It happened to be midsummer when Lin Daiyu returned to Beijing.

Three days ago, Jiang Ling had already received the news that Lin Daiyu was going back to Beijing, so she had prepared two boxes of congratulatory gifts and asked the nuns to bring them to the Beijing Palace to congratulate Lin Daiyu on her behalf.Since the day when Lin Daiyu was pregnant, she has been strictly watched by the King of Beijing, and she has not returned to Beijing until now.The two big boxes that Jiang Ling gave her were not only congratulatory, but also meant to relieve Lin Daiyu.

The nuns brought Jiang Ling's gift and arrived at the Beijing Palace two hours in advance.

On the day when Lin Daiyu returned to the mansion, the Beijing Palace was decorated with lanterns and festoons to welcome their princess and young son.The King of Beijing personally held the bridle for Lin Daiyu, and sent it all the way to the Beijing Palace from a place thirty miles away from the outskirts of Beijing, enviing how many girls passing by.

Lin Daiyu helped the nanny, and the nanny hugged Xiao Shizi, and got off the carriage with King Beijing, and returned to the mansion.

The moment Lin Daiyu saw the two big boxes of congratulatory gifts, she couldn't help herself, covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and giggled.

The bits and pieces are all Lin Daiyu's favorite snacks and gadgets, and there are also some dazzling small jade ornaments, which are obviously collected in the capital for several months, and they are specially piled up and sent to make Lin Daiyu happy.The nanny hugged Xiao Shizi, and smiled at the side: "The empress understands our princess's temper."

Lin Daiyu covered her mouth and laughed for a long time, then coughed lightly twice, and said seriously: "Well, she always knew."

As she spoke, Lin Daiyu spread out the letter paper again, preparing to write a letter to Jiang Ling.In the past few months, she raised her baby in a well-hidden Zhuangzi, and was tightly covered by King Beijing, not to mention those in the Rongguo Mansion, even Jiang Ling, who was the imperial concubine at the time, I don't know where Lin Daiyu is.It was not until Lin Daiyu successfully gave birth to her eldest son that she was taken back by the King of Beijing.

King Beijing Jing had just arranged the carriage and horses, and when he returned to the house, he was also dumbfounded when he saw the two boxes of small gifts.

"Queen, this is..."

"This is making me happy." Lin Daiyu smiled, and wrote two small poems on a piece of paper, and prepared to mix them in the letter paper and bring them to Jiang Ling's palace together.The two nuns beside Jiang Ling have been placed in the guest room well, and they will return to the palace with Lin Daiyu's letter in the afternoon.

King Bei Jing was surprised and said, "All of these?"

Lin Daiyu covered her mouth and smiled for a while, and counted them one by one: "This is my favorite food when I was twelve or thirteen years old; this is when I was sick, I complained to A Ling...the queen, the queen At that time, they gave me two big boxes, and now I have another box; this is a small piece of jade jade that I mentioned to the queen at the beginning, but unfortunately I have traveled half of the city of Beijing, but I can't buy it. The queen searched for me for a long time before I found it. There are also this and this, all of which are intended to congratulate me on giving birth safely. And this is to congratulate me and the prince for being united forever. There are also these two, which are When I was in the palace, I praised some snacks, but the queen remembered them and asked someone to bring them to me. It’s a whole big box."

In another box, there are some small gifts for Xiao Shizi.

Lin Daiyu counted one by one, then covered her mouth and giggled for a while, and wrote three small poems to Jiang Ling in succession, and then drew two small flowers in the back, with few words and ink, but very expressive.After thinking for a while, she made another list, asking her personal nuns to search for some gadgets in the capital, and then to the warehouse and the kitchen to collect some, as a return gift, for the nuns to send to Jiang Ling.

Seeing her appearance, King Bei Jing couldn't help but shook his head again and smiled for a moment.

Lin Daiyu folded the letter and letter paper, put them in an envelope, pointed to a maid, and asked them to come to the guest room, and invited the two nuns, and wanted to ask the two nuns some words.King Beijing Jing knew that it was the private talk of the two little girls, so he didn't stay long and left.

The two nuns were soon invited by the maidservants to greet Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu put a neat letter in front of them, and asked with a smile: "How is the queen?"

A nun said: "Go back to the princess, our master is fine."

Lin Daiyu giggled again: "Shang Ke, what is 'Shang Ke'? I heard that during this period of time, there has been a big commotion outside, and even our prince is busy every day. A Ling, she As a queen, you should also be busy, right?"

Nanny said: "It is indeed a bit busy."

Lin Daiyu said clearly: "As expected..."

While talking to the nuns, the young prince next to him burst into tears again, and Lin Daiyu rushed over to coax her.The nanny hugged Xiao Shizi at a loss, a little dazed.Lin Daiyu stepped forward to coax him for a while, Xiao Shizi giggled again, tears still dripping down his little face.

The nanny smiled and said, "Young son is clinging to the princess."

Lin Daiyu hugged Xiao Shizi into her arms and said, "Let me coax you." Then she let the nanny back down.She picked out a small jade ornament from the box of trinkets, and put it in front of Xiao Shizi to tease him, Xiao Shizi giggled again.Lin Daiyu sat on the main seat with her little son in her arms, and laughed with the nuns, "When Ah Ling finishes her work, I'll go to the palace to see her."

Those two nuns were Jiang Ling's confidantes, and Lin Daiyu called Jiang Ling's name without hesitation in front of them.

Mammy said yes.

Lin Daiyu thought about it for a while, and felt that there was nothing left to do, and said: "Later, I will bother the two of you to bring the letter and the return gift to A Ling. Then tell her, when you have free time, you can go out with me for an outing. We haven't gone out to play together for a few days. There are also some old playmates. But Ah Ling seems to be very busy these days?"

She remembered that King Bei Jing mentioned that from March last year to April this year, the emperor was extremely busy, and in May, he was a little free.But not long ago, when Suo'etu and others went to Nerchinsk, they started to get busy again.When the emperor was busy, Jiang Ling, the empress, would naturally get busy too.

Lin Daiyu thought for a while, then hesitated and said: "If you really don't have time to spare, forget it."

She also heard from the king of Beijing that several commercial ports were opened in the south half a year ago, and the emperor ordered that the people not be allowed to intervene this time, but for some reason, officers and soldiers were mobilized twice, saying that they searched and found out from the ship. Violation. Prohibited things.Lin Daiyu generally ignored these things, but when King Bei Jing mentioned it occasionally, she heard about it in bits and pieces.

The mother smiled and said: "My lord, our master is indeed busy with some affairs, but after this busy period, we will be free for a while. This old slave will definitely tell the truth about what the wangfei wants, so please rest assured, the wangfei." After receiving the letter and other things, he stepped aside respectfully.

Lin Daiyu tilted her head, thought for a while, and then said: "That's it. Please wait for a while in the next room. After I tidy up the things, please take the two nuns back to the palace. Thank you .”

The nuns didn't even dare to say so.

That afternoon, the list made by Lin Daiyu was purchased completely.The nuns returned to the palace with lists and letters.After waiting for two days, I waited for another letter from Jiang Ling.The letter said, let Lin Daiyu set a time, and she will accompany them to go outing.

Along with the letter, there were two big smiling faces (drawn on paper, corresponding to the two little flowers).

Lin Daiyu had long been accustomed to Jiang Ling's weird thoughts, but she was still amused. She asked the mother again, and learned that Jiang Ling had been busy for the past few days and would have two free days in about four or five days. It was fixed on that day.Now is the midsummer season, Lin Daiyu thought about it, and proposed to change the outing to appreciate the lotus, and listed the names of several people, so that the nuns would send them to the palace together for Jiang Ling.

Another day later, Jiang Ling's reply letter arrived, which said, everything was as promised.

The day of the outing happened to be a sunny day, Jiang Ling, Lin Daiyu, and a few girls they knew well had a good talk about the old days.

When returning to the city, King Beijing just came back from the official residence, so he went outside the city to take Lin Daiyu back to the mansion.Lin Daiyu seemed very happy. Even in the car, she couldn't hide the smile on her face: "I haven't seen her in these days, and it's still the same as usual. I can't laugh or cry." I made her laugh many times just now. Tears were about to come out, and he hurriedly threw Jiang Ling with a handkerchief to beat him.

King Bei Jing asked, "Has the queen ever mentioned your former relatives?"

He knew that before Lin Daiyu got married, the queen helped Lin Daiyu a lot; even after she got married, she helped Lin Daiyu all the time, which saved Lin Daiyu from many troubles.When she was on the southern tour, and later when Lin Daiyu was pregnant, the queen also helped Lin Daiyu avoid a lot of troubles through other channels.King Beijing Jing was extremely impressed by this.

Especially when Lin Daiyu was pregnant, the queen's long and detailed letter shocked everyone in the palace.

Lin Daiyu shook her head and said, "Not anymore."

She thought about it again, and counted with her fingers: "This time I came out to appreciate the lotus. I invited Baochai, Tanchun, and Li Wan's sister-in-law, as well as Lian's second sister-in-law. But apart from Tanchun, the other three , did not come. There is also Miss Shi, who has not come since she married herself. Xichun is not in the capital now, and I have no way to find it. A Ling and I don't know much about those relatives. know."

When she was admiring the lotus just now, Lin Daiyu asked Jia Tanchun what happened to the girls in the past.

Jia Tanchun sneered and said: "What else can I do! This family is scattered and chaotic. Since we separated at the end of last year, we can never go back to the way it was before. I am happy, although my mother and my brother are a little unclear. Reasonable, but at least I got rid of the control of the second wife, so I don’t need to be sent out by them, and I marry a five or sixty-year-old country gentleman to fill in the house. Now my mother and I are living a good life, no one dares Whatever you ask me to do, it is enough to chew and use, which is much better than when I was in the Grand View Garden."

When Lin Daiyu heard that it was "much better than in the Grand View Garden", she couldn't help feeling a little bit sad.

At that time, Jia Tanchun also said: "Among the few of us sisters, the one who has the best life is you. The high bed warms the pillow, the luxurious clothes and delicious food, and the king of Beijing treats you kindly. Unlike us, Scattered and chaotic, the only second elder sister who married the best, also went out with her husband and son-in-law, and could not return to Beijing for three to five years. If it had been the way it was in the past, no one would have expected such a result. When you were at home, you happened to be pregnant, and you were taken outside by the King of Beijing Jing. You have never experienced such a bad thing. During those half a month, there were wailing in the mansion, tricks, tricks, and what kind of nasty things Did it all over again, and left a mess in the end. Heh."

When Jia Tanchun talked about it later, he felt a little lost again.

Lin Daiyu didn't know what to say besides comforting her.

King Beijing was silent for a long time after listening to Lin Daiyu's recitation of these words, and then said: "It seems that I did the right thing by sending you outside to raise your baby that day." Mother-in-laws, it's really wrong to bring those messy things in the mansion to Lin Daiyu and consume her mind.

Lin Daiyu was startled again, then lowered her head, feeling a little embarrassed again.

The next day, Lin Daiyu went back to Jia's mansion to have a look.The current Jia Mansion is no longer the original Rongguo Mansion.The gate was dilapidated, and there was not even a guard at the gate.The plaque above the head has been removed, and it is bare and ugly.Originally, this street was full of people coming and going, and it was extremely lively. There were also people visiting relatives, passing greetings, and wanting to make friends.The current street is clear, cold, and clean. Occasionally, two leaves are blown by the wind, and even the watchmen don't come here often.

There is also the Grand View Garden not far away, which has already been demolished.

Somewhere farther away is the same dilapidated Ningguo Mansion, empty and bare. Occasionally, two women would pass by Ningguo Mansion with a basket of vegetables, but they would not stop there either.

The carriage of the Beijing Prince's Mansion stopped in front of the former Rongguo Mansion, but he heard an order from inside: "Let's go to the Grand View Garden first."

What Lin Daiyu misses most in her heart is actually the Grand View Garden.

The coachman answered, and took Lin Daiyu to the Grand View Garden.Compared with half a year ago, the Grand View Garden is almost in the clouds and in the mud.Lin Daiyu supported the hands of the nuns, got off the carriage, stood in front of the Grand View Garden, and watched for a long, long time.

The garden has been dilapidated, so naturally there is no guard at the gate.

A maid pushed open the garden door and made a crackling sound, like a wooden door that had been in disrepair.Lin Daiyu was stunned.She knew that this gate was actually made of very good wood, even if it had been dilapidated for more than half a year, it would not cause such a disrepair effect.While wondering, the maid took two steps back and said, "Wangfei, this door must have been smashed many times, and there are even cracks on the side of the door. Please pay attention to it. Otherwise, let's not go in." .”

Lin Daiyu shook her head and said, "Help me in."

The maid couldn't hold her back, so she said yes, and carefully protected Lin Daiyu all the way into the garden.The rockery, pools, pavilions and pavilions inside are still the same as before, but most of the rocks in the rockery have been dumped. The stones that were painstakingly transported from the south at the beginning are now all covered with mud and completely lost their former appearance.There are also flowers and trees in the yard, which were transplanted at a high price at the beginning, but now they are falling down and dying, and they look dilapidated; those that are not dilapidated are mostly uprooted and sold to other rich merchants. up.

Going further inside, I found that almost all the doors of the courtyards were demolished. The maids and servants walked cleanly, and even some valuable screens were removed, which should have been stolen to exchange for copper coins.There are also tables, chairs and jade in the house, which are either broken or smashed to pieces.The larger pieces of broken jade were basically taken away, leaving only some jade shavings that could not be picked up on the ground.

There is also the Xiao*xiang Pavilion where I once lived...

Dilapidated and ruined everywhere.

Lin Daiyu really couldn't figure out how it took her a few months to get out of the capital to give birth, how could the Grand View Garden become like this.She still remembered that when she got married, the Grand View Garden was full of prosperity, and the girls were reciting poems, painting and doing flowers, one by one, still in front of her eyes.But now, they seem to be gone.

She remembered what Jia Tanchun said yesterday when she was appreciating the lotus:

"Our current life is worse than that of the maids in the past. Do you remember that more than a year ago, the Rongguo Mansion suffered two disasters, and a large number of maids were sent out of the mansion twice. At that time , the maids still have some money around them, and they all found their way out. It was also rumored at the time that there was a kind and mysterious person, the maid who was kicked out of the house that took us in, helped them find a way to survive. Those who marry, let them marry a good family. I also heard that that person has something to do with Xueyan. Do you know who it is?"

At that time, Lin Daiyu said she didn't know, but now that she thinks about it carefully, this person must be Jiang Ling.

Because apart from Jiang Ling, in this experience, no one should have the courage and strength to take in the maids who were kicked out of the Rongguo Mansion one by one, and arranged some good places for them.

But she didn't dare to ask more about it.I'm afraid that once I ask, I will be hurt again.

Lin Daiyu stood in the yard for a long time, until the sun gradually rose, and then the mother persuaded: "Princess, the sun is hot here, let's go in. If you break your body, what will happen?" Life is good."

Lin Daiyu came back to her senses, sighed softly, and said, "No need, follow me to Rongguo Mansion."

After finishing speaking, Lin Daiyu walked out of the Grand View Garden together with the others, and went straight to the Rongguo Mansion next door.These two places are not far apart, and Lin Daiyu didn't need to take a car, she just walked there for a while.The nuns knocked on the door, and after knocking for a long time, they heard a young man's voice inside: "Oh, wait, here we come." The door creaked open.

Inside is Jia Baoyu.

Lin Daiyu was stunned.

Jia Baoyu was also stunned.

The two of them stood there for a long time before Jia Baoyu spoke out first, broke the silence, and said with a smile: "It turns out that my sister is here. I heard that my sister was pregnant and was sent out of the capital to rest by the prince, but I didn't know about this blink of an eye." In the meantime, my sister has already returned to the capital." While exchanging greetings, she made way for Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu asked softly, "Didn't you all see the post I sent to Sister Baochai and Sister Zhu the day before yesterday?"

Jia Baoyu groaned, scratched his head, and said, "I've been tortured by my mother for the past two days, and so has Baochai. They haven't told me about the posts. Come in." Then he did as usual. He gave Lin Daiyu another bow.

When Lin Daiyu heard Jia Baoyu mention his mother, she was taken aback for a moment, but went in anyway.

The nanny and the maids followed closely behind Lin Daiyu, greeted Jia Baoyu again, and went in together.

Jia Baoyu led Lin Daiyu, walked inside, and asked: "It's been a while since I saw my sister, how is my sister doing recently?"

Lin Daiyu thought about this cousin and aunt, and then thought about herself, and she was a little uncertain: "It's... okay."

Jia Baoyu said with a smile: "My sister is full of spirituality, which is very good." After talking about it, she suddenly felt a little lonely again.

Lin Daiyu was startled again, then lowered her head and said nothing.After arriving at the mansion, she first met Jia Zheng and Jia Lan, then Li Wan and Xue Baochai, and Baoqin and other maidservants.Neither Li Wan nor Xue Baochai mentioned the original post, nor did Lin Daiyu.After sitting for a while, the two maidservants served a pot of tea and looked at the young mistress Xue Baochai, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Lin Daiyu sniffed the bowl of tea lightly, it was extremely rough.

But when he thought about the current situation of Rongguo Mansion, he understood a little bit.

Lin Daiyu thought for a while, then said softly: "But I don't know where my aunt is? I came to the mansion to visit, and I must see my aunt."

Xue Baochai and Li Wan looked at each other and said, "Mother has already rested."

Lin Daiyu hummed softly and said, "Then I'll meet you outside."

Li Wan and Xue Baochai had no choice but to take Lin Daiyu to visit Mrs. Wang again.

Mrs. Wang had just taken the medicine and fell asleep, but Li Wan and Xue Baochai didn't wake her up, and Lin Daiyu also came into the room to look at her.

The sun was slowly passing through the treetops, and it was almost noon.Xue Baochai and the others looked at the time and thought that they should save food, so they called a maid over and asked them to go shopping.The servant girl wondered: "Grandma, we really don't have much money left in our house. This year's money hasn't been collected yet. Cousin girl is the princess, if it follows the old custom in the house, there will be a big banquet."

Xue Baochai frowned and said: "She should have seen the situation in our mansion now. The big banquet can't be held, so let's treat them with three times as much as our old practice. The maids brought by the princess, I'll be at the same table with you, that's all."

The servant girl wondered: "This..."

Li Wan came up to him and said, "Just do what Second Grandma Bao said. I'll explain the rest to the princess."

The servant girl responded and left with the money.

After dealing with the lunch matters, Xue Baochai and Li Wan went back to chat with Lin Daiyu for a while.Lin Daiyu asked them: "I see that this mansion is much more depressed than usual. How are you doing these days?"

Jia Baoyu took Jia Lan out to play, Xue Baochai sighed, and said: "Sister, I don't know, when we separated, we also divided some money. There are also some fields left by our ancestors, which can also be rented. But our wife has to take medicine from time to time. First she got mad, and then she contracted a cold. She coughed for three or two days, and it took more than two months for her to recover. The doctors all said that if the cold is not good, I'm about to become tuberculosis. Most of the money for the medicine has been spent. Now my wife is still taking the medicine. This madness can come and go. My sister-in-law and I are usually taking care of me, and there is no one around me. .”

Lin Daiyu was stunned for a moment, and said: "Then you..."

Xue Baochai sighed and said, "What else can we do? Life is going to go on. How good we were at the beginning, how poor we are now. My sister is used to riches and honors, so I don't know. Let the whole family rot. I don't dare to hope that the second wife can get better now, I only hope that the condition will not get worse. This money is like a waste of water. If it continues to deteriorate, there will be no end .”

Lin Daiyu lowered her head, thought for a while, then called her mother over and gave some instructions.

The nanny was shocked, bit Lin Daiyu's ear and said, "Princess, don't..."

Lin Daiyu waved her hands and said, "It's nothing, let's do it."

Mammy is in a dilemma, but now that the King of Beijing is on business and the concubine of Beijing is in the garden in the suburbs, Lin Daiyu is anxious to give orders, so she has no choice but to follow suit.After the nanny left, Lin Daiyu said: "I didn't know that the family has reached such a point. I still have some money on hand. I save some for the two sister-in-laws. They can be used as writers. And Brother Lang, who is currently working When you grow your body, you need to spend some of what should be spent.”

But Mrs. Wang, Lin Daiyu didn't even mention a word.

Xue Baochai thanked Lin Daiyu, and Li Wan also thanked her.Several people exchanged pleasantries for a while, and the nanny came back with Lin Daiyu's private body.Lin Daiyu divided the silver bills into two stacks and handed them to Xue Baochai and Li Wan separately, saying: "This is also my heart. When my grandmother passed away, I also let me take care of you. This is my heart." Myself, it's okay."

Xue Baochai and Li Wan thanked them again, but they still felt uncomfortable.

Lin Daiyu said softly again: "I came here today mainly to see you, as well as my uncle and aunt. I have just returned to the capital, and there are many things I don't know. If I do something wrong, please invite the two of you. Sister-in-law pointed out. Oh, by the way, I heard that Baoyu and Lan Geer both applied for this year's Spring Festival, but is it true?" This is not like Jia Baoyu's temperament.

Xue Baochai hesitated and said, "I applied. But this year's Chunwei is just for them to have a try, and they will actually take the exam three years later. After all, Brother Lan is still young, and Baoyu has just picked up some books. Even if you want to take the exam, you have to wait a few more years."

Lin Daiyu gave a slight "oh" and didn't mention it anymore.

Xue Baochai said: "No matter what, I still want to thank my sister. If my sister hadn't come here today, we might have had to use the northwest wind. Now my sister has seen our situation, and I'm afraid the hospitality is not good enough. Also please sister Haihan. After some time, our wife's illness will be better, and then I will make amends with my sister and invite her to come to the mansion as a guest."

Lin Daiyu smiled again, saying she didn't dare.

They exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then a servant girl bought ingredients and prepared lunch.Lin Daiyu's appetite was small, so after using it a little, she stopped her chopsticks and drank some tea.After waiting for more than an hour in the afternoon, Lin Daiyu drank two or three cups of tea. Seeing that Mrs. Wang still hadn't woken up, she sighed and left with her nuns and maids.

I was happy when I came, but a little sad when I left.

When passing through the former Ningguo Mansion, Lin Daiyu lifted the curtain and took a look.Ningguo Mansion suffered the same defeat as Rongguo Mansion. The vermilion paint on the gate was peeling off, and there were also traces of being smashed. None of the guards could be found. The woman in charge of purchasing had just returned to the mansion, and the expression on her face was also mournful. .Lin Daiyu looked in the car for a while, suddenly felt sobbing, and then sighed softly.

The nuns served Lin Daiyu a cup of tea, Lin Daiyu shook her head and said, "Leave it there."

The mother persuaded: "The princess still has to take care of herself first. If she is exhausted, not to mention our prince, even the little prince will cry. This past thing, let them pass Let's go. If the concubine feels uncomfortable, she can visit them from time to time, that's all. After all, it's my body, so I need to take care of it myself."

Lin Daiyu forced a smile and said, "Don't worry, mother, I know."

She opened the curtain again and looked outside.Ningguo Mansion was gradually out of sight, Rongguo Mansion and Grand View Garden were all blurred in sight, only some wanderers could be seen vaguely.Lin Daiyu sighed again when she thought of Xue Baochai's words just now.She asked: "In this capital city, is there any famous doctor?"

Mammy was startled: "Princess, this is..."

Lin Daiyu smiled and said: "It's not me, it's the wife in the house just now. They said that the wife's illness has not recovered. I thought that since I am an aunt, no matter what, I have to let someone come over to take a look. I'm still here If you have some time, please show me the way, and I will personally invite two doctors, pay the fee, and go to Rongguo and Jia's mansion to see my wife's illness. It will not be a problem."

The nuns breathed a sigh of relief, and pointed out some famous doctors in the capital to Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu memorized the doctor's name, and asked the coachman outside to turn the corner, and went to the place where the doctor sat in person, and invited them to Jia's mansion to see Mrs. Wang.After the two doctors came back, they said to Lin Daiyu: "Madam, the patient you showed us just now has already been seen last time. He has lost his mind and is still taking medicine. It's not going to get better."

Lin Daiyu sighed a little when she heard the words, and sighed again: "Thank you both." Then she gave the money for the medicine and went back to the Beijing Palace.

After returning to the palace, Lin Daiyu coaxed Xiao Shizi in her arms, and sighed softly.

She remembered that when she was seven or eight years old, when she first came to Rongguo Mansion, Rongguo Mansion was still full of bustle and bustle.At that time, my grandmother was still alive. Although the two aunts had some complaints about themselves, they were still able to get along on the surface.Later, for some reason, things happened one after another, which made her at a loss.After marrying into the Beijing King's Mansion, the Rongguo Mansion completely fell down, but at that time, they would send people to find themselves from time to time, hoping that they could speak for them in front of the King of Beijing.Later, even King Beijing was really angry and sent her to the garden to accompany Princess Beijing, and temporarily cut off contact with her former relatives.

Later, she became pregnant and raised her baby in a far, far away place.

When Jia Yuanchun passed away, Lin Daiyu actually came back once, but left soon.

It was also at that time that Lin Daiyu knew that the Rongguo Mansion had done so many things back then.The eastern and western mansions were confiscated, and Xue, Wang, and Jia's families were not spared. Even the two princes of the historian were temporarily relocated to foreign posts and would not return to Beijing for three years.At that time, she overheard that Mrs. Wang was discussing with several trusted wives and maids about how to get the little prince in the palace to be recognized by Jia Yuanchun's name, and she broke out in a cold sweat.

These dark things had never been shown to her.

Even Jiang Ling, who was in it, never told her about it.

Lin Daiyu even wondered whether these things have always existed, such as the confiscated accounts of the Rongguo Mansion, the old accounts of the three families of Xue Wang and Jia, and those things inside and outside the palace. There is, but because I can't see it, I think it doesn't exist.

But at that time, it was too late.

The Rongguo Mansion fell apart, and Mrs. Wang was hysterical all day long, as if she was in mourning.The maids and women all said that what Madam Wang said was crazy, and she never thought about "those things", and never had "girl's idea".Lin Daiyu believed it ignorantly, and was personally escorted out of the capital by the King of Beijing Jing, where she raised her baby in a far away place, isolated from the outside world.

Lin Daiyu didn't feel at ease until she received Jiang Ling's letter and knew that everything was fine.

Then, Lin Daiyu heard happy things until she gave birth and confinement. Jiang Ling would not tell her these things, and King Beijing Jing would not let her know these things, no matter in the capital. What happened rarely reached Lin Daiyu's ears.

It wasn't until Lin Daiyu recovered well that she was taken back to the capital by the King of Beijing, did she realize that she would never let her down.

Lin Daiyu came back to her senses, looked at Xiao Shizi in her arms again, and sighed.

When she saw Jia Baoyu, Xue Baochai and Li Wan just now, she almost didn't recognize them.When I saw Jia Zheng again, I was shocked.Since Lin Daiyu went to Rongguo Mansion, all the scenes she saw were magnificent; but the scene just now, including the Grand View Garden, seemed particularly dilapidated.She even wondered if she was dreaming, and when she woke up, everything would return to normal.

But the dream did not wake up until the sun went down.

The nuns told Lin Daiyu that the person sent to visit Jia's parents' room this afternoon had already returned home.When Lin Daiyu went out in the morning, she originally wanted to visit the homes of her two uncles, but she was delayed by Mrs. Wang for a long time. When she came back, she found a doctor for Mrs. Wang, so instead of going to Jia She, she sent a Two confidant maids went over with some things and said they would come to visit another day.

Lin Daiyu said, "Let them in."

The two young servants came to Lin Daiyu, called her a thousand times, and reported to each other:

"Returning to the princess, the younger one just went to visit the old man of the Jia family. The old man went for a walk in the morning and would not come back until evening. The second grandmother who is in charge of the family said that if the princess wants to come to the house as a guest, please come three days earlier. Send someone to inform them that they will prepare a banquet to entertain the princess. Oh, by the way, their wives asked the younger one some things, probably "How is the princess doing?" and so on, so the younger one told the truth. Their second master No, the two sisters are quite smart."

"The same is true for the younger one. They were called by their wives to ask some questions. But before they left, their second grandma said that the second grandma actually received Wang Hao's post last time. But because of a sudden illness at that time, Afraid that the concubine would get sick, so she didn't go. Their second grandmother also said that if the concubine was free, she might as well find a quiet time to bring her two sisters and catch up with the concubine. When she came back, the younger one asked Just ask, Mr. Jia and Second Master will not come back until evening."

When Lin Daiyu heard the words, she said, "I'm sorry, both of you." They each gave a reward and let them go.

The two young servants took the silver and left happily.

Lin Daiyu sighed, and found her close nurse, and said: "Prepare two more posts. After half a month, things are settled down, and I will go to visit the two uncles again. Oh, yes, ask the prince , Is it appropriate to visit them after half a month?"

At the beginning, King Beijing was a little bit critical of the whole group of Rongguo Mansion, except for Jia Baoyu.

But later, the Rongguo Mansion fell completely, and Lin Daiyu was not in the capital, and these things were heard less.

The nuns took orders to go, and after a short while, they wrote the post and came back to report. The king of Beijing Jing said that if he went back to visit his uncle in the name of a cousin girl, nothing would happen.

Lin Daiyu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's fine."

After coaxing Xiao Shizi for a while, Lin Daiyu wanted to pick up her pen again and write a letter to Jiang Ling.But I wrote several times and tore several sheets of paper, but I didn't know what to write.She thought, it's better to wait until that time to visit the two uncles and ask them about their current situation before writing to Jiang Ling.The scene she saw in the Grand View Garden during the day still makes her feel sad until now.

In the evening, King Bei Jing came back and asked Lin Daiyu how things were going during the day.

Lin Daiyu felt a little lost, and picked up some important things about the day's affairs to tell King Jing of Beijing.After hearing this, King Bei Jing didn't say anything more, but he called the nuns to him and gave some instructions.Probably let the nuns take good care of Lin

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