The Maid's Strategy in the Red Chamber

Evil fate?

It's a pity that Mrs. Xing didn't say any more after saying this, which made it impossible for Xueyan to guess, and she didn't know what kind of family she would find for Yingchun?

Out of the main hall, the Zhike monk was still waiting here. Seeing them coming out, he led them to a side room, and asked the little novice to serve refreshments, and said with a smile: "The donors came just in time. The lotus flowers at the back of the temple these days It’s the time when it’s just about to bloom, although it’s not as stunning as when it’s in full bloom, but it still has a special charm, the benefactors may wish to go and watch it, I asked them to prepare an exquisite fast meal at noon, you can eat the fast meal before leaving.”

Mrs. Xing replied with a smile: "Thank you, master, for your trouble."

After the Zhike monk left, Mrs. Xing said to Daiyu: "I will go to the side hall with your second sister to offer incense and pray to Guanyin of the South China Sea, and it will take a while. If you are bored here, you might as well let me They will go with you and look at those lotus flowers." After finishing speaking, she told Xue Yan and Mama Li: "You must be good with the girl, and don't let the girl leave the order."

Hearing her arrangement, and looking at Yingchun who knew nothing about it, Xueyan guessed that Madam Xing probably made an appointment with someone to visit her in-law's house here for Yingchun, so she gave Daiyu to the support. opened.I guess it was because Daiyu was afraid that standing with Yingchun would steal her limelight.

And Daiyu has always been smart, seeing that Mrs. Xing insisted on dismissing her and insisting on keeping Yingchun by her side, she already had some guesses in her heart.

Following the little monk to the backyard of the monastery, there really was a lotus pond with a size of at least a dozen acres.Just like Zhike monk said, the lotus inside is just about to bloom, and the pink and white lotus blooms gracefully among the green leaves that meet the sky.

Just looking at it is refreshing.

Xueyan regretted while admiring: It's a pity that there is no camera here, it would be great if I could take pictures.

Daiyu was also very happy, and the master and servant walked along the wooden plank road and enjoyed the picturesque scenery.A wooden bridge winds out of the lotus pond, connecting to a pavilion on the surface of the pond.Seeing that there was no one there, the master and servant went over to sit and rest for a while.

The temple is huge, and they walked a lot along the way. When they arrived at the gazebo, they saw stone tables and benches. Xueyan hurriedly took out a cushion from the bag with her and let Daiyu sit on it. A few sat casually.

In fact, Xueyan is also a little afraid of the cold, even in such a hot day, she dare not sit on the stone bench casually, but to be a maid, you must have the consciousness of being a maid, and you can't pay attention to everything like a young lady. Hurry to die.She gave up the stone bench to others, and she sat on the wooden fence around the gazebo.

Xueyan looked at the green leaves and red flowers, and said with a smile: "I don't know what Yang Wanli thought, but the sentence 'the lotus leaves are boundless in the sky, and the lotus flowers are red in the sun' can be regarded as a perfect way to write such a scene. There is no such grand and poetic sentence when people write about lotus."

Daiyu said with a smile: "In terms of poetry alone, I prefer the grandeur of Tang poetry. Let's take the lotus flower as an example. No one has written better after Yang Wanli, but Li Bai has an excellent Tang poem "Bi He Sheng You The spring, the sun is bright and fresh. The autumn flowers are green water, and the dense leaves are green smoke. The beauty is peerless, and the fragrance is for whom. "Look at the lotus in the pond, isn't it very expressive? There is also Wen Tingyun's "Green Pond" Shaking and twinkling to meet Xingjin, rolling orchids into white grass. It should be the socks on Luoshenpo, so far the lotus stamens have fragrant dust. It is also fresh and timeless."

Uh, Xueyan said that she knows the names of these two people, but she really has no impression of these two poems.She only remembers those popular songs, and doesn't know the slightly more out-of-the-way ones.She smiled wryly and said: "This slave girl usually feels that she can memorize a lot of poems, and she is often complacent about it. Now I know what is meant by 'selling a big ax in front of Luban'."

Daiyu comforted her with a smile: "You are already very good. After all, most of your thoughts are not on this. Besides, your embroidery skills are unmatched by anyone in the whole family."

"Okay, it's comforting to say that the servant girl will be a girl." Xue Yan said with a smile.

As for the others, they looked at each other in blank dismay, what were the girl and Xueyan talking about?I don't understand, I don't understand, don't listen, let's discuss how to fold a few lotus flowers and take them back to put in a vase. This is a lotus flower in a temple.

The master and servant talked about their own things, but they were very happy. No one noticed that there was a boat lying behind the lotus not far away. On the boat sat a pair of handsome brothers and sisters and two servants.The boy was holding a fishing rod in his hand, and was concentrating, uh, on fishing.I only heard the girl muttering to her brother: "I don't know whose family's female relatives are. It's really rare that a maid can recite poems. It's not unusual for the master to be happy to hear anecdotes. By the way, brother, Li Bai Is there really such a poem about Li Bai? Why can’t I remember it?”

The young man glanced at her, and said unhurriedly: "I guess if Li Bai writes an article about how to eat lotus, you can remember it."

Being ridiculed by her elder brother like this, the girl didn't feel annoyed, and said with a smile: "Brother, you know me best, by the way, why haven't you caught this fish yet, can I still eat lotus leaf fish at noon today? "

The boy was so annoyed by her that he couldn't help but put his finger to his mouth: "Be quiet, the fish are scared away by you, and I told you not to come with me a long time ago."

, you just want to come. "

After being scolded by her brother, the girl was a little unhappy, but the small boat was only two or three meters long, except for the bow and stern, the place where she could move was only the size of a palm under her feet. Turn around and pick the lotus next to you to play.The pink lotus in front is very elegant, and the girl was about to reach out to pick it up, when she happened to see Xueyan and Daiyu sitting together on the side of Linchi through the gap between the lotus leaves.Immediately exclaimed: "Tsk tsk, I don't know whose lady this is, she is so light and refined, why haven't I seen it before..."

She immediately went to poke her brother's arm: "Brother, look quickly, that girl is really refined, not just a common vulgar fan, just take a look."

The young man glared at her impatiently, then turned his head to look at Daiyu, originally he wanted to pick out a few faults to scold his sister, but he just happened to see Daiyu who was joking with Xueyan.

Facts have proved that our "falling from the sky" sister Lin's charm is not covered up, and Ji Cheng, who has always been calm and reserved, lost his mind for a moment.Unexpectedly, the younger sister, who has always been a bit out of tune, didn't miss it this time.

After seeing Daiyu's stature clearly, she couldn't help but sigh again: it's a pity that she is too young.

The boy seems to have forgotten that he himself is not very old...

Chang Ning couldn't help but feel extremely proud when he saw his brother's absent-minded look: "How about it, am I right this time?" While talking, he danced proudly.

The boat was narrow and it was difficult to maintain balance. She moved too much in a moment of excitement, which inevitably caused the boat to shake. Ji Cheng, who was sitting there, was caught off guard and almost fell off the saddle.

Seeing that his brother almost fell, Chang Ning couldn't help feeling flustered, and reached out to pull his brother, but he didn't expect that he staggered and fell straight into the pond.

Naturally, such a big movement could not be concealed from Daiyu and the others who were in the gazebo.

It was also at this time that the master and servants discovered that there were people in the lotus pond not far away. Zijuan said angrily: "I don't know who hides their heads and tails. I'm afraid they are not good people. Let's not worry too much about it." Good job."

Daiyu frowned lightly, and said softly: "Even someone should have been there before we came, otherwise we couldn't see it. Since he came before us, we can't blame him. Or are we being abrupt."

Ji Cheng just heard this when he picked up his sister from the pond, and thought that this girl not only has aura, but also has a good heart, which cannot be compared with those duplicitous guys in the clan.

Xueyan cared more about the safety of those who fell into the water than these messes. She stood on the fence and looked up, and vaguely saw that the person who fell into the water was a girl, and the person who rescued her was a boy. N kinds of bloody plots of "a woman was framed and accidentally fell into the water, and she had to give her body to each other after being rescued by a strange man" flashed through, and I was anxious for that woman.I couldn't help shouting: "I don't know who is the family member of the He family in front? What happened, do you want to help?"

Fortunately, Ji Cheng was quick and quick, and picked her up almost the moment she fell into the water. Chang Ning's meeting was fine, and he didn't even choke on the water.

One bite, and the clothes all over the body were soaked.

It just so happened that she sneaked out today by pestering her elder brother, not even taking her maid with her. Who would have thought that she would fall into the water so unluckily...

Hearing Xue Yan's words, he quickly replied in a loud voice: "Thank you for caring, I'm fine, I just accidentally soaked my clothes, I wonder if the girl across the street has any spare clothes you can lend me?"

Hearing this, Ji Cheng frowned: "Didn't you never wear outside clothes?" Although he was a little disgusted with this troublesome younger sister, he still took off his long gown neatly and put it on her body.As for the boy on the boat, he turned around to avoid suspicion as early as the moment she fell into the water.

"That's normal. I'm like this now. Could it be that I'm going back wet like this? If the concubine sees me, I don't know how to trouble me." Chang Ning murmured impatiently.

Xueyan discussed with Daiyu, and then asked: "I don't know how old the girl is? We need to find suitable clothes." The other party had better be about the same age as Daiyu, or else they could only wear the clothes of these maidservants.

Seeing his younger sister sneezed, Ji Cheng finally felt distressed, and he showed his body and said, "Thank you very much, sister She is ten years old this year."

Seeing half of his side face, Xueyan was stunned: What kind of evil fate is this, how can I meet this eldest son under such circumstances!