Love in the Red Chamber is full of Xiaoxiang

Lin Daiyu sat leaning against the window, looking at the scenery outside the window.

This place is much quieter than other places, with five neat houses.There are three brights and two darks, and there is a small setback.There are many broad-leaved plantains planted under the steps of the front yard.

Xueyan came in holding two sets of clothes and said with a smile: "The concubine just sent two sets of clothes, girl, come and have a look. They are all very good satin."

Daiyu glanced at Xueyan's hand, one color was apricot red, the other color was light yellow.Daiyu didn't show much interest on her face, but asked: "Princess Wang is busy now, so I said go over to say hello."

Xueyan said: "Wangfei ordered, that the girl doesn't need to go there. She also said that it is cold, and I am afraid that the girl will catch the cold every time she comes and goes. Speaking of it, the princess is a good person, and she is considerate of the girl."

Daiyu pursed her lips and didn't say anything, after she came out of Fengyi Palace, she entered the Beijing Palace.It's been a few days, but the place is still quiet. The princess would come over several times a day to talk to her and explain poetry and etiquette. These trivial matters in the palace have nothing to do with her.

The two were talking, when they suddenly heard someone talking in the courtyard, Daiyu looked outside, but saw that it was Nan Fangfei leading the people.Daiyu got up quickly, and Xueyan lifted the Xiang curtain.When Daiyu left the bedroom, she saw Nanqing waiting under the eaves.

When Nan Qing saw her, she had a smile on her face: "Miss Lin, I'll send two maids here to give you orders."

Daiyu bent her body, but Nanqing pulled her back and said with a quick smile: "Miss Lin and I are polite, even the princess treats girls differently, let alone you and me. If you have any difficulties, just tell me, I will do it for Miss Lin."

Daiyu said, "Thank you side concubine for thinking about it."

Nan Qing said to Daiyu again: "The servant girls don't obey me, so you just tell me. Just beat them up."

Daiyu smiled and nodded in agreement, Nan Qing laughed twice, and hurried back.

Daiyu then went to see the two girls left behind, who were estimated to be no more than fourteen or five years old.After the two saluted, Daiyu nodded, and asked Xueyan to give them a meeting gift, each with a purse made in the palace and a string of money.The one wearing lotus lotus satin vest is slightly bigger, the one who is almost sixteen is called Hanyan, and the one wearing blue-colored pinching teeth vest is called Feiyu.

Princess Dunhui came and smiled at Daiyu as soon as she entered the room: "Sister Lin, why don't you go out?"

Daiyu said: "Didn't the princess go into the palace today?"

Dun Hui said: "I didn't go, my sister-in-law said that I was not well. Now sister Yongjia's place is busy, Fengyi Palace is full of people coming in and out every day, besides, sister Lin has already arrived at home, why should I join in the fun. "

Daiyu stretched out her hand to Dunhui to ask for the words to be arranged yesterday, but Dunhui took Daiyu's hand and said: "Good sister, don't be so serious. My brother also said that you can learn as much as you want from Miss Lin. I don't mean Those who are going to take the exam don't have to work so hard. Sister Lin, as for the two writings, please delay for two days, the weather is getting colder, and the ink is also congealed, so it's hard to write, okay?"

Daiyu also laughed when she heard her words: "You are the princess, I am just a commoner girl, how dare I ask you for anything. Don't dare to give the princess too much time, how about handing it in before tomorrow evening? "

Seeing that Daiyu was willing to show mercy, Dunhui liked it very much.The two met again to see the princess.

In Yiyuan, the princess is assigning the affairs of the daughter-in-law.After finally waiting for the assignment to be completed, I came to greet them.

Dun Hui hurriedly asked: "I heard Sister Cuiying said that my sister-in-law is not in good health, why didn't you invite an imperial doctor to come and take a look?"

The princess waved her hand: "It's just a couple of coughs, it's not a serious illness. Why bother to disturb the whole family."

Dun Hui said: "Then people should come and have a look, we can't delay."

The princess didn't take it seriously, her face was calm.

Daiyu watched coldly from the side, and saw that the princess was wearing a double-breasted long gown made of lotus blue, her hair was loosely tied up, and there were no jewels on her hair. It is somewhat similar to sister-in-law Zhu.Daiyu felt strange.Zhu's sister-in-law is a widow, so naturally she can't wear those gorgeous clothes, the princess has a noble status, and the prince is alive and well, so she can dress like this no matter what.

The princess asked Daiyu: "Miss Lin, is she used to living here?"

Daiyu replied: "I'm used to it, it's good. Thank you for your concern."

The concubine smiled modestly: "If you don't mind what kind of name you call me, I still want you to be my younger sister. Naturally calling me older sister is enough."

Daiyu hurriedly got up and said, "I'm afraid that the women of the people will not be able to climb high."

"What is high and not high, since Miss Lin has come to our mansion, she will be considered as a family in the future. The prince has specifically explained that he will not treat Miss Lin badly. The expenses of the Qixia Courtyard are the account of the public. In addition, I always I will give Miss Lin two taels of silver as monthly money." Then she turned her head and said to Nanny Hu who was in front of her, "Mother Hu, please get Miss Lin's monthly money out of my account. You don't need to bother Gongzhong anymore."

Madam Hu remembered it.

Dun Hui smiled and said: "My sister-in-law is still very considerate. Thanks to my sister-in-law who has been taking care of things in our house these years, my brother has saved a lot of trouble. If I don't have any skills, I'm afraid I won't be able to figure it out. Now the government Who doesn't really admire sister-in-law."

The concubine pursed her lips and said with a smile: "The Princess has put honey on her mouth today, so she just chooses words that people like."

Dunhui and Daiyu laughed and said, "Sister Lin, don't tell me I'm wrong."

Daiyu also laughed.

Liu'er went to the porch and talked: "The prince said to come over for dinner tonight, and asked the princess to prepare it."

The smile on Wang Hao's face gradually cooled down, but she was not in any mood, she said lightly: "I see, you can step back." Then she said to Dun Hui: "My lord is usually busy with many things. It would be better if everyone had a lively meal together. Call Shui Cheng, and the side concubine. Miss Lin is also coming. I will ask for a few more dishes. When the time comes, you are not allowed to leave the table .”

Daiyu hastily agreed.Dunhui's biggest wish now is to see her brother and sister-in-law in harmony, and hope that the two of them will quarrel less, at least they will be as harmonious as they look from the outside, this is what a family says.

After Shui Rong came back from court, the concubine had already made preparations.Originally thought that the banquet would be held in Yiyuan, but Wang Hao ordered someone to place it in Wangyue Pavilion in the garden.

Nan Qing led people to clean up Wangyue Pavilion early, thinking that there would be a lot of people tonight, so she ordered people to open the attic and move out all kinds of small tables that hadn't been used for a long time.

Shui Rong walked over but couldn't see the concubine. Seeing this, Nan Qing hurriedly came up to meet her: "Your Highness, you've worked hard, wait a little longer. They'll be here in a while."

The seats are already arranged here.Nan Qing was about to send someone to invite her, but she saw Wang Hao and the others coming, followed by Dun Hui, Shui Cheng's nanny held Shui Cheng in her arms, and Dai Yu was the last one walking.

Dunhui liked her brother very much when she saw her, so she hurried forward to ask questions.The concubine sat down by herself, her face was frosty, and there was no smile on her face.Daiyu just felt a little puzzled, she was chatting and laughing just now, why did she immediately change her expression when she came in front of the prince.

After everyone was seated, the maids gave everyone a food box, which contained some of their favorite dishes.It is also convenient to put it on a small table.

Shui Rong looked at the crowd, then asked the concubine, "Why don't you invite the concubine side?"

The concubine said: "The side concubine said she was not feeling well, and she was reluctant to go out. The concubine has already sent someone over to offer condolences."

Shui Rong gave up and saw Daiyu sitting in a dimly lit place, her brows were slightly knotted.When the princess looked sideways, she happened to see this expression, and said in a low voice, "Why don't you let her sit beside you."

Shui Rong heard the words and looked at the princess, then said: "It's very useless."

After all, Shui Cheng is just a child of a few years old, there is no quiet place, he is very mischievous, running around.Shui Rong said: "I've seen Nian send Shui Cheng to the palace school to study for a few days, he is also naughty at home. I can't control him."

The concubine said: "He is only such an older child, so it doesn't matter if we let him play for two more years. Doesn't our family still have him to get some fame?"

Shui Rong was a little displeased: "After all, it's just common sense of women."

The princess knew that what she said was not as good as Shui Rong, so she stopped talking, thinking who else was in his eyes at this time.Being a husband and wife for the past few years is meaningless after all, but it is a deep bondage for the princess.

The grievances in her heart suddenly surfaced, and the princess didn't care whether she looked good or not, so she picked up the self-pour pot next to her and drank by herself.

Dun Hui, who was sitting at the bottom, immediately sensed that the couple was not right, and said with a smile: "Brother, Sister Lin is teaching me Yuefu poems these two days. Miss Lin also asked me to compose a song, but I am not very good at it. . When brother is free, teach me, okay?"

Shui Rong said: "Since you have a master, what do you want me to do? Miss Lin's talent is enough for you to learn for a lifetime, you have to ask modestly, you understand?"

Dun Hui said: "Sister Lin will naturally teach, but I want my brother to teach, but my brother is unwilling."

Shui Rong raised his glass and said to Daiyu: "Miss Lin has also seen my sister, she is very good at pestering people. There are many affairs in court, and I don't have time to discipline her, so I ask Miss Lin to take care of her."

Daiyu hurriedly got up and answered with a smile.

The concubine still drank on her own, and she didn't think it was strange that Nan Qing had seen such a scene a lot, with a faint smile on her lips, she hurriedly got up to toast the water-soluble wine.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, the princess felt extremely sad.He stood up and said, "Everyone take your time, I'm taking my leave."

The banquet was only halfway through, and the princess, the hostess, had already left.He was very unhappy with Shui Rong, originally he had something to discuss with her, but he didn't expect to see such a cold face when he came back.There was no smile on Shui Rong's face, and he felt that the wine in the glass was extremely bitter.

Dun Hui looked at something wrong, so she came up to persuade her for a while, until the banquet was over.

Nan Qing was busy getting someone to clean it up, and at the same time invited Shui Rong to go back to her room to rest.Shui Rong said: "No need, I want to be quiet tonight."

Nan Qing's face immediately collapsed.Dun Hui is talking with Shui Rong.The nanny came to say goodbye with Shui Cheng in her arms, and they parted ways after a while.Shui Rong couldn't see Daiyu for a long time, thinking why she didn't come to say goodbye, forget it, let her go.I think she is also a freedom-loving person like myself.

The night was just right, and I felt a little dizzy after drinking some alcohol, so I thought I should go back to my room and take a rest earlier.He was thinking about the matter to be discussed with the princess, and the princess left the meeting halfway, so it would be difficult for him to go to Yiyuan to make a disturbance at this time.I'm afraid I've hit a soft nail again.After thinking about it, he called Shun'er and said: "Go to Yiyuan and tell the princess to return to the Han Mansion in the future. Just say that her second brother returned to Beijing today."

Shun'er took the order and left.

Although it is already early autumn, but the summer heat has not dissipated, and it is in the midst of the dog days, even though it is night, it is still hot and uneasy.Shui Rong put one hand behind his back and waved the fan with the other.I wonder why there is no cool breeze in such a night.

After going around for a while, he was about to leave the garden gate and go back to the small study to rest.Suddenly, there seemed to be a person standing under the flower stand.Shui Rong took a closer look, and it turned out to be Daiyu.

Shui Rong coughed behind him, and Daiyu hurriedly turned her head to look.Seeing that it was him, he was so busy that he blessed his body.

With the help of the faint light, Shui Rong could see a few faint flowers on the flower stand, which were blooming just right, and smelled a few faint fragrances.

Daiyu asked, "Does my lord know what kind of flower this is?"

Shui Rong smiled and shook his head: "I really don't know about this."

Daiyu said: "It is said that it only blooms at night and withers early the next morning, so it is called Moonlight Flower. It is also called Chang'e Flying to the Moon, but it has another name, Xiyan. The prince also thinks this flower is good, but why does it only It blooms at night, and the flowering period is so short, but it is only a short night, and the sun will not see the next day, and it will wither."

Shui Rong replied: "Everything in the world has its own laws."

Daiyu sighed faintly: "It is said that beauty is compared to flowers, but when you think about it, it's not the case. It's just that beauty is easy to grow old. Although it looks good, it's only a few years. In a blink of an eye, black hair is replaced by silver hair. No wonder Liu Xiyi sighed, "How long can the eyebrows turn like crescents, but the hair of the cranes will be as messy as silk in a moment"."

Hearing Daiyu's sentimentality, Shui Rong's heart was touched after all, he was slightly taken aback, and then said: "Sage Confucius also lamented 'the dead are like a man', and they all said that the time is too long. Miss Lin actually doesn't need to utter these laments. Life is alive, who is not like this. As long as you don’t live up to your youth.”

Daiyu has always had a sensitive mind, so she couldn't help feeling a little sentimental for a while.She lowered her head slightly.

Shui Rong said again: "Speaking of which, I still remember a flower name that is opposite to this flower. It's called Chaoyan, which means morning bloom and evening thankfulness. It's what we often call morning glory. Does the girl think it's very interesting? It can be seen Everything in the world is also born of nature. Plants, like us, are aware of their worries."

Daiyu couldn't help laughing when she heard the latter sentence.She thought that it was getting late and there were few people coming and going here, so she got away to leave.Unexpectedly, Shui Rong suddenly grabbed her sleeve, and Daiyu hurriedly turned to look at him.The two looked at each other, and Daiyu seemed a little flustered: "Is there anything else you want to order, my lord?"

But Shui Rong picked off a moonlight flower and put it in Dai Yu's hair.