The Warm Jade of the Red Chamber

As Jia Baoyu's favorite grandson, Xue Baochai gave him the best gift, and he himself was very happy, so he specially ordered someone to make a cabinet for the waterwheel, the first thing he opened his eyes every day The last thing before going to sleep is to take a glass of water and pour it down. You have to see the water flow through a cycle before you give up and feel at ease.

Xue Baochai's gift to the Sanchun sisters was three incense burners of different styles, but the incense burners were made very skillfully, at first glance they looked like flower baskets, and people who didn't know would never guess that they were incense burners. .

The incense burner is just one of the small ones, and the surrounding bowl-shaped openings are hollowed-out twig patterns. The shape of a circle is exactly the whole process of a flower from budding, budding, blooming, blooming, withering, and falling. If it's just like this, it can only be regarded as exquisite workmanship, but it can't be called novelty. The most ingenious thing is that there is a mechanism at the bottom of the furnace. , Let the furnace wall rotate, displaying a flower for a lifetime without stopping.

The three sisters naturally like it very much, and they can't put it down.Jia Baoyu always liked women's things, and thought they were the most delicate and refreshing, but he has a waterwheel, but he also loves this incense burner.Seeing that he really liked it, Tanchun said that he would give it to him. Jia Baoyu didn't want to take away people's love, but he really liked it, so he said to put the smoker in his room. If Tanchun wanted to use it, he would use it immediately. .

Although Xue Baochai did not take the gift for Shi Xiangyun, although the precious and exquisite gold, silver and jade ornaments were also very affordable gifts, compared with what Jia Baoyu and others received, it was obvious that the giver did not spend much thought.

In fact, it is no wonder Xue Baochai, the ingenious gifts she gave all had their origins, and it was with great difficulty that she got them. Before she left Jinling, she didn't know that Shi Xiangyun was also in Jia's mansion, so naturally she couldn't prepare any more. The same gift comes.

To express my apology, the things that Xue Baochai gave to Shi Xiangyun were also carefully selected. She can be considered to understand Shi Xiangyun's situation. Although these things are not fancy, they are definitely the most practical things. It is good for others to win over feelings.

The Xue family's mother and daughter came to Beijing this time, naturally they wanted something from the Jia family. For Shi Xiangyun, whom Jia's mother loves, Xue Baochai would never intentionally offend him, but she really didn't have any compatible ingenious things. There is a way to come up with another one.

But Shi Xiangyun would never appreciate Xue Baochai's kindness. She grew up in Jia's mansion, and because of Jia's mother's love, except for Jia Baoyu, the treatment she received was almost the same as that of Sanchun, and sometimes because of Jia's mother's love for her, Sanchun also wants to accommodate her.So Shi Xiangyun felt that she was neglected and underestimated. How could she accept this with her strong self-esteem?

Therefore, when Jia Baoyu and Sanchun were marveling at the waterwheel and playing with the smoker, she couldn't help but want to pour cold water on them, saying: "What's so strange about these playthings? Sister Dai'er, there are still people who can buy them directly in the lake. It’s a small boat that moves freely. I’ve seen it last time, and it’s very stable and fast on the lake.”

After hearing Shi Xiangyun's words, Xue Baochai's eyes flashed slightly, thinking of the sealed box that his father handed over to his mother, he couldn't help feeling a little panicked in his heart.

Xue Baochai took a deep breath, collected herself, and said with a slight smile: "The things I gave to Brother Bao and all the younger sisters are just playthings. How can they compare with the ones in the Prince's Mansion? The collection of the Crown Princess is naturally extraordinary."

Jia Baoyu and Sanchun didn't feel that Xue Baochai's gift was a vulgar thing. They had never seen such a strange thing before, so they comforted Xue Baochai repeatedly, and Jia Baoyu even winked at Shi Xiangyun again and again.

When Shi Xiangyun saw it, he became even more annoyed, and said, "You don't believe me!"

It's not that Jia Baoyu and Sanchun don't believe in Shi Xiangyun, it's just that they can't see what she said, and it's meaningless to discuss it. It's not as fresh as this real novelty.

When Shi Xiangyun's temper came up, he was also very stubborn. He decided that they didn't believe him, and wanted to prove what he said was true. He immediately went to Prince Chengke's mansion to bring the boat to them and give them a long-term insight. .

This is how Shi Xiangyun and Wang Xifeng's Prince's Mansion came into being.

"Sister Dai, just lend me the boat." Shi Xiangyun pulled Daiyu's sleeve aggrievedly, "I didn't mean to drag you into the water, but I really can't make them think I'm lying. Sister Dai, you Just help me."

Daiyu suddenly became embarrassed. If it was something else, it would be fine to give it to Shi Xiangyun, but this boat, according to Zhuang Yu, seemed to be made after the warship of the Dajing Navy. Part of the technology of military ship manufacturing is also related to military secrets, but it cannot be left outside at will.

However, if she directly said that she would not borrow it, and refuted Shi Xiangyun's face, fearing that she would be suspicious, Daiyu had no choice but to say: "Sister Yun, I accidentally dropped this boat a few days ago, and now it is a little unstable when it is launched. It's been a while since I took it out, so I can only wait for my father to come back and find someone to repair it."

Daiyu guessed that Shi Xiangyun was not a perverted person, and after a while, she would naturally forget about it, and then it was better to ask Zhuang Yu to put the boat away, and not to play with it casually.

When Shi Xiangyun heard Daiyu's refusal, his already thwarted self-esteem was hurt even more. Thinking about the consequences of returning to Jia's mansion empty-handed, he was afraid that people would laugh at her for lying, so he couldn't help blushing: "Sister Dai , even you won’t help me? Sure enough, you look down on me, right? I don’t have the love of my parents, so even with a little sympathy from you, it won’t last long, right?”

Daiyu couldn't bear Shi Xiangyun's grievances, but the boat really couldn't be borrowed, and she would persuade Shi Xiangyun again later, thinking about how to make up for it, and really didn't want people to misunderstand that Shi Xiangyun was lying.But Shi Xiangyun turned around and was about to run out. Wang Xifeng didn't have time to talk to Daiyu in the future, how could he want to follow Shi Xiangyun and leave like this?He hurriedly asked someone to hold Shi Xiangyun back, dragged her to sit down on a chair, and apologized to Daiyu: "Sister Yun has always been so straightforward, she speaks more outspokenly, but her words are unintentional, Shi Zifei, please don't be as knowledgeable as her." Wang Xifeng Seeing that there was no dissatisfaction on Daiyu's face, and her heart was a little wider, she also expected Shi Xiangyun's move, but she also took the opportunity to see that Shi Xiangyun was more casual with Daiyu, so that's good, it shows Shi Xiangyun and Daiyu's friendship is not bad.

Daiyu looked at Shi Xiangyun worriedly, then said to Wang Xifeng: "My cousin don't call me Shizifei, you can just call me Dai'er. Cousin and sister-in-law got married, I couldn't go to congratulate you, so please don't take offense to cousin. "

Wang Xifeng hurriedly said: "Don't blame me, don't blame me. I was so happy that I was so happy to be called my sister-in-law. So I asked Shi Zifei to call her sister Dai'er, and my family members became closer."

Daiyu was also happy to see Wang Xifeng's vigor, so naturally she had no objection.

Shi Xiangyun was pushed into a chair by Wang Xifeng and sat down, but he also remembered Jia's mother's instructions. Although he still turned his head and refused to look at Daiyu, he no longer ran out regardless.

Seeing that Shi Xiangyun had calmed down, Daiyu said to Wang Xifeng, "Dai'er has something to trouble my cousin."

Wang Xifeng said happily, "Sister Dai'er, please tell me."

Daiyu said: "I would also like to ask my cousin to go back to the house to testify for Sister Yun. The boat she mentioned is indeed in our house, but it is inconvenient to borrow it now. I have neglected to keep it, but it is not Sister Yun who lied. Also, please don't blame Sister Yun by mistake, everyone in your residence."

Wang Xifeng answered yes again and again, Shi Xiangyun also turned his head slightly, feeling better.

Daiyu is now living a happy life with almost no worries.In the palace, everyone from the father, mother and concubine to Zhuang Yu doted on her so much, so naturally there was no major trouble.And Yangzhou's father and mother would also write two to three letters to her every month, and even her younger brother Lin Ji wrote a letter with crooked characters, which made Daiyu extremely happy.

Because of happiness, Daiyu sympathizes with Shi Xiangyun, and feels that she is older than her, so she is willing to accommodate her, but some things involve principles, but they cannot be accommodated.

With Wang Xifeng as a guarantor, Shi Xiangyun was a little relieved about what happened after returning, but he couldn't borrow a boat to go back to convince Jia Baoyu and others, so he couldn't be happy for a while.

Shi Xiangyun didn't want to say anything, but he hit Wang Xifeng's arms, and immediately started talking to Daiyu enthusiastically.

Wang Xifeng has a sharp personality and is eloquent. He made Daiyu laugh several times while speaking, and he has a good impression of her.

After Wang Xifeng and Shi Xiangyun left the palace and returned to Jia's house, Shi Xiangyun was depressed, but Wang Xifeng was in high spirits.

Back at Jia's mansion, Wang Xifeng went to Jia's mother's room immediately, and told about the harvest of today's trip. Jia's mother was also happy, and felt that she valued Wang Xifeng well. This daughter-in-law is much more sophisticated.

Shi Xiangyun had been waiting for Wang Xifeng to be with him before he went to Jia Baoyu's room. With Wang Xifeng's testimony and Daiyu's own words, Jia Baoyu and others would naturally not doubt the authenticity of the boat that would move naturally—— Perhaps it should be said that they didn't doubt it before, but Shi Xiangyun had to borrow it for them to take a look because he didn't want to lose face.Seeing Shi Xiangyun return empty-handed now, several people believed in Shi Xiangyun again and again very considerately, but they didn't know that such a deliberate statement hurt Shi Xiangyun on the contrary.This made Shi Xiangyun, who used to laugh and scold the most unscrupulous, very depressed for two days, until he was taken back to the mansion by his uncle Shi Nai, because the school of Prince Chengke's mansion resumed his studies.