A New Biography of Daiyu in the Red Chamber

"You guys can hide. You came here to have tea. What kind of tea is good? Give me a cup too. It's so fragrant." Daiyu glanced at Baoyu and motioned Zijuan to give Baoyu a cup, and Baoyu ate it quickly. After taking two sips, I felt my mouth was full of fragrance. The tea in the teacup was like a cloud in full bloom, curled up to three points, and after being soaked in hot tea, it didn’t deform. Juan refilled him with another [-]% full, this time he tasted it carefully: "Sister, what kind of tea is this, why is it so fragrant?"

Seeing his dumbfounded appearance, Daiyu couldn't help bursting out laughing, and replied, "This is the Dahongpao from Wuyi Mountain, but it's extremely precious, and I was also given as a gift by someone. You can only pick two or three catties of tea from a tree. And there are only two or three of this kind of tree in the world, so they are extremely precious. I don’t usually eat them easily, but it’s cheaper for you.” Baoyu turned around and smiled at Qingwen after hearing this: “It seems that I’m a stickler. You can taste the best of this tea even if you are blinded by it." Qingwen glared at Baoyu coldly, and spat at him: "Young lady is joking with you, you have come to taunt me, I don't mind You." Baoyu didn't care, stood up and moved to Daiyu's side, looking at Daiyu's eyebrows and eyes, she was a little crazy, and said dumbly: "It's like I have seen my sister. It seems that they knew each other in previous lives." Baoyu's words made Qingwen, Zijuan and Xueyan in the room laugh, Daiyu's face was slightly sullen, although she also felt the same in her heart, she was only annoyed that this person didn't care about the occasion. Talking nonsense, the master has no face, no wonder the girls in the room are all self-righteous.Daiyu put down the teacup in her hand, ignored Baoyu, took Qingwen's hand again and started talking. She said: "Girl, don't be annoyed by his words, I'm afraid there will be more exaggerated ones in the future, so there's no need to anger your body with irrelevant words."

After listening to Qingwen's words, Daiyu also felt that it made sense. She would live in the same room from now on, so she would inevitably say a lot of things that were not congenial. If she was so angry, it would be her own body that was at fault. After drinking tea, Qingwen withdrew, and Daiyu didn't leave her behind. Anyway, she was a girl, and she always sat in the back room like this, just arousing others to gossip.

Because she was idle and bored, Daiyu took out the unfinished needlework at home, lowered her head to start sewing, and was absorbed in doing it, but she heard voices outside, and it was Sister Sanchun who came to find it. Ping'er from Sister Feng's room was about to come, and several people came to find Daiyu together. Daiyu hurriedly put down the needle and thread in her hand, gave up her seat, and let Xueyan make another tea, which was also the top-quality tea. The girls all came over, and also came in to join in the fun. After drinking tea, everyone was amazed. The youngest, Xichun, said sweetly, "Sister Lin's house is in the south of the Yangtze River, and everything is good. That's it." The tea is also better than ours."

Baoyu took the words of the third younger sister: "Do you know what kind of tea this is?" Sanchun didn't know, because there was no such tea at home, and his own tea was considered top-notch, but even if it was compared, it was very strange. Looking at Baoyu with eyes open, Baoyu said complacently: "This is the Wuyi Mountain Dahongpao." The Sanchun sisters have never heard of the name of this tea, but Na Ping'er has been with the second grandmother since she was a child and has some knowledge.

It turned out that the Wang family used to receive foreign historians. I heard the old man mention it a little, but I have never eaten it, but now I taste it.

After everyone had tea, Tanchun smiled and pushed Ping'er: "Didn't you say you needed to find Sister Lin?" Let me ask the girl, grandma took two pieces of material to make clothes for Miss Lin, should I let the tailor in the shop do it now? Or take it easy, "Daiyu didn't think about making clothes, and she just let her come here. Jia's family has made clothes, and it's not that Lin's family doesn't have the spare money. She brought two big bags of clothes from home, and she needs to make clothes there. So she shook her head and went back to Ping'er: "You just need to make clothes." I went back and told Sister Feng that I don’t lack those clothes, I brought a lot at home, there is no need to make them, if necessary, I will go and tell Sister Feng, and thank her for her kindness.” Ping’er listened Daiyu stood up and went back.

After Tanchun drank tea, he took over Daiyu's needlework. He was amazed. Unexpectedly, Sister Lin's craftsmanship was so good. A small piece of ropa was embroidered with a branch of peonies. The color is gorgeous, and it is actually the famous Su embroidery. The technique of this Su embroidery is ten times more difficult than usual. This kind of needlework requires a professional embroiderer to embroider it. Unexpectedly, Sister Lin is so proficient at such a young age. Really She is a talented woman, and she is compared to everyone in Jia's mansion.

Baoyu saw that Tanchun was fascinated, so he ran over to look at it, immediately caught his eyes, opened his mouth and said to Daiyu, "sister, this embroidered handkerchief is really good, please give it to me tomorrow." Yingchun and Xichun heard Baoyu's words , all gathered around and saw that the peony with two pedicles was really not a common thing. Everyone admired it once. Daiyu didn't want to give it to Baoyu.

A few people were chatting lively in the room, but a big girl from the old lady's house, Yuanyang, came in. Daiyu asked Xueyan to make tea, and the mandarin duck hurriedly waved her hands and said with a smile: "Next time, now the old lady There is a distinguished guest in your room, do you want to see Miss Lin by name?" Yuanyang couldn't help but look at Daiyu again, the person who came was the housekeeper of Prince Yong's mansion, leading his servants to bring many gifts to see Miss Lin I just don't know how Miss Lin knew people from Prince Yong's Mansion. What a noble status this Prince Yong's Mansion is, ordinary people can't see it at all. Now when Miss Lin arrives at Jia's house, the Prince's Mansion sends people to bring things over.

Daiyu thought in her heart that she didn't know anyone in this capital. Whoever wanted to see her stood up and followed the mandarin ducks and went out. The Sanchun sisters were also surprised, and even Baoyu was surprised. A group of people went to Jiamu in a mighty way. On the way, Daiyu asked Yuanyang in a low voice, "Who is looking for me?" Yuanyang just pursed her lips and smiled, but did not answer Daiyu. Surrounded by Daiyu, she walked in.

021 Palace gift

Daiyu went in, followed by Baoyu, and saw a man who looked like a eunuch sitting on the top of the room, and a few servants standing beside him were holding brocade boxes. When the eunuch saw Daiyu walking in, he seemed to have known each other In general, he walked up to Daiyu and said respectfully: "Li An, the chief eunuch of Prince Yong's mansion, greeted the girl." Daiyu felt confused, but still stretched out her hand to help Li An. An: "My father-in-law is too polite, Daiyu can't stand it, please sit down." Then why did Li An know Daiyu, but it turned out that there was a portrait of Daiyu hanging in the study of Prince Yong's mansion, and he thought that the portrait of Daiyu was hanging in the study room of Prince Yong's mansion. The onion-like figure is just a portrait, but who knows that today the prince asked him to send something over, and said that it is the person in the painting, and this girl is three points more dexterous than the person in the painting, eye-catching startling.No wonder the prince would go to the study every day to look at the paintings. This person is really cute. Li An knew that the weight of Miss Lin in the prince's heart was probably much more important than that of the princess. One step asked Daiyu to sit down: "Miss, please sit down."

Daiyu didn't understand why Li An was so polite to her. Looking at the actions of her grandmother and two aunts, Prince Yong's Mansion should be very important, but why did it treat her differently? Fortunately, Daiyu was not vulgar. He sat down according to Li An's words.

Li An bowed his head respectfully and said: "I heard that Miss Lin came to the capital from Yangzhou, the prince ordered the servants to prepare some gifts for Miss Lin." Going forward to open the brocade box, the first box contained four bat and butterfly flower tinsel with emerald emerald inlaid gemstones, the second box contained a pair of emerald gorse jade scratching heads, and the third box contained It was filled with snow ginseng from thousands of years ago, and the fourth box was filled with green and translucent painted dragon jade bracelets. The four gifts, each of which was not out of elegance, nor was it out of style. After all, it was something from Prince Yong’s Mansion. , especially the thousand-year-old snow ginseng, I am afraid it will be difficult to find a second one in this world. The two wives of King Xing who were sitting by the side were secretly surprised that this girl Dai was so young that the chief executive of Prince Yong's mansion Respect, it seems that she is really not simple, especially Mrs. Wang, the original dislike towards Daiyu is strangely gone, but she thinks this girl is a treasure, and the smile on her face is much more amiable.

"Daiyu thanked Mr. Li," Daiyu thanked, and ordered Xueyan to reward the servants of Prince Yong's mansion. Then Li An hurriedly thanked Daiyu for her kindness, but dared not accept it, and led the servants in the palace. A few servants walked out, and the three sisters in Jiamu's room looked curiously at the things sent by the palace. They were really unusual, that is, the four bats, butterflies and flowers with emerald emeralds and gemstones. Even the gemstones were of the highest quality. Tanchun took out one, looked at it again and again, and couldn't put it down. Yingchun and Xichun also liked it very much, but knowing that it belonged to Sister Lin, they only kept their envy in their hearts.

Daiyu got up from her seat, took over the brocade box containing flowers and tin, picked out three pieces from it, and handed them to the Sanchun sisters respectively: "These three little things are given to the sisters to wear and play with. Dai'er didn't bring any good things for the sisters when she came to the capital this time," Tanchun immediately took it happily, and Yingchun smiled embarrassedly: