Evening Shaohua in the Red House

But it is said that this time, not only Jialan High School, Lin Song, the son of the Zhou family, also won the 120th place in the autumn. The Zhou family was very happy, and held a three-day banquet to entertain neighbors, relatives and friends.

Although the Zhou family reconciled with Lin Feng, Lin Song was still the son of the Lin family, but a few months ago the king of Nan'an was defeated and captured, and all the generals who followed him were also convicted. Lin Feng is the confidant of the prince of Nan'an, He was also questioned and demoted three ranks. Now he is still serving crimes and meritorious deeds in Xihaiyanzi, and has not returned to Beijing.

Something happened to Nan'an County King, Lin Feng was demoted again, and more than half of the old friends from the past have lost contact with each other. Only Shenwu General Feng Tang and several other generals sent congratulatory gifts for the sake of their comrades. .

Although Lin Song's ranking is not as high as Jia Lan's, he was selected at the age of 17. He is also a rare young talent. Besides, he was born well. There are many officials and eunuchs among them, but the Zhou family has already agreed with them, and they all declined.

On this day, Mrs. Zhou sent a message to Li Wan and got a reply. She got up early the next morning to wash and clean up before tidying up. Lin Song came to say hello to her mother. You go."

Mrs. Zhou waved her hand and asked the servant girl to go out to pack her bags. Fang glanced at her son and said with a smile, "I'm going to the Muni Temple to offer incense today, so you don't need to send it."

Lin Song wondered, "Today is neither the first day of junior high school nor the fifteenth day of junior high school. Why did mother think of going to offer incense?"

Mrs. Zhou glanced at him with a smile, and said: "It's not for your lifelong event, I have an appointment with the eldest grandma of Rongfu today, whether it will be successful or not depends on God's will."

Lin Song was startled when he heard the words, and then remembered what his mother had mentioned two days ago, and he understood a little bit, blushed immediately, and stammered: "Then mother...be careful on the road, the child still has some books. I want to read, so go back first!" After finishing speaking, she blushed and ran away without waiting for Mrs. Zhou to speak.

Zhou shook her head and laughed: "This child, who usually looks stable, now feels ashamed."

The old lady beside Zhou also watched Lin Song grow up, and said with a smile: "Our uncle is still young, who is not ashamed to talk about marriage."

After getting everything ready, I took a car to Rongfu, handed over the post, and Li Wan ordered someone to pick it up.

Mrs. Zhou went to pay homage to the Bodhisattva first, and after a while Li Wan also arrived. After seeing the ceremony, they went to the wing room to sit down and talk.

After Li Wan received Zhou's letter yesterday, he became ten

I was very puzzled, so I smiled and said: "Madam said in the letter that there is something important to discuss, I don't know what it is?"

Mrs. Zhou said with a smile: "I invite grandma to come here today, not for anything else, but because I want to ask grandma for help." After saying that, she waved her hands and asked the maids to leave, leaving only the old nanny with her.

Seeing this, Li Wan became more and more confused, so he also ordered the people who followed him to retreat, and said with a smile: "Ma'am, it's okay to say."

Mrs. Zhou knew Li Wan's temperament well, so she didn't beat around the bush, and explained her intentions straight to the point. She wanted to hire Xi Chun as a daughter-in-law, and she wanted to ask Li Wan to help her make a deal.

Li Wan was stunned for a long time after hearing this, before he said puzzledly: "Forgive me, although the fourth younger sister was born well, her temperament is a bit colder, so she is not the choice for everyone to choose a daughter-in-law, so that the son's character and ability, if you ask a famous lady to match her It's not difficult, how did Madam fall in love with Fourth Sister?"

Mrs. Zhou said: "In front of grandma, I have nothing to hide. Although our family has some family background, we are from a small family after all. The foundation is shallow, and the girls from the rich and powerful families look down on us; Sex, instead of marrying someone who doesn't know the details and comes back to make trouble, it's better to marry someone who knows the bottom line; moreover, the fourth girl was taught by her grandma, she is very good in appearance, talent and learning, and we get along very well, so she is so cheeky Please grandma."

Their Lin family is not a wealthy family. Although Xichun seems to be a bit cold-tempered and doesn't like to socialize, she has been taught by Li Wan for many years, and she is very good at being a housekeeper and director. Being the daughter-in-law of the Lin family is enough.

After hearing this, Li Wan bowed his head in thought, the Zhou family had a simple population, the Zhou family had a gentle temperament, and they fell in love with Xichun, Lin Song was also young and promising, but they were a good family, just thinking about the affairs of the Ning Mansion, he couldn't help but sighed slightly, and said: "Mrs. Meng loves wrongly. It's just that there is one more thing I want to ask. The fourth sister's temperament is fine. We can't hide the dirty things in our East Mansion. I'm afraid Madam has heard of it, so why not?" mind?"

Mrs. Zhou nodded and said: "Grandma is so straightforward, I won't hide it from you, I have heard a little about the Ning Mansion, it's really absurd, but I have known the fourth girl for almost a year, what kind of character is the fourth girl like me?" It is clear that the fourth girl's life is suffering, which is even more distressing, as for her mother's family, she will leave the court in the future, and the affairs of the Ning Mansion will not affect the married daughter."

The Zhou family has experienced many things in the world, and has suffered a lot. She is very clear to others. Xichun looks cold, but in reality she is cold-hearted. People are distressed.

As the saying goes, a virtuous wife has fewer misfortunes;

After going through many hardships, the family has turned away from many things. As long as the son is safe and happy, the family is happy enough, and he does not expect his son to be rich and powerful.

Mrs. Zhou said: "Our family is a small family, not as deep-rooted as the family's. However, there are several acres of Susukida, and there are also several houses and shops. I dare not say that it is very rich, but it will definitely not wrong the fourth girl."

Li Wan pondered for a moment, then asked: "Dare to ask, is this Madam's own idea, or Master Ling's? Does Mr. Lin know about this?"

Zhou said: "Grandma, don't worry, when we divorced, the two of us had an agreement first, Song'er did not change his surname, but so far he has nothing to do with the Lin family, in the future he will only live with me, and his marriage will be decided by me alone.

I also asked Quanzi what he meant, and he didn't care about it.In front of grandma, I don't say anything false. I have experienced enough things in my life. I suffered enough from my mother-in-law in the first half of my life, and suffered from the struggle between wives and concubines later. Those who have survived so hard do not want the next generation to suffer like this again, so they set a rule that they can only take concubines unless they are forty and childless. "

Mrs. Zhou herself has suffered from the loss of the inner house, and she does not intend to let her son repeat the same mistakes. Therefore, even though Lin Song is 17 years old, there is still no one around him. Make this a rule.

Li Wan listened, and most of his heart agreed, but he didn't get Jia's mother's consent, and he didn't know what Xichun meant, so he didn't dare to speak too much, so he pondered for a moment, and then said: "It's not for me to decide on this matter." , we have to go back and ask our old lady for instructions, and besides, it is the fourth sister's lifelong event, and she must be willing to do it herself."

Mrs. Zhou felt overjoyed when she heard her words, and hurriedly said: "It's only natural, no matter whether it's successful or not, I'm grateful for grandma's kindness."

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Back in the mansion, Li Wan went to see Xichun first, retreated from everyone, whispered about Zhou's marriage proposal, and finally said: "The Zhou family is a good family. I saw Mrs. Zhou's sincerity, so I agreed to pass on the message. , but this is your lifelong event after all, we are just outsiders, if my sister insists on not wanting, I will go back to Mrs. Zhou."

After hearing this, Xichun said for a while: "You can hide from the first day of the junior high school, but you can't hide from the fifteenth day. Anyway, there will be such a day, that's all, at least Mrs. Zhou is a kind person."

After saying that, she blushed a little, lowered her head and said nothing.

It turned out that Mrs. Zhou was seriously ill a few months ago. Xichun went to visit on behalf of Li Wan. By chance, she saw a picture of "Picking Herbs in Nanshan Mountain" in Mrs. Zhou's upper room.

Superb, the whole painting is lifelike, vivid and expressive, with profound artistic conception, Xichun Su likes Danqing, and fell in love with it at first sight.

Xichun herself is good at Danqing, and after looking closely, she figured out the detached artistic conception in the painting that can only be imagined and cannot be expressed in words. She only felt that she had met a confidant, and asked many times about the artist. Later, she found out that it was actually Lin Song's painting.

Lin Song went through hardships when he was young, but he did not lose his original intention. He has always adhered to his original intention. He loves Danqing very much. He never thought that there would be a confidant who knows him. , and also heard that Xichun loves Danqing very much, he was even more happy, and only then did he intend to propose marriage.

Xichun gave up her thoughts of becoming a monk after seeing and hearing about the Muni Academy, and Jia Zhen showed her a lot of families after she became a filial piety. However, she also knew that it would be difficult to escape this time.

The reason why she agreed to the Zhou family's marriage was that she could see the person from the painting. After seeing the painting that day, she deeply felt that Lin Song was a kindred spirit, and she took her as a confidant in her heart; , but there is a constant exchange of letters, the longer they get along, the better the relationship.

Mrs. Zhou saw that she lived in her uncle's house at a young age. The parents of the other two were both young and virtuous people. Only her mother died young, and her father didn't care about her. In general, Youshi is just showing affection, and Jiamu is not really loving.Heartfelt sympathy for Xichun's life, so whenever Xichun encountered troubles, it was Zhou's kind words who explained them and helped her everywhere.

Xichun also regards Zhou as her half-mother and is very close to her.

Now it is an unexpected love affair, and this marriage is made, so in Xichun's heart, he chooses the Zhou family first, and then Lin Song.

Although Li Wan didn't know what was on Xichun's mind, he guessed something about it, and he was overjoyed, and said with a smile: "Okay, since my sister has agreed, just rest assured, I'll go back to the old lady."

Immediately, I went to see Jia's mother, and while everyone was away, I went back to Zhou's marriage proposal, and said: "Mrs. Zhou dare not come to the door without authorization, so let me check the old lady's tone first. If the old lady agrees, then Formally invite the matchmaker to come to propose marriage."

When Jia Mu first heard that he was the son of a general, she was very happy, but when she heard that he was from a small family, Lin Feng was accused, and the Zhou family was a reconciled person, she was not very satisfied. It's too low, and besides, General Lin accused him again, Mrs. Zhou is still the one who made peace, it's really inappropriate."

Seeing this, Li Wan persuaded: "Although the Lin family came from a poor family, the family

The property is quite solid, with a hundred hectares of fertile land, countless houses and shops, and a bunch of maids and women serving at home, which is no worse than a rich family.

What's more, the young master of the Lin family is outstanding in appearance, he won the Juren at a young age, he is about the same age and appearance as the fourth younger sister, so he is a good match.

The Lin family has a simple population, and the fourth younger sister can be the master of the family as soon as she is married, and Mrs. Zhou has a gentle temperament, she likes the fourth younger sister very much, so she doesn't have to worry about being wronged by marrying her. "

After that, he said that in the old year, Xichun met the Zhou family in the Muni courtyard, and they became Wangnian friends.

After hearing this, Mother Jia's face softened a little, and she thought that this was a good idea. The fourth girl was originally withdrawn. If she married into a big family and had to deal with a lot of sisters-in-law, she would definitely be sad. , There is another kind mother-in-law, but she is at ease.

Li Wan saw that Jiamu's expression softened by two points, so he said again what the Zhou family said, "you can only take a concubine if you have no children at forty", and said: "For such a family, you don't have to worry about the fourth sister being wronged."

After Jia Mu heard this, she had a satisfied look on her face. After thinking about it, the fourth girl had been thinking of becoming a monk before, but now she didn't mention it anymore, and she might change her mind someday. It's better to make a decision earlier, and immediately said: "In that case, choose a day and let me meet Mrs. Zhou and Brother Lin."

Li Wan hurriedly agreed, and immediately went back to send someone to deliver a letter to Mrs. Zhou.

Jia's mother here also immediately ordered someone to invite You Shi Jia Zhen to come over, and told about the Zhou family's marriage proposal. Said: "It's good for the ancestors to be the masters."

Seeing this, Mother Jia sighed slightly, and said no more.

However, Mrs. Zhou was overjoyed when she received the news, and hurriedly ordered people to prepare for the marriage proposal. After thinking about it, she asked Mrs. Feng Tang to be a matchmaker to help make the match.

Lin Feng was from Feng Tang's command back then, Mrs. Feng and the Zhou family were also old friends, she knew her temperament well, she is a very good family, she would never do anything wrong to her daughter-in-law, besides, Xichun is Yingchun's younger sister, He also wanted to facilitate this good relationship, so after thinking about it for a while, he agreed.

Mrs. Zhou chose an auspicious day, and brought her son Lin Song to Rongfu with Mrs. Feng.

Jia's mother already had a three-point agreement before, and when she saw Lin Songsheng's clear eyebrows and handsome appearance, she liked it very much, and saw that Zhou's temperament was kind and gentle, and she was not such a tricky and mean person, so she was even more satisfied. There was Mrs. Feng as Baoshan, so she agreed immediately.

but

In half a day, news of Xichun's engagement spread throughout the mansion, and everyone came to express their congratulations. Du Baoyusi and all the sisters at that time, Daiyu Yingchun Tanchun, Xiangyun, etc. have all left the cabinet. Now only Baoqin and Xichun are still there. Today Xichun I have also made a marriage, and I will go out in a few days, and it will be even more difficult for the sisters to see each other, so I will feel sad again.

Baochai knew his faults well, so she didn't pay attention to him. She was worried and tried to persuade him, but Baoyu just stared blankly and ignored him.

Seeing this, Baochai frowned slightly, and said to Xiren, "You don't need to persuade him, wait until I ask him."

Because he asked Baoyu, "According to your heart, if you want these sisters to stay at home with you until you grow old, isn't it a matter of life? Look at the world and you love your sisters and sisters alone? If they are all like you, even I can't stay with you anymore. So, how about Miss Xi and I going to each other and asking you to invite all your sisters and sisters to watch over you?" ①

After Baoyu heard this, he had nothing to answer.

Xiren laughed and said, "Second Mistress is still able to control him."

This room, Youshi's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had a social meeting, and then they returned to the East Mansion. After everyone dispersed at night, Youshi discussed with Jia Zhen: "Now it's hard to make an agreement on the marriage. In my opinion, it's better to discuss it with the in-laws as soon as possible. Next year early." Some children marry through the family, saving nights and dreams."

Jia Zhen agreed deeply, nodded and said: "That's very true, the fourth girl has a weird temper, I will feel relieved when I get out of the door earlier."

The husband and wife discussed it for a while, and Fang washed and settled down without mentioning it.

Looking forward to the end of the new year, on this day, Sister Feng was discussing with Li Wanyou's about purchasing a dowry for Xichun, when she suddenly saw Lin Zhixiao's family rushing to report in a panic: "Grandma is not well, something happened to my uncle!"

Sister Feng's complexion changed drastically when she heard the words, and she said sharply, "What happened!"

The face of Lin Zhixiao's family was covered with cold sweat, and he carefully glanced at Sister Feng's expression, and mumbled: "I just came back from outside, saying... that my uncle got sick on the way to patrol the border, and triggered an old disease, and the disease is gone—"

Before the words fell, there was only a thud, and Sister Feng fell to the sky.

The author has something to say: Note ①: Quoted from Cao Gong's original work.

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