[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

Lin Jian smiled lightly: "A lifelong regret?"

He chuckled softly, "There is nothing to regret about this. Nothing in the world is perfect? ​​What's more, even if they don't, I don't intend to let go of my crowning ceremony."

Lin Jian acted calmly and casually. He pressed his chest and coughed lightly twice before saying, "Okay, let's not talk about this. The crowning ceremony will be in two days. The house is almost ready." That's it. Our plan belongs to the plan, but the crowning ceremony still has to go according to the regulations, even if the master and wife are away, what should be done must be done well."

Qian Ying nodded, saying that everything has been prepared for the crown ceremony, please rest assured, young master.

Lin Jian turned his eyes, looked at the snow falling outside the window leisurely, and said lightly: "When I was born that year, the sky was not yet clear, and it was at the time of the Mao hour. The snow fell. But after a short time, it became heavy snow. The snow fell extremely that day. According to my wife, the heavy snow was much bigger than today. The master was not able to accompany my wife that day, and was not able to see me in person. birth."

"But it was also on that day that he fought hard in the mountains for several days and could not win. As a result, after I was born, he found a good opportunity to reverse the deadlock and won that battle. He brought the remnant soldiers back to the camp and saw that the mountains and rivers were in good condition , Seeing that the gurgling water in the mountains was not affected by their war on the other side, I felt something for a while, so I named me Jian."

"Ordinary people look forward to the sunny and sunny weather at the coronation ceremony, but I thought it would be better if there was a heavy snow that day. It would be better if there was a lot of snow like when I was born, that would be suitable for the occasion."

Qian Ying pursed her lips, and couldn't help but said: "If it's according to the young master's wish, if there is really heavy snow that day, Miss Lin should be frozen."

Lin Jian raised his eyebrows and glanced at Qian Ying, then turned his head and continued to work with a pen in his hand: "Go out if you have nothing to do."

Qian Ying smiled and stepped back to do his own business.

Speaking of which, God still favors Lin Jian.

On the 22nd of the twelfth lunar month, the day of Lin Jian's 20th birthday, snow began to fall from the sky from the hour of Chen.The pure and bright snow reflected everything, and in less than half an hour, the remaining snow from the previous two days was covered, and in an instant there was another world covered in white.

The snow fell heavily that day, and the snow was heavy, but a few steps away, even the shadows of the people on the opposite side could not be seen clearly.

Lin Daiyu got up at [-] o'clock, and just lifted up the bed curtain and saw the snow outside the window pane. She saw that the snow had illuminated the window paper, so she hurriedly asked Zijuan: "Is it snowing outside again?"

Zijuan came to help Lin Daiyu get up, and brought hot water to wash Lin Daiyu's face: "It's snowing. It snowed an hour ago, and now there is a finger-thick snow outside."

"I look at the cloudy day outside, and I don't know when the snow will stop. Master Hou said when he came to invite the girl earlier, he asked the girl to go out later, and after noon, Shen Shimo will go out at the end of the day." I think it's snowing heavily, and it will stop when the girl goes out in the afternoon, and it won't affect anything."

After Lin Daiyu cleansed her face and washed her face, Zijuan brought clothes for her to wear. Before she went out, she put on homely clothes first, and after breakfast, she went to pick out the clothes for going out today.

Lin Daiyu walked to the window, gently/lifted/opened the curtains and looked out, but she saw snow-white, and the wind and bamboos outside the plantain corridor in front of the window were covered with snow, and occasionally green branches and leaves were exposed, which added to the silvery whiteness. A little brighter color.

Lin Daiyu sat in front of the dressing table, Zijuan was asking Xiangwu Xianrou to get breakfast and put it on the table, while Lin Daiyu picked up a comb to comb her hair.

She slowly said: "Today is the coronation ceremony of the third brother at the age of 20. Neither the uncle nor the aunt came back, nor did the two brothers of the third brother. The inside and outside things here are all organized by the third brother alone. Qian Yingna Didn’t I say that in the past few days? Third Brother’s guest of honor for this crowning ceremony is Mr. Ying Tianyiying, a bachelor’s attendant from the Imperial Academy. The praisers are all His Royal Highnesses, and all the relatives and friends who are invited are also very rich. Even though it’s expensive, the ostentation is still huge.”

"Third brother specially invited me to go, but he had a heart, saying that there were many people that day, and he was afraid that if I went early, the crowd would bump into me, and he was afraid that I would not be used to it, so he asked me to go there later. But that day was three Brother’s big day, I’ll be there later, so I won’t be able to see the third brother’s crowning ceremony? The third brother’s crowning ceremony starts at noon at Sishi, let’s go earlier, and I happen to be watching the ceremony, so it’s a surprise for the third brother .”

Lin Daiyu's hair is black and shiny, and very smooth and thick. She combed her hair well, and when she took off the comb to look at it, there was not a single hair on the comb, so she handed the comb to Zicuckoo, Let Zicuckoo tie her hair.

Lin Daiyu thought about wearing the stand-up collared dress with light blue gold thread and dark pattern today. The dress was dignified and elegant and very beautiful, so she asked Zijuan to comb her hair in a more dignified way, and specially chose a A few beaded hair crowns.

Zijuan was worried that Lin Daiyu's body would be unbearable: "The sky is still very gloomy, and I can't stop looking at this Xuesi. Is the girl going out in the snow?"

Lin Daiyu was not worried about this, she looked at Zijuan holding several beaded hair crowns, comparing them one by one on her head, she smiled and said: "I feel much more energetic in the past two days, and now is not the time to change seasons." , My cough is better, as long as I keep warm, I can still go out. Thinking about the heavy snow that year, didn’t I still go to the garden with the old lady? I used to go out with my body like that, and now I feel better than before Why can't you go out?"

Lin Daiyu insisted on going earlier, and ordered Zijuan to bring out her big red cloak. The color of the cloak was beautiful, and it was the most suitable to wear in such a snowy day.

Zijuan couldn't resist Lin Daiyu, so she had to prepare according to Lin Daiyu's wishes.

Lin Daiyu had breakfast and rested for a while, and when it was almost time, she changed her clothes and dressed up, and left the Xiaoxiang Pavilion accompanied by Zijuan Xiangwu.As usual, Zijuan left Xueyan and other little girls to watch the house.Anyway, there are other people from the Lin family in the garden, so I'm not afraid that someone will dare to come in. Although the people sent by Lin Jian are not as good as Xiangwu's delicate and soft skills, they are more or less skilled in fists and kicks, and there are no such people in Rongguo Mansion. People dare to provoke.

Knowing that Lin Daiyu was going to go out, the snow on the only way from Xiaoxiang Hall to the winding path leading to the secluded place was swept away, and the fragrant mist was also specially thoughtfully covered with strong, soft and dry straw, and Lin Daiyu walked on it. Yes, but slightly wet/soles, even the hem of the skirt has never been stained with snow cement water.

With a strong hand, Xianrou gave Lin Daiyu a special yellow tong umbrella that could accommodate two people. The umbrella was so large that it covered the falling snow outside. She held the umbrella softly and steadily, and no snowflakes fell on Lin Daiyu's body. body.

Xiangwu and Zicuckoo are behind the same umbrella holding the same umbrella.

Lin Daiyu held a stove with a suitable temperature in her hand, her palms were warm, her hands and feet were warm, and her shoes were dry and warm. Looking at the snow outside, she didn't feel cold at all, so she felt a little bit more. Looking at the scenery leisurely, she feels as if she is in another world. Obviously, the heavy snow is in front of her eyes, but she is taken care of and feels like she is in spring.

This feeling is much better than when I went to the garden with Jia Mu, and finally stepped on the snow until my shoes and socks were soaked.I remember that Zijuan was with her that time. The umbrellas they held were small and exquisite, but they were so small that they couldn't cover the wind and snow at all, as if they didn't have an umbrella. In the end, the outside of the cloak got wet, and luckily The skin is thick, and she is fine, but she still fell ill in the end.

Lin Daiyu got into the car.

Since Lin Jian sent someone to Rongguo Mansion to take care of Lin Daiyu's food and daily life, Lin Daiyu used the Lin family's carriage to go in and out, and no longer used Rongguo Mansion's carriage.The interior space of the carriage sent by the Lin family is very large, and even Zicuckoo, Fragrance, Mist and Delicacy followed up and sat in the carriage without feeling crowded.

It's just that the carriage was driving halfway, and Xianrou lightly/lifted/opened the curtain to look out, only to find that there was a carriage following their carriage all the time.

Xianrou asked Zijuan Xiangwu to watch together: "Sister Zijuan, sister, look, who is in this carriage? Why did you follow the girl's carriage all the way?"

There was a logo of the Lin family on their carriage, even if the people outside didn't know who was sitting in the carriage, they would know that it was the carriage of the Lin family, so they couldn't easily bump into it.

The same is true for the carriages in Rongguo Mansion.When they went out, they didn't see a carriage following them, and Xianrou found it by accident when they were on the street.And the driver who drove the carriage was also from the Lin family, he didn't notice anything unusual, and he didn't warn them, which meant that the Rongguo Mansion's carriage didn't pose any threat to them.

Zijuan then said: "Perhaps the people from the mansion came out to do business, so they happened to be on the same road as us."

But the carriage followed not far or near, and followed all the way to the West Garden.

This time everyone saw that there was a problem, and Zijuan was full of wonder: "In the Rongguo mansion, except for the girl, Lord Hou didn't invite anyone else, not even the second master Lian, so why is there someone in the mansion following us?" Are you here?"

Xianrou was impatient, she helped Lin Daiyu get out of the carriage, and then went to have a look. After seeing who it was, she hurried back: "Girl, it's Smith who got out of the carriage!"

Lin Daiyu and Zijuan looked at each other, and Zijuan was even more puzzled: "Miss Yun didn't receive the invitation, so why did she follow here?"

Lin Daiyu felt something in her heart, she thought of the golden unicorn that Lin Jian took away, but she didn't say anything, she just said softly to Zijuan Xiangwu: "Let's go, let's go in."

She came to watch the ceremony today, and she wanted to surprise Lin Jian. Lin Daiyu didn't bother to care about irrelevant people and things.

Lin Jian invited all the family friends or relatives who had friendship with the Lin family today. There were not so many people, but there were quite a few.It was still early when Lin Daiyu arrived, and there were some people at the door, but it was not crowded.

Zijuan supported Lin Daiyu and was about to go up the door steps, when Shi Xiangyun over there had already caught up, she laughed when she saw Lin Daiyu, specially called Lin Daiyu to stop, and said with a smile when she came up: "Sister Lin, let's go in together? "

Lin Daiyu looked at Shi Xiangyun quietly, without speaking.

Zijuan asked Shi Xiangyun: "Miss Yun, did the Lin family send you an invitation?"

Shi Xiangyun didn't lie, Zijuan asked her and answered frankly: "I don't have an invitation card."

"However, didn't Sister Lin have an invitation card? Sister Lin took me in together, wouldn't it be enough?"

When Shi Xiangyun made such a fuss last time, Xianrou couldn't understand her very much. Now that Shi Xiangyun said such a thing, she stood up and said: "Miss Shi, this invitation is from our young master to Miss Lin. It's not for you, why do you want Miss Lin to take you in? Besides, our young master didn't invite you, so why did you go in?"

Shi Xiangyun is dressed in lighter colors today, but his outfit is still brighter. In the heavy snow, he looks as delicate and charming as peach blossoms in spring.

She was not angry when she heard the soft and thorny words, but smiled, walked a few steps forward, walked up to Lin Daiyu, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Sister Lin, it's fine if the people around here don't know , but you were all present at the time. You saw it with your own eyes. Lord Lin picked up my unicorn and put it in his arms. Although Lord Hou didn't give me an invitation, he took my things. Isn't that right? A hint?"

"I have also been close to Master Hou once. Sister Lin is so smart, so she doesn't know what Master Hou meant by accepting my certificate? Master Hou didn't give me an invitation card, maybe there is something deep in it, but If Sister Lin can take me in, I will thank Sister Lin very much in the future. Sister Lin will not suffer for helping me this time, will she? "

That day, Shi Xiangyun suffered under Lin Jian's hands. After returning to Lixiangyuan, he was questioned by Xue Baochai. Shi Xiangyun knew that he couldn't hide it, so he didn't tell the whole thing, but he said a few words vaguely, and she also knew about it. When she was in the Yihong Courtyard, she couldn't hide it from the Jia family, so she told what happened, but she didn't mention anything about her thoughts.

After hearing this, Xue Baochai only said that she was confused, and that Lin Jian was a ruthless person, but Shi Xiangyun stopped messing with him.Xue Baochai washed Shi Xiangyun's face and changed his clothes again. After a lot of work, he took Shi Xiangyun to Jia's mother for dinner.

Mother Jia also suffered in front of Lin Jian, and she just pretended not to know about Lin Jian, so even if she already knew about Yihong Courtyard, she didn't ask Shi Xiangyun a word, even if Shi Xiangyun saw Lin Jian The grilled pork that was delivered was like seeing a ghost. Mother Jia didn't ask a word, but she thoughtfully persuaded Shi Xiangyun a few words afterwards, telling her to rest in Lixiangyuan and not to wander around.

Shi Xiangyun's stupid/stupid/desire/moving heart was drowned by the hot fresh pig's blood, but after receiving the news that Cui Ling had brought back, Shi Xiangyun regained his spirits.

——Lin Jian took away her unicorn pendant.

So, she decided that Lin Jian was interested in her, at least he treated her differently, so even though he didn't receive the invitation, Shi Xiangyun still quietly followed Lin Daiyu, thinking of coaxing Lin Daiyu to take her in with him.

Lin Daiyu looked at Shi Xiangyun silently for a moment, and suddenly stepped back a few steps. Under Shi Xiangyun's surprised and puzzled eyes, Lin Daiyu patted Xianrou in front of her lightly. up.

Lin Daiyu quietly whispered a few words in Xianrou's ear, Xianrou laughed while listening, nodded to Lin Daiyu after listening, said to Lin Daiyu, please don't worry, and then pulled Xiangwu to say a few words, Xiangwu understood.

It was too late and then soon, Xianrou and Xiangwu beckoned to the two guards of the Lin family by the door, then Xianrou stepped forward to pick up Shi Xiangyun, covered her mouth, and together with the emerald Xiangwu , and took people away in a flash.

The two guards of the Lin family also cooperated very well, and quickly took away the carriage from Rongguo Mansion.

Shi Xiangyun disappeared before Zijuan's eyes, as if he had never appeared before, and no one noticed the people coming and going.

Zijuan didn't react, she stared blankly at Lin Daiyu: "Girl?"

She felt that this was a bit unlike what her girls did.

Lin Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled, and when she saw the soft and fragrant mist coming back, she handed over the umbrella in her hand, then looked at Zijuan, blinked her eyes, and said with a playful smile: "If the third brother is here, he must be too lazy to talk to her Nonsense. I don’t want to get entangled with her here, it’s not good for people to see it. So I borrowed the method taught by the third brother. It turned out to be very useful.”

Zijuan turned her head and looked at the direction where Xiangwu Xianrou and others carried Shi Xiangyun away, but she didn't see him coming back, but she was still a little worried: "What if Miss Yun comes back again?"

Lin Daiyu smiled and said nothing, and Xianrou smiled and said: "Sister Zijuan, don't worry. She dare not come back. My sister and I sent them to the street, and threatened them with the guards. , with the help of the guards, she dare not come back."

Lin Daiyu has been to and from the West Garden many times, and the guards at the gate recognized her, and there was another incident at the gate, even though passers-by didn't care, but the guards didn't dare to neglect, someone had already reported to the inside, after Qian Ying knew, He didn't even have time to speak to Lin Jian, who was busy waiting for guests inside, and rushed out to pick Lin Daiyu in.

"Why did the girl come so early? Now is the time when the snow is heavy, and the girl should go in earlier. Those irrelevant people will be dealt with by their own guards. How dare you bother Miss Lin/Take care yourself?"

Qian Ying heard what happened just now from the guards, came out to meet Lin Daiyu, said that the mansion had neglected her, apologized to Lin Daiyu, and hurriedly asked someone to go in and tell Lin Jian that Miss Lin had come.

Lin Daiyu stopped him.

She walked in the door together, looked at Qian Ying and said with a smile: "I want to come to watch the ceremony earlier, and I also want to give the third brother a surprise. Please also guard Qian not to tell the third brother about my early arrival, and wait for the crown ceremony After it's over, I'll go see him again, okay?"

Qian Yingxin said how could this be good?His young master was afraid that Miss Lin would come to watch the ceremony early.

But at this moment, in front of Lin Daiyu, it is difficult for him to tell the hidden story here.And there is really no way to tell these inside stories.

Qian Ying had no choice but to accept Lin Daiyu first, and then sent Lin Daiyu to the female guest, and then he found a reason to come out, seeing that the auspicious time set by the crown ceremony was approaching, Qian Ying couldn't care about anything else, so he just thought about it First go to the male guest's place to find Lin Jian, tell Lin Jian about Lin Daiyu's early arrival, and then think of other ways.

In the end, he had only walked a few steps, and before he even saw Lin Jian's face, he heard that Concubine Yu Guifei brought Princess Yuanjia out of the palace to the West Garden to observe the ceremony.

As soon as Qian Ying heard the news, she rushed to the front door to pick up Concubine Yu and Princess Yuanjia.

These two are distinguished guests, and they cannot be neglected. Qian Ying's status is not enough, but after a while, Lin Jian came out to welcome Concubine Yu and Princess Yuanjia.

Concubine Yu Guifei said that it was cold, and she also said that she just came to observe the ceremony at an old friend's house, so there was no need to stick to etiquette, so she avoided everyone kneeling to welcome her.After exchanging a few words with Lin Jian, he led Princess Yuanjia to the female guest's place, while Lin Jian was sent to the male guest's place to prepare.

The auspicious time is coming, Lin Jian has to start preparing.

However, when Qian Ying was going to talk to Lin Jian about Lin Daiyu, she was sent by Ying Tianyi to do the same thing. Chen called and entrusted this matter to Xiao Chen, telling him to pass the word to Lin Jian's ears, and then he went to work.

Mrs. Qiao was not there, and there was no female family member in the mansion. The guest of honor invited today was Ying Tianyi, who had been a teacher and student of Lin Jian for seven years. Ying Tianyi and his wife came to the West Garden together.Mrs. Ying also came from a famous and scholarly family. She is Lin Jian's wife, and she can also be Lin Jian's elder today.

Therefore, the lady guest who jokes and gossips with everyone and controls the overall situation is Mrs. Ying.In addition, Concubine Zhao and several princes and concubines were also present, but Ying Tianyi had taught these princes, and Emperor Chengsheng wanted to praise civil servants, and he respected teachers, even princes should not be rude to teachers, Therefore, the princes and concubines are also very polite to their wives.

Because of Lin Jian's friendship with Xiao Yu, and Lin Jian's crowning ceremony, Concubine Yu naturally wanted to come to watch the ceremony.When Concubine Yu came, she was naturally the one to take the seat. After everyone saluted, Concubine Yu called everyone to get up, and asked Mrs. Ying to sit beside her, and then asked everyone to sit down.

There were many people in the room, even though Concubine Yu was an imperial concubine, she was not that domineering person, she only said a few words after she came, so that everyone didn't have to be restrained, just talked and laughed, and didn't need to pay too much attention to her.

Concubine Yu Guifei has been in charge of palace affairs for many years, but she does not have the slightest domineering posture on her body. Instead, she is peaceful and elegant, and the elegant and noble air that has lived in the palace for many years is really not to be underestimated.

It was after Concubine Yu and Madam Ying talked about their grandchildren that the female relatives here relaxed a little, and the atmosphere gradually became warmer.

Lin Daiyu saw these people in the room for the first time. When she came, Madam Ying introduced her to them. After that, she silently remembered it in her heart.

But only after Concubine Yu came in, Lin Daiyu couldn't help secretly looking at the elegant woman who had been doting on the sixth palace for many years.

Concubine Yu's reading notes made her teeth linger in fragrance. She has read it several times and still can't put it down.Lin Daiyu wanted to see Concubine Yu Guifei in her heart, but she didn't expect to meet the woman she had been looking forward to for a long time today.

Just as she imagined, Yu Guifei is really a very special woman.Time has not left too many traces on her body, she looks like a woman in her twenties, pure, elegant, mature, agile, all beautiful adjectives can be used on her.

But the scholarly atmosphere that settled in the bones made all the words pale, and made people feel that in front of Concubine Yu Gui, all the adjectives of beauty were so pale and powerless.