Love the Red House

After having a heart-to-heart talk with Zijuan and telling her decision that she had pondered over for a long time, Daiyu was very emotional, but more relieved. In any case, she finally took the most difficult step.

After feeling emotional for a while, seeing that Zijuan was in a trance when she heard that she planned to go back to Suzhou, Daiyu felt compassionate and asked her to go back to her room to rest, leaving only Xueyan to wait on her.

It was already evening, and a few wisps of light-colored smoke slowly floated out from the mouth of the gold-plated wending tripod. It was fragrant and sweet, and the bright rays of the sun filtered through the silk screen window as thin as onion wings.

Seeing that it was getting late, Daiyu, who was shrouded in thin light and shadow, put down the scroll, stood up, and said to Xueyan who was standing beside her: "When we came back from Yangzhou that day, Dad left me some exquisite calligraphy and paintings, which should be placed in the It's on the shelf, go get it."

Xueyan frowned slightly, with a trace of surprise in her eyes, she bit her lips and asked, "That's a thought left by the master to the girl, it's very precious, the girl suddenly asked me to take it out, but what's the reason?"

Daiyu nodded, and replied vaguely: "It is useful, you go and get it."

Hearing that it was inconvenient for Xueyan to ask further questions, she immediately turned around and left, and when she came back, she already had an exquisite sandalwood box in her hand. She opened it carefully and presented it to Daiyu.

Daiyu looked at it carefully, picked out a "green bamboo painting" from it, and said in deep thought: "Among these paintings, this one is the oldest and the artist is the most famous, so it should be very valuable."

The phoenix eyes closed slightly, and with a faint sigh, Fang continued: "Xueyan, wrap up this painting well, and put the rest away."

Seeing her expression and hearing such words, Xueyan was puzzled, but she couldn't ask any further questions, so she had to follow her words, put the sandalwood box back to its original place, took another cloth bag, and put the one chosen by Daiyu. The picture scroll is wrapped.

When everything was settled, Daiyu said: "I think, at this hour, no one will go to Second Sister's place. You take this painting, and let's go to Zilingzhou to have a look."

Hearing this, Xueyan finally understood, and lost her voice: "It's just to see the second girl, why bother to bring things there? Is it possible that the girl is going to give this painting to the second girl?"

Daiyu nodded, her words clear and gentle: "You also know the situation of the second sister. Now, no one is willing to stand up for her, whether it is on the uncle's side or here. However, if the second sister is like that, if no one I don't know what will happen in the future if I give a helping hand. I am also a person who lives under the fence, so I have nothing to do. Now, I just want to give this painting to her, let her take it back to Sun's house, and get the 5000 taels of silver. So, although It can't save her from the heated kang, but it can make her tougher, and the life in Sun's family can be easier."

Xueyan's brows twitched, her face was full of disbelief, and she opened her eyes wide and said: "Miss, have you thought about it clearly? This painting is a relic of the master. I often admire it on weekdays. I can't put it down. If the girl gives it away, I will never buy it again." came back."

Daiyu's expression was gloomy, her eyes were filled with clear mist, she was about to cry, showing a bit of sadness, a little bit of reluctance, and finally said: "Daddy's paintings are precious, but they can't compare to Second Sister. I think, if Dad Quan Xia knows, he will also understand my heart."

Xueyan was silent for a long time, but she was still not reconciled, curled her lips, and her voice was full of resentment: "Young lady is pure and kind, I admire it very much, the second girl is in a difficult situation, I also sympathize, but, the second girl She is an upright young lady from the Jia family, and now everyone in the family is letting go, so why should the girl come out and soak in such muddy water? Besides, speaking of it, the girl is from the Lin family after all, how can she give up what the master left behind for the sake of the Jia family?"

Daiyu's eyes were as bright as water, and there was a touch of indifference, and she said in a low voice: "It is true that I should not be in charge of the second sister's matter, but at this point, the members of the Jia family can no longer be counted on. Those people, I can ignore the situation of the second sister and enjoy the wealth and honor as if nothing happened, but I can't do it, I can't just watch the sisters who grew up together fall into the kang without doing anything."

Turning around to stare at Xueyan, her voice was slightly lowered: "Xueyan, you should know that in this world, the only thing I care about most is the word "true love". As for the other things, I never take it to heart."

Xueyan was stunned for a moment, looking at Daiyu who had a clear complexion and a gentle expression, her eyes involuntarily glistened with water, and she also sighed in her heart.

This woman, who looked at Jia's house all the time and was treated coldly, still maintained a pure and kind heart, never stained with any dust.

She has always been arrogant, she disdains to do things that make the cake even better, and she will not lower her posture to flatter and circle around. However, she is the one who helps her sisters when they are in trouble. She will desperately lend a helping hand to her sisters when they are in trouble Even if it was at the price of the relics of her most beloved father, she would not hesitate to do so.

It is a great fortune in life to be by such a woman's side.

After a lot of thoughts, Xueyan held back her tears, nodded and said: "Miss, I understand what you mean, I will go there with you." Then, she went to the screen and took a goose yellow dark plum pattern brooch. Ru, wait for Daiyu to put it on, Fang took the calligraphy and painting, and accompanied Daiyu out of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion to Zilingzhou.

When I got there, before I entered the room, there was a chattering voice, but it was the voice of Yingchun's personal maid, Xiuju: "The girl has suffered so much torture in Sun's house, and her body is very weak. I just let you Mother Li went to the kitchen to ask for a bowl of ginseng chicken soup, why hasn't it been delivered by this hour?"

Hearing this, Daiyu hurriedly turned her head and waved her hands, signaling Xueyan to keep quiet, and stood still at the door to listen.

A woman's voice sounded slowly, vaguely impatience: "Miss Xiuju, are you blaming me for not being able to do things well? I was not here as an errand, and I was called here because there were few people serving me. Miss Xiuju Let’s make up for it anyway. Besides, I’ve already passed on the word, as for what happens in the kitchen, how can I be the master? If Miss Xiuju is not satisfied, it’s okay to urge her, so why hold me tight? ?”

Xiuju has a straightforward personality. How could she hear such words, and hummed: "What do you mean? Is it possible that I can't order my mother? I know that Aunt Zhou is a celebrity around the second wife, and you are Aunt Zhou. The red people below, is it because of this reason that you want to fly to the sky and despise our girl? Even the second wife also said that the girl returned to the province and she should take care of it with all her heart. You and I are people of the same status, why? So ignorant?"

There was a moment of silence in the room, and then Mother Li said angrily, "Miss Xiuju's words are so funny, why don't I know the seriousness? According to me, the girl herself hasn't seen the situation in the mansion clearly yet. The second girl is not the young lady of this mansion, but she has already married, and now the wife is willing to take her in, it is because the wife is kind-hearted, Miss Xiuju is not grateful to Dade, but instead says that we are not good enough to serve you, pick and choose, this temper is really bad , Miss Xiuju, you should also know that this place is not something you can dictate."

Xiuju was even more impatient, and said to Yingchun: "The girl is just good-natured, if you let these people make trouble, you will lose sight of you even more."

Yingchun sighed softly, and her voice was weak and timid: "Let her go, but stay for a few days, one thing more is worse than one thing less, don't worry about it."

Mother Li laughed "chi" and said: "That's how it should be. The second girl is wise and understands her identity. Girl Xiuju, you should learn a little bit. You can eat whatever the kitchen gives you. It's easy." And convenient."

After hearing this, Xiuju stayed for a while, because she said: "When I was in Sun's house, the girl was bullied all the time, now when I come back here, not only no one is willing to stand up for me, but also treat each other indifferently, is it that the girl is so miserable?" Xingyi said , and the line began to cry.

Yingchun persuaded her a few words, her eyes were red, she closed her eyes, and read a sentence from "Taishang Induction Chapter" to herself: "The so-called good people are respected by everyone, the heavens protect them, the blessings follow, and all evils are far away." Therefore, the gods and spirits guard it, and what you do will surely come true, and the gods can hope."

Daiyu felt sad when she heard this, and she thought to herself: "I think, when I was in Sun's house, Second Sister often recited Buddhist scriptures silently like this, so that she can calm down and get rid of depression."

When she was pondering, she heard Nanny Li say: "It seems that I have nothing to do here, Second Miss, I'll go down first."

Daiyu felt furious when she heard this, and couldn't hold back anymore, she snorted coldly, raised the curtain by herself, and stepped in.

Seeing this, the people in the room were stunned for a moment, Xiuju hurriedly reached out to wipe away tears, and stopped crying, Nanny Li saluted and said with a smile: "It turns out that Miss Lin is here, sit down quickly."

Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled lightly, and said clearly: "When my mother was talking to the second sister, she even called me 'I', and she spoke in a rough voice. Thinking about my status, how could I dare to accept my mother's gift?" ?”

Nanny Li knew that she had made a slip of the tongue, her face turned red and turned pale, extremely ugly, she said in a coy tone, "It was the servant who made a slip of the tongue just now, Miss Lin has a lot of words, don't worry about it with the servant."

Daiyu Qingxuan raised her eyebrows, and said in a deep voice: "Mom really likes to joke, how can I be considered a large number of people? I know, when you get together, you often say that I am petty and can't tolerate others, don't you? "

Nanny Li's face was embarrassed, she was too blocked to say a word, so she had to shrink her hands and stand aside embarrassingly.

Daiyu flicked her sleeves, and the smile on her lips turned cold: "I heard what happened just now. The second sister has a good temper and indulges you in lazy nonsense. I don't have such a good temper. I definitely can't tolerate you despising the master, even if The second elder sister only lives here for a few days, and she is still your master. You should serve her with all your heart. I will never be kind to you if you behave like this today. Only in this way can I be worthy of those of you who say I am petty. Evaluation, isn't it?"

Li Nanny's face changed, and she said in a daze: "What does Miss Lin mean by this? Could it be that the girl wants to send out slaves?"

He raised his head, looked at Daiyu with a touch of disdain, and said solemnly: "Thinking about it, Miss Lin has forgotten her identity, right?"

Seeing that there was another dispute in a short time, Yingchun couldn't help being anxious, and hurried up, stretched out her hand to hold Daiyu, and persuaded: "Sister, please calm down, why should you be angry with this kind of person?"

Daiyu was not willing to listen, she waved her hand lightly, and said in a warm voice: "Second elder sister, you don't need to persuade me, I will discuss this matter with my elder sister after I break it down."

After hearing this, Yingchun knew that persuasion was useless, so she opened her red lips lightly, sighed, closed her eyes, and said nothing more.

Daiyu turned her eyes, looked at Nanny Li, and said with a sneer, "Yes, I am indeed not qualified to send you off, but you don't have to be complacent, you have someone who can take care of you."

His face darkened, and his voice was as cold as broken ice and exquisite: "Xiuju, you send this nanny to Sister Feng, saying that this servant can't be used, and let her send it off in person, and then send two more swift, careful and careful servants. Someone come over and serve the second sister."

Hearing this, Nanny Li was stunned, her face had no trace of blood, because she always knew that Daiyu and Sister Feng had a close relationship, and Sister Feng would not disobey Daiyu's words.

Thinking of this, Nanny Li was so frightened that she "plopped" and knelt on the ground, kowtowing desperately to beg for mercy, crying so much that she burst into tears.

Daiyu didn't pay any attention, she just turned her eyes to Xiuju, waved her hand and said, "Sister Xiuju, please take a walk."

Xiuju nodded immediately, with a happy face, clapping her hands and said: "That's exactly what it should be, Miss Lin's treatment is really pleasing to the heart." After saying that, she didn't care about Li Nanny's crying and begging for mercy, and hurriedly dragged her out.