The Untouchable Daiyu of the Red Chamber

The capital city at the end of the year is lively, almost every day there are banquets held in different mansions, so it is the day of the palace banquet.

This time at the palace banquet, apart from Lin Ruhai and his wife, one son and three girls of the Lin family also got invitations.

The Lin family put on makeup according to their grades early in the morning, each brought an attendant, and entered the palace in three cars.Lin Ruhai and his wife, Lin You, three sisters, and servants, and Lin Ruhai's Chang Sui drove the horses directly in front.

There is nothing else to describe this trip except that the gorgeous carriages are connected to each other along the way, which is extremely lively.Only when she got out of the car, Daiyu always felt a gaze staring at her group.Those who have been in the military are always particularly keen on this aspect.

But Daiyu felt that it was difficult to find the source of the eyes of so many people today, so she simply pretended not to know, got out of the car with normal expressions, and entered the palace according to the procedure.

Perhaps it was because the two sisters Daiyu had warned Concubine Zhong before, although the procedures of this big banquet were cumbersome, the procedures were orderly and there was nothing wrong with it.

To be honest, even if Concubine Xiao Zhong was held back by the two sisters Daiyu and did not dare to play tricks at the palace banquet, Concubine Zhong prayed a hundred and eighty times in her heart, hoping that there would be some trouble at the palace banquet.Otherwise, the first time I presided over a palace banquet, I ended up frightening the orphans of Zhongliang to "let me deal with it"; it was the first time Lin Qing assisted in a larger year-end banquet, and it was smooth and smooth, not to mention anything else, just talking about a national palace banquet Paying attention to good omens, Concubine Zhong is getting farther and farther away from regaining the right to assist the Sixth Palace.

Little Concubine Zhong realized again: Although girl Lin has some adventures, her own wisdom is not comparable to that of ordinary people. Even if there is a water wave in her hand, she is nothing in front of Lin Daiyu.What's more, there is Situ Zhuo at the East Palace.

That does not work!

Both Changkang Palace mother and son were aware of this problem. Early the next morning, when the Ninth Prince entered the palace to pay his respects, he mentioned it to Concubine Zhong.

Concubine Xiao Zhong naturally knew that this was not going to work, but now no matter what moves she made, it seemed that Lin Daiyu would count them out in advance. Concubine Zhong didn't know how to fight this kind of war that was comparable to the enemy's darkness.

I only heard the Ninth Prince say: "When the Lin family entered the palace today, my son specially went to take a look at the girls of the Lin family. They are so powerful. I saw it when the Lin family got off the car. Needless to say, the youngest one is Lin girl. , and there are two thirteen and four-year-olds, there must be Su Lan in them?"

Concubine Zhong straightened up vigilantly and said, "Emperor, what do you want to do?"

The Ninth Prince said: "My lord and prince, I promise to take the position of Su Lan's side concubine, and I will not humiliate her. I heard that the concubine mother said that Su Lan's actions a few times, although she is not as agile as Lin Yatou, but when Lin girl moves, she immediately If you can reflect it, you can be regarded as a very smart woman. If she is brought here, not to mention better than Miss Lin, at least if there is any movement from Miss Lin, we can respond in time."

Little Concubine Zhong pondered for a while, and said: "Emperor's son, there must be a prerequisite for this method. Then the Su family will help you wholeheartedly, and you can't force it at all. Otherwise, she and Lin's daughter will cooperate with each other, and it will be harmful to our plan. Don't forget In addition to the Lin family's kindness to Su Lan, she is also Su Hanshan's daughter. Su Hanshan is noble at best, but stubborn at worst. Back then he could risk his life and fight Zhen Yingjia; now if his daughter With his temperament, it is not easy to provoke."

The Ninth Prince fell silent after hearing this.

To be honest, since Lin Ruhai entered the capital, the Changkang Palace has been constrained by the two girls of the Lin family. Today, given the opportunity, the Ninth Prince wanted to take a look at how sacred the daughter of the Lin family was.But when the Lin family daughter got off the car, the Ninth Prince was shocked by the appearance of the Lin family daughter.Thinking about the astonishing talent of the girl from the Lin family, the Ninth Prince was under 23 years old at the time, so it would be a lie to say that he was not attracted.

Although Lin Daiyu was born well, she was still a child, and she was the daughter of the Lin family. The Ninth Prince also knew that no matter Lin Daiyu's status or the position of the Lin family, it was impossible to win over Lin Daiyu as a side concubine.Su Lan is different, in terms of wisdom, she is only slightly inferior to Lin Daiyu, in terms of appearance, Su Lan is in the age of cardamom, and she is already very charming.As for the other adopted daughter of the Lin family, although she was born well, she is not well-known, and she should be inferior to Su Lan in terms of wisdom.

Originally, the Ninth Prince gave birth to Nasu Lan's idea, but he didn't know whether it was because Su Lan was more talented or more beautiful.Now being splashed with cold water by Concubine Zhong, the Ninth Prince said: "I also feel that these days are too passive, so I made such a bad plan. If the concubine mother feels bad, then choose another concubine."

It is not easy for a prince to have four side concubines.If the promise to Su Lan really backfired, it would be better to win over other big families, or concubine daughters or prostitute daughters, which would be a good choice.It's just that it will be difficult to find such intelligent girls as Lin Daiyu and Su Lan.I don't know why, but the most beautiful girls in the world are all born in the Lin family.

Little Concubine Zhong is not stupid, and besides, she was the one who gave birth to the Ninth Prince, so little Concubine Zhong can tell what kind of Xiao Jiu Jiu is in her own son, so she sneered and said: "I have seen a few girls from the Lin family, all of them are Stunning beauty, it's only natural for you to like it. But Huanger, it's not the time to be in love with color. One day, when something big happens, so what if you bring all the girls from the Lin family into the harem? Don't mess around with your love for color now. "

The Ninth Prince was upset by Concubine Zhong, nodded and said: "Concubine Mother, I understand."

Little Concubine Zhong sighed and said: "Today is a great solar term, the emperor should go back to rest earlier." The Ninth Prince should be.

Looking at the Ninth Prince's back, Concubine Zhong lost her mind: If she was supposed to be successful, how can she get rid of Situ Zhuo and Lin Daiyu?

Regardless of how the Changkang Palace mother and son are doing this year, the Lin family is very relaxed and happy.After returning from the palace, he changed into homely clothes, asked his servants to serve a light meal that had been arranged earlier today, and the family gathered around the table to eat.

Although the palace banquet was grand, and the dishes were all first-class dishes, but because there were too many preparations, many dishes were cold when served, and besides, few people had the nerve to bury their heads in eating on such occasions.Daiyu had expected this a long time ago, and before going out, she ordered the family to prepare light and nutritious dishes, and after returning from the palace banquet, eat some while it is hot.

Although it is very tiring to enter the palace to receive a banquet, the annual New Year's Eve cannot be delayed. After the family re-eats, they gather together to talk, waiting for the end of the year to say goodbye to the old and usher in the new.

Speaking of today's palace banquet, Jia Min said with a smile: "With Yu'er and Lan'er in our family, we really have thousands of troops. This calmness not only corrects the position of the Governor of Guangdong and Hai, but after this time , I am afraid that the crown prince concubine's power in the palace has been firmly secured. At today's palace banquet, there really was nothing wrong."

Lin Ruhai said: "The art of war means that those who are good at war have no great achievements. I know what this sentence is true after seeing and Yu'er's dizzying skills in the position of Governor of Guangdong. How important is military power in one place? How fierce the competition is, in the end Yu'er took it down with one soldier. Even if she helped the eldest sister win the power to control the harem, Yu'er and Lan'er also contributed a lot."

Su Lan hurriedly smiled and said: "I don't have any credit, but I don't hold Yu'er back."

Speaking of this, Lin Ruhai suddenly asked: "These days, you have often visited the harem, how does Concubine Zhou treat you?"

Situ Zhuo was responsible for the matter of wooing Concubine Zhou. Although Daiyu had the foresight to foresee it, she only told Lin Ruhai about it.Jia Min and other children did not know the inside story.

Jia Min was somewhat puzzled, and said: "Before when we entered the palace, Concubine Zhou treated us politely, but I could feel the indifference inside and outside the words. But this time when we entered the palace, Concubine Zhou treated us differently. Ease. Is there something else going on here?"

The three children of the Lin family can always get a lot of insights and inspiration from this kind of concluding discussion.Lin Ruhai simply stopped talking and let the three children think for themselves.In this respect, Yinglian is slightly inferior. Although Lin You is small, it is also the genes of the Lin family. Since he learned from Mr. Lu, he has improved by leaps and bounds. He and Su Lan have pieced together a lot of the truth.

Lin Ruhai will also remind some children of their past because of their young age, such as the incident of the third prince falling off a horse.Su Lan and Lin You also started with Mrs. Baolinghou's illness, and then contacted Lin Ruhai's reminder, so they were naturally close to the truth.

But after reasoning for a while, Su Lan found something was wrong, she frowned slightly and asked, "But every time we go to Fengzao Palace to greet you, I always go together, and I didn't find that Yu'er reminded Concubine Zhou Gui what?"

Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "After the death of Imperial Physician Hu, King Ruijun went to the Imperial Hospital to check the medical record of Imperial Physician Hu over the years."

Although the Lin family did not allow servants to attend to such conversations, Yuan was not afraid of spreading any rumors.But when it comes to discussing royal matters, the Lin family will avoid speaking too bluntly, and only talk about the facts, to the point.

Of course, based on the intelligence of the Lin family's children, even Yinglian was able to react.As for what they understood, it didn't matter whether the person who changed Concubine Zhou's attitude was Situ Rui or Situ Zhuo.Just tell them that four or two can still be used in this way.As for how much you can comprehend, it depends on your talent.

After talking about it for a while, the ion time was getting closer, and the family went to the yard, first they took out small firecrackers and played with them.As the time of day was getting closer, I started to order the big ones.

The bustle is really lively and deafening, and the smoke is also really smoke, full of smoke and dust, the air is full of sulfur smell, choking people to tears.However, the whole capital is full of excitement, and the sound of firecrackers can be heard one after another in the neighbors and houses.After the twilight, it is a new year.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, there was a custom of not being allowed to sleep in late. Although Daiyu felt that there was no scientific reason for this taboo, she got up early.

First, after washing up, I went to the parents' room to say hello, and then I accepted the greetings and blessings from the servants of the whole family, distributed the New Year's purse, and then started to have breakfast.

Originally, according to the custom, the first day of the new year was spent by the family together, and it was only on the second day of the new year that each family began to walk around.But in the early afternoon of the new year, Situ Zhuo came to Lin's house.

Ever since Situ Zhuo suggested to Situ Rui, asking him to check Dr. Hu's previous visit records after his death, Situ Zhuo couldn't hide the truth anymore, and of course Situ Zhuo couldn't hide it anymore.Originally, he had a very good relationship with his mother, concubine and elder brother, so don't hide these things for a long time, let Lin Qing's mother and son find out by themselves, instead, they are paranoid.

Now that he no longer hides his outstanding ability, it is only normal for Situ Zhuo and the Lin family to get closer.How capable Lin Ruhai is, all civil and military officials in the court know, Situ Zhuo has always used the pretense of asking his uncle for advice, and even Emperor Taizong supported him.

Situ Zhuo didn't stay at Lin's house for long, and of course he brought homework to ask for advice, but the most important thing was to pass a word to Daiyu.

It was still Lin Ruhai who brought Daiyu and Situ Zhuo to the study room and sat down as guests and hosts. Situ Zhuo said: "I have nothing important to do today, but my uncle and his party entered the palace yesterday. Uncle Jiu's sedan chair stopped when we got off the car." It's not far away. After my uncle, aunt, cousin, and cousin all got out of the car and left, Uncle Jiu entered the palace in a sedan chair."

The Ninth Prince is the prince, and Lin Ruhai is the courtier. The courtiers have their own stables for their carriages and horses, and the prince's sedan chair can be carried directly into the palace, and there is another parking place.

Wisdom is like a forest like a sea, and he couldn't figure out what the Ninth Prince's intention was for a while.

Daiyu pondered for a while, and said: "When Weidao got off the car yesterday, I always felt that someone was watching us. Thank you, little prince, for reminding me."

Situ Zhuo smiled and said: "It's not a big deal. Now that I know it, I have to come and talk to my cousin. I thought, Uncle Nine often goes to court, so he is very familiar with uncle. Yesterday he made a special trip there to see if uncle and aunt were okay. It is very likely that Brother Yu is still young, and it is unlikely that he made a special trip to see Brother Yu; then he is probably waiting to see his cousins. Although I don't know what his purpose is, it is good to say something. "

Both Lin Ruhai and Daiyu didn't think about what the Ninth Prince was looking at, Daiyu said, "Maybe he just came to see what his opponent looks like."

Lin Ruhai and Situ Zhuo felt that this was probably the case, and nodded.

Situ Zhuo didn't stay at Lin's house for too long, he played for a while, asked Lin Ruhai for his homework, made notes, and then went back to the palace.Since Situ Zhuo exposed his abilities, the number of guards on the trip has increased a lot.

After sending Situ Zhuo away, Daiyu said to Lin Ruhai: "Father, pay attention, if there are outstanding children, it's time to arrange a marriage for the two sisters."

Lin Ruhai realized in an instant, and said, "Impossible. Although Lan'er is only my adoptive daughter, brother Han Shan was already a member of the third rank when he was alive, and Lan'er was born in a scholarly family. How can she be a side concubine? As for Yinglian, Although she is also our daughter, it is of little value to Changkang Palace."

This is a very real problem. Daiyu doesn't like being special. The three daughters of the Lin family spend the same amount of money at home, but the three of them have different identities in the eyes of the world.There is also a huge gap in the political bonuses that the three daughters of the Lin family will bring to their in-laws after their marriage.

Daiyu said: "If I were Little Concubine Zhong, I would never set my mind on our girls. But other than that, what else can the Ninth Prince look at? Father and mother, please tell me, there is one It's good to be prepared."

Lin Ruhai hummed, and said: "The little prince is really careful, but he is just a grandson of the emperor who is not yet under age, why are there so many people staring at every part of the palace?"

Regarding this point, Daiyu didn't want to understand it, but she knew that Situ Zhuo was a time traveler, maybe he had other methods.If Daiyu knew the identity and occupation of Situ Zhuo before crossing over, she would not have the slightest doubt about his intelligence gathering ability.

Since the second day of the lunar new year, there has been a constant exchange of banquets from various houses and prefectures in the capital. The Lin family has gone out and walked around, and also held a banquet to return the seats. There is nothing to record about these.It was rare for Lin Ruhai to have such a long vacation, so Daiyu proposed to go to the Muni Court to burn incense.

Lin Ruhai had already told Jia Min what Situ Zhuo had said before.Then the Lin family must be prepared.Leaving aside the matter of seeing each other for now, after all, Su Lan and Yinglian are both girls of the Shangshu Mansion now, so they still need to be reserved, and they always have to wait for others to come to propose marriage to appear dignified.

Then just in case, I have to discuss it with Miaoyu's uncle. If it is true that Changkang Palace has taken action, ask Su Lan to continue to lead the cultivation.

Miaoyu's uncle, named Dinghui, was originally a famous nun. After hearing Jia Min's explanation, she agreed on the spot.

In this way, the Lantern Festival passed, and the household department began to work, and Lin Ruhai became busy again.

A few days later, old Mrs. Baolinghou recovered from her illness, and the position arrangement of Zhongjinghou was also finalized.Shi Ding was punished for half a year, and he still went south to garrison Guangdong and served as the governor of Guangdong.

Half a year's punishment, return to the official position and reinstatement, this is almost the same as no punishment.But speaking of it, Shi Ding is really good as an official, because of transportation, communication and other reasons, the farther away from the border of the capital, the higher the degree of autonomy.Like Shi Ding, who has been in Guangdong Sea for many years and has managed Guangdong Sea closer to the imperial court, if he made a small mistake, he would be taken down. With such strictness, I am afraid that in the future, all the officials in the border region will be trembling , dare not let go and do it.

Another one is that the pilot project of sea trade has been carried out for half a year, and the results have been very good. When Shi Ding moved closer to Prime Minister Wen when he returned to Beijing, he had already expressed his loyalty to the imperial court. The next sea trade pilot project can be selected in Guangdong. The sea, the imperial court also has this consideration.

For major affairs in the court, it is most taboo to change the order from day to day.Now that the sea trade franchise has been launched, it is necessary to choose a state with good local governance and a stable society to continue to advance.

Before Shi Ding left, he made a special visit to the Lin family, first to express his thanks, and second, to send a piece of top-quality jadeite as a birthday present for Daiyu.

This material is not the same as the original stone. This piece of jadeite has been opened, and the skin of the stone has been rubbed off to reveal the transparent green jadeite inside.But the material is unprocessed, and you can make your own decisions on what kind of jewelry and stamps you want.

Daiyu's birthday was on February [-]th, and Shi Ding had already traveled south by then, so the birthday gift was delivered first.

Shi Dingdao: "It's good to have some pearls in Yuehai, but I think Miss Lin doesn't lack anything, and I don't want a few pearls. Guangdong Hai is not far from Yunnan, and I got a few pieces of good jadeite. Although it's not worth much, I think the girl will like it. I don’t want to thank you for your kindness, so I’ll give this material to the girl to play with.”

Recommending Liu Xing to treat Mrs. Cheng Engong's illness, that is the kindness of saving my mother.Shi Ding thanked him sincerely.

Daiyu took the brocade box, opened it, looked at it, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Lord Hou, Lord Hou has a heart. It's just that this gift is too expensive."

Both Shi Ding and Lin Ruhai were taken aback. Jadeite is now a popular gadget in the jewelry market. Because of its transparent texture and bright colors, it is also very popular among young girls.But in terms of preciousness, suet white jade is still the first choice for jade ornaments; if it is used for seals, Shoushan stone, Qingtian stone, etc. are also more valuable than jadeite.Emerald is in a noble family, so it can't bear the word "precious", but it is suitable as a birthday gift for a little girl like Daiyu.

Daiyu didn't explain either.In later generations, the price of jadeite is getting higher and higher, and the price of a top-quality Zhengyang green bracelet has even reached eight | nine figures.This piece of top-quality material can be used to make several pairs of bracelets and other gadgets. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is precious.

But since it was a birthday gift, Daiyu just accepted it.

And Shi Ding also started to pack his luggage for going south.He didn't bring many things back with himself, and he also had manpower, so it was easy to go back to the south.The main reason is that Mrs. Baoling Hou is getting old, and she has to travel far after recovering from a serious illness, so careful preparations are required.

Speaking of going south, Shi Ding discussed with his brother and sister-in-law that he might as well take Xiangyun with him.Zuo Xiangyun's reputation in the capital has been ruined, so it might be better to go south to do something else.

After Shi Nai and his wife told Xiangyun, Xiangyun really burst into tears and said: "I know, I have no parents, so you hate me. In the past, you pretended to treat me as your own, and other sisters Same, now that my third uncle is back, I finally don’t have to hide it, and I’m going to be sent to that southern barbarian land. Send me away, let me fend for myself, and everyone will be clean.”

Regarding the matter of educating Xiangyun, Mrs. Bowling Hou had a lot of headaches.Once the words are serious, people will carry out the words of the parents, and ask Mrs. Bowlinghou how to teach?He didn't get his reputation for being harsh on his niece for nothing.Shi Ding is willing to take Xiangyun away, and Mrs. Baolinghou can't wait for her.But looking at this posture, Xiangyun is unwilling to go south.

Mrs. Bao Linghou still persuaded patiently: "Grandmother is going south to recuperate. You are the eldest daughter of the first wife. It is also in your interest to be filial to your parents by your grandmother's side."

Xiangyun sneered and said, "Since it's a good thing, why don't you ask Xiangxue and Xiangbing to go? Aren't they also granddaughters of grandma? Are you willing? Sending people to such a barren place, and finding so many excuses." Then He just cried out: "Father, mother, look, what good is there in leaving me alone in this world? You might as well take your daughter and leave with you, leaving only the title clean!"

Xiangxue and Xiangbing are the two girls under Baolinghou's knees, and they are older than Xiangyun in terms of age.At that time, Xiangyun's father was weak and sick, and he had a daughter when he was over [-] years old. As a result, Xiangyun was still a baby, and the husband and wife passed away one after another.It was because of this that Xiangyun said something too much and did something too much. Baolinghou and his wife didn't care about her on the grounds that she was young and had a poor background.Unexpectedly, the more he doesn't care about it, the more left-handed Xiangyun's temper becomes.

Listen to what this is saying!

Mrs. Baolinghou felt aggrieved, Shi Ding only hummed softly from the side.

The people who came down from the battlefield were the generals who led thousands of troops. Just this soft snort was already so powerful that Xiang Yun didn't even dare to cry.

Shi Ding's tone was not high, but there was a submissive majesty in his words: "Is this how you bullied your uncle and aunt all these years?" Shi Ding directly used the word bullying.

Xiang Yun naturally refused to admit that he was short of energy, and said in a low voice: "How dare Yun'er bully the elders? Why does Third Uncle put such a big hat on others?"

Shi Ding was not angry, and still said calmly: "Threatening your parents and close relatives because those close to you will definitely let you go, this is not considered bullying, what is bullying? Even if you go back and bring your dead parents out, your uncle My aunt doesn't care about it, but treats you as a relative. If you are an outsider, who cares about you if you cry and die your parents? You can just laugh it off with a magnanimous smile;

You ask yourself, when you bring up your dead parents every time, are you sure that the other party will let you; and for the person you know will never let you, have you ever raised your dead parents once?Xiangyun, it's not that you don't understand reason, you are deliberately being unreasonable. "

Shi Ding said that Xiang Yun's face turned red and white, and wanted to refute, but Shi Ding had already continued: "Your grandmother celebrated her birthday that day, and you saw Miss Lin's beautiful and beautiful chapters at your fingertips. Do you think that with your ability Can you earn face back in the hands of Miss Lin? In the days to come, do you want to stay in the capital and never go out, and you will be ridiculed when you go out; You are Shi Xiangyun, who lost all face in Cheng Engong's mansion; when you arrive in Guangdong, you are Shi Xiangyun, a filial daughter who fulfilled her filial piety on behalf of her parents and abandoned her prosperity."

Xiangyun raised her head and looked at the third uncle's face. In fact, she was very afraid of the third uncle who was not angry and self-aggrandizing. She didn't want to leave the capital, except that she couldn't bear the prosperity of the capital.But Xiangyun has never heard such merciless and irrefutable words from others.

While Xiangyun was still organizing his words, Shi Ding added: "Also, in the future, you are not allowed to use your parents as bargaining chips, to blackmail one or the other, just to achieve your own goals." After speaking, Shi Ding got up and left.

He was willing to take her south for a girl's film, because of the sake of his deceased brother and sister-in-law, and also for the sake of other girls in the historian family.But if Xiangyun doesn't know how to praise, it's not worth his troubles.

On the eighth day of February, Shi Ding took his mother south, and Xiangyun finally followed.When Daiyu heard about this, she only smiled slightly. Shi Ding is indeed a person who can earn back his title, and he can see clearly in every aspect.

Xiangyun is now staying in the capital, and has no good future.But in terms of appearance, Xiangyun is not bad. When he arrived in Guangdong, he changed his temperament and became the governor's niece. She has a bright future.Of course, it depends on whether Xiangyun is willing to listen to Shi Ding's teachings.