The sisters had fun in the garden for a day, and only Wang Xifeng went back in the afternoon.The Sanchun sisters and Xue Baochai both settled in Tingyuxuan, separated from Huayuanzi by a wall, and very close to Lin Qingyun and Daiyu's courtyard.The young sisters gather together to talk about poetry, discuss needlework, or play chess and listen to the piano, which is very harmonious.

Qingyun originally wanted to stay with Daiyu for a few more days, but after only two days, someone came to pick her up from Jia's house, but there was a banquet in Jia's house for the Dragon Boat Festival.

Daiyu thought that Qingyun was alone on the festival day, so she didn't want to go to Jia's mansion, and said to the Sanchun sisters: "Forgive me for not being able to accompany my grandmother, there is only sister Qingyun at home, how can I make it so deserted during the festival? I will definitely stay at home and accompany me, and I will go to pay my grandmother's greetings after the festival is over."

Tanchun wanted to persuade her, but what Daiyu said was not human, she really couldn't open her mouth, but she was afraid that going back like this would make the old lady unhappy, and she was in a dilemma.Looking at Yingchun and Xichun, Yingchun is not good at words. Where can she say anything, Xichun simply nodded and agreed: "Sister Lin is right. If it wasn't for the festival, I would like to live for a long time. Sister Qingyun's paintings are really good, I am reluctant to leave."

"Fourth sister is really a child." Xue Baochai said with a smile: "Since sister Lin said so, let's go back to the old lady. I'm afraid the old lady is thinking of sister Lin and will send someone to pick her up."

Lin Qingyun said: "Please tell Taijun Jia that it's a rare holiday. I left my sister at home. There are still some things in this family that I need to discuss with my sister. I will go to pay my respects to Taijun Jia in a few days. Taijun Jia has always been considerate."

Lin Qingjun originally intended to take Daiyu back to live on weekdays. After all, this is the Lin Mansion, and Daiyu is the eldest daughter of the Lin family's legitimate daughter. How can she live in her grandfather's house all the time but treat herself as a guest.

Besides, she had already heard from Xueyan that Xue Baochai had a golden lock given by a monk, but she had never seen her wearing it on her body, and she thought that Xue's family came to Beijing under the name of Xiaoxuan, so she might be doing two things ready.Xueyan also said that she had never heard of any golden and jade marriages in Jia's house, but Mrs. Wang treated Xue Baochai very affectionately, but it was normal for her aunt to treat her niece like this.Qingyun reckoned that the Xue family wanted to fight for the wealth and honor in the palace first, and she must be vague about Mrs. Wang, but Mrs. Wang's daughter, Jia Yuanchun, has been in the palace for many years and is still doing female history. How could she want Xue Baochai to enter the palace again? ?Xue Baochai is Mrs. Wang's daughter-in-law!As for the small election of the Xue family and others, I missed it this year. We have to wait until next spring. Before that, Mrs. Wang will not be too targeting Daiyu.

Suddenly, my heart moved, and I remembered the plot of the original book, and then counted the time.There are two major events in the Jia family this year, one is Qin Keqing's death, and the other is Jia Yuanchun's concubine!She didn't want to care about the Jia family, but she just followed the fire of the Jia family, and what followed was a struggle between wood and stone marriages and golden jade marriages.

It seems that a good plan must be made, so that Daiyu will not lose her reputation inexplicably.

After seeing off Sanchun and Baochai, Qingyun and Daiyu returned to the courtyard and asked carefully about Daiyu's affairs in Jia's house.Daiyu just thought it was just chatting, and said everything without concealment. It can be seen that Daiyu is very happy to be accompanied by Jia's mother and loving sisters in Jia's house.

Qingyun asked her seemingly unintentionally: "What do you think of Miss Xue?"

"How did my sister ask her?" Daiyu tilted her head to look at her in confusion, as if recalling something from the past, she frowned slightly and said, "Sister Bao is well-versed in the past and the present, she is prudent and self-reliant, and no one in the lower class has said anything bad about her." Seeing Qing Jun still looked at her, then his face turned red slightly, and he pursed his lips and smiled and said, "If you ask me, I think Sister Bao is too stable and old-fashioned. In fact, she likes to be a teacher, always teaching everyone with the attitude of an elder, the fourth younger sister complained earlier, even the second elder sister who is always like a wooden person is quite displeased."

"No wonder Xichun didn't give her any face when she said those words that day. I think I remembered it in my heart." Qingyun asked her again: "I wanted to ask her before. It didn't matter if all the sisters were there. What did Xichun say about flowers earlier?" What's the story of Duo'er's dispensing pills?"

Daiyu chuckled: "Let Xueyan tell you."

Xueyan couldn't bear it anymore, and opened her mouth and said: "It is said that Miss Xue has a heat poison brought out from her mother's womb, and later got Haifangzi given by a monk with a scarlet head. It is called Lengxiang pill. If you want to mix this pill , It’s amazing, I want 12 taels of white peony stamens in spring, 12 taels of white lotus stamens in summer, 12 taels of white hibiscus stamens in autumn, and 12 taels of white plum stamens in winter. Put these stamens on the vernal equinox day of the next year Dry it in the sun, and grind it together. Then use the twelve qian of rainwater from the Yushui Festival, the twelve qian of dew on the Bailu Festival, the twelve qian of frost on the day of Frost's Fall, and the twelve qian of snow on the day of Xiaoxue, and mix the medicine evenly. Add [-] qian of honey and [-] qian of white sugar, knead them into longan-sized balls, put them in a porcelain jar, and bury them under the roots of the flowers. If you get sick, take out a pill and decoct it with cork decoction. Isn’t this pill a god’s prescription? It’s so coincidental that it’s all made up, but Miss Xue just made it up, it’s really good luck, but what if it’s just the same?”

When Mother Li heard about such a rare medicine, she couldn't help being stunned: "I have served in the palace for many years, and I am well-informed, but I have never heard of such a pill. I am afraid there is another reason."

Daiyu was puzzled: "What's the reason? Nanny Zhou said the same thing, but I can't figure it out."

"I heard that the scarlet-headed monk gave Miss Xue a golden lock, saying that only those who have jade can be matched, right?" Qingyun asked again.

"There is such a thing? I have never heard of it. Where did my sister hear it?" Daiyu was quite surprised, and immediately thought of Baoyu's jade, her face flushed slightly. "If that's true, but... Sister Bao is going to participate in the election."

Zhou Nanny reminded: "Girl, maybe you forgot that Jia Jiabao is not the only one who has jade in the world."

How clever Daiyu is, she immediately realized it after mentioning it.Isn't that right, the best jade is the jade seal of the emperor who is the ruler of the world!

Daiyu frowned, not wanting to think about these things again: "Sister, what to say about these things, anyway, it has nothing to do with us."

How could Qingyun say this for no reason, but to let her know first, so that she knew it.Furthermore, it is also to test her heart for Baoyu, but fortunately, it is still just a brother and sister relationship as before, and it is good to treat Baochai neither close nor cold.No more talking now, the two discussed together the gifts to be sent to each family during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Among the return gifts from different families, Zhang Ming's return gift is very different, because in addition to the spindle medicine, gauze and melon fruit, there is actually a painting "Ink Bamboo Picture" by Mr. Shi Shi of the Northern Song Dynasty.

"This gift..." Qingyun felt something was wrong.

"This ceremony is too heavy." Daiyu was also suspicious when she saw it, but it was a Dragon Boat Festival ceremony, and there was no such example in previous years.

Unexpectedly, Nanny Li said: "Since it was sent by Mr. Zhang, the young lady will accept it."

Both Qingyun and Daiyu were taken aback for a moment, Qingyun just felt something flashed in his heart, but he couldn't catch it for a while, so he asked: "What do you mean by Mammy? Even if you really want to accept it, you won't accept it." I should take it."

The two nuns looked at each other and smiled: "Young lady just accept it, it's not a bad gift, it was originally for the eldest girl."

At this time, Daiyu also came back to her senses, and smiled after thinking about it carefully: "Yes, sister just keep it, this painting is very thoughtful, it just fits my sister's name."

Qingyun has no intention of being shy at all, she is not a little girl at all, so she is completely confused at the moment.Seeing that the two nuns seemed to know something, and seeing that there were no outsiders in front of them, they asked in detail: "What's the matter with this lord? I hope the two nuns can explain it to Qingyun."

Mother Li then said in a low voice: "When we came to Beijing, the master told us that it was the elder girl's father who made an appointment for the elder girl before he was alive, and he was talking about the third son of the Zhang family. How do you know that the eldest girl's family has undergone great changes, so this matter has not been mentioned for the time being. The Zhang family has not changed their minds, and will only wait for the eldest girl to be married next year when she is a filial piety, and she will marry her first."

Qingyun didn't know how to react for a while.Even though she knew she was going to get married in the future, she didn't expect it to be so soon. No wonder the Zhang family treated her so well. Sometimes the Zhang family's wife looked at her very differently, and this was the reason.It also occurred to me that last year Lin Ruhai specially asked her to read the mansion newspaper, and even mentioned Zhang Ming to her.

Suddenly mentioning marriage, or blind marriage, as a modern person, Lin Qingyun inevitably felt conflicted in his heart.

Thinking of her current situation, she could only slowly convince herself.This kind of marriage must not be rejected. The ancients paid attention to the orders of parents and the words of matchmakers. How can the marriage made by the deceased father be changed?Furthermore, the Zhang family has a simple population and is easy to get along with. Although Zhang Ming is older and married, he is young and promising and has an official position. I won't be dissatisfied with her, even if we can't get along with each other in the future, it's not difficult to treat each other like a guest.

With a long sigh, he put the matter aside and didn't want to think about it again.

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