Ruhai his sister

The Marquis of the Lin family has never had many heirs, but in Lin Ruhai's generation, there are only him and Lin Huan.

Early in the morning, Lin Ruhai took Jia Min to worship the deceased Mrs. Hou Ye, and came to the main hall, where everyone was already sitting and waiting.It was only four people.Lin Huan, Mrs. Gu, together with the second wife and Lin Xi.

Jia Min was about to take a teacup from the girl's hand to offer tea to the elders.Mrs. Gu got up with a smile and pulled Jia Min over: "It's all from my own family, so there's no need for these red tapes. Anyway, there are only these people in our family. I'm your aunt." She pointed to the second wife beside her. Said: "This is your second aunt!"

It stands to reason that the second wife has always taken her husband's surname and is of the same clan as Lin Ruhai. If Jia Min wants to serve tea, he must respect her first.It's just that Gu's sudden appearance made the second wife, who was sitting in a precarious position and was about to receive a gift from the young lady of the Duke's family, quite displeased.Gu Shi has already exempted Jia Min from the gift, but she can't insist on saying such a thing again.They had to be exempted together.

Jia Min persisted for a while, but in a blink of an eye Lin Ruhai didn't take it seriously, that's all.

Lin Huan just lowered his head and covered his mouth and snickered, it really was her real aunt!

Mrs. Gu handed Jia Min the ebony Yanbian box inlaid with emeralds that had been prepared earlier.Jia Min leaned over and thanked him.Gu said again: "Open it and see if you like it or not!"

Jia Min froze for a moment, seeing Gu's smiling face, she turned to look at the second wife at the side, and remembered that when Lin Ruhai mentioned today's confession to her the night before, there was a second aunt from the clan living in the mansion. , you should be more respectful on your face.

When Lin Ruhai said this, his eyebrows frowned slightly, as if he was a little displeased with the second wife.And what he said was quite meaningful. "Be more respectful on the face", that is to say, as long as people don't get caught as "unfilial".

Seeing Gu's appearance again today, Jia Min is also a person with a clear mind, so why don't I understand?When I opened the ebony box, I saw a set of twelve red gold enamel hairpins with filigree and emerald edges, all in the shape of peony.Surprisingly, the twelve flowers of the same color are in different shapes, some are buds, some are about to bloom, or they are in picturesque bloom.Sometimes shy, sometimes bright, sometimes majestic, sometimes enchanting... There are all kinds of poses in it.Even Jia Min, who has seen countless exquisite hairpins and rings, can't help admiring the craftsman's craftsmanship.

When the second wife met Lin Xi, her eyes unconsciously showed a light that could not be concealed.Lin Huan quietly walked up to Gu's face, separated Jia Min from his second wife Lin Xi, put his arm on Gu's and said, "Auntie is so partial, she has never given me such a good thing."

Gu slapped her with a smile: "If you want it, I will naturally give it to you when you get married!"

Lin Huan blushed immediately, but couldn't get angry anymore, and stomped his feet dissatisfied.

Mrs. Gu pulled Jia Min back and said, "My things are worth nothing. How can your aunt give you something better? She is the serious aunt of your Lin family!"

Mrs. Gu deliberately pinched the word "serious" and said it emphatically.Lin Huan thought about what he said last night, the smile on his face deepened, and he spared no effort to agree: "Auntie is right! Sister-in-law doesn't know, when my brother and I were in Gusu, thanks to the patriarch's uncle and Second aunt's care!"

The corner of the second wife's mouth twitched, and she wanted to refute, but there was no room for refutation.With such a high hat, she can't say anything except admit it?say what?Could it be that they are not serious relatives of the Lin family?This is because they themselves regarded themselves as serious relatives of the Lin family, and Gu Shi and Lin Huan were only using their words at this time.Otherwise, not only did Gusushi never take care of the Lin Ruhai brothers and sisters, but instead bullied them to seek money and grab the position of patriarch?

The second wife tried her best to pull out a smile, touched the jade bracelet in her bosom, it was too shabby compared to the gold hairpin in Gu's box.It's just that the second wife didn't prepare anything else.Now Mrs. Gu gave her a big gift before her, and said a lot of words to run on her.Now that she is on the verge of riding a tiger, she cannot be dismissed with a jade bracelet.

In desperation, the second wife had no choice but to withdraw the chain from her hand, and gave it to Jia Min together with the Lantian jade pendant around her waist.Jia Min didn't refuse, just thanked them and accepted them one by one.

Seeing the pained expression on the second wife's face, Lin Huan couldn't help but feel better, and stepped forward to salute Jia Min.

"I was happy to see my sister-in-law yesterday, but I forgot to give my sister-in-law a gift. Don't blame me, sister-in-law. My sister made up for yesterday's work, okay?"

Mrs. Gu scolded with a smile: "You're talking nonsense again. Is there anything else to add? Besides, your aunt and sister-in-law are supposed to be close, so don't tell me you always use these vain gifts every time you meet?"

Lin Huan stuck out his tongue mischievously, and handed Jia Min the sachet of five blessings embroidered by himself in his sleeve: "This is my congratulatory gift to my sister-in-law. I embroidered it myself. If the embroidery is not good, I hope my sister-in-law Don't be disgusted!"

Jia Min blushed and took it away, then pulled Lin Huan's hands together and said, "my sister's self-effacement makes my sister-in-law feel ashamed. If my sister can't embroider well, are there still people who can embroider well in this world? I saw you yesterday. I was amazed by my sister's double-sided embroidered screen, and I was really curious about how a pair of skillful hands can embroider such delicate work. Today I have to let me have a good look."

After hearing this, Lin Huan simply spread his hands in front of her for her to see.

"I don't know if my sister is willing to teach me your skills, but only one or two points is good."

"What did my sister-in-law say? That's really good when my mother embroidered it back then. I am far behind my mother. Since my sister-in-law wants to learn, I will naturally teach everything I know. Just now my aunt also said, We are sisters-in-law, we should be close to each other, there is no need to be so polite."

Jia Min proposed to learn double-sided embroidery, which was an olive branch thrown out to show his intention of friendship.Lin Huan didn't want to have any conflict with Jia Min, so he was happy to agree.The two hit it off immediately, as if old friends reunited, holding hands and talking about double-sided embroidery.Only Lin Xi who had not yet greeted Jia Min was left with a face full of anger.Gu Shi and Lin Ruhai sat drinking tea, they were clear in their hearts, but no one reminded them.The second wife still smiled stiffly, still distressed by the things she just gave away.You know, in order to show off in front of Jia Min today, she wore jewelry that she liked.Who knows, but all of them were given to Jia Min, and Jia Min hasn't received a gift yet, so how can she feel pain?

It wasn't until noon that someone came to report that Master Biao had come, and Lin Huan raised his head from the acupuncture method of the sachet that he had shared with Jia Min.

Lin Ruhai got up to go out to greet her, but was held back by Mrs. Gu.

"Brother Hai doesn't need to invite him in. Yun'er is probably here to pick me up. I'll just go out now."

Lin Huan hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade him, and stayed with Lin Ruhai in every possible way.

Mrs. Gu smiled and said: "Master just met the Holy One a few days ago, and he got excellent in the performance assessment. It happened that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials returned to the field, and the Holy Lord intentionally asked the Master to fill in this vacancy, but the decree has not yet been issued, but it is just a day or two. In the past two days, the family has been very busy. I can't go back."

Lin Ruhai was always by the Holy Majesty's side, so he naturally knew the news.It was the first time Lin Huan heard about it, and he said happily, "This is a great congratulations to Uncle. In this way, our two families are both in Beijing, and it will be much easier to travel in the future."

Mrs. Gu pulled Lin Huan and said, "That's exactly what I said. If you feel bored at home in the future, come and play with your cousin. Yesterday your cousin was clamoring to come, but I won't allow it. She can't help you when she comes. If you’re busy, you don’t have to add to the chaos.”

"Sister Han is the most gentle, generous and capable person, how can she cause trouble? Auntie should have brought Sister Han here long ago, you can also accompany me!"

"I know that you and Han'er have a good relationship. Now that you are both in Beijing, the two of you happen to be able to spend time together. It's not as good as you want."

Lin Huan agreed with a smile, and said to look for Zhang Han another day, and then together with Lin Ruhai and Jia Min, they sent Gu Shi out of the mansion.

Everyone broke up.Lin Ruhai talked to Jia Min, and then went to the study.

Jia Min went back to the room and squinted for a while, woke up and redressed her makeup, Yao Huang stepped forward and said: "Grandma, the servant has already found out. It is said that a slave in the courtyard of the eldest daughter committed a crime last night. Taking advantage of the hectic day of the wedding, he stole things from the mansion, but after the incident, he boldly wanted to blame the second wife. The eldest girl sent him out early this morning."

"Sent out" instead of "sold out", which slave would dare to blame the master so boldly?Jia Min said with a sullen face: "What exactly happened, please tell me in detail!"

Yao Huang explained the process one by one, and then said: "Grandma. According to slaves, it doesn't matter whether the second wife or the girl stole those things. Since the young lady has taken the charge of ineffective discipline, it is a big deal for us. Great opportunity. The eldest grandma can take advantage of what the eldest girl said, and take away the power of the housekeeper!"

Jia Min was silent for a long time before uttering a few words softly: "Go down! I have my own measure!"

Yao Huang looked up, Jia Min couldn't see any joy or anger on his face, only his eyes suddenly became sharper, staring at Yao Huang shivering, he quickly bowed his head and retreated, unable to say what he wanted to say .