[Red Mansions] Lord Hou's daily routine

Lin Daiyu and Lin Jian looked at each other for a while, then tilted their heads slightly, pursed their lips and smiled at him.

"Third brother, no matter what, I will accompany you."

Lin Jian took a look at the light blue butterfly on Lin Daiyu's bun that was about to fly. The butterfly hairpin, as thin as a cicada's wings, was made of unknown material. Lin Daiyu tilted her head slightly, and the butterfly's wings fluttered slightly. Get up, look very smart and cute.

Lin Jian stared at Lin Daiyu's slightly red cheeks, and said with a smile, "Okay."

When the two of them were talking, the carriage had already set off. Lin Jian had talked about the old things with Lin Daiyu, and he didn't want to talk about such a heavy topic. He changed the subject and talked with Lin Daiyu about the arrangements for a while.

"Yu'er, you will go back to the West Garden later, so you can take a rest first. In the evening, I will take you out to watch the lanterns."

Lin Jian and Lin Daiyu talked about Emperor Chengsheng's decision, and the smile on his lips widened a bit, "With the support of the Holy One, and such festive events as the appointment of the crown prince, this year's Lantern Festival will definitely be very lively."

Lin Daiyu has been weak since she was a child. There has never been a curfew on the night of the Lantern Festival in the capital, and there are many people on the street.

Both Jia Min and Lin Ruhai were afraid that many people would bump into Lin Daiyu, and because of the extreme cold in winter nights, they didn't dare to take her to the street to look at the lights.

Therefore, before Lin Daiyu was seven years old, she had never seen how grand the Lantern Festival in the capital was.

Later, when I arrived at Rongguo Mansion, the people in the mansion, from Jiamu to the servants at home, were not interested in the lights on the street outside. They just spent their minds at home and changed the pattern to be lively. The whole family gathered together in a happy atmosphere , but Lin Daiyu always felt that the desertedness after the excitement was more real.

Over the years, she has always had such a vision in her heart, and she wants to see what the lively Lantern Festival is like among the people in the world of fireworks.Originally thought that he would be trapped in the Rongguo Mansion for the rest of his life, but he didn't expect to have the opportunity to realize his dream now.

With joy in Lin Daiyu's eyes, she asked Lin Jian: "Will Uncle and Aunt go with me and Third Brother?"

Lin Jian shook his head and said with a smile: "My father won't go. He can't go like this. There are many people on the street. He is a former general, and many people recognize him. He will cause a sensation when he goes out. He has been He has never been to a street market to view lanterns. However, he grew up in the market, and he has seen many such lantern markets, so he doesn’t feel bad if he doesn’t look at them.”

"Uncle Wu will decorate the West Garden every Lantern Festival Lantern Night, and the decorations are no worse than those outside. Every year on the night of the fifteenth day, we will go back to the General's Mansion to go to the ancestral hall to offer incense and see the soldiers who died in battle. .”

Because Lin Jian wanted to take Lin Daiyu out after dinner, he planned to take time in the afternoon to go to the ancestral hall of the General's Mansion to offer incense. He told Lin Daiyu, "Both parents go there after dinner. We have to go out. I will leave early today. Some past."

Lin Jian didn't say that he would bring Lin Daiyu there, it was Lin Daiyu who offered to accompany Lin Jian.

Lin Jian readily agreed: "I'm really happy that Yu'er is willing to go."

He remembered the way Lin Daiyu covered her lips and coughed softly when she helped Lin Daiyu into the carriage just now, and he couldn't help but whispered, "But it's cold, and I have to ask Zijuan to prepare more clothes for you. I heard from my mother that you will be able to wear it these few days." Some coughing, the weather on the mountain is cold, I must have suffered some wind and cold. Mother said that I asked the doctor to show you, it’s not good to keep it in the house, it’s not bad to go out to relax, just keep warm.”

"If it weren't for that, I wouldn't dare to take you out."

Since the Lin family began to take care of Lin Daiyu's diet and daily life, everything was arranged according to Lin Daiyu's own eating habits and work and rest time. Lin Daiyu felt that her body and bones were much better than before.

After she had less contact with people in Jia's mansion, let alone seeing Jia Baoyu, she became less idle, and she didn't even cry as often as before.

Previously, Lin Daiyu had always thought the same as Jia Min and Lin Ruhai, thinking that what the monk said when she was a child was crazy, but now it seems that those words are not unreasonable.But this outsider probably refers to people from the Jia family. After all, the people from the Lin family treat her very well, they are considerate and considerate in everything, and they will never make her feel uncomfortable.

Lin Daiyu felt that she had lived on the mountain for a few days, but she was still in good health. She took the decoction prescribed by the doctor on time every day, so she told Lin Jian that she didn't have to worry about it. As far as being sick.

The group went back to the West Garden for lunch and then took a rest.

When the time was set in advance, Lin Jian took Lin Daiyu to the general's mansion first, and went to the ancestral hall to offer incense to the tablets of the soldiers who died on the battlefield. Lin Jian saw that it was time for dinner, and went to the ancestral hall together Lin Daiyu had dinner together at the General's Mansion.

Now that Lin Daiyu knew some inside information from Lin Jian, she asked Lin Jian what was the real reason why Lin Hong didn't live in the General's Mansion.

Lin Jian smiled and said: "The rumors in the market are naturally not credible. Even if my father refuses to confront the Holy One, he is not without blood and integrity. He is willing to endure for the sake of the overall situation, but he still has a suffocation in his heart. He had nowhere to vent his anger, so he had to work hard on it. He insisted on not wanting his official position and title, which was taken back by the Holy Majesty. He was disheartened and refused to live in the general's mansion given to him by the Holy Majesty. , I insisted on building a West Garden by myself to live there in seclusion. The Holy One just because he was really hit by a broken leg, so he let him go."

Lin Daiyu had no contact with Emperor Chengsheng, but from Lin Jian's description, she knew something about Emperor Chengsheng herself. She thought that Emperor Chengsheng didn't look like such a so-called faint king or a king who did nothing .

She couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Third Brother, is it true that the Holy One really didn't know anything about those things back then?"

Lin Jian smiled faintly: "It's hard to say. After all, no one has asked about it, let alone someone asking about it. Anyway, from that year to now, the Holy Majesty has never mentioned those things."

Lin Daiyu thought that when Lin Jian took her to the market to watch the lanterns, he wanted to take her to the market for a walk with the common people.

But she didn't want to be stopped by Lin Jian with a smile when she asked Zijuan to put on the veiled hat for her.

Lin Jian asked Zijuan to put away the veiled hat: "Don't wear this, it won't be needed for a while."

Lin Jian took Lin Daiyu out of the house, and he didn't want Zijuan Xiangwu and Xianrou to follow him. He only let the three of them watch the lantern together. With Xiangwu and Xianrou, Zijuan would not encounter any danger.On his side, it was enough to bring Qian Ying alone.

After leaving the General's Mansion, Lin Jian didn't ride a horse or a car, so he took Lin Daiyu's hand and walked into the alley behind the General's Mansion in the hazy night. It took about a quarter of an hour to walk around like this , Lin Jian stopped.

He turned his eyes and looked at Lin Daiyu with a smile in the night: "There are many people watching the lanterns at night. If you walk forward with the crowd, those crowds are not watching the lanterns, but watching people. Let's not join in the fun. The waterways are crisscrossed, and in order to prevent accidents, the waterways in the city are closed to private cruise ships for these three days. The common people like to be lively, and the nobles only love elegance. The scenery on the boat is not only the lamps but also the people. The common people are in the eyes of the nobles. They are happy themselves."

"Yu'er, let's take a boat along the river to watch the lanterns tonight. There are not many people who are willing to come out to take a boat to watch the lanterns tonight. Most of them are having a banquet and drinking at home, and some have gone to the Prince's Mansion to show their courtesy. If you are free, we can have a good time swimming. If you stand in front of the boat and watch the lights, no one on the shore will see you."

The small alley is quiet, this street is not a busy city, and there are only two or three pedestrians.The waterways extend here and there, looking at the ripples occasionally blown by the night wind on the quiet water surface in the night, Lin Daiyu felt a bit of the charm of the Jiangnan water town in this quiet water alley.

The night was quiet and deep, Lin Daiyu looked at the tall man standing beside her and smiling at her, she couldn't help but lost her mind.

A wupeng boat stopped in front of them. There was no boatman on board, so Qian Ying went aboard first.From the looks of it, Qian Ying was the one who was steering the boat for them tonight.

Four small square lanterns are hung on the Wupeng boat, and the small lanterns have the logo of the Lin family on them.

Although the alley is secluded, the houses on the other side have hung many lanterns behind their eaves.The flickering lights in the lanterns added a spiritual and fresh taste to this quiet night. It was obviously a cold and cool winter breath. Lin Daiyu took a deep breath, but felt that her heart was filled with the gentle and peaceful taste of the Jiangnan water town.

Before she even went to the market, she felt that the boat in front of her, the lamp, the night, and the person beside her looking at her with a gentle smile were all very beautiful.

Lin Daiyu took two steps forward, she held Lin Jian's hand tightly, and looked back at him with her lips pursed lightly: "Third brother, take me up, will you?"

How could Lin Jian not respond?Seeing Lin Daiyu's eagerness to try, he laughed even more, squeezed Lin Daiyu's left hand tightly, and whispered an offense in Lin Daiyu's ear, then stretched out his hand to wrap around Lin Daiyu's slender waist, and skillfully pulled Lin Daiyu into her waist. on board.

The Uppong boat swayed gently twice, Lin Jian firmly held Lin Daiyu and sat in front of the boat, he hugged for a while, and when Qian Ying set off on the boat and the Uppong boat began to move slowly on the water, Only then did Lin Jian gently let go of his arm around Lin Daiyu's waist, but his other hand was still holding Lin Daiyu.

Lin Jian pointed to the waterway ahead and showed Lin Daiyu: "Two streets ahead, you will arrive at Dongshi. There are many lanterns there, and there will be a lot of excitement to see tonight. You will see it in a while."

The houses on the other side are all common people's houses, and most of the people in Duzhong went to several lively markets in Duzhong to watch the lanterns tonight.At this time, the boat had not yet arrived at the lively market, and both sides of the water alley were very quiet. Lin Daiyu just sat quietly, and her heart was filled with unprecedented peace and tranquility.

The Wupeng boat was about to cross a small stone bridge. Lin Daiyu lowered her head a little. When crossing the stone bridge, she saw the reflection of the water ripples on the stone bridge. At that moment, she felt that the reflection was really beautiful.

She turned her eyes to tell Lin Jian to take a look, but when she turned her head, she saw Lin Jian staring at her intently with deep affection in his eyes.

The two of them sat side by side, looking at each other face to face, Lin Daiyu could easily see a little her reflected in Lin Jian's bright eyes.

She also saw that the reflection of the water waves on the bluestone board at the bottom of the stone bridge was reflected on Lin Jian's body. The sky is covered with starlight, and it looks like it is covered with fireflies.

Lin Daiyu couldn't help but murmured, "It's so beautiful."

Lin Jian hooked his eyebrows and smiled slightly, and said to her, "Yes, it's really pretty."

He was talking about Lin Daiyu.The two of them just passed under the stone bridge for a moment, and saw each other who seemed to be shining.That moment, that scene, was really amazing and unforgettable.

Lin Jian's gaze was too intoxicating, and Lin Daiyu couldn't help being intoxicated by the night. She pursed her lips for a while, and finally, after her ears turned slightly red, she slightly tilted her body in Lin Jian's direction, and lightly tilted her head. Leaning lightly on Lin Jian's shoulder.

The two got closer.

Lin Daiyu smelled the fresh fragrance of pine in the cold dew on Lin Jian.

As for Lin Jian, he smelled the cool and delicate fragrance of Lin Daiyu's body that made him linger in his dreams.

He turned his head, and kissed Lin Daiyu's hair very lightly.

Then she turned her eyes to look at the sparkling water surface with the moonlight reflected in front of her eyes and whispered: "Yu'er, have you ever seen the sea?"

Lin Daiyu is not someone who has never been out. She has seen many rivers and rivers. She has been on a boat on the river for several months, and she has also seen some things in the world.But the sea has never been seen before.

Lin Daiyu shook her head lightly, the cold fragrance lingering in Lin Jian's nose became more intense.

Lin Jian slightly curled his lips, and said with a low smile: "I will take you to southern Anhui in the future. We have troops stationed by the sea, and the Qianfeng Battalion is only half a day's journey away from the sea, and it will arrive in two hours. When you recover in the future, I will take you to see Look at the ocean."

Lin Daiyu agreed first, and then came to her senses: "But third brother, your military post in southern Anhui has been dismissed. How will you go in the future?"

Lin Jian laughed: "The military post has been dismissed, but I am still the imperial seal of Wannan Marquis. The Marquis's mansion is in southern Anhui, why can't I go? Besides, being dismissed from the military post at the beginning was just a stopgap measure. One day, this military post will come back."

He looked deeply into Lin Daiyu's eyes and said with a smile, "Although I don't know when I will leave Duzhong, my ambition is not here. I always want to go back."

He whispered, "Yu'er, when the time comes, you will naturally go back with me."

He smiled, "There is still a serious shortage of a mistress in the Wannan Marquis's Mansion."

Lin Daiyu was shy and silent, but she didn't deny it, she just pursed her lips and leaned into Lin Jian's arms and smiled lightly.

After she and Lin Jian connected with each other, and Lin Jian went back to the capital to do business, Qiao Shi privately talked with her about getting married.

Lin Jian treated her so well, that night she threw herself into Lin Jian's arms covered in blood. Lin Daiyu had already recognized him in her life.

In order to reassure her, Mrs. Qiao solemnly told her that Lin Ruhai entrusted Lin Daiyu's life to Mother Jia because Lin Ruhai had said something earlier.There are also letters to prove that Lin Daiyu's future marriage will be decided by Jia's mother, and no one else can preside over it.

Therefore, the Lin family must go to Jia's mother to propose marriage.Although Lin Jian's deeds in the Rongguo Mansion last time made Jia's mother dare not interfere in Lin Daiyu's marriage, but the matter of engagement and marriage cannot be decided by Jia's mother.

But now that the Jia family is in the limelight, and something like that happened again, although Lin Daiyu doesn't live with the Jia family anymore, it will still have some influence on her there.At this juncture, it is not easy for the Lin family to come to propose marriage with Jia's mother, and people will gossip about it.

The Lin family is not thinking of themselves, but also of Lin Daiyu.After all, the current reputation of the Jia Mansion is not good. For the sake of Lin Daiyu's reputation, the marriage proposal has to be delayed. The engagement date must wait until Lin Daiyu has reached the filial piety period, so the marriage proposal has to wait until the Jia Mansion turmoil/wave has passed just work.

Qiao and Lin Daiyu promised that before getting engaged, they would never neglect her, and would treat her as usual.

Lin Daiyu touched Qiao Shi and Lin Jian's heart, and Qiao Shi and Lin Jian must do things properly in this matter, so she was not worried.

At this time, hearing Lin Jian say that there is a lack of a mistress in the Southern Anhui Marquis's Mansion, Lin Daiyu only felt sweetness in her heart, so sweet that her eyebrows and eyes crooked, and her heart was happy and joyful.

"Yu'er, look, Dongshi is here."

Lin Jian's words immediately pulled out Lin Daiyu, who was immersed in joy and sweetness.

Subconsciously, she raised her head from Lin Jian's shoulder, and looked in the direction of Lin Jian's finger.

The water alley just now is really quiet.At this time, Dongshi is really lively.

The boat passed a stone bridge with people coming and going, and then officially entered the busiest market in the capital - Dongshi.

As the boat sailed through the water, although the Wupeng boat was slightly shorter than the stone fence on the shore, three small boats could go side by side on the water surface. At this time, on the waterway, as Lin Jian said, there were only sporadic small boats passing through the water surface. Their small boats leisurely sailed in the middle of the water, looking at the scenery on the shore, it is really clear and can give an overview of the overall situation.

That kind of feeling is like being isolated from the bustle, but because of the same moonlight, the same night, and the same scenery, the bustle has become a joy that can be touched by reaching out rejoice.

Happiness is easily contagious.

Those who light lanterns, set off flames, guess lantern riddles, eat Lantern Festival, appreciate lanterns, play dragon lanterns, play lions, walk on stilts, row dry boats, perform Yangko dances, and play Taiping drums, whether they are enjoying the scenery or watching People, jugglers or street vendors, everyone has a smile on their faces.

The children and adults were all happy, the long-lost festive atmosphere swept away the haze of Prince Rui's troubles on New Year's Eve in a blink of an eye.

Lin Daiyu suddenly saw such lively joy in the world, and immediately lost her mind.

She even couldn't help standing up, straightened her back and looked at the shore, she wanted to see more clearly.

With a smile on his face, Lin Jian also stood up with her, and then looked back at Qian Ying. Qian Ying understood, and leaned the wupeng boat slightly against the shore, just to let Lin Daiyu see more clearly.

The shore is extremely lively, the children have been playing crazy for a long time, the variety of lanterns is so diverse that the adults can't take their eyes off, and no one really has time to pay attention to the sporadic boats passing by on the waterway.

In addition, the lights of the flower market on the shore are like daylight, making it even more dark and gloomy on the waterway where only a small lantern is hung on the stone railing at a distance.

Even if Lin Jian and the others stick their black boats in front of the stone fence, the people on the shore can't see Lin Daiyu's face clearly in the night.

Lin Jian saw rabbit lamps for sale on the shore.

He turned his eyes to look at the two pure white rabbits embroidered on Lin Daiyu's dress, and the smile on his lips widened a bit, and he waved his hand gently towards Qian Ying, signaling Qian Ying to come closer .

Then he took out the money bag from his waist, took some money from it, and personally asked the peddler at the bank to buy the rabbit lamp.

The peddler selling rabbit lamps on the shore had no idea that his small business could be seen by the nobles on the boat on the water, so he quickly reached out to take Lin Jian's money, and graciously chose the best and most exquisite rabbit for Lin Jian The lamp passed.

Lin Jian took it, turned around and handed it to Lin Daiyu.

Lin Daiyu picked it up, and saw Lin Jian reaching out with a smile and pointing the rabbit's tail with his index finger, motioning Lin Daiyu to pull it out.

Lin Daiyu reached out to touch the small tail of the rabbit lamp, and found that the tail was movable, so she stretched out her hand to pull it, but for a moment, she didn't know how to do it, the rabbit lamp that was not very bright suddenly brightened It was so hot that the whole little rabbit emitted a white and bright light.

Seeing that she had turned on the rabbit lamp, Lin Jian said with a smile, "Yu'er, I wish you a healthy and safe new year, and every day goes smoothly."

Lantern lanterns pull rabbit lanterns at night, flourishing in the previous dynasty.The common people regard rabbits as auspicious things, and wherever the rabbit lights go, it means that auspiciousness and harmony are transported there.The common people greet the gods with rabbit lamps to receive blessings, pray for the blessings of the gods, and look forward to a good harvest of grains and prosperity of people and animals in the coming year.

Lin Jian had no other wishes, he only hoped that Lin Daiyu would be well.

Lin Daiyu held the bright rabbit lamp and smiled with crooked eyebrows: "Thank you, third brother."

She pulled out the rabbit lamp, and wanted Lin Jian to have one too.

Lin Jian saw that Lin Daiyu was happy, so he bought one for himself. He turned on the rabbit lamp, and seeing Lin Daiyu seriously telling him auspicious words, there was tender love in his eyes.

The hand that was supposed to fall on Lin Daiyu's temple did not fall, but gently stroked a strand of hair by Lin Daiyu's ear, and put the rabbit lamp in his hand into Lin Daiyu's palm.

He smiled: "We will be together for a long time. They will always be together."

Lin Daiyu likes these two rabbit lamps very much, holding them in her palms all the time and is reluctant to put them down.She looked at the excitement on the shore, and looked down at the rabbit lantern in her hand from time to time.

Seeing her cute behavior, Lin Jian couldn't help laughing, then pointed to a group of people on the bank and asked Lin Daiyu if she wanted to play lantern riddles.

Lin Daiyu is so talented, and the ordinary lantern riddles in the market will not trouble her, but now she likes this kind of real and vivid feeling of participating in the hustle and bustle of the world, so she nodded while holding the rabbit lantern.

Her eyes were bright, and her eyes seemed to be full of stars.

It made Lin Jian look at her twice more, and only looked away when the boat was leaning against the stone railing to buy a lantern.

But when Lin Jian saw the lines of words on the lantern, his face suddenly darkened, and the smile on his face disappeared almost instantly.

On the lantern it is written: (play a flower name) Half-rolled Hunan curtain and half-closed the door, crushed ice to make soil and jade for pots.Stolen pear pistils are three points white, and plum blossoms are borrowed for a ray of soul.The immortals in the Moon Cave sew onyx sleeves, and the autumn girls wipe away the traces of their cries.Shy and silently complain to whom?Tired leaning on the westerly wind, the night is already fainted.