The eldest brother of the Lin family in the Red Chamber

Daiyu had read "The Spectrum of Mountains and Rivers", and her elder brother didn't think it was inappropriate for a girl to read such anecdotes.Thanks to their personal relationship with the Liu family, Daiyu even has the unfinished chapters of Liu Xiangru's manuscripts in her hands-naturally copied by his brother.There is only one chapter. Although the handwriting is very similar to that of his brother, it is just sharper every time the pen is turned, not like Lin Mo's round and restrained.She blushed, and didn't know how to evaluate it, so she had to transcribe those few pages and hide the manuscript in the box.

People like Liu Xiangru often express their aspirations in essays and express their courage in miscellaneous talks. Due to his physical limitations, he was unable to travel all over the great rivers and mountains. Like an old man who speaks eloquently, Xu spent too much time on textual research, and Liu Lang, who has always written a pen, failed to finish the book.

Daiyu knew that even if she finished the manuscript, she might not be able to see the manuscript for the world.But so what?Even if only one or two people read it, such a book should not be considered incomplete.

Wang Momo was a little worried, and said to Zijuan: "The Rong family's betrothal gift has come, and the date has been set, why is the girl not in a hurry?" She knew that the grandparents love the girl, but there are always many rules for new wives. The Rong family is not a random family. When Daiyu came to their house, would she still just write and read books as she is now, and not care about other things?

Zijuan was not in a hurry: "What's your mother's concern? The status of the girl is different now." Even if she is not a princess, even the second girl of the Rongguo Mansion can live well in the Rong family, which shows that Mrs. Rong is also a benefit.

Wang Momo sighed: "If you want me to say that you are young, you really don't know these things. The girl's family is so capable, and when she comes to her husband's house, she is different from her mother's family. Of course, there are benefits from mother-in-law, and mother-in-law It's not good, no matter how good the mother-in-law is, she can't compare to her natal family! Don't you look at the second grandma Lian in that house, what a smart and capable person, the old lady in their house dotes on her, you see she is willing to follow her. My aunt is still with the old lady!"

After hearing this, Chunxian burst out laughing: "Mammy loves the girl, so it's natural to say so, but it's not that Mammy has never met Mrs. Rong, she is a charitable person after all. She will go to Mr. Rong to take up the post after a while. ? Are you still worried that Second Miss, the sister-in-law, will embarrass our girl?" She is a maid from the Rongguo Mansion, and she speaks and does things straightforwardly.

But Zijuan said: "What are you in a hurry for?" She thought joyfully, the girl has been a princess since yesterday, if her in-laws really treat her badly, she will be under the control of her own clan house, and the mother is really worrying. .

I just had fun for two days, but I was a little worried.Jingxian reminded Daiyu that if she wanted to propose a female official to the maids, she might as well mention it to the queen while entering the palace: "Otherwise, if the empress has a whim, she will reward the people around her to bring it to you. Get used to it." Daiyu said, "That's all for now, it's not good to stand out for nothing."

"What kind of early life is this?" Jingxian herself didn't have much communication with those princesses. Although they belonged to the same generation, they were not a few years older than her, but when she entered the palace, she was usually accompanied by the eldest princess. , sit with some old people.When she is married and enters the palace alone, she and the princesses have to perform the ceremony of a monarch and a minister.On the contrary, it was Daiyu, because the Empress Dowager liked to see young girls sitting together, pleasing to the eye, and Jingyi and Princess Jingrou often talked and drank tea together.

Princess Jingrou's temper - Jing Xian frowned and said: "When I feel better, I'll go beg the queen, don't worry."

They didn't avoid people when they talked, Xueyan didn't realize it yet, but Zijuan was ecstatic——

If she really became a female official, she would naturally be freed from slavery, and her future future was just a word from the princess.

Among other things, Miss Jia back then was nothing more than a female official in the Queen's Palace.

It was only Jingxian who discussed this matter with Daiyu, and Lin Mo went to find her younger sister again: "You girls are not too young. Although not everyone is like Wenge, they are going to marry after all— "

Daiyu knew what her brother was worried about.If the maid brought by her mother's family as a dowry had not made an appointment in advance, she would most likely be thought to serve the uncle along with the girl.She was a little shy, but glared at her brother: "Couldn't my brother take care of this for me?"

"So it's my brother's responsibility to take care of this matter." Lin Mo made a sudden realization.

"Anyway, everything is up to my brother." Daiyu pursed her lips.

The husband and son-in-law he chose, the dowry he prepared, and he personally sent his sister to the most prosperous and eye-catching position.

Lin Mo nodded: "That's right, of course it's my brother who decides for you."

He went to Beijing at eighteen, and then got such an innocent and innocent younger sister. With the unbelievably empty and heavy Jingyuan Hou Mansion, he is now twenty and two, and he has firmly established a foothold in this imperial capital by stepping on how many dead bones and resentment. When standing on top of most people's heads and looking down, inadvertently, I always have to be bent down by the things I am carrying.

However, this path was chosen by himself, and he couldn't find any other way to make himself happier than continuing to straighten his back and bear everything.

Back then, he was a young man who only wanted to be safe in everything, but now, he just tried to run on the shortcut, forgetting his original plan to take one step at a time.Sometimes, I feel really shameless.However, thinking of Liu Xiangru's unfinished manuscript, he immediately regained his fighting spirit.

He was just lucky, and was picked up by Lin Qing. In the past 20 years, he had to drink medicinal soup as water, and he didn't know how to earn a good life for a few years.Whenever the cold air permeates from the bones in winter and summer, I wish that my hands and feet can be more agile, at least to run in front of King Yama.

Liu Xiangru is not afraid of death, so he walks openly, even though he is reluctant to give up, but he does not cry and lose his demeanor.

And he, Lin Mo, has always believed that a good death is worse than a bad life. Thinking about it this way, he is really not in the same family as King Beijing Jing who is also greedy for life and afraid of death, and he will not enter the same family.

Wrapped in a heavy cloak, he went out to meet King Qi.

Shuiying is quite out of the ordinary for him wearing such bloated clothes on a very warm day: "This year's Lantern Festival, when I went out to play, many little girls went out with their families to enjoy the lanterns. I heard them discussing that they said they couldn't see each other. It is a pity for the famous Liu Lang Linhou."

Lin Mo said: "I'll never see Liu Lang again in the future."

Those who can go out to look at the lights are mostly girls from ordinary families, maybe they are more courageous, but it's just such teasing, Shuiying is also a person who knows how to deal with people.

"His Royal Highness is busy with official duties." He said, "I don't dare to waste Your Highness's time. I just cut to the chase - the Ministry of Household Affairs intends to thoroughly investigate the distribution of taxes in various places."

Shui Ying gave him a slightly surprised look.When he checked the salt tax and grain tax earlier, although everyone thought he was bold, they didn't say much.After all, this is the foundation of the country, and the emperor will definitely support him with all his strength.But the tax?

Who is in charge of silk and cloth?Those are the emperor's cronies, and only those who are spoiled and spoiled let them do these jobs that can be pleased without strenuous effort.I'm afraid that if he really wants to investigate thoroughly, he will offend not only the Supreme Emperor, but even the emperor's cronies will be touched by him.

But what does it have to do with him?

Shui Ying laughed: "If Yu Shangshu knows, he will sigh again."

Lin Mo nodded calmly.

"However—" Shui Ying changed the subject, "Thinking about it, it's not harmful to me." He said openly, "I'm just curious, why did Marquis Jingyuan want to communicate with me?"

Lin Mo pursed her lips and said, "No matter where it is, once you make up your mind to thoroughly investigate the accounts, personnel transfers will always be inevitable. Perhaps at that time, His Highness will inspect the personnel in advance."

"No wonder Mr. Yu always complains," Shui Ying said half-truthfully, "If you come here, the assessment we gave to the subordinates at the end of last year may not be accurate. One carrot and one hole, you are going to take a piece of it." It looks like all the fields have been dug out." But Lin Mo informed him in advance, and he naturally had a way to arrange a few more people of his own—once so many changes came, who would care about those insignificant things? small job?

But isn't he from the third brother?What is this?

Seeing Lin Mo's smile, he suddenly understood something.

Look, before the confrontation started, he looked like he was sure of winning.It seems that he has absolute confidence that he will not lose to those favorites of his father.

Is that so confident?

On that handsome face, which is [-]% similar to Shui Ji, there is the gloomy and hesitant look that Wu Shui Ji is used to, but in fact, he doesn't need to have it. The whole capital can see how much his father dotes on him.What's more, the mother's concern is really more, it's not like the mother's, there are so many smart and clever little girls, which one does the mother not like?But his sister became a princess.

Thinking of the seventh younger brother who went to the fief early, he smiled happily.

A brother named Lin.

No wonder the third brother was inexplicable.

King Qi stroked his chin happily.He has been in the official department for many years, and there are many twists and turns in it. Although he doesn't know as much as the third brother, but at this time he is a little lucky that the third brother doesn't understand these things.Just looking at Lin Mo, he is indeed at the height of his power, and no one can match him, but in fact, this Marquis of Jingyuan does not keep his followers, does not accept students, and the people he meets and interacts with are all powerful people who do not need to be attached to him. , so no matter how many people he fights, the people at the top have nothing to do with him, and naturally he won't win people over because of this, let alone gain any benefits.

The third brother only saw that his uncle was a general and his brother-in-law was a son-in-law, but he didn't want to think about it. Because of this, Lin Mo had to restrain himself and dare not cultivate his own people.

He turned his head, grinning and gesticulating the word "Lin" on the table.

What a good surname, and a good one with Longyang.