Hearing what she said, he could only smile, and humbly said in a low voice, "No need, Madam's favor is taken by Daiyu..."
"Sure, I'll come again next time, I just wonder what the girl likes?"
Lu Manxi's enthusiasm made Daiyu a little unbearable. Just as she didn't know how to push it away, Lian Du who was on the side came over and said, "You don't have to be busy anymore, the prince has already sent a meeting gift to Miss Lin. You belong to the same family, so prepare It's a gift."
Daiyu quickly said yes: "Yes, Madam, don't worry about it."
Lu Manxi raised her eyebrows, as if surprised: "Ah, did the prince give it away? I just don't know what it is. Miss Lin still likes it?"
She asked abruptly, and Daiyu felt embarrassed, so she reluctantly replied with a forced smile: "Well, thank you, my lord and madam, for your kindness..."
Lu Manxi laughed again, and asked Liandu: "This kindness is only from the prince. Sister, do you think it's interesting? The prince gave us nothing more than clothes and hairpins. When will you understand the girl's mind?" ?”
Her words were half sour, and Daiyu was even more displeased when she heard it, but she couldn't show it, she just wanted to leave quickly.
Sure enough, Liandu also said seriously: "Manmei, Miss Lin is a guest, you can only make fun of the prince, but don't talk about it in front of her."
Lu Manxi seemed to be still a little afraid of her, her face turned red, and she replied embarrassingly: "Yes..."
Liandu walked up to Daiyu, took her hand, and patted her lightly: "Manmei loves to joke on weekdays, and everyone in the family is used to it, so don't worry if you don't notice it for a while, girl."
Daiyu was grateful in her heart, quickly said it was all right, said goodbye to Liandu and Mrs. Lu, and was only relieved after going out.
On the way back to her yard, Lin Daiyu still felt angry and funny. It was unexpected that the prince of Beijing would give her a gift, but if it was for the sake of her father's relationship back then, it was human nature, it was just that the prince was very nostalgic.
This Mrs. Lu is really funny, thinking that the prince is on her body, so willing to talk, even if she is, it is because of her late father and Master Liandu.
King Bei Jing's speech is gentle and modest, if Mrs. Lu is only jealous, and even rude in front of outsiders, it may be rare for the prince to love him. In comparison, Master Liandu is the one who makes people feel close and respected from the bottom of their hearts.
She was thinking about it, and suddenly she realized, what does the prince's wife and concubine have to do with her, and she commented on what they do in a good manner?
Daiyu sensed that something was wrong, if Mrs. Lu was the one who was rude just now, wouldn't she be being rude at this moment, so she quickly put an end to this thought.
After Daiyu left, Liandu reminded Lu Manxi slightly sullenly: "Manmei, Miss Lin is still in her boudoir, and she has a pure temperament. You really offended her just now."
"Sister, don't be angry, I don't dare anymore." Lu Manxi hurriedly bowed to Liandu to apologize, but when she raised her head, she blinked slyly and asked with a smile, "The prince has never given a gift to a woman in the boudoir, and he specially left a gift for her." Seeing that Miss Lin is in the nunnery, is there really no special meaning?"
Liandu was indifferent: "Is there any special meaning, you should ask the prince, how would I know?"
Lu Manxi sighed, and seemed to have some resentment: "My lord has been closest to my sister since I was a child, and since my sister became a monk, even if he has something on his mind, he doesn't talk much about it. No, he traveled thousands of miles to the frontier, He also refuses to bring someone to take care of him. If he really loves Miss Lin, that would be a good thing..."
"Amitabha!" Liandu cut off Lu Manxi, sat on the meditation bed, closed his eyes and crossed his knees, as if he didn't want to talk to her again, "I should do my homework, Manmei, go back by yourself. You don't have to come often, otherwise it will be inconvenient for me to clean up."
"Yes, sister, take care of yourself..." Lu Manxi did not dare to disobey, gave a deep salute, then closed the door and retreated.
The moment her back disappeared, a gleam of brilliance leaked from Liandu's eyelids, which were slightly half-closed, thoughtful, and for a long time, a thin and warm smile appeared on his lips.
Xueyan was sad all the way, returned to Baoyu and Baochai's residence, entered the yard, and saw Baoyu wandering alone under the banana tree, but no one was with her.
She was worried, so she hurriedly stepped forward and asked him, "Second Master is fine, why don't you rest in the room?"
"Shh, keep it quiet..." Baoyu put his finger to his lips, and pushed his chin into the room again, and said softly, "After all, Xiren followed the doctor to get the medicine. Sister Bao was tired and took a nap, so I had to come out Breathe, don't make a fuss, ah, Xueyan, what's wrong with you?"
Even though Xueyan lowered her head, Baoyu noticed her eyes were red from crying, so she pulled her to the bright place to examine carefully, and asked, "Could it be that Bihen bullied you again?"
Xueyan hurriedly shook her head: "No, no, second master, don't talk nonsense, sister Bihen will be annoyed after hearing this."
"Okay, I won't tell." Baoyu held Xueyan tight, "You just tell me, why are you crying? But do you miss Sister Lin?"
Xueyan was trying to hold back, but when he said it out of his mind, the tears couldn't stop falling down.
"Sure enough, why not me?" Baoyu took Xueyan's hand and sighed dismally, "Xueyan, you can still cry, but I can only feel the pain in my heart. If I stay here, I'm sorry." Sister Lin, if I leave and feel sorry for the people here, I really wish I could cut my heart out and give it to Sister Lin, leaving only my skin here..."
Baoyu had annoyed Daiyu before, so he often said nonsense nonsense about life and death, and when they reconciled, these words became a joke in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and Xueyan was naturally used to hearing them.
Listening to what he said now, things have changed, things have changed, and the wind and clouds have dispersed, and seeing Baoyu's face full of desolation, he pulls himself tightly, mourning like a complaint, as if facing Daiyu, his heart is sore and pity, and he can't bear it. Zhu Zhu blurted out: "Sister Zijuan said that everything is fine for the girl in the nunnery, second master, you just put the girl down!"
After hearing this, Baoyu clasped Xueyan even tighter with a cry, and kept asking, "Zicuckoo? Did you see Zijuan? She's back? Where is she now?"
It was only then that Xueyan realized that she had made a slip of the tongue, and was frightened by Baoyu's frenzied appearance, she could only stare dumbfounded, unable to utter a word.
Baoyu was neither crazy nor stupid at this time, seeing that the snow geese were frightened, he quickly let go, grabbed her sleeve instead, and coaxed in a soft voice: "Tell me, where is the Zicuckoo, and I will tell you where it is." Ask her a word, it's really good to know sister Lin, I'll keep it safe and don't say anything else, okay?"
Xueyan has already been in a mess, and Baoyu looked at her with tears and expectant eyes, and stammered out: "Sister Zijuan, she is probably going to Qiushuangzhai, where is the third girl?" Go, go..."
"Good Xueyan, you really saved me!" Baoyu cheered, let go of Xueyan, and rushed out of the yard recklessly.
Baoyu flew to the Grand View Garden. On the way, servants and maidservants saw him and asked him where he was going, but they didn't answer.
Zijuan went to Qiushuangzhai to deliver things, and talked with Tanchun and Shishu for a while, looking at the time being late, worried that Daiyu would stay alone in the nunnery, so she left.
She was in a good mood, swaying the silk sash around her waist, humming a little song, walking lightly, half-stepping and half-hopping towards Jiamu's residence, and returning to the Lotus Nunnery after hearing what she had to say. .
A man ran up ahead, he should be a man by his figure and attire.
Who is so unruly and dares to run around in the yard where the girls live?Zicuckoo became alert, so she stopped and looked at it coldly.
The man ran a dozen steps away, but suddenly stopped running, and stood there staring at himself blankly.
Wow this man!
Although his appearance is a bit silly and his expression is a bit weird, he is really handsome. Compared with King Jing of Beijing, he is not as good in style, but that fair and tender face, and a pair of watery peach blossom eyes, are really handsome. Much more refined.
Zijuan's mind turned quickly, and she immediately thought that according to "Dream of Red Mansions", among the men in Jia's mansion, Jia Baoyu should be the most beautiful. Could it be this one in front of me?
The first time I saw "The Righteous Master", Zijuan was both curious and amazed, so he took a few extra glances.
She was looking at it, and suddenly Baoyu yelled: "Zicuckoo, Zicuckoo, it really is you who are back!"
Zijuan was really taken aback. Still in a trance, Baoyu rushed to her, hugged her shoulders, and shed tears along with two lines.
"Hey, you, what are you doing, let go!" Zijuan looked around, but fortunately there was no one around.
With her skill and reaction, it is easy to get rid of Baoyu, but knowing that the person in front of her is probably the number one baby bump in the Jia family, and she is obviously a pampered person, so she dare not do it rashly. Now, in case I hurt him somewhere, I can't afford to walk around.
It's fine if Zijuan doesn't say anything, but when Baoyu hugged him tighter, he said upside down: "No, I won't let you go, Zijuan, I finally met you, and I will never let you go again! Tell me quickly , Is Sister Lin really in the nunnery? How is she doing there? Do you hate me so much? Do you really think that I have betrayed her and want to marry Sister Bao?"
After hearing a series of words, Zijuan was absolutely sure that this incoherent guy was undoubtedly Jia Baoyu.
But for a moment, she also calmed down.
It's easy to answer him, but how to answer is good for Miss Lin, but you have to think carefully.
☆, 51 Jinjiang Literature City debut
In the small flower hall where Jia Mu lived daily, Jia Mu, Jia She, and Jia Zheng sat silently and sadly. Mrs. Wang stood behind Jia Zheng, also sad, and wiped her eyes with a handkerchief. The impression of King Zhongshun , I'm afraid that the whole family is more afraid than her.
That year, Jia Zheng almost beat Baoyu to death for the sake of King Zhongshun's words!
Now, he is going to ask Daiyu to be his concubine again. How will he treat such a domineering man, a sensitive and weak niece when he marries her?
Although Mrs. Wang wanted Baochai to match Baoyu, she could see the closeness between Daiyu and Baoyu for many years, and she was anxious in her heart, wishing to keep them far away.
Apart from this, Daiyu also lived in the mansion since she was a child, and she grew up watching her grow up, how can she not love a lonely girl at all?
It's just that she's a girl, and besides wiping her tears, she can't come up with any ideas.
When Jia Zheng came back from the court, he went straight to Jia Mu's residence and told his mother that he met eunuch Dai today, heard that King Zhongshun asked him to protect the matchmaker, and returned to the Holy One, and decided to marry Daiyu as his concubine.
Jia's mother also remained silent for a while, only frowning tightly and trembling temple hair, revealing the embarrassment and anxiety in her heart at the moment.
Jia Zheng waited patiently for a long time, and worried that his mother was too worried, so he tentatively called, "Old lady?"
Mother Jia woke up like a nightmare, raised her head and closed her eyes, sighed heavily, and shook her head weakly: "Oh, if you only obey the king and Dai Quan, even if the situation is strong, if we refuse, we can't do anything for a while. It’s a big difference when the Holy Spirit knows about it.”
Mrs. Wang was worried about this level. Now that Mother Jia had mentioned it, she couldn't help but boldly interjected: "It's just that the lady in the palace is pregnant, and she is in her 30s. If this happens disturb……"
Mrs. Wang didn't dare to say any more, she looked at Jia Zheng timidly, and sure enough, the gloom on his face became heavier.
This was originally a modest marriage of children, but now it was involved in the power of the imperial court, and even in the inner courtyard of the palace. If one was not careful, it might turn into a catastrophe.
Sitting on the sidelines, Jia She, who had been silent for a while, saw that everyone fell into silence, and then cautiously opened his mouth to remind: "Not only King Zhongshun, but also Prince Shen, who also wants to marry his niece... "
Jia Mu categorically refuted him: "At this juncture, don't worry about Prince Shen. Although he is a respectable man, he is an idle clan. He is also a modest person. He is not as powerful and ruthless as King Zhongshun. How can we offend him? "
Jia Amnesty was questioned by his mother, so he had to shut up embarrassingly, wondering how to reply to Prince Shen.
Jia Zheng asked in a shy voice helplessly: "So, the old lady has an idea and wants to give her niece to King Zhongshun?"
Mother Jia let out a long sigh again, she broke her cane again and again, her heart ached: "It's useless for us to make up our minds about this matter. You also know Miss Lin's temperament. If she knows that she is going to marry King Zhongshun, I'm afraid, I'm afraid..."
Although Mrs. Wang felt sorry for Daiyu, Jia's family, Anwei, and the daughter in the palace were more important after all. She hurriedly apologized and said with a smile: "This matter is related to the success or failure of the Jia family. My nephew is a person who knows the general situation. Besides, the prince of Zhongshun It may not be as unreasonable as the rumors say?"
Suddenly there was a commotion outside, and occasionally a servant girl exclaimed "Second Master Bao", Jiamu and the three showed surprise. Baoyu had already stumbled in, knelt down in front of Jiamu, and hugged her legs. , with tears running down his face, and shouted in his mouth: "Old lady, King Zhongshun is not a good person, you must never promise Sister Lin to him, he, he is afraid that he will kill Sister Lin! Old lady, you Have you forgotten the second sister? Then King Zhongshun is only a hundred times, a thousand times worse than Sun Shaozu, if Sister Lin dies, I will not live!"
Jia Mu was at a loss for a while, she couldn't get up after pulling and pulling him, so she could only ask anxiously over and over again: "You child, are you sick again? If you have anything to say, why don't you get up first?"
Mrs. Wang also called Baoyu to help pull him, but Baoyu just ignored him, crying and kowtowing blindly.
Seeing that the old mother and wife were entangled helplessly by Baoyu, with their elder brother beside them, Jia Zheng had no choice but to sternly shout, "Baoyu, get up!"
Baoyu was used to being afraid of Jia Zheng. Suddenly there was a thunder in his ear, and he was stunned for a moment. Although he didn't stand up immediately, he let go of Jia Mu and looked at Jia Zheng blankly.
Mrs. Wang took advantage of the situation to help him up, and comforted him in a loud voice: "Sister Lin's marriage, the old lady here is discussing with the elder, the master, it may not be settled, you are a child, don't interrupt, just go back obediently."
After finishing speaking, he raised his voice to summon Yuchuan'er and Caiyun, wanting them to coax Baoyu to leave first.
However, Baoyu broke free from Mrs. Wang, and said in a very insistent tone: "No, old lady, grand master, master, if you don't agree, and don't promise Sister Lin to King Zhongshun, I will kneel here and die, and I won't go back! "
After speaking, he really knelt down straight again.
Jia Zheng stomped his feet in anger, pointed at Baoyu's face, and cursed angrily: "What do you know about evil? You only know how to be self-willed. How can you beat King Zhongshun with your life? You want the whole family. Do they all follow the imminent disaster?"
Unexpectedly, Baoyu calmed down after making a fuss for a while, and faced Jia Zheng's scolding, instead of retreating, he straightened up and resolutely argued: "My lord, King Ren Zhongshun is so tyrannical, he can't take his son, right? I went back to him and said that I had promised my younger sister Lin to me, so could he marry me by force?
"You, you—" Jia Zheng was trembling with rage, and raised his palm, about to slap Baoyu in the face, "It's shameless for you to want to marry Sister Lin with your appearance!"
Mrs. Wang hurriedly hugged Jia Zheng's arm, and defended Baoyu: "Master, why bother to get angry? Isn't Baoyu just thinking about it, and it's not like he really wants to marry his niece. Alas, even if he thinks in vain, his niece may not be willing... "
Baoyu had put everything aside for a long time. Hearing Jia Zheng's questioning, he stubbornly stuck out his chest and responded loudly: "As long as I don't ask Sister Lin to marry King Zhongshun, I will not hesitate to be ridiculed or lose my life!"
Because of Daiyu's marriage, Jia Zheng was already extremely frustrated in his heart. At this time, Baoyu contradicted him, and he staggered two steps, fell on the chair, panting.
This frightened Mrs. Wang, and hurried over to rub Jia Zheng's chest and beat her back, crying and scolding Baoyu for being evil, and asked him to kowtow to Jia Zheng to admit his mistake.
Seeing this chaotic situation, Mother Jia also thought of the worrying situation of Daiyu in the future, and she was also sad for her old age. She couldn't say a word except for sighing.
Yu Chuan'er and Cai Yun didn't stay or retreat, they could only look at each other tremblingly, not daring to say a word.
The people in the house didn't know that there was a mess inside, but someone outside was eavesdropping on the wall, none other than Zicuckoo.
Originally, Mother Jia was concerned about Daiyu, so she specially ordered Zijuan to come and inform the girl of her recent situation within two or three days at least, and five or six days at most.This day happened to be free, and with Daiyu's marriage in mind, Zijuan told Chunxian to take care of the girl, while he came to Jiamu's residence.
The strange thing is that after entering the first door, a group of maids, big and small, were crowded in the courtyard from a distance, as if they had nothing to do, they gathered together and whispered together.
Going a little closer, even Yuanyang and Hupo, who serve Jiamu personally every day, are sitting idle in the verandah. When they see Zijuan, they rush up to stop her, and point to Jiamu's bedroom, saying that it is an old lady. I was discussing things with the master and wife, and no one would let me stay. If there is any important matter, I can't go back now, so let's go back first.
Zijuan promised, but she was not willing to reconcile in her heart, besides wondering if it had something to do with the girl's marriage?
She was clever and cunning, she walked out from the main gate, but did not go back into the garden, but followed a low wall to find a small side gate.
During this period of time, she was interested in observing and remembering, and she knew the structure of Rongguo Mansion well, and knew that no one would go to this gate, so the two women who guarded the gate took the opportunity to eat wine and gamble, and slipped away now. When I came over to have a look, there was no one at the door, and the door was only ajar.
Knowing that the maids were all gathered in the yard, Zijuan was even more daring. She sneaked in on tiptoe and touched the edge of Jia Mu's room. Sure enough, she heard crying and scolding inside, listening to Jia Zheng and Baoyu talking non-stop. King Zhongshun, sister Lin.
She secretly exclaimed that she was lucky, this risk was really right, she hid by the window again, eavesdropped against the wall for a while, and roughly figured out the ins and outs.
Even though she had never liked Baoyu and regarded him as a scumbag, when she heard what he said, she admired him a little bit, thinking that this heartless man was naive and ridiculous, with his pitiful strength, he dared to defy his parents. He also wanted to fight against the loyal king, which shows that he is infatuated with Miss Lin.
It's a pity that I knew today, why bother?
Forget it, everything is predestined, even if Miss Lin marries Baoyu, he has no ability at all except sweet talk, singing the wind and playing with the moon, unable to support the family, unable to protect his wife, what's the matter?
When encountering some ups and downs, they will only swear to the sky, talk about life and death, and cannot come up with practical solutions.
But this is really difficult, that King Zhongshun is obviously a very powerful and terrifying person, not even someone who is as shrewd as the old lady and who loves girls so much.
The girl has made up her mind that even if she becomes a monk, she will never marry. It was easy to say at the beginning, but the situation seems to have changed now.
It is easy for her not to marry willfully, but if she fails to do well, she will ruin Jia's family.The only thing a girl can be free and easy is her own body and mind. Can she really stand by and watch the Rongguo Mansion, especially her grandmother and Jia Baoyu, see disasters approaching?
The more Zicuckoo thought about it, the more frightened she became, she didn't dare to delay any longer, she quietly backed out, and hurried back to the Xiaoxiang Hall, racking her brains for countermeasures along the way, seeming to have some vague ideas, but not very clear, just Thinking of going back earlier to discuss with Daiyu.
The day before, Dai Quan had told the eunuch in charge that he was going to Rongguo Mansion the next day to be a matchmaker for the King of Zhongshun County, and seeing an opportunity, he also vaguely mentioned this matter in front of the Holy Majesty.
Today, the most trustworthy ones are King Zhongshun and King Beijing. When they learned that the former was going to marry a concubine, and they were from a famous family, they were naturally very happy. He ordered Dai Quan to handle the matter properly, and Dai Quan naturally said that Yes, the more proud you are, the more confidence you have.
At Dong'an Palace, Mu Shi also got up early for the first time. Today, he will also visit Rongguo Mansion with Mu Ran to propose marriage for Prince Shen and Prince Jing.
It was not the first time that the King of Dong'an made Baoshan for others, but it was the first time he was so anxious. The reason why he got up early was to explain to Mu Ran carefully before he set off.
☆, 52 Jinjiang Literature City debut
Before arriving at the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, Zijuan saw a thin and graceful figure standing by the water beside the Dicui Pavilion, with a white shirt and emerald ribbons, and her hair fluttering in the wind. Who is it if it’s not Daiyu?
Zijuan looked around again, but there was no one else nearby except herself, Daiyu obviously stood here for a while, what was she looking at?
Zijuan was curious for a while, so instead of calling Daiyu, she quietly walked behind her, looked at her, and couldn't help laughing.
I saw Daiyu's bright eyes, looking at a clump of hibiscus planted beside the Dicui Pavilion. In summer, the flowers are blooming beautifully, but they are so delicate that they are blown by the wind and fall on the water one after another. .
The crimson petals and the light blue lake water are pleasing to Zijuan's eyes, but she knows that Daiyu must not see it that way. This girl is probably thinking about falling flowers and flowing water, time, fate and other sad things, right?
She called softly: "Girl, what are you looking at?"
As if waking up from a dream, Daiyu turned her head and saw that it was Zijuan, she shook her head and smiled: "It's nothing, I've been a little lazy these days, so I just came out to walk around."
Zijuan saw that not only did she not look sad, but she had a smile on her face, as if the wind was blowing over Pinghu, making ripples slightly, appearing calm and full of vitality.
Seeing Zijuan staring at her, Daiyu was a little surprised, so she asked her: "Didn't you go to the old lady, why did you come back so soon?"
Zijuan was still staring at her, without answering for a while, but her eyes became more and more strange. Daiyu brushed her with a handkerchief, a little annoyed: "I'm asking you something, why are you in a daze?"
Zijuan opened her mouth, but she didn't answer the question: "Girl, if you are still allowed to marry Baoyu, would you be willing?"
The smile on Daiyu's face disappeared in an instant, as if frightened, she took two steps back, with the lake behind her, Zijuan hurriedly grabbed her sleeve.
Daiyu's absent-mindedness was only for a moment, and she immediately flicked her sleeves, and Zijuan, who broke free, didn't speak, just bowed her head and walked quickly.
"Girl, girl!" Zicuckoo hurriedly chased after her.
The two chased for more than ten zhang, one after the other, Daiyu was entangled by Zijuan, and finally stopped, Huo Di turned his head, tears were already glistening in his eyes.
"Even if other people think I'm pitiful and ridiculous, I don't care, I just didn't expect that even you would make fun of it!"
Zijuan was taken aback, knowing that Daiyu had misunderstood.
It's no wonder that "Zicuckoo" can be said to have witnessed all the love, resentment, and hopelessness between her and Baoyu. She is the only person who only thinks about her. If Daiyu still has a confidant in this world , it may not be the Baoyu she once loved deeply, but this maid who silently understood her and accompanied her.
If even Zijuan made fun of her heart disease, Daiyu's disappointment and anger can be imagined.
Zicuckoo is not exactly a "Zicuckoo", but she can fully understand this feeling, but there are some things that need not be said.
She walked up to Daiyu, looked at his exquisitely beautiful hibiscus face, took her hand, and shook it firmly, as if she had made up her mind, and also seemed to be encouraging Daiyu.
"Girl, you know me, and I know you, do you think I'll make fun of this?"
Daiyu pursed her lips, still sullen, but did not break free from her.
"The girl just said that no matter who comes to ask, she is determined not to marry. She just followed Master Liandu or Master Miaoyu. She has no worries and cares. It's settled once and for all, isn't it?"
Daiyu remained silent, this was indeed her idea, she had told Zijuan clearly, but she didn't know why she suddenly asked again.
"But girl, have you ever thought that if there is a very powerful person who insists on forcing you to marry, the old lady will naturally have nothing to do if the girl refuses to marry anyway, but she is not afraid of offending that person. The Rongguo Mansion can't live in peace, and even cause trouble?"
Daiyu's whole body was shocked, fear flashed across her eyes, the corners of her lips moved reluctantly, and she asked Zijuan: "It's obviously just a joke, why don't you say no? What am I? How can there be such a person? Do something like this?"
"Girl, although you are smart, you don't know what's going on outside. Heh, if you want to talk about Baoyu, today I am a little bit open-eyed. It can be seen that he may not be all scum. Well, a heartless man."
So, he overheard what he had just heard at Jiamu's residence, about how King Zhongshun entrusted the eunuch Dai to protect the matchmaker, and even told the holy majesty that he insisted on marrying Daiyu as his concubine, and that Baoyu desperately begged in front of his elders , Tell Daiyu in detail.
At the end, Zijuan added a special sentence: "This Baoyu knows that the girl will never marry him again, and he did this to save you."
Daiyu originally thought that she would be at ease physically and mentally by looking at everything, but she never expected that her marriage would involve such a complicated and powerful relationship.
She can cut off the love in the world of mortals and transcend the world, but can she really ignore her grandmother's family?
Daiyu was silent for a long while, and then said quietly: "Who wants him to save..."
Zijuan seemed to have read her mind, deliberately followed her words, and said disdainfully: "That's right, can he be saved? He really wants to, but will the girl be willing? Will the Second Grandma Bao be willing? Let me tell you, this whole family Up and down, I don't see how well the girl is treated. If the girl walks on her own, it's pure if she doesn't see her eyes. Whether it's Jia Jiaxing's success or failure, what does it matter to the girl?"
Daiyu was stunned for a moment, then smiled wryly: "Zijuan, you don't have to provoke me, if that's the case, how can I get away..."
Although Daiyu has ideas, but the world is like this, she can only advocate for herself, so how can she win half of those powerful people?
"What does the girl mean, that she is willing to marry that King Zhongshun or Prince Shen for the sake of her uncle's family?"
"I……"
Daiyu was anxious, and was even more speechless when Zijuan questioned her like this.
Zijuan patted the back of her hand, both as a comfort and as a reminder: "Girl, this matter is already clear, there are two ways in front of you, either leave this family alone and do things according to your own heart. Just like the story that Master Liandu told, who sacrificed his life to feed the eagles and tigers, marrying one of these two princes, I won’t run you down, but think about it yourself, wrong step, wrong step!”
Daiyu's cool fingers slipped from Zicuckoo's palm, she continued to turn around and walked silently, with her head down and her eyebrows fixed, with a heavy heart.
"Girl!" Zicuckoo chased after two steps, and shouted loudly behind her, "Would you stop and just listen to me again?"
Daiyu really stopped, but her back was still facing her.
"You women here have too little room for autonomy. Since the girl is willing to sacrifice for the people here, she must know how to weigh and compare. Whether Baoyu, King Zhongshun, or Prince Shen, you must be sober. Choose one, and don't be foolish and casual!"
Zijuan was so excited that she began to say "nonsense" that she hadn't said for a long time, but Daiyu not only heard every word she said clearly, but also understood it without any obstacles, typing every word on the Heart, shocking.
Mu Shi waited in the living room for quite a while, but Mu Ran didn't come out yet, so he couldn't help but feel anxious, and planned to go and urge him himself.
He had just reached Mu Ran's door, called "Fourth Brother", and was about to knock on it, but the person inside opened the door first and came out.
Mu Shi met Mu Ran face to face, and then his eyes widened, with a look of surprise on his face: "You, why are you dressed like this?"
Mu Ran was puzzled, looked down at herself up and down, found nothing wrong, and asked, "What's wrong with this outfit?"
Mu Shi didn't know whether to laugh or cry immediately, and pushed his brother back into the door: "What should I say about you, you really don't understand human affairs at all, you are going to protect the media, not to go to the court, let alone to get people !"
Mu Ran in front of him, with a black gauze crown, flying fish suit, and buckskin boots, except that there is no saber hanging on the jade belt, looks like a dignified and dignified appearance, but Mu Shi is so angry that he yelled loudly. Maid, let Fourth Master find a set of bright and festive clothes to change into.
Mu Ran had no choice but to be at the mercy of his elder brother. After a while, he changed into a dark purple palace brocade robe with wide sleeves.
Mu Shi didn't give up, and forced him to wear a jade and a pouch on his waist.
Finally, he nodded in satisfaction: "This is not far off. Otherwise, you, the deputy commander of Jinyiwei, dressed like you just did, and go to someone's door, who are you trying to scare? Don't even open your mouth, and you will definitely not be able to get things done."
Mu Ran didn't bother to argue. He originally wanted to be a matchmaker for the King of Beijing, which was an important matter, so he wore an official uniform, which seemed serious. Now that he was dressed in this way, he felt even more uncomfortable, and felt like a TV station. The actors on the Internet are average.
After tidying up Mu Ran, Mu Shi urged again and again: "Do you know all the things I told you last night by heart?"
Mu Ran was taught by Mu Shi last night, and he remembered it at the time, but he was restless and couldn't sleep all night. After waking up early in the morning, he had forgotten more than half of it, but he didn't dare to let Mu Shi know, so he only vaguely agreed. .
After dinner, Mu Shi personally sent Mu Ran out again, deliberately asking him to go ahead and propose marriage to Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng, so that he would fall behind him, and it would be convenient for him to explain to Prince Shen if things failed in the future.
Mu Ran rode a horse and led two followers through Ningrong Street to the main gate of Rongguo Mansion. First, the followers handed over a name card, asking to see the two adults of your mansion, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng.
The people at the door were all knowledgeable, and after glancing at the name post, they knew the depth, so they hurriedly sent someone to invite the manager Lai Da, and welcomed Mu Ran in respectfully, while flying all the way Run, hurry to inform Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng.
According to the custom, the servant first came to Jia Zheng to report that there was an adult from Jin Yiwei who asked to see the first and second masters.
Hearing this, Jia Zheng was startled, he had never had any contact with the officials of Jin Yiwei, could it be that he is a member of the family, who made a mistake, and the person who came here at this moment was the one who asked the teacher to blame him?
After receiving the famous post and looking at it, his chest jumped wildly.
Master Mu Ranmu, the commander of Jinyi's own army?
Although he has never met, he has heard of his name. He is the most cold-faced and selfless "Tie Shilang". He committed a crime for Xue Pan earlier and involved him. Could it be related to this matter?
Jia Zheng asked the servant again, when did Master Mu come, how many people did he bring, and what was his expression and attitude?
The servants answered one by one, and when Jia Zheng learned that Mu Ran was only dressed lightly and looked friendly, he couldn't help but feel even more puzzled. He didn't dare to delay, he hurriedly adjusted his clothes, and hurried to the reception hall.
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When Jia Zheng arrived at the main hall, Mu Ran was already sitting on top of it, so he hurried up to greet him, saluting and apologizing, while saying things like "Your Excellency is here, but I am far away to welcome you".
After the host and guest sat down, the servant girl changed the hot tea again, exchanged some pleasantries, and Jia Zheng tentatively asked Mu Ran why he came.
Mu Ran tried hard to think back for a while, but still couldn't remember what her elder brother taught him yesterday. He was originally a person who talked about efficiency, so he simply put it aside, stood up proudly, cupped his hands at Jia Zheng, and said straight to the point: "Mr. , Today, the official took the liberty to visit, not for other reasons, but to be a Baoshan for the prince of Beijing, and ask to marry a girl from your house as a concubine."
Hearing the word "Baoshan", Jia Zheng felt dizzy for a while. During these days, what troubled him the most was these successive suitors.
King Zhongshun and Prince Shen have made him suffer, and now there is another King Beijing in Hengli. Could it be that he is here for Miss Lin?
Jia Zheng hurriedly stood up to return the salute. Taking chances, he bit the bullet and asked, "But I don't know who is the brother or the daughter of the lower official who is favored by the prince?"
Mu Ran shook her head: "Neither of them, Prince Bei Jing's favorite is Lord Jia's niece Ling, the late Xunyan Yushi originally from Gusu, and Lord Lin Hai's only daughter."
As soon as these words came out, Jia Zheng staggered and fell back to his chair, propped his knees, his eyes were straightened, and he was speechless for a long time.
Mu Ran is a straightforward person, seeing that the situation was not quite right, she also asked him directly: "Why, Mrs. Jia is not happy with this marriage?"
When asked by Mu Ran, Jia
"Sure, I'll come again next time, I just wonder what the girl likes?"
Lu Manxi's enthusiasm made Daiyu a little unbearable. Just as she didn't know how to push it away, Lian Du who was on the side came over and said, "You don't have to be busy anymore, the prince has already sent a meeting gift to Miss Lin. You belong to the same family, so prepare It's a gift."
Daiyu quickly said yes: "Yes, Madam, don't worry about it."
Lu Manxi raised her eyebrows, as if surprised: "Ah, did the prince give it away? I just don't know what it is. Miss Lin still likes it?"
She asked abruptly, and Daiyu felt embarrassed, so she reluctantly replied with a forced smile: "Well, thank you, my lord and madam, for your kindness..."
Lu Manxi laughed again, and asked Liandu: "This kindness is only from the prince. Sister, do you think it's interesting? The prince gave us nothing more than clothes and hairpins. When will you understand the girl's mind?" ?”
Her words were half sour, and Daiyu was even more displeased when she heard it, but she couldn't show it, she just wanted to leave quickly.
Sure enough, Liandu also said seriously: "Manmei, Miss Lin is a guest, you can only make fun of the prince, but don't talk about it in front of her."
Lu Manxi seemed to be still a little afraid of her, her face turned red, and she replied embarrassingly: "Yes..."
Liandu walked up to Daiyu, took her hand, and patted her lightly: "Manmei loves to joke on weekdays, and everyone in the family is used to it, so don't worry if you don't notice it for a while, girl."
Daiyu was grateful in her heart, quickly said it was all right, said goodbye to Liandu and Mrs. Lu, and was only relieved after going out.
On the way back to her yard, Lin Daiyu still felt angry and funny. It was unexpected that the prince of Beijing would give her a gift, but if it was for the sake of her father's relationship back then, it was human nature, it was just that the prince was very nostalgic.
This Mrs. Lu is really funny, thinking that the prince is on her body, so willing to talk, even if she is, it is because of her late father and Master Liandu.
King Bei Jing's speech is gentle and modest, if Mrs. Lu is only jealous, and even rude in front of outsiders, it may be rare for the prince to love him. In comparison, Master Liandu is the one who makes people feel close and respected from the bottom of their hearts.
She was thinking about it, and suddenly she realized, what does the prince's wife and concubine have to do with her, and she commented on what they do in a good manner?
Daiyu sensed that something was wrong, if Mrs. Lu was the one who was rude just now, wouldn't she be being rude at this moment, so she quickly put an end to this thought.
After Daiyu left, Liandu reminded Lu Manxi slightly sullenly: "Manmei, Miss Lin is still in her boudoir, and she has a pure temperament. You really offended her just now."
"Sister, don't be angry, I don't dare anymore." Lu Manxi hurriedly bowed to Liandu to apologize, but when she raised her head, she blinked slyly and asked with a smile, "The prince has never given a gift to a woman in the boudoir, and he specially left a gift for her." Seeing that Miss Lin is in the nunnery, is there really no special meaning?"
Liandu was indifferent: "Is there any special meaning, you should ask the prince, how would I know?"
Lu Manxi sighed, and seemed to have some resentment: "My lord has been closest to my sister since I was a child, and since my sister became a monk, even if he has something on his mind, he doesn't talk much about it. No, he traveled thousands of miles to the frontier, He also refuses to bring someone to take care of him. If he really loves Miss Lin, that would be a good thing..."
"Amitabha!" Liandu cut off Lu Manxi, sat on the meditation bed, closed his eyes and crossed his knees, as if he didn't want to talk to her again, "I should do my homework, Manmei, go back by yourself. You don't have to come often, otherwise it will be inconvenient for me to clean up."
"Yes, sister, take care of yourself..." Lu Manxi did not dare to disobey, gave a deep salute, then closed the door and retreated.
The moment her back disappeared, a gleam of brilliance leaked from Liandu's eyelids, which were slightly half-closed, thoughtful, and for a long time, a thin and warm smile appeared on his lips.
Xueyan was sad all the way, returned to Baoyu and Baochai's residence, entered the yard, and saw Baoyu wandering alone under the banana tree, but no one was with her.
She was worried, so she hurriedly stepped forward and asked him, "Second Master is fine, why don't you rest in the room?"
"Shh, keep it quiet..." Baoyu put his finger to his lips, and pushed his chin into the room again, and said softly, "After all, Xiren followed the doctor to get the medicine. Sister Bao was tired and took a nap, so I had to come out Breathe, don't make a fuss, ah, Xueyan, what's wrong with you?"
Even though Xueyan lowered her head, Baoyu noticed her eyes were red from crying, so she pulled her to the bright place to examine carefully, and asked, "Could it be that Bihen bullied you again?"
Xueyan hurriedly shook her head: "No, no, second master, don't talk nonsense, sister Bihen will be annoyed after hearing this."
"Okay, I won't tell." Baoyu held Xueyan tight, "You just tell me, why are you crying? But do you miss Sister Lin?"
Xueyan was trying to hold back, but when he said it out of his mind, the tears couldn't stop falling down.
"Sure enough, why not me?" Baoyu took Xueyan's hand and sighed dismally, "Xueyan, you can still cry, but I can only feel the pain in my heart. If I stay here, I'm sorry." Sister Lin, if I leave and feel sorry for the people here, I really wish I could cut my heart out and give it to Sister Lin, leaving only my skin here..."
Baoyu had annoyed Daiyu before, so he often said nonsense nonsense about life and death, and when they reconciled, these words became a joke in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and Xueyan was naturally used to hearing them.
Listening to what he said now, things have changed, things have changed, and the wind and clouds have dispersed, and seeing Baoyu's face full of desolation, he pulls himself tightly, mourning like a complaint, as if facing Daiyu, his heart is sore and pity, and he can't bear it. Zhu Zhu blurted out: "Sister Zijuan said that everything is fine for the girl in the nunnery, second master, you just put the girl down!"
After hearing this, Baoyu clasped Xueyan even tighter with a cry, and kept asking, "Zicuckoo? Did you see Zijuan? She's back? Where is she now?"
It was only then that Xueyan realized that she had made a slip of the tongue, and was frightened by Baoyu's frenzied appearance, she could only stare dumbfounded, unable to utter a word.
Baoyu was neither crazy nor stupid at this time, seeing that the snow geese were frightened, he quickly let go, grabbed her sleeve instead, and coaxed in a soft voice: "Tell me, where is the Zicuckoo, and I will tell you where it is." Ask her a word, it's really good to know sister Lin, I'll keep it safe and don't say anything else, okay?"
Xueyan has already been in a mess, and Baoyu looked at her with tears and expectant eyes, and stammered out: "Sister Zijuan, she is probably going to Qiushuangzhai, where is the third girl?" Go, go..."
"Good Xueyan, you really saved me!" Baoyu cheered, let go of Xueyan, and rushed out of the yard recklessly.
Baoyu flew to the Grand View Garden. On the way, servants and maidservants saw him and asked him where he was going, but they didn't answer.
Zijuan went to Qiushuangzhai to deliver things, and talked with Tanchun and Shishu for a while, looking at the time being late, worried that Daiyu would stay alone in the nunnery, so she left.
She was in a good mood, swaying the silk sash around her waist, humming a little song, walking lightly, half-stepping and half-hopping towards Jiamu's residence, and returning to the Lotus Nunnery after hearing what she had to say. .
A man ran up ahead, he should be a man by his figure and attire.
Who is so unruly and dares to run around in the yard where the girls live?Zicuckoo became alert, so she stopped and looked at it coldly.
The man ran a dozen steps away, but suddenly stopped running, and stood there staring at himself blankly.
Wow this man!
Although his appearance is a bit silly and his expression is a bit weird, he is really handsome. Compared with King Jing of Beijing, he is not as good in style, but that fair and tender face, and a pair of watery peach blossom eyes, are really handsome. Much more refined.
Zijuan's mind turned quickly, and she immediately thought that according to "Dream of Red Mansions", among the men in Jia's mansion, Jia Baoyu should be the most beautiful. Could it be this one in front of me?
The first time I saw "The Righteous Master", Zijuan was both curious and amazed, so he took a few extra glances.
She was looking at it, and suddenly Baoyu yelled: "Zicuckoo, Zicuckoo, it really is you who are back!"
Zijuan was really taken aback. Still in a trance, Baoyu rushed to her, hugged her shoulders, and shed tears along with two lines.
"Hey, you, what are you doing, let go!" Zijuan looked around, but fortunately there was no one around.
With her skill and reaction, it is easy to get rid of Baoyu, but knowing that the person in front of her is probably the number one baby bump in the Jia family, and she is obviously a pampered person, so she dare not do it rashly. Now, in case I hurt him somewhere, I can't afford to walk around.
It's fine if Zijuan doesn't say anything, but when Baoyu hugged him tighter, he said upside down: "No, I won't let you go, Zijuan, I finally met you, and I will never let you go again! Tell me quickly , Is Sister Lin really in the nunnery? How is she doing there? Do you hate me so much? Do you really think that I have betrayed her and want to marry Sister Bao?"
After hearing a series of words, Zijuan was absolutely sure that this incoherent guy was undoubtedly Jia Baoyu.
But for a moment, she also calmed down.
It's easy to answer him, but how to answer is good for Miss Lin, but you have to think carefully.
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In the small flower hall where Jia Mu lived daily, Jia Mu, Jia She, and Jia Zheng sat silently and sadly. Mrs. Wang stood behind Jia Zheng, also sad, and wiped her eyes with a handkerchief. The impression of King Zhongshun , I'm afraid that the whole family is more afraid than her.
That year, Jia Zheng almost beat Baoyu to death for the sake of King Zhongshun's words!
Now, he is going to ask Daiyu to be his concubine again. How will he treat such a domineering man, a sensitive and weak niece when he marries her?
Although Mrs. Wang wanted Baochai to match Baoyu, she could see the closeness between Daiyu and Baoyu for many years, and she was anxious in her heart, wishing to keep them far away.
Apart from this, Daiyu also lived in the mansion since she was a child, and she grew up watching her grow up, how can she not love a lonely girl at all?
It's just that she's a girl, and besides wiping her tears, she can't come up with any ideas.
When Jia Zheng came back from the court, he went straight to Jia Mu's residence and told his mother that he met eunuch Dai today, heard that King Zhongshun asked him to protect the matchmaker, and returned to the Holy One, and decided to marry Daiyu as his concubine.
Jia's mother also remained silent for a while, only frowning tightly and trembling temple hair, revealing the embarrassment and anxiety in her heart at the moment.
Jia Zheng waited patiently for a long time, and worried that his mother was too worried, so he tentatively called, "Old lady?"
Mother Jia woke up like a nightmare, raised her head and closed her eyes, sighed heavily, and shook her head weakly: "Oh, if you only obey the king and Dai Quan, even if the situation is strong, if we refuse, we can't do anything for a while. It’s a big difference when the Holy Spirit knows about it.”
Mrs. Wang was worried about this level. Now that Mother Jia had mentioned it, she couldn't help but boldly interjected: "It's just that the lady in the palace is pregnant, and she is in her 30s. If this happens disturb……"
Mrs. Wang didn't dare to say any more, she looked at Jia Zheng timidly, and sure enough, the gloom on his face became heavier.
This was originally a modest marriage of children, but now it was involved in the power of the imperial court, and even in the inner courtyard of the palace. If one was not careful, it might turn into a catastrophe.
Sitting on the sidelines, Jia She, who had been silent for a while, saw that everyone fell into silence, and then cautiously opened his mouth to remind: "Not only King Zhongshun, but also Prince Shen, who also wants to marry his niece... "
Jia Mu categorically refuted him: "At this juncture, don't worry about Prince Shen. Although he is a respectable man, he is an idle clan. He is also a modest person. He is not as powerful and ruthless as King Zhongshun. How can we offend him? "
Jia Amnesty was questioned by his mother, so he had to shut up embarrassingly, wondering how to reply to Prince Shen.
Jia Zheng asked in a shy voice helplessly: "So, the old lady has an idea and wants to give her niece to King Zhongshun?"
Mother Jia let out a long sigh again, she broke her cane again and again, her heart ached: "It's useless for us to make up our minds about this matter. You also know Miss Lin's temperament. If she knows that she is going to marry King Zhongshun, I'm afraid, I'm afraid..."
Although Mrs. Wang felt sorry for Daiyu, Jia's family, Anwei, and the daughter in the palace were more important after all. She hurriedly apologized and said with a smile: "This matter is related to the success or failure of the Jia family. My nephew is a person who knows the general situation. Besides, the prince of Zhongshun It may not be as unreasonable as the rumors say?"
Suddenly there was a commotion outside, and occasionally a servant girl exclaimed "Second Master Bao", Jiamu and the three showed surprise. Baoyu had already stumbled in, knelt down in front of Jiamu, and hugged her legs. , with tears running down his face, and shouted in his mouth: "Old lady, King Zhongshun is not a good person, you must never promise Sister Lin to him, he, he is afraid that he will kill Sister Lin! Old lady, you Have you forgotten the second sister? Then King Zhongshun is only a hundred times, a thousand times worse than Sun Shaozu, if Sister Lin dies, I will not live!"
Jia Mu was at a loss for a while, she couldn't get up after pulling and pulling him, so she could only ask anxiously over and over again: "You child, are you sick again? If you have anything to say, why don't you get up first?"
Mrs. Wang also called Baoyu to help pull him, but Baoyu just ignored him, crying and kowtowing blindly.
Seeing that the old mother and wife were entangled helplessly by Baoyu, with their elder brother beside them, Jia Zheng had no choice but to sternly shout, "Baoyu, get up!"
Baoyu was used to being afraid of Jia Zheng. Suddenly there was a thunder in his ear, and he was stunned for a moment. Although he didn't stand up immediately, he let go of Jia Mu and looked at Jia Zheng blankly.
Mrs. Wang took advantage of the situation to help him up, and comforted him in a loud voice: "Sister Lin's marriage, the old lady here is discussing with the elder, the master, it may not be settled, you are a child, don't interrupt, just go back obediently."
After finishing speaking, he raised his voice to summon Yuchuan'er and Caiyun, wanting them to coax Baoyu to leave first.
However, Baoyu broke free from Mrs. Wang, and said in a very insistent tone: "No, old lady, grand master, master, if you don't agree, and don't promise Sister Lin to King Zhongshun, I will kneel here and die, and I won't go back! "
After speaking, he really knelt down straight again.
Jia Zheng stomped his feet in anger, pointed at Baoyu's face, and cursed angrily: "What do you know about evil? You only know how to be self-willed. How can you beat King Zhongshun with your life? You want the whole family. Do they all follow the imminent disaster?"
Unexpectedly, Baoyu calmed down after making a fuss for a while, and faced Jia Zheng's scolding, instead of retreating, he straightened up and resolutely argued: "My lord, King Ren Zhongshun is so tyrannical, he can't take his son, right? I went back to him and said that I had promised my younger sister Lin to me, so could he marry me by force?
"You, you—" Jia Zheng was trembling with rage, and raised his palm, about to slap Baoyu in the face, "It's shameless for you to want to marry Sister Lin with your appearance!"
Mrs. Wang hurriedly hugged Jia Zheng's arm, and defended Baoyu: "Master, why bother to get angry? Isn't Baoyu just thinking about it, and it's not like he really wants to marry his niece. Alas, even if he thinks in vain, his niece may not be willing... "
Baoyu had put everything aside for a long time. Hearing Jia Zheng's questioning, he stubbornly stuck out his chest and responded loudly: "As long as I don't ask Sister Lin to marry King Zhongshun, I will not hesitate to be ridiculed or lose my life!"
Because of Daiyu's marriage, Jia Zheng was already extremely frustrated in his heart. At this time, Baoyu contradicted him, and he staggered two steps, fell on the chair, panting.
This frightened Mrs. Wang, and hurried over to rub Jia Zheng's chest and beat her back, crying and scolding Baoyu for being evil, and asked him to kowtow to Jia Zheng to admit his mistake.
Seeing this chaotic situation, Mother Jia also thought of the worrying situation of Daiyu in the future, and she was also sad for her old age. She couldn't say a word except for sighing.
Yu Chuan'er and Cai Yun didn't stay or retreat, they could only look at each other tremblingly, not daring to say a word.
The people in the house didn't know that there was a mess inside, but someone outside was eavesdropping on the wall, none other than Zicuckoo.
Originally, Mother Jia was concerned about Daiyu, so she specially ordered Zijuan to come and inform the girl of her recent situation within two or three days at least, and five or six days at most.This day happened to be free, and with Daiyu's marriage in mind, Zijuan told Chunxian to take care of the girl, while he came to Jiamu's residence.
The strange thing is that after entering the first door, a group of maids, big and small, were crowded in the courtyard from a distance, as if they had nothing to do, they gathered together and whispered together.
Going a little closer, even Yuanyang and Hupo, who serve Jiamu personally every day, are sitting idle in the verandah. When they see Zijuan, they rush up to stop her, and point to Jiamu's bedroom, saying that it is an old lady. I was discussing things with the master and wife, and no one would let me stay. If there is any important matter, I can't go back now, so let's go back first.
Zijuan promised, but she was not willing to reconcile in her heart, besides wondering if it had something to do with the girl's marriage?
She was clever and cunning, she walked out from the main gate, but did not go back into the garden, but followed a low wall to find a small side gate.
During this period of time, she was interested in observing and remembering, and she knew the structure of Rongguo Mansion well, and knew that no one would go to this gate, so the two women who guarded the gate took the opportunity to eat wine and gamble, and slipped away now. When I came over to have a look, there was no one at the door, and the door was only ajar.
Knowing that the maids were all gathered in the yard, Zijuan was even more daring. She sneaked in on tiptoe and touched the edge of Jia Mu's room. Sure enough, she heard crying and scolding inside, listening to Jia Zheng and Baoyu talking non-stop. King Zhongshun, sister Lin.
She secretly exclaimed that she was lucky, this risk was really right, she hid by the window again, eavesdropped against the wall for a while, and roughly figured out the ins and outs.
Even though she had never liked Baoyu and regarded him as a scumbag, when she heard what he said, she admired him a little bit, thinking that this heartless man was naive and ridiculous, with his pitiful strength, he dared to defy his parents. He also wanted to fight against the loyal king, which shows that he is infatuated with Miss Lin.
It's a pity that I knew today, why bother?
Forget it, everything is predestined, even if Miss Lin marries Baoyu, he has no ability at all except sweet talk, singing the wind and playing with the moon, unable to support the family, unable to protect his wife, what's the matter?
When encountering some ups and downs, they will only swear to the sky, talk about life and death, and cannot come up with practical solutions.
But this is really difficult, that King Zhongshun is obviously a very powerful and terrifying person, not even someone who is as shrewd as the old lady and who loves girls so much.
The girl has made up her mind that even if she becomes a monk, she will never marry. It was easy to say at the beginning, but the situation seems to have changed now.
It is easy for her not to marry willfully, but if she fails to do well, she will ruin Jia's family.The only thing a girl can be free and easy is her own body and mind. Can she really stand by and watch the Rongguo Mansion, especially her grandmother and Jia Baoyu, see disasters approaching?
The more Zicuckoo thought about it, the more frightened she became, she didn't dare to delay any longer, she quietly backed out, and hurried back to the Xiaoxiang Hall, racking her brains for countermeasures along the way, seeming to have some vague ideas, but not very clear, just Thinking of going back earlier to discuss with Daiyu.
The day before, Dai Quan had told the eunuch in charge that he was going to Rongguo Mansion the next day to be a matchmaker for the King of Zhongshun County, and seeing an opportunity, he also vaguely mentioned this matter in front of the Holy Majesty.
Today, the most trustworthy ones are King Zhongshun and King Beijing. When they learned that the former was going to marry a concubine, and they were from a famous family, they were naturally very happy. He ordered Dai Quan to handle the matter properly, and Dai Quan naturally said that Yes, the more proud you are, the more confidence you have.
At Dong'an Palace, Mu Shi also got up early for the first time. Today, he will also visit Rongguo Mansion with Mu Ran to propose marriage for Prince Shen and Prince Jing.
It was not the first time that the King of Dong'an made Baoshan for others, but it was the first time he was so anxious. The reason why he got up early was to explain to Mu Ran carefully before he set off.
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Before arriving at the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, Zijuan saw a thin and graceful figure standing by the water beside the Dicui Pavilion, with a white shirt and emerald ribbons, and her hair fluttering in the wind. Who is it if it’s not Daiyu?
Zijuan looked around again, but there was no one else nearby except herself, Daiyu obviously stood here for a while, what was she looking at?
Zijuan was curious for a while, so instead of calling Daiyu, she quietly walked behind her, looked at her, and couldn't help laughing.
I saw Daiyu's bright eyes, looking at a clump of hibiscus planted beside the Dicui Pavilion. In summer, the flowers are blooming beautifully, but they are so delicate that they are blown by the wind and fall on the water one after another. .
The crimson petals and the light blue lake water are pleasing to Zijuan's eyes, but she knows that Daiyu must not see it that way. This girl is probably thinking about falling flowers and flowing water, time, fate and other sad things, right?
She called softly: "Girl, what are you looking at?"
As if waking up from a dream, Daiyu turned her head and saw that it was Zijuan, she shook her head and smiled: "It's nothing, I've been a little lazy these days, so I just came out to walk around."
Zijuan saw that not only did she not look sad, but she had a smile on her face, as if the wind was blowing over Pinghu, making ripples slightly, appearing calm and full of vitality.
Seeing Zijuan staring at her, Daiyu was a little surprised, so she asked her: "Didn't you go to the old lady, why did you come back so soon?"
Zijuan was still staring at her, without answering for a while, but her eyes became more and more strange. Daiyu brushed her with a handkerchief, a little annoyed: "I'm asking you something, why are you in a daze?"
Zijuan opened her mouth, but she didn't answer the question: "Girl, if you are still allowed to marry Baoyu, would you be willing?"
The smile on Daiyu's face disappeared in an instant, as if frightened, she took two steps back, with the lake behind her, Zijuan hurriedly grabbed her sleeve.
Daiyu's absent-mindedness was only for a moment, and she immediately flicked her sleeves, and Zijuan, who broke free, didn't speak, just bowed her head and walked quickly.
"Girl, girl!" Zicuckoo hurriedly chased after her.
The two chased for more than ten zhang, one after the other, Daiyu was entangled by Zijuan, and finally stopped, Huo Di turned his head, tears were already glistening in his eyes.
"Even if other people think I'm pitiful and ridiculous, I don't care, I just didn't expect that even you would make fun of it!"
Zijuan was taken aback, knowing that Daiyu had misunderstood.
It's no wonder that "Zicuckoo" can be said to have witnessed all the love, resentment, and hopelessness between her and Baoyu. She is the only person who only thinks about her. If Daiyu still has a confidant in this world , it may not be the Baoyu she once loved deeply, but this maid who silently understood her and accompanied her.
If even Zijuan made fun of her heart disease, Daiyu's disappointment and anger can be imagined.
Zicuckoo is not exactly a "Zicuckoo", but she can fully understand this feeling, but there are some things that need not be said.
She walked up to Daiyu, looked at his exquisitely beautiful hibiscus face, took her hand, and shook it firmly, as if she had made up her mind, and also seemed to be encouraging Daiyu.
"Girl, you know me, and I know you, do you think I'll make fun of this?"
Daiyu pursed her lips, still sullen, but did not break free from her.
"The girl just said that no matter who comes to ask, she is determined not to marry. She just followed Master Liandu or Master Miaoyu. She has no worries and cares. It's settled once and for all, isn't it?"
Daiyu remained silent, this was indeed her idea, she had told Zijuan clearly, but she didn't know why she suddenly asked again.
"But girl, have you ever thought that if there is a very powerful person who insists on forcing you to marry, the old lady will naturally have nothing to do if the girl refuses to marry anyway, but she is not afraid of offending that person. The Rongguo Mansion can't live in peace, and even cause trouble?"
Daiyu's whole body was shocked, fear flashed across her eyes, the corners of her lips moved reluctantly, and she asked Zijuan: "It's obviously just a joke, why don't you say no? What am I? How can there be such a person? Do something like this?"
"Girl, although you are smart, you don't know what's going on outside. Heh, if you want to talk about Baoyu, today I am a little bit open-eyed. It can be seen that he may not be all scum. Well, a heartless man."
So, he overheard what he had just heard at Jiamu's residence, about how King Zhongshun entrusted the eunuch Dai to protect the matchmaker, and even told the holy majesty that he insisted on marrying Daiyu as his concubine, and that Baoyu desperately begged in front of his elders , Tell Daiyu in detail.
At the end, Zijuan added a special sentence: "This Baoyu knows that the girl will never marry him again, and he did this to save you."
Daiyu originally thought that she would be at ease physically and mentally by looking at everything, but she never expected that her marriage would involve such a complicated and powerful relationship.
She can cut off the love in the world of mortals and transcend the world, but can she really ignore her grandmother's family?
Daiyu was silent for a long while, and then said quietly: "Who wants him to save..."
Zijuan seemed to have read her mind, deliberately followed her words, and said disdainfully: "That's right, can he be saved? He really wants to, but will the girl be willing? Will the Second Grandma Bao be willing? Let me tell you, this whole family Up and down, I don't see how well the girl is treated. If the girl walks on her own, it's pure if she doesn't see her eyes. Whether it's Jia Jiaxing's success or failure, what does it matter to the girl?"
Daiyu was stunned for a moment, then smiled wryly: "Zijuan, you don't have to provoke me, if that's the case, how can I get away..."
Although Daiyu has ideas, but the world is like this, she can only advocate for herself, so how can she win half of those powerful people?
"What does the girl mean, that she is willing to marry that King Zhongshun or Prince Shen for the sake of her uncle's family?"
"I……"
Daiyu was anxious, and was even more speechless when Zijuan questioned her like this.
Zijuan patted the back of her hand, both as a comfort and as a reminder: "Girl, this matter is already clear, there are two ways in front of you, either leave this family alone and do things according to your own heart. Just like the story that Master Liandu told, who sacrificed his life to feed the eagles and tigers, marrying one of these two princes, I won’t run you down, but think about it yourself, wrong step, wrong step!”
Daiyu's cool fingers slipped from Zicuckoo's palm, she continued to turn around and walked silently, with her head down and her eyebrows fixed, with a heavy heart.
"Girl!" Zicuckoo chased after two steps, and shouted loudly behind her, "Would you stop and just listen to me again?"
Daiyu really stopped, but her back was still facing her.
"You women here have too little room for autonomy. Since the girl is willing to sacrifice for the people here, she must know how to weigh and compare. Whether Baoyu, King Zhongshun, or Prince Shen, you must be sober. Choose one, and don't be foolish and casual!"
Zijuan was so excited that she began to say "nonsense" that she hadn't said for a long time, but Daiyu not only heard every word she said clearly, but also understood it without any obstacles, typing every word on the Heart, shocking.
Mu Shi waited in the living room for quite a while, but Mu Ran didn't come out yet, so he couldn't help but feel anxious, and planned to go and urge him himself.
He had just reached Mu Ran's door, called "Fourth Brother", and was about to knock on it, but the person inside opened the door first and came out.
Mu Shi met Mu Ran face to face, and then his eyes widened, with a look of surprise on his face: "You, why are you dressed like this?"
Mu Ran was puzzled, looked down at herself up and down, found nothing wrong, and asked, "What's wrong with this outfit?"
Mu Shi didn't know whether to laugh or cry immediately, and pushed his brother back into the door: "What should I say about you, you really don't understand human affairs at all, you are going to protect the media, not to go to the court, let alone to get people !"
Mu Ran in front of him, with a black gauze crown, flying fish suit, and buckskin boots, except that there is no saber hanging on the jade belt, looks like a dignified and dignified appearance, but Mu Shi is so angry that he yelled loudly. Maid, let Fourth Master find a set of bright and festive clothes to change into.
Mu Ran had no choice but to be at the mercy of his elder brother. After a while, he changed into a dark purple palace brocade robe with wide sleeves.
Mu Shi didn't give up, and forced him to wear a jade and a pouch on his waist.
Finally, he nodded in satisfaction: "This is not far off. Otherwise, you, the deputy commander of Jinyiwei, dressed like you just did, and go to someone's door, who are you trying to scare? Don't even open your mouth, and you will definitely not be able to get things done."
Mu Ran didn't bother to argue. He originally wanted to be a matchmaker for the King of Beijing, which was an important matter, so he wore an official uniform, which seemed serious. Now that he was dressed in this way, he felt even more uncomfortable, and felt like a TV station. The actors on the Internet are average.
After tidying up Mu Ran, Mu Shi urged again and again: "Do you know all the things I told you last night by heart?"
Mu Ran was taught by Mu Shi last night, and he remembered it at the time, but he was restless and couldn't sleep all night. After waking up early in the morning, he had forgotten more than half of it, but he didn't dare to let Mu Shi know, so he only vaguely agreed. .
After dinner, Mu Shi personally sent Mu Ran out again, deliberately asking him to go ahead and propose marriage to Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng, so that he would fall behind him, and it would be convenient for him to explain to Prince Shen if things failed in the future.
Mu Ran rode a horse and led two followers through Ningrong Street to the main gate of Rongguo Mansion. First, the followers handed over a name card, asking to see the two adults of your mansion, Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng.
The people at the door were all knowledgeable, and after glancing at the name post, they knew the depth, so they hurriedly sent someone to invite the manager Lai Da, and welcomed Mu Ran in respectfully, while flying all the way Run, hurry to inform Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng.
According to the custom, the servant first came to Jia Zheng to report that there was an adult from Jin Yiwei who asked to see the first and second masters.
Hearing this, Jia Zheng was startled, he had never had any contact with the officials of Jin Yiwei, could it be that he is a member of the family, who made a mistake, and the person who came here at this moment was the one who asked the teacher to blame him?
After receiving the famous post and looking at it, his chest jumped wildly.
Master Mu Ranmu, the commander of Jinyi's own army?
Although he has never met, he has heard of his name. He is the most cold-faced and selfless "Tie Shilang". He committed a crime for Xue Pan earlier and involved him. Could it be related to this matter?
Jia Zheng asked the servant again, when did Master Mu come, how many people did he bring, and what was his expression and attitude?
The servants answered one by one, and when Jia Zheng learned that Mu Ran was only dressed lightly and looked friendly, he couldn't help but feel even more puzzled. He didn't dare to delay, he hurriedly adjusted his clothes, and hurried to the reception hall.
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When Jia Zheng arrived at the main hall, Mu Ran was already sitting on top of it, so he hurried up to greet him, saluting and apologizing, while saying things like "Your Excellency is here, but I am far away to welcome you".
After the host and guest sat down, the servant girl changed the hot tea again, exchanged some pleasantries, and Jia Zheng tentatively asked Mu Ran why he came.
Mu Ran tried hard to think back for a while, but still couldn't remember what her elder brother taught him yesterday. He was originally a person who talked about efficiency, so he simply put it aside, stood up proudly, cupped his hands at Jia Zheng, and said straight to the point: "Mr. , Today, the official took the liberty to visit, not for other reasons, but to be a Baoshan for the prince of Beijing, and ask to marry a girl from your house as a concubine."
Hearing the word "Baoshan", Jia Zheng felt dizzy for a while. During these days, what troubled him the most was these successive suitors.
King Zhongshun and Prince Shen have made him suffer, and now there is another King Beijing in Hengli. Could it be that he is here for Miss Lin?
Jia Zheng hurriedly stood up to return the salute. Taking chances, he bit the bullet and asked, "But I don't know who is the brother or the daughter of the lower official who is favored by the prince?"
Mu Ran shook her head: "Neither of them, Prince Bei Jing's favorite is Lord Jia's niece Ling, the late Xunyan Yushi originally from Gusu, and Lord Lin Hai's only daughter."
As soon as these words came out, Jia Zheng staggered and fell back to his chair, propped his knees, his eyes were straightened, and he was speechless for a long time.
Mu Ran is a straightforward person, seeing that the situation was not quite right, she also asked him directly: "Why, Mrs. Jia is not happy with this marriage?"
When asked by Mu Ran, Jia
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