Red Mansion: Picking up a Lin Daiyu

Chapter 60 A bright future
"Okay, that's right."

Seeing her two sons reconciled and sitting together beside her, Empress Sun was in a good mood and a smile appeared on her face.

King Kang struck while the iron was hot and said, "Royal brother, I will hold a banquet in the palace in a few days to celebrate the fact that you and I have put aside our past grudges and reconciled. However, I have not been home for many days, so I still need to clean up. Please wait for a while."

The King of Qin said, "It is better for me to host a banquet in your house to welcome you, my brother."

Seeing that her two sons were arguing over who should be the guest, Empress Sun pointed at them and said with a smile, "You two are so stubborn. Do you still have to argue over such a small matter? Why don't you just take turns to host the banquet? Dalang, as the elder brother, you should host the banquet first. Erlang, your family is more well-off than your brother's. You can make more preparations and host the banquet back, so that you can treat your brother badly."

Prince Kang nodded repeatedly, "Mother is absolutely right, let's do this, what do you think, my brother?"

"This……"

Seeing the King of Qin hesitate, Queen Sun started to cough again and put the hands of the King of Qin and the King of Kang together with great effort. "Why, your brother has said so, but you still have a grudge? Do you want him to kneel down and beg you?"

"This is not..."

The King of Qin sighed secretly in his heart, but had no choice but to agree, "Okay, I will listen to the arrangements made by my mother for the time being."

Empress Sun smiled with satisfaction again, and her cheeks even showed a little more color.

"Okay, okay, it's good to make peace. You all can go back. I need to rest now."

King Kang and King Qin bowed in turn and left the house together.

When the sound of the door closing was heard, Empress Sun looked out from the couch, and after confirming that the two had left, she immediately sat up from the couch, no longer looking weak as before.

"It's a good thing that Dalang wants to make peace with Erlang. I've been worrying unnecessarily. Erlang is kind and generous. As long as Dalang doesn't think about the throne, he will be safe in the future. Your Majesty is really something. How could he bear to see the two children fighting each other?"

Empress Sun breathed a sigh of relief and called out loudly, "Come here, help me bathe and change my clothes. Which damn palace servant brought such a thick quilt and made me sweat all over!"

……

In the courtyard,
After Shi Xiangyun had her fill, she lay on the couch and began to daydream.

After turning over and over several times, I suddenly saw a few framed paintings hanging on the wall. They didn't look like they were from famous artists, but they had a unique charm.

She hadn't noticed it the day before, but Shi Xiangyun had nothing to do at the moment, so she came to the painting and examined it carefully.

"This one has ink stains, it seems to be a painting of this courtyard. Fireworks? Could it be the Dragon Boat Festival?"

"This one is even stranger. It doesn't look like it was painted. It looks real."

Lin Daiyu came back from outside and saw Shi Xiangyun stroking the daisy with a puzzled look on her face. She chuckled and said, "That is not a painting, it is real."

"Really?"

Shi Xiangyun couldn't imagine it, "Why wouldn't it wither without roots and soil?"

Lin Daiyu thought for a moment and said, "This was done by Brother Yue. I don't understand what happened either."

"Brother Yue?"

Shi Xiangyun felt that Yue Ling was becoming more and more mysterious.

Every time I found out that he had a good point, I would soon discover his other talents, like a treasure mine that could never be exhausted. "If even Sister Lin, who is so smart, doesn't know how she did it, then I won't ask. Even if I ask, you won't understand."

Shi Xiangyun withdrew her hand, sat on the couch again, and muttered, "General Yue is really amazing. I wish I could be as close to him as Sister Lin."

Another sentence was suppressed in his heart, "It's not a bad thing to be a little rough, after all, he is a military officer..."

Just as Shi Xiangyun was daydreaming again, the door of the outer courtyard opened, and a sedan chair with the flag of the Shi family of Baolinghou Mansion slowly landed in the courtyard.

Shi Xiangyun's heart suddenly began to lift, and when she saw the woman walking out of the sedan, she hurriedly hid behind Lin Daiyu.

On the other side, a beautiful woman with powder and makeup on, a golden hairpin in her dignified high bun, and a skirt that fully covered her graceful figure, walked into the room gracefully. She was charming but not vulgar.

Seeing Lin Daiyu in the room, she covered her face with the round fan in her hand and said with a smile: "It is Miss Lin, right? I am the wife of Baolinghou, Xiangyun's second aunt. I came here to take Xiangyun back. Unfortunately, General Yue is not in the room, so I cannot thank him in person. Please let Miss Lin convey my thanks. I am sorry to have disturbed you yesterday. Thanks to General Yue for taking care of you."

Lin Daiyu folded her hands and bowed, "Greetings, Madam Marquise. Sister Yun is very well behaved and doesn't bother her. I actually hope she can come and play more often."

Hearing this, Zhou was stunned.

Judging from Lin Daiyu's tone, she seemed like the owner of the courtyard. She spoke to him neither arrogantly nor humbly. This was in stark contrast to Shi Xiangyun, who was hiding behind her and secretly watching her.

Zhou waved to Shi Xiangyun, and when Shi Xiangyun came to her side, she smiled and said, "You sisters get along well, which is a good thing. I will take her back today, and I have to give an explanation to the master of the mansion."

Lin Daiyu nodded, waved goodbye to Xiangyun and said, "Sister Yun, remember to come again."

Shi Xiangyun nodded silently in response to Lin Daiyu, then got into the sedan chair with Zhou.

After getting out of the alley, Shi Xiangyun lost her energy in the courtyard and said in a low voice, "Second Aunt, I know I was wrong. I will never run away casually again."

Zhou looked surprised and asked, "How is it wrong? You should go more often."

Shi Xiangyun couldn't believe her ears.

On weekdays, she was treated harshly by her aunt. Even though she was a young lady in the mansion, she had to work with the servants until the middle of the night. As for the monthly salary of two taels of silver like the young ladies in Rongguo Mansion, she didn't have it at all.

Therefore, she was willing to go to Rongguo Mansion to please Lady Jia and seek her protection.

It seemed like I had found a second place to go.

Seeing Shi Xiangyun's surprised face, Zhou explained to her, "I originally thought you had come to your senses, but today I see that you are still very stupid. Miss Lin's father is now a doctor at Lantai Temple, and is also assigned as the Imperial Censor of Salt Inspection. When he returns to Beijing, he will be a third-rank official. Although he will no longer be a marquis, it is much more prestigious than the empty title in our house."

"Yue Ling is definitely not an ordinary person. Although he is only a sixth-rank military official now, he will surely soar to the sky in the future. It's right for you to go out more. Your uncle and I are worried about your future, but now we don't have to worry about it anymore."

Zhou's eyes turned and she asked, "What's Yue Ling's impression of you? Is he fed up with you?"

Shi Xiangyun said timidly: "General Yue is very kind to others. He cooks for us personally at night."

Zhou nodded repeatedly, "He is a good man who takes responsibility."

He rubbed Shi Xiangyun's head and said, "You should go there once every five days in the future. Forget it, go once every three days. If they get bored, you can go less often..."

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