Lin Daiyu's Rebirth

"Grandma, wait for me, I'll come to see you soon, here I come."

Daiyu got off the carriage and trotted all the way until she finally arrived at the gate of Grandma Cai's courtyard. From a distance, she saw elegiac couplets and white flowers hanging outside the gate.

In the early autumn weather, the sky is clear blue and the sun is bright and warm.

The air is filled with the faint fragrance of osmanthus, which makes people feel relaxed and happy.

Daiyu rushed into Grandma Cai's room like a flash, and saw Xiaowan wearing mourning clothes, sitting quietly beside Grandma Cai's bed.

Daiyu was stunned by the scene before her. Her legs went weak and she almost collapsed to the ground. She stared blankly at Granny Cai, her eyes full of disbelief.

Grandma Cai lay quietly on the bed, motionless.

Xiaowan had already changed her into funeral clothes. Her skinny body looked particularly fragile, as if a gust of wind could blow her away.

At this moment, Grandma Cai has closed her eyes forever, and everything seems to have nothing to do with her.

Daiyu slowly walked to Granny Cai's bedside, tears welling up in her eyes.

She reached out her hand tremblingly and gently stroked Grandma Cai's face, feeling her last warmth.

Seeing this, the prince hurried forward and called Xiaowan out of the room and closed the door, leaving Daiyu alone with Granny Cai.

"Mother-in-law, I'm here. Open your eyes and look at me. I'm Daiyu! I'm late..." Daiyu said, tears as big as beans flowed down her cheeks.

"I know you did this so that Su Zhe would have someone to rely on in the future. You've never really blamed me. You've already forgotten about that incident, right?"

Daiyu became more and more sad as she spoke. She lay down in front of her mother-in-law's coffin and burst into tears.

When the prince and Xiaowan heard Daiyu crying harder and harder, they had to rush into the room and helped Daiyu aside to drink tea.

After all, they had been traveling for such a long time, and I was afraid that Daiyu might not be able to bear it.

Looking at Granny Cai lying on the bed, Daiyu couldn't help but think of her parents, and the days when she lived under the care of others in the Jia family after both her parents died when she was young.

Later, Baoyu and Baochai got married, and she accidentally came back to life and married a prince. Although they lived in a mansion of marquis and were rich and prosperous, they could not live the life of an ordinary couple.

Thinking of this, Daiyu couldn't help feeling sad again and tears started to flow down her face again.

When the prince saw this, he felt a pain in his heart, but he also knew that this was not the time to be sad. The most urgent thing was to hold the funeral of Grandma Cai.

So he tried to distract Daiyu and whispered, "Yu'er, please accept my condolences! According to the rules, we have to keep the body for a few days, and then let the servants order the coffin and arrange the funeral. There are still many things waiting for us to do.

Moreover, Grandma Cai lived a miserable and helpless life. She lost her husband in middle age and her son in old age. We must give her a good farewell!

So, Yu'er, you must take care of yourself. If you collapse, who will mourn for Granny Cai?"

Xiao Wan beside her also quickly agreed: "Yes, Miss Lin, you must not fall down! There are still many things to do, you have to hold on."

As she spoke, Xiaowan gently patted Daiyu's shoulder to express her comfort.

Daiyu nodded, wiped her tears, looked at Xiaowan, and asked Xiaowan to change into a white mourning dress for her. She and Xiaowan stood guard in front of her mother-in-law's coffin together.

Mother-in-law, are you really leaving? Why didn’t you wait for Yu’er? I never blamed you.

Daiyu sobbed silently, she was crying for Granny Cai and also for her own life.

The prince mourned for Granny Cai, lit three incense sticks for her, bowed deeply, and whispered, "Thank you Granny for taking care of Yu'er. I am deeply grateful. We met by chance. May Granny ascend to heaven soon!"

After saying that, the prince asked his servants to set up the mourning shed, sent people to order the coffin, and went to check the Su family's ancestral tomb, etc.

"I have no intention of struggling for spring, I just let all the flowers be jealous. They fall into mud and turn into dust, but the fragrance remains the same!" The eldest wife spread rice paper on the table out of boredom and began to practice calligraphy.

At this moment, Cailian came to report: "Reporting to the Grand Concubine, Aunt Lan wants to see you."

The eldest wife waved her hand, indicating that Cai Lian should be brought in.

Aunt Lan was wearing a pink Manchu dress covered with Suzhou embroidery, a gilded hairpin, and had put on particularly heavy makeup today.

She walked up to the eldest wife with a big smile on her face and said flatteringly, "Eldest wife, you are so handsome and your handwriting is so beautiful. Lan'er admires you!"

The eldest wife put down the pen in her hand and told Cailian to put the words away.

She looked at Aunt Lan with a smile and thought, this woman definitely didn't come here to praise my calligraphy.

"I'm writing a poem by the great poet Lu You. If I were to write it in Yan style, it would be elegant and well-proportioned. Unfortunately, I'm only good at small seal script, so it sounds a bit girly and petty."

After saying this, the eldest wife picked out a pair of calligraphy that she liked and gave it to Aunt Lan.

Aunt Lan was satisfied and let Xiaoya accept the letter, and kept expressing her gratitude to the First Lady.

She dismissed Cailian and Xiaoya, then whispered in Dafujin's ear, "Dafujin, you are the backbone of this family.

But the prince has been so bewitched by this Yu Fu Jin that he has lost all his soul and spirit, and now he is taking that woman south to relax. He really doesn't take you seriously."

"Auntie Lan, you need to have a positive attitude. The prince is the master of the family. It is his right to like and favor anyone he wants.

We women should follow the Three Obediences and Four Virtues; this is the standard for being a wife."

After the eldest wife finished speaking, she threw the "Nu Ze" and "Nu Xun" to her and told her to go back and take a good look at them.

"Fujin, you are the legitimate wife and the Princess of Rong. The prince cannot bypass you when doing things.

That woman has only been here for a few days, and she has been promoted all the way... Aunt Lan wanted to continue, but the First Lady stopped her impatiently.

"Okay, since you came to see me today, I will pretend that you never came, and I won't tell the prince these words.

You respect me as the Grand Concubine, so I will tell you as the Grand Concubine to go back and copy the Rules for Women and Instructions for Women carefully.

I'm tired, you go back." After saying this, the eldest wife went back to bed to rest.

Aunt Lan had no choice but to take Xiaoya back angrily.

Returning to her room, she opened the Rules for Women and Instructions for Women, as well as the words written by the First Lady, and became angrier and angrier the more she read.

Humph, you are the eldest wife, you have two sons, and you want to be a Bodhisattva, that’s your business.

I won’t copy any of those crappy rules and trainings for women.

So she opened the words written by the eldest wife and saw: "We are of the same root, why are you so eager to harm each other!" Aunt Lan was so angry that she wanted to tear it up on the spot.

Xiaoya came out quickly and held Aunt Lan's hand to stop her from tearing it.

She pleaded bitterly, "Auntie, the prince favors Yu Fujin, it's already a foregone conclusion. There's no need for you to tear up the letter and then offend Da Fujin!"

"You, you, get out, don't worry about my business!" Aunt Lan picked up the calligraphy of the eldest lady again in a rage.

Xiaoya quickly snatched the letter away, shouting, "Auntie, please don't do that! You have to think about your future!"

When Aunt Lan heard this, she let go of her hand immediately.

"Why am I so miserable? The eldest wife has a good family background and gave birth to two sons. She will never have to worry about wealth and prosperity in her life.

And that Yu Fujin, she was the exclusive concubine when she first came. How can I compare with them? When will I be able to turn things around?

And my poor child died just a few months ago. I used to have some hope, but now how am I going to live?"

After Aunt Lan finished speaking, she began to break down and cry.