[Red Mansion] Princess Ji

The evening wind blew, and Daiyu was leaning on the chair and letting the wind blow over her face, she closed her eyes and did not speak. From time to time, she could hear the sound of whispering and walking in her ears, and she could still smell the freshly opened fire in the yard. The fragrance of flowers in buds.

It's as light as a layer of grassy smell.

"Master."

Zijuan froze for a moment when she saw Lin Wenjin coming in, hurriedly put down the things in her hands and walked over, took the things in Lin Wenjin's hands, "Young lady is awake."

"If she fell asleep outside, then it's time to ask you guys." Lin Wenjin smiled and said, "Go to your business, just pour me a glass of water, and I'll talk to her for a while."

Daiyu had already opened her eyes when Lin Wenjin spoke, and turned her head to see Lin Wenjin walking over, and smiled.

During this time, Lin Wenjin was much busier than her. Not only did he have to deal with the affairs of the Imperial Academy, but he also had to discuss with Mrs. Liu about Daiyu's marriage.

"Why didn't you respond at all? I was so busy that I had time to come to you." Lin Wenjin sat down on the chair next to him and leaned against Daiyu, "It's outrageous."

"Brother, please drink tea."

Daiyu took the tea from Zijuan and handed it to Lin Wenjin, "This cup of tea is my sister's apology to my brother."

"When I came to propose marriage that day, I never thought that Princess Yongkang is such an easy-going person. I knew something from Zijin before, but it was just heard. Only when I met that day did I know what the real demeanor of everyone is." Lin Wenjin put the cup aside and looked at Daiyu, "The wife's letter should be delivered the day after tomorrow, together with the betrothal gift."

bride price?

Hearing this word, Daiyu really realized that she was already a married person, and she was also the young prince of Yongkang Palace, Ji Yuanlan who was bestowed a title by the emperor himself.

A year ago, she would never have dared to think about it.

"During the day, people from Jia's residence came."

"They have the courage to come at this time, and they are really not afraid of being kicked out." Lin Wenjin sneered and shook his head, "What did you say?"

Daiyu looked at Lin Wenjin, with a wry smile on her lips.

In fact, if she didn't say anything, Lin Wenjin must have guessed something. What can the people from Jia's mansion say?It's just another excuse to ask Mrs. Jia to go back to Jia's mansion with the excuse of her physical problems.

After the last time, I should have guessed something, but I didn't expect to be so shameless.

"Is there something wrong with the old lady's body again?"

"It's said that the doctor came to see it. It's a problem when you get older. You should pay attention to what you eat on weekdays. Don't be the same as before." Daiyu sighed, "I should send someone over to talk about this matter."

"It's just a door-to-door proposal, and the engagement has not yet been made, and the date has not yet been set. Why are we going to treat guests? It's too early to send the invitation." Lin Wenjin's words were full of sarcasm, "I just happen to be free tomorrow afternoon. , I'll go with you."

"elder brother--"

"Tomorrow, you can just talk to your grandmother and wait on her bed for half a day. I will deal with your two aunts and sister-in-law in the front hall, so I can inquire about the experience of marrying a daughter."

Hearing this, Daiyu laughed, thinking that Lin Wenjin, who looked so stable and self-reliant, actually had this side, and it seemed that Jia's family was really annoyed.

Looked angrier than she was.

"Then I told my aunt that morning, I'm afraid I have to eat dinner there too."

I went, but I didn't come back just because I wanted to. What's more, the old things in the past have been hidden and not resolved, and she feels uncomfortable there, and she also has unwillingness and pain in her heart.

It is serious to be able to settle these rotten things before getting married.

Sitting side by side under the tree, the brother and sister drank tea while talking. If they hadn't heard the content of their conversation, they would have thought they were enjoying the moon and reciting poems.

The next day at the dinner table, Daiyu mentioned to Liu Shi that she and Lin Wenjin would go to Jia's mansion in the afternoon.

"Why did you go there again? The old lady is sick?"

"I came here yesterday, saying that I was not feeling well, and I was already resting in bed. The old lady was talking about me, so she asked me to go back when I had time. Since I am a grandmother, I sent someone to come again. The third brother also said that I should go back." " Daiyu also put down the bowls and chopsticks, seeing the worry in Liu's eyes, she comforted her and said, "Don't worry, Auntie, I'll be back after dinner."

"I am relieved to have your brother accompany me, but...you are soft-hearted. I am afraid that if you go, you will cause tears and break your body." Liu sighed, "You child, what do you want me to do?" Take it easy."

With a sore nose, Daiyu blinked hurriedly, got up, walked to Liu Shi and squatted down, pulled Liu Shi's wrist and smiled, "Auntie also said that there is a brother, can you cry to death?"

"You brothers and sisters really have the same temperament, that's all, remember to ask that girl Zijuan to prepare a cloak for you and put it in the sedan chair. They have to be raised for a while, they are all married people, so don't be careless."

"kindness!"

Accompanying Mrs. Liu back to the room to rest, Daiyu was on the way back to Xiangshui Garden, seeing Zijuan staring at her, she couldn't help wrinkling her nose, "Why are you staring at me?"

"Madam treats the girl very well."

"...you made me cry again."

The tears that were so hard to hold back just now came up again, Daiyu had no choice but to blink, and opened her mouth slightly to keep the tears from falling.

Seeing this, Zijuan stopped talking, just smiled and accompanied Daiyu back to her room, changed her clothes, and checked the supplements to be taken to Jia's mansion.

"Why is the girl still here? Brother Jin is back."

"came back?"

"kindness."

Hearing the words, Xueyan hurriedly picked up her things, and looked at Zijuan, "I have to go with you this time, Sister Yan, I will trouble you with the matters in the yard."

Daiyu beside her couldn't help laughing, she exchanged a look with Yan Nanny and said, "I'll take Xueyan and Zijuan there, and Yan Nanny has to worry about things here."

"Girls are polite, this is my duty."

When they arrived at the gate of the mansion, Lin Wenjin really had just changed out of his official uniform, and Chang Shun next to him took a lot of things, which seemed to be prepared in advance, when Daiyu looked at Lin Wenjin, Lin Wenjin only nodded his head.

Getting into the sedan chair, Daiyu couldn't help feeling upset thinking about the things she had to face in a while.

She thought that leaving Jia's mansion would cut off contact, but who knew that the person who was talking about marriage was too famous in Beijing, and even the slightest disturbance could attract a reaction from Jia's mansion.

But even if Mrs. Jia is her grandmother, this marriage has nothing to do with Jia's house. No one in Beijing knows that Ji Yuanlan and Lin Wenjin are close, and knows that Ji Yuanlan often goes to Lin's house. It doesn't matter, why do you want to stir it up into a pot of porridge.

Daiyu hadn't recovered from her own thoughts when she got off the sedan chair, and she didn't get out of the sedan chair until Zijuan lifted the curtain of the sedan chair.

"Ouch! Miss Lin is back, so hurry up and inform the old lady and wife that Miss Lin is back!" The maid at the door saw Daiyu coming, and shouted out loudly, and the maids and servants around looked at her. come over.

Lin Wenjin signaled Chang Shun, Zijuan, and Xueyan to follow, and walked through the doorway with Daiyu in his arms, "I know your girl, but you don't know your girl's brother, you should call me your lord anyway."

"Lin, Master Lin!"

Daiyu, who was a little helpless at first, couldn't help laughing when she heard this, she felt that Lin Wenjin was not at all as usual at the moment.

"Grandmother is resting in the room? Are you awake at this time?"

"The old lady has been unwell for the past two days and has been staying in the room. Even the food is delivered to the bedside. Since the cousin is here, why don't you go and have a look?"

"Of course I should go to see my grandmother first."

"You greet the old lady for me. As a foreigner, I will not go. I will just go to the front hall and wait for you." Lin Wenjin looked at the maid in front of him, "Please lead the way."

"No, dare not, please come with me, sir."

Seeing that Lin Wenjin was too scared to look up by the arrogant maid on weekdays, Daiyu exchanged a glance with Zijuan, motioning her and Xueyan to follow.

Even though he lived here before, he was regarded as a half-master, but now that he returned to Lin's house, he had to let the little maid lead the way when he went to the room.

It's just a little strange, why is it so quiet today.

Touching the mandarin duck in front of her again, Daiyu nodded her head, "Sister Yuanyang, is grandma awake? If she falls asleep, I'll go to the front hall and wait."

Seeing Daiyu, Yuanyang instructed the little girl to serve tea, "Miss Lin is here, the old lady has been talking about it, but she really looks forward to Miss Lin's coming. The old lady has been in poor health for the past two days, and it is difficult to fall asleep at night. You're awake now! I'll take the girl in!"

Zijuan and Xueyan saw that the mandarin ducks were about to go in, so they stepped forward, "I brought these things from home. Although I know that the old lady is not lacking, but the girl is interested, I also ask my sister to show me the way so that I can get the things." Take it off."

"I haven't seen you in a few months, but you girl is better at finding people to make fun of. How can you not know where to put things? I have followed the old lady since I was a child, and she is still arguing in front of me."

"I haven't come here for a long time, I'm afraid I may remember wrongly."

"Go, go, I want to take the girl in to see the old lady, you can ask someone else." Yuanyang walked into the house after saying that, Daiyu followed behind, looked at Zijuan before entering the door, saw Zijuan nodded and felt relieved Quite a lot.

It's been a while since we saw each other last time, in fact, I also had the chance to see each other at the Spring Banquet, who knew that the incident of Xichun's blind date went on for a while, and she forgot about it.

Thanks to Ji Yun'an's blessing, if Ji Yun'an was not with her all the time, or if she didn't go, the people in Jia's mansion should invite her to go.

"Old lady, Miss Lin is here, her eyes are red, I'm afraid she just cried once."

"Miss Lin is here!"

Mrs. Jia sat up suddenly, Yuanyang hurriedly stepped forward to straighten the quilt for her, and leaned against the head of the bed, "Don't worry, old lady, the girl said that she is here for dinner, so don't rush to leave."

Daiyu stood in front of the window staring blankly at the old Mrs. Jia who had lost a lot of weight. She didn't know whether it was bitterness or helplessness. The person who had supported Jia's house for decades looked like an ordinary old man. , Even the eyes are sunken a lot.

Seeing Mrs. Jia stretching out her hand towards her, Daiyu sighed softly, stepped forward to hold her hand and said, "Your body is important, I am not in a hurry to leave."

"Lin girl, are you... Are you blaming me?"

When Yuanyang heard it, his eyes trembled slightly, and he immediately went outside, taking the rest of the maids away along the way—this word cannot be spread.

Hearing the sound of closing the door, Daiyu didn't know how to answer this question.

blame?How to complain?hatred?How to hate?Now she doesn't complain or hate, she just hopes to be with the person she likes without any twists and turns.

"No complaints."

"No, you blame me, blame me for not being able to uphold justice for you, blame me for giving Baochai to Baoyu, and it became a golden and jade marriage, forgetting that I was the one who raised you by my side and let you be with Baoyu every day ,talent--"

Daiyu didn't frown when she heard the words, she interrupted Mrs. Jia's words for the first time, "Now I have a husband, I am in love with him, we are married, grandmother shouldn't mention these things."

It should not be mentioned, and there is no need to mention it again.

Ever since she heard in the snow that day that Jia's mansion was concealing the Xiaoxiang Hall's preparations for Jia Baoyu and Baochai's marriage, everything was unimportant.

The matter between Jia Baoyu and her is not important. Since it is not important, it should not be mentioned again.

Mrs. Jia looked at Daiyu, she was stunned for a moment because she forgot to say something, tears were still streaming down her face.In the past, Daiyu would definitely not be able to hold back her tears, but no matter how she looked at this time, her heart was occupied by helplessness.

Her tears had been shed in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion long ago, and she finally understood that tears are not worth it at all.

"Grandma is not feeling well. She should rest in peace. With the help of the three sisters-in-law and my aunt, there will probably be no problems. Grandma should not worry about it anymore."

"You don't look like your mother at all. Your mother always listens to me, so I like her the most. Your two uncles even complained that I dote on your mother too much."

Mother?In Daiyu's memory, her mother seldom mentioned things in Jia's residence, and occasionally mentioned a few words, but thinking about it now, there was nothing special about it.

Pulling out the hand held by Mrs. Jia, "I am here to accompany my grandmother. If my grandmother is sleepy, she can rest first and don't rush to talk."

After saying these words, there was no room for change, Mrs. Jia stared at Daiyu, and lay back under the quilt as she said, "Let Yuanyang bring you a soft stool, so you can sit comfortably."

"kindness."

Daiyu nodded, and seeing Mrs. Jia closed her eyes, she got up and walked out. When she lifted the curtain with her hand, her thoughts drifted outside - she didn't know how Lin Wenjin was doing in the front hall.

Sitting in the living room for a while, Lin Wenjin didn't feel uncomfortable. After drinking a cup of tea and seeing several maids wandering outside, he still sat calmly, without even sighing.

"Brother Jin has been waiting for a long time! There are too many things to do in the house, and it happens that my sister-in-law is ill again. Only Bao girl and I are busy with work, so I forgot to come."

Wang Xifeng and Baochai came together, and Jia Lian followed, but Jia Baoyu was not there.

I couldn't help being surprised that Jia Baoyu didn't show up, but thinking about people like Jia Baoyu, he never liked this occasion, so it's normal if he didn't come.

Standing up and cupping his hands, he said, "You're welcome. I just came here with my second younger sister. I'm a foreigner and it's inconvenient to go there, so I have to wait for her here. It just so happens that I have something to ask Second Master Lian."

The expressions of Wang Xifeng and Jia Lian changed almost at the same time, and even Baochai frowned.

"I don't know what's the matter?"

"When I picked up my mother to Beijing last time, I remembered that my sister was lonely in the future, but her family was always in Yangzhou, so I asked someone to go to Yangzhou to see if I could bring some old things over here, and it was also to pay homage to me. Uncle and aunt, those who went there said that the house has been sold out, which frightened me, so I made some inquiries and found an old domestic servant—"

"Brother Jin—"

"Later, I asked my younger sister. She said that when my uncle passed away, it was Lian Erye who accompanied him to attend the funeral, so I came here to inquire. Do you still have any impression of the steward who counted all the family properties without telling Daiyu?"

Jia Lian broke out in a cold sweat and got Wang Xifeng's eyes several times. He almost didn't realize Lin Wenjin's words at this moment, so he was stunned for a moment before speaking.

"No, I don't remember."

"It seems that we have to continue the investigation. Although my uncle is a clean official and a proud literati, he also has a lot of land deeds and house deeds that he brought with him. He has been an official for several years, and he can't even count a hundred taels of silver. Come out." Lin Wenjin laughed suddenly and said, "Second Master Lian, sit down, this tea is good."

"Not bad."

Only Xue Baochai looked at Lin Wenjin's smile and frowned even tighter—he couldn't hide it, and he shouldn't do such wicked things in his life, and sooner or later he would reveal his secrets.

To collect money and collect money, sooner or later this greed will kill the whole family!

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