Crimson Pearl Tears in a Dream of Red Mansions

Besides, on the side of the Xue family, Daiyu went to Rongguo Mansion to visit relatives, and the news of Prince Yinreng and Yuanchun's subsequent visits also reached their ears.When Xue Baochai heard about this, she naturally wanted to go out to flatter and pet her, so as to fulfill her career ambition.However, the scars on her face have not healed yet, and Qiu Wuyan, that is, the prescription Yinzuo left her, also said, "If you want to completely heal the scars on your face, you must not expose your skin to sunlight", so Bao Bao Chai had to stay in the room every day, but despite this, these days of recuperation made her more scheming than before, and her handling of things was more tactful.

When Xue Baochai hated secretly, but had to stay in the room to do some work and read some poems and books, she saw Aunt Xue coming in and said to Baochai, "My son, I just went to have a look You didn't see the scene of the crown prince and that girl Lin Daiyu. I saw that it was no different from the scene when the emperor went to Jiangnan and passed Jinling. If my son hadn't been plotted against by some god-damned thief, I think I could have seen it today. Fan, I heard that your aunt intended for you to see and see, but you are still recuperating from your wounds, so you will never have this chance." After saying that, he watched Baochai embroidering an incense stick stitch by stitch with pity. bag.

When Baochai heard this, she sneered and said, "Mom, you are too stupid. Even if my face is not hurt, my aunt will not let me see you. Don't even think about it. Now the eldest sister is accompanying the prince. His Royal Highness came back together. Eldest sister has been in the palace for nearly ten years, and she just received the favor of His Highness the Crown Prince. How could she lose it so easily? Thinking about the return of eldest sister, she was originally afraid of losing her favor, so she came back to win over that frowning girl , so that I can improve my position in the crown prince's uterus. I am younger and more beautiful than the big sister, and it is good if my aunt is not on guard against me. How can I get a chance to be favored by the crown prince and win the grand prize? Sister's favor?"

After hearing this, Aunt Xue hesitated and said: "Probably not, your aunt promised me to help you get a spot on the top, and get a spot as a show girl. It was originally because of your two cousins. In the palace, we could take care of each other." Baochai said, "Mom, are you crazy? If my aunt really wanted to, this idea would have been settled long ago. Although the Jia family is just a slave in coats, it is still a country. In the mansion, there are still some contacts. It is not easy to get a place for a show girl, let alone we gave my aunt so much silver to manage? In the end, it must be my aunt who is afraid that I will be seen by His Royal Highness after entering the palace. It’s all about stealing the favor of big sister.”

After hearing Baochai's analysis, Aunt Xue immediately felt that it was very reasonable, so she asked: "According to this, isn't the wound on your face also caused by your aunt?" Baochai said, "Probably not. Auntie has one heart If you want me to be her daughter-in-law, how can you ruin my appearance? Wouldn’t that make her lose face?” Baochai thought of the words on the note attached to the dart, and felt that it was not Mrs. Wang’s. as.Aunt Xue said: "My son, you don't know. At the time when your face was just scarred, although your aunt also came to see you, she didn't say to find you some good medicinal materials or find a good doctor. Look, at that time I just thought she was worried about your eldest sister, so I didn't take it to heart. It was the doctor, but the old lady found it for you."

When Baochai heard this, she couldn't help being very surprised. She had always thought that Mrs. Wang had invited Yin Zuo, but she didn't expect it to be Jia Mu.Because she always knew that Mother Jia didn't like her very much. Since she came to Rongguo Mansion, she has always been indifferent to her, far less warm than others, and people before and after are just looking at Mrs. Wang's niece. It's just a matter of saving face.So he was surprised and said, "It's an old lady?"

Aunt Xue nodded, and asked again: "According to my son, you can't count on your aunt's place, but is your spot as a show girl just like this?" Seeing the wound on your face It will be better in two days, if I miss the chance of this draft, my son will never have the chance to enter the palace again." Baochai thought for a while and said: "It seems that we can only think about it on the side of the little girl. There is a way, after all, she holds the power of this draft."

Aunt Xue said: "Even so, you don't have a good relationship with that Lin girl. What if she refuses to help you?" But it's very simple, as long as I prepare some gifts and sincerely apologize to her, she will definitely help me." Aunt Xue thought for a while and said: "That's it, what gifts do you think should be prepared for her?"

Baochai said: "Just choose some good things from this year's tribute and give them to her. Anyway, when the time comes to pay tribute to the palace, most of those good things will be in her hands. It's better to let us directly Giving it to her saves face and makes her owe us." After hearing this, Aunt Xue said, "If that's the case, you can choose some yourself, so that those people won't make mistakes." Baochai thought After thinking about it, he found it very reasonable, so he ordered people to bring the best things from the tributes this year to his room.

Not long after, I saw two stewards of Xue's shop picking up the best things that I paid tribute this year and bringing them to Baochai's room. They didn't understand why Baochai did this, so they asked, "Girl, what are these things?" It is about to enter, but what is the girl doing with it?" Baochai laughed and said, "Now His Royal Highness and Princess Chenyu are in this mansion, so I want to choose something from it to present to His Royal Highness and Princess Chenyu as well. It's very good." The two stewards nodded, anyway, these things will go to those prince Gege, even if they are dedicated to the prince and princess first, there is no big problem.Seeing that Baochai had nothing else to do, they all withdrew.

Because Baochai thought that Daiyu was the most particular about what to wear, although she wore very plain clothes on weekdays, they were very elegant, and she would not like gold jewelry, so she picked some very elegant looking ones. Not too complicated and expensive jewelry, and picked some extremely rare playthings, including a very large and extremely rare luminous pearl.

Baochai picked them out for a long time and felt very satisfied, so she ordered Yinger to pack them up.After waiting for a while, Baochai waited until it was getting to the west. Accompanied by Yinger, Fang came to Jinxia Pavilion, but found that Yuanchun had arrived one step ahead of him, and was talking to Daiyu in Jinxia Pavilion.Of course, only Yuan Chun was talking, and Dai Yu was just listening quietly.

Seeing this situation, Baochai saluted and said: "My maidservant, please be well, the princess, and Yuange Gege be well." Now that she has something to ask for from Daiyu, she knows how to lower her posture, so she went up before the two of them opened their mouths. Salute before.When Daiyu saw Baochai coming here, she was quite surprised, so she said, "Get up." Then she asked, "I don't know what is Miss Xue doing here?" He didn't pay attention to her any more, and felt secretly annoyed that Baochai had nothing to do here to disturb her, so he was very displeased, but he didn't show the slightest on his face.

Baochai wanted to use Daiyu to realize her aspirations, so she only focused on Daiyu and didn't notice Yuanchun's mood at this time. Therefore, I came here to plead guilty to the princess." Then she ordered Ying'er to put the things on the table, and said, "I hope the princess will not despise some trivial things."

Daiyu looked at the pile of things on the table, and saw that there were many precious things among them: a bracelet made of twisted shrimp whiskers and silver threads inlaid with diamonds, a high-quality purple jadeite hibiscus hairpin, and a whole purple tooth There are chrysanthemum patterns carved by Wu, leaf-shaped hairpins made of emeralds, two Tianshan snow lotuses and a ginseng plant that has already taken shape.The most important thing is the luminous pearl, carefully discerned, it is actually the bright lanthanum pearl that Lu Buwei paid tribute to the empress dowager during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods.When Daiyu saw it, she was very surprised. She didn't know where the Xue family got these things. They were all rare treasures, especially the lanthanum pearl. Where is it lost.But Daiyu didn't show anything on her face, she just pretended not to care, and asked, "Miss Xue, what do you mean?"

Baochai said: "I don't have any special intentions, I just want to make amends for the many rude things I did to the princess before. Besides, these things are also good things, so there is nothing wrong with presenting them to the princess." Seeing that Baochai had said this, Yu deliberately stopped talking, knowing that Yuanchun was here, she had some difficulty opening her mouth, but she also roughly guessed what Xue Baochai meant.So he smiled and said: "Since that's the case, I have the right to accept it."

Then he asked Baochai casually, "If I remember correctly, Miss Xue seems to have come to Beijing to be selected?" Baochai thought that Daiyu understood what she meant, and promised to find her for herself. The number of show girls, so I said: "Back to the princess, that's what I planned. However, the slaves know that their status is low, and they dare not surpass them. Besides, the slaves were secretly murdered, and a scar was left on their faces. I am afraid that they will even enter the palace to participate in the election It's also hopeless."

Daiyu glanced at Baochai and said intentionally: "I didn't see any scars on your face. If you entered the palace, you would be favored. Anyway, I was entrusted by the uncle of the emperor to handle the draft. , You should report to the public to enforce the law. Although you are said to be an imperial merchant, if you talk about a beautiful girl, you will not be able to get your turn, but this palace will give you a chance to enter the palace to run for election, but after entering the palace, everything must be done. See if you are restless."

Baochai was overjoyed when she heard this, so she knelt down and said, "Thank you, Princess, for your kindness." Daiyu said, "If you have nothing else to do, you can step back first." After hearing this, Baochai left Jinxia with Yinger. Court.At this time, Yuanchun said to Daiyu: "Princess, I don't know if this servant wants to have a sisterly relationship with Sister Bao?" Daiyu said, "You can go."

Looking at Baochai and Yuanchun's leaving figure, Daiyu could not help but sneer, Jia Yuanchun, Xue Baochai, since you want to be rich and prosperous so much, then I will give you such a chance, just don't regret it.

Out of Daiyu's Jinxia Pavilion, Yuanchun quickly caught up with Baochai and said, "Sister Bao!" When Baochai turned around and saw Yuanchun, he said with a smile, "So it's the eldest sister. I don't know if the eldest sister called me, but there is What's the matter?" Yuan Chun couldn't help sneering after hearing this: "Sister Bao is so polite at the princess's place, how come she doesn't understand any rules when she comes to me?"

After Baochai heard Yuanchun's words, he knew that Yuanchun was "the one who comes is not kind, and the one who is kind does not come", so he asked, "I don't know what Yuan Gege ordered the servants to stop?" Yuanchun heard the sarcasm hidden in Baochai's words , So he sneered and said: "Sister Bao is really a great handicraft, such things are willing to be willing to present to the princess, even the priceless Lanthanum pearl!" It turned out that Yuan Chun recognized the pearl as Hao The lanthanum pearl, seeing Baochai presenting it to Daiyu, couldn't help feeling jealous, and wanted to take it for himself.But she knew that she couldn't afford to offend Daiyu, so she deliberately taunted Baochai to express her dissatisfaction.

After Baochai heard this, she immediately understood why Yuanchun was looking for her bad luck, but she did not regret presenting the Haolan Pearl to Daiyu. , even the moon in the sky, she can use it.If Daiyu really allowed her to enter the palace and fulfilled her own ambitions, this bright lanthanum pearl will still have a chance to return to her hands one day, so why should she be greedy for this momentary advantage?But if this lanthanum pearl is given to Yuan Chun, let alone that Yuan Chun does not have the right to enter the palace draft, even if she does, she does not believe that Yuan Chun will let herself enter the palace without tabooing herself!

Thinking of this, Baochai also sneered and said: "Anyway, it is a good thing, and sooner or later it will go to the palace as a tribute. The emperor loves the princess so much, and the thing will fall into her hands sooner or later. And why can't you go along with the flow and give the pearl directly to the princess?" Anyway, Baochai is young and beautiful, as long as she can enter the palace, she will overwhelm Yuanchun sooner or later, so she is not afraid of offending Yuanchun now.

Yuan Chun was so angry that he wanted to teach Baochai a lesson, but Baochai turned around and left with Yinger.When Yuan Chun saw him, he could only beat his chest and stamp his feet with hatred.