Aunt Lin of the Red Chamber is here

The dead are like husbands, never giving up day and night.

"Old lady, where are we going today?" A young man leaned into the arms of the silver-haired old lady and asked with some doubts.The old lady stroked his cheek, smiled without saying a word, and straightened his clothes.

I saw his dark cloud-like hair combed into small braids and knotted on the top of his head, wearing a purple gold crown, wearing a two-color white butterfly dress with red flowers, tied with pea-green long spike palace sash, and wearing a big red cloud and dragon brocade row fringe gown on the outer cover. , wearing black satin powder-soled facing boots, a pouch jade pendant hanging around his waist, sideburns cut like knives, eyebrows like ink paintings, face like peach petals, eyes like autumn waves, what a handsome and handsome boy!

That old lady is Lin Daiyu's grandfather, Mrs. Jia, seeing her good grandson, she couldn't help but smile when she heard this: "Baoyu still remembers Daiyu who lived in our house for a few months three years ago. Cousin?"

Cousin Daiyu?Jia Baoyu is ten years old this year, and I can't remember clearly when I was a child. Only the younger sister of the aunt's family has a particularly deep image in his mind: "Is the old lady talking about the younger sister of Aunt Lin's family? Of course Baoyu is I remember, when I saw it for the first time, I felt so good-natured!"

"It's good to have a good face, good face!" A smug smile appeared on Jia's mother's face, she took Jia Baoyu's hand, got up and walked out the door: "Your Aunt Lin left early, and now Daiyu is in her My aunt raised her at her knees, in the past it was not easy for us to go and visit, but today is a good day to let go of filial piety! Your cousin is very well born, well-behaved and sensible, Baoyu has gone, and relatives are very sweet!"

Lin Daiyu has been in filial piety for three years. From the outside, it seems that she has never stepped out of the eldest princess's mansion. Jia's mother had suffered a few times under Lin Qingwei's hands before, and there were things committed by the Wang family, so she did not dare to disturb the princess' mansion.Now that the filial piety period has expired, Lin Daiyu is nine years old. According to the practice of people in Beijing, all girls have to meet female guests. Can she, a grandmother, not visit?

After patting Jia Baoyu's hand, the idea that Jia's mother had never given up for many years came alive again.

Just as she was putting on her big woolen clothes and preparing to go out, a mandarin duck outside came in to report: "Old lady, Second Master Bao, Miss Bao is here to greet the old lady!"

Mother Jia paused, with a displeased look on her face: "Oh?"

Jia Shi Wang Xue Jinling has four major families, among which the Xue family was originally a scholarly successor family, and the family was rich in millions, but later began to receive money and food from the internal funds to purchase miscellaneous materials.A few years ago, Xue Xun, the previous head of the Xue family, passed away, leaving his widowed wife, Xue Wang, with a son and a daughter.

Now the Xue family is in charge of the Xue family's belly, Xue Pan, whose name is Wenlong. He was widowed and arrogant since he was a child, with extravagant temperament and arrogant words. , the household department assumes a false name, collects money and food, and other matters are handled by the clerk and the family; but his younger sister, whose baby name is Baochai, loved her very much when his father was alive, and made her study. Literacy is ten times higher than that of his elder brother.

If you talk about how the Xue family lived in Rongguo Mansion, it is another story.Because of today's advocacy of poetry and etiquette, talent collection, and the long grace that is not born in the world, it is a smooth style of writing. All the daughters of official officials and famous families are all relatives and named Dabu, and the best ones are selected for the post of praise for talents; The old accounts are counted on the new ones; Xue Pan also heard that the capital is prosperous and prosperous, and he really admired it, so he packed up his belongings, got up some day and came to the capital.

When the matter came to a critical point, there were side issues. Xue Pan beat someone to death because he was fighting with someone for the maid. My sister walked away.When he came to Beijing and learned that Wang Ziteng had been promoted to the governor of nine provinces, he was ordered to leave the capital to check the frontier, so he came to his aunt in Rongguo Mansion.

In order not to let people notice any clues, and Wang Ziteng's strong words, he was quite disregarding face. Through Xue's family, Jia Mu allowed Mrs. Wang to leave the small Buddhist hall for a few days every half month; Mrs. Wang picked up her elder brother. He didn't dare to make trouble anymore, and for a while, everything was fine.

Seeing the change in Jiamu's face, Yuanyang hurriedly added: "Miss Bao said that the store at home has just arrived at Nanyang's high-quality pearls. I heard the old lady say that the newly added pearls did not fit on the crown, so I hurried to buy them." Greetings, I've brought it to you!"

After hearing this, Mother Jia smiled slightly: "In this case, let me say that I thank Bao girl for caring, but I have some things to go out today, so I can't receive her. Please also invite my aunt and eldest girl Haihan!" Daughter-in-law Wang Although I don't really like her aunt and niece, who was born in an imperial merchant, who doesn't like the flattery that comes to her door?Mother Jia didn't mind giving her some face either.

"Yuanyang, send two pieces of Liuwen swastika satin from my storeroom to Pear Fragrance Garden. I just want to trouble the young lady to make a trip in vain. This is a new trick in the palace. The young lady can keep it for making things!"

Baoyu was in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking. After hearing what Jia Mu said, she sighed with some regret: "I only remember that the Lin family sister is young but elegant, and I think that Sister Bao is also gentle and quiet. If the two can get together, wouldn't they be suitable for each other?" Thinking of the little girl in his memory, and thinking of Sister Bao, his idiocy suddenly came up again.

With a cold snort in her heart, Jia's mother was immediately upset, and she raised her voice with a hint of admonition: "What nonsense is Baoyu talking about! Your uncle Lin is a third-rank official, and your cousin Daiyu is now the head of Wenqing in the court." The princess is raising her at her knees, how can she get together with Miss Bao?"

Xue Baochai is one year older than Baoyu, and she originally came here to run for the election, who would have thought that she would be inexplicably implicated because of her elder brother's beating, and after entering the Rongguo Mansion, she and sister Tanchun Xichun waited together. Or read books and play chess, or do needlework, very happy, so the thoughts of entering the palace faded away.

She is at the age of a flower, she is just beginning to love, Jia Baoyu has always been able to please her daughter's family, and she has a good looks, how can Xue Baochai not be tempted?She was expected by Xue Xun since she was a child. She is proficient in poetry and books. She is very proud and has a heart for her identity as a businesswoman. That's why she insisted on entering Beijing to run for election and changed her identity.

Now that Jia Baoyu is such a sweet pastry in front of him, and with the promise of his aunt Mrs. Wang, Xue Baochai only had three thoughts on Jia Baoyu, but now he has seven or eight.She is also a smart woman, seeing the current situation in Rongguo Mansion, she understands that it is Jia Mu who is in charge, so she often comes here to flatter her.

At this moment she was outside, and when she heard Jiamu's voice raised deliberately inside, her eye circles turned red slightly, and the servant girl Ying'er beside her seemed a little angry, she hurriedly raised her hand to stop Ying'er, and smiled at the mandarin duck who came out from the curtain Said: "Since the old lady has something to do, then Baochai will not disturb her!"

Yuanyang hurriedly handed over an 84-bone purple bamboo umbrella in her hand: "Seeing that the dew is still heavy outside, Miss Bao, let's go back!"

Xue Baochai smiled with all her strength, looked down at her skirt, and walked over from the small garden. The delicate embroidered shoes were already covered with wet mud: "Thank you, Sister Yuanyang, for remembering, I will go now!"

Looking at the backs of Xue's master and servant, Yuanyang sighed, every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite, and I have served the old lady for five or six years, how can I not know the old lady's thoughts?Miss Bao's appearance and morals are not picky, but it's a pity that she was born in an imperial merchant——

Listening to Jia Mu's scolding, Jia Baoyu was a little puzzled, only to hear Jia Mu say again: "If you see your sister Lin later, you are not allowed to mention your sister Bao, otherwise, sister Lin will not be stubborn with you." !" But he didn't think about it, Jia Baoyu was already ten years old, how could he be allowed to easily enter the inner house?

————————————— Daiyu's dividing line from filial piety, Mr. ————————————

Sitting in front of the Linghua diorama, Lin Qingwei looked at the clear-eyed figure inside, pursed her lips slightly and smiled, especially better than the budding narcissus in the room: "Yu'er is already nine years old. In the blink of an eye, I will be old too!"

Hearing Lin Qingwei's exclamation, Chi Yun and Tsing Yi both burst out laughing.Chi Yun held an ivory comb with fine-toothed teeth every other month, and carefully smoothed Lin Qingwei's broken hair at her temples bit by bit: "Your Highness said this again, isn't it embarrassing to the servants?"

Tsing Yi took out two shining peacock feather hairpins from the rosewood inlaid gold treasure box: "Isn't that the reason? The former son's maid went to deliver a post to General Shenwu's mansion, and Mrs. Feng even pulled the maid, saying that she would Ask Your Highness the secret recipe for beautifying your face, whoops, how could this maid know about it, and she was almost detained there!"

Holding two pearl pendants and hanging them on the earlobe, Lin Qing rolled her eyes at the two of them, and said with a sneer, "Look at this one's mouth is very sharp, I just sighed, and it caused you two to chatter like this!" Today is off filial piety On this day, as an aunt, she has to dress up well, so she can't lose face.

Turning around in the full-length mirror: "It's done, that's it, too much jewelry will be tacky!" Lin Qingwei thought for a while, and took another slender silver jewelry with cat's eyes from the dressing table. The chain was casually wrapped around the corner of the silver hairpin that was exposed in yesterday's bun, and it swayed with every movement of her figure, which was extraordinarily moving.

Entering the main room in the side courtyard, she saw Lin Daiyu sitting quietly in front of the dressing mirror, with four maids busy behind her, and a group of young maids standing aside holding copper pots, towels, handkerchiefs and tea trays.

"This dress matches well!" Lin Qing praised slightly, and saw that Lin Daiyu was wearing a Shu brocade dress with engraved gold Ruyi Sixi pattern on her body, and an embroidered makeup dress underneath. The head is clouded, the white pearls have been replaced with a delicate pink, and the hairpin is decorated with a few pigeon blood-red crabapple flowers.

Facing Lin Qingwei's unabashed praise now, Lin Daiyu has become accustomed to it. She threw the face mask to Xueyuan, stepped forward and bowed to her aunt Niao Tingting: "Auntie Wanan!"

"Brother Xi is ready." Lin Qing glanced slightly at the maids of all sizes in the room, and said in a low voice, "Let me remember this today, and each of you will do your part. If you lose the girl's face, you may Don't blame me for being cruel!"

Lin Daiyu listened to Lin Qingwei's warning in silence. This was the first time she had appeared in the circle of noble girls in Beijing since she kept her filial piety. If she left a bad impression on everyone because of the recklessness of the people below, then she was not joking.She clenched her palms and tried her best to relax herself.

Leading the niece to go outside, a pink and tender boy rushed over with a smile, hugged Lin Qingwei tightly, raised his head, and his big grape-like eyes were very spirited: "Auntie , Auntie, Brother Xi is so hungry—”

This boy is Xiao Lin Xi. At the age of four, he is cute and sweet-mouthed, and he is very good at coaxing people. Even the Queen Mother loves him so much when she sees him.The person he likes most is his aunt, followed by his elder sister and cousin Chen: "Auntie, let's go have dinner!"

Pursing her lips and tapping his forehead, Lin Qingwei laughed at him narrowly: "Why don't you go punch your cousin Chen today?"

Lin Xi leaned beside Lin Qingwei, and when she heard the words, she pouted: "Cousin Chen said that Brother Zenan is coming over, so I went outside the city to pick him up!"

This kid Ye Zenan!Lin Qing smiled knowingly, looked at Lin Daiyu beside her who had not changed her expression, and stroked the Moyu ring on the little finger of her left hand. Yu'er is already a big girl, and there are some things that should be carefully considered.