Shi Xiangyun, born in the Shi Hou family, one of the four major families, was originally a noble eldest lady. However, due to the early death of her parents, she was not able to live as carefree as the girls of the Jia family. On the contrary, she is under the control of her uncle and aunt, and it is difficult for her to make decisions on her own.
Since he was a child, Shi Xiangyun was sent to Jia's Mansion to live with Jia's mother, and even was taken care of by the raiders for a period of time. When Daiyu entered Jiafu and was favored by Jia's mother and Baoyu, Shi Xiangyun had already moved out of Jiafu, which made her feel like a new person and an old person. For Daiyu, Shi Xiangyun may also be a little jealous in his heart.
When Baochai came to Jiafu, her knowledgeable and open-minded behavior quickly won Shi Xiangyun's admiration. Shi Xiangyun often praised Baochai in front of Daiyu, which undoubtedly made Daiyu feel unhappy.
In the thirty-seventh episode, Tanchun initiated the establishment of the Begonia Poetry Society. Such an elegant thing is naturally indispensable to Shi Xiangyun. The next day, Baoyu asked Jia's mother to let Shi Xiangyun return to Jiafu and join the poetry society. Shi Xiangyun was very excited about the activities of the poetry club, and she even proposed that she also join the club as a host.
That night, Xue Baochai invited Shi Xiangyun to her Wuyuan Garden. Previously, when Shi Xiangyun spent the night in Jiafu, he lived with Daiyu. Baochai's move was obviously to win over Shi Xiangyun. In Luwuyuan, Baochai did not directly express her intentions, but asked Shi Xiangyun to think about how to set up the east and how to formulate the topic. After listening to it for a long time, Baochai rejected Shi Xiangyun's proposal and told her: "Since you want to open a society, you have to be the east."
Even if it's fun, you should also be thoughtful and not offend people, so that everyone is interested. Baochai also pointed out Shi Xiangyun's financial predicament: she can't be the master at home, and her monthly money is not enough for her. She blamed Shi Xiangyun for not thinking about these unnecessary things, so as not to incur her aunt's reproach.
However, Baochai's words made Shi Xiangyun feel confused and embarrassed. She realized that she might be too impulsive. In fact, Baochai's words are not entirely correct. How much can a girl with a lot of food and fine food eat? The girls of Yihong Courtyard only raised three taels of silver on Baoyu's birthday, and bought forty plates of fruit. With Shi Xiangyun's identity, how could she not take out a few taels of silver? But after all, Xiangyun has been in the boudoir for many years and knows very little about the world.
For those who don't even know the pawn ticket, how can they not be fooled by Baochai, who is well versed in the way of exploitation? When Shi Xiangyun seemed hesitant, Baochai took the initiative to propose her plan. She had already come up with a plan: we had a guy in the pawnshop, and the crabs in their field were particularly fat. Not long ago, he sent a few pounds. Many people here, from the old lady to the people in the garden, love to eat crabs. Before, my aunt also said that she would invite the old lady to enjoy osmanthus and eat crabs in the garden, but because of something, it has not been realized. Don't mention the poetry club now, just invite them with great fanfare. When they have finished eating, it will not be too late for us to compose poems.
Obviously, Baochai had done a full investigation before inviting Shi Xiangyun into the door, and carefully arranged this crab feast. However, she also said that don't mention the poetry club at the banquet, and after everyone has eaten and dispersed, let's compose poems. This can't help but make people wonder, is this really for Shi Xiangyun?
No, it's clearly not. Baochai is using the name of Shi Xiangyun to express herself in front of Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang. If it's just to be a poetry club, why can't it be in front of everyone? Why do you have to wait until everyone has finished eating? Can this crab feast still be regarded as Shi Xiangyun's east? People will only think that this is Baochai's favor. Baochai is really shrewd, and he deserves to be born in a shrewd merchant family. And Shi Xiangyun is simple and naïve, he has no such scheming, and he is grateful to Baochai.
On the day of the crab feast, Jia Mu and the others attended as scheduled. As soon as they walked into the Lotus Lotus Champs, they saw that the wine and tea sets had been arranged, and there were girls boiling tea and scalding wine next to them. Seeing all this, Jia Mu was very happy and hurriedly asked: "This tea is really thoughtful, the place is well chosen, and the things are very clean." In Jia's mother's opinion, it is indeed surprising that Xiangyun, who is usually very arrogant, is so careful and thoughtful now, but it also makes her happy.
However, Xiangyun said, "This is what Sister Bao prepared for me." Jia's mother said: "I know that this child is meticulous and thoughtful. After saying that, she saw the black lacquer inlaid mussel couplet hanging on the pillar, and let people read it.
Jia Mu was very interested in the arrangement of the banquet at first, but when she knew that Baochai had helped prepare it, she just said, "I know", and there was not even a smile on her face. Obviously, her appreciation and recognition of Baochai far exceed Shi Xiangyun. At this crab feast, Baochai received a compliment, saying that she thought everything very well. But instead of being complacent, she immediately shifted the conversation elsewhere. She casually glanced at the couplet on the pillar, looking absent-minded.
This crab feast, Jia Mu did not enjoy it as much as everyone imagined. In her opinion, Shi Xiangyun, as her mother's family, invited everyone to enjoy it in the name of Baochai, which is really a bit embarrassing. And Baochai took the initiative to help Shi Xiangyun, in Jia's mother's opinion, it may be because she understands the disgraceful things of the Shi family. Mother Jia thought in her heart, saying that the ugliness of the family should not be publicized, but all this was seen by Baochai, which made her feel very embarrassed.
What makes Jia's mother even more dissatisfied is that since the Xue family moved into Jiafu, the rumors about "golden and jade good fate" have not stopped. Mother Jia felt a lot of headaches about this, and in order to stop this marriage, she could be said to have racked her brains. But Shi Xiangyun became close to Baochai, which made Jia's mother very disappointed in Shi Xiangyun's simplicity.
All this hurt Jia Mu's self-esteem. She was so enthusiastic about the crab feast that she sat for a while before leaving. Before leaving, she also specially told Shi Xiangyun: "Don't let your brother Bao and sister Lin eat more." Jia's mother's behavior naturally put Baoyu and Daiyu in the first place, but Xiangyun and Baochai, the two people who bothered to organize the banquet, were ignored by her.
What's even more interesting is that Jia Mu then turned to Xiangyun and Baochai and advised, "Don't eat too much for the two of you." It's delicious, but if you eat too much, your stomach hurts. "So, why didn't Jia Mu tell Baoyu and Daiyu directly? This is because this crab banquet was held by Baochai in the name of Xiangyun, and it is precisely for this reason that Jia Mu feels a feeling of being deceived. In addition, Baochai, as a junior living in a guest, coupled with Jia's mother's recent dissatisfaction with the Xue family, it was difficult to invite Jia's mother to attend this banquet.
All this made Jia Mu suspicious of Baochai's intentions, and she said coldly: "Although that thing is delicious, it is not a good thing. As soon as this sentence came out, it was undoubtedly a negation of Baochai. For this banquet, Baochai can be said to have put a lot of effort into it, but the final result is the opposite. I don't know how she will feel when she hears Jia Mu's words? Will you lament that all your hard work has been wasted?