The younger brother of the Red Chamber is a fighter

Lin Mingyu entered the palace according to the order, and the eunuch who led the way was not the same as last time. He was young, but he was honest in heart and not so philistine.Lin Mingyu handed over a pouch as usual, the little eunuch was overjoyed, and accepted it with a flushed face, and couldn't stop thanking her.

Lin Mingyu inquired about it, only to find out that it was the Fifth Princess who summoned him into the palace in the name of Concubine Rong.

Knowing that there was nothing else, Lin Mingyu felt relieved, and guessed that the intention of the fifth princess probably had something to do with Lin Daiyu.

Entering the palace smoothly, the little eunuch led Lin Mingyu to a side hall. Lin Mingyu looked at it. It was not the Concubine Rong's residence that she had seen last time, but this hall was exquisite and exquisite. Less of the majesty of the strict palace ban.The little eunuch said: "This is the Zhaoming Palace where His Royal Highness the Fifth Princess lives, Mr. Lin is waiting here, I will report back to the princess."

Lin Mingyu nodded and smiled, and retreated to the side corridor.

Not long after, the sound of brisk footsteps came, and the fifth princess said in a voice like a silver bell: "Brother Lin, I have been waiting for you for a long time, and you are finally here."

The fifth princess, Tu Ling'er, was wearing a bright green palace dress, covered with a layer of light gauze. When she ran over, she was like a light green butterfly, lively and agile.Behind her was an aunt in her thirties, and when she saw her running in disregard of her manners, she didn't show any fear on her face, and there was a helpless smile in her eyes.Lin Mingyu knew that the little girl was enjoying life now.

Lin Mingyu saluted according to the rules, bowed and said, "I have seen Her Highness, Your Highness, Wan An."

Tu Ling'er smiled, and stepped forward to hold his hand, but the aunt behind her hurriedly coughed lightly, Tu Ling'er withdrew her hands, wrinkled her little nose playfully, not daring to be too loose.But after all, she has a childish temper, and it didn't take long for her to be serious, and she returned to her nature, and said with a smile: "Brother Lin, the story you told me last time is not finished yet. I have been thinking about it for a long time, and I always want to find you. Mother My concubine and Aunt Yang never allowed me to leave the palace, so I had no choice but to ask you to come and find me."

Aunt Yang, Hao Ran, the fifth princess is innocent and always speaks very directly, which makes her always have doubts about her teaching ability. Even so, she has never put on a face to the fifth princess because of this. This child is envied by thousands of people Although he was born in a noble family, he is even more pitiful than ordinary children.

Lin Mingyu smiled, her round eyes were bent, and her expression was exceptionally soft. "So it's the princess who wants to hear the story. It's my fault that I didn't finish the story last time. It made you think about it."

The fifth princess was very happy, she nodded repeatedly and said: "Brother Lin, you must come and play with me more often."

While talking to her, Lin Mingyu followed her back to the main hall.Aunt Yang lagged a little behind, and said softly behind him: "Your Highness is innocent and kind. He likes Young Master, and he is close to Young Master because he regards Young Master as a good friend. Young Master must understand His Highness's painstaking efforts."

These words imply that Lin Mingyu should pay attention to propriety, and don't think that the princess is naive enough to use the princess to achieve her own goals.Lin Mingyu was not angry at all. Aunt Yang spoke politely. In her position, being able to say such words showed that she was protecting the fifth princess as her master. Lin Mingyu was happy for the fifth princess.

He said: "Don't worry, aunt, Mingyu treats the princess in his heart just like he treats my sisters, with more respect."

Aunt Yang glanced at him, smiled and nodded.

Tu Ling'er had already walked into the hall first, sat at the head, waved to Lin Mingyu, pointed to the table set in the hall and said, "Brother Lin, look what I prepared for you? It's all Aunt Yang The new dim sum is delicious. Come over and try it."

Lin Mingyu sat down as promised, and Aunt Yang personally put a piece of snack on a small plate and handed it over.

While eating snacks, Tu Ling'er couldn't help but talk to Lin Mingyu, asking about the stories she was thinking about.Lin Mingyu only used some stories from the Grimm's fairy tales, but Aunt Yang who was accompanying her also listened with gusto.

Surprised voices and joyful laughter came from the five princesses' palace from time to time.When the fifth princess was satisfied, Lin Mingyu looked at her with a smile, smiling, showing a bit of loneliness.

The fifth princess hurriedly asked, Lin Mingyu said: "Just now I told the princess about the story, I remembered when I was young, I secretly went out of the house with my sister to go to the teahouse to listen to books, and I missed my sister a little."

Tu Ling'er blinked her eyes, and suddenly said: "Brother Lin misses my sister. It's easy, aunt, you go to the concubine mother and ask sister Daiyu to come over."

Aunt Yang glanced at Lin Mingyu, and said, "Princess, I forgot, Miss Lin is going to pass the re-election today, and she is taking the exam at the empress's place, how can she come now?"

This remark reminded Tu Ling'er: "The mother concubine said earlier that she wanted me to choose a partner, so I want sister Daiyu, will it work?"

Aunt Yang said with a smile: "If the princess has her eyes on someone, it will be her blessing. Concubine Rong will definitely do what you want."

After hearing this, Tu Ling'er looked at Lin Mingyu and said, "In the future, sister Daiyu will eat and live with me, and brother Lin will be able to see her when he enters the palace, and he will be able to play with me again. Now I will go to my concubine mother and say .”

Lin Mingyu hurriedly stopped her, and said with a smile: "Princess can say that, I am satisfied. Concubine Rong is busy now, even if my sister passes the exam, she still has to abide by the rules of the palace. Princess don't need to be in a hurry, you Since I love to listen to stories, why don't I go back and write them down, and bring them to the princess next time I enter the palace. When the princess wants to hear it, she can read what I wrote, or let others read it and listen to it."

Aunt Yang praised: "It's so good."

Tu Ling'er then changed her mind, sat down next to Lin Mingyu again, thought for a while, and asked Aunt Yang, "Auntie, I heard from my mother and concubine that the emperor's nephew and grandnephews should also choose to accompany me? Daiyu is my elder sister. If Brother Lin is the emperor's nephew's companion, can't you stay in the palace together? Go and call Yan'er and let him choose Brother Lin."

Lin Mingyu was dumbfounded, the fifth princess's thinking was too jumpy.It's not so fast to say that the wind is the rain.

Aunt Yang also smiled wryly: "Princess, the matter of choosing companions for the emperor's grandchildren must pass the examination of the gentlemen in the South Study Room, and then be interviewed by His Majesty or the princes before it can be decided. Mr. Lin's age is It's suitable, but whether it can be done or not depends on talent and learning."

Tu Ling'er pursed her lips: "Brother Lin told a good story, do you still need to take the test? I want to tell Father and ask him to order Brother Lin to accompany Yan'er."

Lin Mingyu secretly groaned, he didn't want to serve the prince and grandchildren, it's good for her sister to be the playmate of the princess, the concubine Rong didn't give birth to a prince, and she was upright, she was not involved in the struggle for the throne, so outsiders wouldn't think that The Lin family stood in line, but if Lin Mingyu became the companion, the nature would be different.

Lin Mingyu is the direct son of Lin Ruhai, representing the Lin family.Which emperor's grandson is he accompanying, and in the future, he may stand on the emperor's grandson's side because of this master-servant relationship, and the political meaning is completely different.This is not in line with the decision Lin Hai made with him.

Thinking of this, Lin Mingyu stopped him and said: "Aunt Yang is right, I am not talented enough, and I am not as talented as the sons and grandchildren of the aristocratic families in Kyoto. The princess should not break the rules because of me. If the princess wants to see me, she only needs to be like today. Just call me. It’s very convenient to be in the capital together.”

Fearing that the fifth princess would persist, Lin Mingyu made a bitter face, and sighed: "My father only has two children, me and my sister, and my sister can no longer be filial to my knees. I want to stay by his side for a few more years no matter what. , and the second one also needs to study books. When I take the imperial examination in the future, I don’t have to worry about not having the opportunity to meet.”

Lin Mingyu said this not only for Tu Ling'er, but also for Aunt Yang.Tu Ling'er didn't understand, but Aunt Yang understood, and she followed up with a few words of persuasion.Tu Ling'er was also on the spur of the moment, and after hearing the two persuasion several times, she couldn't please Lin Mingyu, so she flirted with her for a while and then gave up.

Lin Mingyu breathed a sigh of relief.

But he didn't know that on this side he rejected the recommendation of the fifth princess like a snake and a scorpion, but on the other side Jia's mansion tried every means for this.

When Jia Baoyu returned home, he stayed in front of Jia's mother for a day. When Jia Zheng came back, he was called to the study again.

Jia Baoyu hated this study, but he respected and feared the people in the study.There was no smile on Jia Zheng's face, and he was full of disappointment and anger when Jia Baoyu slipped back to the house.A great opportunity was in front of him, and the second room's opportunity to revive the Jia's mansion and shine on the lintel fell to Jia Baoyu, but he refused to cherish it.Jia Zheng was furious!

"What are you doing back again? Have you done your homework?"

Suppressing his anger, Jia Zheng asked about his homework first.

Jia Baoyu was afraid of Jia Zheng like avoiding cats and mice, but now seeing his expression and listening to his tone, he felt flustered in his heart. I have been studying for a long time, and I miss my grandmother, father and mother, so I asked my master to return home when I am free."

Jia Zheng sneered: "Jiu Du, with your three-legged skills, I don't know what you wrote in your private school? You are called Jiu Du, studying hard, and I was devoted to it back then."

The more he talked, the more angry Jia Zheng couldn't help saying angrily: "You bastard, you have met this once-in-a-hundred-year opportunity. Why are you not satisfied? What makes your sister a queen now? It's talent and learning." Virtuous. With her backing you up, why don't you try your best and put on a show? If you can't choose a companion, you will live in Taixue. When you win the Juren, what? Time to come back!"

Jia Baoyu was most annoyed by the imperial examination, and when he mentioned it, he felt that his ears were dirty, but Jia Zheng usually only talked about noble and idle people, but he was very persistent in his heart about being an official.The two father and son think left and right, not like father and son but like enemies.If he was really sent to the Taixue, Jia Baoyu felt that he might as well die like this.

He didn't dare to argue, so he could only nod obediently.

Jia Zheng thought he didn't want it in his heart, and he didn't bother to talk to him. After sneering a few times, he threw him a stack of books and ordered him to memorize them.The concubine Yuan in the palace has already sent the news that as soon as the spring is over, they will secretly investigate the talents and learning of the children of various families, and choose the best ones to enter the palace to study with the emperor's grandson.

And Chunwei is close at hand.Jia Zheng wished that one day could be used for two. From then on, he only focused on urging Jia Baoyu to study.

Jia Baoyu was restrained tightly, and the maids beside him were not allowed to come close, and there were only a few servants who waited on him, and Mingyan was naturally among them.Can't smell her daughter's fragrance, can't eat her daughter's mouth fat, but Jia Baoyu feels that life is tasteless.Although I had to read books every day, my spirits were sluggish.

Mingyan has always been a strange spirit, following Jia Baoyu for a long time, how could he not understand his thoughts.This day I tidied up the study and found something.In order to please her master, Mingyan devised a plan out of her heart.