Dai Meng of the Red Chamber

In front of the Linghua mirror, Zijuan bundled Daiyu's hair and said, "Girl, you look a little pale, but you need to apply more rouge." Get out of the yard."

Zijuan said: "It looks like the weather is pretty good today. Let's go for a stroll in the yard. You will be bored in the house all day long. If you are not sick, you will get sick. The fourth girl said yesterday that the lotus knots in the Ouxiangxie It's bloated, and I'm going to pick it up with the girl and play with it."

Daiyu sighed softly, and said: "It's okay, I haven't been there for a few days, and it's okay to go to the third sister's place to see the lotus." Zijuan replied with a smile: "That's right, go out more often. , I let go of my mind, the girl is a smart person, there is no hurdle or mountain that cannot be climbed in the world."

Daiyu couldn't help but cast a glance at Zijuan, and said, "I never imagined that your eloquence is getting better and better." Zijuan pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "Isn't that what you learned from the girl? Didn't you say that strong generals have no weak soldiers?" .” Daiyu couldn’t help but shook her head and smiled wryly.

Chunxian came in gently, glanced at Zijuan, hesitated to speak, Daiyu saw Chunxian's expression in the mirror, and asked: "What's the matter?" Zijuan smiled and said: "It's okay, just now I'll ask Chunxian to get something." After speaking, he waved to Chunxian and signaled her to go out.

Daiyu looked at the expressions of the two of them quietly from the mirror, and said lightly: "Chunxian, tell me if you have anything to do, Zijuan, how dare you hide it from me with your hoof." , it's really all right."

Daiyu said: "It's okay to do this, Chunxian, tell me." Chunxian glanced at Zijuan, and said hesitantly: "Girl, the second master is here again, and he is still sitting there."

Seeing Daiyu's plain face in the Linghua mirror, Zijuan suddenly darkened, her slender body trembled involuntarily, and gave Chunxian a hard look, Zijuan said: "Girl, your body is just better now, don't go too much Think, Chunxian, you go down first."

After a while, I heard Daiyu say quietly: "Zijuan, tell me, is Baoyu still coming every day these days?" Zijuan thought for a while, gently rolled up a bunch of beautiful hair, and whispered: " The second master's thoughts are also known to the girl, but after all, it is different from the past. Seeing that they are going to get married, they still don't care about it. What should the girl do? Girl, if you want to blame me, blame me."

Daiyu sighed, and said in a low voice: "You are also doing it for my own good, so how can I blame you, after all, it is not the same as before, let alone talk, let him go."

Zijuan said: "Young lady can say this, and Zijuan is relieved. The old lady asked Zijuan to serve the girl, and Zijuan thought of the girl wholeheartedly. In the past, because of the old lady's words, Zijuan certainly hoped that the girl could be with the second master." ...But now that the empress has made an order, since this is the case, Zijuan has to think about the girl's reputation, so she didn't tell the girl, and the second master will go back after a while."

Daiyu didn't make a sound, and turned her head slightly to glance out. Zijuan saw Daiyu in the mirror drooping her eyelids, and two drops of clear tears slipped down.

For a while, Xueyan came in carefully carrying a bowl of steaming porridge, blinked at Zijuan, and said, "Girl, drink it while it's hot. I cooked lotus seed and barley porridge early in the morning." Daiyu looked at the porridge. The steaming heat, thinking of what happened just now, I have no appetite at all, but I couldn't bear to brush off Xueyan's kindness, so I had to say: "Put it on the table first, I'll drink it later."

Zijuan looked at Daiyu's hair carefully, and said to herself: "Okay." Then she tidied up the dressing box, and persuaded: "Girl, Xueyan is busy before dawn. It’s hard work, you don’t look at the merits, you look at the hard work, the girl should use it while it’s hot, the porridge will be bad if it’s cold.”

Looking at Zijuan and Xueyan's earnest gazes, Daiyu sighed softly: "Silly girl, don't worry, I am the daughter of the Lin family, and I will not leave anyone talking about my parents who have passed away. Xueyan, serve the porridge come over."

Watching Daiyu drink the porridge from the bowl, Zijuan and Xueyan looked at each other and smiled, and after tidying up the bowls and chopsticks, Zijuan said: "Girl, I just drank the porridge, don't be bored in the room, go to the yard and have a look. That parrot was screaming so early in the morning that it was disturbing."

Daiyu sighed: "You two girls are so lenient. My ears hurt from the noise in the early morning." Zijuan said with a smile: "We are also doing it for the girl's good. When the girl is in good health, we are also a girl. Light is not."

Xueyan smiled and said: "Yes, we can explain it to the old lady. Besides, Xueyan has been with the girl since childhood. Seeing the girl is good, Xueyan is also happy."

Daiyu couldn't help being lightly smiled by the two girls, and said: "What day is it today? Not only are the parrots outside barking non-stop, but the room is not quiet anymore."

Zijuan was taken aback for a moment, and then realized that Daiyu was making fun of herself around the corner, so she couldn't help pursing her lips and said: "The girl is very talented, and she doesn't show any signs of scolding. Pity us girls, Xueyan, we are kind but not good. Report, it’s really chilling.”

Seeing this, Daiyu said: "Really, you girl, you came to make noises early in the morning. Is it because the National People's Congress has become more thoughtful and wants to marry someone? Forget it, Xueyan, go back to the old lady quickly, and say that Zijuan wants to marry someone." I can't stay anymore."

Zijuan flushed with embarrassment, and said: "Miss made fun of Zijuan again." Seeing Daiyu getting more and more refreshed and cheerful day by day, Zijuan couldn't help but secretly rejoiced, thinking of those dreadful days, she felt a little scared .

Zicuckoo will always remember that it was a cool evening, and the bamboos in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion were also listless due to the cold weather, and the occasional gust of breeze made rustling sounds.

Daiyu was sitting in front of the window, playing the piano casually, while Zijuan was sitting on the couch behind her, embroidering a purse.The last time the servant saw Zijuan's purse was pretty, so he begged Zijuan to make one for himself, but Zijuan couldn't get rid of it, so he agreed. In his spare time, he saw that the purse was about to be embroidered, and there were only a few tassels left. .

Looking up at Daiyu's graceful back in front of her, Zijuan couldn't help sighing softly. The girl's body had just started to improve, and she took pains to play the piano again. Listening to the resentful sound of the piano, her mind must be thinking wildly again Well, alas, the old lady is really, since she didn't want to say anything, she made those two people feel unreal and restless all day long, and even she, a girl, was also anxious.

Suddenly, the snow geese ran in in a panic and said out of breath, "Girl, Second Master...'Golden Jade Match'." There was a bang, and a string of the qin broke with the sound, and the sharp string cut through Dai's mouth. Daiyu didn't notice Yu's finger at all, she just sat there in a daze, her face white, letting the blood drip onto the piano drop by drop.

Zijuan behind her was also surprised by Xueyan's words for a moment, so she accidentally pricked her finger, ignoring herself, Zijuan hurriedly picked up the handkerchief and went up to see Daiyu, wrapped it up and said to Xueyan angrily: "You are Listen to who is talking nonsense, well, why bring this up again."

Seeing Daiyu's expressionless face, Zijuan persuaded softly: "Girl, don't worry, isn't there an old lady, she loves you and the second master the most." Xueyan said anxiously: " It's true, the father-in-law who announced the decree just left, and it was the decree made by the empress in the palace."

Zijuan couldn't help being stunned when she heard this, and hurriedly peeked at Daiyu, only to see Daiyu's clear face was snow-white, her watery clear eyes were staring out blankly, her usually nimble lips were tightly pursed, The slender body stood upright, and the hand on the piano case kept trembling.

Zijuan couldn't help feeling a little flustered. She glanced at Xueyan complainingly, and said to Daiyu in a low voice: "Girl, don't believe what Xueyan says, maybe it's just a rumor, wait until I ask Chunxian to find out."

I only heard Daiyu say decisively: "No need." After speaking, she stood up suddenly, maybe a little too violently, Daiyu's thin body couldn't help shaking, Zijuan and Xueyan rushed forward to support her.

Supporting Daiyu's soft body, Zijuan felt that Daiyu's body was cold and trembling slightly, and the refreshing cold air was transmitted through the clothes, making Zijuan's heart cold .

Slowly helping Daiyu to the bed, Zijuan was surprised to find that Daiyu, who usually shed tears constantly, didn't shed a single tear, but her pale lips faintly overflowed with blood.

Zijuan and Xueyan looked at each other, they didn't know what to do, after a while, Zijuan said softly: "Girl, if you feel uncomfortable, you can cry, you will make us girls feel distressed when you look like this." After speaking, I couldn't help crying first.

Xueyan grabbed Daiyu's hand and shook it lightly: "Girl, it's all my fault, I shouldn't have said it so straightforwardly, girl, you can beat me and scold me if you want, don't keep talking, Xueyan next time There must be no more words."

Daiyu breathed a long sigh of relief, and sighed sadly: "Xueyan, no matter what you do, what should come will always come." After speaking, tears flowed down her face.

Seeing Daiyu crying, Zijuan and Xueyan let go of their hearts, and handed over the handkerchief, Zijuan said: "Girl, don't worry, you've been tired all afternoon, you should lie down for a while first." Said to Xueyan: "Take care of the girl well, I'll go get something, I'll be back in a while."

Walking out of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion in a hurry, Zijuan couldn't help but feel a little dazed. Looking at Xueyan's appearance, it must be true. Otherwise, who would spread these words for no reason? The second master always puts the girl on top of his heart on weekdays. Last time I only said one thing about going back to Suzhou, which caused him to shake the world. Now that the empress has ordered a marriage, let's see what he says.Thinking of this, Zicuckoo hurried to Yihong Courtyard.