eurekapd Chapter 137: A Dream in the Red Mansion
Chapter 137: A Dream in the Red Mansion
Not long after, it was Fengjie's birthday. She was supposed to be happy on this day, but when Fengjie returned to the house, she found Jia Lian fooling around with Bao Er's wife at home.
Bao Er's wife cursed Feng Ji and tried to sow discord between them, so Feng Ji beat Ping'er. Ping'er was angry and did not dare to vent her anger on Feng Ji, so she went to beat Bao Er's wife, and the three of them started fighting.
Jia Lian, relying on his drunkenness, picked up a sword and shouted for war and killing.
Fengjie was frightened and hurried to ask Lady Jia for help.
After Daiyu found out, she said to Nanxi, "There is no simple person in this garden. I thought Ping'er was an honest person, but now it seems that she is not."
Nan Xi was surprised. Everyone said that Ping'er was a gentle and tolerant good person, and Fengjie was a fierce and vicious demon. Why didn't Daiyu think so?
Daiyu saw Nan Xi's surprise and became interested.
"Look, Ping'er seemed to have been wronged, but she was comforted by the old lady and the masters. The maids such as Xiren and Yuanyang comforted and cared for her. Baoyu even apologized on behalf of his brother and sister-in-law and asked Ping'er to change clothes and dress.
Who gets all the benefits?"
Nan Xi nodded. It was indeed true. Ping'er was loyal to Fengjie, but she was smart and had her own ideas. She was not blindly obedient.
Fengjie doesn't let Jia Lian get close to Ping'er. As a maid, Ping'er naturally feels resentful, but she still stands on the same side as Fengjie. This is Ping'er's cleverness.
When facing Jia Lian, she helped Jia Lian without telling Feng Ji, and kept a little secret with Jia Lian to keep their relationship close. This was very smart.
And Ping'er secretly helped You Erjie, which was tantamount to betraying Fengjie. How could this be what an honest person would do?
Daiyu saw that Nan Xi understood it quickly and felt a little regretful because she hadn't made her words clear yet.
Daiyu was still feeling a little unsatisfied, as the beginning of spring had just arrived when Xiangling entered the garden.
Because Xue Pan was beaten by Liu Xianglian, he wanted to go out and relax, so Xiangling finally had some free time.
When Xiangling came to visit Xiaoxiang Pavilion and mentioned learning to write poetry, Daiyu immediately agreed.
Xiangling performed the apprenticeship ceremony in a very proper manner, and Daiyu taught her generously. She also gave Xiangling several poetry collections, which contained Daiyu's daily notes.
Nan Xi liked this thing about Daiyu the most: she could get along with the young ladies from wealthy families and did not look down on concubines and maids.
Instead, it was Baochai, who was said to be amiable, who mocked Xiangling for being greedy when she wanted to learn how to write poetry.
Baoyu and Tanchun also praised Xiangling for her good academic performance. Tanchun even said that she wanted to invite Xiangling to join the society, which shows that Xiangling is indeed talented.
Xiangling also had a miserable life. If she had not been abducted by kidnappers when she was a child, she would probably have been a rich lady like Baochai.
Her status is even more noble than Baochai's, after all, her father is a famous and prestigious local figure.
Later, Xiangling had several opportunities to change her fate, but unfortunately they were all ruined.
Nan Xi secretly felt sorry in her heart. Xiangling was a member of the Xue family, and it would be difficult to save her.
When Xiangling had made some progress in writing poetry, several more beauties appeared in the Grand View Garden, the most beautiful of them all being Baoqin.
At this time, the Grand View Garden was much more lively than before. Led by Li Wan, there were Yingchun, Tanchun, Xichun, Baochai, Daiyu, Xiangyun, Li Wen, Li Qi, Baoqin, Xing Xiuyun, Feng Jieer and Baoyu, a total of thirteen people.
All the girls gathered together, putting aside the trivial matters of jealousy, and composed poems together, which was really a grand event.
Many interesting things happened during this period. For example, Baoqin was loved by Grandmother Jia, and the most jealous person was not Daiyu, but Baochai.
Xiangyun secretly satirized Daiyu by comparing the crane cloak given to Daiyu by her grandmother with the duck-cheeked fur coat given to Baoqin, little knowing that the crane cloak was much more valuable than the duck-cheeked fur coat.
There are also the calculations of Jia Mu and Bao Chai, and the game between Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang...
None of them can compare to the golden sentences in the poetry club, where hundreds of flowers compete for beauty.
Nan Xi also watched with great interest. Although she was not enthusiastic, she still enjoyed it.
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Three years passed in a flash. Every day in the Grand View Garden was bustling with activity. Ping'er lost her shrimp-whisker bracelet, Qingwen mended the golden pheasant fur coat despite being ill, Yuanyang secretly opened the private storehouse, Xiren's mother died, Xiangyun slept drunk on the bluestone, Xiangling untied her pomegranate skirt, Lian Erye married secretly, You Sanjie committed suicide, You Erjie swallowed gold...
All this had nothing to do with Xiaoxiang Pavilion. Daiyu and the others lived their lives behind closed doors, but Nan Xi watched a lot of the excitement.
Only Baochai never came to visit again, and Aunt Xue didn't come to see Daiyu either, let alone send her bird's nest. Daiyu had more than she could finish and didn't care for anything outside.
Zijuan naturally did not test Daiyu either. She had changed her mind and was devoted to serving Daiyu. Seeing that Daiyu was in good health, she was happier than anything else.
Daiyu is sixteen years old, the match between Lady Jia and Lady Wang has not yet been decided, Baoyu's marriage has not been decided, the story of the Red Mansion is almost coming to an end, and Nan Xi begins to make plans for Daiyu.
At night, the two of them were lying together chatting, and Nan Xi asked directly.
"Girl, have you thought about the future?"
Daiyu looked at the sky-blue bed curtains, feeling confused.
"Although I have Zhuangzi, I don't have an elder to decide. Now the old lady is determined to match me with Baoyu, so I'm afraid the marriage will not be easy."
Daiyu also took it easy, "No matter what, the old lady has the final say, what can I do?"
The girls in the boudoir really have no way out, but Nan Xi does.
"Girl, just tell me what kind of life you want to live, and we can imagine it."
Daiyu was really interested and she pondered for a moment.
"It would be great if I could go to the world in the story. I would like to be a knight, find a treasure land, travel the world when I'm free, cultivate the fields when I'm busy, work from sunrise to sunset, and rest from sunset to sunrise. As long as you and Zijuan accompany me, everything will be fine."
Nan Xi thought that Daiyu would yearn for the fantasy world of immortals, but she didn't expect that Daiyu actually liked the world of martial arts.
Daiyu looked at Nanxi again, "What do you and Zijuan think? Are you willing to be with me? Or do you want to find another boy and start your own business? If you want to go out, you can..."
Nan Xi quickly interrupted, "I want to follow the girl, don't try to drive me away."
But then Zijuan's voice came from the door, "I must follow the girl."
It turned out that Zijuan heard the noise and came to check, fearing that Nanxi needed help. As soon as she reached the door, she heard Daiyu's words, and she couldn't help but respond.
When Nan Xi saw Zijuan coming, she was only wearing her coat, so she pulled her onto the couch to sleep with her.
"Why are you here? We are just chatting for a while and will go to bed soon."
Daiyu looked at the two of them and felt moved. She came into the Jia Mansion alone, and it was Xueyan and Zijuan who accompanied her and helped her solve her problems. Especially Xueyan, she could have her current health thanks to her counseling.
Zijuan was afraid that Daiyu would not change her mind, so she spoke again.
"I want to follow you forever, girl, please don't chase me out."
Nan Xi also nodded, "Me too, I'm not going out."
Daiyu smiled and said, "Okay, okay, we will stay together forever and never separate."
Then the three of them stopped talking. It was late at night and Daiyu fell asleep quickly. Zijuan didn't go out either, but slept on the small couch with Nanxi.