Early the next morning, Baochai got up early and was surrounded by servant girls who helped her wash up and change her clothes. After the bell rang a few times, breakfast was served from the kitchen. After breakfast, a servant girl came in to report that Third Miss Tanchun had caught a cold recently. Yinchun Xichun wanted to see her and asked Baochai if she would go.

Baochai had just drunk some tea. She held the bowl and thought for a while before saying, "Go tell Second Miss that she will definitely go. Also, find a bright-colored set of needlework that I usually make and bring it with me when she goes out."

She left Bai Lu in Pear Courtyard to wait for the housekeeper to check the accounts. She took Ying 'er and Mama Su with her and slowly walked towards Lady Wang's courtyard.

By this time it was already late spring, the Chinese peonies were in full bloom. When Ying 'er saw them, she could not help but want to pluck a branch. Bao Chai looked left and right and ordered her to find an old woman to sweep the floor. She asked, "Has this flower entered the Old Ancestor's house this morning?" The old woman bowed and replied, "Answering Miss, it has entered at the tip.

Which one do you like? I'll go and break it for you. Don't dirty the girls' embroidered shoes. "

Ying 'er pointed to a light yellow one and a silver one for her to see. She took out a handful of copper coins and stuffed them into the servant's hands. "Mama, please break them. The necks are longer. I want to take them to see Third Miss."

The servant took the money and laughed so hard that her eyes couldn't be seen. She put down the broom and walked through the flowers and leaves. She folded the two branches and handed them over to Baochai. She complimented, "Pao Girl is so kind. Even her servant girls are so kind!"

Baochai only smiled and agreed. In front of her, Yinchun's head servant girl, Si Qi, brushed aside the emerald green willow branches and led Yinchun Xichun out. Xichun's head servant girl, Ru Hua, followed behind them.

Ying'er was the first to call Si Qi "Jiejie". Baochai and the two girls from the Jia family greeted each other and then walked together towards Lady Wang's courtyard.

When they entered the courtyard, Zhou Rui's family just came out. When they saw Baochai, they smiled and said, "Pao Girl, you woke up so early!

Madam had just finished her meal and was saying that she was going to invite a doctor to the house this morning. Unexpectedly, the several young ladies were alarmed. Old Ancestor's side must also be informed. "

Baochai didn't want to talk to her anymore. He just nodded and said, "Then I won't hinder you. Let's go in together to say hello to Auntie and see Sister Tanchun."

Zhou Rui's family bowed and then left with a box. The three young ladies waited for a while before Jin Chuan lifted the curtain and walked over, "Madam invites the young ladies to come in and talk."

Yinchun took the lead, Baochai followed, and Xichun was the youngest. The three of them walked together into the three small rooms on the east side.

The room was filled with smoke and the smell of sandalwood. Jin Chuan lowered his voice and said to them, "Last night, Madam chanted Buddhist scriptures until late at night. Third Young Lady was filial and helped her copy scriptures until dawn. In the end, she accidentally caught a cold. Right now, Shishu is helping her lie down."

As he said this, they saw Lady Wang wearing a golden-yellow Pipa jacket and an ocher-colored horse-faced skirt. She was holding the hand of her maid Caiyun as she walked out of the inner room with a frown on her face.

The three young ladies bowed in unison. Lady Wang weakly pointed to a brocade bed on the side.

She asked them to sit down on a chair and said, "The doctor just arrived. You can go in to see Third Young Lady later to avoid bumping into her."

Yinchun and Xichun didn't say anything. They just sat there quietly and drank tea. Baochai didn't say much and just waited and watched.

Tanchun was fine when she saw her yesterday. How could she fall ill overnight and not be able to get up?

In her previous life, her Auntie's methods were eye-opening. Now that she was more careful, she saw more clues.

She didn't know if it was Concubine Zhao or Jia Huan in the backyard who provoked her Auntie, so she vented her anger on Tanchun. This young lady was really unlucky.

She didn't know that Tanchun was also implicated by the Xue family.

The master of the Jia family's second branch, Jia Zheng, heard that the Xue family's ignorant and incompetent nephew, who was always idle and causing trouble, actually turned over a new leaf. Not only did he study with his teacher every day, but he even passed the county examination on his first try!?

His eldest son originally had the whole family's hopes, but unexpectedly he died in the middle of the imperial examination. His grandson was still young and his future was unknown. Now he could only count on his second son. Perhaps he would also get an unexpected result.

In addition, Concubine Zhao served him attentively and comfortably, so he nodded and agreed to let Jia Huan go to school with him.

That concubine mother Zhao was in a hurry to show off and was caught off guard by a servant girl who reported her to the main wife. Since the master was still present, it wasn't good to find fault with her, so she used her own daughter as an example.

Jia Zheng always didn't care about the life and death of his children. He only thought that his daughter really caught a cold, so he didn't ask anything and went to the front yard to drink wine with the guests.

Jin Chuan invited Concubine Zhao to take care of Tanchun early in the morning. Not long after, a servant came to report that the concubine had smashed a treasure in the young lady's room and was kneeling outside to apologize.

Lady Wang didn't wake her up and just let her kneel in front of Tanchun's room under the rising sun. When Baochai and the other two arrived, she gave Caiyun a look to send them back to the side yard.

After a while, the doctor came out with a medicine box and sat behind a screen, leaving a prescription for relieving fever.

Lady Wang asked the servants to send him out. Then she said to the girls beside her, "You can go see the third girl. Poor Jian 'er, who was born with a weak body and a shy mother. Perhaps she will be more energetic with her close sisters by her side."

Baochai and the others took their leave and went to the west side yard.

Tanchun was lying on the bed. The servant had just taken down the curtain and screen. When she saw the three girls come to see her master, she was immediately filled with gratitude.

A servant brought in an embroidered stool with a mattress. Yinchun, Xichun, and Baochai sat down next to Tanchun. They only chatted about unimportant and relaxing topics.

Baochai had Ying 'er give the plucked peony to the servant who served tea and told her to raise it with clean water. The servant girl happily called for the servant outside to take care of it. She turned around and stood guard in front of Tanchun. She just happened to see Baochai take out a needle and thread and give it to Tanchun. She couldn't help but say, "Pao Girl did a good job. She's better than us!"

"How can you compare with the master?"

Tanchun fondled the lake-blue handkerchief embroidered with butterflies, unable to part with it. She then raised it to her eyes to look at the direction of the stitching. "This is really an exceptionally beautiful flower. The butterflies actually seem to have come alive."

Baochai watched the servant put the peony away and then smiled and said to her, "I made this recently after the mourning period. You can play with it.

I don't know what to bring when you're sick. But this is pleasing to the eye and will make me feel better. Maybe you'll get better soon. "

As she said this, she took it closer to look at the thread. Yinchun also came over and asked about the needle and the color matching. Xichun was still young. He sat next to them and asked for a handkerchief embroidered with animals to play with.

At this time, the servant girl guarding outside reported inside, "Miss, Bao Er Ye's servant, Xiren, and Miss Lin's servant, Zi Juan, are here." Tanchun nodded to the servant girl. The servant girl hurriedly went out to welcome them.

Xiren was wearing a honey colored jacket, a rouge colored cloak, and a pea green skirt. Behind her was Zi Juan, who was also dressed as a servant girl.

The two servant girls walked in and bowed to the girls before opening their mouths. Xiren said, "This morning, Bao Er Ye heard that Third Miss was sick. There was nothing we could do. Master ordered us to go to school yesterday, so we couldn't come to visit Third Miss today. We were sent to ask you." As soon as she finished speaking, Zi Juan said, "Our Miss Lin asked for some throat-soothing candy.

It's said that people who catch cold often have sore throats. If you have symptoms, just put one in your mouth and you'll feel much better. "

Tanchun thanked them and asked the servant girl to put away the gifts. She then took the two servant girls to have tea. Baochai and the others sat for a while, then said their goodbyes and went back to their rooms without saying anything else.

At Tanchun's place, Bao Yu and Daiyu came to see her the next day after school ended. They saw the servant girl and another servant girl sitting under the incense basket. They were holding a blue handkerchief and were drawing patterns.

Bao Yu had always liked these delicate things. He leaned over to take a look and couldn't bear to put it down. He twisted the servant girl's arm and said, "Good sister, who embroidered this handkerchief?

Give it to me. "

The servant girl naturally refused. She only said to the room, "This was brought by the Pao Girl this morning when she came to see our young lady. She said it was for our young lady to look after and relieve her boredom. How could she give it to you!?"

When Bao Yu heard this, he clapped his hands and said, "That's right. I thought I forgot something. It turns out I haven't paid a visit to Bao Jiejie yet. How could I neglect her!"

As he said this, he turned his head to ask Daiyu if he wanted to go. Daiyu shook his head and said, "It's already so late. If I go, won't you call her for dinner?

I have an appointment with Second Young Lady tomorrow morning. You can go by yourself. "

Bao Yu was hesitant and greedy for the handkerchief. He dilly-dallied at Tanchun's place until Mother Jia sent someone to call him.

When he and Daiyu went out of the courtyard, the servant girl carried a mahogany food box and opened it. There was only a bowl of porridge and a plate of fresh vegetables. There was nothing else.

"Young Lady, why don't you eat something light?"

The servant girl asked the servant girl to wipe the kang table clean and set it up. She then carried the bowls and plates over. Tanchun sat up weakly with the quilt and said, "It's this kind of light soup again. Seeing the weather like this, even if I'm not sick, I still get sick.

Call the shrewd servant girl who is tight-lipped. Take the money and go to the kitchen. Just tell her that you guys want to add some meat. Go quickly and come back quickly! "

The servant girl took out a piece of loose silver from the drawer and sent a servant girl to run errands. She came back and helped Tanchun arrange the bowls and chopsticks.

Tanchun was sick for several days. When she heard that the teacher in her family's school had died, the only students came back from vacation. Bao Yu plunged into the courtyard and was so happy that he forgot about home. Jia Huan pouted and went back to Concubine Zhao's courtyard to beat her up. The next day, an old woman told the servant girl that she should be fine and didn't need to boil medicine anymore.

When the golden hoop on his head was gone, Bao Yu happily mingled with the girls. Suddenly, he saw a servant girl doing needlework under the sun. He remembered the handkerchief embroidered by Baochai. He anxiously got up and asked Xiren to run around the courtyard. He invited San Chun, Daiyu and the others to go to Pear Courtyard to play with Baochai.

The group of people walked over in a grandiose manner. The outside of Pear Courtyard was full of lush green trees. It was a solemn atmosphere.

They walked through the narrow path and arrived at the corner gate. Li Wan, who was leading the way, asked a servant girl to knock on the door. After three knocks, the black wooden door opened with a creak. A servant boy with a ponytail hairstyle saw them and hurriedly knelt down with his head lowered. He said, "Greetings to the ladies."

When he shouted, an old woman who was guarding nearby hurried over. When she saw Li Wan and Baoyu behind him, she immediately smiled and said to the servant, "Go back and continue to guard the door. These are the ladies and gentlemen of Rongguo Province. They must be here to visit the Pao Girl." As she said this, she led the group inside. Someone had already run to the main courtyard to report.

Baochai was in the east wing's study with Bai Lu and the head housekeeper to go over the accounts. When those crafty shop assistants saw that the old master of the Xue family had passed away and that the old master was young and "far away from the emperor," they dared to cheat. They had ruined many of the old shops with a good reputation. If they didn't do something about it, they were afraid that no one would know the names of the shops in the end.

Just as she was counting the beads on the abacus, Ying 'er came in to report that the ladies and gentlemen of Rongguo Province had come to visit.

After Baochai finished calculating the last item, she put the stick in the account book and said to Bai Lu and the head housekeeper, "Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Xue. Take the rest back and do it. Come back in the afternoon to check the others. Bai Lu will send them off."

The head housekeeper quickly got up and waved his hand. He didn't dare. He bowed, rolled up the two account books, and turned around to leave from the other side.

Mama Su helped her change her clothes. When she walked into the main room, everyone had just sat down.

First, Tanchun took out the calligraphy she usually wrote to thank Baochai for visiting her a few days ago. Yinchun and Xichun went to find Ying 'er to ask for new flower patterns. Daiyu sat on the side and watched them match the colors. Only Baoyu wished he could come close and talk to Baochai, "I heard that in the past, Bao Jiejie often copied sutras at home and gave them to the temple as alms. I think he also knows about Zen …" Without waiting for him to continue speaking, Mama Su coughed softly and said, "In the past, your servant often advised our young lady not to touch too much sandalwood. Otherwise, her temperament would change and she would not be beautiful.

Previously, I was observing filial piety and wanted to accumulate some good karma for the late Laoye, so I didn't stop you. But now Ge 'er is at a good age to make progress, I don't dare to talk about Zen. "

Baoyu usually hated it when people talked to him about economic and political career, and he especially loathed older women. Immediately, he found Nurse Su extremely unpleasant to the eye.

Since this was the first time he visited Baochai, and he saw that he was quite respectful toward this mama, he paused for a moment and then changed the topic, "I saw the handkerchief Bao Jiejie gave to San Meimei earlier. It doesn't have such exquisite patterns. Can you give me a square to take back and play with?"

Mama Su was already feeling his pulse. She took out a square piece of white silk embroidered with a poem advising him to study and gave it to him. "Since Ge 'er has asked," she said, "Our Miss has just finished embroidering this handkerchief as a gift to Da Ye. Why don't you give it to Bao Er Ye first?"

Baoyu took the poem and read it. It was full of words advising people to cherish the time to study. Immediately he felt a headache coming on. Previously he saw the embroidery and was reluctant to part with it, but as he looked carefully at the meaning of the poem, he felt dizzy and his whole body was not well.

He casually handed the poem to Ying 'er, who was standing by his side to change the hot tea. Then he turned his head to look at the square piece of blue silk embroidered with a hundred butterflies in Tanchun's hand.

While he was distracted, the handkerchief in Baoyu's hand hit the teacup in Ying 'er's hand. Half a cup of tea spilled out and dyed the fine handkerchief red. Seeing this, Ying' er hastily put down the teacup and snatched the handkerchief to take a closer look.

“?

Bao 'Coal Rose', then Er Hao is pretending?

Yao?

What?

Qie Fu Jia?

Yeast?

Ouroboros?

Testosterone blinks

Tau Borealis?

Regret?

Human?

Instantaneous Spine Spring Broadside Blade Blocking Moya Shovel?

Qiao Bao?

Ah, the phosphor post palm swan?

'Beached Sea Serpent Sea Serpent Sea Serpent Sea Serpent Sea Serpent Sea Serpent Sea Serpent?'

Mo?

Why did he knock on a pair of tweezers and say, "Nephew Yu Shuo?"

Is it difficult to go from being swollen to being a demon?

You're also panic-stricken, panic-stricken, and ferociously hugging a broken skeleton, and trying to pry it open?

Are you stupid Neon Zheng?

Zhang?

Bu Kendeng!

Baochai stood up and walked over to take a look. "Ying 'er did it. This girl has been with me since we were young, and no one has ever been more skillful than her.

If you take a fancy to any of them, just let the maidservants come over and ask. Even if they're not free, they can teach them to go back and fight on their own. "

Baoyu was once again left alone at the side. After a while, he stood up, opened the curtain, and left without saying a word. Everyone in the room looked at each other in dismay and embarrassment.

However, Baochai didn't seem to care at all. He continued to smile and slowly speak in detail. It wasn't until everyone said their goodbyes and sent them all to the corner gate that he said to the manservant guarding the gate, "In the future, if there are any male guests, be on guard and ask them to go back. My elder brother isn't here, so how can I, a girl's family, casually see an outsider?

You're ruining my aunt's family's reputation for no reason!

Since it's your first offense, I won't punish you severely for the time being. The next time you do it, you'll have to go back to the residence and change to a clever messenger! "

The manservant hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed a few times. "Reporting to Miss, I won't dare to do it again.

It's just that that brother just walked angrily from here to the courtyard. Not long after, he saw an older sister dressed in autumn fragrant clothes looking for him. The two of them went in together. "

After hearing these words, the rest of the people only blushed. Only Li Wan and Daiyu were blushing.

The former was a widow. Although her brother-in-law was young, he was about to reach the age where he knew how to behave. For a guest girl to say "It's not good for you to see an outsider" in front of her was like pointing at her nose and scolding her for being rude. The latter was meticulous. When she saw Baochai's behavior, she thought of her own family. One had lost her father and the other had lost her mother. The daughter of a merchant had to observe mourning at home for three years before leaving the house. She also remembered that men and women should keep a distance. As the legitimate daughter of a second-rank official, not only did she fail to observe mourning for her mother, but she also acted intimately with an outsider. Even her residence was only separated by a jade-green screen cabinet.

She was so embarrassed that she was blushing like a peach blossom. Fortunately, everyone was preoccupied with other matters and had no time to pay attention to her. Only then did she stumble back to the jade-green screen cabinet. She covered her eyes and cried.

In the evening, when Mother Jia heard that her grandson and granddaughter were crying, she thought that her children were quarreling and throwing a tantrum again. She summoned the people who followed her and asked them. Only then did she know the whole story. She immediately hugged Baoyu and said angrily, "I said that Xue Da Yatou was pedantic.

Didn't you say that a guest should follow the host's wishes?

It's indeed important to keep a distance between men and women, but our Baoyu is still a child. How can he be so troublesome?

He's really a petty merchant! "

Baoyu rolled in Mother Jia's arms and pushed all the blame onto Mama Su, "Bao Jiejie is just following orders. That mama is really hateful. She's vulgar and vulgar. How could Auntie Xue find such a person to torment her own daughter?"