Red Mansion: Taming the Overlord

Baoqin is innocent and innocent, and it is difficult to go out, so she is happy and thinks Liu Dingchuan is interesting, so she keeps talking to him.

They are all today's guests, so Liu Dingchuan will naturally not be left out.What's more, Baoqin is articulate and humorous, and talking to her is also a pleasure.Therefore, the two seem to be quite speculative.But he won't be overly attentive, and he even has enough energy to see all directions and listen to all directions, taking care of other people's needs.

During this period, I also had a few words with Daiyu.But Daiyu didn't seem to notice this at all, she turned her body slightly towards Baochai, and said with a smile, "Seeing Sister Bao like this, I feel relieved."

Baochai also shook her hand and said, "Don't worry, everything is fine for me now, I don't mean to announce the good news and not the bad news in front of my mother. You, don't worry about me, you have to plan for yourself."

Compared with Daiyu who has experienced more things and took this matter lightly, Baochai obviously still has the unique yearning and expectation for marriage and lifelong events that girls of this age have.Especially after marriage, when she found that her husband was as she expected, he was able to stand upright and tender, and she was naturally satisfied.When your own life is happy, you will inevitably want others to feel this feeling.

So Baochai only mentioned a few words, which was already restraining himself.

Daiyu smiled lightly, without arguing, "Don't worry, sister, I understand."

At this time, Zhao Ziyi saw Baochai talking to Daiyu, put a lot of food in her bowl, successfully attracted Baochai's attention, and then explained in a low voice.When Baochai turned her head again, she looked at Daiyu and then at Liu Dingchuan, smiled knowingly, bowed her head and ate her food, and stopped talking.

Daiyu didn't notice this change, but Bo Yang, sitting opposite, saw it clearly.It turned out that Zhao Ziyi also wanted to make a match, so he didn't have to worry about it, he just had to wait and see the result.

After using some food and wine, Bao Qin smiled and said, "Sitting is boring, there should be a drinking order."

Everyone else agreed, and Bo Yang and Xue Pan looked at each other and had no choice but to agree, but the helplessness in each other's eyes greatly comforted each other. ——It’s not that I’m not good at it alone.Xue Pan didn't care at all, anyway, Brother Yang didn't like these things, so he naturally didn't need to delve into them.

After a while, a few people over there made a drinking order.There are no utensils on this mountain, and it would be too cumbersome to go down the mountain to get them.I simply chose the one that doesn't require props, the simplest of which is nothing more than a couplet.Then limit Tang poetry, limit everything on the table.Originally, Baoqin had to limit the rhyme, but after Baochai said a few words, that was all.

In terms of wit and agility, among the Red Mansions, only Xiangyun is comparable to Baoqin, and even Baochai and Daiyu are willing to bow down to this level of agility.It's not that the two of them don't have such keen ingenuity. In fact, when these allusions are told, the two of them know everything.When you get to the bottom of it, it's just a matter of personal temperament.

Xiangyun and Baoqin are innocent and innocent, and they don't think too much about this kind of publicity. They always want to show themselves to their heart's content.But Daiyu Duosi and Baochai are calm, and unless it is a special case, they are not willing to easily show off and insult others. ——In the original book, Daiyu is said to be "little-natured", but in fact, only when Baoyu is involved, she will show this kind of temperament. At other times, she is always thoughtful and appropriate.

So in this couplet, Bo Yang and Xue Pan drank fine wine and left early, then Xue Bian and Zhao Ziyi conceded, followed by Baochai and Daiyu, and in the end only Baoqin and Liu Dingchuan were left, almost at the other side's exit In an instant, he said to the next sentence, how lively you come and I go, and gradually even got a little angry.

In the end, the sentences he uttered became more and more off-kilter, Bai Yang had hardly heard of them before, Liu Dingchuan finally found the opportunity, cupped his hands and said, "Miss Xue is so talented, I can't match her. The only word is admiration." Then he said simply and neatly Drink fine wine.

Everyone can see that he intends to give in.After all, it was my own family drinking and having fun, if it continued, it would be inappropriate.He is the host and a man, so it is only natural to take a step back.Even Baoqin himself recalled it, and sat down with blushing cheeks, "Young Master Liu, you are a real genius. It's been a few times before, and the rhyme I used was far-fetched. Fortunately, you can match it." .”

After exchanging a few words, other people made jokes, and the atmosphere returned to its original enthusiasm.

After a while, a maid walked behind Liu Dingchuan and whispered a few words, Liu Dingchuan smiled and said, "During the Double Ninth Festival, there are wine and chrysanthemums, how can there be no crabs? It happened that two baskets of crabs from Yangcheng Lake were given by the palace the day before yesterday. Son." Then he ordered someone to present it.

After a while, servants came in with small steamers in their hands and stood beside him, while others came up to uncover the steamer and took out the crabs inside and placed them in front of the guests.There are no more than two in each steamer, and they are very bright yellow.After the dishes were served and the eight pieces of crabs were placed, the servants withdrew one after another, and Liu Dingchuan invited everyone to enjoy it.

Daiyu took the tools and was about to start, but was stopped by Liu Dingchuan, "Be careful of burning."

"Thank you." Daiyu nodded to him before continuing her actions.Liu Dingchuan took a few more glances, and saw that her movements were graceful and skillful, and she was obviously well versed in this way, so he was relieved.

Zhao Ziyi winked at him from the opposite side, but he pretended not to see it at all.

After using up one crab, Daiyu put down the utensil in her hand.Before she could speak, Liu Dingchuan immediately asked, "Miss Lin, but this crab doesn't suit your appetite?"

"This crab is very delicious. I can enjoy it only because of Mr. Liu's love. It's just that the crab is cold in nature. I'm free and weak, so I can't use it more." Daiyu smiled, "Please forgive me, Mr. Liu."

"It doesn't matter." Liu Dingchuan said, "When the crab is steamed, I put a lot of ginger slices and perilla to remove the fishy smell and drive away the cold, and I also have rice wine to accompany it. It's okay to use one more. Miss Ruolin is still worried. I also prepared ginger tea here, just drink it after you use it up."

Bo Yang couldn't remember if Daiyu liked to eat crabs, but in the original book, when Xiangyun set up a crab feast, it seemed that everyone else was happy to eat it, but she put it down after taking two bites, and felt a pain in her heart.He smiled and said, "Since Mr. Liu said so, I think your health is much better. If you like it, you might as well use some more."

Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Daiyu couldn't help but blushed, she couldn't say yes or no.

Being in a dilemma, Liu Dingchuan had already taken the crab in front of her, skillfully dismantled it, left the crab roe and meat on the side dish, and ordered the maid behind her to give it to her.Seeing this, Daiyu had no choice but to pick it up.

Zhao Ziyi said with a smile, "To see Brother Chuan's unique skill today, it's not in vain."

Baochai hurriedly asked why, Zhao Ziyi said, "Just look at the crabs he removed."

When everyone looked at it, they found that the crab shell that Liu Dingchuan had dismantled and put aside had turned into a crab again. If you didn't look carefully, it would look like it was made like this, without revealing any flaws.

It is already extremely elegant for everyone to eat crabs, but he is even more elegant.

Seeing this, Baoqin was dissatisfied, and tried to restore the disassembled crab shell, but after finishing it, looking left and right, there were always some inconsistencies, which were far less natural than Liu Dingchuan's.Only then did she hold the wine cup and admit defeat, "Mr. Liu, I'm convinced now!"

The implication is that she has some grievances about the couplet just now.Not necessarily if Liu Dingchuan refuses to let her go, she cannot win.

Liu Dingchuan just thought he didn't understand, so he smiled back and offered a cup.

Daiyu used up the crab meat while everyone was talking, and drank two cups of hot wine. She secretly felt that she was not feeling well, so she gradually felt relieved, and a smile appeared on her face.

Seeing this, Liu Dingchuan glanced at the table and found that everyone was almost finished eating, so he asked people to serve hot ginger tea, "Crabs are cold in nature, so it is really not suitable to eat too much. I have a lot left here. Send someone to your house."

Thanks everyone.After drinking the ginger tea, Liu Dingchuan asked people to evacuate the table and rejoin him.The famous chrysanthemums mentioned earlier have been carefully moved by the servants and placed around the pavilion.So everyone stopped sitting at the table, got up one after another, and leaned against the railing of the pavilion to enjoy the flowers.