Concubine daughter of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

Shi Aizhu invited Lin Wanru to play: "Anyway, Sister Bao has passed the house, so I don't worry about the family affairs being left unattended, just come and play, and bring the two children with me. The scenery in the other courtyard is beautiful, and it is more fun than at home."

Shi Aizhu used to invite her to escape the summer heat every year, but Lin Wanru refused, but this year she accepted, Shi Aizhu couldn't believe it, and came here in person: "Are you really going?"

Lin Wanru smiled and said, "I was very busy a while ago, now I just have the opportunity to relax, how could I miss it."

Shi Aizhu said happily: "Since it's like this, cousin Xuan'er and Princess cousin are all going, so we can have a good time."

Xue Baochai is the new daughter-in-law, so naturally it is not easy to go out with her to play, Shi Aizhu also understands, but she posted the post anyway, Xue Baochai really did not come.

When Lin Wanru talked about going to escape the summer, Chen Ruiwen hurriedly agreed, because he was bound to be with him, so that he and Wanru would be able to meet often.

Traveling with the royal team was not an easy task. Lin Wanru followed the team in a carriage. The emperor stopped whenever he wanted to. If the emperor said no, he had to move forward. He rested three or four times in the morning. It's like playing chess with Cage Yan in the carriage to pass the time.

Chen Ruiwen came over on a horse, with a worried expression on his face: "It takes half a day in the carriage, can you bear it?" Lin Wanru didn't talk to him for several days, but cage smoke said with a smile: "The carriage is stable, so I don't feel tired. "

Chen Ruiwen nodded, did not speak, and after a while asked someone to deliver a plate of bright red strawberries and a few legendary novels that Lin Wanru usually loved to read.

Long Yan said with a smile: "Eldest Young Master still misses Young Mistress." Lin Wanru said: "I didn't force him."

Long Yan said: "To say something that shouldn't be said, I think the young mistress is a bit petty this time. Everyone is always watching how the young master treats the young mistress. If something like that happened that day, the young master certainly There is a crime of ignorance. But after all, he was drunk, so he was taken advantage of by Lianye. Fortunately, Lianye was also guilty, and before he had time to do anything, the young master asked someone to have a physical examination for Lianye. It showed that he was innocent. Innocent, while sending people away, I was afraid that others would say something wrong with the young mistress. I took everything on myself. Although I live in the same mansion now, I haven't heard anything from the second grandma and the third grandma. , is the result of the young master's timely handling, and these days the young master is being careful with me, if I ask you, that's enough."

Lin Wanru said: "Whose girl are you? You actually helped him speak."

Long Yan smiled and said: "It's not about people. It's just a matter of reasoning. I have been with the young mistress since I was a child, and I understand what she means. I think the young master has always been clean. Now that this happened, you must think, if sooner or later Such a thing, why did you pretend to be a couple for a lifetime? If you swore to be a couple for a lifetime, such a thing shouldn’t happen. You think the young master gave you such hope, but you didn’t really Just do it."

Lin Wanru was caught by what Long Yan said, and felt a little uncomfortable. Long Yan said: "Young Mistress and I are both girls, so we naturally understand what Young Mistress is thinking. If you say something that a girl shouldn't say, you can live with a wife in this world. There are too few men, not to mention the princes and nobles, but ordinary people, and those who are a little rich even marry a concubine. Xiren and Musk Moon?"

Lin Wanru said: "Could it be possible to expose it?"

Long Yan smiled and said: "Why don't you just expose it, and learn a lot of wisdom. I'm afraid that the eldest young master will never dare to get drunk again and let others have an opportunity to take advantage of it. These days, he is also careful about the company of the young mistress. If the young mistress Put down the airs, the young master will feel guilty for you even if he is happy, why do you insist on holding on to it?"

Lin Wanru remained silent, and said for a long time: "If I only regard Chen Ruiwen as a husband who lives, I don't have to put on airs. Wouldn't it be wrong to disgrace Lianye at that time? I can still gain a good reputation and live forever. What is it? I don't ask for anything else, I just want someone who is sincere. He said at the beginning that I was the only one. I believed him. Now that this happened, it was his fault. I just want to know that the original oath is still true. Does it matter? If it counts, then no matter whether he is innocent or not, it is his fault this time. He should apologize in a low voice. Isn't it the same?"

When it came to the end, she was a little depressed, and Long Yan sighed, but it was hard to say anything.

When we arrived at the other courtyard, it was almost dusk. Brother Cheng and Yu had been drooling from sleep along the way, and now they were alive. The other courtyard was lush with flowers and trees, and it was much more interesting than home. Brother Yu was fine. Brother Cheng babbled and wanted to walk on the ground by himself, but he couldn't walk, so he was staggered to touch the leaves and flowers while being supported by others, grinning.

Lin Wanru and Long Yan were busy packing up their things, tidying up the small courtyard assigned to her, and the lights had already come on, the place where the emperor lived was already filled with the sound of orchestral strings, the maids and eunuchs came and went with errands carrying lights, Lin Wanru also found it boring, so she discussed with Longyan what to have for dinner.

Unexpectedly, a servant came to the door and delivered some exquisite dishes, all of which were fresh and seasonal vegetables. The servant respectfully smiled and said, "Chen Shizi has something to do and can't come here, so I specially ordered the servant to bring some food to Shizi's wife. This is made out of the same pot as what the emperor eats, look, it’s still steaming, and the emperor’s side is only serving food, so take your time, the slave has to go to work.”

Lin Wanru asked Long Yan to reward the waiter with a red envelope, looked at the dishes on the kang table, and suddenly sighed, first asked someone to take soup, soak rice and mash it into a paste to feed the two children, and then ate some casually .

After eating, I watched Brother Cheng and Brother Yu running in the yard, the yard was full of laughter, Shi Aizhu and Liu Xuan came to talk to Lin Wanru, teased the two children for a while, Liu Xuan laughed and said: "I It's so rare to see Chen Ruiwen of your family playing chess with my elder brother, he didn't come to accompany you, but went to find someone to play chess with."

Lin Wanru smiled and said nothing. She thought that Chen Ruiwen didn't show up because he had to work on a job, but she didn't expect to have time to play chess with others.

Thinking of this, I felt even more uncomfortable, but Shi Aizhu was sensitive, and asked tentatively, "Did you quarrel?"

Lin Wanru thought that there was no need to keep the two of them a secret, so she asked the nanny to watch over the two children, while she dragged the two into the house to talk, Liu Xuan became even more curious: "What's going on?"

Lin Wanru asked bluntly, "Did you lift the room?"

Shi Aizhu opened her mouth wide, while Liu Xuan looked calm and composed. After a while, Shi Aizhu blushed and said, "I said I would lift it, but my husband didn't agree."

Liu Xuan said: "There is someone who has a name, but Lin Ruojiang never got close to her."

Lin Wanru was silent, Shi Aizhu said cautiously: "Did Chen Ruiwen move the room?"

Lin Wanru shook her head, hesitantly recounted the events of that day, Liu Xuan immediately said: "You can't blame him, it's that little hoof that dared to climb high branches, Chen Ruiwen didn't mess up when he was in danger, and he handled it well, now alone I don't know about this, it saves your face, and you don't have to be forced by public opinion to take people into the house."

Shi Aizhu also nodded: "Of course you are unhappy in your heart, but why is Chen Ruiwen in your heart? It's fine if you've been cold for two days. Is it true?"

Lin Wanru said stubbornly: "Why can't I have a birth? From now on, I will only guard my son..."

As tears fell, Shi Aizhu handed her the handkerchief, and persuaded her gently: "Even if you marry a princess, the room cannot be clean, either at home or outside, as wives, sometimes You also have to turn a blind eye and close one eye, or you won't be able to live through this day."

Liu Xuan also softened her voice to comfort: "Let's just talk about my mother, she is the strongest, but there are also two maids in my father's house who are serving as servants, let's treat this kind of thing as rising from east to west, and only those who are talented will get used to it." , not surprising."

Lin Wanru wiped away tears and said: "I didn't ask him anything. Since I got married and had a child, his side has always been clean. I thought it was my luck to meet a man who treats me so attentively, but what happened? I just feel disappointed, and feel that I have misjudged."

Shi Aizhu sighed, and said: "You can only figure it out on your own. No matter how much others say, you will think it is false. You just need to think about how Chen Ruiwen treated you in the past, and you will understand?" Lin Wanru didn't do it. Voice.

In the evening, Chen Ruiwen finally came back. Brother Cheng and Brother Yu had already fallen asleep, and they didn't feel at all uncomfortable about being away from home. Lying on the kang and looking at the two sons, he was in a daze.

When Chen Ruiwen came in, he saw that Lin Wanru was still awake, he was a little surprised, he was stunned for a moment, and then came over to sit on the edge of the kang, Lin Wanru sat up slowly, and asked him: "What did you go to do today?"

Chen Ruiwen didn't expect Lin Wanru to be willing to talk to him, so he was surprised and pleasantly surprised, and hurriedly said: "After the emperor's affairs are settled, I will go to play chess with Liu Fang."

Lin Wanru lowered her head and complained: "If I had known that you would rather play chess with others than stay with us, I wouldn't have come."

Chen Ruiwen was stunned again, and hurriedly said: "No, I was afraid that you would be angry..."

Lin Wanru turned her eyes away from looking at him, but her heart was beating uncontrollably.

Chen Ruiwen guessed that he was afraid of being left out by Lin Wanru for a while, and he reacted after a while, and gently tugged on Lin Wanru's sleeve, but Lin Wanru didn't move, Chen Ruiwen became more courageous, and simply stretched out his hand to hug Lin Wanru in arms.

Lin Wanru thumped him lightly, but there was no reluctance. Chen Ruiwen's joy bubbled from his heart. He put his chin against Lin Wanru's face and stroked it lightly: "Wanru, I swear to you , I have never thought like that, I only have you in my heart, I saw you in Jia's garden, standing on the rockery, I only have you in my heart, I will never have another woman in this life, I will never let something like that happen again, will you forgive me this time?"