Daiyu from the Red Mansion is also arguing with people today

Chapter 189: Almost a Meat Bun Beating a Dog

Daiyu had no choice but to pick out the sword skills and boxing skills first and copy them down first, because these two skills were used most frequently in the escort agency; as for the others, she pretended they did not exist.

This resulted in Daiyu's mind being filled with acupuncture point maps and martial arts diagrams on the day of the flower-viewing party, and she could not think of anything else.

Even so, she did not forget to ask Lan Rui to hold the flowers and follow her into the flower hall.

Shi Xiangyun glanced at Daiyu with a sidelong glance, and said with a bit of mischief and teasing, "I don't know what Sister Lin has been busy doing in her room these days. She really threw all the things to me and Sister Tanchun."

"I usually like to be lazy. For things like banquets, naturally, those who are capable should do more work."

Daiyu smiled slightly, not caring about Shi Xiangyun's teasing, and said lightly: "Besides, this flower-viewing party is also for your favorite sister Xue, it is not up to you to organize it. Do you want to trouble a rough man like me?"

Shi Xiangyun snorted and ignored Daiyu, but turned her gaze to the flowerpot in Lan Rui's hand.

"Sister Bao is really a fool. She is leaving us and going home. Otherwise, wouldn't it be better to form a poetry club in such a beautiful spring day to enjoy the flowers?"

Daiyu's expression froze, and she said unnaturally: "I am good at appreciating flowers, but it is difficult for me to write poems!"

After saying that, she turned around and slipped away quickly.

Although she has been attending classes, such elegant things as composing poetry are really not suitable for a warrior like her!

"She is a daughter of a scholar who has passed the imperial examination!" Shi Xiangyun looked at Daiyu's hurriedly disappearing back and did not forget to tease her again.

Not long after, all the people who received the invitations walked into the hall one after another.

The orchid that Daiyu brought was elegant in color and beautiful in shape, but it was too plain after all, so Grandmother Jia glanced at it hastily, not appreciating it much, and turned around to chat and laugh with Wang Xifeng and the others.

In the front yard, Jia Zheng also heard about this. To him, appreciating orchids was an extremely elegant thing.

Unable to resist his curiosity, he sent his servant over to bring the orchid to the front yard for appreciation.

Grandmother Jia did not act on her own, but instead asked Daiyu for her opinion.

Daiyu lowered her head to hide the sarcasm on her lips, then quickly raised her head and smiled, "That's fine. But this flowerpot is a bit heavy, so let my maid carry it over."

These are all trivial matters, so Grandmother Jia naturally wouldn't care too much about them.

But the servant spoke again: "Second Master asked Second Master to go to the front yard as well."

Upon hearing this, the smile on Jia Baoyu's face disappeared instantly. He was as if struck by a bolt from the blue and felt like crying but had no tears.

While everyone's attention was focused on Jia Baoyu, Daiyu secretly signaled Xueyan to come closer and whispered in her ear: "The soil in the flowerpot is from my hometown, which was transported from Yangzhou. Remember to bring it back."

Although Xueyan felt that Daiyu was worrying too much, she still nodded in agreement.

She never expected that Daiyu's premonition would actually come true.

Jia Zheng and several of his guests admired it for a while, and then asked Jia Baoyu to improvise a few poems.

After the poem was completed, some of Jia Zheng's followers began to flatter him.

Although the retainer's words were very obscure, every word implied that this pot of orchid should be placed in Jia Zheng's study, such an elegant place, so that the orchid's noble temperament can be displayed; and placing the flower in a woman's boudoir, as Daiyu did before, is a blasphemy to the orchid.

Xueyan was observing Jia Zheng from the side and saw that he had a smile on his face. He had no intention of scolding the guest and instead seemed to agree with him.

She rolled her eyes in her heart, resisted the urge to beat up the retainer, stepped forward, stood in front of Lan Rui, and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "This flower is nothing, but the soil in the pot is the medicine for my daughter. This soil is the soil from my master's hometown, which was specially dug up from the mansion in Yangzhou. The daughter must stay next to this hometown soil every day to avoid acclimatization."

Hearing this, Jia Zheng's smile gradually faded, and he said to the retainer righteously, "Don't say such things anymore. How could I covet the things that saved my niece's life!"

The retainer smiled awkwardly and lowered his head, yet did not forget to secretly glare at Xueyan.

After this episode, Jia Zheng no longer had the heart to continue admiring the orchids. He waved his hand and asked them to disperse.

Jia Baoyu was also among them, trying to take the opportunity to slip away.

When Jia Zheng saw him escaping so easily, he secretly cursed him in his heart as a "homework beast" and walked towards the backyard, obviously going in a different direction from Xueyan and the others.

Daiyu and Yingchun sat together and chatted, and did not join Shi Xiangyun and the others in making trouble for Xue Baochai.

"It was very lively in the second brother's yard in the East Courtyard yesterday. It's a pity that you didn't see it."

Daiyu glanced at Wang Xifeng and saw that she looked radiant and not at all haggard. She asked curiously, "Did you see everything?"

"I went over as soon as I heard the noise." Yingchun said this and gently touched Daiyu's shoulder. "It's all because of you that I like to eavesdrop on other people's affairs now!"

Daiyu glared at Yingchun and said, "Don't be so gossipy! Tell me what trouble Jia Lian has made again."

Yingchun did not keep the secret any longer and described it vividly: "From what Wang Xifeng said, Jia Lian fell in love with Feng Er who was beside her, but Feng Er did not want to be with him and asked Jia Lian to stop thinking about her.

Jia Lian said that Wang Xifeng was jealous and did not agree to employ a maid, but was spat at by Wang Xifeng as a result.

You didn’t see the excitement at that time, it was really interesting! Wang Xifeng pointed at the women in the yard who were watching the excitement and said that she wanted to live up to her reputation of being jealous and sell out all the beauties in the yard.

If it weren't for the occasion, Yingchun would have wanted to applaud.

"What happened next?" Daiyu had always thought that Wang Xifeng must have won a great victory, otherwise she would definitely seek her help.

"Then those women naturally begged for mercy from Wang Xifeng, but she refused to accept that, saying that Jia Lian was framing her and that she definitely couldn't take the blame. In the end, Jia Lian was harassed by those women and had no choice but to apologize to Wang Xifeng."

Daiyu commented: "Sister Feng will definitely not let him go so easily."

"Yes, she took the opportunity to bring up the matter of getting Ping'er a concubine and setting up a wedding banquet. It will probably be held in the next few days."

"There are really more and more happy events in the Jia family!"

Yingchun touched Daiyu again and teased, "If you could put away the gloating smile on your face when you said this, I might believe you a little more."

After talking about Wang Xifeng, Yingchun thought about the pulse diagnosis yesterday and asked with some concern, "Doctor Yu will also go to Yangzhou with you?"

"I should be able to go, what's wrong?"

Yingchun lowered her head and fiddled with her fingers: "I'm not feeling well. I still need Doctor Yu to take care of me. I'm afraid..."

"There are still three months left, enough time for you to recuperate!" Daiyu looked at Yingchun teasingly, "Why, do you want to get married?"