Rice Fields in the Red Chamber
Chapter 31
So, she didn't go to see her son, Yujie Kuaguan, and hurriedly asked someone to prepare a car, and she wanted to go to Lin's mansion in person.
Yunlin pulled her back again, "Mother, don't go to your cousin's house, the Imperial Street will praise officials in a while, and they should be waiting in the private room facing the street in Taibai Building."
This was what Lin Mo had revealed before.
Speaking of this, Yunlin's handsome face flushed slightly. On a day like today, the younger sister of the Lin family should also go to see it with her two cousins, right?
Well, he needs to be looked at carefully again, is there anything wrong with him, he can't be abrupt, beautiful woman.
Princess Deyang patted her forehead, she really forgot about this, she was so busy that she forgot.
She didn't say anything anymore, she just waved and hurried out.
As expected, Lin Mo never objected to the Yun family's proposal. After admiring the sand sculpture of cousin Lin wearing a big red dress and big red flowers, he went to Qionglin Garden with Tu Qian contentedly.
When the Scholars finished their parade and arrived at "Qionglin Garden", Yunlin only felt that he had lost half his life.
A first-class Jinshi dismounted and stood still, looked at each other, and they were really in the same embarrassment.
Yunlin sighed: "Unexpectedly, parading a horse through the streets is life-threatening!" Wondering where his cousin Mo got the gloating expression on his face when he found out that he won the first prize and was going to parade through the streets.
He was holding a jade pendant on his waist, the jade pendant was as big as a grown man's palm, the quality of the jade was excellent, it was not ordinary at first sight.
However, no matter how superb something is, once it becomes a hidden weapon to hurt people, it will not be so likable.
Tanhua Xu Yan is not worthy of the name of Tanhua Mei, and his talent is also among the best. If it weren't for Yunlin's profound knowledge and understanding Yuan and Huiyuan before, I'm afraid he would really capsize in the gutter and be surpassed by this Xu Tanhua .
At this time, Xu Yan had a wry smile on his face: "The girls in the capital are really too enthusiastic." The enthusiasm is too much for people to bear, it's really a little student's fear.
When Wei Quan came out of the garden, he saw this young talent whom the sage was very optimistic about standing in front of the gate of "Qiong Lin Garden", and he smiled unkindly.
"It's really rare to see this look."
Yunlin rolled his eyes very unceremoniously, "My good father-in-law, you are always reluctant to see us go into Qionglin Garden in such a mess, right? How embarrassing. Do you always have any good suggestions?"
The second place is a 28-year-old young man named Yan Mingli, who was born in the Yan family of Jinling, which is also narrow-minded.
He smiled and said, "Elder-in-law should take pity on us anyway." He clasped his fists and saluted, making Wei Quan laugh out loud.
"You narrow-minded ghosts. All right, since today is your big day, come with me."
Overjoyed, he hurriedly followed Wei Quan down to tidy himself up.
Yunlin shook his head, it's no wonder Cousin Mo said, "It's easy to handle things in Chaoyang"
When did this kind of thing not come across when the number one scholar was parading the streets?How could those people have a spare Dahongpao to change their clothes like they did this time?
They are also a pioneer in this way.
When people entered Qionglin Garden, the banquet had not yet started, Wei Quan said with a smile: "I'm just waiting for your seat, how many of you are the protagonists today."
The man hurriedly said modestly: "Where is it, don't dare."
Yunlin swept his gaze, and found that today's Qionglin Banquet seemed a little different from before.
"Curved water flowing?"
Wei Quan shook his whisk and said with a smile: "That's right, Lord Haine said that the previous Qionglin Banquet is nothing new, so it's better to do it in a different way, so that most Jinshi gentlemen can show their talents. It is serious, His Majesty agreed. Lord Hou made many suggestions, Master Zhang was cautious and said, after all, it is the first time to hold Qionglin Banquet like this, and it is better not to be too out of line, so the Qushui Liushang was used."
Yunlin understood, "Master Zhang is the most free-spirited person, and he has admired the unrestrained nature of famous scholars in the Wei and Jin Dynasties the most in his life. Now that he has this meeting, he will definitely not let it go."
As the emperor's teacher, Mr. Zhang acted unruly, just like his cousin Mo, when he was in the mood, there was always something that made people cry. Today's incident was not only unexpected, but also expected.It's just the matter of giving a marriage, I'm afraid I can't mention it here.
The second place and Tanhua, who were one step behind Yunlin, looked at each other, but they were very interested in that Marquis of Hai En.
Once the title of the gold list, people's hearts are agitated, but they can't help but feel anxious.Starting today, they will officially enter the officialdom.
There are ups and downs in the officialdom, and I don't know if they can maintain their original aspirations and serve the country and the people.
Soon after the arrival of the people, the current saint also arrived, and the Qionglin Banquet began.
As the Dingjia of the current discipline, they are naturally the envy and envy of many Jinshi of the same discipline, and they are also the objects of careful observation by some officials. Maybe these young talents have caught the eyes of some people, and it is also a good idea to recruit them as sons-in-law. some.
Especially Yunlin, whose identity is there, the eldest son of Marquis Wuchang and Princess Deyang, and the cousin of today's saint, as long as he doesn't commit suicide himself, his future will be bright.
The wine has been touring, the dishes have had five flavors, and everyone is full of poetry.
The so-called personal treasures, such as piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine and tea, are all obtained from the imperial examination step by step. In their respective hometowns, they are more or less famous as talented scholars. place.
What's more, there is Yunlin, the rare champion of Yuan Jidi.
A Qionglin banquet, but in just two hours, produced a lot of poems and works that can be passed down to future generations.
Bai An leaned into Tu Qian's ear and whispered: "Yesterday, Mrs. Hu's wife from the Ministry of Rites entered the palace to see the empress."
Tu Qian raised his eyebrows. There were a lot of things going on these two days, and he really didn't know about such a thing.
"That old guy wants to catch his son-in-law? Tell me, which one do you like?"
Bai An shook his head and said, "It's not that he fell in love with these Jinshi masters." He looked around, leaned into Tu Qian's ear, and whispered, "Master Hu intends to betroth his eldest granddaughter to Marquis Lin. Lord, I want to ask the sage to marry the two of them."
Tu Qian's face was expressionless, these people have good eyesight, they actually fell in love with his Ah Mo, and picked his grandson-in-law on his head, hehe, you are not small!
Tu Qian lowered his eyebrows, sipped his cup of Zhuangyuanhong lightly, and a sneer appeared on his lips.
Fortunately, he was quick, hooked up the person early, and expressed his heart to the emperor. Lin Mo was the person he liked, and he would not let others get in between the two of them. Even if his status is as noble as his brother, and the Supreme Emperor who has already retired to the Daming Palace, it will not work!
Moreover, Tu Qian believed that he knew from his selfishness that his imperial brother would definitely not reject his proposal.
Today's mood is very good, "Unexpectedly, the Dingjia of Jinke are all young and promising young talents, and the number one scholar has not yet reached the crown. He has achieved such achievements at a young age. He is really a model for scholars in the world. I remember, Brother Lin hasn't picked the characters yet, but?"
Yunlin smiled and said, "Exactly."
Now he said with a smile, "that's just right. I happen to have a good word here. Now I give it to you. Maybe you can get a good story."
All eyes are on them, the sage bestowed words, what a glorious thing this is!
Today's way: "The number one scholar Yunlin, bestow the word carefully. 'When you enter, you will be filial, and if you leave, you will be younger. Strict laws are in place."
Yunlin's face was flushed with excitement, and he should be respectful.
Now nodded and smiled to see the various expressions of the people present, because he sat high enough to see everyone's expressions clearly.
Suddenly remembered something, and looked at Lin Mo now, "Speaking of the matter of taking characters, I remember that Hai Enhou didn't seem to have any characters, right?"
Lin Mo: "..." Who is he provoking?Why did the fire still come to him?
However, the emperor spoke, what can he do?I had no choice but to stand up and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it is a pity that my parents died early and I haven't had time to get my name for me."
Today sighed, "It's really a pity. If so, why don't I give you a word."
Lin Mo's thoughts paused for a moment, and then he returned to calm and calm, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Tu Qi laughed, and said: "Hai Enhou has a high moral character and has made great contributions to the country. I think that only the word 'Jinyu' is suitable. I bestow the word 'Huaijin' on you. What do you think?"
What can Lin Mo do?He can only suffer.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Laughing now, I just feel very comfortable, and the monarch and his ministers are enjoying themselves for a while.
At the Qionglin Banquet, due to the presence of the saint, everyone dared not eat and drink recklessly, lest one of them was not paying attention, and if they ate too much wine, they would lose their manners in front of the saint, which would be unbeautiful.
But two hours later, the Qionglin Banquet was over, and many of them felt that they were not enjoying themselves, so after the reunion, they went to a nearby restaurant to continue.
Tu Qian and Lin Mo brought Yun Lin into the Imperial Study Room together with Jin Jin.
On the second day, the Lin Mansion welcomed the angel who read out the imperial decree.After reading the rhetoric of Pian Si Li Liu, there is only one thought in my mind:
Lin Daiyu, the lord of Haining County, has an outstanding appearance and is a good match for the number one scholar.Today, the word Kang Ning is bestowed, referring to the marriage of Lang Yunjinzhi, the number one scholar in this discipline, who will choose a date to get married.
As soon as the news came out, like a thunderbolt, it hit the Rongguo Mansion directly, and Jia Mu and Jia Yuanchun were stunned.
In Lixiangyuan, the mother and daughter of the Xue family got the news immediately, and they were speechless.
Xue Baochai was in a daze, and never felt more clearly than now that there was a gap between her and Lin Daiyu that could never be bridged.
When did this feeling start?That's right, it started when Lin's uncle was seriously ill and Lian's second brother escorted Daiyu to the south to serve his father.
Since entering Beijing that year, Daiyu has always been Xue Baochai's imaginary enemy because of her "Yuliang complex" with Lin Daiyu. , not as big a threat as Lin Daiyu in her heart.
Later, because of her marriage with Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu was regarded by her as the biggest obstacle on the road to "Second Grandma Bao".
The same is going to Beijing to visit relatives, and the same is borrowing Rongguo Mansion, but Xue Baochai looks down on Lin Daiyu.
Lin Daiyu was born in the Lin family in Gusu, who had been a scholar for many generations, but their Xue family was just a merchant. Even if they were named as imperial merchants, in the final analysis, they were just merchants.
However, at that time, Lin Daiyu lost her mother when she was young, and she had no siblings to support her. When Lin Ruhai also passed away, Lin Daiyu, who lived alone in Rongguo Mansion, would be nothing if she lost the love of Jia Mu again.
However, who would have thought that before Lin Ruhai's death, he would suddenly produce an heir who would be able to establish a family?Still a promising heir!It broke the plans of many people.
Lin Daiyu is no longer the orphan girl who entered the Rongguo Mansion alone and was bullied by others!
Marquis Hai En, Prince Zhaorui... Each of them is a big shot that their Xue family can't reach.Daiyu herself was made the Lord of Haining County by herself!
Look, the Qionglin Banquet just ended yesterday, and today, the sage married Yuan Jidi's No. [-] Scholar Lang.
Moreover, this No. [-] scholar is also the eldest son of Princess Deyang and the cousin of today's saint!
Thinking about herself again, Xue Baochai couldn't help shedding tears of sympathy for herself.
Xue Wang came back to his senses and dismissed the mother-in-law who came to deliver the news. When she turned around, she saw that her daughter looked out of order, and she felt distressed immediately.
"My son, I am sorry for you."
Xue Baochai shook her head, but still said nothing.
Xue Wang felt sorry for her daughter, and comforted her: "Who would have thought that sister Lin could have such good luck. But this is also good, so that my son will not have to be wronged to become Baoyu's equal wife. Come on, without a matchmaker, my Baochai won't marry!"
Hmph, don't forget, the Rongguo Mansion still owes the Xue family more than a million taels of money in order to build Nao Shizi's birthplace villa!
Xue Baochai remained silent, with countless emotions flashing past her eyes.
Seeing that her daughter was still preoccupied, Wang Xue couldn't help but wondered: "My son, what's wrong with you? But what's wrong?"
Xue Baochai said: "Mom, do you really think that Baoyu really has great fortune?"
Xue Wang replied of course: "Baoyu naturally has a great fortune. Apart from other things, the fact that he was born with jade alone is better than countless people."
Xue Baochai was silent.
Xue Wangshi didn't know what she was thinking. Although Baochai was a woman, she was much better than her elder brother Xue Pan. Many of the Xue family's business was decided by Xue Baochai. Xue Wangshi also believed in Baochai. Yes, just this question?
"My son, have you ever thought of something? Why do you ask such a question?"
Xue Baochai shook her head sadly, "Mother, have you ever thought that Baoyu dislikes reading the most, let alone official career and economics, and most of what he reads on weekdays is some poetry and scriptures, but he can't read a single word of the serious classics and history collections. Such a person , can you really stand out?"
Xue Wang didn't take it seriously, "What's the matter? Baoyu is the brother of the imperial concubine. With the love of the sage for the empress, he will definitely give birth to princes and daughters in the future. At that time, what future does Baoyu worry about? How can he take the imperial examination for Lao Shizi? ? That is the only way that the poor family can choose. Baoyu from the Rongguo Mansion, how can he need this? Besides, Baoyu is still young, and his temper is not calm enough. Wait a few years to open You know, isn’t it easy to read and write chapters?”
The so-called one leaf blinds the eyes, isn't that the case?
"But mother, Baoyu is not young anymore, and the current top scholar is only one year older than Baoyu, and that is the eldest son of Marquis Wuchang and Princess Deyang!" And Baoyu is just the younger brother of a concubine. That's all.
There are countless beauties in the palace, and they change every year. The most indispensable are those beautiful and fresh girls. Is the concubine's favor really as rich as the Jia family thinks?
Thinking of Jia Mu and Jia Yuanchun's intention to ration Daiyu to Baoyu, Xue Baochai had great doubts about this once deeply believed thing.
Jia Baoyu, really a good match?
"Mom, have you ever thought about why you didn't choose the phoenix son and grandson of the royal family for that piece of psychic jade, but chose the second son of Rongguo Mansion's second son instead?"
Xue Baochai's series of questions made Xue Wang's heart flutter and almost fell.
Hasn't she ever thought about these questions?The answer is naturally no.
No matter how ignorant she is, she still has some vision that she should have, but she just doesn't pay attention to these issues.
As the saying goes, you can't wake up a person who pretends to be asleep!
Baochai's repeated questions directly hit Xue Wang's unresolute heart, and lifted the cover that she had been turning a blind eye to. One can imagine Xue Wang's mood.
"My son, what shall we do?"
How did Xue Baochai know what they could do?I can only look at each other silently with Xue Wang.
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Although Jia's mother is old, she has always been in excellent health. Does a family like Rongguo Mansion need any kind of doctor?There are many nourishing things that are needed.
In addition to the belongings of the Rongguo Mansion, Jiamu's collections over the past few decades are amazing enough. It is rare to hear the news of the old lady's illness.
It's just that when the news of Daiyu's marriage offer reached the Rongguo Mansion today, the old lady couldn't bear it and passed out directly.
Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng are dutiful sons, when they heard that their mother passed out for no reason, or rolled down from the concubine's belly, or left behind a group of high-spirited guests, they all rushed to Rongqing Church.
"What's wrong with the old lady? How do you servant girls do things!" Jia Amnesty asked sharply.
Yuanyang and the others were full of grievances, "The slaves and maidservants don't know why the old lady fainted suddenly, just now Aunt Lai came in to announce the good news, saying that Miss Lin was bestowed by the sage and married to the champion of the current department. , suddenly fainted."
They are also very wronged, okay?
Jia Zheng was very anxious. Their second wife wanted to continue living their current life in Rongguo Mansion, but they couldn't do without the old lady, and the old lady couldn't do anything wrong!
He shouted loudly: "What are you doing in a daze? Hurry up and ask the imperial physician with the post!"
Jia She turned around in a huff and glared at him, "What imperial doctor are you asking for? Didn't you hear what Yuanyang said? The old lady just fainted because she heard the news of her niece's marriage proposal. You want to let the whole world We all know that the old lady is dissatisfied with the saint's finger marriage?!"
Jia Zheng was so blocked that his heart ached, but he had to admit that what Jia Amnesty said was not wrong.How many years, from childhood to adulthood, he has not been reprimanded by this dandy brother who made him look down on him so much!Today is the first time.
Jia Amnesty turned his head and said to Lin Zhixiao's instructions: "Let your man go and invite Mr. Sun from Huichuntang to come over to see the old lady. Be quiet and don't let other people notice."
Lin Zhixiao's family hurriedly responded and withdrew.
After thinking for a while, Jia Amnesty said to everyone Lai: "Go and beat everyone in the mansion, and don't let the matter of today spread to the outside world! I will know whoever is gossiping. , Be careful I can't spare him!"
Lai everyone, where have you ever seen such an imposing Mr. Pardon?I can't wait to answer.
Mother Jia fainted only because she was so frightened and angry that she didn't catch her breath, but she had already woken up by the time she had a cup of tea.
"Old lady." Seeing that Jia's mother was awake, Jia Zheng rushed forward and asked anxiously, "Old lady awake? I'm worried about my son's death."
Speaking of earlier, there were tears in the tiger's eyes, and a feeling of childishness was beyond words.
Jia Amnesty curled her lips, looking down on Jia Zheng's little thoughtfulness.
Ever since he was a child, the second son of Zheng is the best at acting in front of the old master and old lady, and he always stepped on his elder brother to take the position. He was young and ignorant before, how many losses he suffered overtly and secretly?Today, he doesn't want to be crushed by the hypocritical younger brother, Zheng Er Er, and become unpopular.
Jia Amnesty only told Jia Mu what he did during the short period of time when Jia Mu fainted, as well as the worries in his heart, only to get Jia Mu to stare in surprise, and then smiled wryly.
Although she always said that Jia She was ignorant and ignorant, and was so irritating, she had to admit that after all, Jia She was the heir to the Duke's Mansion taught by Mrs. Xianrong, and he could always act in the face of big right and wrong. The most suitable choice.
On the other hand, her youngest son, who has always been partial to him, looked okay before, he is a book lover, but in the end, his love of books is still just a love of books, he has become a grandfather, and he still hasn't made any progress at all!
"Xie'er did a good job this time. If you continue to order, you will do as the old man ordered. If anyone commits a crime knowingly, my old woman will not care how old he has been in the Rongguo Mansion. He should sell it. I will not be soft. of!"
Mother Jia really got angry this time, it is really a matter of today, if one fails, it will easily bring disaster to Rongguo Mansion.
The two masters in the mansion have given such serious instructions, and the people below naturally dare not talk about the master's house as before. For a while, the servants of the Rongguo Mansion became very strict. When the people in the capital saw it, they called it surprise.
It was only a few days later that Lin Daiyu received the news that Jia Mu was sick. Daiyu always remembered the caring feelings between relatives that Jia Mu brought her when she first entered Rongguo Mansion.
After receiving the news that Jia's mother was slightly ill, she took her maid and mother-in-law to visit Rongguo Mansion.
Jia Mu leaned on the kang, leaning on a pillow with red maple leaves and embroidered "卍" characters, with a rather leisurely look.
After taking the decoction brought by the maid and drinking it, Mother Jia smiled and said, "Your child is honest, I just caught the wind and cold occasionally, so you just came to see me like this. There are many things in your house, you Don’t get tired of being busy.”
Daiyu laughed and said: "The old lady doesn't know something. After the cousin of the Yun family took the imperial examination and was appointed an official, the sage gave him a month's leave and allowed him to return to his hometown to worship his ancestors. My brother thought, 'If you don't return to your hometown, it's like walking in brocade clothes at night' The two of us, brothers and sisters, have achieved success and fame. It is time to go back to Gusu and tell my father and mother about my current situation in person, so as to comfort their spirits in heaven. So I also asked the saint for a month's leave. These few days , our family is taking care of going back to the south. Earlier, I thought about coming here to say goodbye to my grandmother, but today I was just one step ahead of schedule."
Holding a glass of water, Mother Jia nodded after listening to Daiyu's words, "That's the reason, as I said before, you two brothers and sisters are promising, and your marriage has been settled again, Xilinmen, it's time to go back to comfort Your parents."
Hearing Mother Jia's mention of the marriage, Daiyu's pretty face was flushed with red clouds, and she was ashamed.
Mother Jia secretly tasted Daiyu, knowing that the girl must have met the number one scholar long ago.The Yunlin and Lin families had planned to get married a long time ago, probably because Lin Ruhai's filial piety hadn't passed yet, and Yunlin had to concentrate on the imperial examinations, so they didn't bring it up.Otherwise, why did the decree of marriage come down immediately after the Qionglin Banquet was over?
Fortunately, on that day, because Mrs. Wang still wanted to make things difficult for Daiyu, regardless of her and the empress' wishes, she kept setting up obstacles in Eryu's marriage, and refused to agree to Baoyu's and Daiyu's marriage. Mention it with the two brothers and sisters of the Lin family.Otherwise, wouldn't the Yunlin family and the saint be offended?
Mother Jia sighed, Daiyu finally separated from her, such a big matter, she had never heard of it before, alas.Her hope of getting the two Yu'er to marry has been completely vain. It seems that if she wants to win back the hearts of the two brothers and sisters of the Lin family, she has to think of other ways.
Thinking of this, Mother Jia's eyes swept across the maidservants brought by Daiyu, and her brows became tighter the more she looked at them.
"Yu'er, the maids around you seem to be getting older, so they should be let out, and pick a few more suitable ones to use. Your marriage is not far away, and the maids who serve you must be carefully selected. In the future, if you marry as a dowry, you won’t be too busy. Besides, these maidservants have to be carefully selected, tuned and taught. We women, it’s really inconvenient sometimes, you should also prepare for it. There are one or two loyal girls who can serve you for you when you are inconvenient."
Mother Jia chatted with Daiyu a lot.Daiyu didn't understand at first, but it wasn't until the end that she really understood what Jia Mu said.
Daiyu blushed, but she didn't take what Jiamu said very much.
Grandma Chen saw that her girl was thin-skinned and couldn't say a lot, so she took two steps forward and said, "The old lady doesn't know something. Back then, our Lord Hou and Zhuangyuan Lang had already made a promise that we wanted the girl to marry me. , is by my uncle's side, no concubines and aunts are allowed, and no close cousins are allowed at home, and even confidante friends outside are not allowed. When the two families were negotiating marriage that day, Zhuangyuanlang was Our master had a good meal, and the marquis personally checked for a long time before agreeing to the marriage. The old lady can rest assured. Both His Royal Highness the eldest princess and Marquis of Wuchang hate concubines and aunts the most. With the rule that you can only take concubines if you have no children forty years old, these maidservants of our girl are just maidservants."
A group of girls living in Rongguo Mansion heard that Daiyu was coming, and they met at Jia Mu's place to find her to play with, and they happened to hear what Nanny Chen said clearly, and their shock shocked them more than anything else. Shocked, she looked at Daiyu with envy.
Among the few girls, Yingchun and Tanchun are both concubines. They have personally experienced what kind of life the concubine girls lived in Rongguo Mansion. The girls are better, and the concubine girls can be used by the family to marry , it is still a little useful, and life will be relatively easier.
The life of the concubine is miserable, not to mention anything else, the life of Jia Huan and Jia Cong, the concubine of the Rongguo Mansion, is not as good as the children of the stewards in their mansion. At least the elders of those people are still alive in the mansion. With a bit of face, relatively, their life is much easier.
And those aunts in the mansion, who say they are half masters, but are still slaves, who will really give them face and respect?It is the two wives of King Xing. Don't they have any resentment in their hearts when they face concubines, concubines and concubines?
It's just that the world is like this, the girls can only go with the flow, just pretending that they are blind with their eyes open.
But now, when they had resigned themselves to their fate and could no longer think of any thoughts of resistance, they suddenly heard such a sentence that could shock their hearts, and one can imagine how they felt.
Mother Jia was already shocked by the meaning of Chen Nanny's words, she also walked step by step from the girl in Huaichun.
When she was a teenager, after she married Jia Daishan, the Duke of Xianrong, she also fantasized about living a life of a couple for the rest of her life. However, dreams are dreams after all.
She didn't think there was anything wrong with Chen Nanny's words. After all, the marriage between Princess Deyang and Marquis Wuchang was envied by many women. For so many years, she had never heard of any problems with those two.
Come to think of it, as the legitimate sons of those two, the No. [-] Scholar must not be able to make a mistake in this.
On this point, her Baoyu can only bow down, and she really has no one to blame.
Looking at Lin Daiyu, Jia's mother felt a little envious in her heart.
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After the imperial examination, it is already a rule for officials and reserve soldiers who have been admitted as Jinshi to return to their hometowns to worship their ancestors for a month.
The so-called wealth does not return home, such as brocade clothing at night.
It's really normal for them, the proud sons of heaven who have survived from the slaughter of thousands of troops, to return to their hometowns to comfort their ancestors once they become Jinshi.
The number one scholar Lang Yunlin Yunjinzhi, who was originally from Gusu, naturally wanted to return to his hometown to worship his ancestors. It happened that Princess Deyang missed the beautiful scenery of the south of the Yangtze River very much. Naturally, we must go together.
Naturally, Yun Tao had nothing to do with it, no matter what the reason was for Princess Deyang to go south with her, this respect made Yun Tao very angry.
Thus, the entire family of the Yun family, even the second child of the Yun family, Yun Shuang, who was only eight years old this year, was packed and brought with him.
The two families happened to be on the same road, and since they were not outsiders, they simply went together.
Unexpected by everyone, but also reasonable, Prince Zhaorui also went south with the boat as everyone expected, Tu Qian praised his thick skin against the eyes of everyone looking at rare things .
"This king is going home with his wife to meet the parents!"
Crowd: ...
The thickness of this face is really thick enough.
It's really shameless, the world is invincible, under Prince Zhaorui's thick skin, everyone can only bow down.
Lin Mo had spent five years at sea before. He was a very smart kid with memories of his previous life. In addition to the navy that could sweep across the sea, he also had a fleet of maritime merchants specializing in business in overseas countries. .
With the protection of the navy, that fleet traveled all over the five continents and four oceans, and money flowed into his pocket like a tide.After he returned to land, he handed over the fleet to two confidants to take charge of it, and they continued to contribute to Lin Mo's business empire.
Because Lin Mo's focus is now on the Jin Dynasty, the two confidants discussed and asked Lin Mo for instructions, and organized a fleet on the canal.
Because of Tuqian's support, Lin Mo found his own uncle again, and he himself has changed from a young man wandering on the sea to the Marquis of Hai En in Jin Dynasty, and he has a big backer for all his businesses. , The business is doing smoothly, and the monthly income is a lot.
Seeing so much money, Lin Mo was silent for a day, and made a decisive decision to divide a part of the shares, which were directly given to the current saint and those who have become his backers. made an indelible contribution.
Perfectly solved the embarrassment of the sage's selfishness about to bottom out, and made the sage so happy that he almost jumped up and cheered in front of several confidants...
Although the shares distributed were a bit too much, and the money spent was an astounding amount, but for sustainable development, Lin Mo had to do this.
Anyway, it's all about hugging thighs, why not find the thickest, largest and hardest thigh in the world to hug?
It has to be said that this Marquis Haine's thigh-hugging posture can be called a textbook style, and it blinded all the people who eat melons.Others wanted to learn from him, but their own conditions were not enough, they didn't get a flattery, and almost got a horse's leg.
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When Lin Mo stood in front of the vermilion gate of Suzhou Lin Mansion again, he was full of thoughts.
Since leaving Gusu for the capital that day, only about a year has passed, but it seems like several lifetimes have passed.
How many things happened during this period, even Lin Mo himself can't remember clearly, and he doesn't know when he has the aura of the protagonist.
The Yun family has fallen. Lin Mo originally wanted to let his uncle's family live in Lin's mansion, so as to take care of each other, but was stopped by Nanny Chen. After all, Daiyu and Yunlin were just unmarried couples. Considering the reputation of the girls, it is better for the two to live separately.
Lin Mo had no choice but to clear out a small courtyard he bought later and let Uncle Yun's family live in it.
The two families have now settled down.
Yunlin pulled her back again, "Mother, don't go to your cousin's house, the Imperial Street will praise officials in a while, and they should be waiting in the private room facing the street in Taibai Building."
This was what Lin Mo had revealed before.
Speaking of this, Yunlin's handsome face flushed slightly. On a day like today, the younger sister of the Lin family should also go to see it with her two cousins, right?
Well, he needs to be looked at carefully again, is there anything wrong with him, he can't be abrupt, beautiful woman.
Princess Deyang patted her forehead, she really forgot about this, she was so busy that she forgot.
She didn't say anything anymore, she just waved and hurried out.
As expected, Lin Mo never objected to the Yun family's proposal. After admiring the sand sculpture of cousin Lin wearing a big red dress and big red flowers, he went to Qionglin Garden with Tu Qian contentedly.
When the Scholars finished their parade and arrived at "Qionglin Garden", Yunlin only felt that he had lost half his life.
A first-class Jinshi dismounted and stood still, looked at each other, and they were really in the same embarrassment.
Yunlin sighed: "Unexpectedly, parading a horse through the streets is life-threatening!" Wondering where his cousin Mo got the gloating expression on his face when he found out that he won the first prize and was going to parade through the streets.
He was holding a jade pendant on his waist, the jade pendant was as big as a grown man's palm, the quality of the jade was excellent, it was not ordinary at first sight.
However, no matter how superb something is, once it becomes a hidden weapon to hurt people, it will not be so likable.
Tanhua Xu Yan is not worthy of the name of Tanhua Mei, and his talent is also among the best. If it weren't for Yunlin's profound knowledge and understanding Yuan and Huiyuan before, I'm afraid he would really capsize in the gutter and be surpassed by this Xu Tanhua .
At this time, Xu Yan had a wry smile on his face: "The girls in the capital are really too enthusiastic." The enthusiasm is too much for people to bear, it's really a little student's fear.
When Wei Quan came out of the garden, he saw this young talent whom the sage was very optimistic about standing in front of the gate of "Qiong Lin Garden", and he smiled unkindly.
"It's really rare to see this look."
Yunlin rolled his eyes very unceremoniously, "My good father-in-law, you are always reluctant to see us go into Qionglin Garden in such a mess, right? How embarrassing. Do you always have any good suggestions?"
The second place is a 28-year-old young man named Yan Mingli, who was born in the Yan family of Jinling, which is also narrow-minded.
He smiled and said, "Elder-in-law should take pity on us anyway." He clasped his fists and saluted, making Wei Quan laugh out loud.
"You narrow-minded ghosts. All right, since today is your big day, come with me."
Overjoyed, he hurriedly followed Wei Quan down to tidy himself up.
Yunlin shook his head, it's no wonder Cousin Mo said, "It's easy to handle things in Chaoyang"
When did this kind of thing not come across when the number one scholar was parading the streets?How could those people have a spare Dahongpao to change their clothes like they did this time?
They are also a pioneer in this way.
When people entered Qionglin Garden, the banquet had not yet started, Wei Quan said with a smile: "I'm just waiting for your seat, how many of you are the protagonists today."
The man hurriedly said modestly: "Where is it, don't dare."
Yunlin swept his gaze, and found that today's Qionglin Banquet seemed a little different from before.
"Curved water flowing?"
Wei Quan shook his whisk and said with a smile: "That's right, Lord Haine said that the previous Qionglin Banquet is nothing new, so it's better to do it in a different way, so that most Jinshi gentlemen can show their talents. It is serious, His Majesty agreed. Lord Hou made many suggestions, Master Zhang was cautious and said, after all, it is the first time to hold Qionglin Banquet like this, and it is better not to be too out of line, so the Qushui Liushang was used."
Yunlin understood, "Master Zhang is the most free-spirited person, and he has admired the unrestrained nature of famous scholars in the Wei and Jin Dynasties the most in his life. Now that he has this meeting, he will definitely not let it go."
As the emperor's teacher, Mr. Zhang acted unruly, just like his cousin Mo, when he was in the mood, there was always something that made people cry. Today's incident was not only unexpected, but also expected.It's just the matter of giving a marriage, I'm afraid I can't mention it here.
The second place and Tanhua, who were one step behind Yunlin, looked at each other, but they were very interested in that Marquis of Hai En.
Once the title of the gold list, people's hearts are agitated, but they can't help but feel anxious.Starting today, they will officially enter the officialdom.
There are ups and downs in the officialdom, and I don't know if they can maintain their original aspirations and serve the country and the people.
Soon after the arrival of the people, the current saint also arrived, and the Qionglin Banquet began.
As the Dingjia of the current discipline, they are naturally the envy and envy of many Jinshi of the same discipline, and they are also the objects of careful observation by some officials. Maybe these young talents have caught the eyes of some people, and it is also a good idea to recruit them as sons-in-law. some.
Especially Yunlin, whose identity is there, the eldest son of Marquis Wuchang and Princess Deyang, and the cousin of today's saint, as long as he doesn't commit suicide himself, his future will be bright.
The wine has been touring, the dishes have had five flavors, and everyone is full of poetry.
The so-called personal treasures, such as piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine and tea, are all obtained from the imperial examination step by step. In their respective hometowns, they are more or less famous as talented scholars. place.
What's more, there is Yunlin, the rare champion of Yuan Jidi.
A Qionglin banquet, but in just two hours, produced a lot of poems and works that can be passed down to future generations.
Bai An leaned into Tu Qian's ear and whispered: "Yesterday, Mrs. Hu's wife from the Ministry of Rites entered the palace to see the empress."
Tu Qian raised his eyebrows. There were a lot of things going on these two days, and he really didn't know about such a thing.
"That old guy wants to catch his son-in-law? Tell me, which one do you like?"
Bai An shook his head and said, "It's not that he fell in love with these Jinshi masters." He looked around, leaned into Tu Qian's ear, and whispered, "Master Hu intends to betroth his eldest granddaughter to Marquis Lin. Lord, I want to ask the sage to marry the two of them."
Tu Qian's face was expressionless, these people have good eyesight, they actually fell in love with his Ah Mo, and picked his grandson-in-law on his head, hehe, you are not small!
Tu Qian lowered his eyebrows, sipped his cup of Zhuangyuanhong lightly, and a sneer appeared on his lips.
Fortunately, he was quick, hooked up the person early, and expressed his heart to the emperor. Lin Mo was the person he liked, and he would not let others get in between the two of them. Even if his status is as noble as his brother, and the Supreme Emperor who has already retired to the Daming Palace, it will not work!
Moreover, Tu Qian believed that he knew from his selfishness that his imperial brother would definitely not reject his proposal.
Today's mood is very good, "Unexpectedly, the Dingjia of Jinke are all young and promising young talents, and the number one scholar has not yet reached the crown. He has achieved such achievements at a young age. He is really a model for scholars in the world. I remember, Brother Lin hasn't picked the characters yet, but?"
Yunlin smiled and said, "Exactly."
Now he said with a smile, "that's just right. I happen to have a good word here. Now I give it to you. Maybe you can get a good story."
All eyes are on them, the sage bestowed words, what a glorious thing this is!
Today's way: "The number one scholar Yunlin, bestow the word carefully. 'When you enter, you will be filial, and if you leave, you will be younger. Strict laws are in place."
Yunlin's face was flushed with excitement, and he should be respectful.
Now nodded and smiled to see the various expressions of the people present, because he sat high enough to see everyone's expressions clearly.
Suddenly remembered something, and looked at Lin Mo now, "Speaking of the matter of taking characters, I remember that Hai Enhou didn't seem to have any characters, right?"
Lin Mo: "..." Who is he provoking?Why did the fire still come to him?
However, the emperor spoke, what can he do?I had no choice but to stand up and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, it is a pity that my parents died early and I haven't had time to get my name for me."
Today sighed, "It's really a pity. If so, why don't I give you a word."
Lin Mo's thoughts paused for a moment, and then he returned to calm and calm, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Tu Qi laughed, and said: "Hai Enhou has a high moral character and has made great contributions to the country. I think that only the word 'Jinyu' is suitable. I bestow the word 'Huaijin' on you. What do you think?"
What can Lin Mo do?He can only suffer.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Laughing now, I just feel very comfortable, and the monarch and his ministers are enjoying themselves for a while.
At the Qionglin Banquet, due to the presence of the saint, everyone dared not eat and drink recklessly, lest one of them was not paying attention, and if they ate too much wine, they would lose their manners in front of the saint, which would be unbeautiful.
But two hours later, the Qionglin Banquet was over, and many of them felt that they were not enjoying themselves, so after the reunion, they went to a nearby restaurant to continue.
Tu Qian and Lin Mo brought Yun Lin into the Imperial Study Room together with Jin Jin.
On the second day, the Lin Mansion welcomed the angel who read out the imperial decree.After reading the rhetoric of Pian Si Li Liu, there is only one thought in my mind:
Lin Daiyu, the lord of Haining County, has an outstanding appearance and is a good match for the number one scholar.Today, the word Kang Ning is bestowed, referring to the marriage of Lang Yunjinzhi, the number one scholar in this discipline, who will choose a date to get married.
As soon as the news came out, like a thunderbolt, it hit the Rongguo Mansion directly, and Jia Mu and Jia Yuanchun were stunned.
In Lixiangyuan, the mother and daughter of the Xue family got the news immediately, and they were speechless.
Xue Baochai was in a daze, and never felt more clearly than now that there was a gap between her and Lin Daiyu that could never be bridged.
When did this feeling start?That's right, it started when Lin's uncle was seriously ill and Lian's second brother escorted Daiyu to the south to serve his father.
Since entering Beijing that year, Daiyu has always been Xue Baochai's imaginary enemy because of her "Yuliang complex" with Lin Daiyu. , not as big a threat as Lin Daiyu in her heart.
Later, because of her marriage with Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu was regarded by her as the biggest obstacle on the road to "Second Grandma Bao".
The same is going to Beijing to visit relatives, and the same is borrowing Rongguo Mansion, but Xue Baochai looks down on Lin Daiyu.
Lin Daiyu was born in the Lin family in Gusu, who had been a scholar for many generations, but their Xue family was just a merchant. Even if they were named as imperial merchants, in the final analysis, they were just merchants.
However, at that time, Lin Daiyu lost her mother when she was young, and she had no siblings to support her. When Lin Ruhai also passed away, Lin Daiyu, who lived alone in Rongguo Mansion, would be nothing if she lost the love of Jia Mu again.
However, who would have thought that before Lin Ruhai's death, he would suddenly produce an heir who would be able to establish a family?Still a promising heir!It broke the plans of many people.
Lin Daiyu is no longer the orphan girl who entered the Rongguo Mansion alone and was bullied by others!
Marquis Hai En, Prince Zhaorui... Each of them is a big shot that their Xue family can't reach.Daiyu herself was made the Lord of Haining County by herself!
Look, the Qionglin Banquet just ended yesterday, and today, the sage married Yuan Jidi's No. [-] Scholar Lang.
Moreover, this No. [-] scholar is also the eldest son of Princess Deyang and the cousin of today's saint!
Thinking about herself again, Xue Baochai couldn't help shedding tears of sympathy for herself.
Xue Wang came back to his senses and dismissed the mother-in-law who came to deliver the news. When she turned around, she saw that her daughter looked out of order, and she felt distressed immediately.
"My son, I am sorry for you."
Xue Baochai shook her head, but still said nothing.
Xue Wang felt sorry for her daughter, and comforted her: "Who would have thought that sister Lin could have such good luck. But this is also good, so that my son will not have to be wronged to become Baoyu's equal wife. Come on, without a matchmaker, my Baochai won't marry!"
Hmph, don't forget, the Rongguo Mansion still owes the Xue family more than a million taels of money in order to build Nao Shizi's birthplace villa!
Xue Baochai remained silent, with countless emotions flashing past her eyes.
Seeing that her daughter was still preoccupied, Wang Xue couldn't help but wondered: "My son, what's wrong with you? But what's wrong?"
Xue Baochai said: "Mom, do you really think that Baoyu really has great fortune?"
Xue Wang replied of course: "Baoyu naturally has a great fortune. Apart from other things, the fact that he was born with jade alone is better than countless people."
Xue Baochai was silent.
Xue Wangshi didn't know what she was thinking. Although Baochai was a woman, she was much better than her elder brother Xue Pan. Many of the Xue family's business was decided by Xue Baochai. Xue Wangshi also believed in Baochai. Yes, just this question?
"My son, have you ever thought of something? Why do you ask such a question?"
Xue Baochai shook her head sadly, "Mother, have you ever thought that Baoyu dislikes reading the most, let alone official career and economics, and most of what he reads on weekdays is some poetry and scriptures, but he can't read a single word of the serious classics and history collections. Such a person , can you really stand out?"
Xue Wang didn't take it seriously, "What's the matter? Baoyu is the brother of the imperial concubine. With the love of the sage for the empress, he will definitely give birth to princes and daughters in the future. At that time, what future does Baoyu worry about? How can he take the imperial examination for Lao Shizi? ? That is the only way that the poor family can choose. Baoyu from the Rongguo Mansion, how can he need this? Besides, Baoyu is still young, and his temper is not calm enough. Wait a few years to open You know, isn’t it easy to read and write chapters?”
The so-called one leaf blinds the eyes, isn't that the case?
"But mother, Baoyu is not young anymore, and the current top scholar is only one year older than Baoyu, and that is the eldest son of Marquis Wuchang and Princess Deyang!" And Baoyu is just the younger brother of a concubine. That's all.
There are countless beauties in the palace, and they change every year. The most indispensable are those beautiful and fresh girls. Is the concubine's favor really as rich as the Jia family thinks?
Thinking of Jia Mu and Jia Yuanchun's intention to ration Daiyu to Baoyu, Xue Baochai had great doubts about this once deeply believed thing.
Jia Baoyu, really a good match?
"Mom, have you ever thought about why you didn't choose the phoenix son and grandson of the royal family for that piece of psychic jade, but chose the second son of Rongguo Mansion's second son instead?"
Xue Baochai's series of questions made Xue Wang's heart flutter and almost fell.
Hasn't she ever thought about these questions?The answer is naturally no.
No matter how ignorant she is, she still has some vision that she should have, but she just doesn't pay attention to these issues.
As the saying goes, you can't wake up a person who pretends to be asleep!
Baochai's repeated questions directly hit Xue Wang's unresolute heart, and lifted the cover that she had been turning a blind eye to. One can imagine Xue Wang's mood.
"My son, what shall we do?"
How did Xue Baochai know what they could do?I can only look at each other silently with Xue Wang.
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Although Jia's mother is old, she has always been in excellent health. Does a family like Rongguo Mansion need any kind of doctor?There are many nourishing things that are needed.
In addition to the belongings of the Rongguo Mansion, Jiamu's collections over the past few decades are amazing enough. It is rare to hear the news of the old lady's illness.
It's just that when the news of Daiyu's marriage offer reached the Rongguo Mansion today, the old lady couldn't bear it and passed out directly.
Jia Amnesty and Jia Zheng are dutiful sons, when they heard that their mother passed out for no reason, or rolled down from the concubine's belly, or left behind a group of high-spirited guests, they all rushed to Rongqing Church.
"What's wrong with the old lady? How do you servant girls do things!" Jia Amnesty asked sharply.
Yuanyang and the others were full of grievances, "The slaves and maidservants don't know why the old lady fainted suddenly, just now Aunt Lai came in to announce the good news, saying that Miss Lin was bestowed by the sage and married to the champion of the current department. , suddenly fainted."
They are also very wronged, okay?
Jia Zheng was very anxious. Their second wife wanted to continue living their current life in Rongguo Mansion, but they couldn't do without the old lady, and the old lady couldn't do anything wrong!
He shouted loudly: "What are you doing in a daze? Hurry up and ask the imperial physician with the post!"
Jia She turned around in a huff and glared at him, "What imperial doctor are you asking for? Didn't you hear what Yuanyang said? The old lady just fainted because she heard the news of her niece's marriage proposal. You want to let the whole world We all know that the old lady is dissatisfied with the saint's finger marriage?!"
Jia Zheng was so blocked that his heart ached, but he had to admit that what Jia Amnesty said was not wrong.How many years, from childhood to adulthood, he has not been reprimanded by this dandy brother who made him look down on him so much!Today is the first time.
Jia Amnesty turned his head and said to Lin Zhixiao's instructions: "Let your man go and invite Mr. Sun from Huichuntang to come over to see the old lady. Be quiet and don't let other people notice."
Lin Zhixiao's family hurriedly responded and withdrew.
After thinking for a while, Jia Amnesty said to everyone Lai: "Go and beat everyone in the mansion, and don't let the matter of today spread to the outside world! I will know whoever is gossiping. , Be careful I can't spare him!"
Lai everyone, where have you ever seen such an imposing Mr. Pardon?I can't wait to answer.
Mother Jia fainted only because she was so frightened and angry that she didn't catch her breath, but she had already woken up by the time she had a cup of tea.
"Old lady." Seeing that Jia's mother was awake, Jia Zheng rushed forward and asked anxiously, "Old lady awake? I'm worried about my son's death."
Speaking of earlier, there were tears in the tiger's eyes, and a feeling of childishness was beyond words.
Jia Amnesty curled her lips, looking down on Jia Zheng's little thoughtfulness.
Ever since he was a child, the second son of Zheng is the best at acting in front of the old master and old lady, and he always stepped on his elder brother to take the position. He was young and ignorant before, how many losses he suffered overtly and secretly?Today, he doesn't want to be crushed by the hypocritical younger brother, Zheng Er Er, and become unpopular.
Jia Amnesty only told Jia Mu what he did during the short period of time when Jia Mu fainted, as well as the worries in his heart, only to get Jia Mu to stare in surprise, and then smiled wryly.
Although she always said that Jia She was ignorant and ignorant, and was so irritating, she had to admit that after all, Jia She was the heir to the Duke's Mansion taught by Mrs. Xianrong, and he could always act in the face of big right and wrong. The most suitable choice.
On the other hand, her youngest son, who has always been partial to him, looked okay before, he is a book lover, but in the end, his love of books is still just a love of books, he has become a grandfather, and he still hasn't made any progress at all!
"Xie'er did a good job this time. If you continue to order, you will do as the old man ordered. If anyone commits a crime knowingly, my old woman will not care how old he has been in the Rongguo Mansion. He should sell it. I will not be soft. of!"
Mother Jia really got angry this time, it is really a matter of today, if one fails, it will easily bring disaster to Rongguo Mansion.
The two masters in the mansion have given such serious instructions, and the people below naturally dare not talk about the master's house as before. For a while, the servants of the Rongguo Mansion became very strict. When the people in the capital saw it, they called it surprise.
It was only a few days later that Lin Daiyu received the news that Jia Mu was sick. Daiyu always remembered the caring feelings between relatives that Jia Mu brought her when she first entered Rongguo Mansion.
After receiving the news that Jia's mother was slightly ill, she took her maid and mother-in-law to visit Rongguo Mansion.
Jia Mu leaned on the kang, leaning on a pillow with red maple leaves and embroidered "卍" characters, with a rather leisurely look.
After taking the decoction brought by the maid and drinking it, Mother Jia smiled and said, "Your child is honest, I just caught the wind and cold occasionally, so you just came to see me like this. There are many things in your house, you Don’t get tired of being busy.”
Daiyu laughed and said: "The old lady doesn't know something. After the cousin of the Yun family took the imperial examination and was appointed an official, the sage gave him a month's leave and allowed him to return to his hometown to worship his ancestors. My brother thought, 'If you don't return to your hometown, it's like walking in brocade clothes at night' The two of us, brothers and sisters, have achieved success and fame. It is time to go back to Gusu and tell my father and mother about my current situation in person, so as to comfort their spirits in heaven. So I also asked the saint for a month's leave. These few days , our family is taking care of going back to the south. Earlier, I thought about coming here to say goodbye to my grandmother, but today I was just one step ahead of schedule."
Holding a glass of water, Mother Jia nodded after listening to Daiyu's words, "That's the reason, as I said before, you two brothers and sisters are promising, and your marriage has been settled again, Xilinmen, it's time to go back to comfort Your parents."
Hearing Mother Jia's mention of the marriage, Daiyu's pretty face was flushed with red clouds, and she was ashamed.
Mother Jia secretly tasted Daiyu, knowing that the girl must have met the number one scholar long ago.The Yunlin and Lin families had planned to get married a long time ago, probably because Lin Ruhai's filial piety hadn't passed yet, and Yunlin had to concentrate on the imperial examinations, so they didn't bring it up.Otherwise, why did the decree of marriage come down immediately after the Qionglin Banquet was over?
Fortunately, on that day, because Mrs. Wang still wanted to make things difficult for Daiyu, regardless of her and the empress' wishes, she kept setting up obstacles in Eryu's marriage, and refused to agree to Baoyu's and Daiyu's marriage. Mention it with the two brothers and sisters of the Lin family.Otherwise, wouldn't the Yunlin family and the saint be offended?
Mother Jia sighed, Daiyu finally separated from her, such a big matter, she had never heard of it before, alas.Her hope of getting the two Yu'er to marry has been completely vain. It seems that if she wants to win back the hearts of the two brothers and sisters of the Lin family, she has to think of other ways.
Thinking of this, Mother Jia's eyes swept across the maidservants brought by Daiyu, and her brows became tighter the more she looked at them.
"Yu'er, the maids around you seem to be getting older, so they should be let out, and pick a few more suitable ones to use. Your marriage is not far away, and the maids who serve you must be carefully selected. In the future, if you marry as a dowry, you won’t be too busy. Besides, these maidservants have to be carefully selected, tuned and taught. We women, it’s really inconvenient sometimes, you should also prepare for it. There are one or two loyal girls who can serve you for you when you are inconvenient."
Mother Jia chatted with Daiyu a lot.Daiyu didn't understand at first, but it wasn't until the end that she really understood what Jia Mu said.
Daiyu blushed, but she didn't take what Jiamu said very much.
Grandma Chen saw that her girl was thin-skinned and couldn't say a lot, so she took two steps forward and said, "The old lady doesn't know something. Back then, our Lord Hou and Zhuangyuan Lang had already made a promise that we wanted the girl to marry me. , is by my uncle's side, no concubines and aunts are allowed, and no close cousins are allowed at home, and even confidante friends outside are not allowed. When the two families were negotiating marriage that day, Zhuangyuanlang was Our master had a good meal, and the marquis personally checked for a long time before agreeing to the marriage. The old lady can rest assured. Both His Royal Highness the eldest princess and Marquis of Wuchang hate concubines and aunts the most. With the rule that you can only take concubines if you have no children forty years old, these maidservants of our girl are just maidservants."
A group of girls living in Rongguo Mansion heard that Daiyu was coming, and they met at Jia Mu's place to find her to play with, and they happened to hear what Nanny Chen said clearly, and their shock shocked them more than anything else. Shocked, she looked at Daiyu with envy.
Among the few girls, Yingchun and Tanchun are both concubines. They have personally experienced what kind of life the concubine girls lived in Rongguo Mansion. The girls are better, and the concubine girls can be used by the family to marry , it is still a little useful, and life will be relatively easier.
The life of the concubine is miserable, not to mention anything else, the life of Jia Huan and Jia Cong, the concubine of the Rongguo Mansion, is not as good as the children of the stewards in their mansion. At least the elders of those people are still alive in the mansion. With a bit of face, relatively, their life is much easier.
And those aunts in the mansion, who say they are half masters, but are still slaves, who will really give them face and respect?It is the two wives of King Xing. Don't they have any resentment in their hearts when they face concubines, concubines and concubines?
It's just that the world is like this, the girls can only go with the flow, just pretending that they are blind with their eyes open.
But now, when they had resigned themselves to their fate and could no longer think of any thoughts of resistance, they suddenly heard such a sentence that could shock their hearts, and one can imagine how they felt.
Mother Jia was already shocked by the meaning of Chen Nanny's words, she also walked step by step from the girl in Huaichun.
When she was a teenager, after she married Jia Daishan, the Duke of Xianrong, she also fantasized about living a life of a couple for the rest of her life. However, dreams are dreams after all.
She didn't think there was anything wrong with Chen Nanny's words. After all, the marriage between Princess Deyang and Marquis Wuchang was envied by many women. For so many years, she had never heard of any problems with those two.
Come to think of it, as the legitimate sons of those two, the No. [-] Scholar must not be able to make a mistake in this.
On this point, her Baoyu can only bow down, and she really has no one to blame.
Looking at Lin Daiyu, Jia's mother felt a little envious in her heart.
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After the imperial examination, it is already a rule for officials and reserve soldiers who have been admitted as Jinshi to return to their hometowns to worship their ancestors for a month.
The so-called wealth does not return home, such as brocade clothing at night.
It's really normal for them, the proud sons of heaven who have survived from the slaughter of thousands of troops, to return to their hometowns to comfort their ancestors once they become Jinshi.
The number one scholar Lang Yunlin Yunjinzhi, who was originally from Gusu, naturally wanted to return to his hometown to worship his ancestors. It happened that Princess Deyang missed the beautiful scenery of the south of the Yangtze River very much. Naturally, we must go together.
Naturally, Yun Tao had nothing to do with it, no matter what the reason was for Princess Deyang to go south with her, this respect made Yun Tao very angry.
Thus, the entire family of the Yun family, even the second child of the Yun family, Yun Shuang, who was only eight years old this year, was packed and brought with him.
The two families happened to be on the same road, and since they were not outsiders, they simply went together.
Unexpected by everyone, but also reasonable, Prince Zhaorui also went south with the boat as everyone expected, Tu Qian praised his thick skin against the eyes of everyone looking at rare things .
"This king is going home with his wife to meet the parents!"
Crowd: ...
The thickness of this face is really thick enough.
It's really shameless, the world is invincible, under Prince Zhaorui's thick skin, everyone can only bow down.
Lin Mo had spent five years at sea before. He was a very smart kid with memories of his previous life. In addition to the navy that could sweep across the sea, he also had a fleet of maritime merchants specializing in business in overseas countries. .
With the protection of the navy, that fleet traveled all over the five continents and four oceans, and money flowed into his pocket like a tide.After he returned to land, he handed over the fleet to two confidants to take charge of it, and they continued to contribute to Lin Mo's business empire.
Because Lin Mo's focus is now on the Jin Dynasty, the two confidants discussed and asked Lin Mo for instructions, and organized a fleet on the canal.
Because of Tuqian's support, Lin Mo found his own uncle again, and he himself has changed from a young man wandering on the sea to the Marquis of Hai En in Jin Dynasty, and he has a big backer for all his businesses. , The business is doing smoothly, and the monthly income is a lot.
Seeing so much money, Lin Mo was silent for a day, and made a decisive decision to divide a part of the shares, which were directly given to the current saint and those who have become his backers. made an indelible contribution.
Perfectly solved the embarrassment of the sage's selfishness about to bottom out, and made the sage so happy that he almost jumped up and cheered in front of several confidants...
Although the shares distributed were a bit too much, and the money spent was an astounding amount, but for sustainable development, Lin Mo had to do this.
Anyway, it's all about hugging thighs, why not find the thickest, largest and hardest thigh in the world to hug?
It has to be said that this Marquis Haine's thigh-hugging posture can be called a textbook style, and it blinded all the people who eat melons.Others wanted to learn from him, but their own conditions were not enough, they didn't get a flattery, and almost got a horse's leg.
……
When Lin Mo stood in front of the vermilion gate of Suzhou Lin Mansion again, he was full of thoughts.
Since leaving Gusu for the capital that day, only about a year has passed, but it seems like several lifetimes have passed.
How many things happened during this period, even Lin Mo himself can't remember clearly, and he doesn't know when he has the aura of the protagonist.
The Yun family has fallen. Lin Mo originally wanted to let his uncle's family live in Lin's mansion, so as to take care of each other, but was stopped by Nanny Chen. After all, Daiyu and Yunlin were just unmarried couples. Considering the reputation of the girls, it is better for the two to live separately.
Lin Mo had no choice but to clear out a small courtyard he bought later and let Uncle Yun's family live in it.
The two families have now settled down.
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