I'm in the Red Mansion

Chapter 51: Forcing Sorrow to Write a New Poem

As she spoke, Ping'er couldn't help but burst into tears.

Wang Xifeng also started to shed tears. She could not help saying, "I am already unhappy, and now you are trying to make me cry."

"You've been with me for so many years, don't you know that I just said that in anger? And you actually took it as the truth?"

Ping Er cried, "Grandma, you just said that you were speaking in anger, and you didn't think about whether I could bear it. How could I really take it as an angry remark?"

Wang Xifeng took out her handkerchief, wiped her tears, threw it to Ping'er and said, "So, it's my fault?"

"Miss Ping'er, you are a magnanimous person and you should forgive me for what I have said when I was angry."

Ping Er stopped crying out of fear and said quickly, "Grandma is here again. If anyone else hears this, they will say that Grandma was joking."

"If you don't know, you might think I'm so frivolous! Grandma, don't ever say such things again in the future."

Wang Xifeng sighed, "You are the only person I can trust around me. Your second master is unreliable."

"From now on, we will just be the master and servant living together. Why do we have to be so serious about everything? We can just be casual in private."

……

The next day, Jia Cong got up early and practiced Ba Duan Jin and standing meditation as usual, and even performed Ba Ji Quan several times.

Then he washed up and went to school.

Back in the Rongguo Mansion, Jia Baoyu got up at noon. After eating, he strolled to Lin Daiyu's place.

When Lin Daiyu saw Jia Baoyu coming in, her face suddenly changed.

She could not help but stand up and said to Jia Baoyu: "Second Brother Bao, you came at an unfortunate time. I just have to go out and cannot entertain you. You should go sit with other sisters."

Hearing Lin Daiyu's words, Jia Baoyu's face turned red.

Lin Daiyu had never treated him like this before. Although Lin Daiyu was not very close to him, she had never driven him away.

Jia Baoyu could not help but say, "Sister Lin, I know why you dislike me so much. Maybe you think it's because I'm the one who told you off."

"But when did I tell anyone about this? I wonder how my wife knew about this. You really wronged me."

Lin Daiyu sneered, "What a coincidence! You heard the news from me the day before, and the next day you ran to find Brother Cong to paint for you. The day after that, Madam reported it to the old ancestor."

"If there wasn't a reason, Third Brother Cong would have been beaten to death by the master. If it wasn't you who informed on the matter, who else could it be?"

Hearing this, Jia Baoyu raised his hand anxiously and swore: "Sister Lin, it really wasn't me. If it was really me who leaked the secret, I will die miserably and be struck by lightning..."

Lin Daiyu sneered and said, "You don't have to swear or swear in front of me. I am too lazy to listen to you."

"I just ask Brother Bao to come to my place less often in the future, so that no trouble can be caused, and I won't wrongly accuse you."

After saying that, Lin Daiyu turned around and walked out.

Behind her, Jia Baoyu's face turned red. He grabbed Baoyu several times, but finally let go in disappointment.

It seemed that because Lin Daiyu was not here, she would not be able to see the jade even if it was broken, so it was better not to break the jade.

After a while, Jia Baoyu walked out with his head hung.

He felt very aggrieved for a moment, and before he knew it, he walked to the gate of Lixiangyuan.

After entering Lixiang Courtyard, he saw Xue Baochai soon.

Xue Baochai said with a smile, "Brother Bao, are you here? Come in and sit down. I just made a pot of good tea. Brother Bao, come and have a taste." Jia Baoyu sat there in a daze, not saying a word, as if he had lost his soul.

Xue Baochai knew that Jia Baoyu was somewhat retarded, and seeing this, she could not help asking, "Who has offended Brother Bao again? Tell me, and I will help you resolve the problem."

Hearing Xue Baochai's words, Jia Baoyu could not help but say aggrievedly: "Sister Bao, please give me your opinion on this matter."

"Although I went to look for the portrait of Third Brother Cong the day before yesterday, I did not tell my wife about it. But Sister Lin was convinced that I was the one who leaked the news."

"I really have never mentioned this to my wife, but even if I swear to the gods, Sister Lin just won't believe it. Isn't this a false accusation against me?"

After hearing this, Xue Baochai could not help but say, "I naturally believe what Brother Bao says. Brother Bao is an honest and trustworthy gentleman."

As soon as he heard this, Jia Baoyu was touched and could not help shedding two tears.

He felt embarrassed and wiped it off with his sleeve while Xue Baochai was not paying attention.

He couldn't help but say, "Sister Bao still understands me the best."

Xue Baochai said again: "Brother Bao, you are a modest gentleman, but have you ever told this matter to anyone else?"

"Perhaps you accidentally told someone else about it, and that person accidentally spread it, and it was eventually heard by your wife, which led to this incident."

Hearing this, Jia Baoyu said anxiously: "How could I not know this secret? Why have I told it to others..."

Before he finished speaking, Jia Baoyu suddenly remembered that he seemed to have mentioned this matter to the maid in the room.

Could it really be that it was the maid in his room who spread this matter and eventually it reached the ears of the lady?

Was it really because of me that Third Brother Cong almost got beaten?

As for the fact that his biological mother, Mrs. Wang, was deprived of her power as housekeeper in the mansion, Jia Baoyu did not take it to heart at all.

He was in a trance and absent-minded. After sitting there for a while, he stood up and walked out.

Xue Baochai called out twice, but he didn't hear her.

Xue Baochai had no choice but to escort him out the door herself, and then sent someone to watch him and escort him to the front.

Fortunately, Jia Baoyu was somewhat mentally retarded and often felt sad about the passing of time, so his appearance did not attract much attention from others.

When Jia Baoyu returned to his room, the maids saw that something was wrong with him and were so frightened that they came over to comfort him.

Qiu Wen couldn't help but ask, "Baoyu, who made you unhappy again? Tell us and we will take care of it for you."

Xiren asked, "Baoyu, did you quarrel with Miss Lin again? If you quarrel with Miss Lin, you shouldn't be so angry. If you hurt yourself, how can Miss Lin feel at ease?"

Jia Baoyu said gloomily, "Let me ask you, I just found the portrait of Third Brother Cong the night before last, and I told you about this matter when I came back."

"The next day, the Madam went to the old ancestor to complain about Cong'er. Could it be that you secretly told the Madam?"

Hearing this, Xiren hurriedly said with a smile: "Baoyu, you are just worrying too much. It will never happen again."

"Don't you know what kind of character the sisters in the room have? Have we ever had such a person in our room?"

After Xiren finished speaking, the other maids also hurriedly swore and cursed to prove their innocence.

Only Musk Moon secretly gave Xiren a deep look.

She knew that Xiren had gone out that night.

(End of this chapter)