The Untouchable Daiyu of the Red Chamber

Because only the family members came to visit, Liu Xing did not come back, and still stayed in the clinic for consultations, while Mrs. Liu waited for guests at home.Jia Min and his party came, and the car pulled directly into the house behind the clinic.

Mrs. Liu came out with her daughter Liu Xiangyu.

After seeing the ceremony, Mrs. Liu carefully looked at Jia Min's mother and daughter, especially her gaze stayed on Jia Min's face for the longest time.

After a while, Mrs. Liu said with a smile: "Mrs. Shangshu, don't blame me for being abrupt. I saw that Mrs. Shangshu looked good, and I was happy for Mrs. Shangshu, so I was rude."

Jia Min laughed and said, "I am able to have what I am today, all thanks to Liu Langzhong's skillful hand to rejuvenate." Turning his eyes, he looked at Liu Xiangyu and said, "I haven't seen you in the past two years. The more the Xiang dialect is spoken, the better it will be."

Liu Xiangyu is two years older than Daiyu, ten years old this year.When it comes to appearance, it truly inherits the usual beauty of the Liu family.

Speaking of her beloved daughter, Mrs. Liu's expression also softened, and she said: "She is too good-looking, a girl of this age, and she is still wielding knives and sticks all day long. She is not good at it. Let me look at it." , I have never seen a girl who is more outstanding than Miss Lin."

Liu Xiangyu was lively by nature, when he heard his mother scolding, instead of being annoyed, he even winked at Daiyu.

When Daiyu saw her, she also pouted in Xiangyu.

When Mrs. Liu and Jia Min saw such a beautiful girl getting along so simply and happily, they also looked at each other and smiled. Jia Min said: "Mrs. Liu praised the wrong person. We, Yu'er, also like to practice boxing in the yard when we are at home. I don’t understand those things, but she said she read them in books, and she practiced well, not like a girl. Yu’er often said at home that if she had the opportunity to return to Beijing, she would definitely ask her Xiangyu sister for advice. ;I don’t know how to worry about me. I don’t know Yu’er’s temperament, nor who does this temperament follow.”

After hearing this, Xiangyu became more and more happy.It's just that the elders are talking, so it's not easy to interrupt.

After briefly saying goodbye, Jia Min turned the conversation back to the main topic: "A few days ago, my master and I went to visit Prime Minister Wen's residence and asked a little about Miss Su's situation. The prime minister's wife said that Miss Su testified in front of the emperor, so she I don't want to stay in the Prime Minister's Mansion anymore, but I want to go to the Muni Court outside the north gate to place the order. I sent someone to the Muni Court to ask, and the Muni Court said that Miss Su was picked up by Mrs. Liu. I don't know if Miss Su is in the mansion. Come on, will you let me see you, please ask Mrs. Liu to ask Miss Su."

Speaking of Su Lan, Mrs. Liu sighed, and said: "Miss Su is obviously the daughter of a good family. It is pitiful to see such a thing happen. I learned that Miss Su lives in the Muni Courtyard, and she also borrowed the help of Buddha worship." I have been there several times, but Miss Su just refused to come with me. Later, I persuaded her several times in Xiangyu, and the case of Zhen’s family was settled, and Miss Su got better, and she was willing to come with me.” Someone has been sent to call Su Lan.

After a while, a girl in purple clothes entered the room, it was Miaoyu from her previous life.

Daiyu knew that Su Lan was Miaoyu. When she was in Yangzhou, the Lin family never visited her for the sake of keeping it secret. This is the first time she saw her in this life.Miaoyu is as elegant and refined as in the previous life, but in the previous life, Miaoyu was already fifteen, and Miaoyu was only 12 years old, even younger.

Su Lan took a look at the situation in the room, and then bowed down to Jia Min Yingying: "Madam said Mrs. Shangshu wants to see me, so I think this is Mrs. Shangshu. Lin Shangshu's great kindness, Su Lan will never forget it."

Jia Min hurriedly helped Miaoyu up, and said: "My good boy, there is no need to perform such a big gift. Speaking of which, our master and your father are the same Jinshi. I didn't expect that Master Su would be wronged for nothing now, just like this I went. Now that the case of private salt has been sentenced, your father has been wronged."

Speaking of her father, Su Lan's eyes turned red, but Su Lan didn't want to shed tears easily after living in Liu's house, she nodded and said: "My father was upright all his life, and now he has gained a reputation because of Master Lin and Mr. Liu's great kindness. The little girl is very grateful." I’m just an orphan, but I don’t know how to repay her.”

Jia Min pulled Su Lan over, sat down beside him, and said, "My good boy, your father was innocent in the first place. Repaying his innocence is the duty of a courtier. You don't need to repay anyone. I have been there before." At Prime Minister Wen's mansion, the prime minister's wife said, since you came back from the face of the saint, you don't want to live in the prime minister's mansion, but go to live in the Muni courtyard outside the north gate. You child, how can you be so self-sufficient at such a young age? Tell me, what are your plans in the future? Our Yuer is four years younger than you, if you don't dislike her being noisy, how about you come to our house and be a companion with Yuer?"

After finishing speaking, he looked at Mrs. Liu again and said: "I see that Miss Su is fine with everything, but when she comes today, she wants to compete with Mrs. Liu, and wants to take over the house to live for a while. Mrs. Liu must obey me." .”

Su Lan follows her father in nature and is arrogant.I just heard Su Lan say: "The prime minister's wife treats me very well, and the two wives also treat me very well. I don't know. It's just that I was still in Xiaozhong before, and I didn't like to live in other people's homes. Since the case of the Zhen family has not been judged, Worried that I would live in other people's homes and cause trouble, so I voted in the Muni Temple outside the north gate. The abbot of the Muni Academy was my uncle. I practiced in the Muni Academy and chanted scriptures for my parents. The other day I was a filial piety, Mrs. Liu took care of me and sincerely picked me up, how could I continue to refuse."

After hearing Su Lan's words, Daiyu immediately thought of herself in her previous life.I went to Beijing twice in my previous life, both in filial piety. Although my grandmother was there, no one said anything in person, but the wealthy servants of Rongguo Mansion made things difficult for me. This may not be without this reason.

Jia Min patted Su Lan on the back again, and said softly: "You are young, and there are sudden changes in your family, so why bother to think about these things, and suffer for nothing. I will take you home to live for a few days, would you like it?"

Su Lan was moved and nodded with red eyes.

After saying a few more homely things, Jia Min said: "I have a few words to say to Mrs. Liu, Yu'er, go play with your sister Xiangyu and sister Su."

When Daiyu got up, Xiangyu invited Su Lan and Daiyu to her room.Mrs. Liu turned her servants away again, before asking: "Madam Shang Shu, what's the matter?"

Jia Min said: "It's nothing more than Lan'er's business. I don't know if Mrs. Liu has any plans. Because our master and Lan'er's father are from the same township, and they are also Jinshi on the same list, so there are some old friendships. Lan'er's life experience is also lamentable. .I discussed with our master and wanted to adopt Lan'er as a goddaughter. Since Lan'er has been sincerely brought into the house by Mrs. Liu, it is natural to ask Mrs. Liu and Miss Su what they mean."

After hearing this, Mrs. Liu clasped her hands together and said, "Amitabha, if this is done, it will be Miss Su's good fortune. I shouldn't do anything. Mrs. Shangshu also knows that our uncle and Miss Su's father once worked together in Quanzhou. Officer. My uncle and Ms. Su's father intended to get married back then, but because the children were young, they didn't make up their minds. Later, Mrs. Su suffered an accident, and our uncle tried our best to deal with it. Even if Ms. Su went to Yangzhou, it was our uncle who sent a suitable person delivered.

Our master wrote to ask his uncle, he is the most promising person, and still has the intention of fulfilling the marriage contract.That being the case, I naturally want to take good care of Miss Su.But with my status, I can't accept Miss Su as my daughter. If Mrs. Shangshu is willing, it would be best. "

Jia Min was taken aback when he heard this, then smiled again: "Master Liu is really a person who honors his promises, and he is respectable."

The two of them talked, and they ordered someone to invite Su Lan to ask him what Su Lan meant.

Su Lan was originally intelligent, but unexpectedly, she grew up overnight.Naturally, he knew that with his life experience, his future was bleak, and he had the idea of ​​dying in the Muni courtyard.I also know that people like Shangshufu are willing to accept me as a goddaughter, but to support me, in order to plan for my future lifelong future.

Su Lan was deeply moved, but she didn't agree immediately, but said: "Mrs. Shangshu's love, Su Lan is very grateful. It's just the old salt tax case, which involved a lot. I also testified against many national thieves and offended many people. Although no one dares to do anything to me now because of the mercy of the saint. But there is no guarantee that no one will take revenge on the family I protect in the future. I originally planned to live in Mrs. Liu’s house for a few days, and then return to my uncle to practice. Mrs. Shangshu is willing to accept It is my blessing to be a daughter, but Su Lan is worried that I am an ominous person who will bring trouble to the Shangshufu in the future."

Jia Min sneered, and said: "You girl is good at everything, but you are too thoughtful, unlike a girl of this age. If you say that the salt tax case offended people, no one offended more people than our master. Are you worried about this action?" very."

Su Lan nodded after hearing this.

Even though she only recognizes her as a daughter, Jia Min attaches great importance to it.First, I went to the Muni Academy to carefully ask Su Lan's uncle to return to vulgarity. Then I chose an auspicious day and held a few small banquets. I also invited Mrs. Wen Prime Minister to be a witness. In addition, I also invited Su Hanshan and Lin Ruhai. Tong Ke, Liu Xing and other family members who are officials in the capital congratulate together.

In the preface, among the three daughters of the Lin family, Su Lan is the eldest, followed by Yinglian. The three of them are called sisters.

Su Lan's experience in this life is somewhat similar to Daiyu's previous life, so Daiyu can have empathy for Su Lan.In addition, Daiyu is very intelligent, and she can understand the idea, and the two become more and more speculative.As for Yinglian, she is always easy to get along with, so she is happy to have another sister in her family.

Seeing that the three sisters got along well, Jia Min felt relieved.

At the beginning, Su Hanshan had a deadly fight with Zhen Yingjia, not only sent Su Lan to the temple, but also donated a lot of family wealth to the imperial court.Only then did Emperor Taizong reward Su Lan, and Su Lan passed the time in Muni Court safely.But Su Hanshan didn't completely ignore Su Lan. When arranging the retreat for Su Lan, besides keeping some lightweight things by Su Lan's side for thinking, he also prepared a dowry and sealed it in the household department.

Now that Lin Ruhai is the Minister of the Household Department, he counted Su Lan's dowry and handed the list to Jia Min.

On this day, Jia Min called Su Lan into the room, and said: "The dowry that your father left for you back then, the master has already counted it. This is the list, you keep it yourself. Now you live in your yard. Are you okay? Are you doing your best? If there is something missing, just tell Yu’er. Since you have recognized me as your adoptive mother, this is your home.”

Su Lan took the dowry list, her expression changed, and she finally couldn't help but shed tears and said, "Mother, I'm fine with everything here." This mother's voice came from the bottom of her heart.

Su Lan has experienced too many changes. Even though she knew that the Lin family and the Liu family were her benefactors, and that Prime Minister Wen and his wife treated her very well, she still had a faint guard against others.That is to say, Liu Xiang's language is innocent and innocent, and Daiyu's interpretation can make Su Lan take precautions.But at this moment, Jia Min exchanged the dowry left by her father to her, but finally made Su Lan let go of her guard.

The Su family is also a century-old family, and now there is only one virgin left.Although Su Nanshan only left a dowry for Su Lan, this dowry must be quite a lot.Although Su Lan was not so villainous as to think that the Lin family would look at her as a dowry, but Jia Min frankly handed over the list to herself, but it was different.

From then on, Su Lan and the five members of the Lin family got along very harmoniously. Jia Min made the decision, and also asked Su Lan to be the director together with Yinglian and Daiyu.Su Lan is 12 years old this year, and Ying Lian is only less than a year younger than Su Lan. She is about to see her, and learning how to take care of the feeder is more urgent than Daiyu.

Not long after the Lin family returned to Beijing, there were a lot of things going on, and now it was easy to straighten things out, and there was a banquet to be held right in front of them.Lin Ruhai was promoted, and there were so many people who gave congratulatory gifts, the Lin family naturally wanted to hold a banquet to celebrate.Jia Min simply handed over this matter to the three sisters.

After hearing this, Su Lan asked, "Should the adoptive mother leave it to me and my sisters for such a big matter? Lan'er is worried that she won't think carefully about the matter, and she will make people laugh for nothing."

Jia Min said with a smile: "I see that you sisters are very safe, just let go and do it. If there is anything you don't understand, just ask me."

Su Lan asked Daiyu again: "Has my sister ever hosted such a banquet?"

Daiyu said: "That's not true. But I thought, we sisters only need to draw up the menu and arrange the staff to serve everywhere. The guests in the outer courtyard will be served by their father, and the elders in the inner courtyard will be with Shihe. The mother talked together. On the day of the real banquet, we sisters just entertained a few tables of delicate guests. As long as the first things are arranged, the rest should not be difficult to deal with."

Su Lan was originally an extremely intelligent girl, but when her family suffered an accident, she hadn't started learning how to be a director.Now hearing what Daiyu said, she immediately understood, nodded and said: "Then sister first give me a copy of the roster of our servants."

Jia Min listened and nodded with a smile.Although Su Lan has never done these things, she can quickly grasp the key points. No matter how cumbersome things are, they will be done by the servants. Although they are handed over to the two daughters, they are just an overview.First of all, get to know the people below, and then arrange it well, and the matter will be settled.

In the days that followed, the three sisters first asked the kitchen what dishes they were good at, ordered a few main dishes, and then decided on side dishes that were both delicious and delicious around the main dishes.The chef of the Lin family was brought from Jiangnan, and he is good at Huaiyang cuisine; many of the guests this time have lived in the capital for a long time, and Daiyu has inquired about the famous Shandong cuisine restaurant in the capital, and hired a Lu cuisine chef at a high price.Many major dishes in Beijing are based on Shandong cuisine, so that Shandong cuisine has the reputation of court cuisine.

After ordering the dishes, they will find the purchases and divide them into groups. The ingredients for a single-tube Huaiyang cuisine must be fresh and high-quality; the ingredients for a single-tube Shandong cuisine must also be fresh and high-quality; Can purchase other items.

For the rest, Daiyu also divided the subordinates who were in charge of various tasks on the day of the banquet into groups, not only had their own division of labor, but also distributed clothes of different colors.Just like the work clothes of later generations, they are not only refreshing and uniform, but also it is easier to distinguish their division of labor after they are divided into colors.The people in each group are responsible for the same work in a hall alone, and there are distinctions among those who guide customers, serve food, and schedule; After a while, continue to the next step.

With such an orderly arrangement, Su Lan and Yinglian saw that Daiyu didn't spend much time on the board, so they arranged many things in an orderly manner.He laughed and said, "It's strange that mother is so relieved to entrust us with such a big matter. It turns out that Yu'er has such skills, and Yinglian and I are happy to hide behind my sister and be lazy."

Daiyu said: "Sisters, don't worry about making fun of me, I did something wrong, but my sister will be punished with me." Although Daiyu said so, she was confident.It's not that she is really capable, but the Chinese army of later generations is the most disciplined, division of labor and cooperation, and the most efficient group.Not to mention that tens of thousands of people fought together without any chaos, it was a grand military parade that attracted worldwide attention. There were more than 300 people in each square, walking horizontally and vertically, and diagonally was a line.It's really nothing to arrange this banquet by yourself.It is enough to take out a zero of the management methods learned by the army of later generations.

After Daiyu showed Jia Min the completed regulations, Jia Min was amazed after reading it, and said to Lin Ruhai: "Our Yu'er only manages a family and a house. I am really wronged. Tell me, our Yu'er is handsome. , should command thousands of troops."

One sentence made the whole family laugh.

This unintentional joke aroused Daiyu's thoughts.In later generations, there really was a female general who commanded thousands of troops, she was heroic and heroic, and Dai Yu yearned for her.

After such preparations, on the day of the banquet, there will be a lot of guests early in the morning.Not only all relatives and friends of the Lin family came to congratulate, but also some families that Daiyu couldn't think of.For example, the second room of Rongguo Mansion and Xue's family in Jinling.

Daiyu heard that they were also here, and she knew the reason after a little thought.Xue's family in Jinling is an imperial merchant, leading the errands of the household department.There is such an opportunity today, so it is naturally a good gift.It's Mrs. Wang, what's the benefit of going head-to-head with a Shangshu?Since Jia Mu was in the middle of persuasion, Mrs. Wang bit the bullet and came.

In the past two years, although the Lin family and the Jia family's second household have not been on the verge of sword-fighting, nor have they become known to everyone, but the two families have not exchanged gifts or favors in the past two years, and some well-informed people also know about it.The second room of the Jia family came, which attracted a lot of attention.

Today is a happy day, Daiyu heard the news that her mother-in-law came to report, she still welcomed him into the door, and sent Xueyan to talk to Jia Min.On the other side, a maidservant was arranged to lead Jia Mu and her party to the main courtyard to have snacks with melons and fruits, or to have tea.

In the main courtyard, it was Jia Min who was talking with the orders of the families. Suddenly, Xue Yan came in and whispered a few times in his ear. Jia Min nodded and sent Xue Yan to the girl first.After seeing Jia's mother, Mrs. Xing Wang, Aunt Xue and several girls, Jia Min didn't shake his face because of the unpleasant person.

After greeting the group to sit down, he said to Yingchun: "Lan'er, Yinglian and Yu'er are all busy today, you can sit first or go for a walk. Yingchun, you are older, I have entrusted Tanchun and Shan'er to you. There are a lot of people today, and the sisters take care of each other. If you encounter any problems, just order the servant girl. If you want to find Yu'er, ask the servant girl to lead the way." Then he said to Xue Baochai: " Is Miss Xue here to accompany Mrs. Xue, or to play with Yingchun and the others?"

On such occasions, when the girls come, they naturally want to socialize. They know a few handkerchiefs to hand over, and few of them stay with their elders.Baochai also said that it is the same as going to Yingchun.

Yingchun Yingshi was about to get up, but Sister Feng smiled and said, "Why did Auntie forget me? Although I have become a mother, it's the first time I come back to Auntie's house, and I want to go for a walk. Leave the younger sisters to me, Auntie don't worry."

One sentence made everyone laugh.Sister Feng took the girls out of the house and walked into the garden. She only felt that Lin's house was very elegantly arranged, and there were scenery everywhere.

In the upper room, Mrs. Wen Prime Minister teased Jia Min and said, "I have never seen anyone more blessed than Mrs. Lin Shangshu. She just sits here and hides for such a big banquet. There are so many people in the house. Seeing a servant come in to ask for instructions, Mrs. Lin Shangshu told me how to train|teach her to manage things."

Everyone didn't realize it at first, but after hearing this, they remembered that Jia Min had been talking with them all the time, not only didn't give instructions to the servants, even none of the servants came to ask for instructions.

Jia Min said with a smile: "Although our housekeepers are good at things, we can't do it without the master's instructions. Thanks to my daughters, they are quite smart. I can leave many things to them, and I can let them go."

Everyone knows that there is a young girl in the Lin family, but it is said that she has been in charge of Zhongfu since she was a child, and has two other foster daughters who are not very old.These three girls can organize such a big banquet without any chaos.

All the wives were amazed and said with a smile: "When the girls finish their work, they must call us to meet."

Jamin responded with a smile.In this day and age, there are not many opportunities for girls to show their talents. Whether they can say they are good relatives depends on family background, word of mouth and reputation. It is such a social occasion to see if they can show their strengths.Daiyu is still young, so Jia Min is not in a hurry.It was time for Su Lan and Ying Lian to see each other. Since Jia Min recognized her adopted daughter, she decided to take care of them.

So he turned to Su Qing and said, "Go and invite the girls."

Su Qing should have gone, and not long after, a group of fairies-like girls came in.They are Daiyu, Su Lan, Yinglian and Liu Xiangyu in turn.

Today, many famous wives and imperial orders came to the capital. These people not only met many ladies from various families, but also met many princesses and princesses.But speaking of it, the four girls of the Lin family are really pretty, and it's a feast for the eyes to see them.

Prime Minister Wen's wife knew Su Lan and guessed Daiyu based on her age, but she didn't know the rest.On the other hand, Liu Fang's wife knew Liu Xiangyu, and said with a smile, "Xiang Yu, why did you come here alone, but didn't see your mother?"

Liu Xiangyu was lively and generous. He first greeted Mrs. Liu Fang, then saluted everyone, and said: "Mother is not feeling well today, so I came with my father."

Mrs. Liu Fang made an introduction to everyone, and everyone knew that Liu Xiangyu was the daughter of a side branch of the Liu family, Duke of Li.Because of the good relationship with the Lin family, today is such an occasion, speaking of it, Liu Xiangyu is not the daughter of an official family.

Everyone originally wanted to see the girls from the Lin family, since four girls came, they naturally praised all four of them.

The four of them also received a lot of respect.

Just to say that after the banquet started, due to sufficient preparations, the whole banquet was in order and the host and guest enjoyed themselves.

After the banquet, Daiyu and others were much more relaxed, so they made an appointment with Yingchun and his party to go for a stroll in the yard together.Among other things, Daiyu met her old sister Zhibao from her previous life again.Baochai is still dignified and generous, following the time.

Some people in the group know each other and some don't. After greeting each other, they play together.Because Daiyu is the lord, after visiting the lord's garden for a while, she invited everyone to sit in her yard.

Just halfway through the journey, Daiyu always felt that someone behind her was staring at her, and she frowned slightly.

Su Lan really regarded Daiyu as her younger sister, so she paid attention to such a small gesture, and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong with my younger sister?"

Daiyu shook her head and said: "It's nothing, I just thought of something just now, I'll go and tell my mother. Only halfway through the guests, it's hard to say that I won't go to Furong Courtyard, so my sister went to greet the guests for me first, I will wait a while just come."

Knowing that Daiyu was considerate, Su Lan thought she really thought of something, so she said, "Go quickly, leave the matter here to me."

Daiyu should be, and she told Chunshan, Qiuyue, Xueyan and other servant girls, and they all obeyed the eldest lady's orders, and came when they went.

Everyone agreed, and Daiyu nodded to Yingchun and other sisters, then turned around and came back.Because he wanted to look anxious, he took a few steps in a hurry.

The last time I saw Daiyu in the Concubine Zhong's palace, Shui Lan felt that Daiyu was a little strange.Today, Shuilan came to Lin's house for a banquet with her parents, and has been paying attention to Daiyu.

Shui Lan also pretends to visit Lin's garden, but actually follows Dai Yu intentionally or unintentionally.Unexpectedly, Daiyu suddenly left everyone behind and turned back. Shuilan was so frightened that she glanced away and pretended to be wandering, but she led her maid to a flower path next to her.

After hiding behind a large clump of palm bamboos, she poked her head to look at Daiyu, and seeing that she didn't come towards her, Shui Lan breathed a sigh of relief.

Daiyu was a female soldier in later generations. Because of her age, she couldn't recover to the level of a soldier, but her sensitivity and insight were more than an order of magnitude higher than that of ordinary ladies.Ordinary people can still feel being stared at all the time, let alone Daiyu who has received anti-reconnaissance training.

As soon as Daiyu turned her head, she first glanced at the source of the gaze staring at her, and saw Shui Lan.Shui Lan hurriedly dodged, but Daiyu pretended to walk straight forward, taking advantage of Shui Lan's relaxation, she also chose a small path, and walked from the other side to the clump of palm bamboos where Shui Lan was hiding.

Daiyu received rigorous military training, and the Army of the Republic of later generations was called the number one army in the world.Daiyu is one of the top business leaders in the army, so it is so easy to follow an ancient lady.After dodging a few times, he quietly approached Shuilan's hiding place.

Shui Lan thought she had shaken off Daiyu, and said to herself: "How could it be? She doesn't seem to have any insufficiency, does she? The crown prince didn't fall, could it be related to her?"

'Could it be related to her that the prince didn't fall? ' That alone is shocking enough.If Daiyu hadn't received rigorous military training in later generations, this sentence alone would probably make her lose her temper in fright.

Daiyu was naturally shocked, but she stabilized her figure and did not move.But Shui Lan didn't say anything more, Shui Lan's maid came up and said: "Miss, why is she walking in such a hurry, she got stuck carefully." Shui Lan said nothing happened, and walked away holding the maid's hand.