There is no phoenix

On the evening of June [-]th, Shui Ruoyang of the Chengde Hall was playing with a 'huguan' with a broken ear in his hand. Dai Quan came in and said, "Your Majesty, the people sent by the servants to investigate came back and said that they have roughly checked out. gone."

Shui Ruoyang hurriedly said, "Let them come in and talk!"

Dai Quan said: "Your Majesty, the servants are calling them in."

After a while, Dai Quan brought two people in.

"Your Majesty, this is Xia Ying, our palace guard, and this is Xiang Wen." Dai Quan said.

Xia Yingxiang Wen greeted Shui Ruoyang.Xia Yingdao: "Your Majesty, the granddaughter-in-law of the Ningguo Mansion is named Qin Keqing. She is the adopted daughter brought back from the Yangsheng Hall by Yingshi Lang Qinye. She is nicknamed Ke'er. She married into the Ningguo Mansion last spring. Both her personality and temperament are outstanding. The painting in her room is indeed Tang Bohu's authentic work."

Xiang Wen also said: "Your Majesty, I have also checked the experience of Ying Shilang Qin Ye in raising Qin Keqing. He was brought back when he returned to his hometown of Gusu to worship his ancestors. At that time, the child was already five years old. The child's biological mother was also surnamed Qin. They are from Gusu. Because they were seriously ill, they asked someone to send the child to the Yangshengtang. The Yingshanlang Qinye and his wife are middle-aged and have never had children. Seeing that Qin Keqing is good-looking and smart, they brought him back to the capital."

Shui Ruoyang asked: "That Qin Keqing's biological mother's surname is Qin? She's also from Gusu?"

Xiang Wen nodded and said: "Return to the emperor, that's right! There is absolutely nothing wrong with this, Qin Keqing is the daughter of a woman named Qin in Gusu."

Xia Yingdao: "Your Majesty, we have entered Qin Keqing's house, besides Tang Bohu's "Begonia Sleeping in Spring", there is also a painting written by Qin Guan's "The tender cold locks the dream because of the cold spring, and the fragrance is the fragrance of wine" couplet. The mirror on the dressing table is also a rare treasure."

Shui Ruoyang said: "Then Ningguo Mansion should treat this granddaughter-in-law very well now, right?"

Xiang Wendao: "Back to the emperor, yes, she is in charge of the family affairs of the Ningguo Mansion now. Her father-in-law Jia Zhen is the patriarch of the Jia Mansion, and everyone in the Jia Mansion likes that Qin Keqing."

Shui Ruoyang said: "You didn't disturb anyone this time, did you?"

Xia Ying Xiangwen said in unison: "Don't worry, the emperor, no one was disturbed. We just entered Qin Keqing's house. Just in case, we had to use incense. So no one knows about it."

Shui Ruoyang nodded and said: "It's been hard work for you two, in the future, do your job well, the reward will be sent to you by Dai Quan in a while, you go down first."

After Xia Ying Xiangwen went out, Shui Ruoyang said to Dai Quan: "Dai Quan, from this point of view, this Qin Keqing is undoubtedly the little princess of Prince Yizhong's mansion. It is inappropriate for me to rectify her name now. The inspection of Yizhong back then It was I who belonged to the prince's mansion, and I was the one who caused my brother's family to vanish into thin air. It has been ten years, and it is impossible to do it all over again, and I can't let the people in the world say that I turned my back on what I said."

Dai Quan comforted: "Your Majesty, it's not difficult. That Qin Keqing is only 15 years old now. The Emperor wants to make up for her. There will be opportunities in the future, so don't fight for a while."

Shui Ruoyang nodded and said: "You are right. As long as Qin Keqing is the blood of my brother, even if my brother really wants to rebel, I will treat her kindly. After all, she is innocent. She was only three or four years old."

Dai Quan said: "Now Qin Keqing has just got married and has no children yet. After a year or two, as long as the Jia family is really kind to Qin Keqing, the emperor can find many ways to make up for this little princess. If so, the emperor will not have to blame himself so much .”

Shui Ruoyang nodded and said: "I think so too. Although this Qin Keqing can't be allowed to recognize her ancestors now, she still has the blood of my Shui family's royal family, and I won't let her be wronged. Dai Quan, you first Let people go to Jia's mansion, give me four high-quality palace satin, a set of four treasures in the study, and reward Jia Amnesty, the hereditary first-class general of Rongguo mansion, and say that I thank you for recommending the famous doctor Mr. Zhang, and also say a few more words to Jia's mansion A good word to let them know that I will remember their kindness."

Dai Quan went out in response.

But at this moment in Yangzhou, Lin Ruhai was anxiously waiting for news from Lin Zhong and Li Lei.

Lin Zhong left Yangzhou for the capital on February 26, and it is already the seventh day of June.During these few months, Daiyu learned how to do needlework and do housework with Wang Momo.Every time Lin Ruhai took the medicine, Daiyu personally tortured it.

As long as Lin Ruhai is at home, Daiyu will always be by his side.Among them, Li Wenzheng took Li Tai to visit Lin Ruhai twice. Seeing that although Lin Ruhai was in good spirits, he had lost a lot of weight. He only urged Lin Ruhai to rest at home. Go to Yamen every day.

Li Tai once asked Daiyu to play at his house, Daiyu always shook her head and said, "Brother Li Tai, my father is not in good health, I want to accompany my father."

Although she is only ten years old, Daiyu has faintly felt her father's fatigue and exhaustion, even though his father often smiles at her.

For a ten-year-old girl, Daiyu's heart has gradually matured, like a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old.It is natural to do housework, and it is even more natural to take care of the sick father.

On the ninth day of June, Lin Ruhai received another letter from Jiamu in the capital, saying that she missed Daiyu very much and hoped that Daiyu could return to the capital as soon as possible.At the same time, Mother Jia said euphemistically that Daiyu is now ten years old, and her cousin is also eleven years old. The two got along very well since childhood, and hoped that Ruhai would allow them to get married first.

Lin Ruhai read the letter and couldn't help thinking.From the bottom of my heart, Mother Jia is a good mother-in-law, and Daiyu also said that this grandmother is good to her.However, thinking of Daiyu's life, Lin Ruhai hesitated.

Zhitong said that Daiyu was in great trouble when she was 56 years old. Did she mean the Jia Mansion where she lived, or that her marriage would have serious problems?Will it be serious enough to endanger Daiyu's life?Zhitong also said that half a year of his life is less than a year, and now almost half a year has passed, which day will be the day when his life will end?

If there is an accident in Jia's mansion where Daiyu lives, it will be life-threatening, then it must be a crime of ransacking the house; if it is Daiyu's marriage problem, is it an engagement with Baoyu?Is it fixed or not?Baoyu doesn't like reading or learning martial arts, but also likes to mess around with the girl Meng, such a son-in-law, will it be a good match for Daiyu?If it is not given to Baoyu, will Daiyu, who is already an orphan, meet her true lover?Will the Jia family let Daiyu marry early?Can that decree be useful?

One day, Daiyu was sitting on the swing in the backyard reading a book when Lin Ruhai walked in.Seeing Daiyu concentrating on reading, she approached quietly.Xueyan was about to make a sound, but Lin Ruhai waved her hand to signal Xueyan not to speak, and she approached and gently shook the swing.Daiyu didn't realize it, and still concentrated on reading.

After a while, Daiyu said: "Xueyan, my father is probably coming back, let's go ahead, I will prepare tea for my father."

Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "Yu'er, sit down, Dad will push you!"

Seeing that Lin Ruhai was beside her, Daiyu hurriedly smiled and said, "Father, you're back? Why didn't you tell me you were back?"

Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "Seeing Yu'er concentrating on reading so much, I don't want to disturb you."

Daiyu said: "Father, I won't play anymore. I'll make you some tea. You've worked hard."

After Daiyu finished speaking, she got off the swing, took Lin Ruhai's hand and said, "Father, it's hot now, you need to rest more. Father, I want to ask you, where did Uncle Lin and Brother Li Lei go? Why haven't you seen them?" ? It’s been several months.”

Lin Ruhai said: "Yu'er, they have gone to help father with some errands, and they will be back within two days."

Daiyu said: "Then they must have traveled far away?"

Lin Ruhai nodded and said, "Yes, they went a long way."