Chapter 283: Flower Burial Poem, Don't Want It
After coming out of Lixiang Courtyard, Jia Cong went to visit the three sisters' rooms, and finally came to Daiyu's room.
"Greetings, Third Master!"
Jia Cong waved his hand and asked all the maids to leave, then he took Yuanyang straight into the main hall.
"Master San and Sister Yuanyang are here." Zijuan greeted them joyfully when they entered the room. "Young lady also stayed up all night with the old lady yesterday. She came back and ate something and just went to bed."
"You two talk here, I'll go in and see Sister Lin." Jia Cong said to Yuanyang.
Yuanyang smiled and nodded, and took out the lucky money she brought and gave some to Zijuan. She naturally knew Lin Daiyu 's future status, and had no thoughts of jealousy or competing for favor.
She had served the old lady for many years and understood the truth best: sometimes not fighting or competing was the best. Besides, it was her blessing and luck that her master loved her. If she insisted on competing for his favor, it would not only make things difficult for the master, but also ruin this good fortune, which would be more trouble than gain.
I don't need anything else. I just need to serve the master diligently. Given the personalities of Miss Lin and Miss Bao, they will not treat me harshly in the future.
When Jia Cong entered the inner room, Zijuan naturally did not stop him. Xueyan, who was lying on the couch in the inner room, also stood up hurriedly and saluted Jia Cong.
Taking two steps forward, he saw Daiyu lying on the bed with her eyes closed and taking a light nap!
Her whole body was wrapped in a quilt, with only her face exposed. Some of her hair was scattered and hanging down, and her dark eyebrows were relaxed. Perhaps she was dreaming about something, her cherry lips were slightly raised, outlining a faint smile.
Although Daiyu at this time no longer has the beauty of the sick Xi Shi in the original novel, Jia Cong is particularly satisfied! She deserves better. If he lets her die of tears like her original fate, then he has come here in vain.
"I will guard you for the rest of your life and won't let you cry easily. Although the poem about burying flowers is beautiful, it's better not to have it!"
After saying this, Jia Cong kissed Daiyu lightly on the cheek, then slowly left the inner room.
"When your daughter wakes up, tell her that Uncle Lin will be back around the 15th. I have prepared a house for Uncle Lin. After the 7th, I will take your daughter to see it."
"After all, if Uncle Lin comes back, Sister Lin can't stay in the mansion forever. She has to be filial to Uncle Lin. Going to see him first will help avoid any inconvenience and make changes in advance."
"I'll remember that." Zijuan replied with a smile.
After Jia Cong and Yuanyang left, Xueyan quietly walked out and whispered to Zijuan, "Zijuan, don't you think it's not good for the Third Master to be so close to the young lady? If it gets out, it will ruin the young lady's reputation."
"It's okay in the early years, the girl is still young after all. In the past two years, even Master Bao has not allowed anyone to enter the inner room casually. If Master San comes again next time, should we stop him?"
"Are you a little dazed?" Zijuan helplessly tapped the little sister's forehead.
"Can't you see what our girl is thinking? Before, Second Master Bao was just her playmate. They were younger and played around with each other, but is Third Master the same? Besides, let alone the people in these two mansions, even in the whole Shenjing, who dares to gossip about our girl?"
"Do you really think that Third Master is the same as Second Master Bao? Third Master commands tens of thousands of troops, and when he gets angry, blood will flow like a river. If you mess with our girl, aren't you afraid that Third Master will bring his troops to attack us?"
"But…"
"No buts. Didn't you see that the maid in our room didn't say anything? If you don't want the girl to scold you, just listen to me. Although I didn't grow up with the girl like you did, when have I ever thought of harming her?"
This sister actually wants to disturb me from shipping this couple. How can this be possible?
In the following days, the two mansions held banquets almost all day long. As for the mansions of the four kings, eight dukes, and twelve marquises, Jia Cong naturally did not need to go there in person. He just called Jia Zhong and Jia Yun to prepare gifts for each mansion and sent them to each mansion. Of course, the annual gifts from each mansion to the Jia family would not be left out.
Jia Cong's life was naturally comfortable and relaxed. During the day, he basically chatted with the old lady or played around with his sisters in the two mansions. At night, he either rested in the Yuanyang room or went to Keqing's room. On the contrary, Wang Xifeng was busy all day with her maids and servants, and had no chance at all.
In a flash, six or seven days passed.
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, just after noon, Jia Cong came to the old lady in the West Mansion again. A few days ago, the old lady had someone pass on the message that the Shi family had sent an invitation to invite Jia Cong to a banquet.
"The old lady is not coming over?" Jia Cong asked with a smile.
Grandmother Jia waved her hands and said, "It's the first month of the year, how can an old woman like me go and offend others? Let Baoyu go! Besides, Yun girl might be bored at home, so let a few maids go with you. After all, we are blood relatives, and no one will spread any gossip."
Hearing this, Jia Cong nodded and smiled, "In that case, I will bring my second brother Bao and sisters to my uncle's house for a feast. We will bring back all the delicious and fun things for our ancestors. I believe my two uncles and aunt will not feel bad."
“Hahaha!” The old lady laughed. “Take whatever you like. If the two brothers say anything, I will judge for you.”
After saying a few more words, the old lady said, "Okay, go quickly and come back early in the evening."
"Then the grandson will go. Yuanyang will come over to talk to the old ancestor later."
After Jia Cong left the yard, he wanted to look for Baoyu first, but Humber told him that Baoyu had already gone to Daiyu's yard early and was waiting there.
Upon hearing this, Jia Cong also went straight to Daiyu's courtyard.
When he arrived at Daiyu's room, he found that not only Baoyu and Sanchun were there, but also Wang Xifeng and Baochai.
"Second sister-in-law is here too?" Jia Cong asked in surprise.
Wang Xifeng looked at this enemy with resentment. She was so busy in the first month of the year, but this enemy was hanging out with Keqing, that little bitch, and Yuanyang all day long.
"If all of you brothers and sisters go there together, how can the old lady feel at ease if no one is there to take care of them? So, the old lady told me to go with you, so that they won't get bumped into each other while playing."
As soon as Jia Cong entered the room, Baoyu, who was originally chatting and laughing with a group of sisters, immediately showed a look of resentment on his face.
If Jia Cong was not here, it would be great if I was the only one accompanying the sisters. But when Jia Cong arrived, all the sisters looked at the third brother Cong and ignored me.
If it weren't for the fact that his jade-breaking effect has not been as good as before recently, he would have wanted to break it properly...
Just as Baoyu had thought, when they saw Jia Cong, all three girls became friendly to him, and Baochai and Daiyu's eyes were filled with affection that was difficult to conceal.
