Daiyu from the Red Mansion is also arguing with people today

Chapter 182 Aunt Zhao Appears

The opportunity was right in front of her, and Daiyu had reminded Shi Xiangyun of the interests involved, but she herself did not know how to seize the opportunity, and no amount of persuasion from others would avail.

You can't force the cow to drink water if it doesn't want to!

After getting Grandmother Jia's approval, the group walked out together. As soon as they reached Grandmother Jia's courtyard gate, they saw a woman dressed in very vulgar clothes rushing towards them.

Daiyu quickly stopped Shi Xiangyun and avoided being hit by the woman.

Aunt Zhao stopped walking, looked around at everyone, then puffed out her chest and said to Tanchun, "Isn't this the Third Miss? It's so rare to see her!"

Tanchun was embarrassed and angry about Aunt Zhao's appearance. She originally thought that she would not run into Aunt Zhao if she hid in Lixiang Courtyard, had Daiyu's people to help stop her, and went in and out with her sisters.

Unexpectedly, Aunt Zhao came to visit.

Tanchun couldn't help showing some grief and indignation on her face: "I was brought to the Madam's house since I was a child, and I grew up next to the old ancestor. It's normal that I don't see my aunt as much. Even if I don't go to see my aunt, she will often come to my room!"

Although Aunt Zhao always had a clear conscience when she went to Tanchun's room to take things, she couldn't bring it up openly after all.

So, she stiffened her neck and changed the subject, saying, "I didn't come here to tell you this. Let me ask you, why did you only invite Baoyu and not your own brother?"

Tanchun sneered. As expected, her aunt always came to see her for Jia Huan.

She said mercilessly: "This matter was originally just a play between sisters, and has nothing to do with others. Besides, it was not me who invited Brother Bao, but Sister Yun. We felt that something was wrong, so we came to ask the ancestor for advice. The matter has not been settled yet, and Auntie is coming to question us. It's too hasty!"

"Don't show off your knowledge to me!" Aunt Zhao was choked for a moment, but she still shouted in a timid manner, "You crawled out of my intestines, and Huan'er is your real brother. You call Brother Bao so affectionately, does he really treat you as his own sister?"

Tanchun thought of what Madam Liao had taught her and remained unmoved. She responded, "No matter how he treats me, I am the third daughter of the Jia family. Similarly, Brother Huan is naturally my younger brother. We are all my father's children."

"You!" Aunt Zhao was speechless after hearing Tanchun's words. She stared at Tanchun as if she were looking at a stranger.

Tanchun continued, "Brother Bao moved to the front yard to study earlier. I think Huan'er shouldn't stay in the inner yard all the time. She should move to the front yard and study with us!"

Aunt Zhao had obviously said something that was beyond her control: "You...you are not my daughter! My daughter would never be so rebellious!"

When Daiyu saw Aunt Zhao start to talk nonsense, she naturally would not bear to see Tanchun being accused of such a thing.

She stepped forward and said righteously, "My aunt, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. We sisters eat and live together, honor our elders every day, learn various skills, and are taught the rules by the palace's nanny.

Even you, Auntie, often take away a lot of good things from Sister Tanchun. But where did Auntie get the words "treason" from? "

Aunt Zhao was at a loss for words when asked by Daiyu, so she started to make a fuss: "Third Miss, I just want to ask you, can your brother Huan go to the flower viewing party?"

Before Tanchun could speak, Daiyu said, "We have already informed the old lady that the flower viewing party will be held in the courtyard. Anyone who is a member of the Jia family can participate."

She paused for a moment and looked Aunt Zhao up and down as if she were looking at a cow or a horse.

This made Aunt Zhao very angry.

"It's just that I should say something that I shouldn't say. My aunt is too lenient to the servants. If this were in our Lin Mansion, a concubine would never leave her own courtyard at will. How could a concubine run to the door of the old lady's courtyard to block the girl!"

Although Aunt Zhao was so angry that she wanted to go up and fight with Daiyu, she saw that there was a large group of people standing behind her, while she was alone.

She could only glare at Daiyu fiercely and ran away in shame.

Tanchun looked at Daiyu with some worry: "Cousin, why are you doing this?"

Seeing that Tanchun was about to feel inferior again, Daiyu glared at her unhappily: "Do you think I am standing up for you? I was doing it for us sisters! Do you think we sisters will have any face when she says that to you?"

Tanchun understood that Daiyu was speaking in a sarcastic way, so she took her hand gratefully with a sweet smile on her face.

But Daiyu did not take it lightly. She clearly remembered that in the original novel, Aunt Zhao and Ma Dao Po had murdered Baoyu and Wang Xifeng.

She once asked Lingji to look for this Ma Dao Po, but after following her for a while, she only found that she often went in and out of the homes of the powerful and wealthy, tricking others into donating some money for incense, but she did not find that she had done anything against the law.

But this did not make Daiyu relax her vigilance. She believed that when Ma Dao Po harmed Jia Baoyu and Wang Xifeng, it was not just a fluke. This just showed that she might have some real skills, and she might have noticed that someone was secretly watching her.

Daiyu deliberately fell behind her sisters and turned her head to instruct Qinghe, "Go find Qiu Kui and tell her that I have offended Aunt Zhao today. Who knows, Taoist Ma may come to our house soon. Ask her to replace her with a few new faces and keep an eye on them."

Qing He was a little worried: "Girl, today's incident has nothing to do with you, why do you have to get involved?"

Daiyu patted her hands and comforted her: "Miss, I am a chivalrous man! Okay, don't worry. If she really falls into my hands, I will definitely not let her go easily!"

Qinghe pursed her lips, but still obeyed the order and turned to look for okra.

At this time, Yingchun walked up to Daiyu and said, "If you need help, just tell me. I can get information from the pavilion."

"Thank you sister!"

Daiyu held Yingchun's hand, her eyes full of gratitude, and Yingchun responded with a smile.

Xichun, Tanchun and Shi Xiangyun were chattering about who to invite, but they found Daiyu and Yingchun standing outside the door, holding hands and looking at each other affectionately.

"Cousin!" Xichun couldn't help but shout.

Daiyu and Yingchun came back to their senses instantly and asked her with a smile, "Have you decided who to invite?"

When Xichun heard about the flower-viewing party, she no longer cared about the ambiguous relationship between them and started counting the people they wanted to invite - except for adult men, everyone else was on their invitation list.

Yingchun reminded them: "You should ask Butler Lai to find a small opera troupe first. Rich families usually make reservations one or two months in advance. You need it urgently now, so it may take some effort."

After hearing Yingchun's words, the three little girls looked at each other and hurriedly told the maid to go to the front yard to find Lai Guanshi. Then they gathered in front of Daiyu's desk and began to write invitations seriously.