Daiyu's wife in the Red Chamber

After listening quietly to Jiamu's words, Daiyu lowered her head and blushed, and said nothing for a long time.

Jia Mu stretched out her hand to stroke her back, and said earnestly, "It's about life, so you don't have to be ashamed. I asked her about her marriage when your mother was around. After changing the post, your mother is still hiding behind the green gauze cabinet." I have seen your father quietly. This is how everyone’s daughter came. I also met your grandfather before I left the court. I will be [-] in a year or two. I don’t know how many years I can protect you. I didn’t want you The second aunt annoyed you and caused you a lot of grievances. It has been better in the past two years. She is also a smart person. I will be engaged to you when I am alive, so I will naturally think about you in my heart. When I am gone, maybe they will give you Who are you looking for?"

When I first heard that both Jia Min and Jia Mu met Lin Ruhai and Jia Daishan before they left the pavilion, Daiyu suddenly felt fresh, and when she heard the following passage, thinking of Jia Mu's love and affection, she shed tears unconsciously and hurriedly took the handkerchief Wiping away tears, he said: "The nest on my grandmother's head is not yet full of good fortune, so don't say such unlucky words."

Jia's mother smiled slightly, "Everyone is mortal. I have lived more than twenty years longer than your grandfather, so there is no need to shy away from it."

Daiyu couldn't bear to listen any more, so she hurriedly diverted her words.

Jia Mu sighed in her heart, none of these sisters could match Daiyu's spirituality, but unfortunately some people looked down upon her. Fortunately, although she was not very close to others, no one could match Baoyu's sisterhood.

She didn't force Daiyu to give herself an answer right away. Marriage is a big deal, and it's not uncommon for her to reply after ten days and a half months. It's more about a year or so after consideration. After all, the woman also wants to inquire about the man's details.Moreover, she had already said to Concubine Beijing that after all, she had to look at what Emperor Changtai and the Empress wanted, and she could not make decisions on her own, but let Daiyu think about it carefully, and then return to Concubine Beijing in a few days.

Daiyu was slightly relieved, and asked her at this time, she really had no idea, she couldn't tell whether Wei Ruolan had intentions or not, only being cautious could save herself from suffering.

After thinking about it, Daiyu took her leave, went back to her room slowly, and said to Madam Liu, "Ask someone to pass a message to Mama Lin, and come tomorrow."

Mother Liu understood, and said: "Remember, I will send someone there now."

Sending the little eunuch to deliver a letter to Lin Tao's family, when Mammy Liu returned to the room, she saw that Daiyu had already taken off her big cloak, holding a hand stove and staring at the bluegrass on the table in a daze. Leave traces in my heart.

"Miss still thinking about what your mother and the old lady have said?" Nanny Liu came over with freshly brewed jujube tea.

Daiyu stretched out her hand to touch the tip of the orchid grass leaf, and responded softly.

Seeing this, Grandma Liu didn't say much, she turned her head to think for a moment, put the jujube tea in front of her, and said: "The girl is intelligent by nature, and it is also related to the girl's life, it has nothing to do with other things, and I don't need others Talk too much, I think the girl will make the right decision after careful consideration."

Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "Mama is right, you really have to think twice before acting."

After finishing speaking, he picked up the tea bowl and drank tea. The slightly hot tea entered his stomach, and his whole body gradually warmed up.

At this moment, Baoyu, Baochai, Xiangyun, Tanchun, and Xichun sisters filed in after the servant girl announced. Baochai said first, "My sister is very happy. Congratulations to my sister. We are all very happy for her."

Dai Yufei blushed, and said: "You are such a virtuous person, and you are also making fun of me with nothing."

Baochai's brows and eyes stretched out, bright and dignified, and she said with a smile: "You are only allowed to laugh at others, and they are not allowed to tell the truth."

Daiyu talked about him from left to right, and said: "It's not that you enjoy the plum blossoms and snow in the garden, and eat barbecue around the hot pot. You don't know how comfortable you are. I didn't go to join in the fun, so why did you come here?"

Baochai said: "The eldest lady asked the second girl to go, and Qin'er's brother also asked Qin'er to go there, and we all dispersed."

Daiyu nodded and said nothing when she heard this, but she was thinking about what Mrs. Xing asked Yingchun to do.In addition to the service banquet yesterday, several family members also pulled Yingchun to talk. When talking to Mrs. Xing, they inquired about Yingchun openly and secretly.

A hint of envy flashed in Tanchun's eyes, but Xichun approached Daiyu with a smile, looked him up and down, his face was full of constriction, Du Xiangyun's face was not very good-looking, Baoyu also sighed, and muttered to himself: "Could it be that there are a few less clean and white people in the world?" Thinking of Wei Ruolan's character and appearance, which did not humiliate Daiyu, Baoyu was very entangled.

Baoyu has always loved sisters, and he hates seeing them leaving the cabinet the most. The unborn sisters are getting older one after another. My wife talks about it a little bit, every time I think about it, I feel very sorry, but who knows that it is the turn of the most extraordinary A refined sister Lin.

However, if Wei Ruolan is such a romantic and elegant person, he and Sister Lin are a match made in heaven and earth.

After thinking and thinking, sighing and sighing, I always felt that I should tell Daiyu, so that she would not know everything and have no idea in her mind, so when the sisters had all gone to Jiamu's room, Baoyu came up to Daiyu and whispered Said: "My good sister, if it's someone else, I will really insult my sister. If it's him, it's okay. He is a caring person, not those men and women, let alone country thieves and ghosts."

Daiyu said unconsciously, "What kind of person deserves your praise? You hate the worldly economy the most, and he is also an official."

Baoyu laughed and said, "That's all for others. Doesn't my sister know me? The ones I hate are just like Jia Yucun. I'm afraid that Qiong's boudoir embroidery pavilion will also be infected with this trend. It's so ironic. What I like is also the same. There are four books."

As he said that, he continued his preface, saying: "Didn't my sister change the things I secretly gave to my sister last time?"

Daiyu blurted out: "How do you know?" She didn't mention that to Baoyu, she asked the little eunuch to do it quietly, and she had already bought a three-entry courtyard with a small garden for 800 taels of silver. Temporarily rent and live with others.

Baoyu looked complacent, and said in Daiyu's questioning eyes: "It's a coincidence that several things were sold in Wei Ruolan's shop, and one of the pair of golden horses was me and Wei Ruolan. During the banquet, Wei Ruolan recognized the gift from Master Li at a glance, and invited me to ask about it. I didn't want to tell him, but I was afraid that he would leak the secret, so I had to tell the truth quietly, and he said no. He made a statement, and said that in the future, all the things would be changed in his shop, so as not to leak the news. I originally thought that I would save things for my sister in the next year, and tell my sister. Who would have thought that before that time, Wei Ruolan's family would come to propose marriage gone."

At this point, Baoyu couldn't help but let out another long sigh, very depressed, Daiyu was not like Baochai Xiangyun and others who only advised herself to study economics, but just such a crystal person was missed by others, all the wives and sisters in the house Say yes, the servants also say yes, they all look like they can't wait to agree immediately, and they can't express their displeasure.

Daiyu lowered her eyes and said, "Hearing you say that, you really are a caring person."

Wei Ruolan is a caring person, she already knew it, entrusted by her late father and gifted him with good prescriptions, all of them showed her heart.Not long after the Stairway turned Baoyu's ladder, Lin Tao's family came to pay their respects, gave the rent, and asked if there was enough money. If not, they would go to Wei Ruolan to get it.

Baoyu nodded and said: "So, I heard that it was him. Although I don't want to give up my sister, I am also happy to see her success. Forget about others, no one is worthy of my sister, not even Liu Xianglian. When gathering, no matter who invites him, he refuses to go to Huajie and Liuxiang, the most important thing is to be upright and innocent." At this point, he suddenly covered his mouth with his hand, looked around, pretending that he had never said these words.

Daiyu immediately raised her brows that seemed to be frowning but not frowning, and stared at a pair of eyes that seemed to be opened but not opened, and said: "Damn it, what stupid things you do outside on weekdays, and you come to me again to talk about it!"

Baoyu hurriedly laughed and said, "Good sister, good sister, don't be angry, and don't tell the master and wife. I'm not afraid if you hear it, but I'm afraid others will hear it. I haven't been there, I was just invited to sing outside. Son, I only met Brother Xue on his birthday in the summer. The girls in those places are poor people. If there are no guests, how can they be so low? So I won’t go. I just told my sister that Wei Ruolan is It's really good, not those sanctimonious and hypocritical people."

"I don't know what benefits I have given you. I only speak good things about others." Daiyu pointed at the door, snorted, and said, "Go quickly. If you are careful, I regret telling my uncle and aunt to go and tell them to beat you up." It is good."

Baoyu couldn't wait to open the curtain and ran away.

Daiyu burst out laughing, and couldn't help rubbing her eyes.

She can't believe other people's words, but she believes Baoyu's words. Since Baoyu said so about Wei Ruolan, and even revealed things about his family, he is really not one of those swingers who like to sleep in flowers and sleep in willows.Different from what others value, Baoyu has always been friends with people, and what he values ​​is his character and appearance.

Daiyu thought secretly in her heart, saying that he is good, how many good things have not been finished?

A person like myself has neither parents nor clansmen, and has a bad temper. He often quarrels with his sisters, and the servants gossip about him. Even the dowry is an old thing left by his mother and grandparents. Titles, but they are all illusory things.

Xueyan came over suddenly, and said with a strange expression: "Why are everyone else happy for the girl, but only Miss Shi has a bad voice? I was standing under the eaves watching the snow, and it happened that Miss Shi was also joking with the maids under the eaves. Unexpectedly, as soon as Baoyu passed by, she shook her face at Baoyu and went into the room, but she didn't speak, and I don't know what she was thinking."

Hearing this, everyone in the room looked at each other in blank dismay.

After a while, seeing that there were only three or five people left in the room, all of whom were confidantes, Zijuan went to the window to see that no one was listening outside, then turned around and said, "I vaguely remember who said something, Mr. Wei used to His stepmother, current aunt, and Miss Shi's aunt discussed marriage, and they were talking about the marriage between Young Master Wei and Miss Shi, but something happened later, and it was over. I guess it was because the Wei family didn't marry the Shi family, but Proposing marriage to the girl, Miss Shi feels uncomfortable."

Everyone suddenly realized and frowned.

Chengbi wondered: "What's the matter? Could it be that if marriage proposals cannot be made, others are not allowed to propose marriages to other families? There are hundreds of daughters in a family begging, and only one person is chosen as the son-in-law. Doesn't the 99 families hate the one selected by the sparrow screen?" ?”

Zijuan is the daughter of the Rongguo Mansion, she knows more than others, and she and Cuilu have a good friendship, so she couldn't help saying: "It is said that the Wei family proposed marriage but the Shi family did not respond, but it is not, the two wives are direct sisters, I had intended it for a long time, but Mr. Wei did not agree to get married after he came back from the south. It seems that there is also a nun trusted by Mrs. Wei who said that Mr. Wei should not be married early, and that Mr. Wei and Mrs. Shi are incompatible. At that time, Mr. Wei had a serious illness in the south, so he didn’t continue.” She heard all this from Cuilu, and after Concubine Beijing left today, she felt that Shi Xiangyun’s expression was different, so she asked Cuilu to inquire about it. Learn a thing or two.

After listening, everyone knew clearly that Shi Xiangyun's troubles lie here.Shi Xiangyun was also very aware of Wei Ruolan's refusal, so when someone from Wei's family came to ask Daiyu to marry him, he felt he couldn't bear it.

Daiyu didn't take it seriously, but heard the maid calling in Jiamu's room, so she put on her cloak and went to eat.

After the meal, it was inevitable that he was teased by Mrs. Xing Wang's wife Feng Wan and others, obviously everyone was happy to see the success.They are happy to see their success, not Baoyu's happy to see their success, which must be mixed with various benefits.

Early the next morning, Lin Tao's family came to say hello.

Daiyu left her alone in the house, told her what happened yesterday in detail, and asked her and Lin Tao to inquire about Wei Ruolan's personality, and said in a low voice: "I am a girl, and I have a thin skin, so I can't call my grandmother outright." Inquiring, I can't ask the empress for help. Besides, I know some things on the surface. I'm afraid they are asking about the basic family status. I'm the only one in my family, so I can't be confused. ruin your life."

After talking about it, I couldn't help feeling sad, if her parents were alive, why would she be like this as a girl?

After hearing this, Lin Tao's family inevitably became sad, and then whispered: "Miss, don't worry, Lin Tao and I have been in the capital for a few years, and it is still very easy to inquire about some details. Miss, I don't know, after the master is gone, our servants are gone. Well, the master originally released them from slavery and asked them to live in peace as ordinary people, but some people feel that ordinary people have a hard time. People like us come out with neat heads and faces and are often bullied, so they have to sell themselves. I was entrusted to a wealthy family as a slave, and it happened that there were two sisters who were serving in the wife's room, together with their family members, working as errands in Wei's house, so it was easy to find out about these things."

Daiyu nodded slightly, and said: "Be quiet, don't let others know that you are joking."

Lin Tao's family fully agreed, she wanted to talk about Wei Ruolan's personality, but she thought it would be bad to say it now, and wait until she understands it, then there will be reasons and evidences, so that Daiyu can rest assured.

When Lin Tao made a move, Wei Ruolan's confidantes got the news that Wei Ruolan was working in the palace and couldn't be notified, so he had no choice but to shelve it and tell him one by one when Wei Ruolan took a rest.Hearing the news, Wei Ruolan became joyful instead. After Lin Tao's family came out from Jia's house, Lin Tao inquired about her, thinking that Daiyu was not indifferent.

He hurriedly changed his clothes and went to find Lin Tao in person. He was thinking how to let Daiyu know about him, but there was a ready-made candidate in front of him.As the old butler of the Lin family, with no children under his knees, Lin Tao only had Daiyu in his eyes, so he naturally hoped that she would live well.

Wei Ruolan expressed her sincerity to Lin Tao, and her words were very sincere.

After Lin Tao listened silently, he said, "This matter is not for the old slave to decide, it depends on the girl's will after all."

Wei Ruolan understood, and said: "It's natural, but after hearing what His Majesty said, I think it's better to let the girl know what you want, after all, the girl is a noble person, and she can't insult the girl by giving and receiving privately. reputation."

Lin Tao heard a smile in his eyes.

Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly saw Wei Ruolan's servant Gai Feng coming over and said, "My lord, someone at home said that Second Master Bao is looking for you."

Lin Tao hurriedly said: "Since someone is looking for you, son, let's go back quickly." At first he hated Baoyu, but gradually, his view of Baoyu changed drastically, especially because he was worried that Daiyu would have no money. He did not forget to remind Jiamu to deliver medicine to Daiyu. Although she gave Daiyu her own money because of the embarrassment in the house, the grandfather and grandson were ten times stronger than others.

Wei Ruolan had no choice but to leave, and asked the boy when she went out, "Where is Baoyu waiting for me? At home?"

Gale nodded.

When Wei Ruolan arrived at Wei Bo's mansion, she went directly to the study, and she saw Baoyu reading in the study. She didn't know what to read, she laughed and sighed, her face changed, it was very interesting.Everything in Wei Ruolan's study was neatly arranged, and the books were even more neatly arranged, presumably they were the books he asked for from the servant.

"It's snowing heavily, why are you here? What if I'm not at home without sending someone?" Wei Ruolan took off the cloak on her body, and with a wave of her hand, the cloak hung firmly on the hanger.

Baoyu got up and smiled, "I've been counting your days on duty, so I'm here today to look for them."

Wei Ruolan smiled, asked him to sit down, and ordered Gaifeng to bring down the herbal tea, and replaced it with hot tea, Fang sat on the main seat and asked: "It's nothing important, you don't like to go out the most, come and do it today What?"

Baoyu said seriously, "Let me ask you a word."

When Wei Ruolan asked what he was talking about, Baoyu cast his eyes on the young servants who were serving in the room. Wei Ruolan understood and ordered them to retreat.

Baoyu cleared his throat, looked at Wei Ruolan and said, "A few days ago, Concubine Beijing came to ask for marriage. I think it was your intention. Others can't be your half-master. I know you are a person who would rather lack than abuse, and you are not A frivolous person, since I came to propose marriage, I think it is intentional. I came to you, without telling the old lady, they all said that I went to the Beijing Palace to discuss poetry and painting. If they knew, they would definitely not agree with my actions. I don’t feel at ease because they value your family background and status. I’m not the only one, and neither is my sister, so I don’t ask about your future. Today I only ask about your heart, is it intentional or unintentional?”

Wei Ruolan said solemnly: "Of course there is a heart, if not, how can I beg the Iceman to come to the door."

Baoyu was a little relieved, and said again: "My sister is different from others. She lost her parents when she was a child, and she often looks at people's faces. I am also a very confused person, and I didn't protect my sister. Now it is my sister's life. Don't be confused about big things. I think you're a good person and don't care about family status, what about you?"

Baoyu is intelligent and enlightened, and she can sense it just from the ordinary words of the wives and sisters. They don't care about Wei Ruolan, so what about Wei Ruolan?Is it the person who values ​​the younger sister, or the status of the younger sister?

Wei Ruolan was surprised by Baoyu's transformation, and responded solemnly: "What you want to be a person is not an identity."

After hearing these words, a stone in Baoyu's heart fell quietly.