A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 882 Daiyu's Daily Life

After leaving Rongqing Hall, Lu Cheng turned to Yuanyang beside him and said, "Your name is Yuanyang, right? Please help pass the message to Daiyu. I'm about to return."

"Yes, I will go and pass it on for you. Does you have anything else to say to Miss Lin?"

"No thanks."

"Sir, please forgive me for embarrassing you." After saying that, Yuanyang bowed and turned to leave.

Yuanyang is a personal maidservant to Lady Jia, and also the one with the highest status among all the maids in the Jia family.

In terms of appearance, there is nothing stunning about Yuanyang. One can only say that she has delicate features and a gentle look. She has a slim waist, narrow shoulders, an oval face, and a few freckles on her cheeks.

As a child born to a servant of the Jia family, Yuanyang was deeply trusted by Grandmother Jia. She was indeed worthy of this trust, taking care of Grandmother Jia's daily life meticulously and being loyal to her master.

The most admirable thing is that she remained unmoved and resolutely defended her freedom in the face of the coercion of Jia She, the eldest master of the Rongguo Mansion. She would rather die than be Jia She's concubine.

Yuanyang is also compassionate to others. She is a maid who is good at observing people's expressions, adapting to circumstances, and handling things thoughtfully.

In fact, Jia's mother was too lenient to the servants in the mansion, and she was also too concerned about her reputation, which led to some servants deceiving their superiors and subordinates, and even bullying their masters. Many servants also took the opportunity to manipulate the situation, gaining benefits from the Jia family and using the Jia family's money to enrich their own families. The servants were no longer like servants, and the masters were no longer like masters.

In such a large family, there are few capable men. They can only rely on a group of women to support the family. It is only a matter of time before the ending like the future occurs.

Of course, Lu Cheng was too lazy to worry about the affairs of the Jia family. He only cared about the people around him.

Not long after, Xiangling walked out from the backyard with a small package in her hand.

Lu Cheng took Xiangling with him, said goodbye to Jia Zheng, and left the Jia Mansion.

After leaving the Jia Mansion, Xiangling handed the package in her hand to Lu Cheng: "This is what Sister Lin asked me to give to you, brother. Open it and take a look."

"Let's wait and see when we get back. Did Junior Sister say anything else?"

"Sister Lin just asked her brother to write to her more often to relieve her boredom."

When he returned home and opened the small package, he found a letter and a purse inside.

When she opened the letter, it was nothing but Lin Daiyu's daily trivialities in the Jia Mansion in the past few days, what books she had read, who she had met, and her reminiscing about the time she spent in Yangzhou, etc.

Lu Cheng read it carefully without any impatience. After finishing it, he picked up his pen and wrote a reply letter in one go.

The little girl's thoughts are very simple. She just wants more attention and care.

Lu Cheng expressed some concern in the letter, and asked the cook to buy some ingredients. He personally made some snacks and pastries that Daiyu liked, and asked Xiangling to deliver them to her when he returned.

Lu Cheng kept a carriage and an extra white horse in the yard. Xiangling usually rode in the carriage, which made it convenient for her to travel between the Jia Mansion.

For some time afterwards, Lu Cheng led a fairly regular life, either studying and practicing martial arts at home, or wandering around the city and outside of it to learn about the current Ming Dynasty.

Occasionally, when he was in the mood, Lu Cheng would step on the "Fuyao" aircraft and soar straight up to the various branches of the Flying Eagle Gang to check out the situation.

Relying on the support of the three pillar industries of salt, medicine and water transport, the Flying Eagle Gang has developed rapidly.

At present, the influence of the Flying Eagle Gang has spread throughout the Ming Dynasty, reaching Liaodong in the north and Lingnan in the south. It has established branches in every province and strongholds in every prefecture.

Wherever the Flying Eagle Gang does business, its intelligence network will also extend.

As the organization continues to grow and its members increase, Lu Cheng also has to ensure the loyalty of middle and senior level members, so he has to show up from time to time.

On the other side, in a courtyard in the backyard of Rongguo Mansion.

"Xueyan, where is Miss Lin from your family? Is she practicing martial arts again?"

"Yes, the girl has told me not to let anyone disturb her when she is practicing martial arts."

"I see. By the way, isn't Uncle Lin a top scholar? Why did he think of letting your daughter practice martial arts?"

"Miss Third, you may not know that our daughter has been weak since she was young. She has been taking medicine all year round and is always sick. Thanks to you, Master, you taught her a set of martial arts. She has been practicing diligently and her health is getting better and better. She no longer needs to take medicine."

"So that's how it is. So, your Mr. Lu is really amazing and a man who is both civil and military?"

"That's right. In the whole Yangzhou city, who doesn't know our Master Lu?"

"Then can you tell me about it?"

"This is a legendary story. It all started when Master Lu was..."

Just as Xueyan was about to continue, a voice suddenly interrupted her: "Xueyan, who are you talking to over there? It turns out to be Sister Tanchun. You are so stupid, why don't you know to invite her in? Sister Tanchun, please come in quickly and sit for a while. I just finished practicing and I'm sweating a little. I need to change clothes."

"Sister Lin is so hardworking, is it possible that she wants to be a Hua Mulan in the future?"

"I don't have that idea, please don't tease me, sister."

After a while, Daiyu changed her clothes, took a quick shower, and then came out to see Tanchun.

"Sister Tanchun came to see me, is there something wrong?"

"Nothing much. The family just sent some fresh venison. Baoyu was just about to invite the sisters to eat roasted venison together."

When Lin Daiyu heard that Jia Baoyu was there, she shook her head and said, "You guys go, I won't go."

Tanchun glanced at Daiyu's expression and understood something. She said, "Sister, don't you want to see Brother Bao? I'll have someone send some to you later."

Since Daiyu came to Jia's house, Jia Baoyu wanted to play with Daiyu from time to time, but Daiyu always refused. Now, Daiyu deliberately avoids Baoyu wherever he appears.

Tanchun could naturally understand Daiyu's thoughts. This time she came to invite her just to see Daiyu.

"Sister Lin, can you tell me about your Senior Brother Lu? I just heard from Xueyan that girl that there seems to be a story behind it. I'm very curious, how did you two meet?"

"Well, that's a long story. Isn't my sister in a hurry to eat venison?"

"Deer meat is not available every day, but it is not a rare thing. How can it be as good as Sister Lin's story?"

In fact, Daiyu didn't really want to stay in Kyoto forever. Living in the Rongguo Mansion was not very comfortable after all.

But if he returned to Yangzhou Prefecture, it would be too far away from Lu Cheng, making travel inconvenient. It would take a long time to write a letter.

Just then, Zijuan came in with Xiangling from outside, and Xiangling was holding a food box in her hand.

Daiyu was delighted when she saw this: "Sister Xiangling, I have been waiting for you to bring me food. Let me see what we have today."

Seeing Daiyu so happy, Tanchun thought it was something rare, so she quickly went over to take a look, but found that it was just some ordinary almond cakes, red bean cakes and other small cakes, so she said: "If you like to eat these, you can ask someone to buy more later. There are several good pastry shops in the capital, I know two..."

Daiyu reached out and picked up a piece of red bean cake and put it in her mouth: "You can't buy these outside."

Xiangling also said: "These are made by our young master himself, and they taste much better than those sold outside."

"Lu Jieyuan can also cook? Isn't it said that a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen? I want to try it, too, ok? Sister, give me some more..."