Dream of the Red Chamber: Start by gaining Zhao Yun's martial prowess, and be ennobled in a sin

The scene fell silent for a moment! No one had expected Jia Baoyu to suddenly pull this stunt!

You must know that this piece of jade holds an extremely high status in the Jia family!

It was the apple of the eye and the lifeblood of Grandmother Jia, Lady Wang, and others!

Every time Jia Baoyu smashed the jade, it caused an earthquake in the Jia family.

The original text clearly records that when Lin Daiyu first entered the Jia family mansion,

Jia Baoyu taught her a lesson by smashing the jade. As soon as he smashed the jade, everyone was so frightened that they rushed to pick it up.

If something happens to this jade, who can bear the blame from Grandmother Jia and Lady Wang?

At this moment, everyone was stunned by Jia Baoyu's act of smashing the jade.

Xi Ren and the others, their faces filled with terror, quickly bent down to pick it up. Even Xi Chun, who was playing with Xiao Jiao'er nearby, was at a loss and subconsciously reached out to pick up the jade.

Tan Chun, Ying Chun, and others also came over with worried expressions and offered words of advice.

Lin Daiyu, who had been laughing and joking with Shi Xiangyun, felt a pang of bitterness in her heart, her face turned pale, and tears streamed down her face.

This scene was etched in her memory. When she first came to the Jia family, she was young and cautious in everything she did, not daring to overstep her bounds in the slightest.

When Jia Baoyu asked her if she had a jade, she only said no, which made Jia Baoyu furious and smash the jade on the spot.

That was a scene she would never forget. The usually kind and loving Grandmother Jia and the others immediately changed their expressions, making her feel uneasy and terrified.

She also learned then that there was an absolute taboo in the Jia family: Jia Baoyu must not be allowed to smash the jade.

It also taught her to read Jia Baoyu's expression and not to provoke him too much.

Now, Jia Baoyu is doing this again.

Keep in mind that this was in her room. If Grandmother Jia and the others found out about this, how would she face them?

Lin Daiyu cried:

"Why bother smashing that mute thing? If you're going to smash it, why don't you smash me instead?"

Baoyu was furious, his round face filled with grief and indignation. He still wanted to snatch the jade from Xiren's hand and continue smashing it, shouting angrily:

"What's it to you if I smash my things!"

"You all like your third brother now, and you no longer care about me, your second brother."

"Every day it's just the same old stuff about studying, self-improvement, and career advancement! What's so great about being an official? They're nothing but traitors and parasites chasing fame and fortune!"

Then, turning to Lin Daiyu with a pitiful expression, he said:

"I thought you were a close friend, but I didn't expect you to change so much. You're always talking about 'Third Brother' all the time, and we've become estranged!"

"When the young lady came, wasn't I just joking around? Whatever I wanted, I gave it to her; whatever I liked to eat, I would quickly clean up and wait for her to return when I heard that she liked it too."

"We eat at the same table and sleep in the same bed. I thought of things the maids wouldn't have considered, because I was afraid the young lady would be angry."

"I thought to myself: the sisters have grown up together since childhood. Whether they are close or not, their harmony has reached its limit, which is why they are better than others."

"Who would have thought that this young lady, now grown up, would be so carefree, not taking me seriously, but instead keeping that 'Third Brother Jing' from the outer four roads in her heart."

"I don't have any brothers or sisters, although I have two, don't you know they are my stepmothers?"

"I'm also alone, just like you, and I fear our hearts are alike. Who knew I'd wasted all my efforts, with no one to turn to for justice!"

Everyone present changed their expressions upon hearing Jia Baoyu's words, especially Tan Chun, whose face turned pale. She never expected that Jia Baoyu would think of her in this way.

"You!" Lin Daiyu felt a pang of bitterness as Jia Baoyu publicly criticized her like this.

She never spoke of her third brother so often; she only replied to him because Xiangyun brought it up.

In her heart, her third brother was a capable man who cared for his sisters, so she respected him.

Baoyu, on the other hand, was the older brother who had been with him since childhood. In terms of affection, he was actually closer to him than the third brother.

Unexpectedly, Jia Baoyu misunderstood her so much. Not only did he smash the jade in her room, but he also made unreasonable accusations and said some nonsensical things.

What I never expected was that Baoyu would be so misunderstanding of her, and that he would think of her in such a way...

Furthermore, if Jia Baoyu says that all officials are traitors and parasites, isn't he also insulting his father, Lin Ruhai? It is extremely disrespectful for children to insult their father!

For a moment, Daiyu felt utterly heartbroken!

Thinking back to when I was in Jiangnan, when my mother was still alive, how happy and carefree I was!

Now that I'm living under someone else's roof, everything I do becomes a target for gossip...

Lin Daiyu was heartbroken and filled with sorrow, and cried out in a mournful voice:

"Third Brother is also an elder brother in the family. He cares for us younger sisters. What's wrong with us showing him some concern?"

"If you feel distant, just let go. Why make up such reasons to provoke me?"

"Don't be so fickle, smashing jade to annoy me. From now on, don't come to my courtyard, and I won't dare to bother you anymore!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Baoyu grew even angrier and repeatedly said:

"Fine, fine! I knew you only had eyes for Third Brother. I've wasted my time knowing you!"

As he spoke, he went to smash the jade again.

Seeing that Jia Baoyu's face had turned yellow with anger and his eyebrows had changed color, Xiren, who had never been so angry before, pressed down on his hand that was trying to snatch the jade and hurriedly advised him:

"You and your sister had a quarrel, but it's not worth hitting her. If you break her, how will she feel about it?"

As Lin Daiyu wept, these words struck a chord with her, revealing that Baoyu was not even as good as Xiren, which made her even more heartbroken and she cried even harder.

Overwhelmed with grief, he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"girl!"

"Lin Daiyu!"

"Sister Lin!"

"Miss Lin!"

The scene became even more chaotic.

Zijuan rushed over to support Daiyu, wiping Daiyu's mouth with a handkerchief. The crimson color stained the handkerchief with red spots. Xueyan rushed over to gently pat Daiyu's back.

With tears in her eyes, Zijuan comforted Daiyu, saying:

"Although you're angry, you should still take care of yourself. You haven't been feeling well lately, and you're only feeling better after taking medicine."

"He just vomited blood again because of a quarrel with Master Bao. What if something happens to him?"

Baoyu was also a little flustered at this moment, seeing that Lin Daiyu had vomited blood and her face was pale.

One line of crying, one line of gasping for breath, one line of tears, one line of sweat; unable to bear the weakness, she couldn't help but shed tears.

Everyone on the field was busy either comforting Jia Baoyu or caring for Lin Daiyu, and for a time, it became noisy.

The old women who had come with their master in the room saw such a commotion and all went off to report to their respective places.

Among them, Granny Xia, who came with Baoyu, first sent someone to report to Grandmother Jia's courtyard, while she herself quickly ran towards Lady Wang's courtyard.

Now free from Tan Chun's supervision, Jia Huan glanced at Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu, and the others, then, with a quick thought, quietly left the room and ran out...