The Red Mansions

Chapter 498 Baoyu's Complaint

Chapter 498 Baoyu's Complaint

The night is deep, the wind and rain are blowing, the courtyard where Daiyu lives.

Daiyu was wearing a pink jacket with a stand-up collar, a pair of skirts embroidered with pink and orange plum blossoms, and a horse-face skirt embroidered with cinnabar. She was sitting on the bed, holding the amulet around her neck to enjoy.

At this moment, the jade talisman of peace has been worn with a red string and tied around Xiu's neck.

This is a peace jade talisman carved from a piece of Hetian jade. The jade talisman also has a small cluster of red Yingluo tassels, as bright as clouds.

This is Jia Heng's search for a master of the court with great sword skills, and it can be said that it took a lot of thought to engrave it in advance.

The more Daiyu watched, the more she fell in love with it, she couldn't put it down, at some point, a slight blush appeared on Qingli's face, she thought to herself, "An ancient saying goes, when Huai Jin holds a jade, a gentleman is like a gentleman..."

Thinking of the word "Ruheng", she will wear this peace talisman in the future, as if someone is by her side to protect the safety.

Just in the heart, it seems that something is wrong?

"Girl, you're not asleep yet." Zijuan approached and said softly, but there was a hint of a narrow smile in her eyes. Her girl had been enjoying the amulet for a long time since she came back.

Daiyu said softly, "I'm going to sleep now."

While speaking, he was about to tuck the peace talisman into his inner garment, and under the light red dress embroidered with a hibiscus, there was a little lotus just showing its sharp corners.

"Girl, you can't sleep well at night, and it's not good if you get hurt. Why don't you take it off and put it on tomorrow." Zijuan said softly when she saw Daiyu looking into her bosom.

"En." Daiyu said in a low voice, but she felt quite reasonable, so she took off the jade talisman of peace and handed it to Zijuan.

Zijuan turned around and took out a piece of red silk handkerchief, wrapped the corners of the jade talisman, put the jade talisman of peace, turned around, and said softly: "Master Heng is so busy, he is still thinking about the girl's birth. I just heard that he is still outside Get hands on with people."

"Brother Heng has encountered many dangers today." Daiyu said softly, her crystal starry eyes seemed to reflect the candlelight on the high table, and she was worried.

She just thought about how dangerous it would be to ride a horse and lift a sword to fight someone?

But he was going through life and death outside, but he was always so worried at home.

Zijuan sighed softly, just said what Daiyu was thinking, and said: "Master Heng is taking care of the family affairs inside and out, and I don't want the house to be quiet all the time. Son, there is also the matter of the second master, and now because of the matter of the eldest girl, there are troubles one after another, that is to say, Master Heng has a good temper and tolerates other people's troubles."

Compared to Daiyu, Tanchun, Yingchun, and Xiangyun, who are more or less concerned about talking about their elders behind their backs, Zijuan, who is a maid, has less taboo in her speech.

Daiyu was silent for a while, and said in a low voice: "Brother Heng is indeed not easy, many things are actually being handled in secret, and there is also the matter of big sister, which is already well-thought-out."

Although it's not easy to talk about the right and wrong of the elders behind their backs, but people also have a steelyard in their hearts.

"I'm afraid that in another two or three years, the girl may have a storm." Zijuan suddenly said.

Daiyu's clear and beautiful face couldn't help flushing, her starry eyes slightly annoyed: "What trouble can I have, what are you talking about."

Well done, what are you doing with her.

However, Zijuan did worry a lot about Daiyu, otherwise, when the original book was interrupted, Daiyu would not be lying on the bed when she fell ill, and said in tears: "Although you and I are master and servant, I treat you as a sister." , You have been worrying for me for so many years."

Zijuan smiled and said: "I'm just talking casually, even if the old lady has other ideas, the master is still in the south and won't let the girl... Besides, isn't there still Master Heng?"

Daiyu first thought of Jiamu, and she frowned and pursed her cherry lips.

She also vaguely knew some thoughts of her grandmother.

But, what do you mean... and Master Heng?

He doesn't care about her affairs.

"You're talking nonsense again, how can Brother Heng meddle in my affairs?" Daiyu said angrily.

The more sister Zijuan said, the more she looked like her.

Zijuan said: "Who can say clearly what will happen in the future."

"You..." Daiyu was ashamed and annoyed by the words, she turned her pretty face angrily, clutching her handkerchief, as if she was really annoyed.

"Okay, girl, I won't talk about it." Zijuan smiled lightly, and then said: "By the way, the old man said last time, when the weather is warmer, I will take the girl out for a walk."

Daiyu withdrew her confused thoughts, lost her mind and said, "He went out with his sister-in-law, so it's not good for me to follow."

Zicuckoo smiled and said nothing.

At this moment, I suddenly heard Xueyan outside saying: "Second Master Bao, why are you here?"

At this moment, under the eaves of the corridor, Baoyu is wearing red arrow sleeves, wearing a green forehead, her face is like a full moon, her eyes are like bright stars, accompanied by Musk Moon, she asks: "Sister Lin, is she asleep?"

Daiyu listened to Baoyu's voice in the room, startled, raised her star pupils, and looked at Zijuan.

"It sounds like the second master's voice." Zijuan narrowed her eyebrows and said in a low voice: "Girl..."

Daiyu hesitated for a while, pursed her cherry lips, and said in a low voice: "It's so late, just say I'm asleep, let Second Brother Bao go back."

Zijuan let out a "hmm", then pulled the curtain out of the wing room, looked at Baoyu under the eaves, and asked in a low voice, "Second Master, who is this?"

Baoyu looked into the room and said, "Sister Zijuan, I'm here to find Sister Lin."

As he said, he moved towards the inner room, but Zijuan moved inadvertently, just blocking Baoyu's way.

"Second master, the girl is asleep. The girl was a light sleeper, and now she can fall asleep easily. If there is something for the second master, let's talk about it tomorrow." Zijuan lowered her voice and persuaded softly.

Baoyu's full moon face paused, first there was a strange feeling in his heart, but thinking that Daiyu had already fallen asleep, if she woke up suddenly, it would be a bit uncomfortable, rubbed her hands, and said angrily: "Isn't this sister Lin's birth? I'm preparing some birth gifts, and I plan to send them to Sister Lin."

A sister's birth gift in the mansion was originally delivered during the day, but Baoyu clearly had other ideas and planned to send Daiyu's birth gift privately. Of course, Baoyu also came with a wound this time, perhaps it was a "bitter trick" Maybe even more sincere.

"What kind of gift?" Zijuan frowned and asked in surprise.

Baoyu hurriedly took the brocade box from Sheyue, and begged: "My good sister, I asked Mingyan to buy a pair of bracelets from Xinglong Street. I usually see that Sister Lin doesn't have this bracelet, so I want to give it to Sister Lin." Wear it, and you help me bring it to Sister Lin."

Saying that, Sheyue took the brocade box in her hand, which contained a pair of jadeite bracelets.

Seeing this, Zijuan faintly felt that something was wrong, subconsciously declined: "Second Master, this is too expensive, besides, we girls don't wear this on weekdays, it's so heavy, it's not very convenient to read and write."

Baoyu: "???"

What is meant by wearing it, it is heavy, and it is not very convenient to read and write.

Baoyu thought for a while, suppressed the sudden irritability in his heart, and smiled lightly: "Sister Lin used to give birth, and I also prepared gifts. There is nothing wrong with it. Sister Zijuan, you can help Sister Lin to accept it. "

As he spoke, he stepped forward and pulled Zicuckoo's arm, but during the movement, the injury on his buttock was clearly affected, his brows were tightly frowned, and a soft hiss suddenly came out from his mouth.

Seeing Baoyu like this, Zicuckoo hurriedly took the brocade box for fear of quarreling, and said, "Then Master Bao, I will take it for the girl first."

Only then did Baoyu beam with joy, and thanked him with gratitude: "Thank you, sister, and I will come to see sister Lin tomorrow."

As he said that, without saying much, Musk Moon and Musk Moon limped back to their residence with a lantern in hand.

Zijuan shook her head slightly, holding the brocade box in her hand, she had no choice but to turn around and pick up the curtain to meet Daiyu.

Daiyu is sitting on the bed at this moment, although the conversation between the two outside is soft, but in such a quiet night, every single word can be heard in Daiyu's ears.

"Second brother Bao is gone?" Daiyu looked at Zijuan who entered the room, and asked with starry eyes.

"Let's go, I have to give the birth gift to the girl no matter what I say." Zijuan said, and handed the brocade box in her hand to Daiyu rather helplessly.

Daiyu didn't pick it up, she was a little complicated, and sighed, "Put it away."

After all, they are cousins ​​who grew up together, and they had to accept gifts on their birthdays, which hurt their relationship.

Zijuan put away the bracelet and said, "Girl, it's getting late, and it's time to rest."

"En." Daiyu responded, and under the service of Zijuan, she came to the dressing table and removed the hairpin and ring jewelry on her head. In the bronze mirror, there was a face like a spring and a bright moon.

The girl in the cardamom age already has a somewhat charming appearance of "with a peerless appearance and rare beauty".

But it was a coincidence that when Daiyu was going to wear the hairpin and her hair was loose, she suddenly heard a familiar voice from outside.

It turned out that Jia Heng didn't stay for long, only said a few words to Yuan Chun, then got up and left Yuan Chun's room... In the final analysis, he was still worried that others would be suspicious.

It's better if it's the East Mansion, but the West Mansion has too many people with miscellaneous eyes, and the servants' mouths are broken.

Then he headed towards the East Mansion, passing by Jia Mu's courtyard, thinking that he should also come to see Daiyu, or just stand at the gate of the courtyard for a while. With a basin of hot water, I called out to Master Heng.

At this moment, it is almost midnight, the wind and rain are dark, the night is like ink, and the candlelight in the carved window is shining brightly, and everything is silent.

Jia Heng nodded and said: "Come and have a look, it's so late, sister Lin must have gone to sleep, I'll go back first."

In fact, he didn't have time to come over during the day, just for a while.

In the past few days, I still have to interrogate relevant officials involved in the case, such as the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and I don't have time to come and see Daiyu.

As he said that, he took the lantern and prepared to leave.

However, at this moment, a petite and exquisite girl came out from the curtain of the wing room, leaning pretty on the threshold, her autumn eyes under her smoky eyebrows were as bright as water, and she called: "Brother Heng."

Jia Heng turned around, looked at Daiyu, smiled lightly, and asked: "My sister is so late, why haven't you slept yet?" "

"I can't sleep for a while, isn't Brother Heng too?" Daiyu's voice is delicate and charming, with a bit of sweetness and mellowness like a yellow warbler coming out of the valley.

Zijuan also came out, saw Jia Heng, smiled and said: "Master Heng, come in for a cup of tea."

Jia Heng nodded, and entered the wing room with Daiyu, where the host and guest took their seats.

Zijuan held the teapot and poured butter tea for Jia Heng. While it was steaming hot, a sweet fragrance floated close to her nostrils.

"Did Brother Heng go to the palace?" Dai Yu asked with concern.

Jia Heng said: "Well, I just came back, and then I just went to sit with the big sister for a while, and had a conversation, and you saw it in the Tianxiang Tower in the evening, thinking about her also felt uncomfortable, so I went Advise her."

There is nothing to hide about where you are going, and the more you tell people about everything, the more frank you will be.

Daiyu nodded her head, expressing her understanding, and said, "Big sister, I was thinking of going to see her tomorrow."

Zijuan handed over the crispy cheese tea, and took the opportunity to say: "Today, what happened before and after is an earthquake, and it's about discussing relatives. The uncle still needs to investigate the case outside, and drink a cup of tea to relieve fatigue. It is."

Jia Heng smiled, took a look at Zijuan, and praised: "Zijuan knows both cold and hot."

Zijuan's cheeks were slightly flushed by these words, and said: "Master, you are joking, we girls are careful, and usually say that I am forgetful."

Jia Heng turned to look at Daiyu, nodded and said, "I am relieved to have you taking care of your girl."

Daiyu's heart trembled, what did he feel relieved, why was he relieved?

These words were actually ordinary words of concern, but this situation seems to have another meaning.

"Brother Heng is running around like this, so he should take good care of his body." Daiyu pursed her cherry lips and said softly.

"Actually, it's okay, and it's a very busy time." Jia Heng said softly, and asked: "After a while, the weather will be better, and the case is understood. Let's go out for a walk, how about?"

Speaking of which, he really didn't make a good turn around this huge city of Shenjing.

Daiyu pursed her cherry lips, listening to "we", her heart rippled in circles, but she said softly: "Brother Heng and sister-in-law can just go."

Why did she bother to go, and bother the other two, thinking of this, her heart felt sour.

Jia Heng said: "I went to your mother's house with your sister-in-law in the past two days to find something about my father-in-law, so I took advantage of the opportunity to go shopping. As for taking my younger sister, I also thought that you, younger sister Yun, and third younger sister have never been out of the house. The spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, so it’s time for picnics, kite flying, etc. A friend of mine owns a garden in Xishan, let’s go there to visit the garden, what does my sister think?”

Princess Jinyang has a villa in Xishan.

It's not good to take Keqing with you, the meaning of death is too strong, but it's okay to take a few young cousins ​​from the clan for an outing, to see the scenery, or to stay for a day or two.

Ordinarily, he should also set up a separate garden for the hot summer to escape the summer heat or to live separately. This was originally the custom of officials and officials in Shenjing.

It's just for a while, there is no suitable garden, and I will ask someone to buy a manor in the next few days.

Daiyu's heart skipped a beat, as if she was attracted by Jia Heng's description of "outing, picnic, and kite flying", but what did she say, and sister Yun and the third sister?

Well, what on earth is she thinking?

As if to conceal the flustered state of mind, he quickly nodded his head and said softly: "It's better not to delay Brother Heng's business."

Jia Heng said: "How could there be a delay? As the old saying goes, reading thousands of books and traveling thousands of miles, not only should my sister go out and walk more, but I should also go out and walk more to broaden my horizons."

As far as there are many places to go, I am afraid that Xue Baoqin who has traveled to various countries and has extensive knowledge.

Zijuan smiled, and said softly: "Our girl came to Shenjing when she was five or six years old. Six or seven years have passed in a blink of an eye, and she has never been to other places. If she can go to Xishan for an outing, it will be very kind to the girl. rare."

Hearing this, Jia Heng looked at Daiyu with a little bit of feeling in his heart.

Daiyu was born in such a small garden, and all she could see was Baoyu's Mid-Autumn Festival full moon. How could she not be emotionally moved by Baoyu of the same age, so that she died of tears?

It's like Robinson Crusoe saw Friday on a deserted island. Well, this analogy is not suitable, but the general idea is nothing more than that.

Daiyu nodded, and said: "In the past, in the yard, Mammy was always worried that she wouldn't be able to stand the wind, so she didn't go out much."

Jia Heng said: "Actually, it's better to move around more. It's better for your body. Last time, when we went to Qingxu Temple to hold a funeral ceremony, when we climbed the mountain, my sister saw that I didn't have enough breath. It should be better now."

Daiyu's eyes were fixed, she lowered her eyes slightly, looked at the handkerchief in her hand, and sighed softly.

Seeing that Daiyu was depressed, Jia Heng smiled and said: "Okay, let's not talk about it, sister, has there been a letter from uncle recently?"

Daiyu shook her head and said, "Father's last letter was last month."

Jia Heng said: "I think I'm on my way. My sister is having a baby, and my uncle will never forget it. Not long ago, Beijing sent a cabinet minister to the south. During this period, there may be more news from Yangzhou. Maybe more will come over to bother my sister."

When Daiyu heard this, she was slightly surprised, and looked affectionately at the boy opposite.

Jia Heng said in relief: "Now that I have gone to a cabinet minister, my uncle's side is not so dangerous, and the Jinyi detectives in the south will also covertly protect, so that uncle will not let anything happen."

Daiyu nodded, her starry eyes sparkling, she said gratefully: "Brother Laoheng is here."

Just now I heard what brother Heng said inside and outside the meaning, it seems that these days will often come to see her?

Jia Heng said, turned his eyes to look at the sky, and said warmly: "It's getting late at this time, I won't disturb my sister's rest, I'll go back now, and my sister doesn't need to see it off, it's quite cold outside."

It was almost midnight by this time.

However, Daiyu finally sent Jia Heng to the door, stood under the veranda, and said softly: "Brother Heng, go slowly."

But Baoyu, carrying a lantern and following Sheyue left Daiyu's courtyard, sat on a chair covered with soft mattresses, ate the butter tea brought by Qianxue, and looked up at the dark night outside the door. Why, there is a bit of restlessness, I am sure it is not from the discomfort of the butt injury, but from the inexplicable irritability in the heart.

Feeling something in his heart, he couldn't help getting up, walked outside the door, looked at the strings of red lanterns on the verandah, and said, "Musk Moon, I want to go out for a walk to get some air."

Yuan also lay on the bed for nearly a month, very still and thinking about moving.

"Hey, Second Master, it's so late, where is Second Master going?" Musk Moon was spreading the bed, her plump and alluring figure writhing slightly, she turned her head and said.

Today, she learned some new styles from the picture book, and she is going to try something new for her second master, so as to relieve some pain.

Baoyu frowned and said in a low voice, "I want to go see Sister Lin."

Musk Moon was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Second Master, it's so late, Miss Lin has already gone to bed."

"I'll just stand under the eaves and take a look." Baoyu said stubbornly.

Sheyue stretched out her hand to spread the quilt, while persuading her: "Second Lord, why did you think that it happened all of a sudden. At this time, he quarreled with Miss Lin, and instead became angry again, and made a fuss again."

Talking to himself, he turned his head to look, but saw that Baoyu had left the wing room at some time, startled, and said to Qiu Wen who came in from the inner room, "Why didn't you stop me?"

Qiuwen said with an aggrieved face: "I didn't pay much attention, the second master just left."

"Follow me quickly to see if anything happens, the second master is still injured." She Yue said urgently.

However, at this time Baoyu was already alone, carrying a lantern, and walked quickly towards Daiyu's courtyard.

Although Bao and Dai no longer live in Jiamu's courtyard, the two courtyards are not far apart, separated by a flower wall. At this time, Baoyu walks along the Chaoshou corridor, bypasses the flower wall, and has just arrived at the moon gate.

Baoyu's expression froze for a moment, and he clearly heard the whispers coming from under the eaves of the corridor.

Looking around, I saw the two people who were talking under the eaves of the corridor, and they were stunned on the spot as if they had been struck by lightning.

Sister Lin... isn't she already asleep?

Taking a closer look, he suddenly saw that figure was extremely familiar, and he was even more surprised. Is that Brother Heng?

Why did he come to see sister Lin?

At this moment, the two of them seemed to say goodbye briefly, and the young man looked like he was about to turn around.

For some reason, Baoyu panicked subconsciously, and quickly hid the lantern behind the wall, and she also hid towards a plantain tree at the moon gate, for fear of being seen.

"Crash..."

The water droplets on the banana tree immediately fell to Baoyu's shoulders, soaking his clothes, and the banana leaves covered his head, lush and green.

Watching the young man leave the house through another corridor, and Daiyu also enter the wing, Baoyu came out from under the banana tree, the circles of candlelight from the orange lantern reflected a shocked and inexplicable full moon face.

no!

There must be something wrong, Brother Heng woke up Sister Lin, maybe it was because of Uncle Lin?

It seems that a fragment was found in the memory fragments just now. Sister Lin removed the hairpin on her head, and her hair was loose, as if she just got up.

Thinking of this, Baoyu let out a long sigh of relief, and gradually complained in his heart.

In the middle of the night, Brother Heng, what can he not say tomorrow, insisting on disturbing Sister Lin's rest?

At this moment, Sheyue and Qiuwen came from the corridor, saw Baoyu under the banana tree, and said in a low voice, "Second Master, why are you here? You have gone back."

Baoyu nodded numbly, and was dragged back by Sheyue, stepping back and forth.

　I feel dizzy.

(End of this chapter)