The Red Chamber: Starting from Saving Xue Baochai

Chapter 28 The Second Brother is also a Man

While Shen Yuan and Jia Zheng were talking, Mrs. Wang met up with Aunt Xue and the others.

When they met, Mrs. Wang stared at Aunt Xue in amazement. She stood there for a long while and called out affectionately, "Sister."

Aunt Xue was also stunned for a moment, then looked at Madam Wang, met her tearful eyes, and called out in the same voice, "Sister."

Then the two of them hugged each other. They were thousands of miles apart and had been separated for more than ten years. It was hard to express their sadness and joy to see each other again today. They just talked about their feelings with tears and laughter.

On the side, Baochai waited for the two to chat for a while, then went forward to comfort her mother and aunt.

Xiangyun stood aside, blinked her pretty eyes as big as copper bells, and felt a little embarrassed.

After Mrs. Wang finished expressing her longing, she looked at Baochai, nodded slightly, and said with a smile: "In the blink of an eye, Baochai has grown into a big girl, and she is very beautiful."

Baochai bowed and said with a gentle smile, "Thank you for the compliment, aunt."

Then, Mrs. Wang turned her gaze to Xiangyun and said with a smile, "Is this Miss Yun? I haven't seen her for several years. She has become more beautiful. I almost didn't recognize her."

Hearing this, Xiangyun took a few steps forward, bowed, and said with a bright smile, "Xiangyun greets auntie."

"Good, good!" Mrs. Wang was in a very good mood at the moment, and said with a smile, "The old lady is in the backyard, waiting for you to come over. Let's go over now."

Several people responded with a smile. Aunt Xue took Mrs. Wang's hand and went to Rongqing Hall together.

While listening to the report, Jia's mother came to the eaves accompanied by Wang Xifeng and a group of maids and nannies. She was delighted to see Mrs. Wang leading people over.

Behind them, Baoyu, Daiyu, Yingchun, Tanchun and Xichun cast curious glances at Baochai and Xiangyun.

Baoyu, in particular, had a dreamy look in his eyes and a silly smile on his full-moon face.

How come the Xue family sister is so white? She looks like a snowman made of snow.

And sister Yun, after several years of separation, has grown up.

Seeing Baoyu's silly look, Tanchun tugged at her brother's sleeve and glanced towards Daiyu.

She knew that Baoyu cared a lot about Daiyu, so she wanted to give him a reminder.

Baoyu was in a daze when he noticed his third sister's actions. He couldn't help but glance at Daiyu, but saw Sister Lin holding a handkerchief, her bright eyes under her smoky brows, looking at Baochai and Xiangyun in front of her, not paying attention to his expression. Baoyu suddenly felt a little lost.

When Aunt Xue saw Grandmother Jia and a group of younger generations coming to greet her outside the door, she hurriedly stepped forward with a smile and bowed, saying, "Greetings to you."

"Okay, get up quickly." Grandmother Jia smiled and gave him a light support.

"Old lady, after not seeing you for several years, you are in better shape and look more like a centenarian."

Grandmother Jia said warmly, "Tofu, Tofu, how is Auntie? I've been waiting for you all for a long time."

"Good, good." Aunt Xue greeted, then turned to Baochai and said, "Baochai, come over quickly and pay your respects to the old lady."

Baochai smiled gently, revealing her dimples, and stepped forward to greet Lady Jia, saying, "Greetings to the old lady."

Xiangyun followed Baochai and greeted Lady Jia: "Greetings to my great aunt."

When Grandmother Jia saw these two pretty girls, she was very happy and praised them repeatedly.

Behind him, Daiyu realized that Baoyu was looking ahead with a perverted look in his eyes. She chuckled, her eyes twinkling, and said jokingly, "Second Brother Bao, why don't you go ask that sister if she has a jade today?"

When Baoyu heard this, he smiled awkwardly but said nothing.

After a while of greeting, Sister Feng smiled and said, "Grandfather, it's cold outside, why don't we go inside and talk?"

Grandmother Jia responded with a smile, then took Aunt Xue's hand and walked towards the inner room of Rongqing Hall.

After entering the hall, Mrs. Wang introduced Baochai to Baoyu, Daiyu and the three sisters Chun.

Xiangyun has been here before, so there is no need for further introduction.

Afterwards, everyone sat down as host and guest, and chatted with smiles.

Grandmother Jia said, "It's right that you came to the capital. Most of our relatives are in the capital now. It's lively here, and we can take care of everything."

Aunt Xue smiled and said, "Isn't it? In Jinling, people often say that the old lady's family is not an ordinary family. Now all her children and grandchildren are very capable. Just look at Baoyu, he was born with great fortune."

This was a pleasing remark, and everyone started laughing. Baoyu also laughed, sometimes looking at Baochai and sometimes at Daiyu.

When Baochai heard Aunt Xue praising Baoyu alone, she could vaguely sense her mother's intention. For some reason, she suddenly missed Shen Yuan.

Upon hearing this, although Jia's mother was overjoyed, she did not show it too much on her face. She smiled and said, "You all had a smooth journey, did you?"

To everyone, this was just a greeting, but Aunt Xue's smile faltered, her lips moved, and she seemed to be about to speak but stopped. Grandmother Jia seemed to notice something was wrong and asked with concern, "What happened?"

Aunt Xue was still hesitating, but Xiangyun didn't think there was anything to hide, as the matter was already over.

The little girl then recounted her experiences along the way in detail, including the encounter with bandits in Liaocheng. Of course, she had to hide the fact that her body had been seen naked.

When Lady Jia and Lady Wang heard this, they were terrified.

Baoyu, Daiyu, Sanchun and other younger people were also shocked when they heard this, and they thought about the danger that had happened at that time.

While Wang Xifeng was shocked, she caught some key information from Shi Xiangyun's words and confirmed, "Is the Big Brother Shen mentioned by Miss Yun the new champion of the martial arts exam in Jinling, Shen Yuan?"

The Jia family had learned about Shen Yuan's escort through letters before, but they never thought that it would actually play a role.

Xiangyun nodded her head with a look of admiration on her face.

"Fortunately, we have Brother Yuan to protect us all the way. If something had happened to you, it would have been disastrous!" Grandmother Jia was still a little scared at this time.

Tanchun had just listened to Xiangyun's vivid description and wondered what kind of heroic young man the elder brother Shen mentioned by sister Yun was. She asked curiously, "That young master Shen has been escorting us all the way. He should be in the capital now, right?"

Xiangyun smiled and said, "Brother Shen is at home right now. He just went to Second Uncle's study. Would Third Sister like to meet him later?"

Baochai's heart moved slightly when she heard others turn the conversation to Shen Yuan.

Before Tanchun could reply, she heard Daiyu say, "What nonsense are you talking about, girl Yun? How can you just meet a man from outside casually?"

Baoyu, who was standing beside her, listened to what Lin Daiyu said and felt that it made a lot of sense. The sense of crisis that had just arisen in his mind disappeared in an instant.

But Xiangyun puffed up her cheeks and said unconvincedly: "Sister Lin, what you said makes sense, but my second brother is also a man, why can he stay with my sisters all day long?"

Baoyu: “.”

What Xiangyun said makes so much sense!

But why?

Baoyu was exposed in public, but he was speechless.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Wang frowned and suddenly felt that this niece of the Shi family was very annoying.

Daiyu couldn't respond to Xiangyun's words at this time. She couldn't say that Baoerge was raised as a girl by the old lady! She also felt that Baoyu was not doing well. He should keep a distance from her in the future.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little awkward, Fengjie hurriedly spoke to smooth things over: "Brother Bao is not a stranger, and he has known the girls since he was a child, so there is no need to be too shy."

Although what she said was a bit against her will, it was in line with the old lady's thoughts and could not be wrong. The reason why Feng Ji was able to manage the affairs of the mansion was because she wanted to please Lady Jia.

Xiangyun's words not only offended Mrs. Wang, but also made Grandmother Jia unhappy, and she became the target of public criticism.

Xiangyun was a straightforward person who only recognized the truth and not the person. She was about to open her mouth to argue, but was interrupted by Baochai, "Sister Yun has always been straightforward. It's not directed at Brother Bao. The other day, this girl was still muttering that she would go to the capital to play with her second brother."

Xiangyun: “.”

She didn't seem to have said this, but she realized that it was Sister Bao who was helping her, so she stopped refutation.

After hearing what Baochai said, Baoyu's face, as white as the full moon, was covered with a smile again, and he said to Xiangyun, "I have been looking forward to playing with sister Yun these days."

It seems that Sister Yun's heart is still with him. Even after not seeing him for many years, she still misses him.

It has to be said that Baochai's speaking skills are quite high. Not only did she help Xiangyun out of the predicament, but she also made Baoyu, the person involved, take the initiative to speak up for reconciliation.

Seeing this, Jia's mother's face, which had been somewhat gloomy, suddenly brightened up again and she said with a smile, "You little ones like to quarrel all day long. You quarrel when you are good, and you quarrel when you are good. You never stop and disturb the peace of an old woman like me."

Although she said this, the old lady has never thought about a quiet and happy old age. She just hopes that everyone will go along with her and let her live in harmony and enjoy family life.

Just as this little farce was ending amicably, the maid Yuanyang came in through the curtain and reported, "Madam, Madam, the master said that he would bring Master Shen and Master Pan to greet the old lady later."

Jia Zheng asked the maid to come and inform them in advance, also to let the unmarried girls here avoid it.

After all, adult men like Shen Yuan and Xue Pan are not suitable to meet Daiyu and Tanchun.

Hearing this, Jia's mother nodded and said, "Let them come over."

The old lady then said to Baochai, Daiyu, Xiangyun and the others, "You sisters should go to the warm room in the east to chat about the past."

Hearing this, Chai, Dai, Yun, Ying, Tan and Xi and the other six girls went to the warm room in the east together.

Baoyu also followed along. Baochai frowned unconsciously but didn't say much.

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