[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

When Baoyu was mentioned, Concubine Xian's facial expression softened a lot, and the gray and cold eyes in the center of her eyes also faded a lot.

Even her voice softened: "Bao girl's background is not good enough, but she has a very good temperament. I like her dignified and gentle like my mother. If Baoyu wants to make progress, he must get a girl like Baoyu. Only when women are by my side can we benefit.”

Mrs. Wang said sullenly: "Your Majesty and I have the same heart, but the old lady... the old lady's thoughts still fall on Miss Lin."

Concubine Xian said: "Sister Lin has outstanding talents, but she is not as generous as Bao girl. I often hear that Sister Lin and Baoyu often quarrel when they are together. A few years ago, when I returned home from visiting relatives, although the time was not very long, I did see a little bit of it. The old lady is Gu Nian's aunt who passed away, but for the sake of Baoyu's future, it is suitable for Baoyu."

Concubine Xian saw Mrs. Wang's frowning, and said, "Mother doesn't have to worry about the old lady. As long as the father agrees to the marriage between Baoyatou and Baoyu, the old lady will persuade the father. At that time, the mother can just promise the old lady. Madam, I will find a suitable marriage for Sister Lin, and I will never wrong Sister Lin, so the old lady will naturally feel relieved."

Concubine Xian knew about the affairs of the inner house of Jia's mansion, but she lived in a deep palace after all, so she was not so clear about the specific matters, especially Mother Jia's intention of marrying Lin Daiyu and Jia Baoyu, Concubine Xian only thought that Jia's mother is for Jia Min and for Lin Daiyu's life.

Mrs. Wang was well aware of the situation, and sighed softly: "If the mansion is really looking for a marriage for Miss Lin outside, I'm afraid the old lady will not agree to it anyway."

Facing Concubine Shang Xian's puzzled eyes, Mrs. Wang said in a low voice, "After Mrs. Lin left, the old lady sent Lian'er to accompany Miss Lin back to Gusu. She wanted Lian'er to handle the Lin family's property in person. But because of the Lin family's young Master Hou intervened halfway. Not only did this matter fail, but now the Lin family's property is in Miss Lin's hands. What the old lady means is that she wants to put those things in our family's own hands. No matter how bad it is, sister-in-law In the past, the dowry property was always taken back. But after such a commotion, not only can’t the things be brought back, I heard that Miss Lin will sell all the original property of my sister-in-law. If this is the case, how can the old lady be reconciled?"

"Only when Miss Lin marries in and becomes part of our family can those things be legally included in our family. The old lady is doing it for the sake of the house and for her own selfishness. She thinks Miss Lin is a good match for Baoyu, but Girl Bao's family is not bad, she married Baoyu, we can live in the house as usual, why worry about Miss Lin's stuff?"

Concubine Xian was silent for a moment, then said: "To tell you the truth, mother, when the sage came to my place not long ago, he accidentally said a few words about Baoyu. It can be seen that in the eyes of the sage, he still pays attention to Baoyu."

"The Holy Majesty wants to promote his sister-in-law, but he wants to promote civil servants. Uncle Lin was born in a serious imperial examination, and he was also a Tanhua handpicked by the Holy Majesty. After becoming an official, he was favored by the Majesty, and he was also greatly appreciated by the Majesty. His Majesty's heart, It's not something we can guess. But mother, the Holy Majesty will never allow anyone to insult the hero, especially the person whom the Holy Majesty promoted. If the old lady really thinks so, if the Holy Majesty finds out, I'm afraid there will be another storm/turmoil. After my mother returned home, I looked for an opportunity to persuade the old lady, the old lady is a person who knows everything, if the mother only mentions it to her, she will definitely understand."

"Sister Lin can't be our family's daughter-in-law. This melon field Li Xia is too suspicious. In order to avoid others talking, I still want to marry Sister Lin in a good manner. In this way, I can also make a good impression on the Holy Majesty."

Mrs. Wang has always been unwilling to disagree with Jiamu in the open, but this time because of Baoyu's marriage and what Concubine Xian said, she can't let Jiamu break the taboo, so she can only bite the bullet and agree to Concubine Xian if.

Madam Wang knew that Concubine Xian had always loved Baoyu, and it was rare to see her today. Madam Wang told Concubine Xian that Baoyu had moved out of the Grand View Garden to live in an outer courtyard. He only said that Baoyu is going to study seriously now, and that he will be promoted to take the exam in the future. If he wins the exam, it will also make the concubine Xian happy.

Concubine Xian is most worried about Baoyu, and she is very happy to hear that Baoyu is willing to work hard now: "The garden is certainly good, but I allowed him to live in it when I was a child. Companionship, now that we are older, we should naturally move out. Baoyu can really excel in the imperial examinations, that is also excellent. When the time comes, the emperor will pay attention to it, and our family will also have something to look forward to."

Let's talk about Lin Jian.

It was late autumn. This autumn, there were few clear days and a lot of rain. There were ten or so days in October, but there were only one or two days of sunny days, and the rest of the time it rained every day.

Because the Metropolitan Procuratorate did a good job in the preliminary investigation, the case of the Wang family went smoothly, but there were many affairs. The imperial censor of the capital, although he has the case of the Wang family in his hand, he does not specialize in the Wang family's affairs. He has other affairs to be busy, and he has to copy the laws and get up early to go to court. In fact, he is very busy every day. of.

But no matter how busy he was, he never forgot the day Qiao Shi and Lin Daiyu agreed to meet.Mrs. Qiao had told him a few days ago that she would stay with Lin Daiyu for a day today, would take Lin Daiyu to the suburbs to see Wangui, and would stay Lin Daiyu for dinner in the West Garden in the evening, and Mrs. Qiao also specifically asked Lin Daiyu to Jian, said that if possible, let him come back on time after finishing his work that day, and he can also accompany Lin Daiyu to have dinner with them.

After Lin Jian finished his official duties, he looked at the sky outside and saw that although the sky was overcast but it hadn't rained yet, he went to look at the clock on the table and saw that the time was almost there, so he called Qian Ying over. Order him to bring the horse, and he is going back to the West Garden.

Qian Ying went to fetch the horse and brought a message to Lin Jian.

"Young Master, I heard that Second Young Master Lian personally paid the atonement money for the Wang family, and has quietly brought him back to Rongguo Mansion."

Lin Jian heard this, but raised his eyebrows slightly, and said lightly: "Got it." Then he said nothing else.

This morning, the Metropolitan Procuratorate handed over the files and confessions that had been sorted out. Emperor Chengsheng had already read those materials, and he had only browsed them in the morning. Afterwards, Emperor Chengsheng ordered to make a decision. Seven people were beheaded to show the public, and 15 people including Wang Ren were distributed to the frontier.

The female family members of the Wang family were all enslaved by the government, and Wang Xifeng was not spared. Moreover, Wang Xifeng was punished with a stick, a whole hundred sticks. Lin Jian thought, with a delicate body like a house girl, even if she can survive well , Wang Xifeng's pair/legs and the rest of her life are also useless.

Wang Xifeng is now a slave, and Jia Lian paid the ransom money to bring her back. Wang Xifeng is just a slave of Jia's mansion, and is no longer the domineering Lian/second/nanny/grandmother in the past.

As early as after Wang Xifeng was tried, Jia Lian handed the letter of divorce to Wang Xifeng. Jia Lian has nothing to do with Wang Xifeng now. Wang Xifeng is just a sinner who has been divorced. After being destroyed, Wang Xifeng has nothing to rely on, so she must be safe and secure in the future.

Now Li Wan is the director of the Rongguo Mansion, and when Lin Jian saw Jia Lan that day, he felt that he was well-bred. Regarding this, Lin Jian admitted that he actually used a little trick.He mentioned a few words in front of Emperor Chengsheng, and Emperor Chengsheng moved his mind, and only then did the concubine Xian summon Mrs. Wang to speak.

This Rongguo mansion is very chaotic, but it cannot be denied that there are always some people in this mansion who are not so vicious.

He can use Jia Lian to use the spear of the son to attack the shield of the son, but how can he not use Li Wan's inner curtain to control the inner house affairs of Rongguo Mansion?Even if Li Wan can't be used by him personally, he doesn't necessarily want Li Wan to be his puppet.

Lin Jian just thought that there are good and bad things, people are the same, and this family is naturally the same.Not all the descendants of the four princes and eight lords are bad. After the building collapses, they must be given some way to survive.

Jia Lian is not the only one who can be reborn from the ashes and understand current affairs.The ways of civil and military complement each other, and the stability of the dynasty can only be maintained between Zhang and Zhang.It would not be a good thing if all the four kings and eight princes were really wiped out.

He only mentioned the premise to Emperor Chengsheng, and Emperor Chengsheng made a decision immediately.At that time, he knew in his heart that the emperor's heart was actually farther than he thought.

What he thought was to control the field and strive to stay rooted, but Emperor Chengsheng had already thought of showing favor.With this measure, even if one day the Jia family is destroyed, those who are favored and protected by the Sacred Heart will never resent Emperor Chengsheng, but will be grateful for Emperor Chengsheng's mercy, and will surrender willingly from then on.

Jia Lian is the eldest son of the Rongguo Mansion. If the old rules are followed, his wife is naturally more qualified to be the housekeeper of the Rongguo Mansion than the second eldest daughter-in-law.

Wang Xifeng has been divorced, Jia Lian has not remarried yet, Lin Jian watched coldly in private, Jia Lian seems to have no intention of remarrying for a short time.It would take him some time to clear up after encountering such a big change, even if he remarried, it would not be so fast.

Jia Lian's current official rank is not high, but in the long run, as long as he is loyal to Emperor Chengsheng, his future will be limitless, and the future of the Rongguo Mansion will depend on him. The couple, one inside and one outside, may not have too many things in their hands.

In this way, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no disagreement.

There is not much difference between running a family and running a country. No matter what measures are taken, it is always necessary to check and balance the forces of all parties.

The eldest son of the big house has a future outside, so the second house can't be too weak.Since Wang Xifeng is no longer involved with the two houses in one, it is natural to find a suitable person in the second house to give him the power of housekeeper.

The big house and the second house hold each other in check, and neither of them can stand alone. If there is no competition, there will be harmony;

None of the chess pieces on the chessboard can escape the fate of being held, but no matter how the situation changes, the chess player will not be affected by the changing situation.

Lin Jian and Qian Ying rode back to the West Garden. Halfway through the journey, light rain began to fall from the sky.

Because of the frequent rain and bad weather recently, Qian Ying had seen the gloomy weather a long time ago, and was afraid that it would rain on their way back home, so she had already prepared the coir raincoats immediately, and when it began to rain, Qian Ying hurriedly took Lin Jian had to change into the coir raincoat.

Lin Jian was too lazy to get off the horse, and seeing that the rain was not strong, he didn't take the rain seriously because of his youth and good health, so he just waved his hand at Qian Ying to signal him not to wear it: "I'll be back home in a quarter of an hour. Well, it doesn't look like it's raining too much. Let's speed up."

Lin Jian is not afraid of rain, and Qian Ying is not afraid of rain either. Qian Ying saw that the rain was not heavy, and it only slightly wetted her coat when it fell on her body. Speed ​​up and go to the West Garden.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the two returned to the West Garden.

When the rain became heavier, some servants came to lead away the horses, so Qian Ying wanted to go in with Lin Jian.The outer shirts on them were [-]% to [-]% wet and uncomfortable to wear, so Qian Ying wanted to urge Lin Jian to change them.

"Master, what are you looking at?"

Qian Ying wiped off the rain on his body, picked up the yellow tong umbrella brought by the boy, he was about to urge Lin Jian to go in, when he turned around, he saw Lin Jian standing under the porch in front of the mansion, looking at somewhere outside the street with his hands behind his back Preoccupied.

Lin Jian stretched out his hand and pointed at that place: "Did you see that sedan chair? It was there after we came back. I have been looking at it for so long, but the sedan chair has not moved at all. I asked just now, Madam and Miss Lin have not moved yet. Come back, it's not the sedan chair of Jia's mansion, and the people waiting outside the sedan chair don't seem to have seen it before."

"Xiyuan is not a place where dignitaries gather. There are common people's residences two streets away. But among the people in the city, who doesn't know that the former general lives here? No one has ever dared to be so blatant outside Followed."

"Qian Ying, go and see who is sitting there."

Qian Ying looked in the direction of Lin Jian's finger, and sure enough, she saw an unremarkable sedan chair parked at the corner of the northwest street.The sedan chair did not look like the sedan chair of a dignitary, and it was indeed impossible to tell who was using it.

And the sedan chair didn't stop in front of the gate of the West Garden, that place was still some distance from the front of the mansion, and it was also a place where common people and pedestrians walked about.If not, the sedan chair would not have been allowed to stop there.

Could it be that some blind person came here to keep an eye on him?

With a sullen face, Qian Ying immediately opened the Huangtong umbrella and went.

Lin Jian stood on the porch with his hands behind his back and watched.

Qian Ying walked over with an umbrella, but the people waiting outside the sedan chair did not stop him, they stood there and talked for a while, because the distance was a bit far, and the rain was heavier, Lin Jian didn't hear them say something.

The people waiting outside the sedan chair opened the curtain of the sedan chair, and a small man dressed as a eunuch came out from inside. Qian Ying was about to salute when she saw the man, but was stopped by someone.

Holding an umbrella, Qian Ying led the little man dressed as a eunuch over, and the man who was waiting outside the sedan chair in coir raincoat followed quickly.

The three of them turned to face Lin Jian. Lin Jian had good eyesight and saw the little man's face clearly at a glance. He immediately gritted his molars, and the eyes in his eyes were the same as the sky at this time. It sank down.

The little man was no one else, he knew him.It's Princess Yuanjia.

Princess Yuanjia, who was wearing a eunuch's uniform, came to the porch and saw Lin Jian's gloomy and cold eyes at a glance. I want to cry, and then there is the long-lost familiarity.

It had been six years, and she hadn't seen Brother Lin Jian's black face and anger for six years.

Princess Yuanjia gently wiped the rainwater from her face, and wiped away the tears that were about to burst into her eyes. Then she looked at Lin Jian, and smiled at him with her lips pursed: "Brother Lin Jian, long time no see."

Lin Jian's alienated and indifferent eyes glanced over Princess Yuanjia's face, and lightly landed on the person in the coir raincoat.He had only seen a small white face before, but because the distance was too far away, he couldn't see clearly whether it was a man or a woman. Now when he got closer, he realized that the person in the coir raincoat had served Princess Yuanjia since he was a child. Little maid.

The two of them were dressed like this, and it seemed that they were not going out of the palace in a serious way.

Although Lin Jian's face was cold, he saluted Princess Yuanjia politely. His whole body was full of coldness that strangers should not enter. The autumn wind and autumn rain were cold on people, but he was standing in the hallway where the wind was whistling. Under the porch, it was like a human-shaped ice cube that couldn't be covered.

Lin Jian looked at Princess Yuanjia indifferently, and gently stroked the waist seal with his right hand: "How did the princess leave the palace?"

Princess Yuanjia smiled and said, "I sneaked out when no one was prepared."

Lin Jian narrowed his eyes slightly, the palace was heavily guarded, and the guards took turns changing shifts. How could it be possible for these two little girls to sneak out of the deep palace/inner garden?

Lin Jian glanced lightly at Princess Yuanjia and the little maid beside her, and then turned around and left after looking away. Qiufeng sent him a cold voice: "Qian Ying, send the princess to the Ninth Prince's mansion. Please the Ninth Prince to take the princess back to the palace." .”

The smile on Princess Yuanjia's face couldn't be maintained all of a sudden, she stepped forward anxiously and grabbed Lin Jian's arm: "Brother Lin Jian, don't send me to Brother Jiu!"

"I won't lie to you again, can I tell you the truth?"

"Jiu's sister-in-law gave birth today, and she didn't give birth after a whole day of pain. Concubine Yu was worried about her, thinking that the stable woman outside the palace might not be able to do it. Sister-in-law's place, but she was still worried, so she sent the imperial doctor to look at it. I, I dressed up as a little eunuch, and followed the imperial doctor out of the palace. The imperial doctor went to Jiu Ge, and I sneaked here by myself to wait with you."

Princess Yuanjia was afraid that Lin Jian would send her away, so she dragged Lin Jian's arm and told the whole story.

Lin Jian lowered his eyes and turned around, the first thing he did was to pull his arm out of Princess Yuanjia's hand.

He took a step back, distanced himself from Princess Yuanjia, and then quietly looked at the person in front of him.

"His Royal Highness Ninth told me that he has already told the princess what I said."

Upon hearing this, Princess Yuanjia's eyes flashed with sadness, she pursed her lips and lowered her eyes: "I know, I shouldn't go out of the palace, I shouldn't sneak out to meet you. If Brother Nine knows, he will definitely scold me If Concubine Yu found out, she would definitely punish me too."

"But Brother Lin Jian, I just want to come out and meet you. I have something to tell you. Even if you reject me, I still want to hear it from you."

Lin Jian looked at Princess Yuanjia silently for a moment, then beckoned for the guards in the mansion, and told Princess Yuanjia to go with him: "You go in first, I'll come later."

Seeing Lin Jian let go, Princess Yuanjia looked happy, hope was rekindled in her heart, and she followed the guard immediately.

Here, Lin Jian ordered Qian Ying in a low voice: "You ask Xiao Chen to go to the Ninth Prince's Mansion. Tell the Ninth Prince that Princess Yuanjia is in the West Garden, and ask him to send someone to pick her up. By the way, the Ninth Prince sends someone to the palace to tell the noble concubine Empress, let the imperial concubine not to worry."

Concubine Ninth Prince was giving birth, Concubine Yu Guifei was already worried, if Princess Yuanjia was found missing again, the palace would be in chaos.This little girl acted willfully and recklessly regardless of the consequences, and he had to come to deal with the aftermath.

Lin Jian raised his eyebrows, he really didn't know if this was God's retribution for his years of unscrupulous behavior.

Qian Ying accompanied Lin Jian to the study, and he asked Lin Jian on the way: "Master, the princess got wet in the rain and her clothes are a little wet, and that little palace lady is also in a mess. Master, should I prepare for it?" Some clothes, let them change and freshen up first, and then the young master will talk to the princess?"

Lin Jian glanced at him: "What kind of clothes do you prepare? Madam's clothes, can the princess wear them? There are no young ladies in the house, do you think the princess can wear the maid's clothes? Or do you plan to let the princess wear your clothes?" Men's clothes?"

Qian Ying was in a hurry: "Master, I misunderstood! What this subordinate means is that there is none in the mansion, and this subordinate can go to a clothing store in the city to buy it. This subordinate travels fast, so I bought it for the princess to wear temporarily, but it is for emergency use, and I will wait for the princess to return to the palace." , just replace it.”

Lin Jian snorted coldly: "You are considerate, gentle and understanding!"

"Do you think that I don't have enough things to do, and that the things at hand are not troublesome enough, so you have to make some troubles for me and push me into the pit!"

Qian Ying was stunned, she didn't understand why she was causing trouble for Lin Jian by being considerate, gentle and understanding.

Lin Jian looked at the rain curtain outside. It was raining heavily. He walked up to the corridor, but the rain was blocked from outside the corridor, and motioned Qian Ying to put away the Huangtong umbrella.

He didn't rush to the study not far away, but stood on the corridor with his hands behind his back and looked at Qian Ying quietly: "You went to buy clothes for the princess on purpose, and then let the princess wash and change, the princess will think it's all about me." I mean. I was ruthless to her, why should I be so considerate to misunderstand her?"

"The greater the cold reception she receives today, the greater the disappointment in her heart will be. She can't get any response from me, her enthusiasm is gradually cooling down, and she will stop thinking sooner or later."

"She ran to me wearing the eunuch's clothes regardless of her status, and she had already abandoned her self-esteem as a princess. If you asked her to change her clothes, how could she remember the pain of losing her self-esteem today? If you don't experience pain , she couldn't let go."

Lin Jian turned his eyes to look at the rain, and felt that the pattering autumn rain seemed to be falling on his heart.

He really doesn't want to be this villain, but when things come to an end, he can be a villain without hesitation.

When it is interrupted, it will suffer from chaos.