The Red Mansion: From a Small Pawn to a Leader

Chapter 285 This time, the sky is high and the birds can fly freely!
Although the name Xiaoxiang Pavilion was good, Li Hu always felt uncomfortable with it, so he did not use it and directly hung a plaque with the words "A Phoenix Comes". However, this attracted the ridicule of Lin Daiyu, who said he was pretentious. Then he named the place "Little Bamboo Forest", which was approved and supported by Amber, Zijuan and others.

In the small bamboo forest, the sound of the piano is melodious and the cry of the cranes is loud and long.

Li Hu, wearing a short-collared white gown, slowly waved his folding fan and walked in. There were green bamboos on both sides of the road, moss all over the ground, and a narrow gravel road in the middle.

As he walked, Li Hu's eyes lit up. Lin Daiyu was playing the zither under the bamboos, and two cranes were singing along with the melody, stretching their necks and singing loudly, spreading their wings, and dancing gracefully. The sound of the zither and the singing of the cranes blended harmoniously and lasted for a long time.

After the song was over, Lin Daiyu turned off the music and asked, "Who is eavesdropping here?"

After listening to it, Li Hu was full of praise and felt unsatisfied, even though he didn't understand it.

Li Hu clapped his hands and walked over, saying with a smile: "Sister's piano music is truly heavenly, even cranes dance to it, it's really an eye-opener!"

Lin Daiyu laughed and said, "You speak as if you can understand."

Before he finished speaking, the two cranes shouted at Li Hu, as if they were mocking him.

Li Hu was slightly startled. Was I laughed at by two beasts? He looked at the two cranes and saw that they were fat. Well, if I'm in a bad mood one day, I'll stew you two in one pot!
As if they saw murderous intent in Li Hu's eyes, the two cranes called out to Lin Daiyu twice, and then hid in the bamboo forest behind her.

Li Hu was stunned again. Have these two little beasts really become spirits?
"Well, why are you angry with them?" Lin Daiyu said as she tuned the piano.

Li Hu: "These two little beasts have become cunning."

Lin Daiyu rolled her eyes. "You looked like you had bad intentions. You don't want to stew them, do you?"

Li Hu chuckled.

Lin Daiyu was amused: "You really want to stew them!"

Li Hu smiled and said, "There is a saying that goes 'burn the zither and cook the crane'. Here we have both a zither and a crane. We will burn the zither as firewood and cook the crane."

Lin Daiyu: "Bah! You keep talking nonsense all day long."

Li Hu walked up to her and said, "Give me a seat."

Lin Daiyu: "It's so hot, just sit there quietly opposite me."

Li Hu smiled. He would never sit opposite. He bent down and hugged Lin Daiyu, making some space on the bench, sat down, and then put her down beside him.

Lin Daiyu laughed and punched him, saying, "It's hot, don't get close to me."

Li Hu pretended to be pitiful: "I know that I am just a rotten vegetable in your eyes. I am an eyesore and you dislike me." He covered his face and cried in a deliberately shrill voice.

Lin Daiyu was stunned at first, then burst into laughter, and suddenly let out a "ouch", then leaned into Li Hu's arms, took his hand and motioned him to rub it for her.

Seeing that she was laughing so hard that she almost choked, Li Hu stopped teasing her. He rubbed her belly with one hand and fanned her with the other.

After a while, Lin Daiyu finally calmed down. She leaned against Li Hu's chest, suppressed her laughter and said, "Don't talk like that."

Li Hu fanned himself gently, "You don't think I stole your words, do you?"

Lin Daiyu was startled, then shook her head slightly: "I would never say such a thing. If you hate me, I will go home."

"I'll go with you."

"I won't open the door for you."

"No, my father will open the door for me."

"Open the door and I'll beat you."

"It's okay, our father can't catch up with me."

"Pah, you are so filial!"

Lin Daiyu hit him and suddenly remembered: "What is Ying'er doing here?"

Li Hu: "Sure, you are well-informed about the gossip." Lin Daiyu curled her lips.

Li Hu: "Wang Ziteng is getting anxious and is ready to take forceful action"

"Does he have the guts to do that?"

"Wang Ziteng is currently in a dilemma, with no way out. If he stretches his neck, he will be cut. If he retreats, he will also be cut."

"He's pretty unlucky too."

"He brought this upon himself, he can't blame anyone else. Oh, by the way, let's pay the tax in a few days."

Lin Daiyu smiled slightly: "I'll listen to you about what's going on outside." As she spoke, she suddenly sat up straight and asked, "Are you hiding something from me?"

Li Hu was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: "Don't think too much, how could I hide anything from you. What are we going to eat tonight? Hey, aren't you talking about the lotus leaf soup?" Seeing Lin Daiyu staring at him, he sighed and could only tell her about the emperor's betrayal.

Lin Daiyu was silent for a moment, then she reached out to smooth Li Hu's frown and said softly, "You know I don't care about these things. As long as you are fine, the rest doesn't matter."

Li Hu smiled and said, "The current situation is no longer under his control."

Lin Daiyu: "What happened again?"

Li Hu: "I originally thought it was the Jurchens who spread the news, but He Shen just sent a letter asking if I had asked someone to spread the news. Is the water in the palace still that deep?"

Lin Daiyu was startled: "The Emperor?"

Li Hu shook his head: "It's hard to say. But the other side actually took action, and the war against the Mongols has many more uncertainties. If one Shi Guangzhu dies, the second and third can die."

Lin Daiyu was really shocked and murmured, "How dare they do this to hundreds of thousands of innocent soldiers?"

Li Hu: "In their eyes, human life is nothing but a string of numbers. As long as they can achieve their goals, they can do whatever it takes. He Shen said something right. Only by breaking the existing rules can people like us have access to that power and have a chance to turn things around!" At this point, his eyes flashed, "My requirements are not high. I just want to be the chess player."

Lin Daiyu looked at him, and it seemed that something was different from before.

At this time, Amber came over with a food box and said, "Second Master, Yuqing Palace has just sent lychees and watermelons. The watermelons are in the crystal jar. Let's eat them later." Then she put the food box on the ground, opened the lid, took out a pile of bright red lychees from it and placed them on the table. She picked up a lychee, peeled off the red "armor", and put the crystal clear flesh to Lin Daiyu's mouth, "Miss, try it."

Lin Daiyu smiled and ate from her hand.

Amber smiled, then took out a letter from her sleeve and handed it to Li Hu.

Li Hu tore it open and looked at it, then started laughing.

Lin Daiyu: "What's wrong?"

Li Hu handed over the letter: "Take a look. Not only has your second uncle been reinstated, he has also been entrusted with an important task."

Lin Daiyu glanced at the letter but did not smile: "I remember you said that this Prince Beijing is a very cunning person. My second uncle is working with him, or supervising the repair of the Yellow River dike. He won't use him as a gun, right?"

Li Hu swallowed the lychee that Amber brought to his mouth, thought about it, and said with a smile: "It's really possible."

Lin Daiyu frowned.

Li Hu spat out the kernel and said, "As the old saying goes, three chances is the limit. Your second uncle still has two chances. Don't worry about him."

Lin Daiyu rolled her eyes at him and said, "Does it seem like a junior to say such things?"

Amber burst into laughter and put a peeled lychee to Li Hu's mouth.

Li Hu ate lychees and said with a smile: "It is impossible for the emperor to assign him an important task. As long as he does not get carried away and looks after Shui Rong honestly, he will be promoted when he returns."

Lin Daiyu nodded.

Outside Dong'anmen
Prince Beijing Shui Rong came out and was about to get on the sedan chair, but he stopped, turned around and looked at the imperial city. He took a deep breath. This time, the sky is high and the birds can fly freely!
(End of this chapter)