Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 267 Homely

The Supreme Lord took Dai Quan, Feng Tang, Feng Ziying and Ouyang Bao and left by boat that afternoon.

Daiyu watched the empress dowager fall asleep in her own bedroom, and instructed Zijuan, the most attentive maid, to serve her well, and then went to the east study to lie down on the couch.

Tanchun took care of some of the things at the house, gave Xue Ya a vacation, and let her go find her father Ni Er by herself.

Then he went to look at the sleeping empress dowager before going to look for Daiyu.

The two people hadn't seen each other for half a month, so naturally they stuck together affectionately.

Seeing the two young ladies talking endlessly about private matters, Qingwen smiled and went out to bring some tea and snacks. She listened beside them with her chin in her hand, looking very casual.

When Tanchun saw that Daiyu did not avoid her at all, she realized that she was her confidante and she felt much more relaxed.

Yin grabbed Daiyu's hand, pointed at her face, and whispered, "I know you want to beat Prince Beijing to death with a stick.

"But since you already knew we were coming, why did you scare people with the golden hairpin?

"The Northern King had already lost his mind at that time. Aren't you afraid that he would really hurt you if he pounced on you?!"

Daiyu smiled, brushed the loose hair on Tanchun's temples, and said softly, "I really don't know what's wrong with your eyes!

"Didn't you notice? The two guards escorting Liao Changshi and Chu Qian were actually imperial guards in disguise."

Tanchun was stunned.

At that time, everyone's attention was focused on Daiyu and King Bei, and she was the same, and she really didn't pay attention to this.

"I heard yesterday that it was you who persuaded Feng Ziying to subdue the palace guards first.

"Obviously, he not only did a great job, but also saved Chu Kui. He was also willing to cooperate with my plan, and asked Liao Changshi, who had already been captured, to bring Chu Kui up with two guards."

Daiyu smiled and said, "So I feel very at ease."

Tanchun couldn't help but wonder, "You don't know the palace guards and the imperial guards, so how do you know that the people escorting Chu Ke are imperial guards? Did he give a secret signal?"

Qingwen couldn't help laughing, "Eunuch Chu is a very serious person. It would be too risky to agree on a secret code with him."

Tanchun looked at her strangely: "Why? You can also tell that the escort is not a palace guard?"

"Of course! People from the capital wear official boots from the north. The palace guards have been in Jiangnan for a long time and have long since changed into local shoes. You can tell at a glance!"

Qingwen was smiling.

Tanchun was immediately annoyed: "Why didn't I think of this!"

Daiyu smiled and patted her hands: "You were so worried about me at the time, how could you pay attention to these things?"

He explained to her carefully, "The ropes on Chu Qi's hands had been loosened long ago. The one with his hands tied and his mouth blocked was just to deceive that fool, the Northern King.

"We staged this scene just to make the Northern King speak out the darkness in his heart, so that the Supreme Lord can understand that this man is a hopeless villain with evil ambitions.

"But it's what the Northern King said himself. As long as he doesn't commit murder or arson and offend the Emperor in front of Him, He will always be on His side.

"To be honest, the reason why I let Chu Qian take out the gold medal at the very end was that I gave it to him to throw."

Daiyu leaned over to Tanchun's ear and whispered, "And my golden hairpin was only used to make the scene look more critical and tragic..."

Tanchun bit her lips hard, her eyebrows twitching, as she listened to her finish every word.

Finally, he could not help but raise his hand high, and then brought it down forcefully, until it reached Daiyu's shoulder. He could not bear to let go, so he patted her lightly:

"You are so bold, even more courageous than fighting! You even dare to plot against the Supreme!"

Daiyu blushed and smiled, hiding behind her and whispered, "Don't tell anyone!"

"Of course I won't tell you. But who else knows about this?" Tanchun pulled her out from behind and asked her, tapping her forehead.

Daiyu stuck out her tongue and said, "My four maids and Aunt Meng.

"As for the others, like Yun Ge'er and Chu Kui, I didn't explain it so clearly, but I guessed it."

Tanchun smacked her lips and said, "How could you tell so many people?"

"I have been traveling around Suzhou City as I please these days, and if they don't know, how can they cooperate with me?

"Especially Chu Kua and Jing Bo. If I don't explain it to them clearly, and let them watch me take risks with my body as bait, how can they agree to it?"

Daiyu smiled, looked out the window, and whispered, "Let's not talk about this anymore. It's not good to let irrelevant people hear it."

Tanchun had no choice but to obey her and asked her again, "Are you doing this just for the Northern King? Why did I hear that Suzhou Prefecture reopened the case against Miaoyu's family?"

"That's what I was going to tell you."

Daiyu thought for a moment, then quietly told Tanchun about the story of Jueshan, the abbot of the Gourd Temple, and briefly told her about the murder of Miaoyu's family, and said softly:

"This matter has been reported to the emperor, and His Majesty will definitely approve it. But the governor of Suzhou still needs a little push..."

The two men sat side by side, discussing in silence for a long time.

After an hour, Zijuan came quietly to ask them, "The Queen Mother is sleeping soundly.

"But if I don't wake up now, I will definitely not sleep well at night. Can you two see who will follow me to wake him up?"

Tanchun smiled and pulled Daiyu along, and the two of them followed Zijuan to the bedroom and gently woke her up.

The Queen Mother finally woke up, and Zijuan hurried forward to help her rinse her mouth, apply her face, and comb her hair.

Because she didn't know how to tie her hair into a bun, she looked at Tanchun in embarrassment.

Tanchun laughed and said, "The Empress Dowager has left me alone to comb her hair for the past half month. I have been so wronged!

"You have great skills, hurry up and make a comfortable and beautiful peony bun for our Queen Mother!"

Zijuan didn't say much. She just smiled and combed her hair into a peony bun lightly and gently.

She found an exquisite and lightweight golden crown from the Empress Dowager's dressing table and put it on, and added two golden lilac earrings, but she didn't wear anything around her neck.

Smiling, he invited the Queen Mother to have some tea: "Is this how it should be for homely meals? I'm afraid the Queen will find the food too heavy."

The Queen Mother looked in the mirror, stood up and walked around, shaking her head and sighing, "It's different!"

Then he looked at Tanchun and smiled, "You've been working hard these days. From today on, Zhaoqing and I will borrow this girl to serve you. You should take a rest now!"

Tanchun immediately started crying: "I just combed my hair once and you already despise me!"

Turning around, she pulled Daiyu to complain deliberately, "You don't know, I was hoping that the Empress Dowager would bring Aunt Cheng Qian out, but in the end, she didn't!

"I suggested that we take Aunt Jiang with us, but she wouldn't let me. She said she didn't know much about the outside world and she was too old, so she would be a burden.

“I did bring Snow Crow with me, but that girl is a little timid. She trembles when she sees the Empress Dowager, so she can only do some cleaning work.

"I was busy all the way. As soon as I arrived, I ran into Zijuan.

"How can I compare with Zijuan?

"She has been taking care of you since you were little, attentively and considerately. Speaking of maids, I have never seen anyone who is more pleasing to the eye than her!

"Look, you just combed your hair and you took my place!

"Sister Lin, if you don't make the decision for me today, I won't agree!"