strictlysupreme Chapter 129 Dream of the Red Chamber 1 2
Chapter 129 Dream of the Red Chamber 1 2
We arrived at the dock early the next morning, and as soon as we docked, we saw Butler Lin coming with his servants to pick us up.
After paying his respects to Daiyu and Jia Lian, he invited them to get on the carriage and headed straight for the Lin Mansion.
When they arrived at the Lin Mansion, Jia Lian was taken to the outer courtyard and settled there, while Daiyu took two maids and went straight to her father's room.
Lin Ruhai was lying on the bed, as if waiting for Daiyu to come back.
"Daddy!"
Lin Ruhai's eyes sparkled, "Yu'er, you're back."
Daiyu greeted Lin Ruhai before coming over to sit next to him.
Lin Ruhai stroked his daughter's hair, "Yu'er, are you okay at your grandparents' house?"
Daiyu hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"The old lady and Baoyu are very kind to me, and I get along well with my sisters."
Lin Ruhai frowned, as if something was wrong, but he didn't think much about it.
Lin Ruhai asked about other small matters.
How you eat, where you live, what you do, what you eat, what you say...
Daiyu answered one by one, and it was seen that Daiyu only reported good news and not bad news.
Nan Xi rolled her eyes and put a dream-entering talisman on Lin Ruhai. In an instant, Lin Ruhai became dazed and he dreamed of what happened after Daiyu left the Lin Mansion.
Although the experience was long, only a moment had passed. After Lin Ruhai woke up, he was shocked.
Yu'er actually entered the mansion through the corner gate. No one in the Jia mansion was dressed simply. Her two uncles did not see her. She lived in Jia's grandmother's green gauze cabinet, so Baoyu could enter Yu'er's bedroom at any time.
There is also Baoyu dropping a jade, Zhou Ruijia sending flowers, two pieces of satin to make clothes, and the golden and jade marriage...
All these things made Lin Ruhai angry. The Lin family had been marquises for generations and had accumulated a lot of wealth.
Every year, cartloads of things were sent to Rongguo Mansion, but people even said that Yu'er had eaten the rice and grain of the Jia family.
Lin Ruhai suppressed the anger in his heart, "Yu'er, go back and rest first, and we can talk after you wash up. Xueyan, stay here, I have something for you to take back."
Daiyu didn't think much about it and took Zijuan back.
Nan Xi was a little surprised. Lin Ruhai wanted to ask her something, but she would not cover up for the Jia family.
Sure enough, Lin Ruhai directly asked Nan Xi to tell her about Daiyu's experience.
"Xueyan, describe the words and deeds of the masters of the Jia family honestly."
Nan Xi was very excited, she was good at this.
"When the girl left the boat and went ashore that day, the sedan chair and luggage carriage sent by Rongguo Mansion had been waiting for her for a long time...
The girl got on the sedan chair and walked for half a day before arriving in front of three large doors, which was the Rongguo Mansion.
But he didn’t enter the main gate, he only entered the western corner gate…”
Nan Xi talked incessantly, and at this moment, the famous book sounded clearer from her mouth than seeing it with one's own eyes.
Lin Ruhai was immersed in her words, which confirmed what he had said in his dream one by one, and his face became increasingly uglier.
After Nan Xi finished speaking, Lin Ruhai waved his hand and sent her away, forgetting to even let her take the things he had agreed to give her.
Seeing that Lin Ruhai was lost in thought, Nan Xi did not disturb him. She took two blue and white jade bottles from Lin Ruhai's yard, then left the yard and went back to find Daiyu.
When Daiyu saw this, she didn't ask any questions and let Nan Xi go to rest.
On the second day, Lin Ruhai and Daiyu explained everything in detail.
"I was too careless before. There were not enough girls around Yu'er. I picked two smart ones to follow you from now on."
He thought for a moment, "Yu'er, you were still young before, this time Daddy has prepared a few servants for you to command, these two girls are their daughters, you can command them without worry."
"You must keep these deeds safe."
Lin Ruhai handed Daiyu a stack of indentures and brought a box of banknotes, "Keep these banknotes for rewarding servants and daily expenses."
Daiyu put them away one by one and said, "Daddy, you should take good care of yourself and don't worry too much."
Lin Ruhai shook his head. He was anxious, fearing that he had left something unexplained.
Last night, he had another dream. In the dream, he described what happened to Daiyu in the Jia Mansion after his death.
He felt heartbroken watching his daughter suffer in the Jia Mansion.
This time he had to make arrangements for his daughter before he could die with peace of mind.
"Yu'er, I will arrange for someone to look after the old house. The annual income from the sacrificial fields can be used for repairs, and the excess can be given to the children of the side branches for their studies.
When my father's affairs are settled, the housekeeper will take people ahead. He will go to the capital to buy a house and a farm. If you miss home, you can stay there for a few days. Their indentures are all in here."
Daiyu knew that her father was arranging his affairs after his death, and she was overwhelmed with grief and tears flowed down her cheeks.
Lin Ruhai hugged his daughter and comforted her, "Life and death are determined by fate. Don't worry. Daddy is just worried about you."
Daiyu just shed tears and was speechless.
Lin Ruhai also gave Daiyu several boxes of rare books, authentic paintings and calligraphy by famous artists, medicinal herbs, jade articles, silks, jewelry, and a small box of gold and silver.
"There are too many things, and I'm afraid you can't protect them, so you'd better keep these carefully, I think they won't attract attention.
Don't worry about other things, leave everything to the housekeeper and Lian'er, and let them take care of it."
Daiyu nodded in agreement. She now just wanted to accompany her father well and didn't care about these worldly things.
Lin Ruhai sighed, asked Zijuan and Nanxi to put their things away, and gave them a box of gold, silver and fine fabrics as rewards.
"You've worked hard taking care of Yu'er, please keep these things."
Zijuan and Nanxi accepted the gifts and saluted Lin Ruhai.
"Thank you, sir."
After Lin Ruhai had made all these arrangements, he began to talk to Daiyu about human relations, wanting to take advantage of this time to teach his daughter well.
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When resting at night, Daiyu was obviously in a bad mood, and Nan Xi thought about it.
"Girl, let me tell you a story."
Daiyu's lips curled slightly, "When did you, a little girl, become so knowledgeable?"
Nan Xi said flatteringly: "How can I compare to your erudition? I just heard a few stories outside and found them quite interesting, so I remembered them."
Daiyu was suddenly relieved of her worries by this interruption, and she became a little more interested.
"Then tell me about it."
"This is a story about death and oblivion. There is a girl named Mi He..."
"Death is not the end of life, forgetting is..."
"Death is not a true farewell. The soul will exist forever, just in a different form. Our loved ones will silently watch over us in another world and bless us with peace and happiness..."
Daiyu listened in a daze, "Is that so?"
She suddenly felt better.
"Of course, as long as we keep them in mind, they can exist in another form."
Zijuan was also fascinated by what she heard. She asked curiously, "What is that world like? Is it really covered with red spider lilies everywhere? What do red spider lilies look like?"
Nan Xi smiled and said, "I haven't seen it either. I just heard about it."
Daiyu lay on the bed and closed her eyes, as if she was thinking about something.
After a while, the breathing on the bed calmed down.