Red Mansion Beijingwang

Chapter 342 Daiyu: I want to give a "special" gift to my brother

Shouan Palace, Chunxi Palace.

The old concubine sat upright on the high platform and looked at the Zhen family's wife beside her with turbid eyes. Her face was complicated and she said quietly: "The Ai family knows the purpose of your coming to Beijing, but it's just that the matter is at this point. It's useless to talk more."

The old concubine had no idea what the Zhen family's wife wanted to do, and it was only because of Zhen Tiren's matter.

When the wife of the Zhen family heard this, she looked a little unnatural and said, "But where is the second uncle?"

Before she finished speaking, the old concubine glared at the Zhen family's wife and shouted: "The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. Why do you still want to mourn the family? I have reminded you to stay safe and keep yourselves. But what kind of thing are you doing? They are openly greedy for money and charity. Food, the Zhen family is so short of money."

Speaking of this matter, the old concubine became very angry. She had been cautious and cautious for decades in the palace, walking on thin ice, but those unscrupulous descendants, who only wanted to enjoy themselves, actually did such nasty things. , I am really tired of living.

Oh, now that something has happened, I am just thinking about her. Do you really think that she has magical means and can answer every request?

Madam Zhen's wife was scolded with a look of resentment on her face, and Zhen Xin on the other side didn't even dare to say a word.

After venting her anger, the old concubine sighed softly and said helplessly: "In short, you should stop interfering in this matter. Let nature take its course. Your Majesty will make your own decision. The Zhen family is still the Zhen family of Jinling."

Although he was angry at what the Zhen family had done, they were his relatives after all, so how could he really turn a blind eye.

The old concubine had been immersed in the harem for decades, and she probably knew some things in the palace. When Emperor Yongkang handed her the memorial, the old concubine understood that she was not allowed to interfere in the affairs of the Zhen family, but Emperor Yongkang I won't do it.

In summary, this was a subtle hint, so the old concubine never bothered Emperor Yongkang about this matter and stayed in her palace with peace of mind.

Lady Zhen understood the hint in the old concubine's words, and her eyes lit up slightly. She actually didn't care much about the second wife's affairs, but she was just afraid that it would implicate them.

Seeing that the old concubine was calm and composed, she must have had a plan. In that case, why was the Zhen family worried?

As for the "second uncle", it is said that he will not live for his own fault.

On the other hand, Zhen Xinyu had a bitter look on her face. She understood what the old concubine meant. Her father was abandoned.

The old concubine glanced at Zhen Xin, who had a pale face, and she understood. After thinking about it, she said warmly: "Xin'er, don't think too much about it."

Hearing this, Zhen Xin nodded with a wry smile and said quietly: "Although a daughter shouldn't criticize her father, what she did this time is really her own fault."

In fact, she was speechless about what her father had done, but he was her closest relative, so how could she turn a blind eye.

The old concubine stared at Zhen Xin, who had a sour look on her face, but didn't say anything.

At this time, the wife of the Zhen family changed the topic and talked about how she wanted to send Zhen Xin to the Prince's Palace in Beijing. She also asked the old concubine for her opinion, or in other words, asked the old concubine to make the decision.

When the old concubine heard this, she looked at the Zhen family's wife with helpless eyes, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.

She originally planned for the Zhen family, wanting Zhen Hua to marry into the Beijing Prince's Palace so that she could use the power of the Beijing Palace to protect the Zhen family. However, things went against her wishes. Shui Rong did not fall in love with Hua'er and settled for the next best thing. Concubine.

At that time, the old concubine felt that the Beijing Prince's Palace was meant to humiliate, and that it was not the Zhen family that was being humiliated, but her, the old concubine who was acting as a matchmaker, so she chose Ningguo Duke's Palace for Zhen Hua, but who would have thought that this would happen? A ridiculous thing.

If you think about it carefully, if the Zhen family and Ning Guo Gongfu were not married, these two people would not be able to get together and cause this kind of thing. It would really be like shooting yourself in the foot.

Now the Zhen family is giving away a daughter again, and she also understands the meaning, but Zhen Xin is a concubine. If you send a concubine to the palace just to have something to do with the Prince of Beijing, is the Zhen family too proud?

Moreover, Zhen Xin is also the biological daughter of Zhen Tiren, and can be regarded as the daughter of a guilty minister. If you really want to argue, this is humiliating the Beijing Palace.

The Prince of Beijing has the qualifications to humiliate the Zhen family. What qualifications the Zhen family has to humiliate the Prince of Beijing? I really don’t know.

After a few moments of acquiescence, the old concubine suddenly felt a headache, and a sense of powerlessness came to her heart. While she was still alive, the Zhen family could still survive. Once she was gone, these idiots would probably turn around and ransack the family and exterminate the family.

When the Zhen family’s wife saw that the old concubine was unwell, she became nervous and hurriedly asked, “Concubine, are you okay?”

The old concubine stared at Madam Zhen's wife until her scalp was numb from looking at her, then she sighed quietly, with a hint of helplessness in her voice, and said, "How old is Xue'er?"

Madam Zhen's face was slightly startled. She didn't know why the old concubine mentioned Xue'er. She nodded and said, "As for concubine, Xue'er will be thirteen next year."

This Xue'er is the daughter of the wife of the Zhen family, her name is Zhen Xue, she is the same mother as Zhen Hua, and she is a serious legitimate daughter.

When the old concubine heard this, she started to care about her and said softly: "Speaking of which, the Ai family has not seen Xue'er yet. Send someone to deliver a letter and bring Xue'er to the Ai family for a look."

Madam Zhen's wife was startled. She didn't expect that the concubine wanted to see Zhen Xue, but she couldn't refuse the concubine's words. Besides, it was her daughter's good fortune to be able to see the concubine. So she nodded and said: "yes."

The old concubine nodded lightly and said, "You will stay in the palace during this period, and don't think too much about other things for the time being."

Zhen Xin raised her head and looked at the old concubine, feeling a little disappointed. She originally thought that the old concubine would facilitate the matter between her and her cousin, but unexpectedly, it backfired. It seemed like she had other plans.

The old concubine noticed something strange about Zhen Xin, but she did not explain it. Faced with such a stupid relative, the old concubine had to make careful plans for her, so that one day she would be gone and the Zhen family would not suffer disaster. .

In the heated pavilion of the suite in Duke Rongguo's Mansion, the ground dragon's heat was burning silently, making the room as warm as spring.

At this time, Daiyu was distributing the gifts brought from Suzhou. To celebrate the Spring Festival, she gave a yellowed chess book, and to welcome the Spring Festival, she gave her a "Hu Brush" for painting.

Baoyu sat on a brocade pier, looking at Daiyu giving gifts with gleaming eyes, his eyebrows full of expectation.

He and Sister Lin were childhood sweethearts, so the gift his sister gave him was definitely not something vulgar.

Just as he was looking forward to it, Daiyu walked up to him. Seeing the look of hope on his face, she couldn't help but feel funny. She turned around and picked up an extra beautifully packaged pencil box from the desk, handed it over together, and said softly: " This is for you, if you don’t mind it, take it.”

Baoyu felt a little sad when he looked at the common things like his sisters, but the gifts, which were different in quantity from theirs, still made Baoyu's eyebrows filled with joy, and he asked as if proudly: "Why do I have so many gifts here?"

Weight represents the degree of importance. It can be seen that in Sister Lin's heart, he is more important than other sisters.

Daiyu's smoky eyebrows slightly raised, her bright eyes like misty rain rolled her eyes at Baoyu, and said angrily: "If you think it's too much, just leave it to me."

Although she and Baoyu often quarreled, Daiyu was not ignorant of good and evil. She knew in her heart that Brother Bao treated her very well. He would think of her when there was something delicious and fun to do on weekdays, so she would give him more gifts. I never thought that I would become picky.

Wait, speaking of gifts, she had never even given her brother a gift that represented her sincerity. She secretly said that she was a little heartless and wanted to give her brother a "special" gift.

Seeing that Daiyu was annoyed, Baoyu felt happy in her heart. The sister who loves to be so petty is Sister Lin. She hurriedly took it and said in a flattering tone: "No more, no more, I want it all."

Daiyu suppressed her small thoughts and saw Baoyu's embarrassed look. She felt funny and cursed: "I haven't seen you for half a year, and I have no future at all."

Brother Bao is still the same brother Bao, with the temper of a child.

Baoyu didn't take it seriously. He raised the gift in his hand and said jokingly, "Sister has become more promising and has learned how to do things."

When she returned home, everyone had prepared gifts. In the past, Daiyu would not have cared about this kind of social etiquette, or she might have not really liked it.

The so-called friendship between gentlemen only ends with courtesy, not to mention that between sisters, their relationship does not have any utilitarian intentions, so that they can be long-lasting and cordial.

When Daiyu heard this, a flash of light flashed through her autumn-like eyes. One day when she was having fun with her brother in the cabin, her brother asked her to prepare some exquisite little gifts for her sisters to express his feelings. A feeling of shame, joy and anger arose in her heart, and she blamed her brother for being "nosy" and treating her like a child, thinking she was ignorant, but he couldn't help being happy.

Baoyu looked at Daiyu with burning eyes. The girl was originally extremely beautiful. This time she lowered her eyebrows and smiled, with a hint of shyness, which shocked Baoyu. Sister Lin seems to have grown up a bit, losing some of the immaturity of a girl and gaining a touch of indescribable charm.
"Oh, I'm not late. It's too bad. You sisters-in-law and sisters-in-law are quite comfortable. It's a pity that I have to take care of everything, and I still can't get it right in the end."

He smelled the smile before his lips opened. Who else could be there besides the rude and unrestrained Feng Lazi?
The curtain was lifted, and Sister Feng, who was dressed like a fairy concubine, twisted her waist and walked in. She looked at Daiyu with a rosy face, and said with a smile: "Girl Lin, you are back."

Daiyu rolled her eyes at Sister Feng, with a look of disgust on her delicate cheeks, and teased: "What are you doing here, you annoying Feng girl? You are disturbing people's peace for nothing."

Sister Feng was not upset when she heard Daiyu's "disgusting" words. The people in their back house were all joking around like this, especially for Daiyu who was a straightforward person. If you're polite, that's really disrespectful.

I heard Sister Feng say "poof", raised the pink embroidered handkerchief in her hand, and said repeatedly: "You heartless Lin girl, I'll tear your mouth off carefully with your sharp teeth."

Daiyu spat, then took a gift box from the desk and handed it over, smiling: "Hey, this is for you, take a look and it will show your feelings."

Yingchun and Xichun on one side saw this scene and couldn't help but pursed their lips and smiled. This scene seemed like the sisters just playing and joking in the past.

Sister Feng took the gift box, feeling a little curious in her heart. She thought that Daiyu had said something to let her see if it suited her heart. She didn't care about the etiquette at the moment. She opened the gift box and took a look, only to see a branch lying inside the box. The exquisitely made gold hairpin made me feel a little bit astonished, and a strange color flashed through her twinkling phoenix eyes.

It's not that Sister Feng is greedy for money. As the second mistress of Lian in the Rongguo Palace, she is in charge of the housekeeping affairs in the palace. She has never seen any rare things, so she would not be surprised by a golden hairpin. What she is surprised about is how to get the "high-spirited and upright" Daiyu. Learned the ways of the world.

I think it was because he lost his father and was all alone, so his temperament had to change. It was a helpless move, but he was really a pitiful person.

But then I thought about it, dealing with people requires sophistication. This change in temperament is a good thing and is the only way to grow.

Thinking of this, Sister Feng smiled and said: "This gift matches my feelings very well. It can be seen that Lin Yatou is thinking of me as her sister-in-law."

Daiyu smiled and said nothing, not saying that this was what her brother taught her to do. In fact, she knew it in her heart, but she was not willing to do it. Seeing that her brother was interested in it, she did not refuse.

After all, if you don't listen to your brother, you will suffer the consequences.

Baoyu's eyes fell on the girl behind Sister Feng. He saw that she was wearing a half-new home-made red coat and a starched white plain underskirt. She looked shabby and downcast, but her eyes were bright and her teeth were white. Although her cheeks were not painted with makeup, she looked shabby. But her skin is white and greasy, and there is a calm and peaceful aura between her eyebrows and eyes.

At this moment, eight characters appeared in Baoyu's mind: "The lonely cloud comes out of Xiu, and it is elegant and shining."

"Who is this sister?"

Seeing Baoyu looking straight at the girl, everyone couldn't help but chuckle. This second master Bao was always like this. He fell in love with his beautiful daughter when he saw her.

Of course, she just likes a good-looking daughter and nothing else. All sisters can testify to this.

Daiyu took a cup of tea handed over by Zijuan and took a sip. She glanced sideways at Baoyu, slightly pouted her pink lips, but didn't say anything, her heart was as calm as water.

Hey, it’s an old problem.

However, as the person involved, Xing Xiyan noticed that the strange boy was looking at her intently, Tian Ran's beautiful face was slightly unnatural, and a strong sense of disgust surged in her heart.

Let me ask you, in this feudal society where men are dominant and women are defensive, if you meet someone out of friendship, but the other person is completely rude and stares at you like a crazy person, how do you feel?

Bah, you dirty dirty thing. If it weren't for your status, I would beat you to death with a pink fist.

Sister Feng chuckled, her eyes flashed, and she introduced: "This is the eldest madam's niece, Xing Xiyan. She is now living in our house. The eldest madam asked me to make arrangements."

When Baoyu heard that such an elegant and unconventional daughter was going to live in the house, she couldn't help but feel happy. Since Sister Bao, Third Sister and Yun Yatou were gone, the house had become less popular. New guy.

Daiyu and Xing Xiyan came from Suzhou by boat together. The two had little contact with each other. They were not acquaintances, but they were not strangers either. I also admired this girl who was aloof and indifferent, like a crane in the wild clouds. .

Pursing her pink lips, Daiyu looked at Sister Feng with her bright eyes, and asked with a slight smile: "The eldest lady asked you to arrange it, but what good place did you arrange?"

Hearing this, Sister Feng turned her eyes slightly, glanced at the silent Yingchun from the corner of her eye, suddenly covered her forehead and said "Ouch", and said distressedly: "I am also making trouble about this matter, otherwise, let her and Er Yatou It’s better to live next to each other and be a companion.”

The Yingchun jade face who was named was slightly startled. She raised her cheeks and looked at Sister Feng. She blinked her beautiful eyes, then lowered her head and said softly: "Second aunt arranged it."

When Sister Feng heard this, the corners of her moist lips slightly raised. She knew that Yingchun had a dull personality and would not say anything even if she was poked by a needle, so she would definitely not refuse.

Sister Feng does have a headache as to how to arrange Xing Xiyan. Normally, a separate courtyard would be enough. But now that she is living in the mansion, if something goes wrong with Xing Xiyan, she will not be able to reap the benefits.

After all, Mrs.

Yingchun is originally from the Dafang family, and the maids and mothers-in-law around her are also from the Dafang. Even if Xing Xiuyan has conflicts with them, it is still a matter on the Dafang side, and can be reported directly to the eldest wife for handling. Sister Feng, the housekeeper of the second room, has nothing to do with it.

As for the thoughts of Xing Xiyan's client, she just came here to defect and it was enough to have a place to stay. What else did she expect? Who would care about her thoughts.

Besides, if the eldest lady cared about her niece, she would not leave her to her own devices. All she wanted was a reputation.

Hearing this, Daiyu blinked her beautiful eyes, moved to Xing Xiyan, and said in a soft tone: "Sister Xiyan, the second sister loves chess and is a person with a very good personality. When you have free time, you can still Ask each other for advice."

Daiyu felt deeply about living under someone else's roof, so she knew the pain in Xing Xiyan's heart.

Xing Xiuyan sensed Daiyu's kindness, her calm jade face smiled lightly, nodded her head and said "hmm", but didn't say anything else.

Originally, I just wanted to settle down in a corner, and there was nothing else to care about, or in other words, I was not qualified to care about it.

Imperial City, Daming Palace.

In the splendid palace, Shui Rong and the Supreme Emperor were playing chess as usual, as if their "father and son" communication was just about playing chess, and it was like this every time.

The Emperor's eyes were slightly drooped, looking listless, and the corners of his eyes were full of wrinkles, showing the traces of time. He only saw a baby drop, and said softly: "I also heard about your trip to Jiangnan. You did a good job."

Shui Rong chuckled lightly when he heard the words, and understood in his heart what the Emperor meant. He lived in seclusion in the Daming Palace. Why bring up the disaster relief in the south of the Yangtze River? It was just a roundabout question about the "corruption of ink". To be precise, it was about the Zhen family and Jia. Family matters.

After something like this happened, if you thought the Daming Palace would be stable, there may have been several waves of people interceding openly or covertly.

Immediately after leaving behind a son, Shui Rongzhanran said: "Brother Huang and his brother had a chat about embezzling money and providing food relief. The Zhen and Jia families could not escape their sin. Brother Huang was very angry about this, but he thought about the two The family has made great contributions to the country. Jia Zhen was deprived of his title and exiled to a bitter cold land. Zhen Tiren was exiled without causing harm to his relatives. "

Previously when he was in Qianqing Palace, Emperor Yongkang talked to him about the "corruption of ink" case. Although the three divisions had not yet been convicted, anyone with a discerning eye knew that they had been convicted and it was nothing more than going through the process.

Regarding the disposal of the Zhen family and the Jia family, Emperor Yongkang also told him without any secret. Firstly, he expressed his trust in Shuirong, and secondly, he was afraid that he knew that the Supreme Emperor would ask Shuirong about the matter, so he did it intentionally in order to The heart of An Taishang.

As for why Emperor Yongkang didn't tell you personally, it's not because he doesn't believe me, then your favorite little son will never treat you perfunctorily.

They are like "father and son" of enemies, and it is difficult to understand the twist.

Upon hearing this, the Supreme Emperor nodded lightly and immediately concentrated on the game of chess, not caring about anything else.

After a game of chess, the Supreme Emperor was a little tired, so Shuirong paid his respects and left wisely.

Everything was settled, and it was time to return to the palace. I hadn't seen Yuanchun and the others for a while, and I thought to myself that this period of time would be a bit harder for me.

(End of this chapter)