Daiyu from the Red Mansion is also arguing with people today

Chapter 230: Madam Wang’s Hidden Danger

"It's better to do it today than to wait for another day!" Daiyu didn't expect that things would develop in such a miraculous way.

Mrs. Wang saw Zhou Ruijia's illness with her own eyes, and combined with the content of her report, as long as she thought about the things that Caiyun stole, which might have caused her precious child to suffer such a crime, how could Mrs. Wang not let it go and let her go easily?

Mrs. Wang didn't have to spend much effort to deal with Caiyun's matter. She just had to wait for her to take action and catch the person red-handed.

However, her attitude towards Zhou Ruijia was a little confusing to other people in the mansion.

She was clearly a daily companion, but now that she was ill, Mrs. Wang simply sent someone to send her back to the courtyard and did not even invite a doctor for her.

Such an action greatly reduced Mrs. Wang's image as a bodhisattva among the servants in the Jia family.

But to Daiyu, this was the most normal thing.

She also explained the inside story to Yingchun: "Before Zhou Rui's son-in-law got into trouble, she threatened Mrs. Wang and wanted her to come forward to protect her son-in-law, but later Mrs. Wang made a feint and used the "delay tactic" to fool the matter. After this incident, the master and servant began to have a rift.

Later, Sister Baochai also took action. She bribed Zhou Rui's wife and dug out a lot of things about Lady Wang from her. From then on, Aunt Xue rarely came to the Jia Mansion. "

Yingchun didn't expect that there were so many things happening in the Jia Mansion. It shows how much news she missed because she followed the rules and regulations in the past.

Seeing the regretful look on Yingchun's face, Daiyu patted her hands and comforted her, "It was only after Sister Feng got married that she slowly handed things over to Sister Feng. So, if there are any old things in the Jia family, it is definitely related to Lady Wang."

Yingchun noticed that Daiyu had something else in her words, but she did not ask any further questions. She believed that Daiyu must have her own considerations for doing so.

Indeed, there was still some time before the incident with Lai Daguan, but Daiyu did not dare to relax at all. She sent out all the people she could use, and even deployed spies around the imperial city.

She handed the remaining pigments to Nanny Wang and said, "These pigments are rare treasures that are in short supply in the capital. Mom, take them to Yueqingzhai and sell them!"

When Nanny Wang opened one of the boxes, she saw that the paint inside was bright and rich in color, with a uniform and fine texture. It was obviously top quality.

She couldn't help but think of how she had arrogantly thought that if something wasn't available in the capital, it would be even harder to find it elsewhere. Unexpectedly, within ten days, the girl had sent someone to find it.

Nanny Wang had a vague feeling that she was old and useless.

Daiyu noticed that Nanny Wang looked strange, and asked in confusion, "What's wrong, Mom?"

Nanny Wang gave a bitter smile, but at the same time she was somewhat relieved: "I just feel that the girl has grown up, and with so many capable people around her, it seems that she doesn't need an old woman like me anymore."

Daiyu burst out laughing when she heard this, but she didn't dare laugh too loudly. In case the nanny got too obsessed with it, it would be difficult to coax her back.

"What are you talking about, Mama! Each of you is irreplaceable to me. Mama also has advantages that they don't have! When we return to Yangzhou in the future, I will ask Mama to teach them well!"

Nanny Wang patted the wooden box in her hand, and the feeling of loss in her heart instantly dissipated. "Young lady, you are right! I am really possessed! I will go to Yueqingzhai right now and sell these pigments. I promise to sell them for a good price for you!"

"Mom is not old yet, and you still have to look after Yu'er's marriage for mom!" Daiyu acted coquettishly and took Nanny Wang's arm to see her out.

"Yes, yes, yes!" When talking about the future, Nanny Wang's face flushed with excitement.

Perhaps everyone remembered that Xichun's birthday was coming, which meant Daiyu would also leave. The girls in Lixiangyuan were inevitably feeling a little heavy.

Especially Yingchun and Tanchun, who had already received farewell gifts, were even less motivated.

Daiyu saw this and felt bad. Apart from promising to write to them often and stay with them for a while when she returned to Beijing, she seemed unable to give them more comfort.

Seeing that Xichun and Shi Xiangyun were in low spirits, Daiyu decided to give them farewell gifts in advance.

When she mentioned the gift, Xichun's expression became visibly brighter.

"There is a gift! Really? My birthday isn't even here yet, so giving it to me in advance doesn't count as a birthday gift!"

Xichun jumped up excitedly and stretched out her little hand towards Daiyu impatiently.

Daiyu handed her the box with a doting smile, and then gave the other one to Shi Xiangyun.

Shi Xiangyun looked at Xichun with envy, but when she saw Daiyu handing her a box, she couldn't believe her eyes: "I have one too?"

"Yes, open it and take a look!"

Tanchun came closer out of curiosity and exclaimed, "Oh! How come they are a couple?"

Yingchun quietly pushed Tanchun, and she realized that she had said the wrong thing. Her face turned slightly red, and she said awkwardly: "Cousin, this is too early!"

Although Shi Xiangyun was young, she understood what Tanchun meant. She stared at Daiyu like a hedgehog with thorns and asked, "What does Sister Lin mean by this?"

Daiyu smiled slightly, "It's nothing. I thought that I didn't know when I would be able to return to Beijing, so I prepared gifts for you all. Not only you, but I have also given gifts to Yingchun and Tanchun. Yours took some time to make, and the one for Xichun was because some of the pigments were hard to find in Beijing, so it took some time to prepare.

I heard that you have a golden unicorn necklace, so I thought of giving you a pair of golden unicorns. It is said that antiques are valuable in prosperous times, and gold is valuable in troubled times. This pair of golden unicorns weighs half a pound in total. If you don't like them, you can exchange them for silver."

As Shi Xiangyun listened to Daiyu's explanation, she didn't know who she was thinking of, and her cheeks suddenly blushed.

She happily picked up the larger golden unicorn and played with it for a while, but soon she felt as if she was scalded and quickly threw the unicorn back into the box and closed the lid with a "snap".

Xichun also opened the small boxes of paint one by one, her eyes full of joy: "Yes, yes! Several of these are hard to find in Beijing. My cousin is amazing. She can find so many!"

Seeing her excited look, Daiyu felt that this was the right gift.

"Thank you, cousin!"

"If you want to thank me, then draw a picture of the five of us under the pear tree so I can take it back as a souvenir."

Xichun happily agreed, but then pouted her lips again: "Such a good paint, I can't bear to use it!"

Daiyu pointed to some of the pigments meaningfully and said, "If you run out of these, you can go to Yueqingzhai to have a look. They should not be short of them anymore."

"Is it the one on Chang'an Street?" Xichun's eyes lit up when she talked about something that interested her.

"Exactly."