Chapter Thirty-One: Bao Dai Confrontation

  "Lin's sister is inside, why don't you let me in?" Bao Yu's voice sounded again, and in his eyes, Dai Yu was Lin's sister, not some princess.

  "The princess is chatting with Wan'er inside, you have a big nerve, slave." Xishuang took out the aura of a second-grade female official, and it was actually scary for Baoyu. However, he immediately wanted to eat the rouge on Xishuang's face, "This sister is so beautiful, but a bit fierce." A flash of light passed through Baoyu's eyes, and then his expression became somewhat lustful.

  Mengying, who was standing aside, couldn't bear it any longer and secretly tripped Baoyu, causing him to fall flat on his face.

  "Pain." Bao Yu sat on the ground, almost wailing with grief. He covered his face and sat there, but Dai Yu felt that Bao Yu was just covering his face to pretend to cry, or maybe he wanted to squeeze out a few real tears, either way it seemed somewhat fake. "Bao sister, didn't you say Lin sister is here? Why can't I see her, all I saw were two very fierce and beautiful sisters." Bao Yu's hands dropped, his eyes brimming with tears, as if he had suffered great injustice. A look of disgust flashed across Bao Chai's face.

  "Miss Xue Baochai requests an audience with Your Highness." Baochai called out loudly.

  "A commoner girl? When did the daughter of a merchant become a commoner girl?" Xue Baochai said sarcastically, recalling that this Shui Yu had interacted with the princess in Yangzhou before and could tell back then that she wasn't anything good.

  Baoyu's face looked a bit unsightly, although she was confident in her talent and beauty, being proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, yet she couldn't change her humble origins as a servant, forever bound to be a slave, even inferior to the status of a servant born into the Jia family. Even if she became a wealthy merchant, no matter how much money she had, nothing could ever change that.

  "Don't block us here, as if we bullied you." Meng Ying waved her hand impatiently.

  "I want to see Lin Daiyu." Jia Baoyu shouted loudly, waving his hands and stamping his feet like a child who didn't understand anything.

  "There's only Daiyu and Baochai here, you lowly servant dare to shout again, be careful or I'll hit you with a board." Xiangyun said angrily. The Jia household was always like this, always trying to find fault with the princesses. How could Jia Baoyu be so foolish?

  "Princess, I once had the pleasure of meeting you in Yangzhou. Today, I coincidentally learned that you are here and have come to pay my respects." Baochai said with a lowered head, covering up the jealousy and anger in her eyes.

  "The princess isn't someone just anyone can meet, you think you can see her just because you want to? Who do you think you are?" Xi Yue waved her hand impatiently. "Shopkeeper, shouldn't you be taking these two guests to their seats?"

  "The lady calmed down, I'll go now." The shopkeeper of Xiuyuge walked over and said, "Please come this way, both of you."

  Baochai's face turned black as she looked around, pretended to trip and rushed towards Xiumei. Xiumei was taken aback and was pulled away by Mengying. Baochai fell to the ground, her eyes welling up with tears from the pain. "You pushed me!" Baochai shouted loudly. "Even though you're a lady-in-waiting of the princess, you can't just push people around."

  The crowd of onlookers is getting bigger and bigger, after all, who doesn't love a good show?

  Xishuang was just about to speak when they heard the sound of the door opening. Xue Zhu and Daiyu had already walked to the entrance, both of them even clapping their hands.

  "Jade sister, I've never seen anyone who was pushed fall in the direction of the person who pushed them before." Xue Zhu's face had a sarcastic smile on it. She thought that Xue Baochai would be quite clever, but she turned out to be so stupid?

  "I'd like to try it too, Sister Xue Zhu. Let's see under what conditions this kind of thing will happen?" Daiyu's eyes were filled with disdain, but her face was full of curiosity.

  The onlookers who heard this knew what was going on and thought that the girl who had fallen to the ground dared to speak to the princess's lady-in-waiting like that, and it wouldn't end well. They didn't want to get involved, so they gradually dispersed, and some even settled their accounts and left early.

  Baochai fell to the ground, looking very awkward. In front of a large crowd, she had originally wanted to make Daiyu lose face, but in the end, it was herself who ended up being humiliated again. Xiang'er hurriedly helped her up. "Miss, are you alright?"

  "I suppose I just stepped on my skirt, it's nothing." Baochai's face was pale, thinking of defending herself, but when she fell down earlier, she really did trip and her foot must be swollen and painful now.

  "Big sister Bao, what's wrong with you? Your face looks terrible." Baoyu was also helped up by the young servant at this time and was startled when he saw Baochai's face.

  "I'm fine." Baochai didn't look at Baoyu, but instead gazed in Daiyu's direction. What was the point of all this? A hint of resentment flashed across Baochai's eyes.

  Daiyu shook her head helplessly. If it were the real Daiyu, she might have had conflicts with her over the precious jade, but now she neither competed with her nor even met her. Why did she hate herself so much? What a weird woman. Or perhaps this woman's jealousy was just too strong.

  "Lin's sister." Bao Yu saw Dai Yu's eyes light up, and Dai Yu inadvertently caught a glimpse of that fleeting wild ambition. Adding to the feeling Bao Yu had given her earlier, the always sensitive Dai Yu also kept her guard up against Bao Yu. Later events proved that Dai Yu's thoughts were all correct.

  "This palace surnamed Lin, and the Jia family may have a blood relationship, but with you, there is really no relation. If you dare to claim kinship again, don't blame this palace for being ruthless." Daiyu turned away her face and coldly stared at Jia Baoyu, who looked somewhat fearful and lowered his head, his back also feeling a chill. How did Lin sister become like this, so frightening? Or was she spoiled by others after leaving for so long, turning into such an intimidating figure? Baoyu's eyes were filled with pain and love, Lin sister must have suffered greatly to become like this, he definitely had to treat her well.

  If Daiyu knew Bao Yu's thoughts, she would definitely cut him into eight pieces. Unfortunately, Daiyu doesn't know for the time being, and Bao Yu is temporarily spared his life.

  "Princess, slave..." Baochai was about to continue speaking when she met Daiyu's gaze and shuddered. She unconsciously closed her mouth without finishing what she was going to say. How could she be so intimidating? Was this the charm of royalty?

  "Snow Bamboo sister, today was ruined by someone, let's change places and have tea and chat another day." Daiyu turned her head to look at Snow Bamboo, today she really didn't have the mood, seeing these two people just annoyed her.

  Xue Zhu nodded, "Yu'er, don't let those two barking dogs ruin your mood." Xue Zhu pulled Daiyu's hand and they were about to leave when Baochai's voice came from behind, "Ahh!" Baochai moaned in pain.

  Daiyu and Xuejing continued on their way, leaving Baochai standing there with a pale face. Baoyu stood there with a happy expression, lost in thought, thinking about how he could bring Daiyu back and make her happy.

  But sometimes it's just a coincidence, like now a familiar voice rang out, "The princess is also here, what's wrong? Has someone affected the princess's interest?"