[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

It rained and snowed, even though as Lin Jian said before, it snowed lightly first and then turned into rain.But the weather was much colder than when we went out in the morning.

Because of the washing of the rain, the little snow on the ground had already melted, and the air was chilly. Standing on the path and listening to Lin Jian's words, Lin Daiyu's heart suddenly became as clear as a mirror.

They were standing under a tree, and there was cold snow falling from the tip of the branch, just falling on Lin Jian's forehead, Lin Daiyu watched the crystal clear snow water slide down Lin Jian's forehead to his cheek, she subconsciously He wanted to wipe Lin Jian with the handkerchief in his hand, but before he could raise his hand, Lin Jian reached out and wiped off the drop of snow water.

Lin Daiyu pursed her lips, and said softly: "I know, there are ministers in the court who asked for a crown prince, but the Holy Majesty has not made a decision. Afterwards, all the princes will be canonized as princes, and the position of the crown prince is still undecided. My late father said that the Holy Majesty is the son of Shengming. Gan Gang is arbitrarily assertive, and now there is a high demand for a crown prince, and the government and the public are concerned about it, but the Holy Majesty has never appointed a crown prince, only a prince, and the position of crown prince is vacant, and the princes will naturally not let go."

"Third brother said they were the ones planning the scheme, but in reality, the Holy One and the third brother were the ones planning the scheme."

"Your Majesty attaches great importance to the third brother, and he loves His Royal Highness King Zhao even more. I think the Holy Majesty wants His Royal Highness Zhao Wang to be his heir, but there are too many obstacles in order to clear up the government atmosphere in the court. The Holy Majesty's layout can not only serve King Zhao Your Highness removes the obstacles, and can also eliminate the faction in the court, which is a strategy that kills two birds with one stone."

Lin Jian looked at Lin Daiyu for a moment, then turned to look at the place he had noticed before.

As soon as he walked over, he noticed someone staring at him from behind the rock not far away.When he saw the golden unicorn pendant, he knew in his heart that the person left behind must be Shi Xiangyun playing tricks.He followed his plan and accepted the golden unicorn.

He purposely faced the golden unicorn to accept it, and the people left quietly left after seeing this scene.

At this time, he was talking to Lin Daiyu in this bright place, and there was no one around him except Qian Ying and Zijuan, so he would not be heard by others.

Lin Jian looked away and looked at Lin Daiyu again. He made no secret of his admiration for Lin Daiyu. He pursed his lips and smiled slightly: "Miss Lin has sharp eyes, and she hits the nail on the head."

Seeing that Lin Daiyu had gathered the cloak around her body, Lin Jian was afraid that she would get cold if she stood in the wind for a long time, so she entered the Xiaoxiang Pavilion with Lin Daiyu and walked into the house together.

There is one thing Lin Jian wants to clarify with Lin Daiyu, which is about what Shi Xiangyun just said.

"She said she knew from Baoling Hou Zhongjing that the army used raw meat in this way. This is nonsense."

Lin Jian said, "You must know that this raw meat is not clean, and it tastes fishy in the mouth. Generally, if it is not necessary, who would want to eat it? Besides, if the stomach is weak, and eating raw meat outside eats up the stomach, it is not for fun. If it is too big, it will damage the combat power, and if it is too small, it will be even more detrimental to personal health. Therefore, generally no one in this army does this. Even if they go out to fight, they should bring more dry food. If there is really nothing to eat, The dry food is exhausted again, if conditions permit, most of them are eaten locally, roasted and then sprinkled with salt, or boiled with white meat directly, and no one wants to eat raw meat until the end of the mountain."

Although the men in the army are rough, they are not savages who eat flesh and blood. When Shi Xiangyun said that, even he thought it was extremely vulgar.

"But she still wants to mention these words in front of me even if she is so nonsense. It can be seen that not only her own thoughts are in it, but also the meaning of the two brothers Shi Nai and Shi Ding. Just now Miss Lin also mentioned it, because The position of the crown prince is vacant, and the government and the public are quite concerned, they are plotting a situation, and I and the Holy Majesty are involved in this situation, and the inner houses of each family will not be spared, and the girl must be clear in her heart."

Lin Jian knew that Lin Daiyu was born with intelligence and insight, so she did not shy away from talking about the court affairs in front of her, but now there are many arrangements that are inconvenient to mention clearly, so she will stop at the point, and will not go into details.But in his heart, he still appreciates Lin Daiyu's political agility and her rare insight.

Lin Jian stayed here with Lin Daiyu for more than an hour, thinking that Lin Daiyu had a habit of taking a lunch break after noon, and he was afraid that he would disturb Lin Daiyu's rest here, so he sent Lin Daiyu back to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion and prepared to leave.

But he didn't want him to say that the little girl outside came to report that Jia Baoyu was coming and wanted to see Lin Daiyu outside.

Ever since Jia Baoyu came to the Xiaoxiang Hall last time and forced Lin Daiyu to close the door, Zijuan has lingering fears about Jia Baoyu, and she will never let Jia Baoyu come to see Lin Daiyu to make troubles easily.

Zijuan specially ordered Xiangwu Xianrou, Xueyan who served Lin Daiyu in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion and other little girls, if Jia Baoyu came again, he was not allowed to let Jia Baoyu in without saying anything or asking questions like before.Now when Jia Baoyu comes again, he must stop people from the door. After coming in and reporting to Lin Daiyu, Lin Daiyu will decide whether to see Jia Baoyu or not.

In fact, Jia Baoyu didn't just want to see Lin Daiyu, he heard that Lin Jian was coming, so he ran out without telling Mrs. Wang and Jia Mu.

It's been more than a month, and Jia Baoyu's injuries have healed. It's just that Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang feel sorry for him and hope that he can be raised again before moving out. Day also witnessed the whole process of Jia Baoyu being beaten, and he can still recall Jia Baoyu's tragic situation that day. He thought he would ask Jia Baoyu to move out and study hard after the New Year's Eve and Lantern Festival.

All the sisters came to see him, but Lin Daiyu never came. Jia Baoyu was thinking about Lin Daiyu in his heart, and when he heard that Lin Jian sent Lin Daiyu back home, he remembered that he wanted to question Lin Jian, so he simply put on his clothes. Without taking anyone with me, I ran over in the cold winter.

When Jia Baoyu arrived at the entrance of the Xiaoxiang Hall, he was about to go in as usual, but was stopped by the little girls in the courtyard, and two little girls he had never seen before stopped him from going in. Jia Baoyu was weak after illness, so he couldn't force his way in, so he had to hold his breath and wait at the door, but he felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

When he came to the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, he saw that there were indeed many people he didn't know, just as Jia's mother said, and most of these people must be from the Lin family.Jia Baoyu felt even more uncomfortable. Why is his good sister Lin being controlled by the Lin family now?

Hearing this, Lin Jian turned his eyes to look at Lin Daiyu, and said in a low voice, "In such a cold weather, although it's not raining now, it's not clear yet, and it won't be long before it rains and snows again. When I come here to see Miss Lin, he doesn't take himself seriously, so he doesn't care if it disturbs Miss Lin's rest?"

Qian Ying was outside, heard this and replied, "Second Master Jia said that he knows that the young master is here, and he wants to see the young master first and have a word with the young master."

Lin Jian wanted someone to send Jia Baoyu away, but when he heard Qian Ying's words, he let out a low snort and got up immediately. He raised his eyebrows and said, "If he wants to see me, then he doesn't have to come in. I'll go out now." .”

What Lin Jian meant was that he was about to say goodbye and go out, since Jia Baoyu wanted to see him, he just went out to meet him, and he would not let Jia Baoyu come in to disturb Lin Daiyu's peace.

"Miss Lin, take a good rest. I'm leaving."

Lin Jian said goodbye to Lin Daiyu with a smile. He was about to leave when Lin Daiyu called him back.

Lin Daiyu walked up to Lin Jian, looked at him quietly and said, "Third brother, Baoyu is always a bit paranoid. If you don't let him see me, it's hard to guarantee that you will be entangled in the future. Why don't you meet him today and have a word with him? It's good to be clear. Third brother doesn't need to deal with him, I'll tell him."

Lin Daiyu pursed her lips, reached out to the piano room as a gesture of invitation, and then said softly, "He wants to see third brother because I have misunderstood third brother, and third brother should go there to avoid it. Third brother doesn't need to see him, let alone send him away."

Lin Jian took a deep look at Lin Daiyu, seeing her dark pupils and calm eyes, he looked at her for a moment, and after a while, he smiled, said good, turned around and walked to the piano room, while Lin Daiyu followed her. Go up and personally lower the curtain in the piano room to separate the outside from the piano room, so that no one outside can have the opportunity to spy on everything in the piano room.

Outside, Qian Ying also quietly went to the guest room to escape under Lin Jian's signal, and after Lin Daiyu tidied up the curtains, she ordered Zijuan to light two more candles in the room, and the slightly dark room suddenly brightened up. Then Juan asked Jia Baoyu to come in.

Although it didn't rain again when Jia Baoyu came out, he was afraid that it would rain again on the road. He didn't bring anyone with him, and he didn't want to hold an umbrella in his hand.

When he was recuperating at home, he only wanted to wear comfortable clothes, and he didn't go out, and he didn't need to wear regular corset clothes. He heard the news and hurried over from Jiamu's side, and didn't have time to change clothes, so he came here wearing a toga with big sleeves. Seeing that it was cold outside, he just put on a big red and dark gold patterned sleeve over his Wei-Jin style clothes.

He walked up to the porch and entered the house. The room was warm, and Jia Baoyu was about to untie his coir raincoat. He had never tied his hair, and only braided a few braids on his head and tied them together with hair ties. The cap of the coir raincoat was easy to remove. But the coir raincoat is not easy to take off.

Normally, it was not his turn to do it himself, as soon as he raised his hand to make a show, someone would come to help him untie it.

I still remember that year, Jia Baoyu was also dressed like a fisherman, and the maidservants helped him undress and untie the coir raincoat. Even when the maids couldn't wear the hat and touched his hair, Lin Daiyu put it on gently for him. .

Now seeing him wrestling with the belt of the coir raincoat all by himself, unable to untie it for a long time, no one from the Xiaoxiang Pavilion stepped forward to help, they all stood aside and watched.With a wave of Zijuan's hand, the fragrant mist left behind, but the little girls all scattered away under the leadership of Xueyan.

Jia Baoyu couldn't untie the belt for a long time, and no one came to help him. He looked up and saw that Lin Daiyu and Zijuan were standing a few steps away from him, and they had no intention of helping him at all. He was discouraged. As soon as he was discouraged, he simply threw his hands away, he was puzzled.

Jia Baoyu still remembered that Lin Daiyu was in poor health and couldn't get the wind. He couldn't untie the belt of the coir raincoat, and he couldn't just stand on the porch like this. He simply entered the house wearing the coir raincoat. After standing on the porch for a while, he went straight into the house and sat down.

Jia Baoyu took his seat, and seeing that Zijuan just stood by Lin Daiyu's side and ignored him, he smiled sarcastically: "Zijuan, won't you serve me tea?"

Zijuan didn't have a good voice: "Second master can drink tea by himself. I am the one who serves the girl, not the second master."

Jia Baoyu had no choice but to fall down by himself.

He took a sip of hot tea, and seeing that Lin Daiyu remained silent from the beginning to the end, he couldn't help asking: "Sister Lin, are you really going to have sex with me? Why don't you hurt me? Why don't you come and see me?"

Zijuan was going to die of anger after hearing his innocent words, but Lin Daiyu's expression was not disturbed, she looked at Jia Baoyu calmly, there was neither sadness nor joy in her dark pupils.

"Baoyu, that winter night, when we came back from the old lady's dinner, you hung the red paper you had written in the study and hung it at the door of the study, saying that you wanted to use it as a plaque. Those words were yours. Written by your own hand, I came back with you, you asked me to read it, and I read it. You asked me if it was good to read, and I said it was good."

"Later, you only paid attention to arranging your plaques and admiring your own masterpieces. You didn't see that I left early because of the cold weather. It snowed heavily that night, and I felt cold even wearing a thick cloak. I didn't bother to promise you any more. , and left. Later I heard from Xiren that you thought of me for a while and asked me to drink tea in your room. After hearing this, Xiren and the others laughed at you and said that sister Lin had left long ago, so why would you let me go?"

Lin Daiyu stared fixedly at Jia Baoyu, and said word by word, "Baoyu, I've left long ago, do you understand? You can't just care about you and ignore other people's feelings. Maybe you feel wronged in your heart, but your sweetheart The poison/drug, I don’t owe you anything, and you don’t owe me anything. If you insist, we can’t even do it with this relative.”

Jia Baoyu really couldn't figure out how he and Lin Daiyu had gotten into this situation.

He couldn't stand Lin Daiyu's attitude, so he wanted to apologize to Lin Daiyu softly, and even brought up the matter of Jia's mother buying Lin Daiyu's shop Zhuangzi, saying that it was his idea. It can be seen that Lin Daiyu was unmoved. Baoyu couldn't help but her eyes were red.

"Sister Lin, how close were we when there was no young master of the Lin family? Now that he is here, you will have a birth with me. You must know that my heart has not changed. How can I not compare to him? ? You don’t even want to be a relative.”

At this point, Jia Baoyu thought of Lin Jian, and hurriedly asked Lin Daiyu, "I heard that he is here, why don't you see him now?"

Lin Daiyu said lightly, "Master Lin has already left."

"Baoyu, our birth share has nothing to do with him. He gave his life to save me and protect me in Yangzhou. When the old lady and you forced/forced me repeatedly, he protected me. It's not that you are inferior to him, but you You are not from the same world. You don't have to blame me, just look at what you have done to me. You treat me better, but that's good, there is nothing left now. I don't have to Only by marrying you can I repay your kindness for allowing me to stay. What I owe you cannot be repaid with my life and marriage."

"You can't force me to do what I don't want to do."

At this point, there is nothing left unexplained.

Lin Daiyu looked at Jia Baoyu's distraught appearance, lowered her eyes slightly, and quietly glanced at the piano room from the corner of her eye. Her hands on the skirt were clasped together, and she gently rubbed the back of her own hand twice before saying in a low voice: " I met them late, but they are all very nice people and treated me very well."

"Especially Lord Lin Hou, he is a very, very important person in my heart."

In Jia Baoyu's impression, did Lin Daiyu ever say such straightforward words?She has always been reserved and reserved.

But now I met a Lin Jian who made her say such words.Jia Baoyu saw it with her own eyes, Lin Daiyu said it voluntarily, no one forced/forced it, no one forced it, and no one controlled it.

Even though Lin Daiyu used the word "they", Jia Baoyu knew very well that what they were referring to was the Lin family.It was the Lin family who sheltered Lin Daiyu with an extremely strong posture as soon as he appeared.

Jia Baoyu knew that the matter was irreversible. The old lady and him finally forced Sister Lin away. The things they did wiped away Lin Daiyu's attachment and feelings for them.

It's useless to force, Jia Baoyu knows, it's useless to say anything else.He also didn't want to be with Lin Daiyu because he couldn't even be a relative, so he had to swallow the bitter fruit himself.

"Sister Lin, he may not be a good person. Yun'er came to you. Just now, he went to eat at the old lady's place. When he heard a dish of roasted pork, he was frightened and cried. Yun'er is stubborn, how can Lord Lin be like this? To tease her?"

Seeing Jia Baoyu seeking justice for Shi Xiangyun, Lin Daiyu couldn't help saying solemnly: "The Yihong Courtyard and the maids and maids in the garden have all seen what happened just now. Someone here has heard the whole process. How did the Yun girl catch up?" Are you really ignorant of those who please Lin Houye? I’m afraid it’s spread all over the garden at this moment, and the old ladies and wives don’t come to question, so why are you in a hurry to get ahead?”

"You only said that Master Hou was wrong, but you didn't know that it was Yun girl who provoked someone who shouldn't be provoked."

Jia Baoyu really doesn't like to hear a word of Lin Daiyu's words now.Jia Baoyu's visit didn't yield any results at all. Not only did he fail to repair the relationship between him and Lin Daiyu, but it also hurt his still broken heart.

Jia Baoyu actually felt that he couldn't stay in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion for a moment. This place was familiar to people he was familiar with, but now he felt strange as if he had just met him. This sister, he thought he had never seen before.

Jia Baoyu was immersed in his grief, he stood up in a daze, lifted the curtain and left, Lin Daiyu just watched quietly without stopping.

Zijuan said from the side: "Miss said these words today, it is really joyful. Today's words are so decisive, I think in the future, the second master will not pester the girl again."

Lin Daiyu nodded lightly, said no more, raised her eyes to signal Zijuan to lift up the curtain of the piano room, and then asked Lin Jian to come out from inside.

After Lin Jian came out of the piano room, he kept looking at Lin Daiyu with a smile on his face. Lin Daiyu felt a little embarrassed with his gentle and focused eyes.

Just when Lin Daiyu slightly pursed her lips and lowered her eyes to avoid Lin Jian's gaze, Lin Jian said softly with a smile: "Miss Lin, it's getting late, I'm leaving now."

"It's cold outside, so don't send the girl off, just stay."

Zijuan went to send Lin Jian back, saw Lin Daiyu standing by the window, and said with a smile: "Look, Lord Hou was so happy when he left. He was always smiling."

Lin Daiyu was silent.

Zijuan probed to look at Lin Daiyu, she saw the corners of Lin Daiyu's lips lightly curled up, and smiled lightly again: "Miss is really happy today, isn't she?"

Lin Daiyu left the window, turned around and walked to the piano room: "Zicuckoo, go and light the incense. I want to play the piano."

Zijuan responded with a smile, took incense to light Lin Daiyu, and helped Lin Daiyu clean her hands. She chuckled and said, "Won't you take a break, miss?"

Lin Daiyu lowered her eyes slightly, and there was a gentle stream of light in her eyes: "play the piano first, and rest after a while."

Zijuan laughed, and watched Lin Daiyu go to the piano room. She tidied up the room, and then smiled and said: "Young lady, what she said today is actually for Master Lin, right? Master Hou treats the girl with care, How can a girl who is so smart not know what Master Hou wants? No wonder Master Hou is so happy."

"In my opinion, these few words from the girl are more pleasing to Lord Hou than the medicine bag made by the girl himself."

Sitting in front of the piano table, Lin Daiyu plucked the strings twice, and stretched out her hand to press her chest. Her cheeks were slightly red, and she raised her eyes and said angrily: "Playing the piano requires meditation. You are not allowed to talk anymore."

Zijuan smiled: "Okay, okay, I'll listen to the girl, I'll go out and wait."

Lin Jian's footsteps were brisk, and he was much happier than when he came here. Qian Ying was not in the room just now, so he didn't hear Lin Daiyu's words. Seeing Lin Jian's smiling face, he couldn't help asking.

Lin Jian glanced at him, but ignored him, only suppressed his smile a little, and asked him, "Where did Jia Baoyu go after he came out? Did he go back to Jia's residence?"

Qian Ying shook her head: "That's not true. The subordinates saw him go to a secluded place, and it seems that he has gone out."

Qian Ying looked at Lin Jian's expression, and asked again, "Master, do you want to send someone to check his whereabouts?"

Lin Jian shook his head: "No need. Leave him alone, just let him go."

Lin Jian led Qian Ying all the way out of the Rongguo Mansion, and when they got outside, the two of them got on their horses, and Lin Jian suddenly covered his heart and coughed several times. Qian Ying looked at Lin Jian's frowning and uncomfortable expression, and couldn't help worrying: " Young master? Are you okay? It was just in the garden, and it’s fine.”

Lin Jian waved his hand lightly: "It's nothing. It's just that the effect of the medicine is over, and it's a bit overwhelming. After going back, just use some medicine according to the doctor's prescription. This is outside, staring at us There are many people here, if I am weaker, I will not arouse their suspicion."

"Let's go back to the West Garden."