Concubine Diana of the Red Chamber is hard to love

It was the turn of the princes to celebrate their birthdays. The princes and grandsons had their own thoughts, and they all wanted to win the joy of the emperor's grandmother through this birthday celebration, so as to make the queen mother happy, and use this to raise their own social status.No one disclosed what gift each person prepared to the other party in advance, lest they would be squeezed out if the secret was revealed.

The eldest prince Shui Mingchang led the concubine Mu Xin to come forward first, his tone was still cold and indifferent, like a green bamboo, tall and straight and elegant, even in this festive and lively day, he did not see the slightest smile, but His gaze was slightly softer than usual.

He opened his lips slightly: "Grandson wishes the imperial grandmother a long life, and wishes the imperial grandmother a blessing like balm and blessings!" After speaking, he presented his birthday gift with both hands.

The eunuch took the gift list and read aloud: "The eldest prince's birthday present to the Empress Dowager is a jade toad to enjoy the coolness in the South China Sea, two pairs of red agates in Changbai Mountain to keep warm, a pair of Hunan embroidery pictures of misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River, and a hundred birthday noodles and peaches."

As soon as the eunuch finished speaking, there was a burst of praise from the crowd below. Shui Mingchang only curled his lips slightly, his expression was still as light as the wind, and his jet-black pupils were neither startled nor disturbed, as deep as a calm lake, so deep that the bottom could not be seen at a glance. , the husband and wife stepped aside.

The queen mother smiled slightly: "The eldest prince is so filial to his grandmother, so I accepted it. Chang'er is prudent, introverted, and considerate, very much like his grandfather, Emperor Taizong."

A few words came out, and the second prince's ink white face seemed to have a flash of displeasure. Although it was fleeting, Daiyu felt the subtle look in his eyes.

Seeing that the queen mother was happy, Shui Zhen also jokingly said: "Chenxuan is more thoughtful than his son in giving such a gift in consideration of his mother's physical and mental health. It seems that this grandson's mother is not in vain. I don't know what gift Mo'er and the others have prepared. Hurry up and offer it up, and make the queen mother happy!"

Amidst the praises of the crowd, Shui Mo held the princess and concubine Luo Xiyan in his arms, approached in a chic way, and said in a loud voice: "Grandson wishes the emperor's grandma Songhe Changchun, and the spring and autumn will not grow old!"

Speaking of the eunuch presenting the gift list, naturally, the gift of ink and white is not light, he is very good at figuring out the Queen Mother's mind, so this time he carefully prepared this gift.Gifts are more important than many, he is convinced of this.

When the eunuch unfolded it, all the people present were surprised. It was a volume of handwritten "The Analects of Confucius" that was several feet long. , this Analects is well copied! I like it very much!"

Shui Mobai was not arrogant, and said humbly: "Grandmother, half of the Analects conquered the world, and half of the Analects ruled the world. The grandson just wants to use his meager strength and filial piety to present his birthday to the emperor. I wonder if the emperor likes it?"

The queen mother was very happy, and said with a smile: "I like it, Mo'er said it well, this kind of gift makes me happier than any other precious jade, gold and silver! I hope that our Shui family will last forever. For the birthday, Mo'er has contributed a lot, so I wonder what kind of surprise I will give to the emperor's grandmother in a while?"

Shui Mobai smiled calmly: "Grandmother, we will find out in a while, grandson will not let you down!"

"Look at this child, Mo'er, is he still trying to play tricks in front of the emperor's grandmother?" The concubine Huang Guifei smiled and accepted the conversation. Her son was praised by the queen mother. Naturally, her face as a mother is also radiant. At this time, she lost no time to say Plug in for fun.

The Empress Dowager smiled and was very relieved. These emperors and grandchildren each had their own merits, and they were all among the dragons and phoenixes, which made her very pleased and joyful.Seeing that the gift of Shui Mobai won the Queen Mother's joy, Feng Keyao got impatient and tugged at Shui Lanqing's sleeve from behind. Shui Lanqing took a look at her before slowly leading her closer.

He is not a showy person, so this year's gift is still a picture painted by himself, which is a landscape map of the south of the Yangtze River.The queen mother also praised it, and then ordered someone to put it away.

Finally it was Beijing Wang Shui Rong's turn, when he heard the eunuch read his name, Shui Rong was chewing his name and was a little confused, Daiyu hurriedly tugged him, Shui Rong muttered dissatisfiedly: "My lady, why are you dragging me? If you don't play games with me, I'll ignore you!" She said as she gestured to shake off her hand.

At this time, Princess Ruxue couldn't help asking curiously: "Brother Rong, what kind of game did you play with Princess Beijing? Are you so interested? Tell me, if it's interesting, I'll play it too, okay?"

As soon as the words were spoken, the Queen Mother realized that there was a granddaughter who had not left the cabinet. How could such words be said in public?She stopped smiling, afraid that her precious grandson would say it out loud, so she pretended to be majestic and said: "Rong'er, don't mess around!"

Seeing that he was repeatedly reprimanded by the queen mother today, Shui Rong felt a little wronged, and immediately, his eyes were slightly wet, and tears seemed to be rolling, he pouted: "The imperial grandmother doesn't like her grandson anymore!"

Daiyu looked at him with great interest, there is no need for the Empress Dowager to come out on her own, Shui Rong, Shui Rong, I'm afraid it's impossible for you to give me a chance to make a fool of myself.

The Empress Dowager really didn't know how to answer him, so she gave Daiyu a wink, Daiyu understood, and with a gentle expression on her face, she softly said to Shui Rong: "My lord, it's time to celebrate the emperor's grandmother's birthday!"

"Oh!" Shui Rong reluctantly responded, and Daiyu hurriedly pulled him to kneel down together, and said crisply: "I wish the emperor's grandmother a life that is as high as the sky, and a blessing that is deeper than the sea. The sun and the moon shine together. Boundless!" Baba pulled Shui Rong to stand up.

The eunuch at the side read aloud: "The birthday present that the King of Beijing Jing presents to the Queen Mother is a white jade Buddha statue and a Suzhou embroidered screen!"

When the queen mother heard the phoenix's eyes lit up, she said excitedly: "Little Xuanzi, go and present the gift of the King of Beijing to Ai's family. Ai's family wants to see it!" The queen mother also knew that it was definitely prepared by Daiyu, her grandson I understand that every year is just a occasion, and Cuiqiao will take care of everything. This year, the gift sounds good, so she came here to see it.

After a while, the eunuch presented the gift. The queen mother saw that the white jade Buddha statue was more than one foot high, and the figure was full and lifelike, especially the faint smile, which was peaceful and peaceful, as if looking down on the common people.The Empress Dowager nods her head unconsciously, she feels that the gift Daiyu chose is really good for her, and it also saves face for Shui Rong.Seeing the Empress Dowager's joy, there was a whisper among the crowd, and everyone followed suit with lively eyes and said some flattering words.

At this moment, Shui Rong looked at the Buddha statue and then at the Queen Mother, and suddenly said with a smile: "Grandmother, this Buddha statue looks like you, and Grandmother is a female Bodhisattva!" The Queen Mother smiled happily, "It's still Rong'er!" She can speak, how dare the emperor's grandmother compare to the bodhisattva!" Even though he said that, he felt extremely benefited in his heart.

Shui Rong tugged at the Queen Mother's sleeve, coquettishly letting the Queen Mother see: "Look, Grandmother, doesn't she look a lot like you?"

Seeing the innocence and simplicity of the water-melting smile, and the eyes as clear as water, Daiyu lowered her head and smiled, but in her heart she was scornful, unable to tell that he was really a sycophant, and she blurted out these flattering words, and at the same time she sighed endlessly. After being together for a long time, I have also learned to play with the wind.

The Empress Dowager smiled happily, and happily ordered people to put away the Buddha statue. When her eyes turned to the screen of the Fushou Picture, her eyes lit up, and she hurriedly ordered people to put it in front of her. At this time, the Empress and others also approached curiously. .

Looking at it from a distance, it is a huge pattern of Fu characters. If you look closely, it is embroidered with Fu characters and Shou characters one by one.In the end, a complete Fu character is formed. The color is red with black, and black with bright gold. It looks particularly beautiful, and it is actually double-sided embroidery.

The queen mother was full of praise for a while, and compared it with the handkerchief in her hand: "Mother Gui, the handkerchief you embroidered for Ai's family is already very good, but it is only embroidered on one side. This child can actually embroider double-sided, such an embroiderer at such a young age, it is truly commendable!"

Daiyu lowered her head and smiled, showing her modesty.This look was noticed by Feng Keyao, who raised his eyebrows with a look of dissatisfaction.Luo Xiyan's eyes flickered, the corners of her mouth slightly curved, and she glanced at Daiyu without a smile, and there was clearly disdain in that look.

The Empress Dowager looked joyful and nodded frequently, and Shui Jiao took the opportunity to smile and said: "Mother, the banquet is ready, please invite the Empress to the table!" The Empress Dowager was in a happy mood, helping the maid to stand up, surrounded by everyone, and came to the Fushou Hall.

The empress dowager sat in the first seat, everyone took their seats one by one, because Shui Rong had always been favored by the empress dowager, so he was allowed to make an exception, he and Daiyu were seated under the empress dowager's seat.

Therefore, all the activities of this birthday were prepared by Shui Hei Hei, so at this time, he was just waiting for a scene during the banquet. After three cups of birthday wine, he came to the front and said to the Queen Mother with a smile: "Grandmother, your old man is five years old. On your tenth birthday, your father, grandson and all the officials hope that you will be blessed as deep as the sea, and live as long as the sky. The emperor's grandmother is devoted to Buddha, so the grandson invited all the eminent monks from Dajue Temple to honor the emperor's grandmother Qi Fuzeng. Hui." The Empress Dowager nodded with a smile and remained silent.

Shui Mobai then flashed aside, at this moment, music sounded, a group of people filed in, Daiyu saw that it was a group of monks, this was the first time she saw this birthday chanting, and found it very interesting, but she herself also respected Buddha, Therefore, he looked awed and full of piety.

All the people present followed the queen mother's solemnity and sat down respectfully.After the monks came up, they sat down in an orderly manner, chanting scriptures and Buddha to the music, and the surroundings were suddenly solemn and quiet.

Daiyu sat quietly, but no matter how she sat, she still felt uncomfortable, as if someone was staring at her, pretending to glance around casually, but saw Feng Keyao was staring at her, that look, Both resentful and unwilling, as if to swallow her alive.

Daiyu knew right away that she was still brooding about Ah Huang's matter, but she didn't mind, Feng Keyao's temperament was forthright, full of joy and anger, she hooked her lips and smiled slightly at Feng Keyao, Feng Keyao's eyes suddenly became colder , she gave Daiyu a hard look, and turned away.

Daiyu seemed to be able to hear her snort and disdain.The hatred was so strong, she still smiled, then turned her head, regained her expression, and watched the monks chanting scriptures intently.

"Why, are you just making fun of yourself?" A small voice sounded beside her ears. The voice was full of mockery, and Daiyu didn't need to guess to know that it was Shui Rong. She still turned her head subconsciously following the voice. At that time, Shui Rong was holding a small bowl, pretending to be eating, and his voice was so low that only two people could hear it.

Daiyu ignored him, seeing her looking at him, Shui Rong grinned naturally, with a coquettish expression: "Lady, hello..." Said the small bowl and stuffed it into Daiyu's hand.

Under such circumstances, Daiyu naturally had to feed her, otherwise the master would throw a splash in public, but it wouldn't be able to stop.So Daiyu had to watch the monks chanting scriptures intently, and at the same time take good care of the husband, feed him, and at the same time pay attention to the eyes of the queen mother.

"Lady, are you looking at Brother Elder?" When Daiyu fed him a small spoonful of porridge and looked up at the audience, Shui Rong suddenly moved closer to her, whispering softly.

Facing his suddenly cold eyes, Daiyu remained calm, and put the food he wanted to eat into his mouth in a calm and considerate manner, while gently picking his mouth with a handkerchief, and then He only heard the voice: "Which eye do you see me looking at the First Prince?"

"I can see everything with both eyes!" Shui Rong had an innocent expression and a cute smile, but there was a hint of impatience in his soft voice.

"Oh, is that so? Then I can see that you are looking at Brother Dahuang with both eyes!" Daiyu blinked her autumn eyes and returned the words to him intact. She was looking at monks. Clear and smooth, water soluble is really easy to pull.

When they were talking, they were very close to each other, their bodies were tightly pressed together, almost head to head, they looked very intimate to outsiders, especially Shui Rong, who actually leaned against her while talking, He kept rubbing his face against her body, like a child acting like a spoiled child to an adult.

At this time, after the blessing ceremony, the monks stood up together and prepared to leave. The surroundings became quiet, and everyone prepared to send these monks off.

The queen mother who had been focusing on these people suddenly turned her head and inadvertently saw the admiration of Shui Rong and Daiyu, and said in a slightly majestic tone: "Rong'er, don't be like this, be more serious, you are so funny!" Laughing at this is disrespect to the masters!"

Having said that, when the Queen Mother spoke, she was full of smiles and pampering, and she didn't mean to blame him at all: "Rong'er, stand up quickly, and respectfully send the masters away, do you hear me?"

Seeing that Shui Rong didn't respond for a long time, still relying on Daiyu, she put away her smile very rarely, and looked at her precious grandson somewhat sternly.

Shui Rong curled his lips with some reluctance, rubbed against Daiyu on purpose, and exaggeratedly sniffed: "But, I don't want to leave my lady, my lady's body is fragrant and soft, so comfortable to touch." of……"

As soon as his words came out, the corners of the mouths of the monks present twitched in unison, and the inviting expression seemed a little unnatural. The rest of the people also bowed their heads in embarrassment or followed suit. Feeling unnatural, some of the women's faces turned crimson.

On the other hand, Shui Rong had a natural face, as if nothing had happened, and said to the queen mother solemnly: "Grandmother, if you don't believe me, you can touch it too, the lady's body is really soft and fragrant. ..."

Daiyu was speechless at this moment, Shui Rong could always change ways to punish her, and the comparison of methods and tricks made her hard to guard against, no matter how clever she was, she would never be able to figure out what his next step would be.

Fortunately, she was calm enough. If she was the former self, she would have cried in the face of Shui Rong's ridicule and humiliation. At this moment, she just lowered her head slightly, as if she didn't hear it, because she believed that she would definitely Someone stood up, for sure.

For Daiyu's reaction, Shui Rong was also puzzled, and it was beyond his expectation. He thought that his behavior today could make any lady of the family feel ashamed, and she would cry with shame and anger on the spot, but this Lin Daiyu, Except for her silence and blushing, she didn't have any special reaction.

Could it be that my strength is not enough and I need to continue to work harder?

As soon as he thought of this, Shui Rong's eyes looking at Daiyu suddenly brightened up. Seeing in Daiyu's eyes, the bad premonition became stronger and stronger. His clear eyes clearly shone with a sly light, evoking The corners of his mouth looked extremely evil.

Shui Rong stood up suddenly and dragged Daiyu around a few cases. Daiyu could only let him pull her. Shui Rong stepped forward and grinned at the monk in front: "Master, I'm really not lying, if the imperial grandmother refuses, then you can come and touch it, it's really soft!"

While pushing Daiyu towards the monk, the monk was so frightened that his legs softened and he sat down on the ground.But Shui Rong still refused to let him go, so he squatted down and said to the monk seriously: "Master, feel it, monks don't lie, feel it, and tell me what you feel." Tell the imperial grandmother, and they will know that I am not lying!"

On the one hand, he smiled proudly at Daiyu and said, "Lady, do you think I am very smart?" Then he turned his head and looked innocently at the monk sitting on the ground, but the monk was overwhelmed by his smile. as dust.

This is Prince Beijing's woman, who would have the guts to touch her!

Seeing the monk who was about to cry but had no tears, with an expression on his face that seemed to be both crying and laughing, Daiyu secretly sighed that the method of water-melting and pruning people was the pinnacle, and at the same time followed the other's expression to make a cry without tears. He looked helpless and asked the Queen Mother for help.

From other people's point of view, this Princess of Beijing is so at a loss, so helpless and panicked, so pitiful, especially Feng Keyao, seeing Daiyu like this, let alone how happy she is.

Lin Daiyu, Lin Daiyu, what's your beauty, what's your talent, why don't you still marry a fool, and be played with like a monkey in public, look at this situation, this silly husband, every day, how can he be caught by this fool? What kind of foolish husband is he playing?Your cleverness is useless in front of such a fool!

However, she didn't understand Daiyu's psychology. Daiyu was sure that the monk would not dare to touch her, so she had nothing to worry about, Shui Rong, you want to play tricks on me, then I will change my mind and watch you play tricks .

"Rong'er, don't mess around!" The Empress Dowager finally reprimanded sternly. She saw that Shui Rong was getting more and more troublesome, and Daiyu's helplessness made her feel uncomfortable. To be honest, Daiyu still liked her very much. It's just that Rong'er was too messed up, so she had to come out to smooth things over.

The Empress Dowager signaled to the eunuchs next to her with her eyes, telling them to hurry over, pull Shui Rong away, and asked the monk to be pulled up to apologize to the master.

Shui Rong was reluctantly pulled back to his original position by those eunuchs. Under the stern eyes of the queen mother, he obediently watched the group of monks leave with everyone.Next, he became more and more tired of Daiyu, even worse than before, making all kinds of demands like a child.

The Queen Mother scanned and didn't care about him. After all, my grandson's mind is like that of a child of a few years old. A child who hasn't grown up, how can he not love to make trouble and not get tired of others.As long as you don't go too far, it's fine. Seeing that Daiyu's attention was all on Shui Rong, coaxing Shui Rong, her expression was really considerate and patient. The Queen Mother's eyes became softer, and the smile on her face deepened.

"My lady, it's really not easy. You can be so calm and composed under such circumstances. You don't blush and your heart doesn't jump. I really admire your husband!" Shui Rong's face leaned against her, rubbing back and forth, opening and biting Dai The fruit sent by Yu, said lazily.

"This is the only way to deal with you, my lord. This is what I have to do for my wife!" Daiyu kept her face and fed him in an orderly manner. He didn't blame and resent King Beijing for what happened just now, and he was more gentle and patient with King Beijing.

Seeing the intimacy of the two, Princess Bei Jing's expression was gentle, and she seemed to be coaxing him softly, how enviable!

But no one would have thought of the content of the two people's conversation at the moment, Wan didn't know the secret rivalry in private!

Daiyu is used to his mischief anytime and anywhere, and she knows very well that it is useless for her to be afraid, so she simply doesn't have to think about it carefully. It is said that if soldiers come to flood the water and soil, there will be a car in front of the mountain. road.

While the two were muttering to each other, another performance was over, the Queen Mother looked over here naturally, and saw that Shui Rong was lowering her head, and the two of them seemed to be talking about something. In the eyes of the queen mother, she was very satisfied.

She felt that this grandson of hers had really found a good daughter-in-law, who was just average. There were really not many who were as patient and careful with Rong'er as Daiyu. She was not satisfied with Daiyu at the beginning, but thinking about it now, it was really I lost my sight, but I didn't expect this child to be sincere to his grandson.

The queen mother was very pleased, and when she was happy, she couldn't help but said casually: "I don't watch the show, what are the young couple talking about?"

Facing the queen mother's questioning, Daiyu learned to be smart this time, she rolled her eyes and preempted the strike, and said before Shui Rong could speak: "Go back to the emperor's grandmother, grandson-in-law is damned, grandson-in-law is scolding the prince!"

Because she knew that if Shui Rong opened his mouth first and seized the opportunity, she might not be sure what kind of demon moth he would show up, so she couldn't fall into a passive position.