[Red Mansion] Raiders of the heir

But it was four days later when Lin Wei followed the old man all the way to Weiyang, and the two said goodbye in the bustling market.

Green bricks and ink tiles, wide gates and high walls, two stone lions squatting on both sides of the vermilion lacquered gates, have a special appearance.A few well-dressed young men stood outside the door, seeing Lin Wei as a young boy approaching in a hurry, they couldn't help being curious, before he stepped forward to talk to him, a clever one pulled him aside, saying : "Do you want to complain or complain? This is Master Lin's mansion, don't disturb it at will, and walk out of this Green Bamboo Lane, and walk along that Shuanggui Street to the prefect's yamen."

Lin Wei felt that this person had a good temper, he was not the kind to watch people order dishes, so looking at this Mr. Lin's family style was quite strict, but if he spread the word like this, he might not have a chance to see him. For the Lord, whoever was in a bad mood bumped into him, and he had no choice but to throw him out, so he said, "Thank you for your advice, I'm really sorry for disturbing the cleanliness of your house." After finishing speaking, he turned around the corner and walked away out.

Lin Wei found a clothing store, spent a lot of money to buy a green forged gown, cleaned himself up, changed his clothes, and then went back to the road leading to Lin's mansion.

The days of early summer had already grown, and Lin Wei sat quietly in the shade of a tree all afternoon, until he fell asleep and waited for Lin Hai's official sedan back home, a green-covered soft sedan with four bearers on the outside It's no show to follow one of them all the time, this censor is a bit interesting.Lin Wei put aside all the countless rhetoric that he had thought of, walked to the middle of the road and raised his voice: "My nephew Lin Wei pays respects to Lin Shibo."

The sedan chair stopped slowly, and an elegant male voice came from inside the sedan chair: "Who is blocking the way?"

The entourage following the sedan chair looked Lin Wei up and down, and then replied: "My lord, he is a young master."

The green cloth soft curtain was lifted from the sedan chair, and a thin man in his fifties wearing an official robe looked at Lin Wei. Seeing that he was well dressed and looked calm, he felt strange and asked, "Who are you from?" children? Why are you here alone?"

Lin Wei bowed to Lin Hai, and said slowly: "Father Lin Luo, my nephew passed by Weiyang, and came to visit at the order of my father, but there is something to present. I just don't want to meet bad people on the way, and the token is stolen, so I have to come Ask Shibo for help, and look at Shibo Haihan with nothing to prove." Lin Wei followed his father and various elders in his previous life to speak in an official language, and it doesn't seem awkward to say such words.

The doubts in Lin Hai's heart became more and more serious. Seeing that although Lin Wei was young, he spoke well and behaved well, it seemed that he really looked like a son of some family.However, the name Lin Luo was very unfamiliar, which made him hesitate, and besides, at such a young age, there was no reason why he would be alone for the first time when he came to visit, so he picked up the important thing and asked, "What was stolen? "

Lin Wei looked at Lin Hai with a leisurely smile, and said, "A Qingtian jade ancestral jade pendant."

Lin Hai's heart moved, his eyes narrowed slightly, and a very complicated look flashed across his eyes. He pondered for a moment and stopped asking any more questions. He just asked the chief to bring Lin Wei back to the mansion, and please go to the study to ask more questions.

In Lin Hai's study room, the furnishings and decorations are extremely simple, but they are not plain, low-key and luxurious.A set of golden silk nanmu desks, chairs, collection of books and ancient shelves, all of which are exquisitely carved, and the blue and white porcelain pen wash with twigs on the desk is even more elegant and exquisite, and it is worth a lot of money at first glance.

There are many books on the bookshelf, all of which are spotless, and it seems that the owner takes care of them extremely meticulously on weekdays.It contrasts with the exquisite antiques displayed on the ancient shelf, and it has a profound charm.

On the front wall behind the desk is a picture of bamboo and snow in ink. Although it was not made by a famous artist, it also has hanging branches and leaves, vigorous brushwork, and thin rocks. It is different from other elegant decorations, but it has a subtle character.

Lin Wei waited for less than half a cup of tea, when Lin Hai had already changed into his normal clothes and walked in, Lin Wei stood up and saluted again, saying, "Nephew Lin Wei pays his respects to uncle."

Lin Hai took a deep breath, stared at Lin Wei up and down for a long while, and finally sat down in response.There are few branches of the Lin family, because Lin Haijing has been childless for a long time, although he has never mentioned it to anyone, he has not thought about it in his heart, so he has contacted many people secretly, but he has never heard of anyone. The home has a boy of this size.What's more, this son behaves properly and has an extraordinary bearing, he is not a vulgar son, if he has seen him before, he will never forget it, so he is extremely surprised.But what shocked him even more was Lin Wei's sentence "Qingtian jade ancestral jade pendant", could there be such a coincidence?

After the young man served the tea and closed the door, Lin Hai asked bluntly, "What's your father's name?"

Lin Wei only felt puzzled, seeing that Lin Hai also had a restrained and meticulous temperament, she didn't let him sit down first, let alone a cup of tea, but she didn't show it on her face, she just said: "My father passed away. Very early on, my uncle must have known the family ancestor’s name. My grandfather’s surname was Lin Chang and his name was Ziming. You have to be favored by the late emperor."

At this point, Lin Hai could hear clearly, and after a moment of silence, he asked, "Why was your jade pendant stolen?"

Lin Wei lowered her head slightly, and answered honestly: "My nephew is ashamed, it's not that I was stolen, but my nephew pawned it, and now it's still in the pawnshop at the east end of Yangzi Street in Gusu." Briefly narrated the experience of the day, dragged the clothes on his body with a self-deprecating smile, and said, "My nephew has nowhere to go to disturb my uncle's door. I bought it newly at the tailor shop outside, and now that I’m back in Suzhou, my nephew doesn’t have enough money to redeem the jade pendant.”

Lin Hai also laughed when he heard the words, his eyes were less probing and more kind, only then did he remember that Lin Wei had been standing in front of him the whole time, and hurriedly asked him to take a seat, Lin Wei took Qing Wan and What he said about Lin Luo was picky and picky to show his identity.Lin Hai was already in his teens back then, so he naturally remembered clearly the incident that caused such a great commotion, and only then did he realize that the concubine who was kicked out had Lin'er at that time, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

The two talked in detail, Lin Hai heard Lin Wei talk about the past, knew that he had been living in poverty, saw that he was able to cultivate such a magnanimity, and he liked it, but it was related to the Lin family's heirs, just listened to what Lin Wei said in detail, He didn't dare to make a conclusion on this, so he comforted him: "You came all the way, and you are just recovering from a serious illness, so I won't ask any more questions, just take some food, wash and rest, and you will live for two days Let's talk about it in detail, let's put it in the flower hall on the west side for now."

Lin Wei got up and thanked: "Thank you uncle for your trouble."

Lin Wei knew that Lin Hai had no intention of responding to him, after all, he didn't even bring a token with him, so it was very good to let him settle down, so he didn't think about it.This censor is very thoughtful, and the exchange between the two of them turned out not to say a single redundant word to him. Presumably, he must arrange for his servants to go to Gusu to investigate, and he will do other things when he finds out. Intend.

Lin Wei felt that things were much better than he thought so far, he just had to wait with peace of mind, if what Qing Wan said was true, according to Lin Hai's reaction at this time, he would not be kicked out.As for Qing Wan's words, Lin Wei felt that they were trustworthy, and he could tell from Lin Hai's reaction after hearing it, and Qing Wan would not put him on the same side before dying.

Lin Hai called two eleven or twelve-year-old maids to wait for Lin Wei to wash, and when he packed up and came out, the dinner was ready, so he accompanied Lin Hai to eat it together, and it was still the two maids who took him to the flower hall Ryan rests.

Lin Wei traveled for four or five days, plus he buried Qing Wan and dealt with Yang Ming when he was in Gusu, since he arrived here he has not had a good night's sleep, and because his body was recovering from a serious illness, he was very weak. Now I fell asleep and fell asleep, and it was dawn.Until he rubbed his swollen head and opened his eyes, Lin Wei felt a little dazed looking at the Xiangqu Luan tent in front of him, and after thinking about it for a while, he calmed down his thoughts.

A maidservant in a plain moonlight skirt, smoky purple dark embroidered brocade jacket with brocade, stood in front of the bed. Seeing Lin Wei woke up in a daze, a distinct smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and said in a crisp voice: "Slave maid Wait for the young master to get up?"

Lin Wei saw that she was one of the two girls called by Lin Hai, sat up and nodded and said, "You just bring me some water for washing, what's your name? How old are you?"

The servant girl took Lin Wei's long gown and said: "My maidservant's name is Xizhao, it's eleven, and the elder sister who served the young master with this servantservant last night is called Shu Yun. She has already gone to fetch water, and she probably will be back soon."

The two maids look neat, and they work quickly. When Lin Wei got out of bed, Shu Yun had already entered the room with water. After he washed his hands and face, he was manipulated by the two maids to get dressed. When he arrived at the study Lin Hai was already arranging his official robes and preparing to go to the yamen. When he saw him enter the room, he said, "I thought you had to sleep for a while, but you woke up early, so I asked Shu Yun to send you early. There is nothing to do during the day." It’s fine to go for a walk in the garden, if you want to go out, let her ask the servant to follow, and Uncle Xiumu will talk to you in two days.”

Lin Wei responded: "Lin Wei made a note, so uncle can go."

Lin Hai called himself uncle when he talked to him, it seems that he has accepted him as a nephew in his heart, Lin Wei strolled back to the flower hall, Shu Yun and Xi Zhao had already prepared breakfast.

This Lin Hai is quite elegant, and he is very exquisite according to his preferences. The set of light crimson landscape dishes in front of him does not look like a vulgar thing. Shu Yun waited for him to sit down, and personally placed a pair of silver chopsticks in front of him.Lin Wei was too tired last night and didn't notice much of this, but seeing Fang now, he couldn't help sighing that Lin Hai was so delicate.

As soon as there was nothing to do, Lin Wei took Shu Yun and Xi Zhao for a walk in the flower hall and the small garden in the study room.Even if Lin Hai didn't mention it himself, Lin Wei couldn't help but inquire about it. After all, he should have some idea in his heart to live here, so he found a place to sit on the vines, and casually chatted with the two maids: "Lin Wei is new here, and I don't know what taboos or things to pay attention to in the house. I hope my two sisters will teach me."

Shu Yun is calm, but Xi Zhao is a little lively. Hearing Lin Wei's question, he interjected: "The master is the most gentle, and the wife is always kind to our servants, and they are very easy to get along with." You don’t need to worry too much, sir. It’s just that if the master doesn’t mention asking you to visit the inner courtyard, you must not go there. Our wife is not well and has been recuperating, and the master and wife have no children and only have one daughter. It hurts to the point of my heart, if the son accidentally offends the girl or wife, he will have the temper of the master, I'm afraid he will have to worry about it."

Girls in this era are all raised in the boudoir, and reputation is more important than life. Lin Wei naturally understands this. Hearing that there are girls in this family, she secretly remembers it in her heart, thinking that she will act more cautiously in the future. good.

A few people were chatting, when an eleven or twelve-year-old girl ran over from a distance, and when she saw the three of them, she came directly towards them, and said with a long sigh of relief: "Sister Shu Yun, Wife woke up early and felt bad, drank less than half a bowl of porridge and vomited it all up again, and I don’t know any of the boys on the second door, so my sister helped them and told them to call the doctor quickly.”

Shu Yun frowned and asked, "But it's messed up again? Why don't you call an old man to pass on the message? I have a guest here. How can I be negligent? When you go, just ask who is Lin Xin, and if someone answers, call He just went to ask for a doctor, it is most appropriate for Lin Xin to have quick legs and feet, you just have to wait."

Lin Wei saw that the little girl's expression was urgent, so she said to Shu Yun: "I'm just doing nothing to relax, what's the matter, you just go, even if something really happens, there will still be sunset."

Shu Yun took a look at Xi Zhao, but didn't insist, he just said: "Your negligence, the servants will come as soon as they go." Turning to the little girl, "Let's go, I'll go with you."

The little girl's face became happy now, and she went with Shu Yun, muttering to herself as she walked: "Isn't there a letter from the Rongguo Mansion last night? For some reason, my wife's complexion was not very good after reading it." , I never thought of getting up in the morning and making a fuss. I just heard my wife and the girl mention the brother who was born with jade again. Baoyu Chang Baoyu said a lot of short words, and retched while talking ..."

Shu Yun had gone away with that girl, but Lin Wei stayed where she was, the three of them must have four famous masters sitting in the study of the three of them, that was the rule set by the old lady with a straight face , the eldest and the third are eager to learn, so after learning that the last one is better than a bastard, I can't wait to raise the 72nd concubine of the Sixth Court of Sangong.

What does this mean now? Why is the girl's words so familiar?

Lin Wei looked up at Xizhao, and asked indistinctly, "I don't know that there are such prominent relatives, so which one is the Rongguo Mansion?"

Xizhao said with a cold face: "It's our wife's natal family. Our wife is the first lady of the Rongguo Mansion, and she is very close to the old lady there. But, since I got a brother who was born with a jade title, The old lady thought she was a blessed one, and she was thinking about it..." Xi Zhao suddenly cut off the conversation, took a peek at Lin Wei, and seeing that he had no special reaction, Fang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Our wife and that The wife in charge of the house is at odds with each other, but that brother is in that place, so he can't stop the old lady from talking again and again, so it won't cause trouble in vain."

Lin Weidao: "It's just a short gossip from the parents. You come and talk to me about what you have and what you don't. It's up to you if you don't want to listen to it or take it to heart, but your wife is also very careful."

"No, our girl is even more delicate, and my wife doesn't have anyone else to gossip about, so I just dragged the girl to talk about it. If the girl sees her unhappy, then she can't be happy in her heart. I really suffer." When Xi Zhao talked about this, But he was full of resentment, so he just poured beans with Lin Wei, "Nowadays, as long as there are older maids in this mansion, who doesn't know what's new about Baoyu in Jia's mansion, saying that being born is too lucky, and the name Posted it all over the street, asking those traffickers and pawns to call it together. Even in that mansion now, the servants call them by their names directly. Holding on to the rouge and gouache, the old master Jia Er was almost thrown into a rage, and the old lady was still very proud when she said it, what good could there be?"

Lin Wei was completely convinced at this time, and she was speechless for a long while before asking: "I suddenly remembered that my mother mentioned it once, but I couldn't remember it when I was young. My aunt's single name is 'Min'?"

Xizhao said: "That's right. The Duke's mansion is very particular. Although our wife is a daughter, she got her name by typesetting with the two masters over there. But my master doesn't act like that. He only says that his daughter is born with If you love and dote on you, you don’t need to sort out the words and bear the name, so our girl is just called by a baby name, and the master said that a lady is a lady.”

Lin Weidao: "My uncle is an elegant man, this is the handsome spirit in the bones of us southerners. When we see the word 'xiu' in my daughter's house, Ruoting Zhiyoulan, who wants to take off, washes away the lead. The public house is a dignified family, and the people in the north are very fond of the 'magnificence', thinking that it is a girl's house, and if they want to raise it, they have to look up to the style of the mother's world, each has its own strengths."

Xizhao pursed her lips and laughed, tilted her head and looked at Lin Wei for a while, then said: "You know a lot at such a young age, and I don't know if what you're talking about is true or here Are you trying to trick me into making fun of me?"

Lin Wei also laughed, lying on his back on the vines and dangling leisurely, said: "How dare I make fun of you, just pretend to be serious, don't you think that my words are too profound When you wake up, you look more like your master's nephew?"

Xi Zhao bent over with a real smile this time, nodded and said: "Yes, yes, maybe in a few years, he will become a handsome and handsome Tanhua Lang again."

This girl has a sharp mouth, Lin Wei glanced at her and said: "Just be careful and ask people to listen to it, and see if my gentle uncle will take a layer of skin off you."