The Warm Jade of the Red Chamber

Not to mention that Emperor Chunyou was eager to return home, he hurriedly finished the spring festival, and then led the team back to Beijing.

Zhuang Yu and Daiyu got the news from the queen, so they prepared to go back to the palace two days in advance.

During the past few days in the palace, Daiyu lived with Zhuang Kewei, and she also loved this gentle and peaceful elder sister very much.It is a little bit reluctant to part now.

When the queen saw them reluctantly saying goodbye, she was amused and sad at the same time.Then she took Zhuang Kewei's hand and said: "Since you are so reluctant to part with Dai'er, when your aunt comes back, I will ask her to pick you up and live in the palace for a few days."

Zhuang Kewei was overjoyed, and hurriedly agreed.

Zhuang Yu and Daiyu returned to Prince Chengke's mansion. Although there was no master in charge of affairs in the mansion these few days, the servants of the mansion all settled down to their own affairs, and they were still in good order without any chaos.

When Zhuang Yu and Daiyu returned from the palace, they brought back a large number of gifts from the Supreme Emperor and the Empress, which was quite spectacular when put together.

Prince Chengke's son and his concubine are very much loved by the two successive emperors and the current empress. This has long been public news, but it is because there are no adults in the palace, so it is inconvenient to come to make friends.

On the second day, Zhuang Yu still went to the palace to study, leaving only Daiyu in the mansion, and it was a little deserted for a while.

Daiyu was originally a very patient person, and she didn't feel uncomfortable when she was alone.It's just that Huaji saw that the sun was shining brightly but not scorching hot, thinking that the flowers in the garden were all blooming, so he tried to persuade Daiyu to go to the garden to enjoy the flowers.

Qiu Qingyu often asked Daiyu to walk more and bask in the sun properly, so Daiyu listened to Huaji's words and went to the garden as she said.

Now is the time when spring flowers are blooming, and Daiyu's cheeks are more rosy and lovely.Hua Ji laughed straight from the bottom of his heart, secretly regretting that Xiao Shizi is not in the mansion, he really has no luck.

After all, Daiyu still has a childlike heart. Seeing the brilliant flowers and butterflies flying, she became interested for a while, and she and the maids around her fluttered the butterflies.

After playing for a while, a thin layer of sweat formed on Daiyu's face. Seeing Huaji, she hurriedly advised her to go back to wash and change clothes, so as not to get sick.

Daiyu readily agreed, but at this moment, the woman on the second door came back and said that the concierge had sent word that the Shijia girl was brought by her sister-in-law to visit.

Daiyu was a little surprised and didn't understand why Shi Xiangyun came to the house on this day. After all, she just came out of the palace. Even if she wanted to resume her studies, she would have to wait for Qiu Qingyu to go back to the house to rectify and rest.However, when Shi Xiangyun came to the door, Daiyu would naturally not disappear, even if she chose a strange time.

Huaji reminded softly: "Shizi Concubine should go change clothes first, freshen up, so as not to catch cold, but also not to be rude."

Daiyu naturally agreed, and ordered Shi Xiangyun to be taken to the flower hall for guests.Originally, when Shi Xiangyun came, it was also possible to ask someone to take him directly to Daiyu's yard, but Daiyu subconsciously did not do so.

In her room, there were many things that Zhuang Yu put in for her to play with. Among them were a few small boats, which would move by themselves when placed in the water, which was very miraculous.Although Daiyu was willing to share the good things with her little sisters, Zhuang Yu told them not to let them go outside, so when Daiyu didn't tidy them up, It is inconvenient to take Shi Xiangyun there.What's more, the visitor was Shi Xiangyun's sister-in-law, whom Daiyu had never met before, so it was inappropriate and disrespectful to bring people into the yard casually.It's just that Daiyu felt a little strange that she didn't hear Shi Xiangyun mention that her brothers from two uncles' families got married.

In fact, it was Wang Xifeng who accompanied Shi Xiangyun to the palace.

Before Wang Xifeng married into Jia's family, she had longed for this baby concubine.The grandeur of Daiyu's entry into the capital was very shocking. The military ships cleared the way and the official ships greeted her. A woman who can get this kind of dignity really has no regrets in her life.

It's a pity that Daiyu didn't show up at her wedding with Jia Lian, and it was at that time that Wang Xifeng realized that this little concubine and Jia's family were probably not close.

After a few months of marriage, Wang Xifeng hadn't seen Daiyu yet, her heart was getting colder, but she was very anxious, there was a huge relationship, but she couldn't get on, it was really uncomfortable.

But in Prince Chengke's mansion, Wang Xifeng didn't dare to come to the door rashly to make friends. He watched the delicious duck but couldn't eat it. In Wang Xifeng's heart, it was like a hundred cats were scratching.

This time, he finally found an excuse on Shi Xiangyun, and accompanied her to the palace.

To say that Shi Xiangyun was arguing that he must come to the palace to look for Daiyu this day, but the reason was just a child's temper tantrum.But Wang Xifeng couldn't bear to want to come, and Jia Mu found out again that Daiyu was the only master in this huge palace. Wang Xifeng came here to talk to Daiyu, or let Daiyu know her. Grandmother is thinking about her.Jia Min was not in the capital, if Daiyu was taught by Princess Chengke, maybe no one would have told her about the existence of the Jia Mansion.

And if Princess Cheng Ke was there, Wang Xifeng's words and deeds would not be so cheap.

So Jia's mother knew that Shi Xiangyun's temper was inappropriate, and she didn't want Shi Xiangyun to cause trouble for Daiyu, but she was persuaded by Wang Xifeng. Anyway, Shi Xiangyun just wanted to borrow a gadget from Daiyu for two days. It wasn't a big deal, even if Daiyu didn't agree, Shi Xiangyun wouldn't be blamed if he thought about it.

Shi Xiangyun has been lectured by Jia Mu Haosheng these few days, telling her not to offend Daiyu, and explaining to her the many benefits of friendship with Daiyu. He listened to it a little bit, after all Jia Mu is the best person in the world to her, how could he not listen to her instructions?Offending Daiyu is a trivial matter, and disappointing Jia Mu is a mistake that should not be made.

So Shi Xiangyun waited for a long time before seeing Daiyu come out, and suppressed his dissatisfaction, and even saluted Daiyu respectfully, which surprised Daiyu.It's not that Shi Xiangyun doesn't understand etiquette, it's just that in the past Daiyu was accommodating to her, and she gradually relaxed herself. Even if she didn't forget to salute, her movements were often very casual, unlike today, although she may not be so humble and respectful, but Also half a thread is good.

Wang Xifeng also saluted with Shi Xiangyun, looking at the girl in front of her who was not as tall as her waist, but possessed an extremely noble status, and not only was her status high, even her holy favor was a real deal.Wang Xifeng couldn't help being envious, and she wanted to build a good relationship with Daiyu more and more urgently in her heart.

After listening to Wang Xifeng's self-introduction, Daiyu realized that Shi Xiangyun's sister-in-law was just a cousin.Speaking of which, she was also her cousin. On the day Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian got married, Daiyu and Zhuang Yu even secretly went out of the mansion to visit, but they didn't visit the door in person.

When we met today, Daiyu felt a little embarrassed, and treated Wang Xifeng a little more affectionately.

It was also the first time for Wang Xifeng to see Daiyu, and she was secretly amazed by her appearance and character.She originally thought that she was already pretty, and that the Jia family's four springs were rare in the world, but now that she saw Daiyu, she found that they were all compared.Although Daiyu is still immature now, it is not difficult to see how she will be a country in the future.Speaking of which, probably only Xue Baochai, the daughter of my aunt who married into Xue's family in Jinling, can compare with her.

Naturally, Wang Xifeng wanted to praise Daiyu a few words, but just after a few words of praise, Daiyu couldn't help but blush, feeling embarrassed.It's not that I haven't heard such words in the past, but Qiu Qingyu was present at the time, and the words of praise were mainly for Qiu Qingyu, and Daiyu was just a little shy.But now Wang Xifeng praised her face to face, inevitably felt uncomfortable, so he could only speak modestly, and asked Shi Xiangyun instead to change the subject.

"Sister Dai." After the salute, Shi Xiangyun couldn't hide his worry and showed an angry expression on his face, "You must help me this time."

Daiyu and her little sisters study together on weekdays, and they are casual with each other. Regardless of their status, they are all called sisters, so the rest of them don't call her the imperial concubine, but only call her sister Dai'er, and only Shi Xiangyun compares her. Since she was young, she was called sister.

Daiyu was only a few months older than Xiangyun, and she herself was just a baby, but compared to Shi Xiangyun, she was much more stable. Seeing Shi Xiangyun's angry face, she wondered, "What's wrong?"

When Shi Xiangyun was asked by Daiyu, thinking of the purpose of his trip, he poured beans into the bamboo tube and told the experience of the past few days.

It turned out that on the second day Shi Xiangyun lived in Jia's house, Jia's house welcomed a few guests. They were the second wife, Mrs. Wang's natal sister. Xue Wang, who married to the Xue family in Jinling, brought her daughter to the capital to visit relatives.

The Xue family naturally has a house in the capital, but they haven't lived there for many years, but it needs to be refurbished.Mrs. Wang asked Jia's mother, and then left Xue's mother and daughter to live in Jia's house.

Aunt Xue's daughter is named Xue Baochai. She is eight years old this year.

Jia Baoyu loves a clean daughter's house the most. Now that he sees a strange elder sister for the first time, and she is born with a beautiful face and fair skin, all his heart is thrown on this new elder sister.For a while, Shi Xiangyun was left in the cold, and kept talking about "Sister Bao is long" and "Sister Bao is short" all day long.

Xue Baochai is only eight years old, still in her middle age, but she already behaves dignified, gentle and honest, making it difficult for people to feel bad for her.And Aunt Xue is the mistress of the wealthy Xue family who is "pearls are like earth and gold is like iron". Her husband Xue Jun is in the prime of life and makes money every day. Aunt Xue is naturally very generous. After entering Jia's house, he distributed money and gave gifts, and soon won the love of most people in Jia's family.

Shi Xiangyun was originally the only girl living in Jia's mansion, because Jia's mother dotes on her, who doesn't think highly of her?Now that others are stealing the limelight, and she is an orphan, she can only get two or two months of money every month, how can she give out money to the servants like Xue's mother and daughter?When there was no comparison, Shi Xiangyun was the ancestor's preference, but now when compared with Xue's mother and daughter, Shi Xiangyun looks shabby.

In this way, seeing Xue Baochai being loved and protected by her mother, Shi Xiangyun felt more and more pitiful about her life experience, coupled with Jia Baoyu's performance, made her even more angry and wronged.

But at this time, Xue Baochai also gave Jia Baoyu and Sanchun the same meeting gift, which did not leave behind Shi Xiangyun, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that the gifts Shi Xiangyun, Jia Baoyu, and Sanchun got were not equally well-prepared, but rather improvised. of.

Although the gifts that Xue Baochai sent were only small gadgets, they were exquisitely crafted and cleverly thought out, obviously they were collected on purpose.

Especially a set of wooden waterwheels given to Jia Baoyu. The material is Xiangfei bamboo. The most ingenious thing is the maker's mind. Just pour a glass of water into the high spout, and the water will flow along the water. The pipes made of bamboo flow down to drive the waterwheel, and the waterwheel can lift the water below to a higher place, so that there is a steady stream of water dripping down, and where the water flows down, there are silver pipes of different thicknesses. Arranged at the bottom, so that when the water falls, there will be slight and different sounds quietly. When you listen carefully, it looks like a piece of pure and spiritual music.