Melting love and rhyme make up the red building

But he said that Baoyu had been ill since he came back from Mrs. Wang's trouble last time. After asking doctors for medicine, he gradually got better after a few days. Yes, no one cares.

Early in the morning that day, when Xiren saw that the second master was awake, he said with a smile on his face, "Second master, why don't you hurry up and have a look! After getting up early this morning, the second master Yun under the west corridor sent a lot of weird things, The slaves and servants can't even recognize it!" As he spoke, he came up and helped Baoyu up.

But seeing that Baoyu didn't blink her eyes, as if she didn't hear her words, she stared straight ahead and let the attacker lift her up, and the attacker moved him to the head of the bed forcefully, and then used the pillow to support her. He leaned on him, and Baoyu leaned against him weakly again.

Xiren was a little anxious and said: "My little ancestor, Second Master Yun is still waiting in the yard, but Second Master went out to meet him! It also saves people from spending all their time looking for Second Master, don't expose him. .”

Baoyu still didn't say a word and ignored it.

Xiren had no choice but to wink at Qiu Wen, who had been poking her head outside the door, Qiu Wen came in with a charming smile and said, "Second Lord, Miss Lin came to see Second Master yesterday when it was dark, but it happened that Second Master had already fallen asleep. Now, the maidservant asked the girl to go back, why don't the second master visit to comfort her, and the girl's run is not in vain."

I heard that Daiyu came to visit me yesterday, but I didn't see her. I think Sister Lin is always careful, and her health is better. The weather is hot, so don't be angry and hurt yourself. It's not good.

Thinking of this, Baoyu sat up suddenly and said anxiously: "Sister Lin is here, why don't you wake me up?" Then he asked Xiren to wash and change his clothes.

Xiren and Qiuwen looked at each other and smiled, Qiuwen was even more proud, and said to Baoyu with a smile: "What's the hurry of the second master? Miss Lin sees that Tian'er is in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and now she is waiting for the second master to come to accompany the ceremony! From the point of view of this servant, it is not too late to have breakfast first, and then take a rest for a while!"

Baoyu was very anxious, and said impatiently while putting on her clothes: "What do you know? Miss Lin is no better than others. Her own body is still in the process of recuperating. In turn, she misses my illness. If she suffers from an old illness again, it is not my fault." Pass."

Qiu Wen hurriedly fell silent, lowered her head and remained silent.

Seeing that Qiu Wen was devastated, Xi Ren was secretly happy in his heart, but he didn't reveal anything on his face, and said: "Sister Qiu Wen always speaks like this without thinking. It's kind, I think Miss Lin is weak, why didn't you worry when the second master heard that the girl came to visit in the night dew yesterday?"

Without waiting for anyone to speak, Xiren turned to Baoyu again and said, "But according to my servant, sister Qiuwen is also wholeheartedly for the second master, so don't blame her for the second master."

A line of words made Qiu Wen angry, neither hated nor hated, he argued: "But when the genius is dark, where can there be Yelu?" Seeing the little girl bring water in, I had to swallow this breath for the time being , helped Baoyu clean his face, and brought green salt to ask Baoyu to rinse his mouth.

All of a sudden, the little girl outside served breakfast again.Baoyu just squeezed a milk cake and ate it, and a small bowl of brown rice and porridge, saying that he was full.

Seeing that Baoyu washed, rinsed and used breakfast.Xiren then said in a calm manner: "I think it's better for the second master not to go to Miss Lin right now."

Baoyu tilted his head and looked at her, before he was about to speak, Xiren laughed with him and said, "May I ask what you want to say to Miss Lin after the second master passes by? If Miss Lin asks why the second master suddenly fell ill, How did the second master answer her?"

Hearing Xiren's words, Baoyu stopped her footsteps, then turned around and sat down heavily on the bed, holding her head in her hands and tying it on her chest.

Qiuwen said angrily: "My sister still talks about me. It's so easy for the second master to be happy. Why do you say this to make people sad? The second master just went to Miss Lin's place to accompany him, not to comfort him. Besides, Over the years, the second master has accompanied Miss Lin to countless times? But they all made the girl laugh, so why can’t I say one today? "

Xiren hurriedly winked at her and pursed her lips, Qiu Wen glanced at her and said, "Don't do this with me, I don't know what you mean!" After speaking, he stood to the side, gasping for breath.

Xiren had no choice but to sigh: "Second Master has been ill for the past few days and his mind has been a little confused. Could it be that you have also been fooled by oil?"

Just when Qiu Wen was about to reply, someone shouted outside: "Is there anyone in the yard?"

The two of them hurriedly stopped talking, and Qiuwen came out to have a look, but it was Tanchun's servant girl who came into the courtyard with a smile.

Xiren also came out and said with a smile, "what gust of wind has brought you here again, come in and have a seat." Qiu Wen also came up to say hello.

The servant said with a smile: "I won't sit down anymore, is it better for the girl to let me come and see the second master?"

Xiren sighed and said: "But it's still like that, your body is stronger than before, and you can use it to eat, please don't worry, third girl."

The servant said with a smile: "Great, then I'll go back, the girl is still waiting for an answer."

Xi Ren said: "Third Miss, why don't you come over for a few days, and also enlighten the Second Master, so as not to be so depressed every day."

Seeing that there was no one around, the waiter took a step forward and whispered: "The girl is also worried! These days, my wife is always looking for our girl. The second grandma was ill the day before yesterday, and she couldn't manage things in the garden. Our girl and the eldest grandma took care of it together. Who would have thought that this time the wife said that the third girl was not needed to take care of it, and only sent the eldest grandma alone, and asked Miss Bao to help. Listen, Miss Bao is a foreigner. Wei, isn't he more suitable for managing the garden than the third girl?"

After hearing what Shishu said, Xiren's heart couldn't help but move.He laughed again: "What my sister said makes sense, but the masters' ideas can't be wrong after thinking about it. Besides, we are not slaves to discuss such things. My sister quickly calmed down and went back to say that she knew about it with the third girl. Tell her not to worry about Second Master, and let her feel relieved, when Second Master is better, she will go to visit Third Miss."

As soon as Shi Shu's words came out of his mouth, he regretted so much, who is Xi Ren?My wife's confidant, Miss Bao's most valued girl, what do I do....

Hearing Xiren say this, he quickly laughed and said: "It's just that each of us is in charge, and it doesn't hurt our muscles, so I will go back and visit again tomorrow."

The attacker laughed and said, "I'll tell the second master that you have been here, so I won't see you off, and my sister will go slowly." Qiuwen also laughed and said, "I saw that the third girl came here a few days ago. Li can still sit up for a while, otherwise he would just lie down and feel bored."

The servant said with a smile, "Got it! I'll tell the girl when I get back." After saying that, he turned around and left the courtyard gate.

Looking at the servant's back, Xiren sighed: "Second master has been ill these days, and even the third and fourth girls are tired of it, so I just sent the girl to ask about the relationship between brothers and sisters, but that's all. "

Qiu Wen didn't want to talk to her at first, but at this moment she was also wholeheartedly for the second master, so she said: "Didn't the servant tell you? The third girl is also very upset recently, otherwise she wouldn't have left the second master cold."

Xiren couldn't help being amused, and didn't bother to explain to her, so he nodded and said, "That's right."

But it turned out that when Baoyu was ill, all the sisters came to visit him every day.In the beginning, because of Baoyu's illness, he was so confused that he didn't recognize people very much.After a few days, people gradually got better, but every time the sisters came, Baoyu ignored them.As the days passed, everyone became exhausted.

Because of Mrs. Wang's thoughts, no one in the garden is ignorant, let alone the sisters in the garden?What's more, now that Jia's mother is ill again, Mrs. Wang is in charge of all matters in the house, and no one dares to offend his wife at this time, and I am afraid that if she says something wrong, she will recruit Baoyu into an old illness. I sent the girl to visit and greet, but I didn't come here very often.

Daiyu came to see him every other day, but every time Daiyu came, Baoyu sat there blankly and kept crying. Daiyu didn't ask any questions, but said urgently, "Don't ask me again If you ask, I’m the one who can’t stand you.”

Daiyu made Daiyu worry about him every day, and didn't sleep well for several days.

On this day, the sun was setting again, and the green bamboos in the courtyard were covered with a touch of golden color. The breeze passed by, and the bamboo leaves swayed.

Daiyu is wearing a lavender dress, and she is sitting under the window with a book in her hand. Although her eyes are directly on the book, her heart has already flown to nowhere.

"Girl, girl," Zijuan called softly.

"What? It's time for dinner again." Daiyu put down her book and replied lazily.

Zijuan said: "Miss is fascinated by reading? It's just that Sister Glass in the old lady's room came to send a message. The old lady asked the girl to go over there!"

"Immediately? But the old lady is not feeling well again?" Daiyu asked.

Zijuan shook her head and said: "Just let the girl go there now, if the girl hasn't had dinner yet, let the old lady use it."

Daiyu said strangely: "The old lady hasn't had a good meal in the past few days. Could it be that the old lady is getting better? Zijuan, let's go." Said, Daiyu stood up.

When Jiamu went to the room, the little girl standing outside the door invited Daiyu in. She saw that tables and chairs had been placed in the outer room, but there were only a pair of bowls, chopsticks and towels on the table.

When Daiyu was going to visit Jia Mu's inner room, she saw the curtain lifted, and the mandarin duck and amber came out together.

Daiyu hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Is grandma better?"

Yuanyang said: "Come in, girl." Hu Po stepped forward to draw the curtain for Dai Yu.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw Jia Mu's face was pale and sick.At this time, he was leaning on the pillow and leaning on the bed.Seeing Daiyu coming in, he nodded to signal her to come.

Mother Jia cheered up, and said weakly: "Hu Po, you took a few girls out to watch, no one can come in without my consent, even if the wives come, just say I don't see anyone now."

Amber agreed, and took the two little girls in the house and retreated together.

Sitting by the bed, Daiyu took Jia Mu's hand and asked softly, "Is the old ancestor feeling better?"

Mother Jia breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "Seeing Yu'er makes me feel better."

Jia Mu's complexion was a little dark yellow due to her long illness, and only her silvery white hair and loving eyes remained unchanged.Daiyu caressed her grandmother's old hands, her heart was full of sadness.

Yuanyang and Zicuckoo hurriedly came up to persuade them.

Mother Jia turned her gaze to Zijuan, and said slowly, "Zijuan, you must serve your girl well from now on."

Zijuan hurriedly replied: "Yes, the slave will definitely take good care of the girl, please rest assured, old lady."

Mother Jia sighed again and said, "Yu'er, Grandmother has something to tell you."

Daiyu wept and said: "Please also ask grandma to tell Yu'er."

Jia Mu said: "I'm afraid my body is useless. I may go back to the west one day, so I think about doing what I have to do first, and saying what I want to say, so that I can save myself from seeing you underground." My poor daughter, I can't face her!"

"What did the ancestor say? Your body will recover, yes." Daiyu cried hastily.

Jia Mu calmly pointed to the boxes at the corner of the room and said, "The two bottom boxes contain Yu'er's future dowry!"

Seeing the surprised expression on Daiyu's face, Jia's mother felt a little guilty and said, "It's all the things that Yu'er brought back that year, Yu'er doesn't know?"

Daiyu said: "At that time, Yu'er was burned physically and mentally, and she didn't want to think about these things, but I remembered that on the way back to the house, Lian's second brother said that these things were left for Yu'er by his father, for It is for Yu'er's food and clothing in the future, during these years in the mansion, Yu'er has been loved and cared by the old lady, and I think it has cost a lot, there is nothing left."

Daiyu Bingxue is smart, how could she not know that her father's property is more than a million?It's just that she knows that she is alone now, and she has to rely on the Jia family in the capital, even if she has questions in her heart, how can she ask them?Fortunately, there is an old lady who protects me, and I will definitely find a good home for myself in the future, so I don't want to mention it again. Now Jia Mu suddenly said that the things are in the old lady's house, which really surprised her!

Jia's mother said again: "Because you were still young, my grandmother didn't tell you about this matter. She just wanted to wait for Yu'er's three-year filial piety to pass before telling you, but unexpectedly, the old man fell ill again. It's been delayed until now."

Seeing Daiyu listening quietly with her head down, Jia Mu said again: "The eighth day of April is your mother's death day, but Yu'er has already worshiped it?"

Daiyu nodded and said, "Yes."

"Yu'er is complaining about her grandmother in her heart, and forgot your mother's death date?" Jiamu's tone was full of sadness.

"Yu'er knew that my ancestor was sick at that time, and it was also possible that I couldn't remember it for a while, but please rest assured, my ancestor, and take care of your body, so that Yu'er can rely on you in the days to come." Dai said Yu also burst into tears, and Zijuan hurried over to try tears with her.

Jia's mother couldn't help but shed tears and said, "It's just that my illness is getting worse. Who knows if I'm lucky enough to be with Yu'er for a few more days!"

Seeing the tense atmosphere in the room, Yuanyang said, "Didn't the old lady say that she wanted to tell Miss Lin something? When someone comes later, it will be hard to talk about it."

Only then did Jia's mother hold back her tears and said, "Yuanyang, go and bring that box to Yu'er." Yuanyang went to the suite in response, and when she came back, she took a green satin package in her hand.

Jia Mu said, "Yu'er, open it first and take a look."

Daiyu took it with both hands, opened it gently, and found a gold-painted box inside, opened the box again, and saw more than a dozen exquisite jewels and a stack of silver notes inside.

Daiyu whispered: "Old Ancestor, this is?..."

Jia's mother picked up a dragonfly hairpin inlaid with gold and gemstones, and said softly: "I remember this hairpin. One year, Min'er was ordered to go to the palace to meet the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother liked it, so she rewarded this gold hairpin."

Daiyu took the golden hairpin and said, "My granddaughter also has one with a similar pattern, but it's a pair of earrings."

Jia Mu smiled and said: "Yes, the Queen Mother also rewarded your mother with earrings, which shows that the Queen Mother loves your mother."

Jiamu closed her eyes again and rested for a while, then said slowly: "The night before your mother got married, she left this hairpin with me and said: If you miss her, take this out and have a look to relieve your lovesickness." suffering."

Daiyu gently stroked the golden hairpin with her hands, her mother's loving smiling face seemed to be right in front of her eyes, she closed her eyes lightly, and tears gurgled down again.

Mother Jia pointed to the jewels again and said, "There are some of your mother's daily use, and some left by my mother for me. They are all selected by my grandmother. They are all the most exquisite and best. In addition, these silver jewels There are a total of 50 taels of tickets, of which 46 taels are left by your father and you, and 4 taels are my body. Now I will hand over all these things to you. Just in case. The things in those two boxes will be given to you by grandma after you get married, so that you won’t have to carry them into your house now, and invite people to watch them, which is uneasy and kind.”

Daiyu was surprised: "Grandmother?"

Mother Jia sighed heavily again, and said after a while: "Yu'er, I was selfish when I talked about this matter. I only thought that you would marry Baoyu in the future, so I thought you would bring it here." These things must have belonged to the Jia family, so I thought that I would tell you about it on the day when the matter is completed. Who knew that things would be counterproductive, and now seeing what Baoyu's mother means, she will never let you marry Married to Baoyu. Originally, I thought about forcing this marriage, but I thought she wouldn't dare to object, but I thought about it again, if one day I was gone, wouldn't Yu'er be bullied by her? After thinking about it, grandma dismissed this idea, why not find another suitable marriage for Yu'er, I will not wrong you." After saying that, she took the handkerchief to wipe her tears and said: "Even if we go underground tomorrow, my wife will I'd better go see my poor Min'er!"

When Daiyu heard what Jiamu said, her thoughts for many years suddenly became empty, and she suddenly became dizzy. .

Jiamu was still talking there, but the mandarin duck beside her saw that Daiyu was pale and seemed unable to hold on, so she hurriedly stepped forward to help her and said, "Girl, are you alright?"

Mother Jia stopped talking, and asked Yuanyang to help Daiyu sit down on a chair beside her, and then fed her ginseng soup to make her feel better.

With tears in her eyes, Mother Jia said, "There are some things I didn't want to tell you directly, but now I have a day and a day. I'm afraid I don't have time to say it now."

Daiyu just lowered her head and said nothing, her face turned from white to red, and then from red to white, Zijuan supported her behind.If it wasn't for the ginseng soup, I'm afraid he would have passed out by now.

Seeing that Daiyu was so sad, Jia's mother was heartbroken, so she asked, "Yu'er, let Zijuan help you go back and rest for a while. There are some things that my grandmother will tell you when I come back tomorrow."

Yuanyang hurriedly said: "Miss hasn't had lunch yet, her stomach is empty, why don't you let someone serve the meal first, maybe it will be better after eating."

Daiyu raised her head slightly, shook her head lightly, and smiled calmly: "You don't need to bother me, sister, it's not like you don't know about my body, as long as I can eat a good meal a day."

Daiyu turned to Jiamu again and said, "Grandma, if you have anything else to say, just say it, so that Yu'er can understand."

Mother Jia tried her tears and turned to Zicuckoo and said, "Zicuckoo."

"Yes, old lady." Zijuan replied hastily.

Jia's mother said again: "You are a good boy. Among my girls, you are the kindest and smartest. That's why I gave you to Lin girl that year. With you by her side, I also love you. Take it easy."

"The old lady praised it absurdly. Being able to serve Miss Lin is a blessing from the three lives of slaves." Zijuan hurriedly said.

Jia's mother said: "Although you are the son of a family in this mansion, it's just that your parents died a few years ago. Do you still have an older brother who looks after the house in Nanjing?"

Zijuan replied: "Yes, the servant's elder brother went with Housekeeper Hu three years ago, and he said that he might come back at some point."

Mother Jia sighed: "It's been three years since we left! It's rare that both of you brothers and sisters are loyal protectors of the Lord. I heard that someone went back to Nanjing to do business in two days! A letter will be delivered tomorrow. , go back to the mansion and find a suitable job for him, so that you brothers and sisters can stay together without worrying about you day and night."

"Thank you, old lady, for your compassion! Zijuan kowtowed to you!" Saying this, Zijuan hurriedly knelt down to thank you.

"That's all, get up quickly," Jia Mu said.Turning her head to look at the mandarin duck beside her, she sighed, "There is a grandmother who wants to entrust Yu'er."

Daiyu stared blankly at Jiamu, and said, "Who is it?"

Jia Mu said, "It's the mandarin duck girl."

As soon as the words came out, Yuanyang was also taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Don't tell anyone else, the slaves will always be by the old lady's side."

Jia's mother ignored her, but said to Daiyu, "I thought that one day I would be useless and gave this girl to Lian'er, but thinking about it also hindered Lian'er's father. Girl, isn't he making enough trouble? If it were given to Lian'er, I'm afraid she won't be able to escape from his grasp in the end! Another thing, although girl Feng is the most filial to me, she is a famous jealous vase. After a long time, she is afraid of being wronged. Girl, these days, I think about it, why don't I entrust her to Yu'er and serve you with Zijuan, and help her find a reliable family to marry well in the future, which is also worthy of her treatment all these years My filial piety."

After saying that, he said to the mandarin duck who was standing aside: "Go and get you and the contract of Zijuan."

Yuanyang responded and went to the suite again. After a while, she took two pieces of paper in her hand and gave them to Jia Mu.

Mother Jia took it to her eyes for a closer look, and her eyes became dizzy for a while, so she took the reading glasses handed over by Yuanyang, put them on, nodded and said, "This is it."

He handed it to Daiyu again and said, "Take it away, and don't let others see it."

Daiyu took it and folded it, put it into a blue satin bundle and tied it, and handed it to Zijuan who was standing beside her.

Jia Mu said again: "Now I am the only one left among the sisters-in-law. I am the oldest in this mansion, and I am as high as the spire of the tower. But now there is no one trustworthy in the whole mansion. Baoyu His father is away from Beijing for another post, and he will not be able to return for more than three months. I think this illness will not last long. If after my death, the second wife pushes you too fast, you will bring Zijuan and mandarin duck Go back to Gusu."

Hearing this, Yuanyang knelt down in front of the couch and wept, "Yuanyang won't go anywhere. If the old man can't let her go, the maidservant will go with the old lady. It could be fatal!"

Jiamu's eye circles were also red, and she said again and again: "What a silly girl, silly girl!"

Daiyu and Zicuckoo's master and servant saw that the mandarin ducks are so loyal, and they also admired her very much, but felt sorry for her now that she has no father and no mother. She has a brother and a sister-in-law who are not worth anything, and they just look forward to the future. She married the elder earlier, so they can follow suit!

Then Zijuan came to help the mandarin duck up, and persuaded him with good words.

Mother Jia said to Daiyu again: "Okay, I'm tired after talking about this. Yu'er hasn't eaten yet, Zijuan! Go help your girl go outside, so I asked the kitchen to prepare some porridge with yam and red dates. Finally For nourishing the spirit and nourishing the Qi, Yu'er also uses some of it."

Zijuan saw that Jiamu's face was a little pale, fearing that the old lady would not be able to hold on anymore, so she hurriedly helped Daiyu up.

That Daiyu knew so many things at once, but she still hadn't come back to her senses. Hearing the old lady repeatedly urging her to agree, she agreed with tears.

After going back, she fell ill again. Zijuan went back to Sister Feng, but she was busy for a few days seeking medical advice and medicine. That Daiyu had a heart disease, and what Jiamu said that day made her heartbroken. !Thanks to Zicuckoo's comforting words in secret, and analyzing the pros and cons with her, she slowly turned around.

Within a few days, Mrs. Wang sent a letter to Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng, the Tong Zhi of Baoding, was supposed to fill a vacancy, and his term of office was only a little over a year.In more than two months, I will return to Beijing to return to my life, but I don't want to receive a letter from Mrs. Wang at this time.

Open the letter, see above it says:

How is the master recently?

Everything in the family is as before, and the condition of the old lady is still stable.

It's just that there is one matter to discuss with the master, that is, the concubine suddenly remembered that when the empress was there, she had left an oral order, and the empress meant to order Baoyu to marry Baochai as his wife.Because I was busy with my mother's funeral that day, I was so sad that I completely forgot about it!I saw it again a few days ago when I was tidying up my things.

Now that Baoyu and Chai'er have reached the age of marriage, Kuang that Baochai is dignified and kind, and when he sees Baoyu on weekdays, he advises him to study hard, so that he can become a pillar of the country in the future, etc., and so on. It doesn't matter if the concubine looks at it, the master didn't know that the old lady praised Bao girl very much in the past!

The concubine thought that if the old lady's illness was rushed by a happy event, she might get better immediately!

Please let the master decide on this matter!

Inside the envelope was also a page of pastel paper that only emperors, empresses and concubines in the palace had to use, and it was vaguely written by Concubine Yuan.

Jia Zheng picked it up and looked at the oral order carefully, feeling quite regretful in his heart. According to his intention, he thought that he would have given his niece Daiyu to Baoyu, but since it was the imperial edict, he had no choice but to let it go.

As for Mrs. Wang's claim that Baochai often persuaded Baoyu to study, he didn't pay much attention to it, and didn't really believe it.

However, in his heart, he always wanted Baoyu to make progress. Although he himself did not manage the internal affairs, he also knew that Baochai's child was more than a hundred times stronger than her brother!So he complied with Mrs. Wang's wishes, and returned to the Tao, and after he returned to Beijing, he would also find a good marriage for his niece, so as to live up to his brother-in-law's trust.

Mrs. Wang received Jia Zheng's reply a few days ago, she was overjoyed when she saw it, and hurriedly called Aunt Xue to tell her, and the two of them were busy getting ready, ignorant of what was mentioned in the letter to ask Daiyu to find someone else. , never mention it again.