On this day, the sisters had a day of fun in the garden, and in the afternoon, only Wang Xifeng was allowed to go back alone. The Sanchun sisters and Xue Baochai are both settled in Tingyuxuan, which is only separated by a wall from the garden, and is also very close to Lin Qingyun and Daiyu's courtyard. The young sisters gathered together to talk about poetry and books, or to discuss needlework, or to play games and listen to the piano, which was very harmonious.

Qingyun wanted to stay in Daiyu for a few more days, but only two days later, someone from the Jia family came to pick her up, but there was a banquet in Jiafu during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Daiyu thought that Qingyun was only alone on the day of the festival, so she didn't want to go to Jiafu, and said to the Sanchun sisters: "Forgive me for not being able to accompany my grandmother, there is only one sister Qingyun in the family, how to make the festival deserted?" I'm going to stay at home with me, and I'll go and say goodbye to my grandmother when I'm done. ”

Tanchun wanted to persuade her, but what Daiyu said was not human nature, she really couldn't open her mouth, but she was afraid that going back like this would make the old lady unhappy and in a dilemma. Looking at Yingchun and Xichun, Yingchun is not good at words, where can he say anything, Xichun is even more simply, and nodded directly in agreement: "What Sister Lin said is right, if it is not for the festival, I want to live for a long time, Sister Qingyun's paintings are really good, I am reluctant to go." ”

"The fourth sister is really a child." Xue Baochai said with a smile: "Since Sister Lin said so, then let's go back to the old lady, I'm afraid that the old lady thinks about Sister Lin and will send someone to pick it up." ”

Lin Qingyun said: "I'm sorry for you to tell Jia Taijun, it's rare to celebrate the holiday, and I left my sister at home." There are still some things to discuss with my sister in this family, and I will go to Jia Taijun to say goodbye in a few days, and Jia Taijun has always been able to understand. ”

Lin Qingyun originally intended to take Daiyu back to live on weekdays, in the end this is the Lin Mansion, Daiyu is the eldest lady of the Lin family, how can she have been living in her grandfather's house but treating her own house as a guest house.

Besides, she had heard from Xue Yan that Xue Baochai had a golden lock given by a monk, but she had never seen her wearing it, and she thought that the Xue family entered Beijing in the name of a small election, so she was afraid that she was preparing with both hands. Xue Yan also said that she had never heard of any golden and jade marriage in the Jia family, but Mrs. Wang treated Xue Baochai very affectionately, but it was common for her aunt to treat her niece like this. Qingyun estimated that the Xue family wanted to fight for the wealth in the palace first, and she must be vague about Mrs. Wang's side, but Mrs. Wang's daughter Jia Yuanchun has been in the palace for many years and is still doing female history, how can she want Xue Baochai to enter the palace again? Xue Baochai is Mrs. Wang's daughter-in-law! As for the small election of the Xue family and others, they missed it this year, and they can only wait until the spring of next year, and Mrs. Wang will not target Daiyu too much before that.

Suddenly, my heart moved, I remembered the plot of the original book, and then calculated the time. There are two major events in the Jia family this year, one is Qin Keqing's death, and the other is Jia Yuanchun's concubine! She didn't want to care about the Jia family, but with the Jia family's fire, what followed was the battle between the marriage of wood and stone and the relationship between gold and jade, even if the Lin family had no intention of Jia's mother, she couldn't hide from it.

It seems that you have to plan carefully, so as not to let Daiyu lose her reputation inexplicably.

Sending Sanchun and Baochai away, Qingyun and Daiyu returned to the courtyard and carefully asked about Daiyu's affairs at Jia's house. Daiyu only thought it was idle talk, and said it one by one without concealment, and it could be seen that Daiyu was very happy to have Jia's mother and sisters in Jia's family.

Qingyun asked her as if unintentionally, "What does my sister think of Miss Xue?" ”

"How did my sister ask her?" Daiyu tilted her head to look at her in confusion, as if she remembered some previous things, and frowned slightly: "Sister Bao is well-versed in the present, steady and self-controlled, and the upper and lower people have not said that she is bad." Seeing that Qingyun was still looking at her, her face turned slightly red, and she pursed her lips and smiled: "If you ask me, I think Sister Bao is too stable and old, and she always says that women take chastity and quietness as the key, and always put the rules on their lips, and she is a good teacher, and always teaches everyone with the posture of an elder. ”

"No wonder Xichun said those words that day, and she didn't give her face, I think I remembered it in my heart." Qingyun asked her again: "I wanted to ask before, the sisters are all in the work, what is the story of what Xichun said about the dispensing pills of flowers and flowers before?" ”

Daiyu chuckled: "Let the snow goose tell you." ”

Xue Yan couldn't help it, and opened her mouth to say: "It is said that Miss Xue has a hot poison brought out of her mother's womb, and later got a sea prescription given by a leper monk, what is it called a cold incense pill." If you want to match this pill, it is amazing, you need to '12 taels of white peony stamens that bloom in spring, 12 taels of white lotus stamens that bloom in summer, 12 taels of white hibiscus stamens that bloom in autumn, and 12 taels of white plum stamens that bloom in winter. These stamens are dried on the vernal equinox of the following year and ground together. Then use the rain of the rain festival 12 coins, the dew of the white dew festival 12 coins, the frost of the frost day 12 coins, the snow of the light snow day 12 coins, the medicine and even, plus 12 coins of honey, 12 coins of sugar, kneaded into longan-sized balls, put in the porcelain altar, buried under the root of the flower. If you have the disease, take out a pill and send it down with a decoction of cork. "Big girl, listen, isn't this pill a fairy prescription?" Where is it so coincidental to get it together, but Miss Xue is just matched, it's really a creation, but if it's the same, how can it be good? ”

Mama Li suddenly heard of such a rare prescription and couldn't help but be stunned: "I have served in the palace for many years, and I am also well-informed, but I have never heard of this kind of pill. I'm afraid it's for another reason. ”

Daiyu was puzzled: "What can be the reason?" Mama Zhou said the same thing, but I can't guess it. ”

"I heard that the leper monk also gave Miss Xue a piece of golden lock, saying that only those who meet jade can be matched, yes or no?" Qingyun asked again.

"Got that? I haven't heard of it, but where did my sister hear about it? Daiyu was quite surprised, and directly thought of Baoyu's jade, and her face was slightly red. If so, ...... Sister Bao is going to participate in the small election. ”

Mama Zhou reminded: "Girl, don't you forget, there is not only Jia Jiabao's second master in the world. ”

Daiyu is so smart, she reacted after mentioning this. Isn't it, the best jade is the jade seal of the emperor of the world!

Daiyu frowned and refused to think about these things anymore: "Sister is talking about what to do, in short, it has nothing to do with us." ”

How could Qingyun say this for no reason, but let her know first, and know it in her heart. Moreover, it is also a test of her heart for Baoyu, but fortunately, it is still just a brother and sister as before, and it is good to treat Baochai if she is not intimate or cold. Without further ado, the two discussed the gifts sent to each family during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Among the return gifts, Zhang Ming's return gifts are very different, because in addition to the spindle medicine saro melon fruit, there is also a "Ink Bamboo Picture" by Mr. Shimuro of the Northern Song Dynasty.

"This is ......" Qingyun's intuition was not quite right.

"It's too heavy." Daiyu was also suspicious when she saw it, but it was the Dragon Boat Festival, and there was no such example in previous years.

Who knew that Mama Li said: "Since it was sent by Lord Zhang, the eldest girl will accept it." ”

Qingyun and Daiyu were both stunned, Qingyun only felt as if something had flashed through her heart, and she couldn't catch it for a while, so she only asked, "What did Mama say about this?" Even if you really want to accept it, I shouldn't take it. ”

The two grandmothers looked at each other and smiled: "The eldest girl just accepts it, it's not a good gift, it's for the eldest girl." ”

At this time, Daiyu also came back to her senses, and after thinking about it, she smiled: "Yes, my sister just keeps it, this painting is very intimate, and it fits my sister's name." ”

Qingyun didn't have the heart to be shy at all, she wasn't a little girl, so she was a little confused at this moment. Seeing that the two grandmothers seemed to know something, and seeing that there were no outsiders in front of them, they asked carefully, "What is going on with this adult?" I also hope that the two grandmothers will explain to Qingyun. ”

Mama Li then whispered: "When I went to Beijing, the lord told us, saying that the eldest girl's father had set a marriage for the eldest girl before her death, and that it was the third son of the Zhang family, and the Zhang family originally planned to propose marriage to the eldest girl and the queen, but how did you know that the eldest girl's family had suffered a great change, so this matter was put aside for the time being. The Zhang family did not change their minds, and only waited for the eldest girl to pass the clear road next year when she was filial, and then married her. ”

Qingyun didn't know how to react for a while. Although she knew that she was going to marry in the future, she didn't expect it to be so soon, no wonder the Zhang family treated her so well, sometimes the Zhang family's wife looked at her very differently, and the reason was here. Thinking of Lin Ruhai last year, she specially asked her to read the Di newspaper, and even told her about Zhang Ming, which was unreasonable, and she carelessly ignored it!

Suddenly mentioning family affairs, or blind marriage and dumb marriage, Lin Qingyun, as a modern person, inevitably resisted.

Thinking of her current situation, she could only slowly convince herself. This family affair must not be deferred, the ancients paid attention to the words of the matchmaker of the parents, how can the family affairs set by the deceased father be changed? Moreover, the Zhang family has a simple population and is easy to get along with, although Zhang Ming is older and has married relatives, but he is young and promising and has an official position, his ex-wife has not left children, and he has suffered setbacks due to remarriage earlier, so he will not be dissatisfied with her, even if he can't be two hearts in the future, it is not difficult to respect each other like guests.

With a long sigh, he put the matter aside, not wanting to think about it again.