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When Sister Feng saw this, she raised her eyebrows slightly and felt very upset. It turned out that she saw that the prince loved Sister Lin very much, so she brought up the fact that the actress looked like Daiyu to liven up the atmosphere. Xiangyun just named her by name, but nothing more. I once thought that Baoyu was still winking from the side, which made Sister Feng, who knew Daiyu's temperament, speechless. She wanted to lighten the atmosphere, but didn't know what to say.
Daiyu Liuye's slender eyebrows frowned tightly, her fair cheeks were faintly green, and her anger was not expressed in words.
What do you mean, it was just a joke. Everyone kept silent, thinking she couldn't take the joke? There is also Baoyu. Girl Yun has always been unscrupulous in her words. Although she feels a little uncomfortable, she knows that Girl Yun has no evil intentions or winks.
Involuntarily, a feeling of being excluded arose spontaneously, and she was so annoyed that she immediately stood up and wanted to walk away.
Shui Rong raised his eyebrows when he saw this, and asked hurriedly: "Are you from Suzhou?"
Daiyu paused when she heard this and looked at the young man with resentful eyes. Although she didn't understand what her brother meant, she twisted a strand of black hair on her shoulders with her bare hands and said aggrievedly: "My sister is from Gusu. Brother, do you have any advice?" .”
The elder brother also remained silent, and he must have thought that she was being petty. He had been annoyed with her before, but when he thought of this, he didn't know why, and he felt a surge of joy in his clear eyes, feeling extremely aggrieved.
Shui Rong saw the red circles under Daiyu's eyes and knew that this was an old habit of being sensitive, so he changed the topic with a smile and said: "This group of actors are from Suzhou. The ancestral home of Zhu'er is Suzhou. It is said that the soil and water support a person. Today, I actually believed it when I saw him."
Sister Feng was quick-witted and immediately understood that Shui Rong was trying to ease the atmosphere. She echoed in a sweet voice: "Your Majesty's words make sense. They are all born in the same land. It's strange that this child looks like Lin Yatou."
Now that everything has been pointed out, Sister Feng has nothing to hide. Anyway, they are not comparing Daiyu to an actress, but a person who was raised in the soil. There is absolutely no intention to belittle her.
When Daiyu heard this, she glanced at the young man with her beautiful eyes, and then glanced at Sister Feng. The two of them sang in harmony, so she didn't feel excluded by everyone, but it made her feel better, and she took a sip of powder. Lip, holding a goose-yellow embroidered handkerchief, wiped the corners of his eyes, and sat down again.
Shui Rong felt relieved when he saw this. This scene in the original novel did not expect to happen in front of him. Sister Feng said that the actor only looked like Daiyu, and did not compare Daiyu to an actor. He knew that although Daiyu was petty, That's just a sensitive mind caused by excessive self-esteem. On the inside, he is still very open-minded and doesn't care too much about such jokes.
The key is that everyone's reaction was too abnormal, especially Baoyu's winking gestures, which really made everyone think that everyone was blind. This was not Daiyu's petty nature to tell everyone openly.
Although he has good intentions, he is actually doing bad things.
However, Shui Rong didn't care much. This was the character of his brother-in-law. He glanced at Sister Feng who was smiling and saw that she was quite charming.
Immediately, he looked at the actor again. His eyebrows and eyes were very similar to Daiyu's. After thinking about it for a while, he asked aloud: "What's your name?"
When the actor heard this, he bowed and said, "Young official."
After hearing this, Shui Rong suddenly realized that, as expected, the actor who could look like Daiyu in the Red Mansion was the Lingguan. Looking at the twelve children in front of him, he realized that these should be the twelve actors in the Red Mansion.
In the original work, the Twelve Officials of the Red Mansion were originally purchased in Suzhou for Concubine Yuan's marriage. Now that Yuan Chun is Princess Beijing, there is no such thing as a marriage proposal. Unexpectedly, the Twelve Officials of the Red Mansion still appeared.
After thinking about it carefully, they were bought from Suzhou by Zhen Hua as a dowry. It can only be said to be a coincidence.
"Go down and get ready to sing!"
After hearing the words, everyone responded and immediately retreated to prepare. However, the young official's eyes that looked like Daiyu glanced at the young man. They knew in their hearts that she attracted his attention because she looked like Miss Lin. Shi Shiran He went down with the others to prepare.
At this time, Shui Rong glanced at Dai Yu and said with a smile: "Zhen'er, you haven't ordered the show yet."
Daiyu didn't even click on the show after all the fuss earlier. Now that it's raining and the sky is sunny, naturally everything will go as usual, otherwise this arrogant little pervert will have to start acting up again.
Daiyu curled her pink lips when she heard this, picked up the playbook on the table with bare hands, and clicked a play. The audience became noisy, and the atmosphere suddenly returned to peace.
After a while, Shui Rong said something in words, then stood up and walked out. Seeing this, the demure Zhen Hua turned her beautiful eyes slightly, and then she also stood up and left.
After Shui Rong relieved himself, he walked along the verandah and walked toward the hall. Suddenly he saw a familiar figure coming towards him, and his eyes paused for a moment.
That's not Zhen Hua, the niece-in-law. Why did she come out? She couldn't be waiting for him!
While he was thinking about it, Zhen Hua stepped forward and saw his peach-like face, looking at the young man with beautiful eyes, and softly called: "Cousin..."
Shui Rong raised his eyebrows when he heard this. She was the nephew's wife in front of others, but she was the cousin behind others.
Chapter 254: Water-soluble: The nephew and daughter-in-law cried in the arms of their uncle
On the corridor, Shui Rong looked at the pretty beauty in front of him, feeling a little strange in his heart.
At first, Shui Wen was too interested in influence, and the Zhen family's purpose was too obvious, so he resisted marriage with the Zhen family. If not, Zhen Hua would have been his wife.
As for the Jia family, they were forced to marry because of the emperor's gift of marriage, but Shui Rong had no regrets at the moment. Yuanchun was indeed a good daughter-in-law and the best choice as a head wife.
It's just that her sweet cousin is her little crush, so he can't get bored.
Sighing softly, Shui Rong asked: "Cousin, you sent me a group of troupes before, and now you are here specifically to find me, but what's the matter?"
She is already married to someone else, and she is waiting for him. Not to mention lingering feelings, the people you can't tolerate have been tolerated by others, and there are more than one, and even both the top and the bottom.
When Zhen Hua heard this, her jade face was startled, her long eyelashes trembled, her clear and bright willow eyes glowed with a little glimmer of light, her peach-like face was filled with sadness, and she asked in a choked tone: "Is it possible that... In my cousin’s mind, I am a person with ulterior motives?”
She sent her cousin to the troupe with good intentions, just to relieve her cousin's worries, but now she came to look for her, that is, to talk to her cousin, but it seemed like she had ulterior motives.
Sure enough, her cousin didn't care about her, it was just her own wishful thinking.
"..."
Shui Rong looked at the beauty with red eyes, biting her moist red lips, and looked at him with trembling eyes, as if she had been greatly wronged, and she couldn't help but feel a sense of guilt in her heart.
That's right, my cousin has always been a well-behaved, soft-tempered, and charming little daughter. Why did he become suspicious of her? He was just wary of inexplicable kindness and had no ill intentions.
Looking at the aggrieved look on the beauty's face, Shui Rong explained in a warm voice: "My cousin is gentle and quiet, how could she have ulterior motives? Don't think too much about it, my cousin is here to apologize to you."
He must have underestimated his sweet cousin's friendship for him. There was nothing he could do about this charm that had nowhere to go.
When Zhen Hua saw the dignified prince apologizing to her, she felt a little better. Her nose twitched slightly, she wiped the corners of her eyes with her embroidered handkerchief, and began to calm down her mood.
Shui Rong groaned and asked softly: "Cousin, have you been living smoothly since you married into Ningguo Duke's house?"
Shui Rong still had a good impression of his sweet cousin, so after Emperor Yongkang granted her marriage, he promised to marry her as a concubine. However, Zhen Hua declined silently and married into the Duke of Ningguo instead.
On the side, this is also a denial of the charm of water-soluble.
Zhen Hua's heart turned slightly when she heard the young man's tender care. Suddenly, the circles of her eyes turned red again, and her tears couldn't stop falling down. As if she didn't want the young man in front of her to see her gaffe, she turned around. Turning his back to the young man, he cried and said nothing.
I wonder if her cousin will put down his posture to comfort her. She probably has no other thoughts but wants to know if her cousin really doesn't have her in his heart.
Shui Rong frowned when he saw this. He just asked about the situation of his nephew and his wife. How could he still cry despite being so fine? Could it be that his life was not satisfactory?
Judging from the Zhen family's family background, this was an grievance that would never happen soon after a newlywed. He knew that Jia Zhen in Ning Guogong's mansion was extravagant and lustful. There was a deed of "climbing ashes" in the original novel, but the daughter-in-law there had no background. You are a dear, but now it is the Zhen family, so Jia Zhen is not so courageous.
After thinking about it for a while, Shui Rong asked softly: "What kind of injustice did my cousin suffer in Ningguo Duke's Mansion?"
Although he is not related to his cousin, Shui Rong hopes that she will have a smooth life for this little fan girl of his, and this also fulfills the friendship between cousins.
When Zhen Hua heard this, she was slightly startled with her back to Shui Rong's delicate body, and a hint of joy appeared on her pretty face. She knew that her cousin cared about her.
Zhen Hua pursed her pink lips and didn't answer. The trembling of her petite body became more obvious, and the sound of crying became louder and clearer.
Cousin, I'm crying like this, come and comfort me
Shui Rong didn't know what the beauty was thinking. Seeing Zhen Hua becoming more and more aggrieved, her frown became tighter. This look clearly showed that she was suffering, and Ganqing was really wronged.
Involuntarily, Shui Rong looked stern and said, "If my cousin has any grievances, let me tell you. I will definitely make the decision for you."
It seems that my cousin is having trouble saying this. Could it be that Jia Zhen is really so courageous?
When Zhen Hua heard Shui Rong's statement, her glossy willow eyes lit up slightly, her heart filled with sweetness, but she still cried and said: "Cousin, don't ask, it's all my fault for being obsessed for a moment. If I hadn't been angry at the beginning, .”
Zhen Hua could not say the next words, but Shui Rong already understood that if Zhen Hua was not angry at the beginning, then she would be the concubine of the Prince of Beijing. Not to mention that the Zhen family members did not agree, he was really dignified by the Prince of Beijing. They really couldn't stop him from marrying the Zhen family's daughter as a concubine, but Zhen Hua didn't agree to it, so Shui Rong didn't force her.
Seeing Zhen Hua, who was still hesitant, he immediately realized that he was inseparable. He thought it was a dirty thing like "climbing ashes" and it was hard to talk about it, so he put his hand on the beauty's shoulder, pulled her back, and looked at the beauty's pear blossoms with rain. , the delicate jade face was full of sadness, her heart ached, and she said gently: "Don't be afraid, my cousin will make the decision for you in big things."
Jia Zhen was so extravagant and lustful that he couldn't control her, but she actually dared to extend her claws to his little crush. He would not sit idly by and ignore such disgusting methods.
Zhen Hua's misty eyes stared at the young man's tender face, and she couldn't help but become obsessed. The tears that were originally pouring turned into big tears and fell from her delicate cheeks. She didn't know why, she lowered her head and buried it in the young man's face. Crying in my arms.
Shui Rong was stunned. It was really inappropriate for his nephew's wife to throw herself into her uncle's arms and cry.
Just as Shui Rong was hesitating, he suddenly felt wetness on his chest. His eyes gradually showed pity. He raised his hand in the air and gently stroked the trembling back of the beauty, comforting her sadness.
When my cousin is wronged, it is not a big deal for her to comfort her. This is not the relationship between a nephew, daughter-in-law and uncle.
Seeing that the young man refused to resist, Zhen Hua's heart leaped for joy, and she buried herself in the young man's broad chest. She greedily breathed in the young man's fragrance with her nostrils, and a look of satisfaction appeared on her pear-blossomed jade face.
Her cousin originally cared about her, and it wasn't her wishful thinking. She didn't care whether it was inappropriate or not. Anyway, she had already let Jingzhe guard her, so there wouldn't be any problems.
Right now, she just wants to enjoy her cousin's warmth.
After a while, the beauty gradually became calm, and she looked at the young man with a tear-stained face, and said aggrievedly: "Cousin, my father-in-law is extremely dirty. He wanted to do something evil to me on the day of the wedding. I I refuse to obey even if I swear to death, and now I often use the name of filial piety to do things, I really can't bear it, cousin, what should I do?"
Facing the young man, the beauty's tough temperament softened, and she began to talk about her grievances. Deep in her heart, she longed for the gentler tenderness from the young man.
Of course, Zhen Hua didn't tell the whole story. Although Jia Zhen would do something in the name of "filial piety", who do you think she is? How could she be manipulated by others?
Don't underestimate your daughter's cleverness.
She didn't know if her cousin would fall out with Duke Ningguo because of her. At this time, the beauty's heart was full of expectations, but also extremely uneasy.
Shui Rong's face turned completely dark when he heard this. Damn it, Jia Zhen's stubbornness really caused the evil. He didn't expect Jia Zhen to be so courageous. Aren't you afraid of the Zhen family's anger?
It seems that her cousin was too delicate, which made Jia Zhen feel easy to control, so she acted rashly.
Seeing the beauty blinking her tear-filled eyelashes and looking at him pitifully, like a frightened little rabbit at a loss, Shui Rong said softly: "Your Zhen family is also a wealthy family, and there is even an old concubine here. There is no need to be afraid of him when he is sitting in the palace."
Although the Zhen family is not mentioned much in the original work, as long as the old concubine is around, the Zhen family is the top powerful person. They are really not afraid of the increasingly lonely Duke's mansion. As long as Zhen Hua is stronger, he will I don’t believe Jia Zhen still has the guts.
When Zhen Hua heard this, she couldn't help but feel sad. Her cousin seemed unwilling to stand up for her.
Yes, not to mention that Ning Guogong's mansion is also the residence of a dignified prince, but it is also the Jia family, and the Jia family is the cousin's in-laws. How could they fall out with her for such an incomparable cousin?
Shui Rong saw the disappointment on the beauty's eyebrows and understood it in his heart. He probably thought that he was staying out of the matter and ignored it, so he explained: "My cousin has misunderstood. My cousin is teaching you that since you married the Duke Man, you have to change your soft temper so that people won’t think you’re easy to bully.”
When Zhen Hua heard this, her heart could not help but relax. It turned out that he was teaching her, not that he wanted to stay out of the matter, but that her temper was weak. If she were soft, how could she slap the Jia family and his son in anger.
After a moment of silence, Zhen Hua bit her pink lips tightly, with a hint of sadness between her brows, and said helplessly: "Cousin, this marriage was originally decided by my grandmother. Even if I say so, what can I do?"
She relied on the Zhen family's family background to have the confidence to dump the Jia family's father and son. However, this marriage was ultimately decided by her grandmother. Whether she would help her or not was another question.
Shui Rong was silent when he heard the words. The marriage between wealthy families was not just a marriage, but more of a political alliance.
Looking at the beauty's aggrieved face, her red eyes filled with hope and nervousness, Shui Rong stretched out his hand, gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said softly: "Let's do this, you take me to find Jia Jane, my cousin will warn him, and he will never let his cousin suffer this injustice."
As for the marriage between the Zhen and Jia families, he, an "outsider", really couldn't say much, but with his cousin's soft temper, if things went on for a long time, he might really let Jia Zhen get his hands on her.
Although it is difficult to intervene in the marriage between Zhen and Jia's family, it can still be done to protect her cousin from humiliation. Don't think that it is great that Jia Zhen is the head of Ningguo Palace. He has stepped forward. Dare to try something wrong.
This was out of pity for my sweet cousin and nothing else.
When Zhen Hua heard this, her heart became excited. Her cousin was going to stand up for her. Sure enough, in her cousin's heart, she was very important and not irrelevant to others.
Feeling the young man's gentle hands wiping the corners of her eyes, Zhen Hua's pretty face turned slightly red, and her pair of bright eyes looked at the young man with tenderness, and said softly: "I listen to my cousin."
Looking at the jade face so close, there is deep sadness in the eyebrows, which makes me feel pity. The fragrance lingering in the nose makes people's hearts move. My eyes can't help but fall on the cherry lips that are exhaling like orchid, and I lick it. Lips, flickering.
After hesitating for a moment, Shui Rong took a step back and said softly: "Okay, don't be sad, my cousin will make the decision for you."
When Zhen Hua saw this, her heart couldn't help but darken. The atmosphere was so tense that she thought her cousin would... But now that she was married to someone else, she really had to pay attention to the impact on the corridor.
If it's a secluded place, my cousin should be... It's embarrassing to think about it.
Shui Rong looked as if nothing had happened, suppressed the throbbing in his heart, and said softly: "Let's go and see your father-in-law."