Flowers on the other side [Comprehensive Red House]

After Lin Hai and Daiyu talked about the Jia Mansion, they asked what they had learned and played these days, and then they realized that the little girl needed to meditate and practice Qi before going to sleep.

"Daddy, go to bed after meditating. I slept soundly. Sister Qingmei said that if you sleep well at night, you will be full of energy during the day. Yu'er eats well now and doesn't feel tired from reading. Also," Daiyu rubbed Lin Hai affectionately Put the palm on top of the head, "Daddy, that breath is much thicker than the tip of a needle."

Lin Hai thought about it, and told Daiyu the trick of using Qi.Everyone has their own opportunities.

When it came time to visit Jia's mansion, Lin Hai and Daiyu still got up early to do Wu Qin Xi.Lin Hai only did a little symbolically, but watched Daiyu complete the whole set with high spirits.Looking at the little girl's flushed cheeks and her sweaty temples and wet hair, Lin Hai instructed Daiyu.

"Yu'er, go back and wash up, Daddy is waiting for you to have breakfast."

Daiyu happily followed Luluo back home, full of joy because of the five-animal show that Daddy made today, which was a little more than yesterday.

The father and daughter had breakfast, Daiyu put down the chopsticks, and begged Lin Hai: "Daddy, Yu'er will take a car with Daddy later." Seeing that Lin Hai just smiled without saying a word, she lightly tugged at Lin Hai's sleeves, "Daddy, all right, all right."

Lin Hai looked at the coquettish Daiyu, so he could only agree: "Okay."

After waiting for a while, Lin Hai drank the soup, and the father and daughter boarded the car and went out, followed by three cars, one was supposed to be for Daiyu, but now there were Fu Nanny and Daiyu's four elders in the car. The maid, with spare clothes that Daiyu might need; another car, with four second-class maids from Daiyu's house and Lin Qian's wife, and the two maids she ordered; there was another car behind , sitting with a few servants, carrying half a carload of gifts for Rong Guofu and others.There were also Lin Jin and other young men on horseback and chariots, and a huge group of people went to Rongguo Mansion.

Entering Ningrong Street, there was a servant from Jia's mansion who had been waiting with excuses for a long time. When he saw the sign of the Lin family's vehicle, he rushed back to report.Sitting in the car, Lin Hai told Daiyu carefully, "Yu'er, you are the baby in the palm of your father's hands. If you are easy to get along with the sisters and sisters of your grandparents, you should keep in touch with them more, and don't wrong yourself. remember?"

Daiyu nodded obediently, "Don't worry, Daddy, Yu'er will remember everything."

After a while, the car stopped in front of the gate with three animal heads, and there were two mighty and majestic big stone lions squatting in front of the gate.A dozen or so concierges in splendid attire guarding the door hurriedly surrounded them and came to pay homage, shouting "Welcome to Mrs. Lin".Lin Hai got out of the car, Lin Jin recognized Lai Da, the chief housekeeper of the Rongguo Mansion, who was the leader among the crowd, and hurriedly whispered a few words to him.Lai Da turned back and ordered the boy to unload the threshold. Lin Hai walked into the gate first, but saw Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng coming out one after the other.

Jia Amnesty was full of smiles, high-spirited, with hot eyes, and his whole body was filled with joy and gratitude. He hurriedly rushed to the front, but before Lin Hai bowed down, he bowed to the end.Lin Ruhai was so panicked that he hurriedly gave the same salute, saying, "Ruhai pays homage to uncle. Thank you for saving my life."

Jia Amnesty stretched out his hand to support Lin Hai, "Your sister-in-law is very polite, you can save your life if you talk about it, it's just a matter of little effort. As the eldest brother, I have to thank you, sister-in-law."

Jia Zheng, who followed behind, didn't understand what the two of them said. Seeing Jia Zheng coming, Lin Hai hurriedly saluted, "Ruhai pays his respects to the second uncle, how is the second uncle?"

Jia Zheng replied, "It's all good, I haven't seen you for many years, Ru Hai still looks the same."

"Second brother's praise, I'm ashamed to accept it. This time, I almost lost my life due to heatstroke."

Brothers Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng asked about Lin Hai's heat stroke. Lin Hai simply replied that he hadn't returned to Beijing for many years, was tired from the journey, and was just riding a horse under the sun in a hurry.

The three of them were talking, and they walked together to the Rongqing Hall behind the Rongxi Hall, the residence of Jia Mu.

Besides, Daiyu, after her father got out of the car, she heard the commotion outside the car, and after a while, the car started to rattle forward again.Through the curtains of the tulle carriage, Daiyu saw that she had already entered the gate, and the journey was magnificent.When the car stopped, Qingmei and Luluo said outside the car: "Girl, please get out of the car and change the sedan chair."

Luluo opened the curtain of the car, and with Qingmei's support, Daiyu stepped on the stool that accompanied the car and got out of the car, glanced at the surroundings, and saw a small sedan chair for two with hanging flowers beside it, and three or four neatly dressed small sedan chairs. The servant bowed his head and tied his hands, waiting on the other side of the sedan chair.After Daiyu got on the sedan chair and sat firmly, the leading lady of the Rongguo Mansion gave some soft instructions, and the four servants lifted up the sedan chair and made a smooth journey.When they stopped again, Qingmei and Luluo stepped forward and opened the car curtain, and what Daiyu saw was the Hanging Flower Gate.

Daiyu supported Qingmei's hand, and entered the Chuhuamen, thinking that she was about to see her grandmother, she couldn't help being a little excited, and grabbed Qingmei's hand tightly.Qingmei felt Daiyu's nervousness, patted Daiyu's hand, and comforted her softly, "Girl, it's your own grandparent's house."

Daiyu's other hand clenched the veil tightly, both of her hands were in Qingmei's hand, she raised her head and smiled, and nodded at Qingmei.

(Original work... the two sides behind the vertical flower gate are chaoshou verandahs, and the hall is in the middle. There is a rosewood marble screen in front of the hall. Turn around the screen, and there are three small halls. Behind the hall is the main courtyard behind There are five upper rooms on the front, all carved beams and painted buildings, and corridors and wing rooms on both sides, with parrots, thrushes and other birds hanging under the eaves.

Several maidservants dressed in red and green saw them coming, they all came up to meet them with smiles, saying: "Just now the old lady was thinking that it was time for Miss Lin to arrive." So three or four people competed to open the curtains and cages. , while hearing someone reply: "Miss Lin is here."

When Daiyufang entered the room, she saw two people coming up with an old mother with silver hair on her temples, so Daiyu knew it was his grandmother.When Fang wanted to pay a visit, he was hugged into her arms by his grandmother, and burst into tears.At present, all the people standing underground covered their faces and wept... Daiyu was also led to cry.For a while, everyone slowly calmed down. )

This side persuaded Jiamu and Daiyu, and Daiyu paid a visit to her grandmother, and a servant girl came in to report, "Elder Master and Second Master are going to accompany Master Lin to visit the old lady."

Mother Jia smiled and said, "Please come in quickly." Then she said to the young women around her: "They are all relatives of the family, so don't avoid them, just recognize them."

The curtain of the door was raised again, and a man in his 40s came in first. He was tall and quite strong.Wearing a suet white jade crown on the head, wearing an indigo blue silk robe with dark flowers and a round collar, a light jade belt around the waist, and black thin-soled high boots.During the action, the distance of a few steps, the wide sleeves of the long robe, brought out the flaps of the clothes, showing the majestic demeanor of this man.If you look closely, you can see that this person has two sword eyebrows slanting to his temples, dragon eyes and tiger eyes, a square nose, and a few long beards fluttering under his jaw. He looks like a good person.It's a pity that the eyes are slightly cloudy and yellow, and there are green bags under the eyes. The skin on the face and neck is slightly loose, and it is also slightly chlorotic. It seems that the energy is not enough.

The people in the room stood up because of the strong man coming in.After the man came in, he smiled and bowed to Jia's mother who was sitting in the middle, calling him "Mother".The female relatives in the house also bowed to him and saluted him.

Daiyu stared at the man and felt that his face was familiar. After listening to him addressing his grandmother, she thought about it for a while, and realized that this must be the eldest uncle, and Lian's second cousin was half or half like him.The difference is that Lian's second cousin has a pair of peach blossom eyes that look around and smile, and Lian's second cousin's complexion, the look of eyes, the most obvious difference is what dad said is spiritual.

Outside the door was a humble and polite way of giving in, "Brother-in-law please first."

"Don't dare, dare, the second uncle invites first, the elders and younger are in order."

When the person came in first, he looked back and smiled, "You two come in together, isn't the door wide enough?!"

Sitting on the table, Jia Mu laughed and reprimanded, "Boss."

Since Daiyu met her grandmother, she let her embrace her. When she saw her uncle coming in, she quickly pulled herself out of Jiamu's arms and stood aside.

However, the second uncle was a person of medium build and refined charm. He was wearing a black gauze hat and a light blue robe with a round collar embroidered with dark patterns of bamboo. His waist was locked with dark blue borders of the same quality and color. , A belt embellished with a few beautiful jades.His appearance was only three points similar to that of the uncle who was walking in front, but with broad forehead and high angles, light brows and phoenix eyes, he was more like his grandmother, except that the nose and lips were just like the uncle's.With a smile on the corner of his mouth, he is gentle and calm. When people see him, he can't help but give a high praise. He is such a gentleman with a generous bearing.

Daiyu looked at her father who was standing with the second uncle, but she was not overshadowed by the second uncle's demeanor.He was also in his early forties, about the same age, his father had radiant eyes, as calm as a cold pond; his complexion was jade, although he was just recovering from a serious illness, and his talent was thin, but he didn't see the slightest sluggishness, he looked much younger than the second uncle .The crow-blue robe, which resembled the second uncle's, was worn on the much thinner body of the father. Every movement, expressing the introverted feelings of the master that is difficult to describe in words.

Lin Hai was personable and personable, as if troubled times had come to Mrs. Jia, he walked to the middle of the room, looked at Jia Mu who was sitting on the table, and bowed deeply, "My son-in-law, Lin Hai, pays his respects to his mother-in-law."

The voice is clear and soft, like the spring breeze in March, gently blowing over everyone's heart. The warmth and gentleness, the freshness after the spring rain, instantly captured the hearts of men and women in a room.

When the people in the room saw Lin Hai, they thought of Pan An Songyu, probably not as beautiful as Lin Hai.Listening to Lin Hai's words again, his mind is full of turmoil. He is indeed the most respected Tanhua Lang by the emperor!No wonder the Taishang once said: After more than a dozen sessions of Tanhualang, only Lin Hai, a Tanhualang, is truly worthy of the four characters of both talent and appearance.

Seeing Lin Hai, who was over 40 years old, the young female family members in the room knew why, for more than 20 years in the capital, every Tanhualang was compared with Lin Hai, but no one could suppress Lin Hai.

How could years have favored the former Tanhua Lang so much?Not only did he not leave traces of the vicissitudes of life on his face, even the muddy mud of the Lianghuai Salt Administration, which is known to almost all officials and family members and requires intrigue and hard work, has not been able to make him look sad and grow sad. Wen, it can be seen that he has fallen into other people's mud, and it is not a problem for the talented Lin Hai, that's why he is like this.

Jia's mother cried out quickly, seeing her son-in-law who was more handsome than in the past, thinking of her daughter who was separated by yin and yang, she couldn't help crying, choked up and said: "It's been 20 years since I left, now I can only see you, but I can't see me again It's Min'er." Yipa covered his mouth and wept bitterly again.

People around came up to persuade, finally persuaded Jia's mother, and allowed Daiyu to go to visit her two uncles and aunts, and Baoyu and other Sanchun sisters from Jia's family went to visit Lin Hai.Sister-in-law Wan took Jia Lan from the nanny's arms, and the mother and son saluted Lin Hai.

Lin Hai looked at Jia Lan with pity all over his face.After giving the gift, he ordered someone to take another jade pendant, gave it to Jia Lan, and sighed: "If the eldest son of Min'er and I can grow up, I'm afraid the grandson will be as old as this." The tone was indescribably desolate. sentimental.

Those in the room who understood what he said fell silent for a moment.The air also became condensed.Daiyu blinked, not knowing what her father was talking about.Do father and mother have an eldest son?

Wang Xifeng is well-behaved, and hurriedly stepped forward to meet Lin Hai, and changed the subject.Lin Hai also ordered Mrs. Lin Qian who was following her to give Wang Xifeng the same gift.

Sister Feng motioned to a pretty big maid behind her to accept the gift, and hurriedly asked: "Uncle Lin, when will Second Lord Lian return to Beijing?"

Lin Hai glanced at Jia She, he really didn't expect Jia She to be able to cover him until now.But looking at the corners of Jia She's eyes and eyebrows, he seemed to be smiling, as if he was waiting for him to say something, so he said with a smile: "Lien's daughter-in-law, don't worry, he is still taking the exam in Jinling. I only received the news a few days ago that Lian'er has passed the exam in June." In the courtyard examination, he won the fame of a scholar. It’s just that he still wants to try the Qiu Wei of Jinke. In September, if he fails to win the exam, he will come home.”

Lin Hai's words fell into everyone's hearts like a boulder, causing huge waves.Everyone in the Rongguo Mansion couldn't be more clear about who Jia Lian is.If it is said that when Jia Lian was four years old, he studied with Jia Zhu who was three or four years older, but when he was seven or eight years old, he started to be naughty and mixed with Jia Zhen, that is to say, he had studied Meng Xue well.After hanging around with Jia Zhen for a few years, when Jia Jing passed the title to Jia Zhen, Jia Lian spent three days drying nets and two days fishing when he went to school.How long have you been following Lin Hai?Not only won the fame of a scholar, but also Qiu Wei?

Jia's mother was stunned for a long time before she slowly said to Lin Hai: "My son-in-law has taken the trouble to teach Lian'er."

Lin Hai smiled and said: "Father-in-law was kind to me back then. If I can support his eldest son and grandson, I am afraid that he will be under Jiuquan. Father-in-law will also smile and say: It is worthwhile for him to marry his beloved daughter to the Lin family."

Mother Jia choked for a moment and didn't reply, she was thinking of saying something else when a maid came in outside and said, "Master Zhen from the East Mansion, brought Master Xiaorong here."

Following the servant girl's words, two handsome men in gorgeous clothes and jade crowns entered the door.The leader was in his thirties, tall, slightly shorter than Jia She, but not as strong as Jia She, and he was also good-looking and gracious.The young man who followed was about sixteen or seventeen years old, his face was as white as jade, and his facial features were similar to those in front, but softer and more delicate.

Mother Jia greeted Lin Hai quickly, and led Jia Zhen and his son to meet Lin Hai.

Jia Amnesty said, "Mother asked the niece to be close to each other, and we men went to the front to chat."

Jia Mu hurriedly smiled and said: "Go, go, you go to the front, so that we girls don't feel uncomfortable. Boss, you have to entertain your sister-in-law, or I will take you as a question."

Jia Amnesty agreed and went out with a group of men.

Jia Amnesty led the crowd to the main hall of Rongxi Hall, where they were divided into groups of guests and hosts. Uncle Lang slowly narrated, talking about the past, and also about Lin Hai's heat stroke when he arrived in Beijing and lay in bed for more than half a month.

Jia Amnesty smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, please take care of your health."

Jia Zheng also said a few similar words about taking care of his useful body and waiting to serve the court.

Lin Hai responded with a smile, and asked about Jia She's body. "Brother, do you still get up to practice every morning?"

Jia She's expression dimmed, and he shook his head, "I won't mention it. I don't know how many years, brother Yu, I haven't touched a sword."

Lin Hai picked up the teacup, took a sip, then stared at Jia Amnesty, and said, "Yi Ruhai, brother-in-law, pick it up tomorrow, and you must find a real job in the imperial court, otherwise the title inherited from your ancestors will be lost." It goes down from generation to generation... Eldest brother-in-law always thinks of Lian'er."

Jia She sighed, "This and that are easy things!"

"Don't wait until the opportunity comes. Uncle can no longer hold a sword or draw a bow and arrow. As the second uncle said, you must always take care of your useful body for the court."

Jia Amnesty looked at Lin Hai with piercing eyes, and thought for a while, "Okay, just follow the sea, Brother Yu will pick up the sword tomorrow morning."

"Na Ruhai first wishes my uncle to run to defend the border as soon as possible and command the Beijing camp."

Several people around listened to the conversation between the two, and Monk Zhang Er was puzzled.Jia Zheng asked suspiciously, "Sister-in-law, do you mean that elder brother has a chance to take over the military?"

Lin Hai smiled, "I come from a family of military generals, so my second uncle may transfer to the Ministry of War someday."

Jia Zheng shook his head, "Like my sister-in-law, I have been studying since I was a child, and I have never touched a sword." He looked proud of his reading. "It's a pity that I can't be like my sister-in-law, and I can't be born in the imperial examination."

Lin Hai said with a smile: "Even when we were young, the book of military strategy and strategy and the Four Books and Five Classics are equally important. My father taught us not to forget the ability of our ancestors to start a family, otherwise we will be unfilial to our children and grandchildren."

The Lin family started as a Tai Tai/ancestral military adviser and adviser, and also won the Marquis of Wending for three generations with military merits.

Jia She laughed, "Today's Qingliu think that Xungui is a vulgar person who can't read big characters. How can they know that the generation of romantic figures who followed the Tai/Zu are both civil and military. How can those reckless men who only rely on swords and guns to kill are familiar with the art of war? , strategizing, and commanding thousands of troops?! Even when my late father was alive, he would study every day when he returned home. When the old man was alive, he taught me that only with both civil and military skills can I be a general." Jia She said As he spoke, his voice lowered, thinking of those unforgettable old days when he was a child under the guidance of the old Duke... He lowered his eyes by picking up a cup of tea and drinking tea.

Lin Hai then agreed: "Yes. Now that I have stepped into Qingliu's circle, I know that the rotten students who study hard and study hard books, although they also passed the imperial examination, only know how to quote classics and preach according to the text. When doing practical things, only I will rely on my staff, I don’t know how many people’s livelihood matters have been missed by the imperial court. I don’t care if I don’t mention it.”

Jia Zhen originally wanted to come to Rong Mansion early and wait with Jia She and Jia Zheng, but she was so entangled in miscellaneous matters that she couldn't get out, so she was so late.

Seeing that Lin Hai still looked like the jade-faced gentleman he remembered when he was young, he couldn't help interrupting the conversation between Lin Hai and Jia She, sighed and praised: "When Uncle Lin was a high school student, riding a horse and praising the street, I accompanied him. Aunt Min hid in the restaurant, and Uncle Lin has such a demeanor. Twenty years later, Uncle Lin is still the same as before, no, it is even better than before."

Lin Hai smiled, stroked the long strands of his beard on his chin, followed Jia Amnesty's address and said, "Zhen'er was joking, the old man's beard is so long now."

Jia Zheng then said, "Yes, we are all getting old."

"Uncle Lin is an old man. If you shave off these few strands of beard, I'm afraid he will look like Lian'er. By the way, Uncle Lin, Lian'er said that he is going to study with you, why hasn't Lian'er come back yet?"

Jia She put down the teacup and answered with a smile, "Zhen'er, Lian'er has been studying with your Uncle Lin for a year, and he was selected as a scholar last month. He won't return to Beijing until after Qiu Wei."

Jia Zhen was taken aback. Others don't know how much Jia Lian has learned, so doesn't he know?Jia Lian didn't learn as much as him, so why did he become a scholar?Yin Yin looked at Lin Hai, his eyes full of doubts, waiting for Lin Hai's further explanation.

"When Lian'er arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, the old man saw that he had nothing to do all day long, and he would be fooling around when he came back, so he restrained him and asked him to follow my little girl's husband and read some books at least. It was not in vain for his filial piety to his aunt when he went to the south of the Yangtze River. He It is also the age that loves face, and I don’t want to compare myself to my little girl, so I study hard day and night. When it was a year ago, the old man saw that he had calmed down, studied hard, and learned the taste again, so he was accepted as an apprentice Let him try to go to Jinling this year to see if he can go to school. Unexpectedly, Lian'er has inherited the temperament of his uncle's family, and he is indeed the seed of studying. But brother, Lian'er's willingness to work hard is really Exactly like you."

Jia She was full of ambition and smiled as if he had won the number one prize, "Where is it? Maybe it's because of his talent for reading that Lian'er is like his uncle who was the number one scholar. With such a background, he has only been studying for a year, so how can he get into school?"

The two of them chatted happily here, carrying each other's sedan chairs, Jia Zheng next to him felt as if he had coptis in his mouth, and was miserable.It is said that Jia Zhu was a bright young man, and he was a scholar at the age of 14.At that time, Jia Zhu was arrogant and wanted to imitate Lin Ruhai's 15-year-old Zhongju, studying hard day and night, but she didn't expect Qiu Wei to fail.After losing his name, Sun Shan suffered a serious illness, and he still did not forget to study when he was seriously ill.Afterwards, Mother Jia approached Jia She, asked for the supervisory student quota under Jia She's name, and sent Jia Zhu to study in the Imperial College, and then she failed in the second consecutive Chunwei. Shortly after the second Chunwei was listed, she was so sad that she vomited blood and died. go……

Baoyu sat on the side, very bored listening, looked at his father, saw his father lowered his head, his face changed, and he didn't know what he was thinking.But Jia Zhen and his son listened intently to what the old man and Uncle Lin were talking about, so they sneaked off their chairs and walked out by the door.Both Jia Amnesty and Lin Hai noticed that Baoyu had slipped away, and neither of them said anything about him, and continued to talk about themselves.Lin Haixin said, Baoyu, you are going to bump into a wall in the past, and if it hurts, don't cry.