[Red Mansion] Young Master Lin Yan

The acquaintance between Gu Yankai and Jia Yuanchun was very simple.

The Gu family has a villa, which is adjacent to the plum garden of Princess Qing Huichang in the east, and the Plum Blossom Nunnery in the west.Gu Yuankai didn't value power, fame and fortune, nor did he have any intention of entering the court. His only hobby was painting.Especially good at landscape.I often live in Biezhuang, not for anything else, but for the pleasant scenery here, which is a good place for sketching.

The back mountain of Plum Blossom Temple is connected to Gu’s Biezhuang.There is a clear spring behind the nunnery, and cranes occasionally fly here.When Gu Yuankai heard about it, he would always come during the season when the cranes were migrating, just to try his luck, if he could meet a crane, it would be the best painting.If you can't meet it, even this clear spring mountain rock has a lot to see.

In the eyes of painting idiots, the same place, different angles, and different ways of painting will result in different works.

He was Jia Yuanchun whom he met here.

At first, the two painted separately, separated by a row of pine forests.One is in the gazebo and the other is by the water stream.Neither disturb nor talk to each other.After a long time, both of them knew that there was another like-minded person not far away who had the same hobbies as him and was crazy about it.Although there is still no words, they have begun to communicate.

Later, one time, Jia Yuanchun's painting was blown up and drifted to Gu Yankai with the wind. Gu Yankai picked it up and sent it back.But I found that the Western watercolor painting method used in the painting was very fresh and unique, and I felt itchy for a while, so I asked a few words.After going back and forth, the two lived happily and happily, wishing they had known such a confidant earlier.

Gradually, the two became so acquainted.Jia Yuanchun would go to Plum Blossom Nunnery on the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, and would stay there for one day, occasionally two days.After a few times, Gu Yankai seemed to have discovered the pattern, so he also went to the back mountain on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year.

When the two were together, they didn't talk much, and it was all related to painting, nothing else.However, during the most devoted conversation between the two of them on painting, Gu Yankai committed an old problem.

The descendants of the Gu family have always been in a difficult situation.Gu Yankai had asthma since he was a child, and he was so dangerous several times when he was young that he almost didn't survive.When it got older, it got better under all kinds of careful care at home.

Now that he had symptoms, his complexion was pale. Fortunately, Jia Yuanchun calmed down and sent someone to the guest hospital to get medicine, which slowed down Gu Yankai's condition.Because of this, Gu Yankai slowly fell in love with this "like-minded" woman who had "the grace to save her life".

Lin Yan's mouth twitched after hearing the whole story.

Life-saving grace?He didn't believe that there was no trick in it.Like-minded?As far as he knows, the four girls of Jia's family, the so-called "should sigh", each have their own strengths and preferences.His looks and good looks also matched the name of the girl beside him.Xichun is a painting, Tanchun is a book, Yingchun is a chess game, and Yuanchun is a piano.

Is this a painting?It's not that Jia Yuanchun can't do it, but he doesn't know how to do it. If he wants to make Gu Yankai look at him differently, he probably can't.

Lin Yan couldn't help but think that when Jia Yuanchun was still at Jia's house last year, Jia Yuanchun asked someone to ask about Western painting skills, and asked if there were any books on this subject.He didn't think much about it, and gave it directly.Many of them were survived by Mr. Xiyang, and he marked them.Jia Yuanchun didn't borrow it for long, and returned it within a few days.

A few days is far from enough to study.But it is completely enough to copy a copy and leave it for research.

Gu Yankai is good at ink painting, but he is not familiar with western painting.Jia Yuanchun could just use the novelty of this method to attract his attention.

I just don't know, Jia Yuanchun originally wanted to learn painting, but when he met Gu Yankai, he took advantage of the situation. It was more than a year ago, he had already thought of this move, just waiting for the right time.

Lin Yan turned the teacup in his hand and chuckled, Jia Yuanchun, this person was much smarter than Jia's mother.However, based on what he knew about the Gu family, it didn't seem so unclear.I don't know if Jia Yuanchun has another trick.

Tsk tsk, he is a little interested, what should I do!

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Gu Mansion.

Master Gu grabbed the cane and pulled it down. Gu Yankai made a muffled sound, but his neck was stuck, and he didn't give in at all.

"This is because the son did something wrong. If the father is angry, he can just hit him. But the son really likes Miss Jia, and he only wants to marry her. The other girls, Miss Zhang and Miss Liu, my son has never seen before." , and it’s not uncommon.”

Mr. Gu became more and more angry, he whipped several times, and once again, he said, "Marriage is a big matter, parents' orders, matchmaker's words, how can you be like this! What kind of style is the Jia family? Yes! I beat you to death today to prevent you from committing scandal, sorry for the Gu family and ancestors!"

The cane swung over again, Gu Yankai gritted his teeth, did not dodge, and was hit a few more times, his forehead was covered with sweat.

Mrs. Gu was taken aback, and hurried forward to stop Master Gu, "Master, be merciful! Kaier has been weak since she was a child, how can she stand it!"

"Look, look at what he looks like now! I'd rather kill him! As long as I don't have this son!"

Mrs. Gu swayed, "Master, Kaier has a pure heart, innocent and ignorant of worldly affairs, let me persuade him."

Mr. Gu is just such a son, seeing that his complexion has turned pale, how can he not feel distressed? Since Mrs. Gu said so, he also went down this ladder.

Mrs. Gu hurriedly hugged Gu Yankai and winked desperately, but Gu Yankai seemed completely unable to understand.He refused to say a soft word.

Mrs. Gu was in a hurry, "What kind of family is the Jia family? You can find out when you go out and ask around! Except for Jia Lian who looks decent, what kind of people are there in their family? Not to mention why there is no Wang family! That's a poisonous woman who can kill sister-in-law, niece and daughter-in-law. With such a mother, who would dare to marry her daughter!"

"Mother, what does Wang's guilt have to do with Miss Jia? How can it be blamed on her? Miss Jia is different from her mother. She knows her mother's sins and feels deeply guilty. That's it. She was also willing to suffer on behalf of her mother. Later, her mother passed away. She also thought about this, and often went to Plum Blossom Temple for this."

"For more than a year, the first and fifteenth day of every month must come, rain or shine. It can be seen that she has a pure filial heart, and she has always kept her mother's sins in her heart, always remembering, and wants to pay back, and pray for the deceased eldest aunt .”

Mrs. Gu snorted coldly, "Okay! Let's not talk about her mother, but only about her! Which girl from a good family would have a private relationship with a foreign man? Which girl from a good family would fascinate people so much that they must marry?

Is there only one place in the world where you can paint?It's a serious girl's house, if you meet a foreigner, I'm afraid you won't be able to run in time, how could you force yourself forward like this?This is not a hook / what is it?You... You want to marry so desperately, don't you... Did you do something? "

Gu Yankai was taken aback, "No! No! How can my son be so foolish to do such shameless things. What's more, Miss Jia is always reserved, and she will never allow me to be presumptuous."

It's fine if you don't have it, it's fine if you don't have it!In spite of her heartache, Mrs. Gu also breathed a sigh of relief.

Gu Yankai said again: "Mother misunderstood. Don't say that we have never crossed the threshold, even if we did, it must be the son's fault. Miss Jia... Miss Jia is not what mother thinks.

At first, Ms. Jia was only painting, and never glanced at her son.It was her son who was delighted when he saw her paintings and insisted on going over to strike up a conversation with him.Later, it was her son who took the initiative to talk to her about painting. "

Mrs. Gu was trembling, and Gu Yankai supported her, "Mother, you love your son the most, and you asked him what kind of wife he wanted to find a few months ago. At that time, my son didn't understand, but now my son understands." , the son wants Miss Jia. Mother, you said that as long as the son likes it, you will agree.

My son doesn't want Ms. Zhang, Ms. Liu, but Ms. Jia!Miss Jia is kind-hearted and has the reputation of filial piety.In particular, it is rare for her to get along with her son and paint with him.Mother, you should follow me. "

Master Gu couldn't stand listening anymore, he threw the rattan on Gu Yankai's body, and called someone in, "Put him down, watch him, and don't let him go out!"

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Fengyi Palace.

Mrs. Gu's face was full of sadness, "I don't know what ecstasy soup Jia Yuanchun poured into Kaier to make Kaier care so much. Even if he was about to be beaten to death, he refused to let go."

The queen shook her head, "Sister-in-law, don't be sad either. According to this palace, it's you and your brother's fault. Because of Kai'er's poor health, you only keep him in the house every day, and even if you paint, you only let him be near Biezhuang. , not allowed to run far.

Ever since he was a child, he has never had friends, let alone met other women, how could he understand these methods?He has a pure nature and a heart like a child. Now that he meets a powerful person and asks him to use a little trick, how can he not give his whole heart to him? "

Mrs. Gu hurriedly suppressed her sobs, "But... Your Majesty also knows that the Gu family's heirs are difficult, and my wife only got Kaier at the age of 30, but he also has asthma. How can my wife and the master rest assured that he is as unrestrained as other children. If something goes wrong, wouldn't the eight generations of the Gu family be cut off? How did the minister and the master think that this would happen today, even if they regret it, it's already too late."

"Where are the people around Kaier? He and Jia Yuanchun have known each other for more than half a year, and you don't know the slightest?"

Mrs. Gu's expression became even more sad, "Mother, you watched Kaier grow up. You also know that he can't even ride a horse and shoot an arrow. How can we have the heart to deprive him of his little hobby of painting? It's just that he doesn't like people when he is painting. Waiting by the side, saying that we will disturb him. We can only agree. He has been obedient since he was a child, how could he know that he would...would..."

The queen couldn't help sighing.Gu Yankai was really obedient. She still remembered that when she was a child, she teased him with candy. He ate two and stopped eating, saying that his parents would not let him eat more.Seeing her cough twice, he would hold her hand and ask her what's the matter, and solemnly order the maid to make Chuanbei Xueli ointment for her to eat.

Because of his illness, his elders did not allow him to run horses. Even when he saw others running happily, he never asked for it. He only said that the elders were doing it for his own good.The elders are not allowed to go out or go far.He also only looked for a place to paint near Biezhuang.

Ordinary people's children will always make a fuss, and if they agree on the surface, they will secretly learn all kinds of ways to learn how to ride a horse and run out secretly, but Gu Yankai never did this once.

However, who would have thought that such a well-behaved and sensible child who would rather suppress his own interest than let his elders worry about him would be stubborn now, and no one could do anything about it.

The queen stood up and asked, "How is Kyle's injury?"

"The imperial doctor has seen it, but it's okay. I'm lying on the bed now. I probably feel that I have made my wife and the master angry. I just keep saying that I am not good. But I still refuse to let go of Jia Yuanchun's matter. Then Appearance... With that appearance, the court lady doesn't know what to say!"

"As long as there is nothing to do. My brother is very angry when he thinks about it. You are too worried. Just wait for Kaier to recover from his injury and let him come into the palace. I will tell him."

After receiving this sentence, Mrs. Gu was relieved a lot, and hurriedly agreed.

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No matter how devastated the Gu family was, Jia Yuanchun was not affected at all.This matter is not only related to her, but also to the reputation of Gu Yankai and the Gu family. The Gu family will not let people spread it casually, so that everyone knows about it.

Plum Blossom Temple.back mountain.

Jia Yuanchun was painting, looking up at the mountain stream from time to time.There should have been another figure painting there.But now I can't see anything.

Not long after, the girl came over.She is also called Baoqin, but she is no longer the one she used to be.The one in front died a long time ago, and she was picked up later by Jia Yuanchun, perhaps because she wanted to commemorate the slaves who grew up with her before, maybe because she was used to the name Baoqin and didn’t want to change it, Jia Yuanchun still called her Baoqin. piano.

"Girl, this servant has inquired about it. Mr. Gu hasn't been to Biezhuang for the past few days. He heard that he was beaten by Mr. Gu and locked up in the mansion, so he can't come out."

Jia Yuanchun paused, and the cinnabar from the tip of the pen dripped and smudged on the rice paper.Jia Yuanchun took advantage of the opportunity and ordered a red plum here, using exactly the method Gu Yankai taught her.Then, move on to painting.

This result is not surprising.Although no one in the Gu family is in the court now, they are descendants of the family, and they are a noble family, so they have some background.No matter how great the "virtuous and filial" name she created, her mother's scandal was always on top of her head. How could the Gu family agree?

She wanted to wait a little longer, after all, it was only fifteen months before Wang's death.Although the father is there, the mother's filial piety can last for one year.But if she can reach the number of 27 in another year, it will be more appropriate for her reputation of "extreme filial piety".

But she couldn't wait.First of all, she is not young, she has already turned eighteen, and she will be nineteen in a year, and it will take time to talk about marriage. After such a delay, won't she be twenty when she is married?Twenty is the old lady.

There is another layer, that is, she found out that the Gu family was discussing marriage with Gu Yankai.Gu Yankai was half a year older than her, if it wasn't for the illness he had since childhood, and the Gu family didn't want to let it go, they might have gotten married a long time ago.

But now that he is not young, his health has gotten better and better in the past two or three years.The marriage can't be delayed any longer.But with the family of the Gu family, Jia Yuanchun had no chance of winning.It's even impossible to be on the Gu family's shortlist.

Therefore, she can only be indirect, to establish Boya's childlike love with him, and then apply a dose of strong medicine.As a confidant, congratulate him on his upcoming engagement, good things are coming.He also talked about his difficulties.Because the mother is just, the grandmother plans to marry her far away, and I heard that the other party is old, so that's fine, but she is still a step-wife.His stepsons are all in their teens.

In this way, how could Gu Yankai be in a hurry!

In fact, if she could, she was not willing to lie to him.She had never seen such a simple man like him, his eyes were as clear and pure as a child's, and so was his heart.

It took little effort for her to hold him and make him fall in love with her.

Jia Yuanchun felt that this was the first time he had met such a person after living for so many years.So clean and spotless.In the past, she felt that it was understandable to use some people and use some methods in order to survive better.But now, she felt that she had defiled him.

But she had to.Gu Yankai is the only straw she can grasp now.He has a high status and is the queen's only nephew.No matter which prince is in power, the queen is the aunt, and the glory of the descendants still lives on.This is the best candidate she found after deliberation.More importantly, it was thanks to his innocence that she had this opportunity again.

Jia Yuanchun sighed, put away the painting utensils, told him to carry the piano on his back, and prepared to go down the mountain.

When things got to this point, she had no way out, she had to win.

Packed up his things and went back to the mansion, but bumped into Eunuch Xia head-on.

"Oh, miss Jia, you are back. Our family has been waiting for a long time. Please, the empress has summoned you."

Jia Yuanchun's eyelashes trembled slightly, and his hands tightened, "Thank you, father-in-law. Father-in-law, please wait for a while. I just came back from outside, and let me change my clothes. Don't be dressed like this, and the smell of sweat all over my body will offend my mother."

Eunuch Xia smiled, "It smells like sweat. Didn't Miss Jia just come back from the nunnery? Our house only smells the scent of Buddha. It just so happens that the empress likes this, so there is no need to change it. Miss Jia Let's go with our family, don't make your mother wait in a hurry."

Jia Yuanchun didn't expect that he would not give her such a little time. He paused for a moment, then smiled, "Yes. Listen to my father-in-law."

also good.From this point of view, does it mean that the queen is also in a hurry?It seems that Gu Yankai likes her even more than she imagined!Otherwise, the Gu family can handle things, why bother to work as a queen?

Jia Yuanchun took a deep breath, and now he only wanted to see how the Queen would make moves, and how she would undo them!

there is always a solution to a problem!From the first move in this game, she was ready and thought of many possibilities.Therefore, although Eunuch Xia's attitude was tough, she never panicked.Moreover, she has no way out.

The author has something to say: Gu Yankai's character design is a princess who grew up in an ivory tower... oh no, a prince.

Due to physical reasons, the Gu family was worried about extinction, and only asked him to live and protect him well.So that his world is very clean and transparent, like a child.He is simple, but also too simple. This kind of too simple also shows the lack of personality caused by the growth environment.

Yuanchun's fighting power is very strong!Later, you will find stronger!