Sister Xue of the Red Chamber

Jin Yuanyang came to the door and said that she had a good relationship, Hui Xueyan wanted to find out the news

From the winter to the summer, since the concubine Jia was demoted that day, the Jia family was in a hurry, and then Mrs. Wang stopped her, so the Jia family rarely sent people to pick up Daiyu.

Although Mother Jia said that she would send people to pay her respects from time to time, she occasionally proposed to take Daiyu to stay for a while, but Daiyu continued to keep her filial piety and refused.Because there was a rumor from the palace earlier, the people sent by Jia's mansion did not dare to pester her too much.

Therefore, Daiyu's life in the Lin Mansion was very comfortable.

Seeing that it has entered August, the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching.Jia's mother sent the closest mandarin ducks around, and led several women to Jia's mansion to say hello.

"How is Miss Lin?" Yuanyang asked with a smile.

Daiyu hurriedly stepped forward to help her to sit down, and then said, "There is nothing good or bad about keeping filial piety at home. How is grandma? I am in filial piety, so it is not convenient for me to visit."

"If there is nothing bad, it is great. Everything is fine with the old lady, and it will be even better when I hear that Miss Lin is well!" Yuanyang laughed and said, "It's just that the old lady really misses Miss Lin, and Baoyu often talks about it." Miss Lin, Miss Lin is also out now, and it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival in a few days, just come to our house as a guest!"

Daiyu hurriedly said, "Grandmother loves Yu'er very much, and she doesn't shy away from these things. It's just that as a junior, she really can't bring filial piety to her door!"

Yuanyang didn't hold out hope at all, and didn't say much after hearing the words, but said that Jia's mother missed her grandson and wanted her to see with her own eyes if Lin Heyu was well.

When Daiyu heard this, she understood the "rules" of the Jia family.

How can an elder send a young and beautiful maid to visit his grandson?Lin Heyu is not a three-year-old child, if this spreads, others will think that it is Jia Mu who wants to stuff people into the grandson's room.

The messenger asked Lin Heyu, and asked Xueyan to lead the mandarin ducks.Turning around, he ordered Xueque to tell his servants to keep his mouth shut, and if anyone missed a word, the whole family would sell it.

Lin Heyu looked at the mandarin duck in front of her, feeling surprised.

In the past, Jia's mansion sent people to pay their respects, most of them were rough envoys, and they would see each other when they saw them.Today the concierge reported that the mandarin ducks were coming, but he originally wanted to avoid them.Who would have thought that he was lucky enough to point out his name to see him!I don't know what kind of heart I feel!

Seeing Lin Heyu staring at her, Yuanyang panicked.Still remembering Jia Mu's instructions, she coughed lightly and said, "The old lady misses Uncle Lin, how can Uncle Lin be safe?"

"Da'an." Lin Heyu replied, "Ask grandma for me. Grandmother misses grandson, so she sends someone casually, grandson Wan has no reason to neglect. Why bother to come here in person?"

Seeing that his question hit the nail on the head, Yuanyang stopped exchanging greetings, took out a letter, and said, "The servant girl has two things to do here. The old lady thought that now that Uncle Lin and Miss Lin are going to have a filial piety, and the Mid-Autumn Festival happens to be a family." They had a happy reunion. But in the end, Miss Lin refused. Besides, it was what was said in this letter."

Lin Heyu took the letter, opened it and read it.

Yuanyang said from the side: "The old lady has always loved Miss Lin the most. Seeing that Miss Lin is getting older, the old lady also began to think about Miss Lin's marriage. It was originally a filial piety, so it was hard to talk about it. Now that the anniversary has passed, Thinking about it, Young Master Lin couldn't bear Miss Lin to delay important life events, so he sent a servant girl to talk about it."

Yuanyang looked up and saw that Lin Heyu's patrons read the letter and said nothing, so they could only continue to say: "Miss Lin's marriage is difficult to say. Miss Lin has such a family background, she is proficient in everything from piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she looks like a fairy. Character, how can it be so easy to find a suitable marriage? It's simple to say, it just so happens that there is a Baoyu in our house, who is well-matched, and Baoyu is born with jade and smart since childhood. The two are cousins , the most perfect match. One is the grandson who was raised by her side since childhood, and the other is the granddaughter of the most beloved direct relative, so the old lady thought about talking about marriage and sent her maid over."

Lin Heyu smiled and handed the letter back.

While Yuanyang was in doubt, he heard him say: "Please trouble grandma to worry about it. Grandmother's good intentions may be disappointing. My father also mentioned Daiyu's marriage many times on the sick bed, and he was very worried. Xu That’s right, my late father once went to trust Duke Zhongxiao and asked him to choose it for him.”

"To be disrespectful, Mr. Zhongxiao is an outsider after all, how can he be as caring as the old lady! After all, Uncle Lin is the elder brother of Ms. Lin's mother and compatriots. With Mr. Lin making the decision, there will be no second opinion if you want to come to Mr. Zhongxiao. "Mandarin Duck said hurriedly.

Lin Heyu took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "Mr. Zhongxiao was originally a close friend of my father, so it's the best thing to talk about. It's just..."

"Just what?" Yuanyang asked anxiously.

"It's just a coincidence, the emperor found out about it. The emperor said that Daiyu's marriage was decided by her, and even I couldn't say anything. Therefore, even though my grandmother is very compassionate, she will never obey her orders!"

Yuanyang was about to speak, but was stopped by Lin Heyu's words.

"Originally, it was not difficult to ask the emperor for mercy. It's just that the emperor had already sent a message earlier, telling us to keep our filial piety in peace. Although there is a hot filial piety now, it is not good to run to the emperor at this time Let's talk about Daiyu's marriage. But?"

Yuanyang had no choice but to leave.

Back at Jia's mansion, I learned that Jia's mother, while secretly marveling at the family members of the Lin family, was even more determined to talk about He Bao and Dai's thoughts, and she planned not to mention it.

Let's talk about the Lin residence.

Lin Heyu served tea to see, and watched the mandarin duck go away, suddenly said: "Come in. After listening for a long time, don't turn around and tell Daiyu what you have to say. She is so worried that she will cry a few more times field."

Trembling outside, a person walked in, it was Xueyan.

"You are the son of our Lin family, and you have served Daiyu since childhood, and you are also loyal. Knowing that you eavesdropping is also for Daiyu, I will not punish you."

Xueyan kowtowed and said, "Thank you, uncle!"

Lin Heyu said again: "In the future, you will also be a dowry for Daiyu, so it's better to be smart in everything. Remember to pay more attention to Daiyu in the future, don't let her suffer and be bullied. You still have two A brother is working in the house, right? If you are loyal, the Lin family will not treat your brother badly."

After beating, Lin Heyu beckoned again, signaling Xueyan to come closer.

"You go and tell Daiyu that I know her marriage. I only have this one girl, and I will not lose her. Tell her to write a letter to greet the eldest princess. I have a few important words, don't leave your handwriting, Just ask the housekeeper to take it."

After thinking about it, Xue Yan hurriedly said: "Master, after all there is a difference between men and women. If the housekeeper is gone, I'm afraid I won't be able to see the eldest princess. If you pass on the word to others, it is inevitable that there will be some omissions. If the uncle is at ease with your slaves, I am willing to go there .”

"Alright, you can learn from that mandarin duck and bring a few women with you. Come here with your ears."

Xueyan looked back at the servants coming and going in the courtyard, got up and came behind Lin Heyu, pretending to tap her shoulders.

"It's really clever." Lin Heyu smiled with satisfaction, and said in a low voice: "You tell the eldest princess what Yuanyang said today, even though you have been fooled today, I am afraid that there will be some action on the other side of Jia's house. Just tell the eldest princess, what she thinks, I will accept the draft, and as for the other, I hope she will show some sincerity."

Lin Heyu had calculated thousands of times, but she missed one thing.

Xueyan's loyalty to Daiyu is true, but it's a pity that her loyalty is too much.

She recommended herself to spread the word because she had selfish intentions.For nothing else, in Xueyan's view, although Lin Heyu loves Daiyu, he has finally entered an official career.Xueyan has been in Beijing for more than a year, and I have heard a lot of short stories from the host and the west.It is not uncommon for a family to give away a daughter as a concubine for the sake of a man's official career.

Daiyu's status can be high or low, and Lin Heyu mentioned earlier that Daiyu's marriage is decided by the emperor.This frightened the snow geese.If the emperor wants Daiyu to enter the palace...

When others heard about entering the palace, they regarded it as a great blessing.Xueyan didn't take it seriously.

Don't say anything else, but look at the lady of the Jia family.It sounds nice to call it "Niang Niang", but it turned out to be just a permanent presence.It was so easy to become a concubine step by step, but because of the bad things of her mother's family, she was relegated to a noble person in a blink of an eye!Jun En is impermanent, and her beauty is easy to grow old. I don't know what will happen in the future!

Now there is a queen and a noble concubine in the palace, there are a lot of concubines, concubines, nobles, etc., even the emperor can't remember them all.Besides the queen, isn't everyone else a concubine?The girl has a delicate mind, but she is not capable of tricks.If the uncle sends the girl into the palace, isn't that forcing the girl to death?

Therefore, not only did she say to Daiyu, "I know about the marriage" and "Write a letter to say hello", but she also said all the following words in one go.

Daiyu was stunned for a while when she heard this.

Xueyan called several times before she regained consciousness.

Seeing Xueyan's worried face, Daiyu smiled slightly and didn't say much.I took Zhang Furong's flower paper, wrote two small poems with a pen, found a box, packed them, and handed them to Xueyan.

"Go, don't miss my brother's business."

"Girl!" Xueyan said anxiously, "Master, he even said 'draft'! Why are you so calm!"

Daiyu chuckled, "What if it's not like this?"

Xueyan almost jumped up anxiously: "Think of it! Girls can't really enter the palace for drafts! People say that it's as deep as the sea in the Hou family, let alone in the palace! The old man used to love girls the most, and there are two Master. How about the girl talk to the uncle well? Or how about the slaves go to the second master and help the girl to intercede together?"

"Pleading?" Daiyu laughed, "Where should I use the word begging."

Seeing that Xueyan wanted to persuade her again, Daiyu hurriedly stopped her and said, "You know how the elder brother and the eldest princess treated me in the past. It's just a talent show, maybe it's just for the sake of the Jia family, so it's decided there. What’s more, there are thousands of people who participated in the previous elections, and not everyone enters the palace as a concubine. Some marry the royal family, or refer to the clan, and there are also ministers who bestow marriages. Otherwise, there are also those who failed to be selected. After putting down the signboard, you can go home and marry yourself."

Xueyan was confused by what she heard, but she was relieved when she saw that Daiyu was speaking clearly and logically.He murmured, "How could a girl with such a good looks be dismissed?", so she took the box to find someone and went to the eldest princess's mansion to pay her respects.