Dream of the Red Chamber: Rong Dai

Daiyu slightly raised her eyes to look at the kind and kind face of the queen mother, she calmed down her anxiety, parted her red lips, and said with a quiet smile: "The queen mother has praised her so much, but Daiyu dare not."

Quietly looking at Daiyu's frail body and face for a long while, then she looked at Bei Jing and said: "Like, really like, very similar to Min girl back then, but slightly better than that Min girl." The concubine smiled and nodded, and said: "It is indeed very similar to Sister Min, but the demeanor of the whole body seems to be slightly better than Sister Min."

Then he took Daiyu's hand lightly, asked her carefully about the books she read for her age, nodded her head and said, "It really is a good one, she deserves to be the daughter of the most talented woman in the capital at that time, she is well-educated with eloquent rhetoric. Not accessible to ordinary people."

During the conversation, Concubine Bei Jing looked at the Empress Dowager's expression, and said with a slight smile: "So this concubine looks at this child very well, if he can stay with this concubine, then he will truly live up to the entrustment of sister Min."

The Empress Dowager glanced at Concubine Bei Jing, smiled quietly, full of love, stroked Daiyu's beautiful hair gently, and said: "You can rest assured, the Ai family understands your intentions, and Rong'er is not missing these days." It’s just that the emperor’s government affairs are in trouble now, so Ai’s family agreed to you first, and it’s just that the emperor agrees in the next day.”

Concubine Beijing was overjoyed when she heard this, she hurriedly knelt down and said: "My concubine, I would like to thank the Empress Dowager for her kindness." The Empress Dowager waved her hands and looked at Daiyu's blushing and pretty face, and said, "My daughter-in-law of Beijing can't wait any longer. If Aijia is that wicked villain again, it won't be like that anymore."

Daiyu muttered and stood up, "Queen Dowager." The Queen Mother looked at Daiyu with a smile, sat down with her arms still, and said with a smile, "You don't have to thank Aijia, who watched your parents get married and start a career. , just treat you as the granddaughter of the Ai family."

Dowager Beijing felt more and more joyful when she heard that, if she could get the Queen Mother's promise, things with Shui Rong and Daiyu would be better in the future, so she couldn't help but smile.

The queen mother smiled, but in a blink of an eye she saw that Dai Quan was by the door, looking a little anxious, and asked, "What's the matter?" Concubine Li and Concubine Mei are waiting at the back of the hall to ask for peace of mind with the empresses. The servant returned to the two empresses, but the two empresses only smiled and said they had to wait outside the hall."

The Empress Dowager frowned slightly, then smiled lightly and said, "Since that's the case, we're all a family, where did you take care of them so much? Just invite them in." Then Dai Quan took his orders and went.

"The concubine kowtowed to the empress dowager, the empress dowager is a thousand years old." "Forget it, you all get up too." Concubine Li and Concubine Mei thanked them, and got up with the help of the maids beside them.

Daiyu was about to go forward to salute, but was held by the queen mother, only to hear the queen mother smiled and said: "You two have worked hard to take care of the harem, so sit down and talk to Ai's family." Then Concubine Li and Concubine Mei thank you The Empress Dowager rewarded her and sat beside Dowager Beijing.

Concubine Bei Jing nodded lightly, and it was just a matter of courtesy to each other, Concubine Li looked up at Daiyu who was sitting beside the Empress Dowager, and said with a smile: "When did such a beautiful figure come to the Empress Dowager's palace? Letting the concubine look at it is a pity." Looking carefully at Daiyu's lotus-like face, elegant and beautiful, she couldn't help but feel more and more surprised, I don't know what kind of young lady she is, who can be treated so favorably by the Queen Mother.

Glancing at them, the Empress Dowager smiled joyfully, and said, "You don't know her, she is the daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Shilin, the former inspector, and this is the first time Ai's family has seen her. How can you see her?" to her?"

Isn't that the daughter of the imperial censor who inspected salt in the past, Lin Daiyu who disappeared after leaving Jia's mansion?Sui couldn't hide the surprise on his face, looked carefully, and unconsciously clenched the embroidered handkerchief in his hand, then, she was also the one who climbed the mountain with Shui Rong that day in Chongyang.Can't help but look at Daiyu more and more.

"Why, does Concubine Li seem to recognize her?" The queen mother asked with a smile after taking in all their expressions.

"The concubine is disrespectful, please forgive me, the queen mother. The concubine was also very surprised. I only heard that the girl from the Lin family was forced out of the mansion by the people of Jia's mansion. I really feel sorry for her. I didn't expect it to be in the empress dowager's palace." Seeing it, I feel a little sympathetic." Concubine Li hurriedly restrained her expression, and looked at Daiyu with a smile on her face, she was very amiable and gentle.

Nodding her head, the Empress Dowager smiled and said: "That's true. Poor child, Ai's family looks at it and feels sorry for it. You have reached this age, so you should have some compassion for the Bodhisattva." Then Concubine Li and Concubine Mei just Nuonuo nodded in response, but her brows and eyes never left Daiyu's face.

Daiyu looked at the two of them quietly, with a slight smile on her jade face, but she still stepped forward and knelt down and said: "My little girl, thank you two ladies for your concern, I am really a little girl."

Concubine Li hurriedly grabbed Daiyu's hand and got up, looked around her body, and sighed with a smile: "It really is an excellent one. If Sister Yuan Concubine sees it at this time, she must be very happy. After all, you are also cousins. It's a pity." , now that sister Yuanpin is still under confinement, she is not allowed to see the girl."

There was a sneer on the corner of Daiyu's mouth, with a chilly but undetectable smile, she said with a light smile, "I'm sorry to trouble Concubine Li, although my daughter is a cousin of Concubine Yu Yuan, she has only met her." Concubine Yuan once met. Today's entry into the palace was originally a gift from the Empress Dowager, so how can you force it too much?"

Concubine Li's smile froze slightly when she heard this, and there was some strangeness in her lowered eyes, she hurriedly smiled and took Daiyu's hand and said with a smile: "Look, I'm actually confused. I am happy in my heart, but I am a little carried away.”

The queen mother smiled and beckoned Daiyu to come up, and said: "Young lady Lin, you should sit beside Aijia, and we can talk too. Concubine Li and Concubine Mei, if you have nothing to do, you should go back first, Aijia still has guests. here."

Seeing this, Concubine Li and Concubine Mei had no choice but to hide their respective thoughts, hurriedly bowed their knees and saluted, saying: "The concubine will leave." After saying that, they took each other out of the Queen Mother's palace.

After leaving the Palace of Compassion and Ning, Concubine Mei looked at Concubine Li and pulled Concubine Li's sleeve, said with a low eyebrow and a slight smile: "Sister Concubine Li, how is Miss Lin?" The marks became thicker and thicker day by day, and the raised eyebrows brought out a few crow's feet. She looked at Concubine Mei who was about the same age with a light smile, and said, "How do you look?"

Concubine Mei lowered her eyebrows and smiled slightly: "I don't know, I just look at the girl as if her body is too weak, isn't she a blessed person?" Blessings, we have nothing to say. There are still many things to take care of in the harem, so the elder sister will leave first, and the younger sister will be herself."

Concubine Mei nodded with a smile and said: "What Li Concubine said is very true. Since that's the case, Sister Concubine Li will go on her own. I have to go back to the palace to take care of Wanyi, so I won't be with Sister Concubine Li anymore." He took the maids and nuns by his side to the Palace of Rain and Rain.

"Has Yu'er ever been frightened?" Seeing them leave, the Empress Dowager smiled and looked at the calm smile on Daiyu's face, which was somewhat indifferent and alienated, and she couldn't help but secretly nodded in praise.

Daiyu raised her clear eyes to look at the smiling Queen Mother, and said in a low voice: "The two empresses are gentle and kind, and they also speak softly to Daiyu, so why is Daiyu afraid?"

Hiding a knife in his smile, with thorns in his cotton, he is indeed the lord of the harem who has been immersed in the palace for many years. What is he trying to say when he ties the concubine Yuan's relegation with her leaving Jia's mansion?Is it just because Li Xuemei can marry into the Beijing Palace?

Shui Rong didn't hide anything from her about what happened that day, he just wanted to let Daiyu have no quarrel with him, so he told Daiyu the whole story, so that Daiyu could understand thoroughly, so that she would not have to speculate secretly when the time came. On the contrary, they will lose their trust in each other.

The Empress Dowager looked at Bei Jing and nodded her head, Bei Jing also responded with a smile, the Empress Dowager turned her head to look at Dai Yu and said: "It's very good, it really lives up to what I said in the past, the Ai family is also relieved now. "

Looking at the Queen Mother and Concubine Bei Jing incomprehensibly, Qing Ling Shuijing's eyes were full of confusion. Why did she think that there was some kind of agreement between Concubine Bei Jing and the Queen Mother?

"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, the Prince of Beijing is here to greet the Empress Dowager." The Empress Dowager looked at the instant blush on Daiyu's face with special eyes, then turned to look at the Empress Dowager Beijing and said, "This boy Rong is really Positive, in the past, if the Ai family wanted to see him, they would ask Dai Quan three times and four times, but today they came uninvited."

Concubine Bei Jing also had a smile on her face, and said: "Not to mention the empress dowager, I can also be regarded as that kid's mother, but every time I see me, I never smile at all, as if I owed him in my previous life of."

The queen mother smiled quietly, lightly patted Daiyu's little hand and said, "Someone will be able to cure him in the future, so you should rest assured."

"Weichen has met the Empress Dowager." While speaking, Shui Rong walked in striding in, already dressed in imperial attire, with handsome eyebrows and slender eyes, and his tall and tall figure made him a rare handsome man.

"Forget it, you are still playing with the Ai family. You and Han'er are the same, both are grandsons of the Ai family, but you are so polite." Shui Rong raised his eyes coldly and caught a glimpse of the man sitting beside him Daiyu couldn't help but soften her eyes a little, and said: "Whether it's grandchildren, monarchs or ministers, this ceremony still cannot be abolished."

The queen mother glanced at him, then at Daiyu, and said with a smile: "Forget it, Ai's family can't compete with your grandchildren on weekdays. Ai's family remembers the autumn chrysanthemums in the imperial garden very well. You know this imperial family very well." Huayuan, let’s take Yu’er to the imperial garden for a walk, the Ai family has something to say to your mother and concubine.”

Daiyu's pretty face was blushing, she walked down lightly with lotus steps, Shui Rong smiled softly and said, "Let's go." Daiyu was awkward but refused to go forward, Shui Rong shook her head helplessly, and walked in front with Daiyu Yu led the way, only to see smiles on the faces of the Empress Dowager and Concubine Beijing.

Seeing them walking out, the Queen Mother looked at Concubine Bei Jing and said, "Your gaze is really good. Although this child is a little more thoughtful and a little weaker, he is a good boy with a rare heart. With such a daughter-in-law, I can rest assured."

Concubine Bei Jing joked and said: "It turned out that Sister Min was a good teacher, but this daughter-in-law and concubine have already made up their minds. If I want to go back on my word now, I'm afraid there is no chance."

"I'm afraid there will be constant turmoil in the future." The flowing breath between Shui Rong and Daiyu is so clean that it is difficult to mix with other factors. How can this kind of world be tolerated in the future?There will be twists and turns at that time, it just depends on whether Shui Rong and Daiyu can be firm?

Concubine Bei Jing also had some worries on her face, suddenly recalling what the monk said that day, the unrest in her heart became more and more intense.

Shui Rong waved back the eunuchs and maids who followed, quietly looking at Daiyu's delicate face, and said with a smile: "Could it be that Dai'er is going to keep her head down and not look at me?"

Daiyu raised her head suddenly, pouting her lips and complaining softly: "What are you doing in the Empress Dowager's palace? It's not a joke." Shui Rong took her tender little hand and said softly: "It's just a matter of whether I come or not. Trying to make myself feel at peace. Besides, why doesn’t the Empress Dowager know about it?”

Daiyu let him hold her little hand and walk on the pebble path in the imperial garden. In late autumn, the chrysanthemums swayed with the wind, and the quiet and light fragrance floated on her body with the wind, and her body was full of fragrance and sweetness.

The golden petals are fluttering with the wind, covering the body like pieces of fluttering butterflies, dancing with the wind, the purple robes fluttering with the wind, the two stand facing each other, the faint sun shrouds Daiyu's side hazyly, the posture is like a poem Painting, quiet and quiet.

Such a beautiful scenery made the water performer who passed by here couldn't help but stop. Even the calm and peaceful look on weekdays couldn't hide his amazement, so he waved away the eager cry of the little eunuch beside him, and quietly looked at the flowers two of them.

Is it her?Is it the woman brought by Shui Rong on Chongyang Day?Is it that woman named Lin Daiyu?He didn't expect Shui Rong to hide her so well that even Jia's mansion never knew her whereabouts, concealed it from everyone, and let her live in Beijing Palace.Thinking of this, he couldn't help hiding a bit of indifference on his face.

Lin Daiyu, what a beautiful name, her poetic talent does not make her eyebrows dirty, and she has a rare spirit of pure poetic talent, her beautiful pen is full of talent, she can't help but take a step, and she can't wait to see Lin Daiyu Is it as beautiful and elegant as the rumors say.

Shui Rong narrowed his eyes to look at Shui Yan who came in from the chrysanthemum bushes, frowned, took out a brocade handkerchief and Daiyu in his sleeves, covered them, and smiled softly: "This autumn chrysanthemums raise a trace of dust, I'm afraid Waiting a while will make you a cat face."

Daiyu glanced and saw someone outside the chrysanthemum bushes, so she fastened the brocade handkerchief along the water-soluble cloth, and said with a slight smile, "Since you have something to do, I'll go back to the palace to accompany the queen mother and the concubine." Afterwards, he walked along the path of flowers, disappeared among the chrysanthemums like a fluttering purple butterfly, and then crossed the clear water pond towards the direction of the Compassionate Peace Palace.

When Shuiyan came, he saw the beautiful woman's whereabouts with regret, and couldn't help but look at Shui Rong quietly with a bit of coldness in his heart, and said with a smile: "I don't know that the younger brother of Beijing Jing also has such thoughts? Do you know who that girl is?"

Shui Rong turned around and said with a smile: "The eldest prince came in a hurry, but what do you want me for?"

That Shui Yan quietly looked at Shui Rong's quiet face for a long time, before he smiled and said: "It's nothing at all, it's just that I was passing through the Imperial Garden, and I saw a girl beside Prince Bei Jing, and I was a little curious."

Hearing what Shui Yan said, Shui Rong probably understood in his heart, so he smiled and said, "It was the empress dowager who invited me to enjoy the chrysanthemums, but the tired eldest prince is so worried."

Shui Yan looked directly at Shui Rong's calm and deep eyes, and said, "May I ask, is that girl the sweetheart of Brother Shui Wang?" This girl is indeed my sweetheart, if this is what the First Prince wants to know, is that enough?"

Shui Yan's face was suffocated, Shui Rong's non-denial made him unable to ask any more questions, so he looked at Shui Rong with some deep meaning and smiled: "Brother Shui Wang admitted it, and I have nothing to say, that's all. Wait." I will go to the Empress Dowager's grandmother's palace to pay my respects in a while, do you want Brother Shui Wang to go too?"

Shui Rong nodded lightly and said: "Of course I want to go, my concubine is still in the Empress Dowager's Palace." Shui Yan and Shui Rong wanted to go to the Empress Dowager's Palace.

"Eldest prince, Lord Shui, the emperor invites you to the imperial study to discuss something." Liu Dexi who was beside the emperor hurried over.

Shui Yan and Shui Rong turned back together, and said: "But what's the important thing?" Just after the morning court was over, how could there be such a hasty matter all of a sudden, it must be a great thing to bother Liu Dexi who is beside the emperor things.

Then Liu Dexi calmed down, and hurriedly said: "It was just now that the land along the coast was [-] miles away, and the Dongpu invaded, causing harm to the people along the coast. The war is about to break out. The emperor ordered the servants to invite the eldest prince, the eldest prince, and the water prince to the imperial study. .”

Shui Yan and Shui Rong heard about it, they didn't care about anything else, they hurried to the imperial study room, when Shui Rong passed by the small road beside him, he gave an order in a low voice, and the small road led the way to the direction of Compassionate Ning Palace.

Daiyu quietly looked at the two girls in front of her, one was all fiery red, the other was pale yellow, one had a face as delicate as a thorny rose, and the other was as elegant as an orchid in the valley.Just now when Daiyu left the imperial garden, she saw those two people standing in front of her, blocking her way back to the Palace of Compassion and Peace.

"I don't know what's the matter with the two girls?" Xiaoyu, the maid who was accompanying Daiyu, bowed her knees and looked at Li Xuemei and Li Xueqing by the way.

Li Xuemei's charming face was full of arrogance, seeing Daiyu's quiet and graceful demeanor, she couldn't help being stunned, and immediately said: "Who are you? Why have I never seen you before?"

Seeing the arrogance on her face, Daiyu felt a little displeased in her heart, and said with a faint smile, "If the girl wants to ask my name, but if you ask the girl instead, who are you?" It looks like a girl from an official's family who has not left the court. Presumably she must be a dependent girl from a certain natal family in the palace.

"This girl is the niece of Concubine Li's natal family in the palace, Li Xuemei, this is my sister Li Xueqing, where are you from? You can tell now."

Li Xuemei?The thunderous name made Daiyu look up quietly, then laughed lightly, although there was a bit of hostility and arrogance on her face, but she was not a treacherous person, so she smiled lightly and said: "Since you are famous, I have nothing to hide. My daughter's name is Lin Daiyu."

Then Li Xuemei was distracted seeing the slight smile on Daiyu's face, how could there be such a beautiful woman in the world?But remembering the appearance of Shui Rong and Daiyu standing among the chrysanthemums just now, he couldn't help but say angrily: "I don't care who you are? Why did you stay with Brother Shui just now?"

Seeing her appearance, Daiyu smiled quietly, and brushed the petals of the chrysanthemum on her body, but there was a hint of a smile on her delicate face, and she said, "May I ask what kind of identity is Miss? Who am I with?" , do you want to tell the girl too?"

Li Xuemei looked at Daiyu's calm face and wanted to jump forward, but Li Xueqing held her hand and said, "Sister Xuemei, don't do this, Miss Lin just met Brother Shui by chance. , why do you need to be so savage?"

Daiyu was just looking at Li Xueqing at this time, with a gentle and gentle face, clear eyes like water, with three points of talent, she looked like a reasonable person.

Li Xueqing walked forward holding the servant girl's hand, and said with a light smile, "Don't pay attention to this Miss Lin. Sister Xuemei has never been malicious, but she has a hot temper. Prince Jing is different."

Daiyu looked at Li Xueqing with a smile on her lips, but she didn't have much to do with her. Since Shui Rong was in touch with her, she naturally wouldn't allow others to stop her, so she still had a smile on her face and said, "Li Girl, you are too polite, I never take some unpleasant people or things to heart, if there is nothing wrong, then I will leave first." After saying that, she was about to lift her foot and leave.

Then Li Xueqing didn't want to keep her, she just looked at Daiyu with a smile, and said: "Since the girl wants to leave, we naturally have no reason to stop, please, girl."

But Li Xuemei blocked Daiyu's way to prevent her from leaving, pointed at Daiyu with a whip in her hand, and said, "Tell me, are you that foxy girl who accompanied Brother Shui to climb the mountain to look far away? "

Hu Meizi?Daiyu's eyes were full of indifference, she turned around and looked at Li Xuemei coldly, and said, "So what, so what?" With a cold smile, Li Xuemei involuntarily retreated. After three steps.

"Humeizi? I don't have Miss Li's uncommon beauty, so I can't afford these three words. I have heard that the concubine Li is a virtuous mother and respects the world, but I don't know that the teachings of Miss Li's house are like this? The sage taught, the warnings of the past dynasties Is it true that Miss Li only learned the barbarian etiquette, like a monster drinking blood? Has she uttered wild words and forgotten the proper etiquette and rules?"

Seeing that Daiyu was already angry, Li Xueqing hurriedly grabbed Li Xuemei's hand and said, "Xuemei, don't do this. Miss Lin is a distinguished guest invited to the palace by the Empress Dowager, why do you treat her like this? Have you all forgotten us?"

After hearing Li Xueqing's words, Li Xuemei hurriedly drew back the horsewhip in her hand, only then did she realize that this is the backyard of the deep palace, and not their world outside the palace, but she still couldn't suppress her anger, and said: "Even if you accompany me So what about Brother Shui? Brother Shui already has a fiancée who is married to her fingertips."