The Rebirth of Daiyu in the Red Chamber

The Jia family finally stopped going to the Lin family every now and then, Lin Daiyu was much quieter, and Chahar's suddenly felt that the hot summer days did not make people so anxious.

July is hot, according to the old almanac, in July, the weather starts to cool, which means that the scorching heat is about to pass.

However, July is the most unlucky month of the year. July is also known as the ghost month. It is the day when the gates of ghosts are open in the underworld, and it is the most unsuitable for weddings and funerals.

A few days after the Qixi Festival, it will be the mid-July Ghost Festival, and every family will worship their ancestors, burn burden paper, set off flames, and give to Buddhas and monks.Everyone likes to go to temples to worship Buddha on the day of Hungry Ghost Festival.

Since it is called Ghost Festival, Ghost Festival is naturally different from other festivals.On this day, many sacrificial sheds were set up on the road. Some people sprinkled salt rice and placed incense candles along the way. The stalls in the market were all selling ghost boots and shoes, golden rhinoceros belts, and colorful clothes.Although there were many pedestrians on the street, their steps were stagnant and their faces were serious. In addition, the weather was overcast, which made people feel dull for no reason.

In the evening, everyone went to "release river lanterns". It is said that this kind of lantern is only used to attract souls. The adults of all families ordered the children not to fish for fear of offending ghosts and gods.

On such a big festival, the Lin family can't be exempt from customs, and they have to burn incense and bathe to worship their ancestors.After worshiping the ancestors, everyone in the Lin family dispersed to do their own things.

Lin Xuan wanted to hang out with Lin Daiyu to play, but she studied during the day and had heavy homework at night. She gave Lin Daiyu a pitiful look, and lingered back to her yard.

Lin Daiyu looked funny, and felt sorry for the tree slaves in her heart.There are four brothers and sisters in the family. Needless to say, the eldest brother Lin came at the age of seven, so it is not too late to study; the second brother Lin Qiong was enlightened at the age of three, but she knew that this guy was already 20 years old in his shell, so it was okay to pretend to be pitiful It's sympathetic; not to mention for herself, the things she learned earlier are easier and easier; only the tree slave, who was sent to Mr. Gu at the age of four, is not without hard work.

However, Lin Daiyu would rather make the tree slave work harder than spoil him and become the second Jia Baoyu.People who can't write without martial arts can only know love and moon, but don't know the world.

Lin Daiyu walked back to Chuyu Pavilion, but was caught by Xiangya and almost tripped.The little thing eats a lot and grows fast. He is two times bigger than when he first arrived, and he still has a round body.

Lin Daiyu knelt down and touched Ivory's back: "Ivory, you are so reckless, I almost stepped on you just now."

Ivory whimpered, flicked her little tail, and licked Lin Daiyu's palm vigorously.

Dong Yu hurried over, with a look of surprise and uncertainty: "Girl, why are you squatting here? Is there something uncomfortable?"

Lin Daiyu laughed and said, "I'm playing with ivory." Seeing Dongyu's face flushed, she asked, "Your face is flushed, is it because you have a fever? Go ask Granny Zang to have a look."

Dong Yu hurriedly waved her hands: "It's okay, girl, go inside quickly, it's cold in the yard."

cold?Lin Daiyu was stunned for a moment, but didn't say anything, and walked towards the house with the ivory. Passing by the porch, the green-haired parrot fluttered its wings and shouted loudly: "Ivory, stupid dog; Dongjing, pour tea for the girl." The ivory wrinkled nose, roaring at the green-haired parrot.

It happened that Lihua was sleeping comfortably as a cat in a small basket on the porch. She was woken up by the green-haired parrot and Ivory, and jumped up and gave Ivory a paw.The ivory hurts, and Lin Daiyu chases after the pear blossom to bite. A cat and a dog run all over the yard, and there is a green-haired parrot to add to the fun.

Lin Daiyu shook her head, walked back to her bedroom, asked the girl to make tea, and read this travel note with relish.

After reading the book for half an hour, Dong Jing came into the room to cut the lanterns, and persuaded: "Girl, don't read at night, it hurts your eyes carefully."

Lin Daiyu put down her book, opened the window and looked out, Dongyu was sitting on the porch in a daze, her face was still slightly red, and she looked in a daze.

"What's wrong with Dongyu? She blushed like Guan Gong. I told the doctor to take a look, but she insisted that it was all right."

Dong Jing smiled, also a little embarrassed: "Don't dare to hide the truth from the girl, it's my wife who made a matchmaker, and Dong Yu got married in July."

Lin Daiyu suddenly realized: "My wife told me about this. I also forgot. Let's be a master and a servant. Your four most important life events, I, the master, also need to add makeup." Dongjing, Dongyu, Dong The four big girls Han and Dongliu have been following her all the time, and Dongjing is used to serving her personally on weekdays. The other three have their own duties and are very capable, so she can't lose them.

Dong Jing smiled and said: "It is our great benefit that the master allows us to continue serving in the future, how dare we ask for anything else."

Lin Daiyu smiled and said: "If you want it, otherwise if it spreads, people will not say that you are money like dung, but they will say that I am stingy."

"What did the girl say?" Dong Jing blamed.

Lin Daiyu rolled her eyes, and suddenly asked: "Dong Jing, who is the lady telling you?"

Dong Jing was silent for a while, and said: "Not yet..."

Lin Daiyu was surprised: "Why? The youngest Dongyu has already found someone, so I shouldn't leave you behind." Among her four girls, Dongjing is the most outstanding, good-looking, gentle and docile, and capable.

Dong Jing smiled and said, "This servant wants to serve the girl for another two years."

Lin Daiyu thought for a while: "Forget it, it will happen after a while, and I can't do without you." I'm afraid Dongjing didn't like the servants in the mansion, so I'll just choose slowly in the future.

Dong Jing's face was reddish, she routinely persuaded Lin Daiyu to go to bed early, and then went out.

Lin Daiyu smiled narrowly.

It rained heavily at night, and the thunder rumbled non-stop, as if the punishment from God was about to hit someone on the head.

By the 25th, Zhang Jia's concubine, who had been ill for several years, passed away.When Lin Daiyu heard the news, the brush in her hand fell directly on the paper, ruining a good painting.

"Why did you die suddenly?" Lin Daiyu wondered how Wen Ke was doing now, and asked the girl to show her the clothes she was wearing.Wen Ke didn't know what was going on, she wanted to go and see.

Dong Liu calmly took out plain clothes for Lin Daiyu to change into, and said, "Girl, the name card has been sent out, and there will be no news in a while, so don't worry."

Lin Daiyu's brow was sweating, she let Dongliu wipe it off with a wet handkerchief, she didn't say anything, her heart was already a little confused.

Wen Ke usually looks straightforward, but in fact he is very sensitive. Now that her mother and concubine are gone, she feels uncomfortable for some reason.Comparing my heart to my heart, how sad Lin Daiyu was when Jia Min passed away.The two met once, no matter what, Lin Daiyu should go and see Wen Ke.

Soon word came out from the palace that Lin Daiyu was asked to live in the palace for a few days to accompany the eighth princess who had just lost her mother.

Lin Daiyu asked someone to pack up some simple clothes, and quickly boarded the carriage into the palace.

When she saw Wen Ke, she was wearing filial piety, she couldn't help crying, her eyes were so red and swollen, when she saw Lin Daiyu, she rushed to hug her, crying even more sadly.

Lin Daiyu sighed softly, hugged Wen Ke back, and slowly patted her with both hands without saying a word of comfort.

In a short time, the thirteenth elder brother Yinxiang came, his eyes were red and swollen, and his face was full of sadness.Yin Xiang took Wen Ke's hand to comfort her, and when the two siblings talked, Lin Daiyu avoided the door.

As soon as she walked out the door, Lin Daiyu saw Yinzhen's background.He was dressed in filial piety, slightly raised his head and looked at a tree in the courtyard of Fuchen Palace, wondering what he was thinking.

Lin Daiyu tilted her head, took two steps towards him and then stopped hesitating.The last time we met, he also only gave people a back view. This person seems to like to meditate more.He always wears dark and steady clothes, but today he is dressed in filial piety clothes, he looks like a scholar with a calm demeanor, which even dilutes a lot of the coldness accumulated on weekdays.

It would also be good to make two light-colored robes for him. This year flashed through Lin Daiyu's mind.

Lin Daiyu raised her feet again and stepped forward, leaned forward lightly, and said softly, "Fourth Master."

Yinzhen turned his head slowly, with a trace of emotion and nostalgia still on his face.

"You came."

Lin Daiyu nodded, and the corners of her mouth curved slightly: "I thought fourth master had good ears and eyesight, and he heard my footsteps." Lin Daiyu found that this person's eyes were also red, and the circles under them were black and blue, obviously he had just cried.

Hearing her teasing, Yinzhen raised his eyebrows and said, "Like a cat, unless you wear a thick flowerpot bottom, no one can hear you." After finishing speaking, he glanced at Lin Daiyu and frowned slightly: The little girl is too thin It's been a while, and I haven't seen any flesh.

Lin Daiyu bit her lips: "Fourth Master, do you think I don't wear flag shoes?"

Yinzhen frowned deeper: "It's better to wear less of that kind of thing, I'm afraid it's heavier than yours." She was thin and thin, wearing the bottom of a flower pot, she always felt like she was swaying like a wicker, as if she was about to fall.

Lin Daiyu was miserably rejected again, turned her head away slightly, and said angrily: "Fourth Master's mouth is too poisonous."

Seeing that the little girl was about to get annoyed, Yinzhen's gloomy mood turned out to be a little better, he raised his hand by accident, scratched the little girl's small and delicate nose with his index finger, and then aroused a burst of stares.

Knowing that he is in a bad mood, so comfort him in an alternative way?

Yinzhen withdrew his hand, and pointed with his chin in the direction where he was dazed just now: "That tree was planted by Zhang Jia's mother and concubine in the year Thirteenth Brother was born."

It was an osmanthus tree with a thick bowl mouth, but now it is as graceful as a cover.Lin Daiyu looked at him quietly, very focused.

Yinzhen smiled: "Yinxiang was raised by Demu Concubine, but he was the most clingy to me. When he was only a little bit old, he took me to see Zhang Jia's Concubine and pointed it out to me." At that moment, he had complicated emotions. , Yinzhen still remembers to this day, that is something he never wants to admit, mixed with longing and some jealousy.

There is no concubine in the palace who can personally raise the prince. This is the rule of the royal family. It is not a secret. The princes basically know it, such as Yinxiang, Yinzhen, Yinhu, etc. The concubines who raised them did not hide it from the beginning.

However, Empress Xiaoyiren, who has no heirs, never told Yinzhen about this, and ordered the palace officials to keep their tongues shut. As a result, after Empress Xiaoyiren passed away, Yinzhen was taken to Yongshou Palace inexplicably, and the palace officials said that Concubine De was his Yinzhen felt that she had been betrayed by the heavens, and her personality changed from then on.Seeing her own son's cold face, Concubine De was naturally very unhappy in her heart, so the relationship between mother and son is still tepid, even though she misses each other in her heart, she never expresses it on her face.

Of course Yinzhen would not say these things, but Lin Daiyu knew that this person was recalling some very bad things, and he still brooded on them until now.The current Yinzhen doesn't look calm and calm at all, and looks a bit decadent.

This kind of Yinzhen, compared to the previous meticulous him, seemed a bit embarrassed.

Is it because of the death of concubine Zhang Jiashu?

--no.

Lin Daiyu suddenly remembered what Lin Qiong had said about Yinzhen's ambitions.The mask he gave people was indifferent to fame and fortune, loyal to the king, and friendly to brothers. Such a four-beile would inevitably be sad because of the death of Zhang Jia and his concubine. The emperor loves a filial elder brother the most.How much of his tears and reluctance at this time was real, and how much of it was faked?

Yinxiang stood at the door at some point, and said: "Unexpectedly, the fourth brother still remembers, I almost forgot."

Yin Zhen froze for a moment, and nodded indiscriminately.He almost never said such intimate words, but Yinxiang heard them.

Yinxiang and Yinzhen have been together for a long time, so they naturally know that he is embarrassed at this time, and said to Lin Daiyu, "fourth brother never tells me this kind of thing, but he is willing to tell fourth sister-in-law."

Lin Daiyu: "..." What was she thinking just now?