Seeing Tan Chun smiling happily, he pulled Baochai away and went to Baoyu's house. Jia Lian also understood that Tan Chun was very concerned about her status as a concubine. She tried every means to please her aunt, Mrs. Wang, for her own future plans.
Although Jia Lian could understand, he still couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Sure enough, everyone in this house had red hair and white hair, exactly what Jia Mu said, "a heart of wealth and two decent eyes." In short -
Snobbish.
What was most on his mind at this time was Daiyu, so he hurried out of the back gate of Yihongyuan and crossed the Cuiyan Bridge. In front of him was the Xiaoxiang Pavilion shaded by thousands of green bamboo poles.
Before I entered the door, I saw Xue Yan coming out holding a plate of bright yellow and lovely loquats.
As soon as she saw Jia Lian, Xue Yan smiled and said:
"What a coincidence!
This morning, the loquats sent by the master from the south arrived. The girl asked Sister Zijuan to pick some and give them to the old lady. The ladies sent them over, and asked me to pick the ones and send them to Mr. Lian.<
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I was about to send it off when a rare guest like Mr. Lian came to the door on his own. This shows that Mr. Lian is a very lucky person.
In a few days, when our bayberry from the south arrives, it will be even more delicious."
She was so innocent that Jia Lian couldn't help but laugh and said:
"I usually have too many chores, and I rarely have any free time today. Are you girls in the house?"
Xue Yan shook his head and said:
"The girl was originally going to take a nap, but the third girl took her away, saying that she would definitely ask her to accompany her to Yihongyuan.
I haven’t come back yet, so I think I’m just sitting there talking.”
When Jia Lian heard that Daiyu didn't come back, he couldn't say anything, so he smiled and said:
"Since Miss Lin is not here, I will go and see my second sister first. I still have to work on Loquat, so you can take it home for me."
Xue Yan smiled:
"Second Master Lian is so polite. This is my responsibility. How could I be so worthy of Second Master Lian saying the word 'labor'?
I would rather take the opportunity to visit Sister Ping'er, she will definitely bring me some good fruits and snacks."
Jia Lian saw that Xueyan was lively and cute, and then recalled that when everything in Jia's mansion was in chaos, only the maids and women around Daiyu kept the rules, neither participating in gambling or drinking in the mansion, nor forming cliques, and felt in her heart
I can’t help but sigh:
Looking at Daiyu's aloof appearance, she is actually a master housekeeper who is not ostentatious. Coupled with the knowledge and knowledge she acquired from her father, she is indeed a model for everyone.
For someone like Daiyu, whoever is lucky enough to marry her would be a great "good wife".
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Jia Lian was full of thoughts, so he passed the pear tree behind Xiaoxiang Pavilion and walked all the way to Qinfang Gate Bridge. He looked at the petals of various colors scattered on the water for a while, and then continued walking slowly.
Just as I was about to turn around the hillside, I heard a low whimpering sound coming from the other side of the hillside among the chirping of birds. As I was choking, I heard the man whispering softly:
"...Three hundred and sixty days a year, the wind, the sword, the frost, the sword force each other. How long can the bright and beautiful beauty last? It is hard to find it once it is wandering... I hope that the slave will give birth to wings and follow the flowers to fly to the end of the sky. Where is the end of the sky?
Are there fragrant mounds everywhere? It’s not like a brocade bag to collect beautiful bones, a handful of pure soil to cover the wind..."
This is Sister Lin's "The Burial of Flowers"!
Sister Lin turns out to be here!
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Earlier, I read Daiyu’s Burial of Flowers from a book. Although I found it poignant and moving, I felt that Daiyu was self-pitying and moaning for no reason.
At this time, Jia Lian thought of how Baochai and the attackers had colluded with each other to belittle Daiyu in secret. He also thought of the "Chai-Dai incident" artificially created by Mrs. Wang in order to compete with the old lady for "control" of Baoyu.
"Struggle", as well as the actions of Li Wan, Tan Chun and others. Everyone has their own selfish motives. For their own interests, if they curry favor with Mrs. Wang, they will definitely step on Daiyu.
Only then did I understand why Sister Lin still felt that "three hundred and sixty days a year, wind, sword, frost, and sword are pressing against each other" even though she was living a wealthy life with fine clothes, fine food, and pampering, with maids and women taking care of her every move.<
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With such emotion in his heart, Jia Lian couldn't help but sigh.
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Daiyu originally heard from Qingwen that Princess Zhuyu wanted to marry Jia Lian, and because Jia Lian refused to divorce his wife, she took the initiative to offer to be an "equal wife" with Wang Xifeng.
There were so many mixed feelings in her heart that she couldn't tell what it was like.
But when she heard Jia Lian say that she didn't want an equal wife, Daiyu suddenly felt infinitely disappointed.
She couldn't express her infinite thoughts. She used to be aloof and arrogant, but now she couldn't help but despise herself. But if she really wanted to "cut off the thread of love with a sword of wisdom", she would be resolutely reluctant to leave.
Feeling sad and feeling hurt, I choked and muttered a few words, but suddenly I heard someone sighing softly on the other side of the hillside. My heart was immediately shocked, and then panicked and happy again.
Jia Lian and Daiyu couldn't help but take a few steps forward, looking at each other through the flowers and leaves, and they were both stunned for a moment.
Daiyu woke up first, took out the handkerchief from her sleeve, wiped away the tears on her face, and said to herself:
"One was not careful and his eyes were blinded by the wind."
Jia Lian sincerely advised:
"If Sister Lin is always overthinking, how can she be in good health?
There are many things that you still have to let go of. No one in this world has worries, but as long as you can figure out two things, you can save 99% of your worries."
Daiyu was a little confused:
"Two things? Which two things can be so powerful?"
Jia Lian looked solemnly and said:
"One is 'My business is none of your business' and the other is 'Your business is none of my business'."
Daiyu was stunned for a moment, then she covered her mouth and said with a smile:
"Brother Lian's words are really clear, but he is also really mean."
Jia Lian knew that because of Daiyu's intelligence, there was no need to explain to her the principle of "don't care too much about what other people think of you", so he smiled and said:
"There is nothing in the world except for mediocre people. If a person with a crystal heart like Sister Lin cannot see through this, will she become a mediocre person?"
Daiyu lowered her head and was silent for a long time, then suddenly raised her head and said:
"It is precisely because I can see through many things, but I don't want to tell them, that I feel sad and worried.
But if I don’t say a few words today, I’m afraid that Brother Lian will think that I worry about nothing every day.”
Her West African joyful eyes looked at Jia Lian quietly, crystal clear:
"On the first day I came to Rongfu, the old lady treated me with great love, but I still felt that this mansion seemed peaceful, but it was always scary.
I followed my eldest aunt to visit my eldest uncle, but he disappeared. My eldest aunt kept asking me to stay for dinner before leaving.
If I had been so thin-skinned and didn't refuse, wouldn't I have offended my second aunt who was still waiting? And wouldn't I have embarrassed the old lady who had been waiting for me to go back after meeting my two uncles? Wouldn't the servants laugh at me for not knowing etiquette?
The Lin family’s reputation?
I finally said goodbye to my eldest aunt gracefully, and when I arrived at my second aunt's place, I waited in the three side rooms on the east side of Rongxi Hall without meeting me. The old mother on my second aunt's side led me to sit on the kang. I saw two people on the kang.
There were brocade mattresses facing each other, so I guessed that it was my uncle. My aunt was sitting in the banquet place, so she didn't get on the kang, but sat on a chair to the east.
When I was asked to go to the main room in the east corridor, my second aunt was sitting at the lower end of the room on the west side, but she tried her best to let me sit on the upper end of the east side. I saw that it was my second uncle's seat, so I sat down on the chair, and at least I didn't do anything rude.
It’s about tutoring.
The Jia family is a family of poetry, etiquette, and hairpins. It can lead me twice to mess up the way of respecting elders and younger ones. I don’t believe it even if it’s not intentional.
Neither of my two uncles met; both of my two aunts set up ambush for me. I thought at that time that since my grandma loves me, I would only stay for a while and then leave, not to interfere with the affairs of this house.<
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But this time I followed Brother Lian back to my grandmother's house. I felt that Brother Lian helped my father, and I should also help Brother Lian.
The house seems calm and harmonious, but in fact, there are turbulent undercurrents and intrigues everywhere.
I told this to Brother Lian, thinking that Brother Lian is in charge of the affairs of this house now, and he must know that the more money goes out, the less money comes in. If we are not frugal now, we will not be able to take care of things.
But the real thing that worries people is the hearts of the people in this house. Brother Lian, you must not be careless."