Xiaoxiang Water Cloud in the Red Chamber

But Daiyu is happy to play chess or draw flowers or embroider with Ying Tanxi and Xiangyun Baochai every day.Sanchun is especially close to her, that is, Xiangyun. Although she often quarrels with each other, Xiangyun is a forgetful person and he gets better soon. She is not lonely when she fights and fights, but she is not close to Baochai. Not far away, it can be described as "respecting each other as guests".It's just that Baoyu comes to make noises from time to time, and prefers to use hands and feet. Every time Daiyu is disturbed, she can't help but speak coldly.

Mrs. Wang knew about these somehow, so she was naturally angry and hated.Her companion, Zhou Rui's family, was well aware of the joint, so they quietly spread rumors, saying that Miss Lin's cousin was aloof, clean-eyed, and fond of petty temper.The people below looked at Mrs. Wang's face and naturally dared not say anything else, but they were also very happy.For a while, there were a lot of rumors, and even compared Daiyu with Baochai, praising Baochai for being open-minded and easy-going, not like those petty people.

Xueyan Chunxian fell back angrily when she heard that, Xueyan had a bad temper, and Daiyu was the only one who obeyed her. How could she bear it, she wanted to argue at that time, but Chunxian persuaded her: "You girl is crazy, Can we control what other people say, let them talk, and the clearer will clear up."

Xueyan said coldly: "I just can't see it. It's not like we don't have a home, what are we doing here with such a useless attitude?"

Chunxian pursed her lips and said with a smile: "You are also stupid. Do you think the girl would care about those irrelevant people? If you say you care here, the girl will also care about the old lady and sister Sanchun. Others are just strangers No matter what you say, you can't win the girl's heart. Besides, no one is a fool, and most of them just agree with the Wang family. Who doesn't know that Miss Bao is just a merchant, so she can't compare with our girl Liu Shuxiang, a five-generation prince. House. Everyone has his own heart, everyone gets his own blessing, we don't need to pay attention to it. The girl has just stayed for four or five days. If she proposes to leave now, the old lady must have a reason to keep her. She will stay for a few more days We'll go back after the day is over, so we don't need to worry. Hmph, let the girl recognize this person clearly."

After hearing this, Xueyan calmed down a bit, but she was still not angry.Don't let Daiyu know these gossips, although they don't mean it, but they don't dirty her ears.

Daiyu is dexterous, and usually pays attention to every step, she soon noticed these rumors, but she just laughed it off, like the wind passing by without a shadow, and the water passing without a trace.Seeing that Xueyan Chunxian didn't want her to know, she also pretended not to know.

Xichun Tanchun is not for people, after hearing a few words today, he went to Daiyu to talk long and short, angrily wanting to fight against injustice, especially Xichun said: "These women and girls are the most hateful, I love to watch The food is served. But the rules of this family should be established, and that family allows servants to chew the master's tongue, I will go ask the old lady."

Daiyu smiled: "Forget it, it saves some trouble. I'm not the serious master of your family. They can talk as they like. After all, they will benefit their hearts. What can they do to hurt me?"

Tanchun sighed softly: "Fortunately, my sister is not from here. How could my sister know that the tongue can kill people in this kind of deep house and compound. Don't my sister know how to destroy bones and make three people become tigers?"

Daiyu Tanchun's clear eyes suddenly resembled the dim starlight in the night, and that glorious costume seemed to be unable to illuminate the melancholy on her body, so she couldn't help but gently took her hand and sighed: "I should care about what I should care about, of course." But I don't want to pay attention to those trivial matters, and I don't want to take care of people who don't care. Third sister, I know you have your grievances. But we can control our own hearts instead of other people's mouths. "

Tanchun's eyes were slightly moist, he stubbornly raised his head to look at the distant sky, and smiled lightly, his flickering face was blurred, and he couldn't see what he was thinking.

Xichun said indifferently: "Third sister just thinks too much. You see, I have never cared about anything. I just care about enjoying my honor. What others say doesn't care about my muscles. People are blasted out, and whoever we are will talk to them in real terms."

Tanchun wanted to speak, but in the blink of an eye, he saw Baochai Xiangyun coming hand in hand, so he stopped talking and greeted him with a smile, except when Baochai and all the sisters were still innocent and innocent at the age of six, seven or eight, the previous unhappiness disappeared quickly. passed.Xiangyun was still talking and laughing and playing around, and Baochai was still dignified and would only interject a few words, neither warm nor cold, but always made people not ignore her existence.The hairpin is waiting for time to fly in the dowry, and her hairpin does have the capital to rise to the top, it depends on luck.

Everyone joked and Baochai went home.When I entered the room, I saw that Mrs. Wang and my mother were there, and the two sisters were talking about housework and human relations at length.Baochai hurriedly greeted Mrs. Wang with a smile on her face.Mrs. Wang said with a smile: "My son, where are you from? I can see if you have seen your brother Bao."

Baochai said: "I just chatted and laughed with my sisters for a while, but I didn't see brother Bao. I'm afraid I'm studying and working hard in my own room?"

Mrs. Wang sighed: "That's good. If he stays in his own room and can read some books honestly, I'm afraid those sisters and little girls will always seduce him to go out to play."

Baochai laughed and said: "Auntie, don't worry, Brother Bao is only so old. I heard my brother say that Brother Bao's poems are very good. Even the princes and grandchildren outside who are much older than him sigh that they are not as good as them."

Mrs. Wang looked happy, and hurriedly shouted: "What Chai'er said is true."

Baochai said: "Why not? Auntie also knows that my brother is a bit of a fool, but he is the most honest and never tells lies, so it must be good."

Mrs. Wang smiled happily: "Amitabha, that's all right, save your uncle from always scolding him for being ignorant."

Aunt Xue said with a smile: "Sister, what are you worried about? Since ancient times, you have been strict with your father and your mother. My brother-in-law is more strict with Baoyu and hopes that his son will become a dragon. I may like Baoyu so much in my heart, but I don't say that I am afraid of letting him go."

Mrs. Wang smiled lightly.The three of them were chatting, and Zhou Rui's family came in with the curtain gently lifted, and stood aside without being alarmed when they saw the three of them talking.Mrs. Wang saw it and said, "What are you doing here?"

The companion of Zhou Rui's family laughed and said, "Second Mistress Lian just said that an old country woman came outside. What is her name, Grandma Liu, and she said that she had a family relationship with us, but Second Mistress Lian didn't recognize her, so she asked me to ask my wife for instructions."

Mrs. Wang thought for a long time and said: "Yes, there is such a thing. It's been a long time since we have seen each other. Let your second grandma take care of it. It's not a big deal."

Zhou Rui's family nodded and asked Fang to quit, but Aunt Xue suddenly smiled and said, "Stop, I have something, you can take it with you." She called Xiangling as she spoke.Just listening to the sound of the curtain, a beautiful girl with a little rouge on the center of her eyebrows came in and asked: "What did grandma ask me to do?" Aunt Xue said: "Bring the flowers in the box."

Xiangling agreed, and brought a small brocade box over there.Aunt Xue said: "This is a fresh pattern obtained by Pan'er a while ago. I took twelve flowers from a pile of gauze. I remembered it yesterday. It's a pity to leave it for nothing. Why don't you wear it for their sisters. Yesterday I asked Send it away, but I forgot. It is a coincidence that you came today, so just take it with you. The three girls in your family, each with a pair, and the remaining six, give two to Miss Lin, and give the other four to Brother Feng and girl Yun."

Mrs. Wang said: "Save it for Bao girl to wear, and think about what they do."

Aunt Xue said: "My sister doesn't know, Bao girl is weird, she never loves these flowers and fans."

Mrs. Wang pulled Baochai and said with a smile: "It's still Bao girl who has the demeanor of a lady, not like those country girls who are enchanting every day and dress up like a fox. Alas, if you are not a candidate for the election, I really don't like you." I can't bear to let you go."

A slight blush flashed across Baochai's face, she lowered her head and smiled and said, "Auntie's absurd praise. Chai'er is still very ignorant, so I'm just letting my mother worry about it."

Zhou Rui's family brought flowers to the three small bungalows where Ying, Tan and Xi lived, and saw a few little maids listening to calls in the bungalows.Yingchun's maid, Siqi, and Tanchun's maid, Waiting Book, are coming out from the curtain, both holding tea clocks in their hands. Zhou Rui's family knew that their sisters were sitting together, so they went into the inner room, only to see Yingchun and Tanchun. Playing Go by the window.Zhou Rui's family sent flowers to explain why.The two were busy playing chess, and they both owed their thanks, and ordered the maids to accept it.

Zhou Rui's family agreed, because they said: "Miss Si is not in the room, I'm afraid she is with the old lady. And where is Miss Yun?"

The servant girls said: "Miss Si has gone to Miss Lin's place. Miss Yun seems to be in Second Master Bao's house."

Zhou Rui's family went to Sister Feng's room first, and went back to Grandma Liu's business. He smiled and said, "It's so pretty." As he spoke, he picked up a crabapple red hairpin and put it on Xiangyun's hair, clapping his hands and laughing, "Sister Yun is perfect for wearing this, it looks like a delicate and beautiful crabapple flower."

A smile appeared on the corner of Xiangyun's mouth, and Fei Hongxia said coquettishly, "You're coaxing me again, you still have me in your eyes for a beauty like Sister Lin and Sister Bao."

Baoyu saw that she was delicate and tactful, with a special style, and said with a smile, "it's really beautiful. If you don't believe me, look in the mirror yourself." Then he said, "yes, I don't know what sister Lin wears. Let's go and see."

Xiangyun was happy at first, but when he heard Baoyu's last words, he suddenly lowered his face and said with a sneer, "It's up to you to see for yourself."

Seeing Xiangyun's sudden anger, Baoyu was puzzled, scratched his head and said, "Sister Yun, why are you so angry?"

Xiang Yun said coldly: "Come and see your sister Lin, what do I have mushrooms for? What does it matter to you whether I'm angry or not?"

Baoyu saw that Xiangyun's pretty face was flushed with anger, and her bright red clothes made her look more charming, and her anger-like expression was even more fascinating. She stayed for a long time before bowing and bowing to apologize to Xiangyun.

Zhou Rui's family left early and came to Jiamu's courtyard. Seeing Chunxian sitting at the door of the west wing, he hurried in.Xichun and Daiyu were talking about painting when they saw Zhou Rui's family come in and hurriedly leaned over to give up their seats.Zhou Rui's family laughed and said: "Miss Lin, Miss Si, my aunt asked me to send flowers and brought them with the girls."

Xichun took it and opened the box to have a look, and saw four delicate fake flowers made in the palace, Xichun said: "The other girls also got it?"

Zhou Rui's nod.Xichun sneered and remained silent.Daiyu looked at the four branches, two purple and two red, and said calmly, "Thank you, Auntie, for me, but I absolutely can't have these flowers. Now that I'm in filial piety, I don't dare to use these bright things."

Xichun also said: "Sister Zhou really knows how to do things. I don't want this flower either, so it means that I have twisted my hair to be a sister-in-law. Whoever likes it can give it to whoever it is."

Zhou Rui's family saw that Daiyu's face was normal and her words were well-founded, so they couldn't say anything more.Seeing Xichun's indifferent expression, his heart skipped a beat, these four girls have always been cold-faced and cold-hearted, such a calm expression has a bit of power, one dare not look directly at it.He laughed dryly, took the box and backed out.

Xichun spat while looking at Zhou Rui's family's back, Daiyu took her hand and said with a smile, "You, let me say something."

Xichun smiled brightly: "Then don't say anything." Daiyu shook her head, really helpless with her temper.

Zhou Rui's family came out to look at the palace flowers. They wanted to keep them by themselves, but felt uncomfortable, so they took the box and went back to Lixiangyuan. Seeing that Mrs. Wang hadn't left, they were talking with Aunt Xue, Baochai.Seeing her coming in, Mrs. Wang wondered, "Why are you back again?"

The companion of Zhou Rui's family laughed and said: "I've been talking to my aunt and wife, but I haven't done this job well."

Mrs. Wang was surprised: "You are also surprised, such an idea can't be done well, and I won't dare to use you tomorrow."

Zhou Rui's family said: "Second Miss, Third Miss Yun and Second Mistress Lian gave them all, and they also said they would like to thank their concubine. Only Fourth Miss and Miss Lin didn't want it, so I took it back."

Mrs. Wang snorted: "The two of them are tricky, they really don't know how to flatter."

Aunt Xue said with a smile: "What's the matter, our family is originally poor, so it's not uncommon for them to look down on them."

Zhou Rui's family said: "Miss Lin said that she is keeping filial piety and cannot wear this flower. The fourth girl said that she will be an aunt tomorrow, and she also resented me for giving them the leftovers from other people."

Mrs. Wang sneered and said: "I really don't know what frivolity they have. If Lin girl wants to be filial, why should she run to our house? Those four girls are also very weird. Fortunately, they are not from here, so I don't like what they do. group."

Mrs. Wang just talked, but she didn't know that her words had already been listened to, and that person was Chun Xian.It turned out that Daiyu felt that it would be impolite for her and Xichun to withdraw the palace flower gifted by Aunt Xue, so she sent Chunxian to thank and apologize to Aunt Xue. So Xichun complied.This Chunxian came to Lixiangyuan and saw that there was no one in the courtyard. When she came to the door of the house, she happened to hear Mrs. Wang's words, and she was so angry that she gritted her teeth.

Seeing Mrs. Wang's displeasure, Baochai hurriedly said, "My aunt doesn't care about it. The fourth younger sister is just cold-tempered and doesn't like these things. Sister Lin is out of filial piety. We can't say anything more. It's worth getting angry. Sister Zhou wants If you don't mind, take the flowers for your daughter to wear."

Zhou Rui's family nodded happily and left.Mrs. Wang looked at Baochai and said, "Chai'er is generous, but my aunt is not worth it for you. Forget it, I've been here for so long. I'm not sure how they can find me. I'm going back too."

Baochai sent Mrs. Wang out of the Pear Fragrance Court, and then went back after watching her go far.Seeing that my mother is not very happy, I know that my mother is still a little annoyed after all, so I persuaded: "Mom, don't be annoyed, sister Zhou is exaggerating, and I am worried that although sister Lin and fourth sister are a little more noble, they will not be so frivolous. .”

Aunt Xue sighed softly: "I don't know, but they did return the things anyway, even if they asked for it and rewarded people casually, I wouldn't be annoyed. In fact, they shouldn't refute our face like this. I don't know. How much more expensive than our gold, just like that frivolous look."

Baochai also had a slight displeasure in her heart, but it wasn't as strong as Aunt Xue's. Anyway, she and Daiyu Xichun didn't get along very well.

Let's say that Chunxian came back and told Daiyu what she heard, and a layer of frost immediately covered Daiyu. She thought she was a junior. Since she came to the capital, if she didn't visit her grandmother, she would lose her manners. There are etiquettes here. She also has a heart for her grandmother in her personal considerations, but she didn't expect to be said that way, no matter how open-minded she was, she couldn't help being angry.Does the Jia family really think that they are willing to come here? Even the mother-in-law urged him not to come here, it seems that he knows the character of the people here.I really shouldn't have any illusions about this place.

Xichun asked from the side, "Sister Bao, did you say anything?"

Chunxian said: "I tried a few words of persuasion, saying that our girl's filial piety is the reason, and the fourth girl is cold by nature, so it's not worth being angry. It's nothing out of the ordinary."

Xichun's voice became colder and ironic: "At that time, of course, she said this to please both sides. She cared about her dignified and open-minded image and did not offend anyone. She really deserves to be Sister Bao. She is really knowledgeable, open-minded and gentle."

Daiyu sighed: "Now my grandmother also reads it. Since I'm not popular, it's not like I don't have a home, so I can stay here."

Chunxian said happily: "What the girl said is that there are many people who welcome the girl. What are you doing here to look at people?"

Daiyu knew that what Chunxian said was water-soluble, and she felt sweet in her heart, and the frost on her face melted a little like being exposed to the sun.

Xichun tilted her head curiously and said, "Who is Sister Chunxian talking about?"

Chunxian smiled, put his hands together, and the old god said: "Amitabha, the Buddha said 'do not speak'."

Xichun and Daiyu laughed, Xichun knew that it was not convenient for Chunxian to tell, and she was not that curious person, so she ignored it.