As Shen Ajiao was thinking, the carriage entered the gate and traveled for about an inch. Soon, the two changed to sedan chairs. After a quarter of an hour, a maid came forward to lift the sedan chair curtain and help her and Daiyu get out of the sedan chair.
As the book describes, before them was a hanging flower corridor, with covered walkways on both sides. The entrance, originally where Daiyu would enter alone, was now crowded with maids and servants dressed in red and green. Seeing Shen Ajiao and Daiyu alight from their sedan chairs, they greeted them with smiles.
"Second Madam, ladies, someone's here!"
Shen Ajiao...
[It feels like Pigsy choosing a wife. Zhenzhen, Aiai, and Lianlian are choosing a son-in-law for their perfect match!]
Lin Daiyu: No wonder I felt something was off; Madam's description is excellent!
Wang Xifeng: ...What a terrible thing to do!
"Sister-in-law/Second Grandmother".
"Sister Lin, Mrs. Lin."
After exchanging greetings, Wang Xifeng, holding Lin Daiyu's hand, said with a smile, "My dear sister, I've been so worried about you. I'm so glad you've finally come. Come with me to see the old lady."
"I also miss my maternal grandmother and sister-in-law."
Lin Daiyu was adept at social niceties and was not at all shy. Everyone saw that Daiyu was a cousin whose demeanor and speech were refined, whose appearance was excellent, and whose temperament was even better than that of the other girls in their family. They dared not neglect her and kept praising her along the way.
Lin Daiyu was all smiles after being coaxed. The group led Shen Ajiao and Lin Daiyu into the main courtyard of Grandmother Jia's residence. Some young maids were playing and laughing inside. Three or four maids sat on the steps. Seeing Wang Xifeng arrive with her entourage, they knew who it was and stood up.
"The old lady was reciting when we arrived."
As she was about to get up to lift the curtain, Lin Daiyu raised her eyebrows, and Lin Mama stepped forward, saying, "There's no need for you young ladies to trouble yourselves. You are all of noble birth, and we cannot afford to order you around."
[I'd call Granny Lin the old version of the Yin-Yang Master, hahaha.]
Lin Daiyu: So she's the smaller version?
Shen Ajiao felt a chill beside her and instinctively shivered. She glanced at Daiyu, whose face didn't look good.
Look how angry you've made my Lin Baobao! I'll get Feng to stand up for you later.
The young maidservant turned pale, rubbing her hands together as she looked at Wang Xifeng.
What are you looking at me for? Isn't it your own lack of manners? Don't drag me down with you. You don't even know how to address people properly, no manners at all!
[Open your eyes wide and see clearly, this is no ordinary person! This is your own cousin, the daughter of a high-ranking official of the third rank!]
Wang Xifeng was furious. These maids often hung out with Baoyu and had become increasingly unruly. She was usually so busy that she hadn't paid any attention to them. But today, with such an important guest, they were still behaving like this. It was truly despicable!
"Are you all blind? This is our cousin, and this is how Granny Shi always teaches you!"
Wang Xifeng thought that after she said that, the maids would come up to apologize and pay their respects, but to her surprise, the maids were crying and leaning back like quails with their heads down.
"Sister-in-law, please don't be angry. She's just a little maid."
[Exactly! Even a lowly maid doesn't listen to you, how can you expect the whole household to listen to you?]
Wang Xifeng swayed slightly. "Mrs. Lin, what are you saying?"
Lin Daiyu: Isn't this household managed by my second sister-in-law? If you don't listen to her, whose orders should you listen to?
Wang Xifeng raised a brow, sneered, and said to the few ignorant maids, "Go down and call your parents over. Pack your things and leave. Our Rongguo Mansion can't afford to have people like you who don't know the rules!"
See, see, I, Feng, am standing up for Lin Baobao.
I've disliked you guys for a long time. Humph, who do you think you are?
Lin Daiyu: If you don't like it, why don't you go and do it?
Wang Xifeng: Thank you so much, you're such a kind person!
What's wrong with me today? It's a bit cold. Is she not dressed warmly enough? No way, she and Lin Baobao are wearing the same clothes. Is she just young and has a lot of internal heat?
Lin Daiyu looked at Shen Ajiao, who was inching closer to her, and thought, "At least you know how to protect me. I'll forgive you."
[Ahhh, Lin Baobao really has a lot of energy about her; I feel warm all of a sudden when she comes close.]
Lin Daiyu: Go away.
The maids were so frightened that they trembled and knelt on the ground, stammering and crying. The next second, Wang Xifeng's own people gagged them with handkerchiefs and dragged them out.
"Mrs. Lin, dear sister, don't be angry. She's just a maid. I apologize to you." With that, Wang Xifeng bowed to Shen Ajiao and Lin Daiyu. This bow was actually for Shen Ajiao, as she had reminded her of something she was confused about.
Otherwise, it would surely have led to a major disaster, and it would have been too late to regret it!
Mrs. Lin is indeed her lucky star.
Shen Ajiao quickly helped Wang Xifeng up, saying, "Second Madam, please be careful."
Wang Xifeng moved her lips, keeping all her unspoken words in mind, and nodded. She's such a kind person, reminding me to be careful. Waaah~ I misunderstood her.
Shen Ajiao blinked at Wang Xifeng. Why was this person's eyes so teary? Was she telling her to be more careful? Was she crying from anger? Oh my god… this is terrible! She won't come in upright and leave horizontal, will she? Lin Baobao, please save me for our good relationship!
[Soft-hearted God, your devout believer, please save me for a while.]
Lin Daiyu and Wang Xifeng: Let's see who dares to hurt her today!
Lin Daiyu glanced at the large courtyard and took the initiative to take Shen Ajiao's arm, "Madam, let's go."
Wang Xifeng frowned and stepped forward, taking Shen Ajiao's other arm. "Mrs. Lin, please come in."
And so, Shen Ajiao was led into Grandmother Jia's room by one on each side.
Grandmother Jia was anxiously waiting for her Yu'er when she heard someone say, "Madam Lin and Miss Lin have arrived."
She hurriedly got up to greet her, but was taken aback by the scene before her. However, being an old woman who had been in the inner quarters for a long time, she quickly recovered and said with a smile, "I suppose this must be Mrs. Lin."
"Greetings to the old lady, may she be in good health." Suppressing her modern politeness, Shen Ajiao nodded and smiled, quickly releasing Lin Daiyu and Wang Xifeng's arms, and imitated an ancient junior's greeting.
"Please rise quickly."
As Lin Daiyu entered the room, she saw an elderly woman with silver hair. She assumed this was her maternal grandmother and stepped forward to greet her, saying, "Grandmother, how are you?"
"Good, good, my child!" He hugged Daiyu tightly, crying and calling her his precious darling.
Shen Ajiao was quick-witted; seeing others wiping away tears, she hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe her own.
[It's so touching, but I can't cry when I think about all the awful things that happened later. Sigh.]
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