The distance from Yangzhou Prefecture where Lin Ruhai works from Yangzhou Prefecture to Jinling is not too far. It is only about 100 kilometers. If it were the mileage of this dynasty, it would be only a short distance of two or three hundred miles?

However, for this backward era where transportation is basically based on travel, a journey of two or three hundred miles can also make people desperate... If you take the family and take a lot of rituals on land, it would be even more amazing. I am afraid that if you don’t have ten days, months or longer, you will definitely not be able to walk.

This is why Lin Daiyu, Jia Lian and others hired ships to go upstream along the river, because it would be faster, easier and more comfortable!

Isn't this?

In just a few days, their fleet of two small boats had already entered the territory of Jinling, and they were about to gradually arrive along a forked river to a private dock in Jinling City that belonged to the nobles.

...

In the cabin of this large ship sailing towards a Jinling Wharf in the distance, watching Xueyan pack up for a while, Daiyu lowered her head, stretched out her hand, and gently stroked the little white bear with some indulgence to eat and roll her belly, curled up on her bed, and she knew that she had eaten and slept every day, and that she had eaten and eaten.

"I'll tell you, Xueyan!"

"You have to remember carefully. We are about to arrive in Jinling. After arriving at Rongguo Mansion, you must not tell anyone about the little bear's ability to speak! Otherwise, our Tibers may be sent away or driven away. Have you remembered it?!"

After stroking her for a while, seeing that the other party was sleeping soundly and could not wake up easily, Daiyu looked up again and carefully reminded her maid Xueyan with some concern.

Now that Jinling has arrived, there are more and more passenger and cargo ships coming and going, their ship speed has to slow down. Therefore, before arriving at a certain pier in Jinling, she must take advantage of the last time to remind the other party of some things, but she cannot enter the Jia Mansion and make mistakes.

"But……"

"Why can't we tell others? Miss, our little bear is so rare. It is not only smart, but also speaks human language... I think, even if there is not even the Jia family, why can't we speak out?"

If her lady didn't talk about this now, Xueyan had really planned: she would show off the little bear's affairs to the entire Rongguo Mansion and Ningguo Mansion. She let them know that the Lin family and her lady even had such rare things, so she didn't have to surrender to them!

The Jia family, who "white jade makes gold for the hall" cannot underestimate their Lin family because of this!

"Don't ask why!"

"Anyway, if you dare to reveal the secret of the bear to the third person other than us without my consent, I will definitely drive you away! I'm not joking, have you remembered it clearly?!"

Although he is still young and only ten years old, Daiyu, who has been sensible since childhood, still pretends to be strict and intimidates the other party.

Because she knew that this was a big deal and knew that the little bear she adopted was actually a monster, but she knew better than anyone else how serious the consequences would be if it was spread! So she had already thought about it and would never tell the third person about it!

In fact, if Xueyan hadn't been in the same cabin as her, had she grown up with her and had to take her to her grandmother's house, if she really couldn't avoid it, she would probably never have told her about this! Although she also knew that Xueyan was not a maid who was unrestrained, if some secrets were found by a second person, it would probably never be a secret again.

"Okay, OK! Miss, I understand, I promise not to tell..."

"But……"

"Miss, is this really that important? Why can't you even talk about the Second Master Lian?"

Xueyan, who was carefully folding a piece of clothing and putting it into the cage, paused in fear, thought for a while before she looked up and looked at her lady timidly, but asked after comforting the sleeping bear there.

She only learned two days ago that the rare thing that the white bear, Tibers, could speak, was shocked at that time!

However, after a while of a stubborn little guy, she gradually felt relieved. She knew that the other party should not be too bad, so she began to fall in love with the cute and honest little white bear who could act coquettishly, roll around, and quarrel with others, just like her own lady.

Of course, the only thing that is not very good is that the little guy doesn’t like taking a bath.

Last night, when she was serving the lady in the shower, she took a lot of effort to press the other person into a hot water bucket with her, and washed the other person cleanly and fragrantly... Now, after washing, the little guy's fur looks even whiter and more fluffy, not to mention how precious he is!

"Cousin Lian can't either!"

"Xueyan, I want you to assure me: Without my consent, you will never tell anyone about Xiaoxiong's affairs, including cousin Lian, can you do it?"

After Daiyu let go of a sleeping little guy and pulled a brocade to carefully cover the other person's body, she slowly got up, walked to Xueyan and looked at each other's eyes, using the majesty of the eldest lady of the Lin family and his talking black eyes to look at his maid silently.

She wouldn't tell Xueyan that they should be especially careful of cousin Lian!

Because, she could see that the other party had always wanted to hit her little bear, and had been thinking about it for a long time! If the other party hadn't seemed a little uncomfortable, and if she hadn't given up on the little bear's slightest wish, she would have found a way to get the little bear away from her side, right?

Two days ago, she accidentally heard the servants on the boat talking about it, saying, "Mr. Lian said that the little white bear is very rare and may be very valuable."

snort!

Of course she knew that her bear Tibers was very rare, but the bear was found by Lin Daiyu. Since then, the other party has been her bear of Lin. Others want to take it away or sell it from her side, but they can't even think about it!

Moreover, she had already made up her mind. No matter how rare the bear is or how valuable the bear is, she would never sell or transfer the other party, and she would never!!

“…”

Xueyan opened her mouth and was about to say something, but after seeing her lady's fierce expression, she lowered her head aggrievedly and pointed her round little chin.

"OK……"

"Miss, Xueyan knows it. I will definitely listen to you and will never tell anyone about the bear!!"

After responding, Xueyan pouted, turned around with some displeasure, and began to pack up her lady's clothes and other salutes again.

Now, she originally wanted to show off in Rongguo Mansion so that those Jinling people who had never seen the world could see their Lin family's treasures! But now... all her previous plans were ruined, which was really annoying!

"But, Miss!"

"What if it took the initiative to run to talk to others?!"

suddenly,

Xueyan turned her head again and told her what she thought of. However, in her big eyes, who was only ten years old like her own girl, there was more worry than worry, but a cunning look that was eager to try?

She thought that since her lady didn't go out to tell her, she wouldn't say it. However, if the little bear ran out to talk to others by herself and caused the secret to be leaked, she would never blame her Xueyan? At that time, she could still blatantly take out the other party's affairs and show off. At that time, she would not be greedy for the maids and ladies in Rongguo Mansion!

“…”

Daiyu glanced at her little maid, and in just a moment she could see what the other person was thinking from her eyes, and she said angrily:

"Don't worry!"

"I have already agreed to the bear before, and it has promised me that it will never speak in front of others except us!"

Although the other party's promise and the swearing look were not credible at that time, Daiyu said that she would always supervise the other party and always keep the other party by her side, and would never give the other party the opportunity to be alone with outsiders and reveal that major secret.

"That's how..."

There was no way, and Xueyan, who found that some small abacus in her heart could not succeed, had to turn her head back in disappointment, and began to angrily, and no longer say a word, gathered her own lady and her own objects in the cabin bit by bit, and put them in a box and locked them.

Dear! Dear!

Suddenly, just as the two people in the cabin were silent for a long time, there were suddenly sounds of footsteps from far to near and two crisp knocks from the door outside.

'cousin?'

‘Have you packed up your greetings? We will arrive at the port in about half an hour. We will have to leave the boat to get ashore by then.’

After knocking on the door, Daiyu's "Cousin Lian", Jia Lian, who took her back to her grandmother's house, asked softly.

"Um!"

"Don't worry, cousin Lian, Xueyan is picking up the game. We will pack up immediately and we will definitely not miss the time."

‘…’

‘Okay, after you pack up, you will come out and say to your cousin, and I will let the wet nurses and nannies help you carry your luggage.’

After saying that, Jia Lian, who was outside the door, he hesitated for a while, as if he had something to say, but in the end he didn't say much. Instead, after responding, he turned around and gradually disappeared with the sound of footsteps.

"Snow Geese..."

"Here, come and put away the bedding."

After hearing the footsteps outside the door gradually drifting away, Daiyu didn't think much and turned around. She first gently hugged the little white bear who was asleep on the bed to her arms. She shook it gently twice as if she was coaxing a child. After she was sure that the other party had not woken up, she breathed a sigh of relief to the girl Xueyan who was busy packing things.

These are her Lin Daiyu's boudoir objects. In addition to her maid Xueyan, it is difficult for her to come in to help her clean up and take care of her, so she can only let Xueyan come alone.

"I get it, Miss!"

"Your body is weak and you still hold it every day? I advise you to sit next to you for a while first. At most, I can pack all these objects without falling to the ground, so that there will be no missing!"

He looked at a certain supervisor with some envy and didn't have to worry about anything else. He even served himself and his lady in the bath. When he was sleeping, he was the little bear who was holding his lady and he looked at him. After Xueyan came over and helped his lady sit on the chair in the cabin next to him, and then turned back to continue picking up the dressing table, clothes hanger and small bed.

“…”

How great would it be if I didn’t have to go to my grandmother’s house and could stay at home with my dad all the time?

Gently caressing the little bear sleeping in his arms, looking at the uniform breathing of the other party, the pair of furry round ears and the short tail that trembled from time to time, looking at the more and more pedestrians and houses on both sides of the river outside the small window, knowing that the port is close, I will get off the ship and take a sedan chair to Rongguo Mansion to see my grandmother whom I had never seen before, as well as my uncles, aunts and cousins ​​Daiyu, the uneasiness in my heart, finally began to emerge bit by bit.

Then, the trace of sorrow began to appear on her brows and could not be erased.

"well……"

She sighed softly. At this point, there was no way to do anything, so she had to bow down and rub her cheeks gently on the warm and soft fur of her bear.

In fact, she didn't want to go to Jinling, nor to Rongguo Mansion, nor to go to her own grandmother who was said to be very welcome... If possible, she would be more willing to stay at home with her father in Yangzhou, without having to go to other homes to see the color of the people.

But unfortunately, what my father said is actually correct...

My father is over fifty years old and I am young and sick. I have no parenting and no sisters to support me. That will not work after all. Once there is something at home, I am afraid there will be no one to take care of her... From this we can see that my father must have thought about it after some careful consideration when he sent her to Jinling to seek refuge with her grandmother. It was because she thought of this that she did not resist too much.

As she thought about it, Daiyu slowly sat upright again, turned around and looked out the small window of the sailboat, and the bustling pedestrians, cars, horses and streets beside the river channel outside... She could see the whole leopard. Just the scene beside the canal, she had already discovered that the market in Jinling was so prosperous and lush, which was really different from other places.

Jinling City finally arrived, but she didn't know what was waiting for her Lin Daiyu? Moreover, she didn't know whether she could adapt to it in Rongguo Mansion?

When she was a child, she had heard of her grandmother's family when she was still there. Her grandmother's family was very different from other families. Her daily food, clothing, and various etiquette were not comparable to ordinary small households. So she had decided that after entering Rongguo Mansion, she must pay attention to it step by step and care at all times. Don't say a word or take another step, so as to avoid being ridiculed by others when she got it?

While thinking and looking, Daiyu couldn't help but be stunned as her vision gradually diverged. She didn't even notice when her maid Xueyan had finished packing things. She just stared out of the window like a petrified person and stared at the window as the ship moved. Her hands subconsciously gently stroked the bear in her arms, but her thoughts had long been floating where they had floated...

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To be continued...