Enemies in the Red Chamber

On the second day, Daiyu sent people to Miaoyu's place early in the morning to pick up Cheng Hui and Cheng Quan, and prepared a formal meeting ceremony. Yang Shili also changed into the clothes to meet the guests and waited.

The two siblings wore clothes, pendants and jewelry prepared by Miaoyu, and followed Xueyan from the second gate, because Cheng Hui had a scar on his face, maybe because he saved all the good things on the way to the younger brother, they were small, thin and dark Even if she is dressed luxuriously, she doesn't look like a rich lady, but standing beside Cheng Quan at this moment is like a maidservant and a young master.

Perhaps it was because of seeing too many things and thinking about things, and thinking about things, and because Cheng Hui couldn't find a smile on his face, Yang Shili frowned instead of lamenting that his elder sister was like a mother.Seeing this, Daiyu tugged his sleeve quietly, and looked at him questioningly. Yang Shili shook his head lightly, and said, "We'll talk about it later." Then he said softly, "Look at her carefully."

Daiyu was standing on the steps at this moment, and subconsciously looked at Cheng Hui, only to see Cheng Hui holding Cheng Quan with one hand, and pinching and tugging at the corner of the clothes with the other hand as if he couldn't take it easy; The footsteps seem to be slow, but consciously or unconsciously pay attention to the toes and skirts; the head is slightly lowered, and the corners of the eyes flutter from time to time to look at the expressions of the people around; And I couldn't help but smell of being superior.Daiyu had a little understanding of what Yang Shili was worried about. Such behavior showed that the child was extremely inferior and proud. If he could not pay attention to this point and teach him well, there would definitely be a lot of troubles in the future.But when it comes to teaching, Daiyu is worried that the harsh teaching of these people who she is still on guard against may backfire.

When Cheng Hui and others approached, Daiyu and Yang Shili came down the steps to meet them.Daiyu said: "This is your uncle, surnamed Yang." Cheng Hui led Cheng Quan to meet him, and Yang Shili accepted their ceremony and said, "Come into the house."

When a group of people entered the room, it was mostly Daiyu and Cheng Hui who were talking. Yang Shili should have left, but he stayed to observe for a while, listening to them while chatting with Cheng Quan.

Inadvertently, Yang Shili asked Cheng Quan, "Do you want to have a family?" Cheng Hui took the initiative to take the lead, "Uncle, we don't have a home anymore. That family is not mine and my brother's. No one wants us, and neither do we." They, my brother and I will have our own home in the future." It is said that children are sensitive, when Cheng Hui was talking, Cheng Quan had already jumped off the chair, ran to Cheng Hui and snuggled into her arms.

Daiyu waved to Cheng Quan, "Brother Quan, come here, auntie." Then she taught Cheng Hui, "Don't say this again in the future. Don't you want Brother Quan to study and take the imperial examination to become a high-ranking official? These are for fame, even if you If you don’t want to say anything about Guangdong, don’t say anything about it. After I ask your aunt, I’ll see what your aunt says, and see if I can find a solution. If you just let it go, you’ll be fine now, wait. In the future, Brother Quan really becomes an official and has power, and if there is a bad-hearted person accusing him of being unfilial, all his efforts will really come to naught."

Cheng Hui seemed to understand the pros and cons of it, and his face was a little bad, and he asked: "Then what should I do, can I really not get rid of those people in Guangdong Province?"

Daiyu advised her: "Don't worry, people come up with solutions, and you have to take your time. I have sent people to Guangdong Province, let's see what they say first. Didn't you say that your stepmother Do you want to give birth to an eldest son, maybe they don't want to recognize you."

Cheng Huifa said harshly: "Exactly! How about saying that my younger brother and I are dead? My younger brother and I will change to the surname of my maternal ancestor's family, and we will carry on the family line of my maternal ancestor's family in the future as descendants of my maternal ancestor's family. "

Yang Shili was a little surprised by her determination.In fact, Daiyu's performance in Beijing is definitely more ruthless than Cheng Hui's. I don't know why it feels different to him.As for the difference, Yang Shili couldn't think of it for a while, so he thought it was because of his prejudice, so he didn't take it to heart.It wasn't until Cheng Hui and Cheng grew up that Yang Shili didn't understand when he heard about them again.The difference is that Daiyu will always consider other people's feelings, even if she thinks her own ideas are right, she will not insist on making decisions for others. She can always be considerate of others to the greatest extent and allow different opinions to exist.Cheng Hui, on the other hand, has a strong desire to control and always wants others to follow her ideas, even if they are right, it will always make people feel uncomfortable.

Daiyu nodded and said: "It can be regarded as a solution, but the premise is that the Guangdong side must first release the word, and there is also a household registration in the Yamen. There is no rush for these."

Afterwards, he kept them for dinner and led them to play for a long time before sending them back to Miaoyu.

Half a month later, Jia Min's letter from Jingli arrived. In the letter, she first told Daiyu to check it carefully and not to be deceived.Then I talked about the character of the second aunt, saying that when she was at home, she was not so low-key and uncontested, she was actually a lot of careful, and she once fought for her aunt's favor, the old lady just saw her true nature. Marry her far away, and the family she chooses is not as good as the other three sisters.He told her not to send the siblings of the Cheng family back. With the temperament of the second aunt, it is possible to kill them. After the person who went to investigate came back, let her discuss it with Yang Shili, and she would not touch it.Then told her to persuade Miaoyu, don't look at them pitifully and be unprepared.Obviously, compared to Daiyu, even though Miaoyu is a few years older, in Jia Min's heart, Daiyu is still not reassuring.

Later, the people who went to Guangdong Province came back and reported the news to Daiyu.After the accident in the Cheng family on the Lantern Festival, the Cheng family released the news that the eldest daughter and the young master who were born in the family were injured that night.They also prepared two thin coffins in a decent manner and buried them next to the first wife. At the same time, they also avoided disputes about who their father was buried next to after his death, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.There were even rumors in the city of Guangdong Province that the first wife was reluctant to part with her children and took them away when she came back.

Out of curiosity, Daiyu asked about the second aunt. After all, killing the daughter-in-law and the grandson is really not something that ordinary people can do.The man who came back said: "Old lady Cheng is considered a figure in Guangdong Province because of the former Rongguo Mansion and our in-laws. When she got married, the dowry was less, so she scored better than anyone else, and she won the dowry in Guangdong Province. Not much. The sky is high in Guangdong Province, the emperor is far away, and there are not many people with great backing. After all, the Duke of Rongguo has the title of Duke of the Kingdom. The Duke's Mansion is gone, and Mrs. Cheng's words are no longer so useful. Regardless of how far it is from the capital, the news spreads quickly. The Rongguo Mansion fell within half a month, and the other side already knew about it. The little ones guess that someone used carrier pigeons to send messages." The master in-law was talking about Lin Ruhai, because Daiyu is now part of the Yang family, so the Lin family has become the in-laws.

Daiyu asked again: "That's not the case. How is the Cheng family's current situation?"

The man replied: "Second Grandma is asking. The Cheng family has not been an official many years ago, and the descendants have no ability, so they can only sit and eat. It is only because Master Cheng married the current Mrs. Cheng that the situation improved a little. Why else would the Cheng family be so ingratiating? It is always easy to find bullies in places far away from the Emperor Shangao. Today, Mrs. Cheng’s natal family is the bully in Guangdong Province. Run away. If Mr. Cheng wants to become an official and restore his family business, he must coax his wife well."

After hearing this, Daiyu had a general idea in her mind, she just wanted power and betrayed her promise and killed her wife and son.Yang Shili gave her an idea, "Why don't we change them to the name of their grandfather's family as Cheng Hui said. Since the Cheng family said that their siblings have died, as long as the formalities in the yamen are done, I’m not afraid to reverse the case when the time comes.”

Daiyu thought for a while, nodded and agreed, and told Cheng Hui and Cheng Quan all this first. Although Cheng Quan was still young and didn't quite understand what they were talking about, Daiyu patiently waited for Cheng Hui to explain to him. He nodded again before writing a letter to Jia Min.It's better to let Jia Min and Lin Ruhai handle matters related to the yamen's registration. After all, the Yang family has nothing to do with Cheng Hui and the others.

After finishing these things properly, it will be the arrangement for Cheng Quan. Cheng Huihao said that she will always follow Cheng Quan. The key lies in Cheng Quan's study.Miaoyu said that they could stay in her house, and then just invite a gentleman to teach in the mansion, and then they could continue to teach Gu Shaojun.Gu Shaojun is a brother. It is good to let him and Cheng Quan support each other after cultivating their relationship since childhood.Being rejected by Daiyu was not for anything else but because he really didn't believe in Cheng Hui's character.There is always a difference between the master and the loser in mutual support, and there may be conflicts at that time.

In the end, after Yang Shili's investigation and several people's discussions, they were still allowed to stay in Suzhou. Cheng Quan was just at the right age to go to a private school, and after a few years of study, he could go to an academy in Suzhou.Daiyu bought a house for their siblings, sent a few maids to take care of it, and then entrusted Miaoyu to take care of it from time to time.After thinking about it, Daiyu asked Qingwen if she had no plans to marry, and then took Qingwen to take care of them. Qingwen is a straight-hearted person who only treats people wholeheartedly. To be a stumbling block in the dark, and to be with thoughtful people, you have to use such talents so that they won't let them think too much.Perhaps Qingwen's enthusiasm and sincerity will subtly teach her well, but I don't know.Besides, Qingwen served Baoyu after all, no matter how bad the Jia family's rules are, they are better than the Cheng family in Guangdong Province, and it is enough to teach them.

Daiyu didn't tell Qingwen much, and told her to go to the embroidery village to find Jinglian if she had something to do, and to collect the monthly money and silver of the servants from the embroidery village.Then leave a sum of money to Cheng Hui for them to spend as they please, and tell her that if she needs it urgently, Qingwen can go to the embroidery village to find a supervisor.Daiyu played tricks on the matter of money. In fact, Daiyu could have found another gentleman for Cheng Hui to teach poetry, piano and chess, but she pretended to forget and did not look for it, and only gave Cheng Hui the money. .It depends on Cheng Hui's understanding. If you want to, you can ask Miaoyu or invite your husband directly. If you don't want to, you should be like this.

At this point, Cheng Hui's matter finally came to an end for the time being.

The author has something to say: Cheng Hui's story ends here at this stage, and what follows is after growing up.In Daiyu's eyes, Cheng Hui is definitely not as good as her relatives. She was not allowed to go to Beijing or follow her to Shandong, but to stay in Suzhou. Part of the reason was to separate her from her relatives and prevent future troubles. Not yet.