The eldest brother of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

Lin Mo did not mention Liu Xianglian for no reason.A few days ago, someone from his family also came to report the funeral—it was said that the old man in Ningguo Mansion who loved cultivating immortals and disregarded power was finally gone.Speaking of which, he was a Jinshi of the Bingchen Division, and he was considered a learned man among the men of the Jia family. He only devoted himself to cultivating the Tao, but in the end he died after taking the elixir.His son, Jia Zhen, is a worthless person, so she didn't dare to mess with her father's funeral. After all, the grandeur was given to the daughter-in-law before, and the funeral here must be vigorous. Even Jia Lian, who was released outside, also returned home. Come and help with the wedding.It's just that Lin Mo was recovering from her injuries in those few days, and her relationship with the Jia family was really weak. Jing Xian was inconvenient, and even Dai Yu didn't dare to let her go out in the cold, so she asked the servants to send her off as usual. Don't mention the ceremony.

It's just that Liu Xianglian came back to Beijing at this time, and she came back with Xue Pan. She said that she met Jia Lian on the way and told him about her marriage.

Lin Mo almost clasped his hands together and laughed: "Didn't your younger brother always say he wants to be stunning? I think Second Master Lian is pretty good, and the one he introduced must be stunning!"

Liu Xiangru was so angry that she gritted her teeth: "What kind of woman must be, so that a man can be called a matchmaker, let alone a man who has a family and is called a matchmaker, saying that he is stunning?"

Although Lin Mo didn't think well of the Jia family, but he also made friends with Jia Lian, knowing that his nature is not bad, but this woman's face... Seeing that Liu Xiangru's face is really not good, it seems that he is going to faint immediately, so he said: " Do you want me to talk to Jia Er? Even though I have broken off with their family, I can call Jia Lian my cousin with the cheek."

Liu Xiangru said with a smile: "You don't care what he does, anyway, he agreed to the marriage. He is such a big man, what dirty and smelly things want to be pulled around, I can still control him?" He didn't want to care at all.

The two of them were angry about this for a while, but Lin Mo didn't care. Liu Xianglian is quite a hero, and she behaved pervertedly. Shuangqi, it's just that Lin Mo is not in the mood to make friends with such a deviant. He is also eccentric, and his brother Liu Xiangru is much better than him.Such a big man, even if he wanders around the rivers and lakes and sees his brother dragging such a body to work hard in the temple, not to mention helping him, it is good to save him from causing trouble.

On the day of Jia Jing's burial, Lin Mo went there. The room was full of smog. Can the people the Jia family befriended give him a good look?He also excused the pain in the wound, picked up his sister, and went back—Daiyu had already promised her marriage, so it was reasonable to come here, but he heard that Jia Mu was ill, and it was really unreasonable for her not to come to see her.On the way, Daiyu hesitated to speak: "Why haven't I seen my fourth sister?"

"Isn't this her real father?" Xichun is the daughter of Ningguo Mansion, and Lin Mo knows it.

Daiyu said: "I heard that she is in poor health - no matter how bad she is, she shouldn't have come. Sister Feng looks much better now. I heard that she wants to have another child. She said she would like to thank brother."

Lin Mo remembered what Jia Lian told Liu Xianglian about their marriage, and said with a smile, "Oh, Second Sister-in-law...hehe, how is the old lady sick?"

Daiyu said: "What are you laughing at? Grandmother... the old lady's body is just like that. She can't compare with when I lived in their house. She is older after all. But I can't figure it out. What does grandma want? What are you asking for?" Mother Jia is surrounded by children and grandchildren, her sons are all filial, and there are a lot of people who flatter her, but now that the great-grandchildren are so old, the family is full of power and money, but Mother Jia seems to be worried.

Lin Mo said: "It's good to know that you're not satisfied, but it's a pity that there are hundreds of people in their two families. It is estimated that only the old lady knows how to worry, and everyone else has other thoughts."

Daiyu was still young and didn't understand what he meant, so she could only lie on her brother's chest in a daze, listening to his heartbeat, and felt relieved after a while—she didn't need to understand anything, her The elder brother is different from those uncles and cousins ​​in the Jia family. She has a brother who is like a god, so she doesn't have to worry about so many troubles.She is even more comfortable than Sister Feng and Tanchun.

Lin Mo wanted to find a good opportunity to laugh at Liu Xiangru, so he asked, "Have you seen the surname You?"

"Sister-in-law You's stepmother is here with her two younger sisters..." Daiyu curled her lips, "I think on a day like this, only the third sister is here, and the second sister should have come too, but I heard that she is getting married. Aunt Xue and Sister Bao are also there—it is said that Aunt Xue acted as a matchmaker to marry the third girl from the You family, and said a lot of nonsense."

Lin Mo naturally understood what Baochai and the others were going to say, it was nothing more than saying that Daiyu had gossiped about others.Lin Mo said: "They said it, we're mad at them." Daiyu nodded his nose and asked, "Why are you so stingy?" After pointing to her brother with a smile, she also talked about other people, "Sister Shijia It's also settled, it's the Wei family."

"The eldest son of the Wei family is raised under the name of the princess. He has not yet decided on a son at such an age. It is estimated that the princess will be of great use in keeping this son. I remember that the second and third son of the Wei family was born to the son-in-law of Wei and his younger brother Wei Yanen. Wei Er It's Rong Jia's boss, he's an elf, marrying his family is indeed harmless, Zhongjinghou and Baolinghou are worthy of their elder brothers."

Daiyu said: "It's the third child of the Wei family." She was a little shy when she heard Rong Jia's name, but after a while, she put it behind her head and said with a frown, "Xiang Yun is a little unhappy."

"Oh." Lin Mo replied, "There's nothing she can do if she's unhappy. Hou Baoling moved out earlier and took his family with him to take up the post. Didn't the old lady of the Jia family keep that girl in her home? She promised to Jia's family, so she couldn't help being unhappy about it. Besides, her two uncles are not stupid, they can let her lose her reputation as a Shijia girl." He would not have said these words before. , but since Daiyu has already promised someone, it is better to teach her some truths.A girl who is as white as a piece of paper, marrying the son of an official family, and the future husband will have ups and downs in the officialdom, it is really not good to not understand at all.

Sure enough, Daiyu is a smart person, and he understood it when he mentioned it, but kept his face pale and didn't speak.

Lin Mo thought about Liu Xianglian's matter in his heart, and asked, "How about the third girl from the You family?"

"That person..." Daiyu snorted coldly, but said nothing.

Lin Mo's smile cracked even more when his sister made such comments, and he actually started laughing as he patted the mat.At that time Shen Bao was still there, riding a horse and following outside the carriage, and said with a sad face: "Master, take it easy, you have just returned from mourning, so it is not good for people to hear you laughing like that."

Shen Bao was still there at that time.

Lin Mo suddenly lost the interest to laugh at Liu Xiangru. He only asked his younger brother and turned his face away. Liu Xiangru didn't want to talk to him at first, so he turned his head away. After a while, he remembered: " The emperor intends to call the children of the aristocratic family to have a look at their bows and horses, ride and shoot, and discuss in articles, isn't your third brother a scholar, should you go?"

"Our family can't be considered an aristocratic family—what's the matter, your brother is going?" After all, Liu Xianglian is a member of Li Guogong's clan, and Li Guogong doesn't have any descendants. When necessary, Liu Xianglian should go up to save face It's not impossible, but also earn a future for Liu Xianglian.After all, he is a man who is going to marry a wife. No matter what kind of wife the wife is, a brother always hopes that his brother will be successful.

Liu Xiangru didn't say a word, he knew better than anyone else what kind of temperament his younger brother was.

Shui Rong listened to their discussions and said, "Oh, your brother is engaged, why are you still going there? Thinking of being a son-in-law?"

Of course, the emperor will not summon the children of the family for no reason. They are rich and idle people who have nothing to do at home every day. They always get into trouble. Find something for them to do. The seat is vacant, it is the time to select talents in an eclectic manner, this is the second, the emperor killed his own younger brother as soon as he made a move, although it is not harmful to reason, after all, he must be concerned about his reputation, put some idle jobs for the children of the family, and buy people's hearts, This is the third.Fourth, it is naturally because there are three princesses in the palace who are still in their young age, and Yunying is not married.

Liu Xiangru's eyes lit up, and then turned off after a while.

That younger brother of his only wants freedom, and for his wife, he wants to be "extremely beautiful", princess or something, not to mention that people don't like him, it's just that your lord has taken his eyes off him, and he really likes him, Liu I'm afraid Xianglian will follow Bai Shiyue's example and become the second person in the imperial capital who refuses to be a son-in-law.But the Liu family doesn't have the background of the Bai family. It's better not to do this kind of death-seeking thing for him.

Liu Xueshi's complexion changed a lot, which was quite good-looking, but Lin Mo didn't have time to appreciate it. He thought for a while, remembering what his uncle said, the emperor also asked Rong Jia to go, and cursed in his heart: "Isn't this kid going there? Go somewhere to attract bees and butterflies, shall we?" I felt rather regretful, thinking that I shouldn't have given that sachet to this troublesome boy that day, but Daiyu embroidered it for him by herself, and he lied to his sister that he lost it—his sister It didn't make sense for half a day.

These words wronged Rong Jia.He used to be at home, and he liked to call himself a flower protector—that is, his sister and sister couldn't help when they quarreled, and he didn't dare to do this anymore after he was seven years old.It's just that the aunts of the Lin family love to tease him all the time. He is young, and when he is teased, he will only hide behind Lin Mo, if he doesn't come to the Lin family for a few days.But Lin Mo always said that he was glib and would only please his sisters and sisters, and he deserved to be beaten by his uncle.

Rong Xi was still young at that time, and he couldn't bear him talking about his younger brother like that, so he would always hold his collar and ask him to apologize.After going back and forth, Lin Mo felt even more that Rong Jia was the disaster star of his girls.

This kind of ability to vent anger is also rare.

Shui Rong was very excited when he heard the two of them talking, so he buried his head to check the account book that Lin Mo sent up. After a while, Wang Qi came in quietly, glanced at the two of Liu Lin, and whispered in Shui Rong's ear. One sentence.

Shui Rong glanced at him in surprise, Wang Qi naturally understood, and listened to him, only to hear Shui Rong whisper: "Nan'an or Dongping?" Then he whispered, "Isn't the prince of Dongping still sick? The prince of Nan'an is too old Yes, the servant thought, maybe it's the prince of Xining."

"Oh, he—" Shui Rong was always well-informed, so he glanced at Lin Mo at this moment and thought, no wonder Bai Shiyue left so early.

Beidi is not peaceful yet, and Qian Xueguo has come to stir up trouble again.Now is the time for Lin Mo to clean up the government affairs. He is afraid that he will be taken advantage of by those who want to, so he can't help frowning...

The master and the servant are whispering here, how could the Liulin and the other side not see it?It's just that Liu Xiangru took a few extra glances, but Lin Mo didn't seem to be curious at all, and continued to stand aside with a smile.Liu Xiangru thought it wrong: "Your leg is not hurt, sit down. I will pay the bill, you listen."

"Not in a hurry." Lin Mo smiled, "During Emperor Taizong's time, many people borrowed money from the treasury. I want to see the account books. What are these lords and generals doing?"