[Red Chamber] Madam's wishes come true

Lin Ruhai took this matter as a joke and told his family: "Fu'er is also confused. We can't find out other secrets and major matters. Could it be that such trivial things can't be found out?"

Jia Min followed with a smile: "Perhaps he is used to it? After all, he is exposed to these things every day."

But Daiyu was keenly aware of something, and couldn't help turning her head, looking at Lin Kou with teasing eyes.

Lin Kou raised his eyebrows, with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Is what father said true?"

Lin Ruhai froze for a moment, then nodded: "Of course it's true, I don't need to coax you with such things, do I?"

Lin Kou smiled: "If that's the case, after Zhen Fu gets the investigation materials and comes to you, can you tell him that I choose my marriage candidates by myself and ask him to hand over the materials to me directly?"

Lin Ruhai was a little puzzled, but it was not a big deal, so he nodded and agreed.

Jia Min hesitated to speak, and said for a while, "Zhen Fu is a foreigner after all, if you have a serious conversation, it's fine, if it's for marriage... Isn't it good for you to meet?"

Lin Kou laughed, "Don't worry Ma'am, I know it well."

Lin Ruhai didn't say much, but Jia Min noticed something from Lin Kou's attitude.

After the dinner was over, Jia Min deliberately came to Lin Kou's yard and asked about her plan: "Since Fu'er has already refused, you have given up on your previous idea, right?"

She was a little hesitant, "After all, the world's demands on women cannot be escaped from being reserved, and women who actively pursue... happiness rarely end well. I have only known the wife of General Zhen Guo for so many years."

Lin Kou paused: "General Zhen Guo's wife?"

Jia Min thought about it, and felt that sooner or later Lin Kou would meet General Zhen Guo's wife, and it wouldn't hurt to know more about General Zhen Jiang and his wife before they met. Speak up.

It turned out that at the beginning, Lin Wu, the general of Zhen Guo, didn't like his current wife Lan Yun.

Because Lin Wu is considered a hard-core royalist, but Lan Yun's father was involved in the fight for the succession of the princes. The key point is that he also used Lan Yun's mother's royal status to do some bad things.

Lin Wu naturally didn't want to get involved with such a family.

Even if the two met by chance at a banquet, Lin Wu would just avoid Lan Yun and completely ignore Lan Yun's full of affection, which can be said to be like a man with a firm heart.

On the contrary, Lan Yun's father has taken a fancy to Lin Wu's power, so he admires his daughter's choice very much, and secretly contributes to creating opportunities for his daughter to meet Lin Wu, even...

Did some disgraceful things.

Fortunately, Lin Wu was not successfully calculated, but because of this, he hated Lan Yun to the extreme, and even planned to make Lan's father make a fool of himself in public. Since then, the two families have completely turned against each other. Other sons.

However, Lan Yun's love is as deep as the sea, and even though the two families have become enemies, they still remain infatuated with Lin Wu.

During that time, in order to please Lin Wu, Lan Yun underestimated him and his family, but taunted other girls who admired Lin Wu, made accusations, and even united with those who had a good relationship with her to isolate and suppress those who were lower than her. , and fabricating rumors to slander those who are higher than themselves...

In short, before Lan Yun married Lin Wu, she had almost become a joke in the entire capital.

Such a girl, even if there are a few sporadic people who think she is affectionate, more people will think that she is indecent, mentally ill, and humiliating...

Naturally, it was impossible for Lin Wu's family to agree to him marrying such a woman. His mother even said that unless she died, Lin Wu would never let Lan Yun in even if he never married a wife.

Lin Kou: "...It's become like this, how did they get married?"

Jia Min looked embarrassed: "It is said that Lan Yun saved General Lin in an accident and left a scar on his face. Because the scar is too deep, the scars may not be completely eliminated, so Lin Wu took the initiative to find the emperor to ask for a marriage. Only then did Yun bypass General Lin and marry into the Lin family."

"In the first few years, I occasionally heard some rumors that their husband and wife were at odds, but within a few years, because Lan Yun always looked radiant when she went out, and when she mentioned General Lin, she often spoke sweetly and praised her, and she gave birth one after another. With two sons and one daughter, there is a common room in the mansion that doesn't even have a concubine... The rumors about the discord between the husband and wife disappeared naturally, and when everyone mentioned Lan Yun, they were mostly envious and sighed."

Lin Kou rolled her eyes: "It sounds like..."

It's a bit sloppy.

But she didn't know the specific situation, so she just thought that the two people got married first and then fell in love, and their love had come true.

After Jia Min finished speaking, she looked at Lin Kou worriedly: "Except for their husband and wife, I have never heard of any women who take the initiative to fight for it, but they can still have a happy ending. Most of the time, they can't marry their sweethearts, and it will affect the relationship between them. In the subsequent marriage, she was married away because she was too outrageous."

But paper can't hold fire after all, and the final result is always embarrassing.

Seeing that Lin Kou didn't think so, she added another dose of strong medicine: "Those women who took the initiative to fight for it all regretted it in the end!"

Lin Kou smiled: "Ma'am, don't worry, I don't have a deep-seated love for Zhen Fu, nor do I have to rely on him."

Jia Min was stunned: "Then why do you..."

"I just think that Zhen Fu is willing to investigate your favorite future husband candidates for me in his busy schedule. Even if he doesn't like me, he should have a good impression of me." Lin Kou sighed, "It's just possible, that's it Goodwill can't make him give up his original concerns and marry me."

Zhen Fu has many worries, and obviously has no plans to get married in the short term.

And even though he had a good impression of Lin Kou, it was definitely not enough to like her, even to the point where he wanted to marry her back home as soon as possible.

But Lin Kou felt that this was an opportunity.

after all……

Lin Kou shrugged: "We know each other well, and we trust each other's character. It's better to be a husband and wife than a blind marriage. After marriage, it's much better to run in with a stranger. What if the other party's character is worrying, isn't it? Wearing a mask all your life? It's exhausting."

Besides, Zhen Fu is also good-looking.

Marrying him, Lin Kou will never suffer.

Jia Min has heard her mention "know the root and know the bottom" more than once, and vaguely guessed that these two people should have secrets, and they have a certain understanding of each other's secrets.

In this case, they do seem to be better together than apart.

but……

Jia Min was still a little worried.

Lin Ruhai told Zhen Fu what Lin Kou had said: "Cao girl has a big idea. Her marriage is decided by herself. If you find the information, just hand it to her. She will make her own choice."

Zhen Fu was taken aback: "She makes up her own mind?"

Lin Ruhai didn't understand Lin Kou's meaning, but since she asked so, he also said so: "She is a girl with her own ideas."

Zhen Fu paused for a moment, then asked late, "Uncle asked me before that if I would like to be with Miss Kou..."

Lin Ruhai smiled and nodded: "She said you are good-looking and know everything, so she asked me to ask. But since you don't want to, she didn't force it, and she has decided to find another suitable candidate."

Zhen Fu paused, feeling a little empty in his heart for some reason.

But this feeling was fleeting, and he ignored it directly: "If that's the case, then I'll hand over the information to Miss Kou directly when I find out the information."

Although he won't investigate in person, it's impossible for other people to hand over the information.

So after a period of time, the number of meetings between Zhen Fu and Lin Kou increased steadily, sometimes even five or six times a month.

And the reason for the meeting is basically——

Lin Ruhai and Jia Min are the right candidate, he!No!combine!suitable!

……

Zhen Fu: "This one is good enough in person, but his parents are partial to the youngest son. It is widely rumored in the government that his parents do not plan to separate the family in the future, and plan to let him support his younger brother, his wife and children for the rest of his life."

Lin Kou nodded: "This is really not a good candidate! My parents-in-law are biased, it's better not to have any parents-in-law."

Zhen Fu paused, said goodbye and left.

……

Zhen Fu: "This son's parents are kind, but there are already four broken maids around him, and all of them have been serving him since childhood. They can barely be regarded as childhood sweethearts, and the relationship is quite good. If you marry in, it will There will be no problems with in-laws, but I am afraid that he will be jointly targeted by his maids, and he may not be on your side."

Lin Kou frowned, "You're actually a hungry ghost! It's Cousin Zhen who keeps himself clean and is about to reach the weak crown, but he doesn't have a housemaid by his side."

Zhen Fu's eyes flashed, and he hurriedly said goodbye and left.

……

Zhen Fu: "This son is not only good at Long Yang, but also beats and scolds the maids around him frequently. You may be hurt if you marry him. It's better to avoid him."

Lin Kou nodded again and again, and couldn't help asking: "Cousin Zhen doesn't know how to hit women, does he?"

Zhen Fu was taken aback: "Of course not, cowards beat women!"

Lin Kou laughed, "Then Cousin Zhen must be a real hero!"

Zhen Fu was taken aback for a moment, and when he realized it, his ears turned red, and he chose to leave in a panic.

……

Zhen Fu: "There is nothing wrong with this son. He has outstanding talent. He passed the Juren examination at a young age. It will not take long for him to pass the Jinshi examination and become an official in the court. But he is the son of his original spouse. Under the instigation of his stepmother I have a bad relationship with my father, and I am a thorn in the side of my stepmother, I encountered many dangers when I was young, if I don't have enough skills, I'm afraid my life will be in danger."

Lin Kou was taken aback: "The future of talent can't compare with your own life, and the addition of a life can't compare with peace and success."

Zhen Fu glanced at Lin Kou, and asked for the first time, "Don't you want to be the wife of an official?"

Lin Kou looked at him in surprise: "Of course it's good if you can do it. If you can't do it, why force it? As long as the husband and wife can live in harmony, even if you are not an official wife, you can live happily."

After a pause, she looked at Zhen Fu, "Being an official's wife is like marrying a beautiful man. At least you can see a beautiful man every day, but an official's wife has to pay a lot."

When she was talking, she kept looking at Zhen Fu thoughtfully.

Zhen Fu's face was flushed by the sight, and before he could say goodbye, he turned around and ran away.After running halfway, he realized that he was rude, so he turned around and said goodbye seriously.

……

In order to prevent people from saying that they were giving each other privately, when Lin Kou and Zhen Fu met, Daiyu was basically there.

She was smart, and she realized after reading it a few times: "Sister Kou, you... are you teasing Cousin Zhen? Those people that Cousin Zhen investigated were really not picked out on purpose?"

Daiyu frowned tightly, always feeling that there was something deceitful in it.

Lin Kou laughed: "Do you think it was picked on purpose?"

If she hadn't asked that question, Daiyu would still be unsure about the answer to this question, but when Lin Kou asked...

What else does she not understand?

Daiyu couldn't help giving Lin Kou an angry look: "The so-called 'this relationship should be long-term, if you don't want it, I'll leave', if Cousin Zhen doesn't want to marry my sister, just marry another sister. I think sister I don't like Cousin Zhen too much, so why are you making such a plan?"

If you really like someone, you shouldn't calculate them like this, right?

Daiyu is still young and doesn't understand this kind of emotion, but she subconsciously feels that it is wrong.

Lin Kou laughed: "Zhen Fu can't respond once or twice, and can respond three times or four times, but after a long time, there are too many people who check, it is impossible to be unable to respond all the time."

If he really couldn't react all the time, it could only mean——

Either he was really stupid, or he was pretending to be stupid when he found out, or he really didn't mean anything to her.

Regardless of which of these three situations, Lin Kou would only give up on Zhen Fu.

The reaction time Lin Kou gave Zhen Fu was twenty people.

Once the twenty ones are over, she will give up Zhen Fu completely, and ask Jia Min to carefully choose a suitable marriage candidate for her.

But the fact is that when Zhen Fu found the sixth one, he realized something was wrong——

Lin Ruhai and Jia Min's feelings for Lin Kou don't seem to be fake, how could they be playing tricks on the marriage?The future husband-in-law they selected for Lin Kou, not to mention the dragon and phoenix among the people, will certainly not have too many shortcomings.

But the list in his hand...

It's not that Zhen Fu is mean, but that the shortcomings of these people are really scary, and some of them even have their lives in danger when they marry.

How could Jia Min choose such a person?

As more and more people investigated, Zhen Fu's doubts became deeper and deeper.

Out of trust in Lin Ruhai and Jia Min, he felt that there must be something hidden about this matter, or it was all a coincidence; but out of worry about Lin Kou, he couldn't help but think, "What if?"

Zhen Fu finally couldn't bear it and went to find Lin Ruhai.

Lin Ruhai coughed twice, and looked at him apologetically: "Well, I'm sorry."

Zhen Fu: "???"

He went to Jia Min again.

Jia Min: "It's about it, you have to go to the little girl."

Zhen Fu: "???"

He was a little hesitant. Thinking of meeting Lin Kou many times during this period, the tips of his ears instantly turned red.

In a daze, Jia Min even suspected that his ears were burnt and smoking.

After she realized what this meant, she couldn't help laughing: "All of this was suggested by the little girl. No matter what doubts you have, you'd better ask her."

Zhen Fu paused, but after all, someone sent a letter to Lin Kou, and he went to the Huxin Pavilion.

Lin Kou soon appeared at the intersection.

This time, she didn't bring Daiyu with her, only Baishuang.

When Bai Shuang reached the stone steps outside the Huxin Pavilion, she stopped.

Zhen Fu has come to his senses: "Are you, this, those people..."

"Yes." Lin Kou admitted directly, "I ask my wife to invite those people she specially found. You know, there are quite a lot of people in the capital who are not suitable for marriage, but it is quite difficult to find so many people who are not the same."

Zhen Fu: "...Why did you do this?"

Lin Kou was really surprised this time: "Every time we meet, isn't it obvious enough for me? I've blown so many rainbow farts for you, and you just ignored them?"

Zhen Fu instantly recalled Lin Kou's words, and his complexion was instantly stained with a thin blush.

Lin Kou nodded with satisfaction: "That's right."

Zhen Fu realized why she was satisfied, and instantly said, "..."

He couldn't help but rubbed his forehead: "Marriage is a matter of parents' orders, and a matchmaker's words. Even if you treat me...then you should ask my uncle and aunt to spy on me, not..."

Lin Kou laughed, "Didn't I ask the master to spy on you?"

Zhen Fu: "..."

Lin Kou smiled: "Why are you speechless? Don't you remember how the master spied on you? Or did you forget how you refused? If you are so forgetful, then I have to consider whether you are the right candidate."

Zhen Fu panicked: "No, I haven't forgotten."

Lin Kou had a smile in his eyes, but he didn't expect Zhen Fu to be so funny.

She coughed twice, and said seriously: "How, after getting along for this period of time, have you changed your mind about me? Have you changed your mind?"

Before Zhen Fu came back to his senses, he subconsciously asked after hearing the words: "What do you think?"

Lin Kou frowned, and the smile on his face faded: "Have you changed your mind about not wanting to get married? I've done this to give us a chance. Now that you've found out, we'll talk openly. If you still don't I wish, this matter will be completely over, and I really don't have that much time to spend with you."

Zhen Fu was taken aback for a moment, and glanced at Lin Kou, feeling somewhat wronged in his heart.

Obviously, Lin Kou provoked this matter first.

Lin Kou looked at Zhen Fu: "You all know that I'm planning, so you don't want to continue this game, do you? Although I have a thick skin, I'm not thick enough to not mind playing monkey games for others."

Zhen Fu didn't know about it, and they could still keep in touch.

Zhen Fu knew everything, how thick-skinned was she to continue to count him as if she didn't know, blow rainbow farts to him, and test his thoughts?

Zhen Fu panicked at once, and wanted to refuse, but she couldn't say the words of rejection.

Realizing this, his heart was pounding and he panicked even more.

Lin Kou resolutely hit the ball straight: "Do you really have no affection for me? Do you really don't want to marry me at all? If I marry someone else, will you really not regret it?"

Zhen Futeng stood up suddenly: "I, I will think about it when I go back, and I will give you an answer in a few days!"

After speaking, he got up and left, his back was in a hurry, it could almost be called fleeing with the deserted.

As soon as the people left, Lin Kou immediately hooked his lips into a smile.

Not long after Zhen Fu left, he quietly sneaked back to Lin's residence.

He found the spies of the Lin family: "You have been watching Mrs. Lin and the eldest girl for the past few days, and tell me immediately if there is any change."

The spy was surprised: "Your Excellency often walks in the mansion during this time, no matter what the madam and the young lady have, can they still hide it from your eyes?"

Zhen Fu was impatient: "I told you to just stare at it, why bother so much?"

The spy curled his lips and was about to speak when he suddenly thought of the rumors in the mansion these days, and then he looked at Zhen Fuda with strange eyes: "My lord, all the marriage candidates selected by Madam for the eldest girl during this period of time have failed, it can't be Are you purposely picking faults? I understand, don't worry, once Madam starts to choose a new marriage candidate for Miss Kou, I will tell you right away."

Zhen Fu: "???"

He wanted to explain, but seeing the detective's determined eyes, he was speechless for a moment, and finally gave up explaining.

Forget it, anyway, the result is the same!

During dinner in the evening, Daiyu noticed that Lin Kou was in a very good mood, and couldn't help being curious: "Cousin Zhen came to see you today, did he already know that you are plotting against him?"

Lin Kou nodded in a good mood: "Understood."

"Lai Xingshi to question the crime?"

"Maybe?" Lin Kou laughed, "But in the end he probably forgot and ran away without saying anything."

"Ran?"

Daiyu was stunned, and looked at Lin Kou suspiciously for a while: "Run away, or run away? Don't just run away? Is Cousin Zhen so vulnerable?"

Lin Kou glanced at Daiyu: "Isn't this a matter of course?"

Daiyu was startled, and cast a sideways glance at her: "Sister, you are really... No wonder Cousin Zhen can't stand it."

Lin Kou didn't care at all, but hooked her lips instead.

Jia Min was listening beside him, and was a little curious: "Fu'er has already agreed?"

Lin Kou became serious: "Not yet, he said he would go back and think about it. I decided to wait for two days. If it doesn't work, Madam can directly choose someone else for me."

After a pause, she said with a smile, "But the possibility of him agreeing should be quite high, Madam may not have this chance."

Jia Min was taken aback, then smiled instantly: "I really hope I don't have this chance."

Zhen Fu went back and tossed and turned, but didn't fall asleep most of the night.

He simply got up from the bed, ready to go out for a walk.

Zhen Fu lives in a small courtyard next to Lixiangyuan. There is a single family, and there is a small door directly on the wall, which allows him to leave Rongguo Mansion directly from the small door.

The same is true of Lixiangyuan where Xue's family lives, but it is a little bigger than Zhen Fu's small courtyard.

The two small courtyards are next to each other, and Zhen Fu can occasionally hear the movement next door.

The same is true today.

As soon as he came near the courtyard wall, he heard the voices of two servants from the next door.

"The uncle has also reached the age of marriage. I heard that my wife has entrusted my wife, and I want to ask her to help find a good girl who is well-matched."

"It's hard to find a good girl from the right family. In this capital, officials are everywhere, but merchants are rare."

"Who said that we must marry a merchant's daughter? For example, our girl has a good relationship with Bao Erye? Our family is so rich, can't we marry the daughter of a petty official? Maybe, we can." Marry the daughter of a high official!"

"The daughter of a high official? But do you have a clue?"

"Isn't there a relative named Lin in this Rongguo Mansion? He has an adopted daughter who was originally from a merchant family, so she is a good match for my uncle. As long as the wife..."

bang——

Zhen Fu kicked the wall, scaring the little guy who was talking in the corner, and ran away in a hurry.

The gossiper disappeared, but Zhen Fu's mood was affected.

He couldn't help recalling the question Lin Kou asked him before, "If I marry someone else, will you really not regret it?"

Zhen Fu touched his chest full of anger, and already had the answer in his heart.

Yes, if Lin Kou really married someone else, he would definitely regret it!