The Founding of the Red Chamber

This is the first time Lin Ping has returned to her natal family to visit relatives after she got married. Since Lin Ping was going to marry into the clan at the beginning, Lin Yi and Lin Jing brothers were not very happy about this marriage. Therefore, Lin Ping did not have much contact with her natal family after marriage, especially Aunt Zhou. After Lin Sa was released as an official, Lin Ping sent a letter to the Duke's Mansion, that is, a very polite letter from home during the New Year's festival.On the contrary, Lin Ping's husband, Chen Xiya, was very enthusiastic every time she wrote to her, even after the death of Queen Mother Lin.

Today, Lin Ping went back to her natal family to visit her relatives. Lin Jing said, "What is the water splashed by the married daughter, what are you doing here? No one thinks about her."

The Yue family hurriedly said, "Looking at what fourth uncle said, it's a shame that I haven't had a daughter yet. If I have a daughter, I won't be able to go back to my mother's house in the future."

"That's not what I meant." Lin Jing said, "This person is so lovable that people don't care about her. The second sister has such a temperament, what does the elder sister-in-law not know, and my eldest brother and I go out every day. The eldest brother is on errand, and I go to school. How much time do we spend at home, and sister-in-law is not with her. Seeing that she doesn't seem to have made any progress in the past few years, I'm afraid it's not interesting to see her."

The Yue family said, "You can't say that, after all, we are a family. We have to make a face for the second sister when she returns to her mother's house. Otherwise, the in-laws will look down on our aunt."

Lin Jing felt that the elder sister-in-law was really virtuous.

Let's talk about Lin Ping, it's really not that Lin Jing underestimated her, if Lin Ping really understood, the letters to the Duke's Mansion in recent years can't always be indifferent.If you want Lin Jing to say that the concubines are temporarily put aside, Lin Jing is not the person who wants to do something to the brothers and sisters who are concubines, like the second brother and the third brother. what.The Lin family is not a family that wants to overwhelm the concubines. Lin Ping always has opinions on her brothers. Ever since she married the Jinling Prince's Mansion, Lin Ping feels that she has entered the imperial family, and she is even more indifferent to Lin Yi and Lin Jing.Lin Yi has never been a smooth-faced person, what's more, there are many things in the yamen, and Lin Yi can't care about such a concubine sister who married far away. If Lin Ping tries to alienate her, she will naturally stay far away.As for Lin Jing, Lin Jing is like a delicate glass bead, if he wants to play tricks, he can make any kind of people happy.But the key point is that Lin Jing can ask Lin Jing to coax her personally, either someone close to him, or someone he needs, but look at Lin Ping, Lin Jing is neither close to her, nor does she seem to need Lin Ping very much. .Lin Jing didn't care about her, even if Lin Ping suddenly wanted to go back to her natal family to visit her relatives, Lin Jing didn't need to guess and knew that something was wrong.

On the day Lin Ping came back, Lin Yi was working in the yamen as usual, and Lin Jing went out to play with Guan Xiaoer.Lin Ping deliberately picked up a holiday to come home, just for the excitement, and as a result, neither brother nor brother was at home.

Lin Ping's complexion was not very good-looking. Fortunately, in the past few years in the palace, she had also experienced some city palaces, so she smiled and asked sister-in-law Yue, "Aren't the eldest brothers and fourth brothers at home?"

The Yue family said, "Since the city was besieged by the barbarians, their imperial guards have to train hard every day, and it is rare to rest for a day in the weekdays. Ah Jing said early in the morning that the city picked up his sister, but he gave birth to the second master of the Guan family. He sent someone over and invited him there in a hurry, saying that there was an urgent matter. Ah Jing couldn't go. I was afraid that something urgent would delay me, so I hurriedly asked him to go. We are all a family, so the Guan family Second Master and Ah Jing knew each other since they were young, and if it wasn't for something urgent, we couldn't look for him at this time. Our own family, we can talk about it anyway, if he doesn't go and delay, it won't hurt our feelings."

"Yes." Lin Ping was still unhappy, but she couldn't say anything.She didn't know that the Yue clan was doing this to make things right for Lin Jing. Lin Jing had nothing else to do today, it was a Cuju team match, and Lin Jing was the instructor.Lin Jing and Lin Ping had no friendship at all, so they were willing to wait at home, they sneaked out early in the morning.As the sister-in-law of the Yue family, how can she not speak for the brother-in-law.

Lin Ping greeted his family first, then gave the Mid-Autumn Festival gift list to the Yue family, and said with a smile, "I haven't been back for many years. My husband wanted to come with me, but he is a clan, so he can't leave without permission." The feudal land, I had to bring the chief historian, and there happened to be a feudal land to present to His Majesty for the Mid-Autumn Festival."

As she said that, Lin Ping said solemnly, "How did I hear that His Majesty's body is not stable, sister-in-law, is this true?

Yue Shi was taken aback for a moment, and thought to himself, he really told the fourth uncle to talk about it.The Yue family said, "How can we women and Taoists know about the affairs of the court. Your eldest brother has been courted up and down, but I haven't heard him say anything about it."

Lin Ping nodded, but didn't say any more.

For a while, the Yue family asked Lin Ping to rest in the courtyard that had been prepared in advance. The Lin family house was large and there were few people. This courtyard was where Lin Ping lived before she got married. Ring packed out.Lin Ping thanked her sister-in-law again, but she was a little bit dissatisfied in her heart, not to mention others, when she was not out of the cabinet, she was just a concubine in the family, and she couldn't live in the best courtyard at home.Now that she has married into the clan, this small courtyard is still given to her to live in. What does it mean?

The Lin family's reunion dinner was held in the evening. Originally, Lin Jing planned to eat at Guan's family because of Lin Ping's return home.Lin Yi was well aware of his temper, so he went to Guan's house to pick Lin Jing up when he was in Yamen. When Lin Jing saw his elder brother pick him up, he got in the car and said with a sideways glance, "I didn't see my elder brother pick me up in the past. "He also hummed twice, as if his skin was itchy.

Lin Yi said, "Be honest with me. In the end, she is just a little knowledgeable, and there is nothing serious about it. Okay, we dignified men, are we still fussing with women?"

"That makes sense." Lin Jing thought for a while and said.

Lin Jing has always been concerned about face. In everything, Lin Yi only needs to use the words "a dignified man", and he will be able to convince people.No, seeing that Lin Jing was no longer awkward, Lin Yi confessed to him again, "A Ping is visiting relatives this time, the King of Jinling is the clan, and he is not allowed to leave the fief without authorization. Chen Shuya wants to come with her. After all, at this juncture Son, it is too eye-catching for the clan to come to the imperial capital. However, the King of Jinling will probably send a chief historian or reliable staff to follow.

Lin Jing said, "If you want me to tell you, I'd better tell them to come back early. Why come here at this time to be ostentatious."

"It's not so easy to go back after knowing it." Lin Yi said.

Lin Jing snorted softly, "It's just that they live in our house, they come out and go in, what do people think? Those who don't know may think that our family has some kind of collusion with the King of Jinling. It's no good. It's just a scapegoat. There are such people in the world. Good thing?"

"Look and talk."

The brothers of the Lin family went home, and because Lin Yi taught Lin Jing well on the way, when Lin Jing saw Lin Ping, although he said he was smiling, but Lin Ping was relatively low-level, so he didn't see the fakeness on Lin Jing's face. Laughing, but I feel like I haven't seen him for a few years, this fourth brother is much more pleasing to the eye than the indifferent and indifferent look he used to have.Lin Ping even praised Lin Jing casually, "The fourth brother is also an adult."

Lin Jing said, "Second sister, you have wrinkles at the corners of your eyes, how can I not grow up?"

Lin Ping immediately withdrew the previous comment, but the fourth brother was even more annoying than before.Lin Ping still had to smile stiffly, "Yes, Second Sister is getting old."

Lin Jing said, "It's good to be old, who is not old. I really want to be old, but I can't be old."

One can imagine the atmosphere of the dinner, Lin Yi was taciturn, but the Yue family was warm and thoughtful, but there was Lin Jing who disrupted the situation. In the end, Lin Ping's meal was so heart-wrenching.

However, you have to eat if you are worried. Lin Ping also plans to find out about the situation in the palace with her elder brother.

Speaking of which, it was fine if Lin Ping didn't inquire. When she inquired, Lin Yi directly asked the Chief Historian of the King of Jinling and asked what they were here for.If you want to present a new year gift to His Majesty, just come, if you want to inquire about His Majesty's health, go back quickly, he doesn't have such rebellious relatives here.

Dare to inquire about His Majesty's dragon body, what do you want to do?

Lin Yi would not say anything wrong with Lin Ping, Lin Yi said, "When A Ping was at home, she always kept her duty. It has only been a few years since she was married to the Jinling Palace, so she asked about the secrets of the palace. What does the mansion mean? Tell me directly, why instigate her to be a woman like this!"

Lin Yi was born solemn, and even the Chief Historian couldn't resist his stern words, and even called it "a misunderstanding"!

Where would Lin Yi give him a chance to explain his "misunderstanding", he sent them back to Jinling after the Chief Historian presented the Mid-Autumn Festival ceremony, and even wrote a letter to Chen Shuya, in which he criticized the Jinling Palace for using Lin Yi Ping inquires about what the forbidden Chinese affairs are doing.

As for Lin Ping, Lin Yi stayed in the imperial capital instead. If he didn't teach Lin Ping what to do, he would have been sold and paid for.

Regarding Lin Yi teaching Lin Ping, Lin Jing is not optimistic at all. Lin Jing said, "If a person who understands, she would have understood it a long time ago. If a person who is confused can teach her to understand, she will not be confused anymore."

Lin Yi said, "What's a dear? You have a rotten body. Have I ever disliked you? A Ping is still young after all."

Lin Jing was a little dissatisfied with the elder brother's comparison of Lin Ping with him.

Lin Jing, on the other hand, had a good impression of a little girl next to Lin Ping. That little girl was dexterous and knew how to cook Jiangnan side dishes, especially the wheat cakes, which were delicious.Lin Jing felt that it was a bit like a pie, but it was different. This one was baked.Especially the oatmeal cakes stuffed with pumpkin, Lin Jing can eat two cents at a time, he can actually eat more, but he has a weak stomach, eating these baked cakes is not easy to digest, and Madam Zhang doesn't allow him to eat more.Lin Jing still invited Guan Xiaoer to come over to taste wheat cakes at home. Guan Xiaoer doesn't like pumpkin stuffing. Guan Xiaoer is a carnivore. In Lin Jing's words, "Eat a pile of wheat cakes, which is as good as I have never eaten in my previous life." It's like a full meal."

Guan Xiaoer laughed loudly, "I've never seen someone who is so hungry after watching others eat."

Lin Jing rolled his eyes at him.

Lin Jing not only invited Guan Xiaoer to eat, but also invited his fiancée Xia Yunchu to eat this. Xia Yunchu said, "My father and I were also officials in Jiangnan. I have eaten all the famous dishes in Jiangnan, but I have never eaten this cake. .”

The girl was a little embarrassed, and said, "Young girl used to be particular about everything she ate and used. The slaves are all made in the countryside, very rustic."

"What about earth, as long as the food is delicious, it doesn't matter if it's earth or foreign." Lin Jing said, "Sister Ouhe, sit down and eat too."

Ouhe didn't dare to sit anymore, so Lin Jing had no choice but to follow her.However, every time Lin Jing used Ouhe's orders in vain, he always rewarded her with something.Therefore, don't expect Lin Ping to frown when mentioning Lin Jing. The maids and women around Lin Jing all have a good opinion of Lin Jing, and feel that the fourth master is kind and sensible.

Even if they think about it, Lin Ping's maid also feels that the fourth master is much easier to serve than the young mistress.

In fact, the maids didn't know, and the young mistress also vomited secretly, thinking that this damn fourth brother treated the maid and mother-in-law better than her!

Amid the awkwardness of this family, the Lin family ushered in this year's Double Ninth Festival.