Dowry maid's daily life [Red Mansion]

Daiyu is the youngest and the latest to leave the court, but she is the eldest sister-in-law.

Xie Jing, Du Zhong and Song Chen were all married, but Xie Jing was the latest, especially late.So the children of the good brother's family were able to run around, and Xie Jing got his eldest son.

The firstborn and only begotten.

Lin Daiyu was weak when she was young, and her parents looked like eyeballs. The children of this rich family are too tender, just like the flowers in the glass pot. No matter how beautiful they bloom, they are not as good as taking root in the land. Strong and healthy through the storm.However, she is also a person who is naturally intelligent and sensitive. When she lost her mother and had to stay away from her old father and go north to visit relatives, she was depressed, which really hurt her foundation.Fortunately, in the next few years, I focused on recuperating and strengthening my body, and I was fortunate to have a sister who could pour out my heart to accompany me, so my body gradually improved.But she is petite, thin and slender, but she is not a probiotic figure.

Daiyu gave birth to a child in pain for a day and a night, and Xie Jing stayed outside the Nuan Pavilion, not knowing how to survive the twelve most torturous and frightening hours in her life.

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In the eighth year since the establishment of the middle school, Lin Ruhai resigned from his post, and finally he was able to retire before his grandson's first birthday.

Only ten days after resigning, Lin Ruhai left Beijing and headed north, finally catching up with his precious grandson's weekly feast.

Daiyu has always loved books, and Xie Jing doted on her to the bone. The main room of Xie's mansion in Tiefeng City is better than the first-class study room of the scholar's family.The little brother is used to seeing Xiangxiang's mother not letting go of the book, so he also grabbed a book when he was catching Zhou-but Mr. Lin, who contributed this book, was so happy!He laughed repeatedly and said that he would enlighten his grandson himself.

That book is still the masterpiece of the old father-in-law. What can Xie Yujing, who has carefully prepared a small dagger and a bow and arrow inlaid with bright red sapphires, say?I had no choice but to bear the bitterness and flatter my father-in-law, and praise my son for his good catch!

Unexpectedly, Brother Lin was not caught by himself at all, he crawled quickly while pulling the book, threw himself into Daiyu's arms and stretched out his fat little hand to his mother's eyes, but he wanted to give the book to Daiyu.Daiyu took it with a smile, and the kid leaned his big head against his mother's shoulder, and rested while spitting bubbles.It made Yun'an, Yingchun and the other women's relatives laugh out loud.

Brother Lin is still young, but Brother Zhao from Yun'an's family, sister Qin and Brother Che from Yingchun's family are all at the age of enlightenment, Lin Ruhai immediately found fun!Tan Hualang, who was elegant and elegant back then, and Jane's former elder in the emperor's heart, in the past, many talented princes and grandchildren begged and rushed to join him, but Mr. Lin never let go, and he never accepted one.After resigning from his old age and becoming an official, Hulala took in four of them, the youngest one was still struggling, and the oldest one was only about five years old, not to mention there was a baby girl inside.

Mr. Lin took these little ones to scribble and doodle all day long, and he had so much fun doing it!There is only one hour of homework in a day, and the rest is played with the little boys in his elegant house. If there are things that Master Lin can do, he will take them with him, such as catching crickets and playing top; If he wasn't interested, the old man would let the children fall under his nose. He played with the purple sand pot that his son-in-law respected, and leisurely held a volume of idle books under the flower shelf to pass the time.

"Old fox Lin is so cunning!" In the capital thousands of miles away, Wang Ziteng threw the letter paper angrily, and gritted his teeth: "I have no good intentions!"

Mrs. Li stopped her needlework, and neatly folded the green brocade fox fur jacket that was almost sewn, and told the girl to pack it away with red satin, and then she picked up the letter and read it.

The whole article is about the leisurely fun of playing with grandchildren. Lin Ruhai is no loss for being a candidate, and the few small things he picked out are very vivid and interesting. Mrs. Li read it with great interest, and her eyes lit up when she saw one: " Oh, Brother Zhao and Sister Qin know how to use pens!"

Wang Ziteng sneered: "Old Lin is showing off!" What a show, his grandson is still breastfeeding, and these older ones are all his grandchildren and grandchildren of Wang Ziteng!

Mrs. Li read it carefully and happily, smoothed the creases of the letter carefully, and then squinted at the old man with a pale beard and a stiff mouth: "Since the master said so, then I will keep this letter. I miss the children." It’s a pleasure to take it out and read it.”

Such a sentence made Wang Ziteng's old heart even more jealous. Mr. Wang, who was nearly [-] years old but not pleasing to the ear, snorted: "Didn't Madam say that I would go to the north to see the children at the age of [-]? It’s been a month, and it’s only three or four months away from February, so why bother to bully me!” As she got older, the old wife was happy to go out. Yue went to the children.This year it was so easy to stay at home for a whole year, and it was said that after the first month of next year, I would go north.

"Then does the master mean that I am not allowed to go? Or do you want to go, but hate that no one comes to pick you up?" Mrs. Li sneered: "Don't blame me, master, I would like to be with you, but who told you to be an official? Busy, can't get away?" If it weren't for this old guy, she would have lived with the children long ago, and An'er and Yingchun are both filial. Now that they have children, they sincerely look forward to having an elder by their side to give advice. .

These words touch people's hearts.

The old and vigorous Mr. Wang had chest tightness and shortness of breath, so he was speechless to refute.

Mrs. Li smiled deliberately: "The last time I saw Brother Che, Brother Zhong and his daughter-in-law raised him like a meat ball. The little guy is white and tender, but it hurts so much! I hugged him when I left." I wiped my tears from my legs and said, "Ma'am, don't go"! There is also Sister Qin, and brother Zhao who are killing people when they are shopping, and the heart that is even more sensible is melted. ..."

Wang Ziteng listened with his ears open, stroking his gray beard while listening, and unconsciously nodded with a smile, his heart was moved by what he saw.

Mrs. Li, on the other hand, was very naughty. When she was talking about being interesting, she suddenly stopped and covered her mouth with a handkerchief: "Look at me, I've been chattering endlessly since I got old, and the master must be bored again. Come on, stop talking! Master Do your work quickly."

After all, I have to pick up the letter and go to the back.

Prince hurriedly pressed her to sit down, and apologized with a smile: "Madam misunderstood!" While speaking, he gently pulled out the letter paper and tucked it into his sleeve: "I mean, Old Lin deliberately bullied me!"

Mrs. Li raised her eyebrows: "Why do you say that about my in-laws? Besides, our children are thanks to Mr. Lin for taking care of them. Those little brats are not easy to manage!" Thinking about it, Lin Ruhai is inextricably linked with her family. , should be called "the master of the family" seriously.

This is what makes me angry!He hasn't even seen these precious grandchildren, but Lin Ruhai's hometown sparrows have all hugged him to his knees—think about how filial his own son is to Chen Ziwei than to his father, the prince Teng's eyes turned black, and now even his grandchildren and grandchildren have been dragged back by these two old foxes, Wang Ge feels that everything is not good.

That's right, Mr. Wang finally joined the cabinet two years ago, and became a veritable elder of the cabinet, who is highly relied on by the present.In recent years, the coast of the South China Sea has not been peaceful, and there have been two wars in a row. Among the several lords in the cabinet, only Mr. Wang has been promoted here with military merits, so he is even more highly regarded.Even if you want to retire like Lin Ruhai, it will not work. Even this spring, Wang Ziteng's old disease in his right leg relapsed. Please hang up a letter to recuperate. Still working in the cabinet. When recovering from illness, you can walk from time to time." (Note)

With this, Wang Ziteng and Mrs. Li knew well that in the next few years, it would be impossible for Wang Ziteng to sue for old age.

In fact, Mr. Wang has a lot of fame and fortune, and because of his skillful bow and horse, he is still in good health at this age, and it doesn't matter if he suffers from occasional illness.But following Lin Ruhai's resignation, and then going north for a reunion, and living such a happy life with grandchildren, Mr. Wang shed tears of envy. Those are the children and grandchildren he has been looking forward to for most of his life!

Wang Ziteng couldn't leave Beijing privately, and after joining the cabinet, he didn't even have the kind of errands of "checking borders by order". Master Wang could only watch his old wife being picked up by the children, and lived there for three to five months.However, now there is Lin Ruhai, the old beheader. In the past, there were not many contacts between the two families. Now that I am in Liaodong, I am willing to write a letter to myself. To show off is to show off!

Fortunately, there is another Chen Ziwei who also stays in the capital, and he can't leave the capital one step away—up to the highest level, down to the hundred officials, everyone knows that Mr. Linge insisted on retiring this time because he meant to make room for Chen Shangshu.The cabinet has one radish and one pit. Chen Ziwei has no shortage of means, favor and popularity. He is only half a step away from joining the cabinet, and he only needs to wait for the cabinet to become vacant.But this vacant seat is not available for anyone. It is impossible for the Holy Majesty to allow Lin and Chen, who have been in the cabinet for many years and have a close relationship, to be in the cabinet at the same time.Lin Ruhai has long had the intention of "picking chrysanthemums in the eastern fence, and leisurely living in the southern mountains". This time, she really missed her relatives and asked for permission to become an official. After a lot of difficulty, she was released by the sage, so Chen Ziwei's entry into the cabinet was just around the corner.

Chen Ziwei is not as good as Wang Ziteng, he is a widow, and he still refuses to marry a wife. Even Mr. Chen was willing to live with his niece and granddaughter Daiyu a few years ago.Once Lin Ruhai goes to Liaodong, there will be only Chen Shangshu left in this city.

Wang Ziteng completely ignored him, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Mr. Chen was only around forty-seven, a round younger than him. At this moment, he just took Chen Ziwei for comparison, and felt much better: After all, the Wang family was more prosperous, and Sister Yang married her. The son of Marquis Baoning is nearby, and his niece and nephew's family are all here.

In the Shangshu's mansion given by the imperial court, Chen Ziwei was also reading a letter, laughing and scolding Lin Ruhai for being unkind.At this time, the butler was holding the health-care soup by his side, and said with a quick smile: "The master only cares about the filial piety of Master Zhong, Master Chen and the two grandmas! This food is useful, and it is well-clothed. I have never thought of it." The two lords have used all of their invitations to come down and save time for the lord, and whenever they have the opportunity, they will come back to visit, but the young masters are in a hurry and can't bring the brothers and sisters with them. "

Chen Ziwei was very upset, but said in his mouth: "I don't have to make trouble with the children, children can't bear to rush like that! I know what the dolls look like in the paintings made by a few girls. Yes, I might as well live a few more years, so that I can see the children when they grow up."

"Then master use this soup first?"

"It's your worrying ear-repaying gods who made this laoshizi soup..." Chen Zi sneered, but still took the soup and drank it.

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Regardless of envy or irony, the elders in Beijing, Wang Ziteng and Chen Ziwei, did not have the idea of ​​transferring their children back to Beijing, especially Wang Ziteng, his heart trembled when he thought about his grandson, and he never thought about it .

Gein is now undecided as a crown prince, and the older princes have already established some foundations. The battle is fierce, but the Holy Majesty is in his prime, sitting on the sidelines, not knowing when the thunderbolt will come.The turmoil has broken out, and I am afraid that within ten years, the court will not be peaceful.

For old ministers like Wang Ziteng and Chen Ziwei who have undergone major changes when they succeed to the throne, as long as they don't take the initiative to stand in line, as long as the young princes don't commit the conspiracy of rebellion, they absolutely dare not directly The idea was directed at the cabinet ministers.Therefore, the two elders sat firmly in the court, neither frightened nor agitated, but Du Zhong and Song Chen's heat was much worse, and even Xie Yujing and other second ranks were not qualified to command Tongzhi back to the capital.

Wang Ziteng and Chen Ziwei already had a foresight in their hearts: I am afraid that they can only take the grandchildren's baby back to Beijing to show them if they really stand up.

But there are always unpredictable things.

In the twelfth lunar month of this year, the old matriarch of the Rongguo Mansion was in trouble, and the imperial physician could not speak well, so grandchildren and daughters rushed to the capital from all directions.

Even Lin Ruhai, who went to Liaodong in March, returned to Beijing with the children.

Xie Jing, Du Zhong, and Song Chen had official duties and did not dare to leave without permission, but the three Yun'an sisters couldn't rest assured that they would leave the children in their care, so they had to bring all the children with them, so that Lin, who was one year old, Brother is no exception.The enshrined doctor accompanied him, brought all the medicinal materials, and there were houses and manors to meet him along the way. The three men who were left behind were only concerned. It took half a day for the son-in-law to get away, so I don't need to elaborate.

In this section, it is Bai Xue who paves the way and slowly returns to his hometown.