Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 180 I Can't Change This Plaque

Zhao Guoji was soon sentenced to exile along with Aunt Zhao, three thousand miles to the southwestern border.

On the day Aunt Zhao was taken away from the farm, Jia Huan went to Jia Zheng crying and begging him for mercy.

Jia Zheng looked at him coldly: "You are now registered under the name of Aunt Zhou, what is your relationship with that bitch?"

Jia Huan was beaten instead.

When his injury got a little better, Jia Huan went to Lin's house again to ask to see Tanchun.

"Princess Yimin does not see men outside her family. Please go back, brother."

Zijuan came out personally to refuse.

When Jia Huan saw that it was her, he took advantage of Zijuan's kindness and knelt down and begged.

Zijuan dodged to the side, looked at Jia Huan and sighed: "Zhao Guoji clearly knew that the county lady was in the room, but he still poured oil on her. She was caught just before she was about to light the fire.

"Brother, think about it, there is not only the county lady but also our princess.

"According to the law, if you plot to murder a royal relative, your entire clan will be implicated.

"If it weren't for the fact that my brother was already registered under Aunt Zhou's name, I'm afraid my brother would have been exiled with Aunt Zhao and her brothers this time.

"Brother, save yourself some trouble."

Jia Huan looked up at her and cried, "No matter what, she is still our mother!"

"Brother, since you know that it is your mother, and you also know that the county lady and the princess are good friends and live together, why didn't you persuade your mother not to harm others earlier?"

Zijuan was also angry, her eyes turned cold, "Brother, the teacher you are using now was found by the princess for you. Have you forgotten it a long time ago?!"

Jia Huan had nothing to say and left crying. After he walked out of the door and turned a corner, he wiped his tears and spat on the ground in hatred!

"Just wait! When I become rich, I will kill you one by one!"

Lin Daiyu didn't take this matter too seriously.

However, on the day when Zhao Guoji and Aunt Zhao were exiled, Tanchun still went to take a look secretly.

Originally, Xue Ya asked quietly whether he should give some money to the escorting officers. Tanchun hesitated for a moment and then shook her head:

"My aunt is actually very smart. If the policeman took the money, he would inevitably tell her about it. If she knew that I still care about her, she would definitely crawl back to force me to help Huan'er even if she died."

The master and servant returned to the Lin Mansion, and Tanchun developed a fever the next day.

It was not until the Emperor's birthday celebration was over and all the colorful tents and frames in the capital were taken down that Tanchun's fever subsided and she gradually got up to eat some rice soup.

Daiyu thought about it and secretly sent a message to Yanjia Palace.

The Empress Dowager sent Cheng Qian out almost immediately. She asked Daiyu a few questions first, learned the details, sighed, and then went to see Tanchun.

"The Ministry of Works said they would come to see the county lady, and the Queen Mother asked me to come and tell you first." Cheng Qian pinched her slender wrist, brushed her hair lovingly, and then smiled, "Then the county lady should take care of herself first. I'll ask the Ministry of Works to come two days later."

Tanchun forced a smile and nodded: "Aunt, please don't tell the Queen Mother that I'm sick. I'm afraid she'll worry. I'm a small person with little luck. If I don't get sick, how can I have a smooth life in the future if the Queen Mother favors me so much?"

"What nonsense! You are so young, but you have such a heavy heart!" Cheng Qian said angrily, then stood up with a smile, "It's already autumn now, you have to cover yourself up carefully at night, don't catch a cold again!"

Then he said goodbye.

Tanchun reluctantly stood up and asked Zheng and Jing to see her off.

After the two of them followed Cheng Qian out of Qingqiu Courtyard and walked all the way to the second gate, they quietly reported everything that had happened in the past few days.

Cheng Qian pondered for a long time and whispered, "Wait until the place is built over there, and urge the county lady to move in as soon as possible. This Princess Zhaoqing has too many responsibilities and is too nosy.

"You should take better care of the county lady and don't let her learn from Princess Zhaoqing. Princess Zhaoqing has the emperor behind her and is strong enough. The county lady can't do that."

The two of them nodded their heads.

Daiyu sat beside Tanchun's bed and brought her a plate of watermelon to eat: "It will cool you down."

Tanchun looked at her helplessly.

Daiyu smiled, put the watermelon down and said, "When things come, face them; when things are over, let them go.

“There is no one in front of you, behind you, on your left and right, but yourself. So, live your life well first, then think about others.

"After all, others are just others. When you are not doing well, others can't and won't help you."

Tanchun blurted out: "I have you now."

Daiyu raised her eyebrows and laughed, "Ever since I lived in Lixiang Courtyard, you've been thinking of relying on me.

"Now that you've become the Queen Mother's adopted daughter and the Princess of Yimin County, you still want to rely on me? This is not like your personality!"

"What do you mean I want to rely on you?!" Tanchun suddenly regained her strength, sat up and leaned against the big soft pillow, smiled at Daiyu, and said, "In life, everyone fights alone.

"Of course I know this. Sister Zhu and Sister Feng are ready-made examples, and I'm not blind.

"But who doesn't have friends? And who doesn't want more friends?

“I’ve wanted to be friends with you since you entered the mansion, and it was the same later, and it’s still the same now.

"If you only think of me as a freeloader, then now that I have the east wind in my grasp, what else can I want from you?

"Sister Lin, I'm not a bad person. You don't have to be on guard against me like this."

Seeing her so serious, Daiyu couldn't help laughing, but she quickly suppressed it, still frowning, and snorted, "Who cares!"

Then he stood up, staggered out with his head held high.

Tanchun looked at the smile on her face as she was about to leave, and couldn't help but smile too.

Snow Crow was standing nearby, looking at it with his head tilted, somewhat confused.

Tanchun looked at her expression and smiled to explain to her: "Even when our princess is chatting, she only talks about business, not friendship.

"When I said I wanted to get close to her, she felt embarrassed, so she said a few tough words and quickly hid away.

"So from now on, if I'm in a bad mood, I'll tease her with these words! I'll see how far away and how long she can hide!"

Snow Crow suddenly understood and laughed, "The princess probably never thought that you could see through her weakness of being shy!"

Tanchun also laughed, picked up the plate beside her, and started eating the watermelon happily.

The two aunts came in and saw it, looked at each other and sighed softly.

This Princess Lin was really too smart. She just exposed a flaw, and the emotions of this little princess were led by her.

The next day, Lin Daiyu came again as if nothing had happened and discussed with Tanchun: "When you recover from your illness, let's go to the palace to see the Queen Mother."

Tanchun thought for a moment and said, "That's fine. I'm afraid Aunt Cheng won't keep the fact of my illness a secret for me. I still have to go to the palace to take a look and let the old lady feel at ease."

Then he began to think about what to bring into the palace for the Queen Mother to play with.

Seeing that her attention had completely shifted away from the Zhao family's affairs, Daiyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief and went out with a smile.

The next day, someone from the Ministry of Works came to the mansion to ask for a meeting and discuss with Tanchun the renovation of the mansion next door.

Tanchun talked to them briefly and then invited Daiyu over: "Do you have anything to ask them?"

Daiyu looked at the official and two officials from the Ministry of Works, smiled and shook her head: "Although I have become a princess, I have no intention of changing the furnishings in this mansion. At most, I will change the plaque of the princess' mansion according to the etiquette.

"But this plaque of mine cannot be replaced."