[Red House] The Twins of Purple Pearls

When playing chess with Daiyu, Yanyu pretended to mention this matter, after all, her sister has read ancient history and modern books extensively.

Daiyu was playing with the black jade pieces in the chess set, and when she heard her sister's words, she became thoughtful: "Sister, is she saying that the Zhen family might seek refuge with King Zhao? This is impossible. The queen mother's mother family is more prestigious than the queen's mother family." What's more, the fourth Miss Zhen is not the concubine of King Zhao, and Princess Zhao has already given birth to a son and daughter, and her position is stable; even if the decline of the Xue family is not as prosperous as the heirs of the Zhen family, Princess Zhao's position cannot be replaced by the daughter of the Zhen family .”

Even though the fact is so, Yan Yu never thought that Zhao Wang could join forces with the Zhen family.It's just that hearing Daiyu mention it now, a terrible possibility spreads from Yanyu's suspicion.

"If Mrs. Zhen took refuge in King Zhao, why would it be?" Yanyu suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

Daiyu thought for a while, then pushed aside the black and white pieces on the chessboard, and took a black piece and a white piece to face each other at the border of Chu River and Han: "When two sides confront each other, one side is strong while the other side is weak. , This must be a long-term tit-for-tat situation." Then he took off the jade lotus pendant worn around his neck and placed it on the other side of the chess game, "but if a third party appears, the situation may be reshuffled and formed A three-legged situation. The previously hostile sides will draw in a new third party as an ally to deal with the deadly enemy, but if the third party’s power is too large, the hostile two sides may also abandon their previous suspicions and form an ally to get rid of the powerful new enemy.”

Speaking of this, Daiyu said with a smile: "My sister is also a person who reads and knows history, why can't she even remember this now? You must not study hard!"

"When it comes to reading and understanding history, I have always been inferior to you." Yanyu smiled wryly.

If the king of Zhao and the king of Jin are black and white pawns confronting each other in the Chuhe-Han realm, then who is the third-party force that came later?In this capital where there are open and secret struggles, how many people are planning to take the supreme position?

Thinking of what Mu Yun had said, Yanyu was not unsuspecting.

Daiyu fiddled with the few chess pieces in the chess game, and seeing her sister looking thoughtful, she said: "Sister, are you afraid that future changes may implicate us?"

Yan Yuchang sighed: "Who can predict what will happen in the future!"

They were talking, but they heard the servant girl outside reporting: "Miss, the master is here."

Usually Lin Ruhai rarely comes to their yard, and according to secular rules, his father will not often log into his daughter's boudoir.

Both Yanyu and Daiyu were a little surprised, so they stood up to greet each other, and saw Lin Ruhai coming in from outside the house.

"Father." The two sisters stepped forward and said.

"Yan'er, Yu'er." Lin Ruhai looked at the two daughters with a smile, and asked gently, "What are you doing?"

Daiyu replied obediently, "My sister and I are playing chess."

Lin Ruhai came in and saw the messy pieces on the chessboard, he couldn't help but chuckled: "Is this just finished playing?"

Yanyu spoke convincingly: "I just finished playing chess with my sister, and I accidentally disrupted the chess game when I was cleaning up."

Lin Ruhai sat down, Yu Bai came in and served tea, Yanyu and Daiyu sat down next to him, and heard Lin Ruhai say, "What books have you been reading recently?" Although it seemed to ask the two of them, it was obviously with Daiyu Speaking of it, "All the books in Yangzhou have been moved here, so you can come and get any books you want to read."

"I haven't finished reading "Spring and Autumn". I'll go over and get it after I finish it." Daiyu said happily, her brows dyed with joy.

Lin Ruhai nodded, and then asked Yanyu: "Yan'er, how is your painting?" Since Zhao Yue told Lin Ruhai that although the eldest girl is not good at poetry and books, she is very good at painting, Lin Ruhai followed Yanyu's mind, and occasionally Advice one or two.

Yanyu got up and went to the painting table, took out the rolled-up map of the Blue Falls and the Qingjiang River, and unfolded it to Lin Ruhai: "This is the "Picture of the Blue Falls and the Qingjiang River" that I painted a few days ago, please have a look at it, father."

Lin Ruhai was very satisfied: "It seems that you practice diligently on weekdays."

"Sir said that hard work can make up for one's weakness, so I practice more." Yanyu said nonsense seriously.

But Daiyu exposed the unspeakable truth: "Since this is the case, my sister must have not been diligent in reviewing her books, so she is slightly inferior in poetry, books and scriptures." But she also showed a look of awareness of the reason, which made Yanyu full of desire Cry without tears.

The younger sister winked at her, and Yanyu forced out a smile: "No one is perfect, I am not a saint."

Seeing the sisters talking, Lin Ruhai didn't change his smile, and asked them: "I heard that you met Mrs. Zhongjinghou and Miss Shijia when you lived in Rongguo Mansion?"

"Yes." Yanyu felt strange, as if she replied, "Last year, Mrs. Zhongjinghou brought Sister Yun to the house to get together." Thinking of her father's sudden question, the reason should be that the Wen family was born Mrs. Zhongjinghou continued, "I heard from my third sister that Mrs. Zhongjinghou often visits the house recently, and she gave many treasures to her sisters and sisters-in-law."

Sure enough, seeing Lin Ruhai's expression changed slightly, he immediately said to them: "You are acquainted with the Shijia girl; if the Shijia girl invites you to meet the Shijia in the future, you will find a reason to decline."

Daiyu was obviously surprised that her father would suddenly intervene in their friendship, but when she heard that her sister had already answered without further questioning, she also agreed.

Lin Ruhai didn't say anything else, and told the sisters to read and write hard, and learn from the foster mother.

After Lin Ruhai left, the two sisters sat down at the chess tea table with expressions of infinite emotion.

"Sister, why did father come here to tell us these things? Just ask mother to tell us." Daiyu was puzzled.

"The historian is to my mother, just like the Jia family is to us, maybe my mother has scruples." Yanyu took the jade lotus pendant from the chessboard and put it on Daiyu, asking, "Have you not finished reading "Chunqiu"?" "?" She remembered that her younger sister seemed to hold "Spring and Autumn" in her hands and ponder for a long time.

"It's the third time I've seen it. There are always some things I don't understand, so I think about it carefully." Daiyu said while leaning on the chess tea table.

"It's only you who have the patience." Yanyu reassembled the endgame just now, but was pointed out by Daiyu: "Sister, you have placed these chess pieces wrongly, do you want to give the chess pieces to me before I find out?" Changed?"

Yanyu scolded her: "I'm not that kind of person!"

Daiyu chuckled: "As the saying goes, ginger gets hotter when it gets older. What my sister has done before, of course it is now at my fingertips."

Yanyu leaned on her forehead and sighed: "What a big deal! You are my sister, so I cheated on you."

Daiyu curled her lips: "Then you can play with Yan'er, I won't play chess with you."

A few days ago, Ri Yaner had been thinking about playing with Lang Geer, so Jia Min sent someone to pick Lang Geer over to the house.Li Wan has always been very strict with Lan Ge'er. He still thought that Jia Zhu often said that Lin's uncle and aunt treated him very well, and that she is now a widow and it is inconvenient for her to come and go, and she can't keep Lan Ge'er by her side all the time, so she agreed. My son came over to play.

Shi Taijun asked Jia Lian to send Lan Geer over, and also to visit Uncle Lin.

Jia Min also liked Lang Geer, and after dinner, he took Lang Geer by his side and asked him carefully about his affairs at home.Lang Ge'er's temperament is well-behaved, not as lively as Yan'er; when Jia Min asked, he said obediently: "Mother and I live in the yard over the bamboo forest. Mother often lectures and reads to me. Mother Said that I will study hard in the future and get a good name in the exam, so that I can honor my ancestors and honor my family."

Yanyu and Daiyu were listening, but they didn't expect Brother Lan to be talking about these things to him at such a young age.

The more Jia Min saw Lang Ge'er, the more he liked him, and smiled and taught Yan Er: "Lang Ge'er is younger than you, and he is still your eldest nephew, so he is so sensible."

"But both the eldest sister and the second sister said that I am also very sensible." Yan'er looked up and said to her mother with clear eyes.

Daiyu burst out laughing, and pulled Yanyu to her side to laugh secretly.

Yan'er is still serious: "Why is my sister laughing? Am I wrong?"

Looking at the youngest son, Jia Min couldn't help laughing: "Your sisters like you, but how can I say such nonsense."

Yan'er thought about it carefully, and asked curiously: "I heard from my second sister that if you like someone, it depends on how he is the best. This is called 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder'." Then she turned to Dai Yu confirmed, "Second sister, is that what you mean?"

Yanyu laughed so happily that even Brother Lan was amused by him.

Daiyu covered her face with a round fan, amused and annoyed: "I taught Yan'er the ancient scriptures, but I didn't expect him to understand it like this."

"Yan'er is still young, just learn it slowly in the future." Jia Min smiled when he looked down at Yan'er's angry appearance.

At Yan'er's age, it is also the time when ordinary children are enlightened to study. Lin Ruhai was thinking of inviting a teacher to teach Yan'er at his house for Yan'er, but he delayed it for the time being due to a lot of business in recent days.

When I went to Rongguo Mansion to visit my mother's house during the New Year, Shi Taijun suddenly asked about it, and Jia Min told the truth.

"If you really can't find a suitable teacher, why don't you send brother Yan to Yixue to listen for three to five months, and then let the gentleman invited by my uncle teach you after you learn the words, and brother Yan will also be able to achieve great success in the future." Shi Taijun gave her advice, "In the past, Lian'er and Rong'er from Dongfu both studied in the school, but now Baoyu and Huan boy, as well as children from the clan and relatives' families are sent to study together."

Jia Min was very hesitant, thinking that Yan'er usually stayed with his two sisters, Yanyu and Daiyu often taught him to read when they had nothing to do, and the main reason was that she didn't want Yan'er to hang out with Baoyu.

It was only when my mother mentioned it that Jia Min pretended to say: "Then I'll go back and discuss it with the master. I don't understand these things, I just listen to our master."

Shi Taijun laughed and said: "You are right to listen to my uncle. My uncle is a Tanhua Lang. There is no one in our family who can compare to my uncle."

Jia Min breathed a sigh of relief, afraid that Shi Taijun would think of mentioning it again.

Later, Jia Min raised a conversation with Lin Ruhai, only to hear Lin Ruhai say that Li Shouzhong, the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine, had sent him a letter a few days ago, saying that he wanted to send his grandson to Li's family to study, which was what Li Wan meant; Fearing that the Jia family would think too much, they wanted to ask Jia Min to help them make peace.

Jia Min understood Li Wan's thoughts, but he couldn't help feeling a little bit troubled when he remembered Shi Taijun's mention of Yan'er.