Practical Life in the Red Mansion

There are two octagonal pavilions at one end of Taolin, one is for Mrs. Gaoming, and the other is for girls who have not left the pavilion.

Daiyu went to the octagonal attic, Xiang Wei and Liu Miao had already arrived, and they were sitting by the window to untie Jiulianhuan, bored, there were some girls Daiyu knew and some she didn't know, and after exchanging pleasantries, they scattered around Open to play their own.Xiang Wei pulled Daiyu to the window and said, "You are here, we are very boring."

Liu Miao took Daiyu's hand and asked: "I have been detained by my family and cannot go out. I heard that you were injured when you went out. Are you okay now?" It's time, I'll be fine a long time ago." Liu Miao looked at Daiyu carefully and said: "Only when I see with my own eyes and hear with my own ears that you are fine, can I feel relieved."

Daiyu pursed her lips and sat by the window with the two of them, picked up the Jiulianhuan and unwrapped it. Xiang Wei whispered to the side: "This kind of flower party is the most boring." They have a good reputation, so they are very cautious in their words and deeds, and they don't even speak loudly.And at the same time, they invited the sons of the aristocratic family to the other end of the peach blossom grove, and these young ladies could not go down to the attic to enjoy the flowers in the peach blossom grove at will, they could only watch from a distance from the attic.

Daiyu looked around strangely and whispered, "Why is there no one from the master's family?" Xiang Wei explained: "Miss Yu Er was still there just now, and she went to meet the master of Hepu county." The three of them were talking when suddenly Hearing a burst of laughter, the girls in the room turned their eyes to the door.

A few maids surrounded the two girls, one wore a bright red beanie, the color of a delicate flower, but looked arrogant, and the other wore a blue jacket after the rain, with a sweet smile on his oval face.

Liu Miao whispered in Daiyu's ear, saying that the one in the big red dress is the granddaughter of King Hengpu, the princess of Hepu County, and the other is Yu Lanting, the second granddaughter of Princess Xunyang.Seeing Daiyu's bright smile, Yu Lanting said, "You must be the sister of the Lin family. Please forgive me for not being able to welcome Miss Lin in time." After she wanted to apologize, Daiyu hurriedly avoided laughing and said, "My sister is the sister of the Yu family." The second girl." The Hepu county magistrate who was talking to other girls took a look at Daiyu when he heard the word Lin's family.

After Yu Lanting came, the atmosphere in the pavilion became more active. She was all-round and exquisite, and her speech and demeanor made people feel like a spring breeze. She didn't make a girl feel left out. In twos and threes, she was playing chess, playing Shuanglu, or drawing pictures, reciting poems and joking, I don't know. Who said that the newly learned piece just happened to be suitable for the occasion, and Yu Lanting asked someone to bring the musical instrument that he was good at. The girls present also wanted to gain a talent. I chose the piano with interest.

Not long after, melodious music came from the octagonal attic, making the children of the aristocratic family on the other side of the peach forest stop and listen.

A girl from Duke Qi's family named Chen Ruyi smiled and said to the Hepu county magistrate: "I heard that the county magistrate is the best at playing the piano, and she has been taught by a famous teacher. Can you open our eyes?" The Hepu county magistrate did not refuse. After burning incense and washing hands, the lotus steps lightly moved to the front of the piano platform, and after fine-tuning the breath, the sound of the piano flowed out from the slender and white fingertips, matching her outstanding appearance, it was pleasing to the eye.

Daiyu listened attentively, and she played the music very smoothly, very skillfully, which can be regarded as a talent, but the music came from her heart, and the Lord of Hepu County was too rigid with skills and too ingenious.After the song ended, Chen Ruyi smiled and said, "Today I know what lingering sounds are, and they will last for three days."

Liu Miao couldn't help but whispered in Daiyu's ear, "It's too late."

Yu Lanting also praised her, turned her eyes to Daiyu and said with a smile: "It's a coincidence that Miss Lin also chose the piano, let's ask Miss Lin to play a piece, just to have a discussion with the county magistrate." The Hepu county magistrate heard Yan glanced at Daiyu with disdain.

Daiyu felt that her skill might not be as good as that of Hepu county magistrate, but her artistic conception was by no means inferior to her.Comparing the two, she will be better. She is afraid that she will lose the face of the Hepu County Lord and is trying to resign, but when she sees the Hepu County Lord's gaze, Daiyu secretly thinks if she really refuses I'm afraid I've become cowardly in the eyes of others.

Daiyu chose "Song of Spring Dawn". The technique of this piece is not difficult, but it is more a test of the player's ability to express the artistic conception in it.The sound of the clanging piano flows out, revealing a cheerful and bright, against the glowing peach blossoms outside the window, making people feel that they are in the midst of a school full of spring.

When everyone was immersed in it, Daiyu's piano sound stopped abruptly, and an old voice asked: "Why don't you play it?" At the entrance of the attic, Yu Lanting hurried over to help Princess Xunyang sit down, feeling strange that her grandmother usually lived in seclusion, but today she was interested in not only entertaining guests but also coming here in person.

Daiyu replied in a respectful voice: "My little girl thinks it's just right to stop here." The last part of "Spring Dawn" is the passing away, regretting that life is short, implying a faint sense of sadness, it is better to stop when the flowers are scattered.

Princess Xunyang showed a smile: "You are all little girls, you are about the same age." She couldn't help but praised: "You play very well, I haven't heard a song that makes people feel spring and happy. " Daiyu thanked Princess Xunyang for her praise, but the face of the Hepu county lord on the side changed, and she couldn't help saying: "Aunt and grandma, you were also the best at the piano in the past, but Miss Lin made several mistakes, why don't you Point it out for her."

Princess Xunyang shook her head and said: "It's okay, it's just a few wrong sounds, the flaws can't hide the merits, and it will be corrected in the future. Only when there is love in my heart, can the music be played to resonate with others, and the music will have spirituality. Miss Lin's piano sound It is enough to be able to express the feelings in the heart, and the listener can immerse themselves in it, and there is no need to force too much on skills."

Princess Xunyang couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "This kind of music that is not difficult is more skillful. Miss Lin's talent is very good." She looked at Daiyu with loving eyes as if looking at her own children and grandchildren: "But you can't. It would be better if the skills were perfected if this talent was wasted."

Daiyu's face was a little hot. She usually played the piano just to entertain others and herself. She played a piece casually when she was happy or unhappy. She didn't practice her skills too much. In the eyes of others, she was a bit tired.

Seeing Princess Xunyang's interest, Yu Lanting said, "Listening to grandma's words is better than ten years of reading. Grandma will give us some pointers." The qin is just expressive. However, "Princess Xunyang changed her voice and said, "After listening to the qin and looking at the scenery, I feel in love, so I can compose poems. In my opinion, I don't need to care about the rhythm, just write as I like."

Yu Lanting said with a smile: "Let's write poems, grandma will give us some prizes." Princess Xunyang smiled: "Okay, it's up to you to choose the champion or the second place. You can go over there and ask if there is any." Who would like to show off." This is to let this group of girls show their talents in front of those wives.

The maid named Weimian went to another octagonal attic, and came back not long after and said: "All the ladies are willing to join in the fun with the princess." Yu Lanting hurriedly asked people to prepare pens, inks, papers and inkstones, etc., within a limited time Within a stick of incense.

The girls present understood what Princess Xunyang meant, and they were also excited. After all, this flower viewing party was considered a blind date. How unhappy, all came to the interest.

But Liu Miao said to Princess Xunyang: "Back to the princess, my daughter is not good at writing poems. Why don't I let my daughter copy the poems of all the sisters and compile them into a booklet?" It's good to be good at what you're not good at, but you have to help them sharpen their ink." Liu Miao agreed with a smile.

Daiyu was quick-witted, and when the fragrance was less than half, she wrote a seven-character poem. Princess Xunyang asked Daiyu to show her the poem. The hard work has been put into it, and looking at the poems again, it is romantic and unique, and the aura is compelling.Princess Xunyang glanced at Daiyu, and saw that her eyes were extremely beautiful, the big almond eyes were slightly raised at the end of the eyes, black and white were distinct, as clear as a baby's eyes, and her smile was as bright as a crescent moon.

Princess Xunyang liked her more in her heart, and asked more carefully what Daiyu did at home in the past. Although Daiyu was surprised, she saw that Princess Xunyang was as kind and amiable as her own old man, so she picked out interesting things from the past.Princess Xunyang heard that she used to make scented tea at home, and said with great interest: "I used to make some scented tea to drink when I was young, but when I got older, I became lazy."

"The crabapple scented tea made by my daughter is served to the princess, and I hope the princess will not be disgusted with it." Daiyu replied.Yu Lanting had already finished his poem, and seeing his grandmother and Daiyu having a happy conversation, he walked over and said with a half-sour voice, "What are you talking about, Miss Lin? It's been a long time since I saw my grandmother so happy."

Princess Xunyang patted Yu Lanting's hand and said, "It is said that Miss Lin made crabapple tea." Yu Lanting asked curiously, "How did Miss Lin do it? I will also learn to honor my grandmother in the future."

Daiyu said in a soft voice: "It's nothing difficult, but you have to be more careful when choosing flowers and tea. For this crabapple flower, you should choose Xiangfei Pavilion in Dazu County, and use the green hemp stone from Peijiang to make tea mills." , crushed Xuejin tea produced in Wulong and mixed it with crabapple flowers." Yu Lanting felt a little envious when she heard that, although her family was a princess mansion, it was just relying on the shadow of her ancestors, and the family had a large population and high expenses. I definitely won't take the trouble to let the girl's family get these things.

After hearing this, Princess Xunyang couldn't help boasting: "It's really Lan Xinhui's quality."

The time for a stick of incense came soon, Princess Xunyang read it carefully, and asked Weimian to show the poems of these girls to Gaoming on the other side, and teased Liu Miao: "Don't forget to transcribe these poems. Copy it into a booklet." Liu Miao said with a smile: "I definitely dare not refuse."

Everyone was waiting for the results of the selection, when suddenly the maid beside Princess Xunyang, named Mianyu, hurried over and whispered something to Princess Xunyang with an anxious look on her face.

But Princess Xunyang said: "It's okay, my royal father also liked these things back then, since they are interested, let them go." Mian Yu said in a low voice: "The first prince and the second prince can participate, and they are also welcome. There are a thousand descendants of the aristocratic family, if something happens..."

Princess Xunyang interrupted her: "Of course it's their fault that something happened, can I still rely on me? Everyone has self-knowledge, knowing that their skills are not as good as others, but they still want to play. If something happens, you can only blame yourself for being incompetent. Do you have to blame others for not stopping him?"

What Princess Xunyang said made the girls curious, and Princess Xunyang smiled and said without telling them: "The eldest prince is leading people to play polo, I will take you to have a look." , but he hesitated because of the rules of male and female defense.Yu Lanting hesitated, "Could grandma break the rules?"

Princess Xunyang said: "It's okay, when you sit on the high platform, you won't be able to see you through the window screen." What to do, even if it is really against the rules, no one dares to say anything.Princess Xunyang asked her maid to invite all the ladies to go with her.

Princess Xunyang's father liked playing polo back then, and he often organized competitions for noble children. Unfortunately, the Supreme Emperor who came to the throne later was not good at riding and shooting, so polo playing declined. Most of the family members gathered together for Cuju.Today, he likes to play polo, and uses it to train the army. Only then does polo play flourish again, and the sons of the aristocratic families will also discuss it in private.

Playing polo is exciting and thrilling. Participants must not only pay attention to the ball wholeheartedly, but also have a good ability to control the horse so that the horse can follow their own wishes.Those who play must not only have extraordinary ball skills and equestrian skills, but also have extraordinary courage, and more importantly, they must be able to cooperate.

A mighty group of people went to the racecourse. This racecourse was built when Princess Xunyang came out of the pavilion to build a mansion, and it has been repaired and maintained by people.When everyone sat on the high platform, the people on stage had already changed their clothes. They were all narrow-sleeved robes and long trousers and boots, outlining broad shoulders and narrow waist. Sitting on a tall horse, they looked even more heroic.

The leader rode a big maroon horse, with long eyebrows drawn into the temples, phoenix eyes full of power, slender and straight like a pine tree, with the alienation and pride of the superior, most of the little girls on the high platform stared at him.Xiang Wei said in a low voice, "That's the eldest prince." Daiyu's gaze shifted to the person next to the eldest prince. Their complexion was jade, their facial features were exquisite, their expressions were as calm as water, and their backs were straight and contained strength of tenacity.

Xiang Wei followed Daiyu's gaze and looked over with some doubts. Who was that person and asked, "Do you know him?" Daiyu said in a panic, "He and my brother are good friends, and he is the grandson of Princess Puyang." Xiang Wei said with a smile : "Oh, so it's him, the eldest prince is so radiant, and standing next to the eldest prince, he is not inferior."

Because they were not on the same high platform as Gao Ming's wives, the little girls also let go, chatting in twos and threes about who would win, Xiang Wei took a look at the second prince's team, although the second prince looked like Not bad, but the momentum is too bad.

A single-goal match is practiced, that is, a one-foot-sized hole is opened under the wooden wall, and a net is formed at the back. The winner is determined by the number of hits into the net. cooperation.With the sound of the gong, the ball game started, and the people on the field galloped on their horses and guns, fighting for the little ball.

The eldest prince took the lead to grab the ball, moved forward with his stick, Mu Zheng was behind him to take care of him, the other pair of men and horses bypassed Mu Zheng to besiege the first prince, and the first prince hit the ball towards Mu Zheng with his stick Go, Mu Zheng turned the horse's head, bent down and brought the ball to his side, the eldest prince was already out of the encirclement, Mu Zheng raised his stick and hit the ball ferociously, the eldest prince left half of the horse's hand and turned the ball Knocked down the goal and came out on top.

The atmosphere suddenly boiled, and even the girls on the high platform became excited. If they were not concerned about their manners, they might have shouted and applauded.Xiang Wei was so excited that she clenched her fists and watched the people on the racecourse scrambling, dribbling, and hitting the ball without blinking.

The momentum of the First Prince's team increased greatly, and the other team was not weak and rushed to catch up.When the heat was heating up, suddenly the second prince's cousin, Wu Guifei's nephew, Wu Yong's horse was frightened, and ran rampant on the racecourse, even bumping into Mu Zheng's horse. This was nothing, but the club in Wu Yong's hand smashed When they got to Mu Zheng's horse, Mu Zheng's horse was also frightened immediately.

The girls on the high platform panicked, stood up one after another, and looked towards the racecourse. Wu Yong tried to control the horse under him, but to no avail, he surprised the second prince's horse, but Mu Zheng pulled the rein to calm him down. He got his own horse, but he did not raise the rein to avoid Wu Yong. Instead, he put his legs between the horse's belly, stood up, held his own rein with one hand, and tried to help Wu Yong control his horse with the other to prevent him from The horse continued to go crazy, but it was still a step too late. When Mu Zheng grabbed Wu Yong's horse, Wu Yong had already fallen, and the next moment Wu Yong's horse's hoof fell on Wu Yong's body.

Wu Yong let out a scream, which made the little girls on the high platform startled. The eldest prince said angrily: "Where are the guards?" It happened so fast that the guards didn't react for a while, and they got off after hearing the elder prince's roar. He went to the racecourse to help Mu Zheng subdue Wu Yong's frightened horse, but at the same time the second prince fell off the horse. Fortunately, the horse was subdued when he fell, so he was not trampled like Wu Yong.

Everyone looked at this accident in horror, especially because the people in the Princess Mansion were terrified. Wu Yong is fine, if the second prince is injured, the emperor will definitely blame the Princess Manor. Princess Xunyang is very calm, and immediately The imperial physician enshrined in the mansion was invited to treat Wu Yong and the second prince, and the first prince also sent someone to find an imperial physician who was good at bone setting.

The second prince just scratched his skin and sprained his ankle, but his bones are fine. He will be fine after ten days and a half months, but Wu Yong is very miserable, with many fractures all over his body, and he has to lie in bed for a year and a half. The tone also hinted that if it is not properly raised, it will probably be disabled.

The eldest prince said: "In any case, help them bandage first." He cast a mocking look at Wu Yong who was crying, and said to the imperial doctor: "You give him the prescription of calming the nerves first, otherwise I'm afraid he will faint from the pain. "And whispered to Mu Zheng: "You were never so noisy like him when you were stabbed and the arrow was abruptly pulled out. It made your ears hurt." Although you spoke in a low voice, everyone present heard it.

The eldest prince ordered the two of them to be bandaged, and then he whispered to Mu Zheng: "You let out a sigh of relief for your little girl, the most favored son of the Wu family is about to collapse on the bed , my good second brother was also frightened, you are clean, and let them accept your life-saving grace, but you are also a bold person, even going to face the difficulties, in case your horse is killed by you It’s too bad if you can’t control it.”

Mu Zheng's eyes couldn't help turning to Gaotai, and his tone softened a bit: "I can do anything if I can vent my anger for her." The eldest prince clicked his tongue a few times, and followed his gaze towards Gaotai with some curiosity: "I'm curious, what kind of little girl actually makes your iron tree bloom."

When Daiyu on the high platform saw that Mu Zheng was safe and sound, she let go of her tightly clenched hands. There were already four crescent moon marks on her palms. She didn't feel any pain, but felt a kind of rebirth after disaster She knew it was against the rules to stare at Mu Zheng all the time, but she still couldn't help observing Mu Zheng from time to time, and looked this way after seeing him say a few words to the First Prince. Knowing that he couldn't see his appearance, but his face couldn't help but blush.

After something like this happened, the flower viewing feast couldn't go on anymore, and everyone left one after another.Jia Min, who was sitting in the carriage, was in a turbulent mood. Today, Princess Xunyang said a few words to her in private, and she wanted to bring Daiyu and Mu Zheng together. Go home and discuss with Lin Hai.However, she was very satisfied with Mu Zheng in her heart, and seeing Mu Zheng on the racetrack was not afraid of danger, her favor increased greatly.

When Jia Min returned home, Lin Hai hadn't left the office yet, so Jia Min had no choice but to patiently ask about Gu Jing's situation and Lin Yun's homework before fidgeting and waiting for Lin Hai to come back.When she was feeling restless, she suddenly heard her mother-in-law report that Lian's second grandma had come. Jia Min was in a daze for a while. She hadn't seen Jia's family for a long time.

Jia Min still asked Wang Xifeng to be invited here. Jia Min was shocked when she saw Wang Xifeng. Let her call the shots.

Wang Xifeng cried and cried, but she didn't delay her to tell the story. It turned out that when Jia Lian took office, Wang Xifeng was reluctant to let go of the power in his hand and stayed at home under the pretext that the Grand View Garden had not been completed, and asked Ping'er to follow Jia Lian.After Jia Yuanchun visited his relatives, Wang Xifeng devoted all his energy to managing Jia Lian's affairs.

Only then did she know that Jia Lian took a daughter from a scholar's family as a concubine as soon as she took office. The concubine mixed the oil with honey and actually followed the concubine's mind to ask Wang Xifeng to serve her parents well at home.

After Wang Xifeng received the news, she wished she could go to Jia Lian's side and tear up that foxy girl immediately, but Jia Lian refused to pick him up. Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang's words of comfort revealed that Jia's family couldn't do without her and let her continue to take care of the house. Wang Xifeng found Jia She and Mrs. Xing again. Jia She didn't care, and Mrs. Xing was happy to see Wang Xifeng's jokes. No one in Jia's house was in charge of Wang Xifeng. Wang Xifeng had no choice. Maybe he would listen to Jia Min's words, so he came to the door.

Jia Min couldn't help cursing after hearing the cause and effect: "Idiots, they are all idiots." Wang Xifeng wiped her tears with a handkerchief and dared not make a sound, Jia Min became impatient: "Everyone is so confused."