Lin Daiyu's Rebirth

Chapter 343 Uninvited Guests on New Year's Eve 1

Daiyu really wanted to tell the prince that she was just comforting Baoyu because she felt sorry for him and thought that they both grew up in the old grandmother's room.

Apart from anything else, they are cousins ​​after all!

But when she saw the prince's furious look, her shoulders trembled with anger. She slowly stood up with the help of the chair and said against her will:

"My Lord, what do you mean by this?

I just hugged my second brother, what's wrong?"

The prince had softened his heart at this point. Hearing that Daiyu had nothing to hide, he thought that she was truly frank and that he was the one who was narrow-minded.

The prince immediately walked to Daiyu's side and saw that all his nice words were of no use.

Thinking of the lines from the opera, he quickly shook his sleeves, clenched his fists, leaned forward, and said to Daiyu in a strange tone:

"Greetings to the Lady, may the Lady be blessed with good fortune!"

Before Daiyu could say anything, the parrot imitated the prince's tone and shouted outside:

"Good luck to the Lady, good luck to the Lady..."

The prince was so happy that he walked quickly to the outer room and brought the parrot cage to Daiyu with a smile. The prince said to the parrot with a smile:

"If you call out 'Fujin Jixiang', I'll give you a bunch of sunflower seeds!"

Unexpectedly, the parrot did not peck the prince this time, but continued to shout:

"Good luck to the Lady, good luck to the Lady..."

Daiyu suddenly burst out laughing.

The prince put down the parrot, then came to Daiyu with a smile and said earnestly:

"Good girl, don't be angry, I was wrong, okay?

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and I have to offer sacrifices to my ancestors. There are a lot of things waiting for me in the mansion!"

In this way, the prince gently hugged Daiyu, and the two of them were immersed in a passionate love.

After a while, Xiao Wan knocked on the door and came in. She gently asked the prince, "The eldest wife sent Cai Lian here, please go to bed, Your Majesty!"

Unexpectedly, the prince waved his hand and told Xiaowan:

"Go tell Cailian that Fujin is having severe pregnancy vomiting and won't be coming tonight!"

After the prince finished speaking, he signaled to Xiaowan that whoever came tonight should say that they had gone to bed and wanted to accompany the concubine.

Xiaowan smiled knowingly, closed the door, and left happily.

The prince gently untied the curtain, picked up the quilt on the bed, and wrapped Daiyu tightly. He then got up, took off his clothes, and slept next to Daiyu.

When the eldest wife heard Cailian say that the prince would not come tonight, she said calmly, "I understand. You can go down now!"

As soon as Cai Lian left, Dafujin returned to bed in a daze. Now he didn't even care about his children!

I slept in my room for a few nights, and tonight I went to that woman's room again!

The bewildered Daifu felt a chill in her heart, as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew the window open. The eldest concubine was thinking about the prince, and the gust of wind instantly frightened her.

Suddenly, a vague figure appeared on the window, like a female ghost with her hair draped over her shoulders and her face unclear!

The eldest wife was so frightened that she started to scream. She covered her head and shouted, "Cai Lian, Cai Lian..."

Cai Lian rushed over upon hearing the noise, looked at the disheveled Dafu lying on the bed, and saw her frightened expression, and immediately stroked her chest with her hand.

She said softly, "Fujin, what's wrong with you? Cailian is here..."

The eldest wife quickly pointed at the window and said convulsively:

"Ghost, there is a ghost..."

Cai Lian hurried to the window and looked outside again, but there was nothing but the howling wind.

Cai Lian had no choice but to arrange a few little maids to guard outside the window and the door, and everyone took turns on duty.

When she walked into the eldest wife's room again, she saw that the eldest wife was so scared that she was hiding in the quilt and trembling.

Cai Lian gently lifted the quilt and said softly:

"Madam, it's really okay. I think it's just a civet cat in the tree. Who knows?"

The eldest wife then slowly emerged from the quilt and said frightenedly:

"Cai Lian, can you please ask the prince to come over?"

Cailian was about to get up and go to Cuizhu Garden, but just as she reached the door, the eldest wife shouted again:

"No, Cailian, don't go. I'm scared if you leave!"

Cai Lian immediately sat down quietly beside the bed of the eldest concubine and said softly,

"Fujin, I won't go. I'll send Caidie!"

The eldest wife slowly calmed down and leaned in Cailian's arms, looking as if she was frightened silly.

The eldest wife murmured to herself, "What's the point of living now? I can't even see my husband!"

Cai Lian also felt sad. She used to be the legitimate wife of Prince Beijing, but now her beauty was gone and her love was gone before she even grew old!

Unexpectedly, Caidie came in timidly and whispered, "Madam, I am incompetent and failed to invite the prince over!"

Cai Lian hurried forward and gestured to her to take care of the eldest wife while she went to invite her.

Unexpectedly, the eldest wife waved her hands and said to Cailian blankly, "Don't go. Tell the little maids to go down. You can just rest in my room!"

In this way, Cai Lian was talking to the first lady at first, but after a while, she fell asleep.

The eldest wife lay on the bed in despair. The howling north wind and Cai Lian's breathing made her feel that this night was too hard to endure!

The next day is New Year's Eve.

As soon as the morning sun shone into the courtyard, the prince quickly stood up and swiftly changed into formal clothes.

After he hurriedly washed up, he took Daiyu, his concubine and others to the ancestral hall to hold the annual ancestor worship ceremony.

In the ancestral hall, several huge portraits of ancestors are hung in the center.

On the long table under the portrait, rows of exquisite tablets were neatly arranged, and white candles were lit on both sides of the table.

On the corner table below, there were several plates of fresh fruit, fragrant roasted chicken, plump fish, a pot of mellow wine, and plates of stir-fried vegetables...

The prince stood at the front of the team. He had a solemn expression and his eyes were fixed on the front.

Behind him, standing in the second row were Daiyu and the First Lady. Daiyu stood quietly on the left, while the First Lady stood dignified and gracefully on the right.

Jiaorou and Siyu were also lined up behind them, with their heads slightly lowered and pious expressions on their faces.

Looking further back, the prince's children were also standing obediently behind him.

The servants who had been raised in the Prince of Beijing's Mansion for generations stood respectfully at the back.

The prince gently stretched out his hand and carefully picked up a stick of incense.

The clever Xiao Luzi on the side hurried forward and lit the incense skillfully.

The prince held the lit incense stick in his hand and muttered:

"Prince Beijing Yongrong and his entire family would like to extend their greetings to our ancestors!

May our ancestors bless our Beijing Palace to prosper for generations!

Alas! The universe changes, the years pass, and my people continue to have a long history.

Looking back on the past, our ancestors had great difficulties in starting their business, but their virtues were passed down from generation to generation."

As soon as he finished speaking, the prince carefully placed the incense stick in the incense burner.

At this moment, Xiaoluzi, who was standing nearby, shouted at the top of his voice:

"kneel!"

After hearing the order, everyone followed the prince and knelt on the ground, kowtowed respectfully to the ancestral tablets.

However, before they could straighten up, they heard Xiao Luzi shouting again:

"Kneel down again!"

So everyone knelt down again and kowtowed heavily in greeting.

After repeating this several times, the prince slowly raised his hand and gently picked up the wine glass on the corner table.

He tilted the cup slightly and slowly poured the wine into the ground.

Seeing this, everyone knelt down and kowtowed again.

Finally, when Xiao Luzi shouted, "Get up!", everyone stood up as if relieved.

At this point, the ceremony of ancestor worship was successfully completed.

When everyone left the ancestral hall, the prince called Xiao Luzi and instructed him:

"Today is New Year's Eve, and since my wife is pregnant, it is truly a great joyous occasion.

Go to the kitchen and tell the cooks to make more of Mrs. Lin's favorite dishes."

Before he finished speaking, Daiyu, who was following beside him, felt a little embarrassed.

She hurried forward, stretched out her jade hand and gently grabbed the corner of the prince's clothes, lowering her voice and saying to him:

"Your Majesty, Yu'er does not need any special care."

The prince turned around, took her hand, and said in front of everyone:

"Today is New Year's Eve, and tomorrow is New Year's Day!

We bid farewell to the old and usher in the new. I hope everyone will have a smooth and successful year ahead!"

The eldest wife held Hongxuan in one hand and Hongjin in the other, with the wet nurse and Cailian following behind.

The eldest wife stared blankly at the prince holding Lin Daiyu's hand. He did not hide his love for her in front of everyone!

In the past, I was the one standing beside the prince during ancestral worship, but now...

His two sons are now like a pair of jokes.

The eldest wife hurriedly signaled the two children to go to their father, saying that today was New Year's Eve and they should go over to ask for good luck.