[Red Mansion+Qing Chuan] Eldest sister can't help

Autumn is passing and winter is coming, and the weather is going to be colder. In less than half a month, there have been several heavy snowfalls.

Since Jia Min gave birth to Lin Jinyu three years ago, her vitality has been severely injured, and her body has suffered from some illnesses. In the past few years, she has to take care of family affairs. Although the Lin family has a small population, it is not busy, but after all, she is tired. So over the past three years, Jia Min's body has always been a little weak.From time to time, I always have to be sick a few times, so every winter, Jia Min is more cautious, and if there is no important event, he will not easily step out of the room.

On this day, Jia Min received a call letter from Mrs. Xu, the wife of Zhao Ming, the magistrate of Yangzhou, saying that she wanted to come to visit in the future.

Mrs. Xu, the wife of the magistrate of Yangzhou, is from the offshoot of the Xu family, a noble and scholarly family in Yangzhou. Jia Min made friends with Lin Ruhai after he took office here. They will also walk around each other. Although the relationship is not deep, it is not shallow.

Jia Min flipped through the gold-painted invitation card sent by Xu's family in his hand, and asked Grandma Jia quite puzzled, "You said it's a cold day, and it's not easy for her to live here." Staying in the mansion, why would you suddenly say that you want to come to visit our mansion?" Although she has always been in touch with Xu, but usually in winter, because of the cold weather, people get tired and lazy, unless they have a very good name. Otherwise, this winter, it is rare to walk around once.

Nanny Jia took the invitation from Jia Min, put it away, and said with a smile, "I don't know that Madam Fu just hasn't seen Madam for a few days, and it just happens that I'm free, so I'm just here to talk about some homework."

Jia Min nodded when she heard the words, and said, "What the nanny said is true. So Yinliu wrote a reply, saying that she is welcome to bother her at any time." Turning her head, she saw the beautiful plum blossoms blooming in the vase by the bed, and continued to laugh Said: "By the way, a few days ago, didn't the eldest girl have the Cuiwei Pavilion cleaned out, and put a brazier there, and used lunch with the second girl at noon for several days, and also used fruit Replace wine with tea and enjoy the plum blossom and snow scene. It’s hard for this girl to be able to make a fuss. Yinliu, go talk to the girl in charge of cleaning and ask them to keep the brazier and put two more. Wait Ruhui is here, and we will go together to meet the occasion."

In the back garden of Lin Mansion, there is a large plum grove. In winter, the plum blossoms are in full bloom, against the white snow, it is particularly gratifying.This Cuiwei Pavilion is specially used for the wives and ladies at home to appreciate the plum blossoms and the scenery. In the past, Jia Min also held a plum appreciation banquet every winter, inviting officials and wives to come, chatting and laughing.It's just that this action stopped after Jia Min was born with Jin Yu's birth.

"Yes, ma'am." Yinliu Fushen on the side replied.

"Don't forget to ask someone to go to the eldest girl and the second girl and tell them that there will be guests coming to them in the future, so that they can rest for a day." Jia Min remembered these days Qingyu and Daiyu sisters, almost every day I have to go to Cuiwei Pavilion every day, and I told him again.

Yinliu smiled and nodded in response.

Because of the heavy snow that fell all day and night, the streets in Yangzhou City were cleaned along the way, but the snow did not stop at that time, so even though they had only been cleaned, they were covered with a thin layer of snow in just a short while.In the distance, a carriage drove over slowly, and stopped in front of the Lin Mansion's gate not long after.

The young man who was in charge of guarding the gate had received orders from his wife earlier, so he knew that it was a guest from the mansion, so he didn't dare to slow down, so he hurriedly took the low stool used for stepping and trotted over.

After a while, an extremely tightly wrapped noble lady wearing a fox fur cloak without a trace of variegation slowly descended from the carriage surrounded by maids and women. It was Xu, the wife of the prefect of Yangzhou. .

After passing through the hanging flower gate, the sedan chair stopped, Mrs. Xu walked out of the sedan chair with the hand of the girl next to her, and immediately saw Jia Min waiting inside the hanging flower gate.

"Ruhui, I'm looking forward to you, come in and warm up!" Jia Min greeted Xu when she saw her, and said with a smile.

Mrs. Xu also smiled back at Jia Min and said, "I came here in the cold and disturbed your cleanliness. I will accompany you first. I hope you will forgive me."

"Among you and me, why are you still talking about these vain rituals? There's no need to hurt our feelings." Jia Minqiao said with a smile.

Entering the inner room, Mrs. Xu took off the fox fur cloak on her body and took off the hand stove.

Jia Min turned to Yin Qiao and said, "Hurry up and pour some tea."

After waiting for the tea and the snacks and nuts to be brought over, Jia Min dragged Mrs. Xu to sit down.It was at this time that Jia Min realized that although Xu's clothes were flawless and the makeup on her face was exquisite, it was obvious that there was a faint bluish black in her eyes, but it couldn't be concealed. It was her complexion. Look closely. She was not as fair as before, and there was a wry smile on the corner of her mouth, and a trace of irritability and worry in her eyes. It was obvious that there must be something bothering her recently, and she couldn't solve it.

After thinking for a while, Fang asked, "Ruhui, I don't think you look very well, but is there something bothering you?"

Mrs. Xu smiled bitterly and said: "What else can I do? It's not because of my old lady. Sometimes, I really envy you. My mother-in-law died early, so I don't have to suffer from this idleness." As soon as the words came out, Xu felt shocked that it was a bit inappropriate to say these words in front of this girl and mother-in-law.Immediately, he quickly changed the subject, and continued: "My old lady, who has been bewitched for some reason, is making a fuss now and insists on making a baby kiss for Brother Yi and her niece and grandniece. It's annoying to watch this."

"What's going on?" Jia Min was startled when he heard that, and he felt a little defensive in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.

Mrs. Xu sighed and said: "In the early autumn, the old lady went back to her natal home. After she came back, she said that the granddaughter of her eldest brother's family was a good one, no matter in appearance or behavior. At first I I thought that the girl was pretty good, and the old lady liked it so much, and even suggested that if the old lady really likes it, she can take it over and stay at home for a while. But I don’t want to, the old lady just said I want to assign her to Brother Yi. Not to mention that the old lady’s natal family has gradually declined over the years, just because of the girl’s identity as a concubine’s concubine, how can she be worthy of my Brother Yi? The old lady wants to support her. My natal family, I have no objection, and I have no objections, but she uses my brother Yi as a favor, and it depends on whether I, a mother, are willing or not?" At the end of the speech, Xu's tone was a little harsh meaning.

The Brother Yi that Xu family spoke of is the youngest of Xu's three sons and one daughter. Zhao Yi, seven years old this year, is extremely clever.

Jia Min listened to Xu's words, because it was a matter of her family, she just listened to it, but it was not easy to express her opinion, so she asked, "What does your master mean?" He has passed away, and now the husband of the Xu family, Zhao Ming, is in charge of the family. He is not a foolish and filial person, and most of all, he is one-sided. As long as he disagrees, the idea of ​​the old lady of the Zhao family will definitely not come true.

In fact, among all of you, apart from those who are married by fingertips, there are very few people who betrothed their children when they were young, because if they are too young, they don’t know whether they will grow up in the future. If the other party died young, wouldn't he want to bear the name of Ke Wife or Ke Fu?

Speaking of this, Mrs. Xu showed a helpless look: "My husband didn't agree at first, but the old lady whispered into my husband's ear when she had some free time. After this day, my husband's attitude has softened. Ri still praised her in front of me! But how can I do what she wants. Therefore, I thought, before my husband is persuaded by the old lady, I will find a good one for brother Yi." I said and looked Jia Min.

Jia Min is a smart and agile person. Hearing the undisguised grief and indignation in Xu's tone, and listening to Xu's words, seeing Xu's eyes looking at him with some anticipation, his heart skipped a beat. Can you still not understand what Xu Shi came here today?The reason why Mrs. Xu came here today is because he has taken a fancy to Qingyu, right?How can this be done?Not to mention that Qingyu will have to go through an audition before she can talk about marriage?Even without this draft, she would not have booked Qingyu's life like this.Daughter Jiajia, talking about marriage is tantamount to a second reincarnation, if one is not good, it will ruin her whole life.Besides, Qingyu is the eldest daughter of her and her husband, how can the marriage be so hasty?She wanted to see, did Mrs. Xu open her mouth openly?

Are you fighting with your mother-in-law?How can you think that you want to involve my Qingyu family?Thinking of this, when Jia Min looked at Mrs. Xu again, the heat in his eyes decreased by three points, and there was already a look of displeasure in his heart.

"Then do you have a favorite girl in your heart? I vaguely remember that the daughter of your natal second brother's family is pretty good. She was born in the same year as your brother Yi, and she is very good in appearance and behavior. "Jia Min said with a smile.

"My niece is pretty good, but her temper and nature don't get along with brother Yi. Every time they meet, they don't like each other." Mrs. Xu is not a wink, and Jia Min listened to what she said. , I also knew in my heart that Jia Min was not very happy, so I didn't continue talking.It's not that she didn't think about choosing one of her nieces from her natal family before.It’s just that the daughters of the eldest brother’s family are all much older than Brother Yi. The eldest daughter is married, and the second daughter has already taken a fancy to her. The remaining three and fourth daughters are not only two years older than Brother Yi, but It is a concubine.Sister Wen of the second brother's family is about the same age as Yi brother. She has a good appearance and family background, but her temperament is a bit ugly being doted on by her second sister-in-law.Only this, she is dissatisfied.

Therefore, she searched all the girls she knew who were about the same age as Brother Yi, and found that Lin Ruhai's eldest daughter was the most desirable to her, no matter in terms of family background or appearance, she was top-notch. , but matched her brother Yi.Just one thing, this Lin Ruhai is now a doctor of the third rank of Lantai Temple, two ranks higher than his husband.And judging by the way she looked at Jia Shi just now, Jia Shi seemed a little unhappy in her heart, probably because she adhered to the principle of "marry a daughter from a high family, marry a daughter-in-law from a low family" in her heart, and wanted to find a better one for her daughter.

However, her brother Yi was born smart and sweet since he was a child. Regardless of his personality and appearance, he is extremely outstanding. What's more, Brother Yi is very talented in reading. He is only seven years old and has four books and five classics. I have already read more than half of it, and every time I ask a question, I can answer it fluently.Even Lin Ruhai praised Brother Yi several times for studying well and promising a lot in the future.And relying on her personal relationship with Jia Min, it may not be impossible to make peace.

Thinking about it, Mrs. Xu thought about it for a while, and said tentatively: "By the way, I have been here for half a day, why can't I see Qingyu? I heard that Qingyu has started to learn how to manage the house now, which is very good. .”

Jia Min's eyes flashed, and she said with a smile: "She is always restless when she is a child. In the past few days, the plum blossoms in the garden are blooming, so she is pulling Daiyu, and it is fresh!" His fingers tightened, and he really focused his attention on Qingyu.

At this time, Qingyu, who didn't know that she was being targeted, was told by Jia Min that there were guests coming today, and she was told not to go to Cuiwei Pavilion for now. Although Qingyu felt extremely regretful, she also followed Jia Min's order. mean.

After getting up early in the morning to say hello to Jia Min, he nestled in his own yard and didn't leave the room for half a step. With the snowdrops falling, he felt that the aura in the air was a little stronger than before, so he found an excuse. Send the girls around you to the outside room, and order them not to be disturbed if they have nothing to do, and they will come in after reporting in advance.Afterwards, she opened the window in the inner room, picked a suitable location, left a trace of spiritual awareness to watch the movements outside, and Qingyu concentrated on her cultivation.

Soon Qingyu entered into meditation.

With the passage of time, some dots of light invisible to the naked eye merged into Qingyu's body.

I don't know how long it has been, Qingyu only feels her body becoming lighter and lighter, and the narrow spiritual veins are full of spiritual energy everywhere, bulging and swollen, a little uncomfortable, but Qingyu is happy in her heart, because she I know, this is a precursor to the second level of Qi training.

Suddenly, the spiritual consciousness she left outside moved.

In order not to make people suspicious, Qingyu withdrew from the meditation and raised her voice, "What's the matter?"

Mingzhu's crisp and sweet voice came: "Girl, it's time for lunch. The wife sent a message, saying that the girl should go over?"

She said "it's a pity" in her heart, she originally planned to go all out and enter the second floor of Qi training, but now it seems that she has to wait until night.He raised his voice and replied, "Well, I see. Come in, you guys!"