[Red Mansion] Married by decree

On the second day of the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, Daiyu and Yunze went to another courtyard in the suburbs in a carriage.A few days earlier, Daiyu sent Xueyan and others to the other courtyard to clean up, and everything was in order.

The carriage stopped in front of Zhuangzi, at the gate Xueyan had already brought people to wait at the gate.At this time, everyone's backs were soaked with sweat, presumably because they were not sure about the exact time of Yunze and Daiyu's arrival, they had been waiting at the gate for a while.

"Slave/servant, please greet the prince and princess." The people at the door saw that the carriage stopped, and quickly knelt down to greet the two.

It was still Yunze who got out of the carriage first, and then helped Daiyu down.After Daiyu got out of the car, Yunze said: "Get up."Then, Yunze and Daiyu entered the door together.

When the two walked to the front of the room, Quande stepped forward and pushed open the door.As soon as the door was opened, there was a gust of cool wind. Before everyone entered the room, they felt that the room was much cooler than the outside, and it made people feel extremely comfortable.

When everyone entered the room, they saw an ice basin in the corner of the room. At this time, a small part of the ice in the ice basin had melted, and the coolness of the entire room was caused by these ices.

"My lord, my concubine, this is the watermelon that was just delivered this morning. It has been kept in well water, and it is just right to eat at this time. Although this melon is not as good as a tribute, it is better than fresh."

Not long after Daiyu and Yunze sat down, Xueyan came over with a plate of sliced ​​watermelon.The melon had just been cut open, Xueyan thought it must be hot and stuffy with the few people coming all the way, so she prepared watermelon in advance for Daiyu and Yunze to relieve the heat.

After Xueyan put the melon plate away, Yunze took one piece and handed it to Daiyu, and then took another piece to eat.

Daiyu took the watermelon and took a small bite. Even though she was eating the watermelon, her movements were extremely graceful.Daiyu only felt that the watermelon in her mouth was sweet and juicy, because it was taken from the well water, it was cool and would not freeze her teeth.

"You have worked hard all the way, I must serve you here, so go down and eat some watermelon to relieve the heat." After eating the watermelon in her hand, Daiyu cleaned her hands with a handkerchief, and then gave orders.

"Slave/servant, thank you, Princess, for your sympathy." Several people serving in the room saluted Daiyu before they filed out.

Daiyu and Yunze also lived in the other courtyard for more than half a month. If Yunze hadn't often received some news from Beijing, Daiyu would have thought that he was actually an idle clan, not the one with a lot of power in his hand. Anshun Prince.

On this day, Daiyu had nothing to do, so she sat by the window of the study and read a book.The window Daiyu chose is facing the lotus pond. At this time, the lotus in the pond is in full bloom. When Daiyu occasionally raises her head while reading, she can have a panoramic view of the whole lotus pond.

Daiyu finished reading the content of the current page, and looked up at Yunze not far away while turning the page.I saw the book in Yunze's hand was put down at some point at some point. At this moment, he was standing in front of the desk with a pen in his hand. Not far behind him was an armchair that had been pushed away.

When Daiyu raised her head to look this way, Yunze was also looking at Daiyu.The two looked at each other, Yunze only smiled at Daiyu, then lowered his head, and continued to do his own thing.He looked at the rice paper on the desk seriously, and the tip of the pen moved on it.

Daiyu also looked down at her book again, and when she looked up again after reading for a while, she met Yunze's eyes again.After that, Yunze repeated the previous actions - laughing, bowing his head, and writing.

Daiyu originally thought that Yunze was practicing calligraphy, but the range of movement of the brush didn't look like it.Daiyu, who rarely aroused curiosity, put down the book in her hand, intending to go to Yunze to see what Yunze was doing.

Daiyu just stood up, Yunze looked over, saw Daiyu got up and said: "It's almost finished, Wangfei sit back first."

When Daiyu heard Yunze's words, she sat back on the chair inexplicably, looked at the pen in Yunze's hand, and guessed why Yunze asked her to sit back.She looked at Yunze's eyebrows and eyes, and then picked up the book she was reading, and put on the same posture as before standing up.

"Is this possible?"

"That's good."

After Yunze finished speaking, he lowered his head to paint again, but he still looked up to Daiyu after a while.Unlike before, Daiyu didn't look down at the book this time, but looked at Yunze with a smile in her eyes.The painting in Yunze's hand has already been drawn for the most part, and it took only a cup of tea to finish the last part.

Seeing Yunze resting the pen on the grid, Daiyu also put down the book in her hand and stood up again.She walked to Yunze's side on lotus steps, wanting to see what she looked like in Yunze's painting.

The painting was held up by Yunze in front of her chest, and Daiyu turned her body slightly to Yunze's side.The distance between the two was already close, but after Daiyu turned her body sideways, she leaned even closer, as if they were about to stick together.

Neither Daiyu nor Yunze noticed at this time that the two were so close.One of them wanted to see Yunze's paintings, and the other wanted to show off in front of Daiyu, neither had any other intentions.

"How does the princess feel?" When Yun Ze asked this question, the smile on his face remained undiminished, but he felt a little uneasy in his heart, which was rare for him.

Actually, Yunze is not very good at drawing. He started painting just now when he saw Daiyu seriously reading a book, and it was a whim.When Daiyu really saw his paintings, Yunze suddenly worried that her paintings would not satisfy Daiyu.

"My lord's painting is very good." Daiyu didn't feel shy at first, but when she actually saw the painting, her ears were still red.When she answered Yunze's question, her voice was a little lower than usual, and even her praise was just a simple word "very good".

Yunze's painting skills are indeed not very good. Compared with Daiyu beside him, the people in the painting are actually only [-]% similar.Although the similarity is only [-]%, it is very similar.Therefore, although the appearance of the person in the painting is slightly different from that of Daiyu, it can be seen at a glance that the person is Daiyu.

Yunze thought about how Daiyu would answer, and felt that the most likely possibility was to use some words to praise herself tactfully.Unexpectedly, I was worried for a long time, and only got the word "very good", so whether I like it or not.

Yunze turned his head to look at Daiyu, seeing that Daiyu turned her head away from the painting or herself, so she smiled knowingly, the laughter was undisguised, no matter how pleasant it was, it made Daiyu even more shy: "Since the princess likes this painting of my king, why not write an inscription on it."

After speaking, Yunze picked up the pen on the grid, dipped some ink into the inkstone, and handed it to Daiyu.Daiyu blushed even more, but she didn't refuse, but actually mentioned a poem on it.

Yunze looked at Daiyu's serious side face, and felt that he could draw some pictures when he was free in the future, and then asked Daiyu to write the inscriptions.

"My lord, there is news from the capital." Just as Daiyu put down the pen in her hand, a servant came in to report.

"My lord, Yu'er is going out first." During this period of time, it was not uncommon for Daiyu to see servants coming to send news to Yunze, and she also knew that these were important national affairs, so she deliberately avoided them.

"Wangfei listens to it." Yunze didn't mean to let Daiyu avoid him, he trusted Daiyu in the first place.What's more, there are some things, Daiyu should know it well, so that she can better deal with those who want to win them over.

The ink of the painting just painted is still wet, Yunze did not put away the painting, but moved it to the right side of the desk.He took the envelope that the servant handed over and opened it.

"The prince really pushed the four princes and eight princes and other old honors to the side of the eldest prince, and it is not in vain that I let Ziqing send the news on purpose." When Yunze put down the rice paper in his hand, he only said one sentence, which was right. The result of this matter is very satisfactory.

The letter only said that the crown prince and the eldest prince were wooing forces, but nothing happened this morning.Yunze asked the servant kneeling there, he must know.

"Brother Huang has decided not to pursue it?"

"The First Prince said that Gui Xun, an official who owed money to the treasury, could only repay half of it if he sold his property. This is also the case with the clan. Both the Crown Prince and the First Prince felt that the law does not blame everyone, so they asked the Emperor for mercy."

"Where's the third prince?" This time, the power of the three parties is on the surface of the seizure of the throne. The eldest prince and the prince are using this matter to sell favors to win over the power. The third prince can't sit still and do nothing.

"Returning to the prince, the third prince launched an attack on the prince and the first prince on the spot, accusing the two of being obedient and violating, and protecting the clan's nobles."

"What a stupid one. Also, if he wasn't stupid, Prince Zhongshun wouldn't have taken a liking to him." The slave kept kneeling on the ground to answer, and he answered whatever Yunze asked, as if he didn't hear the other words. There was no response.

When Daiyu heard this, she also understood the general truth of the matter. Ziqing went into the study to steal information, just as she thought, it was Yunze who did it on purpose.It was just unexpected that Ziqing was actually the Prince's man.

At that time, Daiyu had doubts when she entered the study.Yunze's study room was heavily guarded, if Yunze hadn't given special orders, Ziqing would not be able to enter at all, let alone make the study room like that.So she didn't find someone to clean up at that time, but left directly.

Afterwards, Yunze's reaction made Daiyu confirm her guess even more, but now it was confirmed by Yunze's words.

"How does the lord know that Ziqing betrayed the lord?" This is what Daiyu always wanted to ask.

Youlan once told Daiyu what she had inquired about, and this Ziqing had been served by Yunze's side before.Afterwards, it was also Ziqing who asked for grace and was released from the mansion by Yunze. When she left the mansion, for the sake of her dedication, Yunze even ordered her to give her all the money.

Ziqing should not have betrayed Yunze before she left the mansion, otherwise Yunze would not let her leave in such a good manner.But when Yunze saw her again in Shengtaolou, he knew that she had betrayed him.This point has always puzzled Daiyu.

"My lord just happened to see them entering the Shengtao Tower." Yunze did see Ziqing running in that day, not because she was in a panic, but because her goal was there in the first place.Then, she really waited for Zi Qing who rushed to their private room.

"What's more, the one who can serve the master personally is not the one who can be bullied by others."

Daiyu thought about Xiangzhu and the others beside her. If these people went out of the house and returned home, they would not be bullied, even if they were their own relatives.Those who can serve by the master's side are not only affectionate, but also capable, otherwise you will only be squeezed out by other people.

Wasn't it like this when I first entered the Rongguo Mansion, Xueyan followed me since I was a child, and was brought home by myself, so the bond between her and myself is naturally stronger.But at that time, it was Zicuckoo who had just come to him for the first time.

"We have lived in the other courtyard for more than half a month, and we will return home tomorrow." Yunze brought Daiyu to the other courtyard to avoid this incident.Jia Mu's coming reminded him that other officials might also ask him to do so.

This matter was planned for the First Prince and the Crown Prince, Yunze naturally wouldn't get involved, so he led Daiyu to avoid it.At this time, since the matter was almost over, it was time for them to go back home.

"Yu'er, let someone pack up."

The next day, the two left the other courtyard after having breakfast, and embarked on their way back home.At this time, it was still early, and the sun was not so poisonous.The curtains of the windows are all made of bamboo curtains. When the carriage is driving, there is constant wind blowing in the carriage, which makes it feel cool and not stuffy.

Not long after the two returned, an unexpected but expected person came to see Yunze.