Red Mansion, Ningfu Scholarly Family

Chapter 90 Jia Baoyu: I want to become a monk!
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A group of maids carried Baoyu into the house. Everyone made way for him, and Baoyu's couch was carried to Grandmother Jia's side.

"Grandfather, Madam, Madam..."

Although Baoyu was lying on the couch, he was still very polite. He greeted everyone one by one and finally looked at Xue Baoqin.

"This sister looks so familiar!"

"Have you seen it?" Tanchun opened her eyes wide.

"I should have seen it before!" Baoyu thought about it and said with some certainty.

Xichun laughed and said, "Second Brother Bao has met a lot of people."

"Haha." Lin Daiyu sneered.

Seeing that no one believed him, Baoyu became a little anxious.

"I really think I've seen this sister before!"

"Oh?" Xichun smiled and said, "This one is really seen, and the one my sister saw before was just a fake one?"

Baoyu turned his head away and didn't want to talk to Xichun anymore.

This girl always goes against him!

At this time, Fengjie smiled and said, "I want to say something on behalf of Bao brother. It's right that Bao brother feels that the face is familiar. Is it because it looks a bit like your sister Bao?"

Baoyu suddenly understood, clapped his hands and laughed, "Now that you mention it, it's true. No wonder I felt like I've seen it before!" After that, he said to everyone, "I didn't lie to you, did I?"

Grandmother Jia smiled and said, "No, isn't that right? This is Baoqin, Baochai's sister."

Baoyu said happily: "Sister Baoqin!"

He wanted so much that he could jump down and bow to Sister Baoqin.

This sister looks no worse than Sister Lin. It would be nice if she lived in the mansion!
Baoqin bowed to Baoyu and said with a smile, "Second Uncle, Brother Rong and I are of the same generation. You are the elder."

"what?"

Baoyu was stunned.

Grandmother Jia was also stunned: "What? How come you are of the same generation as Rong'er? Where do you start from?"

No wonder Grandmother Jia asked this question.

In a large family, various marriages are intertwined. On one side, you are the grandfather, but on the other side, you are the grandchildren.

Especially between families with different surnames, the old and the young are different, and it is difficult to clearly say the seniority. Generally, the seniority of the side with closer relationship is used. If the relationship is not too close, it is also acceptable to arrange the seniority according to age.

Baoqin smiled and said, "The last time Brother Rong came to our house, Daddy said that I am younger than Brother Rong and should not be arrogant."

Grandmother Jia nodded to show her understanding.

The Second Branch of the Xue Family has nothing to do with the Ningguo Mansion at all. Given the power of the Ningguo Mansion, the Second Branch of the Xue Family will definitely have to be humble and submissive!
"Then let each side discuss its own affairs. There are no so many rules for people of different surnames." Jia's mother said with a smile.

She really likes Baoqin.

She even thought of telling Baoyu about it.

(Recalling the original novel, Aunt Xue and Baochai planned carefully and worked hard for many years but still failed to win the favor of Grandmother Jia, while Baoqin won Grandmother Jia's heart in just a few days.)
(I just don’t believe that I am inferior to you in any way~)

When Baoyu heard what Grandmother Jia said, he was immediately delighted: "Sister Baoqin, the old ancestor has said it, let's talk about our own affairs."

Baoqin smiled and said, "The old lady means well, but it's a pity that I have to obey my father's order. I still have to call you second uncle."

Baoyu: "..."

Jia Mu: "..."

How come beautiful and smart girls are not obedient?
At this time, a girl outside could be heard calling out "Uncle Xiaorong."

Everyone knew that Jia Rong had arrived.

The real unicorn of the Jia family!

At once, Yingchun, Tanchun, Daiyu, Xiangyun, Li Wan, Fengjie, Jia's mother, and the maids all looked towards the door.

Only Mrs. Wang's eyes were fixed on Da Baoyu.

Da Baoyu looked at Mrs. Wang.

The mother and son looked at each other affectionately...

At one moment, Jia Rong entered the room.

Almost everyone's heartbeat slowed down, and even Grandmother Jia sighed inwardly: Rong Ge'er is so handsome!
Handsome and elegant, with brilliant literary talent.

A lotus blooms in clear water...

Lin Daiyu twisted Xiangyun's waist and said with a smile, "Don't be in a daze. Come over and pay your respects later. You can take a closer look."

Xiangyun opened Lin Daiyu's hand.

“…I didn’t see it!”

But I thought to myself: Nephew, why can’t I watch it?

"old lady."

"Mrs."

"Second uncle."

"Aunt, second aunt."

"Aunts."

Jia Rong bowed to all his aunts.

Lin Daiyu immediately laughed and said, "Rong'er, this trick won't work. You have to pay your respects to everyone in turn."

Jia Rong glanced at her immediately.

Lin Daiyu showed no sign of weakness and glanced back.

Tanchun smiled and said, "I think Sister Lin is right." She thought to herself: Humph, if you go out to play without me, I won't say anything to you!
Xiangyun smiled and said, "Brother Rong, can you do it again?" She thought to herself: Anyway, it will take a long time for me to get out next time, so I might as well take advantage of it first.

Only Yingchun was a good aunt and said with a smile: "Forget it, there are so many of us aunts."

Of course, the best one was Aunt Xichun: "You need a purse to do it again. Are you ready, sisters?"

Aunts: “…”

"I didn't bring it this time, maybe next time."

Xichun smiled and said, "Then next time, sisters, please bring more and let Brother Rong call you more often."

Aunts: "Okay, okay, I'll start embroidering purses when I get home today."

Xichun laughed again and said, "An empty purse won't do!"

Aunts: “…”

On the other side, Jia Baoyu saw several sisters surrounding Jia Rong, and he immediately became jealous. Fortunately, Xue Baoqin was still with Jia's mother.

Baoyu tilted his head and was about to speak to Xue Baoqin, but he saw that she had already walked away, leaving him with only her beautiful back.

"Brother Rong."

Xue Baoqin pinched her skirt and bowed slightly.

"Sister Baoqin."

Jia Baoyu: "..."

Six beautiful sisters!
There are also girls like Lin Daiyu and Xue Baoqin who are the embodiment of the spiritual talents of heaven and earth!
They all revolve around Jia Rong!
I just don't believe it. How am I inferior to you?
Jia Baoyu couldn't help but touch the jade on his neck.

What the hell do I need you for!
"Second uncle!"

Just when Jia Baoyu was about to go crazy, a voice interrupted him.

Jia Baoyu looked at the person who came.

Jia Rong has the appearance and character of a girl, he is romantic and unrestrained. It's a pity that he is a parasite who only knows how to study, and has wasted the hearts of so many girls.

Otherwise, it is not impossible for two people to become good friends.

"Second Uncle, I heard that you were injured again. Are you feeling better now?" Jia Rong asked with concern.

"Better."

Baoyu said perfunctorily.

"That's good." Jia Rong said with a little relief: "My nephew still has some excellent elixirs. Master doesn't need them recently. I'll have someone send them to you tomorrow."

Mrs. Wang next to her suddenly smiled and said, "I appreciate your filial piety, but we have some elixirs here, and you guys won't need any either, so you should keep some for backup."

"it is good."

Jia Rong didn't force it.

The speaker is unintentional and the listener is interested.

Wang Xifeng took note of it secretly.

Wouldn't it be possible to save a lot of money by waiting and asking Jia Rong for some pills?

At this time, Xichun was waving from below.

"Brother Rong, come here."

Under the window over there, the aunts and Xue Baoqin were talking about something, and they were all laughing so hard that they were bent over.

Just as Jia Rong was about to go over, he suddenly remembered that he had not said goodbye to Second Uncle Bao yet, so he said with a smile, "Second Uncle, please lie down. I will go over to serve the aunts first."

Baoyu: "..."

Can I still survive?

Baoyu reached for the big jade on his neck again, and just as he was about to go crazy, a jade hand gently pressed on it.

Xiren smiled and said, "Today is a happy day for Master Lian. I'll keep this jade for you."

Having said this, he took Baoyu away.

Jia Baoyu: “…” On the other side.

Jia Rong was called over by Xichun.

With the sound of orioles chirping and subtle fragrance all around, Jia Rong was almost drunk before he even drank.

"what's up?"

Jia Rong calmed himself down and asked.

Several aunts were still pulling and pushing each other, laughing and making noises. Finally, Xiangyun was pushed out and said with a smile: "Aunt, let me ask you, how many wives do you want to marry when you grow up?"

"This is it."

Jia Rong waved his fan and said, "Let's just go with the flow."

Xichun smiled and said, "You see, he is not in a hurry at all, but I, as his aunt, am worried. I wonder where the future mistress of our Ningguo Mansion is?"

Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "It's far away but close at hand. Seeing that you are so anxious, I will give you one first!"

After saying that, he pushed Xue Baoqin who was beside him out.

Xue Baoqin was totally unprepared and was almost knocked into Xichun's arms by Lin Daiyu's push.

"Aunt Lin is bullying me!"

Xue Baoqin was so panicked that she steadied herself and turned around to start quarreling with Lin Daiyu.

"Damn you girl Lin!"

How could Xiangyun miss this opportunity? She ran over to help make trouble for Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu was no match for the two of them. Soon her hair was disheveled and she began to pant. She quickly begged for mercy, "I was wrong. Sisters, please forgive me."

Tanchun sneered, "There are times when she begs for mercy!"

"Okay, okay, Sister Lin knows she is wrong." Xichun hurried forward to stop Xiangyun and Baoqin, and Yingchun and Tanchun also helped to persuade them to stop fighting.

Xiangyun said: "We can't let her off so easily, we have to punish her!"

Everyone laughed and asked, "How is the punishment?"

Xiangyun smiled and said, "Just punish her by asking her to find a wife for Rong'er."

"This is good!" everyone said with a smile.

Lin Daiyu panted and said, "Okay, I accept the punishment, isn't that enough?"

"Really?"

Xichun smiled happily: "Where is it?"

“Isn’t it true?”

Lin Daiyu pushed Xiangyun, who was laughing beside her, out and turned around and ran outside.

"Ah, girl Lin!"

"Cuckoo..."

At this time, a maid came and said, "The wine and food have been served. The old lady said that the feast is about to begin."

At this point everyone stopped laughing and gathered around the table below Lady Jia. Baoyu finally got the chance to talk to his sisters.

Unexpectedly, before she could open her mouth, Jia Rong came again, attracting all the sisters' attention!

Fortunately, Jia Rong came to say goodbye.

"Have fun, aunts. I'm going out to have a drink." Jia Rong said seriously.

Shi Xiangyun said: "You should go out and do some serious work."

Xichun said, "We are just here to drink, what business can we have? It's okay for a junior like you to drink here."

Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "It seems that my nephew doesn't want to drink with us. Well, you can go outside. I will serve you here."

Xichun heard this, waved her hand and smiled, "Aunt Lin has said so, you can go, and remember to drink less."

"it is good."

Jia Rong bowed and was about to leave.

Baoyu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It’s time to leave!
I was just about to talk to my sisters...

Unexpectedly, Jia Rong suddenly turned back.

"I have to accompany Uncle Bao to have a couple of drinks before I go out." Jia Rong said with a smile.

Xichun smiled and said, "Go ahead!"

Baoyu: "..."

Don't come over here!
Don't come over here!

I don't want you to accompany me!

Baoyu was about to chase them away when he heard Grandmother Jia say with a smile, "Well, you two uncle and nephew should have a good drink."

Grandmother Jia has something in mind. She knows that Baoyu may have to rely on Jia Rong from the East Palace in the future. She can only feel at ease now that they are getting along well.

Baoyu was helpless and could only reluctantly and sullenly eat at the same table with Jia Rong. For a moment, he felt that everything he ate was tasteless and difficult to swallow.

"Uncle Bao, I see you've lost weight recently." Jia Rong attentively picked up a large piece of braised pork elbow for Baoyu and said with a smile, "Eat this to replenish your body."

Grandmother Jia smiled and said, "Look, Rong'er is filial. Baoyu should eat more quickly so that he can grow fat and white."

A white and fat grandson!
In this respect, he is much better than Jia Rong.

Of course, she would not remind Jia Rong...

Baoyu touched his big face and said, "I don't feel like I've lost any weight recently."

Mrs. Wang had been listening to this, and at this moment she said with a smile: "You are just bloated, you should eat more tonics, are you still taking the pills?"

Xiren hurriedly said, "To answer Madam, I have been eating before going to bed."

"That's good."

Mrs. Wang did not say anything more, for fear that Jia Rong would ask her what the elixir was, so she bought it and ate it.

After drinking two glasses of wine, Jia Rong saw that Baoyu was becoming more and more depressed. Fearing that he might have a relapse, he tactfully stood up and said goodbye.

"Uncle Bao, eat and drink well. I'm going to go outside to congratulate Uncle Lian."

Baoyu naturally wanted it very much, and hurriedly said, "Go quickly, and congratulate Brother Lian for me."

"it is good!"

Jia Rong nodded, and waved his hand towards the large table of aunts: "Enjoy yourselves, aunts. I'm going outside now."

"understood."

"Go."

"Eat less alcohol!"

Baoyu breathed a sigh of relief. Amitabha, thank God, Jia Rong is finally gone...

It’s time for my big Baoyu to show off!

Baoyu was about to speak when Lin Daiyu suddenly stood up, put her hand on her forehead and said with a smile, "I just had a glass of wine and I feel a little dizzy now. I'll go back and rest."

Xiangyun stood up immediately and said with a smile: "I don't believe it. Do you want to go back and embroider the purse secretly? No, I want to go back and embroider too!"

Xichun was about to stand up, but Tanchun pulled her back and said with a smile, "They are going back to compete in needlework. You don't have to rush back, right?"

You are a legitimate aunt, why should you compete with them?

"I'll go back and watch them embroider." Xichun smiled and blinked.

In a blink of an eye, only Yingchun, Tanchun and Baoqin were left at the table.

Jia Baoyu's faith in Taoism was half broken.

Fortunately, sister Baoqin is here!

Baoyu smiled and said, "Sister Baoqin, the old ancestor likes you so much, why don't you come to the old ancestor's yard and sleep with him?"

Xue Baoqin was slightly stunned, then said with a smile: "Second Uncle, I'll leave you for a while and go ask my brother." After that, she apologized to everyone and hurried back to Ning Mansion.

Baoyu was stunned for a while and then started crying.

What the hell!
I might as well become a monk!
"Xi Ren!"

"Second Master, what's the matter?"

When Xiren saw Baoyu's expression, she knew something was going to happen!
As expected, Baoyu said, "Where is my jade? Give it to me, I am going to smash that thing!"

Jia Baoyu's voice was very loud, so Grandmother Jia and Mrs. Wang could naturally hear it clearly.

Grandmother Jia said, "You are talking nonsense again. Why did you break your vitals when everything was fine?"

Baoyu cried, "My sisters are all gone, wuwuwu..."

Tanchun: “…”

Okay, okay, I’m not one of them, right?
Everyone: "..."

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There are several tables set up in the corridor outside.

Several close relatives in the clan came to congratulate, including Jia Jing, Jia Qiong, Jia Rui, Jia Huan, Jia Cong, Jia Qin, Jia Yun, Jia Zao, Jia Jun, Jia Qiang, Jia Lan... and Xue Ke.

Everyone watched Jia Rong hang out in there for half a day and then walk out in a swagger, their faces filled with envy and jealousy.

Jia Lian pointed to an empty seat beside him and laughed, "Come here, Rong'er, we have already started, you have to drink two cups as punishment!"

Today, Jia Lian wore a silk shirt with a pink base and white satin, which made him look very coquettish and almost as romantic as Jia Rong.

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(End of this chapter)