Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 155 A Lifetime of Gratitude

Lin Daiyu cried out in pain and quickly reached out to pull her back: "Second sister, you are really embarrassing me!"

"My dear sister, the eunuch who came to deliver the imperial decree that day specifically told me in my ear that it was you who asked His Majesty for the marriage on my behalf! And now you have arranged a wedding courtyard for him... for him.

"I feel so ashamed. Since you came, I have never treated you well. Now that you have left the Jia Mansion, you didn't even bother to expel my third sister from the family, but secretly asked for such a good marriage for me.

"I'm not good at speaking, but I understand everything in my heart! Good sister, I will be grateful to you for the rest of my life!"

Yingchun cried and talked, refusing to get up and almost kowtowed to Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu had no choice but to accept her salute, and quickly pulled her up, whispering, "Sister, don't say that. I told my brother-in-law today that no one needs to be grateful, just remember your majesty's grace.

"Think about it, sister. If it weren't for your majesty's kindness, who would be willing to take care of the family affairs of your ministers? Moreover, Dongfu just resigned his title, and the queen expelled the third sister's family. Everything is extremely unpleasant."

Yingchun nodded hurriedly: "Your Majesty, your grace is so great, I will remember it in my heart!"

"That's all. We are cousins, so there's no need to be polite."

Daiyu took out a small box from her sleeve and handed it to Yingchun, saying, "This is a little gift from your younger sister, to add to your makeup.

"There was also a set of headgear, but it was hot and the box was too big, so I was too lazy to take it. I just squeezed one of my sister's dowry boxes and stuffed it in there."

This was a proper etiquette, and Yingchun couldn't refuse, so she accepted it with a guilty look on her face.

Daiyu smiled quietly and told Yingchun what Zuo Yi had said to her and how he looked at the courtyard, and whispered, "I think Sister Zuo is a good woman, but she may not understand worldly affairs.

"To live with a man like this, it's best for my sister to surround herself with people who never use their hands. Otherwise, if she accidentally breaks her brother-in-law's rules, it will cause discord between the couple, which is not worth it."

After hearing this, Yingchun stood up and looked outside, then whispered in Daiyu's ear, "Siqi has a relationship with her cousin. But I can't say I won't take her with me.

"It's already today, she's so anxious, but she doesn't dare to tell me. Her family doesn't know about it yet, and I don't know what to do!"

Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled, whispering: "This is not easy. You ask Xiuju to quietly tell Sister Feng, and she will naturally send someone to find that family and ask them to come in and ask for marriage.

"Even if that family is not good and is unwilling to take risks at this time, Sister Feng's methods will definitely not allow such a person to follow you out - if something goes wrong around you in the future because of this, won't the eldest wife take her life?!"

Yingchun blushed and smiled, and sighed, “I didn’t expect that this year, Madam would treat me like her own daughter.

"I also feel guilty. I shouldn't have been greedy for convenience and stayed with the old lady instead of spending more time with my wife to show my filial piety."

"My aunt is in good health. Just wait and see. There will be a day for you to be filial to her. You should be a good wife to your brother-in-law and achieve a first-rank imperial title in the future. That will be a great time for you as a lady!" Daiyu teased and comforted her a few more times, then seeing that it was getting late, she said goodbye.

Yingchun knew that she still had to visit Lady Jia, Lady Xing and Wang Xifeng, so although she was reluctant, she still let her go.

After leaving Yingchun's room, Daiyu went to Mrs. Xing's place first.

Mrs. Xing didn't bother to be polite with her. She took her to Jia She's study without saying a word.

When Jia She heard Lin Daiyu coming, he didn't know whether she was hiding from shame, so he hurried out of the second door to chat with the guests, and refused to come back.

Now that the study was unattended, Madam Xing pointed around and said, "Which one do you like? Take it!"

Daiyu laughed so hard that she couldn't straighten her back.

Mrs. Xing looked around and saw a piece of warm and crystal Hetian jade on the table. It was obvious that it had been played with for a long time and the skin had become shiny and full of spirit.

"This! I remember it! He's been buying it for three years! It's the most precious thing! You take it back! I want to see if he has the nerve to ask for it!"

Mrs. Xing picked it up and stuffed it into Daiyu's hand. Without allowing her to refuse, she personally pulled her out, took her own carriage, and went to Lady Jia's main room.

On the way, Daiyu praised her calmly: "I saw my aunt today and finally understood what the power of the mistress of the house is like. My uncle will have a blessed old age."

Madam Xing snorted, "He still has a later life?"

Daiyu couldn't help laughing, and leaned on Mrs. Xing's shoulder, whispering, "It's all up to my aunt!"

Mrs. Xing also laughed, threw her handkerchief back at Daiyu and said angrily, "You are naughty!"

When they arrived at Lady Jia's room, Mrs. Xing took the lead in showing her the jade ornament and said, "If our master is distressed, the old lady must make the decision for our little girl Lin!"

"How dare he!" Grandmother Jia repeatedly asked Yuanyang to take Daiyu to her store to pick out something, "Pick whatever you like, any one will do!

"Oh! I also have a Sixteen-fan necklace with wisdom patterns. Take a look and see if you like it. If you like it, take it!"

When Daiyu heard this, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and subconsciously looked back at Grandmother Jia, only to see that the old lady was nodding at her firmly.

After a moment's hesitation, Yuanyang carefully took out the box containing the necklace and placed it at Daiyu's feet: "When you were little, you couldn't even walk when you saw this necklace! Now that the old lady has spoken, why don't you take it quickly!"

So, is there some story behind this Yingluo?

In front of so many people and as it was about to be an important event for Yingchun, Daiyu said no more, thanked Lady Jia with a smile, and really took the jade handle and the necklace back to the Lin Mansion.

When she got home, she looked at the screen with four gentlemen in her bedroom and realized what had happened: Yuanyang must have seen this when she came home last time and went back to report it to Grandmother Jia.

Grandmother Jia thought that this was the royal family's disguised way of asking her for the last wisdom pattern, so she took the opportunity to give it to Daiyu.

After pondering for a moment, I felt that this conclusion was specious, so I simply stopped thinking about it and went to wash up and rest.

The next day, Yingchun got married and Zuo Yi got married.

Lin Daiyu stayed at home and gave orders with confidence.

After the newlyweds paid their respects to their parents, entered the bridal chamber, lifted the red veil, drank the wedding wine, spread the tent and sat on the bed, and other ceremonies were completed; Zuo Yi came out and drank a glass of wine with the master and Tao Jian, saw them off and accompanied the bridesmaids out.

Everyone in the family came up to congratulate them and then went to have their own banquet.

Lin Daiyu was in the back house, and she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As they had already agreed that they could not consummate their marriage at this moment, Yingchun quietly went to Qingqiu Courtyard through the back door of the bridal chamber to rest.

As soon as she entered the room, she saw Lin Daiyu and Tanchun waiting inside. When they saw her come in, they stood up slowly.

"Second sister, can I come and congratulate you?" Tanchun was wearing a festive long dress with a white background and red bamboo leaves. She had only a long ebony hairpin with a Ruyi cloud pattern on her head. She looked at Yingchun with tears in her eyes.

"Third sister!"

Yingchun burst into tears, ran over quickly and hugged her!

Looking at her two sisters hugging each other and crying, Daiyu gently wiped away a tear from the corner of her eye.