On May 16th, dozens of giant ships were moored outside the city walls of Kyoto on the Grand Canal. The boatmen who pulled the ropes had seen their fair share of the world, but they couldn't help but gasp in amazement at the things being carried off the ships box by box.

  This group of people is exactly the Du and Lin families.

  The Du family was sending off their daughter to get married, and they almost moved all the things from their old home in Suzhou. Before leaving, they also asked someone to buy more jewelry and accessories in Jiangnan, because Du Wan was marrying a prince, so the imperial court would be responsible for the princess's wedding dress.

  The Lin family's belongings were only a boatful, but even that was enough to keep the Lin family busy for half a month. So when Daiyu saw the whole boats of things at Du sister's house, she was indeed startled.

  The boat sailed for half a month and finally arrived in the capital. As soon as they disembarked, Lin Fu's steward, Xiao Tang, hurried over to pay his respects to Zhiyuan and Daiyu. The ones who came to receive the Du family were the Imperial Guards sent by the Emperor himself. These men were all extraordinary in their skills, and the leader was the son of Princess Chang, Vice-General Qu Kunhao. This time, the Emperor also gave face to the Du family, and the grandeur along the way made the onlookers' eyes hot, all secretly thinking that they didn't have a daughter who could be an imperial princess consort.

  Zhiyuan and Daiyu followed, borrowing light, the Lin family's carriages and horses following behind the Imperial Forest Army, and no one dared to have bad intentions.

  After entering the east gate of the capital, the two families parted ways to go their separate ways, which was also discussed on the boat. The Du family returned to their old residence in Beijing, and Daiyu followed her brother to the old residence of the Marquis of Dongping.

  All the way, the car and horse were exhausted. Zhiyuan was also afraid that Daiyu's old illness would recur, so as soon as they entered the house, he invited a famous doctor from Beijing to come and diagnose her. Fortunately, everything was normal, but he advised her to rest more.

  The East Ping Hou Mansion had been uninhabited for a long time, but it was spotlessly clean. The servants knew that Young Master Lin and Miss Lin were close juniors of their master, so they served them with extra diligence. Daiyu and Zhiyuan felt that after all, they were living in someone else's home, so they chose two relatively secluded places to stay, which were not the main houses. The servants of the Lin Mansion also crowded together, but it was naturally impossible for them to be as comfortable as they would have been at home.

  After resting for a night, on the second day early in the morning, Daiyu went to find her brother Zhiyuan to discuss going to pay respects at the Jia mansion.

  Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Sister is also a bit too anxious. Alright, I'll call Steward Tang to send the visiting card now. Tell the people downstairs to pack up the things for Rongguo House, lest something gets left behind."

  Daiyu felt a mix of tension and joy as she thought about meeting her maternal grandmother soon. She still remembered the scene when her grandmother hugged her and cried bitterly before she left, perhaps her grandmother really wanted to matchmake her with Baoyu, but since then, strict teachings from Shi Xiangyun made Daiyu realize that if a marriage didn't get approval from family members, it would ultimately not be happy.

  The second aunt had always disliked her, how could she wish for herself and Baoyu to be together?

  Besides, whether or not Second Aunt was the one who harmed Mother, I still don't know. Whether or not Grandmother covered for her, I also don't know.

  Daiyu shook her head in distress, never mind, let's put all this aside for now, and when the opportunity arises in the future, I will surely investigate one by one.

  She led Zi Juan out with various gifts and checked them one by one according to the gift list written in Suzhou, to see if anything was missing.

  "Miss, please take a rest. We'll handle these things for you. If you exhaust yourself and fall ill, it will only worry Madame Wang."

  Zi Juan smiled and helped Dai Yu onto the soft couch, while she led Yan Rong and others to tidy up.

  Bi Die quietly asked on one side: "Is Sister Zi Juan happy this time? We've arrived in the capital, and you can see your parents too!"

  Zi Juan's mood was not bad, and after listening to Bi Die's words, she just smiled and didn't speak. Her hands moved even faster. She was different from Dai Yu, and since the news of returning to Beijing had been decided, she had been thinking about what to bring back for her sisters in the mansion. Zai Yan and the others knew that they were the most trusted by their young mistress, so Zi Juan didn't want to be looked down upon. During these days in Suzhou, she only went out of the mansion twice and didn't have the time to buy any local specialties. Fortunately, there was a younger brother of Xiang Shan who worked as an errand boy, so Zi Juan asked him and his sister to help her choose some bright and clever things to buy. In addition, since Zi Juan's father liked to drink wine, she also bought two jars of good Huishan wine, carefully sealed them up, and brought them back to Beijing.

  This night, some people sleep soundly, while others can't fall asleep, each with their own thoughts.

  The next morning, Lin Zhiyuan took Daiyu and Rong Zexi to the Rongguo Mansion.

  To say that the East Ping Hou Mansion is actually not far from Rongguo Mansion, it's just across a street or so. By carriage, it would take less than half an hour.

  The middle gate of Rongguo House was not open, and only the side gate had someone waiting. The doorman knew that it was Lin's daughter and young master coming to pay their respects, and he didn't dare to neglect them, so he quickly invited them in through the side gate. Zhiyuan understood the meaning of Jia's family very well, not opening the middle gate meant they were not noble guests, and since the siblings had no elder to back them up, the master of Jia's house naturally wouldn't treat them with courtesy.

  Daiyu first entered the capital through the corner gate, and now she is again. Originally, she was still young and didn't take it seriously, but now she has implicated her brother, and Daiyu has a certain estrangement from the Jia family.

  After entering the mansion, a young servant came to lift the sedan chair. When they arrived at the gate with hanging flowers, the old women came to support the three young masters of the Lin family. Rong Ze was still small and felt secretly afraid in his heart, seeing all these new places for two days, so he called Xiang Xuan to hold him and refused to let go.

  The little maid playing under the veranda saw Daiyu and hurriedly ran into the inner room to report: "Miss Lin is back!"

  Ying Chun, Tan Chun and Xi Chun, the three sisters, along with Baoyu, came out of Grandmother Jia's room to greet her, all smiles, saying: "Sister Lin has finally returned."

  Everyone came forward and surrounded Daiyu, asking her one by one, and wanted to support her into the house. Daiyu stopped in her tracks, beckoned with her hand, and Xiangyun followed closely behind. Zi Juan also led Xue Qi to accompany her on both sides. Daiyu rearranged Rong Zhe's and Xue Qi's collars before getting up and going inside.

  It's really surprising to see Lin sister being so considerate. When did she become like this? In the past, it was always Second Brother who would coax and humor her. Today is truly a rare sight! Tan Chun guessed that there must be some story behind this trip to Suzhou.

  All the sisters entered Madame Wang's upstairs room. Yuanyang and Hupo supported Madame Wang as they came forward to greet them.

  Daiyu hastily took a few steps forward and suddenly knelt down beside Grandmother Jia, "Grandmother, Daiyu is back!" After speaking, she burst into tears.

  Mrs. Jia tightly hugged Daiyu in her arms, calling out "my heart's flesh and blood" as she burst into loud sobs. The servants standing by couldn't help but cover their faces and weep, while Daiyu also cried uncontrollably. After a while, the crowd slowly managed to calm them down, and Mrs. Jia led Daiyu to sit on her own kang, carefully examining her granddaughter. She was pleased to see that Lin's family had been treating Daiyu well - her complexion was much better than when she left, and her face had even gained some weight, making her look more delicate and charming than ever.

  Daiyu stopped crying and then greeted Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang one by one, before beckoning to Rongzhe and Xueqi, introducing the two children to everyone.

  "Grandma, this is my cousin Xueqi and my cousin Rongze." She held one hand of each child and walked them to the front of Grandma Jia, bowing down slightly as she said to the two children: "Xueqi, Rongze, quickly pay your respects to your great-grandmother."

  Xue Qi and Rong Ze had practiced at home, so after hearing Dai Yu's words, they knelt down and paid their respects. On the side, Yuanyang hurriedly personally handed over a cushion to support the two children.

  Mrs. Jia carefully looked at the two children, that girl was ordinary, but this little one was born white and clean, with an apple-shaped face, a pair of big eyes twinkling, and a small mouth pursed. Wearing a brand new light blue thin shirt with auspicious cloud pattern, below is a same color system scattered flower brocade small single pants, when kowtowing, didn't steady himself, almost fell down, everyone looked at him and couldn't help but laugh.

  "Yuanyang, hurry and help her up!" Old Lady Jia's eyes were filled with a smiling intention, and she also had Rong'er support Yuanyang to her own side.

  The little guy was a bit scared, and kept looking at Daiyu. Daiyu quickly handed Xueqi to Bixie, sat down beside Grandma Jia, and held Rongzhe's hand.

  Lady Jia sized up Rong Zhe while saying to Wang Furen and Xing Furen, "I think this child looks a bit like our family's Baoyu when he was young!"

  Before anyone could say anything, Wang Xifeng herself hastened to speak up, not caring whether she had seen clearly or not, and flattered Lady Jia, saying: "Ah, old ancestor's wise eyes, I said that Lin family's little nephew looked so familiar just now, but I was confused and couldn't explain it. It was the old lady who enlightened us!"

  Madam Wang and Madam Xing naturally nodded in agreement.

  Madam Wang knew that Daiyu's cousins would be coming, so she had already prepared gifts: for each of them a beautifully crafted gold necklace and several pieces of gold and silver jewelry.

  Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing also had their respective gifts, but these two ladies, one was wealthy but unwilling to give, the other was poor and didn't want to give, yet under the pressure of Grandmother Jia, they couldn't help but make a show of it.

  Madam Wang stroked Daiyu's head with a mixture of concern and affection, asking in front of everyone: "Did you all come straight back after getting off the boat? Why didn't I see Lin's son?"

  "Daiyu and her brother arrived in the capital yesterday and first settled down at the old residence of the Duke of Dongping. Today, they came to see their grandmother early in the morning. My brother went to the front yard to pay respects to my two uncles."

  Lady Wang sighed, "This is your home, why go to someone else's place to live?" Lady Wang also called for Hu Po, "Send someone to the front yard to tell the second master that I want to see Lin Daiyu's brother, let them finish their conversation and hurry up and bring him over, don't detain the child."

  Huangpu went to the front yard to find someone.

  Lady Wang was asked by Mrs. Jia: "The yard you were asked to clean up the other day, have you finished it?"

  Mrs. Wang was unwilling in her heart, but she couldn't show it on her face. After hearing what Grandmother Jia said, she replied: "It's already been prepared, and it's in the west wing at the back."

  This western wing was located behind the main house of Lady Wang, adjacent to Feng's house, and facing Li Xiangyuan from a distance. The western wing also had a small side door that connected it with the outside world, making it convenient for going out. Lady Wang did not want to arrange for the Lin family to live there, but at the time, she could not find a better place to settle them, so she had to compromise. Another reason was that the western wing was very large and divided into two small courtyards in front and behind, which was enough for the Lin siblings to live in. Later on, she would say that Baoyu was grown up and it was not suitable for him to live with Lin Daiyu together, this weak and sickly boy could not stay still in the green silk room.

  PS: ~, finished writing! Jinghe read everyone's comments and made some corrections to "Hong Lou Ye Hua". Jinghe will humbly accept them. ^_^ Because it's a fanfic, there will be some differences with the original work. In order to highlight the conflicts and increase the plot, the personalities of the original characters will also be changed, such as Xue's mother

  Recently, I've been feeling a bit down and stuck because everyone says that Daiyu's character is not well grasped. Does anyone have any good ideas to help me out? I don't want my talent to be wasted~~~

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