The Red Mansion Becomes Lin Daiyu

Lin Daiyu was lying on the bed and fell asleep unknowingly, and it was dusk when she woke up.Unexpectedly, this sleep was quite heavy. Although I didn't feel very tired after the long journey, it was exhausting after all.But after sleeping comfortably, all the fatigue disappeared, and she was still in a very happy mood.He casually put on a Luo skirt and went out of the inner room, Honglian and a few little maids were sitting on the chairs in the outer room doing needlework?Seeing Lin Daiyu coming out, they all saluted and greeted her.

"Miss slept soundly this time, but did you get enough sleep?" Hong Lian put down the work in her hand and asked.

"Well, I slept so well, you are quite energetic, why don't you sleep more?" Lin Daiyu asked.

"We've all had enough sleep, how good are we now?" Everyone said one after another.

"That's good!" Lin Daiyu said as she walked to the vanity mirror and sat down, asking Honglian to help her with her hair.After being in ancient times for so long, she has also learned how to do a few simple buns, but she is still not used to doing it by herself, and finds it too troublesome.Seeing this, the other maids hurriedly prepared the toiletries.

"Girl, Steward Lin has already inquired about what you ordered. The main officials in Suzhou City are the magistrate and the general judge. The magistrate's background is ordinary, but his wife is from a wealthy family. Taking advantage of tricks, he has been promoted step by step in just a few years. Before we came, the magistrate had been in close contact with the King of Nan'an, and often asked his wife to recruit some beauties to send to the King of Nan'an. The last time I heard that we were coming and bought a lot of little maids, I guess they wanted to build a good relationship with us like the king of Nan'an? The magistrate has many concubines, and the inner court is quite chaotic. And the magistrate is from the imperial examination, in Suzhou The official evaluation of the city is good, the wife is also from a small family, the two were once a down-and-out couple, and they supported each other all the way, so they have a strong relationship. Although there are two concubines in the family, they are far from the wife of the judge. !" Hong Lian chattered while combing Lin Daiyu's hair.

"So, the situation in the magistrate's mansion is more complicated?" Lin Daiyu thought about it, and the phenomenon of wives and concubines in groups in ancient times was really common. Even the Tongjuan who supported him along the way had two concubines, let alone other people. up?It seems that this magistrate is really not a good person, but his father is not the king of Nan'an, if he still wants to deal with his father the way he used to deal with the king of Nan'an, it will be of no use?

"No, this magistrate's wife is also very powerful. Not to mention raising two sons and a daughter, none of the many wives and concubines can raise a son. Even if she becomes pregnant, she will have a miscarriage soon. , even if you give birth to a concubine, none of them will be successful. If you say that there is no evil in it, who will believe it? It’s just that the magistrate has to rely on his wife to curry favor with the powerful, so he has been turning a blind eye. Now in the mansion, except for the magistrate’s wife There are only two concubines, both of whom are about the same size as a girl!" Honglian said with a sigh.

"Did you find out if the magistrate's wife is really sick today?" Lin Daiyu asked, but Honglian is a very transparent person, and she can even guess whether there is a ghost in her family.And there are reasons for advancing and retreating, she knew that Honglian only said these words in front of her, and she was silent when she came outside first.

"The housekeeper Lin didn't say anything, but it's true that the magistrate's mansion invited a doctor today!" Hong Lian has always been very serious about her daughter's orders, so she must be as detailed as possible to the housekeeper Lin. , so he even inquired clearly about the appointment of a doctor in the mansion.

I invited a doctor, is it really sick?Lin Daiyu thought.Regardless of her, when illness comes, it will be blocked by water and earth, and I am not afraid of her!

"Are there any big households in Suzhou City?" Lin Daiyu continued to ask.

"Yes, it is the Han family and the Su family. There are many industries in Suzhou, and they are called "Han Bancheng" and "Su Bancheng". In the village, it has a good reputation among the people."

"Oh" Lin Daiyu responded inexplicably. It sounds good, but if it's not true, you have to look at it. Sometimes what you see is not necessarily true, let alone what you hear.My father is an official in Suzhou, so it is inevitable that he will have contacts with these families in the future. There is no harm in knowing more about it, isn't it?

After a while, Lvlian and several maidservants came in with the toiletry utensils. Lin Daiyu washed up under the service of the maidservants, and went to eat with Lin Ruhai in the main hall.

"Yu'er, there is nothing going on in the mansion today, did you encounter any trouble?" Lin Ruhai asked after the meal.My daughter came to Jiangnan for the first time, and it was the first day she came to this mansion. I heard that the magistrate's wife had been taking care of the garden before this.Although he believed in his daughter's ability, he was really afraid that something might not be handled well and his daughter would be wronged?After all, Suzhou City is also full of fish and dragons. Although his identity is there, no one dares to blatantly bully his daughter.But after all, my daughter is young, and she will inevitably be wronged when she encounters people who are not only the governor, and say some stupid things that don't know how big or small.

"No, doesn't daddy trust my daughter? Daughter is not to be bullied!" Lin Daiyu wrinkled her nose and raised her eyebrows and said, daddy, you really mean that you underestimate me!In fact, although she didn't show it on the face, she was still very touched by her father's concern.

"Ha ha" Seeing her daughter's cute expression, Lin Ruhai couldn't help laughing, "Yu'er's words are wrong, of course Daddy believes in my daughter, am I worried about you?"

Knowing her father's painstaking efforts, Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "Daddy, what did you do when you were taken to the government office? Did you drink a lot?" She smelled alcohol when she first came in, although it was very Pain, it is expected that Dad must have washed up after he came back, but it does exist.

"What else can I do? Of course I met officials from various places in the south of the Yangtze River. Later, I had a meal with the magistrate and Tongpan. What, does the smell of alcohol be strong?" Lin Ruhai put his sleeves under his nose and sniffed, and said, there was nothing serious. Smell, when he was on the road, he used his true energy to force out the smell of alcohol. After he came back, he took a shower and changed his clothes. He couldn't smell anything himself. Could it be that his daughter has a dog's nose?

"Hehe." Lin Daiyu shook her head and smiled, "It's not very heavy, it's just a faint smell of wine. Except for my daughter, I'm afraid no one can smell it."

"You!" Lin Ruhai nodded helplessly on his daughter's forehead and said, "I heard that you arranged all the maids sent by the magistrate's wife in Xikuayuan, and sent guards to guard them. What is Yu'er going to do?" Lin Ruhai said, Today Steward Lin came to report that the girl wanted to borrow a small team of guards. He just asked about the situation and knew that her daughter was going to guard the maid sent by the magistrate's wife. He didn't know exactly what to do?But he can roughly guess it!

"Of course it was sent back to them. We don't keep idlers in our mansion. We sent guards to watch them just to prevent them from running around!" Lin Daiyu said with a smile.

"Haha..." Lin Ruhai laughed loudly, "Okay, not bad, she looks like my Lin Ruhai's daughter!" It's a character that doesn't suffer!

"Do you want Daddy to help?"

Lin Daiyu waved her hand and said, "No, don't worry, Daddy, my daughter can handle it by herself!"

"Okay, then you can figure it out yourself, daddy won't care about it, but remember not to wrong yourself!" Lin Ruhai said, if the daughter can handle it, there will be no problem, so there is no need for him to intervene.

Lin Daiyu nodded to show that she knew, she would not wrong herself, the so-called people do not offend me, I will not offend, if people offend me, I will offend, she has always been an eye for an eye.As long as those housekeepers and wives in Suzhou City are not too much, she is happy to get along with them peacefully, but she will not swallow her anger if she dares to make any bad ideas!

After chatting with Lin Ruhai for a while, Lin Daiyu took her maid back to Yuxuan Pavilion when it was about time to light the lamp.Lying on the bed, Lin Daiyu was thinking about the conversation she had just had with her father. Tomorrow, Suzhou officials will prepare a banquet for her father.Also, the magistrate's wife has not shown up today, which makes people puzzled.Thinking of this, Lin Daiyu let go of her spiritual sense and began to observe, the scene in the sea of ​​consciousness continued to expand, and soon she was locked in an exquisite small courtyard, which was the inner courtyard of the prefect's mansion.

In the main room of the small courtyard, a middle-aged woman who is slightly fat is sitting cross-legged on the couch, her eyes are slightly closed, and she is holding a rosary in her hand and rubbing it constantly. At first glance, Lin Daiyu reminds Lin Daiyu of Mrs. Wang.These two, uh, really have a fight in this pious appearance.Mama Cai, who is still haunting the Lin Mansion today, stood respectfully.

"Miss Lin really told us to take those maids away?" the woman asked with squinted eyes without even moving her eyelashes.

"Yes, Miss Lin said that she is not used to the person we sent, even if she let it go, she would be idle." Mama Cai said after deliberation, secretly watching the face of the woman on the couch from time to time.

The middle-aged woman raised her eyes slightly and shot a flash of light, which made Mama Cai's body tremble undetectably, and hurriedly lowered her head.

"Hmph, these are just excuses. How did you tell Miss Lin?" the woman asked, her voice was cold and she couldn't hear any emotion.

"Old slave, this old slave said that it was inconvenient for his wife to send Miss Lin out, and that there was not enough manpower, so he specially bought some maidservants and placed them in the Dudu Mansion for orders. Madam, is there anything wrong with what this old slave said?" Mama Cai asked tremblingly, no I don't know if there is something wrong with the wife this time, she has been in the mansion for many years, and she also used the tricks of the wife, that is really merciless!

"Oh, forget it, I can't blame you for this matter. If she doesn't want to accept it, there will always be a reason for her refusal." As she spoke, she coughed lightly twice, thinking that Mama Cai is her confidant, and she will inevitably need to use it to do things in the future. She said with a soft posture: "If I hadn't caught a cold last night and had a bad cough today, I would have to see Miss Lin anyway. She came here after a long journey, and I don't know whether it is taboo to be in front of people who are sick." Going to visit. I don’t know when I will recover from this illness. Master Lin has only one daughter, Miss Lin, so it’s really painful. As long as we have a good relationship with Miss Lin, it’s equivalent to pampering Master Lin. Master Lin is in the south of the Yangtze River. Covering the sky with one hand is worse than when King Nan'an was there. Thinking about how much we benefited from King Nan'an at that time, it will only be worse this time. Go and bring those maids back tomorrow. Try to follow Ms. Lin. In addition, go to collect some things like pearls, hairpins and treasures. Girls aged twelve or thirteen like these things, and Ms. Lin is no exception. Remember to be of high quality Yes, Miss Lin came from the capital, and she has never seen any good things, so don't fool her with things that are not on the table! If something goes wrong, I will peel you carefully!" Madam Zhifu inevitably took the fiercely.

Mother Cai hurriedly knelt down. Although his wife usually relied on her a lot, she was merciless when she made a mistake and punished her. This is why she was afraid of her wife from the bottom of her heart.

Lying on the bed and watching this scene, Lin Daiyu sneered from the bottom of her heart, ah, she is another example of a Buddha who speaks snakes and has a kind face and evil heart. There are so many women like this in ancient times!That's right, the magistrate's wife is obviously old and poor at first glance.With so many young and beautiful concubines in the mansion, she really couldn't survive without some means.Alas, this is also the sorrow of many women in ancient times!So Lin Daiyu thought that even if she gets married in the future, she will never allow her husband to take a concubine. If the husband and wife are not on an equal platform, then she would rather be alone for the rest of her life, anyway, she still has her father as a companion!But Lin Daiyu would not sympathize with her because of these, after all, few of the things she did were morally permissible.A person's pain deserves sympathy, but if this person vents or diverts his pain by making more people suffer, then there is no need for sympathy.

After reading the situation in the magistrate's mansion, Lin Daiyu shifted her target to the Tongpan mansion. Although this kind of voyeurism is a bit unethical, she basically doesn't use it normally, but for her own safety in the future, she doesn't care about it now. too much.The decoration in the Tongpan Mansion is obviously much more low-key and simple than that in the Prefect's Mansion. It looks like the home of an upright official, unlike the Zhifu's Mansion, which is completely nouveau riche. Lin Daiyu has a good impression based on this alone. As for Whether this is the case still needs to be observed.

Mrs. Tongpan is currently sewing a piece of clothing in her room. It looks like a man's cloak. It should be made for Mr. Tongpan!The old servant woman at the side turned on the oil lamp from time to time to persuade Madam Tongju to go to bed early, but he refused because it was not too late or he was not tired.After a while, Mr. Tongsan also came, Mrs. Tongsan quickly put down the cloak, and asked the servants to prepare the washing utensils, and waited for her husband to wash up. There was warmth between the two of them, it looked like what Honglian said today.

Lin Daiyu restrained her consciousness and thought: It seems that the main trouble is the magistrate's house, and the general judge doesn't seem to be a troublemaker.It turned out that the magistrate's wife was really ill, so I could have a good rest these few days. It seemed that she was not going to bother me anymore.This is better, it is best if she is sick for a few more days, as for the ideas she made, it can only be thought about.After knowing the general situation, Lin Daiyu felt relieved a lot, and fell asleep after lying on the bed for a while.