Red Mansion: Fuyao River and Mountain

Chapter 69: Daiyu's Clever Protection

Daiyu and Tanchun entered Rongqing Hall.

Daiyu smiled and said, "I seemed to hear Brother Bao mentioning that girl Wu'er just now."

When Baoyu found that Daiyu heard him asking for Wu'er, he felt a little embarrassed. He always concealed his love for women in front of Sister Lin.

Now that he was asking for Jia Cong's maid and happened to meet Daiyu, he felt a little nervous.

Grandmother Jia asked, "Yu'er, have you ever seen Wu'er? Is he really that good?"

Grandmother Jia has always liked girls with good looks. She knows that her grandson has high standards. Since he values ​​her, she must be a good girl. Why hasn't she heard of her before?

Mrs. Wang, who was standing by, had a bad look on her face, but she was thinking in her heart that Wu'er was indeed very charming. She had even gone to Jia Cong's room, but she could still seduce her son to ask for her.

If she really went to her son's room, who knows how she would instigate and lead her son astray. Fortunately, he had made a plan and sent her to Jia Cong's room early.

Mrs. Wang has always disliked this kind of pretty and smart woman. She thinks this kind of woman is restless and has a natural aversion to her.

Perhaps this kind of woman is incompatible with her nature, just like she didn't like that pretty and intelligent sister-in-law back then, and now she doesn't like the daughter she gave birth to.

Seeing that the old lady had already made up her mind, she could not refuse her in public. Since she really had come to her, she could just find a reason to get rid of her. She would not let her son be instigated into doing bad things.

Daiyu smiled and said, "Madam, Wu'er in Brother Cong's room is really a very good girl. Not only is she beautiful, but she is also well-behaved, elegant and quiet, and she is very careful and prudent in her work.

This girl takes care of Third Brother's daily life and meals. Even I like this girl very much. We feel like we get along very well the moment we meet."

Grandmother Jia's eyes lit up: "If it's really that good, then call her over tomorrow so I can see her."

When Grandmother Jia heard Daiyu also praising Wu'er and that she liked her grandson too, she had already made up her mind to find a reason to ask Jia Cong for the boy and give him to her own Baoyu.

As for whether Jia Cong was willing or not, she didn't care. At most, she could just reward him with another maid.

Daiyu added: "What the old lady said is true. Such a good maid is rare. Brother Cong can't live without her for a moment, and he also pays special attention to Wu Er.

I heard from Third Brother Cong's mother, Aunt Zhao, that Third Brother loves Wu Er very much, even to his ex-girlfriend Zhi Shao."

When Lady Jia heard the name Zhishao, her heart skipped a beat, and even Lady Wang and Wang Xifeng's expressions changed.

When Zhishao was still in the mansion, few people knew her. But now that she has left the Jia Mansion, her name has become a taboo, and almost everyone in the Jia Mansion knows her.

It was because the eldest master fell in love with Zhishao that he forced Zhishao to jump into the river. As a result, Jia Cong almost turned against his father and was beaten almost to death by his father.

However, because of this, they moved out of the East Courtyard completely.

Wang Shanbao, the housekeeper who forced Zhishao to jump into the river, had his legs broken in court by Jia Cong. He is now waiting to be beheaded in the Zhen'an Prefecture Prison.

No one else could be compared to Jia Cong who made such a fuss over a maid.

When Grandmother Jia thought about this, she felt a little nervous.

Now Daiyu said that Jia Cong treated Wu'er as well as he treated Zhishao.

Baoyu actually wanted to ask for this maid from Jia Cong. Isn't this obviously an attempt to stir up trouble?

If this evil creature knew that Baoyu had feelings for his precious maid, I don't know how crazy he would be. If something bad happened to him, what would happen to my Baoyu?
"Baoyu, Wu'er is his close maid. We don't want hers. You like the color of the one with good color, so ask your sister Feng to buy you a good one. It's no big deal." Tanchun glanced at Daiyu who had a faint smile on her face and forced herself to hold back her laughter. She didn't expect that sister Lin was also a mischievous person. She didn't like that second brother Bao asked for Wu'er, so she said these words to scare people.

It’s strange. Sister Lin had no contact with Third Brother Cong before, so why is she helping him now?

Baoyu has always paid attention to Daiyu. He saw that although Daiyu had a faint smile on her face, the corners of her mouth were inadvertently raised in satisfaction.

Baoyu is not stupid, and he is familiar with Daiyu's temper. Does Sister Lin dislike me asking for Wu'er? It's not likely. I have many maids in my room. Sister Lin doesn't care about these things.

Could it be that Sister Lin was secretly helping Jia Cong and preventing him from having his maid taken away?

Who is Jia Cong? How could he ask Lin Daiyu to help him? Absolutely not. Lin Daiyu and I grew up together...

Baoyu had long forgotten the frustration of not being able to get Wu'er, and his heart was in a panic.

When Wang Xifeng saw Lady Jia's expression, she knew what the old lady was thinking.

Then she went out to smooth things over: "Baoyu, it's not difficult for you to get a pretty maid. I will spend money to pick a good one for you.

This brother Cong has a lot more tricks in his head than others. Everyone in the mansion knows it. His maid is his most precious. Why bother to mess with her?

Actually, if you want the five, there is a way."

Baoyu's eyes lit up, and he even put aside his suspicion that Sister Lin was on Jia Cong's side, and just stared at Sister Feng as she talked about her method.

Daiyu and Tanchun both looked at Wang Xifeng and felt that she was being too nosy. Even the old lady had let it go, but she was still talking about something else. Could it be that Third Brother Cong had offended her?

However, they did not know that Wang Xifeng was the most shrewd and calculating. She saw that Jia Cong was beginning to gain fame in the mansion these days, and the master and his wife were seriously injured, so it would be difficult for them to control Jia Cong in the future.

And now this kid is favored by the second master and has moved to the West Mansion. Although the old lady still doesn't like him, she has changed over time.

The master of his family was a powerless man, and could not stand the naivety of this literate kid climbing up his head, so he decided to take precautions and wait for an opportunity to suppress him.

The old lady cares most about Baoyu. Now that Baoyu has taken a fancy to the maid in his room, she takes the opportunity to have a fight with her, so as to make the boy lose face and dampen his arrogance.

Wang Xifeng said, "Brother Cong is going to study at the academy soon. The Qingshan Academy is in Luocang Mountain. Students who study at the academy must live in the academy. The better ones can rent a house nearby.

He doesn't come back very often throughout the year, so the maids in his room must be idle. I'll talk to them for you when the time comes and tell them that there aren't enough people in your room, so ask them to transfer them over to serve for a few days.

"I will return it to Cong when he returns home. Isn't that more clever than asking for it by force?"

Daiyu felt somewhat disdainful. Sister Feng was a capable person, but she only tried to please the old lady and used her abilities to come up with such bad ideas.

It is because Baoyu has been spoiled by these people that he has become obsessed with enjoying wealth and luxury, decadent and extravagant, doing nothing but thinking about the maids in other people's rooms.

Daiyu grew up with Baoyu and has always had a brotherly affection for him. She also hopes that he can become a capable man, but looking at the people around him, she feels helpless.

Baoyu smiled and said, "Sister Feng is really a female Zhuge Liang." Then he saw Daiyu sitting there, not saying a word, and swallowed back the rest of his words.

Daiyu couldn't bear it any longer. Besides, her cough had been acting up for the past few days, and the warm incense burning in Rongqing Hall was too strong, making her feel very uncomfortable. She just wanted to find an excuse to leave with the old lady.

(End of this chapter)