The Hairpin of the Red Chamber

Daiyu sent someone to talk to Aunt Xue, and after a while she replied, "The aunt said, 'I know you two are close, but Miss Lin is frightened during the day, and she might be scared alone, so please stay with your sister Bao You are an elder sister, you should let your younger sister be more, light a lamp at night, if she is falling asleep, don't call her loudly, just gently pat her to wake up, before going to bed, each of you should drink a soothing soup, and you can sleep well Don't talk, it hurts your nerves.'" He picked up the food box again, which contained soothing soup made by the small kitchen of Lixiangyuan.

As soon as Daiyu heard it, she said, "I won't drink that."

Baochai laughed and said, "It's always right to drink something to sleep well." Asking the girl to bring out the bowl, Daiyu murmured that it was bitter, saying that it is not good to drink medicine for nothing. She wanted a big piece of candy in a small sip, but Baochai was afraid that she would stick to her teeth and would wake up at night if she drank too much, so she only let her drink half a bowl.When they washed up separately and were about to go to bed, Daiyu refused to let the two quilts be put down, but said: "Sister Bao, let's talk now, can we sleep together?"

Baochai laughed and said, "What's the matter?"

Daiyu snorted, and said, "You used to be afraid of sleeping with me, so you couldn't help but want to get close to me, right? Now I'm getting close to you, and we don't have to sleep separately."

Baochai said, "Why are you so shameless, child!"

Daiyu leaned over and asked her, "Do you want to stay together?"

Baochai saw her expression of "If you dare to say no, I will drive you out", chuckled and said, "It's up to you."

Daiyu said happily, "That's it." After removing her shoes and socks, she pulled Baochai into it, and the two lay side by side.

Baochai was thinking about how to speak, but before she could make a decision, Daiyu slowly stretched out her hand, put it in her palm, and asked, "Sister Bao, do you think we must get married when we grow up?"

Baochai hummed.

Daiyu said again: "Then if... I want to marry you, will it be possible?"

Baochai said with a wry smile, "I'm afraid it won't work."

Daiyu's tone gradually dropped, and she said softly, "But I want to stay with Sister Bao all the time."

Baochai sighed, and said: "Tiao'er, I was preempted by you in the daytime, so I didn't have time to ask you first. I will ask you now, and you should answer truthfully. Don't lie to me."

Daiyu said, "Okay, you can ask."

Baochai asked, "Do you like me?"

Daiyu still thought she was going to ask some profound question, but who knew it was an old saying, she couldn't help saying angrily: "I thought you were going to ask something new, but who would have thought that you would keep repeating the same old saying! If I don't I like you, why are we together like this! You really don't mind talking too much!"

Baochai slowly squeezed her hand, and said: "There are many kinds of likings. I like you, I like to be close to you, to be with you for a long time, and I also like...to do many other things with you. You like me, maybe It's because you like to be with me for a short time, maybe you like me like a mother or elder sister by mistake, maybe it's because of our love for each other, maybe in a year or two, you meet your beloved, and slowly come back to me I fell in love with him, you are still so young, who knows what will happen in the future."

Daiyu said: "It's as if you are a few generations older than me - I'm young, how old are you? You say I can't tell which kind of favorite, do you really know the difference?"

Baochai turned to look at Daiyu and said, "I'm different from you. My liking for you is between a man and a woman. It's like... like your father and mother, you know?"

Daiyu also turned to look at her and said, "Then why do you say that your liking is that kind of liking and mine is not?"

Baochai said: "This is exactly what I want to say-do you believe that there is rebirth after death?" Seeing that Daiyu opened her mouth wide in surprise to ask something, she hurriedly stopped her and said, "Listen first. I said——I am a person who came back from the dead. I passed a life before my death. In that life, there was also Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu. In that life, Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu were also very good, but not as good as we are now. It's a bond between sisters."

Daiyu stared blankly at her, and asked along the way: "Then who did Lin Daiyu like in that life?"

Baochai smiled wryly again and said: "In that life, Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu liked each other. Later, when the Jia family fell, Jia Baoyu committed a crime and went away from home. Lin Daiyu was too worried and died in tears. Jia Baoyu missed Lin Daiyu and became a monk. gone."

Daiyu opened her mouth, wanting to laugh at Baochai, but she opened her mouth a few times before she could make a sound——Baochai's expression and posture were so familiar to her that she didn't seem to be lying: "So you don't allow me and Baoyu Getting close is for...this?"

Baochai said: "Yes, and no. I don't want you to have anything to do with him. It's not because of your past lives, but because he is not someone worthy of entrusting your life."

Daiyu murmured: "I think he is affectionate and righteous, and he usually knows how to be humble and small, so why isn't it worth entrusting him for life?"

Baochai sneered and said: "Now that Jia's mansion is rich and honored, he is naturally affectionate and righteous. When his family falls down, no matter how affectionate and righteous he is, can he be a bowl of food and a piece of clothing? You are the daughter of the noble mansion, follow me He has been up and down, and he has tasted all kinds of things in the world, and if he can stay low and be a little boy, how can you be happy?"

Daiyu squinted her eyes and said, "Don't tell me... In that life, I died and he became a monk. How do you know about his ups and downs? Could it be that you were with him in your previous life?"

Baochai paused, she deliberately didn't want to bring up this past, because she didn't want Daiyu to be careless, but Daiyu was so sensitive, she could tell at a glance that she couldn't say enough, but no matter how tactful and sophisticated she was, she would always Refusing to lie to Daiyu, she had no choice but to nod her head and said: "Later... I married him, and I couldn't live on. I used to beg for a living." Now thinking of the past life, I still feel sad, so I lowered my head, not wanting Daiyu Yu saw the tears in her eyes, but Daiyu didn't say anything, she just stretched out her hand to hold her whole hand, approached her lightly, kissed her on the cheek and said, "Sister Bao, I don't know what happened in that life. What happened, but I know, I like you, not the liking you said, but the liking between a man and a woman, like... like Cui Yingying and Zhang Sheng, I want to be with you forever Long time, peace and beauty."

Baochai shook her hand and said, "You read those books again, didn't you?"

Daiyu was emotional for a moment, but unexpectedly she revealed her private matter, she hurriedly withdrew her hands and said, "I have been reading the book that Sister Bao gave me."

Baochai said, "Oh? Really?" Stretching out her hand to feel around, Daiyu asked anxiously, "What are you doing?"

Baochai laughed and said, "You usually like to put your books on the bed. I'll look around and see if I can find what you've been reading recently."

Daiyu hurriedly said, "What's there to see?" Seeing that Baochai was unmoved, she said again, "I'm sleepy and going to sleep." But Baochai still refused, so Daiyu said again, "Forget it, I I’m telling you, I’ve read "The Romance of the West Chamber", so don’t look for it." Seeing that she had easily admitted it, Baochai became suspicious, turned over and searched the entire bed, and found four or five books from the end of the bed, roughly as follows: "West Chamber" and the like.

Daiyu hurriedly begged for mercy: "Good sister, please forgive me, I will never dare again."

Baochai sighed, "Could it be the sin of the previous life! In that life, I found out that you were also secretly reading this book."

Daiyu smiled and said, "In that life, you must have spared me, right?"

Baochai glared at her, put the book back, and said, "Put it away, don't let others see it."

Daiyu was overjoyed and said, "Sister, don't you want to pursue it?" Then she pulled her older sister and younger sister short, praising her as unparalleled in the sky and rare in the world.But Baochai didn't let it go, and asked coldly, "What have you been looking at?"

Daiyu said: "Only these few books, nothing else."

Baochai sneered, and said a few names casually, but it was the one Daiyu had read a few days ago.Daiyu was shocked and said, "How do you know?" Then she said angrily, "Zicuckoo must have said it!"

Baochai gave her a white look, and said: "In the study, gimmicks are used to do business. These books are always the same. They are called "Ancient and Modern Love Letters". If you don't go out, you must entrust Baoyu to buy things. He is rich and noble." It’s like pie, when you see a set of books, you buy them all at once, and you read them all at once, don’t you?”

Dai Yufang knew that she was guessing, rolled her eyes, but smiled again: "Why is Sister Bao so familiar with these? Could it be that you also read this? Sister Bao used to say that she also read some idle books at home, is this all?"

Baochai blushed slightly, and said, "I just heard it mentioned casually."

Daiyu laughed and said, "Who reads these books and talks about them everywhere!"

Baochai couldn't see how smart she was, so she deliberately said, "Didn't you just say it?"

In the end, Daiyu caught the handle again, but she heard her giggling and said: "Oh, the names of Zhang Sheng and Cui Yingying, I think you just heard others mention them casually, not reading it."

Unexpectedly, Baochai was tricked by her, and pinched her with hatred, saying: "Can't you be less clever?"

Daiyu giggled and avoided her, and the two had a fight for a while, before Daiyu said, "I know what my sister is thinking. My sister thinks that I am young and ignorant, and I can't speak accurately. If you want me to say it, people can't say it In terms of age and ambition, although I can't compare with Na Ganluo and Cao Chong, and what I am doing, I also know clearly that I dare not promise my sister what will happen in the future, but as long as we are together, I must only have you in my heart. If you have no other thoughts, sister don't have to doubt my heart."

Baochai was surprised and delighted, surprised that Daiyu was so heartbroken, happy but also Daiyu who was so heartbroken.She looked Daiyu up and down several times, and Fang sighed: "You are different from the previous life."

Daiyu smiled and said, "Isn't my sister different from her previous life?"

Baochai suddenly realized: Yes, she was with Baoyu in the previous life, and he was both a coquettish figure, neither of them would let the other go, so you guessed and guessed, how many tears each was wasted!But I am with her, if I am willing to let her go, she will naturally accommodate me, and if I don't hide it, she will naturally give her heart and soul. Forgive me, we will continue to do this in the future, not only can we know each other, but also save the trouble of frowning!

Thinking about it this way, his eyes became more charming and lingering, he looked at Daiyu and said, "Don't worry, no matter how different I am, my heart for you will always remain the same."

Daiyu blushed again at what she said, and leaned gently into her arms. Baochai stroked her head and patted her back to coax them, and gradually they both fell into a deep sleep.