Crimson Pearl Tears in a Dream of Red Mansions

Besides, Baochai fled back to Dufangju in a hurry. Yingchun and Tanchun saw her flushed, flustered and out of breath, so they couldn't help asking, "Sister Baochai, what's wrong with you?" Baochai settled down. , said: "It's nothing, it's just that when I turned around the rockery, I saw a snake in the stone cave, and I was taken aback, so I walked a little faster when I came back. It's not very important." Although Yingchun Tanchun didn't believe it, But it didn't expose her.

Seeing that Yingchun and Tanchun did not speak, Baochai thought she had concealed it, so she went to the dressing table, cleaned her face again, and tied her loose hair in a bun.Thinking of what happened just now, Baochai can still break out in a cold sweat.She often heard people say that Babeile is as gentle as jade, humble and polite, known as the "eight sage kings"; the ninth elder brother Yinyu is more beautiful than women, but he is the most sympathetic to women; Handsome and generous.Therefore, in the past, I often thought about how to meet the previous side.Looking at it now, I'm afraid these are just appearances, only Babeile's few words, although the voice is not loud, but the coldness in it is a bit colder than the ice in those three or nine days.

While Baochai was thinking wildly, there was already Nanny Qi outside, leading the Nunnery and two maids over.I just heard Nanny Qi say: "This nurturing nun is surnamed Feng, and she is an old nun in the palace. There are quite a few beautiful girls raised under her hands who have taken the position of lord of the palace, like today. Concubine Rong, Concubine Yi, and the late Empress Xiaoyiren were all raised by her. As for these two maids, Princess Chenyu specially called them from Zhongcui Palace. One is called Shuangchuan, and the other is called Shuanghuan, usually you just call them Aunt Chuan, and Aunt Huan is fine." Baochai heard about Spring Tanchun, and hurriedly came to see them.Nanny Feng and Shuangchuan Shuanghuan only blessed Fushen slightly, and said: "I have met the three young masters."

Nanny Qi said to Nanny Feng: "Then I'll go first, to Concubine Rong's place, I have to go and report." Nanny Feng said: "You just go, as long as you leave this place to me, that's fine. It's gone." After hearing this, Nanny Qi nodded and went on her own.

After Nanny Qi left, Nanny Feng said to Baochai and the others: "My three young masters, what I want to say first is that you are very lucky to be able to live in this Dufangju. This Dufangju was originally the residence of Empress Xiaoyiren when I was raising Empress Xiaoyiren. Later, several masters of the palace went out from this Dufangju. However, you should not get carried away by it. Knowing that you can live here is originally the grace of Princess Chenyu and Concubine Rong, so if you want to be selected, you'd better be cautious in your words and deeds, otherwise you'll just go back and forth wherever you go, the most important thing in the palace is She is a beauty."

The three of Baochai nodded hurriedly. Seeing her, Nanny Feng nodded with satisfaction, and then explained some palace rules, and then said: "Early tomorrow morning, Shuangchuan and Shuanghuan will take care of you to dress up." , and then I will lead you to Eunuch Liu, you are among the beautiful women, you must not look left and right, and whisper to each other." The three of Baochai hurriedly agreed, expressing that they would remember.Then, Shuangchuan and Shuanghuan waited for Baochai and the three of them to rest for a while.

As for Daiyu, apart from arranging the day's draft every day, there is not much important thing to do, so she reads some poems and books in the Kunning Palace every day, or goes around the palace.On this day, Daiyu walked near the Yonghe Palace by chance, because she remembered that Xueyan was made a secret concubine by Kangxi, and she seemed to live in the side hall of the Yonghe Palace.Seeing Daiyu's thoughtful look, Qingwen said, "Princess, Yonghe Palace is the residence of Concubine De, does the princess want to meet Concubine De?"

"Concubine De?" Daiyu thought for a while, is that the fourth brother's nominal mother-in-law?Forget it, anyway, Xueyan is now in Yonghe Palace, so it’s good to go to see Xueyan, and you can also go to see Xueyan by the way, although I live in the palace, I have never seen Xueyan’s face again, and I don’t know how she is doing now ?Thinking of Xueyan, Daiyu couldn't help feeling sad, so she said: "Forget it, let's go see Defei."

As soon as she stepped into the Yonghe Palace, she heard the little eunuch in the Yonghe Palace shout loudly: "Princess Chenyu is here!" Brother Yinzhen came out together.

Concubine De saw Daiyu, threw her handkerchief to salute and said: "The concubine has seen the princess." Then she winked at Yinzhen, who hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Yinzhen greets the princess." Daiyu nodded Nodding her head, she said, "Forget it." Seeing that Daiyu didn't seem to have anything important to do, Concubine De hurriedly ordered the servant girl to make tea, and said to Daiyu with a smile, "Princess, why is there?" Came to Chenqie's Yonghe Palace for nothing? Chenqie secretly thought that the princess was so busy with the two-day draft, that she was finally resting in Kunning Palace for a while. Therefore, I didn't dare to go to Kunning Palace to disturb the princess, if there is something out of courtesy, I hope the princess will not blame her."

Daiyu only smiled lightly and said: "It doesn't really matter, anyway, these two days I feel that I am too bored in Kunning Palace, and I don't stay in Kunning Palace most of the day, you go, Concubine De It’s just a waste of time. No, it’s precisely because of this that I came here from the Imperial Garden, passing by Defei, your Yonghe Palace, and want to come to ask for a cup of tea.”

Concubine De smiled and said: "Look at what the princess said, the princess is gold and jade, and I have never seen any good tea in the weekdays. How can I look up to this idea of ​​tea from my concubine! If the princess really does not give up, she will look up to her." , it is the blessing of the concubine." After speaking, she saw that the servant girl had already made tea and brought it over.Daiyu nodded, and took a look at Concubine De. Sure enough, Concubine De was a woman of great wealth, otherwise she would not have grown from a small and ordinary court lady to Concubine De who is now the head of the first palace.Just a few words, not only avoiding my own faults, but also shortening the relationship with myself , while Concubine De is a bit more sophisticated.

Daiyu took the teacup and took a small sip, but it was Tieguanyin from Anxi, but for some reason, it had a different fragrance, because she said with a smile: "I always drink tea because I love Longjing tea." The sweet fragrance is like orchid, quiet but not lingering, and you sip it lightly, so I don’t drink much other teas, and this Tieguanyin has only been drunk once in the past, but I didn’t realize that this Tieguanyin has a special taste?”

Concubine De smiled and said: "The concubines usually drink it without realizing it. Could it be that the tea has become very fragrant because of the princess's arrival?" Daiyu smiled lightly and said, "Ms. I made fun of you." Concubine De saw Daiyu like this, so she said: "Maybe it's because the water used to make tea is different, this water was originally the dewdrops on the autumn lotus that my concubine ordered to collect two years ago. Put it in a celadon jar, buried under a flower tree, it is better than ordinary tea." Daiyu nodded and said: "I see, I didn't expect that the empress is really good at drinking tea, but I am so vulgar. Concubine De laughed and said: "Princess's words are true, if the princess is so vulgar, who in the world would dare to call herself elegant?"

Daiyu drank two more sips of tea, then put down the teacup and said: "When I just came in, I heard the little eunuch said that the concubine De concubine was talking to the fourteenth elder brother. I think there is something wrong, but it is Bengong who disturbed me. I don't want to stay here any longer. Let's go sit with the secret concubine for a while, I haven't seen her for a long time, so it's strange to think too hard." Concubine De couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "Princess Jing said so Only then did the concubine remember that the secret concubine sister was with the princess. She was so beautiful and charming. She only entered the palace, but she became more and more picky. The princess has gone, I think it must be I don't recognize it."

Daiyu smiled lightly, but she didn't speak, she just got up and wanted to leave.Concubine De and Fourteenth Elder Brother saw each other and hurriedly saluted: "Congratulations to the Princess!"

Daiyu helped Qingwen's hand, left the main palace of Yonghe Palace where Concubine De lived, and only came to the side hall of Yonghe Palace where Xueyan lived.When Xueyan heard that Daiyu was coming, she hurried out to meet her excitedly, but Ruoxu Ruoyan, the two maids holding her hands, followed closely, for fear that Xueyan might make a mistake.

Daiyu saw that Xueyan was wearing a light green dress, and only a long purple jade hairpin was stuck obliquely on her slightly loose sideburns. It is also much richer than before.When Daiyu saw it, she just smiled and said, "I thought you would lose a lot of weight after entering the palace, but I never thought that you would be a little fatter." Ruoxu and Ruoyan, who were supporting her, said: "It's not the two of them, they often cook a very thick tonic soup, it's impossible not to get fat!"

After hearing this, Daiyu looked at Ruoxu and Ruoyan suspiciously, and saw that they both had ordinary looks, the same gentleness and honesty, and were amiable, but because of their young age, their handsome faces still had a slight smile on their faces. It can be seen that she is innocent and charming like a little girl.Ruoxu and Ruoyan saluted Daiyu, but they heard Ruoyan say: "Princess, this servant is Ruoyan, and this is the sister of this servant, Ruoxu. The two servants were originally brought back by the emperor due to an accident during his southern tour. The orphan in the palace, because Mistress Mistress is pregnant, so he ordered two slaves and maidservants to come and serve Mistress Mistress."

"Xueyan, are you happy?" Suddenly hearing Ruoyan's news that Xueyan was happy, Daiyu was stunned, and then she seemed to be in disbelief, she grabbed Xueyan's wrist to take her pulse, for a while Then he put it down and said: "It's really a happy pulse. It's been more than a month. I live in the palace. I haven't heard of it?" It was just diagnosed. Besides, the princess has been busy with drafting these days, so I don’t have time to take care of these trivial matters, so I don’t know.” Then Ruoxu said: “ Because the emperor is worried about the secret concubine, he said that the palace is dangerous and people's hearts are unpredictable, so the emperor wants the slaves to keep the concubine safe." Daiyu heard this, and only said to Xueyan: "Xueyan, I I am very sorry for you."

Xueyan heard this, and only said to Ruoxu Ruoyan: "You two go outside and watch first, I want to talk to the princess about myself." Ruoxu and Ruoyan were originally Kangxi's secret guards, and were sent by Kangxi They came to protect Xueyan's safety, so they obeyed Xueyan's words, so they said: "Yes, if you have something to do, you can just call us." After saying that, the two retreated together.Daiyu also said to Qingwen, "you go out first." Qingwen agreed and withdrew too.

At this time, Xueyan Fang said to Daiyu: "Princess, you don't have to do this, Xueyan is willing to do this. If Master Meng and Princess hadn't rescued Xueyan back then, Xueyan would have passed away by now. When she entered the Lin family , Xueyan once made a vow, for the sake of the princess, no matter what she asked Xueyan to do, Xueyan was willing. But once, Xueyan almost did something that violated her vow. The princess also knew, Xueyan has always been attached to the fourth master, but Xueyan knows that with her own status, it is absolutely difficult to match the fourth master. Later Xueyan found out that the fourth master has always been in love with the princess, so Xueyan saved it at that time. Some selfish intentions, wanting the princess and the fourth master to do that, maybe the fourth master will accept Xueyan as a concubine because of it in the future. Therefore, Xueyan clearly knows that the fourth master already has Fujin and Gege Concubine, and side Fujin and so on, but in my heart I still hope that the princess can marry the fourth master. A few days ago, the master talked to Xueyan, and it was these words that made Xueyan enlightened. The master said that in this life, each person has his own choice. It is valuable for a person to sacrifice himself for others, but if he imposes his will on others for himself, it is extremely abominable, and if he still bets on the happiness of others, it is even worse than a pig or a dog! To be honest, when Xueyan heard this, she was really shocked, and it took several days to figure it out, and therefore, when Xueyan agreed to enter the palace that day, she asked the princess such words."

Seeing a look of surprise on Daiyu's face, Xueyan continued: "Princess didn't come here, Xueyan also planned to find a chance to meet Princess. Just because Xueyan wanted to know, Princess In my heart, how do you think of Fourth Master?" After hearing this, Daiyu asked Xueyan, "Xueyan, do you still like Fourth Brother?" Xueyan said, "Yes. The emperor and I have no feelings for each other. But it can be regarded as respecting each other as a guest. The emperor does not completely regard me as the shadow of Empress Xiaoyiren, although every time he comes to me, he will talk about Empress Xiaoyiren, but I can tell that the emperor It's just that I love Empress Xiao Yiren so much, he didn't transfer his feelings for Empress Xiao Yiren to me just because I look exactly like Empress Xiao Yiren. Of course, every time the emperor comes, he will tell me four Regarding the matter of the master, he said that the fourth master is very similar to him in nature, he is very stubborn, and will not let go of things he likes easily, especially feelings. Therefore, the emperor has a headache about the matter between the princess and the fourth master. I don't want to wrong the princess, and I don't want to make the fourth master sad. In Xueyan's heart, the princess and the fourth master are the most important people in Xueyan's life besides parents, so Xueyan really hopes that the princess and the fourth master can be happy .”

Hearing this, Daiyu sighed, and said after a long while, "Xueyan, you also know that when I was young, I was weak and sick, from the age of four to the age of ten, I spent most of my time in Qingyi. The man who I saw there, such as Master Guijianshou, senior brother Qiu Wuyan, second senior brother Mo Li, and other men who came to seek medical treatment Thousands of people. But there is no one who can stir my heart like the fourth brother. Every time I see the eyes of the fourth brother, I am very scared in my heart, but I am even more afraid of the feeling when he touches me with his hands But when I couldn't see the eyes of the fourth brother, and when the fourth brother didn't touch me with his hands, I missed that feeling very much. That feeling made me blush and heartbeat, as if I had some serious illness."

After hearing this, Xueyan knew that Daiyu had feelings for Yinzhen, but she was ignorant, and she was used to the affectionate relationship between Lin Ruhai and Jia Min, so for Yinzhen, Daiyu forced herself not to marry him. Taking it into consideration, she only treats her younger sister's feelings for her elder brother, but unconsciously, Daiyu's feelings for Yinzhen gradually change into that of a man and a woman, so every time she thinks that Yinzhen has a wife, her heart shudders. It was extremely awkward, so he simply kept avoiding the issue of his relationship with Yinzhen.

In order to make Daiyu face up to her feelings for Yinzhen, Xueyan asked again: "Then how does the princess treat Sifu Jin?" Daiyu glanced at Xueyan, thought for a while and said: "Sisao? My sister-in-law? I don't know if it's my illusion, I always feel that I can't fully see through the fourth sister-in-law, she seems to wear a mask anytime and anywhere, as if looking at people through the curtain, but when the curtain is lifted, But I found that there was still a veil on her face. The last time Honghui was poisoned, it is reasonable to say that she was the mother-in-law of Honghui's first relative, and Honghui was the only blood of the fourth brother. Doctor Bao started to teach that doctor a lesson before she got into trouble, but although she said she looked worried, I always felt that her worry was a little fake. Her worried look was like a subordinate who took an order but didn't complete it, so she was afraid of the master She looked worried when punishing her. Therefore, I don't have much affection for Sisao Si."

Xueyan nodded and said: "Princess, you are right. But she has true feelings for Siye, otherwise she would not have stayed in Sibeile Mansion for many years, and forcibly restrained her nature. When the emperor pointed out Fujin and Gege to the fourth master, she showed a generous and tolerant side. Just for this, I admire her very much." Daiyu felt sore in her heart when she heard Xueyan's words. Fourth brother, that fourth brother who confessed his deep affection to himself in Kunning Palace two days ago, will he still face the deep love of such a woman after returning home?Moreover, there was already a Hong Hui between them, so it seemed superfluous to step in like this.

So Daiyu unconsciously said: "I don't see anything admirable about her? If she really loves the fourth brother, she shouldn't give up the fourth brother to other women. She should be like the eight Fujin, even if she has to bear She has the reputation of being the "No. [-] jealous woman in the Qing Dynasty", and she must firmly dominate her husband." Xue Yan knew that Daiyu's jealousy had been overturned, but she didn't say anything, she just acted disgusting. Want to vomit.When Daiyu saw it, she couldn't help worrying about Xueyan, but she forgot all the jealousy just now, her eyes were full of concern, and she just asked in doubt: "You are only more than one month pregnant, how can you have such symptoms of nausea?" ?”

After hearing this, Xueyan couldn't help laughing and said: "I think it's because the smell in this room is too strong." Daiyu didn't understand it for a while, but after a while she came to her senses, knowing that Xueyan was teasing her, she couldn't help feeling ashamed Blushing, he cursed with a smile: "You hoof, your mouth is becoming more and more clever, let me open your mouth to see what the teeth inside are made of..." After speaking, he wanted to go over and pinch the snow goose. Cheek.

Seeing this, Xueyan hurriedly begged for mercy and said, "Good princess, good girl, please forgive me, I will never dare again." Daiyu knew that Xueyan was pregnant, so she just pretended, He didn't really go to fight with the snow geese, so as not to move his fetus, but it was a big deal.

After a while, Daiyu suddenly asked Xueyan: "Xueyan, do you think the oath made by the man is trustworthy?" Said: "But what did the fourth master say to the princess?" Daiyu shook her head, then told Xueyan about Jia Zhen and Qin Keqing, and then said: "If I were Keqing, I'm afraid I might not I will wait for Big Brother Zhen to marry me." Xueyan knew Daiyu's natural nature, so she said: "Princess, you must not think like this, isn't it good if you just look at the master and wife?" Daiyu said : "The couples like father and mother are probably unprecedented, and there will be no one to come again, where to find the second pair. You see, throughout the ages, how many couples who seem to be deeply in love with each other are unknown. For example, Sima Xiangru moved Zhuo Wenjun with a song "Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix", so Zhuo Wenjun abandoned his glory and wealth to follow Xiangru to sell wine, but when Xiangru became famous and Zhuo Wenjun's face was getting old, Xiangru I wanted to take a concubine, otherwise Zhuo Wenjun's sad and moving "White-headed Song" would not have been handed down to the world. Although Xiangru was moved after reading "White-headed Song" in the end, he did not take a concubine. A good marriage has added a flaw."

After hearing this, Xueyan knew that she could not persuade Daiyu to turn around, so she had no choice but to do so.At this moment, Ruoyan came in and said, "Princess, empress, it's time to deliver lunch." Daiyu heard this, and said, "I have already ordered someone to prepare the lunch in this palace, and you only asked someone to prepare it for the secret concubine, empress." I'll have lunch." Ruoyan agreed after hearing this, and retreated.

At this time, I heard Xueyan ask Daiyu: "Princess, did you see the concubine De and the fourteenth brother when you came?" Daiyu said: "Yes, the concubine De is very famous People." Xueyan said: "The princess is very right. In the past two days, except for the concubine to greet the queen mother and mother Su, she never went out of the house, but she ordered people to call ten at every turn. The fourth elder brother came here, and I don't know what he is planning. This concubine is very wealthy, and the fourteenth elder brother is not a vegetarian, but in my opinion, I am afraid that he will become the fourth master in the future It's a stumbling block! The princess and fourth master should be more careful."

After hearing this, Daiyu said, "I can save it, you just need to rest assured to raise your baby." After saying that, she came out of Xueyan's room and left holding Qingwen's hand.