The Untouchable Daiyu of the Red Chamber

Daiyu's words made many ladies who had just found fault panicked with embarrassment.Especially Xiangyun, the poem asked people to change a word, which was directly exposed.What's more, Xiangyun is only well versed in the wonderful use of the four words "outspoken and straightforward" in socializing, so he is innocent and innocent, and doesn't understand anything.

Xiangyun also knew very well that if someone pushed his head at the Peony Banquet and turned his face away, all the emperor would know, and he would never be able to hold his head up again when he went out to socialize by himself.This face must be recovered!

Xiangyun said angrily: "What is this? Just want to overwhelm others like this? If not, let's compose poems in rhyme, one stick of incense is the limit, and each will make five poems and ten capitals. When the time comes, we will ask many girls to come together Let’s judge the good and the bad. You can tell which one is good and which one is bad. It’s so easy to use just one word to please!”

Originally, Daiyu left a meaningful sentence, and was about to turn around and tell Chunshan and Xueyan to look for Jia Min, but Xiangyun was so ignorant.Finally he couldn't help but sneered.

Seeing Daiyu's contemptuous and mocking expression, Xiangyun became angrier and said, "What are you laughing at? If you don't dare to compare, just admit defeat. Don't try to hide your guilt with a fake smile." In poetry, Xiangyun is Have enough self-confidence.

Daiyu didn't answer the question of whether to compete or not, but said: "I laugh at you for being stupid."

Xiangyun's face became more and more red, and he couldn't help pointing at Daiyu with his finger: "You..."

Daiyu turned slightly to prevent Xiangyun from pointing her finger at her, and still said in a calm tone: "Many people know that I have never invited Mr. Zhengjin to teach; Everyone knows. Miss Smith won me, there is nothing to show off, if Miss Smith loses, she will lose the face of her husband at home. Miss Smith said, are you stupid for making this gauntlet?"

In any case, it was an acquaintance in a previous life. If Xiangyun hadn't provoked her in public, Daiyu would not have cared about the past life.However, although Daiyu herself did not intend to marry, she had two righteous sisters in her family.Being overwhelmed on such an occasion, Su Lan and Yinglian's marriage will also be affected.Therefore, Daiyu was not polite to Xiangyun.

You can say in public that I don't study anymore, so what if I say you are stupid?Besides, Xiangyun is really stupid, and he is quick-witted, so what if he only works hard on this?In terms of major matters, Xiangyun is extremely confused regardless of his past and present lives.

Historians in previous lives told her such a good marriage for an orphan girl, but Xiangyun didn't want to embroider the dowry at home, and was more interested in making needlework for Baoyu.Saying that she is stupid does not wrong her at all.In this life, she is also self-righteous, bullying her in the majestic Duke's mansion, even if she wins, it is just a joke for others to watch, and if she loses, she will lose all face.

Daiyu felt that she had not wronged anyone with her words, but Xiangyun felt that she had been wronged. She stomped her foot and said, "If you don't dare to compare, just say it straight. Isn't it because you are cowardly and dare not compare? What are you looking for? Excuse?" How should I put it, regardless of whether it is really better than five or ten poems, no one knows who is better between the two, but in terms of temperament, Xiangyun has already lost nowhere.

There was a lot of trouble, Mrs. Shi was the leader, and many wives rushed over.No matter how much Xiangyun felt wronged and depressed, he didn't dare to make trouble anymore.

In a big banquet like the Peony Banquet, there are always people who are eager to win. They are not particular about dressing, or they are working hard on the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and finally want to stand out in one fell swoop.In a patriarchal society, there are only so many good sons with good backgrounds and self-motivation, even the girls from princely and noble families, if they are not the most outstanding group, they may not be able to make good friends with all corners.

It is also because of this that every year at the Peony Banquet, there will be all kinds of open and secret fights, as long as they are not too out of line, Cheng En Gong's Mansion doesn't care much.Besides, among the ladies, they were either comparing their looks or their talents, and there was no situation in which the elders were required to intervene in these years.

There were quite a few people who troubled Daiyu at the beginning, but Daiyu still only brought two maids by her side. Chunshan and Xueyan trusted their own girls, so they didn't go to Jia Min; She felt that her daughter would suffer, so she didn't report it, so at the beginning, Daiyu was besieged for a while.

It wasn't until Daiyu's first retaliation was to ask everyone to talk about "The Biography of Wang Mang", that the maidservant of Cheng'en Gong's mansion dared not pretend to be gone, and hurriedly invited Mrs. Shi.

Mrs. Shi was also so frightened that she hurried over, and just like that, Daiyu had already changed a word in Xiangyun's poem, completely turning the situation around.And it made Xiangyun become angry from embarrassment.

Also came with Mrs. Baolinghou, Jia Min and others.

This kind of conflict, when the elders come, it will end.Mrs. Shi glanced at the ladies present, and saw that many girls had bad faces, especially Xiangyun, who was full of anger and flushed, holding back tears, and looked very embarrassed, but the goddess of the Lin family looked as usual, and her heart was full of anger. Secretly wondered.Seeing Xiangyun's appearance, Mrs. Baolinghou knew that the historian's daughter must have lost face this time, and she was also annoyed.

But no one dared to ask about the specific cause and process of the conflict in public.The daughter of the Lin family had already told the story of "Wang Mang's Biography" in public, and none of the Zhong family wanted to mention it in public again.

It was Jia Min who saw the calm and tense expression on her daughter's face before she relaxed.Regardless of whether Daiyu suffered a loss or not, just because she heard that someone provoked Daiyu and had a conflict, none of the maids from the Cheng'en Palace came to tell her, until Daiyu's counterattack was harmful to the Cheng'en Palace, no one would Reporting the letter has already made clear the position of Duke Cheng'en's government.Jia Min felt relieved, and her expression was not very good-looking.

Jia Min said to Mrs. Shi: "Mrs. Cheng Engong invites you more. I have something to do at home. I'll go back now." I didn't get angry in public. Save face.But the guests just left without having lunch, Cheng'en Gong's mansion is also very boring, especially a daughter of the Lin family who swept away the face of many ladies and left with victory.

No matter how you say it is Mrs. Shangshu who is in full bloom, Mrs. Shi wants to keep her: "No matter how busy Mrs. Shangshu is, there is no rush at this moment. Our old lady has not seen Mrs. Shangshu for a long time, so I asked me to keep Mrs. Shangshu for a long time. Say a few words. Mrs. Shangshu is just looking at our old lady's face, and she will wait until lunch before leaving."

Mrs. Mu is considered to be an elder. Mrs. Shi carried Mrs. Mu out, and Jia Min would not be able to embarrass her for a while.

Just at this moment, I saw a small servant coming.The servant is only in his teens, but he is quite clever.First bowed to Mrs. Shi, then to Jia Min, and then said: "Our young prince asked: Miss Lin, if you want to go back, if you want to go back, let the servants give Mrs. Shang Shu and Miss Lin a ride."

The servant Daiyu recognized that it was Luo Yuan who was beside Situ Zhuo.

Today's banquet in Duke Cheng'en's Mansion will naturally invite well-known princes from the capital, but the place where the princes and girls enjoy flowers is not in the same place.Luo Yuan came at this time to prove that Situ Zhuo has been paying attention to the situation here.Daiyu felt that with Situ Zhuo's meticulousness, she didn't need to inquire about the beginning of the matter, which saved a lot of trouble.

Jia Min laughed and said, "It just so happens that we also want to go back first, so I will have to thank Mr. Luo."

Mrs. Shi naturally recognized that this was Luo Yuan who was next to Situ Zhuo, and also knew that Situ Zhuo was raised under the name of the Crown Princess since she was a child, and she was very close to the Crown Princess.But what else could she say?She regretted that she didn't stop today's farce sooner.Not to mention that so many people were wiped out by a little girl from the Lin family, Situ Zhuo's ability to send Luo Yuan over so quickly proved that Situ Zhuo had been paying attention to the affairs here, which meant that Donggong also knew about today's events.

The East Palace is naturally of extraordinary status, but Empress Zhong passed away shortly after Duke Chengen took over the duke, and the prince and his wife were watched by many people, and the princess had another natal family.Not to mention taking care of the Duke Cheng'en's mansion, the Crown Prince dared not even arrange some vacancies for the children of the Zhong family.But Concubine Zhong and Ninth Prince gave the Zhong family a lot of convenience.

Not only that, Shi Ding, her natal brother, has made military exploits in Guangdong, so there is naturally a reward.At that time, some people in the court said that they were granted the title of first-class general, and some were given the title of viscount or earl. The reason why they were able to confer titles in one fell swoop was because of the secret push of the Ninth Prince.The honor of a family of two marquises, in the entire capital, there is only one family of historians, and Mrs. Shi is honored.

Therefore, the Cheng'en government is also secretly supporting the Ninth Prince, but these are all hidden from the East Palace.

The hunt two years ago had already made Donggong faintly aware that the Zhong family had betrayed Donggong. This time... the dispute in the boudoir was minor; No one stopped the Engong Mansion, but it was a bit unreasonable.

"In that case, let me personally send Madam Shangshu to you." Mrs. Shi thought about many advantages and disadvantages in her heart, but said with a smile on her face.

Now that Mrs. Shi is interested, Jia Min didn't continue to sweep people's faces, but said indifferently: "No need, the house is full of guests today, Madam has too many things to worry about, how can I bother Madam any more."

In the end, Mrs. Shi personally sent Jia Min and her daughter.The peony garden in Cheng'en Gong's Mansion is huge. For this reason, Cheng'en Gong's Mansion also arranged a carriage to pick up and drop off.Mrs. Shi was in the car with Jia Min's mother and daughter, and the maid of the Lin family was in the same car with Luo Yuan.

In the car, Mrs. Shi said again: "There are many people and things busy today, and I don't care about the affairs of the Peony Garden. Therefore, I feel wronged by Miss Lin, and I can't bear it. Mrs. Shangshu must forgive me this time .”

Jia Min smiled very reservedly, turned around and glanced at Daiyu and said, "I went to the peony garden with my wife, and I don't know what's going on in the garden. I think Yu'er looks fine, so I don't think she has suffered any grievances. I I am in a hurry to return home today because of something at home, how can I forgive or not forgive?"

Speaking of this, Mrs. Shi felt depressed for a while. Your girl directly said "The Legend of Wang Mang" at my peony banquet. Of course she was not wronged. It was me who was wronged, and I was wronged to death.But Shichiro, who has a weird personality in Donggong, has noticed this matter, can I not put on an apologetic gesture?

Mrs. Shi still had an apologetic tone: "Madame Shangshu doesn't blame me. I said that the peonies in the garden have been blooming well these few days, and I invited Madam and Miss Lin to enjoy the flowers. Unfortunately, Madam's house was busy again. I am a bit regretful. We will hold a banquet when we come back to our residence, and Madam Shangshu will do us a favor." Since Jia Min gave the ladder, Madam Shi followed.

When they arrived at the front yard, they asked the Lin family's coachman to harness the horses, and Jia Min's mother and daughter took the servants back home.

After seeing off Jia Min's mother and daughter, Mrs. Shi returned to the Peony Garden full of anger. She waited until the guests had dispersed before telling Mrs. Mu what happened today. Mrs. Mu also knew that today's event was serious. Ke Xiao, first call the woman in charge and maid who are serving Zhong Hanyan and Zhong Chu today to ask questions.

As a famous banquet in the imperial capital, the Peony Banquet is naturally grand, but there are also many people coming and going, and there are many disputes. Mrs. Mu and Mrs. Shi arranged to serve Zhong Hanyan and Zhong Chu. A servant who can be used as soon as possible.

After a while, everyone restored what happened in Peony Garden.Mrs. Mu and Mrs. Shi looked at each other in dismay.

After hearing this, Mrs. Mu was taken aback. She pushed all the servants away, and said, "How old is the girl of the Lin family? How can she say such a thing?"

Mrs. Shi's face was livid: "Isn't that right? Cousin A Luo said in her letter that this girl has sharp teeth and she has suffered from this girl. At that time, when I read the letter, I thought Cousin A Luo was exaggerating." How can a girl who is less than ten years old be so powerful. I have seen it today, no wonder Jia Min not only dared to bring her here, but also let her go to the Peony Garden with only two maids." Mrs. Shi said Aluo's cousin is the wife of Fan Guangxi, a Taoist in Suzhou.Two years ago, Fan Guangxi's daughter, Fan Shi, targeted Daiyu at the banquet held by Governor Yao in the south of the Yangtze River. As a result, the mother and daughter called Daiyu were wiped out.

Mrs. Fan was originally the daughter of the Zhong family, and Fan Guangxi and Duke Cheng'en supported the Ninth Prince secretly. Mrs. Fan and Mrs. Shi were also close. After the Lin family entered Beijing, Mrs. Fan wrote to Mrs. Shi about these things.

Mrs. Mu said: "Since you know that this girl is powerful, why didn't you restrain Yan'er and Chu Chu from provoking her? That's all, and later, why did Donggong Qilang notice this?" Mrs. Mu was different from Mrs. Shi. Mrs. Mu is the mother-in-law of Emperor Taizong. To her, the Cheng En Gong Mansion is extremely rich when the crown prince ascends the throne or the ninth prince ascends the throne. The only thing she cannot accept is the second prince ascending the throne.

Mrs. Shi and the Ninth Prince's House had a close relationship. It's not that Madam Mu didn't know about it, but because the Second Prince was powerful before, if the Crown Prince loses, the Ninth Prince can still compete.Therefore, Mrs. Mu was so happy that the Cheng'en government put its eggs in different baskets, and turned a blind eye to Mrs. Shi's preference for Concubine Zhong.

But now, the second prince's family has suffered a crushing defeat.If the Cheng'en government continues to waver, it will only suffer.

"Yan'er, Chuchu, as landlords today, do you know what's wrong?" Mrs. Mu, who had always been dignified in Cheng'en Gong's mansion, asked with a solemn face, Zhong Hanyan and Zhong Chujin both felt panicked.

Zhong Chu had his little aunt standing in front of him because of something, he was much more naive and savage than Zhong Hanyan, he didn’t feel that he was wrong, but said aggrievedly: “Old Ancestor, we didn’t do anything to Miss Lin, their family offended her Many families have been embarrassed by Xiangyun and the others, so what does it matter to us?" After finishing speaking, he murmured in a low voice: "It is because her father played tricks, first our family returned several 10 taels of silver from the household department, and she is not welcome. , is also human nature.”

"Nonsense!" Without waiting for Mrs. Mu to get angry, Mrs. Shi suppressed Zhong Chu first: "Chuchu, the visitor is a guest, how can there be such a way of hospitality!"

Zhong Chu lowered his head and muttered to himself, "I shouldn't have posted a message to her family."

Mrs. Mu glanced at Zhong Chu, shook her head helplessly, and said to Zhong Hanyan, "Yan'er, tell me."

Zhong Hanyan swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and whispered: "Grandmother, Yan'er's fault is that she failed to control the situation. Anyway, our house is the host's house today, and all the guests who come here are guests. No matter which guest is wronged, our house It’s not pretty either.”

Zhong Hanyan's answer was obviously much smarter than Zhong Chu's, but it obviously didn't satisfy Mrs. Mu either.

Mrs. Mu sighed, and said: "Yan'er, Chuchu, listen carefully, your fault is that you shouldn't let such a thing happen. It doesn't matter which family's lady wants to pick a problem, as long as she picks Lin Girl, you should come forward and stop it."

Zhong Hanyan half-understood, half-hanging her head, savoring Mrs. Mu's words carefully; Zhong Chu's quality was much worse than Zhong Hanyan's, and she refused to accept it: "Old ancestor, the Lin family has offended many people, why should we protect them?" to their house?"

Mrs. Mu said: "It's not protecting their family, it's protecting our family? They are His Royal Highness' Yue's family, and our family is His Highness's uncle's family. The daughter of the Lin family is making things difficult for our family, and none of you will come forward to protect her. This is the face of the East Palace." Mrs. Mu rubbed her temples and said: "This is the end of the matter, what I said today, you are not allowed to mention a single word after you go out. You all go down and think about it, you understand, Come and tell me what you learned."

Zhong Hanyan and Zhong Chu looked at each other and walked away apprehensively, but Mrs. Mu surprised them by not punishing them harshly.

After the two girls left, only Mrs. Mu and Mrs. Shi's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were left in the house.

After being silent for a long time, Mrs. Shi's heart felt a little hairy, and Mrs. Mu said: "Which girl from the family provoked the girl of the Lin family first, and whether she was instigated by her servants, can you find out?"

Mrs. Shi said: "It's not that I picked the girl from the Lin family first, but the girl from the Niu family of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion. At the same time, the other ladies also started to make noises. Although Princess Mingyue came out to stop her, Yan'er and The two landlords, Chu Chu and Chu Chu, did not have a clear attitude, so the historian Xiangyun irritated each other with words. Later, the ladies became more and more outrageous, and then they got out of control. I asked all the servants who were serving in the garden at that time, but I didn’t see it. Which servant girl or mother-in-law is teasing you."

Mrs. Mu said: "I watched that girl Jia Min grow up back then, but I never saw that she suffered a lot when she went out to socialize. Now there are people who dare to despise her daughter. Hearing you say this, this girl Lin is better than her daughter. Mother's Jia Min is even more powerful."

Mrs. Shi was also considered to be a girl about the same age as Jia Min back then. Most of the famous ladies in Beijing were acquainted with each other. Naturally, Mrs. Shi knew Jia Min's demeanor back then: "Who said it wasn't? It’s not so powerful that every sentence will punish you.” After a short pause, Mrs. Shi humbly asked Mrs. Mu for advice: “Ever since the incident of hunting at Iron Net Mountain, the East Palace has treated our family well. Now the East Palace That Qilang stepped in at this time, I'm afraid Donggong will become more suspicious of our family. What should we do? Should we go to the Lin family to make amends?"

Old Mrs. Mu stared straight ahead, unable to see where she was looking, she just said indifferently: "What kind of compensation is there? In fact, what Chu Chu said is right, we just pretend not to know that the girl who made things difficult for Lin is from another family. Now go to Baba. The apology, on the contrary, made Donggong think that our family did it on purpose." Although Zhong Hanyan and Zhong Chu did have some intentions, at this moment, Duke Cheng'en could only grit their teeth and deny it.

Since it was about the Peony Banquet, Duke Cheng'en decided to pretend to be confused, so there was nothing to discuss about it.But the future of the daughters of the Zhong family...

Mrs. Mu sighed: "I originally thought that Yan'er in our family is considered an excellent lady. In the future, Yan'er can decide what kind of marriage, what kind of mansion to enter, and she won't be calculated by others. I saw this girl from the Lin family today. If she becomes a sister-in-law with Yan'er in the future, Yan'er will not be able to compare with her. As for Chuchu, let's look at a family with a simple population for her. The big family is as deep as the sea, she This character may not be able to handle it. Also, Chu Chu's character is too simple, as a grandmother, you need to be taught a lot in the future."

The daughters of the Zhong family, even if they are off-branches, are married to families like Nan'an Prince's Mansion and the noble family Fan's family. If a girl from the direct lineage is looking for a middle-class family with a simple population, how can Mrs. Shi be willing.It's just that Mrs. Mu is angry now, Mrs. Shi doesn't dare to say more, she just nodded.

On the other side, when Lin Ruhai came back from Luoya, Jia Min briefly talked to Lin Ruhai about what happened in Duke Cheng'en's mansion today.

After hearing this, Lin Ruhai didn't express any opinion, but directly called Chunshan and Xueyan for questioning.Chun Shan and Xue Yan were quite frightened today, but fortunately they have always believed in the girl, and in Cheng'en Gong's mansion they were not timid, and they also remembered the Peony Garden.

Because Lin Ruhai had already heard Jia Min talk about the affairs of Cheng'en Gongfu, he asked Daiyu's expression and tone at that time.After confirming that her daughter was not frightened, Lin Ruhai's expression eased.

Lin Ruhai said: "Nowadays there are many people who hate our family, why doesn't Yu'er bring more people with her when she goes out?"

Daiyu's expression was very calm: "The hook must always be hidden in the bait to catch fish. If I bring more people, it will be difficult to test the attitudes of many people in the capital. Besides, whether it is investigating the illegal salt case It's still clearing up the debts, and there will only be more and more people who hate our family. What my father does is to benefit the country and the people. If I sit up straight, I don't need to shrink back. I will always be passive and defensive wherever I go. attitude.

If I show my timidity, more and more people will come up to pester me.If you solve it all at once, let the restless people know that I have my edge. "Offense is always the best defense.

I have my edge.If these words were spoken by other girls in their early eight years old, Lin Ruhai would only feel that children imitate adults and are not afraid of flashing their tongues.But when Daiyu said these words, Lin Ruhai didn't find it ridiculous at all.

Does Daiyu have a sharp edge?Daiyu has always been sharp, and Lin Ruhai has a deep understanding.Even if she doesn't deliberately show her sharpness many times, the dazzling brilliance is always there.In this way, it is true that it will be done once and for all to shock the villains outside who are eager to try.Otherwise, wouldn't it be possible that the open and aboveboard family wouldn't dare to go out?

Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "Yu'er's words are very true. Go straight on the road and be ashamed of your heart. But..." Lin Ruhai hesitated for a moment, and still expressed his doubts: "Madam and Yu'er feel that what happened today is Is it purely the aftermath of clearing the accumulated debts, or is there another reason?"

Jia Min asked suspiciously, "Any other reason? We just came to Beijing, and we have never offended anyone in private matters."

But Daiyu also had doubts once, so she asked: "Mother, do you still remember that the first time we entered the palace after entering Beijing, we stayed in the Changkang Palace of Concubine Zhong for a long time. At that time, I suspected that Concubine Zhong looked at me so carefully. , but have other ideas about my marriage."

Jia Min laughed and said: "We have three daughters in our family now. Your two older sisters haven't married yet. Whoever mentions you will be blocked by me. It's too early to make up your mind about your marriage. Besides, whose family Talking about marriage, I don’t expect the girl’s family to have a good reputation. If Yu’er hadn’t responded well today, the reputation of not studying and not being talented would be attributed to Yu’er. If there is intention to get married, who would do such a wicked thing?”

Lin Ruhai smiled and said: "Ma'am, what you said is wrong. Based on our Yu'er's appearance and background, if we want to talk about relatives, we must not be relatives of the emperor, or a good relative with all corners. But today's matter, if Yu'er did not respond in time, it would be a little bit worse. If it hurts your reputation, our family has to choose a son-in-law who is slightly worse."

Jia Min was furious after hearing this: "Who is so shameless! For a girl's family, getting married is the second reincarnation, and the rest of the life depends on it. Can you expect them to treat Yu'er well in the future?"

After a short pause, Jia Min said again: "Yu'er, did you just say Changkang Palace?" This time, Jia Min became more sullen: "Could it be that Yu'er is a dignified daughter of a minister, who does Little Concubine Zhong want Yu'er to be for?" Concubine can't do it?"

Little Concubine Zhong has a son and a daughter. The Ninth Prince is not only much older than Daiyu, but also married a long time ago. Now that she has children, how is this a good match?Besides, it is absolutely impossible for Shang Shu's daughter-in-law to be the prince's side concubine, unless the Shang Shu's daughter has a bad reputation.

But Lin Ruhai shook her head and said: "Ma'am, I'm thinking about it, but it's not about this matter. For a family like us, Yu'er would not be able to be a concubine for others. If Yu'er's guess is right, I'm afraid it's for others."