Edge of the Red Chamber

Seeing that it was getting late, Daiyu thought about having a conversation with Lin Hai, so she resigned from the old lady and went to the outer courtyard.

Zhang Youcai was guarding outside the study, and Daiyu knew that Lin Hai and the others had something to do, so she said, "I'll go to the conservatory for a meeting."

Lin Hai and others heard voices in the room, and someone asked, "Who is outside?"

Daiyu recognized Lin Yan's voice, and raised her voice, "Second Brother, it's me."

Lin Hai then said, "It's Yu'er, come in quickly."

Just as Daiyu was about to speak, the curtain was lifted by the people inside.After a little thought, I went in.

Lin Hai sat in the middle, Shui Rong sat on the first chair to the east, and Lin Jue and Lin Yan sat on the west.

Seeing her coming in, Lin Hai pointed to the seat opposite him and said, "Come and sit."

Daiyu sat down as she said, and Lin Hai said, "Why are you here?"

To be honest, he seemed to be in a hurry to go back, so he said, "I'm going to go to the greenhouse to have a look."

Hearing this, Lin Hai seemed to remember it, and said with a smile: "If you don't tell me, I forgot, I left you two pots, and you can take them back when you go back."

It's strange to say this, since when she doesn't choose the flowers in the flower room, what does it mean to "keep" two pots?Daiyu couldn't figure it out for a moment, so she simply threw it away and said with a smile, "I don't know how to raise it, so don't feel bad about raising it to death later."

Lin Hai smiled and said, "If you die, you will die, what is it worth?"

Lin Yan curled his lips and said, "Father is the most partial, why did you say 'die when you die' in front of my sister, but when he came to me, he said, 'You are not a flower grower, where can you find me another pot if you die? Same come'."

Lin Hai immediately turned his head and gave him a sideways glance, and said, "I'm going to be a father, and I'm jealous of your sister."

When they left, Lin Hai sent someone to bring out two pots of flowers, and Yao Huang carried them to her car.

Shui Rong didn't ride the horse, but also got into the car.

Daiyu didn't expect it, when she saw him coming in, she was taken aback for a moment, then she sat down on her right hand side, and Shui Rong sat down in front of her.

Just sat down, a little eunuch outside called out to the prince, Shui Rong glanced at Daiyu, and said: "Go back."

After a while, the carriage moved slowly.

Daiyu leaned sideways, lowered her head, and caressed the handkerchief in her hand for a while, then she heard Shui Rong say: "Last time I said to go to Zhuangzi to see peach blossoms, why didn't I go?"

The old lady never mentioned it, so Daiyu naturally didn't know.After thinking about it for a while, I know that it must be the time when Shi Xiangyun came out of the pavilion.However, when the wedding was approaching, she was not the daughter-in-law of the Northern Prince's Mansion, so how could she go to the door of the Northern Prince's Mansion at will?That's why the old lady didn't mention it, and said: "There is something at home, we just rested for two days and returned."

Because the fifth prince has a bad temper, the steward at his door didn't want to ask for flowers. The old lady was afraid that the fifth prince would not comply, and there would be troubles at that time, so she took her back to the city at dawn the next day.

Naturally, Shui Rong also knew, but seeing that Daiyu was shy and refused to talk to him, so he just found something to entice her to talk.Seeing that she really spoke, she said, "The weather is fine these few days, why don't we go outside the city for a day tomorrow?"

Not to mention she is still a bride, but she is a mother-in-law. As long as her mother-in-law is around, there is no reason for her to go out with her husband as a daughter-in-law.It's not good but he didn't understand the meaning of water melting, he just replied vaguely: "Let's talk about it."

The world is far and wide, and the parents are short-lived. The two arrived without saying a word.

When they came back, they went back to freshen up before going to see the concubine. The concubine first asked about the affairs of the palace, and Daiyu explained everything in detail, which took a lot of time.It was dusk, and the kitchen came to ask for food, so we had dinner.After the meal, they continued to talk about going back to the Lin family, and they left at the end of the second watch.

The next day Shui Rong would have to go to bed early, Daiyu was thinking about it, Yinzheng woke up, seeing Shui Rong was fast asleep, she got up quietly, who would have thought, just raised her body, and was pulled into his arms by his hand.

Shui Rong didn't open his eyes, he held her tightly in his arms, and said: "It's still early, you should sleep a little longer."

The water dissolves like a stove, and the thin silk shirt is like nothing, Daiyu's body is hot, and even her body is soft, Daiyu is ashamed and annoyed, she puts her hand between the two of them, saying: "It's getting late, I ordered Qingniao to steam the rice cakes yesterday, I don’t know if it’s ready, I’ll go and have a look. When you get up later, you can make a cushion.”

Seeing that it was for him, Shui Rong was overjoyed, hugged Daiyu more and refused to let go, and felt sorry for her, saying: "Then you don't have to go and see it yourself, it doesn't matter which one you send. You rest at ease, I will eat before leaving ?”

When he said this, Daiyu felt embarrassed again, and said, "What does it matter to me whether you eat or not?"

Shui Rong didn't care about it, and lay down with her arms around her for a while, then let go, then got up, covered her with the quilt, and said: "Mother Concubine Maozheng just got up, you lie down for a while, I told Hongxiao Well, when the time comes, she will call you."

Daiyu couldn't lie down, and finally got up.

Shui Rong didn't listen to what she said, so he could only let her go.

After washing up, Qingniao brought cakes, and Shui Rong ate five yuan with bird's nest soup.

Daiyu waited for him to wash again, changed the court clothes, and sent them to the door. Shui Rong turned around and said, "It's dewy outside, so come here." Then she told Hong Kao, "Your princess is easy, you should think about everything. Yes." Hung Hom replied yes with a smile.

Daiyu blushed before she knew it, and she really didn't want to send it off.

Shui Rong glanced at her again before turning around and leaving.

It's still early and the concubine has not got up yet, if she goes by, I'm afraid it will disturb the concubine's good sleep.Now I can't sleep anymore, so I just want to read the book, so I tell Hongxiao, "Go and get the book."

Hongxiao smiled and said: "It's early in the morning, what book to read, if the princess can't fall asleep, it's also good to lie down and rest up."

Hearing this, Daiyu remembered what she said when she woke up, so she gave up and said, "Then let's talk."

After taking off her outer clothes, Daiyu leaned on the soft couch, and Hongxuan took a thin quilt to cover her up, saying: "Just in time, I have something to go back to the princess." As she spoke, she poured out a bowl Wen Shui came, and then said: "Originally, after the prince and the princess came back yesterday, Madam Su was going back and forth, but the prince was here, so she didn't come in, so she told me to let the princess know." Later, he looked at Daiyu and smiled.

When she came back from Lin's Mansion yesterday, Shui Rong followed her wherever she went, and the maidservants in the room laughed but didn't dare.As soon as Daiyu heard it, she knew she was talking about yesterday's incident again, while complaining about Shui Rong, her heart was as sweet as drinking honey.He just didn't hear it, and said, "What's the matter?"

Hongxiao said: "Yesterday, Qingping, who was in front of the concubine, came to look for Qin's mother. The two talked for a long time in the room. When Qingping left, Qin's mother didn't come out to see her off. Su Nanny said that she was afraid it was because of the moon. The concubine told Qin's mother about it."

She still doesn't know the concubine's temperament, and she is not sure whether Qingping came here because of the concubine's intention, or whether she was talking about Mother Qin for what happened yesterday.Daiyu pondered for a while, then said: "I'm afraid it is."

Speaking of Qin's mother, Daiyu also thought of something, and said: "You go and..." Before she finished speaking, she said: "Forget it, I will talk about it when I come back."

Daiyu didn't want to say anything, so Hongxiao didn't ask, and continued: "It's been two days, and the concubine hasn't said anything. I don't know what it means. Should Mother Qin stay in our yard or go back?"

Qin's mother looks serious, and she really acts according to the rules on weekdays, with a clear distinction between public and private.It's just that it's a bit too strict for the red silk.When he met her face to face, he had to pick out one fault, if he really couldn't find out, he must have done better, it was not worthy of the dignity of the palace.But for three or four days, even the most untempered Hongxiao couldn't bear it.

Daiyu couldn't help laughing, and said, "If it's up to you, do you want Mother Qin to leave or stay here?"

If she wanted it, she would naturally want to see where Qin's mother came from.But on this matter, if the concubine didn't speak up, Daiyu wouldn't be able to just drive people away.Hongxiao felt a little embarrassed, and only came over when she saw Daiyu covering her mouth and smiling straight away, and said, "Of course I will follow you."

The two chatted and laughed for a while, and seeing that it was getting late, they got up and changed their clothes, combed their hair again, and went to Manqiu Garden.

The concubine just got up, and when she heard her coming, she came out with Qingping to meet her.

Qingping lifted the curtain herself, and said with a smile: "It's so early, Princess."

Daiyu entered the door and said with a smile, "Is the concubine mother up?"

Qingping said: "I have to comb my hair."

Talk while walking.

The concubine was wearing a blue silk jacket, and Zhou's mother was combing her hair with a comb. Daiyu rolled up her sleeves and stepped forward. Zhou's mother put down the comb and handed her an ox horn comb inlaid with opals. , Said: "The old slave will save trouble again today."

Daiyu took it with a smile and said, "Mom was joking."

The concubine smiled and said, "Don't bother with this old man." Then she said, "I have something to tell you."

Daiyu kept her hands on her hands, and said: "If there is anything, please tell me, my concubine."

The concubine said: "It's Mother Qin. She is also an old man in our house. She has served me since she was young, and later nursed Rong'er. Now that she is older, her son is promising. I have long wanted to let her go." She went out. It's just that Rong'er didn't have a proper person around her, and she was used to serving her, so she kept it all the time. Now that you're here, I'm relieved, and it's time to teach her to enjoy the blessings of children and grandchildren."

Hearing this, Daiyu remembered what Hongxiao said in the morning, and wanted to come to Qingping, and it was no wonder Qin's mother was unhappy about this matter.

However, Daiyu thought wrong this time, Qingping went there, just as Hongxiao said, she really left for the moon.

Qin's mother's going to stay, just as the concubine said, she had already thought about it.It's just that she didn't expect Qin's mother to be so big-hearted. She only thought that she was just like herself and wanted to go home to tease her grandson.So I left this matter to Daiyu and asked Mother Qin to accept Daiyu's kindness.

But she didn't know that Qin's mother was the same in front of her, and she was different in front of Daiyu.

If Daiyu really sent her away directly, she was afraid that it would be revenge.

Thinking carefully about Qin's mother's words that day, Daiyu came here now. It turned out that Qin's mother's words had something in her words.I also understand why Qin's mother sells this well. It turns out that she was just deceiving her as a stranger, and she didn't know the temperament of the concubine, so she took her words as the meaning of the concubine.As long as she opens her mouth, even if the concubine knows that she is playing tricks, considering the years of friendship, she will not embarrass her in front of her new wife, so she will definitely not tell the truth.In this way, this thing will be done.

But looking at the current situation, the concubine probably doesn't know Qin's mother's thoughts.

Daiyu secretly sighed, "Why bother." According to the concubine's temperament, if she dared to play tricks in front of her, it would be bad.Mother Qin's thoughts are probably in vain.If she said it clearly, there might still be hope.But it's not easy to say it clearly, just said: "This is also what it should be." Then he said: "I don't know many things about the family. It is said that Qin's mother is by my side, and someone often raises a point or two."

The concubine smiled and said: "What are you afraid of? If there is anything you don't know, just ask me. Besides, both Qingfeng and Zhenyue grew up at home. What don't you know?"

Daiyu smiled and said, "That's right, I've got a picture."

The concubine said: "You child is too sincere."

After breakfast, the lady in charge came.

Daiyu stood up, the concubine waved her hand, and said: "I just said you are sincere, and you are sincere. You should also get familiar with the family affairs as soon as possible, and I can let go as soon as possible. Don't think about being lazy."