[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

Today is the Great Court Meeting again.

Ever since Lin Jian pushed Xiao Yu to be the crown prince, but Emperor Chengsheng did not make Xiao Yin or Xiao Yu the crown prince, but made all the princes kings, the court has been full of undercurrents. It was also from that day onwards that several forces in the court intertwined and fought each other, and Lin Jian's situation was the same as that day, people who were wise to protect themselves and those who stood by Prince Rui's forces ignored Lin Jian.

Lin Jian is the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and his duty is to lead the censors and pickets to supervise the morality. A person like him should not get too close to the officials. It's normal to be close.

Even Lin Jian himself enjoyed it, he was calm and composed, and didn't feel that it was an embarrassment to be ignored by all the officials in the court.

This day, when the court came, he was going to the court hall, and happened to meet Ying Tianyi on the way.Ying Tianyi went to the big square together with him.

It was not clear and the weather was cold, Ying Tianyi turned his head to look at Lin Jian, took a closer look at Lin Jian's official uniform under the faint sky light, and said with concern: "Master Lin, I heard that you have been resting in Ducha these days. In the hospital duty room, I have not been home for several days. Master Lin, even though you are young, you must take care of your health. I think you are much thinner than before, and your complexion is not very good. This official business is of course important, but it is also You can't take care of your body."

Ying Tianyi is quite talented in reading and learning, but in order to take the imperial examination, he also studied hard since childhood.Although the parents at home valued his reading, they did not blindly force him to study every day. This combination of work and rest and exercise is what the parents have always emphasized.

This is also the reason why Ying Tianyi was still in good spirits until his [-]s, his back was straight and his hair was black and thick.

The yamen of the Imperial Academy and the Metropolitan Procuratorate are not in the same place, and Ying Tianyi does not meet Lin Jian on weekdays. There are rumors in every yamen that Lin Jian spends his nights in the Metropolitan Procuratorate sleeping and forgetting to eat and sleep. Hearing this, he was a little worried that Lin Jian's body would not be able to bear it.

This young man is in good health, but he can't help tormenting like this.He knew that Lin Jian was in very good health since he was a child. He rolled in the muddy water in the snow in the winter and was still alive and well the next day. The only time he was rested in bed was when he fought with King Zhao. Both of them were injured. It just stopped for a few months.

Ying Tianyi has been teaching in the upper study for seven years, but he has never seen Lin Jian get sick.

But every time he went to court or at the court meeting, he would see that Lin Jian's complexion was not good, and he was losing weight at a speed visible to the naked eye. Tian Yi responded to Tian Yi's response a few days ago and said nothing, but this time he saw Lin Jian's original fit Ying Tianyi became more and more worried as the official uniform was empty on his body.

This kid is too desperate, how can there be such a person who abuses his body?Ying Tianyi looked at Lin Jian's three-layer underwear exposed at the neckline, he could see that Lin Jian was wearing a lot, but he was still so thin.

A few steps away, there were ministers going up to the palace together. Ying Tianyi could not call Lin Jian by his nickname, he could only call him Mr. Lin, but the concern in his eyes was sincere, and he was genuinely worried about Lin Jian's health. .

Lin Jian thanked Ying Tianyi for his concern, and said with a slight smile on his lips, "Don't worry, sir, I will remember what you said."

He said he would take good care of his body, but such a calm attitude made Ying Tianyi who was quite familiar with his temperament couldn't help being skeptical.Especially when he heard Lin Jian clenching his fingers into a fist to cover his cough, Ying Tianyi couldn't help but let out a big sigh.

He has also read a few medical books. Although he is not very familiar with it, he can still hear that Lin Jian's cough seems to have entered his lungs.

Xiao Yu didn't know when he was walking side by side with them. He turned his eyes to look at Lin Jian lightly, and then said softly, "Sir, don't worry. Lin Yushi is young, he will be fine."

Ying Tianyi didn't know if it was because of his own overthinking, he always felt that Xiao Yu's eyes looking at Lin Jian had some deep meaning, against the backdrop of the dawning sky, Xiao Yu's deep eyes slowly flowed through Xiao Yu's deep eyes, and he couldn't understand it. Incomprehensible gloomy eyes.

Hearing this, Lin Jian lowered his eyes and smiled faintly: "Your Highness is right, I will be fine."

At that time, the time for the court meeting was approaching, and the ministers who were still on the square quickened their pace and headed towards the hall. After a while, Lin Jian, Ying Tianyi, and Xiao Yu fell behind.

There was no one around, Xiao Yu suddenly turned his head to look at Lin Jian, and smiled at him with an inexplicable meaning: "Xiao Jian, the small box I brought back from Tongzhou to give you, the things in it are , it should come in handy soon, right?"

Lin Jian narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "Your Highness is right. It won't be long before you can take it out and use it."

Ying Tianyi was walking next to Lin Jian and Xiao Yu. Due to his status, he fell behind a little to show his respect for Xiao Yu.

But Lin Jian and Xiao Yu didn't deliberately lower their voices when they spoke. At this time, there was no one around them, and Ying Tianyi could clearly hear the conversation between Lin Jian and Xiao Yu. However, Ying Tianyi also heard what they were talking about. don't know.

He just instinctively felt that Lin Jian and King Zhao had some secret plan, and this plan seemed to have been going on for some time.

But with just a few short sentences, it was difficult for Ying Tianyi to see the whole picture.He was just subconsciously worried, and just when he was about to ask the question, he realized that they had already entered the court hall, and everyone stood up, and there were so many people at the moment, Ying Tianyi couldn't ask his question out .

Before Lin Jian went to stand in his place, he turned his eyes and smiled at Ying Tianyi. Seeing the clear smile in Lin Jian's eyes, Ying Tianyi suddenly remembered what Lin Jian said to him at the court meeting not long ago coming.

That's all.Ying Tianyi thought to himself, Lin Jian didn't want him to be involved in the game, since he and His Royal Highness Zhao Wang didn't want to say it clearly, why should he ask?Thinking of this, Ying Tianyi simply gave up the idea, and stood in his place in an orderly manner.

There were many things discussed at the court meeting today, but the Metropolitan Procuratorate didn't have anything to report. Lin Jian never opened his mouth, and Emperor Chengsheng never asked Lin Jian to say anything by name. After waiting for more than an hour, the discussed matters After everything was over, Emperor Chengsheng called to leave, but stopped Lin Jian before the ministers were about to leave.

"Lin Qing, I just noticed that you have been coughing all the time. I heard that you have been staying in the Metropolitan Procuratorate these days and have never even returned home. I see that your complexion is not good. You are young, so you still have to Take care of yourself."

Emperor Chengsheng called Lin Jian to speak, he never left his seat, and all the officials could not just leave, they could only stand where they were and listen to Emperor Chengsheng talking to Lin Jian.

Speaking of which, the diligent officials of this Imperial Procuratorate's Qiandu Yushi were getting thinner day by day, and they had seen it in several court meetings, but there were many diligent ministers in the court, and some were more attentive than Lin Jian. But this Lin Jian was able to get the personal care and greetings of Emperor Chengsheng. Even though this young master of the Lin family was punished, he was still enduring his favor.

It is considered a disrespect for the imperial court to cough.If someone else is changed, if Emperor Chengsheng is displeased, he will be warned a few words.

But Lin Jian is in the heart of the emperor, and he came here to work on government affairs, and all the officials saw it. When Lin Jian coughed, he suppressed his voice desperately, and didn't want to be heard by everyone, that is, the few censors who were close to him heard it. Lin Jian coughed in a low voice, if Emperor Chengsheng hadn't paid special attention to it, it could have been completely ignored.

Lin Jian thanked Sheng'en for his inquiry, and Emperor Chengsheng saw him like this, so he simply summoned the imperial physician to come to the palace to treat him.

"I heard that you have been feeling unwell, but you didn't want to seek medical treatment, saying that you were afraid of delaying your business. I know that you are just relying on your youth and thinking about carrying it through. I know that you are It was the same when Wannan went to sea to fight, I like your temperament, but this case is not a trivial matter, you are young and have not yet married, don't boil yourself, and I will feel sorry for you in the future."

While speaking, the imperial physician had arrived at the hall, Emperor Chengsheng waved his hand and ordered the imperial physician to diagnose and treat Lin Jian.

Lin Jian rolled up the sleeve of his left hand and asked the imperial physician to check his pulse. Even when the imperial physician was checking his pulse, Lin Jian still coughed from time to time.

After the imperial doctor's diagnosis, Tongcheng Shengdi reported: "My lord, Mr. Lin is suffering from overwork, sleepless nights, and overthinking. The weather is getting colder recently, and Mr. Lin's blood is weak, so that he hurts his heart and lungs. I have a cough. This is not a serious problem at all. After Weichen prescribes a prescription, Mr. Lin can take it on time. But taking medicine is one aspect, and on the other hand, Mr. Lin still needs to pay attention to rest. If not Take good care of your body, if your cough gets worse, it’s hard to say what kind of disease you will have in the future.”

Emperor Chengsheng looked awe-inspiring, and hurriedly asked the imperial physician to prescribe the prescription, and then ordered Lin Jian to keep the prescription, go back and hint to take the medicine, and told Lin Jian that this is an imperial decree, and he is not allowed to neglect his body any more.

Lin Jian took the prescription and knelt down to thank Grace. When the officials in the hall were quietly discussing his rare favor and his illness, no one noticed that Lin Jian's eyes flashed a little bit of coldness.

After a while, Lin Jian saw Qian Ying standing outside the palace gate waiting for him.

Lin Jian sent Ying Tianyi and Xiao Yu off, and then turned back to Qian Ying's place. He asked Qian Ying to lead the horse, while he strolled aside. Cover your lips and cough twice.

"Master, are we going back to the Metropolitan Procuratorate?"

Lin Jian didn't go back to the West Garden last night, just like what Yingtian Yicheng Shengdi said earlier, he has been staying in the Metropolitan Procuratorate these days and has never returned to the West Garden. He came from the duty room of the procuratorate.

Lin Jian shook his head lightly: "I won't be going to the Metropolitan Procuratorate today. Have Madam and Miss Lin met? Where are they now?"

Emperor Chengsheng not only invited the imperial physician to diagnose and treat him, but after the imperial physician prescribed a prescription for him, Emperor Chengsheng also allowed him a day off, saying that even if today is not a holiday, he would also give Lin Jian a day off, so that Lin Jian Go back and meet your family, rest and rest.

Qian Ying heard the words and said: "Madam and Miss Lin made an appointment to meet at the store under Xinpan. Miss Lin left the house at [-]:[-] a.m., so she should have arrived this time. Madam and Miss Lin are going to meet there today. The doctor who was invited to sit in the medical hall should be there all morning."

Lin Jian nodded: "Then we'll go there."

Aunt Sun ordered the new storefront of the Medicine Hall and Medical Center to be sold. The storefront is a small second floor, and there is a small courtyard at the back, which is used as a warehouse and bedrooms for the shopkeepers.Lin Jian knew the location of the store, it was just five streets away, Lin Jian didn't bother to ride a horse, so he asked Qian Ying to lead the horse, and the two of them walked over together.

However, Lin Jian was wearing an official uniform, so it was definitely inappropriate to go out on the street in such a big way.His clothes were kept in the duty room of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so he went back to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, changed his official clothes, and then went to the new store with Qian Ying.

Passing through two or three yamen along the way, everyone is working, but there are also many officials who come and go in a hurry. When they meet Lin Jian, they salute Lin Jian in a hurry, and their eyes will always stay on Lin Jian for a few more minutes. point.

Seeing everyone's reaction and leaving the yamen, Lin Jian said in a low voice: "Presumably by now, the news that the Holy Majesty invited the imperial physician for me at the court meeting has spread all over the capital, right?"

Qian Ying said in a low voice: "The subordinates have been guarding outside the palace gate. When the Holy Majesty sent someone to the imperial hospital to ask for the imperial doctor, the news had already spread. At this time, the whole capital must have known that the young master is not in good health and has already worked hard. become ill."

Lin Jian slightly hooked his lips: "Isn't that great? For some people, this news has been waiting for a long time."

"Since I'm already sick from overwork, the Holy Majesty ordered me to go home and rest in public. From now on, except for the scheduled office hours, when it's time to go back, I can go back to my house, and I don't have to stay overnight in the duty room anymore. .The time of half a month is enough for them to toss, isn't it?"

Qian Yingdao: "If you go back home, what will the young master's arrangement be?"

Lin Jian smiled and said: "It's okay. Now that I'm back in the mansion, can I still bring the official documents back to the mansion for reading? Besides, I have never read all the legal files. Some case files that have been publicized can be brought back to the mansion. You just move a few stacks back. As long as other people see, I don’t worry about going to work in the courtyard even if I’m at home, and that’s enough. It’s a sickness from overwork, and it’s going to flare up one day. I don’t care. will disappoint them."

Qian Yingdao: "The young master is thoughtful, so things will naturally not change."

"However, my subordinates are just a little worried. The young master is getting worse day by day. Now that the outside world knows that the young master is sick, Madam may still feel bad about it, but Miss Lin will be more worried about the young master. If in the future... ...This subordinate thinks, this may be contrary to the original intention of the young master."

Hearing this, Lin Jian lowered his eyes and remained silent for a moment. He stretched out his hand and pressed the place where the medicine bag was placed on his chest. Thinking of the exquisitely embroidered medicine bags that Qian Ying brought back these days, his brows and eyes gradually faded. After softening, she sighed softly after a long while: "In the past, whenever there was a chance, I wanted her to see that I was not in good health and overworked, just to make her worry about me and miss me. Now I know that she is worried, and today the news reaches her ears. I'm afraid she will worry about me even more. In my heart, I really can't bear to part with it. "

Qian Yingdao: "What does the young master mean, do you want to explain to Miss Lin?"

"illustrate?"

Lin Jian raised his eyebrows and asked Qian Ying, "What do you mean? Think about it yourself, can you tell her all these things?"

Lin Jian glanced at him, flung out a sentence, and gave Qian Ying a password, "You are not allowed to say a word about this matter, and I will not say a word."

Lin Jian had his own plans, but Qian Ying worried about him: "Master, this matter has been kept a secret, and the truth will always come to light later. What if Miss Lin finds out and gets angry?" Woolen cloth?"

Lin Jian lowered her eyebrows and smiled slightly: "She won't be angry."

Qian Ying was stunned for a moment, she really didn't understand why Lin Jian was so sure.

Lin Jian didn't explain much to Qian Ying, and seeing that she walked into the crowded street, Qian Ying stopped talking about this matter with Lin Jian.

Even though there is sun, the beginning of winter has already passed, the wind in this winter is cold, and the breath is also the unique cold air of winter mornings.

Lin Jian's lungs were already throbbing and painful due to coughing all morning, and he hadn't had time to drink the medicine according to the prescription. The cold air inhaled into his lungs made him feel even more painful to breathe. Even though he was silent all the way, he still couldn't help coughing twice while pressing his chest.

Every time Lin Jian frowned and coughed, Qian Ying would look at Lin Jian with extremely worried eyes. He hesitated to speak several times, but in the end he sighed deeply and said nothing.

When Lin Jian arrived at the new store of the medicine hall, Aunt Sun was making inquiries downstairs. Seeing Lin Jian coming, she hurriedly saluted Lin Jian and told Lin Jian that Qiao and Lin Daiyu were resting on the second floor to drink tea.

Lin Jian went to the second floor and saw Qiao Shi and Lin Daiyu. As soon as Qiao Shi saw him, he frowned: "Although there is sun today, it is still cold. Why did you come out in such thin clothes? You don't even wear a cloak?"

Qiao Shi didn't expect Lin Jian to come, and she didn't come wearing Lin Jian's cloak. Seeing that Lin Jian's lips were turning white with cold, she stuffed the hand stove in her hand into Lin Jian's hand, and put her own cloak on Take it and tie it on Lin Jian himself.

"You haven't been back home for more than ten days. Ask Qian Ying to come back and say that the Metropolitan Procuratorate is busy with business. I have repeatedly told you to take good care of your health. Why don't you listen? The weather is getting colder every day, you You still wear so little, isn't this intentional to make me feel distressed?"

"By the way, isn't today the Great Court Meeting? Why do you have time to come here to find Miss Lin and me?"

Lin Jian took the hand stove and warmed it in his hand, but he refused to ask for Qiao's cloak. He saw it as soon as he came in. There was a burning charcoal basin in the corner of the room, which was much warmer than outside. He would be able to warm up after staying for a while. of.

Mrs. Qiao refused, and insisted that Lin Jian wear the cloak, but Lin Jian couldn't do it. Seeing that Mrs. Qiao's cloak was made of dark blue cloud brocade and dark pattern satin, she gave up.

Lin Jian glanced at Lin Daiyu with a smile, called her Miss Lin, and then answered Qiao: "The Holy Majesty is kind enough to allow me to go back to the house for a day off to rest. I thought that my mother and Miss Lin are here, so I came over to have a look."

Qiao said: "Your Majesty allowed you to rest because he saw that you were sick?"

"You are busy with official duties, and you can't even take a break these days. Even if you don't let people tell me, I know it. Look at your sick look, how can you be okay? Don't look at us, we don't know anything, just After such a short period of time, the whole world has spread the word. Today at the Great Court Meeting, the Holy Majesty saw that you were coughing all the time, so he specially invited the imperial doctor to treat you when the court was over. Cough disease, the Holy Majesty was worried about you, so he allowed you to rest. Your people don’t tell me anything, if the news hadn’t spread, how long are you going to keep it from me?”

Lin Jian sat at the table with the hand stove in his arms and quietly listened to Qiao's words, then took out the imperial physician's prescription from his sleeve and handed it to Qiao's hand: "Mother, I haven't taken the medicine yet. It's not convenient in the palace." Make medicine for me, and I can’t go to the imperial hospital. I brought this prescription out, and I saw it when I came in. There are medicine stoves and medicinal materials in our medical hall. Please take care of me, please help me. Let's make medicine. My cough is really uncomfortable."

Seeing that Lin Jian was pretending to be good, and seeing that he was really uncomfortable, Mrs. Qiao even took out the prescription, so she didn't bother to criticize Lin Jian anymore.Holding the prescription in her hand, Qiao turned her head and silently glanced at Lin Daiyu. After all, she got up and went downstairs to fetch the medicinal materials for Lin Jian to decoct.

Lin Daiyu wanted to go with her, but Qiao told her to sit still: "It's cold outside, so don't go out if you're not well. You sit with Xiaojian for a while, and I'll watch them cook the medicine and bring it up. No No matter what the big deal, it will be fine in a while."

Mrs. Qiao insisted on not letting Lin Daiyu go with her, but Lin Daiyu had no choice but to sit down again.

Just now, when Mrs. Qiao was talking to Lin Jian, Lin Daiyu didn't intervene. She called Lin Jian "third brother" when Lin Jian called her "Miss Lin" at the very beginning, and she never spoke again.

Although Lin Daiyu didn't open her mouth, her eyes kept quietly falling on Lin Jian.

She hadn't seen Lin Jian for more than half a month, and she only knew about Lin Jian's recent situation when Qian Ying and others came to visit her in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

She knew that Lin Jian's health was still not good, and she was quite concerned about it, but what Lin Daiyu didn't expect was that Lin Jian's situation would look so bad.

What a high-spirited person he is, he hasn't seen him for half a month, but he is so clear.He has lost a lot of weight, but his figure is still as tall and straight as before. From this point of view, he looks more and more sharp and sharp, like an unsheathed sword. With just one glance, the cold light stabs the center of the room .

This person is still strong, but she is so thin that it hurts her.

Just now, when Lin Daiyu heard the news from the palace together with Qiao Shi, Lin Daiyu's heart was heavy and she was worried about Lin Jian. Always can't let go.

She accepted his thoughtfulness, so she always wanted to do something for him.But she just didn't know what to do.Lin Daiyu was anxious and worried. She thought that it was not enough to embroider a few medicine bags for him and tell him to take care of his health.

How is that enough?This can't relieve his pain at all, let alone relieve her inner worries.

She knew the pain of illness the most, thinking that Lin Jian was suffering from the pain now, Lin Daiyu felt uncomfortable, she wished she could replace her with her own body, and hoped that Lin Jian would be fine as before.

Thoughts spread for a moment, Lin Daiyu looked at Lin Jian with full eyes, and suddenly felt a little bit of resentment in her heart, for not taking her words to heart, for not taking good care of her body, for being such a considerate and careful person, how could he not know Take good care of yourself, why make her worry about him?