[Red Mansion] This world is a bit chaotic

Because of Duke Shun'an's affairs, the excitement in Beijing has become less lively. The graduation examination of Jincheng Academy, which has attracted much attention in the past years, has attracted more and more attention. After all, at such a sensitive moment, this is also a matter of You don't have to shy away from the big event of laughing out loud and cheering.

Therefore, the teahouses and restaurants on both sides of the road for this sincere team to go out of the city are almost overcrowded, and many people gather around the road to watch the excitement.

Fortunately, Wei Xiling had booked a box in the teahouse early on, and now he took Lin Hao and Daiyu straight there.

That teahouse is owned by Prince Wen. It has always been a place for young men and women to gather and have banquets. It is very principled. If you are under fourteen, even if you order wine, the restaurant will not serve you. At most, they will give you a little bit of fresh taste. No one dares to be dissatisfied with the shallow fruit wine and juice, and there are not only storytellers, singers, and opera performers in the teahouse, but they are all serious entertainers, there are no messy things, and the teahouse There are still a lot of male and female guards, safety is not a problem, and there is absolutely no one who dares to act wild here.Therefore, the elders of the family have always been very relieved of the younger generation gathering in this teahouse.

Therefore, on this day, the teahouse was full of young ladies and gentlemen, and some of them brought their six or seven-year-old siblings out to join in the fun. Because there were too many people, everyone's servant girls were left in the lobby downstairs. On the second floor, only the restaurant's own guards guarded the stairway and the fence, but it still seemed very noisy.

In the past, Daiyu didn't like to join in such an environment, but today's situation is different, even she herself feels excited, and naturally she can understand the mood of others.

Sure enough, in this restaurant, there are many faces she is familiar with, some are classmates from the school, some are juniors from social families, and now they are all gathered around the fence on the second floor to look out, counting the time and the team guessing when will come.

The boxes on this day are bound to be in short supply.

Daiyu went up to the second floor, just walked a few steps, but saw someone in a private room slamming the door, looked up and bumped into Daiyu. Yu said hello.

This person was Mu Yinghe, and because of the friendship they had traveled together, the two of them did not become estranged after returning to Beijing, but they were even closer than before.

"What's the matter?" Daiyu asked in surprise as she glanced at the box door that had been slammed shut next to her.Mu Yinghe has a straightforward temper, but he is not a person who cares about getting angry.

Mu Yinghe took a deep breath, smiled wryly, and said: "It's nothing, Song Qi and the others are inside, I don't talk to them more than half a word, we can't get along with each other."

Daiyu understood, Song Qi and Daiyu were in the same class, and often laughed at Mu Yinghe and the others.

Although Minjing Academy is full of girls, there are also riding and archery classes. After all, in today's world, although there are few female generals, female officers, and female guards, they are not rare.

However, the intensity of their riding and archery classes is not high, it's just for physical fitness.At least like Daiyu, now she can only trot on a docile horse, and she can only use a light bow for archery, which is still almost inaccurate.

However, if there are girls who are determined to join the army and have excellent physical fitness, they can join a special class—military class. They will be specially trained. Starting as an officer or headhunter—for example, Wang Canling they saw on the warship back then, the starting point is higher than ordinary people, but even so, the number of people in this class is not large.

Mu Yinghe joined this class after returning from Jiangnan, and practiced literature and martial arts every day, but I haven't seen her for a few months. The last time I saw her, the whole person's momentum became much stronger. Some blade-like determination.

Daiyu has heard some girls in the school teasing the girls in the military class behind their backs, saying that good girls are going to do such vulgar things, and what good can they do by joining the army and working with a bunch of men? Song Qi was one of them, and she often said, "If I were like Mu Yinghe and the others, my grandmother would have asked her to marry me." It seemed that if she looked down on Mu Yinghe, she would be more noble and innocent.

Daiyu and Song Qi are not close, and they have never participated in this kind of discussion. Hearing what they say is too much, I have to defend Mu Yinghe and the others.

Besides, since the court set up such a class, there is a reason for its existence. You can't feel that others are not clean just because your own thoughts are not pure.

At least Daiyu felt that, compared to Mu Yinghe and the others training and joining the army openly and fighting for a future, it was rude and rude for them to talk about gossip behind their backs.

Some people are really weird. When certain things happen, the man has not uttered any bad words, but the unborn woman first condemns, as if only by despising others can she set off her innocence.

Going out for a study tour, Daiyu's vision has long since changed. Although she still feels sorry for flowers and moons, she does not despise others for their vulgarity of wielding knives and guns. For these people, she gave up a comfortable life and chose a more difficult one. She can only admire the girls who have worked harder to defend their homes and the country, especially their comfortable and stable lives, and they will still be protected by Mu Yinghe and the others to some extent in the future.

Like Daiyu, the girls on the study tour together, except for Wei Xinfang, who only cares about Shui Rong now, have not alienated Mu Yinghe. When Mu Yinghe is rarely free, they will always invite her to gather together By the way, they also called Mu Yinghe's girls from the special class together, and made quite a few heroic, bold and generous friends, and I didn't see them attract any criticism because of their association with Mu Yinghe.

And Daiyu's classmates are not all those who talk behind their backs, most of them have good character, and occasionally join their parties. Although they are not as close as Daiyu to Mu Yinghe and the others, their attitude There is also some curiosity and admiration, and there is no contempt or contempt.

Song Qi and Daiyu belonged to different circles, and the two groups couldn't play together.

When Song Qi talked about Mu Yinghe's rights and wrongs behind her back, she didn't like Daiyu, a classmate who would oppose her, and would occasionally bring Daiyu a few words, but unlike when talking about Mu Yinghe, few people echoed her opinion of Daiyu. Because of Yu Yu's meager words, some people even persuaded her not to conflict with Dai Yu.

Song Qi is just the youngest daughter of the elder brother's family of the Ministry of Rites Minister Song. Because she is the most favored by the old lady of his family, she has a special status in the Song family, and others are willing to give her a little more face. Come on, Mr. Song's biological daughter, Song Lanshang, is on good terms with her, and Song Qi still wants to compete with her?If it wasn't for Daiyu's arrogance and not easy to please, they wouldn't have to follow Song Qi, a fake phoenix, to flatter and flatter her. Naturally, it would be impossible to offend Daiyu for her sake.Because Daiyu spoke for the girls in the military squad, when Song Qi talked about Mu Yinghe's right and wrong, more than half of the people agreed, which made her feel very boring.

Song Qi regards Daiyu as a thorn in her side, and Daiyu doesn't like to associate with her, especially Song Qi always likes to tell others, "What should you do, otherwise you are not dignified. If I were like you, I would have been scolded by my grandmother long ago." "Would you really be a high-minded person, would tell others behind their backs that they belittled others to elevate themselves?Would a truly noble person always talk about their family as "my second uncle" or "my grandmother" when they were outside, but rarely talk about her father, a fourth-rank official?It's just pulling a tiger's skin to make a big banner.

But on the one hand, she wanted to be honored by her second uncle's family, and she looked down on Mu Yinghe in every possible way, but she never cared that Mu Yinghe was Mrs. Shangshu's niece, and Song Qi didn't hesitate to step on her to take the position.

Every time she saw Song Qi arrogantly teaching others what to do, Daiyu felt a little funny.Song Qi obviously has a savage temper, but she likes to put on airs, flaunting herself dignified, gentle and elegant, but in the eyes of discerning people, the real dignified and elegant is Song Shangshu's own daughter Song Lan, and she, Song Qi, is nothing more than Dongshi's imitation. , Painting a tiger is nothing more than an anti-dog.But because of her young age, she pretended to be a little adult and looked a little cute, so no one wanted to care about her.But now that she is getting older, but still has such a temper, people no longer find her cute, but ridiculous.

Song Shangshu has a son and a daughter. He pays more attention to etiquette and rules, but he is not pedantic. Although he is strict with his own family, he has never criticized others for not obeying the rules. Although he is a bit rigid, he is not annoying.A pair of sons and daughters have been taught to have an extremely calm temperament, and they are not badly evaluated by outsiders.

The eldest son, Song Zheng, has always been known as a dignified gentleman. He is also known as the Fourth Young Master of the capital with Shui Rong and the other two young masters.The eldest daughter, Song Lan, has always been gentle and elegant, with a good character, which is not comparable to Song Qi.

However, the old lady of the Song family favored the eldest son, and pityed that he is only a fourth-rank Beijing official now, so she asked her younger brother to become the minister of the Ministry of Rites to overwhelm him. Although she would not make the younger son feel uncomfortable on weekdays, she would unconsciously treat the eldest son The children look up.Especially Song Qi, who was raised by her side since she was a child, was regarded as her heart and soul by her.Whenever someone praises Song Lan, she will always say to Song Qi, "Although Lan'er is good, our Qi'er is better... even Lan'er is not half as good as you", and she has been used to such words of praise since she was a child. Song Qi was so confident that she really thought that not only Song Lan was not half as good as her, but even women in the world were not as good as her. Even if some people said that she was not as good as Daiyu, she also felt that others were jealous of her, but she did not get along with Daiyu a few times. , there is no need for Daiyu to come out on her own, either by the people around Daiyu, or by the people around her who persuade her to go back, whether she can't overwhelm Daiyu, makes her very unhappy.

Daiyu was well aware of Song Qi's temper, and knew that Mu Yinghe was probably talking lightly and didn't want to make matters worse, but she also felt strange: "Is Sister Lan not here?"

Song Lan and Mu Yinghe are serious cousins. With her temperament, it is absolutely impossible for Mu Yinghe to be angry. If she is present, no matter how arrogant Song Qi is, the others are not stupid. Know who is right.

Mu Yinghe said: "My aunt woke up this morning a little dizzy, my cousin stayed at the mansion worried."

Daiyu thought to herself, it's no wonder that Song Lan won't settle down much in Song Qi, not to mention that Song Lan isn't here yet, now Song Qi isn't called a king yet?

But after all, that is someone else's business, so Daiyu didn't want to ask too much, she just said to Mu Yinghe: "If elder sister doesn't dislike it, why don't you come with me?"

The box the shopkeeper reserved for them was the biggest box with the best view. She, Wei Xiling, Lin Hao and the attendants were not many people, and the space was very spacious. Call Mu Yinghe, and they can still talk. He was so excited with Lin Hao that he probably didn't have time to talk to her.

Mu Yinghe had a big heart, and after listening to Daiyu's words, he put aside his displeasure just now, and said, "That's right, it's too late for me to be happy, how can I dislike it? But Yang Han and the others are here, can I Call them together?"

She just went to discuss with Song Qi about letting Yang Han and the others enter the box together, but Song Lan was not there, Song Qi took the initiative, and the girls around her preached and taunted her, which made Mu Yinghe feel sad Very annoyed but there is nothing I can do.Their Mu family took root in the frontier fortress, and the power of connections in Beijing was incomparable to that of the Song family, and she didn't want to bother Song Lan and her aunt with this matter.What's more, even after entering the private room, being in the same room with Song Qi and the others is not a pleasant thing, how can it be as comfortable as coming with Daiyu?

Daiyu and Yang Han were also familiar with each other, so naturally they had no objection, but after all the box was booked in the name of Wei Xiling, Daiyu looked at Wei Xiling inquiringly.

Wei Xiling waved his hand indifferently, and said, "Sister Lin is in charge."

Anyway, this box was originally reserved for Sister Lin, otherwise, it would be better for him and Lin Hao to chase the team along the street and join in the fun all the way to the city gate.

But Lin Hao was worried about Sister Lin, and his second brother knew that they were going to take Sister Lin out to watch the fun, so he repeatedly asked them to take care of Sister Lin.He is also familiar with this sister of the Mu family, and she was taken care of during her study tour, but she just borrowed a box to watch the fun together, so what is there to care about?What's more, with her here, there is no fear of someone bumping into Sister Lin.

Seeing this, Mu Yinghe was not pretentious. He greeted Daiyu and ran away to find Yang Han and the others. After a while, he led six or seven girls into the box. Although the noise outside could not be completely isolated, at least The space is not so crowded, allowing them to breathe a sigh of relief.

Yang Han and others greeted Wei Xiling first, and then greeted Daiyu with a smile: "Sister Daiyu, thank you, you don't know how lively it is outside, our heads are about to explode." If it wasn't too crowded outside It was too noisy, and they would not agree with Mu Yinghe to talk to Song Qi, after all, the two of them had different temperaments, and it was really uncomfortable to stay together.

Now that they are with Daiyu, they are relieved. Although Daiyu is from a scholarly family and well-spoken, her attitude towards them has always been very natural. On the contrary, I feel sorry for the injuries they suffered during training.

Daiyu laughed lightly, and said playfully, "I'm just borrowing flowers to offer Buddha, but I don't dare to take it as a word of thanks." As she spoke, her eyes flickered, and she motioned them to look at the window. In the future, I will have to go through such a young boy who must behave well in my graduation assessment. Several people couldn't help looking at each other and laughing.

A few people chatted and laughed together, and time passed quickly. After waiting for less than half an hour, they heard the sound of uniform footsteps, accompanied by loud slogans, and the whole street seemed to be boiling. stand up.

When the neat team ran downstairs like a rainbow, screams that could not be blocked by the walls came from Song Qi and the others' box next door.

Mu Yinghe and the others had a bold temperament and cheered downstairs without any hesitation. Wei Xiling and Lin Hao had already hung on the window, but Mu Yinghe and the others were asked to watch over them so that they would not accidentally fall.

Even a quiet person like Daiyu's face was flushed and her mood was agitated.

To be honest, this team ran past at a not slow speed. Everyone was dressed the same and wore the same hat. It was impossible to recognize who was who.I could only hear someone outside shouting "my brother is inside too", as if proud.

Daiyu was very curious, how to recognize her acquaintance in such a crowd of people, anyway, she was subconsciously looking for Wei Beicui, but she didn't know where he was in the team.

In such an atmosphere similar to a celebration, it is inevitable that some people in the team will be emotional, but they all remember the assessment rules. The moment they run out of the school gate, the assessment has already begun. If you can’t look around or do small movements, you are still under assessment. Some people couldn't help waving at the crowd, or looking around. Sorry, the instructor who followed him had already taken out the assessment book he carried with him and wrote it down for him. The deduction of points is appropriate.

Wei Beicui also didn't dare to look around casually, for fear of failing the assessment and losing face.

However, when passing by the restaurant where Daiyu and the others were staying, I still couldn't help but secretly glanced up, and I saw the beautiful figure of Ping Ting. Although I knew that the other party was not necessarily here to see him, I couldn't help but My heart warmed up, a smile appeared on the corner of my mouth, and my footsteps became firmer.

The dark green team ran past, leaving only the excited people on the street talking endlessly about this annual event.

Daiyu went to the team and ran across the street and disappeared without a trace and didn't find anyone who was Wei Beicui. She felt a little bit lost, but she didn't know what she was missing, so she didn't think about it anymore.

Wei Xiling and Lin Hao were obviously still in high spirits, and when they saw that Daiyu was accompanied, they greeted each other and ran out.

Instead, he yelled at Mu Yinghe and the others, his voice was a little hoarse, so he simply sat down and drank tea. Daiyu and them hadn't seen each other for quite a while, seeing that it was still early, she stayed and talked to them.

While chatting, they talked about Mu Yinghe's plan to join the army in Saibei after graduation.

Mu Yinghe is one year older than Daiyu, and he is due to graduate next year, as is Yang Han.

Hearing what Mu Yinghe said, he asked, "Your family didn't mention your marriage? Do you still plan to let you go to Saibei to get married?"

Yang Han and Mu Yinghe are the same age, and now they are only fifteen, and the family has started to worry about her marriage, making her extremely annoyed.

Mu Yinghe didn't hold back, and said: "No, my family doesn't want me to marry in the capital, so far away from my family, that no one will help me with anything."

Yang Han and the others nodded, thinking that it was true. They were approaching their age now, and they were both looking forward to and apprehensive about marriage, but this did not prevent them from talking about other people's gossip.

"By the way, when did sister Song Lan's marriage change?" Yang Han asked.

"Next spring." Mu Yinghe replied.

For Song Lan's marriage, the Queen personally met her as a matchmaker, and promised to Prince De's son as his concubine. They were supposed to get married at the beginning of this year, but the Duke of Shun'an passed away, so the wedding will naturally be postponed.

To be able to get the queen as a matchmaker, Xu is still the prince's son. Song Lan's marriage has aroused the envy of many people, but Song Lan's behavior is indeed beyond reproach. Yang Han and others are lucky, knowing the relationship between Mu Yinghe and Song Lan Well, I can't help but compliment a few words: "I have also met Prince De's son, and Sister Lan is really a match made in heaven, a perfect match."

As she said that, another girl suddenly thought of something, and said with a smile: "A few days ago, I heard something, it was said that a servant from the Song Mansion said that Sister Lan could be a concubine , Song Qi is better than Sister Lan, even a prince can marry."

The other girls were quite surprised when they heard this: "Is it true?"

"I've heard that too," another girl said, "I heard it came from the old lady of the Song family's yard, so it must be true." The old lady of the Song family likes to lift Song Qi up. It's no secret that Song Lan is so good because the old lady's mouth is not as good as Song Qi's. If these words come from her mouth, it's really not surprising.

Mu Yinghe frowned, and asked: "When did this word come out, and how many people heard about it?" It's not a good thing for Song Qi, or even for the Song family, if this word gets out.

"I just heard about it the day before yesterday, but I don't know where it spread, but..." the girl who mentioned this matter said, "My cousins ​​from my aunt's family all know about it, I'm afraid it's not all the same. It's been a matter of two days."

Mu Yinghe's heart sank, knowing that people as ill-informed as they were had heard of these gossips, I'm afraid the rumors had already spread widely, and it was beyond her control.

Yang Han was often ridiculed by Song Qi on weekdays. He knew that Song Qi was self-righteous, but he still couldn't believe it when he heard this: "This Song Qi still wants to marry the prince? The second prince? The second prince knows who she is ?"

The current emperor and empress only have three sons, and the prince has already married. The unmarried princes are only the second prince and the third prince. The third prince is only in his early ten years old. It can be seen that the prince mentioned by the Song family must be the second prince.

But Song Qi is only famous among the officials and women—not all of them are famous, she has never registered with the queen, and she is even at odds with the second prince. How can this old lady Song have the confidence to say that As if Song Qi is more than enough for the second prince?

Others could understand her surprise very well, but it was also difficult for them to understand what Mrs. Song and Song Qi were thinking. Is this a nice word?You shouldn't speak slowly, and even if you say it, you shouldn't let people spread the word to let others know.Isn't this a joke?

The old lady of the Song family is already very old, and the fact that she favors her little granddaughter is synonymous with confusion in the eyes of many people. She is not treating her little granddaughter well by doing this, but it will harm her in the future.But the old lady became more stubborn as she got older, and she wouldn't listen to anyone's persuasion.Maybe she said that just to make her little granddaughter happy, but after talking about it for more than ten years, I'm afraid even she herself believed it, and she really felt that Song Qi was a little fairy who came down to earth, and no one could compare to her.

Someone shook his head and sighed: "Song Qi is being tricked by their old lady now. If word spreads, unless Song Qi can really marry the second prince, who else will marry her? Or say 'qualified ' Marry her?"

The others nodded one after another, feeling that Song Qi was a little ridiculous, but also sympathetic to her, so they changed the subject after saying a few words.

After listening to what they said, Daiyu suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, and she didn't know how to describe it, but she was a little bored and not very happy.

Hearing them talk about the second prince, thinking of Wei Beicui's thin arms and legs, it really looks like a bamboo pole, it's really ugly.