The eldest grandson of the Red Chamber

After the ups and downs, it is normal, different from Qing Rong who just passed the examination every year. After the provincial examination, Ming Xu entered a relatively stable life in the academy.

Reading and practicing martial arts, cooking tea and brewing wine, watching flowers and listening to snow is another spring year.

Capital, Jia Mansion.

On this day, when Daiyu was taking a nap in Daiyu's room, Zijuan was doing needlework on the corridor, and only then did she make a net, and saw Baoyu coming here from afar.

He looked into the room.Afraid to startle Daiyu, Zijuan put down her work and went up to her: "It's very cold today, what is Second Master Bao doing here, please be careful not to get sick."

"I heard from them that sister Lin is ill, come and have a look at her." Baoyu grabbed Zicuckoo's hand and said in an urgent voice: "Sister Lin is not as weak as she was when she was young in recent years, it's that disease and disaster. Not necessarily, but now that I've fallen down, I'm afraid it's too serious, but you didn't even tell me."

"It's not a disease. It's been cold in spring for the past two days, and the wind was startled at night. I coughed a few times during the day, and I'll be fine after taking a few doses of medicine." Zicuckoo said and withdrew her hand, "Just talk, don't move." Those who move their feet, those who are one year old and two years old, are disrespectful when they see them, and the screwdriver will talk about you behind their backs."

"That's good. Sister Lin is taking a lunch break? I'll go in and have a look at her." Baoyu withdrew his hand in embarrassment, and walked into the room: "I haven't seen Sister Lin since the Lantern Festival. , she never went to play with her sisters."

Seeing him walking in by himself, Zijuan hurriedly stopped in front: "Er Bao Bao forgot what you said just now? Now that we girls are getting older, we are cousins, and it's not common. Second Master Bao asked After that, go back."

"The sisters all live in the garden, and younger sister Dulin moved outside. Didn't she meet up today? Go and call the man surnamed Ming, and tell me what kind of reasoning this is." I felt uncomfortable when I was touched by such a soft nail. Now that I was stopped like this, I felt very uncomfortable and wronged, so I just sat on the ground indiscriminately.

"The rules are set by the ancestors. When you ask others what to do, Second Master Bao is not too young. If you get married in the future, will it be impossible for you to behave like this?" Zijuan sneered.

"Why do you mention this so well?" Baoyu was puzzled, but Zijuan knew that there was something hidden in the words.

"Second master is also engaged, so he will be more cautious about what he says in the future, as it will hinder our girl's reputation." Seeing Baoyu's ignorant appearance, Zijuan became angry, and did not embellish her words.

"Where did the words come from? How did you get married? Who did you get married?" Baoyu asked in surprise.

Zijuan saw that his expression did not seem to be fake, and said: "I heard from the old lady in the past year that I want to fix Miss Qin, and I love her recently."

Baoyu turned from sadness to joy when he heard this, and said with a smile: "I think you are so stupid to say that you are Linghui. It was just a joke, but it was taken seriously. Sister Qin has already settled for another house."

"Really? I misunderstood." Zijuan didn't expect such a sentence, but she was reckless, and she couldn't help being a little ashamed.

"Sister Lin annoyed me because of this, so why don't you see me?" Baoyu had already thought of other places, and couldn't help but said happily, so she was still thinking about me.

"How could I talk to the girl about marriage!" Seeing that he misunderstood Daiyu, Zijuan was anxious and annoyed.

"Then I don't know?" Baoyu murmured, between sadness and joy, Baoyu stood in a daze under the corridor, looking at the few bamboo leaves in front of the corridor, vaguely remembering that there was also a clump in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion.

"I don't know." Zicuckoo stomped her feet and went into the house with her needle and thread.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw Daiyu sitting on the couch, she must have been awake for a while.

"Girl?" Zijuan asked tentatively.

"Pour a cup of tea with me." Daiyu ordered.

Zijuan went to the table and touched the teapot, poured a cup and handed it to Daiyu.

"Miss Qin is familiar with calligraphy and etiquette, and her temperament is extremely gentle and appropriate, and she is about the same age as Baoyu, so she is a good match for him." Daiyu rubbed the teacup and sighed.

"Girl, Baoyu said that Miss Qin has already made a decision," Zijuan reminded.

Daiyu was stunned: "I'm really crazy. Fortunately, you are the only one who listened, otherwise it would be another matter of right and wrong."

"What's wrong with the girl? I fell asleep just now, but fell asleep?" Zijuan worried, the girl was a little unusual today.

"It's just a sudden feeling that the sisters have reached the age to say goodbye." Daiyu handed the teacup to Zijuan and lay down on her side.

When I close my eyes, I can see the dream that was just interrupted: Brother Ming took her dressed as a man to visit Gusu Lanting Academy, told her carefully about every flower and tree in the academy, took her to visit teachers, and participated in classmate meetings. poetry meeting.He also said that when she gets old and returns to her hometown, her husband will stay in the academy to teach, and by the way, she will find a female husband, Dangdang, who is called a husband and wife.She was about to laugh at him when she woke up with a start.

Daiyu caressed her cheeks lightly, she hadn't dreamed of returning to her hometown for a long time since her father left.

"Girl?" Seeing Daiyu's eyes opened, Zijuan smiled and said, "Since you woke up early, I have something to say to you here. Grandma Xie sent a letter, saying that she had a happy event, and she missed her recently." Girl, if girl is free, you can go and see her and say a few words."

"Sister Ming is happy?" Daiyu asked in surprise.

"Yes, a letter from noon." Zijuan smiled.

"In this case, I have to go and see her, Zijuan, please speak to your grandmother at night." Daiyu sat up and said, "Since the entrusting person has brought a message, let's go the next day. Now that Sister Feng is recuperating behind closed doors, I will always Huizi will go to the third sister's place."

……

In the evening, when Mother Jia heard that Daiyu was going out to visit friends, she agreed and ordered someone to give Minglai a backup gift. There are fewer contacts, and she lives outside by herself, so her life will inevitably be easier, and the person who is already a fairy shouldn't make me raise more and more unpopular."

"Don't say that, old ancestor, you love Miss Lin, we all see it, but Miss Lin was born as Qing Lingling, can the old ancestor raise Second Mistress Lian?" Yuanyang stood Mother Jia squeezed her shoulders behind her and persuaded with a smile.

"Well, you are so cramped. Feng girl has been recuperating recently, but she has never recruited you." Jia Mu was teased and smiled, and then waved her hand after laughing: "Don't fool me, I know in my heart, Yu'er The girl has a quiet temper, and I haven't broken her back for all these years, after all, I kept it in my heart, no matter how good the outsiders say, all the fairies are talkative, and those who drink the wind and drink the dew."

"What the ancestors said is true, but we haven't seen fairies visiting people to congratulate people, have we?" Yuanyang laughed.

"You, that sentence doesn't come true. But it's good to go out for a walk. The two of them can't play well. Ming girl is a blessed one. When Yu'er is sincere, Yu'er will have a helper when she goes out in the future. ” Mother Jia sighed, thinking of her thoughts in recent days.

"It's not a good time to be bored in spring. The third girl is in charge of the affairs of the house, and Miss Bao often helps to make suggestions. The girls are not as leisurely as in the past, but Miss Lin has found a good place for herself."

"Speaking of Sanya being in charge, did she go to find Feng?" Mother Jia seemed to mention it casually.

"Why not, I often learn from it." Zijuan laughed.

"Go and tell her to tell her to come to my place. Although Feng girl is shrewd, she is really impatient." Jia Mu's eyes were slightly closed, which meant a lot.

……

On this day, Daiyu came to Xie's mansion as promised, the carriage went straight into the inner courtyard, Minglai was already waiting in front of the door.

"Why did elder sister Ming change like this?" Daiyu was shocked when she got out of the car. Didn't she say that she was happy? Why did elder sister Ming have such a big belly, and she didn't see her at the meeting.

Looking at the woman in a plain dress, with a protruding belly and graceful eyebrows, Daiyu dared not recognize her.

"It's been more than four months. Since you left last time, I happened to find out that you are happy, so I didn't speak out until I sat down." Ming Lai stepped forward to hold Daiyu's hand. How is Yu'er these days?Is there a disease? "

"I'm fine, how is Sister Ming?" Daiyu shook her head, and helped Ming Lai to walk into the house, "I see that Sister Ming is not the same as before."

"Then Yu'er talked about what was different, and they said the same thing, asking what was different, but they couldn't tell." Ming Lai laughed, "Why don't Yu'er drink white water with me?"

"Yes." Daiyu looked at Ming Lai carefully: "The eyes are different, sister Ming is not happy?"

"Yu'er, I'm not talking about it, why don't I like it when you come." Ming Lai smiled and patted Daiyu's hand.

"Sister knows what I'm talking about." Daiyu frowned.

"It can't be called unhappy, I just feel unhappy in my heart." Ming Lai paused, "Recently, I tend to think too much, so I can't help disturbing myself. You don't need to pay attention to me, why don't you tell me what Yu'er is doing at home?"

Seeing that she didn't say much, Daiyu stopped asking, "Sisters are busy these days, I don't want to add more troubles, but maybe I won't go out for a long time, just reading and writing to pass the time."

"It's really something I'm used to doing in my boudoir." Ming Lai looked at Daiyu, "My younger sister is growing up too. I remember seeing her as a little girl when I first met her. It's been a few years."

Daiyu didn't say anything, she didn't know what Minglai was going to say.

"Today I asked you to come to play, and I have another thing to tell you. A few days ago, my father and mother ordered someone to send a letter to Yangzhou to teach Brother Xu to come back."

Daiyu blushed all of a sudden, and said softly: "I heard that he passed the Juren the year before last, but he wants to come back and try?"

Seeing her shyness, Ming Lai laughed out loud: "My good sister, there are no outsiders here, let me tell you straight, don't be ashamed."

Daiyu didn't answer, she was a little bit anticipating what she would say next, she lost her mother and father when she was young, her grandmother used to not talk to her about this, sister Ming was so careful.

Sure enough, "Back then, my father and my grandfather made an appointment to marry the two families. They said that they would come in when you were old. My mother had already discussed with the elders in your family, and the date is just waiting to be finalized. You were born in February, which coincides with the time of the next year's exam. I Father called him back."

Daiyu still didn't speak.

"Although it's early, it's better to come back earlier." Ming Lai slowed down her tone and continued jokingly.

"Come back to see your nephew earlier?" Daiyu raised her head and blinked, smiling innocently.

Ming Lai was taken aback for a moment, and the reaction was not slow: "I don't know about that. What I said just now was reading, what did Yu'er think of?"

"Sister Ming!" Daiyu waved her paw in embarrassment, "You're making fun of me again, scratch you carefully."

"Good girl, don't be annoyed, I'll show you a wonderful thing." Ming Lai comforted the little girl, and ordered the maid: "Bring the little thing that the third master got the day before yesterday, sister Lin is from Jiangnan, so she should be familiar with it. "

……

At noon, Daiyu returned by car, and when she arrived at the gate of Rongguo Mansion, she carefully opened a corner of the curtain, and saw a few big golden characters on the top of the door, she was a little dazed.

"Girl?" Zijuan looked at Daiyu worriedly.

"It's nothing. When I think of my Lin family's mansion, I don't seem to have looked up much."

"I went to accompany the girl's house that year, but I visited it once. It is indeed an official residence. Zhou Zheng is very dignified."

"..."