Xiaoxiang Water Cloud in the Red Chamber

In the afternoon, Jia's mother brought Baoyu, Daiyu, Sanchun and Baochai to Ningfu. Xing, Mrs. Wang and Aunt Xue all said they had something to do and did not come. Instead, he forced Sister Feng to take half a day off and asked her to come along.

As soon as they arrived at the gate of Ningfu, Jia Zhen's wife Youshi and Qin Keqing were waiting at the gate with all the concubines.Seeing Mother Jia getting out of the car, Youshi walked over early and said with a smile, "I just said that the old ancestor is the most lively, so he will not stop coming."

Every time Youshi and Sister Feng met, they would joke a few words, so Youshi smiled to Sister Feng: "I didn't invite you, but what did you come here for? You must have messed with your ancestors again and ate bee shit. Today, I became frivolous again, and the old lady picked you up because she was soft-hearted. I agreed that there is no seat for you here. You can just drink with the girls."

Sister Feng smiled and said: "If you want me to pour wine, pour it for someone else, and you won't be so scared to kneel down to drink it when it's your turn. I won't dare to let you lose face. The ancestors are sacrificing time today." , you just grind your teeth, hurry up and present the good things for us to see the good home."

You Shi laughed and said: "You have made the decision before the old ancestor has spoken, and you are so crazy that there is no limit. Be careful that the words are too full and will be thrown out later."

When Jia's mother entered the garden, she saw the white willows in the garden, the trees turning over the red leaves, the small bridge facing the water, and the winding paths leading to secluded places, but it was clear and elegant.There are potted chrysanthemums on the side of the road, colorful and colorful, and they are more beautiful in the loneliness of late autumn and early winter.So he said with a smile: "It's because of your meticulous care. It's hard to understand why this chrysanthemum blooms. It's already budding, but this chrysanthemum is still so lively. People like it."

Youshi smiled and said, "It's rare for the old lady to like it, and it's because of our filial piety and sincerity."

Sister Feng smiled and said: "In ancient times, there was a beautiful scene of a hundred flowers blooming in winter. This kind of thing was only found in the prosperous and prosperous family of Taiping. It can be seen that our two prefectures are flourishing now, so there is naturally such auspiciousness."

Mother Jia was delighted when she heard that, and said with a smile, "Yeah, you're the only one talking about it because you're ignorant. It's just cold chrysanthemums. Chrysanthemums are divided into summer chrysanthemums, autumn chrysanthemums, and cold chrysanthemums. , if you want it to bloom early, it’s not possible. How can you say that. You said that there are things, but it definitely can’t reach our house. Occasionally, the flowers that are out of season are just related to the atmosphere of the earth. When the air is warm and sunny, the flowers will naturally bloom longer, but it is not uncommon."

Sister Feng said with a smile: "After all, the ancestors are knowledgeable. I don't know this. I just join in the fun."

Everyone was chatting and laughing, but Daiyu only paid attention to Qin Keqing's actions.His appearance is really good, and his brows unconsciously exude a noble temperament, which cannot be underestimated.She acted steadily and calmly, thoughtfully and attentively, no wonder everyone in the family liked to respect her.Just as she was thinking about it, Xueyan suddenly let out a cry of surprise, and Daiyu hurriedly asked: "What's the matter?" Xueyan said quietly: "Seeing that Qin Keqing looks familiar, Miss, didn't you see it?"

Daiyu looked at her carefully, and couldn't help being surprised, she whispered: "It really is, but I can't remember, who do you think she looks like?"

Xueyan thought hard, and suddenly said: "Yes, does her eyebrows and eyes look like the person we rescued in Beijing that year?"

Daiyu tilted her head and thought for a while, silently drawing in her heart for a long time and said: "Those deep eyes and high nose are somewhat similar, but there is only a shadow."

Xueyan smiled and said: "That's right, how can it be such a coincidence, it's such a coincidence, we can save us a lot of effort."

Daiyu murmured: "You can only know if it's true or not after trying it. Maybe we just happened by chance. That person was obviously being hunted down at that time. If it was really him, there would be a lot of articles in it. After all, the people above never thought about it." I want to kill him." After hearing this, Chunxian Hongyan probably understood a little bit, but since she had never seen that person before, it was hard to say.

"What did Sister Lin say?" Baochai walked over with Tanchun smiling.Daiyu said with a faint smile, "I'm talking about chrysanthemums, but there are several varieties that are unique to the south of the Yangtze River. I can't help but feel kind after seeing them."

Baochai said with a smile, "That's not true. At any rate, my sister went back this year. I haven't been able to go back these few years. After seeing the flowers today, I feel like I'm back home again."

Daiyu was heartbroken to hear that, after all, she obviously went back because of "father's funeral". She really didn't know what Xue Baochai meant by saying this, so she said flatly: "Sister Bao, if you really miss your hometown, you can just go back, you are just here Relatives and outsiders are not 'insiders', maybe the second aunt has a reason not to let him go." Then he turned and went to talk to Yingchun Xichun.Baochai's expression froze, feeling a little strange, this Lin Daiyu used to be quite polite when talking to everyone, why is it different this time, her indifferent appearance is more and more like Xichun, like birds of a feather flock together.

"Sister Bao, why did Sister Lin leave?" Baoyu just came from Jiamu's house, and was about to talk to Daiyu, but she didn't expect Daiyu to leave.Baochai smiled gracefully and said, "I don't know, maybe sister Lin has something to do, isn't that there."

Baoyu followed the direction that Baochai was pointing to, and sure enough, seeing Daiyu talking to Yingchun Xichun, she rushed over excitedly and said with a smile, "Sister Lin is here, so I can find it easily."

Daiyu said lightly, "Second Brother, what is it that you want from me?"

Seeing Daiyu's distant expression and cold tone, Baoyu lost his mind and said, "Sister Lin hasn't come for so long, why is she getting more and more mature, and she doesn't pay attention to me, why should I have done it today?"

Daiyu frowned and said, "We're grown up too, so it's too lazy to talk about second elder brother. I'd like to ask you how you were then, and what's going on today?"

Baoyu said: "When my sister came, we ate at the same table and slept in the same bed. When I got something good, I knew that my sister liked to clean it up and send it to my sister. Although I quarreled occasionally, I was never so alienated. Now my sister The National People's Congress has a big heart and doesn't take me seriously, so I don't know why, where I offended my sister."

Daiyu lowered her face and said coldly: "You have offended me a lot. Just like what the second elder brother said just now, I have lived in your house for only a month in the past few years. I ate and slept with the old lady myself. , when did I eat and sleep with you at the same table, was there ever me among the smiling girls in your family all day long? Even if I am young, I can't tolerate you insulting me like this, but if it spreads, it is said that my daughter of the Lin family is not clear. Bai doesn't understand boudoir training anymore. Please cousin, don't talk about spreading rumors and ruining people's reputation. You don't care about me but you can't stand it. When did you see me asking for the things you gave? It's like my eyelids It's like I haven't seen anything before. I said earlier that Master Bao should stay away from me. If you are unclean, others will also be unclean. If it happens again, don't blame me for asking Shuntian Fu Yin to arrest you. Punish you for slandering the princess. Master Bao, don't make a mistake, thinking that no one can cure you."

Xichun also sneered and said: "Second elder brother is grown up now, why does he still keep saying these things without a trace? I often hear that girl and mother-in-law say that our house is not clean from the outside. Every day you do this, people say that even the girls in this house are not clean. It's not clean anymore. Now that you are like this, you even want to spare your relatives. I don't know if the second brother is really unintentional or intentional. No wonder Sister Lin can't come once or twice a year. With a black-hearted person like you, she How dare you come, we sisters are too tired to get close to Sister Lin."

Even Yingchun was disapproving.Baoyu was reprimanded by several pairs of eyes, especially Daiyu's cold eyes made him feel a chill in his heart, the unprecedented fear made him almost unable to stand, he turned and ran away.Xichun spat and sighed: "Second elder brother is so old, but still so naive, the old lady doesn't care."

Daiyu sneered: "Is the old lady willing to take care of him? I won't let you go next time." Seeing Daiyu's cold gaze, Xichun trembled in her heart. There was no trace of affection.

Just happened to see Keqing approaching, Xichun turned around and left without paying attention, Daiyu was puzzled.Because she came to the old lady and said that she was a little tired and wanted to have a rest, Jia's mother hurriedly asked the girl to take care of her.Ke Qing replied with a smile: "We have prepared a resting room, the ancestors don't worry, just hand over Aunt Lin to me." Then he said to Daiyu's maid: "Sisters, please Aunt Lin come with me. " Jia Mu knew that the Qin family was a very proper person, she was graceful and delicate, gentle and peaceful, and she was the first proud person among the great-grandson's wives, so seeing her going to house Daiyu, she felt safe.Baoyu and looked at Keqing and Daiyu standing side by side, just like a young girl Shuang'e falling into the mortal world, she felt envious and wanted to follow, but remembered that Daiyu's cold eyes just didn't dare, she looked at the two slender eyes in a daze The figure gradually moved away.Baochai was already full of jealousy when she saw it, so she hurriedly put on a gentle smile and pulled him to the flower garden, pointing at the chrysanthemums and talking and laughing with Baoyu, Baoyu had no choice but to cheer up.Baochai is eloquent and knowledgeable, and has a pleasant face, generous and charming, Baoyu is also encouraged after a while, and the conversation with Baochai is in full swing.

Ke Qing led Daiyu and the others out of the garden, came to a small courtyard, and said with a smile, "Aunt Lin, this is the house we specially prepared for the old lady. Auntie thinks it's alright?"

Daiyu looked at it for a while with a smile and said: "Let me guess, the style of this room must have been arranged by you. It really lives up to your reputation. You are really ingenious. No wonder everyone in the family is full of praise for you."

Ke Qing said with a smile: "Auntie was joking, who would dare to boast of ingenuity in front of you, I can't even admire my aunt's appearance, I can only respect and love her."

Daiyu said with a smile: "It's a joke for outsiders to see us being so polite to each other. It's like flattering each other. I'm just a little tired. If you don't mind talking to me, that's great."

Ke Qing hurriedly said with a smile: "That's a good relationship, as long as my aunt doesn't think my niece and daughter-in-law are stupid, and I can gain some knowledge when I'm with my aunt."

Daiyu looked at Keqing, wearing a honey-colored satin beige, a peach red skirt, a rhinestone bead hoop on her head, a sparkling ruby ​​on her forehead, and an enamel necklace with the same ruby ​​in the middle around her neck , a pair of bright red embroidered shoes with pearls on her feet, charming and gorgeous.So he said with a smile: "Your set of jewelry is pretty good. Sure enough, you are the best at dressing up. It is both gorgeous and magnificent, but the jade pendant is so-so. I once saw a piece of high-quality emerald jade in a shop in the south of the Yangtze River. I took advantage of your people." I bought it a long time ago and gave it to you.”

Qin Keqing said with a smile: "My aunt must have good eyesight. I don't know what kind of emerald jade it is. Although I am not lucky enough to see it, listening to it will give me some insight."

Daiyu smiled and said: "You are too polite, and I don't need to be like this. No one in this family can match your nobility, so I dare not let you be so polite." Qin Keqing's eyes moved, and she was a little nervous Pursing her cherry lips, Daiyu thought to herself that she knew her life experience, and her father and the others thought she didn't know, and continued: "The green jade is oval, about the same size as Baoyu's psychic jade, with orchids carved on one side, and the brushwork It's like Su Shi, and on the other side there is a seal-cut 'Qing' character, and there is also a circle of chi patterns hidden in it. I have never seen such a fine jade."

Qin Keqing was stunned unknowingly, sitting in a daze, not even knowing when the handkerchief slipped from her hands.Daiyu and Chunxian were all overjoyed, but they didn't expect to ask the right question.

Daiyu was not in a hurry, she silently watched Keqing with a smile and waited for her to recover.After a while, Qin Keqing came to his senses, saw Daiyu was staring at her with a smile and said nothing, his eyes were quite meaningful, and he laughed dryly: "Why does my aunt look at her niece like that?"

Daiyu sat up straight gently, and said solemnly: "I think you have seen the jade pendant before."

Qin Keqing hurriedly said: "Auntie is joking, but since Qing was ten years old, she has never left the door of Jia's house, so there is no chance to meet her."

Daiyu sighed softly, and said: "Qin Keqing, you don't need to be so flustered, I won't harm you, don't you want to ask me why that jade jade ended up living among the people?" Daiyu stared at Qin Keqing without blinking. Obsidian's eyes, the corners of the lips curled up in a light arc, and the voice was clear and cold: "Or, I should call you Shui Lian, Qing Lian Lian Yan, what an elegant name."

Ke Qing trembled, got up in a panic, knocked over the tea bowl on the table, spilled the tea all over the table, and the water dripped onto the red embroidered velvet carpet, disappearing immediately.She looked at Daiyu for a while, closed her eyes, then opened them again, she was calm again: "Gu Gu must have come prepared, but at this time Gu Gu asked what it means."

Daiyu secretly sighed that she was still as calm as water at this time, with a high bearing, and said with a smile: "I said, I will not harm you. Back then, there were people who wanted to let you go, so why should I be a villain."

"Intentional?" Qin Keqing smiled wryly.Daiyu said: "Otherwise, how old do you think that your child will be safe? Your father has forced him to such a degree. You can see that in ancient times, you have retreated with all your strength. If you didn't have a heart, how could you be like this? Forget it, what am I? I also don’t want to bring up the old case, it’s meaningless to talk about it now, you are safe at this time, so I don’t know what will happen to him?”

Qin Keqing sighed: "Since my aunt said it, my niece and daughter-in-law didn't deny it. I, a girl, can't do anything about those things, but how did my aunt know about that emerald jade?"

Daiyu sighed: "When I went to Beijing, I once rescued a man. He said his name was 'Qiqing'. When he left, he quietly left the emerald jade to me. Today I saw you and felt familiar, so I cheated. Don't blame you."

Qin Keqing twitched her eyebrows, and said anxiously: "Is he all right?"

Daiyu sighed: "He is all right, so you don't know where he is?"

Qin Keqing smiled wryly and said: "He used to see me before. I remember it early. When I was a child, I was always bullied because I was born a concubine. Only this compatriot brother was a playmate. Later, when I saw him visit me, I recognized him. He has always been with Daddy. An old subordinate who was not caught lived together, but he suddenly stopped coming a few years ago, and he quietly sent someone to look for it, and found that their house was deserted, and this is the first time I have heard of him in these years."

Daiyu thought for a while and said, "In my opinion, he looks like he was being hunted down."

Ke Qing said: "Could it be..."

Daiyu shook her head and said, "Impossible, he has lost track of him for a long time. That's why I wonder why he was hunted down since he was not known there?"

Qin Keqing smiled wryly and said: "It must be in the way of someone's eyes, we shouldn't exist."

Daiyu's bright eyes floated with emotion, and said: "Why do you say that, the higher-ups already knew that you are here and you are still safe, as long as you live in peace, no one will hurt you. If I have his news I will tell you, so that you can rest assured. This matter is too strange, and I always feel that something is wrong."

Qin Keqing knelt down and kowtowed: "In this way, Auntie will be troubled. My niece and daughter-in-law have thanked Auntie for her kindness."