Edge of the Red Chamber

Princess Chaoyang is the elder sister of Shui Rong's direct relative, and her husband's family is from Shandong Rao's family, which is also a farming and studying family.

Hearing this, Cui Jiayi smiled and said: "There are too many people today, so I won't talk about it. There will be opportunities in the future, and the princess will ask her quietly."

Princess Chaoyang understood after a little thought, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, yes."

Mrs. Li came here again in the first month of the year. There are not many good days this year, and they are all in the first half of the year, and the twelfth of March is the best day. The Queen of Beijing means that it will be on this day, the old lady I also took a fancy to this day, so I made a decision.

The family didn't keep these things from her, Daiyu understood as soon as she heard it, she blushed immediately, lowered her head and said nothing.

Princess Beijing pulled her to sit beside her, scolded Princess Chaoyang and Cui Jiayi, and said: "Today is a good day for her, no one is allowed to make fun of her, otherwise, I will not obey you."

Princess Chaoyang stood up and walked to Princess Beijing, tugged at her sleeves, shook her twice, and said: "If the mother has a daughter-in-law, she won't have a daughter."

Hearing the word "daughter-in-law", Daiyu became more and more shy, her head almost touching her chest.

Princess Beijing turned her head to look at her, then turned her head and cast a sidelong glance at Princess Chaoyang, winking, and said: "You are all mothers, and you are still acting like a baby with me, so you are not afraid of being laughed at." Pulling Daiyu up again hand, said: "Your sister, you have never been able to speak well, so please ignore her."

Seeing Daiyu's thin skin, Princess Chaoyang couldn't make fun of her anymore, and said with a smile: "It's so easy to see my concubine, and she doesn't even say a few nice words to make me look good."

Princess Beijing smiled and said, "The face was made by someone else? You made the face yourself. You are not decent. Who will respect you?"

Just as she was talking, Lu Huixian came to invite everyone to a table.

In the hall were several concubines, concubines, princesses, etc. Daiyu and other young girls were together again, so she stepped aside, planning to wait for Tanchun to leave together.I didn't want Princess Chaoyang not to go with the concubine, but came over, took her hand, and said, "Let's sit together in a while."

Tanchun also meant the same thing. When he walked halfway, he saw Princess Chaoyang talking to Daiyu, so he didn't go there.Daiyu turned her head and nodded to her, then she turned her head and answered Princess Chaoyang's words, "Okay."

The two went to the hall, and as they walked, Princess Chaoyang said: "I just made fun of you, don't annoy me, I'm used to it at home, and I like you when I see you, so I can't control myself. Open your mouth."

Although Daiyu was shy, she still said openly: "I know in my heart that the princess is not treating me as an outsider, so he joked with me."

Princess Chaoyang seemed very satisfied with Daiyu's reply, her smile deepened, but she deliberately lowered her face and said in a feigned annoyance: "The princess was called by an outsider."

Daiyu hesitated for a moment, and just now called out to her sister, Princess Chaoyang became happy and said, "That's right." Then she asked her what she usually does at home and what she likes to play, Daiyu said one by one. up.

Princess Chaoyang didn't put on airs, and she also got along with Daiyu. Although it was the first time they met, they had a very happy conversation.

After the banquet, everyone continued to listen to the opera. Princess Chaoyang thought it was noisy, so she said to Daiyu, "Let's talk in another place."

Today there are guests at home, and there is no peace anywhere. I am afraid that her room will be cleaner, so she said: "If sister doesn't dislike it, come and sit in my room for a while."

Princess Chaoyang smiled and said, "How can you say these things, it sounds disgusting to me."

The two got up, Nan'an Wang Taifei saw them, pointed at them and said to Beijing Wang Taifei with a smile: "It's rare for Chaoyang to like someone so much."

The daughter and daughter-in-law are in harmony, so Princess Wang and Dowager Beijing are naturally eager to see her, and said with a smile, "This is also their fate." Turning her head to look, she happened to see Tanchun, Cui Jiayi and Zhang Feng'e joking, and pointed to Tanchun and asked, "Is this their fate?" Whose girl looks familiar."

Princess Nan'an smiled and said, "You don't recognize our girl, you should be punished."

Seeing a little girl go and say something, the girl got up and went to Jia Mu who was sitting there, then she remembered, and said: "So it's her, how familiar?" To treat the girls, not to mention the four girls of the older generation, Yu'er's mother will not say yes. The four girls of this generation, not to mention the empresses in the palace, even the empress dowager, the remaining three One, this one is top-notch." He sighed again: "How old is this year, is there anyone else?"

Nan'an Wang Taifei said: "That's right. There were so many girls in Beijing back then, and she alone compared us all. She has a good appearance and a good personality. How can people not like it? Later, she married Mrs. Lin, and she fell in love with her in the first year. She gave birth to a brother. Who would have imagined that she left so early." She shook her head, "Don't talk, don't talk," then said Tanchun, and said: "She and Yu'er are one year old, and their birthday is In the next month." He sighed again: "It was because there was no one else that I took her over."

Listening to what she said, Princess Dowager Beijing seemed to have decided on her, so she asked, "Which family's child do you like? Among the four girls in the younger generation, this is the only one who looks like her, if not This happened..." He added: "It's a pity, I don't know who will be lucky enough to go."

Nan'an Wang Taifei said: "This child is also unlucky. In the current situation of their family, how can they be called a good family. She also calls me Yiyi's mother. If I see her marrying a villager, I will not bear it. It just so happens that the third kid from my natal family's fourth younger sister's family is of the right age, and I didn't say anything about him. I think he is still a good-for-nothing now, and he may be worthy of her. So I wrote to say that if they have good eyesight, it will be that kid's Blessing."

Princess Beijing was noncommittal, she could not answer this question.Tanchun is somewhat good, and that is also a crime. Even if the younger sister of Princess Nan'an is a concubine, the Zhao family is also a family of officials and officials, and their son is a concubine, which is better than Tanchun.Even when the Rongguo Mansion was still there, Mr. Zhao was a great official in the frontier, and Jia Zheng was a fourth-rank official who was released from the capital.No matter where it comes from, it was Tanchun who climbed the Zhao family.

Concubine Nan'an didn't expect that Princess Beijing would say anything, it's normal not to say anything, and then she said some things from back then.

In the Hemerocallis Hall, except for the path leading in and out, the snow has not been swept away elsewhere.

A few wintersweet plants in the corner are in bloom, and because of the cold, the fragrance is getting stronger.

In the rockery, a branch of Chinese rose protruded from nowhere, and a few flower bones formed, surrounded the one in the middle, and lifted a few petals.Against this glazed world, against this dark fragrance, against this golden sun, it becomes redder and brighter.

Princess Chaoyang saw it at a glance, said: "This flower blooms well," and said: "It can be seen that this flower also recognizes people. We have planted one in our garden, but we haven't seen a single bloom."

Daiyu laughed and said, "How can this be compared? This one takes advantage of the favorable location."

Turning around the rocks as he spoke, he saw a few houses hidden behind the rocks in the bamboo grove, and suddenly realized.This rose plant just bloomed because of the heating in the house, and it really took advantage of the convenient location.

The two came in hand in hand, Princess Chaoyang just took a look and said, "This room is good."

Daiyu asked her to sit down on the arhat bed, took a small begonia-style lacquered plate and came over with a powdered porcelain tureen, saying: "I don't drink tea on weekdays, and I don't have any guests, so I don't make any preparations. This is nothing to do on my own." Made it, sister, don't dislike it, try it to see if it suits your taste."

Chaoyang pulled her to sit down, and said: "Don't talk to me here, leave these matters to the girls. You sit down, let's talk is the right thing." Then he lifted the lid, took a bite, and said: "You will Thinking about it, I don't like honey, it's sweet and greasy, and it tastes good when brewed with Yimu Guo." After speaking, he waved his hand and said to the girl and woman who came with him: "You guys just leave. , Sister Lin and I can talk freely."

Seeing this, Daiyu also dismissed Hongxiao and the others, saying: "You guys go too, so I can entertain some sisters and mothers, don't neglect." up.

As soon as they left, Chaoyang took out a handkerchief, handed it to Daiyu, and said, "Look at it, I like it."

Daiyu said: "Sister is exhausted today, how can I still want my sister's things. I'll take your wish, and take it back."

She didn't pick it up, Princess Chaoyang put it on the kang table directly, and said: "You open it first and have a look, if you don't like it, then talk about it."

Daiyu saw that she couldn't refuse, so she had to do as she wanted.Only then did I take a closer look at the things on the high table, but it turned out to be a black handkerchief, like a small burden, with four corners tied diagonally.Looking at this recipe, it doesn't seem like it was specially prepared, nor does it seem like a temporary idea.If it is prepared on purpose, it should be put in a box in a serious manner, and if it is done temporarily, it should be taken off from the body instead of wrapping it in a handkerchief.After thinking about it for a while, she couldn't think of a reason, so Princess Chaoyang urged her again, and she took it over.

Jia Min used to love bracelets and other things the most, and there were three or four boxes left for Daiyu.She also loved these items, so when she saw this bracelet, she couldn't let go of it.

The bracelet is full of emerald green, uniform in color and transparent, like a lake of spring water.It is not visible against the black veil.As soon as Princess Chaoyang picked it up, that green seemed to be alive, and she forgot to speak. After a sound, she woke up and praised repeatedly: "Such a good thing, I don't know how to be filial to my mother and concubine first. Otherwise, I might Get it."

Just listening to the previous sentence, Daiyu understood, her ears turned red.Hearing the word filial piety again, his complexion turned pale, and he didn't dare to take this thing, saying: "I don't dare to take such a precious thing, my sister should keep it for herself." Princess Chaoyang didn't say clearly that it was given to her by Shui Rong, She just thought it was sent to her by Princess Chaoyang.

Knowing that she was frightened by mentioning the concubine just now, Princess Chaoyang didn't dare to make fun of her anymore, he took her hand with a smile, put it on her hand, and said, "I'm coaxing you, Jingzhi entrusts me Send it to you, and the concubine also knows."

Although Shui Rong didn't give it to himself, the things always passed through his hands.How could Daiyu be willing to want it, but she couldn't compete with Princess Chaoyang.

Putting it on for her, Princess Chaoyang admired it again and said: "The size is just right, and the color is good." He pushed her hand back and said: "Once you put it on, don't take it off again."