Red Mansions: No Tears

"Although I am a scholar, I am not a pedantic person who does not know how to adapt. I usually read the scriptures that are circulated in the market, and I will read a few when I have nothing to do. Besides, when I was young, I did not listen to the legends of the princes and beauties from my elder sister. I thought ...Perhaps a girl your age would yearn for that kind of life, right? Although my mother always said that kind of idea is unrealistic, only ignorant people would believe it, but I don't think it is unrealistic, so "planning things depends on people , It’s up to God’, true or false depends on what each person does." Jiang Ke coughed shyly, and slowly expressed his thoughts.

"What is Brother Jiang Qi trying to say? I really don't understand." Lin Daiyu asked with a smile, pretending to be at a loss.

"I, I heard that Jia Baoyu from Rongguo Duke's Mansion is the most gentle and considerate to the girls. She also said something stupid like 'daughters are made of water, men are made of mud'. Miss Lin has a beautiful face, It will definitely catch his eyes, but he is only a good talker, and he has no sense of responsibility when he encounters problems. Yu girls are definitely not a good man. Miss Lin, please don't trust his rhetoric. Okay, and our marriage has already been decided, and I have never regretted it, so if Miss Lin really likes to listen to those deceptive good words, as long as you give me a little hint, I will try my best to cooperate..." Jiang Ke When he said these words, the roots of his ears turned red involuntarily.

"Puchi!" Lin Daiyu finally came to her senses at this moment, so this guy was really worried that she would be abducted by Jia Baoyu? !So he came up with this strange way?They are not just acquaintances anymore. Although she only found out that there is a marriage contract between the two of them half a year ago, Jiang Ke occasionally showed some thoughts between the lines in the correspondence between the two in the past few years. But I didn't think too much about that place. At that time, I probably felt that everything should go with the flow. After all, how many couples in this era meet for the first time on the wedding night. Familiarity with strangers and confessing to each other, she sometimes feels creepy when she thinks about it. If possible, she certainly hopes to find a familiar person to spend her life with.

Sometimes Lin Daiyu would feel that it was a pity that she and Lin Yu were already siblings, otherwise Lin Yu would be a good candidate, and apart from Lin Yu, the only men who could be considered familiar and suitable were Jiang Ke and Jia Baoyu.

But Jia Baoyu is definitely not in the scope of Lin Daiyu's consideration, even if Lin Ruhai has spent all the money sent to his family, but for Lin Daiyu, it was not her money in the first place, and she did not become poor because of it. So don't worry about it at all.

As for Jiang Ke?Before Lin Daiyu knew about the marriage contract, she felt that this person had a family background and talent, and if he got it in modern times, he would be a promising potential stock. Lin Daiyu really thinks that the advantages of being young and feminine, clean and self-loving are quite to her liking. Coupled with the occasional contact with the Jiang family during that time, she also feels that several elders of the Jiang family (the emphasis is on Mrs. Jiang—Jiang Ke's mother) seems to be quite open-minded and kind, and she really thought that if the other party was interested in her, she would not object.

Of course, now I got a happy result by accident. It would be a lie to say that Lin Daiyu was unhappy, but she felt that she had to be a little girly at least, so she didn't show too much joy, so because she behaved It was too reserved, which made Lin Yu and others mistakenly think that Lin Daiyu might not really want to accept this marriage...

"I'm not joking, really! There are also a few children from aristocratic families in the academy who are the best at coaxing girls. They say... the more you like them, the more you have to coax them. This is called being considerate. That~ If you want to hear something, you Just find a script and ask someone to send it to me, and I will understand." Jiang Ke said another paragraph quickly, then got up and walked to the window, took a few deep breaths, and then turned back and said: "I want to say for the time being It's just these things, let's talk about it later, we've spent a lot of time, let's get Lin Yu back quickly, otherwise he might have to think about it again."

"Brother won't, brother is an upright person, how could he think wildly?" Lin Daiyu smiled nonchalantly.

Although Lin Daiyu was thinking this way, it was obvious that someone didn't understand her very well, because she had just finished speaking when she heard a scream from outside the door: "Master, what are you squatting here for?!"

Lin Yu had no choice but to stand up with shame and indignation after being knocked out of his behavior, and then turned around and scolded the visitor: "What are you shouting for?! How do I teach you on weekdays? Steady! Steady! You Do you understand?! Forget it! Forget it! Knowing that you are young and ignorant, please pay attention to me next time and don’t embarrass your uncle, do you hear me?!"

"Understood! Grandpa..." This sad kid is none other than Shi Yan, one of the bookboys who usually follow Lin Yu. Floating to the study...

"Go, go! Go to the kitchen to see if the food is ready, and tell Butler Lin that Seventh Brother will be staying at our house for a few days, and ask him to send someone to tidy up the yard first, er... just the Chenfeng Courtyard. It's close to me." When Lin Yu gave instructions to Shi Yan, he suddenly paused, and then he designated the place where Jiang Ke lives. The courtyard must pass through the small road in front of the courtyard...

"Brother..." Lin Daiyu yelled to Lin Yu with a little annoyance, and then gave him a blank look.

"Hey! Hey! I didn't eavesdrop on your conversation, I just sat in a small room, where the ventilation is not very good, I feel a little stuffy, so I just came out for a walk...Really! I didn't hear Brother Seven Why did Jia Baoyu say that 'daughters are made of water, and men are made of mud', but I seem to have heard that there is a second half of that sentence? What seems to be behind it... Oh! Said that he saw his daughter It's refreshing, and when you see a man, you feel foul and smelly, hum! Does he think everyone else is an idiot?! If he really respects those innocent women, why is he still hanging out in the inner house every day? Could it be that he is from the palace? In my opinion! He is the kind of mud that pollutes the innocence of women. He is so gentle and considerate, but he is actually a brazen, lewd, hungry, ghost! Sister, you must not believe what that kind of man says. Do you know?" At the beginning, Lin Yu repeatedly clarified that he hadn't heard anything, and after a while, he complained angrily about Jia Baoyu's hasty behavior under the cover of pity and love.

"..." Lin Daiyu didn't know what to say anymore, Lin Yu showed her feet, how could she not know that the conversation between her and Jiang Ke had been almost overheard?But since he also cared about her, she didn't care about it.

Seeing that Lin Yu was going to make a long speech, Jiang Ke, who was on the side, was afraid that Lin Daiyu and others would become angry, so he stomped behind Lin Yu silently and coughed a few times, which made Lin Yu, who was in the midst of impassioned, feel angry. Yu came back to his senses, and someone found out sadly that he had slipped his words again...

"The day after tomorrow is the Lantern Festival, do you want to go shopping? The Lantern Festival fair in the capital is always very lively." Jiang Ke made a suggestion without changing his face.

"Go to the street to watch the temple fair? Can I go out too?" During Lin Daiyu's mourning for Lin Ruhai for three years, she has managed to look like a good baby.But after going to Rongguo Duke's Mansion, she found that the women in that mansion were more homely than her... Except for occasional people who came to visit Jia Mu, they never went out. She had never heard about the banquet or meeting good sisters in Jia's house, but this did not rule out that people outside were not willing to have anything to do with the discredited Jia family.

"The chances for unmarried girls to go out are only a few times a year. Why can't they go out? It just so happens that some students in the academy who live in the capital will also go out on the streets. Some of them also have young girls who are the same age as Miss Lin in their mansions. For girls who are similar, tell them to bring their younger sisters with them, so that you can be companions." Jiang Ke said with a smile.

"That's good! When I was in the Rongguo mansion, in order not to get too involved with the Jia family and get entangled by them in the future, I always dared not talk too much with the three members of the Jia family. In the end, I I almost mistook myself for being dumb." Lin Daiyu nodded happily.

"Want to watch the temple fair? That's good, but bring more people to follow you when the time comes, otherwise I'm afraid there will be too many people on the street, and it will be bad if I collide with others." Lin Yu is also very interested in watching Look, but thinking that a place with a lot of people is also a place with a lot of right and wrong, he remembered that Xiangling in the original book was taken away by traffickers during the Lantern Festival?Although three years old and 13 years old can't be regarded as the same, his sister is hundreds of times prettier than Xiangling, maybe those people won't use some dirty tricks to get people away.

"You don't have to be crowded with people on the street. I know there is a good restaurant near the street. Because it is right on the street, so during special festivals, the second and third floors there are only open to female relatives. , When Shancai is looking for someone, why don’t you tell him to go around and book a private room?” After all, Jiang Ke has lived in the capital for a few years, so he knows a little bit about what is going on here.

"That's good, but at a time like this, if you go to a restaurant to book a table, the asking price is not low. Let Butler Lin give 100 taels to Shancai first, so that if the money is not enough, it will not be called a private room by then, I'm afraid I can't even book a table." Lin Yu understands the mentality of that kind of businessman very well, if he doesn't take advantage of this time to make a fortune, when will he wait?So sitting on the ground and starting the price is inevitable.

Jiang Ke is the son of a businessman, so he naturally understood what Lin Yu meant. He just spent the Lin family's money to please his fiancée. This seemed inappropriate, so he immediately rejected Lin Yu's kindness. I didn't say anything more.

The three of them then went to the Xiaohua Hall for lunch, and then Lin Daiyu left first, leaving only Lin Yu and Jiang Ke to return to the foreign study to discuss their homework.

Now Lin Yu and Jiang Ke have the same status in official career, the only difference is that Jiang Ke is already preparing to participate in Chunxiu this year, but Lin Yu has to wait another three years, so Lin Yu dare not go too far Disturbing Jiang Ke, he only asked a few long-standing questions, and then sent someone to send Jiang Ke back to Chenfengyuan to rest. As a person with a heart, he can't do such shameless things for the sake of sister Lin's conferment as soon as possible.

Shancai, who was next to Jiang Ke, went out in the afternoon, but when he came back, he said that some of the classmates they invited had already booked a private room in the restaurant, so Jiang Ke didn't need to spend more money, and just shared a room with them at that time. You can.

After Jiang Ke only asked who booked the private room, he didn't ask any more. ?