Dai Yuxin says

The weather is getting warmer, and the willow branches are sprouting young buds. Daiyu is walking on the cobbled path, looking at the new grasses in the flower garden. With tears in my eyes.

Zijuan looked a little puzzled, since the girl returned to her home, she has been in a good mood, with a smile on her face all day long.

Every day when I go out for a walk, I always smile and say that the spring is beautiful, and it is best to go out for a walk more often. If I stay in the house, I will not let down the good spring.

Today, facing such a beautiful scenery, why is the girl depressed?

"Zicuckoo, go and carry my qin to the plum pavilion, I'm going to play there." Daiyu looked at the plum pavilion on the rockery not far away, with a sad expression and a mournful voice.

Since returning to Jade Garden, Daiyu reads, writes and writes every day, or sits and embroiders with Zijuan Xueyan.Living a peaceful and comfortable life as a lady, her mood is peaceful and serene.

Following Daiyu's eyes, Xueyan looked up at the plum pavilion with hexagonal cornices on the top of the mountain in the distance, and suddenly remembered that there was such a pavilion in the old house in Gusu, whenever the flowers were in full bloom.The master in green shirt loves to sit in the pavilion with his wife, the master plays the flute, the wife plays the piano, and the girl catches butterflies under the pavilion.

Thinking of the past, it seems like yesterday.The girl is going to Meiting to play the piano, she must miss her master and wife.

"Girl, although the weather is getting warmer now, the wind on the mountain is still a bit cool. What if you catch a cold after drinking the wind?" Zijuan walked a few steps, turned back worriedly, looked at Daiyu and persuaded her with concern. Said: "Otherwise, when the weather is warmer, the girl will go up again. At that time, the flowers will all bloom and the scenery will be more beautiful."

Xueyan tugged on Zijuan's skirt and said in a low voice: "Sister Zijuan, don't try to persuade me any more. The girl is in love with Jing, remembering that Mrs. Master has come, and she is sad, let her play the piano, maybe it can be relieved. "

Zicuckoo nodded slightly, turned and left.

Xueyan followed closely behind Daiyu, not daring to say more, for fear of touching Daiyu's sensitive heart.

When she reached the stone steps at the foot of the mountain, Daiyu stopped and asked, "Xueyan, look at this stone step. The stone used is exactly the same as that of our hometown in the south. They are all big bluestones. Daddy likes this kind of bluestone."

"Miss, most people like granite and white marble. Our master only likes this kind of bluestone, which can be seen everywhere. Why?" Xue Yan fluttered her big bright eyes and asked unconsciously.

Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled at Xueyan, as if she had returned to her childhood.She lifted her skirt and walked up the steps with light steps.

Walking up to the plum pavilion, Daiyu stood there, looking into the distance, the spring breeze blew slowly, lifting the flowing sea in front of Daiyu's forehead, blowing Daiyu's dress, beckoning to the snow geese: "Come up!"

Xueyan looked at the beautiful and graceful Daiyu, recalled their happy childhood, and thought about the experience in Jia's Mansion in the capital. Although the pain was much more than the happiness, she still felt that she was the happiest person in the world, because she could be with her. Such a beautiful, kind, talented, and fairy-like girl together.

Xueyan stared blankly at Daiyu, fascinated by it.

On the path leading to Meilin at the bottom of the mountain, there were also two people standing there, looking at Daiyu in the plum pavilion on the mountain with fascination. This is Shuijing and his attendant orb.

This morning, Shui Jing received several memorials to impeach Jia Zheng's brother-in-law Wang Ziteng one after another.The content is roughly the same, which is to impeach him for colluding with local rich gentry and wealthy businessmen in office, using power for profit, and enriching private pockets. Some Zhang Mizuo also said that he secretly raised many dead men and specially assassinated those who opposed him.

Shui Jing recalls the two accidents that happened to Daiyu. The captured gangsters all had a tiger's head pattern branded on their chests. Although those gangsters bit their tongues and committed suicide in the end, they all admitted that they were dead men raised by the Wang family.This coincided with his previous suspicions. Wang Ziteng really had something wrong in his heart, and Jia Yuanchun was his informant by his side in partnership with Jia's mansion.

After the court, Shui Jing's heart was fluctuating and disturbed, and a beautiful figure flashed in his mind from time to time. He couldn't help it, and came to Yuyuan with the orb.

Looking at the beautiful girl standing in the Meiting Pavilion, Shui Jing felt an indescribable joy in his heart.

He stroked his chin, and suddenly felt that his beard was prickly. He had never thought about his own age, but at this moment, he felt that time is not forgiving, and he has reached middle age.

Facing such a beautiful girl on the plum pavilion, he couldn't help feeling secretly depressed.Zijuan was holding Jiaoweiqin in her hand, followed by two little girls holding things, and walked up to Meiting from another path.

The spring breeze blew across Shui Jing's cheeks, and a sad and sad tune wafted by the wind, and the resolute Shui Jing almost broke his heart when he heard it.

Baozhu peeked at Shui Jing's thin lips tightly closed, her complexion was solemn, and Longmu was full of affection.Cautiously said: "The sound of the piano is too sad, Miss Lin is so young, how can she play such a sad song?"

"The piano is born from the heart. Yu'er has a bleak life experience, and coupled with the wanton bullying by the Jia family, can she not be sad?" Shui Jing said to herself, her eyes still looking at the girl sitting on the plum pavilion playing the piano. of Daiyu.

At the end of the song, Zijuan said with a smile: "Young lady has played a song, and your hands are tired. Let's have a rest."

"You, what a mother-in-law." Daiyu frowned slightly, and gave Zicuckoo a reproachful look.

"Is that the mother-in-law's mouth?" Shui Jing asked with a smile, and walked into the pavilion with the orb.

"Fourth Uncle, you're here, why don't you tell me earlier, so I can go to greet you." Daiyu's eyes were shining brightly, and the sadness on her face was swept away, she stood up with a smile, and was about to salute.

Shui Jing stretched out his hand to hold Daiyu, pointed to the stone pier covered with animal skins and said, "Where do you want these ceremonies? Sit down, I'm rarely free today, so I managed to steal Fuyun's half-day leisure, come and see Yu'er."

Daiyu served the tea herself, Shui Jing took the tea bowl, looked at Daiyu with a smile, and asked softly, "How are you doing these days? You look pretty good."

Daiyu smiled shyly and said, "In my own home, even a sip of cold water feels sweet, not to mention there is still food and drink, can it be good?"

"I just saw you overlooking from the plum garden. If you want to go out for an outing, how about I arrange it?" Shui Jing asked hopefully, imagining the outing with Daiyu in the suburbs in his mind.

"I, I was thinking that the Ching Ming Festival is coming soon, and I don't know how deep the grass is on the graves of my parents. These years, I have lived in Jia's mansion, but I have not been able to go to the graves for my parents. It is really unfilial to be a child. When I lived in Jia's mansion For fear that people in Jia's mansion would be jealous, they never even burned a piece of paper money for their parents during the festival. Every time it comes to Qingming or on the day of offering sacrifices to parents, I can only secretly burn incense sticks to express my feelings. Now, I am leaving Jia's mansion Living in my own home, with freedom, I want to go back to Gusu and pay respects to my parents’ tombs.” Daiyu’s voice was a little stiff, and at the end, she couldn’t help shedding tears, and she leaned on Zicuckoo’s shoulder, sobbing sadly .

Shui Jing's heart felt sore and painful as if tightly grasped by a pair of small hands.

He stretched out his broad palm, wanting to appease Daiyu, but he was afraid of offending her.The hand raised in mid-air slowly fell, and the two bright black eyes contained endless tenderness, and whispered to persuade: "Yu'er is a filial child, don't be sad, there are still many days before Qingming, go back and pay homage to you." There's still time. Let Xiu Gu clean up for you, and I'll send someone to escort you back to Gusu, how about it?"

Daiyu raised her head, with tears on her face, she shook her head and declined politely: "No, it's fine to have Zijuan Xueyan and Ashan accompany me."

"No! Just a few of you, I don't worry about it. Why don't you just take the dry road official road, which is much faster than the water road. When you come back, you can also enjoy some scenic spots along the way. I have a special carriage for traveling, and I will send someone to you tomorrow Send it over, and send a few people to escort it, which is more appropriate." Shui Jing couldn't say anything, and with a wave of his big hand, the innate domineering spirit naturally radiated.

Daiyu trembled slightly, broke through her tears and laughed, "I just went back to my hometown to sweep the grave. How can Daiyu dare to take care of my fourth uncle?"

Shui Jing smiled softly, and explained against his will: "Your father devoted himself to the country, became sick from overwork, and died at a young age. How can I let his orphan be in danger again? Yu'er, don't worry too much, it's settled like that .”

That afternoon, Shui Jing sent four capable guards named Fenglei Yudian, and a very ordinary-looking gray butter cloth carriage with four Yunnan horses who were good at long-distance running.

Seeing the carriage, Zijuan smiled at Daiyu and said, "Fourth Master's carriage is ugly, big and stupid, like a small house. The four horses pulling the carriage, not to mention how they look, have long legs. It’s short and chunky, and it’s a perfect match for the car.”

Xiu Gu smiled and said, "Don't look at the stupid shape of this carriage, it runs very lightly. Go inside the carriage and take a look. This carriage is not made of wood, it is all welded with bronze. It is safe for people to sit in it." And comfortable."

Xueyan couldn't help being curious, stuck her head into the carriage, and exclaimed: "My God!"

Zijuan hurriedly pulled her out and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Sister Zijuan, look, it's so beautiful inside, with everything you need." Xueyan said, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

It turns out that this car is a special car specially designed and built by the palace for Shui Jing, and it has a relatively large space.

Inside the car, there are soft couches for rest, low cabinets for storing things, coffee tables and other objects, which are arranged like a living room in an ordinary family.

It is particularly worth mentioning that there is a recessed place on both sides near the door shaft, where there are two fixed small stoves. When traveling in cold weather, the copper pipes under and around the car can be used to heat the interior of the car, and can Boil water on it, make soup, steam buns and dumplings and other food.

Ah Shan also prepared a carriage, which was full of things to be used on the road, which made Xueyan laugh that he was moving.Ah Shan blinked one big and one small two strange eyes and said: "Have you never heard of the poor family's rich road? It's good to be at home for a thousand days, but it's difficult to go out for a while. It doesn't hurt to bring more things, and it will be convenient for the girl to use when the time comes."

In the past two days, Zijuan Xueyan was busy packing Daiyu's daily necessities for going out, and Ah Shanxiu was busy shopping for food and drink on the way.

For the past two days, Daiyu has always been immersed in the reverie of returning to her hometown, and she doesn't care about Zijuan and the others' busyness, she knows that she doesn't need to worry about it at all.

"Girl, everything is ready now, all I have to do is leave." Xueyan proudly reported with a small notebook in her hand.

"I can't wait to leave immediately, but my uncle has chosen an auspicious day and route for me to travel. I can't disappoint my uncle's good intentions, so I have to be patient and wait another day." Daiyu put down the collection of poems in her hand, and took the snow with a smile. Yan handed over the small book, flipping through it casually, and saw that the things in the travel bag and where they were placed were recorded in detail in the book.Appreciated: "You girl, your thoughts are getting more and more detailed."

Xueyan grinned and said, "I learned all of this from Xiugu. Xiugu does things in an orderly manner, and she has a really careful heart."

It was reported outside the door that the old lady of Jia's mansion had brought someone over.

Daiyu paused in her heart when she heard this, frowned and said displeasedly: "Please."

Xueyan was full of displeasure, and since Mother Jia was her daughter's real grandmother after all, she had no choice but to hold back her dissatisfaction and followed Daiyu to greet her.

When Jia's mother saw Daiyu, she was startled for a moment, then she spread her arms and said with tears in her eyes, "My sweetheart, you miss me so much!" This scene is really touching.If it was in the past, Daiyu would run over moved, throw herself into her arms and exchange tears, enjoying the warmth of her loved ones.Now, Daiyu feels as uncomfortable as eating flies.

Mrs. Wang, who was following Jia Mu, saw that Daiyu's face was like a peach blossom, her mouth was like a vermilion vermilion, she looked at Jia Mu with high spirits, with frost in her eyes, and a sneer on her face. Stretching out his hand to support Jiamu's arm, he said calmly, "Please come inside." He couldn't help but think to himself: This foxy girl is getting more and more beautiful, it can be seen that the dead ghost Lin Hai has left her a lot of property.This matter must be investigated carefully.

Mother Jia took advantage of the situation and hugged Daiyu, and complained loudly and affectionately: "I sent people to pick you up several times, but you didn't return home. It's because my old woman couldn't bear it and brought them to see you."

The implication is that you, Lin Daiyu, are very ignorant and have no filial piety at all.

If this crime is established, it would be a heinous crime in this society.

The snow geese following behind Daiyu were both impatient and elated, so they couldn't help taking a step forward, and said loudly: "Our girl is preparing to go back to my hometown to sweep the grave of the old lady, how can I find the time to visit relatives and friends? "

Ginger is still old and spicy. Jia Mu took the veil handed over by Yuanyang, wiped her old face, then covered one eye, cried, and played the same old way again, saying: "Speaking of my poor Min'er, I My heart hurts like a knife. Yu'er, you know, I only have one daughter, your mother, and the one I love the most in my life is your mother. She left early and left you to me. In case you have another daughter Mishap, don’t you want my old life?”

Seeing that Daiyu was indifferent, she had no choice but to say bluntly: "Yu'er, if you want to go back to the south to visit the grave, grandma won't stop you. When you want to leave, I think it's better to let your second brother see you off."

"Thank you, old lady, there's no need." Daiyu sternly refused.

Jiamu stared at Daiyu with wide eyes and said, "No one will see you off, how can you go back? This is not a shortcut, you are a girl, how can I feel relieved?"

Daiyu smiled lightly: "My Lin family has a small population, but it's enough for me to order around. Don't worry about me, old lady."

It's really not speculative, and Jia Mu saw that Daiyu's tone was blunt, and her words were choking.Since it was to win her over, she didn't get serious with Daiyu, and proposed to see her granddaughter's garden, meaning that if the garden was not as good as she wanted, she would still take Daiyu back to Jia's mansion today.

Xueyan led the way, and Jia's people surrounded Jia's mother and walked to the flower hall of Dongkua courtyard. Daiyu asked Jia's mother to sit on the top seat, and the two wives of King Xing sat on both sides of Jia's mother, and the others sat in turn.

Daiyu herself sat on the master's seat, her two watery black grape-like eyes silently sized them up, not wanting to say a word.

Originally eloquent and eloquent, Wang Xifeng, who was the best at adjusting the atmosphere, was far away from the second room, the power center of Jia's mansion, and returned to the neglected big room. She felt unbalanced, and looked coldly at Baochai, the new housekeeper of Rongguo Mansion.

At this time, Baochai's almond-shaped eyes were turning around, busy appraising the rare and expensive decorations in the flower hall, and had no thought of how to break the dullness in the room.

The little girl offered tea and snacks, Baochai took the tea bowl, glanced at the little girl's attire, and felt that Daiyu really didn't know how to live. Dress nicely.The hand holding the tea tray wore a ring, and the silver bracelet on the wrist jingled.

She took a sip, astonished as if she had discovered a new continent, and asked with a smile, "Sister, is this new tea?" When she asked, everyone picked up the tea bowls one after another, sipping tea, chatting in their hearts, trying to figure it out How can Daiyu's life be so high-end, and how to get along with Daiyu in the future.

"Oh, Aunt Li sent someone to give it to me yesterday. Now that you are here, Zijuan will take it out for you to taste. Is it okay?" Daiyu smiled lightly, picked up the tea and sipped it lightly. , immediately put down the tea bowl, pinched a small piece of fruit, and bit into bites, his expression was very cute, which made Baochai feel very uncomfortable.

Mother Jia couldn't hold back either, she was very out of date, she laughed impulsively, "Girl Lin is going back to visit the grave, I think it's better to let Lian'er take you off, and leave it to the second wife to take care of it for you."

Daiyu was slightly taken aback, what Jia Mu said was beyond her expectations.

Since hearing that Daiyu was going back to visit the grave, Mrs. Wang felt that she had another chance to get rid of Daiyu.Instead, he thought of his elder brother Wang Ziteng's warning before he left, and then thought of his dead soldier, only the last trump card remained.If something goes wrong with this ace slayer like the last two times, the secret connection with Yuan Chun will be gone.

Hearing Mother Jia speak like this at this moment, it was as if Sleepy sent a pillow, and she said happily, "Don't worry, big girl, I will ask Chaier to take care of it here, and I will ensure that you will be satisfied when you come back to see it."

Xueyan, who was standing behind Daiyu, heard this and thought it was a grand robbery.He couldn't help poking Daiyu with his hand, indicating that she would definitely not agree.

"Grandmother's kindness should not be resigned. It's just that Daiyu lived in Jia's mansion these years, which made her grandmother and aunt worry a lot. Now that she goes back to visit the grave, she will be back soon. Yuyuan is just a small garden, and there are servants from the Lin family to visit her. Reasonable, Aunt Li will come to take care of her from time to time, and she dare not work on Auntie and Sister-in-law Bao." Daiyu politely refused, leaving no leeway.

Mrs. Wang's smiling face suddenly turned into a popsicle. Mrs. Xing couldn't help smiling when she saw it. She looked at Daiyu, then at Jiamu, opened her mouth, and finally closed her mouth tightly and remained silent.

"You child, after all, is still too young to know the sinister people. Before your father passed away, he entrusted you to our Jia family. What does that mean? It is because we are connected to you by flesh and blood, and we are your only relatives in this world. We are the only ones you can truly rely on." Mother Jia spoke plausibly and confidently.

She thinks that as long as she understands Daiyu with reason and affection, this ten-year-old girl will be obedient and offer Yuyuan with both hands.

As everyone knows, Daiyu has gone through the catastrophe of life and death, just like a martial arts practitioner whose seven orifices and six channels have been opened up, and her skills have improved.

Sitting there, Daiyu felt bored as if she was watching a clumsy theatrical performance, so she couldn't help yawning lazily, and shouted: "Gu Xiu, I'm a little tired, please greet the guests for me." With that, she stood up and supported the snow goose, and led Zijuan out, swaying as if no one was around.

Mrs. Jia Muwang, who was hanging there, was so embarrassed that she blew her beard and stared at her eyes.

"Look at this child, he really doesn't understand the rules more and more. How can he be so disrespectful? Old lady, I think you really have to take the eldest girl back to the mansion and train her properly, otherwise, when she gets married in the future, the mother-in-law's family will say that we These elders have not fulfilled their responsibilities to the elder girl." Madam Wang saw that there was no one else in the room except Jia's people, so she instigated Jia's mother to take Daiyu back to Jia's house.

Mother Jia thought about her idea so many times in her heart, but because of the emperor's secret decree and Yuan Chun's situation in the palace, she couldn't make up her mind for a while, and wanted to trade time for space, anyway, Daiyu was still young. , That is to say, her husband's family, without her grandmother's approval, Daiyu would not be able to marry.

Unless there are two situations, one is that the emperor bestows a marriage, which is unlikely.Lin Hai has been dead for many years, if Daiyu hadn't been met by chance by the emperor because of an accident during the Lantern Festival this year, she wouldn't have been noticed by the emperor.His Majesty is busy with everything, maybe this trivial matter has long been forgotten.The second is that Daiyu didn't live up to her expectations and made a private decision for life without telling the Jia family.

In the first case, Jia's mother was always thinking about it, and she had told Yuan Chun to be more careful.In the second case, although Jia Mu didn't want to admit it, she was really looking forward to it.If Daiyu made a private decision for life, at that time, she would blame her grandmother for not being considerate and wanting to replace her daughter Jia Min in taking charge of the family law and cleaning up the house.

If this is the case, it is impossible for Yuyuan to be managed by the Jia family in a legitimate way. To be on the safe side, Jia's mother secretly decided to treat Daiyu coldly.

Mrs. Wang saw that Jia Mu was immersed in meditation, she was very impatient, and couldn't help chattering: "We all know that the old lady loves the big girl. But..."

"Shut up!" The well-informed Mother Jia, who is old-fashioned and not dim-witted, has seen Xiu Gu's dismissive sarcasm from the corner of her eyes. Although she is not sure about this Xiu Gu's origin at the moment, seeing her expression His temperament is different from others everywhere.

She pondered: Even the housekeepers of ordinary wealthy families cannot reach her mastery and competence. This is not something that can be learned in a short time, but the result of years of infiltration.

When Jia Mu saw that Mrs. Wang was here, she could do whatever she wanted without any restraint, so she hurriedly stopped.Seeing Wang's grievances, I felt very sorry for Yuan Chun, how could such a high-ranking imperial concubine have such a mother!