Xiaoxiang Water Cloud in the Red Chamber

Seeing Xinyue's downcast face, Baochai hurriedly got up and said, "The princess misunderstood, but Baochai was telling the truth. The princess and sister Lin have different personalities, so although the skills in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are a little poor, it reflects the In Baochai's eyes, she has a strong heart, but sister Lin can't compare. Baochai is still complaining for the princess in her heart, but Baochai is very soft-spoken, otherwise she really wants to say a few words for the princess." Baochai saw Xin Xin Yue eased his complexion and felt joy in his heart, so he couldn't help stepping up his offensive.

Xinyue smiled faintly and said, "So what, if you lose, you lose."

Baochai smiled lightly, and said: "I don't think the princess should be the one to admit defeat so easily. The first time Baochai saw the princess, she felt that the princess was a noble and extraordinary person, with a broad mind and an arrogant heart, so she surrendered like this But it seems too cowardly. Not to mention losing to someone like Sister Lin."

Xinyue picked up the tea and blew on it lightly, and said, "What's wrong with Miss Lin."

Baochai said with a smile: "It's nothing, I'm just a little bit annoyed by the princess. Sister Lin has always been the best in our Grand View Garden, and everyone in the whole family knows that she is talented. It's just that Sister Lin is very noble, and she never treats us as sisters. Just put it in the eyes, so we sisters don't know her true level, coupled with the love and favor of our ancestors, we can't help being more proud. Today, we sisters are not as good as we are, but the skills displayed Shen Yun is nothing more than that, so Baochai is quite unfair to the princess. Besides, a woman's lack of talent is virtue, and the princess decides whether to win or lose in a game. Is the princess really willing? Love is not fair.”

Xinyue's expression changed, she sneered and said, "How do you know our bargaining chips, but you come here to talk too much?"

Baochai was as calm as water, and said lightly: "I'm just thinking about it selfishly. The princess's performance is too obvious, and no one can guess it. If the princess thinks that Baochai is here to see the princess' jokes, then Baochai will not hurt her eyes." Don’t dare to say any more. It’s just that Baochai feels very kind when he sees the princess, so he is willing to take the risk to say these heartfelt words to the princess. King Beijing is an excellent person, and he can’t accompany anyone who is not the best woman. Baochai and sister Lin Very good, but I feel that Sister Lin is still not worthy of the prince, only the princess can do it. Sister Lin is usually quite petty, and she will get angry at the slightest thing. Everyone in the family knows that the one who will accompany the prince for life should be a generous and virtuous woman In addition, she is just an orphan now, and her body is weak and sick. If she is really with the prince, the prince is an affectionate person. If the prince loses her in the future, it will be ruined all her life. On the other hand, the county The Lord has a noble status, and he and the prince are childhood sweethearts, so elegant and dignified, magnanimous and easy-going, so he can be a good match for the prince. That's why Baochai made a bold statement."

Xinyue pondered for a long time and suddenly asked, "Why is Miss Bao so enthusiastic?"

Baochai lowered her eyes to cover her smile, and said: "Baochai firstly admires the princess, and at the same time admires the prince quite a lot in his heart. I can't bear that you two people I admire will be disappointed all your life. If you say you have selfish intentions, you also hope that the world will be happy." Let’s have a few more beautiful couples like flowers.”

Xinyue smiled faintly, and said quietly: "So I should thank Miss Bao for her kind reminder."

Baochai said happily, "The princess is being polite, but Baochai dare not."

Xinyue smiled and said: "Miss Bao, I'm afraid there is still something left to say. You are so enthusiastic, isn't it because you hope that you can also have the opportunity to enter this Beijing Palace. If I really fight with Miss Lin and succeed by luck, you You will use this to blackmail me to thank you, right?"

Baochai blushed, a little surprised that this scheming girl said this, and hurriedly laughed with her: "The princess is joking."

Xinyue's face turned cold at some point, and she said coldly, "Miss Bao, don't be in a hurry to distinguish, or you'll kill your words, and I'll take it seriously in the future. You're not going to steal the chicken or lose the rice."

Baochai was startled, and lowered her head, fiddling with her belt, feeling indescribably pitiful.Xinyue was unmoved, and sneered: "Xinyue used to be a gentle and virtuous daughter of Dangbao, but now she is a little surprised. I never thought that you are so rich. It's just that you slander her behind the scenes like this is not in line with your dignity. A generous image. No matter how bad Ms. Lin is, you can say it in front of your face. Why bother to talk about people's merits behind their backs? How is it different from those gossips who tell stories. You have selfish intentions, but you still tell others like this, just to make money out of others. , and don’t even think about my own identity. Miss Lin is petty? I didn’t see it, I only saw your jealousy. You think I’m that foolhardy person who has no brains to provoke others, and I’m only worthy of being used by you as a gunman? Hmph , then you have miscalculated. Miss Lin and I are in a dispute between gentlemen. In today's competition, I have already seen that she is an elegant and elegant person, which is very inconsistent with what you said. If you only see her piano, chess, calligraphy and painting If you lack strength of character, it can only be said that you are too shallow and dark."

Baochai was stunned, stood up for a while and said in embarrassment: "I am sincerely for the princess. How can the princess say that about Baochai? I can succeed if you two fight to the death. Forget it, I can't." It makes people feel different inside and out, so why bother worrying about it!"

Xinyue said coldly: "Why are you wronged, put away your hypocritical face. No wonder Miss Xue put such thick white powder on her face, it turned out to cover up her hypocritical face. I really don't understand why my aunt would invite someone like you Coming to be a guest really defiles the cleanliness of the Beijing Prince's Mansion."

Baochai's face was flushed with embarrassment, but fortunately she still remembered that in front of her was a princess she couldn't offend, and she greeted him embarrassingly and hurried away.

Xinyue was so angry that she threw Baochai's cup out of the window, her chest heaving.After holding the sword for a long time, he said timidly: "What's wrong with the girl, then Miss Bao may have good intentions."

Xinyue sneered and said: "Can't you see her eyes full of calculations and scheming? Yesterday I was talking and laughing with her for a long time, I was really blind. I have been in the capital all these years, and I often go to the palace. Who is it?" I haven't seen it before, she just sees that I don't hide adultery when I speak, and thinks I'm a fool without a plan. Huh, I can see clearly. How could Miss Lin be the person she said? What she said can only explain She's selfish."

Feng Jian said: "Miss, how do you know that Miss Lin is not that kind of person, she and Miss Lin face each other day and night, maybe we were deceived by Miss Lin."

Xinyue sighed quietly, and said: "What a fool, the sound of the piano, chess and calligraphy can't deceive anyone. I claim to be noble, but I can't compare to her clarity. Today's painting title given by my aunt, I thought about it for a long time, and no matter what I drew, I couldn't compare to hers, because I still have selfishness and vanity, but her heart is pure and flawless. The word "true" made me lose the chance to win, and my aunt came out. This topic is to remind me to recognize myself and the reality, my cousin has already chosen her, they are of the same mind, I have no chance. When I meet such an opponent, if I don’t admit defeat, am I waiting to bring shame on myself?”

The person sent by Shui Rong outside the window sighed slightly in his heart, and went back to report to Shui Rong.Shui Rong sighed, her cousin is such a wise person, she must be damned for making her sad, thinking of this, she went to find Daiyu and told what happened just now.

Daiyu let out a long sigh after hearing this, her eyebrows drew back, and she thought for a while before saying: "I know that sister Xinyue is very good, but I didn't expect her to be this good. I can't match her kindness. I understand what Brother Rong means, and I will Go and help her untie this knot. Alas, this silly sister, who didn't fall in love with you at all but was disturbed by you so much, you are really hateful."

Shui Rong was stunned, Daiyu smiled like a flower, and said: "You don't understand all the thoughts of our girls. Sister Xinyue just thinks that she should like you. Hmph, how good do you think you are, how can such a good girl like you."

Shui Rong smiled relievedly: "Good Dai'er, I'll be happy if you solve this matter even if you hurt me."

Daiyu smiled slightly and went to the plum garden with Chunxian.When Shui Rong thought of Xue Baochai, he felt ruthless, and hurriedly whispered to one of his subordinates, who nodded his head away.

When Daiyu came to the plum garden, Xinyue was leaning against the window in a daze, the sun was shining softly on her rosy white face, as delicate as a rose carved from jade.Seeing Daiyu come in, Xinyue moved her petal-like lips and said with a faint smile, "Sister Lin is here."

Daiyu frowned, and she sighed infinitely, this younger sister is always on the edge of a dead end.She said softly: "Sister Xinyue, thank you for your concession today."

Xinyue smiled wryly and said: "Admit the bet and admit defeat. I'm not the one who reneges on my debts. It was originally a competition I proposed, so how can I cheat."

Daiyu was silent for a long time, then said quietly: "Sister Xinyue really likes Brother Rong?"

Xinyue was startled, subconsciously said: "Naturally."

Daiyu sighed lightly, and said, "I don't think so. I'm just expressing my own thoughts. I hope my sister will forgive me if I make any mistakes."

Xin Yue asked in a daze, "What does Sister Lin want to say?"

Daiyu sighed: "I'm just taking others by myself, I may be suspected of being arrogant. But I feel that my sister really has a deep feeling for Brother Rong, but it's definitely not a relationship between a man and a woman."

Xinyue raised her long eyebrows and said with some displeasure: "I respect Sister Lin, but how can Sister Lin question my feelings."

Daiyu spoke softly, staring at the exquisite carvings on the window pane, and said, "It's not a question, but I just think that my sister may not even recognize her own feelings. The word love is the most difficult to understand. It’s a thousand miles away. Daiyu dare not say that she understands love, but if I really like someone, I will never take him as a bet and give up lightly. Even if we can’t be together, I will watch him happy from a distance. This feeling?"

Xinyue raised her head and looked out the window in a little confusion and said, "I don't know. When I was young, my family joked that I would be my cousin's wife. I also thought that cold boy was very nice, so I always clinged to him. Why? I thought it was a natural thing between us, but my cousin never really said it. When I came here yesterday, I only felt sour and unfair when I saw you together. That’s why today’s competition happened. I quit when I lost. I’m also very sad. But I didn't think about what you said, maybe it's because the love is not deep enough. I never thought about whether he is happy or not. "

Daiyu smiled slightly, and sure enough, she guessed right. Xinyue didn't fall in love with Shui Rong, but she just liked it purely. She was a little relieved and said, "That's it. If you really fall in love with someone, the first thing you will consider is him." Who will be happy with you, instead of trying to come up with a result like you. I think my sister may have always regarded him as the closest person, but mistakenly thought it was love."

Xinyue held her chin and thought for a long time, then she let out a breath with a smile and said, "I'm really confused, I can't even tell my own feelings. What is it like to like someone."

Daiyu laughed and said, "Everyone is the same, but what they have in common is thinking about what he thinks, worrying about what he is anxious about, making him happy when he is happy, being sad when he is lost, and being happy when he is happy."

Xinyue stuck out her tongue, and said, "I really don't treat my cousin that way." Then she gave Daiyu an annoyed look, and said, "Why do you overwhelm me even when you look at my heart, no, tomorrow Son, I must find someone who is better than my cousin, and I must also overwhelm you, and I will fall behind you in everything."

Daiyu laughed, Xinyue is really a smart girl, and she is so bright and generous, she is afraid that she will be depressed about her mistakes for a long time, so she respects and loves this little girl even more in her heart, so she said with a smile: "No, this is also a comparison, I am a bystander. If you really like someone, he is naturally the best."

Xinyue curled her lips and said, "That's not okay. Of course I won't be able to catch up with you in my life, so I must find someone who is better than my cousin in every aspect."

Daiyu laughed, and said, "We're too shameless today, we've said everything we should have said, and you're still so quick to talk."

Xinyue smiled and said: "What's the matter? It's the gossip in the boudoir and others can't listen to it. In this world, love is beautiful. Why can't we say it? If I really like someone, I will definitely say it generously, so I won't hold back Don’t admit it. It’s not something shameful.”

Daiyu covered half of her face with a handkerchief and said with a coquettish smile, "I'm getting more and more shameless, my face is blushing and my mouth is still stubborn."

Xinyue disagreed and said: "So you are so narrow-minded, I misjudged you." As she spoke, she stepped forward to squeak Daiyu, but Daiyu's nature was itchy, and she was not as clever as Xinyue, so she hurriedly begged for mercy.The two laughed together.After a long time before stopping, Xinyue suddenly became serious and said: "Sister Lin, the girl Xue who came with you is not a kind person, she provoked me a lot today, fortunately I still have a little bit of recognition Skill, otherwise you will be fooled. Sister, you must be careful about her in the future, I think she has great resentment towards you. "

Daiyu sighed, gratefully said: "Thank you sister for reminding me."

Joy was a little melancholy and said: "The daughter who looks so Qingling didn't expect her heart to be like that, but she is somewhat similar to the women in the palace. It makes people uncomfortable to look at."

The next day, seeing Xinyue and Daiyu getting tired of being together, the concubine couldn't help muttering to herself, it's strange how the two girls turned their fight into jade so quickly.But seeing the two people's expressions are quite intimate, like close friends in a boudoir, I feel relieved.

On the contrary, Baochai became more and more angry, thinking that girl Lin is really a vixen, how can even her love rival become a confidant with her.Her heart was originally small, except for calculations or calculations, she always thinks that there are no friends or enemies, and the barriers are clear, so she wins others by herself, how can she understand the beautiful feelings in this world.

After staying for a few more days, Daiyu saw that Baochai often had troubles and did not want to cause trouble to her aunt, so she asked to leave.Although Concubine Bei Jing is reluctant but not reluctant, she only comes here often in the future.Sanchun and the others had no reason to stay, so they also left and went back.Baochai felt lost, she used to think that Jia's mansion was extremely prominent, but when she came to Beijing Prince's Mansion, she realized how high the sky outside was, and the row of royal majesty could not be compared with that of the little Jia's mansion, but unfortunately her fate was really shallow.She is not a fool, she can see that everyone in the Beijing Prince's Mansion disdains her very much, she is very frustrated and discouraged, but unfortunately she does not reflect on herself, but only thinks that it is Daiyu who is behind the scenes.

When Xinyue heard that Daiyu wanted to go back, she was very reluctant to part with her. Hearing that Daiyu's family was also in the capital, she insisted on going to see her. Stay for a few days.

When Xinyue came to the Lin Mansion, she immediately fell in love with her. She smiled and said to Daiyu, "My dear sister, your house is so beautiful. It would be great if I could live longer in the future."

Daiyu smiled sweetly and said, "I welcome you very much."

Xinyue frowned and sighed: "It's a pity that my father will go back in a month, otherwise I really hope to live here forever. I have never been to Jiangnan, but I have envied the scenery of Jiangnan with small bridges, flowing water and light ink since I was a child." .When you come to my sister’s house, it’s like being in the south of the Yangtze River. It’s so nice.”

Daiyu smiled slightly, feeling proud in her heart.

The two were thinking about it, and the snow geese outside said with a smile: "The young master is back, I am very happy to hear that the girl and the princess are here, please don't be restrained, just like your own home, don't be polite."

Xinyue hurriedly thanked her with a smile, because she said: "There is no one who doesn't come to my sister's house without paying a visit to the master. I should pay a visit to Brother Lin's family instead."

Daiyu smiled and said: "It should be like this." Then she led Xinyue to the front hall, Lin Yifei had already made tea and waited, and saw her younger sister leading a rather pretty and naive little girl in, she was dressed in pink and purple embroidered rose flowers The dress, wasp waist and ape arms, is slim and pretty, and her movements are like the wind. It can be seen that she is a quick-tempered and lively girl, and I have a good impression of her in my heart. Such a temperament is very complementary to my sister's temperament. I can't help but feel happy that my sister has met a good friend.

Xinyue is very curious about Lin Yifei, sister Lin's elder brother should also be extraordinary.Therefore, as soon as he entered the door, he began to glance at him secretly, praising in his heart, the gentleman in front of him is as gentle as jade, it is very appropriate to describe the man in front of him. Compared with the water melting, the person in front of him is less noble and more elegant and light. Compared with the coldness often exposed by the water melting Much warmer.

The two admired each other in their hearts, exchanged a few words of greeting, Daiyu and Xinyue still went back to the back house.Yifei has a lot of work to do, so he went to the study to deal with the work.

Let's talk about Baochai. When I came back, I went to Mrs. Wang and Jiamu to say a few words, and then went home. As soon as I got to the door, I saw Xiangling standing anxiously at the door and said: "The girl is back, and if you don't come back, the house will be turned upside down." gone."

Baochai was frightened, could it be that his brother got into trouble again, and hurried to the main room, and was shocked when he saw his mother, Aunt Xue's temples were covered with frost and snow, as if she had aged ten years.

When Aunt Xue saw Baochai, her eyes turned red immediately, she hurried forward, widened her eyes and raised her palm to scrape Baochai's face.