Daiyu of the Red Chamber owes no one

Chapter 36 Old Acquaintance

Daiyu was taken aback when she first saw Sun Qing, and then realized that it was normal, after all, the governor of Jiangnan is also a second-rank official, and Sun Qing is naturally going to run for election.After waiting another quarter of an hour, a servant came and said that Concubine Wu Gui had arrived.Concubine Wu Gui said a few auspicious words and congratulated her. After all the wives saluted, they sat down in the order they were listed before the palace officials announced the opening of the banquet.

Because next year's general election is expected to be presided over by Concubine Wu Gui, after the palace banquet, when they are free to socialize, countless people will come forward to flatter Concubine Wu.Daiyu's election was just a procedure, so Jia Min's mother and daughter had no need to flatter Concubine Wu, they only talked to people they knew well.

Because Jiamu wanted to send Xichun to the election, she also brought Xichun this time, and Mrs. Shi Nai brought Xiangyun on the other side.Jia Min and Daiyu went to meet Jia's mother and found a quiet place.Because both Daiyu and Su Su were going to lose the election, they were talking on the sidelines, and Jia Min and Mrs. Su Fan were talking together.

Without saying a few words, Jia Mu came over and said, "Min'er, will Yu'er enter the palace to run for election next year?" She glanced at Daiyu again and said, "Our Yu'er looks so good, but you dress up like her." Plain and clean, not wearing a fashionable palace flower, and not showing familiarity in front of the imperial concubine, you don't care at all."

Jia Min laughed and said, "Everyone has their own destiny, what should I worry about? If you want me to say, mother should worry less? You don't have to be busy with children and grandchildren, mother It's time to enjoy family happiness." What Jia Min said meant that Jia's mother could already hear that it was obvious that she didn't want Daiyu to run for election.But these words cannot be said, especially not in public. If someone with ulterior motives spreads them carelessly, it is a crime of disrespect to the royal family.

Although Jia Mu doesn't have much wisdom, after all, she is a person who has lived a long time, but she has already lived a fine life in these small places. Jia Min understands the first sentence of this sentence, and Jia Mu also knows the second sentence. It means.So Jia Mu sighed slightly and said, "Min'er is right. After all, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Only sometimes, I can't help but worry about it."

Jia Min understood the meaning of what Jia Mu said. Jia Mu is still running around for her children and grandchildren at such an age.Jia Min saw the Moluo expression on Jia's mother's face, and felt distressed for a moment, but thinking about what Jia Wang's did to her family, she couldn't say anything too close, so she could only sigh: "Mother is the most Understandable people, I just can't bear mother being too tired." After speaking, Jia Min took Daiyu as a bow, said his goodbyes, and walked away.

Jia Min and Daiyu turned halfway around, when Jia's mother finally said, "Min'er!"

Jia Min turned her head again, looked at Jia's mother and said, "What else can mother order?"

Mother Jia was stunned for a moment, and then said: "A few days ago, we got a few new palace flowers in our house, and several maids already had them. I went back and sent someone to send two to Yu'er. Our Yu'er looks good, Dai I'm afraid it will be more provocative."

After Jia Min heard this, she raised her head and glanced at Xichun and Xiangyun at the side, only to see the two palace flowers on Xichun's head, which were really new tricks this year.When I looked at Xiangyun again, Xiangyun wore a complete set of purple gold headgear on his head, but because he was young, he didn't wear the whole set, but a few simple hairpin earrings, it can be seen that he chose a few small pieces from the complete set, and also Suitable for such a little girl's age.

Daiyu heard the word "Gonghua", and looked up to see the two flowers on Xichun's head. Aren't they the ones sent by Aunt Xue in her previous life?At that time, Zhou Rui's family, who sent the palace flowers, was so rude, not only deliberately asked the other girls to choose the rest for him, but also deliberately let the two concubine daughters Yingchun and Tanchun overwhelm his second-rank official daughter.At that time, her father was still alive, and they dared to deceive others like this.Although I didn't let Zhou Rui's family step on my head in vain, throwing two palace flowers without taking it or talking about it, and even giving Zhou Rui's family a shame, but because of this incident, the Jia family's servants often tarnished their reputation behind their backs.Unexpectedly, this life is far away from Jia's mansion, so the two remaining palace flowers will be given to herself.Daiyu therefore turned to look at Jia Min, for fear that Jia Min would suffer without knowing the inside story.

Jia Min was not ambiguous, although she didn't know about her past life, she also thought that since there were several girls from Jia's family, they were picked by Sanchun.That's all for Xichun, Jia Jing's cousin was a Jinshi, Xichun is a legitimate daughter, and her status is not disgraceful to Daiyu.Yingchun and Tanchun are concubine daughters, especially Tanchun is the concubine daughter of a fifth-rank official, did she pick out something for Daiyu?So Jia Min laughed and said: "It's hard for mother to remember Yu'er, but our Yu'er also got a box of palace flowers before, and it's also a new style. I thought about sending someone to send it to some girls tomorrow. Mother Leave those few sticks to Miss Yun."

Although it was Baoyu's fault for Baoyu's abruptness about Yinglian, the Yinglian people also beat her, and Baoyu apologized. Jia's mother didn't know why this daughter of a direct relative was more and more estranged from her.But seeing Jia Min's lukewarm attitude, Jia's mother knew that her daughter really separated from her.Thinking of Lin Ruhai's power in the court, thinking of Daiyu's appearance, if she is willing to enter the palace, and her bright future, all of this has nothing to do with Jia's family, Jia's mother is a little sad.

Jia Min's mother and daughter chatted a few words, but they couldn't reach the same place, and they broke up after a few words.Although there is no one in the Jia family, after all, when Rong Guogong Jia Daishan was alive, Jiamu was also very good. Many old acquaintances ordered not to look at the monk's face or the Buddha's face, but also treated Jiamu a little bit, so Jiamu inquired about it. It's not too much trouble to get the news.So the mother and daughter broke up, and Mother Jia went to find another acquaintance to talk to.

It is also said that Sun Yu, the governor of Jiangnan, is a second-rank official, and it stands to reason that Sun Qing will also run for election next year.Compared with all the noble ladies in the capital, Sun Qing's status is very low. Now that Concubine Zhen has fallen again, the Sun family sent Sun Qing to the capital all the way, and Mrs. Sun Yu had to find someone else to curry favor with her.

Mrs. Sun Yu was a bit shrewd. Seeing Concubine Zhen's downfall, she wanted to prevent Sun Qing from running for election.However, Grandma Sun and Sun Qing had both dreamed of adding a phoenix crown to their bodies and taking charge of the Phoenix seal a few years ago, and Mrs. Sun Yu had also done it herself, so Grandma Sun and Sun Qing were always unwilling to give up.What to say: It’s just a dream for one person, it’s God’s will for a family to have the same dream several times.If God doesn't take it, you will be blamed. If you don't try it, how can you be reconciled?So this time Mrs. Sun Yu and Grandma Sun both entered Beijing, but Grandma Sun had limited status and could not attend the palace banquet, so Mrs. Sun Yu brought Sun Qing here.

Mrs. Sun Yu opened her eyes and took a closer look at the girls from various families who flattered Concubine Wu. They were all fat, swallows and thin, competing for beauty, and Sun Qing was the best among these girls.He also thought that after Concubine Zhen's death, although Sun Yu was still serving as the governor for the time being, he didn't know that when the old affairs of the Zhen family were investigated that day, the Sun family would suffer.If Qing'er should be elected, it would be good luck to be chosen by the future prince's side and to be favored again. I'm afraid that when the old affairs of the Sun family are revealed in the future, there will still be some room for change, so Mrs. Sun Yu has the desire to give it a go. thought.

Mrs. Sun Yu took another look at the girls who had never come to Concubine Wu Gui to flatter her. Among them, Daiyu and Su Su stood out the most.The left deputy governor of the Procuratorate is also a second-rank official. Su Su's status is naturally not high among the female candidates, and Su Su doesn't have the ambition of Qingyun, just like Daiyu, but she is planning to go through one or two rounds of elimination next year. That's all.

But Mrs. Sun Yu didn't know Su Su's identity, and thought: Among the many noble girls, the Lin family girl has the most appearance and bearing, and the woman next to the Lin family girl is also the most outstanding woman.Although this woman is as simple as the Lin family girl with a few hairpins and no fancy dress, her complexion is already comparable to that of the well-dressed Sun Qing.This woman is also acquainted with the daughter of the Lin family, so I am afraid that she is also of high status. If she competes with these two women in the harem in the future, the road to Qing'er may be full of thorns.

Mrs. Sun Yu thought again: If these two daughters don't go to flatter Concubine Wu Gui, they probably have no ambitions.But who can tell what happened in the Royal Inner Court?Even though neither of the two daughters had the intention of entering the palace, it is unknown which princess valued the appearance of the second daughter and the power of the father behind her, and left the second daughter as the emperor's grandson and concubine.My Qing'er wants to fight for the future, and now I want to make friends with the noble girls who are flattering in front of Concubine Wu Gui, those noble girls with a rich heart may not be willing to deal with Qing'er, but if Qing'er is on good terms with Lin's daughter, it will be different .If the daughter of the Lin family is elected, she must be the concubine. Who would dare to neglect the beautiful girl who has a good relationship with her?Even if the daughter of the Lin family is not elected, the family has nothing to lose.So Mrs. Sun Yu called Sun Qing and whispered a few words in Sun Qing's ear.

Firstly, Sun Qing was full of Qing Yunzhi, and secondly, Mrs. Sun Yu had to personally train him for several years.So after Sun Qing listened, she nodded slightly and said, "Don't worry, grandma." Then he adjusted his clothes on the temples a little, and then went to Daiyu and said, "Miss Lin, Miss Lin has become more and more beautiful after leaving Jiangnan for many years."

Daiyu and Su Su were talking when they suddenly heard someone calling her. Looking back, it was Sun Qing.So Daiyu smiled and said, "Miss Sun, how are you?"

Sun Qing did not have the savage habits of the past at all, and he has a certain amount of advance and retreat when talking with others, which makes people feel like a spring breeze.If Daiyu hadn't had a conflict with Sun Qing a few years ago, she might have thought that Sun Qing was an excellent and well-educated girl.Daiyu thought again: If Sun Qing really changed his mind, he would be embarrassed by what happened back then, and if he saw her, he would have no choice but to act as if he didn't recognize him, why bother to come forward and recognize him?But now that Sun Qing came to get close to him, he didn't look embarrassed at all, maybe he came here with a plan.Therefore, although Daiyu didn't show it on the surface, she was somewhat wary of Sun Qing in her heart.

Su Su didn't know about Sun Qing, but felt that the girl's speech was both decent and interesting, so the two of them chatted well.While listening to Sun Qinghe and Su Su's words, Daiyu secretly speculated about Sun Qing's abnormal behavior: After Zhen Guifei fell, Daiyu thought that Zhen Yingjia would be next, but the saint not only didn't touch a single hair of Zhen Yingjia, but even Zhen Yingjia was selling private salt. Nothing happened.According to his father, Zhen Yingjia restrained himself after the new Jiangnan defender Ran Feiming took office.

Daiyu originally didn't understand why Liu Fu was clearly promoted today, so she naturally knew that Sun Yu had acted. Why did Concubine Zhen fall down? .It was only later that I figured it out: the old age is already high, and the spring and autumn are naturally limited. These country thieves and beetles should be left for the new emperor to clean up.As the saying goes, there are three fires for a new official to take office, so why not the new emperor's ascension to the throne?In the future, when the prince ascends the throne, these corrupt officials who have been verified by the prince will be brought to justice within three to two years. First, it will show the new emperor's wisdom, and second, it will also deter the court, so that he will have prestige in power in the future.This was originally a normal imperial technique.

Daiyu raised her eyes to look at Sun Qing, and thought: When her father died of illness in Jiangnan in the previous life, she never heard anything happened to Sun Yu, the governor of Jiangnan. In this way, it is possible that Sun Yu also participated in the assassination of her father in the previous life.If the Sun family were against his father, they would probably have contacts with Zhen Yingjia. From this point of view, the Sun family and the Zhen family were also in the same boat.Thinking of this, Daiyu knew that as long as the crown prince's lineage had to wait for the great treasure in the future, the Sun family would surely die, and she couldn't let Su Su's sister be deceived by this Sun Qing.

So Daiyu smiled slightly, pulled off the suet white jade hairpin on her head and said: "Miss Sun hasn't seen you for many years, why didn't you wear the emerald orchid hairpin that you loved so much back then? Since Miss Sun loves orchid hairpins, can I pass this one?"

At that time, there were many kinds of precious jade, and after all, the highest grade suet was the most respected.Although the emerald orchid hairpin that Mrs. Sun Yu gave Daiyu back then was good, it was inferior to Daiyu's translucent high-grade mutton fat jade hairpin.Sun Qing saw a mutton white magnolia hairpin in Daiyu's hand with an impeccable base and carving. It was indeed better than the inferior jadeite orchid hairpin that he had competed with her a few years ago. Thinking: After so many years, this girl from the Lin family deliberately wore a high-end orchid hairpin to stimulate me today.

As the saying goes, the country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change. Although Sun Qing had been trained by Mrs. Sun Yu for several years to hide his nature, but under Daiyu's little provocation, his face was full of anger and ferocious.Although it was only for a moment, she concealed her anger, restored her sweet smile and said: "Miss Lin's hairpin is indeed of excellent jade quality, color, and carving. It is something you can meet but not ask for."

It's just a coincidence that Daiyu wears an orchid hairpin today, I don't want it to have such a magical effect.Just now, Sun Qing's expression changed drastically, Su Su had already seen it completely, and was taken aback.Su Su is also a smart person, and Daiyu has always been kind. Seeing Daiyu teasing people like this today, she knows that there is a reason for it.Seeing that Sun Qing was furious, Su Su thought that there might be some interesting reason behind it.

So Su Su found an excuse to say goodbye to Sun Qing politely, took Daiyu away, and smiled as she walked: "Go back and tell me everything I don't know, otherwise I will definitely refuse."

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