Concubine daughter of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

Xue Baochai couldn't help laughing: "You and Sister Lin really don't look like sisters. Before you came, Sister Lin was very withdrawn and only played with Baoyu alone. The sisters' gathering together on weekdays was just for joking, and she didn't She is very passionate, the old lady loves her again, and she is rude when she speaks, but no one dares to offend her, and sometimes I envy her very much."

Lin Wanru giggled: "She always puts on airs like a sister in front of me, so I must listen to her."

Xue Baochai said with a smile: "With a younger sister to take care of, naturally it can't be the same as before." She said with a somewhat complaining tone: "You don't know how mean she is, even Sister Feng dare not provoke her."

Lin Wanru laughed, she imagined that Lin Daiyu was not very polite to anyone, that day when she was upset with the two princesses, she turned her head and walked away. This is the kind of person in her heart. Cute, no wonder Jia Baoyu is so caring.

Xue Baochai only rested at home for three days before entering the palace. From then on, the sisters wanted to see each other without knowing when, and they were a little sad when they parted, but everyone was sad for a few days before being replaced by another happy news.

Concubine Yuan changed the name of the newly built courtyard to Grand View Garden when she was visiting relatives, and now she issued an order for all the sisters of the Jia family to move to live in the garden. The Jia family received the order and began to arrange this matter.

As for the sisters of the Jia family, apart from Jia Sanchun, they are the sisters of the Lin family. Naturally, Jia Baoyu is indispensable.

Since receiving the imperial decree, Jia Baoyu has never stopped, thinking about where to live with Lin Daiyu all day long.

Later, it was settled that Jia Baoyu lived in Yihong Courtyard, Lin Daiyu lived in Xiaoxiang Pavilion, Jia Yingchun lived in Zilingzhou, Jia Tanchun lived in Qiushuangzhai, Jia Xichun lived in Ouxiangxie, Li Wan lived in Daoxiang Village, and Hengwuyuan was reserved for Xue Baochai. with.

As for Lin Wanru, originally Lin Daiyu wanted her to live in Nuanxiangwu, so it would be convenient for her to travel with each other, but she fell in love with the Aojingxi Pavilion, built on the water, with a unique view, and it is close to Changcui Nunnery, so it would be convenient for her to talk to Miaoyu.

So we chose an auspicious day, and everyone moved in together. It was early spring again, and a hundred flowers were in full bloom, as if responding to this grand event.

The Aujingxi Pavilion is located in a remote place, but it has the advantage of being remote.

Lin Wanru looked around and was very satisfied, but Lin Daiyu felt that it was inappropriate: "When summer comes, you are on the water again, the humidity is heavy, your body can't bear it."

Lin Wanru smiled and said, "Sister, don't worry, I like it just because it's on the water, but sister, the Xiaoxiang Pavilion is full of bamboo, and the sound of bamboo leaves swaying at night is scary."

Lin Daiyu glared at her: "You ruined all the lush green bamboos, you really are." Then she didn't care about her anymore.

Because when the garden was repaired, all the houses were prepared, and they only needed to be cleaned and decorated to live in. It only took three or four days, and the houses were ready. The sisters went to the garden to enjoy the scenery. Very happy.

Jia Mu also indulged, and only ordered people to take good care of her. It was not until the end of March that the freshness passed. Everyone got up from the garden every morning to go to Jia Mu's place to say hello, eat, talk, and then come back. This trip is not close. , Gradually, I feel that it is not easy to live in the garden.

The seventh day of April is Lin Wanru's 14th birthday. Lin Daiyu asked Mother Jia to have a lively and lively event. There have been many happy events recently. Mother Jia is also getting older and loves to be lively, so she agreed and took 40 taels of silver herself. Come out and give it to Sister Feng to buy.

Lin Daiyu took 20 taels from her private money to give Sister Feng a golden phoenix hairpin as a birthday present for Lin Wanru, and Aunt Shen also prepared new clothes for her.

After the 14th birthday, it means that you are no longer a child. After a year, you can say that you are married. Aunt Shen lamented that time flies, but also felt a little sad.

Now that Xue Baochai is in the palace, Aunt Xue is free and walks more and more frequently with Aunt Shen, so she can understand Aunt Shen's thoughts.

A mother not only hopes that the child will grow up quickly, but also hopes that the child will never grow up.

On the fifth day of April, Mrs. Shen came to the door, and came here to give Lin Wanru a birthday gift. Lin Wanru changed into the new clothes made by Aunt Shen, and showed them to Mrs. Shen: "Auntie, does it look good?"

Shen said with a smile: "This child, she is said to be steady and childlike, as if she is of course good-looking, and now she has grown into a big girl."

Lin Wanru said: "But I'm still not as tall as my sister. Look, when people see me, they think I'm only 12 years old."

Mrs. Shen laughed, but chatted with Aunt Shen behind her back: "What do you think about Wan Ru's marriage?"

Aunt Shen smiled wryly: "It's not that my sister doesn't know, I can't go out now, I can't see anyone, so how can I have any plans, I just hope that Daiyu will get married, and I can make some suggestions for Wanru."

Shen said with a smile: "How old is Daiyu, it's better to rely on me than to rely on her. How about I help Wanru talk about a marriage."

Aunt Shen waved her hands again and again: "All you know are high-ranking officials and dignitaries. They seem to be born out of concubines, and you don't have a father. I'm afraid they will look down on you, so it's better to choose someone who can live an honest life."

Shen didn't take it seriously: "What are you afraid of if you are a concubine? If you are a concubine, you won't be able to marry a good family? If Ruiwen's marriage hadn't won his grandfather's nod, I really want to call Wanru my daughter-in-law."

Aunt Shen smiled wryly: "Sister, stop joking. Ruiwen is the eldest son of the Chen family. How can we climb high?"

The Chen family was also silent. The Chen family was the Duke's mansion, and Ruiwen was the eldest son. Even his own mother couldn't talk about the marriage. It was meaningless to say that now, so he changed the subject and talked about Xue Baochai: "This This girl can make the princess green eyes, I'm afraid she is capable."

Aunt Shen said: "Who says it's not? He's good-looking, gentle-tempered, and tolerant. I'm afraid he will have a bright future in the future." Shen couldn't help nodding.

Lin Wanru didn't know about the conversation between Mrs. Shen and Aunt Shen. When Jia Baoyu said that she would celebrate her own birthday alone, she was very happy with a smile: "Can I really go out?"

Jia Baoyu said: "I asked Sister Feng to take us out, yes."

Lin Daiyu said: "Don't talk nonsense, grandma will definitely not agree, even my aunt will not nod, you should scold me carefully."

Lin Wanru also felt that something was wrong, but the temptation to go out and have a look was too great. Since entering Jia's mansion, she had never been out except as a guest. She had only heard about the prosperity of the capital, but had never seen it.

Jia Baoyu smiled and said: "Or let's go to Rui Wen, he is Wan Ru's cousin after all, and he will definitely help."

Lin Daiyu couldn't stand it anymore, so she drove him away, and then warned Lin Wanru: "Don't go anywhere, or tell your aunt to beat you. Now that you are older, not when you were young, you should pay more attention to your reputation. " Lin Wanru had no choice but to agree.

Mrs. Wang didn't like Lin Wanru in the first place, but she was very upset when she knew that Mother Jia was celebrating her birthday with great fanfare, so she found an excuse and went back to her mother's house.

Mrs. Wang is the second in the family, and she has two older brothers. The eldest brother, Wang Zipeng, is Wang Xifeng's father. The second elder brother, Prince Teng, served as the commander of the infantry army, held real power, and made friends with everyone in the court.

In the past, the Jia family was headed by the Jia family, but now the Wang family seems to be taking the lead. This is all because of the prince's strength.

As soon as Wang Ziteng came home from the dinner party, he heard that his sister had been here for a long time and had been waiting for him. Thinking that there might be something urgent, he went to the inner house. Wang Ziteng's wife, Mrs. Kan, was persuading Mrs. Wang: "...she is a mother-in-law. Yes, how much do you tolerate it and it’s over?”

Wang Ziteng said: "Why, did my sister and the old lady quarrel?"

Kan said with a smile: "It's about Baoyu's marriage. The master also knows that my sister has always liked Baochai and wanted to get closer, but the old lady prefers Daiyu by nature, and her sister is a daughter-in-law, so she can't be a mother-in-law." Lord."

Mrs. Wang sat aside with a sullen face and did not speak. Wang Ziteng sighed and said, "Baochai has already entered the palace. I heard that the princess likes her very much. She can't live without her. This is a good thing. Since you can't marry her Baoyu also has no fate between the two, although Daiyu has no father or mother, but after all, she comes from a famous family in the south of the Yangtze River, and is the daughter of your sister-in-law, so it is also a good relationship."

Mrs. Wang said angrily: "Brother, I don't know, Daiyu is a sick child. If I can't leave my mouth with soup and medicine three times a day when I get sick, when will I be able to hug my grandson? And that girl is so vitriolic, she will make the little one the worst. Sex, with the support of the old lady, if she comes in, will I be in charge of her or will she be in charge of me?"