Red Mansions: No Tears

?Since ancient times, the south of the Yangtze River has been known as a water town. Of course, Yangzhou, which is located in it, has many waterways without exception, and there are countless large and small docks.

Lin Daiyu's ship berthed directly at the wharf closest to the Salt Transportation Department, and the mansion of the Lin Mansion in Yangzhou is also the closest to here. Steward Lin had sent several servants here to wait here. At this moment, someone rushed back to the mansion to report. As soon as Steward Lin got the news, he personally led the sedan chair in the mansion to pick him up.

Jia Lian, Lin Daiyu and his party hurried into Lin's mansion. After washing their faces and hands, they went directly to the main courtyard to greet their father Lin Hai.

The main courtyard of the Lin Mansion is hung with a plaque of "Cultivation Hall". Entering it is the flower hall, which is also the place where Lin Haiping usually receives guests. Turning around a screen to the right, you can see a small staircase, from which you can go up. Able to walk up to the master bedroom located on the second floor.

What must be said here is that because the climate in the south is rainy and humid, it is not a good thing to say that people live in a humid environment all year round. Therefore, most of the buildings in the south are buildings, and the houses are not as spacious as those in the north. Because Lin Hai can be regarded as a person with real power in Yangzhou, and his treatment will naturally not be worse than that of other officials. The space occupied by the main building alone is five rooms wide and two rooms deep.

Lin Daiyu had just walked into the bedroom, and before she had time to look at the situation in the room, a strong smell of traditional Chinese medicine rushed into her nose, making her subconsciously hold her breath for a while, although she was briefly distracted , but it also happened to remind her to walk towards the bed as soon as possible.

Lin Hai was thinking about his daughter who was about to return home. His serious illness suddenly improved a lot. He heard the sound of footsteps just now, and he couldn't wait to prop himself up on the edge of the bed to get up to welcome his daughter. Feeling weak, his body movements also slowed down a lot. By the time he stepped on the floor with his feet, his daughter had already arrived in front of him.

"Daddy, Yu'er is back!" Lin Daiyu thought that she would burst into tears uncontrollably when she saw the original owner's father. She never thought that as soon as she saw Lin Hai, she would burst into tears uncontrollably without thinking about it. Speaking words full of admiration, presumably the residual emotion in this body has not disappeared, right?That's why she can't reflect such feelings on her own when she sees the person she misses.

"It's good to be back, it's good to be back... Cough! Cough!" Lin Hai coughed several times excitedly, and after he had recovered his breath, he looked up at Jia Lian behind Lin Daiyu, and said, "Brother Lian has worked hard all the way."

"My nephew doesn't dare. The old lady knows that Aunt Lin is thinking about Sister Lin in her heart, so she repeatedly told her nephew to send Sister Lin back as soon as possible. Now she has lived up to the old lady's entrustment. The old lady also said, Please, Mrs. Lin, just take care of your illness and take care of your illness, and when you recover from your illness, you can ask sister Lin to go back." Jia Lian hurriedly cupped her hands and replied.

"Thank you, mother-in-law, I'm worried... You've been traveling all the way here, let housekeeper Lin take you to rest in the yard first." Lin Hai heard that Jia's mother had agreed to let her daughter stay with him for a while, and felt relieved for a while. Jia Lian's face is three points more good.

Jia Lian also knew that Lin Hai's father and daughter reunited after a long absence, so there must be a lot to say, so he politely gave another big gift, and then followed Lin Steward to the yard where he wanted to live. As for whether Lin Daiyu would sue in front of Lin Hai or something However, Jia Lian was not worried at all, because he just looked at it and vaguely guessed that Lin Hai was just delaying time. If Lin Hai really died, Lin Daiyu could only rely on their Jia family to live. Tell him to find out how much property the Lin family still has. I am afraid that this result is already certain. If that is the case, he will be more generous and let their father and daughter talk about it. It is best not to remember his existence for a while. , it will be easier for him to inquire about what he wants to inquire about.

The more Jia Lian thought about it, the lighter his steps became, until he entered the yard prepared for him by Lin's mansion, he thought that it was rare for him to come to Yangzhou, so why not go and play first, and when Aunt Lin became so ill that his mind was not clear, He will take the opportunity to say a few more obedient words, and all the properties of the Lin family will not be captured?Why did he bother to inquire?What's more, there are two masters in this family, one is sick and the other is a child, and they will have to rely on him to take care of things inside and out, so can they take away those things without telling him?Even those shops and fields outside don't mean they can disappear if they disappear, right?Thinking of this, Jia Lian calmly asked Zhao'er who came with him to find out what delicious and interesting places there are in Yangzhou City.

As soon as Zhao'er heard the master's order, she immediately agreed with joy, and then ran out.

In Lin Hai's bedroom, after Jia Lian left, Lin Hai's father and daughter cried again, until Lin Hai felt that his strength was a little weak, so he weakly asked Lin Daiyu to help him lie down and rest.

Lin Daiyu wanted to seize the time to understand the situation in Lin's mansion before Jia Lian took any action, but she felt that today was not the time to confess to the original owner's father, and she also had to think about what to do, after all, Lin Hai had already Seriously ill and bedridden for many days, since the master can't concentrate on his affairs, it would be strange if the servants in the mansion didn't have any ideas in their hearts. She thought that she must save some money for self-defense, not to mention the fields and houses for her life. As for those servants, forget it, people's hearts are unpredictable, she dare not gamble on the eventuality, and she can't leave nothing to the Jia family, but she hopes that the property flowing into Jia Lian's hands should be as small as possible. If you ask her why she never thought of saving Lin Hai...

In fact, from her point of view, Lin Hai is already so ill that he can barely get up, and it doesn't make sense to save him or not. If he had come two years earlier, Lin Daiyu felt that at least he could get Lin Hai to agree to continue his life and fight for an heir. Now what? ?I'm afraid that a girl without a good family will be willing to marry a man who has already stepped into the coffin?Even if she is willing, she is not pure in thinking. If she is unfortunate enough to attract a stepmother with a vicious mind, what will happen to her in the end, is there any need to think about it?

Although no matter how she chooses, it is still a gamble for her, a gamble where she loses more than she wins, but she feels that it is better to give the money to Jia's family and let them get married than to be overwhelmed by an unknown stepmother in the future. Going to build the Grand View Garden, and choosing the latter path, she can be sure that she will still be able to live a peaceful and prosperous life in the years after Lin Hai's death.

Because the father and daughter had already cried a while ago, they just sat and lay there in a daze at this moment. No one made a sound again for a long time. Lin Haijiu couldn't wait for his daughter to speak, thinking that she was extremely tired, so he Lifting up a bit of energy, she persuaded Lin Daiyu to go back to her room to rest first with a caring face, and come back to accompany him the next day.

Lin Daiyu looked at Lin Hai reluctantly, then nodded slightly, got up and said, "Daddy rest well, Yu'er will come to serve Daddy tomorrow morning."

Lin Hai couldn't help coughing a few more times, and waved his arms weakly, but didn't say anything more.

Lin Daiyu went out of the room, walked to one side of the corridor according to the route in memory, passed a small door and walked forward, which was one of the two air corridors connecting the small building in the backyard. Facing the corridor is another small building in the backyard. The same five rooms are wide, but only one and a half deep. This is the place where Lin Daiyu's late mother Jia Min lived. Unfortunately, after Jia Min died, this place was taken by Lin Hai. Ordered to close and not open the door again, downstairs is the residence of several aunts.

Several of Lin Hai's concubines had been strictly ordered not to go out of the house at will, but they heard that the eldest girl came back from the capital today, so they had to send someone to wait for her to appear by the door.

No, as soon as Lin Daiyu's figure appeared in the corridor, two personal maids ran up from the stairs on the other side to say hello to Lin Daiyu.

Seeing that her way was blocked by two maids, Lin Daiyu didn't show a trace of anger on her face, she just tightened her cloak and asked lightly, "Where are you maidservants from?"

Of these two maids, one was wearing a green dress, the other was wearing a light blue gown, and they knew how to be courteous and hurriedly bowed down to ask for an answer. The colorful □□ cloud was specially sent by Aunt Wu to greet the eldest girl.

It is said in the book that Lin Hai has several concubines, and Aunt Wu and Aunt Chen are the only concubines with official titles. Lin Daiyu has a vague impression of their origins, and these two have been with Lin Hai for more than ten years. For a long time, he was an old man in the mansion. One was Lin Hai's maid who served him before marriage, but was brought up after marriage. The other was Jia Min's personal maid. Since Jia Min had been with him for more than two years, there was no good news. , had no choice but to point her out to Lin Hai as his aunt under the dissatisfied eyes of Mrs. Lin, and the remaining few housekeepers were slowly brought up to serve Lin Hai in the next few years.

Because Wu and Chen's foundations in the Lin Mansion are quite deep, and they have the status given by Jia Min to balance their status on purpose, in the past, they have always regarded themselves as half masters of the Lin Mansion, only Lin Hai and Jia Min He would be more cautious in front of him. Back then, he didn't pay much attention to the big girl who was only a little bit old, otherwise he wouldn't have dared to order Lin Daiyu on the first day when Lin Daiyu returned to Lin's mansion after leaving home for several years. The servant girl came to intercept her on the way. If she thought about the intention deeply, she would have to figure out a lot, but she didn't know if they really wanted to show off their status.Or is it more intentional to detect how many skills Lin Daiyu has learned in Jia's mansion?

With a sullen face, Lin Daiyu took a deep look at the two servant girls, and then turned her eyes to the rooms on the first floor that could be seen through the cracks in the railings. At this time, the doors of these rooms had been closed Open it, Lin Hai's concubines were just secretly watching the situation here in the corridor, and when they saw Lin Daiyu looking over at them, they quickly put on a smile and greeted them.

Lin Daiyu took another focused look at the two rooms in the center, and naturally saw the person standing by the door. She snorted softly, and then turned around and said to the two girls: "Dad has been seriously ill for a long time, it is inevitable Let the people in the family worry about it, and the two aunts have been serving daddy for many years, so naturally they will be more worried every day, you go back and let the aunts live in peace of mind, even if there is anything wrong in the future, daddy and I will not wrong them of."

Furong and Chunyun heard that the tone of these words was wrong, and saw that the aura of the maidservants behind Lin Daiyu seemed to be a little higher than theirs, they were very frightened, and hurriedly said that they dare not dare, bowed their heads quickly Step back to the side, not daring to stand in front of Lin Daiyu again.

Seeing that they still had no intention of leaving, Lin Daiyu didn't bother to tell them any more, so she walked past them and went down the stairs on the other side. There was a small bridge there, and about twenty steps forward after crossing the bridge, she saw another The small and exquisite courtyard was where the original owner lived before leaving the Lin Mansion.

Zijuan walked behind Lin Daiyu with a full face of displeasure, but when she passed by Furong and Chunyun, she deliberately stopped, gave them a hard look, and then quickly followed Lin Daiyu.

Although it was just such a silent glance, it was enough to scare the two girls who had never been out of the gate until their hearts were beating wildly. Before Lin Daiyu and his party all entered the room, they rushed down Lou went to find his masters. ?