Love the Red House

Hearing Daiyu's answer, Xiangyun was a little surprised, but seeing her indifferent face, he understood that these words were all from the heart, and his heart turned back and forth for a while, and he was deeply moved.

A woman who is raised in a deep boudoir is generally as clear and gentle in her mind as clear water. Only when her heart is broken and she sees through the indifference of the world can she calm down.

Thinking of this in his heart, Xiangyun felt very uncomfortable, stuck out his tongue after a while, and sighed softly: "My sister is not in the mood, and if I pursue it, it is naturally because I have experienced too many changes in the Jia family. I only hope that someone will treat you kindly in the future." Sister, let my sister live happily and peacefully, and don’t suffer any more grievances.”

Daiyu was silent for a moment, feeling grateful for her friendship in her heart, raised her slender lips slightly, and said calmly: "I hope, but before that, I will treat myself kindly and never let myself get hurt."

While talking, a little maid came in and replied, "Master Miaoyu sent someone over and said that there are early plum blossoms in her place, which are very beautiful. I want to invite the two girls to go and see them together. The fourth girl also wants to see them." Now, it must be great for everyone to talk and drink tea together, and have some fun."

After hearing this, Xiangyun pondered for a while, then looked at Daiyu, and said with a smile: "These days, my sister has been bored in the house, never going outside, it's rare that Master Miao is interested, why don't you go and have a look. "

Daiyu thought for a while, then nodded and said: "That's fine, it's also a great pleasure to be able to get together with my fourth sister and Master Miao before leaving Jia's mansion."

Turning to look at the snow geese next to her, she said: "Master Miao is also from Jiangnan, and today the northern mansion sent a lot of things, why not pack some and bring them to Master Miao, so that she can relieve her homesickness."

Xueyan hurriedly agreed to come down, and took care of it with Chunxian. Xiangyun couldn't help smiling, and said with Daiyu: "You can see the truth in the subtleties. Sister Lin and Master Miao don't have a deep friendship, but now they are so considerate of her." , Such a delicate and gentle heart is really touching."

Daiyu pursed her lips slightly, dressed her face evenly, took off her coat and put it on again, said calmly: "Forget it, the world is full of wind and rain, if it can make others feel warmer, why not do it?" A few places, to help Xueyan organize things.

When everything was in place, Daiyu asked Xueyan to go back to her room to rest, and ordered Chunxian to hold the things and go to Changcui nunnery with herself and Xiangyun.

At that time, the winter was sparse, and a group of people entered the nunnery, and saw that among the hundreds of plum trees planted, several of them had sprouted new buds and were about to bloom, but the quiet plum fragrance wafted in the air, refreshing the heart and spleen. It makes people intoxicated physically and mentally.

On the front steps of the courtyard, under the red plum tree, Miaoyu, dressed in black, was sitting opposite Xichun, playing chess on a chessboard, like a quiet and serene meticulous painting.

Xiang Yun opened his lips and sighed, with frustration and regret in his voice: "Such a quiet time reminds me of when I first moved into the Grand View Garden, all the girls gathered together to taste wine and compose poems. I don't know how happy and carefree they are. It’s hard to find even once.”

When Daiyu heard this, although she was also a little moved, she just raised her lips and said, "You can't remonstrate with the past, sister, don't worry too much. After all, it's better to look forward."

At this time, Miaoyu and Xichun had heard the voice, and they stood up to greet each other. Miaoyu smiled and said, "I heard that Miss Lin doesn't go out of the house these days. It's really not easy to invite Miss Lin today."

"If it was someone else, I might not come here," Daiyu said with a smile on her brows, asking Chunxian to hand over the things she was carrying to the servant girl, "but it happened to be Master Miao's invitation, how could I refuse? "

Miaoyu raised her red lips, her smile was like gurgling spring water breaking through the ice, and she said softly: "If it's someone else, I might not be able to invite you."

The eloquent words, spoken calmly, just complemented Daiyu's words, and the people present couldn't help but looked at each other and laughed, and the atmosphere was happy.

After a few gossips like this, the serving woman brought tea up. Miaoyu asked all the girls to sit down in the courtyard, and turned to Daiyu and said, "Although we live in the garden together, we are so far away from each other. These days, for this mansion I have also heard about the matter, and it is really hard for you."

"However, looking at it now, your complexion is very good. It is completely different from the fragile appearance of the past few years. I think your temperament has become much stronger. It is really comforting to see."

Daiyu smiled slowly, took the teacup in her hand, and said calmly: "The situation cannot be controlled, we can't stay ignorant forever."

She spoke lightly and indifferently, as if she was talking about something that had nothing to do with her, but all the women present understood that behind these words, there was hidden pain and sadness that no one knew about, and she must have experienced hundreds of twists and turns. In order to reach the state of today's calm and breezy.

Daiyu didn't know what everyone was feeling, so she lifted the lid bowl, took a sip of green tea, and said to Miaoyu and Xichun, "There are certain fates in life. Master Miao and I were both born in the south, so we happened to be in the capital. It's fate to meet again, although I don't have much contact with the fourth sister, but I have always promised each other confidantes, but I will leave here in a few days, I am afraid that we will be in a dilemma when we meet again, and I feel really sad."

Hearing this, Xichun was taken aback at first, she raised her eyebrows and said, "It's so good, sister Lin is going to leave?"

With a thought, he opened his lips and sighed quietly, and said again: "My words are wrong. The Jia family treats Sister Lin poorly. It is natural for her to want to leave. I just regret that from now on, I will have one less good friend." sisters."

Seeing her look of nostalgia, Daiyu also felt reluctant to part with her, patted her arm, and said with a smile: "Although I don't have the slightest nostalgia for the Jia family, but the friendship with the fourth sister, I will never Forgot."

Xichun nodded, with a clear understanding of the world, and said in a calm and self-sufficient tone: "On the surface, the Jia family is a hundred-year-old mansion with a good reputation, but it has been doing nothing all these years. Those people who rely on their ancestral shadows and act recklessly, today they got the news that the empress in the palace has an imperial heir, and the people in the mansion will definitely be able to use this as a backing. how is it."

"So, if you think about it carefully, Sister Lin's situation is still stronger than mine. At least, Sister Lin still has a chance to leave, but I have no choice but to stay here."

These words came slowly, with a bit of sadness and helplessness, for a moment everyone frowned and sighed, but they couldn't speak.

After a while, Xiangyun raised his head, forced a smile and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about it, Sister Lin is about to leave, but I thought of something, and I wanted to ask Master Miao for help."

Hearing this, Miaoyu was a little surprised, but because she knew that Xiangyun had a simple temperament, she nodded and said: "Miss Yun has something to do, but it's okay to say it, you don't have to be polite."

Xiang Yun nodded, thanked, and said: "Sister Lin's departure from the mansion is a foregone conclusion, I can't say anything more, but things are not going well for Sister Lin recently, I am very worried, but there is no other way. "

Speaking of this, he stared at Miaoyu, with a shallow and expectant smile stretched out from the corners of his lips, and then said: "I heard that the teacher and father of Muni Temple not only has a deep understanding of the way of Zen, but also knows the art of divination. It is extremely effective, Master Miao is her disciple, so naturally he has won the true biography, I would like to trouble Master Miao to take a divination and see how Sister Lin's luck will be in the future."

Xichun murmured for a while, and because she couldn't let Daiyu go, she agreed, "Sister Yun's idea is very good, I ask Master Miao to agree."

Miaoyu put down the teacup in her hand, with a slight smile on her lips, she said without thinking: "I learned the divination and holding spirits for fun, and I seldom touch them on weekdays, but Miss Yun made this suggestion for the sake of my sisters. It's about Miss Lin, so I can't refuse."

After speaking, he asked the people below to prepare the incense table, got up himself, burned the incense in the furnace, divined piously, and after a while, with a worried expression, he said slowly: "Miss Lin is in the brocade of Luo Qi. , but life is waiting for the falling leaves, it is really lamentable, according to today's hexagram, there will be a big event in front of us, and it is unpredictable whether it will be a blessing or a curse."

Xiangyun's expression changed suddenly, and he lost his voice and said: "What does this mean? Sister Lin has suffered so much, can't she still come to life?"

Miaoyu raised her eyes to look at her, with a calm expression, and said: "Miss Yun, don't worry too much. My words are based on divination. Whether it is accurate or not is really uncertain."

"Sister Yun," Daiyu smiled slightly, pressed Xiangyun's hand, and said, "It's just divination, don't take it too seriously."

"Even if it's true, blessings come with misfortunes, and misfortunes come with blessings, as long as I keep a calm mind to deal with it, it will pass."

She was so calm and indifferent, without any impetuous depression, Xiangyun couldn't help being infected, nodded, and slowly calmed down, no longer worried.

Miaoyu raised the corners of her lips slightly, turned her head to look at Daiyu, with approval in her eyes, she nodded and said: "Miss Lin's knowledge is always different, and I think, no matter what happens in the future, Miss Lin can face it calmly." , with such a mind, there will be endless blessings.”

The four of them sipped the tea, talked and chatted, and before they knew it, it was getting late, so they separated.

When they returned to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, Daiyu and Xiangyun finished their dinner and were about to change their clothes to rest. Unexpectedly, Yuanyang came in suddenly and knelt down and said, "The old lady summoned Miss Lin and said that she had something to discuss. Please, Miss Lin." Come with me."

Daiyu was slightly surprised, but her expression was lukewarm. She raised her eyebrows and said, "It's already this hour, what can we do? Why don't we just talk about it tomorrow."

Hearing this, Yuanyang lowered her eyes and murmured: "If Miss Lin refuses to go over, the old lady will definitely be angry and say that I am not doing my job well, so I ask Miss to refrain from doing it, so go over and have a look."

After hearing this, Daiyu was still reluctant in every possible way, but in the end she still refused to embarrass Yuanyang, she put on her clothes and stood up, and said calmly: "If that's the case, I'll just take a trip."

Xiangyun knew that the relationship between her and Jiamu was not as good as it used to be, and because today's events were unusual, she couldn't help but feel very worried, so she said, "I'm free, I'll go with my sister."

"No need," Daiyu glanced at her, her brows and eyes were filled with warmth, and she said, "you must be tired from running around today, you should rest earlier."

Xiangyun was slightly stunned, and when his thoughts turned, he had already understood that things were different, and he was aware of it. Hui Zhilan's heart was like Daiyu, so how could she not understand?But she would rather go alone, just to avoid getting involved by herself, so as not to get into trouble with the Jia family.

Thinking of this, Xiangyun could only sigh, and agreed, but said earnestly: "It's difficult to travel at night, sister Lin must be careful."

Daiyu nodded, turned her eyes to look at Yuanyang, her voice was calm but indifferent: "Okay, you can go." Then, she took her hand and walked out of the boudoir slowly.

At that time, the twilight was falling, and the silk red palace lanterns were lit up one after another, and the candles were flickering. Under the reflection of the flickering lights, the Biyuan Zhulan overlapped and flickered, like an obscure ink painting, which made people's hearts burst out suddenly. Sisi is heavy.

Daiyu looked at it for a long time, her eyebrows frowned, and she said quietly: "At the beginning, I looked at this garden, it was still very good, but now I look at it again, it is getting worse and worse. I wonder what Sister Yuanyang thinks?"

Hearing this, Yuanyang nodded, agreed slightly, then looked sideways at Daiyu, with a moment of hesitation on her face, and finally said in a low voice: "Miss Lin has been treating Yuanyang very well all these years, what happened today , from a rational point of view, Yuanyang should remind her so that the girl can get ready."

Hearing this, Daiyu pursed her lips lightly, but because she had expected it, there was no surprise on her face, she just asked quietly: "I don't know what my sister wants to say?"

Yuanyang's eyes were slightly lowered, and he said softly: "The lady in the palace is pregnant, and the second wife came to visit the palace. The girl must have heard about it. Just now the second wife came back and came to see the old lady, and talked for a while alone. The old lady ordered me and Glass to come out, and immediately invited Miss Lin and Miss San to the upper room to talk, but I don't know why."

Hearing this, Daiyu's face darkened, she frowned and thought about it for a while, because the matter was too strange, she couldn't tell the truth from the inside, she just nodded to Yuanyang, and said in a gentle voice: "I see, thank you sister for reminding me."

When he was talking, he was already approaching the room, and a little maid greeted him, and said with a smile: "The old lady has been reading for a long time, please come in quickly, girl." Then he opened the curtain and let Daiyu enter the room.

The room was brightly lit, as if it were daytime, and when Daiyu looked up, she saw that Tanchun had arrived, and was talking with Mrs. Wang, accompanying Mrs. Jia.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Mrs. Wang turned her head, and her eyes slowly fell on Daiyu, flickering and dim.

Perhaps it was because it was already night, Daiyu was dressed very casually, her hair was loosely tied up, and a long purple jade hairpin inlaid with pearls was slanted on her hairpin. Brocade cloak, underneath is a lotus-green lily skirt. The homely casual dress is elegant and clear, but it has an elegant and quiet beauty, and its character is fresh and refined.

This is the first time that Mrs. Wang looked at Daiyu carefully. Even though she was a little reluctant, she had to admit that the girl in front of her was extremely beautiful and special. One by one came to mind.

In Fengzao Palace, after the congratulations, Concubine Yuan waved away the serving maid and said to her quietly: "Let Gong come here today, there is an important matter, please ask Gong to do it for you."

Mrs. Wang couldn't help being surprised, looking at Concubine Yuan who was frowning slightly and nervous, she leaned over and said, "Your Majesty has a dragon heir and is blessed with good fortune, why are you still frowning?"

Concubine Yuan pursed her carefully drawn red lips, with a slight bitterness in her smile, she sighed and said: "Mr. Gong is outside, how can she know the suffering of people in the palace? For women in the harem, the kindness of the emperor is like flowing water in the east, and they are favored and worried." If you lose your favor, you can't relax for a moment."

"I am pregnant, which is naturally a rare and great event. However, there are three thousand concubines in the harem, and there are too many beauties. I will not be able to sleep soon. I am afraid that those people just took advantage of the loopholes. In the future, I want to recover. Holy Grace, it must be very difficult."

Knowing that Concubine Yuan was pregnant, Mrs. Wang only cared about her joy, thinking that if she had an imperial heir, she would be rich and honorable in the future. How could she take this into account? Now that she heard Concubine Yuan's worrying words, she was shocked, and her eyes froze. There was a bit of shame and a bit of fear, and after a long silence, she said: "Your Majesty is really worried. This matter is really important and embarrassing. I really don't know what to do."

After thinking about it for a while, he raised his eyes to look at Concubine Yuan, with a respectful and humble expression, and asked: "Your Majesty has always been rigorous in her mind, since she has considered this, she must have figured out a way to deal with it, hasn't she?"

"A knowed daughter is like a mother," Concubine Yuan opened her red lips lightly, but her tone was indifferent and cold, without a trace of warmth, "I have thought a lot these days, how can one person alone be able to compete with the colorful and prosperous palace?" Concubine contest? How can you keep Jun En forever?"

"I used to be young, and I was confident that I could stand firm in this position, but now I have more than enough energy, and if I compare it with those sixteen or seventeen-year-old charming girls, I will see who is superior."

The more Mrs. Wang listened, the more frightened she became, cold sweat dripped from her forehead, she tried her best to calm down, looked straight at Concubine Yuan, and listened attentively to her plans.

Seeing that Concubine Yuan's eyebrows had turned into a calm one, she said heart-to-heart: "I have thought about it carefully, and instead of worrying day and night and being chaotic, it is better to support people to serve the emperor. In this way, in the future, I will not only be able to raise my baby with peace of mind. , can keep Jun En for a long time, even if my palace looks a little less in the future, there will be people helping me around, so I will never have any worries."

Hearing what she meant, Mrs. Wang's heart moved, and she pondered: "Your Majesty thinks very well, but after all, the Emperor is Your Majesty's husband, and now he wants to personally recommend concubines for the Emperor, can you be innocent?"

"It's naturally very uncomfortable to do this kind of thing," Concubine Yuan shook her head lightly, with the corners of her lips slightly raised, but there was no smile in her eyes, she said in a concentrated voice, "If I could choose, I wouldn't want to do this either. However, in this palace, keeping Jun En and surviving is the most important thing, as for the others, let's put them aside and don't need to worry too much about them."

When she said this, she rolled up her hair on the sideburns, her eyes were calm and composed, and she said immediately: "Besides, the emperor sits in the mountains and rivers, and he rules the world. If this is the case, why not choose a few women who can be used by me, come here to help me, and the emperor will look at me more favorably, thinking of my generosity and calmness, so, compared to me struggling here alone , it’s much better.”

Mrs. Wang's mind suddenly became clear, as if she was enlightened. She was shocked and ashamed, but also very comforting. The Concubine Yuan in front of her was such a forbearing, intelligent, and far-sighted woman. life in the palace.

Thinking this way in her heart, Mrs. Wang nodded her head and said: "Your Majesty has far-reaching insights, which I can't match."

Looking up at Concubine Yuan, there was a look of submissiveness in her eyes, and she leaned forward and said: "Since the empress has made up her mind, she will do as she said, but the choice of this person must be carefully considered, otherwise, if there is a disagreement in the future, it will be self-defeating." gone."

"Mr. Gong's thought, I have already thought about it," Concubine Yuan said with a completely unmoved expression on her face, "Since you want to choose someone who can help me, you must be obedient and obedient. The most important thing is It is necessary to have a relationship of interests, so that you will be loyal to the palace, and it is undoubtedly the most appropriate to choose from the Grand View Garden. Besides, those girls are both talented and beautiful, and have a good reputation. If they enter the palace, they will definitely be able to invite Jun En. This palace will be disappointed."

Pursing her lips and smiling, she tapped her white and slender fingers on the table. Although she spoke calmly and gently, she looked confident, "Cousin Xue is already the daughter-in-law of the Jia family. Needless to say, the fourth younger sister is still young." Little, don't need to mention it, as for the rest, there are only the third sister and the cousin of the Lin family, especially the cousin of the Lin family. Adding up all the women is not enough."

"With these considerations, I have already decided to choose the two of them. Now it depends on the wishes of Mr. Gong and the old lady."

Mrs. Wang agreed very much at first, but when she heard that Daiyu was involved, her expression changed, and she lost her voice: "It's all about Tanchun, how can such a vicious girl like Lin's girl fall into your empress's eyes?"

Wen Yan Concubine Yuan looked at her sideways, her eyes streamed, she was eager, but she didn't speak, but Mrs. Wang had already noticed her gaffe, and quickly explained: "It turned out that I was in a hurry, and my mouth was indiscriminate. Don't be angry."

He let out a sigh of relief, calmed down his mood, then eased his voice, and said slowly: "This matter is of great importance, not only the talent and appearance of the person to be selected must be considered, but more importantly, it depends on whether this person is easy to control, Tanchun, this girl I saw it when I was a child. Although it was produced by Aunt Zhao, she listened to me the most. She was indifferent to Aunt Zhao. If she was allowed to enter the palace, with her temperament, she would definitely be grateful to her. When the time comes , obey what you say, do your best, needless to say."

When she said this, her expression suddenly turned cold, like ice and snow, and her voice also had a bleak meaning: "As for the girl of the Lin family, she is the most arrogant, and she has never cared about power and wealth. Entering the palace, when the time comes, with her aloof temperament, whether she will serve the emperor or not, no one can say for sure."

Concubine Yuan didn't take it seriously, she pursed her lips lightly and said: "You don't have to worry about this point, I may not be sure about other things, but the emperor is the most honorable person in the whole world. Regardless of temperament or status, they are proud to be close to the emperor, because as long as they can fall into the eyes of the emperor, they can fly up to a branch and become a phoenix. Who would not look forward to such a good thing? No matter how proud the cousin of the Lin family is, she is still a mortal after all. One, without exception."