The Lin family of the Red Chamber has a son

Looking at the new year, Lin Ruhai's body is still up and down.Although it can't be said that he can't lie down for a long time, the whole person looks thin and haggard.Lin Yan and Daiyu tried very hard to persuade him to rest in peace, but they didn't listen, and they insisted on going to the front yamen every day.

Lin Yan couldn't help it, so he had to secretly ask people to look for a famous doctor to treat Lin Ruhai.After hearing Lin Yan's talk about nourishing people, Daiyu has put more thought into it.He also begged Lin Yan to find a lot of books and medicinal recipes. Apart from paying his respects to his father every day, he spent most of his time reading these.

At the end of the first lunar month, the Rongguo Mansion uncharacteristically sent people to give gifts, using the name of He Daiyu's birthday.

Lin Ruhai and Lin Yan were both there when Lin Cheng came to pass the newsletter. Lin Ruhai heard that it was someone from Rongfu, so he couldn't help raising his eyebrows, "Oh? Who's here?"

"It's Lai Da and Zhou Rui's two families."

Lin Yan laughed dumbfoundedly.This Rongguo Mansion, now it is interesting, to send some birthday gifts to a junior, and the masters of the second level are required to come.Lai Da's mother is Jia's mother's companion, and she has been her confidant for two lifetimes.Zhou Rui is Mrs. Wang's companion.These two powerful women in the Rong Mansion both sent their confidantes over, which shows how much they value themselves, the son of the Lin family who came out of nowhere.

"Arrange them to stay, just say I'm not well, see you in two days. You take the gift list, and those who should be accounted for will be rewarded according to the rewards that come. Are all their families here?"

"Yes."

Lin Yan flipped through the book in his hand, and waved his hand nonchalantly: "You first ask someone to go in and tell the girl, and the women from the two families will go in to say hello, and let the people who follow the girl prepare."

Lin Cheng answered and went out.Lin Ruhai put the book on the desk, and tapped the table with his fingers.After a long while, he smiled at Lin Yan and said, "Tell me, what is the meaning of Rongguo Mansion sending these two people here?"

"Didn't you say to congratulate your younger sister Fangchen?" Lin Yan smiled indifferently.

"Father and son, what can't you say?" Lin Ruhai shook his head and said, "What kind of temperament did you have in your hometown in Suzhou before? After staying in Beijing for a long time, it became more and more difficult to understand? Now I only use this to deal with it I?"

There was no look of embarrassment on Lin Yan's face. He got up and came behind Lin Ruhai to hold his shoulders, and said with a light smile, "If not, it's just that my father suddenly had a seventeen-year-old son. Second Master Lian didn't have to find out. , come back to make up for it?"

Lin Ruhai also couldn't stop laughing when he said it in such a tone, he didn't want to laugh a little harder and coughed again.

Lin Yan hurriedly brought him the tea in front of him, and Lin Ruhai felt better after drinking half a cup. He coughed again with the handkerchief covering his mouth, and then put it down.

Lin Yan suddenly remembered that before Jia Lian returned to Beijing, Qin Keqing in Ningguo Mansion had died.Counting the days, now, it is almost time for Yuan Chun to become a concubine.

"Father, if the old lady of the Rong Mansion loves her granddaughter and sends someone to give her a birthday present, it's not impossible. But, why did she send two people who are in charge of the Rong Mansion in a row? I've heard that, then Lai Danai is the manager of the Rong Mansion, and Zhou Rui is also in charge of the spring and autumn land rent in the mansion and the affairs of the men going out, now that they are all here, will there be any major events?"

Lin Ruhai thought for a moment, then sneered, "If there is something to do, it's just something in the Rong Mansion."

Lin Yan stopped talking.

But Lin Cheng arranged for all the people who came from Rong's mansion to live, and the two wives of Zhou Rui's family, who depended on everyone, immediately asked to see Daiyu.

When Daiyu heard that someone was coming from Beijing, she hurriedly asked someone to pass it in quickly.

Lai's Zhou Rui's family followed a woman in Daiyu's courtyard, all the way through the forest and through the courtyard. Although the places they saw were not as magnificent as the Rongguo Mansion, they had another kind of elegance in the south of the Yangtze River.

Suddenly came to the front of a very exquisite courtyard, the woman smiled and said: "You two sister-in-laws, this is where our girls live."

Mrs. Lai’s Zhou Rui’s family looked around from the outside first, but saw a section of white wall built into waves, covered with black tiles, and covered with unknown vines and vines. It's hard to imagine the scene of swaying in the spring and summer.

After entering the courtyard, there are five large rooms in the middle, with side rooms and verandas on both sides, carved wooden railings along the water, and terrazzo paths.A few girls in the yard were feeding the parrots and teasing the starlings.The woman stepped forward and said with a smile: "Sisters, these two sister-in-laws were sent by the girl's grandfather's family to say hello to the girl, and the girl's call came in."

The girls heard this, and rushed over to preach at the door: "Girl, the people from Rongfu have arrived."

As soon as the voice fell, the curtain was raised, and a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl came out from inside.

Lai everyone laughed when they saw it, this girl was wearing a pink cotton-padded jacket with flowers and a green brocade cotton skirt tied underneath, neat and pretty, she was the big girl Zicuckoo who came back with Miss Lin.

Zijuan came down a few steps and said with a smile, "Hello, Aunt Lai, Aunt Zhou! Our girl is just talking, please come inside."

Everyone Lai grabbed Zijuan, and said with a soft smile: "You girl has been here with the girl for a long time, and it seems that you are doing better."

Zijuan pursed her lips and smiled, and opened the curtain with her own hands to let the two of them in.

It was the first time for Zhou Rui's family to come here, and he couldn't help taking a peek at the inside of the house.But seeing that the room is very spacious, there is a desk of huanghuali wood near the window, and some books are stacked neatly on it.On the side, there is a picture of a huge purple grape, with several scrolls inserted in it.On the other side is a mahogany three-legged carved round table, on which is a pot of narcissus bonsai - but it is not a real narcissus, but a bonsai with ivory as the root, white jade as the flower, and topaz as the stamen.

Zhou Rui's family is at least a companion from the family, so they have some discernment.As soon as he glanced over, he only recited Buddha's name in his heart—hey, in Miss Lin's room, among other things, this pot of narcissus is worth a lot of silver!I'm afraid that the girls and masters in Rong's mansion will not find one in the house.Not to mention the banners hanging on the wall, the ones in my daughter's room are definitely not fakes, they are all good!

Tsk-tsk in her heart, Leng might as well rely on everyone to give her a hand, and she just came back to her senses.

Everyone Lai was a bit disdainful - he was also his wife's companion after all, and when he arrived at a relative's house, he didn't say goodbye, but first came to look at the girl's room!There are no rules.

It's just that the two came together, so it's hard not to mention something, and said in a low voice: "Young lady asked us to go in and talk."

With that said, he followed Zicuckoo into the room.

Only when the curtain was lifted, I saw a six-panel carved ivory landscape screen, and when I went around, I saw Daiyu sitting in front of the couch reading a book.Behind him is a canopy bed carved in red sandalwood, with a crocodile tent hanging from it, and crabapple flowers embroidered with silver thread are sprinkled all over the tent.There are also long tassels hanging down, looking exquisite and gorgeous, it really deserves to be the place where everyone's daughter sits and sleeps.

Daiyu heard the voice, looked up to see that the two had come in, hurriedly got up and said with a smile, "Sister Lai, sister Zhou is here?"

Both of them hurriedly came forward to say hello, Lai everyone smiled and said: "How is the girl? Since the girl came back, the old lady has been thinking about it very much. Remembering that it is almost the girl's birthday, she sent us to congratulate the girl .”

Daiyu stood and listened, thinking of the old lady's love for several years, but she was sincere, her eyes couldn't help getting hot, and she said with tears: "I'm always thinking about the old lady."

Seeing Daiyu like this, Zijuan beside him couldn't help but get red-eyed when thinking of her family.

Xueyan hurriedly went over to persuade: "Miss, don't worry about it. The old lady is thinking about the girl, and she only hopes that the girl will be happy every day. If the old lady knows that it will make the girl cry, wouldn't she feel uncomfortable? "

Everyone Lai glanced at Xueyan, stood up and smiled and said: "It's what this girl said. If the old lady knows that the old slave can't speak and makes the girl sad, I'm afraid she will blame her when she goes back. The girl should take pity on me anyway." .”

Daiyu wiped the corners of her eyes, her face was slightly red, and she asked softly, "How is the old lady? How are uncle and aunt?"

Without waiting for everyone to speak, Zhou Rui's family hurriedly got up and said: "The masters of the house are all well. The old lady doesn't say anything, even the second wife misses the girl very much. Besides, I also call the slaves to tell the girl It's a big happy event."

Daiyu looked at her suspiciously, the second aunt was not close to her, so what special happy event would she send someone to tell her?

"It's the eldest girl in our family. She has been in the palace for several years. Now, she has won the favor and was made a virtuous concubine by the emperor. That is the first palace lord in the palace. Isn't this a great joy?" Zhou Rui's family He said it happily, and when he got up, he seemed to be gesticulating.

Daiyu lowered her eyes slightly, then raised her head and said with a smile: "It really is a happy event. Sister Zhou will go back and convey her congratulations to the old lady and aunt for Daiyu."

"Oh, my girl, that's not enough. The purpose of this canonization is to rush out on our second master's birthday. If the empress is not favored, how can he have such great dignity?"

Daiyu smiled and said nothing.

Zhou Rui's family spoke happily, but Daiyu smiled, but she was quite impatient: Is this to celebrate her birthday, or to show off that there is a queen in their house?

Daiyu was already sensitive, so she couldn't help but think for a moment that her daughter was made a concubine just after she left there, so that might make people think of her.Immediately, a little bit of it appeared on his face.

Everyone Lai was very good at observing words and expressions, coughed lightly, quickly changed the conversation, and said: "Not only the old lady is thinking about the girl, but the second girl and the others are also thinking about the girl. I heard that the old lady sent us over, and they are all ready I gave something to the girl. He also said that we all hope that the girl will go back soon."

Daiyu responded lightly, and said some gossip, but it was about the old lady, the girls, and the second master Bao.Daiyu's heart gradually turned cold when she heard this, but she didn't even have a word to ask her father?Just not even a word of congratulations for having an older brother?

Lowering her head and fiddled with the jade bracelet on her wrist for a while, Daiyu said: "The two sisters-in-laws have come all the way, and the journey has been tough. Why don't you go and rest first, and then talk to the two sisters-in-laws after I return to my father."

Lai Zhou and the others looked at each other, and hurriedly got up to leave.Daiyu ordered: "Zicuckoo, you have sent two sister-in-laws off."

Zijuan agreed, and smiled at Lai and everyone, "Ms. Lai, Mrs. Zhou, come with me."

Not long after Zicuckoo came back, she saw Daiyu lying lazily on the couch with her eyes closed.After thinking about it, he stepped forward and called softly: "Girl?"

Daiyu opened her eyes slightly, and Zijuan replied: "There is a small box outside. The things in it were given to the girl by the girls and the second master Bao, and there is no gift list. Aunt Lai asked me to bring them here."

Seeing Daiyu get up, Zijuan hurriedly asked someone to carry the small box in.When I opened it to look, it was just some new books, brushes, ink, fan and purse, which were given to Daiyu by sisters Sanchun to play with.There is also a small gold-plated western boat, which was originally placed in Baoyu's house, but now it is also stuffed in it. It must be Baoyu's handwriting.

Daiyu couldn't help but reached out and took it out. Looking at the exquisite hull, she couldn't help being stunned.