Concubine daughter of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

Shen Shi smiled when she heard the words, and said: "It's hard for you to have such filial piety." Then he talked to Second Grandma Chen: "...Although it is a rumor, we must be more careful, we can't win the second prince's honor. Forget it, but you must not hold him back."

Grandma Chen nodded: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I understand."

Lin Wanru was keenly aware of what happened, but she couldn't ask. When she got back in the car, she asked Lu Ni: "Are the Ma family and the Chen family old friends? Why did you come to pay your respects today?"

Lu Ni said: "The girl doesn't know that the second grandma is a member of the Ma family, but she is not a direct descendant, but just a side branch. The second grandma's father was awarded the Juren back then, but the family was poor. He went to ask the ruler of the country for help, but was rejected. Later, Master Ma went through many twists and turns, and finally won the Jinshi. He felt proud, and the Ma family wanted to join him again, but Master Ma said that it is easy to add flowers to the icing, but it is difficult to send charcoal in the snow. After all, the two sides are alienated. The relatives only gave congratulatory gifts, and they didn't even come to eat the wedding wine, which is evident. Nowadays, people from the Ma family came to pay their respects, half because of the second grandma, and usually because they wanted to ask the Duke and the uncle to do something. "

Lin Wanru nodded.

Lin Daiyu was tired all day, so she took a rest when she went back. Aunt Shen and Mrs. Shen closed the door and whispered. Lin Wanru felt bored, so she lay down under the window in a daze. Wan Ru was taken aback, turned his head and saw that it was Chen Ruiwen, he smiled and looked at Lin Wanru: "Why are you in a daze here, not going out to play?"

Lin Wanru gave up his seat lazily, and said, "It's very cold outside, and I have to wear a cloak when I go out, and the clothes on my body are heavy. If you're in the mood to play, it's better to stay indoors."

It was rare for Chen Ruiwen to see Lin Wanru's lazy little daughter, and he found it very interesting. When he asked her if she had fun at the Golden Dragon Temple, Lin Wanru answered them one by one.

Chen Ruiwen said: "Most of the princes got married during the Chinese New Year this year, and Concubine Jia Xian was pregnant again. The emperor decided to have a good time. The New Year's Eve is naturally a family reunion. But on the first day of the new year, apart from the usual pilgrimage ceremony, there are still There is a banquet in the imperial garden, but all ministers of high rank and wives with imperial orders can enter the palace to attend the banquet, and then I will ask my mother to take you to play."

Lin Wanru shook her head: "There are strict rules in the palace, and the people you meet are all people you don't know. It's so boring. It's better to stay at home with Auntie."

Chen Ruiwen said with a smile: "Let's go, aren't there still two princesses? Even if you don't go, I'm afraid they will come to invite you."

Seeing that Lin Wanru was still looking unhappy, feeling a little uncertain in his heart, but didn't know what to say, he was silent for a while, thought for a while, and took out a small lantern made of colored glaze from his sleeve. It's the size of a palm, but it's very realistic: "Let's play with the gadgets I bought from the street."

Lin Wanruo was really surprised and liked it, looked at it over and over again, and said with a smile: "If you light a candle, it will come true, and I don't know if there is such a small candle."

Chen Ruiwen also laughed when he saw it: "I'll ask someone to ask, there are always some."

Lu Ni served the tea and stood guard outside. Hearing the laughter in the inner room, she couldn't help but quietly lifted the curtain to take a look, but saw the eldest young master smiling gently and dotingly at the cousin girl. If it was simply brother and sister love, Lu Ni definitely didn't believe it, and she was a little more serious about persuading Ganoderma lucidum.

If the cousin married the young master, that would be good. When the young master becomes the prince and the Duke, the cousin will be the rightful wife of the prince, the wife of the prince. As long as she is loyal, she will definitely not have a bright future.

As Lu Ni thought about it, her heart pounded, she sat on the chair by the door and was stunned.

After returning from offering incense at the Golden Dragon Temple, the entire Chen family began to concentrate on preparing for the New Year, and became more and more busy. The festival gifts to be given by each family during the New Year, all kinds of things for the New Year at home, odds and ends, and the manager of the purchase five or six times a day The next time I wanted to ask Mrs. Chen for instructions, but Mrs. Shen was too busy, so she invited Second Grandma Chen and Third Grandma Chen to help with the housekeeping.

It wasn't until the twentieth of the twelfth lunar month that everything was safe, but someone came to report that the Shen family had brought his nephew to Beijing and had already arrived at the door of the house.

Mrs. Shen was taken aback, she thought it was someone making up a lie, she hurried out to find out what happened, she didn't believe it until she saw Chen Yongming and Chen Ruiwen and his son came in personally accompanied by Shen Ze and the young masters of the Shen family.

Having not seen her natal family for many years, Shen couldn't help crying when she saw Shen Ze. Shen Ze's eyes were also red. Looking at this younger sister who hadn't been back to her natal family since she got married, Chen Yongming hurriedly persuaded her, and sat down in the room to talk. talk.

As soon as Shen was seated, she couldn't wait to ask Shen Ze: "Why is brother coming to the capital at this time? Did something happen at home?"

Shen Ze smiled and said: "Don't worry, everything is fine at home, I brought a few children to Beijing early, first to see you, and second, to prepare well for the exam in the spring of next year, we came in a hurry and didn't ask anyone To prepare the house, we have to bother the mansion for a while."

Only then did Shen breathe a sigh of relief, and Chen Yongming said with a smile: "Brother, you are being polite. How could it be considered a nuisance? There are a lot of houses at home. Just stay here. It happens to be a New Year together, and everyone is lively and lively."

The Chen family is a family of military generals, Chen Yongming, and even Chen Yi, respect and love scholars like the Shen family very much, so the Chen family naturally welcomes Shen Ze to come this time.

Shen Ze asked several nephews to visit Shen Shi, and Shen Shi couldn't help but cried a lot, and asked people to prepare the house, and also asked people to tell Aunt Shen.

Shen Ze and Chen Yongming exchanged greetings for a while, and the Shen family winked at Chen Yongming. Chen Yongming was well aware of Shen Ze's intentions and knew that the brothers and sisters had something to say, so he took some of the Shen family's children to visit Chen Yongming. wing.

Shen shunned the crowd, and then spoke to Shen Ze: "I only consider my elder brother to come after the new year, and now I am surprised by the suddenness."

Shen Ze caressed his beard and said with a chuckle: "When I think of Wu Niang, I can't help but come early. If this matter is done well, maybe Wu Niang can change her mind."

Shen sighed, shook her head and said, "Fifth Sister and I have known each other for almost a year. We tried several times, and when the Shen family was mentioned, Fifth Sister was very upset. I also used words to test Wan Ru, but Wan Ru didn't Except for Second Uncle's name, the Shen family doesn't know anything about the rest, so it can be seen that Fifth Sister never mentioned it."

Shen Ze also sighed deeply, I heard that the child is 14 years old, and he, as an uncle, has never seen it once.

Shen Shi said: "Don't mention the Shen family, brother, first settle Daiyu's marriage, and Fifth Sister will be relieved, and then, I will tell my brother one thing, I have already married Fifth Sister. I gave Wanru a promise to Ruiwen, and even though I didn't say it explicitly, both Grandpa Guo and Ruiwen's father knew about it, and Fifth Sister and I also exchanged tokens."

Shen Ze was taken aback, and then looked weird: "Why haven't you mentioned this before? The second aunt still wants to choose one of her granddaughters to Ruiwen."

Shen sneered: "Second aunt is very capable, and the daughter-in-law she taught is equally astute and capable. I don't want to find a powerful mother-in-law for Ruiwen."

Shen Ze also understood, so he didn't say any more, just said to see Aunt Shen first.

The person sent by the Shen family to pass the message has returned, but he did not see Aunt Shen. Shen had no choice but to take Shen Ze to Ningxiangzhai. He came in and said, "Please take a trip, I'm really sorry." The alienation between the tone can be seen.

But Shen Ze's eyes were red: "Wu Niang, don't you even recognize me as a big brother?"

Aunt Shen lowered her head and did not speak at first, then wept, Shen Ze sighed: "I know you blame elder brother, when the second aunt forced you to marry, we brothers and sisters didn't say a word for you, but the situation at that time It's not clear to you that the second aunt has already communicated with the Lin family's aunt and made this marriage known to everyone. It will also prevent this marriage..."

"Brother, I don't need to say any more." Aunt Shen stopped her tears, raised her head and said, "It's just my fate, no one can blame me, and now my elder brother is here to support Daiyu, I am grateful, if elder brother still thinks about it For other things, please forgive my sister for being rude."

Shen Ze didn't know what to say for a while, and said after a long time: "Where's Wanru? My uncle brought her a meeting gift, why doesn't she come to see me?"

Shen also said: "Wu Niang, elder brother didn't mention you and Wanru when he came here, and you don't have to worry about people from the Shen family finding him, Wanru is a niece after all, you must ask elder brother to meet."

Aunt Shen wiped her tears and told Luyun: "Go and call the girl."

Lu Yun agreed, but saw Lin Wanru who hurried over in the yard.

Lin Wanru was in Chen Ruixue's house, and the sisters were talking together. He was surprised and suspicious when he heard that the Shen family had come, and when he thought of Aunt Shen, he hurried over. Aunt Shen and Mrs. Shen sat next to a middle-aged man in his 30s. He had a fair complexion and a beard. He was very gentle and elegant. He was dressed in a navy blue cotton robe and looked very stable. He seemed to be the uncle of the Shen family, Aunt Shen. My cousin Shen chose it.

Lin Wanru stood there for a while, and greeted Mrs. Shen and Aunt Shen first, but Mrs. Shen pulled Lin Wanru with a smile and said, "Meet your uncle soon."

Shen Ze was also smiling, but when he saw Lin Wanru's face clearly, he was taken aback, stood up and exclaimed: "Grandmother."

Now not only Lin Wanru, but even Mrs. Shen and Aunt Shen were stunned.

Shen Ze was excited and couldn't believe it. The grandmother he was talking about was Zeng Shi, the biological mother of his father Shen Yueming and second uncle Shen Aixiao. Because of poor health, she died early, and the younger members of the family also Only he, the eldest grandson, had seen it when he was young, and he looked exactly like Wu Niang's daughter.

Zeng's temperament is gentle, and she is also the daughter of a wealthy family of poetry and calligraphy. After marrying into the Shen family, she is virtuous and virtuous, and everyone praises her. She gave birth to two sons in succession. It is a pity that the root of the disease was left behind when Shen Aixiao was born. , has been lingering on the sick bed, and then consulted doctors for more than ten years, and finally passed away when he was five years old.

He remembered that when his grandmother passed away, his grandfather, who had always been gentle and calm, burst into tears, and his father and second uncle were also distraught. Although decades had passed, the impression of his grandmother Zeng was still gentle and demure, and now he saw Lin Wanru seemed to see a real person.

Shen Ze was still sentimental in his heart, and when he realized that the person in front of him was looking at him with probing eyes, he came to his senses, wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said, "Never seen grandma before Yuanniang and Wuniang, just like this , It was carved out of the same mold as my grandmother."