Daiyu's wife in the Red Chamber

The mother and daughter chatted and laughed under the tree in the flower garden, admired the flowers together again, and ordered someone to set up a chessboard and go back to play a game under the tree. Then she heard the faint sound of the whip, Daiyu knew that Emperor Changtai had come to have dinner with the queen, so she hurriedly got off the swing, apologized to the queen, and retreated to the apse where she lived at that time.

She lived in the queen's palace and never went out. Whenever Emperor Changtai came, she would avoid it early, so as not to bump into Yujia.

The queen already loved her dearly, seeing her being so polite, she felt a little more pity for her.

The queen ordered people to deliver Daiyu's meal to the back hall, and watched Gong'e put the imperial meal on the table, and complained to Emperor Changtai, "Our mother and I just talked about eating, and His Majesty is here. How can it be such a coincidence?"

Emperor Changtai waved his hand to tell the surrounding waiters to retreat, and said with a happy face: "There is a happy event, a great happy event."

The queen said puzzledly: "What happy event, let me hear it quickly, so that I can have fun with His Majesty." On major events, Emperor Changtai has always been happy and angry. He has been married to him for more than [-] years. ecstatic?Even when the edict of the Supreme Emperor's Zen throne came down, he was not very happy. It can be seen that today is really a great joy.

Emperor Changtai took her hand and said with a smile: "Didn't I tell you a few days ago that Wei Ruolan got a wonderful book from somewhere, which recorded things that are useful to the country and the people? It's hard to say anything else. , Just the Jinshan Silver Mine he mentioned, there is already news.”

Hearing this, the Queen was overjoyed and asked, "Really?"

No one knows better than her the hardships that Emperor Changtai suffered after he ascended the throne. If there is a mountain of gold and silver, it will surely alleviate the emptiness of the national treasury.

Emperor Changtai took out a few pieces of gold from his sleeve and put them on the table, "Really. Only one Jinshan sent the news, and the news was accompanied by these few pieces of gold that were smelted at that time. The fineness is excellent, which is enough to show that The other places will not be false. Ruolan originally only mentioned the Jinshan Silver Mine because I was short of money, but later realized that she thought of the Copper-Iron Mine, which was outlined on the territory map. This gold mine is huge. , according to the exploration and speculation, at least 50 years can be mined, and more than one million taels of gold can be smelted!" Emperor Changtai nodded, smiled and sighed, and walked around the table without thinking about the meal, his excitement was indescribable.

The queen hurriedly saluted and said: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty."

Emperor Changtai stretched out his hand to help her up, and said, "Congratulations, congratulations."

Seeing him, the queen was so happy that she could speak incoherently. At one moment, she hoped that the other gold and silver mines would be true, and at another moment, she was full of ambition, hoping that the craftsmen would make explosives, cannons, treasure ships and other things early, so that the world would be calmed down in the future. Le, helped him to sit down and said: "When encountering such a happy event, I will accompany His Majesty to have a good drink."

Emperor Changtai came back to his senses and stopped him: "Drinking alcohol can hurt your liver. You should drink less. After dinner, I will have to approve memorials, so you can't drink."

After hearing this, the queen showed a trace of regret on her face, thinking that she could take the opportunity to have a good drink today.

This time, the chief cook, Emperor Tai, completely forgot the etiquette of not talking when eating or sleeping, and said in a rambling manner: "Only my confidants know about the discovery of Jinshan. Going south in the summer to avoid the heat, wasting manpower and material resources. Ruolan marked seven places on the territory map, three gold and four silver, all within the territory, this one is the closest, and the news came the earliest. In this way, the embarrassment of the imperial court's lack of money will be greatly alleviated. However, there will be no way to send people to the two overseas islands for a while. "

The queen thought for a while and suggested: "In my opinion, I'm afraid I can't hide it from the Supreme Emperor, so it's better not to hide it from him. Salt mines and tea belong to the imperial court. Gold, silver, copper and iron are all in the mine. The imperial court sent people to mine, smelt and transport them. Back to the treasury, Your Majesty thinks about it, how many people have handled it? How do you know that they are all His Majesty's confidantes and not mixed with other people?"

A bucket of cold water was poured down, Emperor Changtai frowned, his face was a little more thoughtful, and he asked after a long time: "To tell the truth, the gold and silver will be gone as soon as they enter the treasury. national?"

The queen asked: "Your Majesty, ask yourself, can you really deceive the Supreme Emperor? If you are found out after deceiving, you must make a mess."

Emperor Changtai sighed suddenly.

After half a day, Emperor Changtai said dejectedly: "You're right, I'm afraid you can't hide it."

Immediately, he smiled wryly again and said, "If it wasn't for the Supreme Emperor's blind extravagance, why would I bother to hide it from him? Last month, the summer resort was repaired and the Moon Tower was built. The price of bricks, tiles, wood and stones in the middle of the country increased, and then because too many bricks, tiles, wood and stones were brought into the capital, the price was reduced instead. Even so, 10 taels of silver have already been spent."

The queen gave him a sympathetic look, and comforted him: "For the present plan, I have to endure it."

Emperor Changtai asked her what she had planned, but Dai Quan came to report in person, saying that the Supreme Emperor had invited her.

The faces of the husband and wife changed at the same time, and the queen said, "Could it be that the news of the mine in Jinshan came only after the Supreme Emperor knew about it? Apart from greetings, when will I ask you to come over?"

Emperor Changtai raised his voice to call Dai Quan in and asked what happened.

Someone from Emperor Changtai was placed in Shangyang Palace, Dai Quan said with a wry smile: "It is said that the Supreme Emperor heard that His Majesty discovered Jinshan."

Hearing this, Emperor Changtai's face turned ashen.

The queen quickly got up and opened his hand, took off the chopsticks that he held tightly in the palm of his hand, put them on the table, and said: "It didn't take long to get the news, and the Supreme Emperor knew it. It can be seen that the preface is not wrong, and this matter cannot be hidden." He is an old man. Your Majesty, let's think about how to speak when we go to Shangyang Palace, don't let him see what the old man is." He also ordered Gong'e to bring tea to wash his mouth with Emperor Changtai.

Emperor Changtai nodded and said: "I'll come back at night." After speaking, his face returned to normal and he went to Shangyang Palace.

The Empress was worried that Emperor Changtai would not be able to do business in front of the Supreme Emperor, so she ate her meal hastily and walked out of the palace to walk around in the courtyard. Daiyu had finished her meal, rinsed her mouth, changed her clothes, and came to accompany her.

Daiyu looked at the Queen's expression, and said, "Is there something bothering you, Your Majesty?"

The queen nodded, seeing no one around, sighed: "There is such a family, the father-in-law is short of money, and the old man who is already in power is saving money, but the old man refuses to let go of power, and the big steward in his hand refuses to listen to the old man's order." , and thinking about withdrawing money from the public every day, the master finally got the money, but the old master knows the money and wants to withdraw it, how do you think about it?"

Clever as Daiyu, she understood in a moment that the old man was Emperor Changtai and the old man was the Supreme Emperor. She pursed her lips and smiled, but did not answer. There were many disputes in the small house of Rongguo Mansion, not to mention the ruling and opposition palaces.

The queen just complained casually and didn't expect Daiyu to have a good idea.

In the evening, Emperor Changtai arrived as scheduled, and showed anger in front of the queen, telling her that the emperor was overjoyed when he learned about it, and ordered him to wait for the gold to be shipped back, and first pay him a sum for his use, and then said bitterly: "The frontier soldiers are so happy. Needs, the needs of the people in the disaster area, the Supreme Emperor will not pay attention to them, but he will not forget the salaries of the soldiers in the big camp in his hand, not to be short of a penny."

The queen said: "Your Majesty, calm down, we already knew this was the case, so why should we be so angry."

Then he changed the subject and said: "Since it is confirmed that Jinshan has produced gold, has Your Majesty ever thought about how to reward Wei Ruolan? He is an extremely rare child, so we must not treat him badly."

Emperor Changtai said: "Ruolan is 15 years old this year. Too many rewards are easy to attract attention. It is not a good thing for him. You also know that none of the people and things in the Weibo Mansion are easy to get along with. Let's talk about his benefits tomorrow." I kept it in my heart. Today I asked him what he wanted, and he said he didn't have it for the time being, he was a sensible person."

The queen agreed: "It makes sense. When he gets older or the family is separated, it won't be too late to give him another reward."

Speaking of Wei Ruolan's contribution, he couldn't help but think of Daiyu's dedication, Emperor Changtai asked: "That girl Jingxiao lives with you, you don't send her back, but the anger hasn't disappeared?"

The queen smiled and said, "It's long gone. Why have I ever been annoyed? Those people are not worth my annoyance. I just hit it off with Lin Yatou at Iron Net Mountain, and I have been thinking about it since I returned to Beijing. Then I took her to live for two days. As for What other people think is their business, so what does it matter to me? I never reprimanded them, nor did I show any meaning."

Emperor Changtai smiled and said: "It's because you don't say anything that makes people feel uneasy, fearing that you will commit crimes."

The queen sneered, with a little coldness on her face.

"When do you plan to send Jingxiao back?" Emperor Changtai was full of curiosity, knowing that the queen must have an idea.

The queen said slowly: "How can I just send it back like this, and wait for them to come and ask me to go back. When I send it back, they will only think that I have lost my temper, and they still don't remember to eat. Only when they come to invite them back in person, can they fully understand Lin girl's intentions." identity."

Emperor Changtai smiled and said, "What if you don't come to invite me?"

"Aren't you coming?" The queen lowered her head and stroked the nails dyed by Feng Xianhua, then raised her head and said, "Anyone who has the heart and wants my forgiveness must come to the palace to invite someone. If he doesn't come, how can he show his apology? I It is expected that Lin Yatou's birthday is a good time, and the family members of Jiaofang in the harem can enter the palace, which can save my face and express my heart."

Emperor Changtai knew that the Empress knew things like a god, and said: "Since that's the case, let's wait and see."

The queen smiled.

Looking forward to February [-]th, when Daiyu woke up early in the morning, Madam Liu and others came to kowtow to her, and got up quickly.

Daiyu was young, and she was in the period of filial piety. Although the queen remembered her birthday, she couldn't give her wine and sing operas. She only ordered people to give her a lot of clothes and playthings yesterday, and today she prepared a hundred birthday The noodles and Baishou Taoer were sent to the back hall, and the imperial dining room was ordered to prepare new and clever vegetables and send them up.

When I went to pay my respects to the queen, the queen said with a smile: "The birthday star is here, please sit down without ceremony. I wanted to take advantage of your birthday to have fun, but I couldn't, lest you feel bad, and others will come and laugh at us. .”

Daiyu thanked, "It's very good now. If we live in a lively manner, how can we be worthy of our parents."

Immediately with a sad face, he said: "Father's filial piety is still in the body, and I am making new clothes and jewelry. Although I am usually careful not to eat meat, I have also gone to the theater with the crowd and violated many taboos. When I dreamed back at midnight, I always felt sorry for my parents under the nine springs."

When the queen heard this, she knew that she was thinking about it, and hurriedly said: "Silly girl, I knew you were too caring. A hundred days after the funeral of your parents, how many people in the rich family don't eat meat during the filial piety? Don't wear silk?" How many of you are silk and satin? How many of you are behind closed doors? There is meat in it too! Let’s not talk about big families, let’s talk about poor families. Ordinary people go out early in the morning and return home at night to work hard. Is it true that they can’t get out behind closed doors? There’s no such reason. You’ve done a great job , don’t worry about it.”

Daiyu said: "Of course I understand this truth. I used to think about offering sacrifices with all my heart, and I would do it anytime and anywhere. It's just that it's different now. I'm afraid that I will be picked on by others, and it will affect the people around me instead."

The queen smiled and said: "Don't worry, what are you worrying about? If you live for this, it will be meaningless after all."

Daiyu sighed, confessed her thoughts, and said: "I didn't care about outsiders' opinions and opinions, and I never thought of imitating filial sons and grandchildren, but I just feel sorry for my parents."

The queen comforted her and said: "Don't be so, no one else can do it, so how can you ask for a little girl from you? Ordinary people just want to have no children, no marriage, no banquets, and no marriage. Just wear a red dress."

Daiyu said sadly, "But I couldn't do it without feasting."

Jia Yuanchun was visiting her relatives, and she was summoned by him to go to the garden at night to watch the theater, which was full of excitement. On Baochai's birthday, she also attended the theater with Jia's mother. She usually ate medicine and did not become a vegetarian.I thought I had done a good job, but now that I think about it, there are many things that are not right. Today is my birthday, thinking about my parents, I feel more and more guilty.

The queen thought to herself that it was a child after all, so she hurriedly explained her with the news of the civil and military officials' filial piety period.

Except for a few well-known filial sons and grandsons, Ding You, who heard that the civil and military men of the Manchu Dynasty, failed to do this. I don't know how much meat and oil I ate in private.

Coincidentally, Yuan Chun sent someone to invite Dai Yu, but the Empress refused, "Forget it, tell Concubine Xiande that County Lord Jingxiao won't bother her."

The person who came was not someone else, but Daiyu had seen Baoqin in the Rongguo Mansion. She followed Yuanchun into the palace and served Yuanchun all the time. She knew what Yuanchun was thinking. The anger of the family for neglecting Daiyu has not subsided?Otherwise, why would he turn down Yuan Chun's invitation again and again.

During these days when Daiyu entered the palace, Yuan Chun met Daiyu twice in the empress's palace by taking the opportunity of asking for peace. Ladder own words.

Baoqin concealed his thoughts, lowered his eyebrows and said pleasantly: "The empress said, today is the February [-]th period, the old lady and the wife have all entered the palace."

In the old years, on this day, only Madam Wang entered the palace alone, and shared with Yuan Chun the relationship between mother and daughter, and talked endlessly. Today, Jia Mu suddenly entered the palace with Madam Wang, which shows that the drunkard's intention is not to drink. .

The queen said with a half-smile, "Could it be that everyone is worried about Miss Lin staying with me?"

Baoqin even dare not.

The queen waved her hand and was about to speak, when Daiyu suddenly said: "My lady, since my grandmother has entered the palace, I should go to see my grandmother no matter what, and come back to have dinner with my lady." Others don't care, except Jiamu.

The queen swallowed the words, nodded and said: "Go and come." Then she ordered her confidant Gong'e to take her there.

There was a gleam of joy in Baoqin's eyes, and he hurriedly left.

When she arrived at Fengzao Palace, Daiyu, who had lived in the central palace for a long time, felt that the place was very empty and lonely. Apart from regulations, the furnishings in the palace were not luxurious. Words.

However, even so, it is very magnificent.

Daiyu came forward to pay homage with the national ceremony, but Yuanchun was too busy to avoid it. After Daiyu saluted Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang, she gave her a seat, ordered someone to make tea, and said with a smile, "today is my sister's birthday. I just thought about it, but I never invited my sister over, and never gave it to my sister." After speaking, he ordered Baoqin to take out the towels, money, incense and silk, and two exquisite playthings.

Daiyu smiled lightly, thanked her, and ordered Zihao to take it.

Mother Jia looked Daiyu up and down, and seeing that she looked very good, she felt a little relieved, and called to her to ask carefully if she had eaten well and slept well recently, and finally said, "It's your birthday today, and I bought the clothes for you." Jewelry is not easy to bring into the palace, it is still kept at home, the sisters in the family have made a lot of money, and have prepared birthday gifts for you, and they all look forward to your coming home soon."

Daiyu laughed and said, "I have my grandma and sisters thinking about it. When I go back, I will thank you very much."

Seeing that she was the same as before, Jia's mother was more than three points happy, and said: "Your Majesty has ordered you sisters to live in the Grand View Garden, so that the flowers and willows will not be shameless, and the beauty will be destitute. The house has already sent people to clean it up. Set up the utensils and move in on the 22nd, and Baoyu Tete and I left you the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, which is more clean and elegant than other places."

Daiyu asked where the sisters lived, and heard that Yingchun chose Zhuijin Tower, Tanchun chose Qiushuangzhai, Xichun fell in love with Liaofengxuan, Li Wan lived in Daoxiang Village, Baochai belonged to Yihengwuyuan, Baoyu took a fancy Yihongyuan couldn't help smiling, and politely declined: "The Grand View Garden is a very good place to live. The houses that the sisters usually live in are narrow, so it would be wonderful to move into the Grand View Garden. The order from the empress ordered Sister Bao and the others to live in it." I heard about it earlier, but I was reluctant to part with my grandmother, so I just wanted to follow the old lady."

After hearing these words, Yuan Chun, Jia's mother, and Mrs. Wang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law all showed shock.

After Mrs. Wang stayed for a while, she soon became happy.Both Jia Mu and Baoyu decided to leave the Xiaoxiang Pavilion to Daiyu, considering that they didn't know what they were thinking. Isn't it because Xiaoxiang Pavilion and Yihong Courtyard are the closest, only separated by a bee-waist bridge, so it is convenient to travel?Even though Hengwu Courtyard is as big and tidy as Yihong Courtyard, it is still far away.

Before Jia's mother could object, Yuan Chun, who saw Mrs. Wang winking at him, hurriedly said, "My sister wants to be filial to the old lady, why not? Since my sister has made up her mind, let's do that."

Daiyu stood up and thanked her, and Jiamu's eyes showed a little disappointment.