The chubby-faced Baoyu loudly “sobbed” and said:
“My sisters at home don’t have one, but I do, I say it’s not interesting.”
“Now that this fairy-like sister has come, there’s no point in keeping it, it’s better to just discard it!”
While Grandmother Jia wasn’t known for her quick wit, she was older and experienced.
She quickly coaxed him, saying:
“This jade of your sister’s actually does exist, she left it with your aunt because she was worried that your aunt would miss her and fall ill, so she left it with your aunt.”
“Firstly, it fulfills the parents’ teaching of not traveling far, showing your sister’s filial piety.”
“Secondly, when your aunt misses her daughter, she can look at the jade, which is as good as seeing her daughter.”
“The jade is a good thing, so she just said that she doesn’t have it, not wanting to exaggerate. How can you compare to her?”
“You should be careful to keep it safe, your mother will know about it!”
With that, she took the Spirit Jade from the maidservant and personally placed it on Baoyu’s neck.
Hearing this, Baoyu thought about it and realized it made sense, so he stopped making a fuss.
Lin Daiyu, who had been told she had the jade, stood silently on the side, watching the drama unfold.
The reason why Baoyu threw the jade was too obvious.
He was clearly not happy with being contradicted repeatedly, so he had to make a show of his position as the center of the household, to make himself feel better.
Maybe he also wanted to show off that he was the center of the household and let her follow his lead.
Heh, childish!
These few scenes revealed Baoyu’s true nature to Lin Daiyu.
Seeing the situation was not right, Lin Daiyu’s wet nurse, Mama Wang, took the opportunity to ask the old lady, “Old Lady, how should we arrange our young lady’s living quarters?”
“It’s getting late, we should get it sorted out.”
Grandmother Jia waved her hand, with a kind expression, saying:
“I’ll move Baoyu out today, and he’ll stay with me in the warm pavilion.”
“You can arrange for your Lin girl to stay in the Bisha Cabinet for now.”
“Once the harsh winter passes, we’ll sort out the rooms for them and make new arrangements.”
Baoyu, in Grandmother Jia’s arms, peeked his head out and secretly looked at Lin Daiyu.
He said in a small voice, “Good ancestor, I can stay on the bed outside the Bisha Cabinet, it’s very safe, why come out and disturb you?”
Grandmother Jia thought for a moment and said, “Alright, let’s do it like that…”
Joke, live with the shameless chubby-faced Baoyu?
Lin Daiyu immediately winked at her wet nurse.
Upon receiving Lin Daiyu’s signal, Mama Wang, before Grandmother Jia finished speaking, said sternly:
“Old Lady, our Lin family is a scholarly family of five generations of Marquis, and they are related to the two generations of Rongguo Gong’s Jia family, but we still need to avoid suspicion.”
“As the saying goes, boys and girls shouldn’t sit together at the age of seven, this applies even to siblings.”
“I know you treat our young lady as your own granddaughter, and you want Baoyu to love her, but if you favor her too much, the other young ladies will be jealous.”
“Furthermore, our young lady needs to practice martial arts every day for her health, and disturbing your rest is not good, so it’s best for her to have her own courtyard!”
First, she pointed out the issue of reputation, then gave the old lady a way out, and then another way out.
She ensured that Grandmother Jia’s face was saved.
Upon hearing that Lin Daiyu would be practicing martial arts early in the morning.
Although she didn’t pay much attention to it, she didn’t want her to disturb her rest, which would affect her enjoyment.
So Grandmother Jia thought for a moment and said:
“Then clean up the small pavilion behind the Rongxi Hall and let Yu’er live there.”
“Xuan’er also practices martial arts, he can help Yu’er to correct her mistakes, which would be great.”
“I see you didn’t bring many people with you, I’ll give you the parrot, and also four teaching mamas like Yingchun, Tanchun, and Xichun, two maidservants to take care of your jewelry, and another five or six maidservants for cleaning and errands…”
…
In Li Xuan’s courtyard.
After things were settled, Qingwen, who had been listening to the constant crackling sounds and the whistling wind, finally came out from the room.
She watched her new master, Li Xuan, turn into a blur, wielding a knife, a spear, a sword, a bow, practicing all eighteen martial arts techniques.
He then stood quietly, lost in thought.
This unprecedented sight finally piqued Qingwen’s curiosity.
She turned to the two maidservants who had come in, “Ruyuan, Yangliu, have you ever seen a martial arts expert, what level is Xuan Siye at?”
After asking, Qingwen slapped her forehead.
She realized with a sigh, “I’m out of my mind, how could you know.”
She secretly glanced at Xiangling who was already preparing towels.
Her eyes flickered, and she ordered, “You two prepare hot water, Xuan Siye may need to wash up later, don’t wait for you two clueless ones to boil the water!”
Feeling satisfied for doing something for Li Xuan, she sneakily approached Xiangling.
She whispered, “Do you know what level Siye is at?”
“Siye’s speed is so fast that people can’t even see him at this age, then those real experts, wouldn’t they be like gods!”
The Duke’s Mansion didn’t seem to have any guards this skilled.
For a moment, the little maid even felt that the outside world was terrifying and that her own home wasn’t safe.
“The young master is naturally skilled,” Xiangling smiled softly, “Actually, there are no true experts in the martial arts world, the most powerful are the courts.”
“There are first-rate and Grandmaster experts in the martial arts world, but there are also elite soldiers and powerful Hundred-Man-Enemy generals in the army.”
“Since the founding of our Daqian Dynasty, they have stepped on the martial arts world, collected martial arts secrets from various schools, and even established a martial arts ranking.”