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Chapter 38: Too smart

After Lin Yun left, Jia Min asked Daiyu to lead the parrots and magpies to rest in her house.

Baoyu quickly begged Jia Min: "Aunt, I also want to go and play with my sister."

Jia Min nodded and smiled: "Yu'er, then you can take brother Baoyu to play with you."

"Yes, mother."

Daiyu promised, but she stretched out her hand to lead the parrot and magpie, followed by the snow geese, and walked out the door together.

Baoyu hurriedly caught up and shouted: "Sister, wait for me."

After the kids all went out, Jia Min winked at Nanny Liu next to her.

When Grandma Liu saw this, she quickly exited the door with a few maids.

When there was no one in the room, Jia Min asked Jia Lian: "Lian'er, does the old lady have something for you to bring to me?"

Jia Lian said hurriedly: "My ancestors asked me to tell my aunt that she already knows what you are worried about. Our ancestors also asked you to find a suitable opportunity to meet Princess Beijing."

Jia Min nodded silently, and then said: "Go back and tell the old lady, I will remember everything she said."

"OK."

Jia Min then asked: "Has Baoyu entered school?"

"He hasn't entered school yet. The old lady said that Brother Bao is still young and wants to keep him in the house for a few more years."

Jia Min frowned slightly and said, "It's not good to be too spoiled. Boys should be let out to see the world."

"Auntie, you dare to say this. I wanted Brother Bao to study in the family school many times, but my ancestors stopped him every time."

Jia Min felt that the old lady was too indulgent towards Baoyu, but after all, she was only Baoyu's aunt and a married daughter, so it was not easy for her to interfere in the affairs of the Rongguo Mansion.

Raising her hand to gently rub her temples, Jia Min said again: "Did the old lady mention Brother Yun in front of you?"

Jia Lian hurriedly said: "Before coming here, the old lady said something to me."

"Oh, what did the old lady say?"

"The old lady only said one thing, Brother Yun is too smart."

"Huh? That's it?"

"Yes."

Jia Min thought for a moment and then figured out what the old lady meant. She was reminding herself that children who are too smart are difficult to control.



Here, Daiyu led Baoyu and three maids back to her room. Once inside, she sat down on the kang and told Zijuan to make tea for Baoyu to drink.

When Baoyu saw Sister Lin sitting on the kang, she wanted to sit next to her, but she saw Daiyu reproaching her with a look of disgust: "Men and women are not intimate, don't you even understand this?"

"Well."

When Baoyu heard this, he was immediately confused. He had been around every girl at home, and he had never seen anyone say that to him.

Daiyu pointed to the opposite side of the kang table and said, "You should sit over there. My brother always sits like this and talks to me."

Baoyu sat helplessly across from the Kang table. When he saw a collection of Wang Wei's poems lying on the table, his eyes lit up and he asked, "My sister also likes to read Wang Mojie's poems?"

Daiyu: "My husband asked me to read this. He said that reading more of Wang Mojie's poems can help me improve my horizons and cultivation."

"That's a coincidence. I also like to read Wang Mojie's poems. When I write posts at home, I often read Wang Mojie's poems."

Daiyu asked casually: "Is it your husband who asked you to read it?"

Baoyu: "I don't have a husband."

Daiyu said in surprise: "Aren't you older than me? Why~"

Speaking of this, Daiyu thought of Baoyu throwing the jade yesterday. She glanced at the piece of jade on Baoyu's collar guiltily and thought: "He wouldn't throw that thing in my house."

Seeing Daiyu's wary eyes, Baoyu understood the other person's thoughts. He lamented in his heart, "Sister Lin is like a fairy, how can she want to persuade me to go to school? Does she also like those national thieves and Lu Ting?

?”

Thinking that Sister Lin might become the kind of person he hates the most, Baoyu suddenly felt that his whole body was not feeling well.

Daiyu saw that his eyes were wrong, so she asked worriedly: "Are you going to throw jade again?"

Baoyu said as if he hadn't heard anything: "Sister Lin, you must never imitate your elder brother and become a traitor to the country."

Seeing that Baoyu was acting strangely, Ying Ge hurriedly came over and shouted at him: "Second Master Bao, Miss Lin is a girl, how could she take the imperial examination?"

Baoyu said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, sister Lin is a girl. She doesn't have to take the exam to be a scholar."

Daiyu looked at the parrot and asked, "Is your second master like this at home?"

Yingge: "It's just like this occasionally. If you don't mention studying and becoming an official, it'll be fine."

Baoyu didn't want Daiyu to think about this all the time, so she pointed at the magpie chatting with Xueyan and said to Daiyu: "Sister, I think your new maid's name is too vulgar. Why don't we change her name?"

?”

Daiyu thought about it and felt that the name Magpie was a bit rustic, so she agreed: "The name Magpie is indeed not pleasant, but what should I change her name to?"

Seeing that Daiyu agreed with his suggestion, Baoyu immediately showed off happily: "There is a book by Lu Fangweng about living in the village. I wonder if my sister has read it?"

Daiyu shook her head and said, "No, sir didn't introduce me to reading his poems."

Baoyu: "There are two lines in this poem about the sudden warmth of flowers. The sound of magpies penetrates the trees and welcomes the new sunshine. Since your girl is called magpie, why not change her name to Qingwen? What do you think?"

Daiyu tilted her head and thought for a while, thinking that the name Qingwen was quite good. She was about to agree, but Magpie came over and said anxiously: "Girl, I don't like this name."

Baoyu was stunned when he heard this. He looked at the magpie and asked, "Isn't this a bad name?"

Magpie's pretty face turned red and she said, "If I want to change my name, my wife and girl have to make the decision. You are not like me, so why should you change my name for me?"

"Uh~"

Baoyu was dumbfounded now. It was okay for Daiyu to confront him. This maid actually dared to contradict him in person. It was really~

He was just about to scold the little maid, but he heard Daiyu say with a smile: "The magpie is right, I should be the one to name my maid."

Baoyu was even worse now. He looked at Daiyu with a resentful look on his face, "Sister, Qingwen is a very good name."

Daiyu: "But Magpie doesn't like it. You can't let her hear others call her a name she doesn't like every day."

Seeing that Daiyu supported his opinion, Magpie immediately became more fond of this new mistress and said, "Thank you, girl."

Baoyu sighed and said, "Oh! I don't want such a good name. What a stupid girl."

As soon as he said this, Daiyu and Magpie both stared at him, making Baoyu feel guilty.

At this moment, Jia Lian led Baoyu's maid in and reminded her: "Brother Bao, it's time for us to go back to the house."

Baoyu said anxiously: "You just came here, why do you want me to go back?"

Jia Lian: "If you don't go back, the old lady and my wife should be worried."
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