Yucuo of the Red Chamber

Daiyu hurriedly interjected: "Wei Ruolan, you have made it clear, how is fourth sister?"

"Mother and child are safe!" Wei Ruolan finally understood, and hurriedly responded, "I heard that the fourth girl has a lot of mishaps, but the birth went smoothly, and the reward from the palace has also arrived. It just so happened that someone said that there was a lot of snow in the mountains. I just came here quickly, and the good news led the way. Back to the princess, that’s probably all that matters. And...Lin Yinlong said that sister Qiao also replied, and she is married, but she will have sex until she is 14 years old. Now the two are doing very well, And the King of Chenla likes Miss Qiao very much, Second Master Lian is very happy to hear that."

"Where is the second brother Lian, how is it now? There is also the eldest sister-in-law." Speaking of which, Daiyu asked by the way.

Wei Ruolan thought for a while, and replied: "Princess, Second Lord Lian asked for an order to go back to his hometown and carry everyone's coffins back for burial. In addition, settle down for other clan members. They will not enter the capital until the end of the year. Listen to him The original intention was to keep filial piety for three years. But I was worried that the emperor still had hidden worries, so I might as well go back to Beijing. The same is true for setting up a mourning hall here. Grandma...is fine with Jia Lan. I invite them I have lived in our mansion for a few days, and my spirit is good."

All right, Buddha put his arms around Daiyu, and Daiyu rested her head on his lap.Detours are detours, not to mention that the mountains are hard to get through, and there is a hurry ahead, it is not yet November, and the remaining distance is less than half a month, so it doesn't matter even if you walk slowly.

Now everyone rearranged, and some people went to the front to make preparations. Under the guidance of Wei Ruolan, the people here made a big turn and went to the nearby state capital.In the evening of this day, because the road was snowing heavily and there was nowhere to escape, I had to walk slowly. When I was worried and anxious and had nowhere to rest, I saw a dog barking faintly in front of me, and there was another smoke rising from the kitchen.Everyone was surprised, Wei Ruolan and Jiang Yuhan had already gone to inquire.

It turned out that there really is a Zhuangzi, although it is not big, but it also has a relatively large yard, and it is okay to rest for a night.Everyone rushed forward and agreed with the host that they would stay overnight and ask for some food and drink.There is only a couple of old people in the host's house, about fifty years old, and no children; there are about ten maids and women in the family who are long-term workers, and their lives seem to be pretty good.

Wei Ruolan hurried over to answer, Daiyu was naturally not picky, and Buddha had nothing to say, so everyone crowded into the master's house.Eunuch Chen also sent 20 taels of Chaoyin as a thank-you gift, but the host was so hospitable that he refused to accept it.It's not worth anything to just say that people who come from south to north are all guests, and they have simple tea and light meals.That being the case, Eunuch Chen will take it back first, and it will not be too late to give it back when he leaves.Since everyone was staying overnight, they didn't have much to do, except that the food for Daiyu and Buddha was brought along with them, and the others had eaten the food cooked by the host's house, and after a brief gossip, they each went to arrange a place to rest.

The family of the peasant family has enough charcoal, and the kang is heated up, and the leopard skin mattress is spread on it, which is very comfortable.Tired for a day, with no rest, she lay down on the kang, and Daiyu felt her eyelids were heavy, and she fell asleep after a while.Buddha looked at her, sleeping so soundly, not worried at all, shook his head gently.Kiss her, put her on the kang, and quickly meditate and chant sutras.

Xueyan made a bed for herself outside, and was about to fall asleep with Shuangsi, when she suddenly remembered that Jiang Yuhan hadn't changed her clothes for a few days, so she got up quickly, explained to Shuangsi, took the clothes and went out.The guards on duty at the gate accompanied her to the backyard with a lantern, when suddenly they heard someone pounding clothes and sighing, mixed with the cold night wind, it was particularly ear-piercing.Just as he was about to leave, too lazy to meddle in other people's business, he sighed again, endlessly complaining.Xueyan couldn't help but stop and look at the guards.The guard looked at her and let her go.Who told her to be Daiyu's big girl, not to mention the weight, maybe she has the same temper as Daiyu, and others can't figure it out.

Xueyan doesn't have a temper either, she just thinks that this family is so kind, how could there be such a plaintive voice?And it's almost the second watch, and I'm still making clothes, why?It doesn't look like a person with no clothes to wear. Even if the clothes are washed now, they can't be dried for a while. If this is the case, why should they be washed now? Doesn't it make sense?

Thinking of this, Xueyan couldn't help slowing down, followed the sound lightly, and came out of the courtyard.I saw a dim tung oil lamp burning in the corner, with a thin wick flickering a little bit bigger, illuminating a woman sitting on a low stool beside her.He was wearing a bulky dark red old cotton-padded jacket with a few random patches; he was wearing a black hat with a few strands of messy hair hanging down.A pair of red hands soaked in a large wooden basin, inside which was a washboard and a basin full of clothes.The woman was washing with great effort, raising her hand to pick her hair from time to time.

Probably because she heard something, or she was tired, the woman straightened her waist, raised her head, but made Xue Yan take two steps back, and with a pop, she dropped the clothes in her hand to the ground.He bumped into the guard behind him and kept shaking his head.

Yes, this is Baochai, the person who used to get along day and night, and who calculated Daiyu like that, Xueyan will not admit his mistake.Although it doesn't mean that you can recognize it even when it turns into ashes, but if this face appears in front of your eyes, you can still recognize it.After all, this face is too different. "Different", heh, it is quite different at the moment.

Baochai glanced at Xueyan suspiciously, it seemed that she just felt familiar, but she didn't remember it all at once, after all, there were too many girls in the yard, and Xueyan was not favored and didn't talk much, how could she remember them all?Or, she was already numb, or would rather be numb: unfinished work, unable to sleep, so what if she knew someone?She sells herself here, so it's more important to work.

Baochai continued to work, but Xueyan was dumbfounded.I was stunned for a moment, then looked at her expression, yes, it was her!Xueyan hurriedly picked up the clothes on the ground, ran into the front yard, ran into Jiang Yuhan head-on, grabbed her and said, "Where are you going in the middle of the night?"

"I... didn't I send you clothes?" There were still people following behind, Jiang Yuhan didn't want to learn now, but what he learned from Buddha didn't even have any rules of the past, Xueyan was startled, and hurriedly Pass the clothes in your hand.Thinking about it wrong, he asked, "Why did you come out? What are you doing?"

"The conditions here are poor, I'm afraid you won't sleep well, but I still have to serve the master and send you a mattress." Jiang Yuhan didn't hide his good deeds.And even if he likes Xueyan to be honest, he should also be honest.

The guards who followed hurriedly handed the lantern to Jiang Yuhan, and continued to be on duty as if nothing had happened.Only then did Xueyan come to her senses, pulled him aside, and whispered, "I'm telling you something, just now... did you hear the sound of clothes being pounded?" Seeing Jiang Yuhan shaking her head, Xueyan raised her hand After a while, this mind didn't pay attention to anything else, and hurriedly said, "I went to see it, it's just outside the backyard, it's... Bao girl, Bao's second grandma, Xue Baochai!" Xueyan stood on tiptoe and leaned into Jiang Yuhan's ear, saying After several calls, he didn't respond, so he had to say his name, and looked at him in surprise.

"What did you say?!" Jiang Yuhan stared, looked at Xueyan with an extremely strange expression, and asked suspiciously, "Are you sure it's really her?"

"Can't I recognize her?" Xue Yan snorted.

On the contrary, Jiang Yuhan put on a weird look on her lips, thought for a while, and asked: "She is just her, what are you going to do? In such a hurry, Shuangsi said that the lord is already asleep, why don't you still sleep?" Want to tell her to go?"

"I..." Xueyan was stunned for a moment, and then she remembered that she seemed to have acted too hastily. She stood there, was dragged into the house by Jiang Yuhan, and roasted the stove before she thought it over and said, "I want to tell you My lord. Every time she is mentioned, my lord feels sorry for her, and she is not worth it. After all... she was a monk at the beginning, so she shouldn't have to suffer like this again." Looking at Jiang Yuhan's disapproving expression, he patted his hand and said , "If you want to follow me, what should I do?"

"It's up to me, you go back to sleep, I'll go back to sleep. Tomorrow morning, hurry up and go back. Huh?" Jiang Yuhan took the clothes from Xueyan's hand, raised her brows and continued with her usual practice: pretending to be funny.The strange look on his face was neither ridiculing nor adding insult to injury, nor clapping his hands, nor...don't care about her.Suddenly seeing that the clothes in his hands were wet, he hurriedly looked at them and got close to the stove to bake them. Then he looked up at Xueyan to see what she was planning.

"Why do I feel that this is not good. Anyway, the Lord and her sister are together. Although they are not good people, but..." My mind is in a mess, I don't know what to do, but what.Xueyan looked at Jiang Yuhan, and suddenly said, "I was surprised just now. I fell on the ground, and there was probably snow on the ground. I'll roast it for you, don't spoil it yourself." Jiang Yuhan didn't give it to him, and let him continue. , "It's important to say, think about it carefully, why do I feel that if I don't say it like this, the Lord will regret it if he finds out. Maybe he will scold me."

"Then let her scold me a few words." Jiang Yuhan continued to say indifferently, "You don't know that the Lord is good-hearted. If you tell her, what should you do? Let her ignore it, and she will feel sad. Take care, what do you do?" I’m not familiar with the place here, so let the master put on airs, just because she deserves what she deserves? Why didn’t you think about others when you attacked? This time, let the master stand up for her.” Jiang Yuhan finally stopped pretending Instead, he looked at Xue Yan very seriously and said, "If you don't want to embarrass the Lord, let's be villains, eh? As slaves, you must learn to be villains, and leave the good ones to the Lord. Not to mention that she really doesn't care worth."

"Then you mean to pretend to be deaf and dumb?" Xue Yan was honest and embarrassed.

"You're pretending to be deaf and dumb. You haven't confirmed it. Go to bed." As he spoke, he pulled Xueyan up, helped her back to the room, and said with a mysterious smile, "This matter... I have inquired clearly, and I will tell you that the result is, at this moment, sleep in your deep sleep, and leave the rest to my husband, me, huh?"