The Red Mansion's Late Welcome Spring

Lin Daiyu heard that someone from Jia's family invited her to come to the mansion the next day, and met Aunt Xue and Miss Xue who had just arrived in the capital. Lingyuan, Fang asked again: "I remember that the second sister said that the wife of the Xue family has a son and a daughter, since she invited me to see the wife and sister of the Xue family, why would you invite the uncle?"

"It doesn't seem to be. The woman guarding the door said that the Rongguo mansion only sent two women to pass on the message, so naturally they just met the girl." Zijuan thought for a while, then shook her head and replied.

"Forget it, go to the banquet tomorrow, and come back early after you recognize your appearance. Don't let your brother know, so as not to make him feel sad." Lin Daiyu frowned, feeling very uncomfortable in her heart.

Lin Daiyu already regarded Lin Heng as her own elder brother, so of course she didn't want to see him being neglected, as long as the person who did this kind of thing was an outsider, she would be fine, but she looked at it coldly, only her grandmother's family was like this How could she not be angry if she didn't see it?Everything is not as good as the eldest uncle and Lian's second cousin, at least they still remember to give my brother a few gifts.

After coming back to the Lin Mansion, Lin Daiyu had already set Jia She's room out of Jia Mu and Jia Zheng's people after a few months of sophistication, so whenever she mentioned Rong Guo Gong's Mansion, she always said that her grandmother On the side of Bian and the eldest aunt, everything is clearly distinguished.

"The two wives of Rongguo's mansion swaggered in and out of our house, how could they hide it from the old man? Besides, the old man knew what the old lady and the others were thinking, but just like the girl, he just couldn't bear to let the other party feel uncomfortable, and the girl didn't The method requires everyone to be as magnanimous as the elder master and the second master Lian." Zijuan comforted in a warm voice.

"That's true... oh!" Lin Daiyu sighed sullenly.

In the evening, when Lin Ruhai went back to the mansion, brother and sister Lin Heng went to the main courtyard to pay their respects. Seeing that Lin Daiyu looked a bit sleepy, Lin Ruhai couldn't help asking curiously: "What's wrong with Yu'er? Is there something wrong?"

"No...no, Yu'er is just..." Lin Daiyu lowered her head nastily, she was dissatisfied with her grandmother's attitude, but she couldn't say it outright like the second sister, and she was inevitably depressed in her heart.

"People from Jia's family came today, saying that there are relatives visiting, and let my sister go to meet relatives tomorrow." Lin Heng said with a slight smile.

"Oh?" Although Lin Heng didn't understand what was going on, Lin Ruhai understood it, and the Jia family only called their daughter to come to the house, but they forgot about their son, so the daughter felt unbalanced.

"Actually, my brother said earlier that they are not any relatives of my brother. It doesn't matter if I go or not, but my sister always keeps it in my heart." Lin Heng smiled again, with a nonchalant tone.

"Brother!" Lin Daiyu opened her mouth, and then yelled angrily.

"When I say I don't care, I really don't care. Besides, my eldest uncle and my second brother Lian are not bad to me. Don't they count as your uncle's family?" Lin Heng smiled calmly with a hint of comfort. The peace of mind.

"It's good that brother doesn't mind. The relationship between my uncle's family and ours is beyond comparison." Lin Daiyu let go of her entanglement after hearing this, and responded with a smile.

"You two don't have to worry about his family's affairs all the time, but I don't know what kind of relatives are here, and you still want Yu'er to go there?" Lin Ruhai saw that his children got along well, how could he not be happy?However, he couldn't think of any relatives and friends in Jia's family from other places, so he asked.

"It's the second aunt's younger sister, Mrs. Xue Jia. I heard that she brought a son and a daughter to Beijing, and she has now lived in her grandmother's house. Moreover, Yu'er had heard that the Xue family sister planned to enter the palace to participate in the draft." Lin Daiyu He hurriedly explained the entry of the Xue family into the palace.

"The Xue family? Huh! So people of other backgrounds can also participate in the selection? Who gave them the qualifications?" Lin Ruhai pondered for a moment, and then remembered that there was indeed a daughter from the Wang family who married into the Xue family in Jinling, but the Xue family was an imperial merchant of all dynasties. Have the qualifications for selection?

"Yu'er doesn't know either, but I heard from Nanny Chen earlier that the Xue family's sister might not be able to fulfill her wish in this selection. After all, the people in the palace are not as easy to fool as those low-ranking people." Lin Daiyu shook her head, a little Answered blankly.

"Mrs. Chen's words are indeed true. You can control our family not to get involved in court affairs. I won't let Yu'er go to that kind of place in the future. You can rest assured." Lin Ruhai nodded in agreement.

"Even if the father is interested, the daughter will not go there. The second sister once said that it is not a good place for any girl to go to. She doesn't know what other people think, but at least she and I are not suitable for that place." place." Lin Daiyu smiled nonchalantly.

"Really? I remember Miss Jia entered the palace... But it's as it should be. There's no reason to send the girl there eagerly." Lin Ruhai only thought that it was impossible for Jia's mother to be able to do so before her granddaughter didn't know she could. If she can't get ahead, she will send another granddaughter to suffer, and if she wants to pick someone, she won't pick the second girl Jia who is not in front of her.

Lin Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled, but she didn't say how Jia Yingchun pestered Chen Zhou and the two nuns to secretly try to exempt her from being drafted.

After Lin Ruhai chatted with Lin Daiyu for a few more words, she was asked to go back to her room to rest, leaving only Lin Heng to talk. The father and son entered the study, and Lin Heng hurriedly said: "Father, I heard something a few days ago. Do you know if it has anything to do with that Xue family?"

"I know what you want to say, but the Xue family uncle provoked a life officer in Jinling?" Lin Ruhai said without any surprise.

"Exactly! The Xue family is too bold. They dare to go to Beijing to visit their relatives at this time. Aren't they afraid of adding to the crime?" Lin Heng nodded doubtfully.

"I heard that the case was arbitrarily closed by the newly appointed Yin Jia Yucun of Yingtian Mansion after he died of a sudden illness. He didn't even conduct a detailed investigation. Unfortunately, I was so blinded. How could I have thought that Jia Yucun was a criminal? Okay? Now it seems that he is just a treacherous villain, and he must be far away from him in the future." Lin Ruhai sighed heavily, thinking that Jia Yucai's decision of the case must be to curry favor with the four big families, especially the Jia and Wang families. The imperial court ordered an official to dare to treat human life like nothing. He recalled that he had recommended this person and his second brother-in-law at the beginning, and he couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

"So there is such a thing?! This is really... really..." Lin Heng never thought that all the officials in the court could protect each other to such an extent, so what is the reason for his desperate study and examination?

"Everything is human-made, you don't have to think too much, just read your book carefully." How could Lin Ruhai not guess Lin Heng's thoughts, but he himself is also a literati who came from the imperial examination. , then this official doesn't have to do it.

"Yes, my son has been educated." Lin Heng paused in his heart, and then laughed to himself that he really loves to think wildly. Although there are corrupt officials in this world, there are also many good ones. Isn't his father one of them?Furthermore, others are others, and he is him, how can they be confused, and when you change your mind, you will feel that your eyes open up.

The next day, Lin Daiyu came to Jia's house as a guest according to the appointment. At that time, Shi Xiangyun was already present, and he was getting close to Xue Baochai, your sister and my sister. It was not like the tit-for-tat confrontation with Lin Daiyu in the past, but Lin Daiyu never regarded her as a card. Naturally, he didn't take this trivial matter seriously.

"Girl Yu is here, first say hello to Aunt Xue and Sister Bao." Mother Jia greeted Lin Daiyu affectionately when she saw Lin Daiyu enter the door.

"Hello, Aunt Xue, hello, Sister Bao." Lin Daiyu calmly saluted her body, her posture was much more standard than that of someone who planned to participate in the selection in the legend.

"Oh! It's a beautiful little girl again, old lady. These girls almost blind my eyes. There is really no one in the world who is as blessed as the old lady. She is surrounded by fairies. She looks like a girl." Aunt Xue looked at Lin Daiyu with good eyes, and said enviously.

Mother Jia laughed happily, presumably because she was very flattered by Aunt Xue.

But Xue Baochai's eyes dimmed slightly. She had heard that there were two nuns who retired from the palace in the Rongguo mansion, and because of what happened to her brother, she would force her mother to go to the Rongguo mansion to join her relatives. , just thinking that if she can take the opportunity to let those two nuns give advice, it will benefit her a lot in the future.

Unexpectedly, when I came here yesterday, I found out that the two nuns were invited from the other side of the big house. Even the two girls raised by the old lady were not blessed to be taught by them, let alone a relative of her own family. She had seen with her own eyes that Jia Yingchun, who had learned palace rules and etiquette for more than two years, had an extraordinary demeanor in every gesture, and seeing Lin Daiyu's behavior similar to the same today, she couldn't help feeling a little envious and disappointed in her heart.

"Sister Lin, you don't need to be polite." Xue Baochai stood up calmly and returned the courtesy.

"My sister hasn't come for a long time, but if she comes today, she must be staying for a few more days, right?" Jia Baoyu didn't wait for everyone to finish their greetings, and hurried over, stretching out his hand to grab Lin Daiyu's hand.

Seeing this, Lin Daiyu leaned towards Jia Yingchun who was on the side without any trace, and made Jia Baoyu feel empty. When Jia Baoyu wanted to go forward again, she saw Nanny Chen taking a step forward with a gloomy face. As a last resort, she had to sit next to Xue Baochai instead, and looked at Lin Daiyu eagerly.

"Brother Ai, why did you sit there? We haven't had enough fun yet." Shi Xiangyun watched with a little annoyance as Jia Baoyu ran from her side to Xue Baochai, but he didn't want to be angry with Xue Baochai, so he took this Lin Daiyu was dissatisfied, and she gave Lin Daiyu an inexplicable look.

"It's also pretty good here, why don't Sister Yun come over and let's play together." Jia Baoyu smiled at Shi Xiangyun ignorantly.

"Second sister-in-law Lian, I don't know when the banquet is going to be held? My father asked me to go back after lunch. If I go back late, I'm afraid my father and brother will be worried." Lin Daiyu curled her lips slightly contemptuously, and turned her head to face her. Wang Xifeng, who was standing not far away, asked.

"It's just a tea banquet. I thought I'd set it up when you came, but I didn't expect everyone to talk and forget about the business. Old lady, I'll order someone to set it up right now." Wang Xifeng didn't know what Lin Daiyu was thinking. She was partial to Lin Daiyu in her heart, so she naturally had to follow Lin Daiyu's wishes.

"Since that's the case, ask someone to present it." Jia Mu was very unhappy with Lin Daiyu's ignorance and straightforwardness, her face darkened a little, and she nodded indifferently.

This tea banquet can be regarded as a good time for the guests and the host, as long as they don't care about Jia Baoyu's occasional attempts to get close to Lin Daiyu, or Shi Xiangyun's cynicism from time to time.

Mrs. Wang looked coldly at the little girls present, and the more she looked at it, the more she felt that her own niece was the right baby son for her. However, remembering that Xue Baochai had originally planned to enter the palace, she couldn't help but have some subtle thoughts in her heart. She doesn't have any real power anymore, but she still has the ability to do some small tricks secretly. Mrs. Wang, who has other ideas, doesn't mind doing something for her niece at all.