The Red Mansion Big Liar.

Chapter 483 Gather together

Upstairs of the Grand View Building.

A group of golden hairpins came over, and Tanchun looked suspicious and asked first, "Why did the elder sister ask us to come here?"

Since the Wanshou Festival, the sisters have rarely gotten together.

Just as Yuanchun was about to speak, Jia Baoyu suddenly jumped out from behind the screen and said with a smile, "I asked my sister to call you here!"

Everyone was startled by him. Baochai frowned slightly and said with some disdain: "Didn't you move to the outer study? Why did you think of tricking us to come here?"

"Of course it's a happy event!" Jia Baoyu said, trying to cover it up. "I'm sure you'll be shocked if I tell you!"

He originally wanted to arouse everyone's interest, but he didn't expect that the sisters were not interested at all.

Lin Daiyu curled her lips and said, "You can say it or not, I don't have time to play tricks with you!"

She was about to leave, but Jia Baoyu quickly stopped her and said, "My dear sister, don't go! I'll tell you! I'll tell you!"

Being blocked, Lin Daiyu had no choice but to stop.

Jia Baoyu did not dare to delay and said hurriedly, "I have been very busy with Qi Guan recently. We have adapted the story of the Legend of the White Snake into a play. The other day Qi Guan even brought the opera troupe from the palace and rehearsed two plays. I am planning to invite my sisters to come and see it!"

Shi Xiangyun pursed her lips and said, "You adapted Brother Yi's story without asking for his consent and rehearsed it without authorization..."

A while ago, her two aunts came to her house and mentioned that Zhang Yunyi had arranged a supply of sand and gravel for the family.

During the conversation, he praised Zhang Yunyi to the heavens and did not forget to give her advice, asking her to get closer to Zhang Yunyi under the pretext of expressing her gratitude.

However, Zhang Yun逸 has been very busy lately and has no time to go into the garden during the day.

Originally, Xiangyun, who accepted her fate as a concubine, just wanted to make her position clear.

Unexpectedly, Jia Baoyu said, "Why didn't you ask? Brother Yi said he was waiting to see me make a splash!"

After hearing this, everyone's faces suddenly became interesting.

Yingchun didn't react much.

Lin Daiyu seemed to be thinking about something, Xue Baochai frowned slightly, and Yuanchun, who was standing aside, had a satisfied look on her face and looked at her younger brother with great satisfaction.

Shi Xiangyun said somewhat awkwardly: "Then...then let's go and take a look?"

Tanchun looked at Jia Baoyu, then glanced at Yuanchun, pursed her lips and said, "After all, this is not our troupe, so it would be inconvenient for us to go out and watch it. Why don't we adapt the Legend of the White Snake and let the young actors rehearse it, and then let Brother Yi be the judge to see who performs better!"

Ever since Zhang Yunyi revealed his true feelings on the night of his birthday, Tanchun has been feeling unwilling to accept it.

Since I have already accepted my eldest and second sisters, why not have her as well?
But how could she say such words?
Plus, she hadn't met Zhang Yun逸 recently, and she was worried about not being able to express her feelings. After hearing what Jia Baoyu said, a plan immediately came to her mind.

Jia Baoyu jumped three feet high and said with a smile: "It is better to share happiness with others than to enjoy it alone. I have the upper hand now. Don't complain if you lose!"

Tanchun took the lead and Jia Baoyu followed suit, which actually satisfied Shi Xiangyun and Lin Daiyu, so they half-heartedly agreed.

Although Yuanchun, Yingchun and Baochai did not expect to attract Zhang Yunyi's attention with this, they were not clear about Zhang Yunyi's purpose in agreeing to Jia Baoyu's rehearsal. They thought that since he was trying his best to promote it, it would definitely be beneficial.

As they were talking, Yuanyang suddenly came in, laughing as she walked, "I ran around but didn't see anyone. Turns out they are all here! The eldest wife's niece and Miss Bao's brother and sister are here. They are at the old lady's place. The old lady asked me to invite the girls over!"

Baochai was startled when she heard this, and a hint of anxiety flashed in her eyes as she said, "Our Xue Ke and Bao Qin are here? I haven't seen them for many years. I'll go first!"

After saying that, he couldn't wait for everyone else and rushed down the Grand View Tower first.

Originally, Baoqin had almost forgotten about the engagement with the Mei family. Only when she heard that she had arrived in the capital did she remember it. It happened that Mei Hanlin was the mastermind behind the impeachment of Zhang Yun逸.

I couldn't help worrying that the news would leak out.

As she left, everyone hurried to follow. Baochai rushed into the house first, only to see that Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang, and Aunt Xue had all arrived and were chatting with the two aunts from the Xing and Xue families.

She looked at Aunt Xue with some concern, and felt relieved when she saw her shaking her head slightly at her.

He hurried forward and bowed to all the elders. Then he winked at Xue Ke and pulled Xue Baoqin aside to talk about their farewell.

The people who arrived later also came forward to pay their respects.

Xing Xiuyun was quite shabby, but Jia Baoyu didn't care about her.

When he saw Xue Baoqin standing beside him, he was stunned for a long while before he scratched his head and said, "I think I've seen this sister before!"

Everyone knew his habits and couldn't help but laugh at him.

Lin Daiyu just curled her lips and looked at Xue Baoqin, but didn't say anything.

Although these words sounded somewhat harsh, things were different now and she had already let it go, so naturally she would not be jealous.

On the contrary, I was very happy to see him divert attention.

Xue Baoqin, however, did not know Jia Baoyu's habits, and believed it to be true, saying, "Hey! Is there really someone who looks like me?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone burst into laughter.

Xue Baoqin became more and more confused by this. Seeing Jia Baoyu staring at her foolishly, she couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable and quickly hid behind Xue Ke.

Jia Baoyu's eyes followed the direction and he saw Xue Ke standing nearby.

"Eh!" He exclaimed, walked quickly to Xue Ke, grabbed his hand and said, "Brother Xue is like that, but his uncles and brothers behave differently. It's more like..."

At this point, he glanced at Xue Baoqin behind Xue Ke and exclaimed: "What's even more surprising is that he has such a sister... God, I was such a narrow-minded person, always saying that my sisters are unique. Who would have thought that I didn't have to look far to find them..."

He was only concerned with praising the Xue Ke brothers and sisters, and ended up offending all of his own sisters.

But he still refused to give up, and looked around again, saying, "Didn't they say that the eldest wife's niece was here too? Why can't I see her?"

Seeing him being so confused, Yuanchun quickly pulled Xing Xiuyan aside and said, "I'm afraid he's having another hysterical attack. Sister, don't pay attention to him. He'll be fine after a while."

Tanchun glanced at Mrs. Wang who was holding Lady Jia's bowl, and stepped forward and said, "Second brother is like this, you will know it later, don't mind it. I see that you are also educated. We were just talking about adapting a play, and now we have two more generals!"

Hearing what Tanchun said, Jia Baoyu woke up from his dream and said, "Yes, yes, yes! Qi Guan and I are also arranging it, and we want to compete with the sisters to see who is better. Brother Xue Ke might as well join in the fun!"

Seeing that he kept holding his hand, Xue Ke felt a little uncomfortable, so he quickly took the opportunity to retract his hand and said, "It's a rare opportunity to come to Beijing, and I have to go out with my big brother and see more of the world. I'm afraid..."

Jia Baoyu, who had just ignored Xue Pan, interrupted and said, "Brother Xue is with us too!"

Xue Ke was stunned and didn't know how to refuse for a moment.

On the other side, Jia's mother asked with a smile, not without showing off, "The birthday festival has passed, the play has been performed, what is the matter with you guys?"

Even though the Rongguo Mansion is not as good as before, Grandmother Jia still puts on a brave face in front of relatives.

"It's Brother Yi's Legend of the White Snake. I just agreed with the sisters that we will adapt and rehearse it ourselves, and then we can ask Brother Yi to give us some comments!"

After hearing this, Xue Ke hurriedly asked, "Is it Mr. Zhang Yunyi from Tiangong Academy?"

Xing Xiuyan's mother also turned her head and waited quietly for Jia Baoyu's answer.

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(End of this chapter)