()°Fooling the Older and Younger Sisters Yu
Before long, before Daiyu and Tanchun could continue speaking, the door curtain was lifted again.
Immediately afterward, Daiyu and Tanchun saw Jia Baoyu and Xue Baochai enter one after the other, each lifting the curtain.
"..."
The first to rush in, naturally, was Baoyu.
He was dressed rather plainly today, wearing a long robe of rain-washed azure embroidered with a subtle bamboo-leaf pattern. A jade belt hung loosely around his waist, and although he had not yet undergone the capping ceremony, he was still wearing a small green-jade crown. It further set off the handsome young man's jade-like face and lacquer-black eyes.
For some reason, however, the colors of his outfit bore a slight resemblance to one of Daiyu's skirts, either one she was wearing now or one she usually wore. It was impossible to tell whether he had done it unintentionally or on purpose.
In any case!
Unlike usual, the playful abandon that normally colored his face had faded considerably today. Instead, genuine concern and worry clouded his brows.
Moreover, the moment he entered, his amorous eyes fixed straight on Daiyu, who looked wan on the couch. His footsteps quickened unconsciously, and he did not pay Tanchun the slightest attention.
"..."
Following close behind was naturally Xue Baochai.
Today, she wore a dignified honey-gold satin jacket and skirt patterned with plum blossoms on branching stems, with a dark blue sleeveless vest trimmed in fox fur over it. Her hair was arranged in an elegant round bun, decorated with a red-gold kingfisher-feather hairpin and two exquisite palace flowers. Tiny pearl earrings hung from her ears, giving her attire quite a few characteristics of the barbarian beauties from the frontier regions.
She walked at an unhurried pace, her bearing calm and composed. When she