[Red Mansion] Princess Ji

People from Jia's mansion came sooner than expected, and there were still 20 days before the big day, which coincided with the fifteenth day of the fifth lunar month. Daiyu was just laying down on the rattan chair in the yard to rest for a while, when she heard footsteps near.

Subconsciously, she closed her eyes, trying to pretend to be asleep and get away with it, avoiding the rules that Nanny Yan had to obey for married brides in her husband's house.

It's not that she doesn't want to learn, it's just that she has to be instructed every day, and even the rules in the palace let her learn, so as not to make mistakes when accompanying Ji Yuanlan in the face of the saint in the future, she also wants to be lazy for a while.

Marriage turned out to be so tiring.

"Girl, don't close your eyes. When you come in, you will see your eyes open. When will you fall asleep in the blink of an eye?" Yan Yan looked at Daiyu amusedly, "It looks like you are getting married soon, why are you still so childish?"

Daiyu, who had been exposed, opened her eyes, and simply hugged Madam Yan's waist and buried her in her waist, coquettishly saying: "But I'm really tired, can't I stop practicing this afternoon?"

"I'm not here to supervise the girl's practice. It hurts me to see her. Besides, the girl is smart, so it's not so difficult to learn." Sister Yan reached out and gently stroked Daiyu's head, smiling kindly on her face. Let you fool me, forget about the business, there is someone from the Rongguo Mansion in the front yard."

"...Is someone here?"

"It's the wife of the second room and the two grandmas in charge."

"En, I see." Daiyu let go of her hands and stood up, "The timing just happened to happen, my aunt and third brother are not at the house today, and I don't come at other times, but it happens to be at this time, I'm afraid they want to bully me poor guy."

Sister Yan laughed, and looked at Zijuan over there, "You're still laughing, you're a real girl, why don't you grab your things and go out with the girl?"

Zijuan stuck out her tongue, turned and went into the house to talk to Xueyan.

Mrs. Wang, Baochai, and Wang Xifeng came, and the whole family came together. These three people took turns saying that she might not be able to resist.

But she can't send people to the Hanlin Academy to delay Lin Wenjin's business, let alone go all over the street to find Mrs. Liu back. After much deliberation, she has to deal with it by herself. Fortunately, everything is in hand, and Ji Yuanlan has already arranged appropriate.

"Mother Yan, where's Guan Zhou?"

"It's in the front yard. He's the only one who can control the scene at this moment."

"Xueyan, please go and invite Zhang Guanshi, let him wait by the front hall, don't rush to show up." Daiyu looked at Xueyan who came out with Zijuan, "Remember, if I don't let you come out, don't show your face gone."

Xueyan froze for a moment, "Miss, what are you planning?"

"Don't think about anything." Daiyu smiled, "Always have a long memory, you can't let others say everything, this matter can't be messed up, if it is messed up, you will be ashamed to face others. "

It's embarrassing to think about it.

Zijuan had already picked up something, and seeing Xueyan confused, she tapped her forehead, "You should do what the girl told you, don't mess it up."

"I know, I know, I'm going to invite Guan Zhang."

Taking a deep breath, Daiyu sighed softly, "Let's go, if you don't go, I'm afraid it will be even more unreasonable in their eyes. Maybe they will think I'm a white-eyed wolf in their hearts."

Nanny Yan and Zijuan looked at each other, and followed behind to the front hall without saying a word.

This is not an easy matter, and there is something to be said about what to do.

When she walked around to the front hall, Daiyu caught a glimpse of the three of them sitting there, and she felt a little helpless in her heart - she didn't know how she got to this point, and it was indeed a wrong step.

Today's situation is not due to one person.

"Daiyu is late, I hope my aunt and two sister-in-laws will forgive me." Daiyu stepped forward and sat down on the main seat, "This tea was brought by my third brother's colleagues from other provinces. It is a new tea, and it is a bit bitter at first taste. But Duopin is a bit sweet."

"I don't blame you for coming to the door without telling me in advance." Mrs. Wang looked at Daiyu, "The day of great joy is coming soon, have all the arrangements for the marriage been made?"

"There are two nuns who are helping my aunt to take care of it. They are preparing in a leisurely manner. The palace is worried about the lack of staff at home, so they have borrowed some maidservants to help them around. It's a good idea to trouble the palace." Daiyu replied with a smile. , Thinking of something again, put down the cup and said: "Grandma's illness is cured?"

"I can get out of bed and walk around these days."

"That's thanks to the blessing of the Bodhisattva. My body is tighter than anything else." Daiyu nodded, wondering how to choose these words, it is really difficult to deal with, even when she usually jokes around with people, she can't It's not necessarily true that when talking about business, you can still talk with your mind.

Daiyu stared at the person in front of her, fingertips lightly back and forth on the cup, but she didn't really know, these three people didn't come here just to chat with her.

But if you don't speak when you come, do you wait for her to speak first?

"A few days ago, the government sent someone to the mansion to ask some questions, so your uncle was here, but your uncle was confused when he drank alcohol, and he was afraid that his words would make the officials unhappy, so he was still there these two days. Check, it is said that someone reported it, and because of this incident, your grandmother's body is not well anymore."

Seeing Mrs. Wang mentioning this, Wang Xifeng followed suit and said, "It's all my fault. That day when your brother came back from drinking with his uncle, he was supposed to help him to rest. I was so busy that I forgot to be watched. It's my temper that made the two of them sit and talk nonsense in the living room! When I get anxious, I forget everything!"

It turned out to be this matter, so what should it be.

Daiyu blinked her eyes, "Drinking is a mistake, it's true...but grandma's health is critical, and these things will be more troublesome for my aunt and sisters-in-law."

Mrs. Wang's complexion changed when she heard the words. Fortunately, she was thinking of business, and she quickly collected her emotions and looked at Daiyu, "The person who is ordered to investigate is Prince Ji."

"Sister Lin, this—"

"Does my aunt want me to talk to the prince to see if there is room for maneuver? But I don't know the reason or the depth of this matter. If I want to ask more, I'm afraid I will attract the prince's house before I get through the door." I am dissatisfied, not to mention that I shouldn't go to him to discuss this matter." Daiyu interrupted Wang Xifeng, "If the matter in the family is just a slip of the tongue after drinking, the prince will not care about it, let alone take this matter Going to the official house will make things difficult for you, so don't worry too much, Auntie."

"But it's not just... hey!"

Looking at Daiyu, Wang Xifeng understood in her heart, in fact, they all knew in their hearts this trip, but now, if they have something to ask for, they will not throw face here and fail to get down.

But Daiyu's attitude is clearly unwilling to control, unwilling to intervene, she is very anxious.

"It's almost time for lunch, and I'll ask the kitchen to prepare a few more dishes, so that my aunt and sister-in-law can go back after eating?" Daiyu suddenly asked, "I have to come here for a meal, I was busy earlier. , Later, there were many things, but I forgot about it, and later I often went back because of my grandmother's affairs, so it's hard to mention it again."

"Girl Lin! Your uncle said something stupid! I'm afraid it will implicate the whole family, can you bear it?"

Just as Daiyu was about to stand up, she froze, looked at Mrs. Wang, and then at Baochai, who had never spoken, before sighing and sitting back.

"The prince has always had his own principles. Although I am close to him, I can't force him to do something to cover up. If I find out later, I'm afraid I'll hurt him."

"Sister's words are really outrageous, isn't it just a matter of one sentence?"

"The second sister-in-law of Lian is right. It is indeed a one-sentence matter. If I really say it, he can decide whether to report it to the officials based on whether the matter is serious or not. But why do I have to say this?" Daiyu smiled, "I've said it, it doesn't do me any good, but it brings me trouble. I haven't passed the door yet, and my future mother-in-law treats me very well, and my sister-in-law is also very good. They have opinions on me, this matter, can not be done."

"Why are you so cold-hearted, girl!"

Sister Yan immediately looked at Daiyu when she heard the words. Seeing that Daiyu's fingertips trembled slightly, she frowned and looked at Mrs. Wang, and said in a low voice, "Madam, please respect yourself. My girl's surname is Lin. She is here. Jia's residence has been borrowed for a while, but they don't owe anything, but your residence can't figure it out, what are you doing here today?"

Sister Yan rarely speaks like this, if she is not really angry, she definitely would not speak like this.

But Mrs. Wang is deceiving too much, she really doesn't regard herself as an outsider.

"Sister Yan, don't be angry, my girl is really cold-hearted, otherwise she can live in that place to this day? But even if she is hot-hearted, people will be bullied speechlessly. Fortunately, the girl is lucky , I got today’s blessing, and it’s also under the blessing of the master and wife.”

Zijuan felt dirty when seeing this group of people because Jia's family had concealed Daiyu's preparations for Jia Baoyu and Baochai's marriage.

Really still trying to control her girl like before.

"Second sister-in-law Lian, I just want to ask you, when my elder brother accompanied me back to Yangzhou, he took care of things in my family, did my parents really leave nothing for me?" Daiyu looked at Wang Xifeng, " You can come to the house only because I am alone in the house today, and because I am afraid that the house will be investigated. The reason is me. Who asked Ji Yuanlan to protect me everywhere in the house, even my life that is about to be lost? I can pick it up, and I look forward to being able to speak in front of him from me."

"This matter, I still..."

"Brother that day, I don't know how much you listened to it. I thought, at least for the mother's sake, it wouldn't cause such a trouble. Now it seems that you didn't listen to half of it."

Daiyu stared at the three of them calmly, "I don't want to mention anything else today. The government ordered a thorough investigation of the Rongguo Mansion. It was not Ji Yuanlan who was instigating before the emperor, and I don't want him to be in a dilemma because of me."

"It's an old story again. It's been...all these years. Who remembers it? Besides, my sister's food and clothing expenses in the house these years are also an expense. It will be troublesome to calculate."

Do not repent!

Daiyu pursed her lips and remained silent, she was so angry that she pinched the corners of her clothes tightly to control her trembling - she is really a shrewd person, and at this time she has settled accounts with her.

"Zicuckoo, pass the things to Lian's second grandma to see. Over the years, I have spent an extra tael of silver in Jia's house. Xueyan, please invite Zhang Guanshi. After Zhang Guanshi left Lin's house, he worked in the bank and settled accounts in Yangzhou." There is quite a statement in the local area, asking him to go to Jia's mansion with Second Grandma Lian to check all the accounts."

"Yes, girl."

Xueyan came out with Zhang Guanshi and stood beside Daiyu.

"Second Mistress, look carefully, if this thing is destroyed—" Zijuan put the thing on the table, "That's okay, the adults and future uncle still have it there."

After saying this, Zijuan returned to Daiyu's side and gently stroked her back.

Looking up at the three people who were speechless, Daiyu only breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally cut the last thread that was tied to Jia's house.