The painting style of the princess in the Red Chamber is wrong

The birthday banquet was held in the hall, and many braziers were placed next to the corners, and the fire was flourishing.It's the twelfth lunar month of winter, even if we set up a shed to shelter from the wind, sitting in the yard is still terribly cold.The Zhen family didn't dare to treat the distinguished guests coldly, let alone themselves.When watching a play, the stage is set up in the yard, and the guests sit in the attic or in the pavilion to watch.The people watching the opera sat in the wind-shielding pavilion, with a charcoal basin at their feet, holding a hand warmer in their arms, and shrinking their hands and feet from the cold.On the other hand, the actors on the stage wore thin costumes, holding their throats and singing or typing in the cold wind, and they couldn't hear the trembling sound caused by the cold in the little songs they sang.

Because it was the old man's birthday, the plays ordered were all lively and auspicious. It was full of joy to watch the slapstick scenes. At least Lin Daiyu watched it with gusto, her watery eyes were full of curiosity.It takes several years or ten years of careful teaching to teach a child well, but it only takes a few days or ten days to teach a bad child.Lin Daiyu was still young, and she was unpredictable. After being raised by Shui Jue for a few months, she actually developed a bit of naughty temper.In addition, she has already started to practice martial arts, Lin Daiyu looked at the gestures on the stage, and she felt a little eager to try.

"Let's talk when we get home, don't be skinny here." Shui Jue tapped the back of Lin Daiyu's hand that was moving around on the edge of the table.

Lin Daiyu quickly sat up straight and continued to watch the play with a stern face.

"The princess really knows how to teach people. Miss Lin is really lively and pleasing." The lady next to her was delighted when she saw Lin Daiyu with her round face, and glanced at her several times.

"That's right, I heard that Ms. Lin is weak and sick, but now she looks very healthy." The other lady also sighed, "I've only been with the princess for a few months?"

Shui Jue listened to the flattery from the wives, and said with a smile: "Children are delicate and weak. If they catch a little cold, they will be lingering for a long time. Compared with adults, of course they are different. But after a certain age, The body will naturally recover. However, I have never raised a child. I heard it when the Queen Mother nagged. Daiyu is also well-raised by the Lin family. I definitely don’t have that kind of magic method. It is rumored that the sick child who took medicine instead of food has grown up to be this chubby boy."

The ladies said yes.Originally, Lin Daiyu was still young, and Jia Min would not take her with her when she went out for a walk, so outsiders only heard about Lin Daiyu's health before.Lin Daiyu's siblings are often ill, and this outsider knows that they have been taking medicine since they first learned how to eat, which is also rumored by some people who have been in contact with the Lin family.

However, the female relatives felt that what the princess said was right, children were very delicate, and before the age of seven, if they were not careful, they would become sick and frightening.Therefore, especially the children of rich families, it is common to take medicine as soon as they can eat, and it is very common to ask a doctor to take care of them every day. As the daughter of a military general, Jia Min was also very healthy, but she has become weak over the years. .The female relatives all know that Jia Min's body is infertile all the year round, hurt by the rumors outside, and often seeks doctors and medicines to hurt his body.In terms of fundamentals, Jia Min is better than most of the female relatives who are raised in deep boudoir.Therefore, Lin Daiyu's body was actually good, and the female relatives did not doubt it.

It's just that people who always wanted to talk about the fact that the Lin family siblings were medicine jars and disease baskets could imagine their intentions.The female relatives knew it in their hearts, so naturally they wouldn't tell the truth, but they just put more caution on themselves and were a little more wary of certain people.

However, it is true that some people have bad intentions, and it is also true that the brothers and sisters of the Lin family are medicine jars.It's just that Lin Daiyu has been fattened up and has practiced martial arts. Now that she is in good health, her previous impression of being weak has been erased.

"Daiyu is not fat!" Lin Daiyu was dissatisfied, and even used the wrong name, "Daiyu said that Daiyu is a blessing."

Shui Jue was stunned for a moment, and held up the teacup to cover the smile on his lips: "Okay, okay, it's to cultivate the current blessing."

Lin Daiyu was satisfied, and nodded very seriously, the blush on her little face was full of pride.The wives around were laughing happily, and all agreed that this was a blessing. The lady who spoke first took off the white jade bracelet and stuffed it into Lin Daiyu's hand, saying that she would also stick to Daiyu's blessing.

Lin Daiyu put the bracelet away neither humble nor overbearing, and thanked the lady generously, then raised her small face and followed the mother's instruction, with a sweet smile on her face, which really made the lady even happier, and she was about to fade away again. He gave Daiyu the gold bracelet inlaid with rubies on the other hand.

This time Daiyu hastily declined, saying that the bracelet was too expensive to accept.

"Madam Wu, don't spoil this little child. It is precious enough to give her a white jade bracelet. This bracelet is still beautiful for Madam. If someone else wears it, they won't be able to wear that kind of charm." Shui Jue poked it Lin Daiyu's face said, "You are so sweet that Mrs. Wu can't wait to reward you with any good things. You should hit me."

"Well, it's all the fault of Daiyu's sweet mouth." Daiyu said aggrievedly.

"Oh, Mrs. Lin really raised such a lovely daughter." Mrs. Wu couldn't straighten her waist with a smile, "Ruru, come and learn from your sister Lin, if you are half as sweet-mouthed as sister Lin, I will be very happy gone."

The little girl sitting next to Mrs. Wu hurriedly smiled softly: "Mother is joking, sister Lin is born with it, how can my daughter learn it, she really puts her daughter to shame."

Daiyu hurriedly said modestly: "Daiyu dare not be. My sister is the brilliance of Jiyue, and Daiyu can't match it."

"Oh, you're already enlightened to speak so nicely at such a young age?" Mrs. Wu just smiled, not really thinking that her daughter was bad, so she continued.

"I'm enlightened, but she can only say a few words of polite praise. Praising my elder sister is the glory of Jiyue, and my elder brother is the beauty of Fengshen. They are all taught by the mother in advance." Shui Jue dismantled Daiyu unceremoniously Taiwan, "Don't think she really knows how much."

Daiyu flattened her mouth, feeling wronged again.The princess is bullying her again. In fact, she knows a lot of such boastful words.Although I don't know the specific meaning, it is definitely not just a sentence.

"Yeah, I'm still wronged." Shui Jue took off the bracelet in his hand with a silver strand inlaid with green and red gemstones in a green leaf and peach blossom pattern, "Take it for fun, don't lose the golden beans."

Daiyu held the bracelet and pouted: "The princess will laugh at Daiyu, so Daiyu won't drop golden beans."

As she spoke, Daiyu showed a big smile to support her statement.

Now even Shui Jue couldn't help laughing, and pointed Daiyu's forehead with his finger, saying that she was a ghost.

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Daiyu's trickery has attracted everyone's attention.Although it is the old lady Zhen's birthday, but Princess Changxing is sitting here, the object of everyone's flattery has naturally become Princess Changxing, and even Lin Daiyu next to the princess is also a raft for everyone to flatter the princess, it seems that the birthday star is deserted, and no one talks to her. Not to mention the other women of the Zhen family.However, Shui Jue's aura was too strong before, which made them feel afraid, and they were forced to flatter Shui Jue for a long time in an awkward atmosphere.Now, seeing other people surrounding Shui Jue, they all shrank to one side, and refused to talk to them if they could, making them even more deserted.

But the others saw it and felt that the Zhen family was becoming more and more impolite.

It is not impolite for the old lady of the Zhen family to send a post to the princess on her birthday, but it is impolite to invite someone to come to the door, so that the princess has to go;Although the Zhen family relies on Concubine Zhen Gui and Prince Yong, their power is like cooking oil in a fire, but there is still a prince in the court who sticks to him.Moreover, the court is not just a prince. Although Prince Rui has been keeping a low profile for so many years, his honor in front of the emperor is no worse than that of Prince Yong. He is even convinced by some ministers because of his low-key manner.It's just that Prince Rui doesn't like bunda, he doesn't seem to care about the matter of seizing the heir, and usually keeps the door closed except for errands, and doesn't form cliques, so it seems that he is not as powerful as Prince Yong.So I really don't know what the Zhen family is proud of in front of Princess Changxing.

Princess Changxing is the biological daughter of Empress Xianshengde. Empress Shengci of the Yuan Dynasty did not have a daughter. Princess Changxing is the most noble born princess among the princesses of this generation.Moreover, she is also the only imperial daughter of this generation who is granted the title. According to the rules, the other imperial daughters will not be granted the title until they get married.Therefore, Princess Changxing is the only one among princesses who receives favor. Although she does not participate in political affairs, just because of her favor in front of the emperor, she is worth a prince.

The lineage of Princess Changxing and Prince Rui is prosperous but not obvious. I thought that the shameless Zhen family insisted on inviting Princess Changxing to the birthday banquet because they wanted to ease the relationship between the two parties and try to pull Prince Rui and Princess Changxing into their own boat. ——Even if you can't be a partner, you must be neutral anyway, and don't be with the prince.But looking at it now, it seems that this family is protesting against Princess Changxing.

Naturally, they didn't know what Shui Jue had done before, and they thought that the Zhen family deliberately snubbed Princess Changxing.

It's just that the sneers in the hearts of these women's family members are probably largely due to seeing the prosperity of the Zhen family.They can disregard the birthday star and only show courteousness in front of Princess Changxing because of Princess Changxing's support. This is not rude to them - can't flatter the birthday star and leave the princess aside?But it would be impossible to make them feel bad about the Zhen family.Even though some of the female relatives are higher than everyone else in Zhen's family except the old lady Zhen, they can only feel that they are dwarfs when they get along with the imperial concubine and Prince Yong.

Now with the presence of Princess Changxing, they can beat around the bush and vent their inner depression. These noble ladies are quite helpless.

Shui Jue naturally knew what these people were thinking.No matter how deep the city of these noble ladies is, because their vision is limited to the backyard, they are still far behind Shui Jue.It's just that she is happy to be flattered by others, and even more happy for the old birthday star to be left out in the cold.If you are happy, you can still make the person you hate unhappy, so why not?With her status, she hates someone, so she doesn't need to do it herself, as long as she shows her attitude, someone will always pick up the hay and firewood.

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The old lady Zhen didn't get over it at first, but after listening to the play several times, she suddenly found that the people talking around her were all relatives of her own family, and other high-ranking officials and wives were all chatting and laughing in front of the princess. Stop, as if today's protagonist is a princess.And Shui Jue also pretended not to notice this, and didn't remind other people, let alone smooth things over and divert people's attention to her, but became the focus of the scene with peace of mind.

And Mrs. Zhen really had nothing to say.Could it be that she still blamed those people for not flattering her, but flattering the princess?The princess has a high status, so why not seize the opportunity to flatter the princess?

The old lady Zhen really hoped that the princess would just walk away just now, so that her birthday would not be so embarrassing now, maybe she could let her daughter cry a few words in front of the emperor to ask for an explanation for herself.

Seeing that Mrs. Zhen was upset, the wives of the Zhen family also sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere, and finally joined the conversation, bringing the topic more or less to Mrs. Zhen, so that the atmosphere was no longer so weird .

"It's the same as it sounds. I heard that the plum blossoms in the garden are blooming well. Would you like to go to the garden?" A lady who is familiar with the Zhen family winks at the people of the Zhen family. Comfortable, he suggested helplessly. "The old birthday boy is also tired. The weather is so cold, and there is still a lot of wind here. Sister Wang, you should help the old birthday boy into the house."

"Old Madam Zhen shouldn't be blowing outside in her rare years." Shui Jue's words seemed to have the same meaning as before, but it seemed to be more than that.She stood up and smiled lazily, "Although I didn't catch up with the emperor to go to the south of the Yangtze River, the garden of the Zhen family was praised by the emperor. It is a pity that the father did not come in time for winter and missed the beauty of the plum garden. The old lady doesn't mind my palace going to have a look, right?"

"Of course, thanks to the praise of the Holy One, it is an honor for the old family to be watched by the princess. It's a pity that the old man is tired, so he won't go with the princess. It's really rude." The old lady Zhen said hurriedly.

"Why is this impolite, as long as I don't think I'm rude." The maid put a red cape with a fox fur collar on Shui Jue, and put a rabbit fur hat and a small shawl on Lin Daiyu.The other ladies also put on cloaks and coats, followed the servant who led the way, and walked towards the plum garden.

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Shui Jue has no interest in admiring the scenery of flowers in the snow at all.Just because the Zhen family wanted her to leave so much, she reluctantly stayed a little longer.Although there is nothing to see about the dead branches and small flowers, and it is not Shui Jue's good mouth to write poems and poems to the snowy flowers and forests, but it is not bad to have so many people to accompany you around.Shui Jue was also quite curious about how the Zhen family's garden, which was more refined and elegant than the royal garden, was described by his elder brother who had accompanied his father to the south of the Yangtze River before his mother's death.

Shui Jue went directly to the central hall in a sedan chair after getting off the carriage, and did not see the scenery of Zhen's Mansion along the way.Now that he followed the person who introduced him into the garden of Zhen's family, he realized why his father insisted on letting Zhen's family pick him up so many times in his own palace.Compared with the gardens of the royal family in the capital, this courtyard with double buildings has the same luxury, but with different characteristics.The gardens in the capital are magnificent, and the gardens here are unique and exquisite.And the price of the construction... Just look at how many rare species there are in the plum grove in the plum garden.

Although Shui Jue doesn't like these flowers and plants, but she has seen them a lot, and she has the ability to appreciate them. She still knows whether the plum blossoms are precious or not.

The plum blossoms in full bloom in the plum grove aroused the female relatives to sigh softly, and those novel flowers that were different from ordinary plum trees made many female relatives envy.When the women of Zhen's family heard other people's compliments, their faces revealed a reserved look of complacency. The depression just now finally calmed down a little under the surprise of everyone.

Shui Jue was bored listening to others explaining the allusions to these plum blossoms, and how many famous literati wrote poems to praise them, when he suddenly heard a noise in front of him, and it seemed that a group of children had a dispute.

"What's the matter?" Shui Jue became a little interested.

"Back to the princess, a few young ladies just came to play in the garden because they couldn't bear to listen to the show." The servant replied.

The faces of the ladies whose daughters left early turned a little ugly, fearing that the dispute caused by their daughters would cause them to lose face in front of the princess.

It's just that they have already heard the dispute, and they can't pretend that they didn't hear it.So the ladies walked towards the source of the sound with great apprehension.

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The situation was indeed a small dispute among a group of young ladies who came to play in the Plum Garden.

The people who played together were led by Miss Wei, the daughter of the wife of the prefect of Jinling who suggested to come to Meilin just now, and the concubine of a certain room in the Zhen family. Not too big, with a plump body, but judging by his appearance and bearing, he is not annoying.

Originally, it was normal for a little girl to disagree with each other, but for some reason, the little son of the Zhen family also mixed in. I guess he didn’t know what he said, which made Miss Wei and Miss Zhen very dissatisfied, and instead intensified the conflict up.

Zhen Baoyu was one year older than Lin Daiyu, and only five years old. Although he was gifted and intelligent, he was not yet organized and clear-headed.As soon as the kid started arguing, he made no sense. He messed around and got angry instead.

And the plump lady was probably the fuse or something, so everyone ridiculed her.

But speaking of it, it's just a group of girls under ten years old making noise, so it's not a big deal.Shui Jue thought he would hear and see something interesting, and felt very bored.

But it's all here, and I still have to ask things clearly.Among the ladies present, Miss Wei was the oldest. Although the princess and the adults were attracted, the little girl was a little scared, and her sentences were a bit confusing, but at least she made things clear.

It turned out that this group of little girls were not interested in slapstick dramas. They were originally from the Zhen family, or were acquainted with the Zhen family. They often played together, so they met to visit the garden and see the blooming plum trees.

When visiting Hualinzi, it is natural to be arty, recite some suitable poems and articles, or talk about relevant anecdotes and miscellaneous news to suit the occasion.It's just that although these girls have good tutors and have been taught for a long time, after all, they are still young and don't know much, and the poems they racked their brains to make are not very good.It's just that if everyone is at this level, it's over to join in the fun, and it's right to have fun.It's just that among these people, there is one person who is particularly conspicuous. If he wants to stand out from the crowd, then the others will not be the chickens to set off the crane.

The little girl targeted was named Xue Baochai, and she was the daughter of the emperor's Xue family.Although there is nothing rare in the imperial merchants, that is, they are rich, but the ancestors of the Xue family were once named Ziwei Sheren, and they married Jia, Shi, and Wang. In addition, these generations have done well in business. Among the imperial merchants, they can be regarded as The line most trusted by the emperor, so compared to other imperial merchants, it obviously has a higher status.

Xue Baochai's mother had a cousin relationship with Zhen Yingjia's wife before she got married, and a sister with Jia Zheng's wife in the capital.In view of this relationship, Mrs. Xue brought Xue Baochai to celebrate the birthday of Mrs. Zhen.Normally, although Xue's family and Zhen's family were not too close, they often walked around. The sisters of Xue Baochai and Zhen's family still knew each other, so they played together this time.

But I didn't expect Xue Baochai to be quite knowledgeable, not only could he recite poems at a young age, but he also knew a lot about trifles and anecdotes.However, these little girls are the daughters of officials after all, and they look down on Xue Baochai's background as an imperial merchant, so they must feel uncomfortable.In addition, although Xue Baochai is well-informed, it is probably because she is young and too immature in dealing with others, so she is directly envied and hated when she is showing off her knowledge.

Because of her birth, Xue Baochai knew the gold and silver value of objects very well, and when commenting on plum blossoms, she also started with the value.For example, where is the plum blossom produced, what is the reason why it is sought after, the value continues in the place of origin, after several hypes by the plum lovers, how much is the value in Jinling, etc.

From Shui Jue's perspective, this comment is good.Knowing so many things, I have already started to learn business and housekeeping.She is so proficient in buying and selling items, but this Miss Xue can only be confined to the small inner courtyard in the future, which is wronged her.

But knowing this now, the housekeeper will never be able to trouble her in the future.As long as the person she marries is not too bad, Miss Xue will definitely live a good life.

It's just that these words are not words in the ears of this group of official ladies.They immediately satirized that when others looked at plum blossoms, they saw the shape, color, and character of plum blossoms, and their noses were filled with the cold and arrogant fragrance of plum blossoms.How come in the eyes of sister Xue, the lonely plum blossoms are all piled up with copper coins, and the nose is full of a smell of copper.Therefore, background and family education are still very important. Look at Miss Xue, her mind is full of such vulgar things, her whole body is covered with the smell of copper, and she is always buying and selling, money, and it stinks.

Xue Baochai is also pampered at home, because his elder brother is too playful and is too spoiled by Mrs. Xue to discipline, Xue Baochai is even more favored than Xue Pan at home.Normally, due to Xue's family's wealth, people who meet her are also respectful to her. Aren't the daughters of some petty officials flattering and flattering to her?It was also the first time she saw someone who didn't give the Xue family face. How could she bear such irony?Immediately sarcasm went back.

And Zhen Baoyu was impatient to be disciplined by Zhen Yingjia, and was sneaking out to play with her sister.Seeing a group of sisters and sisters satirizing a fairy-like young lady whom she had never seen before, she immediately said a few words for Xue Baochai.When Miss Zhen saw that Zhen Baoyu actually helped Xue Baochai instead of herself, she became even more angry, and her words were even more excessive.

After coming and going, the quarrel became louder, and finally Shui Jue and his party were attracted.

Upon hearing this, Madam Zhifu breathed a sigh of relief.Although her daughter's words were a bit too much, she was generally not wrong.Girls really need to learn how to be a housekeeper, but it is really out of style to talk about Aduwu.Thinking of this, Mrs. Zhifu was somewhat satisfied with her daughter.

Madam Zhen thought so too.Although she loves money, she will definitely not talk about money every day, it will damage her identity.Originally, it was rumored in the capital that the Wang family could not teach their daughter, and the matter of Princess Zhen caused her to worry about her daughter's future, and she also suffered a lot of ridicule from other wives. Know what it's like to be blocked.But there are always people who don't take the Zhen family seriously, and the Zhen family is not in harmony. How much has she suffered at home?

And she and Mrs. Xue are only cousins, if Mrs. Xue's elder brother, Wang Ziteng, is now in an important position, she would not bother to talk to her.And although Mrs. Xue is recorded under the name of the mistress, she is regarded as a concubine daughter, but in fact she was born as a concubine daughter, so Mrs. Zhen really doesn't think much of her, so she is just indifferent to the Xue family, if it is not a gift from the Xue family Thick, she has long ignored him.

Now that the Xue family's daughter dared to quarrel with her own daughter, and the princess who was still making trouble came to watch, Mrs. Zhen couldn't swallow this breath, and put the Xue family on the list of refusal to associate with her in her heart.Anyway, the Zhen family is very powerful, and there are as many giant merchants as possible, so why bother to protect the Xue family.The Xue family is not as good as the previous generation. There is not even an official in the family. It's just that there is a lot of money, so what's the use?It still has to be protected by other families.

Xue Baochai thought that he was very reasonable, but other people were jealous of him and probably embarrassed him.But looking at the overbearing ladies who came, all of them showed their approval for those sarcastic ladies, and all of them showed their disdain for her, she panicked.

Xue Baochai has never felt so clearly the gap between officials and businessmen.She thought that when she was going out, her mother gesticulated on her head for a long time before she sighed and only gave her a velvet flower, making her dress very plain.Originally, Xue Baochai thought that her mother felt that the dress was too gorgeous and not dignified enough.But looking at the ladies in the group, all wearing pearls, flowers and butterflies on their heads, and wearing gorgeous silk and satin, Xue Baochai realized that it was not that her mother didn't want her to dress up gorgeously, but that there were some things that she had to wear secretly. , can only be worn in front of people who do not know how to express themselves, because some things are beyond the control.Originally, when she came to Zhen's house, it was fine to wear something she shouldn't wear on her head, but this time the emperor's favorite Princess Changxing would be there, so mother didn't dare to let herself wander around with illegal things.

It's fine if the princess doesn't pursue it. If she sees it and feels unhappy and gets reprimanded, even if she won't be punished, it will definitely be hard on her face.

After all, her family is just an imperial merchant.

Xue Baochai felt that even though she was wearing a thick fur cloak, the chill still penetrated into her bones.She finally understood the envy on her mother's face when she mentioned other sisters, even though in her opinion, those people may not live as luxuriously as her mother.

It turns out that it is not enough to have money.

It turns out that the status is so desperate.

"It turned out to be because of this incident." After Zhen Baoyu heard the reason, he quickly apologized to his sister, "Sister, it was Baoyu who blamed you. You stained something as elegant as a plum blossom with the smell of copper, no wonder my sister is so angry."

Zhen Baoyu's last words pierced Xue Baochai's heart like a knife, making Xue Baochai's already injured heart bleed even more.

"It turned out to be such a small matter." Madam Zhen laughed quickly, "Princess, this is the daughter of the court lady's cousin, from the royal merchant Xue's family. She has short-sightedness and disturbed the princess's pleasure of admiring plum blossoms. I'm being rude. Since the child is still young, please don't argue with her, the princess. I will ask someone to take her away."

"It's just a small dispute, Mrs. Zhen doesn't need to mind so much." Shui Jue said flatly.She glanced at Xue Baochai. Xue Baochai was looking up at her. Seeing the collision of eyes, she quickly lowered her head again, "Let's continue admiring the plum blossoms."

A group of people left here and continued to admire the plum blossoms.The ladies who had been arguing just now also left, leaving only Xue Baochai standing there alone.

"Miss, shall we follow?" the little girl next to her whispered.

"Follow me, where are you going?" Xue Baochai tightened her neckline, "Let's go, go back to mom first."

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"Daiyu, what's the matter?" After admiring the plums for a while, Shui Jue asked in a low voice seeing Lin Daiyu's restless look.

"Xue Baochai... that name... the minister seems to have an impression." Lin Daiyu licked Shui Jue's ears and whispered.

Hearing what Lin Daiyu said, Shui Jue suddenly felt familiar.Thinking about it carefully, it seems that when Daiyu sleepwalked in that fairyland, she saw the fate of this person?It seems to be one of the hundred flower fairies?

A fairy who likes to do business?This is strange.Don't the fairies all look like they don't eat fireworks?The character of this fairy is really down to earth.

Daiyu also suddenly felt impressed. Seeing that Shui Jue didn't respond, she stopped thinking about it and began to listen attentively to the stories of the plum blossoms told by the ladies.Most of these people are from famous families, at least they are also from scholarly families, and they all have some goods in their stomachs.Even if it was out of stock, there are only so many rewards in the four seasons of the year. If there are more plum blossoms, the accumulation of little things will become more, and it will become possible to talk about it.

Although Shui Jue is not interested in plum blossoms, walking around in the scent of plum blossoms is better than sitting there and smelling the smell of powder.After walking for a while, seeing that Lin Daiyu couldn't stand the cold anymore, he asked someone to take Lin Daiyu and a group of children back to the room to play, and he continued to take the wives to enjoy the plum blossoms.

Shui Jue was in a good mood seeing that group of ladies who were obviously cold as hell, but still forced themselves to enjoy the plum blossoms with him.

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The plum grove is not big. After passing through the plum grove along the path, there is a bamboo forest path.The lush bamboo is very conspicuous in the surrounding withered color, which makes the green color even more lovely.

Mrs. Zhen smiled and said: "This bamboo forest path can only accommodate one person, and it extends in all directions. In summer, children often play hide-and-seek inside. Why doesn't the princess go in and have a look? Let's choose a path one by one, and see who chooses the right one. It's also a game." .”

Shui Jue listened, it was more interesting than appreciating plum blossoms.Although it is said that each person chooses a path, in fact, each person is followed by a woman and a servant girl, and it is not considered to be walking alone.The other wives also thought it was quite interesting, so they agreed.The scope of this bamboo forest is a small mountain depression, and there is a small lake in the middle of the small mountain depression. Even if you take a detour, you can get out within a stick of incense.The female relatives of Zhen's family, who knew these roads well, took the road next to them and went directly to the finish line, evaluating the order of priority.And the person who arrives last will give the others some prizes.

Those who participated in this game, including Shui Jue, were no more than six groups of people.Shui Jue jumped to the middle path first, and walked in without haste.

There are soft dead leaves under your feet and swaying bamboo branches on your head. Walking in the bamboo forest like this is a special feeling.This bamboo grove is not big, there may be other ladies' paths nearby, but the bamboo grove is densely planted, and there is rustling wind, as long as you don't speak loudly, you can't hear other people's movements.

In front of each group of people was a maid from the Zhen family who led the way. When they reached the lake, the maid introduced that the source of the lake water was a hot spring.The hot spring pool is indoors. After flowing out of the room, it will be collected in this pool and then flow outside.Therefore, this pool does not freeze all year round, and even the water is still warm.

Hearing the maid's strong recommendation, Shui Jue walked to the lake, looking as if he was reaching out to test the temperature of the water.At this time, the servant girl also came over, as if she wanted to continue introducing something.Shui Jue lowered her head, with a sneer at the corner of her mouth. When the servant girl stepped on a certain stone, she tiptoed her toes, as if flying, and her body quickly moved half a meter backwards. Where she was standing, It collapsed as if dug by something, and the mud fell into the lake.

If it was an ordinary lady, she would probably have fallen into the water by now.

The maid's face turned pale, and she was about to turn around to say something, but she felt that someone pushed her from behind, and she fell into the lake uncontrollably.

It took less than a minute for the rocks by the lake to collapse and the maid to fall into the water. Nanny Li and Hong Yun, who were with Shui Jue, hadn't recovered yet.Seeing the servant girl falling into the water with a cry of surprise, the two of them also let out a cry of surprise.

At this time, footsteps suddenly sounded nearby, and a young man with a servant seemed to hear the screams and rushed over.It's just that the man rushed to the lake, and when he saw the people struggling in the lake, there was a trace of surprise on his face, and when he turned his head, he saw Shui Jue tilting his head and looking at him with a smile.

"Princess, you are fine..." The young man immediately ignored the maid in the water and saluted Shui Jue.

"Hehe." Shui Jue took a step forward, his jade feet tapped lightly on the ground, a crack opened from under Shui Jue's feet, the ground under the man's feet suddenly cracked, and the man's uncontrollable body leaned back.The servant beside him hastily stretched out his hand to pull him.Shui Jue raised his foot and kicked two small stones in succession, hitting the legs of the man and the servant.As a result, the young man and the young man's legs went limp, and they fell into the water one after the other.

Shui Jue raised her round fan, covered half of her face, and said with a light smile, "I don't know whose idea it was, but I'm so stupid that I can't bear to look directly at it."