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【If you could travel to the world of Red Chamber, which golden finger would you choose? (All golden fingers are only up to the top level of mortals)
1: Heavenly Insight
2: Random System
3: Ability to freely hide, teleport, burrow, and fly
4: Proficiency System
5: Awakened Destiny
6: Soulmate System
7: Randomly Awaken Divine Power
8: Divine Disguise, Divine Speech, Divine Psychology, Divine Hypnosis
9: The Courage of Xiang Yu
10: Foresee the Future Seven Days
11: Lifespan Increased to 129,600 Years
12: Reply "66" and give a like, to get a random enhanced version of the above golden fingers (can reach the level of a human immortal, eternal life, everlasting spring, picking stars and grabbing the moon at will).】
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【Congratulations, traveler chose: 12: Reply "66" and give a like, to get a random enhanced version of the above golden fingers (can reach the level of a human immortal, eternal life, everlasting spring, picking stars and grabbing the moon at will).】
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【Congratulations on obtaining the Soulmate System.】
【You and I were destined to have no connection, all thanks to this system. In each world, the system will communicate with the world's origin and give the host an identity.】
【Each identity has corresponding tasks. Completion has rewards, while failure has no punishment. After the plot ends, there will be a summary of the big rewards for this identity.】
【(Extremely Small Font) PS: Please cherish your bond with them.】
【Traveling, Commence!】
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“This one, Xuan Yue Hua Qi Heavenly Venerable, was once a book friend of Furnace, and traveled to the high-end world of Primordial Chaos. Now, I have attained the Dao of the Mixed Origin Great Luo Golden Immortal. As a return gift to book friends, I present a travel package.”
“You will be my disciple… disciple. The identity over there has been arranged for you. Don’t worry, dress up!”
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(Don't nitpick the characters' ages. In Dream of the Red Chamber, they are all constantly growing older and younger. Maybe they are all immortals.)
The ninth year of the Chongping era of the Great Qian (the eighth year of the Stone), the beginning of March, the Grand Canal thawed.
Early in the morning, the entrance of the Rongguo Duke's Mansion was bustling with activity.
By afternoon, Jia Lian, accompanied by a group of servants and maids, escorted a small sedan chair to the west corner gate of the Rongguo Mansion.
As Lin Daiyu's personal maid, one of the only two who followed the young lady north, Xue Yan frowned and retorted,
“Second Master Jia, based on your actions, it seems you want us to enter the mansion through the west corner gate.”
“Our young lady herself isn't important enough for you to open the main gate, but this time, the young lady represents the Lin family, a lineage of five generations of Marquis, and is also representing Madam's first return home after ten years.”
“Is this appropriate?”
The young girl's voice was sharp and clear, carrying far.
Not only the surrounding servants, but even the vendors on Ningrong Street could hear clearly.
Perhaps Xue Yan was unaware of the rules regarding the main gate, or perhaps she was deliberately provoking. She was raising this issue for her mistress.
But Lin Daiyu understood.
This was treating her as a member of the family.
Forget about her, a girl born to a married daughter.
Even Jia Lian, and the legendary young master who was born with jade in his mouth and most favored by the Dowager Empress, would usually enter through the side gate.
(Wang Madam: The Old Lady and I also use the side gate, don't spread rumors that I'm suppressing the visiting cousin!)
However, Lin Daiyu in the sedan chair didn't say anything.
She simply tapped her fingers, without reprimanding her maid.
Seeing no response from the sedan chair, the expression on Jia Lian's face became awkward.
If he didn't clarify this, what would people in the capital say about the Rongguo Duke's Mansion, humiliating a young lady who hadn't even entered the family yet?
“Little Lin Sister, don't misunderstand,” Jia Lian hurriedly explained, “Early this morning, the Old Lady woke up and was anxious to get me to act quickly and bring you back.”
“The elder generation of the letter generation, she adores your mother the most. Although she hasn't seen you yet, she treats you as her own granddaughter, cherishes you dearly.”
“For a grandchild returning home, it should naturally be as intimate as possible.”
“If we opened the main gate, wouldn't that be treating a family member as a guest, making things distant?”
His words were logical and convincing.
Furthermore, Jia Lian openly took the lead in entering through the side gate, and the servants who had been secretly listening understood.
Everyone living in the capital was a local, and who didn't know the numerous rules of the great families?
It was just that they had been distracted by the young girl's loud voice just now.
Xue Yan had no retort, so she muttered under her breath,
“A large family with vast wealth has many rules. I don't know if Madam wants the young lady to come here for refuge or to be constrained.”
“Don't you think so, young lady?”
In the end, she was leaning out of the sedan chair window and trying to provoke Lin Daiyu with her words.
Lin Daiyu covered her mouth and chuckled, “Father and mother don't know, but you don't know either?”
“Those big salt merchants in Yangzhou were all dealt with by me, not a single one dared to cause trouble, Father's work is a lot easier and safer now. Why would I need to come here for refuge?”
“I thought you were clever, but a closer look reveals that you are a dull goose.”
As for the poisoner…
The Zhen family, Wang Aunt-Mother, let's have some fun together!
While the mistress and maid were speaking, the servants had already carried the sedan chair through the west corner gate.
After traveling a short distance, the sedan chair bearers were replaced by four neatly dressed, seventeen or eighteen-year-old servants.
This grand display finally satisfied Xue Yan somewhat.
They passed the ceremonial gate, through the inner mansion hall, then across the western corridor, and arrived at a gate with drooping flower decorations.
The servants retreated.
Lin Daiyu understood that this was the place where she would be received.
So, she glanced back slightly.
Xue Yan didn't react.
However, her wet nurse Wang Mama, understanding the situation, immediately stepped forward to support the young lady.
It was as if she was supporting a frail and weak young lady, not…