Chapter 609 Birthday

Zhen Yuhuan was listening to the piano music carefully. Suddenly she felt someone tugging at the corner of her clothes. She turned around and her eyes suddenly lit up.

Behind her, an indescribably cute little girl in a pink skirt and two pigtails on her head was looking at her with her head slightly tilted.

"What a cute little guy!"

Zhen Yuhuan has not yet reached the childish age. When she saw such a child, her love overflowed and she reached out to hug her. .

Who knows that people are very wary, so they immediately took a step back, glanced at Daiyu who turned around when she heard the noise, and then ran away with her short legs.

When Zhen Yuhuan saw her escaping to Sister Feng and then jumping into Jia Lian’s arms, she couldn’t help but ask Daiyu: “Is she the daughter of her adopted brother and second sister-in-law?”

Daiyu nodded.

"No wonder she is so polished. What do you think she was doing staring at me just now?"

"How do I know? It's your appearance that scares her."

Zhen Yuhuan blinked her beautiful eyes at her silently.

On the other side, Sister Qiao was held in Jia Lian’s arms. She didn’t even have time to act coquettishly, so she immediately said to Jia Lian and Sister Feng: “Dad, mother, there are two Aunts Lin over there~!”< br />
Sister Qiao was afraid that Jia Lian and the others would not know, so she stretched out her white and tender little hands and pointed at Daiyu and Zhen Yuhuan next to Sister Feng.

Sister Qiao’s childish and clear voice attracted the attention of many people. Sister Feng didn't want her daughter to be the target of public criticism, so she quickly explained that one of them was "Aunt Zhen".

"So, one is the real aunt and the other is a fake aunt?"

The young Qiaojieer twirled her fingers and seemed to understand on her face. look. Such a childish misunderstanding really made everyone who noticed it smile knowingly.

Sister Feng was also praised by her daughter. She laughed and said, "That's it. One is the real aunt and the other is the fake aunt."

After saying that, he gave up his body, took Sister Qiao's finger and said: "That one is the real aunt, this one is fake, and this one, you should also call me mother."

Regardless of whether Sister Qiao could understand what Sister Feng meant, the people around her couldn't help laughing.

Daiyu, who had just chatted about Zhen Yuhuan to death, saw her covering her mouth and smiling happily, and stood up in embarrassment. Just when everyone else was worried that she was going to walk away in anger, they saw Daiyu picking up the wine glass in front of Sister Feng and pouring it towards her.He poured it into his mouth, and while he was doing it, he cursed: "You are such a talkative person..."

Sister Feng couldn't help teasing Daiyu at first, but she was worried that Daiyu would be too worried. He felt that he was mocking her and causing trouble on a good day. At this time, Daiyu was pouring wine. She naturally struggled on the surface, but in fact she drank it happily.

When Tanchun and others next to him saw this, they all clapped their hands and watched with smiles.

Daiyu, who rarely made extraordinary moves in public, felt a little agitated inside and a little nervous about being watched. After seeing Sister Feng finish drinking, not only was she not annoyed, but she looked at her with a begging look on her face, and she felt admiration in her heart.

She let go of her hand and was a little confused about what was going to happen next. She happened to see Sister Qiao next to her clapping her hands happily. She had no intention of supporting her mother, so she pretended to be hateful. : "Since you want her to call me mother, and I happen to like her too, why not give her to me seriously, otherwise you won't be able to let her go!"

"If you are willing to let her go, why can't you let her go? If you really like her, , you can take her back to Xiaoxiang Pavilion later. But she is very noisy, and I am afraid that she will disturb your peace..."

Although Sister Feng said this, her words were obviously inappropriate. She hesitated, and her expression was not as conceited as before. It was obvious that she was reluctant to give her daughter to anyone, even if that person was Daiyu.

Everyone became more and more happy. Once upon a time, they saw Sister Feng losing to someone else in a verbal contest, let alone her love rival Lin Daiyu. This melon made everyone who ate it say it was interesting.

Daiyu snorted, glanced at Jia Lian, who was holding her daughter in one arm, smiling and saying nothing, then turned around and sat back in her seat. But from her straight back and tight mouth, it can still be seen that her heart may not be as strong as she appears.

And what can Jia Lian say? As long as Daiyu and Sister Feng can have a good relationship, his back house will be mostly stable, and he will naturally not foolishly go astray.

It happened that Gu Qingyi had already bowed out with his guqin in his arms, and was replaced by Twelve Officials performing "The Monkey King Three Strikes the Bone Demon". Tan Chun had no scruples and came up to talk about Jianshi in Jia Lian's ears. Society matters.

"Poetry club, great."

"But let me say first, I may not be able to participate in every club, so you should be more patient when the time comes."< br />
Jia Lian smiled. When the Grand View Garden was built, the girls would imitate the literati and set up a poetry club to play. This was what he had expected.

And he has also come to this world and been a nobleman for so many years. He has never put down his books in these years. He has also studied rhyme and pattern seriously, so his ability to commentate on prose may not be as good as that of the talented type. Baochai and Daiyu, but compared with Li Wan and YingchunOthers are not inferior.

It’s okay to use it for fun and play with them.

Seeing that Jia Lian agreed, Sanchun, Baochai, Daiyu, Zhen, Yuhuan and others were all very happy. Originally it was just a game between little sisters, but with Jia Lian's participation, it is a little different.

Children are also competitive. If they can make something good and let Jia Lian know about it or even praise it, that would be so shameful!

So Jia Lian was immediately elected as the "vice president", and Jia Lian did not refuse.

After determining the organizational framework and members, it is natural to discuss the name and rules of the society. Regarding the name of the poetry club, Tanchun and others expressed their own opinions, and immediately came up with seven or eight suggestions such as "Daguan", "Bajiao Xinyu", and "Mozhu".

Jia Lian thought of the white begonia flowers that Jia Yun had sent in before, and recalled the Begonia Club in the original work. The name seemed to come from the two pots of begonia flowers that Jia Yun gave to Jia Baoyu, so It's a coincidence, it's like God's will.

Then Jia Lian said: "I am deeply honored by all the poetry friends who elected me as the vice president. I just got some new begonias of different species here, so why don't I take them out and give them away? Friends of poetry, how about you testify to today's grand event?"

When all the girls heard this, they were all overjoyed. Now is not the season for begonias to bloom, but the begonias that Jia Lian just brought back not only bloomed, but also grew brightly. They all felt strange when they saw them, but they were not embarrassed to ask for them.

Sister Feng laughed half-jokingly: "Yeah, just now you said you sent it back to me because my garden was empty, but now you've given it away to someone else. It shows that I He is an unlucky person and does not deserve those good flowers and fans. Even if he gets it, he will have to spit it out immediately."

Tan Chun smiled and said: "Why can't you get it? You are a prisoner. Censor, in our poetry club, apart from the eldest sister-in-law and the second brother Lian, you are the most senior official. Since the second brother Lian said that he wanted to give everyone the begonia flowers, it is impossible for them to be without you. Don’t you think so? Lian Er Brother."

Jia Lian nodded and responded: "That's right, we each have a basin, and the rest is all for the censor. Who asked her to take the dirtiest, most tiring and offending job? Yes."

"Hahaha..."

Everyone laughed in response, except Mr. Li Wan, the president. She was nervous now, because she found that one of Jia Lian's legs moved closer to her, almost making it impossible for her legs to avoid him.

After Sister Feng rolled her eyes at Jia Lian, she also smiled. With her current status and confidence, it is naturally impossible for her to really care about those pots of crabapple flowers, let alone cause any trouble with Jia Lian and make people laugh.talk.

After chatting and joking with everyone, the performances of the little actors below were over. Sister Feng took advantage of the situation and said: "It's getting late, and the old lady will soon serve dinner."

The implication is that it’s time to break up.

Jia Lian said: "It's rare that there are so many people here today. I'm also at home. It's time to invite the old ladies and others to come to our courtyard and have a chat."

So while letting go They went to the kitchen to spread the banquet, and asked Sister Feng to send someone to invite Mrs. Jia and Mrs. Wang.

Suddenly someone came back and said: "The old lady told my wife that they will not come over, so that I and my grandma can have fun. The old lady also said that I will let my second master and my second grandma take their rest." "More, Miss Zhen and the others are still young and weak, so don't let them drink too much, so as not to hurt their bodies."

. Jia Mu and the others are not here, and Li Wan and Jia Lianfeng are all easy-going contemporaries above me, so I can feel free and happy now.

So we removed the extra tables and chairs and restored them to their previous appearance.

Jia Lian also said that the young actors and female gentlemen had worked hard all afternoon, so he ordered them to place seats on the west porch and serve them food and wine as a reward.

Sister Feng said that since you are giving kindness, why not be happy to give it as much as you can? So he ordered people to set up a banquet on the east corridor, and let the maids beside Yingchun Daiyu and others sit down to accompany them...

Under such circumstances, the dinner party in Sister Feng's Courtyard was naturally extremely lively. and joy. Still after the first watch, under the siege of Tanchun and others intentionally or unintentionally, Sister Feng was the first to be unable to stop her and fell down.

Looking at Sister Feng, who was talking loudly just now and lying motionless on the table a moment later, everyone laughed in good faith.

Jia Lian took a look, signaled to everyone, picked her up and went into the house.

Baochai said: "Let's break up."

Li Wan, who had already had this intention, immediately agreed.

Although the others were a little reluctant, they also knew that they had been quarreling with Jia Lian and Sister Feng all afternoon and all night, which was already too much. If the quarrel continued, Jia Mu should really send someone to the police. People came to train, so they gathered their spirits and prepared to get up.

When Jia Lian came out again, he didn't say much when he saw what happened. After saying goodbye to everyone, he asked Qingwen, Xiangling and Xiaohong to send Li Wan and others back to the Grand View Garden.

Seeing Daiyu and others leaving, the originally crowded courtyard became deserted. Jia Lian stood on the corridor for a while before turning back to the house.

But he found that Sister Feng, who had been placed on the bed and fell asleep, was now leaning on the bedside, letting Ping'er drink sobering soup for her.

"They are all gone?"

"Yes."

Jia Lian walked to the bed and sat down, looking at her with raised eyebrows: "Just pretending. It's so true, I thought you were drunk."

"What do you think, I was drunk to begin with. I'm not you, I can let them drink. If I don't think of a way to get out, Just don't get up tomorrow and just sleep in bed all day."

Sister Feng's beautiful eyes sparkled with her own cunning and pride.

Jia Lian smiled and refused the sobering soup brought by Ping'er. He looked at Sister Feng and said, "Tomorrow is the birthday of the Supreme Emperor. A birthday banquet will be held in Chonghua Palace. Will you go? "

"Can I go too?"

"You are my wife, Mrs. Yipinhou, why can't you go?"

Sister Feng The smile on her face faded and turned into a deep one, "I still won't go..."

Sister Feng lowered her head for a long time and whispered: "Old lady, they were preparing to enter the palace a few days ago. But they didn't tell me, I know, it's because I embarrassed you..."

As Sister Feng said, she suddenly broke her guard and threw her head into Jia Lian's arms. , sobbing.

Ever since she was warned by the Queen Mother, the news about her unruly behavior has spread. Although she is strong in heart, even though Jia Lian's protection allows her to stay in the Jia family as the Marquis's wife, no one dares to despise or ridicule her even when she goes to other houses.

But except in the palace. Not many people in the palace would give Jia Lian face. Everyone even knew that she was not liked by the Queen Mother, so how could anyone treat her?

Therefore, even after she received the royal decree from Madam Marquis, she never entered the palace again.

Now that things had happened so long ago, and it was the birthday of the Supreme Emperor, she wondered if she could try to enter the palace. Even if she was laughed at and made things difficult for her, the endurance would be over. After all, with her status as a first-class imperial concubine, she can't possibly hide from the palace for the rest of her life, right?

But the tacit understanding of Jia Mu and others made her see the reality clearly. Obviously, on such an important day as the Emperor's birthday, Jia Mu and others did not intend to "embarrass" her by letting her enter the palace.

This could not help but make her feel aggrieved, who had always been arrogant. She just couldn't tell anyone. It was only now that she was drunk and told Jia Lian that this suppressed her. She might never be able to Throw away the pain buried deep in my heart.

Seeing Sister Feng crying so hard, her slender body trembling in his arms, Jia Lian could clearly feel her grievances, regrets, and self-blame.

Stroking her body gently, after she felt a little better,, then said softly: "Silly ladies, no one can make mistakes without being a sage. Although you have made mistakes, you have already corrected them long ago, and no one else will keep these things in mind anymore. Why do you keep screwing yourself? Use it to torture yourself?"

"Ugh, who said they didn't remember it in their hearts, even the old ladies still remember it in their hearts... Uh-huh..."

"The old ladies and others won't let you enter the palace. They are just worried about you and protecting you. They are afraid that you will suffer a loss if you enter the palace. Don't believe it, as long as you are willing to enter the palace and dare to enter the palace, the old ladies and others guarantee that you will not say a word more. Say."

"Really?"

Sister Feng now has a good thing, that is, she starts to rely on Jia Lian and trust Jia Lian for things that she is not sure about or can't figure out. , instead of going my own way like before, regardless of right or wrong and the consequences.

"How about we give it a try?"

Upon hearing this, Sister Feng's crying stopped a lot, but she still didn't fully believe Jia Lian's words.

Jia Lian coaxed again: "Okay, what you did back then was not completely embarrassing, but you were also trying to gain face."

Sister Feng's nose was wrinkled. Wrinkle: "What?"

"Think about it, the Queen Mother and the Princess came together to steal your man, but you were not frightened. In the end, they not only succeeded in saving your man, but also won the victory. Retiring after adulthood, this is not your ability, what is your face?"

Sister Feng blushed, "What kind of face is this, if it weren't for you..."

Sister Feng Er couldn't say any more, so he just raised his head and glanced at Jia Lian. The admiration and gratitude in his eyes were beyond words.

Jia Lian took advantage of the situation and smiled and said: "Yes, there is your man and me. Think about it, among all the ladies and ladies in Beijing today, who doesn't admire you and envy you for marrying well? There is no such good man in the world as a good husband who is affectionate and righteous. When faced with a big pie like the princess, he can remain calm and protect your rotten wife. The second one."

"Bah, you still have the nerve to say that you didn't fall in love with that princess in the end, you said so yourself!"

Sister Feng couldn't stand Jia Lian's proud and self-proclaimed look, so she pinched Jia Lian subconsciously, then fell silent again, looked at Jia Lian and said: "It's better for you and the old lady to go tomorrow, I won't go. But , I am really, really happy that you can say these words to me, very..."

Sister Feng is usually good at talking and has a high emotional intelligence, but when she gets really emotional, she wants to To say something sincere is harder than anything else. After holding it in for a long time, tears burst out of my eyes again.

Jia Lian couldn't help but joked: "Look at you, just say what you sayWell, why are you still imitating Sister Lin, shedding tears as if she doesn't need money? "

At this time, Jia Lian's tenderness made Sister Feng burst into tears even more.

Seeing that she couldn't stop, Jia Lian hurriedly coaxed: "Okay, okay, if you don't go, I will. Not going. Originally, celebrating the birthday of the Supreme Emperor would be very stressful and cumbersome, and definitely not fun at all. If possible, I wouldn't want to go. The palace did not require the married women to go, so it would save trouble if they didn't go. ”

The Supreme Emperor has long since ignored the affairs of the government and is staying in Chonghua Palace to retire. Although Chonghua Palace is large, it is only a corner of the palace and cannot be used to spread too much, so the Ministry of Rites has issued a notice early. , only officials of the fifth rank and above in Beijing are allowed to enter the palace to celebrate the birthday of the Supreme Emperor.

As for the imperial edicts of each family, the palace did not say, but according to the practice of previous years, it is probably better to go if you can. Go ahead, no one will receive you attentively. After all, the Queen Mother is young and doesn’t like to chat with the old ladies from all over the country.

Sister Feng nodded, wiped her tears and nose with her sleeves, and suddenly He said: "Otherwise, you can take Lin Yatou into the palace tomorrow. "

Seeing the surprise on Jia Lian's face, she explained: "It is inconvenient for me to enter the palace. As a Marquis, it is impossible for our family to never have a woman to report to the Queen. Lin Yatou will take my place. I.

She is the ‘Lin Xiangjun’ who is personally awarded today. She has a distinguished status and a better personality than me. If she enters the palace, she will definitely bring glory to your face! "

After hearing these words, Jia Lian suddenly laughed, rubbed Sister Feng in his arms, and said with a smile: "I admit that most of what you said is right. Bringing her into the palace will definitely It adds brightness to my face. But I won't let her go. ”

　“Why? "Sister Feng opened her eyes curiously. In her impression, Jia Lian was extremely loving and tolerant of Daiyu, and there was no way he would be unwilling to take her into the palace because of some unfair reason. < br />
Sure enough, Jia Lian replied: "That Nizi is not like you. She is very lazy and afraid of trouble. Of course, I can't let her follow me into the palace and suffer injustice just to brighten my face. "

After hearing this, Sister Feng pretended to smile on her face. He didn't even know how reluctant and heartbroken he was when he made such a suggestion. Just for the sake of the overall situation, she had to go against her will.< br />
Who knew that Jia Lian would still say this without feeling sorry for her at all, which made her heart twist.

"What, you are not feeling well? "

"No, I feel dizzy after eating too much wine and want to sleep. "

"Go to sleep if you want. I have asked my sister-in-law to take care of the things outside. You just have to sleep peacefully until early tomorrow morning. "

As Jia Lian spoke, he wrapped Sister Feng's body in the quilt and kissed her on the forehead. Such behavior made it difficult for Sister Feng to express her anger towards Jia Lian, so she could only say "hmm" and meet Duke Zhou under the blanket.