Dream Continues Red Mansion: Melting Daixin

In the Huifang Garden, all the fragrances are competing for beauty, while Baochai is behind the female celebrity, and she is the first in literary talent.When taking a nap at noon, I accidentally picked the blue flower that the princess loves. Because she was afraid of the princess's arrogance and reported changing the line, Mu Qinger was blamed.Then he got lost in the forest and his life was hanging by a thread.

Ying'er desperately went to break the woman's bony hands, just as they were making a fuss, when the courtyard door opened, another elder court lady hurried out, holding a swaddling baby in her arms, standing behind the woman, and said softly: " Empress, the little prince is asleep, so don't wake him up."

The woman paused, and immediately calmed down. Looking back, she looked straight at the palace maid, and saw that she was holding a swaddle in her arms, and her face showed maternal love. She slowly put down her hands, walked back, carefully hugged the swaddle, and turned around. He booed them, and said softly with infinite tenderness on his face: "Don't make noise, my baby is asleep, he sleeps soundly, my baby is very good."

Her pretty face was pressed against the swaddling baby, and she was shaking her body from side to side, humming a little song, in which she sang: "Good baby, mother's good baby, mother's sweetheart."

Baochai involuntarily took a few steps back, coughed a few times, and regained her composure. Then she saw that her temple hair was disheveled, the buttons of her upper body jacket were torn by her, and her skirt was stained with ink.The maid and Ying'er helped Baochai to sit down, and the maid said with an apologetic face: "I scared the girl. Is the girl new here? I lost my way and came here. This is the cold palace. Is it the girl who doesn't care?" The place to come."

Baochai regained her composure, regained her dignified appearance, nodded slightly, and looked up at the woman who was holding the swaddling baby. She was wearing waist-length hair and looked like she was in her twenties. Although she is insane and her eyes are dull, she is still charming and pitiful.Thinking of her past, she must have been the beauty of the country and the city.

The woman called Empress walked over and said: "Look at me, I look okay. Is my hair good? When the next emperor comes, I can't let him see that I'm sick."

The maid said: "Your Majesty is still as beautiful as before, even more beautiful than before."

The woman felt relieved, hugged the child tightly and walked away.

The maid Fang turned to Baochai and said, "There are few people here, so go back quickly, miss."

Baochai looked at her back, thoughtful, and couldn't help asking: "What happened to make her become like this?" The woman sighed and said: "It's a long story, she was the general's daughter. , when the emperor was still the crown prince, he followed the prince. She was extremely favored by the emperor, but she was a collection of thousands of favors, and the six palaces were colorless. The emperor ignored the other concubines because of her, and who knew that she also brought trouble for himself. That year she gave birth to a prince, and she heard the cry of the baby during the delivery. But when she woke up and saw the prince again, the prince had already died. She was extremely fragile and couldn't bear the blow. Although the emperor repeatedly comforted her, she was still getting more and more in a trance, and the queen mother ordered that the emperor not allow her to visit her, fearing that she would go crazy and hurt the emperor, and she would be even worse. Gradually, it was like this. Sometimes sober, sometimes seizures, once seizures Just clamoring for people to pay for the prince's life."

The woman over there suddenly chanted: "When you see Ying crying and catkins flying, when the Shangyang palace girl is heartbroken.

The grace of the king is not closed to the flow of water, who should I send the poems written by Ye Shang? "

Yin Ba looked at the blue sky, then lowered his head and said to the baby: "Imperial son, your father is busy with government affairs and cannot come to see our mother and son. When he comes down, we will go find him."

The palace lady said: "Actually, the emperor has never forgotten her. He has a deep affection for her. He often visits her and does not restrain her. But her illness is getting worse and worse. Her heart is too painful. In fact, she I don't ask for anything, I just want to live an ordinary life and spend my whole life with the emperor."

Baochai stared blankly at the woman, with mixed feelings in her heart.

The palace lady said again: "Girl, let me advise you, you must be careful everywhere in this palace, always pay attention, and even sleep carefully, otherwise you will be calculated by others if you are not careful. Being calculated by others. You must not have the heart to harm others, and you must have the heart to guard against others."

Baochai nodded involuntarily, the maid pointed the way, got up and helped her mother slowly back to the courtyard, closed the dark gate, and closed a woman's world.

Baochai was depressed, and her ambition disappeared. She sat there for a while, then walked back with Yinger as if nothing had happened, along the path pointed by the maid.

Along the way, some people looked sideways at her, Baochai had to cover her face with her sleeves, and hurried back to Huifang Garden.

After washing and changing her dresses, some girls came to walk around in her yard. Baochai, Tanchun, and Xichun laughed and chatted. After a while, many girls gathered around the yard to congratulate Baochai and wish her a happy afternoon. Contest, will be able to win a complete victory.Baochai readily accepted.

In the afternoon, calligraphy and painting competitions were held successively, but Mu Qing'er did not participate, and everyone was puzzled.Anyone who knows her knows that Mu Qing'er has always been flamboyant, with seven points of ability and nine points of revealing, how could she let go of the opportunity to show her face?

Soon the result of the calligraphy and painting competition was that Tanchun was the winner in calligraphy, while Xichun and Xiao Wanyun were tied for painting.

Finally, there was a competition of piano skills. All the girls played famous songs first, and the young prince of Nan'an and the princess first screened the selected ones, and then the young prince of Beijing selected the outstanding ones, and the emperor rewarded them.

When it comes to the level of Young Prince Beijing, all the girls will play the music they have composed to test their skills.

Baochai stood out from the crowd with several women. At this time, Baochai's shrinking heart due to the afternoon was a little bit weaker. Now that he has reached this point, why not give it a try?What is the difference between her and the daughters of those dignitaries?Maybe today is a turning point, maybe today can bring wealth to the Xue family even longer than that of the Jia family.

Together they came to the young prince and princess of Beijing, the sun was setting, and the sunset glow was fiery red. Several women sat peacefully in the blush of the sunset glow, playing the piano quietly, and the sound of the piano flew up to the sky and into the ears.

Sitting in front of all the girls in white clothes, the Young Prince of Beijing Jing frowned. He intended to come to listen to the original charm played by the lady of Jia's house, but he didn't believe that he would lose to a woman in playing the piano?

Last night he had presented the score to the emperor, and according to Baoyu's suggestion, he played it melodiously.After the emperor heard it, Longyan was delighted and said with a smile: "It's still the emperor's ingenuity. He can compose and play well. He already has nine points of charm and nine points of lightness. It's a pity that there is only one point missing. The sound of the piano that night was one point." A woman's soft heart and weak bones also have a hint of a man's broad heart. Now I'm thinking, if you two play together, one soft and one strong, it will be even more superb."

That Shui Rongyuan is also very conceited, it is no wonder that Shui Rong is born proud, he grew up in the palace, he is young, he is already well-educated, he is very proficient in astronomy and geography, and he is proficient in strange arts, among the people he knows, there is no one who is tall out of his.Now when I hear that someone is stronger than him, she is still a woman, she will inevitably feel high-spirited, her heart will be full of arrogance, and she will not accept it. Where?

He thought it would be Jia Baoyu's confidant Lin Daiyu, Miss Lin. From Baoyu, he could read the poetic spirit and flower spirit in Miss Lin. The quality is pure and pure, but he didn't know that she was also good at Yaoqin. Looking at the style of the score, It was Miss Lin who did it.If it is true that Miss Lin is on the same level as him on the piano, or higher than him, he intends to become a bosom friend with her, but he is afraid that Miss Lin's reputation will be damaged because of him.What a dilemma.

Unexpectedly, he was greatly disappointed, he couldn't find Miss Lin in all his eyes, he thought he had seen Miss Lin once or twice, so he shouldn't admit his mistake, but after looking at the many women who came to the palace, there was no Miss Lin.And among the many women with different talents, although some of them have good qin sounds, only Xue Baochai's qin sound has a touch of charm. Could it be that the original song was not played by Miss Lin? If Miss Xue played it, since she came, it should be It is only playing the whole song, why only a small part of it?

The young prince of Beijing, Shui Rongjun's face sank, his gaze was like a sword and he said: "Miss Xue, why don't you play the original song of this song?"

Baochai put down her hands playing the qin, and said with a plump face: "My lord, this is the whole song."

"My lord, she copied it. Otherwise, order a few more difficult ones and see if she can play them?" Mu Qing'er's shrill voice came.She was watching from behind the crowd, but now she stepped forward and spoke.

Mu Qing'er was disqualified from the competition, and she didn't know why, so she bribed the maid next to the princess, only to learn the truth, she gritted her teeth and hated Baochai.She really liked to show off, and wanted to show off her talents in front of all the girls, but Baochai just said a word, and she lost the opportunity.

The Young Prince of Beijing frowned, slapped the table, and said: "Whether there is any secret in it, to be honest, if there is half a sentence concealed, I will ask the emperor to punish it."

Baochai's thoughts changed suddenly, and all her ambitions of striving for glory just now were put aside, and the woman in Lenggong could not help but flash before her eyes.Baochai is indeed admirable. Despite all the difficulties, she is still as calm as before, with a calm face, calm and unhurried, and she knelt down and said: "Please forgive the crime of deceiving the king, the daughter of the people has a good heart. I remember it in my heart, because she is indifferent by nature and doesn't like to be famous, so she didn't make up the score and submit it. Therefore, the daughter of the people risked the crime of disrespect to the emperor, and deliberately put one of her parts in it. If I can get Longyan Great Joy, I will be able to recommend my friend to the emperor, so that my friend can become famous all over the world."

At this time, Baochai's mentality has reversed, and her original heart of being honored and favored in the palace has faded.She realizes that it is not easy to survive in the palace. Life in the palace is like walking on thin ice. Everyone is under pressure everywhere. Everyone respects her.

What Tanchun said was right, to marry into a well-to-do family like the Jia family and be the head of the house.Although there is no great power and glory, it is better than a concubine with a low status, and her life is safe and worry-free.

Why not just help others and let her be like a concubine Yuan, bringing prosperity and wealth to the family.And she and her close relatives can enjoy wealth and honor in peace. Although they are far from the scenery like Yuanchun, they don't have to live on the edge of a knife.With her scheming, talent, appearance, women's morality, and her reputation among the servants of Jia's mansion, in the future she wants Jia's mansion to be honored like Jia's mother.

The princess over there was so angry that her pretty face turned blue. She originally wanted to show off to the emperor that their women are not only good at needlework, they can also write and paint like poetry.Today, many talented sisters are being selected, and she is very happy.

Unexpectedly, Baochai did something to deceive the world and steal her name. Fortunately, she said it cleverly, and she tried to save some face, but no one is as bright as a mirror.I'm afraid that his elder brother the emperor will often make fun of her about this matter.

Shui Rongshen grew up in the royal family, so he naturally knows that women in the harem will use all their scheming and tricks to fight for favor, and they will not hesitate to turn against their friends and kill each other. However, this woman is from the common people, so she should not be contaminated with those temperaments, no matter what. Thoughtful?A woman of her age should be innocent and docile, unworldly.

Thinking of this, he asked, "It's your painstaking effort to say so. But I don't know the name of that woman?"

Baochai lowered her head slightly, lowered her eyelids, looked down at the strings and said, "It's Lin Daiyu, the granddaughter of the old lady of the Jia family, Miss Gusu."

Shui Rong secretly said: It really is her.Looking at the score, it is even better than mine, I just don't believe it.

Shui Rong asked: "You said just now that you have memorized the score in your heart, so how about you play the rest?"

Baochai was a bit hesitant. She did hear Daiyu when she played that night, but at that time she hadn't asked anyone to review her old lessons, so it was really difficult for her to play the same way.Even if you think of fragments, it's better not to play.

Baochai said grandly: "My sister is good at piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting. The two of us run side by side. The only difference is that I am good at erudition, and she beats me on the piano."

Shui Rong's face turned cold, and his face was as bright as cold jade, and said: "Okay, since this is the case, you can make another song on the spot and play it, everyone, let's hear how it goes."

Baochai raised her head and said to herself: "Give me a moment." She couldn't help thinking deeply.

Na Shui Rong didn't say much, got up and strode to the imperial study, the princess followed closely.The two reported the results of today's competition to the emperor, and the emperor ordered the princess to give a reward.In the end, Shui Rongfang told about Baochai.

The emperor was reading the classics, and he couldn't help being annoyed when he heard it: "Slick tongue makes people invulnerable. But I can't see it that way. I can't avoid her crime of deceiving the emperor. I passed on my will and searched Xue's house."

Shui Rong hurriedly stopped and said: "Think twice, Your Majesty, He governs the world with benevolence, and cannot break his promise to the people. Since she has said that she is a best friend wholeheartedly, if the Emperor punishes her like this, who will be able to recommend worthy people for the Emperor in the future."

The emperor looked directly at Shui Rong and said: "Didn't you let me know that I was deceived by her, but still reward her?"

Shui Rong shook his head and said: "The minister is about to ask her to compose another song. If she can compose it, this woman will also have a talent. She will not be punished, but the reward will be exempted. If she cannot compose it, it will not be too late to convict her."

The emperor got up and walked away with his hands behind his back, saying simultaneously: "It's really annoying. Why are women in the folks as full of scheming as women in the harem? What is it for?"

Shui Rong shook his head secretly, his daughter's heart was as clear as water, why was she so scheming and frightened every step of the way?

Shui Rong bid farewell, turned around and walked briskly back to Huifang Garden.

In Huifang Garden, Baochai has played a piece of music by hand, and wrote it down on paper.The eunuch handed the writing paper to Shui Rong, and Shui Rong glanced at it and said, "It's pretty good, but the standard is much worse. I can't rule out the suspicion that you stole other people's songs. In fact, your song was selected because of That part. Now the guards will bring you back to the mansion, and you will personally invite Miss Lin to the palace."

Baochai opened her mouth to argue, but Shui Rong waved her hand, turned around and stopped listening.Baochai had no choice but to lean over and say "yes", and the guards pushed her into the car and came to Jia's mansion.

At that time, Mrs. Wang, Aunt Xue, Baoyu and others in Jia's mansion gathered in Jia's mother's room. There was news that there would be a five-item competition. Mrs. Wang said slowly: "Mr. Virtue, language, appearance, workmanship, Bao girl is good at everything, but workmanship is the best."

Aunt Xue forced a smile and said: "It's a pity that Bao girl is so talented. If it wasn't for her brother, she would have entered the palace to accompany the princess and princess. Now she should have a good place to go. It's her brother who doesn't live up to expectations."

Jia's mother laughed and said, "Bao girl will always bloom and the sun will rise. Maybe the Jia family will benefit from her."

Waiting anxiously, it was already dusk, and hearing the report that Baochai returned to Jia's mansion under the guard of the palace attendants, Mrs. Wang and others were very happy, and really wanted to come out, but they heard the good news about Baochai.

Then Xue Baochai walked into Jiamu's room until she was in front of Jiamu's bed, knelt down in front of Jiamu and said, "Old Majesty, it's all Baochai's fault. Baochai doesn't want sister Lin's beauty to be concealed, so she can't help but praise the emperor." Sister Lin, the emperor wants to invite Sister Lin to the palace to see her."

Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue didn't understand why Baochai did this, but when they heard this, they were relatively silent and understood.Mrs. Wang did not make a sound.

Jia Mu was puzzled and said, "What do you want her to do? That girl has always been lazy and doesn't want to move around. If she enters the palace and is restrained, she will be tired and sick for a while."

Baochai looked up at Jia's mother and said, "But the emperor ordered me to invite sister Lin to come into the palace and play the Yaoqin."

Jia Mu's face changed: "Your sister Lin has a cold temper, and it's not like you don't know it. She doesn't care who is famous. You must have said something?"

The guard who followed had grown impatient, and said: "Miss Xue, please stop talking, please come out quickly."

Jia Mu knew how powerful she was, so she couldn't be more forceful at this time, so she said to Baochai, "You go to Miss Lin to invite her. It depends on your luck. It seems that there will be a storm."

Turning his head to Mrs. Wang, he said: "People are waiting for Jia Zheng. If you see him coming back, let him go to the Beijing Palace and Nan'an Palace to intercede."

Mrs. Wang nodded in agreement, feeling uneasy.

But Baoyu is like being hit by a stick. Sister Lin is very displeased that her talent and name are known to outsiders. Now that the emperor knows it, it seems that Sister Lin must be annoyed.

Baochai on the other side has already walked steadily towards the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, thinking in her heart that no matter what, she will invite Sister Lin into the palace.

Come in, go straight into the room, see Lin Daiyu, smile on your face and say: "Sister Lin, you have to thank me, I recommended you to the emperor, the emperor is very happy, and he wants me to invite sister Lin into the palace.

Lin Daiyu was leaning on the bed, fiddling with Xiangyun with a string of beads, when she heard this, she looked up at her coldly and said, "Okay, what do you recommend me to do, given this good opportunity, why don't you go in by yourself, instead let someone else do it. "

Baochai said with a smile: "You and I are sisters, are you blessed to be together?"

Daiyu said lightly: "I don't feel well, I don't want to move."

Baochai couldn't help being embarrassed, and now she must invite Lin Daiyu to go out, otherwise the two governments will be affected.Daiyu is not afraid of life and death, but Baochai has to consider the safety of the two prefectures.

Baochai had to be patient and said: "I know that my sister is strong by nature and will not succumb to power. But you also have to think about the old lady and Brother Bao. Your wealth, life, honor or disgrace are all related to them. If it is because of you One person's willfulness will drag them into prison, how can you bear it?"

Daiyu sighed softly and said, "Go away. I don't want to hear, whoever caused the trouble will bear the responsibility. I don't believe the emperor would be so stupid?"

Baochai had no choice but to have tears in her eyes, secretly hating herself for making a wrong step, wrong step, now that Lin Daiyu should enter the palace to complete the matter.I couldn't help myself sitting by the window, weeping and swallowing, and secretly wiped away a tear.And blame sister Lin, why are you so unreasonable?

Lin Daiyu didn't want to see her look like she didn't shed tears lightly and forced her to be strong, so she came out of the room and played with the parrot under the eaves.The parrot jumped up and down, reading a few lines of Daiyu's poems.

At this moment, Yuanyang opened the door, saw Daiyu standing under the eaves, walked in and said, "Miss Lin, the young prince of Beijing is begging to see the girl." Lin Daiyu raised her head when she heard the words, and saw a young man standing outside the door. With a slender figure, plump and handsome, with burning eyes and black eyes like spots of paint, the man bowed his hands and said: "Miss, Shui Rong asks to see you."

Daiyu's heart moved and she said to herself: So it was him, the young prince Baoyu often mentioned, the young prince of Beijing, the young man who had met once outside the Nan'an palace.He was actually clear and handsome, with light and strange bones, unconventional, and his body was full of arrogance.It seems that although he is of noble birth, he has no flirtatious or frivolous atmosphere, but he was misunderstood in the past.

At this time, Daiyu had no time to evade, so she had to calmly return the courtesy, and said softly: "Daiyu dare not be, if you have something to say, please speak outside the door."

It was the young prince of Beijing, Shui Rong and Baoyu, who came here.

It turned out that the emperor heard that it was Miss Jia Fulin, so he couldn't help but think of the Taifu's daughter. He remembered the long and dusty years, that delicate little girl, and his flower-like sweetheart, Miss Xiaodie. Now the Taifu and his wife are immortal. Go, Xiaodie again. . . . . . He thought that he could see his junior sister at the Qunfang meeting, but his junior sister was as indifferent as a chrysanthemum, so she did not enter the palace.

It's no wonder that the only daughter in the Taifu's last words was not allowed to enter the palace to accompany the king, so he nodded and promised.

She thought that by taking this opportunity to let Lin Daiyu show off her talent, she could also meet her, but she avoided it.

While meditating, he heard Shui Rong say: "Brother Huang, as far as I know, Miss Lin is not afraid of power, if you force her to come, she will definitely not come."

The emperor Shui Mingzhan saw the water-soluble dragon and phoenix, the jade tree facing the wind, his heart moved, and he said with a smile: "In that case, it's better for the emperor to go there in person, I think you have a way to invite her."

So Shui Rong then drove here, met Jia Mu, explained the reason, and came to Xiaoxiang Pavilion accompanied by Baoyu and Yuanyang.

Shui Rong raised her head and stared inward, and saw a plain-clothed woman next to the green bamboo grove, graceful as if startled, with her slender waist restrained, a hint of sadness hidden between her brows, and a pair of phoenix eyes that seemed to be weeping, she couldn't help but think of the phrase "as if you are so light The moon is covered by clouds, fluttering like the snow returning from the flowing wind. Looking at it from a distance, it is as bright as the sun rising in the morning glow; when observing it by force, it is burning like a flower out of Lubo."

Shui Rong thought to himself: It turns out that she is fresh and refined, soft and elegant, romantic and charming, her eyes are as clear as autumn water, her whole body has an air of aloofness and arrogance, and also reveals a strong poetic haze, she is really different from others.

Shui Rong said loudly: "Please move to the palace to meet all the girls."

Daiyu turned her back to him, with a slender figure, only a light and crisp voice said: "The girl is flattered, but the girl has no intention of entering the palace, please go back, young prince."

Shui Rong knew that she would say this, and said: "Young lady is alone, and she is in two houses. Please think twice, young lady."

Daiyu smiled lightly and said, "I am a small and weak woman, what can I do to control the safety of the two houses, besides, the emperor is a wise king, and I will never embarrass the two houses because of such trivial matters."

Shui Rong shook his head secretly and said: "Young lady is invited to go because the sound of the qin is excellent and has been passed down for thousands of miles. The emperor likes the qin very much, and he intends to invite the young lady to make friends with all the women in the world by using the qin and poetry." Come up with a plan.

Daiyu said softly: "Minnv's qin was originally made from the heart, and she played it casually. She has no rules and caressed for herself. Please come and listen to the music of high mountains and flowing water. If the young prince oppresses me with force, force me And go, I'd rather give up these hands than touch Yaoqin again." He raised his slender hand and stared at it in front of him.

But listening to Shui Rong laughed and said: "I don't think the girl is really noble or high-qin, it's because the girl is afraid that her skills are not as good as others, so she went to embarrass herself in front of all the girls."

Daiyu turned around quickly and said: "The young prince is rude, you look down on people too much." Jade's face was already flushed.

Over there, Baoyu was rubbing his hands anxiously. He was extremely contradictory. He was in a dilemma whether to enter the palace or not.

Shui Rong came to a conclusion and said, "Otherwise, why would the girl dare not go with Shui Rong? You must be timid."

Daiyu threw away all thoughts in her heart, and said angrily, "What if I go? I don't want to compete with anyone, I just want to prove my innocence."

The smile on Shui Rongjun's face became stronger and he said: "So you dare to enter the palace with me?"

Daiyu snorted and said, "Why don't you dare?"

As soon as the words came out, she was startled to be fooled, just when she saw Shui Rongjun's face with a half-smile, Daiyu was annoyed in her heart, and turned around with a flick of her sleeves.

After standing for a long time, the water solution did not rush.Daiyu thought to herself: Forget it, I'm going to go this trip anyway, it's all your fault that you can't hold your breath, and you still can't keep everything calm.This stinky man made me fall for him.But I can't let him get what he wants, I just see him in trouble.Having made up her mind, she turned around and softly said: "Young prince, Daiyu has a request, and if the young prince agrees, can Daiyu enter the palace with you?"

Shui Rong asked: "Girl, please tell me. I can make the decision, just agree to the girl."

Daiyu said slowly: "Daiyu wants to wear a green gauze to cover her face, so as not to reveal her true face."

Shui Rong nodded and said: "It's not difficult." Without even thinking about it, Shui Rong was shocked, and realized that he also had a selfish intention, and didn't want outsiders to see her.Maybe it's for Baoyu.he comforted himself.

Daiyu spoke softly and said again: "When Daiyu plays the piano, she should look at each other through the curtain."