The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Daiyu frowned slightly. Being intelligent, she was keenly aware that Jia Lian was not telling the truth, but she didn't hold on to him either. She just sat without talking, her expression was gloomy, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Jia Lian sat down beside her, and asked with a smile, "Didn't you say you're opening a poetry club today? How's it going?"

"What can I do, you're not here, and sister Zhen didn't come, it's just us, but we just agreed."

Daiyu also lied, but they actually had a good time in the afternoon.After all, it is the first club in Kaishan, and everyone's interest is very high. If Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang and others returned home with emotions, which invisibly affected them, I'm afraid their good mood of starting a club and reciting poems would continue to this day Woolen cloth.

Jia Lian smiled, "Then who won the championship? I guess it's Sister Lin."

Daiyu Xiaoxiu moved her nose, although she didn't speak, the slight arrogance and naturalness on her face were so obvious.

So Jia Lian was surprised: "You really won the first place? What is the title of your composition? I wonder if I will have the honor to listen to Sister Lin's masterpiece?"

Daiyu was dissatisfied with Jia Lian's astonishment, as if Lin Daiyu was so rare to win the first place!I don't know who borrowed other people's poems to cope with the exam in front of the empress.

"Yesterday you gave us so many crabapple flowers, so everyone used the crabapple as the title. As for the sister Tanchun who we wrote, she took care of transcribing it. You just have to see it and let her show it to you tomorrow. I don't remember. Can't stop."

Jia Lian smiled and looked at Daiyu who hung the birdcage on the window steps. He knew that Daiyu was rather arrogant.

That is to say, she knows that she is excellent, but she doesn't know how to say it herself, and she doesn't even bother to show it.But if you can take the initiative to find out and praise her, she will be very happy and introduce you as a confidant.

For example, when she returned to the province in Yuanchun last time, she found that Jia Lian "quoted" her poems. Instead of being angry at all, she was secretly happy. She felt that Jia Lian could think of her poems under such circumstances, and it was only because of her extreme approval that she did so.

And he uses his own poems so carelessly, obviously because he feels close enough to himself, and he is sure that he will not expose him, which is another layer of meaning.

Also at this time, Daiyu was clearly very confident in her winning poem, but she was unwilling to tell Jia Lian directly, but asked Jia Lian to go to Tanchun to ask for a manuscript, so that after Jia Lian finally witnessed her masterpiece, I am even more impressed by her emotional intelligence.

However, Jia Lian probably knew about Daiyu's masterpiece without having to go to Tanchun for a manuscript.

It was also because of this that he was surprised by Daiyu's victory.Because if he remembers correctly, in the original novel, the girls in Daguanyuan gathered for a poetry party, and Baochai won the first prize in the first club of singing Begonia.

Because the president Li Wan felt that Baochai's poems on Begonia were more dignified, more subtle and forceful, and that they were superior to Daiyu's romantic and chic Begonia in character, so he decided that Baochai was the first and Daiyu was the second.

Unexpectedly, this time, after he intentionally gave begonia flowers to the girls in the Grand View Garden, so that they also chanted begonias, Daiyu won the first place.

Could it be that he forcibly twisted it after all, so that even though they also wrote Haitang, it was different from the original one?If I have time, I want to take a look at their manuscripts.

In fact, there is a hidden detail that Jia Lian ignored.

After all, Daiyu in this life is different from the original book.Not to mention the relationship with him, but Daiyu herself has a noble and rare baroness, which has long made her different from other daughters in the Grand View Garden.

Therefore, although Sanchun, Daiyu and the others are still called sisters, in fact, under this intimacy, they have a layer of respect for Daiyu.

Even the elder sister-in-law Li Wan is no exception.

In the original novel, Daiyu is just a sister-in-law who is loved by Jia Mu. Li Wan usually cherishes her a little, but he will not shrink back because she changes his principles.Therefore, in the face of Baochai and Daiyu's works between brothers, Li Wan can praise Baochai's more correct and elegant poems without any scruples.

But this life is more or less impossible.Anyway, in terms of romance and chic, Dai Shi is superior to all others in terms of dexterity of mind, so for the sake of Dai Yu as the master, Li Wan and others naturally recommended Dai Shi as the number one.

This is actually consistent with the halo carried by Jia Lian himself.Even if it is as honorable as Yuanchun, the attitude when reviewing Jia Lian's poems that night is the same.

It is conceivable that even if Jia Lian did not borrow Daiyu's masterpiece that night, Yuan Chun would still rank Jia Lian's poem "not amazing enough" in her heart as the top one, or even the top one.

This is the combination of celebrity effect and noble person effect.

Unless someone can come up with a significantly better masterpiece, so that the judges will not be biased, Jia Lian and Daiyu will obviously have an inherent advantage in the future poetry club competitions.

Daiyu hung up the birdcage, and was about to hug the "Shuoshu" on the ground. Suddenly, she felt her little hand tighten, and Jia Lian had already pulled her to sit beside her.

Her little face turned red, she quickly glanced out of the window, and then shamelessly asked Jia Lian what she wanted to do.

"Since you started a club to write poetry, I'm afraid you will also have a name. What is Sister Lin's?"

Daiyu, who was nervously thinking that Jia Lian was going to do something indecent to her again, was stunned for a moment, and lowered her head without looking back.

It happened that Zijuan came into the room at this time, heard the words and interrupted with a smile: "Our girl is called 'Xiaoxiang Concubine', which is the nickname given to our girl by the third girl."

"I want you to talk more."

Daiyu was very shy because of Jia Lian.Being so close to Jia Lian, her strong masculine aura made her thump and thump.

There is also a reason for her "elegant name".

It turned out that when everyone agreed on the elegant name this afternoon, Tanchun said that the tears of Ehuang and Nvying formed spots on the bamboo, so the spotted bamboo is also called Xiangfei bamboo.It just so happens that Jia Lian is a general, and there will be an expedition day in the future, and Daiyu lives in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and she loves to cry. If she misses Jia Lian, the bamboos in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion will naturally turn into mottled bamboos, so Give her a number: Concubine Xiaoxiang.

Although she was too embarrassed, Tanchun's proposal was unanimously approved by everyone.

"Concubine Xiaoxiang? This is an elegant name. It can be seen that the third sister is very good at giving people names."

When Jia Lian heard that Daiyu was really given the nickname of concubine Xiaoxiang, he thought that "Old Farmer with Rice Fragrance", "Hengwu Lord" and "Season of Banana" probably had all of them, which made Jia Lian feel very cordial.Thinking about whether to take the time to join a society before leaving, and feel the yearning atmosphere that can only be guessed in the book in the previous life.

Daiyu is ashamed to talk about her name, and it is difficult to refute Jia Lian's words.Because apart from Tanchun making fun of her, she also thinks this account is pretty good, better than others, otherwise, she would not acquiesce.

She secretly twitched her little hand under the table, seeing that Jia Lian was still steadfast, she had no choice but to give up, so she changed the topic and said, "When we were composing poems today, everyone said that we missed a key person."

Jia Lian laughed and said, "Is it Xiangyun?"

Daiyu looked at Jia Lian in surprise, admiring Jia Lian's quick response.She nodded and said, "That's right. Everyone said, how could you forget about her?"

"Why are you talking about her suddenly? Aren't you the last one to see her? Every time she comes, you have to quarrel with her."

"Who quarrels with her every time..."

Daiyu retorted angrily.In fact, out of three times, at most one time...

Thinking about it this way, Daiyu reflected on herself.In fact, she doesn't want to see Xiangyun anymore, it's just that the little girl is outspoken, doesn't talk too much, and likes to cling to her and live with her every time she comes here, so she often makes her unhappy, and the two of them are a little bit Stubborn, bickering is common.

In fact, she didn't take the "contradictions" with Xiangyun to heart, because many times when she thought about it afterwards, she felt that she was wrong, or it was just a trivial matter.I didn't expect to think so in the eyes of others, even the second elder brother Lian who is the most understanding.

I will never quarrel with her again.

Not intending to use words to change Jia Lian's and others' views, Daiyu deliberately said: "Although I quarreled with her, in all fairness, that girl is not inferior to others when it comes to composing poems and making sentences. She is also on good terms with us...and the third girl and the others. , now that we are composing poems in Xingshe in the garden, if we don’t invite her, she will know about it later, and she will definitely refuse to comply.”

"What you said makes sense, then you just ask the old lady to send someone to take her over. If you think about it, with her joining, you will not be deserted when you start a poetry club in the future."

Daiyu said: "Originally this was not difficult, but when the old lady and his wife came back in the afternoon, they seemed to be in a bad mood, so we didn't dare to disturb them."

"That's up to you."

Daiyu looked up at Jia Lian, and suddenly said angrily, "You said you would bring Sister Zhen back this morning, but now she hasn't come!"

Daiyu saw that Jia Lian clearly understood what she meant, but pretended not to understand.

"Hahaha, I understand. Sister Lin means that I lost your original good sister, and let me take Sister Xiangyun over to make amends?"

Daiyu snorted softly, and she nodded in response to Jia Lian's smile, and then she couldn't hold back her smile, and quickly stopped it.

"It's okay to take sister Xiangyun over, but I found a problem. I said Lin Daiyu, how do you feel that I am a majestic Marquis, but I am being ordered around by a little girl like you all day long, which makes me very embarrassed. "

Jia Lian's sudden words made Daiyu puzzled, and she said angrily, "It's fine if you don't want to, I didn't force you."

As she spoke, Daiyu flicked her little hand and was about to get up and walk away.

Jia Lian smiled, took advantage of Daiyu's movement, hugged her in her arms, bowed her head and said intimately: "Look at you, when did I say I don't want to? To be able to serve the great Lord Lin Xiang It is my honor."

……

Coming out of the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, Jia Lian saw that it was still early, so he went to the place where Yingchun lived.

Taking Xiangling into the territory of Zilingzhou, Jia Lian felt that everything in this place was strange, and only then did he realize that he had lost concern for his sister for a long time.

The maids in Zilingzhou were very happy when they found Jia Lian's arrival, and they rushed to report to Yingchun.

"Why is brother here?"

"Little sister met second brother."

In front of the main room, Jia Lian raised his eyes to see Tanchun, and said with a smile, "The third sister is here too."

Tanchun said: "It's early today, come here to play two games with the second sister. The second elder brother Lian is here to see the second sister, right? If that's the case, the younger sister will leave without disturbing you."

Tanchun is tall and tall, with handsome eyes and eyebrows, not only looks smart and handsome, but also has a smart demeanor in his behavior.After saluting with Jia Lian and saying goodbye with a smile, he took his maids and left.

Yingchun welcomed Jia Lian into the room, offered Jia Lian a cup of tea with her own hands, and then asked softly, "Why is brother so free to come to my place so late?"

"It's rare to be free today, so come and see you."

As Jia Lian spoke, he said a few words about Yingchun's concern, then glanced at Yingchun's room, and said, "Is there anything you need in this room? If you have anything, just tell me, and I'll send someone to bring it to you. "

Yingchun sat across from Jia Lian, and said with a smile: "Thank you brother for caring, but I don't lack anything in this room. Lian's second sister-in-law usually takes care of me here, and even if there is something missing, she would have ordered someone to bring it to me." of."

Jia Lian nodded. Sister Feng was the most considerate in matters big and small, so naturally she would not treat Yingchun harshly.

But I'm afraid that's all.Yingchun is much closer to him now, and calls him "brother" directly, but she still treats Sister Feng just like everyone else, using her full title, which shows that the relationship between her sister-in-law and sister-in-law is probably only mutual. level of respect.

Jia Lian still has a clear understanding of this point. Sister Feng is more often an egoist. It is difficult to pay much attention to Yingchun, a sister-in-law who does not love her uncle and grandma.

Thinking of how in the original book, Yingchun was so gentle and kind that even the servants in her room dared to bully and despise her, so Jia Lian ordered the maids and servants who served in Yingchun's courtyard to be called.

"Slaves greet Second Master..."

Sitting at the table, Jia Lian looked at the jagged maids and servants kneeling in front of him, and at a glance, there were only seven of them.

So Jia Lian asked: "If I remember correctly, my sister used to have two serving maids and two maids by her side. When she moved into the garden, the old lady said that the garden is too empty and there may be places that cannot be taken care of. Give each of you two additional serving maids and two teaching nuns, and those who are responsible for cleaning are counted separately. In this way, each of you should have at least ten or more serving people in the house, why are there only seven of them? ?”

After hearing this, Yingchun didn't know how to answer.

A young daughter-in-law at the bottom hurriedly said: "Reporting to the second master, our girl's room is no smaller than other places, and the place is smaller. It is enough for us to serve the girl..."

"Have you been asked to speak, palm your mouth?"

Jia Lian suddenly became angry, not only the young daughter-in-law who was speaking was stunned, but the others also looked at each other in blank dismay, and suddenly became nervous.

"Would you like me to do it myself?"

Hearing Jia Lian's cold voice, the young daughter-in-law trembled, raised her hand hesitantly, and began to slap herself.

"Brother..." Yingchun stood up, wanting to plead for love, Jia Lian patted the back of his hand to calm him down, and then looked at one of the honest-looking women.

"Come on."

"Back to the second master, when our girl and the third girl moved into the garden, they needed manpower everywhere, and the mansion couldn't handle it for a while. The second grandma did say that the second girl's place is small, and there is a woman who is in charge of cleaning. enough……"

Jia Lian said: "Even so, people are still wrong."

"One of them asked for leave a month and a half ago, and the other is Zhu'er's mother... that is, our girl's nanny. Including these three people, there are a total of nine people in our girl's house who are at your disposal."

Jia Lian laughed when she heard the words: "Have you asked for leave half a month ago? I don't know, when did our Jia family give the servants a holiday for half a month. Is she buried in the earth in turn by the family members?"

No one dared to answer Jia Lian's words, and Jia Lian didn't say much, and asked again, "Why isn't Zhu'er's mother here?"

"She's getting old, and since our girl hasn't moved into the garden, she basically doesn't come to our girl's house. Our girl sympathizes with her, so she never said anything..."

The young daughter-in-law who was slapping her mouth just now saw that the situation was not good, and couldn't help but said: "My mother-in-law, as the girl's nanny, raised the girl since she was a child, but now she is old and inconvenient. It is the girl's kindness to let her rest at home, right? Girl, please say something."

Yingchun's face was full of worry, "Brother, I'm really fine. It's enough for me to have them order me here. Brother don't need to be angry about this. It hurts my body for nothing."

Yingchun's appearance is gentle, her skin is fair and delicate, her face is full of worry at this time, and she unconsciously grabs Jia Lian's sleeve with one hand, looking extremely mournful and pitiful.

This made Jia Lian's eyes involuntarily show affection.

Such a kind and beautiful woman should be held in the palm of her hand and cared for, but because she has no parents to love and support her, and her personality is weaker, she has suffered from neglect and unreasonable grievances since she was a child.

It was so easy to grow up, but she married a vulgar and vile man, and was tortured so much that she died within a year.How ruthless the writer is to write such an ending!

Therefore, in this life, Jia Lian must not only protect her, but also vent his anger on himself!
He has already asked someone to get Sun Shaozu into Beijing, and it's time for him to plan carefully.

As for these people in front of me...

Although it was just a trivial matter such as absenteeism, it also reflected their usual attitude of serving Yingchun.

Jia Lian had known for a long time that there were slaves in the Yingchun House, and the leader was his nanny, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.Originally thought that he existed in this life, these people did not dare to make mistakes, so they did not rush to deal with it, but now it seems that he is still merciful.

It's time to clean up and let other people see that his sister, Jia Lian, is never allowed to be lightly bullied. (end of this chapter)