Daiyu of the Red Chamber raised a cat

After the beauty left, Daiyu stared at the shiny golden thing in her hand and asked Zhou Hang, "What is this?"

Zhou Hang took a look, "Hello Kitty!"

Suddenly he frowned, no wonder he always felt something was wrong.This hellokitty is different from ordinary ones, it is a... cat made of pure gold.It's about the size of a small man's palm, and looks very embarrassing.

Daiyu blinked and asked innocently: "What kind of cat is Hello Kitty? Why does it look...different from ordinary cats..."

"Hello Kitty is not a real cat, but a cartoon character from our time, which has been processed through art..."

Daiyu understood: "It's just like those cartoon villains you drew." She tilted her head and stared for a moment, then said: "This Hello Kitty is really pretty, Brother Hang, won't it be the same when you complete the evolution?" Want to be so shiny?"

"..." Zhou Hang collapsed, can sister Lin not mention the word "golden glitter", although it is rough, but it is also very earthy, okay?

Daiyu stuffed the golden Hello Kitty into her purse, and she accepted it happily.After doing all this, she raised her eyes and saw that Zhou Hang was staring at her, blinked, and asked innocently: "What's wrong?"

Zhou Hang: "It's okay, just take a look at you."

Daiyu pursed her lips, changed the subject and asked, "Brother Hang, is that lady just now your mother?"

Zhou Hang nodded: "If it is fake, it will be replaced."

Daiyu frowned slightly, thought for a while and said, "She is really beautiful and funny, I like her very much."

Seeing that Lin Daiyu had a good impression of his mother, Zhou Hang was very happy, and instead of pretending to be dead, he climbed up and grabbed Daiyu's arm: "Mom likes you very much too. She is so proud that she doesn't even smile at me." I was so gentle. But she smiled at you so gently and even gave you a gift, I'm going to be jealous."

"Do you have a deep relationship with your mother?" Although it was a question, it had a positive meaning.

Zhou Hang nodded: "I grew up dependent on each other since I was a child."

According to Daiyu's ancient thinking, men are the backbone and pillars of the family.Building a career and raising a family are what men should do, and women basically stay at home, doing things like husband and child, embroidering and cooking tea, socializing and so on.A family without a man is like a house without its pillars, it will not be stable.

Zhou Hang had no father since he was a child, and only lived with his mother. She thought he must have suffered a lot when he was a child.

Although Zhou Hang said that the world he lives in is different from this world, where men and women are equal, and women can also show their faces and earn money to support their families.But... a woman is a woman after all, who would be willing to show her face if she hadn't been forced to the point where she had no choice but to do so?

Thinking about it, Daiyu's admiration for Zhou Hang's mother arises spontaneously, she must be a great mother!

It's a pity that, separated by a different world, she can't take care of Zhou Hang and honor her.

Seeing that Daiyu looked at him with more sympathy, Zhou Hang couldn't help being puzzled.Then he hurriedly asked why, and knowing that Daiyu had misunderstood, Zhou Hang couldn't help explaining: "Actually, my life was not hard when I was a child. My grandparents had a family business, and my mother is also recognized as a strong woman. Many men were played by her." Going around. It’s not that I’m coaxing you, it’s the 21st century, I’m still a standard rich second generation, and I lived happily ever after when I was young.”

Daiyu's eyes are full of suspicion, no matter how rich you are, you don't have the support of your father!

Zhou Hang felt that Daiyu was not very good at explaining, so he simply changed the subject and asked Daiyu if she wanted any fruit, and he went to pick it.Daiyu didn't ask any more questions because of her face, but she suddenly remembered another thing.

"No, Brother Hang, how did Master Lingtang know about me?"

Zhou Hang stuck his head in Daiyu's arms, I didn't hear it, I didn't hear it, and expressed with practical actions that he didn't want to answer this question.How could Daiyu let her go so easily, and lifted her up by her neck, instead of continuing to ask, but staring at Zhou Hang, which means that we will continue to confront each other forever if you don't tell me.

Zhou Hang couldn't stand it anymore, so he had to surrender and bite the bullet to tell the story.He hadn't said anything for so long, and now he was suddenly asked to confess about the Dream of the Red Chamber, he didn't know how to speak.But when Daiyu asked, it was impossible for him not to speak.

"Good Yu'er, let me tell you, you have to promise me that you must not be angry, it's not worth getting angry about these things."

Daiyu only gave him an honest look.

Zhou Hang patted Daiyu's arm with his two little paws, "You put me down first, it's hard for me to talk when I'm being carried like this."

After the body was liberated, Zhou Hang found a suitable place on the grass and squatted down, and said slowly.One person and one cat sat opposite each other, one talking and one listening, all very serious.After a long time, Daiyu sighed and said, "So, we all live in a book written by Cao Xueqin?"

Zhou Hang nodded.

"If you hadn't come here, my father would have passed away when I was ten years old, and I would have become a helpless orphan, living in Jia's house?"

Zhou Hang nodded again.

"Second cousin will marry an ignorant and reckless man, and be tortured to death by him?"

Zhou Hang nodded again.

"Now, everything has changed. Daddy won't die, and I won't be killed by the Jia family. We'll all be fine?"

Zhou Hang nodded wildly.

"But..." Daiyu frowned, "Didn't you say that Cousin Yuanchun would become a noble concubine when I was ten years old, why, she is still just a female history?"

Zhou Hang thought for a while and said, "It affects the whole body, perhaps, the moment I recognize my father, everything is doomed to be different."

"Yes." Daiyu agreed.Asking Zhou Hang again why he didn't say it earlier, Zhou Hang said: "Since things have changed, Mr. Lin will be fine, and you will not be in Jia's house. I think it's good if you don't know these things. The more you know, the more There will be more troubles in time, I hope you can have less troubles and more beautiful things."

"But you shouldn't hide this from me." Daiyu said, "This is not allowed in the future!"

Zhou Hang hurriedly swore and swore that he would never hide anything from Daiyu in the future.

Seeing that his attitude was really sincere, Daiyu naturally let it go.Before hearing what Zhou Hang said, although she was far away from the people in the second uncle's room, she hadn't hated it to the bone.Listening to what Zhou Hang said now, thinking of the fact that Wang wanted to embezzle his own family property, he really hated him.

She decided that from now on, no matter who they are, the people in the second room should stay away.

Zhou Hang said: "Yu'er, don't worry, I will make those who bullied you pay the price."

"Yes." Daiyu nodded.She doesn't take the initiative to bully, but it doesn't mean she can be bullied.What about relatives, what about blood relationship?Blood relatives are going to kill her, can't she resist her ambition?

What the uncle said was very different from what Zhou Hang said, and Daiyu didn't know why it happened.But Daiyu remembered that the eldest uncle had helped her, so she was naturally grateful to repay her, respected him as an elder, and would try her best to help cousin Yingchun.

However, at the moment, there are only Li Zhao and Lin Ruhai in the Palace Council Hall.

Li Zhaoduan sat in the main seat, and Lin Ruhai sat in the next armchair and drank tea.Apart from Wei Xing'an, there was no one serving in the huge hall.Wei Xing'an stood beside Li Zhao, and Li Zhao stared at Lin Ruhai. Lin Ruhai was calm, at least on the surface.Under the gaze of the emperor, the hand holding the tea bowl did not even shake.

"Ruhai, tell me the truth, do you know the whereabouts of Boy Hang?"

Lin Ruhai put down the tea bowl, stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I really don't know."

"Not necessarily..." Li Zhao rubbed his chin, turned his head slightly, and his eyes showed that he obviously didn't believe it.

Lin Ruhai knelt down and said, "It's absolutely true, I really don't know."

Li Zhao sighed: "If you don't know, you don't know. I didn't say anything, why are you so scared?" Turning to Wei Xing'an, "What are you doing in a daze, why don't you go and help Mr. Lin up!" Wei Xing'an hurriedly trotted over, He helped Lin Ruhai up, and then helped him back to the armchair and sat down.

Li Zhao changed to a comfortable position and sat down, chatting with Lin Ruhai.Ask him how his family is doing, the New Year is going well, how is Daiyu recently, is she not cold or sick?Lin Ruhai answered each one truthfully, and his attitude was neither overly respectful nor loose, just like ordinary gossip.

Wei Xing'an held the chrysanthemum tea, and after Li Zhao drank it, he shook his head and said, "It's not fragrant enough." He asked Lin Ruhai, "Where do you get the chrysanthemum tea you often drink? It's better than this."

Lin Ruhai said: "I grow the chrysanthemum tea at my own home, so it is naturally incomparable with the tributes used. If your majesty thinks it is still acceptable, I still have some at home, and I will take it and present it to your majesty tomorrow."

Li Zhaodao: "You have several jobs, do you still have the time to do these things?"

Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "It's my daughter who likes to grow flowers and make tea."

Li Zhao sighed: "If that's the case, I will be blessed in the future." After speaking, he laughed.Daiyu will become a crown princess in the future, that is, his daughter-in-law. Doesn't the tea made by the daughter-in-law respect and honor him?

Lin Ruhai also smiled and said, "I congratulate Your Majesty."

Li Zhao shook his head: "You, you are still acting good when you get cheap."

Lin Ruhai said: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Li Zhao laughed again when he heard this, and remembered something.Among the new tributes brought in a few years ago, there were two top-quality Shu brocades with bright patterns and colors. One was given to the third princess, and the other was awarded to Daiyu.Now when Lin Ruhai mentioned Daiyu, he asked, "Does Yu'er still like that material?"

Lin Ruhai said: "I've already got my upper body, Yu'er can't like it. It's too..."

I want to say that His Royal Highness also said that it is very beautiful.As soon as he said a word, Lin Ruhai immediately realized that he had slipped his tongue, so he quickly stopped and changed his voice: "It's so beautiful..."

When Li Zhao heard the word "Tai", Li Zhao raised his eyebrows obviously.Later, Lin Ruhai changed his words, but he didn't expose it. Instead, he slightly hooked his lips and said with a smile, "Really?"

Lin Ruhai: "Your Majesty, I dare not speak nonsense!"

"Girl Yu'er likes it..." Li Zhao rubbed his chin and asked Wei Xing'an, "Go and see, is there any good material in the warehouse? Pick a few more and send them to Miss Lin, and ask for bright colors. Girls don't have to dress too plain."

Wei Xing'an agreed and went out, Lin Ruhai knelt down and said, "My daughter, thank you Lord Long En."

Li Zhaodao: "Don't thank me first, I really want to ask you for something."

Hearing this, Lin Ruhai was obviously taken aback.If the emperor asks him for the crown prince now, he won't be able to hand it over!

"Like the sea?"

The emperor's cry brought Lin Ruhai back to his senses, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is rich all over the world, why should I ask for anything from my ministers, I beg Your Majesty to be merciful, don't make fun of me!"

Li Zhaodao: "This is really not just for fun, what I want is only you."

"what?"

"Chrysanthemum tea!" Li Zhao kept looking at Lin Ruhai while speaking, and naturally noticed his relaxed expression when he heard this sentence.He said, "Otherwise, what do you think?"

Lin Ruhai said: "Chen Minger will bring the chrysanthemum tea."

Li Zhao also left Lin Ruhai for dinner in the palace. Before he left, he suddenly said to Lin Ruhai earnestly: "Aiqing, I handed the prince to you, and that is his teacher. He will be his teacher for a day and his father for the rest of his life." , not to mention that you are still the prince's father-in-law, you must help me teach the prince well and take good care of him."

Lin Ruhai returned to the mansion with a large number of rewards, the servants were happy, and Daiyu was relieved.But Lin Ruhai was worried. Judging from the emperor's various behaviors, he believed that he knew the whereabouts of the prince.But in this situation, it is not the time to tell the emperor.

Calling Daiyu and Zhou Hang, Lin Ruhai told them to be careful recently, especially when entering the space, so that they must not be spotted by secret whistle.

The two naturally agreed one by one.

Lin Ruhai asked Daiyu again how much chrysanthemum tea was left.

Daiyu said: "I just made some, but there are still more."

Lin Ruhai nodded, and said: "Pick some good ones and put them in a box, and tomorrow I will enter the palace for my father and present them to the Holy One."

Daiyu knew that she must have been thinking about it after the last time Sheng came to the mansion to drink, but she has a lot of chrysanthemum tea here, let alone the Holy One, even a few more people are enough to drink.Thinking about it, Daiyu said: "Dad, don't worry, my daughter knows."

Lin Ruhai nodded, seeing that it was getting late, thinking that Daiyu didn't rest well yesterday, so it is inconvenient to stay any longer, so as not to affect Daiyu's rest.But Daiyu stopped him and said, "Father, two aunts and aunts came to pay New Year's greetings to Daddy today, but unfortunately they came late and didn't see Daddy's face. My daughter accompanied me and talked for a while."

Lin Ruhai nodded, indicating that he understood.

After Lin Ruhai left, Daiyu opened the box that was bestowed by His Majesty the Emperor. In addition to the cloth, there were also many pearls and coral decorations, all of which were very delicate.After coming to Beijing for more than a year, she has received many such rewards, and Daiyu felt that she could even open a jewelry store.

Daiyu ordered the maids to collect the things, register them in the register, and store them in the warehouse.

Just as he was about to enter the inner room, a snow-white kitten wobbled in.It was one of the three that Yu Wan picked up. Daiyu called it "Xue'er", and the other one at home was called "Qiu'er".

Xue'er walked up to Daiyu, hugged Daiyu's skirt and yelled in a soft voice, so that Daiyu wanted to put down Zhou Hang and hug the kitten.

Zhou Hang was a little concerned about a certain cat's competition for favor, so he bared his teeth and growled ferociously.

Xue'er was frightened by his aura, she bowed her body and did not dare to approach her, her petite appearance was very pitiful, her eyes were even more pitiful when she looked at Daiyu, with anticipation in her fear, which made people feel unbearable.But the other one in her arms is still jealous, someone has turned into a cat, and her temperament has become self-willed and domineering, especially the possessiveness is very strong, so Daiyu has to take care of it.

Thinking about it, she called Hui'er: "Hui'er, come and see, is Xue'er hungry?"

Hui'er was embroidering a purse, when she heard this, she put down her work and came over, bent down and picked up Xue'er, touched her stomach, and said with a smile: "It must be hungry, I will feed it now."

Hui'er often takes care of the remaining two kittens, so Daiyu is safe to leave them to her.

In the space, Zhou Hang was soaking in the Linghu Lake, and Daiyu was sitting on the grass beside her picking scented tea.Zhou Hang swam in the water, and when he reached Daiyu, he saw that she had picked out all the big and good chrysanthemums in a small rosewood box, so he couldn't help saying: "You don't need to pick out all the good ones. , the chrysanthemums that come out of the space, even the worst ones, are much better than the top-quality chrysanthemums outside, and the emperor can't drink them. Just give him the rest, and keep the good ones for yourself drink."

Daiyu glanced at him and said disapprovingly, "How can that be done? Naturally, if you are good, you should respect your elders."

So he picked out the best scented tea very carefully, and handed it over to Lin Ruhai early the next morning, and Lin Ruhai sent it to the palace.On the second day of junior high school, Lin Ruhai and Lin Daiyu had to visit Jia's mansion, because Lin Ruhai entered the palace early in the morning, and when he came back, it was already a bit late.When we arrived at Jia's mansion, Yingchun and my uncle had already arrived for a long time.

In order to be able to evolve successfully as soon as possible, Zhou Hang hid in the space all day and stepped up his practice.

Lin Ruhai and Lin Daiyu visited Jia's mother first, and then went to visit Jia Amnesty together.

After seeing them all, Lin Ruhai was entertained by Jia She and Jia Zheng, while Daiyu talked with Xing Shi and Yingchun in Rongxi Hall, and Wang Xifeng accompanied them.Both Xingshi and Yingchun didn't talk much, but with Wang Xifeng around, the atmosphere was very active, and the room was full of laughter and laughter.

While he was talking, there was a sudden noisy sound from outside, and he could vaguely hear voices like "What's wrong with the elder sister?" "Go get the medicine!" "Go call grandma."Wang Xifeng heard the cry of the child and ran out.

Mrs. Xing also stood up anxiously, and asked: "Is it Miss Qiao? What happened to Miss Qiao? Come on, go and see, why are you crying?"

Said that she had already walked out, Daiyu hurriedly followed, Yingchun was also coming out, Daiyu held her down and said, "Sister is heavy, so don't get up, I'll go and see what's going on."

An anxious look appeared on Yingchun's face: "Sister Lin, go out and have a look, come and tell me!"

Daiyu nodded and said, "Don't worry, sister Qiao will be fine."

She had released her consciousness, saw the situation outside, Qiao Jie had a lump on her forehead, and some blood was bleeding.But it's not a big problem. Children's skin grows fast, so it shouldn't leave scars.Of course, if the water from the spiritual spring is used, there will be no scars at all.But the effect of Lingquan water is too heaven-defying, and Daiyu will not take it out unless it is absolutely necessary.Last time, the old genius doctor left a few boxes of ointment for scratches and scratches, and the effect is very good, so I can take them out and give them to sister Qiao.

Just as Daiyu opened the door curtain and went out, Wang Xifeng had already come over with Sister Qiao in her arms.Qiaojie's little face was flushed from crying, and her face was covered with tears, Daiyu hurriedly turned sideways and opened the curtain to let them in.

"My sister, what's the matter?" Sitting on the kang, wiping the tears from Qiao's face, Wang Xifeng stared at the people following Qiao, "This is how you take care of my sister!"

A woman in her twenties hurriedly knelt down and said, "Grandma Mingjian, it's not that the slaves are not dedicated, it's that Master Bao went too far, and such a young child can do it."

Wang Xifeng raised her eyebrows: "What does this have to do with Master Bao?"

The woman said: "The servants took the elder sister to play in the garden. Who knew that the second master Bao was chasing and frolicking with a few girls in the garden, saying that our sister was in his way, and if he pushed her, she would die I fell down and knocked on the cobblestone road, and my forehead happened to hit a stone, wouldn't it be broken?"

Wang Xifeng pursed her lips: "Baoyu is so big, is he still acting like this?"

The woman said: "Isn't it? With the old lady at his mercy, who dares to say anything? The servants just said a few words about him, and she said that we bumped into him, and she wanted to tell the old lady to drive us out! Grandma will Call the shots for us."

Wang Xifeng snorted, "With such a big family, how can a child like him kick out whoever he says, just put your heart in your stomach!"

Seeing how sad Qiao's son was crying, Xing's heart was also a little distressed. He touched Qiao's head, and she said worriedly: "Although this injury does not hinder anything, it is on the forehead. If there is a scar, it will be harmful to the girl. It’s amazing to say the least.”

She didn't say that this matter was more important, but when this matter was mentioned, Wang Xifeng became even more angry, and immediately wanted to argue with Jia Baoyu.

Xing said: "So what if you go, Baoyu is still a child, and the old lady protects him tightly, can you still beat him?"

"But my sister has suffered this crime for nothing?" Wang Xifeng said with red eyes, holding sister Qiao.

Xing said: "The most urgent thing is to hire a good doctor and get some good medicine to apply, otherwise there will be no scars."

"Where can I find a good medicine that won't leave scars?" Wang Xifeng raised her head, "I have pity on my sister..." Although he can't go to Jia Baoyu to argue now, Wang Xifeng has made up his mind to spread the matter to Jia Zheng's ears inside.My own sister-in-law can't discipline him, so can't my own father?

Yingchun was also in a hurry.She is about to become a mother, and she has a natural concern and liking for children. At this moment, she saw Qiao's forehead scratched, and the blood was still flowing out, and some of the blood had solidified into clots, sticking to Qiao's forehead, which was a little scary.This is nothing, the most important thing for a girl is her appearance, if there is a scar, it will affect her future husband's family.Even if she is married and has a scar on her forehead, she will be pointed at behind her back. How can a woman bear it?

Baoyu is also true, his push may have ruined sister Qiao's life.

The world is harsh on women. Women don't say how good they want to do, but they have to pay countless hardships if they don't tell jokes behind their backs.Just like her, although the husband and wife respect each other as guests, and the husband knows how to study and make progress, isn't there still a lot of unsatisfactory things?

Daiyu got up and said, "Second sister-in-law Lian, don't worry. I have good medicine for wounds from a genius doctor at home. It can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. After applying it, the wound will heal within three days without leaving any scars. I will let you know immediately. People go get it!"

"Is there really such a good medicine? Is it really effective?" Wang Xifeng looked at Daiyu.

Daiyu said: "I was injured much more seriously than Sister Qiao before, and there is no scar left after applying it. Sister-in-law, you will know it after you used it on Sister Qiao."

"With such a good medicine, it couldn't be better..." Wang Xifeng took Daiyu's hand and said sincerely, "My dear sister, how can I thank you?"

Daiyu said: "If you say another word of thanks, I won't give it!"

"Good sister, I was wrong, I won't say thank you." Speaking of this, Wang Xifeng forcefully forced a smile, and said half-jokingly: "My good sister is magnanimous, don't be as knowledgeable as me, just give me that good medicine." me."

Daiyu laughed and said, "You're embarrassing me again!"

Turning back to Zicuckoo, he said, "Go home right away and find the small box of huanghuali in my room. There are three bottles of ointment in it. You bring the one from the white jade bottle. Don't take it by mistake. Remember Remember!"

Zijuan took the order and left, and came back in a hurry after more than half an hour, and she really took a small white jade bottle in her hand.Daiyu took the white jade bottle and handed it to Wang Xifeng, and told her the usage and dosage. Wang Xifeng personally washed her hands and applied the medicine to Qiaojie.

At that time, sister Qiao was exhausted and fell asleep beside Mr. Xing.

Wang Xifeng carefully dipped in some ointment, and as soon as she put it on, Sister Qiao woke up, perhaps in pain, and started crying again.Daiyu was sitting next to Sister Qiao, and stroked her head with her hand.No one expected that Sister Qiao would stop crying after touching her.Daiyu told her that there will be a little pain when applying the medicine, but the wound will be healed after the pain is over, otherwise if there is a scar in the future, it will be ugly.

After listening to Daiyu's words, Qiaojie nodded half-understood, but obediently asked Wang Xifeng to apply the medicine.

After applying the medicine, Wang Xifeng was still jealous of Lin Daiyu.She said sourly: "In the eyes of Sister Qiao, my own mother is not as good as Sister Lin."

Before lunch, Jia's mother sent someone to pass the word, saying that there are distinguished guests visiting today, and there will be a big feast for everyone to eat at her place.In any case, Mother Jia is still the elder with the highest seniority in the entire Jia family, and everyone will give her some face when she says this.

So at lunch time, Mrs. Xing took Daiyu, Yingchun, Wang Xifeng and the others to Jiamu's courtyard.

The tables and chairs have been set up, but the seats have not yet been opened.Jia Mu, Wang Shi, Tanchun, Xue Baochai and others were all sitting and talking on the Hu bed beside them.

Jia Baoyu had been taught a lesson, and today he was very sensible and did not dare to approach Daiyu, but his eyes kept rolling on Daiyu's body.Daiyu just pretended not to see it, as long as he didn't take the initiative to provoke her, Daiyu would not want to talk to him today.

After the banquet, Jia Mu took the main seat, Daiyu took the first place on the left, Yingchun was next to Daiyu, and Xue Wangshi, Xue Baochai and others were the rest.As daughters-in-law, in front of their mother-in-law, Xing Shi, Wang Shi, Wang Xifeng, etc. can only stand and wait on her.

Jia's family pays great attention to ostentation when eating. There must be more than ten kinds of meat dishes, more than ten kinds of vegetarian dishes, as well as various side dishes and soups, but no matter the meat or vegetarian dishes, they are all very greasy.Daiyu was not used to it, so she didn't use much.

After the meal, Tanchun came over with a small plate of sweet-scented osmanthus cake, and said with a smile, "Sister Lin, I see that your food is not sweet, but it doesn't suit your appetite? I remember that you like sweet-scented osmanthus cake the most, so I asked the servant to go to the kitchen Take some, do you have a taste?"

Daiyu smiled and said: "You still remember what happened a few years ago, thanks to your intentions. It's just... the understanding will change. I don't like to eat sweet-scented osmanthus cakes now. Thank you sister Tanchun for remembering."

Tanchun was stunned for a moment, then he chuckled and said, "What does sister like to eat now? I'll let you get it from the kitchen."

Daiyu said: "Don't worry, I don't have much appetite right now, I'll tell my sister when I want to eat."

Tanchun laughed twice and walked away.Daiyu was bored sitting alone, Yingchun walked over holding Xiuju's hand and asked, "Sister Lin, what did the third girl tell you?"

Daiyu glanced at Xiuju, she had already pulled up her hair and combed it into a woman's bun.Seeing Daiyu looking at her, Xiuju smiled shyly, and Daiyu took off a jade bracelet from her wrist and gave it to her as a congratulatory gift.

Xiuju shyly took the bracelet, and after thanking her, she stood docilely behind Yingchun.

Daiyu then smiled at Yingchun: "Cousin Tanchun saw that I didn't finish my lunch, so she brought me a plate of sweet-scented osmanthus cake. I said I don't like to eat sweet-scented osmanthus cake now. Cousin Tanchun asked me what I like to eat, and she asked me Go and get it, girl. I'm curious now, why is Cousin Tanchun so nice to me all of a sudden?"

Yingchun smiled and said, "She treats you well, isn't she nice?"

If she has always been so kind to me, then of course it will be fine.The problem is that when I lived in Jia's mansion, this cousin didn't say anything, but she was jealous and hated and looked down on her in her heart.Now that he suddenly treats me so courteously and respectfully, it makes me very uncomfortable.

Daiyu lowered her head and said with a smile, "Of course it's good, I'm just not used to it."

Of course, she is not rare.

Yingchun said with a smile: "You are the future princess concubine, who would dare to treat you badly?"

Daiyu pouted, "Okay, Second Sister, come and make fun of me too! If it wasn't for the sake of your pregnancy, I would have twisted your mouth!"

Yingchun said: "So I have to thank the child in my belly?"

Daiyu gave a "hmm" and looked at Yingchun's stomach.Even after looking at it for a long time, she was still a little surprised.When she was in Yangzhou before she was six years old, she seldom went out because she was weak and sick.Later, when I came to Jia's mansion, there was almost no chance to go out.It can be said that she was ten years older, and this was the first time she observed a pregnant woman so closely.

Looking at Yingchun's belly, she was both surprised and apprehensive. Thinking that there was a child conceived inside, she felt amazing.

Jia's mother called Lin Daiyu to her front, and asked the emperor's longevity last time. When she entered the palace, she could see Yuanchun.Daiyu replied that she had seen her, and Jia's mother asked Yuanchun how he was in the palace and what he said.

Daiyu told her that Yuanchun is now very much loved by the Queen Mother, and is also very respected in the palace, and she is doing well.

In fact, what Mother Jia wanted to ask most was the emperor's attitude towards Yuan Chun, whether he had noticed Yuan Chun, and whether he wanted to accept Yuan Chun as his concubine.But Daiyu is just a girl who has not yet left the court, so it is really difficult for her to ask.

Until Daiyu left, she didn't ask any questions.

On the way back, Daiyu called Zhou Hang out and asked, "Do you think the Holy Majesty will accept Cousin Yuanchun as his concubine?"

Zhou Hang thought for a while and said, "I don't think so."

"Didn't you say that Cousin Yuanchun in the original book is some kind of virtuous concubine?"

"But the trajectory of things now is very different from the original book, so it's really hard to speculate."

Daiyu sighed, and said, "Forget it, let's wait and see what happens."

In a blink of an eye, it was the Lantern Festival again, and Lin Ruhai was left behind by the emperor again after the court meeting.Drinking freshly brewed chrysanthemum tea, Li Zhao asked Lin Ruhai, "Aiqing, do you think I can have fun with the prince during the Lantern Festival this year?"

Lin Ruhai thought for a while and said, "The Lantern Festival is a festival of joy for the whole world, so naturally your majesty and the crown prince are also having fun together."

Li Zhao stared at Lin Ruhai for a long time, then suddenly said, "The chrysanthemum tea you sent is really good."

Lin Ruhai bowed and said, "As long as His Majesty likes it."

in space.

"Hang'er, when will your evolution be completed?" Lin Ruhai asked anxiously.

A certain cat shook its head, indicating that I don't know either.

Lin Ruhai looked at a certain cat, then at Daiyu, and said, "You two get it done as soon as possible, or the Holy Majesty will come to ransack the house." Then he carried a hoe to pick his vegetables and flowers.

Leave Daiyu and Zhou Hang, you look at me, I look at you.

"Yu'er, is Master Lin angry?" A certain cat asked.

"It seems not." Daiyu was not very sure.

A certain cat raised its head, and said seriously: "Yu'er, although I don't want to become a golden cat, I will work hard to prevent your homes from being ransacked. But..." He paused, "Lord Lin is really worrying too much." , father will definitely not copy your home."

Daiyu laughed amused by him, let's not talk about whether the house was stolen, Zhou Hang's evolution problem should be solved as soon as possible.

The Lin Mansion has already started to decorate and buy lanterns everywhere.

Although many lantern riddles were posted as in previous years, without the strong support of the master, the servants had much less fun.The servants and women gathered together in twos and threes, discussing how lively and fun it was last year, wondering why this year the girl didn't ask everyone to guess lantern riddles, and everyone was happy even if there was no prize.

Someone else said: "It's not just our mansion? I heard that the excitement in the palace this year is not as good as last year's. Some people said that His Highness the Crown Prince's leg injury has not healed, the Holy Majesty is in a bad mood, and he might not come to Zhengyang Gate."

"It's really a pity. I didn't go out last year because of business, and I didn't pay homage to the holy face. I said that I must go this year, but who knows that the holy majesty will not come again."

One person said: "Don't listen to their nonsense, it's all gossip, it's a fool!"

Someone asked him: "Then you should tell me not to fool people!"

The man said: "I heard that the Dengshan Mountain at Zhengyangmen has already been piled up, and ah, His Highness's leg injury has healed. On the Lantern Festival, His Majesty will bring His Highness up to Zhengyangmen for the common people to pay their respects to." .”

"Hey, so I will be able to see our aunt at that time! I went there last year, but at that time I didn't know that His Royal Highness would become our aunt, so I didn't take a closer look. Now that I think about it, it's a pity. ..."

As he said that, the man shook his head regretfully.

"What uncle, it's His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" One person said.

Everyone laughed and said, "Isn't His Royal Highness our son-in-law?"

Not only the Lin family, but almost all the officials' families in the capital are speculating whether the prince will show up during the Lantern Festival.Zhou Hang was originally the prince recognized by Shengshang halfway, so he was easily suspected by others in his bloodline.Although the Holy Majesty said with certainty that Zhou Hang was his own son, it was still unavoidable for some people to discuss it.

Coupled with the help of the First Prince and the Second Prince, the rumors became more and more turbulent. Some people already speculated that the reason why His Highness the Crown Prince did not show up for such a long time was because the Holy Majesty discovered that the Prince's blood was not correct and wanted to abolish him.

No matter how everyone speculates, the preparations for the Lantern Festival are still proceeding step by step.

On the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, the emperor issued an imperial decree, saying that on the night of the 15th Yuan, he would bring the prince to Zhengyang Gate to enjoy the lanterns.

Five days can be said to be very fast.This year's Lantern Festival is still very lively, and the families of the rich and powerful are still closing the curtain early, waiting for the arrival of the holy car.The Lin family didn't enclose the land, let alone pull the curtain, Zhou Hang hadn't completed his evolution until the [-]th day, and Daiyu didn't even plan to go to any lantern festival that day.

Daiyu began to worry a little, the emperor had issued an imperial decree, saying that he would come with the prince.If there was only the emperor but no prince that night, wouldn't it be a breach of trust to the people?

As a king, the most taboo is to break the trust of the people.

That night, although Daiyu didn't go out, she kept an eye on the situation outside.

Hearing that Yu Wan said that the emperor had a prince beside him, Daiyu was very surprised, confirmed it again and again, and asked, "Is it really the prince, the same as Brother Hang?"

Yu Wan said that he sneaked into the crowd and took a closer look, and he really looked exactly like Zhou Hangchang, if he wasn't someone very close, he would definitely not be able to recognize him.

Seeing Daiyu's puzzled look, Zhou Hang explained, "It should be disguise."

"Disguise?" Daiyu tilted her head.

"It is to temporarily change one person's appearance into another person's appearance through certain means." Zhou Hang said while gesturing with his hands, "There are masters of disguise among the dark guards."

"I understand." Daiyu nodded.

Yu Wan was very busy that night, shuttling between the Lantern Festival and the Lin Mansion, reporting the latest news to Lin Daiyu and Zhou Hang.Where did Sheng Jia go, where did he get off the sedan chair, when did he start to climb the stairs, etc.

Yu Wan also said that the Holy Majesty was accompanied by two beautiful court ladies, one of whom was Jia Yuanchun.

This made Daiyu slightly surprised.

Yuan Chun has been serving the Empress Dowager for more than a year, but this time she appeared beside the Emperor, I don't know why.

Jia Mu, Wang Shi and others were overjoyed when they heard about this. The curtains of their house were on the outside, so they just joined in the fun, and they couldn't admire the holy face at all.In order to be able to see whether Yuan Chun was by the emperor's side, Jia's mother even huddled with the common people and stretched her neck to look up the gate tower.She was getting old, and her eyes were a little dizzy. After watching for a long time, she didn't see anything, so she had to withdraw and let the girls watch.

The mandarin ducks squeezed out from the crowd, shouting all over their faces, and Jiamu asked anxiously, "Did you see that Yuanchun is up there?"

Yuanyang said: "I see, I see, congratulations old lady, our young lady is indeed standing beside the Holy One."

Jia Muxi's old tears flowed freely, and she kept chanting Buddha in her mouth.