[Red Mansion] The adopted son of the Lin family

Wang Xifeng is a shrewd and capable woman, and Lin Ze never doubted this.

It's just that Wang Xifeng has done too much, and all the people in the house are supporting her, and they are so high that they don't even care about Wang Fa.

To be honest, Lin Ze didn't sympathize with Wang Xifeng very much, nor did he sympathize with Jia Lian very much.Of these two people, one is in vain of human life and the lawsuit still gives away profit;It can be seen that he is the most greedy for money and perverting the law, but Lin Ze didn't really dislike Jia Lian during the few days together in Yangzhou.

When I come to Jia's mansion now, I might ask the husband and wife to make some conveniences.Furthermore, one of the husband and wife is in charge of the mansion, and the other is running the general affairs outside, although it is not a big deal, it is also very useful.

Lin Ze touched the tent that was clear after the rain, and smiled too.He didn't know if Wang Xifeng knew what Mrs. Wang was thinking, but this place was the best.

It turns out that this house is exactly the Lixiangyuan where the Xue family lived as a guest in the original book. Because Daiyu said that the total number of nuns and maids she brought with her could not live alone, Wang Xifeng ordered someone to clean the Lixiangyuan and give it to the brothers and sisters of the Lin family. live.

This Pear Fragrance Courtyard was the resting place of Mr. Rong in his later years. It is small and exquisite, with about ten houses, complete with front hall and back room.There is another door leading to the street, and the Lin family uses this door to enter and exit.There is a corner door in the southwest, leading to a narrow passage, and the east side of Mrs. Wang's main house is on the way out.Every day, after dinner, or at night, Daiyu would come over to chat with Jia Mu or talk to her sisters.Lin Lan and Daiyu are together every day, reading or writing, but they are also very happy.

When Daiyu moved in, although she was a little unhappy, she finally stopped talking because Lin Ze said a few words, and thought that since the Pear Fragrance Court had a door leading to the street, it would be very cheap for Lin Ze to go out.Every day, apart from going to the upper room to greet Jiamu, most of the time stayed in the room to teach Lin Lan how to write.

Lin Zeyin thought that since he had been here for so many days, he should go and say hello to his husband.He also thought that it had been more than two years, and although he had written letters with Pei Zijun and Wen Xibai, he had never seen each other again.Thinking about it this way, he made up his mind and went to Weiyang Academy the next day.

However, when he went to greet Jia Zheng on the second day, Lin Ze met someone he never thought of.

Lin Ze didn't expect that even if a butterfly as big as him was flapping its wings, it wouldn't blow Jia Yucun away.This was what Lin Ze felt when he came to visit his second uncle Jia Zheng the next day, and when Jia Zheng introduced him to the next seat, he felt distressed.However, this time, he didn't have the foundation to be a teacher in the Lin family, and he didn't know what Jia Yucun relied on to curry favor with the Jia family.

After thinking about it, Lin Ze greeted Jia Zheng very politely, and greeted Jia Yucun again.Then I heard Jia Zheng say that he is busy now, so it might be inconvenient for him to be here.Lin Ze saw that Jia Zheng looked sleepy, and he was already impatient to stay here. Seeing Jia Yucun talking here, he guessed that they were talking about Jia Yucun's reinstatement, and he didn't want to get involved. Zheng said something.During the conversation, Shen Yu's name and surname were not mentioned, he only said that he was the gentleman who was sitting in the hotel back then, and now he is living in Beijing, so he must go and see him when he comes.

Jia Zhengsu likes people who are sensible and courteous. Seeing that Lin Ze spoke clearly and well-mannered, he said, "Go early, and come back early. In the evening, the old lady needs you to go to prepare dinner." As he said that, he called two young servants and asked them to send Lin Ze over with a horse.

Lin Ze quickly thanked him, but declined and said no need, he just said: "My husband lives in a remote place, and he has a quiet temper. If I go to see him in such a big group, I'm afraid I won't even be able to get in." Said: "Thank you second uncle for your kindness, but my nephew can't ask for it."

After hearing this, Jia Zheng thought to himself, "What kind of gentleman is this, with such a surly temper?"He loved reading since he was a child, and he admired literati and Confucians a lot. The person he likes to make friends with most is people like Jia Yucun. The person who taught his nephew didn't know if he would lead the child badly.Therefore, a point or two appeared on his face.

Lin Ze just pretended not to see him, and said: "The weather is just right, my nephew will go first, and I will leave."

Jia Zheng went with him, and only talked about the court with Jia Yucun again.On the other hand, when Jia Yucun saw Lin Ze, he was very surprised by his appearance and behavior, and wanted to say a few words, but seeing Jia Zheng's calm expression, he couldn't open his mouth.After sitting for a while, he heard Jia Zheng say, "This matter must be feasible." Then he went back contentedly.

But Lin Ze only took Chang'an with him, and went to Shen Yu's place in a carriage.He only entered through the back door of Weiyang Academy, bypassed the front courtyard and the back garden, and then went to the attic. Before entering the door, he heard the sound of cups smashing to the ground. Lin Ze was a little surprised. In his impression, Shen Yu was a gentleman. A model of not using hands, even if he is out of breath, he will definitely not fall into reality if he takes a ruler and slaps it a few times.Now this is?

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard an angry shout from inside, "You are delusional, can you do this well?"

Hearing the voice, it didn't sound like Shen Yu's.Lin Ze thought for a while, maybe Shen You was inside.For a while I didn't dare to go in, so I quietly went downstairs to the small courtyard where I used to live.

Just after entering the courtyard gate, I saw a little boy standing in front of the flower garden watering the flowers. When he suddenly saw Lin Ze approaching, his eyes widened in shock, as if he couldn't believe it.Lin Ze smiled and took a small piece of well-wrapped snack from his arms to the boy, and made a "shut up" gesture before tiptoeing into the house.

In the end, I was a little disappointed, there was no one in there!

Lin Ze sat on the chair melancholy and drew a few circles. Is it because he has been away for too long, and these two guys have also left?No, it's obvious that they haven't reached the year of the Grand Competition yet, so why is it so fast?However, it seems that they are a few years older than me, maybe they have achieved fame?Alas... Sighing deeply, Lin Ze thought sadly, he should pay close attention to the progress of their examinations!

However, before Lin Ze could think too much, the voice from outside the door immediately refreshed him!

"Hey, let me tell you, you are a military officer, why did you come to compete with me in literary excellence! It's really annoying, and this time I was scolded by Mr. Zhang again." He said, "Ouch", complained : "Really, early in the morning, Mr. Zhang struck so hard that I could hardly move my legs. If only Lin Ze was here, maybe someone else was punished by Mr. Zhang."

This kind of complaining yet smiling way of talking is obviously Wen Xibai, Mr. Wen!Lin Ze moved his ear tips, looked around, and wanted to hide behind the bed.Naihe was wearing too much clothes and couldn't squeeze in.The next best thing, Lin Ze took off the deerskin boots on his feet, held them in his hand, and got into the bed.

"Hmph, if Lin Ze were here, you would be condemned too. Sorry to be so promising." The latter's tone was always calm and indifferent, but he was very comfortable bickering. "What happened to your leg? Can't you walk properly?"

Lin Ze hid on the bed, covering his mouth and sniggering, when he heard the sound of the door being opened, and then heard the sound of a child coming to serve tea, he seemed to be hesitant to say a few words before leaving.Then I heard Wen Xibai lazily stretching his waist and saying: "I am so tired that my back hurts. It is too painful to go to Mr. Zhang to be scolded so early in the morning. No, I can't stand this leg." Now, you have to rest, take a rest."

Lin Ze almost couldn't hold it back, and said "take a break, take a break", you think you are smart!While shaking his shoulders and waiting for the curtain in front of him to be lifted, Lin Ze held his breath hard, his face was flushed red, but after a while, he didn't even see a ghost hand. What kind of rhythm is this?

Before Lin Ze jumped up, Pei Zijun suddenly asked in a deep voice: "Xi Bai, have you ever thought about telling Lin Ze about that?"

Why?What's up?Lin Ze blinked his clear eyes twice, extremely curious.

Wen Xibai seemed to have fallen asleep, and the voice came leisurely: "What about you, are you going to talk?"

It was only then that Lin Ze remembered that it was broad daylight, no matter how tired he was, with Wen Xibai's habit, he would not go to bed directly to rest.Judging from the location where the sound came from, he probably fell asleep on the couch.Thinking of this level, Lin Ze couldn't help feeling sorry for himself, how could he have forgotten that there was a long couch leaning on the side of the smoker cage over there!It's much warmer there than in bed!

But listening to their words, Lin Ze was puzzled again.What the hell are they talking about?Lin Ze frowned, and began to feel that hiding in this place was really a crime for himself.Just as he was considering whether he should just get out of bed and stand in front of them to say hello to them, he heard Pei Zijun speak.

"If you tell Lin Ze, I don't know what he will be in a hurry. Besides, he is in Yangzhou now, what's the use of telling him?" As he spoke, he only sighed: "This matter, according to my opinion, is Just stop talking."

Lin Ze touched his nose. When they communicated for the last time, Jia Lian hadn't come yet. After a few days, he and Jia Lian went to the capital together.Oh, the letters come and go, but they are just staggered.Thinking that Pei Zijun and Wen Xibai might not know that they had left Yangzhou, Lin Ze felt guilty for a while. If he went to see them now, he would not be beaten up.

Wen Xibai laughed softly, and only said: "With his status, is it worth our worrying about him? Besides, Lin Ze is only so old, should he know and come to the capital to see that person? It's a joke. Well, I won't say that."

Hearing what Xibai said, Pei Zijun only sighed softly.He said again: "I know you're unhappy, so just tell me and listen to it, why bother? Bai taught himself to hold back his discomfort." After speaking, he sat down on the small stool in front of Wen Xibai's bed , took the book at hand and put it on Wen Xibai's lap, and said, "How is your leg? It was still complaining of pain just now, is it better now?"

"It's not very painful anymore, but it's a little itchy to be warmed by the fumigation cage."

As he spoke, Wen Xibai snorted, seemingly extremely unhappy, but when he heard Pei Zijun's words, he still held back and said, "I'm not a nobleman, I'm just a pond fish that has been burned by the city gate. What else matters."

After a pause, he finally couldn't help raising his voice a little bit and said: "Could it be that he is the only one who is noble, why should we block it? We are so cheap and not worth it? It's really funny, you know me What did father say? He actually said to me that it is my good fortune to block an arrow for His Highness the Third Highness! Listen, this is what my father said? I really doubt that I am his own."

Pei Zijun didn't speak, but Wen Xibai sneered a few times, and said: "I wasn't angry because of something, he is a noble prince, what are we? We just got out of the mud, who cares about us? I'm just angry because of my father's words. Besides, look at Mr. Shen, who suffered such a serious injury and almost lost half of his life, is he also thinking about the benefits in the future?" After finishing speaking, he only sighed He breathed a sigh of relief, "I know what you mean. You want me not to tell Lin Ze the identity of that person just because of a moment of anger. But you also need to know that I'm not such a person who takes things on a whim. Don't worry. I know in my heart. Whether it's serious or not, it's not in vain to ask Lin Ze to worry about it, and he doesn't say what he knows he shouldn't say."

After speaking, he sighed and lay down again.Tuliu Pei Zijun said in a low voice: "Since that man has concealed his identity and just wants to be an ordinary person, let's not ruin his business." Xu thought of the daily friendship between that man and Lin Ze, so he just smiled and said: "I saw that he and Lin Ze also had a sincere relationship, not as we thought. Besides, what does Lin Ze have to worry about? It's just that we have to help hide this identity."

Hearing what Pei Zijun said, Wen Xibai sneered, and said: "His identity, is it possible to hide it if he wants to? I heard Lin Ze often wrote about 'third brother', it's just funny. When something like this happened, I just thought, is he not afraid of what Lin Zeruo thinks when he finds out that his 'Third Brother Shen' is the current Third Prince?"

Just as they were talking, they suddenly heard a "pop--", Wen Xibai and Pei Zijun looked back and were shocked!

The author has something to say: this is immediately after the above, because the plot of Lin Ze's arrival in Jia's mansion is inserted in the middle, so it is separated.Completed now.