[Red Chamber] I am Lin Daiyu and her uncle

early morning.

It was snowing heavily outside the house, and the howling wind disturbed Zhou Fang, who couldn't sleep. After tossing and turning on the bed for a while, he finally got up.

Mrs. Zhou was awakened by the sound of getting dressed, she opened her sleepy eyes and looked down. Seeing that Zhou Fang was getting dressed, she asked confusedly, "Why are you getting up so early? Isn't it Xiu Mu today?"

While dressing, Zhou Fang replied: "The wind outside is so loud that I can't sleep, so I just get up." After speaking, he looked out the window and said: "It's still early, you sleep on your own, don't worry about me."

Mrs. Zhou was very sleepy. Seeing that Zhou Fang was fine, she laid back on her bed and fell asleep almost instantly.

Zhou Fang couldn't laugh or cry watching this scene: It's really heart-warming and fat, the quality of sleep is so good, I just fell asleep.

After tidying himself up, Zhou Fang went to walk in the corridor outside the house, and unknowingly walked to the gate of his son's courtyard.

From a distance, I saw Zhou Cho holding a volume of books, reading while walking in the corridor of the courtyard.He was alone in the white courtyard, and the sound of reading was echoed in the quiet small courtyard. Because he was so absorbed in reading, he didn't notice his father standing silently at the gate of the courtyard and looking at him.

Seeing his son working so hard, Zhou Fang was relieved, so he didn't go in to disturb him, and turned back to his yard.

After breakfast, Zhou Fang came to Mrs. Zhou to say hello.

Mrs. Zhou was over seventy years old, but he was still full of energy. His cloudy eyes showed a light that didn't match his age, and he was a typical example of aging.

"Father, I'm here." Zhou Fang respectfully bowed to his father who was sitting at the head.

"sit down."

Zhou Fang let out an "ah" and sat down at a nearby seat.

The father and son began to talk about family affairs, and Zhou Fang took advantage of the opportunity to tell Mrs. Zhou what he had just seen at the gate of Zhou Choi Institute, his tone could not help but be proud.

Mrs. Zhou also affirmed Zhou Zhou: "This kid really works hard."

Seeing that the time was almost up, Zhou Fang tentatively said: "Father, Chia'er is almost fifteen, it's time to make an appointment for him."

If it wasn't for his father who kept saying to wait, Zhou Fang had already arranged marriage for his only son, how could he mention it now.

The old man pondered for a while: "No hurry, I already have a candidate in my heart."

"Oh—" Zhou Fang was pleasantly surprised, "Which family is the girl from?"

Old Master Zhou coughed a few times, took the teacup in hand to moisten his throat, and said, "It's the fourth princess."

Zhou Fang thought he heard it wrong, and confirmed again: "Four princesses?"

Mrs. Zhou nodded, "You heard me right, it's the fourth princess."

Zhou Fang was confused, how could it be the fourth princess? !

His family's son will take part in the imperial examination to become an official in the future, how will he go to the top after marrying the princess?

The old man Zhou reassured Zhou Fang, "I have my own reason for this arrangement. Now we are at the critical stage of seizing the throne. Except for the poor health, the fifth prince is better than the third prince in other aspects. Even His Majesty's heart is biased." "Speaking of this, the old man Zhou sighed inaudibly, "We must make two preparations, and we cannot put the treasure on the third prince alone. Girl Yun has already given it to him, and we have to arrange someone for the fifth prince, Sheng The girl is not engaged yet, and the age is suitable, so it happens to be done together this time."

Zhou Xin was unhappy, but he still wanted to know who could make his father give up his grandson's future and put his treasure on him.So he asked: "I wonder who my father fell in love with?"

Old Master Zhou glanced at Zhou Fang, "High School Xuan."

"This person is a genius born in the world. As long as he can participate in the test, he must be the first name."

Zhou Fang frowned, feeling that the name was very familiar.After searching in my mind, I finally remembered, "Didn't Gao Gaoxuan get involved in a fraud case a few years ago? It is said that he is not eligible to be admitted to an official again."

Old Master Zhou snorted coldly, "But he just came!"

"At the beginning when the fifth prince saved his life, we thought that he was only able to come to Beijing for reference now. But have you ever thought about it, even the fifth prince, who is blessed and favored by the saint, would not dare to use the old man under the nose of the saint? The important people involved in the fraud case are brought into the examination room openly!"

Zhou Fang has been immersed in the officialdom for many years, and he immediately reacted and was shocked when he was pushed by the old man Zhou: "Father said..."

The old man Zhou nodded slightly, "That's right. It's exactly what you think. Behind Gao Gaoxuan is actually His Majesty. For the sake of this, haven't you seen it clearly?"

As long as the fifth prince does not betray the country or rebel, has a life, and can breathe, the throne is destined to be his!

Zhou Fang closed his eyes resignedly to his fate: I have pity on his chip...

The old man Zhou couldn't bear to see his son like this. After thinking about it, he comforted him: "Don't blame yourself too much, the fourth princess is weak after all."

The implication is that the other party's body is so weak that he won't live long. If he dies and leaves no children, strictly speaking, Zhou Choi will no longer belong to his relatives.

At that time, there will be no restrictions on official career.

Tsk tsk tsk... I have to say, ginger is still old and spicy!Even the princess dares to calculate.

In fact, Mrs. Zhou is also reluctant to let his eldest grandson make sacrifices, but his family already has a daughter who has a relationship with the third prince. If Chiaer is allowed to marry a noble daughter from the fifth prince's family, it will be beneficial full of suspicion.

After all, the effect of marriage between a son and a daughter is different.Marriage with a daughter is just for multiple futures. Even if the son-in-law makes a fortune in the future, at most he will take care of his wife's family, and there will be no such situation as "one person can ascend to heaven". Even if there is, he will stick to his own family first, and then Yue family.The son is different, once successful, the whole family will flourish!

The meaning of the two relative to the development of a family is a world of difference, it is really incomparable, incomparable...

Lin House.

Shen Jiao is discussing with Lin Qing what to do for Daiyu's 13th birthday. Last time, due to various reasons, she didn't do it properly, so Shen Jiao wants to do it this time. There are so many happy events happening recently, so I just take this opportunity to celebrate .

Lin Qing naturally agreed to make a big deal, but hesitated because she was afraid that Shen Jiao would be tired.

Shen Jiao taught him not to worry, saying that she was going to invite professionals in the palace to organize the wedding banquet. These people's professional ability is very good. Basically, as long as the task is assigned, she doesn't have to worry about it.

Although Lin Qing thought this proposal was good, she always felt that it would be inappropriate to use the royal food in the palace to do things for her family.Although the home world is the emperor's home world, the Xia family's home world, it has nothing to do with him, Lin Qing.

After all, the main reason for this dilemma is that there are too few female elders in the Lin and Shen families. As the only woman in charge of the two families, it is easy for Shen Jiao to be idle. Once Shen Jiao is inconvenient Well, if you don't rely on the power of the outside world, it would be a dream to hold a large banquet.

But Lin Qing's worry was really justified. Everyone's life was difficult at first, and they were worried and frightened every day, fearing that one day they would find themselves caught in the corruption investigation.If the Lin family behaved like a well-behaved person when they got a cheap price, they would definitely be outraged by going special at this time.

Shenjiao thought for a long time, and finally thought of someone.

"I have a suitable candidate."

"Who?"

Shen Jiao laughed and said, "Mrs. Zhao from Nanping Princess Mansion is the eldest daughter-in-law of Concubine Li."

"My father and Concubine Li were best friends when we were young. My elder brother and I have always been considered brothers and sisters to the Li family brothers. Sister-in-law Zhao is kind-hearted and helpful. Let's go to her and explain the cause of the matter to her Explain in detail, maybe she will agree."

After Shenjiao's narration, Lin Qing immediately remembered Li Wan whom Li Yifang recommended to him that day. So, this "Sister-in-law Zhao" is Li Wan's mother?

Hey!What a coincidence!

After confirming the candidate, Lin Qing visited the door in person.

Li Yifang had already gone to the frontier with Wu Min at this time, just as Li Concubine was worried about how to make proper 'contact' with Lin Qing, it just happened to be an excellent time to host a birthday banquet, so she hurriedly agreed on behalf of Mrs Zhao.

After Zhao himself learned from his father-in-law that the birthday party was related to his son's future, he didn't dare to neglect it at all. He worked hard to prepare for the relevant matters, and in the end he directly lived in She entered the small courtyard specially prepared for her by the Lin family.

February [-], Flower Festival.

This was Daiyu's first big birthday celebration, and Shenjiao invited almost all the noble girls in Kyoto who had never left the court.

The Jia family Sanchun and Baochai, the Shijia girl, the second lady of the Zhou family, the daughter of the Nan'an concubine, etc., were really lively.

Of course, among these people, the most distinguished person is the Fifth Princess Xia Yi. Because she has a good relationship with Daiyu, she will visit the Lin Mansion in person every time Daiyu celebrates her birthday, so that Daiyu can live a decent life.

Lin Qing also specially built a unique and exquisite garden in the mansion for this banquet, and the master he invited was the well-known gardening master in the capital—Master Liang.

This Liang family has a bit of history, the ancestors were also princes and princes, and later the family gradually declined, Liang family sold all the valuable things in the family for money, and took the money to travel all over the famous mountains and rivers alone.

Just play as you say, at most gain some knowledge, but he is different. He realized the mysteries of mountains and rivers while playing.

Almost all the important buildings of the royal family were built by him, and the princes and nobles also regarded him as their honored guest.

However, most geniuses have weird personalities, and this Master Liang is no exception.Do things only according to your own likes and dislikes, if you think it is pleasing to the eye, you don’t need a penny to take the job; if you think it is not pleasing to the eye, or something makes him unhappy, it may not be easy for the emperor to come forward in person!

These dignitaries have always had the role of bossing others around. Where have they ever been subjected to such anger?

But there is no way, who told others to have real skills.

This person's attainments in feng shui gardening are unmatched in the world!To get a manor designed by him and pass it on to future generations is already a priceless treasure.

Therefore, for the sake of future generations, the old men have to grit their teeth and be polite to others.

Then, how did Lin Qing, such an unknown person, be able to invite such a master?

Hey, here we have to mention another old friend we haven't seen for a long time——Yun Songrui.

Looking at the description above, I know that Mr. Liang and Yun Songrui are the same 'things'.One is an invincible opponent in the court, and the other is so angry that all the nobles in Kyoto are speechless and treat him as a distinguished guest. It is unreasonable for these two wonderful people not to play together!

But I still have to mention that connections really are omnipotent.

A person whom others begged so much to get to meet, was so easily invited by a brat like Lin Qing. It was really annoying and annoying.

The girls who were invited were all from everyone, and they were very knowledgeable, and the name of Mrs. Liang was even more famous. Therefore, the girls visited the whole garden with great interest throughout the banquet.

Before the new garden could be named, Lin Qing simply left all the naming rights of the garden to Daiyu.

The garden is winding and deep, with twists and turns, and there are too many places worthy of nomination. After deliberation, Daiyu decided to hold a poetry meeting on the day of the birthday party to adjust the atmosphere. Whoever wins the first place will get the naming right of a place.

Daiyu told Lin Qing about this idea, Lin Qing only felt that the world was so strange, and after going around, these girls still did the same thing as in their previous life.Although she was a little moved, she still respected Daiyu's own thoughts.

On her birthday, the poetry meeting was held in full swing, and Daiyu's grades were far ahead, but she hadn't reached the level of the best, because there was a girl who was as talented as her, so the two of them could be regarded as equals.

But in the final decisive stage, the girl still lost to Daiyu, and Daiyu narrowly won.

Although the two are rivals competing on the same stage, they feel a little sympathetic to each other in the competition again and again.

That girl was also lively and enthusiastic. As soon as the poetry meeting was over, she took the initiative to find Daiyu, "Hi, let's be friends?"

"Let me introduce first. My surname is Zhou, and my name is Sheng. You can call me Jiase."

Daiyu tilted her head and thought for a while, then asked her: "I have a guest, how about playing the zither and the sheng?"

Zhou Sheng smiled, his eyes sparkling, "I really saw you right."

After speaking, the two of them looked at each other and smiled tacitly, as if they recognized each other as friends.

After the birthday party, there were two talented women in the capital. However, those so-called flirtatious scholars would not dare to blaspheme at this level. After all, these are the top-notch noble women, and they are the ones with real power in their families.

Some clever people sang the names of these two girls' talents in the dark intentionally or unintentionally. Five points must be blown to ten points, so the two of them are the best in Jinghua!

Royal Palace.

Xia Yan was lying on the bed in a daze, coughing twice from time to time, just as Concubine Gu came back from greeting the queen, she happened to hear her daughter coughing, and came to her daughter's bedside and sat down in distress.

Looking at Xia Yan's pale face, I felt unspeakable bitterness in my heart, and even more unstoppable tears in my eyes.Afraid of waking Xia Yan up, he quickly covered his mouth with a handkerchief so as not to let himself cry out.

But Xia Yan has always been lighthearted, and in the end he was woken up by Pin Gu.The eyelashes fluttered a few times, and he opened his eyes. His mother and concubine were facing her back, and her shoulders were still trembling uncontrollably.

Xia Yan knew she was crying and wanted to call her, but the voice she made was as thin as a gnat, "Mother Concubine..."

Concubine Gu quickly wiped her face, tried her best to pretend nothing had happened, and said with a forced smile, "Yi'er woke up? Concubine Mu, let someone serve you your favorite soup."

Xia Yan called to her, "Concubine Mu...I...I'm not hungry."

As she said that, she still struggled to get up, and Gu Bin, who was so frightened, hurried over to help her, "You child, can you lie down obediently? No matter how bad it is, sleep more and be more energetic in the afternoon."

Xia Yan smiled weakly, "Last night I went to bed too early, and I woke up early this morning. It's annoying to lie in bed all day. After breakfast, mother concubine will accompany me for a walk outside."

"Okay, okay." Concubine Gu smiled dotingly, "Mother and concubine will depend on you."

"Drink the medicine later, and eat some soup. The concubine mother will take you to the plum garden to play, where the plum blossoms are in full bloom and bustling, and it is pleasing to watch."

The serving maid came over with the medicine, and Concubine Gu took it and fed the medicine to her daughter herself.

Xia Yan leaned against the head of the bed, drinking obediently, without speaking, and without feeling bitter.She has taken more medicine than rice over the years, and her sense of taste has long since become numb.

Seeing her like this, Concubine Gu felt very uncomfortable, and it would be a lie to say that she has no regrets.When Xia Yan fell ill unexpectedly, His Majesty rarely spared a lot of time to be with Yan'er. In the entire harem, except for the one in Xianfu Palace, she was not favored by the queen.It was also a ghost who was fascinated, thinking that the prince in Xianfu Palace got so much favor from His Majesty because of his frail and sick prince. Overcoming the limelight of a virtuous concubine, she became the number one concubine in the harem.

Hehe, she thought that a concubine is more expensive according to the mother than the son, but in fact, the son is the most precious according to the mother!

Originally, Xia Yan's body was very good. Although he was not as good as the fifth princess, he was still a normal child, and he would not struggle to walk a few steps like he is now.Unexpectedly, after pretending to be sick for a period of time, Xia Yan's body became really weak and sickly, and no amount of mending would help.

For this to happen, Pin Gu, the mother, must bear the blame!In order to fight for favor, she let her own daughter pretend to be sick for so many years, so that her daughter really became a sick child in the end, which ruined her for the rest of her life!

The girl Xia Yan is also pitiful. She was ignorant when she was a child, and only knew how to listen to her mother blindly. When she grew up a little, she had the ability to distinguish right from wrong, and it was too late.

Even Xia Zhen, a good brother, keeps a respectful distance from this frail and sickly younger sister.

It's not that he favors one over the other, it's mainly that he himself is a weak and sick person, and his condition is sometimes worse than Xia Ling's.

The long-term torment of illness made Xia Zhen instinctively want to stay away from things with fragile vitality, but he is extremely fascinated by things that are full of vitality. Even as a bystander, he is satisfied with watching.

So among the many brothers and sisters, Xia Zhen likes Xia Yi the most, because she is lively and energetic enough to make him feel the vitality of life and the vigor of life all the time. This is what he lacks but yearns for.