Raiders of the maid who crossed the Red Mansion

Before King Beijing arrived at the Lianhua Nunnery, he sent his family to inform the abbot early, so that everything would remain as usual without publicity.

So he walked all the way, only to see the quiet bluestone, the flowers and leaves sparse, a ray of quiet fragrance floating in the air, and faintly heard the melodious Sanskrit chanting from nowhere, which made people feel peaceful.

Amidst the sound of the wooden fish, Shui Rong passed through a long and narrow corridor. Not far away, Xiao Ni, who was standing outside the door, saw him and was about to go inside to report. Xiao Ni retreated quietly, leaving only Shui Rong standing by the door and waiting patiently.

The sound of the wooden fish stopped, followed by a clear and long chime. Inside the Buddhist hall, the thin figure with his back facing the gate, kneeling on the futon and silently chanting scriptures, stood up. When he was turning around, he saw a corner of the white dress by the door. , hurriedly greeted them out.

"My lord? Why are you here? I didn't mean..." The eyes of the young nun in Tsing Yi revealed a look of reproach and emotion.

"I haven't come to see Sister Lian for some time, but I came here today when I was free."

"My lord, the name of the poor nun is Liandu." The nun in Tsing Yi chanted the Buddha's name and interrupted King Beijing. Seeing his embarrassed expression, she couldn't bear it, so she sighed, "Now that I am an outsider, why don't you This way... well, it will really ruin my Qingxiu."

Just for a while, Shui Rong had returned to normal, smiled gently, and said, "I'm here today, and I really have something to discuss with Sister Zhulian."

The nun in Tsing Yi listened to what he said seriously, she didn't seem to be making excuses, she hesitated for a moment, she sideways let Shui Rong into the Buddhist hall, and led him into a small quiet room on the side.

This young nun named Liandu is the original wife of King Beijing, Concubine Shen, and she is now practicing with her hair on in the Lotus Nunnery.

Concubine Shen was originally Shui Rong's cousin, who was two years older than him, and her boudoir name contained the word lotus, so before and after marriage, Shui Rong was always called Sister Lian. Even if she became a monk, she couldn't change her mind for a while.

Liandu turned on the candle lamp in the quiet room, and pushed open the window pane to let the sunlight in, so that half of the room was brightly lit, then he poured tea for the water solution himself, sat down a few feet away from him, and asked kindly: " What's the matter, my lord, let's talk about it now?"

Shui Rong picked up the teacup, took a sip, and raised his eyebrows, as if feeling a little strange: "Huh, this tea?"

Liandu smiled and said, "Has the prince's product come out? Yes, Manmei also came to see me two days ago, and she said that you gave her the 'Qingfeng Yulu', a tribute from Japan. She was reluctant to drink it, so she specially shared it." Give me some."

Shui Rong smiled wryly when he heard the words: "I remember, Sister Lian, you don't like this kind of tea with the scent of flowers and herbs, otherwise I would have brought it to you myself."

Seeing Shui Rong's serious explanation, Lian Du couldn't help covering her lips and smiling: "I don't love this tea, but Manmei sent it here out of kindness, so I just accepted it, just to entertain the prince and those who come here occasionally Orders."

The "Manmei" in Liandukou refers to a concubine of Shui Rong, Mrs. Lu, named Man Xi, who was sent by Prince Zhongshun on the 20th birthday of King Beijing three years ago, and Shui Rong could not refuse. , I had no choice but to accept it.

This Lu Manxi is not only beautiful in appearance, but also has a mellow temperament and soft means. Since he entered the Beijing Palace, he has served Shui Rong wholeheartedly and courted him in every possible way. He is also extremely respectful and submissive to Concubine Shen. He treats maids and servants leniently, but everyone in the whole family has won a good reputation with one word of mouth.

Only Shui Rong never leaves her, neither cold nor particularly fond of her, for the sake of being loyal and obedient to the prince, and there are some complicated connections inside, except for Concubine Shen, he has never mentioned it to anyone.

Speaking of King Zhongshun and Lu Manxi, Shui Rong felt a little annoyed for no reason, so he changed the topic: "Sister Lian has lived in this nunnery for a while, but are you still used to it? If there is anything wrong, just tell me."

Liandu replied with a smile: "My lord has worked so hard to build this place, so what's wrong with it? I'm afraid it's too comfortable. The Buddha blamed me for not being sincere enough in my practice."

Shui Rong was also amused by her: "Sister Lian feels good, so I feel relieved, but there are only a dozen or so nuns in the nunnery, and I still feel too deserted along the way."

"Hey, since it is a pure cultivation, it should be quiet first."

"I've always thought about inviting a good teacher or a talented girl to accompany Sister Lian.",

Liandu originally wanted to say no, but she and Shui Rong have known each other very well since they were young. From his subtle expression, she knew there was something wrong with the words, so she asked: "The prince said that he has something to discuss, and he meant This one?"

Shui Rong nodded: "Even though Sister Lian will become detached from now on and be different from me, it's not good to be too lonely after all. Besides, if it's just you alone, I won't be at ease after all, and I will definitely visit you often."

Apart from being concerned, his remarks were already a bit of a "rogue". The gentle and upright King of Beijing Jing in front of outsiders only occasionally showed a ridiculous childishness when he was in front of his cousin.

Liandu couldn't help laughing, and his heart softened: "Okay, since that's the case, you just bring someone. I believe that the one invited by the prince must be a talented woman, not an expert."

"I don't know much about this girl. I only heard from two people. One of them should be very reliable."

"Oh, is it a girl? The prince said that it is a young lady who is willing to live in the nunnery at a young age?"

Liandu was also aroused a little curiosity, and the King of Beijing Jing told her everything about Taoist Zhang visiting and recommending a lady from Jia's mansion, as well as the adventure of Daiyu's resurrection.

At the end, I specifically asked: "If Sister Lian cares about the strange things that happened to this girl, I will immediately resign from Zhenren Zhang?"

"No, no, my lord must not." Liandu shook her head quickly, and said again: "My Buddha is merciful, this girl has already caused people to discuss in Jia's mansion, if the lord resigns her again, wouldn't it hurt her heart even more? Do you think the world is so big that there is no place to stay? Furthermore, since she is Lord Lin Hai's beloved daughter and Young Master Jia's cousin, this character is naturally trustworthy. Under the protection of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, even if there are any evil spirits, you can do as much as you want. The exorcism is gone, the prince will invite her over soon."

Concubine Shen has believed in Buddhism since she was a child, she has a kind heart and a compassionate heart. After listening to King Beijing Jing's words, she feels that Daiyu's life experience is bleak and her life is pitiful.

"Yes, I will tell Zhenren Zhang later, and ask Jia's mansion to send Miss Lin over as soon as possible."

"I'll order people to tidy up and enter the clean yard for their master and servant to live in. I will take care of all the daily life. The prince asks Mrs. Jia to just rest assured."

"Then there is Miss Laurian."

"Whatever the prince said, it's better not to wrong Miss Lin."

The two chatted for a while, then Liandu urged King Beijing to go back, saying that it was a nunnery, and after all it was inconvenient for the man to stay for a long time, so Shui Rong had to get up and leave.

When he was still a teenager, his parents died young, and his love for Concubine Shen was already like that of a close relative. Even though it may not be a strong love between a man and a woman, but after years of accompanying each other, at this moment they suddenly parted, and his water-melting heart suddenly became empty. , indescribably lonely and desolate.

Even though there are a few concubines by my side, most of them are not gifted by the emperor, or gifted by other court officials. Most of them are not loved by him, and the only one who is slightly beloved is the concubine concubine Shen who came over as a dowry. Later, concubine Shen took over the house. A concubine also died of illness a few years ago.

Therefore, everyone regards him as the romantic and suave King of Beijing. In the world of love, he has never experienced the intoxicated spring breeze and the deep-rooted experience of being tempted.

In addition, he has been married for many years and has no son and a half daughter under his knees. There are even gossips in the outside world, saying that the prince of Beijing Jing is very masculine and not close to women. After entering the nunnery, for example, Jiang Yuhan, a famous actress in Beijing, is his guest of honor, etc. Most of Shui Rong ignores it and doesn't care about it.

Daiyu's Yaoqin, books, and usual clothes are all in order, but there are only two or three boxes. After tidying up, the Xiaoxiang Pavilion looks even more empty and desolate.

Zijuan stood up, looked around, and couldn't help asking Daiyu: "Is this the only thing the girl wants to take?"

Daiyu was standing in front of the window, watching Chunxian take off the bird cages one by one, and replied casually: "If you think there are too many, you don't have to take these birds, but send them to the third girl."

"What do you think is too much?" Zijuan stomped her feet, walked to Daiyu's side, and asked in her ear, "You are a young lady after all, don't you think it's too shabby with only this little luggage?"

Daiyu turned her head and looked at Zijuan strangely, as if she couldn't understand what she was saying.

Zijuan pointed to the sandalwood box on the desk again: "I counted just now, the whole pieces of silver, all together, are only more than 100 taels, what, what is this enough?"

"Are you worried about this? The old lady said that the family will send all the expenses for food and clothing. When you arrive in the nunnery, they are all aunts. How can you use money?"

Hearing Daiyu's naivety, Zijuan was even more anxious, grabbed her hand, and pulled her aside so that Chunxian could not hear her words.

"Listen, girl, now that you have left Jia's mansion, money is the most important thing. No family or love is as reliable as money!"

Although Zijuan's words were vulgar and Daiyu's ears were harsh, the unreliable love and family relationship really hit her heart again, so she was speechless for a while.

Seeing that Daiyu didn't speak, Zijuan thought that she had moved her by talking, and pressed her further: "Apart from the monthly money at home and the care given by the old lady, is there no money in the girl's hands? For example, the girl When your father died, he was in the position of Xunyan Yushi, which was a fat job, no matter how clean he was, he was just a girl and a daughter, so it’s impossible to leave nothing behind, right?”

Daiyu was dumbfounded when she heard that, since she was a child, all she had in her eyes was romance, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, free from any dust, plus she had no worries about food and clothing, when would she ever think about money?

She was stared at by Zijuan's eager and hopeful eyes, and stayed for a long time before she uttered a sentence: "I don't know, the second brother Lian took care of my father's affairs, and he didn't have any relics or anything." Mention it, most likely it’s gone..."

After finishing her speech, Daiyu rolled up a book and read it, and she was impatient to say more.

"If people say there is no, you should just pretend that there is no such thing. I always think that this is illogical, hum." Lord, she had no choice but to admit it.

Zijuan knew from Daiyu that she probably couldn't find Chou Yinmao, but she kept this matter firmly in her heart.

If Xue Baochai was as poor as Lin Daiyu, would the Jia family let Baoyu marry her?

If Liu Tingting and herself were not poor girls, could they be dumped by scumbags?

She has to protect herself and Daiyu. If she wants to live well in this world, she cannot do without the issue of money. With money, everything is easy to talk about, regardless of time travel or not, this is the eternal truth!