[Red Chamber] Dai Yu became the favorite of the Song Dynasty

Three days later, the Lin family held a grand banquet, and the two stores were closed for business temporarily, and all the staff gathered at home to help.There are people coming in and out of the house, and everyone is very busy.A festive "Shou" picture was arranged in the main hall, and red lanterns were hung under the eaves. Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin were all dressed in newly bought clothes. new.

Daiyu invited Qingzhao and his wife and Wang Anshi's family to help, and they will be used as trustees when necessary.

Daiyu and Wang Anshi greeted guests at the door, Qingzhao and Zhao Mingcheng greeted guests and friends inside, Wang Anyi and her sister-in-law arranged for waiters to serve tea and water, Lin Jin and his wife were in charge of preparing the banquet, and two old birthday stars sat in the main hall waiting for everyone to celebrate their birthdays.

Daiyu has a lot of face, even Princess Jing'an came in person.The concubine has been bothered by the bad things at home for many days, and she just came out to relax today.

Daiyu welcomed the princess to the seat, chatted with her for a while, and told her her plan for today, hoping to get her support.

"Good boy, don't worry, the godmother will definitely help you. After you finish talking about the donation, the godmother will be the first to respond to see if they can sit still."

Daiyu said sweetly, "Thank you, godmother!"

"However, since today is in the name of your parents' birthday, you have to organize this birthday banquet for his elders. Don't make them feel disappointed."

"Daiyu understands that she will not disappoint her parents."

"That's good. Go ahead and get busy, don't worry about me, I'll be fine by myself later."

"Yes."

The Lin family prepared sixteen tables, but they were all full.

Daiyu didn't invite Mrs. Yan, she didn't like excitement, plus she moved to a new house and didn't want others to know about it, and more importantly, Daiyu didn't want to embarrass her with money.

Master Ouyang didn't come either. He was old and tired from running back and forth, so he just sent someone to send a birthday present.

At the beginning of the banquet, Daiyu and her elder brother, sister-in-law and nephew first wished their parents birthdays. Xiao Yuer could speak eloquently: "I wish my grandparents a happy life and good health!" Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin couldn't agree more, and sealed a big red envelope for the child .

The concubine took the lead in toasting Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin, and the other guests followed closely behind, saying auspicious words like "Fortune is like the East China Sea, longevity is better than Nanshan".

After drinking for three rounds, everyone drank to their heart's content.

Daiyu stood in front of the main hall and cleared her throat: "Masters and Madams, it is an honor for our Lin family to celebrate your birthday today. On behalf of my family, I would like to thank you all!"

Everyone in the crowd said: "Your princess is being polite, it is right to congratulate the master and wife on their birthday..."

Daiyu went on to say: "It's just that the national crisis is at the head of it. As a courtier, we should not only care about pleasure, but also share our worries for the Song Dynasty and the officials. Therefore, today, on behalf of the Lin family, I will take the lead in donating 10 taels of silver to the national treasury. All of you here can also donate generously to help the frontiers to be filled with food and grass!"

As soon as the words came out, the guests were all whispering, they never thought that the princess's meal today had such profound meaning.

Princess Jing'an took the lead, and soon stood up to support Daiyu: "The princess's words are very reasonable. The border is in a hurry, the food and grass are in short supply, and the soldiers of the Song Dynasty sacrificed their lives to protect the country. We, as ministers, should not stand by. I only donate 6 yuan on behalf of the palace. Ten thousand taels, let the princess count and put it in the treasury." After the princess finished speaking, she went to Zhao Mingcheng to register the amount.

Subsequently, Wang Anshi and Zhao Mingcheng also donated money one after another, and Qingzhao also donated a share on behalf of her father Li Gefei.

Seeing this, everyone stood up to respond and went to register with Zhao Mingcheng.

Daiyu was very pleased, no matter how much everyone donated, it was more powerful than her alone.

When the Lin family was busy, a female voice suddenly came from outside the door: "Sister and brother-in-law are too dishonest, but you don't invite me, my sister, for your birthday today. Do you think I'm shabby and have lost your face?"

Daiyu saw that it was her aunt who came again. It was really a bad person. "Where is my aunt, I just don't know where my aunt is staying, so I didn't invite you, come in and sit down!"

"Is there any place in Tokyo that you don't know about? I'm afraid it's because you don't want me to come here on purpose." Yueerniang said in a strange way.

Aunt Lin was afraid that her younger sister would mess up her daughter's situation, so she hurried forward and tried to pull her aside to talk, but Yue Erniang insisted on standing in front of everyone and refused to leave.

Aunt Lin reluctantly warned Yueerniang in a low voice: "Daiyu has something important to do today, if you do something wrong, I will not forgive you!"

"Isn't it just a birthday party for you guys? What else can you do? The whole family eats, drinks, and enjoys themselves, forgetting about me, a poor relative, and my poor daughter..." After finishing speaking, Yue Erniang went "woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo cry.This is really bad luck, she is still acting like a demon on a happy day.

In front of so many guests and friends, Daiyu is not easy to get angry, although she really wants to push Yueerniang out, but she still holds back.

"Auntie, please go inside and talk, I will prepare another table of wine and food for you."

Yueerniang didn't appreciate Daiyu's affection: "Why don't I deserve to eat outside here? You still have to stuff me inside."

"Everyone has almost eaten out here, and there are leftovers, so it's not good to entertain you. Let me go in and prepare a table for you."

Yueerniang was about to follow Daiyu into the back room, when she caught a glimpse of Princess Jing'an.She no longer cared about the Lin family, the princess, or the birthday banquet. She rushed to the princess, grabbed her dress, and yelled: "Your palace bullied others, killed my grandson, and made my daughter go home!" Outside, I want your life!"

The princess recognized Yueerniang, and ordered her servants: "Drag this crazy woman out quickly, what kind of trouble is there, how decent is it!"

"Yes!" Three or five servants carried Yueerniang out.

Aunt Lin apologized to the concubine: "Your lord has a lot, so please forgive her this time. My sister is probably a little confused, so she is talking nonsense."

"It's not your fault, you are an old birthday today, don't be spoiled by people like that." The princess did not blame the Lin family.

Yueerniang was dragged two streets away by the servants of the palace, still swearing.The servants of the palace closely followed her, not letting her go back to make trouble.Until it got dark, Yueerniang felt bored, so she went back to her residence alone.

Yue'er complained that her mother came back so late and she was still hungry.

Yueerniang also said angrily: "Why don't you have such a good life, and show me as a princess? But that girl has a good life, and she takes all the good things in the world by herself. You didn't see her With her majestic appearance today, all the dignitaries in Tokyo are supporting her, bah! What is she, if she is not relying on the palace, no one will know that she starved to death!"

Yue'er heard her mother's tone of voice, and knew that she had gone to the Lin family again: "I said earlier that I was not allowed to go to them again, so what are you going to do? Isn't it embarrassing enough?"

"I heard that the Lin family was holding a birthday banquet on the street, so I went to see what was going on..."

"Do you want to ask them for money again?"

"As you said, we have money in our hands, what do I want them to do?"

"Didn't your aunt give you the money that day? As I said, let's go outside to pick up some needlework, enough to support ourselves, and we are not allowed to go to the Lin family again!"

"Okay, my little aunt, I'll listen to you! You're also poor, with poor fortune, unlike the one in their family, who is like a golden branch and a jade leaf..."

"It's a pity that your belly is not blessed, and it can't produce golden branches and jade leaves!" The two mothers quarreled with each other for a long time.

In the end, Yueerniang ignored her daughter and went to cook by herself.

After the Lin family and Yueerniang left, everyone still donated money.

According to Zhao Mingcheng's statistics, the overall donation amount is 1503 million taels.Daiyu was very happy, and everyone gathered firewood with high enthusiasm. This money can solve the urgent needs of the officials.

On the second day, all the registered families sent their money to Daiyu. Daiyu didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, and guarded the money closely.When the last sum came into the account, she asked someone to set up a carriage and asked Zhao Mingcheng and Wang Anshi to send the money to the palace with her.

The officials did not expect Daiyu to have such a talent, so they were very grateful for this windfall, and said to the three of them: "Everyone has worked hard, and I will order people to use this money to buy food, grass and weapons as soon as possible. To the border. The army is suppressing the border. If this battle can be won, you are all heroes of the Song Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty, the soldiers have worked harder than us outside, and what we have done is nothing!"

"Okay, okay, I, the army and the people of the Great Song Dynasty, are united, and we will definitely usher in victory!"

Shang Yang heard the report from the maid in the bedroom that Daiyu had entered the palace and brought a lot of silver. She was very surprised, and immediately went to the imperial study to look for Daiyu.

"Sister, you actually took what I said that day to heart, and I want to thank you for raising so much money!" Shang Yang bent down to salute Daiyu, but Daiyu stopped her vigorously: "You and I feel sorry for you!" Sister, I am not only helping you and the officials, but also helping Qingzhou and frontier soldiers, and more importantly, helping thousands of people in the Song Dynasty. It’s just that the amount of money is limited, and it’s probably just a drop in the bucket for the war...”

The official sighed: "Yes, no amount of silver can withstand the consumption of war. The top priority is that they can win as soon as possible and drive the enemy out of the Song Dynasty."

In the early morning of the next day, the officials discussed with the ministers, Princess Xiaoxiang had contributed to the raising of silver, and the officials intended to recognize her as a righteous sister, and granted her the title of Princess Xiaoxiang and the princess' mansion.Prince Jing'an was the first one to be happy. His own son is worthless, but he didn't expect that his goddaughter is very capable and is favored by His Majesty. This is a good thing for the palace.

The other ministers also had no objection. After all, Daiyu's achievements are obvious to all. If she were a man, she would definitely make immortal contributions to Song Dynasty.

Daiyu was a little flattered when the reward came to Lin's house. She has been a great fortune from a commoner to a princess, and now she has been conferred the title of princess, which has never happened in this dynasty.The government also rewarded a group of maidservants, and Daiyu asked the internal officials who announced the decree to take them back.

The internal official refused: "Your Majesty's reward, the princess should accept it, otherwise the servant will not be easy to deal with."

Daiyu: "My family already has a lot of people, so there is really no need to add any more. Your Excellency can just bring them back, and His Majesty won't say anything."

The internal officials had no choice but to take everyone away.

It was rumored outside that the princess of the Lin family had become a princess, so Yue'er naturally heard it too.She left her sewing and went home sullenly.

Her mother saw that her face was down, so she asked: "Who messed with you again, little ancestor, you don't have to do any work, just run back."

"That Lin Daiyu is so capable, she's become a princess now!"

"What? Princess?" Yue Erniang was surprised, "Did you hear me right?"

"How can I hear it wrong? It's spread all over the outside world, saying that the government has rewarded her with a princess mansion!" Yue'er gritted her teeth jealously, "Mother, why didn't I die like this!"

Yue Erniang was also very sad, Dai Yuniang came out of the same stomach as her, why her sons and daughters are so capable, but she was reduced to doing needlework for others.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, Yueerniang simply did nothing and fell asleep.