Daiyu of the Red Chamber raised a cat

It turns out that although the Qin family is a merchant, it has the style of a scholarly family.

The patriarchs of the past dynasties attached great importance to the education of their children, and now the master Qin who is in charge of the family is a man who has read a lot of poetry and books.Master Qin's surname is Qin, and his name is Wenyuan. He is nearly sixty years old. Although he came from a family of merchants, he has been familiar with poetry and prose since he was a child, and he can write good articles.

Master Qin was quite ambitious when he was young. Not only did he read books well, but he also wrote excellent articles.It's a pity that although the Qin family's accumulation of several generations is considered wealthy, it has not yet been ordered by the imperial court, so it is still a merchant.Scholars, farmers, businessmen, merchants are ranked last, and the descendants of merchants cannot take the imperial examination.

The old man of the pre-Qin period was a man with considerable business skills. Under his control, the Qin family has grown from a small merchant family with only a few shops to a rich family in Yangzhou City.He is open-minded, unrestrained, and loves shooting and hunting. He often calls two or three friends to hunt some game outside the city with arrows and bows on their backs.

Once a friend led a black horse, and the old man Qin fell in love with it immediately, and even wanted to try riding it regardless of the horse's fierce temper.

When passing through a section of rugged mountain road, the horse suddenly went berserk, galloped left and right and neighed wildly. The old man Qin was thrown off and his head was broken. Even though he was unconscious, he died three days after being carried back. He was only 30 years old.

At that time, although Mrs. Qin had a wife and several concubines, only his first wife, Mrs. Wu, gave birth to a son who was only five years old and was still ignorant. There was no successor to the huge family business. The corpse cried bitterly, and everyone advised her to take care of her health and teach her brother to take care of the family business.Who would have thought that losing her husband would be like losing her backer? She thought she was okay when her husband was around, but now that her master is not around, those family members and the shopkeepers in the shop are the ones who are easy to provoke, and they shouldn't ignore it Orphans and widows?Therefore, the more I cried, the more sad I became, so that in the end I rolled my eyes and passed out.

The girls panicked and shouted to call the doctor. After the pulse was cut, they were not sick but happy. It has been nearly three months.

The old lady Qin was both happy and worried, and finally got out of bed to rest under the persuasion of everyone.

This posthumous son is now Master Qin.

As the youngest son in the family, Mr. Qin was very much loved by his mother and elder brother since he was a child, so he was still ignorant when he was twelve or thirteen years old, and he didn't care about the family's business. Apart from studying and going to school, he went on spring outings with his friends .

His elder brother took over the family business at the age of 16. Under the supervision of his mother, he worked hard and did not dare to slack off in the slightest.At that time, although he married a wife, he had not yet obtained a man and a woman.

Master Qin's peaceful school life was broken.

The old lady Qin, who lost her beloved son, pinned all her hopes on her youngest son, but she didn't dare to persecute her eldest son like that, lest he would be overworked again.

I don't want Master Qin to experience this blow, but he wants to be a different person, and since then he has been obsessed with business.

It was at this time that his talent in business gradually became known to everyone.The old lady Qin lost her husband in her prime, and her orphans and widows were unable to support her family property, so she had to rely on her natal brothers to keep the Qin family's offshoots and those outsiders in check.

But there is a disadvantage in doing so. Most of the Qin family's property is in the hands of outsiders. Although they are all relatives, in the face of interests, even close relatives are unreliable.

What Master Qin took over was a dying mess, and many shops were evacuated by several uncles.Faced with a family business that looked dilapidated on the outside and even more dilapidated on the inside, Master Qin tried his best to manage it. First, he tried to get rid of the influence of several uncles, and then he cruelly closed several shops that suffered serious losses, and some shops in remote locations were simply sold. He went out, collected enough money to buy a lot of cloth in the north, and trafficked it to the south to sell, and gradually gained a foothold after going back and forth.

He himself is also a leader, not afraid of hardships or tiredness, knowing how to make good use of others, and after a few years, the Qin family gradually has a momentum of revival.

It was at that time that many scholars who had made friends with Master Qin when they were young gradually took part in the imperial examinations, most of them had the title of scholar, and some even won the Juren.For those whose family business was in decline or were poor and could not afford to study hard or go to Beijing for exams, Master Qin would often help them and give them money and food.Even if he didn't know him before, he would donate to anyone who was unable to study for the imperial examination due to poverty, without asking why.

Later, many scholars who had been helped by him were awarded Juren and Jinshi and came out to be officials. Naturally, they were grateful for the previous kindness and took care of them.He relied on these relationships to do business everywhere, and the business grew bigger and bigger. By the time he was 200, the Qin family was already a millionaire.Among them was a scholar named Zhao Zirong, who was able to go to Beijing to take the exam because of his donation of [-] taels of silver.Although he made a fortune, but because he was grateful for Master Qin's kindness in helping him back then, he took good care of him. Later, he was also the one who helped Master Qin obtain the qualification of general merchant.

We must know that salt is a major issue related to the national economy and the people's livelihood, and it cannot be sold at will with money, but must be approved by the government.There are only a few general merchants of Jianghuai Salt Industry, and they are all radishes and pits. Don't try to squeeze in without a strong relationship.

Of course, this matter was long before Lin Ruhai served as the censor.

Master Qin loved reading all his life, and under his influence, the younger generations of the Qin family were also quite proficient in reading since childhood.The eldest daughter of the Qin family that Daiyu was talking about was the eldest granddaughter of Master Qin. It is said that she was born with a beautiful face and was proficient in all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. She was a well-known talented woman in Yangzhou City, and Master Qin loved her very much.

Daiyu is very curious about what kind of girl Miss Qin is, who can get out of the mud without being stained.

Therefore, when mentioning the arrangement of the flower hall, when thinking of Qin, he thought of this girl.

Not only Xueyan was curious, but other girls in the room were also curious, and they all asked how Daiyu knew that the girl liked to play the piano.Daiyu laughed and said, "What is there that you don't know? Who in Yangzhou city doesn't know that all the girls of the Qin family are talented women who have read poetry and books, especially the eldest girl, whose piano skills are absolutely astonishing It's just that you just play around all day long and don't pay attention to anything, so it's strange that you have such short knowledge. If you don't believe me, ask Zijuan to see if she knows?" Zijuan has always been in these things. Stay, what others can't remember, she often remembers.

The girls looked at Zijuan one after another, and Zijuan said with a smile: "I know it, you guys, you really should have a good memory. Grandma Li was afraid that you would make a joke when you didn't know people during the banquet, so she sent a special one to Sister-in-law is here. That sister-in-law used to be a girl in the wife's room. She used to socialize with the wife's family. She knows most of the decent families in Yangzhou City. The sister-in-law said so many things, including the Qin family. The girl loves playing the qin very much, you are good, you don't remember a word of what goes in the left ear and comes out the right ear!"

At the end, she couldn't help looking at Daiyu, and said with a smile, "It's a girl with a good memory!" She was sincerely admiring. She heard too much information that day, and she only remembered a girl caressing the piano, but she didn't remember clearly. Which family is the girl from? If the girl hadn't mentioned it, she might not have remembered it.

"Your memory is not bad." Regardless of the fact that she was so clear because Zhou Hang told her the situation of each family in detail, Daiyu just smiled, turned to Xueyan and said, "You are not young anymore. , is still so naughty, what should I do when I get married in the future, and I won’t learn more from Zijuan in the future, when did she become so unsteady like you?"

Xueyan was the only maid she brought with her when she went to Jia's mansion, and she also grew up with her, so Daiyu naturally treated her differently from ordinary maids.This girl is quite simple, and she has a solid heart. If she treats anyone well, she will never be shaken by her sincerity.Just one thing, his temper is too simple and straightforward, and people are more playful.But it's easy to listen to, always laughing and laughing, and crying a few times because I was reprimanded by myself after arguing with someone, and I cried because I was wronged.

At that time Daiyu was still in Jia's mansion, and some little girls were gossiping behind their backs, Xueyan heard that she was upset and quarreled with others.Daiyu asked her why she was arguing with someone but she refused to tell.Daiyu living under the fence naturally felt that more things are worse than less things, so she reprimanded Xue Yan every time, and told her to be more easy-going in the future and not to quarrel with others casually. There are too many, so as not to let people say that the Lin family has no rules.

It was only later that Daiyu realized that every time Xueyan quarreled with others, it was for herself, and she didn't tell herself because she was afraid that she would be unhappy if she heard it, which would only increase her sadness and sorrow, so she would rather feel wronged in her heart than never Confid in half.

After knowing the truth, Daiyu regretted and blamed herself very much, but Xueyan went to persuade Daiyu instead.

From then on, even if Xueyan quarreled with the population, she would no longer cry in anger.Daiyu treats Xueyan more and more affectionately. Although Xueyan loves to play, she is not stupid, and she is dedicated to serving Daiyu.

Hearing Daiyu's words, Xueyan stuck out her tongue and said with a flattering smile: "My lady taught me that I knew I was wrong, and I will definitely learn more from Sister Zijuan in the future."

Daiyu laughed and said, "You're still so glib, what are you doing standing up, and why don't you go get colored paper and ribbons!"

Because Daiyu's birthday coincides with the Huachao Festival, which is the birthday of hundreds of flowers, people often go to the suburbs to enjoy flowers together on this day.The girls in the boudoir will cut a lot of five-color paper and prepare a lot of ribbons to stick or hang on the tree.Daiyu ordered people to see a lot of stickers early on, and prepared a lot of ribbons, planning to stick some in the garden and flower hall.It was still early, and Daiyu reckoned that the guests might not be able to arrive after putting up these stickers.

Xueyan responded, and trotted into the house. After a while, she took two maids with her, and all three of them held many stickers and ribbons.

"Girl, there are many more in the room, I can't finish them all." Xue Yan walked over with a smile.

Daiyu said, "Zicuckoo, take someone to help her."

Zijuan personally brought the stickers cut by the girl in the house yesterday, spreading them all over the bed. I guess a few more people can finish them, but this place is still far away from the flower hall, and it is easy to fall when walking. : "Girl, there are too many stickers, and they are in pieces, so it's hard to take. How about this? You take the snow geese there first, don't take too much, stick it first, I will open the warehouse to find a basket and put it all together." Just finish it off."

Daiyu thought it made sense, so she said, "Go ahead, hurry up, and finish posting before the guests arrive."

So Daiyu took Xueyan and a few maids to the garden first with some stickers and ribbons.First worship the flower god, and then stick stickers and hang ribbons.Just when all the flowers are in full bloom in the garden, some trees are shaded.Together with the girls, Daiyu pasted a lot of colored paper on the trees, flowers and plants, and hung a lot of colored ribbons, making the garden more dazzling.

Zicuckoo and another maid came over carrying a basket from a distance.

Daiyu said with a smile: "It's just in time, it just so happens that the colored paper we brought has been pasted up and the ribbons have been hung up too!"

"Fortunately, we caught up!" Zijuan sighed and said, "When we went, we happened to see that the woman in the storehouse had gone out, without a key, and had to wait for a long time. Alas, I was afraid that I might miss the girl's business." !"

Daiyu smiled and said, "It's impossible." After she finished speaking, she turned around and asked, "Is there only one woman who looks at the warehouse?"

Zijuan said: "There were originally two of them. One of them had her grandson sick. She went back to take care of her grandson. She will be back tomorrow."

Daiyu said "hmm" and stopped talking, but bent down to get the ribbons in the basket.The warehouse does not need to be elsewhere, and the door is often opened to get things. If there is only one person guarding it, it will be inconvenient after all.She originally thought that if this was the case, it would be better to add another person, but knowing that there were two guards, she stopped answering the call.

"Meow~"

When Daiyu raised her head and stretched her neck and was about to hang ribbons on the tree, she suddenly felt her skirt being scratched by a small claw.She had to suspend her work, and looked down at the instigator—a fluffy brown kitten.At this moment, the kitten's two front paws were on Daiyu's skirt, and the latter was still standing on the ground, the whole cat's body was almost in a straight line.The kitten has round black grape-like eyes, and a furry face, full of cuteness.

"Fatty, what's the matter?" Daiyu asked.

The kitten shrugged its ears, then shook its mustache, one of its hind hoofs suddenly tiptoed against the stone under its feet.Although she didn't say anything, Daiyu understood that the kitten meant that the stone was not safe for her to come down.Every time the kitten raised its hind paw and touched the ground, Daiyu couldn't help feeling anxious, lest he would lose one of its paws and fall to its bottom.

Subconsciously, Daiyu bent down to hug the kitten, but forgot that she was standing on a rock.Although the stone was not high, it wobbled a little, and Daiyu didn't know until she stood on it.But the station has already stood up, and there is no need to come down. After all, although the stone shakes a little, it will not fall down.Besides, it is not high, even if it falls down, it will not fall.

Unexpectedly, when she bent down like this, the rock under her feet swayed, and she almost fell down. Zhou Hang was so frightened that he almost turned into a human form in front of the public to help her.Fortunately, Daiyu just swayed, and immediately stood firmly with one foot on the ground. Zhou Hang stroked his chest with two paws, and sighed secretly: "It's so dangerous!"

If Daiyu really fell down like this, he probably really changed his voice to save her, then he will be completely exposed and will definitely be burned to death as a monster!

Daiyu originally wanted to hang the ribbons, but under the gaze of Zhou Hang's kitten's sharp eyes, she had to give the ribbons in her hand to the maids to hang them, and she went to the flower hall first with Xueyan and the kitten in her arms.

There was already a young daughter-in-law waiting in the flower hall, and when she saw Daiyu, she smiled and greeted Daiyu, and wanted to pay her respects to Daiyu's birthday.Daiyu waved her hands and said, "Sister-in-law, just hurry up. I'm not old enough to bear such a big gift. It's nothing to be discouraged. If you don't believe me, sister-in-law, go ask, even the maids in my room have not let them salute." .”

This young daughter-in-law is the sister-in-law Zijuan mentioned before who knows all the families in Yangzhou very well. Her name is Hongxing, and she is only in her twenties.She was originally Jia Min's servant girl, but after she got married, she seldom went to the inner house.Because Daiyu left Yangzhou City since she was a child, she grew up in Jia's Mansion in Zhongjing for the past few years, and she has never seen any boudoir ladies in Yangzhou City, so she specially called Hongxing here.

Seeing what Daiyu said, Hongxing got up and stopped talking about birthday worship, but said a lot of auspicious words.

Daiyu asked the women in charge a lot, and then she sat down and ate tea with Pangpang in her arms. After a while, Zijuan came with all the maids and said that colored paper had been pasted up everywhere and ribbons were hung up. There are only a few trees in front of the courtyard of the flower hall.Daiyu came out to look at their postings, and from time to time, people who delivered things would come over, some from Yangzhou City, and some from the capital. Daiyu didn't expect that she would make such a big commotion on an ordinary birthday.

Those in Yangzhou City are fine, after all, they all have more or less use for their father.But what happened to the ones from the capital, and it seemed that they were sent on a day-to-day basis, neither early nor late, just waiting for the birthday.Daiyu didn't remember that her father had so many relatives and old friends in the capital, all of them should have contacts during the New Year's Eve.But I didn't see them giving anything during the New Year's Eve, as if they suddenly came out of the ground.

Daiyu thought about it, and wondered to herself, could it be that the fact that Prince Jing is her adoptive father has been revealed?Are these people here for their adoptive father?

But how was it exposed?

The righteous father will not spread it everywhere.

But if not for this, what else would it be for?

Daiyu thought that there are many good people in the capital, who only like to inquire about the private affairs of various families, and people also like to hear about them, and they often joke that those people are called "bao inquires".Although the adoptive father will not publicize his identity everywhere, it is not known that there are many people in the palace, and some of them are not strict enough to reveal some rumors.Therefore, he didn't bother with this matter anymore, anyway, he and his father behaved rightly, and were not afraid of anything.

Today, the Lin Mansion is really full of traffic, but all decent families in Yangzhou City, from the prefect lord to the merchants and country gentry, give gifts and go to banquets.The servants were busy receiving guests, taking care of utensils, serving tea and so on, and Daiyu was also very busy.

Although there are not many people invited, there are only a dozen or so.But because there were not many opportunities to make friends with the Lin family, Lin Ruhai didn't like to participate in official entertainments. In the past, when Jia Min was still alive, there were more exchanges between the family members.Since Jia Min passed away, even the gatherings in the boudoirs of the noble ladies in Yangzhou City have never seen Yangzhou people.Everyone has heard that Lin Ruhai has a daughter who is extremely beautiful, very intelligent and agile, and they have seen it by chance, and she is praised as the best in the world, and it once aroused heated discussions among the noble ladies in Yangzhou City. .

Those who haven't seen it are naturally curious, and can't help but want to see how sacred this legendary daughter who is loved by Lin Ruhai like a treasure is.

Therefore, all the women who received invitations from the Lin family brought their own daughters, and some even brought their relatives.Some wanted to make friends with the Lin family but had nowhere to go, so they happened to catch up with this opportunity to see if their daughter could be a girlfriend with the daughter of the Lin family, and then it would be much easier to make friends with Lin Ruhai; Girls are naturally better, but they can't and can only be their own children who have learned a lot.

Gifts such as gold and silver, jade, hair mask, hairpin powder, and two sets of calligraphy and paintings.

Because she was busy receiving guests, she didn't bother to see what the characters and pictures were.There were also many girls who gave her embroidered purses, handkerchiefs and other things, and Daiyu thanked them all for accepting them.

The women were arranged to listen to the opera in the flower hall, and the girls who liked to listen to it stayed. Daiyu who didn't like to listen to the opera ordered them to be taken to the garden to talk and play.

There are five or six sets of chessboards in the garden, and the green trees cover the beautifully decorated swing frame. In the pond, groups of small fish of different colors swim around, and there are a few cranes playing in the pool beside the rockery. water.

Girls gathered in groups of three or four, chatting softly, laughing and playing, or lying on the railing to feed goldfish; some were sitting on swings, and some were holding round fans to catch butterflies.

As soon as Daiyu found a stone bench to sit down, and Zijuan held a cup of tea, a girl in a long skirt embroidered with juan gauze and gold silk came staggeringly.The man smiled before saying anything, not a big laugh, but a slight smile that made people feel harmless and sincere when he slightly pursed his lips.

"Miss Lin..." The man smiled, as if he was looking for something to say, "The flowers in your house are blooming well, and I'm so envious."

Daiyu recognized this person as Gao Yuqin, the third daughter of the prefect's Gao family, so she smiled politely and said, "It's just that the gardeners are more caring, and Miss Gao is over the top." Although Daiyu posted the post, she thought that no one would come from their family, but she did not expect that three concubines came, Gao Yuqin and her two younger sisters.Presumably, Mrs. Magistrate and Gao Yurou are no longer of any use value in the eyes of Mr. Magistrate, and it is their own fault.

"I'm not exaggerating at all. To tell you the truth, Miss Lin, I've been to quite a few gardens in Yangzhou City, but none of them have such luxuriant flowers. Just standing here, I feel the fragrance of the flowers is overwhelming. I like flowers and plants when I pee, and I have planted many precious flowers and plants over the years, and even the best ones I think can't compare with the ones in your garden."

Daiyu had been busy for a long time, tired and thirsty, she picked up the tea bowl and was about to drink tea, after hearing what she said, she had to put down the tea bowl to deal with her.Gao Yuqin was caring, she didn't realize it at first, but when she realized it, she hurriedly stopped talking.

"Miss Lin, I'm sorry, my two younger sisters are just playing on the swing there. They can't do without me at such a young age. I have to go, sorry." Gao Yuqin gave a slight salute as she spoke.Seeing that Daiyu was tired, she took the initiative to leave, so as not to offend her master and treat her badly; besides, she didn't say that she was going to play by herself, but said that she was worried about her two little sisters, which made it easier for people to think that she was a good person who cared about her younger siblings. Sister, it is easier to impress others.

"Meow~" Zhou Hang, who was sleeping late in Daiyu's arms, opened his eyes, glanced lazily at Gao Yuqin's back, and gave him a contemptuous look.Then he yelled at Daiyu to please, trying hard to pull out a bright smile, but in the end he grinned like a threat.

Daiyu couldn't help but burst into a "puchi" laugh, and covered the kitten's face and said, "Fatty, come on, you're not suitable to be a smiling face at this time."

When is this time?

Of course it was in the cat body, but no one could understand it except Daiyu.

Daiyu's smile attracted the attention of many girls, and one of them looked at the eight or nine-year-old girl and walked over with a smile, saying: "Miss Lin, why are you laughing, but what jokes are not going to work, why don't you tell us to tell us?" Lele?"

The girl in red is the legitimate daughter of Master Tongzhi, her name is Zheng Lihua, and she has two older brothers.She is extremely loved by her parents, so her personality is relatively innocent, not as humane as other girls, but she is also cute.

Facing such a little girl, the smile on Daiyu's face became much more sincere.

"Why, do you want to hear a joke?" Daiyu said.

Zheng Lihua nodded furiously: "I like listening to jokes the most."

"I don't know how to tell." Looking at the round cheeks of the little girl who quickly shrunk, Daiyu smiled, and said again: "But I am a girl who is very good at telling jokes, how about letting her tell you one?" Pointing to Xueyan, she smiled and looked at Zheng Lihua.

Zheng Lihua clapped her hands happily: "Okay, okay, thank you Miss Lin!"

Xueyan stomped anxiously: "Girl, I, I don't know how to speak..." The voice became weaker and weaker, and could hardly be heard behind.

"You really don't know?" Daiyu glanced at her, with a smile and a warning in her eyes.This girl usually likes to tell jokes to those mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law, do you really think she doesn't know?

After hearing so many jokes, it's time to use them in serious business.

When everyone heard that Lin Daiyu's girl was going to make a joke, they all gathered around to listen.Xueyan had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Let me tell you girls something I heard recently."

Everyone agreed, and Daiyu said: "Be funny. If everyone doesn't laugh after you tell me, I won't listen."

Xueyan nodded, and started to talk in a serious manner. At the beginning, she didn't feel anything. When everyone listened, Xueyan suddenly said something magical, and everyone laughed.Xueyan laughed and said: "The girls are all laughing, good girl, please spare me my servant."

After saying a word, everyone laughed again, and Daiyu also laughed and said: "That's all, it's not hard for you."

Xueyan said: "Thank you, Miss, for your kindness!"

All the girls didn't leave after hearing the joke, they gathered beside Daiyu to talk, and praised Daiyu from head to toe tactfully and implicitly.It's only been half a day and Daiyu doesn't know how many compliments she has heard. These ladies in the boudoir are at least a bit reserved in their compliments, and those wives and wives are even more so. All the compliments are put on you, you can praise You blushed in embarrassment.

Well, in fact, Daiyu has become numb.

In the end, the girls brought the topic to Pangpang.Kua Daiyu's cat is well-raised, handsome and powerful, and has a good temper. The key is that she is smart and spirited.A few people still wanted to touch her, but Daiyu declined.

Daiyu still understood Zhou Hang's temper, he didn't like being touched by people other than himself.

If she really let those girls touch her, Zhou Hang would dare to go up and scratch Wuzhishan on her face.

Suddenly, an ethereal sound of the piano came to mind, the sound was clear and pleasant.Daiyu looked through the crowd and saw that it was Qin Miaofang, the eldest daughter of the Qin family, playing the piano under a peach blossom tree.She was wearing a peach-pink smoked gauze dress, tied with a moon-white streamer, with a cloud-like bun, and only a pearl hairpin inserted, it was very simple and elegant; state.

Daiyu couldn't help but take a few more glances, and then many eyes focused on that figure, some with envy, some with jealousy, and some with resentment.

Daiyu didn't bother to care so much, she just drank her own tea and occasionally responded to everyone's words.

Although there are many girls who came here this time, there are not many people who are worthy of close friendship.Because there are too many things written in the eyes of these people, including envy, jealousy, and sophistication, but they lack sincerity.The boundaries between them are very clear, for example, the girls closest to her are all the girls from the official family, the magistrate's family, the Tongzhi's family, the Tongpan's family, and the girls from the four general merchants outside, and then the girls from the official family. It is the girl of other merchants and country gentry's family.

After all, although the salt merchants all have lords resigned by the Holy Majesty, they are all empty titles and have no real power.If they want to move freely in Yangzhou City, they have to rely on the government, so they are not as good as an official with real power.

Observing words and demeanor, correcting one's position, and rules of words and deeds when going out, these are all compulsory courses for young ladies from aristocratic families.Even though Daiyu didn't like it, she had to follow her as a must in front of outsiders.

After a while, a woman came in and whispered to a little girl for a while, and the little girl ran to tell Daiyu that the master had returned.When Lin Ruhai was leaving, he told Daiyu that he would come back early after finishing the important government affairs today, but he didn't expect it to be so fast. He originally thought that he would come back by lunch time.

"Where is Master?" Daiyu asked.

"It's in the study." The servant girl replied.

Daiyu then ordered the servant girl: "You tell the master to let him rest for a while, and I will arrange a meal here before going over."

The servant girl went to take orders, and not long after, the two aunts in the mansion came with a few young maids and a few housekeepers.Daiyu got up and said hello, and after a while Li Feng's wife also rushed over, pulled Daiyu and whispered: "The girl is in better health, the master is afraid that you will get tired and sick again, so I specially sent this old slave and two aunts over to entertain you for a while." .Miss, let’s go back and rest for a while before coming back, there are too many people here, so we can’t mess it up.”

"Is this appropriate?" Daiyu frowned.Although it is not uncommon for the concubine's room to entertain guests, it is only when the mistress is present.The Lin family didn't have a headed mistress, so it was natural that Daiyu, the only mistress in the house, would entertain the guests.She left by herself and asked the two concubines to entertain her, whether she seemed to be neglecting her.

Li Feng's daughter-in-law said: "It's just for a while, it's okay, besides, the master doesn't care about these things."

Daiyu thought for a while and said, "Forget it, you go and tell the master that I'm not tired yet, so there's no need for it now."

Li Feng's daughter-in-law wanted to persuade her, but seeing Daiyu's insistence, she gave up.Just as he was about to go back to Lin Ruhai, he saw a woman running over in a panic, shouting "girl" as she ran.

The maids stopped her and said: "Ma'am, what is the matter, you are running like this, flustered and out of character, isn't it a joke for people to see!"

Unexpectedly, the woman ran away so quickly that she lost her breath, covered her stomach several times without opening her mouth, and said intermittently for a long time: "Gu... girl, the imperial edict is here in Beijing, the master asked you to go to the main hall Receive the order."

"What? Imperial decree!" Daiyu's eyes widened, her face full of surprise.