Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 215 Quietly Going to Jiangnan

After hearing this, Tanchun breathed a sigh of relief and waved her hand again: "What does the marriage of those people have to do with us?

"However, the Jia family has four successful candidates in one go. Should we host a banquet? Do you have an invitation for Sister Lin?"

Jia Yun smiled and shook his head, "I'm invited, but I don't have a letter from the princess. Second Aunt Lian specifically asked me to come over and tell her."

"The eldest master really wanted to invite the princess to go and bring honor to the family, but Second Aunt Lian said that these four men have no wives, so it is not necessary to invite the wives of the women from the various mansions.

"It would be better to take the money, and invite the male guests, as well as the teachers and classmates of the four masters and brothers, to have fun outside for a day!

"When the master heard this proposal, he was so happy that his beard was about to fly up, and he immediately agreed!

"The Queen Mother in the palace gave out four sets of the Four Treasures of the Study to encourage these four to keep up the good work and not miss the next spring imperial examination."

Hearing this, Daiyu hurriedly asked, "Has the news been sent to the old lady at the hot spring manor?"

"Yes. I sent it. Fortunately, Aunt Meng, who was with the princess, was at the farm. The old lady was so happy that she almost fainted.

"She was clamoring to go back home. But Aunt Meng persuaded her to stop, saying that if she came back, countless people would come to congratulate her, and the old lady's condition would be aggravated if she was overworked.

"Miss Yuanyang also followed suit. Later, it was Miss Shi who asked me why I only came to deliver the letter and did not bring the carriage to take the old lady back to the city. Is it because the master and his family did not want the old lady to go back?

"How could I dare to say anything? I just smiled and said nothing.

"The old lady decided to stay. After the New Year, when she is well again, it won't be too late to return to the city."

Tanchun looked at him and couldn't help asking, "So the eldest and second masters really don't want the old lady to return home?"

Jia Yun bent down and smiled, "How should I know? It was Second Aunt Lian who asked me to deliver the good news, and I haven't seen the two masters."

Daiyu and Tanchun smiled at each other. Daiyu smiled and praised him: "Brother Yun has done a great job.

"I happen to have a nice piece of jade here, but the color makes it look old, so we don't need it. I think your mother is suitable.

"Take it, spend some money on it, go to a silver shop and have it inlaid with something, and give it to your mother."

As he said this, he gestured to Xiaohong.

Xiaohong brought a small box and presented it to Jia Yun with both hands.

Jia Yun took it with both hands and thanked him sincerely: "I am your nephew, and I have done errands for you, aunts. Isn't this my due? How can I deserve such a reward from you, aunts?"

"I was going to give it to you on Double Ninth Festival the day before yesterday, but I forgot about it. Just consider it as a gift from me.

"I know your father passed away early, and your uncle's family is not a reliable relative. It was not easy for your mother to raise you to be the man you are today.

"Go back and be filial to her. What's this stone? She deserves it!" Daiyu said with a smile.

Jia Yun was so touched that his eyes turned red and tears fell: "Yes, nephew will follow your aunts' instructions."

Daiyu smiled and asked him to go back.

After Jia Yun left the house, the more he wiped his tears, the more he shed them, and he just kept wiping them with his sleeves.

Xiao Hong sent it out, and seeing that Lao Da couldn't bear it, she quietly handed him a handkerchief and said, "Stop crying. If someone sees you, they will make up stories."

Jia Yun took the handkerchief, quickly suppressed his grief, and forced a smile: "I am reminded of those difficult years. I feel uncomfortable for a while."

"Don't say that when you go home, or the old lady might start crying too." Xiaohong advised him in a low voice and sent him to the second gate.

Two days later, there was still no news from Tao Xingjian. Lin Daiyu finally became impatient and decided to leave quietly.

After hiring a boat and asking Jiang Yong to prepare enough people, he sent a letter to Aunt Meng, asking her if she wanted to go.

Aunt Meng left a prescription for Lady Jia that night and rushed back the next morning: "Of course I'm going! Jiangnan! I've never been there in my life!"

Lin Daiyu then told Tanchun and Miaoyu: Let's set out on September 13th.

Miaoyu didn't care and just asked her to go to Panxiang Temple on Xuanmu Mountain to burn incense on her behalf.

Tanchun took Daiyu aside and asked her in detail who she was going to take, where she was going, what route she would take, when she would be back, etc.

When he heard that she only brought these few people with her, plus the four bodyguards Jiang Yong had found, he couldn't help but frowned: "Is that enough?"

"I will dress up as a man and pretend to be sick. I will only let Chu Kua show up on weekdays and hide all the way back." Daiyu thought it was no problem.

Tanchun was still worried: "Why do you have to go back now? Wouldn't it be better to go back in the spring next year?"

"Actually, I should have gone back last year. But I wasn't well prepared at that time. Although it's not the right time this year, I can't wait. I just want to go back."

Daiyu smiled helplessly, "It's also a bit of a demon."

Tanchun had no choice but to give up.

But after Daiyu left, the first thing she did was to ask Aunt Jiang to go to the palace and talk to the Empress Dowager and ask for a gold plaque for the Yanjia Palace.

The second thing he asked was to call Jia Yun to ask, "Is there anyone who can accompany the princess back?"

When Jia Yun heard this, he immediately said that he could do it: "The county lady's house has been repaired. There is no job for Second Aunt Lian. I don't have a wife or children. I can leave tomorrow if I say so!"

Tanchun immediately handed him the gold medal from the Yanjia Palace and whispered a few words to him.

Because Daiyu's decision to leave the capital was an emergency, Tao Xingjian did not get the news until she got on the boat. He was so angry that he stamped his feet and cursed, and hurried to report to Emperor Zhaoming.

Emperor Zhaoming was so angry that he slammed the table: "I just told the emperor yesterday that if she waited for another half a month, Shui Rong would be able to return to the capital! Why is she so impatient?"

Tao Xingjian was no longer angry, but started to worry. The more he thought about it, the more he sat down on the last step under the imperial steps and began to cry:

"What's going on in her mind? Why did she have to come here in person? I love her so much, couldn't she just tell me and let me do it? Why is this child so stubborn!?"

The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it to heart. Emperor Zhaoming's eyes narrowed immediately: "You said that after she told you about the pomegranate, she said she wanted to go back to Jiangnan?"

Tao Xingjian wiped his eyes and let out a "hmm".

Emperor Zhaoming pondered for a while, then stood up from behind the throne, slowly stepped down the steps, walked to Tao Xingjian, and unconsciously squatted down, asking in a low voice:

"Old Tao, do you still remember that when Ru Hai was in the Imperial College, he had the habit of taking notes?"

Tao Xingjian was stunned: "Ah, yes, there is."

"Before, Jia was pregnant with those four pomegranates and gave birth to a son. So Ru Hai gave those four pomegranates to me.

"Not long after that, An died in childbirth, leaving two lives lost.

"Such a big thing, do you think Ru Hai will remember it?"

There was a cold light in Emperor Zhaoming's eyes.

Tao Xingjian took a deep breath and said, "That's why my sister asked me if I had seen this pomegranate before!"