The Queen Mother of the Red Chamber

When Daiyu heard that she was going back to Jia's mansion to celebrate Xue Baochai's birthday, she felt a little sour. In the past, when she celebrated her birthday in Jia's mansion, several people in the yard celebrated it by herself. After such ostentation, he suddenly felt that his thoughts were too petty, so he suppressed the sourness in his heart, and asked Xueyan to take out her usual collection, and wanted to pick a good gift for Xue Baochai, and someone outside said Cheng Anhou's mansion When the Second Miss arrived, Daiyu was a little surprised. Although she knew that the Marquis of Cheng'an was the mother-in-law's home of the Empress's sister-in-law, she had nothing to do with the Second Miss. She was stunned for a moment, and asked Chen Moxue to come in.

This Chen Moxue has been the little overlord in this palace since she was a child. I was surprised, "What an elegant room!" Since I was a child, I have seen a lot of those resplendent palaces and palaces, but I fell in love with the elegance of this room immediately. I don't think I am a little curious about the owner of this room. Although I saw the beautiful Princess Anping at the palace banquet last time, it was just too far away, I couldn't see it clearly, and I was aroused by the people in the Jia's mansion, so I didn't observe it carefully.

Originally entering the palace today, she was told by her sister that she wanted to accompany the Princess Anping for a good time, and she also said that she would go to Jia's mansion, so she felt a little unwilling, so her sister said that Princess Anping was weak-tempered and irritated She didn't like to talk about it, and was worried that she would be bullied. Chen Moxue felt a heavy responsibility in her heart, and Xinxin accepted the task entrusted to her by her sister.

After looking around, she saw a pale green figure standing by the table looking at her, her eyebrows were like willow smoke, and her eyes were full of autumn water. Chen Moxue had seen many beauties, but she had never seen such an exquisite person with outstanding temperament, "You It is Princess Anping." The tone was firm, Daiyu smiled, and walked two steps forward, "You are sister Mo Xue, I am a little older than you, call me sister Lin"

Chen Moxue saw that Lin Daiyu had a sincere face, a sincere tone, and she was someone her sister liked, so she naturally liked her a little more, so she said a little familiarly, "Then I'll call you Sister Yu," Lin Daiyu also likes this romantic and cute girl. Chen Moxue smiled and said, "Then let's call them that." The two felt like they hit it off. "Sister Yu, you look really good-looking." Chen Moxue was straightforward at first, and she said what she thought, and it made Lin Daiyu flushed, but Chen Moxue didn't pay attention, and she was said to be the opposite I was attracted by the exquisite things, "Sister Yu, what are you doing with these things?"

Lin Daiyu went to the table in awe and said, "Sister Xue from my grandmother's house is going to celebrate her birthday tomorrow, and I want to pick a sweet gift for her."

Only then did Chen Moxue think of tomorrow's task, and she held Lin Daiyu's hand and said, "Coincidentally, my sister asked me to go with you tomorrow to have fun, let's go together tomorrow, but I didn't prepare a gift, so I touched jade Sister, you're all gone." Before Lin Daiyu could speak, she went to pick out gifts from the table. Lin Daiyu was in a happy mood when she was provoked by such a heartless appearance, and the sullenness in her heart disappeared immediately. .

With the help of Chen Moxue, Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai chose a white fox robe, which looked decent and not vulgar, and asked the palace servants to pack it up, and prepared to take it to Jia's mansion the next day. Of course, Chen Moxue relied on Lin Daiyu to eat and sleep at night. It's gone, so I don't have to go to my sister's side and have to preach again, my ears are callused.

In the evening, the two daughters rested together at home, and it was inevitable to talk about some family secrets, but of course it was Chen Moxue who asked, and Lin Daiyu answered,

"Sister Yu, at the banquet last time, was that young master the one from Jia's family?" Mo Xue pretended to be nonchalant and asked. At that time, she was so curious that she also knew that Lin Daiyu might marry her younger brother. , I am also satisfied seeing Lin Daiyu, of course I have to remove all obstacles for my unscrupulous little brother.

Lin Daiyu was taken aback when she heard this, "He is my second uncle's son, named Baoyu, and treats girls very well on weekdays."

Chen Moxue was not happy anymore, "But Sister Yu, I think he is so rude. He almost ruined my reputation last time, but it really hurt people."

Lin Daiyu explained, "He probably didn't do it on purpose. He gets along well with his sisters at home on weekdays, and it's just like at home when he comes out."

"Sister Yu," Chen Moxue tugged at Lin Daiyu's sleeve excitedly and said, "Is he doing the same at home? I heard that Jia's house is not limited to his own sisters. Doesn't it mean that there are you, Sister Xue, girls from the Shi family? Is he here? He is considered to be a foreigner. How can he stay with unmarried girls? In the future, what will the girls say about her in-laws? Brother has never been in contact with the maids, let alone the ladies of his natal family." Chen Moxue pulled his brother out to praise him in due course.

Lin Daiyu's heart skipped a beat when she heard this. In the past, her grandmother didn't say anything about it, and she often spent time with Baoyu. She was a little conflicted, and she heard Chen Moxue say, "If he is really for the good of the girls, he can't ruin the girls." Is it possible that he will be responsible for your boudoir's reputation? If there are more polite elders in the family, they will not let men and women together. You must know that 'men and women have different seats at seven years old', that is the reason."

"This, the gentlemen never said anything about studying in the past."

"Oh, sister, those gentlemen of yours are all invited by the mansion, so the teaching naturally has to conform to the rules of the mansion, but this is not in line with the secular rules. My mother often said that it is better not to be too deviant. "Chen Moxue dropped another bomb, which made Lin Daiyu dizzy. Lin Daiyu said weakly, "It seems to be the reason."

Seeing some results, Chen Moxue secretly smiled, and said solemnly, "So, my sister will stay away from those precious jades in the future. Now my sister is the princess, and behind her is the entire royal family. model."

Lin Daiyu thought about it silently, and felt that it was indeed the gift, and felt that she should tell her sisters about it tomorrow, so as not to be talked about in the future.

When he was about to talk to Chen Moxue again, he saw that Chen Moxue had closed his eyes and fell asleep evenly breathing "Moxue..." Daiyu called softly and tentatively, but Moxue didn't answer, Daiyu smiled lightly and shook her head , It really is a child's heart, so he helped Mo Xueru to make the quilt, and he lay down and closed his eyes to sleep, but his head kept thinking about what Mo Xue said just now, and his heart was a little confused, turned over, and entangled for a long time , until the middle of the night and finally fell asleep.

Before noon the next day, Lin Daiyu and Chen Moxue arrived at the gate of Jia's Mansion. Because Lin Daiyu was a junior after all, Wang Xifeng and the younger generation from the mansion were asked to welcome Lin Daiyu at the gate. It was opened, and the guards stood in two rows, which was quite imposing. When Daiyu got off the carriage, seeing this formation, somehow she didn't feel happy, but felt a bit desolate. It was the first time she came to Jia's mansion that day. When I was a princess, I used the corner door for the servants to enter and exit. Now that I am a princess, I go through the middle door. It seems that relatives are also divided into grades.

"Greetings to the princess princess." Seeing Lin Daiyu got out of the carriage, Wang Xifeng led the ladies in the mansion two steps forward and blessed Lin Daiyu in a proper manner. Lin Daiyu hurriedly said, "Sisters-in-law and sisters, don't be too polite Get up quickly, please,"

Wang Xifeng smiled and said, "This is all the rules, the princess must not be used to these girls," and walked over affectionately, holding Lin Daiyu's hand, and seeing Chen Moxue next to her, she felt quite familiar and asked, "Just I don't know what to call this nobleman?" Because of what happened last time, Chen Moxue didn't like the people in Jia's house, so she didn't want to pay attention.

Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "This is the second young lady of Cheng'an Hou's residence, whose boudoir name is Mo Xue."Wang Xifeng suddenly realized: "It turned out to be Miss Chen Er, but we met once. No wonder she looks so kind-hearted. It's rare that two distinguished guests came today. Please come in quickly. Everyone is waiting for the show to begin. Chen Moxue next to her is noncommittal." However, Sanchun and Xue Baochai in Jia's mansion were quite friendly.

Xue Baochai walked up to Sister Lin and said with an amiable smile, "I thought I would go to see you with the other sisters last time, but I asked you to go there instead. Today we have a good get-together, so let's go." Holding Lin Daiyu's hand and walking inside, Chen Moxue followed behind Lin Daiyu, holding back "hypocrisy" slightly.

The stage is installed in Jiamu’s Courtyard, and it’s just a homely small stage. A new troupe of small operas has been ordered, with both Kun and Yi accents. Because the women’s relatives are invited and no outsiders are invited, they rehearse in Jiamu’s room. After several tables of family banquets, Mrs. Jia Muwang and Aunt Xue were all waiting for Lin Daiyu to come over. When the servant girl came and said that she had come in, she hurriedly stood up and went to the door. Just as she was about to go out, Lin Daiyu Then came in, looking at each other without words, Jiamu hugged Lin Daiyu, "my dear, I haven't seen you for so long, but grandma misses you", Lin Daiyu hugged Jiamu back a little moved, Mrs. Wang Instead, he said from the side, "Today is a happy day, let the old lady be happier, and the tired princess is also sad."

Mother Jia hugged Lin Daiyu and shouted heartily, then let go of Lin Daiyu, and wiped Lin Daiyu's tears with a handkerchief, "It's all my old woman's fault. You shed tears when you are tired." Lin Daiyu Said, "It's my daughter who made my grandmother miss me, so why blame my grandmother?" Chen Moxue couldn't stand it anymore. The hypocrisy of Jia's family was nothing more than that. Sister Yu really shed tears. She couldn't help but said, "Sister Yu, it's a deal." It's so lively, why hasn't the show started yet, I want to watch "Journey to the West"

Lin Daiyu apologized, "I was negligent." Then she said to Jia Mu, "Grandmother, this is Miss Chen Er from the Marquis of Cheng'an. I came here today to congratulate Sister Xue." Chen Moxue made some complaints about why she came to celebrate Yes, it's not easy to refute Lin Daiyu's face, so she stuck out her tongue secretly, but didn't speak.

When Jia Mu heard this, she remembered that this was the girl who caused her Baoyu to be scolded last time, and she felt a little displeased, but she also knew that this was an unusually famous family in the Anhou Mansion, and that it was one of the most powerful people in the entire capital. It's not easy to offend, so he smiled and said, "It turns out that the distinguished guests are here, that's great. Today, they are all young girls. After dinner, you can play together." Then he ordered Wang Xifeng to go After passing the word that the banquet was ready, he led his daughters-in-law and girls to have dinner.

Baoyu always liked to have fun with the girls, but he heard that Lin Daiyu was coming from the palace today, and the last time he was angry with Lin Daiyu in the palace, he couldn't bear to go over there, and when everyone was at the table, he didn't stand next to Lin Daiyu Sitting at the same table, Shi Xiangyun saw him and shouted, "Second brother, why don't you sit with us?"

Baoyu said unhappily: "You guys sit over there, I'll just sit here by myself, so as not to be disgusting again."

After Lin Daiyu heard this, she knew it was her, she felt a little sour and wronged in her heart, and she didn't speak. Chen Moxue was glad that she didn't have to be with this apprentice, and she felt that this family really had no brains. Such a woman, why did she let a man come, but everyone still took it for granted.

Jia Mu smiled and said, "This child, who dislikes you again, sit here quickly, don't you always talk about your sister Lin on weekdays, I saw you today, but I avoided it, it doesn't make sense."

Shi Xiangyun also ran over to pull Jia Baoyu up, and said while pulling: "Second brother, let's go, if you don't go, everyone will not be happy after eating."

Jia Baoyu also let her drag her to Jia Mu's table. Lin Daiyu wanted to say that it was not convenient, but seeing Jia Mu and sister-in-law's behavior as a matter of course, she swallowed what she was going to say, thinking about this kind of flower It's better to talk in private, so we can eat quietly.

When ordering a play after dinner, Jia's mother must ask Lin Daiyu to order first.Lin Daiyu said, "Today is a good day for Sister Xue. Sister Xue should order it, but Baochai gave it up again. She couldn't, so she had to order a discount."

>.Mother Jia was very happy, and then asked Lin Daiyu to order.Lin Daiyu asked Jia's mother to order, and Jia's mother said, "You are becoming more and more modest, the child; the old lady will not embarrass you anymore, so she ordered it out."

>.Then there is Daiyu point.Dai Yufang clicked it out.Then Baoyu, Shi Xiangyun, Ying, Tan, Xi, Li Wan and so on all ordered, and took over the performance.

At the end of the show, Jia's mother loved the Xiaodan and the clown very much, and she ordered someone to bring them in. When she looked closely, she became more and more pitiful.Because of the age, Xiao Dan was only 11 years old, and the clown was only [-] years old. Everyone sighed.Jia Mu asked him to take some more meat and fruit with him, and rewarded him with two strings of money.Shi Xiangyun looked at Xiao Dan carefully and said with a smile: "This Xiao Dan looks like Sister Lin." Jia's mother was startled and said "nonsense", but everyone heard this and looked carefully, but they didn't care. say.Chen Moxue scolded angrily, "Where is the girl, she is not polite, how can she compare the opera singer to the princess princess?"

Shi Xiangyun knew that what he had said offended others, but he could not understand Baoyu's kindness to Lin Daiyu on weekdays, and he was telling the truth. Now that Lin Daiyu has become the princess, the people around him are choking on the truth , I just can't get used to it, "If you don't believe me, ask others, whoever says it doesn't look like it, can it be that you can't tell the truth?"

Lin Daiyu felt sad when she heard Shi Xiangyun's words, but it was not easy to get angry in front of Jia's mother and sisters-in-law, so she said in her heart, "Sister Xiangyun is still young, so let's just be careful in the future." alright"

Chen Moxue said bitterly, "She is older than me, and I know things, she can't know, it's clearly on purpose."

Baoyu had already recognized Chen Moxue as the girl who looked amiable but was actually "vicious" last time. Seeing Lin Daiyu with her, she was unhappy at first. Now seeing Chen Moxue and Lin Daiyu bullying Shi Xiangyun together again, her heart hurts I couldn't be more angry, "I've been joking like this in the past, but it's okay. Is it possible that sister Lin has become the princess, so she puts on the shelf of the princess? It's hard for all the sisters to treat you sincerely,"

When Lin Daiyu heard this, she said heartbrokenly, "Where did you see that I was putting on airs as the princess?" Tears streamed down her face in grievance. With just a few words, there was a commotion, and she said to Lin Daiyu, "Yu'er, come with me, I have something to say to you." Lin Daiyu nodded lightly, and Jia Mu let the crowd disperse, Chen Moxue didn't want to leave at all, Seeing Lin Daiyu's eyes, he said helplessly, "I'll wait for you in the hall," and went out with everyone.

Jia Mu took Lin Daiyu's hand into the inner room, sat on the soft couch together, and stroked Lin Daiyu's hand, "Yu'er, I haven't seen you for a while, and I always feel uneasy. It's rare that I can see you well today." Yes, there are some things that I always want to tell you. Today I will take this opportunity to talk to you. Your second aunt and I have always loved you very much. You know that when you were at home, you wanted to I wanted to tell your father about your marriage with Baoyu, but your father left without thinking, and you went to the palace, so I never had a chance to discuss it with you. Now your marriage is undoubtedly decided by the Queen Mother, but If Yu'er, you personally go and tell the Queen Mother that you want to betroth you to Baoyu, then it will be done. In the future, Yu'er, you can come back here again and stay with your grandmother. It's reassuring,"

When Daiyu heard this, her heart began to feel a little cold. It is understandable that her grandmother wanted to kiss her more, but she just asked herself to tell her mother that she would marry Baoyu, not to mention that she is still not filial. And I don't have that kind of affection for Baoyu yet, even if we agree with each other, there is absolutely no reason for the daughter's family to talk about marriage. Where did my grandmother put herself? I felt embarrassed, and then said, "Don't be embarrassed, it will happen sooner or later, and you are alone in the palace, so you should spend more time with your sister Yuanchun on weekdays, and talk about your sister in front of the queen mother, In the future, your elder sister will have a high status and be favored, so you also have someone to take care of you, it would be best if there is any news from the queen mother, someone must tell you elder sister Yuanchun, you understand?"

"I can't talk to others casually about my mother's affairs. Grandmother, you can't do it." It's about Xiao Rong's matter, Lin Daiyu knew that she couldn't let it go.

Seeing Lin Daiyu's refusal, Jia's mother was unhappy and said, "This is not a difficult thing. Your elder sister is well, and the whole Jia's mansion will be well in the future. You will be the home of Jia's mansion in the future, so you will benefit from it. The girl of the Chen family, you need to keep in touch less, even if you do, you have to find out the fault of the Empress Empress and let your big sister know that you can't really make friends with her."

At this moment, Lin Daiyu felt that her whole body was cold. She had always loved and respected her grandmother, so she taught herself these shady methods. She knew that no matter what she said, Jia's mother would not listen to her, so she didn't want to spend any more time. She got tongue-tied and didn't say anything, so she said, "Grandmother, Yu'er has been out of the palace for a long time, and the sky is getting dark. I'm afraid the queen mother will worry about it. Yu'er is going back here." Then she got up and stood up. What did I tell you?"

Lin Daiyu looked at Jia Mu's expectant eyes, and said ruthlessly, "Grandmother should first ask the gods in the sky and the earth if they are allowed." Then she hurried outside, and Chen Moxue outside saw Lin Daiyu coming out, and hurried up to meet her, "Sister is out." Seeing that Lin Daiyu's eyes were red again, she said anxiously, "Who bullied you?" Lin Daiyu didn't answer, and pulled Chen Moxue to say, "Don't ask anything, let's go back to the palace quickly." Seeing that Lin Daiyu didn't speak, Chen Moxue had no choice but to They got into the carriage together and went to the palace.