The Bandit Gentleman of the Red Chamber

The end of the new year is approaching, and it is a custom in Beijing that newlyweds must return home before the year.

Gu Yanran wanted to find a day to talk to Lin Chen, and the two of them would go back to the house before the year.

But she didn't expect that today she had just sent her dowry maid, Yan Zhi, to invite the uncle to talk, so Lin Chen came here by himself.

Both husband and wife have their own plans, and Gu Yanran has a strong personality. In the short few months after they got married, they could still act affectionately. , unless it is in front of people, the two of them have absolutely no interest in putting on a show in private.

Now that Lin Chen said he would come over, she knew something must be up.She hurriedly led people to greet Lin Chen in front of the hall, and when the servant girl changed Lin Chen's robe, she smiled and said, "It's not early or late, sir, come to my side, is there something wrong?"

Since she got straight to the point, Lin Chen didn't show any politeness to her. He put down his teacup and said with a smile, "Seeing that the New Year is approaching, I'm here now to see if grandma has a charter here."

He can take the initiative to mention the matter of returning home, and Gu Yanran will turn around and talk to her sisters in the future, and she will have a bright face-doesn't it mean that her husband's family values ​​her.Although Lin Chen didn't have much affection for this wife who was ordered by her parents and said by a matchmaker, she was still willing to take care of her face.

Gu Yanran understood what he meant, and was grateful for the favor, so she asked Yan Zhi to bring over the gift list she had drawn up a long time ago, and handed it to Lin Chen herself: "It seems that the uncle and I wanted to go together. Now I looked at and drew up a list, all of which are things that can be used in this season, as well as gold and stone playthings. If the uncle is free one day, let someone tell me, and I can also post a post to the scholar's residence."

Lin Chen roughly flipped through the gift list in his hand, and saw that most of them belonged to Mr. Lin's family, and he only added a few things from Mingyuan Pavilion himself at the back.I can't help but sigh secretly in my heart, as expected of everyone's lady, she is so good at following the rules.

It's just that although this kind of gift list is not too simple, it can't show the closeness of Gu and Lin's family. Lin Chen smiled and said: "The household department will be sealed when it is [-], and grandma just chooses the day after [-]. But in the end It’s Grandma j□j coming back to the door in a serious manner, this gift list should be three layers thicker, and some more will be added from the private storage in our yard.”

Regarding Lin Chen's words, Gu Yanran is absolutely irrelevant, and her natal family is not short of these things, so why is there such a big fanfare.It's just that if someone is willing to save face for her, she won't take it easy, and immediately agrees with a smile.

After discussing the matter with her, Lin Chen saw that it was still early and he could still go to the study to deal with some official business, so he said with a smile: "Since grandma has a charter here, just ask someone to come to the front and let me know. Now I still have a few urgent business matters, so I will have dinner with grandma some other day."

Seeing that he was about to leave, Gu Yanran hurriedly got up and put on big clothes for him, and sent him all the way to the gate of the courtyard, only to walk back holding Yan Zhi's hand when no one was seen in the distance.

What she did, Rouge was hesitant to speak, but her nanny Qian Momo, who was married as a dowry, directly persuaded her: "The uncle is leaving, why didn't grandma persuade her?"

Gu Yanran picked a few wintersweets on the table and put them into a vase, with a very casual look: "My uncle has business, how can I stop him from doing serious business."

Seeing her appearance like this, Qian Momo really hated iron for being weak, glanced at the neon and yellow clothes standing outside the curtain, and said in a low voice, "It's a good thing for the uncle to make progress, but you can't always be tight. How can there be a reason that people are busy with business around the end of the year. The eldest girl often goes to the front yard to ask someone to bring soup to the uncle, and no one dares to challenge you when grandma advises the uncle to relax."

These words were too blunt, Rouge and the girls blushed when they heard it.

Gu Yanran motioned for Rouge to offer the plum blossoms in the vase, and another maid stepped forward to wipe her hands with a hot towel, and after everything was tidied up, she gave Qian Momo a wink: "Come here sooner or later , it can be seen that the uncle didn't plan to stay for a long time, if I try to get on with him, will I still have this face?"

Qian Momo was still unwilling to give up, relying on the fact that she had always had some face in front of Gu Yanran, she bravely said: "The old lady also nursed grandma once, and now grandma treats me as a slave to me, let's listen to the old lady's persuasion Grandma is only thinking about her face now, and the uncle is very temperamental, so what will happen in the future? Now that Lan Xun's little hoof dares to pull Gui Fu to save your face, if you don't come to serve in the main room, won't you be able to turn around in the future? Go to heaven!"

Lan Xun and Guifu served Lin Chen for a while, and Lin Chen also cared about this master-servant friendship.Later, when Nanny Qian saw that the two were good-looking, she often used Gu Yanran's name to tease them, so Lin Chen sent a message, saying that the two of them were clumsy and might not be able to serve grandma well, and told people to just stay behind when they had nothing to do The corner room stays, there is no need to come to the front to serve.After this incident, even though Lan Gui and Lan Gui have been obediently since Lin Chen spoke, even Lin Chen never came out to show his face, but it can't stop Qian Nanny from taking the two of them as a serious worry day and night.

This matter made Gu Yanran say that it was Mammy Qian who did it in an unreasonable way, embarrassing the two little girls for no reason, no matter how you say it, it makes people think that she is a mistress who can't tolerate anyone.Besides, embarrassing the maid who grew up with Lin Chen as a childhood sweetheart, it seems that she cares about Lin Chen, it really... makes Gu Yanran, who has been proud since childhood, feel a little ashamed.

Now that Qian Momo is talking about Lan Gui and the two again, Gu Yanran is also a little angry, but because Qian Momo nursed her, she didn't get angry after all.He just said flatly: "Mom thinks too much. I am the prostitute daughter from the Gu family. Not to mention the present, but in the future, who would dare to offend me? It's just a few kittens and puppies. No matter how much the uncle likes it What, it made my mother think about it."

Qian Momo knew that she couldn't listen to his persuasion, so she didn't dare to push it any further, so she forced a smile and said, "Grandma is right, it's my mother who is confused." It's just that she was a little worried. , if you can't please your husband's family, what's the fun even if your mother's family is strong?It's a pity that my girl is too young to see through this point, she only lives according to her own ideas, and when she can react, I'm afraid the uncle will be cold-hearted.

Qian Momo thought about this, when Yanran returned home, she would tell his wife about the current situation of the young lady and uncle no matter what.I'm afraid the lady can still hear a few words from the wife.

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Lin Chen said that he had urgent business ahead, but it was not all an excuse.A few years ago, he sent some people to explore the way to the northwest. After years of rare news, it is one of these people who has returned to Beijing, and the two leaders are waiting for him in the study.

The desert is exposed to the sun during the day, bitterly cold at night, and lacks drinking water. People who are not born and raised in the desert cannot bear this harsh and dangerous environment.Therefore, the men sent by Lin Chen were all men with high grades and three rough and some martial arts backgrounds. The two leading brothers, one named Wu Gang and the other named Wu Xiong, were tall and burly, and Lin Chen was considered tall among the children of Beijing. But he is also half a head shorter than others, not to mention that he still has tendons all over his body.

With a light cough, Lin Chen went around and sat down behind the desk, then smiled and said, "The two strong men have worked hard all the way. You two have been traveling all the way, and it's time for you to rest and recuperate, but I'm not in a hurry here." When he came, he heard people Having said that, the two of them clamored to see the uncle as soon as they entered the mansion. They didn't even use the meals prepared by the housekeeper. They just washed and changed their clothes before going to the study and waiting.

The two brothers of the Wu family are both rough people, and they are very honest. When Lin Chen talked to them in such a polite way, the two hew and hawed, "Grass, grass people..." for a long time, but they couldn't follow the elegance.

Takeo, who was still the younger brother, was a little anxious, and shouted with his face flushed: "We brothers found the tartar behind the dog tartar, and brought back a few horses!"

This roar gave Lin Chen a good experience of what it means to be as loud as a bell.

However, this news is good news. Now that the quality of court war horses is deteriorating, and the Tartars are committing crimes again and again, the Ministry of War has begun to privately purchase war horses from Ping'an Prefecture.The two brothers were able to spare Lu Qin'er and Tu Ke to find the tribes hidden deep in the desert, which undoubtedly opened up a new source of war horses for the imperial court.

Lin Chen started to arrange this matter a long time ago, so he did not hesitate to send out the most proud arm around him. It is a pity that although Xie Qing and the others brought countless money to Lin's Mansion and Prince Zhongdun's Mansion in Ping'an Prefecture, they did not It can't get around the eyeliner of the Tartars, and has never gone deep into the hinterland of the desert.Unexpectedly, this inconspicuous "caravan" could go there.

Overjoyed, Lin Chen, in addition to releasing the deed of repayment as originally said, also rewarded each of them with another 1000 taels of silver. He personally took Wu Gang's hand and said with a smile: "I know that you are not short of silver. Now that you have made great achievements, the imperial court will reward you in the future! You two brothers here, what wishes you have in the future can be said to me, if I can do it, I will do it for you."

Although it was a polite remark, Wugang really said to Lin Chen expectantly, "Is what you said true? Can you really do it for us?"

How dare I say it...

Lin Chen was overjoyed by such an honest man, and continued to tease the two of them with a smile: "A gentleman's words are hard to follow, Brother Wu just say what he has to say."

After he said that, Wugang felt a little ashamed: "It's not a big deal, but I thought it was too late for my brothers to marry their wives outside these years, so I wanted to ask the uncle to be a matchmaker for the brothers and marry their wives." Son."

Lin Chen thought it was some great event, but at this moment the smile on his face couldn't be stopped: "Okay, okay, Brother Wu, just don't worry, I will pick a best wife for all the brothers here!"

Now that they have made such great achievements, the two leading brothers might get an official after reporting to the court, but now they want Lin Chen to find a marriage for them...

Really honest people.