A Silly Maid Mistakenly Picks Up an Embroidered Spring Pouch; A Timid Young Lady Pays No Heed to a Filigree Golden Phoenix

Concubine Zhao was speaking with Jia Zheng when suddenly a loud crash was heard outside. They hurriedly asked what it was. It turned out that the window latch in the outer room had not been fastened properly, and the window shutter had fallen. Concubine Zhao scolded the maids a few times, then personally led them to put the window back in place. Only then did she come in to attend Jia Zheng and retire. We need not mention this for now. Now at Green Delights, Baoyu had just lain down, and the maids were about to go back to their rooms to rest, when suddenly someone knocked at the courtyard gate. The old woman at the gate opened it and saw it was Little Magpie, a maid from Concubine Zhao’s room. When asked what she wanted, Little Magpie did not answer, but went straight into the room to find Baoyu. Baoyu had just lain down, and Skybright and the others were still sitting by the bed talking and laughing. Seeing her come so late at night, they all asked, “What is the matter? Coming at this hour?” Little Magpie said to Baoyu with a smile, “I have come to give you a......