Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 167

It was said that Mrs. Wang had frightened Baoyu, and when she came to her senses, the more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.

A while ago, Baoyu was heartbroken and begging, and it was hard to believe just by looking at her expression. So why did she go back on her word today?

She didn't believe that her son suddenly changed his mind. She knew her son better than her mother. Even if he really changed his mind, he wouldn't suddenly come to ask for help.

Moreover, one moment he heard that he could live in the garden, and he ran away happily, and the next moment he left and came back again. Combined with the inconsistent words and deeds before and after, it is not difficult to guess that he must have been instigated.

As for who was instigating him, he knew without a doubt that it was Daiyu.

Although his son and Lin Daiyu now live next to each other, there is an old lady sandwiched between them. If he moves into the garden, there will be less restraint in the future, and he can't keep an eye on her all the time. What should he do?
Thinking of this, he ordered Zhou Rui's family to call Wang Xifeng.

"In a few days, Baoyu and his sisters will move to the garden. He is already a demon king. If he loses his restraint, he will become even more indulgent. We have to arrange for some people to keep an eye on him."

"Didn't my wife arrange for my sister-in-law to restrain her? Is there something wrong?"

It was originally planned to arrange for Li Wan to manage the Grand View Garden. Wang Xifeng was suspicious of her and Lai Shangrong. When she heard that Mrs. Wang was going to send more people, she inevitably misunderstood her original intention. She was afraid that pulling out the carrots and bringing out the mud would implicate herself. Only then did he speak out the test.

Mrs. Wang was also afraid that she would make a mistake and go against her original intention, so she explained: "There is nothing wrong with it. It's just that Baoyu just went back on his words about Baochai. He must have been instigated. I won't feel comfortable moving into the garden in the future." Don’t worry.”

Although she did not say who the instigator was, Wang Xifeng felt like a mirror.

"What do you mean, madam, to arrange for reliable people to keep an eye on you in Baoyu Courtyard?"

Mrs. Wang nodded and said, "Yes! We'll also make arrangements with Girl Lin. I remember that Mingyan's mother has two sisters-in-law, who are also from our family. Mrs. He is also a godson of Zhou Rui's family, so they are both reliable."

"Hey!"

Wang Xifeng agreed, but the sensible person did not ask why there were people in Daiyu Courtyard.

While taking the order to go out, he secretly scolded Lai Shangrong for not speaking sincerely.

Baoyu pleads for mercy, but Mrs. Wang cannot publicize it to the outside world. She will even warn those who know about it. The only channel through which Daiyu can obtain this information is Lai Shangrong.

While slandering, I couldn't help but admire the wonderful way he used this method. It caught the crux of the problem without revealing any traces, but it was a pity that it had no effect.

It seems that the news needs to be conveyed to him as soon as possible so that he can think of countermeasures.

So, he hurriedly ordered Ping'er to report the news.

That night, Lai Shangrong was overjoyed when she received the news, but did not think about how to deal with it as she had guessed.

Instead, he immediately ordered Qingwen, Xiangling and Yuchuan to chat more often in Daiyu's house in recent days.

Xiangling plays the relationship card between master and apprentice, while Yuchai is quite clever and can tell some gossip.

Originally, Xiangling and Yuchai were enough for this matter. The reason why he brought Qingwen with him was that after all, she had been following him since childhood. If Daiyu really married him, she would be the mistress of the house in the future. Let Qingwen have sex with her in advance. A good relationship is also a kind of preference.

I have to say that Uncle Lai still misses his old friendship.

Of course, this was just a high-sounding psychological suggestion from Uncle Lai. It was unclear whether he had any intention of following him.

In short, during the following period, the three girls went to Daiyu's house every day to report, and they also brought various nourishing and nourishing medicines with them.

But Baoyu was intimidated by Jia Zheng's reputation, and dared not mention Baochai again. She felt ashamed to face Sister Lin, so she played the Jia family's ancestral genes-to escape.Daiyu and Zijuan were waiting for his good news, but they didn't show up until dark. Although they didn't know the reason, they knew Baoyu's habits and guessed that something had changed.

It's just that he met Sister Bao on the way and was reluctant to give up. He even forgot about his sister after having a sister and didn't remember that he was still waiting for his news. Or he was scolded by his aunt and didn't dare to resist. But no matter what the situation, in the end Still weak-willed.

Although it was unavoidable to be sad and uncomfortable, seeing Baoyu begging Mrs. Wang had already hurt her once. After all, this time was not as good as the last time, witnessing him wailing for Baochai.

In addition, after moving into Xiaoxiang Pavilion in the past two days, Xiangling and others took good care of her, and she gradually started to get better after being sick for a few days.

On this day, the three of them came to Xiaoxiang Pavilion as usual, pushed Zicuckoo and Xueyan aside, and sat around Daiyu's bed.

Because Yuchai was given some private tasks, he had some guesses about his uncle's thoughts.

"This is the blood bird's nest that Siam paid tribute to. It nourishes yin and nourishes the skin, relieves coughs and asthma, and nourishes the kidneys and qi. Our uncle specially requested it from King Zhongshun. I will go and heat it up for the girl. The uncle said that the girl's illness is Don’t be cold, even if it’s even a little bit cold!”

He displayed all the various supplements he had brought as if they were offering treasures, and in order to please Dai Yu, he volunteered to go outside to heat bird's nests.

After a while, he walked into the house again with a hot bird's nest.

Seeing Daiyu snuggling up on the bed, pointing out Xiangling's poems, she stomped her feet and complained, "Xiangling! Uncle said that Miss Lin should cultivate well, why are you pestering her to learn poetry at this time?"

Xiang Ling said weakly to Dai Yu: "Then... the girl should rest first, and then ask the girl for advice when she feels better!"

Qingwen couldn't see that she was holding a chicken feather as an arrow, bossing around Xiangling, raised her eyebrows and said, "Uncle also said that Miss Lin's mood is the most important thing, don't always tell me if you are sick, tell you if you are not sick!"

Yuchai was still a little afraid of Qingwen, so he shrank his head and said in resignation: "Thanks to my sister for reminding me, I almost forgot about this!"

Holding the bird's nest and just about to move towards the bed, Zijuan stepped in front of her and said, "It's better not to trouble Sister Yuchuan. After all, you are a member of Uncle Lai's house. You don't dare to work hard to serve the girl!"

These days, she has seen the performance of the Lai family trio in her eyes, and she is worried about them saying that they must be the boss.

Although she always cared about Daiyu, after all, she was born in the Rongfu family and trained by Jia Mu, so she had an unspeakable secret about Baoyu.

Seeing that Daiyu was beguiled by the Lai family, she was wary of the three of them, but those supplements such as blood bird's nest were indeed the right medicine, so she couldn't interfere with them and could only make a fuss about these details.

"Let Zijuan come! Thank you sister Yuchuan!"

Daiyu also felt that it was inappropriate to use other people's bird's nests and have other people's maids serve them.

Yuchai wanted to retort, but thinking of his uncle's silent instructions to moisturize things, he handed over the bowl in dissatisfaction.

Daiyu took two mouthfuls of the bird's nest and sighed: "Last time, I was saved by Brother Lai. Before I could thank him in person, I bothered him again. I'm almost healed now. I can't bear to eat these anymore." !”

Zijuan's words reminded her that in the past, she could not refuse Lai Shangrong's life-saving favor. Little did she know that the more she owed Lai Shangrong, the more she owed him.

Qingwen was straightforward and didn't beat around the bush, she said bluntly: "Seeing that my body is getting better, I'd better eat it for two more days! I don't have much of this stuff at home, so I won't have to eat it for a few more days!"

If she had found other reasons, Daiyu would still refuse, but since she was so open and honest, any further refusal would seem a bit deliberate, so she acquiesced to Qingwen's statement.

Yu Chuan saw Qing Wen exposing her shortcomings and worried that Dai Yu looked down on her uncle, so he showed off: "I was going to come to see the girl in person, but the rubber factory in the Yamen is about to be built, and I am so busy these days that I can't even touch the ground." , even when I come back at night, I have to deal with so many people coming to ask for shares! But I said, I must come over before the end of the month!"

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(End of this chapter)