[Red Chamber] I am Lin Daiyu and her uncle

July [-]th is the Hungry Ghost Festival.

The officials of Nanke Kingdom all got a three-day vacation.

In the afternoon, Lin Qing, Shenjiao, and Daiyu came to the backyard to enjoy the shade and enjoy this rare leisure time.

The flowers and plants in the backyard are very elegantly manicured, and the buildings are even more exquisite. With the occasional breeze blowing by, it is really a deep courtyard.There is a shallow stream in the staggered shade. Daiyu saw that it was clean and clear, and the stream lingered, and she became interested in it for a while, and threw the freshly collected petals into the stream one by one.

In the gazebo, Lin Qing lazily leaned on the recliner, drooping her eyelids, flipping the pages of the book with her fingers, and the sound of "rustling" was the only sound in the quiet environment.

Shenjiao was sitting at the stone table in the pavilion, frowning slightly, staring intently at a thin book placed on the table, twisting the corner of the page with his right hand, and shaking the round fan in his left hand. .

Suddenly a gust of wind blew the petals in Daiyu's hands up into the sky, making Lin Qing's eyes blurred even more, and the pages of the open book on the stone table were also blown up, revealing the cover. It's a new collection of strange stories!

The housekeeper came. He saw Lin Qing on the recliner covering his head with a book, and finally chose to report to Shenjiao.

"Ma'am." Butler Zhang stood aside and said respectfully.

"What's the matter?" Shen Jiao closed the book.

"Prince Yu's Mansion sent someone here, saying that last night, Prince Yu's Mansion was pleased with his daughter, and came here to send invitations for full moon wine to our family, so that the master and wife must attend the banquet together during the Mid-Autumn Festival next month."

"Is anyone still there?"

Butler Zhang nodded, "Sit in the living room."

Shen Jiao pondered for a while, "Then I will answer first."

"Yes." Butler Zhang nodded, and then stepped back.

evening.

Lin Qing slept for a long time at noon, and she didn't feel sleepy for a while, so she played chess with Shenjiao.

Mr. Shen Jiaode Gongli taught him carefully, not to mention how lean his chess skills are, but it is still no problem to beat Lin Qing, a "half bucket of water", but her chess skills are far inferior to Xia Zhen, and she can't "close and release" freely'.So Lin Qing was always "killed" when playing chess with her at the beginning. After studying hard for a period of time, he could occasionally draw with Shenjiao. However, there are still many gaps. After all, the "elite education" since childhood is not For nothing.

After a few rounds, Lin Qing narrowly won.

Lin Qing was in a good mood, and started to drink the warm tea at hand.

Shenjiao doesn't have any mood swings, it's just one of her many skills, and to be honest, she has no interest in Go, neither hates nor likes it, if it wasn't for Mr. Lin Qing pulling her to play chess, she probably wouldn't touch it again .

Taking advantage of his tea break, Shen Jiao told Lin Qing about today's events in Prince Yu's Mansion.

"Hungry Ghost Festival..." Lin Qing muttered.

Isn't that the birth of Halloween?

He remembered that there was also a princess in the Qianlong Dynasty who was born on Ghost Festival. Didn't the ancients always taboo about this?Why such a big fanfare this time?

"I can't go, you go with Yu'er." Lin Qing thought for a long time, but finally refused.

Shen Jiao hesitated, "But I have already agreed."

Lin Qing raised her eyebrows, "So what if I agree? It's always 'the plan can't keep up with the changes'. Then I will say that I have bumped into something, or it hurts or I am sick, what kind of excuse is not good?"

"This is too deliberate. After all, Prince Yu's Mansion sincerely invites you, but if you refuse rashly, it may be shameful in the future."

Shenjiao grew up in the palace, and he knew that King Yu was narrow-minded and had no tolerance for others.Since the person who sent the post had to get an approval letter before replying, it was already implying coercion.

Lin Qing put down the teacup.

"Differences do not conspire with each other. They are not on the same path, as long as you can save face, you can't ask him for anything."

Shen Jiao is silent, this is the end of the matter, and this is the only way to go.

A month is fleeting, and in the blink of an eye, it is the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Lin Qingchao was sick at home a few days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, so Shen Jiao and Daiyu went to Yuwang Mansion for a banquet.

Prince Yu's Mansion.

In Yifu Courtyard, all the female relatives gathered around a noble lady who was formally dressed and held a big red swaddle in her arms.

There are faint fine lines on the lady's face, her complexion is rosy and shiny, and she is round and round, but her eyes are too shrewd, which obviously doesn't match her amiable temperament.

I saw her teasing the baby in the swaddle, while agreeing to the auspicious words spoken by others, looking at the pink and tender baby in her arms, her eyes narrowed into a smile.

"Princess Deyang has arrived—"

"The head of Tong'an County has arrived—"

Following the two chants, the eyes of the people in the hall turned from the noble lady to Shenjiao and Daiyu who had just entered the door.

As soon as Shen Jiaofu entered the door, he saw a crowd of people in the hall, he glanced casually, but they were all familiar faces.

The noble lady handed the baby in her arms to the wet nurse, then smiled and greeted her, and after exchanging greetings with Shenjiao, she took Daiyu's hand and refused to let go.

"Have you grown so big?" The noble lady caressed Daiyu's temples affectionately, "I remember that you were only this big when you went to Jiangnan with your parents."

As he spoke, he made gestures himself.

"Now, you are already very slim, but your mother..." The lady sighed softly.

This sigh was inexplicable and inexplicable, and Daiyu sighed, "Monk Zhang Er, I can't figure it out."

She guessed the identity of this lady, but did her mother really have such a deep friendship with this lady?How could it make her feel so sad for an outsider like her regardless of her daughter and granddaughter's happy day?

Shen Jiao watched from the side, and was about to come forward to rescue the siege, but the inner room sent someone out to invite the lady in.

After the lady left, I saw a thin woman in a fine dress and exquisite makeup coming out to greet all the female relatives.

Although this woman's makeup is beautiful, she is also dressed up to attend, and she has a dignified and generous temperament, but her figure is too thin, her eyes are haggard, and she can't support this gorgeous makeup and clothes, so that she has a sense of "top-heavy" absurdity.

However, looking closely at this face, it is somewhat similar to Daiyu.

Shen Jiao took advantage of the conversation with the wives to pay attention to the surrounding environment, only to realize that the wives of most of the officials in the court had come.

Before she could be surprised, Jia Yuanchun came to her.

"Princess." Jia Yuanchun saluted Shen Jiao.

Shen Jiao hurriedly returned a salute, "Ms. Concubine Jia."

After Jia Yuanchun exchanged polite greetings with Shen Jiao, he looked at Daiyu and said, "This is my cousin of the county lord, right?"

Daiyu saluted Jia Yuanchun at the right time, "Greetings, Concubine Jia."

"Get up."

Jia Yuanchun pulled Daiyu to him and looked at her carefully. He saw that Daiyu was well-proportioned, slender, with snow-skinned appearance and outstanding temperament.

"What a beauty!"

Daiyu blushed when she heard Jia Yuanchun's flattering words.

Shenjiao smiled and took Daiyu back into her arms, "Concubine Jia, stop boasting, my sister is too young to bear such compliments, don't you see this little girl blushing?"

When Daiyu heard this, she lowered her head in embarrassment.

Seeing this, Jia Yuanchun smiled, "It's my fault."