Lin Jiajinyu of the Red Chamber

Xu Yuqing supported the maid's hand and slowly walked back to the room. Xu's mansion is spacious, like their sisters have their own courtyards, although they are not big, they are also small courtyards.

"If the girl is tired, why don't you tell the second master not to go." Seeing that the master's face turned pale, Xue Fei persuaded softly, "The girl is always weak, and she has been busy for a long time in the morning. When it’s warm, it’s easy to blow the wind.”

Xu Yuqing sat in front of the makeup mirror under the window, looked at her bright self in the mirror, smiled slightly, her soft and charming face immediately aroused infinite pity, and said softly, "Xuefei is right, Yuexia, go for me The third girl went there once, and said that I was too lazy to go. Let the third girl and the second master go. If there is something elegant, don’t forget me. "

Yuexia took the order and left.

Xu Yulin changed her clothes and came to persuade her for a while, but Xu Yuqing just smiled and shook her head, Xu Yulin had no choice but to call Lin Jinyu.

"Miss, the second aunt is here." Xue Fei welcomed the second aunt in person.

The second aunt is only followed by a little girl of fifteen or sixteen years old. She is just in her early thirties, and she is well maintained. Her moist and fair face has a bit of a girlish blush. She doesn't look like the mother of a 16-year-old girl. .The second aunt had just given birth, and Mrs. Xu ordered her to take care of the third young master and take care of her body. She was spared from daily service and would not show up in the front yard.

"Okay, let's all go out, I have something to say to you girls." The second aunt's voice was very soft and melodious. Xu Yuqing gave up her chair to her mother, and Xue Fei ordered the little girl to move Zhang Taishi's chair in. After saluting, she brought All the maids retreated to wait outside the door.

The second aunt took her daughter's hand and asked, "My son, didn't the princess tell you to go out to play? Why didn't you go, but you feel uncomfortable?"

"My aunt knows that I like to be quiet. There are many people outside, and it's not fun to be noisy." The worry on Xu Yuqing's brows did not escape the second aunt's eyes, and the second aunt said softly, "Qing'er, you are a red-haired girl who plays piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Which one is not better than the third girl? No one can compare to my daughter even if she is scheming, but she was not blessed to be born in the wife's womb, and I dragged you down." As she said, the circles of her eyes were slightly red, and tears fell.

Xu Yuqing hurriedly took out the handkerchief to wipe away tears for his mother, lowered his head and twisted the handkerchief and said, "Mother, don't talk about it, you have a younger brother, and mother will enjoy a happy life from now on."

"I have endured for more than ten years, for whom? It's just for your siblings." A trace of sadness flashed in Second Auntie's beautiful eyes, "My daughter hurts herself, you are one year older than Third Miss, How can you say that you are going to lag behind her. This Lin Jinyu, I heard your father say that he is the most learned woman in the court. You have loved to write poems and lyrics since you were young. The third girl has a domineering temper, even if her temper is not suitable? "

Xu Yuqing sighed, "I am good in every way, but only one concubine is bad in every way. Mother, you always take care of your younger brother in the house. I don't know that even the two older brothers are very polite and friendly to Junior Brother Lin. Brothers are not as good as you are." Being an official, this marriage is also for our Xu family. The third younger sister is married to Junior Brother Lin. In the future, the eldest brother will be the head of the family. If the daughter has this blessing, who can treat mother and younger brother badly in the future? Younger sister likes swords and guns, but she is not a fool, if she takes the initiative, Junior Brother Lin will only choose her."

Second Aunt frowned and pulled the handkerchief in her hand, and asked, "Is there nothing I can do?"

"Junior brother Lin is here, and I guess Xiao Ding's day is coming soon." Xu Yuqing picked up a box of rouge on the dressing table with her tender fingers and held it in her palm, and said softly, "Grandmother is the most disciplined, she will never take my Xiao Dingli is behind the third younger sister, so hurry up and tell me about her."

The second aunt thought about her infant son, gritted her silver teeth, and said in a low voice, "These things should not have been told to your daughter's family. It's just a matter of authority. Do you know how your eldest aunt married the emperor?" ?”

The second aunt's tone was a bit dark, with a stern and stern air. After all, Xu Yuqing was young, her heart was beating extremely hard, and the hand holding the rouge box trembled slightly, just listening to her mother betting on everything like a gambler. Locking his eyes tightly, lowering his voice, he said, "There is a kind of medicine. If you take this medicine, you will see the person you like the most. The third prince had to give an explanation to the Xu family when he did something. Qing'er , the opportunity is in front of you, it just depends on whether you can grasp it."

"No!" Xu Yuqing shouted, shaking her hand, the rouge box fell to the ground with a bang, she looked at her biological mother with a strange look she had never had before, as if her mother who had been with her for ten years had turned into a monster , trembling all over, his hands and feet were cold, but his face seemed to be on fire, mist rose from his eyes, and his white teeth almost bit his red lips to bleed.She really wanted to fight for success, to get ahead, to seek a future for her mother and brother, and for herself, but there were two elder brothers in the family, grandparents, father, mother, so how could it be her turn to call the shots?

The second aunt leaned over to pick up the rouge box on the ground, put it back on the table, and sighed, "Mother knows what you're thinking? You must hate mother for saying such disrespectful words, right?" Second aunt smiled wryly, "I She came from a poor background, but she was just his wife's girl. She was spotted by the master by chance and became a roommate. She was pregnant with you for eight months and had to serve her wife with a big belly. After giving birth to you, the princess decided to raise her to be a concubine. Who is worse than a human being? I know better than I, Qinger, that Lin Jinyu, Mr. Guang has been talking about it in my room for countless times. He is not a simple person. Look at your uncle, he said he was kicked out of the house. When he came back, everyone in the family except your grandparents It's him, your brothers don't become officials, and in the future it will be Lin Jinyu who will look after Xu's family in Beijing, with a bright future. From the perspective of appearance and character, how can you not be worthy of him? Even if you are a concubine, your elder sister died early, you are the daughter of Xu's family , our family is the family of the Hou family, your grandmother is the eldest princess, your father is Cheng Enhou, your aunt is the queen, and your uncle is a bachelor, if there is no third girl, you are worthy of him even if you are a concubine, right?"

"Mother, are you talking for nothing? Lin'er and I are sisters. I am the eldest daughter, but she is a concubine daughter. Who would let the concubine daughter not marry and marry the concubine daughter?" Xu Yuqing wiped her tears and said, "I advise you Mom, don't talk nonsense, what do you mean there is no third sister? If people hear this, the days of us girls are coming to an end."

The second aunt said earnestly, "Yes, this is nonsense. But Qing'er, you are not a lady from a poor family! Do you know that today I will go to greet my wife, and my wife said that Lin Jinyu married the Xu family The queen of a daughter will never take a concubine. Where can I find such a talented, promising and loving man? If you miss this village, you won’t have this shop. Could it be that your mother will harm you? Yes, now the wife of the princess has taken a fancy to the marriage of the three girls, But how honorable the third prince was back then, I had to give an explanation to the Xu family! What about Lin Jinyu today, how dare he let you down? This is not a good move, but the facts are the facts. Did the princess want your eldest aunt to marry the third prince? ? As long as it is done, no matter your grandparents, your father, your brother, the third girl, or the Lin family, you will have to hold your nose and recognize it."

"Mother, I beg you to think about it for your daughter." Xu Yuqing's eyes were red, and he said sadly, "Aren't we thinking about the future when we are calculating like this? How can a daughter be so honorable if she is so self-deprecating? Mother, go Take care of third brother, I'm tired."

The second aunt sighed softly, "Since ancient times, mothers are not willing to let their children touch their private affairs. Qing'er, you can rest." Get up and leave.

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It is said that Lin Jinyu, Xu Yuzheng, Xu Yusheng, and Xu Yulin and their group arrived at the most famous scenic spot in Jinan, Daming Lake.Lin Jinyu immediately thought of a famous saying by Huanzhu Gegri Ziwei with a crying voice full of affection, "Your Majesty, do you still remember Xia Yuhe by the Daming Lake?" She couldn't help shaking off goose bumps.

"Jinyu, are you cold?" Xu Yulin is a girl after all, so be more careful, looking at the dazzling sun in the sky, she still feels hot.

"It's not cold." Lin Jinyu smiled, "I'm fat, and I'm most afraid of heat."

Then what are you shivering about?Xu Yulin murmured something in her heart, but didn't say much, and went to the lakeside to play together.The lake is sparkling, kites fly and fish leap, cruise ships pass through, lotuses grow all over the lake, weeping willows by the lakeside, flowers and trees are sparse, it is too beautiful to behold.

The breeze was blowing, bringing a little coolness, Lin Jinyu said with a smile, "This kind of weather is the most suitable for spring."

Xu Yuzheng is also a celebrity in the city, and just a few steps away, someone came up to say hello, "Brother Shi Xian, what a coincidence, oh, brother Yusheng is also here." Xu Yuzheng, whose name is Shi Xian.This person directly called Xu Yuzheng's name, which shows that he is very familiar with Xu Yuzheng.

The visitor was dressed in a sky blue gown, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, straight nose, square face, and a tall stature, about 1.8 meters, a standard northern man.In comparison, Lin Jinyu was half a head shorter than others, with white, tender and fat skin, just like a child.

"Come on, let me introduce. This is Chen Yefeng, the son of the prefect of Chen." Xu Yuzheng wanted to introduce Lin Jinyu and his younger sister, and said with a smile, "Yefeng, this is Lin Jinyu, Lin Yu, it's me. My junior brother, my uncle's disciple."

Chen Yefeng started with a fan, a little surprised, and asked, "But Jinke Tanhua, Lin Jinyu, Lin Tanhua."

Lin Jinyu smiled and said, "Brother Chen just call me Jinyu. According to Brother Chen's name, is it from the same lineage as the Marquis of Cheng'en in Kyoto? I had a drink with Brother Ye Jun, and I was lucky enough to meet Chen Laoguo Uncle kind face."

"Haha, it's my grandfather. Yejun is my cousin, and he is also a Jinshi." Chen Yefeng took Jinyu's hand kindly, and smiled, "Isn't it fate to meet a good brother in Daming Lake? What? My dear brother is here today. My father has just been in Jinan for a year. This Daming Lake is the city of Jinan. All celebrities and Confucian scholars come to Jinan to visit here. My father spends money on construction and repairs. Just fixed it."

"I also thought that the green bricks on this road are neat and tidy. It turns out that because of this, Mr. Chen really cares about people's livelihood." Lin Jinyu praised.

Chen Yefeng smiled, "A dozen or so Jinshi scholars have come out of Jinan today, and my father and You Rongyan, because the Daming Lake has just been rebuilt, and many places have inscriptions on stones, so I asked them to leave ink treasures, which is considered a piece of elegance. My dear brother, who is a talent scout, why don't you join in the fun?"

Since ancient times, literati have looked down on each other, why bother to cause such trouble, Lin Jinyu asked with a smile, "Yeah, such an elegant thing, why did my brother come out to visit the scenery? It's such a beautiful spring, and it's the first time I've come here. Saying that Zhang Luo had a good meal, could it be that he is too shy? Forget it, I am a child, and I invite Shixiong to go to the lake for a drink, but I just want to trouble Shixiong to tell me about the scenery of Daming Lake?"

"Interesting." Chen Shifeng said with a hearty smile, "Let's go, I'll take my younger brother to visit Daming Lake."

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Xu Ziwen asked Lin Jinyu about going to the lake during the day at night, and he couldn't help gossiping, "You said the other day that if you marry the third girl, you will never accept two sexes for the rest of your life, so Wenfei... what are you going to do?"

Because of the hot weather, Lin Jinyu sat in an old elm armchair and shook her Bajiao fan. The two little fleshy feet of her lower body were shaking and she didn't care. It is one color, and the third girl is the second color. Since I am married, can I not accept it? So it is false to say this."

"Three girl is not evil, you treat her well." Xu Ziwen was very impatient with Lin Jinyu's shamelessness.

"Well, today we went out for a swim in the lake. Brother Yusheng almost caused me to fall into the lake, but it was sister Lin who saved me. Wow, her silver whip," Lin Jinyu waved the plantain fan and gestured, "Swipe it and roll it My waist, and dragged me back to the boat, or I would have fallen into the lake and drowned. We have a good impression of each other, and it will not be bad to live together in the future, and I quite like her."

Xu Ziwen took out a letter from his sleeve and threw it into Lin Jinyu's arms, saying, "Wenfei's letter."

Lin Jinyu took it apart happily...