The stepson of the Lin family of the Red Chamber

"Brother doesn't need to spend money, I like whatever you give me." After being together for a year, Daiyu also knew that this brother really treated her well. Even if she was not a blood sibling, Daiyu recognized this brother and was unwilling to let him spend money.

Lin Yao rubbed Daiyu's head and said with a smile, "I'm just your younger sister, birthday gift is essential, since you said so, then I will choose it myself." Although Daiyu didn't want him to spend money, but The treasures in Lin Yao's hands have accumulated quite a lot, and picking out any one at random is enough for Daiyu's birthday gift.

It's just that he has some difficulty in choosing, and he thinks this is a good gift for Daiyu, and that is also good.

After going back and forth, he has not been able to choose a birthday gift that he is satisfied with until now.

Today I asked Daiyu, but Daiyu didn't give any directions, so Lin Yao planned to go back and pick out all the suitable gifts for Daiyu and put them together, and gave Daiyu two gifts every year as birthday presents.

After a year of accumulation, his backpack was almost out of place. Even though he cleaned up some things and put them in his room, the number of backpack slots was decreasing day by day. For the time being, Lin Yao had no way to expand the number of backpack slots.

Lin Yao insisted on giving gifts, so Daiyu could only let him go, and asked another question, "My brother usually comes back early, why did he come back nearly half an hour late today?"

Daiyu didn't believe that she stayed with her classmates for a while.

Lin Yao rubbed Daiyu's head and said with a smile, "It's just that I came back a bit late, it's nothing, don't worry."

Seeing that he refused to speak, Daiyu blinked and didn't ask further questions.

After sending Daiyu back to her own courtyard, Lin Yao returned to her own east courtyard.

Back in the east courtyard, Nanny Song worriedly asked him why he came back late today, but Lin Yao just prevaricated and went back to the study.

After warming up the book for a while, Lin Yao took a shower, changed clothes and went to bed.

When he got up the next morning, when he went to the academy, Lin Ruhai arranged for him several burly servants to see him off.

On the way to the academy, no one followed him. After entering the academy, Lin Yao went directly to the academy to attend classes. As for when Lin Ruhai came to the academy to look for Dr. Ye, that was not his business.

This day during class, Lin Yao went to observe Yang Zun from time to time. Yang Zun was in class normally, and occasionally the two of them would look at each other, and Yang Zun would smile at him, looking very friendly.

But Lin Yao didn't feel any kindness, he frowned and looked away, wondering whether what Dr. Ye said was true or not.

When it was Youshi, school was over as usual, Lin Yao and Gu Zhen left the academy together, not wanting to find that the carriage that brought him to the academy in the morning was gone, but Lin Ruhai's carriage was parked outside the academy, and there was still standing beside the carriage Xu Zhiru, Xu Zhiru is Lin Ruhai's servant. He often goes out to do errands for Lin Ruhai. It can be said that he is one of Lin Ruhai's confidant servants.

Xu Zhang and Xu Zhiru are both here, so Lin Ruhai should be in the carriage.

When Xu Zhang saw Lin Yao, he immediately stepped forward, "Master, get in the car."

"Where's my lord?"

"Master is in the carriage."

Lin Yao stopped asking, and walked towards the carriage, Xu Zhiru helped Lin Yao lift up the curtain, and Lin Yao boarded the carriage and entered.

"When did the master come?" Lin Yao asked impatiently as soon as she sat down firmly.

Lin Ruhai was resting in the carriage with his eyes closed, and when he heard Lin Yao's voice, he opened his eyes, "It's been a while, I've met Dr. Ye, I'll send someone to investigate what he said, and your teacher will also I already know, in the recent period, I will send more people to protect you, don't run around if you have nothing to do."

Hearing this, Lin Yao's heart tightened, "Is what Doctor Ye said true?"

"It's not certain yet, but... there's a good chance it's true." Lin Ruhai's expression was a little heavy.

Lin Yao took a deep breath, and said with a heavy heart, "Dr. Ye was also an imperial doctor at the Imperial Hospital at the time, and he was also regarded as an official of the imperial court. Is the Yang family so bold?"

"Even if the highest-ranking envoy of the Taiyuan Hospital is only the fifth grade, and Yang Long, he is the Imperial Academy Jijiu, he is from the fourth grade. He is one level higher than Doctor Ye's immediate boss, and Doctor Ye never resigned from office. , even though he is an imperial physician, he is only of the seventh grade, he is not willing to marry his granddaughter to Yang Long's son, he is already courageous enough, but if he is to face Yang Long, it would be like hitting a stone with an egg and overreaching." Lin Ruhai said .

Lin Yao's face changed slightly. He didn't realize until now that even if you become an official, if you don't climb high enough, you will suffer.

What a cruel reality.

"If what Doctor Ye said is true, he is able to calm down and find a way out, he is an amazing person." Lin Ruhai said.

Compared with Zhen Shiyin, who became a monk and abandoned his wife when he encountered setbacks, Lin Ruhai admired Doctor Ye's courage and integrity even more.

The premise is that what he said is true.

However, according to visual inspection, Doctor Ye should not be lying.

"Tomorrow is a rest day, which happens to be Yu'er's birthday. You go back home after school, and our family has a good meal. Your cousin Lian will leave for the capital tomorrow, so don't be too rude."

Lin Yao was startled when she heard the words, "Didn't Cousin Lian just come to Yangzhou? Are you going back now?"

"You don't know, a letter came from Jia's family in the afternoon, saying that Lian'er's wife is pregnant, and he is rushing back to accompany his wife." Lin Ruhai explained.

Lin Yao was startled, and couldn't help thinking, was Wang Xifeng pregnant so early?

Oh, it seems that Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng do have a daughter. If I remember correctly, it's called Qiaojie. Is this the child?

Lin Yao couldn't be sure, after all, he was watching a TV series and hadn't read the original book.

"My wife is pregnant, so I really should go back."

To be honest, Lin Yao's impression of Jia Lian was neither good nor bad.

If you want to say that he is bad, but he still has a trace of conscience, but if you want to say that he is good...that is really hard to describe.

Same as Wang Xifeng, what kind of pot should match what kind of lid.

"Remember to go home early tomorrow." Lin Ruhai reminded her again, and Lin Yao complied seriously.

After returning home, they still had dinner together in the main courtyard. After dinner, Lin Yao planned to pick out a present for Daiyu, but she didn't want to be stopped by Jia Lian as soon as she left the main courtyard.

"Cousin Lin!"

Lin Yao stopped, turned her head and looked at Jia Lian who was walking towards him, "Cousin Lian? I don't know what you want me to do?"

"Shall we talk in your study?" Jia Lian laughed.

Lin Yao stared at Jia Lian for a few moments, then nodded, "Cousin Lian, please come with me."

While walking towards the east courtyard, Jia Lian chatted with him, talking nonsense.

After arriving at the East Courtyard, as soon as he entered the door, Jia Lian saw the golden osmanthus plants and said with a smile, "This is the golden osmanthus planted by my aunt from Suzhou, right? I heard people say it yesterday. Seeing that cousin Lin will be named on the gold list in the future."

Lin Yao smiled, "My wife is really looking forward to my success, cousin please."

Leading Jia Lian into the study, "Bi Wan, pour tea."

Bi Wan poured a cup of tea for the two of them, then backed out, Jia Lian stared at Bi Wan who was leaving, Lin Yao frowned slightly, and coughed lightly, calling Jia Lian's attention back, " Cousin Lian stopped me just now, what do you want to tell me?"

But he cursed in his heart, this Jia Lian is really a dog who can't get rid of eating shit, seeing the beautiful maid's eyeballs almost falling out.

Bi Wan was in the prime of life, youthful and beautiful, she was the prettiest girl in his yard, but Jia Lian's eyes were venomous, so many maids in his yard just stared at the prettiest one.

Jia Lian also realized that he had lost his composure just now, cleared his throat, and said slowly, "That's right, I heard that Cousin Lin gave Aunt a piece of rare jade last year, I wonder if there is any more?" Lin Yao misunderstood, and hurriedly explained, "I'm not asking for something from cousin Lin, but here... Cousin Lin probably doesn't know that my wife is pregnant, I just want to ask for luck."

Lin Yao was at a loss when she heard that, "Auspicious?"

He can't have children, so what auspiciousness is there for him?

"Since Cousin Lin came, Cousin Lin and Auntie's health is getting better and better. When I first arrived in Yangzhou, I heard people say that Cousin Lin has a very good life." She smiled, "I just hope that my wife's baby can be born safely, without Qiyu, other things are fine, I don't choose."

The corner of Lin Yao's mouth twitched: You don't want to pick?Then I still have to praise you for your generosity?

The rare jade he gave to his wife, Jia Min, is a rare treasure in the world, but Jia Lian is very careful, picking only the best.

But his kindness is rare, thinking of Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng turning against each other because of other women, Lin Yao sighed in her heart.

It can be said that both of these couples were at fault when their relationship broke down.

Jia Lian is too lustful, his daughter has acne and he still plays with women, and he is not motivated, and Wang Xifeng is a formidable person. Seeing how he is guessing, he knows that he is unreliable, so he can only do it by himself. The man is becoming more and more useless, and it will be a matter of time before the relationship breaks down.

Another mistress who looks like a white lotus appears, oh ho, it's really normal to have another love.

Jia Lian is not a truly dedicated man, he has all the problems most men have.

As for Wang Xifeng, Lin Yao had never actually seen her before, and her understanding of her only came from the TV series, and he hadn't watched all the TV series, only watched a few episodes, but it didn't prevent him from knowing that Wang Xifeng was a powerful woman.

"The Qiyu I gave to my wife is only this one, there is no more, but I have something else here." Lin Yao got up and took out a box from the desk drawer, opened it and put it on the table, facing Jia Lian, " This bead is called the Phoenix Bead. It is an old item I dug out from my mother's dowry. , take this bead as a gift from me to Lian’s second brother, please don’t dislike it.”

This Phoenix Orb was not a dowry in his mother's dowry at all, but he opened it from a treasure chest.

On New Year's Eve, he got a golden treasure chest for the first time, and after opening it, there was only this scarlet bead.

This bead is called Phoenix Bead, other than that, I don't know what effect it has.

He was thinking, there is a phoenix character in Wang Xifeng's name, and there is a phoenix character in the name of this Phoenix Pearl, so it just fits, so it should be considered a predestined relationship.