The Lin family of the Red Chamber has a son

But Lin Yan just came back to the mansion here, because he heard Situ Lan talking about Jia Baoyu revealing about Daiyu outside, and also heard that Xue Baochai talked big when he came with Sister Feng and others, which made Daiyu displeased , thinking in my heart how to let out a little breath.

Because he is still keeping his filial piety, he cannot go to many places.Therefore, he called his confidants, Chang Le'er and Ji Xiang, to come in, and gave him such instructions.Both Chang Le'er and Ji Xiang are children without parents. They grew up with Lin Yan since they were young, and they are familiar with some things, so they go to pass on the word and don't mention it.

The next day it was only dawn, so Lin Yan got up and grabbed Lin Ruo.After going through the homework first, and watching him punch and kick, I was quite satisfied.Looking at the time, it is already time for the daily meal.Then Bi Luo Anning and the other two maids brought a lacquered and carved kang with a waist around the waist, put it on the smoker cage, and arranged the food in the food box one by one.

Lin Ruo is young and has a wild temper.He was brought up by Lin Yan, and he didn't see Lin Yan much on weekdays, and he was a little afraid of him, so he behaved very well in front of him.Perhaps it was because she had no female elders since she was a child, Lin Ruo became very close to Daiyu when she met her.Although Daiyu is not a few years older, she is an aunt after all, Lin Ruo relied on her seniority and age, and she got a lot of benefits from Daiyu by acting coquettishly and foolishly.

Just after the meal was served here, Hong Ling from outside came in, bowed to Lin Yan and Lin Ruo, and asked the woman who followed behind to bring a food box, and said with a smile: "Where does the girl know that the uncle and brother got up early today?" Yep, it just so happened that the Yangzhou chef invited by the housekeeper yesterday arrived, and today I made two dim sum for my uncle and brother to try."

With that said, he took out two small steamers.Lin Yan scratched his neck and looked for a while, and saw that one of them contained four plump white buns with thin pleats on each bun, which looked like four blooming chrysanthemums when placed in a steamer.

Lin Yan put a small plate in front of Lin Ruo, and said with a smile, "Your aunt knows you're greedy, so Tete probably made this for you. Try it quickly."

Lin Ruo giggled and took a bite, and immediately her mouth was full of fragrance, soft as cotton, oily but not greasy, very delicious.What's even better is that there is an aroma of pine nuts in it.

After eating a steamed bun in two bites, Lin Ruo stared at the other steamer.The emerald siu mai there is emerald green in color, and it is quite appetizing to see in winter.

After swallowing two snacks in a row, Lin Ruofang wiped his mouth and said with a smile: "My aunt loves me, I'll go thank aunt in a while."

Seeing him happy, Lin Yan was also relieved.I also picked up a bun and ate it, and asked, "How did you girls eat this morning?"

"Returning to the uncle, the girl woke up early today and has already recovered, and she has an appetite. I just used up half a cup of bird's nest porridge, and ate a silver roll and a crystal shrimp dumpling."

Lin Yan nodded, "It's still less, I advise the girl to use more."

Hong Lingfu responded and withdrew.

Lin Yan and Lin Ruo had finished their meal here, and had to go out of the house on their own matters.After thinking about it, she called Lin Ruo: "Your aunt is good at reading, but there is nothing wrong with poetry and prose. If you don't understand something, you can ask your aunt. But, your aunt is a girl, and the things she reads It’s inevitable that it hurts the spring and the autumn. You just pick up the questions that have a broader artistic conception, and don’t make her sad again.”

Lin Ruo patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, Second Uncle, I know what to do."

Lin Yan rubbed Lin Ruo's head, changed his clothes and went out.He came back after less than half an hour, and just as soon as he entered the mansion, Lin Cheng greeted him, "Master, Second Mistress Lian from Rongguo Mansion is here."

"Oh?" Lin Yan squinted his eyes, "I just came here before, and I'm here again today? Who else followed?"

"In addition to the girls in their house, there is also the second master Bao who came back last time."

Lin Yan smiled.

Jia Baoyu didn't like to make friends with outsiders, so the old lady in the Rong Mansion let him go.She was locked up in the inner courtyard all day long, like a girl who didn't see outsiders.If he hadn't come out all this time, how could he get out of the breath he was holding back for Daiyu?That's good, he came first.

"Where are these people now?"

Lin Cheng felt that the smile on his uncle's face was very strange, and hurriedly said: "They are all in the flower hall in the backyard. Because there are male guests, it is not easy to lead them to the girl's yard."

Lin Yan nodded and said with a smile: "This is the right thing to do. Remember, the girl in our family is also from an aristocratic family, with a scholarly family background, and nothing can be more noble. Naturally, the place where she lives is not something that anyone can enter. "

Saying that, he didn't change his clothes, and went directly to the backyard.After entering the yard, I heard a burst of laughter inside.Lin Yan frowned. Sister Feng was the only one who was able to make such a publicity in someone else's house.

The maid serving outside opened the curtain, and Lin Yan went in.Seeing that Sister Feng was beaming with joy and didn't know what to say, Daiyu sat in the main seat to accompany her.Baoyu is sitting on the chair on the right, Baochai is the first on the left, and sisters Sanchun are on the bottom.

Sister Feng is dressed in a peach-red long fur coat with floral flowers, a powder-blue jacket with white buttons and a stand-up collar, a silver-red embroidered satin skirt, a lingyun bun on her head, and a red gold dotted emerald pearl on her head. There is a pendant bead hairpin inlaid with diamonds, the whole person is full of jewels, and his actions and words are crisp and sharp, which makes people laugh. He really deserves to be the famous sharp mouth among everyone.

Seeing Lin Yan coming in, Daiyu hurriedly stood up and said with a smile, "Brother is back."

Sister Feng couldn't sit still, so they all got up to greet Lin Yan.With a smile on Lin Yan's face, he bowed to each other and said with a smile, "I'm being rude. I don't know that Lian's second sister-in-law, Brother Bao, and all the girls are here, but they are not allowed to stay at home. It's really my fault."

Sister Feng sat down and said with a smile: "I'm not an outsider, so why should Cousin Lin say such nonsense. We know that Cousin is busy, so we came here by ourselves. It's better that Cousin don't say that we came here uninvited."

Lin Yan sat on the chair to Daiyu's left, Zixiao brought tea, Lin Yan took a sip, and casually glanced at the few people in the guest seat.

Since Baoyu came in, his complexion was not very good.Presumably, in his heart, he was the villain who didn't ask him to be with Sister Lin, that's why he didn't look good.As for the Sanchun sisters, as it is recorded in the book, they all wear the same clothes, but the patterns and colors embroidered on the skirts are different.Only Baochai is wearing a light blue jacquard brocade jacket with double breasts, and a haze-colored pleated cotton skirt underneath.Although she wore a Lingxu bun on her head, she only had a new and ingenious light blue silk flower on her temple, and a silver pendant heart bead hairpin on the other side.No matter what you wear on your head or your body, there is no trace of luxury. Compared with Baoyu Yingchun, especially Sister Feng, it looks sober.

Lin Yan still didn't like her small thoughts, and lowered his eyes to look at the tea in his cup, hiding the sarcasm in his eyes.

"Speaking of which," Sister Feng said with a smile, "we came here a while ago, and we didn't see Cousin Lin. I heard that Cousin Lin went out, did he catch up with the wind and snow? Such heavy snow is really rare in previous years." .”

Lin Yan put down the teacup in his hand and sighed: "Isn't that right? If I didn't go to the academy to see my husband, I really don't want to go out of the city. It's just that I haven't met my husband since I came back from Suzhou. In addition, I am loyal and obedient. The prince invited you to go with me, so I can't refuse."

Sister Feng had heard Jia Lian say that Lin Yan had friendship with King Zhongshun, but now she was a little surprised to hear Lin Yan say it herself.The beautiful eyes were already full of smiles, and he asked: "Everyone in Beijing says that Prince Zhongshun is the most beloved brother of the Holy Majesty today. Does Cousin Lin actually have friendship with the prince?"

Baoyu couldn't help looking at Lin Yan curiously.

Although Baochai lowered her head slightly, her eyes could not hide her surprise, but she was more curious, so she couldn't help but listened attentively.

"It can't be called friendship, but it's just the friendship of classmates back then. Thanks to Prince Zhongshun, he respected him, but whenever he went to see Mr., he called me. I might as well borrow money." Lin Yan looked at Daiyu and said with a smile, "Speaking of it Mr. Zhao, the mountain leader in the academy, is still a good friend of my father. I went over the other day, and my husband asked about my sister. He said that he had met her when she was very young, and told her to take good care of her. It’s also good to go to Mr.’s house for a walk.”

Daiyu's eyes turned red when she thought that her father's old friend was still there, but her father had gone west.He quickly wiped the corners of his eyes with a handkerchief, and said with a forced smile: "Then he is also our elder. If you go again, brother, thank you for me."

Seeing the tears in Daiyu's eyes, Baoyu couldn't hold back for a long time. She hurriedly got up and wanted to go over to persuade her, but she was glanced at by Sister Feng.Fu looked at Lin Yan who was sitting there softly comforting Daiyu, but his gaze swept over him intentionally or unintentionally.

Baochai wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief, got up and walked slowly to Daiyu's side, and said softly, "Sister Lin, don't be sad. Uncle Lin has a spirit in heaven, and he also wants my sister to be happy."

Now Daiyu is far from the time to "exchange the Jinlan language" with Baochai, on the contrary, they are both living in Rongfu, but the situation in Rongfu in the past few years is completely different.Many people say that Baochai has a dignified character, is generous and easy-going, and is the most courteous.As for Daiyu, she only got a reputation of being aloof and self-proclaimed, with no dust in her eyes, and even a group of wretched wives, and Daiyu's bitter and petty words were passed down.Even if she didn't communicate with Baoyu, Daiyu didn't like Baochai very much at this time.

Seeing her come over to comfort me with the airs of the eldest sister, I feel even more unhappy - you and I are not relatives, but we are both relatives of Rongfu, and we have been entangled in a roundabout way.Even if you come to persuade me, it should be your own cousins, why do you need to show off everywhere?

But Baochai was a guest at this time, and Daiyu didn't want to lose courtesy, so she just bowed her head and said nothing.

Baochai didn't get Daiyu's response, and didn't mind, she still smiled lightly, with her left hand slightly bent in front of her body, and her right hand stroking Daiyu's shoulder, like a sister.

Lin Yan glanced over the Yingchun sisters below, and saw that each of them lowered their heads, or they were fiddling with the handkerchiefs in their hands, or they were looking at Daiyu with concern, or there was a sneer at the corner of their mouths.I was very amused in my heart, and when I looked at Baochai, I couldn't help but have an inexplicable smile in my eyes.

Although Baochai lowered her head to talk to Daiyu, how could she really be thinking about Daiyu?Realizing that Lin Yan was looking at her, her heart beat faster, but she didn't show any emotion on her face.

It's just that she is only a teenage girl based on how careful she is.How could such a narrow minded idea hide from someone like Lin Yanfeng?

Sister Feng just ignored her, took a sip of tea, got up and said with a smile, "according to me, we have been here for a long time, but we have disturbed sister Lin for half a day, so let's say goodbye."

She also smiled and invited Lin Yan Daiyu, "The garden for the mother-in-law in the mansion has been built, and after waiting for all the decorations and gadgets in it, you can ask for an order to visit the relatives. The old lady said that the scenery in the garden is not good. No, even though it's cold now, you can go for a stroll. If cousin Lin and sister Lin are free someday, you might as well go and have a look."

Lin Yan smiled and agreed, and stayed with Daiyu to eat with a few people here.Sister Feng refused very much, but she couldn't, so she had to sit down again.

Asking Daiyu to accompany Sister Feng and the others for dinner, Lin Yan took Baoyu to his study on the grounds that men and women had different tables.In addition, he asked someone to clean up a table of exquisite dishes, and he ate with Baoyu himself.

Lin Yan was well-informed and funny, and told some anecdotes and local customs and customs very interestingly. At first, Baoyu refused to talk to him, but later he couldn't help but add a few words.The two chatted more and more speculatively, Lin Yan deliberately led, and gradually talked about which family in Beijing had rare treasures, which family had rare treasures, when did they see which opera was lively, and which one was read by others. no.

Lin Yan said longingly: "Speaking of which, I used to just study and didn't listen to operas very much. But once I heard a troupe called what, and the one who sang Xiaodan was really good. Needless to say, the appearance of the face, just It's the temperament after removing the makeup, which I can't tell. I heard that he is also a famous actor in Beijing, but it's just that one time."

Baoyu thought it over carefully, clapped his hands and laughed, and said, "I see. Could it be that Cousin Lin is talking about Qi Guan'er?"