Xiaoxiang Water Cloud in the Red Chamber

Daiyu came to Jia Mu's main room, and saw Mrs. Xing Wang and the second wife were also there, and a 40-year-old nanny was sitting on the guest seat. She was dressed in luxurious and rich clothes, and her status should be not low, but she didn't recognize her.She stepped forward to salute Jiamu and others, her actions were soothing and generous, with the elegant charm of leisurely and leisurely clouds.

Mother Jia smiled proudly and said, "Yu'er, come here, this is Madam Zhang, Princess Zhongshun's companion, and she wants to see you by name."

Daiyu was surprised, she had never had anything to do with them, why did they come to her door.She was deeply blessed, demure and elegant, and said tactfully: "Daiyu has met Madam Zhang."

A look of amazement flashed across the eyes of that mother, she got up and took Daiyu's hand and said with a smile: "It's true that I have lived in vain all these years, and I have never seen such a beautiful girl, graceful and elegant, with a bookish look, No wonder the princess wants to invite a girl."

Daiyu frowned lightly, and looked at Zhang Nanny inwardly with some confusion.That nanny Zhang is so smart, she quickly laughed and said: "The former princess saw the girl by chance, and she fell in love with her very much. When she found out that she was the daughter of Lin Yushi's family, the prince and your father were officials in the same palace, and they had a good relationship. The princess heard that the girl is alone in Beijing, so she wants to invite the girl to our palace for a few days, so we can have a chat."

Daiyu sneered in her heart, she went to go to incense a few days ago, but met the loyal son of the prince, with the character of the son, what kindness could the princess have in inviting him like this.Besides, King Zhongshun was his father's deadly enemy, how could he go to the tiger's den and let others squeeze him, and he would not be the only one who would suffer.

So she smiled lightly and said: "The princess is very kind and Daiyu didn't dare to resign, but Daiyu never went outside at a young age, for fear of losing etiquette, and her father originally wanted Daiyu to stay at home and study, except for her relatives. Don't go outside the house again, so it can only be done to the kindness of the princess."

Zhang Momo's eyes shone brightly, and said with a smile: "Young lady, are you evasive? If so, why did you go to Beijing Palace the day before yesterday?"

Daiyu smiled coldly: "Daiyu doesn't know her whereabouts. The princess is so concerned. The Prince of Beijing was originally his father's senior brother and Jinlan's best friend. Why is he not considered a relative? Since the princess is asking for a meeting, Daiyu will not go to the princess. I will blame you, Daiyu can't disobey her father's order just because she obeys Wangfei's wishes."

Nanny Zhang's face darkened, her face was not very pretty.

Mrs. Wang was startled watching from the sidelines, and secretly scolded Daiyu for not knowing how to flatter her, and she was afraid that her family would offend King Zhongshun, so she said: "What's wrong with the eldest girl, although the concubine said to invite each other, she is only modest and polite. The concubine is the master, and our family was originally a slave, so how can a young lady disobey the master's order?" The reason why Mrs. Wang said this is because the ancestor of the Jia family was originally a slave of the emperor, and he was appointed an official after he made great contributions in the battle. Who in the royal family is not a slave, but unfortunately she forgot for a moment that although King Zhongshun was powerful, he was only a prince with a foreign surname, and he could not be considered a member of the royal family.

Daiyu was annoyed, and now she started talking about us.With her bare face straightened, she helped Fengchai in Fufa and said coldly: "Second Aunt Daiyu disagrees with this statement. Several generations of princes in the Lin family, father and Prince Zhongshun have also been officials in the same palace, how can they be slaves? Even if they are It can only be the emperor's servant, if my aunt says so, where will the prince be placed?"

Everyone in the room was startled. Seeing Nanny Zhang staring at Mrs. Wang coldly, Mother Jia shuddered. She secretly hated Daiyu for picking such a wrong place. Didn't she put Jia's family in danger?But I never thought that the nanny is not a fool, Daiyu can hear it even if she doesn't say it, even if she can't hear it, go back and learn it for the princess, who has always been in the den of power, so she must understand it.Jia's mother had no choice but to scold: "My wife drank too much wine today and started talking nonsense, and I can't stop talking." Then she laughed with Zhang Nanny and said, "Don't blame the ignorant words of a foolish woman."

Nanny Zhang snorted, looked at Daiyu and said, "The girl doesn't want to go like this."

Daiyu smiled softly and said, "Daiyu has never had any contact with Prince Zhongshun's mansion, and her father has ordered her to do so. Daiyu is just a little girl. I heard that the princess is noble and generous, so she will definitely not use her power to overwhelm others and embarrass me as a child." .”

Seeing Daiyu's eloquent words, Zhang Momo couldn't find anything wrong, so she sighed: "In this case, I have no choice but to return to Princess Ming truthfully."

Daiyu was deeply blessed, and said with a smile: "It's too much trouble for Daiyu to take care of Daiyu."

Nanny Zhang smiled lightly, seeing that Daiyu was neither humble nor overbearing, she really liked it a bit.After talking to Jia Mu again, she got up and said goodbye.

Seeing Nanny Zhang leave, Mother Jia said to Daiyu, "How did Yu'er know Princess Zhongshun?"

Daiyu frowned lightly, and sighed: "I think it happened that the princess happened to see the incense last time."

Mrs. Wang sneered and said: "Miss, a girl who has nothing to do with her family goes outside to show her face. This is also the upbringing of the Lin family? It's fine to go, but to bring this disaster back to the mansion, let us offend the Zhongshun Palace for nothing today. "She was really frightened by that nanny's cold eyes, so it was the first time she was so straightforward in public that Daiyu felt ashamed.

Jia Mu's face darkened, but she didn't speak. Although she felt sorry for Daiyu, she was extremely complaining.Baochai, who had just come in with Daiyu, was jealous of Daiyu's acquaintance with Princess Zhongshun, so she couldn't help gloating after hearing Mrs. Wang's words.

Daiyu didn't want to embarrass Mrs. Wang, after all, she was an elder, but she couldn't bear to hear her humiliate her family, otherwise she would lose the reputation of the Lin family.She stared at Mrs. Wang's eyes full of beauty, and said: "Second aunt's words are not acceptable to my niece. Daiyu's going out was originally agreed by Dowager Bei Jing, and she sent someone to follow her, for the sake of I went to the Muni Temple in the western suburbs to offer incense for my mother. Many rich ladies have been there. Could it be that they violated the rules? Daiyu neither went out to show her face nor met a foreigner. Reciting the salute. It is a meritorious thing to worship the Buddha, and the second aunt believes in the Buddha the most, but why does she want to prevent others from worshiping the Buddha. Maybe Princess Beijing doesn't understand the rules, so she shouldn't allow her niece to offer incense." She Turning around, she bowed to Jia's mother and continued: "Daiyu is the Lin family who will never dare to harm the Jia family, so I will bid farewell to my grandmother and go home to wait for Princess Zhongshun to ask her crime!"

Mrs. Wang pointed at Daiyu angrily and said, "Young lady is so rude, this is also the attitude when talking to elders."

Daiyu said indifferently: "Second aunt insults the reputation of the Lin family. Although Daiyu is the younger generation of the second aunt, as a descendant of the Lin family, she absolutely dare not let anyone derogate her. The family of several generations of scholars in the Lin family, although it is a small family However, the family is also a family of poetry and etiquette. If Daiyu doesn't argue or distinguish, isn't it really unfilial to the extreme. Therefore, she has to separate from her aunt. If her words are inappropriate, the second aunt has always had a magnanimous face in Jia's mansion. I will take care of one or two, and sympathize with Daiyu's desire to protect her family's reputation for her children and descendants." She said with a graceful posture and lightly touched her body.

Everyone listened to Daiyu's powerful words, and she stood upright, with awe-inspiring character, and they couldn't help but look at her with admiration.Originally, she only thought that although she was talented, she was extremely weak, but she didn't expect that she was extremely strong in her heart.Baochai sighed in her heart. She had learned Daiyu's Ci style before, but she didn't want to be so discreet. It would be very difficult for him to get to know Princess Beijing through her. It seemed that he had to find another way.I hope that the four nuns who brought Daiyu back will remember themselves, and it would be great if they could speak kindly in front of the concubine.It's a pity that I can't go out when the nanny is gone, it might be easier to go out and deliver some things.She regrets here, but Xichun Tanchun admires Daiyu, but Tanchun is also sad, when will she be as righteous as Sister Lin?Mrs. Xing, however, looked at Mrs. Wang making a fool of herself with a smile on her face, feeling extremely proud.

"Okay." Seeing that Mrs. Wang was still going to say something, Jia's mother stopped quickly, beckoned Daiyu to her side and took her hand, "Don't be angry, Yu'er. It's because your second aunt spoke a little impatiently, but it's because This family plans, if Yu'er is the most magnanimous, don't worry about it. Don't talk about Yu'er going back, isn't it a birth share, and we have no need to share with each other. Besides, Yu'er just talked with Zhang Momo It is very decent. It is said that people are allowed to refuse, and they will not blame them if they think about it. In fact, Yu'er is also the same. It is an honor that others can't ask for. Our family has never had much contact with King Zhongshun. It would be a good thing for us if we can get better with Prince Zhongshun this time, why did you resign? Why don't you go with your grandmother after a while and say, 'I didn't think about some things just now, so I'm here to apologize' If you think about it, Princess Zhongshun will definitely not blame her. We are not sure whether she will be angry with us now, but if Bai offends them, it is not good for us."

Daiyu sighed softly, she was also dissatisfied with Jia Mu's words, the Zhongshun Prince's Mansion had a bad reputation, and she was a little girl who had nothing to do with her, so she didn't want to destroy her own reputation?The grandmother didn't care about where she planned to go to please beg for mercy or even bring benefits to the Jia family. Everyone was saying "we", which "we" was it!With a cold heart, she showed a thin smile and said: "The Lin family has never had any contact with King Zhongshun, and the ancestors also knew that because of his father's character, he would not associate with him, so how could Yu'er go. Now that Yu'er has been out for too long, it should be I went home, but I just don’t want to part with my grandmother. Things happened suddenly today, Yu’er hastily rejected Princess Zhongshun, and no one can say for sure, after all, it was Yu’er who caused the trouble. If it disturbed grandmother, it would be Yu’er’s fault. So it’s better to go back.”

Seeing Daiyu's resolute expression, Mother Jia was also hesitant, so she no longer kept her and agreed.