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

From morning to lunch, Lin Daiyu didn't drink a sip of water.

She was wearing the dress of the county magistrate, which was inconvenient and afraid of getting dirty.

In the afternoon, Zijuan Qingwen persuaded her several times before she forced her to drink a few sips of tea to moisten her throat.

The same goes for Mrs. Wang and Jia Mu. If it wasn't for everyone's persuasion, they would save on drinking water and eating, so they were afraid that it would be inconvenient to show respect.

All the men from Jia's mansion were waiting at the gate of Rongguo Mansion early on.

At the front are Jia She, Jia Zheng and others, followed by Jia Zhen, Jia Lian, Baoyu, and Baocong.In the back, according to the size of the seniority, the team lined up in a long line.

In the past, during the Chinese New Year, Bao Cong and Bao Yu participated in the clan sacrificial ceremony together, and I felt that people were not so complete at that time.All the relatives from around the corner of Jia's family, anyone with the surname Jia and relatives or relatives, all came.

Everyone endured hunger and thirst, from the cool sunshine in the morning to the warm sun at noon, and then to the sunset and dusk.When it was almost dark, the eunuch in the palace sent word that Yuanchun had set off from the palace.

Bao Cong hurriedly followed Jia Zheng and the others to stand respectfully, and saw the front line of visiting relatives walking slowly from a distance, and his heart suddenly trembled.

Originally, he still had some complaints against Jia Zheng, why did he insist on asking Yuan Chun to visit his relatives in such a disregard of the emperor's face.I also feel that everyone is tossing and tossing like that when they get up early in the morning, which is simply abusing themselves.

However, at this time, Yuan Chun really came home, and he felt the excitement and joy of welcoming his relatives back home!

Think about it, a girl who has been married for more than ten years lives in the palace not far from her home, but she cannot go home to meet her relatives even once.

Every time the members of the Jia family heard about Yuan Chun, they were terrified, for fear that something might happen to her in the palace.

It must be known that a companion is like a tiger, if one is not good, one day Yuanchun may be carried out of the palace sideways like a girl from another family!

Even if this family member offended the emperor, it was only for Yuanchun, and Bao Cong also recognized it!

Yuan Chun's big sedan chair came slowly, Bao Cong just stood in the crowd and took a look.

In the vague memory of the original owner, the face that he could not remember before slowly popped up like a blister, and burst with a puff...

That's his big sister!It was his big sister who used to take care of him like a mother when he was young!

Bao Cong's eye sockets suddenly became moist.

Taking advantage of the night, he quickly pressed the corners of his eyes with his sleeve, followed Jia Zhengbaoyu into the main hall of the Grand View Garden, and bowed respectfully to Yuanchun through the screen.

Only listening to Yuan Chun's gentle voice behind the screen: "Please get up."

Bao Cong thought to himself, it was exactly the same as the sound of coaxing them to sleep in memory!

Batch after batch of Jia family members went in and knelt down to pay respects to Yuan Chun. Yuan Chun sat high on it, smiling with his lips pursed, happy and excited in his heart.

After so many years, she never thought that she would have the opportunity to go home and take a look at the place where she used to live, and meet these relatives who are connected with her blood.

Living tremblingly in the palace, she felt as if she was no longer a living person, and was about to suffocate!

Now, smelling the fragrance of the home and listening to the voices of her relatives, she feels again... as if she is alive.

After the screen was removed from the main hall, Yuan Chun came out in a change of clothes, and Jia Mu led Mrs. Wang and others in to pay another visit.

Looking at the old grandmother and mother who were much older than he remembered, Yuan Chun finally couldn't help crying a few times.

Mother Jia and Mrs. Wang also burst into tears, unable to speak while holding Yuan Chun in their arms.

Mrs. Xing stood beside her. Although she was not as excited as Jia's mother, she was so infected that she shed two tears and wiped them away gently.

In the palace, no matter whether it is a concubine or a maid of honor, crying is not allowed.

Yuan Chun was used to the days when she couldn't shed tears. Now she cried a few times, but hurriedly held back, and persuaded Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang to talk together with a smile.

Yuanchun hadn't seen her family for a long time, but Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang went to the palace to tell her that Aunt Xue, Xue Baochai and Lin Daiyu are all living at home now, so please come up to meet her.

Xue and Lin are two younger sisters, one is dignified and generous, the other is as beautiful as a fairy. Yuan Chun was very happy to see them. He held their hands and asked many homely questions carefully.

Since Lin Daiyu is the head of the county, Yuan Chun asked her a few more questions to express his concern.

She looked left and right, and the two younger sisters were about the same age and had outstanding personalities. They were exactly suitable for her twin brothers!

Thinking of the two younger brothers who had the same son, Yuan Chun looked around again and asked Baoyu Baocong to come in and meet him.

When Baoyu Baocong came in, he would kneel down respectfully when he saw Yuanchun. Yuanchun hurriedly asked someone to help him up, and beckoned to him to take a closer look.

Although there are two almost identical faces, one is smart and well-behaved, and the other has a tall and straight temperament, so there is nothing to be mistaken for.

Yuan Chun smiled and pulled the one on the left and said, "This is Baocong!" Then he looked at the one on the right and said, "This is Baoyu!"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Mother Jia said with a smile, "You think it is right!"

Mrs. Wang also smiled and said, "You took care of them since they were young. After so many years, you can recognize them at a glance, which shows that they are all in your heart!"

As soon as the official etiquette was over, Yuan Chun took everyone to visit the Grand View Garden and returned to the main hall. Wang Xifeng had already ordered people to clean up the main hall and set up a banquet.

The relatives gathered together and had a meal affectionately. After the banquet was withdrawn, the maids served tea and snacks in an orderly manner.

Yuanchun was a talented woman, and she finally went home to spend the Lantern Festival, so she invited several sisters and Baoyu Baocong to write poems with the titles of the scenery in the Grand View Garden.

Baoyu divided Yihongyuan and Hengwuyuan into two, Baocong divided into Xiaoxiangguan and Daoxiangcun, and the other sisters wrote one.

The two brothers are sitting next to each other, standing there thinking hard, they are really brothers and sisters!

Because Baoyu was nervous, he couldn't think of good words and sentences for a while, so he scratched his ears and cheeks.

Although Bao Cong has never been interested in writing poetry, he feels that he has already passed the examination of scholar, and he is not willing to be too far behind, so he forces himself to think hard.

The sisters all have poetic talents, and they have already sent up the poems they wrote for Yuan Chunpin to read.

Bao Cong managed to finish writing the song for the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and revised it again and again. After reading it again and again, he thought it was okay.Turning to look at Baoyu, I saw Baochai standing beside Baoyu, talking about something.

In front of Baocong's book case, a shadow fell, and when he looked up, it was Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "What are you looking at? Is the poem finished?"

There was some playfulness in her smile, and she looked like she was enjoying the show, obviously remembering the good things Bao Cong did in the past to avoid writing poems.

Sure enough, Baocong's face was wrinkled, and he said distressedly: "I only managed to write one song for Xiaoxiang Pavilion."

Lin Daiyu gave a chuckle, took a peek around, took out a piece of origami from her sleeve, and quickly threw it on the Baocong desk.

Bao Cong glanced at Lin Daiyu in astonishment, and saw her standing sideways in front of the desk, curled up her lips, and said to him softly, "The other one has already been written for you, you just copy it."

After saying that, she pretended that nothing happened, Shi Shiran went over, and stood together with Xichun, chatting and laughing.

Bao Cong spread out the origami paper and saw that it was indeed a song "Apricot Curtain is Looking at" written by Lin Daiyu.So he smiled gratefully at Lin Daiyu, Baocong copied both poems, and presented them together with Baoyu.

Yuan Chun read it carefully, and praised: "This poem of Xinglian is the best written in my eyes, and it should be the leader."

He also praised Baocong: "Sure enough, Baocong has made great achievements after passing the examination of scholar!"

Bao Cong was overjoyed, and winked at Lin Daiyu in gratitude: Thank you, sister Lin!

Lin Daiyu's face was rarely flushed, and she was very happy: Sister Yuanchun said that the poem I wrote is the leader!

Baoyu drooped his head, depressed: What happened to the scholar?Didn't the scholar have to ask sister Lin to write poems to cheat!

Seeing that Baoyu was not happy, Baochai walked quietly to his bed, smiled and comforted him, "Although your poems are not the best, my elder sister praises you for your good writing!"

Baoyu was originally a child at heart, and thinking that Yuanchun also praised him, and that his two poems were written by himself, which were much better than Baocong, he became happy again.

Everyone embraced Yuan Chun to go to the theater again. While watching the play, Yuan Chun quietly watched the expressions of Jia Mu and others. Seeing everyone smiling, she felt very happy.

Everyone was obsessed with the drama, but Bao Cong quietly took the brocade box that had been prepared a long time ago, went to Yuan Chun's side, and handed it to her respectfully: "Big sister, I like to carve some jade jewelry on weekdays, and everyone in the family has it. These are what I specially left for you!"

Yuan Chun never thought that he could receive a small gift, so he happily opened it to see it.

There are several pieces of jade jewelry in the brocade box, including rings, earrings, bracelets, jade pendants, jade rings and so on.

Some are white jade, some are sapphire jadeite, each piece is lustrous and moist, and the tentacles are soft and warm. Not only is the jade quality high, but the workmanship and carving are extremely exquisite, even the ones made by Ouchi Imperial Palace can't compare.

Yuan Chun was pleasantly surprised: "You carved this all yourself?"

Bao Cong nodded, and said with a smile: "I carved it myself, and specially left it for my sister. My brother's kindness, my sister should not reward others casually!"

Those jade jewelry naturally have various bonuses.

Bao Cong was looking forward to these, which would make Yuan Chun's life in the palace somewhat more comfortable.

Yuan Chun smiled and said: "You gave me, I naturally keep it for myself, why would I use it to reward others?"

Just about to close it and ask Baoqin to take it away, she suddenly saw a warped corner inside the brocade box.

Yuan Chun was puzzled, so he stretched out his hand to move the corner, but Bao Cong stopped him with a smile, and said, "Big Sister, let's take a closer look when you go back. Now that we are finally reunited, we should talk and laugh together."

Yuan Chun had seen all kinds of methods in the palace, and seeing Bao Cong's gesture to her at this time, he understood it, smiled and closed the brocade box, and put it in his hand.

After talking with everyone again, it was already the third watch, and a eunuch came to urge Yuan Chun to go back.

Although reluctant to leave, Yuan Chun and Jia Mu and others bid farewell repeatedly, and at the urging of the court ladies and eunuchs, they had no choice but to go back to the palace in a sedan chair.

Bao Cong followed Jia Zheng and the others, and took Yuan Chun to the gate of the palace, watching her sedan chair gradually disappear after entering the palace gate.

He felt melancholy, feeling that Yuanchun was more pitiful than Cinderella.

Cinderella left at twelve o'clock, and there was another twelve o'clock.But Yuan Chun re-entered this palace gate, unless he died, he might not have a chance to come out in his whole life.

He didn't know that as soon as Yuan Chun got into the sedan chair, he hugged the brocade box he had given him, gritted his teeth, and wept silently into tears.

The upper layer of this brocade box is the jade jewelry that Bao Cong gave her, while the lower layer is full of 20 taels of silver bills!

After visiting relatives, there were banquets in Ning Rong Second Mansion, the theater troupe sang, and the master's servants took advantage of the New Year's Eve to have fun, as if they wanted to vent their tension before taking over in one breath.

Bao Cong rushed back all the way before, but after returning home, he was too tired to kiss his relatives in Yuanchun, so he just collapsed in the room and slept all day.

When he woke up, Jia Zhen, Xue Pan and others took turns asking him to go to dinner and a theater.

Baocong went there twice and felt bored, so he ran away like Baoyu.

Baoyu secretly went to Xiren's house to play, and then went home to wander here and there, playing with some sisters.

Because Zhou Ji's family also came to the capital, Bao Cong was free, so he went to Zhou Ji's house to pay New Year's greetings.

I went shopping in the capital again, bought some small things, and planned to go back and coax some sisters to play with Lin Daiyu.

He rode his horse all the way, passed by the west corner gate of Rongguo Mansion, impatiently detoured to the main gate, and asked Wu Hui to knock on the door and go in.

It so happened that there were a few young servants sitting at the porter, talking and laughing while eating wine.

Bao Cong listened to a few words casually, and suddenly heard Lin Daiyu's name, and stopped in his tracks.

I only heard a servant laughing and shouting: "Fuck your mother! Five taels of silver, I'll bet with you! This purse in your hand can't be Miss Lin's embroidered purse!"

"May I not know? Second Master Bao used to hold Miss Lin's purse in his arms, so can you ask you, a scoundrel, to come here as you please!"

When Bao Cong listened, a string of giant acid bubbles burst out of his stomach...

What the hell!

I'm not at home, sister Lin actually embroidered a purse!

Sister Lin embroidered a purse, and even gave it to Baoyu!

And me?

What about me, what about me!