Edge of the Red Chamber

Daiyu has never slept well, but yesterday she had a good night's sleep. She was woken up by the water solution.

The two strangers at first were too shy to look at each other, but after a night of skin-to-skin contact, they became acquainted.

Seeing that there is already light outside, Shui Rong still hugs her.Although still shy, it is not like yesterday.Gently pushed him, said: "It's time to get up." But he still didn't dare to look at Shui Rong.

Shui Rong took out an enamel pocket watch from under the pillow, pressed the switch, the cover popped up, glanced at the light, then closed the cover and put it back again, saying: "No hurry, it's still early." Outside the tent said: "Bring hot water." One person answered yes, not Qingfeng's voice.

Turning around, he said to Daiyu, "You're still lying down for a while." After that, he lifted the quilt and got up.

It was time for her to get up and wait for Shui Rong to dress and wash. At this moment, she was completely naked, so she didn't speak. Unexpectedly, Shui Rong got up, but came up again, kissed her on the cheek before turning and leaving.

Daiyu's cheeks were flushed, angry and ashamed.

I was angry for a while, and I had nowhere to complain. I was bored in my heart, and it was me who was angry.Feeling bored again, she got up and put on a middle coat and trousers before calling her maid.

It was another breeze that came in, blessed, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the princess." Then he said: "The hot water is ready, should the princess take a bath first?"

After taking a bath, he changed his clothes and came out, and saw Shui Rong leaning on the beauty couch with a book in his hand.

Today she is wearing a bright red short skirt, a moon white pleated skirt, and a phoenix opera peony beige.Hearing the noise, Shui Rong turned his head to look over, looked up and down, smiled and said: "Come and sit," and asked: "Are you hungry? I saw your girl today, so I know you didn't eat much yesterday."

When Daiyu looked again, she saw that Hongxiao was making the quilt and making the bed.

"Congratulations girl." Daiyu turned her head and looked back, saw Xiangcheng and Lan Qiao coming in, and saluted together.

Hongxiao heard Shui Rong's voice, turned her head and saw Daiyu, hurriedly came up to salute.Listening to words, when he was about to say something, Shui Rong said: "Why haven't you changed your mind? I think I didn't give you any money." Then he said: "One high-class seal for each person." Xiang Cheng quickly smiled and thanked her.

It's not at home, and Shui Rong's temperament is not clear yet, so Hong Kao refrained from talking about the orange, and also bowed her head to thank her for the reward.

Daiyu didn't seem to hear Shui Rong's words, she went to the dressing table and sat down, ordered Hongxiao to comb her hair, and then said to Shui Rong: "It's getting late, come back and eat."

Shui Rong said: "It's not so early." He ordered Qingfeng to bring breakfast.

Daiyu remembered the old lady's words, called Qingfeng to stop, and said: "We are juniors, even if we go earlier, we should."

Seeing her insistence in every possible way, Shui Rong understands that she is a bride, and there is some restraint, besides, Daiyu respects the concubine, so it is not good to stop her all the time, she finally complied.

Xiangcheng brought boiling water, Daiyu took it, paused, and said: "Prepare a bowl for the prince as well."

Water-soluble and boring, she sat and turned her head to watch Daiyu make up.Daiyu was embarrassed by him, so she called Xiangcheng, pointed to a place and said, "Come here."

As soon as Xiangcheng saw it, she naturally guessed what Daiyu had done.He glanced at Shui Rong, then looked back at Daiyu, and stood over.

Shui Rong smiled and said, "What a loyal girl."

In the generation of the old prince, there were five brothers, and the old prince had three brothers.The eldest master left early, and there is only one girl under his knees, who has become a grandmother now; the second master is a concubine, and has been separated a long time ago; The concubine prefers the fifth master, and the two brothers are fine, but there is a gap between the sisters-in-law.So after the old concubine was gone, the brothers also separated.

The eldest lady and daughter were still in the mansion, the fourth master asked for money to buy a house outside, but the fifth master refused to move out, so he gave a piece of house in the northwest corner to the fifth master, built a wall, and opened the door separately on the north side.

After the old prince was gone, the concubine moved to Manqiu Garden in the east.Shui Rong usually lives in the study outside and doesn't come to the inner courtyard, so the main courtyard is empty.This time for the big wedding, the concubine took the lead and reorganized the main house to make a new house.

It is a little far from the main courtyard to Manqiu Garden.

Shui Rong ordered people to bring up the sedan chair, and when Daiyu came out, she blushed a little when she saw a big sedan chair.In front of the servant girl, it's not easy to refute Shui Rong's words.

After walking for a quarter of an hour, we arrived at Manqiu Garden.As soon as he got out of the sedan chair, the two women guarding the door came up to greet him, Shui Rong waved his hands, and said with a smile.

When the two went in, Mother Zhou came up to greet her, and greeted her with blessings. Daiyu hurriedly stopped her and said, "You're very polite, Mom." Hongxiao waited for the opportunity to hand over a first-class letter, and Daiyu said with a smile, "Don't be disgusted, Mom. "

Zhou's mother accepted it with a smile, and said: "I am also pleased with the concubine's joy." She also said: "The prince and concubine come early, and the concubine combs her hair."

After finishing speaking, the two of them were welcomed in. A maidservant wearing a moon white pleated skirt and royal blue armor came out with one hand holding up the beaded curtain and lowering her head. When she saw the two of them, she greeted them hurriedly and said with a smile, "Please, my lord and my concubine, please have tea in the hall." .”

Daiyu didn't recognize her, Shui Rong said: "This is Qingping who is in front of my concubine."

Daiyu nodded, and said to Shui Rong, "I'll go in and serve you."

Qingping smiled and said: "I knew that the princess wanted to say this..."

Before he could say a word, he saw a middle-aged woman come out surrounded by a group of servant girls.Shui Rong and Daiyu hurried forward, the concubine smiled and waved her hands, saying: "Don't be too polite, don't be too polite." They pulled each hand up one by one.

Shui Rong smiled and supported the concubine, while winking at Daiyu.Daiyu paused, and supported the concubine as if she was melting in water.

The concubine smiled and patted her hand, saying, "Good boy."

Zhou's mother smiled and said: "Breakfast is ready, the concubine should hurry over to eat."

The concubine smiled and said: "Okay, let's eat now, I'm afraid I won't be free for a while." She still didn't let go, and asked as she walked, "Have the eldest wife and eldest aunt come?"

Zhou's mother followed, saying: "Li Xiang has already gone to invite her, and the eldest wife said that breakfast will be served in the room today."

The concubine nodded, and said: "Forget it, it's rare for the eldest girl to come back. The mother and daughter have their own opinions." Then she took the two of them to the east.

The big kang is facing the window, covered with apricot-yellow Shu brocade mattresses, and large pillows of the same color are placed on the front and lead pillows.There are four screens on the back, which are pictures of four gentlemen with plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, all of which are embroidered by Gusu.There is a pair of redwood and begonia-style small tables on both sides. On the left table is a small black gold three-legged tripod with spoon and incense box, and on the right table is a flat bottle of Ru kiln beauty tears.On the ground, next to the small table on the left, there is a Geyao Langhong pot-bellied bottle with a small neck, and a few peach blossoms are inserted in it.There are four chairs in a row under the ground, all of which are covered with apricot yellow flower chairs, with four sets of footrests underneath.On both sides of the chair, there is also a pair of high tables, on which there are tea bowls, vases and flowers.There is no need to elaborate on the rest of the furnishings.

At this time, a mahogany table was placed in front of the kang, the concubine sat down from the north, and Shui Rongzi sat on the right side of the concubine, the concubine pointed to the seat on the left and asked Daiyu to sit.

Daiyu refused, and the concubine smiled and said, "You sit too. Our family is small, so we don't have so many rules." Daiyu just sat down.

The concubine asked her what she usually eats in the morning at home, and said: "I know, your mother pays attention to these things the most."

Daiyu said a few things as usual, and a group of women came in with big colorful enamel boxes.Daiyu stopped talking, and a few servant girls hurriedly twisted the hot handkerchief and the three of them wiped their hands.After three dishes were served, the fifth lord and the fifth wife came, and the concubine said indifferently, "Ask the fifth lord and the fifth wife if they have eaten. If not, pass it on to another table." They didn't even want to eat together. What a dislike.

Daiyu wondered secretly, even though it was only a quarter of an hour since she came in, she could tell that the concubine was a very sensible and tolerant person, why did she disagree with the fifth master and fifth wife?Come to think of it, the fifth master and the fifth wife did have something wrong.

However, whether the fifth master and the fifth wife acted properly is not something that the younger generation can comment on.Daiyu just kept it in her heart, and when she met the Fifth Master and Fifth Wife in the future, she just had to be more careful.

After the meal, Zhou's mother personally brought a cup of tea to the concubine and said, "The second and fourth masters and the second and fourth wives have arrived at the door."

The concubine took a sip, Qingping hurriedly brought up the spittoon, the concubine lowered her head and vomited, put the tea bowl down, and said just now: "Take me to meet you." After finishing speaking, she called Li Xiang again, and said, "Go and invite the eldest lady Come over with my aunt and grandma." Then she ordered Qingping to invite the people from the fifth room.

The second room and the fourth room are interesting. They arrived just after eating here.

The concubine got up, Shui Rong and Daiyu hurried forward.Seeing this, the concubine was very happy, she smiled and said to Zhou's mother: "Today, I will also enjoy the blessing of a son and daughter-in-law."

Shui Rong smiled and said: "In the past, didn't my son show filial piety to you?"

Hearing this, the concubine laughed and scolded: "I'm still jealous with your wife." Then she said: "She is soft-tempered, you are not allowed to bully her." She turned her head and said to Daiyu: "If he bullies you, come here Tell me, I'll tell him."

Daiyu blushed, and said, "Your Majesty treats me very well." As she said this, her face became even more red, dripping with blood.

The concubine liked to hear this, and said with a smile, "I'm relieved that you two are in harmony."

Said, to the main room.

The Xianglian made a sound, but it was the eldest lady who came.

The eldest wife is wearing a blue double-breasted pipa jacket, with only three silver hairpins on her head.A young woman supported her, and their faces were somewhat similar.Daiyu knew it was her great aunt.

She was wearing a double-breasted gown with red and white butterflies and two-color peonies, a white silk skirt, and a beaded hairpin with five phoenixes facing the sun on her head.

Ordinarily, Daiyu is a bride and should have dressed festively.Others should avoid the limelight and should not wear bright red.Daiyu was taken aback for a moment, then pretended she hadn't seen it, and knelt down to salute.

Concubine Tai and Shui Rong frowned, Concubine Tai said: "Grandma looks bright today."

The eldest wife suddenly became embarrassing, unable to speak.On the contrary, it was the eldest aunt, who didn't seem to understand the concubine's voice, and said with a smile: "You also agreed, and I think this dress is well made." Said: "You are so lucky to have such stunning looks as younger siblings."