Weiyang of the Red Mansion

Lin Lang turned over and looked at Qing Yan in astonishment, "What did you say? The portrait is gone?"

How long had he been in the closet to lie down?Is it less than a quarter of an hour?Why did the portrait disappear?

Qing Yan said with a mournful face, "The little one just finished packing the table and case, and was about to deal with the portraits, but he searched all over the small study and couldn't find the portraits that were thrown away by the uncle."

Lin Lang: "..."

If it was not found, it must have been picked up by someone, but if it was picked up but not handed over to him, it seems that it probably fell into the hands of the old lady.

"Forget it, step back." Lin Lang waved his hand.

"uncle……"

"There is no need to mention this matter, just pretend that I have never painted this painting, do you understand?" Lin Lang warned.

Qing Yan was puzzled, but didn't dare to ask further questions, and bowed his head to leave.

The room was quiet for a long time...Lin Lang sighed suddenly, he was not afraid that the portrait would fall into the hands of the old man and his wife, but he was afraid that the old man and his wife would misunderstand it, and then something unexpected would happen.

Lin Lang lay down on the couch irritably, thinking to himself, how could he mess things up when he met Shui Keyu?Did he owe Shui Keyu in his previous life?

……

"Madam, what should I do with this portrait?" Seeing Jia Min frowning deeply and looking at the portrait in her hand, Han Mei could see how anxious her wife was at this moment.

Han Mei is Jia Min's dowry, and like You Lan is Jia Min's confidant, Han Mei and You Lan didn't open their faces, and they didn't cooperate with the Lin family's stewards. Instead, they chose to groom themselves and still served Jia Min. It can be said that Jia Min Jia Min never shy away from the two of them, so they also know that Lin Ruhai rejected King Beijing's desire to get married.

Today she was ordered to deliver something to the uncle on behalf of the wife, but in the end she picked up a ball of paper in the yard of the uncle. When she opened it, it turned out to be a portrait of a girl. How could she not be surprised?Regardless of giving things to his wife, he took the portrait and went back to the main courtyard to ask his wife for advice.

Jia Min rubbed her forehead and sighed, "How do I know what to do with this portrait?"

There are two girls drawn on the left and right on the paper, one looks less than ten years old, and the other is in the age of cardamom.

Although two people are drawn on a piece of paper, it is obvious that the two girls are the same person.

Calculating the age, when Lin Lang left Beijing, the little county magistrate of Beijing Palace was less than ten years old, and his appearance was exactly the same as the girl in the portrait who was less than ten years old.Lin Lang has been away from Beijing for three or four years, and now Shui Keyu, the young county magistrate of Beijing Prince's Mansion, is in her prime. Before she left Beijing, she met the young county magistrate of Beijing Palace once. is exactly the same.

Lin Lang never went back after he left Beijing. Naturally, he hadn't seen Shui Keyu in the past three or four years, but he was able to draw and carve the appearance of the little county magistrate of the Beijing Prince's Mansion almost exactly by relying on his imagination. Jia Min didn't believe that my son didn't have deep affection for the little county master!

If this child was really interested in Shui Keyu, why did he leave Beijing in the first place?

"If the wife doesn't know how to deal with it, why don't you ask the master what he means?"

Jia Min pondered for a moment, took the portrait and went to the study to meet Lin Ruhai.

Looking at the portrait in his hand, Lin Ruhai only felt a sharp pain in his head, "Is this painted by Lang Er just now?"

Just by looking at the ink stains, he knew it was a new painting, so he hinted at Lin Lang in the study. Lin Lang drew this portrait when he returned home. What should he say?

"Do you need to ask? The girl in the cardamom age in the portrait is almost the same as the little county magistrate of Beijing Palace. I only saw her once before I left Beijing. I will never admit my mistake. Lang'er has been away from Beijing for a few years. I haven't been back, so how do I know what the current county head looks like?" But he just drew it, so can't he prove Lang'er's intentions?

Lin Ruhai couldn't understand the meaning of Jia Min's words. It was because he knew it clearly that Lin Ruhai felt a headache.

"This bastard will really cause trouble for his father." Lin Ruhai cursed and sighed, "I still have to deal with Yangzhou's government affairs, and I don't have time to deal with this matter for the time being, why don't you write a letter to your mother-in-law first, asking about it?" With regard to the situation at the Prince's Mansion in Beijing, if a marriage has not been arranged for the county lord, there is still room for maneuver in this matter."

It's a big deal to let go of his old face.

"That's the only way to go." Jia Min sighed.

For Lin Lang, the husband and wife were really troubled.

Jia Min went back to the main courtyard and wrote to Mother Jia, not to mention, Lin Lang made a promise to Lin Ruhai himself, and he really stayed at home and started studying without leaving home, without any slack.

However, Lin Lang's study was not only because of his promise to Lin Ruhai, but also because of the task that he almost left behind.

Three yuan and the first ten years.

What is Sanyuan Jidi? If you get the first place in the township examination, general examination, and palace examination, it is Sanyuan Jidi.

Lin Lang is only fourteen now, and he will only be fifteen in the provincial examination next year. Xie Yuan, who is going to take the first place in the rural examination, will not be as easy as he was in the junior high school examination in the past.

Because he didn't know the punishment for mission failure, Lin Lang didn't dare to ignore this mission in the slightest. It's one thing to play outside, but the mission still needs to be done, and the system should not be given any chance to deprive him of what he should have, especially his talent Attributes.

In the blink of an eye, more than half a year passed, and Lin Lang said he couldn't go out. In fact, he never went out once. Even when Jia Lian came, Lin Lang only received Jia Lian in his own yard and did not go out with Jia Lian.

However, through Jia Lian's mouth, Lin Lang had a good understanding of the situation in Yangzhou, and these salt merchants would probably be able to deal with these salt merchants in the next year. At least before Lin Lang took part in the provincial examination, these salt merchants would no longer threaten the safety of the Lin family.

As the end of the year approached, Lin Lang reduced his study time and devoted more than half of his time to helping his mother take care of his younger siblings, while his mother was busy with all kinds of chores for the end of the year.

Wang Xifeng came to Lin's house more and more often, and Lin Lang ran into the famous Wang Jiafeng hot pepper in his mother's courtyard several times.

This day, Jia Min left Jia Lian and his wife to have dinner at Lin's house. During the dinner, Wang Xifeng suddenly vomited. good news.

Invite a doctor to have a look, Lin Lang expected it to be true, Wang Xifeng is already two months pregnant.

Counting the days, Wang Xifeng was due to give birth when he participated in Qiu Wei.

While Jia Min was pulling Wang Xifeng to tell her what to avoid during pregnancy, Lin Lang took Jia Lian to the outside room.

"Now that Lian's second sister-in-law is pregnant, you don't think she can have sex with you anymore, do you have any ideas?" Lin Lang always had a good relationship with Jia Lian, and he didn't shy away from these private matters, and said bluntly.

Jia Lian's face was burning in panic, he didn't expect Lin Lang to speak so directly, and he was talking about the things in his room.

"Brother Lang has something to tell me?"

Lin Lang sighed, "This world is always harsh on women, I just hope you can remember your intentions when you asked to marry Lian's second sister-in-law in the past, and don't make her sad during pregnancy."

Jia Lian was stunned, and said amusedly, "Before I married Feng Er, didn't you tell me to pay more attention and not tell her to ride on my head to do her best? Why are you standing on her side now?" Go?" This is really a strange thing.

Lin Lang glanced at him, "I don't know what kind of virtue you are? You are still newlyweds now, and you will naturally love her as much as you like before you see each other. You can understand all her shortcomings. Take it as an advantage and tolerate it one by one, but if you get tired of her, all the advantages of the past will become disadvantages, I don't mention these, I'm not on her side, I just don't want you to regret it, I believe you are sincere to the second sister-in-law Lian Yes, if you really love her, don't make her sad."

Jia Lian: "..." Jia Lian probably understood what Lin Lang meant, but he didn't expect that Lin Lang would say these words to him.

"Pregnant women are very sensitive and thoughtful during pregnancy. She will care about every little thing, not to mention the jealous woman like Lian's second sister-in-law. She can't tolerate anyone between you. If you don't want to force the fairy concubine into a ruthless Poison woman, don't mess around outside."

Jia Lian pondered for a moment, then sighed, "I'm not a hungry ghost, how can I mess around outside? Brother Lang, you think too badly of me, don't you?"

"I don't know what your temperament is? Don't pretend to be in front of me," Lin Lang frowned. "Although Lian's second sister-in-law is jealous, it also proves that she is infatuated with you, otherwise she wouldn't care how much you have." Woman, think about it for yourself, I won't tell you anything else, it's useless."

Seeing Lin Lang walk away, Jia Lian couldn't help laughing. Just as he was about to turn around and enter the house, he saw Lin Ruhai standing not far behind.

"Uncle..." How long has Uncle Lin been standing here?Shouldn't you have listened to everything Lin Lang said?

Lin Ruhai sighed, "Miss Wang, I heard that you worked so hard to marry her back. I believe that your friendship with her is true. Although Lang'er is young, he understands more truths than you. Although these words are not appropriate for him But what he said is true, and my uncle doesn't tell you to keep it in your heart, I just hope you don't regret anything you do."

Uncle and cousin said so, and Jia Lian couldn't help but get serious.

"Uncle, I know Brother Lang doesn't want me to take concubines during Feng'er's pregnancy, but isn't it normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines in this world? Even you, uncle, I heard that you have several concubines, right?" Jia Lian said. .

Lin Ruhai didn't feel offended, and sighed, "Lang'er told you these things, right? Your uncle and my concubines were all given by my mother. I'm ashamed of the reason, your aunt In the past when I married into the Lin family, there was no letter of pregnancy for several years. My mother gave me a few girls in a hurry. At the beginning, I would never accept these girls to hurt your aunt's heart. Once the cracks are formed, it is not so easy to repair. You see me and your aunt are now in harmony with each other. In fact, your aunt has always been Remember how I accepted those girls back then."

Jia Lian was stunned upon hearing this, "This..."

"You know that it's normal for men to have three wives and four concubines, but you have to know how many dirty things happen in the inner house of those men with three wives and four concubines, do you know? Once you start taking concubines, husband and wife The relationship will never go back to the beginning, no matter how virtuous and magnanimous a woman is, she will mind that her man has other women besides herself. It's just that they won't say it." Just like your aunt, it's this species of people.

Jia Lian was silent.

"Do you think those aunts and girls are all good? They are just used to pretending. You don't know what they are like behind their backs. My uncle is from experience. I advise you to live well with your wife and don't think about those who are not. Yes," Lin Ruhai saw Jia Lian was silent, and said earnestly, "I have taught you so much in the past few years, and today I will teach you a word, concubines are the source of chaos in the family."

After all, turn around and leave.

Jia Lian stood on the porch for a while, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Concubine is the source of chaos in the family.

Although he has not read any books, he also understands what this sentence means.

As he grew up, his uncle and cousin Lin helped him the most. He didn't think that uncle and cousin Lin would harm him. If Lin Lang hadn't helped him, he would still be struggling in Rongguo Mansion. If it wasn't for his uncle to teach him, even if he donated an official, it would be just a name. How could he have real power now?

During this period of time, his mind was indeed a little impetuous. No wonder Lin Lang and his uncle would have noticed it. Perhaps his uncle and cousin Lin would have noticed it long ago, but he didn't say that if Wang Xifeng hadn't been diagnosed as pregnant at Lin's house today, he might have been pregnant. Even the uncle and the two father and son would not talk too much.

How can Jia Lian live up to his uncle and cousin Lin's wishes?

With the wife of a fairy concubine, why do you need those vulgar fans?

Having figured it out, Jia Lian let go of the trouble, and when he returned to the mansion, he released all the girls who had seduced him in private, which saved Feng'er from feeling uncomfortable and hurt the child in his stomach.

Therefore, Wang Xifeng was originally worried that he would no longer be able to serve Jia Lian because he was pregnant, so he had to arrange a house for Jia Lian, and he was full of reluctance.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Jia Lian was restored, he decided to let many young and beautiful girls go out, in the name of accumulating blessings for the children, but Wang Xifeng controlled Jia Lian's inner house, so why didn't he know that these girls had hooked up with Jia Lian in private?

Jia Lian's actions spread quickly to the Lin residence, and Lin Lang smiled and said nothing when he got the news.

Although he had two cousins, only Jia Lian was close to him. After Jia Zhu got married, he had less contact with Lin Lang.

Therefore, he will be more concerned about Jia Lian's affairs.

Jia Lian was able to listen to his advice, which made him feel relieved. Although he was a little nosy, he also hoped that Jia Lian would not regret it.

After the new year, Lin Lang went back to studying hard, until after the Dragon Boat Festival, a bloody storm broke out in Yangzhou.

The salt merchants headed by the Luo family, the Guo family, and the Ye family were arrested and interrogated one by one, and then the two brothers today were involved.

After Lin Ruhai settled the matter in Yangzhou, he returned to Beijing to report on his duties.

And Lin Lang left for Jinling to attend the autumn festival after celebrating his birthday at home after the Dragon Boat Festival.

When Qiu Wei released the list, Lin Lang won the first place in the list, Xie Yuan. After attending the Luming Banquet, Lin Lang went directly to Beijing by boarding a boat.

After Lin Ruhai returned to Beijing to report on his duties, he was left in the capital by the emperor and served as the servant of the household department.

It can be described as a step to the sky.

After four or five years, Lin Lang finally returned to the capital.

The first thing after returning to Beijing was to visit my grandmother, and the closest relatives in Beijing were my grandmother's.

"Brother Lang is willing to come back." Mother Jia teased, "How does it feel to be back in Beijing?"

"It feels good." Lin Lang also knew what Jiamu was laughing at. It was because of the county magistrate Shui Keyu. He didn't want to talk about it, so he turned to look at the child next to Jiamu, "Is this Baoyu?"

When Baoyu saw Lin Lang calling his name, he laughed, "This elder brother recognizes me?"

"I happened to be in Rongguo Mansion when you were born. How come I haven't seen you? When I left Beijing, you were still young, so it's reasonable that you don't remember me." Lin Lang said with a smile.

When Jia Mu saw that Baoyu was curious about Lin Lang, she smiled and said, "This is your sister Lin's biological elder brother."

"It turned out to be Brother Lin. When my sister came to the house a few days ago, she looked not good. She didn't come with her today, but she still hasn't recovered from her illness?" Jia Baoyu liked this cousin of the Lin family who looked as gentle as jade. , thinking in his heart, he really deserves to be sister Lin's elder brother, they are all like jade.

Lin Lang didn't expect Baoyu to mention Daiyu, blinked his eyes, and the alarm sounded in his heart, but he said with a gentle smile, "It's not that I'm sick, the princess of Beijing Palace invited my mother to visit the old house, my sister Brother Zhang and I have both gone, and I just returned to Beijing, and I haven’t come to see my grandmother, so I didn’t go to the palace, I first came to see my grandmother.”

"As long as my sister is fine." Jia Baoyu laughed as if he was relieved when he heard that Daiyu was fine.

Lin Lang saw it in his eyes and felt uncomfortable in every possible way. If he couldn't see that Jia Baoyu cared about Daiyu, he might as well dig out his eyes and feed them to the dogs.

But if you want to say that Baoyu has any dirty thoughts, it's not true. After all, Baoyu is only seven years old now, so he doesn't think so much. It's just that he cares a little bit because he sees that Yu'er is good-looking. Although he was not in the capital a few years ago , but from the mouths of Jia Lian and Wang Xifeng, they heard a lot of heroic deeds of this cousin of Baoyu. The most famous one is the phrase "Daughters are made of water, and men are made of mud."When I see my daughter, I feel refreshed, but when I see a man, I feel foul and smelly. 'if.

To put it nicely, isn't it actually like people with good looks?Baoyu's problem of judging people by their appearance is not good. After a while, I have to talk about it with my second uncle, and tell my grandmother, I'm afraid it won't work.

In recent years, my grandmother has regarded Baoyu like an eyeball, and he has heard of it even in Yangzhou.

"Cousin, do you have words?"

Lin Lang looked at Baoyu suspiciously, and didn't think there was anything to hide about the name of the watch, so he said truthfully, "My father chose the name Qionghua for me."

"Qinghua, good words." Baoyu praised.

Lin Lang smiled, "I still have to see two uncles, would Baoyu lead me the way?"

Baoyu immediately hesitated, he likes this cousin, but he is afraid to see his father, he has been scolded a lot these years, if not for his elder brother Jiazhu and his grandmother who protected him, he would have been beaten to death by his father long ago up.

Seeing this, Jia's mother said, "Go and see your cousin Zhu first. Your cousin Zhu's health has been getting worse and worse in recent years. If you hadn't saved the time to maintain your health back then, let Lian'er and Zhu'er practice , I’m afraid that people will disappear a few years ago.”

"Then I'll go and see Cousin Zhu." Lin Lang felt a little embarrassed facing Baoyu. He didn't have any ill feelings towards Baoyu at first, but he realized that Baoyu and Daiyu were about the same age. In this world, cousins ​​are a natural pair. He was really worried that his sister would be promised to Baoyu.

It's not that he has any prejudice against Baoyu, it's just that he thinks... At the age of three, Baoyu likes to judge people by their appearance, and he may have the same temperament when he grows up. marry such a person.

"I want to see my elder brother too." Seeing that Lin Lang was not going to see his father, but his elder brother, Baoyu became more courageous and wanted to follow Lin Lang to visit Jia Zhu.

Jiamu was happy that Baoyu would be close to Lin Lang, and smiled and handed Baoyu to the unwilling Lin Lang.

Lin Lang took Baoyu to the courtyard where Jia Zhu lived, and before entering the back room, he heard the cry of a child, and couldn't help but have question marks all over his head.

Baoyu saw Lin Lang's doubts and said with a smile, "This is brother Lan crying again, I'm afraid I will be beaten by my sister-in-law again."

"Langoer?"

"Oh, my cousin doesn't know. Brother Lang is the elder brother's eldest son, Jia Lan, who just turned one year old in February this year. Cousin was not in Beijing when Brother Lang was born, so it's not surprising that he didn't know about Brother Lang." Baoyu road.

Lin Lang suddenly realized that he knew that Jia Zhu and Li Wan had a son, but he didn't know the name of Jia Zhu's son.

"Baoyu is here?" The woman's gentle voice came, and Lin Lang suddenly recovered, and saw a woman in a water-green dress standing at the door and looking at him suspiciously.

Baoyu pulled Lin Lang forward and introduced, "Brother Lin, this is my sister-in-law, sister-in-law, this is the cousin of the Lin family, Lin Lang."

Li Wan suddenly realized, "So it's the cousin of the Lin family, please sit inside, the uncle just heard that cousin Lin is coming, and he said that he wants to see him, but the uncle has been ill recently, and he can't see the wind for the time being, the master forbids the uncle to go out, go in quickly , Uncle has long wanted to see Cousin Lin."

Lin Lang avoids Li Wan, and enters the back room sideways, and sees Jia Zhu lying on the couch with a pale complexion, looking like his days are numbered.

As soon as he saw this scene, Lin Lang was startled, "Brother Zhu, why did you do this? Didn't you practice the health-preserving skills I left behind?"

Jia Zhu smiled wryly, "At first, I practiced for a while, but when I was preparing to participate in Qiu Wei, I focused my energy on studying, and I slacked off a lot of health care..."

Hearing this, what else does Lin Lang not understand?

Lin Lang sighed, "I advise you to put aside your thoughts on reading for the time being, and take care of your body first. Brother Lan is still counting on you as a father to teach him to read."

"I really can't cheer up." Lin Lang frowned, and said, "Well, I have a prescription for medicinal bath here, and I will write it down for you in a while. You should take a good rest and take it seriously. It's reading. Is the imperial examination more important, or life more important? Think about it for yourself."

Baoyu didn't know what Lin Lang was talking about, but he probably understood that Lin Lang was helping his elder brother.

Recently, because of his elder brother's illness, Baoyu was living in dire straits, because without his elder brother to support him, his father always made trouble for him, asking him to study and study. It has already been peeled off a layer of skin.

Cousin Lin is treating elder brother?When the elder brother is in good health, his father won't force him to study, right?

Lin Lang didn't know what Baoyu was thinking, so he asked someone to prepare a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, then wrote down the prescription for the medicinal bath, handed it to Li Wan, and then said goodbye to Jia Zhu, "I haven't gone to see you two yet. Uncle, let’s go first, take good care of you, and when you recover, we brothers will go out for a little reunion.” He said and looked at Baoyu, “Baoyu, will you stay with your elder brother, or come with me to see uncle? "

"I'll stay here with elder brother." Baoyu said without hesitation.

Lin Lang was not at all surprised by Baoyu's choice, and immediately got up and left.

First went to the east courtyard to meet Jia Amnesty, drank a cup of tea, then said goodbye, came to see Jia Zheng, Jia Zheng was not at home, so Lin Lang drank a cup of tea under the hospitality of his second aunt, Mrs. After saying goodbye, he left Rongguo Mansion.

After leaving Rongguo Mansion, Lin Lang walked directly to his own house. He walked here by himself when he came, and he had to walk back by himself when he went back.

Walking halfway, I suddenly heard someone shouting 'Qinghua'.

This is his name. Lin Lang paused, followed the sound, and saw a beautiful young man in Chinese clothes standing at the door of a restaurant and looking at him. The outline could be vaguely distinguished. Prince Jing's son - water soluble.

Lin Lang sighed inwardly, resigned himself to his fate and walked over to greet him, "Long time no see, Maosheng."

"Are you willing to come back? I thought you planned to die of old age outside Beijing and never return to Beijing." Shui Rong snorted.

How could his sister not be worthy of Lin Lang?It actually made him wish he could hide in the ends of the earth, rather than agree to marry his sister?

Lin Lang could hear some dissatisfaction in the words of Shui Rong, and smiled wryly in his heart, he really misunderstood him.

"I'm just going out for a trip, not running away from home, how could I never come back?" Lin Lang sighed.

Shui Rong pursed her lips, stared at Lin Lang in silence, and sighed after a long time, "Forget it, the matter is over, and I don't bother to bother with you, anyway, Sister She's marriage is about to be settled."

Lin Lang: "..." Did you say that in front of him on purpose?

Twirling the corner of his mouth, Lin Lang took a breath and said with a light smile, "Then shall I say congratulations in advance?"

"Come with me, let's go inside and talk," Shui Rong stared at Lin Lang, and walked inside after leaving this sentence.

Lin Lang sighed, admitting that he was wrong, and silently followed into the private room.

"Sit down." Shui Rong sat by the window, poured a cup of tea for Lin Lang with a teapot, and waited for Lin Lang to sit down, Fang said, "I really don't understand why you do this, my sister isn't You're so ugly that you can't see people, why do you bother to hide far away? Do you know that my sister cried so hard that she was going blind when she heard that you left Beijing?" I just thought you despised her.

Lin Lang was silent, bowed his head and remained silent.

He really didn't think about it.

As long as the girl was a matter of his affairs, he seemed to have no regard for the end.

Seeing that Lin Lang was silent, Shui Rong frowned, "Don't pretend to be dumb, but talk. You have returned to Beijing. My mother invited Mrs. Lin to the house today. Why don't you come with me?"

Lin Lang smiled wryly, "Since the palace is ready to make an engagement for the county lord, why bother asking me to come to the palace? Are you not afraid of trouble?"

"What do you mean?" Does it mean that my sister will stick to you shamelessly?

Seeing Shui Rong staring at him with an angry face, Lin Lang immediately understood that Shui Rong had misunderstood his words, and smiled wryly, "Where are you going? I just think that since the county magistrate is about to get married, can I not appear in front of her?" It's best not to show up, so as not to cause extra complications and affect her reputation."

"You..." Since you were so thorough for my sister's reputation, why did you run away in the first place?

When the words came to his lips, he swallowed them again.

Shui Rong rubbed his forehead, "Forget it, I won't argue with you, the matter has come to an end, it's useless to talk more." After a pause, he said, "I'm engaged next month, you must come, otherwise our friends will have nothing to do." gone."

"Definitely go!" Lin Lang smiled wryly.

"It's a deal, I still have something to do in the mansion, so I'll leave first." As he spoke, Shui Rong hurried away as if afraid of Lin Lang's repentance.