Violation of the Red Chamber and Daiyu

Daiyu was talking with Jiamu and Sister Feng, when someone outside reported that the empress had sent a lantern riddle from the palace for everyone to guess.I saw a little eunuch holding a four-cornered gauze lantern with a flat head. There was a lantern riddle on it, and everyone scrambled to guess it.The little eunuch said again: "All the young ladies are guessing, don't say it, write them on paper, seal them together and send them to the palace, and wait for the empress to check them in person." Daiyu, Baochai and others all wrote and handed over little eunuch.Later, someone from the palace came out and said that everyone except Yingchun and Jia Huan had guessed it, and gave a reward.

Seeing that Yuanchun was so interested, Jia's mother felt happy herself, so she ordered someone to make a small and exquisite screen and put it in the main room; she also asked her sisters to make lantern riddles and stick them on the screen; Various playthings are used as rewards.When Jia Zheng came down from the court, he was very interested in seeing Jia Mu, so he came to join in the fun, and guessed lantern riddles with Jia Mu, and got some rewards.Seeing Baochai's desolation, he thought that he was not a deputy, and felt a little depressed for a while.When Jia Mu saw him like this, she was afraid that he would be tired, so she drove her back.

Here, Jia's mother saw that Jia Zheng had gone, so she asked everyone not to hold back and have fun together.I saw Baoyu running to the screen and pointing to this and said that the wording was inappropriate, and that broken word was inappropriate.When Sister Feng saw him like this, she laughed at him for not daring to do this in front of the master. Baoyu and Sister Feng laughed at him for a while.After another conversation with the sisters, Jiamu felt sleepy, and everyone went back to their rooms to rest.Daiyu and Xiangyun went back to Jingyu Academy together.

On this day, all the sisters were writing in Tanchun when they heard the servant book come in and say: "The lady in the palace issued a decree to order Baochai and other sisters to live in the garden and not to be imprisoned; Baoyu also went in to study." The old lady asked Go girls." The sisters went to Jiamu's place, and saw that Baoyu was pestering Jiamu to figure it out. When the sisters were about to talk, a maid said that the master's name was Baoyu.

As soon as Baoyu heard this, he immediately withered, and only dragged Jiamu not to go. Jiamu reassured him not to be afraid, and sent two old mothers to accompany him.Baoyu went reluctantly, and came back after a while. Sure enough, Jia Zheng didn't make things difficult for him.Baoyu wanted to talk to Daiyu a long time ago, so he took this opportunity to ask: "Sister Lin, have you figured out where to live?" Go in, and I will accompany my ancestors outside the garden." Jia Mu said with a smile: "I don't need you to accompany me, you'd better go into the garden, I think the Xiaoxiang Pavilion is very good." Baoyu also said: " Really, no one can live there except my sister."

Daiyu said: "Second cousin is talking nonsense again. There is no reason why others can't live in it." Then she said to Jia Mu: "Ancestor, you know that I have always been weak, and I live well in Jingyu Academy." , and I’m used to it. There are stewards who come in every season to answer; moreover, I have so many servants that I can’t live in the Xiaoxiang Hall. Nunnies also like Jingyu Academy very much, so my ancestors let me stay here I'll stay with you outside. I can still go into the garden to play on weekdays and I won't be lonely." Mother Jia had no choice but to agree.

Jia Baoyu wanted to say something else, so Baochai asked, "Brother Bao, have you chosen a place to live?" Baoyu stopped worrying about Daiyu, and went to discuss with the sisters where to live, who to live where, and what to put there. and so on.Seeing that Daiyu would not go, Jia's mother said to Baoyu, "Baoyu, would you like to leave the Xiaoxiang Pavilion to your sister Yun?" Baoyu hurriedly said, "Very good, very good." Xiangyun this happy event.Jia Zheng sent someone to say that February 22 is a good day, and asked everyone to move in on that day.

In a blink of an eye, it was February 200th. On this day, Dongping County Prince's Mansion sent someone to say that because tomorrow is Daiyu's birthday, the little princess wanted to celebrate Daiyu's birthday. He also heard that the Grand View Garden in the mansion was praised by the emperor. Want to go in and play.After hearing this, Mother Jia remembered that February [-]th was Daiyu's birthday, and hurriedly asked Sister Feng to prepare it.Daiyu sent Dongqing to quietly send [-] taels of silver to Sister Feng.

Sister Feng said to Jia Lian, "Sister Bao is generous, but I have never seen her give me money." Jia Lian said, "The little county chief is coming, you have to be well prepared, and don't let people be used as gunmen anymore." It's over." Sister Feng said, "Just watch it." Then she got busy.Mrs. Wang knew that the little princess was coming, so she hurriedly told Baoyu to make a good impression on the little princess.Aunt Xue also dressed Baochai well, and only said, "It would be great if I could get the favor of the little princess." Baochai listened thoughtfully.

On the twelfth day, the weather was fine.Daiyu was dressed up by the mother early in the morning, wearing a magenta skirt and a bright yellow peony cotton jacket with folded branches.On her head was a crystal walker given by the princess last time, on her forehead was a chain of small pearls, and on her ears were earrings made of the same crystal.All the servants from Jingyu Academy came to salute Daiyu and congratulate her on her birthday. Daiyu said, "Everyone will reward two taels of silver, and let Aunt Li make more birthday noodles for everyone to eat." The servants thanked En Fang. went.

Daiyu went to Jiamu's room to greet Jiamu, and Jiamu took her to look at her again and said, "Yu'er looks really nice in it." Then someone brought a gift to Daiyu, a pair of red jade bracelets. .Jia Mu said, "This was originally for your mother, but now it is for you." Daiyu thanked Jia Mu for sitting down and talking.The two wives of King Xing also gave presents to each other, and Daiyu thanked them one by one.All the sisters came to talk for a while, and sent needles and threads.Xiangyun also sent someone to say that because he couldn't come, he sent two-color needles and threads.Everyone was talking, when someone came to report: "The prince sent the little princess over. The master and the second master Lian have already greeted him." Jia Mu hurriedly took all the sisters to the second gate to meet the little princess.

The son went back without entering Jia's mansion, saying that he would pick up the little princess in the evening.Seeing Daiyu, the little princess said: "Sister Dai, congratulations to Fangchen." He asked someone to present a gift and said, "There are gifts from my father and mother and concubine to my sister. I only made a purse myself. My sister should not laugh at me." Me." Daiyu said with a smile: "I am very happy that Yao'er can do needlework for my sister, how can I make a joke?" The little princess said: "Sister, you are making fun of me, I don't agree." Daiyu said: Introduce the sisters to the little princess.The sisters accompanied the princess to meet Mrs. Jia Mu, Mrs. Xing Wang and the others.

Everyone chatted for a while, then heard the noise outside, Mother Jia asked Yuanyang to go out to see what was going on, Yuanyang came back and said, "It's the second master Bao who wants to come in to greet the old lady, and the nuns of the palace are blocking it." What was not said was that Baoyu wanted to come in with the sisters, and that he wanted to see what kind of person the little princess was.The little princess asked: "Old lady, your young master is twelve years old, doesn't he know that all the sisters are in the house? What's more, there is me, a foreigner, so why don't you know how to avoid suspicion?" At that time, Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang had nothing to say.

When Daiyu saw her, she said, "Didn't Yaoer want to go into the garden and have a look? Old ancestor, let's take Yaoer for a walk." Jia Mu hurriedly agreed, and asked Baoyu to be invited to the side room. The sisters led the little Princess Fang to get up and go to the garden.