The Lady of the Red Chamber

Daiyu stood where she was, and before she could turn around, she saw a seven-year-old girl running up to her in a hurry but gracefully.

The girl was wearing a powder-blue dress, with layers of light-colored hibiscus outlined on the skirt.

Part of the long black hair fell down the back, and part of it was tied into a small bag with a ribbon, on which was inserted obliquely a tender green hibiscus inlaid with jewels.

At this time, the girl was opening a pair of clear eyes, putting her hands behind her back, looking at herself happily and nervously.

After realizing that he hadn't saluted yet, he hastily folded his hands in front of his chest and bent slightly: "I've met Cousin Lin."

Lin Daiyu knew that this must be her aunt's cousin.Seeing this, she calmly returned a salute: "Cousin Yun."

Lin is holding Daiyu in her arms at the moment.Seeing her daughter's squirming and happy appearance, she smiled and held Yun Qingxuan with one hand, and Lin Daiyu with the other. As if she couldn't get enough of her love, she put their hands together: "You are sisters, that's how you should be." That's the truth."

Yuan Shi nodded approvingly: "No. Yu'er, we don't have any sisters or friends in our family, so we have to come to play frequently in the future, so don't be unfamiliar."

He beckoned again: "Yu'er, come here."

Daiyu obediently walked up to Yuan Shi: "Aunt."

Yuan stretched out her hand to caress Daiyu's clean temples, took out a light-colored red jade bracelet from the box held by Izumo, held on to Daiyu's hand, and put it on the snow-like On Hao's wrist.

"Since you have become a filial piety, you should dress up brightly. This is the style that a girl should have." Looking left and right, Yuan Shi felt extremely satisfied: "This bracelet is light and elegant, and it is the most suitable for women. You are a little girl your age. When I saw it yesterday, I thought it must be suitable for you. It really looks good."

Daiyu didn't refuse, but at the same time felt sad and missed the kind and friendly companions of the Marquis of Zhenguo's mansion, she bowed slightly to Yuan Shi: "Thank you, Auntie."

Lin looked at Daiyu tenderly, saw Yuan giving the bracelet, patted his hand, and said to Yuan: "Look at me, I was so excited to see Yu'er, I forgot to return it to Yu'er." I have prepared a gift."

He repeated his orders to his maid again: "Yanliu, hurry up and bring up the gift I prepared."

Yanliu stepped forward holding the box.

Inside the huge box are a lace gold fan, a hibiscus mat and a small ivory carved screen.

This gift is not cheap.

Daiyu thanked her again, and ordered Zijuan to present the gift she had prepared to the two wives.All are hand-painted ink paintings, smoky and far-reaching.

Lin unfolded the painting and glanced at it, and couldn't help praising: "Good painting. Yu'er, you can teach us more in the future. Slowly, this girl, who sees her all day long, doesn't seek to make progress, and the painting is even more useless. In vain Such a good rice paper wasted."

Dai Yu said modestly, "It's just that I know a thing or two, how dare I present myself in front of my aunt."

Yuan Shi was also very satisfied, and repeatedly called out the cloud to frame it and hang it in her room. In a blink of an eye, she caught a glimpse of her niece's longing look.

After pointing to a little cloud, Yuan smiled and said to Lin: "Sisters and sisters, we old people should not disturb the children to reminisce about the past. Look, this child is looking forward to talking to Yu'er, and he can't wait to talk to Yuer. It's too late. Let them play by themselves."

Lin suddenly realized: "That's right. Look at me, this excitement has gradually forgotten us." Then he said slowly to Yun Qing: "Huan, you and Yu'er go to play by yourself, don't bully Yu'er ah."

Yun Qingxuan waited here for a long time, and finally when she and Daiyu were alone together, she stood up excitedly from her seat, "Don't worry, Ma'am, I will definitely treat Cousin Lin well."

He took a few steps forward and took Daiyu's hand: "Cousin, you and I go to my room. I have a lot of things I want to show you, and I have a lot of questions I want to ask you."

The kindness was hard to come by, Daiyu was held by Yun Qingxuan and walked towards the boudoir.

During this period, Yun Qingxuan knew that Daiyu was not in good health, so she deliberately slowed down her pace, fearing that Daiyu would be depressed, so she deliberately picked up some jokes she heard recently and told Daiyu to listen to them.

Daiyu didn't expect her little cousin to be so transparent and exquisite. Seeing Yun Qingxu's carefree smile, she couldn't help feeling a little envious.

If her mother was still alive, she would not have lived so cautiously and with difficulty.Although she is a guest lady in Rongguo Mansion, she still has to look at the servants even if she eats a bird's nest.

Yun Qingxuan knew that Lin Daiyu's mind was sensitive, and it didn't happen overnight.Now seeing the filial piety of the mother and daughter of the Marquis of Zhen Guo, who are harmonious and harmonious, I don't know how to touch the scene and think about myself.So I have been paying attention to Daiyu's emotions, thinking of persuading her from time to time.

Just entering the boudoir, Yun Qing slowly took Daiyu's hand, sat on the wooden couch with her, and ordered a lot of delicate and delicious pastries.

Yun Qing slowly picked up a piece of milk cake and handed it to Daiyu: "Sister Lin, try this piece of milk cake, isn't it very sweet?"

Daiyu took it, put it on her lips and bit it lightly.

Soon, the sweet aroma of milk filled the mouth, and the wonderful taste lingered on the lips and tongue.Even though Daiyu didn't like sweets very much, she had to give a compliment: "It's delicious."

Yun Qingxuan proudly said: "My aunt gave it to me. If sister Lin likes it, then I will bring all of them back to the mansion and give them to other sisters to taste."

Daiyu hastily declined: "Cousin Yun, this is a gift from Concubine Hui, how can you give it to others at will."

Yun Qingxuan was a little angry: "Sister Lin, you and I are too unfamiliar. I am your cousin, not an outsider, just call me slowly."

Daiyu looked at Yun Qingxuan's puffed cheeks and big dark eyes, like a little squirrel, couldn't hold back her smile for a while: "Okay, take your time."

Only then was Yun Qingxuan satisfied, and then said nonchalantly: "My aunt treats me very well. She will order someone to reward you with snacks every now and then, so sister Lin doesn't need to worry too much."

He picked up another green plum cake and handed it to Daiyu: "Sister Lin, try this one more time."

Green Plum Cake is made from green plums in season, steamed with a little sugar, green and transparent, and retains the sourness and deliciousness of green plums to the greatest extent.

This snack is mainly served before meals.

Nai Heyun has a peculiar taste and prefers slightly sour snacks, especially this green plum cake, so it is always steamed in the kitchen for emergencies.

Lin Daiyu just took a bite of the extremely sweet milk cake, and now she tastes the green plum cake, and the slightly sour taste instantly magnifies.But after all, he has been well-educated in etiquette, even if his body is so sore that he trembles slightly, his face is only slightly frowned, and no discomfort can be seen.

Yun Qinghu took the green plum cake and took a bite with a smile: "Sister Lin, look. This milk cake is sweet and delicious, almost no one doesn't like its taste. But if you get used to its taste, one day you will have to because of some The reason is to give up, and to taste the green plum cake. It was just a slightly sour taste, but this green plum cake was disgusted by people because of the previous comparison. But how innocent is the pastry? So, sometimes I finish eating the milk cake, I will taste the green plum cake again. But I will not dislike her because of the pain. Instead, I will think, the more you make me feel uncomfortable, the more I have to overcome you. In this way, I tasted something different What does it taste like?"

When Daiyu heard this, she felt as if she had been struck by lightning for a moment, and she froze in her place.

What I said slowly just now, isn't it exactly the situation I am in right now?

Because I am used to being pampered by my parents at home, when I first came to my grandmother's house, I was afraid of being ridiculed, so I paid attention to every step and always cared about it.

Parents are not around, so they use arrogance as a shell to protect themselves.Even though she is loved by her grandmother and seems noble and carefree, she is still out of tune with Jia's house, and even the maid and maid secretly compare her with Baochai.

As clever as she is, how could she not know the gossip of those servants, but she dared not bring it up to her and say it.She couldn't hear it, so she pretended not to care.It's just that I dreamed back at midnight, thinking of my father who was far away in Yangzhou, I couldn't help feeling depressed.

But doesn't this correspond to what Huan Xu said, the more you dislike it, the more you push it away, the more you make yourself sad?

Yun Qingxuan knew that Daiyu was very thoughtful, so she could definitely figure out the meaning of what she said, so she just ate green plum cake piece by piece, propped her chin and watched the unpredictable expression on Daiyu's face.

After a long time, Daiyu breathed out a turbid breath, looked at Yun Qingxuan, her eyes were no longer sad, but clear and bright: "Xuanxuan, thank you."

It's not that she doesn't understand these principles, it's just that she was stunned for a while because of the huge gap.Now being turned on and off by someone, it can be said that it is like turning the clouds and seeing the sun, and the water is falling into the heart.

Yun Qing slowly blinked playfully, with a confused look on her face: "Cousin, what are you thanking me for? Could it be that you are thanking me for treating you to such delicious pastries?"

Once Daiyu's heart knot was untied, she became enlightened, and at this moment she was brisk, and her heart became closer to this little cousin.Seeing Yun Qingxuan's sly face, he stretched out his hand and gently pinched her fleshy cheek: "You, you are really a ghost."

Seeing Daiyu's willingness to get so close to her, Yun Qinghuan knew that what she said just now had an effect on Daiyu's heart, so she poked Daiyu's dimples without any scruples.

It has always been her dream to poke and poke two dimples.

The two sisters suddenly laughed and made a fuss on the couch.

In the evening, when Daiyu was about to leave, Yun Qingxuan deliberately took down the box on the Duobao Pavilion and handed it to Daiyu: "Sister Lin, this is a gift from me."

The square box is divided into twelve neat grids, and each grid has a naive little piggy image, either sitting or lying down, which are different.

The jade piglets shone with a warm luster under the candlelight, and they were absolutely extraordinary at first glance.

Daiyu hastily declined: "No. Take it easy, this gift of yours is too expensive."

Yun Qingxuan became unhappy, looked at Daiyu, and frowned: "Sister Lin, because of our relationship, what if I give you a set of gadgets? We are both pigs, and this set of little jade pigs is most suitable for my sister Yes. If my sister thinks it’s inappropriate, why don’t you embroider a purse for me some other day, and I want the one with the little piggy pattern on it.”

Because of Yun Qingxuan's persistence, Daiyu couldn't refuse, so she had to accept it.Hearing that Yun Qingxuan wanted a purse, she quickly promised to make it and send it over.

Seeing that Daiyu was going to leave, Mrs. Lin was also very reluctant to let her go. Thinking about how long it would be before they met again, she held Daiyu's hand and said a lot of words, and then reluctantly let her go.