Daoist Lin sister [Red House]

Recently, there have been three major news stories in the capital, which people talk about every day.

The first one, naturally related to the royal family, is the big and small elections to be held in the palace.However, the general election is still a private matter of officials, nobles, and powerful families, and has nothing to do with ordinary people and ordinary people. Although it is the most important, the people who discuss it are not the most.

The second thing, which is also a hotly discussed matter, is who this Xiaoxiang concubine is. Gradually, there are rumors that this Xiaoxiang concubine is a merchant woman.

However, many people refused to believe this statement, and the first ones were the group of literati who admired the talent of Xiaoxiang concubine.They don't believe anyway, that such a beautiful woman who can write such articles and have such a beautiful heart, will be born in a poor family, and she will carefully calculate the income and income every day, and the most important thing is to pay more attention to profit than parting!

However, there are also many merchants who have come forward to express their support.There are three teachings and nine streams, but they make a living in different ways. How can we define the high and low of people, and still have clear barriers, like the abyss of heaven?

Only, Daiyu laughed when she heard these claims.

How could the merchant girl be her true Xiaoxiang concubine, who is a heir to poetry and books and daughter of Tanhua, and she was completely defeated by others.

Family background, talent, appearance, only one of them can be determined, not for life.

As for the last thing, which is also the most eagerly discussed and most anticipated by people, Master Ya She publicly announced that he will hold a grand competition.

One is for the pre-war in the spring of the coming year; the other is to express gratitude to the great kindness of the sage, to return to the court lady to release the history of women, and to open eyes for women all over the world.

As for how to compete in this big competition, it should not abandon the old customs.Still each show their abilities, princes, generals and commoners fight together in the same hall, judged anonymously by the audience, and the one with the most votes wins.There is also a test of obscurity.In addition, it is divided into politics and military art, both civil and military are tested.There is also juggling, even if you are just a juggler, if there are many applicants, you can also have a solo arena with you, fight and defend.In the final contest, there will be a gold book iron coupon exclusively made and issued by Yashe as proof, and silver or gold rewards ranging from a hundred taels to a thousand taels.Those who are the best in each school, if they intend to enter Yashe or the Lin family's many industries to show their strengths, they can also participate in the competition and win the roster, and go to the back hall to register.Yashe promises that there will be appointments regardless of style.

All of the above can be realized with only a registration fee of [-] copper coins.

Boom! As soon as this news came out, the capital exploded.

Except for those wealthy and powerful families, the literati who have always been rooted in Yashe, and the martial arts students who occasionally set foot in are famous actresses in the Liyuan, street performers, even flower farmers, tea merchants, crazy monks, mad monks, and blind warlocks... Really, there are three religions, nine streams, all walks of life The people in the industry are all boiling, and they are all gearing up!

Even if it wasn't for the thousand taels of bonus, even the title of the number one in the Pear Garden and the leader of the butcher class would be enough to make you hunker down for a lifetime, because ordinary people who earn a living are looked down upon and can't hold their heads up for half their lives, sleep all night. Don't sleep anymore!

Leaving aside those who are far away, let's talk about Baochai. When I first heard the news, I was stunned in the room for a long time.

Ying'er went out to do some shopping, and asked for news by the way. She was very happy that people were still talking about Concubine Xiaoxiang, but she didn't know that it was just the beginning, followed by what the granny who sold vegetables, the clerk at the powder shop, or the shopkeeper of the study said. , What I think in my heart is all about Yashe's recruitment of talents, debates, and competitions.

Ying'er hurried home and told Baochai the news.Ying'er didn't understand, and she took it as a good opportunity for her girl.Anyway, Baochai wanted all the people in the capital to see her talent, and they all knew that although she came from a merchant, she was no worse than the daughter of Zaifu's family! In this way, if she wins against Du Hanqing in public, wouldn't it be a one-off move? Famous and well-known all over the world, Yinger thought so, so she happily told Baochai what she said.

Unexpectedly, after Baochai heard this, she not only froze on the spot, speechless for a long time, later, tears welled up in her eyes, and she rolled her cheeks.

Yinger was frightened by her, and hurriedly took a towel to help her wipe it off, and asked, "Girl, girl, what's wrong with you? Did Yinger say something wrong? Don't scare Yinger!"

After a long time, Baochai said with a pale face: "I don't do your business. I'm just crying for my life. If I make a mistake, I will lose everything. I was wrong, and I have offended others. Now it's too late to regret it." , I can only... well, I can only make mistakes and make mistakes!"

Baochai lay down with a long sigh, did not eat, and only sighed against the wall.Ying'er was even more puzzled by Monk Zhang Er, who couldn't figure out what was wrong with Baochai, why he offended someone, and it was too late to regret it.

But Daiyu, after releasing the news about Yashe Dabi, turned around and ordered someone to invite Huo Qiong.

Seeing that it was Daiyu who invited her, Huo Qiong naturally followed suit and arrived at Yashe immediately.

In this way, Daiyu told her that she was going to have a big competition, so that it would be exciting, so that the daughter of the boudoir would also have a chance to become famous.

Huo Qiong was the first to express his support, and clamored to sign up for the whipping competition, and to compete with men, so as to take the opportunity to kill those so-called children's prestige.

Daiyu was afraid that she would get too excited, so she just straddled her horse and raised the knife, and then fought for another [-] rounds, so she quickly stopped her and said: "Sit down first, that's something later. I invite you to come , I still need your help with something."

Huo Qiong patted his chest and said: "You and my sister, what do you say to help or not. Your business is my business, you just open your mouth, sister, I will go through fire and water, and I will do my best."

"Come on, you!" Daiyu hurriedly waved her hand, "I can't bear to let the dignified Miss Huo be my pawn. You know, even if I have the heart and the guts, Chen Yejun won't let me go! Use your lips, there is no need for you to go through fire and water."

"Oh, what's the matter? I'm dying of anxiety, tell me quickly, don't let me know." Huo Qiong was eager for skills for a while, and his competitive heart could no longer bear it. He just wanted to find someone to discuss with him immediately. , Hearing that Daiyu had something to ask her, she hastily urged her.

Daiyu couldn't do anything with her, so she stopped being polite, and said bluntly: "I want you to be a lobbyist, so Du Hanqing will come to participate in the internal competition no matter what."

"She always likes to be in the limelight. You make such a big noise in Dabi. How can she not be willing to come? I think it's unnecessary for you." Huo Qiong said.

"No, no." Daiyu said, "Don't look at you claiming to have known Du Hanqing for many years and have a thorough understanding, but in fact it is only half a spoonful of water. It is true that Du Hanqing loves the limelight, but it is not all the limelight. The Hundred Flowers Banquet Come on, did she also make a big splash?"

As she said that, Daiyu seldom made a gesture of stumbling with her fingers, which made Huo Qiong laugh out loud.

"After the Hundred Flowers Banquet, she, Du Hanqing, stayed behind closed doors for quite a while! In order to stand up and regain her title as the number one talented woman, she did not hesitate to lower her face, trample on the humble ground, and re-enter the gate of my elegant house. But it didn't work." Think about it, Cheng Yaojin was killed halfway, and the concubine Xiaoxiang stole all the limelight, and she even got the second place in the capital. Under this turmoil, you said that if she Du Hanqing didn't have full control, If you are fully prepared, will you take part in the competition easily?" Daiyu said slowly.

After hearing this, Huo Qiong just woke up like a dream, and then asked: "Since that's the case, if I'm going to be a lobbyist, will she really be able to win this provocative method and end up in person?"

"Of course it's not that easy." Daiyu replied, "Actually, Du Hanqing is not completely hopeless. It's just that the loss last time was too bad. I lost two cities in a row, and it was on the premise that I didn't end. As the saying goes Well, knowing yourself and the enemy will never end a hundred battles. If she doesn’t find out who this Xiaoxiang concubine is, she won’t be in danger for a day. You just need to tell her that this legendary Xiaoxiang concubine is Xue Baochai, the only daughter of the imperial merchant’s Xue family. She listens. , will definitely come."

Huo Qiong also saw Xiaoxiang's concubine's poems that day, and was very surprised to hear that Daiyu named Xue Baochai by name, and asked how Daiyu knew.

Daiyu succinctly described the two people's history and the occasional encounter on the street. After hearing this, Huo Qiong clapped his hands and sighed: "Hey, people are not as good as heaven. Come on, I promise, on the day of the big competition, Du Hanqing will definitely On the spot." After saying that, he ran home to act.

Just as Huo Qiong left, Yinglian came up from downstairs.Daiyu pulled Yinglian to sit down and poured tea for her herself.

Yinglian was so busy that she didn't even bother to drink her saliva all morning, so she didn't have time to thank her, she took the teacup and poured it all down, it's a pity for Daiyu's good tea.

Daiyu was afraid that she would choke, so she kept saying: "Sister Yinglian, drink slowly."

"Hmm, it's okay, it's okay," Yinglian drank a big mouthful of strong tea and finally quenched her thirst before she had time to say, "The front, the front is too lively! Uncle Fu is too busy, so he asked me to invite the girl for more Send some people over. Sister Sun reckons that there are two places inside and outside, and it is necessary to add five booths for registration and three hundred waiters. "

Yinglian said with gestures.

Daiyu's eyes were wide open, and she couldn't help covering her mouth and exclaiming, "Unexpectedly, so many people came to sign up?"

"That's right! The roads in Tongren Lane are all blocked. If it weren't for the fact that Hubu Street would have been completely surrounded by us, the neighbors would have to call the door!" Yinglian complained, but her face was full of joy.

"Girl, you don't know, there are also those small merchants who came to sign up. Seeing that there are many people at the door and the queue is long, they simply started doing business on the spot. What kind of clay figurine sheet, wonton plum at our door... All the work is done! Let’s not mention how lively this gate is!” Yinglian has seen a lot of the world now, and when she speaks, she is not only full of bookishness, but also full of street style.

"Haha! It's lively! The prosperous world is peaceful. Even if the emperor sees this scene, he will only be gratified." Daiyu said.

But Yinglian misunderstood, approached Daiyu, and asked in a low voice: "Girl, could it be, could it be..." After all, she didn't dare to mention the emperor's name, she pointed her finger at the sky and said, "You want to come too?"

Daiyu shook her head hurriedly, and said, "Of course not. We're just messing around, and the Holy One takes care of everything every day, so how can we have such leisure time!"

"Who said we were just playing tricks, didn't you see who are the people who came to sign up? It means that we have collected 360 lines of champions here, and everyone believes them." Ying Lian disagreed.

"Believe me!" Daiyu said fondly, "There is nowhere as good as Miss Zhen's house! But, you came to me in such a hurry, besides talking about sending more people, do you have anything else to do?" ?”

Only then did Ying Lian remember the business, and hurriedly said: "Today, I was distributing signs in the backyard, and suddenly a steward came looking for me, saying that a strange little girl came to Nei She, and she opened her mouth to see the master of Ya She. She also said that she wanted to make friends with you, but she never saw anyone except you."

While Yinglian was talking, Daiyu wondered why this person sounded so familiar to her ears?Make friends?Daiyu hurriedly asked: "But a six or seven-year-old girl, thin and frail, with a pair of glasses on her face?"

"That's right, that's right," Yinglian clapped her hands and said, "It's wearing glasses! The maid in charge had never seen any foreigners before, didn't know about glasses, and said that the little girl looked weird and very scary. But, girl, Don't you really know her?"

Daiyu shook her head and said, "I don't know her. I just met her once in the palace. Now, where is she?"

"But she's already gone. Before I found her, I don't know what others said, she directly signed up for the Neisha Grand Competition, and then left." Yinglian said.

Daiyu hurriedly asked: "Then what is the name she left?"

"Meng Shiwu." Yinglian replied.

"Fifteen? Still surnamed Meng?" Daiyu murmured and repeated Yinglian's words, always feeling that something was about to come out, but it was like looking for a thread in a mess, and she couldn't catch it no matter what.

"Who did she come with? When did she leave? Where did she go? Does my sister know?" Daiyu asked.

Ying Lian was afraid of making mistakes, so she hurriedly replied: "I asked, but the person at the registration office only said that he was a handsome young man with a very extraordinary demeanor. The two of them came in the same carriage. When entering the door, the gatekeeper gave way They got out of the car and almost got into an argument with each other. When they left, it was said that they were heading towards the imperial city."

"Imperial City?" Daiyu heard about it, and said, "I'll trouble my sister to go to the front and see if the son is there? If he is—"

"Yes, I'll go and invite you here." Yinglian was about to leave, but was stopped by Daiyu.

"Don't worry, let him go and look for me at home. Now, Yashe is attracting people's attention, it's better that there is no connection between inner and outer homes!" Daiyu said again.

The flowers bloom side by side, and form a single branch.

Let's not mention Daiyu's meeting with Yongyu first, just say that Princess Niuyun Meng Shiwu finally mustered up the courage today and asked her own brother, the Ninth Prince, to go out of the palace with her and come to Yashe to see and see.

Just before arriving at Hubu Street, I was frightened by the scene of heavy traffic and crowds in front of me!

Niu Yun grabbed the Ninth Prince's arm, and asked timidly, "Brother, did you go the wrong way? This place doesn't look like the place where literati and inkmen gather in the book. It's clearly, clearly a downtown town or a rural market."

The Ninth Prince is only sixteen or seventeen years old, and has not yet established a separate residence. He often lives in the palace, and indeed has never been to many places in the capital.As for Yashe, it was originally a favorite place for scholars. As a prince, he had to leave the palace after all, so he naturally went to some elegant and unique places, but he had never been here.Being exposed by Niu Yun face-to-face, the Ninth Prince was also a little embarrassed, lifted the curtain of the car, and asked the groom disguised as the big inner guard: "Don't be so, this is really Yashe? Did you come to the wrong place?"

The big internal guards had been here several times, but at that time Yashe was full of customers, after all, it had never been so crowded, there were all kinds of people, there were all kinds of people.But even a big internal guard was startled.

"Um, Hui, Hui Jiugongzi, the place is indeed such a place, but I didn't expect that there are so many people today. Let Rong Chen go to inquire about it." The guard replied, saying hello to his companions, and jumping first got out of the car.

Niu Yun didn't go out for a long time, seeing so many strangers at first sight, he just tightly clenched Lao Jiu's arms, his fingers were tightly clenched, and there were blood marks on his pinches.

The Ninth Prince felt very sorry for this girl, he gritted his teeth and endured it, and he couldn't help comforting her.

After a long while, the guard at the front came back and said: "Returning to the ninth son, it turns out that the master of Yashe is going to hold a grand competition, and sincerely invites heroes from all over the world to participate in the grand event. Besides, anyone can sign up regardless of their background, so it has attracted thousands of people. People from the capital are all here, and it was so lively just now."

After a pause, the guard said again: "There is another gate to enter and exit the inner house. It is much quieter there, but men are not allowed to enter, and girls need to go in by themselves. Ninth Young Master, what do you think?"

The Ninth Prince was worried about letting Niu Yun go in alone, and was hesitating.

Unexpectedly, Niu Yun, who had always been timid, said: "Brother, let me go! I read in the book that those who are popular in the lower nine are the most cautious, timid and afraid of getting into trouble, but now they dare to enter the gate of this elegant house. Competing with officials and literati is indeed a legacy of the Warring States Period. I, I, have thought about it countless times. This, such a world, is unimaginable, and someone can really do it. I, I..."

Niu Yun was so excited that his words gradually became out of tune.

The Ninth Prince knew that his own sister was quite stupid, and now he didn't know why he was excited, but it was rare to see her happy, so he hurriedly coaxed: "Okay, okay, everything is up to you, everything is up to you! Brother is waiting outside , if someone bumps into you, or dares to bully you, just say loudly that you are the fifteenth princess of the current dynasty, the daughter of the empress, remember it!"

Niu Yun nodded like pounding garlic.

But when he reached the gate of Neisha, the Ninth Prince was still worried, and finally got into a dispute with the gatekeeper.But it is also a trivial matter, not worth mentioning.

To put it simply, Niu Yun entered the inner house and walked all the way, seeing the layout of the elegant house is not surprising.Flowers are flowers, grass is grass, rockery is rockery, small bridges reflect flowing water...everything is commonplace and can be seen everywhere, and the orientation is just mediocre, which really does not match its reputation.

Niu Yun couldn't help being a little disappointed.Unexpectedly, after walking a few more steps, Niu Yun stopped in front of a moon cave door after turning around a flower-crossing corridor.But he was called by a big stone with a letter saying "stay".

Not to mention the person who left the writing on the stone, the strokes are silver hooks, what a stroke!Niu Yun stayed behind as she said, and when she turned her head, she suddenly found that the scene she had seen just now had changed completely.The rockery holds the green mountains in the distance, and the small bridge reflects the blue sky.The flowers and plants take the shape of human beings, and the winding paths lead to secluded places, turning decay into magic.

"Wonderful!" Niu Yun couldn't say anything else, he was dumbfounded, and spit out a wonderful word for a long time!

Just heard by a girl who was sitting next to her painting, she smiled and said to her, "It's not only wonderful! If you look down from the tall building over there, the scenery of this garden will be different! As the saying goes, one step at a time The scenery is different. This garden was designed and built by the owner of Yashe and the heavenly Bai Yujing, it is really a castle in the sky."

Niu Yun listened to the man talking to her in a daze, but he didn't think her appearance was different. He lowered his head and stammered and asked, "Sister, don't sister think I'm strange?"

"You mean, your glasses? I've seen them before. People say you're weird because of that? Hehe, I'm a weirdo too, but I don't think you're weird!"

As the girl said, she lowered herself down, stared at Niu Yun's small face, and suddenly said, "My surname is Jia, my girlfriend's name is Xichun, and I live on Ningrong Street. But I don't know the name of my younger sister. Where? Would you like to be friends with a weirdo like me?"

It turned out that the person passing by was Xichun.

Everyone else was busy with work, but Xichun had nothing to do, so he took a brush and oil paint, and sat in the yard to paint by himself.But just happened to meet Niu Yun who was unwilling to ask for directions and strayed into Sui Shi Garden.

"I, my name is Meng, Meng Shiwu, and I live in the east." Niu Yun whispered.

It wasn't that she deliberately concealed her identity, in fact, she didn't know who Jia Xichun lived on Ningrong Street, and she was afraid that if she revealed her identity, she would scare away this "weird" friend who had finally met.

"Fifteen? Fifteen on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month?" Xichun asked, fearing that Niu Yun might misunderstand her as a joke, she hurriedly added, "Are you born on the fifteenth day? Or do you mean reunion on the second day of the month? An unusual name."

Xichun spoke so fast that Niu Yun didn't have time to answer, so he could only nod his head.

"Are you coming back to Yashe for the first time? But you want to sign up, shall I take you there?" Xichun enthusiastically said.

But Niu Yun shook his head and said, "I don't want to sign up. I'm here to find the master of Yashe. I'm very, no, I like her very much! I want to make friends with her!"

Niu Yun spoke extremely slowly, but every word was very clear and clear.

If it wasn't for her baby face, based on her tone alone, she didn't seem like she likes others and came to make friends, but rather came to seek revenge.

Only now did Xichun understand some of the reasons why people call her weird.But he didn't take it seriously, and took Niu Yun's hand to take her to find Daiyu.

Unexpectedly, she was stopped by the steward of the garden before she walked out of the Sui Shi Garden.A Fugui chrysanthemum with double petals specially planted by Xichun was about to bloom, but something went wrong halfway, and at the critical moment, the steward of the conservatory came to look for her.

Xichun had no choice but to hand Niu Yun to a passing maid, and ordered her to take Niu Yun to find Daiyu.

But I didn't know that the maid was a caring girl. Seeing that Niu Yun was hesitating and babbled, she became wary and led Niu Yun around while secretly letting Yinglian know.

But Niu Yun, in fact, is very smart and quick-witted. Seeing that he was suspected by others, but he didn't want to reveal his identity. He used his power to overwhelm others, so he just found an excuse and said that he wanted to sign up for the competition. Oil left.

On the carriage, the Ninth Prince saw Niu Yun's face flushed with joy, and he couldn't help but feel a little sour, and asked with jealousy: "The elegant house is so good? Our niece and daughter-in-law are so suitable for you?"

"It's not just my niece and daughter-in-law, but others—" it refers to Xichun.As Niu Yun thought about it, the corners of his lips curled up again, and he said softly, "Weirds are fine too."

"Weird? What kind of weirdo?" The Ninth Prince was taken aback by his sister's smile and pink-faced, peach-cheeked expression. He mistakenly thought that she met some kind of vagabond, veteran flower bush, eager to protect his sister, and hurriedly asked.

But Niu Yun didn't know what he was thinking, if he knew, he would laugh his teeth out.Niu Yun recalled the meeting with Xichun today, smiled and said: "Jing girl, wait for me in the corner of the city. Brother, I met such a big beauty today, she draws so beautifully with one hand, from now on, I will lead you Go see her."

"Okay, brother is waiting for you."

The author has something to say: Princess Fifteen has a lot of roles recently!Because, I am eccentric!

Haha, Princess Fifteen is a very important supporting role, I hope everyone likes her!

Originally this chapter was going to be about Dabi, but in the end...

tomorrow!Write tomorrow!