Red Mansion Beijingwang

Time flies, and the situation in the court becomes increasingly turbulent. At the suggestion of Emperor Yongkang, Prince Kang, who has always been naughty and absurd, has come to the fore. Now a three-way confrontation has formed among the princes again, and the open and covert struggles are becoming more and more intense.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is a fight for the throne. Some people take sides early on, some are hesitant, and some stay out of it.

Shui Rong is a representative figure who stays out of things. He doesn't pay attention to the fight for the throne. He lives leisurely in the backyard of the palace. He occasionally goes out to collect folk songs. His life is very comfortable.

Early in the morning of that day, the Beijing Prince's Mansion became busy. The reason was that Yuanchun was going back to her parents' home. Yingchun and Xichun were the daughters of the Jia family. They were only staying in the palace for a short time and would eventually return to the Rongguo Mansion.

Daiyu and Xiangyun, since Grandmother Jia is their grandmother after all, naturally went to visit her. Baochai, Tanchun, and Baoqin also went to join in the fun.
As for Shui Rong, based on the principle that it was no big deal, he also set out with them, so they made a big fanfare, and after a group of people packed up, they headed towards the Duke Rong's Mansion in a mighty manner.

Rongqing Hall, in the east wing.

"Oh, look at our sister Lin. We haven't seen her for a while. She has become more beautiful and charming. I wonder which young man will marry her in the future."

Sister Feng, dressed in splendid clothes, looked at the smart and beautiful Daiyu. Her bright face was smiling, and her narrow and long eyes were slightly narrowed under her two curved eyebrows, as if she was teasing him.

Bah, you are making fun of me, watch out or I will blow your cover."

Daiyu's fair face flushed slightly, and her bright eyes were filled with shame and anger. She glared at Fengjie and said, "I haven't seen you for a while, and you're teasing me as soon as you see me. You're not a good person either."

What's the point of not knowing which store will be cheaper in the future? She already has someone in her heart.

On the side, Baoyu's eyes fell on Daiyu's fair face, his eyes were clear, and he agreed: "Sister Feng is right, my sister is really getting more beautiful."

In the past, Daiyu had a look of sorrow on her face, was sick all over, had tears in her eyes, gasped slightly, and exuded a pitiful and morbid beauty.

But now Daiyu has delicate eyebrows and eyes, her face is like a blooming peach blossom, her body is like a willow swaying in the wind, her eyebrows are like spring mountains with rain, her eyes are like affectionate autumn water, and there is a hint of charm flowing between her eyebrows, which is captivating.

His Lin Daiyu is truly so beautiful that she can make fishes sink to the bottom of their chests and geese fall to the ground, and the moon and flowers blush to shame.

Daiyu heard this and glanced at Baoyu, who seemed a little infatuated, with her bright eyes. She nodded with a smile and asked softly, "Second Brother Bao, how are you these days?"

When Baoyu heard this, his silver moon-like face froze for a moment. He stared at the girl with a sweet smile, and an inexplicable sadness surged in his heart.

Although Daiyu was greeting him, calling him "Second Brother Bao" was really too polite!
In the past, he had felt alienated from Daiyu's words and deeds. In addition, he had not seen his sister for a while, and the bitterness of studying hard during this period suddenly rose up. He couldn't help but questioned: "Sister, I haven't seen you for a while, why are you so estranged from me?"

Lin Daiyu has forgotten the friendship that they have had since childhood.

Daiyu was slightly startled when she heard this. She looked at Baoyu, who looked dissatisfied, pursed her lips, and said softly, "Brother Bao, what are you talking about? How can I be so rude to you?"

Daiyu is now a married woman, so she has to be polite and chaste. She will not be heartless towards her "childhood sweetheart", but she will also avoid things that should be avoided.

It was not normal for the siblings who grew up together as childhood sweethearts to ask about each other's recent situation after not seeing each other for a long time, but she felt awkward.

When Baoyu heard this, he felt even more bitter. Under his handsome brows, he looked at Daiyu with blank eyes.

If it were in the past, Lin Daiyu would have raised her eyebrows, rolled her eyes at him, and sarcastically criticized him, but now she is being so polite. This is really out of place.

Thinking of this, Baoyu couldn't help but feel angry, and he wanted to ask a question, but before he could say anything, he heard Xiangyun snort and said with some dissatisfaction in her tone: "You only care about Sister Lin, aren't we all here?"

With Xiangyun's interruption, everyone's attention was drawn to her. Seeing this, Baoyu had to suppress the grievance in his heart and not speak out.

Daiyu narrowed her starry eyes, feeling aggrieved. She looked up at Baoyu, who had a stern face, and a feeling of bitterness and resentment welled up in her heart.

She didn't do anything, but Baoyu started to make trouble for her, making her feel unpopular with everyone.

In the past, Daiyu didn't care much about Baoyu's behavior, but as her heart and soul were focused on her brother, she became more and more impatient.

Without that filter, Baoyu is indeed too childish and unreasonable.

Sister Feng raised her eyes to look at Xiangyun, and saw a hint of resentment on her slightly chubby face. Her bright eyes flashed, and she immediately understood.

Based on their understanding of Baoyu, he is about to throw a tantrum again.

Although Baoyu's status is somewhat delicate due to the incident with the spiritual jade, he is still Lady Jia's beloved grandson and the prince's brother-in-law, so it is not good for him to continue to be in a awkward position.

It must be said that Xiangyun's words were very clever, and they changed the subject. How could the shrewd Fengjie understand? So she walked forward with her plump waist twisted, smiling and said, "How could it be, I'm here, come, let me see if our Yun girl has changed in any way."

When Xiangyun saw Sister Feng coming towards her, she immediately showed a hint of disdain and spat unhappily, "Go away, don't bother me."

After saying that, Xiangyun covered her mouth and laughed.

They were all playing together in the boudoir, so how could Sister Feng back down just because Xiangyun disliked her? Her sparkling phoenix eyes sized up Xiangyun's face and she smiled, "Well, Miss Yun looks a little fatter. It seems that the food in the palace is good and has made Miss Yun fatter."

"Feng girl, you..."

Xiangyun's face flushed, her sparkling eyes showed a hint of shame and anger, she crossed her hands in front of her body and said in a soft voice, "You are the one who got fat."

What do you mean she got fat? She just ate a little bit more, how could she get fat? This Feng girl is not a good person.

Seeing the two people's funny behavior, Baochai and others who were watching laughed softly with their hands covering their mouths. The atmosphere became harmonious, and the waves caused by Baoyu before subsided.

After joking around, Sister Feng looked around with her narrow eyes and asked, "Why aren't the second and fourth girls here?"

Generally speaking, if these sisters have nothing to do, they will gather together. It is strange that Yingchun and Xichun are not there at this moment.

Tanchun smiled and said, "Second sister and fourth girl have gone back to their room to put their things away. They will be here soon."

Yingchun and Xichun were going back to the Duke Rong's Mansion, so they would settle down in their own courtyards first, so they were not here at this time.

Baoyu had recovered from his shock at this time, and he heard something strange. He had a bad feeling in his heart. He looked up at the smart Daiyu and asked, "Sister, why don't you go back to your room to put your things away first?"

It was no problem for the second sister and the fourth girl to put things away, but why didn't Daiyu do the same as them?

Baochai's bright almond eyes twinkled, and she said softly, "Brother Bao, how are you studying lately? Have you made any progress?"

When Baoyu heard this, he couldn't help but frowned, his face suddenly became gloomy, and he was in a bad mood. He turned his head away and remained silent.

What a crap reading is, it stinks to me.

When Baochai saw this, a smile appeared on her plump face and she was not angry at all.

The reason why Daiyu didn't put her things was because she was here to visit her grandmother and would go back to the palace with them later, so she didn't need to be the same as Yingchun and the others. Seeing Baoyu's expression, if he knew, it would cause trouble again. Baochai knew that Baoyu hated others asking about his studies the most, so Baochai mentioned it on purpose to make Baoyu stop asking.

There is no way, after all, Baoyu is Yuanchun's younger brother and the prince's brother-in-law, so he has to save some face. At least when Baoyu loses his temper, he won't implicate them.

Alas, perhaps this matter still needs to be clarified between Jia Mu and others and Baoyu, or when Daiyu no longer needs to hide it, it will be appropriate to make her relationship with her brother-in-law public.

Daiyu glanced at Baochai from the side, and the intelligent girl immediately understood that Baochai was trying to help her solve a problem.

Sometimes I think that this second brother Bao is really too childish.

At this time, Ping'er walked in and gave Fengjie a look. Fengjie's narrow and long phoenix eyes flashed, and she found an excuse and walked out.

"Ping'er, is that bastard coming?" When the master and servant walked to a corner, Sister Feng asked impatiently, with a hint of unnaturalness on her bright face.

Ping Er replied, "No, I heard from the people downstairs that the prince went to the second young lady's courtyard."

That's right, the bastard that Feng Jieer mentioned was naturally Shui Rong, who had humiliated her several times. Ever since she knew that Shui Rong came to the Duke of Rong's Mansion, she asked Ping'er to keep an eye on Shui Rong's movements at all times.

"Second girl, why did he go to the second girl's place?"

Feng Jieer was a little surprised. After all, Yingchun was always gentle and silent, with little presence. Even just now, she only noticed that Yingchun was not there on purpose. How could the prince have any contact with Yingchun?

Ping'er saw Fengjie thinking about something. Under her beautiful eyelashes, a hint of shame flashed across her beautiful eyes. After thinking for a while, she advised: "Grandma, I think you should not take the initiative to look for the prince."

My grandmother is always like this. She always tries to provoke the prince, but every time she gets severely humiliated. Why does she never learn her lesson?

Feng Jieer raised her eyebrows, and there was an indescribable strange color in her sparkling phoenix eyes. She snorted, and without explaining, she twisted her plump waist and walked slowly.

Seeing this, Ping'er's moist lips twitched slightly.

Look at the direction grandma is walking. Isn't it the direction of the second girl's room? It seems that grandma is still going to look for the prince. I'm afraid she will suffer again.

At this time, Ping'er even suspected that her grandmother was asking for trouble.

In the courtyard of Yingchun.

Siqi held a cup of fragrant tea, her pretty face full of smiles, her eyes full of waves, with a touch of charm between her eyebrows, and said in a delicate voice: "My lord, have some tea."

Although Miss Xing replaced her that night, in the end, she still had her share of the credit.

After all, her advantages are extremely obvious.

Shui Rong sat in the first seat, took the teacup and took a sip, then looked up at Yingchun who was lowering her head, and ordered, "Siqi, go call the nanny."

Shui Rong had chatted with Lady Jia and Lady Wang for a while at the Rongguo Mansion, and then left as per usual. The first thing he did was to come to Yingchun to deal with the matter of the Golden Phoenix.

"Oh, I understand. I'll go right away."

Siqi had a smile on her face. She had long been dissatisfied with the bullying wet nurse, but because of her status, she could not get angry. Now that the prince was in charge, let's see if she dared to bully the girl.

Yingchun's delicate body trembled, and she raised her beautiful face to look at Shuirong. She pursed her pink lips and said in a delicate voice, "Brother-in-law, let's ask Nanny first. Maybe she has found it."

Shui Rong sighed slightly when he heard this. Yingchun was really weak and easy to bully. She was still trying to make excuses for that nanny. He really didn't know what to say.

Don’t you understand that good people are often taken advantage of?
"Don't worry, sister. Your brother-in-law won't embarrass you." Shui Rong reached out and gently patted the girl's soft little hand, his eyes gentle.

In fact, the reason why Yingchun was in an awkward situation was simply because that was her wet nurse, and it was related to "filial piety". If she was too harsh in criticizing her, it would be a slap in Yingchun's face.

Yingchun felt the warmth from the young man, and her snow-white face blushed slightly. She felt relieved in her heart, and she said "hmm" softly, without saying anything more.

Well, the husband is the leader of the wife, so she should listen to her brother-in-law.

And with her brother-in-law making the decision for her, she felt a sense of security and was finding it hard to get over it.

Soon, Siqi came in with an old maid. As soon as the old maid came in, she knelt down with a trembling voice, and said, "This old servant pays respects to the prince."

Although she was the second young lady's wet nurse, the person in front of her was the prince. How could she not be in awe?

Shui Rong lowered his eyes to look at the nanny and said in a deep voice: "Let me ask you, did you secretly pawn the second girl's Golden Phoenix with Pearls and Silk?"

Upon hearing this, the nanny was shocked and her face turned pale. She hurriedly denied it, "Your Highness, I am innocent. Someone must have said something bad about me behind my back. Please make the decision, Your Highness."

Si Qi raised her eyebrows and immediately couldn't stand listening any longer, she shouted: "Madame Wang, the young lady's Golden Phoenix with Pearls and Silk was given to you for safekeeping, now it's gone, who else could it be but you?"

What does it mean to say dirty words behind her back? Aren't you just talking about them, dirty women, and now they are thinking of biting back.

Shui Rong was in no mood to argue, and said coldly: "Since you are the second girl's wet nurse, I will not pursue the matter. Tell me honestly where you sold the Golden Phoenix. I will pay to redeem it, but if you don't tell the truth, you will be in danger of losing your life."

Siqi was startled when she heard that, and her beautiful eyes widened slightly.

If I wasn't standing up for the girl, why did the prince not pursue the matter and even paid the money to redeem her? Isn't this just being taken advantage of?

After hearing this, the maid's heart was slightly moved. A trace of thought flashed across her cloudy eyes. She quickly put her head on the ground and cried, "I was bewitched for a moment. I hope the prince will forgive me."

Since the prince has said this, there is no need for the nanny to hide it. After all, the result of such things can be known once it is investigated, so it is better to tell the truth.

But if you think about it carefully, it seems that this dull second girl is very popular in front of the prince. Maybe through this, she can enjoy a peaceful life.

Shui Rong's eyes were clear, and he didn't care what the nanny was thinking. Seeing that she told him the truth about the place where the pawn was, he didn't make things difficult for her. He waved his hand and let her go. Then he ordered: "Siqi, I will give you some money later. Find some time to redeem the second girl's golden phoenix. I will give it to you for safekeeping in the future."

"Yes." Siqi agreed with a pout.

Shui Rong doesn't care about Siqi's thoughts, he has his own ideas.

After all, this nanny is Yingchun's wet nurse, so it is not easy to deal with her in person and slap Yingchun in the face, but this unruly nanny must not be kept any longer.

Solving it privately won't cause any disturbance, so why not do it! (End of this chapter)