The Red Mansion Becomes Lin Daiyu

"Red Lotus, is everything ready?"

"Girl, don't worry, everything is ready, and the servant is watching, nothing will happen!"

"That's good, tell me to go down and get the kitchen ready, and the table can start as soon as people arrive!"

"Hey, I'll give you an order now, servant girl." Hong Lian hurriedly responded, turned around and walked out.

It turns out that today is the day when the eighth prince arrives in Suzhou. As a prince and with the army as a warlord, Shui Rui should have lived in an independent mansion outside.But Lin Ruhai was ordered to teach the Eighth Prince, so it was convenient to live nearby, so he discussed with Lin Daiyu that the Eighth Prince should live in the Dudu Mansion. Anyway, the Dudu Mansion is big enough, and it is also close to the garrison in Suzhou.Lin Daiyu also had no objection, so the matter was finalized.A few days ago, Lin Daiyu ordered her servants to tidy up a courtyard in the outer courtyard, and all the supplies were ready.She planned to hold a small reception banquet in Lin's mansion. Shui Rui didn't have much to do on the first day, so he just went to the yamen to order an appointment, and it seemed that day was coming soon.

Just thinking about the green lotus root, he ran over in a hurry, "Girl girl, the master and His Highness Eight are back, do you want to set up a meal?"

"Notify the kitchen, let's set the meal!"

"Yes, girl, is your meal still served in the small hall?" Lulian asked. The small hall she was talking about was the restaurant in Lin Daiyu's yard. Although it is a small hall, it is not small, and it is considered quite luxurious in ordinary homes. Yes, it's just a little smaller than the hall in the outer courtyard that formally receives guests.Usually, when Lin Daiyu dined alone, she usually settled in the small hall, and only went to the hall when she was with Lin Ruhai.

"Well, let's arrange the ones in the hall first, and we'll talk about the ones in the small hall later!" Lin Daiyu said, if it was just her father, she could go to the hall together, but today there are not only the Eighth Prince, but also several generals from the capital.She is a boudoir girl, so it is not convenient for her to show up, she can solve it in the small hall by herself in a while.She has not cared much about her appetite since she practiced cultivation. If she is not afraid of causing confusion, it doesn't matter if she doesn't eat.Now that I am busy, I don't have that appetite anymore. Besides, as a host, you should put your guests first, so naturally you have to take care of the hall first.

"Your maidservant knows." The green lotus root responded and left.

In the main hall of the outer courtyard, several generals left after the meal, leaving only Lin Ruhai and Shui Rui.

Shui Rui took out a tube from his sleeve and handed it to Lin Ruhai, saying, "Master Lin, this is a secret letter from my father!"

Lin Ruhai took it without shy away from it, picked off the ink pad on the tube, took out the letter to read, unconsciously stroked the beard on his chin with his index finger, and said with a smile: "Eighth Prince, Your Majesty is worried about you!"

"What do you mean by that, my lord?"

"It goes without saying that His Majesty said in the letter that you were handed over to me. Doesn't that mean that I will take good care of you? Let me tell you, since you are worried, why did you let you come? Since Here comes another secret letter, I dare not let you go to the battlefield from now on!" Lin Ruhai said with a smile, in fact, the emperor's original words were: I will leave Rui'er to you, and Ruhai can send you as much as you like.Of course, there are other things in the letter, including the layout of Jiangnan, detailed information of officials in various counties and counties, and even trusted generals in the army.The matter about the eighth prince was just passing by, but seeing that paralyzed face that hadn't changed for a hundred years, Lin Ruhai couldn't help but tease him, wanting to see if this kid had any extra expressions in front of him.If you say that the Eighth Prince is considered Lin Ruhai's student, he is also a frequent visitor to Lin's mansion. Over the years, Lin Ruhai has already regarded him as one of his own.Although he is not as important as his daughter in his heart, he is definitely someone close to him, but this kid always has an expression that is really annoying.

"Lord Lin's words are wrong. My father said that I will be handed over to the lord, just to let the lord not worry about my identity. The lord can treat me as a soldier under his command. If the lord has orders, Shui Rui will definitely obey!" The eighth prince said solemnly, and even beat him respectfully, just like a soldier listening to the commander's admonition.

Lin Ruhai waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, I can't bear the gift of your majestic prince. You should familiarize me with the affairs of Suzhou in the near future, and the army will be handed over to General Song Huaiyi first!" Only in front of his daughter would he have any extra expressions, he was just asking for trouble.But I haven't seen him for a few months, this kid has calmed down a lot, he is 15 years old this year, it's time to grow up!

"Yes" Shui Rui replied, "My lord, can I see sister Daiyu?"

Lin Ruhai frowned, thinking to himself that the Eighth Prince was sincere to his daughter according to his observations over the years, but this was not enough!He is just such a precious daughter, but he doesn't want her to share a husband with a group of women in the future. The eighth prince still has to investigate.But his daughter has been getting along well with the Eighth Prince, and besides, there is another layer of kinship, so he can't really stop the two from meeting.Forget it, anyway, with him watching, he must not let his daughter feel wronged! , so asked, "Do you want to see Yu'er for anything?"

"It's like this. The imperial grandmother asked me to bring some things to Sister Daiyu. Before leaving, she ordered me to deliver them to Sister Daiyu in person." Shui Rui said, of course he also bought a lot of things to give to Sister Daiyu , but I can't say it now, if Mr. Lin gets angry, this side may not be seen.

"Okay, I'll send someone to the inner courtyard to spread the message right away, the eighth prince will wait for a while!" Lin Ruhai said, the eighth prince's reason is reasonable, not to mention that he originally planned to let the two meet, but he didn't have this plan, the eighth prince moved here He has to obey the Queen Mother, the great god, right?

Lin Ruhai originally planned to go to see Lin Daiyu with the Eighth Prince, but just as he was going to the kitchen, a yamen servant came to report that he had urgent business to deal with, so he left indignantly.I was still complaining in my heart, why didn't I come sooner or later, but why did I come at this time.

On the contrary, the Eighth Prince is in a different mood.It was a surprise to him to be able to meet Lin Daiyu without the supervision of outsiders (especially Lin Ruhai).Following the servant girl to a garden, he saw a light purple figure sitting there from a distance, although he couldn't see the front, but just the sight of the back made his heart soften, as if a warm ocean flowed by.Standing next to sister Daiyu was a maid in pink, he recognized that maid, Hong Lian, who was more capable in front of sister Daiyu.Suddenly Hong Lian bent down and said something to Lin Daiyu, Shui Rui thought that he should tell sister Daiyu of his arrival!

Stepping forward quickly, Shui Ruiwen shouted a little excitedly: "Sister Daiyu!" Although he tried his best to appear calm, the trembling voice in surprise still leaked his true mood.

"Brother Rui!" Lin Daiyu said, she had already sensed it when Shui Rui was approaching, and as she got closer, she found that her mood also had some ups and downs. Does this mean that she has no feelings for Shui Rui?In fact, she really didn't understand much, so she didn't bother, anyway, she is only 12 years old now, isn't she still young?But why was it that a soft place in her heart was unavoidably touched when she heard brother Rui's excited voice in surprise?

The two looked at each other speechlessly, looked at each other silently for a moment and then smiled, some things need not be explained...

Looking at the expressions of the two, Honglian couldn't help but blushed slightly, said "I'll get something" and ran away.Seeing this situation, Lin Daiyu felt a little funny, this red lotus is quite cute!

"Brother Rui is tired after traveling all the way, let's sit down and have a rest!" Lin Daiyu led Shui Rui to the gazebo in the garden and said.The garden is built on a protruding hillside, with a wide view. Sitting in the pavilion, you can basically have a panoramic view of the garden, and you can also see the distant mountains and misty green shade.Lin Daiyu usually likes this place very much, and often comes here to study, enjoy the cool, or for entertainment when she has nothing to do.Especially in the morning when the morning dew has not faded or on a rainy day with continuous drizzle, the entire hillside is filled with a vague mist, reflecting the morning glow or misty rain in the distance, and against the gorgeous flowers nearby. A feeling of straying into a fairyland on earth.

"Thank you, sister Daiyu, I will not be polite!"

"Hehe, brother Rui, you're welcome!" Lin Daiyu smiled, and picked up the teapot on the stone table and poured a cup of green tea, "Brother Rui, drink a cup of scented tea, this is my homemade scented tea, added with seasonings for health, it's very refreshing It's!" This flower tea is also produced in the space, from picking to making it is done by herself, and it is brewed with the spring water in the space, so the effect is of course extraordinary.It is very beneficial for monks to drink it, let alone ordinary people. It can not only relieve fatigue, but also strengthen the body.

Under Lin Daiyu's hopeful eyes, Shui Rui picked up the cup and took a sip, a fresh fragrance permeated into his heart, with a refreshing feeling, all the fatigue on his body was relieved for a while, and he couldn't help but take another big sip, praise Said: "Good tea! My sister's special things are really extraordinary!"

"Hehe, if Brother Rui likes it, I'll give you a few catties when you leave later. You can drink it whenever you want!"

Shui Rui smiled and said: "Sister, rare things are valuable, such a good tea should be savored carefully in your spare time, if you give it like this, isn't it a waste?"

"Brother Rui also said that rare things are more expensive. If this thing is as common as Chinese cabbage in my place, there is no reason for it to be 'expensive'. Brother Rui can just accept it. I have a lot of it here."

"Then I would like to thank my sister." Shui Rui said, "When I came, the imperial grandmother and the third younger sister asked me to bring something for my younger sister. Would my younger sister want to see it?"

"Thank you so much for the empress dowager and the third princess. Where are the things? Did Brother Rui bring them?"

Seeing Lin Daiyu's expectant eyes, Shui Rui's heart had already softened into a puddle of spring water, and he hurriedly ordered the servants who came with him to bring a few boxes, opened them and pointed to them one by one to explain to Lin Daiyu, which things were given by the Queen Mother, which ones It was given by the third princess, and many other gadgets were bought by the eighth prince, which filled five large boxes.Lin Daiyu secretly thought, is the eighth prince here for business or to visit relatives? Why did he bring so many useless things? Fortunately, she said that she didn't need to bring anything, otherwise the eighth prince would have moved to a small playground!But when he thought that it was all for himself, there was no reason to complain.

Shui Rui picked out a fiery red cloak from an exquisite box and said, "Sister Daiyu, this cloak is a tribute from Xifan this year. It is woven from the fur of a firefox. It is resistant to heat and cold. The emperor's grandmother said that the southern humidity Daddy, I'll put it on for you and let me bring it specially, does my sister like it?"

"Such a beautiful cloak, of course I like it!" Lin Daiyu said, her eyes widened as soon as the cloak was taken out, because she saw a faint golden light on the cloak, similar to the light of Buddha in the temple.She has been in ancient times for many years, and she has also visited many temples. She has only seen this kind of Buddha's light in the main hall of Huguo Temple. It can be seen that not all temples can be bathed in Buddha's light.It seems that this cloak should have been let go in a famous ancient temple, even if it is taken out of the temple, the Buddha's light will disappear soon.This cloak has apparently been out of the monastery for a long time, and the Buddha's light appeared, but I don't know why, but it is an extraordinary thing!This kind of thing can often bring good luck to people, and it is a rare treasure for ordinary people, but it is of little use to Lin Daiyu.But I am still very grateful to the Queen Mother for her kindness. Besides, the cloak is also very beautiful. It feels soft, smooth and tough, and she likes it very much.

"Sister likes it, as long as you like it, you guys send these things to Miss Lin's yard!" Shui Rui said, and the rest of the words were addressed to those boys.

While the two were talking, a long cry came from afar.

"It's Sa Zi!" Lin Daiyu laughed.

Before the words were finished, a white-tailed harrier flew over with fluttering wings, circled several times above the gazebo, and then landed on the stone table.First, he rubbed Lin Daiyu's arm affectionately, and then called out to Shui Rui a few times, apparently not forgetting its first owner.

"Brother Rui, does this little thing remember you?"

"Yes, come, Sa Zi, come here!" Shui Rui greeted Sa Zi.

Little Harrier Eagle looked back at Lin Daiyu, and walked towards Shui Rui with small steps after getting her consent.Lin Daiyu smiled and Sa Zi walked towards the opposite side with steady steps, feeling comforted, this little thing is still facing her, these days it is not in vain to hurt it!

Shui Rui was amused by Sa Zi's actions, and laughed out a "puchi", "Sister, this little thing is really getting smarter and smarter, it is right to let my sister go, she has aura in her body, and following her is also sa Purple luck!

"Okay, Brother Rui is getting more and more irrelevant, and he's still not very smart, you think I'm a god?"

Shui Rui chuckled twice, and played with Sa Zi again, looking at Lin Daiyu from the corner of his eyes from time to time.At the age of 15, he can be regarded as an adult in the royal family. A month ago, the emperor's grandmother suddenly sent him a few court ladies, saying that they wanted to teach others. At the age of 15, he already knew a lot of things. Of course, he understood what the emperor's grandmother said. Although he was shocked at the time, he quickly calmed down.He already had someone he cared about, and he swore in front of the Buddha that he would never be burdened with each other in this life, so how could he provoke unrelated people.

Besides, except for sister Daiyu, no one can make him feel close, let alone do those close things.He had clearly told the imperial grandmother not to arrange someone for him, but the imperial grandmother was reluctant at first, but had to compromise under his repeated insistence.But he knew that the emperor's grandmother didn't stop there, and probably would bother him after returning to Beijing.But the war will last for several years, and the return date is of course uncertain, so there is no need to worry about it now.He has decided to confess to the emperor's grandmother and father after returning to Beijing, explaining his determination not to marry Daiyu.But looking at the girl in front of him at this moment, Shui Rui couldn't help muttering in his heart: I don't know what this girl means, does she feel about herself, she should be able to feel it because she is so obvious!And she is only 12 years old, three years away from Jiji?Seeing how Mrs. Lin loves his daughter like his life, it is estimated that he will keep his daughter for a few more years. He still doesn't know how long he will have to wait?

Shui Rui was playing with Sa Zi, but suddenly fell into deep thought, with his hands still holding Sa Zi's neck.The anxious little thing yelled "Jiu Jiu", but couldn't struggle no matter what.Lin Daiyu hurriedly yelled to interrupt Shui Rui's contemplation and rescued Sa Zi who was struggling to escape. The little kite hawk let out a long cry and flapped its wings and flew to a nearby tree, turning back to stare at Shui Rui fiercely. This former owner was too much. This is to murder the eagle, hmph, ignore him from now on!

Shui Rui knew that he was wronged, and waved his hand to show his favor to Sa Zi, but Sa Zi was still angry, not only ignored him, but also turned around and pointed his butt at him, Shui Rui patted his head and remained silent.

"Hehe..." Lin Daiyu couldn't help smiling when she saw this, her thin lips parted slightly, revealing a few white teeth, the corners of her lips were raised, outlining a beautiful arc, which made the flowers all over the garden look pale.

Shui Rui was stunned for a moment, and he came to his senses only when Lin Daiyu called him.But the consciousness was still vague, and he said in a daze: "Sister Daiyu smiled, she is really incomparable to a fairy!"

"Pfft..." Lin Daiyu burst out laughing, "Haha, brother Rui, I'm really surprised why you say that!" This is not the first time she has heard someone say this, and the maids around her have said it countless times , but did it really surprise her to hear it from Shui Rui today?Jia Baoyu had said similar things before, but she only felt disgusted when she heard them, but now she only finds them funny.I didn't expect the eighth prince to say such things with a serious look all day long. Is it because he is too charming?

Shui Rui stared blankly at Lin Daiyu, only felt that every expression of her was so beautiful, even if she was laughed at, she still felt very sweet in her heart.Looking back at the smile just now was quiet and delicate, it seemed to have some kind of magical power to make him indulge in it, and the hearty laughter at the moment made him feel more relaxed and happy, even his heart that had been silent for a long time couldn't help but jump for joy!If the smile just now is the ripples on the sea surface, carrying the spring breeze and heart-warming ripples, then the big laughter at this moment is a huge wave, full of passion and palpitating power, even if it is swallowed by it, you are willing to indulge in.It was the kind of inextricable nostalgia that made him unable to give up everything, and every moment with her was happy, as if he just stood face to face like this until the end of the world without any regrets.If he can, he really hopes that time can stop here, and he can look at the smile in front of him until the end of time...

Lin Daiyu laughed for a while, and when she saw Shui Rui looking at her with a smile on her face, she also felt a little embarrassed, so she called Sa Zi down again.Although Sa Zi didn't want to go against her master's wishes, she didn't dare to disobey her master's wishes, so she had to stay far away from Shui Rui, and Shui Rui didn't get annoyed. .Lin Daiyu sensed Shui Rui's full enthusiasm and sincerity, so she unconsciously opened her heart and gave him a chance to invade.

About an hour later, Steward Lin came to report that the eighth prince was invited to the government office to discuss matters, and Shui Rui left.