A Dream of Red Mansions: Affectionate Beauty

Chapter 47

The two sisters Yan Rong and Yan Ying came here without telling their mother. In fact, the two sisters knew very well that it was not that the mother didn't know the purpose of their coming out, but she just pretended not to know. It was already a pity to be there, if the sisters were not allowed to go again, the desolation in Yan's heart would be even more conceivable, so the mother chose to ignore it.

Originally, according to Yan Ying's fiery temperament, she wanted to make a fuss on the day of her marriage, so as to vent her mother's anger, but her sister Yan Rong insisted on her life and death, so Yan Ying did not dare to act recklessly.On the second day of their marriage, the two sisters finally got to see Daiyu's true face. Not only did she have an extraordinary appearance, but her behavior was even more unassuming and generous. The infatuation has not changed for many years, because of her behavior of falling out with her mother.It's just that the two sisters still leaned towards their mother in their hearts, so they only said a few polite words on the scene, and then left early.

When the two returned home, Yan Rong explained Daiyu's situation to her mother in detail, and then persuaded: "Mom, this matter is a done deal now, and mother will forgive them. Besides, my sister and I will see Seeing that Miss Lin is very generous in her actions, she looks good, and she is more than enough to marry Lier, so why is mother not reconciled?"

Mrs. Wei snorted when she heard this, and said angrily, "You two eat food inside and out, and your mother is so angry with them, but you want to speak for them. It can be seen that everyone is a white-eyed wolf. I am white-eyed. I have raised you for so many years!"

Yan Rong has always been gentle and obedient, but now seeing her mother making trouble, she only opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't dare to refute anything.On the other hand, Yan Ying, already thinking about it, pouted her lips and teased her mother, "Mother, don't use our sisters as a punching bag just because you are angry with your brother. If you have the ability, you will never forgive them and never let them in the house!"

Madam Wei was so choked that she rolled her eyes, and angrily touched a pillow and threw it at Yan Ying's head, cursing at the same time, "You bloody little hoof, why are you talking to your mother? See if I don't interrupt." Your leg!"

Yan Ying didn't dodge either, she just touched the pillow, and then laughed out loud, coaxing Mrs. Wei, "Okay, mother, my daughter knows I'm wrong, please calm down quickly. In fact, I ask you to forgive me." My elder brother and sister-in-law also have selfish intentions, after all, your youngest daughter is already grown up, mother, you always put your mind on elder brother and sister-in-law, so you don’t care about my business? It’s really chilling!"

"Tut tsk tsk, look at what you say, you don't look like a lady from a big family, it's really embarrassing!" After Madam Wei finished speaking, she poked Yan Ying hard with her fingers with a smile, and the three mother and daughter simultaneously laugh out loud.

Not long after Yan Li and Dai Yu got married, Yan Li brought Dai Yu, Zi Juan and others back to Suzhou by water.At this time, it had been more than half a year since the Rongguo Mansion was raided, and there was almost no discussion about that matter along the way, so this journey went smoothly.But to Daiyu's disappointment, when they rushed to their hometown in Suzhou, they learned that since their father Lin Ruhai died of illness, the power of the Lin family had already declined rapidly, and only a few relatives were still struggling to support her. This trip also yielded little, but fortunately the relatives of those families were still enthusiastic, and they stayed with Daiyu for a long time, which comforted Daiyu's lost heart a little.

Once the wish was fulfilled, Yan Li took Daiyu to stop and go on the return journey, basically focusing on sightseeing.It is also rare for Daiyu to let go of everything, happy to oppose Yan Li's poems, until this time, Yan Li didn't know that Daiyu was so talented, and couldn't help but admire her even more.

One day, when a group of people took a boat to a precipitous high mountain, Yan Li saw the magnificent scenery in front of him, so he was very excited to paint, so he hurriedly ordered people to stop the boat, while he fetched the paper and ink for painting, and improvised on the bow of the boat. draw it.

Daiyu and Zijuan had a conversation in the cabin, and they also came out to join in the fun. Unexpectedly, they just took a look at the side, and they were surprised, and exclaimed: "Mr. You are comparable to a master! Could it be... that Yan Li, a young painter who is well-known in the painting world, is... your husband?!"

It was the first time Yan Li saw her so surprised and lost his composure, so he smiled and said, "It's just that she can draw a few strokes, so why am I surprised?"

Hearing what he said, Daiyu basically confirmed her guess, so she smiled wryly and said: "I just wanted to marry an ordinary person in this life and live the rest of my life quietly. It's really shocking to find a young artist who hides his secrets!"

After hearing this, Yan Li put down his pen and asked in puzzlement, "Your husband is a well-known painter, wouldn't it be better?"

Daiyu smiled bitterly and said: "That's good, I'm afraid that the rest of my life will be burdened by fame, and I won't be able to relax!"

Yan Li shook his head and said, "You're thinking too much! I'm just in name only now, and as you know, I don't paint much now, I just do one or two occasionally when I'm excited, and I'm afraid that I will be famous Tired, it deviates from the original intention of painting. Now that I hear you say this, my original intention is more firm, you can rest assured that I will remain anonymous for the rest of my life! However, this painting skill can’t be lost, one thing I like in my heart, On the other hand, if the family is in decline in the future, you can also open an art gallery as a means of earning a living, so won't you have no worries?"

When Daiyu heard this, she hesitated to believe it at first, but then she believed Yan Li's sincerity, and then she smiled and said, "If you really think so, then that's great, it's just that you have been wronged, and the reputation you have accumulated so easily is not worth it. From now on, you will fall short, are you not afraid of regretting in the future?"

Yan Li smiled and said: "With you here, what am I afraid of? So, for the sake of not letting me regret it later, don't make things difficult for me anymore, just stay by my side honestly, otherwise I will lose my wife and lose my army." , don’t you want to regret until your intestines are green?”

When Daiyu heard this, she covered her mouth with a handkerchief and laughed, and Yan Li also laughed.

After returning from the trip to Suzhou, within half a month Daiyu was diagnosed to be pregnant for more than a month. The whole family was in a state of excitement for a while, and everyone rushed to tell each other.

Yan Li was so excited that he walked around the room, not knowing what to say to make Daiyu happy, nor what to do next.Although Daiyu was also very happy, she was more sober than Yanli after all, so she reminded: "When the pregnancy is stable after three months, you should go home in person and tell mother the news. You don’t want to accept me, but you will be very happy to hear the news, maybe you will forgive us by taking this opportunity!”

Yan Li was very moved when he heard this, and lightly pressed a kiss on Daiyu's forehead, and said: "It's better that you are thoughtful, I can't wait for three months, go now, you can stay at home and listen Good news!" After saying that, he hurried away.

At dinner time, Yan Li came back in a hurry, and as soon as she entered the door, Daiyu asked, "What did mother say?"

Yan Li put a pair of child bracelets in Daiyu's hands with a smile and said: "Although the old man said she didn't let go, she got up excitedly from the chair when she heard the good news. I saw that she didn't let go, so I pretended Angrily, she turned around and left, but unexpectedly she asked someone to chase me straight to my gate and gave this to me. Do you know that this pair of child bracelets was made by my mother at a silversmith ten years ago, and she cherished it very much, so she gave it to me. I look forward to having a grandson soon so that she can put it on for him herself, but I never thought she would be willing to give it to me, which shows that she has already forgiven us in her heart."

Daiyu smiled and said: "I understand, let's just wait, before the child is born, mother will not be able to resist coming to see us."

Happy days always go by so quickly, and in the blink of an eye more than six months have passed, and Daiyu has been pregnant for nearly eight months, and she is about to give birth in more than one month.Sure enough, as Daiyu expected, Mrs. Wei couldn't wait for Daiyu to give birth, so she rushed here with her two daughters, Yan Rong and Yan Ying.

Daiyu was afraid that Mrs. Wei would be embarrassed when she saw her, so she took the initiative to stand up and salute to Mrs. Wei, but was supported by Mrs. Wei, and said angrily: "What's the important thing if you don't salute? It's more important to take care of the baby in your belly."

After hearing this, Daiyu didn't force it. When she got up to chat with Mrs. Wei, she only asked Mrs. Wei about raising children, and never mentioned the conflicts between the two of them in the past.Mrs. Wei is also a smart person. Seeing Daiyu like this, she hurried down the donkey and happily discussed with Daiyu about the child.The two sisters of the Yan family next to them finally breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that their mother and Daiyu had settled down.

One month later, Daiyu successfully gave birth to a baby boy in the midst of great expectations. Yan Li loved her eldest son like a treasure and named her Yan Yu.

After Yan Yu's full moon, Mrs. Wei officially took Daiyu into the old house of Yan's family. When Yan Yu was three years old, Mrs. Wei handed over the family to Daiyu to take care of her.

As for Fenglianzhuang, it became the place where the Yan family escaped from the summer heat.Every time he came, Yan Li wanted to move the red plum tree in front of the house where Daiyu lived in the backyard to the old house, but Daiyu stopped him.Daiyu said, why bother to move it around, why not just let it grow here quietly, and when the snow falls and blooms, wouldn’t it be better for us to enjoy the snow again?After hearing this, Yan Li understood what she meant, so he stopped thinking about it, but finally found another red plum, and planted it in front of the window where Daiyu lives now. (full text)

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Concluded, a little hasty, please forgive me!There are also a few extra stories, which will continue to be posted, thank you for your support!

☆、Fanwai ([-]) Letting go is another kind of possession of Zicuckoo

Just after Yan Yu's third birthday, Daiyu was diagnosed to be pregnant again, and the whole family rejoiced again, Du Daiyu was quite worried while being happy.

Today, during the evening rest, Daiyu tested Yan Li intentionally or unintentionally: "That girl Zijuan seems to be growing up every year, should we find a good home for her?"

Yan Li hurriedly said: "Zijuan is your personal girl, we must take care of her affairs. How about this, you will first check her tone tomorrow to see what she thinks, does she want to marry a scholar?" , or a businessman, if there are any requirements for age and appearance, I can prescribe the right medicine."

Daiyu blinked her eyes, and said half jokingly and half seriously: "Zicuckoo is my most caring person, I don't want her to marry far away, why don't you just keep her in the house, so that she won't marry until the end of her life?" We don’t even know if someone we are familiar with is being bullied!”

"You...are you confused?" Yan Li couldn't laugh or cry, and said angrily, "My thoughts are all on you alone, don't you know? Besides, I swore to you before we got married that there is only you in this life A woman will never take a concubine, have you forgotten?"

After hearing this, Daiyu was so moved that her eye circles turned red. She lowered her head and pondered for a while before she said, "Of course I understand your intentions, but I don't want to be a selfish woman, especially now that I'm pregnant again. Life is not convenient, if you are not allowed to add another roommate, I am afraid that the mother will not be able to pass, since the result is like that, why don't I take the initiative, so as to earn a good reputation as a virtuous person in front of outsiders?"

Yan Li shook his head helplessly and said: "You are a person who cares too much about what others think of you, and your life is really tiring! Also, do you think it's that simple to take a concubine? There will be many troubles in the future, not to mention you are so Sensitive person, if I really have another woman, I can't stand you just being jealous every day, so I simply never think about it, so as not to cause trouble for myself and affect the relationship between our husband and wife."

"But... Zijuan..." Daiyu hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "I have been observing Zijuan in private for a long time, and I saw that she takes care of you in an unusual way, which is far beyond the care that a girl cares for her master, so I dare For sure, she has a deep-rooted love for you, but she dare not reveal it because of my face. I actually struggled, and felt that I couldn’t tolerate others sharing a man with me, but then I thought, it’s too much for a girl to become an aunt. It's common, others can tolerate it, why can't I? Besides, no matter what she is, she is much better than women from outside. One is that we are caring, and the other is that she is also a person who knows how to measure. In the future, she will be with me for the rest of my life. It's a good thing to be by your side! So..."

"Okay, don't think about it anymore. Anyway, it won't work with me. In addition, I also advise you, if you really want to be good for Zijuan, don't think about tying her to you, but think about how to make her happy." Let her get rid of the fate of a servant completely, and she can become a housewife in the future. Even if she lives in a poorer life, she is still a dream. What do you think?"

"This... is a very good idea, I'm afraid she won't want it!" Daiyu murmured, and then said, "How about this, I'll tell her what you mean tomorrow and see how she responds! If she insists If she refuses to leave home, then you must accept her, otherwise I will not follow her; if she wants to go out, then we will do our best to find a good husband and wife for her, and get married in a good manner, so that everyone can feel at ease Already." Yan Li nodded in agreement after listening.

The next day, Daiyu helped Ling'er back from a walk outside, and saw Zijuan was doing needlework in her room, so she dismissed Ling'er and went into her room by herself.Zijuan was concentrating on embroidering something, when she suddenly raised her head and found Daiyu coming in, she got up and said with a smile, "Grandma just came back just in time, see if the pattern I embroidered looks good?"

Daiyu only looked sideways, and saw that it was a pattern of lotus water playing on a baby's bellyband, so she knew that she embroidered it for the child in her belly, her nose was sore, so she took it and put it aside, annoyed Said: "Silly girl, you are busy with this and that for me all day long, so you don't think about your own business?"

"My own business? What's the matter?" Zijuan was stunned for a while, and it took a long time to realize it. She blushed, turned her body to one side, and said shyly, "Grandma, really, how old am I..."

"How old are you? You will be seventeen after the Chinese New Year, and you will be an old lady!" Daiyu was so angry that she sat down on the bed and said, "Although you are my girl, I have been you all these years It's my sister, you should be aware of it, right? So, I've always cared about you, but I don't know what you think in your heart, do you want to stay at home or go out?"

"I..." Zicuckoo opened her mouth with a hesitant expression.

Daiyu hurriedly said: "Just say what you want, I will obey you!"

Zijuan couldn't open his mouth and say that he wanted to stay and serve Yanli together with Daiyu, so he thought about it and had to grit his teeth and say, "I am grandma's servant, and I can do whatever grandma wants, I am willing." !"

After hearing this, Daiyu frowned and said, "What I want is not these words, but your truth!"

"This is my truth!" Zijuan said suddenly, "For so many years, I have been with grandma, crying for grandma, laughing for grandma, planning everything for grandma, and never thinking about myself. So, this matter I will also listen to grandma, if grandma wants me to stay, I will serve grandma with all my heart; if grandma thinks it is good for me to go out, then I will go out, as long as grandma is happy, I will do anything!"

"You, you, you... let me tell you what you want!" Daiyu stood up angrily and poked her on the forehead fiercely, and said, "You are really a slave, you deserve to be a slave!" I only think of the master in my heart, and I even forget who I am!" After finishing speaking, Fang Chang sighed, "Well, since you said that, I know it well, just wait and hear the good news! One point, since you let me make the decision, if you are not satisfied in the future, don't blame me!" After speaking, she walked out angrily, Zijuan hurriedly dropped her needle and thread, helped her, and slowly went back to the house.

Two months later, Yao Gang, one of Yan Li's juniors when he was studying painting, entrusted a matchmaker to propose marriage.At this time, Zijuan has long been recognized by Daiyu as her god-sister, and she no longer has to do any servant work, and she is dressed up brightly every day, drinking tea and chatting with Daiyu to relieve boredom, and she behaves like a lady Elegant and decent, Daiyu was very pleased, and forced her to learn some characters when she was free, and often took her to Yan Li's studio to observe and listen to Yan Li's explanation of some painting appreciation skills. Here comes some taste.

Another half year later, Yao Gang married Zijuan back home with satisfaction.It wasn't until this time that Zijuan learned that although Yao Gang's family was not as well-off as Yan Li's family, it was still a wealthy family in the surrounding area. Because Yao Gang was the only son, he liked reading and painting, so he paid a lot of money to learn art from a teacher. , happened to be picked by Yan Lixiang, and Zicuckoo was betrothed to her.

This Yao Gang is also in his twenties this year, so he has been determined to find a woman who knows how to paint, so he postponed the marriage again and again. He did not expect to meet Zijuan by chance, but Zijuan is another Extremely intelligent, even though she knew nothing about paintings before, she couldn't stand Yanli Daiyu's daily precepts and deeds, and forced her to become a painter, and slowly figured out her own personality. The unique experience of appreciating paintings has been obtained, so for Yao Gang, it is like a treasure, and since then the husband and wife are loving and happy.

A long time later, when Daiyu was chatting with Zijuan, she told her the good intentions of choosing to let her go out.She said: "I know that you want to stay in your heart, but after thinking about it, I still feel that it's not right, because once you stay, you are doomed to be a slave in this life, and you will live without yourself for the rest of your life. So, although you are very reluctant, But I still choose to let you go, let you try to find your true self, do what you want to do, and be a free person. Now, many years have passed, do you still hate me for not keeping you? "

Zijuan pondered for a while, and said, "Every choice has trade-offs. If you asked me before I gave birth to my sons and daughters, maybe I would blame you a little bit in my heart, but since my sons and daughters were born, I am grateful to you from the bottom of my heart, because it is only now that I deeply understand how sad it is for my children to become concubine sons and daughters, and as for the reason, you will understand without telling me!"

Daiyu nodded and said: "Yes. So, if your husband takes a concubine in the future, treat those concubines and concubines kindly, don't look at others, only look at their mothers, because no mother wants her children to become concubines Concubine, but they are helpless!"

Zijuan nodded solemnly.

☆, Extra Story ([-]) Infatuation, Mistake, and Regret for Life, Qi Yingxue

Late autumn, sunset.In the back garden of a deep mansion, a gorgeously dressed young beautiful woman leaned against a rockery, staring at the sunset sky with her eyes open, without moving for a long time.

After a long time, a well-dressed maid rushed over and saw her standing there from a distance, she frowned, and hurried over to complain, "Grandma, you're in a daze here again. I don't know how to cherish my own body, if the uncle knows, I will blame me for not serving grandma well."

This young beautiful woman is Qi Yingxue who was rejected by Yan Di, and the maid is her dowry maid Xiaoli.

When Qi Yingxue heard Xiaoli's voice, she moved her body lightly, only to realize that her legs and feet were sore, she hurriedly supported Xiaoli and explained: "I just saw that the sunset was so beautiful, and I fell into a trance for a while without realizing it. It's been a long time, and it won't be like this next time."

Xiaoli pursed her lips, and couldn't say anything more, so she could only help her to sit on the stone bench, and squatted down to pinch her legs, while replying: "Just now, the uncle sent someone back and forth, saying that he was going to a faraway place to meet A friend told grandma not to wait for him, and at the same time told grandma to eat and take medicine on time every day. He had asked someone to prepare the best ginseng to dispense medicine for grandma, and the best bird's nest said to boil for grandma to nourish her body. "

Qi Yingxue listened dumbly, without making a sound.Xiaoli was in a hurry, she got up unconsciously and tried to persuade her: "Grandma, what a great man you are, why did you let him down like this? You can't even look down on me as a servant."

Qi Yingxue gave a wry smile, shook her head and said, "It's not that I don't want to be nice to him, it's really me... I... I feel so bad!"

"Grandma, I know you have been obsessed with that Mr. Yan for the past few years, but he has already married a wife and had children, why are you still not sober? Don't tell me you have been leaving the uncle alone like this, and you have to wait until he dies for you , From now on, whether you don’t ask me, did you wake up? Grandma, listen to the persuasion of the servant girl, and cherish the person in front of you, this is more important than anything else!" Xiaoli urged eagerly.

Qi Yingxue couldn't hear half a word about Yan Li, so her eyes were already red, and tears were rolling in her eyes, and they fell down in a blink of an eye, hitting the back of her pale hand, which was painful.

Reluctantly wiping away her tears with a handkerchief, Qi Yingxue smiled and said, "Just because you talk a lot, why don't I understand this truth, but I'm always unwilling in my heart. Tell me, Xiaoli, how can I not compare to his wife?" Is it not as good as her in appearance, or is it not as good as her in talent and family background?"

"Talent? Family background?" Xiaoli was stunned, her face seemed to be struggling with something, and she gritted her teeth after a long while and said, "Grandma, there are some things I didn't want to say to you all my life, but now it seems that I chose It would be a mistake to hide this, so..."

"So? What?" Qi Yingxue raised her head in shock and asked, "What exactly are you hiding from me?"

"No, it's not that I want to hide it, it's... my wife told me to hide it, so I didn't dare to tell grandma, but seeing you like this now, I have to live up to my wife's instructions and tell you the truth, lest you keep making mistakes year after year!" Having said this, he paused for a while before saying seriously, "Actually, the young lady married by Mr. Yan is not the young lady of the Ye family, but... it is the former Yangzhou Lin Daiyu, the daughter of Lin Ruhai, the censor of salt inspection, and her mother is the younger sister of Jia Zheng, a well-known member of the Ministry of Industry of the Rongguo Mansion a few years ago..."

"What? She...does she have such a prominent family background?" Qi Yingxue was completely stunned, and didn't know what to say for a long while.

Xiaoli sighed, and continued: "Actually, if it's just that she has a strong family background, it's all right, but this Miss Lin is both talented and beautiful. I heard that she is proficient in everything from piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, especially good at reciting poems and composing Fu. Waiting for a talented girl! Let me say something disrespectful. Although grandma was quite talented when she was a girl, she might not be able to take much advantage compared with that famous Miss Lin. So, grandma should wake up as soon as possible. !"

"Okay, I already know, stop talking, let me be quiet!" Qi Yingxue stopped Xiaoli's persuasion with trembling lips, turned around and walked forward quickly.Xiaoli quickly followed, but was stopped by Qi Yingxue, so she stood still and watched her quickly walk towards a small lake in front of her.

After about a meal, Qi Yingxue finally walked back slowly from the small pavilion in the center of the lake.Xiaoli hurried forward to meet her, and helped her back to the shore by her hand.

Two days later, Qi Yingxue finally spoke after two days of silence.The first thing she said was: "Xiao Li, spread my message outside, let people go to find the uncle, tell him that I have made his favorite crab stuffed dumplings, let him come back to eat as soon as possible!" , and ordered Xiaoli to change her clothes, and she had to cook for her herself.

When Xiaoli heard this, her eyes widened with joy, and she couldn't believe it for a long time. Later, she saw that she was going to find the clothes herself, so she hurriedly stopped her with a smile and said, "Grandma, I'll get it, I'll get it!" He hurriedly took home-made clothes and changed them for her. During the change, he unconsciously asked her with a smile, "Did grandma really figure it out, or was it just a whim?"

Qi Yingxue pretended to be relaxed and said with a faint smile: "Of course I really figured it out, otherwise what else? - Ouch, your button is too tight, you want to strangle me, loosen it quickly!" Without waiting for Xiaoli to do it, she untied it by herself, and then loosened the button, then let out a long breath, and went straight to the kitchen with a rare smile on her face.

Two years later, Qi Yingxue gave birth to a baby girl, and she named her Liang Yimeng herself!