I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 200 Engagement, Jia Baoyu falls ill
Since the Lin family has already agreed to the Ningguo Mansion's marriage proposal, the next step is to go through the subsequent procedures.

The first is the betrothal gift. There is no fixed rule for the betrothal gift. It is determined by mutual consultation based on the actual situation of both families.

The amount in between requires the matchmaker to run back and forth, pass messages between the two sides, and finally determine the amount of the betrothal gift.

Therefore, the money earned by matchmakers in ancient times was actually hard-earned money.

Fortunately, Lin Ruhai only had this one daughter and did not ask for much in dowry.

As for the Ningguo Mansion, their family’s wealth no longer matters the amount of the betrothal gift.

Therefore, the two families quickly decided on the betrothal gift.

Even though Lin Ruhai was not willing to ask for more, the Ningguo Mansion felt that if they gave too little, it would be disrespectful to the Lin family, so they were willing to give more.

Next, we will start the process of three letters and six appointments.

The first is adoption. When formally proposing marriage, one must bring a live goose as a gift, to imply that the other party is willing to accept the choice.

The second step is to ask for the name. Asking for the name means the man asks the matchmaker to inquire about the woman's name and horoscope in preparation for marriage.

If the woman agrees, then the gift will be given.

The man’s family will determine good or bad luck through divination. If the man and woman’s horoscopes are compatible, they will proceed to the next step.

This step was completed very quickly. Jia Cong asked someone to look at the birth dates of the two people, and naturally they were very auspicious.

In fact, as long as you are willing to spend money, it is common for you to have an auspicious birth date.

The third step is Najib, which is to inform the woman of the good news of the divination and marriage, and the gift is also geese.

It is equivalent to the current engagement, commonly known as sending the engagement, getting the engagement, and getting the engagement.

The fourth step is to send the betrothal gifts to the woman's family, which is also called "Nabi", "Dapin" and "Guodali".

Because both parties were extremely satisfied with this marriage, the process went very quickly.

Within a few days, the Ningguo Mansion sent the betrothal gifts to the Lin family.

Next, it’s time for the fifth step, which is to ask for a renewal.

Asking for a date means that after the man's family chooses and confirms the wedding date, they will prepare gifts and go to the woman's family to ask for her family's consent to the wedding date.

According to Mrs. Mei's thoughts, the sooner she gets married, the better.

It would be best if she could be married next month, so that it wouldn't delay Cong'er's provincial examination.

However, this time, there were some differences between the two sides.

It turns out that Lin Daiyu is Lin Ruhai's only relative in this world - other distant relatives such as the Jia family and other in-laws are naturally not included.

Therefore, Lin Ruhai wanted to stay at home for another year.

Although Mrs. May was somewhat reluctant about this, she did not say much.

……

The engagement between Brother Cong from the East Mansion and Miss Lin caused a sensation in both mansions, and almost everyone knew about it.

This news naturally reached Baoyu's ears. Because everyone kept it secret from him, he was the last one to know the news.

After Baoyu heard this, he was stunned for a moment.

Ever since Lin Daiyu entered the Jia Mansion, the first time he saw Lin Daiyu, he felt as if he had seen her somewhere.

From then on, he couldn't help but pester Lin Daiyu, and he had already determined in his heart that Lin Daiyu would be the one who would accompany him for the rest of his life.

Although he was amorous and loving, not only did he have ambiguous relationships with several little maids in the house, he even had affairs with actors like Jiang Yuhan outside, and his love was as deep as Guan and Bao Yu's, but the person Jia Baoyu loved the most was still Lin Daiyu.

Even though Lin Daiyu had always been very cold to him and had always avoided him.

However, Jia Baoyu always believed that Lin Daiyu must have him in her heart.

In his world, the maids and sisters in his house, especially Lin Daiyu, will definitely accompany him for the rest of his life.

But what he never expected was that after Uncle Lin came to Beijing, Sister Lin moved out of the Grand View Garden and moved back to the Lin Mansion. Although he lived in the Grand View Garden, he could not easily see Sister Lin, and he could not enter the Grand View Garden, nor did he dare to go.

But at least Lin Daiyu would come to pay her respects to the ancestor every now and then, so he could still see her.

However, since Sister Lin moved back to the Lin Mansion, she rarely came to the Jia Mansion, which made him miss her all the time.

Unexpectedly, Sister Lin is now engaged to that bastard Jia Cong!
From now on, Sister Lin will be away from me and marry that bastard Jia Cong. Will the two of them have to accompany each other every day and live together for the rest of their lives?

Thinking of this, Jia Baoyu felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife, and he was so heartbroken that he couldn't breathe.

But when he thought that from now on, Lin Daiyu would leave him.

I’m afraid I won’t be able to see Lin Daiyu again in this life.

When he thought of this, Jia Baoyu suddenly felt that life was boring and all hope was lost.

He just felt a blockage in his heart and an uncomfortable feeling in his chest. His blood was not flowing back into his meridians for a while and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood and fell backwards.

The maid who served him was so frightened that her face turned pale.

While they hurriedly carried Baoyu to the bed, they sent someone to tell Lady Jia and Mrs. Wang.

Soon, Jia's mother, Mrs. Wang, Wang Xifeng and a group of people came to Jia Baoyu's room in a mighty manner.

Looking at Jia Baoyu, whose face was as pale as paper and still had blood on the corners of his mouth, Grandmother Jia could not help but feel sad.

She stepped forward and grabbed Baoyu's hand, crying bitterly, "Baoyu, what's wrong with you? If anything happens to you, who can I rely on?"

While crying, he hurriedly asked someone to call the imperial physician.

He called the maid who was serving him to ask.

Only then did he realize that it was because he heard that Lin Daiyu was engaged.

Grandmother Jia and Mrs. Wang both knew Jia Baoyu's character very well and were afraid of this happening, so they did everything they could to have people conceal the news.

I never expected that I couldn't keep it secret in the end.

Grandmother Jia could not help scolding these maids for not serving Baoyu attentively. If anything happened to Baoyu, she would not forgive any of them.

Soon, the imperial physician was called in.

After examining Jia Baoyu's pulse, the doctor said that it was a case of anger attacking his heart. He should take some medicine and as long as he took good care of himself, there would be no serious problem.

However, this mental illness must be eliminated in time, otherwise it will be very difficult to eradicate it.

After sending the imperial physician away, Grandmother Jia's face couldn't help but look ugly.

When Baoyu woke up, Grandmother Jia comforted him repeatedly.

Jia Baoyu looked at his mother and cried, "Grandma, I don't want Sister Lin to marry Cong Lao San. I want Sister Lin to stay at home and accompany me for the rest of my life."

Grandmother Jia couldn't help but say, "Okay, okay, just rest assured, I won't let your sister Lin marry Cong Lao San, let her stay with you for the rest of your life, how about that?"

Hearing this, Jia Baoyu couldn't help but be overjoyed.

He said quickly: "Grandfather, go and call Sister Lin over. I want to see her."

Upon hearing this, Grandmother Jia's face changed and she fell silent.

Lin Daiyu now lives in the Lin Mansion.

It was easy for her to send someone to bring Lin Daiyu over, but how could she let Lin Daiyu stay and accompany Jia Baoyu?
If she really did this, the Jia and Lin families would become enemies.

No matter how much Grandmother Jia loves Baoyu, she would never do such a thing.

As for not letting Lin Daiyu marry Jia Cong, but letting her marry Jia Baoyu.

This kind of thing is really something she can't do.

(End of this chapter)