[Red Mansion] The third master of jade-like stone treasures

When I was still in the Grand View Garden, I could always see several kites flying in the sky in spring.

Whether it is sisters or girls, they all like to fly kites.There are almost a hundred girls living in that garden, all of whom have a poetic and picturesque feeling of flying to the sky.

Even Lin Daiyu was in poor health and couldn't stand running around, so she wanted to stand aside and join in the fun.

Baocong would often fly the kite and give it to Lin Daiyu to play with.It's just that the kite, if left alone, will either fall down or break the kite string, and then Lin Daiyu will feel a sigh of relief.

At that moment, all Bao Cong had to do was pull Lin Daiyu's sleeve, and make a funny face to make her laugh.Seeing a grimace, Lin Daiyu's melancholy soon dissipated.In the next few years, when she flew the kite again, she didn't have so much melancholy. After all, when she saw the kite, she remembered Bao Cong's grimace!

In the peach blossom forest, Ruan Chengze and Xichun strolled and recited poems.Baochai held her daughter in her arms, and together with Xiren they teased the child to watch the kite.Huan'er led a large group of children running around, teaching them one by one to fly all the kites into the sky.

Baocong also flew a Chang'e kite for Lin Daiyu. He ran back to give Lin Daiyu the kite string, but she was not looking at him, but was smiling at the group of kite-flying children... .

Bao Cong was a little depressed, and also looked at the group of children, running, laughing, and making noise, it seemed that it was indeed more interesting than watching him.

Alas, now Lin Daiyu's thoughts are all on these children!How can there be him!

Bao Cong thought sourly, suspecting that Lin Daiyu was in a bad mood, maybe it was because of those children.

So, Bao Cong gave Lin Daiyu the Chang'e kite, found an excuse, called the child named Wenzhu, and asked, "Your Mr. Lin has been a little unhappy recently, do you know what's going on?"

Six-year-old Asparagus stared at Lin Daiyu with big round eyes, shook her head with her braids shaking, "I don't know! Isn't Mr. Lin happy? But every time she comes to class, she smiles and looks very happy." !"

Smiling every time in class?It seems that Lin Daiyu really likes teaching children!

Asparagus is very smart. If she didn't notice that Lin Daiyu was unhappy, it meant that Lin Daiyu was really happy when she was studying at home.

Bao Cong asked Wen Zhu a few more questions about whether the children encountered any difficulties in the home school that could not be solved, Wen Zhu still shook his head, as if he didn't understand why Bao Cong asked such a question.

Without asking anything, Bao Cong waved his hand and let the asparagus bamboo go back to play.

When he turned his head, he found that Lin Daiyu was peeking at him just now.When he looked at her, she pretended not to look at him and avoided his eyes.

Bao Cong became more and more strange, so he walked up to Lin Daiyu silently, and said to her, "Why are you in a daze? The kites have all flown away."

"Ah!" Lin Daiyu raised her head in a panic, only to find that the Chang'e kite was huddled among a group of warblers and swallows, unfolding her graceful figure against the wind.

It turned out that Bao Cong lied to her!

Lin Daiyu immediately became annoyed, and put the kite back to Bao Cong, saying angrily, "I'm tired, I won't play anymore!"

With that said, he hid under a nearby tree.

Baocong: "..." Pulling Chang'e's kite, I don't know whether to take it back or just throw it away.

The kites in the sky were crowded into a pile. If he really pulled the kite back, or let Chang'e's kite fall, it would definitely cause the strings of several kites next to him to get entangled and fall together!

Looking at the children who were having fun, Bao Cong decided not to touch this bad luck.The consequences of hurting a group of brats are terrible!

So he recruited asparagus bamboo, and neatly stuffed the kite string to her: "No, let's play with it!"

Asparagus cheered, pulled the kite string and ran away.

Beside, Lin Daiyu looked at this scene and burst out laughing.

Just now she looked annoyed, but now she was smiling even between her brows, Bao Cong muttered: "I really like children, even watching them play is so happy..."

While muttering, he suddenly had a flash in his mind, and looked at Lin Daiyu suspiciously.

Could it be what he thought?

Lin Daiyu wants a child?

Seemingly aware of the meaning in Bao Cong's gaze, Lin Daiyu suddenly suppressed her smile, and wiped her forehead with a handkerchief embarrassingly.Although, there is no sweat on the forehead...

On the way back, Bao Cong bought a set of dolls for Lin Daiyu, all chubby in bellybands.Lin Daiyu really couldn't put it down. She looked at it for a long time, and finally wrapped it in a brocade handkerchief and put it on the bedside lovingly.

Bao Cong suddenly had a feeling, as expected.

In fact, they are in their twenties, and they are ready to conceive.I was concerned about Lin Daiyu's body before, but if she is in good health, it is only natural that she wants to have a child.

Therefore, Baocong figured that he should take Lin Daiyu to visit Yuanchun, and asked Qiaoyan to show Lin Daiyu whether she had recovered from her childhood illness.

Taking advantage of the Dragon Boat Festival, Bao Cong and Lin Daiyu sent Yuan Chun a gift.Originally looking for Qiaoyan, but was told by Yuan Chun that Qiaoyan had entered the palace, and now she is Emperor Zhao's new favorite, named nobleman.

Bao Cong: "..."

Qiaoyan did it voluntarily, and he didn't know what to say.It's just that several months have passed since this incident, but he only heard about it here in Yuanchun. The news is too ill-informed!

It was only then that she remembered that Qingshuang was handling all the news in the palace.Because Yuan Chun was in the palace before, whenever there was news in the palace, Qingshuang would tell him verbatim.

But now, Yuan Chun has left the palace, Qingshuang has been taking care of Qingwen during this time, and he can occasionally go to the illusion to see the situation in the palace, so he neglected this matter.

It doesn't matter, let Qingshuang sort out the important news from the palace to him in the future.

As for being in the illusion, if you can't find out the news, don't go to find out.After all, he spent a lot of energy inside, and he was also busy carving boulders.Spending energy on finding news is really not worth the candle, and it's not a critical moment.

It's just that he originally wanted Qiaoyan to show Lin Daiyu's body, but now that Qiaoyan is away, this can't happen.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Chun said: "For Xuan'er's sake, Qiaoyan recommended a very capable Dr. Zhou. Sister Lin might as well let Dr. Zhou take a look, it's the same."

"Doctor Zhou?" Bao Cong was surprised, could it be the person he thought of?

It's a pity that when the old doctor Zhou came out after stroking his beard, Bao Cong could only confirm that it was the doctor Chen Ping called when he was unconscious before!

"It turns out that the empress is Mrs. Jia's elder sister, I'm so disrespectful and disrespectful!" Doctor Zhou said cheerfully.

After Yuanchun inquired, he learned that it was Dr. Zhou who saved Bao Cong's life before, and he immediately valued him more, saying: "Do not be humble, Dr. Zhou. You are my brother's lifesaver, and now you are treating... my child, It's a distinguished guest of the Jia family, so there's really no need to be polite!"

Dr. Zhou was very happy. Yuan Chun was a concubine, and Bao Cong was an official of the imperial court. With these two thighs in his arms, he would not have to worry about pension issues for the rest of his life.That is, in the future, when his nephew becomes a teacher, no matter whether he is going to take the imperial examination or open a clinic to practice medicine, he will rely on him, and he is not afraid of others causing trouble.

So, he smiled into a wrinkled face, and said to Lin Daiyu very kindly: "Madam, don't worry. Although women's weak disease is difficult to treat, there is no way out. Wait for the old man to feel the pulse and look at the situation carefully."

Encouraged by Yuan Chun and Doctor Zhou, Lin Daiyu stretched out her left hand reassuringly.

Bao Cong's face is calm, but his heart is very nervous!

When he was in a coma before, this doctor Zhou came to treat him, but he randomly poked his whole body with silver needles, which woke him up in pain!If he treated Lin Daiyu in the same way, how could she bear such a delicate body!

After looking at the left hand and the right hand, after a breath-holding silence, Dr. Zhou asked for a pen and paper, wrote down three prescriptions, handed them to Baocong and said, "As long as Madam takes the medicinal food in the morning, afternoon and evening according to these three prescriptions, that's it." In half a year, the body will be able to take care of itself, and you don't have to worry about getting pregnant and having a baby!"

Lin Daiyu blushed when she heard this.

Bao Cong's eyes widened, and he said in amazement: "Taking medicine so early, late and late can still restore your body? Doesn't it mean that you have lost your appetite!"

Sure enough, he is a quack doctor who treats people indiscriminately!He, a person who doesn't understand medicine, knows that it is definitely unhealthy to take medicine indiscriminately all day long, let alone take care of his body!

The old doctor lifted his chin, stroked his beard, and said with contempt: "What do you know? Your wife can't tolerate greasy meat, and can't eat too much salt and sweet food. The medicinal food I prescribe is mainly light and appetizing, and it also nourishes the spleen." The filial piety of Qi is the most suitable for your wife. If you eat it for half a year, if there is no effect, the old man will smash his own brand!"

Smash the signboard? !

Bao Cong looked left and right, but he didn't find that this quack doctor had any signs to smash.

However, Yuan Chun and Lin Daiyu were quite convinced of Dr. Zhou, and they bluntly said that they could try this medicinal recipe.In the end, Bao Cong was furious, and was pulled away by Lin Daiyu's persuasion.

As for later, how Baocong watched Lin Daiyu take herbal diet with a worried face, and how Lin Daiyu disliked Baocong's mother-in-law and mother-in-law are all other things.

More importantly, Baoyu finally returned to Beijing with Yunxiang!

Mrs. Wang and Baochai were naturally very surprised when they saw Yunxiang.But Baoyu has liked girls since he was a child, and when he was away from home, it was not surprising that he brought back an extra confidante.

But, when they found out that Yun Xiang was the oiran who came out of the brothel, they were going to go crazy!

Mrs. Wang pointed at Yun Xiang and yelled at her, and mercilessly called her mother-in-law to drive Yun Xiang out.Baoyu went to pull Yunxiang reluctantly, but refused.The two hugged each other and wept, like fateful mandarin ducks about to be torn apart by Queen Mother Fahai!

As for Baochai, she was just a little surprised and disappointed before, but now she gritted her teeth expressionlessly, and wanted to poke Baoyu's head and ask him: She is a daughter of a thousand gold. How could she be reduced to serving a husband with an oiran when she was rich in the past?

"Sin! I'm really a sin! How did you give birth to such a disappointment!"

After all, Mrs. Wang still felt sorry for Baoyu, and she couldn't bear to beat him, so she could only hold her handkerchief and cry, "If you insist on keeping her here today, I won't live anymore! I will go to my ancestors to make amends!"

"Mother, how can this be done!" My mother can't be so angry that she wants to die!Baoyu let Yunxiang go, knelt down in front of Mrs. Wang, was in a dilemma, and even said kind things for Yunxiang: "Mother, Yunxiang is really pitiful. In our house, we just have an extra bite of food. In the past, you didn't see Fangguan and the others as pitiful, but also Take them in?"

Mrs. Wang stood up immediately, pointed at Yunxiang and said, "How can this hoof compare with Fangguan and the others? Although those are actors, they were bought by our family for special care, and they are also innocent daughters. It's enough to be a girl to feed the family, but this hoof, this hoof!"

She was too angry to speak!

After all, she is also the wife of a wealthy family. In the past, let alone an oiran talking to her face to face, even his name couldn't reach her ears!

Mrs. Wang was so angry that she couldn't speak, but Baoyu took advantage of it. As soon as he turned around, he asked Baochai: "Sister Bao, you have always hated other people's suffering. Yunxiang was betrayed when she was young. After all the hardships, this is not what she wants, so let's keep her here and give her a bite to eat!"

Baochai was so angry that her face changed instantly!

Baoyu, a heartless person who provokes women indiscriminately outside, brought a seductive woman back and begged her to keep him, what a... enemy!

We grew up together, how could Baochai not know Baoyu as a human being?

Baoyu was just kind-hearted, and when he saw Yunxiang's beauty and pity, he was moved with compassion.It was just the idea of ​​bringing people back from Suzhou and Hangzhou to their home in the capital, but Baochai didn't believe it was Baoyu's own idea.

Baoyu can give money, can buy this girl a house and settle down, and can be a matchmaker for this girl, what can't be done?Why did he travel all the way to bring it home?

Baochai looked at Yunxiang who covered her face and wept. She knew that this woman was not simple.And making fooling around on his own can only make Baoyu feel more pity for this woman.

So she took a deep breath and asked Baoyu: "I ask you, if she comes to the house, what identity will she be in? If she is a concubine, I'm afraid it's not appropriate. Although our family is not a wealthy family in the past, our ancestors The legacy is still there, even if you marry a concubine, you must also find a decent woman from a good family."

"If you didn't let her into the house, wouldn't you make your ancestors sad?"

Although Baoyu sneered at these traditional rules, he still remembered Jia Mu's love for him during her lifetime.Thinking that Jia's mother might be sad, he also hesitated about Yun Xiang's coming in as a concubine.

If you still listen to persuasion, you will still be saved.

Mrs. Wang stopped crying and looked at Baochai, encouraging her to continue talking.

Baochai asked the girl to bring water, and asked Baoyu to wash Mrs. Wang's face with her own hands.The relationship between mother and child eased a bit, and Baoyu also stood beside Mrs. Wang, while Yunxiang was still kneeling on the ground.

Seeing how pitiful and well-behaved she was, Baoyu couldn't bear it, and said, "After all, I brought her back, so it's not easy to drive her out. She's a weak woman with no one to rely on. How can she survive in the capital?" ?”

Baochai thought for a while, then continued: "You mean, but you want to keep her as a girl?"

Baoyu hesitated and nodded: "It's okay to be a girl..."

As long as you can enter Jia's house, everything is fine!

"Madam please keep the little girl as a girl!" Yun Xiang's body softened, and she lay on the ground about to kowtow, when Baochai winked, Ying'er stepped forward, grabbed her, and stopped.

Baochai was cold, and didn't look at Baoyu, but said to Yunxiang, "With your status, you can't even be a girl, but if you want to, you can go to the outer courtyard to sweep the floor, fetch water, or go to the backyard to wash. Clothes. It’s just that I can’t do these things because of your figure.”

Before Yunxiang could speak, Baoyu disagreed: "How can you let Yunxiang do these things? She is a person who can play piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Wouldn't she be humiliated by sweeping the floor, carrying water and doing laundry?"

But Baochai said: "When Xiren and the others were little girls, they also did these jobs. How can it be humiliating to let her do it?"

Xiren and the others had been used as maidservants since they were young, and Baoyu was used to serving them, so he didn't think it was wrong.It's just that Yunxiang has always been romantic in front of Baoyu, playing the piano, dancing and dancing, how can she do those pickling jobs?

"That, that's different!" Baoyu shook his head again and again, anyway, he disagreed.

On the other hand, Yun Xiang actually felt that it would be okay to advance to the Jia family, so she said affectionately: "My lord, Yun Xiang is willing to carry water and wash your clothes for you. I did this when I was a child, and if I didn't do it well, I would be beaten. Now I just have to do it again." Pick up these. As long as I don't separate from you, no matter how hard or tiring, Yun Xiang can bear it!"

Baoyu was so moved that he tugged at the corner of Mrs. Wang's clothes and begged, "Mother, how can such a good girl go to wash clothes and fetch water? She is pitiful enough, please keep her, don't let her How about going to fetch water for the laundry?"

Mrs. Wang was so angry that she rubbed her temples, and scolded her good son hundreds of times in her heart!

Baochai, who was ignored, picked up the teacup and drank tea silently, taking a sip, like an idiot drinking a cup.