Concubine daughter of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

The two parted hands outside the hall, Lin Wanru went in to find Mrs. Shen, Mrs. Shen was chatting with several wives, when she saw her coming and cast a questioning glance, Lin Wanru shook her head, Mrs. Shen knew it was a failure, and sighed. It can be seen that there is no fate.

Lin Wanru didn't know how Chaohuang met those candidates for the son-in-law, and she didn't inquire about it, just like an ordinary palace banquet, she followed Mrs. Shen to exchange greetings with others, and after the banquet, they each went home by car.

Chen Ruiwen happened to follow behind on horseback, so the couple sent Mrs. Shen back to the main hall and went back to the courtyard together. Chen Ruiwen also asked about Chen Ruiwu, Lin Wanru smiled and said: "I don't like him very much, I don't think so either." It’s so hard, let’s just let this go.”

Chen Ruiwen sighed: "The prince's intention is also to achieve this marriage. Firstly, it will benefit Ruiwu, and secondly, he will win over the noble concubine Roujia and the fifth prince. If Ruiwu is not worthy, that's fine, but he is worthy. If The crown prince really intends to manipulate, I guess the candidate for the son-in-law is Rui Wu."

Lin Wanru said: "Then why don't you just talk about it? Are there not enough idiots and resentful women in this world? It's torture to have to bring two people you don't like together."

Just as he was talking, he saw the nanny holding the child waiting at the gate of the courtyard, and hurried over, saying: "Why is it so cold, what should I do if I catch a cold?"

The nanny hurriedly said: "My brother didn't see the young mistress, so he refused to sleep. He was wrapped in two layers of leather jackets, so there was no wind."

Lin Wanru hurriedly called them in, and the maids came up and untied their cloaks and poured tea. After a lot of fuss, Brother Cheng sat in Chen Ruiwen's arms, in good spirits. He was wearing a thick red padded jacket, Wearing a tiger head hat on the head.Wearing tiger-toe shoes on her feet, Yuxue is cute.

It happened that Chen Ruiwen had a piece of suet jade tied around his waist, Brother Cheng tore it off and played with it in his hand, while Brother Yu leaned on Lin Wanru's shoulder.His eyes were half closed, as if he was about to fall asleep.

Lu Ni reported to the two children what they ate, what they did, and how many times they slept. Lin Wanru smiled and said, "It's hard for you to be so careful. There are so many things to do next year, so you have to work harder."

Lu Ni laughed and said: "This is the job of a servant girl. Young Mistress said that, but I am offended."

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Lin Wanru and Chen Ruiwen returned to Lianhua Hutong with their two children.Had a lively day with Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu, from the third day to the tenth day.There is a steady stream of banquets, either by themselves or at other people's homes.

Lin Wanru was so busy that her feet didn't touch the ground, she managed to rest for two days, and it was the Lantern Festival on the 15th of the first lunar month, and the mansion started to open a warehouse to make lanterns again.

It was like this until the end of January, when Lin Wanru finally calmed down, and followed Shen to the Dong family to propose a marriage, offered a betrothal gift, and formally discussed Chen Ruiyun's marriage.Although Chen Ruiwu's marriage has not yet come to fruition.But as long as the date of holding the wine is set after Chen Ruiwu gets married, it is not a wrong rule.The Dong family also knew about the Chen family's affairs, so they readily agreed.

Second Grandma Chen became even more anxious.Ask Lin Wanru if the matter of choosing a son-in-law has been settled.

Lin Wanru smiled and said, "Second Aunt, don't worry, the selection of a son-in-law is related to the life of the princess. The emperor and Concubine Roujia are very cautious. I heard what Ruiwen said a while ago. The Ministry of Internal Affairs has already started to buy the dowry , I heard that the noble concubine Roujia said that the princess will be married at the end of March, and it will be good if the second younger brother is selected, but if he loses, we will have time to arrange a marriage for him."

Second Grandma Chen sighed: "I originally said that men should make meritorious deeds, and children should be in the back row when they love each other. Who knew that it would come to such a point."

Lin Wanru said a few more words of comfort.

Coming out of Second Grandma Chen's yard, she saw Chen Ruiwu quietly standing aside. Lin Wanru was surprised when she saw this, but Chen Ruiwu walked over hesitantly.

Lin Wanru smiled and said, "Second brother, what's the matter?"

Chen Ruiwu lowered his head and stared at the toes of his shoes for a long time, and then he could only say: "Please help me, sister-in-law, I don't want to marry the princess."

Lin Wanru was surprised, and said with a smile: "Second brother said so, does he have a sweetheart?"

Chen Ruiwu blushed, waved his hands again and again and said, "No, I really don't want to marry the princess."

Seeing that there was no one around, Lin Wanru lowered his voice and said, "Second brother also knows that this marriage involves the interests of the crown prince and the Chen family. It is very good for the prince and the Chen family if the second brother marries the princess. Grandpa, I also have the same meaning. The second brother doesn’t want to marry the princess now. I also understand. I also understand the reason why the cow doesn’t drink water and presses the head. It’s just that the second brother should go and tell the grandfather in person. Grandpa loves you , may not refuse."

Chen Ruiwu's face turned pale, and he said, "Grandfather will definitely not agree."

Lin Wanru smiled and said, "Why are you so sure? Grandfather looks strict on face, but he loves the younger generation very much in his heart, so you can just talk about it."

After all, Chen Ruiwu didn't dare, but he told Second Grandma Chen tactfully, and Second Grandma Chen had nothing to say, "It's fine if you don't agree, although it's a great thing to marry a princess, but we have to have this blessing to do it." Yes, in case the princess puts on airs, let alone you, I don’t dare to say anything, according to me, I’d better find you a daughter of the right family, and the important thing is to live our little life in peace.”

Chen Ruiwu heaved a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "Thank you, mother." Second Grandma Chen looked at her son and couldn't help but smile.

Second Grandma Chen told Second Master Chen what Chen Ruiwu had said, and Second Master Chen told Chen Yi. Chen Yi pondered for a while, and only said that the child's marriage was a concern for the parents.

Only then did Second Master Chen feel relieved. In fact, he was also anxious to hug his grandson.

Lin Wanru took Cheng's brother Yu to greet Shen Shi. Shen was looking at the dowry list sent by Dong's family, and when she saw Lin Wanru came, she said with a smile: "Come and have a look, everyone says Dong's family is poor, I see this." The bride’s dowry is very generous.”

Lin Wanru took it over with a smile and took a look. She was also a little surprised. It was written in red and golden posts. It was a thick booklet. Open it and read, gold and silver utensils, silk and satin, antique ornaments, all clearly listed. , smiled and said: "Don't let the Dong family evacuate their family property to marry their daughter."

Shen was also a little worried: "I heard that the Dong family still has a son and an unmarried girl. If the family property is emptied, let alone the Dong family's troubles, our family will also lose face."

Lin Wanru said: "It's no wonder, my mother hired and sent [-] loads of things over there at that time, and the Dong family must do it to save face."

Shen hesitated and said: "Should I send someone to tell us, we don't want the dowry of our daughter-in-law, but don't make trouble, the Dong family is not at peace."

After speaking, he called his confidant mother to give instructions on this matter. The mother took the order and came back after a while, and replied: "Mrs. Dong said that although their family is poor, their daughter's dowry is I started saving little by little, and the remaining son has his own ancestral property, and the unmarried girl is a concubine, Mrs. Dong said that the dowry is also limited, and it has already been set aside, grandma, please don’t worry.”

Mrs. Chen said with a smile: "So that's how it is. Miss Dong is a daughter of the concubine. Mrs. Dong naturally gave her everything, and she can only leave the ancestral property for her son. It can be seen that Mrs. Dong is also a good parent. They say that children don't care about it." Father and mother's wealth, only if you have the ability, if you don't have the ability, no matter how much you leave, you will have to toss it."

Lin Wanru smiled and echoed, and Chen Shi hugged Brother Cheng and Brother Yu for fun. The two children are more cute now, and they are not afraid of strangers. But he couldn't stop jumping up, and he was so happy that Xiaomi's teeth were exposed.

Brother Yu is very honest, he clings to Lin Wanru, if Lin Wanru is present, he must be hugged by Lin Wanru, if Lin Wanru is not there, although he sits obediently and does not cry, he is obviously not very happy.

Like today, Brother Cheng was having fun, and Lin Wanru asked Brother Yu to go to the kang, but Brother Yu hugged Lin Wanru's neck tightly and refused, his mouth was tightly closed, Shen smiled and said: "Yu My brother is like Ruiwen's temperament when he was a child, he doesn't care about people, he plays with himself, sits alone for a long time, if he is asked to play with others, he will not be able to do it, and he will not be able to sit still for a moment."

Lin Wanru smiled while coaxing Brother Yu: "After all, he is a boy. He can act like a baby when he is young, but he has no chance to act like a baby when he grows up. I like him to be close to me like this."

Shen sighed: "Didn't I love Rui Wen back then, but his grandfather taught himself for Rui Wen's good, if I stopped him, it would be harming him, so I had to let him go, you should be closer, so as not to lose age, When it's time to fight and improve, there is no chance to get close."

Chen Ruiwu got his wish and withdrew from the selection of the son-in-law. Unexpectedly, this move would provoke the emperor to intervene. The second prince could not say that Chen Ruiwu did not like Chaohuang, but said: "If you are selected as the son-in-law, your future is limited after all. Chen Ruiwu has learned a lot. Martial arts, serve the country wholeheartedly, and don't want to be tied down by the affection of children."

If it was before, the emperor would definitely not believe it, but now Xu Zhen is old and confused, and even smiled and praised Chen Ruiwu for his promise, and instead rewarded him with a Longquan sword, but the second prince was startled into a cold sweat, and then he talked to Chen Ruiwen. A little sentimental: "Father is becoming more and more confused. Apart from being with Concubine Jia Xian every day, he doesn't care about anything else. But at this time, I think he is more like a father."

Chen Ruiwen comforted: "The emperor has worked hard all his life, now is the time to enjoy the blessings. As a child, you just need to take care of it."

The second prince nodded, he didn't dare to say that he was a wise ruler, but he considered himself a dutiful son, and he would not object to anything the emperor pleased with.

The candidate for the son-in-law was not finalized until the end of February. He is the nephew of the governor of Zhejiang and Zhejiang provinces. His surname is Sheng, and his single name is Wen. What she likes is Shengwen's talent and neither humble nor overbearing, while the noble concubine Roujia likes Shengwen's gentleness and elegance, with a gentleman's style.

Although Sheng Wen's uncle was the governor of Zhejiang and Zhejiang provinces, but his father did not become an official, he only took care of the general affairs at home. After the two get married, they want to live in the Princess Mansion, they don't need to live with their parents-in-law, but sometimes they get together, the parents-in-law are honest and don't worry about being wronged by Chaohuang."