[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

Lin Jian was afraid that Lin Daiyu would be too hurt for her health, so she reached out and took the paper from Lin Daiyu's hand, and put it together with the articles and poems that Lin Daiyu had sorted out. Yangzhou to go.

However, Lin Daiyu asked Lin Jian to wait a moment, she still had some things to give to Lin Jian, and she wanted Qian Ying to send them to Yangzhou Bookstore to print them.

Lin Jian looked at her with a smile: "What is it that Yu'er wants to give me?"

Lin Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled, got up and walked to the desk, and took out a small stack of writing papers that she had carefully prepared earlier, and she even flipped through them herself before showing Lin Jian to make sure that the writing papers were clean and tidy. Then he handed the stack of writing paper to Lin Jian.

"Third brother, these are the impressions and some notes after reading my late father's articles. The people who wrote these articles have left their names on them, and I have collected them these days. Please also send them to the bookstore, please. The artisans will print these post-reading impressions at the back of the article collection, is that okay?"

Lin Jian took the stack of writing papers in his hand and looked through some of them. He had indeed read some of Lin Ruhai's articles after reading and notes.These post-reading reflections are not very long. A rough estimate is that one article is only about a few hundred words, but he counted it, and there are about ten articles.

He went to look at the name again, but saw that the first article on the title was written by Concubine Yu Gui.Immediately after that was the article by Princess Yuanjia and Crown Princess Min Junyao. Lin Jian was a little surprised. Looking back, there was an article by Mrs. Ying Tianyi, and after that, there were several court wives Lin Jian still knew about the courtiers and their wives, and he recognized several of them were the wives of several scholars of the Imperial Academy, and there was even the wife of Li Shouzhong, the Imperial Academy's sacrificial wine, in the article. An article written by the wife of Min Hui, a scholar in charge of the Hanlin Academy.

Lin Jian's eyes became brighter as he looked back. The surprise in his eyes had long since faded. He held a stack of writing paper in his hand and stared at Lin Daiyu with bright eyes: "Yu'er, who is this?"

Lin Daiyu stood there looking at Lin Jian and smiled for a while, then paced back and forth in the room with her hands behind her back, and said with a slow smile: "I remember Third Brother said earlier that if a woman is talented, she shouldn't hide it. But I thought that since I wanted to be famous, it was not right for me to be the only one outstanding in the forest. I am not the only talented woman in the city. Besides, I am young and a junior. Ladies in the boudoir need to make some changes and accumulate some reputation for their late father, so how about me and a group of like-minded people borrowing from my late father's style of sharing, and let the world take a look at it, and it's not useless for women to study."

Although Lin Daiyu's spirit has improved these days, she is physically weak after all, and the weather is still very cold before the first lunar month.There is a burning charcoal basin in the room to keep you warm, so you don’t need to wear too much. Lin Daiyu wears a light blue pleated skirt under her long coat with a stand-up collar, and her hair is simply tied behind her back with a hosta. Her hands and feet are always cold in winter.

It's not too cold to wear deerskin boots on your feet, and it's not too cold to hold a warm hand stove in your hand.Lin Daiyu spoke with her hands behind her back, and after a few words she put her hands back in front of her head, holding her hands on the stove and tilting her head, talking to Lin Jian with a smile on her face, she looked like a naive and lively deer, her eyes were pure and vivid, It was so vivid that Lin Jian's heart was very moved.

Lin Jian's eyes fell on Lin Daiyu's body and softened a little: "I mean, so you are busy with this these days. Xiao Chen and the others ran to various mansions every day these days, and then went to the prince's mansion. I I know that you probably have something to do, but I don't know that you are for this."

"Yu'er, your idea is very good, it's even better than I thought."

Lin Jian handed over the dealings with Princess Yuanjia and others to Lin Daiyu himself. He knew that Lin Daiyu could handle it well, but he never thought that Lin Daiyu could handle it so well.In this way, not only can she make friends with Concubine Yu and others, but also make herself famous, and let talented women in the capital show up. More importantly, Lin Daiyu's actions will make Lin Ruhaiwen The name is more prosperous.

After all, this collection of articles not only contains Ying Tianyi's preface, but also the post-reading comments of many prominent ministers, women's family members and even noble concubines. This completely shows the attitude of the court and the royal family. Lin Ruhai and Lin Daiyu against each other?

Lin Jian sealed up the stack of calligraphy and paper together with the manuscripts and poems that had been sorted out before, and then called Qian Ying in, handed the things to Qian Ying, and asked Qian Ying to send someone to Yangzhou Bookstore.

He told Lin Daiyu that in seven or eight days, this collection of articles would be printed.

"Yangzhou Bookstore got the news a long time ago. All the work at hand has stopped at the moment, just waiting for our side to deliver the things. After the delivery, the craftsmen will rush to work day and night, and there will be no delay. "

Lin Daiyu was afraid that this would delay other things: "Yangzhou Bookstore is not the only thing to do, will this cause dissatisfaction among the customers who were originally doing the work?"

Lin Jian smiled lightly: "It doesn't matter. If the original business is delayed, we will compensate according to the price. Besides, this is not just an urgent order, but also the above meaning. When you take these articles, there are noble concubines and concubines in them." If there is a princess, how dare the people in the bookstore delay? Even if they didn’t specifically order it, they wouldn’t dare to print the book before us.”

Lin Jian looked at Lin Daiyu with a smile, and said slowly, "Yu'er, didn't you ask me the name of this album earlier? I told you not to worry, but I didn't mean to ask you to take it. Actually, The Holy Majesty has heard about this and has already chosen a name for this collection."

"It's called Lintai Collection."

Lin Daiyu was taken aback: "Lintai?"

She recited the word "Lintai" twice in a low voice, and then raised her eyes to look at Lin Jian, "Third Brother, did the Holy Majesty really take these two words?"

The word Lintai has far-reaching meanings, and it cannot be used casually.

Lin Jian smiled slightly when he heard the words, nodded and said, "It's Lintai."

"Mr. Lin is quite talented in literature, but he is not as arrogant and self-confident as ordinary literati. In terms of government affairs, Mr. Lin is loyal and capable. His Majesty values ​​him very much. Originally, he wanted to wait until Mr. Lin finished the Yangzhou salt tax deficit case. Let Lin Gong spend another year or two to clarify the Yangzhou salt course, then transfer Lin Gong back to the capital, let Lin Gong work in Zhongshu Province, and after Yu Chengxiang retires, Lin Gong will take over the post of prime minister."

"It's a pity that Mr. Lin fell ill suddenly, and the case has not been completed yet... So, the idea of ​​the Holy Majesty has not been realized."

Lin Jian's eyes were gentle, "Yu'er, the Holy Majesty told me that he has valued Mr. Lin for a long time, and hoped that Mr. Lin could be the successor of Prime Minister Yu. Since the Holy Majesty valued Mr. Lin so much in his heart, he named this collection Lintaiji. There is nothing wrong with that. What the Holy Majesty means is that Mr. Lin deserves these two words."

Lin Daiyu had already sat down at this time. Hearing this, she held the stove and rubbed it twice, lowered her eyes and said: "Your Majesty has treated my late father very kindly."

She raised her eyes again, "Third brother, after this collection is printed, can I go into the palace to kowtow in front of the Holy Majesty and the noble concubine to thank you for your kindness?"

"There is also Princess Yuanjia and the wives. Although they are all interested, they are also at my request. They generously agreed to write articles for my late father. After the collection of articles is published, I, as a daughter of the Lin family, should come to express my thanks. "

Lin Jian smiled and said, "It should be so."

"As long as you feel fine, I'll let Xiao Chen bring a few people to accompany you, and I can do whatever you want."

When Lin Jian said the last sentence, he hesitated for a moment. He originally thought that he would go with Lin Daiyu, but when he thought about the situation he would face next, he couldn't help feeling scruples. He wanted to make Lin Daiyu and Lin Ruhai famous Yang Tianxia, ​​if he had too much contact with Lin Daiyu at this time, wouldn't it be a failure?

He didn't want to affect Lin Daiyu.It will be fine in the future, but not in the present.

Thinking of this, Lin Jian changed his mind.

Lin Daiyu is so careful, she saw Lin Jian's hesitation for such a short moment, but she didn't say anything, she just kept this scene in her heart, and obediently responded to Lin Jian's words with a smile on her lips, and she didn't say anything. Say more.

After sending Lin Ruhai and Lin Daiyu's essays and poems to Yangzhou, they just waited for the Lintai Collection to come out, and Lin Jian also forgot about it.

Three days later, it will be the first big court meeting in the first lunar month when the yamen opens the seal and the officials resume their respective errands.

This day, before dawn, Lin Jian got up, danced a set of marksmanship with a silver spear in the courtyard to exercise his muscles, and then had breakfast and changed into court clothes to prepare to enter the palace to attend the court meeting.

Seeing that it was still early, Qian Ying asked Lin Jian if he should wait in the mansion before going out or go to the palace and wait in the chamber.

Qian Ying hoped that Lin Jian would stay in the mansion for a while before going out. He hesitated again and again, but under Lin Jian's scrutinizing eyes, he couldn't help but speak out.

Qian Ying said in a low voice: "Those poems about guessing riddles with lanterns have not been widely spread in the market. Even if some people try to guess, they can't guess anything. Our people have been watching. The fact that Miss Lin is the original author has never been spread. On the contrary, the young master, rumors about the young master are raging in the city, just a few rumors spread everywhere, and the market is full of speculation. I am afraid that there is no one in the city who does not know."

Lin Jian listened to Qian Ying's words with a serious expression, but suddenly laughed when he heard this: "Then, my rumors covered Miss Lin and stole her limelight, but I accidentally rescued her, didn't I?" ?”

Lin Jian smiled, but Qian Ying didn't. He glanced at Lin Jian silently, and continued in a low voice: "There is no one inside or outside the palace, in the government and the public, who doesn't know about the young master's rumors. The young master entered the palace so early and is so old today. The rain, the court room must be full of ministers waiting to go to the court, the status of the young master, it is not suitable for people to discuss and give advice in person, the young master should wait in the mansion for a while?"

Lin Jian said with a smile: "Do you think I seem to be afraid of being judged? I am afraid that they will only dare to talk behind my back when they see me. How many people dare to talk and point me face to face?"

He raised his eyebrows and smiled, pointing to the rain curtain outside the door and said, "As you can see, it's raining so hard that it's inconvenient to enter the palace on horseback, so we can only go by car. But there are also many inconveniences with carriages and horses. In order not to delay the time, we'd better go to the palace." Wait in the Chinese room."

After saying that, Lin Jian took the umbrella and walked out first, "Qian Ying, prepare the car."