Uncle Lai in the Red Chamber

Chapter 196 See Through
Baoyu couldn't sleep at night because of her hangover yesterday. When she saw the attacker throwing the red sweat towel aside, he tied it on her again in a playful way and slept until three o'clock in the morning the next day.

After waking up, he remembered that the rewards between himself and Lin Daiyu were different, so he ordered the little maid to send his own to Xiaoxiang Pavilion for Daiyu to choose.

Daiyu Mangzhongjie was inspired by Lai Shangrong to completely complete the redemption and regarded Baoyu as a scourge.

He just said that he had some too and asked the little girl to take them back as they were.

After sending the little girl away, Zicuckoo just thought that Daiyu's old grudge was still unresolved, so she stepped forward to comfort her: "Other people don't know Baoyu's temper, don't you know that the girl doesn't know it either? It's been more than a month, and it's time for the girl to calm down!"

Daiyu said calmly: "I have stopped being angry a long time ago. From now on, we will just treat each other as ordinary brother and sister!"

After a pause, he continued: "From now on, no matter what he gives or gives, he will never accept it, do you know?"

Zicuckoo hurriedly said: "What's wrong, girl? The second master has been careful and sorry these days. Why are you acting so petty instead?"

Daiyu spat: "You sent me for someone else, why did I act so mean?"

Zijuan smiled and said: "I think he is always good to the girl. It's because the girl is petty and often tries to blame him. That's why he did this. He just didn't think of that last time. I heard this a while ago Jin Chuan said that he went to see his wife that day, but she probably didn't agree and felt that she was too embarrassed to see the girl, so she didn't come."

Lin Daiyu was about to answer when she heard a call to the door from outside the courtyard.

Zijuan listened and said happily: "This is Baoyu's voice. I'll open the door!"

Daiyu quickly stopped and said, "Don't open the door, tell him to go back!"

"That's not the case, girl. It's so hot and the sun is shining down. How can he do it if he's sunburnt!"

As he said this, he went out to open the door. When he saw that it was Baoyu, he quickly let him in.

He said with a smile: "As expected, you can't talk behind someone's back. The second master will come as soon as you tell him!"

Baoyu said happily: "What? My sister was talking about me just now?"

Zicuckoo didn't speak, but smiled and pouted into the room.

Baoyu stepped into the room and said with a smile: "Why don't you want the things I asked people to give you?"

When Daiyu saw him entering the house, she didn't want to chase him away. She said coldly: "I also have the reward, why bother taking it from others? If the second master has something in the future, there is no need to ask someone to deliver it!"

After Baoyu heard this, he immediately thought of what he had seen on the day of the Manzhong Festival. He beat his chest and shouted: "When the girl came, wasn't it me who was there to laugh with me? No matter what my beloved is, I will take it as long as the girl asks. Let's eat at the same table. Sleeping on the bed, the girls didn't think of it. I was afraid that the girls would be angry, so I thought about it for them. Anyone who thinks about girls is too arrogant. They don't take me seriously and treat a foreigner like Big Brother Lai more seriously than me. I'm still serious, but you treat me like a stranger!
I don't have any real brothers or sisters—although there are two, don't you know that they are separated from me?I also go out alone like you, thinking that you have the same heart as me.Who would have thought that I wasted my mind for nothing, and I have no place to sue for my injustice! "

His words were full of emotion. Daiyu originally thought that she had gone too far, but when she heard the words behind her, she secretly thought that what Brother Lai said was indeed right, he was really ruthless.

He couldn't help but sneer and said: "Brother Huan, let's not talk about it. The third girl is closer to you than a real brother. If you think we are not the same mother, forget it. But the empress just rewarded you yesterday. How could you even get this kiss?" Sister doesn’t recognize her either?”

"me……"

Baoyu was suddenly speechless and couldn't say a word for a long time. It happened that Xiren came in to look for him.

Pulling Baoyu, he said: "The second master promised to celebrate Uncle Xue's birthday yesterday. Now my concubine's family has sent someone to invite him. Come over quickly!"

Baoyu half-pushed, half-bent, and left with the attacker.

All the way to the small courtyard in the northeast corner, I happened to bump into Feng Ziying and Jiang Yuhan. They pulled Jiang Yuhan and entered the courtyard hand in hand.

He was having a lively chat with Jiang Yuhan and was about to enter the flower hall hand in hand, but was stopped by Jin Chuan.

"My wife is asking you to come in!"

Baoyu then remembered that he had never met his elders.

He hurriedly whispered to Jiang Yuhan and reluctantly followed Jin Chuan to the main hall.

He saluted Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue who were sitting in the main room, and was about to go find Jiang Yuhan, but was stopped by Mrs. Wang. "Didn't Wen Long make an agreement with you? Why are you here now?"

Baoyu was afraid of causing trouble, so she revealed the fact that she didn't recognize her sister, and lied that she got up late.

Mrs. Wang wanted to appease Aunt Xue, so she asked Baoyu to sit next to Baochai.

After Baoyu sat down, he asked with a smile, "Sister Bao, may I see your red musk skewers?"

When Baochai saw Baoyu and asked him, he had to take off his clothes.

So he pulled up his sleeves, revealing a touch of snow-white skin. Unexpectedly, the richness of his skin could not be removed for a while.

Baoyu looked at Xuebai's crisp arms and felt admiration for her.

Suddenly I remembered the "gold and jade" thing, and looked at Baochai again. I saw that her face was like a silver basin, her eyes were like apricots, her lips were red without dots, and her eyebrows were green without paint. She had a different kind of charm and grace than Lin Daiyu, and she unconsciously He was so stunned that even Baochai took off the string and handed it to him but forgot to pick it up.

Baochai was so embarrassed that she couldn't restrain herself...

Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue saw all this and smiled at each other, their smiles becoming more sincere.

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Leaving Baoyu aside, I was obsessed with that touch of snow-white, unable to extricate myself.

But he said that the attacker had brought Baoyu to the hall, and hurried outside the second door.

She was worried last night that her personal belongings were randomly given away by Baoyu. She was worried that she could not find the right owner. Today she sent Baoyu to Xue's house and happened to meet Jiang Yuhan.

Hearing Baoyu's address to him and seeing the two of them being so warm, they guessed that it was the person who exchanged sweat towels with Baoyu yesterday.

It's just such a personal belonging to her daughter's family. Even if she wants to exchange it back, she doesn't dare to say so.

After much deliberation, he could only ask for help from Mingyan, who was always on good terms with him.

Seeing Ming Yan, he hurriedly asked: "Ming Yan! Did you know that the second master met the young master named Jiang at Uncle Feng's house yesterday?"

Mingyan smiled and said: "Who is this young master? He is an actor in Prince Zhongshun's palace!"

Just a few days after returning from the hunt, Jiang Yuhan was wanted by King Beijing, but it had not spread yet. On the contrary, when the two kings were fighting, King Zhongshun took the lead, and the news spread.

That's why Ming Yan revealed that Jiang Yuhan was an actor in Prince Zhongshun's palace.

When Xiren heard that he was an actor, he was even more dissatisfied and wished he could change his sweat towel immediately.

Actors in ancient times were the lowest of the lower classes. Not to mention the top-notch maids from a wealthy family like Xi Ren, they were actually not much different from the beggars on the roadside.

So he hurriedly returned to Yihongyuan, turned out the red sweat scarf, put it in his arms, took it out secretly, and handed it to Mingyan.

"Go to Prince Zhongshun's palace to find him later, and tell him that the sweat towel of the second master belongs to you, and exchange it for the one you changed yesterday."

Mingyan smiled and said, "Isn't this simple? He is at my aunt's house right now. I will look for him when he comes out. Why go all the way?"

Xiren thought of Jia Baoyu's temper. If he knew that he wanted to ask for a gift from him, he would probably lose his temper again.

Then he warned: "Go secretly, don't let the second master know!"

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(End of this chapter)