Survive in the world of Red Mansions

When Lin Rui bid farewell to Mr. Xu, Mr. Xu's little grandson held Lin Rui's hand reluctantly, "Brother Lin, when will you come next time?"

"Next time the Imperial College is on holiday, I'll come over to see if it's okay, and I'll bring you something delicious." Because of Xu An's young age, Mr. Xu and the old couple are worried about him going out to play alone. Just playing in the small yard at home, I can't help but feel lonely.So I always look forward to Lin Rui's arrival. Every time Lin Rui comes, not only will he play with him, but when he comes, he will often bring him some food, or bring him some small toys. It's no wonder that every time Lin Rui leaves At that time, this little guy was reluctant to part with him.

After Lin Rui came out of Mr. Xu's house, he went directly to Huihui Garden.Huihuiyuan is considered a mid-range restaurant, and there are many Chinese and scholarly visitors. In the lobby of Huihuiyuan, you will often meet some people who are arguing with each other because of their different opinions. Although there is a saying about bookishness, how many people are really stupid in reading, so it is clear what should be said and what should not be said.

Lin Rui was riding on a horse, and as soon as he walked to the gate of Huihui Garden, a voice came from above, "Brother Lin, here." Lin Rui raised his head, just in time to see Sun Jie stretching out his upper body and waving at him.Lin Rui smiled at the above, got off the horse, and asked the licorice who followed him to take the horse away and take care of it.

When Lin Rui went up to the second floor, as soon as he pushed open the door of the private room, Luo Jianye shouted, "Brother Lin, we all came from the Imperial College, which is much farther than you, and now we are all here. You are the closest, you said yes?" Shouldn't you be punished?"

The people next to him also booed together, "Brother Luo is right, he must be punished, and there must be no less than three cups."

"It's a crime, it's a punishment."

Lin Rui said while cupping his hands in apology, "I was really delayed by something, I went to my former husband's place, that's why I wasted time.

Of course, I am late today, so how about I invite you to make amends?Forget about the wine, I really can't drink too much now, for fear of hurting my health. "

"Master Lin has been promoted to a second-rank official. Brother Lin should have invited him a long time ago. It can't be confused with this time. Just wait until the next time, don't you think?"

Cao Xuan booed from the side, Cao Xuan is a Gongsheng in Zhili, he is not very old, he has an uncle who is a county magistrate, the Cao family ancestors were merchants in the early years, after the business grew, they thought of changing their identity as a merchant, and started Putting a lot of effort into studying for the clansmen, this Cao Xuan is considered the most outstanding student in their generation, and he is also the object that the whole clan is cultivating with all their strength.

There are five people here today. Except for Lin Rui Xiaodian, the other four are all about the same age, and their family backgrounds are not bad. All of them are under 20 years old, which is the age for fun and activity.These few people often make appointments to get together whenever the Imperial College is on holiday.Lin Rui also got to know these people a little bit, and felt that they were all good people, and they were more motivated in the Imperial College on weekdays, so they gradually interacted more.

Seeing that everyone was there, Sun Jie also notified Xiao Er to start serving wine and food.After the food was served, when several people were eating about the same, Luo Jianye proposed a drinking order.

"Forget it, this is what I think about every day in the Imperial College. Let's relax after having a meal. Besides, every time there is a drinking order, I am the worst fined. I won't participate today. You guys can play."

Cao Xuan’s poems are inferior to others. Some time ago, because his poems were said to be too rigid and lacking in spirituality, Cao Xuan took the works of his predecessors’ poems to study every day in the Imperial College. , I really don’t want to bother thinking about these things when I come out to play today.

Sun Jie also praised from the side, "Next time! Every time there is a drinking order, brother Lin is the one who gets the least punishment, but today brother Lin came late, so he must drink these three cups."

Lin Rui picked up the wine glass and dried it quickly, "These three glasses should be drunk, but I really can't drink too much."

One of the five people named Wu Peng smiled and said, "Brother Lin, are you afraid that Lord Lin will blame you when you go home? Just go back later, and the alcohol will dissipate in an hour or two?"

"How is it possible? My father just said that I am young now, and I can drink a small amount, but absolutely not too much." Lin Rui replied from the side.

Sun Jie also echoed, "You don't have to worry, I've seen Lord Lin come to the Imperial College to pick up Brother Lin himself a few times, how could you blame him for such a trivial matter? I used to study family at home, and it took me only a quarter of an hour to walk. My father never personally picked me up. But brother Lin is really young, so it's better to drink less alcohol."

Lin Rui didn't make a sound when he heard Sun Jie's words, but just smiled.I don’t know if the men here are generally too machismo, or there is no such concept. In modern times, if Lin Hai was not on a business trip, he would often pick up his son to and from school, so Lin Rui didn’t feel that Lin Hai often There's nothing wrong with picking him up during the holidays, but it's true that I haven't met anyone else like Lin Hai.

I drank a lot of tea at Mr. Xu's house, and drank some wine when I came here. Lin Rui and the few people sitting here pleaded guilty and went to make convenience.It wasn't the first time he had come to this Huihui building. Lin Rui solved it familiarly, and walked back after washing his hands.

"Cousin Rui, you're here too." When Lin Rui was walking forward, he heard a voice from the side, and couldn't help sighing secretly, he really could meet him everywhere!Doesn't he dislike scholars? Most of the guests in Huihui Building are literati and scholars.But since we met, there is no reason to treat them as strangers.

"Yes, Cousin Baoyu."

"Cousin, I came here with the King of Beijing County." Jia Baoyu approached Lin Rui, ready to reach out his hand to pull Lin Rui to go with him. "The prince is inside, and I will introduce you to each other."

Lin Rui took a step back and said with a smile, "I won't go there, I still have friends waiting, and besides, I'll be going back home later."

"Cousin, the lord is the most talented and handsome person, and he likes to associate with scholars. Today is a rare opportunity. Why don't you take this opportunity to meet?"

"Okay, Cousin Baoyu, I've been out for too long, and if I don't go back, they think something happened to me, let's talk about it next time!"

Lin Rui also knew that Jia Baoyu had good intentions, but there was no need to befriend the king of Beijing County!Besides, considering the reputation of the king of Beijing County as being fond of men, how could he take the initiative to befriend him with his current appearance? Isn't this ruining his own reputation? !Lin Rui had heard the rumors about King Jing and Baoyu a long time ago, but seeing Jia Baoyu still looked confused, he could only sigh secretly.

Seeing what Lin Rui said, Jia Baoyu had no choice but to go back to the private room where King Beijing and the others were alone.

Seeing that Jia Baoyu had taken so long to come back and was still a little depressed, King Shui Rong of Beijing County couldn't help asking with concern. "Baoyu, why have you been gone for so long?"

"I met Cousin Rui just now, and I wanted to invite him to come and see the prince, but he said he was going back to the mansion soon, so he didn't come, so it was delayed for a while."

As soon as Shui Rong heard Jia Baoyu mention Cousin Rui, he thought that it should be Lin Rui, the son of Lin Hai, the newly-appointed Minister of the Household Department. Born with a good appearance.

Shui Rong sat by the window, talked to Baoyu and a few young scholars, and occasionally looked outside. This time, he saw a group of people walking out of Huihui Building, and he happened to see Lin Rui among them.Seeing Lin Rui standing in the middle of several people in a moon-white robe, he was really indescribably elegant, and it made him feel a little itchy, but thinking about his identity, he could only shake his head.

After Lin Rui and the others bid farewell to each other, they took the reins in Licorice's hands, and after getting on the horse alone, probably aware of other people's gazes, they raised their heads involuntarily, and met Shui Rong's gaze.

Really alert and sensitive, Shui Rong couldn't help but smile when he saw Lin Rui, Lin Rui looked at Shui Rong's smiling face, and nodded.Lin Rui knew that this was Shui Rong, not to mention what Jia Baoyu said just now, he himself had seen Shui Rong from afar, but since he had never met Shui Rong formally, let's pretend that he didn't know his identity, since Shui Rong didn't have any on him anyway. Wear the royal robes that symbolize status.

There were many pedestrians and sedan chairs on the street. Lin Rui was riding on the horse, holding the rein and being careful not to let the horse run fast.

"Master, look over there." Licorice didn't finish speaking, and pointed with her finger, "Master Jia's cousin looks different this time, and the people following him don't seem to be Mingyan and the others. "

Lin Rui looked in the direction of the licorice finger, and when he saw the man standing in front of a jewelry store on the opposite street, he couldn't help being surprised. He had seen Jia Baoyu in the restaurant just now, so this is Zhen Baoyu?

He has exactly the same appearance as Jia Baoyu, wearing a bright red gown with gold trim and a gold crown on his head. Could it be that Licorice mistook him for Jia Baoyu?

Lin Rui took one more look at Zhen Baoyu before continuing to walk forward. Although he felt a little strange that Zhen Baoyu was in the capital at this time, he didn't stop any longer and went straight home.

After Lin Rui returned to the Lin mansion, he went directly to the study to read. Not long after, Lin Hai also came back from the office.

When Lin Rui saw Lin Hai walking in, he put down the book in his hand, "Father, you are back."

"Well, did you drink at noon?" Lin Hai asked after smelling a faint alcohol smell from Lin Rui.

Lin Rui explained with a smile: "Drink a few glasses, dad, don't worry, I remember, I didn't drink too much."

"Although the wine here has a low alcohol content, you are too young now, so don't overdose. It doesn't matter if you taste a little once in a while, don't drink too much and hurt your health."

"I know, dad. I saw someone today. You can't think of who it is? It's Zhen Baoyu!"

Lin Hai looked at the excitement on his son's face, and didn't understand why he was so excited. "It's just meeting Zhen Baoyu, why should you be so excited? Is it really that similar to Jia Baoyu?"

"Two people who have no blood relationship at all look exactly alike, like twins. It's amazing! I'm only half a street away, less than three feet away. I can see clearly that the two precious jades are really long. It's really amazing, and Zhen Baoyu's dressing style is the same as Jia Baoyu's. Dad, it's less than two months before Chinese New Year, why did Zhen Baoyu come to Beijing at this time?"

"Zhen Yingjia will be entering Beijing soon, so it's not surprising that you saw Zhen Baoyu in the capital."

"Why is Zhen Yingjia willing to go to Beijing?" Lin Rui felt very strange, not to mention that the Zhen family was in Jinling, even in the whole of Jiangnan, no one dared to show off their talents, so how could they be willing to go to Beijing?After entering the capital, he will have to compete with these capital officials for the existing resources. How can he feel comfortable being a tyrant in the south of the Yangtze River? !

"Zhen Yingjia came to Beijing because she was promoted and raised, you understand~"

"Ascending brightly and descending secretly! The emperor's trick is really good, it seems that he doesn't want to tolerate the Zhen family any longer."

Lin Hai listened to Lin Rui's answer, nodded with a smile, and said meaningfully: "This capital city is going to be lively again!"