Daiyu of the Red Chamber raised a cat

Chapter 120

The fourth prince teased the cat for a long time, and after all the white eyes and disgust, he was still happy, and used that hot face to stick someone, oh, no, to a certain cat's cold ass.It wasn't until the person who served him found him that he couldn't stay any longer, so he was extremely reluctant to be dragged away by the nanny step by step.

There are many people in the queen mother's place, although I can't notice it for a while, but it's not good to leave for too long.

Therefore, once the fourth prince left, Daiyu didn't plan to stay longer, so as not to miss the time of the banquet and be disrespectful.

As for Zhou Hang, he can't regain his human form now, and he can't use the spells that he was able to do with ease. He is no different from an ordinary cat.The only thing is that it has a little more IQ than ordinary cats. Uh, in Daiyu's opinion, this IQ is not much different from that of fish balls. It has problems with self-protection, and it can't do anything else.

A clear example is right in front of you, just now who was being chased by a ten-year-old kid and running around all over the ground.

Fearing that he would be bullied in the palace alone without his identity or spells, Daiyu had no choice but to take him to the Queen Mother.Originally, I thought that I would not bring her to the Empress Dowager, and let Zijuan take care of it first, but Zhou Hang refused to follow Zijuan, but insisted on following him.

As for the consequences of Zhou Hang's absence at the Yanshou Palace, he didn't care much about it.Although the crown prince was absent without reason, it was a little rude, but it was better than letting the ministers know that their highness the crown prince had turned into a cat.Otherwise, even the prince would be treated as a monster, and the consequences can be understood after thinking about it.

At this moment, those noble ladies who were originally waiting in Penglai Xuan were also called into the Queen Mother's bedroom, and the hall was bustling with people, much more than before.

Of course, the ladies who can be summoned by the queen mother are all ladies, and the servants are still waiting for orders in Penglaixuan.

But even so, there are many people.

As soon as he was among Yingyingyanyan's girls, Zhou Hang couldn't stop sneezing one after another.Although a certain cat is very good-looking, it doesn't look ugly even when it sneezes, but it is so cute that people can't help but want to touch his furry head.But such a big movement will still bring a lot of troubles, for example, it will ruin Daiyu's desire to keep a low profile and hide in the crowd.

The women in the room were all applying rouge and powder. To be honest, let alone Zhou Hang, she usually made some rouge, flower paper, and paint by herself. She was used to the smell of these flower fats and spices. Some can't stand it.This is also the main reason why she just wanted to go out for some air.

Not surprisingly, Zhou Hang's movement quickly attracted the attention of several empresses, and they all looked at Daiyu.

A young concubine whispered something in the queen mother's ear, and the queen mother looked at Daiyu and said, "Did the girl of the Lin family bring a cat?"

Daiyu had already covered Zhou Hang in her cloak, and planned to sneak out before causing a big commotion.Hearing this, she had no choice but to turn around, gave a slight salute, and said with a smile: "If you go back to the Queen Mother, it's not that the court lady brought it from outside the palace. The court lady just went out for a walk, and accidentally saw a cat lying in the snow. Sorrowing and screaming, it's really pitiful. The courtiers think that today is a good day for the Supreme Emperor, and people inside and outside the palace are rushing to do good deeds to accumulate merit for the Supreme Emperor. If it is frostbite or..."

Speaking of this, Daiyu paused, "If that's the case, wouldn't it be a crime?" It's hard to say some bad words on the Emperor's Longevity Day, but when she said this, everyone present Once you hear it, you will understand everything.She lowered her eyes, looked at the kitten in her arms very lovingly, and then said: "It's also a good fortune for the minister, who happened to meet her and hugged it. a good thing."

Hearing this, everyone present had different expressions.The young concubine and concubine who spoke before exchanged glances, then bowed slightly in front of the empress dowager and laughed happily, "Empress dowager, I see that cat has a plump body and a very shiny fur, it doesn't look like a wild cat. , don’t you be raised by some empress’s palace?”

After hearing these words, the Queen Mother seemed to be interested, and asked Daiyu to hold the cat up close for a closer look.After seeing it clearly, the Empress Dowager's eyes showed curiosity, and she pointed to Princess Fukang and said, "Look, it's just like what Mrs. Jing said, this cat looks good, and its body is clean. I like it. You look familiar, have you seen it in any palace?"

Princess Fukang stepped forward to touch it, but Daiyu subconsciously hid back and held Zhou Hang in her arms.He looked up and saw the expression of hesitation on the face of Princess Fukang, knowing that his behavior was rude and suspected of committing a crime, but he had already done everything, and regretting it would not help.Thinking about it, she had no choice but to salute with a smile, and said: "Princess atones, this cat is a bit wild, the princess should be careful, lest he accidentally hurt you."

Before the words were finished, "Meow!", a certain cat bared its teeth and showed its paws, scaring Princess Fukang back three steps away.

Everyone present couldn't help but flinch.

Daiyu took advantage of the situation and said to the Queen Mother: "I have already asked Madam Su to ask, and she said that no cats have been lost in the palaces, but this cat is an ownerless cat. I have a destiny with this cat, so I dare to ask the Queen Mother for a favor." Reward, I beg the Empress Dowager to give this cat to the courtiers, and let the courtiers feel the joy of the Supreme Emperor and the Queen Mother."

The Empress Dowager originally saw the cuteness of the cat, so she was inclined to tease it, but when she saw the madness of his bared teeth, she was very displeased and wished to expel it immediately, but it was difficult to say it because of Daiyu's attitude.Seeing Daiyu begging her for a cat, her attitude was very respectful, and her words were well-founded, so she said, "It's just a cat. If you like it, you can take it with you. It's just that animals are animals after all, and they are wild and hard to tame. It’s a woman, if you leave it here, you might accidentally hurt someone, it’s not good, so let someone take it out first.”

"Yes!" Daiyu retreated with a salute, and went out personally to hand Zhou Hang over to Zijuan and Hui'er.

Back in the main hall, the queen mother was pulling the third princess and Princess Wanhua to talk, and the two sat next to the queen mother, one on the left and one on the right, singing and making the queen laugh out loud.Princess Changhua also sat next to Princess Wanhua, joking a few words from time to time.Seeing Daiyu, the Queen Mother beckoned, and Daiyu had to go over.After saluting, the queen mother asked Daiyu to sit there too. Daiyu saw that both sides were full of people and there was no place for her to sit, so she bowed her head and stood aside.

An old mother hastily moved a stool over and placed it beside Daiyu, and Daiyu thanked her and sat down.

The queen mother pointed to Daiyu and recommended them one by one: "This is the third princess, this is Changhua, the younger sister of King Beijing, and this is Wanhua, my granddaughter. Have you seen them all?" The concubine is the sister of the compatriots, and Changhua is also the niece of the empress dowager.The concubine of Prince Jing of Beijing got a daughter when she was old, and she doted on her very much. The empress dowager also loved this niece very much, and often called her into the palace to speak.

Princess Beijing has been in poor health recently, so she cannot enter the palace today, so she specially ordered her daughter to say hello on her behalf.

Daiyu hurriedly got up to salute one by one when she heard the words, and the three princesses, Wanhua and Changhua also politely returned the salutes.The Empress Dowager seemed to want Daiyu to get in touch with Wanhua and Changhua more, and asked the nanny to take the three princesses out to play, so as to create opportunities for the three of them to talk.

Daiyu didn't understand what was going on, so she had to be careful.

If she doesn't understand, it doesn't mean that others don't understand. Princess Fukang keeps winking at her daughter.

"Sister, how old are you?" Wanhua looked at Daiyu and asked with a smile.

But the smile didn't reach the eyes at all, Daiyu has always been a person with clear wisdom, so naturally she can't fail to see it.Seeing her like this, she just said something perfunctorily, how could she show her heart?

"I'll be thirteen in the new year." After saying that, Daiyu lowered her head, and didn't ask how old Wanhua was.She vaguely understood that Wanhua asked her how old she was, and the purpose was to make her ask back.Although she didn't know why she was like this, Daiyu would not be led by her nose.Don't you want me to ask how old you are? Daiyu thinks I will not ask, and see how you will respond.

Wanhua seemed to be a little surprised by Daiyu's reaction, she rolled her eyes, and she smiled, "So my sister is already this old. Looking at her stature, I thought you were only ten years old." After she finished speaking, she reported He stated his own age, "I am three years older than my sister, already more than 15 years old."

Changhua took the opportunity to report his age.

The conversation was getting more and more weird, and after a while Daiyu understood.Feeling Wanhua and Changhua are both thinking about Zhou Hang, thinking that Zhou Hang is not young anymore, many men at his age already have several children, and her Lin Daiyu is only under 13 years old, even if she is 15 years old and Ji It takes two or three years to get married.In the past two or three years, it is impossible for the crown prince not to have a side concubine or to accept concubines, and this is what they came up with.

Although the crown prince's side concubine is not the crown prince's official wife, her status is not low, and she can be listed in the imperial family's imperial family. One day the crown prince will ascend the throne, and the tide will rise, at least she will be a noble concubine.

What's more, the two of them came from noble backgrounds, and the influence behind them is also great, so it is still unknown whether they will compete for the queen's throne in the future.

Of course, to ask these questions under such circumstances is naturally ordered by the Empress Dowager.

Wanting to understand this point, Daiyu pretended to be confused, and the two of them felt quite bored.

Yingying Yanyan was full of room full of fun, the Queen Mother was in a good mood, she couldn't stop staring at the young girls, and if she looked dignified and sensible, she asked her to come and ask her carefully.Some girls are thin-skinned, and they blushed so delicately that they were about to bleed when asked.

It seems that the queen mother not only intends to marry the prince as a side concubine, but also intends to have a concubine.

However, for ordinary families of officials and eunuchs, being able to enter the East Palace, even as a concubine, is a dream.

Wanhua and Changhua only cared about talking to themselves and ignored Daiyu.Daiyu simply lowered her head and stared at the plum blossoms on the handkerchief, wondering what happened to Zhou Hang.He is quite comfortable controlling his body now, even if he exhausted his mana with the ground shrinking technique, he wouldn't be unable to maintain his body.Could it be that he went astray while practicing?If this is the case, it will be really troublesome...

Just as she was thinking about it, suddenly a brisk and loud voice came: "Queen Mother, Jia Nvshi has brought you medicine!"

Before the words were finished, a woman wearing a beige inlaid collar, dark green background, yellow rose pattern printed satin palace dress came in. She was wearing a single snail bun, with a green step slanted on the left side, which was much more gorgeous than ordinary court ladies.

Daiyu immediately knew that her cousin Jia Yuanchun was here, and she was able to dress up so dazzlingly, which showed that her life at the Queen Mother's place was not too bad.

Jia Yuanchun was holding a tray in his hand, and on the tray was a small porcelain tureen with twigs of lotus flowers.Without squinting, she walked all the way to the queen mother, knelt down and offered the tray.The Empress Dowager only slightly squinted her eyes and picked up the tureen, lifted the tureen slightly, and a natural fragrance wafted into her nostrils.

The Queen Mother finished drinking the so-called "medicine" with squinted eyes, and still put the gaiwan on the tray.

Just as Jia Yuanchun was about to leave, the Queen Mother called out, "Yuanchun, don't leave yet!"

Jia Yuanchun handed the tray to a young maid following and ordered her to take it out.She herself stood respectfully, waiting for the queen mother's order.

The Queen Mother pointed to Lin Daiyu and said, "Madam Lin is your cousin, right?"

Jia Yuanchun said, "Yes!"

The queen mother said to Lin Daiyu again: "Your cousin is dignified, generous and polite, which is very rare. My palace has always had eye problems, and I can't see clearly at night or when the weather is dark. It's really thanks to you. Cousin, I got a folk prescription for treating eye diseases. Although it is quite troublesome to make, the effect is remarkable. I heard that chrysanthemums are the most eye-catching, so she took a bowl every morning to get the dew from the stamens of the chrysanthemums to make medicine for the palace. It has been like this every day, and it has been more than half a year now. If it weren't for Yuan Chun, I would still be troubled by eye diseases. I don't mean to praise her for her hard work, but this kind of heart is the most rare. Ben Gong often said to Yuan Chun, If you want to treat her like your own daughter in the future, you will definitely not treat her badly."

After finishing speaking, the queen mother said to Jia Yuanchun: "You have lived in the deep palace for a long time, and it is not easy to see your relatives once. Go talk to your cousin in the other room."

After Yingchun thanked her, she came out with Daiyu and sat down in the side hall.

There are still many people outside the side hall, most of them are female relatives who entered the palace.The Empress Dowager felt that the main hall was too crowded, too noisy, and the air was not good, so she only left some noble relatives to talk, and the rest were entertained in the side hall.

There are so many people talking, it's hard to say some private words that can't be understood by outsiders. Jia Yingchun looked at Daiyu, even if there were thousands of words, what he said was just a few words of greeting.Although Jia Yuanchun said that there are more joys in the palace than hardships, a girl like a flower has spent nearly ten years in this strict and intriguing palace, and naturally there will be no less bitterness.

Although she is a female official, she is still serving the nobles in the palace. It is a world of difference to live with the rich and precious young lady at home. Daiyu wonders how her grandmother and second uncle will treat such a powerless girl Send it to such a place?

If she changed herself, Dad would definitely not be willing, she thought.

While talking, a nanny came over and shouted: "Yuanchun! Yuanchun!" The voice was so loud that Daiyu frowned subconsciously, Yingchun got up and went up to meet her: "Mommy, what's the matter?"

The man said: "Go quickly, the queen mother wants to drink the tea you made!"

After speaking, he left, Jia Yuanchun blushed and looked at Daiyu, feeling very embarrassed.

Daiyu hurriedly said: "Sister, go quickly, don't miss the errand!"

Yuan Chun bit his lip hard, called a girl dressed as a court lady, and said: "Her name is Baoqin, and she is a girl I brought from home. I can't accompany my sister, let her serve her. This palace She knows everything here, and if my sister wants to go shopping, just ask Baoqin."

After saying that, he left.

Until the end of the whole banquet, although Daiyu saw Jia Yuanchun serving in front of the Queen Mother, she had no chance to say a word to her.As she was leaving, Daiyu saw Jia Yuanchun standing far away under a crabapple tree, her lips moved, but she didn't make a sound.

Judging from the shape of her mouth, Daiyu knew what she said: "You are much luckier than me..."

Lucky to be jealous...

When she said the latter sentence, Daiyu had already turned her head, so she didn't see it.

On the way back, Daiyu asked Zhou Hang if he had seen Yuan Chun when he was in the palace.

Zhou Hang said he had met several times.

In fact, he has seen it more than a few times. Yuan Chun has been serving the Queen Mother for more than a year.He pays respects to the queen mother, especially when he pays respects to the queen mother with his father.The queen mother deliberately let the emperor accept Yuanchun, always creating opportunities for the two to meet.Yuan Chun also had this intention, always dressed brightly, very conspicuous among the plainly dressed female officials and court ladies, it was hard for him not to see it.

However, Zhou Hang didn't want Daiyu to get too involved with the Jia family.In the original book, Daiyu died at the hands of those in Jia's mansion. Although things have changed in this life, can't the things that Jia's mansion did can be written off with one stroke?Both Daiyu and Zhou Hang have been persecuted by Jia's mansion, the grudge has already been forged, Zhou Hang doesn't want Daiyu to have any attachment to Jia's mansion.

Although Zhou Hang's disappearance did not cause a big disturbance on the surface, it caused a big sensation secretly.

In the evening, in the study, Lin Daiyu met Lin Ruhai's scrutinizing gaze, and asked a little nervously, "Daddy, you...why are you looking at me like that?"

"You..." Lin Ruhai stared angrily, with black air all over his body, he said the word "you" angrily, caught a glimpse of his daughter's hurt eyes, and swallowed the reprimand without saying a word.Alas, who made him a loving father? Forget it. Shaking his head and sighing, Lin Ruhai said, "Did you bring His Royal Highness back?"

Daiyu stared at the huge pressure and nodded.

"You, you child..." Lin Ruhai paced anxiously, "Why are you so bold and reckless! Men and women can't kiss each other, oh, let's not talk about it, what day is it today, and what is the identity of His Highness the Crown Prince? , why are you messing around like this! Do you know how angry the sage is in the palace? It was a good birthday banquet, and the crown prince was not very happy when His Royal Highness disappeared. You two children only know how to mess around and don’t think about the consequences at all !"

"Daddy..."

Daiyu wanted to explain, but Lin Ruhai pushed her back as soon as she uttered two words.

"You let His Royal Highness go back immediately!"

"I can't go back, Daddy."

"what?"

"Zhou Hang can't return to his human body..."

"How could this be?"

Unable to expose space and cultivation, Daiyu had no choice but to say that she didn't know either.

This matter is more serious than Daiyu secretly stealing Zhou Hang out of the palace.The former is easy to solve, but the latter is not something human can do!If the sage knows that the son he recognizes is a cat, no one can predict what the consequences will be.It's good for His Majesty the Emperor to admit it, whether it's a human or a cat, it's his own child. It's a horror, it's his own bones, so I can only admit it; By then, Zhou Hang and his Lin family will all die without a place to bury them.

Even for the sake of her daughter, Lin Ruhai would not take this risk.

For the current plan, we can only hide it temporarily, hoping that Zhou Hang can recover as soon as possible, and sooner or later something will go wrong.

Lin Ruhai asked Daiyu to call Zhou Hang.

When Daiyu came in with the cat in her arms, Lin Ruhai was spreading a piece of silk paper in front of the desk.Daiyu called "Daddy", and Lin Ruhai put the pen away while saying "um", and asked Daiyu to put Zhou Hang on the table.

Both Daiyu and Zhou Hang were puzzled and looked at Lin Ruhai together.

Lin Ruhai said: "What are you looking at? Writing!"

"Write what?"

Daiyu and Zhou Hang spoke in unison.

Lin Ruhai put his hands behind his back and said angrily: "His Royal Highness leaves a book and leaves, it is more convincing than His Royal Highness turning into a cat."

Well, this is the only way for now.

I just don't know if His Majesty the Emperor will get angry after receiving the letter and deny his son in a fit of anger.Zhou Hang said that he and the emperor's father have some emotional foundation, and he doesn't care if his father abolishes his crown prince. If he doesn't recognize his son, to be honest, he will still be sad.

But at this juncture, that's the only way to go, I hope the emperor's father will be more open.

So Zhou Hang stayed at Lin's house.

This stay has been around until the New Year's Eve, but he still hasn't been able to turn back into a human body.Zhou Hang was not in a hurry, but Lin Ruhai and Lin Daiyu were in a hurry.Li Zhao released the news that Zhou Hang injured his leg when he fell from a horse, and now he is recuperating behind closed doors, and no one is allowed to disturb him.But if he didn't show up during the family dinner on New Year's Eve, it would inevitably arouse suspicion.

Another incident happened during this period. Rongguo invaded the border repeatedly, but was stopped by generals and militiamen, and no real benefits were obtained.After Laba, it was really difficult to continue. The king of Rongguo sent envoys to ask for help, hoping to get grain and food to help them survive the disaster year.He also said that when the next year's harvest is harvested, he will definitely repay twice as much, and he is willing to make a covenant that he will never go south to invade within ten years.

This matter aroused heated discussions in the court, most of which said that Rong Guo has always been dishonest and cannot trust their words. Now that they are facing a calamity year and cannot eat enough to eat, it is a good idea to make a large-scale invasion and wipe them out in one fell swoop to solve the border troubles. The timing must never be used by the enemy. After he recuperates and recuperates, it will inevitably bring disasters to the people at the border.

There are also some people who believe that subduing others without fighting is the best policy. Nowadays, our country's national strength is limited, and excessive conquest should not be allowed to increase the burden on the people.As long as Rongguo promises not to wantonly invade the border, some funding can be given appropriately to repair the good relations between the two countries.

Lin Ruhai thinks that funding should be provided, but not according to their method, but in a different form, taking the initiative in his own hands.