Spring is always prone to drizzle, and it is easy to meet good weather, and people in the city go out for outings and enjoy the spring scenery.The third girl of the Zhuang family invited Daiyu Qingyun, so the two of them dressed neatly and rode in a carriage to meet up at the Zhuang's house first, and then went out of the city together.

There is a ten-mile slope outside the city, which is a good place to enjoy the scenery in spring.

When spring comes every year, the peach, pear and apricot trees planted all over the hillside are in full bloom, and the mountains and plains are very lively. prosperity.The dealer sent someone to arrive earlier, and found a good place to lay out things. When the girls' carriage arrived, they could drink some hot tea to quench their thirst.

Lin Qingyun got off the car, facing a sea of ​​pink and white flowers, feeling relaxed and happy.

"It's true: the flowers don't wait for the leaves, and the desire is endless." Seeing such a beautiful scenery, Daiyu couldn't help but think of the poems of her predecessors, and walked to the bottom of a peach tree with the hand of Zijuan, just a few pink and white peach blossoms. It fell off and stuck to the corner of her hair, and today she was wearing a white satin skirt, which made the peach blossom red even more beautiful, and the white skirt, paired with Ruyu Jiaren, really looked like a painting.

Even Lin Qingyun praised with a smile: "I look forward to the fairy Gu, and the peach blossoms smile every day. Suddenly, when the fairy trail arrives, the peach blossoms will turn red."

As soon as he finished reading, he suddenly stopped talking, and unintentionally read the poem inscribed on the silk handkerchief.

That day, I suddenly saw a branch of peach blossom pressing a silk handkerchief with inscriptions on the table in front of the window. I didn't pay attention to it at first, but after reading the poems on the handkerchief, I guessed something.The handwriting on the veil is clear and elegant, but the sharpness of the strokes is hidden in the strokes of the pen, which is extremely powerful, and it is definitely not from the hands of a woman.The men who interacted with him were really limited, even if she didn't pretend to be affectionate, she couldn't help but think of Tu Yan.

After all, he is the prince appointed by the emperor and the only son of the empress, how can he have no means.

She didn't think that Tu Yan sent peach blossoms and poems to convey love, and after testing the girls in the room, no one had any abnormalities, and then she understood the other party's meaning.This thing will never appear out of thin air, but the person who gave it seems to be invisible, or the other party has been hiding in the dark and watching her.

Thinking of this, Lin Qingyun inevitably felt disgusted, but he was suspicious of Tu Yan's willingness to confess the matter.If he doesn't tell, who knows?So what if you guessed it?It's easy to offend her if you say it.

Now the marriage between the two has not been officially decreed, and Daiyu doesn't know about it, so Qingyun didn't say anything about it.

"What do you think, sister?" Daiyu called out twice.

"Oh, it's nothing, I'm just fascinated by looking at the flowers." Lin Qingyun said a few perfunctory words casually, and walked with her to the girls of the dealer.

When young girls go out for a spring outing, in addition to admiring sex, they also compose poems and recite poems.During the excitement, someone suddenly raised his voice and asked, "Whose carriage is this? It's in the way, move it out of the way!"

Several people looked up, and Zhuang Shiyu's maid, Chun Xing, frowned and said, "Girl, it's our family's car. Our family's carriage is parked by the side of the road. The road is so wide that it won't block the cars coming from behind. Who is sitting in that car, so overbearing!"

Lin Qingyun also saw it. Indeed, although this is a rural area, perhaps it is because of the convenience of transportation every year when the fruits are ready for spring or when the fruits are ripe. The roads are renovated every year, and two cars can walk side by side.As long as the new carriage at the back moves slowly, it won't get in the way even if it doesn't move, but judging by the way they are making trouble, I'm afraid they don't like it.

Zhuang Shiyu said: "It's all out of town for outings, it's not good to get angry, since others say our car is blocking the road, just move it, it's not a big deal."

Although Chun Xing was not happy, she still took the order to talk to the nursing home who escorted her.

As soon as the dealer's carriage moved, there were many other carriages that moved along with her, but Chun Xing could see more clearly that there were still several carriages that hadn't been moved, and the other party was not only not annoyed, but even smiled and carefully missed the carriage.Chun Xing was even annoyed when she inquired which companies it was, and also knew the identity of the person in the car.

Chun Xing ran back and said angrily: "You really know how to watch people order dishes, so our car will be blocked. Why don't the cars of Princess Yongjia, Princess Hui'an, Luo Dashi's family, and Liu Shangshu's family not say please?" How about moving?"

Lin Qingyun was slightly taken aback when she heard the name of Princess Yongjia.

The eldest princess is the eldest daughter of Zhonggong, the elder sister of Tuyan's compatriot, ten years older than her, and has been married for thirteen or fourteen years.The son-in-law married by the eldest princess is the eldest grandson of Duke Zhongyi's house. Duke Zhongyi is the younger brother of the emperor's queen and the uncle of the abolished prince. Seizing the title and ransacking the house, all adult men were executed, and the remaining women and children were exiled in Lingnan.However, the Taishanghuang was still thinking about the old love, so he only imprisoned the prince, and released him on the grounds that the eldest grandson of Duke Zhongyi's mansion had a marriage contract with the eldest princess, who was only the princess at the time, and personally married the two. Unfortunately, the eldest son-in-law was injured in prison He lost his foundation, and worried about his family members who were exiled in Lingnan, and died of illness within a few years.Fortunately, the Eldest Princess has a pair of children. Now the eldest son of the Princess is 15 years old, and her daughter is also 13 years old. They were named Princess Anle by the emperor early on, and they are both outstanding.

"You girl, why are you still so irritable? Just stay at home, and avoid causing trouble outside." Even though Zhuang Shiyu said so, she didn't really criticize her.Although Chun Xing has a bit of a temper, it is rare for her to do things neatly and meticulously. Loyalty and diligence are also the first things. Besides, she grew up with a family, so she naturally treats her differently from the other maids.

Zhuang Shixiang asked curiously: "Chun Xing, whose carriage is that?"

Seeing the question, Chun Xing lowered her voice: "I have inquired about it, and it is said that it is the car of Zhao's family, the censor of Zuodu, and the eldest daughter of Zhao's family is inside the car."

Daiyu nodded: "I've also heard about the Zhao family. Zhao Yushi has two sons, both of whom are male. Miss Zhao is the only girl in three generations. Zhao Yushi loves her very much. The Zhao family has some contacts with the Rongguo Mansion, but I have never met that Miss Zhao."

Lin Qingjun noticed that the girls of the Zhuang family exchanged glances, obviously they also knew about the Zhao family, but they might not have a good reputation.That's right, Mr. Zhuang's current official is the Imperial Envoy of Zuoqian Capital, and Zhao Yushi is directly under him, so how could the Zhao family's personnel and other matters not be inquired about.

Zhuang Shixiang couldn't hide her words, so she ran up to Qingyun and Daiyu and whispered: "I'll only tell you this once, if you meet that Miss Zhao, you must remember to avoid it, her eldest lady has an ordinary temper I can't stand it, as if everyone should revolve around her."

Daiyu frowned and said, "Could it be that Miss Zhao is a bit arrogant? He is the only girl in her family, and she must have been spoiled since she was a child."

"When Sister Qingyun didn't come, you were the only one in your family. Why didn't Uncle Lin spoil you? How could you not have developed those problems?" Zhuang Shixiang disagreed very much, and was afraid that they would really suffer if they met, so she went He also said: "From what happened just now, you should know that she is not the kind of easy-going person, but she doesn't pay attention to anyone whose family background is not as good as hers, even if the family background is higher than her, she will follow Taking the opportunity to overwhelm others, girls from many families don't like to associate with her, and her reputation outside is not good, otherwise, she will be nineteen years old and have not said anything about marriage."

"Are you 19 years old?" Lin Qingyun was secretly surprised, and felt that there was something wrong.You must know that the Zhao family has a good family background, and there is only one girl, no matter how bad-tempered the girl is, for the sake of the Zhao family background, there must be many people asking for marriage, how could it be delayed until the age of 19?

"Don't listen to Fifth Sister's nonsense, outsiders don't know about the Zhao family's affairs, let alone this kind of gossip, if it gets out, it will definitely cause trouble." Zhuang Shiyu stopped the topic, and was about to propose to continue writing poems for fun, but saw a line People walked over here, and the leader was the girl from the Zhao family they were just talking about, Zhao Yunshuang!

Really say Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here!

Zhuang Shiyu secretly gave Zhuang Shixiang a warning look, telling her to restrain her words.

Because the fathers of the two families are colleagues and often walk around with each other, the girls of the two families have met each other.Zhuang Shiyu took the lead to greet her: "Miss Zhao is also here for an outing? It can be seen that the spring is beautiful today, and we all want to go together."

Zhao Yunshuang's facial features are bright and her complexion is fair and greasy, she is a well-deserved beauty.Also at the age of nineteen, she is in full bloom, wearing a crimson dress, standing in a peach blossom forest, able to compete with peach blossoms for spring.

"These two are..." Zhao Yunshuang's eyes fell on Lin Qingyun, and she only glanced at Lin Daiyu, making Lin Qingyun feel that the other party was coming for her.

"These are two girls from Mr. Lin's family, Minister of the Household Department. The older one is Mr. Lin's adoptive daughter Lin Qingyun, and the younger one is Lin Daiyu, the daughter of Mr. Lin's daughter." Zhuang Shiyu introduced, and also noticed that Zhao Yunshuang's eyes were not serious. right.

"It turns out that this is the adopted daughter of the Lin family. It's really not as good as being famous when we meet, but that's all." Zhao Yunshuang raised her chin slightly, with an undisguised arrogance on her face, looking at Lin Qingyun as if she were looking at an object, implying pickiness and disgust. And a touch of deep jealousy and resentment hidden.

Lin Qingyun hadn't done anything yet, but Daiyu was annoyed: "I often hear people praise the girl from the Zhao family who understands etiquette in poetry and books. She didn't ask for advice in poetry and books, so she didn't dare to speak falsely. Not as famous, but that's all'!"

"You are so bold!" Zhao Yunshuang reprimanded habitually as soon as her expression changed.

But Daiyu looked back with a smile and said: "Miss Zhao's words don't make sense. I don't know where I am bold? Zeng Zi said: I examine myself three times a day. I dare not compare with him, but I am willing to learn from him. If Miss Zhao thinks What I did wrong, please point it out, and I will correct it."

Zhao Yunshuang's face turned red from being squeezed, and she wanted to hit her as soon as she got angry.Everyone present changed their expressions. Lin Qingyun protected Daiyu behind her and shouted in a cold voice: "How dare you!"

In fact, Zhao Yunshuang stopped when she raised her hand in the air, because she suddenly remembered that Lin Daiyu's father was the Minister of the Household Department. I can't afford it.If it wasn't for Zhao Yunshuang's hesitation, or for Daiyu's quick flash, the slap fell on Lin Qingjun who was protecting Daiyu.

Unexpectedly, when Zhao Yunshuang saw Lin Qingyun, she became furious, not only refused to stop, but slapped Lin Qingyun even more vigorously.

"Stop!" Someone yelled, but it was too late.

Raising his hand and beating people was extremely fast, even the egret couldn't stop it no matter how fast he moved, his face turned pale with fright.However, the scene that everyone thought did not appear, and Zhao Yunshuang's falling hand was stopped by someone.

Lin Qingyun grabbed the opponent's wrist with great force, and in the surprise of the opponent, he threw it away with all his strength.Unexpectedly, Zhao Yunshuang was slanted a few steps by that force, and it happened that the ground in the forest was uneven, and she stepped on the ground, screaming and dragging the servant girl to the ground, falling very embarrassingly.

"Girl!" The maids of the Zhao family all changed their faces, and went to help them one after another, in a mess.

Lin Qingyun was originally full of anger, but seeing this scene, he couldn't help turning his face away and snickering.

"Sister, are you okay? Are you hurt?" Daiyu was not in the mood to watch the excitement, and asked anxiously with a pale face, and then carefully checked her face, so scared that tears came out.

"Sister Qingyun/younger sister/big girl!" Everyone was still in shock and rushed to catch up with concern.

Lin Qingjun saw that they were all asking questions around him, and all of them looked panicked and angry, and said with a busy smile: "It's okay, I'm fine, I haven't been beaten."

"This Zhao Yunshuang is too much! She actually hit someone!" Zhuang Shixiang had never seen such a girl from a big family, she was no worse than the shrew rumored outside, she was really shocked, angry and furious, and felt a fire in her chest , but nowhere.

Obviously, Zhuang Shiyu didn't expect it, and she didn't stop Zhuang Shixiang's words.

Lin Qingyun suddenly thought of something, and when he looked up, he happened to see a graceful and luxurious woman standing a few steps away, followed by a beautiful little girl.Lin Qingyun brushed aside the crowd and walked over, bowing gracefully: "Just now, I would like to thank this lady for her righteous words."

The woman smiled and said: "I didn't help anything, the girl helped herself. The girl is very courageous, she is not afraid of power, and she is not chaotic in times of danger, which is impressive."

Lin Qingjun smiled lightly and said: "Madam's praise, how could Qingyun deserve it. At that time, it was just a moment of desperation to save himself. After all, the slap on the face is really embarrassing, and it will be difficult to go out in the future."

"You are honest."

Lin Qingyun smiled and said, "Thank you again Madam, I will not disturb Madam and Miss to enjoy the flowers and have a spring outing, so I will leave."

After Lin Qingyun had gone far away, the woman led her daughter away.

The little girl blinked her big eyes and asked curiously: "Mother, is that the uncle's unmarried wife? I really look different from girls from different families nowadays."

The woman smiled and said, "It's because of the difference that your uncle was chosen."

The little girl also smiled: "I think I like it."

When Lin Qingjun came back, Zhao Yunshuang was no longer there. Not only did she not gain any advantage, but she was embarrassed all over after making such a fuss. There was no face left, and she immediately returned to the city without any rewards.There are girls and sons from various families who come to enjoy the spring outing. The news here will spread all over the capital within a day, and Zhao Yunshuang's reputation will become even louder.

"Sister Qingyun, do you know Princess Yongjia?" Zhuang Shiyu asked suddenly.

Lin Qingyun was slightly taken aback: "The one just now was the eldest princess?"

"It's her, you don't know her?" Seeing that she didn't seem to be lying, Zhuang Shiyu realized it herself: "It's my fault, Princess Yongjia doesn't often go out to socialize, and many people have never seen her face, so I did. Princess Anle guessed it only after she was by her side."

Lin Qingyun had guessed that the woman's identity was extraordinary from the woman's speech, bearing and attire earlier, but she didn't expect it to be the eldest princess.So he said: "Just now the Eldest Princess speaks righteously, I'll just go and thank you. The Eldest Princess is such an honorable person, I don't usually go out often, so I don't have much friendship."

Zhuang Shiyu smiled and said: "This is a good thing. With the eldest princess and Princess Anle as witnesses, then Zhao Yunshuang can't turn black and white and ruin your reputation. She will definitely suffer this time. I also blame her for doing it herself first. I really can't complain Others." Zhuang Shiyu sighed again: "I heard from my mother that Zhao Yunshuang was not such an abominable temperament in the past. Although she was a bit arrogant in the past, she was not too much. She was born well, talented in poetry, and her family background It’s not bad, I don’t know how many people like it. I’ve never seen Zhao Yunshuang like that, if it wasn’t for my mother telling me about it, I really thought it was two people.”

"Maybe something happened." There are many people who have changed their temperament after encountering a big change, but Lin Qingyun doesn't care much about it, Zhao Yunshuang is just a passerby to her.

Looking at the beginning of April, Lin Qingyun finally translated half of Lawrence's list of books. According to the agreed content, she handed over the translation to Lawrence, and Lawrence made a written agreement to provide her with three years of Western painting tools and paints free of charge. etc.

This flip book seems to be unique, and the remuneration may be considerable for ordinary people, but to Lin Qingyun who already owns a library with good income, it is nothing, and it is better to exchange it for something he needs.This request was not worth mentioning to Lawrence. Anyway, he had to go back and forth at sea several times a year, so he brought things along with him.Now Lawrence doesn't know Lin Qingyun's real identity, but since he is not short of money and can move freely, he must be the noble daughter of a big family, so Lawrence wants to befriend Lin Qingyun even more.

As for having nothing to ask for now, it is for the critical moment. Lawrence is very shrewd as a businessman.

Lin Qingyun gave out five copies, and now there is one half-translated on the table, which is left open.Daiyu saw her when she came to talk to her, picked it up and read a few pages, dizzy: "My sister is really amazing, I just lost my head just looking at it, I really can't read a few words."

Daiyu also learned some Western language from her. Although Daiyu is smart, Lin Qingyun is not a good teacher. From last winter to this spring, Daiyu can understand a few simple sentences.

"Look at what to do, you know the story, it's just written for foreigners. Come and see this!" Lin Qingyun pulled her to the easel, took off the cloth on it, and took a look at it one foot at a time. Gao's oil paintings are presented in front of his eyes.

"Qingwen!" Daiyu recognized it at a glance. While admiring the vividness of the painting, she was puzzled: "My sister has been hiding her from me these days, so she is just painting her? Why did my sister think of painting Qingwen? "

"What's the matter, I drew it when the inspiration came. Didn't you just say that the Jia family sent someone to return something? It's just right, help me take this painting over to Qingwen." Although Lin Qingyun sympathized with Qing Wen's fate, but which woman in this world is not pitiful, and Qingwen is a servant of the Jia family, so she can't control it.What's more, Qingwen is now determined to stay in Jia's house, thinking that she will follow Baoyu all her life, even if someone really wants her to go, she will definitely refuse.

"Since my sister likes her, I will find an opportunity to talk to Baoyu. When I come to our house, I will bring Qingwen with me. My sister also likes to talk to Qingwen. Although Qingwen is a hot-tempered girl, she has a spirituality that no one else can match. , I like her too, and she is the only girl in Baoyu's house that people admire." Daiyu said this very bluntly, of course, the girls in the cousin's house should not talk about it, this is just In private.

Lin Qingyun laughed when she heard it, but she also remembered something: "Zicuckoo is following you, so is her body deed in your hands?"

Both Daiyu and Zijuan were taken aback, and Daiyu said thoughtfully: "My sister reminded me that I have to get Zijuan's deed back. Zijuan has served for several years and has done her best. I am Can't live without her."

"Then bring all of their families here to avoid separation. It's just that you have to speak well and don't make Mrs. Jia worry too much." Lin Qingyun reminded.

Daiyu nodded, and prepared to leave with the painting.

Just when a little girl came in from outside, she yelled: "Girl, big girl, I just heard from the lady in charge of shopping in the kitchen that today the girl from Zhao Yushi's family is engaged, but she is hired by an inconspicuous person from the Hanlin Academy." My little official, whose surname is Zhang, seems to be from Jinling."

Because of what happened on the outing day, everyone in the mansion knew about the Zhao family, and it was Qingyun who told Lin Ruhai himself.It's not to complain about grievances, but to briefly explain the matter and let Lin Ruhai know, so as to prevent the Zhao family from causing trouble for Lin Ruhai.The servants naturally also turned to their young lady, they usually pay more attention to the affairs of the Zhao family, and today they came to pass on the news as soon as they got the news.

Daiyu turned her head to look at Lin Qingyun worriedly, but she saw that she was thinking: "Sister?"

Lin Qingyun smiled and said: "It must be the Zhang family. It's all in the past, I just finally understand where Miss Zhao's hostility towards me comes from, and I can be relieved."

Daiyu was not as optimistic as she was: "I don't think it's easy to get over with nothing. My sister's marriage to Zhang's family was broken off early. It stands to reason that my sister has nothing to do with Zhang's family anymore. Then why did Ms. Zhao die after so many months?" Are you still looking for trouble for my sister? I guess, I'm afraid that what the Zhang family said, or Miss Zhao listened to other people's words, is hostile to my sister."

"What's the point of guessing, she and I usually don't meet together." Lin Qingyun didn't feel that the matter was serious, and urged her to prepare a return gift, thinking about finding an opportunity to tell her about Tu Yan.

At this time, Jia She, who was drinking wine in Fireworks Lane, met a wealthy young master. The two chatted casually, and they were like-minded. Have fun together.

Having known each other for a long time, Jia She occasionally complained a few words about Fuli, even if what he said was vague, it was enough to make people guess continuously.This young master was arranged by Sun He to approach Jia Amnesty on purpose, and now that everything is going well, he advises him according to the plan.

Jia Sheyuan just felt that this person was mysterious, and he always refused to say where his hometown was or who his parents were, but he knew every family in Beijing very well, so he wanted to make friends with him.Now, after listening to the other party's words, it was like enlightenment, and she was extremely excited.

"Okay! Good! Brother Sun really has a great idea! If my wish is fulfilled in the future, I will definitely thank Brother Sun generously for his kindness." Jia She doesn't care who the other party is or what their purpose is, as long as he can be the master of the Rongguo Mansion again. If the second room is kicked out, he won't suffer!

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