Daiyu of the Red Chamber raised a cat

Zhou Hang lived in Lin's family in a legitimate way, and he said to the outside world that he was the son of Lin Ruhai's old friend. He was originally from the capital. Hearing that there are many scenic spots and historical sites in Yangzhou City, he came here for a visit or two, and temporarily lived in Lin's mansion.The Lin family rarely took in irrelevant people. At the beginning, the servants could not help but secretly speculate.

Of course, they were just speculating in their hearts, and they were thoughtful on the surface.No matter what your status is, you are always a guest of the Lin family, and the servants dare not be too sloppy with the basic way of hospitality.Otherwise, it will be spread that the Lin family does not know how to treat guests, not to mention what will happen to the ears of the master and the girl, if the stewards know it, they will not be able to bear it.

What's more, the servants who can survive in the official's house are not blind.Seeing a lot of human affairs, just from the clothes, manners and the attitude of the owner, you can see some tricks, so as to determine the proper attitude.

Although the people around Lin Ruhai didn't know Zhou Hang's identity, seeing that his master treated him very politely, they knew that this young master was not very old, but his background was not small.Therefore, everyone is cautious and serves the same as serving their own master.

Even if the people around Lin Ruhai were like this, the people outside acted based on their faces, so naturally they didn't dare to neglect.

Zhou Hang's days in the Lin Mansion became more and more comfortable. After a few days, some servants who were not very caring at first flattered him very much.The only shortcoming is that it is not so convenient to see Daiyu.On this point, Lin Ruhai took very strict precautions, not to mention going to see Sister Lin openly, it was not easy for him to get close to Daiyu's small courtyard.

Of course, those who sneak past at night don't count.

But in the past two days, it is not easy to sneak over there.

Before leaving, the emperor's father left an oral order, asking Lin Ruhai to teach him how to read, and Lin Ruhai really took a chicken feather as an arrow, and brought a book every day. dizzy.There is also an explanation, and after the explanation, let him talk about the way of governing the country in it, and then recite it after the explanation.Zhou Hang directly suspected that Daddy Lin had given him a lot of homework on purpose, so that he had no time to think about other things, such as the matter of Sister Lin.

However, he just got the cultivation method and is in a hurry to practice it.

It's been several days, and they haven't experienced the mysterious and mysterious feeling of drawing qi into the body as mentioned in the jade piece.Cultivation needs to stay in a place with abundant aura. Although the air in ancient times is much fresher than the modern one, the aura is still not as abundant as in space.

If he and Sister Lin can spend more time together and practice in the space, they will definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort.

It's a pity that since he confessed his identity, there are not many such opportunities.

"Small rat, don't eat me! Three-year-old girl, why would I care..."

In the study room, Lin Ruhai held the scroll in one hand and put the other behind his back, reading aloud.This is an article in the Book of Songs, called "Shuo Shu".People in the country compare the rulers to big rats, and ridicule their behavior of exploiting and encroaching on the people.

Lin Ruhai explained sentence by sentence with his hands behind his back, Zhou Hang sat upright, but his eyeballs did not move, apparently distracted.

He hadn't seen Sister Lin for two days, and he couldn't hold back the restlessness in his heart. How could he still be in the mood to listen to the lecture?He was thinking in his mind that he must find a chance to get rid of those two followers today.Although the emperor's father left, he left two people by his side, and they were also secret guards.He didn't notice it at first, but at night, when he was sleeping, he found two black shadows on the beams. Looking carefully, they were two people whose whole bodies were wrapped in black cloth, only two eyes were exposed.

If it weren't for his night vision ability being far superior to ordinary people, he would definitely not be able to find it.

At first he thought it was some villain, so he didn't dare to tell Daiyu.I'm afraid that not only can't solve the problem, but also make Daiyu worry for him.After two days of observation, I found that these two people just followed him, never appeared or interfered with any of his actions, just like two shadows.

But depending on the situation, the two were quite nervous about him.

For example, when he was in danger, these two people would stare at him closely, as if they were willing to sacrifice their lives for righteousness.It was only later that Zhou Hang realized that these two people should be the secret guards who often appeared next to some important figures in ancient novels.The hidden guard next to him, even thinking about it, knew who it would be.He has only been in ancient times for half a month, and he has only come into contact with a few people. It is impossible for Lin Ruhai or Daiyu to send him by his side.

Should it be said that it is the royal guard's secret guard? It really is elusive, especially the tracking skills are superb.

Two days ago, he spent a lot of effort to get rid of these two people. Before he could feel complacent, he found that these two people had given full play to their hardworking spirit of eating everything and gaining wisdom, and began to study hard to improve their business capabilities and determine people. It can be said that there is no leakage.

This is a pain for him, not to mention spending a lot of brain cells, and he often cannot escape successfully.

Just as he was thinking, two dry coughs suddenly came from above his head.

"Chew..."

It was Lin Ruhai's voice.

damn!

Zhou Hang grinned, raised his head resignedly, and sure enough, Lin Ruhai was looking at him straight.

"Your Highness, I have finished explaining, please share your opinion."

opinion?What opinion?

Zhou Hang blinked, but his thoughts had not come back.Just when Lin Ruhai frowned slightly, he often said "Oh——" as if he suddenly realized, "Shushu, I know Shushu..."

Lin Ruhai nodded slightly, motioning for him to continue talking.

"Shu Shu Shu Shu, you can't eat me! A three-year-old girl, I'm not willing to care..." He recited the whole poem from beginning to end in one breath, and then thought for a moment, "The "Shu Shu" that Mr. "It is also a satire on current affairs, but it is more succinct than the "Fatan" I talked about yesterday."

"Oh?" Hearing this, Lin Ruhai's face also showed interest, "Tell me, how penetrating is it?"

"Both are satires on current affairs, and Shuo Shu is more daring. Fa Tan is just saying that the court appoints villains as officials, but abandons gentlemen outside the court. Shuo Shu directly includes the monarch, and puts people in the court People who are corrupt and pervert the law are likened to big rats, bluntly speaking of the suffering of the people being exploited."

Lin Ruhai nodded after hearing this, and said: "Since ancient times, the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the country has been strong and stable. If you want to avoid the rats from harming the people, the monarch should restrain himself and observe etiquette, set an example, and be close to the sages and stay away from the villains. The monarch accepts advice humbly, People with lofty ideals are eager to pursue them, so why worry about the country dying? If you do it in the opposite way, the country will not survive, and the people will die. The ancients said, "No one has made mistakes, but if they can make mistakes, there is nothing good about them.", Admitting mistakes It’s not shameful, most of the prosperous emperors who have seen trees in the past dynasties are those who have a broad mind and an open mind to accept advice..."

Lin Ruhai said a lot in one breath, but Zhou Hang hardly remembered it.I only know roughly and I am talking about the way of employing people. The talents who govern the world must be carefully selected, and it is better to have both ability and political integrity.In the past, Emperor Wu of Wei valued talents only, but it just happened to be in troubled times. As long as he has talents, he can ignore the matter of virtue.But now is a peaceful and prosperous age, and there is enough time to slowly select talents with both ability and political integrity.

Lin Ruhai has often instilled in him some ways of governing the country recently, and Zhou Hang guessed that it was the emperor's father who explained it before he left.He was a little confused about the meaning of the emperor's father. Could it be that he didn't want the ready-made prince in the palace, and really planned to pass the throne to a son who came back halfway?

In this way, wouldn't the already formed small groups in the imperial court have to reshuffle their cards?

oh my god!

Isn't this going to put him on the fire?

It's easy to hide a sharp spear, but it's hard to defend against a hidden arrow. For the sake of his own life, Zhou Hang felt that it's better not to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors.

It's night, the moon is dark and the wind is high, and you can't see your fingers.In the middle of the night, Zhou Hang quietly raised a corner of the bed curtain, slowed down his movements as much as possible, and looked at the beams of the room with his head.On the beam opposite Ba Bu's bed lay two shadow figures, with their eyes closed, as if they had fallen asleep.Even so, Zhou Hang didn't dare to make too much noise. They were all well-trained and very vigilant. As long as he moved a little bigger, both of them would wake up immediately, let alone get out of bed, get dressed, etc. series of actions.

Since he would be discovered no matter what, Zhou Hang twitched the corner of his mouth slightly, and simply no longer hesitated.

Pulling the bed curtain aside, he glanced at it from the corner of his eyes, and sure enough, he saw that the two had just opened their eyes.He got up, got out of bed, found a robe to put on his body, and opened the door to enter the courtyard.The area of ​​Lin's Mansion is not small, one courtyard is connected with another courtyard, and it is patchwork.Quickly passed through one corridor after another, turned around one house after another, and came to the vicinity of the inner garden.The location where Zhou Hang is located is a small path sandwiched between two houses.

The two hidden guards had just arrived, and they were not very familiar with the layout of the Lin Mansion.Zhou Hang's footsteps were fast and he was familiar with the way. After three rounds and two rounds, he threw the hidden guard a distance of two or three meters.But this alone was not enough. When he reached a corner, Zhou Hang flashed quickly, and immediately transformed into a kitten, hiding in a field of flowers.His series of movements were extremely fast and completed in an instant, but the speed of the hidden guards was faster than him. The moment he got into the flowers, the two hidden guards had already evaded the corner.

Zhou Hang held his breath, not even daring to let out a breath, lest there might be a disturbance that would overwhelm their perceptive eyes.

Looking to both sides, surprise appeared in the eyes of both of them, probably because they didn't expect to lose them again, they were stunned for a moment, and then quickly separated to look in two different directions.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhou Hang quickly ran away.

Almost for a moment, if they can't be found anywhere else, these two people will soon return to the place where they were lost, and it will be difficult to leave by then.Flying all the way to the small courtyard where Daiyu lives, in the dead of night, a round of bright moon hangs in the sky, shedding silvery brilliance, passing through the two pomegranate trees in the courtyard, and falling on the ground is a mottled light and shadow.The window of Daiyu's main room was left open, but it was a pity that she couldn't see what was going on inside through a layer of veil.The veil is very thin, similar to modern gauze curtains.Hang it in front of the window, even if the screen fan is turned on, no mosquitoes will fly in.

Not knowing if Daiyu was asleep or not, Zhou Hang jumped off the wall and came to the window quickly and without a sound.

With a kick of hoof, he leaped and skillfully got in through the window.

"Fat!"

Daiyu yelled, the emotion in her eyes was a little surprised, and a little surprised.She felt her chest sink, and her eyes lit up, it was no longer a dark room, but a space.Zhou Hang was still in the body of a cat, and his whole body was pressed against her chest.Daiyu frowned slightly, pouted and said angrily, "I bumped into someone's arms without saying a word, hmph, the chest of the person who hit me hurts so much."

I don't know why, Zhou Hang heard these words, and felt that they were very useful. The resentment and injustice that had been tormenting for the past few days also dissipated instantly, and he said, "Why don't I rub it for you?"

"You, you—" Daiyu blushed, pointing at Zhou Hang and didn't know what to say for a long time.

She felt that these words from Zhou Hang's mouth were a bit intriguing, not to mention the girl's status was so noble, how could she be touched by others casually.Zhou Hang was just a kitten when he said this, they had already said that, when he was a cat, she only treated him as a cat.What he said was so upright, it must not mean what she thought, wouldn't it appear that he was not disciplined enough to think crookedly?

After thinking for a long time, Daiyu had no choice but to "hum" heavily, and turned her head to express her dissatisfaction.

Knowing that Sister Lin was shy, Zhou Hang knew that it was time to blow his hair if he continued, so he quickly changed the subject and talked about cultivation.Although Lin Daiyu was still obsessed with the matter of Fang Cai, she couldn't ignore him anymore.The two sat opposite each other, talked for a while, and exchanged each other's progress.Only then did Zhou Hang know that Daiyu practiced in her spare time these two days, and she had successfully drawn Qi into her body, and entered the Qi refining period, which is considered to have touched the threshold of true cultivation.

The realms of cultivation from low to high are nine realms: Qi refining, foundation building, Jindan, Yuanying, out of body, distraction, fusion, Mahayana, and crossing the catastrophe. Each realm is divided into three levels: early stage, middle stage, and late stage .If you don't raise a layer, your strength will increase significantly.Of course, the premise of high returns is high risk, and the further you go, the greater the risk.

It is worthy of being the reincarnation of crimson bead grass, with a natural spiritual root and fairy body, which is not to be envied.

Zhou Hang felt that he had to work hard, otherwise he would still swear that he would protect Sister Lin, and Sister Lin's force value would not be up to that point, which would be ugly.

After speaking, Zhou Hang quickly meditated and practiced, and Daiyu also let go of the little awkwardness just now, and told Zhou Hang in detail about her success and experience. Under the conditions of space, time, place and people, after working hard for most of the night, she finally succeeded. up.

The next day, Zhou Hang stared at a pair of panda eyes to meet Lin Ruhai, who glanced at him and said nothing.When asked about the homework he learned yesterday, Zhou Hang not only recited everything backwards, but also expressed many of the insights he read.Lin Ruhai thought that he didn't sleep well because he studied hard at night, and felt a little bit ashamed in his heart.The Holy Majesty entrusted the prince to him to teach him, he should devote himself to death, but if it is too strict and the prince's body is exhausted, he will not be able to do the job.

Alas, I have been up and down in my official career for decades, and I have always been cautious to get to where I am now. I didn't expect to indulge in this matter.

It's really because of the incidents between the prince and Yu'er in the past, and...

Alas, stop talking, stop talking.

Lin Ruhai shook his head and said: "Your Highness is talented, reading well is second to none. What is rare is that knowledge is unique. Unlike ordinary scholars who speak and shut their mouths are the words of sages and do not have their own opinions. But although reading is important, Your Highness should also take care of your own body, and don't use too much work. The ancients said that if you are fit, you can stop eating too much. Your Highness can go back and think about it. It still makes sense. I won't teach books today. Your Highness can be in Yangzhou City Going around, as the saying goes, reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles, and the combination of knowing and doing is the road."

"Thank you, sir." Zhou Hang stood up and saluted with fists in his hands.

Lin Ruhai hurriedly returned the salute and said, "Your Highness doesn't have to be like this."

Zhou Hang said with a smile that this is a school, and it is not a matter of respect for students to worship their teachers.Even though he said that, Lin Ruhai didn't dare to answer him readily, but was still humble.After packing up the books, Lin Ruhai was about to leave, Zhou Hang quietly grabbed him and said, "Sir, can you allow me to see your daughter?"

Lin Ruhai frowned imperceptibly.

Zhou Hang thought he didn't agree, so he hurriedly said, "Sir, didn't you give me a day off? I plan to go out for a while, and I want to ask Miss Lin if there is anything she wants. She stays in the boudoir all year round and wants to It is not convenient to buy anything. Although you can tell the comprador to buy it, after all, the comprador may not be able to buy what you want. I thought it would be better if I brought it to her by the way. It saves a lot of trouble, and there is no other meaning .”

Lin Ruhai thought to himself, if you don't have any other meanings in this way, then how can it be considered other meanings.

Moreover, if the comprador’s purchase is unsatisfactory, will your purchase be satisfactory?

However, after all, he didn't say it out loud.

I remembered that before His Majesty the Emperor left, in addition to asking him to take good care of the prince, he also mentioned Daiyu. Although he didn't say it clearly, the meaning behind the words was to order Daiyu for his son.

The royal daughter-in-law looks unattainable, but in fact she is not so easy to be.Lin Ruhai didn't want his daughter to climb that high branch, and he didn't want her daughter to suffer that kind of suffering, but the Holy One seemed determined to be his son and not his courtier, so he couldn't help it.Fortunately, according to his observation, his daughter is also very unusual for Zhou Hang. Although she is young now, she still doesn't understand it very well. After a year or two, she should readily agree to it, and Lin Ruhai will feel better.

Now the owner has proposed to see his daughter, and it has reached this point.Lin Ruhai sighed, and had no choice but to agree, on the condition that there was only half an hour, and it had to be in the study.

The sun was a little bright outside, and Daiyu was sitting in the room with the maids and joking.

Xueyan grasped the colored words in her hand, and was shouting excitedly: "Quick, whoever guesses whether it is big or small, if you guess right, give her my shrimp whisker bracelet!"

The little girls all cried out excitedly, some said big ones, some said small ones, they all urged Xueyan to move forward.Seeing the happy faces of these girls, Daiyu felt her mood lighten up.

The big black cat was sitting outside the threshold, and the old god was squinting, like a watchdog.

As soon as the girl sent by Lin Ruhai walked into the yard, the big black cat opened its eyelids and took a look inside.When Daiyu took a look, she saw a girl in peach red clothes coming, she recognized her father's servant girl, Daiyu hurriedly stood up, and said to the maidservants: "Someone is here, so stop making trouble."

In an instant, the maids all stopped talking. Seeing that it was the person next to Lin Ruhai, they hurriedly put away the mess on the table, and stood behind Daiyu in an orderly manner.The maids around Daiyu were all trained by the two nuns in the mansion, and they behaved very well.Although sometimes it is noisy, it is also the result of Daiyu's connivance. She likes the courtyard where she lives to be more lively, and feels that there is smoke and fire.But it is only like this in private, and it is still very strict in formal occasions or outside.

When the girl came in, Daiyu asked, "But what's the master's order?"

The girl said with a smile: "Master said that the girl should come to the study."

Daiyu asked the girl to go and answer first, saying that she would be there in a while.As soon as the girl left, Zijuan hurriedly found a light yellow thin silk shirt embroidered with a willow pattern and put it on for Daiyu.Because she was in her own room and the weather was hot, Daiyu had only worn a very thin half-arm gauze dress before, it was cool but it was not easy to wear it outside.

After packing up and going out, the big black cat saw Daiyu go, opened its eyes, and wanted to follow.

Daiyu glanced at it, and the black cat shrank its neck knowingly, and then retreated and squatted on the threshold.Zijuan looked at it strangely, and couldn't help saying: "This black cat is also smarter than..." She wanted to say that it was not much worse than Pangpang, but she regretted it halfway through, and hurriedly changed her words and urged: "It's too late to delay this." It's been a long time, I'm afraid the master is in a hurry, so go quickly, girl."

Lin Daiyu raised her fat heart like a heart, and she was more than her eyeballs. The maids who often waited on her knew about it.When Lin Daiyu was kidnapped, Pang Pang was seriously injured and disappeared. Later, Daiyu came back with only a black cat, but Pang Pang was nowhere to be seen. They all assumed that Pang Pang was gone.These days, if Daiyu didn't mention it, they didn't dare to mention it, for fear of bringing up Daiyu's sadness.

Although Zijuan didn't say anything, Daiyu already guessed what she wanted to say. It's not easy to tell outsiders about Zhou Hang's matter, and they can only misunderstand it.People always focus on what is in front of them and forget about the past. She has seen many little girls playing together these years, and she looks reluctant to part with her at the beginning. After a long time, it's nothing more than that.Not to mention just a cat?A few days ago, Zijuan, Xueyan, etc. spent a long time with Pang Pang, and when they saw that they were hugging the black cat, they still had a bit of melancholy in their eyes. Come less and less.

It won't be long before they mention Pangpang, they will at most sigh, what a pity, such a clever kitten.

That's all.

"How is this going?"

As soon as she sat down, two servant girls moved a screen to completely cover her, and Daiyu was puzzled.Didn't you have something to do with yourself? Why did daddy erect the screen if he wanted to see him?Could it be that it's not dad, but the man next to him?

While wondering, a person came in.

Judging from the weight and frequency of her footsteps, Daiyu judged that it was Zhou Hang, thinking that her father was so guarded against Zhou Hang, and she still had trysts with him from time to time.Let's just call it a tryst, Daiyu felt both awkward and ashamed.In any case, he is a man after all, so let's keep some distance in the future, she thought.

Daiyu, who was thinking wildly, said nothing, and neither did Zhou Hang.

The room fell into silence, and Daiyu felt more and more embarrassed.She felt that she should say something casually to break the deadlock.But I was worried that it would appear that I was not reserved enough.Sitting there, Daiyu lowered her head slightly, a handkerchief was twisted back and forth, and crumpled after a while.After much deliberation, Daiyu still felt that she had been in close contact with Zhou Hang, and when she was avoiding people, she lost her daughter's reserve.Although there are some reasons why it has to be so, it is not open and aboveboard after all.

If this continues, will he think that he doesn't have the character of a lady?

After a long time, it was Zhou Hang who broke the deadlock.

He asked: "Is there anything you want to buy? I'll go outside in a while, and if you want anything, just say, and I'll buy it for you."

After not hearing Daiyu's voice for a long time, Zhou Hang couldn't help feeling a little anxious, so he simply turned around and walked behind the screen.He has never been a rule-abiding man, let alone knowing that Lin Ruhai will not do anything to him, he is even more confident.

Daiyu let out a small "Ah!", and her face blushed involuntarily.

"Last time, you said the apple preserves I bought outside were very good. Shall I buy you some more?"

"Ah?" Daiyu was stunned, raised her head and glanced at Zhou Hang, as if thinking about when was the last time she ate candied apples, "Mmm..." she responded softly, then lowered her head again.

Zhou Hang also felt something was wrong, he took a step forward and asked, "Yu'er, what's wrong with you?"

Daiyu didn't speak, but Lin Ruhai came in from outside.His complexion was very bad, obviously he only came in after hearing the commotion here.

"Your Highness, it's time for you to invite me."

"Ah? It's only been half an hour?" Zhou Hang was a little surprised, "How can it be so fast!"

Lin Ruhai didn't say anything, but walked to Daiyu's side, blocking Zhou Hang's view of his daughter.

Zhou Hang understood, because he didn't follow the agreement to speak through the screen, so they didn't follow the agreement to let him stay for half an hour.What's the matter?He was talking about meeting Sister Lin. Can we meet through the screen?

Encountering such a crazy guardian girl, Zhou Hang had no choice but to admit it.

Not knowing what Lin Ruhai said to Lin Daiyu, Lin Daiyu got up and left.

Looking at Sister Lin's back, Zhou Hang had an urge to catch up, but he restrained it.In front of Daddy Lin, he felt that he should not be too impulsive, otherwise it would be even more difficult to see Sister Lin in an open and aboveboard manner in the future.

When I was in distress, I suddenly heard a voice coming from the door, it was Sister Lin's voice.

"Buy me some candied haws," she said.

Hearing this voice, Zhou Hang instantly revived with full blood. He hurriedly raised his eyes. Sister Lin had already turned her head away, only seeing a swaying back like a weak willow Fufeng.Zhou Hang didn't dare to laugh, but secretly couldn't help laughing.

Lin Ruhai suddenly felt a sense of melancholy that the girl was wronged.

The royal family is the royal family, he admits it, but before getting married, this kid shouldn't try to take advantage of it.Reputation is very important to a daughter's family, Lin Ruhai's precious daughter's family can't have an indistinct reputation before, otherwise, people will look down on her.

Daiyu was anxious and waited until evening.

Lin Ruhai sent people to deliver many things, including food and entertainment, and there were dozens of sticks of candied haws alone.Daiyu knew in her heart that although it was nominally sent by her father, it was actually bought by Zhou Hang. She said it was a gift from her father, but she was just trying to bluff unsuspecting outsiders.

The last time I ate candied haws was when I met the Holy One for the first time in more than half a year.In my impression, this thing is sweet and sour, but it sounds delicious.At that time, Zhou Hang was mischievous and jumped out of the carriage to hang on someone's body.Now that I think about it, I feel quite emotional, maybe this is fate.If it hadn't been for that gift of candied haws, Zhou Hang and Daiyu would not have sacrificed their lives to save the Holy Majesty when they met the Holy Majesty in the forest last time.Because I'm not sure whether he is a good guy or a bad guy, I'm afraid it will echo the allusion of the farmer and the snake.It is precisely because they left a good impression in the capital that they will save people.It was also because of saving people that Zhou Hang's confusing life experience was brought out.

It can be seen that there is some reason for people to say that they are destined to meet thousands of miles away.

Just now when Zhou Hang asked her what she wanted, for some unknown reason, she suddenly remembered the story of the last time in the capital, and casually said that she wanted to eat candied haws.

There are a lot of candied haws, and the girls are very greedy around.Daiyu couldn't finish eating by herself, she was not reluctant to let others eat, but this time, she was a little reluctant to give it to them.Don't share it with them, just put it in the space, it should be able to be stored for a long time, but how can she explain the sudden disappearance of so many candied haws?Although she lost these things out of thin air, the girls didn't dare to say anything, but there must be doubts behind them.

If there is doubt, there will be trouble, and Daiyu doesn't want to cause trouble.

After thinking about it, she decided to share a bunch with no one, and keep the rest in her room.Now people don't come to her inner room very often, and the maids are outside to wait on her. Without her permission, she dare not enter the inner room.In a few days, it will be fine to say that she has finished eating.

Zhou Hang didn't know about this, but he would definitely buy a carload of candied haws for Daiyu to keep.

The original plan was very good, but Zhou Hang didn't come for a few days. One of them lives in the inner house and the other lives in the outer house. The distance is too far, and it is impossible to deposit or withdraw things.As a result, the last many candied haws, except for what Daiyu ate, were all spoiled and thrown away.

Daiyu felt it was a pity.

The day when Zheng Lihua came to visit, Daiyu and Zheng Lihua were playing with Jiulianhuan in the house, when a girl came in and said, "Weifu sent a message to invite the girl to their old lady's [-]th birthday party."

Dai Yuyin asked, "Where did this Wei Mansion come from?"

After returning to Yangzhou for half a year, she had heard of all decent families in the city, but she didn't know that there was one named Wei.

Zheng Lihua smiled and said, "So you don't know?"

"What do you mean?" Daiyu asked.

"Just a few days ago, a noble family came to Yangzhou City. It is the family of the old general Bowei of Wuping who has been disarmed and returned to the fields. Have you heard of the old general Wei?"

"I've heard that General Wei has been stationed in the frontier all year round and has won many great battles. It is said that once the barbarians invaded the frontier, General Wei defeated 5000 enemy soldiers with only [-] men. After chasing the barbarian king's court, the barbarian king was so frightened that he died on the spot."

Daiyu still admires such a well-known and indomitable general.

"It's not that he was transferred back to the capital the year before last to take up a post, why did he suddenly come to Yangzhou now?"

Zheng Lihua said: "It is said that the old general's ancestral home is Yangzhou. He has suffered many hidden wounds from fighting all the year round. Now that the old wounds have flared up, he is unable to serve in the imperial court. The old general is greedy for the old land and wants to return to his original place. His Majesty is grateful for the old minister, so he decreed to agree. He also gave him a thousand taels of gold and countless treasures. Old General Wei didn't like his family to show off, so they came here in light clothes, and few people knew about it. By the way, the day they arrived happened to be the Dragon Boat Festival. After the festival, I I heard that you were ill again, so Master Lin must not have told you because he didn't want you to work hard, so I don't know."

Lin Daiyu secretly thought, no wonder, she was hijacked after the Dragon Boat Festival, and her father was very nervous when he came back, probably he forgot about it.

Thinking about it, Daiyu asked, "Who sent it?"

The girl said: "It was sent by the four women, and now they are all serving tea in the living room."

Daiyu said: "Return to the post and say that I have something to do. I will definitely go then." Then he ordered Zijuan to reward him.Wei's mansion is the earl's mansion, and it's the first time to visit, so I can't do anything without it.Zijuan then found four purses, each of which contained some small golden scorpions, and gave them to the girl, and gave those rewards, and told her to send them over quickly.

The little girl went happily.

Zheng Lihua took Daiyu's hand and said: "It seems that the Wei Mansion attaches great importance to Sister Lin, so they sent four maids here. Unlike our mansion, which only sent a little maid."

What Zheng Lihua said was meaningless, but I heard that the people who came to Lin's mansion compared the two and said this casually, and it was not a complaint.After all, the family status is different, the threshold of the Lin family is a bit higher than that of the Zheng family, there is no comparison at all.To put it bluntly, if someone is willing to send someone to send a post, it is already a face for Mr. Tongzhi.

Daiyu changed the subject with a smile: "Didn't you say you want impatiens to dye your nails? I'll take you there right now and pick as many as you want. I'm not talking big, the impatiens bloom in our mansion are better than those in other places." All right, you'll know when you see it."

Zheng Lihua clapped her hands and said: "That's great. I was just saying that the impatiens in my house were planted late, and they haven't bloomed yet. A while ago, I went to someone's house with my mother for a banquet, and saw many girls dyed I got my nails, and I was so envious. But I was embarrassed to ask them for it. It looked so shabby, as if there were no impatiens at home. They should look down on me again..."

She was referring to a small group led by Gao Yurou.After Gao Yurou's disfigurement, she hadn't gone out for a few days. Recently, for some reason, she started to come out again.

Daiyu smiled and said, "Then you are ashamed to ask me for it?"

Zheng Lihua smiled embarrassedly: "How can sister Lin be like them."