[Red Chamber] Daiyu's Rebirth Without Regrets

Chapter 8

As soon as Lin Ruhai came back from the yamen, he heard that something happened in the backyard.

Besides, Daiyu was involved in this matter, so he went directly to the main house in the inner courtyard, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw an old woman kneeling in the middle, who turned out to be Mama Wu from Aunt Bai's house.

Seeing Lin Ruhai coming, Aunt Liu immediately asked the master to sit down, but Lin Ruhai saw Daiyu sitting aside, and said: "It's better for Yu'er to avoid such dirty things in the inner courtyard."

Daiyu walked to Lin Ruhai's side, and said in a straight voice: "First, there was a lady who came to my daughter's door to call for help, and then an old woman came and poisoned her. My daughter thought that she had already found her."

After Daiyu said these words, the room was completely silent, everyone knew that Miss Lin's family was the most troublesome and often sick.Now that these people are lucky enough to find Miss, I am afraid that the master will not be able to spare these people lightly.

Looking at Wu Ma who was kneeling in the middle, Lin Ruhai thought of Aunt Bai, and looked in the room, but she was not there.

Ruhai let Daiyu sit next to him, and listened to Aunt Liu tell the story from the beginning.Aunt Liu peeked at Daiyu after she finished speaking, and saw that she was sitting on a small stool. Thinking of Daiyu's tone of voice when she asked her to come out to do things, Aunt Liu felt that the eldest lady was getting better and better. Jia Min.

Lin Ruhai looked at Wu Ma and asked, "Do you have something else to say?"

Wu Ma lowered her head and said, "I did all these things myself, and it has nothing to do with Aunt Bai. Since I did it, I am not afraid of death."

Before Lin Ruhai said anything, Aunt Liu couldn't sit still, she pointed at Mama Wu and said, "Now that the master is here, you still protect her like this, and you still don't tell the truth."

Wu Ma stiffened her neck and replied to Aunt Liu: "One person is responsible for everything, and what I do will never involve other people."

After saying this, she saw Aunt Bai being escorted in by two women. When she saw Lin Ruhai, Aunt Bai said with tears in her eyes: "Master is back."

Such a weak appearance made Aunt Liu tremble all over with anger, but only the masters and ladies were there, and Aunt Liu just glared at her.

Seeing her, Lin Ruhai felt that there was something strange about this matter, so he asked, "What do you want to say?"

Aunt Bai smiled softly, and helped Mama Wu who was kneeling on the ground, but Mama Wu insisted on refusing, and Aunt Bai couldn't.He could only stand aside and say, "I ordered Mama Wu to do these things."

Everyone didn't expect her to recognize her so readily, not to mention Aunt Liu was even surprised by Daiyu.Lin Ruhai looked at her, and waved everyone to back off.

For a while, there were only Lin Ruhai and Aunt Bai left in the room. Ruhai looked directly at Aunt Bai and saw her haggard face. She must have had a bad life in the past few years.

Aunt Bai looked at Ruhai, and said slowly: "Master, do you still remember when we first met?"

"Forgot." Lin Ruhai said.

"I remember that my family was in decline at that time, and my wet nurse and I came to the capital to visit relatives. But I didn't want to be cheated by a scammer. I didn't have any money on me, and my relatives couldn't be found. That day happened to be the old man's high school tour. Looking at the master carefully, my heart suddenly settled down. Later, I was forced to make a living, so I sold myself and entered the Lin Mansion by coincidence. The old lady saw that I was smart and made me a close girl. Yes, I will come to see the old lady. The two of us who come and go will be fine. The old lady scolded me, but you took all the faults on yourself. At that time, I thought, as long as I can stay by your side in this life, I will be happy. Good." Aunt Bai smiled as she spoke, but seeing Lin Ruhai's expression turned pale.He continued: "But since Mrs. Jia Min came, the master stopped looking for me. After a few years, the old lady decided to point me to the master, and then my brother came again. At that time, I already knew Jia Mrs. Min is the master's favorite, and I didn't force anything, but my brother went, and my heart went too."

Aunt Bai started to cry while talking, Lin Ruhai pulled her to sit down, and said: "You stay well in the mansion, I will keep you safe for the rest of your life, why bother with these things."

"I just have enough." Aunt Bai became excited, her face flushed, she looked at Lin Ruhai and said, "Every day in the mansion is the same, I'm tired of living."

Seeing that she looked crazy, Lin Ruhai felt a little ashamed, and wanted to save her life, so he called housekeeper Lin in and said that Aunt Bai was crazy.

Since then, the uproar in Lin's residence has been suppressed, and within two days, a carriage took Aunt Bai and Mama Wu to their hometown in Gusu.

At this time, in Daiyu's room, Aunt Liu was sitting opposite Daiyu, watching Daiyu embroidering a purse, she saw that it was a double fish pattern, fish scales were made of beads, and the fish's mouth was embroidered with red silk thread. .It's just that Daiyu is so calm and composed, but Aunt Liu is not in the mood. Seeing Daiyu's embroidered purse, Aunt Liu endured it and said: "Then Aunt Bai heard that she was sent to the old house in Gusu."

"I know." Daiyu knew the reason why Aunt Liu stayed here for so long.

"Miss, this Aunt Bai has done a lot of bad things." Aunt Liu couldn't understand why the master didn't punish Aunt Bai, and even the young lady didn't care.

Daiyu sewed up the fishtail, and said, "Aunt Bai didn't do anything, she just wanted to make a big fuss about your greed for Mercury's satin. Besides, if Auntie hadn't done this sneaky thing , how could Aunt Bai make such a fuss?"

Aunt Liu was stunned for a moment, looking at Daiyu, thinking that she had something in her hands, she didn't dare to get angry when she heard this, she just said: "I shouldn't steal the satin from Curry, it's just that Aunt Bai is I want to kill someone."

Daiyu looked at Aunt Liu and said, "Auntie's words are wrong. Mama Wu wanted to kill people to silence her. Besides, didn't she not die?" Daiyu said with a smile, "I like that embroiderer girl very much. Just stay in my room."

Aunt Liu had no choice but to go back to her room.

As soon as Aunt Liu left, she saw the girl who had just followed behind Aunt Liu approaching, and greeted Daiyu.

This girl was exactly the girl wearing a peach red belt that Daiyu had said something to on the rockery in the garden that day. This girl's name was Jiao Qiuhong, and she was the number one girl in front of Aunt Liu.

Ever since she said those words to Daiyu that day, Qiuhong's mind became active.Although Aunt Liu is in charge of the inner courtyard now, Qiuhong knows that the real master of the inner courtyard is still the eldest lady, besides, Aunt Liu will go to Widow Zhao for anything important except looking for her now.

Qiuhong looked at Daiyu and said, "Aunt Liu just asked me to go back first, and she went to Widow Zhao's alone."

Daiyu asked Xueyan to hand Qiuhong two slings of money, and said, "It's not much money, use it to buy some food."

Qiu Hong took it happily, but said in her mouth: "Miss, you are welcome, this is my duty."

Watching Qiuhong walk away, Xueyan cast a blank glance at Qiuhong's back, just in time for Daiyu to see her.Xueyan lowered her head and didn't dare to look at Daiyu, after all, Aunt Liu's embezzlement of money and silver from her father's house was given to her own lady by Qiuhong on her own initiative.

Daiyu looked at Xueyan, and only asked her to sort out all the copybooks copied in the morning, and put them on the bookshelf one by one.

But said that guard Gao was in good health these past two days, and it was really boring to be bored in the house all day long. This martial arts practitioner felt uncomfortable all day long without loosening his fists and feet. Butler Lin thought that since the old lady left, the yard would be deserted So I simply let him go to the yard for a walk.

Mrs. Lin's courtyard was already secluded and large, so it was just right for the guard Gao to practice his fists and kicks inside.

It is said that today Daiyu went for a walk after dinner as usual, and was a little tired of walking around the yard every day in the past few days, so she wanted to take two steps to a secluded place, and somehow she came to her grandmother's yard.

When Daiyu first started to remember things, her grandmother was still there, but she remembered that her grandmother liked her very much.Thinking of this, Daiyu wanted to go in and have a look, wondering if the peach tree in her grandmother's yard was still there.

Walking into the gate of the courtyard, I heard someone inside, the sound was not loud, but this place is secluded, so this little bit of sound became louder.

Seeing that the gate of the courtyard was locked tightly, Daiyu wondered if some thieves had entered the courtyard, so she immediately wanted to call someone over.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he thought that when he was reborn, he saw the secret letter that his father put on the desk. The people in it must be from Beijing.Thinking about the past few years after my father sent me to Jia's mansion, I don't know if it has something to do with this person.

Out of curiosity, Daiyu stepped forward and saw a man flexing his fists through the crack of the door.Peeping through the door is not a gentleman's work. Daiyu took a peek and felt that it was inappropriate, so she turned and left.

Just as Daiyu took two steps outside, she heard a voice from behind saying, "Since you've seen it all, let's come in and talk."

Daiyu looked back and saw a man in a short shirt standing in the middle.Lin Daiyu was originally a eldest lady who was raised in a deep boudoir, when she saw such a strange outsider she lowered her head and said, "I didn't see you, and you didn't see me either." Then she ran away.

I only heard the man say indifferently from behind: "I thought Miss Lin was unconventional, but it turns out that's all there is to it."

This was really rude, Daiyu was so annoyed that she couldn't help but said directly: "Who are you to say such a thing?"

The man made a gesture of invitation to Daiyu, and Daiyu took half a step back, feeling that this man was not a good person.Who knew that the man laughed when he saw Daiyu like this, and said, "What are you afraid of? I'm just bored and want to talk to someone."

Daiyu thought for a while, then went into the yard.Guard Gao then went up to the courtyard door, but saw Daiyu frowned, which made him laugh out loud again.

Seeing that the yard is still the same as before, except for the growth of a lot of weeds, everything else has not changed, especially the peach blossom in the yard, which is in full bloom, really beautiful.

The man looked at Daiyu with a sad look, and didn't bother her, just stood beside her and looked at her silently.

Daiyu looked down at her own shadow, thinking that she hadn't come back to life to miss the past.

Guard Gao looked at Daiyu with an expression that is definitely not what a girl should have. A question was about to come out in his mind. Seeing Daiyu looking at him, he asked, "Did you live two lives?"

These words were like a thunderbolt, and Daiyu looked at him with a pale face. Seeing her expression, the guard Gao was [-]% sure, and said: "That day I was bored and wanted to go out for a walk, but I happened to see you Subdue that Aunt Liu. Although you concealed it very well, your eyes don't look like what you should have at your age. At that time, I suspected that you had lived a new life."

Daiyu was frightened by being exposed at the beginning, but now she gradually calmed down, thinking about the fact that she had lived again, others were unreasonable and unfounded, so she returned: "I'm afraid you have read too many ghost novels, I have been like this since I was a child." Like."

Guard Gao looked at Daiyu and said, "I will not tell others about your rebirth, because I am also like you."

Daiyu immediately looked at him, she didn't expect to meet someone like herself.Thinking of encountering such a weird thing, I just thought it was a special case, but I didn't want anyone else to be like me.

The guard Gao looked at Peach Blossom, and murmured, "If I hadn't died so heroically in my previous life, I would have thought it was a dream. But it's so real that I can't help but believe it." The guard Gao turned his head and looked at Daiyu Said: "It is a blessing to be able to predict the future, or it may be a disaster, it all depends on how you grasp it."

Daiyu asked, "Could it be that something bad happened to you?"

"My name is Gao Qi. You can often come here to talk to me in the future. You will almost suffocate to death in your father's study all day long."

Seeing that he spoke so casually, Daiyu became more and more curious about his identity, and said, "I'm going to live again, and I just want to be filial to my father and live my life in peace."

Hearing this, Gao Qi looked at Daiyu, raised his brows and said, "Did you have a bad life in your previous life? The requirements are so low?"

Daiyu cried and laughed, and said, "There's nothing wrong with it, it's just that I've been away from my father for a long time, and I want to be filial to him."

Takasaki thought that what this young lady experienced was nothing more than domestic affairs, presumably she had never encountered any major incidents in her previous life.Then he said: "This is the reason why you don't want to go to the capital, so you must have gone to the capital in your last life?"

Seeing that she couldn't hide it, Daiyu simply said, "Yes."

Takasaki said: "According to your father's official position, your grandfather's family must have treated you very well."

When Daiyu heard this, she smiled wryly and said, "Grandmother is very kind to me. She spends more on food and clothing than the ladies in the mansion. The sisters are also very kind. They play the piano and compose poems every day. They live a very happy life."

Gao Qi didn't hear the sadness in Daiyu's tone, and said: "I was originally a concubine of the Gao family, and I was not valued at birth. I studied hard for ten years and finally passed the Jinshi exam, but I spent half my life as a county in a remote corridor. Ling. I found out later that it was my elder brother who made a hindrance. It was ridiculous. But what made me most annoyed was that my wife gave birth to a child that belonged to my elder brother. I only intend to be my little county magistrate, but I don’t want to be robbed by bandits on the road, fall off the carriage and hit a rock and die."

As Gao Qi spoke, Daiyu looked at himself in surprise, smiled and continued, "Fortunately, I was reborn, and I threw away all the four books and five classics I read in my previous life. It is true that a scholar is useless. When I was reborn, my mother had just died, so I proposed to live in the temple for two days. At that time, the old lady was still there, and she would agree to see me pitiful. I was lucky, and when I first went to the temple, I met the The leader of the Guards, he saw that I was surprised by my skeleton, so he intended to accept me as an apprentice. I took the opportunity to flatter him, and since then I have hugged this thigh tightly."

Gao Qi spoke bluntly, and Daiyu felt a little embarrassed when she heard these words, and after a while she said: "It must be that adult who saw your talent, so he taught you. You are valued now, so why belittle yourself."

Takasaki laughed and said: "I read poetry and books in my previous life, but I ended up in that situation. I don't want to say a word of these literary words now."

Daiyu saw that he couldn't let go, so she persuaded: "It's a great fortune to be born again, why bother to think about the past life." If Daiyu didn't complain about the mistreatment of her by the Jia family in her previous life, that's impossible. , but after listening to Takasaki's words now, I just feel that it is nothing compared to him.

Takasaki was ordinary in appearance, the only distinctive feature was his eyes. At this time, Takasaki tilted his head and looked at Daiyu, and said, "I'm not afraid to tell you, my elder brother is still studying poetry at home. At this time in the previous generation , he has already been in high school, and married Miss Guan who is well-matched, but Miss Guan in this life has entered the palace, and she is the beauty Guan who is quite favored now."

After hearing this, Daiyu couldn't speak for a long time, and took two steps outside involuntarily. Seeing this, Gao Qi said, "Miss Lin, don't be afraid, except that it was my fault that he failed to enter the examination room on time for the first imperial examination." I didn't get involved in anything other than ghosts."

Daiyu looked at him, trying to judge whether the words were true or not, but Takasaki walked into Daiyu with a serious expression: "I just changed my own destiny, but I don't want to change so much, these things seem unrelated , but it actually has a far-reaching impact. Miss Lin, you didn’t go to the capital this time, I’m afraid it’s because you’ve changed your original trajectory.”

Hearing these words in Daiyu's heart, Daiyu went back to the house alone, still thinking about whether not going to Jia's mansion changed anything.It's just that I can't talk to anyone except Gao Qi about these things, and I can't help but feel a little annoyed with Gao Qi.

The days passed slowly like this, Daiyu checked the account books every day, and Aunt Liu came to Daiyu's side three times a day to explain the affairs.On the surface, she is still managing the inner house.

Since Gao Qi and Daiyu met in Mrs. Lin's courtyard that day, Daiyu went there twice, but she didn't see him.

Daiyu only puts her mind on taking care of her father and her own body, manages the inner house from time to time, and lives a comfortable life.

It is said that Yan Gui has always been well behaved since she stayed in Daiyu's house, she sews clothes in the house every day, she is also dexterous, and can figure out Daiyu's mind, Daiyu really likes her craftsmanship.

On this day, Yangui was in the house as usual to make Daiyu's winter sleeves. Thinking that the young lady was still in her filial piety and it was not appropriate to use bright colors, she picked a light blue silk thread and embroidered a circle of autumn on the outside of the sleeves. sunflower.He was concentrating on doing his work, but he saw the snow goose slamming into the door angrily, and he didn't speak when he saw Yan Gui, he just lay alone on the bed with his head covered and didn't speak.

Yan Gui called her, Xue Yan turned over and said: "Don't pay attention to me."

Xue Yan is usually quite nice to Yan Gui, seeing her so annoyed, she sat on the edge of the bed and asked, "What happened?"

"It's okay." Xueyan said with her head covered.

Yan Gui lifted the quilt, only to find that the corners of Xue Yan's eyes were full of tears, and immediately persuaded: "We live in the same room, if you have something to tell me, I can help you think about it, don't be bored. "

Xueyan sat up immediately, and said angrily: "It's not the two of them, Lan Ling and Hong Mei. Although they come to each other, I have never been jealous of them. They always treat me It was the Xueyan sister who called out one by one. Usually, the lady reads the account book and I am the one who waits by her side, but just now the two of them tricked me away, saying that the lady asked me to go to the yard to pick some flowers to wipe. I have no doubt. He went there, and when I came back, I saw Hongmei waiting for the young lady to read the account book, and the young lady scolded me, saying that I didn't know where I had gone." Xue Yan began to cry as she spoke.

Yan Gui heard it, it turned out that it was a trick of girls fighting for favor, Xueyan was an old man next to Miss, and that Lanling Hongmei was too much.Yan Gui asked: "Then did you explain to Miss?"

Xueyan was even angrier when she heard this, wiped away her tears and said, "Miss didn't ask me to explain, so she let me come back."

After hearing this, Yan Gui felt strange, so he persuaded: "Miss must have her own calculations in her heart, so you don't have to think about it."

Xueyan was so angry that she cried and said: "Miss only reads her two good notes, and has long forgotten my kindness." Then she burst into tears.

Seeing how childish she was, Yan Gui wanted to laugh, but he held back and persuaded: "Listen to me, Miss is not such a person, and Lanling and Hongmei really know how to do things, but look at Miss Pingri. Never come to you when it comes to private matters."

Xueyan was originally confused by anger, but after being told by Yan Guiyi, she came back to her senses, thinking about the night when she and the lady were talking about eavesdropping on Hongmei Lanling, she immediately broke through her tears and said with a smile: "Yes , Miss still thinks highly of me."

Xueyan thought that Lan Ling was just a puppet at Hongmei's mercy. The lady said earlier that she should be herself.