Daiyu of the Red Chamber owes no one

After returning from Lin's house, Xue Baochai immediately sent someone to tell Aunt Xue secretly that the person who sold the Shi's house had bought it, and then sold it to the capital far away.Fortunately, Xue Baochai acted quickly, Mrs. Shi Nai was confused for a moment, and it was Xiangyun's usual old woman who spread the gossip, but it was Xue Baochai who was behind the trick.And because Shi Xiangyun trusted and relied heavily on Xue Baochai, Xue Baochai was not dismissed by Mrs. Shi Nai.

As for Shi Xiangyun, you can't say that she has no success. For example, in her previous life, you could say that she had words and no intentions, but she always targeted Daiyu intentionally or unintentionally. Even if she compared Daiyu to an actor, she blurted out.But that day when she went to Yihong Courtyard together with Daiyu, she saw Xue Baochai sitting beside Jia Baoyu's bed embroidering her bellyband through the window, but she pulled Daiyu away very carefully, for fear that Xue Baochai would be teased by Daiyu and protect her. When Baochai came, she knew clearly and had intentions.In the final analysis, whether Shi Xiangyun has a heart or not, it all depends on who she likes in her heart.

Shi Xiangyun still has such a temperament in this life. When he got close to Xue Baochai, he identified Xue Baochai.Mrs. Shi Nai also suspected that Xue Baochai was involved in spreading rumors about Miss Lin, and wanted to dismiss her. Shi Xiangyun not only helped Xue Baochai cover up, but finally persuaded Mrs. Shi Nai to keep Xue Baochai as her companion.

At the end, she complained to Xue Baochai: "Sister Bao, don't think that I can spend as much as Qingyun on food and clothing in this mansion, and even a little better than Qingyun, but after all Qingyun is my aunt's real daughter, otherwise how can my aunt Reluctant to send Qingyun to the palace? The ridiculous thing is that Sister Bao finally agreed to enter the palace with me, and my aunt wanted to dismiss Sister Bao. I think she just wanted to see me as an eyesore, and deliberately made things difficult for me. But Sister Bao, When we really get to the palace, we still have to take care of each other, I can't trust anyone else."

After hearing this, Xue Baochai took Xiangyun's hand and said, "Silly girl, what are you talking about? How many talented and good-looking girls want to enter the palace, and they are not enough status. You have a high family background, and Mrs. Shihou is willing to help you. It is your good fortune to take care of it. In the final analysis, Mrs. Shihou wholeheartedly took care of you because we, girl Yun, have both talents and looks, and we have this hope. If we, girl Yun, have the same appearance and talents, it would be useless to go. Go, what is Mrs. Shihou bothering about?"

Although Xue Baochai didn't mention the word "Qingyun" in his words, Shi Xiangyun was very useful when he heard it.It turned out that Xiangyun had secretly competed with Qingyun in his love, but now he only felt that what sister Bao said was saying that Qingyun was not as good as her in appearance.Shi Qingyun is the daughter of Shi Nai's concubine, only a few months younger than Xiangyun. Shi Xiangyun thinks that Xue Baochai's words are useful, but deep in her heart she is deeply envious of Qingyun's parents, who are loved by others, but Shi Xiangyun doesn't understand her true heart. .

Shi Xiangyun revealed that Mrs. Shi Hou's dismissal of Xue Baochai was just an unintentional complaint, but Xue Baochai was intentional.When she was in Jia's mansion in her previous life, Xue Baochai relied on Mrs. Wang's backing, behaved dignified and magnanimous in every way, and loved to drop her book bags to show that she was knowledgeable, which made Jia's Sanchun even inferior.Now at Shihou's mansion, I heard from Xiangyun that Mrs. Shi Nai had the intention of dismissing her. Xue Baochai had to let go of her sharp nature and accompany Xiangyun wholeheartedly, waiting for Shi Xiangyun to run for election.If Xiangyun can be elected, Xue Baochai will have some reason in the future.

Looking forward to the end of the year, Princess Dongping is celebrating her birthday this year, so many princes and nobles are there, it is very lively.Speaking of which, the aristocratic forces in Beijing are now divided into two factions: for example, the King of Beijing, the King of Nan'an, the King of Xining, the Second Mansion of Ningrong and other Dukes, and the faction of Prince Teng, the Marquis of Baoling and the Mansion of Zhongjinghou. Those who were born in the army were closely related to each other and traveled very frequently; the other faction was Lin Ruhai, Minister of the Ministry of Households, Xie Yuan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Su Fan, the left deputy governor of the Inspectorate, and other civil servants who had very good friendships.The Dongping Palace is an anomaly. In the early years, Dongping Wang also made military achievements and established a family. Later, he stayed away from the court and was kind to others. On the contrary, he had good friends with civil servants and generals.Therefore, Princess Dongping's birthday celebration was extraordinarily lively, and people who usually couldn't get together also came together.

Now Daiyu is in charge of all gifts in Lin's family. Today, Daiyu packed the gifts and handed the gift list to Jia Min. A group of people got in the car early in the morning and went to Dongping Palace.After all, Princess Dongping and Jia Min exchanged handkerchiefs, and when the Lin family came to celebrate her birthday, Princess Dongping greeted them warmly.

There was a garden of red plum blossoms in Dongping Palace, so after lunch that day, the male guests talked freely in the hall, while the female guests came to the plum garden of Dongping Palace to enjoy the flowers.There are many wives who have good friends with the Lin family. When they met Jia Min, they rushed up and took Jia Min's hand and said, "Mrs. Lin Shangshu, you are really kind. Those words were spread all over the capital a while ago, and I never saw you bring them with you." Yu'er goes out and walks around, but when Yu'er goes out to socialize, don't those rumors prove self-defeating? With Yu'er's bearing and looks, who's girl can compare, is there anything that Yu'er can't compare to?"

Jia Min smiled and said: "If there is no basis for that accusation, those who don't believe it will naturally not believe it. Those who believe in it can't wait for others to be bad. Why should I panic because of that person's opinion? I just took it with me. If Yu'er leaves the well-established family in Beijing, the villain who deliberately slandered others will shut up? I'm afraid they will give birth to the Lin family again and show their timidity, so they will take Miss Lin around If you move around, then I just ignore it, let those vicious people get their own retribution."

Princess Dongping heard Jia Min's words and said with a smile: "It's really Mrs. Shang Shu, who speaks and does things so grandly, but you are so grand in what you say, but it is not something ordinary people can do. I don't have the courage to do it. Whoever makes up rumors about our family Ninger, I must tear myself apart with that person."

After Princess Dongping finished speaking, she pulled Daiyu over and said, "Look at the appearance and demeanor of our Yu'er. I have lived for decades, and this is the first time I have seen such a good one. It is the entry of Mr. Liu, a great contemporary scholar." Disciple, this is not an ordinary person with both talent and appearance, but a person with top-notch looks and talents. I don't know how much thought Lin Shangshu and his wife have put into raising such a daughter, it is really enviable."

Many concubines and imperial concubines present at the scene listened to the words of the Dongping Palace and saw Daiyu's appearance and demeanor, and they all agreed.Some who intend to send their daughters to enter the palace for election next year can't help secretly worrying that their daughters will not be able to compare with Daiyu.Some people thought to themselves: A woman who has no talent is a virtue. This girl Lin read the books with Mr. Liu. The girl has learned such strategies and scheming, which prince and grandson would dare to make her a concubine?There is no need to accept a woman who is full of scheming in vain, causing restlessness in the back house.However, although this group of people thought so, they couldn't help but regard Daiyu as a strong enemy in their hearts.

It is said that after Daiyu met the concubines and imperial concubines in the main hall of Xunmei Lu, Mu Ning, the princess of Dongping Palace, came to take the young guests for a visit.

Because the king of Dongping was on good terms with civil servants and military generals, today there were many delicate guests who did not have much contact with each other in one place, so Daiyu met Jia Jia Sanchun, Shi Xiangyun, Shi Qingyun, and the bulls of Zhenguo Gongniu's family on the Xunmei hut. Hui and other generals' family petites.

This is the first time Daiyu has seen Xiangyun and Baochai since Shi Xiangyun came to apologize last time.Daiyu saw that the redness and swelling on the faces of the two of them had disappeared, their skin was finer than snow, and their color was excellent.Perhaps it was due to the training of the nuns who came out of the palace, and the bearing of the two of them was even better than in the previous life.When Shi and Xue saw Daiyu, Baochai didn't show it, but Xiangyun showed a look of dissatisfaction and a little timidity.When Daiyu saw her, she felt very strange, her family didn't care much about historians, so why was Shi Xiangyun so afraid of herself?

Daiyu was wondering in her heart, when suddenly a voice as clear and crisp as a yellow warbler's out of the valley sounded: "Sister Lin, have you been hiding at home alone these days and studying? You have never come out to play with us. What you said earlier that was not pleasant, is not true. Make me worry for nothing, now that you look good and you are in good spirits, it finally makes people feel relieved." After hearing this, Daiyu looked back, and it was none other than Shi Sufan, the left deputy governor of the Inspectorate The youngest daughter Su Su.

Su Su is 12 years old this year. If Daiyu and Su Fan were from the same family, Su Su would be Daiyu's niece.But when the two met for the first time, Su Su said: Sister Lin, a fairy-like girl, even if she asks me to be called Shishu, I can't say it out loud.Such indisputable titles for men and women, old and young, did not embarrass Sister Lin, so I respected her talent and learning in my heart, but I only called her Sister Lin in my mouth.

After hearing this, Mrs. Su Fan made fun of Su Su and said: I have never seen such an impolite but forceful speech. I don't know where I learned the rules I learned on weekdays.

Therefore, Daiyu went up to persuade Mrs. Su, saying: When Brother Chen and I talked about the rites of the same family, the master said that under the master's family, only the seniority inside the family will be discussed, and the seniority outside the family will not be chaotic.Miss Su is not a disciple of Mr. Liu, and she is one year older than me, so I should have called her sister.Since then, every time Su Su met Daiyu, she called her sister Lin, and the two got along very well.

When Daiyu saw Su Su talking to herself, she hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Sister Su is here. I haven't seen her for several months. Sister Su looks even better." They were talking to themselves, but they heard Niu Hui, a young lady from Zhenguo Gongniu's house. Said: "You are Miss Lin from Lin Shangshu's family?"

Daiyu heard someone talking to her, and when she turned her head to see it, she saw a very beautiful girl looking at her with an arrogant face.Daiyu thought for a while, she didn't know this girl, so she asked: "This girl is..."

Mu Ning, the princess of Dongping Prince's Mansion, is in charge of greeting the delicate guests. Seeing this situation, she hurriedly came over and explained to Daiyu: "This is Miss Niu, the first-class lady from Boniu's Mansion." Then she hurriedly said to Niu Hui: "Miss Niu, this This is Miss Lin from Lin Shangshu's family."

Niu Hui smiled arrogantly and said, "If the princess doesn't say anything, I don't dare to recognize Miss Lin. I met Miss Lin at a palace banquet four years ago. At that time, Miss Lin was yellow and thin, and I don't want to pass the years , but the skin has been nourished and moisturized. I just don’t know how many beauty and beauty prescriptions Ms. Lin took to regulate her skin? The medicine is three-point poisonous. Can you live?"

It turns out that Niu Hui was the most outstanding Niu girl when Daiyu attended the palace banquet. At that time, Niu Hui was a thriving girl among the girls in her teens, and she shined brilliantly.Because of the ages of the co-authors of several emperors and grandchildren, girls who were about ten years old were the most concerned. Niu Hui was in the limelight at that time, and she has maintained her reputation now.Don't think that just now when she was talking in Xunmei Hut, Princess Dongping praised Daiyu, and many other noble ladies also echoed her, Niu Hui felt that she was out of comparison, and suddenly she felt appreciative.

He also said that when Daiyu came to Beijing, because of the reputation of Mr. Liu's disciple, the Niu family and the Jia family became friends again. Niu Hui had heard of Daiyu's reputation before the palace banquet, and she had paid attention to it long ago.Later, Daiyu smeared her body with powder that made her skin yellow and went to the palace for a banquet. Niu Hui was very disappointed when she saw her, so she didn't take Daiyu seriously.A few days ago there was a rumor that Daiyu was not in good health, but Niu Hui believed it to be true.Who knows that seeing Daiyu today, seeing her appearance and demeanor, makes people forget the vulgarity, and also that although Daiyu has a graceful and light body, her complexion is rosy and rosy, how can she look insignificant?Therefore, Niu Hui intentionally brought up the matter of Daiyu's yellow and thin back then. It was nothing more than that she was used to flattery, and she was dissatisfied with being compared today.

It is said that Daiyu's intelligence is less than a hundred, and people who have seen it should have an impression.Only when she attended the palace banquet back then, after seeing Jia Yuanchun, Daiyu was full of speculation about the affairs of the previous dynasty and the harem, but she never paid attention to the other people attending the banquet.So just now when Niu Hui stepped forward to speak, Daiyu didn't recognize her.

Niu Hui said that Daiyu's words were extremely vicious. Daiyu was only an 11-year-old girl. If she was young, she would have ruined her body because of her skin.And at that time, there were many secret recipes for beauty and beauty that contained a small amount of musk. Although it was circulated among noble ladies, most of them were taken after giving birth to a son-in-law to maintain their status.There are too many girls at home, some with poor health, and some who are infertile in the end.Niu Hui said that Daiyu had been taking beauty-enhancing prescriptions for many years at a young age, if this word was spread by people with ulterior motives, I don't know what would happen.

Daiyu naturally knew that Niu Hui was provoking on purpose, but from Daiyu's point of view, she had no intention of marrying, and these reputations were not a serious problem, so she smiled and said: "I really have a good recipe for beauty. Why don't you say it clearly? I'll make a copy for you."

Daiyu didn't care about Niu Hui's slanderous words, so she made a joke.However, Niu Hui and the other Qianjin ladies heard these words very differently: most of the girls present recognized that Daiyu was the most outstanding among them, so Daiyu's words about Niu girl meant Niu Hui was implying that The girl has bad skin and is not beautiful?This is only to say clearly: I am better-colored than you, and I am less born. If you refuse to accept it, you can also eat secret beauty recipes to compare?

Su Su and Daiyu are very nice, and she is lively. Hearing this, she couldn't help bursting out laughing.Su Su's smile attracted a lot of attention.Everyone saw Su Suqiao smiling sweetly, her beautiful eyes flowing, she was indescribably charming, even this girl Su was more beautiful than the very famous Niu girl.He also said that many girls saw Su Su's smile, and many girls who understood what Daiyu said couldn't help but smile too.Although these many girls didn't laugh out loud because of their dignity, Niu Hui just looked around, and couldn't help but blush when she saw the expressions of everyone.

Niu Hui was about to refute, but she heard Yinglian say: "I'm afraid this Niu girl is wrong, or her memory is wrong. I met our girl four years ago, and I don't remember it." Our girl's skin is delicate and moist, no matter how good the beauty formula in the world is, our girl doesn't need it. I think Miss Niu is not very old, so I don't know if it's because of bad eyesight or bad memory. Vice-prescription: one for improving mental memory, one for clearing the liver and improving eyesight, and I will give it to Miss Niu in a while." It turns out that Daiyu doesn't care about fame, but Yinglian cares a lot. For Daiyu's sake of defending herself everywhere in the past, how can she let others bully Daiyu and keep silent?So she also stabbed Niuhui with words.

Su Su had a lively personality, just now she heard Daiyu's words, her smile hadn't restrained, but after hearing Xiangling's words, she laughed again.It's all right if she doesn't smile, but when she smiles, other girls who are lively or who have been offended by Niu Hui's arrogance in the past also laugh.

After hearing this, Niu Hui became even more angry, her face turned red and pale, and turned blue.She was used to being flattered all day long, when had she ever been ridiculed like this?If it was the old days, she would have yelled and scolded and went back. Raising her hand and beating people is common. No daughter of Shang Shuling's daughter would dare to taunt her like this.But because next year's general election is coming, Niu Hui is also learning the rules from the mother nurturing, and one of the most important things taught by the mother nurturing is: don't appear domineering in public, otherwise even if it is reasonable, it will be three points.Many people here today will run for election together next year. Niu Hui dare not reveal her nature at this time, so she was at a loss for a while.

After hesitating for a while, Princess Mu Ning was afraid that the guest would get into an argument, and he would be the host himself, so he hurriedly stepped forward to persuade her: "Miss Lin is very generous, and she is willing to give it away if she has a good recipe. The girls in front made a huge snowman under the plum tree, which is interesting, why don’t you let me see it?” Then she pulled Niu Hui and said, “Huihui, what are you doing here, why don’t you come with me? go?"

Without saying a word, another woman came up ahead and said: "Mrs. Lin asked the slaves to invite Miss Lin and Miss Yinglian to Xunmei Lu to talk." Daiyu hurriedly bid farewell to Mu Ning, took Yinglian, Xueyan and others As the steward left, Liu Niuhui was stunned on the spot.

When she got to the hall of Dexunmei Cottage, Daiyu only heard a few words, then she turned her head and blinked at Yinglian, and smiled with her lips pursed, and Yinglian blushed immediately.As for what the ladies asked Daiyu to come over for, everyone now knows that Yinglian is the daughter of a squire, who is accompanied by Daiyu, and is Mr. Liu's registered student.Seeing Yinglian's appearance and bearing, she wants to propose marriage for her concubine son.

At that time, the world attached great importance to the distinction between concubine and concubines, and the identity of concubine's daughter-in-law was often several levels lower than that of concubine's daughter-in-law.With Yinglian's status, it is natural that Zhen Shiyin has never been an official, but because Yinglian is Mr. Liu's registered disciple, and because Yinglian is a registered disciple of Mr. Liu, and the relationship between Yinglian and the Minister's House, which family's concubine married Yinglian? , and also got in touch with the Shangshu Mansion, so today when the ladies saw Yinglian's handsome appearance and good manners, many of them were moved.