The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 149 Lin Daiyu is back in good health
After get off work, Jia Rong changed his clothes with the help of his maids.

Since it is winter now, you can just take off your official uniform and change into ordinary clothes.

In summer and autumn, you need to change your inner clothes because of sweating and riding, but it is much simpler in winter.

There is a coal stove in the house, and the floor heating has been running for half a month.

Qingwen helped Jia Rong change his clothes, and Jia Rong warmed his hands in the girl's clothes.

Qingwen saw Jia Rong's hand touching the girl's breast inside Caiyun Cloud's clothes, "Master, please use a copper stove to warm your hands. I'll go get one for you."

Jia Rong said, "No, this is just fine."

Caiyun and Caixia both bent down with shy faces, put their hands on the chairs, and half leaned their bodies to allow Jia Rong to touch them better.

Qingwen was a little jealous, "Master, you are so afraid of the cold, how about I warm your bed at night? I think you will be short of a maid to warm your bed."

Jia Rong asked curiously, "Didn't Yinglian tell you? She used to be a bed warmer, and sometimes she fell asleep right on my bed."

Qingwen didn't know about this, "Why haven't you used it in the past few years?"

Jia Rong always felt that having too many people around him was not conducive to action.

The past few years were when Jia Rong was very active, and he had no maids or servants around him.

"You can go to whoever you want, so you don't need a bed-warming maid."

Jia Rong continued to touch the two maids, but soon let go and said, "You two have small breasts. Tomorrow, let the eldest and second wives of the Zhen family come over to warm my hands. Their breasts are just right, and women who have given birth are just right."

When Caiyun and Xia saw that Jia Rong was dissatisfied with them, they knew that they had failed the exam.

"Yes, sir." The two replied disappointedly.

Jia Rong had just warmed his hands and adapted to the warmth inside the house from the cold winter outside when Xiaohong came in from the outer room.

"Master, Miss Lin is here."

Jia Rong asked curiously, "Why is she here?"

At this time, Lin Daiyu had already entered the room. After hearing this, she smiled and said, "Brother Rong, am I not here at the right time?"

When Jia Rong heard the noise outside, he stood up and went to lift the curtain. Just then, he bumped into Zijuan's hand, who was also about to lift the curtain.

Zijuan blushed, and happily but shyly withdrew her hand, "Duke, why did you come out in person?"

Jia Rong smiled and said, "Sister Daiyu is here, so I am not unwelcome. It's just that Sister Daiyu rarely comes to my place, so I am a little curious whether something happened at home again."

Seeing that Jia Rong was in a good mood, Lin Daiyu took the initiative to come out to greet him.

Although it is only a short distance from the inner room to the middle room, the thoughtfulness can be seen.

Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "Brother Rong guessed it right. Daiyu came here this time because she really wanted to ask Brother Rong for help with something, and two of them."

Jia Rong said, "Sit down and talk. I know you. You never bother others unless you have something to do. Even if you have something to do, you always think about doing it yourself first. You are afraid of trouble and offending others. You will definitely not come to me if you haven't thought it through."

"Just tell me. I really want to know what difficulties Sister Daiyu encountered."

Lin Daiyu and Jia Rong sat on either side of the couch in the middle room, with a small table between them.

Bai Yuchuan brought tea, and Jia Rong and Lin Daiyu served tea.

Lin Daiyu said politely, "Eight years have passed since I came to the Jia Mansion at the age of seven. During this period, whether in Rong Mansion or Ning Mansion, Brother Rong has always been the same to me and has always taken good care of me, just like my own brother."

Jia Rong smiled and said, "You know me well. We have known each other for more than eight years. When you were young, I treated you as my younger sister. Now you are already 28 years old. I wonder what you think of me? Are you willing to live with me for the rest of your life?"

Jia Rong spoke casually at the beginning, but then he hit a direct shot, and the super-fast direct shot caught Lin Daiyu off guard.

The young lady had never expected such a development and was completely stunned by the surprise.

Lin Daiyu said quickly: "Brother Rong, you are joking. How can I explain this kind of thing?"

She was more surprised and embarrassed.

Jia Rong said seriously, "I have always been straightforward. Yuanchun might be embarrassed to tell you about her past. I decided to marry her and asked her directly. There was no hint that was hard to guess."

"Not only Yuanchun, but also your sister Keqing, sister Feng, second sister, third sister, Yuanyang, Ping'er, and this Qingwen and Xiaohong beside me, I fought for them all by myself. Xiaohong and Qingwen had nothing to do with me before."

Xiaohong smiled and said, "Master is right. Xiaohong never dreamed that I would be appreciated by Master. My parents had planned to arrange me to be the lowest maid in Master Bao's room, but I didn't expect that I would follow Master directly. Xiaohong, Xiaohong's parents and brother all praised Master for being a good man!"

When Xiaohong said the last sentence, she bent her legs and squatted to salute, looking very lively and playful.

Qingwen also smiled and said, "Master is just that kind of person. He likes whoever he likes, and people can understand him at a glance."

Zijuan is very willing for her young lady to be with Jia Rong, because then she would be Jia Rong's person too!

Zijuan said hurriedly: "My young lady also has that idea!"

As soon as she said this, she sold out Lin Daiyu! !

Lin Daiyu's face immediately turned red, she was so ashamed that she cursed: "How can you say that? I treated you as my sister! I wanted to help you, but you are so ruthless!" Jia Rong said directly: "Sister Daiyu, you don't have to blame Zijuan. Zijuan knows your character. I and others know it too. You are the only one who thinks no one knows."

Jia Rong spoke up for Zijuan and said, "If Zijuan doesn't say something for you, I won't say it either. According to your personality, you'll probably have to wait another seven or eight years. You see, there are many shameless people here. They just say whatever they want to say directly, and it's a pleasure to get along with them."

"It's not that Sister Daiyu is bad. It's good for a well-educated and well-mannered family to be like this. It's not a bad thing for a family to have people who can keep their words to themselves and people who dare to speak up."

Zijuan knew she was wrong and apologized to Lin Daiyu, saying, "Miss... I know I was wrong. I was not thinking and spoke too quickly."

Lin Daiyu was still a little angry. This matter was very serious, just like betrayal.

Lin Daiyu quickly turned her head away from the maid who had sold out her master, and angrily looked away, saying, "I think you want to sell me as a concubine!"

Jia Rong laughed and said, "Zijuan is the same as Baoqin. There is nothing wrong with that. Yuanchun also encountered this kind of thing. When I proposed to Yuanchun, she was even angrier than you and wanted to walk out directly. Guess what Baoqin did?"

Lin Daiyu thought for a moment and quickly said, "Just like Zijuan, she spoke out what Sister Yuanchun was thinking?"

Jia Rong shook his head and smiled, "At that time, I held Yuanchun's body to prevent her from leaving. Yuanchun called Baoqin to help her break free from me, but Baoqin stood aside and refused to help. She also helped me to stop Yuanchun from leaving."

"Baoqin did much more than Zijuan did. Even though she has become an aunt, she still helps Yuanchun and takes care of the children with all her heart and responsibility."

Lin Daiyu lowered her head and complained in a low voice: "Why are all the maids in the Jia family like this, always scheming and calculating?"

Not only Baoqin and Zijuan, but also Xiren, Yuanyang, Qingwen and others that Lin Daiyu knew are all similar.

Even though Ping'er acted like a good person, she always relied on Wang Xifeng, used Wang Xifeng's things, and even used Wang Xifeng's things to curry favor with others.

Jia Rong said: "People are like this, they all want to live a good life. You know my perspective on people. I can tell you right now that Zijuan treats Sister Daiyu like a relative and loves you wholeheartedly."

"She has served and taken care of you over the years. She is attentive, hardworking and loyal. I have always been satisfied that you have such a good person by your side, just like Cao Cao envied Liu Bei for having a loyal second brother."

Zijuan squatted down and put a footstool under Lin Daiyu's feet, and then carefully rubbed her feet to warm them up.

Because of Jia Rong's praise, Lin Daiyu, who was originally angry at Zijuan for betraying her master, felt much better and no longer cared about Zijuan's mistake.

"I'm not here for my own business, I want to plead for the grandmothers in the mansion. I hope Brother Rong won't be angry."

Lin Daiyu was shy and ignored what had just happened and started talking about business again.

"I'm not angry." Jia Rong smiled and said, "It's just that you've seen how much our family spends. It's increased a lot in recent years. I've been demoted and my income has dropped a lot. I also want to do something to benefit the people, so I have to be frugal."

After hearing this reason, Lin Daiyu naturally stopped persuading Jia Rong to be nicer to other people.

Lin Daiyu, who came from an ordinary family, felt that these people spent money like water when she was in the middle-class family of Rongfu.

After arriving at the Ning Mansion, a high-class family, I felt even more that these people seemed to be receiving money from the sky every day and had no sense of frugality at all.

Now that Jia Rong can restore order, Lin Daiyu naturally has no objection.

Jia Rong asked, "What is the second thing?"

Lin Daiyu said angrily: "I originally wanted to let Zijuan come to your place to help learn some medical skills, but I think it's better to forget it. I'm afraid you will kidnap her and sell me out one day!"

Jia Rong smiled and said, "Of course not, but it would be good for you to learn some medical skills so that you can take care of Sister Daiyu. How is your health recently? I think by the time you are eighteen, you will be fully recovered."

Lin Daiyu was very smart and understood the approximate date.

"Then I will give Zijuan to Brother Rong and let her learn some things from you."

Jia Rong smiled and said, "No need. Let Zijuan continue to serve you. I will go to your place tomorrow to deliver some new tea sets and cooking utensils, as well as medicine pots and cabinets. I will also talk to Zijuan about the effects of various medicines. She has actually learned how to cook medicine a long time ago."

"Long-term illness makes a doctor. Zijuan has been taking care of you all these years. She has become a good doctor in your affairs. She takes care of you like a sister. You should be kinder and don't care about her thoughts as a girl."

Lin Daiyu nodded, "I see. Thank you, Brother Rong, for reminding me. I was indeed not thoughtful enough."

Seeing that Lin Daiyu and Zijuan had reconciled, Jia Rong took them to visit his pharmacy.

Today, Lin Daiyu no longer has the frail and sickly look she had in her early years. Instead, she has become more beautiful and playful, and she often smiles when she speaks.

It's not just physical reasons, the most important thing is environmental influence.

She has no father or mother, but there are many young ladies around her who also have no father or mother, and she doesn't stand out at all among the crowd.

She left her hometown and lived with her relatives, but the Ning Mansion had no shortage of young ladies like her.

In comparison, Lin Daiyu's conditions are already extremely good, and Jia Yuanchun and others treat her as their own.

Without the supervision from her elders, Lin Daiyu naturally became happy as she played with lively peers like Shi Xiangyun all day long and had a group of children to educate.

Taking care of children not only improved Lin Daiyu's mood, but also made her less resistant to marriage and having children, and she began to think about the future.

There are too many rules around the old lady. The pressure from the feudal era requires her to act cautiously and maintain a good image of a lady from a noble family. She cannot make any mistakes or jokes.

There have always been no rules in the Ning Mansion. Madam You does not have the same pressure as the old lady, and everyone laughs together all day long.

It was not until the old lady and her family moved away that Lin Daiyu was truly free.

(End of this chapter)