Red Mansion Beijingwang

Beijing Prince's Mansion, Cuicui Temple.

In the spacious and tidy courtyard, in front of the stone table under the willow tree swaying in the wind, Yingchun, wearing an apricot-yellow satin dress embroidered with broken magnolia branches, sat on a stone bench, holding a cloud in her slender hands, and playing chess with Master Miaoyu, who was dressed in a Taoist robe.

On the table nearby, steam was coming out of the teacups. Daiyu, Baochai, Baoqin, Xichun, Xiangyun, and Xing Xiyan were sitting around in groups of three or four. They held a palm-leaf fan in their bare hands and watched the two men playing chess with sparkling eyes.

Such a peaceful and tranquil scene is like a quiet and pleasant painting, so poetic and picturesque.

Being in the same palace, Miaoyu, a person with rich talent and elegant taste, naturally attracted the attention of Daiyu and others. Occasionally, Daiyu and others would come to the Rongcui Temple to sit for a while.

At this moment, the maid came in, looked at Miaoyu intently, with a somewhat unnatural look on her face, and said, "Miss, the prince is here."

When Miaoyu heard this, she paused while holding Yunzi's hand, and her calm heart began to ripple.

It would have been fine if that strong man had been like this every time he came to her place, but now all the girls in the mansion are here. If someone finds out something, he would be too embarrassed to face anyone.

"Oh, my brother-in-law is here. I guess he is here to taste Master Miaoyu's tea art. We are so lucky to meet him." When Xiangyun heard that Shuirong was coming, her eyes and eyebrows were curved, and her heart was filled with joy.

They all knew something about Shui Rong occasionally coming to Longcui Temple to taste tea. After all, they had tasted Miaoyu's tea art and found it to be extraordinary.

Daiyu glanced at Miaoyu with her misty eyes, her two curved eyebrows slightly raised, and she spat in her heart, "What Yun girl said is very right. Master Miaoyu's tea art is superb, and it's normal for brother to like this."

These words seemed to be praising Miaoyu's tea art, but they didn't sound right, as if they were hinting at something else.

Baochai looked up at Daiyu, her eyes twinkling, and thought to herself, "Little girl Lin is really smart, she noticed something was wrong."

In fact, regarding Shui Rong's visit to Longcui Temple to taste tea, most people in the mansion had different opinions. Those who knew Shui Rong well knew that he had no hobby of drinking tea, and as for why he came here, one could tell by looking at Miaoyu's simple and plain appearance.

But having said that, since there is no evidence, one naturally won't talk nonsense. Moreover, even if there is evidence, Baochai will turn a blind eye to it.

Sometimes, you have to learn to play deaf and dumb. Putting aside other things, Baochai is sure that Yuanchun knows about this, but have you seen her show anything?

Playing deaf and dumb is also the way of the harem.

Unexpectedly, Daiyu also saw through the trick and pointed it out sarcastically. She was really the sarcastic and mean Lin Daiyu.

Miaoyu obviously heard something strange in Daiyu's words. She raised her eyes and met Daiyu's clear and bright eyes. Her beautiful eyes frowned slightly and she felt something was wrong.

Although Miaoyu and Daiyu were not close friends, they felt a natural closeness because they were from the same hometown. And since they were both proud people, they could probably understand some of Daiyu's thoughts.

It seemed that Daiyu must have guessed that there was something unclear between her and the prince, which made Miaoyu feel guilty for a moment.

Yingchun's mind was not on the chessboard at this time. She raised her delicate head and looked towards the courtyard gate. Her bright eyes under her willow-leaf eyebrows were as full as water, and a feeling of joy surged in her heart.

The boy was deeply engraved in her heart, and now her heart and eyes were filled with his figure.

As for Xing Xiyan, she lowered her head and remained silent, not paying much attention to the young man who was about to come, but her heart was unusual.

Soon, Shui Rong came in. Seeing the courtyard full of pearls and jade, her pretty face was startled. After a moment, she smiled and said, "They are all here."

After leaving the Governor's Mansion, he went straight back home. Thinking that it was still early, he came to the Rongcui Temple to ask for some tea to moisten his throat. Unexpectedly, Daiyu, Baochai and others were all there.

How should I put it? It would have been fine if I was doing it secretly before, but now it's a bit embarrassing to be caught red-handed.

Daiyu twisted a strand of black hair hanging on her jade shoulder with her bare hands, stared at the young man, her eyelashes trembling slightly, and whispered, "Brother, do you mean we shouldn't be here?"

What's the matter? Do you think she's disturbing your mood?
Humph, this bad brother, when he thinks about her good points he coaxes her into doing those shameful things, but the moment he turns around, he forgets about her.

It turns out that she is not as fragrant as her other sisters. Don’t even think about coaxing her from now on.

Shui Rong smiled and said, "Pin'er, what are you talking about? Master Miaoyu is an extraordinary tea artist. It's a good opportunity for everyone to have a taste of her."

At this time, the considerate Baochai called out, "Brother-in-law, the tea is still being boiled. Come over and sit for a while to watch the game between Second Sister and Master Miaoyu."

Daiyu saw Baochai's jokes and snorted softly, "Sister Bao, just indulge him."

However, Daiyu did not think that it would be difficult for the young man who was bullying her to step down. She just couldn't help herself and said a few more words.

As for the Buddhist nun Master Miaoyu, in fact, her life experience was quite similar to hers. Both of them were fatherless and motherless, lonely and helpless. Moreover, they were from the same hometown, so she had no aversion to her.

What's more, I have long known that my brother is a playboy. Since he likes her, I can only let these things go. As long as my brother has her in his heart, it is unnecessary to worry about other things.

After all, she is the same.

Shui Rong looked at the petty Daiyu intently, his eyes flickering slightly, look, Sister Lin's little problem has come back again, she is always jealous.

But now was not the time to teach Daiyu a lesson, so he took advantage of Baochai's words and went along with it, stepped forward, and sat down on the small stool beside Daiyu.

When Daiyu saw the young man sitting next to her, she gave him a look with her misty eyes, raised the corners of her tender lips slightly, and said nothing.

Shui Rong knew what was going on when he saw this. Although Daiyu was a little bit capricious, she was also the easiest person to coax. If he revealed some details, he could make her change from anger to joy.

Speaking of which, Daiyu is a bit of a love-minded person. Once she is in love, she will treat people with all her heart.

At this moment, Yingchun and Miaoyu also came back to their senses, their attention was focused on the chessboard, and they continued to play chess with their slender hands holding the chess pieces.

As the saying goes, one watches a chess game in silence. Several people watched Yingchun and Miaoyu play chess in silence.

Shui Rong looked around, his eyes moved slightly, and he leaned towards Daiyu and asked in a low voice: "Pin'er, why don't you see the third girl?"

I originally thought that everyone was there, but I didn't notice that Tanchun was not here.

Daiyu rolled her eyes at the young man and said softly, "The third girl is very busy. If you miss her, you can go to Qiu Shuang Zhai and have a seat."

Shui Rong understood what he said. In the palace, Baochai, Keqing and Tanchun each took care of a number of things. Among them, Tanchun had the most things to do, so it was normal for her to be busy.

Daiyu replied to the young man, looking at the chessboard with her beautiful eyes sparkling. Suddenly, her body trembled and her fair face felt slightly hot.

"Sister Lin, what's wrong?" Baochai noticed that Daiyu was acting strangely, so she came forward and asked in a low voice.

Daiyu held up a palm-leaf fan to cover her slightly red face. Her beautiful eyes and eyebrows showed a bit of panic and shyness. She shook her head and said, "A bug bit my hand just now."

Baochai nodded her head and said, "There are many insects in this season, so we should be on guard. I have some insect repellent incense, I'll send you some later."

This reminded Baochai that she should send a copy not only to Daiyu, but also to other people, especially her eldest sister and Concubine Beijing, to take precautions.

Daiyu hummed softly, but said nothing else. An imperceptible blush appeared on her pretty face, which was hidden by the palm-leaf fan.

She wasn't bitten by an insect at all; it was clearly the man who secretly poked her hand.

Unexpectedly, with so many people in the courtyard, the boy dared to be so bold. Daiyu felt ashamed and annoyed. She glared at the boy fiercely with her bright eyes under her curved eyebrows.

Soon, the chess game was decided. Although Miaoyu was talented, Yingchun was an expert in chess. Due to their different professions, Yingchun won in the end.

At this moment, the tea had been brewed. After tidying up the stone table, Miaoyu served the tea. She gave the teacup with the three official script characters "杏犀斝" engraved on it to Daiyu, and the one with the characters "分瓟斝" engraved on it to Baochai, while the others were also given those antiques and rare treasures.

As for the water solution, it is a special green jade bowl.

Baoqin took a sip and couldn't help but praise: "The tea here from Master Miaoyu is still the best. It tastes much lighter and purer than other teas. What kind of water is used to brew it?"

Obviously Baoqin also knew that the quality of tea lies in the water used to brew it, but she just couldn't tell what kind of water was used.

Shui Rong looked at Bao Qin's lively young face and said, "The water that Master Miaoyu uses to make tea is the aged snow water collected from plum blossoms. There is not much of it in total. Even when I came here, I rarely tasted it."

There was not much in the jars of plum blossom water, Miaoyu herself was reluctant to drink it, but she didn't expect that she would serve so many people. With Miaoyu's aloof character, at least the girls sitting there were in her eyes, but it was normal, after all, among the girls in the courtyard, which one was not a girl with great literary talent.

Miaoyu stared at the young man who was talking eloquently, her bright eyes flickering slightly under her willow-leaf brows, and she said seriously: "The tea that the prince had this time was thanks to the girls. Since the prince is here, I will not give it to the prince."

Water soluble: "."

This little nun dared to be weird in front of him. Did she not get beaten? I spoil you.

But then again, Miaoyu and Daiyu actually have many similarities. They are both daughters of officials, both talented and beautiful, and even their temperaments are not bad either. Basically, Miaoyu is equivalent to Daiyu who has left home as a nun.

Having said that, there are still subtle differences in their personalities. Apart from anything else, although Daiyu is self-righteous and looks down on ordinary people, she treats everyone equally and does not look down on others.

It's true nature, not pretentious.

On the other hand, Miaoyu, as a Buddhist nun, has impure six senses. She puts on a lofty attitude of "no one cares about me", automatically draws a line between herself and others, and uses this deliberate way of enhancing her sense of superiority to offset her inferiority complex.

Therefore, Miaoyu's "purity" is deliberate, with the intention of self-elevation.

Comparing the two, it is easy to tell who is stronger.

However, Shui Rong could understand this. Although Daiyu lived under someone else's roof, she was still a noble lady. Miaoyu was in the Buddhist sect. Not only was she lonely, but those powerful people would not take them seriously. What's worse, they were just stubborn.

It is natural that different environments lead to different personalities. If we put ourselves in their shoes, Miaoyu's today will be Daiyu's tomorrow.

After a long silence, Shui Rong said calmly, "So, I have to accept the kindness from my sisters."

As he spoke, Shui Rong pushed the green jade cup over and said, "This is a rare opportunity, so please have Master Miaoyu pour another cup."

Miaoyu looked up at the young man, a faint smile appeared on her beautiful face, and she said, "Your Highness can drink a lot of tea, but there is no tea for you to waste. Haven't you heard that 'one cup is for tasting, two cups is for quenching thirst, and three cups is like drinking for cows and donkeys.'"

Although she said so, Miaoyu still poured a glass of wine obediently.

It is true that the boy humiliated her in every way sometimes, and even forced her to eat all kinds of weird things, but under normal circumstances, he still treated her normally.

Perhaps, as the young man said, those are so-called interests, and Miao Yufang does not dislike these interests. She even enjoys them deep in her heart.

Hearing Miaoyu scolding Shui Rong, Baochai and the others couldn't help but laugh. They had known Miaoyu for quite some time and knew that she had a strange nature, and they were even more aware of her tolerance towards Shui Rong.

This time, just treat it as a joke.

Daiyu finished her cup of tea, lowered her eyes to look at the tea that Miaoyu had just poured for Shuirong, reached out and pulled Baochai, and said, "Brother, just enjoy your tea. It's getting late. Let's go back first."

At this moment, she didn't want to be disliked by anyone, so it was better to pretend that she didn't see it.

When Baochai saw this, she immediately understood Daiyu's thoughts and felt amused. She thought to herself that Sister Lin was really thinking about her brother and helping him cover up.

Pursing her pink lips, Baochai stood up and said, "Yes, I still have some business to deal with."

The sisters had always been close, so seeing that Baochai and Daiyu were about to leave, it was not appropriate for them to stay any longer. Even Yingchun, who was reluctant to leave, also stood up.

Seeing this, Shui Rong drank the tea in the green jade bowl in one gulp, stood up and said: "I'll go back too."

Hearing this, Miaoyu raised her eyes to look at the young man, her delicate eyebrows flickering slightly, then she lowered her eyes again, fiddling with the teacup with her slender hands, silent.

Daiyu stared at the young man, her affectionate eyes playfully blinking as if to say, "I left you a chance, why don't you seize it?"

However, Daiyu was still happy that the young man left with them.

Shui Rong looked at Daiyu's playful appearance and felt amused. Although Daiyu's bullying was indeed irritating, her spirit-like appearance was truly endearing.

After the group left Longcui Temple, the courtyard seemed a bit deserted. Miaoyu looked up at Xing Yuyan who stayed behind, her eyes flashing slightly, and she poured a cup of tea and handed it to her.

Xing Yuyan took the teacup with a calm expression, her beautiful face was calm and she said in a clear voice: "Your Highness is really a wonderful person."

To be honest, she knew that those powerful people were mostly high and mighty and would not tolerate any rebuttal from others. However, the prince, despite being in a high position, was able to face the weird remarks calmly and even continued the topic with a joke, which really made people look up to him.

It's no wonder that Miaoyu, who has always been aloof, would give her body and soul to others.

When Miaoyu heard Xing Xiyan talking about that man, her heart couldn't help but tremble slightly, and even her usually calm face showed a slight change.

In fact, the maid reported to her the last time Xing Xiyan ran away from her yard. She remembered clearly what she was doing at that time, and she was being held by the prince.

Xing Xiyan's hurried departure made Miaoyu realize that she knew about what happened between her and the prince.

But after that day, Xing Xiyan acted as if nothing had happened, and let Miaoyu know her thoughts. Miaoyu, who already felt ashamed to face people, just went with the flow and pretended to know nothing.

After taking a look at Xing Yuyan, Miaoyu said in a clear voice, "Well, Your Majesty, you are a humble person, but a wonderful person."

Xing Yuyan: “.”

The scene she saw that day was not something a humble person could do.

Thinking of the scene of that day, Xing Xiyan's heart couldn't help but be moved. Her pretty face turned a little rosy, and her bright eyes under her willow-leaf brows were as full of water.

The shock must have been too great. Even after such a long time, it was still so impressive. Even Sister Miaoyu's plump and snow-white breasts were still vivid in my mind.

Pursing her pink lips, Xing Yanyan reached out to pick up the teacup and took a sip to suppress the throbbing in her heart.

Miaoyu noticed that Xing Xiyan was acting strange. As someone who had experienced this, how could she not know the reason? She lowered her head and remained silent, with a hint of rose red behind her crystal earlobes.

At this moment, it's awkward to say anything.

Miaoyu looked at the messy teacup on the stone table, her eyes turned slightly, she pursed her lips and said softly: "Let's clean it up first, and then you and I can chat in the room, okay?"

Xing Yuyan felt that the situation was awkward and was planning to leave with an excuse, but after hearing Miaoyu's words, she nodded and said, "Okay."

Just like that, the two of them packed up. They didn't know how long it took before they put away all those tea cups that were like antiques and rare treasures, and then went into the Zen room.

Xing Yuyan had a little sweat on her forehead, and seemed to feel a little uncomfortable, so she said, "Sister Miaoyu, please sit for a while. I'll be back soon."

Miaoyu understood what was said. It was normal for people to have three urgent needs. She nodded and let Xing Yuyan leave. She planned to boil another pot of tea for herself.

As she was busy, she suddenly felt a big hand attacking her. She was immediately frightened and pale. Before she could react, she felt a familiar warm breath attacking her and her lips were already covered by it.

Miaoyu stared with her beautiful eyes at the young man who was so close to her. It was Shui Rong who had returned. Her heart couldn't help but feel happy.

She thought the boy would not come here, and felt a little disappointed, but unexpectedly, the boy still came to her. She put her white hands on the boy's shoulders, and her beautiful eyes gradually closed.

Shui Rong felt amused when he saw the beauty's response. He stretched out his hand to touch the beauty's autumn-scented silk and pulled it hard.

Miaoyu groaned, her heart trembled, her beautiful face was red and dripping, it was still that familiar taste, the young man was so strong at the beginning, standing by himself.
After a while, Miaoyu was in a trance, her beautiful eyes slightly opened, and there was a hint of confusion in her brows.

Somehow, she seemed to have forgotten something, but she couldn't remember it.

"You are not paying attention now. You deserve to be punished." Shui Rong saw that Miaoyu dared to be distracted. This was a humiliation to him, so he immediately scolded her harshly without any mercy.

"Hmm~" The beauty snorted, and looked at the boy in front of her with her beautiful and radiant eyes. She couldn't help but glared at him, as if blaming him for not knowing the seriousness of the matter, and then closed her beautiful eyes again.

Things that you can't remember are not a big deal after all. (End of this chapter)