The majestic sister-in-law of the Red Chamber

After Aunt Xue asked this question, no matter what they were doing, the other people stopped at the moment, turned their eyes to Lin Tian, ​​and listened with their ears up.

"Ah! Has Your Highness the age to start choosing a companion?" Jia Min asked in surprise.

"I can't say that right now!" Lin Tian said with a light smile. In fact, the princess that Aunt Xue mentioned was the daughter of the queen. She was only six years old and was about the same size as Lin Daiyu.The queen had mentioned this to her personally before, and even offered to let Lin Daiyu enter the palace to accompany the princess to read, but Lin Tian politely declined.

What a joke, Lin Daiyu is the little treasure she holds in her hands, how could she be willing to send it to a place like the palace full of all kinds of intrigues, not to mention reading with the princess, it sounds nice, but in fact it is just an advanced point It's nothing more than my son's servants, and everyone who sees those concubines and young masters still wants to say hello.

How could it be possible for Lin Tian to let Lin Daiyu enter the palace to suffer this kind of suffering? Hearing that she pricked her finger while learning embroidery, Lin Tian felt distressed for half a month, and then sent her directly to Yangzhou with a big wave of her hand. Five maids who are proficient in needlework and embroidery, and personally wrote to Lin Ruhai and Jia Min, telling them not to let Xiao Daiyu learn to embroider is such a useless thing in the future, if there is no embroiderer, just write to her , she will give it away.

Even if the queen summoned Jia Min's mother and son to the palace in a few days, Lin Tian was prepared to accompany her in person, for fear that someone would take Xiao Daiyu's idea. After all, the crown prince born by the queen is not much older than Lin Daiyu, and more Needless to say, the second prince and the third prince are all of the same age as Lin Daiyu.

"My lord, it seems that the rumor is true!" Aunt Xue was sophisticated, and immediately heard something from Lin Tian's words, so she smiled all over her face and asked tentatively:

"It is said that the Empress has always been the most respectful of rules. It is the ancestral rule set by the Emperor Taizu that the prince is only six years old. The empress loves the princess so much, and she must also attach great importance to the education of the princess. However, I don't know if the requirements for this companion are as high as those of the prince!"

"Why? Mrs. Xue is very interested in the position of the princess's companion?" Lin Tian didn't bother to engage in such detours with her, and asked straight to the point.

"Hehe..." Mrs. Xue smiled awkwardly. After all, she has long been used to the way women in the inner house test each other and beat around the bush. When she first met Lin Tian, ​​she was not used to it. It's just that This is not only related to Xue Baochai's future, but also related to the future development of the entire Xue family, so she couldn't help being nervous.

So Aunt Xue licked her face and continued: "Yes, the ancestors of my Xue family were also Ziwei Sheren bestowed by the Taizu, so if the queen publicly selects a companion for the princess, my Xue family is also eligible to participate.

My daughter, the concubine, has also met. I'm not boasting. She is absolutely virtuous, virtuous, gentle and reasonable. She is not as good as those officials who are well-educated and talented. Not bad, there is a little bit of spirituality in reading, literacy, and reciting poems. Even the wife who taught her said that my Baochai already has the kind of scholarly temperament with poetry and calligraphy in her belly. "

As Aunt Xue said, she directly pulled Xue Baochai over, and continued to talk to Lin Tian: "It's not that I brag about myself, my daughter has been smart since she was a child, she can speak at half a year old, she can walk at one year old, and she looks pretty good. My family often helps me manage the big and small affairs of the mansion, she is outstanding in everything! Sigh, if it weren't for her slightly inferior status, even if she participated in the general election..."

"Mom..." Xue Baochai's face was flushed red by Madam Xue's words, and she pulled Aunt Xue's sleeve vigorously to stop her from continuing.

"Hehe..." Lin Tian laughed after hearing this, nodded, and said, "Well, it is true!"

Then he turned his head to look at Xue Baochai, and asked casually: "It's your mother's idea to go to the palace to read with the princess! What about you? Are you willing to go too?"

Just when Xue Baochai blushed, nodded slightly shyly, and was about to speak, Lin Tian suddenly stopped her, saying: "What I want to hear is your heartfelt wish, and It wasn't imposed on you by your parents! You know, even if you are accompanied by a princess, you are still a servant in the palace!

Let's not talk about seeing all the concubines and young lords, princes and princesses have to salute and greet, just say that the various strict rules in the palace are not something ordinary people can bear!

Moreover, as an accompanying reader, if the master makes a mistake, you will be responsible for all the punishment of the master!Penalty copying homework, and the rule of thumb and board are all routine operations!If it's a young lady from a rich family with a strong background, the master may still take some consideration and dare not make heavy moves. However, your Xue family obviously does not have such conditions, otherwise it would not have done so at all! "

Speaking of this, Lin Tian seemed to have thought of something, and continued: "Oh, that's right! If you want to rely on the protection of Empress Defei, then I'm afraid you can't count on it! Because I heard Empress Empress It seems that they want to treat everyone equally, and let those old-fashioned popes who go to the study room become the princess's wife!

That old master taught Mengmeng back then, oh, Prince Zhongshun!That is a ruthless, serious and old-fashioned old master, who was once loyal to the prince's companion because he couldn't stand the punishment, and almost couldn't think of jumping into the lotus pond in the imperial garden!Fortunately, he was stopped in time by someone, so he saved his life! "

Speaking of this, Lin Tian bent down slightly, looked at Xue Baochai who was a little nervous, and asked, "Even so, do you still want to go to the palace to be the accompanying student?"

I saw Xue Baochai gritted her teeth, then opened her thin lips lightly, and whispered a poem to express her heart: "The spring dance in front of Baiyutang, the east wind blows evenly. The bees and butterflies are in chaos. How many times have you followed the flowing water, Why should I be entrusted to Fang Chen. Thousands of threads will not be changed in the end, let him gather and divide as he pleases. Shaohua Xiuxiao has no root at all, so the wind will take advantage of it and send me to Qingyun."

"It's a good wind frequency to take me to Qingyun!" Lin Tian praised softly, but didn't say anything.

"Hiss... there is such a thing in this palace? Such a master is too strict, so the emperor just ignores it?" Mrs. Xing was the first to whisper in disbelief.Aunt Xue was also sweating profusely at the moment, and couldn't make up her mind for a while.

"Is it severe?" Lin Tian laughed lightly, and continued: "At least his ruler and board didn't hit the prince and grandson! You know, don't say that people's homes have a head hanging beam The method of stabbing the buttocks, even if it is a noble family, there are still few children who are beaten or even forced to death by their fathers because they don’t study hard? Don’t you think so, Mrs. Wang?” Lin Tian said again pointingly.

At this moment, Madam Wang's face seemed to be on the palette. In fact, after hearing Aunt Xue's question just now, she was also moved.

You know, although Xue Baochai is of the right age, Jia Tanchun is not too young. He can be considered six years old this year, and he is equally smart. It would be best for the palace to help Jia Yuanchun, even if it didn't work, with the qualifications of having been a student with the princess for several years, marrying a wealthy family would also be of great benefit to the mansion!

Mrs. Wang was making wishful thinking when she heard Lin Tian's deliberate words. For a while, the scar on her heart was torn again, dripping with blood, but she still could only grit her teeth and bear it. The dissatisfaction grew stronger.

"Isn't studying a hard and difficult thing since ancient times? It is the fault of the son not to teach the father. It is only right for a father to educate his son strictly!"

Mrs. Wang kept a straight face, like a wooden figure, as if she didn't hear Lin Tian's irony, she turned around and took Aunt Xue's hand beside her, saying:

"When I went to the palace to meet the Empress Concubine De, I also met the Empress Empress. Although the Empress is very strict with the rules, she has a gentle personality and is definitely not the kind of master who treats the servants harshly. I want to come to Her Royal Highness who was educated by the Empress Empress. That must be Mingde, etiquette, dignified and generous. Then, maybe the companion will take off the princess' hind legs!

Besides, even if she is the same wife as the prince, the princess is a daughter's family after all, so she can't learn exactly the same things as those princes, right?Thinking about it, the old master wouldn't be so boring to deliberately embarrass a few little girls! "

Mrs. Wang, who was clumsy and tongue-twisting, performed super-level this time, and Aunt Xue's heart that had been suspended before was relieved again.

Lin Tian doesn't want to provoke them anymore. After all, as long as she thinks carefully, she will know that what she said just now is indeed a bit of mischief and scaring. Who made this Jia's house look unpleasant to her? .

The adults were chatting enthusiastically, but they didn't notice that the children who were playing on the sidelines just now secretly hid behind the flowers not far away, and heard their conversations clearly.

Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu didn't care about these things. They were squatting nearby to pick up the petals that fell on the ground, discussing in a low voice how to make all these petals into exquisite dried flower bookmarks.Jia Yingchun and Jia Tanchun had different ideas after listening to the discussion about the Princess's Companion Reading. As for the youngest Xichun, she didn't understand anything and just followed behind them with a smile.

"Oh, it's almost here, and the banquet is ready! The fresh Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs sent by my aunt yesterday, I have already asked the chef to cook all of them just now! My lord princess, old ancestor, aunt, aunt , let's move to the banquet hall!

While eating and chatting, I also asked people to prepare a lot of special dishes in our capital. You all have to try it and see if it is the familiar taste in your memory! "Wang Xifeng has also returned from the kitchen at this moment, and said enthusiastically to everyone with a smile.

"That's right! I haven't been back to the capital for more than ten years since I married into Xue's family!" Aunt Xue said with some emotion: "Although I brought a cook from the capital with me at the beginning, but over there I can't make the taste of the capital, and I know what's going on!"

"Hehe, my aunt must eat more today! In addition to the special dishes of the capital, there is also the specialty dish of the chef of the Rongguo Mansion! This is because the ancestors heard that the aunt was coming back. , specially ordered the chef to make it, and said that my aunt is the best one!" Wang Xifeng heated up the atmosphere instantly with her perfect tongue.

At this moment, the servants from outside hurried in and reported to Mother Jia directly, saying: "Old ancestor, Prince Zhongshun has arrived at the door, and said he is here to pick up the princess!"

"Hehe!" Lin Tian smiled softly, and said to Jia Mu: "It seems that this banquet is not available! Old madam, then I will go first! We will meet later!"

"Congratulations to the princess!"