Red Mansions: No Tears

?The Mid-Autumn Banquet of Zhongsu Palace is held in the Qinliang Garden of the Wangfu. The Qinliang Garden is just like the Huifang Garden of Ningguo Gongfu. Any prince or noble with status will always have a lot of interpersonal contacts, and naturally a magnificent Therefore, places like courtyards, gardens, etc. are actually places dedicated to entertaining guests.

The carriage of the Lin Mansion did not stop at the gate of the Wang Mansion, but passed the three gates and a pair of tall stone lions, and then drove forward for nearly a cup of tea before stopping, and this is the Qinliang Garden Near the external gate, after the carriages from various mansions came here, the servants arranged by the mansion stepped forward to say hello and led them in, then changed into the sedan chair of the mansion and continued to walk into the garden.

Although Lin Daiyu encountered such a big battle for the first time, at any rate, she had heard Zhao Hua mention several times about the situation of the palace banquet before, so she was not in a hurry. She realized that she was not the first guest to arrive. In the attic, there were already two or three young girls sitting quietly in a corner, unable to tell if they knew each other.

The woman who led the way had no intention of introducing Lin Daiyu, she just asked her to sit here for a while, and then left in a hurry.

Lin Daiyu looked at the demeanor of those people, and keenly realized that they were actually holding on to their identities, and had no intention of talking to her at all, and didn't even intend to offer one out of the corner of her eye. She quickly looked at the furnishings in the house, Then I also found a corner to sit down, and sighed in my heart: Princess Zhongsu probably knew that the guests invited were not familiar with each other, so she only put a few small tables with two or three chairs, so that every guest It can avoid the embarrassment of sitting with strangers.

I also have to say that the rules of the Palace are very good. As soon as Lin Daiyu found a seat to sit down, a servant girl brought refreshments immediately, and the guests who attended the banquet would not feel at a loss as to just sit around and wait.

Not long after, Zhao Hua, who heard that Lin Daiyu had come to the palace, hurried over.

"Sister Lin!" When Zhao Hua saw Lin Daiyu, the joy on her face was indescribable. She happily held Lin Daiyu's hand and said with a smile, "Last night, my mother suddenly told me that she also invited you to the palace to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet." , even the post has already been sent to the Lin family, so I didn't have time to mention you. Just now, I planned to ask Madam Hua to pick you up in person. I just happened to be able to tell you something on the way, but I didn't expect you to come first , but it doesn't matter, you just go with me, with me, no one of them will dare to bully you."

Zhao Hua's words are very confident. After all, no one knows now that Prince Zhongsu, apart from the eldest son who has been crowned heir, is Zhao Hua's elder brother Zhao Hui who is the most capable and promising. Three points for her, that is, the other sisters in the palace, except for the eldest son of the princess and Princess Wen'an, also dare not provoke her easily.

"It's rare to have the opportunity to attend such a banquet. No matter how scared I am, I don't want to miss it. Besides, I know that Sister Youhua will protect me, so I don't need to worry." Marrying Lin Yu is a little more happy, but it's a pity that whether the two of them are possible or not is not something she can control.

"You!" Zhao Hua tapped Lin Daiyu's forehead with a smile, but inexplicably thought of the topic that his aunt mentioned to her about her life's major events... The object was Lin Daiyu's elder brother - Lin Yu.

In fact, Zhao Hua's impression of Lin Yu was only met once on the night of the Lantern Festival, and his understanding of him was not as good as that of Lin Daiyu. She knew it before she saw it.

Zhao Hua understands that his situation is really difficult for many people, and although his elder brother has recognized Lin Yu's character, he still doesn't propose to Lin Yu to get married soon, and only says to wait until the next spring. Talking about it, I'm probably still worried that if Lin Yu is willing to agree to this marriage, maybe it's just because she is a girl from Zhongsu Palace?

However, Zhao Hua thought that although she didn't know many people, based on her understanding of Lin Daiyu, Lin Yu would definitely not be the kind of opportunist who tended to, otherwise Lin Daiyu would not be able to respect her brother so much.

But...Zhao Hua frowned indiscriminately. The aunt would suddenly bring up her marriage again, which was caused by the Xiande concubine in the palace. Baoyu also specially sent someone to invite his aunt into the palace to talk, but it turned out that the aunt came out of the palace with a sullen face.

snort!What's so good about that Jia Baoyu?He is only the second son of a fifth-rank official, and he has no fame. Lin Yu, who is about the same age as him, already has a reputation as a scholar!And my brother said that with Lin Yu's talent and learning, it would not be too difficult to get the two honors of Juren and Jinshi. The only worry is that Chun Wei's ranking may not be too high, but what does it matter?Even if you are admitted to the first prize, it doesn't necessarily mean you have a bright future...

While Zhao Hua and Lin Daiyu were talking, several people came one after another. Except that they were in the place to greet some young girls who had not left the cabinet, naturally there were other places to entertain male guests and wives respectively. Nurse Deli and Princess Wen'an beside her were here to entertain these little guests instead of Princess Zhongsu, who wanted to entertain those noble ladies herself.

A burst of noise followed a group of people walking in, which naturally attracted the attention of everyone in the room. Lin Daiyu saw that surrounded by many daughters-in-law and maidservants, the woman's clothes could already compete with the Wang Xifeng she knew, but She didn't know the identity of the other party, but as soon as the thought flashed in her mind, she heard Zhao Hua holding her hand and walking towards the other party, and shouted with a smile: "Second sister."

"So you're here? I just wondered why I haven't seen you all the time." County Master Wen'an looked at his third sister and smiled faintly.

"I'm here to accompany the guests," Zhao Hua said, pulling Lin Daiyu over, and then said to Princess Wen'an, "This is the eldest daughter of the Lin family, a new friend I met during the Lantern Festival last year."

"Oh! I've heard my mother mention it a few times, but she is a beautiful person. Unfortunately, I have never seen it, but it is unfortunate that you came today. My mother is busy with guests, so I am afraid I won't have time to see you. " Princess Wen'an's scrutinizing gaze stayed on Lin Daiyu for a long time. Lin Daiyu's young and delicate appearance made her feel a little displeased, but after all, the visitor was a guest, and she couldn't show this displeasure on her face. , this is just basic etiquette, not because she loves Zhao Hua, she and Zhao Hua's sisterhood is very weak, the two sides have always maintained a peaceful relationship, of course, it is because of Zhao Hui's unintentional title, Otherwise, it would be a great blessing that the two sisters did not turn against each other because of the brothers' struggle.

Lin Daiyu didn't plan to meet Princess Zhongsu either, but upon hearing Princess Wenhe's inquiring tone, she hurriedly bowed and replied, "I am very happy that a woman of the people has the honor to participate in the grand event, how dare I ask for more? Princess Don’t worry about it either.”

Princess Wenhe naturally doesn't care about the affairs of a commoner, and Zhao Hua also understands this, but she doesn't mind maintaining a superficial peace with her sisters, so she doesn't care about the slight alienation in Princess Wenhe's tone. She didn't take it to heart, and said pretending to be coquettish: "Second sister, go greet other people. Sister Lin only plays with me, and I only play with her. I don't care about anyone."

Princess Wenhe nodded lightly and replied: "Then you can have fun, just be careful not to disturb other people's interest."

If someone else said such words, I would have to be more careful, but Zhao Hua had a very generous appearance, and after thanking Princess Wenhe happily, he pulled Lin Daiyu back to his seat , At this time, the refreshments on the table have been changed again. This time, more delicate and delicious hot food and moon cakes are presented. The place suddenly became lively.

"Hey! It's a mooncake stuffed with jujube paste, and this, this one has egg yolks. Sister Lin, you can eat and see which flavor you like. When you go back, ask Caiyue to go to the kitchen to wrap some for you and eat slowly. "Zhao Hua enthusiastically said to Lin Daiyu after looking at the snacks on the table.

"Not good! Not good! Today is the first time to be a guest, and it seems that these dim sums are not something ordinary people can eat. I am lucky enough to be able to eat it for the first time, and it is already very good, not to mention that the cooks in the palace may not make more Some snacks, even if they are made, they may be requested by the concubine and the others, if your people go and can’t get half of the snacks, do you still want to trouble them to do it again because of such a trivial matter?" Lin Daiyu shook her head and refused Zhao Hua's kindness, it's the first time to be a guest in someone's house, and the table of snacks is not enough, so you still pack it back?What will others think?Besides, she doesn't lack for this food.

"Oh! Sister Lin seems to be right... I was negligent for a while." Zhao Hua suddenly realized, she remembered that when there were banquets, the people in the kitchen were a hundred times more hectic than usual, and she was really too difficult to do. Excessive, so as not to let some people catch the handle, cough!It's her fault too... Sister Lin came to be a guest for the first time, she only thought about not making her feel wronged, but she forgot that she is not a person who can decide everything on her own.

Seeing that Zhao Hua already understood what she said, Lin Daiyu naturally stopped paying attention to Zhao Hua's little-known psychological activities. Instead, she concentrated on looking at the plates of dim sum in front of her eyes... or the dim sum plate?Because the table she and Zhao Hua were sitting at could only accommodate two people, the dim sum served was also served in a plate of two or four. Lin Daiyu sneaked a few curious glances at the tables with people sitting nearby, and found that The number of dim sum on each table seems to be calculated according to the number of people?This made her suddenly feel a little... guilty, and she thought that the worry just now...was a bit mediocre?Because these snacks are obviously impossible to make people full, at most they can taste the taste, so Zhao Hua's enthusiastic suggestion may not be out of line at all, and it is not certain that Princess Zhongsu has really asked the kitchen to do a good job. The purpose of stacking snacks is to give the guests something to take back when they return home? !

Lin Daiyu tasted the exquisite snacks from the palace, and listened to Zhao Hua comment on the opera ordered by the elders today. Daughter, but suddenly received a letter from Wang Wenju, the male protagonist who had already won the exam, saying that he would bring Zhang Qiannv home with her to plead guilty to her mother-in-law. This inexplicable letter made Zhang's mother confused and confused where she came from another daughter.

When Zhao Hua was admiring Zhang Nv's deep affection, a voice suddenly came from behind the two: "If it were me, I would also be willing to go to another country for brother Ke's soul..."?