Concubine daughter of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

In the early morning of the second day, Shen Ze came to the Lianhua Hutong with black eyes, and just said to Aunt Shen: "Wu Niang, it's not good, the second uncle is lost..." Then he saw Shen Aixiao walking in from the outside with her hands behind her back , Surprised mouth can not close: "Second uncle, why are you here? Do you know that the whole family has been looking for you all night, you are really, why didn't you say anything when you came here?"

Shen Aixiao was very upset: "I'm not a child, how can I get lost? Worry."

Shen Ze didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and hurriedly sent someone to report to Shen's mansion, and Aunt Shen kept Shen Ze for breakfast.

Whether it is Aunt Shen, Daiyu and Wanru, they all prefer the food in the south of the Yangtze River, so they specially invited the cook from the south of the Yangtze River. Shen Ze and Shen Aixiao are both from the south of the Yangtze River, so naturally they like it very much. We all had breakfast together , Shen Ze said to ask Shen Aixiao to go back: "Second aunt was in a hurry all night, crying like something."

Don't look at someone as big as Shen Aixiao, who is still like a child, refusing to leave: "You don't care where I want to live, you have to go back by yourself."

After a few words of persuasion from Shen Ze, Shen Aixiao lost his temper: "Why, you still dare to be my family? Believe it or not, I will beat you."

Shen Ze didn't dare to persuade him any more, and went back to Shen's house dejectedly.

Aunt Shen also couldn't figure out why her father insisted on staying, but she felt sad in her heart, so she didn't care about asking, and went to check Lin Daiyu's dowry with Madam Zheng, a complete set of mahogany furniture, five warehouses piled up, and gold Silver jewellery, three stories high, each with five drawers of red sandalwood carvings, filled with make-up dowry of five blessings holding clouds.

Aunt Shen was very satisfied, she looked at the items on the list and said: "If it's not too late, I really want to go back to Suzhou, there are more good things in the old house."

Mother Zheng smiled and said, "Auntie has arranged things like this, even if the wife is there, she can't pick anything out. The eldest girl is married, and the entrustment given to you by the wife before she died is not in vain."

Aunt Shen thought of Lin Daiyu's biological mother, Jia Min, and sighed: "I just listen to my own heart. Didn't a silk and satin shop come to deliver the latest materials two days ago? Where are they stored?"

Madam Zheng asked Tongxia and Lvyun to hold them, with fine and soft texture, intricate and delicate patterns, red orange yellow green blue blue purple, all kinds of colors.

Aunt Shen said: "Miss doesn't like bright colors, so prepare more snow blue, blue, and blue ones, and put them at the bottom of the box, and press them with bright red brocade and real purple engraved silk materials as usual. After all, I want to make it look good." Tongxia smiled and said: "Don't worry, Auntie, but I need to ask you to show me what to put in the dowry."

Aunt Shen said: "I am also hesitating. There is a sapphire carved three-star Weng Fu Lu Shou. There is also a pair of high-quality red corals. I don't know which one to use."

The master and servant were gossiping, but Shen Aixiao commented on Lin Daiyu's poems in Lin Daiyu's study.Take it out and look it up in your free time, and at this time Shen Aixiao personally gives pointers, which is naturally very good.

Lin Daiyu blushed with excitement, and became more respectful and kind to Shen Aixiao, Lin Wanru was forced to listen by the side.Just bored.

Shen Aixiao also thinks that Lin Daiyu is very talented, he can choose words and make sentences with allusions at his fingertips.The idea is also very novel. In the past, at home, he felt that the eldest granddaughter Shen Man, whom he personally taught, was already amazing, but compared with Lin Daiyu, it was obviously not enough.

Lin Daiyu smiled and said, "Shui Rou, the younger sister of Prince Jing, set up a poetry club called Fuyun Club. We often talk about getting together to compose poems and jokes. If I can get your advice, it will be of great benefit."

Shen Aixiao said: "Although it's a joke, but there are some real talents and practical learning. Feel free to show me any poems you have written someday."

Lin Daiyu smiled and said: "If you don't mind, I will write a post to them now, they will be happy." Speaking of Zijuan has already brought a few blank invitation cards, Shen Aixiao looked at her heart, and looked at almost To the drowsy Lin Wanru: "Ask Wanru to write, and I'll see how her handwriting is."

Lin Daiyu looked at Lin Wanru with a smile. Lin Wanru was startled awake, and when she heard that she was asked to write, she said, "I don't know many characters, so I'd rather my sister do the writing."

When Shen Aixiao heard it, half of her face turned black, but Lin Daiyu knew that Lin Wanru was trying to get angry at Aixiao on purpose, so she couldn't point it out, so she had to write a post by herself, but Shen Aixiao snorted heavily and waved her sleeves. and go.

Lin Daiyu looked at Wanru helplessly: "After all, it's your grandfather, you're going too far."

Lin Wanru felt that it didn't matter. When my aunt was wronged, he didn't see him speak out to help her, but now she's trying to help her, which doesn't mean anything at all.

Shen Ai was so angry that she stayed for lunch at noon, but as soon as the table was cleared, a girl came to inform: "There are several carriages parked at the door, saying they are here to see Auntie."

Aunt Shen had already figured it out in her heart, and she took the girl and mother-in-law to welcome her out. Mrs. Zhuang had already helped her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Li, get out of the car and walked into the yard, followed by the stern-faced Guan and the disdainful young Guan. .

Seeing Aunt Shen coming from a distance, Mrs. Zhuang smiled and said, "Wu Niang, when did you move here? The yard is really well tidied up."

Aunt Shen hastily bowed her knees and saluted: "Hello, Auntie." Then she said to Li Shi: "Hello, Sister-in-law, I was supposed to go to see you, but I made you bother to make a trip."

Mrs. Zhuang laughed: "I'm getting old, and I happened to be out for a walk. I'm here to see you, and I'm here to add makeup to Daiyu. By the way, where is Wanru? I'd like to see what it looks like."

Aunt Shen helped Mrs. Zhuang go inside, without even looking at Mrs. Guan, so angry that his heart ached, he threw the Chenxiang walking stick in his hand and smashed it to the ground: "Wu Niang Shen, why don't you come and kowtow to see your aunt? "

Mrs. Zhuang looked at Mrs. Guan displeasedly, but Mrs. Guan stared at Aunt Shen fiercely. Aunt Shen said with a blank expression: "I have already severed ties with the Shen family. I called my aunt and looked at my sister, but I don't know you. Who else?"

Guan Shi pointed at Aunt Shen, shaking her hands, and the little Guan Shi interjected: "Wu Niang, you must not be ungrateful in life, you lost your mother when you were young, and your mother raised you, and they all said that being kind is not as good as raising kindness, these ten or so In the end of the year, even a white-eyed wolf should be cooked, just because you were not asked to marry into the Jiang family, you are separated from the person who has raised you for more than ten years, and it is too chilling."

Aunt Shen laughed back angrily: "I severed ties with the Shen family at the beginning because the Shen family forced my uncle to death! It was not because I was forced to be a concubine by the so-called man who had raised me for more than ten years! Talk to me now Yang En, the monthly money of two taels of silver a month, and even one tael to reward the girl and mother-in-law, twelve sets of clothes a year, but only eight sets were deducted, which is not even as good as a decent girl. It's only a hundred taels of silver a year, and you sent your close-fitting girl to get married and gave you a dowry of 500 taels of silver. When I got married, you only gave me less than 200 taels of silver. It's getting moldy in the past few years, but now it's chilling, and I'm the one who should be chilling!"

There are many girls and women in the yard, but at this moment, a needle can be heard when a needle falls silently. Mrs. Zhuang shook her head secretly. Aunt Shen took a deep breath, suppressed her anger, and held Mrs. Zhuang by her arm: "Auntie, Let's go in and talk, and the eldest girl's dowry has been prepared in various ways, but I have no experience after all, so I want you to show me if you want to add or subtract something..."

Guan's face was blue and white, the little Guan was also embarrassing, and the daughter Shen Man who was following behind her was also flushed, she just felt ashamed, when the three of them and the girl who followed were standing in the yard at a loss, Chen Ruiwen rushed over.

When he heard that Guan Shi had come to Lianhua Hutong, he was afraid that Wan Wan would feel wronged, so he hurried over. When the little Guan Shi saw Chen Ruiwen, his eyes lit up, and he pushed Shen Man secretly. He forced himself to hold back, stabilized his figure, and hurriedly blessed: "Why is my cousin here?"

Without raising his eyes, Chen Ruiwen asked the woman standing in the yard, "Where is Wanru?"

The woman's face immediately turned into a flowery smile, and said: "Young lady is resting in the yard, but at this moment, maybe she is accompanying Auntie and Mrs. Shen to see the eldest lady's dowry."

Chen Ruiwen wanted to ignore Guan Shi, but it was not right after thinking about it, and said: "Old lady, you should go and have a look, although it is April, but standing in this yard is unavoidably windy, you go in and sit down. "

Guan Shi snorted, helped the little Guan Shi into the main hall and sat down, Shen Man hurriedly followed behind, peeking at Chen Ruiwen secretly, her pretty face was flushed, but Chen Ruiwen didn't look sideways, his profile became more handsome and awe-inspiring, until he reached the east Crossing the courtyard, seeing Lin Wanru, a smile appeared in his eyes: "Wanru, what are you doing?"

Lin Wanru was instructing the girl to bring a lighter dowry from the warehouse to show to Zhuang Shi, when she turned her head and saw Chen Ruiwen, she laughed, "Cousin is here."

After seeing the person behind Chen Ruiwen clearly, a look of doubt appeared in his eyes.

The old lady was about to know her destiny, but she was wearing gold hairpins and silver hairpins on her head, she was very gorgeously dressed, and she was wearing a dark green tunic with flowers, with a straight face, looking a bit fierce.

Serving next to her was a woman wearing an autumn-colored gown, her appearance was somewhat similar to that of an old lady, she was also dressed in gold and silver, and she was full of wealth.

On the other hand, the young girl standing behind the woman, at the age of sixteen or seventeen, has exquisite features, beautiful appearance, elegant and elegant dress, noble temperament, one can tell that she is a lady of every family.

Lin Wanru vaguely guessed that this might be Guan Shi, the little Guan Shi and Shen Man, the elder girl of the Shen family, felt a little displeased, and deliberately said: "Which family's lady is this? Why haven't I seen it before?" Cousin know?"

Chen Ruiwen stood next to Lin Wanru, bowed his head and smiled, "It's the second wife, third grandma and eldest girl of the Shen family."

Lin Wanru turned around and said, "I don't know what it is, my wife and grandma. Since you brought it, you are responsible for taking it away. Next time you bring some dubious people, I won't ask anyone to let you in." gone."