[Red Mansion Qing Chuan] Lin Siye Marries a Daughter

In early autumn in Yangzhou, the mist still lingered, Cuiqiao had just eaten something and was about to go out for a walk, when she saw the woman guarding the courtyard running up and saying, "Auntie, the girl is coming this way."

Dazed for a moment, Cuiqiao suddenly turned around and entered the room, making Xiaohong who was already holding the coat at a loss what to do.

When Daiyu walked into the courtyard, Xiaohong had already come out to greet her: "My aunt caught cold last night, and she just finished drinking the medicine, so she couldn't see the wind, so... my aunt asked Nu Bei to greet the girl on her behalf."

"We are all a family, why is my aunt being so polite?" Daiyu smiled softly, "I was passing by too, so I came in to see if my aunt is getting better."

Walking into the room, I saw Cuiqiao leaning on the head of the bed, and Daiyu said weakly: "Ah, why are you here, what's the matter, let them come over and say something, the fog is heavy in the morning, why bother to walk such a long way .”

"I was just walking casually, and I happened to come to Auntie's place. I didn't see Auntie for two days, so I came to have a look." Daiyu stepped forward, glanced at the charming Cuiqiao with light eyebrows and thin make-up, and said to herself. Said softly: "Look at Auntie's improvement, this disease should be fine."

Stretching out a handkerchief to gently wipe the corners of Cuiqiao's cheeks, Daiyu said solemnly: "Girls are so careless, even your makeup was ruined by my aunt."

Cuiqiao's face turned red, and she concealed her embarrassment: "Girls are careless, no one can worry." Daiyu pretended not to know: "Yes, there are so many people in the house, good and evil are mixed, thanks to my aunt who has taken care of my father all these years , I can't imagine exhausting myself too, getting a little cold at night, and being sick like this, how can people not worry, a few days ago, my father said that I have grown up, so I should let my aunt worry about it."

Cuiqiao said awkwardly: "Madam passed away early, I should have done these things. Besides, the girl's body has been delicate since she was a child. Cuiqiao remembered that when she was young, the girl was often sick. A monk once wanted to turn the girl into a monk. The master and wife couldn't bear it. The old monk muttered to himself for a long time before leaving, although it seems that there are not many things in the mansion, but he is worried, what is wrong with the master Li's family, Cuiqiao is also worried about the girl's health."

Daiyu smiled: "Don't worry, Auntie, even if I can't handle it, there are still Auntie and Uncle Lin, so Auntie can take it easy and recuperate." Standing up, Daiyu said: "Since Auntie is not feeling well, you can take care of yourself." Rest, you don't have to worry about things in the mansion, don't you have me."

"Miss, go slowly." Cuiqiao was still a little dazed as she sent Daiyu away, as her job as a housekeeper was over.

Recalling what she said just now, Cuiqiao now realizes that this girl looks young, but her mind is delicate, and the chatter and laughter make you unknowingly follow her topic. You can't refuse everything outside, and finally agree in a muddleheaded way, without knowing it yet.

Annoyed, Cuiqiao tore off the quilt, and sat up: "Xiaohong, go to the front yard to see if Manager Li is there, and if he is, just ask how things are going."

Xiao Hong asked suspiciously: "Didn't Auntie say in the morning that I would ask again in two days?" "Idiot, hurry up and urge him, if the housekeeper asks for a bill today, where do you tell me to find the money?"

"Yes, I'll ask." Seeing Cuiqiao's aggressive look, Xiaohong trotted away.

"Girl, just now the butler sent someone to send it, saying it is this year's new silk, and asked the girl to make some new clothes." Zijuan pointed to a piece of plain silk on the table: "I think this is very good, shallow, Perfect for a girl."

Daiyu said to Zijuan who was about to get out of bed: "You are sick, it is serious to lie there, it is still the goose yellow one, by the way, Zijuan, you and Xueyan also choose one, let Lin Bo They were ordered to do it together.”

"Girl..." Without waiting for Zijuan to decline, Daiyu said: "That's it, since you like the light-colored one, I'll give it to you and let Xueyan choose one."

Seeing that Zijuan looked at the silk and satin silently, Daiyu smiled and said, "Why, you still think there are too few." Back then, only the girls could wear Su Chou, even sister Xiren, the old lady only gave one, and she was reluctant to wear it, so she only took it out to wear during festivals."

"Silly girl, feelings are happy." Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled: "Don't worry, when you get married, I will definitely give you a few horses of souchou, so that you can wear new ones every day."

"Young girl is the head of the family, and she is rich and powerful when she speaks out, and she has the air of a second grandma." After following Daiyu for a long time, although Zijuan blushed, she did not lose her mouth: "Just open your mouth and give me a few horses. Chou, if Second Grandma hears about it, she will also feel distressed."

"There is a saying in the Buddha's words: full of gold, full of jade, how can you avoid impermanence? In life, no matter how much silver you have, you will inevitably die in the end. Why bother so much?" Daiyu turned the pages of the book and said softly : "Daddy asked me to read more history books when I was free. He said that even though I am a woman, I hope that I can take a long-term view of things in the future and not be obsessed with small things about the house."

"Zicuckoo." Daiyu's expression was indifferent, her eyes sparkling: "I'll ask you again, if you want to go back, I will never stop you, and I won't blame you. If we meet again in the future, I will still treat you as before."

"I'll follow the girl." Zijuan did not hesitate, and said firmly: "Although Zijuan can't say anything nice, Zijuan knows how the girl treats Zijuan in her heart. Zijuan knows that she did something wrong last time, but From now on, girl, rest assured, Zijuan will never make mistakes again, if there is any violation, Tianzhu..."

"Silly girl, I believe you, who made you make such a poisonous oath." Daiyu interrupted Zijuan: "I have been with me for so long, don't I understand what you are like, even what happened last time?" Blame you."

"Thank you, girl." Zijuan was a little excited when she said just now, her eyes were red, and happened to be seen by Xueyan who was returning to the room: "Sister Zijuan, why are you crying?"

Turning her head to cover up, Zijuan said: "Who is crying, I accidentally touched my eyes just now." Xueyan reluctantly broke Zijuan's face: "Look, you still said you didn't cry, but now you are still crying. "

"Snow Goose, I was just talking to Zijuan, you can also choose one of those horses on the table, Zijuan has already chosen the light-colored one." Daiyu relieved Zijuan.

"I want this one." Xueyan has a straight temper without any worries: "The begonia color is my favorite." "I knew you would choose this one." Daiyu and Zijuan said in unison, looked at each other, and the two couldn't help but Laughed.

Xueyan looked at Daiyu and Zijuan: "What are you two laughing at?" Daiyu smiled sweetly and said, "I won't tell you." He went back and talked to the old lady, and sent someone to send your deed of sale later, so that you can live in peace."

"Miss." Not allowing Zijuan to speak, Daiyu waved her hand: "You don't need to say, I understand, rest well in the mansion, we are going to burn incense."

Perhaps because of the weather, today's Minghua Temple is a bit deserted. After offering incense, Lin Hai said to Daiyu: "Yu'er, I want to talk to the masters about Buddhism. If you are interested, let them accompany you around. have a look."

"Okay, let's go, Daddy, I'll let Xueyan accompany me."

As soon as Lin Hai left, Xue Yan couldn't wait to say: "Girl, let's go to the pool in the backyard to play. We didn't play last time, but we met that unreasonable one, and splashed water for nothing."

Daiyu's mood today is naturally different from the last time she came here: "Okay, Dad's illness is already cured, we should go wash up and wash away all the bad luck from the past."

The water in the pool remained the same, as quiet as a bright mirror. Because the sky was overcast, there was no one in the courtyard, only the wind blowing through the branches and leaves rustled.

Xueyan is a lively person. When she saw the clear water in the pool, she couldn't help but ran up and bowed: "Girl, do you think this water is really spiritual?" "If you are sincere, you will be spiritual." Daiyu He smiled and said: "Xueyan, wash up well, the next time you play cards, you will win all Zijuan."

"What the girl said is that sister Zijuan dares to make fun of me next time." After washing several times, Xueyan was about to get up, but she didn't want her feet to slip, and couldn't help but tilted to one side. When Yu came over, she stepped back unpreparedly, and the Luo skirt that was dragging the ground was immediately soaked in the water, and most of it was wet.

"Girl, what should I do?" Xueyan looked at the corner of Daiyu's skirt, and said anxiously, "Why is there no one here to help?" Daiyu said angrily, "Thanks to the fact that there is no one here. people joke."

Pulling her skirt and walking up, Daiyu looked around: "Fortunately, no one is there, Xueyan, you go back to the car and bring my cloak, I'll wait for you here, go and come back quickly."

Seeing Xueyan's hesitation, Daiyu said bitterly: "Don't tell me you just let me walk through the house like this and go back to the car." Xueyan looked at Daiyu's half-soaked skirt: "Girl, wait, I'll be back soon."

A gust of wind blew, and the cool feeling made Daiyu shiver. She looked up and saw that there was a corridor over there, and there were fences on both sides, so she said, "I'll wait for you over there, hurry up." point."

Daiyu carried her soaked skirt and walked up to the corridor. There was a fence on the north side, which blocked the wind, and the winding corridor also avoided the pool. Hide yourself in a dark place, even if someone comes by the pool, as long as you don't make a sound, you won't be seen.

Just as Daiyu bent down to straighten the corners of her skirt, there seemed to be rustling footsteps coming from the other side of the fence, and they were getting closer. Daiyu couldn't help but straightened up and prayed secretly, hoping that that person would never come over, maybe it was a coincidence , The footsteps stopped suddenly, and there was no sound around.

Daiyu held her breath and waited there quietly, but "the leak in the house happens to rain all night", another voice came clearly along with the unhurried footsteps: "I kept the prince waiting for a long time."

"I can't talk about the long wait, but this king has already counted the 36 green bamboos and eight-line pines and cypresses in this forest." The voice was calm and calm, warm and moist, and the inexplicable familiarity was self-evident.

"You can see everything around you clearly in the blink of an eye. The Prince of Chu is really good at planning." A figure appeared in front of Daiyu, the "King of Chu". The voice is so familiar, but what makes Daiyu complain is why every time she meets him, she is always in a mess.

"I'm sorry. If it comes to planning, I'm afraid no one can compare to Lord Jin. In the past three years, no one in the capital knows the name 'Golden Abacus'. Even mentioning Lord Jin's name in front of the harem is like thunder."

In Daiyu's ears, there was a faint smile, and there was a trace of deja vu: "The prince thinks highly of Jin, and Jin is just a businessman. Lords and masters, dignitaries are Jin's parents. As the saying goes 'It's good to enjoy the shade under the big tree', Jin is just looking for a profit."

"Li..." Even if she didn't see anyone, Daiyu could guess that there must be a few traces of sarcasm on Ning Chu's beautiful face at this moment: "Ming people don't speak dark words, Master Jin is a smart man, isn't it true?" I want this king to speak out. On the sixth day of February last year, the servant of the household department died without any illness. Just the day before, he found out that there was something wrong with a batch of goods that were provided for disaster relief last year. The new servant of the household department was said to be Lord Jin On July [-]th, it was the Ministry of Industry. The river embankment outside the city collapsed. The worker in charge of the Ministry of Industry, Wailang, committed suicide in fear of crime. I remember correctly, the river embankment project outside the city is the business of Jin Ye, just this one, Jin Ye made a lot of money, and the official department was promoted this year. I heard that Jin Ye spent a lot of money. They're all plugged in..."

After a pause, Ning Chu's voice was elegant and calm: "Grandpa Jin's word '利' is full of blood." The master Jin didn't seem to be flustered, and his voice was still calm: "I've heard that Prince Chu is calm and calm. Elegant, strategizing while talking and laughing, scheming and unparalleled, when I saw it today, it really lived up to its reputation, and Jin admired it."

"To each other, Lord Jin's methods are also admirable, and he has both rights." "My lord is so rewarding, and my lord left the finger to ask Jin to come here today, maybe it's because of these few polite words."

"Master Jin thinks so." Ning Chu took retreat as an advance: "If I said I invite Master Jin to come to this temple to listen to Zen, wouldn't it be okay to meditate?" That Master Jin smiled calmly: "Then it's not Chu." The prince is a man."

The two over there were fighting openly and secretly, refusing to give in to each other, but Daiyu here was startled and anxious, couldn't help but look into the distance frequently, wondering why the snow goose hadn't come back, suddenly thinking that if the snow goose came back, Let them know that they heard their conversation, will they...

Thinking about it, Daiyu realized that she seemed to be standing on the edge of a cliff at this moment, and there was no way to go in and no way to retreat.

"Master Jin is indeed a smart man, so I don't want to make any detours anymore. This king wants to do business with Lord Jin." "Jin is very lucky to be able to conspire with Lord Chu." That Lord Jin said clearly. The corners of Daiyu's lips twitched at the flattery.

"Master Jin is happy, he agreed before asking what the business is." "In Jin's eyes, it seems that Prince Chu's business has never lost money, so Jin has no reason to hesitate."

Ning Chu smiled lightly: "My king's trip to Yangzhou was indeed not in vain." "Jin's trip to Yangzhou was worthwhile. Please tell me, my lord. Jin is all ears."

The wind blew the vines on the fence swaying, and one of them even brushed against Daiyu's hair, and hurriedly tore the vines away, causing Daiyu to break out in a cold sweat.

"The Ministry of Household Affairs has a big deal recently, and I can help Lord Jin get it, but I have one condition." After a moment of silence, Ning Chu said: "Shangshu Yuzheng of the Ministry of Accounting has always been at odds with this king. If you want a reason to send him home, Master Jin is a smart man, he must know what to do, but this king has something to say, no matter whether Master Jin is in the clear or in the dark, we must weed out the roots of this matter."

When it came to "weeding without leaving roots", Ning Chu's voice was low and dark, and Daiyu on the other side seemed to feel a chill even though she was separated by a thick fence.

"When the time comes, the king will be proud, and Lord Jin will benefit. Lord Jin will say whether it is a good deal." Ning Chu's words came again, with undisguised satisfaction.

That Lord Jin didn't make a sound, only Ning Chu said again: "This king forgot to tell Lord Jin about one more thing. It seems that Lord Jin came to Yangzhou with injuries, and this king also heard that ten days ago the capital city On the way to the funeral in Ningguo Mansion, something seems to have happened, alas, the days away from the capital are not short, some things just..."

Ning Chu sighed, and said quietly, "I wonder if Master Jin's injury has anything to do with this incident..." Ning Chu's voice dropped, and Daiyu on the other side of the fence only heard a low whisper, but didn't hear a word. unclear.

"You..." That Jin Ye was a little surprised: "It was you that day..." Ning Chu said gracefully: "Jin Ye also looks down on the Royal Palace Guards too much, since he can chase after thousands of miles to Yangzhou, why can't he find them? ..."

"As expected of the prince of Chu, he does everything without leaking. He is far away in Yangzhou. Not only does he know everything about the capital, but even there are many people in Yangzhou." what do you know."

Ning Chu lowered his eyes slightly, and smiled faintly: "As long as Lord Jin cooperates with this king, then this king will know nothing, only that Lord Jin is a businessman."

"Okay." There was only a "pa", which seemed to be a high-five of the two people, and then Ning Chu said: "The king will return to Beijing in a few days, Lord Jin, see you in the capital."

"The capital..." Before he could say "see", another "pop" startled the people on both sides of the fence.

Daiyu looked at the silver hairpin that fell on the ground in horror, and kept complaining. When the vines brushed by, she should be more careful, thinking that it was fine last time, and it must be fine this time, who knows...

Feeling a chill that seemed to penetrate everything, making her already cold body feel like falling into an ice abyss, and the surrounding wind seemed to stand still for an instant, knowing that she couldn't escape, Daiyu could only slowly raise her head, looking at the approaching people.

Ning Chu, who was walking in front of Shengxue in white clothes, was still as elegant as jade in his gestures, but the eyes that looked at him were as deep as a pool, with an unspoken chill.

But the person behind him didn't come up, just stood there quietly, shaking a golden fan leisurely in his hand, his peach blossom eyes that seemed to be half open glanced at him lightly, and a thin twitch appeared at the corner of his mouth. Smiling: "There are vines in the wild, with little dew. There is a beautiful person, clear and graceful. I can't imagine that there is a cave behind the fence of this temple."

Ning Chu didn't make a sound, but approached step by step, narrowed her slender phoenix eyes slightly, and raised the folding fan in her hand seemingly inadvertently. Even if Daiyu didn't believe it anymore, she saw the flash of killing in Ning Chu's eyes. meaning.