After the rebellion was successful, I realized that this place was the Red Mansion

Chapter 217 Daiyu (Part 1)

Day two.

The chirping of birds outside the window woke Daiyu. She slowly opened her eyes and then smelled a man's scent. Looking closely, she saw that the man was on her bed, and she was leaning against him, with his arms around her waist!
Daiyu was terrified, her face turning pale with shock: "How did I end up sleeping with him?!"

Upon further reflection, it became clear that Jiangzhu was repaying a debt of gratitude. She was about to return to the Heaven of Sorrow and had no way to repay the favor she owed him in her dream. Since he was fond of women, she slept with him last night, and from then on, they would be even.

But repaying a favor in this way made her feel embarrassed and ashamed, her mind in turmoil.

"Lin Daiyu is awake?"

Chu Yan raised his hand to cover her cheek, intending to stroke it a few times, but Daiyu turned to the other side and said calmly, "From now on, I owe you nothing!"

Chu Yan laughed and said, "Is Lin Meimei still half asleep? Talking like this so early in the morning, you've already paid back what you owed me last night."

Yes, it's all been paid off!
Daiyu thought to herself, ignoring him, and let him put his arm around her waist and press his body against hers. She just twisted her body and did not lean into his arms.

But he leaned closer and sniffed her neck a few times. When Daiyu noticed, her face flushed red again. She pushed him away a few times in embarrassment and anger, but Chu Yan pressed her down and almost kissed her neck.

Just then, Qingwen and Zijuan and the others came in and saw the two "fighting" on the bed, and they all blushed.

Xiangling hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Miss Lin, it's time to get up."

Daiyu, her face flushed, sat up from the bed, put on her shoes, picked up two pieces of clothing from the chair by the window, and hurriedly ran out.

Zijuan glanced at the emperor twice before hurriedly following the girl into the west bedroom.

The girl sat alone in the room for a long time.

She neither cried nor made a fuss, and ignored Zijuan when she spoke.

After the emperor left, Yu Chuan came to ask them what they needed. The girl gradually came to her senses, tears welled up in her eyes, and she silently wept.

"girl……"

Zijuan didn't know how to comfort her, thinking that since Daiyu had been favored by the emperor last night, it was understandable that she was distraught this morning.

Daiyu wiped away her tears with her slender hands and cried, "Why didn't you wake me up last night? You left me alone in the tyrant's room, where I was humiliated like that!"

Zijuan hurriedly said, "Last night, His Majesty and I both called for the young lady, but she didn't wake up. He then carried her back to his room. I tried to dissuade him, but I couldn't persuade the Emperor..."

Daiyu froze, looking at her with teary eyes. Finally, she sighed and covered her face with her sleeve, saying, "I originally wanted to return to Yangzhou with my pure heart, but fate has intervened, and it's impossible now. I don't blame you, I only regret..."

She couldn't say who she wanted to hate.

Zijuan comforted her, "Now that things are like this, Miss, don't think too much about it. I've seen how the Emperor treats you girls, and the Old Madam and Madam have also seen it. They are quite pleased with you. From now on, Miss, don't think too much about it!"

Daiyu's tears flowed uncontrollably, eventually alarming Xiangling and Qingwen. They all came to comfort her, but fearing that they might disturb others, Daiyu finally managed to stop crying and got up to change her clothes.

just.

Xiangling looked at her again and again, then suddenly said, "Miss Lin was not favored by His Majesty last night!"

Daiyu frowned and looked at her with a puzzled expression.

Xiangling blushed and whispered to her and Zijuan about matters between men and women, but she didn't dare to be too explicit. She only said vaguely, "If His Majesty favors you, you will feel aches and pains all over your body, and you will have teeth marks on your body."

Daiyu frowned for a long time: "Does he want to eat people? Where did the teeth marks come from?"

Xiangling smiled shyly: "You'll see in time, Miss!"

He then went outside.

Zijuan breathed a sigh of relief and chuckled quietly, "It's clear we misunderstood him."

Daiyu sneered: "Which one is him? Who is he?"

Zijuan laughed and said, "Don't make fun of me, Miss. The Emperor didn't lay a hand on me last night."

Daiyu sighed again, feeling both happy and ashamed.

What she lamented was the recent troubles that had been troubling her; what she was pleased about was that even though she was about to die, she could still retain her innocence; what she felt ashamed about was that she was young and ignorant and had wrongly accused that person.

But then she thought to herself: People often say that it takes a hundred years of cultivation to share a boat ride and a thousand years to share a pillow. Although I have not yet had marital relations with him, I have shared a night with him, so we are still half a couple.

Then I thought: Was it my own doing in my past life? I wonder what the heavens are like after my soul departs.

After thinking it over, Daiyu gathered her chaotic thoughts, dressed herself up, and returned to Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

Nothing to say for a day.

Xiangyun, Baochai, Baoqin and others still came to chat with her to relieve her boredom, and Daiyu would also laugh and joke with them.

In the afternoon, she went to pay her respects to the old lady again. When Xiangyun and the others went to Yangxin Hall, Daiyu found an excuse to avoid them and returned to Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

When I woke up in the middle of the night, I found my pillow was soaked with sweat.

Zijuan brought in water and, seeing the scene, sighed, "Miss has been crying all night again."

Daiyu said, "I did not cry."

Zijuan laughed and said, "Still lying? Look at your face!"

Daiyu reached out and touched her cheek. Tears were streaming down her face. Startled, she quickly looked in the mirror and saw that her eyes were bloodshot and tears were flowing incessantly. She looked as if she were grieving and crying her eyes out, but she was clearly not crying.

In an instant, she understood that what she had dreamt was about to come true.

After she finished dressing, Zijuan offered her a few words of advice and then left.

Daiyu sat alone in her room, silently weeping. She didn't know how long she had been there when Zijuan came in and was startled to see her like this. She quickly came over to comfort her.

Daiyu said, "I feel a little tired. If anyone comes today, just tell them I'm sick and I'll be fine after resting for half a day."

As she spoke, she went back to bed and lay down with her back to the bed, giving people only a fragile and vulnerable view of her back.

Zijuan assumed the young lady was upset about what happened last night, and seeing that she wasn't wheezing or coughing, she went out again.

When they went back into the house at noon, they found her still lying in bed with tears streaming down her face. Zijuan was startled and said she was going to tell the old lady.

Daiyu sat up, tears streaming down her face, and said to her in a huff, "If you still remember how good I was to you, then don't tell anyone about this!"

Zijuan hurriedly said, "What kind of logic is this? No one cries all the time. People say that only a foolish person avoids seeking medical help. Is the young lady also confused because of her illness?"

Daiyu wiped away her tears and said, "I know my own situation is beyond human control. Talking about it will only add to my sorrow." She added, "Don't worry about me. You'll know tomorrow, whether it's good or bad."

After saying that, he lay back down on the bed, looking sickly.

This time, Zijuan dared not go out again. She sat in the room with her, talking to herself and trying to persuade the girl.

After a while, I got up to check on her and saw that the girl was still crying uncontrollably in bed, showing no signs of improvement. I was now almost convinced of her condition.
This was too bizarre. Although the girl had been saddened by spring and autumn in previous years, she had never cried so incessantly like this. There were only tears flowing, but no sobbing.

After a while, Zijuan finally couldn't sit still any longer. She went out to call Xueyan and whispered to her, "Go tell the maid in the Emperor's room that the young lady has some strange illness and may not make it through the night."

She remembered that the girl had given her one hundred taels of silver yesterday.

Upon hearing this, Xueyan turned pale with fright and hurriedly ran to Yangxin Hall to tell Qingwen about it.

Qingwen was also startled: "He was perfectly fine yesterday, frolicking with His Majesty in bed, how come he's not working today?"

Xueyan shook her head.

Qingwen hurried out and beckoned several eunuchs. After they arrived, she frowned and said, "Why is it just you? Never mind, come with me to Pear Fragrance Courtyard!"

The eunuch hurriedly said, "Miss, is there anything urgent? His Majesty is handling state affairs outside. If there's nothing urgent that might disturb His Majesty, then..."

"I have my own ideas!"

Qingwen hurriedly left through the back door. Xueyan pulled a palace maid over and asked her to go to Xiaoxiang Pavilion to give Zijuan a message, while she followed Qingwen.

The two left the garden through the back gate and indeed saw a group of people. They couldn't tell who the eunuchs were or who the ministers were. They only knew that those carrying knives and swords were guards. The two didn't care and went straight into the Pear Fragrance Courtyard.

"What brings Miss Qingwen here?"

Xia Shouzhong naturally recognized her and hurriedly asked.

Qingwen said, "Go in quickly and tell His Majesty that something has happened in the garden! I need to go in and report to His Majesty!"

In the previous dynasty, Xia Shouzhong would not have cared about what these palace maids said, but the current emperor is different. He only goes in to report, and if anyone is to be punished, it is Qingwen, not him.

So Xia Shouzhong hurriedly went into the room and, under the watchful eyes of several ministers who had come to pay their respects, quietly told them about it.

Chu Yan waved his hand, signaling the others to leave first, and then let Qingwen in.

Upon seeing Qingwen and Xueyan, he immediately guessed that it was related to Daiyu.

Qingwen hurriedly stepped forward and whispered, "Your Majesty, Zijuan sent Xueyan to say that Miss Lin is no longer of use."

Chu Yan frowned slightly and asked, "Did he say anything?" He then instructed Xia Shouzhong, "Go and call the imperial physician to wait at Lixiang Courtyard."

Qingwen shook her head and said no.

Chu Yan stood up and said, "Come back with me." He then instructed the Hanlin Academy scholars on duty that day, "If I have not returned within an hour, tell the waiting ministers to go back and come to report again tomorrow."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Chu Yan walked out the door. Qingwen couldn't keep up with him and could only run panting all the way. She witnessed many ministers emerging from the various rooms of Pear Fragrance Courtyard, their faces showing surprise. Qingwen then realized with astonishment, "The Emperor truly is the supreme ruler. Every move he makes involves countless people. They don't know how they'll spread today's events. The palace maids said that matters in the harem also involve the court, so they weren't lying to me!"

Qingwen, Xueyan, and the eunuchs ran all the way before barely managing to keep up with Chu Yan's pace.

Their hurried walk naturally alerted many people in the park.

We arrived at Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

Chu Yan went in and soon saw Daiyu lying on her side on the bed with her back to him. He bent down to look at her face and saw that she still had some color in her skin, so he was relieved.

Daiyu noticed someone was there, turned her head and saw it was him, then turned her head away as if in a huff: "What are you doing here?"

Chu Yan sat on her bed and said with a smile, "Your Zijuan said you were sick, so I came to check on you."

Daiyu said, "I'm not sick, thank you for your concern."

Zijuan then whispered, "The girl has been crying all day, and she still says she's not sick."

Chu Yan was taken aback. He reached out and turned Daiyu around. Sure enough, he saw that there were wet stains on her pillow and bamboo mat, indicating that she had been crying for a long time.

He sighed, "Why is Lin Daiyu doing this to herself?"

Daiyu pushed him away, saying, "It's none of your business. Thank you for coming to see me. You should go back now and let me rest for half a day!"

With her strength, she naturally couldn't push the tall Chu Yan.

He asked Zijuan, "Your daughter has been crying since she woke up?"

Zijuan nodded and recounted in detail what had happened from last night to today, not even hiding Xiangling's words. Chu Yan laughed at this and stroked Daiyu's tear-stained cheeks: "Sister Lin doesn't believe me? Shouldn't you be punished?"

Daiyu turned her head and went back to lie down.

After today, he won't be able to punish them even if he wanted to.

Zijuan wanted to persuade her, but seeing the emperor was there, she thought it might be better for the two of them to be together, so she pulled Qingwen out of the house.

After thinking for a moment, Chu Yan asked, "Is it the letter from the day before yesterday?"

Daiyu retorted angrily, "It's none of your business, yet you insist on asking. Have you finished your official duties today? I dare not keep you here!"

Chu Yan said, "Qingwen came to tell me that you are no longer useful. I was so shocked that I came back. Don't worry, the world will not be in chaos even if there is one less emperor."

Daiyu sneered: "As expected of a foolish emperor. If there is one less day today, there will be one less day tomorrow. In the end, there will be no more court assemblies. You will just stay in the palace for decades without ever going out."

Chu Yan laughed and said, "I am not Jia Wanli."

He observed Daiyu's reaction and, seeing that she was neither angry nor ashamed, laughed again, "Could it be that Sister Lin can't understand what I'm saying?"

Daiyu sat up abruptly, wiping away her tears with her slender hands and smiling at him: "What's so hard to understand? It's just about Jia Baoyu and the Wanli Emperor. You think you're so clever, yet you try to provoke me with your words!"

Chu Yan stared at her for a long time, until Daiyu lowered her head. Then he reached out and wiped her cheek, frowning as he said, "It is indeed a strange thing. She is crying without any sadness or joy."

Daiyu looked up at him and asked, "Why am I crying so much? Could it be that the person who was born from the lightning-struck tower couldn't have predicted it?"

Chu Yan chuckled, speechless. "So that's how it is!"

He stood up and pondered the key point carefully, pacing around Daiyu's room and looking back at her.

Daiyu remained silent, her eyes blurred with tears, watching him walk around the room. Her previously despairing thoughts, which had been filled with the hope of dying, gradually calmed down.

But the tears kept flowing, and she could no longer stop them.

"Have you ever dreamed of her?" Chu Yan asked.

Daiyu sighed, "Thank you for your concern, but you don't need to ask anymore. This is the will of Heaven, and it is beyond human control."

Chu Yan said, "I am not a human, but a god, the emperor."

Daiyu smiled and said, "I know there are two emperors, one named Chongle Gong and the other named Anle Gong!"

Chu Yan laughed as well: "Since they are imprisoned by me, then it's all fake."

Amidst laughter and conversation, tears still rolled down Daiyu's cheeks. This strange sight confirmed Chu Yan's suspicion that she had indeed reached the point of "dying from exhaustion of tears."

Logically speaking, when Jiangzhu died with her tears exhausted, she died with sorrow and worry. However, due to his interference, her fate changed, and although Daiyu still shed tears, she did not have much sorrow or worry.

Seeing his reaction, Daiyu said, "Thank you for your concern. After I die, please send someone to take me back to Suzhou. I will not ask for anything else."

Chu Yan said, "You want to die? I won't let you."

Daiyu glared at him angrily, then laughed and lay down, letting tears stream down her cheeks. She placed her hands on her stomach and said, "The emperor can control heaven and earth, but can he control whether others live or die? You told me not to die, but I'm going to die anyway, let's see how you save me!"

He added, "Don't call the imperial physicians. They take forever to examine me, and I'm too tired to see one today!"

Chu Yan sat down and said, "Don't worry, I won't call the imperial physician." Then he called Qingwen over and instructed her, "Go and tell Xia Shouzhong to send the ministers and imperial physicians of Lixiang Courtyard back. I will not be handling state affairs today."

Qingwen glanced at Daiyu lying down before going out to instruct the eunuch to summon Xia Shouzhong.

Daiyu stood up and looked at him: "You really are going to be a tyrant!"

Chu Yan said, "It doesn't matter if there's no emperor for a day, don't take it to heart."

Daiyu lay back down in a huff, still with her back to him.

Chu Yan asked her some more questions, but received no answers. He pulled her around and saw that she was still crying.

Daiyu wasn't angry with him, but she seemed sickly, whether from unwillingness to talk or lack of energy to play with him.

Chu Yan held Daiyu in his arms, and she did not refuse, letting him do as he pleased, as long as he did not touch her.

"Wow, that's really something."

Chu Yan sighed and put her back.

Daiyu wiped away her tears and asked with a smile, "Who was it that was just spouting such boastful words?"

Chu Yan smiled, asked Zijuan to bring some handkerchiefs, and sat on the bed to wipe away her tears.

Daiyu turned her head away: "I don't want you to come, so I don't owe you a favor again!"

At this moment, Zijuan suddenly pulled out two old handkerchiefs and said in surprise, "These are not the young lady's handkerchiefs, but rather look like Master Bao's. They have been left here for a long time."

Chu Yan looked over, and Daiyu hurriedly got out of bed, snatched the two handkerchiefs, put them back, turned back to look at him with tearful eyes, and stood there steadily, as if she had done something wrong.

Chu Yan laughed and called out, "Qingwen, come in." After Qingwen entered the room, he asked, "Did you deliver two handkerchiefs to Lin Daiyu on behalf of Jia Baoyu?"

Qingwen nodded and said, "Yes, I did send them, twice."

Chu Yan was immediately puzzled: "Why were you sent twice?"

Daiyu said angrily, "You already knew, so why did you ask?"

Then, she went back to bed and lay down in a huff.

Qingwen smiled and whispered in Chu Yan's ear, "A young lady's breath is as fragrant as orchids, making one's ears itch a little."

Chu Yan nodded and smiled as he told her to leave.

Daiyu turned her back to him and said, "You know everything, yet you still make fun of me. I've become a source of amusement for the emperor's harem!"

Chu Yan said, "When did I ever tease you? If I did, it was your sister Feng."

"Pooh."

Daiyu spat at him, knowing it was about those vulgar things, and angrily said, "Sister Feng doesn't meet your standards, yet you insist on making fun of her? What if we don't meet your standards either, and you come and make fun of us too!"

After a long pause, Chu Yan said, "People are different. Your Sister Feng is fiery and ruthless. If you don't take her into your own hands, she'll take advantage of you. But you are different."

Daiyu fell silent.

Chu Yan sat for a while, when he suddenly heard someone coming from outside. He said, "Your sister Bao and the others have come to see you. They might disturb your maternal grandmother and the others later."

Daiyu said, "I don't want to upset them. Could you cover for me?"

Chu Yan laughed and said, "You're so humble when you're begging me, but you don't say a word when there's nothing wrong. Anyone else would have gotten angry with you long ago."

Daiyu stood up and laughed, "You're angry with me too, but I'm happy to be clean!"

"Does Lin Daiyu really think that way?"

"..."

Daiyu did not answer. She got up and tidied her makeup in front of the mirror. Although she couldn't stop the tears, she didn't look bad.

Chu Yan said, "You'd better lie back down and pretend to be sick."

Upon hearing this, Daiyu thought it made sense, so she quickly went back to lie down and pretended to be sad and upset.

Chu Yan smiled and then had someone call Xiangyun and the others in.

(End of this chapter)