Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Lin Daiyu was shocked!

Imperial gift?!

"Imperial grant...is it the imperial seal, or is it the imperial...book?" For a moment, Lin Daiyu didn't know how to ask.

Tao Xingjian looked at her lovingly: "All of them."

All, all?!

Lin Daiyu opened her mouth in surprise.

"Your Majesty carved the seal himself. I watched it with my own eyes. Five pieces were carved, and this is the best one." Tao Xingjian said with a chuckle, pointing to the book, "The book was personally selected by Your Majesty from the History Museum, and the bibliography was personally recorded by the editor of the History Museum.

"These books have been stamped with this imperial seal. In other words, they are your own books and have nothing to do with anyone else. You can do whatever you want with them.

"Your Majesty said that it's up to you to tear them up and throw them away, or burn them and give them away. These books are not unique. Even if they are gone and you regret it and want them again, you can buy another set with this imperial seal."

Lin Daiyu stood up at once, covering her chest with her hands, her face filled with fear: "Uncle! How could I, how could I…"

"It's not all directed at you." Tao Xingjian also stood up, pressed Lin Daiyu's shoulders, and asked her to sit down again, "Your Majesty is thinking of Ru Hai in the past, he loved to read a lot of books, but he was afraid to read because of some Qingliu rules.

"I heard from Aunt Meng that your daily speech is very similar to Ruhai's in the past. Your Majesty wants to fulfill Ruhai's dream of studying, so he brought you these books that he thought he might like to read."

Does the Emperor really value and love his father so much?!

"My father was an imperial censor in Lantai Temple, and I have never heard of him making any important suggestions. Later, he left the capital to inspect the salt administration in Jiangnan, which was also the order of the retired emperor.

"Even though I walked before the Emperor and had interactions with the then Crown Prince and now His Majesty, how could it be... like this... like this..."

Dear! ?

No matter how hard Lin Daiyu thought, she couldn't figure out the reason behind this.

Tao Xingjian smiled and said, "Of course you don't know."

He paused and looked at Aunt Meng who was sitting next to him.

Aunt Meng snorted, rolled her eyes, stood up and walked out, and waved to Zijuan, Xueyan and others standing by to leave as well: "If you have the guts, show me the secret decree on the scroll! What the hell is this?!"

Seeing that everyone had left, Tao Xingjian smiled and told Lin Daiyu:

“When Ru Hai went to Beijing to take the exam, he did not take it that year, but studied in the Imperial Academy for a year first.

"At that time, Your Majesty was still the Crown Prince. He was tired of following the Grand Tutor every day, so he asked the Supreme Lord to take me with him, changing my name and surname, and go to the Imperial Academy to study.

"I told you before that Ru Hai and I were classmates, and that was the time.

"When the prince was in the Imperial College, he kept a low profile and no one knew about it. There were quite a few fools from other provinces who came to Beijing and bullied him as an ordinary person. Ru Hai was a chivalrous man with a sharp tongue. He was a few years older than the prince and me, so he always helped us to squeeze those fools.

"The chief academician of the Imperial College at that time was Li Shouzhong, oh, he was the father of the eldest grandson's wife of the Jia family - very pedantic and incompetent. He had no control over such matters. The prince was unhappy and refused to tell him the truth.

"As a result, the prince, I and Ru Hai became the three people isolated by the National Academy. Later, Ru Hai passed the imperial examination and won the third place, so he naturally did not go back. Your Majesty thought it was boring, so he refused to go either.

"The emperor endured for a year, but as soon as the prince returned to the palace to study, he immediately sent Li Jijiu back home. Later, when Ru Hai walked in front of the emperor, he found out the prince's identity and became much more reserved. The prince was sad for a while.

"He followed me, because we were classmates and brothers. Although Ru Hai later found out that I was just an official, he never disdained me and always called me Brother Xing Jian..."

At this point, Tao Xingjian couldn't help but wet his eyes and wiped his tears, "In my life, the two people closest to me are Your Majesty and Ru Hai."

I see! ! !

It turns out that my father and the emperor also knew each other when they were young...

Lin Daiyu breathed a sigh of relief.

This is a great fate with an old friend. As long as I don't make any mistakes, I will be able to walk sideways in this life just based on this connection!

——But if that’s the case, why didn’t the emperor take extra care of me in my previous life? Could it be that because I was caught up in the affair with Baoyu, the emperor felt that I was useless and had brought shame to his father? !

Lin Daiyu shook off these funny thoughts and continued to talk in a low voice with Tao Xingjian attentively.

In the Grand View Garden, Baoyu, who was detained in the Yihong Courtyard and not allowed to go out, was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks, jumped up and down, and begged Xiren repeatedly, calling her "good sister" all the time. He wanted to quickly go to the grand ceremony outside to take a look at Daiyu.

But how could Xiren, who had received the double death order from Lady Jia and Lady Wang, have the courage to let him go? She was entangled by Baoyu and collapsed, so she had to kneel on the ground and cry:

"My dear Second Master, the old lady and the Madam have said that whoever dares to let you out will be killed!

"If you think my life is worthless, then take it with your own hands! This will save me from being beaten to death by some dirty woman or stinky boy with a big stick in the future!"

"Don't believe them! You are the first loyal person in my room. If I really beat you to death for this, who will dare to treat me wholeheartedly in the future? They are just trying to scare you!"

Baoyu squatted beside her, holding her hand and coaxing her with a smile, "Good sister, I'm only going to see Sister Lin! There are so many people outside, and I'll ask Mingyan and the others to cover for me, no one will find me!

"I promise! I will only look at her, not talk to her, and not alert anyone else. I will be back right away! I will make sure that the Madam will not find out! Even if I accidentally leak the news, I will be beaten myself, and I will never let you get involved! Okay?"

While he was swearing, Sheyue ran in and said with a smile, "Second Master, please stop bothering me! There will be no rituals for today's auspicious ceremony. Everything will be done according to the ancient rituals. It's all over now.

"Miss Lin has also returned to Lixiang Courtyard. The Palace Supervisor who came to watch the ceremony went over to talk to her, and she ignored everyone else. I heard that Miss Lin is currently treating the Palace Supervisor to lunch, so it looks like she won't be coming out again!"

When Baoyu heard this, he sat down on the ground, his eyes blank and distraught.

Xiren wiped her tears and coaxed him softly, "Second Master, Second Master, in three months Miss Lin will be free from mourning. By then you will be well enough to go out and play. Wouldn't it be nice to meet again?"

"No. No... You're trying every way to prevent me from seeing Sister Lin... Even if that day comes, I'm afraid you'll still have many excuses...

"You... all have bad intentions, you are all... evil people..."

Baoyu muttered blankly, and suddenly his eyes rolled back. He fell backwards to the ground with a thud and passed out!

The maids were so frightened that they started to cry loudly. Some were carrying people, some were reporting the news, and they were running around like headless flies!

The news was sent to Lady Jia.

Grandmother Jia was listening to Lady Wang exaggerating all the faults of Lin Daiyu, such as her close relationship with Tao Xingjian but her coldness and alienation from her maternal uncle. She was very unhappy. When she heard the news, her vision suddenly went dark!

He hurriedly pulled Sheyue who came to report the news and asked, "What is it for?!"

Musk Moon cried, "Just because I can't see Miss Lin!"

Mrs. Wang's face turned pale, her fists clenched, and she said nothing.