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This time, Bai Tang stayed in the modern world for a longer period. By the time she returned to the Red Mansion World, six years had passed. Lin Mei Mei and Bao Jie had both grown up. Xue Pan was summoned to the capital by the former Fourth Prince, now known as Yongming Emperor, and was promoted to Imperial Guard Commander, responsible for the security of the imperial city. The status of the Xue Family rose accordingly, and Bao Jie, being from an official family, no longer faced difficulties in finding a husband due to her royal merchant background as she did in the original story; she could focus on Jia Baoyu instead. Bao Jie got married, and her husband turned out to be Feng Ziying, one of the Red Heroes. In Dream of the Red Chamber, Cao Gong did not elaborate much on Feng Ziying, but it was evident that he was a spoiled young man who liked to show off. As the saying goes, "A tree that stands out in a forest will be blown down by the wind." A prominent figure like Feng Ziying among his peers would inevitably become a target in political struggles. However, after Bao Jie became Feng Ziying's wife, his fate changed as well. The Appearance of Sister Bao was outstanding, her literary talents were remarkable, and with her cunning and Bai Tang's guidance, she easily won over Feng Ziying. Within three months of marrying into the Feng family, she transformed the formerly wayward young man into a good husband. Although he did not dismiss the women in his courtyard, he no longer frequented brothels and even began to make progress by joining his father Feng Tang's military ranks. These changes delighted General Feng and Madam Feng; they found Bao Jie very pleasing and believed she was a lucky star who improved their son's character. A month after entering the Feng household, Bao Jie became pregnant and gave birth to the long-awaited grandson of the Feng family the following year, solidifying her reputation as a lucky star. Bao Jie was very adept at managing relationships; within the Feng family and among other noblewomen, her reputation for being virtuous was unmatched. Everyone praised Bao Jie for her generosity and tolerance towards concubines and lesser daughters; however, she secretly used Bai Tang's medical knowledge to give pills to Feng Ziying's other women that would only allow them to bear daughters. Without sons, those women could not assert themselves and could only live under Bao Jie's influence.
Xue Pan and Zhen Yinglian had a happy marriage; they already had three sons and two daughters. Their eldest son had reached the age when Xue Pan first met Bai Tang and was now learning martial arts from his father. Bai Tang gifted each of the five children a present brought from modern times—novel and interesting items—which successfully made her their favorite elder. However, hearing several children call her "Grandpa" made Bai Tang feel quite embarrassed.
After leaving the Xue Family, Bai Tang went to the Lin Family. When Lin Ruhai heard from the doorman that Bai Tang was visiting, he rushed out wearing his shoes incorrectly, embodying a certain idiom about welcoming someone with reversed shoes.
Seeing Bai Tang's unchanged face reminded Lin Ruhai of his "immortal," causing him to feel a chill in his heart.
"Brother Bai!" Lin Ruhai greeted with a smile that carried a hint of awkwardness; others did not notice it but it did not escape Bai Tang's attention.
"Lin Brother!" Bai Tang replied with a warm smile as if nothing were amiss.
The two had not seen each other for many years but were not estranged; Lin Ruhai directly led Bai Tang into the inner courtyard where Jia Min was waiting with two children to pay respects to this benefactor and elder.
Lin Baozi and Lin Moyu had grown into handsome young men—polite, graceful, and exceptionally talented. Lin Moyu had already passed the provincial examination and became a Jinshi (successful candidate). Despite his age, Lin Ruhai did not allow him to continue taking exams; instead, he wanted him to learn about current affairs while studying so that once Lin Moyu understood human relationships and court intrigues better, he could participate in future examinations.
"The young master has inherited his father's grace; his future is boundless," Bai Tang's praise delighted the young man. In a boy's heart, there is no one more respected than his father. Lin Ruhai held an esteemed position as a top scholar—after the Fourth Prince ascended to power, he received significant recognition and entered the cabinet as one of the highest-ranking officials—each achievement worthy of admiration.
Lin Mei Mei paid her respects to Bai Tang; she had just come of age and now stood gracefully like an ethereal fairy. Lin Ruhai and Jia Min had started looking for a son-in-law two years ago and had now arranged for her marriage to be with the legitimate second son of Dingyuan Marquis Family. The Dingyuan Marquis was related to the Feng family; Lin Mei Mei and Bao Jie were close friends, and this match was facilitated by Bao Jie. Although born into a general's family, Dingyuan Marquis' second son loved reading and had passed the Jinshi examination. The two families agreed that they would hold their wedding after he passed next February’s examination.
After Jia Min arranged for a banquet, she took her two children away while Lin Ruhai and Bai Tang enjoyed their meal together discussing various happenings in the capital over recent years: The Jia Family Second Branch thrived due to Jia Zhu; besides Jialan, Jia Zhu welcomed another son and daughter—all born from Li Wan. Jialan had passed his childhood examination and would enter National University of the Study of Classics next year. Jia Tanchun also secured a match arranged by Jia Min with a son from a fifth-rank official’s family; although their background was slightly lacking, her husband was ambitious which would surely benefit Tanchun in gaining recognition. Jia Huan struggled academically but Jia Zhu entrusted him with managing their shop; although he lacked business acumen initially, he proved quite talented at making profits which allowed him some savings to purchase several properties. After initially feeling discontented with her situation, Jia Yuanchun settled down; being intelligent by nature, she began winning over her husband and stepdaughter’s hearts within half a year before giving birth to a son after another year—she became quite authoritative within her household. The most troublesome person in the entire second branch remained Jia Baoyu; like in the original story after passing his examinations he followed monks and Taoists away from home—luckily he did not marry anyone nor harm any innocent woman. Finally, Xiren and She Yue among those maidservants along with Madam Wang faded away—how could they still have opportunities? On the contrary, Qingwen’s fate turned out well; upon reaching marriageable age she left home to marry into an ordinary household—though life wasn’t affluent it was fulfilling.
The second branch flourished while the first branch also fared decently without someone like Jia Yucun causing trouble for them; Jia She wouldn’t face murder charges over some fans harming Shidaizi either; Xifeng lost face due to Madam Wang’s incident before Jia Family members but obediently focused on supporting her husband and raising children—she didn’t suffer any more miscarriages apart from Qiao Jie giving birth to another healthy son; Ping'er became Jia Lian’s recognized concubine under Xifeng’s arrangement giving birth to one son and one daughter; Jia Lian grew more astute after experiencing Madam Wang’s incident—with help from his maternal uncle’s family he navigated through officialdom smoothly becoming one of Yongming Emperor’s trusted aides; Yingchun no longer needed to marry Zhongshan Wolf due to debts amounting to five thousand taels of silver—though she only married into an ordinary gentry family compared to her fate in the original story it was indeed fortunate beyond measure.
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