Crimson Pearl Tears in a Dream of Red Mansions

Besides, at Jinxia Pavilion, Daiyu and others saw Baoyu rushing in with a topaz pillow in his arms, and then put it on the table as if offering a treasure, and said to Daiyu, "Sister Lin, look, this Is the topaz pillow good?" Daiyu took a look and saw that the topaz pillow was indeed used by Jia's mother when she lived in Jia's mansion, so she smiled lightly and said, "It's really good, but I just looked at it like a pillow. Is it used by my grandmother in the past?" Baoyu felt a little embarrassing when he heard this, because he said, "I saw that this topaz pillow is good, so I used it for my younger sister. I just hope that my younger sister will not dislike it." .”

Then he couldn't help wondering: "We have a lot of jade pillows in our house, but the topaz pillow I saw seems to be the only one. I don't know why?" , I don’t even understand this, thinking that yellow is a color that can only be enjoyed by the royal family, and topaz is the best among jades, it is very rare, how can ordinary wealthy people have it?The Jia Mansion is probably only able to have such a thing or two made of topaz because the Dukes of Rong and Ning made great achievements on the battlefield back then, and this topaz pillow is probably one of them.

Chunxian saw that the sun had set on the western mountain, so he knew it was not too late, because he said to Baoyu, "Second Master Bao, there is a difference between men and women, and it is getting late. Now that you have sent a topaz pillow for the princess, you should just leave here." All right, don't make gossip for the princess, or the emperor will find out, and it will be a crime of beheading." Baoyu felt a little unhappy when he heard this, and seeing that Daiyu had no intention of keeping her, he felt chest tightness and embarrassment However, he was afraid that Daiyu would be angry, so he had to leave resentfully.

Daiyu asked Qingwen to go to Jiamu's room, only saying that her meals were still cooked in the small kitchen of Jinxia Pavilion, and she only thanked Jiamu for the topaz pillow that Baoyu sent.After hearing this, Jia's mother said that although she was inevitably unhappy, she had no choice but to let it go.

The next day, Daiyu was washing and washing when Bing Ning came in and said, "Princess, a maid named Yuanyang came in and said she wanted to ask the princess if she is interested today. Mrs. Jia would like to invite the princess to go with her." I'm enjoying the flowers in Liufangyuan." After hearing this, Daiyu said, "Tell her, just let grandma call all the sisters, and after I wash up, I'll have breakfast, and we'll just go together." Bing Ning said : "But the mandarin duck insisted on coming in, saying that it would be better if he asked the princess himself. I reckoned there was something else he didn't want to tell me."

Daiyu thought for a while, and according to her understanding, Yuanyang really wouldn't do such a thing, it was only when she said such words, that it was just like Bingning said, there was something she wanted to say to herself alone, It's just that she couldn't guess what the words would be for a moment, so she said: "Forget it, let her come in." After hearing this, Bing Ning led the mandarin duck in as she said, and then retreated by herself.

When Daiyu saw Yuanyang, she smiled and asked, "Sister Yuanyang is here, but what's going on with grandmother?" At that time, she added a bit of charm, she couldn't help being slightly stunned, and secretly praised in her heart: "The princess really has a character like a fairy." But she said with a smile: "The old lady ordered the slaves to invite the princess to enjoy the flowers. I just want to ask the princess what is missing here?" Just as Daiyu was about to answer, she saw Yuanyang stuffing a shark handkerchief into her hand, saying: "This square handkerchief is very good, but now the weather It's getting hotter, the old lady is afraid that the princess will be unhappy because of this, so she ordered her servants to bring it to the princess."

Daiyu faintly felt that there seemed to be something hard in the shark's handkerchief, knowing that there were other articles in it, she laughed to herself and said, "I don't lack anything here. Sister Yuanyang, please go back and thank grandma for me." Hearing this, he withdrew himself.

After the mandarin ducks left, Daiyu unfolded the shark handkerchief in her hand, but she saw a note mixed with it, which read such a pair as "the tender cold locks the dream because of the cold spring, and the fragrant air traps people like the fragrance of wine".Daiyu is full of poems and books, so she knows that this pairing was written by Qin Shaoyou, a scholar of the Song Dynasty, but she is puzzled, what kind of deep meaning is hidden in this pairing.

While Daiyu was thinking hard, she saw Chunxian brought over the breakfast and said to Daiyu, "Princess, come and taste this white fungus and lotus seed soup. It smells delicious." Then She couldn't help complaining: "The weather is getting hotter and hotter, but there are no iced red bayberries in this mansion. Otherwise, you can just eat them, but it's a relief from the heat." Daiyu ignored Chunxian's complaints and just Absently, he drank a few mouthfuls of white fungus and lotus seed soup, then dropped it.

After breakfast, Daiyu supported Qingwen's hand, and accompanied by Chunxian Bingningshuanghua, came to Liufangyuan. Because she had something on her mind, Daiyu frowned slightly, as if she was thinking, not thinking about it. Laugh like everyone else.

When Daiyu arrived at Liufangyuan, she saw that Jiamu, Sister Feng, and Sanchun Xiangyun had all arrived. Even Baochai also went there because the scars on her face had scabbed off and she was back to her former beauty.When Daiyu saw her, she only smiled slightly, and then said, "When I lived in Jia's mansion, I never knew that there is such a beautiful place in the middle of the mansion." After hearing this, Jia's mother smiled and said : "This place was just tidied up, when the princess came here, but it was so messy, and there was no one to clean it, so it was closed, and the princess naturally didn't know about it."

Daiyu nodded.It turns out that this Liufangyuan is not anywhere else, but the place where Jia Zhu and Li Wan lived after their wedding. Jia Zhu was originally very similar to the old Duke. Shuangquan, very much loved by Jia's mother and Jia Zheng, but unexpectedly, Jia Zhu suddenly caught a cold one day, and couldn't get sick, and died of illness on a rainy night, leaving only the widow Li Wan and his widow Zi Jialan.After Jia Zhu died of illness, Mrs. Wang wanted to expel Li Wan back to her natal family on the grounds that Li Wan ordered Kefu to be tough.But Mother Jia thought that Li Wan had Jia Zhu's flesh and blood in her stomach, so she came forward to stop Mrs. Wang, and only drove Li Wan from Liufang Garden to a remote courtyard. From then on, Liufang Garden was locked up, and only distinguished guests came. Time to open and live with distinguished guests.

There is nothing else in Liufang Garden, only the lotus blooms the best. Daiyu and others walked for a while, and then rested in an octagonal pavilion in front. At this time, a maid came with fruits.Daiyu laughed and said, "The lotus here is really good. I don't think I have any troubles after looking at it." Jia Mu and others nodded in agreement.After a while, Jia Mufang hesitated and said, "Princess, there is a saying that I don't know if I should say it or not. Now the princess is in charge of the palace drafting power, and the second girl and the third girl are famous in that book. You see Can you..."

Daiyu smiled, pretending to be surprised and said: "Could it be that the ancestors didn't want the second and third sisters to go to the draft? If so, I can decide to call their names." When she heard that Daiyu was about to pick Yingchun didn't respond to her own draft name, but Tanchun showed a trace of nervousness and urgency in her eyes, and Jia Mu's face changed drastically when she heard this, and said: "Princess, please don't misunderstand. The second girl and the third girl Since it is famous in the draft booklet, it is a grace that cannot be asked for. How did it go? It’s just that the old man wants to ask the princess to give him a little face, so that the second girl and the third girl will have a smoother draft. After hearing this, Daiyu said, "Grandma just don't worry, as long as the second and third sisters are safe, the nanny who is in charge during the selection process is also very sensible, why would you make things difficult for the second and third sisters?"

When Jia's mother heard the words, she wondered if Daiyu really understood what she meant, but she couldn't say more. After all, Xiangyun and Baochai were in front of her, so she nodded.At this moment, I saw Lin Wenfu walking over.

Sanchun, Xiangyun and Baochai all saw Lin Wenfu for the first time, and they blushed unconsciously.When Xichun saw her, she asked, "Sister-in-law, why is there a foreigner here?" Lin Wenfu glanced at Xichun, seeing that Xichun was still a little girl, he only smiled, ran to Daiyu, saluted and said: "My subordinate Lin Wenfu kowtowed to see the princess." Seeing that it was Lin Wenfu, Daiyu smiled and said, "Are you here for something?"

Lin Wenfu said: "Going back to the princess, it's not a big deal. It's just that when the subordinates entered the palace last time, the emperor ordered them to give this thing to the princess." Then he took out a Nine Dragon Jade Pendant from his bosom and handed it to Daiyu .Daiyu ordered Qingwen to pick it up.Seeing that Daiyu had accepted it, Lin Wenfu said, "That's it, I will leave." Then, he smiled and left on his own.

When Baochai saw Lin Wenfu's rich and brocade clothes, he described him as handsome, especially the trace of charm in Lin Wenfu's eyes when he smiled, which made people overwhelmed by it, and he couldn't help but have something in his heart.Therefore, in the future, Baochai will inevitably be much colder towards that Baoyu.

After Lin Wenfu left, Daiyu Jiamu and others admired the lotus for a while.After that, Daiyu used the excuse that she was tired, and went back to Jinxia Pavilion accompanied by Qingwen and the other four.But he didn't expect to see Jia Zhen anxiously pacing back and forth at the gate of Jinxia Pavilion as soon as he arrived at Jinxia Pavilion.Seeing this situation, Daiyu was not surprised.When Jia Zhen saw Daiyu coming back to the Jinxia Pavilion, her face immediately showed joy, and she hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "My minister bows to the princess."

Daiyu said: "No." Jia Zhen was then allowed to enter the Jinxia Pavilion. At this time, Dai Yufang asked, "Brother Zhen is here, but what's the matter?" Jia Zhen glanced at Qingwen and waited. four people.Daiyu said: "Brother Zhen, don't worry, Qingwen and the other four are Daiyu's personal servants. Daiyu treats them like sisters on weekdays, and there is nothing wrong with telling them." After thinking about it, he said: "Since that's the case, I won't beat around the bush. I came here this time to ask the princess for help."

Daiyu was surprised when she heard this, and said, "Please help? Brother Zhen, why did you say that?" Jia Zhen said, "I am not doing this for myself, but for my daughter-in-law Qin." Daiyu's heart sank. Knowing it, he said: "But Keqing? I remember that Keqing is only a few years older than Daiyu, and she is still young before the age of two decades. How can she be killed?" Jia Zhen couldn't help but wonder. Instead of telling each other about the mutual love and affection between Keqing and himself, he only made Daiyu and the others flush with shame, wishing they could find a crack in the ground to get in.

Although Daiyu was ashamed, she still said to Jia Zhen: "Elder Brother Zhen doesn't need to hide it from me, but Qing will definitely not be in danger of his life because of this. I think there are other reasons. Elder Brother Zhen doesn't want to say , I don’t make things difficult for you, only Big Brother Zhen needs to comply with this matter. As long as Big Brother Zhen obeys this matter, I will definitely save Keqing’s life for Big Brother Zhen.”

When Jia Zheng heard this, his heart sank and he asked, "What's the matter?" Daiyu smiled and said, "..." As for what Duan's Daiyu said, let's look at the next chapter.