The Heart of the Red Chamber

Lin Zhenghe, who had a headache because of the imperial decree, finally had to let his wife go to the Rongguo Mansion. Of course, he didn't dare to say that the emperor asked for it, but he and Lin Ruhai were relatives anyway, so Lin Ruhai asked them to take care of their daughter before he died. .Of course, a dowry list and a list of family properties sent by someone who was sent by the emperor also gave them enough cards.They are not stupid, they know that the emperor is dissatisfied when he finds out that the Rongguo Mansion embezzled the property of the hero's orphan!

Naturally, the people in the Jia family would not believe the empty words, but Lin Zhenghe also expected this in advance, and he directly took out Lin Ruhai's handwritten letter (for those talents in the General Administration Department, with Lin Ruhai's handwriting, It is easy to forge a letter).

Mrs. Li had a very decent smile on her face, and sighed: "My niece is a miserable person. These days, I have troubled you to take care of me, old lady!"

Shi Taijun's expression was unusually stiff, she calmed down, and then said: "Yu'er is my granddaughter, and she has been raised by my side since my poor daughter passed away, which is a matter of course!"

Mrs. Li pursed her lips and smiled: "Old lady, Yu'er's surname is Lin after all, and the old lady is getting old, so there are always some things she can't take care of! But I understand that the old lady loves her granddaughter, so I discuss it with my master. After a while, I thought about taking Yu'er to live in my house after a period of time, and let her get to know the brothers and sisters at home!"

What he said was reasonable, Shi Taijun secretly hated why his son-in-law made such a mess, while thinking about calling the second daughter-in-law to come over and ask, how much of the Lin family's things are there, and there is an extra inexplicable Lin family's Clansmen, moreover, this Lin family is no better than the Gusu Lin family. The direct line has no one, and the side branch has almost fallen to the end. The family has a big business, and so many houses count, there are no fewer than two officials, big and small. The number of slaps.

While the two were talking, Lin Daiyu also came over.

Mrs. Li looked at Lin Daiyu and sighed in her heart. No wonder Lin Ruhai was worried at the end of her life. Looking at her delicate and weak, she was born like a fairy, and the Rongguo Mansion was not a kind family. Showed pity.

Lin Daiyu saw a strange lady sitting next to her, and while she was greeting Shi Taijun, she also showed doubts in her eyes.

Shi Taijun said with a smile: "Yu'er, come and meet your aunt!"

While Lin Daiyu was wondering when she had an extra aunt, she still squatted down and saluted Mrs. Li: "I met my aunt!"

Mrs. Li had a smile on her face, and stretched out her hand to pull Lin Daiyu: "Get up, hey, she is really a beautiful girl! Hey, I forgot, the ancestors of our two families were united, but the two families have been separated for many years." It's far away, there are few contacts, and the original friendship will gradually fade away!" While talking, she asked the maid beside her to bring out the pre-prepared meeting gift, but it was a white jade head mask and a sapphire head mask.

Lin Daiyu thanked her with doubts. Mrs. Li took Lin Daiyu's hand and sighed: "I didn't tell you clearly before, but your father asked us to help take care of you!"

Lin Daiyu felt sore. She is a sensitive person. When her father was still there, people in the house were very polite to her. Now that her father has passed away, she has no one to rely on. Although her grandmother treated her well, but After all, my grandmother is getting old, and she can't take care of it often. Whenever she hears other people's gossip, she can't tell others, she can only hold it in her heart.

Seeing Lin Daiyu's expression, Mrs. Li naturally guessed something, she said softly: "Good boy, don't worry, your father has arranged everything before he leaves!"

Shi Taijun couldn't help trembling when he heard the ambiguous words that everything was arranged, what was included in all this, Lin Daiyu's marriage?dowry?

Sure enough, after Mrs. Li finished comforting Lin Daiyu, she looked at Shi Taijun with a smile: "Old lady, Mrs. Lin left a dowry list before, and I also prepared a copy in the government. I thought, Yu'er is not young, so she should Learn to take care of the housework! Mr. Lin's letter said that the property of the Lin family was handed over to your house for safekeeping before Yu'er got married. Therefore, I wondered if the old lady could give me a couple of dollars if she was relieved of me. A shop or Zhuangzi, let Yu'er learn how to practice!"

Shi Taijun was almost dumbfounded, but she is also an old man, her face is calm, and she still has a loving look: "Mrs. Li is too worried, but most of the Lin family's property is in the south of the Yangtze River. How can Yu'er care?" Come on, my granddaughter-in-law is also capable, let her take Yu'er with me later, so I won't bother Mrs. Li!"

Mrs. Li covered her mouth with a smile: "This is so troublesome! The old lady also knows that my daughter is already married, and I wish I could have another daughter by my side! Besides, Yu'er's surname is Lin after all!"

The two confronted each other for a few rounds without seeing gunpowder, and Mrs. Li finally got a correct sentence. Shi Taijun thought that the meat that fell into his mouth would fly like this, so he was a little unhappy, so he didn't see Lin Daiyu on the other side. Unbelievable in the eyes.

Lin Daiyu was sent to Rongguo Mansion when she was six years old. Neither Jia Min nor Lin Ruhai had time to tell her what the Lin family represented. She always thought that she came to Rongguo Mansion alone and lived under the fence, so she had to swallow her anger a little bit. Dissatisfied, the entire Rongguo Mansion immediately spread the words "How narrow-minded and mean is Miss Lin", but now she knows that she actually has a large amount of property of her own, and according to her grandmother and this newly recognized In the words of my aunt, this property was kept in ignorance when I didn't know it.Lin Daiyu lowered her eyes, pursed her lips, and felt a little cold in her heart, but she still had hope in case, hoping that her grandmother would give her an answer that would make her feel at ease.

Mrs. Li handed the dowry list to Lin Daiyu, and said with a smile: "I originally wanted to take you to my house and meet your cousins, but if you want to come, Yu'er also wants to say hello to the sisters, plus It’s the time of filial piety again, so I can only wait a little longer! I’ll leave this to you first, and you can take a look. After all, your father drew up the list, and there are some things that haven’t been thought through. If you have anything else you want, just say it, auntie You add it!"

Lin Daiyu said in a low voice: "My niece thanked my aunt!"

"You're welcome, speaking of it, we are also a family! Yu'er is so cute, I wish you were my birth!" Mrs. Li said with a smile.

Mrs. Li still left calmly. Shi Taijun explained to Lin Daiyu with a little perfunctory, and then said that the Lin family has nothing to do with the Gusu Lin family. After all, it is an outsider. Yuer, your business, grandmother Naturally, he will take it to heart, and there is no need for outsiders to intervene in such words.

Although Lin Daiyu said yes, but she still had a grudge in her heart: Grandma, at least the aunt you said was an outsider told me that my father had already made arrangements for me, but how about you, grandma, why are you just Hiding it from me?

Mrs. Li came to the door with such a big fanfare, and it quickly spread in the back house of Jia's house, which is said to be leaking from all sides. Everyone knows that the deceased son-in-law found a backer for Miss Lin, and those little maids Making fuss there, Miss Lin's dowry list is a whole volume, which is full, and I can't see the rest clearly, but I heard that there are many more in Guangzhuangzi's shop!As soon as similar words spread, the rumor that Lin Daiyu provided every piece of scrap and paper from Jia's family disappeared completely.It's a joke, Mr. Lin will never give all his property to Miss Lin as a dowry, and the rest will definitely be left to Jia's family!

After Shi Taijun suffered such a big loss, he turned to Jia Wang to reprimand him, and ordered her to show the land deeds of the Lin family's Zhuangzi and shop in Chang'an. No matter what, at least Lin Daiyu must be stabilized first. Lin Daiyu had the idea of ​​wanting to return the property of the Lin family. When Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu got married, wouldn't the Lin family still belong to the Jia family?

Jia Wang's mouth was submissive, but she was full of anger in her heart. If Lin Daiyu was present at this moment, she would jump up and strangle the vixen who seduced her son to death.Thinking of spitting out the money that went into her pocket, she almost vomited blood.

When Wang Ren knew that his Yue family was actually related to Lin Daiyu, he was very surprised, but he didn't suspect that there was something tricky in it. He believed that Lin Ruhai probably had no other way, so he pinned his hopes on the already For the so-called clansmen who haven't been in contact for decades, fortunately, the members of his Yue family are quite kind, but if the Jia family really makes Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu a pair, the Lin family may have no other choice.

I heard Lin Wan happily say: "I heard from my mother that my cousin was born well, and she is also smart and kind. I have never seen her before! By the way, isn't Rongguo Mansion the home of my uncle's aunt? Has my uncle ever seen her?" That cousin?"

Wang Ren sighed: "When Miss Lin was young, she kept filial piety and never saw outsiders. Later, when she got older, I was an outsider. How can I see my daughter's house in the boudoir? So far, I have only heard about it, but I have never met her." of!"

"I heard?" Lin Wan asked curiously, "Can you tell me, sir?"

Wang Ren sighed: "You should also know that my cousin named Baoyu has been raised by the old lady of Jia's family all the time, so he is quite familiar with Miss Lin. I also heard about it from my cousin. I heard that Miss Lin is talented in poetry, but she is a person with seven orifices, and I don’t know the rest!” Wang Ren’s words were very cautious, and Lin Daiyu was raised under the same roof as Jia Baoyu, although she was young , also affect boudoir reputation.

Naturally, Lin Wan didn't realize that there was any problem. She was thinking about what gift to prepare for that newly-baked cousin, and she was even more delighted when she heard Wang Ren say that Lin Daiyu was a talented woman.

"Since you're curious, just invite her over later. After all, she's also a relative of my family now, so there's nothing to shy away from!" Wang Ren said with a smile.

"Well, I'll post it in a few days!" Lin Wan thought for a while and nodded.