Clear water and jade in the Red Chamber

Girl, young and young.Tanchun came a little less, and often came when he was with those two people.

"My sister is going to the Grand Master's Mansion tomorrow. If there is anything interesting and funny, please remember to come back and talk about it." Xichun said coquettishly, "Let me have a good time too. It's the end of the year, and Rong's daughter-in-law is busy with housekeeping affairs. I have to be free, but it suffocates me!"

"Fourth sister is like a hot-footed cat, she's bored all day long!" Yingchun joked.

"It's not easy. My father will pick me up tomorrow, and my fourth sister will go to the south of the Yangtze River with me to play for a few days, and then send it back!" Daiyu said, "Just don't miss home and cry!"

"I don't know how to cry, but I have to make a deal!" Xichun was afraid that Daiyu would regret it, so she hurriedly finalized it.

"Fourth sister, don't make a fuss. Hurry up and chat with Sister Lin for a while, and it's time to go. I might delay Sister Lin's affairs after a long time. The second wife also told us, before dinner..." Tanchun interrupted with a smile Speaking boldly without losing enthusiasm.

"That's what the second wife told the third sister. I'm not going. I'm going to stay at Sister Lin's place tonight." Xichun curled her lips: "Sister Bao makes some pollen medicine. I have a girl to do it myself. I don't know if I want the third sister to go." do what."

"Fourth sister." Yingchun hastily called out.

"It's okay, it's fine if the fourth sister doesn't want to go." Tanchun said to Yingchun with a smile.

Hearing this, Daiyu naturally understood that Tanchun had always been protecting Mrs. Wang, and that Baochai was Mrs. Wang's niece, so it was normal to pull them together, but it would be a bit too much for Tanchun to mix and dispense medicines for Baochai. .

"The third younger sister is naturally going to accompany her to relieve boredom. Elder sister Bao is not in good health, so she hasn't been out for a while." Daiyu eased the atmosphere and said, "Chunxian, go back to the old lady, the fourth younger sister lives with me today." gone."

"Hey." Chunxian turned her head and went out.

"Is Sister Bao okay? Just now I saw her standing on the bridge and I didn't know what to do. I wanted to scare her, but I was stopped by the third sister. Later, I saw her go to the second wife's place with the old lady's woman." Enter the painting, tell Rong's daughter-in-law that I will have dinner here too." Xichun was very happy when she heard that Daiyu allowed her to stay, and while talking about what she had just met, she asked Ruhua to tell Qin Keqing.

The three of them sat for a while, then Tanchun left, and Yingchun wanted to leave too, so Daiyu stayed for dinner.

The Grand Master's Mansion was also busy, Mrs. Mo took Li Yang to watch the women tidy up a yard, this yard was separated from the other yard by Liyang by a clump of trees, it was originally the I kept my two sons for marriage.At first Mrs. Mo wanted Liyang and Daiyu to live together, but Liyang thought that they should also clean up a room. If the younger sister is not used to living together, there should be a comfortable place.

The strange thing is that when Mrs. Mo asked for advice, the whole family agreed. The second brother Mo Xiao suggested that he could use the yard he had prepared for himself, and Li Yang laughed at him, saying that the second brother must have listened to his praise of Daiyu. I was moved.The eldest brother Mo Lan just laughed, saying that it was the first time that Mo Xiao valued a girl so much.The whole family was busy here and there, and the three aunts also took the opportunity to please Mrs. Mo, and brought a lot of delicious and fun things.Madam Mo didn't dare to feed Daiyu carelessly, she just thanked them for their kindness and put it away.

"Sister Lin, why don't you think it's snowing yet?" Xichun lay on the bed with her arms around Daiyu, counting the days in her mind.

"Does Fourth Sister like snow?" Daiyu put her arms around her and said, "Jiangnan, as far as I can remember, it has never snowed very much. Yes. When my mother was still there, she always told me that the snow in the north was very big and beautiful, floating and floating, covering the ground thickly, making snowmen and playing snowballs. , then watched the eldest uncle and the second uncle play..."

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A hot teardrop ran across Daiyu's cheek and landed on Xichun's forehead.

"Sister Lin, why are you crying?" Xichun raised her hand to wipe Daiyu's tears.

"It's nothing. When I think about the past, I can't help it..." Daiyu laughed at herself, maybe she missed her parents too much, and even a trivial matter would make her sad.

"Sister Lin, do you know that Rong's daughter-in-law is most afraid of snow." Xichun was also affected by Daiyu's emotions, and her heart was sour, and she remembered something.

"Why? Is she afraid of the cold?" Daiyu was puzzled, why should she be afraid because the snow is so beautiful.

"Sister Lin, you don't know that the whole family of Rong's daughter-in-law disappeared in a snowy night. She used to be a lady of the official family, but she became an orphan in the end. The mansion adopted her and put her in foster care with Qin Ye." Xichun sighed He took a deep breath: "They are all poor people."

"All gone?" Daiyu gasped, "Could it be..."

"Well, my sister should have guessed it. More than a hundred members of her Qin family were killed on that snowy night. Her father took advantage of the chaos and hid her in a dry well to escape. She was frozen for half the night and almost died until dawn. The officers and soldiers who were searched found him and sent them to the charity hall. The Lord Qin and the second uncle of the Rongfu were good friends. Keqing was going to be adopted. The first emperor, Longyan Dayue, immediately praised him and accepted the second uncle. Later, when Keqing grew up, the old lady was a matchmaker, and he married Rong'er, so he settled down."

"Amitabha, Second Uncle is really an upright and kind person." Daiyu sighed, and was also a little scared when she heard this, so she hugged Xichun even tighter, and wrapped her in the quilt again.

"Is my sister afraid?" Xichun was surprisingly calm: "I didn't have me at that time, but later I became sensible. Every snowy night, Rong's daughter-in-law would set up an altar and kneel in the snow and cry. I still asked my sister-in-law about it." knew."

"Aren't fourth sisters afraid?" Daiyu stroked her little bun with her face, pity that Qing has such a life experience.Compared with her, he is already in the blessing and does not know the blessing.

"Don't be afraid, life is like this, ashes return to ashes and ashes return to ashes. My parents are gone, and the whole of the two houses are filthy. It is enough to make do with the last life and keep my heart. "Xichun is calm.

"Fourth sister..." Daiyu didn't expect that Xichun, who was usually lively, would be so desolate deep in her heart, full of compassion.The candlelight was dim, and the two sisters who had lost their loved ones hugged each other and fell asleep.

Early the next morning, Daiyu and Xichun had dinner at Mother Jia's place. Mrs. Wang had just been released from the confinement for a few days, and she served her attentively, filling soup and picking vegetables.

After dinner, he served another cup of tea for Jiamu, and said with a smile, "It's really rare for the grand master's house to value a big girl. A while ago, my daughter-in-law was too busy, and she did a few wrong things, so she had to take a chance to tell her mother Mrs. Shi is sorry. Today, it is better to let Bao Yatou go with the eldest girl, and take the place of the daughter-in-law as a joke. In the future, the two houses will be harmonious, which is worse than anything else."

"This..." Although Jia Mu didn't like Baochai, she always kept Li Yang's anger in mind.It stands to reason that Mrs. Wang's personal apology is indeed a shameful thing, and it also lowers the identity of the Jia family.It would be nice to have a peacemaker, but Baochai is not from the Jia family, so it's inevitable... Turning her eyes to look at Daiyu, unexpectedly Daiyu just took a sip of her teacup lid, as if she didn't hear her.

Daiyu has good ears and eyesight, so she heard Madam Wang's words naturally, and she didn't know whether to be angry or laugh, thinking of Xichun's words yesterday, it must be Baochai who went to Madam Wang to make a move, but this double-edged sword is easy to remember. After receiving her favor, he had the opportunity to approach the Grand Master's Mansion again to achieve his goal.

"Isn't that good? The post in the Grand Master's Mansion just said that Yu'er would be picked up to play for a few days. I'm afraid it would be inappropriate to go rashly with someone who has nothing to do with it." Jia Mu leaned on the cushion and wiped it with a handkerchief. Wipe the corners of your mouth.

"Girl Bao is very sensible and considerate, old lady, the fourth princess..." Mrs. Wang reminded her.

"The fourth princess is very good. She is going to get married soon. You can figure out the congratulatory gift. I won't ask any questions." Mother Jia interrupted her conversation. She couldn't think of what Mrs. Wang meant, so she just didn't want to talk about it.Now that Yuan Chun entered the palace, he had to make plans for himself. If he just waited for the support from the mansion, there would be no future in pushing him up.The bet cannot be placed on a girl, and now Sanchun is kept by her side, not for anything else, but because if Yuanchun is useless, there is still hope for the younger ones.

"Yes..." Mrs. Wang replied unwillingly. She knew that if Yuan Chun took a step forward by herself, the mansion would definitely support her. If she continued to be a reading companion without making any achievements, the old lady would give up sooner or later.Sanchun has gradually grown up, and there will be more room for choice. Although the two are from concubines, at most they can only be nobles if they are selected.

Xichun didn't understand, and Daiyu pretended to be confused, so Mrs. Wang could only believe that Xue Baochai was fawning on the grand master's house for Yuanchun's future.A few people were silent, and the atmosphere in the room was a little weird for a while.

"Miss Bao is here." The girl opened the curtain, and Baochai walked in with a pleasant smile.I saw her wearing a cloak of light green peony and dark pattern flowers, inside a cinnamon powder bottom, and a light silver and red brocade embroidered with thin cotton double-breasted gown. She has a low-key and virtuous appearance, and she seems to be ready to go out.

"Old ancestor is well!" Baochai said a blessing.

"Okay, how about your mother? Sit down quickly." Mother Jia stretched out her hand and let Baochai sit on the chair in front of her.

"Thanks to the old lady." Baochai responded with a smile, only slightly looking towards Mrs. Wang, but seeing her aunt frowning slightly, her heart skipped a beat.

"That's good, that's good." Mother Jia laughed: "Bao girl is so clever, Lin girl is going out today, so you can stay with me to relieve my boredom! Yuanyang, send someone to tell Mrs. Xue's family , Miss Bao is having lunch with me today."