Cold fragrance and warm jade [Red Mansion Chai Dai]

While Daiyu and Baochai were drinking tea, Miaoyu had put down the cup first and sighed softly.

"When I lived in Panxiang Temple in Xuantou, I harvested the snow from the plum blossoms. I didn't get much. I was reluctant to eat them before. It was only opened this summer. I only ate it once, and now I ate it for the second time."

When she said this, Daiyu felt that the cup in her hand was a little heavy.

Miaoyu still sighed: "I've always wanted to be reluctant to give up, but now I have to. If I only eat it by myself, I won't be able to eat it a few times. You can go later, just take it away. I will eat it again. No matter how much you don't want to let it go, you don't want it to fall into the hands of others, but you two, it's not impossible."

Daiyu and Baochai looked at each other, and they both saw each other's panic.

Considering Miaoyu's aloofness and eccentricity, if she can say such a thing today, she really has decided to go.

Not only that, but the place she must be going to is not a good environment, and she can't even boil water to make tea, so she wants to take care of everything around her before that.

Daiyu said softly: "When Sister Bao and I came, I thought I should ask you if you were going to leave. Now that you are here, there is no need to ask. You must be leaving, but I don't know why you are leaving? "

Miaoyu sneered and said, "Although you and I have known each other for a while, why bother to ask? I never asked you and Miss Bao!"

As soon as she said this, Daiyu blushed suddenly, and even Baochai felt a little uncomfortable.

Miaoyu has some supernatural powers, this matter is not a secret, many people know about it, so Daiyu doesn't need to ask how Miaoyu knew about her relationship with Baochai.

Daiyu couldn't hide her embarrassment when someone said it directly.

Miaoyu looked at their expressions and sneered again, but she didn't say anything about it, she just asked lightly: "How is Baoyu these two days? He should have guessed that I was going to leave, and wanted to come to me to ask, but I was My mood is also messed up, I really don't want to see him, and I don't know what is going on with him now. His jade is lost, I'm afraid it won't get any better."

"Did he lose his jade?" Daiyu was stunned, "Why didn't you hear about it? How could it be possible for him to lose something that he had to wear every day without being known?"

Baoyu's psychic treasure jade is so unique. Although I don't see anyone insisting on seeing Baoyu's jade on weekdays, but this thing is lost, it is impossible for anyone to dare to hide it.Moreover, Xiren has always kept the jade for Baoyu when he was sleeping, and put it on for Baoyu when he woke up. How could it be possible to lose the jade, but no one knows it until now?

"His jade really has a spirit, and it is this spirit that is lost now." Miaoyu couldn't bear to explain more, "When someone brings his jade back, you will naturally understand. Then I have to go."

After drinking tea and talking a little bit, Miaoyu didn't want to keep Daiyu and Baochai any longer, so they had to say goodbye to Miaoyu and left Changcui nunnery hand in hand.

Since they had learned from Miaoyu the real reason for Baoyu's anomaly, although Daiyu and Baochai did not understand a lot, they were not in the mood to ask the big girls such as Xiren in Baoyu's room again.

The two simply wandered around the garden for a while.

There are many maids and women busy in the garden.In the past two days, there were more people in the garden, and the garden seemed more lively, but amidst the bustle, there was still a bit of depression.

But the girls who were just waiting for the noon break all came out to play. Even Jia Mu, who had slept in the middle of the night, was carried into the garden by a servant in a soft sedan chair. All diluted a bit.

After all, Xiangyun had to go home to pack his things, so he only stayed in the garden for one night, and was picked up by people from Baolinghou's mansion the next afternoon.

As soon as she left, Daiyu and Baochai didn't intend to stay any longer, and went back to Lin's house.

The Yingchun sisters were left behind by Jia Mu.

During these two days, although most of the time it was only the sisters and Baoyu who were playing tricks, Daiyu and Baochai also heard some news, saying that many official media have come to Jia's house recently to meet Yingchun and Tanchun. Look at others.If it wasn't for Xichun being the youngest and having two older sisters, maybe even she would be ready to meet her.

Mother Jia wants to keep her granddaughters by her side, and she also has marriage considerations.

Today's Jia family is really in the limelight. Baoqin also said in private chats with Baochai and Daiyu that the Mei family who made a marriage contract with her would have been less than three years old if she hadn't been a hot filial piety. We are about to choose a date to get married.

Baoqin is only Mrs. Wang's goddaughter, so the Mei family is so eager, it's not hard to imagine how the girls in the Jia family's boudoirs are valued.

When Baoqin, Baochai, and Daiyu talked about their marriage, they gradually lost the expectations they had when they first arrived in the capital, and the joy when they learned that Mrs. Mei liked her later added a bit of sadness.

Having lived in Jia's house for a long time, Baoqin has seen far more than just the admiration and condescension of the servants of the Jia family, but also those honorable families who have been in contact with the Jia family on weekdays, or are flattered by the power of the Jia family. The people who please Bao Qin clearly understand that Mrs. Mei now often comes to Jia's house, says things she likes when she sees her, and wants to let her marry her son as soon as possible, all because she is now a godmother His own daughter was favored in the palace, and she became pregnant with a dragon seed.

Even though Baochai was worried about Baoqin, there was nothing she could do. She only hoped that the son of the Mei family would be a good man, and would not only look at the background and power of his wife's natal family, but also pay more attention to his wife, so that he could reconcile with Baoqin in the future. get along.

But judging by Mrs. Mei's current performance, even if Mrs. Mei is of excellent character and is willing to live a good life with Bao Qin, Bao Qin will inevitably suffer some grievances from Mrs. Mei's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Sitting in the carriage returning home, Daiyu saw the worry in Baochai's expression, and thought of Baoqin who sent them out, so she more or less guessed what was on Baochai's mind.

After pondering for a while, she came to a conclusion, and said with a smile: "Sister, but you are worried about Qin'er? In my opinion, if you are concerned, you will be confused."

"I care about chaos?"

"Really?" Daiyu smiled and said to her, "You only think that Qin'er is living with her aunt now, and Mrs. Mei only treats Qin'er like this because Qin'er's godmother is an aunt. Have you forgotten about Qin'er's elder brother? No matter how noble the Mei family is, the Hanlin family is very noble. With today's situation, whether it is Mr. Mei or Mr. Mei, if you want to go further in the future, how can you get less money to clear the way?"

Speaking of this, Daiyu couldn't help but sneer.

"If they are willing to keep climbing, they don't have to worry about money. If they live in poverty and have less contact with other people, they may be able to live on. But looking at them like that, they never thought about going further. ? Second brother Xue, as long as he manages the family business well, maybe they will ask Qin'er in the future."

Baochai sighed, "That's the reason. When we really get along, we don't know how many disputes there are."

Daiyu held her hand and said nothing.

Back home, Daiyu saw her father and younger brother, so she had to tell the strange things about Baoyu, and even mentioned Miaoyu's strange theory that she lost the spirit of Baoyu.

Not long after that, it was unknown where it was first circulated in Beijing that someone actually discussed the marriage of the young master who was born in the Jia family.

Those people all said that Second Master Bao was extremely blessed. Before his aunt died of illness, he secretly wrote letters to his mother and elder brother, setting a marriage contract of kissing and prospering. She actually proposed marriage to his aunt and cousin...

It is also true that when his aunt died of illness, his aunt and cousin were still young, and the elders did not want to restrict their young children to get along with each other because of the marriage contract, so they kept the matter a secret. Only then did the secret decree refer to marriage.

Now, the cousin of the second master Bao is older, and the elder sisters of the second master Bao have already come to see the official media. His marriage should be tighter. His parents, grandmother, etc., are more or less worried about what to do. How to deal with the matter between him and the two cousins, only a little bit of wind leaked out, which gave some well-informed people in the capital more things to talk about.

The aunt and cousin of Master Bao heard that this was the mother's last wish, but she really didn't want to go against it.It is not easy to take back the decree of concubine Jia...so there are two cousins ​​of the second master Bao who have a deep affection for each other and intend to follow E Huang Nv Yingyi's words.

At the beginning, these news were passed on in a cryptic manner, but as more people knew about it, it became even more difficult to stop the mouths of those who broke their mouths.

Even though Daiyu and Baochai were hiding in the deep boudoir, they heard about it from some girls and women in the mansion who went out to buy.

For this reason, Daiyu also went to ask Lin Ruhai if her mother really made a marriage contract for her and Baoyu before her death.

Lin Ruhai did not hide Daiyu's plan, and admitted that Jia Min did mention this matter at the beginning, but only revealed this intention, but did not really agree on it.Later, when he came to the capital, seeing Baoyu's appearance, he had already given up this idea.

He even told Daiyu that these rumors in Beijing are all spread by him secretly.

It is precisely because of Lin Ruhai's secret support that these rumors are so rigorous and well-founded, and in just a few days, almost half of the city knows about them.

Daiyu was startled.

However, the news began to spread after she came back from Jia's house and said that Baoyu was abnormal, so she couldn't help but think about it.

Her father would never toss about her marriage and boudoir reputation for no reason, and doing what he did now meant that she and Baochai would continue to be together in the future.

Using Baoyu as the hub will indeed allow her to get along with Baochai in the future without arousing suspicion from outsiders.The metaphor of E Huang Nv Ying makes this matter even more popular.

It's just that Lin Ruhai must be aware that neither she nor Baochai have an affair with Baoyu, if it is true that Qiqi marries Baoyu...

If Lin Ruhai had just agreed to the unacceptable relationship between her and Baochai, and then secretly ordered someone to spread the word, she would still believe this possibility.

But Lin Ruhai waited until Baoyu became abnormal, so Daiyu couldn't help but worry about Baoyu's future.

She stared at her father in a daze, not knowing how to express her worries, another servant was anxious to pass on the news.

It turned out that Zhen Baoyu, the son of the Zhen family in the south of the Yangtze River, who had left home before the great changes at home, has now arrived outside the Rongguo Mansion, asking to see Jia Baoyu by name.

Zhen Baoyu was still holding a piece of psychic jade in his hand, saying that he would come and return the jade to Jia Baoyu.

Daiyu hid aside and listened, only to feel like a thunderbolt.

Baoyu's gibberish words and Miaoyu's words are all intertwined at this moment.

Baoyu said that the person who wants to return the things is Zhen Baoyu, and the person Miaoyu is waiting for is also Zhen Baoyu!