Dream of the Red Chamber: Rong Dai

A warm sun in the bright sky broke through the silence of the morning, and the flowers and grasses with dewdrops also stretched their waists in the morning sun. The strings of dewdrops shone brightly, and the decoration became more elegant and eye-catching.

In an instant, thousands of feet of golden light shone into thousands of households, the clouds cleared and the morning glow rose, and the entire capital was shrouded in light. The coolness of the stars all night was mixed with the rising sun, and one felt the golden light shining and cooling one's feet.

Daiyu got up to wash and sat in front of the mirror stand, holding a gilt mirror inlaid with precious stones and looking at it carefully, Chunxian took a rhinoceros horn comb and dipped it in the oil to lick Daiyu's hair, Just now I put the long jasper hairpin with hanging rice beads and tassels on the top of the bun, the rest is just a pink and green velvet flower with silver threads and coral beads tassels, and a pair of ginkgo-shaped jade pendants on the small white jade ears .

Snow blue half-sleeved long trousers, moon white brocade jacket, cuffs and neckline embroidered with yellow wintersweet, light white cotton damask skirt, skirt embroidered with a plant of pink and green orchids, and light blue silk ribbons hanging beside the skirt with Zhilan.

Walking out of the door, it was already bright day, the warm sun penetrated the luxuriant branches and leaves, and the flowers of various colors beside the gate of Yilan Courtyard greeted the sun and were dotted with dewdrops, making people almost unable to put it down.

When they arrived at Chunhui Courtyard, Concubine Bei Jing had just finished her grooming. Hearing that Daiyu came to pay her respects, she hurriedly ordered Nanny Lai to bring Daiyu in, and said with a smile, "It's so early in the morning, how come you Woke up?"

Daiyu bowed her knees and saluted, and said with a smile on her face: "I got up early today, thinking that my concubine is not in good health, so come to see my concubine, it will be safe."

Concubine Bei Jing got up and sat on the bed with Daiyu on her arm, holding her pink and tender hands, looked at her crystal clear face lovingly, and said with a smile: "It's hard for you! A little problem is fine now." .Your body is not very good. Although it's almost summer, the dewdrops are very cool, so you should be more careful."

As he spoke, he raised his eyes and looked at Nanny Lai, and said with a smile: "You tell the kitchen, the princess and I will have breakfast here together, if the prince comes back, just tell him that the princess is here."

Nanny Lai agreed with a smile when she heard this, and Dowager Bei Jing turned around to see the coral color on Daiyu's pink and white face, and she couldn't help laughing and said, "It's been so long since we've been married, but I'm still so shy .”

Daiyu lowered her head and let her face be filled with shame. It took a long while before she fell into the arms of Concubine Beijing and said softly, "It's not good for concubine mother. Yu'er won't obey me if she teases Yu'er like this."

Concubine Bei Jing smiled kindly, she held Daiyu in her arms, and said with a smile: "You have to take care of your body, but mother and concubine are waiting to hold a grandson."

Hearing this, Daiyu's heart flashed with a strange feeling, and her face was a little panicked, child, she also wanted to give Shui Rong a baby, but every time she mentioned it, Shui Rong said that there was no rush, let her take care of her body and bones.

Concubine Bei Jing noticed the strangeness of Daiyu in her arms, straightened her shoulders, looked directly into Daiyu's watery eyes, and said: "You child is thinking too much, you and Rong'er are still young, what's the matter with the child? Raising your body well is the right thing to do.”

Holding Daiyu in his arms, thinking about what the monk and Taoist said back then, he sighed: "My concubine and your father only have Rong'er Wanyu and you three, how can I let you have the slightest damage?"

Some time ago, she seemed to have seen the monk and Taoist priest again in the dark, saying that if someone else intervened in Daiyu's marriage life, Daiyu would die in tears.

Those words of warning made Concubine Bei Jing's heart thump. When she woke up, her face turned pale when she remembered this matter. After two days of contemplation, she also made a decision in her heart.

She was very pleased to see Shui Rong's deep affection for Daiyu, and she also valued Daiyu. If she really died in tears, she would be very reluctant to part with her, and she was afraid that Shui Rong would be even more heartbroken.It would be better to let Shui Rong Daiyu be a couple for the rest of her life, no matter what people in the world think of her, as long as Shui Rong Daiyu is safe, that is her greatest wish.

Seeing the shock and bewilderment on Daiyu's face, Princess Beijing didn't intend to explain anything, she just looked at Daiyu with a smile on her lips, smiled gratifiedly, and said, "Your child is valued by the entire Beijing Palace. The concubine mother will naturally favor you."

He said with a smile: "Our Beijing Palace is a wonderful thing in the world, but it makes those ordinary women jealous but unwilling. Now that you have just got married, there will be many women who are unwilling to be lonely in the future. Just one thing, do you believe in motherhood?" Concubine and Rong'er, we will assume that you are the only daughter-in-law, and leave the rest to you."

"Mother Concubine." Daiyu's eyes burst into tears and hit Concubine Beijing's hands, her delicate and timid face was full of disbelief and emotion, thinking that in today's world, could it be that there are three wives and four concubines, even if the wife is full of hearts? The jealousy of the husband should also be steady in taking concubines and concubines for the husband, otherwise the mother-in-law must be the first to refuse.

I don't think Concubine Bei Jing agrees with her and Shui Rong's whole life, how can she not be moved?In this life, she has really accumulated three lifetimes of virtues when she met Concubine Bei Jing's family.

Concubine Bei Jing's eyes were also slightly red, she hugged Dai Yu tightly and leaned against her bosom, and sighed: "It is true to live only by yourself in this world, if you live in the world and wrong your own heart, you will not be able to live happily. , Concubine Mother knows that you are high-spirited, and I will tell you plainly today, so that you will not worry about it, but you will delay your care." Daiyu's tears fell, and she nodded, her sobs were unspeakable.

Seeing Daiyu choked with tears, Princess Bei Jing wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with distress, and jokingly said, "If Yu'er is not satisfied, just cry." Daiyu hurriedly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. The smile escaped, as elegant and beautiful as pear blossoms with rain.

Seeing that Concubine Bei Jing felt more and more distressed, she put her arms around Daiyu and said with a smile: "We had breakfast, I heard that there is a market in the market today, but it is serious to go for a walk."

Daiyu was surprised to look up at Concubine Beijing's playful appearance, unconsciously she felt a bit of anticipation, thinking of the bustling market, she nodded hurriedly.

The street was buzzing with people, and the surrounding area was full of hawkers selling gadgets. The flowers fluttering in the wind were fragrant, and the exquisite and small folk gadgets were something Daiyu had never seen before.

Shui Wanyu held up the whistling windmill in her hand, ran straight to Concubine Beijing and Daiyu, and said with a smile: "Mother and sister-in-law, look, this windmill is so cute, it whizzes and turns with the wind, it's very beautiful." Exquisite."

Concubine Beijing looked at Shui Wanyu with a half-smile, then at the peddler following behind, ordered Qingmei to take the silver taels from the peddler, then nodded her forehead and said: "You Ah, I really don’t know anything. What would it be if you took something from someone else and didn’t pay money? If you didn’t dress like an ordinary child, I’m afraid that the peddler would have turned you into a thief and turned you into the yamen. .”

Wan Yu stuck out her tongue, looked at Daiyu who was covering her mouth and seemed to be giggling, leaned forward and said, "Sister-in-law also knows?"

Daiyu lightly moved her lotus steps, and leaned against Concubine Beijing, before she said with a low smile: "Of course the things they sell need to be paid for, don't they give away the things they worked so hard for? ? Then, is their family still alive?"

Shui Wanyu frowned and thought for a while, seeing that Daiyu and Chunxian Qingmei beside her were covering their mouths and snickering, she felt a little shame and annoyance, stomped her feet and said: "Sister-in-law is more and more imitating Brother Wang It’s true. When I really go back, I should let Brother Wang teach you a lesson.”

Daiyu walked forward slowly holding Shui Wanyu's hand, said with a low smile, "Sister Wanyu, don't be upset, there are still many things you don't know, let's come out to see and understand something."

Concubine Bei Jing held the two of them one by one, and said with a smile: "Yes, what your sister-in-law said is very true, we come out to see and see, but you are so fond of annoyance, if you are annoyed again, you just follow Just go back with the green vines, I won't take you with me."

Shui Wanyu took Daiyu's arm and said, "That's not okay. If you don't take me with you, I'll take my sister-in-law back and leave you here alone." Princess Bei Jing couldn't say anything on the street, so she just Said: "Then you remember, go back and see how the concubine mother will deal with you."

After walking six or seven of the ten pavilions in the market, Daiyu was too tired to bear it. Princess Bei Jing looked at it and said with a smile: "I remember there is a Yunchen restaurant in front of it, it is the coolest place to go, let's just go Wouldn't it be a great pleasure to rest there and take in the scenery below."

Chunxian supported Daiyu, Qingmei supported Beijing Concubine Qingteng supported Shui Wanyu, and the group headed towards Yunchen Restaurant gracefully.

Seeing the appearance of Yunchen Restaurant, Daiyu felt a little stunned. The decoration here is exactly the same as the restaurant she entered in Jinan. Is there really such a coincidence in the world?

The decoration of the private room on the second floor made Daiyu even more sure.The furnishings here are exactly the same as those in Jinan, the actions and furnishings have the feeling of the Lin family's ancestral home, and there is no lack of elegance in every aspect, especially very similar to Lin Ruhai's study flower hall back then.

The eyes as calm as water quietly looked at the thousands of green bamboos in the backyard outside the window, becoming more and more silent.

Concubine Bei Jing looked puzzled, looked at the plantain and bamboo leaves behind the house, and said, "What's wrong?"

Daiyu shook her head, with a smile on her lips, she said lightly, "Maybe I'm overthinking, this place seems somewhat similar to the Fenglaiyi restaurant that Brother Rong and I saw in Jinan."

Chunxian looked at it in surprise for a while, then nodded and said: "These two restaurants seem to be built by Mr. Jiang Lianyu of Jiangnanyu. On the Lantern Festival, the prince and princess also saw him."

"Is it the one who gave you the snow jade ginseng doll?" Chunxian nodded.

Concubine Bei Jing pondered for a while, then said lightly: "It's nothing, I gave Yu'er the Xueyu ginseng doll to him, and I'll just sit here for a while, at least I have to thank him, right?"

Shui Wanyu couldn't help laughing out loud when she heard this, and she just supported Qingteng beside her and laughed straight, "My concubine's words are so nonsense, you can't buy that money for brother Wang and sister-in-law." Xueyu ginseng doll, do you want to give back with a meal?"

Concubine Bei Jing glared at Shui Wanyu, and said: "I think you are getting older and older, Ming'er Mother and Concubine quickly found you a husband's family and married you, and we only have our mother left in the palace." It's quiet for a few days."

Shui Wanyu's face was full of red when she heard this, she pouted and snuggled up to Daiyu's side, and said, "Sister-in-law, you see that the concubine mother is getting more and more disfigured, so you have the nerve to talk about me." "

Daiyu smiled and got up and helped Wanyu to sit down, supported her shoulders, and said with a light smile: "My good sister, you can just sit down, how can the concubine mother be willing?"

Shui Wanyu murmured and looked at Princess Bei Jing and hummed, but remained silent for a while, who knew if this Princess Bei Jing would do it?Just by looking at her current appearance, I know it.

"Hey, shopkeeper, is there a private room here?" Domineering screams came from outside the door, causing Daiyu to frown her eyebrows, her eyes were a little cold.

"Whose girl is so uneducated, what kind of dignity is it to shout like this?"

Daiyu pressed Shui Wanyu's hand, and quietly listened to the sound outside the door, which seemed to be the voice of Ying'er beside Baochai in the past, and she felt more and more unwilling to pay attention to it.

"Our wife is the wife of the great master of Jia's mansion, you should also grow some eyes, and quickly clear a private room and come out, it's too late, see if our master didn't skin you." More and more arrogant words floated into the private room. In the process, the sound of approaching footsteps made Daiyu very unhappy.

Concubine Beijing listened coldly for a while, she lightly helped Qingmei's hand to stand up, and put her other hand on Daiyu's and said: "Let's go out and have a look, I want to see when the grand master of Jia's mansion married the wife of the main house The voice was neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for Yinger Baochai who passed by the door to hear clearly.

With a sound of "啪啦", the door of the private room was pushed open, and bounced back against the corner of the wall, knocking Yinger out.

The shopkeeper hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Madam, please forgive me for disturbing Madam's rest."

The door was opened and closed, and Baochai didn't see who was inside. The woman beside her hurriedly helped Ying'er up, but Ying'er fell so badly that she finally got up and said furiously, "Which family is this? Dare to provoke our Jia family? Be sensible and get out of here quickly."

"The ones who get out should be you shameless and shameless bastards." The angry voice of Concubine Beijing made Baochai shudder immediately. The door was open, and it wasn't Princess Bei Jing and Daiyu standing by the door, who else?

Seeing Concubine Beijing, Ying'er was so frightened that she collapsed and knelt on the ground, but she saw Baochai bowing gracefully and saying, "Little lady has seen Concubine Beijing." Concubine Beijing didn't even bother to look at her. With a glance, he just sat on the chair by the door and said, "Shopkeeper, go down, there is nothing for you here."

The shopkeeper looked at Concubine Beijing and Baochai's group, then he took a thousand and walked down. Before leaving the door, he said: "If this lady has anything to do, just call the person at the stairs." Little girl, she came to report to the villain, so the villain went to the Ministry of Punishments and invited those officials and servants to come and uphold justice."

Concubine Bei Jing smiled gently, and said, "I'm sorry."

Qing Mei, who was beside Dowager Beijing, saw Xue Baochai and Ying'er yelling so impolitely, and now she saw Daiyu not kneeling, so she stepped forward and begged for orders: "I also ask Dowager Dowager to forgive my servants for their presumptuousness." Dowager Beijing She nodded knowingly, and only lightly stroked the foam on the teacup in her hand.

A "slap" slap landed on Baochai's face, and Qingmei sneered and said, "It really is a lowly woman's background, to see Princess Yundai and Princess Beijing don't kneel down, she prides herself on everyone's rules on weekdays, Have you learned all the rules from the dog?"

That Xue Baochai caressed the burning pain on her face, the green plum was hit hard, and her finger was swollen immediately, she knelt on the ground without saying a word, and said: "Please forgive me, my little concubine." The woman has never seen Princess Yundai."

Daiyu sat quietly at the side, leaning on the chair cushion, quietly looking at Baochai, it was still the well-rounded Xue Baochai, but at this time the woman was dressed, and she no longer concealed the desire and greed in her heart. At this time, her face, which was as gorgeous as a peony in the daytime, is only gaudy, and she can't bear the name of peony.

Chunxian put the tea bowl in Daiyu's hand, and also walked to the front, saying: "Don't your eyes see the rich and noble? Why? Didn't you see the princess? You should be caught up in the crime of such a shameful crime." Calculate it with your master."

Xue Baochai, who was bluffed by a word, immediately knelt on the ground, trembling all over, she still remembered the scene when Li Shui Rong paraded her through the street that day, and she was still afraid when thinking about the life that was not as good as pigs and dogs.

It was so easy to fall in love with Jia She, even though she is just an aunt, she is still a famous and important person in the mansion, if she is accused of another crime, she will never be able to recover.

No, her career ambitions, her dream of wealth and honor, she still wants to become the wife of the head of Jia's family, and she wants to be superior to others, she shouldn't just let it go.

There was a sound of swift footsteps from the stairs, and Daiyu heard the footsteps with a smile on her face.

Sure enough, the anxious figure of Shui Rong found her. Seeing that Concubine Bei Jing was sitting in the middle of the door of the private room, she frowned and looked coldly at Xue Baochai on the ground. The disgust in her eyes almost wanted to kill Xue Baochai. Cut to pieces.

Shui Rong strode into the private room, glared at Concubine Bei Jing and Shui Wanyu, then took Dai Yu's little hand, and said with a low laugh, "Dai'er."

Daiyu pulled him to sit down, and said with a faint smile: "How did you find it?" Shui Rong glared at her, and said: "You still said that you didn't tell me when you came out with mother concubine, should you fight? "

Daiyu raised her head in surprise and said, "No one told you? Didn't Concubine Mu say someone would tell you?"

Shui Rong looked at the back of that Concubine Bei Jing coldly, and only trembled when the Concubine Bei Jing looked at her, but she held the tea bowl in her hand calmly.

Seeing this, Daiyu understood a little bit, only smiled and looked at Shui Rong, gently shook his big hand, and said: "Mother Concubine didn't do it on purpose, maybe she forgot, I don't know, since you have already found me Come here, how about sitting here?" Shui Rong nodded with a smile, and sat beside Daiyu, quietly letting Concubine Bei Jing handle it.

Chunxian looked critically at Xue Baochai's bright red attire, she looked like the wife of the main house, she couldn't help laughing, looked at Qingmei beside her and said: "Sister Qingmei, according to the rules of our dynasty, this is just an aunt The person wearing this red peony embroidered with gold thread is breaking the rules, what should I do?"

Without looking at Xue Baochai's pale and sweaty face, Qingmei thought for a while, and said, "It should be handed over to the ancestral hall of that family to judge her intentions, but since she claims to be the wife of the Jia family, we must also I took her to the Jia Mansion Ancestral Hall to investigate thoroughly."

When Xue Baochai heard this, she kowtowed and begged for forgiveness. If she was indeed taken back by them and found out by Jia Mu, she might not even be able to keep her aunt's seat in Jia's mansion. Forgive me." That pitiful expression made people feel a bit of compassion.

Shui Rong only accompanied Daiyu to look at the calligraphy and paintings in the private room, pointing to the white jade incense burner on the table, also thinking in the same way, smiled coldly, and said: "This Jiang Lianyu has a name for each place, really. Really a caring person."

Daiyu looked at Shui Rong puzzled, and said, "Brother Rong, what's wrong?" Every time Shui Rong mentioned Jiang Lianyu, she would always grit her teeth, which made her very puzzled.

Shui Wanyu bit the pastry in her hand, and smiled very strangely. Seeing Daiyu's puzzled eyes, she burst out laughing, until Shui Rong gave her warning eyes, and then she suppressed her smile and lowered her head.

Seeing Shui Wanyu's weird smile, Daiyu immediately turned around, cast a glance at Shui Rong, beat him with her small hand, and muttered in a low voice: "It's becoming more and more like a two- or three-year-old child, there is no way, you If you continue like this, I will ignore you."

Shui Rong only held Daiyu's hand in his bosom, and said with a low smile, "You ignore me, I will ignore you! As long as I ignore you, it's fine, and you ignore me." Hearing what he said, Daiyu The corner of Yu's mouth couldn't hold back a smile.

Looking at Shui Rong Daiyu's harmonious and loving appearance, Baochai gritted his teeth with hatred, and unconsciously raised his voice: "My lord and concubine, please be kind." Elimination, until Daiyu withdrew her little hand, twisted the brocade in her hand, and looked at Shui Rong.

Concubine Bei Jing smiled lightly, and didn't say anything to that Xue Baochai anymore, she just smiled and said: "Qing Mei, go to Jia's mansion and tell them to go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to redeem this person, and this matter should be closed. It's only in the register. Also, don't forget, tell Mr. Fu that this Xue Baochai is disrespectful to Princess Yundai, so he should teach him a lesson."

Qingmei nodded with a smile, and went to tell the woman who was following outside the door to send someone to report to Mrs. Fu. Several women in this room had already pushed Baochai out of the Yunchen Restaurant.

Shui Rong glanced at Concubine Bei Jing with his faint eyes, stood up and smiled while holding Dai Yu's little hand: "The market outside has not cleared up yet, Dai'er, how about we go out for a walk?"

The latent curiosity in Daiyu's heart was extremely strong, so she got up and said with a smile, "Okay, sister Concubine Wanyu, can we go for a walk with you?"

Concubine Beijing and Shui Wanyu hadn't answered, Shui Rong interrupted hastily, and said with a smile: "Father is looking for concubine mother in the mansion, and sister Wanyu has a leg pain. Qingteng, you helped your princess and his wife." Concubine Tai, let's go back to the mansion to rest together."

Before Daiyu could react, Shui Rong took Daiyu's small hand and walked down the stairs very quickly, completely ignoring the angry Princess Bei Jing who was gritting her teeth behind her.

Seeing Shui Rong like this, Shui Wanyu had already stepped forward to take the annoyed Concubine Bei Jing on her arm, and said, "Mother and Concubine should have known Brother Wang's temperament long ago, so why are you still angry?"

Concubine Bei Jing glanced at Shui Wanyu, and said: "I want my daughter-in-law to accompany me, who wants such a brat? If I knew it, I would just kidnap my good daughter-in-law to play in the palace, and let him rush It's just a blank." Now he was kidnapped by Shui Rong.

Seeing Concubine Bei Jing's reluctance, Shui Wanyu giggled and said, "What's the hurry, mother? My sister-in-law stays in the mansion almost all the time, so we go to play with her more often? What's the hurry now? No need to wait a minute, brother Wang is in a hurry, and he goes in and out and takes his sister-in-law with him, then we will be at a loss."

Concubine Bei Jing nodded her head when she heard this, burst out laughing, and said, "That's right, for a lovely person like your sister-in-law, who can not be hurt?"

"Mother Concubine, why didn't you kill Xue Baochai all at once, but let her mess around." Shui Wanyu asked her doubts as she walked.

Concubine Bei Jing touched her bewildered pink and delicate face, and said with a smile: "What does a little girl like you know? Can you beat me to death? It's not like she committed a capital crime, concubine mother." Let her clean up the people who bully your sister-in-law in the future."

Shui Wanyu was even more puzzled when she heard this, Princess Bei Jing smiled and didn't explain anymore, since Shui Rong can clean up the Shuiyan and the Li family step by step, she also has to deal with that self-righteous person in the Li family .Li Xuemei was kicked out of the house by the Li family, such an opportunity could help them.

Shui Rong led Daiyu to the market without giving Daiyu a chance to turn her head. Daiyu grabbed Shui Rong's wrist and finally stopped. There were beads of sweat on her panting face. It looks like there is no silver 300 taels dissolved in water.

But Shui Rong only smiled faintly, twisted her pretty nose through the veil, leaned over and whispered in her ear: "You left the house without permission today, and you didn't tell me. Now let's play with you first, and then go back tonight." Settle accounts with you."

The little hand hidden in Daiyu's sleeve twisted his waist, hummed, her bright water eyes turned lightly and wonderfully, she had already made up her mind, and said with a low smile: "This is what you said, my husband, that concubine I can only protect myself, so I sleep with sister Wanyu in Di Yuxuan at night, and you can go back to Yilan Courtyard by yourself."

As he spoke, he was about to walk forward, Shui Rong held Daiyu's slender waist in his arms, and said with a low smile, "I'm getting better and better, and I even learned a little from threats."

Daiyu broke his hand and said with a smile: "Yes, I have grown up and learned from my husband."

Shui Rong held Daiyu's little hand, and said with a light smile, "My good lady, please forgive me as your husband. I will never dare to do this again." Daiyu sneered at his handsome face begging for mercy, with a gentle expression full of tenderness. There was a bit of a smile, but the anger that rose in his heart had disappeared.

"It's a coincidence, why is Prince Beijing here?" The voice of the water performance came from the crowd not far away, Shui Rong suddenly turned his face soft, and tied the veil on Daiyu carefully, and led her by the hand When the little hand turned around to look, his face became more and more gloomy, and he responded lightly: "Little Wang is always leisurely! It's the Eldest Prince who is working hard to play with Changsun Guojun and General Murong."

Beside Shuiyan was not only the eldest grandson Wuyong and Murong Chengbo who were in disguise, but also Li Xueqing who was wearing a veil and following Shuiyan's side, even through the veil she couldn't see her face clearly.