Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 160: There is nothing to do with Rong Ge’er!

Aunt Meng sat there, looking up at her with a sullen face: "Are you still going?"

Daiyu hesitated for a moment and asked Qingwen to go and say, "Just say that I caught a cold when I came back yesterday. Aunt Meng just gave me some medicine and I'm lying down. I won't get better."

Who would have thought that Qingwen would lead someone in directly? It was actually Jia Yun who came to invite them in personally. Right outside the door and under the window, she respectfully placed her hands on her legs, her eyes on the ground, and reported in detail:

"The letters were delivered early in the morning, three in total. One was a suicide note from Grandpa Zhen, one was a letter from Grandma Zhen to her family, and the other was a letter from Grandma Zhen to Second Aunt Lian.

"Of course, the letter was delivered to Second Aunt first. She opened her own letter and immediately sent someone to find me.

"As soon as I reached the second gate, Sister Ping'er came out and told me that the old lady wanted Miss Lin to come over and read the letter together.

“I don’t know whether the other letters were opened or not, but since Second Aunt Lian read my letter, she immediately went to call my nephew, which means she must have decided to let my nephew come to invite Aunt Lin.

"My nephew secretly speculates that these suicide notes and letters are probably important; or maybe Second Aunt Lian has something else to discuss with Aunt Lin in person.

"Now if Aunt is not feeling well, I will come back after I have read the letter from the mansion and report the details to you."

So, what happened today was actually that Wang Xifeng wanted to see me for something.

Then just don't go.

Lin Daiyu made up her mind and said with a smile: "Brother Yun is very meticulous and thorough in his work. Your third aunt has told me many times that I am very relieved.

"Tell your Second Aunt Lian that if she wants to see me, she can come. Why are you afraid that there are monsters in my house that will eat her?"

Jia Yun smiled and said, "Yes, Aunt, take good care of yourself. I will take my leave."

"Yes." Daiyu glanced at Qingwen and turned to Xiaohong, "You send Yun'er out."

Qingwen opened her mouth, then closed it again. She looked curiously at Xiaohong, whose cheeks were red but she was still trying to hold on, and then at Daiyu. Suddenly, she realized something. She smiled and took a step back.

Jia Yun left.

Daiyu looked at Qingwen who was laughing with her hands covering her mouth, and warned her: "Don't say such nonsense. If you mess up other people's happiness because of your mouth, I will beat you!"

Qingwen raised her hands, put one on her mouth, and shook her head repeatedly, indicating that she would not say a word.

After a while, Xiaohong came back and was relieved to see that no one in the room asked anything.

Only Aunt Meng couldn't help it and suddenly started to argue with Daiyu about how the servants should continue.

Zijuan came in and happened to hear it, and joined the discussion seriously: "Nowadays, there are those who sell death deeds at home. I touched them a while ago, and there are not many little girls aged seven or eight.

"There are only four of us around the girl, and we won't be able to help her if she gets busy. Auntie is right. We should find some kids to teach her."

Qingwen pondered, "I heard that Ni Er, who is following Jiang Yong, has a daughter at home. She seems to be only about ten years old this year."

"Ni Er is a man who listens to his wife. People like him love their daughters, so they may not agree." Xiaohong was also attracted.

How did Xiao Hong know that Ni Er listened to his wife? !

Everyone couldn't help but exchange meaningful glances - of course it was because Jia Yun was Ni Er's close neighbor!

Daiyu saw that Xiaohong seemed to have noticed something, so she quickly told her to leave: "I know about this matter. Aunt Meng and Zijuan are both very worried about it.

"It's alright right now. Xiaohong is just going to go out and tell your parents. Ask them to take some time to see if there are any suitable ones at home. If not, remember to buy a few if you come across good ones outside."

Xiaohong agreed and left with her head down.

Daiyu gave a reproachful look to several people.

Aunt Meng quickly changed the subject: "The girl only drank half a bowl of pumpkin porridge this morning. Is there anything the girl would like to eat at noon? Tell the Liu family quickly, there is still time."

Lin Daiyu whispered, "I'm going to be a vegetarian for seven days. You guys go out and figure out what to eat."

Qingwen stuck out her tongue and hurried out to tell the Liu family.

For lunch that day, Daiyu ate noodles mixed with oily chicken, fir and green vegetables, with a spoonful of scallion oil added. She found it extremely delicious, and after a small bowl she ordered another.

In the afternoon, Wang Xifeng came in person as expected. Jia Yun followed the carriage and sent her to the door, and then he met Jiang Yong in the corridor.

It was the first time for the two to meet in their spare time, so they stood and chatted for a while. Unexpectedly, they got more and more interested in each other and even talked about Wang Xifeng.

This time, Wang Xifeng did not even bring Ping'er with her. She only brought a little maid with her. After entering the main courtyard, she stayed outside and was taken to the ear room to have some drinks and snacks.

"Last time, I thought my sister was angry with me, so I was really afraid to come to her house." Wang Xifeng smiled and sat down. Seeing that there was no one else, she told Zijuan, "You sit outside. I will serve you, young lady."

Daiyu was both angry and amused: "When something serious happened, you still avoided me. What about when you need help? You also found an excuse to call me over, and then asked me whether I should save you?! Are you trying to piss me off to death?!"

"...How can I have such a great reputation in front of my sister? I am really scared! I will make a lot of trouble from now on!" Wang Xifeng laughed.

Lin Daiyu glared at her and spat, saying, "Tell me what's the matter!"

"Let me first talk about the letters from my eldest sister-in-law." Wang Xifeng took a sip of tea, sighed, and then said, "You don't know how bold Rong'er is!

"Brother Zhen did leave a suicide note. He took poison in the ancestral hall, but left a suicide note on the altar.

"When Ronger saw the suicide note, he kept it for himself. He probably intended to burn it, but he didn't find the opportunity.

"He went back to his room to change into mourning clothes and wanted to burn himself, so he asked for a charcoal basin. But his eldest sister-in-law and Mrs. Hu were with him. When they heard that he was complaining of cold in April, they were immediately shocked. They thought he was frightened by seeing his father's corpse, so they hurried to see him.

"I just happened to see him about to burn the suicide note, so I quickly snatched it away. After reading it, my sister-in-law understood why he burned it."

Daiyu couldn't help but ask: "Why?"

"Brother Zhen has a pair of eyes that can judge people. In his suicide note, he said that Rong Ge'er is short-sighted, bold and reckless, but also as weak as mud, so even if he has lost his title, the Ning branch must not be handed over to him as the head of the family.

"Brother Zhen arrived in Jinling and, on the pretext of arranging the funeral for my aunt and Qin, he selected eight people from the clan, four from the Jade generation and four from the Grass generation.

“Two of the Yu generation have come to Beijing with us. We asked them to serve Master Jing, so that the old man would not be left without anyone to take care of him in the capital.

“He actually adopted all four of the Cao generation as his own according to the family tree, two of them are older than Rong Ge’er, and two are younger.

"Two of the four have gone to the capital. The older one will follow you or me to learn some household chores; the younger one will stay at home with Baoyu and Lang'er to study.

"As for the other two, the older one, he taught him step by step and devotedly for two months, and asked him to take charge of the household affairs of that branch in the future. He even gave half of his entire property to that one in advance.

“The youngest one is only four years old. Let my sister-in-law treat him as her own son and raise him well. He will be someone to rely on in the future.

"Brother Rong has nothing to do with anything here or there!"