Daiyu of the Red Chamber raised a cat
Chapter 79
Although the journey was exhausting, Daiyu didn't feel tired.
After cultivating, her physique is much stronger than the average person's. With her previous body, although she won't get tired and sick, at least she will be listless for a few days.
Except for the occasional thought of Zhou Hang, this trip can be said to be the happiest of her several trips.I came to Beijing for the first time a few years ago, with the grief of losing my mother, but had to be separated from my father who depended on me for life.Looking at the people coming and going on the street, I remembered that I was alone, and when I saw other people's parents, brothers and sisters kissing each other, I remembered the happy home in Yangzhou City.
At that time, I only cared about the sadness of spring and autumn, and lamented life endlessly. How could I be in the mood to appreciate the scenery along the way?
It's not like when I returned to Yangzhou from the capital in half a year or so, because I was worried about my father's illness, I couldn't take it easy.
This time is obviously different. In late summer, there is neither the biting cold wind in winter nor the hot and dull midsummer.Going north along the canal, there are beautiful scenery all the way, and different customs in different regions, you can't finish watching it.Even the willows by the river and the smoke curling up in the villages are ridiculous and lovely.The river is clear, the fish are playing, the weather is cool in late summer and early autumn, and when I am in a good mood, I will sit on the bow of the boat with my father, playing chess, reciting poems, or doing nothing, just enjoying the scenery along the way. quick thing.
On the other hand, Zicuckoo and Snow Goose, who were exhausted all the way, were a little weary.
Hui Er was also not well, her eyes were blackened a lot, it was her first time traveling by boat, and she was not used to it.Xiao Xia was quite skinny, still bouncing around, looking very happy.On the way, it is counted that this girl has no heart and no lungs. She should eat, drink and sleep, and she will not be affected by the fatigue of the journey at all.
You know, even Daiyu, because of the long journey, is uncomfortable and uncomfortable, and eats a lot less.She is still a real monk, and with the blessing of spiritual spring water, her physique is better than these little girls, not at 01:30.
Alas, it really came out of suffering since childhood, and her vitality is much more tenacious than that of ordinary girls, as long as she has food and drink, she will be alive and well.With her temper and physique, she might thrive even if thrown into a barren mountain.
Thinking about it, I couldn't help feeling a little more pity for Xiao Xia.
When she arrived at the mansion in the middle of the capital, Daiyu gave all the maids a day off so that they could have a good rest and recharge their spirits.
Everyone happily went down, only Hui Erfeng stood still.
Daiyu urged her, "I see that you are not in good spirits along the way, go down and rest quickly, you don't have to worry about me here, there are still little girls. After you rest, come and replace them. The little girls are also tired Along the way, let them rest."
Hui'er said: "The servants are not tired, the servants stay to serve the girl, let the children go to rest. They are young and lack of energy, so don't be too hard on them."
"You still say you're not tired, look at your eye circles, haven't you slept well these days?"
Hui'er smiled shyly: "Usually, those little girls don't serve tea and water, they just sweep the yard outside, deliver things, and run errands. Aren't the slaves afraid that the girl they serve will be unhappy. Don't worry, girl. When I was rushing to do embroidery work, there were still people who didn’t sleep for two days and two nights, it’s not a big deal. When Sister Zijuan and the others come, it’s not too late for me to go and rest.”
Daiyu thought to herself, thanks to Huier's heart, if she refuted her and forced her to go to rest with the young lady's money, she would not dare not listen, but it would be a disappointment to her sincerity?Therefore, with a sigh, Daiyu said: "Since you have such a heart, I don't want to be ungrateful. However, it can be said that when Zijuan and the others come over, you must go to rest."
Hui'er bowed and said, "Your maidservant takes orders!"
The Lin family's house in the capital was bought by the old man when the old man was alive.The old man was Lin Daiyu's grandfather, and after the Lin family made meritorious service, it was the Marquis who succeeded him. He was supposed to succeed the third generation, but because Daiyu's great-grandfather had made great contributions, he was granted extra favors and inherited another life. It was not until his father Lin Ruhai left the imperial examination road.
So the Lin Mansion was originally the Marquis Mansion, and the house was awarded by the imperial court. It was originally a princess mansion in the previous dynasty.The ancestral temple of the previous dynasty was destroyed, and those princes and nobles fled in all directions, and the mansions left behind were distributed to the heroes of the new dynasty.No matter in terms of size or location, the Lin Mansion is not bad.After the last Marquis, that is, Lin Ruhai's father passed away, the Lin family lost its title, and the standards were lowered by a level, so they rectified the excesses.Although there are fewer majestic buildings than before, there are more small and exquisite scenery.
In terms of location, it is neither close to the busy city nor far from the street. It is isolated from the world when the door is closed, and it is a world of its own. It is very convenient to open the door and extend in all directions.
The key point is that it is very close to the six yamen and the imperial palace, so it will be convenient for Lin Ruhai to go to court or work in the future.
The Lin family is a family of scholars, who pay attention to the quality and quality of life.After several generations of renovations, Lin's Mansion is not as grand as Jia's Mansion in terms of scale, but in terms of elegance and sophistication, it is much stronger than Rongguo Mansion.
The courtyards were all tidied up in advance, Lin Ruhai lived in the main courtyard, the two aunts lived in the Xikua courtyard together, and Daiyu lived in the Lanting Pavilion.
Apart from the main courtyard, Lantingxuan is the largest and best courtyard in the mansion.The main house is a small three-story building with three rooms facing south, complete with east and west wing rooms, and a large yard with lush forests and bamboos, rockery and flowing water, and a small and exquisite stone pavilion.Although it is artificially drilled, it is quite natural, very rare, no wonder it is called Lanting Pavilion.
Passing through the Moon Cave Gate in the southwest corner, there is a small garden with many precious flowers and plants.The maids were very surprised when they saw it, but Daiyu didn't think there was anything special about it.Rareness is the most precious thing. In fact, is it true that rare things are good?Then why are things rare and valuable, and people who are rare are demons?
According to this, people who look strange or suffer from some strange disease should be honorable.
They are all rare, aren't they?
But that's not the case. It can be seen that there is no reason for things, but it's just mediocrity, nothing unusual.
In her opinion, everything has spirituality, both ordinary flowers and plants, as well as precious flowers and plants.There is no distinction between high and low, all spirits are life, just treat them with a normal heart, there is no need to classify them, it is so vulgar.
She was still thinking, if she had time tomorrow, she would plant some fruit trees in the garden. Seeing that they were full of vitality, they could enjoy the fruits when they matured, which would kill two birds with one stone.The fruit of the space has matured for several crops, and she has collected a lot of seeds, which are yet to be placed.
When they first arrived in the capital, everything was very busy, and Li Feng's daughter-in-law was so busy that she never touched the ground.Knowing that Daiyu was exhausted all the way, she didn't want to disturb her daughter's rest, but she usually made up her own mind about things that she could decide.There are some important matters, such as when the gifts from each family will be delivered, how to receive the people sent by the family of relatives and friends in Beijing, etc., it is not up to her to be in charge of it alone, so naturally she has to come to ask Daiyu for instructions.
Therefore, Dai Yuming said that she was resting in her room, but it was not actually a rest.
When I came here, I brought a lot of luggage, soil and other things. At that time, I only prepared a lot of things, but did not subdivide them. Because of the tight schedule and heavy tasks, many of them didn't even have time to remember the list. Now I have to organize it again.
Daiyu ordered people to put the dozens of boxes and cages they brought in her yard, and they were so full that they were almost full.Daiyu took Hui'er and a young maid and sat in the pavilion, watching the women in charge and the young daughters-in-law count the boxes and check things.
The box containing the things for Sister Yingchun was also in it. Daiyu had good eyesight and saw it from a distance, so she said, "Bring that box here, and I will check it myself."
Hearing this, Hui'er went over to get the box in person, and brought it to Daiyu.
Daiyu ordered her to put it on the stone table and took out the key from her purse.In fact, she had thought about putting this box into the space, and she had already implemented it.She has her own space, and she usually puts important things in the space.But considering the limitations of the space, she couldn't get things when Zhou Hang was not around, so she had to take out all these favor gifts that had been placed in the space and bring them along with the luggage.
She can save trouble and put these in the space, but she is afraid that she won't be able to take them out when needed.
After all, no one knows what will happen when she arrives in the capital, maybe she won't be able to meet Zhou Hang so soon.After leaving for more than half a year, when I see my cousins again, I will definitely give each other gifts. If I don’t have a chance to meet Zhou Hang before that, or even if I do, it’s inconvenient to take out the items hidden in the space for various reasons. Wouldn't it be a mistake?
Therefore, it is better to put it together with other luggage. Although it is not as convenient as in the space, at least it will not cause trouble.
Daiyu opened the box and saw that the contents inside were intact. Although it was bumpy all the way, it was not dusty, and it was shining brightly in the sunlight. She couldn't help pursing her lips, and slowly closed the lid, still locked it, and handed it to Huier. Keep it for now, and tell her not to forget to take it with her when she visits Jia's mansion.
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Zheng Lihua heard the news that the Lin family had come to Beijing and had already arrived, so she clamored to see Sister Lin that day, but Madam Zheng forcibly stopped her and told her: "Miss Lin entered Beijing after a long journey. Lao Yu, why don’t you take a good rest now? You rush over at this time, don’t you wink? Think about it when you first arrived in the capital, you were tired and sleepy, and fell asleep on the bed in the inn. I have been sleeping in the dark for a few days. Miss Lin has always been weak. When she was in Yangzhou, during the ten boudoir gatherings, she refused to get sick seven or eight times. You have been so stubborn since you were a child, think about it What should Miss Lin be like now?"
Zheng Lihua pouted and said angrily, "Sister Lin's body is not as weak as everyone thinks!"
However, that day she stopped, thinking secretly, even if Sister Lin was in good health, she must have been exhausted on the first day she came to Beijing, so she shouldn't bother her at this time.But even though I figured it out, I was still anxious. I tossed and turned in bed at night and couldn't sleep. I just felt that time passed surprisingly slowly, and a day seemed like a year.
No, it's too soon to say one year, it should be, one night is like half a lifetime.
He hardly slept much, finally got up until dawn, and immediately got up to wash up, and ordered his servants to prepare the carriage.What she thought was that she must see Sister Lin today, even if her mother persuaded her, she would not listen.They didn't understand what Siyou's eagerness was like.
If Sister Lin is well, thank God, if she is really tired and sick, it's all about visiting her.
Zheng Lihua has a lively personality and likes to be lively. When she was in Yangzhou in the past, she would give handkerchiefs if she had a good relationship.Since I came to the capital, I don't have a playmate of the same age.Her mother also took her to a few gatherings in the capital, and the ladies and girls all looked up to the top. They heard that she was the daughter of a fellow acquaintance from Yangzhou, and they ignored her.Especially those ladies with dignified bodies, when looking at people, they first squint their glasses and flick their eyelashes, passing by with disdain, which makes people very uncomfortable.
Later, she was reluctant to go.
Therefore, she didn't make any friends in the capital, and her mother was very constraining her to learn needlework and how to hold hands.Occasionally when I'm free, I can only joke with the girls once, play chess, tell jokes, do it every day, it's really meaningless.Ever since she heard that Lin Ruhai was ordered to go to Beijing, she has been looking forward to Daiyu's arrival one day sooner.
Lin Ruhai was not at home, and the concierge dared not let outsiders in casually.Zheng Lihua said that she was Daiyu's friend in Yangzhou, so the concierge rushed to spread the word.At that time, Daiyu was sitting in the pavilion watching people counting their luggage and looking bored, when a maid in light green clothes came in to announce.
"I've seen the girl! Mama Wu on the second gate said that a girl came to look for her. She said her surname was Zheng, and it was your handkerchief in Yangzhou."
Daiyu knew it was Zheng Lihua as soon as she heard it, so she asked, "Where is she at the moment?"
"Outside the gate, the porter dare not let anyone in without the girl's order."
"Go and ask her to come in quickly, and lead her to me."
Wu Ma agreed, and hurriedly turned around to pass on the message, and when they had reached the Moon Cave Gate, Daiyu suddenly shouted, "Wu Mama stay!"
Wu Ma stopped, turned around and walked over with a smile on her face, "What else do you want, Miss?"
Daiyu said: "There are luggage everywhere here, and there is no place to set foot. Don't bring people here. Just lead them to the flower hall, and serve them with tea and water first, and then say, 'Girl' Don't worry, our girls will come as soon as they change their clothes'"
Wu Ma said "yes" and took the order to leave.
Daiyu took Hui'er and two little maids into the house, and it happened that Zijuan woke up at this time, and together with Hui'er waited for Daiyu to change into a brand-new couple-color double-breasted gown and light green floral skirt, surrounded by Daiyu went to the flower hall.
When Zheng Lihua drank the third cup of tea, Daiyu finally rushed over.
"Sister Lin!" Throwing down the tea bowl in her hand, Zheng Lihua rushed over, "Sister Lin, I miss you so much. How are you doing in Yangzhou City after I leave? Gao Yurou didn't bother you anymore, did you? Are you tired all the way? I was very tired when I came here, and I slept for three days."
He lowered his head in embarrassment.
Daiyu didn't think it was funny, "You ask so many questions in one go, which one should I answer first?"
Zheng Lihua became more and more embarrassed, and lowered her head, "I'm so happy to see Sister Lin, so don't laugh at me, Sister Lin. As for those questions, I didn't think about them, I just asked them casually, Sister Lin wanted to say it Say it, if you don't want to say it, just pretend I didn't say it, don't take it to heart..."
"You have already asked, so why don't I answer it." Holding Zheng Lihua's hand, Daiyu said, "Tell me how you are in the capital first, as there is plenty of time, I will slowly answer the questions you asked. I told you."
Zheng Lihua told everything about her past few months in Beijing like pouring beans.
In her description, the capital city is not a good place.Wealth is rich, prosperity is prosperity, the houses are beautiful, there are more shops than other places, the streets are lively with people coming and going, and the clothes people wear are also beautiful.But there is one shortcoming. It is too difficult to make friends here, and it is too lonely.
How did she know that the capital is full of powerful people, and the direct result is that the people in the capital are more snobbish than other places.Especially in the elite circle, everyone has tens of thousands of minds, and they are used to acting according to people's faces. Your status is so valuable, so naturally a lot of people are eager for you.On the contrary, I don't even bother to look at you more.
Daiyu knew this in her heart, but it was difficult to tell Zheng Lihua.
After thinking about it, she decided to change the topic to a lighter one, and said with a smile: "Why, you kept praising in the letter, wishing that the capital city was like a fairyland, and now you're complaining?"
Zheng Lihua's first reaction was to open her eyes wide, excited and surprised, "Sister Lin, have you received my letter? My mother said that it would take a month or two to send a letter to Yangzhou. Calculate the itinerary, and I may not know the letter." When it was delivered, you had already left for Beijing. Fortunately, I was depressed for a while, but I didn't expect you to receive it, and it can be considered that the result of my hard work for three hours was not in vain."
"Why, you wrote that letter for three hours?"
The daytime is only more than six months. Except for the time for eating and resting, I can write a letter on the day of feelings. It is still a letter of less than three pages, full of nonsense, and the handwriting is not very good-looking.
Zheng Lihua smiled embarrassedly, "I'm always dissatisfied with my writing, I threw it away, and I wasted a basket of paper. Sister Lin, you know that my diction is not good. I only went to school for two years, and I can read a few words. .”
That's right, a woman's lack of talent is virtue, and not everyone can make girls read and write.
For example, Lian's second sister-in-law in Rongguo Mansion, although she is a hero in the boudoir and her background is not bad, she has never studied since she was a child.In the past, Dou Da didn't know a single word, and later he married into Rongguo Mansion, took care of the house, had to read the books, and gradually learned to read.Up to now, I can barely read the account book. If I want to write a letter, I have to find someone to write it for me.
Like my father, it is even rarer for a daughter to spend a lot of money to hire a scholar who was born as a Jinshi to be a tutor.
Thinking of this, I can't help but think of my former teacher Jia Yucun.I heard that he filled Ying Tianfu's vacancy under his father's activities.What he was still fighting was the power of Jia's palace, and now he obeyed the orders of the second palace.It is said that he was corrupt and broke the law to cover up, and helped the Xue family, a relative of the Jia family, settle a life lawsuit.
In that way, Xue Pan, the son of the Xue family, was the maidservant, and ordered his slaves to beat a little squire's son to death, and then patted his ass and left.The family of the little squire complained for a year and no one dared to take care of him. In the end, Jia Yucun judged the case in a muddle.
Thinking that Jia Yucun looked at him that day, he was a good man, full of sage's words and the way of loyalty, but he didn't expect that after only a few years of influence in the officialdom, he would become like this now.
Suddenly realizing that she was thinking too far, Daiyu shook her head and pulled back her thoughts.
Zheng Lihua was looking at her eagerly.
It is said that Zheng Lihua wasted a basketful of papers, and her first growth was reckless.Even so, I was still very moved. After all, Zheng Lihua really regarded her as a girlfriend and a friend, didn't she?It has nothing to do with identity or anything else, it's just her.
The sincerity of this little girl can always poke into people's hearts quietly, making people have the urge to cry for no reason.
This was also the reason why she only looked at Zheng Lihua differently among so many girls in Yangzhou City who were rushing to make handkerchief handovers with her.
"Sister Lin, why didn't you reply to my letter?"
After asking this sentence, Zheng Lihua suddenly felt that she was asking for nothing, and she couldn't help laughing.It took a month or two to deliver a letter from Yangzhou to the capital. If I had this time, I would have arrived in time, so there was no need for that.
Huier smiled and said, "Miss Zheng, our girls are always thinking of you. Our girls brought you all the 'babies' you left behind when you left Yangzhou." She emphasized the word "baby". Looking at Zheng Lihua and smiling.
Daiyu glanced at Hui'er, and thought to herself, life is going well recently, and even Hui'er is a lot of fun.
"But it's true?" Zheng Lihua looked at Daiyu with disbelief.
"Don't believe me?" Daiyu raised her eyebrows.
"I believe, I believe, I believe!" Zheng Lihua nodded repeatedly.
Daiyu said with a smile: "We just arrived, and our luggage was all piled up in one place. Now we can't find it even if we look for it. After a few days, everything has been tidied up. I'll have someone deliver your things to you." Go to the mansion."
"No, no, no, no, no..." Zheng Lihua waved her hands again and again, shaking her head like a rattle, "I have already given those things to Sister Lin, so naturally they belong to Sister Lin, how can I get them back? Speak mine."
"Didn't you say they are all your treasures?" Daiyu teased.
"Not even baby!" Zheng Lihua muttered, "I don't have such a big face..."
Daiyu couldn't help a "chi" smile, "A's □□ honey, what you like may not be liked by others. Since it is your favorite, I will naturally return it to you. Otherwise, it will be in vain. In my place, no one plays with it, isn’t it a waste? If you take it back seriously, if Lingtang scolds you, you will say that I insist on you taking it back, and she will be embarrassed to say anything.”
"Understood?" Daiyu raised her eyebrows.
Zheng Lihua nodded, solemnly, "Understood!"
"I'll leave everything to you anyway!" She added.
Daiyu was taken aback for a moment, and after thinking about it carefully, it was true, so she couldn't help laughing again.This Zheng Lihua is always funny and innocent, it doesn't make people laugh, and it doesn't matter if they don't laugh.
"Sister Lin, your house is really big, bigger than the one in Yangzhou City!"
Zheng Lihua blinked her eyes.
big?Can it be big?The original princess mansion was not small, and several generations of ancestors of the Lin family expanded it a bit.Big is the second best thing. The scenery in the critical period is good. It not only has the gentleness and comfort of the water town in the south of the Yangtze River, but also the majesty and magnificence of the north.As soon as I thought of this, I heard Zheng Lihua continue, "The scenery is also good. When I came here, I passed by the garden, which surprised me. The garden is so big, with rockery, flowing water, viewing platform, and lotus flowers. There is only one garden, which is bigger than our entire house! I have also visited many gardens in the south of the Yangtze River. Those big salt merchants are rich, and they all say that their houses are so beautiful. Not as good as here."
Daiyu said: "This is an exaggeration. How can it be as good as you say?"
"No exaggeration, no exaggeration, I am seeking truth from facts."
Daiyu said: "If you go to the Hou Men's mansion and the prince's mansion, you will know that this is nothing."
The imperial court has regulations on how big officials live in what kind of houses, and what regulations they use.Scholars, farmers, businessmen, merchants belong to the last stream, merchants and their descendants belong to merchants, and are subject to various restrictions.No matter how rich those salt merchants are, even if they use gold and silver mountains to build houses, they cannot exceed the limit after all.Just like even if the family is extremely rich, the women of the merchant family cannot wear bright clothes, cannot wear luxurious jewelry, and their descendants cannot participate in the imperial examination.
So no matter how gorgeous their layout is, after all, the regulations are limited and it doesn't look grand enough.
The scale of the Lin family is really not big in the Beijing Municipal Committee, even the Rongguo Mansion and the Ningguo Mansion, let alone the Wangfu.That's why Zheng Lihua felt the same way when she was a child and followed her father as a local official and had never seen the big world.Any lady who grew up in the capital would not make such a fuss.
"really?"
"Of course it's true, can I still lie to you?"
"The mansions of the Duke, Marquis, and Wang are heavily guarded, and I have no chance to enter."
"Who can decide what will happen in the future."
Zheng Lihua had lunch at the Lin Mansion, and left when the sun was setting.Before leaving, he didn't forget to ask Daiyu to tell her that when he was free, he must visit her, and he also left his home address.
Daiyu ordered her to be escorted out of Yimen by herself, and then ordered her two daughter-in-laws to be sent to the gate.
The luggage was almost checked, so he wrote a list and presented it to Daiyu.Daiyu accepted the order, dismissed all the maids, and looked at the beauties in the inner room alone.Looking at it, she thought of Zhou Hang again. After being separated for nearly two months, she only knew that he was now living in the palace of her adoptive father, but she didn't know anything else.
Zheng Lihua still knows to come and see her, how come he doesn't even have a shadow?
But after thinking about it, it's normal for Zheng Lihua to come to see her. Zhou Hang is a foreigner, even if he came here and entered the house, it would not be so easy for him to meet him.She was also worried about Zhou Hang's identity, the Holy Majesty's sudden appearance of such a big son, there was no reasonable explanation, and he couldn't convince the public.Besides, the Supreme Emperor is still alive, so it is not everything that the Supreme Emperor has the final say on.
I heard from my father that the Holy Majesty ordered Zhou Hang to go to Beijing this time to recognize him in a legitimate way.
It's just that she doesn't know how to operate it.
Thinking of Daiyu getting up from the beauty, she sat down by the bedside, lowered her head and took out a rosewood box placed by the bedside, and took out a piece of mutton fat jade that was as bright as the moon.The beautiful jade is about half a foot wide, and the carving is a picture of a kitten fluttering a butterfly. It can be seen that the carving is excellent. The kitten's demeanor, eyebrows and eyes, and the expression of tilting its head are all in place. Even the butterfly is vivid. , seems to be alive.
The jade was originally given to her by Li Xu, and she asked her father to find a capable craftsman to carefully carve this image of a cat fluttering a butterfly.
The cat in the jade carving was carved according to Zhou Hang's appearance, and Daiyu drew the blueprint herself.
Slow work and meticulous work have been carving for more than half a year, and they only finished the work the day before they left.Daiyu was afraid that she would not be able to finish carving before she left Yangzhou. At that time, she thought that it was impossible, so a few people waited in Yangzhou City, and when she finished carving a piece, she took it to Beijing.Unexpectedly, by coincidence, the day before they set off, the craftsman had finished the sculpture and sent someone to deliver it.
As expected, he is indeed a well-known sculptor in Yangzhou City, and the finished product is even better than Daiyu imagined.Daiyu was overjoyed, she held it in her hands and played with it for a long time, then went to the storeroom to find a rosewood box to put it in.I didn't dare to put it together with my luggage, for fear of bumping or falling on the road, but I took it with me, and kept it with my dowry.
Touching the suet jade hairpin on her head, Daiyu felt a warm current passing through her heart.
This is from the same piece of jade as the hairpin and the jade carving, and it is the scrap left over from the carving.
Thinking that the hairpin on her head had the same origin as the kitten in Zhou Hang's image, she seemed to be a little excited. Although she couldn't explain it clearly or figure it out, she was not interested in looking into it.It seemed that there was a voice telling her, don't think about it if you don't understand it, now that you understand it, it will only increase your troubles, when you should understand it, you don't need to study it carefully, you will understand it naturally.
After all, Daiyu was still young, so she didn't think so much, so she didn't have so many troubles, and she didn't get tangled up when she couldn't figure it out.
Perhaps it was due to the exhaustion of the journey and the lack of rest, Daiyu fell asleep on the bed before she knew it.Zijuan yelled outside, but seeing that Daiyu didn't respond, she came in and saw Daiyu lying on the bed and falling asleep.Daiyu feels light, and wakes up easily when there is a sound.Zijuan didn't dare to be disturbed, thinking that although it was early autumn, the weather was not so cold, and Daiyu was wearing big clothes, so she was expected to not be able to freeze, so she tiptoedly lowered the curtains, walked out slowly, and warned everyone that the girls should be on their way. When sleeping, keep your voice down, don't disturb the girl.
Daiyu slept soundly, hugging Yudiao's kitten, the corners of her mouth slightly raised.
In her sleep, she and Zhou Hang were running in a sea of flowers, which was bigger than the sea of flowers that Zhou Hang gave her for her birthday. There were more types of flowers in it, and the flowers were more colorful than that.It is not the beauty of big red roses, but the tranquility and elegance of chrysanthemums, begonias and orchids.
In fact, Daiyu doesn't like roses very much, she just thinks they are too rich and colorful, too bright, and there is a feeling of prosperity and decline.
She just likes the kind of light, fresh and full of vitality flowers.
Even wild flowers are beautiful as long as they are alive.
The two are running in the green grass, chasing in the sea of flowers, barefoot, reckless, without any scruples...
The sky is so blue, the water is so clear, there is still a colorful glow in the sky, the tender grass scratches the soles of the feet, and the breeze blows the messy hair, everything is so beautiful.Suddenly, a furry thing swept her ankles, Daiyu giggled happily, and looked down, it was a brown kitten, which was exactly the same as Zhou Hang's cat twin brother.
Daiyu pointed at Zhou Hang and smiled, she woke up with a smile.
Looking at the ankle, there is a kitten, but it is not a brown kitten, nor does it look like Zhou Hang's cat.
"Yuwan, you're naughty again!" Daiyu laughed.
"Meow~" the big black cat let out a lazy cry, flicked its tail, and drew out a Q-version cartoon villain from behind its body.
Knowing that it was Zhou Hang who delivered the letter to her, Daiyu hurriedly reached out to take it.
Zhou Hang was not there, so he couldn't get things from the space, and the supply of spiritual spring water was missing, and the big black cat couldn't adapt to the bumps on the road, and he didn't eat enough food, so he was a little listless at the moment.
Because of the distance, the villain ran from Prince Jing's Mansion to Lin's Mansion, and then searched from yard to yard. Finally, he found Lin Daiyu. He almost exhausted all his mana. At this moment, he couldn't stand still, and he fell limply in Daiyu's hand. superior.
Daiyu sent a big black cat to guard the door, and no one was allowed to come in.
I accumulated my mana in my fingertips, and poured it into the villain bit by bit. After a while, the villain staggered up, tilted his head for a moment, and seemed to remember his mission.Bounced a few times in Daiyu's hands, and the villain smiled.
"Little Yu'er, do you miss me? I miss you..."
Hearing this, Daiyu already felt her cheeks burning hot.Later, Zhou Hang probably told him about the experience of more than a month, saying that he traveled day and night on a fast horse and arrived in the capital in three days. The price was that his thighs on both sides were worn out and hurt for several days.As soon as he arrived in the capital, the emperor's uncle Li Xu took him to the palace. That night, the emperor's father came to see him on the moon and proposed to sleep with him. He used the poor excuse of always sleeping alone. Refused.
On the fifteenth day, the emperor's father came to him in the middle of the night with sweet-scented osmanthus wine, took him to watch the moon, watched the stars, drank and chatted about life.He was also drunk at the time, so he directly said that he would not do this laborious and unsatisfactory job, and he didn't even care whether he recognized him or not, as long as he was given a legal identity, he could make a fortune himself. sky.
After receiving it, he was pointed at his nose and scolded by the current emperor, saying that he was worthless.
He fought against the emperor, and on a good full moon night, the father and son were almost beaten, their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen, but they were forcibly pulled away by his uncle Daiyu's adoptive father.
There were also many strange things, Daiyu's heart went up and down when she heard it, and she laughed when she said it was funny.Of course, there was nothing sad, even if there was, Zhou Hang would not tell Daiyu.
In the end, Zhou Hang told Lin Daiyu a joke, saying that it was his new idea.In order to test whether it was really funny, he told many people in the palace, and everyone agreed that it was the funniest joke he had ever heard.
From the lines in the words and the tone of the speech, Daiyu guessed that Zhou Hang was doing well and was very self-satisfied.
After self-cultivation, Daiyu and Zhou Hang took the fame and wealth in the secular world lightly.Cultivation to the end is detached from life and death, detached from the mortal world, those secular fame and fortune are so worth giving up everything to pursue in the eyes of others, but in their eyes, they are not bullshit.
Zhou Hang wanted to make contributions in the past, not for his own enjoyment, but for being worthy of Daiyu and protecting her for life.Now, Lin Ruhai has tacitly agreed that he and Daiyu are together, and both of them have cultivated the truth, so they will naturally have the ability to protect themselves in the future, and other things are not important.
Daiyu also didn't want Zhou Hang to be emperor.That position looks high and true, but the high position is extremely cold. Only those who sit in that seat know the hardships involved.If Zhou Hang wanted to sit, she would naturally support it, and if Zhou Hang didn't have that heart, she would also feel very good.
Even so, due to the influence of her childhood education, Daiyu felt that it was inappropriate for Zhou Hang to be so similar to the emperor.People love to live and hate to die, so the emperor dotes on him now, so naturally he doesn't think there is anything wrong.But the emperor is not just his son, and there may be new princes born in the future. Once he hates Zhou Hang one day, these are all evidences of his deception, which is enough to imprison him a hundred times.
The reason why it is said to be encirclement rather than decapitation is because princes commit crimes, unless it is a serious crime of treason and regicide, they generally do not decapitate.
Thinking of Daiyu opening the box and taking out her villain, she spoke righteously.
After the Jue absorbed the mana, the villain seemed to be alive, and slipped out through the crack of the door.
Daiyu's state is higher than Zhou Hang's, and her mana is naturally more abundant. When the villain arrived in Zhou Hang's room in Prince Jing's mansion, he was still alive and talking.
"Don't you know the allusion to dividing peaches? Mi Zixia favored Wei Linggong. One day, the monarch and his ministers went to the orchard together. Mi Zi ate peaches and was sweet. He didn't finish it, so he left half of it to the king. Linggong ate it and was sweet." , Said: "Love me! Forget its taste to eat widows." Later, the child's color faded and his love was relaxed, Linggong took this as an excuse, and blamed him: "I once ate my remaining peaches!". Love wants to live Evil wants to die, which shows that most people in the world are like this. Brother Zhou Hang, even though the Holy Majesty favors you as the lost and found son, you have to restrain yourself, don't make the same mistakes as Mi Zixia!"
The monarch likes you, so naturally what you do is right, and what is wrong is also right. Once you hate you, what is right will become wrong, let alone what should not be done in the first place?
Zhou Hang couldn't help laughing when he heard this, secretly thinking that the ancients were bound by etiquette, so they might think so.
History has proven that Daiyu's concerns are justified.But he couldn't do it if he had to greet the emperor with a smile every day.Thinking of the hardships his mother had endured, he felt that he had already given face to the emperor by doing this.If it weren't for the face of his mother's affection for him, he would never recognize this father at all.
Anyway, he is also his son, what can he do to him, kill him?
Even though I thought so, I couldn't say the same to Daiyu.
After careful consideration, Zhou Hang showed an attitude of being open-minded and receptive, and recorded a very sincere repentance speech, promising that he would be careful in the future and would not do the following crimes.
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After cultivating, her physique is much stronger than the average person's. With her previous body, although she won't get tired and sick, at least she will be listless for a few days.
Except for the occasional thought of Zhou Hang, this trip can be said to be the happiest of her several trips.I came to Beijing for the first time a few years ago, with the grief of losing my mother, but had to be separated from my father who depended on me for life.Looking at the people coming and going on the street, I remembered that I was alone, and when I saw other people's parents, brothers and sisters kissing each other, I remembered the happy home in Yangzhou City.
At that time, I only cared about the sadness of spring and autumn, and lamented life endlessly. How could I be in the mood to appreciate the scenery along the way?
It's not like when I returned to Yangzhou from the capital in half a year or so, because I was worried about my father's illness, I couldn't take it easy.
This time is obviously different. In late summer, there is neither the biting cold wind in winter nor the hot and dull midsummer.Going north along the canal, there are beautiful scenery all the way, and different customs in different regions, you can't finish watching it.Even the willows by the river and the smoke curling up in the villages are ridiculous and lovely.The river is clear, the fish are playing, the weather is cool in late summer and early autumn, and when I am in a good mood, I will sit on the bow of the boat with my father, playing chess, reciting poems, or doing nothing, just enjoying the scenery along the way. quick thing.
On the other hand, Zicuckoo and Snow Goose, who were exhausted all the way, were a little weary.
Hui Er was also not well, her eyes were blackened a lot, it was her first time traveling by boat, and she was not used to it.Xiao Xia was quite skinny, still bouncing around, looking very happy.On the way, it is counted that this girl has no heart and no lungs. She should eat, drink and sleep, and she will not be affected by the fatigue of the journey at all.
You know, even Daiyu, because of the long journey, is uncomfortable and uncomfortable, and eats a lot less.She is still a real monk, and with the blessing of spiritual spring water, her physique is better than these little girls, not at 01:30.
Alas, it really came out of suffering since childhood, and her vitality is much more tenacious than that of ordinary girls, as long as she has food and drink, she will be alive and well.With her temper and physique, she might thrive even if thrown into a barren mountain.
Thinking about it, I couldn't help feeling a little more pity for Xiao Xia.
When she arrived at the mansion in the middle of the capital, Daiyu gave all the maids a day off so that they could have a good rest and recharge their spirits.
Everyone happily went down, only Hui Erfeng stood still.
Daiyu urged her, "I see that you are not in good spirits along the way, go down and rest quickly, you don't have to worry about me here, there are still little girls. After you rest, come and replace them. The little girls are also tired Along the way, let them rest."
Hui'er said: "The servants are not tired, the servants stay to serve the girl, let the children go to rest. They are young and lack of energy, so don't be too hard on them."
"You still say you're not tired, look at your eye circles, haven't you slept well these days?"
Hui'er smiled shyly: "Usually, those little girls don't serve tea and water, they just sweep the yard outside, deliver things, and run errands. Aren't the slaves afraid that the girl they serve will be unhappy. Don't worry, girl. When I was rushing to do embroidery work, there were still people who didn’t sleep for two days and two nights, it’s not a big deal. When Sister Zijuan and the others come, it’s not too late for me to go and rest.”
Daiyu thought to herself, thanks to Huier's heart, if she refuted her and forced her to go to rest with the young lady's money, she would not dare not listen, but it would be a disappointment to her sincerity?Therefore, with a sigh, Daiyu said: "Since you have such a heart, I don't want to be ungrateful. However, it can be said that when Zijuan and the others come over, you must go to rest."
Hui'er bowed and said, "Your maidservant takes orders!"
The Lin family's house in the capital was bought by the old man when the old man was alive.The old man was Lin Daiyu's grandfather, and after the Lin family made meritorious service, it was the Marquis who succeeded him. He was supposed to succeed the third generation, but because Daiyu's great-grandfather had made great contributions, he was granted extra favors and inherited another life. It was not until his father Lin Ruhai left the imperial examination road.
So the Lin Mansion was originally the Marquis Mansion, and the house was awarded by the imperial court. It was originally a princess mansion in the previous dynasty.The ancestral temple of the previous dynasty was destroyed, and those princes and nobles fled in all directions, and the mansions left behind were distributed to the heroes of the new dynasty.No matter in terms of size or location, the Lin Mansion is not bad.After the last Marquis, that is, Lin Ruhai's father passed away, the Lin family lost its title, and the standards were lowered by a level, so they rectified the excesses.Although there are fewer majestic buildings than before, there are more small and exquisite scenery.
In terms of location, it is neither close to the busy city nor far from the street. It is isolated from the world when the door is closed, and it is a world of its own. It is very convenient to open the door and extend in all directions.
The key point is that it is very close to the six yamen and the imperial palace, so it will be convenient for Lin Ruhai to go to court or work in the future.
The Lin family is a family of scholars, who pay attention to the quality and quality of life.After several generations of renovations, Lin's Mansion is not as grand as Jia's Mansion in terms of scale, but in terms of elegance and sophistication, it is much stronger than Rongguo Mansion.
The courtyards were all tidied up in advance, Lin Ruhai lived in the main courtyard, the two aunts lived in the Xikua courtyard together, and Daiyu lived in the Lanting Pavilion.
Apart from the main courtyard, Lantingxuan is the largest and best courtyard in the mansion.The main house is a small three-story building with three rooms facing south, complete with east and west wing rooms, and a large yard with lush forests and bamboos, rockery and flowing water, and a small and exquisite stone pavilion.Although it is artificially drilled, it is quite natural, very rare, no wonder it is called Lanting Pavilion.
Passing through the Moon Cave Gate in the southwest corner, there is a small garden with many precious flowers and plants.The maids were very surprised when they saw it, but Daiyu didn't think there was anything special about it.Rareness is the most precious thing. In fact, is it true that rare things are good?Then why are things rare and valuable, and people who are rare are demons?
According to this, people who look strange or suffer from some strange disease should be honorable.
They are all rare, aren't they?
But that's not the case. It can be seen that there is no reason for things, but it's just mediocrity, nothing unusual.
In her opinion, everything has spirituality, both ordinary flowers and plants, as well as precious flowers and plants.There is no distinction between high and low, all spirits are life, just treat them with a normal heart, there is no need to classify them, it is so vulgar.
She was still thinking, if she had time tomorrow, she would plant some fruit trees in the garden. Seeing that they were full of vitality, they could enjoy the fruits when they matured, which would kill two birds with one stone.The fruit of the space has matured for several crops, and she has collected a lot of seeds, which are yet to be placed.
When they first arrived in the capital, everything was very busy, and Li Feng's daughter-in-law was so busy that she never touched the ground.Knowing that Daiyu was exhausted all the way, she didn't want to disturb her daughter's rest, but she usually made up her own mind about things that she could decide.There are some important matters, such as when the gifts from each family will be delivered, how to receive the people sent by the family of relatives and friends in Beijing, etc., it is not up to her to be in charge of it alone, so naturally she has to come to ask Daiyu for instructions.
Therefore, Dai Yuming said that she was resting in her room, but it was not actually a rest.
When I came here, I brought a lot of luggage, soil and other things. At that time, I only prepared a lot of things, but did not subdivide them. Because of the tight schedule and heavy tasks, many of them didn't even have time to remember the list. Now I have to organize it again.
Daiyu ordered people to put the dozens of boxes and cages they brought in her yard, and they were so full that they were almost full.Daiyu took Hui'er and a young maid and sat in the pavilion, watching the women in charge and the young daughters-in-law count the boxes and check things.
The box containing the things for Sister Yingchun was also in it. Daiyu had good eyesight and saw it from a distance, so she said, "Bring that box here, and I will check it myself."
Hearing this, Hui'er went over to get the box in person, and brought it to Daiyu.
Daiyu ordered her to put it on the stone table and took out the key from her purse.In fact, she had thought about putting this box into the space, and she had already implemented it.She has her own space, and she usually puts important things in the space.But considering the limitations of the space, she couldn't get things when Zhou Hang was not around, so she had to take out all these favor gifts that had been placed in the space and bring them along with the luggage.
She can save trouble and put these in the space, but she is afraid that she won't be able to take them out when needed.
After all, no one knows what will happen when she arrives in the capital, maybe she won't be able to meet Zhou Hang so soon.After leaving for more than half a year, when I see my cousins again, I will definitely give each other gifts. If I don’t have a chance to meet Zhou Hang before that, or even if I do, it’s inconvenient to take out the items hidden in the space for various reasons. Wouldn't it be a mistake?
Therefore, it is better to put it together with other luggage. Although it is not as convenient as in the space, at least it will not cause trouble.
Daiyu opened the box and saw that the contents inside were intact. Although it was bumpy all the way, it was not dusty, and it was shining brightly in the sunlight. She couldn't help pursing her lips, and slowly closed the lid, still locked it, and handed it to Huier. Keep it for now, and tell her not to forget to take it with her when she visits Jia's mansion.
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Zheng Lihua heard the news that the Lin family had come to Beijing and had already arrived, so she clamored to see Sister Lin that day, but Madam Zheng forcibly stopped her and told her: "Miss Lin entered Beijing after a long journey. Lao Yu, why don’t you take a good rest now? You rush over at this time, don’t you wink? Think about it when you first arrived in the capital, you were tired and sleepy, and fell asleep on the bed in the inn. I have been sleeping in the dark for a few days. Miss Lin has always been weak. When she was in Yangzhou, during the ten boudoir gatherings, she refused to get sick seven or eight times. You have been so stubborn since you were a child, think about it What should Miss Lin be like now?"
Zheng Lihua pouted and said angrily, "Sister Lin's body is not as weak as everyone thinks!"
However, that day she stopped, thinking secretly, even if Sister Lin was in good health, she must have been exhausted on the first day she came to Beijing, so she shouldn't bother her at this time.But even though I figured it out, I was still anxious. I tossed and turned in bed at night and couldn't sleep. I just felt that time passed surprisingly slowly, and a day seemed like a year.
No, it's too soon to say one year, it should be, one night is like half a lifetime.
He hardly slept much, finally got up until dawn, and immediately got up to wash up, and ordered his servants to prepare the carriage.What she thought was that she must see Sister Lin today, even if her mother persuaded her, she would not listen.They didn't understand what Siyou's eagerness was like.
If Sister Lin is well, thank God, if she is really tired and sick, it's all about visiting her.
Zheng Lihua has a lively personality and likes to be lively. When she was in Yangzhou in the past, she would give handkerchiefs if she had a good relationship.Since I came to the capital, I don't have a playmate of the same age.Her mother also took her to a few gatherings in the capital, and the ladies and girls all looked up to the top. They heard that she was the daughter of a fellow acquaintance from Yangzhou, and they ignored her.Especially those ladies with dignified bodies, when looking at people, they first squint their glasses and flick their eyelashes, passing by with disdain, which makes people very uncomfortable.
Later, she was reluctant to go.
Therefore, she didn't make any friends in the capital, and her mother was very constraining her to learn needlework and how to hold hands.Occasionally when I'm free, I can only joke with the girls once, play chess, tell jokes, do it every day, it's really meaningless.Ever since she heard that Lin Ruhai was ordered to go to Beijing, she has been looking forward to Daiyu's arrival one day sooner.
Lin Ruhai was not at home, and the concierge dared not let outsiders in casually.Zheng Lihua said that she was Daiyu's friend in Yangzhou, so the concierge rushed to spread the word.At that time, Daiyu was sitting in the pavilion watching people counting their luggage and looking bored, when a maid in light green clothes came in to announce.
"I've seen the girl! Mama Wu on the second gate said that a girl came to look for her. She said her surname was Zheng, and it was your handkerchief in Yangzhou."
Daiyu knew it was Zheng Lihua as soon as she heard it, so she asked, "Where is she at the moment?"
"Outside the gate, the porter dare not let anyone in without the girl's order."
"Go and ask her to come in quickly, and lead her to me."
Wu Ma agreed, and hurriedly turned around to pass on the message, and when they had reached the Moon Cave Gate, Daiyu suddenly shouted, "Wu Mama stay!"
Wu Ma stopped, turned around and walked over with a smile on her face, "What else do you want, Miss?"
Daiyu said: "There are luggage everywhere here, and there is no place to set foot. Don't bring people here. Just lead them to the flower hall, and serve them with tea and water first, and then say, 'Girl' Don't worry, our girls will come as soon as they change their clothes'"
Wu Ma said "yes" and took the order to leave.
Daiyu took Hui'er and two little maids into the house, and it happened that Zijuan woke up at this time, and together with Hui'er waited for Daiyu to change into a brand-new couple-color double-breasted gown and light green floral skirt, surrounded by Daiyu went to the flower hall.
When Zheng Lihua drank the third cup of tea, Daiyu finally rushed over.
"Sister Lin!" Throwing down the tea bowl in her hand, Zheng Lihua rushed over, "Sister Lin, I miss you so much. How are you doing in Yangzhou City after I leave? Gao Yurou didn't bother you anymore, did you? Are you tired all the way? I was very tired when I came here, and I slept for three days."
He lowered his head in embarrassment.
Daiyu didn't think it was funny, "You ask so many questions in one go, which one should I answer first?"
Zheng Lihua became more and more embarrassed, and lowered her head, "I'm so happy to see Sister Lin, so don't laugh at me, Sister Lin. As for those questions, I didn't think about them, I just asked them casually, Sister Lin wanted to say it Say it, if you don't want to say it, just pretend I didn't say it, don't take it to heart..."
"You have already asked, so why don't I answer it." Holding Zheng Lihua's hand, Daiyu said, "Tell me how you are in the capital first, as there is plenty of time, I will slowly answer the questions you asked. I told you."
Zheng Lihua told everything about her past few months in Beijing like pouring beans.
In her description, the capital city is not a good place.Wealth is rich, prosperity is prosperity, the houses are beautiful, there are more shops than other places, the streets are lively with people coming and going, and the clothes people wear are also beautiful.But there is one shortcoming. It is too difficult to make friends here, and it is too lonely.
How did she know that the capital is full of powerful people, and the direct result is that the people in the capital are more snobbish than other places.Especially in the elite circle, everyone has tens of thousands of minds, and they are used to acting according to people's faces. Your status is so valuable, so naturally a lot of people are eager for you.On the contrary, I don't even bother to look at you more.
Daiyu knew this in her heart, but it was difficult to tell Zheng Lihua.
After thinking about it, she decided to change the topic to a lighter one, and said with a smile: "Why, you kept praising in the letter, wishing that the capital city was like a fairyland, and now you're complaining?"
Zheng Lihua's first reaction was to open her eyes wide, excited and surprised, "Sister Lin, have you received my letter? My mother said that it would take a month or two to send a letter to Yangzhou. Calculate the itinerary, and I may not know the letter." When it was delivered, you had already left for Beijing. Fortunately, I was depressed for a while, but I didn't expect you to receive it, and it can be considered that the result of my hard work for three hours was not in vain."
"Why, you wrote that letter for three hours?"
The daytime is only more than six months. Except for the time for eating and resting, I can write a letter on the day of feelings. It is still a letter of less than three pages, full of nonsense, and the handwriting is not very good-looking.
Zheng Lihua smiled embarrassedly, "I'm always dissatisfied with my writing, I threw it away, and I wasted a basket of paper. Sister Lin, you know that my diction is not good. I only went to school for two years, and I can read a few words. .”
That's right, a woman's lack of talent is virtue, and not everyone can make girls read and write.
For example, Lian's second sister-in-law in Rongguo Mansion, although she is a hero in the boudoir and her background is not bad, she has never studied since she was a child.In the past, Dou Da didn't know a single word, and later he married into Rongguo Mansion, took care of the house, had to read the books, and gradually learned to read.Up to now, I can barely read the account book. If I want to write a letter, I have to find someone to write it for me.
Like my father, it is even rarer for a daughter to spend a lot of money to hire a scholar who was born as a Jinshi to be a tutor.
Thinking of this, I can't help but think of my former teacher Jia Yucun.I heard that he filled Ying Tianfu's vacancy under his father's activities.What he was still fighting was the power of Jia's palace, and now he obeyed the orders of the second palace.It is said that he was corrupt and broke the law to cover up, and helped the Xue family, a relative of the Jia family, settle a life lawsuit.
In that way, Xue Pan, the son of the Xue family, was the maidservant, and ordered his slaves to beat a little squire's son to death, and then patted his ass and left.The family of the little squire complained for a year and no one dared to take care of him. In the end, Jia Yucun judged the case in a muddle.
Thinking that Jia Yucun looked at him that day, he was a good man, full of sage's words and the way of loyalty, but he didn't expect that after only a few years of influence in the officialdom, he would become like this now.
Suddenly realizing that she was thinking too far, Daiyu shook her head and pulled back her thoughts.
Zheng Lihua was looking at her eagerly.
It is said that Zheng Lihua wasted a basketful of papers, and her first growth was reckless.Even so, I was still very moved. After all, Zheng Lihua really regarded her as a girlfriend and a friend, didn't she?It has nothing to do with identity or anything else, it's just her.
The sincerity of this little girl can always poke into people's hearts quietly, making people have the urge to cry for no reason.
This was also the reason why she only looked at Zheng Lihua differently among so many girls in Yangzhou City who were rushing to make handkerchief handovers with her.
"Sister Lin, why didn't you reply to my letter?"
After asking this sentence, Zheng Lihua suddenly felt that she was asking for nothing, and she couldn't help laughing.It took a month or two to deliver a letter from Yangzhou to the capital. If I had this time, I would have arrived in time, so there was no need for that.
Huier smiled and said, "Miss Zheng, our girls are always thinking of you. Our girls brought you all the 'babies' you left behind when you left Yangzhou." She emphasized the word "baby". Looking at Zheng Lihua and smiling.
Daiyu glanced at Hui'er, and thought to herself, life is going well recently, and even Hui'er is a lot of fun.
"But it's true?" Zheng Lihua looked at Daiyu with disbelief.
"Don't believe me?" Daiyu raised her eyebrows.
"I believe, I believe, I believe!" Zheng Lihua nodded repeatedly.
Daiyu said with a smile: "We just arrived, and our luggage was all piled up in one place. Now we can't find it even if we look for it. After a few days, everything has been tidied up. I'll have someone deliver your things to you." Go to the mansion."
"No, no, no, no, no..." Zheng Lihua waved her hands again and again, shaking her head like a rattle, "I have already given those things to Sister Lin, so naturally they belong to Sister Lin, how can I get them back? Speak mine."
"Didn't you say they are all your treasures?" Daiyu teased.
"Not even baby!" Zheng Lihua muttered, "I don't have such a big face..."
Daiyu couldn't help a "chi" smile, "A's □□ honey, what you like may not be liked by others. Since it is your favorite, I will naturally return it to you. Otherwise, it will be in vain. In my place, no one plays with it, isn’t it a waste? If you take it back seriously, if Lingtang scolds you, you will say that I insist on you taking it back, and she will be embarrassed to say anything.”
"Understood?" Daiyu raised her eyebrows.
Zheng Lihua nodded, solemnly, "Understood!"
"I'll leave everything to you anyway!" She added.
Daiyu was taken aback for a moment, and after thinking about it carefully, it was true, so she couldn't help laughing again.This Zheng Lihua is always funny and innocent, it doesn't make people laugh, and it doesn't matter if they don't laugh.
"Sister Lin, your house is really big, bigger than the one in Yangzhou City!"
Zheng Lihua blinked her eyes.
big?Can it be big?The original princess mansion was not small, and several generations of ancestors of the Lin family expanded it a bit.Big is the second best thing. The scenery in the critical period is good. It not only has the gentleness and comfort of the water town in the south of the Yangtze River, but also the majesty and magnificence of the north.As soon as I thought of this, I heard Zheng Lihua continue, "The scenery is also good. When I came here, I passed by the garden, which surprised me. The garden is so big, with rockery, flowing water, viewing platform, and lotus flowers. There is only one garden, which is bigger than our entire house! I have also visited many gardens in the south of the Yangtze River. Those big salt merchants are rich, and they all say that their houses are so beautiful. Not as good as here."
Daiyu said: "This is an exaggeration. How can it be as good as you say?"
"No exaggeration, no exaggeration, I am seeking truth from facts."
Daiyu said: "If you go to the Hou Men's mansion and the prince's mansion, you will know that this is nothing."
The imperial court has regulations on how big officials live in what kind of houses, and what regulations they use.Scholars, farmers, businessmen, merchants belong to the last stream, merchants and their descendants belong to merchants, and are subject to various restrictions.No matter how rich those salt merchants are, even if they use gold and silver mountains to build houses, they cannot exceed the limit after all.Just like even if the family is extremely rich, the women of the merchant family cannot wear bright clothes, cannot wear luxurious jewelry, and their descendants cannot participate in the imperial examination.
So no matter how gorgeous their layout is, after all, the regulations are limited and it doesn't look grand enough.
The scale of the Lin family is really not big in the Beijing Municipal Committee, even the Rongguo Mansion and the Ningguo Mansion, let alone the Wangfu.That's why Zheng Lihua felt the same way when she was a child and followed her father as a local official and had never seen the big world.Any lady who grew up in the capital would not make such a fuss.
"really?"
"Of course it's true, can I still lie to you?"
"The mansions of the Duke, Marquis, and Wang are heavily guarded, and I have no chance to enter."
"Who can decide what will happen in the future."
Zheng Lihua had lunch at the Lin Mansion, and left when the sun was setting.Before leaving, he didn't forget to ask Daiyu to tell her that when he was free, he must visit her, and he also left his home address.
Daiyu ordered her to be escorted out of Yimen by herself, and then ordered her two daughter-in-laws to be sent to the gate.
The luggage was almost checked, so he wrote a list and presented it to Daiyu.Daiyu accepted the order, dismissed all the maids, and looked at the beauties in the inner room alone.Looking at it, she thought of Zhou Hang again. After being separated for nearly two months, she only knew that he was now living in the palace of her adoptive father, but she didn't know anything else.
Zheng Lihua still knows to come and see her, how come he doesn't even have a shadow?
But after thinking about it, it's normal for Zheng Lihua to come to see her. Zhou Hang is a foreigner, even if he came here and entered the house, it would not be so easy for him to meet him.She was also worried about Zhou Hang's identity, the Holy Majesty's sudden appearance of such a big son, there was no reasonable explanation, and he couldn't convince the public.Besides, the Supreme Emperor is still alive, so it is not everything that the Supreme Emperor has the final say on.
I heard from my father that the Holy Majesty ordered Zhou Hang to go to Beijing this time to recognize him in a legitimate way.
It's just that she doesn't know how to operate it.
Thinking of Daiyu getting up from the beauty, she sat down by the bedside, lowered her head and took out a rosewood box placed by the bedside, and took out a piece of mutton fat jade that was as bright as the moon.The beautiful jade is about half a foot wide, and the carving is a picture of a kitten fluttering a butterfly. It can be seen that the carving is excellent. The kitten's demeanor, eyebrows and eyes, and the expression of tilting its head are all in place. Even the butterfly is vivid. , seems to be alive.
The jade was originally given to her by Li Xu, and she asked her father to find a capable craftsman to carefully carve this image of a cat fluttering a butterfly.
The cat in the jade carving was carved according to Zhou Hang's appearance, and Daiyu drew the blueprint herself.
Slow work and meticulous work have been carving for more than half a year, and they only finished the work the day before they left.Daiyu was afraid that she would not be able to finish carving before she left Yangzhou. At that time, she thought that it was impossible, so a few people waited in Yangzhou City, and when she finished carving a piece, she took it to Beijing.Unexpectedly, by coincidence, the day before they set off, the craftsman had finished the sculpture and sent someone to deliver it.
As expected, he is indeed a well-known sculptor in Yangzhou City, and the finished product is even better than Daiyu imagined.Daiyu was overjoyed, she held it in her hands and played with it for a long time, then went to the storeroom to find a rosewood box to put it in.I didn't dare to put it together with my luggage, for fear of bumping or falling on the road, but I took it with me, and kept it with my dowry.
Touching the suet jade hairpin on her head, Daiyu felt a warm current passing through her heart.
This is from the same piece of jade as the hairpin and the jade carving, and it is the scrap left over from the carving.
Thinking that the hairpin on her head had the same origin as the kitten in Zhou Hang's image, she seemed to be a little excited. Although she couldn't explain it clearly or figure it out, she was not interested in looking into it.It seemed that there was a voice telling her, don't think about it if you don't understand it, now that you understand it, it will only increase your troubles, when you should understand it, you don't need to study it carefully, you will understand it naturally.
After all, Daiyu was still young, so she didn't think so much, so she didn't have so many troubles, and she didn't get tangled up when she couldn't figure it out.
Perhaps it was due to the exhaustion of the journey and the lack of rest, Daiyu fell asleep on the bed before she knew it.Zijuan yelled outside, but seeing that Daiyu didn't respond, she came in and saw Daiyu lying on the bed and falling asleep.Daiyu feels light, and wakes up easily when there is a sound.Zijuan didn't dare to be disturbed, thinking that although it was early autumn, the weather was not so cold, and Daiyu was wearing big clothes, so she was expected to not be able to freeze, so she tiptoedly lowered the curtains, walked out slowly, and warned everyone that the girls should be on their way. When sleeping, keep your voice down, don't disturb the girl.
Daiyu slept soundly, hugging Yudiao's kitten, the corners of her mouth slightly raised.
In her sleep, she and Zhou Hang were running in a sea of flowers, which was bigger than the sea of flowers that Zhou Hang gave her for her birthday. There were more types of flowers in it, and the flowers were more colorful than that.It is not the beauty of big red roses, but the tranquility and elegance of chrysanthemums, begonias and orchids.
In fact, Daiyu doesn't like roses very much, she just thinks they are too rich and colorful, too bright, and there is a feeling of prosperity and decline.
She just likes the kind of light, fresh and full of vitality flowers.
Even wild flowers are beautiful as long as they are alive.
The two are running in the green grass, chasing in the sea of flowers, barefoot, reckless, without any scruples...
The sky is so blue, the water is so clear, there is still a colorful glow in the sky, the tender grass scratches the soles of the feet, and the breeze blows the messy hair, everything is so beautiful.Suddenly, a furry thing swept her ankles, Daiyu giggled happily, and looked down, it was a brown kitten, which was exactly the same as Zhou Hang's cat twin brother.
Daiyu pointed at Zhou Hang and smiled, she woke up with a smile.
Looking at the ankle, there is a kitten, but it is not a brown kitten, nor does it look like Zhou Hang's cat.
"Yuwan, you're naughty again!" Daiyu laughed.
"Meow~" the big black cat let out a lazy cry, flicked its tail, and drew out a Q-version cartoon villain from behind its body.
Knowing that it was Zhou Hang who delivered the letter to her, Daiyu hurriedly reached out to take it.
Zhou Hang was not there, so he couldn't get things from the space, and the supply of spiritual spring water was missing, and the big black cat couldn't adapt to the bumps on the road, and he didn't eat enough food, so he was a little listless at the moment.
Because of the distance, the villain ran from Prince Jing's Mansion to Lin's Mansion, and then searched from yard to yard. Finally, he found Lin Daiyu. He almost exhausted all his mana. At this moment, he couldn't stand still, and he fell limply in Daiyu's hand. superior.
Daiyu sent a big black cat to guard the door, and no one was allowed to come in.
I accumulated my mana in my fingertips, and poured it into the villain bit by bit. After a while, the villain staggered up, tilted his head for a moment, and seemed to remember his mission.Bounced a few times in Daiyu's hands, and the villain smiled.
"Little Yu'er, do you miss me? I miss you..."
Hearing this, Daiyu already felt her cheeks burning hot.Later, Zhou Hang probably told him about the experience of more than a month, saying that he traveled day and night on a fast horse and arrived in the capital in three days. The price was that his thighs on both sides were worn out and hurt for several days.As soon as he arrived in the capital, the emperor's uncle Li Xu took him to the palace. That night, the emperor's father came to see him on the moon and proposed to sleep with him. He used the poor excuse of always sleeping alone. Refused.
On the fifteenth day, the emperor's father came to him in the middle of the night with sweet-scented osmanthus wine, took him to watch the moon, watched the stars, drank and chatted about life.He was also drunk at the time, so he directly said that he would not do this laborious and unsatisfactory job, and he didn't even care whether he recognized him or not, as long as he was given a legal identity, he could make a fortune himself. sky.
After receiving it, he was pointed at his nose and scolded by the current emperor, saying that he was worthless.
He fought against the emperor, and on a good full moon night, the father and son were almost beaten, their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen, but they were forcibly pulled away by his uncle Daiyu's adoptive father.
There were also many strange things, Daiyu's heart went up and down when she heard it, and she laughed when she said it was funny.Of course, there was nothing sad, even if there was, Zhou Hang would not tell Daiyu.
In the end, Zhou Hang told Lin Daiyu a joke, saying that it was his new idea.In order to test whether it was really funny, he told many people in the palace, and everyone agreed that it was the funniest joke he had ever heard.
From the lines in the words and the tone of the speech, Daiyu guessed that Zhou Hang was doing well and was very self-satisfied.
After self-cultivation, Daiyu and Zhou Hang took the fame and wealth in the secular world lightly.Cultivation to the end is detached from life and death, detached from the mortal world, those secular fame and fortune are so worth giving up everything to pursue in the eyes of others, but in their eyes, they are not bullshit.
Zhou Hang wanted to make contributions in the past, not for his own enjoyment, but for being worthy of Daiyu and protecting her for life.Now, Lin Ruhai has tacitly agreed that he and Daiyu are together, and both of them have cultivated the truth, so they will naturally have the ability to protect themselves in the future, and other things are not important.
Daiyu also didn't want Zhou Hang to be emperor.That position looks high and true, but the high position is extremely cold. Only those who sit in that seat know the hardships involved.If Zhou Hang wanted to sit, she would naturally support it, and if Zhou Hang didn't have that heart, she would also feel very good.
Even so, due to the influence of her childhood education, Daiyu felt that it was inappropriate for Zhou Hang to be so similar to the emperor.People love to live and hate to die, so the emperor dotes on him now, so naturally he doesn't think there is anything wrong.But the emperor is not just his son, and there may be new princes born in the future. Once he hates Zhou Hang one day, these are all evidences of his deception, which is enough to imprison him a hundred times.
The reason why it is said to be encirclement rather than decapitation is because princes commit crimes, unless it is a serious crime of treason and regicide, they generally do not decapitate.
Thinking of Daiyu opening the box and taking out her villain, she spoke righteously.
After the Jue absorbed the mana, the villain seemed to be alive, and slipped out through the crack of the door.
Daiyu's state is higher than Zhou Hang's, and her mana is naturally more abundant. When the villain arrived in Zhou Hang's room in Prince Jing's mansion, he was still alive and talking.
"Don't you know the allusion to dividing peaches? Mi Zixia favored Wei Linggong. One day, the monarch and his ministers went to the orchard together. Mi Zi ate peaches and was sweet. He didn't finish it, so he left half of it to the king. Linggong ate it and was sweet." , Said: "Love me! Forget its taste to eat widows." Later, the child's color faded and his love was relaxed, Linggong took this as an excuse, and blamed him: "I once ate my remaining peaches!". Love wants to live Evil wants to die, which shows that most people in the world are like this. Brother Zhou Hang, even though the Holy Majesty favors you as the lost and found son, you have to restrain yourself, don't make the same mistakes as Mi Zixia!"
The monarch likes you, so naturally what you do is right, and what is wrong is also right. Once you hate you, what is right will become wrong, let alone what should not be done in the first place?
Zhou Hang couldn't help laughing when he heard this, secretly thinking that the ancients were bound by etiquette, so they might think so.
History has proven that Daiyu's concerns are justified.But he couldn't do it if he had to greet the emperor with a smile every day.Thinking of the hardships his mother had endured, he felt that he had already given face to the emperor by doing this.If it weren't for the face of his mother's affection for him, he would never recognize this father at all.
Anyway, he is also his son, what can he do to him, kill him?
Even though I thought so, I couldn't say the same to Daiyu.
After careful consideration, Zhou Hang showed an attitude of being open-minded and receptive, and recorded a very sincere repentance speech, promising that he would be careful in the future and would not do the following crimes.
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