After Shi Xiangyun left Shen Ajiao that day, she rushed back to the Shi family the very next day.
Although his face was sour, he wasn't being sarcastic or mean. I suddenly realized that things at home were actually quite nice.
She has everything her sisters have, and she also has things her sisters don't.
She eats what her sisters eat, and she also has food that her sisters don't have.
Even her aunt doesn't have as many good things as she does; perhaps she harbored resentment towards her in the past.
Calm down for a few days, and listen more and talk less.
She was mainly scared; it was the first time in her life she had ever heard what someone was thinking!
Fortunately, I didn't hear any news about monsters eating or killing people, so I gradually relaxed.
Now that she heard that the matriarch was ill and Baoyu was also sick, she wanted to go and see him.
Madam Shi also heard about this. Shi Xiangyun was raised by Old Madam Shi when she was young, so it wouldn't be right for her not to go.
But the master privately instructed me not to go out recently, which put me in a bit of a dilemma.
Seeing that her aunt remained silent, Shi Xiangyun felt a surge of annoyance and was about to explode in anger. But then she thought that her aunt had never objected to anything she did at home, so her silence must be due to some difficulty.
Suddenly I remembered someone; if I went to her house, my aunt might agree.
"Auntie, I want to go to the Lin residence."
Madam Shi was taken aback. The Lin family? Which Lin family?
"But the former Salt Commissioner is now the Lin family, a scholar-official in the Imperial Library?"
Shi Xiangyun nodded. She had heard that Baoyu had smashed the jade and was not feeling well.
Mrs. Lin must have a way; she should go and beg Mrs. Lin.
Madam Shi dared not readily agree to Shi Xiangyun's request and wanted to ask her husband. "You go back first, I'll ask your uncle."
Seeing that Madam Shi was restless, Shi Xiangyun tugged at Madam Shi's sleeve and said coquettishly, "Since Aunt has gone to ask, why don't you ask for me too? I want to go see the Ancestor."
Madam Shi truly loved this girl who had been raised by her since childhood, but she was also a kind-hearted person and couldn't really bear to make things difficult for her, so she nodded.
After inquiring with Lord Shi, Madam Shi first sent someone to take Shi Xiangyun to the Jia family to visit the old lady.
Shi Xiangyun only learned after arriving at the Jia family that the eldest and second branches of the family had separated.
She was puzzled; so much had happened in just a few months. Seeing her grandmother looking so sickly, tears streamed down her face. "Grandmother~"
"It's Xiangyun! Good girl, you've come." Grandmother Jia's eyes lit up when she saw Shi Xiangyun, and she held Shi Xiangyun's hand tightly.
"Good child, your visit makes your ancestor very happy, unlike some people... sigh!"
Shi Xiangyun was anxious. The old lady was the best to them. From what the old lady said, it seemed that someone had done something to her.
"Grandmother, who made you angry? I'll go avenge you!" Shi Xiangyun clenched her fists angrily, looking quite adorable. Seeing that Shi Xiangyun could still speak up for her like this, Grandmother Jia's thoughts gradually took root in her mind.
"We're all family, why are you being so formal? They're rich now, how are you going to help them? You wouldn't even be enough for one of their dishes!"
Grandmother Jia pretended to joke and pinched Shi Xiangyun's nose, "What do you want to eat? Ask Sister Yuanyang to get it for you."
"Poor little thing, you must be having a hard time at home. Stay here with your great-grandmother for a few more days, it'll be so much easier!"
In the past, when Shi Xiangyun heard these familiar words, she would only think that it was her ancestor who loved her and cared about her.
Listening to the words of our ancestors now, I feel a little different and uncomfortable.
She wasn't stupid, nor was she unable to understand; she just didn't think about it too much.
But she still remembered Baoyu's unusual behavior. Could it be that the old matriarch was just saying it to her, just like she was to Baoyu?
"Grandmother, I'm so happy at home! My aunt has prepared so many delicious and fun things for me, and..." Before Shi Xiangyun could finish speaking, Grandmother Jia interrupted her.
"Alright, do you think I don't know what kind of person your aunt is? You just don't hold grudges, you're kind-hearted but timid!" She sighed, "You're just too naive!"
He said it with a look of disappointment and frustration.
Looking at Grandmother Jia, who was just as she always had, Shi Xiangyun felt a chill creep into her body from her feet, even though the room was warm as spring.
"Grandmother, I'm going to check on Baoyu."
"Alright, go ahead and try to persuade your brother Baoyu."
Grandmother Jia sighed, watching Shi Xiangyun's departing figure, while her mind was filled with calculations.
Shi Xiangyun swallowed hard. She didn't want to stay here for even a moment longer, but she still endured the cold and went to see Baoyu.
"Little sister~! Hehe! Jade~ Give me jade? Is it my jade?"
Baoyu was in the courtyard, holding a little maid and a jade wrapped in gold thread, looking rather dazed.
"Brother Baoyu?"
Ever since Mrs. Lin said she had something in mind, she stopped calling Baoyu "Brother Ai" and started calling him "Brother Baoyu".
"My sister is here." Baoyu released the maid in his arms and stepped forward to take Shi Xiangyun's hand, but Shi Xiangyun dodged to the side.
How are you? Are you feeling better?
Baoyu withered like a flower without nourishment, lamenting, "Oh no, my sister isn't coming to see me."
Shi Xiangyun laughed and said, "You didn't just have me as your sister. Aren't all the sisters in this courtyard enough?"
Baoyu slumped in his seat. "A whole courtyard? Isn't that enough?"
"How could that be? Doesn't the more people there be, the more fun we'll have?"
Shi Xiangyun almost couldn't help but glance at Baoyu. He still looked the same as before, but why did she find him increasingly repulsive?
She couldn't sit still for even a second longer, so she immediately got up and walked out, saying, "I'm going to find Tan Chun and the others to play with."
Looking back, he saw Baoyu following him and immediately called out loudly,
"I'm going to have a private chat with you, young lady. Don't follow me."
Shi Xiangyun fled from Baoyu's courtyard as if she were running away, not even bothering to look for Tanchun, and led her people to the Lin family without regard for anything else.
She felt that the Jia family was strange; their once bright and sunny home had become gloomy and cold, as if they could devour people.
...
Shen Ajiao and Lin Daiyu were doing something elegant: burying flowers!
Upon hearing that Shi Xiangyun was requesting an audience, both of them were taken aback.
They're not close, are they?
She remembered that the last time she saw Shi Xiangyun, the girl was quite afraid of her. What was she doing at the Lin family now?
Aren't you afraid of her?
Or is something the matter?
Since there was no real grudge or hatred between them, Shen Ajiao still called Shi Xiangyun in.
Shi Xiangyun walked quite fast, but when she saw Chen Ajiao, she still shuddered...
Do I look that scary?
[That can't be right. While she might not be the most beautiful woman in the world, she's certainly stunningly pretty.]
Lin Daiyu: Madam is right, we should be more modest.
"Pfft~" Shi Xiangyun, who was originally nervous, couldn't help but laugh out loud at Shen Ajiao's words.
Is this young girl mentally challenged?
[That's true, even if you're smart, you can't keep going to the Jia family's place.]
Shi Xiangyun: She...
Okay, she realized she wasn't very bright before! But now she thinks Mrs. Lin must be a really good person, and she likes her a little.
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