Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 270 Waiting for You

As soon as Wei Jun left, the Queen Mother immediately forgot about Beijing and Zhongshun, and pulled Daiyu and Tanchun aside, whispering: Where should we go to play next while the Queen Mother is not around!

Daiyu thought about it and came up with two ideas: one, go to the seaside! Two, go to Jinling.

The Queen Mother's eyes immediately lit up with sparks: "The beach! The beach!!!"

"The beach..." Daiyu hesitated for a moment and tried to dissuade him tactfully, "It's a bit far.

"Besides, if he goes to the beach, my promise to Governor Wei that he can pay respects every three days will be exposed."

The Queen Mother didn't care and insisted: "Let's go to the beach! What are you going to do in Jinling?!

"The food is not tasty and the scenery is not pretty! The only thing I can do is to vent my anger for Yimin.

"But wouldn't it be better to vent this anger in the capital? I'm not going to Jinling, whoever wants to go can go!"

Daiyu and Tanchun opened their eyes wide: "The food is not tasty, and the scenery is not beautiful? Jinling?!"

The Queen Mother snorted, "Yes! I followed the Queen Mother on her three southern tours. Every time she went to Nanjing, I got tired of eating and seeing it!"

So, it’s you who are tired of it, not that others are bad!

Daiyu sighed and asked the Queen Mother again: "If we go to the beach without a ceremonial procession, it will be very hard. Can you really bear it?"

"Yes!" The Queen Mother assured loudly!

Daiyu then asked, "Then the Supreme Being will definitely punish Yimin and me later. Can you speak up for us?"

"Yes!" The Queen Mother slapped her chest and swore, "He told me a few days ago that he gave me the title of Queen Mother so that I can live my life as I please.

"I can do whatever I want now, but he dares to blame me and the people who helped me do whatever I want! Then don't blame me for making trouble when I return to the palace! Humph!"

It is true.

The Queen Mother is really living a peaceful life now.

With her temper, if she starts to act like a demon, I'm afraid there will be few people in this world who can calm her down.

Daiyu and Tanchun exchanged glances and immediately decided: "Okay, let's go to the beach!"

At noon that day, Sister Liu, Aunt Meng and Qingwen played rock-paper-scissors. Whoever lost would stay in the house to temporarily appease Governor Wei and pack up all their things to return to Beijing.

In the end, Qingwen lost.

Qingwen immediately burst into tears.

Tanchun looked at her with amusement: "Who made you so pretty and flamboyant? Without you in the mansion, everyone would be distracted."

Xiaohong hesitated for a while, then said to Daiyu, "Princess, how about I take the place of Sister Qingwen?"

Daiyu's heart moved: "You?"

"When we came from the capital, I accompanied Sister Zijuan in packing the luggage. Sister Qingwen and Xueyan didn't know the whole thing.

"Besides, Sister Liu is missing from the kitchen, so there has to be an excuse. Sister Qingwen has a straightforward temper, so how can she get around Jing Bo?

“Otherwise I’ll stay.

“If the princess wants to go to the seaside, she must go from Jiangsu to Zhejiang, go north to Jiaxing, follow the canal straight to Yangzhou to meet up with the emperor, and then return to the capital.

"I was just here and saw them packing their bags and heading back on the boat. What do you think?"

Xiaohong is clear and logical.

Daiyu laughed, spat at Qingwen, and said angrily, "Listen, she's so big, but she's not as good as your sister!"

Here, Qingwen sobbed and wiped her tears, mumbling, "I still don't accept it in Beijing.

"But since I came to Suzhou, I know that I am indeed not as good as her."

Aunt Meng interrupted, "It's not that I'm not as good as her. It's just..." After racking her brains for a while, she sighed, "It's just that I'm definitely not as good as her."

Qingwen's eyes turned red again and tears fell down.

Everyone laughed.

Xiaohong, on the other hand, received Daiyu's nod and took Qingwen's arm with a smile:

"Sister forgot again. I told you when we first met that you are smart and quick-witted, and it would be best if you were around me.

"Since I was young, I have only been good at collecting information, passing messages and managing accounts. When it comes to making girls happy, I am a hundred times inferior to my sister.

"We each have our own tasks. As long as the girl is well, we are all well, right?"

Qingwen thought about it and felt that this was very reasonable. She turned from sadness to joy and burst into laughter:

"Then you have to work hard and take good care of the house. I will accompany the girl out and make sure she is always happy!"

Daiyu patted Xiaohong on the shoulder and said with concern, "In that case, I will leave Yun'er to you.

"He is calm and quick-witted, and he picked all the people in the family.

"If you get into trouble, ask him to help you find a solution. You can go back to Beijing together, and I'll feel more at ease if someone takes care of you on the way."

Xiaohong nodded in agreement.

The Queen Mother watched and listened from the side, her eyes narrowed with smiles, and she said to Aunt Meng with emotion:

"No wonder you don't want to go back to the palace! These girls are really good. They don't quarrel, don't fight, and don't argue. Zhaoqing will be much less worried, and you will be so happy!"

No quarrels, no fights, no quarrels?!

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look at Qingwen and Xueyan strangely.

The two of them blushed and tried not to say anything.

Daiyu sneered, then quickly became serious and ordered, "In that case, I will only give you half a day to hand over.

"Tomorrow morning, as soon as the city gate opens, we'll leave!"

Everyone agreed in unison.

Here, Lin Daiyu specially called Lin Jing and explained everything to him in private, asking him to help Xiaohong to protect the house.

Lin Jing's eyes were red, and he stared at Daiyu closely, tears falling, regardless of the master-servant etiquette: "My dear girl, I don't know if I still have the fate to see you again!

“Although the Empress Dowager and His Majesty love you, the country is more important to them.

"Young lady, you must avoid trouble in the future and never show off your strength. Otherwise, I will be worried, and the master will be worried too!"

Lin Daiyu's nose felt sore and hot tears welled up. She wiped them away hastily and said with a smile, "I was just thinking of saying that. You should teach Du Hu and the brothers Lin Pei and Lin Feng a lesson.

"When they are able to take care of themselves, I want to take you to Beijing to enjoy a few years of peace and quiet! How can I not see you again?"

Lin Jing nodded repeatedly, wiped away his tears, and listened to Daiyu's whispered explanation of many things, writing them down one by one. Then he said goodbye and left.

In this way, I was busy inside and outside for half a day and half a night.

The Empress Dowager, Daiyu, Tanchun and Aunt Meng had all gone to bed, and the maids worked until three in the morning to divide up everything.

Before the fifth watch of the next day, everyone got up and started cooking. After eating and drinking, they quietly left as soon as the city gate opened, heading south to Chenhu.

Jia Jin went to the government office as promised and informed Wei Jun: "The princess didn't have a good time at Chenhu last time. Let's go again today with the Empress Dowager and Princess Yimin."

The place was close and safe, so Wei Jun just smiled and said, "The Empress Dowager is interested," and then hurried off to get busy.

The next morning, when Jia Jin went there again, he lied with a smile: "The Empress Dowager wanted to see the folk customs. When she saw Luzhi Town yesterday, she couldn't move anymore and insisted on staying there.

"She said that she would take the cook to the market to buy vegetables early this morning. The princess could not persuade her any more and had to obey her.

"I sent someone back last night to tell them to come back this afternoon."

Wei Jun was surprised for a moment, then hesitated and said, "In that case, the Queen Mother and the others will take a day off tomorrow, and I will go over to pay my respects the day after tomorrow morning."

Jia Jin agreed without blinking: "Okay. Then I won't come tomorrow. I'll wait for you at your house the day after tomorrow!"

As a result, on the fourth day, when Wei Jun arrived, Jia Yun came to greet him: "My Lord, I was looking for you!"