Daiyu from the Red Mansion is also arguing with people today

Chapter 164: Eating Watermelons and Watching the Fun 2

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Wang ignored Jia Zheng completely. She protected Baoyu in her arms, acting as if "as long as Baoyu doesn't get beaten, other people can do whatever they want to him", which made Jia Zheng even more angry.

In this way, the parties were in a stalemate, and no one took the initiative to speak. Until the little maid who went to the East Palace hurried in, everyone's eyes were focused behind the little maid, waiting for Qin Keqing's arrival.

After waiting for a while and seeing no one coming in, Jia Zheng frowned and asked in confusion, "Where is Qin?"

The little maid stuttered in reply, "Reporting to the Second Master, Madam Rong...she heard that Young Master Qin had gotten into trouble, and she suddenly fainted. Madam Rong's maid has gone out to find a doctor, and I...I don't know what to do, so I'll come back to report to the Second Master first."

They are all things that fail to accomplish anything but fail!

Jia Zheng was furious. He glared at the little maid and then looked at the people in the room. He realized that today's incident could not be resolved peacefully.

He was silent for a long time, and finally made a concession: "Since Miss Xue is interested in participating in this year's selection, considering that our Jia family has a girl working as a female historian in the palace, it is indeed inappropriate for Miss Xue to live in the Jia family. I think it is better for her to return home as soon as possible to wait for the selection."

Xue Baochai knew in her heart that no matter who had exposed the incident today, her brother would not be able to stay in the Jia family any longer. The only difference was whether this incident would affect her participation in the selection.

Thinking of the fact that she still had to learn the rules from Gu Mama every day, she went with the flow and said, "The Xue family's house in Shenjing City has not been properly repaired for many years. I'm afraid that the inner courtyard will not be habitable for a while. Why not let my brother go back and repair the house first."

"Yes!" Jia Zheng took a deep breath and looked at Qin Zhong again, his tone becoming serious, "Young Master Qin, your father's condition has worsened. You should go back and serve him wholeheartedly. Don't come to the school again for a while."

Qin Zhong readily agreed. If his father had not specifically instructed the housekeeper to send him to Jia's house every day before his illness worsened, he would not have wanted to go to school!

The three parties reached a consensus, but Jia Zheng's face did not relax at all. His expression was still tense, and his words were like a cold blade: "No one can spread what happened today. Remember that?"

This sentence was not only directed at the people from the other two families, but also a warning to the servants present.

"Yes..." There were sporadic responses from all around.

Jia Zheng didn't have the energy to pursue these matters, so he first had Qin Zhong sent away, and then Xue Pan.

Aunt Xue seemed a little worried. Although she agreed to let Baochai participate in the election, what if she was rejected? The Jia family might be a smooth road for them.

"Baochai, are we really going back?"

Xue Baochai's face was not looking good either: "If we don't go back, are we going to wait for my uncle to kick us out and publicize the ridiculous things my brother did in the Jia family? Mom, can you please think about me a little bit!"

Aunt Xue hesitated a little: "I...how could I not consider you? I think Jia Baoyu is a good kid. This is the Duke's Mansion! With your intelligence and ability, you can definitely take down everyone in this mansion!"

Xue Baochai's expression became even uglier, and she noticed the gaze of the Jia family's maid behind her. But Jia Zheng had spoken, and from then on she no longer needed to care about the expression or emotions of anyone in the Jia family.

Aunt Xue thought that her words had convinced Xue Baochai, and her worries were slightly relieved. She even had the leisure to walk back slowly.

However, Xue Baochai walked so quickly and hurriedly that when Aunt Xue noticed this, she had already walked a long way away.

"Baochai! Slow down! Wait for me!" Aunt Xue was chasing after her, totally unaware of the strange looks given to them by the other maids of the Jia family.

Yingchun cracked the last melon seed in her hand and saw that the three groups of people in the room had dispersed. She asked, "Where are we going next? Should we follow Madam Wang or Xue Baochai?"

Daiyu wanted to say that she wanted to see them all, but it was obviously impossible for her to follow them all at once.

She frowned and whispered, "Is it more interesting to watch Mrs. Wang examine Jia Baoyu's maids, or to watch Xue Baochai cry?"

Yingchun thought Daiyu was so cute that she couldn't help pinching her face. She smiled and said, "No wonder you like pinching Xichun's face. It's really fun!"

Daiyu slapped Yingchun's hand away and said, "I'm going to go see how Mrs. Wang handles those maids. Do you want to come?"

"Of course!" Yingchun answered without hesitation.

Daiyu took Yingchun's hand and told Qiu Kui to go and see if Xue Baochai had really cried as she expected, and then go to the East Palace to pick up Bai Shao and see if Qin Keqing needed help.

After arranging these, the two walked along the path to the backyard. Just as they reached the corner door of the inner courtyard, they vaguely saw Siqi standing with a young man.

Yingchun just took a glance and then looked away.

Daiyu asked curiously, "Is Siqi in love with her cousin?"

Yingchun snorted coldly, "I reminded her before that a maid's behavior represents the reputation of her master. If a maid loses her morals, it will be a disgrace to her master. I also told her that she should find a reliable man. Don't run away when something goes wrong. It seems that she didn't listen to me at all!"

"Don't be so absolute. Maybe she is breaking up with that man! She can change her bad vision. Give her a chance to reform!" Daiyu tried to reconcile.

Yingchun rolled her eyes at Daiyu and said, "Whose side are you on?"

"You, you, you! Of course it's you!"

"That's better!" Yingchun's expression eased a lot. "Now I'm the only one who knows about their affairs. I think I still have some face in front of those servants. If Siqi insists, I can ask the old lady to give her some grace before I leave!"

Since Yingchun has made up her mind, Daiyu can't persuade her any more.

The two of them walked through the alley beside Jia's mother's courtyard and quietly reached the back of the ear room. They saw the maids in Jia Baoyu's room standing in two rows anxiously, with nervous faces. Mrs. Wang's two companions stood in front of them, but Jia Zheng and Jia Baoyu were not there.

Mrs. Wang walked calmly into Jia Baoyu's room and said in a calm voice, "Come in one by one."

At first, the maids thought Baoyu had lost something and wanted to search him, but gradually, they began to realize that something was wrong.

Not everyone came out after the examination, and those who came out had red faces. Zhou Ruijia also specifically told them not to stand together.

The rest of the people became more and more panicked, and began to recall whether they had done anything sneaky or shameful.

Several maids were already kneeling in front of Mrs. Wang.