[Red Mansion] Ronghua Road of Mrs. Hou's Mansion

Lin Ruhai paced around the room for a while, and replied to Chen Yan: "Why did Cheng Xun come to the Lin family to propose marriage?"

Chen Yan replied with a smile: "The national filial piety has long passed, so naturally we can propose marriage."

Lin Ruhai sat down and sighed, "Ma'am, you know that's not what I meant."

Chen Yanhui stopped joking and said, "The master is not satisfied with the married son?"

Lin Ruhai was questioned, but he couldn't say what was wrong with Cheng Xun, and he had to admit that Cheng Xun was outstanding in everything, he was a young talent, and like the Lin family, he belonged to a family of bells and tripods, so he was naturally a good match. It's worthy of Daiyu.

"Cheng Shizi is indeed an outstanding person, but..."

"But the master is reluctant to part with his daughter, and is afraid that the married family will treat her badly." Chen Yan replied.

Lin Ruhai said: "What do you think of Cheng Xun?"

Chen Yan thought about it and said: "I think Cheng Xun is a good person and has a sense of responsibility. Mrs. Cheng is also a reasonable person. If Daiyu marries, she won't let Daiyu be wronged like the Lu family. Of course, The most important thing is whether Daiyu is willing or not."

"Since that's the case, let's ask Yu'er what she wants first."

Soon, Daiyu came over, Lin Ruhai thought about it, and told her about the matter.

Daiyu blushed slightly, "Does father want my daughter to agree?"

Lin Ruhai said: "My opinion is not important, as long as it suits your heart."

Although Daiyu had read books such as "The Peony Pavilion" and "The Romance of the West Chamber", she didn't have a man she liked very much. She felt that her father would never harm her if marriage was an important matter, and the matchmaker's words were ordered by her parents.

So she whispered: "Father decides everything."

Lin Ruhai knew that Daiyu had agreed, and that it was a happy event for his daughter to marry, but he really couldn't be happy now, and felt that the daughter he had raised for so many years was going to belong to someone else, and he was very reluctant to part with it.

Lin Ruhai deliberately delayed for a while before asking someone to deliver news to the family.When Cheng Xun got the news, he came over immediately.

Lin Ruhai asked him a lot of questions, and after receiving the assurance that he would take good care of Daiyu, he reluctantly nodded.

"I want to meet Miss Lin. I wonder if Master Lin can agree?" Cheng Xun said.

Lin Ruhai felt that it would be good for the two of them to meet before they got married, and if Daiyu didn't like her, she could go back on her word, so she agreed.

Seeing Cheng Xun leaving with the maidservant, Lin Ruhai was still wondering why Cheng Xun would take a fancy to Daiyu?

Chen Yan smiled back and said, "A gentle lady, a gentleman is very good. Daiyu is beautiful and intelligent, knowledgeable and reasonable, with both ability and morality. Who wouldn't be happy to see it? If I were a man, I would also like to marry Daiyu back."

Lin Ruhai stroked his beard with a smile, "For he has vision."

Daiyu was playing the piano, but her thoughts were confused, and she played several wrong notes.At this time, a little maid came in and said something in Zicuckoo's ear.

Zijuan smiled and walked over to interrupt Daiyu's thoughts.

"Miss, Cheng Shizi has obtained the consent of the master, and would like to invite you to meet."

Daiyu's hands trembled, and the strings let out a whimper. She stood up, "Cheng Shizi?"

Zijuan pursed her lips and said with a smile: "It's the son Cheng who the master negotiated with you."

Daiyu was slightly flustered, and after a while, she said calmly, "Please, Mr. Cheng, go to the flower hall to explain."

In the flower hall, Cheng Xun met Daiyu and greeted her.

The maidservants also wisely walked a little further away.

Although he is a military commander and doesn't value beauty, he still admires Daiyu from the bottom of his heart when he sees Daiyu. With such an appearance and temperament, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a fairy of Yaochi.

"The girl saved her sister, Cheng Xun is here to thank the girl."

Daiyu said politely: "Actually, I didn't do much to help. Besides, Miss Cheng also helped me. Naturally, I can't stand by and watch her in trouble. The son should be most grateful to the Empress and Miracle Doctor Xia."

Cheng Xun smiled, "Whoever helps my sister, my parents will come to thank me in person. Now I just want to thank the girl personally."

Daiyu asked: "Isn't this why Mr. Cheng wants to marry the Lin family?"

"Of course not." Cheng Xun said immediately.

"Maybe the girl doesn't remember, or didn't pay attention, but I have met the girl a few times. When the girl was married, I wanted to come to propose marriage. But then something happened, I needed to make a deal with Xu Jiaxu, and later I left the capital and went to a remote place, and it took me more than half a year. I thought, if things go well and I return safely, I will go to the mansion to propose a marriage. Fortunately, Mr. Lin has not yet arranged a marriage for the girl, so there is still time. "

Having said that, what he thought in his heart was that even if Daiyu got engaged to someone else, he would find a way to get the Lin family to withdraw the engagement, and he would naturally be able to snatch back the marriage.

Daiyu didn't expect that he had been thinking about her for so long, and her mood was complicated and sweet.

"At first, I thought the son wanted to marry the Lin family." Daiyu expressed her doubts.

Cheng Xun said: "The relationship between the Cheng family and the Lin family is not close, and it is normal for the girl to suspect my motives. But I want to see people's hearts for a long time, and the girl can always see my heart clearly. The reason why I want to meet the girl is There are some things I want to clarify with the girl, so that the girl can marry me with peace of mind."

"Your Majesty said so."

Cheng Xun said softly: "My father loves and respects my mother. He has only guarded her for many years. He has never taken concubines, nor has he had children from concubines. I want to tell the girl that I am naturally the same. You are enough to have only one wife in your life. Set up a side room, no room for concubines, and no room for connection, treat you well for the rest of your life, please believe me, girl."

Even though Daiyu liked Jia Baoyu in her previous life, she never thought of leaving Jia Baoyu alone by her side, and she did not stop him from taking concubines and taking over the house.It was Lin Ruhai, who had several aunts when she was in Yangzhou, but Cheng Xun did not expect Cheng Xun to make such a promise to her.

Daiyu's heart was moved, but she didn't answer directly.

Later, when Sister Feng visited Daiyu at Lin's house, Daiyu told Sister Feng a little shyly, and Sister Feng said with a smile, "I've asked people, and Mr. Cheng is indeed a gentleman. , you can trust him for the time being. But you can’t trust him completely right now, you have to consider him for some time.”

Daiyu nodded, "I know."

The two families discussed a good date, and the marriage was settled. Lin Ruhai was reluctant to part with her daughter, and kept Daiyu for more than half a year before letting her marry.Of course, during this period, Cheng Xun will still find opportunities to meet Daiyu, so that they can cultivate their relationship.

Even if Lin Ruhai was reluctant to give up, when Cheng Xun came to greet her daughter on the day of her marriage, Lin Ruhai was worried, and even secretly 'threatened' Cheng Xun once, warning him to take good care of Daiyu.

Cheng Xun agreed in this way, and he did, treating Daiyu like a pearl like a treasure, and it hurts in the palm of his hand.

Everyone knows that Cheng Xun dotes on his wife and envies Daiyu's good fortune.Even if Daiyu has not been pregnant for three years after marrying, there is still no other woman around Cheng Xun. Even Wu Guogong and his wife did not urge her, they loved Daiyu as their own daughter, and they were as close as sisters to Chengwan.

In fact, Daiyu also wanted a child, but Cheng Xun disagreed.Because he felt that Daiyu was weak, and it would be better to have a child in a few years. Even if a doctor would take care of her body, he was still worried, and he had to wait until she was at least 19 years old.

Cheng Xun had always listened to her, but he was extremely insistent on this matter. Daiyu couldn't hold back him, so she had to compromise.

Four years later, Daiyu finally became pregnant as she wished. The Lin family and the Cheng family were very happy, but also very nervous. They took care of Daiyu carefully, and they were afraid that Daiyu would fall if she took a step further.

It was the beginning of spring at this time, when it was warm and cold, and the ground dragon was still burning in the room, and the whole room was warm. Unknowingly, she leaned on the couch, feeling a little sleepy.

Cheng Xun specially moved the official business to the dormitory just to accompany her, seeing her delicate profile and listening to her soft breathing, he couldn't help smiling slightly, and then bowed his head to handle the official business.

The room was very quiet, only the rustling wind outside could be heard.With Cheng Xun's permission, she could only read for half an hour to avoid hurting her eyes, but fell asleep somehow.

In the dream, for some reason, she returned to Yangzhou and saw her dying father.Surrounded by servants of the Lin family, all of them looked sad, and beside them was Jia Lian, who said something to her father, as if promising that the Jia family would take good care of her.

She cried so much that she was on the verge of fainting, and begged her father not to leave, but her father went anyway, telling her to go back to Rongguo Mansion with peace of mind, and her grandmother would protect her.

She suddenly remembered that she had lived in Rongguo Mansion for several years. This time her father was seriously ill, and her grandmother asked Lian's second brother to send her back. After that, she would live in Jia's house forever.

Later, with the help of Lian's second brother, she held a funeral for her father, and she couldn't help but shed tears when she saw the sight of everything.

Soon, she followed Jia Lian back to the capital, and lived a life of living under the fence again.

In the haze, she seemed to see a completely different self from the present. The self in the dream was sentimental, and she liked to cry whenever she met Jia Baoyu, because Jia Baoyu's already weak body became even weaker.She saw those servants talking about her behind her back, saw those people taking the money she gave while saying that she was mean and petty, and heard that they always compared her with Xue Baochai, and even Xiren, a maid, was behind her back. Say her no.

Didn't grandma love her very much, why would she let these servants talk about her?

She saw many scenes flashing in front of her eyes, saw the details of getting along with Jia Baoyu, saw Jia Baoyu befriending her while at the same time befriending sister Bao, and heard the rumors of "golden jade marriage" spread in the house. Everywhere, I saw how I took Xue Baochai as a good sister step by step.

I saw how the considerate elder sister Bao put the blame on her in the Dicui Pavilion, and saw how Xue Baochai even joked about asking her to marry Xue Pan when she knew Xue Pan's virtues.At that time, Xue Baochai knew that she and Jia Baoyu were connected, but she still made such jokes.Or did she think that she was only worthy of marrying someone like Xue Pan?

Later, even though she knew how outside people said that she was not as good as Xue Baochai, she really regarded Xue Baochai as her confidant, and now it seems that it was just her own wishful thinking.

Jia Baoyu was indeed kind to her, but he was also caring for many sisters and sisters, and he was also so considerate to the maid. She cared most about him, but she was not unique in his heart.

Because of these, she is always sad, always in tears.

He has some talents, but he doesn't like reading, doesn't know how to make progress, and spends all day fooling around in the pile of makeup.However, my grandmother still treats him like a sore eyeball, giving him whatever he wants, and staying with any girl he likes, and letting him pick and choose.

She didn't think there was anything at the time, but when she saw the scene in her dream, she felt that she was not the most unique in her grandmother's heart. She could also be chosen, including Shi Xiangyun and Xue Baochai, as long as Jia Baoyu was happy.

She suddenly felt that what happened in the dream was so far away, so far away that she couldn't remember why she liked Jia Baoyu so much and why she had to marry him.

Suddenly, a white light flashed in front of my eyes, and the screen changed to another place.

There were several people standing in the room, they were my grandmother, my second uncle, and my second aunt.

Jia Zheng said, "Mother has decided to let Baoyu marry Baochai?"

Mother Jia sighed, "Of course I love Daiyu too, but she is weak and an orphan girl without father and mother. At first I thought she would marry Baoyu, but I thought it would be better to marry Baochai, and then This is also the meaning of the empress, and it cannot be violated."

Mrs. Wang also said: "What the old lady said is that Baochai has a good temper, is generous and honest, and has a gentle and dignified personality. None of the servants in the house does not praise her. She is in better health than Miss Lin. In the future, she will marry her." Good housekeeper."

Jia Zheng hesitated and said, "But we promised our younger sister and Ruhai to take good care of Daiyu, and we also took the property of the Lin family, otherwise we would not be able to build the family-saving villa. If Baoyu is not allowed to marry her, I will feel sorry. Or, I have watched with cold eyes all these years, Baoyu and Daiyu..."

Jia's mother said: "Daiyu is young, and the Lin family is dead. How can she go back to Yangzhou? So we can take the money from the Lin family, otherwise she has nowhere to use so much money."

Daiyu watched this scene, covered her lips to keep herself from crying.

Dead, that's what grandma said about the Lin family?

At this time, Daiyu's condition became more and more serious, and coupled with the decision to let Baoyu marry Baochai, Jia Mu's heart for Daiyu became worse. She is ready. If we can rejoice with happy events, maybe she will recover and let us worry about it. If it is not good, it will not be a temporary mess, our family is busy these days."

Mrs. Wang didn't show any sadness on her face, she nodded in agreement with Jia Zheng.

On the other hand, even though everyone in Jia's family kept it a secret, Daiyu still found out that Baoyu was going to marry Baochai, she immediately vomited blood and almost fainted.

When Jia Mu heard about this, she said, "It's worth it!" and hurried to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

After asking Zicuckoo again, Jia's mother said: "They grew up together since they were young, and they have a good relationship. Now that they are old, they should know the difference between men and women and stick to their daughter's duty. I really love her. If she had other thoughts in her heart, I would have loved her in vain."

Thinking of Daiyu's current situation, Jia's mother said again: "I thought she was not a fool, why didn't she understand the truth? A family like ours must not have such a heart disease, otherwise what will happen to our family if it spreads?" Is it human? She is not in good health, if it is to cure her disease, I will give up any amount of money, but if it is for the heart disease, I will not feel so sorry for her."

Daiyu looked at the sad and disappointed Mother Jia, and couldn't help sobbing.

Didn't grandma love her very much all the time? Didn't she make the decision to let her and Baoyu be together since childhood? Why did she change her mind now?So, are they greedy for the property of the Lin family, and want to watch her die?

The more she thought about it, the more she grieved and cried until she couldn't make a sound.

Daiyu was still sad, and the scene changed again.

At this time, she opened her heavy eyes, only Zijuan, the nanny and a few little girls were beside her.

She held Zicuckoo's hand, she had no strength in her body, and said with a sigh of relief: "I'm useless, I hoped that we would be together forever, I don't want me...I have no relatives here, but this body is clean , you ask them to send me back anyway."

Speaking of this, there is already more air out and less air in, but the hands tightened even more.

Zijuan and others were lying on the bedside and weeping bitterly. Daiyu looked away, stared at the front, and said straightly: "Baoyu, Baoyu, hello..."

Before the words were finished, there was no sound.

Looking at herself on the bed, Daiyu broke out in a cold sweat when she heard the crying in the room. She subconsciously took a step back, but accidentally bumped into the table behind her and almost fell down.

She woke up suddenly, opened her eyes, touched her face, and found that it was already covered with tears.

"What's the matter, did you have a nightmare?" Cheng Xun immediately went to her side and wiped her tears, "Did you dream about something terrible?"

Daiyu closed her eyes, panting heavily.

Cheng Xun ordered someone to bring a hot cloth to wipe off the cold sweat on her forehead, and said softly, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Daiyu looked at the person in front of her with a gentle face, caring for her very much, which was very different from what happened in her dream.

Her heart slowly fell, and she sighed softly, fortunately, it was just a dream.

But if it was just a dream, why did she feel it was so real?It was as if she had experienced it herself, such an unforgettable pain, she couldn't forget it.

Cheng Xun let her lean into his arms, stroked her hair, and said after a while: "Since you're tired, go to bed and sleep."

With that said, he was about to hug her.

Daiyu shook her head, "I had a nightmare, I'm not sleepy anymore, I feel a little hungry now."

Cheng Xun hurriedly asked people to prepare meals.

Even though she has been pregnant for five months, her limbs are still slender. In addition to her recent poor appetite, she seems to have lost weight.

Cheng Xun felt distressed and always advised her to eat more.

Thinking of that dream again, Daiyu said, "I want to go back to Lin's house tomorrow."

Cheng Xun was worried that she would go out of the mansion alone, and said: "Okay, wait for me to come back from court tomorrow, and I will go with you."

Four months later, Daiyu went into labor, and everyone became nervous.Wen Po said that the baby was in an upright position, but Daiyu was weak, and the baby did not come out until one day and one night after giving birth.

Cheng Xun was very distressed, and didn't want her to suffer from having a child again, so he decided to just have one child.

Daiyu was surprised, "If I gave birth to a daughter, wouldn't this one child be enough?"

Cheng Xun looked at his ugly son and said, "I'm not the only son who got married anyway. If we don't have a son, it's the same to give the title to the second brother."

Thinking of the danger of Daiyu's childbirth, he still felt lingering fear, "I hope we can stay together for a lifetime, so that it is good to experience such an adventure once."

Daiyu didn't know how to express the emotion in her heart, but in the end she just said: "Okay."

Now that Cheng Xun has made a decision, he will never waver. Even if he sees how cute other people's daughters are, he will not have the idea of ​​having a daughter with Daiyu.In the next few years, he really only treated her well wholeheartedly, cleared up all troubles for her, and didn't let her worry about anyone or anything.

Apart from spending time with Cheng Wan, Daiyu usually goes to the Prince Chen's Mansion most often.When Sister Qiao was three years old, Sister Feng asked Daiyu to enlighten her.At such a young age, Sister Qiao earnestly performed the apprenticeship ceremony like a young adult.Anyway, staying at the house is boring, so why not talk and laugh with Sister Feng, and teach Sister Qiao how to read.

Sister Qiao took Daiyu's hand, and gave Daiyu a painting, and asked Daiyu to comment on how she painted.

Daiyu looked at it seriously, and said with a smile, "Miss Qiao is only seven years old, so it's very good to paint like this."

Sister Qiao lay down on the table and sighed vaguely, "That's not good. It seems that what my grandmother said is right, I just followed my mother, and I can't learn well no matter what."

Sister Feng: "..."

Brother Ting grinned, "It's my sister who is too stupid."

Everyone laughed.

Hearing laughter from all the room, Ping'er also laughed and said: "Princess, everything you ordered has been done. I found someone to redeem Miss Smith, gave her some money, and sent her on board."

Daiyu wondered: "You still have contact with Smith, where is she?"

In the past few years since the new emperor ascended the throne, all the families of the four kings, eight lords and twelve lords have been copied, leaving only a few, and historians have not been able to avoid this disaster.

"Before the historian was copied, she came to the palace to beg me, but I was helpless, so I refused her. Didn't she beg you?"

"I don't know about this matter," Daiyu said.

Sister Feng smiled and said: "It's fine if you don't know, but it's not a good thing anyway. Mr. Cheng loves you and doesn't want you to be bothered by some people."

In fact, Daiyu and Shi Xiangyun are not familiar with each other in this life, so Daiyu has no reason to help her.Furthermore, this is the emperor's decision, and no one can stop it.

"Historians were copied, some were exiled, some were beheaded, and as for women, many became officials and prostitutes. After all, we all met. I sent someone to find her, ransomed her, and sent her elsewhere."

After breaking the relationship with the Jia family, the Xue family survived.A few years ago, Baochai went to other places with her husband to work, and was just transferred back to the capital not long ago. She already has a son and a daughter, and they are doing well, but they don't have much contact with them.

On the contrary, Yingchun, Tanchun and Baochai often meet each other.

"Have you not found Xichun yet?" Daiyu asked.

Sister Feng knew that Xichun might have become a monk, but she still said: "There is no sign of her. I think it's good, go far away from the capital and live a clean life."

At this time, suddenly heard the sound of the child crying loudly, it turned out that Brother Yan had woken up, and Daiyu hurried over to comfort him.

Brother Ting withdrew his hand and stood at a loss, playing with the hem of his clothes with his head down.

Sister Feng glared at him.

After coaxing for a while, finally stopped crying, Yan Ge'er rolled his eyes and looked at Ting Ge'er.

Brother Ting showed two missing teeth and smiled at Brother Yan.

Sister Feng left Daiyu at the mansion for lunch, and chatted with Daiyu for a while, then heard someone outside calling, "Wangfei, Prince Cheng is here."

Sister Feng joked: "One day is like three autumns. I didn't see you all morning, so I hurried to pick him up. Could it be that there are scourges here, can they eat you?"

Daiyu covered her lips and smiled lightly, "Elder sister knows how to make fun of me, isn't Prince Chen the same? I don't know who it was that day, so I went to our house to pick him up in person within two hours."

After a while, the two burst into laughter.In the yard, the peach blossoms are in full bloom, falling like rain, listening to the laughter in the room, and dancing along with it.