Yurun Bingyan of the Red Chamber

Chapter 18

Regarding Huangfu Bingyan's marriage, Daiyu didn't have too many thoughts, but frowned slightly: "In this case, what will happen to the reputation of those girls who were given marriages?" It is too boring to hear that he is still a Mingjun.An Xian pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Some of the girls who were given marriages were not willing to marry Yan Wang, and his refusal was naturally in the middle of his heart. As for those who wanted to climb the big tree of Yan Wang, When they encounter an iceberg, they naturally want to turn back. The emperor will point out another good family for them afterwards. So far, I haven’t heard of any bad things happening. It’s just that those women who were rejected for marriage naturally tried their best for their own reputation. He poured dirty water on Yan Wang. Yan Wang is indifferent and doesn't care about these things. So ah, his reputation in the capital is so stinky. I guess he won't be able to marry a good wife unless the emperor decides to marry him. .” Daiyu also thought it was very interesting for the monarch and his subjects.One desperately refers to marriage, and the other desperately refuses to marry.The emperor has never been punished for refusing to marry.Daiyu attributed this to the fact that the emperor now relies heavily on Huangfu Bingyan.There was also some faint worry for him in my heart.It's okay for the emperor to rely on him now, but if one day the emperor no longer needs him or someone can take his place, will he end up like countless predecessors?The birds are gone, the good bows are hidden, the enemy's country is destroyed, and the counselors are dead.

"Since King Yan has won the victory and returned to court, there should be a celebration banquet in the palace tonight, right? Why doesn't my sister go back to the house to prepare?" Putting aside the messy thoughts in her mind, Dai Yu looked at An Xian with a smile.As the princess of Beijing County, An Xian is bound to attend the banquet in the palace.An Xian waved her hands in a dispirited way: "If you go early, you'll be bored. I don't want to sit next to a bunch of concubines and concubines and listen to their parents' gossip. That kind of banquet is their men's business." , we just need to show up. Has my sister been to Jia's house recently?"

Daiyu shook her head. In the past two years, she and Moyu only went to the house to greet Jia Mu during the Chinese New Year or grandma's birthday. Jia's family has been busy with the concubine Yuan for the past two years and has no enthusiasm for their siblings.On the contrary, it seems that the members of the Jia family have left a lot more diligently recently.

An Xian said with a sarcastic smile on her lips: "I heard that the second wife of Jia's family is trying to get her precious son to marry Princess Hanxing of Xining Palace."

Daiyu looked at Anxian and said: "Look at what my sister means, Xining Palace will not agree."

An Xian smiled and said: "The Xining Palace is a direct relative of the royal family. Princess Hanxing is the current emperor's cousin, and has always had her eyes above the top. How can she think of Jia Baoyu from the Jia family? But now Concubine Yuan Gui is very favored. Bad, I heard that she is pregnant again. If she can give birth to a prince, the Xining County King might marry her sister to the Jia family. But..." Speaking of this, An Xian smiled more and more cheerfully, "If the Jia family really married I don’t know if it’s a blessing or a curse after being married to Princess Hanxing. My lord once said something, which I always thought was very reasonable. He said, whoever marries Princess Hanxing will be unlucky.” Hearing what An Xian said, Daiyu also almost understood that Princess Hanxing was a very difficult person to get along with, and Baoyu's pampered temperament really didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse when getting along with her.

"Forget it, sister, let's go back. That Moyu kid from your family should probably come back, and I should also be preparing to enter the palace." After chatting for a while, he said all the happy and unhappy things in his heart. Xian felt a lot lighter in her heart.Daiyu saw that it was getting late, she also nodded and got ready to get up.Honglian Xueyan, who were guarding the door, immediately came in to tidy up Daiyu, put on a cloak and a veil.An Xian said with a smile: "The people around my sister are caring. I don't know where those girls have gone." Hong Lian laughed and said: "Wangfei has wronged my sisters by saying that. The elder sister has already gone out to order the sedan chair. The princess and the girl can just go in after going downstairs, and the autumn wind blows a bit cold." An Xian said with a smile: "Girl Honglian is getting more and more talkative."

The two packed up and went downstairs hand in hand, but they were blocked by people on the stairs and couldn't go down.A few well-dressed young masters were blocking the counter, followed by a group of maids and servants, there were no less than ten scattered people.This group of people blocked the counter to talk to the shopkeeper, and even blocked the stairs not far from the counter.I just heard the shopkeeper respectfully say: "Young masters, there is indeed no private room upstairs, please feel a little bit more wronged and do the following?" One of them stared at the shopkeeper proudly and said: "Presumptuous, we men Who is it? How can you sit in the hall with these people? Shopkeeper, you look down on us, don’t you?" The shopkeeper had a bitter face, but the businessman really couldn't offend the customers and had to apologize again and again: "The villain dare not, There are really too many guests today. My lord, forgive me. How about this, please invite everyone from the tea money shop?"

"You think we have no money, don't you? Look clearly, these two are the Second Master Bao of the Rongguo Mansion, the younger brothers of the Concubine Yuan Gui, and this is Uncle Xue from the Xue family. It would be great if they bought it in this teahouse." Just raise your hand. Don't ask someone to give us a room!" Daiyu heard the words "Second Master Bao", looked up and saw Baoyu in the crowd wearing a bright red robe, hanging around her neck. Standing beside that piece of precious jade were his big servant girls, Xiren, Qingwen, and two young servants. The tall young man next to him had always been Baochai's elder brother Xue Pan.Frowning, Daiyu whispered: "Sister, let's go back and sit for a while." Although she didn't know why Baoyu was with these people, Daiyu didn't want to meet them now.

An Xian glanced displeasedly at the group of dudes below, and nodded.She doesn't care, but Daiyu is a girl who has not left the court, so it is really not easy to see these dudes.

They wanted to get back and walk back but it was too late. One of the men with a frivolous face saw a few pretty girls standing at the top of the stairs and walked up slowly and said with a smile: "These girls are so beautiful Where did you see them?" Of course, he had never seen them before, and if he had seen them, he wouldn't have dared to moles Princess Beijing if he had a hundred guts.Baoyu was lowering her head to talk to Qingwen, but when she heard the commotion, she looked up and was overjoyed, and said, "Lin..." When she looked up, Honglian had already noticed it, seeing him speak Immediately interrupted, and said sharply: "Second Master Bao, be careful when you speak!" Baoyu was startled by her for a moment, and wanted to speak. Qingwen, who was standing beside him, also saw Daiyu and the others, He quickly grabbed Baoyu and said a few words in a low voice. Baoyu then stopped talking and just looked at Daiyu reluctantly.

"This little girl is so brave. Second Master Bao is Concubine Yuan Gui's younger brother. How dare you speak like that?" The frivolous man looked at Honglian and made fun of her, but his eyes couldn't stop lingering on Daiyu and An Xian.Daiyu's veiled face sank, and An Xian's pretty face turned frosty, and she said coldly: "Presumptuous! I also want to ask Concubine Yuan Gui how to discipline my younger brother!" Although Concubine Yuan Gui said that she was in the palace Extremely respectable, but after all, the Jia family's influence in the imperial court is not deep. For a royal family like the Beijing Palace, unless she has a son who ascends to the throne in the future, she really can't do anything to An Xian.

The man was taken aback. Those who dared to speak like this must not be ordinary people.These playboys are idle all day long, but they have a good eye for people.He couldn't help but wonder if he had offended someone he shouldn't have.An Xian didn't care about these things, she put on the air of a princess and coldly glanced at the crowd, and said to Daiyu: "Let's go." Then she led everyone downstairs, and the people downstairs were very obedient Make a way for them to get out.

Baoyu watched Daiyu pass by him anxiously, opened his mouth to speak but stopped, but when he met Daiyu's cold eyes, he closed his mouth in a slump.

In late autumn, the night is as cool as water.Sitting in front of the window of the study, Daiyu held a very exquisite post in her hand, staring at the bright moon in the night sky.Snow geese and Zijuan waited quietly.Hong Lian came in with tea and said with a smile: "Girl, just don't go if you don't like it, it's not worth it to hurt your nerves." Just came back this afternoon, and received a post from the Jia family, saying that it was a gift from Concubine Yuangui in the palace. I bought some things and asked Daiyu to go and choose two.Also, the chrysanthemums in the mansion were in full bloom, and the girls set up a chrysanthemum banquet to invite the girls to enjoy the flowers.Honglian sneered at this, is what comes out of the palace a good thing?Does the Lin family want anything?Speaking of flowers, apart from the imperial palace, there is probably no place in the capital where the flowers of the Lin Mansion bloom well, and even the imperial palace probably lacks this aura.

Daiyu handed the post to Honglian with a smile and said, "I'm not worried about this, but I can't sleep and think about it."

Honglian smiled and said, "Will the girl go tomorrow?" If she did, she would have to prepare clothes and supplies in advance.Daiyu shook her head and said: "Now that the weather is cold, I don't bother to move. Now that King Yan is back, Mo'er is afraid to run to the Mansion of King Yan again. If I'm not here, he probably won't even bother to go home. Honglian nodded and said: "Then Honglian will send someone back to Jia's house early in the morning." Daiyu nodded and said with a smile: "Yes. Ask someone to send some crabs that have just been delivered from the mansion. It's rare for them to be free. Set up a banquet." Xue Yan curled her lips and said, "Now that there is a noble concubine in that mansion, why do you care about these things?" Hong Lian glared at her, and lightly reprimanded: "You girl, it's the same thing whether they are rare or not. Son, whether our family will send it or not is another reason. If not, outsiders will think that we don't know how to be polite."

Daiyu watched the two bicker with a smile.Honglian is stable and generous, and Daiyu trusts her to take care of many things around her.Xueyan has also grown up a lot in the past two years, but she hasn't suffered much from being with Daiyu since she was a child, but her temperament is a little purer, but she is also a very lovely person.

(End of this chapter)