The stepson of the Lin family of the Red Chamber

After the college exam, Lin Yao also felt mentally exhausted. After leaving the exam room, she went directly to her home to rest.

After resting for a whole day, Lin Yao called Ye He, "Are you okay at home these few days?"

Lin Ruhai returned to the capital to report on his work, and indeed the new emperor stayed in the capital to take up his post, and the top job was a fat vacancy, Minister of the Household Department.

The Minister of the Household Department is an official position with real power. Lin Ruhai can sit in this position, it can be seen that the new emperor trusts him. Otherwise, the new emperor can arrange his confidants to sit in this important position. There is no need to recall Lin Ruhai back to the top of the capital. this lack.

Lin Ruhai's promotion is a real promotion this time, and he has become an upstart in Beijing. Many people can't find a way to curry favor with Lin Ruhai.

As Lin Ruhai's son, Lin Yao came to Jinling alone to rush for the exam, without any elders around him, so he naturally attracted attention.

Many relatives who are related to the Lin family want to start with Lin Yao, to see if they can build a relationship.

But although Lin Yao is young, she is not easy to fool.

All these posts sent to the old house of the Lin family were all rejected by Lin Yao on the grounds that she was young and afraid of neglecting her relatives.

After the hospital examination started, Lin Yao told the servants of the Lin family not to bother him with these things.

After half a month, I don't know if there is anyone who is strong enough to pass invitations to their house.

"Except for Xue's family, the other families have stopped handing out greeting cards," Ye He said.

No matter how you say it, Lin Yao is still a junior, he doesn't want to come, and others can't force him to go, so they are sure that Lin Yao can't invite him, so they don't waste any more time on Lin Yao.

The Xue family, on the other hand, didn't know why they persevered.

"Bring me the invitation from the Xue family." Lin Yao said.

Ye He should be, and then fetched the greeting card from the Xue family.

Lin Yao opened it and laughed immediately, "It turned out to be Xue Pan's invitation card, how can I persevere."

"The Xue family and our family are not serious relatives. If the uncle is unwilling, just refuse." Ye He stayed in Jinling for a while and heard a lot about Xue Pan. His impression of the Xue family uncle It's so bad, naturally I don't want their "clean and innocent" uncle to have anything to do with a messy person like Xue Pan.

Lin Yao closed the invitation with a smile on her face, "Of course I won't go, what's the point? But this Xue Pan is really interesting. I called him Brother Xue in a perfunctory way, but he really thought I regarded him as a relative." ?”

"Then I'll send someone back?"

"Go back."

In order to hide herself, Lin Yao took people to the Zhuangzi to play the next day. Although the Zhuangzi was not as exquisite as the mansion, it was not bad.

There are quite a few children born to the servants of the Lin family in Zhuangzi, and Lin Yao taught them to read for a few days on Zhuangzi on a whim, which made these servants born in Zhuangzi feel grateful to him.

These people are all slaves, even if En is released, there will be no way out, but being able to read a few words is already a rare benefit for them.

After counting the days, the day when the rankings will be released is approaching, so Lin Yao went back to the city.

The college examination released the list, and Lin Yao won the first place again.

The news of Lin Yao's first place in the exam spread, and these relatives began to hand out invitations again. Lin Yao packed her things and returned to Yangzhou on the third day.

Back in Yangzhou, Lin Yao stayed for a few days, said goodbye to her teacher and friends, and boarded a boat to Beijing.

Yangzhou is far away from the capital city, Lin Yao boarded the ship at the end of September, there were occasional bumps in the road, and she rushed to the capital city years ago.

Before going to Beijing, Lin Yao had already written a letter in advance, so when the ship docked at the pier, there were servants from the Lin family waiting to prepare a carriage to pick Lin Yao up.

Although Lin Yao took the medicine, she still felt unwell, so she got into the carriage directly.

Arriving at the Lin Mansion, Lin Yao paid a visit to the old lady and Daiyu together, and then under the care of the old lady, she went back to her yard to rest. Even though she moved to the capital, Lin Yao's residence was still in the East courtyard.

The capital city is a typical quadrangle courtyard with one floor covering another. Lin Yao's east courtyard is also a separate small courtyard, and Daiyu's courtyard is behind his east courtyard, but they are very close together.

After a good night's rest in the mansion, Lin Yao was in good spirits again the next day.

After passing the junior three-yuan exam, Lin Yao got the task reward as she wished. This Taiyi magic skill is indeed miraculous, and Lin Yao can master it as soon as she learns it. However, Taiyi swordsmanship is a bit esoteric, and Lin Yao has not yet mastered it.

In the morning, after practicing swordsmanship for a while, I went to take a bath and change clothes, sweating profusely. When I came out, I saw Daiyu sitting in the hall.

As soon as Lin Yao came out, Daiyu came over, "My brother rested for a night, is he better?"

Daiyu knew about his seasickness, and came to see him early, probably because she was worried about his health.

Lin Yao smiled and touched Daiyu's head, "It's just a little seasick, it's not a big deal, you'll be fine after a night's rest, sister, don't worry, sit down, I asked Nanny Song to make cakes, it's so early Haven't had breakfast yet? Then let's eat together."

"Brother came so late, I haven't eaten pastries made by Mammy for a long time." Daiyu snorted.

Lin Yao knew she was wrong, after all, it was he who asked to stay in Yangzhou to take the childbirth test, Lin Ruhai advised him many times, but he didn't listen.

"Aren't I here? If my sister likes it, I'll let Nanny Song cook it for you every day, okay?"

"You don't need to eat it every day. Mommy is not young, so you should take good care of your body." Daiyu said.

Nanny Song laughed while listening, "Oh, it's still the girl who loves me."

Lin Yao also laughed, "It seems that I can't keep me as a nanny anymore, I've been won over by you, my sister."

"Brother is still laughing. Since the news of your passing the exam came back, my grandmother has come to invite my mother to catch up with the past every day. I don't know what she said. Every time my mother comes back, she is very worried." Daiyu is here to vent the news. Here comes.

Lin Yao was thoughtful, he still remembered that once his wife was unhappy, it was also because the grandmother of the Jia family in Beijing wrote a letter to his wife, Lin Yao didn't know what was said in the letter, but it probably had something to do with him, And the things mentioned in the letter made my wife very uncomfortable.

Lin Yao thought about it, and guessed that it was because he was not his wife's biological mother. The grandmother was worried that he would not be filial to his wife, so that he said some unpleasant things, and his wife would be upset.

These are all Lin Yao's own guesses, so naturally he can't count them, but he feels in his heart that eight or nine are not far from ten.

Naturally, Lin Yao would not tell Daiyu about his conjectures. He only smiled and comforted her, thinking in his heart that since he arrived in the capital, it is natural that Rongguo Mansion should visit him, but yesterday neither the master nor the wife Speaking of this, Lin Yao didn't know how they arranged it.

After coaxing Daiyu well, Lin Yao went to the main courtyard to greet his wife.

Although I saw it yesterday, Jia Min took Lin Yao to look at it early in the morning, "I grew taller and lost a lot of weight. I didn't eat well in Yangzhou by myself, did I?"

"My son has grown taller, so he looks thinner. If you don't believe me, give me a pinch, I'm not thin at all." Lin Yao stretched out her arms in front of Jia Min, who smiled and slapped his hands away, "What are you pinching?" Pinch, I said that if you are thin, you are thin, and I will ask Yujin to order the small kitchen to make you a tonic soup, and you must drink it."

Lin Yao smiled helplessly, "Alright, alright, listen to your wife."

After chatting a few words, Lin Yao poured a cup of tea for Jia Min and herself, and said in a seemingly unintentional way, "I'm new to the capital, my grandmother should go to see me, I don't know when?"

When mentioning this, the smile on Jia Min's face was a little unnatural. She grabbed Lin Yao's hand and said with a smile, "Don't worry, when the master rests someday, we will go as a family together."

Hearing this, Lin Yao knew that the old lady of the Jia family probably didn't have a good impression of him, otherwise the wife wouldn't have said so.

"When will the master take a rest?"

Jia Min made some calculations and said, "Probably...we'll have to wait another half a month."

Lin Yao didn't know what to say after hearing this, he still had to wait for half a month before going, and the old lady would probably dislike him even more.

He hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Does grandma not like me?"

Jia Min was taken aback by these words, and immediately said, "It's nothing, don't think about it."

When Jia Min said this, she didn't feel guilty at all, and Lin Yao was a little dazed when she saw this.

Does the old lady really dislike him?Why is that lady so preoccupied?

Lin Yao couldn't figure it out, but since Jia Min said so, Lin Yao couldn't go on saying that the old lady didn't like him.

After talking with Jia Min in the main courtyard for a while, Lin Yao went back to the east courtyard.

Two days later, Lin Yao called Nanny Song to the study, "Is there any news about what I asked Nanny to inquire about?"

"The one who went to Rongguo Mansion with my wife these days was always Miss Yujin. Miss Yujin told me that when the old lady over there was talking privately to her wife, no one was left in the house, and Miss Yujin didn't know Rong What did the old madam of the Guofu say to his wife?" Nanny Song paused, and then said, "But the old slave heard another thing from Miss Yujin, which was told by Miss Yujin from the servants of Rongguo Mansion From what I heard, this old slave doesn’t know if it’s true.”

"What's the matter?" Since Nanny Song mentioned it, it must have something to do with him.

Nanny Song frowned and said, "Miss Yujin heard from the servants of Rongguo Mansion that the old lady of Rongguo Mansion intends to promise you the second or third girl of their family, but the wife did not agree."

Lin Yao was taken aback when she heard the words, and in a flash, he immediately figured out everything. It turned out that he was thinking about it.

It is true that the old lady was worried that he would not be filial to his wife, but the old lady didn't like him, so it might not be true, but this old lady wanted to marry a girl from the Jia family to him in order to stabilize her daughter's status in the Lin family. Him, let him be tied to the Jia family, so that there is no need to worry about him not being filial to Jia Min.

Lin Yao figured everything out, and was suddenly speechless.

Isn't this old lady thinking too much?

If he is a white-eyed wolf, even if he is forced to marry a girl from the Jia family, he will not be filial to Jia Min, not to mention filial to Jia Min, even the girl from the Jia family will not be treated kindly.

The second and third girls of the Jia family should be Yingchun and Tanchun, right?

He didn't have any ill-feeling towards these two girls, and he didn't look down on them because they were concubine girls, but he didn't have any feelings for them either.

"No wonder..." No wonder the wife was unhappy, no wonder the wife refused to let him go to Jia's house, so the problem was here.