[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

Lin Jian returned to the West Garden, thinking that Mrs. Qiao should have rested now, but she didn't want others to come in, so Mrs. Qiao sent Xiao Chen to wait under the porch, waiting for him.

"Master, Madam said, please go to her place when Master comes back. Madam has something to say to Master."

Lin Jian nodded, and Qian Ying said, "The young master has just come back, let's let the young master change his clothes. After the young master has changed his clothes, he will go to Madam's place."

On the way they came back, it rained a little again. Although Lin Jian and Qian Ying were both wearing coir raincoats, the rain still soaked into the clothes. Lin Jian was already wearing thin clothes, and Qiao's cloak was also stained with snow and cement. It's not appropriate for him to see Mrs. Qiao in this state.

Qiao Shi ordered Lin Jian to look for her when she came back, but she didn't say that she wouldn't let Lin Jian change clothes, so Xiao Chen didn't say anything.

Lin Jian gave Xiao Chen a few words, and asked Qian Ying to go back to change clothes, and he went back to his own residence. After washing up a little, Lin Jian went to Qiao's place.

The weather is getting colder every day, and today it is snowing and raining again. Qiao is thinking about her flowers, and she is asking someone to set up a flower shed to protect those flower branches that are afraid of the cold and rain from the wind and rain. Seeing Lin Jian coming Only then did Qiao lead Lin Jian into the house.

Lin Jian usually wears dark-colored clothes, but now he is wearing a chic and elegant toga with long sleeves. It is still light moon white, and even the headbands used to tie his hair are all light-colored. .

Qiao's eyes lighted up. She rarely saw Lin Jian dressed like this, but she felt that her youngest son was more eye-catching than before.It's a pity that her youngest son always loves crisp and neat attire, and he occasionally wears this at home, but it's hard to see this attire outside.

Qiao looked at Lin Jian and smiled, and asked him: "You sent Miss Lin back, and you accompanied her for lunch before you came back?"

Lin Jian chatted about the hem of the clothes, and after straightening the hem of the clothes, he smiled and nodded, "Yes."

Qiao asked him again: "How is Miss Lin? Did you catch a cold and cough?"

Lin Jian replied with a smile: "Mother, please don't worry, Miss Lin is fine, she has no cough, it's just that the weather is cold, her old illness is not healed, and she is still taking some medicine."

Qiao Shi felt relieved, and asked Lin Jian what they had for lunch. Lin Jian answered them one by one, but Lin Jian didn't tell Qiao Shi the bad things about Shi Xiangyun and Jia Baoyu's arrival, but only told Qiao that they were very good. , Said that Lin Daiyu is also very good.

While the mother and son were talking, Xiao Chen came to deliver medicine to Lin Jian.

When Lin Jian came back, he gave the prescription to Xiao Chen, and asked Xiao Chen to fetch the medicine and decoct it for him according to the prescription.

Seeing that Lin Jian was holding the medicine bowl and drank the medicine in one gulp, Mrs. Qiao curled her lips slightly: "Isn't it hot?"

Lin Jian smiled and didn't speak, Xiao Chen hurriedly said: "Ma'am, this subordinate specially put it in the cold before sending it."

Qiao Shi smiled and signaled Xiao Chen to take down the empty pill. After Xiao Chen left, Qiao Shi looked at Lin Jian and said, "Xiao Jian, why did you really take the medicine?"

"Now that there is no one else here, tell your mother the truth, are you really sick or are you pretending to be sick?"

"I was in the medical hall just now. I went to make medicine for you. I took the prescription and asked the sitting doctor there. Your prescription is a real prescription for treating weakness of body and energy. Could it be that you really made yourself sick?" Bar?"

Lin Jian laughed, stretched out his hand to roll up his large sleeves, and showed Qiao his wrists: "Mother, look at me, I've lost so much weight, can I be pretending to be sick? Naturally, it's really sick."

Looking at his wrist, Mrs. Qiao was indeed much thinner than when he first returned to the capital a few months ago.In fact, you don't need to look at your wrists, you only need to look at Lin Jian's figure to tell that he is indeed a little thinner than before.This frame is still there, but the person is indeed thinner.

Even after hearing this, Mrs. Qiao still didn't believe it: "Xiao Jian, don't try to lie to me. How can I not know your physical fitness since you were young? When you were two or three years old, you were in a snowy day You ran after your second brother naked for two or three hours, and your second brother had a fever for two days, but you were fine. How have you ever been sick in these years?"

"As far as the busy official duties are concerned, the years you spent in the Southern Anhui Army were not much more leisurely than you are now in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Even now, the environment is better. There are more battles in the army, and you are from the vanguard battalion. General, you come and go in the water and rain all day long, you were fine at that time, why did you get sick after returning to the capital?"

After Lin Jian heard Qiao's words, he just laughed and didn't say anything.

Looking at Lin Jian's calm and composed appearance, Qiao's disbelief grew more and more, and she asked Lin Jian again: "Since I know what you mean, I have praised you in front of Miss Lin a lot, but you want to let me know you She misses you, but whenever there is a chance, she will tell her that you have insomnia, headache, and can't fall asleep. If I hadn't been careful and slipped these words out of Miss Lin's mouth, I'm afraid I'll be in trouble."

"But even if I know what you're thinking, I'd be willing to cooperate with you, but you boy can't make such a big fight just to make Miss Lin worry about you? Could it be that you're just pretending to be sick? Do you want to lie to everyone in the city, and even let the Holy One act as a partner for you?"

"If you go on like this, Miss Lin will know the truth one day, and she will annoy you."

Qiao advised Lin Jian to accept her as soon as she was good, "If she annoys you, it's your own fault. Mother won't help you anymore. If it doesn't work out, Miss Lin will also be annoyed by her mother."

Lin Jian smiled, then looked at Qiao Shi and said, "Mother, I am stubborn, but Mother knows that I am not that kind of person."

"It wasn't like this at first. These two things just happened to happen together. I originally had intentions, but the latter one really had intentions, but this intention was given to others. Even if Miss Lin finds out in the future, I think, She won't bother me."

Lin Jian pursed his lips, and told Qiao the truth, "My illness is indeed real. But this illness is for people in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and for those who stare at me." .When I finish my work, the disease will be cured naturally. Mother, just rest assured."

Lin Jian said these few words without beginning or end, and those who didn't know the reason could not understand them, but Mrs. Qiao was a person who was with Lin Jian every day, and knew his current situation deeply. In a word, with a slight frown, the key point was grasped.

Qiao's solemn expression said, "Xiaojian, you mean, they arranged someone beside you in the Metropolitan Procuratorate?"

Lin Jian nodded lightly: "All the censors have been cleaned up, and there are no people from them. But the people who serve in the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the scribes are not easy to check. In addition, at this juncture You can’t do an in-depth investigation either. Once you do an in-depth investigation, you’ll be overwhelmed, so it’s better to keep them. After all, after clearing this batch, they will still be able to buy new ones.”

Qiao asked, "Then they attacked you?"

Lin Jian pursed her lips and didn't answer. After a while, she looked at Qiao Shi and smiled.

Qiao sighed softly: "Okay, I don't want to ask about confidential matters. Your father is also very clear about the current situation in the court. He knows that you have plans with the emperor and Prince Zhao, and it will be bad if he stays in the capital." Without your arrangement, it is not easy for him to participate in this matter in his capacity, so he hid in Chonglian Temple early. It is up to you how you want to make troubles, but this West Garden will remain as everyone wishes Just stay away from the world.”

"However, Xiaojian, since they attacked you, I think Prince Zhao and His Majesty would not be silent at all. You have been prepared for a long time and you will be able to deal with it, but no matter what method, since they have attacked, there must be a result. Do you know when this result will be?"

"You said that you are really sick, but mother knows you well. Looking at you like this, it also means that you are planning to lure the enemy to go deeper. Even if you pretend to be sick, you can't lie to them for too long. If things go on like this, it will definitely hurt you. Injured, you tell mother, when exactly is this urn caught?"

Lin Jian smiled again. Instead of answering Mrs. Qiao's words, he smiled quietly: "Mother, it's almost the end of the month now. At this time in previous years, you would go to Chonglian Temple in a few days. This year, Dad will go early." After leaving Chonglian Temple, you stayed for a few more days for Miss Lin's affairs. Now that Miss Lin's medicine hall and medical center have been settled, Mother knows that the government is not peaceful now, and there are too many people staring at our family. Dad You also need your mother's company and care in Chonglian Temple, how about after two days, mother will leave for Chonglian Temple?"

Even though Lin Jian never answered Qiao's question directly, after hearing this, Qiao already understood it.

"Are you leaving so soon?"

Qiao said, "Your birthday is on the 22nd of the twelfth lunar month. This year is no different from previous years. After your birthday this year, you will be 22 years old. On this day, you will be crowned. I have talked with your father before and heard him It means that your crowning ceremony this year must be held. There are not many days until the [-]nd, you let me go now, and when the day comes, neither parents will be there, how can this crowning ceremony be done?"

Lin Jian said: "You don't have to worry about this mother. I discussed it with my father, and it will be ten days before my birthday. Mother can go to Chonglian Temple to accompany my father first, and I will send someone two days before my birthday. I went to pick up my parents and came back. This crown ceremony should be all that I need, and I will arrange it for the guests at home. I don’t need my parents to spend a little thought. When I pick up my parents and come back, I will look at my well-dressed crown That's the gift."

Qiao Shi wanted to say, why is it so troublesome?She also communicated with Lin Hong every day. Lin Hong was doing well in Chonglian Temple. This time, there were more people following him than in previous years. It was more than enough to take care of Lin Hong. Qiao felt that she could actually stay at Lin Jian for the crowning ceremony. It's not too late to go after that.

But before she could say that, Lin Jian kept looking at her with a smile on her face. The flickering eyes showed that there was a lot of bad water brewing in her heart.

Qiao Shi paused, but did not ask any doubts in her heart, swallowed what she wanted to say, changed her words immediately, and agreed to Lin Jian's proposal.

"Since you have arranged it like this, then mother will follow you. It's just that your coronation ceremony is a big day, and you should invite some people to watch the ceremony. You have your own opinion about others, and mother only asks you. Miss Lin, you invited some people to attend the ceremony today. ?"

Lin Jian smiled and nodded: "Of course my son invited me. However, I also told Miss Lin that there were so many people that day, and I was afraid that Miss Lin would not like it, so I asked Miss Lin to come later. At that time, our manor They will also send someone to pick her up."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Qiao smiled and said: "You have already made arrangements, so the mother will not bother you. After two days, the weather will clear, and the mother will leave for Chonglian Temple."

Lin Jian chatted with Mrs. Qiao for a while, when outsiders came to report that the flower shed had been set up, Mrs. Qiao was relieved after going out to see it, and planned to rest.

Lin Jian came out from Qiao's place and went back to his place to read military books and official documents for a while. Just as his eyes were sore and he closed his eyes and rubbed his forehead lightly, Qian Ying fell down.

"Young master, both the young master of Lingnan and the second young master have replied."

Lin Jian opened his eyes: "What did you say in the letter?"

Qian Ying said that there were no letters but oral messages: "Eldest young master and second young master, please rest assured, they will be able to come back on the day when the young master celebrates the coronation ceremony."

Lin Jian asked, "Did the eldest brother and the second brother come back together?"

"That's not true," Qian Yingdao, "The Eldest Young Master is in the army, so the holidays are easy to coordinate, and I'm afraid he will come back sooner if he sets out on the road. The Second Young Master is not sure, just say that this is your big day, Young Master, he is sure I will come back, let the young master wait in peace."

Lin Jian smiled faintly: "Elder brother and second brother are not working together, so it is impossible to go together. Although they are all in the south of the Five Ridges, they are separated by thousands of miles. It is indeed easier for the eldest brother to come back, but the second brother is still the same, but that's all. The second brother told me to wait and I just waited. Anyway, the point of this crowning ceremony is not here, as long as the people I invited arrive, they can see it. I don’t care whether the crowning ceremony is successful or not gone."

Hearing this, Qian Ying felt pity in her heart: "If it wasn't for the young master's layout, the young master's crowning ceremony would not have been so wronged. It's just that the young master's layout was completed, but it's a pity for the young master's crowning ceremony. The young master fulfilled their wish. But in the future, when everyone thinks of the day of the young master's coronation ceremony, I'm afraid the impression will be quite different."

Lin Jian laughed: "What's the matter? In the future, things will come true, and there will always be a day when the truth will be revealed, otherwise, wouldn't all the previous things be in vain? This matter is of great importance, and it is many times more urgent than my coronation ceremony. Don't say these things in the future. I agreed to this matter myself, and I don't feel wronged, and you don't have to feel sorry for me. I think it's quite unique to be so prominent. It's just these things, The specific regulations are kept from the master and his wife, and the eldest brother and the second brother don't know about it, so you still have to be careful not to leak the news. Now in the eyes of outsiders, I should be getting worse."

Qian Ying said that he would be cautious, and after a while he said in a low voice: "Master invited Miss Lin to watch the ceremony, but asked her to come later, is it because she is afraid that Miss Lin will be worried when she sees that scene?"

Lin Jian had already held the book of war in his hand. He read two lines, and when he heard Qian Ying's words, he tightened his grip on the book of war, and said after a while, "I don't want her to see that scene. It’s like frightening Shi Xiangyun in the Red Courtyard, it was not for her to see, and there is no need for her to see it.”

Speaking of Shi Xiangyun, Lin Jian thought of the golden unicorn he picked up on the path.

Before Lin Jian changed his clothes, he took out the golden unicorn and put it on the table. Now that Qian Ying happened to be there, he asked Qian Ying to put the golden unicorn away.

"If you are free tomorrow, quietly send this golden unicorn to the most famous jewelry store in the capital. You don't have to identify yourself, just entrust them to sell it. It doesn't matter if you give more silver. Tell them that this golden unicorn is a female." , and only sold to respectable princes and grandsons. No matter who buys it later, you will secretly spread the origin of this golden unicorn, and how it will end when the time comes, a person with such a deep mind like Shi Nai will know."

Qian Yingdao: "The young master is going to intervene in Miss Shi's marriage?"

Lin Jian said coldly: "I didn't bother to touch her. Damn Shi Nai didn't pay attention to what Dad said before, and then calculated it on me like this. This Shi Xiangyun is also a stupid person. I don't want to entangle with them. I thought about it when it was the golden unicorn, and I have to stop their thoughts."

"I'm not a good man and believer. I don't have such a good heart to understand her. Since she did such a thing, she deserves the consequences. However, I don't have to intervene in what kind of person I marry in the future. It's up to her own creation."

"Furthermore, Prince Mu and Shi Nai and Shi Ding have been acting frequently these days, just to cause trouble for me and Lord Zhao. Now I'm just retaliation, let them have a headache for a few more days!"

Qian Ying understood what Lin Jian meant, so she reassured Lin Jian that he would take care of the matter.

Lin Jian's illness is not yet cured, so naturally he has to continue to be ill.

But he also promised Qiao Shi and Lin Daiyu that they would never stay up late to read official documents.He has achieved this, but he has never slackened in his official duties. The daily official duties are still busy, and it is close to the end of the year, and it will be New Year's Eve soon, and there will be another ten days of sealing days. Those who are not working, the yamen are all on vacation, so Lin Jian thought that he should get rid of all the backlog of official duties here before then.

Due to the busy schedule at the end of the year and the colder weather, Lin Jian's illness could not heal from time to time. He continued to drink the prescriptions prescribed by the imperial doctor, but the cough was happening every day, and he couldn't suppress it. He also coughed badly, and when he was in court, not to mention Emperor Chengsheng, even civil and military officials were used to seeing his frail, sick and not-so-spirited appearance.

Naturally, the ruling and opposition parties had some discussions about Lin Jian, but he ignored them and just let it go.Emperor Chengsheng ignored him, and just sent the imperial physician to diagnose and treat him as usual. Those who cared were worried about him, and those who didn't like him naturally hoped that the sicker he got, the better.

On the seventeenth day of the twelfth lunar month, there was a heavy snowfall in the capital, the sky and the earth were white, and everywhere was covered in silver like a fairyland.

Although there were a few light snowfalls in the past few days, most of them were sleet, which melted when they fell on the ground and did not accumulate.

When Lin Jian arrived at the Metropolitan Procuratorate, seeing that it was still early, he didn't read the official document, but just stood in front of the window and looked out at the gloomy sky, lost in thought.

There are still five days before his coronation ceremony, and all the people who should be invited have been invited, and these people are naturally sure to come.It's just that those who are still in other places have no definite news and have not yet arrived in the capital.

In fact, he wasn't worried. He knew that something would happen during the crowning ceremony. Even if there was no problem, everything would not go well, because he was going to make something happen himself.He couldn't let this crowning ceremony go smoothly.

"Master Hou, I have something to ask you to see." Outside the house, someone standing in front of the door suddenly made a sound, interrupting Lin Jian's meditation at the window.

Lin Jian heard someone's voice, so he raised his voice for someone to come in: "Jia Du, please come in."

It was Jia Lian who came.

Jia Lian walked through the door through the curtain. He was still covered with the cold snow outside. He knew that Lin Jian was still sick, so he was afraid that the cold on his body would hit Lin Jian, so he stood by the door, hoping to wait until he was warmer before going in. .

Lin Jian saw that Jia Lian was pale with cold and couldn't stop panting, so he got up and gave Jia Lian the other spare hand stove on the small table.

"It's such a cold weather, why did you come to my place if you didn't warm up in the value room when you came?"

"Look at you, you seem to be running here. Why, didn't you take a sedan chair all the way?"

Jia Lian only waited for his hands and feet to warm up a little bit, and he breathed a little more, and then he said, "Master Hou, something happened in the lower official's house. The lower official came in a sedan chair, but because of the urgent matter, the lower official wanted to ask the lord Lord is the master, so after getting off the sedan chair, I became a little anxious, so I rushed to Lord Hou's place."

Jia Lian said that it was snowing heavily today, and even though it was about the same time, everyone hadn't arrived yet. When he came, there were not many people in the court, and no one saw him running. He saw Lin Jian's horse. Lin Jian came here in a hurry.

After hearing this, Lin Jian smiled and said, "What happened to your family? Why do you want me? You still have elders in your family. You just ask them for advice. I'm an outsider. What's the use of you looking for me? I can't help you." Your house is the master."

Jia Lian said: "Master Hou, only Lord Hou can make the decision on this matter! Don't say that the elders in the family can make the decision if they can't make the decision, and the lower officials can't tell them about this matter! The lower officials have discussed with the second uncle. I can only ask Lord Hou to make the decision. If Lord Hou insists on refusing, then I will see my Jia family destroyed! I beg Lord Hou to help!"

Hearing Jia Lian's sincere words, hearing Jia Lian's sincere words, hearing him mentioning Jia Zheng, and talking about the destruction of Jia's family, Lin Jian seemed to be in a very urgent situation. Lin Jian couldn't help but feel moved. Jia Lian beckoned and asked Jia Lian to come and sit down and talk about it.

"Don't be in a hurry. Explain something to me in detail. If I can make the decision, I will not stand by. But if it involves the family affairs of your mansion, then I will put my ugly words first. I am not the only one who cares about such matters. Never mind."

Jia Lian said yes again and again, took another big mouthful of hot tea, and then started from the beginning: "This matter has to start with Baoyu. You know, Lord Hou, that piece of jade on Baoyu suddenly disappeared a few days ago!"

Lin Jian raised his eyebrows slightly, and said softly, "I know about this."

Lin Jian had indeed heard about this matter.

The piece of jade on Jia Baoyu's body was brought with him since he was born, he was born with a jade in his mouth, and it is this special and precious reason that the Jia family loves him so much and loves him so much.The piece of jade with characters engraved on it didn't know what supernatural powers it had, anyway, it was regarded as a treasure by the Rongguo Mansion, and hung on Jia Baoyu's body every day.

But a few days ago, when Jia Baoyu went out quietly, not only did someone have an accident, but this jade also had an accident.