Concubine daughter of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

Mrs. Jia and Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Xing were talking with the two eldest princesses. The eldest princess Minghua was more amiable, and the eldest princess Shunhua was quiet. Seeing Lin Wanru coming over, the eldest princess Minghua stood up and held : "Good boy, they are naughty, and you have been wronged. How do you feel now?"

There was something in these words, but except for Lin Wanru who knew the inside story, no one could tell, only Princess Ming Hua blamed herself.

Lin Wanru saluted first, and said with a smile: "Thank you princess for your concern, the pain is gone, after applying the medicine given by the princess, if you don't look carefully, you won't be able to tell."

Princess Minghua saw it in person, and it really wasn't so obvious, so she breathed a sigh of relief, smiled more kindly, and said to Jia Mu: "I thought they were young girls playing together, but I would be annoying if I follow them. I just sent a girl to guard, but who knows that something like this happened, the two of them got into trouble and were scared to hide it, if someone hadn't told me, I wouldn't know, I was angry and guilty, so I hurried over. Fortunately, it's not serious, if it does leave a scar, how can I feel sorry for it."

Jia Mu laughed and said, "It's not uncommon for children to play around and make mistakes for a while. Besides, it's like being naughty and trying to provoke the cat. The princess is being polite when she says that."

Princess Shunhua also asked Lin Wanru a few words, gave a pair of purses as a gift, and said a few polite words.

To be honest, the two princesses have given a great deal of face by coming, and the Jia family will not take Joe, even Lin Wanru thinks the two princesses are very approachable, so they came here politely, to express their apologies, but just to drink two sips of tea and left.

But if it's like this, everyone envies Lin Wanru very much. Since the princess came in person, she feels that Lin Wanru is important.

Mother Jia asked Lin Wanru again with a smile what happened back then, Lin Wanru naturally wouldn't say much, and Mother Jia also felt strange, Ruoguang was just caught by a cat, the two princesses sent a nanny to come. It's the etiquette, why come here in person, there must be something hidden in it, but after asking around, I couldn't find it out, so I didn't pursue it.

When Shen returned home and saw Chen Ruiwen was there, she talked about today's events: "...the two princesses also went to see it, so it seems that they are lucky."

After a little guessing, Chen Ruiwen knew that it was related to the two princesses. Otherwise, the two princesses were noble, so why would they condescend to come to the door.

Chen Ruiwen went to Shi Guangzhu and asked him to inquire. Shi Guangzhu was present at the time, so he naturally knew the importance of the matter, and said, "Why are you asking this?"

Chen Ruiwen said: "She is my cousin, I can't just watch her being bullied."

Shi Guangzhu said awkwardly, "It's not a big deal, I'll just tell you, but don't spread it." Then he told about the events of that day: "...At that time, Aizhu and Xuan'er were stunned. , I stopped making noise, and we reconciled after talking about it, but your cousin suffered an innocent disaster. Speaking of it, it was also Ai Zhu and Xuan'er's fault. My mother and aunt felt uneasy, so they came to the door."

Chen Ruiwen's eyes darkened, and Shi Guangzhu hurriedly said: "Ai Zhu and the others were terrified when they heard that they were your cousins, so don't be angry, this matter has calmed down, it would be bad for you to make trouble again Already."

Chen Ruiwen smiled self-deprecatingly: "Afraid of what I would do?" Shi Guangzhu secretly slandered, but dared not say it.

That was when I was young, at the age of seven or eight years old, they were the clan's children and they all gathered in the palace to play together. At that time, the prince bullied the second prince, and Chen Ruiwen caught him and gave him a fat beating, which left the prince black and swollen.

Later, when the trouble came to the emperor, the emperor asked him why he did it, and he said, whoever told him to bully my cousin, I will beat him every time I see him in the future.

The emperor burst out laughing, saying that the Chen family has successors who are brave and mighty, not only rewarded Chen Ruiwen, but also reprimanded the prince, saying that he is not as friendly as his brother, he is not as good as Chen Ruiwen.

From then on, Chen Ruiwen became famous in the first battle, and the prince was domineering. No one was afraid, but two people, one was the fifth prince, and the other was Chen Ruiwen.

Now that Lin Wanru is Chen Ruiwen's cousin and was injured, Shi Guangzhu was really afraid that he would break into the house and beat up the two younger sisters to vent his anger, after all, this person has a criminal record.

Chen Ruiwen didn't think so, but said: "I misunderstood this, I thought your sister deliberately bullied her."

Shi Guangzhu hurriedly said: "How dare they." He said in a playful tone: "Your cousin is also interesting, I took a peek at that time, she looks good, tsk tsk."

Chen Ruiwenli stared over: "Stop thinking about it, and peek into your eyes carefully."

Shi Guangzhu muttered, "It's really boring."

Knowing the truth, Chen Ruiwen was relieved, and since he couldn't come to visit directly, he called Jia Baoyu out under the pretext of asking him.

Jia Baoyu was very honest and didn't think too much about Lin Wanru's recent situation: "Recently I'm recuperating at home, and I didn't go to the banquet before."

Chen Ruiwen then asked Jia Baoyu to deliver two bottles of wound medicine: "Men and women are different, and it's not easy for me to visit, so I ask Jia Xiong to help deliver these two bottles of medicine."

Jia Baoyu said with a smile: "Wan Ru's sister is short of everything, but there is no shortage of medicine, not only from the two princesses, but also from my grandmother, from everywhere, even if it takes two years, it can't be used up. "

Chen Ruiwen stared at him: "What does she lack?"

Jia Baoyu was tongue-tied: "Brother Chen, don't blame me, I just said casually, she doesn't need anything." Only then did Chen Ruiwen heave a sigh of relief.

Jia Baoyu was stunned, this kind of worry about gains and losses, this kind of cautiousness, could it be...

He looked at Chen Ruiwen, showing a like-minded smile.

On the tenth day of March, Xue Baochai was about to enter the palace. Lin Wanru was free to recuperate from her injuries, but she often visited her. Seeing Xue Baochai studying the rules and etiquette hard, it was obvious that she hoped to be selected. Lin Wanru asked Aunt Xue how many people she would choose this time .

Aunt Xue was also a little unsure that she would be selected, and said: "Choose two companions for Princess Chaohuang, and the two princesses each choose two. There are six people in total, but there are forty or fifty girls participating in the election."

Lin Wanru said: "Everyone wants to join in the excitement of such a good event, but Sister Baochai is smart and good-looking, so she will definitely be selected, so don't worry, Aunt Xue." It's auspicious words."

Taking advantage of the rest time, Lin Wanru and Xue Baochai started talking, because she was going to be selected as the companion of Princess Chaohuang, and she also knew the preferences of Princess Chaohuang very well. Princess Chaohuang marked all the colors she liked, and Lin Wanru asked Xue Baochai where she got these things. Xue Baochai smiled and said, "My aunt begged my uncle to find out."

Lin Wanru laughed and said, "Since we can find out, and others can also find out, then this news is not very precious. If we know something that others don't know, we will be able to win by surprise."

Xue Baochai's expression was dark: "It's easy for my sister to say, but now I'm also dependent on others. Although I have a mother and an elder brother, my mother is a housewife, and my elder brother is like that. Relying on the Jia family, I am extremely grateful for helping to inquire about these things, what else can I ask for."

She spoke bitterly: "Others say I'm good, so what if I'm not good, I want to say what I want to say like Sister Lin, cry when I want to cry, laugh when I want to laugh, don't be afraid of offending people, but I But no one pampers me. There are mothers who want me to take care of them, and elder brothers who need my persuasion. I don’t have any chance to be self-willed. If I can be selected now, I can earn some dignity for the family. It’s not in vain that my mother gave birth to me. daughter."

Lin Wanru did not expect that Xue Baochai's unchanging gentle smile would hide so much sadness. Even though he was an imperial merchant, he couldn't escape the word "merchant". , That's why Xue Baochai wants to support the world. If she becomes the princess' attendant, she can speak in front of the princess and seek some benefits for the family.

Lin Wanru didn't hesitate any longer, and said: "Actually, when I was a child in Jiangnan, I also heard about Princess Chaohuang. She is the only daughter of the emperor, so she is naturally very arrogant. I heard that she doesn't like gentle and submissive women, but only likes straightforward and generous women." My sister might as well put more effort into this."

Xue Baochai's eyes lit up, and then he was a little puzzled: "What should I do if I lose my manners?"

Lin Wanru said with a smile: "It's up to my elder sister to decide the scale. The emperor wants to choose a companion for the princess, not a girl. If she is blindly obedient, then it's better to choose two more maids. Besides, although Princess Chaohuang is arrogant, she is not a girl." For an unreasonable person, if my sister is moved with emotion and reason, and can win the princess's trust, then the emperor will only be happy to see it. Whose parents like to accompany their children without their own opinions? "

Xue Baochai couldn't help nodding, and thoughtfully said: "If this is the case, then it's better not to fight, and accept it with a calm attitude, not like others who are trembling like others, for fear that they won't be selected, that way they will be petty."

Lin Wanru nodded, Xue Baochai is really smart, she can tell a little bit.