The Lin family has a female named Qingyun [Red Mansion]

After leaving southern Yunnan, Lin Qingjun chose to visit Sichuan.

It was winter now, the weather was getting colder and colder, the road was blocked by wind and snow from time to time, the horses and carriages were equipped with anti-skid, and they walked slower and slower.Ningyuan Mansion borders the land of Shu with southern Yunnan. Seeing the freezing weather, it was difficult to travel. Moreover, although Tu Yan's health improved greatly, he was still a little afraid of the cold, so Lin Qingyun chose to stay in Ningyuan Mansion.

"It took me a month to get here, and it's the twelfth lunar month, so let's celebrate the New Year here. Wait until February, when the weather is warmer, and then go on the road, and it won't delay the time to return to Beijing." Lin Qingyun said.

"As you arrange." Tu Yan became the hands-off shopkeeper.

So after being resettled in the Shunning Mansion, Lin Qingyun began to be busy inside and out.A lot of small things have been added to the hotel, and it starts to look like a normal home, instead of packing up and leaving in three or five days.In addition, the servants were assigned various tasks one by one, such as buying new year's goods, cutting clothes for the upper and lower servants, and making gestures. The servants of the guards in the mansion arranged shifts. The ship sent.

In addition, Lin Qingyun hired a local cook, instead of cooking those dishes, he made some local home-cooked food.People here like rice noodles more than noodles, and the taste is authentic. For several days, they have rice noodles for breakfast, and Tu Yan also ate them twice. His taste is light and the soup is delicious. I tasted them all.

The days are dull, and it is New Year's Eve in a blink of an eye.

This morning, Lin Qingyun checked the menu of the New Year's Eve dinner for the last time. He raised his head inadvertently, but found that the person who handed over the list was Acacia, and asked casually, "Where is the egret? Wasn't it still here just now?"

Xiangsi's eyes flickered slightly, and she replied, "It seems that someone is looking for her outside. Does the princess want to call her?"

"No need, it's fine." Lin Qingjun seemed a little nervous when she saw Acacia, inexplicably concerned, after all, Bailu had been with her for several years, so why should I hide something?But now it is obvious that there is something to hide from her, and Xiangsi also knows about it.After thinking about it for a long time, he couldn't think of anything Bailu could do, so he simply asked Xiangsi, "Who is looking for her?"

Unexpectedly, Acacia didn't speak for a long time.

"What's the matter? Is there anything I can't say?" The more this happened, the more Lin Qingyun cared, until seeing that Xiangsi's nervous face turned pale, he couldn't bear to smile and said: "Forget it, I'm just asking, it's like It's like torture you. Okay, I won't ask anymore, who can have no secrets."

Xiangsi breathed a sigh of relief, not daring to answer.

Unexpectedly, without much effort, the egret came back, but knelt down on the ground, which frightened Lin Qingyun.

"What are you doing?" Lin Qingyun hurriedly asked her to get up.

Bailu shook his head, looked around at Xiangsi and the others, blushing and remained silent.Xiangsi was an informed person, so she led Bailing Thrush out.Only then did Bai Lu plead guilty: "The princess forgives the sin, the servant made a mistake, please deal with it."

This posture...

Lin Qingyun observed the words and expressions, guessed a little bit, and couldn't help laughing: "Then tell me, what mistakes did you make?"

Because Bai Lu was too nervous, he ignored the joke in her tone, so that his face turned pale, and his lips trembled for a long time, unable to speak.

Lin Qingyun hurriedly said: "What are you afraid of? Let me ask directly, who is he? You are mine. I told you when you entered the palace. In the future, whether you stay in the palace or marry outside, I will It's all up to you."

Bailu naturally remembered, otherwise he would not let himself do some outrageous actions, but everyone is not allowed to do such things, and the maid's life has always been decided by the master, unless the master tells their parents to do as they please.Seeing that the concubine didn't blame her now, but because of the girl's thin skin, she coaxed her face and spit out a name like a mosquito: "Fang Shan."

"Fang Shan?" I seem to have heard this name somewhere, but I can't remember it for a while.

With the beginning, the latter will be much easier.Bai Lu guessed that her name and person did not match, so she explained: "He is the distant nephew of Fang Da, who is in charge of the mansion, and this time he came out to serve, mainly in charge of carriages and horses. The princess has seen him, maybe it is not Remember his name."

"Are you talking about the young man who often works with Mr. Le?" Lin Qingyun remembered that he was tall and well-looking, and he was said to be able to do things properly.I heard Eunuch Le mention this person, he is hard-working and down-to-earth, he has been in the palace for five years, and he plans to open a shop by himself in a year or two, and use Fang Da's relationship with the steward to seek a job in the palace, which is also to save capital.

There is a long history of major affairs in the palace, and they are usually taken care of by two stewards. Of course, in the palace, they are called the chief steward and the second steward. In fact, these two are completely different from the stewards in ordinary big houses. There is a grade, and it is not low, but the fourth grade.Although Fang Shan and Fang Daguan are far away in kinship, but seeing that he is practical and diligent, and he is also somewhat clever, Fang Daguan found an errand for him, and after a few years, he has become more and more reliable. This time the prince and princess are traveling. That's why he was arranged.

"Why do you..." Lin Qingyun was surprised and almost asked the process of the two getting to know each other. Seeing that Bailu's face was about to bleed, he could only give up. "I know about this. Although you chose it yourself, I have to check him. If it's really good, I will naturally make the decision for you."

"Princess Xie." Bai Lu was extremely shy, kowtowed, and said in his mouth: "Although this servant has intentions for him, she doesn't dare to go beyond the rules. Usually, she doesn't even dare to bring her personal things with her. The servant is eighteen this year, and has always been close to each other. The girls are only released at 25. Although the princess treats her servants kindly, it is not easy to make a case for this kind of thing. Besides, if the slaves go, the princess will be short of people, and it will be difficult to pick a suitable one for a while. The servant has the cheek to ask the concubine to allow the servant to stay for two more years, and when the two maids are selected to take care of her, and the concubine has a good order, the servant will not be too late."

The maids are released on the 25th to match people, this is the practice of every family in the palace.Aside from other factors, it is not easy to just cultivate a good girl who is close to her. If you go out this year and she gets married next year, how can the master have a confidant to rely on?

"It's not that everyone goes out until they are 25. If there are good ones, you have to seize the opportunity. I still have Acacia and the others by my side, and it doesn't have to be all four. I know about you, I have to first Go and inquire about Fang Shan, if he is really good, I will make the decision for you." Although Lin Qingyun did not demand that the maids around him must be old enough, nor did they have to have a group of people to serve them, but Bailu was different, as if suddenly gone, Really inconvenient.

She calculated in her heart that Bailu was four years older than her, Xiangsi was three years older than her, and Bailing Thrush was 15 years old this year.She didn't pay attention to this earlier, she just thought that they were not yet old, even if they were released early, it would be over 20, and she didn't expect Bai Lu to have a lover early.Even if he stays for another two years, at the age of [-], he will go out after giving him grace. Even if he can stay with him in the future, he will not be able to control the affairs of the house. Besides, according to what Eunuch Le said, Fang Shan will open a shop outside to do business. , Egret will naturally follow.

If the egret is gone, only Acacia can be on top, but Acacia is not very suitable.

Acacia is too quiet, she usually sits in the house and does needlework, rarely walks outside, and her words are not as good as egrets.The other side is easy to adjust, but his temper is hard to change.The rest of the Bailing Thrush are all lively and active, although they are both big maids, they are still quite inferior.Furthermore, Bailu's errand is special, it is the errand closest to her, she will definitely not choose a new person to join, the only thing to do is to see how the lovesickness has been in the past two years.

It was just getting dark at night, and the lights in the hotel were all lit up.

Lin Qingjun discussed with Tu Yan. In previous years, there were a large group of people in the palace every New Year's Eve, and there was enough trouble. This year, the two of them had fun outside, so they just wanted to be quiet.The banquet was placed in the big flower hall of the garden, facing a pond with a few residual lotuses scattered in the pond, and beautiful palace lanterns hung on the surrounding pavilions and rockeries, which is quite poetic.

The winter in Ningyuan Mansion is not very cold, at least it doesn't snow. There are two smoked cages in the corner of the big flower hall, and the doors and windows are not closed, so you don't feel cold when you sit inside.The maids were not allowed to serve, and there were two other seats not far from the flower hall, where the maids and women were lively.

The rice wine was prepared at the banquet, and a hot pot was boiled, and each other poured a glass. They didn't listen to the play or socialize, but the two of them talked about homework and what they had seen and heard along the way. It was really a special taste.

Seeing that he was about to pour wine again, Lin Qingyun reached out and held down the silver pot: "You have already drank three cups, you can't drink any more, and you will get drunk if you drink any more."

Tu Yan pushed her hand away and said with a smile: "Today is different, today is the New Year's Eve. Besides, my body has become much stronger in the past six months, and I have fewer illnesses. Although I don't drink very well, this kind of rice wine is more You can't get drunk after two drinks." He poured another glass for her: "Wei Qing should let go and drink two drinks with me, it's rare for the two of us to be quiet this year."

"You're right." Hearing this, Lin Qingyun no longer stopped her.

The golden lotus seed powder has been used up, and the rest can only wait for his body to recover slowly. During this journey, he really rarely gets sick.Looking at Tu Yan now, compared to a year ago, the changes are not insignificant. Even though he looks a little sick on the outside, he is no different from an ordinary person on the inside.

Relying on her better drinking capacity than Tu Yan, she kept her mouth open for a few drinks, and later Tu Yan became very excited, and ordered someone to fetch a flute, and he played "Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix" by the pond in the courtyard.

Lin Qingyun felt a little drunk when she heard Xiao's voice, and suddenly saw Tu Yan walking in front of her and asked her if she was drunk, she nodded her head, and her words were slightly vague: "Well, I'm a little dizzy, I have to ask Bailu to cook sober up Soup."

Tu Yan supported her, and the light shone into her eyes, as if thousands of stars were shining in them.

Suddenly, Lin Qingyun felt a softness on his lips, and Lin Qingyun was startled, the other party had already touched him and left.In a daze, she didn't know when she returned to the room. She thought she would suffer from insomnia, but in fact she fell asleep very quickly and slept soundly.

As soon as the year is over, wait until after the Lantern Festival, and then continue to set off again.

In April, the two had already traveled to the territory of Shanxi, but they suddenly received the news of the death of Concubine Zhen Gui.Not to mention Lin Qingyun, even Tu Yan, who always followed the news in Beijing, was taken aback, not to mention the decree issued by the palace: no one with a noble family can have banquets and music for a year, and ordinary people can't get married in three months.This specification is too high!

Tu Yan was not sure for a while, so he stayed where he was for the time being, and ordered people to inquire about the news in Beijing, and he continued his journey after half a month.Tu Yan naturally didn't want to allow Concubine Zhen Gui to accompany her into the imperial court. Now that the two of them are away, they simply walked slowly and did not enter Beijing until the beginning of June.

When the city gate appeared in front of his eyes, Tu Yan sighed: "I thought it would be a good time for your birthday this year, but I didn't expect this to happen."

Originally, this year was not only the birthdays of Lin Qingyun and Yan, but also the day when they consummated their marriage. However, due to the death of Concubine Zhen Gui, the Supreme Emperor promulgated that decree, which was equivalent to postponing the consummation of the marriage for one year.

Not only was Tu Yan unhappy about this, but the queen was even more unhappy.The Queen's greatest wish at the beginning was for Tu Yan's health, but it is natural for a daughter-in-law to want to have a grandson. Seeing that her son is getting better and her daughter-in-law is about to grow old, such a thing suddenly pops up, and the Queen The eagerness to look forward to the emperor's grandson was completely cooled.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the prince and concubine are back." Wen Xin came in with a smile all over her face.

"Are you here?" The queen was overjoyed.

"The prince and concubine have already entered the palace." Just as they were talking, a little eunuch came to pass the message, Wen Xin said after hearing it: "Empress, the little eunuch just got the news that the emperor left the prince behind, and the princess is coming .”

"Lao Qi is married, and he is still as self-willed as before, and he can't come back after the last report. I am worried about him, but the emperor is not worried. He must be scolding him." The queen said half-truth and half-false I complained a lot, but I guessed a little bit in my heart, and I was relieved for a while.In the end her son was up to the challenge, in the end the emperor didn't really give up on Lao Qi.

When Lin Qingyun arrived at Fengyi Palace, he greeted her and took a seat. The empress couldn't wait to ask about their daily life outside, and asked about Tu Yan's physical condition in detail.No matter how many details you write in the letter, after all, it is not as practical as meeting face to face.Lin Qingyun answered them one by one, and then brought up the things he had prepared earlier, pointing out which one Tu Yan specially chose for the queen, and coaxed the queen to laugh.

Half an hour later, Tu Yan came over, the queen took his hand and looked it over, her eyes were red.

Tu Yan was wearing a dragon and stone blue court dress, he lost his previous pale and sickly complexion, and his handsome face had a noble temperament, which made people happy to see it.The queen used to be almost desperate, and never dared to dream that her son would recover as usual, but now, although she was a little tired, she was in better health than when she left Beijing, and even had some flesh on her face.

It took the queen a long time to calm down, and she said gratefully and gratifiedly to Lin Qingyun: "You are really good, and you take good care of the prince."

"The queen mother is serious. It is my duty to take care of the prince. I can't be praised by the queen mother." Lin Qingyun replied humbly.

"I know all about your benefits." The queen patted her hand, and regained the dignity of her mother.After dismissing the idlers, he said to the two of them: "You all know about Princess Zhen Gui, alas, who would have expected that Princess Zhen Gui would suddenly become ill after she was always in good health. How much does the Supreme Emperor treat Concubine Zhen Gui? I value you and know that since the death of Concubine Zhengui, the Supreme Emperor was overly sad, and his earlier condition suddenly deteriorated, if you want to pay your respects, just salute outside the gate of Shangyang Palace, don't go in and disturb the old sage."

The two should be, and they both heard the meaning behind the Queen's words.

After a few more gossips, the empress left the two of them to eat in the palace and did not return to the mansion until noon.

A few days ago, the Wangfu had received the news and started to clean again. Now that the two of them came back, all the utensils and bedding, bed pillows and other things in the house had to be reinstalled.The two of them went back to the mansion just to take a bath and change clothes before rushing to the palace to pay their respects. Now that the mansion has been packed and everything is ready, Tu Yan is already tired, so Lin Qingyun didn't let him see him off, and each went back to the courtyard.

"Reporting to the princess, everything has been tidied up." Zhang Baolai replied.

"Greetings to the princess." All the maids and women in the wisteria courtyard gathered around to pay their respects.

Lin Qingyun accepted the gift and gave them the reward, so they broke up.

It's June now, and it's hot, wearing a royal court dress, it's really hot, so I took a bath again, changed into homely clothes, and took a nap on the cool couch.

In the early morning of the next day, Lin Qingjun regained his energy, and counted all the earthenware and things he bought on his trip to the south. Those that were put in the warehouse and those that were given away were sorted out one by one, and sent to them immediately.There are also the scenery along the way she painted, and she has saved up ten books, which are half the height of a person, which is the most important thing for her, because she thinks that she will prepare a banquet for sisters from various families in a few days, and that day will be Those who want to enjoy the paintings are not in a hurry to deposit them in the Mu Huan Pavilion, and temporarily store them in the small study on the other side of my bedroom.

It is a big event for Prince Chun and his wife to return to Beijing. Every family knows it, but it is common but not easy to visit.Several sisters received the delivery and posted a post, and hurriedly replied, saying that that day would definitely come.

Lin Qingjun was arranging a flower viewing banquet when he suddenly saw Lu Luo coming over.

"Qi Wangfei, the prince is a little uncomfortable, and has already gone to the imperial doctor."

"Why are you uncomfortable? Isn't it good to get up early?" Lin Qingyun hurriedly dropped his hands and hurried to Zhuyunju.

"Princess, don't worry, the prince probably has a bad appetite." Lu Luo hurriedly supported her.

He went all the way into Zhuyun Residence, but he saw Tu Yan sitting in a bamboo chair on the porch reading a book, his expression was really not very good.Immediately walked over and took his hand away: "Isn't it uncomfortable? Where is it uncomfortable?"

"Probably some heatstroke, it's okay." The so-called long-term illness makes a good doctor. Although Tu Yan can't be a doctor, he has seen doctors since he was a child, and has taken decoctions and medicines for more than ten years. When many symptoms appear, he knows what the disease is.In previous years, he suffered from heatstroke when the weather was hot, and wind chill when the weather was cold, which was a common occurrence for him.

"Go and lie down in the house. The wind outside is also hot. If it blows too much, you will lose your energy." Lin Qingjun suffered from heatstroke last year, and he knew that heatstroke is not good. Seeing him so calm, he couldn't help feeling sour.

"You know, I don't get sick very much now." Seeing that she was worried, Tu Yan comforted her with words.

"There is no one who does not get sick after eating whole grains. It has nothing to do with others. Even the gods will get sick when they come to the mortal world." Lin Qingyun invited him back to the room and added an ice basin in the corner of the room.

After the imperial physician arrived for diagnosis and treatment, it turned out that it was heat stroke, not serious, so Dang Shi ordered the cook to bring the heat-relieving soup that he had prepared.Lin Qingyun served him to eat, rinsed his mouth again, and let him lie down.

"Today is the third day of junior high school, and the [-]th day is your birthday." Tu Yan sighed, always feeling very sorry.

"If you feel sorry, wait until this time next year and you will have a good time for me again."

"Next year in June, the sky will be different." Tu Yan said with a pun.

Lin Qingjun smiled and said, "After all, you and I are still here."

Three days later, all the guests invited by Lin Qingjun arrived: Daiyu, Anle, Jia Jia Sanchun, Baochai, Xiangyun, Zhuang's three girls, and the married Zhuang Shiyu.Zhuang Shiyu just gave birth in April, she was a daughter, the Yang family was not dissatisfied, they still liked her very much.

The sisters were very happy to be reunited, and they asked her about what she had seen on the road. Lin Qingyun took out a picture album and showed it to them.There are pictures and words in this album, but the handwriting is hers. After all, all the sisters have not left the court, so it is not good to openly appreciate the handwriting of a foreigner.It was inevitable that some bad rumors would spread out, so they simply didn't bring them out.

"I heard that the princess met many foreigners in the south, but are there any foreign beauties?" Shi Xiangyun asked suddenly.

"Of course there are." Lin Qingyun took another booklet, which was full of characters, and turned out a few pages to show them. The paintings were all foreign women with different styles.She introduced them one by one: "They are all the wives or sisters of foreign merchant ship owners. This is a waitress in a coffee shop, um... like the receptionist in our teahouse here." I laughed when I said this metaphor. .

"I really envy the princess, who can go to so many places." Shi Xiangyun's mouth straightened, and he said what he thought of, but what he said might not be what other people thought.

Daiyu covered her mouth with a fan and smiled and said, "Yun girl, why should you envy my sister, wait for someone to take you there in the future."

"Who? Who took Sister Yun? Last year, Master Shi moved to other provinces, but Sister Yun didn't follow her." Xichun didn't realize it for a while, and just as the question came out of her mouth, she saw the sisters all snickering.

Zhuang Shixiang smiled and said, "Who did the fourth girl say? Of course it's the future brother-in-law Yun!"

"Okay! Come and make fun of me together!" Shi Xiangyun blushed, stomped his feet in shame, turned around and ran towards Daiyu, shouting: "Sister Lin is the worst, just laugh at me, you can see I'm also thinking about brother-in-law Lin."

"Sister, save me." Daiyu was also ashamed, and hurriedly hid behind Lin Qingyun to beg for mercy: "Sister Yun, please forgive me, don't dare again."

In normal times, Shi Xiangyun would not let her off easily, but he just didn't have the nerve to make trouble in front of Lin Qingyun.

Watching them play and joke, there are only two people with bitter eyes, one is Baochai and the other is Tanchun.Needless to say, Baochai is already hanging on a golden and jade marriage, unable to advance or retreat. Now she is 16 years old, but there is still no movement in the marriage.Although Tanchun is younger, since Yingchun got married, she has become more and more worried.In the past, the elder turned a blind eye to Yingchun, and Yingchun was dull and unpleasant, but now he talked about such a good marriage.Tanchun was happy for the Spring Festival, but he was worried about his future for the rest of his life. A girl couldn't choose her origin, and the only thing she could contend for was to marry.I thought Mrs. Wang would give me a future for the sake of my filial piety for many years, but who knows...

Thinking of what Yu Chuan said to others by chance that day, my heart couldn't stop being cold.

"The third girl is also pitiful. Although she is excellent in everything, she tried her best to please the wife. After all, it didn't come out of the wife's stomach. After the second girl promised to marry, it should be the third girl next time. Several families asked matchmakers to come to ask, and the old lady said I feel good, Mrs. Pian said that the third girl is still young, so she is not in a hurry to settle down, and brother Kuang has not yet talked about kissing. She also said that the master is not here, so she dare not make decisions on her own..."

At that time, Tanchun's face turned pale, and he returned to Qiushuangzhai as if he was stepping on cotton.

Considering that she is thirteen this year, she is at a good age for talking about marriage. After all, it will take two or three years from mentioning marriage to discussing marriage.Of course, it’s okay to mention it a year or two later. Some people are reluctant to let their daughters talk about their marriage later, but she heard terrible news from those words. Mrs. Wang deliberately suppressed her marriage, but she never Considered her future.

Lin Qingjun noticed Tanchun's gloom, and probably guessed what was going on, but at this time, she was powerless to do anything about the internal affairs of Jia's family.Mrs. Wang is Tanchun's aunt, if Mrs. Wang is unwilling, even if she is a princess who is a matchmaker, the other party will still find excuses to decline.