and said, "You just need to know that I like it." That's enough for you."

Zhou Lu's family left two lines of tears, their hearts were warm, and they insisted on kneeling down to kowtow to Daiyu to thank her.

People from Rong Mansion were not expected, but people from Gu Mansion did come.

The Gu family sent an old nanny who thought she was nearly 50 years old, surnamed Jiang, who was an old man next to the eldest wife of the Gu family, Niu Shi. I heard that this nanny watched Niu Shi's birth and growth.This kind of experienced old servant has a high seniority in the mansion, so he is naturally respected by the masters.

Daiyu asked her to sit down, but Nanny Jiang didn't dare, and after repeated persuasion, she dared to sit down, her buttocks only occupying the edge of the stool.

Seeing this, Daiyu deduced that this Nanny Jiang must be very dutiful, abiding by the rules, and not taking too much money.Such a servant has integrity, and one must not bribe her with money, otherwise the result will be counterproductive.As long as you treat her kindly and sincerely, she will be easy to get along with.

Daiyu ordered some good tea and fruits for Mammy Jiang, and asked her why she came here.

On the contrary, Mother Jiang smiled embarrassedly, and explained: "Last time, the uncle was lucky enough to come to the house to drink some tea to quench his thirst. The eldest wife heard that the girl's scented tea has a special fragrance, so she asked me to come and ask for some to go back. Have a taste."

"So that's what happened." Daiyu hurriedly asked someone to make a big bag of scented tea for Mammy Jiang, and then made a small bag for her.

Mother Jiang declined.

Daiyu persuaded: "My own things are worthless, take them as a gift from me."

After hearing this, Mother Jiang accepted it with a smile, and left after thanking Chuchen a thousand times.After returning, he gave the things to Mrs. Niu, and praised Miss Lin by the way.

Niu said with a satisfied smile, "We all like her." She opened the paper bag, and immediately smelled the scent of flowers, praised her repeatedly, and asked someone to invite Gu Ling.After a while, Gu Ling came, and Niu smiled and gave the paper bag to his son.

"See if it's what you said."

Gu Ling glanced at it, nodded, and asked the servant beside him to take it away.He immediately thanked Niu Shi and turned to leave, but was stopped by Niu Shi.

"Whoever said it was all for you, save some for me, and I will try it too."

Gu Ling hesitated for a moment, then Fang nodded.Seeing that Niu Shi had almost left half, his eyebrows couldn't help trembling.In the end, he didn't say anything, and left with the paper bag in person.

Niu asked someone to make tea, took a sip, and sighed "OK".He happily drank a cup of tea and asked someone to make another cup.She was holding the tea, enjoying the smell of the fragrance, when she suddenly remembered something, she ordered Mother Jiang: "Give half of it to the old lady."