Chapter 425 Jia Baoyu Takes the Blame
This sentimental child!
Yuan Hongqu cleared her throat and decided to tell her the news she had just received.
“Young lady Daiyu, one of your followers is traveling day and night from the capital to get here.”
Daiyu raised her delicate eyebrows slightly.
"Granny, you're joking with me again. I bet it's Sister Liu, right?"
"So she's your follower? I didn't realize that," Yuan Hongqu said with a smile.
"Not her?" Daiyu's lips curled up slightly, and she named several other classmates she usually played with, but Yuan Hongqu kept shaking her head.
These students all wanted to go to Jiangnan together, but their families wouldn't allow it.
After all, this trip to the grasslands was quite different from the last one. The last one was an event organized by the academy itself, and even though several months have passed, I still feel like I haven't had enough.
It would be even better if there were more events like this.
So after the news of the Southern Tour became known to the court and the public, many students in the academy began to get restless and wanted the academy to organize a trip to Jiangnan.
The academy remained silent, with only a few families having students who were going on the southern tour, and these students had to pass the Empress's examination.
A month before her departure, Daiyu was pestered by many classmates who wanted to come with her, but in the end, none of them succeeded.
The most striking example is Liu Qianrou.
"It's Baoyu."
"Who?" Daiyu thought she had misheard.
"Your cousin, Jia Baoyu."
Yuan Hongqu was up to no good, so she deliberately emphasized "cousin" again.
Sure enough, Daiyu's expression immediately changed.
"Granny, you can just say Baoyu, please don't say 'follower,' it's easy to misunderstand. Besides, I haven't seen him much since I moved back."
Daiyu said irritably that every time she went to the Rongguo Mansion to pay her respects to the Old Madam, she heard about Jia Baoyu's affairs there twice out of three times—things like chasing away the wet nurse, or being beaten by his second uncle for not studying properly...
Although he has far fewer bad habits than Jia Baoyu in the original novel, Daiyu still felt that he was just a spoiled rich kid who was pampered by his family, and there was nothing she could talk to about him.
Normally, we just visit each other as ordinary relatives, that's enough!
Therefore, neither Daiyu nor Jia Baoyu were likely familiar with Liu Qianrou.
Jiangnan is so vast, Daiyu didn't think that Jia Baoyu followed the southern tour group for her sake.
What is he doing here?
"I heard it was your second uncle who sent him to deliver New Year's gifts to your father."
"The Double Ninth Festival has just passed, and they're already sending New Year's gifts? Their intentions are obvious!" Daiyu knew what was going on as soon as she heard this.
Fine, go if you want, but why make it seem like you're delivering a New Year's gift to his father?
"Not entirely. Maybe Jia Baoyu knows something and wants to come looking for you."
Yuan Hongqu knew that this time they would definitely appear after the lame Taoist and the bald-headed monk left, but she didn't expect Jia Baoyu to be so impatient and actually come after them.
It's quite remarkable that Jia Zheng didn't stop Jia Baoyu.
"Did he also read the original book?" A thought suddenly popped into Daiyu's mind, and she quickly shook her head. If Jia Baoyu had also read the original book, things would get interesting!
However, Daiyu thought of another possibility.
"Are there other gods in this world? Granny, when you descended to the mortal realm, did you come here with any other gods?"
"There might be immortals, but I'm not one," Yuan Hongqu said with a smile. "Among those who came here from the same world as me, and who also know the original story, I'm currently the only one..."
“Granny, does that mean there’s someone else who came from the same place as you, but she doesn’t know the original story?” Daiyu immediately understood the implication in Yuan Hongqu’s words.
Yuan Hongqu regretted her slip of the tongue. This girl was too clever. She really needed to be more careful with her words in the future.
"I bet it's Sister Feng!"
Yuan Hongqu never deliberately concealed her relationship with Wang Xifeng, so it's normal that Daiyu could guess it.
She glanced at Daiyu, then nodded gently.
Daiyu had an expression that said, "I knew it."
Even with the help of Granny Yuan, Sister Feng could not have achieved such high acceptance by doing charity work, opening shops, and growing vegetables.
Based on her understanding of Wang Xifeng from the original novel, she was by no means someone who would easily listen to advice.
So, Sister Feng's fate changed, but what about her father's fate?
Daiyu suddenly felt a pang of panic.
"Granny," Daiyu said, her voice choked with emotion.
"So, Sister Feng's fate changed because a deity from your world replaced her, and the original Sister Feng is no longer there, right?"
"No, she just changed her way of living."
Yuan Hongqu had to say it this way, otherwise the little girl would definitely get stuck in a rut again.
Daiyu is so insightful in other areas, but when it comes to Lin Ruhai, she easily gets stuck in a rut.
That's all I can say to her now.
As expected, Daiyu was fooled by Yuan Hongqu.
"Granny, will my father have a similar extraordinary encounter as Sister Feng?"
This left Yuan Hongqu at a loss for words.
Who knows anything about time travel?
She had no idea how she ended up in the world of Dream of the Red Chamber!
"I don't know." She couldn't lie to Daiyu.
"However, your life trajectory has changed, and many people and things around you are different from before. According to the original timeline, your father actually passed away a few months ago."
Yuan Hongqu said frankly.
“I shouldn’t have gone to the grasslands. I should have stayed by my father’s side. That way… that way…” Daiyu choked up, thinking of how, in the original book, she was escorted by her second brother Lian to see her father one last time, and she took care of the funeral and sorted out the family property herself. In the end, she had no choice but to go to the capital to seek refuge with the Rongguo Mansion, living under their roof until she died of illness.
I couldn't help but feel a deep sadness.
"I just heard that there won't be any delays for the next few days. Unless Lan Su travels day and night, we might only arrive in Suzhou one day later than her."
Yuan Hongqu took a handkerchief and wiped away her tears.
"Your father sent a secret letter to the Emperor today. Don't worry, he's definitely alright now."
Yuan Hongqu shouldn't have revealed such a confidential matter to Daiyu, but the little girl was crying so pitifully that Yuan Hongqu immediately abandoned her principles...
"really?"
When have I ever lied to you?
Somewhat embarrassed, Daiyu took a handkerchief and dabbed at the corner of her eye.
"Granny..."
"No need to say more. If I didn't understand you, would I be your nanny?"
Yuan Hongqu thought to herself, "Could it be that those two scoundrels are trying to pin the blame for repaying the tears on Daiyu again? They only mentioned Jia Baoyu once, and Daiyu didn't really care about him. In the end, she cried because of Lin Ruhai, but Yuan Hongqu still felt uncomfortable!"
Yuan Hongqu knew that she was biased and had a prejudice against Jia Baoyu.
But her child cried.
Daiyu's tears are not all for repaying debts; the fact that she has been crying more these past few days must be related to Jia Baoyu!
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