Practical Life in the Red Mansion

In the evening, Daiyu told Jia Min that she regretted that Liu Miao couldn't go. Jia Min knew that Daiyu had a high temper. Miao just got to know her later. Daiyu wrote a few letters with her, and they became friends.Jia Min wondered, "You are on good terms with her."

Daiyu explained with a smile: "She has a bright personality but a delicate mind. She is considerate, funny, and has good opinions, and she is not artificial like others. If you treat me with sincerity, I will naturally treat her with sincerity." She also said with regret: "She has been talking about going to see Maple Leaf for a long time, but who knows she can't go." Jia Min asked the reason, "It is said that she was detained at home to learn the rules, but she is also a well-educated mother since she was a child. Those who are by my side, why should I learn the rules?" Daiyu was a little puzzled.

Jia Min's heart moved, this learning of the rules was probably based on the rules of the palace, Liu Miao's family background is impossible to be the emperor's concubine, that is to be the emperor's concubine.Jia Min calculated that the prince in the palace is getting older, and it's time for the young princes and princes to get married. The sensitive people in Beijing are also getting ready.Jia Min's heart skipped a beat. Speaking of it, Daiyu's age is considered suitable, and the Chinese New Year has also reached the age to say goodbye.

Jia Min had something on her mind, so she told Lin Hai about her worries that night, Lin Hai laughed at her: "You are worrying for nothing, I am in this position, how could the emperor let our family marry the rest of the princes?" Jia Min said: " Then there is the eldest son of the emperor. The second son of the emperor is also the same age as Daiyu."

Lin Hai shook his head and said: "The emperor has always trained the eldest prince as a prince, and he is eager to let him start a family. He is much older than Yu'er, so he is unwilling to do so. As for the second prince, the emperor will definitely choose someone who is not obvious. Home." Only then did Jia Min feel relieved.

People in the palace also talked about the eldest prince's marriage. The queen drove away a few little princes and took Situ Yuan's hand and said, "You and Ah Zheng are going for a horse race again. Why are such big people still so self-willed? If they fall What should I do?" Situ Yuan looked helplessly at his father, who was watching a joke, and seeing that his father refused to help him, he said: "Mother, I am not young, so I won't fall myself. If you don't believe me, just ask me." Ah Zheng, my riding skills are pretty good."

The queen turned her head to look at Mu Zheng and said, "Ah Zheng, don't speak nice words for him. Did he force you to go? If he bullies you, tell me and I will vent your anger on you." Situ Yuan hurriedly looked at Mu Zheng, Mu Zheng said: "Auntie, Ah Yuan's riding and shooting is no worse than mine." The queen still refused to let Situ Yuan go, saying: "A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Even if he is good at riding and shooting, his horse will sometimes stumble."

The emperor couldn't help interrupting: "What your mother said is right, by the way, Shining, didn't you mean to ask A Yuan what kind of girl he likes, and to choose a wife for him?" Jumped out of one pit and fell into another pit.

Facing the queen's question, Situ Yuan laughed and said, "Anything is fine. You can be gentle and virtuous and don't cause trouble for your ministers, and you can become your minister's good helper." The queen was dissatisfied with his answer and asked: "In general, there is Let’s make a general request, what is the appearance, what is the temperament, you have to say something.”

Situ Yuan said helplessly: "I trust my mother's vision." When the queen heard that she was angry with her son, the emperor hurriedly persuaded him: "It will be enough to let A Yuan take a sneak peek at that time. Back then, I didn't know how I liked it." Girl, it's not the first time I see you that I think you are the wife I want to marry."

The queen blushed when she heard the words and said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about in front of the child." The emperor smiled and stood up and said, "Is fate determined, don't worry too much, I'm going to review the papers first, and I'll be here tonight. "The queen sent the emperor out and said: "I saw that you like the tea camphor duck at noon. How about making it at night?" The emperor said: "Let's make soup." You haven't cooked anything for me for a long time." The queen said angrily, "Why is the emperor begging for food like a few children?" The emperor smiled, squeezed the queen's hand, stole some incense, and then went The Hall of Mental Cultivation.

The people in the palace were not surprised that the emperor and the empress got along like a normal husband and wife in private, they lowered their heads very uniformly, and the empress sent them away. The emperor saw Situ Yuan standing honestly with Mu Zheng, and couldn't help saying "The two of you make me worry. It's better than Xiao Liu, who knows what kind of girl he likes." Situ Yuan couldn't help but burst out laughing. Xiao Liu is his youngest brother, only about five years old.

Only then did the empress realize that she had said the wrong thing, and her anger disappeared, saying: "Let's go quickly, don't let me worry about you in front of me."

Just as Situ Yuan and Mu Zheng walked out of the palace gate, they met someone who gave Mu Zheng a note. Mu Zheng opened it and saw that it only said October [-]th, Xishan Maple Leaf.Situ Yuan leaned over and asked, "What do you mean, who gave it to you?" Mu Zheng replied, "It's someone from Commander Shen." Situ Yuan smiled and said, "Could it be that your boss invited you to see Maple Leaf?" The two guessed to no avail, so they could only keep it in their hearts.

Over there, Shen Lv heard from his subordinate that he had delivered the letter. The subordinate hesitated and said, "My lord wrote so vaguely, will Mu Tongzhi understand?" I gave it to Uncle Mu, and it depends on whether he can grasp him to marry that little girl." His smile faded and he said, "It's okay even if Uncle Mu didn't go, I can still see what he can do for him. My younger sister is in her early years, should she accept her fate obediently, or should she take revenge and go back."

Mu Zheng thought for a while, Shen Lv couldn't have passed the note for no reason, presumably he knew what would happen in Xishan that day, it probably had something to do with people close to him, but no one who was close to him had heard of it. When going to Xishan, he went to the Ministry of Officials first. Lin Yang was busy discussing the method of Jingcha with his colleagues. Hearing Mu Zheng's words, he couldn't help but complain: "I have been so busy that I haven't slept well for several days. I realized that even on Muxiu, I was dragged to work in the bureaucracy, how could I have time to go to Xishan.” Lin Yang and him just said a few words, then hurried back to continue working.

Mu Zheng went to Yang Xi's house again. Yang Xi planned to go to Xishan to see the maple leaves, but he didn't decide when to go. Listening to Mu Zheng's questioning, he felt a little strange. Mu Zheng told him the news that he had received a letter from Shen Lv , Yang Xi smiled and said: "Shen Lv is willing to meddle in his own business." Then he laughed at Mu Zheng: "You rarely worry about it like this." Mu Zheng said: "I always feel that something is going to happen. Practical."

Mu Zheng didn't stay long and went to Lin's house. Lin Hai was not at home, and he couldn't go to the inner courtyard to meet Jia Min, so he had to meet Lin Yun. She didn't even care about him. My sister went out to play by herself even though she knew he was studying, and didn't take him with her.

Mu Zheng's ears caught Lin Yun saying that Daiyu was going out, and asked, "Is your sister going out? Where are you going?" Only in front of Lin Yun did Mu Zheng dare to ask about Daiyu's situation so carelessly. Yun replied: "I'm going to Xishan to see the maple leaves. My sister is really good. I haven't seen maple leaves yet. I heard that there are maple leaves all over the mountains and plains. If you look at it at sunset, it will be so beautiful."

Mu Zheng's heart beat wildly and he asked again: "When is your sister going?" Lin Yun tilted his head and thought for a while and said, "It's about mid-October, I don't know the exact time, brother Mu, why do you ask this? "Mu Zheng found a reason to prevaricate, and started to make arrangements when he went back. He originally wanted to tell Lin Yang, but he thought that his information was not accurate, and Lin Yang was very busy, and he felt that he was enough. up.

The days passed unhurriedly and it was the day when Daiyu, Jiang Tian and others made an appointment to go to Xishan. When Mu Zheng thought about it, he still felt a little scared, blaming himself for being too conceited.

Daiyu originally made an appointment to meet Jiang Tian and others at the city gate, but just after leaving the gate, the carriage broke down, and Daiyu didn't think much about it, so she went home and changed the carriage. After arranging the carriage for inspection, Daiyu sent a letter to Jiang Tian and others to go there first, and she would rush there later.

Daiyu was chatting with Kong Shanzhu, when suddenly her eyes went dark, and then the world turned upside down, hit the wall of the car, her painful ears were buzzing, Kong Shan supported Daiyu in horror and asked: "Miss, miss? " Daiyu screamed, and felt dizzy when she opened her eyes. She put her hand on her forehead, and before she could ask what was going on, she heard the nurse ask: "Who are you, dare to stop our carriage, my master But the Secretary of the Household Department."

A voice came coldly: "The one stopped is Lin Shangshu's carriage." There was a trembling sound outside the carriage.

Kong Shan said anxiously: "Girl, our car overturned." While listening to the sound of fighting outside, while looking at Daiyu who was still a little dizzy, he said with unstoppable horror, "Girl, are you okay. Zhu Xuan, who was huddled in the corner, also came to her senses, and looked out through the car window, but it made her tremble: "Girl, there's a fight outside, and there's blood all over."

Daiyu slowly saw her eyes clearly, and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm fine." Although she felt pain, Daiyu's mind turned quickly, and these people started killing without saying a word, and pointed out It's Lin Shangshu's family, and I guess he had prepared for it long ago. No wonder the carriage that was checked yesterday and was in good condition broke down today.Then their target is themselves and the Lin family. It is likely that they are going to hold him hostage and threaten the Lin family, or... Daiyu's face turned pale. She heard from Nanny Ding that some bandits robbed the female relatives of rich families.

Just as Daiyu was thinking, the sound of fighting outside became louder and louder, mixed with the sound of sex. Daiyu clenched her lower lip. Her family's nursing home also has real skills, but it can't subdue these thieves. I want to come to myself today It was doomed, and Daiyu felt a surge of despair, thinking that if it was true, then she had no choice but to kill herself to protect her innocence.

Kong Shan beside him looked at Daiyu timidly, and said in a crying voice, "Girl, what should we do? Are we going to die?" As he spoke, she couldn't help crying, Daiyu's heart was shocked, thinking Not only was she alone, but there were also two girls, and Nanny Ding was behind her. Could it be that they were going to die with her? Moreover, her family would be so sad when she died.

Just as he was thinking wildly about this, the head of the nurse retreated in front of Daiyu's carriage, panting and said: "Girl, I'm afraid it will be more dangerous, this group of people is too powerful." Daiyu calmed down after hearing this, and asked Said: "Have all the carriages turned over?" The nurse said: "There is no last one, but the axle is broken." Daiyu said: "You find a chance to ride back to report." The nurse was shocked and said: "Girl What should I do?" Daiyu said: "This group of thieves may not necessarily want my life, you may have a chance to survive when you go back, otherwise, they will all be folded in."

The guard gritted his teeth, ran towards the carriage behind, cut off the rope and got on the horse, Daiyu only heard the mixed voices outside saying: "Boss, that man is going to ride away." The leader replied: "Don't worry about it." He, as long as the girl from the Lin family is here." Daiyu raised her voice and asked, "Who are you, and what are you doing abducting me?"

The leader replied: "We also collect money for business. Someone wants us to tie up Miss Lin. If Miss Lin has anything to say, I'd better wait until I meet the person to ask. I advise Miss Lin, let you Stop the people, they are not our opponents, and we don't want to kill too much." They don't want their own lives, they just want to hold themselves hostage.

Daiyu pinched her own palm and replied loudly: "Okay, I promise you, but you can't hurt my people." Kongshan and Zhuxuan held Daiyu, and cried: "Girl, you can't go out. Daiyu sighed and said, "They just wanted to kidnap me, they didn't want to kill me. Even if I couldn't stop taking the initiative to go out, they would kill everyone and tie me up. Why pay so much for nothing?" What about life. Now, find me the veil."

Kong Shan was still sobbing softly, Zhu Xuan hurriedly turned out Dai Yu's veiled hat, and said, "I'm going out with the girl." Xuan said: "The girl also said that they don't want our lives, and I can also help take care of the girl."

Daiyu smiled lightly and said good, and was stretching out her hand to open the door, when she heard the sound of horseshoes, Daiyu immediately reacted, and said sharply: "Quickly lock the door." The three of them reacted very quickly, and slammed the door shut. The people outside also reacted, slashed the card with a knife, and the knife passed through the door of the car, only a few inches away from Daiyu, Daiyu could only hear her heart beating wildly, but fortunately, the people outside had no chance to come back. Cut the second knife.

Daiyu leaned against the car wall, listening to the sound of beatings and killings outside, and suddenly heard a cold voice saying: "Don't kill them all, leave a few alive." The voice was filled with uncontrollable killing intent and anger .

Daiyu knew who the person was outside, and her eyes were slightly hot.Mu Zheng's hands were still trembling a little. He had never been so scared before. If he came later, he would not dare to think about Daiyu's meeting. He walked quickly to Daiyu's carriage and blurted out: "Yanyan, you How is it?" Daiyu was filled with the joy of being reborn after the catastrophe and did not pay attention to his address, just hearing his voice, tears could not stop streaming down, and she choked up and said, "I'm fine."