Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 118 I Didn’t Rebel

After hearing this, Daiyu couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. She thought for a while, then smiled and whispered a few words to Yuanyang.

Yuanyang was startled: "Girl, don't take risks!"

"Don't be afraid." Daiyu smiled and waved her hand, "I know what I'm doing."

Yuanyang frowned and thought for a long time, then he gritted his teeth and agreed: "Okay. I'll go back and talk."

The two of them walked leisurely for a few more steps. When Daiyu had finished her daily Qigong exercise, the two of them went back hand in hand, and Yuanyang said goodbye.

Daiyu then pointed to Xiaohong to send Yuanyang away.

They had just washed their hands and offered incense. Just as they were about to order breakfast to be prepared, Miaoyu sent someone to bring over a jar of plums: "Last year's plums, we've eaten them all now, and these are all that's left. Try them with your porridge."

Daiyu was stunned: "How did Miaogu know that I haven't eaten yet?"

The visitor smiled and said, "We saw you and Miss Yuanyang walking in the garden just now. Master also wanted to walk in the garden, but you two were talking all the time, so Master couldn't come out."

"I got angry when I got home, and sat and thought for a long time, so I brought this can of plums. They are delicious, but they are very appetizing. You have to drink two more bowls of porridge."

Is this such a cute way to take revenge on myself for blocking the way in the garden?

Daiyu couldn't help laughing, so she simply gave half of the plum blossom cake that Yuanyang had brought to Miaoyu to take back: "This cake is beautiful, let her look at it for fun."

The visitor smiled and brought back the plum cake. Miaoyu ate it sweetly, patted her belly and stood up: "Let's go, I'm full, let's go for a walk!"

Daiyu heard about this and was inspired to go for a walk as well. When they were tired, they went to Miaoyu's place to drink tea and play chess, spending a pleasant morning there.

Here Yuanyang returned to Rong Mansion.

As soon as he entered the room, his face was full of sorrow. When Lady Jia saw him, she hurriedly asked what happened.

Yuanyang sighed and said, "When I went there, she happily told people that she wanted to warm the cake for breakfast. I accompanied her for a walk in the garden, and when I told her about that, the girl said she was tired.

"After returning to the room, the girl told me that the Queen Mother had told her to copy the sutras behind closed doors. She also told me not to leave any gaps in the door for any reason. She told me not to go there again for the next two months.

"He also asked me to report to the old lady that the two governments don't need to visit for the next two months, so as to avoid being turned away in front of everyone, which would be embarrassing.

"Before I left, I heard the girl in the inner room say that we should continue to have the bird's nest porridge prescribed by Aunt Meng for breakfast. Half of the cake should be given to Miaoyu, and the other half should be shared by the maids..."

Grandmother Jia was stunned: "She is unwilling?"

"It was Xiaohong who sent me out. I asked her indirectly and she said that she didn't want to get married at all.

"Now she has a backer, money from the shop, and she doesn't have to serve her parents-in-law and sister-in-law. This is the most carefree life for her.

"Besides, she would only be a concubine if she went to the Beifu? That old woman said something nice the other day, but Princess Beijing has been ill for three or four years, and she hasn't really died.

"The young lady doesn't like to be constrained. Even the other day when Supervisor Tao said that he would hold an imperial examination to find a Jinshi as a live-in son-in-law for the young lady, the young lady pushed him out of the door herself!"

Yuanyang made up a story that sounded so convincing that Grandmother Jia believed it to be true.

When Mrs. Xing heard that Yuanyang had returned from the Lin residence, she hurried over to listen to the news. She happened to hear the second half and could not help clapping her hands and saying:

"That's what I said too! My sister is now living a rich and comfortable life, and no one is bothering her. How wonderful! She is still young, why is the old lady so anxious?

"Let her have fun for two years. When she's sixteen or seventeen, Supervisor Tao can whisper in Your Majesty's ear and you can find any good son-in-law. Why do you want my sister to go to the Northern Palace and be a slave?"

Grandmother Jia thought about it and it made sense. Although she was reluctant to let go of Prince Beijing, her grandson-in-law, she knew Lin Daiyu's personality and was afraid that she could not easily decide on her marriage. So she reluctantly waved her hand:

"The Beifu is also unreasonable. Our family is in the process of holding a funeral, how can we propose marriage for our child?

"Old family, you go back and pick someone who can talk, go to the Northern Palace to return the gift, and tell them about Miss Lin's marriage..."

"Don't mention it anymore." Yuanyang said hurriedly, "When the girl went to the palace yesterday, she not only met the Queen Mother, but also the Supreme Lord. The Supreme Lord said that the girl looked like the old master. The Queen Mother also praised the beautiful appearance of the old master.

"Now that the girl has won the favor of the Grand Empress Dowager, who knows, she might even get a marriage grant! If the Northern Palace is really interested, let them go to the Grand Empress Dowager to ask for her approval!"

As expected, it was another unexpected surprise!

Mrs. Xing hurriedly congratulated Lady Jia: "It's hard to say, it's a great joy!"

Grandmother Jia also nodded cheerfully: "Yes! Then you can ask someone to leak the news and see what the Northern Palace says."

The news eventually reached Prince Beijing's Palace.

Prince Beijing was wearing casual clothes and had long hair. He was sitting in the plum forest reading a book and drinking tea. After hearing this reply, he chuckled and said, "What's the difficulty?"

The chief secretary smiled with a hint of contempt and said, "Maybe he just wants this respectability so that he can compete with the princess in the future!"

"My little girl is thinking." Prince Beijing threw down the book and ordered to prepare the banquet in a few days. "The first month of the year is almost over, so let's prepare the spring banquet.

"I have already made an agreement with the prince this year, and he will come too. Don't make sure the dishes are too good. Be careful if the emperor hears about it, or I will be scolded again."

The Chief Secretary was pleasantly surprised and hastily agreed, pretending to wipe his eyes: "Your Highness has finally listened to my advice! The Grand Master has average feelings for Your Majesty, but loves this grandson very much.

"As long as the prince holds on to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, our Beijing Palace can continue to enjoy this kind of luxury!"

Prince Beijing looked at him with a sneer, and pushed his long hair behind his shoulders, mocking him: "Look at what you have accomplished!

"My grandfather lost his life when he blocked a knife for the Supreme Lord. My father went through life and death in mourning clothes to help his family maintain this great country. He died of injuries and illness when he was only forty years old.

"Even now, when the barbarians come to pay homage, they still spread the praises of my grandfather and father's great reputation, and they are full of praise for their loyalty.

"The Supreme Lord treats me as his nephew, and the Emperor treats me as his brother. In the court and outside, except for a few old fools, who dares to say a word against me?

"So, no matter who is the crown prince, and no matter who sits on that chair in the future, my Beijing Palace will always stand!"

Looking at Prince Beijing, who was gentle, knowledgeable and polite in front of outsiders, but arrogant, shallow and willful in front of his own people, the Chief Secretary could not help but wipe the sweat from his forehead.

But he still patiently advised: "The Supreme is wise. He is lenient when it is time to be lenient and strict when it is time to be strict. These old officials, even if they really broke the law, they just turned a blind eye and punished them.

"But the present emperor is different. In the past few years since the present emperor ascended the throne, there have been natural disasters, man-made disasters, and poor harvests in various places. The nobles and relatives have also repeatedly violated the law, which is very outrageous. The Supreme Emperor has already returned the government, and he is in charge of everything. Everything has fallen into the hands of the present emperor.

"Your Highness, the current emperor is a man with eagle-like eyes and wolf-like guard. If one day the emperor dies and the current emperor turns against him, and all the old and new accounts are piled up together, it will be a disaster of great magnitude!

"The reason I'm making friends with the prince now is not for anything else, but for the future..."

Prince Beijing could no longer listen and his face suddenly changed: "I didn't rebel! If you let him come, I would dare to say it even if I stood in front of him! What can he do to me?

“My family saved the day!

"Without my Shui family, their kingdom would have been destroyed long ago!"