The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 431: Chai Dai Confrontation
The afterglow of the sunset slowly dissipated, and the sky was like a gradient painting, slowly unfolding the prelude to the night.

Baochai and her servant supported each other and returned to the Grand View Garden from the east corner gate.

Following the path in front of Qingtang's thatched cottage, as soon as I stepped onto Qinfangzha Bridge, I ran into Lin Daiyu and her servant.

Lin Daiyu stood at the bridgehead leisurely, and greeted the two of them, "Sister Bao, have you just returned from Brother Yi's place? What took you so long?"

"Yes...it was delayed a bit too long!"

Baochai saw that there was no way to avoid it, so she had to bite the bullet and walk towards her, changing the subject and asking, "It's so late, why are you hanging around here, sister?"

Lin Daiyu ignored Baochai's question, but asked in surprise: "Hey! What happened to Sister Bao and Ying'er? They don't seem to be walking smoothly? Do you want me and Zijuan to help you go back?"

When she asked this, Ying'er quickly lowered her head and tensed her back.

Sensing Ying'er's nervousness, Baochai put her hands around Ying'er and patted her back gently twice.

This time, she did not avoid Lin Daiyu's questioning. She looked at her sincerely and said calmly, "Sister is indeed thoughtful. I went to ask Brother Yi for help this afternoon and asked him to greet Shuntian Prefecture and go to visit my brother. However, the prison was really intimidating and we were frightened. That's why we accidentally bumped into it!"

At this point, she bowed to Lin Daiyu and said solemnly, "Although we have to make decisions in an emergency, it is not appropriate for us girls to go to such places. Please keep it a secret, sister!"

Lin Daiyu did not comment, but smiled and said, "Brother Yi has always been very careful, but how could he be so careless this time and fail to support Sister Bao in time, causing her to be frightened!"

Baochai's expression was stiff for a moment, and she smiled awkwardly, "Sister, you are too serious. Men and women should not touch each other. Brother Yi has always been steady, how could he..."

"Pfft!" Lin Daiyu covered her mouth and laughed, "In an emergency, we must make decisions based on our circumstances! Didn't Sister Bao just say that? How come you forgot it now?"

Baochai pursed her lips and said, "It's just that he fell on the flat ground in the prison, it's not a big deal, it can't be called an emergency!"

Lin Daiyu stopped asking questions and just smiled and said, "I knew it! How could Brother Yi be so careless and not even give Sister Bao a hand? It turns out that he is not in a hurry enough!~"

Baochai seemed not to hear the sarcasm in Lin Daiyu's words. She pursed her lips and nodded, "Yes... yes! We have been running around for most of the day. If you have nothing else to do, we will go back first!"

After all, a guilty conscience has no choice but to keep quiet.

Lin Daiyu immediately stepped aside and said with a smile, "Sister Bao wants to go back to rest, why would I stop her? I am just concerned about her and want to ask her a few questions!"

"Thank you for your concern, I won't disturb your leisure time!"

Baochai tugged at Ying'er's clothes, held Ying'er's arm, and passed by Lin Daiyu and her servant.

Lin Daiyu watched the two of them leave, and when Baochai had just passed her, she suddenly said with a double meaning: "It's really hard for Baojie, for her brother, she really doesn't care about her own life!"

"My sister is joking!"

Baochai couldn't help but pause, her cheeks flushed, and she couldn't help but retort, "Since you don't have any brothers or sisters, I'm afraid you can't understand my difficulties!"

After saying this, he took Ying'er's arm and walked away towards Hengwu Courtyard without looking back.

After returning to Hengwu Courtyard and entering Baochai's boudoir, Ying'er took a deep breath, patted her chest, and said with lingering fear: "Well...well...I was really scared to death just now, but fortunately the young lady remained calm!"

Baochai glared at Ying'er and scolded her, "You must remember to keep your mouth shut and don't let anything show!"

Ying'er nodded and said with some concern: "Miss Lin, wouldn't you..."

Baochai waved her hands and said confidently, "I have already said that just now, how can she have the nerve to tell others about it?"

Not to mention the inconvenience of his legs and feet, whether Lin Daiyu had noticed the clues, delaying for so long, was very inappropriate. Instead of hiding it, it would be better to simply admit it and give a reasonable reason, and by the way, there is an excuse to shut Lin Daiyu's mouth in advance so that she can't spread it around.

Not sure if it was to comfort Ying'er or to cheer herself up, she took a deep breath and added, "Big Brother Yi usually takes good care of her. Even if he noticed it, so what? Could she repay kindness with enmity and make up stories about Big Brother Yi behind his back, making up stories and spreading them everywhere?"

Hearing her say this, Ying'er felt relieved and said seriously, "That's true. Thanks to the master's loyalty and righteousness, he has taken good care of Miss Lin because of the relationship between the previous generation."

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"I saw that Miss Bao was not covered in dust, but her clothes were very wrinkled. It didn't look like she had fallen, but rather like..."

Zijuan, who returned to Xiaoxiang Pavilion, couldn't help herself after all. She hesitated and looked at Lin Daiyu with a puzzled look on her face, asking, "Miss, you waited for so long and spent so much energy to wait for Miss Bao to come back, why did you let her go so easily?"

"I'm just curious!"

Lin Daiyu looked up at her and asked, "What do you think we should do? Are we going to make a big deal out of this just based on hearsay?"

"But Miss should at least check it out..."

Lin Daiyu interrupted her before she finished speaking, "How can I check? What is there to check? We are all sisters, why should I check her?"

She asked three questions in a row, leaving Zijuan speechless.

After a long silence, Fang Buwu said worriedly, "What if Miss Bao gets there first?..."

Lin Daiyu shook her head in displeasure and said disapprovingly: "I know what you are thinking, but even if it is true as you said, so what? Even if she is a maid, she still has the title of a concubine. If unfortunately you guessed it right, I would have overestimated her!"

Lin Daiyu's petty nature and jealous nature are different from Wang Xifeng.

In ancient times, people emphasized the Three Obediences and Four Virtues, and jealousy was one of the seven grounds for divorce.

Although there are always exceptions, Lin Daiyu is obviously not like Wang Xifeng.

The reason why Wang Xifeng is special may be related to the fact that she was raised as a boy since childhood.

Aside from the times, it's all bullshit.

Lin Daiyu's jealousy is mostly directed at her competitors, and she is not jealous of everything.

Otherwise, Jia Baoyu's affairs with the maids in the house would have long been an open secret, but she had never been seen to be jealous of Xiren and others.

She would never call Xiren "good sister-in-law" and even joked with Xiren without any hesitation.

She claimed that if you have a quarrel with Jia Baoyu, just tell her and she will help to mediate.

Zijuan's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she said in surprise: "Miss, you mean that Master Yi only treats her as..."

"Okay!" Lin Daiyu interrupted, "It's too early to talk about this now, and don't go out and talk nonsense. If you make a big fuss and force Brother Yi to lose face, it will be bad news and you will be helping others in vain!"

"Huh!" Zijuan nodded and said, "Don't worry, Miss. I understand!"

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(End of this chapter)