Chapter 53: A Chance Encounter
Chapter 53: A Chance Encounter
Spring is coming, Lin Daiyu leaned against the window, looking at a few bunches of bluegrass in the garden, the corners of her mouth were hooked, a faint smile appeared on her face, and the fragrant paper she was holding between her fingers, with the sound of the breeze, Mama Wang sat in front of the door doing needlework, occasionally looked up, and saw that her girl looked good, and she felt a lot more relieved.
The girls in their family were weak, and in previous years, they couldn't stop coughing as soon as winter came, but this time they didn't get sick all winter, which made the servants who followed and served breathe a sigh of relief.
"Mama, it's almost Duanyang."
Lin Daiyu put away the letterhead in her hand and put it into the treasure chest at the head of the bed, the cork sandwich had been stuffed with a thick stack of the same letter paper, and if she added it, it was almost impossible to stuff it, but, because the words in this letter were really interesting and intimate, Daiyu was reluctant to lose it at all, so she had to sigh, thinking that she would find someone to make a treasure chest after a while.
Now this tortoiseshell box was given to Daiyu by Lin Ruhai before he went, and it was full of Jia Min's favorite jewelry, of course, most of these jewelry were purchased by Lin Ruhai after Jia Min married into the Lin family, as for those when she was not married, they were all sent back to Jia Min's house as Jia Min's dowry.
"My good girl, there is still more than half a month before Duanyang, don't be too anxious."
At this time, the wind rose, Mama Wang said with a smile, while taking a cloak to put on her own girl, although it was already spring, but the wind was still cold, Daiyu's body was just better, Mama Wang did not dare to toss by her, "Second grandma, Miss Zhaoyu, as well as Mr. Ai, Mrs. Ai are all trustworthy people, since it is said that before Duanyang must go to the capital, Miss will wait with peace of mind, it will not be too late." ”
Daiyu's face flushed, and her eyebrows were still a little happy, it is said that when it comes to intimacy and distance, although Jiafu is only her foreign home, the old lady is her grandmother after all, and her cousins are also close to her, but, interacting with people in Jiafu, I don't know how, compared to it, she still feels more comfortable and happy with Zhaoyu's sister, her second aunt, and Mrs. Ai.
It's not that she thinks her grandmother treats her badly, in fact, the old lady treats her, of course, far less than Baoyu, but compared to the three sisters of Tanchun, Yingchun, and Xichun, she is even a little more affectionate, but in the end, she Lin Daiyu is still surnamed Lin, and in Jiafu, she will always be a guest and not a host......
Outside suddenly came a burst of laughter like the little girls Huang Ying, interrupting Daiyu's thoughts, recently because of the eldest girl Yuan Chun in Jiafu, she was crowned Concubine Xiande, and the house was full of joy and excitement, almost a small banquet in three days, a big banquet in five days, but Daiyu was still wearing filial piety, and it was not time to remove her clothes, this kind of lively occasion, she was not very good to go......
"Girl, the milk is ready." Zijuan walked into the room softly and put a small white porcelain bowl in Daiyu's hand, Daiyu only nodded, took it and took a sip.
At the beginning of drinking milk, Daiyu did not feel very accustomed to it, although she had used almonds to go fishy, but she still always felt a strange smell, but Mrs. Ai ordered the people of Qingju to send it every day, and told her to drink it, Daiyu is not good not to give this elder whom she respects very much, so she can only use it hard, this took a period of time, and slowly likes it, and now if she doesn't drink it for a day, she feels that something is wrong.
Lin Daiyulin's sister came to the capital as soon as possible with a few elders, but she didn't know that Mrs. Wang in Jiafuli was getting her two jades together because the old lady wanted her two jades to get together became more and more obvious, and sent out a long letter early, urging her sister to come to the capital as soon as possible.
To say, the Xue family is a Ziwei people, and now they are leading the bankers in the inner government, and they used to be extremely rich and expensive, but since the old man went, the life of orphans and widows has not been easy, because the Xue family is not only their room, the other seven rooms, everyone's eyes are staring at the name of the imperial merchant, and the old man Xue is naturally fine, and once the old man Xue goes, it is difficult for them not to fight the idea of the imperial merchant.
And Xue Pan, the only son of the Xue family, is not a motivated, stupid person, can't read, but he is still a master who doesn't take money as money, not long after Master Xue died, the family property made him lose most of it, seeing that the signboard of the imperial merchant may let him lose, and, eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, bullying men and women, not doing any good things, and what is the nickname 'Dumb Overlord', but the Xue family is the only one who is alone, Aunt Xue loves it to the bone, even if she knows that it is inappropriate, but she is still more and more indulgent.
A few days ago, Aunt Xue just received a letter from her sister, and she was thinking about going to Beijing, she just chose a day, and was not ready to go too quickly, but she never thought that his baby was fighting for a maid with others, and she actually killed someone.
The Xue family was in a hurry, and finally arrived in the capital at the end of April.
In this century-old prosperous era of the Jing Dynasty, the capital is naturally a prosperous place, the official road is like a water horse like a dragon, and the surrounding wine shops and teahouses are all elegant or luxurious, and Xue Pan's eyes are stunned.
Just when he was enjoying the beautiful scenery of the capital, he suddenly looked up and saw several fast horses rushing towards him, and soon there was a young man with a straight body, all of them were stone blue, and there was a carriage that did not look luxurious, but a huge carriage, whether it was a horse driving the car, or a horse ridden by several teenagers, all of them were snow-white, tall and vigorous, and at a glance, even if they did not know the goods, they knew that this must be a good horse.
Driving the car was a pair of seventeen-year-old boys, all dressed in brocade clothes, with red faces and white teeth, born beautifully, brandishing a shining horsewhip, driving the car fast and steady, obviously both of which were good handles.
At this moment, the curtain of the carriage was suddenly lifted by a soft wattle, and the white soft wattle held a wine gourd and handed it out, and waited for the young man who was driving the carriage to take it before it fell again.
In the blink of an eye, Xue Pan couldn't help but swallow several mouthfuls of saliva, since he was eight years old, he has been lingering in Flower Street and Willow Lane, thinking that the beauties he has seen are already countless, but at this moment, at this glance, he only saw the green onion as jade, soft as boneless fingers, his heart, began to thump.
The street in the capital is actually very large, although there are a lot of cars and horses of the Xue family, and there is also a very large car on the opposite side, but the other party only changed the formation slightly, and even the speed has not decreased, and it can be driven smoothly and smoothly.
But Xue Pan was confused, he rode on the horse, his eyes stared at the carriage fiercely, as if he had seen a hole in the car wall, and laughed loudly: "It's really worthy of the capital, there are all kinds of male and female beauties, the beauties in the car, don't hide, hurry up and come out to show my father, if you close your eyes, your father will take you back to eat and drink spicy ......"
In fact, Xue Pan is just a mouthful, even if he really has this mind, when he encounters a galloping horse on the street, he doesn't have the ability to do it, but when he opened his mouth, a young man who rode a horse first on the opposite side raised his eyebrows, and Xue Pan's staggered work, he slapped it casually, just this slap, Xue Pan was beaten and flew out two meters away, fell to the ground with a bang, and suddenly his head broke and bled out, the young man actually didn't give up, the horse's hooves were raised, and he wanted to step on the Xue Pan's body, and the horse's hooves should really kick it. It is estimated that Xue Pan has two lives that are not enough to lose, but fortunately, the people in the car coughed, and a male voice that was neither high nor low sounded: "It's just that, what are you talking about with a fool." ”
As soon as he heard this, the young man's horsewhip was raised, and Xue Pan was thrown aside like garbage, and the group never looked at him again, and galloped over quickly and silently.
It wasn't until the carriage was gone that there was no one, and the stunned servants of the Xue family came back to their senses, crying and rushing over, and someone went to the back to report the news, Aunt Xue and Xue Baochai were suddenly frightened and bloodless, and they couldn't care about anything else, so they rushed off the sedan chair together.
When she ran to Xue Pan, she saw that her head was bleeding and she didn't know whether she was alive or dead, Aunt Xue's eyes were dark, and her body fell softly on Xue Pan's body, crying: "Son, my son, if you have three long and two short, how can you call your mother live, which one kills a thousand knives, so ruthless, this is going to kill our mother......
Xue Baochai calmed down and pressed his faint head, and asked the helpless servants to ask for a doctor, and squatted down in person, took out a handkerchief to stop the bleeding for his brother, and saw that he was only unconscious, and his breathing and pulse were fine, so he eased up a little.
Brother is so embarrassed, Xue Baochai felt a lot of pain in his heart, but also hated Xue Pan for only causing trouble, unwilling to fight, hearing his mother scolding and scolding on the side, he kept saying that he was going to cut the person who beat him with a thousand knives, and his head hurt even more, so he hurriedly took Aunt Xue's hand and said softly: "Mother, you be quiet, my brother's body is important." ”
After a few words of comfort, he finally waited until the guys from the medical hall came over, demolished a door panel, and carried Xue Pan to the medical center, only to breathe a sigh of relief, seeing that Aunt Xue was still angry, but Baochai didn't know how to tell his mother.
After all, this is the capital, no more than her own one-third of an acre, just now the carriage and horses, she also glanced at it, just that glance, it was enough for her to see that the identity of the team is not simple, my brother's personality, I also know that it must be his own indiscretion, this annoyed others, beaten, although it is heavier, but if you really want to make trouble, can you take advantage of it, it is not easy to say, in case you provoke someone who should not be provoked, and then shake out the matter of my brother beating people to death, then .......