The Lin family of the Red Chamber has a son

In the backyard of Zuixian Tower, it is now the time when the trees are verdant.The peaches, apricots, plums, etc. have all been ripe and picked off, leaving only green leaves on the branches.

Lin Yan half-lyed under the grape trellis, squinting his eyes half-closed to see the palm-like grape leaves crowded together, tightly blocking the dazzling sunlight in summer.Bunches of grapes hang upside down, the fruit is quite big, looking up from the bottom, there is a faint sense of transparency, obviously it is almost ripe.

"uncle."

The scholar in the bamboo-green undershirt bowed to Lin Yan, with a three-point restraint and two-part apprehension.

"Shi Xiu?" Lin Yan sat up straight, pointed at the stone pier next to him, "Sit down and talk."

"Thank you, sir." Shi Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, lifted the back of her gown and sat down.He only saw Lin Yan two or three times, but for some reason, every time he saw this young man who was younger than him, he felt a little scared in his heart.

"Thank you for today's matter." Lin Yan was playing with a folding fan in his hand, opening and closing it again and again.

Shi Xiu hurriedly said that he didn't dare, Lin Yan couldn't help laughing, and called Ji Xiang who was waiting on the side: "Go and take Shi Xiu to rest, it's been a long day."

Jixiang agreed, and Shi Xiu hurriedly got up and followed him.

"Master, the fruit you want." Chang Le'er held a large plate of well-soaked fruit and brought it to Lin Yan, "It's cold."

Lin Yan stretched out his hand and picked one up and put it in his mouth. The coolness and sweetness penetrated to the bottom of his heart, and he couldn't help smiling.

Lin Yan didn't expect to turn Jia Amnesty's face in just one play today.However, this old man is the eldest son of Jia Mu, and he bears the title of title, so he can't live in the main house or be a family. After a long time, can there be no resentment in his heart?

The momentary resentment can't mess up the Rongfu, Lin Yan doesn't believe it, the repeated resentment can't mess it up!

"Chang Le'er, go back and ask the butler to prepare the birthday gift for the old lady of the Rong Mansion. We can't be rude on such an important day."

Lin Yan ordered with a smile.

On the third day of August, Jiamu's birthday.Because it's not a whole life, there is no banquet to entertain guests.Those who come and go are just relatives of several families in Beijing.

The interior of the Rongguo Mansion has been properly arranged. Mrs. Wang is in charge of the house this time, and she is very clever in arranging her position.Whenever something big happens, you must first ask Jia Mu for instructions, and you will never be self-determined.Mother Jia was also very satisfied. Gradually, Mrs. Wang's prestige in the mansion, which had been slackened by the Yuanchun incident, rose again.

On the day of the third day of junior high school, colorful decorations were hung everywhere in the Rongguo Mansion, and all the maids, women, and servants who should be on duty were accompanied by brand new clothes.

The single in Jiamu's yard came to entertain the female guests.At this time Mrs. Xing, Mrs. Wang and Mrs. You brought the female relatives of the two houses to kowtow to Jiamu first, and each offered a birthday gift to Jiamu.

Before Bailisuo, Aunt Xue arrived with her daughter Baochai.Mother Jia gave up her seat with a smile, and Aunt Xue blessed her body and said with a smile, "Happy birthday to the old lady."

Mother Jia also had a smile on her face, and hurriedly asked Yuanyang to help Aunt Xue, saying: "My aunt is too polite. We all live together, so there is no need to pay attention to these things. My aunt should have asked Bao Yatou to come here earlier."

Baochai moved lightly with her lotus steps, stepped forward and saluted with blessings.Mother Jia beckoned her to her, and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you over these two days, what are you doing bored at home?"

Baochai smiled and said nothing.Mrs. Wang smiled and replied: "Old lady, there have been a lot of things in our house these two days, and Feng girl can't get up, and the daughter-in-law is a bit of a mess. Fortunately, Bao girl is careful and gave me I reminded her twice. The daughter-in-law looked at her and said it was good, so I have brought her with me for the past two days and asked her to help me with some cooking."

As soon as the words fell, Mother Jia said angrily: "You are also an aunt. You feel sorry for your own girl, but you use the girl of your relatives to order around? Bao girl, come over and just sit with me. Your aunt obviously doesn't care. is you!"

Embarrassment flashed across Baochai's eyes, and her face was burning hot.She claims to be calm and dignified, but after all, she is younger, how can she compare to an old man with such experience as Jia's mother?

At the moment it was not easy to follow Jia Mu's words, and he saw the Sanchun sisters in a blink of an eye. Yingchun was fine, but Tanchun Xichun was slightly unhappy.Baochai had no choice but to smile, and was dragged by Jiamu to sit on the couch beside her.

Mrs. Xing tied the beads on her forehead and wiped her forehead. She stretched out her hand to support the phoenix tail golden step on the bun, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, Miss Bao is really capable. I heard my aunt often say that now I also share her worries at home. Where is the director?"

Mrs. Wang is used to Mrs. Xing's eccentricity these days, and it's Jia Mu's good life, so she ignores it and just smiles and says to Baochai: "Since the old lady loves you, you should live here and play with the second girl and the others." stop."

Baochai got up and answered.

While talking, another member of Lin Zhixiao's family trotted in and said that the two Mrs. Shi Hou had come with the girls.

After hearing this, Jia Mu hurriedly asked Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang to welcome them out.

Both Shi Ding and Shi Nai brothers are now marquises, higher in rank than Jia She and Jia Zhen.The two Mrs. Shihou have imperial orders, so naturally they cannot be neglected.

Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang hurried out and greeted Neiyi Gate. They met Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Xu, separated from the host and guest, and followed each other to Mrs. Jia's place.

When Daiyu and Lin Yan arrived, there were already many guests in Rongfu.When Jia Lian heard that the Lin brothers and sisters were coming, he went to the gate in person.

Seeing Lin Yan turning over and getting off the horse, he hurried up and said with a smile, "Cousin Lin."

Lin Yan cupped his hands, and turned his head first to tell Daiyu's girl in the car, "Be nice and take care of the girl."

Only then did Jia Lian and Jia Lian enter the gate hand in hand, followed by the young servants besides Chang Le'er and Jixiang, and Ping An and Fuxi who had just been called to his side. Each of the four young servants was holding brocade wrapped in red satin. box.

All the male guests were in the main hall of Rongxi Hall. When Lin Yan followed Jia Lian in, he saw several people already sitting inside.Accompanied by Jia She and Jia Zhengzhu, there are two middle-aged men in brocade robes, one looks quite majestic, the other has a bit of elegance, and the eyebrows of the two are quite similar.Lin Yan knew that these were the two brothers of the historian.

Seeing Lin Yan, Jia Zheng looked a little unnatural.As for the last time Lin Yan came to tell Baoyu about it, he was grateful at first.But Mrs. Wang can't help but whisper in her ears every day, and she feels that Lin Yan knows about the family's scandal, so she gradually feels displeased.Seeing Lin Yan bowing to himself, since it was a happy day for Jia Mu, he had to change into a smiling face and greet him twice.

Jia Amnesty is another performance.Naturally, he also knew that Lin Yan made Jia's mother angry and ill, but after hearing Lin Yan's words of Jia Lian's theory, he felt that over the years, someone could say something fair for him.In addition to the two drinks with Lin Yan in the past two days, seeing Lin Yan at this time, he was very warm, and personally introduced Lin Yan to Brother Shi Ding.

Shi Ding was born as a military general, and he is straightforward.As the second son of the historian, he was able to obtain the title by himself through military merits, and he was quite talented in himself.

Lin Yan heard from Situ Lan that the two brothers were not very close to Jia Wang Xue's family, so he seemed to understand.Shi Ding and Shi Nai also met Lin Yan for the first time, and the two brothers talked about it twice because of the Xiangyun incident.At this time, seeing Lin Yan's tall body, handsome features, and a blue cloud silk gown that lined him very elegantly, and his demeanor was calm despite his young age, he couldn't help but nodded secretly.

After greeting each other, Jia Lian accompanied Lin Yan and sat down beside Jia Zhen and the others.Xue Pan has been here for a long time, and since Lin Yan entered the door, his eyes have not been open, and he just wants to see people in his eyes.Seeing Lin Yan sitting down, Xue Pan rubbed his hands together with joy, and said with a smile, "Brother Lin has always been rare, and today is a good day for the old lady, so let's not go home drunk!"

Lin Yan didn't even look at him, took the tea from the girl, and smiled with lowered eyes, "You can do whatever you want, Mr. Xue, we are all guests today."

Xue Pan looked at the faint smile on his face, what else could he care about?I was so happy that I didn't know what to say, heyed twice, and said angrily: "I'm not an outsider, what's my name, Uncle Xue? How old am I, so I just call him brother."

Jia Lian broke into a cold sweat when he heard that, what kind of temper is Lin Yan?Even if I didn't see it clearly before, I knew it after going to the Lin Mansion twice more, it's really not easy to mess with.Even the old lady was so shameless before, if Xue Da fool angered him, would he still die?Brother, brother is easy to call?Does he regard Lin Yan as one of those boys who can make fun of at will?

"Brother Xue, please be more honest. The Elder Master and the Second Master are watching from above."

Jia Lian was really afraid that Lin Yan would turn his face on the spot, so he hurriedly smoothed things over.

Lin Yan smiled slightly, but did not stop him.Fortunately, Zhou Rui came over immediately to ask for instructions, the troupe was ready and the show could begin.

So everyone went to Rongxi hall to sit down on the corridor.Lin Yan was impatient to watch the show at such a time, it was too hot.Because he was next to Jia Lian, seeing that no one was paying attention, he opened the folding fan a few times and said softly to Jia Lian, "I saw how busy Lian's second brother was, so I didn't have time to talk to him. If we pass this time Second Brother Lian was free for two days, but I have something to tell you."

Jia Lian went to Lin's mansion a few times, just to take the opportunity to show his face to Situ Lan, so as to curry favor.He finally understood that now in the mansion, no matter what he did, he was not the most favored one.One day when the old lady mentioned the second master in the house, they first thought of the second master Bao.Second Master Lian, you have to step back.Instead of wasting so much effort and being thankless, it is better to think of another way out.

He mentioned it to Lin Yan inside and out, and Lin Yan pointed him to pay a visit to Prince Zhongshun's mansion.King Zhongshun received him very kindly, and only said that he kept it in his heart.

Jia Lian liked this more than anything else, but she was so busy with Jiamu's birthday recently that she forgot.At this moment, hearing Lin Yan's voice, it seemed that he had a letter, so he hurriedly asked in a low voice, "Cousin Lin, did you hear any letter?"

"Although it's not accurate, it's a bit." Lin Yan shook his folding fan lightly, his eyes fell on the stage, "I heard people say that the governor of Ping'an Prefecture has lost a deputy..."

Jia Lian is overjoyed.Although he donated a fellow acquaintance, it was just a false job.No one took him seriously.Counting both the East and the West, except for the elder master and elder brother Zhen who were granted titles, myself and Brother Rong donated their merits, and the second elder master has not been touched by Yuanwailang for many years.If this person can really be a prefect of the state, then it will be a real job.Don't say anything about the benefits of oil and water, just this kind of decency is not easy.

Jia Lian was still waiting to talk, but Xue Pan over there looked hot and wanted to come over.Displeasure flashed in Lin Yan's eyes, and Jia Lian hurriedly pulled Xue Pan out: "My good brother, come here and I have something to ask you."

But Daiyu has not been to Rongfu for a long time since Baochai's birthday last time.At this time, I met Jia Mu and Sanchun sisters, and when I thought of living here when I was young, I felt quite mixed.She lost her mother since she was a child, and she really regarded Jia's mother and Baoyu as relatives during the few years she lived here.But all these incidents made her feel very chilling.

Sadness flashed across her face, Daiyu hid her mood for the time being, and walked towards Jia Mu with a smile on her face, and after saluting, she presented the two-color needlework she made with her own hands and Jia Mu.Jia Mu laughed and said, "My good boy, you are weak, why bother to do this." Then Yuanyang changed the forehead wipe off her head.

Mrs. Bowling Hou's wife, Mrs. Chen, first saw Daiyu's slender figure, graceful and graceful, and she fell in love with her very much.At this time, I saw that the embroidery work she sent was also very delicate, so I smiled and said: "Is this Miss Lin? It really is ingenious, and I see that the needle and thread seem to be embroidery from the south."

Jia's mother laughed and said, "This is girl Yun's aunt, so you should call me auntie."

Daiyu congratulated her, pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Ma'am, in my eyes, there is an embroiderer in our house who came from Suzhou. I saw that the embroidering method was fresh, so I learned from her for a few days. I didn’t learn well either. It’s just that I embroidered a few times when I’m free, so it’s right to play.”

Seeing her, Mrs. Xu stretched out her hand to pull Daiyu over, looked her up and down, and said with a smile, "Look at this little mouth who can speak, he's really smart."

Then he said to Jia Mu: "I like this child so much when I see it." As he said, he took off a jade bracelet from his hand and put it on Daiyu, "This is what I have worn for many years. Yes, it’s not a good thing, I leave it for you to wear and play with.”

Chen's place also had other gifts, and Daiyu thanked them one by one in a hurry.

Mother Jia ordered Daiyu to sit beside her, took her with one hand, and said to Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Xu, "I didn't mean to talk. My granddaughter and Min'er came out of the same mold back then. Every time I see her It's like seeing Min'er in front of my eyes." As he said, the circles of his eyes inevitably turned red.

The Xu family and the Chen family glanced at each other, and persuaded them insincerely.Mrs. Chen saw that Daiyu lowered her head slightly, and she couldn't see the expression on her face. She said to Jia Mu, "Don't be too sad, old lady. Today is a good day. If you keep bringing up sad things, call Miss Lin." I'm also sad."

Only then did Mother Jia turn her grief into joy and nodded.

Baochai was originally sitting at the round table on the right side of Jia Mu with Yingchun, but now she got up and said with a smile: "Old lady, sister Lin just came over. We haven't seen each other for a long time. I want to talk with my sister at the back, can I do it?"

Jia Mu laughed and said, "You little sisters naturally have a lot to talk about, but those who talk to us will have nothing to say. Go ahead and come out after the play begins."

The originally planned resting place for the girls was the Xixiaokuayuan next to Jiamu's courtyard, but it was only a few steps away.Because Xiangyun was engaged, Xu only brought her two daughters here.The two Smith girls are about the same age as Xichun, but they seem to have a lively temperament.There is also a long-sleeved and good dancer like Baochai, and a few girls chat well together.

Baochai's gaze shifted, and she saw the four girls following Daiyu, except for Xueyan, whom she knew, and the other three were unfamiliar.But she looks pretty good, and her clothes are also very distinctive, and she can't help but sigh inwardly that Daiyu has a lot of ostentation now, and she is often followed by a few girls.

Yin laughed and said, "What does Sister Lin do at home every day? You don't feel too bored. Many people here miss you, you just don't come."

Daiyu took a delicate hexagonal fan from Xueyan and fanned it lightly, smiling slightly: "Sister Bao knows, I've always been a bit lazy. I don't do anything if I can, and it's hot. Very, who would be bothered to go out as a guest, where is not as comfortable as at home, isn't it?"

Baochai was furious in her heart - this was clearly a joke that she didn't return home, and only lived in Rongfu as a guest!

Today Baochai is wearing a goose-yellow open-fitting wide-sleeved gown with a golden-yellow pleated skirt underneath.At this moment, the wide cuffs covered her hands. If you stretched them out to look, you would be able to see a few deep nail prints in the white and tender palm, which almost broke the skin.Baochai's practice in the Rong Mansion in the past two years has become more and more serious, she gritted her teeth in her heart, but her face remained calm, and she only talked to Miss Shijia again.

Daiyu used a sterling silver fork to pierce a piece of peach, tasted it, and it was really sweet.

Suddenly there was a commotion outside, and the faces of the girls changed.Before he had time to ask, Youshi walked in like a gust of wind, "Girls, get out, our mother gave a lot of things from the palace, the old lady told the girls to pass."

Although no one dared to bring up the foot ban in Yuanchun in the mansion, how could there be any secrets in the Rong mansion?Those mothers-in-law and daughter-in-law have long been whispering behind their backs.Naturally, the girls have also heard some rumors, so they don't dare to joke recently, for fear of offending Mrs. Jia Muwang and others.

"Really?" Tanchun stood up in surprise.

"Hey, who has the guts to make fun of this, hurry up, aunts and grandmas."

The Sanchun sisters hurriedly got up and left hand in hand. Baochai also stood up first, but seeing Daiyu and the girl from the Shi family sitting quietly, their faces were slightly stiff, and then sat down with a smile.