Chapter 261 Redemption

Daiyu only flipped through it casually. Even if she could read ten lines at a glance, it would be impossible for her to finish reading this thick book in such a short time. She only read a few paragraphs.

"Granny, it says here that my father will die while in office..." This was the thing Daiyu cared about most. How could she not see the large title on the chapter, "Lin Ruhai Dies in Yangzhou, Jia Baoyu Visits Prince Bei Jing"?

Although she was a little worried, she thought that since Granny Yuan had taken out the book for her to see, her father must be alright, otherwise why would Granny Yuan let her know about this?

If this really happens, even if the nanny tears this chapter up, she won't let me see it.

“Take good care of your father’s health. If he stops abusing his body like that, he’ll definitely be fine. But as you saw, we sent so much pure ginseng and ginseng pills to Yangzhou just to save his life. You should persuade him to prioritize his health and stop working day and night.”

Daiyu agreed wholeheartedly, and the imperial physician also said that her father had overworked himself and developed an illness from overwork.

Families like theirs usually place great importance on health maintenance. The father's condition could only be due to having too many responsibilities and neglecting his daily health care.

"I will definitely work with my father to persuade him!"

Daiyu planned to read the book again when she had time. The book described her life after her father's death as "three hundred and sixty days a year, assailed by wind and frost." She was determined to tell her father this and see if he could still bear to leave her alone in the capital.

She had just seen a passage that said she didn't even dare to eat bird's nest, but the Xue family gave her bird's nest to eat.

The Xue family!

How destitute was she in that book that she needed the Xue family to give her charity?

We should tell our father about this too!

After Baoyu visited his father that day, he came over several more times, and his father actually had a good impression of him.

They even said that since Daiyu didn't have a biological brother, she should be closer to Baoyu so that she would have a brother to take care of her in the future.

Daiyu really wanted to tell her father all the outrageous things Baoyu had done in the book.

Since arriving in the capital, I'm fortunate to have Granny Yuan by my side.

If it weren't for Granny Yuan, wouldn't Daiyu have really ended up "eating at the same table and sleeping in the same bed" with Jia Baoyu when she first entered the Rongguo Mansion? The thought sent a chill down Daiyu's spine.

“Granny, the Daiyu in this story doesn’t look much like me, but I think if you weren’t by my side, I might be just like that.”

Aside from being somewhat moved when she saw her father, Daiyu's emotions were not significantly affected by the plot of the book. At this moment, she was still discussing the differences between the book and her current self with Yuan Hongqu.

“That kind of possibility will never exist in this world again.” Yuan Hongqu gently stroked Daiyu’s hair. “Now you will have no more worries, right? You are the mission I have for you to be here.”

“Granny, I will no longer be like that in the book. You can also do what you like. Your abilities and talents should not be limited to being around me. You should achieve greater things,” Daiyu said earnestly.

She knew that Granny Yuan wouldn't leave her, but she also felt that with Granny Yuan's abilities, it would be too unfair for her to stay by her side. Although Daiyu was conflicted, reason ultimately prevailed over emotion.

Yuan Hongqu found Daiyu's conflicted expression quite amusing.

“But my achievements were already complete long before I met you. My students became empresses, princesses, noble ladies, and court ladies. What else do I need to strive for? What else do I need to prove?” Yuan Hongqu’s voice was ethereal as she fell into deep thought.

"And then, before I met you..."

Yuan Hongqu's thoughts drifted back to the afternoon in the modern world, when she had transmigrated to the world of Dream of the Red Chamber. She was nestled on the sofa, thinking about how to leave this mortal world without attracting attention or affecting others.

When he woke up from the dream and saw the sickly Daiyu, she simply hugged him gently, and he was awakened to his desire for life. All his thoughts of leaving the world vanished instantly.

Therefore, her life was reborn through Daiyu.

Then it wouldn't be unreasonable for her to spend the rest of her life making a living off everything Daiyu does.

"Daiyu, aren't you curious why I'm here?"

Daiyu shook her head, her gaze pure yet resolute. "I only remember that when I first saw Granny, I felt that she must have suffered a lot of grievances, and had so many things on her mind that she couldn't tell anyone. I just wanted to hug you."

As she spoke, Daiyu, just like when she first met Yuan Hongqu, threw herself into her arms and gently embraced Yuan Hongqu.

"Because of you, I am all better. I think the most meaningful thing is to accompany you as you grow up and protect you as you grow up. I am very happy to be by your side. I can make sure you are not wronged, not ignored, not lonely, and not die with tears like that proverb... I feel very accomplished."

Yuan Hongqu leaned down and looked earnestly at Daiyu, as if making a vow, speaking each word solemnly, which brought tears to Daiyu's eyes.

"Granny, I must have done a lot of good deeds in my past life to have met you in this life."

"Maybe it's because I've done a lot of good deeds that I was able to meet you?" Yuan Hongqu chuckled.

"It's almost time, let's go out and see the alignment of the seven stars."

The two returned to the Star Gazing Pavilion, where many maids and servants were already standing below. They had heard that the seven stars were in alignment, and that the Star Gazing Pavilion was the best place in their mansion to watch it, so all the non-official servants had come here.

"Look to the southwest. The brightest star over there is the one in the very center of tonight's planetary alignment." Yuan Hongqu accompanied Daiyu to the pavilion to observe the stars. Seeing the crowd below looking in every direction like headless flies, she couldn't help but remind them.

"Mr. Yuan, we don't know anything about the alignment of the seven stars. We just feel very comfortable looking at the sky full of stars!"

"Look over there at Altair and Vega, separated by the Milky Way. Next to Altair are two other stars, those represent the Cowherd carrying his load, with his children on either side. It's quite interesting to see... And over there is the Big Dipper, arranged in the shape of a dipper..."

"As the saying goes, 'Looking at a mountain makes a horse run itself to death.' The stars are so far away from us, they look like tiny needles, but in reality they must be incredibly big, maybe even bigger than Mount Tai."

Yuan Hongqu hadn't expected that they would think that way.

“Mr. Yuan, I want to see the alignment of the seven stars. Can you point me in the right direction? I see that all the stars look pretty much the same!” Lan Su’s voice came from the crowd.

"Sister Susu, come up here, I'll show you!"