Lin Ruhai was really surprised that someone from the magistrate's family came to propose marriage, and he naturally understood the other party's intentions.It's just that he really doesn't want to get involved in the princes' strife, the lesson of Prince Yizhong is still vivid in his memory, the only way to be loyal to the Holy One is the duty of a courtier.In the past, all parties kept trying to win over, but this time they came to the door without any warning. If it wasn't for the magistrate's own initiative, or the third prince was impatient, it was not a wise move.

The marriage was rejected, and Lin Ruhai went to work as usual. As for Lin Qingyun's side...the two daughters are so smart, and they know everything at a glance, so how could they fail to guess the meaning behind this move.If you get a girl like this, this life is enough.

Today I received a letter from Jinling, it is Zhang Ming's father Zhang Lingwen asking Lin Ruhai to find a way out.

It has been one or two months since the palace examination, although many people do not find job vacancies every year, but Zhang Ming is obviously not among them.Although Zhang Ming's ranking is not the first, the advantage is that he is young and comes from a poor family. He is the most popular talent nowadays, and he promotes scholars from the poor family without sticking to one pattern. According to Zhang Ming's performance, he should be in the first batch.Or someone secretly blocked it, but throughout the whole story, Zhang Lingwen didn't say anything about it, but said that Zhang Ming was young and hoped to practice abroad for two years.

Lin Ruhai thought of the Zhen family. If the Zhen family really had the ability, then the Zhang family did nothing about Lin Qingyun's family, they just took care of the three members of the Lin family.Could it be that he knew that Qingyun was not dead?

I can't figure out the reason, so I can only leave it for the time being, and immediately write a letter to my old friend in the capital, asking him to help me figure it out.Most of the others prefer to stay in Beijing, and it is not difficult for Zhang Ming to find a way out, but it is not easy to find a good place, and only in poor and remote areas can he achieve political achievements.

However, things were weird, after more than a month later, I received a letter from Jingzhong, saying that someone had taken a step forward to find Hou Que for Zhang Ming.This position may seem inconspicuous, but it is very different because it is affiliated with Shu Hanlin Academy. Ordinary people have no way to get in. Only one or three of each class have this honor and go straight to the Hanlin.It is really a good thing for Zhang Ming to be admitted to the Hanlin Academy. After two or three years of hard work, he will seek to be released abroad. As long as he has some merits, he will be transferred back to Beijing and he will be directly promoted.This is where the strange thing happened, who would do anything for others for no reason?

Lin Ruhai felt a little worried when he thought about what the magistrate had done not long ago, but he hoped it wasn't a certain prince.

After writing a letter to reply to Zhang Lingwen, Lin Ruhai remembered that Daiyu had a cough two days ago, so she got up to have a look.

Jiang Ping reassured: "Master, don't worry, Miss is not what she used to be. In the past, I didn't get sick a few times in spring and autumn every year, but this year I only coughed twice in autumn. Ask the doctor to take medicine for a few days and it will be fine. Listen. Aunt Xu said that today the young lady does not only eat one or two bites of rice like in previous years. There is an older girl watching, who can finish a bowl of rice every time, and walks with the older girl in the garden in the morning and evening. But it is much more rosy, and I can sleep soundly at night. I am not boasting, our lady is much better than others now, even the master is very different."

Lin Ruhai also felt it.

In the past, official duties were heavy and labor-intensive, and due to lack of maintenance, he often suffered from minor illnesses, and his energy seemed to decrease year by year. When Jia Min passed away, he was so sad that his body almost collapsed.Qingyun has been here for a year, and he usually cares about diet, supervision and exercise, but there is such a change unconsciously, which surprises him greatly.I thought I couldn't see Daiyu for a few years, but now I am even more reluctant.

Jiang Ping stayed at the second gate, while Lin Ruhai went to Daiyu's courtyard.

"I've seen the master." A few servant girls stepped forward to salute, and replied: "Young lady is going to the eldest young lady's side."

"Is the girl cured?"

"Master, the girl is not seriously ill at all, she just coughed twice, she didn't take any medicine, just drink a bowl of rock sugar boiled pears every night, and she is already fine." It was Zijuan who answered.Zijuan never likes to go out, she just stays in her room, every time Daiyu comes back from outside, hot tea and hot water are properly prepared, even if she is outside, there are people delivering things, whether it is cold or not.

Lin Ruhai nodded, and walked towards Lin Qingyun.

Just entered the courtyard, but saw outside only two women gossiping in the corridor, and the maids were all looking inward at the door of the room, chattering.

The maid who led the way coughed heavily and said loudly, "Master is here, what are you doing blocking the door!"

The servant girls rushed over to salute upon hearing the sound, and the people in the house also came out.

"Daddy is here." Daiyu came out briskly, dressed in a white-bottomed red-lined double-breasted gown, a bright red pleated skirt, delicate and delicate.Seeing the gift, he hurriedly invited Lin Ruhai to go to a room, and kept praising: "It's a coincidence that Daddy came here, sister Qingyun's painting has just been finished, it is so lifelike, I have never seen it before. "

Even though they are adoptive fathers and daughters, they should avoid some taboos, and they must never enter the boudoir.Lin Ruhai deliberately took a look in from the window. There are many bookshelves in the room, and the four treasures on the case are complete. It turned out to be a study.As soon as I stepped into the door of the study, there was a strange smell lingering in my nose, which seemed like the smell of western paint.He himself has not dabbled in this, but he knows that he is very interested in it today, so he hired Western painters to paint a lot of Western scenes.

Following Wei Wei's footsteps, a person came into his eyes, and he was startled.

"Dad, are you scared? That's a painting made by my sister, not a real person." Daiyu sniggered narrowly, fearing that he would be really scared and hasten to explain.

"My sister is so naughty. I asked why I was not allowed to speak out. She was planning to be here." Lin Qingyun came out from behind the curtain next to him and poured tea himself to make amends: "Ye Yifu sipped tea to calm down the shock, it was Qingyun Nonsense, I hope my adoptive father will forgive me a little bit."

Only then did Lin Ruhai take a closer look at the "person" in front of him, and sure enough, no matter what kind of person it was, it turned out to be a painting of the same height as ordinary people.The painting in the painting is Daiyu reading a book, holding the book in her hand, as if someone has come, Daiyu turns her head and looks at it with a slight smile, as if a bright pearl is shining, a fairy descending to the mortal world, but if you look closely, you will find Daiyu The cunning in Yu's eyes added more aura to this painting.

Lin Ruhai clapped his hands and sighed, "Good painting! Good painting! My father didn't know that Qingyun has such skills, and he is no worse than everyone else."

"The adoptive father is too famous." This painting took a lot of work, and it has been in preparation since Daiyu came back, and it was only completed today.She likes to paint, but now her identity is not good enough to be exposed for no reason to attract suspicion, so she excused herself to say that she likes Western paintings. Daiyu was enthusiastic, and immediately prepared everything for her. If she couldn't find anyone to ask for advice, the two searched for relevant information. She explores the books by herself, she is extremely talented, and she has already "studied".

Lin Ruhai tasted it again, said a few words of appreciation, and asked the two of them what books they had read recently, and they answered one by one.

It has to be said that Daiyu has a unique spirituality in her poems and books. Qingyun is a modern person, and it is really difficult to compose poems, but it does not hinder her appreciation of poems.Daiyu's poems are beautiful, romantic and graceful, with a compelling aura, just like her own.

Before leaving, Lin Ruhai suddenly asked Daiyu: "Your grandmother has been hurting you for several years, and you can't pass this year. What have you prepared?"

Jia's mother had selfishness in the marriage, after all, she really loved her, and since she was an elder, Lin Ruhai was fine after she got angry at the beginning.Jia's mother is old, so why be too harsh as a junior, after all, he will not marry his daughter into Jia's house.

Although Daiyu didn't know about the marriage, she knew that her father had a rift with the Jia family, and she didn't want to leave home, so when she mentioned the Jia family, she only talked about the sisters.Seeing his father asking now, he smiled and said: "My daughter has already made up her mind. My grandmother and sisters all said they missed me, but there are so many mountains and rivers where I can easily see it. It just so happens that Sister Qingyun has such magical skills. My sister painted my daughter and gave it to my grandmother, and when my grandmother saw the portrait, she seemed to see her daughter, wouldn't it be good?"

"You think right." Lin Ruhai nodded.

After he left, Lin Qingjun thought that the painting was sent to Jia's house, and there would be twists and turns, so he suggested: "Since my sister is going to send the portrait, why not write a poem along the way."

"Sister, why do you write poems on such a good painting? It's a waste." Daiyu felt that writing poems on Western paintings is not suitable, and she really didn't want to ruin the pattern of the painting.

"Then write a few sentences, because the old lady is happy to see it. You just write the words down a little bit." Lin Qingyun dipped the pen in the ink and handed it to her.

"My sister is embarrassing, how can I write this?" Daiyu felt that writing didn't look like anything, so she refused.

Seeing this, Qingyun picked up a brush and wrote a line of small characters on the lower left of the painting: Granddaughter Daiyu knocks on grandmother.

Daiyu smiled when she saw it: "Sister, what are you doing? If you want to write, there is plenty of space in the letter, so why bother. Let's stop now, otherwise the painting will be ruined."

Qingyun secretly sighed, who is she doing this for?Is it because Baoyu is clamoring for it when she sees it, and Jia Mu loves him like her lifeblood, and she wants to match the two Yu'er, so can you not give it to him?If it is really given to Baoyu, what will it look like if it is passed on?It's better to make a mark, even if you give it to Baoyu, you won't be afraid. It is clearly written on it that this is Daiyu's filial piety to the old lady.

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