Daiyu's wife in the Red Chamber

Daiyu is young and has a smart personality. She usually likes to wear colorful clothes when she is not observing her filial piety. In winter she likes bright red. Standing in the wind and snow, she looks like a red plum. A satin cloak, but the Firefox cloak that honored Mother Wei was made of red feather satin. Feather satin is a tribute from foreign countries. It is snowproof and rainproof, so it is suitable for winter clothing.

At this time, the face of the Firefox cloak worn by others has been replaced by brooch gold woven with gold and emerald green.

This person, Daiyu, is familiar with him and has a very good relationship with him. He is Princess Jing'an, the daughter of Prince Zhongshun.

Before going to sit in the front hall, Princess Jing'an walked up to Daiyu, tugged at the cloak with a smile, turned the lining to Daiyu, and said, "Sister Lin, how does my fox fur cloak compare to yours?" ?”

Daiyu tried on this cloak when it was about to be finished, she naturally recognized Xueyan's craftsmanship, and her height was similar to Princess Jing'an's. , said: "I have worn that one for a few years, and the wind has long gone bad, but yours is more colorful."

When it comes to the Liu family, Daiyu didn't ask where she got the cloak, she didn't want Princess Jing'an to say proudly, "I've been envious of your Firefox cloak for a long time, but it's a pity that I have saved the leather for two or three years, although the color is the same. But it’s not red enough, and I always feel it’s inferior to yours. All the high-quality Firefox furs that Qiuwei has bought in the past few years have come in, and the queen empress saves some for her own clothes, and gives you the rest, you You and your empress have saved enough skins to make a cloak."

Coincidentally, Princess Beijing and Princess Nan'an were both at the side, after listening to Princess Jing'an's words, and carefully sizing it up for a moment, Princess Beijing asked casually: "Since you haven't saved enough leather, where did this cloak come from? It looks almost the same as the big cloak worn by the empress before, only the face of the cloak is different, the empress's is bright yellow embroidered with a phoenix."

Princess Jing'an covered her mouth and said with a smile: "The peacock is naturally not as good as the phoenix. My clothes have some origins. They were honored by the king of Mingti County. The princess of Mingti County remembered that I wanted a Firefox cloak, so I specially gave it to you." I brought it."

The king of Mingti County is the third son of the emperor, and he is titled King Mingti County.

King Mingti was two years younger than King Mingxiao, but he got married earlier than King Mingxiao. If the daughter of Yunguang, the former guard of Chang'an, hadn't lost her footing and drowned in the palace search, King Mingxiao should have married that year. It won't be delayed until this year to marry Li Tang's daughter.

The Princess of Mingti County gave the Firefox cloak to Princess Jing'an, of course to win over Prince Zhongshun. Could it be that the person who gave this cloak under the King of Mingti County has something to do with the Liu family?Daiyu frowned slightly, she thought that after Uncle Wei dismissed him, cut his rank and fined his money, and was in Ding You's midst, Mrs Wei, Wei Yuan, and Liu's family should keep their own lives, but she didn't expect to have something to do with Mingti County Prince's Mansion.

Now Daiyu couldn't stop asking, she had to confirm whether the Wei family had joined the Mingti County King's family, so she said: "So that's the case, the Mingti County Princess is really generous and considerate, but I don't know whose clothes are filial, look at it like this good."

Princess Mingti County is also here, and she also intends to win over Daiyu, so that Wei Ruolan will vote for King Mingti County. After hearing her question, she smiled and said: "I just think Princess Jing'an matches this dress, so I will give it to you." I gave it to her. Speaking of which, there are some relatives in this family and the family, that is, the family of Liu Jingliu, the head of the Imperial Academy, and his daughter is the brother-in-law of the county magistrate."

If Daiyu realized something, it turned out that it was Liu's natal family who gave this dress away, so she didn't know whether this dress was given by Liu's natal family because she couldn't wear it, or whether it was Liu's point to use her natal family's hand to honor the palace of Mingti County. .

Uncle Wei was dismissed from office, and his family members were unable to wear fur clothes that could only be worn according to quality, including Firefox and mink fur.

That fox fur is not worth a thousand gold. It is a rare thing in the world. It can be said that it has a price but no market. Products, the family can not wear.

Although Liu Shi wore this cloak when she went out to socialize, someone must have known about it, but even relying on the lintel of Wei Bo's mansion at that time, the people she interacted with were second- and third-class families. The family of high-ranking officials, such as the princesses, princesses, lords, and palaces, would not talk with her about clothes, jewelry, and various human relationships, so naturally they would not know about this cloak.

After seeing the dowry sent by the Li family for a while, the two side concubines of Mingxiao County Prince's Mansion came to invite them to the table. Everyone was humbled, and they sat down in order. The two seats above were Princess Yongchang and Princess Zhongshun, and the following were the concubines in order. , the princesses, the county masters, the left and right sides are accompanied by guests, all of whom are ordered by the princes of the dynasty, and the rest of the guests are in the east and west halls.The two side concubines of Mingxiao County Prince's Mansion will have to bring concubines, concubines and other concubines in the mansion to kneel down to welcome the main concubine into the door, but at this moment they are also standing by the side to serve, not daring to sit down.

Princess Jing'an and Daiyu sat at the same table. They had already taken off their big clothes, only a short jacket and a long skirt, and a red feather gauze double-breasted gown. On their wrists, four green jade bracelets jingled, and said: "It's so hard to wait for you to be a filial piety, tomorrow. Let me give you a post, please go to my house to admire the plum blossoms, I transplanted a few excellent plum blossoms last year, and this year they bloom very well."

Daiyu smiled and said, "Did you dare not obey the princess' invitation?" Daiyu was in Ping'an Prefecture when the princess of Jing'an came out of the cabinet, and she couldn't see her when she returned to Beijing because of her sickness and filial piety. I haven't seen it yet.

They were chatting and laughing, but in the official and guest's place there was a lot of wine and wine, and there were not many people who urged Wei Ruolan to drink.

Wei Ruolan was pulled by Prince Zhongshun to sit down at his table, and poured a sea of ​​water in person. This place is not like the two seats where the guests are alone, but several people sitting around the table, and the ones sitting are Prince Zhongshun and The princes who have just been canonized, the son-in-law of Yongchang, the king of Nan'an County, and the king of Beijing are all sitting at the table below.

Wei Ruolan and Prince Zhongshun had a long history of dealings, and there was no taboo, she waved her hand and refused politely: "My lord, please forgive me, this wine is all high-quality wine, very strong, although it is a good thing, it is not good to drink it from a cow. Mud is never fun."

Prince Zhongshun sneered: "Who doesn't know that you are skilled enough to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, and dare to say in front of me that you can't eat?"

Prince Mingxiao was a newcomer and was not present at the table. Prince Mingti was second only to Prince Zhongshun in terms of status at the table. He was always refined, peaceful, and personable. Since the Jiedu envoy is unwilling, don’t force the uncle. So many brothers are here, is there no one who can accompany the uncle to have a drink? How about I come to have a cup with the uncle? , if I lose, I will give the newly acquired BMW to the emperor."

Prince Zhongshun saw that King Mingti wanted to make friends with Wei Ruolan, he sneered secretly, but said in his mouth: "Could it be that my house can't be done without your bloody BMW? Besides, I don't have anything good to start off with. There is no need to be naughty to guess the punch. I haven't seen Yuan Fang for a long time, so I drink with him to reminisce about the old days."

The king of Mingti County quickly apologized, then turned to Wei Ruolan and said: "I heard that the emperor's uncle called Wei Jiedu envoy Yuan Fang, and after thinking about it, Xiaowang's age is not much different from that of Wei Jiedu envoy. How about calling it that?"

Wei Ruolan smiled and said: "My lord said so, the officials are very frightened."

Biaozi was originally called Biaozi, and Wei Ruolan also knew that King Mingti wanted to win her over, but she didn't care about the fact that King Mingti called her Biaozi. Could it be that King Mingti called her Biaozi to show his closeness? Can't you just rely on him?

When the king of Mingti County spoke again, he really called him Biaozi, and said: "Yuanfang is a filial piety, and Yuanfang's cousin Yuanyuan is the same. Find him an errand. Xiao Wang thought to himself, Yuan Fang and Yuan Fang are cousins, Yuan Fang can arrange it properly with Yuan Fang's ability, why bother to ask Xiao Wang? Therefore, no promise has been made yet."

Hearing this, Wei Ruolan was startled. According to the news he saw around Emperor Changtai, he knew that the Liu family had recently joined the Mingti County King's family, but he didn't expect Wei Yuan to be interested.

Weiyuan, the origin of the word.

He lowered his eyes and smiled, and said: "Your Majesty was joking. Although the lower official holds an important position because of His Majesty's favor, he has not been in the capital for two or three years. When he came back, his grandmother died. He is young. He has no connections and no intention of favoritism." , It is difficult to find a job for Yuanyuan."

It's not that he is ruthless and doesn't want to help the family, it's that Uncle Wei and Wei Yuan and his son are unwilling, and if they are unwilling, disasters will easily happen. It's better if one is in Ding You, and it will be a year or two later when he thinks about it. Well, Wei Yuan is young, and it is natural for him to want to become an official, but it is unwise to get involved in the struggle for the heir apparent.

If Wei Yuan studies in the Imperial College in a down-to-earth manner, finds a job in a year or two, or is sent abroad, or stays in the capital, even if the future is bright, he will not stop him.

Prince Mingti smiled and said, "For Yuan Fang's sake, I should help him too."

Although Uncle Wei adopted the eldest son out because he doted on his second son, Wei Ruolan and Wei Yuan were blood brothers after all, they broke the bones and connected the tendons to hold Wei Yuan together, even if Wei Ruolan did not take refuge in him , In the eyes of people, he is also of his own school.

How could Wei Ruolan fail to guess what King Mingti was thinking?So he smiled, noncommittal.Going home in the evening and talking about this with Daiyu, Daiyu also frowned and said: "It would be better for everyone to eat wine and watch a play during the banquet today. After the banquet is over, the Princess of Mingti County is also like this. She pulls me to ask for warmth, and is very affectionate. It's gone." He then told him about the fact that the Firefox cloak was in the hands of Princess Jing'an.

After finishing speaking, Daiyu sighed: "Princess Jing'an is naturally hot-tempered. It's good that she doesn't know the origin of this cloak. If she knows, I don't know how many things will happen. I am on good terms with her, and I wanted to tell her, but Thinking that the Liu family is the sister-in-law's relative after all, offending Princess Jing'an, it will definitely bring disaster to the Grand Master's family, two sides are not human. I have told Xueyan not to tell anyone, and I also want to pick one from the cloak that I just made and didn't wear. Send a comparable one to Princess Jing’an, and return with that cloak, do you think it’s feasible?”

Wei Ruolan frowned, and said angrily: "How to give away the worn clothes? I don't know what Mrs. Liu thinks, but Mrs. Liu is also allowed by Mrs. Liu. Could it be that they didn't ask about the origin of that cloak before giving it away? The one who sent it was not someone who is waiting for you, but Princess Mingti, and then passed into the hands of Princess Jing'an. There is no impenetrable wall in the world. Listening to the third aunt, many people knew when the Liu family was showing off. Today, Princess Jing'an After wearing this cloak, I heard that it belonged to the Liu family who honored the princess of Mingti County, who would not guess it? Besides, Princess Jing’an said a few years ago that she wanted a cloak made of Firefox fur, so she would definitely not want to exchange it with you."

Daiyu said: "I also know this reason. I just thought that the cloak got out of my hand. There must be an explanation. No matter whether it is successful or not, you can only know after trying it. The cloak has been brought back, Princess Jing'an Even if she gets annoyed, she won't be too ruthless, and she still thinks about the benefits of our idea. If it spreads and everyone knows about it, she will lose face, but it will be even worse. Not to mention the exchange, but just the Firefox cloak She is not worthy of the princess, I have a better way to send her here."

Wei Ruolan gritted her teeth and said: "It's really not a day's rest! Do you understand, did the Liu family take the cloak to make their own claims, or did it come from the Liu family's original intention?" If the latter, it is the fault of the Liu family, Jing'an The princess will not be angry with the Wei family.

Daiyu said softly: "I ordered someone to inquire after I came out of Mingxiao County Prince's Mansion. I expected there will be news in a while."

After a while, a woman came back and said: "Master, grandma, I will go to have a drink with the woman of the elder's house in person, and quietly ask the little girl we arranged there. I don't need to ask. The little girl is over there." The waiter in the grandma's room said that this cloak was specially made by the grandma over there in October this year to change into a red face made of colorful tapestry, and sent it to her natal family as a new one. Yes, because the Liu family wants to send Miss Liu San to be a concubine in Mingti County's palace. I don't want to hear that Mingti County's palace intends to make friends with Zhongshun Palace, and Jing'an Princess wants to get a fox fur cloak to wear. Mingti County's princess is looking for it everywhere. Then, Grandma moved her mind and sent the Firefox fur cloak to Princess Mingti with the help of her natal family."

Daiyu asked for some other news before ordering her to leave, and loudly asked Xueyan to take a bunch of money to drink with her, and said bitterly to Wei Ruolan: "I don't know what to say! That year, I borrowed money to show off in front of people." Grandmother asked me for a cloak, I already felt that her eyesight was shallow, and I never thought about today's events, do they think they can hide it?"

For the current plan, I can only order Madam Liu to go to Princess Jing'an early the next morning, and take a black fox fur cloak that she made this year and give it to Princess Jing'an. Unexpectedly, Princess Jing'an is not in the mansion. , went to Wei's house.

Grandma Jin, who was beside Princess Jing'an, was very close to Nanny Liu, and said quietly: "The princess is very angry, and has gone to settle accounts with Wei Liu."

Mother Liu was startled, and said, "But why?"

Nanny Jin said: "What else could be the reason? Our princess already knew the origin of that cloak, but I didn't expect them to be so bold as to use the worn cloak to fool our princess. Fortunately, after getting it, the princess disliked it. It’s not a good face, so I specially found a birdie to change it, and it’s the first time I wore it out today, if it’s like this, it’s a big loss of face, why don’t you go find the culprit?”

At that time, the Wei family had already been turned upside down by Princess Jing'an.

When Princess Jing'an arrived at Wei's house, Mrs. Wei couldn't show up, but Mrs. Liu personally welcomed her in. When she saw Mrs. Liu, she spat on her face, and then ordered someone to throw the Firefox cloak in front of her.