Daiyu of the Red Chamber raised a cat

Since the queen mother gave Jia Yuanchun to the crown prince, the second room of Jia's mansion lost contact with Jia Yuanchun.

This is not difficult to understand.At first, the Empress Dowager thought highly of Jia Yuanchun, and intended to promote her to serve the emperor, so everyone naturally gave Jia Yuanchun a high regard, and after judging the situation, they gathered around him and worked for him.Even the maids and eunuchs in the palace were happy to give this female official some face, hoping that Jia Yuanchun would benefit them by flying on a branch and turning into a phoenix in the future.What's more, Jia Yuanchun is also generous in his actions, and he often manages up and down, so he is naturally handy in handling things.

Later, the queen mother suddenly gave Jia Yuanchun to the prince. Obviously, the emperor was not interested in this beautiful woman, so the queen mother abandoned it.

Although the prince's status is noble, he is not as good as the emperor.

Although the crown prince is the future monarch in name, it is still unknown whether he will be able to ascend to the Ninth Five-Year position.Throughout history, although there are many princes established in the past dynasties, those who can succeed logically are only one out of ten, which can be said to be very few.Although the position of the crown prince is good, one person is below ten thousand people, but the high place is extremely cold. I don’t know how many people are staring at him. It is not easy to sit still and survive until the old emperor Bintian succeeds to the throne.

The queen mother gave Jia Yuanchun to the prince, although she had the idea that she would be lucky enough to be favored by the prince, but more often she was treated as an abandoned child, similar to exile.

Those people in the palace are used to exalting the high and depressing the low. Seeing Jia Yuanchun like this, who would still be willing to work for her?

The relationships that Jia Yuanchun had accumulated in the palace for many years were naturally lost. Gradually, it was no longer possible for her to send news outside the palace.

The second room of Jia's mansion made friends with many eunuchs, and they often went outside the palace to buy things.After hearing that Jia Yuanchun was in a bad situation, they would often ask them to send a letter to Jia Yuanchun in the palace. Most of them were ignored, and I don't know whether they sent it or not. If they did, there should be a reply. , but it has been so long, let alone a reply, not even a message.When I asked those who sent the letter, they all said that the letter was sent to Jia Nushi, but they didn't know why they didn't reply.

Later, one day, Jia Zheng and two staff members were drinking in a restaurant, and sitting next to them were several eunuchs who had come out to buy things from the palace.One of them was entrusted by Jia's mansion to deliver a letter. He would talk nonsense when he was drunk, and Jia Zheng could hear it clearly from the next door.

He laughed at Jia's mansion that there is no smart person, from the old lady to the young master below, they are all fools.Who doesn't know that His Royal Highness's Qilin Palace is now under strict management, and the servants are well-behaved and dare not make any mistakes. They have already dealt with several eunuchs and maids who passed letters privately. Who would dare to do these things now?He didn't dare to deliver the letters that Jia's mansion asked him to pass on to Qilin Palace, and they were still burned in the brazier.Poor people in Jia's mansion don't know about it yet, and they keep giving him money to inquire about news from the palace.

Everyone said, "That's how it should be. Now the Holy Majesty's party and government are not as good as the Supreme Emperor's. Who would dare to touch that bad luck?"

Jia Zheng was so angry when he heard this, that he realized that his family had spent so much money, all of which was in vain, and was being looked down upon secretly.But he didn't dare to go out to talk to the eunuch, and he was very ashamed when he was talked about his family scandal in front of several aides.At the moment, he had no choice but to pretend to be too drunk, and fell drunk on the table.

Several staff members hurriedly sent him back to the mansion, and after making sure that there were no outsiders, he told Jia Mu what he had heard.

Jia Mu was so angry that she almost lost her anger, but she was helpless, so she couldn't help thinking of Daiyu.She thought, Daiyu is the concubine appointed by the Holy Majesty, and the Empress Dowager often invites her to the palace for banquets, so it is better to ask her to contact Yuanchun.This is the first benefit, and there is a second benefit.Yuan Chun is now the Crown Prince's man, so he will have to live under the same roof with Dai Yu in the future.It is impossible for the crown prince to accept only one concubine. She wanted to let Daiyu and Yuanchun get along well. They are aunts and sisters, so they are naturally closer than others.In the future, if Daiyu wants to promote someone, it is natural that her cousins ​​are better than outsiders. Yuan Chun is familiar with the scriptures and is reasonable, so it is more than enough to be a side concubine.

What's more, she thought, Daiyu has always been in poor health, although I heard that she is a little tougher now, but she is just trying to bluff outsiders who don't know.She knew very well that the girl was born weak, and no matter how good the soup was, it couldn't cure her.With such a body, even if they become relatives, it may be difficult for their heirs.If Yuanchun could be the first to give birth to a son, he would be a grandson.Now that Shengshang is at its peak in the Spring and Autumn Period, it is less likely that the crown prince will succeed to the throne in ten years, but whether Daiyu's body can last ten years is still uncertain.In case Daiyu went away, who in the entire East Palace could compare with Yuan Chun's qualifications?Yuan Chun is also Daiyu's cousin, even because of this relationship, the crown prince will think highly of him, isn't the position of crown prince concubine easy to grab?

So, when the crown prince ascends the throne in the future, Yuan Chun will be the queen?At that time, Baoyu's status will be different. The younger brother of the queen and the cousin of the prince, do you still worry about the future?

She had a good plan, so she looked at Daiyu very eagerly, as if she saw the brilliant future of the Jia family.

Recalling that not long ago the Empress Dowager hosted a banquet for the daughter of an honorable official, and Daiyu also entered the palace for the banquet, Mother Jia asked Daiyu if she would meet Jia Yuanchun when she entered the palace.Unexpectedly, Daiyu was very disrespectful to her grandmother, and she shook her head without saying any polite words.Jia's mother was already a little unhappy, but thinking of the future of Jia's mansion and Baoyu's future, she suppressed this unhappiness.Daiyu's status is no longer what it used to be, and it will become more and more prosperous in the future. Jia's family can't offend her, they can only try their best to win her over.She thought, just take a step back and say that Daiyu has no relationship with Yuanchun, and she refuses to promote Yuanchun, or at least persuade her to praise Tanchun.She also stayed together with Tanchun for a few years, and the relationship was very close at the beginning.

Thinking about it, she smiled, still holding Daiyu's hand, and asked: "Don't you often enter the palace? Why, haven't you seen your eldest sister once?"

Daiyu still shook her head, and said slowly: "Grandmother, please. The eldest cousin is serving in the Kirin Palace. I am going to the Empress Dowager's banquet, so naturally I only walk around in the Empress Dowager's Palace. How can I see my eldest cousin?"

The implication is, grandma, what do you mean by asking this?Unless I, Lin Daiyu, ran around in the palace without knowing etiquette, or my cousin Jia Yuanchun didn't know the rules and wandered around in the palace.Otherwise, Jia Yuanchun and I have our own places to go, how could we meet each other?

Jia's mother's face was a little ugly, but she didn't get angry. Instead, she said to Xue Baochai and Tanchun, "Take your sister Lin to play." Then she turned to Yuanyang and said, "I got two new bags yesterday. What about the yellow peaches from the Ji family in Yangzhou? Take them out for the girls to taste." Yin turned to Daiyu and said, "The candied fruits in Yangzhou City are famous all over the world, and the Ji family is the most famous among them. You must be well aware of it, Yuer. ?”

Daiyu could only smile and said, "Grandmother is right. I used to eat it when I was in Yangzhou."

Jia Mu said: "Now that you have come to the capital, I'm afraid you haven't eaten for some days."

Daiyu nodded, and Jiamu said with a smile: "Yesterday, people from Zhen's family in Jinling came to visit and brought a lot of soil and objects from the south of the Yangtze River, including two bags of candied fruit from Yangzhou. I think of your granddaughter, who grew up in Yangzhou." I must like to eat this, so I kept them all. Yesterday Baoyu clamored to try it, but I didn't let him taste it. I said that I would let Yuanyang send it to you tomorrow, but you just came today."

Yuanyang laughed and said, "The old lady still can't figure out the reason!" When everyone heard this, they were a little puzzled, and Jia Mu said, "What's the reason? Come and listen!"

Yuanyang said: "What reason can there be? Doesn't this just mean that Miss Lin and the old lady have a good heart? The old lady just hid a good thing for Miss Lin here, and Miss Lin found it after looking for it. It's not because of the old lady's love Miss Lin. It is a great blessing for the old lady to have such a considerate and caring granddaughter." As she spoke, she walked over with a smile, and after a while, she took out two packages with a small tray of twined lotus flowers. Candied fruit comes.

The candied fruit is all wrapped in yellow paper, covered with a red seal and tied with a red thread.

Yuanyang put down the tray with a smile, untied the string deftly, and unfolded the paper bag, revealing the yellow and orange preserved fruit inside. Yuanyang smiled and said, "This is yellow peach." Bright red flesh, "Miss Lin, look, this is from hawthorn!" As he spoke, he pushed the bag of candied hawthorn to Lin Daiyu, letting her taste it, and said, "This candied fruit may be common in Yangzhou." things, but they are rare in the capital."

As soon as Daiyu smelled it, she knew that the candied fruit was indeed from the Ji family in Yangzhou, and she often ate it when she was in Yangzhou.When I arrived in the capital, it was naturally not convenient to buy in Yangzhou, but I didn't stop for a while.Because she has a lot stored in her space.Space is a natural fresh-keeping storehouse, where things are put in and taken out in the same way, and they will not be corrupted.

Compared with candied yellow peaches and hawthorns, Daiyu prefers to eat strawberries and apples.

However, just because she's not interested doesn't mean that others aren't.When Tanchun saw the candied fruit, her eyes lit up, she took the lead in twisting a piece, brought it to Daiyu's mouth, and said, "Sister Lin, please!" Then Tanchun smiled and took a piece and put it in his mouth.As soon as she made a move, Xue Baochai also made a move. Of course, both of them gave way to Daiyu very graciously.

Daiyu only ate two yuan and refused to eat any more, saying that she couldn't bear the acid in her stomach.

When Xichun saw that Daiyu didn't want to eat, she didn't eat either. Seeing this, Tanchun and Xue Baochai didn't want to eat too much.On the other hand, Sister Qiao is ignorant and innocent, she likes the sweet and sour taste very much, and eats a lot.Her nanny was afraid that if she ate too much and it would accumulate in her stomach, she would not allow her to eat more, and Sister Qiao still pouted and got angry.

There were more than half of the last two packs of candied fruit left, and Jia Mu ordered Yuanyang to pack them up, saying that she would bring them back for Daiyu to eat.Daiyu politely declined, expressing that it would be better for Qiaojie to eat for herself, so Jia's mother went along with the flow and said that it would be better for Qiaojie to eat.Qiaojie's nanny is a woman in her early thirties. She loves Qiaojie very much. Seeing that Qiaojie likes to eat, she has been thinking about where she can get these things in the future. Seeing the gift from Jiamu, she hurried forward to take it thank you.

Daiyu wanted to have dinner in the first room, but Mother Jia insisted on keeping her in the second room for lunch, but she couldn't refuse, so she had to obey.

Mother Jia has the habit of taking an afternoon nap, and Daiyu is here today, so she can barely pull herself together to talk to Daiyu.However, elderly people have limited energy, and after a while, they lie on the kang and feel sleepy.The servant girl saw it, but you looked at me and I looked at you, wondering whether to wake up Jia Mu.Mrs. Xing ordered the maids to keep watch, not to disturb the old lady's rest. She took Daiyu's hand and walked out.

Xing said: "Miss, the old lady is asleep, do you want to sit with your aunt?"

Daiyu said: "Let's go then. I just remembered that there is one more thing I want to say to Lian's second sister-in-law. Auntie, sister Qiao is playing in there. Tell her to come out."

Xing said: "If it's Miss Qiao, I'm afraid we won't even be able to walk." She glanced into the room, stretched out three fingers, and whispered: "Sister Qiao is playing with this girl. "

Sister Qiao is now playing with Tanchun and Xue Baochai in the room. If she used to be called Sister Qiao, Tanchun and Xue Baochai must know.These two girls are not easy to entangle, if they find out, they will definitely stay by force, and they don't even have the time to talk privately with Xingshi and Wang Xifeng.

Thinking about it, Daiyu said: "Then, let's go first, and send someone to pick up Miss Qiao later."

Xing Shi nodded, very appreciative.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and were about to leave.But she heard Sister Qiao call "Grandmother" and "Aunt Lin" again, and ran out of the house in a panic. "Grandmother, Aunt Lin, are you leaving? Don't leave Miss Qiao here alone!"

Immediately after, Tanchun and Xue Baochai also came out.

Daiyu and Xingshi glanced at each other, they both knew that they couldn't leave now, so they couldn't help laughing: "Who said we're leaving? We just saw that the roses bloomed just right, so we're going to have a look." .”

Xue Baochai said with a smile: "Auntie only knows that the roses are blooming well, but she doesn't know that the water hibiscus in the lotus pond is blooming even more. Sister Lin—" She looked at Daiyu, "Go and see with Auntie, I will guide you."

As he spoke, he wanted to go forward to pull Daiyu's hand.Daiyu brought two nuns with her when she came today, and now one of them was standing in front of Daiyu without any trace.She didn't have to glare, but just cast a sideways glance at Xue Baochai. She was a well-educated nun in the palace for many years. She usually looks timidly at those concubines and princesses, let alone Xue Baochai. People, she usually doesn't even bother to look at it.

Xue Baochai naturally knew that the nuns around Daiyu were bestowed by the palace. She was a merchant's daughter and did not dare to offend easily.What's more, the nanny's eyes are so sharp, looking at you, like a knife resting on your neck, makes people feel fear from the bottom of their hearts.

Seeing the nanny approaching, Xue Baochai was in a panic and was so resentful that she did not dare to approach.

"Dare to ask, who are these girls from your mansion?" Nanny looked at Mrs. Xing.

Seeing Mammy's serious expression, Xing's heart was already a little bit timid. Fortunately, she adjusted quickly so that she would not lose her dignity as a master and an elder. "Nurse..." She laughed, "This is not a girl from our house, she is a relative of the Second Household, she lives temporarily in the Second Household, her surname is Xue, and her name is Xue Baochai."

The nanny said "Oh" and said: "I see that the girl said she wanted to take our girl for a stroll, so she thought she was a girl from the mansion, so she wasn't."

It means that you are not even a girl from Jia's mansion, so what qualifications do you have to take our girls for a walk as a master?

Xue Baochai blushed when she said a word, and she lowered her head and dared not speak in anger.All the maids who have received her small favors and befriended them in normal times can't help looking at Daiyu with unkind eyes at this moment, secretly thinking, isn't it because of your good luck that the emperor fell in love with you, Miss Lin, or you are so stingy, How can it compare to Bao girl?

Of course, there are also those who are accustomed to not liking Xue Baochai, and they can't help but secretly take advantage of it at this moment.

None of the people present were stupid, and they had everything on their minds.After a while, Jia Tanchun suddenly smiled and said, "Auntie, Sister Lin, how about I show you around?"

Mr. Xing has improved a lot in the past two years, and has become more and more proficient in handling family affairs, mediating disputes between servants, and socializing. Although his momentum has gradually increased, his true nature is still in his bones.Seeing the nanny next to Lin Daiyu blatantly offending Xue Baochai, she was also a little worried, fearing that after Lin Daiyu left, Jia's mother would use the excuse to find fault with her.Now Tanchun took the initiative to speak to ease the atmosphere, she thought, there must be no more tension.

Once the nuns in the palace are out of the palace, they are superior in status. After all, those who have served the nobles in the palace have to be given some face even by noble families. Who are they afraid of?

Mrs. Xing thought, if she didn't talk to her, then the nanny might have to push Tanchun back, and the situation would become even more tense.

So, without waiting for Daiyu and the nanny beside her to express anything, Xing said with a smile: "In that case, girl, let's go and have a look." Then he looked at Xing Tanchun, "Third Miss, lead the way." .”

Since Xingshi opened his mouth, Daiyu naturally couldn't say anything.

Everyone had to meet to see the lotus.Sister Qiao has been pestering Daiyu all the time, and Daiyu also dotes on her, holding her hand from beginning to end, and telling Sister Qiao many poems about lotus flowers.Women do not need to be as familiar with scriptures as men to participate in the imperial examinations, and it is even a virtue to have women without talents. Girls from ordinary families often do not even know a single word.Although the girls who have been handed down from the scholarly world also study, they generally start their enlightenment later than the boys, of course, except for those like Daiyu who were raised by their parents as boys since childhood.

Sister Qiao is now five or six years old, but she hasn't read yet.People are extremely intelligent, when Daiyu said something, she repeated it, and after a while she memorized several quatrains in her mind.Although I still have only a half-knowledge now, and I can't understand its meaning, it's really not bad.

After watching the lotus, she returned to Jia Mu's Courtyard, and until she left, she didn't see Jia Baoyu, nor did the maid mention what happened to Master Bao, so Daiyu was very puzzled.Sitting in the sedan chair, Yu Wan brought her news that Jia Mu and Wang knew that she was abiding by the rules and not seeing outsiders, so they sent Jia Baoyu to the temple to burn incense and pray for blessings, and they were afraid they would not come back until evening.

Daiyu thought to herself, it's hard to be sorry for their painstaking efforts.However, she didn't agree to the request of her grandmother and Mrs. Wang, so they didn't know how to scold her behind her back.

In Jia's mansion, after Daiyu left, Jia Tanchun brought his two servant girls—Shi Shu and Cui Mo—to the pond where they had been watching lotus flowers.Standing on the edge of the railing, she tried her best to keep her eyes wide open, letting the strong summer wind blow the sand.She didn't blink her eyes, and suddenly she let out a soft cry and covered her eyes.

"Girl, what's wrong with you?" The waiter asked anxiously.

Immediately after, Cui Mo also asked anxiously.

"It's nothing..." Tanchun covered his eyes with a handkerchief, "The wind dazzled his eyes."

"Girl, don't rub it, I'll blow it off for you." The servant said.As he said that, he wanted to pull Tanchun's hand covering his eyes. Tanchun didn't know why, but suddenly became angry, and shook off the hand of the servant, saying, "Go! It's not your turn to pity me!"

"Gu...girl..." The servant looked at Tanchun at a loss.

What's wrong with the girl?How could she pity the girl?She is nothing more than a servant girl, but the girl is Miss Qianjin!

Tanchun raised his head, his eyes were red, and there were still tears in their sockets.I don't know if I was crying, or if I was really blinded by the wind.Both Shishu and Cuimo looked at her with wet eyes, puzzled and aggrieved. Tanchun became more and more angry. She said angrily, "Everyone bullies me? Are you two slaves here to bully me?" no?!"

"Slave, I dare not..."

Shi Shu and Cui Mo both knelt down and cried, "Miss, what happened to you today?"

Tanchun ordered his servants and Cuimo to step down, and the two dared not disobey their orders.Tanchun closed his eyelids slightly by himself, yes, what happened to him today?Obviously, obviously she would not be so impulsive on weekdays.She has always known what she wants and what she wants to fight for.Since she was a child, she knew that she was different from her eldest sister and Baoyu.As for myself, I was just born by an aunt, and I was born shorter than others.But why?

Why!She refused.

She is also her father's daughter and Miss Qianjin, she is not willing to be just a little concubine.So since she was sensible, she refused to get close to her own mother, because she was just a concubine, and getting close to her would lower her status.And if she wants to gain as much value as possible in the mansion with ample food and clothing, she has no choice but to hug his wife's thigh tightly and only recognize her as her mother.She tried her best to play the role of a well-behaved daughter, carefully concealing her edge, not to compare with her big sister, and even Baoyu was careful to please her.She thought that she already had a certain status in her wife's heart. Although it was different from her biological wife, at least she loved her.

But she was wrong, very wrong!

After all the tricks, the wife still only regards her as a bargaining chip that can be discarded at any time or gain benefits.Compared with Yuanchun and Baoyu, she is nothing, not even Jialan.When she learned that his wife wanted to betroth her to a reckless man for some bad money, she was heartbroken on the one hand and crazily jealous on the other.

The eldest sister was better than her in everything since she was a child, and she was born by his wife, so she dared not compare.Why even Lin Daiyu, who was lonely and helpless in her own mansion, had a better life than her? ! !Back then when Lin Daiyu was in the capital, she was just an orphan who lived under the fence, and she was the daughter of the dignified Rongguo Mansion.At that time, I was the only one who felt sorry for her. Why did Lin Daiyu reach a height she could not climb in just two or three years?

It's fine for Lin Daiyu to be the crown prince's main concubine, why wouldn't she even be given the position of side concubine?Can't tolerate her like that?

Jealousy drives people crazy, Tanchun has not only gone crazy, she also developed a monstrous hatred for Lin Daiyu!

Sometimes some thoughts and ideas that come out of her suddenly make her feel terrified.For example, sometimes when she is reading a book, she will think of Lin Daiyu, and think that she is not feeling well, and she cannot make her feel better. She cannot pull her down from that position, at least she can not sit in that position. .

Like, kill her!

She even planned the feasibility of the idea.It is naturally impossible to directly use a knife to chop. Daiyu has a follower around her all the year round, and it is said that she is protected by a female guard with strong martial arts skills.However, through her status as a relative, she had the opportunity to get in touch with Lin Daiyu at close range, and said that if she found a very sharp dagger and stabbed her in a vital position when she was not prepared, there was a high possibility of killing her.

Every time she thinks of this, she often breaks out in a cold sweat, shaking her head to shake off the messy thoughts in her head, telling herself time and time again that this method is impossible, if she dies you will die too, it's not worth it.

But she didn't know if she would do something stupid on impulse if she continued like this.

She thought, why her own life was not as good as Lin Daiyu's.Why was it that Lin Daiyu was born in the Lin Mansion and became Lin Ruhai's only daughter, while she was born in Jia's Mansion, a little concubine who was not valued?Why is God so unfair, let her be subservient to Lin Daiyu for the rest of her life, she obviously hates her so much in her heart, but she still has to laugh at Yan Yan to curry favor with Lin Daiyu?

In fact, if she could think about it, she would know that there are tens of thousands of people in the world, some of them lost their parents at birth, were traded and sold, and suffered a lot; I can't even eat a full meal all year round.She should be content to be born in a wealthy family and be served by a maidservant since she was a child.

Li Xu and Sang Sheng traveled lightly and arrived in Shandong within a few days, and reported the situation in Shandong with an urgent memorial six hundred miles away.Now the disaster situation in Shandong has basically been effectively controlled. There are very few hungry and hungry people on the road, and the number of begging victims has decreased by eight or nine out of ten. He has ordered the refugees to reclaim wasteland and grow sweet potatoes, potatoes and other food. During the land reclamation period, in addition to providing food, the court also provided housing.The sweet potatoes that have been planted are growing very well, and the sweet potato seedlings that were planted early have already pulled long seedlings, and the small sweet potatoes are as big as a small fist.

The memorandum also said that the construction of water conservancy facilities is also very smooth, and it is expected to be completed before the end of the year. Starting next year, Shandong will no longer suffer from drought and floods.

Li Zhao was very happy after reading the memorabilia, and ordered Li Xu to investigate and guide officials at all levels in Shandong Haosheng, and gave him the right to do things cheaply.

The day the prince moved to the palace planned by Qin Tianjian was August [-]th.Li Zhao thought it was a good day, and Zhou Hang could just spend the Mid-Autumn Festival in the palace before going out.

Entering August, all the prefectures are busy sending out gifts for the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, and Daiyu is busy again.There are several festivals in a year that are the busiest, namely New Year's Day, Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival and August [-]th.Because during these festivals, not only the intersecting prefectures give gifts to each other, but also local officials often give gifts to Beijing officials. Although there is no custom, there is a fixed number established by convention.The number of Beijing officials who achieved Lin Ruhai's position was limited, but the gifts they received were very considerable.These gifts must be written by a special person, and they must be stored in different categories, and the gift giver must also receive them.

Before this time, the servants of the Lin family were also the busiest.

Although there are general managers and stewards all over the place, Daiyu must spend some time.

She wants to assign affairs, what does this manager take care of, what does that manager take care of.There are dozens of hundreds of things big and small every day, and it is impossible for her to ask about everything, so she has to prioritize.What kind of things are in charge can be decided by oneself, what kind of things must be decided by the general manager, and how important things must be reported to oneself.At the same time, she also has to supervise and check whether things are done well, reward those who are good, and punish those who procrastinate.

Managing a family of two or three hundred servants is like governing a county. If we talk about the palace, it can also be compared to governing a country.It is necessary not only to know what is in mind, to select talents and appoint talents, but also to boldly delegate power, so that there is no doubt about the employment of people.And most importantly, it is impartiality.To be selfless means to be selfless and not selfish, but also to be fair.No matter who they are, whether they are decent or not, they will be punished if they make mistakes.

If you are in the way of someone's face and do not punish you for making mistakes, you will lose your prestige among the servants.Other people with the same face think that it doesn't matter if someone made such a mistake, but what if I just made a smaller mistake than him?As for those who are not decent, they will feel unfair and feel unfair, otherwise they will not do things seriously.

If this is the case, the family will be in chaos, and no one can manage it well.

When Daiyu warned those in charge, she told them that no matter what the rules were formulated, everyone had to abide by them. The so-called prince broke the law and the common people were guilty of the same crime. No matter how decent he is in the mansion, he must not be tolerated.She also upholds this set of rules for her stewards.

After two years, the top and bottom of Lin's house are now orderly, and even those who thought that Daiyu was a little girl who could not be a housekeeper had to look at her with admiration and admire Daiyu.You must know that the word "housekeeper" is easy to say, but it is very difficult to do. The interests and emotions of all parties must be taken into account. Even a Qingtian county magistrate who is good at governing a place may not be able to come out properly.

Every time Lin Ruhai thinks about it, he secretly sighs with emotion, if Daiyu was born as a man, he would be a virtuous and virtuous person who will be famous forever when he meets this sage.But after thinking about it, Daiyu was born a woman, and there are advantages to being born a woman.She is the princess concubine handpicked by the emperor, and will be the queen of the world in the future.As the mother of the country, to set an example for the women of the world, and to become a generation of sages and queens, is also a beautiful thing to be exiled through the ages.

It was only the fifth day of the lunar new year, and the Lin family couldn't accept the gifts from ten local officials, not counting other things, the cash alone had more than ten thousand taels.Since the spring of this year, the Holy One has relied more and more on Lin Ruhai. Although he is not the chief assistant of the cabinet, he is actually no different from the chief assistant.The Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, and now the Ministry of War have been newly added. The emperor nominally said that the crown prince would be in charge, but in fact it was Lin Ruhai who took care of it. The crown prince just followed Lin Ruhai to practice.Those local officials are all better than monkeys, and they have surpassed other cabinet scholars in terms of courtesy to Lin Ruhai.

Daiyu looked at the gift list and pressed her lips tightly.

This year's August [-]th festival is even more important than the Dragon Boat Festival. I don't know if it's all going up, or it's just for my family.She thinks the latter is more likely.

After dinner, Daiyu saw that the light in Lin Ruhai's study was still on, so she took a bowl of tea and sent it to her.

"Father, take a look at the rites of the [-]th day of the eighth lunar month. It's heavier than that of the Dragon Boat Festival, do you know?"

Lin Ruhai took Daiyu's tea bowl, pulled her daughter to sit down on Kang Yan'er, took a sip from the tea bowl, and said slowly: "My father hasn't seen the gift list, but he has already guessed it. Those local officials, you can see it." Isn't it the attitude of the emperor?"

Daiyu thought for a while and said, "Father, although it's a custom for local officials to give gifts to Beijing officials during festivals, the court will not pursue it. But if the amount is too large, I'm afraid it's not good..."

Lin Ruhai raised his head, looked at Daiyu, raised his eyebrows and asked, "How much did you give away?"

Daiyu said: "One magistrate gave 3000 taels, and some gave [-] taels. This is just cash, and other things are counted."

Lin Ruhai said: "Why, only 3000 taels scares you? When I was in Yangzhou, there were people who gave away tens of thousands of taels."

Daiyu frowned and said, "That's different."

"Why is it different?"

"Yangzhou's salt merchants are rich and well-known all over the world. Otherwise, why would they say that the salt censor of the Lianghuai River is a big fat job. Besides, my father didn't keep the money for himself. Didn't he donate it to the court? So did the sage." knew."

Lin Ruhai sighed, patted Daiyu's hand, and said: "Giving gifts on New Year's Day is already a bad practice. Others accept gifts only for the father, and they will be regarded as different by colleagues. Don't worry, Yu'er, local officials during the New Year holidays The filial piety is not considered corruption, and the court will not pursue it. Besides, how do you know that the Holy Majesty doesn't know?"

Daiyu thought for a while, then pouted and said, "Even if it's a bad rule, it's bad. It's better to cancel it."

Lin Ruhai smiled and said, "Sooner or later, there will be cancellations, so don't worry."

Hearing what Lin Ruhai said, Daiyu knew in her heart that the Holy Majesty had already made up her mind to rectify this unhealthy trend, but the time has not come yet.When the time comes, I'm afraid it will be drastic again, and I don't know what kind of bloody storm it will cause.

The next day, Daiyu still got up early in the morning, and went to the conference hall to deal with affairs after early class.As usual, there were a few local officials who came to visit, but Lin Ruhai was not there, so Daiyu ordered Li Feng to receive and serve tea.Cao's mother in the kitchen brought three or four little maids to ask for an interview, and said that she had made several mooncakes, and asked Daiyu to look at them and see how many of each pattern needed to be made.How much is the gift, and how much is eaten by the family, because the gift should be carefully wrapped in special paper.

A total of four maidservants held trays, and there were two mooncakes on each tray, a total of eight mooncakes, that is, eight patterns.There are patterns of peony, rose, lotus, crabapple, etc., and auspicious words such as good flowers and full moon, wealth and auspiciousness, and all the best are printed.

These are all rules, there is really nothing to filter, so Daiyu ordered to do something of everything.

Asked what kind of stuffing.Daiyu heard that there were five kernels, jujube paste, mung beans, sweet potatoes, etc., so she ordered to make more sweet potato stuffing.

Brothers and sisters Gao Xuanyi and Gao Rusi are still in the capital.Since Gao Rusi made a big joke in the palace that time, she went back depressed and didn't go out for two days.Just when everyone thought she would have no face to go out in the future, she appeared in front of everyone openly and went to and from the banquets of various mansions without any shame. It seemed that it was not her who made the big ugly in the palace, but others People are average.

Daiyu admired her calmness and magnanimity.If it was changed to a lady of the capital, she would not be ashamed to commit suicide, and she would have no face to go out to meet people in the future.

But Gao Rusi didn't have this kind of burden, she would develop a rough and straightforward temperament, although she knew it was embarrassing, she would forget about it after a few days.But the young ladies and ladies in the capital were not so open-minded, and their private discussions were very unpleasant, and they even publicly laughed at her as the only princess who didn't know what "virtue, appearance, speech, and workmanship" were for hundreds of years.But because of Gao Rusi's identity, no one just said it in front of her.

Gao Rusi came here this time, bringing a lot of gold, silver, and jade jewelry, as well as coral, gemstones, jade, antiques, fur clothes, etc., and packed more than a dozen boxes.These are Gao Ruo's own private property and are not included in the tribute items.Gao Rusi saw that the emperor had no intention of accepting her as a concubine, so she tried her best to please the queen mother and several favored concubines and concubines.Although the Empress Dowager is not the biological mother of the current Holy Majesty, she is still a aunt after all, and she can say a few words about the emperor's harem candidates.As for those concubines and concubines who are favored, they rub their ears with the Supreme Emperor, and the wind blows in their ears, which is directly related to the attitude of the Supreme Emperor.

After Gao Rusi's up and down activities, the Supreme Emperor and the Empress Dowager intentionally made her stay in the palace as a concubine.

Although Li Zhao is an infatuated person, he has no interest in women other than Zhou Hong.He is still tired of dealing with the only few in the palace, and he is not in the mood to accept a savage teenage girl.He could even imagine what a mess the harem would be if Gao Rusi really became his concubine.

Gao Rusi originally aspired to be a queen, or at least a concubine.But after meeting Zhou Hang in the palace, she changed her mind.

Today, the Holy Majesty is a middle-aged man, although she heard from the maids that the Holy Majesty was born very handsome, not in his forties, but in his early thirties.But no matter how handsome he is, how handsome can he be when he is in his 40s?Thinking that her father is only a little more than ten years older than the current Holy Majesty, his beard is already gray, and his face is full of flesh and belly.

Therefore, she guessed that even if the Holy Majesty looks younger today, he must be far less prosperous and prosperous than the Crown Prince.

That day, she just saw Ke's side face from a distance, and her heart skipped a beat. How can she be described as handsome and clear?He inadvertently turned around and looked back, making people even more intoxicated.She secretly thought at that time that people often heard that Pan An was beautiful in ancient times, even if Pan An came here, he might not be as good as the current Crown Prince.

While thinking about it, Gao Rusi had already secretly promised her heart.

She also has her own reasons for chasing the prince instead of the emperor.Isn't His Highness the Crown Prince the future king? If she can marry His Royal Highness the Crown Prince now, she will be a Queen in the future.Didn't this also achieve the original purpose? She believed that her father and king would also support her.

At this moment, she is very glad that Gao Xuanyi has not made it clear that King Zhennan intends to present his daughter as the concubine, and there is still room for maneuver.Gao Rusi immediately went back to the mansion, wrote a letter, and sent someone to express her intentions quickly, while coercing Gao Xuanyi to propose marriage to the emperor for her, and she wanted to marry the prince and become the prince's official concubine.

Gao Xuanyi wondered what was in her sister's mind, it wasn't a ball of cotton, she dared to hit such an idea.No matter how awesome the Zhen'an Palace is, it is just a small feudal lord in the southwest frontier, and it is far behind the imperial court's strength.She didn't inquire about it either. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's fiancée had already been appointed, and asking him to ask the Holy Lord to change his name to the Crown Princess, isn't that a fantasy.If you don't make yourself angry, the entire Zhennan Palace will suffer.

Gao Rusi didn't think so much.She was used to being domineering in Fenzhou, Zhennan King doted on her, she said that no one in the entire Fenzhou jurisdiction dared to say anything, even the eldest son Gao Xuanyi wanted to give her three points.She felt that she had told Gao Xuanyi solemnly, and Gao Xuanyi would do it.

She waited anxiously for two days, but she didn't hear any reply, so she asked Gao Xuanyi: "I told you to do things, how are you doing?"

"I said earlier, the crown prince already has a concubine, you are delusional!"

Gao Rusi was very unhappy, and said at the top of her voice, "What concubine! Isn't she the girl surnamed Lin? What is her status, how can she compare with me? Besides, she has never been married, and she has not been officially canonized, what kind of family is she?" The Crown Princess!"

Gao Xuanyi felt that it was pointless to continue entanglement with this idiot sister.He threw the teacup in his hand and approached, his eyes widened, and the dark pupils stood out completely, making one's hair stand on end.Gao Rusi's eyes flickered, obviously frightened, her voice trembled unconsciously, and she asked Gao Xuanyi what he wanted to do.

Gao Xuanyi ignored her, stepped forward and grabbed Gao Rusi's wrist, controlling her with one hand.Gao Rusi subconsciously took out the whip wrapped around her waist with the other hand. Gao Xuanyi, with sharp eyes and quick hands, gently grabbed her other arm, pulled and lifted it, only to hear a "creak", and Gao Rusi yelled.

"You...you..." She opened her eyes wide, almost in disbelief, "how dare you..."

Gao Xuanyi effortlessly took off one of his sister's arms, his expression did not change at all, he was still very relaxed.Seeing Gao Rusi's surprised eyes, he even slightly raised the corner of his mouth, pulled out a cheerful smile, and said lightly: "Of course I dare, do you think this is still Fenzhou?"

"I...I want to tell my father!"

Hearing this, Gao Xuan smiled happily: "Whatever, as long as you can go back to Fenzhou!"

Say, will be high