[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

The thing of dreaming is really illusory and illusory.

Whether there is a real dream or not, only the Empress Dowager Shen knows best.There is no way for anyone to verify the results of the things that are said as soon as the upper and lower lips are touched.

But Empress Dowager Shen is a famous teacher. She is a person with a deep connection with Buddhism, and she has served the Buddha Qingxiu in Wutai Mountain for ten years. No one dared to question her words.

Even if you don't care about these things, when the empress dowager invited the wives into the palace to chant sutras to the Buddha in her Buddhist hall, who would really dare not obey?

Empress Dowager Shen not only asked the women to chant scriptures together, but also invited the queen and princess to chant scriptures with them.

What Empress Dowager Shen said was also very beautiful, and it was impossible to refuse.

"One of you is a queen and the other is a princess, so you should set an example. This is what the Aijia meant by inviting you here. Now that Huaiyin is suffering from disasters, and the situation in various prefectures is unstable, we can't deal with it like men. For these things, let’s do what we can and pray for the people of Dazhou.”

Both the Queen and the Dauphine said yes.

Both of them have nothing to say, so what can others say?That's it.

Empress Dowager Shen just asked someone to talk about this matter today, but she didn't expect to start chanting scriptures today, besides, she has already been to the Buddhist hall today, and there is no reason to go again.

Empress Dowager Shen talked to everyone for a while, and then called them away.

Yan asked Xiao Chen to deliver the letter quickly to Linjian in Xishuiying, but no matter how fast he was, the journey would take more than an hour.When Xiao Chen was brought to Lin Jian, it was almost two hours later.

Lin Jian asked Xiao Chen to catch his breath before speaking: "Don't worry. What's going on in the house, please speak slowly."

Although such teaching is rampant nowadays, they definitely dare not mess around in the capital.If something really happened in the mansion, Xiao Chen would not just be sent so far to tell him the situation and ask him for advice. Thinking about it, there is something in the mansion, but it is not a particularly urgent matter, but he must know matter.

Xiao Chen rode all the way here, his face was covered with sweat, he took advantage of this moment to wipe off the sweat on his face, and drank a lot of water before sending the Queen Mother to the mansion to bring Lin Daiyu to the palace Tell Lin Jian.

"The second young lady said that she would send someone to quietly follow the cars in the palace to protect the third young lady's safety. She would also send someone to inquire whether the queen mother had accepted many people into the palace. The second young lady said that the people sent by the queen mother refused to say clearly. What is the reason for the third young lady to enter the palace, the young lady has a plan, and she will definitely protect the safety of the third young lady, but I still have to tell the third young master about the matter, if the third young master does not return to the house, then people will come and go to the camp in the next few days Tell the third young master what happened."

After Lin Jian heard this, he waved his hands and said, "No need. I'll go back with you right now. Qian Ying, you'll stay guard in the camp. If you have anything to do, send someone to report it to me. I'll be back tomorrow morning." .”

After Lin Jian and Xiao Chen returned to the General's Mansion, it was already dusk.

At that time, Lin Daiyu had already returned from the palace, and she had already talked to Yan about the affairs in Shou'an Palace.

Lin Daiyu was not surprised by Lin Jian's return. When she heard the news, she went to meet Lin Jian at the gate of the mansion, and asked people to take Lin Jian and Xiao Chen's horses to settle down, and asked Xiao Chen to rest and eat quickly. Then he sat with Lin Jian under the porch, and took a handkerchief to wipe Lin Jian's sweat.

"It's hot, there is a bit of a draft here anyway, husband, let's take a rest first."

After Lin Jian arranged the camp affairs, he rode back with Xiao Chen without any delay. He didn't bother to take off his armor on the way. When he returned to the house, he was still wearing silver armor.Lin Daiyu was afraid that he would be hot, so she stayed with him for a while and let the wind blow for a while, then she and Lin Jian took off the silver armor.

Lin Daiyu accompanied Lin Jian back to the house to change clothes: "I came back from the palace and heard that my second sister-in-law sent Xiao Chen to tell my husband about this, so I told my second sister-in-law that my husband will definitely come back after hearing this. The second sister-in-law said that since she is coming back, let's have dinner together."

Lin Jian hadn't seen Lin Daiyu for two or three days. Seeing that she looked better than when he left a few days ago, he felt relieved. He asked Lin Daiyu how Yan's family was. He heard that Yan's family was fine. He didn't let Lin Daiyu go out, he didn't want Lin Daiyu to wait for him to change clothes, he quickly changed his clothes, looked at Kong'er and asked Lin Daiyu: "Yu'er, why is the Queen Mother inviting you into the palace?"

Lin Daiyu told Lin Jian, but Lin Jian was silent after hearing this.

Just when Lin Jian was about to speak, Yan sent someone to invite Lin Daiyu and Lin Jian to have dinner together in the dining room, and the dinner was already set.

That being the case, then we can only eat first.If there is something to say, it can only be said after dinner.

After a short meal, Lin Jian said in front of Yan's face: "Yu'er, I just thought about it, although I can't guess why the Queen Mother would make such a thing. But every few days, you are allowed to enter the palace. , stay in her Buddhist hall for an hour or two, and those who chant scriptures must have her own purpose. And in order to achieve her purpose, you must stay in the palace with the empress and concubine."

"I thought, Yu'er, it's better for you not to go. I've thought about the reason, so I can call it sick."

On the one hand, Lin Jian thought that the queen mother's purpose must be impure, and on the other hand, he felt that Lin Daiyu had to go to the palace every few days in such a hot day, which was too exhausting.She is feeling better now, but she can't help tormenting like this.

Even if Lin Daiyu had concealed many details when talking about this matter with Lin Jian just now, how could it be possible that Lin Jian, who had always put Lin Daiyu on top of her heart, did not think about these things from her perspective?Entering the palace in such weather, but also chanting scriptures in the Buddhist hall surrounded by sandalwood, and mixing with so many people, this is nothing less than a hard job for Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu didn't say a word, but Yan said, "Third brother, Yu'er has to go. She can't call her sick."

Lin Jian looked at Yan Shi: "What does the second sister-in-law mean?"

Yan said: "What I mean is that no matter what the queen mother has in mind, Yu'er can't hide, and she can't hide. She can't hide alone, let the queen, princess, concubine and many wives and wives face it together. The third brother, Yu'er has to be with them."

Yan said quietly, "Third brother, before your second elder brother became the magistrate of Lingnan, the previous magistrate of Lingnan was impeached and dismissed by Shen Qiao. The previous magistrate was directly moved from the Imperial Academy to Lingnan as magistrate. Same with you two Brother's resume is the same, except that his ranking in the imperial examination was not as good as that of your second brother. He is older than your second brother, obviously in his forties, but during his two years as Lingnan magistrate, he was one of the civil and military officials in Lingnan. The relationship between the men is not very good, the relationship between the men is not good, and the relationship between the female relatives is naturally even worse. For many years, except for official business, they have no contact with each other in private."

"When Shen Shu was a general, he was in charge of the civil and military administration in Lingnan, and he had a few useful people under his command. At that time, the prefects and prefects in Lingnan were not as useful as the generals, and their status was not as high as that of the generals in the army. Later, when Lingnan was conquered, the imperial court appointed the magistrate of Lingnan and the general of Lingnan, so that government affairs and military administration were separated. But in the early years, the status of the prefect of Lingnan was still not as good as that of the general of Lingnan.”

It can be said that the situation of officialdom in Lingnan mentioned by the Yan family is completely the epitome of officialdom in the imperial court.The imperial court has always valued martial arts over culture, and this is especially true when it comes to localities, especially places where the four princes and eight princes hold military positions.

According to Yan, until Lin Liang came to serve as Lingnan prefect, the relationship between Lingnan civil and military officials and their families was not very harmonious.

"Officials' families are so discordant, how can Lingnan be truly peaceful? After your second brother took office, he realized the situation in the officialdom and was very worried. Even if Shen Qiao was better at handling Lingnan affairs than Shen Shu, the Lingnan Army Under his rule, things are much better than before, and if things go on like this, it won’t be any better.”

Lin Liang and Shen Qiao discussed this matter. After the discussion, the two decided that in order to make Lingnan develop better, the civil and military officials had to be harmonious. You can't have nothing to do like this.

Yan said slowly, "There are many things about the men's family outside that the women's family inside the house can't control. However, there are also many things about the men's family, which can only be completed with the cooperation of the women's family. To improve the relationship between civil and military officials in Lingnan, I, the magistrate's wife, have to set an example, otherwise, who would like to be the first to get close to the wives of those generals?"

Yan recalled that during the two years when Lin Liang had been the magistrate of Lingnan, she hadn't married Lin Liang yet. Even if Lin Liang had such thoughts, he couldn't make them live in harmony even if he urged his subordinates. The harmony has been around for a long time, and some of the reasons involved the Lin family and his father, so he couldn't say anything, so he had to mix it up like this.

Later, Lin Liang got married, and the Yan family went to Lingnan with him. After knowing Lin Liang's thoughts, the Yan family set an example. In the past two years, the relationship between civil and military officials in Lingnan and their relatives was slightly better. This can be regarded as having some contacts in private.

"Now we're talking about Yu'er, but why should I talk about myself? I just want to tell my third brother that Yu'er is your wife, and you treat her like a jewel and protect her. In the palm of my hand, I am afraid that she will suffer a little grievance, but she is also the daughter-in-law of the General's Mansion, the wife of you, the commander of the Gyeonggi Camp, and the wife of the Marquis of Wannan. She also has things that she needs to face personally, and that is her. own, inescapable life."

"No matter how much you love her, you can't stop her. It's like before, when you made up your own plan, she also loves you to use your body as bait, but she knows that you must do so, so she never stops you, isn't it? Is it?"