Concubine daughter of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

At night, Lin Wanru asked someone to fetch a few luminous pearls, put them in the pagoda, and ordered to turn off the lights. The room was pitch black except for the light of luminous pearls. Lin Wanru pointed to the words reflected on the wall and showed them to Chen Ruiwen: " That is the Heart Sutra carved on the inner wall of the pagoda."

Chen Ruiwen was stunned, he really gained knowledge, and sighed: "I think I have seen a lot of good things, but now it seems that I am still very ignorant."

Lin Wanru laughed: "Maybe this is the family heirloom of the Lin family. Since Master Lin is willing to give it to you, it shows his gratitude to you." He asked again: "Did he ask about me?"

Chen Ruiwen said: "Of course he was fooled by me. He is also a smart person. Seeing that I was vague, he didn't ask any more questions."

Two days later, Lin Songcheng really came to the door again, but this time they sent a few horses, a few boxes of snacks and some fresh fruits, all of which were very homely things, Chen Ruiwen was not there, Lin Wanru paid attention to it, and took the things .

She looked at the familiar handwriting on the invitation card, and her thoughts were extremely complicated. In the past life, they were father and daughter, and they met each other in this life, which is a testament to fate, but they have different identities. Not only can she not recognize him, but she may not even meet him once. .

She really wanted to tell mom and dad that your daughter is living well and married now, so you can rest assured, but she also knew in her heart how shocking this was, she couldn't say a word, all she could do was Trying my best to take care of the Lin family, so that my parents can live a worry-free life, and everything else has really become a luxury.

She asked Lu Ni to prepare a few things as a gift in return, and told the servant to send a message: "The eldest young master is not at home, and I can't make decisions about some things. Please, Mr. Lin, go back first. Now it's the end of the new year. Nothing is as important as the New Year. He's going to find a place to settle down, and he won't worry about it until the end of the year."

Lin Songcheng heard the boy's message and returned the gift, knowing that Chen Ruiwen took him seriously, so he didn't dismiss him casually.So he was relieved and went back to Lin's winery to settle down.

There is no banquet arranged in the palace this year, but each family still has to enter the palace to congratulate on the first day of the new year.

On the evening of New Year's Eve, the Chen family had a reunion dinner together. Last year Lin Wanru was still a relative, but this year she became a new wife.It is inevitable to be teased by everyone for a while, waiting for dinner.Each room goes back to watch the year.

Chen Ruiwen and Lin Wanru also went back to Taoranju hand in hand. The braziers had been set up in the east room and the west room, and the house was warm as spring, and there were a lot of wintersweet and narcissus, and the fragrance was floating. Chen Ruiwen sat with Lin Wanru in his arms. On the kang.There were whispers, and the atmosphere was very warm.

The two of them were talking, but they didn't feel sleepy.When the house was over, firecrackers were set off, and then they went back to the house and hugged each other for a nap. The next morning, they got up early again, went to kowtow to Chen Yi to pay New Year greetings, and went to the second and third rooms on the way, and got a bunch of Red envelope.

When they arrived in Shen's courtyard, Chen Ruiyun had just arrived, and the three of them kowtowed to Chen Yongming and Shen, and each of them got a red envelope. Shen smiled and ordered someone to bring dumplings, and the family sat around and ate together. Then they went out and went to the palace to congratulate each other.

Shen Shi was wearing a royal dress. Although Lin Wanru didn't have a royal dress, but because she was the eldest daughter-in-law of the Chen family, she was also qualified to occupy a place in the palace.

The palace was already very lively, everyone congratulated each other on the New Year, there was a lot of laughter and laughter, and it was lively and noisy.

When the auspicious time came, everyone saluted in the main hall, first the queen mother, then the concubine, and finally the princess. Shen Shi and Lin Wanru went to their own palace to talk.

This is Lin Wanru's first time seeing Concubine Chen Ying in private. In the past, it was because of the banquet in the palace. There was a huge group of people, all of whom were beauties. They were dazzled when they got together, and they were dizzy just by saluting. Man, now is the chance to take a closer look at Concubine Chen Ying.

Concubine Chen Ying is extremely beautiful, with bright eyebrows and white teeth, a gentle expression, a soft-spoken voice, and a bookish air. It is hard to imagine that she is from a family of military generals. A group of men in the family hang out in the military camp. , with a bit of briskness in his temper.

But Concubine Chen Ying is the youngest sister in the family, and also the only daughter of Chen Yi, so she might want to be educated elsewhere.

Lin Wanru looked at Concubine Chen Ying calmly, and Concubine Chen Ying also looked at Lin Wanru. She had long willow eyebrows, big phoenix eyes, white skin, and a slender figure. She was a beauty, but she didn't know how to get along with others.

Concubine Chen Ying had also heard about the grievances between the Shen family and the Jiang family. When she first heard that her sister-in-law had appointed her niece to be her daughter-in-law, Concubine Chen Ying was somewhat critical. After all, Chen Ruiwen was the eldest grandson of the family. She must also be a daughter of a famous family, at least she must be a descendant.

But Lin Wanru is not only a concubine, but the Lin family has also been defeated. She originally wanted to ask her father to come forward to object, but his father said that the second prince is getting stronger day by day. The appointment of Shen's niece just happened to make the emperor feel that the Chen family valued kindness, and even reduced suspicion towards the second prince, so Concubine Chen Ying acquiesced.

Mrs. Shen smiled and talked about family affairs with Concubine Chen Ying: "Ruiwu Ruiyun worked extremely hard in the army, and Ruili studied hard with her husband. Ruixue is old, and her younger siblings are discussing their marriage. In the blink of an eye, the children We’re all grown up, and we’re old too.”

Concubine Chen Ying withdrew her thoughts, and echoed with a smile: "Who said it wasn't, my mother left early, and the family has been working hard for my sister-in-law all these years. It's really hard work."

Shen Shi laughed: "Your Majesty's words made me feel helpless. Now that Wan Ru is helping me, I can't say I'm tired."

While talking, the sixth prince came over. He was still a young boy with a chubby face and a strong body. He was well taken care of at a glance. He was the youngest son. Shen clasped her hands to salute, congratulated the happy new year, and confidently reached out for a red envelope, Shen smiled and gave him one, but the sixth prince tilted his head and looked at Lin Wanru: "My cousin also wants to give me a red envelope."

He looked very cute, Lin Wanru also liked it very much, took out a red envelope from his sleeve and gave it to him, the sixth prince was satisfied, and ran to Concubine Chen Ying, looking very dependent.

Concubine Chen Ying touched his head very lovingly: "Have you paid New Year's greetings to grandpa?"

The sixth prince nodded: "I went with the second brother, and met my grandfather, uncle, and cousin." He hugged Concubine Chen Ying and acted like a baby: "I want to play ice."

Concubine Chen Ying coaxed him: "No one else is going, what's the point of playing alone."

The sixth prince refused, and Shen smiled and said: "Tell Wanru to accompany the sixth prince to play ice, there is someone watching, and the empress can rest assured."

Concubine Chen Ying hesitated for a moment, Lin Wanru had already stood up with a smile, Concubine Chen Ying made up her mind and told the sixth prince: "You must listen to your cousin and don't come up with any evil ideas."

The sixth prince cheered, and excitedly dragged Lin Wanru to run out, and the waiters around him followed suit.

Although the sixth prince held Lin Wanru's hand, he turned his head to look at her curiously from time to time, Lin Wanru said with a smile: "Where does the sixth prince want to go ice-creaming? If you go to Changxi Garden, I'm afraid you have to go out of the palace."

The sixth prince immediately said: "My concubine asked me to listen to my cousin." Lin Wanru was a little surprised, she didn't expect the sixth prince to be so docile, without any air of arrogance.

She thought for a while and said: "There should be a place for playing ice in the palace. I am not familiar with the palace. Does the sixth prince know which place is the closest to here? If it is far away, the empress will be worried."

The Sixth Prince smiled and said: "I know, I know, it's right next to Yuqing Palace, where Fifth Brother and the others played there two days ago."

Yuqing Palace is the place where the prince lives. Lin Wanru was a little hesitant, but seeing the sixth prince's expectant eyes, she responded. She said to the servant who followed the sixth prince: "Please tell me, my father-in-law, I will accompany the sixth prince." Go play ice in the garden next to Yuqing Palace."

Although the servant was just a little eunuch, he understood the twists and turns in the palace, and immediately understood Lin Wanru's meaning, and hurriedly responded respectfully, and ran back to deliver the message.

Not long after the Sixth Prince and Lin Wanru arrived, the Crown Princess ordered someone to pass on a message that she wanted to see Lin Wanru. Lin Wanru looked at the Sixth Prince who was happily playing on the ice, and hesitated. If he went, he would leave the Sixth Prince here. Naturally, she was worried, but if she didn't go, how could she disobey the order of the Crown Princess.

She called the sixth prince back, wiped the sweat from his brow, and said, "The Crown Princess summoned me to talk, will the sixth prince follow me?"

The sixth prince was puzzled at first, and then a little disappointed. He said: "My cousin came to greet my mother and concubine. Even a guest, I am also considered a half-master. How can I leave the guests and play by myself? Let me go with my cousin."

Lin Wanru was surprised, she didn't expect the sixth prince to say such a thing, but the sixth prince looked at her eagerly: "Come back and let's continue playing."

Lin Wanru agreed with a smile, and went to see the crown princess with the sixth prince.

The Crown Princess has just received the congratulations and is talking with her natal family. Fei Mingxuan is an official from the Crown Prince Taibao, and the Fei family is also a famous family in the Southwest. sister.

Lin Wanru and the Sixth Prince saluted each other, and the Crown Princess gave her a seat, and said with a smile: "I heard that Young Mistress Chen and the Sixth Prince came to play ice, why are they in such a good mood."

It can't be said that the sixth prince is coming, but it sounds like the sixth prince is playing for fun, Lin Wanru said with a smile: "I grew up in the south of the Yangtze River, not to mention ice, even snow is rare, and now I see such a big one in the palace. I feel that it is very rare to play ice in this place.”

The sixth prince was not mentioned, but the climate difference between the north and the south was mentioned. The princess smiled and said: "It's true, the south is warm after all. You must have adapted to the capital for a long time."

Lin Wanru said with a smile: "I made the princess laugh. When I first came to the capital, I felt uncomfortable on the road. I fell ill. After arriving, I found that I slept on a kang. It's even rarer. Now that it's been a long time, I'm used to it. I think that’s how it should be.”

Mrs. Fei laughed and said: "This shows that Young Mistress Chen should be a native of the capital at her core, and she will take root in the capital in the future. I am afraid that after a long time, if she returns to Jiangnan, she will feel that Jiangnan is rare."