The Forest of Red Mansions

Just as he was about to get into bed after washing in the evening, Fourth Master suddenly remembered something, "By the way, the Ministry of Industry allocated some land to me today and asked me to pick and choose where I want to build a house. You can also take a look. "As he spoke, he found out the map and handed it to her.

Lin Jinyao was overjoyed, "The construction is finally about to start. Finally, the day when I can be the master of the house is just around the corner."

There are more than a dozen locations marked out on the map, and the locations are all very good, so there is nothing to choose, after all, it was built for the Prince's Mansion, and the people below dare not show it if it is not good.

The main difference is the distance from the palace, the size of the land, and the surrounding neighbors. Of course, in comparison, the gap is not that big. It can be said that they are all similar. Which one you want to choose depends on your own preference.

"Is the original place above this?"

Fourth Master knew that she was asking about the location of the original "Prince Yong's Mansion", smiled, and pointed to a mark on the map, "It's here."

"Then let's be the first to get rid of this place." Lin Jinyao said without hesitation, which shows how firm her determination to get away from a certain injustice is.

"Here." Fourth Master pointed to another place and said, "The location of Lao Jiu's house."

Lin Jinyao snorted coldly, "Who wants to be neighbors with that fat man?"

"Really don't want to?" Fourth Master raised his eyebrows and looked at her with a half-smile.

Lin Jinyao was silent for a while, then stared at him with a gloomy face, "Master, are you so sure that my Dai'er will marry that fat man in the future?"

The fourth master couldn't help being happy, he patted her head to comfort her, and said: "Lao Jiu, that kid has been a domineering character since he was a child, but if he likes something, he will get it with his life, let alone go to the house to expose the roof." It's too late, he can cry, make trouble, and hang himself in front of Huang Ama, and Empress Yifei is a doting son, and she has always devoted herself to him."

"Judging from Lao Jiu's current thoughts on Jinyu, there are eight out of ten. He won't let go. Besides, if Jinyu marries Lao Jiu, she will become a sister-in-law with you, and it will be much easier to move around in the future. , you can get as close as you want, meet whenever you want, you two sisters can take care of each other, it's better than asking her to be someone else's wife, in case something happens in the future , even if you want to be a big sister, you will be beyond your reach."

Lin Jinyao was silent. In fact, she had thought a lot about her sister's future. She had also considered what the fourth master said. After all, she was more inclined to Yinzhen in her heart. Just as the fourth master said, she didn't mention anything else. , at least as the daughter-in-law of the royal family, it is more convenient for her to take care of her younger sister, and if her younger sister marries into someone else's family, even if she, the elder sister of Prince Fujin and Prince Fujin, can be a backer, in case something happens, her hand It is also inconvenient to reach into other people's homes.

What's more, what if my brother-in-law is released in the future?If you really want to separate the two places for several years or even more than ten years without seeing each other, that is simply unbearable!

"Ke Dai'er's temperament is really not suitable for the royal family..."

The fourth master smiled and said: "You, if you care about it, you will be chaotic. In my opinion, your sister is not stupid than you. There are some things that she may be more transparent than you. Besides, although Lao Jiu is a fool, is she right? It’s a perfect shape, but it’s hard to say about the people of Aixinjueluo’s family, this shortcoming of protecting one’s weaknesses is stronger than the other, if he really puts people’s minds at ease, he will definitely protect him with all his might.”

"Let's take a step back. Although the royal family's water is deep and muddy, it's not necessarily so clean for ordinary big families. Any powerful family must have some fights. If the family is prosperous, it will be even more chaotic. Whether it is money or power, or because of other things, the whole family has a hard-to-read scripture."

"You said you wanted to pick a talented kid from a poor family, so that the power of the Lin family can always frighten the other party. Forgive me that no one would dare to treat your sister badly, and even hold her as an offering. But have you ever thought about it? , how should your family treat that poor family boy? Do you suppress him and not let him stand out, and you can only look up to the Lin family for a lifetime, or do you do your best to help him and support him?"

"Suppress him and don't let him stand out. It is inevitable that people will not feel resentment. Even if they dare to be angry and dare not speak out, but there is a thorn in their heart, how can they treat your sister sincerely? If you do your best to help him and support him to climb up , how can you guarantee that you won't raise a white-eyed wolf? It's not that I look down on those poor children, but there are too many such examples throughout the ages. Money and women are the demons that tempt people to fall, you can imagine, things that you never dared to think about are now in front of you, within reach, how many people can resist the desire in your heart?"

"The last point is a very practical question. Your sister was spoiled and spoiled since she was a child. She is not only the best in terms of food and clothing, but she must be meticulous in everything. If there is a better one, you don't need to be inferior. Tell her to marry a poor family. Do you want her to suffer hardships with the poor family, or do you want her to use the dowry to support herself and even support the entire husband's family?"

Lin Jinyao was left speechless by what he said, and suddenly realized that she had thought too simply before. Indeed, even if nothing else was mentioned, this last problem was not easy to solve. It is no exaggeration to say that she Jia Daier consumes enough gold and silver to make clothes, buy jewelry and rouge gouache every month, which is enough for an ordinary family to live for several years. In terms of food, only the rouge rice and green japonica rice are not enough for ordinary people to eat. Not to mention that her sister is an elegant person who likes to buy antique calligraphy and paintings from time to time.

Calculated in this way, her sister is really not something that ordinary people can afford.

Why should the girl who has been pampered by her family for more than ten years go to other people's house to endure hardship?It is absolutely impossible to support yourself or even the entire husband's family with a dowry, but any man with a bit of blood will never be willing to spend his wife's money. Not a good match!

In the final analysis, after all, this important matter of marriage still needs to pay attention to the right family. In fact, if you inquire carefully, you will find that the saying "marry a daughter high and marry a daughter-in-law low" is by no means unreasonable.

And if you find a well-matched family, the water in the high-ranking family may not be so clean. It's better to marry into the royal family, at least her sister is watching.

After a long time, Lin Jinyao let out a long sigh, and looked at her fourth master resentfully, "My lord, please tell me the truth, how much did that fat man benefit you, and you speak for him like this?"

"You little heartless person, who is it for you to spend so much time talking? It's not for you. Otherwise, you are really too busy to take care of other people's children's affairs?" Four Grandpa pinched her nose and scolded with a smile, "You love your sister so much, if she doesn't have a good life in the future, you have to worry and be sad? You are right, no matter how bad it is, you still have to suppress her." What about Lao Jiu, are you still afraid that he will turn the world upside down?"

Lin Jinyao couldn't help laughing when she suddenly thought that every time fourth master made a cold face, that chubby boy would look like a mouse meeting a cat.

"Okay, let's build the mansion here, but let's take a look at the matter of Dai'er and Lao Jiu. It's for Dai'er's sake to worry so much, but what kind of life she wants in the future still has to be determined." She decides on her own, I can only give a suggestion at most, if she doesn't like Lao Jiu, then there's nothing she can do."

"Okay, I got it, you really dote on your younger sister like a daughter." The fourth master shook his head helplessly, "It's getting late, let's stop talking about other people. If you have this free time, you should hurry up and try to give it to me as soon as possible." Father, give birth to a daughter."

"What are you talking about, what happened..."

"Okay, okay, don't talk about it, just do it yourself."

"Don't be shy, take it easy..."

One night is boundless.

In the morning of the next day, Lin Jinyao went to Chengqian Palace as usual after having breakfast, but was surprised to see the imperial concubine who had been bedridden for many days got out of bed and was sitting in the yard basking in the sun.

Seeing this, Lin Jinyao couldn't help being overjoyed, "Is Er Niang's body better?"

"It's better, it's rare that the sun is out today, so I came out to sit." The imperial concubine smiled faintly, and said, "Sit down too, I've worked hard for you these days."

Speaking of which, Lin Jinyao did her best to serve the imperial concubine. Even the emperor and the queen mother praised her several times. Others thought that the imperial concubine's gentle attitude towards her was because of her filial piety. Who would have thought that the imperial concubine was actually very satisfied with her daughter-in-law from the very beginning, and now she is even more satisfied and loves her after this experience, but because of the reality, she can only suppress it and not show it, it's just so unsalty of.

Lin Jinyao sat next to her as she said, and said with a light smile, "What did Er Niang say, and I didn't do anything, but just serve Er Niang a bowl of tea and medicine, as a child, this is what you should do, it doesn't count. What."

The imperial concubine nodded and stopped talking.

Lin Jinyao just sat beside her quietly and accompanied her.

After a while, the Imperial Concubine finally said: "Okay, it's getting late, you should go to pay your respects to Concubine De, and if it's too late, she should say you again."

"Yes, the daughter-in-law will take her leave first, and come to see Erniang later."

"No need, just go back after you have greeted Concubine De, you are tired enough these days, go back and rest."

Lin Jinyao hesitated for a moment, but still complied.

Then, Lin Jinyao took her palace servants and walked towards Yonghe Palace.

Just after walking to the gate of Yonghe Palace, I heard a burst of crying of a child, as if crying for a long time, the voice became hoarse, crying so much that it was heart-piercing, and it made people feel heart-wrenching.

After entering, I saw a plump figure kneeling in the courtyard and kowtowing, pleading constantly: "Your Majesty! I beg you to be merciful, let me see Elder Brother Eighteen! Your Majesty!"

Lin Jinyao stopped in her tracks and sighed secretly.

The eighteenth elder brother is the child that Xue Baochai conceived.

To say that this child is really fateful, when Xue Baochai was pregnant with him, I don't know how many plots he suffered, some escaped, some never escaped, but this child stayed in her belly until it was born, white and fat , is very pleasing, there is nothing wrong with it.

However, Xue Baochai is only a mere resident, and is not qualified to raise children by himself, so the eighteen elder brothers were hugged and raised by Concubine De.

Back then, Xue Baochai stepped on Concubine De to climb onto the dragon bed, and slapped Concubine De hard on the face, making Concubine De become the laughing stock of the entire harem. Concubine De hated her long ago, and this child was given to her to be raised. , Xue Baochai didn't see it again, and often the child cried loudly, and she could only wipe her tears outside, not knowing whether she had ever regretted it.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Xue Baochai turned her head abruptly, just in time to see Lin Jinyao, who was dressed luxuriously and looked down on her from above, felt as if someone had slapped her on the face, and wished she could dig a hole to get in.

But Lin Jinyao saw her slightly protruding belly, and was taken aback, "Xue Chang is pregnant again here?"

Xue Baochai nodded.

Lin Jinyao didn't know what to say, Xue Baochai's physique is really strong enough, how old is the eighteenth brother?Her belly became pregnant again.

With such a physique, I really don’t know how many people I should envy. In this era where many children are more blessed, this physique is simply a huge golden finger. Maybe this Xue Baochai can really climb up by having children.

Lin Jinyao complained to herself full of jealousy and depression, but she nodded lightly on her face, and said nothing more. It happened that the person who went in to inform came out, so she passed her directly into the room.

Concubine De squinted her eyes in the room, and several palace servants were beating her back, shoulders and legs, not to mention enjoying it too much.

On the other side of the kang, a little baby was crying with his eyes closed and his mouth wide open, but no one hugged and coaxed him, so he was allowed to cry like that, until his little face was flushed red.

Seeing this, Lin Jinyao couldn't help frowning, such a young child, isn't he afraid that he will cry out his throat?What if you cry too hard to breathe?

This concubine...

"Hey, the fourth daughter-in-law is here." Concubine De suddenly opened her eyes, looked at the child, and suddenly became furious, "You are all dead, didn't you see Brother Eighteen crying? Where is the nanny? Where did you die? !"