Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 12: A Fight at Rongguo Mansion
The Jia family's land had long been leased to tenants, so sending them to the farm was just for entertainment and was not a serious punishment.

Yue Ling, who had been in the world for some time, naturally knew the pros and cons of this, and sighed slightly, "This Jia Zheng's character is really as kind and gentle as in the original novel."

Walking ahead, Yue Ling and Jia Zheng came to the outer study room of Rongguo Mansion, Mengpo Zhai, where guests were received.

The Jia family, who came from a military family, intended to pass on poetry and books, so this outer study was very well equipped.

The bookcases on both sides are filled with various books, the walls are covered with calligraphy and paintings by famous artists, and in the center hangs a landscape painting, which combines the real and the imaginary and has an elegant charm.

Jia Zheng personally poured a cup of fragrant tea and said politely to Yue Ling, "I wonder what important matter has General Yue come to your house for?"

At this time, Jia Zheng had not yet been promoted to an official position and was just a commoner. However, he was still very respectful to the generals in the Qin Palace.

After all, the Qin Palace is well-known, and it is not impossible for it to succeed in the fight for the throne in the end. It would be unwise to make enemies at this moment. Moreover, the old master of the Rongguo Mansion still has military power, so he needs to be more cautious.

Yue Ling took a sip of tea, giving some face, and turned over the front tent and said bluntly: "Nothing else, I just came to pick up Lord Lin's daughter to go back to the mansion with me."

"Lin Daiyu? Come back with you?"

Jia Zheng was still a little confused about the situation and didn't know why Yue Ling said that.

Yue Ling pointed at the table and said, "Isn't this a letter? You'll know it when you see it."

Jia Zheng, who had just received the letter and had not yet had time to read it, looked at the signature carefully and saw that it was his brother-in-law Lin Ruhai, so he immediately opened it quickly.

Lin Ruhai is now a doctor at the Lantai Temple, a third-rank official. He is also in charge of the salt inspection and holds a high position of power. He is also regarded as the future supporter of the Jia family, so Jia Zheng dare not neglect him.

After reading it through, I suddenly understood.

"So that's the case. Ru Hai also reminded me in his letter, but I can't make the decision at home. I have to wait for my father and brother to return to discuss this matter. As for Daiyu's fate, it is indeed safer to send her to the Qin Palace."

With a sigh, Jia Zheng said, "General Yue, please follow me."

Seeing that Jia Zheng was a reasonable person and that he was Lin Ruhai's brother-in-law, so they had a close relationship, Yue Ling kindly reminded him, "Just now, the servants in the mansion wanted to ask for a bribe from me, but if you act like this when the old master is not at home, isn't it bringing discredit to the mansion? If the servants are not strictly disciplined, it will be too late to regret if something happens in the future."

Jia Zheng seemed a little unconvinced, and said in a flattering manner, "Yes, yes, yes, General, you are absolutely right. I will punish them severely to apologize for offending you."

Yue Ling shook his head slightly and said nothing more...

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In Rongqing Hall, it was a scene of family reunion.

Banquets were set up on both sides, and even the women from the Ningguo Mansion were sent to celebrate with Daiyu and Jia's mother.

During the banquet, Grandmother Jia and Baoyu were all smiling happily.

Below, Daiyu looked at the table full of delicious food without any appetite and with a worried look on her face.

Even the greedy Snow Goose, looking at the pickled goose feet, bird's nest soup, eggplant and other delicacies, had no intention of picking up the chopsticks. He couldn't help but keep glancing at the girl, glancing at Baoyu out of the corner of his eye and rolling his eyes slightly.

At the right moment, a little maid entered the hall and announced, "The Second Master has arrived."

The noise in the room stopped, and a young man was seen walking beside Jia Zheng and entering the hall together.

When a man from outside the household entered the house, most of the women in the household would hide in the compartment behind the screen.

When Yingchun, Xichun and Tanchun were about to leave, they called out to Lin Daiyu, "Sister, come with us. We will come back after they have greeted us."

Lin Daiyu stared at the visitor without moving her eyes. She shook her head slightly and finally smiled. "Thank you, sister. You can go now. Don't worry about me."

Tanchun asked doubtfully, "Isn't there a rule in the Lin family that women should avoid men outside the family?"

Lin Daiyu replied: "Of course there is, but this is the person I am waiting for."

The guests scattered like birds and beasts, which ruined Grandmother Jia's mood. Grandmother Jia looked displeased. Without waiting for Jia Zheng to bow and greet her, she asked, "Why are you here? Who is this person?"

Grandmother Jia looked at the young man. He had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and his sharp features made him look like a military commander. Moreover, his eyes were deep and his expression was mature, as if he could see through her from a distance, which made Grandmother Jia very afraid.

Grandmother Jia had been in charge of Rongguo Mansion for many years and had met all kinds of young men, but this young man left her with the impression of being difficult to deal with at first sight, which made her dislike him even more.

As expected, before Jia Zheng opened his mouth, the young man introduced himself without a trace of panic, "Greetings to Old Madam Shi. I am here on the orders of the prince to take Lord Lin's daughter back to the mansion."

After all, Lady Jia was a first-rank lady and knew something about court affairs. If the visitor was said to be someone from a prince's mansion, she could just show her status and ignore him.

But things didn't go the way she thought. Jia Zheng stepped forward and introduced, "This is General Yue, the commander of the personal guards of the Prince of Qin's Palace. His Majesty recently issued an order to send the other three generals of the Prince of Qin's Palace to the nine borders to support father."

Jia Zheng's words were very clear, and Jia's mother understood them, but she was really reluctant to send Daiyu out of the house.

Seeing this, Jia Baoyu, who was sitting at the same table with Jia's mother, panicked first. He hurriedly tugged at Jia's mother's sleeve and looked at her with a pleading face.

The Prince of Qin's Mansion is not the residence of a prince of a random title, but the residence of an imperial prince. Even if the Jia family has two princes, they have to make many concessions.

Grandmother Jia was in a dilemma, and finally managed to say something after a long while, "General Yue, please do me a favor. I have missed my granddaughter for many years, so I will stay in the mansion for a few days. You can come and pick her up after some time."

Yue Ling looked at Lin Daiyu at the table, his eyes red, and she obviously looked wronged.

Thinking about how he pampered her every day and prevented her from crying and aggravating her illness, she was able to recover her health. Her eyes were red as soon as she arrived at the mansion, and she was naturally very angry.

Perhaps it would be more convincing if Lin Daiyu stood up and said that she wanted to go with him, but that would be too difficult for a six-year-old child.

Yue Ling took a step forward, not giving in at all, nor giving face to Lady Jia. He looked straight up and said, "The prince has given an order, Lord Lin has entrusted me with a request, how can I go back on my word?"

Seeing that Jia's mother was about to give in, Jia Baoyu, relying on his favor, began to argue: "How can my sister live with a man?"

Yue Ling's eyes shifted, sharp as a sword, pointing at the pile of beds and quilts at the door, staring at Baoyu and saying, "Is it okay for me to live with you?"

"Besides, do you have any right to interrupt in class?"

Yue Ling's words were so powerful that everyone in the hall was stunned and their faces changed.

Baoyu shuddered at Yue Ling's gaze and slowly lowered his head.

Jia Zheng knew that Yue Ling was not a good person to deal with. He had just knocked on the door of the mansion and hurriedly said, "I am not good at educating my son. General Yue, please don't teach him."

He quickly turned to Baoyu and shouted, "You brat! Why don't you apologize to General Yue?"

After all, Grandmother Jia was eager to protect her grandson. She held Baoyu's hand and comforted him while she said to Yue Ling, "Okay, I'll do as General Yue says. Take Yu'er with you first. Yu'er, remember to come to the mansion more often to see me, an old woman."

Lin Daiyu happily agreed, and waved to Yue Ling in the field, saying, "Uncle Yue, I'm here!"

...Yue Ling raised his eyebrows slightly

(End of this chapter)