The Second Master Lian of the Red Chamber

Jia Lian had been away for several years, and the situation was unclear at the beginning. Even Lin Hai couldn't communicate with him often, so as not to inadvertently leak secrets and delay important events.Later, Jia Lian gained a firm foothold in Quanzhou Mansion, with government affairs and military power firmly in the palm of his hand, and the two sides communicated as usual again.

However, after all, the capital and the southeast are thousands of miles away, and it usually takes two to three months for letters to come and go, which is very inconvenient.Jia Min was concerned about his nephew, and as soon as he heard that Jia Lian was about to return to Beijing, he sent a letter asking him to return to Beijing to pack up and come to the Lin family as a guest. Naturally, Jia Lian would follow suit.

On the third day after returning to Beijing, it was about to dawn, and the maids outside the night watch were still quietly baking the big clothes for him to wear when he went out today, Jia Lian opened his eyes, got out of bed and called someone to come in. After serving, there were voices and movements in and out of the Rongxi Hall, and the newly built small kitchen in the corner of the yard was gradually filled with smoke, and breakfast was prepared.

Last night, before going to bed, Jia Lian personally looked at the clothes she was going to wear today. After washing her face, she sat in front of the mirror and combed her hair with a serious face. I don't know how many times it happened, and the maids in the room couldn't help but relax their hands and feet. Some guessed that the second master respected the teacher, and some guessed that the Lin family's aunt was too official.There was no sound in the inner room, and the little girl who passed the message outside also gradually became quiet, walking far away from the main house.

Of course, the servants felt the inexplicable fear of Jia Lian, and they couldn't help feeling a little bit embarrassed.When he returned to Rongguo Mansion this time, even though there was nothing out of the ordinary in his words and deeds, the masters and servants in the mansion were always inexplicably afraid. He naturally did whatever he wanted in the details and didn't bother to pay attention to others, but Uncle Lin was different.

Not to mention those debts from previous lives, since he worshiped Uncle Lin as his teacher at the age of 14, whether he is an unknown scholar, or a second-rank official in the emperor's heart and state animal husbandry, Uncle Lin has treated him with respect. no difference.What should be refuted is never soft, and what should be praised is always subtle and roundabout.In his high-spirited letter after inheriting the title before, there was an omission in the code, and Uncle Lin had a good time to ridicule him.

This student sees his teacher who has always been strict, even if he is careful, it is not a big deal.Jia Lian secretly comforted himself, then simply ate some porridge and side dishes, and went to visit Lin's house according to the time.He rode in front, and Xing'er Wang'er, who had already become the chief internal and external manager, followed behind with etiquette and etiquette. The big box covered with satin on the cart attracted some people to stop.

Lin Hai had already gone to the yamen early in the morning and returned after noon. Lin Zhang and several housekeepers were waiting for Jia Lian at the side door.Jia Lian got off the horse, and Lin Zhang, who had just passed his eighth birthday, came up to him with a smile, bent over in a pretentious manner, and greeted his "cousin servant" winkingly, which made Jia Lian dumbfounded, and rushed him away. Pulling it up, the two cousins ​​walked in side by side.

I haven't seen him for a few years, but Lin Zhang has grown a lot taller. He just lost a front tooth a month ago, and now his words are a bit leaky.Jia Lian didn't dare to smile at first, because he was afraid that his little cousin would get annoyed by it when he knew he was handsome and ugly, but he saw that Lin Zhang was very free and easy, and he often smiled with missing teeth. Not annoyed, Jia Lian couldn't help saying a few words to make fun of him.

Seeing that Jia Lian had finally put away the weird smile he had before, Lin Zhang rolled his eyes unrefinedly, licked his front teeth and said, "Uncle Lin, don't want to read, I know if you don't grow teeth after licking." Oh, it’s not careless! Brother Lian, you should also smile less, you didn’t change your teeth back then? If you laugh at me, I will laugh after my little nephew and cry when I laugh at him!”

As he said that, Lin Zhang obviously felt that his threat was quite interesting, grinning at Jia Lian, and seeing Jia Lian's helpless face, he couldn't help laughing for a long time.

He is a junior but a senior, and he is the only one of the Lin family. When he grows up to this age, only his cousin Jia Lian is willing to take him to ride horses and shoot arrows, and play with things that men should play.Back then when he was living in Yangzhou with his parents and sister, he didn't think so. Soon after he came to Beijing, Jia Lian was ordered to go out and play with those people who treated him like a colored glaze man, Lin Zhang felt very boring.What's more, he was smart since he was a child, and although he was young, he could tell the truth from the lies, so he couldn't help but miss Jia Lian even more.

Now that Jia Lian has finally come back, Lin Zhang was so happy that he didn't sleep well last night, and wanted to talk to him a lot.If Jia Min hadn't moved out of Lin Hai to stop him, he even wanted to bring Jia Lian directly to the Zhuangzi at the door, so that Jia Lian could see his progress on the bow horse.But not being able to get out of the house is not a problem, Lin Zhang also secretly prepared a few stamps that he drew, and was going to wait for his parents to finish talking, so that Raja Lian could taste them.

Lin Zhang's joy and joy Jia Lian saw it clearly, and couldn't help showing a very gentle smile. From what he had seen and heard in the past few years, he picked up stories about rivers and lakes that my young master loved to hear, and told Lin Zhang to listen to them. Lin Zhang's eyes were bright and his cheeks were flushed, so he almost slapped his hands and tugged on Jia Lian's sleeve to ask him to say more.

The two cousins ​​talked and laughed all the way to the second door. Jia Min, who was looking forward to it, heard Aizi's urging voice from a long distance away, and hurried forward two steps, but after a few moments, he saw Jia Lian With an increasingly tall and straight figure, tears fell from his eyes as soon as they became hot.

Jia Min burst into tears and couldn't speak, Jia Lian hurriedly strode up to her, bowed the corner of her robe solemnly, and took the silk handkerchief from the woman beside her, deliberately teasing Jia Min with some witty words Laughing, while wiping her tears with a handkerchief himself.Jia Min couldn't help herself, and couldn't help chuckling with tears still on her face.

Conscious of losing her composure, Jia Min glared at Jia Lian, and said angrily, "You are also a butcher for an official now, why are you so ignorant and taught your brother badly!"

After the training, Jia Min carefully looked at Jia Lian's somewhat thin figure, feeling distressed and pleased at the same time, he couldn't help but regret that he had spoken too seriously, and took back the previous words with a sigh: "I know all about your filial piety, poor You are loyal to the country outside, and there is no one who knows the cold and hot. Every time I think of it, it feels like a knife. You have come back so easily. Just feel at ease and enjoy it with your aunt, so that you can rest for a while, and you don’t have to accommodate me like that. .”

No matter what Jia Min said, Jia Lian answered with a smile. His mouth was sweeter than honey. Zhang muttered a few words in dissatisfaction before Jia Min came to his senses. He stopped standing at the door with his son and nephew, and went back to the main room to divide the guests and hosts.

After the maids filed in and served the first cup of tea, Daiyu, who was waiting in the wing room, lifted the curtain and came to greet Jia Lian as her peer.She is twelve years old, and she has already shown the slim figure of a young girl. Looking around, people will forget the vulgarity. It is not easy to talk to Jia Lian as she did when she was a child. The two exchanged a few words and sent off After expressing some wishes they had prepared, Daiyu first helped the girl back to her own yard.

Lin Zhang has long been dissatisfied with the fact that he wanted to thank Jia Lian for Daiyu's gifts over the past few years. When everyone was chatting and laughing together, Daiyu left alone again. His cheeks were puffed up with anger, and he complained to Jia Min in a low voice: "Second brother Lian is not an outsider. Why does my mother pay attention to these sour etiquettes in her own house, and won't let my sister joke with us. She is always the most thoughtful, and she will be sad and sigh when she goes back, which will hurt her health very much. "

Hearing Lin Zhang say that Daiyu was very thoughtful, Jia Lian's heart tightened.He still remembered that Daiyu's body was not healthy at that time, and some people privately commented that it was because of her poor mood.But Jia Min didn't take it seriously, Daiyu's complexion was also very good when we first met, Jia Lian gradually calmed down, and didn't speak when Jia Min taught Lin Zhang, just smiled and ate tea, and waited for Jia Min to turn around When asked about him, he answered in detail.

After Lin Zhang yelled at him, he didn't want to continue sitting in the main courtyard. Finally, someone from the kitchen came to ask where to put the lunch, so he jumped up from the chair and led Jia Lian to the front courtyard. In the study, Jia Min led Daiyu to use it in the main courtyard.

Before the bowls and plates were removed from the two places, just as Lin Zhang turned out his beloved seal, a servant came to the front yard and the main room to report, saying that the master had returned.