Old things in the Red Chamber

Some people in this world always think the worst of this thing and the person who handles it when they come into contact with some strange things.The emperor belonged to this kind of person. When an almost miraculous screen was placed in front of him, he actually didn't believe what he saw.

So on the second night, he had people lie in ambush near the house.The hidden guards who were ambushing nearby all fell asleep that night.

This made him more and more suspicious of this matter.When the dark guard investigated for seven or eight days, he finally had some results.

"You're old enough, and it's time to learn to take care of your father's worries. I'll leave this matter to you, and you can handle it yourself. For the hidden guards involved in this matter, my father will also give you a few, and they will be yours from now on." The guards are gone, but you don't want to know about the hidden guards from them."

The Ninth Prince received such a decree and began to investigate this matter.The dark guards who followed him were several elderly middle-aged men, all covered in scars, and one of them was even blind in one eye.Kneeling in front of him, he said the matter respectfully.

"Every time before falling asleep, I smell a sweet fragrance, which seems to be some kind of spice. After smelling this smell, some of our brothers cover their mouths and noses with wet wipes. I have seen a few women walk past me, but We were so weak in our limbs and slurred our speech that we couldn't take those women away. But what our brothers were sure of was that they were human beings and not gods."

In his heart, the Ninth Prince did not focus on those strange women, but felt that at this time, what his father wanted to see was whether he could have a decisive mind and whether he could meet with Jinling Jia of the Rongguo Mansion in time. The family made a gesture of rupture.

If he is too decisive, will he be a ruthless villain in the eyes of his father?After all, it was also his decent maternal ancestral home.If the performance is not decisive enough, will the father think that he is an indecisive person?

He would never allow himself to leave a bad impression on his father in this incident.At this time, there is no one to teach him, only he can master the scale by himself.This is where he hesitated. As for the others, it was not a big matter for him, and it was far less important than his own performance in front of his father.

Relatively speaking, the palace has entered into a peaceful state. The former supreme couple now behave peacefully, as if the farce a month ago had nothing to do with them.

Princess Anyang is also relieved, as long as the parents don't continue to make trouble.She felt that her life was still the same as before. As for whether she could go back to the past, it was not in her consideration at all. In her opinion, it was fine to make trouble like an old child when she got older. The emperor wants to abolish the empress dowager.

So she had time to invite some people out for a stroll and drink tea.Among the invited people, Mrs. Tong was naturally indispensable.

Mrs. Tong always hugged her little granddaughter every time she went out, and there was no other master at home to take care of the child, so she was not at ease when she handed it over to the servants.Princess Anyang was also happy to see her granddaughter, and the two of them couldn't avoid it, because the granddaughter said a few more words.

When talking, it is indispensable to talk about a few things that happened in the capital recently.

The first thing is the legendary screen that is almost miraculous. Princess Anyang has a disbelieving attitude towards this matter, "In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, someone put gold foil on a pig, saying that the pig It's Qilin. It's not worth believing in rumors like this. If you want me to talk about the big event in the capital, it's the seventh prince's choice of concubine."

"This is really a big deal. Now the whole capital knows about it. If I have a daughter, I will be involved in this matter."

"Let's not talk about the capital city, those places outside the capital city also know about this matter now. The emperor is not here, and the concubine Xian made this matter too much. By the way, have you heard? The Rongguo Mansion took the Ningguo Mansion Miss's birthday report has entered the palace."

"I haven't heard of this, but it makes sense. The lady in their family is a daughter of the first wife, and her status is also good. It's just that she has no parents. After all, there are some shortcomings. In addition, the brothers are not good enough. If you choose the concubine , it’s a little difficult.”

Princess Anyang's focus is not here. "Dear family, that's not what you said. Don't you think that Rongguo Mansion's worrying about Miss Ning Guofu's marriage is a bit out of line? Then Ningguo Mansion is so willing to give up Miss Ningguo's marriage?"

Mrs. Tong knew that people in Ningguo Mansion had never been able to stand up, so naturally they didn't care much about their daughter's marriage.

"Although the Ningguo Mansion is a Duke's mansion, the head of their family is only a general. The old lady of the Rongguo Mansion is a decent lady. I'm afraid that the empress in the palace will look down on this young lady's family background, and if they are brushed off by then, their family will not look good."

That's what Lin Daiyu said, "Why bother looking for those princes and grandchildren, wouldn't it be good to find a few people who are down-to-earth and willing to make progress? My sisters have become imperial concubines, how can my younger sister become an imperial concubine?"

But she can't control that much anymore. Her son is doing the full moon these days, and there are more people coming than her eldest son.

Most of these people are old men, and they bring the younger generation of the family with them, making a gesture of being good to the whole family.These people are the resources left behind by Lin Hai.Quite old-fashioned and lofty, in the words of these old men, they did not come to the door of the Denggu family today, but to visit the head of the Lin family.

Gu Yun hugged his son to meet them in a good-tempered manner. It wasn't until this time that he realized that his father-in-law not only left a large amount of money, but also left a large amount of contacts.

"The Lin family can be regarded as the descendant of the princes in this dynasty, but it was also a noble family in the previous dynasty. The patriarchs of the past dynasties are all kind and generous, and they love to support some poor students. Their family is divided into two. You are an official, and the other branch is farming and studying in your hometown. You have a patriarch in your arms who is going to be an official, so you have to take good care of it, and people will naturally appreciate your kindness."

An old man told Gu Yun repeatedly that he was afraid that he would treat his son badly and not teach him carefully.

Gu Yun couldn't laugh or cry, he wasn't the kind of villain who didn't want his son to be better than Lao Tzu, as for these old men pulling him to beat him repeatedly?

But these people in front of you are all arrogant princes in white clothes. If you want to say a word to them in normal times, they will give you a pair of blank eyes and a snort. It is already a very big surprise to be able to take the initiative to come to the door today.

Leaving aside, let’s talk about Gu Yu. At this time, he is helping his younger brother to entertain guests, and he looks like he is being taught. Judging from his expression, there is no reluctance at all. Some excitement.

When no one was around, he pulled his younger brother in private and happily said, "You are the right wife, first raise your second child well, and ask him to recommend him in a few years, and introduce our children to these celebrities." , within three generations, our family will be a big family."

Gu Yun thought to himself, a month ago you were still complaining about why you adopted your son to Yue Zhang.Now you are happy to say that this is the right thing to do, you are the one who is not willing, and you are the one who is willing.Gu Yun could only sigh in his heart, his brother who was so talented back then is now as sophisticated as others.

In the evening, the guests were sent away, and the husband and wife checked the congratulatory gifts under the lamp.

Those celebrities and Confucians sent some elegant things, like some books, calligraphy, brush and ink.Lin Daiyu put these things away solemnly. In his opinion, these are the things heirlooms of the family.Moreover, these things were given to the Lin family, and in the future, his son Gu Xin would not be able to get involved.

Other relatives sent some small clothes and hats for children, and some people sent some cotton hooves in the coming winter.The relatives gave very generous gifts, the richest ones were Rongguo Mansion and Zhongwuhou Mansion.

In addition to some children's things, the Hou's mansion also made some clothes for the eldest son Gu Xin, and some medicinal materials for Lin Daiyu's body.

Some things sent by Rongguo Mansion seemed very messy.In addition to those for children, there are also some silk and some calligraphy and paintings.

"I thought Sister Bao was in charge of the house, so that people wouldn't see it as a joke, but I didn't expect her to be involuntary now."

Lin Daiyu just looked at the list and knew that this gift was not from Xue Baochai.

Moreover, a small mark was made on the back of the silk and satin on the gift list. Lin Daiyu called the housekeeper's mother-in-law over and asked her why?

"If you go back to grandma, the masters can't use these things, and it doesn't look good to transfer them out. After marking them, I deliberately took these things out. I want to ask grandma to look at them again in two days. If they can be used by the family members Use it, and if you can’t use it, go to the temple outside and donate it.”

"Why is this?" Lin Daiyu thought that her grandfather's family would never slap her in the face, and would not use some defective things to deal with her.She really couldn't imagine how this batch of fabric could not be used.

"The materials are all good materials, but the color has faded after a long time, and there are still a few pieces of material that have been soaked in water. You can't tell if you don't look carefully, but this kind of material is not suitable for the master to wear, and it is worn by the servants." , and a little too far away, so I thought about giving it away.”

"I see, the servants are restrained, and they are not allowed to chew their tongues." After speaking, he waved away the woman in charge, and sat under the lamp to think for a while. "It seems that my aunt is still in charge."

Gu Yun had no choice but to hug her shoulder comfortingly.

"I used to think, the same aunt, why the three aunts are different, the first aunt is greedy and timid, and the second aunt looks like a good person, but in fact she has a small belly, so the aunt is more generous than the others She is good in everything, but she doesn't want to be with her mother-in-law at all. Now that I have raised children, I know how rare it is to choose a good wife. If I meet a daughter-in-law like my old aunt in the future, even I don’t want to live with me, and I admit it.”

"Such a daughter-in-law is not desirable. If there is such a daughter-in-law, let's not talk about it. I will beat my son first. Raising a son to prevent old age, don't you think?"