The Lin family of the Red Chamber has a son

But Lin Yan handed over the affairs of the housekeeper of the inner courtyard to Daiyu in front of his daughter-in-law, who was the housekeeper of the whole family.

Daiyu looked at Lin Yan for a while, feeling quite at a loss, and said, "Brother, I have never learned these things about housekeeping. It was my brother who asked me to look at the account books before, and it took my boss's mind. I..."

Lin Yan shook his hands and said with a smile, "Now our family is full of people, and only the younger sister is a female relative. If the affairs of the inner house are not handed over to the younger sister, who will take care of them? Could it be that I, a man, can watch? I know what my sister means, but I'm afraid I haven't experienced it before. Think about it, my sister, who is born with it? Even Lian's second sister-in-law, who is very prestigious in Rongfu, must have her first experience, right? Anyway, we will welcome her in the future. Those who were sent there have been regulated over the years, and now we are observing filial piety, so we can’t talk about it. Besides, there are a few nuns pointing out from the side, so why should my sister worry?”

Daiyu listened, bowed her head in thought for a moment, raised her eyes, and nodded to Lin Yan.

The population of the Lin Mansion is simple, so there are few things to do.They were all selected old people, and the daughters-in-law of Chen Sheng's family were used to it, so Daiyu didn't feel any embarrassment after taking over.The nuns who came out of the two palaces had already received the words of the loyal and obedient Wang Situ Lan, and dared not give up their hearts to Daiyu.

From Daiyu's filial piety, to making friends with others, to tidying up the inner courtyard and arranging the house, although Daiyu doesn't have to learn everything, she knows everything that is necessary.Gradually, it comes to the insidious means of inner house struggle.

Daiyu has a pure personality and a clean eye, so she was very reluctant to hear this at first.Wang Momo watched her grow up since she was a child, and knew Daiyu's temperament best.Seeing it, she persuaded Daiyu when there was no one in the house: "Young lady, don't think so. Well, speaking of it, our family has a small population, and the young lady has never experienced the things in those big houses. No Speaking of other things, why do most of the children in the family grow up? And why do some of the children of the family do the thing of pampering the girl and smearing the face of the first wife? The girl is kind and pure, and she can't hold back People treat you better. When you get older in the future, the girl will know, this man, even if he doesn't get involved in those dirty things, he still has to know."

What she said made Daiyu want to laugh or not, but when she thought about it carefully, it also made sense.She was already smart, and she had been living under the roof for several years. Even if no one dared to say something to her face to face, it wasn't that she didn't know that someone was talking behind her back.Back then I was young, so I didn't know, but now that I think about it, when I went to my grandmother's house for the first time, Yuan was killed several times on the first day.

Concentrating on her little thoughts, Daiyu studied hard.

Daiyu has always been weak, and she must suffer from cough at the end of autumn.Although Lin Yan has had people help her recuperate over the past year, the results cannot be seen immediately.In November, the weather gradually turned cold, and Daiyu caught the wind and cold.

Lin Yan originally thought that the winter in central Beijing is dry, and people live more on heated kangs, or they put braziers and smoke cages in their houses to keep warm.In this way, the room will be more dry, and it will be easy to get angry.It would be better to take Daiyu and Lin Ruo to the hot spring village in the suburbs to avoid the cold.Due to Daiyu's illness, she can't go out for the time being.

While Lin Yan was seeking medical treatment and medicine for Daiyu, he was planning to invite craftsmen to renovate several beautiful courtyards in the mansion after the opening of spring, and make fire paths, so that it will be convenient for heating in winter Some, and it will not be as hot as a smoked cage brazier.

Situ Lan was very happy when she learned that Lin Yan was going to Hot Spring Village, and made up her mind to go with her later.Originally, he had made up an excuse with the emperor to ask for leave, but when he heard that Lin Yan couldn't go because of Daiyu's illness, he was very depressed.Suddenly, he felt that if he and Lin Yan went together, wouldn't it be more leisurely and beautiful?Now he came to Lin's mansion happily, planning to encourage him, so he had to persuade Lin Yan to go.

Lin Yan was sitting by the window in the study, and because it was sunny and windless outside, he opened the window.The warm sunlight cast on his face in winter, the brilliance flowed.Holding the scroll with long, white fingers, there is a cup of fragrant tea on the desk, emitting a curl of hot air.The entire study room was peaceful and quiet.

Standing in the courtyard, Situ Lan was quite amazed.Immediately, without waiting for Lin Cheng who led him in, he strode forward and pushed open the door, and shouted with a smile on his face, "Zifei, I'm here."

Lin Yan raised his eyelids, glanced at Lin Cheng who came in with helpless disapproval, stood up and said with a smile, "Uncle Lin, the lord is here, and asked someone to bring some refreshments."

Lin Cheng agreed and went out.

Situ Lan was not polite, she pulled a chair and sat down next to Lin Yan, and said with a smile, "Zifei, didn't you say that you are going to the suburban Zhuangzi to avoid the cold? Have you packed it?"

For a while, the two clean servants who were waiting outside followed Lin Cheng in.In one hand is a carved lacquer-filled gold tray in the style of begonias, with a small multicolored cup on top.The other hand held several colored dim sum fruits.After Lin Cheng arranged the things, Fang took people out again.

Lin Yan handed over the tea and motioned to Situ Lan: "The best Yunwu tea is brewed in the spring water brought from outside the city this morning. Try it."

Situ Lan took it, and saw that the water was indeed bright in color and fragrant like orchids.He took a sip and tasted the product, nodded and said: "It's still good. It's just that the water is a bit poor. I'll ask someone to send you some Yuquan water every day tomorrow, and it's almost the same."

"Don't, it's great if I drink this. Is that Yuquan water that everyone can drink? Don't make trouble for me."

Situ Lan smiled and said, "It's just a few buckets of water, and it's not worth anything."

Lin Yan sat down and took a fruit at random, put on a handkerchief and peeled it by himself.Situ Lan saw that he was very focused, as if he was doing something big.The plain white fingers moved nimbly, revealing petals of orange flesh.

Lin Yan peeled an orange very quickly, and when he looked up, he saw Situ Lan leaning over, with his head on his body, and said amusedly, "What are you doing?"

Situ Lan said nothing, just looked at him and laughed.

Although Lin Yan's temperament is tough, he is actually the most hard-faced and soft-hearted.If Situ Lan had put on the airs of a prince in the first place and used his power to overwhelm others, then Lin Yan would never have gotten so close to him.However, when the two of them get along on weekdays, Situ Lan would post up like a rascal, and sometimes show the smirk now, Lin Yan couldn't help it.

The face that Situ Lan looked at was a little hot, Lin Yan became angry from embarrassment, and threw the orange in his hand into Situ Lan's arms: "What are you looking at!"

Smiling, he broke off a petal and put it in his mouth. The sweet and slightly sour juice was fragrant. Situ Lan carefully picked off the white silk from the remaining pulp and handed it to Lin Yan.

Lin Yan slightly turned his head to look out the window, and said, "I didn't wash my hands just now, thanks to you for eating."

Situ Lan was startled, and then rushed over with an "Aww", "Do you mean it?"

The two laughed and quarreled for a while, and Situ Lan finally stuffed one petal into Lin Yan's mouth, and ate the rest in one gulp.Seeing that the atmosphere was just right, Situ Lan was about to talk about going to the hot spring village together, when a servant outside announced: "Master, someone from Rongguo Mansion is here."

Lin Yan sat upright, "Who is here?"

"It's the second master Lian."

"Ask Uncle Lin to come in."

Not long after, Jia Lian came in behind Lin Cheng. Lin Yan got up and went to the door, and said with a smile, "Second brother Lian, how come today? I'm sorry I couldn't go far."

Jia Lian walked a few steps quickly, and said with a smile, "We brothers still pay attention to these common etiquettes?" As he spoke, he wanted to take Lin Yan's hand and go in together.

Suddenly someone coughed inside, and Jia Lian looked at Lin Yan: "Cousin Lin has a guest? It's just a coincidence that I came."

Lin Yan smiled and said, "It's okay."

After being able to enter the study, Jia Lian took a brief look, and saw a scroll table with a glass surface inlaid with silver flowers and pineapple wood in the study, and on one side was a gourd-shaped aroma diffuser in gilt copper and cloisonné enamel. Neatly arranged books and copybooks, and a scroll spread out on the desk, it can be seen that Lin Yan was just sitting here and studying hard.

Because there was one person in the room, Jia Lian didn't take a close look at it.

Lin Yan smiled and said, "This is the Second Lord Lian in the Rongguo Mansion."

The man sat lazily on the ebony armchair, gave a faint "um", and didn't even nod his head, let alone get up to be polite.

Jia Lian felt a little displeased when he saw this. He was one of the most famous people in Beijing. Counting all over the city, how many sons and daughters of officials and eunuchs knew him well?No matter who has never treated himself so slowly!

It's just that he still has some eyesight, seeing that the bamboo green brocade gown sitting in the study is extremely fine in both material and embroidery.The expression on his face was dull, and his buttocks were high above, and there was a look of impatience between his brows, fearing that it was his bad luck that interrupted his conversation with Lin Yan.

"This is..." Jia Lian turned to look at Lin Yan.

Lin Yan smiled and said, "This is the well-known Prince Zhongshun in Beijing."

Jia Lian was taken aback, and hastily changed into a respectful expression and bowed deeply, saying in his mouth: "I don't know if the prince is driving here and disturbing the prince's business, I really deserve to die."

"En." Situ Lan finally said, "Forget it."

Lin Yan asked Jia Lian to sit, seeing a god-like prince sitting there frowning, how dare Jia Lian just sit?Hastily declined, without talking nonsense, and directly stated the purpose of coming, "The old lady misses sister Lin, thinking that the weather is cold now, and there is nothing to do in the mansion. If it is convenient for sister Lin, I would like to pick her up for a few days I don't know what Cousin Lin thinks?"

"I'm fine. It's just that my sister caught a cold and is still taking medicine. I'm afraid I won't be able to go these few days."

Jia Lian hurriedly asked: "Is it serious? If Cousin Lin doesn't mind, why don't I ask someone to take the post from our mansion and invite the imperial physician over. Anyway, sister Lin was with us before, and she always took the medicine of the imperial physician Bao. It’s kind of knowing.”

Lin Yan was about to resign, but Situ Lan said, "Miss Lin has hired an imperial physician here."

A thought came to Jia Lian's mind, and he couldn't help being surprised.He didn't dare to delay any longer, and hurriedly said: "Since that's the case, I'll go back and reply to the old lady first. After a few days, my sister will be well, and then come pick up my sister Lin."

Said, without waiting for tea, hurried to go back.With an apologetic face, Lin Yan personally sent it out, pulled Jia Lian and said, "I'm really sorry for the second brother Lian, I should have stayed with the second brother Lian for dinner. It's just..."

Jia Lian hurriedly waved his hands: "Good brother, we don't need to talk about these nonsense. The prince is still here with you, so it's not good to keep him waiting for a long time. Go back and entertain."

After finishing speaking, he stepped into the carriage, walked out of the Lin residence and went back.Along the way, I only thought carefully about what I saw just now, and I felt more and more accurate in my guess.It's just that, do you want to talk to the old lady or not?