The Lin family of the Red Chamber has a son

In the old house of the Lin family in Gusu, there is an exquisite small courtyard filled with green bamboos, and a cobblestone path is hidden in the middle.Although the weather is hot, there is a sense of coolness here.

"Bi Luo, where is the girl?" Lin Yan came back from the outside, first changed the big clothes on his body, and only wore a jade-colored gauze gown, a pair of trousers underneath, and shoes, and picked up the clothes he had prepared earlier. I drank the iced sour plum soup in one gulp.

While tidying his clothes for him, Bi Luo said: "Miss looks better today. I just went over to look at it just now, and the girl just woke up and was about to go to the lotus pavilion at the back. I was thinking about the sour plum soup just made in the kitchen. Girls are always weak, so it’s not good to eat too cold. It happened that some fresh fruits were sent outside, so Cui Ran used Bingba to send them over.”

Seeing that Lin Yan reached out to serve the sour plum soup again, he hurriedly persuaded him, "At least drink less, although it quenches your thirst, it's too cold after all."

Lin Yan smiled and said, "It's only half a cup of water, it's not enough to catch a cold."

After drinking another bowl, he let out a sigh of relief and collapsed on the chair.

After Lin Ruhai passed away, Lin Yan and Daiyu brothers and sisters finished their funeral and helped Ling return to their hometown in Suzhou.

Most of the servants and maids in the original mansion were brought from their hometown or Beijing, so they all came back this time.There were also some bought later, Lin Yan asked people to ask, and if anyone was unwilling to come, they all returned their life certificates and money, and sent them to go their separate ways.

The ancestors of the Lin family left a lot of property, but the descendants were few, so the family property over several generations is quite considerable.There are quite a few houses and villas, and there are even rare antiques, gold and jade wares that the Lin family has collected for many years. After a rough calculation, they are also worth about one million.

Lin Yan took the account books of various places and checked them. Although he also has some property, compared with this, he is a small witch.I can't help but feel amused in my heart, people say that they are open to seeing money.Seeing Lin Ruhai's death, if not for herself, the huge family business would only be inherited by an orphan named Daiyu, how could anyone not be jealous?

What's more, Daiyu grew up in her grandfather's house since she was a child, she has never been in touch with housekeeping, and she has a high-minded temperament, which means she doesn't take these things seriously.The old lady of Jia's mansion wins her over with affection, and the stone, Jia Baoyu, binds her with tenderness. Even if Daiyu knows that her property is in the hands of Rong's mansion, how can she open her mouth to ask for inquiries?

In short, the original book said that the Rongfu swallowed up the Lin family's property, in Lin Yan's view, it was a logical and natural thing.

Thinking of Jia Lian and others who rushed over from Beijing after his father passed away, Lin Yan sneered.There is really no one in the Rongguo Mansion. Even if they want to calculate the family property, they don’t pay attention to the success. They come here and say that they want to help with the funeral. It’s just a face of kindness. This is Jingzhong When people mention it, they say that he is the second master Lian who has changed a bit?

Shaking his head, he stopped thinking about these bad things.This time when he returned to Suzhou, Lin Yan prepared to take his younger sister back to the capital after his father had been buried.Anyway, I don't have too much affection for this place. If the ancients didn't pay attention to returning fallen leaves to their roots, he would have to let his father be buried in the ancestral grave, so he wouldn't bother to come back—the so-called clansmen are mostly people like Rongfu.

Feeling that the sweat was coming down from his body, Lin Yan took care of his appearance again, Fang Shi suddenly left the room and went to the lotus pavilion.

Before he got close, he heard the sound of Daiyu playing the piano.The sound of the piano is faint, sobbing and sobbing, like complaints and complaints, like weeping and singing.

Lin Yan frowned when he heard that, Daiyu had a delicate and sensitive mind, the piano was like the voice of his heart, and he knew that the child hadn't recovered from the pain of his father's death.

Daiyu finished the song and sat on the piano bench in a daze.Zijuan and Xueyan had seen her like this a lot, so they only tried to persuade her a little while standing behind her.Cuiran, on the other hand, comforted Daiyu because she was Lin Yan's eldest girl.

Daiyu sighed slightly, and when she looked up, she saw her elder brother strolling in from the corridor, and hurriedly stood up to greet her.

Lin Yan saw that she had been worrying endlessly since her father's death, and that her thin body had become pitifully emaciated.At this time, Daiyu was only wearing a long gauze jacket embroidered with orchids in a crescent-white cross collar, with a blue silk sash tied around her waist.On the head, only a side bun is randomly pulled up, and it is fastened with a plain silver hairpin inlaid with pearls.The braids on both sides of the cheeks are all made of blue headbands, and even the pendants around the ears are replaced with plain sapphire dripping ones.

"Where is my sister playing the piano?"

"Yeah." Daiyu responded lightly, "Did you bother brother? I'll caress in the room next time."

Hearing what she said, Lin Yan feared that she would be depressed, so he hurriedly said, "I just came back, why did you disturb me? It's just that I came to see my sister just now, and I heard the sound of the piano from the rockery over there. It's very sad. .That's why I asked this question."

The two siblings sat down, and Daiyu plucked the strings again and again, not talking much.

Lin Yan knew that her temperament had always been like this, so he didn't mind.Looking at the fruit on the table, he said with a smile: "The weather is so hot, it's rare to eat such a good fruit, and it's been soaked in ice water. My sister, let's try it to relieve the heat."

As he said that, he twisted out a lychee with water drops in the big crystal carved bowl, and handed it to Daiyu.

But Daiyu accepted it because of his kindness.Zicuckoo hurried over and peeled the skin for her, revealing the white flesh.Daiyu tasted it, and said, "It's very good, brother, too?"

Lin Yan didn't wait for her to let her go, he already peeled a few grains and put them in his mouth. He said with a smile, "My sister just played the piano, and the sound of the piano is so sad that people can't help but feel a little sour after hearing it."

Daiyu's eyes turned red, and she said in a low voice, "I don't think about it either. It's just that every time I think of my father... I can't help but feel pain in my heart."

"My sister has been smart since she was a child. I don't want to say some things over and over again. My sister knows that you are what my father worries about the most. Only you are safe and happy, and that is what my father wants to see the most. What's more, even though my father is gone But it’s just changing places and continuing to care about my sister.”

When Daiyu heard him say "I continue to care in another place", she couldn't help saying it silently twice in her heart.

"The ancients said, 'Qin player, love is also'. This is true when you think about it. Just like that autumn day, some people see it as 'autumn wind and autumn rain, worrying people', while others see it as 'clear sky and a row of cranes' On the cloud'. If you think about it carefully, it's just that people have different moods. It's the same with playing the piano. When there is sadness in the heart, the sound of the piano will be lingering; When I was sick, the doctor also said that you are too worried, you have to let go. Now my sister still plays this kind of music, isn't it adding to my illness? It doesn't make me depressed. "

As he spoke, he looked at Zijuan and Xueyan, and said, "Young lady is like this, you should persuade her. It's not too long to follow the young lady, so you don't need to learn these anymore?"

In a word, both the Zijuan and the snow geese lowered their heads.

Daiyu hurriedly changed the subject and said, "Brother speaks so thoroughly, can you also play a song?"

Lin Yan waved his hands and smiled, "Don't, I don't even understand the methods. It's just talking on paper, it's just talking on paper."

Daiyu covered her mouth and smiled, the sadness between her brows disappeared somewhat.

Lin Yan thought that if nothing happened, he should leave for Beijing as soon as possible.There is still a little ancestor waiting for him to teach him a lesson.

"Sister, we are going to Beijing in a few days. My sister sees which people in her yard are useful, so she takes them with her. It's better for my sister to have a plan in mind."

"Back to the capital?" Daiyu bit her lips, "Then, we... where do we live?"

Lin Yan was taken aback, then smiled and said, "Of course I live at home. Don't worry, sister, our mansion in Beijing is in Ping'an Lane. It's not as big as the mansion in Yangzhou, but it's better than clean. Someone has already cleaned it there, but I don’t know what my sister likes. If my sister doesn’t like it when I go back, I can clean it up. In addition, I also have a small village in the middle of Beijing. There is a hot spring in it, and the scenery is not bad. If my sister wants to live there, it’s okay. .”

Looking at the expression on Daiyu's face, Lin Yan smiled again: "At the Rongguo Mansion, if my sister is willing, she can naturally stay for a few days. But we are filial piety..."

"No, brother misunderstood. I was also thinking that we have filial piety, so it's not appropriate to live in someone else's house. Besides, it was a relative's house, so where can we live in our own home?"

After hearing this, Zicuckoo's expression changed slightly, and she hurriedly lowered her head, pulling the hem of the clothes tightly and loosely in her hands, until the fine cocoon silk jacket was wrinkled.

Lin Yan was right in front of her, but he could clearly see this action, and his face didn't show any emotion at the moment, but he was secretly thinking of finding an opportunity to send her back to Rongfu—it was just that he needed to say that. It's better for Yu to speak out.

Daiyu heard that she was no longer living in the Rong Mansion, she was relieved for a while, but also a little melancholy.

His father had just passed away, so Lian's second cousin from Rongfu's ancestral home brought someone here.It's condolences, but what about it?

Thinking of what Jia Lian said to himself, the words inside and outside the words revealed the meaning of telling himself to be on guard against his brother.He also said that some old slaves in the mansion would inevitably deceive the master, and if he didn't think so, he could hand over the matter to him.Although I am young, I am not stupid at all.The uncle of the first relative is dead, and the first thing to care about when entering the door is that anyone with some brains will not fail to understand what it means.

Daiyu felt a little cold in her heart.With her father gone, she was truly an orphan without father or mother.Whether it's grandma, uncle or aunt, no one wants to ask someone to comfort them?Baoyu, Baoyu, who I usually consider as my confidant, actually only said that innocuous "it's important to come back soon"?

Lian's second brother, the housekeeper who came with him, hinted at what would happen to his brother.

how?They must not know that on the night of their father's death, his elder brother had already handed over all the books, title deeds and house deeds of the Lin family to him.If he really hid his selfishness, why should he do this?Anyway, he is now the legitimate son of the Lin family, even if he doesn't give it to him, no one will talk to him.

Thinking back to the gossip she had received in the Rong Mansion these past few years, Daiyu was really sad.She felt that she couldn't live in Rong Mansion this time, her father was a member of the court when he was alive, and she would be said to live and eat for nothing.Now, who knows what terrible words will come out?She is a dignified daughter of the Lin family, and she has no reason to rush to suffer this humiliation!

"So best..."

Lin Yan was peeling the fruit in his hand, and although Daiyu's voice was inaudible, it reached his ears word by word.Feeling good for a moment, he put the peeled lychee pulp into a small plate and handed it to Daiyu.

The two brothers and sisters had made up their minds, and immediately began to pack things.He also took the roster of the family's servants and compared them to discuss which ones to bring to Beijing and which ones to stay in the old house.As a result, Daiyu has been busy a lot, but she can't take care of her father's thoughts.

After packing up, Lin Yan and Daiyu bid farewell to the head of the Lin clan and set off for the capital.