Dream of the Red Chamber: Rong Dai

Zhanyan lotus blossoms filled the pond, and heat waves swept across the ground, which made Daiyu, who doesn't like heat by nature, even more silent, and didn't even want to go out of the house, just lazily leaning on the couch to read a book.

Early in the morning, Shui Rong ordered people to place jars filled with ice cubes in the four corners of the house, and there were a few lotus flowers on them. The cold air-conditioning actually decorated the lotus flowers like ice sculptures. They were cool but not lacking in beauty, Daiyu was lazy. Leaning on the couch, fanning the fan from time to time, the coolness brought by it is more comfortable.

Chunxian came in with iced cold melons, the bright yellow flesh color made people salivate, Daiyu smelled a faint fragrance, when she turned around, she saw that it was the childless yellow flesh Gua, then stood up and laughed, "You're getting more and more stingy now, and you actually brought a piece of paper to coax me?"

Xueyan walked up to Daiyu with a silk-wrapped white agate plate, and said, "My concubine has wronged sister Chunxian! This is what the prince ordered."

Daiyu picked up a small piece of watermelon with her little hand and took a bite, the sweet and fragrant breath spread from her lips and teeth to her throat, and her internal organs seemed to be filled with this sweet smell.

"Sister-in-law." Shui Wanyu's voice came from the door, Daiyu turned around, beckoned her to come forward, and said with a smile: "Why? The little girl suddenly learned to be so stable? I'm so unaccustomed. "

Shui Wanyu sat beside Daiyu, shook her legs and feet, beat her sore legs, looked at Daiyu with a coquettish smile, and said: "This thing of pretending to be a lady is really not suitable for me, I have done it before." , I'm exhausted today."

Daiyu looked at her curiously, only to see that she was wearing a lotus-colored gauze blouse with wisteria twirling darkly, and a light pink dress underneath, which was not much embroidered. The big phoenix hairpin held a golden rice bead in its mouth, and its richness and elegance perfectly suited her status as the princess of the palace.

After sizing it up, her eyes fell on her slightly teasing weird smile, she quietly took a bite of the cold melon, and said, "But who came to our residence?"

Shui Wanyu couldn't help but eat, when she heard Daiyu say something, she almost spat out the cold melon in her mouth, swallowed it hurriedly, and shouted: "Sister-in-law, you are so amazing, how do you know?" Someone came to our mansion?"

"Is someone really coming?" Daiyu frowned and thought for a while, looked down at Shui Wanyu's surprised gaze, then smiled slightly, took her little hand and got up and said, "The thing you are most impatient with is wearing these cumbersome clothes. It's a cumbersome thing, not to mention that it's the first time I've seen your clothes, and it's the newest summer one that Madam Lai ordered the weaving workshop to make?"

Shui Wanyu nodded when she heard this, and then sighed: "It's just some women who have nothing to do, and the mother and concubine are impatient at this time. If it wasn't for bothering each other's face, I'm afraid they would have lost patience and rushed away." They're out."

Daiyu paused her little hand curiously, pondered for a moment, put down the watermelon in her hand, and looked at the branches and leaves outside the window with a sense of alienation in her light eyes, and said with a faint smile: "These things are also listless, but They're in good spirits."

"Sister-in-law knows what they are here for?"

Daiyu flicked the embroidered lotus on the side of her clothes, and said with a smile, "It's just those things."

Sang Qingyan and Shui Han have long been married, and they are the Crown Princess of the East Palace. Shui Rong is the cousin of the Crown Princess, and the prince who is relied on by the emperor. Naturally, the eagerness of the caring people is indispensable, and I can bear it until today. , it can be regarded as they can hold their breath.

"Anyone here?"

Shui Wanyu snapped her fingers, and muttered in a low voice: "The lady of the Minister of Rites, the lady of the Minister of Industry, and the left servant and right servant, anyway, these high-ranking people are taking advantage of the fact that the concubine mother is not feeling well these days. One by one, they rushed to the door."

He said angrily: "I see that they are drunkards who don't care about drinking. They want to see the mother, but they bring their own daughters. They are all beautifully dressed. Today I smell the smell of makeup and powder, and I almost fainted." In the past. If the concubine mother didn't insist on letting me stay there, I would have hid in."

Daiyu caressed the loose strands of hair on her forehead in a funny way, with a faint smile swaying down, her beautiful eyes were bright and bright, and she said, "what can you do with your temper? You will marry me in the future People also have to deal with it unavoidably, and now they should be patient."

Shui Wanyu blushed immediately when she heard this, leaned against Daiyu's arms and said: "Sister-in-law is bullying."

"Who will bully you? I was telling the truth, but do you think about it?"

Shui Wanyu lowered her head for a long time, her blushing cheeks were low and silent for a long time, then she raised her head and said: "I don't want it, there are three wives and four concubines in every capital, and how many times are locked in the high-walled castles?" Winged canary? He likes the new and dislikes the old, and once he gets a fairy, he puts two or three heads in the back of his mind, and the more he thinks about it, the more meaningless he becomes."

After hearing Shui Wanyu's opinion, Daiyu was very touched, thinking about what she saw and heard in Jia's mansion that day, she couldn't keep her peace of mind, so she sighed: "Yes, a man in the world Everyone is lucky, and when you meet someone who is not kind, who do you turn your head to?"

Seeing Daiyu's depressed mood, Shui Wanyu secretly regretted not falling, hurriedly took Daiyu's little hand, and said with a coquettish smile: "Brother Wang is not such a person, isn't sister-in-law the most understanding?"

Daiyu's face was a little rosy, but in an instant a sweet smile came to her heart, and she said: "Yes, meeting your brother Wang is the happiness of my sister-in-law's life." The branches and leaves were hanging down, and a faint smile spilled over her cheeks. Shui Wanyu was dumbfounded for a moment by the indifferent smile like a spring breeze.

"Reporting to the princess, the concubine invites the concubine to come to the front hall, Mrs. Minister of Rites, and Mrs. Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry want to greet the princess." The woman's whispered reply came from outside the curtain, passing through the cool and cautious crystal curtain, layer by layer inside the house.

Shui Wanyu jumped up when she heard this, and said to the door: "You went back to the concubine, and said that the concubine is not in a good mood and can't see them." I got it.

The woman outside the door listened to the words, and didn't know how to reply for a while, she just stood quietly by the door, not knowing how to respond.

Daiyu got up from the couch, supported Chunxian's hand to stand up, held Shui Wanyu's little hand and said to Chunxian: "Go and let that woman go back to the concubine, and say that I will be there in a while." .” Chunxian listened to this and left.

Shui Wanyu looked at Daiyu puzzled, and said, "Why is sister-in-law going?"

Daiyu smiled faintly, walked to the dressing table, picked up the rhino horn comb and combed it again and again, and said with a smile: "Could it really be someone to hold the handle? It is said that Princess Beijing of the Beijing Palace is cowardly and incompetent, timid and afraid of getting into trouble, Even the door of the house was lazy, and only the concubine was in charge of the inside and outside, which gave them even more hope."

Shui Wanyu walked up to Daiyu, looked at Daiyu in the Linghua mirror with a smile on her mouth, looked and looked in surprise, and said: "Sister-in-law seems to have grown up a lot than before, it's strange that now mother concubine My brother and my brother feel more at ease about my sister-in-law."

Daiyu quietly looked at the beautiful face in the mirror, which was as beautiful as the first dawn of a lotus. The sorrow and sorrow in the past have gradually changed into calm and wise.The aura between the brows didn't decrease but increased, adding a mysterious air even more, but it didn't diminish the girl's delicate demeanor at all, making people unable to move their eyes away.

"People grow up! When sister Wanyu gets married, she will become an adult too." Daiyu teased Shui Wanyu jokingly, and handed the comb to Chunqiao behind her to tidy her hair.

Hearing this, Shui Wanyu said bitterly: "I just said that my sister-in-law is doing well, she's getting poorer." After saying this, she was about to get up and walk to the couch.

Chunxian lifted the curtain and came in. Seeing Shui Wanyu leaning on the couch alone, she bent her knees and said with a smile: "The princess wants to go to the front hall, so the princess is not at ease? If you let the slaves comb your hair with you, How about going with the princess?"

She always knew that Chunxian's combed hair was the best. Sure enough, Shui Wanyu immediately jumped up, looked at Chunxian with a sweet smile, and pulled Chunxian to sit on the ivory-colored pastel embroidered pier beside her. Said: "My good sister, I always know you are the best, and today I also help me comb my hair. I want to snatch my sister-in-law."

Daiyu just shook her head slightly when she looked at it, and then she shook her head and said with a smile, "What does this hot weather bring? Isn’t the white jade phoenix hairpin pretty good?”

Hearing this, Chunqiao put the emerald green phoenix hairpin in the dowry, took out the white jade phoenix hairpin and put it on with Daiyu, and put the beaded forehead pendant into a crescent shape and put it on with Daiyu. Small beads of light, like water droplets.

On top of a pink velvet flower hairpin and hair bun, the forehead pendant swayed on the snowy forehead. The soft complexion and the white and natural forehead pendant possessed an unattainable elegance.

Lavender embroidered plum blossoms, a moon white tunic, matched with a snow white Confucian skirt, a moon white girdle embroidered with green calyx, adorned with a string of oriental pearls to make a wishful adornment, flowing between actions The moonlight is fragrant, solemn and elegant.

Holding Chunxian's hand, she walked out of the inner room, looking at the dizzy day with her tilted head, Daiyu smiled slightly, that Chunqiao had already opened the silk umbrella beside her to cover Daiyu's eyes that swept into the long corridor. Day-like.

Looking at the sparkling and flowing clear water in the lake, Daiyu overflowed with a faint smile, and she moved the clear water flowing through the Tangmu boat with her plain hands, a coolness entered her heart.

It's not that she wants to meet those people, but she just doesn't want them to disturb her quiet place. If she wants to be unhappy, isn't it in the middle of her wish?Yilan Courtyard is where she and Shui Rong rest, and she doesn't want anyone to bother her.

Seeing Daiyu and her party coming, the little maid by the door hastily opened the curtain, bowed and said, "I've seen the princess, I've seen the princess." Daiyu nodded, and took Shui Wanyu's hands into the house.

The big maid had already gone in to report, and when she saw Daiyu swaying in, Doufei Beijing had a smile on her face, and said, "It's such a hot day, why don't you come back later? Why don't you let the heat get overwhelmed?" yes."

Daiyu bowed her knees to greet An Daofu, and said with a smile: "Although the weather is hot, it is absolutely not right for my mother and concubine to wait." She looked at the few people saluting and saluting with a smile, raised her hand and said with a light smile: "It's hard for you big Wouldn't it be a shame for me, a junior, to visit my concubine mother and bow in front of her concubine on a hot day? I'd better hurry up and sit down."

As he said that, he walked to the nanmu armchair carved with plants, trees and flowers next to Princess Beijing and sat down. The ice-cold snow fungus and lotus seed soup that Princess Beijing had ordered was brought up, and he took a sip. set aside.As soon as Shui Wanyu came in, she snuggled up to Concubine Bei Jing's side, like a child who couldn't grow up.

Originally, Mrs. Minister of Rites and Mrs. Minister of Industry came here today with their daughters. It was so interesting. I heard that Concubine Beijing was the granddaughter of the Jia family. She lived in the Jia family for many years. He is very talented, but he doesn't know what kind of housekeeping talent he has, so he has already felt contemptuous just now.

I never thought that she was so well-rounded, she was not like the lazy person who didn't care about things, she restrained herself a little bit, hurriedly returned to her seat, raised her head and smiled flatteringly: "Although Princess Beijing is young, After all, it is a proper one, with such a daughter-in-law, the concubine should take good care of her and wait for her grandchildren."

These words carried his intentions, and Daiyu didn't care too much when she heard it, she just picked up the lotus seed soup on the table and used some, her eyes fell on the girls sitting next to the two of them, it really was true. The daughter's house with a handful of green onions is quite beautiful with tender water.

"Mrs. Zeng was joking. She is too young to be praised. But to be honest, if it weren't for my proud daughter-in-law, how could I have the leisure I am now?" Princess Bei Jing looked at Mrs. Zeng with a smile , very amiable with a smile on his face.

Mrs. Zhang from the Ministry of Industry, who was sitting beside her, covered her mouth and smiled and said, "It can be seen that this is the concubine's blessing. It's just." Then she turned her eyes and looked at the three wives around, before she pursed her lips and said with a smile: "There is a princess It is inevitable that the concubine and the prince will be neglected in managing the affairs of the family. How about letting a few more caring people accompany the concubine? One can relieve the concubine from her fatigue, and the other can help the concubine love her grandchildren as soon as possible. Don't you think?"

Concubine Bei Jing looked at Mrs. Zhang coldly, smiled lightly, and said, "Your words make sense."

Mrs. Zhang was overjoyed when she heard that, she rolled her eyes to look at Daiyu who was calm and unwavering, and then at Concubine Beijing who praised and smiled. The daughter's hand behind her, said with a smile: "I'm not afraid that the concubine will say that I am too embarrassed, but I am the most delicate and gentle child, and I can play piano, chess, calligraphy and painting in my boudoir. If I can serve by the concubine's side, It is also her luck."

Concubine Bei Jing only held the tea in her hand, smiled faintly, looked down at Wan Yu who was sitting beside her with a thin face, and didn't make any response, as if she was just looking at Wan Yu and didn't hear generally.

Daiyu looked up at Mrs. Zhang with her cold eyes, with a layer of indifference and anger on her small face, a sneer spilled from her lips, she said that her daughter had gone to someone else's mansion, and they were the king of Beijing. Where is it from?

"Mrs. Zhang's daughter is naturally a precious treasure in the family. It's just that Mrs. Zhang's remarks are a bit exaggerated. We have a daughter like me in our house to accompany mother and concubine. I don't dare to bother the daughter's family outside. It's okay to say that we are in Beijing. The palace entrusted it to the public for no reason, and I really can't tell when I have a hundred mouths." Shui Wanyu also looked at Mrs. Zhang angrily.

Mrs. Zhang heard Shui Wanyu's words, and responded with a slightly disapproving smile. After all, Shui Wanyu is the daughter's family who is going to marry in the future, so how can she control the affairs here?Now the key depends on what Concubine Beijing and Daiyu mean, they quietly looked at Concubine Beijing and Daiyu with a look of apprehension and anticipation.

Daiyu smiled faintly, seeing the look from Concubine Bei Jing, she immediately felt relieved, stood up with a smile and said: "Although Mrs. Zhang has such thoughts for the sake of my mother and concubine, I am also very grateful. But in the end This is the Palace of the Prince of Jing, and even Princess Dingping is here, so I dare not bother the lady Qianjin who is also a golden branch and jade leaf in your mansion."

"Being able to serve the concubine is a blessing for the little girls. I'm afraid it's the blessing of the concubine and the princess."

Mrs. Zeng shook the fan in her hand with a half-smile, but she didn't give in at all. She didn't believe the rumors that the extremely talented Princess Bei Jing had any abilities, but looked at the posture of Ruo Liu Yingfeng, and she was very overwhelmed , more and more came up with the idea of ​​letting her daughter into the mansion.

Daiyu glanced at Mrs. Zeng when she heard this, and was waiting to see the ambition and ulterior motives on her face, she immediately turned cold, and said with a sneer: "Mrs. Zeng's words are so ridiculous. , no matter what kind of person you are, with a kind heart and a gentle heart, good fortune will come naturally, if you blindly crave the so-called blessing, it will lose its surface more and more, revealing the essence underneath."

The cold face has an inviolable indifferent and arrogant attitude, which only made Mrs. Zeng's heart thump suddenly, and hurriedly stopped, suddenly remembering that now Daiyu is not only the princess of Beijing, but also the cloud of the dynasty. Princess Dai then laughed and said: "What the princess said made the concubine feel ashamed. It is the concubine who is stupid. I shouldn't have such thoughts."

"You shouldn't have such thoughts! I, the Beijing Palace, have always supported each other with all the palaces, and I don't want to do anything to win this way. Mrs. Zeng should also understand what this princess means."

"Yes, yes, the concubine is stupid, please forgive me, princess."

Shaking the rhombus-shaped fan in his hand, the branches and leaves of the embroidered magnolia flowers became more and more lush, and the light tone seemed to drift away with the quiet, and said: "This princess is also the princess of the Beijing Palace, and the title of princess Zeng Madam should not be said again in the future." , if it is passed on, it will be said that Mrs. Zeng is really stupid."

Mrs. Zeng became more and more disheartened when she heard these words, so she hurriedly got up and apologized: "Princess, please forgive me."

Daiyu nodded slightly, and didn't say anything else, just met Shui Wanyu with faint eyes, and there was a smile in their hearts when they looked at each other.