[Red Chamber] Mrs. Lin replaced her

When Jia Zi and Lin Hai arrived slowly, the Rongqing Hall was already bustling with activity.The female relatives from various prefectures who came to celebrate Jia Mu's birthday occupied the Rongqing hall, and the sound of chirping and laughing came out through the half-closed door.The yard was decorated with lanterns and festoons, and servants dressed in brand-new and gorgeous costumes were busy shuttling back and forth in the yard, with joy that could not be concealed on their faces.

Hearing that most of the people in Rongqing Hall were women, Lin Hai felt relieved, and a relaxed smile appeared on his face involuntarily.With such indescribable ease, Lin Hai turned his head, and softly said to Jiazi who was beside him: "Azi, please tell me, I won't go in. After all, there are all female relatives inside. I It's not good for a man to go in."

In fact, Lin Hai felt quite relaxed without having to enter the Rongqing Hall.Lin Hai never told anyone that every time he saw Jia Mu, he would have a very strange feeling.He always felt that Jia Mu looked at him with regret and pity in his eyes, as if he was sympathizing with himself.This weird look often made Lin Hai shudder, even terrified.Therefore, it was the best thing for him not to have to see Mother Jia.

Jia Zi glanced at Lin Hai resentfully, and nodded lightly: Lin Hai is right, it is indeed inconvenient for him to enter a room full of female relatives—on an occasion like today, young female relatives from the Guixun family are indispensable in the Rongqing Hall Now, Lin Hai naturally needs to be avoided, you can't let a room full of female relatives avoid Lin Hai!

In fact, as far as Jiazi himself is concerned, he is also unwilling to enter Rongqingtang.Jiazi has been rolling in the military barracks since he was a child, and naturally he has nothing in common with the women who grew up in deep houses.She would rather face thousands of troops on the battlefield than face those chattering women.However, Lin Hai could find excuses to avoid entering the Rongqing Hall, but Jiazi couldn't dodge it no matter what.

Sighing inwardly, Jia Zi pulled Lin Hai's sleeve and shook it lightly, with a unwilling tone: "I'm going in. You can go directly to Rongxi Hall by yourself." When it comes to Rongxi Hall, Jia Zi There was a bit of gnashing of teeth in Zi Zi's tone.In fact, she had reminded Jia Zheng more than once that as Jia Zheng, he was not qualified to live in the main hall of the Duke's mansion.It's a pity that Jia Zheng, who puts on the face of an upright gentleman and a scholar all day long, turns a blind eye to this obvious act of arrogance, and even repeatedly puts on a posture that Jiazi is looking for trouble when he has nothing to do.

"If someone is pestering you," Jia Zi told Lin Haidao without thinking about Jia Zheng's affairs, "If you want to ignore it, then let Xie Xi deal with it, and don't force yourself to deal with it." of."

Jia Zi can assure you that as soon as Lin Hai appears in the Rongxi Hall, those who, under the guise of paying homage to Jia Mu's birthday, are actually looking for opportunities for promotion and wealth—such as Jia Yucun and others, will inevitably get involved of.However, due to the new emperor's relationship, Lin Haijiazi and his wife had some scruples when interacting with others.What's more, Lin Hai was born in a noble family, with a bit of literati's nobility in his bones, and he disdains to associate with those villains who are good at making money.At this time, Jia Amnesty is naturally the best shield.Therefore, without even thinking about it, Jia Zi directly sold Jia She, and chose to let Jia She deal with those guys who wanted to climb the Lin Hai—anyway, Jia She is a gangster, so he doesn't have to be afraid of offending others.

Lin Hai was amused by Jia Zi's words: Although Jia Zi's words were concerned about him; but, coupled with Jia Zi's tone and expression, Lin Hai could hear a little out of tune.

"What are you thinking about all day long!" Lin Hai clenched his hands on his legs into fists, and looked at Jia Zi with a smile on his face.In fact, what Lin Hai wants to do most at this moment is to reach out and rub Jiazi's head to see if she still says such inappropriate words; but, this is not his and Jiazi's own home after all, and it is in front of the public. down.Therefore, Lin Hai did not reach out his hand in the end.

Jia Zi tilted his head and blinked his eyes, looking at Lin Hai with a puzzled expression, with an expression of "what did I say?"

Seeing Jia Zina's somewhat confused look, Lin Hai's mouth curled into a perfect arc: "Okay, let's talk about it when we get home. You go in first."

"Hurry up, hurry up, don't stay here endlessly." Lin Hai's words reminded Jiazi again that he could turn around and leave gracefully today, but she had to enter Rongqing Hall and face a group of chattering women.Thinking of this, Jia Zi couldn't help pushing Lin Hai a little annoyed, and then called the servants of the nearby Rongguo Mansion to take Lin Hai to Rongxi Hall.

Lin Hai finally couldn't hold back, taking advantage of no one's attention, he squeezed Jiazi's hand heavily, and then followed the servants of Rongguo Mansion with a smile and walked towards Rongxi Hall.

"Hmph!" Jiazi made a face at Lin Hai's back, then grabbed Lin Hui's collar who was secretly following Lin Hai and tried to leave quietly, and said with a smile, "Come back. Be good." Son, where are you going? Come, tell mother." Jia Zi naturally understood what Lin Hui wanted to do; but how could she easily fulfill Lin Hui's wish at this moment?

Lin Hui shrank his neck, showing a flattering smile on his face, imitating Lin Hai's tone with a smile: "Mother, the house is full of female relatives, and the son is a man, so it's not good to go in." Even Lin Hai was afraid of Jia's mother. Not as good, let alone Lin Hui: Lin Hui still hasn't forgotten the embarrassment of being bitten with saliva when he saw Jia Mu for the first time.

Jazi raised his eyebrows, but didn't speak.However, the smile on her face seemed to be telling Lin Hui: You can't run away, you must come in with me.

Lin Yan blinked, then stretched out his hand suddenly, and gently pulled Lin Hui's hand, motioning Lin Hui to lower his head.

Sensing his younger brother's little move, Lin Hui, who failed to sneak away, glanced at Jiazi, then lowered his head with a sullen face, and listened to Lin Yan with his ears up, pretending not to care.

Lin Yan put his arms around Lin Hui's neck, leaned into Lin Hui's ear, and whispered, "Brother, don't go, let's beat Hongtongtong together."

Hearing that Lin Yan mentioned Jia Baoyu again, Lin Hui couldn't help rolling his eyes, gently pinched his younger brother's fair and tender face, and said solemnly: "Xiao'er, you are not young anymore, you have to be good, don't make up your mind. The sky always wants to fight. Look at your little arms and legs..." Lin Hui originally wanted to say "how many fights can you do", but after pinching Lin Yan's arm, his words almost changed. Became "really full of stout".However, after such an interruption, he did not say what he said later.

Jiazi and Lin Daiyu rolled their eyes at the same time, and said in their hearts, "Are you brave enough to say such a thing?"

Jia Zi patted Lin Hui's head lightly, and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Hurry up and follow." Jia Zi's tone was slightly raised, as if he was going to go to the dragon's lake and the tiger's lair.

Lin Hui sighed softly, turned his head to look at his younger siblings, and said weakly, "Let's go, we should go in too." As soon as the words fell, Lin Hui held Lin Yan with one hand to protect him. Surrounded by Lin Daiyu, she followed Jiazi and entered the Rongqing Hall.

In the Hall of Honor, Jia Mu sat high on the main seat, chatting with several women dressed in fine clothes beside her, and it was rare that she didn't have Jia Baoyu in her arms; she was always dressed in dark and lifeless clothes. Mrs. Wang changed into brightly colored clothes uncharacteristically, with a somewhat smug smile on her usually dull face; Wang Xifeng, covered in glittering golden jewelry, shuttled among the women with ease, and her mouth was like a smear. Like honey, he coaxed all the women in the room to be very happy; Jia Min had a gentle smile on his face, and he dealt with the women around him freely, but he felt a little bit in his heart. Tiredness: If Wei Cheng did not get the attention of the new emperor, and was still ignored and reprimanded like when the emperor was in power, these people's attitude towards him may be to avoid him and be afraid of him!

As for Mrs. Xing, she sat on the side resentfully, sometimes chatting a few words with others, and sometimes sneered a few times on her face: This Rongguo Mansion should have belonged to her family, Jia Amnesty, and she should be the one who is beautiful today, but ...However, think about the warm days between her and Jia She in the recent period, think about Jia Yingchun's care for her day and night, Mrs. Xing's obsession with being the mistress of the Rongguo Mansion It's not that heavy anymore.However, when I think about it occasionally, Mrs. Xing still feels a little aggrieved: She said she was married to the nobleman of the Rongguo Mansion, but she has never owned the house for a day, and she has never taken the keys for a day. I just feel unhappy.

The arrival of Jia Zi made the Rongqing Hall, which was still very lively just now, quiet down: Jia Min's eyes lit up, finally someone came to accompany her - Lin Hai, like Wei Cheng, is the new emperor's confidant, and Jia Zi is also The only female general in this dynasty, with her around, those people would not bother her anymore; Mrs. Xing is also very happy - if Jiazi hadn't been helping her all the time, where would she be today; other women They all looked at Jiazi happily—although Jiazi didn’t have much contact with them, she lived a carefree and happy life since she was a child. She was the envy of many girls, and even some people cried and wanted to marry Leave it to her; although Mrs. Wang doesn't like Jia Zi, she thinks that Jia Yuanchun in the palace has to rely on Lin Hai and Jia Zi's support, so she also shows a mild smile; only Wang Xifeng's eyes glide unabashedly. Resentment——If Jia Zi hadn't backed her up, how could she have dared to divorce her with Jia Lian, that trash!

Only when Jia Mu saw Jiazi, she shouted happily: "Azi, you are here. I thought you forgot me, my aunt!" There was a bit of resentment in Jia Mu's words.Actually, Mother Jia didn't really blame Jiazi for being late.It's just that most of the people in the Rongqing Hall today are the wives and mistresses of noble families in Beijing, and now that Jiazi has won the trust of the new emperor, Jiamu deliberately showed her closeness to Jiazi in front of everyone. Naturally, the status of himself and even the Rongguo Mansion was elevated.

Seeing through Jia Mu's thoughts at a glance, Jia Zi was impatient, but there was a bright smile on his face: "I'm busy!" Jia Zi is naturally different from other women.Even if the other women are busy, they are only busy with the affairs of their respective mansions, and the communication with other mansions; but Jiazi, in addition to the duties of being a housewife, is also in charge of the Gyeonggi Camp and guards the capital. The security of the important place is naturally more busy.

Perhaps it was because of her birthday that Jia's mother was also in a very good mood. Even if Jia Zi's words did not flatter her like the others, it did not affect her mood at all. "I don't care about you." Mother Jia smiled and stretched out her hand to Lin Daiyu: "Come on, Yu'er, show grandma, has she grown taller again?"

Seeing Mother Jia's enthusiastic actions, Lin Daiyu was really embarrassed.To be honest, she really didn't want to go there and let Mother Jia rub herself in front of everyone; however, Mother Jia is her elder after all, so she couldn't just pouted her face in front of so many people. face.

Lin Hui sensed Lin Daiyu's embarrassment, and quickly stretched out his hand to hold Lin Yan and Lin Daiyu, giving his younger siblings a clear look.The three brothers and sisters spoke together and paid homage to their grand-grandfather, Mother Jia.At the same time, it also successfully made Jia's mother withdraw her hand, indirectly protecting Lin Daiyu, so that she didn't have to go to Jia's mother: Jia's mother hugged Jia Baoyu every day, who knew that her arms would not be clean!What if I get sick!

Seeing Mother Jia withdrawing her hand, Lin Daiyu breathed a sigh of relief, and couldn't help feeling "it's nice to have a brother" in her heart—even if this brother is a veritable "flower killer" who often raises her The flowers and plants were "harmed" to death.Thinking of Lin Hui's flustered face after raising her plants to death, Lin Daiyu couldn't help showing a bright smile on her face.

"Miss Lin is really beautiful, she is like a fairy." A woman in her 40s next to her said with a smile, "Only a woman like Azi can give birth to such a beautiful daughter." Thinking of Lin Hai and Jia Looking at Lin Daiyu's identity, although she is young but it is not difficult to see the face of the future, the woman's mind moved slightly, she did not know what she thought of, and she smiled more tenderly at Lin Daiyu.

"You have vision." Jiazi replied with a smile, and then said to the children, "This is Princess Beijing. Okay, let's go out and play!" Jiazi naturally understood that Lin Hui was trying to sneak away just now. The reason is that they don't want to let a few children be "visited" here. Therefore, after Lin Daiyu and other three children paid homage to Jiamu's birthday, they released the three brothers and sisters directly.

Lin Daiyu nodded quickly, and after politely saying goodbye to a room full of women, she dragged Jia Yingchun, Jia Xichun, and Wei Ruoxun, who had been waiting for her in Rongqing Hall, out together.Lin Hui, on the other hand, took Lin Yan to say goodbye to everyone after Lin Daiyu left, and left Rongqing Hall.

Thinking of Lin Daiyu who had just left, Lin Hui rolled his eyes slightly, pulled Lin Yan past him, and put it in Lin Yan's ear, muttering something in a low voice.

After hearing what his brother said, Lin Yan looked at Lin Hui in surprise, then nodded heavily, and started to chase in Lin Daiyu's direction.

It wasn't until Lin Yan's back disappeared in front of his eyes that Lin Hui smiled and walked towards Wei Ruolan who was waiting for him on the railing not far away.

"Hey," Wei Ruolan smiled and lightly tapped Lin Hui's shoulder, and blinked teasingly: "What did you say to Yan'er, why did he run away in joy?" Wei Ruolan Lan knew that Lin Yan always liked to follow Lin Hui and be Lin Hui's little tail.Therefore, Wei Ruolan couldn't help but be full of doubts when she saw that Lin Yan would run away from Lin Hui on his own initiative.

Lin Hui sighed like a little adult, looked up at the sky, and said in a melancholy tone, "Oh. When your sister grows up a bit and looks like a flower like a jade again, you will understand how I feel. "Of course, in Lin Hui's heart, Wei Ruolan couldn't compare to him: at least he had his younger brother Lin Yan who could order him around. Lin Yan was still young, so he could pretend to be ignorant and stay by Lin Daiyu's side; but Wei Ruolan But he doesn't even have a younger brother: at that time, he may have to fight in person.

Wei Ruolan curled her lips, and secretly slandered, "It's obvious that you disliked Lin Yan for getting in the way, so you deliberately found an excuse to send him away... Huh, no wonder Uncle Du Ruo always said that scholars are full of bad things: Look at Lin Yan." Hui immediately understood—at such a young age, he was full of ghosts.

At that time, when Wei Ruoxun grew up gradually, Wei Ruolan finally understood Lin Hui's mood at this time.It's just that Wei Ruolan really can't understand Lin Hui's "sorrow" now.

"Let's go," Wei Ruolan didn't hesitate, just jumped up a step, grabbed Lin Hui's shoulder, and said with a smile, "That kid Chen Junye is here too. Let's go, let's find them." Of course, for Wei As far as Ruolan is concerned, it's fine if Lin Yan isn't here, and it's more convenient for the older children to be together: even if they fight with Jia Baoyu and Xue Pan, they can be ignored, right?

A clear smile appeared on Lin Hui's face, and then he dragged Wei Ruolan, who was hanging on his body, to the outside of Rongqing Hall.

After the children left, Jia Zi sat next to Jia Min and poked Jia Min's arm with a smile on his face.Naturally, she could guess what Jia Min had just experienced, so she couldn't help but look at Jia Min with a hint of ridicule.

Seeing Jia Zi's ridicule, Jia Min couldn't help but stared at Jia Zi fiercely, with the look of "you came so late and let me struggle hard in this snake's den alone, it's really disgusting".

Jia Zi didn't care about Jia Min's pretentiously ferocious expression at all, and smiled and winked at Jia Min, with a smug look, as if saying "what can you do to me".

"Azi," Jia Mu stretched her neck and looked out, and said with a smile, "Why didn't Uncle Lin come?" Naturally, Jia Mu was looking forward to Lin Hai's appearance in the Rongqing Hall.After all, Wei Cheng, the son-in-law of Rongguo Mansion and Jia Min's husband, came earlier.At that time, there were no guests in Rongqing Hall, and Wei Cheng was still hating Jia Yuanchun, so he just made a stop and left. He didn't stay in Rongqing Hall for a long time, and not many people saw him. he.Therefore, Mother Jia naturally hoped that Lin Hai, who is also the emperor's confidant and powerful faction, would show up in front of everyone, so that people can see how prominent the in-laws in the Rongguo Mansion are, and let those ignorant villains have a good time. Let's see, who dares to say that the Rongguo Mansion is in decline?

Jia Zi smiled and replied directly: "The house is full of female relatives, so it is not convenient for him to come in. Therefore, let me tell my aunt, and he will not come in." Jia Zi did not know what Jia Mu was thinking.It's just that Jia's mother was looking forward to Lin Hai's appearance, which made Jiazi slightly surprised: What does this old lady want to do?Could it be that he didn't get any money out of his hands, and planned to attack Lin Hai directly?

If Jia's mother really had such an idea, then Jia Zi could only send her a sentence of "seeking good fortune": Who is Lin Hai? He is the most treacherous and cunning salt merchant in the world. A person who can deal with it freely and with ease; it would be good if she didn't get tens of thousands of taels taken away by Lin Hai by then, and it would be ridiculously naive to try to cheat money from Lin Hai.

"They're all relatives of our own family, so what's the inconvenience?" Hearing Jia Zi's words, Jia's mother pretended to offend Jia Zi, then turned her head and smiled at Princess Nan'an next to her: "Our uncle Lin, He was born in Tanhualang. Needless to say, he is knowledgeable and personable, and he is also very polite in his dealings with others. Look, even with his own family, he is so particular." Jiamu's words were full of showing off.However, from her tone, it seemed that Lin Hai was not her cousin and son-in-law, but her biological son.

The corner of Jazi's mouth twitched slightly: What do you mean by that?What is a "relative of my own family"?When did Lin Hai become related to Concubine Nan'an and Zhen's family?

Even Jia Min felt that Mother Jia's words were a little too much: Even if she doesn't care about her age, there are still many young female relatives from other mansions in this house, can they not care?How could Lin Hai break in unscrupulously in a room full of young female relatives?Does she have to watch a room full of female relatives fleeing in panic, before she can give up?

Although Jia Zi and Jia Min were thinking a lot, they didn't show it on their faces, and they didn't agree with Jia Mu's words. Instead, they leaned together and chatted in a low voice.

The other women in the room heard Jia Mu's words, looked at Jia Zi and Jia Min who were chatting together, thought of their happy life that the women all over the world envied, and compared it with the concubines in their own house. The maids, maidservants, and concubine's children couldn't help but feel a little bitter: people are really different!Especially Lin Hai and Wei Cheng, who are both confidantes of the new emperor, have a bright future, which makes people feel even more difficult to balance.

However, for most people, it's just a sore heart.After all, Jia Min is a talented woman well-known in the capital, with a noble background but a gentle temperament, her appearance and figure are one of a kind, and she can't find any faults in her dealings with others.When people in Beijing mentioned Jia Minlai, who didn't sincerely praise "good"?And Jiazi is the only female general in this dynasty. She has made great military achievements, won the attention of the new emperor, and is a good friend of the empress.Such an identity and ability, how can they be compared?

However, there are always exceptions to everything.

Aunt Xue looked at Jia Zi and Jia Min chatting and laughing happily, thinking of the inseparable appearance of Jia Zi and Lin Hai just seen at the door, compared with her poor life of being a widow and living under the fence, she couldn't help feeling a little sad: If it wasn't Jia Zi suddenly appeared, so today Madam Lin's position is hers...

"The old lady doesn't know," Aunt Xue, who had been silent all the time without any sense of existence, even if no one noticed when she went in and out, suddenly interrupted and joked: "The relationship between Ah Zi and Lin Tanhua is really real. That's great! Just now at the door, they looked like that, hehe..." Aunt Xue said, covering her mouth with the handkerchief in her hand, as if she was embarrassed to continue.

When Mrs. Wang heard Aunt Xue's words, she couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and then a trace of pleasure emerged in her heart: Huh, she just said that Jiazi is a shameless little dude, and with a little military merit, he is defiant. She didn't even look at what she was, but she should be humiliated for following a man in public.

"Mrs. Xue's words are wrong." Before Jiazi could speak, Mrs. Xing took over the conversation: "Our Azi is so good, so naturally Uncle Lin should treat her well. If he dares to treat Azi If it’s not good, don’t say it’s our master, even me... and my mother don’t agree.” Originally, Mrs. Xing wanted to say, “Even I don’t agree”, but after being pinched secretly by Jia Min, , Then after a pause, he changed the subject quickly and brought Jia Mu up.

Mother Jia heard the pause in Mrs. Xing's words.However, she is not stupid, so it is naturally impossible to demolish Mrs. Xing's platform at this time.Therefore, regarding Mrs. Xing's words, she also nodded quickly: "That's not true. We, Azi, who is such an excellent girl, who dares not treat her well, even an old woman like me, can't let him go."

Aunt Xue couldn't help being a little embarrassing because she was bored; and Mrs. Wang was also very angry at Mrs. Xing's disrespectful words.It's just that, in today's situation, it's really not easy for her to confront Mrs. Xing directly.Even Madam Xing's words just now, she can't refute - to refute Madam Xing's words is to offend Jiazi; and under the current situation, Rongguo Mansion had better not offend Jiazi.

Just when Mrs. Wang was thinking about how to help her sister round up what she just said, there was a sudden argument outside the door.

The author has something to say: Guess who's coming?I vowed to give Jia Mu an unforgettable birthday.

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Lin Hui: It’s good to have a younger brother. It’s better if a younger brother grows stronger and can protect his younger sister.

Lin Yan: Here I am, red all over, just wait to be beaten

Wei Ruolan: My younger sister is about to grow up, and I don't have a younger brother to point out, what should I do?

Jiazi: You should ask your parents this question, my family does not borrow