The Queen Mother of the Red Chamber

On the second day, Xueyan got up early to serve Lin Daiyu, packed up some daily small things, and went to pay her respects to Jiamu. As soon as she walked out of the courtyard, she saw Sister Feng coming towards her with her maid.Daiyu paused for a moment, then continued to walk forward, and when she reached Sister Feng, she said, "I have seen my sister-in-law."

Sister Feng took Lin Daiyu's hand affectionately as before, "sister, why should you be so polite, my sister came back yesterday, I was busy with everything, and I didn't have time to see you after all, I was always thinking about it, so I came early, and happened to see you is you."

Lin Daiyu was sensitive in nature, seeing that Sister Feng was smiling, she knew that the smile didn't reach her eyes, so she smiled slightly and said, "How can I bother my sister-in-law to take a look, I'm going to see my grandmother."

Wang Xifeng originally came to look for Lin Daiyu on the order of Jiamu, but seeing that Lin Daiyu offered to propose it, it was easy, and secretly thought that she had really stayed in the palace, and she was not so active in the past, with a bright smile on her face, "It really is true." Coincidentally, I'm going to the old lady's place too, so let's go together." He took Lin Daiyu's hand and went to Jiamu's side, followed by Xueyan and all the girls.

When everyone arrived at Jia Mu's room, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing were serving Jia Mu with morning tea. Seeing Sister Feng and Lin Daiyu coming, Jia Mu put down the teacup and took Lin Daiyu's hand, tears streaming down her face, "I'm sorry." My darling, why did you suffer like this?"

Lin Daiyu originally thought that her grandmother would not take good care of her in yesterday's situation, and the last time she broke up unhappy, so when she came to see Jia Mu today, she was still a little nervous. She didn't expect Jia Mu to be so excited. I was a little at a loss for a while, so I could only yell "Grandmother``````"

Mrs. Wang, Mrs. Xing, who was next to her, hurriedly supported Jia Mu, and tried to comfort her again. When Jia Mu was in a better mood, everyone hurriedly helped Jia Mu to the soft couch, and moved Lin Daiyu to a cushioned one. The stool was placed in front of Jia Mu, and Jia Mu took Lin Daiyu's hand, still emotionally agitated, and said sadly, "When I heard about you yesterday, I felt unwell. I didn't feel better until this morning, so I hurriedly let you go." Sister-in-law is going to find you, and this will be my home from now on, and the bento in the palace must have been a dream, so as not to cause sorrow in vain."

Lin Daiyu wiped her tears with a handkerchief, just nodded and didn't answer, she felt that she was a villain in her heart. It turned out that her grandmother didn't meet her yesterday because she hurt her body because of her own affairs, but she misunderstood her. There are still some things swaying in my heart, but nothing can be revealed.

Seeing that Lin Daiyu believed her words, Jia's mother played a trick on Wang Xifeng. Wang Xifeng understood, and hurriedly walked to Lin Daiyu.Touching Lin Daiyu's shoulder affectionately, "My good sister, she will be the same as before in the future, and she will still live in a good life. If there is anything to eat and play, I will tell my sister-in-law, don't hold back, but there is one thing I want to talk to you about." After some discussion, you are now at the age of marriage proposal. My sister-in-law thinks that I should prepare some dowry for you first. In the past, I heard that my uncle said to leave you a sum of money, and this will be done in the future. You Since you are still young and don't like vulgar things, my sister-in-law discussed with the elders to help you buy them, what do you think?"

Next to her, Mother Jia also said kindly, "Your sister-in-law is talking about this reason. It is good for the elders in the family to arrange the dowry for you. No matter how much money your father prepares for you, if it is not enough, I can still give it to you here." make up"

Lin Daiyu felt a little unwell when she heard this, her father had been mourned for less than a year, even if it was for her own good, she must not think about getting a dowry for herself at this time, besides, her father never gave her any money, so what As for the money that came, after thinking about it, he said truthfully, "The elders were originally doing it for my own good, but Yu'er was young and hadn't thought about doing this. When his father passed away, he never gave me money or anything. Let grandma pay for it."

When Jia Mu waited to hear Lin Daiyu's words, she naturally didn't believe it, and said with a smile, "Don't worry about this with your grandmother, you are my granddaughter, so naturally I will prepare it for you, but you have a few sisters who also want to prepare it for you." So I don’t have enough money for grandma, so I thought about putting your father’s money together and buying it together, so it will look better in the future.”

Next to her, Wang Xifeng also put her arms around Lin Daiyu's shoulders and said, "Could it be that you can't trust me, your sister-in-law?"

Lin Daiyu naturally hurriedly said, "Of course not,"

I looked at Mother Jia again, and saw that Mother Jia was looking at me expectantly, "Grandmother, Yu'er is telling the truth, there is no half-truth, my father didn't give me any money before he passed away, he just said that I would The family property was sold and handed over to an old man, but he didn’t say which old man it was.” Then he remembered that his father had left a letter for himself. The matter was concealed.

Seeing that Daiyu's words were sincere, everyone in Jiamu knew that Lin Daiyu was not a liar. They also heard that they didn't know who it was given to. The money was in the hands of outsiders, so there was no reason to take it back. The face was not healed, and Jia Mu's face was also a little colder, and she said, "That's the case, then we will discuss this matter later, you go back and have a rest, and when you are more stable, you will play with your sisters." ,"

Lin Daiyu obviously felt that the atmosphere was different, although she didn't fully understand it, she guessed three points, she felt a little dull in her heart, got up and retreated, and Xueyan helped her out of the room.

After Daiyu went out, Mother Jia snorted heavily, "Hmph, this Lin Ruhai is such a fool, he gave so much money to outsiders."

Mrs. Wang also said anxiously, "Then what should I do for my mother's family-bestowing villa?"

Mother Jia thought about it carefully, and said helplessly, "I can't let the empress lose face, so I took the silver from the public account, and collected tens of thousands of taels of silver from each room. If it is not enough, I can get some from your sister. It should be enough, but in the future, the cost will be tighter." After talking, he thought for a while and said, "It's just that Baoyu's side is still the same as before, and it must be shortened."

Sister Feng hurriedly agreed, and the others all had their own thoughts and bid farewell to Mother Jia.

Daiyu returned to Jia's mansion for a few days, and since that day when she met Jia's mother, no one came to see her, and there was only an old lady and snow geese in the yard, which was clean on weekdays, and she had lunch at noon, and waited for the next day. Gradually lowering his head, he led the snow geese to read in the garden.

After Xueyan finished tidying up for Lin Daiyu, seeing some wind in the garden, she thought about going back to get a robe for Lin Daiyu. After Lin Daiyu absent-mindedly answered, she stopped talking, Xueyan sighed, and went into the house go,

Lin Daiyu has been depressed for the past few days, thinking about Xiao Rong and the queen, and thinking about the attitudes of the people in the house, her heart hurts, she can't read the book anymore, she stands up and looks at the flowers in the garden, thinking that one day These bright flowers will wither in the future, just like a lonely person like myself. The queen mother doesn't want me anymore, and my relatives don't want me anymore. Where is my real home? She bent her waist, took out the embroidered handkerchief in her sleeve and put the flowers one by one in the embroidered handkerchief. She was in a trance when she suddenly heard two little maids talking behind the flowers. She thought not to listen to indecent words, so she was about to walk away.

"You said that Miss Lin is back, and the house has more expenses. These days, there are fewer ladies and ladies." Lin Daiyu heard that it was Du Juan, the little girl next to Jiamu, who couldn't help but stood up. Can't move there.The handkerchief in his hand was tightly squeezed.

"That's right, I heard that Miss Lin didn't take out a tael of silver, and she will have to pay her a dowry from the house in the future." The other one is Ruyi who is beside Mrs. Wang.

Hearing this, Lin Daiyu's heart was twisted like a knife, her body was staggering, and she heard Du Juan say, "Hey, didn't you hear that it will be rationed to the second master Bao. This will save the dowry in the future."

"Shh, don't talk nonsense, I know that the second wife likes Miss Xue, Miss Lin is an orphan, how can she match the Second Master Bao?"

"Okay, let's go quickly, if the masters find out that we are chatting here, we will be punished again." Ruyi pulled Du Juan away in a hurry.

When Lin Daiyu heard this, how could she hold on, a mouthful of blood rushed up, and there was a bloody smell in her mouth, her internal organs seemed to be rolling, her eyes darkened, and she passed out.

The cold wind blew, raising the falling red flowers on the ground, and after spinning a few times on the ground, they scattered on the ground again. The silky petals fell on Lin Daiyu's pale face, which seemed full of desolation. This deserted garden There was not even a maidservant in the house. After a short while, a woman in a green maid uniform picked up Lin Daiyu who was on the ground, and went into the house with the wind blowing under her feet.